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|CO2 emissions
|135 g/km
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|Standard paintwork guarantee
|3 years
Performance & economy
|Fuel consumption (urban)
|67.3 mpg
|Fuel consumption (extra urban)
|80.7 mpg
|Fuel consumption (combined)
|74.3 mpg
|0 - 60 mph
|9.7 seconds
|Top speed
|122 mph
|Engine power
|112 bhp
|Engine torque
|199.15 lbs/ft
|1407 mm
|Height inclusive of roof rails
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|2467 mm
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|Alloy Wheels-15in 5 Star Spooler
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|Roof Spoiler Painted in Roof Colour
|Interior Lights, Integrated Into Centre Front Headliner (Above Interior Mirror), Luggage-Compartment Light
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|Interior Mirror, Mechanical Anit-Dazzle
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|Electric Front Windows, Frameless
|Ashtray and Cigar Lighter in Front
|Height Adjustable Drivers Seat
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|Cloth Cosmos Upholstery
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|Radio BOOST with Single CD and Aux-In Connection (3.5mm)
|4 Speakers
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|Sun Visors, with Integrated Vanity Mirror on Drivers and Front Passengers Sides
|DAB Tuner
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|Heated Rear Window, with Automatic Deactivation
|Storage Compartment in Centre Console
|Trip Distance Recorder
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Last Sunday, we all eagerly awaited for Randy's TV appearance. See, when we entered Drogo in the UP SAVER Pet Show, Randy was interviewed by a TV program. I'm so sorry I really can't recall the title of the program (I have already tried Googling it, to no avail). That was before Drogo was even declared the winner.
Even though it aired on neither ABS-CBN nor GMA, we were still excited to see how the interview would turn out. Randy told Mama (his mom) about it, and very early on Sunday last week, Mama came over.
Randy played it cool, pero ang totoo n'yan, he decided not to take pictures of birds that morning when he remembered his TV appearance. Hehe.
Randy: O ang aga n'yo, Ma!
Mama: Eh syempre 'di ba sabi mo lalabas ka sa TV? Tingnan natin kung telegenic ka.
Randy: E mamaya konti lang naman ang scenes ko dun…
Mama: Ha? Akala ko sabi mo in-interview ka? Pinagsabi ko pa naman sa mga kamag-anak natin na abangan ka at panoorin ka.
And Randy turned red. Hahaha!
Being the supportive wife, I was able to capture the part where Randy was shown.
Here's Part 1:
And here's Part 2:
(Sorry it's not complete; I had to cut some parts because it was only uploaded on Instagram)
In fairness, todo cheer ang angels namin. Especially when they saw Raviv and Drogo. But the Tanong ng Bayan is: Ma'am, ba't wala ka?
Truth is that before, during and after Randy was being interviewed, I was seated among the spectators talking and texting on the phone. I just paused momentarily to bring Raviv to Randy.
That's because the Gymboree Site Manager forwarded the text message of the parent of one of our preschool students to me, whose message simply said: "Sent you an email. Please read."
Kinabahan ang lola ninyo at baka complaint na bongga kaya hindi na lang tinext. Despite the poor LTE signal, I diligently checked our official email address. I found no new email. So I called the Site Manager. "Rox may nangyari ba kay *name of child*? Complaint kaya 'yun? Call the parents and ask them to what email address they sent the message."
Then after a while, the Site Manager texted me: "Ay Ma'am, wrong sent lang daw po pala. Hindi raw po sa atin nag-email." Waaaah!
Too bad, because I felt that I looked OK on that day.
Anyway, before we forget that this is Raviv's wardrobe diary, here's what my little boy wore when he debuted on national TV.
Here are his "yabang" moments:
Handling Drogo
And here's a closer look at his outfit, when he was malingering in the Royal Canin van:
- black & white polo shirt (made of super duper soft fabric): Polka Tots
- blue pants: Blue Zoo by Debenham's
- shoes: Native (forever!)
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I'll start with my mom's death, because if I can get that out of the way, then maybe I can start thinking about her life again. For the past six years, what I think about when I remember her is: illness, dying, death. It's very hard to remember what came before...but there must be a story before that, because she was 54 when she died.
Her illness and death go EXACTLY like this: Constipation, stomach ache, bloating...maybe it's just a big poop...but laxatives don't work. Finally go to the doctor instead of the mall, then go to the hospital from his office, get a CAT scan. Oh God, please don't let it be an obstructed bowel!! Lots of prayers for no bowel obstruction. Prayers are answered....it's ovarian cancer, and it's everywhere. Surgery two days later and the dr says: we couldn't get out nearly the amount considered optimal. Spleen is fused to lung because of cancer involvement, bowels are covered, can't even remove all of uterus...it's fused to abdominal cavity. Sutures from pubic area to breast bone, and fluid building up threatening to burst the sutures open. No time to think, do chemo. Do it now, in the ICU. Don't stop. EVER. Even tho it never works month after month, keep trying. Do five different ones, six, seven, eight....get sicker and sicker from chemo (not cancer) but never stop trying....surely the next one will work. Thank God for answered prayers.
Finally, she went septic from an e coli invasion, took a chemo break, went to Hospice and died a tragically undignified death complete with "terminal agitation", because she never got the chance to be .......still.......to blessedly BREATHE, and accept what was happening to her.
She never got the chance to make peace with her body. The Hospice nurses said no one lets go until they've made peace, and presumably she was no different, but it would have been nice to see her at peace. The nurse didn't even move her back into a more natural position for us to see her dead body for the first time. She was contorted to help what used to be her breathing.
And there I was. A baby boy growing in my belly, desperate for her to see my second child born to this world. There I was...standing in a hallway, then sitting on her bed, then lying in her lap, apologizing for what had happened to her and how unfair it all was...how her body had completely betrayed her.
Most people like to say that a loved one's death taught them grace and dignity...about how to LIVE. I'd love to say that, and I did say that in her written eulogy; written because I was rendered utterly speechless after her death. But what I actually learned is this: there's no guarantee.
I have no control, and a doctor can never be trusted to do anything other than that which will bring him or her the bigger insurance reimbursement. He will never tell you to stop killing yourself because he gets paid only when he gives you poison. I learned that things go terribly wrong without warning and that, about the really big things? The really terrifying things? We're powerless.
Since that day in September when my prayers were "answered" I have not been the same person...and since that day in May, when her twisted body was lifeless and she was truly honestly GONE, I haven't been anyone I even recognize anymore. The person I remember being is rarely in control of my thoughts, feelings, or reactions.
I'm held together with wisps of spider threads so delicate I can't even see them for myself.
