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What is process design (my way) post 1(5).
What is process design (my way) post 5(5). Summary.
What is process design (my way) post 4(5). Part two.
- Identify, record and approve knowledge
- To identify and process any potential knowledge
- Process draft knowledge articles relevant to support and maintain an application, system or IT service
- Validate and approve draft knowledge articles to enable accessibility and usability to relevant audiences
- Service Delivery Managers
- IM/PM Manager
- Change Manager
- Service Desk Manager
- Time between draft, creation, review and approve
- Amount of articles reviewed by Knowledge Coaches
- Amount of articles reviewed by others than Knowledge Coaches
- Amount of draft knowledge articles created from change Management
- Amount of draft knowledge articles created from support issues
- Knowledge Manager
- Knowledge Coaches
- 2nd & 3rd Line support
- Change Manager
- Transfer Knowledge
- Document knowledge from Change management (proactively)
- Document knowledge from support handling (reactively)
- Ensure accessibility and availability for the knowledge target operator, group or audience
- Ensure accessability, findability and usability of the articles by those who are to use it
- Knowledge Manager
- Service Desk Manager
- Amount of knowledge articles created from Change management
- Amount of knowledge articles created from support issues
- Number of knowledge repositories used and maintenance of them
- Service Desk
- 2nd & 3rd Line
- Monitor Knowledge
- Monitor knowledge articles to aid in support and management of IT services
- Monitor and evaluate the quality and rating of knowledge
- Monitor and evaluate the Use and effectiveness of knowledge
- Monitor quality and use of knowledge articles to optimize usability of content
- Knowledge Manager
- Service Delivery Managers
- IM/PM Managers
- Service Desk Manager
- Change Manager
- Usage of knowledge articles
- Average reuse of knowledge articles
- Amount of knowledge searches leading to incident resolution
- Rated quality of knowledge articles
- Monitor usage trends of knowledge articles
- Monitor searches that does not provide relevant knowledge
- Knowledge Manager
- Service Desk
- 2nd & 3rd Line
- Review, validate and retire knowledge
- Review and update knowledge articles to improve their quality and level of reuse
- Ensure that only relevant knowledge is available by validating content and retire and close irrelevant content
- Correct and improve knowledge article content and searchability
- Fix incorrect knowledge articles or flag them for review
- Change Manager
- Service delivery managers
- Service Desk Manager
- Amount of articles flagged for review
- Amount of articles retired and closed
- Service Desk
- 2nd & 3rd Line
- Knowledge Manager
- Change Manager
What is process design (my way) post 3(5). Part one.
- Reduced dependency of individuals for knowledge
- Reduced time and effort required to maintain and support IT services
- Ensure that all knowledge used and stored is consistent and readily available.
- Improve the organization's ability to utilize relevant information.
- Ability for staff and vendors to find and access relevant knowledge when needed
- Ability to distribute the creation, review and update of documented knowledge among staff and vendors
- Ability to follow-up and reward the right behavior among staff and vendors to create and maintain a culture of knowledge sharing
- Ability to track the usage and quality of documented knowledge
- Increased number of times knowledge articles are being reused
- Increased level of resolution within 1st line of support
- Increased amount of knowledge searches leading to incident resolution
- Increased rating of knowledge management satisfaction surveys among staff and vendors
- Increased speed of handling recurring incidents
- Increased speed, accuracy and consistency in IT support handling
- Decreased cost of labor for IT support handling
- Faster time to proficiency for IT staff and vendors
- Identify, record and approve knowledge
- Transfer Knowledge
- Monitor Knowledge
- Review, validate and retire knowledge
What is process design (my way) post 2(5). The two major parts.
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I don't like IT "movements" or frameworks, but why I still use them all.
Sounds contradicting? It sure does but that's actually true. There is a lot of information available about these IT frameworks and movements. There are ITIL, DevOps, Agile, Lean, Cobit, ISO2000, SIAM, IT4IT and so on. And trust me, there will be more, plenty more. It will never end. But there will never be the day where you have one to rule them all. People are sharing tons of material and their own experiences etc. about these movements and frameworks. There are plenty of books to read too. The good thing is that it is really easy to access this huge amount of information. The down side is that a lot of the practice out there is subject of interpretation and might even in some cases be applied and described in a wrong way.
Its not deliberate, no. The use of selections of a particular framework applied for a specific situation/challenge at a company is a common approach. It might even succeed and increase or decrease whatever the target was. Is this wrong? Of course not. Could you brag about it? Of course. Could you even say that framework used works? Yes you can.
So how come everybody that have a success story claim that the particular framework or movement they used works, when there is example of every framework succeeding in some specific case? There are horror stories as well of course but let's focus on the ones that actually claim that their specific religion, ops sorry for that, I mean framework or movement works.
First of all, and here is my theory, all of the frameworks and movements address IT service management (ITSM) in some way. More or less but they all do in some way. That means that there are fundamental parts of ITSM found in each and every one of these frameworks and movements. They might have different focus, but parts of the fundamentals are there in each and every one. In practice this would mean that if a framework or movement is used in a way that actually enables a company to reach their target or goals, you have a success story. BUT. That does not mean you would have failed if your reference had been another framework or movement. In practice again, the same approach applied and use in another situation and another company might not give the same results.
2 + 2 is not 4 every time in ITSM! Situations are not the same, targets are different, conditions and resources are different. There is not one single framework or movement that only has success stories. All the failures are blamed on wrong application or wrong use of the framework, if you are a believer. If you are not a believer the blame is that the wrong framework was used.
So here we are. We are all looking at the same thing but from different views, with different knowledge, experiences and condition etc. There are no right or wrong as long as you apply parts from whatever framework or movement and succeed to deliver value.
That was a short term perspective. So what happens when the years go by and this way of using and applying bits and pieces, simplified way of working, cutting corners etc. are continued? Hey come on, it has been working so no hard feelings here.
In the long time perspective a new challenge emerge. Specific applications or situations with a specific focus with engaged people always seem to do well and deliver great results. But slowly things start breaking apart. Changes made to way of working do not seem to give any obvious positive affect. We run out of quick fixes and things start to get complicated. More and more seems nestled and optimization of a single process or procedure does not work anymore. Now it seems like there is a need for orchestration of multiple procedures or processes. The introduction of a new process or adaptions of and existing might give increased value in a completely different part of the process landscape. It all seems to be interlinked. The way we used to adapt with bits and pieces, simplified way of working, cutting corners etc. no longer works.
