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Module Information
- Dr Jesse Heley
- Mr Charalampos Efstathopoulos
- Ms Jennifer Turner
- Dr Glyn Jenkins
- Professor Michael John Woods
- Dr Christian John Enemark
- Dr Peter Richard Merriman
- Professor Christopher John Pollock
- Dr Catherine Jane Howarth
- Dr Dylan Gwynn Jones
- Professor John Anthony Arthur Jones
- Professor Wayne Powell
- Dr Mitchell R Rose
- Dr John Michael Warren
Course Delivery
|Delivery Type
|Delivery length / details
|7 x 1 hour lectures in food and water security (Semester 1)
|Seminars / Tutorials
|7 x 1 hour student-led seminars in food and water security (Semester 1)
|Incorporates BRM3210 Statistics for Experimental Scientists and GGM2240 Research Methods in Human Geography
|7 x 1 hour lectures in food and water security (Semester 2)
|Seminars / Tutorials
|7 x 1 hour student-led seminars in food and water security (Semester 2)
|Assessment Type
|Assessment length / details
|Semester Assessment
|Scientific case study of a food and water security issue.
|Semester Assessment
|Theorising security and politics.
|Semester Assessment
|Consultancy report.
|Semester Assessment
|Statistics assessment.
|Semester Assessment
|Research methods portfolio (IGES)
|Supplementary Assessment
|Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate awareness of the political frameworks which affect food and water security.
2. Demonstrate awareness of the social and cultural frameworks which affect food and water security
3. Demonstrate awareness of the environmental and political forces which affect water security.
4. Demonstrate awareness of the political frameworks which affect food and water security
5. Demonstrate awareness of the agricultural, environmental and technological contexts which affect food production and water security
6. Integrate political, geographical and environmental paradigms.
7. Demonstrate an understanding of the basis for selecting appropriate statistical approaches to data analysis
8. Assimilate and evaluate data for subsequent interpretation and analysis.
9. Devise testable hypotheses, define focused aims and objectives.
10. Demonstrate proficiency in applying statistical and research methodologies.
11. Conduct research searches using library, information technology and database sources.
12. Collect, store, analyse and interpret data.
13. Utilise appropriate bioinformatics resources for gathering and analysing information.
Brief description
The module delivers sequentially contributions from International Politics, IGES and IBERS, in the form of lectures followed by related, student-led seminars. These will be deliberately non-technical in order to cater for students with widely different experiences of natural and social sciences. The module also provides training in data handling and information retrieval to underpin case studies and dissertation assessments. Students will prepare a written description of their proposed dissertation in the wider context of food and water security issues.
IBERS case study (20%)
IBERS data handling (20%)
IGES consultancy report assignment (20%)
IGES research methods portfolio (20%)
Interpol essay (20%)
Module Skills
|Skills Type
|Skills details
|Application of Number
|Students will handle, analyse and interpret numerical data using statistical methods.
|Oral communication will be encouraged during the student-led seminars. Written communication will be assessed through the dissertation plan.
|Improving own Learning and Performance
|Students will be expected to undertake a significant amount of self-directed study in the preparation of the student-led seminars and dissertation plan.
|Information Technology
|Students will use information technology in the preparation and presentation of their coursework. They will access information and data online.
|Personal Development and Career planning
|Students will engage critically with contemporary and topical issues of food and water security, which are directly relevant to a range of career paths.
|Problem solving
|Students will synthesise and evaluate information from case studies, and analyse qualitative data.
|Research skills
|Students will research independently in preparing for the student-led seminars and dissertation plan.
|Subject Specific Skills
|Understanding of the natural scientific and social scientific principles and practice of food and water security.
|Team work
|Student-led seminars will involve group-based discussions and activities.
This module is at CQFW Level 7


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Featured Artist: Audrey Assad
Audrey Assad is a singer-songwriter and a worship leader. Her debut album, The House You're Building, was released through Sparrow Records in July 2010 and went to be named Christian Album of 2010 on Amazon.com and the Christian Breakthrough Album of the Year on iTunes.
She has worked and toured with other artists such as Chris Tomlin, Tenth Avenue North, Matt Maher and Jars of Clay. Audrey has been making musically independently for about 3 years, releasing the records Fortunate Fall, O Happy Fault (Live), and Death, Be Not Proud.
Lauded by the New York Times, multiple Dove Award nominee and iTunes Christian Breakthrough Album of the Year recipient (The House You're Building, 2010) Audrey Assad releases music she calls "soundtracks for prayer" on Fortunate Fall Records, which she co-owns with her husband, William G Price III.
In addition to her own albums, Audrey has written songs for Matt Maher, Christy Nockels, Brett Younker, Sarah Hart, Meredith Andrews and others, and is featured on Chris Tomlin's RIAA certified Gold record, Glory in the Highest (2009). Having toured with Tenth Avenue North, Matt Maher, Jars of Clay and others, Audrey also speaks about art, faith, womanhood, justice and pornography addiction at Catholic and evangelical events such as Q Ideas, Focus Conferences and more.
She has further been featured at an IHOP One Thing conference, Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral, and during the Papal Event "World Meeting of Families." and written reflective and devotional entries for the likes of Christianity Today, the Magnificat and Blessed is She.
Audrey Assad internationally releases her second independent album, Inheritance, Feb 12 2016 on Fortunate Fall Records with Tone Tree Music distribution. A collection of hymns and original songs that both pay homage to her childhood heritage and to her Catholic faith and charismatic spirituality, the highly anticipated album has already been pre-ordered by thousands of fans through a PledgeMusic campaign.

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Lime and Basil Sorbet
Member recipe by dominicwilde
ServingsServes 8
Refeshing and unusual dessert.
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- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 3/4 cup Fresh Lime Juice
- 20 Fresh Basil Leaves, minced
- Make a simple syrup by bringing the sugar and water to the boil in a small saucepan. Allow to boil for 1 minute then remove from the heat.
- Combine the syrup, lime juice and basil in a blender and puree. Pour the mixture into a container and cover. Store in the freezer until completely frozen, (about 2 hours).
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SOUTH PORTLAND — Willard Square has been a foodie hot spot for more than a decade because of Scratch Baking Co. and its coveted bagels, breads and sweets.
But the mostly residential neighborhood near Willard Beach is now a bona-fide culinary mecca with the opening of Flip Creperie across the street.
The little storefront restaurant opened in July and is turning out paper thin, light-as-air crepes with fillings like imported Raclette cheese, creme fraiche, roasted potatoes, Parisian-style ham and soubise (an onion cream sauce).
The eatery also offers a wondrous surprise called a tartiflette, a potato and cheese casserole from the French Alps, for $8.50.
It's a baked combination of potatoes, tangy creme fraiche, shallots, bacon and white wine with imported Raclette cheese melting over everything. It's served in a paper dish.
The place is run by Shawn Rains and Jessica Bell, who left corporate jobs to pursue their passion for French food and trained in Saint-Malo, France. On a recent visit, as my family and I ate our crepes and tartiflette, Bell came out several times to ask if everything was satisfactory. Yes, we said, times 10.
The eatery has eight or 10 stools at two counters, including one where you can watch Rains flip crepes. There are also a couple of small tables. There are some chairs on the sidewalk outside and some picnic tables on a lawn on the side of the building. The latter is where is where we ate, under umbrellas.
The savory crepes, called galettes, were extremely filling and large. They ranged in price from $6 to $9 on a recent visit. The sweet crepes, with house-made whipped cream, preserves, chocolate, fruits and other fillings, ranged from about $4.50 to $7.
Besides trying, and loving, the tartiflette, I had a crepe with Parisian-style ham, roasted potato, baby spinach, Swiss and raw-milk Comte cheeses, and creme fraiche for $8.75. Like the tartiflette, it was unlike anything I'd had before. The crepe, made with Breton-style buckwheat flour, was thin and extremely light. And the fillings blended together wonderfully. I ate the whole thing because it was so good, but it was so filling I didn't really need to.
My daughter Dinah had, for lunch, a sweet crepe with house-made salted caramel, pecans and house-made whipped cream for $7. There were five different savory crepes on the menu plus eight sweet crepes. You could add fillings to your crepes too, including things like chicken, chorizo sausage and soubise.
The crepes and tartiflette we ate at Flip were not the kind of thing one would expect to sample in a paper serving dish from a little storefront eatery in South Portland.
WHERE: 429 Preble St., Unit 2, South Portland
HOURS: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
WAIT: About 10 to 15 minutes.
PARKING: On street
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE: No
INFO: Facebook.com/flipcreperie


