The Glock 30 SF is compact, fast, accurate, and can stay out of sight until you need it!
For professionals, the handgun “must-have” list begins with accuracy, power, and speed. Add concealed-carry friendly and superb handling, and you’re ready for duty with the new Glock 30 SF in .45 caliber. The “SF” stands for “Short Frame.” The pistol expands the short-frame horizon created by the fantastically successful Model 21 SF Glock.
The Glock 30 SF brings on all the accuracy and power of the Model 21 SF, but in a more compact, highly concealable, faster-handling .45. It just might become the favorite .45 of them all.
The late Jeff Cooper (Lt. Col., USMC, Ret.), put the qualities of accuracy, power, and speed into more colorful language. He preferred the Latin designations of Diligentia, Vis, and Celeritas, resulting in the abbreviation DVC. This abbreviation was adopted by practical shooters worldwide, with large helpings of DVC becoming essential for “serious social encounter” firearms.
How does the new Glock 30 SF shape up in DVC and other desirable qualities? Let’s look.
Glock pistols are accurate, that’s a fact that is no longer doubted by anyone. One famous U.S. Federal agency a few years back pronounced a Glock as “The most accurate production pistol yet tested.” When Massad Ayoob—instructor, self-defense expert, and law enforcement officer—acquired his test sample Glock 30, he found that it could put multiple rounds of powerful self-defense ammunition almost into a single hole at distance. Accuracy this good can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars of work by custom gunsmiths. With Glock, you get it right out of the box.
Almost every self-defense expert will advise the student of defense to purchase the most powerful weapon they can handle, decide upon a suitable ammunition load, and then train to be proficient and maintain that proficiency over time. The .45 Auto cartridge is an icon of a cartridge for self-defense. There are more powerful handgun cartridges, but few have the balanced qualities of power and controllability.
Why is this a concern? Two reasons: 1.) More than one pistol projectile will probably be needed to “solve the problem.” 2.) Odds are high that there will be more than one assailant and multiple-controlled shots will be needed. Another pleasing quality of the Glock 30 SF is that it will accept higher capacity Glock 21 magazines–more power is available.
Cooper opined that these essential qualities of DVC should be equal. That is, not one would take precedence over the others. The new Glock 30 SF easily delivers accurate power, quickly. The same design strategy that was employed in the Glock 21 SF has been utilized in the Glock 30 SF. Some felt the original 30 to be a bit bulky; using the SF design settled that for all. And, with its shorter barrel and slide, the Glock 30 SF handles quicker and is perceived by many to draw and cycle faster. Indeed, one could argue that this one Glock could see open, uniform duty as well as “off duty” use, much as the NYPD does with its Glocks.
Special Qualities of the Glock 30 SF
First, with the “SF” designation, the Glock 30 receiver has been re-engineered to provide a smaller diameter grip. This resulted in a trigger reach that is both different and better for many. As reported in a previous Glock Annual announcing the Glock 21 SF, it is only a few millimeters but really has to be felt to be believed and subsequently appreciated.
This current iteration does not have the ambidextrous magazine catch of the original SF, so older magazines will lock into the receiver. And, as mentioned above, Glock 21 magazines will also fit into the magazine well. While extending slightly below the receiver, full-capacity Glock 21 magazines offer three more rounds of .45 Auto power (total: 13). Issue Glock 30 magazines have a 10-round capacity. There has been produced a 9-round magazine for maximum compactness.
The Case for Compactness
Speaking of compactness, the Glock 30 SF offers almost exactly the same size envelope as the older model. Albeit it’s with a more compact, comfortable, and controllable grip. This compactness is a good thing in many ways. It is easier to conceal; your correspondent has an Alessi Ankle Holster that fits and that he wears on occasion. LE officers have also used a 30 attached to their protective vests as a “backup” weapon – it’s that compact. And in many states across America, “shall issue” laws have been passed in regard to licenses/permits to carry concealed. The “Three-Zero” could be America’s concealed pistol. Small yet powerful, an American cartridge in a Glock built for America.
The shorter slide and barrel, as we’ve seen in test-fire results, have no deleterious effect on intrinsic accuracy. And, while recoil sensation is somewhat subjective, the shorter cycle event leads one to perceive less recoil. The physics hasn’t changed, but the perception is definitely there. We were able to fire multiple rounds with great rapidity, and accurately.
