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We are a Canadian manufacturer that produces CBD products made from Hemp for retail sales – We are launching various CBD products under the Tyche brand name (meaning = The Greek Goddess of Fortune and Prosperity). We are striving to achieve a logo that is : - Simple to identify and remember (one day, we could put only the logo and the customer will know who we are and what we sell) - Creative yet in a subtle manner - The feeling of professionalism and safe to consume (purity and quality of our products). Our mother company is a company regnonize in the pharma and who sell in the pharma since 25 years. The products will be produced following the good manufacturing practices (GMP) - A design element that that is intertwinded into the overall wording. => For example, it could be at the bottom of the letter “Y” could possibly be created into a “Smile” – (As CBD will put a smile on your face) => Please keep in mind it is only an example - Please use your creative minds to develop a fresh new clean design for our CBD items. (please see examples below of simple logos w/ a subtle design – note – these are ramdom and for illistration purposes => https://boardandbrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Patch-logo.jpg =>https://logopond.com/Logomotive/showcase/detail/48624 -We like the color “Blue” for the logo - We do not want the color “Green” used in a dominant way – nor do we want a Cannabis leaf used in the design element – - We will ask you to mock up the logo on the 3 bottles for a visual look but not a finished label – - We also ask that you search the internet on CBD and discover its amazing attributes – This may guide you to a design concept – Our first 3 items will be “Tinture Drops” / “Spray Bottle” and “SoftGel Pills” to sell in BtoB and BtoC. You can contact me if you have any questions.
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Petrochemical sector as a basis for mutually beneficial cooperation in industrial field of Russia and the OIC countries
Petrochemical sector as a basis for mutually beneficial cooperation in industrial field of Russia and the OIC countries19 May
Organizers-partners: Tatneftekhiminvest-Holding, AO
Venue: the city of Kazan, IEC KAZAN EXPO, Hall 15
Moderator: Yarullin Rafinat Samatovich, General Director of Tatneftekhiminvest-Holding, AO
Lyakhovich Pavel Nikolaevich, Managing Director, Sibur, PAO;
Mahmut Rufat Nakhidovich, General Director, SOCAR Rus, OOO;
Salikhov Ilfat Rashidovich, Sales Director, Nefis Cosmetics, AO;
Utrobin Sergey Nikolaevich, the Advanced Dynamic Equipment Department Director, Atomenergomash, AO;
Uskenbaev Bakyt Turarovich, Group of Companies Director, Alliance Product, OOO;
Maksimov Anton Lvovich, Director of the Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis named after A.V. Topchiev of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPS RAS);
Azim Urmanov, General Director, Noble Group, Uzbekistan
Chibrin Aleksey Vasilyevich, Development Director, Etton Group of Companies;
Aleksander Aleksandrovich Babynin, General Director, Orgneftekhim-Holding, OOO
In recent years, Russian companies have been actively developing technology for the production of medium and small-capacity chemicals, equipment for the oil and gas sector and the chemical industry. By 2023, Russian companies have generated solutions which are comparable in quality to the level of the leading engineering companies in the EU and the US, and are ready to discuss the possibility of their manufacturing and exporting. At the same time, in 2022 there occurred radical changes in the supply chains, the ecosystem of suppliers for Russian companies, which opened up access to this market for new players from friendly countries.
Pavel Lyakhovich, Managing Director of Sibur, AO, noted that the Company has restructured its export program with a focus on new markets, including the countries of the Islamic world. In 2022, the company exported 500 thousand tons of products to these countries, and in 2023 this volume may double. “We are planning to increase 5 times our sales to some countries this year as compared to the last year. And it is just the beginning, as we not only have a current portfolio, but we are also building new production facilities. No matter, how much someone could be against it, but we are developing and building new capacities,” he stressed.
Mahmut Rufat Nakhidovich, General Director of SOCAR Rus, OOO, reported on two main activities of the Azerbaijan Company: trading in oil products on the Russian market and selling Socar Polymer products manufactured in Azerbaijan. The capacity of the Sokar Polymer plant reaches 180 thousand tons of raw materials per year. At that, 60% of products are sold in Russia. In addition, the company carries out oil refining, produces polymers, and invests in infrastructure, in particular, in the development of ports in Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. The company also sells products of partners, in particular of SIBUR Company.
The Nefis Company covers 25% of the Russian market’s demand in household chemicals. It is the only manufacturer of fatty acids in Russia; its sales occupy 70% of the market. According to Ilfat Salikhov, the Sales Director of Nefis Cosmetics, AO, next year, the Company plans to increase sales amount of powdered laundry detergent in neighboring countries by 10 times. Sales in the CIS countries in 2022 amounted to 200 million rubles. The company has a closed production cycle, including formulation development, production of surfactants, containers and final products. A new plant for manufacturing of powdered laundry detergent with unique consumer properties is soon to be launched.
Sergey Utrobin, Director of the Advanced Dynamic Equipment Department of Atomenergomash, AO, said that the Company is ready to produce unique equipment for the fuel and energy complex for export, including to the countries of the Islamic world. The Company also offers unique non-standard samples of dynamic equipment, which is used for various technological processes in the oil and gas industry, including for the production and transportation of liquefied natural gas. Such pumps can pump media with different properties without the risk of leakage of harmful substances into the environment due to tightness and the absence of a lubrication system and seals. Sergey Utrobin said that the existing developments and technological capabilities will enable Russia in the future to switch totally to domestic equipment in the gas and petrochemical sector.
Bakyt Uskenbaev, the Director of Alliance Product, Kyrgyzstan, noted that the bureaucracy of logistics rules is hindering efficient logistics. In addition, the availability of Russian rail transport is decreasing, especially during the harvest season. Every year the cost of transit through Kazakhstan is growing, which affects the price of supplied products. The speaker believes that these problems can be solved at the level of the governments of Russia and Kyrgyzstan.
Anton Maksimov, Director of the IPS RAS, urges, if possible, to abstain from purchasing joint technologies, but to establish cooperation with the countries of the Islamic world for their joint development. IPS RAS is a leading Research Institute for the development of technology in chemistry, petro-chemistry and membrane technology for the production and processing of polymers. The Institute is developing technology for manufacturing of such products as alkylated gasoline, ethylbenzene, chlorohydrin, epoxy resins, and processing of natural gas with minimal carbon dioxide emissions.
The Etton Group of Companies is engaged in the creation of digital solutions for the oil and gas industry for hard-to-recover hydrocarbon reserves. According to Aleksey Chibrin, Development Director of Etton Group of Companies, the developments are aimed at calculating technological reserves, cumulative production and potential. This will allow oil producing companies to maintain high rates of hydrocarbon production reduce costs and reduce the time of implementation of various business processes.
Orgneftekhim-Holding is the parent company of the Group, which ensures the implementation of full-cycle projects in the field of oil refining and petro-chemistry from the development of a conceptual idea, design, construction, to the commissioning of an object. Aleksander Babynin, General Director of Orgneftekhim-Holding, OOO, said that in the course of implementing its own EPC projects, a number of specialized software products were developed for project management and engineering calculations, including those based on virtual reality technologies which the Holding can offer to its clients.