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What you do helps your child get ready to read! According to research, there are six pre-reading skills that children must learn in order to learn to read. Activities you do to support each of these skills will change as your child grows!
Together we Are Stronger
Whitman County Library partners with 40 agencies in the Palouse Resource Network, providing education, resources, and support to families and communities of the Palouse.
Programs and Services
- Professionally trained staff incorporates the six pre-reading skills in all programs
- Baby Time / Lap Sit Programs / Pajama Time - Contact Sheri
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- Vision Screening
- Newborn Packets to hospitals filled with parenting resources, early literacy information, a baby board book, and more.
- Special parenting collection addresses pre-natal through teenage years
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- Annual Family Fair
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Faerie Quest Events
This guide is about the yearly Faerie Quest event. For a guide to random quests, see our Faerie Quests article.
Starting March 1st and ending on March 18th, the faeries offered the ability to accept a daily faerie quest. (Instead of the usual random quests.) By visiting the quests page, you could collect one free item and faerie quest (from a random faerie) per day.
The official Faerie Quest FAQ is here. Some things to note:
- Quest rewards were applied to your active pet
- To receive the bonus item prize, you did not have to complete a quest every day, you only had to visit the quest page
- You could not participate in this on your side account(s)
- After the event is over, faerie quests will once again be restricted to random events
Event Duration
This year, the first day of the event began on March 1st and did not appear to last through the 2nd. If you missed collecting a prize on the 1st, then you unfortunately missed the opportunity to qualify for the final bonus prize. (In other words, there was no "Day 1.5" this year.)
Daily Prize
Each day you visited, Fyora would grant you one of the below faerie-themed items:
Typically, there is a bonus prize for visiting the quest page and receiving the daily prize every day during the event. So be sure to visit daily to be guaranteed the final prize.
Bonus Prize
At the end of the event, if you visited every day to collect the prize (but not necessarily complete the quest), you received the following bonus item:
Dreamy Faerie Dress
Faerie Quest NC Cookies
You may use a Faerie Quest Cookie during the event to receive a total of two daily quests, and you may redeem these quests in any order you choose. (In prior years, you had to accept the free daily quest first.)
Also, during the event, FQ cookies are on sale in the NC Mall for only 50 NC!
Crafting Faerie Quests
This year, Delina is offering a free NC quest after every regular Faerie quest that you complete. To celebrate, she has come up with a new set of items to offer as rewards. These can be viewed on our regular Faerie Quests guide.


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Someone asked me whey I like living in the city. It's an interesting questions. We don't go out to fancy restaurants or bars or anything very often, so it's not really about going out on the town or anything. I don't necessarily think the suburbs are boring, since I like doing things at home anyway. But I grew up in the suburbs, and a wealthy one at that. My family is definitely not as wealthy as many people in the area where my parents live and where I grew up, but even though we weren't poor, either, my parents wouldn't/couldn't buy us all the latest trends, either. I'm glad they didn't, and even growing up I never really wanted them to, but still I felt a great pressure to conform, to have all the hip clothes, etc. My mom made a lot of my clothes, and mostly I liked having unique, rather than trendy, things, but I did get teased a lot for it. Of course I know a lot of that is just school in general – I know city kids experience just as much peer pressure, but in the city there at least would be more kids whose families are not wealthy, so that maybe there wouldn't be AS much pressure, and there'd probably be more kids whose parents were a bit "eccentric" (like me…), so perhaps kids would feel more free to be themselves and put less emphasis on conformity. I'd much rather have my kids grow up in that kind of environment than the one I grew up in. Sure, I liked having a yard and being safe, but the neighborhood we live in in the city is pretty safe, if you use common sense (which I think a lot of kids today are not being taught but definitely should be), and our yard isn't huge, but we do have one, and there are parks nearby for playing.
I feel more free to be myself in the city, where are there are so many different types of people that I can find people who share my interests, or if I don't, that's okay – I can still do the things I enjoy and no one will give it a second thought. For me, being in the city is more about being myself and about diversity than about having lots of glamourous places to go and things to do. When we go out, we sometimes do the normal things like go to movies, but sometimes we can also do quirky, unusual things. Some examples of things I have done in the past: Klingon Christmas Carol, play vintage video games at the Chatterbox Pub, the British Advertising Awards screening at the Walker art museum, juggling shows, Zombie Pub Crawl, Circus Juventas youth circus, poetry slams, screenings of Doctor Who or Twin Peaks at local bars or theaters, cartoon brunch at the Suburban World theater, and we can also find lots of different kinds of world cuisine to try. I like trying different things, and that's much easier in the city.


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We are very excited to share this great achievement with you about 7th grader Youssef Sarhan. Please read below and when you see Youssef tomorrow, please congratulate him.
Amina Orfi is the world champion squash player for 13 and under girls again! She won first place at the British Open over the holidays!! Congratulations to her!


