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Brands signing up to the 2018 Bangladesh Accord 14 Mar – 28 Mar: Brands signing up during the last two weeks to the 2018 Accord include: Bel&Bo, Dansk Supermarked Group, Åhléns AB, Morrisons, Schijvens, TV Mania, Zephyr Headwear, and Reima (28 Mar). [Ed's note: list gleaned from IndustriALL's updates list of signatories here.]
Effective implementation of GFAs in the garment industry: "IndustriALL organized series of workshops to train union organizers and workers to take advantage and ensure effective implementation of IndustriALL's Global Framework Agreements (GFAs) with garment producers H&M, Inditex and Tchibo" (27 Mar).
ASOS hosts modern slavery event at House of Lords: "ASOS is today [27 Mar] co-hosting an event on the subject of modern slavery at the House of Lords with Baroness Lola Young to identify and address shared risks in the apparel sector. A number of leading fashion players, such as Missguided, Boohoo, New Look, French Connection, Lipsy, Selfridges, Burberry, Jack Wills, Perry Ellis and Debenhams, will also be in attendance" (27 Mar).
Sustainability remains priority, but progress is slow on implementation: "While companies such as Eileen Fisher and Ramblers Way are making strides in offering sustainable products, the apparel industry as a whole is lagging" (27 Mar).
Superdry co-founder to donate shares as he steps down from the retailer: "The co-founder of fashion retailer Superdry is stepping down and donating more than £1 million in shares, saying he plans to devote more time to other business and charitable interests" (27 Mar).
Abercrombie launches new website highlighting transparency and corporate responsibility: "Abercrombie & Fitch has relaunched its corporate website, featuring a new design aiming to provide more information to investors, partners, consumers and employees about corporate sustainability, diversity and community" (27 Mar).
How H&M is leading the charge for sustainable fashion: [Ed's note: The bulk of the article features a Q&A with Anna Gedda, head of sustainability at H&M.] (26 Mar).
China's JD.com ramps up sustainability efforts: "Last week, JD.com launched the fourth round of its clothing recycling programme, which has collected roughly 1 million items of clothing since it started in 2016" (26 Mar).
Apparel giant VF Corporation refutes Cambodian ministry's allegations: "In a rare rebuke, a US apparel giant refuted the Labour Ministry's portrayal of a closed-door meeting earlier this week and denied reports they were increasing orders from Cambodia … VF Corporation spokesman Craig Hodges said news coverage that the company expressed satisfaction with the government's efforts to improve workers' rights "greatly misrepresents" the company's position" (23 Mar).
Britain's top suppliers flout landmark anti-slavery law: "[Thomson Reuters Foundation reports] only 58 percent of the government's 100 top suppliers last year met a British legal requirement to outline their actions to combat forced labour within their supply chains" (23 Mar). [Ed's note: a list of apparel companies confirmed by the Modern Slavery Registry to have published a statement in compliance with minimum requirements set out in the UK Modern Slavery Act includes the following brands (this does not include retailers, which will be listed next week): Acushnet (subsidiary of Fila), Adidas, Airwear International (Dr Martens), Alfred Dunhill, Amer Sports (Salomon, Wilson Sporting Goods, Arc'teryx), Asics, Bestseller, Burberry, Camira Fabrics, Charles Tyrwhitt, Cha Technologies Group, C. & J. Clark (Clarks), Coach, Coast Fashions, Coats, Cooneen By Design, Cotton Traders, Craghoppers, FitFlop, Fred Perry, GBG International, Gildan Activewear, Givenchy, Glen Raven, Hackett, Hugo Boss, Hunter Boot, IC Group (Peak Performance, Tiger of Sweden, By Malene Birger, Saint Tropez, Designers Remix), Jack Wills, Johnstons of Elgin, J. Barbour and Sons (Barbour), Jimmy Choo, Johnsons Apparelmaster Limited, Joules Group, JP Boden, KCP Operating Company (Kenneth Cole), Kering, Levi Strauss, Lululemon Athletica, Meltemi, Michael Kors, Mirza, Mizuno, Mulberry, New Balance, Nilörngruppen (Nilorn), Oasis Fashions, Patagonia, Pencarrie, Pentland Brands (Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, Mitre, Ellesse, Boxfresh, SeaVees, KangaROOS, Red or Dead), Perry Ellis, Phase Eight, Prada, Puma, Quantum Clothing Group, Radley + Co, Ralph Lauren, Rapha, Regatta, Reiss, Rubies, Rula Group, Scottish Leather Group, Seasalt, Specialized Bikes, Stella McCartney, Ted Baker, Thomas Pink, Toms, Under Armour, VF Corp, Victoria Beckham, Wacoal, Welspun, Whistles, William Lamb, Williamson-Dickie, Yours Clothing.]
JCPenney Joins Cotton LEADS Program: "[JCPenney has joined the] Cotton LEADS program raises awareness of sustainable and responsible cotton growing by connecting businesses across the global supply chain with the leading efforts in sustainable cotton production" (22 Mar).
Wrangler suppliers adopting water-saving technology: "Wrangler has announced it is working with major denim suppliers around the world to adopt a revolutionary water-saving technology" (22 Mar).
Nike scandal threatens its image with women: "For a company that expects its future growth to come from selling more sneakers to young women, concerns about a locker-room mentality are threatening" (22 Mar).
Australia's first sustainable fashion conference just happened: "Patrick Duffy, the New York-based co-founder of Global Fashion Exchange, gave a keynote speech at Australia's first circular fashion conference, namechecking Ginger and Smart, Arnsdorf and organic cotton underwear label Mighty Good as examples of local brands using sustainable textiles and practices" (22 Mar).
Garment brands must step up to the plate in Haiti: "Clothing brands sourcing in Haiti have been urged to intervene to ensure their suppliers reinstate union leaders and activists unfairly dismissed last year after going on strike to demand an increase in the minimum wage" (22 Mar). [Ed's note: brands mentioned include Gildan Activewear, Hunt Wilson International and Edwards Garment. The article is by IndustriALL Global Union.]
Donna Karan and DKNY o o fur-free from ll 2019: "DKNY and Donna Karan are the latest fashion brands to grow an ever-growing list of labels who have shunned the animal-derived material for good in favor of ethical alternatives" (22 Mar).
Gucci and Chime for Change partner with Beyoncé and UNICEF for charity project: "Gucci and Chime for Change – the brand's global campaign for gender equality – unveiled a partnership with Beyoncé and UNICEF USA to bring clean, safe water to Burundi" (22 Mar).
Kering, owner of Gucci and Saint Laurent, faces Swiss tax inquiry: "Swiss prosecutors said on Wednesday [21 Mar] they had opened a criminal investigation into a tax case involving the French luxury group Kering, widening the legal scrutiny of its tax practices in Europe" (21 Mar).
Fashion finally goes fur-free: What else should it do beyond making the world beautiful? "Versace, Gucci, Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors. Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Ralph Lauren. Armani. Furla. In the last six months, the aforementioned labels have pledged to go fur-free" (20 Mar). [Ed's note: the author also suggests brands also pay a living wage, use more organic fabrics, and respect IPR.]
Athleta earns B Corp certification: "Athleta announced [last week] it has earned B Corp Certification from the nonprofit B Lab, becoming one of the largest apparel companies in the world to certify as B Corp." (20 Mar).
Target's fresh approach to sustainable water management: "Today [20 Mar, Target is] taking the next step forward, announcing a freshwater stewardship approach that builds on our existing water management aspirations. Created in partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and designed to help us deliver on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it will address how we can improve water quality, optimize water efficiency and increase access to clean water" (20 Mar).
Columbia enhances, Target introduces, take-back programs: "Columbia Sportswear is enhancing the purpose its ReThreads program for a limited time … in conjunction with I:Collect (I:CO) … Target (also) announced its own new take-back program in collaboration with I:CO" (20 Mar).