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President Moreno announces fund to facilitate regional cooperation in crime prevention and management, and to disseminate successful experiences from the hemisphere’s countries
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), today called on governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to learn from and replicate successful experiences in the prevention of crime and violence in the region, and he announced a special fund that will complement the IDB’s loans and technical assistance in the security sector.
During a presentation (in Spanish) entitled "A way out of the labyrinth: Citizen Security in Latin America and the Caribbean," Moreno said that the recent increase in crime levels is "a great paradox," because it occurred during a period when the region’s governments were consolidating their democracies, reducing poverty and strengthening their fiscal and economic performance.
Moreno pointed out that in Latin America and the Caribbean 350 people are murdered, on average, each day. He said that the region accounts for 28 percent of the all homicides recorded around the world, although it only represents 8 percent of the planet’s population.
Even though the Bank's statutes prevent it from financing many aspects of security management, the Bank can work on specific aspects such as prevention, training and strengthening of public institutions related to security. In the 15 years since its members began asking for help in security, the Bank has financed 12 programs and multiple technical cooperation in these areas. The IDB is currently developing nine new citizen security operations with a potential value of $328 million.
Moreno said that these programs have given the Bank the ability to understand and evaluate security initiatives that have produced results in countries like Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Panama, Jamaica and Brazil.
"Some cities in our region are finding a way out of this labyrinth," Moreno said. "This should fill us with hope. And it should motivate us to learn about and apply the essential elements of successful experiences."
Although there are no one-size-fits-all formulas for reducing crime, Moreno said the IDB has identified three critical areas that are present in all successful experiences. These are good information systems, the application of integrated security management models, and international cooperation.
Moreno cited the experience of the Center for the Study and Analysis of Citizen Security in Bogotá, Colombia, as an example of how systems for collecting and analyzing information about crime helped the city to achieve sustained reductions in the level of violence. The history of Diadema, a city in São Paulo, Brazil, where the homicide rate dropped from 102 to 8 per 100,000 inhabitants in 10 years, was used to illustrate an integrated security management program that combines enforcement measures with investments in housing, educationand recreation. And a center for juvenile delinquents in Pacora, Panama, that was inspired by successful by experiences in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, was mentioned as an example of cooperation and learning among countries in the region.
To support governments that need advice in the areas of information, integrated security management and international cooperation, the Bank has created a special fund to provide technical support grants. The funds will also be available to help design security strategies backed up by proper management, evaluation and information systems.
Moreno explained that these resources will complement but not replace the broad array of programs, loans and technical cooperation that the Bank is preparing in the area of citizen security.
- Paul Constance


It’s that thyme of year when Christmas lights brighten up our days (and nights), wrapping paper fills our closets, and our car trunks seemed to constantly be brimming with decorations, presents, and groceries.
It’s also when reducing food waste and living sustainability seems to fall lower on the list of things to do - when it should be higher than ever. 43% of food waste in the United States occurs at home - and during the holidays household waste increases more than 25% between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.
Reducing food waste and living more sustainably isn’t as difficult as it may sound. Making small changes in your lifestyle is a simple, yet effective way to live a more sustainable life. Less food waste overall means more food in the stomachs of the 38 million food insecure Americans, as well as a healthier ecosystem.
Here are 10 tree-mendously easy ways you can live sustainably this holiday season:
1. That’s a wrap!
Each year, about 2.3 million pounds of wrapping paper end up in landfills. Out of the 4.6 million pounds of wrapping paper produced annually, that means about half of the wrapping paper made each year is wasted.
Buying wrapping paper made by sustainable brands is a great way to combat this waste. Wrappily, a company that produces newsprint wrapping paper, sells products that can be recycled up to seven times. They make their wrapping paper out of recycled paper and lumber mill sawdust that would otherwise go to waste, so not only does it help the environment by being able to be recycled, unlike most wrapping papers, but it also is a product of recycling itself.
Wrapping paper from presents given to you or your loved ones can be reused as tissue paper for bagged presents, shredded into confetti for your New Year’s party, or used in DIY projects and crafts! Additionally, shredded wrapping paper can be used as packing material to keep fragile packages and decorations, such as ornaments and stars, safe. Don’t forget to also save any bags used for presents - they’re perfect for re-gifting!
2. Save your energy
Lighting up your house for the holidays is a fun and joyful way to celebrate the season's delights. However, it also greatly impacts energy use and carbon dioxide emissions.
It’s estimated that each household, on average, will use 65 kWh of electricity to power their holiday lights throughout December. Accounting for the number of houses that will utilize holiday lights, it’s estimated that 3.5 billion kWh of electricity will be used to power holiday lights across America in December. That’s equivalent to the annual energy usage of 350,000 homes.
Using these estimations, Arcadia believes that an additional 2 million tons of carbon dioxide will be emitted into the Earth's atmosphere. However, if only LED lights are used as holiday lights nationwide, this number is reduced to a quarter of the amount. LED lights use about 85% less energy than traditional lights.
Another easy way to reduce energy use is to put your Christmas lights on a timer that only turns them on at certain times. There are also new forms of decorations such as lasers that use 0.005 watts per hour, as well as preprogrammed lights that twinkle and only use certain bulbs at different times to cut down on energy use.
3. Feelin’ Pine
For many families, Christmas trees are a must-have for celebrating during the holiday season. With that being said, there are ways to be more environmentally friendly options to this holiday staple.
One option is to rent your tree. After the holiday season, most people who buy real Christmas trees throw theirs out on the curb. Rented trees are returned to companies who replant them to be rented out once more in the following years.
If you choose to buy your tree, they don’t have to be tossed out at the end of the season! The wood can be turned into mulch or firewood for cold winter days, and the leaves can be made into an air freshener or boiled into tea. Here are a few different ways you can repurpose your Christmas tree!
Fake Christmas trees are often believed to be a financially smarter and less messy option than real trees - however, fake trees are made out of plastic, so once they’re thrown out, they end up in a landfill. Even before throwing these pseudo-trees away, their shipping method produces carbon emissions. This has the opposite effect of regular trees that use photosynthesis to turn carbon dioxide into oxygen and should be factored into a consumer's decision when choosing their Christmas trees this upcoming December. According to One Tree Planted, a fake Christmas tree would have to be kept for no less than 10 years for it to have the same carbon impact as a real tree. This doesn’t include the environmental impact fake trees have as they break down in landfills, though.
4. Give the Gift of Experience
Every year materialistic items are wrapped in boxes and covered in wrapping paper before they are given as gifts. It’s estimated by the that 125,000 tons of plastic packaging and 277,000 miles of wrapping paper are thrown away each holiday season. That is enough to go around the earth over ten times!
A good alternative to cut down on this waste is to give experiences as gifts. For example, for the sports fans in your life, you could buy tickets to a local baseball or football team. Concert tickets could be bought for artists on a tour that may be coming to your area in the upcoming weeks. Or a series of yoga classes or music lessons can be bought and presented as a gift. With more and more opportunities, giving experiences is a perfect gift for the holiday season. Bonus points if you ride a bike, public transit, and or a sleigh pulled by reindeer to get there!
5. Get Movin’ and Groovin’
Seeing all the Christmas lights and decorations is one of the best parts of the holiday season!
If you live in a neighborhood that loves to decorate for the holidays, opt to take a neighborhood stroll instead of driving from house to house. If you’re driving to neighborhoods with award-winning decor, park in a safe place on the side of the road and take in the sights on foot.
Make sure to dress warm, and don’t forget to grab a thermos of hot cocoa to share!
We know it’s incredibly easy to pile your Amazon cart full of gifts for loved ones, but shopping at small businesses is a great way to support your local community and live more sustainably.
It’s estimated that buying from small businesses generates 3.5 times more wealth than shopping at national chains. Additionally, shopping at local businesses helps reduce your carbon footprint because, even if you have to drive a few miles to the stores, you’re eliminating the carbon footprint from delivery and packaging materials.
To further reduce your carbon footprint from shopping, carpool with your friends and family to the shops, and make sure to bring your own reusable shopping bags!
A few other reasons it’s better to #shopsmall include keeping money in your community, helping keep your neighbors employed, creating a sense of community, and keeping your local business thriving. Plus, when you buy in-store, you don’t have to worry about your packages being delayed!
7. Meet ‘The Plastics’
We don’t have to push this plastic in front of a bus to eliminate its impact, though (Mean Girl reference, anyone?).
Each holiday season, roughly 125,000 tons of plastic packaging is discarded. Where does it all go? 79% of plastic ends up in a landfill, and 12% is incinerated, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere through combustion. This leaves a mere 9% of plastic that is actually recycled.
Instead of purchasing gifts with high amounts of plastic packaging, look for gifts like sustainably made candles, zero-waste gift boxes (like these from EarthHero), plants, books, kitchen supplies, and so many more!
8. Got milk? (and cookies too!)
Putting out milk and cookies for Santa is a favorite holiday tradition that everyone loves! They’re the perfect award for
parents after a long night of wrapping presents and setting up for Christmas day - ahem, we mean for Santa after a long night of delivering presents.
If you’re not a huge fan of cookies and milk or have dietary restrictions, make sure to buy late night snacks you don’t mind eating! If you can’t drink regular milk, opt for almond or coconut milk, or choose to set out a glass of cold water - Santa needs to stay hydrated, after all! If cookies aren’t your thing, choose to set out a bowl of fruit or your favorite candy instead, and you can always turn the glass of milk into a favorite cocktail too.
9. Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
During the celebration of Hanukkah, one of the favorite holiday-related songs to sing is “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel”, in which it is explained that a dreidel is made out of clay, and when it is ready, all will play. However, many dreidels are made out of plastic. To cut down on plastic use during the holidays, use dreidels that are made out of clay and wood as opposed to their plastic counterparts.
10. (Environmentally sustainable) Candles are lit
During Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, candles are used for different holiday celebrations. Consider buying environmentally sustainable candles made from natural alternatives such as beeswax and soy, which are much more friendly to the environment. These Goodlight Chanukah candles are “clean burning and non-toxic”, and the company “contributes to sustainable palm farming”.
Simple steps can be taken every day to be more sustainable at home. Incorporating these tips into your life will not only save you money, but the earth too!
Want to learn more about recycling, and sustainability? Check out our blogs on composting, food waste, and Ways to be Sustainable this Fall. If you want to join the fight against hunger, consider becoming a monthly donor!


