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1- Department of Biology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
2- Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
3- Department of Microbiology, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
Considering antimicrobial resistance problem, marine microorganisms with the bioactivity against multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens have attracted many scientific interests. To address this issue, a total of 21 marine actinomycetes isolated from the Caspian Sea have been screened out. Primary screening via cross-streak method revealed that 3 strains: MN2, MN39, and MN40 produce antimicrobial agents with wide spectrum activity. In the second step, the potent strains were characterized morphologically, and then identified genetically using 16S rRNA analysis. After that, the bioactivity of the ethyl acetate extracts of liquid culture against some MDR bacteria has been studied using disc diffusion method. Finally, the exoenzymatic activity of the strains, and the anti-vibrio activity of the extracts have been evaluated. The nucleotide sequence of the 16S rRNA gene (1.5 kb) showed that the potent strains belong to the genus Streptomyces. The results of disk diffusion method indicated that among the 3 potent isolates, MN39 and MN2 produce biomolecules with antibacterial activity against MDR bacteria specially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). In addition, potent strains showed remarkable anti-vibrio activity as well as extracellular enzyme production including amylase and protease. The results of this study revealed that the marine actinomycetes isolated from the sediments of Caspian Sea produce biomolecules effective against MDR bacteria, and suggested that these strains deserve to be studied as potential probiotics due to their anti-vibrio activity besides exoenzyme production.

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1- department of biology, university of isfahan, isfahan, iran.
2- biotechnology research center, pharmaceutical technology institute, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran.
3- department of microbiology, university of mazandaran, babolsar, iran.
considering antimicrobial resistance problem, marine microorganisms with the bioactivity against multi-drug resistant (mdr) pathogens have attracted many scientific interests. to address this issue, a total of 21 marine actinomycetes isolated from the caspian sea have been screened out. primary screening via cross-streak method revealed that 3 strains: mn2, mn39, and mn40 produce antimicrobial agents with wide spectrum activity. in the second step, the potent strains were characterized morphologically, and then identified genetically using 16s rrna analysis. after that, the bioactivity of the ethyl acetate extracts of liquid culture against some mdr bacteria has been studied using disc diffusion method. finally, the exoenzymatic activity of the strains, and the anti-vibrio activity of the extracts have been evaluated. the nucleotide sequence of the 16s rrna gene (1.5 kb) showed that the potent strains belong to the genus streptomyces. the results of disk diffusion method indicated that among the 3 potent isolates, mn39 and mn2 produce biomolecules with antibacterial activity against mdr bacteria specially methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (vre). in addition, potent strains showed remarkable anti-vibrio activity as well as extracellular enzyme production including amylase and protease. the results of this study revealed that the marine actinomycetes isolated from the sediments of caspian sea produce biomolecules effective against mdr bacteria, and suggested that these strains deserve to be studied as potential probiotics due to their anti-vibrio activity besides exoenzyme production.


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The State Legislature has approved a $2 million grant to the Commission from the NYS Environmental Protection Fund for 2007/2008, up from last year’s $1.5 million. The additional $500,000 is earmarked for development at the Discovery Center.
Scientific research continues in the Preserve, including population & habitat monitoring of the Karner Blues and the Frosted Elfin Butterflies; Whip-Poor-Will monitoring; Reptile & Amphibian surveys; impacts of prescribed burning on the Deer Tick density; impacts of Preserve management on inland barrens; Buckmoth abundance; Black Locust removal and habitat restoration.
Volunteers are invited to join in making winter preparations in the Pine Bush on Friday, November 2 (456-0655 x1250).

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the state legislature has approved a $2 million grant to the commission from the nys environmental protection fund for 2007/2008, up from last year’s $1.5 million. the additional $500,000 is earmarked for development at the discovery center.
scientific research continues in the preserve, including population & habitat monitoring of the karner blues and the frosted elfin butterflies; whip-poor-will monitoring; reptile & amphibian surveys; impacts of prescribed burning on the deer tick density; impacts of preserve management on inland barrens; buckmoth abundance; black locust removal and habitat restoration.
volunteers are invited to join in making winter preparations in the pine bush on friday, november 2 (456-0655 x1250).


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an increase in the number of automobiles operating on the roadways has actually led to a remarkable boost in the number of car accidents likewise. in the middle of such unwanted events, suits and also criminal costs are bound to develop. as accidents are occasions having legal effects, the role of a lawyer is that of wonderful importance.
deadly vehicle crash legal representatives exist to aid a person documents or protect a lawsuit. a car crash attorney offers the offenders or cars and truck crash targets with details regarding the various functional and also lawful elements of injury law as well as auto accident insurance claims. it is a reality that virtually everyone on a standard is associated with at the very least one car mishap in his lifetime.
lawyers play a very important duty in fatal car mishaps. in such crashes, law may bill the culprits purely. it is the obligation of the attorney to represent his client in court. by using legal experience, a lawyer attempts to prevent or minimize the charges awarded by the law court. in a fatal car crash they might likewise be required to protect a suit. unlike this, attorneys might also be hired by the targets in order to claim compensations for the damages. this settlement is gotten by submitting a lawsuit against the annoying party. in situation of a deadly cars and truck mishap, it is the duty of the lawyer to command the details of the suit. in the united states, legal representatives play the duty of counseling their clients regarding their rights, and suggest for the best passions of their customers.


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General Motors has made its first decision in its ongoing global media review: It has cut social media agency Big Fuel from its AOR roster.
GM informed Big Fuel of the decision on Nov. 1, although it was not disclosed until the Detroit Free Press wrote about it Tuesday.
A rep for the company confirmed the cut, indicating that creative ad agencies for individual brands will handle social media efforts going forward, which is seen as more efficient than having a separate social media shop handle the duties.
The cut comes about a year after Big Fuel -- headed by Jon Bond, a co-founder of Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners, now an MDC Partners agency -- opened a Detroit office, mainly to service the GM account.
In July, Publicis Groupe -- which is the incumbent on GM’s U.S. media assignment and on some creative assignments as well -- took a majority stake in the social media firm, citing the overlap on GM duties. For now, Big Fuel will reportedly keep a scaled-down office in Detroit.
GM began its media consolidation review in August, shortly after the arrival of its new global CMO, Joel Ewanick. The carmaker spends an estimated $3.5 billion in ads worldwide and just over $2.1 billion in the U.S., according to Kantar Media. It's the first consolidation review the auto giant has conducted since 2005, when Publicis Groupe's GM Planworks, then a dedicated GM media planning unit, beat Interpublic's MediaWorks, the GM buying incumbent at the time.
Separately, GM is conducting a creative review of assignments on its Chevrolet brand.

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general motors has made its first decision in its ongoing global media review: it has cut social media agency big fuel from its aor roster.
gm informed big fuel of the decision on nov. 1, although it was not disclosed until the detroit free press wrote about it tuesday.
a rep for the company confirmed the cut, indicating that creative ad agencies for individual brands will handle social media efforts going forward, which is seen as more efficient than having a separate social media shop handle the duties.
the cut comes about a year after big fuel -- headed by jon bond, a co-founder of kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners, now an mdc partners agency -- opened a detroit office, mainly to service the gm account.
in july, publicis groupe -- which is the incumbent on gm’s u.s. media assignment and on some creative assignments as well -- took a majority stake in the social media firm, citing the overlap on gm duties. for now, big fuel will reportedly keep a scaled-down office in detroit.
gm began its media consolidation review in august, shortly after the arrival of its new global cmo, joel ewanick. the carmaker spends an estimated $3.5 billion in ads worldwide and just over $2.1 billion in the u.s., according to kantar media. it's the first consolidation review the auto giant has conducted since 2005, when publicis groupe's gm planworks, then a dedicated gm media planning unit, beat interpublic's mediaworks, the gm buying incumbent at the time.
separately, gm is conducting a creative review of assignments on its chevrolet brand.


