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The 2019 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group will be held from 11-14 June 2019, in Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Find out more
The 2019 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group will be held from 11-14 June 2019, in Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Find out more
On May 26th, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved a sovereign guaranteed Program, in the amount of USD 500 million, to the Bank of Industry (BOI) for financing domestic-oriented Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. The funds for the Program will be channeled through BOI by way of a multi-tranche Line of Credit. A portion of the proceeds of the Program will be used to pay for a Technical Assistance for capacity building at both BOI and the SMEs.
The SME sector represents a strategic pillar for Nigeria's quest to modernize and improve its economy, while diversifying away from heavy dependence on the oil industry. According to the Nigerian Federal Office of Statistics, SMEs account for 97% of all businesses in Nigeria, contributing 50% of employment and output in the non-oil sector. This compares unfavorably with many peers, reflecting a relative underperformance of the SME sector in Nigeria. One of the major impediments to SME growth and development is limited access to bank credit. This Program will contribute to fill this gap at a time when the banking crisis in Nigeria has exacerbated the difficulty of SMEs in accessing bank financing.
The funds for this Program will be deployed by BOI towards systematic poverty reduction, employment generation, wealth creation through entrepreneurial, social and economic development. The financing will be extended for loans to SMEs as well as for capital projects in the form of cluster and infrastructure development. The associated TA package will contribute to strengthen capacity at both BOI and SMEs.
This Program aligns with the renewed Federal Government of Nigeria's strategy to revitalize the economy by developing its SME sector. It is also well aligned with the AfDB's priority areas as it will enhance SME access to finance, therefore contributing to their growth and development; contribute to financial sector development; promote sustainable economic growth in Nigeria; and support capacity building in the financial and productive sectors, therefore enhancing productivity and competitiveness.
In sum, this Program is expected to generate significant additional lending to domestic-oriented SMEs at a time when commercial banks are notably reluctant to finance this important sector of the economy.
AfDB's intervention would complement the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeriato support SMEs.
The technical assistance will contribute to build BOI's capacity and to enhance the bankability of SMEs.


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When I first heard that the jury in the George Zimmerman trial had found him not guilty late Saturday night, I was surprised. But then, from the beginning, everything about this unfortunate incident has been a surprise. And the fact that my surprise over a not guilty verdict was only surpassed by my non-surprise over the predictable reaction of the race-baiting Left throughout this excruciating ordeal that they have impose upon the nation, is evidentiary of the Lefts desire to retard any growth toward racial maturity in this country.
The prosecution's case against Mr. Zimmerman presented during his trial was exemplary of what happens when law and reason are replaced with race-baiting and manufactured emotion. After George Zimmerman shot Treyvon Martin while on neighborhood watch in February of 2012, local officials examined the evidence carefully and decided that Mr. Zimmerman acted in self-defense and that prosecution of any charges against him was not warranted by the evidence. Months later when the story was picked up by national media outlets, the flames of an emotional outburst were fanned by every racial opportunist from the lowest community agitator all the way up to the highest levels of the federal government.
When the embers over George Zimmerman having shot Treyvon Martin were just beginning to glow, Eric Holder used taxpayer money to pay for demonstrations in Sanford, Florida, ostensibly for the cause of "justice." And once Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton mobilized their race-baiting machines, George Zimmerman did not stand a chance of ever being able to return to a normal life. The local community agitators and the national bullies like Mr. Sharpton and Mr. Jackson were joined in their bullying by the Agitator in Chief, Barack Obama. President Obama's statement that if he had a son, he would look like Treyvon, was both racist and meant to be inflammatory. Treyvon did not look anything like President Obama and the only commonality between the two was their race and their sex.
The manufactured "public outrage" over an unarmed black teenager being shot by a Hispanic man who the media tried hard to characterize as white, was enough to bully local prosecutors to bring charges against Mr. Zimmerman. But for George Zimmerman, the fact that a jury used testimony, evidence and critical thinking to acquit him of murder charges, does not mitigate the damage done to his reputation and hopes to live a normal life by the race profiteers and their useful idiots in the media. Mr. Zimmerman will not go to prison for defending himself, but he must now live his life as though he had. He will forever be the prisoner of the small-minded ideals of people like Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.

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Posted Thursday, July 28th, 2016
The Morris County Board of Freeholders last night voted to authorize the development of a request for proposals (RFP) for the potential private management of the county's Morris View Healthcare Center, a 283-bed county nursing home in Morris Township.
The freeholder's stressed that the county is retaining ownership of the facility and would write specific patient care requirements into the RFP to ensure that any private management company considered by the county for a lease to run Morris View would maintain the high quality of care now offered to elderly and disabled residents living there.
To better guarantee the choice of a high quality private health care provider, the freeholders will employ the Morris County Improvement Authority to handle the RFP process, which could give the county more flexibility in choosing the most qualified respondent. The freeholders would have the final say in that process.
It is expected that an RFP will be issued by the end of summer, with proposals due in the fall and a potential decision made by the end of the year.
The board voted 5-2 to start the RFP process. Freeholders Christine Myers and John Cesaro voted against it.
In its Request for Proposals, the county will require private companies to allow all current Morris View employees an opportunity to apply for positions, and to give them priority in filling positions.
In addition, the county will consider potential employment options for long-time Morris View employees who are nearing retirement, to protect their retirement and/or health care benefits.
"We intend to move ahead very carefully, to ensure that any proposals considered by the freeholders will include strict controls that safeguard the quality of care of our residents, " said Freeholder Director Kathy DeFillippo. "We hope to draw some very qualified responses to our RFP that should include some high quality private management providers.''
"The county intends to write into the RFP some reasonable but firm requests for requirements that would offer strong protections for our residents,'' she added.
The resolution approved Wednesday night by the Board Freeholders directs that:
Consultant Perselay Associates, retained by the freeholders to do an "independent study'' of Morris View, projects the tax-supported subsidy to run Morris View will rise from $6.8 million incurred in 2015 to $15.5 million annually by 2020.
The study done by Perselay found that a potential leasing option of Morris View to a private nursing home operator could be a viable solution to respond to the projected financial issues that are likely to impact Morris View, while also maintaining the high quality of care offered at Morris View.
The information compiled by Perselay Associates supplements a 2015 report by done for the county by consultants Marcus and Millichap.
The Perselay study includes a detailed fiscal analysis, a report on findings about county nursing homes in several other counties that have been sold to private owners, and also includes findings from a series of meetings held with the Morris View Advisory Committee and family members of patients at Morris View.
Since 2005, Morris County has commissioned independent consultants and experts to perform various analyses of the facility and make recommendations. They resulted in improved and more efficient and cost-effective operations at Morris View.
Resultant changes have included outsourcing of housekeeping, laundry, dietary, security, dietary management and other services, plus an increase in census and Medicare A revenues, and implementation of management efficiencies. Yet, even with these positive changes, the county remains challenged by the rising costs of long-term health care, the Perselay study found.
Interested county residents are invited to read both the Perselay Report and the Marcus and Millichap Report.


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It seems there is a problem with Nike's new "Here I Am" campaign, at least when it is used in the same sentence with "Just Do It."
The slogan, launched in Europe, is intended to promote exercise without being too aggressive, appealing to the "normal woman" (whatever that may be).
But the problem, according to Adrants, is
"The actionable "do it" portion of the parent tagline is seen to be a bit, well, awkwardly demeaning when placed next to the more submissive "Here I Am." So is Nike telling the bulk of its audience to just do it with submissive women in Europe who will just lay down and say "here I am?"
Honestly, that's NOT what I thought when I heard the name of the campaign. They're way off.
Maybe the problem isn't necessarily the slogan? How about the possibility cultures across the world are a bit sexist when it comes to women?
Personally, I like the slogan. I think it makes a great statement for female athletes in particular. "Here I Am" means "I'm here, and you should pay attention to what I can do." I love it, and I think Nike is onto something.
It doesn't screw with the Nike brand, as Adrants insists. Instead, it caters to a particular audience and enhances it. That, my friends, is a great investment.


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CPATH hosts a large conference in Canada on a biennial basis. The host cities will alternate between different regions across the country. A smaller satellite conference is held in conjunction with WPATH on alternating years.
The purpose of each conference is to meet and collaborate with colleagues from across the country and around the world in the areas of counseling, assessment, medical care, advocacy, and policy related to transgender health.