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Australian and International paintings , 2001
Australian and International paintings : Melbourne, Tuesday 8 et Wednesday 9 May, 2001, Christie's Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Victoria : Christie's, 2001.
- Physical Description:
- 230 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
- Reference LibraryAuction Cat 2001 MayAccessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
Note: The Reference Library is open by appointment. Please visit the Reference Library page on our website for more details. For scans from the reference collection please email firstname.lastname@example.org.
- Sale code:PLASTIC GARDEN 1019
- Subject Terms:
- Art, Australian -- Catalogs.Art, European -- Catalogs.

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According to the rumor mill, Star Trek into Darkness’ Benedict Cumberbatch might be seen in Star Wars Episode VII.
If this rumor is true, then Cumberbatch would be reuniting with Star Trek into Darkness’ J.J. Abrams.
Cumberbatch was a fan of Star Wars as a child, and getting a role in the movie would fulfill a childhood dream. “”I was much more connected to [Star Wars] as a kid, in the way that a lot of kids are because it’s immediate storytelling, very simple – a beautifully, outrageously simple narrative in a way – and a wonderful three-act melodrama, opera,” he said.
“And I loved them,” said Cumberbatch. “I really, really loved those films and I always wanted to be Han Solo. Everything Harrison Ford did I just thought was the coolest thing ever – Raiders of the Lost Ark was very much my upbringing as well.”
Several sources are denying the rumor though, from Daily Variety‘s Marc Graser, to Ain’t It Cool News‘ Harry Knowles. “…the rumor is a fun rumor that many, including me, wish were true,” said Graser.
Source: Digital Spyvia ComicBook.com


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Stories are a perfect example of how social media and the way we consume content is changing.
When Instagram first introduced Stories to the app in 2016, 150 million people used the feature.
Now, over 500 million people use stories every day — and every major social network has some form of stories-like feature in the works.
But what makes stories so successful and how will they evolve as behaviors shift on social media?
Stay tuned to discover our predictions for the future of stories in 2020 and beyond:
The Rise of Stories on Social
For most people, stories are now an integral part of the social media landscape: the easiest way to share and consume bitesize snippets of content on mobile.
But this wasn’t always the case. In fact, Snapchat only introduced stories in 2013 — and it’s unlikely that anyone could have predicted just how successful the 24-hour, mobile-friendly, ephemeral format would become.
When Instagram launched a near-identical stories format in 2016, it only took 12 months for the feature to reach its first 150 million users. By April 2017, Instagram Stories hit more daily active users than Snapchat had in total.
Fast forward to 2020, and over 500 million people use Instagram Stories every day. Plus, the functionality of Instagram Stories has evolved on an almost continual basis, with new engagement-centric features, AR filters, and e-commerce solutions all adding to its wide appeal.
Stories are now the new norm, offering a more casual and less permanent platform for people to share photos and videos on the fly, and aligning perfectly with an increased demand for authentic, unfiltered content on social media.
As a direct result of the shift towards stories, posting habits are also changing on Instagram. A study by Fohr and Later found that influencers shared 18% less feed posts from 2016 to 2019.
And given the huge success of Instagram Stories, it’s no surprise that other social media platforms have been keen to get in on the action.
Meanwhile, YouTube Stories were introduced in 2018 for creators with over 10K subscribers, setting themselves apart with a 7-day lifespan rather than the usual 24-hour window.
Even LinkedIn has announced plans to launch LinkedIn Stories, bringing a professional twist to the 24-hour stories format we all know and love.
And it doesn’t stop there. Twitter Fleets, Spotify Stories, and Pinterest Story Pins are all also reportedly being tested prior to their wider release — a clear sign that the stories format is only going to grow in popularity as users prefer to share in the moment and consume authentic content with a stronger emphasis on storytelling.
Ready to take your Instagram Stories to the next level? Storyboard and schedule your Instagram Stories in advance with Later, available on all paid plans!
How Stories Have Evolved Over Time
If you’ve been a regular user of Instagram Stories for a while, you’ve probably noticed first hand just how regularly Instagram adds new features and functionality — often releasing multiple upgrades in a single week.
There appears to be no limit to what Instagram can pack into the stories experience, pivoting from what started as a one-way communication channel into a gateway for conversations, e-commerce, and creativity.
Over the years, we’ve seen the introduction of endless industry-leading features: “swipe up” links for accounts with over 10K followers, a ton of engagement-boosting stickers — like polls, questions, and emoji sliders, dynamic AR filters, video creation tools, shoppable product stickers, and a streamlined route to DM with quick reactions to name a few.
Stories are constantly changing to meet how brands, creators, and every day people use social media. During COVID-19, stories became the new home of live event streams, and a place for users to donate and buy gift cards to support businesses in their local community.
Instagram is even trialling a new video tool that is a direct competitor to TikTok within stories, in light of how successful the viral video app has become over the last 12 months.
The beauty of this experimental and quick-turn approach is that some features are an overnight, industry-defining success, while others (such as the chat sticker) are quietly shelved after a few months of minimal usage.
It’s this dynamic flexibility that has arguably made Instagram Stories so widely adopted — and something that latecomers to the stories party should pay close attention to if they want to see the same level of success.
ICYMI: Twitter is testing a new stories feature called “Fleets.” Find out everything you need to know in this blog post!
What Does the Future Hold for Stories?
The short answer? No one really knows.
But based on what we’ve seen over the last 5 years, it’s a safe bet to say that stories are only going to grow in popularity and prominence across all social media platforms.
Instagram Stories are already the staple diet for Millennials and Gen Z users, and the shift in how younger people feel comfortable sharing and consuming content is hard to ignore.
LinkedIn’s Senior Director of Product Management, Pete Davies, explained why networks need to have a stories-first mindset if they want to cater to younger audiences.
“There’s an entire generation growing up with stories as a way of speaking; they’re more comfortable starting conversations with a full-screen ephemeral format than posting updates,” he said.
“[They] prefer sharing content that lives as a moment in time rather than as an item in a feed.”
With this in mind, it wouldn’t be hard to imagine all social platforms re-jigging their in-app experiences to give prominence to stories over the next few years.
Meanwhile, as Instagram continues to rapidly evolve their e-commerce offering with Checkout and Shopping from Creators, we can likely expect to see more e-commerce opportunities shaping the Instagram Stories experience too.
There’s a clear monetary incentive for Instagram to encourage as many product sales with Checkout as possible, while the interactivity of Instagram Stories makes it an obvious choice for fully integrated, sales-driving features.
So if you’re not taking your stories strategy seriously, now is time to get started.
What do you think the future of stories will be? Join the conversation over on Later’s Instagram channel!
Looking to optimize your Instagram Stories strategy this year? Take our free 45-minute Instagram Stories course to learn how to design beautiful stories and capitalize on all the latest features.