Review: H&M's Eco-Conscience line: "[L]ast week I bit the bullet and checked out H&M's eco-conscious line collection for myself. The first thing I noticed when I walked in, was just how HARD it was to find the eco-conscious pieces" (05 Mar).
Bangladesh 2017: [Ed's note: In FSWIR Week 11, we noted the Spanish trade union CCOO had released a report on its work in the Mango supply chain in India. The report linked in the headline here is also by CCOO and is an assessment of the training work by Inditex in Bangladesh under the Accord in 2007. As with the Mango report, the report on Bangladesh is based on field research by CCOO and the Inditex sustainability department. It is in Spanish only.]
Coming up (events and surveys)
GOTS India Seminar 2018: To be held on Tuesday, 29 May 2018 in Coimbatore, GOTS India Seminar 2018 will provide a platform for focused and challenging discussions under the theme "Sustainability as Key to Business Efficiency." Click the headline for agenda and registration.
Public consultation for the YESS Draft Standard: "RSN is requesting public comment for our YESS: Yarn Ethically & Sustainably Sourced Draft Cotton Lint Standard. The goal of YESS is to drive forced labor out of cotton production." [Ed's note: you can submit comments at the headline link by 11 April 2018.]
Reports and Commentary
Fashion blockchain startups – a survey of players in the field, Q1 2018: "There are big sensationalized headlines about blockchain, but it's really just accounting software, and you have to combine it with other technologies to do anything interesting" (27 Mar).
Kingpins Transformers targets transparency turnaround: "Transparency, described by organisers as 'The Mother Lode' of textile industry issues, will be high on the agenda of the Kingpins Transformers shows set to be held in Amsterdam and New York in the coming months" (27 Mar – subscription required to read full article).
Is fast fashion dying in the age of wokeness or is it just H&M? "In light of the recent declines on behalf of the market's two largest apparel entities, it is difficult not to wonder if fast fashion is finally meeting its demise. Such a question seems appropriate given the rising awareness and interest amongst many millennial and Gen-Z consumers (the core consumer demographics for fast fashion) of the environmental harms and human rights issues that come hand-in-hand with the low-cost, high-speed manufacturing of inherently disposable fashion" (27 Mar).
Brian May: BAN the fur trade – millions of animals must NOT suffer: "Rock legend Brian May revealed the horrors of fashion fur today [27 Mar] as he marched on Downing Street to support a ban on the trade" (27 Mar).
Fashion's carbon footprint: "Clothing companies in the rich world, from the U.S. to the European Union, conveniently outsourced the work (and the carbon footprint) to places with low labor standards and low environmental regulations and areas of the world using the cheapest, dirtiest form of power: coal" (27 Mar). [Ed's note: one of the authors is co-founder of Zady.]
Fashion's 7 priorities to achieve sustainability: "In the lead up to this year's Copenhagen Fashion Summit, Eva Kruse's sustainability forum Global Fashion Agenda highlights seven sustainability measures every fashion CEO needs to prioritise this year" (27 Mar). [Ed's note: see also CEO Agenda 2018: "The complexity of sustainability has had fashion executives around the world call for guidance. The CEO Agenda 2018 is a response to this request. It is a guide to what every CEO in fashion needs to prioritise to future-proof their company – because sustainability is no longer a trend, it is a business imperative."]
Interview with the founder of Spanish ethical fashion app, Ethical Time: [Ed's note: an interview with Ignasi Eiriz, a university student who raised over €23,000 through crowdfunding to develop a sustainable fashion app called Ethical Time.] (26 Mar – in Spanish).
Bremen event spotlights sustainability: "Supply chain transparency, the African cotton sector and sustainability were top of the agenda at last week's 'Cotton Insights' event in Germany which attracted over 500 participants from over 40 countries from throughout the supply chain" (26 Mar – subscription required to read full article).
Ethical fashion app Good On You informs busy Millennials' buying decisions: "The Australian app Good On You has won a spot in the Amsterdam-based Fashion For Good-Plug and Play accelerator program, sponsored by fashion retailers including adidas and Target" (25 Mar).
Sustainable, eco-friendly Ramie promises to be a fabric of the future: "Ramie [a flowering plant used to make textile fibre of the same name] may have just made its initial foray into the world of fashion, but it sure has the potential to rewrite the Indian fashion story" (25 Mar).
New nanotubes could be used to absorb and remove azo dyes from water: "Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory [have designed and built] synthetic nanotubes that mimic biological microtubules, [which] could be used to absorb and remove azo dyes from water" (24 Mar).
Binding Power: The Sourcing Squeeze, Workers' Rights, and Building Safety in Bangladesh Since Rana Plaza: [Ed's note: an 18 pp. research report by Mark Anner, director of the PennState Centre for Global Workers' Rights.] "This report finds that [worker rights] gains have been severely limited in regard to wages, overtime hours, and work intensity in part due to the sourcing practices of the brands and retailers that sit at the top of global supply chain" (22 Mar).
Alliance announces progress in Bangladesh factory safety: "Eighty eight per cent of factory remediation is complete, with 84 per cent of items most critical to life safety covered and 322 affiliated factories have completed all material components in their corrective action plans and are considered substantially remediated, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance) announced recently in Dhaka" (22 Mar).
It takes 2,720 litres of water to make one t-shirt – as much as you'd drink in 3 years: "A 2017 report revealed that, in 2015 alone, the fashion industry consumed 79 billion cubic metres of water – enough to fill 32 million Olympic-size swimming pools. That figure is expected to increase by 50% by 2030" (22 Mar).
Vegan clothes don't have the best rep, but that's about to change: "There''s an abundance of cruelty-free synthetic and natural materials to choose from – including microfibre, linen, cotton, and faux animal skins" (22 Mar).
CMiA saves 63bn litres of water in 2017: "Through the volume of cotton traded as CmiA [Cotton Made in Africa] in 2017, approximately 63 billion litres of water have been saved – enough to supply more than one million people in Germany with water for an entire year" (22 Mar).
Can a proposed plastic 'pollution' garment label change the apparel industry? "A new bill proposed in the California State Assembly in February aims to change that. Introduced by Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D. Santa Monica), if passed, the bill would require any garment made with more than 50% polyester to be labeled with a warning about the polluting effects of microfibers, and would recommend handwashing instead. By 2020, the sale or offering of garments made with 50% or more polyester without the label would be prohibited" (21 Mar).
How sustainable is recycling in fashion? "How widespread is recycling in fashion really? And is recycling a sustainable method or simply greenwashing by corporations at the expense of nature and humans?" (21 Mar – 48:06-minute podcast in German).
Faux fur: fashion trend, or the future? "While faux fur may be the ethical choice, it isn't necessarily an ecologically sound one, though some animal rights activists blame furriers for spreading this "propaganda" against faux fur" (21 Mar).
Four unfolding technology trends point to sustainable fashion future: [Ed's note: an article by Leslie Johnson, executive director of the C&A Foundation, which covers automation, apps, innovation and various platforms for good.] (20 Mar).
St. Louis poised to lead reshoring of U.S. fashion and apparel industry: "Article highlights Saint Louis Fashion Fund's innovative efforts to attract apparel manufacturers and skilled workforce needed to support local fashion culture" (19 Mar).
Candiani celebrates 80th anniversary with new denim: "[Candiani] the Italian denim-maker marked 80 years with a new, recycled fabric that debuted in a collaboration with Los Angeles-based Atelier & Repairs" (25 Mar).
Running on water in sneakers made with kelp: "The beauty of Algiknkit, and why it is attracting so much industry interest is that it is completely customizable. The material's yarn-like strands can be any dimension and knitted to spec for sneakers and handbags, or the company can alter the hand-feel, durability and size of the material to create accessories like wrist watches" (24 Mar).