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We love to make our own spa treatments. It's so fun to take everyday ingredients and turn them into something special. Here's a fun spa treatment that will take us right through summer: Coconut And Lime DIY Footscrub! This spa craft is so easy to make. And if you want to give it as aRead More
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Vanilla Cupcake Lip Balm
Here's one of our favorite little spa crafts. It's a perfect project for party favors. Vanilla Cupcake Lip Balm! How To Make Vanilla Cupcake Lip Balm Ingredients For One Lip Balm* Beeswax pellets, 1 tablespoon Vitamin E oil, 2 tablespoons Red lipstick Vanilla essential oil Other Materials ½ ounce to 1 ounce clear plastic container Beacon AdhesivesRead More
How To Make Valentine's Day Heart Soaps
Here's a sweet project we did for Craft Ideas Magazine: Valentine's Day Heart Soaps. We used all-natural Shea butter melt-and-pour soap base. Here's how we did it. How To Make Valentine's Day Heart Soaps Materials 8 ounces all-natural melt and pour soap base, white shea butter 30 drops essential oil, Palmarosa 60 drops soap color,Read More
Handmade Gift: Cocoa Body Butter
Learn to make DIY Cocoa Body Butter. We'll share our favorite body butter recipe and a cute idea for packaging this handmade gift! We used real cocoa so the body butter really smells like chocolate! How To Make Cocoa Body Butter Cocoa Body Butter Recipe Ingredients Cocoa butter, 3 ounces Vitamin E oil, 1 ounce Cocoa powder,Read More
Spa Craft: Make Tea Tree Salt Scrub
We've been looking through our most popular gift crafts getting ready for crafting season! And we both commented on how much we love this project. We love the salt scrub recipe, we love the glass jar container, and we really love the label! If you love it too, here's the how-to plus the label forRead More
Pumpkin Craft Round Up
Happy Fall Y'all! (The weather where we are says Summer, but the calendar says Fall!) So here's a round-up our our favorite pumpkin craft projects to get you and us in the mood for fall. Faux Quilted Pumpkin This calico pumpkin is easy to make. We just covered a faux pumpkin with pieces of quiltingRead More
How To Make Swirled Soaps
Melt and pour soaps are amazingly easy to make. And these pretty swirled soaps get their marbled look just by using two colors. We made these for Curious.com. And they are so summery, we thought it'd be fun to share them again! Here's a video we made showing every step. Follow along then use theRead More
Make A Vintage Hankie Sachet
We love vintage brooches and we love vintage hankies, so we had to marry the two! We think this Vintage Hankie Sachet makes a terrific hostess gift or pretty present for a teacher. And it is so fast and easy to make! Here's a video we made showing how to put the hankie sachet togetherRead More
Make Your Own Swirled Guest Soaps
These handmade Swirled Guest Soaps are gorgeous. And the melt and pour soap base melts in the microwave in just minutes, so they are fast and easy to make! This is a fun craft to do with girlfriends or kids. And you can do it in any colors and scents you like! Here's a videoRead More
DIY Spa Craft: Cappuccino Milk Bath
We get asked all the time, how do you think of your projects? Well, this one has a great story! We found Starbuck's Frappuccino at the supermarket. The coffee drink was delicious, but better than that, the bottles look like milk bottles! We knew we had to reuse them for a milk bath. Then weRead More
How To Make Paradise Punch Lip Balm
We think this is such a fun spa craft. This cute lip balm is great for gifts and you can make it with girlfriends or kids! You can flavor your lip balm with powdered drink mix like we did, or leave it plain. We used a little jam jar we got at a hotel withRead More
Pink Peppermint Bubbling Bath Soak
Isn't this a fun spa craft? Pink Peppermint Bubbling Bath Soak! Bubbling Bath Soak is a scented bath salt that bubbles and fizzes when you sprinkle it in the bath. Like magic! Have you ever used a bath bomb? Same trick! In this version, we decided to dry the bath soak to make fizzing bathRead More
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Easy Lavender Rose Sachet
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How To Make A Gifty Flower Sachet
We love making little gifts like this scented flower sachet. They are great gifts for moms, grandmothers, girlfriends, and teachers. And they make cute hostess gifts and nice little thank yous for bridesmaids and helpers. Who doesn't love a pretty scented flower sachet? This scented flower sachet is so easy to make! Just mix theRead More
Pumpkin Cookie Cutter Soaps
These Pumpkin Cookie Cutter Soaps are so fast, fun, and easy to make. You melt the soap base in the microwave! We swirled two colors together and added Pumpkin Pie scent. Yum! Then we used a pumpkin cookie cutter to cut out our soap shapes. This is a great project to do with kids! EvenRead More
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How To Make Rose Sugar Scrub Soaps
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Lavender Rosemary Salt Scrub
We just noticed the lavender and rosemary are blooming! So we took our clippers out and got some fresh cuttings for a salt scrub. If you don't have fresh lavender or rosemary, no worries, dried works great too! Materials 4 oz. jar with lid 2 oz. sweet almond oil 1/2 cup coarse sea salt choppedRead More
Valentine's Heart Soaps
Give your Valentine a handmade gift of sweet little heart soaps. These beautiful melt-and-pour guest soaps are made with natural soap base and scented with Palmarosa essential oil. Make a whole batch in just four easy steps! Soap Ingredients Melt-and-pour soap base, natural white glycerin Palmarosa essential oil Peach soap color Materials Hearts silicone candyRead More
Vintage Hankie Sachet
Turn a classic floral hankie into a sweet hankie sachet scented with lavender and embellished with a pretty pearl brooch. What You'll Need: Scented Herbs & Essences Dried lavender, 3/4 cup Flaxseed, 3/4 cup Lavender essential oil Materials & Embellishments Vintage floral handkerchief, 12″ x 12″ square Periwinkle satin ribbon, 1/8″ wide Vintage rhinestone andRead More
Queen Bee Handmade Soap
This adorable bee handmade soap is a breeze to make when you use melt-and-pour soap base. Patchouli essential oil gives it an earthy aroma reminiscent of gardens in bloom. How To Make Handmade Soap Using Melt-and-Pour Soap Base Soap Ingredients 8 ounces white shea butter soap base* 8 drops patchouli essential oil 20 drops pinkRead More
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No Sew Sachets With Custom Monogram
Give the gift of relaxation with a sweet stack of scented sachets. This elegant present is so lovely it looks like it came from an art fair. But you can make these no-sew sachets in a flash! All you need are rich materials like fuchsia silk shantung, a purple poppy, and real lavender flowers. ForRead More


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Coupled Products v Navistar
Our client, Coupled Products, brought a breach of contract claim against automotive manufacturer Navistar. Navistar counter sued seeking hundreds of thousands in damages. We were retained to represent Coupled at trial against two prominent national law firms. After a two and a half week trial, the jury awarded Coupled all of the $923,490.03 in damages Coupled sought – to the penny – and rejected Navistar's counterclaims. We then pursued attorney fees, costs and interests for our client, and after numerous days of evidentiary hearing, the court entered a final judgment for $2,221,973.85 plus continuing costs and interest. The case settled before the appeal.
Multimatic v Faurecia
Faurecia, a French automotive supplier, asked Multimatic, a Canadian automotive supplier, to supply parts to Faurecia for eventual use on a Chrysler line of vehicles. Multimatic designed a part and submitted that design to Faurecia after Faurecia signed a confidentiality agreement with Multimatic, promising to limit disclosure on this design. Nevertheless, Faurecia disclosed the design to one of Multimatic's competitors. This competitor eventually replaced Multimatic. Multimatic brought a breach of contract lawsuit against Faurecia in Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Young & Associates represented Multimatic. After one week of trial, the jury awarded the full amount of damages sought by Multimatic, $10 million, and asked the Court whether it could impose additional damages.
Detroit Center Tool, Inc. v Classic Design, Inc.
This case involved a dispute over engineering and design work that Classic Design was hired to perform for Detroit Center Tool on robotic assembly lines in numerous automotive plants in North America. The firm represented Plaintiff Detroit Center Tool. The Oakland County jury awarded the firm's client, Detroit Center Tool, a verdict of $9 million, one of the largest awards ever in Oakland County Circuit Court.
K&S Services, Inc. v General Motors
K&S Services obtained $3 million in a settlement with General Motors before trial. K&S sued GM over unpaid invoices in connection with repair work performed by K&S for GM. GM countersued for over $10 million in alleged overcharges by K&S. After extensive discovery, and shortly before trial, a former judge serving as case evaluator suggested an award to K&S of approximately $3 million. Both parties accepted, and the case was settled on that basis.


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I am not much of a baker; the other day my banana bread was so overcooked, my sons thought I had put walnuts in it. So when our 12-year-old said he wanted to have a Tardis cake for his Dr. Who Season 7 Premiere party, I enlisted the help of two friends, one of whom is a wonderful baker, the other who knows how to decorate just about anything. Trips to Party City, googling Tardis cakes and this masterpiece emerged from our kitchen Saturday, with no help whatsoever from me, except for a quick run to the supermarket to pick up extra frosting and white chocolate....
The Tardis and the base are made of sponge cake covered with coconut and white chocolate. (There is a marshmallow on top of the Tardis. The dowls are to keep the cake standing until friends arrive in the evening.)
And after a few hours of hard work and big fun with the guiding hands of my friend R., the cake is complete!
Here's to the bakers. They look so pleased and I can understand why. What wonderful work.