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Aptamers help to facilitate specific protein purification
Purification of functional proteins is a key procedure in the development and production of biologics and relies on traditional ion exchange (IEX), hydrophobic interaction (HIC) or size exclusion chromatography (SEC). Although these techniques are relatively gentle, obtaining the desired level of purity requires many sequential and repeated purification steps. Affinity separation is also a frequently used method because it offers a high product and purity due to very selective interaction of the target protein.
Antibodies are commonly used as capture probes in tag-less purification method, however they come with their own limitations such as:
- Lengthy development process
- Sensitive to temperature
- Target effectiveness can be hampered by needing an affinity tag e.g. HIS or GST
- Undergo denaturation over the time
Aptamers offers the best alternative to antibodies for tag-less purification method as they are:
- More stable
- Easily modified with a linker such as an amine or thiol group or biotin
- Moreover, due to their small size, aptamers can be more densely bound to a support, thereby increasing binding capacity
Taking advantage of highly specific aptamers, Beloborodov et al. developed a quick process that benefits the purification of tag-less proteins in their active state using biotinylated aptamer. The process follows as such:
- Multiple copies of protein-specific ssDNA aptamer were attached to magnetic beads via streptavidin-biotin bridge
- The aptamers served as capture probes for the target protein in a crude cell lysate
- The beads with captured target protein were then separated from the lysate by retaining the beads with a magnet and washing out the lysate
- Finally, the target protein was eluted with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) supplemented with an additional electrolyte (NaCl or MgCl2) to increase the ionic strength.
Using this method, the authors successfully purified DNA repair proteins namely, AlkB and MutS from a crude bacterial cell lysate mixture. The purified eluates analyzed by SDS-MW established that the purity was more than 85%. Moreover, an enzymatic assay for AlkB and DNA binding assay for MutS showed that both proteins retained their specific activity.
Overall, aptamer-based purification method provides a means of fast isolation of tag-free recombinant proteins in their native state without the use of antibodies. Aptamers selective to specific target protein are readily modified to allow subsequent immobilization on a suitable resin. Protein loading, washing and elution steps are then carried out under customer-specified conditions.
At Aptamer Group, we have developed similar robust processes that benefit the purification of tag-less proteins in their active state using ‘aptamer mediated affinity chromatography’. For more information regarding the benefits of aptamers in protein purification, please get in touch.
Beloborodov, S.S., Bao, J., Krylova, S.A., Shala-Lawrence, A., John-son, P.E., & Krylov, S.N. (2018). Aptamer facilitated purification of functional proteins. Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 1073, 201-206.

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Sparrowvsrevolution writes: Tor developers Arturo Filasto and Jacob Appelbaum have released OONI-probe, an open-source software tool designed to be installed on any PC and run to collect data about local meddling with the computer’s network connections, whether it be website blocking, surveillance or selective bandwidth slowdowns. Unlike other censorship tracking projects like HerdictWeb or the Open Net Initiative, OONI will allow anyone to run the testing application and share their results publicly. The tool has already been used to expose censorship by T-Mobile of its prepaid phones' browser and also by the Palestinian Authority, which was found to be blocking opposition websites. The minister responsible for the Palestinian censorship was forced to resign last week.
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'The Nutcracker' will be presented at Northern Virginia Community College Nov. 17 and 18. The ballet is presented by Buffa's Dance and the Burke Civic Ballet.
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By David Perlmutt
June 14, 2009
The pastor of an Asheville Catholic church resigned last week after he was charged with obstructing justice in a child pornography case, David Hains, spokesman for the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, confirmed tonight.
The Rev. John Schneider, pastor of St. Eugene Catholic Church in north Asheville since 2005, was charged last week with purging hundreds of child pornographic photos from the home computer of the church's former music minister to hinder a police investigation, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported.
A warrant accuses Schneider of going to former music minister Paul Berrell's apartment on May 18 and deleting hundreds of photos from Berrell's computer while he was being investigated. A grand jury indicted Berrell on two counts of indecent liberties with a minor and a count of statutory sex offense.
Diocese of Charlotte Bishop Peter Jugis accepted Schneider's resignation last week, Hains said. The bishop and Schneider have known each other since 1983, when they were ordained together in the Charlotte diocese. The diocese covers churches in western North Carolina.
Schneider made a court appearance last week and was released after posting a $10,000 bond.
"The bishop's concern is for the spiritual life of the parish, and he has a personal concern for Father Schneider," Hains said. "These two men go back a long ways. A lot of people are going through a lot of stuff in Asheville, and the bishop believes they're all in need of prayer."
Until Schneider is replaced, a Jesuit priest will cover masses and confessions, Hains said.
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Obsessed is an understatement within the case of describing our feelings for French girls. Their experience for making an attempt cool with out lifting a finger is one factor we’re constantly making an attempt to realize by recreating their effortlessly put collectively outfits. Thus, as honorary Frenchies (or so we would like), it’s solely correct for us to have enjoyable Bastille Day—and what greater means to take motion than by decoding their vogue? Whereas Breton stripes and traditional denim are cornerstones of a primary Gallic getup, an edgier iteration of the beloved look has been grabbing our consideration as of late. Most interesting embodied by It girls just like Lou Doillon and cool-girl designers like Saint Laurent, the trendy twist on ’70s rock ‘n’ roll vibes (punctuated by an announcement piece or two) exudes trendy nonchalance with the becoming hint of sexy. Ahead, seven must-have objects for channeling your inside edgy French woman.
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Amazon has a pretty nice plan laid out for how it would integrate delivery drones into the air. But with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dragging its feet over regulations, who knows when or if drone delivery will become a reality.
Kobi Shikar, an industrial design student at Israel’s Shenkar College, has come up with an interesting alternative. His Transwheel robot looks like a unicycle, using one self-balancing wheel and a robotic arm to pick up and carry packages.
Here’s where it gets interesting. The electric robot could work alone to deliver small packages, but a group of Transwheel robots could work together to deliver large packages.
Transwheel robots use GPS to navigate to the delivery location and facial recognition to confirm the identity of a recipient. It also has built-in vision to help avoid obstacles it’ll surely encounter along the way.
Transwheel is just a concept at this point, but Shikar is looking for an industry partner to help build a working prototype. He points out that Transwheel robots are much smaller than delivery vans, so they’d take up less space on the roads.
“There are also LED signal lights which would enable it to be seen during the night by other vehicles,” he says. “The robots would also know how to return to a safe place when their battery was low.”


Quite frankly, the mathematical part of bullet dispersion is all theory. There are far too many variables involved to allow for a 1" group @ 100 yds to equate to a 6" group @ 600 yds.
Bullet drop rarely matches the drop charts for many different reasons. The effect of wind on bullet flight is even more difficult calculate.
The easiest way to answer your own question is to just post a target at 600 yds and see what the rifle can do. If you can't EASILY put almost every bullet in a target as small as a goat head, then you'd be unlikely to do it under field conditions.
As you shoot at longer distance, variables enter the equation that most of us never have contended with. For example, the Coriolis effect which for North America is a deviation to the right caused by the earth rotation. To make matters worse, rifling rotates to the right so the bullet starts moving to the right. So 2 separate effects cause a right movement deviation. At 100 yards, these effects are relatively insignificant. At 1000 yards they are significnt and at 2000 yards they are almost ridiculous. Other factors include atmospheric pressure, temperature, wind and others. Moral here -- at extreme distances everything becomes an issue.


Mercedes Adenauer “Al servicio de su Majestad”
Elegant, exquisite and quiet. That was the Mercedes 300. Born in 1951, it defined the “Grand Mercedes” concept, a term for the ultimate in automotive refinement. After the Second World War, it represented the continuation of the automobile as an image of distinction. An exclusive piece of which the Fundación Jorge Jove owns a unit and which will be exhibited in the future Automotive Museum.


