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Profiling Genome of Tibetan Chicken
Profiling Genome of Tibetan Chicken Profiling the genome-wide DNAmethylation pattern of Tibetan chickenà using whole genome bisulfite sequencing Abstract Background: Tibetan chickens living at high altitudes show specific adaptations to high-altitude conditions, but the epigenetic modification bases of these adaptations havent been characterized. Results: We investigated the genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in Tibetan chicken blood using whole genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS). Generally, Tibetan chicken exhibited analogous methylation pattern with that of lowland chiken. A total of 3.92% of genomic cytosines were methylcytosines, and 51.22% of cytosines in CG contexts were methylated which was less than those in lowland chicken (55.69%). Moreover, the base next to methylcytosine of mCHG in Tibetan chicken had a preference for T, which was different from that in lowland chicken. In Tibetan chicken, the methylation levels in the promoter were relatively low, while the gene body maintained hypomethylated. DNA methylation levels in upstream regions of the transcription start site (TSS) of geneshad a negative relationship with the gene expression level, and the DNA methylation of gene-body were also negatively related to gene expression. Conclusions: We firstly generated the genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in Tibetan chicken, and our results will be helpful for future epigenetic studies in adaptations to high-altitude conditions and provide a new idea for the prevention and treatment of mountain sickness and other hypoxia-related diseases to human. Keywords: Epigenetics, DNA methylation, MethylC-Seq, highland chicken, adaptation, extreme environment. à à Background DNA methylation is a crucial epigenetic modification that plays a vital role in genomic imprinting [1], transcriptional repression [2], and chromatin activation [3]. In recent years, we have gained knowledge on the association of DNA methylation with cellular differentiation, development, and disease, however, little information is available concerning the DNA methylation modifications under long-term extreme environment. Environmental aspects influence through both genetic and epigenetic mechanisms [4, 5]. Several studies have tried to establish the relationship between environmental factors and DNA methylation in humans. It was reported that reduced global DNA methylation in whole blood was related to exposure to ambient air pollution at the home addresses of non adults [6]. In malignant cells, airborne benzene induce a significant decrease in the methylation of LINE-1 and AluI, and increasing airborne benzene levels can cause hypermethylation in p15 and hypomethylation in MAGE-1 [7]. The average level of methylation in p16 was increased in patients with benzene poisoning compared with control group, while no alternation was observed in the p15 methylation [8]. Korea et al. revealed that most organochlorine (OC) pesticides were inversely and significantly related to the methylation of Alu [9]. In the prenatal pregnant women, lead exposure was inversely related to genomic DNA methylation in white blo od cells [10]. Moreover, base on the epigenetic inheritance mechanisms, adaptive traits that result from the environment can be transferred to the next generation. For instance, environment containing endocrine-disrupting chemicals can affect the germ line and promote disease across offspring via DNA methylation [11]. Above researchs shows that environmental conditions could induce DNA methylation alternation to to influence disease, prompting us to explore whether DNA methylation is associated with the unique adaptations of farm animals to hypoxia and high-dose ultraviolet radiation in high-altitude environments. The Tibetan chicken which lives in high-altitude environment has smaller body, lower heart rate, higher spleen rate and erythrocyte volum than low-altitude chicken. Previous research showed that humans relocating to high-altitudes might undergo acute mountain sickness, high-altitude pulmonary edema, and high-altitude cerebral edema [12]. Whereas, the Tibetan chicken is greatly adapted to the low-oxygen and high-altitude environment and displays good performance in terms of survival and has high reproduction [13]. Therefore, investigation the genome-wide DNA methylation of Tibetan chicken, understanding the effects of DNA methylation on the plateau adaptability, may provide a new idea for the prevention and treatment of mountain sickness and other hypoxia-related diseases to human. In this study, we perform whole genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) on Tibetan chicken blood to analyze their global DNA methylation patterns. The DNA methylome distribution in the Tibetan chicken genome was shown for the first time. Our results will provided an important resource for exploring low-oxygen adaptation mechanism in high-altitude district. Methods Animals In this study, one Tibetan chicken was obtained from Xiangcheng County in the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture with the living place about 3500 meters above sea level. Blood samples were collected and stored at -20 Ãâà °C for bisulfite sequencing. Total genomic DNA was collected from the blood with the use of a TIANamp Genomic DNA Kit (Tiangen, Beijing, China). All experiments in this study were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations, and were approved by the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province. MethylC-Seq library construction and sequencing DNA was fragmented by sonication with a Sonicator (Sonics Materials) to a mean size of approxià mately 250 bp, followed by blunt ending, 3à ¢Ã¢â ¬Ã ²-end addition of dA, and adapter ligation, in which Illumina methylated adapters were used according to the manufacturers instructions (Illumina). The bisulfite conversion of Tibetan chicken DNA was carried out using ZYMO EZ DNA Methylation-Gold kit (Zymo Research, Irvine, CA, USA) and amplià fied via PCR with 12 cycles. Ultra-high-throughput pair-end sequencing was performed by the Illumina Genetic Analyzer (GA2) on the basis of manufacturer instructions. Raw GA sequencing data were processed using Illumina base-calling pipeline (SolexaPipeline-1.0). Data Filtering Data filtering was performed via the elimination of the adaptor sequences, contamination and low-quality reads from raw reads. Low-quality reads consist of three types including: 1) Contain adaptor sequence; 2) N base number over 10%; 3) The number of base whose quality less than 20 over 10% was trimmed, and the read which accord with one of them will be removed. Only cleaned data were used for the downstream analyses. Reads Alignment On the forward read of each read pair, observed cytosines were replaced with replaced with adenines, and the observed guanines were replaced with adenines on the reverse read of each read pair. The alignment form reads were then mapped to the alignment form gallus_gallus reference genome by SOAP aligner[14]. Each hit with a single placement with a minimum number of mismatches and and a clear operation chain was defined as unambiguous alignment (uniquely mapped reads) and was used for ascertainment of methyl-cytosine. The copy numbers of the local region was estimateed by calculating the the uniquely mapped reads. Estimating methylation levels Methylation level was determined by dividing the number of reads covering each mC by the total reads covering that cytosine, which was also equal the mC/C ratio at each reference cytosine. The function is showed as following: Methylation level = 100 * GO enrichment Analysis GO annotations of Tibetan chicken genes were downloaded from the Ensembl (ftp://ensembl.org/pub/current/otherdata/Gene_ontology/gallus_gallus_glean_gene.go). GO comparative analyses between interà ested genes groups were performed using BGI WEGO (http://wego.genomics.org.cn/cgi-bin/wego/index.pl). KEGG Pathway Analysis Different genes usually interact with each other to exercise their biological functions. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomesà ¯Ã ¼Ãâ KEGGà ¯Ã ¼Ã¢â¬ °is the main public pathway database. Super geometry analyses were conducted to find the KEGG pathways enriched in genes differentially methylated compared to the whole genome. The calculation formula is the same as that in GO function analyses, N represents number of genes with pathway annotation; For the number, n is the number of differentially expressed genes corresponding N, M represents number of all genes which have a particular pathway annotation; m represents numbers of differentially expressed genes which have a particular pathway annotation. Pathway mapped Q value à ¢Ã¢â¬ °Ã ¤ 0.05 defined as the pathway of significant enrichment. Through significant enrichment of the pathway, we can determine the most main in biochemical pathways and signal transduction pathways. Results à à Global mapping of DNA methylation In the present study, blood samples from a Tibetan chicken were used to generate three libraries for genome-wide methylation sequencing. All libraries showed nearly complete bisulfite conversion (99.7%). A total of 41.3 Gb raw data were obtained from three blood samples. After data filtering, 151,345,614, 165,745,108 and 141,554,972 clean reads were generated for the three libraries, respectively. Of the total reads, 75.6% were mapped to the reference genome, with 28 X Whole-genome average coverage depth, which could reveal the data quantity of clean data because of the characteristics of bisulfite sequencing (Table 1 and 2). Cytosine patterns have 3 major types (CG, CHG and CHH, H represents non-G base, hereinafter inclusive) according to the sequence context. Therefore, we analyzed the relationships between effective sequencing depth and genome coverage for different cytosine patterns (Figure S1, S2). Figure S1 reveals that there is a negative correlation between the effective sequencing depth and the percentage of cytosine in genome. The Figure S2 shows that the distribution of genome coverage varies with sequencing depth accord with the Poisson distribution, and the depth of the distribution`s apex is near to the genome average sequencing depth. In additon, we performed effective coverage analysis base on three different levels: chromosome, gene region and genomic feature. The effective coverage of all cytosine in each chromosome ranges from 82.77% to 97.86%, except for 24.96% in chr17 , while the CpG effective coverage of each chromosome ranges from 86.74% to 97.5%, except for 23.58% in chr17 (Table S1). Moreover,coverage of all cytosine in CDS and intron region was 95.94% and 93.66%, respectivelyà ¯Ã ¼Ã â and CG coverage in CDS and intron region was 96.04% and 93.45%, respectively (Table S2). DNA methylation patterns In Tibetan chicken, the methylation level of all genomic C sites was more than 3.9%. Patterns of Cytosine methylation in Tibetan chicken were found to have three major types (mCG, mCHG and mCHH) according to the sequence context. We discovered overall genome-wide levels of 51.22% CG, 0.4% CHG, and 0.45% CHH methylation in the Tibetan chicken (Table 3). In whole genome, the CG methylation occupied over 96% of cytosine methylation, which is the primary cytosine methylation pattern. However, the rate of mCHH was only 3% and the rate of mCHG was 1%(Fig. 1A). Methylation status of CG, CHG and CHH differ between species, even varies with different conditions concerning time, space and physiology within a single organism. Figure 1b showed that percentage of the methylation level of methyl-cytosine varies with methylation level. In the tibet chicken blood, more than 75 % of mCG sites were 60-100 % methylated (Fig. 1b). In addition, chromosome1 was used as an instance to illuminate the methyl-cytosine density distribution in chromosome, and the methyl-cytosine density showed large variations throughout the chromosome 1, which was similar to other chromosomes (Fig. 1c) Proximal Sequence Features Analysis To identify whether the particular local sequences were markedly enriched as the DNA methylome of Arabidopsis, we analyzed the sequence adjacent to sites of CG and non-CG methylation. The methylation ratios of all potential 9-mer sequences were calculated, and the methylated cytosine was located at the fourth position in these sequences (permitting an analysis of three bases upstream of CHG, and CHH methylation). As shown in figure 2, hardly a sequence preference was found in the CG-flanking regions of the hole genome or in the mCG-flanking regions. Moreover, the highest frequency base that next to the CHG cytosine in genome was A, followed by T and C, while the base following the mCHG methylcytosine has a preference for T, followed by A and C. In CHH context, the fifth position that proximal to the sites of cytosine has a preference for C, and the sixth position prefer to T, which is similar to the mCHH(Fig. 2). DNA methylation levels of different functional regions Different genomic features are associated with distinct regulation functions. To study the DNA methylation profile in different genomic features, the heat map was used to present the distribution of methylation level in the CDS, downstream, Genome, intron and upstream (fig. 3). The comparative analysis of mean DNA methylation levels revealed that different gennome regions showed distinguishing DNA methylation levels. Additionally, we analyzed DNA methylation patterns across the transcriptional units at whole genome level. In Tibet chicken, most of the promoter regions have an association with CpG islands and are hypomethylated, which showed a lower CG methylation level than the gene-body and the gene downstream. Moreover, methylation of CG declined sharply before the TSS and increased markedly towards the gene body regions and stayed at a plateau until the 3 end of the gene body, and two obvious peaks were present in the regions of the internol exon and the last exon (Fig. 3). The me thylation of CHG had the same varying tendency with the methylation of CG, but was characterised by mitigatory changes compared to the rapid changes of CG methylation. Furthermore, the methylation peaks of both CG and CHG were presented in the internal and last exons in which the methylation lows of CHH appeared. DNA methylation levels ofpromoter and genebody Methylation of the promoter suppresses gene expression, but the functional role of gene-body DNA methylation in highly expressed genes has yet to be clarified. To better characterise the methylation of promoter and gene-body, a comprehensive analysis of methylated genes and unmethylated genes in gene-body and upstream2k was performed. In total, 14,018 genes were methylated in both promoter and gene-body, while 505 genes were exclusively methylated in promoter and 409 genes were exclusively methylated in gene-body, and 231 genes unmethylated in both promoter and gene-body (fig. 4A). Gene ontology analysis of methylated and unmethylated genes revealed the top-ranked enriched GO terms were related to the cellular process, metabolic process, and response to stimulus in the biological process (BP) category. The cellular component (CC) category mainly comprised genes involved in cell, cell part, and organelle. Within the molecular function (MF) category, binding, catalytic activity, and tr ansporter activity were highly represented (fig. 4B and 3S). In addition, KEGG analysis showed that genebody methylation genes were clustered in the metabolic pathways, protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum, and calcium signaling pathway, while the genebody unmethylation genes were clustered in metabolic pathways, Fc gamma R-mediated phagocytosis, and endocytosis. Moreover, promoter methylation genes were most involved in ubiquitin mediated proteolysis, oocyte meiosis, and melanoma, while , promoter unmethylation genes were most involved in N-Glycan biosynthesis, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol(GPI)-anchor biosynthesis, and Fat digestion and absorption (fig. 5). DNA methylation and gene expression level DNA methylation of promoter generally suppress gene transcription via inducing a compact chromatin structure. We obtained the gene expression profiles of Tibetan chicken from the GEO database. Based on expression levels, all genes were divided into ten groups, from the lowest 10% and to the highest 10%. Furthermore, the genomic regions that 2 kb upstream of the TSS were defined as the proximal promoter, and used the mean methylation as the methylation level of each group. The correlation analysis showed that gene expression level was negatively related to the mean DNA methylation level of the promoter regions (fig. 6A; r=-0.93, pshowed little difference in these ten groups with different expression level (fig. 6B; r=-0.83, p Discussion Genomics technologies have been extensively used to investigate the adaptations of humans, animals and plants to extreme conditions [15, 16]. However, the relationships between the adaptions and the epigenetic modifications that result from extreme environmental exposures remains to be further elucidated. To date, the methylation pattern of Tibetan chicken remains unknown. To improve our understanding of the association between epigenetic modifications andadaptations to hypoxia and high-dose ultraviolet radiation in high-altitude environments, we analyzed whole-genome single-base resolution DNA methylomes by WGBS to provide the genomewide DNA methylation patterns in Tibetan chicken blood and interrogate the potential role of DNA methylation in adaptations to high-altitude environments. Genome-wide DNA methylations of lowland chickens have been researched using MeDIP-seq [17, 18], MBD-Seq [19], and Methyl-MAPS [20], which measure methylation base on immunoprecipitation and restriction enzyme digestion. Compared to WGBS, these technologies generate lower resolution and coverage, and fail to obtain methylation level for CHG and CHH. For example, Only 32 % of CpG coverage was obtained from the study of lowland chicken using Methyl-MAPS [20]. In the other lowland chicken study, the CpG coverage ranges from 83.72 to 91.57 % using MethylC-seq [21]. In the current study, the CpG effective coverage of each chromosome ranges from 86.74% to 97.5%, except for 23.58% CpG coverage of chr17 in Tibet chicken. In lowland chicken, more than 55.69% of cytosines in CG contexts were methylated which is much higher than those in Tibet chicken (51.22%), while the percentage of mCHG and mCHH in Tibet chicken was higher than those in lowland chicken. In addition, 96.24 %, 0.86 % and 2.89 % of all methylcytosines were present in the CG CHG and CHH context, respectively, while the CG methylation in Tibet chicken occupied only 96% of cytosine methylation. Moreover, the base next to methylcytosine of mCHG in lowland chicken had a preference for A, while that in highland chicken prefer to T. All these indicated that the highland environments decrease the global CG methylation levels of chicken, and change the sequence context preferences for methylation, suggesting that the methylation involve in the adaptations of chicken to high-altitude environments. In Tibetan chicken genome, the DNA methylation level rapidly down before the TSS and markedly increased towards the gene body regions and stayed at a plateau until the 3 end of the gene body. These methylation features discovered in this study consistently match with those previously reported in bovine placentas [22]. Similar to the lowland chickengenome, the Tibetan chicken genome has two CG methylation peaks in the internal and last exons, but the difference is that the lowland chicken genome showed a mitigatory methylation level in the genome regions before the TSS [21], suggesting that the long-term hypoxia and UV radiation under high-altitude conditions cause methylation alternation. The promoter plays a crucial role in the regulation of gene transcription and most of the promoter regions are hypomethylated [23], while the gene-body DNA methylation is associated with chromatin structure and elongation efficiency, and prevents spurious transcription initiation [24, 25]. In present study, we found the promoter is hypomethylated, whereas the methylation level in gene-body is relatively high, a finding that is similar to those from previously reported in human [26] and lowland chicken [17]. Hypermethylation of the promoters represses gene transcription [27], and the reduction of methylation at the promoters causes gene overexpression [28]. In human embryonic stem cells, Laurent et al. reported that 20% of the most highly expressed genes displayed the lowest methylation levels in promoter. We analyse the relationship between the methylation and the expression inTibetan chicken, using the method reported in previous studies [17]. Similar to reports in humans [17, 29, 3 0] and lowland chicken [5], DNA methylation level in 2 kb upstream of genes is negatively related to the gene expression level in Tibetan chicken, this was further evidence that DNA methylation at the promoters is involved in gene silencing. Methylation in gene-body is more prevalent than in promoter, but the role of gene-body methylation in gene regulation remains unclear. Previous researchs showed that gene-body methylation has an intricate correlation with expression level. Most researchers believed that the methylation of gene-body is positively correlated with gene expression [26, 29, 31, 32], although several researchers have indicated that intragenic methylation might inhibit gene transcription [24]. However, the correlation between gene-body methylation and expression levels in bovine placentas is non-monotonic and the moderately expressed genes show the highest methylation in gene-body [22]. Our data demonstrated that methylation in the gene-body of Tibetan chicken may decrease gene expression. However, methylation in gene-body is just one of the thousands of factors that affect gene transcription. Therefore, further studies centering on the DNA methylation of certain regions that display distinct effect in gene regulation are needed to clarify the complicated epigenetic mechanism underlying high-altitude environments and its relationships with adaptations to hypoxia and high-dose ultraviolet radiation in high-altitude environments. In summary, the present study provides the first comprehensive analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in the blood of highland chicken, and our results can be used for future studies on epigenetic gene regulation in highland chicken. This study contributes to the knowledge on epigenetics in highland animals. References 1. Tirado-Magallanes, R., et al., Whole genome DNA methylation: beyond genes silencing. 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Without doubt the main issue in today's housing market for first time buyers, key workers and those on lower wages is affordability. With little likelihood of house prices falling in the near future, those looking to climb onto the property ladder are left with few options. They can borrow a greater percentage of the value of the house through a 100% mortgage, they can borrow to a greater multiple of their income or they can consider shared ownership schemes.
Essentially, 100% mortgages and extended multiples of income loans are opposite sides of the same coin. Allowing those missing an element in their finances to stretch to a new home. A 100% loan is suitable for somebody who has an income but not the capital, or doesn't wish to spend their capital. And loans offering more than the standard 3.5 times income are useful for those who have capital for a deposit, but not the income for the property they want.
David Connolly, product development manager at Mortgage Express, says: 'The fact that 100% mortgages are available to those who have not saved a deposit means people don't have to watch the price of a home rise faster than they can save the deposit. The main downside is that the interest rate is higher, reflecting the fact that this is a niche product with greater risk to the lender. And with reference to higher income multiples, unfortunately they are not available to everyone.'
The other option, one that doesn't involve such a financial stretch, or in some cases increased risk, are shared ownership schemes. The majority of shared ownership schemes are run through the Housing Corporation, a non-departmental public body (NDPB) sponsored by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The Housing Corporation funds homes built by Registered Social Landlords (RSL) from money it gets from the Government.
RSL is the technical name for landlords registered with the Housing Corporation. Most are housing associations, but there are also trusts, co-operatives and companies, typically house builders. Housing associations are by far the main providers of new social housing, there are over 2,000 in England, managing around 1.45 million homes.
Help to buy a home
There are two schemes that help people on lower incomes become home owners: shared ownership and Homebuy. The shared ownership scheme allows people to buy a share of the property and pay a rent on the remaining share they do not own, gradually buying further shares until they eventually own the property outright. The Homebuy scheme helps people to buy a home on the open market by buying a portion of the property with them.
Shared ownership is intended for people who cannot afford to buy a home by any other means, so they must be in need of housing but be unable to afford outright purchase. Priority is given to existing public sector tenants or those on local authority waiting lists. Up to four people can apply to become joint owners but all the applicants must individually and jointly meet the eligibility criteria. Prices vary according to location but are usually to be within the budgets of those who cannot afford the prices of properties available for sale in the open market. Normally applicants buy a 50% share but they can buy a smaller or larger share ' the higher the share bought the less rent to pay. There is no assumption built into the system that the tenant will buy the rest of the property, although it is hoped that they would eventually be in the position to buy the rest of the property.
However, the low overall valuation of a property and the fact that clients are only buying a portion can cause problems with lenders. Rob Clifford, managing director of broker franchise Mortgageforce, says: 'Some lenders will veto applications on the basis of minimum loan size or minimum property valuation. The lenders have no problem with shared ownership but the numbers are too small for their generic underwriting rules. We have had properties in depressed areas worth £39,000 where the client only wants to borrow £20,000, and it can result in problems sourcing this type of loan.'
Mortgages for shared ownership are generally provided by high street lenders. For example, Mortgage Express, the specialist subsidiary of Bradford & Bingley, does not cater for shared ownership. Connolly explains: 'Traditionally it is only the mainstream lenders involved in this type of lending. It is a small part of the overall mortgage market and lends itself as more suitable as an add on to mainstream lending.'
The Nationwide Building Society is a typical example of a high street lender that does cater for shared ownership mortgages. It insists that the client is buying at least 40% of the property and will lend up to 95% loan to value. The product range is the same as for standard mortgages and has the same affordability constraints.
Sherrie Rowlands, spokesperson for Nationwide Building Society, says: 'We consider it a good scheme to get first time buyers on the ladder. However we don't make a big issue of the fact that we consider these schemes, because the main problem in the industry is the lack of shared ownership properties to buy. These schemes are finding the same supply problems as the mainstream markets, so it is a small part of our business. Although it has become more popular in recent years with the housing associations taking over from the councils.'
A lack of suitable properties is the biggest hinderance to the shared ownership market. However, the housing associations are trying to make properties available, and in many ways they are being quite successful, but they are not managing to meet demand because it exceeds the supply.
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The Homebuy scheme involves clients contributing 75% of the purchase price of a home through a mortgage and personal savings. The RSL will lend the remaining 25%. There are no monthly payments on the loan. Instead, it is repaid when the home is sold. The amount repaid will be 25% of the value of the home at the time it is sold. If they want to, tenants may repay the loan before the house is sold, in which case the amount repaid will be based on the value of the home when the loan is paid back. It is available as a joint purchase provided the joint income and savings are so low as to prevent buying a home in the normal way.
However, arranging this type of purchase can cause more problems for the lenders than with shared ownership. Clifford says: 'Lenders are interested in recovering the loan expediently. Typically they are only comfortable when they have a first charge on the property. However some of the funding organisations involved in those schemes are not prepared to postpone their legal first charge on their portion of the home in favour of the mortgage lender.'
Steve Hoare, managing director of broker network HomeLoan Partnership, has met similar problems. He says: 'Lenders have an equal charge with the housing association, so if they have to repossess or claim arrears the association can stop the repossession. Lenders require something similar to a council right to buy deed of postponement. With a right to buy there is a discount on the market value of the property, the deed says that the charge on the discount follows the lender, so on repossession it is the council that will lose out.'
When it comes to applying for these schemes and arranging the purchase, the associations will provide a lot of advice themselves, as they are used to dealing with those who have never considered buying a property before. They will generally help people choose a solicitor and lender but ultimately the individual has to make a choice.
Ripe for advice
However, Hoare believes this whole area is ripe for independent advice. He says: 'The associations are in effect tied agents, dealing only with the schemes that they run. People will always need advice on whether shared ownership is the best thing for them at all, sometimes it is not the best option as you don't own the property, which is where an intermediary comes in.'
It is also possible for some housing association tenants to purchase the homes that they are currently renting through a further two schemes. The Right to Acquire scheme gives eligible tenants of registered social landlords the legal right to buy the home they currently rent. And the Voluntary Purchase scheme allows tenants to apply to buy the home they rent at a discount. If the Government goes through with its talk of curtailing the right to buy for council tenants it will be interesting to see what happens to these schemes.
The general shortage of properties is a natural brake on shared ownership schemes, in whatever guise, and is preventing them from becoming a significant sector of the housing market. Clifford says: 'It is another opportunity for brokers to do business but it accounts for a small part of the market.' However, with major house building plans now underway across the country, this sector is expected to grow in both size and importance.
Paul Robertson is staff writer
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Shared ownership schemes allow borrowers to buy an initial share and pay rent on the remainder.
In Homebuy the borrower pays 75% in a mortgage, with 25% as a loan repayable at redemption.
There is a lack of social housing in the UK, which can make it difficult to find suitable property.