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In an attempt to qualify locations for the likelihood of an existing haunting, many in the paranormal community look to a sordid history prevalent in murder, suicide, and intense negative emotions. For those in Northern Illinois, the small towns of Stillman Valley and unincorporated Kent are perfect examples of history creating a perfect paranormal environment. These environments, backed by captured evidence, will show to be haunted by intelligent spirits who seek recognition after 186 years of silence.
Highlighted throughout the presentation will be evidence captured at the Stillman's Run battle site, the Kellogg's Grove battle site, and the Black Hawk Gathering Area just south of Rockford, Illinois. These battle sites, and others, will be featured in our upcoming book, "Ghosts of the Black Hawk War," which features all of the Illinois event locations. The sequel to that book will focus on the Wisconsin events as they occurred after June 24th, 1832.
The presentation will identify some of the challenges encountered when the United States began expanding westward through occupied hostile lands. Specific to the discussion will be issues that directly led to the Black Hawk War such as, the actions of Major Stillman's drunken militia; Black Hawk's use of psychological warfare; the appointment of Felix St. Vrain as Sauk Indian Agent; and how the United States government created the precursor to the war in 1804.
Importantly, the presentation will offer those with a limited understanding of the Black Hawk War the chance to listen to a short historical excerpt that features paranormal evidence in an attempt to establish the battle sites as historically haunted. Such captured evidence will include ultraviolet (UV) photography, Electronic Voice Phenomena, Spirit Box recordings, and more.
Finally, the presentation will establish that after 186 years of silence the ghosts of the Black Hawk War still have much to say. What is to be said, and to whom, is still up for debate; however, in an attempt to bring peace to the militia and Sauk warriors who lost their lives, the paranormal community must be willing to listen.
In the summer of 2019, Dan Norvell and Larry Eissler will be publishing their new book, "The Ghosts of the Black Hawk War," which will feature much of the research conducted for this presentation.

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in an attempt to qualify locations for the likelihood of an existing haunting, many in the paranormal community look to a sordid history prevalent in murder, suicide, and intense negative emotions. for those in northern illinois, the small towns of stillman valley and unincorporated kent are perfect examples of history creating a perfect paranormal environment. these environments, backed by captured evidence, will show to be haunted by intelligent spirits who seek recognition after 186 years of silence.
highlighted throughout the presentation will be evidence captured at the stillman's run battle site, the kellogg's grove battle site, and the black hawk gathering area just south of rockford, illinois. these battle sites, and others, will be featured in our upcoming book, "ghosts of the black hawk war," which features all of the illinois event locations. the sequel to that book will focus on the wisconsin events as they occurred after june 24th, 1832.
the presentation will identify some of the challenges encountered when the united states began expanding westward through occupied hostile lands. specific to the discussion will be issues that directly led to the black hawk war such as, the actions of major stillman's drunken militia; black hawk's use of psychological warfare; the appointment of felix st. vrain as sauk indian agent; and how the united states government created the precursor to the war in 1804.
importantly, the presentation will offer those with a limited understanding of the black hawk war the chance to listen to a short historical excerpt that features paranormal evidence in an attempt to establish the battle sites as historically haunted. such captured evidence will include ultraviolet (uv) photography, electronic voice phenomena, spirit box recordings, and more.
finally, the presentation will establish that after 186 years of silence the ghosts of the black hawk war still have much to say. what is to be said, and to whom, is still up for debate; however, in an attempt to bring peace to the militia and sauk warriors who lost their lives, the paranormal community must be willing to listen.
in the summer of 2019, dan norvell and larry eissler will be publishing their new book, "the ghosts of the black hawk war," which will feature much of the research conducted for this presentation.


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3D printing is taking over all aspects of innovation and research. This technology’s contribution to prototyping and to slashing the time required for a product to reach the market is something everyone is taking notice of and rightly so. Right from 3D printing skin tissues using bio-ink to prototyping in defense, architecture, medical implants, and even art, this technology is making its presence felt at a global level.
How can India be left behind in this revolution? Divide By Zero, a Navi Mumbai based 3D printer manufacturing company founded by Swapnil Sansare and Neeti Sansare, are showing the world how India does 3D printing. Divide By Zero has been actively supplying both global and local enterprises with a whole range of industrial grade 3D printers. Apart from this, the Indian 3D printing experts are also the pioneers of the patented Advanced Fusion Plastic Modeling (AFPM™) technology which delivers Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) grade output strength at prices lower than FDM 3D printing. The AFPM technology is already incorporated the Aion 500 & Aion 500 MK2 3D printers manufactured by the company. With testing and ameliorating done so quickly, it’s obvious that both large enterprises and SMBs/SMEs are seeking Divide By Zero’s 3D printing solutions more and more. And why not? The possibilities with these powerful machines are endless!
In the spirit of the Make in India initiative, Divide By Zero is the first Indian 3D printer manufacturing company to export machines across the Indian borders to countries such as Malaysia, Sweden, and Dubai. Divide By Zero has collaborated with multiple big names in the field of automotive research and development, such as Tata-Ficosa, SMR–Motherson, Mahle-Behr, Magneti Marelli, Advik Hi-tech, Prettl Automotive among many others. Apart from providing 3D printing technology, Divide By Zero goes one step further and also provides training options to the buyers as well as strong post-purchase support.
For its commitment towards the automotive sector, Divide By Zero was awarded the prestigious 3D Printing World Award 2017 for being the 3D Printer Manufacturer of the year 2017, thereby recognising their excellence and contribution in the Automobile and Engineering and Tool Design. The award commended the AION 500 industrial-grade 3D printer’s forte in increasing assembly line efficiency and overall cost reduction in automotive engineering.
The award is presented by Trinity Media & Marketing Solutions, the company behind 3D Printing World Expo, 3D Printing World Think Board, 3D Printing World TV, 3D Printing World News Express, 3D Printing World Awards and 3D Printing World School. This is another feather in Divide By Zero’s cap and they are beaming for all the right reasons.
Apart from the 3D Printing World Award 2017, earlier this year Divide By Zero’s AION 500 MK2 was awarded the prestigious I Mark award in the ‘Industrial Equipment Category’ at India Design Mark 2017 – an award is instituted by the India Design Council in cooperation with the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the awards committee for recognizing our efforts and our partners and employees for relentlessly playing their part in our success.
As India’s leading industrial-grade 3D printing manufacturers, we regularly share useful 3D printing and additive manufacturing tips, tutorials, and other interesting editorial. Join us on our expedition to revolutionize the 3D printing technology by staying in touch with us via our blog and social channels. Also, do check out our interesting case studies and free-to-download whitepapers here.

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3d printing is taking over all aspects of innovation and research. this technology’s contribution to prototyping and to slashing the time required for a product to reach the market is something everyone is taking notice of and rightly so. right from 3d printing skin tissues using bio-ink to prototyping in defense, architecture, medical implants, and even art, this technology is making its presence felt at a global level.
how can india be left behind in this revolution? divide by zero, a navi mumbai based 3d printer manufacturing company founded by swapnil sansare and neeti sansare, are showing the world how india does 3d printing. divide by zero has been actively supplying both global and local enterprises with a whole range of industrial grade 3d printers. apart from this, the indian 3d printing experts are also the pioneers of the patented advanced fusion plastic modeling (afpm™) technology which delivers selective laser sintering (sls) grade output strength at prices lower than fdm 3d printing. the afpm technology is already incorporated the aion 500 & aion 500 mk2 3d printers manufactured by the company. with testing and ameliorating done so quickly, it’s obvious that both large enterprises and smbs/smes are seeking divide by zero’s 3d printing solutions more and more. and why not? the possibilities with these powerful machines are endless!
in the spirit of the make in india initiative, divide by zero is the first indian 3d printer manufacturing company to export machines across the indian borders to countries such as malaysia, sweden, and dubai. divide by zero has collaborated with multiple big names in the field of automotive research and development, such as tata-ficosa, smr–motherson, mahle-behr, magneti marelli, advik hi-tech, prettl automotive among many others. apart from providing 3d printing technology, divide by zero goes one step further and also provides training options to the buyers as well as strong post-purchase support.
for its commitment towards the automotive sector, divide by zero was awarded the prestigious 3d printing world award 2017 for being the 3d printer manufacturer of the year 2017, thereby recognising their excellence and contribution in the automobile and engineering and tool design. the award commended the aion 500 industrial-grade 3d printer’s forte in increasing assembly line efficiency and overall cost reduction in automotive engineering.
the award is presented by trinity media & marketing solutions, the company behind 3d printing world expo, 3d printing world think board, 3d printing world tv, 3d printing world news express, 3d printing world awards and 3d printing world school. this is another feather in divide by zero’s cap and they are beaming for all the right reasons.
apart from the 3d printing world award 2017, earlier this year divide by zero’s aion 500 mk2 was awarded the prestigious i mark award in the ‘industrial equipment category’ at india design mark 2017 – an award is instituted by the india design council in cooperation with the japan institute of design promotion.
we would like to take this opportunity to thank the awards committee for recognizing our efforts and our partners and employees for relentlessly playing their part in our success.
as india’s leading industrial-grade 3d printing manufacturers, we regularly share useful 3d printing and additive manufacturing tips, tutorials, and other interesting editorial. join us on our expedition to revolutionize the 3d printing technology by staying in touch with us via our blog and social channels. also, do check out our interesting case studies and free-to-download whitepapers here.