I guess it's true that a mother and child are inextricably twined together, because this is supposed to be her story but now it's mine, and yet it's still hers. My whole life is seen through this prism of my mother's death, and I can't see what happened before those awful twenty months. It's like a wall went up and I know there is a scene on the other side, but I can't get to it.
I can't climb over and, so far, I can't make a hole to even look through. I think it would be nice to see and remember what happened before my fervent prayer was answered...before the diagnosis clouded my memory of the years before it.
The memory I do have of the time before serves only to show me just how long she'd been sick and leaves me wondering what the future may have been had we known six months earlier...had we pressed her to see a doctor sooner.
I should be at the part now where I can look over the wall and see the past. I've told the bad part of the story, I've purged that memory.
But I get here, and I still see nothing.


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Conversations with Robert Penn Warren
Edited by Gloria L. Cronin
Edited by Ben Siegel
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"There isn't much vital imagination, it seems to me, that doesn't come from some sort of shock, imbalance, need to 'relive,' redefine life."
Robert Penn Warren (1905-1989) excelled in three written genres-fiction, poetry, and literary criticism-and is one of the few writers to be awarded Pulitzer Prizes for both his poetry and his fiction. With Cleanth Brooks, he inspired practitioners of New Criticism and revolutionized the way literature was taught and studied in the academy. His 1946 novel All the King's Men, a fictionalized account of Louisianan Huey P. Long's gubernatorial administration, remains the template for American political commentary in fiction. In 1985, Warren became the first U.S. Poet Laureate.
Conversations with Robert Penn Warren collects interviews ranging from the 1950s to the 1980s. Featuring interviews conducted by such writers and journalists as William Kennedy, Bill Moyers, C. Vann Woodward, and Roy Newquist, this collection's depth and focus are remarkable.
Warren's critical acumen is present in every piece here, as he talks forthrightly about literature's place in American culture, the role of history in his novels and poetry, and the contemporary events that raged during his lifetime. Conversations with Robert Penn Warren is a rewarding look at a man whose life and literary career spanned most of the twentieth century.
Gloria L. Cronin, Provo, Utah, professor of English at Brigham Young University, is the author of A Room of His Own: In Search of the Feminine in the Novels of Saul Bellow, Small Planets: Saul Bellow and the Art of Short Fiction, and other books. Ben Siegel, Claremont, California, is professor of English at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. Among other works, he is the author of The Puritan Heritage: America's Roots in the Bible, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and the editor of The American Writer in the University.
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Mumbai: 'Kai Po Che' star Sushant Singh Rajput, who turned 29 today, celebrated his birthday with longtime girlfriend Ankita Lokhande.
Sushant, who was last seen in 'PK', took to Twitter to thank his fans and colleagues for the wishes on his birthday.
The actor even posted a picture with his actress girlfriend and wrote a line from the song 'Ruk Ja O Dil...' from 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'.
"Ruk jaa O dil deewane, puchhu to main Zara... Haha.. Thank you everyone for your love and wishes..!! Love," Sushant posted on Twitter.
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who will be working with Sushant in his next film 'Paani', called him one of the "best young actors".
"Happy Birthday to one our best young actors today. Have a great day, Sushant!!," Kapur tweeted.
"Yo byomkeshda... @itsSSR... Happy birthday dada... Can you please solve this mystery of migrating cars in bandra?," Sujoy Ghosh tweeted. The day will also mark the trailer launch of Sushant's upcoming film 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshy'.
"Mystery Unravels tomorrow...!! Excited," Sushant wrote last evening. After 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshy', the actor will be next seen in MS Dhoni biopic, which will hit theatres on October 22.


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The Irish dentist, PR linked to sect getting guru and daughter linked to sect getting messages from God
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The Irish Mail on Sunday February 1 • 2015
INVESTIGATION BY By Michael O'Farrell
Investigations editor
The €1 medals and 'Book of Truth' on sale to 1.2m follower
The Maria Divine Mercy group emerged in 2010 when a website, thewarningsecondcoming.com set up with hidden ownership, began posting messages that purported to be straight from God. According to the site, the messages – containing a wide range of predictions and warnings about the imminent Second Coming of Christ – were being received by Maria Divine Mercy, an anonymous woman chosen by Jesus.
Through a professional social media campaign rolled out across the world, MDM has gained almost half a million registered followers and the main website is receiving as many as 1.2m unique visitors annually, giving it more than 10 times the traffic to most official Irish Catholic websites, such as that of the Irish
Bishops Conference.
There are nearly 400 Facebook prayer groups dedicated to the cult, many of them closed groups to which members have to be approved. One such group, Maria Divine Mercy – Crusade Of Prayers And Messages Of The Warning, is administered by an American and has members from Dubai, Canada, Kenya, Eritrea, the Philippines, Vietnam and India among many other places.
Followers are encouraged to purchase a series of books and medals of salvation from the MDM site. In one of MDM's visions, God has told her that everyone in possession of the salvation medals will be saved during the imminent Second Coming. Last year as the number of 'messages from God' reached more than 300, the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, strongly condemned the cult.
Three Irish business people – including a prominent PR executive and a millionaire dentist turned developer – have been linked to a
cult-like religious enterprise that has been condemned by church leaders worldwide. PR guru Mary Carberry, her daughter Sarah
Carberry and Donegal dentist Breffni Cully this week refused to be drawn on the Maria Divine Mercy website that has been spreading doomsday prophecies purportedly from God – including one of imminent world war. The site claims Maria Divine Mercy, an anonymous woman who issues the warnings, has been
chosen by Jesus. Followers are encouraged to buy books and medals and one message says those who have salvation medals will be saved when the imminent Second Coming arrives. Thanks to a slick global social media campaign, MDM has gained almost half a million registered followers, and the main website is receiving as many as 1.2m unique visitors annually. The messages were condemned by Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who said they were not approved by the Church and were in some cases contradictory of Catholic teaching. The MDM phenomenon
first emerged in 2010 when the group claimed it was receiving prophetic messages directly from God. But the identity of those behind the MDM project remained shrouded in secrecy – as did the amount they might be earning from donations and sales of
books and medals. The only time that a woman representing MDM spoke publicly involved a 2011 interview to a small US Christian radio station. During the 45-minute interview, she
spoke of how she had been a 'lapsed Catholic' before she had an epiphany. 'My life was far removed from going to Church or going to Mass. I was a high flyer businesswoman,' she said. The woman did not reveal her identity but informed listeners that she was
Irish and a mother of four. The mystery of her identity remained
until a group of Catholic bloggers based in different countries around the world got together and took it upon themselves
to investigate. They unearthed a document that has linked renowned PR executive Mary Carberry – known in PR circles as Mary McGovern – her daughter Sarah and a business associate,
Breffni Cully, to the Maria Divine Mercy enterprise. All three of their names appear in Irish company records linked to businesses that profit from the Second Coming sect's website.