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A 3,200-year-old inscription in an ancient language called Luwian has been deciphered. The stone inscription, which was 29 metres long, describes the rise of a powerful kingdom which launched a military campaign led by a prince from Troy.
If the inscription is authentic, it reveals a period when a confederation of people that scholars sometimes call the 'Sea People' destroyed cities and civilisations across the Middle East, causing the fall of the Hittite Empire along with other kingdoms. The kingdom of Mira, which engaged in this military campaign, was apparently part of this confederation of 'Sea People'.
The inscription tells of how King Kupantakuruntas ruled a place called Mira in what is now western Turkey. According to the inscription, Mira controlled Troy (also in Turkey), and names a Trojan prince Muksus as leader of a naval expedition that succeeded in conquering Ashkelon (now in Israel), constructing a fortress there.
The writing details how the King Kupantakuruntas' father, King Mashuittas, took control of Troy after a Trojan king named Walmus was overthrown, then reinstated Walmus in exchange for his loyalty. After the death of Mashuittas, Kupantakuruntas became guardian of Troy.
The inscription was destroyed in the 19th century, but a copy of it was found in the estate of James Mellaart, a famous archaeologist who died in 2012. Mellaart discovered several ancient sites in his life, the most famous of which is Catalhoeyuek, a massive 9,500-year-old settlement in Turkey which some scholars think is the oldest city in the world.
According to Mellaart's notes, the inscription was copied in 1878 by an archaeologist named Georges Perrot near a village called Beykoey, shortly before villagers used the stone as building material for a mosque. Mellaart was part of a team which worked to decipher and publish Perrot's copy, along with three now-missing bronze tablets and several other Luwian inscriptions, but Mellaart couldn't read Luwian, and the team was unable to publish its work before most of the team members died.
Nobody deciphered Luwian until the 1950s, and few scholars today are able to read it. Some question the authenticity of the inscription.
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"Our deeds do not remain confined to ourselves. They become world-happenings; and if they are permeated by love, then love goes with them." (Rudolph Steiner)
What a wonderful get together from so many different countries
I was so pleased she came up with this as over the years I have found that having these social events are great for getting to know each other and starting conversations and ways to help.
So yesterday evening at 7.30 the door knocker became busier than ever.
Glo came with some tasty pears in amaretto
Paola followed swiftly with an Italian Broccoli bake
Eileen and Francis brought a juicy apple pie
Jorge and Angela surprised us with a Colombian rice pudding
The Simin presented us with a huge pan with Iranian rice
Agi arrived with a steaming pan of Hungarian bean soup (perfect for a cold night)
Pavlina made a lovely salmon and leek pie
Electra, our newest member popped in with a Stollen
Simone with an amazing fat free Chocolate cake and
Louise made an eyecatching plum tart (not only eyecatching but delicious)
At the end Michael came who managed to eat the leftovers and organised an accupuncture session with Pavlina, promised to go to Glo's and to get down the Christmas decorations from the loft and one day next week have a life coaching session with her.
Electra mentioned that she had a chain saw, I could not help seeing the glee in Eileen's eyes,so won't be surprised if those two will meet soon.
Louise is planning to earn some gems doing a Christmas star making session so she can have a decluttering session from Glo or myself.
Pavlina would like to have a group gardening outing, so a few of us might be seen in their garden soon.
The evening was lovely, food delicious and more local friends made. PERFECT
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My first introduction to the group as a new member and what a very pleasant evening it was.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the warm welcome,delicious food shared and to Karina & Simi for hosting it.
Dear all.ReplyDelete
this is the (approximate) recipe for my broccoli bake.
Steam a large head of broccoli and mash. Mix with béchamel sauce and when cooled add 2 beaten eggs, parmesan cheese and nutmeg. Season to taste.
Pour into a greased dish coated with dry breadcrumbs. Sprinkle breadcrumbs and a few nuggets of butter over the top and bake till you see that the sides and top have gone darker. Very nice also cold.
Sorry I can't be more precise about quantities and times but I've never had an actual written recipe for this dish as it's something my grandmother and mother made.
Thank you Simin for thinking of having this special evening and thank you Karina for hosting it. Very enjoyable.
Have a good weekend!
Ciao, Paola
Hi all,ReplyDelete
Thank you Simin for organising a lovely pot luck meal and Karina for hosting it!
I have a request. My 2 and half year old granddaughter is coming to us for Christmas and we need a child car seat to transport her safely. We do not have Isofix points in our car so we are looking for a seat which is held by the seat belts.
Does anyone have one to lend for a week?
Any advise about what to buy? Safety, ease of installing in car and the child. It is many years since we have had to do this and our experience is woefully out of date.


