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Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Oxidative Stress
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Oxidative stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction. Moderate alcohol consumption has various favourable metabolic changes. In this study Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and activities of enzymatic antioxidants namely superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and catalase (CAT) were determined in 120 non smoker healthy males with self reported daily consumption of 90ml or 120ml of whisky and rum. 30 non smoker healthy males with no history of alcohol consumption were taken as controls. The result shows significantly elevated levels of MDA (p<0.0001) in participants consuming 120ml of whisky (6.4±2.2nmol/ml) and 120ml of rum (6.7±2.0nmol/ml) compared to those consuming 90ml of whisky (3.8±2.0nmol/ml) and 90ml of rum (3.9±1.9nmol/ml). While the activities of enzymatic antioxidants were significantly increased (p<0.0001) in participants consuming 90ml of alcohol (whisky/rum) compared to those consuming 120ml of alcohol (whisky/rum). Alcohol consumption is associated with dose dependent increase in lipid peroxidation. Moderate alcohol consumption induces defensive antioxidant enzymes; this explains the increase in activities of enzymatic antioxidants in 90ml alcohol consumers. Thus study concludes that consumption of 90ml of alcohol (whisky/rum) in a regularly exercising, non smoker will increase the enzymatic antioxidants. This will lead to reduced oxidative stress which might be the reason for eventual decrease in the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Keywords: Alcohol consumption, oxidative stress and enzymatic antioxidants.
Alcohol consumption on a regular basis and at low volumes that is two standard drinks daily for men which amount to 88.8ml, will provide protection against cardiovascular disease. Whereas regular large consumption in amounts that is more than four to five standard drinks daily which amount to 177.6ml to 222ml daily and heavy episodic drinking of more than four standard drinks are associated with detrimental results.1-6 Alcohol metabolism leads to generation of free radicals causing oxidative stress and increased lipid peroxidation (LPO), which is dependent on the dose of alcohol consumed, these free radicals generated have shown to induce enzymatic antioxidants like superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and Catalase (CAT) in animal studies.7,8 Thus the present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of moderate alcohol consumption on oxidative stress.
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Materials and Methods
150 non smoker participants aged 35-55 years with history of regular 30 minutes exercise per day (or equivalent) were included in the study, out of which 120 participants were consuming alcohol daily. They were divided equally into four groups depending on the type and quantity of alcohol consumed into Group I A (90ml whisky), Group I B (90ml rum), Group II A (120ml whisky), Group II B (120ml rum). 30 healthy age matched participants with no history of alcohol consumption served as controls.
Ethical clearance from the institute's ethical committee was obtained. Informed written consent was taken from all the participants. The study was conducted in Department of Biochemistry, Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, Belagavi.
Exclusion criteria: Participants with history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, tobacco smokers, tobacco chewers. Participants consuming vitamin and antioxidant supplements and subjects with acute infection and inflammatory disorders were excluded from the study.
Sample collection
5ml of 12 hours fasting venous blood sample was collected under aseptic precaution from the anticubital vein of all the participants. 2ml of the sample was taken in a plain bulb for estimation of MDA levels and 1ml of the sample was taken in EDTA bulb for estimation of activities of enzymatic antioxidants.
Serum MDA levels were estimated by method of Satoh K.9 Activities of enzymatic antioxidants were measured immediately after preparation of hemolysate by using kits from randox laboratories, Ransod for SOD and Ransel for Gpx.10,11 Catalase activity was estimated by Aebi H method.12 The activities of SOD, GPx and Catalase were expressed as U/ml of hemolysate, U/L of hemolysate and catalase units respectively. One catalase unit is mM of H2O2 decomposed /mg Hb/min.
Statistical analysis
All values are expressed as mean ± SD. Ordinary one-way ANOVA test was employed to test significance between the variables.
The consumption of alcohol was self reported by participants.
Table 1 shows comparison of estimated parameters, between controls and participants consuming alcohol and also comparison between the groups consuming alcohol. (Group IA- 90ml whisky, Group IB- 90ml rum, Group IIA- 120ml whisky and Group IIB 120ml rum).
Table 1: Showing comparison of estimated parameters in controls and participants.
Group IA
Group IB
Group IIA
Group IIB
MDA (nmol/ml)
SOD (U/ml)
GPx (U/L)
Catalase (catalase units)
*p <0.0001, #p<0.001= significant, n= Number of participants, all values are expressed as Mean ± Standard deviation.
The results from the table show significantly lowered MDA levels in participants of group IA/IB when compared with control participants. No significant difference was seen between participants of group IIA/IIB and control participants. MDA levels were significantly higher in group IIA/IIB compared to group IA/IB.
Activities of enzymatic antioxidants (SOD, GPx and CAT) were found to be significantly increased (p<0.0001) in participants of group IA/IB when compared to controls. No significant difference was observed when above parameters were compared between participants of group IIA/IIB and control participants. Group IA/IB showed significantly increased (p<0.001) activities of enzymatic antioxidants compared to group IIA/IIB.
There was no significant difference in estimated parameters when compared between group IA and IB, similarly no significant difference was noted between group IIA and IIB.
Serum MDA is a widely used marker for lipid peroxidation. The mean MDA value was found to be significantly increased (p<0.0001) in both groups of participants consuming 120ml of alcohol, when compared to those consuming 90ml of alcohol (Table 1).