'Internet trolls are trying to
destroy my life because of a
job I did for someone'
Despite this documentation, none of the three Irish individuals ever responded when the bloggers repeatedly sought to contact them. Instead, they steadfastly refused to comment on, acknowledge or deny links to the MDM operation. Both Sarah Carberry and Mr Cully again declined to speak when approached,
in person and by phone, numerous times by the MoS in the past two weeks. However, when approached in person Mary Carberry did respond briefly to confirm that she had worked for MDM.
She argued that she was being unfairly targeted by bloggers because of a job she had done. 'I'm sorry. I am not going to get
involved with internet trolls who are trying to destroy my life because of a job I did for somebody. That's all I have to say,' she said. Mrs Carberry did not specify what job she was referring to or for whom she had done it. She did, though, indicate that she was aware of the allegation that she was involved with Maria
Divine Mercy. She said: 'I can't deal with this crap. I'm sorry. But if you honestly believe that s***, you can. 'It is what's called incitement to hatred crime, internet trolls talking a
'These messages and
visions have no
ecclesiastical approval'
pack of lies, and I'm not going to get involved with it because, once I do that, I give credibility to it,' she said. The MoS recorded the conversation and supplied a copy to Ed Primeau, a renowned forensic audio analyst over 30 years. His work has been used as evidence in US and international courts. Mr Primeau spent four days examining and comparing the voice of Mrs Carberry with that of the anonymous MDM representative on the US radio
interview. 'The unknown voice matches that of the known voice beyond a 90% degree of scientific certainty,' the forensic report concludes. Given that more than three years separated
the two recordings – and the fact that they were recorded in different formats and circumstances – the result is as strong a match as can possibly be made, according to the expert. We told Mrs Carberry of the results and invited her to clarify her association with MDM and Mr Cully but she declined to respond. We asked whether the job she acknowledged doing included acting as MDM's spokeswoman on US radio but got no reply. Earlier this month, the bloggers published a detailed online book revealing
their findings. This research identifies companies that appear to link Sarah Carberry to MDM and to millionaire retired dentist Mr Cully. One company, Trumpet Publishing Ltd, owns Coma Books, which publishes and sells MDM books. Trumpet was set up by Ms Carberry and Mr Cully in 2012. She has since resigned and transferred her shares to a German citizen associated
with the MDM project. A second company was then set up by
this German man and Mr Cully, who identifies himself as Joseph Gabriel when he attends MDM events.
That company, Merdel Ltd, was set up to 'manufacture and retail
religious medals'. The witness who signed the incorporation documents of Merdel Ltd was Mary Carberry, using her maiden
name, McGovern, and her habitual habitual address in Malahide,
North Dublin. No accounts were ever filed for Merdal and the company appears to have been closed down before it ever really traded.
Instead, a subsequently established UK company, Unico Ltd,
which is selling medals advertised on the MDM website, has been
trading. Neither Mr Cully nor Ms Carberry is a director of Unico. Numerous bishops worldwide have condemned the messages and the Archdiocese of Dublin issued a clarification in April 2014, that it had not given any approval to MDM. 'Requests for clarification have been coming to the Archdiocese of Dublin concerning the authenticity of alleged visions and messages received by a person who calls herself "Maria Divine Mercy" and who may live in the archdiocese,' it said 'Archbishop Martin wishes to state that these messages and alleged visions have no ecclesiastical approval and many of the texts are in contradiction with Catholic theology.
'These messages should not be promoted or made use of within
Catholic Church associations.'
Expert's voice test finds '90%-plus' match with MDM's radio spokeswoman
The Irish Mail on Sunday employed the most advanced technology and expertise available to check if PR executive Mary Carmody was the anonymous woman speaking on behalf of Maria Divine Mercy in a 2011 interview with the Christian radio station WTMR 800 AM in Philadelphia. The interview and a recording of Mrs Carberry were subjected to forensic audio analysis and voice identification by Edward J. Primeau of Primeau Forensics in the US – a renowned forensic audio expert for over 30 years. His evidence is frequently used in courts throughout the US and internationally and he trades at AudioForensicExpert.com
He tested the recordings over four days this week. Critical listening tests were followed by a comparison of voice samples using electronic measurement and visual inspection of sound waves and spectrogram analysis. He reports that the accents, spacing and pacing of words and deliberate pronunciations are all identical. He then used biometric voice recognition software as a secondary identification pool. This indicated a positive match. His conclusion is 'the unknown voice matches that of the known voice beyond 90% degree of scientific certainty.
A retired dentist developer and a family
whose PR pedigree stretches for decades
Better known by many under her maiden name, Mary McGovern, 59-year-old mother of four Mary Carberry has been prominent on Dublin's PR scene for decades and is well known in business and political circles. She worked as a commercial artist in the 1970s before joining prominent PR firm Wilson Hartnell in 1977.
She married ESB employee John Carberry in 1979 and established McGovern PR in 1988. She sold the firm to a UK agency in 1996 though she continued to manage the business for years afterwards. The family home, overlooking the shore in Malahide, was purchased in 1990 and, with her husband, Mary bought a luxury €177,000 two bedroom Spanish apartment in 1999 at the White Pearl Beach development near Elviria. After setting up a number of property and travel-related companies, Mary – sometimes with the help of her daughter, Sarah – opened a succession of short-lived PR-related businesses from 2005 onwards.
Mother of one Sarah, 30 – who once held the Irish PR contract for the international Elite modelling agency – struck out on her own in 2009 with dress rental firms such as Carberry Dresshire Ltd and http://www.secretchic.ie. She and her mother still run a company called Future Media Communications Ltd which was formed in 2011. Public records show that Mary began to struggle
financially around 2010 and as recently as last August she was granted temporary protection from creditors as part of an insolvency negotiation.
Breffni Cully is a retired dentist and developer who used the name 'Joseph Gabriel' – his middle names – when he attended a 2013 MDM event in Chicago. The MoS has confirmed he used a Joseph Gabriel email address to book accommodation in France last year.
Mr Cully was a founding director of two MDM-related companies, giving an address in Derry. He now lives in rural Fahan on the shores of Lough Swilly. Inside photos of the home, posted in a recent sale ad, include one in which an MDM 'Seal of the Living God' certificate is visible in a bedroom.
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Blogs have generally had their day. These days it's all social media.
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Program: Line on Agriculture
Date: May 14, 2018
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Idaho Wheat Commission researcher Kathy Wilson explains why her organization donated $2 million to a U of I program designed to research and teach risk management skills. "One of our strategic objectives is to raise up the next generation of agricultural professionals. Nothing better than to have this unique program that would be a destination program for not just interested students but also interested faculty and post docs who would want to focus in this area and it would be the only place in the country where you could do it. Our mission is to invest the assessment dollars into market development, research and education. I have always been focused on plant research. Certainly the research they would be able to do in terms of responding to this globalization and ever-changing world of how to manage risk that you have in commodities would be really beneficial.
