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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Republic of Maldives have entered into a five-year Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) that will assist in alleviating the constraints of weak capacity and lack of adequate institutional framework to ensure the country can cope with development challenges as it approaches middle income economy status.
The financial support to be provided by ADB under the CPS involves a total $34 million in loans and $3 million in grants, spread over two phases. ADB's CPS for Maldives prioritizes energy, industry and trade, law, economic management, public policy, and transport and communications. The theme of the strategy centers on capacity development, environmental sustainability, gender and development, good governance, inclusive social development, and private sector development. In Phase I, assistance would be provided to developing capacities in managing the development process. It will also establish the technical ground work for Phase II, where ADB will focus on providing assistance for power, transport and private sector development. Phase II will also involve assistance for small and medium enterprises, privatization of state-owned enterprises and structuring of public-private partnerships.
"The Maldives faces many of the constraints of a small-island economy. Its vulnerability to external shocks was exposed by the 2004 tsunami, which destroyed nearly two-thirds of the country's capital stock," said Yukiko Kojima, Country Director-Maldives of ADB's South Asia department. An assessment of the damages inflicted by the tsunami by ADB, World Bank and United Nations System estimated total damage suffered by the country to have reached $470 million, or 62% of GDP.
Prior to the tsunami, which pushed back the graduation of Maldives into a middle-income country by seven years to January 2011, rapid economic growth allowed the country to provide basic services and boost the living standards of its people. But it also masked the need to address longstanding constraints to broad-based, sustainable socioeconomic development. Such constraints include the Maldives' narrow economic base, a government-dominated economy, low participation rate in the labor force, inequality, weak public institutions, and lax fiscal policy.
"As the country approaches middle-income status, it can no longer afford to neglect these accumulated constraints," said Ms. Kojima.
A CPS is based on an analysis of a developing member-country's development priorities and poverty reduction programs. It is prepared with the developing member-country's active participation through extensive consultation with government and other country stakeholders, including civil society, non-government organizations, private sector, and other development agencies.
Through the strategy, ADB will provide loans to strengthen economic and financial management in areas such as internal audit, tax administration, the development of a long-term fiscal framework, debt management, and strengthening project management capacity.
ADB will also assist in structuring public-private partnerships in the priority areas and providing an environment conducive to small and medium-sized enterprises.
To ensure continuity of assistance, the Government of Maldives will have to show a reduction in external debt, improved disbursements for projects assisted by ADB and progress in developing a medium-term fiscal framework to ensure that new public investment is prioritized and can be financed without undermining macroeconomic stability.


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Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College (SAKEC), Chembur
Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College (SAKEC) is pretty equidistant from both - Govandi and Chembur Railway Stations on Harbour line, yet students prefer to commute from Govandi. Several BEST buses drops you on the highway which is two minutes walking from the college. Accessibility is not a big issue here.
The infrastructure is definitely not breathtaking, but is simple and decent. The campus is a bit small (way smaller than most colleges, partly due to the fact that the ground is a one minute walk from the main premises) but the quality of the classrooms and labs is quite good. Maintenance is good (except for the ground which starves without grass, however the student community is trying hard to change this). Library is stocked with good number and variety of books.
Rs. 116221/-year
This is one of the few things students say Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College (SAKEC) is good at. The math faculty is brilliant. The other faculties too are decent (at least in the first year, after that it doesn't really matter because you get immune to such things). The electronics faculty is quite good throughout. The Computers faculty is average; so is the IT department. Students say some teachers can make life pretty difficult, but that's always there.
Attendance is a bit strict at Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College (SAKEC). The college generally expects you to keep your attendance above 75%. If you do manage to have your attendance creeping really low, they might just take you to task. It is therefore advised to take the attendance part a bit seriously. Or else if you do know your way up the hierarchy ladder, things might be compromised but a fat chance there for F.E.s and S.E.s (hard luck fellas).
The crowd at Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College (SAKEC) is average. It actually depends upon luck but the seniors are really friendly and helpful here. And also you do manage to find a decent, if not great crowd eventually. Loads of Kutchhis though, after all it has 50% quota for Kutchhis.
Since 2012, the college has NO Kutchhi Minority Quota. The college now has 50% Jain Minority Quota.
Ah! The so called canteen... hmmm. Sadly, the canteen is shared by the polytechnic and the degree guys, and being small and crammed , it doesn't really help! The food found is quite decent. But there are a certain hygiene issues
Warning: The canteen becomes a furnace during 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and the crowd will simply get to you. The Nescafe stall separate from the canteen and Desai snakes (Okay, that's what you hear very often, don't you?) stall are pretty popular within the camous. These stalls cater good stuff!
Wrong question, my friend! No 'hangouts' at walking distance but if you don't mind minimum auto fares, there is Barista, Acres Club, Ambrosia (decent food though it is tiny), etc. Most of the college 'crowd' chose to go home instead!
Nucleus is the technical festival of Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College (SAKEC) held in February-March. Verve is the cultural festival which is held around the same time as Nucleus. Olympus is the Sports festival.
Placements are decent. If you have decent percentage followed by good aptitude skills, you most probably will get placed. (stating the obvious, isn't it?). TCS, Tata Infotech, Reliance Infocomm, Patni Computers are the major recruiters offering salaries around Rs. 2 lac/year to Rs. 2.2 lac/year. More than 50% placements for all departments with Electronics leading.
Contact Address:
Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College (SAKEC),
W.T. Patil Marg , Next to Dukes Co.,
Chembur , Mumbai-400088.
Phone no : 91 - 22 - 25580854.
Fax no :91-22-25568100.
Website: www.shahandanchor.com/sakec
Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College (SAKEC) is a very good option for students with CET marks in their lower 100s. The location is, however, a minor glitch and a deterrent factor. Also, you'll be around a lot of Kutchhis, as the name suggests. They're a cool bunch, overall, but make an informed choice if you're picky.