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This valve assembly consists of a normally-closed bypass style compensator on the P port and a shuttle that senses pressure from the higher of the 2 work ports. Its purpose is to provide a relatively constant pressure drop across the directional valve thus isolating the directional valve spool from high flow forces. This is accomplished by bypassing the excess oil to the T port. The constant drop creates a pressure compensated flow control out of the directional valve.
- This assembly is meant to be used in a single station circuit with a fixed displacement pump.
- The pressure differential across the orifice (directional valve) varies with bypass flow and system pressure. It is at its lowest at zero bypass flow and increases with increasing bypass flow and system pressure.
- Another term for this assembly is a hydrostat.
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Thousands of delegates have traveled to Philadelphia to selflessly take part in their democracy. Here are probably half of them waiting for a shuttle to transport them between the Convention Center, the Wells Fargo arena, and their hotels. According to Weather.com, it currently feels like 109 degrees.
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ABACUS-16 Survey to Open August 23
- By Dan Cullen
The American Booksellers Association has announced that on Wednesday, August 23, member bookstores will be able to begin submitting their store data to ABACUS-16, ABA's annual bookstore financial survey. The ABACUS project, available only to members, is a confidential survey of key bookstore financial information that provides participating stores with in-depth, customized reports that are an important tool for improving business operations and profitability.
"I don't know if bookstores realize what an incredible resource ABACUS is — one that's not available in every industry, and one that I think has helped to fuel the resurgence of indie bookstores in recent years," said Jessica Stockton Bagnulo of Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. She noted that the ABACUS report's analysis "has helped us to make informed decisions about our business, from creating yearly budget projections to making changes to our practices and infrastructure."
By submitting their store data for ABACUS-16, stores will receive a detailed individual store performance report that analyzes their financial results, including relevant and insightful benchmarking comparisons across a number of appropriate criteria.
This year, ABA will be working to compile and create the ABACUS report with Industry Insights, of Dublin, Ohio, a company that has worked with associations for more than 35 years in preparing studies of business demographics, operations information, and financial ratios. As part of this new partnership, in addition to the customized printed report, bookstores participating in ABACUS-16 will be able to access a secure and private online searchable results tool that allows users to compile ABACUS data using criteria that they select.
"We are very excited to be working with Industry Insights, whose experience and resources will make ABACUS an even more useful tool for increasing bookstore profitability," said ABA Senior Strategy Officer Dan Cullen.
An e-mail will be sent to ABA member bookstores from Industry Insights on August 23 with instructions on how to access this year's survey. Members will be able to complete the survey securely online or they may download a PDF version of the form to complete.
Next week's issue of BTW will have more information about the ABACUS-16 submission process, which will begin on August 23. ABA member stores with questions about ABACUS can e-mail Cullen at email@example.com.


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|HometownDallas, TX
|High schoolSouth Oak Cliff
Jordan Stevenson, a consensus four-star running back from Dallas, was looking for a new college after he was denied admission to Wisconsin.
He found one in Nebraska, announcing his commitment to the Huskers on Thursday, July 30.
Stevenson signed with the Badgers last spring, but he apparently failed to meet academic requirements (a not-so-uncommon fate lately, which former UW coach Gary Andersen referenced as he left Madison for Oregon State this past offseason).
So the 5-foot-9, 185-pound prospect — who Scout, Rivals and 247 Sports all included in their top 25 position rankings in the 2015 class — was looking for a new home, fielding phone calls and pondering his next move.
His top choices boiled down to Nebraska and Alabama. Later, Miami got in the mix.
According to 247 Sports, Stevenson wanted Nebraska. His mom, Qy Ross, preferred Alabama.
Eventually, Stevenson settled on Nebraska.
"Basically it came down to the education and the athletics and where I can be successful with both," Stevenson told Husker Online. "I didn't really consider the offense or how I will be used in the offense. I feel like I can be successful in any offense and really I just wanted to focus on the academics and overall success."
With his commitment, Stevenson becomes the second running back and the second Texan to join NU's 2015 class — Devine Ozigbo of Sachse, Texas, fits the bill in both of those categories. A rare late addition to the 2015 class, Stevenson became the 21st commit of NU's recruiting group.
Stevenson, whose Sparq score was the 80th best in the nation in 2014 — Nebraska linebacker signee Dedrick Young was the highest 2015 Husker recruit at 100 — would have offered a change-of-pace back for Alabama. At Nebraska, he will contend for the starting job immediately.
After signing day earlier this year, our own Sam McKewon tabbed Stevenson as the "head of the class" for the Badgers.
Why such high praise? Stevenson ran for 2,511 yards with 31 touchdowns as a senior at South Oak Cliff. That followed up his 1,994-yard junior campaign and 853 yards as a sophomore.
Here's Stevenson's announcement on Twitter:
I'm officially a Nebraksa corn Husker Go #GBR I will touchdown tomorrow #HuskerNation stay tune lets ride BIG RED truly blessed— Jordanstevenson (@Jordanstevie2) July 30, 2015
These are the players who built Nebraska football.
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Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has no interest in leaving the London club... at least in the near future, according to the player's agent, Vlado Borozan, who was quoted in an ESPN report.
"My client is an unmovable first-choice player at Chelsea and currently in his head there is only the English club," Borozan was quoted as saying.
Ivanovic, who scored the extra-time winner as Chelsea beat Napoli at Stamford Bridge to progress to the Champions League quarterfinals, was recently linked to the Naples club.
"Ivanovic to Napoli? Napoli has become an important side, but I think the deal is not feasible. Ivanovic is having a great time at Chelsea and I think his future will be with the Blues," Borozan added.
Ivanovic moved to Chelsea from Lokomotiv Moscow four years ago and has established himself as regular starter, who can operate effectively both at the right and centre of the backline.