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New England International Auto Show also known as Boston Auto Show is the biggest auto show in New England and the perfect place to browse hundreds of the newest vehicles under one roof. It is great entertainment for serious shoppers, car buffs and the entire family. So come sit in the cars, pop the hoods, inspect the trunks, kick the tires. The event enables the automobile industry to gear straight into the revolutionary phase.
Boston Auto Show offers consumers a chance to inspect a wide range of new cars in a single location. Factory and dealer representatives are on hand to answer any questions in a no pressure environment. Cars for every budget and every lifestyle can be found at this auto show. The show also helps various business firms to make contacts with potential automobile industries and professional from all across the world, that would guide their business to success.
Boston Auto Show is happening from 17 January 2019, Thursday to 21 January 2019, Monday at Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, MA. The organizer of the event is Paragon Group. It is open to public. The estimated number of attendance is 500,000. The estimated number of exhibitors is 50. The frequency of this event is annual.

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new england international auto show also known as boston auto show is the biggest auto show in new england and the perfect place to browse hundreds of the newest vehicles under one roof. it is great entertainment for serious shoppers, car buffs and the entire family. so come sit in the cars, pop the hoods, inspect the trunks, kick the tires. the event enables the automobile industry to gear straight into the revolutionary phase.
boston auto show offers consumers a chance to inspect a wide range of new cars in a single location. factory and dealer representatives are on hand to answer any questions in a no pressure environment. cars for every budget and every lifestyle can be found at this auto show. the show also helps various business firms to make contacts with potential automobile industries and professional from all across the world, that would guide their business to success.
boston auto show is happening from 17 january 2019, thursday to 21 january 2019, monday at boston convention & exhibition center in boston, ma. the organizer of the event is paragon group. it is open to public. the estimated number of attendance is 500,000. the estimated number of exhibitors is 50. the frequency of this event is annual.


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Please see attached Job Description details.
Closing date 4th October 2018.

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the hotel is continuously looking for motivated individuals to join our expanding hospitality team.
please see attached job description details.
closing date 4th october 2018.


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Thanks so much for all the congrats and well wishes on our news! We are really excited, and it makes it all feel a lot more real to share it with you guys. There were lots of questions in the comments, so I thought I would add some more details and things here today to get all caught up on the past few months – how I’m feeling, how long we’ve known, and more!
We have known for a while now – from as early as one can possibly know! I think because we’ve been through this so many times, I’ve gotten used to just taking those early test strips whenever it was even a remote possibility. Casey didn’t believe me this time until I went out and bought one of those digital ones that said “pregnant!” It has felt like a very longgggggg few months, and I’ve spent most of them honestly choosing to not really think about being pregnant very much. Other than obviously trying to take care of myself as best as possible, I refused to allow myself to go down any emotional paths, for fear of what could potentially happen.
I did some early blood work to test hormone levels, two early ultrasounds to check viability, and lots of early blood panels to make sure things like thyroid, iron, antibodies, etc were all where they should be. Thankfully, so far it has all been good news this time around. We did genetic testing blood work at ten weeks that all came back favorable as well, and that felt like another big hurdle we had passed. We have really taken it day by day this time.
A few people asked, and I probably should have added – that Casey and I knew the reveal results just before we did it with the kids. We needed to look at my testing results in order to choose the right baseball! Plus, once we knew the results were available in my email, it was wayyy too hard not to look! It was nice to have that moment just to ourselves, so Casey and I could experience that together privately. And it made it even more fun then to do with the kids since we knew what to expect – and we knew they would be SO excited. Obviously we truly didn’t care either way, but Cullen has been asking for a sister all along!
We told the boys that I am pregnant a few weeks ago — right after their birthdays. We saved it as their final birthday gift, and sat them down and showed them my ultrasound picture. Cullen screamed with excitement and Graham said, “but where is the present?” They are both really excited and talk about the baby every day. When I am feeling bad in the mornings and gagging into the toilet, the boys like to talk about how baby sister is getting an immediate “time out” in the hospital for making mommy sick. I think they are going to be the best big brothers!
So far this pregnancy has been really different from my others. With the boys I was really, really sick – with lots of puking – for a long time. This time around I have only thrown up a handful of times, and have felt mostly okay other than a steady stream of mild nausea most of the time. Instead of puking I have spontaneous dry heaving spells — so glamorous! My appetite is very limited. I have been living on soup, oatmeal, coffee, and cheese. I am so ready to enjoy normal food again!
My energy level is fine until about 7pm when I completely crash, but it means I’m able to get what I need done in a day and take care of the kids, before falling asleep on the couch immediately after they go to bed. For sure my easiest pregnancy to date (so far) – can’t complain about that! I’m not in maternity clothes yet, but I think my days are numbered on my jeans. I did buy a few new things over the weekend so that im prepared. My last pregnancies were for October babies which meant all summer maternity clothes. I have nothing to wear this winter!
I haven’t been exercising much the last few weeks. I quit OrangeTheory as soon as I found out I was pregnant. I want to be clear that in NO WAY to do I think it is dangerous or a bad choice for pregnant women. But given my history of miscarriages and early issues, I wanted to be overly cautious and just really take it easy this time. Also, my favorite coach there left anyway so my motivation was seriously down. I was running a bit for the first 8-9 weeks of pregnancy but then started to feel pretty yucky in the mornings, so have taken a break for this past month or so. I’m hoping to still be able to pick up some jogging and a whole lot of dog walking starting very soon.
Speaking of dog walking, I had a bad fall A few weeks ago when I was out with Indy, and I broke my finger, which has been a huge bummer and nuisance. I’m in a splint now for a few weeks and hoping it heals correctly and quickly. Once I have more mobility in my hand, my plan is to jump back into Barre3 workouts! I did a ton of Barre3 when I was both pregnant and postpartum with Graham, and I think it’s the perfect low-impact, effective workout for expecting and recovering mamas (and women in many other stages of life!).
As far as the road to getting pregnant goes this time, well as I’ve shared before, it’s been a long one. Fortunately for me, getting pregnant has never really seemed to be an issue. Staying pregnant, on the other hand, proved to be more challenging in recent years. This is my sixth pregnancy, and it’s hard to wrap my mind around that number.
The really frustrating thing about miscarriages, other than the very obvious loss of a pregnancy, was the loss of what felt like precious time. There was the time I’d spent pregnant – usually about two months. And then the time spent actually dealing with and recovering from the miscarriage – a few more weeks. And then the time spent waiting for my period to return – typically at least another full month. There was so, so much waiting and when you are in the dark place of infertility, every month that passes feels like a lost opportunity for what might have been. It felt like years of limbo and lack of any long term planning in our lives.
Through the last few years we have obviously gone back and forth on whether or not we were actively trying for another pregnancy. There were a few stretches where we decided to take a break from trying in order to focus in physical and emotional healing. After my third miscarriage in June, we decided to be happy with our family of four and emotionally and physically move on. And so we were both surprised and excited when I realized I was pregnant yet again in late August. I’m finally in my second trimester now and looking forward to feeling better and enjoying what is absolutely my last pregnancy.
Last but not least, it’s worth mentioning that I don’t know how much pregnancy talk I plan to share this time around. For one thing, it’s the third time around so it all feels sort of redundant! I’m sure I’ll add things here and there but I don’t think I’ll dedicate entire posts to pregnancy info. That doesn’t mean I won’t share anything – it just means more here and there (which, let’s be honest, is how I share most things these days!). But also, I know how hard it was for me to be bombarded by bellies and bumps when I was deeply longing for that myself. And while I’m in NO way implying that those who do share those things are doing anything wrong, I just feel differently about it (for me personally) after my own journey through all of this.
I can only imagine how much people who were struggling wanted to throttle me when I was holding up pictures of fruit in front of my belly six years ago when I was pregnant with Cullen. But I didn’t know any differently, and while I don’t think I did anything wrong, I’d like to be more aware and more sensitive this go round. It is so natural and appropriate to be excited and share that excitement! And while of course we are excited, there is also still a piece of me that will probably be apprehensive until May. Until then, fingers crossed that things continue to go well and our baby girl continues to grow and thrive. Thank you guys so much for all the love!
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Thanks for your sensitive post. I’m currently 20 weeks pregnant after two miscarriages in the last 12 months. Now that I am showing I can’t avoid talking about it with people I hardly know. I wanted to keep it to myself for so long. Everyone keeps asking me if I am excited, and honestly that is not the emotion that I feel. I am happy but anxious, cautiously optimistic. I find myself wanting to talk more about the miscarriages than the current baby because I hope that by being more open, these sort of losses might be normalized and not hidden away in shame.
Thanks for sharing and best wishes to you for a healthy pregnancy.
Yes to everything Elora said. I’m almost 36 weeks, but for the first 20-22 weeks, I was so scared to talk about it, acknowledge it, get excited about it, etc. I didn’t tell work until 17ish weeks and I couldn’t bring myself to post about it on social media until almost 20 weeks. It was only after I was obviously showing that I sort of got forced into talking about it/processing it more. It’s good to know I am not alone. Sending you lots of love and a healthy pregnancy/baby, Elora!
I’m so glad to hear that everything has been coming along smoothly to date! I’ve been doing prenatal yoga on Codyapp during my pregnancy and loved it. I had to give up more strenuous exercise because it depleted me more than was comfortable, but still needed to move and stretch a lot.
It didn’t take me super long to conceive, but I got to the point where every facebook pregnancy announcement made me want to do an eye roll. With that said, all of the bloggers who posted their pictures, symptoms, road to baby, etc. were extremely helpful throughout the process, so know that those posts are valuable.
Congratulations on your pregnancy! I’ve been following your blog for about four years now. It started with reading your recipe blog after I was recuperating from an eating disorder and was learning to enjoy food again. A year or so later I started reading more of your pregnancy/baby related posts, since we were trying to conceive. I just want to say thank you for this post! It really sums up the mixed and complicated feelings you can have when trying to conceive, being pregnant and a young mom.
In the Fall we felt ready to start trying again. And again I was pregnant right away. And again an early miscarriage. I have the same thing that I can’t wrap my head around the number of pregnancies I’ve had (four), yet feel very fortunate and grateful for our sweet girl.
Wishing you a great and healthy pregnancy and lots of joy together.
Congratulations on your pregnancy! Wishing you a great and healthy pregnancy and lots of joy together.