Lenzing to evaluate sustainability scorecard of suppliers: "Lenzing has highlighted its aim to evaluate the sustainability scorecard of 80 per cent of its suppliers by 2022" (24 Mar).
Sustainable products & practices of Bangladesh highlighted in Intertextile, Shanghai: [Ed's note: companies mentioned include South West Textiles Ltd. and Auko-Tex Group.] (24 Mar).
Carbios develops process to recycle PET fibres: "Carbios, a pioneer company in bioplasturgy, has taken a new step forward in the development of its enzymatic depolymerisation process rending it applicable to Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polyester fibres from textile waste" (23 Mar).
Cintas named recipient of Evoqua Water Sustainability Award: "Cintas, a supplier of uniforms and apparel to the cruise industry, is said to save up to 599 million gallons of water through its company-wide systems" (22 Mar).
RadiciGroup and Geogreen work for water conservation: "RadiciGroup, a producer of a wide range of chemical intermediates, polyamide polymers, engineering plastics, synthetic fibres, and nonwovens [sources its electricity from] Geogreen, a Radici family company [that] owns five hydroelectric power stations" (22 Mar).
Sustainable fabric start-up wins €300,000 of H&M Global Change prize: "Crop-A-Porter, which takes the harvest remains of crops such as oil-seed flax, hemp, sugarcane, bananas and pineapples and turns it into useful bio-fiber for making textiles, has been awarded €300,000 of the €1million prize, following a public vote" (22 Mar).
Jeanologia says denim can be water-free by 2025: "Jeanologia, a Spanish company specialising in the development of sustainable technologies for garments finishing, is celebrating World Water Day by highlighting the company's capabilities, which could enable all jeans to be made "100% water free" by 2025, according to Enrique Silla, CEO" (22 Mar).
At Intertextile Shanghai European product, sustainability are key: "Sustainability is a buzzword in the textile industry around the world, but nowhere is this more pronounced than in China, where a government-led crackdown on environmental pollution has impacted production practices and consumer attitudes alike" (21 Mar).
'World's largest viscose supplier ABG still in denial over rampant water pollution': "Urska Trunk of Changing Markets Foundation says pollution by India's Aditya Birla Group is only getting worse after last year's exposé on the fashion industry, despite its membership of numerous sustainability certification schemes" (20 Mar).
Isko becomes first denim manufacturer to have all of its products environmentally assessed: "The Turkish denim mill has completed Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) of its entire denim range to assess and quantify the environmental footprint of its products from raw material to finished product" (20 Mar).
How this textile house uses excess fabrics for good: ""Fil Doux Textiles has always been committed to keeping the planet healthy by reducing excess energy usage and waste," said Leo Novik, the company's CEO. "We use sustainable operations at our mills. Fil Doux for the Arts is the next step in completing the cycle for reuse of materials" (19 Mar).
Pregnant migrant workers in Asia face discrimination, deportation – report: "[Thomson Reuters Foundation reports] women migrant workers in parts of Asia risk being deported if they become pregnant, forcing many to have unwanted abortions or abandon their newborns, researchers [from the Fair Labor Association] said on Monday" (26 Mar).
Bangladesh Alliance factories completing upgrades 14 Mar to 28 Mar: Dressmen Garments Ltd., Dressmen Ltd., Dressmen Apparels Ltd., Brandix Causal Wear Ltd., Doreen Garment Ltd., Amber Denim Ltd. (28 Mar). [Ed's note: this list is gleaned from the Bangladesh Alliance Twitter feed.]
Accord cuts ties with 10 more RMG factories: "European buyers and retailers platform Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh has cut business relations with 10 more Bangladeshi readymade garment factories due to their failure in implementing workplace safety measures suggested by the platform" (24 Mar).
Police, workers clash leaves 20 injured in Chittagong: "At least 20 persons, including cops, were injured in a clash between garment workers and police in Chittagong [last week]. Workers of a garment factory of Saad-Musa group took to the streets and tried to block the Chittagong-Hathazari Road" (22 Mar).
Jhut godowns catch fire in Gazipur: "A fire broke out at several jhut (Garment rags) warehouses in Konabari area of Gazipur, on the outskirts of the capital city Thursday (March 22)" (22 Mar).
Most garment workers have no contract, survey: "More than 72 percent of the garment workers in Dhaka and Gazipur do not have any appointment letters, according to a survey conducted by Manusher Jonno Foundation, a non-governmental organisation" (22 Mar).
'RMG workers are unaware they are sexually harassed': "Bangladesh's garment workers are mostly unaware that they are being sexually harassed at factories, Manusher Jonno Foundation said in a report" (21 Mar).
Garment workers travel to factories standing in the back of flatbed trucks that often crash: "The majority of the country's 700,000 garment workers get to work every day in the back of flatbed trucks, which are often overloaded with up to 50 or 70 labourers" (23 Mar).
Government pays $1.2 million to garment workers who gave birth: "The government has paid about $1.2 million to nearly 12,000 female garment workers who have had babies so far this year" (23 Mar).
Call for Cambodian Government to safeguard human rights: "amfori has joined five other influential organisations in signing a letter urging the Cambodian government to take immediate action to promote human and labour rights. The letter, also signed by the Fair Wear Foundation, Fair Labor Association, the Ethical Trading Initiative, American Apparel and Footwear Association, and Social Accountability International" (22 Mar).
PM vows to halt surprise factory closings: "Speaking to more than 10,000 garment workers in Phnom Penh's Por Sen Chey district [last week], the prime minister said a long-term solution would prevent owners from fleeing the country without having paid severance to their workers when their factories shuttered" (22 Mar).
'Violation of labour laws rampant at garment units in Madurai': [A union has alleged] non-payment of minimum wages, violation of other labour-related regulations, and harassment were rampant in majority of the garment units in and around Madurai, which primarily employed women workers" (26 Mar).
Urinals don't exist in 30% Surat textile units, where 92% workers aren't paid minimum wages, study: "A new study on the working conditions textile units of Surat in South Gujarat – powerloom, processing, embroidery, garment units, and composite mills -- has revealed that 82 per cent workers do not receive any payslip on receiving their salary, hence they have no written proof from the managements whether they receive the amount they are be legally entitled to get" (26 Mar).
Workers strike for immediate increase in minimum wage: "Over 500 workers of Jabp Jiawei Myanmar garment factory [went on] strike [last week] demanding payment of the new minimum wage of K4800 (US$3.60) starting this month" (23 Mar).
Fire rips through clothing factory: "Fire broke out at [Vina Korea Co. Ltd.] clothing factory in the early hour of Sunday morning causing what official fear may be "total damage" (25 Mar).
Thousands of Vietnamese workers take to highway to protest wage cuts: "Thousands of workers at a Taiwanese footwear company [Pouchen Vietnam] put on a wildcat strike that occupied a national highway for hours on Saturday to protest the company's new salary system" (24 Mar).
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Scientists Identify Novel Link Between Cellular Growth and Metabolism
A team of Miller School of Medicine researchers, working with investigators from three other institutions, has identified a relationship between a family of lipid modifications of a growth factor, and how that growth factor may regulate cellular fate and growth. This discovery may begin to show how the function of these proteins is modified by metabolic activity in both developmental and disease settings, such as cancer and diabetes.
Their findings have been published in Cell Reports in an article titled "Identification of a family of fatty acid-speciated Sonic Hedgehog proteins, whose members display differential biological properties."
The researchers studied the Hedgehog family of proteins, which play a variety of biological roles. Modifications in these proteins have been implicated in a large number of human developmental disorders, and appear necessary for the viability of many cancers. More recently, it had been suggested that Hedgehog proteins also function as hormones to link nutritional status to cellular growth. Prior to this research, however, a mechanistic way for Hedgehog proteins to provide this function was unknown.
