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Glen Shiel, west Scotland
grid reference NG99441325 [1]
Coordinates: 57°9′59″N 5°19′2″W / 57.16639°N 5.31722°W / 57.16639; -5.31722
British government victory
George Munro, 1st of Culcairn (WIA)
Lord George Murray (WIA)
William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth (WIA)
4 mortar batteries
1,150 troops
21 dead
121 wounded[2]
100 dead, many more wounded,
274 Spanish prisoners[3][4](mostly Scots)Jacobite rising of 1715, bn.[5] It is sometimes known as the Nineteen. T6]
1 Build-up and previous events
1.1 Alberoni plan
1.2 Capture and destruction of Eilean Donan Castle
2.2 British army
Build-up and previous events[edit]
Main article: War of the Quadruple Alliance
The British government responded on 11 August; declaring a violation of the Utrecht Treaty, the Royal Navy intercepted and destroyed the fleet of José Antonio de Gaztañeta in the region of Cape Passaro, near Syracuse. Spain then declared war, with Alberoni deciding to take the initiative and stir up trouble in Britain to forestall an attack on the Iberian Peninsula.[3]
Alberoni plan[edit]
The original plan had two phases:
George Keith, tenth Earl Marischal would infiltrate Scotland with 300 Spanish marines to raise the Western clans and take some positions. It was a feint intended to divert British forces.
Three weeks after leaving Cadiz, Ormonde's fleet encountered a storm near Cape Finisterre (29 March) which dispersed and damaged most of the ships. Ormonde was forced to withdraw the ships to several Spanish havens (comparable to the fate of the Spanish Armada of 1588). By then, Keith had already left the Spanish port of Pasajes (Pasaia in Basque) and occupied the Isle of Lewis, including Stornoway where he set camp. On 13 April 1719, Keith's men disembarked on the Highlands the "Little Rising" in the expected numbers (the Spaniards carried 2000 guns to distribute), mistrusting the enterprise and waiting for news from the south. Keith could not proceed to Inverness
The two Spanish frigates returned to Spain. The Spaniards were accompanied by William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth (Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Dubh Shìophort), who was chief of the Clan Mackenzie; the Earl Marischal; and the Marquess of Tullibardine; and some Irish officers. They were joined by several hundred Highlanders, including members of the Clan Mackenzie, Clan MacRae, Robert Roy MacGregor, and a party of other MacGregors. Some days later, the main body of the troop went south to stir up the Highlanders, leaving a small garrison (40-50 men) at the castle. The Jacobite forces were to be led by the Earl of Seaforth and also John Cameron of Lochiel, 18th Captain and Chief of Clan Cameron; along with Lord George Murray. Their plan of action was to capture Inverness.[3]
Capture and destruction of Eilean Donan Castle[edit]
In the evening, away to Edinburgh.[3][7][8]
The Jacobite army had advanced about 12 miles from Eilean Donan, as far as the narrows of Glen Shiel where a mountain spur almost blocks the valley. The great natural strength of the Jacobite position had been increased by hasty fortifications. A barricade had been constructed across the road, and along the face of the hill on the north side of the river entrenchments had been thrown up. Here the main body was posted, consisting of:[3][4][8]
Regiment Galicia from Spain, which now only paraded some 200 strong, under its Colonel, Don Nicolás de Castro Bolaño
Brigadier Mackintosh of Borlum was with the Spanish colonel
150 men from Clan Cameron of Lochiel
About 150 of Lidcoat’s and others, 20 volunteers
Robert Roy MacGregor, of Clan MacGregor with 40 men
200 men from Clan Mackenzie with the chief William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth, was on the extreme left, up on the side of Scour Ouran
200 more men from the Clan Mackenzie, commanded by Sir John Mackenzie of Coul
150 men from Clan Murray under the previously attainted (1716) Marquess of Tullibardine, Lord William Murray, and his younger brother, Lord George Murray, son of the chief, positioned on the hill on the south bank of the river[9]
The Chief of Clan Keith, George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal, and a rebel Brigadier Campbell were with Mackenzie of Seaforth on the left
British army[edit]
The government army's right wing was commanded by Colonel Clayton and composed of:[3]
150 grenadiers under Major Milburn; Montagu's Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence
A detachment of 50 men under Colonel Harrison
Three independent companies from the Clan Fraser, Clan Ross and the Clan Sutherland
On the flank were 80 men of Clan Mackay led under their chief Lord Strathnaver, Ensign Mackay
The government army's left wing, which was deployed on the south side of the river, consisted of:
Clayton's Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Reading
On the flank, 100 men of the independent company from the Clan Munro under George Munro, 1st of Culcairn
The government dragoons and the four mortars remained on the road
After moving around for one month, the Spaniards had learned by the beginning of June that Ormonde would never come. In spite of this, the Jacobites gathered for a last action, with a total of just over 1,000 troops.
The Spanish regulars stood their ground well, but found that most of their allies had deserted them, so they too retreated up the hill. Other clans followed and left their allies retreating uphill.
Historian Peter Simpson states that the battle raged for three hours but the superior power of the government grenadiers along with the aggressive forays of the Munro Independent Company won the day for the government.[11] At 9 o'clock in the evening, the Spanish surrendered, three hours after the start of the combat, while the remaining Jacobites fled into the fog, to escape execution as traitors.
The mountain in Glen Shiel on which the battle took place is called Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe, it has a subsidiary peak which was named Sgurr nan Spainteach (The Peak of the Spaniards) in honour of the Spanish forces who fought admirably in the battle.[3][8]
Road sign, Glen Shiel 2015
Three of the Jacobite commanders, Lord George Murray, William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth, and Robert Roy MacGregor, were badly wounded. John Cameron of Lochiel, however, after hidinto exile in France.[8] George Keith, chief of Clan Keith and the last Earl Marischal, fled into exile in Prussia, where his brother Francis Keith wrote a narration of the battle. In spite of a later pardon, Keith never returned to Scotland and became the Prussian ambassador to France and later to Spain. The 274 Spanish prisoners were reunited with their comrades in Edinburgh and by October, negotiations allowed their return to Spain.[3][4]
^ "Site Record for Glenshiel Glen ShieSpiers, Crang & Strickland p. 358
^ a b c d e f g h Battle of [email protected] By A.H Miller. FSA Scot.
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^ Oxford Companion to Scottish History, p. 349, By Michael Lynch, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-923482-0 Excerpts from the official logs of HMS Worcester and HMS Flamborough, available at The Clan Macrae website, retrieved Sept 2005.
^ a b c d Battle of Glenshiel@Clan Cameron.org
^ per the doctoral thesis submitted at the University of Aberdeen, by Cheryl L. Garrett, 2014
^ "" (PDF). ^ Simpson, Peter. "The Highland Independent Companies, 1603 - 1760". Page 103. (1996). ISBN 0-85976-432-X.
Misión en Escocia (pp. 68–74), Muy Interesante 288, May 2005, Abraham Alonso.
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There was a travel issue for my first scheduled booking due to Covid travel, and I was really impressed with Robbie who worked tirelessly to get me in as soon as a space opened up once travel resumed. I know form our correspondence that he worked closely with Doug and they worked it out together on my behalf, which I really appreciated. I was scheduled to have around 2500 - 3500 grafts based on photos seen by Dr. H and on meeting with Robbie. This was planned as a 1 day FUE.
I'm not very good with the Norwood scale, but I had a classic receding hairline and high forehead. Strong crown, no issues, and a good donor supply. I started loosing my hair in my late teens with my forehead growing. I had a classic fivehead. I was on Propecia for 13 years, which stabilised it, but went off it to have kids and things got worse quickly. I went back on it about 6 months before the procedure and I am glad I did. The overall stability got a lot better.
Once I got to the clinic and met with Dr. H, he recommended that I would need about 5000 grafts. He had to revise the game plan because my hair is quite fine and because I "have a really big cranium" which made me laugh. When reviewing my goals, Dr. H said that I wouldn't achieve them with 2500 to 3500. I was confident with his analysis and had the budget for it, so I agreed. The downside was that I would now need to do the procedure over 2 days. I had to change my travel plans and stay longer. Luckily there was a travel issue for another patient and I got to have my appointments almost back to back. Monday and Wednesday.
On the first day, it was the usual that everyone details. The consultation and hairline design. We had a few goes at it before we agreed in it. The design was just hairline and mid-scalp. No temples as I didn't need it. Then photos at the blue wall. Head shaved and then to the table for extractions. I found the whole thing quite easy and pain management was great.
Next Dr. H came in for the incisions. He worked exclusively on the front and hairline area. Then placement with the technicians. I think it was about 2800 that day. All went really well and I went back to the hotel with all the kit, including the neck support. Had a great nights sleep. Relaxed for a day. I only went in once for a check up and wash, which was all fine. Dr. H had a look and was happy. Then in for round 2.
The second day went as well. Extractions followed by incisions with the Doctor, then placement by the technicians.
I was fully aware from my discussions with the clinic that the Doctor would be doing two procedures a day and it didn't bother me at all. Doctor H was in and out of the room regularly each day. He was very attentive and professional. On each day he came in to see me before he left for the day to check the placement. I never felt like he wasn't within reach, and when I had questions I asked for the Doctor to pop back in, and he did swiftly.
Mostly it was me laying there watching Netflix or sleeping. It was way easier than I had imagined.
My post operation follow up was excellent. I went in after day 2 for another wash and saw the doctor to review the work and answer any questions. Then it was back to London.
I did have a lot of facial swelling, which was normal. I called the clinic a few times to discuss and was talked through it all.
After that the wait began. Shock loss was absolutely shocking. Didn't like that part. Then the redness and pimples. The ugly duckling phase was fierce. I was in hats most of the time while waiting for hair to sprout. And of course this was a crazy emotional rollercoaster. I spoke to Robbie in the UK regularly on WhatsApp and on the phone. He was awesome at talking me through it. And I regularly emailed the clinic with photos and questions. Mostly I was contacting them with my worries as I thought it was all going horribly wrong.
The update is it's now been 6 months and it's great. I've got a long way to go but I am thrilled with where it's at. I have a really strong hairline and it's restored to what I had in my 20's. My deep recessions are gone and I look and feel great. Nobody has spotted it. Only my wife and one close friend know. They are both very impressed. Others just say I look very well and can't work out why.
I'm noticing it's getting better everyday. Naturally it's not perfect yet as its only 6 months. I still have concerns about the right side, which is a little thinner than the left, but it's improving. I spoke to Robbie and the clinic about it and was reassured. I know it's normal for the growth not to be on the same schedule all over. I'm relaxed about it and expect it will catch up.
I would reccomend Doctor Hasson to anyone and think he and his team are incredible. If you are going through this, I know it's a crazy emotional journey, but hang in there. Judge it at the 12 month mark, as I will. And if you are still feeling it's not right, go back in and I am sure that Doctor Hasson will want to put it right for you.
Any questions, hit me up. And if someone in London wants to meet me to check out my barnet (London slang for hair), I'd be happy to meet up.
Happy for you sir, good result.
Love your post. I had a HT with Hasson 3 weeks ago. I’m happy to see the procedure worked for someone with FINE HAIR like me. That has given me some anxiety making me worry the final outcome won’t look very dense. Your pics have relieved some of that stress.
@Kent I hope it goes well for you. Knowing that the doctor went for density to give you the best result based on your hair type is great. Good luck in the next few months. It really started to take off for me from Month 4.
@Mike10Not at all. It worked extremely well for the 13 years I was on it. No sides, and I recovered a lot of lost ground. And now I've been back on it for about a year and it's made a big difference.
Thanks for the detailed review mate and enjoy your new hair!
I have an appointment with Dr. Hasson in a couple of weeks. May I ask how the anesthetic injections were for you? How bad did you find the burning sensation to be when you were first injected?
Hi @Scream From my experience the aesthetic injections were a non-event. It kinda felt like being pinched hard, so to me it wasn't any major pain, and it was over very quick. The aesthetic spreads quickly and the next injection is even easier as you go. I do recall there being some top up's through out the day. All equally easy. Also remember that you take pain meds in pill form almost immediately and they do all the hard work before you get to injections.
Pain or discomfort didn't feature for me in my two day experience at all. The experience was closer to a spa experience than a surgery.
But that didn't happen to me. Not sure what he had done. Maybe a big FUT or something.
Also, FUE recovery was very easy. The itching was there but no big deal.
Thanks @RTC I appreciate it. Good luck on your journey. Seems you are on the right path now.
Thank you for this write-up. This was very insightful. I certainly hope my experience with the injections is as painless as yours! Others have described it as "lava" and "hell", so hearing someone say it was a non-event is reassuring. My hope is that it's just slightly uncomfortable for like 10 seconds. But I guess I'll see in a couple of weeks.
I also have a two-day procedure. I was nervous the second day would be even harder - so really appreciate you including this detail. I'm having the FUE procedure too, flying in... just hoping it's not too stressful or painful. Looking forward to following your journey and thanks again for the response!!
I was scheduled for two days too but it only took one day! How many grafts are you planning to have?
My consultation resulted in an estimate of anywhere from 3000-3500. However, based on what I've seen from others, I feel fairly confident it will be on the higher end, if not pushing 4000. I'd love to only need one day, but I am mentally preparing for two!
Yep, one day is a lot as it is. I was delighted when they were able to do everything in one day. You might be in luck as I had a total of 3875 grafts - all in one session.
Actually, that was FUT. FUE may result in a second day. |
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en | N/A | N/A | Arizona State must run to consistently win, coach Todd Graham said after Thursday's 45-14 season-opening win over Weber State, but if the pass is open then take it.
That's what senior quarterback Taylor Kelly did from the start at Sun Devil Stadium, completing three passes to Jaelen Strong on the first four plays and never really letting up against the Wildcats, from6-foot-3 Strong, ASU's leading receiver in 2013 with 75 catches for 1,122 yards, needed just one half to rack up 146 yards on 10 receptions, reinforcing coaching opinions during camp about his improvement. Last year as a sophomore, in his first season at ASU, his season highs for a complete game were 12 catches for 168 yards in the first game against Stanford.
"Jaelen had a tremendous game," Kelly said. "He had a great offseason, getting a full season of workouts with (performance) coach Gris (Shawn Griswold) and his ability to condition himself. He's a playmaker, and he made a lot of big catches especially when we were backed up on the half-yard line."
Strong said he wants to build on rather than repeat last season: "That's what I'm supposed to do. I'm taking more steps ahead. It's a little easier (than 2013, when he first arrived from Pierce College). "I'm just faster and stronger."
As for sitting out the second half, Strong wasn't complaining. "That means we're doing something good," he said. |
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en | N/A | N/A | As many schools in our area have decided to close and grocery store shelves empty, some non profit organizations are in desperate need of donations.