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Navα1.2, also known as the sodium channel, voltage-gated, type II, alpha subunit is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SCN2A gene. Functional sodium channels contain an ion conductive alpha subunit and one or more regulatory beta subunits. Sodium channels which contain the Navα1.2 subunit are called Nav1.2 channels.
Voltage-gated sodium channels are transmembrane glycoprotein complexes composed of a large alpha subunit with 24 transmembrane domains and one or more regulatory beta subunits. They are responsible for the generation and propagation of action potentials in neurons and muscle. This gene encodes one member of the sodium channel alpha subunit gene family. It is heterogeneously expressed in the brain, and mutations in this gene have been linked to several seizure disorders. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but the full-length nature of some of these variants has not been determined.
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Different mutants of SCN2A, the gene encoding Nav1.2, show the following behaviour: R1319Q displays mixed effects on activation and fast inactivation gating, consistent with a net loss of channel function. L1563V exhibits impaired fast inactivation predicting a net gain of channel function. The L1330F mutation significantly decrease overall channel availability during repetitive stimulation. Cells expressing BFNIS mutants exhibit lower levels of sodium current compared to wild type (WT) NaV1.2. All three BFNIS mutations exhibit a significant reduction in cell surface expression compared to WT.[211]
Scn2a1 : sodium channel, voltage-gated, type II, alpha 1
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BmK AS, a β-like scorpion toxin, causes rNav1.2 α-subunit expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes to shift the voltage dependence of rNav1.2 inactivation significantly towards positive membrane potential by 500 nM BmK AS. Whereas the activation curves of rNav1.2 were unaffected at the same dosage. The inactivation curves of both slow and fast inactivation currents were positively moved about 12.8 and 9.7 mV, respectively. The persistent currents of rNav1.2 were invariable and the effects of BmK AS on the rNav1.2 inactivation were opposite to the previous results found in the peripheral sensory neurons.[210]
BmK I
BmK I on rNav1.2a expressed in Xenopus oocytes showed that BmK I prevented the development of slow inactivation of rNav1.2a from the open-state and enhanced the persistent sodium current (INaP) at suprathreshold potentials in concentration-dependence, whereas it hardly affected the fast inactivation. BmK I was also able to augment the subthreshold INaP at high concentrations (>100 nM) with disruption of the open-state deactivation. The increased INaP accelerated the firing frequency in the oocytes that fired repetitively after electrode punctures, as well as raised the baseline potential and induced bursting of spikes in the quiescent oocytes. BmK I could target rNav1.2a and induce the INaP by preventing the development of slow inactivation and deactivation from the open-state, leading to the enhancement of membrane excitability, which may be involved in the BmK I-induced epilepsy.[419]
Ankyrin G
Ankyrin G acting together with the AIS motif are most likely the primary actors in anchoring sodium channels at the plasma membrane.[412]
II-III Linker Protein
The C terminus of Nav1.2 does not contain sufficient information for sodium channel localization at the AIS, but the II-III linker is critical for sodium channel organization at the AIS. [408]
Beta 1 Subunit
Relative to NaV1.2 alone, NaV1.2 + beta 1 currents had right-shifted voltage dependence of activation, fast and slow inactivation and reduced use dependence. In addition, the NaV1.2 + beta 1 current entered fast inactivation slightly faster than NaV1.2 channels alone.[416]
Chloramine T
Chloramine T enhances the open probability of sodium channels by interfering with the inactivation process.[418]
Phosphorilating Protein Kinases
There are 15 phosphorylation sites on Nav1.2. Extensive modulation of Nav channel activity by phosphorylation in rat brain was found. [420]
Nav1.2 is TTX sensitive [1376]
In CNS, Nav1.2 is primarily expressed in unmyelinated axons and dendrites [1391]. Besides other voltage gated sodium channels but predominately, Nav1.2 and Nav1.6 subunits are co-expressed within a single hair cell.[410]. Nav1.2 can be found at most AIS of CG cells from 8 days in vitro DIV 8 to DIV 15.[413]. At DIV 7–8 Nav1.2 was concentrated at AIS cultured CG cells and colocalized with ankyrin-G and PanNav, suggesting that the high density of Na+ channels at the AIS is mainly due to Nav1.2. [413]
Sodium channels Nav1.2, are not detectable in the cultured microglia above background levels. [1392]
Nav1.2 expression increases during the third postnatal week, but then continues to increase until reaching maximal levels during adulthood [834].
Nav1.2 is the most abundant alpha-subunit expressed in the central nervous system, comprising approximately 70% of the total rat brain Nav alpha subunit pool[424].It is abundantly expressed in axons in the adult CNS, particularly in cortex, thalamus, globus pallidus and hippocampus (mossy fibers, stratum radiatum, stratum oriens)[1370]. In the cerebellum Nav1.2 is expressed in both Purkinje and granule cells [834].
Early in development, Nav1.2 is highly expressed in regions destined to become nodes of Ranvier and is replaced during development by NaV1.6 [1390].
Nav1.2 is also expressed in the utricular hair cells (only in early postnatal period) [410]and in the corti organ [414].
Somatic Na+ current in CG cells is dominated by fast gating channels, consistent with the contribution of Nav1.2 and/or Nav1.6. [413]
Although there are obvious electrophysiological differences between Purkinje cells from rats and Purkinje cells from mormyrid fish, no differences in the expression pattern of Nav1.1, Nav1.2, or Nav1.6 subunits or in fast inactivating or resurgent Na+ currents were detected. Rat and mormyrid Purkinje cells show no differences in their ability to activate Na+ conductances at high enough frequencies to support complex spike firing.[415]
Developmentally regulated NaV1.2 splicing may be one mechanism that counters the normally high excitability of neonatal neurons and helps to reduce seizure susceptibility in normal human infants.[417]
NaV1.2 are regulated by neutrotransmitters that act through G-protein coupled receptors and activate protein kinase A such dopamine, acetylcholine and serotonin (reviewed in Cantrell & Catterall, 2001). [1386]
Several studies have demonstrated that either gain- or loss-of-function mutations of NaV1.2 are associated with disease:
NaV1.2 knockout mice die perinatally from neuronal apoptosis and hypoxia:
Four-mode gating model of fast inactivation of sodium channel Nav1.2a
Chloramine T-induced modification of inactivation is modelled in four steps (=modes) with equal temporal sequence:
Modes 1 and 2: transient defects in the locking of the inactivation particle (hinged lid)
Mode 3: hinged lid beeing unable to lock permanently
Mode 4: the apparent singlechannel current was reduced, which could be explained by fast gating, presumably related to the selectivity filter. [418]
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Scripture writing is so therapeutic~ I am doing a topical study in January called " Sabbath & Rest " from Sweet Blessings.