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Sundial Bridge
A year ago today, my family returned from Redding, California before our kids began school. My younger child was beginning kindergarten and my daughter was starting second grade. I am posting these photos from the Sundial Bridge at the Turtle Bay Exploration Park.
I have learned that when I am in the middle of processing my Mothers of Angels photos that it helps if I continue to enjoy my own children. I have also learned from the mothers to enjoy my family the entire year. The mothers remind me to honor life… not to take it for granted.
I showed these photos to my six year old today and he remembered our visit to Paris. We have never been to Paris, but then we have never been to China either. (Yesterday, he confused Chinatown with China. Before I could decide whether I should correct him, his sister solved my problem.)
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This page is for housing advisers. If you are a new arrival please click here for information more relevant for you.
- What are the housing and housing benefit rights of people with indefinite leave to remain?
- People serving in the armed forces and indefinite leave to remain
- What if a family member comes to join a person with indefinite leave to remain?
- What about people who are subject to an undertaking?
- What are the rights of people with ILR to housing benefit (HB) and council tax rebate (CTR)?
- Are there any particular problems?
This page looks at common housing problems which people with indefinite leave to remain may face. It includes some references to relevant case law, and links to the relevant regulations.
What are the housing and housing benefit rights of people with indefinite leave to remain?
A person with indefinite leave is eligible for a housing allocation from the council and has the right to help if they are homeless and to housing benefit/council tax rebate, or in certain circumstances for housing benefit/council tax rebate only, as follows:
- Eligible for a housing allocation, homelessness help and HB/CTR. They must be habitually resident and not have had an undertaking to support and accommodate them signed by a relative within the last five years (but this exclusion does not apply if all the people who signed it are now dead).
- Eligible for HB/CTR only. If they are a national of Macedonia or Turkey, and are habitually resident, they are eligible regardless of whether an undertaking has been signed. This is because the requirement for eligibility here is simply to be 'legally present'.
For further information see the pages on who is eligible for a housing allocation and who is eligible for housing benefit and council tax rebate.
People with indefinite leave to remain (ILR) can also get accommodation from housing associations. This applies to all including those who do not meet conditions outlined above.
People with indefinite leave can apply for private rented housing but in England 'right to rent' checks apply and they will need to show the landlord documents to prove their status.
Indefinite leave to enter confers exactly the same rights as indefinite leave to remain or settled status, and the housing eligibility regulations echo this putting people with indefinite leave to enter or remain into class C.
People in the armed forces and indefinite leave to remain
Non-UK nationals serving in the armed forces are exempted from immigration control while serving. On discharge, they can apply for indefinite leave to remain (if they have not become UK citizens while serving, which is possible only after five years' service) if:
- s/he has served for four years; or
- s/he has been discharged as a result of injuries sustained in operations.
Normally, any family members living with them at the time will be included in the ILR application. Once their application is accepted (and it is often sorted out before the services accommodation is lost) the ex-member of the armed forces has the normal rights of anyone with ILR. Service in the armed forces counts as time spent in the UK wherever it occurs, and so people in this situation will be habitually resident.
People who have served in the armed forces (including those who now have ILR) and who are considering applying for an allocation of social housing to a local housing authority in England are covered by regulations which:
- exempt them from any residency requirements for local authority allocation schemes; and
- give additional preference to those who have urgent housing needs.
For Welsh provision for those who have served in the armed forces, see the Welsh Government package for the armed forces community and also here. Local housing authorities in Wales cannot impose residency requirements on their allocation schemes.
What if a family member comes to join a person with indefinite leave to remain?
When husbands/wives/civil partners and children apply to join a family member with indefinite leave to remain, they are usually given limited leave to remain for two periods of 30 months, after which they can apply for indefinite leave to remain.
If the person with indefinite leave applies as homeless, s/he will not be offered temporary or long-term accommodation unless s/he is 'in priority need' because she is pregnant or s/he has a pregnant woman or a child living with him/her. A person who is not eligible cannot confer priority need on a homeless applicant.
For example: Mrs A arrived with her son to join her husband, Mr A, who has indefinite leave to remain in the UK. She and her son were given 30 months leave to remain a year ago but the family have just lost their home. Mrs A is now eight months pregnant. The local council offers them advice but not accommodation because they are homeless, but not in priority need. Once the baby is born, however, s/he will be British (because the UK-born children of people with indefinite leave to remain have the right to British citizenship) and the family will then be in priority need and the local council will have to house them.
If a person with indefinite leave to remain applies to go on the council housing waiting list s/he is eligible, and the family members should be included in any application to go on to the housing list, but no other adults can be joint tenants unless they are themselves eligible.
Housing legislation was amended in 2009 (by the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 section 314 and schedule 15) and now allows people not subject to immigration control to get some homelessness services if they are only in priority need or homeless because they have a non-eligible person in their household. But this does not extend to people subject to immigration control, like people with indefinite leave to remain (such as those in the example above).
The council can decide that it is not reasonable to include all family members on a housing waiting list application if it considers that they do not have the right to family life together.
Any accommodation offered by the council, through a homeless application or the allocation scheme, must be suitable for the whole household, subject to the local authority agreeing who is actually in the household.
What about people who are subject to an undertaking?
In order to bring certain family members into the UK (adults who need high levels of care) the person bringing them (the sponsor) has not only to show that they can accommodate and support them but also to sign a legally binding undertaking to do this. This undertaking is noted on the relevant immigration documents and stamps. The result is usually to bar the person who is the subject of the undertaking from eligibility for benefits or housing for five years (for the limited exceptions see above).
What are the rights of people with ILR to housing benefit (HB) and council tax rebate (CTR)?
People with indefinite leave are entitled to HB/CTR as long as two other conditions are met:
- They must be habitually resident (people who have lived in the UK for two years will normally be accepted as habitually resident).
- They must not have had an undertaking to support and accommodate them signed by a relative within the last five years, although if all the people who have signed it are dead this will not apply.
Are there any particular problems?
If someone with indefinite leave brings a husband, wife, civil partner or cohabitee to join them, the spouse or partner will usually be given limited leave to remain. For further information on their benefits, see the page on who is eligible for housing benefit and council tax rebate.
Rules about who can actually apply for a housing allocation in England can vary between local authority areas, because the Localism Act 2011 enables councils to set their own local rules about who can apply to be on a housing register or waiting list and most of them do. Changes in the rules cannot discriminate directly or indirectly against particular nationalities or ethnic groups (for more on this see the page on what is discrimination?) The new rules do not affect homelessness assistance and do not apply to Wales.


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See attached event time line for all the upcoming 4-H events.
4-H EVENTS – September through November
See attached time-line for upcoming 4-H events. Print, post and highlight for easy reference.
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Get yourself some booze, some friends and the willingness to act crazy!
Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party isn't a game in the regular sense of the word. It is hard to convey what the game is trying to accomplish, but here I am giving it my all. This is a multiplayer experience only and if you don't have buddies to play it with, then you are out of luck. The game needs the right mindset and folks to be comprehended, or else its charm is simply lost on you. That sounds extremely restrictive, but let me put it in a different way: do you like to party? If so, welcome to the insanity and please take a seat.
The first thing that you need to know is that Spin the Bottle is played without a television. You can use the big screen if you want better audio, but it isn't required otherwise. The game would like you to gather around a table, with some additional room to move about when needed. Two to eight players, who each pick crazy character and a name to compete with, can play the regular party game mode. In each round, one player spins the bottle on the Wii U GamePad and is then randomly paired with a friend. Their goal is to work together in a collaborative challenge and by completing one of the various mini-games presented, they will earn a flower. By earning enough flowers, you will be crowned the winner of the game and this lets you to collect a special trinket. The problem with the trinket is that they are worthless, as they serve no goal and you won't get anything out of it.
The various challenges are performed with Wii Remotes and the Wii U GamePad. It's best to have two Wii Remotes active, though some of the games can still be enjoyed with one. Currently the experience only offers 17 games, but there are definite plans to expand the software over time. The ones on offer are certainly fun, and quite varied. There is, for example, Invisible Beach Tennis, in which two players will have to listen close to the sounds in their Wii Remotes and hit a ball back and forth. A good GamePad challenge can be found in Jumper, in which one person has a Wii Remote in his pocket and the other person studies the terrain on the screen. Another personal favorite was Blind Dog, in which two sit on opposite sides. One player is blindfolded and will have to find the Wii Remote, which is behind the other player's back.
Some of the mini-games might be intimidating at first, but you will get thorough instructions with pictures throughout the venture. You can also try all the different challenges in a special practice mode, which will help you learn the games. If you are still unsure about some aspects, the digital manual is really in-depth and will tell you all about the game in a few paragraphs. Players can also opt-out of each mini-game before they start. You have also the option of adding special bonus challenges, in which you have to keep your eyes closed. You can also ramp up the difficulty in all the games, so that the guys with even the craziest moves can still find utter joy.
The presentation side of things is pretty limited, as you perform most of the actions yourself. It is more likely that you will look at one another than at whatever the Wii U GamePad is showing. Sure, you will get sounds and your information on it, but it is a party game first and foremost. You will look at one another and simply laugh at your friends doing the Waltz together. The crazy and weird characters are certainly hilarious to look at, but the audio is far more important here and it helps that it is solid.
Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party is not a game per se, but a fun multiplayer experience in its own right. While the selection of games is limited at the moment, the various rules and difficulty settings do kind of make up for it. In the future, there will be more games added to the package and these will be free if you purchase the package early. Don't go in this software and expect a crazy full blown game out of it, but you will really enjoy your crazy moments with your friends and family. You will need people who are a little crazy, just like yourself, but it is way more rewarding when you finally do.