Make the Glock 30 SF Your Own
Another quality, introduced earlier, is the Glock Accessory Rail, where white light, or light and laser combination devices may be easily and quickly mounted and dismounted. Your correspondent is quite partial to the Glock Tactical Light. It fits perfectly on the Glock 30 SF and is a great aid in identification and targeting. Other accessories have been developed for this Glock, and research and development continue.
Traditional Glock qualities carry on in this new model. You’ll experience reliability, light weight, comfort, an anti-corrosive Tenifer finish on major metal components hardness and rust resistance, and the Safe Action System for safe, sure, fast, and accurate fire control.
On the Range
There was only a short shooting session, but it was one of high quality. High-speed practical shooting utilizing “nonstandard responses” (NSRs) of multiple rounds launched was the order of the day. We experienced no malfunctions or stoppages using factory ammunition from CCI, Remington, and Winchester. From light frangible projectiles (Remington “Disintegrator”) to heavy-duty JHP (Winchester “Ranger”), the Glock 30 SF consumed them all with no problem.
Single-handed shooting with both the primary and support hand was done with the same perfect functioning by the SF. The low-light shooting was with a GTL in hand-held mode for tactical practice and fast response. Shooting from a “position of disadvantage” (seated, support hand only) simulating an attack while in a vehicle and unable to use the primary hand support, was also performed. Again, no problems.
The only addition I would install on our test Glock would be night sights for day/night all-weather usage. This is a Glock to keep and carry!


MANILA, Philippines — Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2019 Leren Bautista’s Maranao princess-inspired national costume for the Miss Globe 2019 pageant made headlines — but did you know that they almost went with another concept?
In a phone interview with Rappler, designer Chico Estiva said that Leren’s national costume was supposed to be inspired by the Pahiyas festival before they eventually decided to do the Maranao princess.
“We decided to go out of the box. Dapat talaga terno Pahiyas gagawin (It was supposed to be a Pahiyas-themed terno) but the team decided to take the risk. And luckily, we got good comments,” he said.
Chico also said he knows some people might not find the costume new but also pointed out that the “Philippines has a lot of Asian influences.”
Chico shared that among the materials used for Leren’s costume include brass coil, jade, and gold. On Facebook, he said of the headpiece and fans: “The National Costume also features a Dome headress inspired by the Mosques of Mindanao encrusted in jade of celadon and emerald shades,a pair of fans with blades resembling the golden rice grains of Mindanao and it’s moniker as the Land of Promise.”
The Laguna-based designer made Leren’s outfits for both the Bb Pilipinas national costume and evening gown competition in June. His clothes have also been worn by past beauty queens and personalities such as Anne Curtis, Vice Ganda, and Angeline Quinto.


Prof. Sarah Gilbert, one of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, is warning that the next pandemic may more contagious and more lethal unless more money is devoted to research and preparations to fight emerging viral threats.
India logged 26,964 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours taking the caseload to 3,35,31,498, while the active cases declined to 301,989, the lowest in 186 days, Union Health Ministry's data showed on Wednesday.
"We have given at least one dose of the vaccine to more than 91 per cent (of adults) and 39 per cent have got both,” Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters. "There was also a sharp decrease in hospitalisations and the rate of reinfection is also on the decline..."
According to the NCOC data, Pakistan will receive 5.6m doses by the end of March, with 2.8m doses of Gavi/Covax expected in the first week of next month and another 2.8m doses by the second week. In all, 17.1m doses will reach Pakistan by the end of June.
"Respected @POTUS, if we are to truly unite in beating this virus, on behalf of the vaccine industry outside the US, I humbly request you to lift the embargo of raw-material exports out of the US, so that vaccine production can ramp up," Poonawalla said on Twitter.
The United Kingdom on Wednesday said that people under the age of 30 should choose alternatives to the vaccine, after reporting 19 deaths from clots among people who received the shot.
The move is supported by clinical data and is based on results of clinical studies and careful assessment in compliance with approved regulations and after approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
From coming Monday people over 60 and those over 45 with multiple medical conditions can be vaccinated against coronavirus for free at 10,000 government hospitals and nearly 20,000 private clinics for a charge.
The availability of vaccines is one of the biggest achievements of UAE. To all for free and in various centers, which requires everyone to take the vaccine to achieve the goal of covering 50% of UAE's population in the 1st quarter of 2021.


LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The benchmark British stock market index continued in the red Wednesday, as profit warnings from retailer Next and bookmaker Stanley Leisure, dented already fragile markets.
The U.K-based clothing retailer Next (NXT) saw its shares slide 3 percent after it lowered its profit forecast by 5 million pounds. It said clearance rates for its end of season sale had been below expectations, on higher-than-planned stock levels.