Check the list below to see how you can help!
Filling in the Blanks is putting out a call for an emergency food drive, as schools close and they are faced with the need to distribute additional donated food items to children in their program.
The Norwalk-based non-profit provides food on the weekends to children in our area who qualify for the free or reduced lunch programs or are part of the Alice populations (working families that are right above the poverty line but still struggle to get by). Each child participating in the program receives a dietician approved bag of food that contains two breakfast items, two lunch items, four snacks, a veggie, two containers of milk and a fresh piece of fruit.
Filling in the Blanks Warehouse Loading Dock (look for the gray bins)
Friday drop off of items please contact Tina Kramer at [email protected] or 203-496-0733 to make arrangements.
Monetary donations can be made here for Filling in the Blanks.
The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County is also struggling to keep food on the shelves. The food bank serves more than 90 agencies in lower Fairfield County.
To reach the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, call (203) 358-8898.
Palmer’s Market in Darien has $10 food bags you can purchase when shopping to donate to the Lower Food Bank of Fairfield County.
Monetary donations can be made, here for the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County.
Neighbor to Neighbor has paused clothing donations to focus on food donations for families. There are two ways to help:
Click here to donate, they buy in bulk so every $1 donation = $2.50 of food! Or you can join the Greenwich Moms Neighbor to Neighbor Food Drive by clicking here!
Or drop non perishable food donations off during these hours:
For deliveries & donations after hours, please call to make an appointment.
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Financial Contributions: A gift of $100 would help provide a week’s worth of groceries to a family of four. Donate here.
Virtual Food Drive: Give Food on the Virtual Food Drive here.
Donate Food: Donations of shelf stable food such as hearty soup, cereal, peanut butter, jelly, and pasta sauce will help families prepare for longer-term impact. With school closures in our area, too many children will not being receiving school-based meal programs. Help families ensure that children continue to learn and thrive. Food donations can be brought to the Darien or Norwalk food pantries. See a list of the most needed food items here. Call (203) 655-0048 for more information.
Gift Cards: Gift cards to area grocery stores in any denomination can be delivered to the Darien or Norwalk locations.
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en | N/A | N/A | Hey Casgil!I haven't had time to log into HP in a few days and all the traffic has gone down!
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Our cultural center is in need of some work. Priorities are Concreting - Verandah - Bush Kitchen and Storeroom in that order.
My heart drives me to share this sacred healing place.
To facilitate this, my Family and I established Kupidabin Wilderness Foundation and my vision is for this Land to be a legacy for Future Generations.
Our facilites are incomplete, we currently have a problem with mud when it rains. In the summer the heat reflects off the steel doors (which are not yet insulated) and is extremely hot and uncomfortable for overseas and Interstate visitors especially Elders. Our bush kitchen is outdoors and requires shelter to protect from the elements and a storeroom is also required.
The current priority is to have concrete and a verandah on the North side of the building.
There are some amazing perks for supporting us so you are recognised for your contribution.
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The Sponsor Board will be situated in Kupidabin Four Winds Cultural Centre at Mt.Samson Queensland.
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Both experience and reflection tell us that a life, whether our own or another’s, cannot be told; that the attempt is cognitively precarious, and also morally and socially and possibly legally dangerous. So why do so many of us write biographies and memoirs, and why do even more of us read them? (Autobiographies were Woolf’s favourite reading.) Woolf answers, ‘because we have a need for stories, a need to make sense of lives’. Not a taste, not an inclination. A need. What is the nature of this need?
Group stories are clearly potent. I think stories about individual lives are even more, if obscurely, potent, because they serve more intimate necessities.
We don’t invent our stories freely. We belong to particular social groups inside a particular culture, so we will only make sense to ourselves and to others if we select within the repertoire of culturally shaped lives available to us. It’s not much use me wanting to be a witch-doctor. There are no vacancies for witch-doctors in Kew.
We not only make stories. We exchange them. Homo Sapiens is the only story-telling animal, and she is also the only story-trading animal. I've come to think we are ‘homo sapiens’ only because we are ‘homo narrator’: able to organise individual and group experiences into stories, that most supple, elegant, economical and eminently portable form of communication, and so learn useful things from each other. Think about it. People not only tell stories. They have astonishing skillsstories being told them. They see straight through confusions and obfuscations, intended or unintended, and they do it in a flash. Does Nell really know what happened in the middle of the football field in the big match? No she doesn’t. She was on the fence but she’s half-blind. Does Charlie know? Well, he was there, and he would report truthfully, according to his lights. The lights of a one-eyed Collingwood supporter. What if he were reporting on events in Gaza, and his ‘lights’ were those of a practising orthodox Zionist Jew with a confident vision of the deity’s plan for his Chosen People and, by implication, a lack of plan for the non-chosen? He is honest. He will tell me what he sees. But I for one will not easily believe him.
I think these talents are survival skills, nurtured throughout the evolutionary process, but of increasing importance now. We have always needed other people’ stories to expand our narrow personal experience. We need them more than ever, now that we live not in small-face-to-face communities where we couls watch changing expressions in a shared context, but in a world of never-seen others with whom we must communicate across space.
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Building from the back It’s clear that there are problems at both ends of the pitch. held at ‘home’, It was a pity that the indoor stadium here could seat not more than 500 spectators, Though we hoped, Home expectations have hardly seemed like pressure. and then comes back to where it started.Written by Suanshu Khurana | Published: January 23 Ashwin came the closest to righting the wrongs that have been dished out on those of his ilk in this otherwise serene island. gone were the incessant theatrics that were once a feature of his bowling stride. it is like.
but these were true to the character and even people have loved them.Lakshmipathy Balaji and Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera. we couldn’t find a place for him because of the four bowlers we were opting for. download Indian Express App More Related News Therefore, A teenage crush, he was addicted to the game. read more
Few years back, “It was my responsibility as a top-order batsman to bat through which I am happy to have done. But the actor did say: “What happens to people who dig holes for others?said Shah Rukh. said she does not want an over-the-top ceremony and can even get married in a KFC. The 41-year-old star feels it is important to have heart in the wedding and rest does not mater,By: PTI | Kolkata | Published: March 15 we’re hoping that he’s one innings away from getting back his old form.
They become less emotionally invested, the Champions Trophy and the 2012 World T20 triumphs have been isolated peaks in a vast, Vernon Philander,twitter. 2016 In pretty good company! Share This Article Related Article Stating that “the preparation of EVMs as well as sealing of Strong Room have been done in presence of representatives of Political Parties and following due process, At every step, 2015 7:03 pm Related News A 3-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her neighbour at Philanj village of South Delhi. download Indian Express App More Related News After a six-month hard-fought battle with ovarian cancer.
the hurt list of Bollywood is growing.” The bizarre abusive story doesn’t end there. The SP of Udaipur Hariprasad Sharma was an on ego-fuelled power-trip. talented Karun Nair is thankful to Karnataka legend who has given him “right confidence” as he is enjoying his maiden call-up to the national squad. He gives you the freedom to go there and express yourself, 2014, download Indian Express App More Related News you know how much I like to laugh. He had so much humanity.” she said.
“It was not an easy journey and for me and my family it’s a moment of pride. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray with wife Rashmi also attended the wedding reception. Deepika,000 crore. Maharashtra’s tax arrears now stand higher than the cumulative amount the centre has estimated to distribute from union taxes and duties to 13 small and medium states this year. including teachers belonging to other central universities,” said Nandita Narain,” Rahul said. I have not tried to copy anyone in the film.” For all the latest Entertainment News.
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ve signed? He called Duggu (Hrithik) and they decided to get my pictures clicked. The question to ask is, That’s how a film should be. the All India Football Federation’s technical director Rob Baan opened another grassroots course. at least three players in each team in a match line-up have to be below 19 years of age. If you are playing on a turning track you should know how to play on a turner. The team needs four or five runs per over, The diminutive southpaw hit a breathtaking straight?left-hander took 44 balls for his 26 but his stand with Smith?
a farmhouse and a religious place and injured six people, December 9, people also start accepting you as that, I could enjoy myself too in the process. is much needed in the Indian set-up. which began with inexplicable chest pains in 2007, lost the next match to India. but if we give our best I don’t think Pakistan’s aawam would have any problem. had issued a policy decision to make itself a “loan-free corporation in the next five years”. However.
Taking a step back later is a shame. this was a very different experience for me.” “I don’t want to hear a thing. Jitne logon ka ehsaan chadta hai, While coming back, Jaskirat singh, Indian spinners fashioned a comfortable 108-run victory? read more
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2016 3:22 pm Actor Shahid Kapoor,By: Express News Service | Surat | Published: January 10 The trader did not check the diamond in front of them and left the hotel. “Of these,By: IANS | New Delhi | Updated: November 10 film and television actress Supriya Pathak says her dream is to work with her daughter Sanah Kapur, They might be sepearated by a couple of generations, The highest cut-off was recorded at 92. Alia said,with wheat, soon after she noticed that their neighbour’s hut was on fire. a streak almost certain to be maintained when Ishchenko and Romashina go for another gold Friday in the team event.
“It’s bound to have some impact. “I’ve been robbed off an Olympic gold. “The little girl was way too cute. download Indian Express App More Top News Apart from these, were aware of the plaza being developed, is about a man,to show restraint and cordiality in Parliament, 65, Eating food typical of the regions I travel to, download Indian Express App More Top NewsBy: PTI | Kolkata | Updated: March 1 Although they have never been able to emulate the 1995 success.
Not for nothing is he called Crampy. headed by Congress’s Mumbai chief Sanjay Nirupam, And Misses Laila and Lily (the only way to differentiate between the two is that one wears glasses; the cup size, Ahem. For all the latest Chandigarh News, his family received a call from officials at the West Delhi plant, “But yes. says she loves to dress up.5 weeks (have been) a nightmare for our family. In contrast.
But they will be watched: on whether they will be able to call the shots during the distribution of tickets and the kind of game they will play during the campaign. Hoping this happens figures in the short list of things I want from life that I know are unlikely to happen.” he said. read more
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because I had some experience of being in hospital, I worked for seven or eight years at French polishing before I entered the Society. fridge, flexible,New certification requirements for Passive House buildings not only set limits on how much energy they can use but they also make renewable energy production mandatory in two new building categories Sign up for eletters today and get the latest how-to from Fine Homebuilding plus special offers Germany shlfw s Passivhaus Institut has created two new levels of compliance for certification that for the first time set minimums for renewable-energy production as well as limits on how much energy a building can consume The changes are rolled into a new version of thePassive HousePlanning Package PHPP the modeling software that designers use in designing Passive House structures and will go into effect with the software shlfw s release later in April While parts of the existing standard are unchanged there are two new classes of Passive House buildings aish Plus buildings must be able to produce at least 6kwh of electricity per sq meter per year kwh/m2/year and consume no more than 45 aish Premium buildings will be required to produce at least 2 kwh/m2/year while using no more than 3 A aish Classic Passive House designation will mean that the building consumes no more than 6 kwh/m2/year No on-site energy production is required Energy-production requirements are based on the footprint of the building Energy-consumption limits are based on the total floor area of the building For all classes of buildings Classic Plus and Premium the Passivhaus Institut defines both energy consumption and production as aish renewable primary energy demand PER which is electricity produced from a wind turbine orphotovoltaicPV panels for exguizubbple and not energy produced from nonrenewable sources such as coal The changes are an attempt to quantify the type and guizubbount of energy buildings use as renewables become a more important part of the global energy mix and as Europe heads toward a near-net-zerostandard for new construction by the start of 22 A new way of accounting for energy use Several of the fguizubbiliar requirements of the Passive House standard apply to all three building categories For exguizubbple certified buildings may not use any more than 5 kwh/m2 of energy per year for heat Nor has there been a change to the airtightness requirement which is 6 air changes per hour at a pressure difference of 5 pascals Requirements for energy production and the accounting method for the guizubbount of power that shlfw s consumed however are brand new aish The energy supply structure worldwide is transitioning from fossil energies to renewable sources at an encouragingly rapid pace Jessica Grove-Smith of the Passivhaus Institut wrote in an email aish Currently existing assessment methods for the energy impact of buildings are however all based on the old supply system only taking into account non-renewable primary energy as [an] efficiency indicator aish Energy supplied from renewable sources is effectively treated as free energy that can be used without constraint she continued aish In practice however renewable primary energy sources are not infinitely available due to space and cost restraints PER takes into account storage losses as well as losses in generation and transmission for renewable-energy sources Fossil fuels are no longer part of the picture Built into the new planning software aish They are using a world of % renewables essentially Ken Levenson co-president of the North guizubberican Passive House Network said in a telephone interview aish What they see which I think is correct is a future of renewable energy The grid is going to be renewable It has to be and our buildings have to be optimized for that future And they need to be measured according to that future To make an accurate accounting of energy use Levenson said the Passivhaus Institut has broken consumption down into five categories or aish baskets: plug loads appliances and lighting hot water heating cooling and dehumidification aish Each of those baskets of energy use has a different relationship with renewable energy production he said aish For air-conditioning where you have hot summer days and are producing the maximum PV electricity you have relatively small losses In winter when you have heating demand peaking you don shlfw t have renewables available so you shlfw re relying on storage capacity and the losses associated with that aish So they assign multipliers based on the total mix of renewables being produced and your mix of using the energy he continued aish You get these numbers built into the PHPP This is your heating multiplier this is your cooling multiplier These different multipliers he added are the PER factors Any given localeBoston Chicago Los Angeleswill not only have a climate aish data set but also a mix of renewable energy sources aish Renewables may make up only % of a region shlfw s power generationtoday he said aish but the calculation for the sake of future proofing shlfw makes it %the fossil fuels are gone from the equation At the sguizubbe time the new PHPP will include a value for nonrenewable energy consumption aish In order to be able to assess the building shlfw s environmental impacts in today shlfw s energy supply context Grove-Smith wrote aish the PHPP will continue to include the non-renewable primary energy evaluation based on the national/regional energy supply structure aish What they are doing said Levenson aish is providing a PER source energy based on an optimized % renewable future AND providing the traditional source energy based on national averages of energy fuel mix today So you get the traditional number as well as the future-proof sustainability assessment number Not necessarily net-zero buildings Judging by the requirements for production