Reading in Isaiah there are many reminders about resting, the rules of sabbath and finding peace.
Sabbath in Hebrew is "shabbat", it is a time to stop working but the work
ceases so that the devotee can concentrate solely on the spiritual aspects of life.
The 4th Commandment is "Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy."
Jews from the Old Testament Law were constantly "laboring"
to make themselves acceptable to God.
Because of Jesus crucification, we no long "labor"
in law keeping in order to be justified in the sight of God.
Jesus was sent so that we might REST in God and what he has provided.
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
3 You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.
Trust in the Lord forever,
for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 56:2
Blessed is the one who does this—
the person who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it,
and keeps their hands from doing any evil."
Isaiah 58:13-14
"If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath
and from doing as you please on my holy day,
if you call the Sabbath a delight
and the Lord's holy day honorable,
and if you honor it by not going your own way
and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,
14 then you will find your joy in the Lord,
and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land
and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob."
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Lots of my readers have expresed interest in doing VCAD. (Verse Card a Day) If anyone wants to participate,
I have added this Isaiah series as a PDF for download.
My process is very simple. I use Smead 4x6 Manila tabbed cards. I type the bible verse print and add to the back. I create a smaller one for the front tab. I might make some word art to use for a series. I try to do lots of different techniques for each one, or similar techniques for a series of verses. See my other posts about ICAD and VCAD here. I journal on the back of the card what I learned from the verse.
So enjoy and create your own VCAD's and share.
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One hAND on stardom?
So who do we have here?
This is progressive gothic metal band, hAND. Originally formed by singer Kat Ward and guitarist Kieren Johnstone at Tanbridge School, they are now a four piece. Drummer Cris Nelson joined in 2006 followed last summer by Tom Johnstone, on synths.
hAND? Is that spelt correctly?
Yes, to make it awkward for editors wanting to write is at the start of a sentence. Kat said they wanted a name that you "couldn't derive any genre from or have any preconceptions about." Kieren though admits it's a bit of a cheap trick. "I thought if you capped up everything but the first letter then it's obvious it's supposed to be like that," he said.
What are they - a gothic band?
This isn't an entirely gothic band. When we asked Kat to ensure the band was dressed up and had a make-up box with them for our photo shoot, we were told that they're not that sort of band.
So what sort of band are they then?
They're a tight unit that blend several genres together. They're metal but not to a roaring in the microphone extent, they're gothic but don't cover themselves in cobwebs, and they are prog but not to the extent that you get fifteen minute instrumentals. Kieren said: "I think we could play a prog gig, or a rock gig or a goth gig."
Are they signed up?
Yes, to a management company (Femme Metal) that specialises in bands that typically have a goth with strings sound and a female on vocals.
Like Evanescence?
They would be the most famous example (the band have sold 20million albums and had a UK number one with 'Bring Me To Life'). As Kieren said: 'I think most people think of Femme Metal as orchestral vocals and strings with a gothic theme. We don't do that but we fit in with it as we have a female lead singer."
What's been the band's output so far then?
Having released two EPs and securing a top 20 place in the AKG Unsigned Heroes competition in 2007, the band signed to Copro Records, the birthplace of acts such as Panic Cell, Forever Never & I-Def-I and released their first album, Deadroom Journal.
A signed band?
Yes, there aren't too many of them around here. The album was released worldwide in September 2008 and received a good review from (leading rock and metal magazines) Kerrang! and Metal Hammer.
What did Kerrang give it?
A creditable three stars out of five. Kieren said: "We heard about Kerrang! by accident. We played a gig in Guildford and someone who goes to a lot of our gigs said 'you got a good review in Kerrang!' We rushed out to Tesco to grab one that night. It was a three star review, and there wasn't a bad word in it so I was happy."
Was it good enough to earn them a second album?
It was. The band's second album, Breathing, is due to be launched on June 6th.
And has much changed from the first album?
More of an advancement than a whole new sound, the band say it is more polished and accomplished than the happily named Deadroom Journal. "The sound has progressed and is more technical," said Kat. "When you're in the studio, some things that you expect to work don't and vice versa. We've learnt from that and adapted our style."
And what about the synths? That sounds exciting.
It does indeed. As the band points out, there are a surprising number of rock bands that have introduced synth sounds to their records in recent years, and Tom's introduction could herald a new direction. However, he arrived a bit late for the second album and features on just one track.
But the third album?
Could be very interesting. Tom said: "It's adding another layer. There are more possibilities for our sound, especially in a live show."
So does fame and fortune beckon?
The band remain realistic about the short and long term goals, but do point out that there are many different ways of 'making it' these days. "We get people that come to just about every one of our gigs, so there are different levels of making it," said Cris. "There are people who religiously follow us!"
So where can I catch them live?
You'll do well to see them around Horsham, although there may be a local launch party for the album. hAND tend to play city venues, often on a bill featuring bands of a similar ilk.
And where can I buy the album?
You'll be able to pick it up at some of the bigger HMV stores, as well as online record shops and Amazon. It'll be available digitally through another distributor.
Do they have a website?
Yes, you can listen to a few tracks and keep up to date with the band at www.handtheband.com


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Did you know that cream puffs, pies, and turnovers are some of the world's most popular pastries?
If you have a taste for a sweet treat, there are several bakeries near Montage | Rocky Hill that serve these delectable goodies and so much more. They include:
Patty Cakes (Rocky Hill)
Patty Cakes is an Italian-American Bakery where all products are made using the freshest and finest ingredients. The treats are reminiscent of old world Sicily and the recipes have been handed down over four generations. In the dining area, guests can enjoy a variety of menu options in a quaint environment. They include turnovers, strawberry rhubarb pies, and cannoli.
Hartford Baking Company (West Hartford)
The Hartford Baking Company opened in 2010 with one baker and four baristas. Today, there are more than thirty employees and the company's philosophy is to use the finest flavors, quality butter, and European chocolates. All menu items are hand-crafted and baked from scratch every morning to ensure freshness and options include candied ginger scones, salty peanut caramel bars, and cinnamon walnut coffee cake.
A Little Something Bakery (West Hartford)
A Little Something Bakery takes guests back in time with its 1950s kitchen complete with a Magic Chef stove and retro kitchen table. It has served area residents since 2009 and almost everyone who walks through the door comments on how wonderful the bakery smells. Menu options include old-fashioned sugar cookies, red velvet cupcakes, and brownies.