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thanks so much for all the congrats and well wishes on our news! we are really excited, and it makes it all feel a lot more real to share it with you guys. there were lots of questions in the comments, so i thought i would add some more details and things here today to get all caught up on the past few months – how i’m feeling, how long we’ve known, and more!
we have known for a while now – from as early as one can possibly know! i think because we’ve been through this so many times, i’ve gotten used to just taking those early test strips whenever it was even a remote possibility. casey didn’t believe me this time until i went out and bought one of those digital ones that said “pregnant!” it has felt like a very longgggggg few months, and i’ve spent most of them honestly choosing to not really think about being pregnant very much. other than obviously trying to take care of myself as best as possible, i refused to allow myself to go down any emotional paths, for fear of what could potentially happen.
i did some early blood work to test hormone levels, two early ultrasounds to check viability, and lots of early blood panels to make sure things like thyroid, iron, antibodies, etc were all where they should be. thankfully, so far it has all been good news this time around. we did genetic testing blood work at ten weeks that all came back favorable as well, and that felt like another big hurdle we had passed. we have really taken it day by day this time.
a few people asked, and i probably should have added – that casey and i knew the reveal results just before we did it with the kids. we needed to look at my testing results in order to choose the right baseball! plus, once we knew the results were available in my email, it was wayyy too hard not to look! it was nice to have that moment just to ourselves, so casey and i could experience that together privately. and it made it even more fun then to do with the kids since we knew what to expect – and we knew they would be so excited. obviously we truly didn’t care either way, but cullen has been asking for a sister all along!
we told the boys that i am pregnant a few weeks ago — right after their birthdays. we saved it as their final birthday gift, and sat them down and showed them my ultrasound picture. cullen screamed with excitement and graham said, “but where is the present?” they are both really excited and talk about the baby every day. when i am feeling bad in the mornings and gagging into the toilet, the boys like to talk about how baby sister is getting an immediate “time out” in the hospital for making mommy sick. i think they are going to be the best big brothers!
so far this pregnancy has been really different from my others. with the boys i was really, really sick – with lots of puking – for a long time. this time around i have only thrown up a handful of times, and have felt mostly okay other than a steady stream of mild nausea most of the time. instead of puking i have spontaneous dry heaving spells — so glamorous! my appetite is very limited. i have been living on soup, oatmeal, coffee, and cheese. i am so ready to enjoy normal food again!
my energy level is fine until about 7pm when i completely crash, but it means i’m able to get what i need done in a day and take care of the kids, before falling asleep on the couch immediately after they go to bed. for sure my easiest pregnancy to date (so far) – can’t complain about that! i’m not in maternity clothes yet, but i think my days are numbered on my jeans. i did buy a few new things over the weekend so that im prepared. my last pregnancies were for october babies which meant all summer maternity clothes. i have nothing to wear this winter!
i haven’t been exercising much the last few weeks. i quit orangetheory as soon as i found out i was pregnant. i want to be clear that in no way to do i think it is dangerous or a bad choice for pregnant women. but given my history of miscarriages and early issues, i wanted to be overly cautious and just really take it easy this time. also, my favorite coach there left anyway so my motivation was seriously down. i was running a bit for the first 8-9 weeks of pregnancy but then started to feel pretty yucky in the mornings, so have taken a break for this past month or so. i’m hoping to still be able to pick up some jogging and a whole lot of dog walking starting very soon.
speaking of dog walking, i had a bad fall a few weeks ago when i was out with indy, and i broke my finger, which has been a huge bummer and nuisance. i’m in a splint now for a few weeks and hoping it heals correctly and quickly. once i have more mobility in my hand, my plan is to jump back into barre3 workouts! i did a ton of barre3 when i was both pregnant and postpartum with graham, and i think it’s the perfect low-impact, effective workout for expecting and recovering mamas (and women in many other stages of life!).
as far as the road to getting pregnant goes this time, well as i’ve shared before, it’s been a long one. fortunately for me, getting pregnant has never really seemed to be an issue. staying pregnant, on the other hand, proved to be more challenging in recent years. this is my sixth pregnancy, and it’s hard to wrap my mind around that number.
the really frustrating thing about miscarriages, other than the very obvious loss of a pregnancy, was the loss of what felt like precious time. there was the time i’d spent pregnant – usually about two months. and then the time spent actually dealing with and recovering from the miscarriage – a few more weeks. and then the time spent waiting for my period to return – typically at least another full month. there was so, so much waiting and when you are in the dark place of infertility, every month that passes feels like a lost opportunity for what might have been. it felt like years of limbo and lack of any long term planning in our lives.
through the last few years we have obviously gone back and forth on whether or not we were actively trying for another pregnancy. there were a few stretches where we decided to take a break from trying in order to focus in physical and emotional healing. after my third miscarriage in june, we decided to be happy with our family of four and emotionally and physically move on. and so we were both surprised and excited when i realized i was pregnant yet again in late august. i’m finally in my second trimester now and looking forward to feeling better and enjoying what is absolutely my last pregnancy.
last but not least, it’s worth mentioning that i don’t know how much pregnancy talk i plan to share this time around. for one thing, it’s the third time around so it all feels sort of redundant! i’m sure i’ll add things here and there but i don’t think i’ll dedicate entire posts to pregnancy info. that doesn’t mean i won’t share anything – it just means more here and there (which, let’s be honest, is how i share most things these days!). but also, i know how hard it was for me to be bombarded by bellies and bumps when i was deeply longing for that myself. and while i’m in no way implying that those who do share those things are doing anything wrong, i just feel differently about it (for me personally) after my own journey through all of this.
i can only imagine how much people who were struggling wanted to throttle me when i was holding up pictures of fruit in front of my belly six years ago when i was pregnant with cullen. but i didn’t know any differently, and while i don’t think i did anything wrong, i’d like to be more aware and more sensitive this go round. it is so natural and appropriate to be excited and share that excitement! and while of course we are excited, there is also still a piece of me that will probably be apprehensive until may. until then, fingers crossed that things continue to go well and our baby girl continues to grow and thrive. thank you guys so much for all the love!
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thanks for your sensitive post. i’m currently 20 weeks pregnant after two miscarriages in the last 12 months. now that i am showing i can’t avoid talking about it with people i hardly know. i wanted to keep it to myself for so long. everyone keeps asking me if i am excited, and honestly that is not the emotion that i feel. i am happy but anxious, cautiously optimistic. i find myself wanting to talk more about the miscarriages than the current baby because i hope that by being more open, these sort of losses might be normalized and not hidden away in shame.
thanks for sharing and best wishes to you for a healthy pregnancy.
yes to everything elora said. i’m almost 36 weeks, but for the first 20-22 weeks, i was so scared to talk about it, acknowledge it, get excited about it, etc. i didn’t tell work until 17ish weeks and i couldn’t bring myself to post about it on social media until almost 20 weeks. it was only after i was obviously showing that i sort of got forced into talking about it/processing it more. it’s good to know i am not alone. sending you lots of love and a healthy pregnancy/baby, elora!
i’m so glad to hear that everything has been coming along smoothly to date! i’ve been doing prenatal yoga on codyapp during my pregnancy and loved it. i had to give up more strenuous exercise because it depleted me more than was comfortable, but still needed to move and stretch a lot.
it didn’t take me super long to conceive, but i got to the point where every facebook pregnancy announcement made me want to do an eye roll. with that said, all of the bloggers who posted their pictures, symptoms, road to baby, etc. were extremely helpful throughout the process, so know that those posts are valuable.
congratulations on your pregnancy! i’ve been following your blog for about four years now. it started with reading your recipe blog after i was recuperating from an eating disorder and was learning to enjoy food again. a year or so later i started reading more of your pregnancy/baby related posts, since we were trying to conceive. i just want to say thank you for this post! it really sums up the mixed and complicated feelings you can have when trying to conceive, being pregnant and a young mom.
in the fall we felt ready to start trying again. and again i was pregnant right away. and again an early miscarriage. i have the same thing that i can’t wrap my head around the number of pregnancies i’ve had (four), yet feel very fortunate and grateful for our sweet girl.
wishing you a great and healthy pregnancy and lots of joy together.
congratulations on your pregnancy! wishing you a great and healthy pregnancy and lots of joy together.