The company expects to report full-year pretax profits in the range of 415 million pounds to 425 million pounds, which it said is broadly in line with market expectations.
Retail sales for the period covering Aug. 3, 2004 to Dec. 24, 2004 were 12.1 percent higher, Next said. Comparative retail sales for the same period were 0.5 percent higher, while comparative sales were up 2.9 percent in stores that were unaffected by new openings. Next Directory catalogue sales were 13.4 percent higher, the retailer added. See story.
"The company has consistently performed better than the other 'large space' retailers. However, there is a degree of caution that has not been there before and, after the recent run in the share price, we see the 'bull position' unwinding," said U.K. broker Seymour Pierce.
Numis Securities expected the shares to decline. "Investors have tended to assume that Next always sails along serenely and today's comment on the poor clearance sale, along with the weakening of Like-For-Likes and margins, should dent that confidence to some degree," Numis stated.
"The clothing market, in particular, has been very tough over the Xmas period, and we expect this to be reflected in statements from Marks & Spencer (MKS), JJB Sports (JJB) and Alexon (AXN) over the coming weeks. Any weakness may create buying opportunities in Ted Baker (TBK) and Burberry (BRBY)," Numis added.
Other retailers, including GUS (GUS), Marks & Spencer, Kingfisher (KGF) and Boots (BOOT) were all trading around 2 percent lower in the FTSE 100 index.
Consumer electronics chain store Dixons (DXNS) was down 3.7 percent in late trade.
Broadly, the benchmark FTSE 100 index (1805550) closed 0.85 percent lower at 4,806, reflecting concerns over inflation in the U.S.
Other companies in focus included U.K. bookmaker Stanley Leisure (SLY), which was trading almost 12 percent lower in London, after the company said it reduced 2004 expectations and now expects to report profits broadly in line with last year.
Unfavourable sporting results within the betting division continued to impact both domestic and international businesses, the company said. In gaming, the division provided for unpaid gaming debts and has also seen material losses to a major player, Stanley Leisure added.
Peer William Hill (WMH) dropped 4.9 percent.
Building materials group CRH (CRH) dropped 2.3 percent. The company said it expects pretax profits to break the 1 billion euro level for the first time in 2004, as compared to 864 million euros last year.
The weak U.S. dollar will impact results by 40 million euros, CRH said, adding "recovery of higher input costs through price improvements and efficiency measures will remain a priority for the year ahead."
Meanwhile, pickle-and-tea supplier Premier Foods (PFD) dropped 1.5 percent, rebounding from around 4 percent lower earlier. The company said that it expects total reported grocery sales for 2004 to be approximately 8 percent higher than last year. Operating profits and margins are anticipated to be within the range of market expectations.
Year-on-year comparable grocery sales are expected to be flat, after a fire at one of its factories effectively removed two of its brands for the last ten weeks of the year, the company added
"Our forecasts stay unchanged following today's statement," Numis said. "We believe Premier offers strong re-rating prospects in 2005 along with an expected yield of 5 percent," it added.
Business software supplier Sage (SGE) slid 2.7 percent amid saying that it has acquired Swiss accounting software provider Simultan. The transaction has an equity value of 10.7 million pounds and will be paid for in cash. Sage said the acquisition will extend its coverage of the Swiss market.
Supply chain manager Exel (EXL) also declined around 0.6 percent after the company said it has exercised an option to acquire Power Packaging Inc., a contract manufacturer servicing food and beverage companies in the U.S. and Canada, from existing management. It said Power Packaging has net assets of 22 million pounds ($43 million).
The U.K.'s biggest quoted property company Land Securities (LAND) shares fell 1.6 percent. The company said it has acquired two London sites for 110.7 million pounds. The City Forum building scheme, based in the City, was acquired from REIT Asset Management for 43.7 million pounds, while the Red Lion Court scheme, situated in Southwark, was purchased from Jesta Corporation for 67 million pounds.
Among the few gainers in the London markets, FTSE 100 stock Xstrata (XTA) added 0.2 percent amid comments from Morgan Stanley on global coal fundamentals. The stock declined over 4 percent on Tuesday.