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You've heard the clichés about being a business owner – you wear so many different hats and you're constantly juggling all the balls. At some point, your small business feels like it's running you! In this session, we'll uncover the Five Essential Business Systems ™ which eliminate your overwhelm, create time and give you control of your business (and your life) – all without losing your mind. You'll also gain a clear understanding of how business systems positively impact your bottom line.
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Topic Guide
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of diseases and conditions in which the intestines and other digestive structures become inflamed. Two of these diseases are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The cause of IBD is not known; however, they may be a result of an immune reaction of the body against its own intestinal tissue. Symptoms of IBD vary from person to person, and also vary by disease, but may include bloody diarrhea, fever, anemia, weight loss, loss of appetite, and abdominal pain. Treatment for IBD include diet, lifestyle changes, medication, and surgery.
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Thu. October 31, 2013 | John C. Cotey | Email
ZEPHYRHILLS — No matter the accomplishments of the Zephyrhills football team the past few seasons — overcoming a recruiting scandal and numerous coaching changes, winning more games each season, inching closer and closer to the postseason — the
Bulldogs have been constantly reminded that they are not even the best team on the east side of Pasco County.
Not even close.
Over the past five seasons, it's been arch-rival Pasco 223 points, Zephyrhills 31, turning the 9-Mile War into the 9-Mile Snore.
But this year, things have changed.
Wake up the rivalry, y'all. We might actually have a game tonight. Winner gets bragging rights and a ticket to the postseason. Loser gets a bitter taste in his mouth that lasts roughly 365 days.
"The playoffs," said Zephyrhills coach Reggie Roberts, busting out a wide grin. "That's what makes this one bigger."
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The rivalry started in 1941 with a Pasco shutout. The Pirates won the next 11 games, too.
It wasn't until 1971 that Zephyrhills finally won a game, but there was no slowing down the mighty Pirates, who at one point led the series 22-4.
Then it got good.
Then it got nasty.
In 1988, before 6,700 fans on a trick play, quarterback Orion McCants caught a 36-yard pass from receiver Terrell Smith with seven seconds left for a classic Bulldog win.
In 1995, the 9-Mile War decided the district championship.
In 1997, Zephyrhills mayor James Bailey bet a case of water against Dade City mayor Charles McIntosh's case of orange juice, and his family did not lack for Vitamin C the rest of the month.
In 1998, quarterback Jaime Sullivan transferred from Zephyrhills to Pasco and created an atmosphere described as "especially rancorous," but the Pirates won.
Kenny Roberts ran for 200 yards in Pasco's 1999 win, and in 2001, Justin Whitworth — nickname "Hillbilly" — caught a 50-yard touchdown pass with 50 seconds left to complete a Bulldog comeback from a 20-0 halftime deficit.
Back and forth it went, some years better than others.
But since 2006, when Dale Caparaso lost his Pasco finale to the Bulldogs, then apologized to his team afterward, the suspense has all but disappeared.
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The road back to this point, where Zephyrhills has a chance and where the community cares again, has been a short but bumpy one for 1990 graduate Roberts, who never lost to Pasco as a player but has been unable to beat the Pirates as a coach.
Hired in 2010, his team enters tonight with a 7-1 record, better than Pasco (5-3) for the first time since 2006.
He has built a team that is, dare we say, faster and deeper than the Pirates.
"We have more speed," said Roberts, and he knows just how important that is.
Every time you mention the embarrassingly lopsided scores, he quickly points out that Pasco had Josh Johnson and Trey Dudley-Giles and Janarion Grant all those years, and now, it doesn't.
He, however, has Devon Brockington and Jaylen Pickett and Jordan Roberts and quick, speedy youngsters we haven't even heard about yet.
"For the first time, it's going to be more competitive," he said.
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Zephyrhills standout Jordan Roberts says he is looking for some payback. For all the bad losses and for last year, when the county was alerted to some residency issues involving a few players — himself included — that they are convinced originated from Dade City.
"That was tough to take," he said, because Zephyrhills players think they could have given the Pirates a game instead of enduring the series-record 56 points Pasco put on the scoreboard.
Stir in the postseason implications, the rivalry and all the pub the Pirates have earned over the years, and there are plenty of reasons for Zephyrhills to take out some frustration on their neighbors and, in some cases, relatives.
Yes, there is no other rivalry in Tampa Bay more unique, none that can be best explained by a forest of family trees stretching over 9 miles.
Dozens of players in tonight's game have had cousins, brothers, uncles, fathers and grandfathers play in the 9-Mile War.
Heck, Reggie Roberts and his defensive coordinator, Booker Pickett, played in it, and Pasco quarterback Grant Starling's father, grandfather and great grandfather did as well.
Youth-league teammates, friends, cousins, all banging heads tonight.
"On game day," said Brockington, "it's hatred."
And it's special.
This year, extra special.
"Ohhhhh, yeah," said Brockington. "Every year I've played Pasco, it's been big, but I think this is the year it's going to be just, ridiculous. Both sides full, people can't walk …all that type of stuff."
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Max M. Solomon, 86, a certified public accountant and retired tax collector, died Jan. 24 at Paoli Hospital. He was a resident of Audubon.
Solomon became a tax collector for Abington Township in 1990, and retired in 2005. He was previously an auditor and a commissioner for Abington.
A graduate of Overbrook High School, Solomon worked for accounting firms while earning a degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
An Army medic in Europe during World War II, he was a past president of Old York Road Temple-Beth Am in Abington.
Solomon is survived by his wife of 57 years, Estelle Miller Solomon; son Mitchell Solomon; and two grandchildren. He was predeceased by daughter Linda Rush in 1981, and brothers Mark Solomon, Abe Solomon and Michael Solomon.