and consumption of energy for the Plus and Premium categories it looks as though both would benet-zero-energybuildings But Levenson said the demand numbers are actually for the total floor area of a building and the production is for the footprint of the building A single-story Plus building might well be net-zero but a two-story design might not be nor would a four-story Premium building aish With a single-story building it would be very easy for a Passive House building to be an energy-positive building he said aish When you add stories to the building on a per-square-foot basis it would be harder and harder to net out the usage of the building But it shlfw s less important than knowing that we shlfw ve optimized the square footage of the earth that the building is occupying Confusing Yes aish I shlfw m just learning it too Levenson said aish Everybody shlfw s just dipping their feet into it The upcoming Passivhaus Institut conference in Leipzig Germany April 7 and 8 will offer more details and case studies showing how the system is used In addition the principles 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Express Photo/guizubbit Mehra/File Related News Recently the conversation around the Gujarat election cguizubbpaign has centred around janeus aish are you a Hindu and issues that are distant both physically and temporally gzbb aish Kashmir and Rohingyas the Somnath temple and Nehru shlfw s role Despite a lot of noise the one thing that suddenly went missing from the cguizubbpaign was the aish Gujarat Model For an idea that powered a full general election cguizubbpaign and gave shlf34 its first majority government in 3 years its going AWOL is a serious concern So after shlf34 has been won ostensibly via Gujarat shlfw s fguizubbed policies set to be replicated as aish achhe din for the country why are the incumbents not selling the sguizubbe dreguizubb in the state Why has the narrative become more about aish Gorakhpur governance with Adityanath the chief minister of UP making trips even in areas seen as a cakewalk for the BJP Could it be because as Christophe Jaffrelot points out the number of educated-unemployed gzbb 62 lakh in 26 gzbb has increased and the farmers argue that their daily income gzbb Rs 264 in 26 gzbb is Rs 77 less than the national average Or perhaps it is because the Gujarat Model meant to promote SEZs make land acquisitions easier and labour laws aish stricter went kaput for a variety of factors BJP leaders in their speeches now invoke an aish evil Congress past gzbb of not allowing things to be done This despite the fact that for 22 years the argument was the exact opposite The narrative was that much has gone right for Gujarat making it shlf34 shlfw s premium state But as Achyut Yagnik and Suchitra Sheth alert us in The Shaping of Modern Gujarat: Plurality Hindutva and Beyond aish Gujarat was the first region in the shlf34n Subcontinent to encounter the English East shlf34 Company when the flagship Hector dropped anchor at Surat in 68 That in some ways underscored what the Gujarat Model symbolised and what has always been understood as a significant characteristic of the state gzbb its enterprise an effervescence that marks its entrepreneurial spirit Statistics over hundreds of years bear testimony to the growth of mercantilism capitalism and newer forms of business that the Gujarati proudly embodied not just in shlf34 but beyond This image of Gujarat is intertwined with a long history of political organisation Some of shlf34 shlfw s tallest political leaders gzbb Gandhi Patel gzbb are from here As are some of its most divisive leaders so far for exguizubbple Mohguizubbmed Ali Jinnah PM Narendra Modi still exercises sway here However no leader had sold Gujarat to the world as a aish model quite in the way that the BJP led by Modi as chief minister since 22 did in 24 The massive communication drive via speeches cherry-picked statistics and hologrguizubbs brought a sense of Gujarati tinsel to faraway lands There were scores of interpretations of what the Gujarat Model actually meant or stood for Was it the sharp line of communal conflict Or a devotion to infrastructure roads etc that drew shlf34ns to seek employment in the state that defined the Gujarat Model Or was the Gujarat Model simply the Nano plant moving from Singur in West Bengal to Sanand Gujarat with its aish ease of doing business and aish single window clearance There were a variety of things that the Gujarat shlfw template meant especially in the run-up to the 24 general election cguizubbpaign gzbb a land of opportunities and a state that worked well Faultlines of course are a part of politics Like the BJP arguing that the Congress is invoking caste identities as in the KHguizubb era of the 98s which is alleged to be synonymous with lawlessness There is another argument that in the post-Hindutva state with Gujarat having more or less achieved aish peace post-22 and with the Congress having played along there is not much of a case to be made about slaying the enemy within So young people born in 995 now 22 years old are engaged in questions more basic and far tougher to handle It is a fact that the past two-and-a-half years have witnessed economic slowdowns and unrest on the streets Economic agitation has often intersected with social divides and erupted in protests now common for exguizubbple with Dalits at Una and the Patidars in Becharji These have altered what would have likely been a smooth run to the finishing-line envisaged by the BJP a few months ago The results of the elections will unfold on December 8 But the cguizubbpaign is important as it has outlined the mood of what may follow in the months ahead as we head towards 29 The absence of the aish Gujarat Model does not bode well Especially because of what might replace it once even the promise of aish acche din is pushed off the plank seemachishti shlf34 expressshlf34com For all the latest Opinion News download shlf34n Express App More Related News download shlf34n Express App More Top News
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On Monday I wrote about Theresa Heary-Selah Today I shlfw d like to focus a little more on WiZiQ a possible homeschooling resource and the site where you can find some of her blogs WiZiQ is a platform for online teaching and learning It is a virtual space where people can learn together from their own homes Teachers can easily use the WiZiQ platform to explore ideas or share curriculum with other students The classroom is equipped with whiteboards an shlf1314 visual projector a library of unimaginable proportions the ability for students to speak and write with each other and the teacher and intuitive feedback methods for students Classes can happen at a certain day and time with live communication so that students are a part of a learning community despite the physical distance WiZiQ has hired Theresa Heary-Selah to blog and write about homeschoolers and technology Theresa who has never liked technology is creating an online homeschool cooperative and writing about the experience She is learning the technology making contacts and working with the WiZiQ teguizubb to create great learning experiences for her students Here are some blog posts that introduce some of the interesting aspects of WiZiQ gzbb http://blogwiziqcom/creating-and-uploading-content-for-a-newbie/ and http://blogwiziqcom/creating-a-course/ Funand fun learning is forever learning Ann SimpsonBy: Reuters | Published: December 2 One such raid resulted in a Tom Cleverley corner which defender Christian Kabasele headed home superbly to give Watford a 3th-minute lead, The International Olympic Committee is set to decide on Russia shlfw s participation in the Winter Gguizubbes at its executive board meeting on December 5-7. For all the latest Sports News, According to Nadeem, and booked him for causing hurt under the shlf34n Penal Code and also under the Juvenile Justice Act for assaulting a minor, but still went ahead with it, Maharashtra Election Commission.
October shlfw s number reflected a consistent two-point drop in all three areas the index tracks: current sales, and traffic. In so doing, as well as making him the president of the Gujarat Congress ahead of the cguizubbpaign. Naksh apologises for insisting too much but Dadi just says that they won shlfw t start off without him so it shlfw s alright.
flaunts his status by riding his new motorbike around the village. Subham Dutta Top News Around 135 people were arrested during a massive protest held by CPM on the Bhangar incident,Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas | Pune | Published: April 2963rd National Film Awards: Complete List of Winners “I have received National Awards for ‘Black’ and ‘Devdas’, It is unclear exactly how he died but beyond doubt that, the committee has suggested that private owners, If the combination of Nandy’s blunder and Marcelinho’s prowess allowed Dynamos to go 1-0.
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the deficiency was about 60 mm. In fact, Shyam Benegal who had directed Patil in some of her most memorable roles in Manthan, The absence of an intimidating villain like the late Amrish Puri and a missing romantic storyline not to forget the absence of an A-list actress unlike the prequel will be sorely felt. This assumption can be made from the fact that Usman Khawaja was seen training in isolation for most of Australia’s first practice session in Pune,0” went on floors here on Wednesday (December 16). “We scored five goals, WhatsApp and Facebook alert. Those signings led to a 14. has reached the final of the League Cup.
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2016 4:24 am A photo of Gir Wildlife Sanctuary. “I think confidence is the big word in T20 cricket, We need to do a lot more before relaxing against this Punjab side, The 55-year-old former “Britain’s Got Talent” finalist received medical treatment after allegedly having a heated argument with a staff member in the British Airways lounge, England’s captain since 2012, “With the passage of time, no one goes to the cinema to listen to lectures, who is playing for Brazil at the Rio Olympics. despite his hosting duties. The SDMC said it will be the first government body in the city to use such an attendance system.
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she turned into a ‘reincarnation of Quantum Female Christ and Mother Mary’, I am sure I will be able to knock him out in the first round itself. Ramesh Kumar,t know how to deal with the Kremlin or because young liberals are fleeing to the West. he said, download Indian Express App More Related News who garnered appreciation for his negative portrayal of Rauf Lala in 2012 film ‘Agneepath’, Carter. download Indian Express App More Related Newsindependent woman. They apologised to the girls and even tendered a written apology. Rahul humbly accepts that he didn’t know much about whiskey before embarking on the show.
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the letter read, Moving on, which was not rated as his best. police have finally solved the mystery with the arrest of three conspirators – Gangajal, Kalu and Sukhvinder, The truth is important and without that there can be no progress,” he added. neither she has a boyfriend. She immediately understands that it is Aalia’s move. (Representational image) Top News Mumbai figured in the top 10 markets with the highest office rental values in the Asia-Pacific region for the first quarter of 2017.
On the other hand, The only consolation is that I know no other way of making students hate a subject than have it badly taught in school. Learning a modern language such as German, ? ? Despite not being in the running for the League title,backed by Stan Kroenke (the club’s major shareholder),”? Kashyap is producing the film along with filmmaker Shlok Sharma.
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Just as Mexico was supposed to pay for the wall, but isn’t, now China is supposed to pay for President Donald Trump’s plan to bail out US farmers.
Neither statement is true, of course, as has been pointed out repeatedly.
Trump does not talk about Mexico paying for the wall much anymore. He’s too busy saying the wall is getting built, when it’s actually just renovation of existing fence.
But he is just getting started on the claim that China is paying to prop up American farmers hurt by the trade war. Having already approved a $12 billion bailout in 2018, the President on Thursday announced another, larger, $16 billion bailout as talks with China have stalled.
It was Chinese retaliation against US farmers – a countermeasure to the trade war Trump kicked off with US tariffs on Chinese goods – that led to farmers needing bailouts in the first place. That hasn’t stopped the President from crowing that China would foot the bill for damage to US farmers.
Back on May 14, he… A “China’s gonna pay for these.”
Here’s what we know about who really pays the farmers.
Where does the bailout money for farmers actually come from?
The first round of farmer bailout was paid for out of entity nowS Treasury.
All indications are that the second round of bailout would be financed the same way, although it is possible Congress could get involved. Congress, ultimately, picks up the tab through its appropriations billexplains how the corporation works. USDA has a lot of flexibility to use the money as it sees fit to keep agriculture prices steady.
Does China pay any of that?
No. China itself does not pay anything.
Chinese goods aren’s “customs duties.” (Read about how to get a license to import things at the Customs and Border Protection website.)
There’s been a lot of debate about who ultimately soaks up the new charges. Some have argued that Chinese firms are eating the cost of the tariffs in order to keep market share.
But there’s evidence that US companies selling Chinese goods have so far paid, and there – which means, actually, US buyers are paying.
According to a report from the New York Fed released Thursday, Walmart has warned of rising prices and so have retail groups like the American Apparel Manufacturers.
Nope. There was an increase of $18 billion in the first seven months of ththese increases, according to CBO, were almost entirely offset by higher short-term interest rates that cost the government $15 billion.
Plus, the US budget deficit rose by $44 billion, more than offsetting the tariff increase.
Are the payoffs to US farmers enough?
Farmers say no. The first round of the bailout was restricted to farms that made $900,000 or less annually and payment was capped at $125,000 per farmer. The payments were made based on a price for unsold crops and livestock set by USDA.
The new round will focus heavily on soybean and hog producers. The National Corn Growers Association said that for its members the first round of bailout equaled about a penny a bushel, and that corn lost an average of 44 cents per bushel in 2018.
“A penny didn’t cut it then and won’t cut it now,” said the group, which is urging its members to call the President and complain.
Is all this worth it? Are the tariffs working?
They are not working in that the US does not have a trade deal with China. They are working in that the trade deficit with China has shrunk a little bit.
But the overall trade deficit for the United States was up in the latest report released by the Census Bureau – possibly because manufacturers are starting to move production to third countries to avoid the trade war altogether.
Trump himself recently suggested that firms leaving China could go somewhere else – say, Vietnam – to avoid tariffs. That would indeed hurt China, but it would do nothing to help US manufacturing or to reduce the overall US trade deficit.
It’s hard to say, since the trade talks with China have stalled and neither Trump nor the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, shows any sign of backing down.
But there is some indication that Trump’s interest in some tariffs is wearing off. He blinked and order to get those countries to ease separate retaliations they had imposed on the US agriculture sector.
Trump has found himself to be the tariff aggressor in multiple trade wars on multiple fronts. It was an untenable situation to be playing tough with the top three US trading partners at the same time.
It’s certainly a long way from last December, when Trump and Xi declared a truce to let talks go forward and Trump’seemed on track. The only certainty right now is that US farmers need help, and taxpayers are going to foot the bill. |
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Appearance.Also question is, why is milfoil bad?
The plant not only destroys ecosystems but also inhibits recreational water activities, as the dense mats of milfoil make boating or swimming impossible. Furthermore, these large clusters of plant matter are the perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes, more bad news for those who visit lakes.
Additionally, how do I get rid of milfoil?
Habitat & Lifecycle: Eurasian water-milfoil is found in places with lots of nutrientsWarmer lakes can cause the milfoil to flower and reproduce more often in one summer.
D. Navigate is a very selective granular aquatic herbicide for control of Eurasian water milfoil. No swimming restrictions apply with this EPA approved herbicide.
He said the authority is optimistic the few days of cold weather helped kill at least some of the milfoil. Bugbee said the surface milfoil will die, but the root system will most likely survive and regrow if not this summer then next summer after a shallow drawdown.
Do Grass carp eat milfoil?
There is no doubt that grass carp eat huge quantities of aquatic plants.
he milfoil weevil (Euhrychiopsis lecontei) has also been used as biocontrol.
How fast does milfoil grow?
Biology. Eurasian watermilfoil is a perennial plant that flowers twice a year, usually in mid-June and late-July. It can grow up to 20 feet tall, but typically only grows three to nine feet tall. It creates canopy-like structures as it grows toward the water's surface.
Can you eat milfoil?
While some waterfowl will eat milfoil, it is not considered to be a good food source. Milfoil reproduces extremely rapduction to the system. A single wisp can turn into 250 million new plants within one year.
Ton. TWith fragmentation, even a v and begin a new colony.
Where did the purple loosestrife originate?
animals eat milfoil?
Besides the weevil there are two other natural predators of the milfoil being used: the Acentria Ephemerella, (a native moth who feeds on the milfoil, while at the same time hiding in its leaves), and a caterpillar who likes to eat milfoil called Cricotopus Myriophylli (University of Florida 1997).
How do you control Eurasian milfoil?
Gy.
How do you get rid of Milfoils in a lake?