These findings agree with study conducted by Akkus et al (1997) reveals that LPO in the drinkers (measured in terms of MDA) was found to be significantly increased compared to that of controls and was dose dependent.13 When moderate amount of alcohol is metabolized, it will produce free radicals, in quantity enough to induce synthesis of enzymatic antioxidants as described in different animal studies by Dinu D et al (2005), Gülçin Aykaç et al (1985) and Hurley et al (2012).14,15,16 The findings of present study shows that in non smoking individuals consuming 90 ml of alcohol (whisky or rum) MDA is not significantly increased due to significant elevation of antioxidant enzymes. As the dose of alcohol increases LPO will increase as seen in this study where MDA levels were higher in participants consuming 120ml alcohol.
In the present study the activities of enzymatic antioxidants (SOD, GPx and Catalase) were significantly increased (p<0.0001) in both groups of participants consuming 90ml of alcohol when compared to control participants. Significant increase (p<0.0001) was noted in participants consuming 90ml of alcohol on comparison with both group of participants consuming 120ml of alcohol.
Montoliu C et al (1994) and Grasselli E et al (2014) in their study they noted significantly enhanced levelsof superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in moderate alcohol consumers compared to MDA levels.17,18 Another study by Lecomte, et al (1994) revealed that the activities of enzymatic antioxidants were elevated in study group consuming around 59±25.7g of ethanol per day, but as the dose of alcohol (>80g of ethanol) increased the MDA levels increased and activities of enzymatic antioxidants decreased.19
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The study suggests that increase in the activities of enzymatic antioxidants in participants consuming 90ml alcohol may neutralize the free radicals thereby protecting the biomolecules from free radical injury. However, the activities of enzymatic antioxidants were not significantly increased in participants consuming 120ml of alcohol. These findings may suggest that in participants consuming 120ml alcohol the enzymatic antioxidants are used up to neutralize the substantial amount of free radicals generated. From the results it is evident that consumption of 90ml of alcohol significantly increases the activities of enzymatic antioxidants on comparison with control participants and those consuming 120ml of alcohol. Once the balance of oxidative stress is in the favor of anti oxidants, excess free radicals are neutralized preventing biomolecules from oxidative damage.
Daily consumption of 90ml alcohol (whisky/rum) in non smoker individuals will increase the activities of enzymatic antioxidants and thereby reduces oxidative stress.
Acknowledgement: The authors would like to express their sincere thanks and gratitude to the study subjects and controls for their participation.
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Are you finding you have a lot to do, but never seem to have enough time?
1) First assess how you are spending your time. Here are a few common time eaters to watch out for:
• Have a long list of things to do and focus on all the little thing so you can mark off more things in an hour
• You are straightening, cleaning or micro-working
• You are spending hours on e-mail
• You can't find things and spend a lot of time looking and discovering things you have not seen in a long time
• You spend social/idle time on the phone
• YouTube clips, random videos, TV, blogs, errands (things that don't contribute to the bottom line)
• Maintenance items that absorb time
• Absorbed on-line, Facebook, games, groups, forums, etc.
2) Second, identify your weakness. Look at what is holding you back from doing the really important things on your list. Some common reasons our "BIG" projects are not accomplished are:
• Lack of planning
• Lack of time
• Overwhelmed with project
• Lack motivation
• Distractions/Interruptions
• Other priorities
• Emergencies
• Tired & frustrated
• Lack of resources
• Lack of clarity on vision
• Excuses (life)
3) Create a routine and strategies for how you operate.
• Simple and effective Daily Habits
• 10 min. daily pick-up time
• Keep a clean desk
• Check e-mail 3x a day; limit time to 30 min. for each checking
• Touch it once and put it in its place (file it, toss it, etc.)
• Pick one big project you need to do each day and complete it before doing anything else
• Keep a weekly plan of activities with the top 5 things you will do each day
• Keep regular tools at your fingertips (healthy snacks, water, books, planner, etc.)
• Develop management systems – templates for things you do often
• Block one hour a day for quiet time to focus exclusively
• Pick one news source & read as reward for task completed
• Have a system to organize contacts, calendar and tasks (outlook is a great tool)
Bottom-line. When you have systems in place, are neat and organized, you can get more done. Also when you do what is important first, it will free your energy to have the big project done and also give plenty of time for all the little things. When you assess, identify and strategize you will easily maximize your productivity!
Christy Geiger, Executive Business Coach & Trainer, Minneapolis, MN


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On Tuesday, community members gathered in an open field on Tallahassee International Airport (TLH) property to join leaders with the City of Tallahassee, Fla., and Origis Energy to break ground on a new 20 MW solar farm. Once complete, the 120-acre solar farm will be capable of producing 37 million kWh of electricity each year – enough to power 3,400 homes and businesses in the Sunshine State's capital, according to Origis.
"As Florida's Capital City, we are thrilled to harness the Sunshine State's most renewable energy source for our community's use," said Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. "Offering Tallahassee residents the ability to customize their participation in our solar program is an innovative way to keep our city utility among the best in the nation and ensure we are preserving our energy resources for years to come."
Approximately 90,000 photovoltaic solar panels will make up the farm, which will be constructed and operated by Origis Energy. When completed this fall, the solar farm will be one of the largest in Florida.
"The vision, professionalism and strategic consideration the city utility and leadership have shown throughout the development process has been truly inspiring," said Johan Vanhee, managing director of operations and business development for Origis Energy USA. Vanhee, who spoke at the groundbreaking event, went on to say, "The City of Tallahassee leads the state of Florida in solar development. This includes their use of solar as a clean energy source and their innovative Tallahassee Solar subscription program."