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Jakarta Newsletter
Issue: 10
Date: July 2003
Url: http://jakarta.apache.org/site/news/200307.html (Maybe: http://www.apache.org/newsletter/200307.html)
Status: OPEN FOR BUSINESS
I am glad that this "Jakarta Newsletter" will be sublimated as "Apache Newsletter" and the newsletter can cover all the projects including infrastructure, incubator et ce tra. I am planning to publish next issue as "special number featuring articles on XML" or something.
Editor: Tetsuya Kitahata (tetsuya at apache.org)
- Jakarta General
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- Just a quick "thank you" for the newsletter. Always helpful and a pleasure to read! -- Axel.
- Wow - you guys rocks ! Keep up the good work. And I really do hope that this will keep its 'all things java and xml' scope -- Dirk
It has been already said, but the last newsletter was *awesome*! I saw many non-jakarta projects on it, and that was very nice indeed. It makes different projects understand what's happening to each other. -- Ken
Agreed, Ken! -- Noel
- Superb work, I'm really curious what issue 10 brings. -- Erik
- "Best newsletter ever!" -- Glen


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Beginners' Guide To Fantasy Smack Speak
Decide on your favored sports (football, tennis, rugby, basketball, hockey, handball, football, baseball, volleyball or cricket), your teams or favored players (PSG, Marseille, Lyon, Racing Metro, Toulouse, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, Lacazette, XV of France etc.) and your competitions (Ligue 1, Champions League, Roland Garros, Best 14, Planet Cup..) to get your customized sports application. The app also makes it possible for readers to participate in USA Nowadays polls and to view pictures capturing the news of the day or week. What a great list…I like ESPN but I usually just follow my Twitter feed for sports updates. The adult recreational tournament requires spot at fields throughout the Columbia Heights neighborhood — which includes Tubman — with all proceeds benefiting DC SCORES.
In reality, one particular could even argue that the college athletes get fantastic exposure and interest from skilled sporting bodies assisting them make a very good sports career, courtesy of the organizers of college games like the NCAA. UK has pretty good coverage, but occasionally I have to use the world wide web to get great sports shows also! But basketball is the most entertaining sports to watch and play since you get will much more result, and there are no dunks buzzer beaters in your face dunks, powerful blocks stunning precise correct jumpshots and properly executed plays.
The Southern University Baseball team will host its initial Mother's Day/Breast Cancer Awareness game. Not only do you get to place with each other an enhancing baseball roster, but the actual batting encounter is thrilling and rewarding. I honestly will say that occasionally when I tune in to watch the NBA I will adjust the channel for a few minutes since all the possessions start hunting the identical. The USA's basketball Redeem Group " had dominated in the 2008 Olympics blowing out their competition by 28 points per game.
So pleaseee never criticize basketball if you dont know something bout basketball 🙂 thank you. Nick's slime-filled celebration of sports won the evening with little ones two-11 and little ones 6-11, while also posting double-digit year more than year increases with children two-11 and total viewers. This is coming from somebody who has played all sports in some organized manner, played higher school varsity and college athletics and played two sports at the pro or semi pro level. Sports Jabber – Sports Jabber covers a little bit of every little thing in the world of sports.
But once again we see how different these sports truly are, and there is really no excellent way to evaluate these two sports. The toolbar at the bottom of the app consist of six icons via which you can configure a quantity of possibilities to suit your footballing needs. Kids' Decision Sports 2015, which was simulcast across Nick at Nite, Nicktoons, TeenNick and Tv Land, averaged 2.5M total viewers (+ten%) and earned a 4.four/1.3M with Little ones two-11 (+15%) and a 5.6/1.0M with Youngsters 6-11 (+ten%).


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An exclusive collection of waterfront homes is coming to historic Gibsons Landing.
An exclusive collection of waterfront homes is coming to historic Gibsons Landing.
The George Marine Resort & Residences in picturesque Gibsons Landing presents a whole new level of luxury waterfront condominium living never seen before on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia.
The limited collection George Gibsons Residences will offer the services of a full service marina at your doorstep and myriad luxury benefits of the future George Marine Resort Hotel.
The new residences will feature carefree luxury living and a choice of one, two, or two bedroom plus-den designs, European-style fixtures, and quality finishes throughout.
Indulge in the benefits next door at the future George Marine Resort Hotel including access to concierge services, fitness, spa, restaurants, café, and meeting facilities.
The future 21,000 square foot "Kur spa" style health and wellness centre will offer everything needed to soothe body, mind and soul.
A brand new Seawalk will connect the residences, the hotel, and the marina to the village. Enjoy access to day or long-term boat moorage in Gibson's largest and improved marina facility.


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On a quiet morning inside the kitchen of Café Abyssinia on Magazine Street, Ermias Alemu watched his mother, Asselefech Wako, spoon berbere spice into a pot of onions, garlic and ginger to prepare the traditional Ethiopian dish of Doro Wat.
"If you are not cooking with berbere, you are not making Doro Wat, " Wako said as she sautéed the bright red, curry-style mixture of spices such as red chiles, cumin and coriander, until it reached a jamlike consistency.
"This is the dish you make in my country when guests come, and for holy days, " said Wako, a petite woman dressed in a long, black T-shirt, dark grey sweatpants and gold earrings.
Café Abyssinia, which opened in November, serves traditional Ethiopian cuisine, characterized by spicy meat and vegetable dishes that are transformed into sautéed meat, or "tibs, " and stews, or "wats."
"I am a chef, but I cannot cook like her, " Alemu said. "She is the best.
"She is cooking like home. Some people when they open the restaurant, they are cooking for business. She is not like that, " said Alemu, dressed in dark jeans and a white tank top.
Wako recently arrived from Chicago with her husband to help their son open the only Ethiopian restaurant in New Orleans.
"My son's idea, not me. I like Chicago, " she said with a good-natured smile. "I want to help him, not show him. He knows everything, better than me."
Dark brown-striped curtains separate Café Abyssinia's small, sun-filled kitchen from the dining room, where handpainted murals of Ethiopian landmarks such as churches, monuments and rivers decorate the wall. Seven tables are covered in white tablecloths and, on this day, a Lakers game plays on a television in the far back corner.
"I want to represent my culture and food, you know, because I love it, " said Alemu, who moved from Ethiopia to Chicago six years ago. He came to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to work for a construction company, and eventually worked as a hotel valet, and, later, as a cabdriver.
"There is no Ethiopian restaurant here. When I was driving the cab, a lot of my customers asked me, 'Why don't you open a restaurant here?' I told my mother, and she said 'Go for it.' "
Those trying Ethiopian food for the first time may enjoy the vegetarian and meat combination plates, which offer a taste of multiple entrées. Order them and what arrives looks like a cocktail tray lined with the thin, traditional injera, a spongy sourdough flat bread prepared similarly to a crepe.
The injera is topped with generous spoonfuls of popular dishes, such as Doro Wat, leg of chicken cooked in a spicy homemade sauce and served with hard-boiled egg; Yebey Tibs, cubed lamb marinated in garlic and rosemary and sautéed with onions and green peppers; and Yemsir Wat, red lentils simmered with onion in a spicy homemade sauce.
Meals come with a side of injera, which traditionally stands in for eating utensils. Diners tear off pieces of injera and use it to scoop up the food and eat.
"All I cook, you eat with your hand, " Wako said.
The Ethiopian cook's trinity is onion, garlic and ginger. Many of the aromatic dishes would be considered moderately spicy by New Orleans standards. Many of Café Abyssinia's ingredients, including the chiles, curries and berbere, have been shipped to the restaurateurs by family members in Ethiopia.
The chefs, however, make some modifications for American patrons, just as other immigrant restaurant owners have done for generations. For example, the owners of Café Abyssinia cook with vegetable oil rather than their traditional clarified butter to accommodate cholesterol-conscious Americans.
The narrative of the Alemu family is similar to that of immigrants throughout New Orleans history says Liz Williams, president of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.
"We have had all this food that has been brought here because people want to eat what is familiar, because eating what's familiar is also part of your identity, " Williams said of ethnic restaurants, which often spring up where enclaves of immigrants settle.
Historically, for immigrants, the "food businesses are pretty much the easiest thing to start whether you do it because you are selling from a cart and you don't need a big capital investment, or you are starting at a restaurant where language is not a problem, " Williams said.
She believes, however, that unlike other American cities, in New Orleans, ethnic cuisines whether French or Vietnamese often are absorbed into the New Orleans culinary landscape.
"It becomes a two-way exchange, " Williams said. "People import not only the foodstuffs but the techniques and food-preparation methods that they are familiar with, and it all starts to meld together."
For the Crescent City, however, Ethiopian food remains exotic due to its scarcity. A handful of Ethiopian or East African restaurants have opened and closed in the city in the past decade, but, if Alemu has his way, the flavors will become more prevalent in the Crescent City.
Alemu's grandfather ran a restaurant in Ethiopia, but this is the family's first foray into food ventures in the United States.
"I am trying to learn, but I am doing good, " Alemu said, noting that among other things, he said he is getting used to the rush.
"Sometimes on Fridays and Saturdays for lunch and dinner, we sell like 200 injera and we are out of food by 7 or 8 o'clock, " Alemu said. "The next day, we got to be here like 8 a.m., and we got to cook all the food at the same time, it's not easy."
And, despite the learning curve of launching a food business, Alemu hopes to open another restaurant downtown, possibly near Frenchmen Street.
Cafe Abyssinia
3511 Magazine St., 504.894.6238
Appetizers are $5 to $7, with entrees $10.50 to $13. No liquor license. BYOB.
Open Tuesdays through Sundays, from noon to 9:30 p.m.