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Dear friend,
The contamination of mass-produced pet foods is a fairly hot topic in the media right now. It's not that it's a new topic, but it's certainly an ongoing one--as more and more pet food brands are found to be contaminated and as the sordid conspiracy continues to unravel.
I want to say right off the bat that I think this whole thing is tragic--partially because of all the beloved pets that have gotten sick or died, and partially because the whole thing could (and should) have been avoided.
As I see it, there are two issues at hand: what we're feeding our pets and where we're getting their food.
I don't know about you, but I've never met a dog or a cat that was a vegetarian. Try doing a taste test with your pets. Put two bowls in front of them--one of fresh, raw veggies and one of fresh, raw meat. I guarantee you they wouldn't even think twice about which one to go for. It's not just that the meat tastes better (which it does), but that the animals instinctively know which is better for them. Too bad most humans don't have the same instincts.
Still, the kibble industry is bent on turning our naturally meat-eating pets into vegetarians. It's no secret that pet food is primarily made of vegetables and soy. But meat or no meat, when it comes right down to it, these products are not healthy for your dog or cat because they're cooked. Your pet needs raw meat and raw fat including (especially) raw chicken liver or rabbit liver.
Hasn't anyone noticed that what were once only human diseases-- heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, arthritis, and cancer, for example--have suddenly turned into pet diseases as well? Could the culprit be the food they're being force-fed? You bet.
But that's just part of the story. Turns out this forced vegetarianism is also the root cause of the contamination of mass-produced pet food.
Exposing the fraud of the pet food industry
Manufacturers know that the protein content of their pet food is vitally important. They also know that it's not easy to get protein into the pseudo food lining the store aisles (which isn't any wonder, since it doesn't contain meat!). And in the game of pet food ingredient suppliers, the one with the most protein wins.
Enter wheat gluten.
Typically, manufacturers add wheat gluten (glutamine) to pet food to boost the protein content of the food. That's bad enough in and of itself, but it gets worse. Most of the wheat gluten comes from overseas sources--such as Communist China--where farming standards don't even come close to the regulations enforced here in the States.
But I have a question for you: Since the U.S. is one of the leading wheat producers in the world, why would American companies import wheat gluten from someplace like China? I'm sure you guessed: It's cheaper to buy a slave-labor product from China than it is to buy something locally.
But there's always a price to pay. Although it hasn't been proven, it seems fairly certain that the gluten sent to us from China was contaminated with a substance called melamine.
Melamine is a toxic chemical that's used as a fertilizer, among other things. Not in the States, mind you. It's been banned here. But it's alive and well beyond our not-so-protected borders--and liberally spread over countless crops, including the wheat that's used in pet food.
You know I'm a conspiracy theorist. To me, this story has foul play written all over it. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to suggest that the wheat gluten extracted from wheat grown overseas could have had melamine added directly to it--as opposed to simply being used as a fertilizer on the crops. Why would anyone intentionally add it to the wheat gluten used for pet food? The answer: because it boosts the protein levels in the product.
No, melamine isn't high in protein, but it is high in nitrogen. In case you're wondering what the two have to do with each other, I'll tell you: Nitrogen levels generally correspond with protein levels. Adding melamine boosts the appearance of the protein levels--enough to give a manufacturer the edge over its competition.
Just some food for thought. (I wouldn't eat it, though)
Regardless of how it got there (whether it was intentional, or an accidental result of using a poisonous fertilizer), wouldn't it just be safer--and better for our economy--to stick with food grown on American soil? But like I said before, all of this could have been avoided if pet owners had been content to feed their pets a raw food diet.
I'm very interested in seeing how this whole thing pans out. I'll be sure to keep you posted.
One more thought: If melamine is poisonous in Kansas, why isn't it poisonous in Kumning? Was none of the contaminated product sold in China? Probably not, since the Chinese eat cats and dogs
FDA watchdogs caught with one (and a half) eyes shut
Does all of this make you start to wonder what's in your food? Or what poisonous substances have been added to boost the appearance of nutrition? It should. I looked into it, and what I found out should be enough to make you sell your house, move to the country, and raise all of your own food. I admit that sounds extreme, but as the saying goes, desperate times call for desperate measures.
What "desperate times" am I referring to? How about the fact that the FDA only tests 1 percent of the food and raw ingredients that cross our borders. Or what if I put it this way: 99 percent of the food that comes into this country slips completely under the radar.
It screams of double standards to place such strict regulation on the farmers in this country--so much so that it drives the cost of home-grown products sky-high--but to welcome with wide open arms the food grown on foreign soil, where standards often don't even come close to ours. It's no wonder that those products are cheaper, and it's no surprise that American manufacturers are only interested in the bottom line.
I'm sure this whole thing will blow over soon enough. When the dust settles, though, we'll still be left with the same cooked, vegetarian junk dog food that we had to begin with (minus the melamine, I hope). May as well make the switch now to feeding your pets raw animal fat and raw meat.
The best doggie diet around
Forget about the vegetarian kibble industry. The best diet I can recommend for you to feed your dog is called the B.A.R.F. diet. B.A.R.F. is an acronym for "Biologically Appropriate Raw Food." To read more about this diet and to locate B.A.R.F. distribuotrs, go online to www.barfworld.com.
Do the right thing by your pets. They'll thank you for it!
For those of you who are especially interested in this topic, there's a lot more information where this came from. For more on the criminality of the pet food industry, read the Feb 04 and the March 04 issues of The Douglass Report. And for more about the recent pet food contamination, you should read my three-part series that appeared in the Daily Doses back in May. All of these articles are available on my website.
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Tips For Purchasing A New House
Are you contemplating purchasing a new house? Is the house you are living in currently not comfortable enough for you? Regardless of what your reason for purchasing a new house is, purchasing a new property is not an easy task. There are several preparations that you will need to make as well as knowledge you will need to have on purchasing the property, before you go through with it. Here are some tips that will help you with purchasing a new house.
Make a list of requirementsHouses come in varied sizes and will have some diversity from one another. You should first make a list of what is essential to you. One of this is going to be the number of rooms that are available. Is there sufficient space for vehicle storage Perth? This is something that is going to be of importance if you have more than one vehicle in the household. Try to find out if there are arrangements you can make to this, such as converting a garden into an additional garage. However, before you set out to look for new houses, you will need to be sure of what the essentials are going to be.
Negotiate the priceOne of the most challenging aspects about finding a property you like, is to negotiate the selling price to one which you are comfortable with. For this, you will need to have an idea of how much the property is worth and how much you are willing to pay to purchase it. Finding the property's worth is going to be the tricky bit, as the value of the house will vary based on where it is located and how close it is to a main road. You can search for other property listings in the area to get an idea of how much it is worth.
Distance from existing propertyAnother thing you will want to consider when purchasing a new property is how close it is to your existing property. This will affect the moving out process, which is going to be quite tricky if the new house is quite far away. If the property is too far away, you may need to look for self storage, which will make it easier to store your items before you move into the new house. If you aren't happy with the area or city you are living in currently, then you will have no choice but to move to somewhere further. Therefore, purchasing a new house is something you wouldn't want to rush through. By following these tips, you should be able to make a well informed decision before you purchase it. For more information, please log on to http://www.akselfstorage.com.au/canning-vale/.


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Amazing Energy
Part – III
Wind is an important source of energy. There are about 200,000 wind turbines operating in the world, with the largest of about 75,000MW in China followed by USA (60,000MW), Germany (31,000MW), Spain (21,000MW) and India (19,000MW). The world's electricity generation capacity from wind has been increasing rapidly (about 20 percent annually) with China racing ahead of others.
Electricity from wind turbines contributes to 28 percent of electricity production in Denmark, 19 percent in Portugal, 16 percent in Spain, 14 percent in Ireland and eight percent in Germany. A programme to generate electricity from wind on a large scale was begun in 2001 and the wind mapping of the country revealed that 20,000MW of electricity could be produced in the Sindh (Katti Bander-Gharo-Hyderabad region) and Balochistan coastal areas.
By now Pakistan could have been producing over 5,000MW of electricity. However, under subsequent governments the prices were negotiated upwards by corrupt government officials thereby driving away potential investors, and no significant progress could be made.
The sea can be a good choice for installing floating windmills since wind speed on the sea is greater than on land. Moreover floating windmills do not utilise valuable land that can be used for agriculture or other purposes. Hence, there is a strong case for building windmills a few miles away from the shore. Since the blades are quite heavy, they can make the structures top-heavy and unstable so that they can easily topple easily in rough weather. The challenge has, therefore, been to stabilise them so that they can operate safely under very rough sea conditions.
A consortium of US universities and companies, 'DeepCwind' was formed to address this problem. On June 13, under the Offshore Wind Accelerator Project (of the Clean Energy States Alliance) the first offshore floating wind turbine was inaugurated. It supplies electricity to the grid, thereby opening vast new vistas of energy production on the seas. A floating wind farm demonstrator project is also to be installed off the coast of Japan based on Statoil's Hywind spar-buoy turbine. The Norwegian group is carrying out a feasibility study for the pioneering design which has been successfully produced in Norway since 2009.
About 75 percent of the universe is made up of hydrogen. Its fusion at high temperatures leads to the heat and light that warm and illuminate our planet. Hydrogen is, therefore, an obvious and excellent source of energy. This is apparent from the fact that the 'energy density' of hydrogen is almost four times that of kerosene.
Water could be a huge and cheap source of hydrogen if we could find some way to efficiently and economically cleave the hydrogen-oxygen bonds of the water molecule. Nature already does this very beautifully during the process of photosynthesis using certain enzymes. These enzymes are, however, not available on a large scale as they are unstable if they are removed from their natural environment. We have a large amount of sea water on our planet, and this could be a huge source of clean energy, since burning of hydrogen results in its reconversion back to water.
Scientists have been struggling to develop ways to cleave the hydrogen-oxygen bonds present in water in order to produce hydrogen. Certain metal catalysts such as platinum can do this but they are expensive. Now scientists at UC Berkley's chemistry department have succeeded in developing a molybdenum catalyst that is 70 times cheaper, and may be used at the industrial level for hydrogen production. So cars are being developed that can use hydrogen as fuel, instead of petrol. Networks of hydrogen filling stations have been set up in USA, Europe and Japan, and the use of hydrogen to power car engines is growing rapidly. Many buses in Japan already run on hydrogen.
Nature is a great teacher and humankind continues to learn from it. Carrying out the photosynthetic process artificially in high yields and with good efficiency has been a golden grail in science for researchers. Can the common spinach that we eat dinner be a solution? Amazingly, the answer is yes! Now scientists at US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee have shown that the process of photosynthesis can be copied to produce hydrogen by the action of sun light on a membrane prepared from a spinach protein. Once the process is demonstrated to be commercially successful, you may one day drive a car on hydrogen derived using spinach.
One problem with hydrogen is its storage. Liquid hydrogen has to be stored at -253 degrees celsius, which is expensive and cumbersome for use in cars or other appliances. A British company Cella Energy has come forward with a new way in which hydrogen can be used. They have developed a hydrogen fuel using nanotechnology in which hydrogen is stored on microbeads as a hydride compound. It can be used in cars without any modification to the engines, and can be filled from normal petrol pumps.
The hydrogen has been developed as pellets and also in the form of a tissue. The cost to produce it is about $1.5 per gallon, making it cheaper than fossil fuels. The development of this exciting synthetic fuel is being kept a secret by the scientists at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford who were involved in its development.
Another new source of hydrogen is waste water. The water discharged from our toilets has a considerable amount of organic material in it. This can be decomposed using certain electrochemically active bacteria to produce hydrogen in excellent yields. The process is conducted in 'microbial electrolysis cells' (MECs), and the hydrogen produced from them can be burnt to generate electricity directly from waste water.
A small electrical input (0.2 volts) is needed in this process. This is met by extracting energy from the ionic differences between sea water and fresh water. So such processing plants need to be located near the sea side so that one has availability of large quantities of sea water. This exciting work was done by Bruce Logan and colleagues at the Hydrogen Energy Centre in Penn State University, and represents a process for waste water treatment that generates electricity from the hydrogen produced.
There is urgent need in Pakistan to utilise wind energy resources along with our coal, water, shale and methane resources. For this we need to have people with a vision and dynamism to execute projects within the next two years. It is hoped that the present government will not let time slip by, as our industry lies devastated by the power failures and high cost of energy.