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Everyone's favourite animated indie band, Gorillaz, have heralded the launch of a new audio-visual project by the name of...
Swedish indie pop sensations Little Dragon have returned with a new single 'Hold On', as well as detailing a new record...
With mere weeks until the release of his heavily anticipated LP Suddenly, Dan Snaith has released another dancefloor oriented cut...
After airing on US television back in September, Australian TV network Stan has announced that they'll be airing Wu-Tang...
A week after announcing their forthcoming record Gigaton, alt-rock heroes have thrown a bit of a curveball by debuting the lead...
World conquering metalcore dons Parkway Drive have announced a new live soundtrack album to accompany their documentary Viva The...
Paramore's beloved lead singer Hayley Williams has announced her long-awaited solo debut, as well as sharing lead single...
A day after its eleventh anniversary, Bon Iver has announced an expanded reissue of the beautiful Blood Bank EP complete with...
Radiohead are for the people - there's not much more that needs to be said on this matter. The alternative iconoclasts have...
Former Smiths guitarist and one of the greatest indie rock guitarists ever, Jonny Marr, has announced that he'll be joining...
Brooklyn hip-hop icons Beastie Boys are set to be immortalised (further) in a new documentary directed by the legendary Spike...
Bass wunderkind Thundercat has today announced his next record, It Is What It Is, which is set to arrive in April.
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More Success for the ACE Team
Following a successful visit from the ACE Sales department our engineers recently attended a core technologies manufacturers in Dewsbury to install new compressed air equipment. One of the many products the company makes are car filters and there is likely to be one of their filters in almost every vehicle on the road! With those kinds of quantities it is essential that they minimise downtime by ensuring that they have a compressed air system which can meet demand.
Due to a breakdown of one of the manufacturers old compressors and the back up machine being unable to meet the high demand, ACE were called in to devise a new compressed air system suited to the production requirements.
Innovative New Technology
ACE were able to provide a full turnkey package, which included installation by our team of expert installation engineers. ACE supplied and installed two VS75 Compressors including iConn and Base Load Select technology from Gardner Denver, a refrigerant dryer, air receiver, filtration and condensate management.
This comprehensive system allows the customer to spread the workload on the VS75s, which will be run on an alternating cycle, Base Load Select will do this automatically, providing peace of mind and increased efficiency. Gardner Denver iConn technology will allow both the customer and ACE to monitor the system remotely and will provide invaluable information to assist in preventing downtime and forecast any potential issues before they happen.
Communication and Commitment
The installation was able to happen swiftly and smoothly due to involvement from several departments within the company. A mobile unit was installed temporarily until the new equipment arrived on site. Once the units arrived the installation was complete within a matter of days including all the connecting duct work – a testament to the skills of our installations team. Consistent two-way communication throughout the project and dedication from all of the ACE team allowed the compressor system upgrade to progress with minimal disruption to production.
ACE fought tough competition during the tender process to win this project but their dedication and commitment to get the work done in short time frame as well as being able to offer a comprehensive package, sealed the deal. The customer was ultimately very happy with the efficiency and neatness of the installation process and especially with the extra mile that ACE employees are willing to go to ensure the success of a project.


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Filmed over 30 years, Alexandra Anthony’s ‘Lost In the Bewilderness’ is one of the finest documentaries you will ever see about adolescence, memory, and the importance of returning ‘home’, using Greece’s ancient and modern mythologies as inspiration.
It might be difficult to convince you that a documentary about a boy that was kidnapped by his mother when he was five, only to return to his father in Greece at the age of 16, is one of the most entertaining, moving and revealing films we’ve seen recently.
But we will try to do just that, since ‘Lost in the Bewilderness’, despite its handmade logic – or perhaps because of it – is an important documentary, of the kind that almost come together by chance, because they are directed by life itself. An Unexpected twist of fate introduces a filmmaker to footage she filmed years ago, before it became the starting point for a fascinating journey no one knew how would end.
The story begins in the 1970’s, when her cousin Lukas is born, long before Alexandra Anthony begins filming her family’s life. Lukas becomes his grandparents’ favorite grandchild, and the most loved member of the Psychopaidopoulos family, residing in Nea Smyrni. Lukas’ parents separate and at the age of five he disappears with his mother, leaving the family in a state of desperation and mourning. Even Interpol gets involved in the search, but eleven years will pass before the boy’s mother contacts his father from Maryland in the US, asking him to take the boy back. Lukas doesn’t speak a word of Greek. He only finds out about his heritage two months before returning to the family that has for years been living in hope of seeing him again. We see him return to his father’s house to start life anew.
This true story would have been enough to provide the basis for a compelling film that balances between police intrigue and a violent coming of age chronicle for Lukas and his family. But the footage used is of its time. It starts with Super 8 film, and ends in today’s digital age. The 30-year narration makes the passing of time more tangible, multiplying the excitement and anxiety, while highlighting the experience of seeing something with your own eyes as opposed to reading about it in an interview with photographic materials.
The disarming and hilarious way the older relatives welcome the teenage Lukas when he returns home, the sadness in his eyes while trying to remember something from his childhood in Greece, the anxiety about whether or not he is alive, which reaches a fever pitch shortly before his arrival, and his relatives’ concern about whether he’ll manage to acclimatize himself to his life’s new circumstances, the way Lukas lights up with a smile when he realizes his love for heavy metal corresponds to his father’s favorite pastime of making electric guitars: these are just some of the scenes that make ‘Lost In the Bewilderness’ a truly revealing experiential study on memory.
The film’s director provides a light and entertaining voice-over, which connects her family’s story with ancient Greek myths and classical tragedies and modern Greece. Anthony doesn’t focus as much on the story’s inherent drama, but rather picks up on the instances where people’s feelings, fears and anxieties are communicated with their gazes, as they face the unknown, willing and prepared to fill the void of a life interrupted.
This funny, restless and deeply moving film is lovingly dedicated to everyone that once felt or still feels lost in… ‘the bewilderness’. It seems impossible to watch without stirring one’s memories in a positively liberating way.


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A Kurdish environmental activist ‘Dler Khosravi’ who was transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre in Sanandaj last week after a month of interrogation, has been taken to an unknown location since Saturday, April 12.
The Sanandaj Revolutionary Court had previously issued a bail of 200 million Tomans for his release.
In the past few days, following the enquiries made by the detainee’s family, Sanandaj prison officials announced that he had been transferred to an intelligence detention centre in Sanandaj.
Dler Khosravi, a member of “Green Society of Kurdistan”, was arrested on Sunday, March 1, 2020, by security forces at his family home in the village of “Zanan” of Sanandaj city and was transferred to the detention centre.
Khosravi had previously been arrested in 2007 on charges of collaboration with a Kurdish opposition party but he was released a few months later.


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More stories by Howard Monroe
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam said this is the largest fire in Tennessee in 100 years.
GM is set to lay off 160 workers in Kokomo in the new year.
The suspect was identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan. He was a student at OSU.
Six people were shot in Indianapolis on Sunday and three of them were killed.
Despite the frustrations of travel, people say they’re keeping in mind what this holiday is all about.
Last year the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration endorsed seat belts but the recommendation didn’t come with funding.
If you know anything, you’re asked to call Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS
Someone burglarized St. Ann’s Catholic Church twice in two days.
The faith community in Brown County came together Monday morning after someone vandalized a church over the weekend.
The shooting occurred in the 1600 block of East 44th Street just before 8:30 a.m.
Most polls had Hillary Clinton beating Donald Trump
Residents of one north side neighborhood can’t wait for this election to be over.
Crown Hill has become the third northwest side neighborhood to celebrate a year without a homicide.
Officials said a woman was driving a Tesla north on Illinois Street when she lost control at a curve.

