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That living is daily becoming hellish in Nigeria is fast becoming a fact of life itself and whatever can take us, even if temporarily, out of this hard times is often welcome, or so I thought. Since the debate on same sex relationship/marriage was pushed to the front burner by the Senate recently, Nigerians have suddenly latched on to it as if there are no other problems confronting us as a people. I guess you could blame the media from this and yours sincerely cannot be exonerated.
But the way sympathizers of this devilish act called homosexuality have taken every criticism of this affront on God tend to suggest that their life depend on it. I think it does. But I think it would take almost, if not an eternity, for them to rewrite the law of nature. May be the world has to end first and another that would put homosexuals in the majority has to evolve before they could have their way. As for their say, the floor is open.
Their chief spokes person on this forum is a certain Nigerian with telephone number 0703 507 8881 who chose to remain anonymous until after last Tuesday's edition of this column. He sent in another text message to complain among other things about my position on the issue and most importantly, to lament that a lot of you out there have been calling his number to lambast him for his own position on homosexuality. This is unfair to him. Please leave him to his view and whatever he chose as his sexual orientation, but be rest assured that the majority all over the world, particularly in Nigeria is against homosexuality. That should be enough for now and I think the president is listening.
Though he sent in a name as his, I've decided not to publish it to protect him against further sms attack. But then I can't but publish the views, sent to me, of those opposed to this thing called homosexuality, just as I've published our friend with the now increasingly popular phone number mentioned earlier. It is their right to be heard. I hope he understands. And after this, I think we should put an end to this comic relief and face the more serious problems awaiting us in the year 2012. You know them all. But before we go ahead, check your dictionary for this word: paedophile. We'll come back to that later.
If homosexuals are free to marry each other and lesbians too, based on human rights view point, then I sincerely submit that drug traffickers and users should be recognized and those already in jail be freed unconditionally with unreserved apology and financial compensation. So NASS honourable members, Nigerians are behind you. Please do not tremble over any form of threat and the President should not delay to sign the decision of the NASS into law. From Neveolise S.U, FCT Abuja. 0806 972 9917
Salamu alaikum ya Abdulwaheed.
I pray to almighty ALLAH to increase your knowledge and imaginative brains. I always enjoy your write up. From Attahiru Ilorin, in Kano, 0806 365 8984
Well done Waheed. The law should include single cell for culprits. Those who cannot abide by our laws can remain in America and UK. We can live without them. This is Nigeria not Sodom and Gomorrah.
Anonymous 0805 796 7625
Correct Man! Tell them more. Even the so called lower animals have not stooped that low to mate same sex!! May God deliver them but bless your likes. Well done.
Anonymous. 0807 423 5536
What has God done to His creatures that we have decided to treat Him with such disrespect? The practitioners of same sex marriage deserve death sentence in accordance with God's injunction. They are waging war against God and His people.
Anonymous. 0806 321 1927
Same sex attraction is an aberration and a serious loss of both mental and psychological sanity. We all must rise up against western intimidation and not allow our government to be bribed and cajoled into accepting same sex marriage or relationship. Very soon it may be legal to have sex with sharks and crocodile in the United States.
From Banabo, Bayelsa 0706 698 0905
Good afternoon sir. I am reading your article now and find it interesting. But I will like to say this same sex marriage is insanity, perversion and shows God wrath on such persons. Reading through Romans 1 vs. 18-32 and Levy 18 in the Holy Bible will give one a better understanding of this issue. That nameless guy needs help. (Referring to our friend identified by his phone number earlier). From Tosin, 0805 403 8324
Waheed my brother,
I want to thank you for your response to the letter published in today's (last Tuesday's) Nation. The retard that wrote it is apparently out of synch with what obtains in Nigeria, the trumped up "facts" he manufactured to press home his case for his co-deviants holds no water. There's a paucity of evidence to prove that the gay (how did we even get to leave that term to them? When I was growing up "gay" meant "happy") lifestyle is normal: the act is so despicable that even rats do not engage in it. Some people say it is a condition of birth, I don't agree, but if this were true would it make it justifiable? We consider people born with physical disorders like tumors, sickle cell anaemia etc needful of help regardless of the fact that they had little to do with their condition. The day we adopt the pro-homosexual arguments the West want us to is the day we seal our demise. God help us. From Ugonna Emechebe, 0803 675 2018
Odusile, Words have failed me to praise you on your write up"Oh my god, he's gay". The owner of that phone number has shamefully switched off. More grease to your elbows. Anonymous, 0806 487 2017
Sir, Your article has become a weekly food for thought in my family. One would be more concerned about the European ideology on gay and lesbianism. Well all are signs of the last world. Anonymous, 0805 738 6235
Homosexual act should not be given any technical or democratic recognition in Nigeria. If we fail to outlaw it now, we will be calling more converts into the fold. ART. 0805 886 9341
I guess with this sample opinion of Nigerians including our friend's view published last week, and what others have been saying elsewhere so far, President Goodluck Jonathan is in a better position to know what his fellow compatriots think and what to do when the bill lands on his table. Anonymous.