I guess you already know where this is heading. ITSM is not about one process, one procedure, one function, one role etc. ITSM is about the whole picture. There is not one thing that makes it all work. In the beginning one can get a lot of value by introducing small isolated parts which seem to have an immediate and positive effect. But along the road the effort and complexity increases while the benefits are decreasing, or in some cases, are absent.
It's now where the going gets tough. The sherry picking times are over. It's not sufficient to address isolated parts any more. We need to look at the whole picture and understand how it all comes together and works as a system. Every adaption we intend to make must be design from a holistic perspective. It's a complete machinery that needs to work where every single adaption is analyzed, design and changed based on improving the system as whole.
So where is that framework or movement that can accomplish this complete system? I'm sorry to say, but there is none that covers the width and depth of everything. This is why every framework and movement comes in to play. Every company has their challenges and obstacles, and depending on them, different strategies are relevant based on what they want to accomplish. It cannot be read in a book. It cannot be thought in a class. What you need are experienced professionals that are capable of doing the analysis required to understand how these frameworks can be used in a combined and valuable way to achieve the goals ahead.
It is hard work and demands a lot of effort. The only way to achieve this kind of change is to treat it as a business change and admit the fact that it is people you deal with, not technology. Treat your change as a people change initiative with enabling business goals as your target.
Start designing your ITSM puzzle and try not to be religious about a specific framework. See all the frameworks as collections of knowledge and try to see how they can benefit you in your specific needs to achieve your goals and targets. Don't try to do it all at once. Introduce small changes but never forget that "every small change you do, is designed to improve the system as whole". Small changes are good. They are not perceived as a threat. But be clear about the benefits, even if it is not visible where the change is made. Always explain why!
This is why I don't like frameworks and movements. They are too often described as a prescription or solution for everything but they are not. So I use them all. And I think you should too.
Happy New Year to everyone and I hope your 2016 will prosper.


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Has Volvo created the safest small car yet for families?
- Tristan Honeywill
- On November 6, 2012
- http://twitter.com/carsafetyrules
For people who want the reassurance of a large, traditional Volvo in a smaller, more modern package, the V40 hatchback could be ideal. A good-looking carthat features new technologies that aim to make car accidents history and driving more relaxing: what's not to like?
How good is the crash protection for adults?
The 40mph crash in the video is the same as the main test conducted by Euro NCAP. It shows how the body structure and airbags work together to get the five star rating in Euro NCAP's assessment. Looking at the data-sheet from the tests, what impressed me most was the fact that the V40 picked up maximum points in the side impact tests. The pole impact test is pretty intimidating.
It's worth knowing also that Volvo has some extra in-house crash tests that it puts its cars through. Since the early 1990s they have been doing a higher speed "small offset frontal crash". Basically a quarter of the car's front clips a rigid barrier at 40mph. The extra speed increases the kinetic energy a lot and then concentrates it on the driver's side of the car.
The V40 hasn't been tested publicly yet, but it should do well. I'll update when that happens.
High-speed emergency braking technology is worth getting. If you regularly brave rush hour motorway traffic, you'll know how easily you can be caught off-guard by other drivers
How well will it protect the kids?
The NCAP crash tests using an 18-month and a three-year old dummy were fine. They were done using Volvo's own-brand child seats, but any good quality child seat should be OK as Volvo's side airbags drop nice and low. If you want, you can have a front airbag deactivation switch fitted as an option, so you can have baby next to you when driving. When I spoke to Volvo's safety chief about this, he recommended that you keep the children in the back. Hard if it's just you and a crying baby, but Volvo does sell a mirror you clip to the centre headrest so you can keep an eye on them via the rear view mirror.
The company also sells fully integrated dual-stage booster seats for older children as options. There's probably less fuss with getting kids to use them. They also allow the seat belt to restrain the child more safely. You want the lower part to sit cross their hips, not their stomachs.
What if the car hits somebody?
Pedestrian protection is also good, thanks to a clever bonnet airbag that comes as standard. It's not the only reason to buy the V40, but if it ever deployed, your conscience will probably thank you. Euro NCAP's tests confirmed that it reduces the chances of injury significantly. Available as a part of the optional Driver Support package, there's also a Pedestrian Detection system that should make this less likely by warning you and activating the brakes.
How does it help prevent accidents?
If you should daydream, sneeze or just misjudge things at the wrong moment, the V40 is looking out for you. A sensor monitors the speed at which the car is approaching objects so that if it detects a crash is likely, the seatbelts and airbags are ready and will match their response to the force of the impact.
Volvo's City Safety system uses lidar to scan the road ahead to prevent collisions during distracted moments. For the V40, Volvo has upgraded the system so that it works at speeds of up to 30mph, instead of just 18mph.
Which are the best options to pick?
The Driver Support Pack costs £1850 and is the best way of upgrading the car. You get a load of technologies that work together to make the car a safer and more relaxing environment. They range from an autonomous emergency braking system that works at speeds of 40-120mph to an advanced blind spot alert system that tracks fast-moving cars sneaking up from behind on the inside or outside lane.
Most work by making the driver more self-aware and are more guardian angel than back-seat driver. Driver Alert Control warns if you're clearly tired and driving badly, flashing up a coffee cup icon when you need a break. The Road Sign Information system uses a camera to spot speed limits and then keeps them displayed on the dash for you. You can combine this with a Speed Alert function that also shows a warning on the speedo if you're overdoing it, which is easy to do sometimes.
Sounds like too much information, but it's fine. If you quite like the sat-nav alerting you to speed cameras, you'll probably appreciate all this too.
Best bit of technology?
It's the high-speed emergency braking thingy. A radar watches the road ahead and if the car risks hitting another vehicle, the system alerts the driver and then automatically applies the brakes. It can't promise to avoid the accident if the difference between the two cars' speeds is more than 21mph, but it can help.
I haven't tested the Volvo system, but I got to try out Honda's version of this several years ago. They'll work slightly differently, but are well worth the money. If you regularly brave rush hour motorway traffic, you'll know how quickly the situation can change sometimes.
Can you recommend this car to friends and family?
Certainly. The V40 sets new standards for small car safety. With the Driver Support and the R-Design packs fitted, you can feel good about driving something intelligent and stylish that also makes the roads a little safer for everybody. I'm looking forward to seeing how the Mercedes A-Class measures up.