"We think coking coal will remain in short supply through to 2008, and we see significant upward pressure on prices. Our best investment ideas in the industry are BHP Billiton
Acambis ACAM (ACM) was also showing gains in London, climbing 1.2 percent after it said its investigational smallpox vaccine ACAM2000 has been designated as a 'fast track' product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which means the FDA will aim to expedite the marketing application and approval. Acambis is currently proceeding toward the submission of a Biologics License Application for ACAM2000
"As ACAM2000 has already been sold to the US and other governments, the approval process is rather a formality," said analysts at Nomura.
"Nevertheless, the faster approval of the product means that the company may have the ability to offer FDA approved vaccine to other governments, which could increase the probability of further non-US vaccine sales," the bank added.


text:
Consultation paper on proposal to enhance trust in the Alternative Investment Funds (‘AIF’) ecosystem to facilitate Ease of Doing Business measures
Objective & Executive Summary:
While the AIF industry has registered robust growth over the years, a number of instances of AIFs being structured to facilitate circumvention of different financial sector regulations have come to light, thereby eroding trust in the system. To ensure sustained capital formation, it is important to take steps to restore the trust and prevent such circumvention, while at the same time ensuring minimal impact on legitimate AIF investments. This consultation paper proposes to introduce a requirement that AIFs, Managers of AIFs and the Key Management Personnel of AIFs and their managers ensure that AIFs do not facilitate circumvention of extant financial sector regulations. The specific verifiable standards to demonstrate adherence to this obligation are proposed to be formulated by the pilot Industry Standards Forum for AIFs, in consultation with SEBI. The enhanced trust that should result from such a process, along with a process to verify adherence to the accompanying standards, would provide a regulatory comfort in considering other Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) proposals relating to AIFs which are under examination with SEBI.
Comments and inputs are sought from all stakeholders and the public on this proposal.
Background and issues identified:
1. The AIF industry has shown consistent growth over the past few years with the investments rising to INR 3,53,352 Crore as on September 30, 2023. AIFs connect sophisticated investors having risk appetite with enterprises in need of risk capital, complementing other sources of funding such as banks, financial institutions, and listed markets.
2. Compared to other SEBI registered investment channels such as Mutual Funds and Portfolio Management Services (PMS), AIFs have a relatively light-touch regulatory regime. In the recent past, in this context, several instances of AIFs being structured to circumvent extant financial sector regulations have emerged. Over the past few months, SEBI has come across more than 40 cases involving over INR 30,000 crores, where AIFs appear to have been structured to facilitate circumvention of certain financial sector regulations.
3. Some of the identified modus operandi where AIFs are being structured to facilitate circumvention of financial sector regulatory frameworks are as under –
3.1. Ever-greening of loans by regulated lenders:
3.1.1. AIFs have been set up resulting in ever-greening of stressed loans of some regulated lenders, thereby circumventing RBI regulations and disclosure requirements around asset restructuring and recognition of non-performing assets.
3.1.2. Typically, a regulated lender would subscribe to a junior class of units of an AIF, and the AIF in turn would fund the lender’s stressed borrower. The borrower would use these funds to repay the loan given by the regulated lender, without disclosure of any stress. The stressed asset in the books of the regulated lender would in effect be replaced with the investment in the junior class units of an AIF.
3.1.3. This has allowed some regulated lenders to avoid classification, provisioning and other applicable regulatory requirements with respect to these assets under the RBI Regulations. The recognition of deteriorating creditworthiness of the borrower may have also been deferred.
3.1.4. Though specific steps have since been taken by RBI to address this issue of ever greening by regulated lenders, it is critical to take steps to ensure that such instances do not recur in other forms and that the issue of AIFs facilitating such structures is also addressed. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that these measures do not come in the way of legitimate investments.
3.2. Circumvention of FEMA norms:
3.2.1. As per existing norms under FEMA NDI Rules 2019, classification of downstream investment by AIF is based on the domicile of ownership and control of manager/ sponsor of AIF. This has created a scope for regulatory arbitrage. Some AIFs appear to have been set up specifically with the intent to circumvent the provisions relating to regulatory framework for foreign investment in a particular sector, company, security/ instrument, etc.
3.2.2. For instance, some foreign investors appear to have set up AIFs with domestic managers/sponsors to invest in sectors prohibited for FDI, or to invest beyond the allowed FDI sectoral limit. Further, foreign investors may set up AIFs to invest foreign money in debt/debt securities where foreign investment is envisaged through the FPI/ECB route.
3.3. Circumvention of QIB regulations:
3.3.1. QIBs, in general, are large, regulated, sophisticated and informed institutional investors/money managers managing the investments of a large number of investors. They are expected to possess the expertise and financial ability to evaluate, invest and manage risks in the capital markets. They are expected to contribute in an expert manner, to price discovery for IPOs/ FPOs, etc. Currently, all AIFs are designated as QIBs.