I am sure you have checked your dictionary for the word paedophile? Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English defines it as someone who is sexually attracted to children. Some paedophiles say they can't help their situation because it is innate. Shall we then because of this approve of sex with children? Or even condone rape because some people have incurable appetite for rape? Since most of us lay claim to one religion or another and we believe in prayer and miracle, let's pray to God to miraculously change homosexuals to become normal humans in their sexual orientation, so that they don't spoil our society further. They need prayer. May GOD help them. Did I hear a big AMEN there? Anonymous.
I said no comment. Lest adjourn this issue on this page indefinitely. Anonymous.
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I have moved out of state, more than once, to find work, or to improve my standard of living. If you are serious about work, you go where it is; and take your family with you.
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RIPON – Bing Crosby sang about the beauty of a White Christmas.
Ripon is now part of the San Joaquin Partnership.
The City of Ripon will be sending not one but two representatives to the 2014 San Joaquin One Voice trip.
The Ripon Police Department took delivery Tuesday of two replacement vehicles for its fleet of 23 squad cars. One is a Ford SUV pursuit vehicle with independent wheel suspension and an engine package. The second is a four door police interceptor the department purchased on a CHP contract in Folsom.
The City of Ripon will be part of the environmental review and planning process for the Altamont Corridor Express Forward Project.
A Modesto man was arrested by Ripon Police's Special Investigation Unit detectives Tuesday on several felony charges including battery on a police officer.
Seven candidates for Miss Almond Blossom in the 52nd Annual Almond Blossom Festival will be officially presented to the Ripon community Thursday night at the Spring Creek Country Club.
An attempted kick-in-door burglary in the 800 block of Reynolds Avenue in Ripon shortly after noon Monday was thwarted because a 14-year-old teen was home on the last day of his Christmas vacation.
The City of Ripon has an investment in the Mistlin Sports Complex with dividends possibly paying off in the not-so-distant future.
It's official and the contracts are signed.
Seven houses made possible by the former Ripon Redevelopment Agency will soon be up for sale.
The Ripon Chamber of Commerce's mascot needs a name.
A $100,000 matching offer came in this week toward the installation of the Ripon High School Stadium's $350,000 all weather rubber track contingent on other donors coming up with another $100,000.
A Ripon stop may not be part of the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission's effort to expand Altamont Corridor Express train and rail service south to Merced.
Seven vacant homes in Ripon belonging to the former Redevelopment Agency may be up for sale.
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Five teens - 18 and 19 years old - who robbed Ripona Market at gunpoint last August have been sentenced to multi-year state prison terms.
Graduation at Ripon High is Friday, May 29, at Stouffer Field.
The City of Ripon must reduce its water usage by 36 percent.
The Color the Skies event is being taken over by the Ripon Chamber of Commerce.
Ripon's city-wide cleanup of is half way complete as crews finished with residences on the west side of Highway 99. Next week the city will collect the remaining articles placed in front of homes.
The Ripon Unified teachers will be getting raises next year.
Ripon Unified teachers will soon be getting an 8 percent on-going salary increase.
Jack Tone Golf Course could soon see some improvements.
Road closures are being coordinated by the Ripon Police Department on Saturday for safety purposes during the 5K and the first 1.5 miles of the Half Marathon course of Rina's Run from 7 to 7:50 a.m.
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The changes became law with no public debate among state legislators and, more importantly, no cost analysis.
Because the law bases the city pensions on the labor leaders' union salaries, they are reaping retirement benefits that far outstrip the modest salaries they made as city employees. On average, their pensions are nearly three times higher than what the typical retired city worker receives.
No one from either the state Legislature or city government will take credit for the law, which passed in 1991, and the process of drafting pension legislation in Springfield is so shrouded in secrecy that there's no way of knowing exactly whom to hold responsible.
The Tribune and WGN-TV found that Senate President John Cullerton was one of only 10 lawmakers on the committee that inserted the changes into a much larger bill. He's also the only one who is still in office.
Cullerton, who declined to be interviewed for this story, denied being involved in the changes and issued a statement that acknowledged the law now looks like a bad idea.
"Municipal pensions should be for the hard-working municipal employees, who typically toil in obscurity, loyally contribute to the pension funds and aren't about to get rich off of their retirements," he said in a prepared statement. "Outliers such as those highlighted by the WGN and Tribune reports should be corrected in order to help restore the system's fiscal and public integrity."