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Throughout most novels, at least one main character evolves in one way. In the romance novel,The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the story of Hester Prynne, an adulteress, changes as she is forced to face her past…but does she actually change? In the beginning of the novel, Hester is put to shame for her past actions which she had to deal with everyday since. Hester is forced to acknowledge her shame for the first time. During the course of the novel, you see that Hester makes a remarkable decision to stay in her hometown and not run away from her problems. She choses to give back to the people who have treated her poorly and grows as a person. Towards the end of the novel, Hester comes to terms with the fact that all of her mistakes have led up to the downfall of her lover and husband.
The Scarlet Letter open up with Hester Prynne, a woman whose husband has been away for two years working in New England, leaving Hester alone. She is soon found to be pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl. The birth of the baby proves to be evidence that Hester did in fact cheat on her husband. Hester is put to public shame for the sin she has committed. In chapter two, Hawthorne writes, Hester is forced to stand in front of all the people in the town wearing the letter "A" to represent adultery. Hester confuses the townspeople as she stands before them with confidence and appears to not take it as a punishment. Hester's contemptuous appearance does not represent how she truly feels on the inside. Even Though Hester seems like she is put together and unbothered she is battling an internal conflict. Towards the end of the first few chapters, during her stand in front of the townspeople Hester clings onto her baby so tightly that she begins to cry. Hester looks down at the scarlet letter placed on her shirt and touches it. This proves that even if Hester doesn't openly accept the truth, deep down inside she feels that shame she has placed upon herself and her child.
After Hester is released from prison, she is filled with guilt for the sin she has committed and humiliated by how her mistakes were made public. Hester makes the baffling decision to stay in her town where everyone torments her. Everywhere she goes people stop to stare at her and mock her for the letter she wears. In chapter five, Hawthorne writes, The constant glares and words that are yelled at Hester, make her admit that her torture is indeed Pearl represented by her daughter. After being treated so badly by the other people in her community, Hester chooses to give back to those who've wished her ill and uses her talents to help the poor, despite her own poverty. By sewing garments for the poor, Hester proves to be a generous woman with a charitable nature. Hester, who was once filled with hatred and spitefulness towards the people who make fun of her, grows as a person and shows there is goodness within her.
At last, it seems that Hester has developed as a person and has learned from her mistakes and has changed her way of life. A few years pass and the torment caused by the letter and Pearl seem to fade. Hester slowly started to forget the meaning behind the "A" she wears. Some people began to misinterpret the A she wears as "able" instead of "adulteress." Further into the novel it is brought up that the scarlet letter has not sufficiently done its job. The purpose of the letter is to punish Hester for her wrong actions and teach her not to sin, but instead she continues to sin by lying to her daughter Pearl about the truth behind the letter she wears. Towards the end of the novel, Hester and her lover, Arthur, discuss their plans to leave town. At this point Hester clearly proves that she has not learned her lesson. Hester has been living apart from her husband for many years while she is still married. If she were to run away with Arthur she would be committing adultery again. Ultimately, both Arthur and her husband die. Leaving Hester alone once again with Pearl. Hester realizes that all of the events leading up to their deaths and even their deaths were all her fault.
Hester Prynne's actions throughout this novel prove her to be a dynamic and diverse character. Hester is put to shame for the sins she commits and in spite of all of her public humiliation and consequences she ends up in the same state of mind with which she started the novel in. In the first place, she is ashamed and filled with regret. But this is later turned into goodness as she choses to help those who have done her wrong. From time to time, the narrator subtly hints at the fact that Hester hasn't truly changed and doesn't accept her wrong doings. Subsequently, Hester ends the novel with yet again another idea of adultery. Hester's character is incredibly dynamic and constantly changes back and forth during the novel.
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Static websites are dynamic enough
do you really need instant dynamic freshness?
I fear that this little rant will be far to concrete. Meta-programming monologues is what I expected to write when revamping my website. However, one can only be vague for so long. Currently I find myself analyzing static versus dynamic websites, so prepare for a small amount of actual tech.
Some definitions: static websites to me are the ones constructed out of actual files. The webserver gets a request and returns an actual static file. Dynamic are the ones where the request by the webserver is passed through some code, generating the html, probably consulting a few databases and stitching everything together before returning the entire thing.
Dynamic websites are pretty much the norm for modern websites. Even most low-tech blogs and other small websites are run on a dynamic system. Running a site this way makes it easy to manage data in an administrative backend. It also means you can create relations between data, query those relations and manipulate that data with a programming language. However, its also:
- Puts load on the server for every page requested. Every roundtrip requires database queries, programming languages doing their magic, et cetera.
- Costs time. Next to load on the server, that server also needs time to work out the request and give something back
- Creates unsafety. The dynamic code handles external requests. Bad people can send bad requests, attempting to abuse your system.
But, foremost: it isn't necessary !
Take this article for example. It will probably never change. I might do something about my horrible spelling, fix some of my non-native speaker related English quirks. When this happens I will do it once. There's no reason every time someone visits this page, a whole array of query's and programming should be working to get the latest version. It's a waste!
Therefore, I use Jekyll. A generator that creates a static site every time I edit something. Simple, elegant, robust. Changes are pushed every 5 minutes, though that could be reduced to 1 minute. To me, that's almost instant. 5 minutes is more than fast enough. 80% of use cases do not need instant change or updates.
I'm liking this idea so much that my mind is set on building an 'advanced' website using this technique. It will be fast and sturdy. Any dynamic needs can be fulfilled during the generation of the website. Only one time will smart programming and databases do the heavy lifting, 'compiling' my site. After that it's pure smooth static sailing!