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One of the things that has prevented me from making a smooth transition to the new social tools is the lack of compatiability with spell checking tools such as Grammarly or Ginger. As those in charge of social will know, there's not much worse than going on a social platform and realising you've made a grammatical mistake - and when you're scheduling dozens of messages at a time, it's quite easy to miss an error during a proofread.
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AI Synthesis has released the AI011 Analog VCO and AI016 Tape Interface in both a built and guaranteed version, as well as in kit and PCB/Panel format. They say that the AI011 Analog VCO is a robust and stable analog Eurorack VCO - Using the legendary curtis 3340 IC, the Oscillator provides buffered Triangle, Square, and Ramp waveforms, as well as a triangle to sine wave shaper to provide a sine wave output. The AI016 is a tape interface that allows user to use a humble three-head cassette recorder as a real analog tape echo.
A spokesperson told us, "Following the tradition of the other eurorack modules, the AI001 Multiple,AI002 Mixer, and AI003 Looping ADSR, the modules have a full video how-to build guide. Unlike some DIY companies that focus solely on providing kits, AI Synthesis has an educational mission and our kits and documentation are aimed at those who have never held a soldering iron. PCBS are professionally manufactured, and all panels are aluminum and designed by Grayscale."
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Image caption Ben Lovett is due to open his second venue in London in March "This place was no man's land when I was growing up." Dressed in a hard hat and hi-vis jacket, Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett is stood in front of what will soon be his new venue, Lafayette, in north London. […]Read more
FA Cup: Bournemouth 1-2 Arsenal highlights Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta felt his young side showed "courage" to overcame struggling Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium and set up an FA Cup fifth-round trip to Portsmouth. Mikel Arteta's side were good value for their victory, the platform for progress into the next round built on first-half goals from […]Read more
Going for a night out should be safe in any city but in London reports of sexual harassment are on the rise. And for women in particular, it's becoming a much more common experience. Figures from the Met Police show the number of reported sexual offences on licensed premises have gone up by about a […]Read more
Dier (left), here enjoying a light-hearted moment with Mourinho in training, says team spirit is fine at Spurs Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier has denied there is a negative atmosphere at the club under Jose Mourinho. Spurs went three league games without a goal before beating Norwich in midweek and players are said to be unhappy […]Read more
Jorginho (right) is the first Chelsea player to score home and away against Arsenal in the same Premier League season since Juan Mata in 2012-13 Arsenal showed the "togetherness and leadership" that Mikel Arteta is demanding as they overcame David Luiz's red card to twice fight back and share the spoils in an eventful London […]Read more
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Anthony Knockaert scored his first Championship goal since September to give Fulham victory Fulham moved up to third in the Championship as Anthony Knockaert's early goal gave them victory over in-form Middlesbrough at Craven Cottage. Knockaert capped a blistering opening half an hour from the hosts with what proved to be the winner, meeting Joe […]Read more
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Firmino's goal means this is Liverpool's joint-best scoring streak from the start of a top-flight season in the club's history Liverpool setting records in the best-ever start to a season by a club in Europe's top-five leagues "doesn't feel special somehow", says Reds boss Jurgen Klopp. Roberto Firmino's first-half goal ensured the European champions opened […]Read more