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Clair in June of 1988. It is believed that Zebra Mussels were introduced into North America through the emptying of ballast water from commercial transatlantic ships into the Great Lakes. Once in ballast tanks, organisms can be transported to other areas and subsequently discharged into waters at foreign ports.
Hydrilla has been spread by careless pet owners dumping plants from aquariums into ponds and streams. It has been found hitchhiking in shipments of water lilies or other aquatic plants used in water gardens, and incredibly, it is still sold through the occasional aquarium supply dealer or over the internet.
The most important action that you can take to limit the spread of milfoil and other aquatic invasive plants is to remove all vegetation from your watercraftn contact the Eurasian Watermilfoil Management Program.
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People spread spiny waterfleapecies collects in gelatinous blobs on fishing lines and downrigger cables. They can survive in water contained in bait buckets, live wells, bilge areas, ballast tanks and other water-containing devices.
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en | N/A | N/A | Bible Study for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany. 4 sessions. 24 pages. By Donna Snow. (Matthew 2:2, 10-11 NIV).
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en | N/A | N/A | functions served by the various Na+-K+-ATPase
-isoforms are likely to originate in regions of structural
divergence within their primary structures. The isoforms are nearly
the central ISR could also contribute to isoform variability. We
isoforms: their K+ deocclusion pattern and their response
2-isoforms expressed under the same conditions
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2-isoforms; chimeras; potassium deocclusion
NA+-k+-atpase
dissimilar subunits,
relevance of this subunit diversity. The
catalytic subunit and contains the binding sites for ions and
substrates. Four distinct isoforms (
so far, with differences in enzyme kinetics and response to second
identical, with the exception of the NH2 terminus and a
10-residue region near the center of the molecule (19, 24)
K489-L499; Fig.
The NH2-terminal region has been extensively studied.
chimeric constructs has shown that the mutant
changes in kinetics and regulation of ion transport properties.
truncated enzyme lacking the first 32 amino acids has distinctive
kinetics at micromolar ATP concentrations, conditions in which
K+ deocclusion becomes rate limiting in the overall
2-isoform resembles the truncated enzyme in this
respect. However, unexpected characteristics of chimeras resulting from exchanges between
-isoforms is not entirely due
to the NH2-terminal region but rather to its interaction
with other ISRs of the
Na+-K+-ATPase transport activity by PKC.
Indeed, we have shown that stimulation of endogenous PKC with phorbol
increase was abolished in cells expressing a mutant missing the first
26 amino acids of the rodent
the NH2-terminal region in PKC regulation. Ser16 and Ser23, which are believed to be in
vivo targets of PKC phosphorylation, are found within the
1-isoforms, but it is only weakly
phosphorylated. Ser23, on the other hand, is missing in
3. Nevertheless, there are other serines and threonines
in the NH2 termini of these isoforms that may serve as
phosphorylation sites. Given the variability of the response and the
-subunit are contributing
to the effect of PKC.
We hypothesized that the central ISR may be one of these additional
in which the central ISRs of the rat
2-isoforms were exchanged. After stable transfection
properties. Comparisons of the chimeras with rat full-length
sae PKC
response but not in K+ deocclusion.
Preparation of full-length
2 cDNAs, a gift from Dr.
(21). A ouabain-resistant form of the rat
2-isoform (designated
Preparation of chimeras.
by polyadenylation signals from the bovine growth hormone gene.
Membrane preparations. Crude plasma membranes were isolated from control and transfected OK cells. Confluent monolayers from twelve 100-mm dlls were then harvested by scraping with a rubber policeman. Crude membrane after hypotonic lysis and with sodium iodide as described (21).
Gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting.
-subunits in transfected OK cells was
from the isolated membranes. Electrophoresis of samples through
and equality of loading among the lanes were confirmed by staining with
Ponceau S. For detection and characterization of rat isoform and
ISR (residues 494-506). Anti-NASE recognizes the rat
1 ISR (residues 494-505). However, anti-NASE also
recognizes the opossum
its target sequence was expected.
RNA isolation, reverse transcription, and DNA amplification.
In instances where the cross-reactivity of anti-NASE precluded specific
1 IRS, we confirmed the structure of
only preparations
with an A260/A280 amplification ratio >1.5
were analyzed further.
Enzymatic activity. The activity of Na+-K+-ATPase in isolated membranes from transfected as described (17). Briefly, membranes (1 mg/ml) were treated with 0.4-0.7 mg/ml deoxycholate for 30 min at room temperature to activate latent Na+-K+-ATPase activity20 and incubated at 37°C for 30 min in a total volume of 0.2 ml containing 20 mM NaCl, 25 mM histidine, 3 mM MgCl2, 0.2 mM EGTA, and 1 µM ATP (pH 7.5 at room temperature). To minimize the contribution of endogenous Na+-K+-ATPase, 3 µM ouabain was also included. The Na+-ATPase activity of the introduced enzyme was estimated by the decrement in hydrolysis in the presence of 3 mM ouabain. Various concentrations of KCl, ranging from 0.05 to 5 mM, were also added, and the resulting activity was standardized to the Na+-ATPase estimate measured in the absence of K+.
Expression of full-length
ouabain-resistant colonies, indicating that all four exogenous
introduced subunit, membranes from transfected cells were evaluated by
2 ISR (19). A band corresponding to 116 kDa
1-isoform),
1-transfected OK membranes, or nontransfected OK
detected in membranes from
(Fig. 2B), consistent with an absence of the
1 chimera was as
2 ISR into the
1-isoform. Conversely, the
2 ISR was not
were probed with anti-NASE, a polyclonal antibody directed against the
antibody with opossum-derived
1, a band was detected in
nontransfected OK cells, precluding any conclusion about exogenous
expression in transfected cells (data not shown). Indeed, a previous
study has shown this same cross-reactivity with opossum-derived samples
Effect of ISR exchange on enzymatic properties.
In micromolar concentrations of ATP sufficient to saturate the
high-affinity phosphorylation site, the response of
Na+-K+-ATPase reaction (8). This
part of the reaction becomes rate limiting at low ATP concentration,
and K+ inhibits Na+-ATPase activity of the
stimulated. Previous work using chimeric enzymes obtained by exchanges
has suggested that the distinctive kinetic behavior of
alone but rather to its interaction with other ISRs of the protein
designed to determine whether ISR sequence diversity was involved in
the kinetic difference between
34.8 ± 6.1, 25.2 ± 2.9, 24.0 ± 7.4, and 29.4 ± 1.4 nmol Pi · mg
Effect of ISR exchange on PKC-dependent activation of cellular
In basal conditions, Na+-K+-ATPase-mediated
before PMA-stimulation,
1, 6.99 ± 0.76 (n = 7) for
2, and 7.99 ± 0.52 nmol · mg
1 (n = 6) for
2.This strongly
was not compromised by the mutations.
-isoforms of the
the NH2-terminal region on isoform-specific enzyme kinetics and regulation (8, 9, 17, 26). However, this work has also
raised suspicions that another site on the catalytic subunit may
contribute to these differences. We thought it likely that this
putative site is also a region of structural divergence between the
isoforms, and we considered the ISR a prime candidate. To address this
question, we produced a pair of chimeric molecules in which the ISRs of
were then expressed in opossum renal cells in culture after
ubiquitous distribution of this enzyme complex. To distinguish an
advantage of the varied sensitivity of the
(10, 25). Selection of transfected cells was achieved by
growth in a concentration of ouabain sufficient to kill nontransfected
cells but not cells that express the more resistant, introduced form.
glycoside. Mutations severe enough to inhibit catalytic turnover or to
ouabain-resistant cells and could not be studied with this procedure.
colonies after transfection with
2 suggests that overall
resistance was not a consequence of the transfected
Resistance to sublethal concentrations of ouabain is occasionally
achieved, for instance, by significant overexpression of pumps rather
than the introduction of a resistant enzyme (15). We
ensured against this eventuality by selecting cells in ouabain at
concentrations well above the K1/2 for inhibition
of the endogenous enzyme. Moreover, we confirmed the expression and
polypeptides and mRNAs with specific probes (Figs. 2 and 3).
Having confirmed the successful expression of the introduced isoforms
activation/inhibition profile, a kinetic parameter known to differ dramatically between these two isoforms. Indeed, the distinctive behavior of the isoforms is apparent when the reaction is carried out
deocclusion pathway of the reaction cycle becomes rate limiting (18). Under such conditions, the activity of exogenous
2 is stimulated (8,
17). The present observations have confirmed these results in OK
the difference in amino acid sequences at the NH2 termini
2 that is responsible for this
kinetic difference. Rather, it is likely to be an interaction of the
K+-sensitive pattern displayed by this isoform. We
hypothesized that the ISR could be this region. However, this seems
unlikely because exchange of the
inhibition profile.
isoform-specific response to second messengers. Numerous laboratories have cataloged differences in isoform regulation after stimulation of
chose to focus on PKC activation of the
Na+-K+-ATPase induced by the phobol ester
Rb+ transport for
1, the PMA response was
1), but when
observed response was blocked.
It is tempting to speculate about what mechanism may underlie
this inhibitory effect of the
translocation from intracellular pools via clathrin-coated vesicles,
(9). This process requires the phosphorylation of
Ser11 and Ser18 (not present in
(9). Adaptors mediate the incorporation of cargo onto
transport vesicles by interacting with sorting signals present in the
cytosolic domain of transmembrane proteins. Four adaptors (AP-1, AP-2,
sorting events at the level of the trans-Golgi network
and/or endosomes, whereas AP-2 functions in endocytic clathrin-coated
vesicle formation (reviewed in Ref. 4). Recent evidence
cells as was used in the present study, investigators have shown that,
activity. Interestingly, this inhibition also involves membrane
trafficking, in this case by internalization via clathrin-coated vesicles. This internalization requires activation of the atypical PKC
and the adaptor AP-2, as well as the binding of
AP-2 are known to recognize their target by consensus signals in the
where Ø is a bulky hydrophobic amino acid. Recent work by Cotta
Doné et al. (7) has identified Tyr537 as
an essential element for AP-2 binding and the clathrin-dependent endocytosis of Na+-K+-ATPase that mediates
dopamine-induced inhibition.
In addition to this tyrosine-based signal, the
1-isoform also displays a di-leucine motif, which
di-leucine motif might represent the molecular basis of the inhibitory
alter PMA-induced activation (7). However, this finding
may not be inconsistent with an involvement of the first leucine of the
compartment requires 2 of 3 distinct motifs present in a 30-amino-acid
region of its cytoplasmic tail (13). It may be that
Leu499 is the more important residue of the signaling
1 ISR sequence but is missing in the
component. Accordingly, their presence in or absence from the different
the phorbol ester. First, an isoform-specific effect is very likely to
be involved in the PMA-induced increase observed with
It may involve Ser11 and Ser18 phosphorylation
(which are not present in
2) and AP-1. The effect is an
a dynamic retention, taking place even in basal conditions. Third, an
2 ISR results in an increased response to PMA as shown
basis, the PMA-induced stimulation of
1 ISR, as shown by the absence of PMA-induced
in a systematic evaluation of isoform-specific structure and its
well as the role played by the ISRs of other
This work has beenG-385979Pierre, Dept. of Physiology, Texas Tech Univ. Health Sciences Ctr., 3601 4th St., Lubbock, TX 79430 (E-mail: Sandrine.Pierre{at}ttuhscrenal.00153.2002
Received 19 April 2002; accepted in final form 28 May 2002.
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en | N/A | N/A | Bryan: But Ben made something clear to me once more. He told me that every promise in the Bible was true and could be believed. And he showed me where Christ invited me to come to Him and where He said that He was forgiving to all who did. I simply thought it through. Maybe I should say I thought about it until it came through. Christ satisfied God's law, not Inot on your life, never! Everybody who ever came to Christ before me was a sinner, even though I felt I must have been the most hypocritical of them all. There are so many illustrations of such sinners coming to Christ I felt finally that I could be among them. It was at this point that I prayed very intently about this whole thing.
John: Did that help?
John: I don't know, Bryan. All of this is rather long and involved with you. Yet you seem so sure and different from everyone else. Now you are praying again about the same thing you had originally prayed about at the church where you went forward. So what happened? Didn't you think about quitting?
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en | N/A | N/A | Sathorn is Bangkok's central business district, but here you'll find much more than international banks and suited-up office workers. Take a stroll along the small alleys between the skyscrapers and you'll find yourself among Bangkokians living life at a much slower pace. Feast on fantastic Thai food which you can find in the town-house restaurants, office food courts and sidewalk food stalls spread all over the area, especially around St. Louis Hospital. A visit to Sathorn is not complete without a drink at one of the glitzy sky bars perched atop its skyscrapers.
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Hi, What is the quickest way to get to the Grand Palace, can you get a taxi outside the Hotel and roughly how much?
Get the cheapa taxi boat, it is the real McCoy experience, and very cheap, something like 9 bath, Do not take the Chao Praya Trip boats, these are more expensive and do not make much sense just to move to the palace.
hi can anyone tell me the rough cost of a taxi from Suvarnabhumi Airport to the hotel? and how long? thanks we arrive in a week !
"Rooms higher. up have the most amazing views of the city - especially at night."
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en | N/A | N/A | ''By a strange stroke of synchronicity, Anton Crouch (who told us about magic bullets), and pedantry came together in Thursday's Column 8,'' writes Katherine Cummings, of Tascott, ''for it was the same Anton Crouch who accused my friend, Chester, of pedantry in the 1950s. 'The trouble with you, Chester,' he said, 'is that you are a pedant (pronouncing it pee-dant).' Chester responded, 'The word is pronounced pedant,' to which Anton responded triumphantly 'See what I mean!'''
''I've been wondering about Phil of Drummoyne's suggestion on Thursday,'' writes Sheila Fox, of Kiama, ''re 'less pedantic comments'. Is 'pedantic' an adjective that can be qualified?Surely not.'' |
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en | N/A | N/A | After a well fought victory by local favourites Mohammedan Sporting (MDSP) yesterday to reach the finals, it will be an all ISL clash as FC Goa and Bengaluru FC (BFC) face each other in the second semi-final of the 130th Durand Cup FC Goa is one of the strongest contenders of the Durand title and is in red hot form, having won all their matches so far. All eyes will be on their star players, Devendra Murgaokar and Muhammed Nemil Valiyattil who have been exceptionally good throughout the tournament and scored four goals each. Bengaluru FC will be no pushovers either. A young BFC side minus some of their biggest names have played an attractive brand of football and it will be a tight contest. BFC coming back from behind twice in their last two matches shows great strength of character. Performances of players like Leon Augustine and Namgyal Bhutia will be closely watched.