Memorial contributions can be made to: Old York Road Temple-Beth Am, 971 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001.


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Physical Activity Intervention for Lung Cancer Survivors
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Fox Chase Cancer Center
University of Alberta, Physical Education
Brown University
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: July 16, 2008
Last updated: July 5, 2017
Last verified: July 2017
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|July 16, 2008
|Last Updated Date
|July 5, 2017
|Start Date ICMJE
|June 2008
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|June 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|To evaluate the feasibility (acceptability, adherence, treatment integrity, retention, participant satisfaction) of implementing a physical activity intervention trial among sedentary and insufficiently active lung cancer survivors. [ Time Frame: conclusion of the study ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00717795 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Physical Activity Intervention for Lung Cancer Survivors
|Official Title ICMJE
|Physical Activity Intervention for Lung Cancer Survivors
|Brief Summary
|The purpose of this study is to learn how many lung cancer survivors will agree to a physical activity program. We also want to know if lung cancer survivors benefit from this program. This information will help us to develop our services for lung cancer survivors.
|Detailed Description
|Not Provided
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Design ICMJE
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Target Follow-Up Duration
|Not Provided
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|Sampling Method
|Probability Sample
|Study Population
|In total, we will recruit and enroll a random sample of 70 lung cancer survivors who are at least one year post thoracic surgical resection and have no evidence of NSCLC or any other cancer at the time of study enrollment and not receiving any adjuvant treatment.
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Study Groups/Cohorts
|Publications *
|Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Active, not recruiting
|Enrollment ICMJE
|Estimated Completion Date
|June 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|June 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
• Completed the Physical Activity program offered through this study (08067);
Exclusion Criteria:
|21 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
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|United States
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
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|Has Data Monitoring Committee
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|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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|July 2017
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Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) is a single molecule technique used mainly for determination of mobility and local concentration of molecules. This review describes the specific problems of FCS in planar systems and reviews the state of the art experimental approaches such as 2-focus,
Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) was introduced in the early 1970s [
Apart from acting as barriers between the interior and the exterior of cells, biological membranes represent an environment required for many vital biochemical processes such as folding and activity of numerous proteins. A biological membrane is composed of proteins and lipids, a lipid bilayer being the key component of the membrane, which forms its structural matrix and provides mechanical stability and low permeability to ions and large molecules [
The complexity of cellular membranes, where the diffusion of molecules is influenced by membrane inhomogeneities and interactions with cytoskeleton, imposes substantial difficulties on the interpretation of diffusion data [
This review explains the principles and specific problems of the lateral diffusion coefficient determination by FCS and reviews the state of the art in experimental approaches to FCS measurements in 2-dimensional systems. The progress in FCS investigation of lateral diffusion in planar lipid membranes is also reviewed and several key questions in the field are discussed; namely the difference between supported and free-standing membranes, the frictional coupling between the leaflets of a lipid bilayer or the influence of protein crowding on the rate of lateral diffusion.
FCS extracts the information on molecular diffusion from the shape of the autocorrelation function
In the case of a planar sample, the detection volume (or the detection area in this case), from which fluorescence intensity
If more fluorescent species exist in the sample, the contribution of the
To account for fluorescence fluctuations caused by intersystem crossing, an average fraction of fluorophores in the nonfluorescent triplet state
The interesting parameters τ
The excitation intensity for FCS should be adjusted carefully to reach sufficient molecular brightness (the average number of photons detected per fluorophore per unit of time) while minimizing the risk of artefacts due to photobleaching and optical saturation, which occurs when an increased number of molecules within the detection volume are not in the ground state but in an excited or triplet state, leading to a loss of proportionality between excitation and fluorescence intensities [
The diffusion time τ
The size of the detection area is typically defined by the radius of the diffraction limited waist of the laser focus, which means the minimal radial distance from the optical axis at which the laser intensity is
FCS of planar systems suffers also from errors caused by irreproducible axial positioning of the very thin sample (approximately 4 or 5 nm in the case of planar lipid membranes) within the detection volume, which can extend over a few μm in the axial direction [
This FCS technique uses the interfocal distance
Global fitting of individual autocorrelation functions and
The diffusion in membranes is often rather slow and larger interfocal distances
The technique is based on measuring fluorescence autocorrelation functions
Thermal undulations of free-standing membranes also add to the temporal instability [
Slow diffusion, typically exhibited by large membrane proteins or by molecules in gel phase lipid bilayers, requires long measurement times to gain a sufficient statistical accuracy of the autocorrelation function (103–104 times longer than the relevant diffusion time τ
Very slow diffusion in membranes can be investigated also by image correlation spectroscopy (ICS), which performs spatial correlations of images recorded by a laser scanning microscope [
The detection volume of a confocal microscope, the most common FCS instrument, reaches up to a few μm in the axial direction [
The contributions from molecules diffusing in the planar membrane and in the surrounding aqueous phase can be separated by fitting the autocorrelation function with a model containing contributions from both 2- and 3-dimensional diffusion [
The amplitudes
A different approach to filtering out the contribution of fluorophores, which are not associated with the planar membrane, is based on the shortening of fluorescence lifetime in the vicinity of a conducting surface and a method called fluorescence lifetime correlation spectroscopy (FLCS) [