3.3.2. Certain AIFs, which have single or very few investors (often belonging to same investor group), have invested in IPOs under QIB quota, thereby availing benefits available to QIBs under SEBI (Issue of Capital and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018. Note that such investors of AIFs would otherwise be ineligible for QIB status on their own.
3.3.3. Also, permitting such AIFs as QIBs would allow otherwise ineligible entities/ persons to influence the price discovery process in the public market, which in turn affects the other retail investors participating in the IPO.
4. It was observed that most of the identified cases of circumvention had a single investor, or investors of the same group i.e., narrow and connected investors, having majority contribution in or exercising control over the AIF.
5. The above list is not an exhaustive one of all cases of AIFs being used as structures to facilitate circumvention of extant financial sector regulations. The specific instances above were identified on the back of thematic inspections and examination of periodic reports submitted by AIFs.
6. The identified circumventions have already assumed significant levels (over INR 30,000 Crore out of investments of approximately INR 3.5 Lakh Crore) and SEBI has not yet completed its thematic inspections. Such practices seriously impact the overall trust and integrity of the AIF ecosystem.
Global developments in this context:
7. There are heightened global regulatory concerns around the private equity industry. The September 2023 IOSCO-CER report “Thematic Analysis: Emerging Risks in Private Finance” and new rules adopted in August 2023 by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for regulation of Private Fund Advisors are cases in point. It is also seen from various sections of the media that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is set to review certain risks related to private assets and the potential spill over of such risks to the larger financial sector.
Proposed regulatory approach:
8. While there is a need to address concerns as mentioned above in an effective manner and obtain requisite data for ongoing monitoring of the same, it is necessary to also ensure that regulatory intervention should not take away the flexibility of AIFs to carry out genuine and legitimate investments.
9. Accordingly, an approach that addresses the regulatory concerns in a proportionate, risk-based manner, while at the same time facilitating ease of doing business and ease of compliance, is being proposed.
10. To summarize, there is a need to prevent undesirable events/misuse (i.e. prevent Type I errors), while ensuring that regulations do not come in the way of legitimate investments (i.e., prevent Type II errors).
11. It may be noted that SEBI is piloting deeper engagement with industry participants through the formation of various Industry Standards Fora across segments of the securities market. It is envisaged that such industry fora, in consultation with SEBI, shall formulate standards for effective implementation of regulations prescribed by SEBI.
12. Along these lines, SEBI has facilitated the setting up of a pilot Standards Forum for AIFs (“SFA”) for formulating standards for ease of implementation of AIF Regulations, in consultation with SEBI.
13. To address the specific regulatory concerns around misuse of AIF structure as articulated above, it is proposed to introduce a general obligation in the existing AIF regulations that would require AIFs, managers and their key management personnel (‘KMPs’) to ensure that their operations and investments do not facilitate circumvention of regulations administered by any financial sector regulator.
14. To achieve the objective of this general obligation through effective implementation, this general obligation conveying the regulatory intent needs to be translated into a clear set of implementation standards to set definitive and specific responsibilities and obligations on all stakeholders.
15. In line with the ‘Trust, but verify’ principle, the specific verifiable actions by the AIFs and their KMPs to demonstrate adherence to the above general obligation and the standards under it shall be set by the industry itself, through the pilot SFA, in consultation with SEBI. The standards would be such that those that intend to stay within the letter and spirit of regulations should face no challenge in demonstrating adherence to them.
16. It may be noted that, vide circular no. SEBI/HO/AFD-1/PoD/P/CIR/2023/053 dated April 10, 2023, SEBI has prescribed guidelines with respect to excusing or excluding an investor from an investment of AIF. As per the said circular, manager of an AIF may exclude an investor from participating in a particular investment opportunity, if the manager of the AIF is satisfied that the participation of such investor in the investment opportunity would lead to the scheme of the AIF being in violation of applicable law or regulation or would result in material adverse effect on the scheme of the AIF.
17. In line with the same, in case it is ascertained that the participation of an investor in a particular investment of an AIF may facilitate circumvention of a specified regulation/provision, the manager of the AIF has the flexibility to either not make the said investment or exclude the investor from the particular investment.
18. The enhanced trust that should result from such an obligation, along with a process to verify adherence to the general obligation and accompanying standards, would
provide a regulatory comfort in considering other Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) proposals relating to AIFs to be actively considered which are under examination with SEBI.