text: Bright and early Work Wise Women met together at 6.45am on Grimsby Docks to have a tour of the Fish Market which was kindly hosted by Chief Executive Martyn Boyers. In their white wellies and overalls they had the opportunity to learn first hand about the modern fishing trade and view the daily market activities. This was our second trip to the Fish Market and so far everyone has thoroughly enjoyed the experience, not too smelly either! We are pleased to announce that we will hear more news about the future of Grimsbys Fishing Heritage at our September event when Martyn returns to talk at our teatime meeting on Tuesday 29th September 2015 5.30pm – 7.30pm


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- I will write a Thank You note to someone once a month. I got this idea from my dad who would always randomly have a Thank You letter in the mail for someone. I always wondered how they understood what he was writing to them. My dad has a very cryptic handwriting. You would think he was a doctor!
- I am going to start my to-do/scheduling list again. Before and while I was dating Drew I was very meticulous about writing everything down. And was obsessed with to-do lists and my planner just ask my friends. You just get more done that way. Then I got into a funk where I just didn't do it, and wasn't me! Well I'm finally breaking out of that, and I'm going to be on top of things again.
- I am going to write at least one thing daily that I am thankful for.
- I am signing up for a community education class to get me out of my comfort zone!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
March Forth (no I didn't misspell the date)
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i heart you blog linds, thanks for being a good commenter! where did you get that button, be a dear, leave a comment? i love it! good resolutions- i am a huge list maker too, and love that you even put estimated times, i need to try that! keep blogging! and i'm impressed with your penny purchase! you are so saavy :)ReplyDelete
Thanks Meg! I got the button from the same place I got my background. I think its shabbyblogs.com, but there is a button for it in the top left hand corner of my blog. Click on that and then they have all sorts of fun things for your blog. That's where i got my keep calm and carry on!ReplyDelete
oh yeah i remember your planner, i thought it looked real nice with the modge podge!!ReplyDelete
Ha ha not that notebook! That one you turned into what was it that Alex called it? "Mormon Handicraft vomit" ha ha so ugly. Remember when I modge podged your face? Great times!ReplyDelete
Love it! I love little notebooks too! I don't like setting New Years Goals either, don't think I've EVER kept one! Sad!!ReplyDelete


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The destination falls into obscurity with this programme of journeys: sometimes poignant, sometimes thrilling, and sometimes dangerous.
Take rides through a remote Norwegian village where mysterious tyre tracks tease out controversy, and a stark Eastern Serbia where father-son relationships are pushed to their limits.
Changes of scenery reveal interior transformations with buddies on the move through sun drenched California and bonfire night on the British coast. Featuring works from names to watch out for, Dazed 100 listee Lucy Luscombe (Blood Orange - High Street) and Locarno alumni Stefanie Kolk (Harbour).


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Brantford, November 18, 2002 — Accident Support Services Ltd., Facilitators of Collision Reporting to the Insurance Industry, is pleased to announce that on December 9, 2002 we will open a Collision Reporting Centre with the Brantford Police Service.
The Brantford Collision Reporting Centre will provide enhanced value to the public in the investigation of vehicle collisions. Rather than Police attending the scene of the accident, citizens would exchange information, and then they would have 48 hours to report property damage only collisions, towed or driveable, at the Collision Reporting Centre. Police will continue to attend collisions involving injury or death, alcohol, criminal activity, vehicles transporting dangerous goods or police vehicles.
The Brantford Collision Reporting Centre will be located at the Police Station, 344 Elgin Street, in Brantford. The hours of operation are from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, and 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturdays. Upon the citizens arrival at the centre, they will be greeted, and a member of our staff will help them complete the police report, direct them to police personnel as needed, photograph the damage to the vehicle, and offer them the opportunity to contact their broker or insurance company directly from the Police Station, offering the citizen a one stop service opportunity.
Accident Support Services is under contract with the Barrie, London, Peterborough, North Bay and Toronto Police Services, as well as with the Ontario Provincial Police. Our goal is to facilitate an active partnership between the police and insurers in post accident care by providing knowledgeable advice and assistance to accident victims with empathy, integrity and availability. This results in increased convenience for the public as well as greater road safety. Our supporting insurers fund the program; therefore, there is no cost to the public for these additional services.
For more information on Accident Support Services Ltd., please call or email Bob Gutwein at (416) 745-3301, email [email protected]. Please visit our Website at www.accsupport.com. For further information on the Brantford Police Service, please visit their Web site at www.police.brantford.on.ca.