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Buyer's guide:
- If you have children, consider the integrated booster seats
- The comprehensive Driver Support Pack costs £1850. You'll also need to order the TFT display (£350), and Rear Park Assist (£325).
- Winter Illumination Pack costs £1250. It includes Active Bending Xenon Lights and energy-efficient LED running lights. You'll also need to order the Rain Sensor and Automatic Wipers (£155) however.
- Volvo On Call, a two-year package that includes automatic emergency calls, stolen vehicle tracking and remote door unlocking, costs £550.
- Also consider: Mercedes A-Class, Ford Focus
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Purely Organic Release Cream: Is It Scam or Legit??
Purely Organic Release Cream:
Purely Organic Release Cream Overview:
It is an anti-aging cream designed to help in reducing the appearance of the signs of aging and improve the skin tone. It promotes the production of collagen thus filling up fine lines and wrinkles and improving skin tone. It penetrates the skin deeply and moisturizes the underlying cells and prevents sagging skin. It also eliminates skin blemishes, tightens skin pores, removes under-eye puffiness and swollenness and gives a radiant and youthful skin.
Purely Organic Release Cream:
It is a new anti-aging cream that helps skin to overcome from wrinkles and other skin problems like dullness and dry skin. This anti-aging cream is combination of clinically tested peptides and hydrating ingredients. Hence, it works more effectively and provides the perfect result as compared to other physical facial treatments. This cream is a perfect natural formula for skin because it rebuilds the skin cells with the help of its ingredient and keeps skin healthy. It helps in keeping your skin glowing and in hydration process of your skin that slows down the aging process of skin and maintains the appearance of skin.
Working process of Purely Organic Release Cream:
Having only the purely organic elements as mention in the name will not harm anyone's skin under any circumstances. This product is one step ahead of other product in the same game. The regular uses of this product increase the pro collagen for skin which is important for collagen synthesis. Due to collagen synthesis the skin able to reduce the signs of aging. The skin elasticity is maintained by blocking the collagen degrading in aging skin. These internal process that this product perform helps skin to stay away from signs of aging, glowing and healthy.
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❤Friday Favourites❤ YSL, Benefit & Chanel
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Great Things Come What May
I guess it's time to talk about me. I've been talking about other things these days. Not that I'm not included in those things :p
Sigh, I've not been in cheery moods for the past week. My mind has been wandering elsewhere. What is it I'm pondering these days?
Well, just recently I won a contest worth of RM1000 of cosmetics. My favourite kind of makeup color is brown hues; earthy, nude colors. And most of the time, I get bright color eye shadows and chap sticks which I don't usually use. I'm a natural color freak. I tried many times using extreme makeup on my face but somehow I end up with the same neutral tone. I need makeup lessons most probably.
So, I won. I quickly called Hub and leaped for joy while talking to him on the phone. I think I was jumping a little and out of breathy saying, "I won something!" Hub is happy and I'm sure he does although I don't know the look on his face. He knows I win stuff once awhile and me calling him means….he has to send me to collect the stuff. THANKS HUBBY! I shared some with my mom and sis. When I told them I have news for them, they have that worried look. Maybe mom thought I was pregnant? Haha. Nah can't be that lucky right?
I told them I won something. Sis grabbed the bag of goodies. Saw what was written there. 'Women's Weekly Promo Prize RM1000'. She screamed or maybe she yelped not like a dog but maybe a cute pup. Mom was WHOA or was it WAH-WAH. Both were grinning. Oh it was great. I wished I have my camera to snap them but never mind. Dad was asking is it a book? DAD! So him. Mom got the palette and the tinted lip balm. Sis 'sapu' the lip gloss with lippy-i-duno-what. That's not the name of it thou'. I just can't remember. I saved some for my own too. Bobbi Brown is my favourite. So, you guys out there. Get me Bobbi Brown gifts ya?
My sis asked me why am I so lucky always winning contests. But let me put it properly… not always; once in a blue moon only. I told her, 'I guess I'm lucky then!' Haha. Just be optimistic. If it's not today then it's tomorrow and if it's not tomorrow, then there are other days to look forward to.
This is me without the green papers of course. But hopefully.. in a few years time those green papers will surround me.
I think my family is great. We don't backstab each other but occasionally we do scratch ones shoulder. We don't say unnecessary things. We don't take people for granted. We don't use our positions at home. We don't make one's life harder to get things done our way and of course there's always the part where my sis gets me to find her stuff which went missing somewhere around the house. And at the end of the day, it was right there in plain sight.
Sorry I can't share with everyone my gifts but I did shared some in the previous win. This time, I'm thinking about me, myself and I. But yet, I shared again with loved ones. I don't simply give stuff to people who doesn't appreciates it or they might not need it (because they have it already) or it might not be suitable for them or better; one can afford it. It breaks my heart when I present my win and it gets wrapped up somehow. How ironic.
Learning to give, learning to share is so great. I think it's the greatest thing one can do but make sure you plenty then you share. Share what you can; what you may. It's the one thing that makes me happy to see others happy. I feel the love around when I give. It doesn't make me a hero but it makes me whole just because I see smiles in return. Just like what I did yesterday at Uptown collecting my prize. You may call me 'stupid woman' but whatever. I actually gave away a lippie to the lady security guard who was so friendly and also very preggars. She was soooo happy. Bet it made her day likewise. I told Hubby about it and Hubby wasn't surprise of what I did. He knows that's me, that's his wifey


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Has Tony Stark finally lost his sense of humor? Perhaps a little. But who can blame the guy after the events that happen in last year's Captain America: Civil War? Robert Downey Jr. will next reprise his role as Iron Man in Avengers: Infinity War. He's currently on set, shooting his part in this character heavy adventure. And in a recent Facebook post, the actor confirmed that we'll be getting a more mature Tony Stark this time around.
Robert Downey Jr. is known as the face of Marvel Studios. He helped Disney launch their lucrative franchise based on the many comic books nearly a decade ago when the very first Iron Man hit theaters back in 2008. And he has stayed with the ongoing Phases of this sprawling universe throughout it all. So far, he's appeared in three Iron Man movies, two Avengers movies, one Captain America movie, one Hulk movie, and he will next be seen in this summer's Spider-man: Homecoming. All this before he returns as a key player in Avengers: Infinity War.