FLCS represents a synthesis of FCS with time correlated single photon counting (TCSPC). The experimental setup for FLCS requires a sub-nanosecond pulsed excitation (diode lasers being well suited for the purpose) and a possibility to record photon arrival times at two different timescales: relative to the excitation pulse with a picosecond resolution (TCSPC) and relative to the beginning of the measurement with a nanosecond resolution (FCS). TCSPC provides a fluorescence decay histogram, which is a superposition of decay histograms of all fluorescent species in the sample. If the decay characteristics of all components are known, their relative contributions can be extracted by a deconvolution of the measured histogram. Statistical filter functions can be, then, found, which, when applied to the measured decay histogram, recover the number of photons contributed by the individual components. Their role in FLCS is analogous to the role of optical filters in dual-colour FCS; they make it possible to statistically separate the contributions of the individual components photon by photon [
Because the component with 1.8 ns lifetime has a higher intensity at the beginning of the decay, photons arriving shortly after the excitation pulse contribute with a higher weight (>1) to the autocorrelation function of the component with the shorter lifetime. At the same time their contribution to the autocorrelation function of the other component must be negative to ensure the unit total contribution of each photon. The photons with longer arrival times are, on the other hand, contributing more too the autocorrelation function of the component with 5.6 ns lifetime. Since the total number of photons arriving at longer times after the excitation pulse is lower, the absolute values of the filter functions are accordingly higher [
FLCS can be used also in the cases when the decay characteristics of only some of the fluorescent components in the sample are known. This is typically the case of a fluorescent molecule which partitions to the membrane and changes its lifetime upon the insertion to the membrane. It is possible to measure the fluorescence decay of the free molecule but not of the membrane-associated one, because of the equilibrium between the membrane and aqueous phase. Nevertheless, it is possible to filter out the contribution of the free fluorescent molecule with known decay and an autocorrelation function is obtained that corresponds only to the remaining components [
In many cases, however, the fluorophore does not change its lifetime upon association with the membrane or the change is too small to allow the separation of the components by FLCS. A method to increase artificially the difference in lifetimes between free and membrane-associated fluorophores was described by Benda
Another solution to the problem with fluorophores in the aqueous phase lies in reducing the size of the detection volume in the axial direction. Such a reduction is usually reached by the confinement of the detection volume to a surface, which can be achieved by using evanescent waves in total internal reflection (TIR) FCS [
The total internal reflection occurs when light propagating through a medium of a higher refractive index
Confinement of the detection volume in both the axial and lateral directions can be achieved by SA FCS, which is based on collecting exclusively the fluorescence emitted at angles above the critical angle. The construction of an objective for SA FCS and a detailed description of the method are given by Ries
Zero-mode waveguides are optical nanostructures which provide supreme lateral and axial detection volume confinement. Fluorescence is, in this case, excited by an evanescent field with short decay length (15–35 nm), which is confined to the bottom of sub-wavelength holes in a thin metal film on fused silica or glass [
A similar reduction of the detection volume size in all directions can be reached also by using the near-field optical microscopy [
The mean square displacement (MSD) of a molecule undergoing free Brownian diffusion in a 2-dimensional system satisfies the Einstein relation (10), where
Several studies of the diffusion in cellular membranes have found that the diffusion does not obey
Theoretical studies have shown that anomalous diffusion can be a result of a broad distribution of jump times, correlations between diffusing particles or multiple diffusion rates and in cellular membranes it has been explained by lipid-protein binding interactions and by hindrance of diffusion by immobile proteins, lipid microdomains and cytoskeleton [
Theoretical and experimental analysis of diffusion in inhomogeneous systems has revealed how the characteristic length-scale of the measurement ω and its relation to the characteristic size of the obstacles influence the measured values of
The intercept
There exist several ways how to change the size of the detection area ω2 in FCS. For example Wawrezinieck
The size of a molecule is the most important parameter influencing its diffusion coefficient. Since lipids are the basic building blocks of biological membranes, the relation between size and diffusion coefficient is different for molecules comparable in size to lipids and molecules significantly larger, typically membrane proteins. The diffusion of lipids is usually described by the free area theory, which predicts for all molecules smaller or comparable in size to lipids the same value of
The diffusion of molecules much larger than lipids is usually theoretically treated as a diffusion in a viscous continuum using the Saffmann-Delbrück approximation [
Some proteins can move rather fast along the biological membranes thanks to their peripheral binding via a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor. The membrane area occupied by the anchor is similar to that of a lipid molecule and the
Increasing the concentration of membrane proteins slows down the diffusion of lipids and of the proteins themselves [
Binding of antimicrobial or cytolytic peptides to lipid membranes also affects the lipid diffusion coefficient in a manner dependent on the mechanism of interaction of the given peptide with membranes. The presence of the peptide molecules is not the only cause for the change in
GUVs representing free-standing lipid membranes and being in size similar to cells are certainly the most realistic artificial model of plasma membrane of living cells. However, their preparation protocols are rather demanding and the most widespread ones are limited to low ionic strengths [
The first direct quantitative comparison of lipid diffusion in free-standing and supported lipid membranes was published by Przybylo
Another limitation of SLBs is the fact that the very small distance between the proximal leaflet and the solid surface may prevent correct reconstitution of transmembrane proteins into the bilayer. To increase the space available on both sides of the membrane while maintaining the convenient geometry of SLBs, membranes on soft polymer layers (polymer-cushioned bilayers) [
The membranes of living cells are known to be asymmetric; the two leaflets of the membrane differ in their lipid and protein composition and they also face different aqueous phases [
In terms of artificial lipid membranes, the question of inter-leaflet coupling was addressed by Przybylo
A recent FCS study investigated the diffusion of poly-lysine in free-standing planar membranes and its influence on lipid diffusion.