"We began this work because we noticed that when Hedgehog proteins were produced under different cellular conditions, their ability to be secreted in their physiologically relevant form was altered," said senior author David J. Robbins, Ph.D., professor of surgery in the DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery's Division of Surgical Oncology. "We therefore purified the Hedgehog protein, Sonic Hedgehog, from cells grown under different conditions.
"Surprisingly, we noticed that Sonic Hedgehog was actually present in these cells as a family of proteins modified by a large group of lipids, and that these modifications on Sonic Hedgehog were dramatically different when the cells expressing them were grown in different ways. These modifications occur when specific enzymes add fatty acids to Hedgehog proteins, increasing their activity and promoting cellular growth."
The next step for the researchers will be identifying specific modification-related functions in different developmental and disease settings, and determining if those functions can be inhibited. Successfully doing so could open the door to possible new treatments for metabolic related human pathologies, including cancer.
Additional Miller School authors of the journal article include first author Jun Long, a Ph.D. candidate in the Molecular Oncology Research Program; Jezebel Rodriguez-Blanco, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Robbins' laboratory; and Anthony J. Capobianco, Ph.D., professor of surgery and Director of the Molecular Oncology Research Program.

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Brian Bates (psychologist)
Brian Bates (born 1944) is former Chairman of Psychology at the University of Sussex. He is currently a Senior Visiting Research Fellow there in the Sussex Institute and a Visiting Professor at the University of Brighton. He is best known as the author of best-selling books on the shamanic wisdom of Anglo-Saxon England, and for his award-winning course at Sussex on "Shamanic Consciousness". He is also an authority on the psychology of actors, teaching and directing for ten years at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[1]
Anglo-Saxon ShamanismEdit
- The Way of Wyrd: Tales of an Anglo-Saxon Sorcerer (London: Century, 1983, ISBN 978-0-7126-0277-8) a documentary novel about the spiritual wisdom of Anglo-Saxon England.
- The Wisdom of the Wyrd: Teachings for Today from Our Ancient Past (London: Rider & Co., 1996, ISBN 978-0-7126-7277-1)
- The Real Middle-Earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages (London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 2002, ISBN 978-0-283-07353-3)
- The Way of the Actor: A Path to Knowledge & Power (Random House, 1987, ISBN 978-0-87773-384-3)
- How to Manage Your Mother: 10 Steps to a Better Relationship (with Alyce Faye Eichelberger-Cleese) (Diane Publishing Co., 1999, ISBN 978-0-7567-8333-4)
- The Human Face (with John Cleese) (DK Publishing Inc., 2001, ISBN 978-0-7894-7836-8)
Selected articlesEdit
- 'Wyrd Druidry' in Druidry: Re-kindling the Sacred Fire (British Druid Order)
External linksEdit
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- "Brian Bates". brianbates.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- "Brian Bates - The Way of The Wyrd". wayofwyrd.com. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
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Digital Marketing Trends from March 2016: Instagram's Algorithm, Younger Social Media Users and Mobile Experiences
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Sheffield United are at Bramall Lane with Port Vale the visitors for the latest league match. This is a 3pm kick-off and the line ups have been confirmed.
With the teamsheets in we know the starting XI and those on the bench.
Line ups.
25. George Long
5. John Brayford
34. David Edgar
6. Chris Basham
19. Jay McEveley
7. Ryan Flynn
22. Louis Reed
35. Dean Hammond
17. Martyn Woolford
29. Che Adams
10. Billy Sharp
1. Mark Howard
8. Paul Coutts
14. Matt Done
20. Jamal Campbell-Ryce
27. Dominic Calvert-Lewin
32. Harrison McGahey
33. Florent Cuvelier
1. Chris Neal
2. Ben Purkiss
6. Richard Duffy
5. Ryan McGivern
3. Carl Dickinson
19. Byron Moore
42. Anthony Grant
11. Sam Foley
9. Matthew Kennedy
20. AJ Leitch-Smith
25. Theo Robinson
4. Remie Streete
8. Michael O'Connor
10. Louis Dodds
15. JJ Hooper
17. Michael Brown
18. Sam Kelly
23. Ryan Boot
Would you say there are any surprises for you with this selection or will this side get the job done?
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Saturday 20th February 2016
Barnsley v Doncaster 15:00
Bradford v Rochdale 15:00
Bury v Colchester 15:00
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Fleetwood v Scunthorpe 15:00
Millwall v Peterborough 15:00
Oldham v Gillingham 15:00
Sheff Utd v Port Vale 15:00
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Rogue KS-1 Squat Stand Review
Updated January 1, 2019
The Rogue KS-1 is Rogue's first and only rack specifically designed for children. As such it adapts the top quality features of the standard Rogue for a younger audience. Unlike the vast majority of other kid's training gear, this unit is no toy. It is made from 2 inch by 2 inch, 11 gauge steel and is four feet tall, making it the ultimate compact unit for your youngster.
In this article we provide an in depth review of the Rogue KS-1 squat rack, along with 3 alternative models.
The Rogue KS-1 Squat Stand Up Close
The Rogue KS-1 is the first of it's kind – a real squat rack for children. It has a maximum weight capacity of 150 pounds, which should be plenty for your child to work with. The distance between the uprights is 28 inches, which makes the KS-1 compatible with such beginner barbells as the Rogue T-2.5kg Tech Bar.
The Rogue KS-1 comes in brilliant Rogue Red with a black base footprint. The depth of the unit is 32 inches, which provides children with plenty of room to move. The half inch bright zinc hardware will ensure that the rack fits together securely, keeping your child safe and secure under the iron.
The base of the KS-1 is very robust, with its triangle plates and wide feet. Very sturdy j-cups, which have been especially designed for this unit, ensure safety when squatting. However, the KS-1 should only be used with adult supervision. The uprights on this unit are especially capped for your child's protection. The entire unit weighs just 65 pounds. The bar placement holes on the uprights are two inches on center, providing plenty of placement options for children of all heights.
The Rogue KS-1 squat stand is made in Rogue's state of the art United States factory.
- Especially for children
- 2 x 2 inch square steel uprights
- Specially designed safety j cups
- Max weight 150 pounds
Rogue KS-1 Squat Stand Alternatives
F2C Adjustable Squat Rack
The F2C adjustable squat rack wasn't specifically designed for children like the Rogue KS-1, but it is a great choice for your youngster all the same. You get two movable squat uprights, allowing you to custom place them at the right distance and height for your child. It has adjustable large safety spotters.
The maximum weight of the F2C adjustable squat rack is 390 pounds, which will be plenty for the majority of young people. The sturdy and durable steel uprights are very strong and durable. It comes with rubber end caps to protect your floor and stop your child from cutting their fingers on the edges. The total weight of the combined stands is just 40 pounds.
- Fully adjustable
- 390 pound max weight
- Large safety spotters
- Not specifically for kids
Valor Fitness BD-9 Power Squat Stand
The Valor Fitness BD-9 Power Squat Stand consists of a pair of very rigid individual uprights that, though not specifically made for children, are adjustable to fit people who are five feet tall and over. The uprights are 42.75 inches in height. A 5-inch chrome back-plate is fitted to catch the bar as lifters maneuver back to the stand.
The recommended weight allowance for Valor Fitness BD-9 Power Squat Stand is 500 pounds. The base is adjustable to provide the footprint size that you require. Safety bar catches are very rigid. Plate storage pegs are located at the bottom of the rack, allowing you to store your plates securely while also making the base much more secure. This rack will allow for users from five feet to seven feet tall.
- Max weight 500 pounds
- 5-inch chrome back-plate
- Plate storage pegs
- No squat cage
Here is an insightful article on how to choose a power rack for your home gym. Know about options available, and how to use a power rack.