Yesterday, Marvel released a sneak peek at Infinity War which saw Robert Downey Jr. on set with Spider-Man Tom Holland and Star-Lord Chris Pratt. Now, he is speaking out about how Tony Stark has changed from 2008 to 2018. The guy has quite literally lived a decade as one of the coolest superheroes in one of the world's most epic superhero team line-ups. The character has been a long-lasting one. And one of the key elements has always been his sense of humor. While we're sure it hasn't been completely dampened, it sounds like he'll be less inclined to throw out zippy one-liners as he's been known too in the past.
Robert Downey Jr. participated in a video Q&A that accompanied the sneak peak that showed up last night. And he was asked by a fan what has changed about Tony Stark. The actor gives us this answer.
"Well, I guess he's matured a little bit. I think what's changed is the universe around him honestly, if you think about it, right? There's so many offshoots now. Peter Parker's in the mix. The Guardians are on fire."
Tony Stark's overall role in Avengers: Infinity War has not yet been revealed. Though we know he will be going toe-to-big purple toe with Thanos at some point in a fight over the Infinity Gauntlet. he is now acting as mentor for Peter Parker, a relationship of which we will see more of when Homecoming hits theaters this July. Stark has had one of the widest ranging character arcs in the MCU, and he has grown by leaps and bounds. Some speculate that he will die at the hands of Thanos, and that a different character will become Iron Man in Phase 4. That has never been confirmed, but we do know that Robert Downey Jr. is set to appear in both Avengers 3 and 4, so if his death does come, it won't be for a little while yet. We can still enjoy videos like these for a little longer.


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Professor Dr. K. L. Bhatia
Without prejudice, the decision of the Hon'ble High Court of Jammu and Kashmir in Ashok Kumar v. State of J&K (9 October 2015) has some infirmities because it's overreach and encouragement to pleas on Articles 370, 35-A of the Constitution of India and Constitutional (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954. The controversy raised in this case is succinctly crystallised: "Whether in light of the Apex Court judgment in Indra Sawhney v. Union of India, 1992, which prohibits reservation in matters of promotion, provisions of J&K Reservation Act, 2004 and the Rules framed thereunder can be enforced in the absence of the applicability of Article 16(4A) of the Constitution of India to the State of J&K?" Should the pleas other than the controversy be insisted on delusive exactness?
The first infirmity is reference to the Government of India Act, 1935 and the Indian Independence Act, 1947. Both these legislations are no more on the statutory books of India since they stand repealed under Article 395 of the Constitution of India from the date of adoption and enactment (26 November 1949) and enforcement (26 January 1950) of the Constitution of India. Constitution of J&K was adopted on 17 November 1956, signed by the Members of the J&K Constituent Assembly on 19 November 1956 and came into force on 26 January 1957 and resolutely mentioned that accession of the State with the Union of India was final, irrevocable, immutable and irreversible and the State is an integral part of the Union of India in its Preamble and Section 3. Constitutional (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order 1954 mentioned "Omitted" against Article 395 in its application to the State which could be interpreted as 'Omitted' in its application to J&K, meaning thereby that 1935 and 1947 Acts "Omitted" in application to J&K. In my humble submission, the plea and entertainment could have been impermissible because of its otherwise permutation and combination like going back to pre-1947 position which seems to be unfortunate. What Article 35-A, added by Constitutional (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) 1954, has to do with 'reservation in promotion'? Article 35-A is subjudice and itself is debatable on the important questions of constitutional law vis-a-vis basic structure.
Prolific plea on "Instrument of Accession" is the second infirmity. Accession of the State with the Union of India is decisive and any plea or argument or presentation on it is not tantamount within the framework and structure of the Constitution, because, in the words of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, on the floor of the Constituent Assembly of India, the Instrument of Accession shall hereinafter be a matter of past history. And, past history is dead inasmuch as deadwood and, therefore, any reference to it after the adoption and commencement of the Constitution of India shall not be encouraged to be reopened on any forum including the higher judiciary in national interest. Besides, there is a basic difference between accession and merger. Accession is in case of a princely State with the sovereignty of the Union of India; merger and acquisition is the consequence of an agreement that happens in case of a company with another company under the Companies Act and any reference to it shall be against unity and integrity of the Indian Nation. Unity and integrity of the Union of India is the basic structure of organic federalism where the States are on each other and not independent from each other and strive to promote amity and mutual respect for each other for the development and progress of Indian Nation.
Third infirmity concerns about the misconception of Article 16(4), (4A) and (4B). Reservation is an affirmative action and Articles 14, 15(4), 15(5), 16(4) (4A) (4B) form the complete code of affirmative action of the State not only on the basis of caste based 'historical injustice' or 'historical prejudices', but as a palliative action for the advancement of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of the Citizens of India including scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in matters of admission and public appointment and employment and consequential promotion. Articles 16(4A) and 16(4B) flow from Article 16(4) of the Constitution, and do not alter the structure of Article 16(4) of the Constitution. Section 6 of Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004 read with Articles 16(4), 16(4A) 16(4B) do not wipe out any of the constitutional requirements such as ceiling limit and the concept of creamy layer and Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward classes, as was held in Indra Sawhney case and reiterated in M. Nagaraj case (2006) and Suraj Bhan Meena v. State of Rajasthan (2011). Articles 14, 15, 16 form the structure of 'equality' as a magnum opus of the Constitution, and Articles 14, 15(4), 15(5), 16(4), 16(4A) and 16(4B) are the gospel of reservation as affirmative or palliative action of the State. Section 6 of J&K Reservation Act, 2004 from this perspective is an affirmative action or palliative action of the State. These Articles are inclusive to each other and not exclusive from each other is the message of the Apex Court in Maneka Gandhi case (1978). To say that Articles 16(4A) and 16(4B) have not been extended to the State of J&K by a Presidential Order under Article 370 shall be retrograde of Apex Court's decisions in Maneka Gandhi and the ratio of Suraj Bhan Meena and Ram Singh v. Union of India (2015) and other identical cases. Reservation in promotion is impermissible unless it is justifiably identified that there is backwardness, inadequacy of representation in the higher cadre and eradication of inefficiency by providing reservation in promotion to improving efficiency in the administration. The State Government has identified Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Residents of Backward Area (RBA), Actual Line of Control (ALC) and Social Castes (Weak and Under Privileged) as reserved categories for the benefits of affirmative action of the State for the purposes of Articles 15 and 16 to make rule of law to serve the rule of life. RBA, ALC and Social Castes have been identified as socially and educationally backward classes. It is submitted that the important issue of reservation in promotion could have been decided on the parameters of backwardness, inadequacy of representation and improving efficiency devised by the Apex Court in the significant decisions cited above and any other issue allowed to steal march over Articles 16(4), 16(4A) and 16(4B) does not seem to be an added attraction.