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We cannot continue to be the America that our parents knew if we allow millions to come here in violation of our laws. The several amnesties granted to illegal aliens have encouraged more to come. The message we were sending was that "you don't have to obey the law. Get here any way you can and eventually you will be allowed to stay."
That must stop immediately. The borders should be closed to all but essential immigrants until we have the time to teach the ones among us how to become Americans and root out those who would harm us.
That's the best way to preserve what we have and protect ourselves from our enemies, who are already among us.


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When I was about 15 my mother and I took a trip to visit the University of North Texas in Denton. I was an intended vocal performance major investigating a potential college that would be my home for four years of my education. We saw the campus, we met music student and we were deceived by the words continental breakfast. We thought what you are thinking now. Bagels, cereal, fruit, yogurt and maybe waffles or biscuits and gravy in a small dining room laid out as a buffet service. We found a cold package of Little Debbie cinnamon rolls on a counter next to a coffee pot of not great coffee. I was even hit on by a college student. A point of fact I made sure to tell in detail to my best friends waiting to hear of my trip at our strip of lockers back home.
When our college hunting mission was over we left for the airport full of information and brochures. I was a fortunate child. When I boarded the plane I sat across the aisle from two girls wearing burkas. We spent our short trip talking. I don't remember much of the conversation. I remember that they were kind and we related well. I left the plane with a pair of addresses and a promise to write. Eventually, I did write and they wrote back. I was a Christian girl from the Bible Belt in Texas with a pair of Muslim sisters that quickly became my pen pals. That striking contrast occurs to me now as an adult in a time that is very different from the one I lived in at fifteen. Our hearts met in our similarities and not in our differences.
A while ago, I wrote a post about the integrity of receiving a hand written note in the mail. I now have a pen pal. I step away from the computer momentarily to write in my own hand the story of my days. In a couple of weeks, the mail man brings me something warm in the mail. I open the letter quickly and with such lovely excitement. I read it quickly and then I read it slower trying to see between the lines. I imagine myself as Celie from The Color Purple creating visions of my sister's life so far away.
The words "pen pal" have been playing a constant role in my life lately. When something in my life seems to invade with its repetition, I pay attention. If you are speaking to me God, thank you for highlighting the point so that I don't miss it. I thought my longing was inspired by a general thirst for integrity. My response to the constant information overload without meaningful content on Facebook and Twitter was to seek something more personal in a handwritten letter. The idea was inspired.
Our family's new Compassion child Tay will be receiving a letter from us soon. Compassion International places a lot of weight on the connection created between a sponsor and their child. Tay's birthday was the day after we made our first donation. I was able to wish him a happy birthday in his first letter from us. What a wonderful introduction.
Dear Tay, we are so happy you were born! We look forward to watching you grow and celebrating your birthday year after year. Love, The Toroks.
I imagine that truth will reside in many hearts and I am inspired.


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Underground compressed air
Minutes reserve
A 290-MW power plant in Lower Saxony has been converting base load electricity into peak load electricity since 1978. This power plant still provides minutes reserve power with high availability, although with relatively low overall efficiency. This is essentially because the air that is heated upon compression must be cooled down before it is stored in the cavern. Conversely, the cooling that occurs during expansion in the turbine must be compensated for by using natural gas.