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Why you should not Do Your Child’s Homework
The existence and the failure of the children
One of the greatest satisfactions is to see that the children have successfully completed the school stage, but when they have problems or frustrations about low grades, parents wonder what the mistake was.
Sometimes it turns out that they themselves never bothered to promote good study habits in their children, a situation that led them to fail in school.
If that is your case, you should know that you are always in time to correct mistakes; the important thing here is to see how to induce these customs?
Achieve good habits
Finny Quintanilla Gonzalez, a psychologist, says that study habits are definitely fixed at home because it is where the child will learn disciplines and responsibilities through schedules and rules established by his parents.
These provisions are set according to the needs of the family, and in the way that parents comply with these measures, children will be able to carry out better study habits,” he explains.
This, however, varies in each household, the comments, but parents and children have to comply with the provisions made to lead to better communication.
Another responsibility of the parents
In case the parents work and leave the children in the care of another person, they should be more aware of the small ones, he adds, because perhaps who is in charge does not have the same vision of discipline that they have.
In addition, parents should supervise their children or give them some time to finish their tasks, because if left alone, he says, they are almost always distracted and, for example, a task that should be done in 30 or 45 minutes, can take them to four hours.
At the end of the day, he adds, it is under scolding that they end it, but it is important that there is an established schedule according to the needs of the family, so that the tasks are fulfilled as planned.
In this way, he says, it will be the success of study habits. Even when they are asked to study for a test, most children believe there is nothing to do, saying “what parent they did not charge us homework.”
And studying for an exam is not an activity that involves them writing by hand, it is there that parents should give the same importance as a task, even a brief review because it complements the work of the morning.
It would be a badly expressed affection
Establishing certain conditions under which they will work at home and exemplifying them, he assures, will encourage the child to follow them. For example, if they forbid you from watching television while you are doing your homework, but you do allow it, you will be falling into a contradiction that will only hurt the little one.
They also have to understand that the task is for children and not for parents, because sometimes, especially mothers who do it out of love, end up doing it, just so they do not scold the child,” says Quintanilla Gonzalez.
All this harms the child in his school use, he adds, because he can become very dependent on his parents by not paying attention to the teacher for trusting that they will help him at home.
A difficult but ideal balance
The psychologist recommends that children should perform their tasks at a desk or table so that they are paying more attention, and not in the armchair or the bed because this place causes them laziness.
Jose Luis Martinez-Nunez, a clinical psychologist, explains that there are many overprotective parents who only generate a great dependence of the children towards them and irresponsibility’s on the part of the children.
He says that this is a social phenomenon that has occurred today since in previous times the excessive rigidity suffered by parents or grandparents has been forgotten.
Previously, they rebuked children with comments like you’re leaving this line and this is what you have to do’, was what grandparents said, but now, psychology and the media have made parents Have gone to the other end, “adds the psychologist.
And they have gone from tremendous rigidity, where they received blows, to be too condescending, he says, and this happens because they have not found that delicate balance of being firm, but also affectionate.
Although it would be ideal, it is very difficult to find it, currently, the mother is no longer at home because she works, and not as in the past, she was in charge of being at home all day to give that possibility of balance”, Assures Martinez Nunez.
Guilt and bad remedy feel guilty
When they leave the children in the care of someone or just the television while they are working, he explains, parents feel guilty when they return home for those periods of absence.
Parents try to solve this guilt by alleviating their children with their responsibilities, or they exceed gifts that are sometimes very expensive, despite not having enough financial resources.
They do it because they unconsciously try to compensate for that guilt, overprotecting them, but the only thing they believe is difficult because sometimes the child arrives with math problems solved at school and not even know the tables,” he says.
Lead by example
In order not to create bad study habits, he says, in the first place parents have to set the example because verbalization is not very effective; they can order them to do certain things, but if they do not meet the same parents, let alone the children.
If as a parent they do not fulfill their obligations or it is irresponsible because the son is going to imitate it, it is important that the parents have the self-control to fulfill the things that are required, above all to show them,” says Martinez Nunez.
For example, if the father helps in the different activities of the home, he adds, the children will see that he, in addition to having a job, also performs extra chores at home.
Importance of patients
This analogy is so that the little one learns that he can also have other works besides the school, and this type of interaction has to be attractive for the child to automatically join the familiar coexistence,” he says.
Another important aspect, he says, is patience, since sometimes supervision comes worse when parents fall into verbal aggression, where they only inhibit the child more or confuse him.
Parents should have that desire and patience to be living with their children without feeling guilty, or transmitting their concerns to them to have better habits, says the psychologist.

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Why does the myth of the “creative right brain” still persist?
Is brain plasticity truly possible?
"Like most persistent myths, even if some seed of truth was associated with the initial development of the idea, the claim so stated amounts to a lazy generalization and is incorrect.
The brain’s right hemisphere is not a separate organ whose workings can be regarded in isolation from that of the left hemisphere in most human beings.
It is also incorrect to conclude that the left brain is uncreative.
In fact even the earliest scholars who explored the brain lateralization in relation to creativity emphasized the importance of both hemispheres. Indeed this is what was held to be unique about creativity compared to other highly lateralized psychological functions.
In an era which saw the uncovering of the dominant involvement of one hemisphere over the other for many functions, and the left hemisphere received preeminent status for its crucial role in complex functions like language, a push against the tide by emphasizing the need to also recognize the importance of the right hemisphere for complex functions like creativity somehow got translated over time into the only ‘creative right brain’ meme. It is the sort of thing that routinely happens when crafting accessible sound bites to convey scientific findings".
Brain plasticity is a fact.
"Our brains change throughout our lifespan and this is readily evidenced by the everyday observation that we never stop learning. The extent of brain plasticity is harder to define and hasn’t been systematically examined. Creative thinking involves the discovery of novel connections and is therefore tied intimately to learning. Arthur Koestler pointed this out rather beautifully several decades ago: “Creative activity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.”


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Gaynor Arnold tells James Kidd about her late career change, and how a Booker nomination can change your life
The Independent, Sunday, 30 January 2011
When Gaynor Arnold hit the headlines in 2008, the headlines went something like this: "Sixty-three-year-old social worker makes big splash with debut novel".
The novel in question was Girl in a Blue Dress, a thinly veiled retelling of Charles Dickens's marriage narrated by his jilted wife, Catherine, that was longlisted for two prestigious literary prizes – the Man Booker and the Orange.
It was a great story: think Rocky retold by Alan Bennett. In fact, the only person who seems immune to its charms is Arnold herself. "At first, I was absolutely flabbergasted by the interest. Then I realised that of the 13 people on the Booker longlist, only three were women. I was unknown, a social worker and not in the first flush of youth: those were my unique selling points." She pauses. "'Sixty three-year-old social worker' – I got a bit fed up with that."
We meet in Birmingham, where Arnold has lived for 35 years. She chooses the pleasingly 19th-century atmosphere of the Birmingham and Midland Institute in the city's private library. "It has a card index," she notes wistfully. The headline this time could read: "Admired novelist retires from social work." After 40 years, Arnold stepped down in 2009. "I'm a writer now. I think I have finally come to terms with that."
In many respects, the transition has been smooth. Arnold certainly looks and acts the part: dressed in an elegant black outfit and mustard coloured cardigan, she poses happily for pictures. But this newfound literary identity is not without its pressures. Unknown no longer, Arnold feels the weight of anticipation surrounding her new book. "I have terrible cold feet. People expect things after last time." One writer friend said her readers might be quite shocked, because Lying Together is so different from Girl in a Blue Dress.
Written over a number of years, its 15 stories explore many scenarios, moods and characters. Some are historical: "Looking for Leslie Howard" narrates a tentative romance on the eve of World War Two. But rather more occur in the recent past, and explore the inner lives of ordinary people: "Salad Days" offers a deceptively terrifying tale of alcoholism and domestic violence; the double-header "Mouth" and "Angel Child" relates a disastrous mother-daughter relationship from each party's perspective.
As these contemporary plots imply, Arnold hasn't entirely left social work behind. Her conversation is often liveliest when discussing her former job, and her imagination continues to be fired by the people and situations she encountered professionally. "I hadn't particularly thought that the stories came out of my social work experience, until I saw them all together in a collection."
It is tempting, probably too tempting, to read Lying Together in terms of Arnold's own recent past: many of the stories confront the crises that follow lives ground to a halt or bereft of fresh inspiration. In Arnold's case, this moment arrived shortly after she turned 40, and was balancing a stressful job with raising a family. "I remember having a bit of a moan to an old university friend. We were wondering what we had done with our lives. My friend asked me what I really wanted to do. I said write. It became a lovely reaction to the rest of my life."
Full story at The Independent.
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Season Dive: 2
Site: Diamond Cove, Hopkins
Max Depth: 32 feet
TBT: 61 minutes
Cumulative: 12 hours, 12 minutes
On Friday night, 8/1, Nick and I headed up to the cklahr cabin early to get a Friday night dive in since Kristen and I were running in the Cross Lake Dam Run
5k marathon on Saturday morning. We finally got all of our dive gear and were eager to try it all out. We met at MSD, got some last minute necessities like clips, extra weight, tank covers, a noise maker to get Nick’s attention underwater, etc., drove to the cabin, consolidated our dive gear into the explorer and took off to Diamond Cove.
Once there, a bunch of zipperheaded actions by me took place. I grabbed my shiny new pink tank and started to hook up my brand new reg, an Apeks ATX50 with Suunto Gekko dive computer, when Nick advised me to put my BCD on the tank first. Woops, I knew that, I was just so excited. I strapped my brand new turquoise trimmed Diva XLT onto my tank then proceeded to put my regulator on. The first stage swivels for maximum mobility and I was real confused as to how it went on. First I put it on upside down. Woops. Then once I got it on it was backwards. What the heck? Then I realized my BCD was on the tank backwards. Good grief. I redid my whole set up. Next step, putting on my new Pinnacle semi-dry suit, which is really just a glorified wet suit that you don’t want to pee in. It’s a one piece suit with hood attached. It was quite a struggle to get it on. I needed Nick’s help to yank it up and he pulled me right off my feet. It was a hot day and the layer of sweat my body was producing wasn’t helping the suit go on any easier. “All right,” I thought, “now just for the hood.” I looked down in front of me at an empty hood, something didn’t look right. The opening of the hood was pointed at me. Then it dawned on me that my suit was on backwards. AAARRRGGHHHHH!!
At this point Kristen was already in the water yelling, “Are we going diving?” The struggle of getting it off and back on made me very frustrated. I was ready to say screw it and sit in the car for the night. The hood seemed tight and felt like it was choking me. The suit made me a lot less mobile than the farmer johns I was used to. Nick had to stick my weight pouches in for me. I decided to go with 24 pounds, afraid that the suit would make me more buoyant.
We got in the water. My new black Atomic split fins with spring backs went on quickly. Finally something worked out for me!! My mask, tried and true, went on quickly as well. The gloves didn’t work out quite so well. I couldn’t get them over my wrists. They came free with my suit, which I bought online at Leisure Pro, so I couldn’t really complain, but it was a damper on the already tainted dive. I was going to go without gloves as the surface temp was quite comfortable. Nick poo-pooed that idea and gave me his gloves to wear since he wanted to stay in the shallows and play with his dive computer. I didn’t want to wear them because they were quite large on me and I was worried they would make it difficult to use my camera, but once underwater they snugged right up and I was very glad to have them.
Curtis, Kristen and I headed out while Nick stayed back near shore. There wasn’t a whole lot to look at underwater, so I spent a lot of time checking out my computer and making sure Kristen was still in her favorite place, directly above me. We made a few resurfaces during the dive. One was over 5 minutes because my computer started recording it as a different dive. Eventually Nick caught up with us, bare hands and all. I had a real hard time with my buoyancy during the dive. I could tell I was over weighted. Better that than severely under weighted. It’s all part of the learning curve with new stuff I suppose.
The thing I enjoyed the most during the dive was knowing that everything on me was mine. No more questionable rental equipment. All my gear would be with me the next time I dove and each time after that. It was very comforting knowing that this was all the gear I would come to trust and get to know like an extension of my body. Maybe I would even learn how to put it together correctly on the first attempt!!