FCS methodology for investigation of the lateral mobility of molecules in planar systems has undergone a rapid development in the past decade, which has been motivated mainly by the interest in mobility of molecules in biological membranes and their artificial models. The currently available FCS approaches, which include for example
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(a) TCSPC histograms of fluorescence decays of a sample containing a SLB on indium-tin oxide surface (lifetime 1.8 ns) and small vesicles in the aqueous phase (lifetime 5.6 ns). Both the SLB and the vesicles were labelled with β-C8-BODIPY 500/510 C5-HPC (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA); the details of the experimental procedures and instrumentation can be found elsewhere [
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speaks with Kristen Cox of the SUCCESS Project for an update, participates in a CEO roundtable and ceremonially signs bills. Herbert later meets with the Alta Hotshot crew, attends the Utah State Employee's Charitable Fund 1% Club meeting and talks with Justin Harding and Marty Carpenter.Lt. Gov. Spencer
speaks at the grand opening of E-surance in Ogden and takes part in the governor's strategy meeting.SL Co. Mayor Ben
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Meet the Volunteers
Smokey Wright: Farm Rescue's Colorful Character
With life experience in construction, the oil fields, oil business, and government service, Smokey can entertain a crowd with his jokes. But for as much humor as he shares, he is twice as driven to help farm families in need. Often times, he doesn't return home for weeks at a time during planting and harvesting season.
Farm Rescue is fortunate to have had Smokey in the fields since May 2007. Read more about him below:
Q: What prompted you to join the organization?
A: I had been reading about Farm Rescue and was interested. I saw Bill Krumwiede at the KMOT Ag Show in Minot during January of 2007. I visited with him, briefly, and he described the organization to me and I thought I liked what I heard. I signed a volunteer slip and the rest is history.
Q: What is your work/career background?
A: I grew up on a grain and cattle farm in Bottineau County. From there I went to college. After that I got in the construction business for three years, working for Peter Kiewit Sons Company to help build Minot Air Force Base and reconstruct the Glasgow (MT) Air Force Base. From there, I went to the "oil patch" for five years working for Halliburton Company. I then went to Texaco for 12 years. While there, I worked as a salaried agent in charge of sales and distribution. Along with that I was supervising new construction and maintenance of the facilities. I was the youngest salaried employee they had, so I had to "hustle" my buns to prove that a younger person could fill the shoes. From there, I went to work for the Department of Defense, being assigned to the Minot Air Force Base. I was supervisor of the fuels maintenance branch. This involved working on systems receiving fuel to the base, storage tanks, several miles of underground pipeline, and monitoring and repairing equipment that furnished fuel to the skin of the aircraft. There were several service stations to maintain, plus we were involved with the fuels at all of the Minuteman missile sites. I spent 30 years there and got to see much of the U.S. of A. by working on projects at most of the bases in this country. I farmed for about 40 years as an owner/operator. I retired after harvest in 2006.
Q: What is your favorite Farm Rescue moment or memory?
A: There are so many. I don't think I have any one particular moment, as there were so many. Perhaps my greatest memories are when we leave a farm and the folks are so appreciative of our helping them and they sincerely thank us.


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Wow, this is something you dont see everyday on the North America Macromedia site:
A good friend of mine, Giancarlo Vargas Legovic's company BlueMetal, has been accepted as the Site of the Day (América Latina MM site) today for a Flash app they developed recently. For those of you that cant read spanish, here is the Showcase article in English.
Bluemetal is an interactive company, with presence in United States, Chile, Spain and Peru, specialized in the development of solutions for internet and digital means. Its work consists in providing to their creative, strategic and technologic solutions based fundamentaly in the good design, architecture, content and navigation.
This fusion of concepts allows to project the image desired in the internet to obtain the desired results.
On the other hand, Bluemetal counts with the exclusive recognization of Alliance Partner of Macromedia in Peru.
- Offers to the parents a much better control on the academic performance of their children without occupying too much time in movements.
- Much better communication between the parent and the profesor.
- Automate the internal management of the school.
- Provides the pupils the tools to control their development and improves the communication with their professors and school mates.
- Flash MX 2004 Pro
- Dreamweaver MX 2004
- Fireworks MX 2004
- FreeHand MX
- FlashComm
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For the System
- Scalated solution, meaning, permits the system actualization, adding improvements without cost for the school.
- Solution with high security standars to maintain in safe keeping the school information.
- Counts with an intuitive administration platforms and easy access.
- Permits the access to the information the 24 hours of the day and the 365 days of the year.
- Support on line 24/7
- The solution works under five access levels, meaning, the information shows to the director cannot be seen by the rest of the users, equally form for the parents, professors and pupils.
- Permits to obtain in the time several management modules (optional modules), in accordance with the necessities of each school.
- Solution has been developed with the latest technologic for the internet.
For the School
- Improves and facilitate the communication and coordination between the community members of the school: Directors, professors, parents and pupils.
- Availability of the required information very quickly and simple at any time of the day.
- Assists in the creation of an exclusive community of the school, offering to their members interaction by means of information and resources.
- Place the school amongst the most advance in the implementation and introduction of the new technologies of the management and education.
- Does not require investment in costly servers, exclusive personnel to handle the system nor developments that takes much time and money. It only needs acccess to internet and computers.
- Saves money in impressions, copies and shipments.
For the Parents
- Permiting kept informed on the children activities, in the learning evolution and performance in the school.
- The parents can organize their timetable in accordance with the chronogram of their children and so combinng them much easier.
- Parents will get a more participation in their children education from theis offices and homes: revising notes and assistances, notifications, replying communications, access to the school calendar and much more.
For the Pupils
- Improves communication with the professors and schoolmates.
- Permits a better learning of the new technologic in the internet, knowledgement used in all the spaces, such as studies, work and daily living.
- Promotes the participation of the pupils in the different classes, including in wich have difficult to participate.
. Helps to be informed about the educative process and their performance in each stage of the school year.
- Allows to access and request consultation at any time of the day from and computer on activities, works, notes, between others.
For the Professors
- Facility in the communication of the school activities as: events, evaluations, excursions, academic performance, conduct, etc.
- Improves the communication with the pupils, parents and directors of the school.
. Permit to insert the professor in the fields of the new technologies.