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Ben is a graduate researcher at The University of Melbourne in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music investigating the intersection of networked music and virtual reality (VR). He works as the Coordinator of Immersive Media (AR/VR) in the Learning Environments VR lab, assisting with the integration of VR in the curriculum as well as running masterclass sessions for staff and graduate research students.
A major part of his current research is focused on the support and implementation of networked music performance which can be viewed at the guide on Performing music over the internet.
In 2017, Ben was inducted as an Institute Fellow (Virtual Reality) at the Networked Society Institute for his work related to the use of VR at the University. The Music Therapy in Virtual Environments project was as a finalist in the 2017 National Disability Awards and the 2018 iAwards national finals in the Infrastructure and Platform Innovations of the Year category.
- Tamplin, J., Loveridge, B., Clarke, K., Li, Y., & J Berlowitz, D. (2019). Development and feasibility testing of an online virtual reality platform for delivering therapeutic group singing interventions for people living with spinal cord injury. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1357633X19828463. Accepted version (open access): https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/238828. Published version: https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X19828463
Presentations, Teaching and Workshops
- Integrating virtual reality into teaching and research at UoM Sim Cafe (Simulation Australia) Friday 24 July, 1pm – 2pm.
- Implementing VR within the context of a tertiary institution A New Reality 2020 Thursday 25 June, 10.30 am – 11.00 am. Workshop recording.
- Can the use of virtual reality improve the experience of real-time networked music performance? A New Reality 2020 Thursday 25 June, 11.15 am – 11.35 pm. Presentation recording.
- Integrating virtual reality into teaching and research at UoM Researcher Connect Tuesday 23 June, 2pm – 3pm. Webinar recording.
- AARNet Webinar Series Supporting Remote Research – Remote Research Challenge 2: Maintaining and Building Communities
Thursday 4 June, 12.00 pm – 1.30 pm. Online panel discussion.
- Can the use of virtual reality improve the experience of real-time networked music sessions in singing teaching? Teaching Music Online in Higher Education 16th May, 2020. Online conference via pre-recorded presentation/Zoom.
- Can the use of virtual reality improve the experience of real-time networked music sessions in music conferences? IEEEVR Conference – March 21st, 2020. Zoom/Mozilla Hubs.
- Can the use of virtual reality improve the experience of real-time networked music sessions? Graduate Research Symposium, Feb 21st, 2020. University of Melbourne.
- Music Therapy in VR. Educators in VR International Summit – VR Presentation recording, Feb 19th. AltspaceVR.
- The MT-VR Solution: A novel telehealth approach to delivering online group singing therapy for people with quadriplegia. Australian Music Therapy Association Conference, November 29th 2019. Melbourne.
- VR and Presurgical Planning. 3D Technologies in Medicine Conference. November 15th, AAMI Park, Melbourne.
- Networked music performance in virtual reality. NowNet Arts Conference, November 9th 2019. Stony Brook University, New York, USA (via Zoom).
- Virtual Reality and Immersive Media. Innovative Design & Service Delivery. Graduate Coursework Subject. Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne. October 27th, 2019.
- Demystifying Virtual Reality in Schools. Panel Discussion. School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne. 25th October, 2019.
- Music Therapy in Virtual Reality. Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP). Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. South Wharf. October 8th, 2019.
- Learning through immersive media workshop. Learning Environments Masterclass Series, September 11, 2019. University of Melbourne.
- AR/VR at the University of Melbourne. Researcher Connect. August 28th, 2019. Graduate House, University of Melbourne.
- Music Therapy in VR. APAN (Asia Pacific Advanced Network), July 24th 2019, Putrajaya, Malaysia (via Zoom).
- Networked music performance in virtual reality (Poster Presentation). International Symposium on Performance Science, July 16-20, 2019, Melbourne.
- Music Therapy in VR. AARNet Networkshop. 6 June, 2019, Melbourne.
- Researcher Virtual Reality Masterclass. Learning Environments Masterclass Series, March 28, 2019. University of Melbourne.
- Getting Started with Virtual Reality using Unity. Research Bazaar, February 20, 2019.University of Melbourne.
- Jobs of the Future in VR. Panel Discussion, 23 January, 2019, Academy Xi, Melbourne.
- Real-time Networked Music Therapy in Virtual Reality. QUESTnet, September 28, 2018, Cairns.
- Using Virtual Reality for Innovation in Research and Teaching. University of Melbourne Professional Staff Conference, September 5, 2018, Melbourne.
- Using Virtual Reality for Innovation in Research and Teaching. Researcher @ Library Week, August 29, 2018. University of Melbourne.
- Non-Linear Story Experiencing in Virtual Reality. LE Masterclass Series. August 3, 2018. University of Melbourne.
- Networked Society Institute VR Project Showcase. Telstra Labs, June 27, 2018, Melbourne.
- The Use of VR/AR in Vocational Education, Panel Discussion, May 9, 2018, RMIT University, Melbourne.
- Practical Considerations for Integrating Virtual Reality in the Classroom. University of Melbourne Professional Staff Conference, September 7, 2017, Melbourne.
- Virtual Reality Projects at the Melbourne Networked Society Institute. Sensilab Forum, April 17, 2017, Monash University, Melbourne.
- Music Therapy in VR. University of Melbourne Professional Staff Conference, September 15, 2016, Melbourne.
Media Coverage
- VR therapy research transforming perspectives – and improving lives, by Jessica Willis, AARNet News, 29 June 2018.
- 3D printers and virtual jam sessions: Innovation honoured at National Disability Awards, by Rebecca Armitage and Norman Hermant, ABC News, 3 December 2017.
- Music therapy receives National Disability Award nomination, by Louise Bennett, The Melbourne Newsroom, 27 November 2017.
- The new hyper-reality of work by Andrew Trounson, Pursuit, 9th October 2017.
- Spinal patients sing to breathe easy in a virtual world by Andrew Trounsen, Pursuit, 9 November 2016.
- iAwards 2018 – Infrastructure & Platforms Innovation of the Year Merit Award (as member of the Music Therapy VR team)
- 2017 National Disability Award – Finalists (as member of the Music Therapy VR team)


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Some more images from Reno after a great day at the races.
I'm just getting into things here but sadly today was my my last day here as I'm traveling to the east coast early tomorrow morning for a DLWS event that starts on Sunday.
Jake Peterson and I spent most of the day out at the pylons and then finished off the day off by attending a presentation by photographer,aviator and author Bill Fortney. If you're not familiar with his book, America from 500 feet, check out his website
I'll be watching Jake Peterson's blog over the next few days to keep up on the remaining events at the races.
Images captured with a Nikon D3, Nikon 200-400f4 AFS on Lexar digital media