Making changes won't be easy, however. That's because the state constitution says pension benefits cannot be diminished once they are earned.
Pension experts from around the country say they've never heard of such a perk for union leaders. They warn that it not only creates opportunities to scam the system but also robs the city of its ability to control pension costs. The city doesn't set union salaries, the most important ingredient in determining the size of the leaders' pensions.
What's more, none of the labor officials retired in the traditional sense. Even as they collected their inflated city pensions, they held on to their high-paying union jobs. A decade ago, those public pension funds were flush, but they're now in such deep financial trouble that they threaten to burden taxpayers and dues-paying union workers alike.
"At a time when the public is going to be asked to pay higher taxes for fewer services, the revelation that there are benefits being paid for work that doesn't directly relate to official city business is outrageous," said Laurence Msall, president of the Civic Federation, a nonpartisan policy research group.
"It also undermines the hardworking government employees when state statutes are manipulated to benefit a handful of people," he said.
Since the 1950s, city workers who take leaves of absence to work full time for unions have been able to remain in city pension funds if they choose. The time they spend at their union jobs counts toward their city pensions.
But few labor leaders took the deal until the law was changed in 1991 to base those workers' city pensions on their union salaries instead of their old city paychecks, dramatically boosting the amount they could receive.
And every year, those city pensions grow by 3 percent. Records show the top earners are:
•Liberato "Al" Naimoli, president of the Cement Workers Union Local 76. He retired last year from a $15,000-a-year city job that he last held a quarter-century ago. Today, Naimoli receives more than $13,000 a month from the city laborers' pension fund even as he continues to earn nearly $300,000 annually as president of Local 76. His city laborers' pension will pay him about $4 million during his lifetime, according to a Tribune/WGN-TV analysis based on the funds' actuarial assumptions.
•James McNally, vice president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150. He receives nearly $115,000 a year even though at the time he retired, in 2008, he had not worked for the city in more than 13 years. He was only 51 when he started collecting a city pension. By the time he turns 78, he will have received roughly $4 million from the city laborers' fund.
•Dennis Gannon, former president of the Chicago Federation of Labor. In 2004, he began receiving more than $150,000 a year after retiring at age 50 from a $56,000-a-year city job that he had left nearly 13 years earlier. He received his city pension while collecting a salary of about $200,000 from the federation. During his lifetime, the city municipal pension fund will pay him approximately $5 million. Gannon told the Tribune that he was only following the law in filing for a city pension.


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Ms. Flowers claims she helped his career by making him famous.
[She] now suggests she was the one who helped catapult the up-and-coming politician into a ŌĆ£household name.ŌĆØ
The sultry cabaret singer and model even claims that the former President called her up in 2005, when she was working in Louisiana, and tried to set up a rendezvous following her divorce.
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Subunit vaccines however are a viable alternative and have been shown to be effective against similar pathogens. The main goal of this research is to test efficacy of the catalase A (KatA) protein as vaccine candidate against this pathogen. It was determined that KatA co-fractionates with both the soluble and insoluble cell fractions and a balanced IgG1/IgG2a response could be produced against it following immunization in mice. It was demonstrated that these antibodies can mediate complement-specific bactericidal activity and reduced adhesion and invasion of human epithelial (Caco-2) cells by C. jejuni using established in vitro assays. 2015-05-27T00:00:00Z Geographic Extension of Benthic Invertebrate RCA Bioassessments: How Far Can We Go? http://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca:8080/dspace/handle/10219/2392 Title: Geographic Extension of Benthic Invertebrate RCA Bioassessments: How Far Can We Go? Authors: Novodvorsky, Nicole-Marie Abstract: The management of aquatic ecosystems is important to preserve the ecosystem services provided to humanity. The development of environmental assessment has allowed the management and therefore protection of these important resources. Reference Condition Approach (RCA) bioassessments using benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators are common tools that provide a means of determining impairment of stream sites by comparing exposed test sites to relatively unexposed reference sites. RCA predictive models are commonly developed at the scale of drainage basin, ecoregion, or political region (i.e. United Kingdom or Australian state), and test site assessment is restricted within the spatial boundaries of the model. If test site assessment can be applied outside the spatial scope of the model, insofar that the environmental characteristics are similar, it would reduce extensive sampling i.e. remote northern locations and time-consuming development of numerous models. The overall goal of my study was to assess whether a predictive model applied across a larger spatial extent, and therefore encompassing a greater area for test sites to be assessed, is as effective as models generally developed within