- Allows the storage and transference of the information, such as files, documents, informations, works, etc., with the pupils and the rest of the community.
- Allows the professor to make agile the classed with the pupils, improving the teaching time.
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Hi i was wondering if latex paint is water based and can be thinned by water for use in an airbrush.. It is Jonas paint.. thanks to you all.
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the two paints for most instances are one in the same. However, do not use latex paint that you would buy at the store for painting your house through your airbrush. You will destroy your airbrush in a matter of seconds.
At the NTA convention, I bought some paint at the Jonas booth and Dan told me that water would not work on their paint, for thinning. He sold me a bottle of their secret sauce to thin with. I did need it and it worked well.
ive done several mounts with Jonas paint. all ive ever thinned it with is water, it thins just fine. just dont add too much water at a time, really thins fast.lol.


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Hello & Welcome
Arkell Antiques is situated in the antiques quarter known as the famous West Street, within the historic market town of Dorking.
The shop provides a perfect backdrop for an eclectic mix of period furniture and objet d'art. Garden statuary and architectural antiques are on show in our courtyard garden. The website displays a selection of the items we have available in our showrooms. We invite you to browse our site and if we can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us.
We hope you enjoy our collection of beautiful furniture as much as we do.
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The widow of one of the 7/7 bombers is writing a chilling web diary while on the run from police after being named as the prime suspect for a deadly terror attack in Kenya.
In the haunting blog, Samantha Lewthaite, whose husband Jermaine Lindsay blew up a Piccadilly Line train during the London attacks in 2005, says "fear can make you do many things" and warns she faces "many more challenges" in the months ahead.
Her blog Fears and Tears: the Confessions of a Female Muhajid is the first time Lewthaite, 28, has made any attempt to communicate with the outside world since she fled to Africa.
Its emergence comes amid a worldwide search for Lewthwaite – dubbed the "White Widow" – as she is hunted over claims she took part in a grenade attack in Kenya which killed three football fans watching the Italy versus England Euro 2012 game in a bar last Sunday.
Just three days before the blast she posted a lengthy message on her blog admitting she had "no regrets" about converting to Islam and waging Jihad.
She wrote: "My decision to revert to Islam is the most precious gift that my maker has bestowed upon me.
"From a previous life of sin and worshiping of worldly things I have lived for many years now as Muslim content with serving Allah with the knowledge that I have a place in Jannah [Paradise]."
Her rambling message goes on: "Like many revertees I have been tested and challenged but each time Allah has guided me towards the right path and ensured my faith in my religion remains constant.
"During the month of April and May I faced a great challenges (sic). Some friends have told me I have over-reacted because I'm a woman and weak.
"Yes, I am woman but I am woman who believes in Jihad and supremacy of Islam.
"With all this pressure I broke down in tears... Jihad is an obligation that we must accept – so today I'm over my fear and my tears are dry."
The extraordinary diary has appeared on the website of the Muslim Youth Center – the Kenyan arm of Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab. On the morning of the attack in Kenya a message was posted on the site saying: "BOOM!!! Mujahideen making music."
Hints about an attack were also posted on the MYC's Twitter account, saying: "Tick tock there goes the count-down for the kuffar..."
It appeared alongside an image of a woman Hamas fighter brandishing an assault rifle.
Lewthwaite, originally from Aylesbury, Bucks, has been on the run since last year when police foiled a plot to blow up Western hotels in Mombasa.
She was charged in December with plotting to kill hundreds of British tourists after police found weapons and a bomb-making factory in her safe house, which also acted as a makeshift bank for the group.
Lewthwaite was released and is thought to have taken refuge in Somalia before her return to Kenya. In March the MYC announced that they were helping to shield her. Then, last week, officials in Africa said the mother of three was spotted near the nightclub targeted in the bomb attack.
A grenade was thrown into the Jericho Beer Garden, which was packed with tourists watching England play Italy. A young boy was among the three dead.
University dropout Lewthwaite is being hunted by the CIA, Kenyan police and Scotland Yard, which has a team in Nairobi to assist with the search.
Before her arrest in December, she had been travelling in Kenya on a false passport.
Lewthwaite was born in Northern Ireland, where her solider father Andrew met her mother Christine. She is the youngest of three children.
Her parents separated when she was 11 years old – the trigger for her seeking solace in Islam, and converting to the faith at the age of 15, say pals.
She met King's Cross bomber Lindsay in an Islamic internet chatroom when she was studying religion and politics at the School Of Oriental And African Studies in Central London.
She married the Jamaican-born carpet fitter in an Islamic ceremony in 2004.
When her 19-year-old husband blew himself up in 2005, claiming 26 lives, she was eight months pregnant with their second child, a daughter. She had a second son by an unknown father in 2009. Her family in Aylesbury have not had any contact with her for years.


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JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Review
Below is a heavily overexposed scene from Lord of the Rings. The overexposure lets you see all the details in the shed on the right, the structure on the left, and the plants and ground along the lower right. The DLA-RS10U performs very nicely.
Our last comparison uses the night train scene from Casino Royale. Look to the trees and shrubs on the right, especially just above the tracks. The first image is the JVC DLA-RS10, the second the RS20, third is the Epson 6500UB, followed by the Mitsubishi HC7000, and finally, the Panasonic PT-AE3000. While shadow detail performance is very good on all of these, you can see that the JVC does produce the best blacks.
Another good image for observing shadow detail is this very dark scene from the first National Treasure film. The DLA-RS10 performs extremely well on this image. This image is dramatically overexposed to allow you to view the darkest shadow details. Look to any dark area in the frame, but especially in the upper right steps. It handles those particularly well:
Overall Color & Picture Quality
The RS20 out of the box, as noted, leaves much to be desired in color accuracy and saturation, except in THX mode. THX is very impressive, but to my taste, it's a little lacking in wow factor – a little flat. Don't get me wrong, the RS20 really does look excellent in THX, it's just that it can do better. THX mode also doesn't quite have as dark a black level performance, as we achieved after calibrating. The thing is, to best calibrate the DLA-RS10 requires the color management system, and is tricky. As I've mentioned elsewhere, if you are spending "the big bucks" for an RS20, plan to spend the additional few hundreds for a really good calibration, if you want to get the best out of this projector.