Akonza 2 Piece Adjustable Squat Rack
The Akonza 2 Piece Adjustable Squat Rack provides you with two individual uprights, allowing you to both customize the placement of the rack and easily store the unit away when not in use. It is made from two inch by two inch square steel powder coated framing, providing you with plenty of strength and rigidity. The latch adjustments are secured by both a bar latch and a pop pin.
You are able to adjust the bar height between 39 inches and 66 inches, with the bar catches able to match this height. The lower height will also allow most people to bench press on the rack with the addition of a bench. That should make this rack suitable for most teenage children. The max load on Akonza 2 Piece Adjustable Squat Rack is 395 pounds.
- 2 x 2 inch square steel framing
- Adjustable from 39 to 66 inches
- Max load of 395 pounds
- No storage plates
The Rogue KS-1 squat rack is unique on the market because it is specifically designed for use by children. It features sturdy 2 x 2 inch square steel uprights and specially designed j-cups. This is a great unit to introduce your kids to the joys of weight training.
If you're after a cheaper rack that will still provide a good introductory squat rack for your kids, we suggest the Akonza 2 piece adjustable squat rack, which is a third of the price but provides the same 2 x 2 inch square steel framing and has a max load of 395 pounds.
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Throat cancer, also medically known as Laryngeal cancer is a general condition relating to cancer of the pharynx (the tube that starts from behind the nose ends in the neck) and/or larynx (voice box or vocal chords). In throat cancer, cancerous tumors develop in the throat, voice box or tonsils. More often, cancer begins in the flat cells that line the inside walls of the throat.
Throat cancers are often fatal malignancies that result in an estimated 300,000 annual deaths worldwide. In the United States of America, statistics reveal that over 12,000 new cases of throat cancer are diagnosed yearly.
Tobacco smoking stands as the chief predisposing factor for throat cancer. Other factors include alcohol consumption, nutritional deficiencies, genetic history as well as viral factors.
Throat Cancer Symptoms and Signs
Throat cancer may not show any signs, especially at the early stages of diagnosis. Sometimes a discoloration of the lining tissues or nagging irritation of the throat can be tell-tale signs. Other symptoms of Throat cancer includes the following:
• Presence of swelling of nearby tissues,
• Emergence of enlarged lymph nodes,
• When there is trouble breathing,
• When there is difficulty speaking,
• Presence of neck or throat pain,
• Ear pain,
• Pain experienced during swallowing
• The occurrence of headaches.
Signs and Symptoms of Throat Cancer
The signs of throat cancer vary from one individual to another. The most common symptoms are non-specific, but most sufferers will experience one or more of the following:
• Voice change or increasing hoarseness of the voice.
• A chronic Cough
• A persistent sore throat
• Nagging discomfort in the throat
• Difficulty in swallowing all or certain kinds of foods
• The presence of a mass or lump in the neck
• Weight loss (not intentional)
• Experiencing difficulty in breathing
• Piercing Ear pain
• Constant production of phlegm
Note that while these signs are necessary indicators, they are not sufficient because some other illnesses may mimic throat cancer. However, once any of these signs are noticed, the individual should see a physician without further delay.
Throat Cancer Survival Rate(s)
The survival rate for throat cancer, again, is unique to the individual in question. However, in broad terms, surviving throat cancer depends on a number of factors. These factors include the patient's condition, the type/stage of cancer, treatment as well as fitness levels. Available survival statistics often follow a five year period, depending on the stage of cancer in the body. The following limitation should be noted:
• In order to obtain 5-year survival rates, physicians look at individuals who received treated for throat cancer at least several years ago. Also, treatments are improving with time, so people who are now being diagnosed with laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer may have a better outlook and better treatment options. This dynamic affects the average survival ratios.
• These statistics borders on the stage of cancer at the point of diagnosis. They will not apply to cancers that reoccur or spread to other parts of the body.
• As a rule of thumb, the rate looks at for people with laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer characterized by the stage (extent) of cancer. Note that the survival rates are higher for people with earlier stage cancers. However certain other factors play prominent roles in affecting the survival outlook of a patient. These factors include a person's age and overall health, where the cancer is in the body, and how well cancer responds to treatment.
Throat Cancer Survival Rates by Stages
Stage 1 Throat Cancer
The development of throat cancer at this stage occurs in only one part of the larynx, with the vocal chords remaining untouched and still able to move. The patient can speak without any difficulty. In that case, the cancer remains in that part of the larynx and has not spread to surrounding tissues, lymph nodes or other organs.
The survival rates for individuals hover around 90percent (meaning 9 out of 10 will beat the illness for at least 5 years from the time of diagnosis.)
Stage 2 Throat Cancer
The throat cancer has spread to another part of the larynx from the first point where it had begun. In some peculiar cases, the throat cancer may grow into the vocal chords, limiting the mobility of that organ. However, the cancer does not affect the lymph nodes and other body organs.
The survival rate at this stage stands at 60 percent. In other words, 6 out of every 10 individuals will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after diagnosis.
Stage 3 Throat Cancer
A number of scenarios play out in stage three throat cancers. Laryngeal cancer has covered much of the larynx but has not reached other body parts. Or the patient could suffer from one of the vocal chords being fixed. In the final scenario, the cancer infects a close by lymph node, the dimensions of which does not exceed 3 cm across.
For this category, expect survival rates of 60 out of every 100 adults( 60 percent, who can live for 5 years or more after the first time of diagnosis.
Stage 4 Throat Cancer
Stage 4 throat cancer represents a deadly onslaught of the infection. At this point may have reached into surrounding tissues such as the thyroid or food pipe. Cancer may have also spread to lymph nodes farther away and larger in dimensions. Other parts of the body may also have succumbed to the effects of the sickness.
The survival ratio takes a dive in this category. Only about 40 out of every 100 is expected to survive for more than 5 years after initial diagnosis.
Factors that Determine Throat Cancer Survival Rates
Again, it must be noted that no two individuals respond alike to throat cancer. This uniqueness also extends to the how each patient reacts to treatment paths and options.
One's survival outlook depends on a number of factors. These factors include the stage of cancer diagnosed, the grade/class of the cancer cells, the location of affected organs and tissues as well as individual habits like smoking.
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The treatment option for throat cancer depends on the severity and spread of the disease. Moreover, the physician selects a treatment regime tailored to the needs of the patient and provides him or her with the most plausible chance for a favorable outcome. The following are the most frequent treatment/therapy paths for throat cancer:
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• Chemotherapy: Entails the use of drugs to shrink tumors and/or kill cancer cells after surgery and/or radiation treatment.
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- "Time is money." Benjamin Franklin
Money mottos abound. But if you want to find the best money motto of all time open your wallet! Take out a dollar bill. If currency is in short supply, some pocket change will do. Every coin is stamped with the motto. Look closely and you will see the words: "In God We Trust." It is there printed on the back of every bill and on the front of every coin—the best money motto we can find.
The motto "In God We Trust" has a very interesting history. During the Civil War, Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase, directed the Mint at Philadelphia to prepare a motto. In a letter he wrote to the Director of the Mint, Chase said, "Dear Sir: No nation can be strong except in the strength of God, or safe except in His defense." As a result of that letter "In God We Trust" started appearing on coins in 1864 and on our paper money in 1957. Chase knew what Solomon taught:
Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring. (Proverbs 11:28 NLT)
Pretty simple isn't it? Money is unstable—God is not! Trust in money and you'll fall faster than a stock market crash. Trust in God and you'll flourish like the green leaves blossoming at springtime. Why is this?
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- People who trust God spend wisely and worry less. They know God will provide for the essentials.
- People who trust God are secure. They know their true riches—a relationship with Christ—cannot be stolen, robbed, or fall victim to a hostile takeover.
Chase was right, "No nation can be strong except in the strength of God, or safe except in His defense." "In God We Trust" is printed on your money, is it embedded in your heart?