smaller geographic regions such as within a basin or watershed. Benthic invertebrates and habitat data from three areas in Canada were examined: the Attawapiskat River basin in northern Ontario, the Fraser River basin in British Columbia and the Yukon River basin. The RCA predictive model method was used in this study that determines the relationships between benthic community groups and the environmental descriptors that explain them and the Benthic Assessment of Sediment (BEAST) assessment method to compare test sites with a physical similar group of reference sites. The performance of the bioassessment was assessed using a common set of simulated impact ("simpacted") sites with known responses iv of taxa to disturbance. Models for each basin and a multi-basin model were compared on prediction performance, parsimony, and sensitivity. The multi-basin model had comparable prediction performance (65% correctly classified) to single basin models (56-72%) but lacked the sensitivity that models for single basins possessed. The Attawapiskat was the most parsimonious with only 2 predictors but the Fraser and multi-basin models explained the most variance with more predictors (Wilks' λ = 0.06 and 0.1 for the Fraser and multi-basin models, respectively). The results of this study showed that sites can be assessed outside the range of their reference data insofar that the test site is within the range of environmental characteristics within the model. A test site assessed as disturbed for the multi-basin model will in fact be disturbed but disturbed sites are less frequently detected compared to single basin models. Therefore as with any bioassessment, users need to be aware of the chance of committing type 1 and 2 errors. Developing models that target a single stressor of concern to increase the pool of available candidate predictors is recommended; such a model may possess greater prediction performance and sensitivity. 2015-04-20T00:00:00Z Anthropogenic impacts on life history traits on Eastern Chipmunks (Tamias striatus) http://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca:8080/dspace/handle/10219/2390 Title: Anthropogenic impacts on life history traits on Eastern Chipmunks (Tamias striatus) Authors: Lyons, Jeremy Abstract: Urban centers provide unique habitats for opportunistic animal species. However, conditions in urban habitats are inherently stressful and require specialized adaptations in resident animals. Eastern chipmunks are a generalist small rodent species common in a number of different habitat types. I examined differences in behavioural traits and stress levels (chapter one), as well as body condition and parasitism rates (chapter 2) between urban and natural populations of chipmunks. I tested the hypothesis that 1), chipmunks in urban habitats would show greater levels of boldness and exploratory behaviour, 2), urban chipmunks would show greater levels of stress reflected in greater cortisol concentrations in hair and feces, 3) urban chipmunks would have a relatively poor body condition due to poor quality food and competition in urban centers, and 4) urban chipmunks would show greater parasitism rates measured in greater oocyte prevalence, richness, and abundance from fecal samples. A total of 140 individual chipmunks (80 natural and 60 urban) were sampled from natural habitats in Algonquin Provincial Park and outside of Sudbury, and urban habitats in Huntsville and Sudbury Ontario. Differences in behavioural patterns suggest urban animals may be more habituated to human presence, while body condition was significantly superior in urban animals. However, cortisol measured from hair and feces, leukocyte concentrations measured from blood and parasitism impacts did not differ between individuals from the two habitat type. Overall, chipmunks in these urban habitats have a better body condition and are more habituated to human presence than their natural conspecifics. 2015-04-20T00:00:00Z Enzymatic and immunological comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a clinical isolate of streptomyces. http://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca:8080/dspace/handle/10219/2388 Title: Enzymatic and immunological comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a clinical isolate of streptomyces. Authors: Aljassim, Zaenab Abstract: Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that affects one-third of the global population. The pathogen responsible for the vast majority of these cases is Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the current vaccines are insufficiently effective. The current vaccine against Tuberculosis is the live bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine with efficacy varying between 0% and 60% depending on the population demographics. DNA, cellular fractions of the pathogen, and subunit vaccines failed to provide protection beyond what the BCG vaccine can provide. Streptomyces, phylogenetic relatives of the mycobacteria, have been suggested as heterologous systems to formulate new vaccines against Tuberculosis. The main research objective of this study is to establish a functional relationship between M. tuberculosis and a clinical isolate of streptomyces using enzymatic and immunological profiling. This clinical isolate was confirmed to be related to Streptomyces albus. Enzymatic profiling of the culture filtrate showed that out of a total of 19 enzyme activities investigated, eight were common between S. albus and M. tuberculosis. These were: alkaline phosphatase, esterase lipases (C8), lipase (C14), leucine arylamidase, valine arylamidase, acid phosphatase, naphthol-ASBI- phosphohydrolase, and B-glucosidase. Highest levels of acid phosphatase activity was found in the culture filtrate protein (CFP) fraction of S. albus cultured in media containing glycine as a nitrogen