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Onion Powder Substitute – What to Use?
Just looked in your cupboard to find you are all out of onion powder? Don't worry it is fairly easy to find an onion powder substitute, you'll probably already have some of these.
It’s never fun to cook when you realize that you’ve run out of an ingredient. Finding substitutions in a pinch can be difficult and might force you to change your recipe drastically. Thankfully, there are some simple substitutions for spices such as onion powder that are easily found in the kitchen.
Dehydrated onions, similar to onion powder, are made from dried onion. This is likely the closest flavor as an onion powder substitute.
The only difference between the flakes and the powder is the size. There will be no additional moisture added to the dish because the dehydrated flakes are dry, just the same as onion powder.
If you’d like to, you can even throw the dehydrated flakes into a food processor or blender to make them into a finer powder. This will make them even more similar to onion powder.
When having to substitute onion powder for dehydrated onion flakes, use equal amounts that the recipe calls for.
It is important to finely grate the fresh onion to make it work for your dish. When finely grating it, the fresh onion will transform more into a moist paste. This will add additional moisture into your dish but it will allow your recipe to maintain a similar flavor profile.
Onions are typically at least eighty percent water. Dehydrated onions, such as those in powder or flake form, are only approximately four percent or less of water.
This means that you will need to adjust the amount of liquids in your recipe to reflect the amount of water that the onions are likely to add.It should be noted that while fresh onions will help retain similar flavors, they are actually stronger than the onion flakes or onion powder.
In order to avoid an overpowering taste, use less fresh onion that what you would use in powder form. Try using half of the amount the recipe calls for and then adding more to taste if necessary.
Onion salt is a combination of salt and onion powder. The fact that it contains onion powder makes it a great substitute but because it additionally contains salt, the flavor can change your recipe if you’re not careful.
The onion salt contains approximately a one-to-one ratio of onion powder and salt. This means that you cannot increase the onion flavor without additionally increasing your salt intake. If you decide to use onion salt, you should adjust other sources of salt in the dish accordingly.
One benefit of onion salt, though, is that it will not add any of the additional moisture that fresh onions will add to your dish, making it just an easier substitute to use. If you consider using this substitute, consider using half the amount the recipe calls for and adjusting to taste as necessary.
Onion juice is a possible substitute for onion powder but it makes sense to use this only in a pinch. Onion juice adds excess moisture to your dish, changing the texture.
Celery seed can also add notes to your dish that taste savory, similar to onions, but do not provide the best possible substitute.
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onion powder substitute – what to use?
just looked in your cupboard to find you are all out of onion powder? don't worry it is fairly easy to find an onion powder substitute, you'll probably already have some of these.
it’s never fun to cook when you realize that you’ve run out of an ingredient. finding substitutions in a pinch can be difficult and might force you to change your recipe drastically. thankfully, there are some simple substitutions for spices such as onion powder that are easily found in the kitchen.
dehydrated onions, similar to onion powder, are made from dried onion. this is likely the closest flavor as an onion powder substitute.
the only difference between the flakes and the powder is the size. there will be no additional moisture added to the dish because the dehydrated flakes are dry, just the same as onion powder.
if you’d like to, you can even throw the dehydrated flakes into a food processor or blender to make them into a finer powder. this will make them even more similar to onion powder.
when having to substitute onion powder for dehydrated onion flakes, use equal amounts that the recipe calls for.
it is important to finely grate the fresh onion to make it work for your dish. when finely grating it, the fresh onion will transform more into a moist paste. this will add additional moisture into your dish but it will allow your recipe to maintain a similar flavor profile.
onions are typically at least eighty percent water. dehydrated onions, such as those in powder or flake form, are only approximately four percent or less of water.
this means that you will need to adjust the amount of liquids in your recipe to reflect the amount of water that the onions are likely to add.it should be noted that while fresh onions will help retain similar flavors, they are actually stronger than the onion flakes or onion powder.
in order to avoid an overpowering taste, use less fresh onion that what you would use in powder form. try using half of the amount the recipe calls for and then adding more to taste if necessary.
onion salt is a combination of salt and onion powder. the fact that it contains onion powder makes it a great substitute but because it additionally contains salt, the flavor can change your recipe if you’re not careful.
the onion salt contains approximately a one-to-one ratio of onion powder and salt. this means that you cannot increase the onion flavor without additionally increasing your salt intake. if you decide to use onion salt, you should adjust other sources of salt in the dish accordingly.
one benefit of onion salt, though, is that it will not add any of the additional moisture that fresh onions will add to your dish, making it just an easier substitute to use. if you consider using this substitute, consider using half the amount the recipe calls for and adjusting to taste as necessary.
onion juice is a possible substitute for onion powder but it makes sense to use this only in a pinch. onion juice adds excess moisture to your dish, changing the texture.
celery seed can also add notes to your dish that taste savory, similar to onions, but do not provide the best possible substitute.
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, recorded over 60.19 per cent growth in its operations in March 2017, the national oil company’s latest financial and operations report shows.
The report published on Friday revealed that trading deficit, which has characterised the corporation’s operations for some time, as a result of massive disruption and sabotage of its facilities, recorded a huge drop from N14.12 billion in February to just about N5.62 billion.
The improvement was attributed to the increase in the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC crude oil exports revenue by 86 per cent. NPDC is the upstream (exploration and production) arm of the NNPC.
Out of a total cumulative production of 15.7 million barrels from its ten production fields between February 2016 and February 2017, NPDC’s monthly average daily production for March stood at about 39.786 barrels.
Group operating revenue for the month rose from N318.29 billion in February to N354.65 billion, about 149.27 percent, compared with operating expenditure, which grew from N332.41 billion in February to N360.2 billion about 171.77 percent of budget.
The report said the corporation remitted a total of N1.413 trillion between March 2016 and March 2017, including the final tranche of the 32 instalments of N6.33 billion monthly refund to the federal government of N450 billion oil revenue illegally withheld in 2011.
Out of net domestic crude oil receipt of N132.5 billion, the report said N88.49 billion, including N2.46 billion from gas receipts, was transferred to the Federation Account, while the balance of N46.46 billion was used to fund the joint venture cash call account as the cost of production.
Although total crude oil export sale stood at $361.95 million for the month, which is about $98.84 million higher than February performance, crude oil sales contributed $255.5 million, or 70.59 percent of dollar transactions, compared with $157.65 million during the previous month.
Details of the report showed that about 228.32 million barrels of crude were lifted by the NNPC on behalf of the federal government, out of 703 million barrels fiscalized during the period, while 197 billion cubic feet, BCF, of gas was sent to power plants to generate a total 2,284 megawatts, MW of electricity.
A total of 226.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas were produced in March 2017, translating to about 7,319.58 million standard cubic feet per day.
A breakdown of the gas component of the report showed that about 135.46 BCF, or 59.87 percent, was commercialised, comprising 34.38BCF for domestic and 101.07 BCF for export, with about 40.13 percent either re-injected, used as upstream fuel gas or flared.
“Gas flare was 9.49 per cent for the month of March 2017, or 692.49 million standard cubic feet per day, MSCF/D, compared to the gas flare rate of 9.74 per cent, or 680 MSCF/D for March 2016 and March 2017,” the report said.
Besides, about 1,109.18 MSCF/D of gas was supplied to the domestic market during the month, with average daily gas supply to power plants increasing to 689.19 MSCF/D, or 62.14 percent utilised for gas-fired power plants to generate 3,056 MW of electricity, compared to 582 million standard cubic feet per day recorded in February.
The balance of 419.99 million standard cubic feet per day or 37.86 percent was supplied to industries.
Pipeline sabotage by vandals continued to be the major challenge negatively impacting on NNPC’s overall performance, with the report indicating that a total of 2070 vandalised points was identified between March 2016 and March 2017.
During the month, the report said downstream pipeline vandalised points increased from 49 in February to 94 in March 2017, representing 91.84 percent increase relative to the previous month, despite Federal Government and NNPC’s continuous engagement with stakeholders in the Niger Delta region.
The sabotage incidents, which affected the company’s production, the report said included production shutdown of Trans Niger Pipeline and Nembe Creek Trunk Line due to pipeline leakages; shutdown of Bonga Terminal for turnaround maintenance, and existing Force Majeure declared by the Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, following the vandalism on its 48-inch Forcados crude oil export line.
The report said NNPC’s deferred production revenue caused by pipeline sabotage averaged N20 billion per month.