(The author is former Professor of Eminence National Law University Jodhpur; Head, Dean and founding Director The Law School University of Jammu)
Reservation in Promotion
Professor Dr. K. L. Bhatia


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Kevin Costner is back in action hero mode in the first trailer for the McG-directed thriller "3 Days to Kill."
The 58-year-old actor plays an elite assassin tasked with watching his teenage daughter (Hailee Steinfeld) the same week he learns he only has three days left to live — unless he kills a bunch of people for the agency he's trying to quit, spearheaded by a mysterious blonde (Amber Heard), in exchange for an experimental drug that might save his life.
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Despite all of the danger, it appears that Costner's character still tries to pack in plenty of bonding time with his daughter.
In one scene, she calls him to say she wants to make spaghetti for dinner and needs his help. Luckily, he's holding a real, live Italian man hostage, so he knows exactly where to go for a good recipe.
"3 Days to Kill" hits theaters on Feb. 21.


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BLOGMAS (Dec. 22) | Gift Wrapping
I finally wrapped all the presents left and put them under the tree. There were only a few presents to wrap and most of them were for Russell. I can't believe Christmas is only a few days away!
I wrote about this in a previous post, but this year Russ and I took the approach of using up what we already had on hand instead of going out to buy more Christmas wrapping paper, ribbon, and tags. I love doing this because it forces you to be more creative. Plus, it goes with the minimalist lifestyle and almost (but not quite) zero waste. (more…)


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Using the Color Orange in Kitchen Window Treatments
You can expect to see orange in the kitchen fruit bowl but probably not in the window treatments. This punchy color, however, enlivens or spices up the food-prep area, like a dash of cayenne in aioli wakes up a tired, everyday sandwich. Integrate orange through window treatment for improved lighting and atmosphere and to initiate your preferred style.
A Sunny Disposition
Good lighting, including natural light, is a kitchen must, from breakfast time on. Curtain color can alter or stifle daylight, especially if the rod is mounted narrowly, restricting fabric stack-back and limiting glass exposure. If your window treatment blocks some of the glass, or you have window-blocking cafe-style curtains, orange-colored fabric improves lighting, giving even a cloudy day a little sunshine influence as daylight filters through.
Orange and Adventurous
Bright orange decor isn't for the design timid. It's in-your-face color that's as modern as it is vivid, which may be why you're attracted to it. Opt for orange vinyl blinds, if you're going for a minimalist take and wipe-clean ease. Semi-transparent roller blinds or cotton curtains with a stylish white-on-orange motif, from a tangle of leafy vines to a bold geometric design, act as a full-time focal point, becoming back-lit art during the day. If you prefer, use earthy burnt orange to give your kitchen rustic warmth or a cultural "curve," whether you're aiming for Asian influence, African inspiration or another color-rich design.
Just a Little
If you find that orange is too bold to implement fully, just incorporate it a little. Start with orange tiebacks clasping white curtains. An orange topper or window scarf isn't as all-impacting as is all-orange drapery or blinds. Mixed-color patterns featuring orange details or white curtains decorated with orange embroidery take some of the "fear" out of full-on orange-curtain committal.
Design "Salad:" Working With Oranges
An orange window treatment isn't going to make sense on its own. Dot the space with a few orange elements and plenty of clean white and medium gray for a modern finish. For something fruitier, pair orange with other citrus colors, such as lemon yellow, lime green and orange-red, speckling these throughout -- the cookie jar, canisters, tea towels and dishware on open shelving -- for a little color connectivity, or go bold with a different citrus shade painted on each dated cabinet door. Alternatively, use coolly complementary blue art, flowers and table linen to temper orange accents. If you add blue to the scheme, go for balance; bright aqua or electric blue with bright tangerine, or cornflower or indigo blue with burnt orange, for example.
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SSE at Thousand Oaks
The following is a summary of the experiences of Group 1 kids Shreya, Riya, Avinash, Bharath, Rachna and Sanjana participating in the quarterly Nursing Home project. Our last meeting this year was a Service project, our quarterly presentation at the nursing home. Mrs Leslie Bouche had taught us a few fun songs. We arrived early on saturday June 9 and practiced at the parking lot. Our parents went to help the residents come out of their rooms to the recreation area. When we sang, many residents sang along with us. Some of them had oxygen support, most of them were in wheel chairs. Some of them were closing their eyes. We pray to Swami to help them. We pray to Swami to give us the strength to continue doing this. We are eager to learn more songs and be ready with a good performance for them in September.
Article by Abhishek Kodukulla, his experience at the retreat.
He is 12 years old.
His Message Is My Life
Sai Ram!
I attended the 2007 Sathya Sai Baba Conference held at Cottontail Ranch, in Malibu, California on May 11th – May 12th. My Mom and I went to the retreat on the first day to help set up the campsite. We returned on May 12th in the early morning. The day started off with devotees chanting a prayer to Lord Ganesha, after which, they recited the Sathya Sai Baba Suprabhaatam. I thoroughly enjoyed the chanting, especially the Baba Namastotram with English translations. This was followed by Nagarsankirtan, where devotees walked around the camp grounds twice, singing bhajans in praise of Sai Baba. It was very nice, as all the singers were fantastic! The bhajans calmed me down, gave me peace, and filled me with contentment.
After the bhajans, we had an hour's break, where I met a few kids from other Balavikas centers. At 8 AM, breakfast was served, and all the kids enjoyed conversing and getting to know one another. After breakfast, the Masters of Ceremonies, Leslie and Bruce Bouche introduced the speakers for the day, Shyam and Sarojini Kanagala (I call them Shyam Uncle and Sarojini Aunty). After breakfast, we listened as they shared their experiences with Baba. I learned a lot from what they said, and learned how to further incorporate the human values that Baba teaches into my life.