source but was highest in the cytoplasmic fractions of cells grown with nitrate as a nitrogen source. The opposite was true for alkaline phosphatase where the highest activity was detected in the media with asparagine as a nitrogen source. Alanine dehydrogenase, alcohol dehydrogenase, and catalase/peroxidase showed highest levels in the CFP fraction of the media supplemented with nitrate as the nitrogen source whereas it was highest in the cytoplasmic fraction of cells harvested from media with glycine as the nitrogen source. Gelatinase zymography showed that the cytoplasmic fraction of cells grown in Sauton's media with ammonium chloride and nitrate as nitrogen sources contained the highest activities. The zymograms showed two distinct bands corresponding to approximately 120 kDa and 70 kDa and two minor bands at 48 kDa and 20 kDa. In the CFP fraction, one minor band was visible only in the medium with nitrate as a nitrogen source, corresponding to approximately 50 kDa in size. Additionally, seven monoclonal antibodies specific for seven distinct antigens of M. tuberculosis were used to screen for cross reactivity with the secretory fractions of S. albus. Of the seven antibodies, only one (F181-ID3-2) gave a positive reaction. This is a monoclonal antibody directed at a specific internal amino acid sequence in the secreted acid phosphatase of mycobacteria (SapM). This protein has a size of about 28kDa and is implicated in the pathogenesis of M. tuberculosis. 2015-03-31T00:00:00Z Identifying Escherichia Coli factors that selectively bind the mRNA of secreted proteins http://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca:8080/dspace/handle/10219/2275 Title: Identifying Escherichia Coli factors that selectively bind the mRNA of secreted proteins Authors: Hakeem, Walaa Abdulhadi H. Abstract: It is well accepted that the majority of secreted proteins are targeted to the secretory pathway through amino acid signal sequences located at the N–terminus of the pre-protein during the initial stages of translation on the ribosome. This is true in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic systems. These signal sequences display distinct structural features such as charged/hydrophilic residues at each termini and a continuous hydrophobic stretch of amino acids between them. The signal-recognition particle (SRP), which targets the ribosome to the membrane translocon for secretion of the protein, is hypothesized to recognize and these features and therefore differentiate these proteins from non-secretory proteins. Recent work in other laboratories has suggested a role for the mRNA itself, rather than only the amino acid sequence of the N–terminus of the pre-protein as playing a role in targeting the pre-protein-ribosome complex to the translocon within the membrane. To test this hypothesis, direct interaction between mRNAs encoding secreted proteins and the E. coli SRP equivalent (Ffh) was pursued using pull down assays. The mRNA's used as bait corresponded to the N-terminal 40 amino acids of secreted and cytosolic proteins including periplasmic propyl isomerase chaperone SurA (as a model secretory protein with a cleavable signal peptide) and the cytoplasmic protein 3-isopropyl malate dehydrogenase (IsodH). Additionally, the mRNA of two other proteins, PhoA (secreted) and GMP (cytoplasmic), were used but in these mRNA the 5' UTR were also included in case these regions were involved in SRP recognition. Following extensive optimizations and modifications of these experiments, the Ffh protein (the Escherichia coli SRP homolog) could not be isolated from cytoplasmic extracts of E. coli with the pull down assays. One interesting finding however was that the mRNA of the IsodH protein was pulled down using its cognate mRNA transcript as bait. This implies a role for this enzyme in regulating its own levels in the cell by binding to and potentially modulating its translation. Other factors involved in DNA and RNA binding were also isolated and include RNase and ribosomal proteins, amongst others. It can therefore be concluded that under these experimental conditions, the mRNA hypothesis for targeting protein secretion could not be supported. 2014-11-10T00:00:00Z The effect of nigella sativa on the murine melanoma cell line, B16-BL6 http://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca:8080/dspace/handle/10219/2274 Title: The effect of nigella sativa on the murine melanoma cell line, B16-BL6 Authors: Aldawd, Hessah Abstract: Nigella sativa, commonly known as black seed, belongs to the botanical family of Ranunculaceae. Over recent years, there has been a growing interest in natural products including N. sativa due to their promising as anti-cancer effects. Several in vitro studies to determine the effect of N. sativa on the growth of the malignant melanoma cell line, B16-BL6, and non-malignant cell lines were performed. We have shown that treatment of cells with a 70% ethanol extract of N. sativa can significantly inhibit proliferation of both malignant and non-malignant cells. Treatment with an aqueous extract of N. sativa can reduce the growth of malignant cell proliferation while having a lesser effect on non- malignant cell proliferation. Ethanol extracts of N. sativa can induce apoptosis in treated B16-BL6 cells as confirmed using the Acridine Orange/Ethidium Bromide staining assay, Tunel assay, and Caspase activity assay. Some studies revealed that Thymoquinone is an important bioactive component of N. sativa and has anti-cancer effect. However, we aim to further investigate the active components of N. sativa using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) to identify the components that may be more effective in inhibiting cancer cell proliferation. 