After much work here, and help with the CMS from some of the very serious enthusiasts on the forums, we obtained an excellent calibration. (For more about it, see the calibration page.) While the colors are not as dead on as my favorite (for color accuracy), the InFocus IN83, which seems to look about perfect, in terms of colors and skin tones, no matter what you throw at it, the JVC RS10, is close behind. I've got some side by side images, and you can see differences, in some of them, but others look so close you might mistake them for being the same projector.
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Why Did I Hire That Person in the First Place?
by Dave Thomas Thu, 02/14/2013 - 12:49
What comes to mind as some of the biggest challenges you face when running a small business?
For those business owners who don't mention hiring the right folks, imagine the shock and dismay when it turns out they hired someone they would have rather passed over in hindsight.
While hiring workers can be tricky, especially given the limits to which an employer can go in researching one's background, experience level and social media tendencies, it behooves employers to do their best in knowing who they just hired.
In the event you are planning on doing some hiring in the coming weeks and months, keep these items in mind:
* Qualifications - While this little nugget sounds like a no-brainer, do you truly spend the time necessary checking into your applicant's experience level? As many employers unfortunately discover, they have not done a sound enough job checking the qualifications of all their hires. As a result, they get some people in their office who were not fit for the job in the first place. When that happens, it can lead to a dismissal, meaning they have to spend additional money and time hiring and training someone. Do your homework the first time around to avoid a revolving door in your office;
* Character - Even though you may have the most qualified individual under your roof, their character may be mediocre at best, therefore leading to potential problems down the road. When you are hiring an individual, their character traits should be high on your list of importance. Look to see how they come prepared to interview, how they interact with you and any other employees they may meet during the interview process, and if they have anything negative to say about former employers;
* Social footprints - Before the Internet, an employer never had to worry about social media and the potential harm it could do to a company. That being said, 2013 is a totally different scenario, as an employee's social footprints could have negative consequences for your business. Whether or not you have a social media policy at work for your employees doesn't matter if one or more of them share and tweet through their own social pages. If they post something negative about you, a co-worker or a customer, it can have negative implications for your company. This is why more employers are looking at applicant Facebook, Twitter, Google+ pages and more these days, searching for any early warning signs that the individual could harm their company. If something catches your eye, question the applicant about it, determining whether or not this will be an issue should you bring them on your payroll;
* Goals - Finally, how many times have you or one of your staff asked an applicant where they see themselves three, five, 10 years from now? In retrospect, it is one of the most asked questions an applicant comes across. Given the times show more and more employees moving from job to job, don't automatically discount an applicant if they won't or can't answer that question. It is unrealistic in today's economy to expect someone to commit to you for more than a few years at best. If you hire a good candidate who likes what your business is doing, treat them well, and give them reason to stay, there is a very good likelihood they will.
So, are you happy with the people you have hired to date?
If not, how will you change things moving forward in 2013?
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100th Rose Bowl Game Preview
Dec. 31, 2013
RELATED: Big Ten and Pac-12 Commemorate 100 Years of the Rose Bowl Game
Big Ten Champion Michigan State (12-1, 8-0 Big Ten) will make its first-ever Bowl Championship Series appearance on Jan. 1, when the Spartans play Pac-12 Champion Stanford (11-2, 7-2 Pac-12) in the 100th Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO at 5:10 p.m. ET in Pasadena, Calif. Winners of nine straight, No. 4/4/4 Michigan State recorded its school-record 12th win of the 2013 season by defeating second-ranked Ohio State 34-24 in the Big Ten Championship Game. The Spartans are heading to Pasadena for the first time since the 1988 Rose Bowl Game and competing in the contest for the fifth time in program history. Michigan State has advanced to a program-record seven straight postseason contests and is making its 24th bowl appearance in team history. MSU is 9-14 (.391) in bowl games, including a 3-1 record in previous Rose Bowl appearances. Following a 33-30 triple-overtime victory over Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl and a 17-16 win over TCU in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl last year, the Spartans now look to win three straight bowl games for the first time in school history.
In the Pac-12 this season, Stanford's offense rated fourth in rushing (210.9), sixth in scoring (33.2), ninth in total yards (413.1), and 11th in passing (202.2). Senior running back Tyler Gaffney leads the Pac-12 and ranks fifth in the FBS with 20 rushing touchdowns. He also ranks third in the FBS in rushing (124.5 ypg.) and carries (307), and seventh in rushing yards (1,618). Gaffney rushed a school-record 45 times for 157 yards in the win over No. 2 Oregon on Nov. 7. Junior quarterback Kevin Hogan, who is in his second year as the starter, has completed 61 percent of his passes (170-of-277) for 2,487 yards, 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Hogan's primary target has been Ty Montgomery, who has hauled in 58 catches for 937 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 16.2 yards-per-catch average is among the top-four marks in the Pac-12. The offensive line, anchored by two-time consensus All-America guard David Yankey, has helped Stanford rank fourth nationally for fewest tackles for loss allowed/game (3.69) and 16th nationally for fewest sacks allowed/game (1.15).