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Where Have All The Good Defenders Gone?
When Nadir Belhadj sweetly struck a thunderous volley to open the scoring for Portsmouth against Liverpool at the start of the Christmas football programme it was the 500th in the Premier League this season.
This resulted in the 2009/10 season, beating the 1994/95 season for the record of the fewest games in the Premier League to achieve the feat of hitting this target in the fewest games.
For the statistic nerds amongst you, it was 17 games quicker than the previous record, or almost two weeks of fixtures.
This averages out to almost three goals per game, which begs the question; Where have all the good defenders gone?
Many say the Premier League is the best league in the world, I slightly disagree with this statement and feel it should be rephrased to; the most entertaining league in the world.
When you look through the defensive options available to all teams in the top flight of English football there aren't many outstanding defenders, very few outstanding goalkeepers and a void of world-class defensive midfielders.
As it stands, Fulham and Birmingham City are currently amongst the tightest defences in the Premier League. The reasons for this, settled, uncompromising defences with players who are picked to simply defend.
Many teams tend to opt for defenders who can play football rather than select a Roger Johnson or a Brede Hangeland, who are selected to defend and defending properly is what they have prided themselves on.
Another concern in the 'defenders union' will be the worrying form of so-called top performers of the past few years.
Rio Ferdinand with many an injury concern, has obviously lost his 'mo-jo' as has John Terry and this leads to worrying times ahead of the upcoming World Cup this summer, especially for England fans.
It is often said that the Premier League is blessed with the best in the business, but seriously do we have the best defenders, goalkeepers and defensive midfielders in the World?
I think not.
It is worrying that Manchester City were prepared to pay over £20 million for an average defender in Joleon Lescott. This to me shows a drastic void of top quality defenders in World football let alone the English game.
The game desperately needs to find some old-fashioned defenders in the mould of Franco Baresi, Tony Adams and Paolo Maldini or risk becoming a goal fest and not a balanced game of defence versus attack.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not wanting every fixture to be 0-0 but a more balanced, even contest, in which, it would be difficult to score against opposing teams isn't too much to ask? Is it?
Cheers for listening to another of my rants.
All the best for 2010, I hope you have a successful and happy year.


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BNN Networks develops localized 100 city news networks for specific topics underserved by traditional local news media, including social impact, politics, women, arts and culture, ethnic culture and health and wellness.
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The Breaking News Network is a 400 city community news network best described as the "PBS" of social media sourced news. Launched in 2009, it is the largest of its kind, and committed to social impact with no advertising model.
I'm a reporter turned entrepreneur turned reporter again, currently covering technology for the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
I was born and raised in Palo Alto, and joined a successful consumer electronics startup during the first dot-com boom. I later studied journalism and worked for seven years at two daily newspapers and an all-news radio station.
After a brief stint in technology PR, I cofounded the mobile software startup Tackable. We raised funding and shipped three live products: A mobile social network, a location-aware news aggregator and a social events calendar. We shut down development after nearly exiting to a major Internet company.
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I have shifted my focus into business strategy and development for start-ups, SME's and new innovation in Barcelona. I am helping these groups with business plan execution, new market penetration, and capital infusion opportunities.
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Individual term
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Individual term is an expression in predicate logic which can figure as an argument of a predicate and which denotes an individual in the universe of discourse. Mostly used as a cover term for individual constants and individual variables. Both refer to entities or individuals in a universe of discourse. In predicate logic language, individual terms are represented with lowercase characters.
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
- Gamut, L.T.F. 1991. Logic, language, and meaning, Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago.


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Its the most wonderful time of the year…Right? Well, it so happens that for many of us-this time of the year can be challenging and disappointing. We get caught up with all the invites(or maybe nobody is inviting us because of our bad behavior-we will talk about that later). And we get busy buying for others at the last minute. (BTW-70% of those shoppers are men Hmmm) Also, we are all trying to find that perfect gift for all those on our lists. So, take a deep breathe, Please pause
Keep Calm and Manner On!
- Be Merry – Try to listen to all the "good will" news stories-and permit them to help you be grateful and merry.
- Be Nice – Try to use the "golden rule" when shopping.
- Be Present – Try to spend more "real" time with family and friends. Do not overload your day, and rush in and out of events
- Be On Time – Try your best not to be late. It is not mannerly. However, here are some tips from MMI to help you when you do make yourself late…..Christmas and Other relative holidays exist to reminds us to think about others that are less fortunate, and to be thankful for what we have in front of us. So, we encourage you to share your "spirit of intentional goodness: regardless of the delivery deadline .
Include the following comments in your late cards or gifts with sincerity:
- I know I am late with this card, yet I want you to know that I am thankful that you are a part of my family.
- Please accept my apology for the late delivery.
- No excuses. I never intended my delivery of gifts to arrive after the holiday.
On a final note, Mother, May I is grateful for our family, and friends. We want to thank you for your support in 2015-and here is to a New Year-New You in 2016.
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We're innately curious.
What we do...
You might say we're like big kids – old enough to have bags of experience under our belts, but still inquisitive enough to want to turn over rocks to see what we'll discover underneath.
on-IDLE has been providing graphic design, corporate branding, websites, interface design, content management systems (CMS) and interactive tools since 1999. That makes us pretty ancient in the digital arena, but one major thing has kept us young and fresh faced...
We're always drawn to projects that challenge us to be inventive.
We love being in the position where we get to imagine things that don't exist. Not monsters, vampires and bogeymen, but new ways of communicating, or technology solutions that push new boundaries. It's problem solving on a different level. And it means, like kids, we get lots of chances to explore the world again for the very first time.
If we feel we need to reinvent the wheel, then why not?
Who we are...
Co-founded whilst students at the London College of Communication (University of the Arts, London) in 1999, Ane-Mari Peter takes care of the day-to-day and Marc Peter heads design. Today, the on-IDLE family is a core team of two designers, two website developers and two project managers, located in London, Nairobi and Prague.
We all have different personalities and bring particular skill sets and curiosities to the table.
One thing's common, though: a desire and ability to learn.
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A big thank you to our clients and the teams who work so hard to create these websites, magazines and campaigns.
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Ajay Devgn's return gift to Akshay Kumar
As a token of their friendship, Devgn agrees to have the promo of 'Khiladi 786' attached to his Diwali release 'Son Of Sardaar'
In Bollywood, where one-upmanship comes to celebrities naturally, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn are setting a rather different example by being true to their friendship. Word is that the promos of Akshay Kumar's upcoming film co-starring Asin will be attached with Son of Sardar.
The ice between the foes-turned-friends was broken when Devgn requested Akshay for the title of SOS, which was with the former's production house. Sources say that this time Devgn is returning the favour.
A source informs, "It was a known fact that Ajay and Akshay shared certain differences during the making of Suhaag. The title of Ajay's film was already announced when Akshay expressed his displeasure over it as he was holding the rights of the title. Ajay immediately went and met him at Mehboob Studios. Akshay sent a NOC the very next day." The promo of Salman's Christmas release has already been attached to Ajay's film.
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'Costlier' BNP no better than ECG
BNP testing is no better than ECG for diagnosing heart failure and struggles to justify its extra cost, a new meta-analysis concludes.
By Emma Wilkinson
Combining the two tests also gives little improvement in diagnostic accuracy, the researchers found.
The study, published in the British Journal of General Practice (January), suggests NICE may have been premature in encouraging greater use of BNP in its 2003 guidance on heart failure.
Researchers analysed 32 studies on BNP and ECG in heart failure and found both tests were equally good with sensitivities of more than 80 per cent. A combination of the two tests had no significant effect on sensitivity and 'limited evidence' of improvement in specificity.
But the researchers estimated that ECG cost just £10 per patient, compared with £20 per patient for BNP.
Study leader Dr Clare Davenport, clinical research fellow in the department of public health and epidemiology at the University of Birmingham, said: 'There is currently no evidence to justify the use of one test over another or the use of tests in combination.'
She added: 'The additional cost of BNP testing is not self-evidently justified by improved test accuracy.'
NICE recommended excluding heart failure through 12-lead ECG and/or natriuretic peptides where available leaving it unclear whether BNP should be used in addition to or instead of ECG.
Dr Ahmet Fuat, a GP in Darlington and GP specialist in cardiology at Darlington Memorial Hospital, said: 'Most GPs are not clear about the best way to triage patients so there's still confusion around that.
'Cardiologists would say you need an ECG. If a patient has a normal ECG but you still have concerns maybe BNP would be appropriate at that point.'
Dr Fuat, who is also deputy chair of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society, admitted BNP cost was a barrier to its use, but said many GPs needed specialist help in interpreting ECGs.
Dr John Pittard, a GP in Staines, Middlesex, who was involved in drawing up the national service framework on CHD, doubted whether there was such a difference in cost between ECG and BNP.
'It should be possible through PCT commissioning to get the unit cost of BNP down,' he said.