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– Below is video of WWE NXT North American Champion Ricochet, Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae visiting kids at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh for Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month.
– WWE recently filed to trademark Walk With Elias, Adam Cole, Lars Sullivan and Danny Burch.
– Renee Young received a pop when she came out to join Michael Cole and Corey Graves at last night’s RAW in New Orleans. As noted, Renee is now a full-time member of the announce team, replacing Jonathan Coachman. Below is a look at Renee’s new entrance:
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- Liquidity Ratio –
It is very important to know how the asset of a company turns over into cash. Thus, accounts receivable turn over is need to be calculated as net credit sales, average account receivable. The different types are – current ratio, Quick ratio, Operating cash flow ratio, activity ratio etc.
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Lax loan that is payday could strike older Americans particularly difficult
A population that is vulnerable on a fixed earnings, seniors are increasingly switching to pay day loans in an urgent situation
The customer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing to rescind conditions for an Obama-era legislation set to get into impact in August.
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The buyer Financial Protection Bureau stated its proposition to move straight straight back legislation for payday lenders will provide consumers more usage of credit вЂ” but in terms of senior citizens are concerned, that will perhaps perhaps not be described as a a valuable thing.
The Obama-era legislation, that was finalized in 2017 and was to be implemented in August of the 12 months, needed payday lenders to see whether the debtor could pay for loan re re re payments whilst still being meet basic cost of living. The us government agency stated this it plans to rescind its underwriting provisions and delay the ruleвЂ™s compliance date to November 2020 week.
Kathy Kraninger, manager regarding the customer Financial Protection Bureau, stated in a declaration the agency will assess remarks, weigh the data and then come to a decision. The bureau didn’t react to an ask for further remark.
Pay day loans are high-cost, short-term, typically utilized for payouts of $500 or less, and are also to be paid at period of the borrowerвЂ™s next paycheck.
Lenders are very first in line for payment, which may originate from a consumerвЂ™s paycheck, Social protection pension or benefit check or through usage of a bank account. These loans have actually a typical apr of 391% and so are offered by lendersвЂ™ storefronts or online, according into the Center for Responsible Lending, a Durham, N.C.-based nonprofit research and policy advocacy team. вЂњIt sets them in harmвЂ™s way and it is maintaining people caught in a unaffordable period of financial obligation that simply leaves them worse off than once they started,вЂќ said Diane Standaert, executive vice president and manager of state policy during the Center for Responsible Lending.
Low-income People in the us in many cases are the most typical people vulnerable to requiring payday loan providers, but seniors whom go on an income that is fixed small in cost cost savings, are, too. And the ones true numbers are steadily growing.
Town Financial solutions Association of America, the trade association for payday as well as other short-term loan providers, stated in a statement it absolutely was satisfied with the CFPBвЂ™s choice, but disappointed the agency chose to keep specific conditions regarding the 2017 rule. вЂњContinuing to a target appropriate and licensed state-regulated loan providers through regulatory limitations on the capacity to provide credit that is short-term will push customers into dangerous, harmful alternatives,вЂќ it stated.
вЂњSmall-dollar loans act as a form that is vital of for an incredible number of American consumers across all demographic lines,вЂќ said Dennis Shaul, chief executive officer of CFSA. вЂњThis includes seniors, whom compensate a tiny percentage of small-dollar loan borrowers.вЂќ
But more seniors are looking at this sort of short-term funding.
The amount of People in america 62 and older utilizing payday financing tripled between 2015 and 2016, in accordance with A ca Department of company Oversight report. Almost one in four loans that are payday directed at elderly people, the report discovered.
The percentage that is annual of these loans had been 372%, up from 366per cent in 2015.
The share of payday borrowers 65 and older in Florida doubled between 2005 and 2015, as well вЂ” from 3.4% to 8.6per cent вЂ” and also this age group ended up being the fastest-growing team to be involved in payday lending, in accordance with a 2016 report through the Center for Responsible Lending. The development price for this borrowing for seniors is also greater than the development price associated with quantity of seniors into the state through the time frame that is same.
Seniors make use of these loans to cover medical bills or lease, but them off from a following paycheck, they end up with increased overdraft fees, high interest and possibly bankruptcy, Standaert said because they may not be able to pay. Payday loan providers target older populations, particularly since they get fully guaranteed income in the shape of Social Security benefits. вЂњItвЂ™s a source that is steady of they can depend on,вЂќ she stated. вЂњWe have observed research that payday lendersвЂ™ storefronts cluster around government-subsidized housing for seniors and also the disabled.вЂќ
Not totally all older Americans can fall straight right back on a nest egg. About 40% of middle-class Americans will live near or in poverty because of the right time theyвЂ™re 65 yrs old, a Schwartz Center for Economic Policy research during the brand New class report discovered. As much as one fourth of households aged 65 and older depend on Social protection for 90percent of the your your your retirement earnings, three different studies discovered. (the common Social protection advantage check is approximately $1,400 per month.)
Many seniors also lack use of quality monetary advice, which may deter them from planning to payday loan providers or assist them develop a spending plan to produce ends meet, said Brent Weiss, co-founder and mind of preparing at Facet riches in Baltimore. вЂњThat makes them more prone and vulnerable,вЂќ he stated. вЂњthey can prey on seniorsвЂ™ shortage of literacy of this type. whether or not itвЂ™s an online payday loan business or scammers,вЂќ