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the nigerian national petroleum corporation, nnpc, recorded over 60.19 per cent growth in its operations in march 2017, the national oil company’s latest financial and operations report shows.
the report published on friday revealed that trading deficit, which has characterised the corporation’s operations for some time, as a result of massive disruption and sabotage of its facilities, recorded a huge drop from n14.12 billion in february to just about n5.62 billion.
the improvement was attributed to the increase in the nigerian petroleum development company, npdc crude oil exports revenue by 86 per cent. npdc is the upstream (exploration and production) arm of the nnpc.
out of a total cumulative production of 15.7 million barrels from its ten production fields between february 2016 and february 2017, npdc’s monthly average daily production for march stood at about 39.786 barrels.
group operating revenue for the month rose from n318.29 billion in february to n354.65 billion, about 149.27 percent, compared with operating expenditure, which grew from n332.41 billion in february to n360.2 billion about 171.77 percent of budget.
the report said the corporation remitted a total of n1.413 trillion between march 2016 and march 2017, including the final tranche of the 32 instalments of n6.33 billion monthly refund to the federal government of n450 billion oil revenue illegally withheld in 2011.
out of net domestic crude oil receipt of n132.5 billion, the report said n88.49 billion, including n2.46 billion from gas receipts, was transferred to the federation account, while the balance of n46.46 billion was used to fund the joint venture cash call account as the cost of production.
although total crude oil export sale stood at $361.95 million for the month, which is about $98.84 million higher than february performance, crude oil sales contributed $255.5 million, or 70.59 percent of dollar transactions, compared with $157.65 million during the previous month.
details of the report showed that about 228.32 million barrels of crude were lifted by the nnpc on behalf of the federal government, out of 703 million barrels fiscalized during the period, while 197 billion cubic feet, bcf, of gas was sent to power plants to generate a total 2,284 megawatts, mw of electricity.
a total of 226.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas were produced in march 2017, translating to about 7,319.58 million standard cubic feet per day.
a breakdown of the gas component of the report showed that about 135.46 bcf, or 59.87 percent, was commercialised, comprising 34.38bcf for domestic and 101.07 bcf for export, with about 40.13 percent either re-injected, used as upstream fuel gas or flared.
“gas flare was 9.49 per cent for the month of march 2017, or 692.49 million standard cubic feet per day, mscf/d, compared to the gas flare rate of 9.74 per cent, or 680 mscf/d for march 2016 and march 2017,” the report said.
besides, about 1,109.18 mscf/d of gas was supplied to the domestic market during the month, with average daily gas supply to power plants increasing to 689.19 mscf/d, or 62.14 percent utilised for gas-fired power plants to generate 3,056 mw of electricity, compared to 582 million standard cubic feet per day recorded in february.
the balance of 419.99 million standard cubic feet per day or 37.86 percent was supplied to industries.
pipeline sabotage by vandals continued to be the major challenge negatively impacting on nnpc’s overall performance, with the report indicating that a total of 2070 vandalised points was identified between march 2016 and march 2017.
during the month, the report said downstream pipeline vandalised points increased from 49 in february to 94 in march 2017, representing 91.84 percent increase relative to the previous month, despite federal government and nnpc’s continuous engagement with stakeholders in the niger delta region.
the sabotage incidents, which affected the company’s production, the report said included production shutdown of trans niger pipeline and nembe creek trunk line due to pipeline leakages; shutdown of bonga terminal for turnaround maintenance, and existing force majeure declared by the shell petroleum development company, spdc, following the vandalism on its 48-inch forcados crude oil export line.
the report said nnpc’s deferred production revenue caused by pipeline sabotage averaged n20 billion per month.


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Situated on the banks of the holy river Ganges, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in India.
Said to have been founded by none other than Lord Shiva himself, Varanasi is believed to be resting on Shiva’s trident and is considered to be an eternal pilgrim destination for Hindus.
A dip here in the holy water of Ganges is said to wash away all the past sins and cleanse the souls of the devotees. Dotted by numerous temples, ashrams and ghats, today Varanasi is very crowded but a colourful and charismatic city flocked by millions of pilgrims every year.
Varanasi is one city where death is celebrated and dead bodies are worshipped. And it is so as it is believed that one who dies here gains salvation. Many elderly or diseased people come here with the same belief hoping to take their last breath in this holy city.
Varanasi since long has been associated with spiritualism and Hindu philosophy. Home to the site of the holy shrine of Lord Kashi Vishwanath, a form of Lord Shiva, and revered as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, Varanasi is popularly known as ‘City of Light’.
In Hindu philosophy, light has a deeper meaning. It symbolizes ‘wisdom’ which destroys the darkness of ignorance. Sin and evil are considered to be the acts of ignorance and when wisdom is acquired, evils disappear. Varanasi in its own subtle way reminds of and emphasizes on the same.
Earlier known as Benaras and Kashi, the sacred city has been mentioned in various holy scriptures like ‘Vaman-Purana’, the grand epic of Mahabharata and even Buddhist texts.
With Sarnath, the place where Buddha gave his first sermon after enlightenment, only 10 km away, Varanasi has always been associated with renaissance. In the history of Varanasi, Buddhism and Jainism besides Hinduism also figure significantly, the imprints of which can be found in the city in the form of Buddhist stupas and Jain temples.
While, during the Buddhist era it was the capital of the Kingdom of Kashi, the Jains hold it sacred as it’s believed to be the birthplace of Parsvanath, the 23rd Tirthankara.
Varanasi has not only been associated with promotion of spiritualism, mysticism, yoga, Sanskrit and Hindu Philosophy, but also has been the cultural capital of India for a long time. An important centre for trade and commerce, Varanasi has also been a centre of learning for ages, a tradition carried forward by Benaras Hindu University, the largest University in Asia.