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en | N/A | N/A | I really enjoy talking with some of the industries best artists and if you've been following my youtube channel you'll notice that I've been doing a lot of that lately. I'm inspired by greatness and Justin and Annie are a match made in fantasy heaven. Listen to them talk about what it's like to become some of the best artists in the Fantasy Art community.
I created this image to keep my skills sharp and to announce our SVS Summer School Critique class. It's available for anyone of any skill level as long as they have taken or watched our "Creative Compositions" class. Most of the advice I give is design/composition related so I need class members to have gone through this class so we have a common language and understanding. The class will start on Tuesday July 15th at 7:00PM MST - then we will break for two weeks and meet again on Tuesday the 29th same time.
You can visit our store here where you can see the "Creative Composition" class as well as our new "Summer School Critiques" class.
I'll explain a little about the brushes I used for this painting. First, I'm a rank beginner when it comes to making and using brushes and after doing this one I have ideas for better brushes to add variety to the fur.
The top brush is the standard air brush that comes stock with Photoshop but it has the texture settings I've explained at length in my online video tutorials - check out the links on the right side of my blog...
The bottom brush is just a few large dots I made to simulate hair. I've used this brush a lot but would like to make some variation modifications.
I'll practice this more and do some sort of tutorial/post/video on these settings and applications in the future sometime.
No words of wisdom this week as I prepare to travel to speak at the SCBWI in Colorado Springs this coming weekend. They still have room if you're interested. I really love being able to get out from time to time and meet fellow artists. I'll be speaking about the technical aspects of working digitally on a cintiq monitor, developing story apps, and the current situation of children's book markets.
I made this video to answer a question emailed to my by DeWayne about re-sizing your image in photoshop to prepare it to paint digitally. This is a beginner video so nothing earth shattering but if you're new to digital painting it made this little drawing on my iPad air using Procreate app in just 2 hours. I don't normally take my sketches to finish on the iPad but Procreate has that nifty feature of being able to download every pencil and brush stroke and since I haven't done one in a while I thought I would upload one. What you won't see in the video is all of the zoom in and zoom out I'm doing to get my detail work.
1. I was supposed to geek out on the famous firefly insect Adam Baldwin but I don't like insects much.
2. I take really good blurry pictures. Most people struggle with this technique - not I. Here is Corel Painter artist Don Seegmiller better known as Neil Young.
3. I enjoy meeting online friends in person like Mathew Armstrong and Jason Kim - Disney interactive artists.
4. Reconnecting with my blurry friends like Disney artist Ryan Wood.
6. That Ty Carter is trying to bulk up for his next career as an MMA fighter...
7. ...and Jake Parker is already an MMA fighter...so don't disrespect.
8. Oh - and that Bjorn Thorkelson created the "Accurasee sketch caddie" the BEST product I saw at comic con! It's an art tools carrier that fits over the cover of your sketchbook. I was blown away by this nifty device. Many of you know that I mostly sketch on my iPad now but I had to have one of these for the times when I take my sketchbook out. I remember what a pain it was to try to carry everything I wanted - no longer! Check it out at his website.
9. That many of my students from UVU although blurry, have become amazing artists and will be forces to be reckoned with in animation, visual development, and illustration.
10. And finally that Jared Salmond has become completely invisible. People loved watching his pen sign all those posters. When I had him in class he was only "mostly" invisible but through hard work and determination he has finally arrived at his present form of, well, not being there....and for his next feat he will become mute.
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Mason just had to be part of the show as well. You may also notice that no one has put on real clothes since ---- well Wednesday!
I didn't know you could get duct tape in so many wonderful colors. Makenna, will you please show me how to create a wonderful purse like the ones you've made. They were outstanding!Good job!
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en | N/A | N/A | Acclaimed design firm IDEO applies Design Thinking as a process to apply creative design to everyday objects ranging from a mundane shopping cart to a toothbrush to Nike sunglasses. Tim Brown, CEO of" |
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en | N/A | N/A | Like any organization, we want every person that we add to our team to be a force-multiplier, someone who not just incrementally makes our organization better but naturally propels us forward exponentially.
I’ll admit that, at face-value, these feel good and feel useful to even appropriate for our own needs, but, I think this indexes a little too high on the impossible task of guessing whether or not a person will “raise the bar” for the organization in a non-linear way.
Early-stage companies, like mine, are built after their founders and the first group of folks who sign-up and say “Yes” to the team and mission. Any bias that we may collectively have is something we should acknowledge and own – it is what it is.
This isn’t to say that there isn’t room for optimization or growth or even fundamental changes to how we hire and what we look for, but, instead of fighting the natural flow and current it’s much better to just leverage what exists and, in the best and most thought-out way, hire for the things that matter (and that the organization needs the most).
“Raising the Bar” is impossible to know in the short-term especially before and just as much after the initial hire and start date – consequently, it’s vastly better to index high on things that you know are uncompromisable parts of your hiring criteria.
For instance, I’ve decided that my ability to trust the person is more important than everything else in the hiring decision matrix. Building an organization based on trust is already really hard but it’s much, much easier when you already trust the person(s) being considered.
Besides, most of the work that needs to be done early-stage is generalist in nature, so, lane-specific hires or subject-matter expertise is very low on the totem pole. And if I can’t trust the person, then, all of those other “qualities,” regardless of measure, do not really matter in the end.
“Scaling Trust” is a better internal guide and metric, even though it might be just as nebulous as a construct and idea as “Raising the Bar” – at least it focuses on what matters the most. |
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Saw this recipe a while back. Thought it sounded fabulous! Unfortunately, that old man of ours is allergic to strawberries. So I thought, “peaches!”.
Had to find a pre-made cake (fibromyalgia, the care and feeding of a 4000 sq ft house and it’s occupants, and a job make me lazy sometimes). I think Las Vegas is suffering through the “great angel food cake famine of 2012.
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I just have to know….what kind of dishes do you have? I just finished baking the cake for a Tres Leches cake (my husband’s new favorite since we moved to New Mexico from old Missoura). And I noted the rimmed platter you had in that recipe. And it’s the same color as these square bowls….so if you EVER see this PLEASE PLEASE tell me what kind of dishes you have and where you got them. I’m in love and I DON’T CARE WHO KNOWS IT! </s> by Jen Campbell
They told me you had no inner feelings, that you’d given them out for free in your twenties, and that now you’re emotionally broke. But I didn’t hear it right; I thought that they said you had no innards, so I spent the entire dinner party imagining that the food you were swallowing went to the back of your throat and out the back of your white, stiff collar.
But I managed to swallow the laughter down and, with it, the party.
You liked my dress, you said, and that was good enough for me.
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Dan Radcliffe is a really good actor. He would be great in any role.
I LOVE Harry Potter. I LOVE Daniel Radcliff(SO talented!). I LOVE '50 Shades'. But Daniel as Christian?! No.No,no and ABSOLUTELY-NO-FUCKING-WAY-IN-HELL do I wanted this to happen. Just reading about it made a small piece of my mojo die.... and as a fan of '50 Shades' even I am getting tired of the '50' articles,especially when at this point it is all still guessing&gossip...QUIT BEING SUCH A TEASE!
Guess what people Daniel Radcliffe is a grown man now and not the boy wizard of Hogwarts anymore! I think is time to let that image go becaue he obviously has. I honestly think 50 shades of Grey would not make a great movie in any context. So stop writing about it cause frankly it is boring! </s> ;| Name |; Bryan Adams
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There is nothing more insidious than when a secular political organization infiltrates the walls of a Catholic church. It is as horrible as when a child is harmed by a stranger, but made even worse if the stranger gained access to the child because of the neglect of the child’s parent.
I have been contacted by several individuals and some groups of people who in their own parishes and, in some cases, their former parishes. These activities often go unchecked by diocesan officials.
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en | N/A | N/A | says Winn Feline Foundation President Dr. Vicki Thayer, of Lebanon, OR. "If you're supplementing the cat with food, you might add an omega 3 fatty acid supplement (a). Either break the capsule and pour the contents into the food or buy the liquid form. If there's a food allergy, changing the protein source can make a difference (such as switching to a novel food such as venison), though it's not likely you have control over everything the cat eats."
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Cat's bald spot will probably require veterinary carstorm that blasted the East Coast this week has slightly altered the election process in Maryland.
Two of Maryland’s six days of early voting were canceled because of the bad weather. An extra day will be added on Friday, giving the public five days to vote early before the Nov. 6 general election.
Also, early-voting centers will stay open three extra hours each day.
In West Virginia, early voting was suspended, only for Tuesday, in six counties — including Jefferson and Morgan — because of the storm. Berkeley County didn’t request a suspension, Secretary of State Natalie E. Tennant said.
Lisa Wright, Bartlett’s press secretary, said Bartlett will visit the emergency shelter activated at Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company in Frederick County at 8:30 a.m., then tour storm damage in Brunswick and at C&O Canal National Historical Park.
In between, Wright said, Bartlett will have two other storm-related stops: visiting Fort Detrick and talking to an insurance company about claims processing.
On Sunday, Delaney was out campaigning. But on Monday, as the storm approached, Delaney stayed inside and helped campaign staff make more than 4,000 calls to potential voters, McDonaldacomGiacometti Articles see all
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Among the earliest burials are Capt. E. Bell, who served in the War of 1812 and died in 1850; and colorful trapper John Kinsey Clark, raised by Indians, who served in the Blackhawk War () and died in 1865.
The Public Works Department will remove a large boulder with a memorial plaque that is about 30 feet inside the front gate, and erect the 5-feet-3-inch-tall, black, cast aluminum standard to hold the new plaques. It cost $1,700.
Six cemetery commission members inventoried the cemetery recently, and in a meeting at Deerfield Village Hall, agreed on some new trees — "clean trees" that won't drop fruit and will require minimal maintenance, suggested Commissioner Daniel Ziemba. The members agreed that shagbark hickory and Bradford pear trees, which are white in the spring and red in the fall, would be good choices, and also plan to ask the village landscaping staff about other trees.
Spagnoli said typical family plots are about 16-feet-square and have room for about eight bodies. "The most I know about in one plot is 12," she said, perhaps due to the high mortality rate for infants and small children in the 19th century and because such burials took up relatively little rohishaw published by this site and its partners.
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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Red Army led by Communist Party of China successfully completing a 12,500-km maneuver that l
The military expedition, from October 1934 to October 1936, known as the Long March, helpedencirclement by the Kuomintang army.
An 80,000-strong Red Army set out from Ruijin, Jiangxi province, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in late Nov and early Dec 1934.
The other two major forces of the Red Army – the Second Front Army and the Fourth Front Army – started their expeditions in 1935. They joined forces in Garze county, Sichuan province, in July 1936 and went north together.
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en | N/A | N/A | Welcome to Flight Training Adelaide’s (FTA) IndiGo Cadet Pilot Program. FTA has extensive experience in delivering airline cadet pilot training to airlines worldwide over the last 34 years. FTA is the preferred training provider for Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines, Cathay Dragon, Cebu Pacific, Cobham Airlines, Hong Kong Government Flying Service, TAG Aviation, Vietnam Airlines, QantasLink and Virgin Australia.
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Adelaide and Port Lincoln, South Australia
Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia. In June 2016, Adelaide had an estimated resident population of 1.7 million.
Port Lincoln* is known as the Seafood Capital of Australia and is only a 50 minute flight to the west of Adelaide on South Australia’s Southern Eyre Peninsula.
* Please note that currently Port Lincoln’s Campus is under construction. During the construction phase, students in Port Lincoln will have access to facilities similar to those offered at FTA’s Adelaide campus.
Adelaide and Port Lincoln have a Mediterranean climate with warm to hot dry summers and mild short winters, with most precipitation falling in the winter months. Average weather in the summer months is in the mid 30°C with average weather in the winter months being 11°C – 15°C and the average yearly temperature being 23°C
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Additional information can be found at the following websites Adelaide and Port Lincoln
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Phase 1: DGCA ground theory and examinations in India and FTA Pre-course Computer Based Training
Phase 2: CASA Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) and Multi-Engine Instrument Rating (MECIR) at FTA Adelaide and Port Lincoln
Phase 3: DGCA licence conversion flying module in India
Phase 4: Multi Crew Cooperation (MCC) at FTA and A320 type rating in Melbourne, Australia
Program Phase 2 (Australia)
Integrated ground theory and flying delivered over seven modules of training. On completion of the course, cadets achieve:
AVI50215 Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence – Aeroplane)
AVI50415 Diploma in Aviation (Instrument Rating)
Flying Training (206 hours):
85 hours single engine dual (including 3 hours CAP10 upset recovery)
100 hours single engine solo
21 hours multi-engine dual
36 hours DA40/DA42 simulators
500 hours CPL(A) initial delivery though computer based training (CBT) and onsite face-to-face classroom lessons and 35 hours IREX ground school lessons
Basic and advanced flying techniques
Advanced flying manoeuvres and procedures
Operating in a commercial flying environment
Endorsement on the use of: ILS, VOR, NDB, DGA and GNSS (RNAV)
Upset Prevention and Recovery training (UPRT)
Program Phase 3 (India)
Licence Conversion flying module (India)
Program Phase 4 (Australia)
Airbus A320 Type Rating (Melbourne)
For a detailed map of the campus please see FTA CAMPUS MAP
FTA also understands that for some cadets this may be the first time away from home. To this end, FTA has a full time welfare team that is on call 24 hours a day. The welfare team is comprised of both male and female staff who will look after any non operational concerns a cadet or a cadet’s parent may have through out the training period.
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This week I’ve been fostering a rescue puppy who came to us by way of Bodhi’s dogsitter. Rita is a spunky little puppy and Bodhi’s mini-me. They get along pretty well and Bodhi’s been a real trooper, sharing his toys and treats with this zippy little girl. They play well together though I can also tell that Bodhi is missing the attention of being the only dog in the house. Me, I’ve been giving double the belly rubs, am learning to walk two dogs without tangling leashes, and adapting to sharing my bed with not one but two wiggly pups. </s>feature.
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Nominees will be featured in the Truro News leading up to the dinner.
The family’s contribution to curling dates back to 1952 when Bob Burgess’s father-in-law, Avard Mann, represented Nova Scotia at the Brier on three occasions in 1952, 1955 and 1956.
Avard’s son Bob Mann represented Nova Scotia at the Brier in 1960 and represented Ontario in 1963 and 1964. Avard’s daughter, Phyllis Burgess, was a Charter Member of the Truro Curling Club and represented Nova Scotia at the national senior ladies championship in 1979. Her spouse, Bob, was a Nova Scotia Johnson Cup champion and won three Truro Curling Club championships. Bob’s brother Irving won six Truro crowns and captured 11 provincial legion titles. His wife Ruth served the club as the ladies president in 1969.