Yes there will be issues. I will at some point need to remember user settings, or even accept some user input and store it somewhere, after which it should be shown on the site. JavaScript and AJAX will hopefully save me then. Only things that really really need to be dynamic, will be dynamic.
How much 'dynamicness' do you really need?


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Mylan's salmeterol/fluticasone propionate generic, Wixela Inhub, is the first substitutable generic for GSK's Advair, one of the top-selling therapies for asthma and COPD. Although other nonsubstitutable salmeterol/fluticasone propionate inhalers were recently introduced to the market (e.g., Teva's AirDuo and its generic), their uptake has not been very robust. This Asthma and COPD Emerging Therapies series tracks the awareness, trial, and use of Wixela Inhub by U.S. physicians at one, six, and twelve months after its launch—data that should give Mylan and its competitors insight into the product's market uptake. The series also examines physician-anticipated trends in asthma and COPD treatment, particularly with respect to the uptake of Wixela Inhub, and assesses Mylan's promotional efforts.
What are U.S. physicians' awareness of, familiarity with, and perceptions related to Wixela Inhub? Among prescribers of Wixela Inhub, to which patients are they prescribing it, what are the reasons for prescribing it, and how satisfied are they with Wixela Inhub? How do prescribers and nonprescribers compare across key metrics? How are the trial and adoption of Wixela Inhub tracking compared with other recent products for asthma and COPD?
Geography : United States
Primary Research : Survey of approximately 75 U.S. physicians for each wave
Key metrics included :
Emerging Therapies captures U.S. physicians' awareness, perceptions, and usage of the launched product at one, six, and twelve months postlaunch, as well as the current and future impact on competitor therapies and the overall market. Insight is also provided on promotional efforts, prescriber and nonprescriber profiles, benchmarking against other launched agents, along with statistical comparative analysis with prior waves so that marketers can track and optimize the effectiveness of their launch strategy or fine-tune their product positioning to counter its impact on their brand's share.


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2-10-04, 6:20 a.m.
Sam Wyche has a voice again in the NFL.
He also has a face in Buffalo, where he learned that over the weekend more people recognized him than in his home territory of Greenville, S.C.
Wyche, 59, the Bengals' charismatic and creative Super Bowl head coach who made as many headlines for his eccentricities as well as his Xs and Os, has re-surfaced after eight years out of the league as the Bills quarterbacks coach.
The announcement was made Monday in Orchard Park, N.Y., with a news conference set for Tuesday. But Wyche and his old offensive line coach from the Cincinnati glory days labored deep into Monday night in adjoining offices at the Bills' facility.
It's where Wyche and Jim McNally are going to prepare for their return to Cincinnati later this season when the Bills come to Paul Brown Stadium.
"Irony? That's Jim McNally's middle name. Jim "Irony," McNally," said Wyche of the Bills' new line coach. "He's been my date every night since we got up here. The wives aren't here yet. So the coaches just work all day and night. We go to dinner at different places and he's not a cheap date, believe me."
Buffalo's new head coach, Mike Mularkey, has a date back to the future. Wyche is known in Western New York because the crowning moment of his offensive genius with a Pro Bowl line molded by McNally came in the 1988 AFC championship game against these Bills when the NFL warned the Bengals not to run the feared No-Huddle.
Wyche ran it anyway and the Bengals fast broke into the Super Bowl. But three years later, Wyche was in Tampa Bay and the Bills had integrated elements of the No Huddle into the K-Gun that won four straight AFC titles.
"I don't know. We'll see," said McNally when asked if he and Wyche can repeat history after not working together for a dozen years. "He's here
every night. He's been studying and taking notes. The game has changed a little bit. There's more blitzing and more coverages, but they haven't re-invented the wheel. He's here while we're putting in our plays. He knows what's three deep, what's four deep. He'll be fine."
Wyche went 64-68 in eight seasons in Cincinnati from 1984-91 and went 23-41 the next four seasons in Tampa Bay before getting fired in favor of Tony Dungy. The Xs and Os have always come easily for him, so Wyche is more worried about his voice holding up than anything else. Not even his heart condition that was once considered fatal has him worried like the volume of his voice. After standing through a couple of seasons as the Pickens, S.C., High School volunteer quarterbacks coach, Wyche is convinced his cardiomyopathy is under control with medication.
After Wyche went through the past week at the Bills' offices in what he called a volunteer assistant tryout, Mularkey also seemed convinced.
"The heart is fine. No problem. Physically, I proved that coaching in high school because you're on the field just like you are in the pros," Wyche said. "My voice is fine. The volume just isn't going to get any higher, which is fine indoors. We'll have to see what happens on the field if it gets windy and there's other noise, but I think it should be OK and obviously Mike does, too. If one of us wasn't comfortable with it, this wouldn't have happened. This has given me so much energy. I can really feel the energy after being here just a week."
Wyche said he should get a little help from a mini-amplifier about the size of a box of cigarettes that he can place in his lapel. Now the question is if the Bills' offense can catch fire like the Wyche-McNally Bengals did in the late '80s, when Cincinnati finished in the NFL's top five offenses during the first six seasons of Wyche's tenure, including two first-place finishes.
The key, of course, is quarterback Drew Bledsoe, a former Pro Bowler coming off the worst of his 11 seasons. He doesn't have the mobility of the quarterbacks Wyche coached in San Francisco (Joe Montana) or Cincinnati (Boomer Esiason), but Wyche worked with similar drop-back passers in Tampa Bay in Vinny Testaverde and Trent Dilfer.