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|Globin family
the Structure of deoxyhemoglobin Rothschild 37 beta Trp----Arg: a mutation that creates an intersubunit chloride-binding site.[1]
|Pfam clan
|1hba / SUPFAM
|Bacterial-like Globin
crystal structure of "truncated" hemoglobin n (hbn) from mycobacterium tuberculosis, soaked with xe atoms
|Pfam clan
|1dlw / SUPFAM
The globins are a superfamily of heme-containing globular proteins, involved in binding and/or transporting oxygen. These proteins all incorporate the globin fold, a series of eight alpha helical segments. Two prominent members include myoglobin and hemoglobin. Both of these proteins reversibly bind oxygen via a heme prosthetic group. They are widely distributed in many organisms.[2]
Globin superfamily members share a common three-dimensional fold.[3] This 'globin fold' typically consists of eight alpha helices, although some proteins have additional helix extensions at their termini.[4] Since the globin fold contains only helices, it is classified as an all-alpha protein fold.
The globin fold is found in its namesake globin families as well as in phycocyanins. The globin fold was thus the first protein fold discovered (myoglobin was the first protein whose structure was solved).
Helix packing[edit]
The eight helices of the globin fold core share significant nonlocal structure, unlike other structural motifs in which amino acids close to each other in primary sequence are also close in space. The helices pack together at an average angle of about 50 degrees, significantly steeper than other helical packings such as the helix bundle. The exact angle of helix packing depends on the sequence of the protein, because packing is mediated by the sterics and hydrophobic interactions of the amino acid side chains near the helix interfaces.
Globins evolved from a common ancestor and can be divided into three groups: single-domain globins, and two types of chimeric globins, flavohaemoglobins and globin-coupled sensors. Bacteria have all three types of globins, while archaea lack flavohaemoglobins, and eukaryotes lack globin-coupled sensors.[5] Several functionally different haemoglobins can coexist in the same species.
Eight globins are known to occur in vertebrates: androglobin, cytoglobin, globin E, globin X, globin Y, hemoglobin, myoglobin and neuroglobin.
Sequence conservation[edit]
Although the fold of the globin superfamily is highly evolutionarily conserved, the sequences that form the fold can have as low as 16% sequence identity. While the sequence specificity of the fold is not stringent, the hydrophobic core of the protein must be maintained and hydrophobic patches on the generally hydrophilic solvent-exposed surface must be avoided in order for the structure to remain stable and soluble. The most famous mutation in the globin fold is a change from glutamate to valine in one chain of the hemoglobin molecule. This mutation creates a "hydrophobic patch" on the protein surface that promotes intermolecular aggregation, the molecular event that gives rise to sickle-cell anemia.
- Leghaemoglobin InterPro: IPR001032
- Myoglobin InterPro: IPR002335
- Erythrocruorin InterPro: IPR002336
- Hemoglobin, beta InterPro: IPR002337
- Hemoglobin, alpha InterPro: IPR002338
- Myoglobin, trematode type InterPro: IPR011406
- Globin, nematode InterPro: IPR012085
- Globin, lamprey/hagfish type InterPro: IPR013314
- Globin, annelid-type InterPro: IPR013316
- Haemoglobin, extracellular InterPro: IPR014610
Human genes encoding globin proteins include:
The globins include:
- Haemoglobin (Hb)
- Myoglobin (Mb)
- Neuroglobin: a myoglobin-like haemprotein expressed in vertebrate brain and retina, where it is involved in neuroprotection from damage due to hypoxia or ischemia.[6] Neuroglobin belongs to a branch of the globin family that diverged early in evolution.
- Cytoglobin: an oxygen sensor expressed in multiple tissues. Related to neuroglobin.[7]
- Erythrocruorin: highly cooperative extracellular respiratory proteins found in annelids and arthropods that are assembled from as many as 180 subunit into hexagonal bilayers.[8]
- Leghaemoglobin (legHb or symbiotic Hb): occurs in the root nodules of leguminous plants, where it facilitates the diffusion of oxygen to symbiotic bacteriods in order to promote nitrogen fixation.
- Non-symbiotic haemoglobin (NsHb): occurs in non-leguminous plants, and can be over-expressed in stressed plants .
- Flavohaemoglobins (FHb): chimeric, with an N-terminal globin domain and a C-terminal ferredoxin reductase-like NAD/FAD-binding domain. FHb provides protection against nitric oxide via its C-terminal domain, which transfers electrons to haem in the globin.[9]
- Globin E: a globin responsible for storing and delivering oxygen to the retina in birds[10]
- Globin-coupled sensors: chimeric, with an N-terminal myoglobin-like domain and a C-terminal domain that resembles the cytoplasmic signalling domain of bacterial chemoreceptors. They bind oxygen, and act to initiate an aerotactic response or regulate gene expression.[11][12]
- Protoglobin: a single domain globin found in archaea that is related to the N-terminal domain of globin-coupled sensors.[13]
- Truncated 2/2 globin: lack the first helix, giving them a 2-over-2 instead of the canonical 3-over-3 alpha-helical sandwich fold. Can be divided into three main groups (I, II and II) based on structural features.
- HbN (or GlbN): a truncated haemoglobin-like protein that binds oxygen cooperatively with a very high affinity and a slow dissociation rate, which may exclude it from oxygen transport. It appears to be involved in bacterial nitric oxide detoxification and in nitrosative stress.[14]
- Cyanoglobin (or GlbN): a truncated haemoprotein found in cyanobacteria that has high oxygen affinity, and which appears to serve as part of a terminal oxidase, rather than as a respiratory pigment.[15]
- HbO (or GlbO): a truncated haemoglobin-like protein with a lower oxygen affinity than HbN. HbO associates with the bacterial cell membrane, where it significantly increases oxygen uptake over membranes lacking this protein. HbO appears to interact with a terminal oxidase, and could participate in an oxygen/electron-transfer process that facilitates oxygen transfer during aerobic metabolism.[16]
- Glb3: a nuclear-encoded truncated haemoglobin from plants that appears more closely related to HbO than HbN. Glb3 from Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) exhibits an unusual concentration-independent binding of oxygen and carbon dioxide.[17]
See also[edit]
- ^ Kavanaugh JS, Rogers PH, Case DA, Arnone A (April 1992). "High-resolution X-ray study of deoxyhemoglobin Rothschild 37 beta Trp----Arg: a mutation that creates an intersubunit chloride-binding site". Biochemistry. 31 (16): 4111–21. doi:10.1021/bi00131a030. PMID 1567857.
- ^ Vinogradov SN, Hoogewijs D, Bailly X, Mizuguchi K, Dewilde S, Moens L, Vanfleteren JR (August 2007). "A model of globin evolution". Gene. 398 (1–2): 132–42. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2007.02.041. PMID 17540514.
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Strong brands share three characteristics. They are: (1) Meaningful in ways that meet both functional and emotional customer needs; (2) Different in being perceived as trendsetters and unique from the competition; and (3) Salient in coming to mind quickly and easily at the moment of purchase.
BrandZ™ uses three key metrics to describe and measure the ways in which meaning, difference and salience impact brand equity. These three metrics were based on almost two decades of study of the world's strongest brands, and have been validated to in-market performance. Brand Power describes a brand's ability to generate volume demand. Brand Premium describes a brand's ability to command a premium price. Brand Potential describes a brand's ability to grow market share in the future.
These metrics are as relevant for B2B brands as they are for B2C brands. Achieving Brand Potential, for example, requires performing well on several interrelated aspects of brand building, including:
Purpose can be about a lofty objective such as making the world a better place in some way. But brand purpose is always about clarity in terms of what the brand stands for: its proposition or reason for being, the ways in which its very existence is important for the customer because of the useful, or even unique, benefits it provides.
Responsibility has to do with the brand's behavior as a corporate citizen: its impact on the environment, its engagement with communities it serves, and its attitudes and behavior toward its employees. Responsibility is one of the factors that influence trust.
There are many large and enduring brands that operate in categories being disrupted by changing consumer expectations. As brands respond to those concerns, transformation takes time. Brands that are loved benefit from greater customer patience.
Perceived Innovation is about leadership, bringing something into the market that is new and not just iterative: new products, services, communications, or packaging – any introductions that are different and shake things up for the benefit of the customer.
Dividing the B2B Top 20 into two groups – brands that scored high on Brand Potential in 2006 and brands that scored low on Brand Potential in 2006 – and comparing the performance of the two groups over the past 11 years reveals that brands with high Brand Potential increased 123 percent in value, while the brands with low Brand Potential increased only 23 percent in value. High scores in purpose, responsibility, love, and innovation also correlated with higher rates of brand value growth.
Research into the drivers of Brand Potential can provide an advantage for brand owners and marketers enabling them to engage consumers in meaningful ways that maintain differentiation.
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More trusted brands grew 80 percent in brand value between 2006 and 2016, while less trusted brands grew only 25 percent.
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The brand value impact of being perceived as different or creative is enormous. Brands seen as different or creative almost doubled in value between 2006 and 2016, while brands perceived as low on those characteristics improved in value only by around one-fifth over those 11 years.
The drivers of value for B2C brands also hold for B2B brands, and they provide an excellent guide for driving future value growth.
Business-to-business brands score well above average in Brand Potential and in all the attributes that contribute to Brand Potential. They score somewhat lower than business-to-consumer brands, however. Consumer-facing brands may pay more attention to brand building, and in some instances the B2B brand strengths may not be as clearly understood and appreciated.
The BrandZ™ B2B Top 20 brands score 108 in Brand Potential overall, and the BrandZ™ B2C Top 20 brands score 118, using an index that sets the score for an average brand at 100. B2B brands outscore the B2C brands on only one driver of Brand Potential: "Treating Employees Well." B2C brands outscore B2B brands on the other drivers. The B2C brands are strongest in Innovation, especially the attribute of being seen as Different, where they score 146, while B2B brands score 110. The B2C brands score 125 in Brand Love, compared with 106 for B2B brands.
The BrandZ™ B2B Top 20 brands score 108 in Brand Potential overall, well above average, although less than the BrandZ™ B2C Top 20, which score 118.
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A girl's lower lip is cut, by her mother or by another woman of her settlement, when she reaches the age of 15 or 16. The cut is held open by a wooden plug until the wound heals, which can take around 3 months. It appears to be up to the individual girl to decide how far to stretch the lip, by inserting progressively larger plugs over a period of several months.
It is uncertain how this bizarre custom came into being. One theory is that lip plating originated as a deliberate disfigurement designed to make women and young girls less attractive to slave traders. Some researchers claim that the size of the lip plate (the bigger the better) was a sign of social importance or wealth within the tribe. Another analysis indicated that the bigger the size of the lip plate, the bigger the dowry a bride would receive on her wedding day. For example, the larger the lip plate, the greater number of cows the bride's father can demand in his daughter's dowry. But some researchers dispute this theory, arguing that marriage of most tribal girls, as well as the size of their dowries, is prearranged long before their lips are cut. Others suggest that lip plating is simply an ornamentation meant to symbolize a woman's strength and self-esteem. The practice is also described as being a sign of social maturity and reaching reproductive age, thus indicating a girl's eligibility to become a wife.