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situated on the banks of the holy river ganges, in the state of uttar pradesh, varanasi is one of the oldest cities in india.
said to have been founded by none other than lord shiva himself, varanasi is believed to be resting on shiva’s trident and is considered to be an eternal pilgrim destination for hindus.
a dip here in the holy water of ganges is said to wash away all the past sins and cleanse the souls of the devotees. dotted by numerous temples, ashrams and ghats, today varanasi is very crowded but a colourful and charismatic city flocked by millions of pilgrims every year.
varanasi is one city where death is celebrated and dead bodies are worshipped. and it is so as it is believed that one who dies here gains salvation. many elderly or diseased people come here with the same belief hoping to take their last breath in this holy city.
varanasi since long has been associated with spiritualism and hindu philosophy. home to the site of the holy shrine of lord kashi vishwanath, a form of lord shiva, and revered as one of the twelve jyotirlingas, varanasi is popularly known as ‘city of light’.
in hindu philosophy, light has a deeper meaning. it symbolizes ‘wisdom’ which destroys the darkness of ignorance. sin and evil are considered to be the acts of ignorance and when wisdom is acquired, evils disappear. varanasi in its own subtle way reminds of and emphasizes on the same.
earlier known as benaras and kashi, the sacred city has been mentioned in various holy scriptures like ‘vaman-purana’, the grand epic of mahabharata and even buddhist texts.
with sarnath, the place where buddha gave his first sermon after enlightenment, only 10 km away, varanasi has always been associated with renaissance. in the history of varanasi, buddhism and jainism besides hinduism also figure significantly, the imprints of which can be found in the city in the form of buddhist stupas and jain temples.
while, during the buddhist era it was the capital of the kingdom of kashi, the jains hold it sacred as it’s believed to be the birthplace of parsvanath, the 23rd tirthankara.
varanasi has not only been associated with promotion of spiritualism, mysticism, yoga, sanskrit and hindu philosophy, but also has been the cultural capital of india for a long time. an important centre for trade and commerce, varanasi has also been a centre of learning for ages, a tradition carried forward by benaras hindu university, the largest university in asia.


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Chenbro employees are partners as well as family who believe in creating a cheerful working environment and providing high quality products and services. The Chenbro family is built on mutual respect, trust, and sharing. Therefore aside from the monthly paycheck, the sense of achievement is what Chenbro employees are striving for. At the same time, Chenbro provides a solid stage for its employees to grow, to advance, and to blossom. Chenbro also takes an aim at enriching and nurturing its people of business expertise, ingenuity, and the right mind-set. People in Chenbro are all very grateful and willing to treat one another with heart, which coincides with the 3H (Hope,Health, Happy ) philosophy which also positively and significantly changes our value. We hope to create an energetic, happy, and warm working environment and most importantly an A team.
have a full understanding of our company through a series of introductive courses which involves company history/milestone, managerial system, and product knowledge.
who require practical experience and solid fundamental in order to master their jobs.
Chenbro is determined in nurturing professional talents who are innovative, enthusiastic, and ambitious via tailor-made training programs and courses based on the demand of skill level, specific functionality, and required expertise. Training programs and courses are very versatile and involve from project management, problem analysis, creative thinking, sales skills, electronic circuitry, material property, 3D graphic, and more.
at the future success of the company.
us in achieving the kind of cohesiveness and bringing our employees more closer together.
We hope that Chenbro employees can develop professional skills and to experience growth on the mental aspect as well. At the same time, we wish Chenbro employees to embrace the 3H philosophy (Health, Happiness and Hope), which our general manager advocates. Furthermore, we believe in developing people skills including getting along with and interacting with others in order to maximize the synergy effect.
Chenbro invites outside consultants annually or sometimes arranges internal speakers to give lectures targeting at achieving the company set goals and department’s strategic development.

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chenbro employees are partners as well as family who believe in creating a cheerful working environment and providing high quality products and services. the chenbro family is built on mutual respect, trust, and sharing. therefore aside from the monthly paycheck, the sense of achievement is what chenbro employees are striving for. at the same time, chenbro provides a solid stage for its employees to grow, to advance, and to blossom. chenbro also takes an aim at enriching and nurturing its people of business expertise, ingenuity, and the right mind-set. people in chenbro are all very grateful and willing to treat one another with heart, which coincides with the 3h (hope,health, happy ) philosophy which also positively and significantly changes our value. we hope to create an energetic, happy, and warm working environment and most importantly an a team.
have a full understanding of our company through a series of introductive courses which involves company history/milestone, managerial system, and product knowledge.
who require practical experience and solid fundamental in order to master their jobs.
chenbro is determined in nurturing professional talents who are innovative, enthusiastic, and ambitious via tailor-made training programs and courses based on the demand of skill level, specific functionality, and required expertise. training programs and courses are very versatile and involve from project management, problem analysis, creative thinking, sales skills, electronic circuitry, material property, 3d graphic, and more.
at the future success of the company.
us in achieving the kind of cohesiveness and bringing our employees more closer together.
we hope that chenbro employees can develop professional skills and to experience growth on the mental aspect as well. at the same time, we wish chenbro employees to embrace the 3h philosophy (health, happiness and hope), which our general manager advocates. furthermore, we believe in developing people skills including getting along with and interacting with others in order to maximize the synergy effect.
chenbro invites outside consultants annually or sometimes arranges internal speakers to give lectures targeting at achieving the company set goals and department’s strategic development.


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Henry Bloedorn brought three ineffective assistance claims regarding the attorney who represented him during his plea and sentencing. That attorney’s unchallenged testimony at the Machner hearing convinced the circuit court, and now the court of appeals, that his performance gave no cause for complaint.
Bloedorn claims that his attorney was ineffective for “(1) failing to adequately advise him regarding the evidence against him, defense strategy, and possible prison sentences; (2) allowing a presentence investigation (PSI) to continue while he was still considering whether to withdraw his guilty plea; and (3) failing to properly argue for a reasonable prison sentence.” (¶1). The court of appeals recounts the attorney’s Machner testimony at length (¶¶3-8) before serially rejecting all three claims.
Regarding the first claim, the court notes the attorney’s testimony (which was not contradicted) that he spent many hours with Bloedorn giving the very advice Bloedorn claims to have lacked. (¶¶20-22). On the second, the court observes that counsel had no power to delay the preparation of the PSI, and that only plea withdrawal, which Bloedorn did not seek, would likely have accomplished this. (¶¶23-24). As for the third, defense counsel recommended more prison time than the PSI asked for, but asked that it be stayed in favor of probation; the court of appeals agrees with the circuit court that this choice, which counsel had discussed with Bloedorn, was a reasonable strategic one. (¶¶25-26).

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henry bloedorn brought three ineffective assistance claims regarding the attorney who represented him during his plea and sentencing. that attorney’s unchallenged testimony at the machner hearing convinced the circuit court, and now the court of appeals, that his performance gave no cause for complaint.
bloedorn claims that his attorney was ineffective for “(1) failing to adequately advise him regarding the evidence against him, defense strategy, and possible prison sentences; (2) allowing a presentence investigation (psi) to continue while he was still considering whether to withdraw his guilty plea; and (3) failing to properly argue for a reasonable prison sentence.” (¶1). the court of appeals recounts the attorney’s machner testimony at length (¶¶3-8) before serially rejecting all three claims.
regarding the first claim, the court notes the attorney’s testimony (which was not contradicted) that he spent many hours with bloedorn giving the very advice bloedorn claims to have lacked. (¶¶20-22). on the second, the court observes that counsel had no power to delay the preparation of the psi, and that only plea withdrawal, which bloedorn did not seek, would likely have accomplished this. (¶¶23-24). as for the third, defense counsel recommended more prison time than the psi asked for, but asked that it be stayed in favor of probation; the court of appeals agrees with the circuit court that this choice, which counsel had discussed with bloedorn, was a reasonable strategic one. (¶¶25-26).


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Missouri police have clashed with protesters in St Louis after an officer shot dead a black teenager close to where another black youth, Michael Brown, was killed in August sparking national protests.
A crowd of about 100 gathered at the scene in St Louis early on December 24 after scuffles the night before.
Police said the man who was shot, Antonio Martin, 18, had pointed a gun at the police officer.
For weeks there have been widespread protests over alleged police brutality.
Berkeley is about 2 miles from the St Louis suburb of Ferguson, where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot dead by a white officer.
St Louis County police chief Jon Belmar said a police officer was responding to a call about a theft when he saw Antonio Martin and another man at a petrol station in North Hanley Road and approached them.
He said that Antonio Martin pointed a handgun at the officer, and the officer responded by firing three shots. One of the shots hit Antonio Martin, he said.
The officer “responded with what he thought was commensurate force at the time”, Col. Jon Belmar said, adding that “most of us would feel in imminent danger of losing our lives at that point”.
Col. Jon Belmar described the incident as “a tragedy for everybody”, and said a prosecutor had been assigned to investigate the case.
“Our hearts certainly go out to the family, but bad choices were made,” he added.
Berkeley Mayor Theodore Hoskins said that both the city and St Louis County would hold independent investigations.
Between 200 and 300 people gathered at the scene after the incident, Col. Jon Belmar said, adding that bricks were thrown at police officers, and three explosive devices set off.
Four people had been arrested for assaulting police officers, he said.
Police are releasing video footage of the run-up to the shooting, and an image of the second man, who fled the scene.
The handgun said to belong to Antonio Martin has been recovered by police.