We broke for lunch at 12:30. During lunch I had the opportunity to meet Madhavan Rajagopalan, a Young Adult coordinator from Texas. He sang a song (before the speeches) began that he had composed, and played along with it on the keyboard. The music was extremely melodious, and I thoroughly enjoyed his composition. After lunch, there was a Young Adult mystery surprise in which we played "Sai Baba Charades." One person would act out a well known quote and the rest would guess what it was. It was great fun, and I enjoyed it a lot. After Charades, we split up into different groups to do different activities, based on the numbers on our nametags. The kids went for a nature hike, which I enjoyed very much. The scenery was beautiful, and I got some nice exercise.
Our activities came to an end at around 5:30 PM, after which we had dinner, and the kids played ping pong until Sunny Sampson, a wonderful singer, sang a few devotional songs about Baba and his teachings. It was a day filled with devotional speeches and other activities. I hope to retain all that I learned at the conference, and remember all the friends I made. I thoroughly enjoyed this experience, and encourage other kids to come, learn, and relax at the next conference.
Sai Ram, Abhishek K.


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On Rudolf Elmer and the Swiss tax haven's vicious assault on whistleblowers.
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I was really looking forward to my first ever LitJoy Crate. It's really surprisingly reasonable to get this in the UK, despite being a US based box. And no customs charge, which is always a huge bonus. Their boxes over the last few months have been pretty epic, so I decided to get this one, based on the theme and the hints they gave about items 🙂
Inside this box was:
- A stunning constellation scarf
- A stone of Eventide necklace
- A "passion" bathbomb – I got Wit (green) which smells like leather, lemon and mandarin zest with base notes of patchouli and frankincense with a touch of smoke
- a Heartless quote bookmark
- A Sansa Stark art print
- A Shatter Me sampler
- The Queen's Rising by Rebecca Ross
I am pretty impressed with this! I do think it may not have reached the standard of the couple before it, but I really like the necklace and scarf. I love Heartless, so the bookmark is cool. The bath bomb smells really nice, so I will hopefully use that shortly. And the book, as always, looks super! The only thing I'm not fussed by is the print, as I'm not a Game of Thrones fan, though the art is pretty 🙂
I am really pleased I got this, and I have to say I am semi seriously considering making a change to get this each month instead of the fairyloot box. We shall see! I am definitely getting the March and April fairyloot boxes, so I suspect it may actually depend on themes haha.


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- Property Type: Apartment
- Beds: 3
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- Property ID: 1956
- Original ID: 2877563
- Price: K7,000,000
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Hey everyone! I believe it's time to stop spamming everyone about the survey and just get on with work. I've changed the theme of the blog! I had it set to Lucky Star's colors, but the custom theme should be done very soon and I want to just have the blog a little less…colorful… until then.
So! In honor of our many advancements, I'll be making finishing this Lucky Star! runthrough a top priority! You'll be getting 8 parts over the next 3 days (yes, 8). Like once before, they're sequential. So I won't be re-explaining repeated words or lexemes or morphemes. I'll do my best to tell you in what part you can find the explanation, though!
So, last time, Tsukasa had just mentioned that she likes putting mayonnaise on egg dishes. And Konata asks her if she also puts mayonnaise on curry, to which she replies in the affirmative.
つかさ:あとね 苦手だった納豆もマヨネーズと一緒だと食べられたよ。
(Tsukasa: Shiroi gohan ni wa mochiron da kedo, gyuudon mo ne)
白い (shiroi): is an adjective (Japanese actually doesn't have adjectives, mind you, but let's just let it pass) conjugated for the present, affirmative meaning "white."
ご飯 (gohan): is a noun meaning "rice." In some contexts it means meal, but here we're talking about rice, specifically white rice. I'll point out that the the "go" prefix is an honorific. "飯," by itself, is read as "meshi," for those curious.
には (ni wa): is a conjunction of particles, the dative particle "ni" and the topical particle "wa." This conjunction comes up a lot when we're talking about something that's the object on another sentence. In this case, we're talking about rice that's having something put on it, viz. mayonnaise. We can translate it as "in regards to" or "for," but the most important thing is that we recognize that it's the topic of the sentence (and not the subject.)
もちろん (mochiron): is an adverb meaning "naturally" or "of course."
だ (da): is the plain, present, affirmative of one of Japanese's three copulae. Copulae are verbs that establish some form of identity or categorical relationship between two different things. That's just fancy talk for saying that a copula is a verb that means "is." (The famous "desu" verb is a conjugation of "da.") Because we lack a subject in this sentence, we can either drop the "da." or we can add the implied subject. In this case, the subject is "it being a thing I put mayonnaise on," which is kind of long. What we'll do is keep it as
けど (kedo): is a conjunction meaning "though." "S1 kedo S2″ translates to "Though S1, S2." or "S1, though S2." It doesn't matter much because they're logically equivalent statements. ("Though" in formal logic just equates to "and.") That makes sense, right?
牛丼 (gyuudon): is a noun referring to a meal where you have a bowl of rice with beef topping it. It's a variant on a kind of meal called "donburi," where the toppings vary. This noun lacks a primary particle here.
も (mo): is a secondary particle, (meaning that it tends to exist with other, primary, particles) that means "too." You'll note that S2 lacks a verb. So in your English translation, you'll need to add one.
ね (ne): is an ending particle that does a lot of things. I like to call it the dubitative particle, because it's a fun word to write, dubitative, but it often just softens what one is saying, just to make sure it doesn't sound like one is trying to force others to try it too.
Translation: "In regards to white rice, of course; though gyuudon [is a thing I put mayonnaise on]."
(Tsukasa: Amai tare ni yoku au-n da.)
甘い (amai): is an adjective conjugated for the present, affirmative meaning "sweet."
タレ (tare): is a kind of dipping sauce used in Japanese cuisine. There are many varieties of it, mind you.
に (ni): is the same particle from "ni wa." In this case, it's acting in a more dative way, ("Ni" has lots of functions and doesn't conform well to the grammatical cases we use in Western languages.) meaning that it's conjoining "tare" with another noun. So we translate it as "with."
よく (yoku): is an adjective meaning "well." It's the adjective "yoi," meaning "good," with the adverbial suffix "-ku."
合う (au): is a verb conjugated for the plain, present, affirmative, indicative, meaning "to fit," but when talking about food it means "to go well."