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So I've ordered my 360 from Scan and am praying for pre-Christmas delivery. Are there any reviews around the Web of its multimedia capabilities? Do we know if it will play divx movies if they're stored on a Media Centre PC? I know that it won't play them via Windows Media Connect but does this apply to Media Centre too?
Has anyone tried this and if so, how does it work in general?


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The Latest Target x Dwell Collab Offers Modern Finds Without the Vintage Pricetag
If Saarinen pedestal tables, Knoll Womb chairs and atomic light fixtures adorn your home, you love modern furniture, but maybe not the hefty price tag. Thankfully, Target and Dwell have come to the rescue. Target is always working with designers like Nate Berkus and Emily Henderson to bring great design at a reasonable price. Their latest collab, Modern by Dwell Magazine, captures modernism beautifully and affordably. Whether you're looking to spruce up your space or score the perf statement chair, there's a lot to love in this collection, which will be available online and in select Target stores starting December 27.
"With Modern by Dwell Magazine, we're excited to introduce modern design to more people than ever," say Dwell's co-Creative Directors of Product Design, Chris Deam and Nick Dine. At these prices? Mission accomplished! The aesthetic is mid-century sleek and priced to please. The lounge chair ($250) is reminiscent of the Eero Saarinen executive armchair, but with a tilt-back, lounge-ready appeal.
"With global trends moving toward more Scandinavian-modern organic forms and simplicity… this is a really interesting and viable intersection for us to explore more deeply," Mark Tritton, Executive Vice-President and Chief Merchandising Officer for Target, told Fastco Design.
You can see the Scandi influence in the dining table ($330) and dining chair ($120). Round tables are a small-space dweller's dream, with their ability to create a dining area anywhere you want to place it.
Colorful metal lounge chairs and ottomans ($270/set) that feature sparse, industrial lines recall everyone's fave iconic Acapulco chairs, which are so on-trend right now. You'll want to nab these versatile pieces as soon as they hit the floor, because they'll look as great indoors as they will on the deck.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A judge in Albany has ruled that daily fantasy sports games are a form of gambling and should be considered illegal in New York State.
Acting Supreme Court Justice Gerald Connolly overruled a 2016 law signed by Gov. Cuomo which allowed and regulated daily fantasy contests.
The law said that the contests, offered by sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, were games of skill and weren't a true form of gambling.
MORE: Daily Fantasy Sports Back In Action In New York State
The ruling, delivered Friday, was in response to a lawsuit filed by anti-gambling organizations on behalf of recovering gambling addicts.
Gov. Cuomo's office would only say that they are reviewing the case.
DraftKings attorney David Boies claimed the ruling still allowed the company to "continue to offer their services to players" and that DraftKings was "committed to working with the legislature."
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For 16 months now the Riigikogu has worked on a revised Waste Act for Estonia, part of which is aiming to achieve the 50% recirculated waste target as set out by the European Union. Should Estonia fail to achieve this target, it may face a fine of up to €100 million. Minister of the Environment Siim Kiisler (Pro Patria) says he expects the current parliament to settle the issue still before the general election on 3 March.
Mr Kiisler said in a press release on Tuesday that 16 months should be enough for the Riigikogu to come to an agreement in the matter. This should be time enough to gather all the objections and vote on the resulting amendments, he added.
"Only decisive action will allow us to start raising the bar already in February," Mr Kiisler added.
While the EU is calling for the recirculation of at least 50% of collected waste, Estonia currently only manages 32%, far behind the required minimum. This could potentially incur an EU fine in the amount of up to €100 million.
According to the Environment Committee, the main issue is the number of amendment proposals, of which there are over 200. As committee chairman Rainer Vakra (SDE) told media on Monday, they are working towards putting some 130 of them to a vote. "We're essentially sewing a suit to a button at present. This is definitely not everyday legal practice, and the ministry certainly hasn't drawn up a bill worthy of an A+ grade," Mr Vakra said.
He also added that the committee is planning to only hand down the bill for its second reading once the amendments have been agreed upon with the different interest groups involved in the discussion.
What seems clear at this point is that if the current Riigikogu is to still adopt the bill, the latter will likely be far less ambitious than originally intended.
According to Mr Kiisler, the amended law will at least need to include an increased landfill charge, and the separating and collecting of recyclable packaging materials at home needs to be stressed as well. The Ministry of the Environment has submitted amendment proposals to the effect, since both are a priority in the EU's requirements as well.
The aim set out by the EU is to recycle at least 50% of all municipal waste by 2020. Estonia's parliament, government and authorities have been aware of the target for more than a decade, as it dates back to 2008.
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September, 13-27, 2019
Morning Class with Joanna Kotze
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Both laboratory and technique class, we will delve into the body's architecture and its unique potential, gaining more information, trust, and range. Through technical studies, set movement phrases, and improvisational practices, we will discover and challenge habits and preconceived notions, while practicing our relationship to time, space, and each other. Concentrating on the forces through the legs into the floor will lead us to finding more range, opposition, and weight in the body.
Joanna Kotze received the 2013 "Bessie" Award for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer. Her choreography has been presented at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Wexner Center for the Arts, Baryshnikov Arts Center, American Dance Institute, New York Live Arts, Danspace Project, Bard College, Jacob's Pillow, DNA, MR at Judson, Roulette, and other venues and galleries. She has created new works on Toronto Dance Theatre, Ririe-Woodbury, Zenon Dance, James Sewell Ballet and Gibney Dance. Joanna has had residencies at Movement Research, Baryshnikov Arts Center, LMCC, New York Live Arts, 92nd Street Y, Jacob's Pillow, The Camargo Foundation, The Bogliasco Foundation, Milvus Artistic Research Center, The Yard, Marble House Project, Djerassi, and Bennington College. She danced with Wally Cardona from 2000-2010 and again in 2018 and currently dances with Kimberly Bartosik and Kota Yamazaki. Joanna has taught at Gibney Dance, NYU's Tisch, The New School, Barnard, Purchase, LIU, Southern Utah University, Miami University (OH), Salt Dance Fest, and ADF. She is originally from South Africa and has a BA in Architecture from Miami University.
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KUCHING: The Registrar of Societies' (ROS) silence on the status of SUPP will be discussed during the party's central working committee (CWC) meeting by the end of this month.
For now, the party will not make any statement, said party president Tan Sri Peter Chin.
He said he would present a report during the CWC meeting.
"I will report it at the CWC meeting by the end of this month, and then you (reporters) will have an answer," he told reporters when met at SUPP headquarters here yesterday.
Chin was believed to have held at least one meeting with the ROS in Kuala Lumpur recently.
SUPP's future is on the line following complaints lodged with the ROS by several branches over allegations of irregularities during the run-up to the party's triennial delegates' conference here in December 2011.
The allegations split the party into two. One faction is led by Chin and the other by SUPP Sibu chairman Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh.
The ROS had recently sent show-cause letters to the party and SUPP had replied, but thus far ROS had not announced its decision.
Chin remained mum about the future of SUPP when pressed, reiterating that "some responses" could be expected during the coming CWC meeting.