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Tamar Jacobson was born in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and traveled to Israel where she became a preschool teacher with the Israeli Ministry of Education. Jacobson completed a BA, masters, and doctorate in early childhood education at the University at Buffalo (UB). As Director of the University at Buffalo Child Care Center (UBCCC), she created a training site for early childhood students from area colleges including UB. Currently, Dr. Jacobson is a retired Professor from Rider University, New Jersey, and participates on the Consulting Editors Panel for NAEYC. She was Chair of the Department of Teacher Education at Rider University for seven years, recipient of the 2013 National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE) Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator Award, and is a former Fellow in the Child Trauma Academy. Tamar Jacobson presents at International, National, State and Regional levels. She is author of: Confronting Our Discomfort: Clearing the Way For Anti-Bias (Heinemann, 2003), Don't Get So Upset! Help Young Children Manage Their Feelings By Understanding Your Own (Redleaf Press, 2008), Everyone Needs Attention: Helping Young Children Thrive (Redleaf Press, 2018), and edited: Perspectives on Gender in Early Childhood (Redleaf Press, 2010), a collection of academic essays from a diverse group of scholars from around the United States and Europe.
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Avaji, Prakash Gouda and Kumar, CH Vinod and Patil, Sangamesh A and Shivananda, KN and Nagaraju, C (2009) Synthesis, spectral characterization, in-vitro microbiological evaluation and cytotoxic activities of novel macrocyclic bis hydrazone. In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 44 (9). pp. 3552-3559.
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A macrocyclic hydrazone Schiff base was synthesized by reacting 1,4-dicarbonyl phenyl dihydrazide with 2,6-diformyl-4-methyl phenol and a series of metal complexes with this new Schiff base were synthesized by reaction with Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) metal salts. The Schiff base and its complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, IR, H-1 NMR, UV-vis, FAB mass, ESR spectra, fluorescence, thermal, magnetic and molar conductance data. The analytical data reveal that the Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes possess 2:1 metal-ligand ratios. All the complexes are non-electrolytes in DMF and DMSO due to their low molar conductance values. Infrared spectral data suggest that the hydrazone Schiff base behaves as a hexadentate ligand with NON NON donor sequence towards the metal ions. The ESR spectral data shows that the metal-ligand bond has considerable covalent character. The electrochemical behavior of the copper(II) complex was investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The Schiff base and its complexes have also been screened for their antibacterial (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysentery, Micrococcus, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and antifungal activities (Aspergillus niger, Penicillium and Candida albicans) by MIC method. The brine shrimp bioassay was also carried out to study their in-vitro cytotoxic properties. (C) 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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Conservative lawmakers discuss ousting British PM May - BBC
London - A group of about 50 lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May's government who oppose her proposals for a post-Brexit deal with the European Union have met to discuss how and when they could force her out of her job, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
The lawmakers, part of the European Research Group (ERG), an anti-EU grouping in May's Conservative party, met on Tuesday night and openly discussed May's future as leader, the BBC said citing an unnamed source.
A number at the meeting said they had already submitted letters of no confidence in May, the source told the BBC. Under Conservative rules, a leadership election is triggered if 15 percent of Conservative lawmakers, currently 48, demand a vote of no confidence.
The ERG has condemned May's plans for Britain to remain in a free trade zone for goods with the EU after it leaves the bloc in March next year, but has faced criticism itself for failing to suggest a detailed alternative.Reuters


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What kind of insurance do you need for a teen driver?
June 3, 2010
There is a time in every family when Mom and Dad come to the sudden realization that their child is growing up. For many, that is when their son or daughter is about to turn 16 and ready to start driving.
Don't wait until the day the law says Junior is ready to get behind the wheel to start thinking about insurance. If you give it some thought well in advance, adding a teenager to your auto insurance policy won't have to cause sticker shock.
So what kind of insurance do you need? Many insurance agents say it's best to keep the same coverage in place for the teenager as you have for yourself:
* Liability – Protection from risk associated with property damage and bodily injury to others.
* Comprehensive coverage – Protection from the cost of non-collision damages, such as vandalism, theft and weather-related damage.
* Collision – Protection from the cost of repairing damages to your own vehicle caused by a collision with another object.
* Medical Payments – Pays medical costs to you or other parties for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
* Uninsured Motorist – Protection from the costs of an accident caused by another driver with insufficient insurance or no insurance at all.
It is also a good idea to carry coverage for towing in case the vehicle breaks down on the side of the road, leaving the driver stranded.
Until they turn 18, teenagers can't buy car insurance on their own, so if they want to drive, their parents will need to either add the child to their existing policy, or purchase one for them. According to LeaseGuide.com, you can expect it to cost between $500 and $3,000 per year to add a teenager to your policy. The cost is so high because teenagers have higher crash rates than older drivers.
To keep costs down as low as possible, be sure to look into all the different insurance discounts offered by your company. If you have both your auto and homeowners or renters insurance with the same company, make sure you are getting a multi-policy discount. A good student discount, which rewards teenagers for their commitment to doing well in school, is another easy discount to get. Many insurance companies also offer incentive programs families can participate in to keep costs down.
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DescriptionBattle Islands is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with pacific warfare setting during World War II. The basic gameplay is similar to real-time strategy games as you can build structures such as factories, barracks, shipyards, and such, and produce various ground, aerial and naval units. You earn experience and medals through battles and victories, which in turn let you build new and more powerful units and structures. Players can purchase the in-game gold currency with real money which gives an edge in battles by being able to quickly purchase more powerful and useful items in the tech tree. As the title implies, the battles are waged on the islands, whether on your own island where you have to defend it against enemy AI or against a player, or when you are attacking and trying to overtake an enemy occupied island. Islands can also be expanded by building additional land mass connecting it with bridges, which gives you place for more structures.
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