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Pack gym shoes
Make sure you bring a pair of gym shoes with you. Being able to work out in the environment that you are surrounded by can be motivating! In the mountains - go for a hike. By the ocean - go for a run on beach. Have a beautiful deck area at your rental? Do a cardio workout right there. My best tip? Get sneakers that are lightweight and collapsible like the Nike Free 4.0 Flyknit so they don't take up much room in your suitcase. I also recommend always packing colorful workout apparel that will make you feel excited to work out while on vacation. Some of my favorites are from Old Navy's new active collection.
Keep a water bottle handy
Different locations mean different altitudes, air quality and temperatures. Make sure you're prepped to always stay properly hydrated by bringing a water bottle with you. Just don't fill it with water before passing security. Some airports like San Francisco International have hydration systems in place to help you refill and stay refreshed on the go!
Grab a workout buddy
Find a friend or family member that you can work out with. It will help you stick to your planned fitness routine and is a kick ass way to enjoy your time together. Have kids? Take them on a hike and make it a fun-filled family activity.
Aim to Maintain
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Chaplaincy Service Options
1. Traditional Chaplaincy Service
• Weekly work-site visits by one or more Chaplains.
• Chaplains are available 24/7/365 for emergencies. Chaplain attends numerous client company functions per year.
• Relationship with Chaplains: Excellent. Typically all employees develop a good relationship with the Chaplains due to consistent visits.
Recommended client type: Clients who are in a flexible working environment where Chaplains can make rounds and appropiately engage employees.
2. Chaplaincy Tailor Fit
• Chaplaincy program is tailored to a specific company. Can be a combination of the following: a varied number of work-site visits, email/phone contact with each employee, appointments with employees in business office or outside location, newsletter, training, attendance at staff meetings, office gatherings/parties etc. At a minimum, chaplains will make at least monthly contact with each employee either through a work site visit, email or phone call.
• Chaplains are available 24/7/365 for emergencies.
• Relationship with Chaplains: Very good. Typically 40 to 80 percent of all employees develop a good working relationship with the Chaplains.
Recommended client type: Organizations with employees who typically work on a tight schedule, function best by appointment, or have diverse work sites.
3. Chaplaincy Employee Assistance Program
• Chaplains are available 24/7/365 for emergency situations, Chaplains attend one or two company functions per year. Includes initial orientation and quarterly check-ins through email and/or by phone.
• Relationship with Chaplains: Good, when called upon to serve. Typically 25 to 40 percent of employees access this service.
We are pleased to provide a price quote after a client needs assessment has been conducted.
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1. 24/7/365 Availability: A chaplain is available on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, for crisis intervention and emergency situations. Our commitment is to respond by phone within thirty minutes. Chaplain services cover all employees and their immediate family members and are voluntary, confidential and neutral from company operations.
2. Worksite Visits/Rounds: Based upon the employer's request, chaplains will make brief, weekly, worksite visits in order to get to know employees and offer a moment of encouragement. If an employee has something he/she wants to discuss with the chaplain, it may be mentioned at that time. Depending on the nature and urgency of the employee need, the chaplain will coordinate a place and time for a follow-up meeting. This may be on a break, at lunch, by e-mail, or by phone.
3. Chaplain Visits: At the employee's invitation, chaplains will make hospital, family home, nursing home, funeral home, and/or other neutral site visits when appropriate.
4. Chaplain Services: Chaplains care for the employee, as well as immediate family members. Such care includes discussions concerning, but not restricted to: marriage, divorce and remarriage, serious illness, death, grief recovery, child-rearing, and care of aging parents. Other personal issues that may be discussed could include the effects of AIDS and HIV-related illnesses; drug and alcohol dependency; fears related to national, state, and local terrorist activity; financial and budgeting matters; psychiatric problems; serious illness; spousal and child abuse; and stress management.
5. Referral Services: Chaplains will recommend and arrange professional services (i.e. mental and physical health professionals) for employees and/or immediate family members as deemed appropriate. Individuals may be referred to a spiritual mentor if requested by the employee or family member. A chaplain will also link employees or their family/household members to the necessary community services (e.g. Alcoholics Anonymous, etc.), as well as connect the employee with the company's Employee Assistance Program if appropriate.
6. Wedding Services: Upon request, a chaplain will assist in the preparation, preside at the service itself, and/or attend the wedding of an employee or the immediate family/household member of an employee. Pre-marital conversations, as well as follow-up services, are also available to the couple.
7. Special Services: Chaplains will provide public prayer or inspirational remarks for ceremonies or special events as requested (e.g. a time of crises or tragedy, Good Friday, Ash Wednesday, Memorial Day, company anniversary, picnic, etc.). They will also provide critical incident debriefing and assistance following accidents or incidents of violence.
8. Incarceration Services: Chaplains will visit employees and their immediate family members who may be in prison. Both the family and the individual will be provided emotional encouragement, assistance with issues of separation, and aid transitioning back into the mainstream of society.
9. End of Life Services: Chaplains are available to serve on a death notification team. Upon request, they will assist in the planning, participate in the service, and/or perform on-site memorial services for employees or immediate family members. Follow-up support and discussions regarding coping with and walking through times of grieving are also available.
10. Resource Services: Chaplains will provide books or other written material as requested by employees.
11. Management and Employee Services: Chaplains will assist supervisors with attraction and retention problems, conflict resolution, dispute resolution, mediation, and personnel related arbitration regarding employees; and they are also available to assist with the smooth transition of laid off or terminated employees and provide owner/manager coaching and consulting when requested.


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Sunday, September 16, 2007
Selena's Half Birthday
Selena is 6 months old now and it is amazing how fast the past 6 months have gone. My little tiny helpless baby is gone and we have a bigger, baby who can do lots of things like scoot and roll around, remain sitting if we put her there, remain standing for a little bit if we put her there. She has started eating solid foods and can use the spoon herself. She has gone on a growth spurt the last couple of months and actually increased in the both the height and weight percentiles.
Floyd has gone back to school and I officially quit my job, however I am working part time from home for an unknown interim. I have joined some mom's groups to keep us busy, since Selena loves to go out and meet people, and tends to dislike staying at home. Whenever we go out she smiles at everyone and they comment on what a happy a baby she is, however when we get home she seems very unsatisfied and is constantly whining. Part of the problem is that she is teething. It is also good for me to get out of the house and make some new friends.
I am looking forward to the holidays. I think it will be a lot of fun dressing her up for Halloween, getting together with family for Thanksgiving, and all the Christmas festivities.