ん (n): is a substantivizing suffix. That means that it takes the entire Verb Phrase, "amai tare ni yoku nau" and for syntactically makes it a noun.
だ (dare): is the same as last time. Because the Verb Phrase is now a noun, it can take a copula without any problems. If you want to translate the "n da," into English, which one does not have to do most of the time, the way to do that would be to say "It's that [verb phrase]."
Translation: "[It] goes well with the sweet tare."
(Tsukasa: Oyakodon mo oishii yo.)
親子丼 (Oyakodon): is another variety of donburi dish. This time it's egg with chicken topping the rice. "Oya" means parent and "Ko" means child. It's a play on words… We'll translate it as "Chicken and egg bowl."
も (mo): is the same as before.
おいしい (oishii): is an adjective conjugated for the present, affirmative, meaning "delicious."
よ (yo): is an ending emphatic particle, used to show one's conviction in what one is saying, very similar to "Yo" in English. But please don't translate Japanese's "yo" into English's "yo."
Translation: "Chicken and egg bowls are also delicious [with mayonnaise on them.]
(Tsukasa: tamago to toriniku wa oyako deshou?)
玉子 (tamago): is a noun meaning "egg."
と (to): is a conjunctive particle meaning "and."
鶏肉 (toriniku): is a noun meaning "chicken meat." In Japanese, most of the time for meats you need to add "niku" to the end of the animal's name so that it doesn't sound like you're eating a live animal."
は (wa): is the topical particle.
親子 (oyako): is a noun meaning "parent and child." It's the name of the dish we were just talking about.
でしょう (deshou): is an expression, which means "Isn't it?" or "it seems." In this case, it's the former, since the rationale behind the name isn't up to speculation. It's just that Tsukasa wants to make sure that they're following her own rationale because she's going to make up a new dish name.
Translation: Egg and chicken meat are parent and child, isn't it?
(Tsukasa: Da-kara, tamago ga genryou no mayoneezu wo kakete, watashi wa shinsekidon tte yonderu-n da yo)
だから (da-kara): is a compound word that is an expression that serves as a conjunction. So "dakara" is "da," which we already know," and "kara," which is a conjunction in itself that means "because." "S1 kara, S2″ means "Because S1, S2." "Dakara" means "Thus" or more literally "Because [it] is," meaning that the following follows from what has been said before.
玉子 (tamago): is the same as before.
が (ga): is our nominative particle, meaning that "tamago" is our subject.
原料 (genryou): is a noun meaning "raw material" and sometimes "ingredient" or "component."
の (no): is the attributive form of "da." I'll put it like that. IP's, or sentences, in Japanese compliment nouns by preceding them. "The dog that ate my shoe," for example, in Japanese would be "Ate my shoe dog." When the complimentary IP's verb is "da," then "da" is switched out for "no." (And I'm also willing to bet that the genitive particle "no" deep down is just this very "no;" but that's another story for another time."
マヨネーズ (mayoneezu): is "mayonnaise." Will add as a fun fact that Japanese mayonnaise tastes very different from American mayonnaise, for my American friends. This is "mayonnaise that egg is an ingredient." If that sounds odd, you can go ahead and say "mayonnaise that has egg as an ingredient."
を (wo): is our accusative particle, meaning that the noun is the direct object of the verb.
かけて (kakete): is the Te-form of "kakeru," which means a lot of things, but here it basically means "to add." This conjugation has many functions, but here it's referring to a series of actions. "S1 te, S2″ means "S1 and S1″ or "When S1, S2." For this sentence, we'll be using the latter. The Te-form is quite unique in Japanese in terms of a conjugation with its set of functions. We can call it a gerund, but the gerund is a noun, more akin to what's going on with the -n suffix than what the Te-form does. It lies somewhere between a participle, a verbal adjective, and gerund, a verbal noun.
私 (watashi): is a first person singular pronoun, used by all kinds of people, meaning "I."
は (wa): is the same as before.
親戚丼 (shinsekidon): is a nuance by Tsukasa. It's "shinseki," meaning "relatives" and "don" which is the suffix given to the donburi dishes. So it's a noun meaning "Relatives bowl."
って (tte): is a quotative particle. It works with the following verb, and others, to quote things.
呼んでる (yonderu): is a verb conjugated for the present progressive, affirmative, meaning "to call." The verb itself is "yobu." The normal conjugation of the present progressive is the Te-form + "iru." However, hooliganism sometimes leads the young folk to drop the /i/.
ん (n): is the same as before.
だ (da): is the same as before.
よ (yo): is the same as before.
Translation: "Thus, when I pour mayonnaise that has egg as an ingredient [onto Oyakodon], I call it a relative bowl."
つかさ:あとね、 苦手だった納豆もマヨネーズと一緒だと食べられたよ。
(Tsuksa: Ato ne, Nigate datta nattou mo mayoneezu to isshou da to taberareta yo.)
あと (Ato): is a noun (I'm pretty sure it's a noun) meaning "after." It normally functions like "toki," which gives one a time reference. "S1 ato de S2″ means "After S1, S2." When it's hanging around by itself, it can also be translated as "in addition," with one's understanding that it's adding to what was perviously stated.
ね (ne): is the same as before. This is a mini-sentence in itself.
苦手 (Nigate): is a noun meaning "a disliked thing," and also "poor." But here it means the former. It tends to get translated, like so many other things, as a verb. We'll do so here, as "to dislike."
だった (datta): is the past, affirmative conjugation of "da." You'll also note that this in the attributive position and it doesn't change.
納豆 (nattou): is an infamous Japanese dish that is fermented soybeans. They're slimy and stinky. We can just call it "nattou" or as it is written in English often, "Natto."
も (mo): is the same as before.
マヨネーズ (mayoneezu): is the same as before.
と (to): is the same as before
一緒 (isshou): is a word that's technically a noun but is most often seen with a "ni" suffix that makes it an adverb. It means "together."
だ (da): is the same as before.
と (to): is different. "S1 to, S2″ means "If S1, S2." There are a number of "if's" in Japanese and there are nuances to each of them. This one is the strongest, or at least one of the strongest. If S1, then S2 definitely happens.