2014-11-05T00:00:00Z Effects of uncaria tomentosa on the growth and survival of B16-BL6 mouse melanoma cells http://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca:8080/dspace/handle/10219/2273 Title: Effects of uncaria tomentosa on the growth and survival of B16-BL6 mouse melanoma cells Authors: Zari, Ali Abstract: Uncaria tomentosa is a medicinal plant native to Peru that has been traditionally used in the treatment of various disorders, including cancer. U. tomentosa is one of the best-selling herbs in the world and is used as an immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer remedy. This study assessed the effectiveness of U. tomentosa on the growth and survival of B16-BL6 mouse melanoma cells. Both ethanol and PBS extracts of U. tomentosa extracts were tested in vitro and in vivo in order to evaluate their potential anticancer activity. In addition, different methods to measure the effect of treatment were used, including MTT assay, immunofluorescence (Ki67 protein and TUNEL assay) and the isogenic tumour transplantation model. The present results showed that U. tomentosa significantly inhibited cell proliferation and induced morphological changes in vitro. Furthermore, U. tomentosa was able to increase the percentage of apoptotic cells in a concentration-dependent manner. There was also decrease in the expression of Ki-67 (cell proliferation marker). Two experiments were performed to assess the ability of U. tomentosa to inhibit B16-BL6 cell growth in vivo. Mice were injected subcutaneously (on the top of the muscle) with B16-BL6 cells and tumours were allowed to progress for two weeks. In some animals, U. tomentosa extracts were injected intraperitoneal and intratumour. The animals were sacrificed and tumour diameters and weights were measured. The results showed that U. tomentosa caused a significant reduction in tumour weight but the tumor size was not significantly affected when compared to the controls. Interestingly, there were no significant differences in mouse weight for all treated groups. Overall, U. tomentosa showed promising results and caused a marked reduction in B16-BL6 melanoma cell growth. 2014-11-05T00:00:00Z Lakes in the far north of Ontario: regional comparisons and contrasts http://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca:8080/dspace/handle/10219/2270 Title: Lakes in the far north of Ontario: regional comparisons and contrasts Authors: MacLeod, Josef Abstract: With the large scale of anticipated mining development in the Ring of Fire (ROF) area and the potential for other future industrial developments and rapid climate change in the north, there is a great need for basic limnological data for lakes in the Far North of Ontario. To address this need, water chemistry and crustacean zooplankton surveys of northern Ontario lakes were conducted to examine regional differences between lakes of the Precambrian Shield and Hudson Bay Lowlands, focusing on the ROF area, which straddles the boundary between these physiographic regions. Lakes of the ROF area displayed highly variable water chemistry, a product of the extensive peatland landscape with its mix of bog and fen watersheds. This peat cover appears to decouple, to varying degrees, the lakes from the influences of bedrock and surficial geology and is a source of complex organic matter and acids. Shield lakes in the western portion of our study area had base cation concentrations (Ca, Mg) markedly higher than those of previously studied Shield lakes south of 50°N, likely due to the abundance of lacustrine and glacial end-moraine deposits throughout western Ontario north of 50°N. The zooplankton species collected during this survey were generally similar to those reported for lakes further south on the Precambrian Shield. Zooplankton assemblages were strongly influenced by lake morphometry, with higher species richness in the deeper Shield lakes than in the shallower Lowlands lakes which would appear to offer less niche space for coexistence of species. 2014-10-22T00:00:00Z Cross-phyla investigation into the effects of applied weak-intensity electromagnetic fields http://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca:8080/dspace/handle/10219/2267 Title: Cross-phyla investigation into the effects of applied weak-intensity electromagnetic fields Authors: Burke, Ryan C. Abstract: This series of studies investigated the effects of applied, low-intensity electromagnetic fields on the behaviour of several species. To cover a range of species; the eusocial harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex sp.), solitary orb-weaving spiders, and aquatic planarian (Dugesia tigrina) were examined for behavioural consequences associated with applied electromagnetic fields. An additional component examined these effects on various volumes of water. In all species examined, significant behavioural consequences were observed. Intensities of the used fields ranged from nanotesla to millitesla, and their patterns included a fixed-pattern 60 Hz field, and a more complex-patterned field. A separate component also analyzed the effects of light and polarity, where additional effects were evident. For the experiments with the harvester ants, significant changes in tunneling behavior were observed; for the spiders, significant changes in the structure of the web were observed; for the planarian, significant effects on t-maze arm selection occurred; and for water, significant changes in pH were detected. 