Consultation with stakeholders:
19. Considering the above, an agenda in this regard was placed in meeting of Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee (‘AIPAC’) of SEBI held on December 13, 2023. After deliberations, AIPAC recommended the introduction of the general obligation as proposed above along with specific implementation standards to be formulated by the Standards Forum for AIFs (‘SFA’), in consultation with SEBI. It was also recommended that any glide-path needed for implementation shall be considered by SEBI.
20. To insert the following provision in Chapter IV (viz. General Obligations and Responsibilities and Transparency) of the SEBI (AIF) Regulations, 2012:
Every Alternative Investment Fund, Manager of the Alternative Investment Fund and Key Management Personnel of the Manager and the Alternative Investment Fund, shall carry out specific due diligence, as may be specified by SEBI from time to time, with respect to their investors and investments, before each investment, to prevent facilitation of circumvention of extant regulations administered by any financial sector regulator.
Provided that, if participation of an investor of an AIF in an investment opportunity has been ascertained to result in facilitation of circumvention of any extant regulation, the manager of the AIF shall –
- not make the investment; or
- exclude the particular investor from the investment.
[Explanation: “extant regulations” shall mean laws, acts, rules, regulations, guidelines/circulars framed thereunder that are administered by any financial sector regulator including SEBI.]
21. SEBI shall prescribe a framework under the above-mentioned regulation, to specify the objectives and the regulatory principles envisaged to address regulatory circumventions. Such principles shall guide the framing of the specific and verifiable standards for due diligence that the stakeholders of the AIF will need to conduct for ascertaining as to whether the participation of an investor in a particular investment of the AIF facilitates circumvention of extant regulations.
22. The specific standards of verifiable due diligence (guided by the framework and principles enumerated by SEBI) accompanied by suitable standards of reporting by AIFs, shall be formulated by the pilot SFA, in consultation with SEBI.
23. Considering the implications of the aforementioned matter on the market participants, public comments are invited for the proposal given above. The comments / suggestions may be provided by any of the following modes latest by February 11, 2024:
23.1 Preferably through Online web-based form through the following link:
(It may be noted that the online web-based form will accept comments till February 11, 2024.
The instructions to submit comments on the consultation paper are as under:
- Before initiating the process, please read the instructions given on top left of the web form as “Instructions”;
- Select the consultation paper you want to comment upon from the drop-down under the tab –“Consultation Paper” after entering the requisite information in the form;
- Email ID and mobile number cannot be used more than once for providing comments on the same consultation paper;
- If you represent any organization other than the types mentioned under dropdown in “Organization Type”, please select “Others” and mention the type, which suits you best. Similarly, if you do not represent any organization, you may select “Others” and mention “Not Applicable” in the text box;
- There will be a dropdown of proposals in the form. Please select the proposals one-by-one and for each of the proposal, please record your level of agreement with the selected proposal. Please note that submission of agreement level is mandatory;
- If you do not want to react on any proposal, you may skip the same by selecting “Skip this proposal”;
- If you want to provide your comments for the selected proposal, please select “Yes” from the dropdown under “Do you want to comment on the proposal” and use the text boxes provided for the same;
- After recording your response to the proposal, click on “Submit” button. System will save your response to the selected proposal and prompt you to record your response for the next proposal. Please follow this procedure for all the proposals given in the dropdown;
- Please download the pdf file, link of which is given at the bottom of the form, just before finally submitting the comments to last and final proposal. This pdf will help in case technical issue is faced while final submission of comments;
- The final comments shall be submitted only after recording your response on all of the proposals in the consultation paper.)
23.2 In case of any technical issue in submitting your comment through web based public comments form, the comments may be forwarded by email to [email protected]. Kindly mention the subject of the email as, “Consultation paper on proposal with respect to enhancing regulatory trust in the AIF ecosystem”.
Issued on: January 19, 2024

domain: law


text:
Even a modestly effective HIV vaccine would likely be cost-effective and could make a major contribution to a sustainable response to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, especially in combination with the scale-up of other interventions including prompt initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to a report in the January 5 edition of PLoS ONE.
Prevention approaches including condoms, antiretroviral treatment as prevention (TasP) and PrEP have already brought about substantial reductions in new HIV infections, but there are still too many people becoming infected worldwide to bring the epidemic to a halt.
Thomas Harmon of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and colleagues performed a modelling study to estimate the impact of an HIV vaccine, combined with interventions included in the UNAIDS Investment Framework Enhanced (IFE), in low- and middle-income countries.