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Support for the ICRC Economic Security Unit
October - December 2012
Groupe URD is providing methodological support to the International Committee of the Red Cross to improve its initial assessment, monitoring and evaluation tools based on a meta-analysis of the work of the Economic Security Unit (ECOSEC). The objective is to improve the way ECOSEC programmes are run and the way their effects on economic security are measured depending on different types of programme and contexts.
This will involve looking into the methods used to evaluate and measure the results of programmes which target the economic security of specific groups.
Two areas will therefore be analysed:
- the reach and effects of EcoSec programmes on economic security
- the pertinence of the methods and indicators used
This work is being carrid out during the last quarter of 2012. The main types of EcoSec programmes are food aid and the distribution of non-food products, programmes involving crop and livestock farming and fishing, and micro-economic initiatives.


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Hello everyone, I've just read an announcement by the Dutch accessibility initiative. They have created a new document describing WCAG 1. This document will be used to test websites to award it a 'Drempelvrij' (no thresholds) quality mark. The document is in English and is available at: http://www.accessibility.nl/en/qualitymark/normdochtml.php Although I think clarification is a good thing, I don't know whether yet another document with guidelines plus explanations is the answer. It makes it very unclear what guidelines to follow. In the Netherlands we now have three different versions of the WCAG 1 we can refer to: * The regular WCAG 1 available at w3.org * Drempels Weg guidelines (an approximate translation of WCAG 1 in Dutch) * Quality Mark Drempelvrij (in English, see above) What do you think of this effort? Personally, I think it's odd they wrote it in English, since it is intended be used for testing Dutch websites and not everyone in The Netherlands can understand (technical) English very well. Yvette Hoitink CEO Heritas, Enschede, The Netherlands E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com on Tuesday, 3 February 2004 09:31:12 UTC
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A Taurus Male in Adore - What Precisely Are the actual Secret Adore Signals of a Taurus Male?
A Taurus man inside love tends to consider his time just before coming to be able to any decision regarding regardless of whether you're the right girl for him, even though once you've passed his numerous exams along with trials you may notice which there's a huge change in his behaviour. When he's ready to produce a commitment to you the actual Taurus man will permit anyone know, inside fact you might not become capable of ignore the different signals that tell you a Taurus man is in love.
You'll start to discover he is starting taurus male in love to produce much more plans for your future collectively and also would want to rush inside to a settled domestic life and relationship with you. At times you will be forgiven for thinking that you're previously married as each program that he makes involves each individuals together.
The Taurus man will be also immediate within enabling you know that you're the one for him; he's fast for making a romantic marriage proposal and in attempting for you to persuade you which you need to move about in collectively proper away. He'll also make sure that everyone understands in which you're together.
He'll start to seem much more relaxed as pertaining to him the thrill of the chase will be over. He'll nevertheless want being actually as well as emotionally near and can delight in nights invested before the T.V using a bottle of wine and a cuddle around the sofa together with you.
As the relationship deepens he'll want individuals nearest to him in order to know about the relationship. Anticipate invites to family members dinners and events, however help make certain that you appear your extremely best as the Taurus man feels that the look of his partner says a lot with regards to him. Don't worry a lot of about this though while he enjoys using the particular adore regarding his life out to get designer clothes.
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Etchebehere MC, Piveta C, Levy C. The influence of glycerol upon L. reuteri activity against enteropathogens. MEDICALEXPRESS 2017;4(6):M170606 http://www.dx.doi.org/10.5935/MedicalExpress.2017.06.06
The influence of glycerol upon L. reuteri activity against enteropathogens
Marina Camargo Etchebehere1,2; Cristiane Piveta1; Carlos E. Levy1
1. Department of Clinical Pathology – Laboratory of Microbiology of the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brasil
2. Escola Americana de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil
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BACKGROUND: Probiotics containing L. reuteri are popular for treating and preventing bacterial gastrointestinal infections. L. reuteri, produces reuterin, an antibiotic that inhibits gram-negative bacteria. Reuterin production is the result of glycerol fermentation by L reuteri. Although L. reuteri is normally present in the gastrointestinal system, only small amounts of glycerol are usually available; therefore, the production of reuterin may not occur and this could reduce the effectiveness of the probiotic supplement. Our objective is to identify the minimum concentrations of glycerol required for L. reuteri to exert an inhibitory effect on enteropathogenic enterobacteriaceae.
METHOD: Samples containing 108 colony forming units (CFU) of L. reuteri DSM17938 (Colikids®, Ache, Brazil/BioGaia, Sweden) were grown with varying concentrations of glycerol (0.05-5%). 106 CFU of E.coli (CDC0126/INCQS/FIOCRUZ), Shigella flexneri (ATCC/120022), S. enterica (ATCC6539) and Y. enterocolitica (ATCC9610) were inoculated with L. reuteri in the different glycerol concentrations. Each enterobacteria and glycerol 5% without L. reuteri cultures were used as positive control groups.
RESULTS: All bacteria were completely inhibited at higher ranges of glycerol concentrations (0.2-5%) and grew at lower concentrations (0.05-0.1%).
CONCLUSION: L. reuteri requires at least 0.2% of glycerol to completely inhibit enterobacterial growth. These preliminary findings may influence the current method of use of probiotic supplements. The antibiotic activity of L. reuteri may have potential clinical use against important enteropathogens.
Keywords: L. reuteri; reuterin; enteropathogenic enterobacteriaceae; glycerol.
CONTEXTO: Os probióticos que contêm L. reuteri são populares para tratar e prevenir infecções bacterianas do trato gastrointestinal. L. reuteri produz reuterina, um antibiótico que inibe bactérias gram-negativas. A produção de reuterina depende da presença de quantidades adequadas de glicerol, cuja fermentação resulta na produção do antibiótico. Embora L. reuteri esteja normalmente presente no sistema GI, apenas pequenas quantidades de glicerol estão geralmente disponíveis; portanto, a produção de reuterina pode não ocorrer o que poderia reduzir a eficácia do suplemento probiótico. Nosso objetivo é identificar as concentrações mínimas de glicerol necessárias para que L. reuteri exerça um efeito inibitório nas enterobacteriaceas enteropatogênicas.
MÉTODO: 108 CFU de L. reuteri DSM17938 (Colikids®, Ache, Brasil / BioGaia, Suécia) cresceu com concentrações variáveis de glicerol (0,05-5%). Foram inoculadas 106 UFC de E. coli (CDC0126 / INCQS / FIOCRUZ), Shigella flexneri (ATCC / 120022), S. enterica (ATCC6539) e Y. enterocolitica (ATCC9610) com L. reuteri nas diferentes concentrações de glicerol. Cada enterobacteria e glicerol 5% sem culturas de L. reuteri foram utilizadas como grupos de controle positivo.
RESULTADOS: Todas as bactérias foram completamente inibidas em maiores concentrações de glicerol (0.2-5%) e cresceram em concentrações mais baixas (0.05-0.1%).
CONCLUSÃO: L. reuteri requer pelo menos 0,2% de glicerol para inibir completamente o crescimento de enterobacteria. Essas descobertas preliminares podem influenciar o método atual de uso de suplementos de probióticos. A atividade antibiótica de L. reuteri pode ter potencial uso clínico contra importantes enteropatógenos.
Palavras-chave: L. reuteri; reuterina; Enterobacteriaceae enteropatogênicas; glicerol.
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), alongside Salmonella enterica, Shigella flexneri and Yersinia enterocolitica, can be dangerous, especially to communities with low access to proper hygiene and medical care, as they are associated with consumption of food that has been in contact with feces.1 Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) may affect bottle-fed infants because of contaminated water used for rehydration,2 and in India, EPEC is responsible for approximately 3% of the diarrheas in children.3 Unfortunately, the overuse of antibiotics has made several types of E. coli resistant, and among 162 diarrheagenic E. coli cultures, nearly 86% have been shown to be resistant to Ampicillin, 77% to Chloramphenicol, 30% to Cefuroxime, 24% to Cefotaxime, and a striking 88% to Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole.4 Therefore, since common antibiotics are inefficient at inhibiting EPEC, alternative methods have been proposed. For instance, Lactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri) can inhibit gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria by producing reuterin, an antibiotic substance created from the organism's fermentation of glycerol. Treatment with L. reuteri as a probiotic supplement has been shown to decrease diarrhea in children with mild gastroenteritis.5
However, L. reuteri is highly fastidious, and must have glycerol available for fermenting, in order to properly grow and produce reuterin. The human gastrointestinal tract, however, has low availability of glycerol, since most is enveloped in micelles.6 Although several studies show that L. reuteri can inhibit the growth of EPEC, what is unknown is whether growing EPEC with larger amounts of glycerol, the inhibitory power of L. reuteri will be improved.