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Coconut is a mature fruit of the cocos nucifera palm. It is one of very versatile and indispensable food item for millions of inhabitants in South and South-East Asia, and Pacific islands.
Coconut Health Benefits :
1. Supports immune system health: it is anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-parasite.
2. Provides a natural source of quick energy and enhances physical and athletic performance.
3. Improves digestion and absorption of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals.
4. Improves insulin secretion and symptoms associated with diabetes.
5. Reduces risk of heart health and improves good cholesterol (HDL)
6. Restores and supports thyroid function.
7. Helps protect against kidney disease and bladder infection.
8. Promotes weight loss.
Nutritional in Coconut :
A quarter cup of coconut milk (full-fat/not skimmed or light milk) has about: (1)
1. 1.5 grams protein, 2. 2 grams sugar 3. 55 milligrams manganese (27 percent DV) 4. 15 milligrams copper (8 percent DV) 5. 60 milligrams phosphorus (6 percent DV) 6. 3.9 milligrams iron (5.5 percent DV)
7. 157 milligrams potassium (4.5 percent DV) 8. 22 milligrams magnesium (5.5 percent DV)
Health Risks Of Coconut :
1. The edible flesh of the fruit, with its high protein, has high calorie content. Eating products that contain coconut or its derivatives could lead to weight gain.
2. Keep in mind that weight gain is caused by the excessive intake of calories and so a small amount of coconut-based food products is not likely to cause weight gain.
3. Avoid deep fried foods as these will contain a lot of oil and will therefore have a very high calorific value.
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Whip maker, the sign says.
The driveway of the fire-engine-red house on Lake Gertie Road in DeLand leads back to a garage workshop, where the old whip maker himself is surrounded by cow whips and the tools of his trade.
A row of unfinished whips hangs behind him. A covered vat of beeswax for dipping whips to add weight and make them handle better sits next to two lathes for shaping wooden whip handles.
Big spools of thick nylon cord hang nearby in several colors - purple, orange, blue, white, yellow, red.
Against one wall is a glass cabinet full of finished whips with handles etched with the whip maker's signature series of rings.
If you punched some buttons on a computer and told it to design a good ol' Southern whip maker, the prototype would pop out looking and sounding like Shelby Braddock.
Stories roll out of Braddock nonstop, like an uncoiling cow whip, in a voice that is as friendly and folksy as a front-porch swing.
"I was borned on Martin Street," said Braddock, 75, who wears a University of Florida cap and a leather belt with his name etched in the back. "My wife was borned at the end of the street on the left. I was borned at the first house on the right. It's tore down now."
When he was 2 years old, Braddock's parents moved to Enterprise, where he grew up watching his father make cow whips on the front porch. Cow whips, not bull whips, which are a different animal altogether.
"Dad made buckskin whips," he said, holding a leather whip fashioned by his father nearly a half-century ago. The date is on the handle. "My dad made this for me in 1953. I wore the cover off of it. I had to put another cover on it. The other one just wore out."
Leather will do that. It will wear out. That's why Braddock makes his whips out of nylon.
While the materials have changed, the making hasn't.
He starts by fashioning a loop that attaches the whip to the handle. Then he tightly wraps a strand of nylon, which becomes the center of whip. Sometimes he fastens a lead strip along the core to add weight to make "the whip lay out there better."
Atop the core, Braddock plats another layer of nylon - and another above that, weaving in colored nylon to suit the buyer. In a 10-foot whip there is perhaps 300 feet of sturdy nylon with a tail on the end that pops as loudly as a gunshot. Each layer is dipped in beeswax.
Most whips are about 10 feet long, though Braddock has made them from 6 feet to 20 feet.
Unlike his dad, Braddock makes the 14-inch handles out of various woods - oak, cherry, hickory, camphor and even crape myrtle.
"My dad is gone but I know he's listening to me" he said. "He wouldn't make nothing but a hickory handle."
Braddock keeps track of each whip he makes. The insides of his cabinet doors are covered by marker pencil lists - more than 5,000, not counting the ones he made for his dad.
He charges $7 per foot - a bargain when others charge $10 to $15 per foot - and has sold whips all over the United States and in dozens of countries - from Brazil and Germany to Switzerland and Australia.
Still, sales aren't what they used to be.
"It'll go a couple of months and nobody will buy a whip. Then I can't keep enough of them made."
The workshop is rich with the presence of his father.
Occasionally, Braddock will reach beneath the desk at the front of the garage and take some leather out of the old box marked, "Whip maker. H.E. Braddock" and begin to wrap and plat an old-style cow whip.
He'll remember the old man and the lessons he taught and how hard his father worked.
"He was still splitting wood at 82," Braddock said. "He'd get up at 5:30 in the morning and eat breakfast and go at making whip handles all day long."
Despite a series of heart attacks last year on his birthday, Braddock still works hard at whip making - wrapping the nylon cord, weaving it and even splitting the wood for the whip handles.
"Nobody but me and the good Lord knows how long he works to make those handles," said his wife, Wilma.
Six months before he died in 1976 at age 86, H.E. Braddock took his son aside to give him his supplies and tools.
"I knew he was getting bad because I was making all the whips for him," Braddock said. "He told me, 'You won't ever get rich, but you won't never be poor."'
He learned something else from his dad - that a whip maker can't stop making whips.
"That's the reason he lived as long as he did - working with these whips," Braddock said.
He takes out a buckskin whip and holds it gently across his fingers.
"That whip wasn't a year old when Dad died."


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Pioneer Women's Memorial Park
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The careful symmetry of the space and the wide grassed areas is an invitation to choose the perfect corner to sit and listen to the water rushing past, while also catching some sun in one of the carefully designed sun spots.
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Date: Monday, December 31, 2018
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MD – Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, India
Pediatric Residency – Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, India
Pediatric Residency – St. John Hospital Medical Center, Detroit, MI
Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellowship – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Fellowship – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Research Interests
Clinical trials for Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (AT/RT) and Ependymoma- Our understanding of the process of pediatric brain tumor development has significantly enhanced in recent years due to advances in the genetic and molecular techniques used to study these tumors. My goal is to apply these advances in formulating clinical trials to improve survival and reduce long term side effects in children with Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) and Ependymoma.
Clinical Interests
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT)
- Ependymoma
- Infant brain tumors
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Upadhyaya SA, Robinson GW, Harreld JH, Klimo PD Jr, Hoehn ME, Orr BA, Qaddoumi IA. Marked functional recovery and imaging response of refractory optic pathway glioma to BRAFV600E inhibitor therapy: a report of two cases. Childs Nerv Syst Feb 1, 2018. [Epub ahead of print]
Upadhyaya SA, Ghazwani Y, Wu S, et al. Mortality in Children with Low-Grade Glioma or Glioneuronal Tumors: A Single-Institution Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer Jan;65(1), 2018. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26717
Upadhyaya SA, Mody R, Walkovich K, Hutchinson RJ, Sandlund JT, Connelly JA. Ataxia Telangiectasia and Cancer Predisposition: Challenges in Management. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol Dec 1, 2017. [Epub ahead of print]
Upadhyaya SA, Klimo Jr P, Robinson GW. Non-Malignant Cerebrospinal Fluid Ascites in a Patient with Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor. Oncol Res Treat 40:216-219, 2017.
Upadhyaya SA, Koschmann C, Muraszko K et al. Brainstem Low-Grade Gliomas in Children-Excellent Outcomes With Multimodality Therapy. J Child Neurol Feb;32(2):194-203, 2017.
Koschmann C, Bloom K, Upadhyaya S, Geyer, JR, Leary, SES. Survival after relapse of medulloblastoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol May;38(4):269-73, 2016.
Shenoy VD, Upadhyaya S, Rao SP, Shobha KL. Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in Children with Acute Respiratory Infection. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Aug;51(4):232-235, 2005.