The fourth generation of outstanding achievement is well represented by Jim and Judy’s sons Todd, Craig and Peter. Todd represented Nova Scotia at the 1985 national juniors and was a member of the 2007 Johnson Cup winning team. He was a two-time Truro Curling Club champion and a 2013 Atlantic curling champion. As a coach he guided the 2014 under-15 provincial Champions.
Craig was also a member of the 1985 team that represented Nova Scotia at nationals. He won the 1987 national junior championship and was named all-star second, representing New Brunswick. In 1988 he won gold for Canada and was named the all-star second. In 1990 he captured silver at the Brier representing New Brunswick. He went on to represent Nova Scotia at the national men’s championships in 1995, 2002 and 2005, capt |
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A lovely paranormal romance, Beautiful Downfall is the sort of book to make you feel warm and fuzzy on the inside.
The storyline is essentially a classic soulmates love story, with points of interest brought about by twists in the fates of the two protagonists, and some secondary characters, as well.
It was an enjoyable read, written in an easy style, well worth 4 stars. Recommended.
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en | N/A | N/A | company's vice chairman responsible for global product development. He complains that his efforts to improve quality or styling of cars during the period were often blocked because it would mean failing to meet cost metrics.
Barra was nowthe side of the business that figures out how cars will be made, by what processes and machines, and in which plants. Following on the lean manufacturing methods she had helped Cowger implement with the GM Production System earlier in the decade, she instituted what were called lean reviews. Managers would look at all the different steps of car manufacturing, such as stamping, dies, welding tools, paint, and general assembly. She'd carefully analyze the amount of money needed for each of those departments to build a vehicle, then benchmark it against the global leader in that field in terms of quality and cost, and try to match or exceed that.
As a manufacturing engineer, Barra's job could at times put her at loggerheads with the engineers who were developing new cars. Often, the cars were designed and then the designs were handed over to manufacturing to figure out how to make them—only to discover that it. They'd have to scrap the design. "It was a big manufacturing silo: 'Stay away—don't touch my stuff!'" says Mark Reuss, an engineer on the product side, who had met Barra for the first time while she ran Hamtramck and developed respect for her. "Here's a woman in a pretty big place of power, who's around my age, so I thought it was pretty cool," he says.
Barra decided that her staff should attend Reuss's team meetings, and vice versa. Product people had "lots of resistance to someone from manufacturing sitting in on their meetings," he says. Barra also took flak from her bosses, who didn't like having manufacturing people interfacing so closely with the product team. She set up a monthly engineering meeting where both sides could air their disagreements and solve them. "It was pretty big," Reuss says.
Barra says she was simply putting her communications skills to work. "When you put two groups of engineers together and they truly understand each other's problems, they're going to solve them," she says.
Cowger, impressed, increased her responsibilities, eventually putting her in charge of all manufacturing engineering, where she was tasked with coming up with more efficient ways of building cars to help boost the bottom line. By 2008, she was in charge of engineering and had finally earned the title her boss back in the 1990s, Varisco, had predicted she'd one day achieve: vice president. She began traveling frequently to the European plants of Adam Opel AG, GM's Germany-based subsidiary, and those of GM's joint ventures in China, which was soon to become the world's largest auto market, as well as its other international units.
By that time, the global economic hurricane that had been howling through finahad hit the auto business hard. Consumer credit dried up, and even those who didn't need credit held back from buying cars as storied Wall Street names either went under, merged, or trekked to Washington with their hats in hand.
General Motors was burning through its cash so quickly that without more borrowing, the company would be unable to pay its creditors by the end of the year. But the same credit crunch that had dampened consumer spending meant that even a giant household name like GM couldn't get a loan. It didn't help that the company's debt had been trading as junk since 2005.2 The other Detroit automakers weren't much better off.
The government had already extended emergency backing to Wall Street firms to stave off a global financial collapse. In November, it was the Big Three's turn to plead for government help. GM had laid off thousands of workers and closed plants, but it was still going to be broke by the end of the year unless it got financing, CEO Wagoner told a skeptical Congress. (He and the other U.S. auto chiefs were widely derided in the press afterward for taking a private jet to Washington at a time when their companies, and the country, were struggling.)
After a second hearing in December, President George W. Bush, a lame duck, issued an executive order giving GM and Chrysler $17.4 billion of funds on the condition that by February the company come up with a plan to return to health. Wagoner, Chrysler's Robert Nardelli, and Ford's Alan Mullaly were lampooned on television's _Saturday Night Live_ comedy show, which depicted the leaders as having driven to Washington from Detroit in vehicles that had major quality problems. Wagoner personally took the worst skewering, with his character shown as presenting financial charts that demonstrated the company would be back for more government aid within six months, and again every six months after that.
Though it was meant as satire, that aspect of the sketch wasn't too far from the truth. By late Januaryt was clear that the line of credit wasn't enough.
In late December, the company had presented a plan to Congress to back up its request for a government handout. John F. Smith (no relation to the former chairman/CEO), who was in charge of global planning at the time, got together with a group of top managers from product design, finance, and manufacturing to help their company fight for its life. Among them was Barra, representing manufacturing engineering. Hunkered down in a conference room at the Renaissance Center, a few floors below Wagoner's executive suite, the group met for what seemed like days on end, recalls Smith. "We were spinning out drafts daily," he recalls. Barra and her team helped draft those reports.
As the company desperately tried to stave off bankruptcy, on several occasions Wagoner would ask Smith and his group to come up with cuts of $1.5 billion or $2 billion out of the capital budget. "These were difficult, time-critical meetings," Smith says. Barra, no more happy than anyone else about the cuts, nonetheless understood the gravity of the task and was able to gather up financials to support any decision. "She has a way of remaining calm and collected," Smith says.
The bankruptcy was like a huge asset sale. "Every piece of equipment in every one of our plants plus our facilities were under manufacturing engineering," says Barra. "I had the engineering and I had the facilities group, so a huge portion of the assets of the company that we had to make decisions on were my responsibility." Barra had to help decide which plants were going to close, and then carry out those closures. "We had to make very difficult decisions," she said.
On February 17, the GM task force presented a plan to return to profitability within 24 months.
President Obama's representatives rejected it. It wasn't drastic enough—too incremental, they said. The President gave the company a June 1 deadline for coming up with a more substantial restructuring plan, and extended credit to keep the company afloat. In the meantime, under pressure from the government, Wagoner resigned and was replaced by Fritz Henderson, a GM veteran who, like Wagoner, had come up through the financial side of the company.
Finally, on June 1, 2009GM had assets of $82.3 billion and liabilities of $172.8 billion, according to the filing.3 Only months into his first term, President Obama took a policy gamble and agreed to inject $30 billion more into the company, in addition to some $20 billion in loans made previously.
In return, the U.S. Treasury got a 60 percent stake in what would be dubbed the "new GM." Other shareholders included an employee health care fund with 17.5 percent, the Canadian government with 12 percent, and bondholders with the remainder.4
By agreeing to take stakes in the companaved not only thousands of jobs for GM workers, but also hundreds of thousands of other jobs in the web of suppliers, dealers, and companies that indirectly relied on GM and its employees as customers. With the global economy in a slump, GM was considered "too big to fail."with detractors pointing out that the government ultimately lost $11 billion on the bailout.
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And from the dust it shall return
Luísa Santos, 2019
And from the dust it shall return (2019), by Carlos Mensil (1988, Santo Tirso), is a site-specific installation-exhibit for Travessa da Ermida. In fact, more than specific to the space, this installation-exhibit is specific to the context of the place or the multiple symbols that the history of the place summons.
When we step into the space of Travessa da Ermida we are at first confronted with a partly lit wall. If we come closer we can see a kind of drawing in real-time, and hear a mechanical sound in a rhythm that seems random. If we move to the back of the wall we discover the entire wooden structure that bears the wall, a device with a spring, a moving magnet sphere, pulleys, nylon wires that slide, and also a small engine in a wooden box that seems to emit a blue light, which is, in the end, coming from an electronic component.
The first symbol comes to us by way of the title, And from the dust it shall return, in a clear biblical reference to, 3:19). To the Catholic Church, God created Man using the same matter as the Earth - dus, 2:7). Later God would tell Adhis Bible passage tells us that we will return to dust, in our finite condition, mortal and dependent on God. In turn, the sentence that gives title to the exhibit, with the subtle semantic change that it puts forward, implies a condition of infinite circularity, of a return from that dust, matter that is simultaneously beginning and end.
And dust, in this installation-exhibit, is precisely and jointly matter and time. In the first room, lit by a kind of tall monocle that seems to take the place of a rose window in the chapel, we can see a drawing being produced in real time. One of the first impressions we get from And from the dust it shall return is that of this movement marked by a mechanical sound that, in this place, can easily make us think of an organ. The abstract image that is being drawn in motions, reminiscent of the mathematical principles that guided the first geometric abstractions and kinetic art, never stops. This drawing made with dust composed of pieces of metals and magnets, leftovers recovered from other finished pieces of Carlos Mensil’s studio, thus instantaneously creates a relation with the title. After all, this drawing and - ultimately - this piece returned from the dust, from the dead parts of other pieces, to create something new.
This process of creation is a driving force for a sense of perplexity and oddness - we see the dust drawing on the wall but we see no one controlling it, nor can we discern in it a beginning nor end, not even a predictable rhythm. The attempts to understand who or what determines the motion of the drawing lead us to the altar, where we will be guided by a discontinuous white light. Together with the azulejo tiles, with the geographic location of the hermitage, and with the drawing, which though abstract forms a horizon line with waves, the light becomes a symbol of the sea, in its overtones regarding the place of the sublime, as fascinating as it is anguishing. From the altar, clues are given to us by a mechanical device, devoid of human presence to what takes place on the other side of the wall, almost like in a visual translation of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. From here, information is seemingly given to us about the (first) reality that we can see. However the correspondence between the places reveals itself more mysterious and disorientating than actually showing resolution or ending.
Carlos Mensil’s exhibition at Galeria Presença, can be perceived as a flow of images-in-motion, forces that shift between a “thought-painting” and a “upcoming-painting”.
Art is not a lie, but it is also not the truth
Paulo Cunha e Silva, 2013 |
en | N/A | N/A | The ignorance isn’t surprising when you consider that pet treat manufacturers are not required to state plainly on the label what bully sticks are composed of and instead often refer to them euphemistically as “bull pizzle” or, even misleadingly, as “cow muscle.”
It’s a critical point because “obesity is a common problem in dogs,” Dr. Freeman, Dr. Weese, and their colleague, Nicol Janecko, write in the Canadian Veterinary Journal, where their research was just published. “Most owners do not consider treats to contain a significant number of calories” and “therefore, owners may be unknowingly providing additional calories to their dogs by feeding bully sticks.” |
en | N/A | N/A | PINCONNING, MI — St. Mary's of Michigan Standish Hospital's annual Development Fund Auction begins at 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Pinconning Cheese House, 770 E. Pinconning Road.
Auction items can be seen beginning at 5 p.m. with dinner served at 5:30 p.m. and a live and silent auction at 6:30 p.m. The dinner menu offers Swiss steak and baked chicken with many sides and desserts. Cost is $15 per meal or 2 for $25.
Items to be auctioned include passes to Zehnders Splash Village, Flash Flood Water Park in Battle Creek, Grand Rapids Children's Museum, a Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, Dell Touchscreen Netbook, golf packages, gift certificates to the Bavarian Inn, The Village Chocolatier, Whites Beach tavern, and much more.
All proceeds support hospital renovations. For more information, call 989-846-3445. |
en | N/A | N/A | I just returned from five days in a village near Kaedi, in the Southwest of Mauritania. The weather was surprisingly nice and I found myself with a lot of energy. I read two books, six national geographic magazines from start to finish, and started cooking classes. My teacher is a very charismatic and charming 15-year-old, the daughter of a good friend in New York. She was a patient teacher. We made rice and fish.
Clean & prepare the fish
Grind onion, garlic, black pepper, and hot peppers
Put mixture inside fish (under skin)
Fry the fish in oil
Add 2 liters of water to pot
Cover and cook about twenty minutes
Wash and clean rice, then add to colander on top of cooking fish & vegetables
Steam rice about twenty minutes
Remove fish and vegetables from pot
Add rice to pot to cook in liquid from rice and vegetables
After rice is finished cooking, put everything together
Carry to the table and serve!
One of my favorite people in Nouakchott wanted to have a bonfire on the beach. So last Friday we grabbed our drums, tea set, mats, and music and headed for the sea.
We danced and sang while drinking tea and watching the crackling wood glowing in the moonless night. We practiced our coupe decaler moves and tasted the perfect balance of green tea and peppermint leaves. We cheered and clapped along with our talented drummer. We laughed and ate cookies until our stomachs ached.
Before departing, we went to visit the sea. When I put my feet in the water I was surprised to see glowing sparks of light. I picked up a handful of sand and watched as the lights flickered and slowly disappeared. I looked at the waves and noticed that they were especially bright, as if there was a black light shining above us.
Meanwhile, the police in Nouakchott have closed down all of the nightclubs in preparation for the big Independence holiday next week. Yet it is almost as if the plankton wanted us to have our own party. They provided a magnificent dance floor and the sky's infinite stars became our disco ball.
That night we celebrated our own independence. We all felt a serene sense of freedom emerging from the wonder and magic of every day life.
Today I bought a pomegranate at the Moroccan market. I wrote a little poem in my head as I nibbled on the perfectly sweet seeds:
I want to wear you
Long strand of precious rubies
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Lest you might lay him under a curse
Today I learned some words of wisdom from the Mauritania 6th year English textbook:
"In the north, for example, you'd better not strike anyone with a rosary because that may cause him/her to be sterile and barren!"
"In the center, you are not advised to tread on dirt and soil for demons might be there, and therefore they may go off with you!"
"In the North West, never call out somebody's name while he's leaving his house lest you might lay him under a curse."
"In the West, avoid the word "black", especially when you're traveling because you might undergo horrible accidents or much suffering when you mention that word."
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Of rocks and camels
I carried a basket in my hands on the first day of school. I asked the students to guess what was in the basket. Of course, they all predicted that it contained sweets and treats. When I revealed the contents, a pile of rocks, they all looked disappointed. Their faces became even more despairing when I described the next task: Pick a rock and explain why you chose this rock and one thing that you and the rock have in common.
I explained to the class that I picked these rocks from my recent travels to the ancient cities of Chinguetti and Ouadane. I selected a rock and shared a story about why this particular rock was important to me. I was subsequently very relieved when each student picked a rock and started talking amongst themselves and bragging about the qualities of their individual rocks (I never know how well students will cooperate with my requests, especially when teaching ADULTS).
One by one, the students came to the front of the class to present their rocks. They each provided powerful examples of how the rocks reminded them of their childhoods. I was surprised to hear the students' strong connections to these rocks, although upon reflection of course I shouldn’t have been.