"He probably most resembles Dilfer in style, but he's much better," Wyche said. "I've watched him (on tape) and he's not done. He's still got the quicks, he's still got the experience, he's still got the arm.
"This is not a devastated team like most teams that go through a coaching change like this," Wyche said. "We're pretty good. The defense was ranked second in the league, Drew Bledsoe is a proven quarterback, and they had four close losses that if they had gone the other way, they're 10-6. We've got a few holes to fill, but there's plenty here."
Wyche and McNally are probably two of the more intense and gregarious creatures to ever coach in the NFL, and any reunion would have to include some kind of zany moment. It has already happened, when Mularkey apparently bumped McNally during some kind of technique session concerning the line. McNally thought he would fall back on a closed door in the office, but the door was open and McNally ended up hitting his head on the wall in the hallway.
"We've already got the dent marked out," Wyche said with a laugh.
Now, all of Buffalo is waiting for Wyche and McNally to put their heads together one more time.


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Time for another challenge at Through The Craft Room door. As always it is a 'Anything Goes' challenge and we can't wait to see your creations. This challenge is being sponsored by The Paper Shelter . You can win two images from their store, so come join us.
For my card I am using the lovely image called 'Pixie Caramel Macchiato' from The Paper Shelter. I printed the image onto white card and coloured it with alcohol markers and added some glitter.
Really sweet image and was easy to colour.
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Enriching lives of small rice farmers
As a result of government and donor-supported development programmes, Nigeria is making efforts to grow more rice than ever before. However, there are challenges facing farmers in their quest to perform at optimum level. As a way out, experts have called for partnership between farmers and researchers in developing locally suitable farming practices, DANIEL ESSIET reports.
Musa Basa (not real name) lives in the North with his wife and children. They grow rice and other crops. But they have to contend with a harsh soil type.
Typically, when Basa and other farmers prepare their land at the start of the rains, they hope that the rains would be abundant and evenly spread throughout the season.
When the rains start, he plants seeds. The challenge however is that when the rains stop, the farms return to degraded lands.
While rainfall may be short and intense, sometimes , the challenge is minimising run-off and increasing infiltration which are crucial. Since they are not achieving this, many farming families don't plant more rice on and around their fields.
There are situations where farmers have suffered huge losses in quantity and quality of rice after harvest. This is also because dry soils don't help rice growth and so producing enough is an enormous task. While this is an example of what some farmers suffer in the North, the case of Abdul Ganiyu Alabi Ojolowo, a rice farmer in Lagos is different.
An accountant by training, Ojolowo sells locally milled rice (ofada) that is of high quality. But the same cannot be said of few of his colleagues. There are circumstances were bags of rice were fraught with stones and debris.
Added to this, he said, is consumer's perception of local rice as inferior, making it less competitive against imported varieties.
Another constraint he highlighted, is the long distance between the villages where the rice farms are located, and the supply towns. The towns are filled with good suppliers of imported rice than locally grown ones.
If the government must change the situation, Ojolowo said, there is a need to improve infrastructure such as irrigation, milling and processing facilities and farm-to-market roads to boost rice production.
To some stakeholders, while that is the reality on ground, researchers and the government are making efforts to boost crop yields and improve the soil.
A Professor at the Department of Crop Protection, University of Maiduguri,Daniel Gwary, said there are tremendous efforts to improve food security with focus on rice production. The measures include improving harvesting and postharvest practices and equipment to achieve high-quality grain.
Gwary advised however, that farmers should be assisted with inputs such as improved seeds, fertiliser, agrochemicals and to benefit from extension services.
He said improving rice production under rain-fed lowland and irrigated lowland should be a priority, while attention should be paid to rain-fed upland rice in some key states, adding that Nigeria has huge potential, to not only achieve rice self-sufficiency but also to become the rice granary of the continent.
From what experts have observed , addressing the challenge in rice production is crucial considering that Nigeria spends billions of naira annually on the importation of rice
This, they warned is not in the interest of the economy.
According to Africa Rice Center, reliance on imported rice and limited efforts in increasing domestic production is costing sub-Saharan Africa almost $5billion annually, its new appointed Director-General, Dr. Harold Roy-Macauley, has said.
"Africa is losing about five billion dollars in the consumption of imported rice due to the high demand for the produce. However, even with the limited supply regionally, there are high chances for African countries to close that gap if the crop is given a lot of priority by the governments and scientists who play big roles in developing solutions for the challenges hindering massive rice production in Africa." Roy-Macauley said Africa's rice growing countries must invest more resources to support more production of the cereal crop.
To this end, scientists from the center are developing climate-smart rice varieties and intends to field-test a number of flood-tolerant varieties in Nigeria. The center has been collaborating with local and international partners to develop improved rice varieties and technologies to increase rice productivity across the continent.
A major partner of the centre in Nigeria is the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State.
NCRI has the national mandate for the genetic improvement, production of breeders' seeds and development of production, processing and utilisation technologies of six crops which include rice, soybeans, beniseed, sugar cane acha and castor. The institute had been able to develop 62 varieties of rice since inception.
Supporting the institute is the West African Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP), a World Bank assisted programme.
WAAPP Nigeria has entered into collaboration with National Cereal Research Institute (NCRI), Baddegi to boost rice production. Niger State is among the few states selected for the programme.
Speaking at an event recently, the National Project Coordinator, WAAPP, Nigeria , Professor Damian Okey Chikwendu, said that WAAPP is targeting root crops in the state.