Hebbar S, Bairy I, Nalini B, Upadhyaya S, Sarma MS, Shetty AK. Fatal case of Naegleria fowleri Meningo-encephalitis in an Infant: Case Report. Annals of Tropical Pediatrics Sep; 25(3):223-226, 2005.
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In a ground floor Victorian terrace house flat, the desire to improve the living area and to add significant value for both the family and for potential resale, a small extension provided the opportunity to rethink and reconfigure the apartment layout.
Through a series of iterative options and discussions with the clients we arrived at a spatial configuration that they are highly satisfied with, resulting in a beautiful, functional, and light-filled space that has redefined the relationship between the occupants and their home.
Within the existing layout, the kitchen and children's bedrooms were located in one end of the flat and the living space and master bedroom in the opposite end. The family, avid cooks with two children, was thus spending significant amount of time in a small and cramped kitchen that doubled as a living space, while the actual living room was underutilized.
The extension, built on the the kitchen end of the flat, enlarges the existing kitchen space to create new open plan living, kitchen and dining area. Meanwhile, the old living room has been transformed into the master bedroom and the previous master bedroom into the new children's room. The old children's bedroom has become a smaller guest room / office, and the bathroom was relocated adjacent to the office, to free up more space for the open living area.
A new glass door connects a reconfigured garden with the new living area. With a large barbecue grill and multiple seating and play areas, and a beautiful view to the garden from the inside and from inside out towards the garden, the exterior area has become a natural additional extension of the living area, further enhancing a cozy sense of home that the clients were inspired to create.


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Back in November, Richard asked for a real world explanation of how OOP can be applied to PHP on an e-commerce site. In the months since his imploration, I've been mulling over several possible methods of providing an answer. Not until today did I decide to give an explanation in the simplest of terms.
OOP should be applied to PHP on an e-commerce site for the same reason it should be applied to any other site written in PHP – or any application written in a language that supports OOP for that matter. OOP allows for modularization of code and simplification of development.
While sites like A Beginner's Crash Course into Object Oriented Programming give great insight into what OOP is, they do a poor job of conveying why OOP is important.
It's as simple as this: If you have a class that envelops all the functionality and/or information associated with the products you are selling, you can reuse that class throughout your site. Define it in one single place and reuse it everywhere. Derive new classes from that class, share that class with other e-commerce sites you maintain, and realize just how powerful OOP can be.
Consider the following example, which utilizes OOP:
$product1 = new Product("Chapstick", 0.99, 3);
$product2 = new Product("Tater Tots", 2.99, 1);
$total_price = $product1->GetPrice() + $product2->GetPrice();
Then consider the following example, which does not:
$product1_name = "Chapstick";
$product1_price = 0.99;
$product1_quantity = 3;
$product2_name = "Tater Tots";
$product2_price = 2.99;
$product2_quantity = 1;
$total_price1 = $product1_price * $product1_quantity;
$total_price2 = $product2_price * $product2_quantity;
$total_price = $total_price1 + $total_price2;
Even at this granular level, it's easy to see how OOP can help you to save time (its reusable) and space (less code).
I'd love to hear from others out there who have applied OOP to their PHP apps. There are surely better real-world examples of how OOP techniques can be applied to the benefit of the developer.
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MLS commissioner on David Beckham's stadium hunt: 'There is a deadline on the Miami deal'
As David Beckham's long-stalled bid for a Miami soccer stadium flirts with another calendar year, the head of Major League Soccer said owners might need to make other plans if the celebrity athlete can't close a deal.
"There is a deadline on the Miami deal," MLS Commissioner Don Garber told reporters in Toronto, while declining to say when that deadline would arrive.
Garber said Beckham's squad is supposed to be the 24th franchise in the 20-team league. "If they're not going to be 24," Garber said, "there are going to be a lot of things that we have to move around."
The comments come as Beckham's Miami representatives are trying to jump-start momentum in a stadium chase that became public in early 2014. After failed bids on the Miami waterfront and by Marlins Park, Beckham and his partners purchased six acres of land in western Overtown last spring and now need to negotiate a deal for three acres of land that Miami-Dade owns next door.
While Miami-Dade county Mayor Carlos Gimenez has said the county is ready to sell, Beckham's group has dragged its feet on negotiations while trying to line up investor dollars to back the privately financed stadium, which is expected to cost at least $150 million to build. Beckham's local lobbyists last month arranged for Gimenez to meet with a group of unnamed investors, and the mayor said he addressed about a dozen people during the get together at a downtown Miami law firm.
The notion of Beckham facing a deadline isn't new: his 2007 deal to play for the MLS team in Los Angeles included a provision that allowed him to buy a league franchise at a deep discount. Beckham's negotiators have used the option's expiration as leverage to try to accelerate Miami talks when the soccer star first arrived on the scene in 2014, and MLS owners extended the deadline when the stadium deal failed to materialize.
But privately, MLS and Beckham insiders say the extensions won't last forever. Garber said MLS owners plan to announce new expansion plans after a board meeting next week, and more details about Miami's timetable could be part of that explanation. Aaron Gordon, a Miami public-relations executive representing the Beckham group in Miami, issued a statement Friday that read:
"Our partners are 100 percent committed to Miami, and we will continue working with Commissioner Garber and the league as we finalize the launch of our world-class soccer club. We're making progress, and we appreciate the strong support of our fans as our launch draws closer."
Garber did not mention Miami in his lengthy introductory remarks at the league's annual meeting in Toronto. His comments on Miami came in response to a reporter's question.
"We continue to work with the ownership group because we want a team in Miami," Garber said. "We continue to be very engaged there."
But with ownership groups in Atlanta, Minnesota and California building the league's 21st, 22nd and 23rd stadiums, Garber suggested the Miami delay could eventually trigger a decision to look elsewhere for new fans.
"We need to resolve the Miami situation so we can move forward," he said.


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Pre-built homes which are set to be used as temporary accommodation for homeless families have seen construction begin on them at last.
The development, located in Caversham, Berkshire, will provide 57 emergency homes for those who otherwise would be living in bed and breakfasts.
On the 10th November, lorries transported the 28 wooden units from Hull to the former mobile park in question.
Reading could believe homes will be available in January 2018, with the £1.86m scheme being delayed several times.
Speaking about the news, Lead Member for Housing John Ennis spoke of the importance to get people into good accommodation as they have little chance.
"There are thousands of people on our waiting lists who have very little chance of getting council houses or decent accommodation," Ennis said. "They really are nice places to live on a short term basis.
"We are trying to get resources to make some really decent accommodation for people while they wait to be re-housed.
The development will feature seven timber-clad blocks of four units, all of which being two storeys high, with a mixture of one and two bedroom flats and three and four bedroom houses.
In addition, a children's play area, bike sheds, and car parking facilities are also being built.
Initially, Reading Borough Council had claimed that accommodation would be ready for people to move in back in the autumn of 2017, however delays have now pushed it back to January 2018.
Despite this however, the Local Government Authority have claimed that temporary housing such as this is nowhere near enough to make up for the shortfall created by the right to buy scheme.


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There are a bunch of free/cheap options for hosting static sites (just html/css/js) out there: github pages, netlify, firebase hosting - but when I want to build a bulletproof static site "for real", my go-to toolset is S3 for hosting with Cloudfront caching in front of it.
I figured that after a few times doing this (I've uncovered a lot of food-related conspiracies), I'd automate it. There are a few pre-existing tools for parts of this, but none I could find that did the whole thing from registration through uploading and Cloudfront invalidation.
Redundant letter to prevent name collision
You use it like this:
$ scarr init -domain falafel.exposed -name falafelexposed
$ cd falafelexposed
$ vim scarr.yml # Edit a few fields here
$ echo "The deadly secret of falafel" > index.html
$ AWS_PROFILE=scarr scarr deploy
... a bunch of aws stuff happens automatically ...