The objective of this study is to identify the minimum concentrations of glycerol required for L. reuteri to exert an inhibitory effect on enteropathogenic entero-bacteriaceae.
Prior to initiating studies with Shigella flexneri ATCC 120022, Salmonella enterica ATCC 6539 and Yersinia enterocolitica ATCC 9610, only L. reuteri DSM 17938 (equivalent to one drop of COLIKids®, Ache, Guarulhos, Brazil & BioGaia, Stockholm, Sweden) was grown in 3mL of Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) broth with and without glycerol at a concentration of 15% to determine the influence of glycerol on its growth pattern in triplicate. The same was done for enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) CDC0126 INCQS FIOCRUZ, which was grown with and without glycerol (15%). L.reuteri and EPEC were grown together with and without glycerol (15%) (Table 1).
After the preliminary experiment, the second step was to incubate 108 CFU of L. reuteri DSM 17938 with varying concentrations of glycerol (5%, 2%, 1%, 0.5%, 0.2%, 0.1%, 0.05%) for 24 hours at 35ºC.
Then, 106 CFU of each of Escherichia coli (EPEC) CDC0126 INCQS FIOCRUZ, Shigella flexneri ATCC 120022, Salmonella enterica ATCC 6539 and Yersinia enterocolitica ATCC 9610 were inoculated individually in the tubes containing L. reuteri in different glycerol concentrations, and incubated for 24h at 35ºC.
Finally, 10µL of the samples were sown on MacConkey Agar plates and grown for another 24h at 35ºC, and colonies were counted (measured in Colony Forming Units - CFU per milliliter). In tubes with BHI broth, each one of the enterobacteriae and glycerol at 5% without L. reuteri were used as positive control groups.
Temperature of all incubators was set at 35ºC. This study was conducted in a Biosafety Level 2 Cabinet.
The T-test was applied comparing the results in Table 1 for L. reuteri + EPEC with glycerol (15%) and L. reuteri + EPEC without glycerol. The T-test was not applied for any of the results in Table 2, since there was only one replicate of each trial.
As shown in Table 1, when L. reuteri is grown with glycerol, EPEC is inhibited with only 9.3 CFU remaining. When it is not grown with glycerol, EPEC grows normally and 105 CFU can be noted. There was a significant (p<0.001) difference in EPEC counts after glycerol (15%) was included with L. reuteri (Table 1). The inclusion of glycerol makes a significant difference in the inhibition of EPEC.
As shown in Table 2, when all gram-negative bacteria were studied under these conditions and increasing the content of glycerol, they showed the same pattern of inhibition, being completely inhibited at higher ranges of glycerol concentrations (0.2 to 5%) and growing at lower concentrations (0.1 to 0.05%) with the exception of Y. enterocolitica that only showed growth in glycerol 0.05%.
In all the control tubes, there were 106 CFU of each enterobacteria.
L. reuteri requires at least 0.2% of glycerol to completely inhibit some enteropathogenic enterobacteria growths. Although studies show that reuterin produced by L. reuteri exerts an inhibition of bacterial activity,7,8 in our study all enteropathogenic bacteria evaluated (EPEC, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella enterica and Yersinia enterocolitica) grew normally in the presence of L. reuteri. It was only when glycerol was added to this combination that L. reuteri completely inhibited these enteropathogens.
In the human body, concentration of glycerol is quite small. It would be essential to analyze how the manipulated amount of glycerol in our experiment contributed to the levels of inhibition, and what could be expected in the human body. Interestingly, glycerol concentrations ranging from 0.1 - 0.05% were not as efficient as amounts ranging from 0.2% and above. This demonstrates how the addition of glycerol to L. reuteri probiotic supplements might be necessary to have a more efficient inhibition of EPEC.
One limitation was that it would be more precise to have counted exactly the number of colonies in some samples (specifically ones that showed >105 CFU). Another part of the experiment that could show abnormalities are the standard deviation values (SD), due to the fact that results were quantified as 106/5, and in these numbers, there is a large difference when calculating an average. However, having a result that is in the range of 106/5 indicates normal growth for healthy colonies, a point which SD does not account for.
As all data were collected with the same batch despite different times, it could be considered it would eliminate possible factors such as risking to having damaged or slightly different samples.
The consequences of the glycerol supplementation in bacterial pathogens of GI tract have yet to be fully explored, as the amount of glycerol available for adequate antimicrobial effect has not been studied. We are introducing a concept that requires further exploration as probiotics do indeed maintain health and good supplementation of natural microbiota.
Glycerol is essential for the antimicrobial activity of L. reuteri and reuterin production. These preliminary findings may influence the current method of use of probiotic supplements. It might be wise to consider using an additional dosage of glycerol when taking L. reuteri as a probiotic in order to guarantee a better result of probiotic supplements. Possibly if L. reuteri is taken as a probiotic with high glycerol concentrations, then enteropathogens could be inhibited. The antibiotic activity of L. reuteri may have potential clinical use against important enteropathogens.
Further work is needed concerning the production of reuterin and other metabolites that may alter probiotic effects and consequently the growth of enteropathogenic bacteria.
Authors declare no conflict of interest concerning this study.
Conception and design: Marina Camargo Etchebehere; Collection and assembly of data: Marina Camargo Etche behere, Cristiane Piveta; Provision of study material: Carlos E. Levy; Data analysis and interpretation: Marina Camargo Etchebehere, Carlos E. Levy; Manuscript writing: Marina Camargo Etchebehere; Final approval of manuscript: All authors.
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I had a feeling when I first saw Spotlight that it would be my favorite movie of the year, and it is. Exceptionally intelligently written, one of the best ensemble casts ever, it brilliantly portrayed how difficult dealing with child abuse in general is and how very difficult it was to deal with it in Boston when the biggest perpetrators were employees of the Catholic Church. It's a powerful and painful movie that never lost track of the importance of the past in dealing with horrors of the present.
I lived in Massachusetts in the '80s and '90s. I was horrified by the former Father James Porter case and utterly dismayed by how little things changed after that case became oh so public. Spotlight insightfully portrayed why things failed to change after former Father Porter went to jail.
The writers, Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer deserve all best original screenplay awards for 2015 hands down. I didn't see another movie all last year that was as solid as this movie. McCarthy also previously wrote & directed The Station Agent (Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson & Bobby Carnivale) and The Visitor (Richard Jenkins) and wrote the story for one of the best animated features ever, Up. Almost everything he touches portrays real people like real people on camera and I love that (yes, even in Up).
I'd long been a fan of Michael Keaton and I'm very pleased that he's been in each of my favorite movies of the last two years (Birdman and Spotlight). Mark Ruffalo gave both a passionate and compassionate performance. And the actors who played the abuse survivors, particularly Neal Huff (Phil Saviano), Michael Cyril Creighton (Joe Crowley), and Jimmy LeBlanc (Patrick McSorely) captured the difficulties of telling their stories.
While much of this movie may come off as religion-bashing and a love letter to The Boston Globe, watch carefully because there were times when the Globe failed and other times when individuals in the Catholic Church tried to help and were rebuffed as no one (including the Globe) believed them.
When I look back at so many movies this year, I've seen many with great performances (like The Danish Girl and Concussion) but they seem to be lacking something in the storytelling. Spotlight lacks for nothing.
My Top Ten Movies
- Spotlight
- The Big Short
- Suffragette
- Grandma
- Bridge of Spies
- Room
- Inside/Out
- Trainwreck
- The Martian
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Honorable Mentions: Youth, Ex Machina, Spy, Steve Jobs, Brooklyn, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
I have not seen some movies as they either haven't played in Pittsburgh yet or were here very briefly and I've missed them: Room, 45 Years, Tangerine, Anomalisa. [[1/28 - have seen Room now and it's an amazing flick with a career-making performance by Brie Larson. So it's in my "Top Ten" and Youth has fallen to "Honorable Mention."]]
I don't go to movies that are overly violent, so I will not see Fury Road, Hateful Eight or Revenent in a theater, but I might watch them on cable someday. [[Have since seen Fury Road on cable (early morning of the day the Oscar nominations were announced). Charlise Theron and the production values were great. Felt the script was on the weak side, but the journey back to Theron's home was great.]]
I go to most movies shot in Pittsburgh. I tend to avoid movies that look bad to begin with, but saw The Last Witch Hunter as I worked on it. I was the worst movie I paid to see all year. Will Smith gave a great performance in Concussion but the script and photography killed it. Love the Coopers was kind of fun.