The IFE, proposed in 2013, explored how maximising existing interventions and adding emerging prevention options could reduce new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths in low- and middle-income countries, the authors noted as background. This report describes additional modelling that looked more closely at the potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of HIV vaccines.
The researchers devised an epidemiological model to explore the potential impact of HIV vaccination in low- and middle-income countries in combination with other interventions through 2070. Sensitivity analyses looked at variations in vaccine efficacy, duration of protection, coverage and cost.
The model looked at three possible scenarios:
- Current trends – assumes that incremental linear scale-up of ART and prevention of mother-to-child transmission from 2010 to 2013 continues, off-setting the natural increase in new infections due to population growth and resulting in a steady annual incidence; eligibility for ART remains at < 350 cells/mm3 and ART coverage is capped at 80%. (Current WHO guidelines call for treatment for everyone with HIV regardless of CD4 count, but this has not yet been implemented in many countries.)
- 50% scale-up of IFE – assumes that UNAIDS IFE targets are only achieved halfway, based on linear scale-up from 2013 coverage to 50% of IFE target levels in 2020.
- Full scale-up of IFE – assumes that the IFE targets are fully achieved, based on linear scale-up from 2013 to the target levels in 2020.
In the current trends scenario, incremental scale-up of existing interventions results in a flat trajectory of new infections in low- and middle-income countries, with around 1.6 million annually in 2070. 50% scale-up of IFE would reduce the number of new annual HIV infections to approximately 1 million in 2070, and if UNAIDS IFE goals were fully achieved, new annual HIV infections would decline to 550,000 in 2070.
Adding a three-dose HIV vaccine with 70% efficacy, five years of protection and high coverage, introduced in 2027 along with the full scale-up scenario, would reduce annual infections by 44% over the first decade, by 65% over the first 25 years and by 78% (to around 122,000) in 2070. Under the same scenario a vaccine with 30% efficacy would reduce new infections by 44% (to around 306,000) while a vaccine with 90% efficacy would produce an 87% reduction (to around 74,000) by 2070.
Adding the same 70% effective vaccine to the current trends scenario would reduce new infections by 85% (to around 260,000) and adding it to the 50% scale-up scenario would reduce incidence by 82% (to around 184,000) by 2070. That is, the impact of the vaccine would be greater if the IFE targets were not fully achieved, according to the authors.
Adding PrEP, TasP and an HIV vaccine – individually or in combination – to the full IFE scale-up scenario would reduce the number of annual new HIV infections in 2070 by 29%, 34%, 78% and 91%, respectively, with vaccination providing the strongest single benefit despite being introduced later. A combination of PrEP, TasP and a vaccine could reduce the number of annual infections to around 49,000 in 2070.
The researchers also presented evidence showing than an HIV vaccine would be cost-effective under a wide range of scenarios.
"Even a modestly effective vaccine could contribute strongly to a sustainable response to HIV/AIDS and be cost-effective, even with optimistic assumptions about other interventions," the study authors concluded. "Higher efficacy would provide even greater impact and cost-effectiveness, and would support broader access."
"First generation AIDS vaccines may not achieve the very high efficacy levels of most other currently licensed vaccines, and structural, cultural and social barriers may make it challenging to meet assumed coverage rates for some target populations," they caution, "but the model shows that vaccines of relatively lower efficacy and uptake still have the potential to substantially reduce new HIV infections."
"The data suggest that under certain circumstances vaccination could prevent more new infections with HIV than other new prevention options," they wrote. "However, the modelling also confirms that no single option can solve the problem alone. A variety of prevention and treatment options can complement each other in ensuring that the specific needs of specific populations in different circumstances are met in order to maximize the reduction of new HIV infections."
"These new analyses underscore the powerful potential of an AIDS vaccine to help save and improve the lives of millions in a cost-effective manner," IAVI president and CEO Mark Feinberg stated in a press release. "It is clear that we must continue to expedite development of an effective HIV vaccine alongside the critical efforts to accelerate and sustain broad and equitable access to effective antiretroviral therapy and new approaches for pre-exposure prophylaxis."
Harmon TM et al. Exploring the potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of AIDS vaccine within a comprehensive HIV/AIDS response in low- and middle-income countries. PLoS ONE, 2016.