$ curl https://falafel.exposed
The deadly secret of falafel
What it's doing under the hood is:
It's also smart enough to detect if parts of this have already been done (eg you've already got the domain name in route53) and skip those parts. If you run the deploy command twice, all it does is sync the current directory to S3 and invalidate the cache.
Really, it's a glorified set of shell scripts wrapped in a single command. I wanted to be able to distribute it as a binary, though, so people could use it without needing to mess with ruby/python/node dependencies, so I took it as an opportunity to finally learn Go. It's generally a nice language - I'd forgotten how comfortable type-checking can be! On the other hand, I really missed ruby's built-in collection tools. The lack of generics was weird too.
The code's a hot mess. Everything's in the same package, there's global functions everywhere, and it's probably about as far from idiomatic Go as you can get, but it works. And at least it eschews the single-letter variables that seem so popular in Go. Surely that convention came from a falafelist.
Anyway, I'll try to clean it up if anyone takes an interest in it. I'm also open to expanding the functionality a bit if anyone has ideas that don't overly complicate the main use-case. PRs are welcome, although even lazy suggestions will get a friendly ear.
Anyway, the binary's at https://scarr.io/dist/scarr and the code's on github at github.com/kkuchta/scarr!


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4SC AG. (8/1/17). "Press Release: 4SC AG Was Granted a Fundamental Composition of Matter Patent for 4SC-208 for the US". Planegg-Martinsried.
|United States (USA)
|4SC (Group)
|Organisation 2
|US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
|United States (govt)
|Product 2
|domatinostat (4SC-202)
|Loveridge, Jason (4SC 201609 CEO)
> Patent provides United States (US) market exclusivity until 2033
> Formal preclinical testing of 4SC-208 has already started and is expected to be completed in 2018 followed immediately thereafter by a Phase I/II clinical study
4SC AG (4SC, FSE Prime Standard: VSC) today announced the issuance of US patent No. 9,580,438 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent covers the composition of matter of a group of molecules including 4SC-208, an orally-available hedgehog/GLI signaling inhibitor in formal preclinical testing for the treatment of Hedgehog-driven cancers. The patent provides 4SC with US market exclusivity until 2033.
The hedgehog/GLI signaling pathway is critical for the growth and proliferation of cancer stem cells. To date, drug development has focused on targeting the pathway upstream of the transcription factor GLI mainly at the level of the cell surface receptor SMO. However, occurrence of resistance to SMO inhibition is quite common either via mutations of the SMO receptor itself or by activating alternative pathways negating the impact of SMO inhibition. 4SC-208 targets two novel kinases whose role as key regulators of GLI was discovered by 4SC. In this way, 4SC-208 directly acts at the level of GLI and is thus potentially able to avoid the tumor recurrence and relapse observed in response to currently available inhibitors.
4SC-208 is one of our three core assets, along with resminostat and 4SC-202, that are the focus for development at 4SC, said Jason Loveridge, Ph.D., CEO of 4SC. This patent is a key component of our IP portfolio and successfully secures our position in the field of treatment of hedgehog-driven cancers. We have already started the formal preclinical testing for 4SC-208 and expect it to be completed in 2018, after which we plan to initiate a Phase I/II clinical study. Cancer indications that are particularly promising are those where resistance to therapies targeting the Hedgehog/GLI pathway are emerging, such as in basal cell carcinoma, a kind of skin cancer.
About 4SC-208
Data from several preclinical in vivo models has established the efficacy of 4SC-208 in inhibiting the Hedgehog/GLI signaling. Inhibition of this signaling pathway has emerged as a highly effective strategy in obstructing the tumorigenic capacity of cancer stem cells, as well as tumor development, proliferation and survival.
Available inhibitors of Hedgehog signaling target the pathway upstream of the transcription factor GLI, whereas 4SC-208 inhibits at the level of GLI and is thus potentially able to avoid the tumor recurrence and relapse observed in response to currently available inhibitors.
4SC believes that 4SC-208 is a promising drug candidate and expects it to complete formal preclinical testing in 2018 and to enter into a Phase I/II clinical study immediately thereafter. Cancer indications that are particularly promising are those where resistance to therapies targeting the Hedgehog/GLI pathway are emerging, such as in basal cell carcinoma.
About cancer stem cells
Cancer stem cells, like somatic stem cells, are multi-potent; they are able to self-renew and to generate more differentiated bulk tumor cells. They are also the ?roots' of the tumor, assuring its sustained growth. If disseminated, they cause metastasis and lead to new tumor lesions.
Cancer stem cells are often resistant to chemo- and radiotherapy and even after section, circulating cancer stem cells are often left behind. The result is a lifelong risk of tumor re-initiation and metastasis. So in order to achieve sustained remission, cancer stem cells must be completely eliminated.
4SC believes that 4SC-208 is a promising drug candidate in the field of cancer stem cells and intends to advance the compound into clinical studies in relevant cancer indications.
About 4SC
4SC AG is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing small-molecule drugs that can target key indications in cancer with high unmet medical needs. Such drugs are intended to provide patients with innovative treatment options that are more tolerable and efficacious than existing therapies and provide a better quality of life. 4SCs pipeline is protected by a comprehensive portfolio of patents and comprises promising products that are in various stages of preclinical and clinical development. 4SCs core assets include resminostat, 4SC-202 and 4SC-208.
4SCs aim is to generate future growth and enhance its enterprise value by entering into partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotech companies and/or the eventual marketing and sales of approved drugs in select territories by 4SC itself. Founded in 1997, 4SC had 45 employees as of 12 June 2017. 4SC has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since December 2005.
Forward-looking information
Information set forth in this press release contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained herein represent the judgement of 4SC as of the date of this press release. Such forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond 4SCs control, and which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. 4SC expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Anna Niedl, Ph.D.
Phone: +49 89 700763-66
Wolfgang Güssgen
Phone: +49 89 700763-73
Record changed: 2017-08-10
More documents for 4SC (Group)
- [1] 4SC AG. (6/28/19). "Press Release: 4SC AG Secures EUR 11 Million from Capital Increase [Ad hoc, not for US, AU, CA, JP, ZA, et al.]". Planegg-Martinsried....
- [2] 4SC AG. (3/20/19). "Press Release: 4SC AG Provides Results for Financial Year 2018 and Outlook". Planegg-Martinsried....
- [3] 4SC AG. (3/7/19). "Press Release: 9 Upcoming Conferences and Roadshows". Planegg-Martinsried....
- [4] 4SC AG. (2/6/19). "Press Release: First Patient Enrolled in Phase II Study EMERGE of Domatinostat (4SC-202) in Gastrointestinal Cancer". Planegg-Martinsried....
- [5] 4SC AG. (9/20/18). "Press Release: Domatinostat Plus Chemotherapy Overcoming Drug Resistance". Planegg-Martinsried....
- [6] 4SC AG. (8/9/18). "Press Release: 4SC Provides Q2 and H1 2018 Update". Planegg-Martinsried....
- [7] Probiodrug AG. (4/23/18). "Press Release: Probiodrug Appoints Dr. Ulrich Dauer as Chief Executive Officer". Halle (Saale)....
- [8] 4SC AG. (4/19/18). "Press Release: Phase II Study of 4SCs Resminostat in Biliary Tract Cancer in Japan Is Initiated". Planegg-Martinsried....
- [9] 4SC AG. (4/17/18). "Press Release: 4SC at AACR Broadened Clinical Options for 4SC-202". Planegg-Martinsried....
- [10] 4SC AG. (4/11/18). "Press Release: Yakult Honsha Recruits First Japanese Patient in 4SCs Pivotal RESMAIN Study of Resminostat in CTCL". Planegg-Martinsried....
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