Chikwendu who was represented by the Environmental Focal Point Officer, Shitu Hussaini, listed its collaboration role with NCRI to include production of breeder and foundation seeds, as well as implementing System for Rice Intensification Initiative (SRI) in the state.
According to the Coordinator, the seeds being targeted for production by WAAPP are the high yielding and drought resistant varieties.
WAAPP-Nigeria in collaboration with some research institutes, has produced and released a total of 434 metric tonnes of rice.
Chikwendu reiterated that the objective of WAAPP is to produce enough genetic materials in form of certified and foundation seeds in the priority agricultural commodities of rice, maize sorghum, yam and cassava to enable farmers increase their productivity.
He said seeds would be provided to farmers through States' Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs), the research institutes and colleges of agriculture, as well as universities collaborating with WAAPP, which are the immediate hosts to the farmers in the adopted villages and the agricultural innovation platforms.
He said the project is interested in producing certified seeds to go round to farmers.
The project is currently targeting 1.5 million farmers.
On SRI, he said the programme is sponsoring the promotion of an integrated menu of agronomic and soil management practices known respectively as System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) in Ebonyi, Niger and Jigawa states.
The project involves sponsoring 20 Demonstration Rice Plots in each state, and an additional 10 plots in Jigawa State under the management of a partner-NGO called Green Sahel Agricultural and Rural Development Initiative (GSARDI). The project which involves the provision of training, utilise both theoretical presentations and practical sessions at the demonstrations plots.
Recently, to boost rice production, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development demonstrated the use of locally fabricated rice threshing machine to farmers in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger.
The Director, Rice Value Chain, Dr Victor Onyeneke, who introduced and demonstrated the machine to over 100 farmers, said the idea was to remove impurity associated with paddy rice.
Represented by Mrs. Ihecherem Nneka, an Assistant Chief Agricultural Officer, Onyeneke said the machine saves time compared to using manual method of processing the paddy rice. "Most of our processed local rice cannot compete favourably with foreign rice because of impurities such as stones and others from the farms. "The introduction of thresher cleaner machine will ensure that our local rice compete favourably with any foreign rice,'' he said.
Onyeneke said the programme was part of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the Federal Government introducing the mobile rice thresher to rice farmers across the country, adding that the idea behind the fabrication of the machine with local content was in collaboration with the Ministry, Africa Rice and the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin.
He said the machine which would be put into use by the farmers for one month, would be sold to rice producing communities in the state at between N300, 000 and N700, 000 each.
The State's Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Bello Salihu, said the machine is capable of threshing one tonne of paddy rice per hour.
Salihu said the manual labour would have taken between eight hours for the same processing.
He said that the introduction of the machine was to address the challenges of production and processing faced by rice farmers in the country.
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QuickPlay Media has reached a deal with Bell Mobility to power their live and on-demand services – such as live TV and radio.
This is available to Bell customers who have video enabled devices. Streaming live TV on our mobile phone is getting more popular these days…Let's hope this is a smoother process than it was for Bell when they first announced a live events TV channel for the Beijing Summer Olympics (only 1,000 or so actually signed up for the $8 flat rate charge).
Wayne Purboo, president and CEO, QuickPlay Media said "QuickPlay is excited that Bell Mobility has chosen us to power its mobile TV services and to build on our long-standing relationship, which now enables Bell to provide subscribers with the option to watch both live and on-demand content on most video-enabled mobile devices. With our flexible mobile video solutions our customers are equipped to not only meet the demands of their customers today, but to accommodate changing mobile content demands and associated service requirements in the future."


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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled to their worst day in two months Tuesday, buckling under worries about higher interest rates and their tightening squeeze on Wall Street and the economy.
The S&P 500 fell 2% for its sharpest drop since the market was selling off in December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 697 points, or 2.1%, while the Nasdaq composite sank 2.5%.
Home Depot fell to one of the market's larger losses after giving financial forecasts that fell short of Wall Street's expectations. It dropped 7.1% despite reporting stronger profit for the last three months of 2022 than expected.
The retailer said it would spend $1 billion to increase wages for hourly U.S. and Canadian workers. That fed into broader worries for markets that rising costs for companies have been eating into profits, which are one of the main levers that set stock prices.
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The other main lever is also looking precarious as interest rates continue to rise. When safe bonds are paying higher amounts of interest, they make stocks and other investments look less attractive. Why take a lot of risk on stocks if safer things are paying out more? Higher rates also raise the risk of a recession because they slow the economy in hopes of snuffing out inflation.
Rates and stock prices are high enough that strategists at Morgan Stanley say U.S. stocks look to be more expensive than at any time since 2007.
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We at Hatch Family Dentistry cater to both young and old patients. We believe in the power of early intervention. When a child receives early dental care, the chances of future dental problems is diminished and his/her good oral health will be preserved. That is why Hatch Family Dentistry in Tempe, Arizona, offers pediatric dental services to address the needs of our younger generations.
At Hatch Family Dentistry we believe it's crucial that children start dental visits at an early age. At your child's first visit it's best to have them watch as Mom or Dad gets to have his or her teeth cleaned and checked by the dentist before your child has his or her own chance to take a seat and go through the very same process. By seeing your example, your child feels like they know what to expect and are rarely afraid during that first crucial dental visit. If we can provide a child with a positive first experience with the dentist, they will be on track for a lifetime of anxiety-free dental care.