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The purchase, of the unit located near Barcelona (Spain), expands Masterfoam Group’s range of products and services, especially in geographical and technical terms.
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Pat Maroon and the Tampa Bay Lightning made the most of their long trip to Sweden.
Maroon scored twice, and the Lighting beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday for a sweep...
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Tyler Johnson scored 1:16 into overtime and the Lightning rallied to beat the New Jersey Devils 7-6...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Nashville Predators are developing a knack for late comeback wins.
Ryan Ellis scored 3:15 into overtime and the Predators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes fall behind in the first two periods, then figure out a way to win after regulation.
The unconventional formula worked again Sunday night, with...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen scored a quick goal, and moments later, so did Greg McKegg. Just that quickly, the Carolina Hurricanes chased New York's goalie out of the game — and the...
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They pushed the Carolina Hurricanes closer to playoff position.
Niederreiter scored two goals, McElhinney stopped the final 40 shots he faced, and the Hurricanes beat the Oilers 3-1 on Friday night.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Curtis McElhinney's been doing this a long time. More than a decade into his well-traveled NHL career, the Carolina Hurricanes goaltender understands how things tighten up after the All-Star break.
His team scrambling for a spot in the postseason for the first time in nearly 10 years, McElhinney provided the Hurricanes with a jolt, turning aside 23 shots for his first shutout of the season in a 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic's first NHL start could not have gone much better.
The young goalie made 24 saves and Nino Niederreiter scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Wednesday night.
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Mika Zibanejad had two goals and two assists to help the Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Pavel Buchnevich and Tony DeAngelo also scored twice for New York. Mats Zuccarello had three assists and Chris Kreider added two as the Rangers won for only the second time in eight games.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes found their offense against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Limited to a goal in four of their last five games and coming off a shutout loss on the weekend, the Hurricanes scratched out a 3-1 win over Philadelphia on Monday night for their second victory in six games.
Lucas Wallmark, Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov scored and goalie Curtis McElhinney stopped 22 shots in the win.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rookie goalie MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 37 shots for his first shutout and Pavel Zacha scored short-handed as the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 on Saturday.
It was the second straight victory for Blackwood, giving the Devils their first two-game winning streak since Nov. 13-15. Andy Greene added an empty-netter to seal the win.
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MONTREAL (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes allowed more than twice as many shots on goal as they took, but Curtis McElhinney more than made up for it.
McElhinney stopped 48 shots and Carolina beat the Canadiens 2-1 on Tuesday night in Shea Weber's return from injury for Montreal.
Victor Rask and Trevor van Riemsdyk scored for the Hurricanes, who have won four of five.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Martinook doesn't think it's his job to score goals for the Carolina Hurricanes.
"I'm just a guy that goes and works hard and if they come, they come," Martinook said.
The goals came in bunches for Martinook on Friday night as the Hurricanes' third-line winger recorded his first hat trick in a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Coming into the night, the Toronto Maple Leafs were tied for the NHL lead in scoring and ranked second in goal differential on the strength of a top-notch power play.
Still, the Carolina Hurricanes found a way to neutralize the Leafs behind a former Toronto goaltender and solid special-teams play.
Trevor van Riemsdyk and Justin Williams scored 22 seconds apart in the first period, sending the Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory Wednesday.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have activated goalie Scott Darling from injured reserve and are sending him on a conditioning assignment in the minor leagues.
General manager Don Waddell said Monday that Darling will join the team's AHL affiliate in Charlotte. He's expected to start Wednesday at Utica.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When the week began, Curtis McElhinney didn't expect to be starting an NHL game Friday night, let alone emerging as the winning goalie in a game in Columbus, where he played as a backup for five seasons.
Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock was very much the diplomat after goalies Curtis McElhinney and Calvin Pickard were claimed off waivers Tuesday.
"Good for Mac. Good for Pick," Babcock said. "Too bad for our depth."
McElhinney was claimed by the Carolina Hurricanes, whose projected starter Scott Darling is injured and set to miss a few weeks. McElhinney has a 62-71-13 record in 10 seasons among six teams.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour says injured goalie Scott Darling will miss a few weeks, resulting in Curtis McElhinney being claimed off waivers from Toronto.
General manager Don Waddell announced the waiver claim for McElhinney on Tuesday. Darling hurt his hamstring in the preseason finale against Nashville.
The 35-year-old McElhinney went 11-5-1 in 18 games for Toronto with a 2.15 goals-against average.
John Tavares scored his first two goals on home ice with the Maple Leafs and Toronto defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 in preseason play on Friday night.
Ron Hainsey, Pierre Engvall and Chris Mueller also scored for the Leafs. Curtis McElhinney stopped all 20 shots he faced after replacing Garret Sparks, who made nine saves, midway through the second period.
Andrew Oglevie, C.J. Smith and Tage Thompson scored for the Sabres. Linus Ullmark made 27 saves in taking the loss.
HERNING, Denmark (AP) — Captain Connor McDavid scored a hat trick to lead Canada to a 5-0 win over Norway on Thursday at the ice hockey world championship, while the Czech Republic beat Russia 4-3 in overtime.
Earlier Thursday, Cam Atkinson scored in overtime to give the United States a 3-2 win over Latvia, its fourth straight victory at the tournament.
BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had a hat trick and three assists to help Boston blow out the Toronto Maple Leafs for the second straight game, leading the Bruins to a 7-3 victory Saturday night and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff series.
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander and Auston Matthews each had two goals and an assist as the playoff-bound Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Monday night.
Andreas Johnsson also scored as Maple Leafs extended a franchise record with their 48th win and matched the team mark for points (103) set in 2003-04. Backup goalie Curtis McElhinney stopped 32 shots to help Toronto win for the 15th time in the last 17 at home.


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Revenue of the Estonian state-owned energy group Eesti Energia decreased 4.5 percent to €732.1 million last year, while net profit increased by 322.4 percent, or €130.5 million, to €171 million.
Although the market situation was complicated at the beginning of last year, the second half of the year was more profitable. The fourth quarter was especially strong, the Estonian company told the London Stock Exchange. The decrease in the group's sales revenue is primarily attributable to lower gains from hedge positions, both for electricity as well as shale oil.
"Despite a difficult operating environment, Eesti Energia ended 2016 with considerably better results than we expected at the beginning of the year," the company's management said in the annual report.
Eesti Energia's EBIDTA — or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization — grew by 23.2 percent, rising to an exceptional €327.3 million. Net profit grew by 322.4 percent, rising to €171 million. The group's EBITDA was substantially increased by an exceptional factor, which is reported in EBITDA on other products and services: the impact of liquidated damages of €68.6 million related to the construction of the Auvere Power Plant. As a result of negotiations, the builder of the power plant agreed to compensate Eesti Energia for unearned revenue caused by the delay in construction.
Exceptional net profit growth is partly attributable to the fact that in 2015, profit was weakened by a write-down of non-current assets of €65.5 million and income tax paid on dividends.
Electricity in numbers
In 2016, the company produced 9.1 terawatt-hours of electricity, 18 percent more than in 2015. Shale oil production totaled 318,000 tons, marking a 6 percent decrease compared to the previous year, the company said.
Electricity sales revenue amounted to €348.8 million, 1.9 percent less than in 2015. "Although sales prices were more than 10 percent lower, we were able to keep sales revenue almost at the same level as in 2015," the company's management said.
The average electricity sales price was €40.30 per megawatt-hour, which is 13.5 percent lower than in 2015. The average sales price includes, among other items, the impact of derivative transactions. Excluding gain on derivative instruments, the average sales price of 2016 would have been €39.80 per megawatt-hour or 5.1 percent lower than in 2015.
In 2016, the company sold 16.3 percent more electricity than in 2015 and electricity sales totaled 8,956 gigawatt-hours, including 4,492 gigawatt-hours sold on the Estonian market. Retail sales grew by 5.5 percent and wholesale sales by 51.4 percent.
Last year, Eesti Energia began renovating Block No. 8 so that, in the future, up to 50 percent of the plant's oil shale fuel can be replaced by oil shale gas which arises on oil production. The investment totals €15 million and renovation work is expected to be completed by the end of 2017.
Last year, Eesti Energia began to sell gas to residential customers and launched an energy company in Poland. The energy group is also analyzing the possibility of selling electricity in other Baltic Sea countries.
According to Eesti Energia's strategy, the largest development projects of the next five years are the construction of the Tootsi wind farm, the Narva underground mine and a plant for extracting gasoline from oil shale gas.
Eesti Energia to pay €47 million in dividends
The state-owned energy group's equity at the end of last year totaled €1.7 billion. No dividiends were paid out to the state last year, however in 2017, Eesti Energia is expected to pay €47 million in dividends, it is noted in the company's annual report.
If the Estonian state, as the owner, approves the dividend payment in that amount, the company will also have to pay an additional €11.8 million in income tax.
In 2015, the company paid €62 million in dividends to the Estonian state. The company initially planned on paying the entirety of its net profit totaling €40 million in dividends in 2016, but the government later decided not to accept any dividends as energy prices on the global market were very low.
If the dividend payment is approved in the sum planned, the company's remaining retained earnings will total €723.2 million.
Editor: Aili Vahtla