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Must-do trips and activities to add to your long, long listIn the fall issue of explore Magazine I wrote a sidebar to the Top 30 Under 30 article about some of the challenges that await the next generation of Canadian adventurers, athletes, innovations, leaders and volunteers. What we included in the magazine was just a short list of the many ideas that came across my desk.
Here's what Will Gadd, one of our columnists, wrote when I emailed to him for his to-do list:
"There are so many last great challenges left in Canada that the idea of a "last" challenge is honestly funny to me - in a great way. This is the land of opportunity for outdoor challenges; in any given province there hundreds, maybe thousands of "firsts" to do. Just head out your door and walk in any direction for a few hundred kilometres--nobody has likely done that, unlike in Europe or even the Himalaya, with their huge resident populations. Add in a canoe, a bike, a paraglider, a dog sled or any other form of transportation and it's game on!"
Specifically, here are a few to ponder.
Vera Cruz creekboating
Pro paddler and Top 30 Under 30 nominee Nicholas Troutman says the future of whitewater kayaking can be found in Vera Cruz, Mexico. "Mexico has been a hidden gem in the whitewater community with gorgeous canyon, clean waterfalls and as much jungle scenery you could ask for," says Troutman. "I have been doing first descents in Mexico for the past five years, helping to really open up the location as one of the top creeking destinations in the world. This fall we will be heading back to the State of Vera Cruz to hopefully uncover more it is unseen canyons and amazing waterfalls."
Survive Niagara
Tyler Curtis missed qualifying for the Top 30 Under 30 by a couple months. The veteran Canadian paddler turned 30 this year. His pick for ultimate paddling challenge is right under our noses: Niagara Falls. Well actually Horseshoe Falls, the Canadian side of the monster cataract. "It is most definitely possible," he says. "[But] the last kayaker (C-1 boater) who tried it did not return home for dinner! This one may not only require skill but also a great deal of luck."
Protect BC to Manitoba
Holly Postlethwaite from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society poses a lofty goal that may be more impossible than any other challenge. "Protect at least 50 percent of Canada's public lands and waters," she says.
Gadd's bucket list
As one of Canada's most accomplished athletes, Will Gadd can brag firsts in several sports including paragliding, whitewater kayaking and most notably climbing. Besides the litany of possibilities he mentioned earlier here are four stand outs:
Free the North Face of North Twin. "It's time," he says. Same with the North Face of Mount Alberta. (Both are peaks in Canadian Rockies.)
Set a world paragliding distance record on the flats of Alberta/Saskatchewan.
Kayak the full length of pretty much any of the Arctic rivers.
Circumnavigate Canada by human/natural power.
Squamish's climbing future
And then we get to Sonnie Trotter. No surprise from one of the world's best rock climbers, his ideas are all vertically inclined and all in Squamish.
Uncle Bens, a Squamish aid climb requires pulling and hanging on gear to ascend. "It would be a brilliant free climbing achievement, however, the rumors are that it may be impossible," says Trotter. "So it doesn't get much attention these days, but it's still sitting there, waiting for an attempt. It's hard to put energy into something like that when there is just so much more to do.
"I just free'd a four pitch 5.13c called California Dreaming last year, and this year a 5.13b called Edge of Pan. There's much more on my radar: I want to free the Prow Wall, 5.13c, and I have a dream project on the Kashmir Wall, that may be hard 5.14.
"Marc LeClerc is working on one of the proudest lines ever, it's called The Temptations of Saint Anthony, and it's going to be at least 5.13c/d, and about 7-8 pitches in the North Walls of the Chief.
"Will Stanhope, another 30 Under 30 nominee has a dream of climbing a splitter finger crack in the Bugaboo's called the memorial crack. Probably be 5.14 as well."


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Welcome to The Writing Life blog, an honest, 'warts and all' account of my day-to-day life as a writer. I aim to post every 2-3 weeks. For the past 18 months, I've blogged about drafting my third novel – the ups and downs, the crap first draft, the sacking of characters, and the major rewriting and restructuring. The hard work has paid off and I feel quite pleased with it at last! I'm now tackling novel number four, and I hope you'll follow my progress on this journey, too!
Friday, 23 March 2012
Daily, weekly, monthly? How often should you blog?
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I try to blog twice a week. But that is up the swanny at the moment as I've gone walkabout an the internet connection in the Himalayas is, well, interesting. Should have plenty to say when I get back, though!ReplyDelete
Ooh, That sounds exciting! Will look out for your posts when you get back.ReplyDelete
I was OK with weekly at first, but the minute something happens, it all goes to pot!
We're a writing partnership and are just about managing to blog once a week - but as we both run other businesses, sometimes our 'working together' time is at a real premium.ReplyDelete
We won't publish anything that we don't feel offers value to our readers - so if that means missing a week because we haven't had sufficient time to work on a post, then so be it!
I also find it hard to put in the time to keep up with reading all the blogs that I've subscribed to. Having said that, I've just signed up for yours lol.Replies
Hi Joanna - I'm delighted that you've signed up for my blog, but totally understand that you may not have time to read it very often. It's so frustrating, isn't it? An eight-day week would help!Delete
A writing partnership is a great idea - at least it doubles the chance of being able to do it. I agree that missing the odd week here and there is preferable to rushing it. Keep up the good work!
An eight-day week is a great idea, Susan! ;-)Delete
Let me know when you've worked out how to do that! :-)
either that or a 27-hour day!Delete
- Anonymous24 March 2012 at 10:24
Really interesting post, Susan. I also started my blog in Sept 2011 and in my enthusiasm I sometimes managed two posts per week but I couldn't keep that up. I decided to blog because I kept hearing aspiring writers need an online platform but really I had no idea what to expect. I never dreamed it would be getting over 1000 hits a month by now, that it would be so rewarding in so many ways, and I certainly didn't realise what a commitment it would be. Like yours, my posts require preparation (reviews) or research (listings/articles) on top of the time taken to actually write them - my 'free time' has practically disappeared!ReplyDelete
I do try to post each week because I've often heard that it's hard to keep an audience returning if it's less frequent. The idea of daily blogging is beyond me - I couldn't do it and I wouldn't want to read the same person on a daily basis! However, sometimes I announce that I'm having a week off (so if someone stumbles across it for the first time it doesn't look as if I've abandoned it!) It would be hard to keep going if it felt like an obligation.
I really enjoy your blog - how about a little series on the run-up to publication of your first book? Now, that would REALLY interest me!Replies
Thanks Isabel. It seems we have a very similar approach to this. As you say, it would be very hard to keep going if it felt like an obligation, and I think taking a week off here and there is probably the best solution.Delete
I almost certainly will be doing something about the run up to publication, but the publicists at S&S suggested it may be a good idea to do it as a feature first, rather than as blog posts. But I'm sure there'll be something on here anyway - watch this space!
I blog once a week - I just don't have the time to do more. I feel as if this gives me a nice balance, though, and it gives me the motivation to keep up with it. It's like any sort of writing - you have to find out what work for you, not do things a certain way just because other people do. Great post!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Emma! Yes, I think you're right - we shouldn't feel obliged to keep up with more prolific bloggers, and it's hard to stay motivated if we're always struggling to keep up. I agree that once a week is good!Delete


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Hayes said on his web site, "Out of respect for Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's declaration declaring a state of emergency in Missouri, Hunter Hayes' Thursday, November 20 show at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis has been cancelled. Tickets will be reimbursed at the point of purchase. At this time, all other University related events at Saint Louis University this week are planned to go on as scheduled. Hunter assures his fans that he will be back to St. Louis in 2015."
The grand jury hearing is hearing evidence on the Michael Brown shooting and will meet Friday. The jury is deciding whether to charge Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting in August.


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With a capacity of 1.4 litres this beautiful strawberry colour Glide-A-Scoop Ice Cream Tub will provide you with the easiest way to store and serve up your dessert masterpiece. If you are a lover of homemade ice creams, sorbets or gelatos, then this is the ultimate storage container for your treats!
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