By regularly bringing your kids in our dental office, you can:
At Hatch Family Dentistry, we provide the following dental services to our young patients:
Sealants are prosthetic solutions to prevent cavities in children's teeth, particularly the molars. At age six, the permanent molars will erupt. Because they are permanent, these molars need to be preserved and sealants are an effective way to do that. By applying sealants in the deep grooves of the molars, your child will be able to avoid tooth decay which commonly appears in those grooves.
When a child has cavities, the teeth need to be cleaned out just like with adults. In order to fill in the areas that have been hollowed out by the removal of the decay, we apply dental fillings to the area where the cavity was located. When cavities are caught early, the filling process is a quick and easy procedure, often completely painless.
For children who have a thumb-sucking issue, it is necessary to get help from a dentist because this habit can cause some major problems in jaw and tooth development. We offer the crib dental appliance which can keep children's thumbs out of their mouth. When wearing the crib appliance, the child is unable to make sucking motions, thereby providing no satisfaction when they try to thumb-suck.
Children can be sedated with laughing gas (nitrous oxide) to keep them calm, relaxed, and happy during treatments. This will keep them cooperative and make the procedure easier for your child. Nitrous oxide sedation is completely safe and we will always ask for your consent beforehand.
In case of an unexpected dental problem such as tooth avulsion (a tooth being knocked out) or breakage, you can depend on Hatch Family Dentistry to provide the treatment and relief your child needs. Our dentists are well-trained in emergency situations and handle them with great care.
Bringing your children to our clinic every six months will increase their awareness of dental health and make them more comfortable when getting dental treatment. As early as age one, we encourage parents to bring in their kids so that we can keep a close eye on their dental development.
X-rays are very useful diagnostic tools, but we only use them on children who truly need to undergo them and who are mature enough to be X-rayed. We will keep your children's X-ray results as part of their record for future reference.
Professional cleaning keeps children's teeth clean and plaque-free, preventing the development of tooth decay and gum disease. We recommend getting dental cleaning at the age of three and older to ensure the health of your children's baby teeth.
In the areas of Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, and Tempe, we at Hatch Family Dentistry provide the best pediatric dental care for children as young as one year of age. Our dentists are all parents and they know the true importance of pediatric dental care, having given it to their own kids.
If you would like to bring in your child to our dental office, please visit us at 7350 S McClintock Dr, STE 103, Tempe, AZ 85283. You can also call us at (480) 838-3073 to book a visit or report any emergencies. We recommend scheduling an appointment so that your child will have an exclusive consultation period with our dentists.


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Its about time! Finally got my hands on the police report for the accident. Turns out the kid was 16! and his little brother for a passenger was 13. There should be a law! Actually I thought there already was a law in New Mexico that drivers that young were on a provisional license or permit and could only drive with another licensed driver in the car and not after dark or something. If there isnt, well there should be. Never mind that I got my license when I was 14, do I sound old? heh.
Judging by what the report says theres no way the other party could get out of this one or try fighting it. His story nearly matches mine word for word, well at least he was honest.
Heres a snippet with names erased to protect the guilty. Click for more legible full size copy
They also had this picture for the last page. Not entirely accurate, collision occurred in the right of the lane near the shoulder area, but close enough to get the general idea.
I've called State Farm again, they are still waiting to get ahold of the other party. Supposedly they've called them like 12 times and sent letters and never gotten a response. They were also waiting on the police report to proceed without them. Luckily I have a copy! so they just had me fax them mine so they can get on this sooner.
Things are starting to looking up. I hope I'm not waiting on a payout too long, I'm going to start ordering stuff now so I'm not waiting months for parts I need like has happened before and be stuck come July when we're supposed to be leaving for the big trip.


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A research paper co-authored by Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is referenced in "Does Criminalizing 'Disruption' in Schools Violate Free Speech" published in The Crime Report on Aug. 24. The article focuses on the questionable constitutionality of laws…Read more
This article by Brechner Center Director Frank LoMonte originally appeared in The Conversation on July 9, 2021. Photo credit: "Donald Trump" by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 From condo salesman to reality TV host to leader of the free world, Donald Trump has occupied several lifetimes' worth of identities over a remarkable…Read more
College athletes can't be stripped of their scholarships for violating vague "misconduct" rules that penalize legally protected expression, free-speech groups told a federal appeals court in New York. In a brief filed Tuesday, the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information joined the Student Press Law Center (SPLC) and the Foundation…Read more
Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in "College Athletes, Long Muffled By Schools, Are Finding New Ways to Speak Out" published in The Washington Post on Oct. 12. The article focuses on college athletes who have been…Read more
College students cannot be disciplined for "uncivil" political speech on social media, free-speech organizations told the U.S. Supreme Court in a brief filed Monday. The brief, prepared by attorneys with the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, asks the justices to accept the case of New Mexico medical student Paul…Read more
Government agencies throughout the country are enforcing broad policies forbidding public employees from speaking to the news media without approval, even though federal courts repeatedly have declared such policies unconstitutional, the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information documents in a new report. The Brechner Center issue brief, "The First Amendment…Read more
University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications' Brechner Center for Freedom of Information Director Frank LoMonte commented on a federal appeals court decision affirming a student publication's free press rights, in "Even 'Offensive' Publications Have Free Press Rights," published on July 25 in Inside Higher Ed. Frank LoMonte The U.S. Court of Appeals for the…Read more
In the latest legal skirmish over the ability of public universities to regulate what students post on social media pages, free-speech organizations are backing the appeal of a New Mexico medical student punished for a profane political rant on Facebook. The case presents a possible vehicle for the U.S. Supreme…Read more
A Kentucky statute making it a crime punishable by a year in jail to speak to a school employee in a way that "interferes with" school functions faces a constitutional challenge that may end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. In a brief prepared by Brechner Center attorneys, the justices…Read more
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This sounds very interesting. I think my daughter would love it too, which is great since she and I formed our own tiny book club over the last year. We've been reading the classics, but we're ready to add something new to the mix. This could be it. Thanks for the review!!ReplyDelete
Oh...and enjoy your weekend plans!! xoReplyDelete
Piqued my interest for the fact that it's set in WV. We're the only state that is entirely within the Appalachian Mountains, so I suppose the typecast extremism of Appalachian culture is expected (no car, no mailbox, and snakes with worship). That said, it sounds like the character and relationship development is compelling. I definitely recognized some of those words - branch, cove, gap, hollow (holler), lick, ramp (we even have a festival here in spring celebrating them!), sorry, and varmint. Many towns and other locations in WV include some of those words too, lol!