2014-10-15T00:00:00Z Developing manufactured soils for reclamation of mined land in the boreal forest ecosystem http://zone.biblio.laurentian.ca:8080/dspace/handle/10219/2262 Title: Developing manufactured soils for reclamation of mined land in the boreal forest ecosystem Authors: Watkinson, Autumn L.D. Abstract: The purpose of this study was to manufacture a cover soil that will be suitable to create 'cover islands' of native boreal vegetation for reclamation of large mine rock piles generated through open-pit mining activities in the Boreal Shield region north of Lake Superior. Multiple Technosols were manufactured from blends of mill derived organic residuals and finely crushed mine rock. A ten week growth study assessing the performance of the Technosols as growth media for annual ryegrass demonstrated that blends of at least 50% woody residuals and a mixture of finely crushed mine rock could be used to produce a viable growth media. Reclamation plots were constructed in a field setting using two new Technosols manufactured in ratios of 40 and 80% organics using woody residuals and mixed mine rock, applied to 30 or 60 cm depths over a coarse mine rock pile to simulate 'vegetation islands'. Soil microclimate data and soil pore-water samples collected over one annual cycle demonstrate that increasing organic matter increased soil moisture and concentration of bioavailable plant nutrients. Increasing depth of plots enabled development of a reservoir of available plant moisture below the rooting zone, but did not increase moisture in surface soils. Low survival rates of tickle grass and green alder can mostly likely be attributed to low moisture availability in the surface soils at the time of planting. Technosols composed of 80% woody residuals and deposited to a 60 cm depth could be appropriate for use in reclamation if surface moisture is increased. 2014-10-08T00:00:00Z


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Veteran quarterback Rex Grossman has been on the inactive list for the Washington Redskins' first two games, putting him third on the team's hierarchy at the position behind a pair of rookies, starter Robert Griffin III and primary backup Kirk Cousins.
Grossman isn't complaining about the situation. He said Thursday he can live with the arrangement and plans to remain prepared to help the team in any capacity.
"The whole thing is taking the approach to be ready if an opportunity comes my way [and] if not, to be there and be helpful and do everything I can to help this team win," Grossman said as he walked off the practice field at Redskins Park.
Grossman re-signed as a free agent during the offseason to be a reserve. The Redskins traded up in the NFL draft order in March to select Griffin, the Heisman Trophy winner from Baylor, second overall in April. Redskins coach Mike Shanahan named Griffin the team's starter long before training camp, removing all doubts with an offseason announcement.
But it is a bit of a surprise that the Redskins have made Cousins, a fourth-round draft choice out of Michigan State, the top backup to Griffin in the season's first two games. Cousins has been on the active game-day roster in each game.
The experience factor seemed to work strongly in Grossman's favor in that regard entering the season, even when Cousins played well in some preseason games.
Asked Thursday how the coaching staff's decision was explained to him, Grossman said: "Nothing really needed to be explained other than my role is basically what it is right now. I'm still very motivated if something were to happen to be ready to play."
Grossman said he could remain in the same role all season, if asked to do so, without becoming discontented.
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If you're a startup working on a product for the healthcare industry, Boston is the place to be. During a trip to Bean Town, I was curious to hear what startup founders found most challenging in a city so rich with resources. The gripes I usually hear elsewhere, like troubles with seed funding or U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation, didn't come up as much. Instead, these founders seemed to find the more personal elements of entrepreneurship most challenging. Many times I found myself talking to people who had made a shift from working in tech or research to becoming a business owner.
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Converters of paper, film and foil products have applications where they need to tightly control the length and speed of product during production. Applications include continuous length measurement, differential speed control, cut-to-length control, product positioning, printing and coating application control, and other demands. Most manufacturers depend on the accuracy of their drive speeds or mechanical contact encoders. But, mechanical encoders can lose contact on various product surfaces due to slippage or web vibration, and require frequent calibration because of mechanical wear and tear. A contact encoder with inaccuracies as much as 2% can cost a converter a significant amount of money in unnecessary expense due to product give-away, waste, maintenance, and system downtime. To solve this problem, manufacturers have installed the LaserSpeed non-contact encoder on their production line to directly measure the length and speed of product.
The LaserSpeed encoder uses advanced, laser-based technology to precisely measure the length and speed of product during production without making contact with the material. This laser encoder projects a unique pattern on the surface of the product. As the product moves, light is scattered back to the LaserSpeed unit. This information is translated into product speed and pulses are produced to determine the product length. Length and speed measurements are captured with +/-0.02% repeatable accuracy. Beta LaserMike offers a complete line of LaserSpeed systems with measurement speeds up to12000 m/min (39,400 ft/min) and down to the true zero speed, standoff distances up to 1000 mm (39.4 in), and measurement depth of field up to 100 mm (3.0 in). Beta LaserMike also offers a European certified length measurement system that meets MID (Measuring Instruments Directive) 2004/22/EG requirements.