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February 15, 2018
Today, Senators Leahy (D), Feinstein (D), and Cruz (R) and Representatives McGovern (D) and Hultgren (R), introduced companion resolutions to commemorate the 1959 Tibetan Uprising as "Tibetan Rights Day" on March 10, and to support the human rights and religious freedom of the Tibetan people in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The resolutions recall that on March 10, 1959 the people of Lhasa rose to protect the residence of the Dalai Lama, fearing for his life, and that an estimated 87,000 were later killed during the ensuing violent crackdown orchestrated by the Chinese Communist Party. Furthermore, the resolutions recalls that March 10, 2018 is also the tenth anniversary of the 2008 protests that started in Lhasa and then spread across the Tibetan plateau, which were brutally suppressed by Chinese authorities. At least 152 Tibetans have self-immolated inside the PRC in protest against Chinese rule since then.


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What is school choice?
All school districts must allow children who live within their districts to attend their schools, but not all parents want their children to go to those schools.
The Massachusetts inter-district school choice law, enacted in 1991, allows parents to send their children to public schools outside of the communities in which they live.
Don't confuse this with "in-district school choice," such as in Boston, which allows families to decide which school their children will attend within a district.
What's the point?
School choice was taken from the concept that monopolies produce bad products and that competition forces businesses to perform at their best, according to Michael Caffi, former vice chairman of the Rockport School Committee, in a presentation called A Citizen's Guide to School Choice.
School choice incorporates that idea into the notion that a student's ability to switch among school districts will promote better schools and education programs.
Families with means have always had the ability to choose schools and districts, by moving.
Inter-district school choice provides an option for parents who don't want their children attending public school in their home district but can't afford to move to a higher-cost district.
How many students participate?
During the 2013-14 school year, 13,862 students attended schools outside their home district, or about 1.5 percent of all public school enrollment in Massachusetts, according to the state's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
This figure doesn't include students who participate in METCO, which buses non-white students from Boston and Springfield to suburban districts.
How does a student enroll in another district?
In order to enroll outside of their home district, a student's parent/guardian should contact the district in which they would like their child to enroll to enroll. Districts generally require students to submit an application.
A home district does not have to approve a child's admission into another district. Even if the home district is not a school choice receiving district, students may apply to be placed in a different district.
School districts allow accepted students to attend school in that district until graduation.
Districts may not discriminate on the basis of academic achievement, race, color, national origin, creed, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, or proficiency in the English language or a foreign language. They may deny a student based on other factors, however, such as discipline problems.
What's the difference between a sending district and a receiving district?
When resident children attend school in other cities or towns, the home district is a sending district.
Districts that accept non-resident students into their school districts are receiving districts.
Districts do not have to send students in order to receive students, or vice versa. Individual school committees decide if they would like receive students.
What districts participate?
Each year, school committees consider whether their district will continue as part of the school choice program. Not all school districts accept out-of-district students.
For the 2013-14 school year, there were 182 receiving districts and 290 sending districts. View each school district's school choice receiving status.
Here is a map of what school choice looked like in 2011:
Who pays for students opting to use school choice?
Sending districts pay tuition to the receiving district for each student. The money for tuition comes from a district's state aid.
The state deposits money that would otherwise go to the the sending district's Chapter 70 aid into the School Choice Tuition Trust Fund. The state treasurer distributes funds to receiving districts based on a district's number of non-resident students.
Districts determine their own school choice tuition rates, for regular or vocational programs. According to the Department of Education, "FY14 school choice tuition rates are set at 75 percent of the FY13 operating cost per full-time equivalent pupil for the receiving school district, with a cap of $5,000."
Some school districts welcome the program because participation brings in thousands of dollars in school funding to the district. Districts may use the money to supplement the annual budget and avoid cuts.
A district summary workbook from DESE shows the annual estimates and monthly payments for each district throughout the year.
Below is a graph of total school choice participation and expenditure in the state 2005-2014:
Are resident students denied space due to school choice students?
If more students apply than there are spaces available, the district will hold a lottery to select which students they will admit. If a district has fewer applicants than it has seats for school choice students, it may choose to accept students at any time during the school year.
If a child who currently attends school in the districts has siblings apply, the siblings will receive preference in the admissions lottery.
Are special education students eligible to participate?
Yes. A district may not bar a student from enrolling based on mental or physical disability.
The Department of Education writes, "The actual special education cost for each pupil with an individualized education plan is paid in full by the sending district."
How does transportation work?
Transportation is not provided for students attending school outside of their home district. Parents/guardians are responsible for transporting their child to and from school.


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Introducing ActiveSupport.NET
To my surprise, none of my googling seemed to come up with anyone doing this. So I figured I'd start it off (please let me know if you know of any other efforts already underway). As some would say, taking extension method abuse to a whole new level. 😀 But, I see these little utility methods to be a good fit as extensions methods to make the syntactic sugar that much sweeter.
One of the many great things about working in Rails is the core extensions in the ActiveSupport library. It just *becomes* part of the Ruby language as you work with Rails. And I wanted to get that same feeling when working in C#. So this is my attempt to start porting over the core extensions from Ruby's ActiveSupport Library.
So far I've just ported over a few string access and conversion extensions, but check 'em out and let me know if you'd find something like this to be useful. Here are some examples of what's currently supported…
1: // some accessors
2: "blah".At(2) // 'a'
3: "blah".First() // 'b'
4: "blah".First(2) // "bl"
5: "blah".From(1) // "lah"
6: "blah".Last() // 'h'
7: "blah".Last(2) // "ah"
8: "blah".To(2) // "bla"
10: // couple simple conversions (still needs lots of work)
11: "1/4/2008".ToDate() // DateTime
12: "01:15:35".ToTime() // DateTime
You can grab the source at its google code repository. You can just do a "build test" from a command line in the trunk to run the unit test suite.
Enjoy. 🙂


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Dr. Bernhard Hitpass, leads the BPM Center of the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, in Chile. He has more than 20 years of international experience as professional in BPM projects, IT and academic teaching. He studied Economics-Industrial and Computer Engineering and graduated with a Master degree at the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. He developed his professional career for more than 25 years in Europe.
During the 90's he was a researcher and consultant in the areas of System Strategic Planning and Requirement Engineering, and participated in international forums and many publications. He has held several managerial positions in organizations and companies in Europe and Latin America. In this field, he has been responsible for corporate projects related to subjects as Business Process Management, Business Intelligence, the development of Mission-Critical Systems and Organizational Development. He has also a vast experience in the management of corporate projects. Former Director of German multinationals MIS AG in Brazil and Chile, and Manager of Software Professional Services, Software AG Chile.