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missouri police have clashed with protesters in st louis after an officer shot dead a black teenager close to where another black youth, michael brown, was killed in august sparking national protests.
a crowd of about 100 gathered at the scene in st louis early on december 24 after scuffles the night before.
police said the man who was shot, antonio martin, 18, had pointed a gun at the police officer.
for weeks there have been widespread protests over alleged police brutality.
berkeley is about 2 miles from the st louis suburb of ferguson, where 18-year-old michael brown was shot dead by a white officer.
st louis county police chief jon belmar said a police officer was responding to a call about a theft when he saw antonio martin and another man at a petrol station in north hanley road and approached them.
he said that antonio martin pointed a handgun at the officer, and the officer responded by firing three shots. one of the shots hit antonio martin, he said.
the officer “responded with what he thought was commensurate force at the time”, col. jon belmar said, adding that “most of us would feel in imminent danger of losing our lives at that point”.
col. jon belmar described the incident as “a tragedy for everybody”, and said a prosecutor had been assigned to investigate the case.
“our hearts certainly go out to the family, but bad choices were made,” he added.
berkeley mayor theodore hoskins said that both the city and st louis county would hold independent investigations.
between 200 and 300 people gathered at the scene after the incident, col. jon belmar said, adding that bricks were thrown at police officers, and three explosive devices set off.
four people had been arrested for assaulting police officers, he said.
police are releasing video footage of the run-up to the shooting, and an image of the second man, who fled the scene.
the handgun said to belong to antonio martin has been recovered by police.


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The herd mentality is alive and well. Seems like everyone is stampeding to sell their stocks today. Even as the Fed cuts interest rates by three-quarters of a point, far more than had already been priced into the market. And all the Presidential candidates are talking about some sort of economic stimulus plan.
Now the stock market is supposed to be forward looking, and a drop like today’s seems to be signaling RECESSION. But is that really in the cards? Sure, there’s some pain on the inflation front, mainly due to the steep rise in oil prices last year, and there’s some more pain on the home mortgage front, which can reasonably be expected to lower consumer economic activity, to at least some degree. But what people seem to be forgetting is that most of this pain has already been priced into the market, and most companies outside of the mortgage lending business are reporting very reasonable earnings. Today’s steep sell-off, with the Dow down over 400 and the NASDAQ over a 100, is not justified by the numbers, but is merely a reflection of the lemming-style mentality that sometimes seems to infect trader’s minds.
So what should you do? Don’t be another lemming. Buy! Now’s the time! Use that old adage of ‘buy low, sell high’ to your advantage. This opportunity won’t last long – just while I’ve been writing this post, the DOW has risen 200 points and the NASDAQ 50. Sure, it’s a little scary going against the tide, but the big prizes never go to chickens.
This entry was posted on January 22, 2008 at 8:36 am	and is filed under Economics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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the herd mentality is alive and well. seems like everyone is stampeding to sell their stocks today. even as the fed cuts interest rates by three-quarters of a point, far more than had already been priced into the market. and all the presidential candidates are talking about some sort of economic stimulus plan.
now the stock market is supposed to be forward looking, and a drop like today’s seems to be signaling recession. but is that really in the cards? sure, there’s some pain on the inflation front, mainly due to the steep rise in oil prices last year, and there’s some more pain on the home mortgage front, which can reasonably be expected to lower consumer economic activity, to at least some degree. but what people seem to be forgetting is that most of this pain has already been priced into the market, and most companies outside of the mortgage lending business are reporting very reasonable earnings. today’s steep sell-off, with the dow down over 400 and the nasdaq over a 100, is not justified by the numbers, but is merely a reflection of the lemming-style mentality that sometimes seems to infect trader’s minds.
so what should you do? don’t be another lemming. buy! now’s the time! use that old adage of ‘buy low, sell high’ to your advantage. this opportunity won’t last long – just while i’ve been writing this post, the dow has risen 200 points and the nasdaq 50. sure, it’s a little scary going against the tide, but the big prizes never go to chickens.
this entry was posted on january 22, 2008 at 8:36 am	and is filed under economics. you can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2.0 feed. you can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.


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The people of Ti were a civilized society who valued nature over technology This ultimately made it easy for the Rellon to conquer and subjugate when they arrived a decade ago. They used the Ti as slaves and robbed them of their planets resources. But the Ti were quick learners and fought back with untrained militias. The most successful of these were the Ti-Koy who eventually expelled the Rellon after several successful guerilla attacks. Koy in the native language means gun. The faction Ti-Koy means the "Gun of the Ti" and their name became synonymous with the ballistic handgun they wielded.
This is a scrap built model with a plastic gun base. Several pieces have been added to modify the gun, and it has been hand painted to look like a Sci-Fi prop weapon. It is screw built and somewhat durable. It has an adult medium size handle and is light weight. Constructed of mostly plastic parts, it has a realistic look and is good for movie prop use or cosplay. Trigger moves slightly but gun is non-functional. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
9.25" x 6.5" x 1.75"

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the people of ti were a civilized society who valued nature over technology this ultimately made it easy for the rellon to conquer and subjugate when they arrived a decade ago. they used the ti as slaves and robbed them of their planets resources. but the ti were quick learners and fought back with untrained militias. the most successful of these were the ti-koy who eventually expelled the rellon after several successful guerilla attacks. koy in the native language means gun. the faction ti-koy means the "gun of the ti" and their name became synonymous with the ballistic handgun they wielded.
this is a scrap built model with a plastic gun base. several pieces have been added to modify the gun, and it has been hand painted to look like a sci-fi prop weapon. it is screw built and somewhat durable. it has an adult medium size handle and is light weight. constructed of mostly plastic parts, it has a realistic look and is good for movie prop use or cosplay. trigger moves slightly but gun is non-functional. please feel free to contact us with any questions.
9.25" x 6.5" x 1.75"


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The Elizabeth R Media Fund’s Commonwealth Digital Challenge for 2019 is now open. Application form available here.
We hope the competition will inspire, and help, young innovators and entrepreneurs to find new ways of improving media through the use of technology.
It was originally established as The Elizabeth R Broadcasting Fund in 1995 to assist the development of broadcasting skills in the Commonwealth with a donation from Buckingham Palace. The donation came from royalties from “Elizabeth R”, the 1992 BBC documentary which marked the 40th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Fund has fulfilled an important role for more than 20 years, bringing together Commonwealth broadcasters via a programme of travel bursaries and training opportunities.
However, the media landscape has changed greatly since that ground-breaking Elizabeth R documentary and the Fund is now developing to meet the challenges of the media’s digital age.
Thomson Foundation has been charged with re-branding and re-launching the Fund.
It is a fitting choice as the foundation has, for over 55 years, helped raise standards of journalism and communications across the world and has trained journalists and media managers from every Commonwealth country.
For any queries on the Commonwealth Digital Challenge, please email: inquiries@thomsonfoundation.org. For an update on the progress of last year's winner, John Otunga, click here.
Sign up to our newsletter for notification of Thomson Foundation journalism competitions and courses.

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the elizabeth r media fund’s commonwealth digital challenge for 2019 is now open. application form available here.
we hope the competition will inspire, and help, young innovators and entrepreneurs to find new ways of improving media through the use of technology.
it was originally established as the elizabeth r broadcasting fund in 1995 to assist the development of broadcasting skills in the commonwealth with a donation from buckingham palace. the donation came from royalties from “elizabeth r”, the 1992 bbc documentary which marked the 40th anniversary of the reign of queen elizabeth ii.
the fund has fulfilled an important role for more than 20 years, bringing together commonwealth broadcasters via a programme of travel bursaries and training opportunities.
however, the media landscape has changed greatly since that ground-breaking elizabeth r documentary and the fund is now developing to meet the challenges of the media’s digital age.
thomson foundation has been charged with re-branding and re-launching the fund.
it is a fitting choice as the foundation has, for over 55 years, helped raise standards of journalism and communications across the world and has trained journalists and media managers from every commonwealth country.
for any queries on the commonwealth digital challenge, please email: inquiries@thomsonfoundation.org. for an update on the progress of last year's winner, john otunga, click here.
sign up to our newsletter for notification of thomson foundation journalism competitions and courses.