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Note: please don't make the argument of "you're not a ref, so of course you would want more money". I've thought about this and really think it would encourage more battling, and even if I was a ref I'd still agree with this
I think everyone would agree that the recent "Keldeo Invasion" tournament was a great success, it really brought URPG out of a slump. but a few of us have already joked that "Now the tournament is over no one will battle xDDDdd", it may be too early to say since the tourney ended yesterday, but this could be a real concern. So I suggest that we keep the double pay scheme permanently, or at least a little longer for a trial run (I think the keldeo tournament is valid as a trial run though).
Because buying TM's and other Mart items was SO much easier, especially for those that don't ref. It was actually possible to keep your Pokemon fresh with TM's without having to be a ref.
The Point of URPG
URPG is too focused on the idea that in order to TM your mons and keep up with the best of players, you have to be a ref in order to afford TM's and this attitude is passed on to newer players, We are funnelling players into a being a ref in order to be good. URPG is about Battling and it would be really nice if Battling played more part in the advancement of Newer players, instead of telling them to become a ref or else you wont get far.
Too Much Effort, For So Little Reward
I'm too lazy to do all the math, but I'll assume the average price for a TM is 5k (since that is equal to a DC move). In current battle payment scheme in order to reach this amount of money you will have to win 4 4v4s to buy 1 TM, thats on average, some of the better TMs like Earthquake/stone edge/protect/substitute etc. cost more and can even mean having to win 6 4v4's in order to afford the most expensive TM protect. That is a ton of effort in order to buy a single TM. Doubling the payment means halving the number of battles needing to be done (because common sense, right?). The Current payment scheme also means it's an uphill struggle for newer members to fit in skill-wise. While doubling payments won't fix this, it will certainly decrease the gradient of the hill.
It's been proven to increase activity
Seriously, Keldeo was a great example, even when the competition for the top 3 prizes were ultimately won early on by SLC/Nitro/Roulette people on the lower end of the spectrum still battled. Why? they obviously couldn't amass enough points to come up from behind, they did it for the money, Me included.
So what are you guys' thoughts on this? I personally see it as a great way to promote battling and not reffing as an income source.


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Water taxis, Hart St canal among ideas for rejuvenated Port Adelaide
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WATER taxis on the Port River and a canal down Hart St are among a raft of ideas put forward for the rejuvenation of Port Adelaide.
More than 1500 people have commented on plans for the area following a community open day at McLaren Wharf last month.
They were invited to comment on $7.9 million of projects proposed by the State Government and Port Adelaide Enfield Council, including markets at Hart's Mill and a walking and bike path around the inner harbour.
They also were also asked to record their own ideas, which included a canal down Hart St or Port Rd and "ride on boats" as a tourist and family attraction with displays and vegetation either side.
Other ideas included an aquarium, public swimming pools, a theme park, "float in platforms" for restaurants and cafes, and an interactive 3D gaming centre at Hart's Mill.
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Cranberry Apple Jelly
|Green cooking apples
|9 Medium
|3 Cup (48 tbs)
|Cranberry juice cocktail
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Cinnamon stick
|3 1⁄2 Inch
|Whole allspice
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Lemon juice
|1 Tablespoon
|Powdered fruit pectin
|1 3⁄4 Ounce (1 Package)
|5 Cup (80 tbs)
1. With small, sharp knife, remove and discard stem and blossom end of apples (do not core or peel apples). Cut apples into bite-sized pieces. In 5-quart Dutch oven or heavy saucepot over high heat, heat apples and water to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 25 minutes or until apples are very tender.
2. Line colander or very large strainer with about 4 layers damp cheesecloth. Over large bowl, pour apple mixture into colander; let stand until 3 1/2 cups apple juice drains into bowl (this will take about 3 hours). Amount of juice from apples may vary; add enough cranberry juice to apple juice to make 3 1/2 cups. Do not squeeze apple mixture in cheesecloth, or jelly may be cloudy. Set aside.
3. Prepare glasses and lids, and melt paraffin
4. Break cinnamon stick into small pieces. Tie cinnamon stick and allspice in double thickness of cheesecloth.
5. In 8-quart Dutch oven or heavy saucepot, place spice bag; add lemon juice, fruit pectin, apple juice, and 2 cups cranberry juice; over high heat, heat mixture to boiling, stirring frequently immediately stir in sugar. Stirring constantly, heat until mixture comes to a full rolling boil; boil 1 minute. Discard spice bag. Remove Dutch oven from heat. With spoon, skim off foam.
6. Immediately ladle jelly into glasses to 1/2 inch from top and seal with paraffin . When cool, cover glasses with lids.


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