Director of the BPM Diploma, Professor in the Master Program, and Professor at the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María. A member of several BPM international associations, and co-author of the Hispanic version of the BPMN 2.0 international book, Reference Manual and Practical Guide. He is also a Lecturer in various international conferences, author and co-author of many current publications
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The year of 1998 has been an intensive year for the Swedish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights. Thanks to increased funds we have been able to extend our activities and to develop our work in a satisfying way. This in turn created the need to increase our personal resources and to strengthen the employees already employed within the Committee.Annual Reports.


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Traditional type toy box. Made from pink MDF and printed with an array of lovely princesses. The lid is removable - safer for little fingers and two cut outs enable easy moving.
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Size: 60 x 39.5 x 39.5 cm
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Cook for America founders Kate Adamick and Andrea Martin have worked with school districts to make school lunches healthier and even provide a culinary "boot camp" for food service personnel.
Their story was told on a recent "Nightline" segment, airing on Jan. 24, 2012.
Below, they offer one of their favorite recipes.
Recipe for Corn Bread with Chilies and Cheese
Serving: 32 pieces using 1 full-sized 2-inch hotel pan.
2 cups of yellow cornmeal
2 cups of all-purpose flour
2 tbsp and 2 tsp of baking powder
1 tsp of Kosher salt
2 cups of melted butter
1 cup of sugar
8 (2 cups) of eggs (1 egg = 1/4 cup)
1 cup of green chilies, diced and drained
2 cups of low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (300°F for convection oven).
2. Spray full-sized 2-inch hotel pan with pan release spray.
3. In a large mixing bowl combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt.
4. In a separate bowl, combine melted butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Blend in corn, chilies, and cheddar cheese.
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6. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
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X Japan, Japan's most famous rock group, planned a three-day reunion live concert series at the Tokyo Dome between March 28th and March 30th, 2008.
In mid-February, X Japan decided that they wanted to extend ticket sales to their international fanbase who wanted to see their concert, but had no way of purchasing tickets, as tickets were limited to Japanese fanclub members only. Many of these fans also had never been to Japan before, and could not speak Japanese, which posed as a huge limitation for many international fans who wanted to attend the concert.
Working together with H.I.S. International to secure transportation and accommodations, we organized and planned a tour package that included flight to Japan, accommodations at the luxurious Shin-Yokohama Grand Prince Hotel, a special VIP reception event and gift, and premium concert tickets. In addition, the tour included sightseeing, led by our team around Tokyo and the surrounding area, as well as activities such as shopping and karaoke.
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I have seen so many great films over the years it is hard to pick a favorite. Just a few of my favorites are "The Shawshank Redemption" , "Forrest Gump" , and "Pulp Fiction." Although I really don't watch horror films I have worked on 3 of them.
I am a visual storyteller with over 20 years of experience who has gone from taking stills as a child with an old 110 film camera, to making shorts with my parent's video camera, to rediscovering photography in high school with my first film SLR, to getting my first DSLR 9 years ago, to most recently capturing amazing stories with my Canon 5D3 and Canon C100.
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London, England (PRWEB) August 20, 2012
Fisher Investments UK has released its Autumn 2012 Markets Commentary. This report provides an in-depth analysis of recent global macroeconomic trends and a market forecast for the remainder of the year.
As detailed in the Markets Commentary, equities have rebounded since early summer, and Fisher Investments UK expects strong returns over the rest of this year. According to the report, negative factors exist but, in [Fisher Investments UKs] view, are broadly known and lack much power to counter underappreciated positives. The report further details these positive drivers, which include the USs economic and corporate health and continuing global economic growth, and it discusses the potential market impact of the USs upcoming presidential election.
Elsewhere in the Markets Commentary, Fisher Investments UK discusses the UK governments ongoing economic stimulus efforts and upcoming financial regulation and how these might impact bank lending and future growth. The report also reviews recent events in the eurozone, such as Frances and Greeces elections, Spains bank bailout negotiations and rising Italian and Spanish sovereign debt yields. Additionally, Fisher Investments UK examines some of the eurozones recent policy proposals and their potential effects on the region over time. Finally, the report studies Chinas recent economic performance and assesses how recent policy changes and stimulus measures and the upcoming leadership transition could impact Chinese growth and the global markets.
Fisher Investments UKs Markets Commentary is published quarterly and written under the direction of Fisher Investments Investment Policy Committee, which oversees Fisher Investments portfolio strategy and in-house research. The full version of this quarters Markets Commentary can be downloaded here: http://www.fisherwealthmanagement.co.uk/investing-with-fisher/fisher-investments-research/
About Fisher Investments UK
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There is lots to appreciate about Marco Rubio. His Cuban background offers him an enviable connection with the Latino population. There are over 25 million Latin voters eligible to vote. And Latin voters pick out the unsophisticated American candidates trying to brave their way into the Hispanic community with their 2nd grade spanish. Rubio has the charisma and the rhetoric to shine in this coming election season.
Political ideologies and differences aside, he is a fine candidate.
[See also by Uri Brito: "5 Reasons I am Thrilled with Rand Paul's Candidacy for President."]
In fact he is such a fine candidate that the New York Times has pointed out the most damaging discovery about Rubio; one that can severely damage his reputation. And here it is according to the National Review:
Marco Rubio, according to that last surviving bastion of pure Yankee bigotry, the New York Times, has financial problems. What are those problems? He managed a $300,000-plus annual income and an $800,000 book advance in a way that was — get this! — different from the way a New York Times reporter might have. Thus we were treated to the spectacle of Michael Barbaro of the Times writing, no doubt from the study of his $1.1 million New York City apartment, about the fact that Rubio "spent heavily" by buying a house in Miami that cost half of what Barbaro's apartment did. Rubio also leased an Audi and kept his four children in parochial schools. Because you know how those flashy Latin arrivistes are: always trying to impress their historical betters with their "meticulously manicured shrubs and oversize windows," as Barbaro and co-reporter Steve Eder put it.
I kid, of course. Rubio should lead with his success story.
And so begins the petty and distasteful analysis of GOP candidates by the New York Times. There are legitimate concerns with Rubio's policies from a conservative standpoint, but this type of cheap shot is a testament to the grotesque fear of the left for plain ol' fashion success. The reason they despise this is because such examples only confirm Rubio's "American dream" narrative.
Kevin Williamson summarizes what is behind these attacks:
The Rubio story is not about where Marco Rubio is, socially and financially. It's about where he is from and where he is going. That's the source of resentment.
Whatever happened to cheering for the little guy–the guy who came from nothing and succeeded? It's about policy. Rubio is broadly conservative. His policies would reflect in some way the vision the New York Times has spent years trying to shatter. Rubio lived the American dream. We can't let that story make the headlines. We need to use it and twist it in a way that makes Marco Rubio the Hispanic Mr. Grinch. Viva the Democratic Revolucion!
Uri Brito writes for Kuyperian Commentary–where this post first appeared.


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