食べられた (Taberareta): is a verb conjugated for the potential, past, affirmative, meaning "was able to eat," for the verb "taberu," means "to eat." The potential form uses the suffix -arer. That /ar/ is very weak morphologically, and most of the time it gets dropped out. This is one of the cases where it doesn't, where the stem of the lexeme, /taber/ ends in /er/. So you get "taberarer." From here, you add either the present or past suffixes, -u or -ta. Again, that final /r/ is very weak. It gets dropped out when -ta comes along and you get "taberareta." If this sounded very strange to you, good. Ask me about it and I'll explain it in more detail. This is just one of the ways that Japanese is, in fact, must stranger than your conventional textbooks want you to believe. (The u-verb/ru-verb thing works and is consistent, don't get me wrong, but there's a way of making them just one rule.) Also, for the sake of translation, you may want to translate it in the present tense. It's in the past tense because this is something she has tried before. I'm going to do that here.
よ (yo): is the same as before.
Translation: "In addition, If even the natto that I disliked and the mayonnaise are together, I can eat [it]."
(Konata: Souzou dekin)
想像 (souzou): is a noun meaning "imagination."
できん (dekin): is a truncation of "dekinai," which is the present, negative conjugation of "dekiru," which is the potential counterpart to "suru," meaning "to do." "Souzou suru" means "to imagine," and "Souzou dekinai" means to not be able to imagine."
Translation: "I can't imagine."
(Tsukasa: A, demo, hanjuku no yude tamago ni mayoneezu kakeru no ga ichiban oishii kamo.)
あ (a): is an interjection meaning "Oh!"
でも (demo): is a conjunction meaning "but."
半熟 (hanjuku): is a noun meaning "half-cooked."
の (no): is that same "no" that's the attributive form of "da."
ゆで卵 (yudetamago): is a "boiled egg." So this is a "half-cooked boiled egg," or a "half boiled egg."
に (ni): is the dative particle. We'll be translating it as "onto."
マヨネーズ (mayoneezu): is the same as before. It's lacking a particle. The particle is "wo." Sometimes it falls off. When a particle is missing, try "wo" and "wa" and see if it makes sense.
かける (kakeru): is the same as before.
の (no): is the same as "n" in that it makes everything a noun. So now we have this functional noun meaning "Adding mayonnaise onto a half boiled egg."
が (ga): is our nominative particle, meaning this is our subject.
一番 (ichiban): is an adverb meaning "number one" or "most."
おいしい (oishii): is the same as before.
かも (kamo): is a compound particle, coming from "ka," the interrogative ending particle and "mo," which we already know. It means "perhaps."
Translation: "Oh! But adding mayonnaise onto a half cooked egg is the most delicious, perhaps."
(Konata: Uchi wa medayaki demo hanjuku da yo.)
うち (uchi): is a noun referring to one's own home.
は (wa): is our topical particle.
目玉焼き (medayaki): is a noun meaning "sunny side up egg"
でも (demo): is (I believe) a different "demo" from the one we saw being used as a conjunction. The only difference is that this one, being in the middle of the sentence, not at the beginning, is better translated as "even."
半熟 (hanjuku): is the same as before.
だ (da): is the same as before.
よ (yo): is the same as before.
Translation: At my house, even sunny side up eggs are half cooked.
(Tsukasa: Hee)
へ~ (Hee): is an interjection one has to get used to hearing. Its exact meaning is contested. I hold that it's one that functionally serves as a a sign of acknowledgement and understanding of what's being said.
Words Worth Memorizing:
白い (shiroi): white
ご飯 (gohan): rice
もちろん (mochiron): of course
だけど (dakedo): However, but, though
タレ (tare): Tare sauce
よく (yoku): well
合う (au): to fit, to go well
親子 (oyako): parent and child
おいしい (oishii): delicious
玉子 (tamago): egg
鶏肉 (toriniku): chicken meat
だから (dakara): Thus
原料 (genryou): raw material, component, ingredient
かける (kakeru): to put onto, to add (in this context)
私 (watashi): I
親戚 (shinseki): relatives
呼ぶ (yobu): to call
あと (ato): that
苦手 (nigate): dislike, poor
納豆 (nattou): Natto, fermented soy beans
一緒 (isshou): together
食べる (taberu): to eat
想像 (souzou): imagination
できる (dekiru): to be able to do [something]
でも (demo): but, still
半熟 (hanjuku): half-cooked
卵 (tamago): Egg (same meaning, different Kanji)
一番 (ichiban): Number 1, most
うち (uchi): one's house, I (pronoun used by women and children)
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08 May 2013 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
Singapore: Scientists at Korean biotech company PharmAbcine are completing formulation and stability studies based on Optim 1000 microvolume protein analysis and characterization instrument from Avacta Analytical.
PharmAbcine was established in Korea in 2008 specifically for the development of human monoclonal antibodies into drugs for the treatment of human diseases, including cancer and inflammatory diseases.
With one product already undergoing clinical trials for blocking angiogenesis in glioblastomas, and a second monoclonal in development stages, the Company is keen to use high throughput technologies where possible, as Dr Weon Sup Lee, head of the R&D center at PharmAbcine, explained.
Dr Lee, "High throughput is very important in the development of drug formulations, especially for a small company like PharmAbcine. With the Optim 1000 we can simultaneously check conformational change and the aggregation status of our molecule. We now use it routinely for looking at formulation and stability, and for developing purification processes taking many different combinations of factors - pH, buffers, adjuvants - into account. The Optim 1000 is easy to use and requires small sample volumes, which is a real advantage. Unlike techniques such as dynamic light scattering, the samples do not need any pre¬treatment in order to get good results, so we save time and costs there too."
Dr Lee concluded, "For our first product we used spectrophotometers and HPLC for the preformulation studies and it took several months. In contrast, the same process for our second molecule was completed within a week using the Optim 1000 with DOE (Design of Experiment). It is simply very fast and reliable."


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Do your breasts stop growing when you get your period? Mine are still REALLY small and I got my period last year.
I've heard that as well, but don't know if it's true or not. My breasts continued to grow until I was in college, but I don't know if I'm typical. I'm curious what Dr. Molly has to say about this. Though, even if there are "rules" about when your breasts stop growing, there are always people who fall outside the rules.
Good news! Your breasts continue to grow after you start having periods. Breast size is in part determined by hormones during puberty (which continue for about two years after you start your period) and by your weight. Most girls aren't at their "adult" weight until a few years after their first period, and as a result breast development will continue. Pregnancy and breast feeding later in life also affect breast size, but those aren't on the short-term horizon for you I hope!
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