text: On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:42 PM, Indunil Jayasooriya <indunil75 at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi ALL, > > > When we check logs , we see something like this. > > [Job 888] Unable to connect to printer; will retry in 30 seconds...: > Connection timed out > > Then, What we do is , We go to application, system setting, printing > > and when we get the window, We click apply button, > Then, again, We will be able to print. > > Could u pls let me know why? > I can't tell you why, but I can expound on this a little. I run CentOS on my desktop at home, x86_64. I started on 4.4 and am now running 5.2. During most of this time, I had a Minolta PagePro 1100 printer with parallel (lp0) interface that worked fine - except that every once in a great while, I would get this error, and there was NO way to clear it except to reboot. ABout a month ago, that printer gave up the ghost (ok, the second drum wore out), so I replaced it with a Brother HL-2140 with a USB interface. I noticed that this problem occurs every time I boot my vmware Windows VM if the printer is attached to the VM, and once, recently, even when it wasn't. (I wonder if this is related to the previous issue on the Minolta....) What usually clears this is to empty the queue, go into the System->Administration->Printer applet (or run system-config-printer as root), disable the printer, cycle power on the printer, then re-enable it, Then it works fine. Interesting points: 1) Only seems to happen when vmware is involved, most often if the printer is accessible to the vmware VM (usually I have this disabled, for obvious reasons). 2) Disconnecting the USB cable and plugging it back in has no effect - I have to cycle the power on the printer, and only after it has been disabled. 3) This whole process MUST take at least 30 seconds because if I do it too fast, it doesn't work. This may be related to the timeout issue. I strongly suspect that there is a bug somewhere in the printer system (CUPS maybe?) such that, once a printer gets out of sync (like this), it requires a reset to fix it. With the parallel printer, I had to reset the system. With the USB printer, I can reset the printer, probably because the underlying OS layers are designed to handle USB devices going on and off line more easily that the parallel device(s). Given the issue I have seen with vmware, I wonder if the issue in your situation has to do with passing control of the printer around on your network. I know that sort of thing _should_ not happen, but reality has a nasty way of intruding on our needs-and-expectations-based world. Perhaps someone better informed on the details inside can comment.... HTH mhr


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From Luke McKernan
There are tens of thousands of Shakespeare videos available on the Web. The emergence of YouTube and other video hosting sites, along with the spread of broadband and the availability of cheap video equipment, has led to an explosion in Shakespeare video production and distribution online.
BardBox is an attempt to bring together some of the best and most interesting of original Shakespeare-related videos on YouTube (as of July 2008 there were 19,000 videos on YouTube tagged with the keyword 'Shakespeare', and 27,000 searchable under the term 'Shakespeare' overall). The emphasis is on originality. YouTube makes available many titles which were created for other media (cinema, television, DVD) and which are often available from other sources. This is YouTube as a new mode of distribution, and although it has made many such titles available this way which would not otherwise be available to most, this side of YouTube does not provide original content - and such activity is, at best, of dubious legality.
BardBox instead concentrates on Shakespeare videos created for distribution on YouTube (launched on Shakespeare's birthday, 23 April 2005) and other such sites. It comprises animations, parodies, recitations, auditions, promos for theatre productions, amateur records of stage productions, student work, school productions, mashups etc. Each post is named either after the on-screen title of the video or the title it is given on YouTube, and comprises the video itself, date (the date of posting if actual production date not known), credits (where available), cast (ditto) and duration, description with comment, plus link to its YouTube (or other) page. Each post is described under a variety of categories and tagged under the name of the relevant play.
YouTube Shakespeare has been generally dismissed as home only to facetious and repetitive parodies. BardBox contends that this is an exciting new departure for Shakespeare production, the best examples of which need to be identified, championed and studied. Any suggestions for inclusion will be most welcome.


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This is a guest post from Dr. Jessie Voigts, the publisher of Wandering Educators, a travel resource for global educators. Her daughter Lillie (7) loves to travel and write about her experiences. When traveling together, they've found ways to contribute meaningfully to the communities they visit. Jessie provides some great tips and ideas for ways to use travel as an opportunity to teach kids to be global citizens.
Picking up trash on the beach
There are a myriad of ways to explore the world with your kids. You can share travel, friends, music, culture, food, photos, books, videos, games, and more in order to teach about the world. But when you think of raising a global citizen, there are also other factors to consider. One of the most important facets of being a global citizen is CARING about others. On Good Global Citizen, you can learn many different people's ideas about being a good global citizen. From famous stars and athletes to kids, there are a million definitions. Mine? "Learning about others, practicing intercultural sensitivity, and trying to make the world a better place."
One of the ways that kids can be a good global citizen is to interact with local communities in a meaningful way. In trying to make the world a better place, you can start at home. It will become second nature to you, and you will automatically want to help others, wherever you go. You can become inspired by others' journeys and how helping others have changed their lives or read up on volunteering as a way of life. We live on a lake and kayak almost every day. When we kayak, we always clean up any trash we see. Another way we love to interact in our community is to be good neighbors.
When we travel, we also try to carry the spirit of interacting with locals with us. We do our research beforehand, and follow our interests. Because we are so involved with reading and education, we try to bring books to donate to local libraries. Lillie brings a few copies of her favorite books, especially ones about Michigan, where we are from. Ed is a published author – he brings copies of his books. We often talk to the local librarian and see if they'd like guest speakers from another country for a short program. We are also committed to the environment – so finding out local cleanups, or plantings, can also be a great way to both help the community and make new friends.
We love arts and theater – and try to catch as many performances as possible while we're in a new place. Visiting the theater beforehand – and seeing if there are ways we can help, such as passing out programs at a free concert – can help involve your family in a new milieu. Meeting the performers or artists can help your children learn about different cultural traditions in a new way. We've helped at street fairs, and made tons of new friends while interacting with locals.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Listening to music and watching videos from a new place can serve to reduce the newness of a place. If you're familiar with the books, history, and culture of a place, it seems like you're just exploring a place you know but haven't been before. Our daughter prefers to know as much as possible about a place before we go – so we research the music, artists, history, books, what kids do, geography, and activities that we can explore. If Lillie has a hand in planning what we'll do, she's much more open to learning about a place and meeting new friends. She's made friends at an outdoor sculpture garden in Minneapolis, read books together in the Seattle Public Library, and is currently lining up activities and friends in Ireland and Scotland, as we're heading there in September.
Finding pen pals before you travel is a great way to get involved with communities while you travel. Especially if you are staying in one place for more than a few days,making friends beforehand, or at local markets, restaurants, libraries, or parks can open a new world to your family. Be friendly, outgoing, and ready to get involved. You never know – there might be a community project that weekend that wasn't publicized, that would be a perfect fit for your family. Interacting with locals is more than just saying thank you at the grocery store. It is all about learning of a place and the people who live there.
Listening, learning, and helping others can exponentially expand your child's world. It is important to explore the world and understand people and cultures. Whether at home or when you're traveling, interacting with local communities in meaningful ways is an excellent way to be a good global citizen.
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ANZ Future Captains
Nominate a child to become an ANZ Future Captain
Nominate a young netball fan (aged between 8 – 15 years) for a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet their netball heroes.
The lucky winners will get a chance to be on centre court at the start of the game to meet the team captains and players. They'll also get four tickets to the match so family and friends can enjoy the experience with them, plus an ANZ Future Captains t-shirt, cap and $50 to cover expenses.