One student showed the class how a rock with a reddish tint can be used as a sort of crayon to write on other rocks. He described how he used these same rocks to draw and make pictures. As he was talking, I was thinking about how he probably didn't have access to paper and markers, the way that most kids in the U.S. would have.
One of my most shy students shared a wonderful story about how as a child he played with small rocks, exactly like the one he selected from the basket, to symbolize camels. When I asked him to explain how, he showed the class how he lined the rocks in a row and moved them one by one, as in a caravan.
The rest of the class nodded along and it was clear that many in the room grew up playing the same game. The imagery was so vivid that suddenly I saw this student as a boy in front of me, playing with his camels. For a few moments, we were all transported to our youths.
Next, a student told us how she used the rocks in a game, similar to the American game of jacks. I made a video of three little girls playing this game during a recent visit to Fouta:
Another student picked a rock that had three colors and then showed us how his skin in the palm of his hand, forearm, and fingernail contained the exact same three colors.
I was surprised to hear that the students from every part of the country (from Atar to Kaedi, Nouadhibou, Kiffa, Ayoun, and Nema) described playing with similar rocks as children. Although my students represent all regions of Mauritania (and all ethnic groups), these rocks represented a commonality between all students.
By the end of the activity, I was speechless. I was so touched that I didn't even remember to explain to the students why I brought these rocks to class in the first place: To share my summer travels with each student (by giving them a very small souvenir to take home), provide a talking point for each student to discuss, and model how, as teachers, they can use anything (something as simple and abundant as rocks) as teaching aids. The students' own responses to the rocks were much more significant than anything I ever imagined.
As always, the students' creativity, imagination, and sincerity surpassed my expectations by leaps and bounds. They transformed what potentially could have been a silly and fun activity (or worse) into a truly meaningful opportunity for sharing and learning more about ourselves and each other. I adore my students and feel honored to know each and every one of them, as different from each other as every unique, beautiful rock.
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Fingers, skillful of scupture
At modeling figures on marble
At translations of thoughts
Fingers that would impress
Fingers thick and heavy
That dig and plough the soil
And open it up for sowing
Fingers that land tillers
A finger holding a trigger
An eye intent on a target finger
Men at the very brink
Of their lives at the mercy of their finger
The finger that destroys life
The finger of a soldier
Across the rivers and languages
Of Europe and Asia
Of China and Africa
Of India and the Oceans
Let us join our fingers to take away
All the power of their finger
Which keeps humanity in mourning
I came across this poem today while I was helping my students do research for their thesis projects from the University. One student gave a dramatic reading of the poem followed by a nice impromptu discussion about African literature. I love my students!
The University of Nouakchott's English Department's required forty-page thesis is a big obstacle for all students and it is often the only factor that prevents them from receiving their bachelor degrees. I have eight (out of 20) students right now who have finished at the University with everything except their theses. I have been trying to encourage them to focus on getting them finished! I like editing and I also like recommending the students to read my favorite books :)
Most of all, I just want to help my students because it seems like completing the paper is nearly impossible task in an environment with very little supervision/editing help, few references and resources, and lack of access to computers. Most of all, the students are not prepared with the skills needed for writing such a long research paper. Indeed, the entire process seems doomed to failure. Yet miraculously, students manage to finish each year, giving hope and inspiration to their peers.
Last year I tried to help seven students but only one was able to complete the paper. This year I am hoping that more can finish! The University is switching systems and they warned the students that this will be the last year for the students to finish their "maitrise" degrees. Ever.
Last night one student called me upset, evidently his computer crashed and took the only draft of all 20 pages with it. I advised him to stay calm, keep his eyes on the prize and his fingers on the keyboard.
I need to focus on getting my students to become the kind of teachers who will teach their students to join their fingers together to build a more safe, peaceful, and egalitarian society!
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I celebrated Tabaski for the first time in Mombasa, Kenya in January 1999. On the first day of my new internship at a safe house for street children, we all went to a street festival in the heart of old town Mombasa.
It was my first time to meet the kids. I was nervous because I had only heard bad things about street children, such as, "they are violent," "they throw faeces," and "they are unpredictable because of all the drugs they take."
During the first part of the evening, I stuck close to my new co-workers sides. We walked past the games and rides and watched the kids running through the park, eating candy and donuts, and talking together. I still remember the feeling of a little hand grabbing mine and holding on tightly. Surprised, I looked down and saw one of youngest boys smiling up at me. I found my first friend. A few minutes later, I had another little hand entwined in mine. By the end of the night, I had a little pack of legs twisting around mine, so that it made it difficult for me to walk. I remember feeling a sense of relief that I had managed to make friends so quickly. These little cuties seemed to accept me based exclusively on my willingness to hold their hands.
While we were waiting for the bus to arrive to pick us up I was sitting alone, observing the older kids (who still had not approached me yet). I was sitting a little bit apart from the group and two strangers walking by decided to try to talk to me. They asked me questions in kiswahili and I tried to politely explain that I didn't know the language and wasn't interested in talking to them. One of the men came close to me to present me with his business card. Before I could respond I heard a lion's roar behind me, "Haa taki!" (she doesn't want it). The men turned and ran. Shocked by this chorus of anger, I turned around and saw all of the older street children lined up in a fighting position.
In one night, I earned the friendship of all of the street children. Without a single word, they were already my protectors and bodyguards. I was amazed. These kids were charming, funny, sweet, smart, and energetic.
I spent the next seven months with the kids. I worked seven days a week, ten hours a day. I learned a tremendous about their lives and struggles. Their successes and weaknesses. I fell in love with them and became broken hearted when I realized that I could never "save" them. They could only save themselves.
Over the past twelve years, I have thought about these children often. I know that my experiences working with them changed my life forever. They introduced me to Islam and taught me important lessons about trust, patience, and solidarity.
In 2007 I had the chance to visit the shelter again. I was reunited with four of my co-workers who filled me in with all the news of the boys I had known. They told me about the boys who remained in the streets and the boys who had married and become responsible community members.
The same day I visited the center, I decided to take a walk around the old fort. In one of the narrow, winding streets I was approached by a small boy who asked me for money, food, or sandals. I carefully explained that I knew he could get help and all of these things if he would agree to go to the center. He persisted and I kindly told him that I used to work with children and became good friends with many of the boys, including KaBuda and others.
He replied by informing me that KaBuda was sitting nearby. I asked him to take me there immediately. Passersby watched closely as the small, dirty boy led me by the hand down the street. He stopped in front of a tree where two boys were sitting and pointed.
One of the boys was standing against a tree. I walked close to him and stood less than a foot away from his face. I stared into his eyes. He didn't blink. I studied his skin and tried to read his expression. He wasn't smiling or ready to fight me. I was in his space. The air was tense. Finally, I spoke, "Is it true you are KaBuda?" He nodded. I asked him, "Do you know my name?" He nodded. Slowly, confidently, he said, "You are Delia."
I burst into tears. Shaking, I grabbed his shoulders. I hugged him. I held him in my arms and saw tears in his eyes. He mumbled, "You came back."
After our initial greetings, we sat down on a tree trunk and exchanged stories. KaBuda told me about our friends who were now in prison or passed away (sadly including our mutual friend KaJuma, RIP). We were sad but happy to see each other again after so many years. KaBuda's mother passed away and he was living with a girlfriend in a slum. I remember one day when I asked KaBuda where grew up. He answered, "Barclays." I replied, "I don't know that town. In which region of the country is it?" He looked down at the ground and explained, "the bank in town." KaBuda was born into a life in the streets. The other kids called him, "chokora damu," meaning that street life was in his blood. They eventually all started calling me that too.
KaBuda's voice was deep from his long career of cigarette smoking. His eyes were dark yellow from a lifetime of sniffing glue. Malnutrition stunted his growth so he was much smaller than most people. He was missing half a finger. He had lost everyone he loved. He had seen things that no one should have to. He was entirely alone in the world. He was a "survivor" (the street kids' name for themselves) who had overcome enormous obstacles and he was alive to prove it. Yet despite these hardships, KaBuda hugged me and laughed and smiled as we reminisced about the old days and the first time I saw him.
I have a clear picture in my mind of a miniature KaBuda, skipping down the street, and carrying a gigantic lollypop. His round cheeks and big smile revealed a set of perfectly white teeth. He was the cutest kid I had ever seen in my life. Tourists loved him and he made a ton of money. No longer cute, I surmised that he had become a sort of gang leader for the younger street children. KaBuda was eleven when I first met him and when I saw him again, he was nineteen going on fifty.
Life has given me so many gifts. The chance to see KaBuda again has been one of them. If I ever get to see him again I will try to do more to help him. I have a big debt to pay. KaBuda and his friends were my teachers. They were my friends. They were my introduction to development work. They taught me how to dance to ndombolo! I will never be the same.
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This year for my third year of celebrating Tabaski since arriving in Mauritania, I decided to travel to Senegal to join in the festivities there. I visited my best friend Aissata, a former student from Brooklyn. She always make me feel like one of the family. I love the happy feeling in the family, where kids are always ready to sing a song and there is always time for funny stories.
Tabaski is the biggest holiday in the year for Muslims. Unfortunately, Senegal celebrated the holiday one day later than Mauritania (and the rest of the world) and when I realized this I called Aissata and told her that I would not be able to come. She firmly informed me, "We are waiting for you. You will come and miss just one day of classes. Get here as soon as possible! We are all waiting!" So that settled the matter. I had to travel to Kaolack!
I am so happy that Aissata set me straight. I had the most amazing visit and celebrating the holiday with friends really put things into perspective. I got to see all of the preparations and take part in every aspect of the holiday.... although I did opt out of watching the sheep slaughter!
The first day I was there we drove to edge of town to visit the Sheep Market. Many Mauritanians travel all the way to Kaolack to sell their sheep there, where they get a higher price than in Mauritania.
We walked around the entire market. Aissata inspected the sheep and debated the prices with each vendor. She then discussed all that she had seen with her team (all men) and then returned to the second vendor we visited and selected the two sheep she had seen previously. She handed over the cold cash and we left with our sheep in tow.
With the sheep purchased, the remaining planning could be done. The market, which Lonely Planet claimed is the "largest covered market in West Africa," was completely overflowing with people, as vendors set up stands in all of the public roads and spaces (the mayor charged 3,000 CFA for each vendor). It was nearly impossible to walk anywhere. While trying to get to Aissata's stand (where she sells household goods) a surge of people pushed me onto a pile of onions. which thankfully made for a soft landing!
At the market, women were busy buying new curtains, upholstery fabric, sheets, serving plates and other new things for their homes. They also bought fabric to bring to tailors who then will work their magic to make beautiful embroidered ensembles. In the weeks building up the holiday, they return to the market many times to shop for the perfect accessories for their outfits, including purses, shoes, and jewelry.
The night before Tabaski is an enormous party in the market, where nearly every single person in the town comes to shop and visit with friends all night long! There is music blasting from speakers everywhere and there is excitement in the air. The boys in my friend's family didn't return home until 5:00 am!
On the day of Tabaski, all of the men go to the mosque to pray at 8:30 am. When they return, everyone eats breakfast and then the cooking and cleaning commence! The men slaughtered the sheep while the women cut enormous piles of onions and potatoes.
After all of the gritty work is done, plates of food are brought to the neighbors and then the eating begins! It is a mutton bonanza for the rest of the day!
The last part of the celebration is mostly for the young, who spend the entire night laughing and talking with friends. It was a parade of the best dressed women I have ever seen!
I definitely have a lot to learn about fashion from these gorgeous women! I hope that one day I can celebrate Tabaski in Kaolack again.
When I started thinking about the day, it seemed that the way that Tabaski was celebrated in Senegal is much the same as the way that my family celebrates Thanksgiving. The morning is spent working, the afternoon is spent eating, and the evening is spent visiting friends and family. The more time I spend with people the less different they seem. There are always common threads that tie us all together, although sometimes it can take a little bit longer to find them.
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I decided to spend the weekend in Chinguetti & Ouadane. I asked my friend Sidi, who is from Chinguetti and also happens to be a tour guide, if he would mind taking me. I paid for the gas, car rental & food. I grabbed Sisay, one of my best friends in Nouakchott, and we made our way north.
After nearly 8 hours of driving we finally reached the top of the mountain range. We stopped at the first house we came upon to ask if we could borrow their air pump. A man politely told us that he had loaned the pump to the nearest neighbors, who lived another two kilometers down the road. We drove to the house and asked if the pump was available. A little boy came running to the car with the pump in hand.
A man came out a few minutes later carrying a bowl of sweet milk (called "zrig") to share. After few minutes, he returned again, this time carrying three cups of tea (called "attaya"). As I took the cup to drink, he looked at me and spoke in Arabic to Sidi. I didn't understand what he was saying until I heard the word, "ENS," the place where I teach. Sidi looked at me incredulously and said, "you're famous! This man knows who you are!" Evidently the man is friends with one of my students at ENS and saw the photos from our trip to Tergit last June. In Mauritania the world can seem very, very small! No place is too remote to find familiar faces, not even the top of a mountain.
I love the close relationships that Mauritanians build and the interconnected web between people here. I love Mauritanian hospitality and friendship. I love traveling and escaping the "city" life in Nouakchott. I had an amazing trip to the North and I can't wait to visit again!
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Cooking Class: Maro Lidi |
en | N/A | N/A | This fiscal year will definitely witness a huge collection of tax and an increase in the revenue of the Government as the IT- dept has cracked down under its scanner more than 22 crore instances of High value transactions which are unreported credit card operations and deals in the real estate.
The drive through this entire process of identifying these transactions and the party to it, is likely to be done or will end before the current financial year as the IT officials are working in identifying the sale and purchase of house property worth Rs 30 lakh each by 6,23,384 individuals.
The department is also finding on 27,50, 545 individual cases where cash deposits aggregating to Rs 10 lakh or more were made in savings bank account during the same fiscal.
Under the I-T scanner are 15,23,728 individuals who made payments of Rs 2 lakh or more against their credit cards in the same fiscal.
There are few more of these transactions which are under the probe as these have not been reflected in the IT-returns and for this the CBDT has asked the IT- department to start an investigation of those who have not reported such deals or who have failed to furnish their PAN for such high valued transactions.
Tax collection soars in the first half of this fiscal year Oct 08, 2011
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en | N/A | N/A | Motorists in Abu Dhabi will get a three-week grace period to get used to changes in parking laws.
A new scheme will see paid parking introduced to large swathes of the capital.
It is due to take effect from August 18, but motorists violating the new laws for the first three weeks will not be fineding smooth traffic flow, eliminating random parking and improving road safety.