Have a great weekend. Enjoy your visit with your niece!
Sounds like a very interesting read. It is amazing how there are subcultures still alive and well in rural parts of this country. The characters sound fascinating. Have a great weekend.ReplyDelete
Sounds fascinating...especially reading about a different culture right in our own country. I'm reading a quirky Camper & Criminals cozy mystery series set in a small Kentucky town, it's a fun read, nothing to gruesome or scary, and a nice love triangle interest for the main character. Happy weekend,
Wow, this sounds amazing. I'm drawn to books set in Appalachia, and these characters are intriguing. Also, after googling it, I found out just today that the county in Georgia (Douglas) I grew up in is considered Appalachia. Mind blown! I had no idea. Some of those terms sounded very familiar!ReplyDelete
A book called mesmerizing. Now THAT is a recommendation and it does sound intriguing!ReplyDelete


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I recently bought a Galaxy S7 Edge from Ting and this phone is constantly sending me notifications to setup wi-fi calling. I want to disable the alerts. But wi-fi calling is not in the settings menu, so I can't enable or disable. I don't need wi-fi calling, because I have Google Voice and Ooma which will do the same thing. I just want the notifications to stop. Does anyone know how to turn them off? The only fix I found was someone entered ##brand# and it worked. But this does some type of factory reset and I don't want to do that if I don't have to.
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Let me correct what I said. ##brand# did not fix the notifications. It just added wi-fi calling to the setup menu.0
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If the feature is turned off in your Ting dashboard and it's still happening, you can always force-stop and suppress notifications from the WFC and Phone apps in Settings > Apps.0
David Woy
Can you please add some details? How do I see if the feature is turned on or off on the dashboard? Also which APP would I stop notifications on? If I stop notifications, won't that make the phone not tell me if I have missed calls and voicemail and other important notifications that I do want?0
Mitch S
Sorry -- I should have been more clear. To check if the feature is turned on in your dashboard, check this article in our knowledge base.
There should be a feature on the phone number in question called "Can use WiFi Calling". If you turn it off, it removes the WiFi Calling feature from your phone, and should disappear after a reboot of your phone.
If that doesn't work, this article by CNet goes over how to clear data from an app.
If you do that and the notification still appears when you pull down the notification shade, long-press on the notification and it will bring you to an option to turn notifications off. This does not affect your ability to send or receive phone calls. It just removes the ability for the app to put a persistent (not dismissable) notification in your notification bar.
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Not only are two year olds going through the Terrible Two's they are also well on their way to the Terrifying Threes! It doesn't matter what her personality is like, a great gift is the first step in winning her little heart over.
We have first-hand experience when it comes to gift shopping for headstrong (and not so headstrong) young ladies. That's why we decided to let you in on what works to get those little Divas pretending they're Britney Spears while singing Ooh La La.
Gift Ideas for a 2-Year-Old Girl
Classic Play Doh
Classic Play Doh is a definite positive in keeping Little Miss occupied.
V-Tech spotlight
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Little Tikes swing
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T-Shirt Cant keep calm
She's already a little rebel!
Hair bows
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The little Blue Digger – book
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Adventures of Isaac and Hannah – Audiobook
Sometimes Mom and Dad are way too tired to read. Little Miss would appreciate an Audio too.
Handmade soft shoes
Every fashionista needs to rock her soft shoes!
Denim Jacket
This jacket is sooooooo adorable. Wish we could find it in the mummy size too!
I'm two sassy – Tshirt
Miss Thang doesn't just play with dough, she plays on words too!
Plaid Velvet dress
Awwwwww, now this is the party dress. She'll be prancing the whole party through.
Swarovski crystal bracelet
Your Diva would look on point wearing this stunning piece.
FAUX Fur vest
Keep her warm in this little number. A great way to educate her against animal cruelty.
Ofun Dinosaur backpack
This backpack will have your toddler excited for play date.
Musical rainbow tea set
Any young lass loves an awesome tea party.
Kitchen play set
Miss-Paula-Deen-In-the-making will whip up many scrumptious meals at the drop of a chef's hat!
Porcelain figurine – Piglet
This collector's item will definitely be a hit with a Winnie the Pooh characters fan.
Lightweight Banana Bicycle
Give her this bicycle to keep those tootsies pedaling all day.
Pegboard set
Not only is this fun, but educational too. This gift will have her counting and learning her colors in a short space of time.
Battery operated toothbrush
Give the gift of great dental hygiene. It's fun and makes wash up routine just a little more exciting.