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Kobe Bryant deserves both his contract and a farewell tour as a Laker, according to owner/executive Jeanie Buss.
"We never got an opportunity to do the farewell tour for Magic Johnson," Buss said on "Access SportsNet" via Time Warner Cable SportsNet.
Early in the season, Bryant agreed to a two-year, $48.5-million contract extension.
"Kobe, by signing that deal, will have played 20 years for one organization," said Buss. "I guarantee that won't happen again. ... We don't draft players at 17 anymore. To have the kind of longevity that he's had, makes it extremely special and I think that Lakers fans understand that."
The Lakers could have significant spending power over the next few seasons.
Bryant was recently critical of the Lakers' front office, saying very clearly that he expects the organization to field a contender next year.
"He's such a competitor and I can only imagine what he's going through right now because he has no outlet for that," said Buss. "I understand his frustration and I will talk with him, and I will commiserate with him because I know how he feels."
"I don't like this season. I don't like being eliminated from playoff contention already. It's only March," Buss said of the Lakers' 22-44 season
She blamed injuries for the team's performance. "It's been extremely frustrating," she said. "I don't think I can remember a season like this in all the years that I've worked with the Lakers."
Buss' role in the Lakers' organization is on the business side; she doesn't have a major say on the basketball side. Her brother and team co-owner Jim Buss is in charge of basketball operations. General Manager Mitch Kupchak works directly for Jim Buss.
"I don't know specifics on the plan, but they're confident and have assured me that next year will be better, measurable by more wins," she said. "We'll continue to build from there."
Does she regret how much the Lakers gave Bryant over what is expected to be the final two years of his contract?
"Absolutely not," she said. "I do believe he will contribute at the same level Kobe's always contributed to the success of the Lakers"
"To have Kobe retire as a Laker, that to me is really important. I'm thrilled."
Bryant responded on Twitter Tuesday, presumably upon watching the segment on Time Warner Cable.
Meanwhile, Bryant is currently recovering from a knee injury, out for the season after playing just six games.
Buss said she isn't worried about Bryant's contract getting in the way of the Lakers' plans.
"Too much attention is being paid to salary cap and all that kind of stuff, which is important," said Buss. "Why can't we just talk about the players ... and how a basketball team comes together and not focus on slotting and cap space?"
"I don't wear a hat and a T-shirt with 'cap space' on it," said Buss. "I have complete confidence in Jimmy and Mitch to put together the kind of team that Lakers fans are used to."
Still, Buss said she is the final voice of the team.
"Ultimately the buck stops with me," she said. "I'm president and governor of the team and I have empowered the basketball operations, the front office, to put together a basketball team, working within the confines of the collective bargaining agreement."
She also has advice for the fans.
"I want Lakers fans to watch the NCAA tournament," said Buss. "Who fits that Laker profile?"
"Even though we're eliminated from having an opportunity to be in the playoffs this year, there are things to look forward to," said Buss, noting that the Lakers will participate in the draft lottery on May 20. "As the tournament unfolds, hopefully we'll see something, just as my dad saw something special about Magic Johnson" in 1979.
Twitter: @EricPincus


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This is the outfit I wore to the office today. I bought the black and beige striped blazer a few months ago but the weather has been unpredictable so I have never had the chance to wear it! Today was forecast to be dry so I thought I would take my chance.
The blazer is by Principles at Debenhams. I styled it with a fawn coloured sleeveless blouse top from Dorothy Perkins, skinny black trousers from GAP (previously worn in this post) and leopard print flat ballet pumps from Primark.
I accessoried with my pewter Fiorelli Garland handbag (previously featured here), gold and black beaded bracelets I was given as a gift and a chunky gold necklace from Topshop.
I love the way the colours of the blouse, blazer and bag complement one another. However to stop the look being too matchy-matchy, I chose leopard print pumps which add an extra dimension.
What do you think of this look for the office?


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Mr. Spaceman
I am. The word on the face of the bus is LUCK. Bright bulbs of gold illuminate the letters so that even though the night is dark, this word goes before them, shining. I am far above, but I have moved over the land and the water of this place for some years now, and so I know how it is: the hum of their tires on their Tax Dollars at Work, the rice fields sliding invisibly past and smelling like Fabric-Safe Morning Rain, spots of light out toward the night horizon where others of them huddle in their bungalows or their mobile homes waiting for what these on the bus rush to seek for themselves along Interstate number Ten. The bus dashes fast in the passing lane, the windows black, showing nothing to the outside world, but I know there are souls within, yearning forth into the dark night, crossing from the Great State of Texas to the Sportsman's Paradise of Louisiana, the Pelican State, the Bayou State, the place where they Let the Good Times Roll, and down the highway is the city of Lake Charles where strobe lights as green as the most dazzling toothbrush wave about high over the lake, restlessly sweeping an empty sky. As if they are looking for me. But from these lights, everyone passing in the night knows there are vessels here that can carry them over this water and provide games to play where they might find this thing that so many seek. This is how I understand it so far.
"Philosophical, other-wordly and drily amusing, Butler's novel addresses timeless issues with a strange and beautiful detachment."
— Time Out
"Robert Olen Butler has written a wonderfully comic and appealing novel around a gentle, humane spaceman who helps us to understand what it is to be human and what it is to be funny."
— Red Magazine
"Robert Olen Butler shows dazzingly fresh ideas in this intelligently written and witty science fiction novel."
— Irish News
"A novel of surprising poignance… Amusingly quirky… [Portrays] a human world that's both in thrall to a tabloid culture of quick money and in search of some kind of spiritual redemption… A pseudo-sci-fi novel that is at once funny and humane, entertaining and touching."
— Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"Robert Olen Butler may be our pre-eminent practitioner of first-person narrative… Butler [gives] eloquent voice to characters scarcely heard from otherwise… The result [is] original, funny, bizarrely haunting."
— Wilton Bernhardt, Chicago Tribune
"A delight… You have to admire a writer who takes risks, and Robert Olen Butler takes big ones… One of our most original writers."
— Anthony Brandt, Men's Journal
"A lovely and thoughtful tribute to the nature and power of the word… Intelligent, funny, and enormously likeable."
— Kit Reed, The Washington Post Book World
"Dazzing… Highly inventive… Not since E.T. has there been a more captivating space creature than Desi."
— Robert Allen Papinchak, USA Today
"An affecting, half-comic novel that triumphantly updates one of the oldest, most productive strains in Western literature… Remarkable."
— Minneapolis Star Tribune
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text: DigitalJean Nouvel Lands This Year's Serpentine PavilionBy Steve Delahoyde|March 29, 2010 ShareBy Steve Delahoyde|March 29, 2010 ShareIn former Pritzker winners news, this writer was just headed out to New Orleans and didn't get the chance to post that starchitect Jean Nouvel has landed the commission to build this year's Serpentine Pavilion in London's Hyde Park. It's the 10th anniversary of the building of the temporary structure, thus far always by the most high-profile of architects (SANAA created last year's). True to form, given the completely open brief for the Serepentine, Nouvel's plans for the building look like he just wanted to get experimental and try some things out (we particularly like the solid, bright red color he's chosen for it). Also per usual, the selection of a starchitect has led to an outpouring of criticism about said starchitect, detailed in full in this Guardian editorial. Personally speaking, it's one of our favorite Pavilion designs of recent years. Things seemed to get a little too weird around 2006 with Rem Koolhaas' bubble, through Zaha Hadid's second pavilion, and stayed that way through Frank Gehry's earthquake Acropolis. Nice to see something interesting-but-accessible again. Here's a brief description of Nouvel's:The building consists of bold geometric forms, large retractable awnings and a freestanding wall that climbs 12m above the lawn, sloping at a gravity defying angle. It experiments with the idea of play in its incorporation of the French tradition of outdoor table-tennis. Striking glass, polycarbonate and fabric structures create a versatile system of interior and exterior spaces. The flexible auditoria will accommodate the Serpentine Gallery Park Nights and Marathon and the changing summer weather. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2l7dU5C copy Adweek Adweek