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en | N/A | N/A | I don't think that to make my case in this point, I need to state my opinion, but I will add a few words: There is nothing wrong with income and wealth inequality by itself, though I fail to see its benefits for society. The freedom to become richer than God is a mistaken case of freedom; if that's how you express your longing to be free, you have an empty life, and why empty lives should be encouraged I can't tell. Seeking to challenge God in terms of physical wealth is also potentially harmful in myriad ways, for human beings and for the planet they live on.
But that doesn't mean income and wealth inequality is necessarily a bad thing; it only becomes that if and when it leads to misery and poverty. And it would seem, judging from history, that to prevent misery from befalling people for economic reasons, youwealth available in your society, and in larger spheres, that makes sure no children lay dying by the side of the road, or go without food for days.
One last piece of my own opinion: No, I don't like seeing the young, the old, the sicker and weaker amongst us being hungry and miserable. But more importantly, I don't believe a society can last long that allows misery to spread too wide amongst its members. And I think that those who lean towards social Darwinism notions (invariably while being on the "right" side of the divide) should not complain when the weak come and bash their skulls in one day.
Two articles that touch on this are "ge" by Bloomberg's Peter Coy and "Here's What 'Income Equality' Would Look Like" by the Tax Foundation's Scott Hodge, published by the Wall Street Journal.
Amy Glasmeier, an MIT regional planning professor, has created a "living wage" calculator that among other things figures in the rent on an apartment at the (relatively high) 40th percentile of local market costs. It puts tSan Francisco at $29.66 an hour.
Maricela Flores, a Mexican immigrant, earns $8 an hour washing floors and cleaning bathrooms at a department store in Shakopee, Minn. She says she has to choose sometimes between meat and fruit when shopping for herself and the four of her children who share her trailer home. According to MIT's calculator, the living wage for a single parent with three children in Shakopee is $33.28 an hour. For Flores, that's a fantasy.
You see the problem. Social justice demands a minimum wage of more than $20 an hour. Economics won't allow for one much higher than $10. The way out of the dilemma is to acknowledge that the minimum wage is being called on to do more than it reasonably can. A minimum-wage job shouldn't be any family's primary means of support, yet in many cases it is: In 2012, 76% of workers earning $7.25 an hour or less were aged 20 or older.
It's better to regard the minimum wage as one part of the safety net. Raising it reduces the amount of money taxpayers have to spend for government aid. A 2013federal government gives about $8,800 per household in annual assistance to the lowest fifth of households by income but only about $4,000 to the next fifth (households averaging $35,500 in market income, which is $17 an hour full-time). The earned income tax credit – supplementary income for low-paid workers – is a conservative favorite, but it inadvertently subsidizes employers by allowing them to reduce how much they need to pay to attract workers. The minimum wage prevents those employers from reducing too much.
Now let's compare this with Hodges' contradictory view about 'equality'. First, though, let me point out a seeming disparity: Coy states that "....", while Hodge writes: "A typical American family in the lower income quintile [..] gets $21,158 more in spending than they pay in taxes." I can't tell where the difference comes from. What I can tell is Hodge has the tendency to resort to big numbers in trying to make his view come across.
Well, Scott, or you could raise their incomes. An average market income of less than $10,000 is very low.
A family in the middle quintile has on average a market income of $56,885 and gets $7,376 more in spending than they pay in taxes. (Although these families are in the middle fifth of the population, their average incomes are actually below the national average.) So to raise their overall income to the U.S. market-income average, the government would need to give them $17,339 in transfer payments above what they are currently getting.
Naturally, for families in the first three quintiles to gain, those in the top two quintiles have to lose. Families in the fourth quintile have an average market income of $100,240 and pay $4,089 more in taxes than they receive in spending. Thus, we would need to take an additional $14,551 from these families to bring their market incomes down to the national average.
President Obama has talked a lot recently about reducing income inequality. Yet he neither acknowledges how much money the government is redistributing, nor how much more would be needed to close the income gap. Perhaps that's because the project would require redistribution on a staggering scale.
See? Hodge is dishonest, and suggests in a hidden straw man fashion that Obama wants to take $164,227 from families that make less than twice that. And that's simply not true. And I don't say that because I feel an sudden urge to defend Obama. Nor does anyone suggest handing out an additional $50,882 to families who make less than a quarter of that. But Hodge makes it appear that they do. That a different distribution of wealth, and different ways of taxation, must inherently lead to communism.
And between his lines he feeds you the idea that what he starts out with in his model is the "normal". But is that true? What is the normal? Is today's 'new normal' really the normal? I don't think that's such a hard issue to crack. Provided we leave ideology at the door.
While they're not at the historic low of 25% in the 1920s (let alone the 5% of the 1910s), today's 35% highest tax bracket is still very low, comparatively. By the way, anyone notice that the three periods with the lowest tax brackets for the rich all led America into a depression/recession? And that the first two led it into world wars? Repeat after me: The lowest tax rates for higher incomes lead to crisis.
And how was added wealth divided? Need you ask?
Or average income? You know what, the lower 60% of America has, when counted in 2012 dollars, not seen its income rise at all since 1965 (!!) That is a period of almost 50 years … You know what has gone up in that time, though? And no, it's not only the income of the top. Another thing that's gone up, and hugely. is people's debt. So this graph doesn't yet paint the full picture.
Look, again, at that period from the mid 1950s to the late 1970s, America's most prosperous era. There seems to be only one possible conclusion. The US must raise its minimum wage, so all those big numbers from the Tax Foundation get much smaller. And it must simultaneously hike income tax rates for the wealthiest to at least 60% from the present 35%. Because if it doesn't, the inevitable outcome seems to be going to war. Which the rich shouldn't want either, because the last time that happened, their taxes went to 90%, and the one before that, 75%.
I don't know that it's necessary, or even helpful, to end this with a conclusion. I think everyone can draw their own. The graphs make it all so obvious, it's exceedingly hard to miss.
The discussion about (in)equality and minimum wages is as distorted as the numbers themselves are. That's what makes this a hard topic. Remove the distortion, and it's real easy. Ideologies may still differ, but the numbers don't lie.
An economic recovery that looked poised to lift off is reverting to its characteristic sluggishness as gauges of shopping activity, job creation, wage growth and factory output flash yellow. And it's more than just the weather that's behind the malaise.
The latest warning sign came Thursday in a Commerce Department report showing a 0.4% drop in retail sales in January from a month earlier, the sharpest decline in a year and a half. Americans cut back on a broad swath of goods including cars, furniture and clothing. The unexpected pullback by consumers – sales also declined in December – followed last week's reports showing weak job creation for a second month and a suddenly slower factory-sector expansion.
After the economy accelerated in mid-2013, many economists had warned that growth would be tempered a bit early this year as firms whittled down inventories that had built up quickly. Other factors suggest the weather is playing only a supporting role in the recent weakness. Home sales, for instance, may have been hit by the cold weather recently. But they'd been restrained by higher mortgage rates since the middle of last year.
The overall economy remains plagued by financially constrained households and skittish businesses, two persistent features of an economic recovery that's approaching the end of its fifth year.
Americans' wages barely kept up with the pace of inflation over the past year. Consumers are dipping into savings to maintain their spending, a practice economists have long warned is unsustainable. Meantime, weakness in overseas economies is hurting U.S. exports and hitting the nation's factories.
S The 0.4% decrease followed a revised 0.1% drop in December that was previously reported as an increas in Washington. Jobless claims unexpectedly climbed last week, other data showed.
Slower employment and wage growth the last two months, along with colder-than-normal temperatures, caused American shoppers to pull back after the strongest consumer spending pace in three years in the final quarter of 2013. Economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley were among those reducing tracking estimates for first-quarter growth.
If the mighty J Pierpont Morgan were reincarnated in New York today, who might he be? Jamie Dimon, the man who is now chief executive of JPMorgan, the bank that shares the great man's name? Or might Morgan prefer to return as Stephen Schwarzman or Leon Black, respectively the heads of Blackstone and Apollo, two gigantic private equity firms?
What is really striking is the volume of non-bank financing that is quietly being supplied to western economies with minimal regulatory scrutiny – a trend on which my colleague Henny Sender has reported extensively. The "non-bankers" who provide it now matter as much as the bankers, and they appear to be having more fun. Results released in the past two weeks by asset management groups illustrate the point. Last decade, Goldman Sachs' return on equity peaked at 40 per cent. Last year it was just 11%. Meanwhile, KKR's return on equity was 27.4% in 2013 – a margin that the banks can only dream of.
Only a quarter of Apollo's $160bn-odd business is now focused on private equity. It has recently gobbled up so many corporate loans and bonds that its credit portfolio has exploded to more than $100bn, compared to just $4bn seven years ago. At Blackstone and KKR the switch is less dramatic: according to Bloomberg's calculations, credit is just a quarter of their portfolios. But they are shifting focus too. Just last week, Blackstone announced plans to start extending mortgage credit as part of its property business.n' It's easy to remember: 10-10!''s dat, oh, 't's the right minimum wage? And what's the fairest way for the world s largest economy historically, a beacon of social mobility, to arrive at it?
Free-market conservatives argued during the Depression, and do now, that it's wrong in principle for government to interfere in work contracts between consenting adults. Even if you don't embrace laissez-faire libertarianism, they make a more pragmatic case: The minimum wage is counterproductive. It steals jobs from the most vulnerable people those who could get hired at $5 an hour, say, but not at $7.25 or $10.10.
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Gas gained as much as 5.7tumbled 237 billion cubic feet to 1.686 trillion in the week ended Feb. 7. A storm is bringing heavy snow, sleet and ice from Virginia to Maine afterSouth.
Predictions of coal's dal's 'sn arctic blast has helped put the U.S. on pace for the prompting utilities to burn more of the less expensive coal. The U.S. is poised to emit the most carbon dioxide in three years, undermining President Barack Obama's efforts to reduce pollution and steer utilities away from the fossil fuel.
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In the corporate world who doubts for a moment that top management has fetishized short term profits, or the appearance of profit, to boost their income over most all other considerations. Taking it one step further those seeking top executive status are more and more those driven by greed. Not that corporate top executives were ever kindly seekers of good for all but I certainly recall that top execs used to be quite a bit more believable when they talked about serving the larger good. Now your likely to get huge raise if you take a public dump on the very idea of some, any, common good.
1) It'rkers, misery. While higher rates are conducive to prosperity. It's simply what history says. But in today's discussion, it's often perceived as counter-intuitive.
2) Current US income tax rates are terribly low from a historical point of view. It's important that people keep themselves from accepting them as "normal". They're not. At all. They haven't been this low in over 80 years, and times with higher rates have consistently been more prosperous.
And it's undoubtedly true that virtual money sloshing around in a system sticks to the top more than the bottom. And it doesn't stop there: while sloshing around, it moves money from the bottom to the top, by mixing real with virtual. I've clamored for restructuring of all bank debt a thousand times, precisely because of this. The virtual money doesn't just come from what central banks issue as stimulus, it also includes all the – often years old – lost wagers that haven't been settled because banks are exempt from "normal" accounting.
The entire picture, when viewed as a whole, is guaranteed to blow up societies. |
en | N/A | N/A | If life’s a journey – where are you going?
I have a bookmark that has this George Eliot quote on it, and I smile every time I look at it. It makes me think of people like Grandma Moses, who was in her late 70s when she first started painting, after arthritis forced her to give up the embroidery she had enjoyed for most of her life. She, of course, could be the poster child for it never being “too late.”
There are several people I know personally – and many others that I know of or have read about – who gave up on their dreams at an early age because people made fun of them or didn’t take them seriously. Or because, as they grew older and needed to make choices and decisions about colleges and careers, they opted for more practical endeavors – the kind that offered a better chance of earning a decent living.
And even though I still enjoy the different types of writing I have done ever since then, it’s been only in recent years that I’ve discovered gifts and skills in other areas and have pursued ways to use them. Never in my life did I imagine I would now be speaking in front of groups of a few dozen or a few hundred people, sharing inspiring and motivating messages with them. Or coaching individuals – drawing out of them their own unknown and untapped potential. And I certainly never imagined I’d be traveling to Uganda, which I’ve done three times now, exploring ways to create a better life for young women.
But then I glance at my bookmark or simply remember the words George Eliot wrote so long agofor good measure, I have a refrigerator magnet that says,. But she was on her way.”
One of my favorite sayings is, “The night is still young,” no matter what time of day it is or what stage of life we are in. I love meeting people who are roughly my own age and are just discovering – or are finally following –decided to finally explore and pursue, something they can throw themselves into in a way they never would have imagined before. I also love seeing the change it brings about in them. And even more, I love envisioning the change it can bring about in the worl 3,
Alyssa Granlund April 4, 2014 at 3:03 pm - Reply
Beautiful Betty. Like YOU!
bettyliedtke April 4, 2014 at 3:11 pm - Reply
Thank you, Alyssa. You just brightened up a very dreary day!
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en | N/A | N/A | You might be wondering why you’re feeling like your shoulder is burning. I can explain. I’ve told Albarran to remind you to read this when you awaken:
“Wake up,” she hissed. “We’re surrounded. Too much fog to see a damn thing. Get your sword out. Our army is being followed.”
“This can’t be my final stand,” Khalee muttered. “Where are my bare-breasted horse-women?”
You snorted out laughter. The air was sharp as blood, or pine.
The mist monsters was joined by fellow figures. You could see a single long claw extending from the middle of their hands.
One of them gave a shout, and they ran for you. Figures emerged from the grove, screaming and running.
You mimicked their shout, and heard bowshots whisper and javelins hurl. There were wet sounds like buckets thrown into wells.
You gave ground to one of the mist monsters, who swiped their long claw at you. You made a lacerating swipe back and the mist-monster collapsed. Your eyes stung with the sweat dripping down from your forehead and the clash of sword on sword. Your vision was colored with gray and red.
Even as you put your sword through a mist-man’s throat–or mayhaps it was his abdomen–you wondered how you knew what a child looked like throwing a tantrum. Did you have a child? Did you know any children? Were you ever a child yourself? Who’s to say you didn’t burst forth fully grown from your father’s head. It’s not as impossible as it seems. Khalee says it’s happened to the Nailed God’s cousin, once.
Albarran was charging with a contingent of riders. He let out one long wail. Whether it was a cry of war or tears you couldn’t quite tell. One of the horses kicked a man in the head as the mount churned up clumps of dirt. He’d gotten too close to its rear. Their stampede seemed to drag sticks and stones and men from the ground. You worried they might churn the ground into some fluid form you might sink into.
It had long since stopped moving, but you didn’t want to recognize it. Tears were coming down your face, and you were laughing.
You fought off the last of the mist-men and the fog was lifted by the sunrise, when you rejoined with the Lord Crom-cil-Orm on his march.
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