The storyline of the game is expected to be Michigan State's potent defense that ranks first both in the Big Ten and the nation in several categories. Through 13 games, MSU's defense ranks No. 1 in the FBS in total defense (248.2), rushing defense (80.8) and opponent third-down conversions (.277). The Spartans also rank among the national leaders in pass efficiency defense (2nd, 91.5 rating), first downs defense (4th, 14.5), scoring defense (4th, 12.7) and passing defense (6th, 167.4). Michigan State joins Louisville and Virginia Tech as the only three schools in the FBS to rank in the Top 10 nationally in total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense and passing defense. The Spartans also lead the Big Ten in seven defensive categories (total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense, pass defense, pass efficiency defense, opponent third-down conversions, and first downs defense). The Green and White have made headlines this season by creating turnovers and wreaking havoc behind the line of scrimmage. MSU was first in the Big Ten and tied for seventh nationally with a plus-14 turnover margin, which included 27 forced turnovers. That total comprised of 11 fumbles and 16 interceptions, the latter of which ranked third in the conference and 19th in the country. After going the entire 2012 slate without a defensive touchdown, MSU has five this year, including three off fumble recoveries and two pick-six returns. Two Spartans took home major individual awards from the Big Ten this year, as senior Darqueze Dennard was named the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year, while sophomore Shilique Calhoun was named the Smith-Brown Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year. In addition, Dennard, Calhoun and senior linebacker Max Bullough were first-team selections by both the coaches and media, and safeties Kurtis Drummond and Isaiah Lewis were named first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches. Calhoun is tied for fourth in the league with 7.5 sacks, while Dennard owns 14 passes defended, which is sixth-best, and four interceptions. Denicos Allen leads the Spartans with 91 tackles on the year, including 15.0 TFLs, 5.5 sacks, and 10 QB hurries. Drummond is averaging 6.6 stops per game and boasts four picks on the season. Senior Kyler Elsworth is expected to fill the vacancy at middle linebacker as Bullough did not make the trip.
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Fast food franchisor
The deal will double the number of franchised pizza outlets in the RFG group from 118 to 237 and make RFG the market leader in gourmet pizza, where sales are growing faster than value-priced pizza.
RFG chief executive
"Not only will the transaction consolidate another impressive retail food system under [RFG's] umbrella, it delivers on a number of strategic initiatives, most important of which is the immediate scale provided by the ownership of both the Crust and Pizza Capers brands," Mr Alford said.
The deal reduces RFG's reliance on shopping centres, where rents keep rising, and gives it more exposure to all-day trading.
Pizza Capers is based in Queensland while most of Crust's stores are in NSW and Victoria. Crust has also opened two stores in New Zealand, two in Singapore and one outlet in the United States.
A series of bolt-on buys over the past few years has augmented sales from RFG's core brands, which include Donut King, Michel's Patisserie, Brumby's Bakery and BB's Cafe.
Declining shopping centre traffic reduced sales growth and RFG increased the value of direct support to franchisees by $4.1 million in 2011-12.
The company lifted net profit by 4.9 per cent to $28.5 million in 2011-12, taking annual profit growth rate since its 2006 listing to 30 per cent. Net profit before restructuring costs rose 8.9 per cent to $30.3 million, short of its 10 per cent growth guidance.
Revenues fell 7.4 per cent to $116.4 million but were up 29 per cent after adjusting for the switch from a wholesale bakery supply model to a royalty model at Michel's.
RFG increased its final dividend by 20 per cent to 9¢ a share, fully franked, taking the full year pay-out to 17.5¢.
Mr Alford declined to provide guidance for 2012-13, citing tough trading conditions and weak consumer sentiment.
"Organic growth continues to be hindered by a constricted franchisee candidate market, an absence of premium site opportunities, tighter lending requirements amongst financiers and subdued lessor development activity," Mr Alford said.
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Location: Yawkey Center for Cancer Care, Floor 2
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Phone: 617-632-3338
Fax: 617-632-6874
The Dana-Farber pharmacy fills prescriptions for all pediatric and adult patients. Our pharmacists work closely with your physicians to provide seamless, convenient, safe care.
We stock all medications prescribed by Dana-Farber physicians and can prepare them quickly. Local pharmacies don't always carry newer drugs, which means patients have to wait one or two days before starting treatment.
We accept all major plans. We also accept many insurance plans from other parts of the country.
The cost for prescriptions can vary from pharmacy to pharmacy. If you use an insurance card, the co-payment is generally the same as at any pharmacy.
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SUMMERLAND KEY, Fla. — Celebrate the birthday of fishing legend Jose Wejebe and his mission to share the gift of fishing with future generations. In his honor, before or on Jan. 18, use #fishforjose and post your story online.
"My father loved the outdoors, especially fishing. But what he loved most was sharing his knowledge, skill and passion with others," says Krissy Wejebe, daughter of Jose.
"Even though it's been nearly two years since his passing, I get a lot of great stories and pictures from his fans telling me how much they learned from his show, how he inspired them to start their own guide business or how they were inspired to share their passion for fishing with their children as he did with me. My wish is that others can hear these stories too. Thanks to the world of social media, we can make this happen … among the fishing community and beyond."
"As his birthday nears on Jan. 18, I'm asking friends, family and fans of my father to take a picture of how they'll celebrate his birthday, post it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, a website … anywhere online, and use the hashtag #fishforjose to share their story with others."
How can the fishing community join in?
Get out of the office and out on the water.
Introduce a friend, family or a stranger to the sport of fishing.
Learn or teach something new: secret spot, how to tie a fly or tricks of the trade.
When you catch … let go, let 'em grow.
Then, take a picture, post it with #fishforjose, and challenge others to join in.
To find out more about Wejebe's ongoing efforts to keep her father's legacy alive through the Jose Wejebe Spanish Fly Memorial Foundation, visit the foundation's website. The mission of the foundation is to honor Jose's legacy by matching his inspiration, dedication, and passion for our marine environment, and continue his efforts to support those who face life-impacting challenges. Donations will support Make-A-Wish trips granted and other countless charities that were supported by Jose.
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