domain: medical


text:
Second Thoughts on Capitalism and the State
This collection of essays highlights the need for sociological and political analysis of actual alternatives to capitalism and the existing system of so-called nation states. It challenges the conventional idea that capitalism can be successfully reformed to meet the needs of most people in the world, confronting it with the existential threats posed by the perfect storm of climate change and the Anthropocene, hyper-urbanization, and the Coronavirus pandemic. Written over a period of 50 years, it charts the ways in which capitalism and socialism have evolved as global systems, their successes and failures, to the point that “it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism”. It offers ways forward, community by community.
Leslie Sklair is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His work has been translated into more than 10 languages. He is the President of the Global Studies Association, UK, and, in 2016, the Czech Academy awarded him the František Palacký Medal for his contribution to Historical Sciences. His edited book The Anthropocene in Global Media: Neutralizing the Risk (2021) brought together a research team of 45 colleagues from around the world.
“This profoundly reflective book shows a pathway forward for academics and activists alike who are stymied by the disconnect between deep critical scholarship and emancipatory social change, yet who will still not give up the good fight.”
Diane E. Davis
Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism, Harvard University
“An unusual combination of previously published articles and Sklair’s “second thoughts” offers a powerful and often insightful dystopian view of transnational capitalism with its obscenely widening inequality, obsessive consumerism, self-destructive Anthropocene, and iconic architecture in inhumane mega-cities. [It is a] must-read tract for the times.”
Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of California Los Angeles.
“An important collection of essays from one of the most original and unorthodox sociological thinkers of our time.”
William I. Robinson
Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of California at Santa Barbara
“An accessible and enjoyable collection, offering an impressive introduction to the literatures on several wide-ranging fields. Sklair’s studies succeed in being both authoritative and significant, whilst overcoming the fragmentation bedeviling our era of hyper-specialization.”
Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Glasgow
“Viewed in its totality, Second Thoughts brilliantly demonstrates the indispensability of the famous aphorism popularised by Gramsci: ‘pessimism of the intellect, but optimism of the will’.”
Professor Emeritus of International Development, University of Bristol
“With generosity and humility, Sklair challenges us to abolish the notion that scholarship can be neutral and to embrace the urgent ethical challenges posed by the Anthropocene.”
Professor of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh.
“Original, insightful, and thought provoking, this new collection highlights and expands the relevance of Sklair’s ideas for the twenty-first century.”
Emeritus Professor, University of Plymouth, UK
Buy This Book

domain: library


text:
'The monks are back. That's all you need to know if you have already been exposed to the wonderful series by Terence Reese and David Bird, featuring high-level bridge deals and high-level laughter, about the fanatical bridge-playing denizens of St Titus. Divine Intervention follows one of the earlier books by including an African interlude. But the high-spot in this book comes when a director tries to give a ruling in an unprecedented situation i...
By David Bird
Series: Master Bridge Series
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; New edition edition (May 14, 2009)
Product Dimensions: 5 x 1 x 7.8 inches
Amazon Rank: 1888492
Format: PDF ePub TXT ebook
The entire series by reese is great. Good humor, interesting hands and well written.
Genesis o the grail kings Here Charons claw 5e pdf link Here High school penalty enforcements made easy 9th edition pdf link Sam cara series in orer Evermore ragon Download Lanvin pdf at bigeggusatrem.wordpress.com Here Flawed pdf link Raw an color the baylee jae way


text:
A different way to glance at dispersion is by using new proportional icon each and every Latino classification when you look at the for every area (Shape 1)
So it report requires a couple approaches to contrasting whether the geographical dispersion out-of Latinos regarding New york could have been from the increased economic climates
If the all the Latino organizations was equally distributed in the condition, following their logo inside the for every single area could be the exact same as his or her payment statewide. Given that Contour step 1 reveals, despite high migration outside Nyc, all Latino group has been more than-depicted within the Nyc and you can underrepresented various other towns and cities (but Central and you may Southern area Americans, who’re more than-represented in the Nassau Condition). Needless to say, thus the alternative goes for non-Latina whites that happen to be not as much as-represented within the Nyc and over-represented someplace else.
In the first part, new report takes into account this new «upside» from dispersion by using three indications regarding completion for each national resource classification for the each urban urban area, like the % that school graduates, the latest % whom hold managerial otherwise elite perform, and average home otherwise average for every single capita income. The following area examines the fresh «downside» regarding geographic flexibility having fun with three measures of disadvantages otherwise pressures for every single class in the for every urban town, for instance the % out of work, brand new percent living beneath the impoverishment height, and % regarding home which can be female-on course. The latest maps found in these two areas show the fresh new aggregate, or full, photo for every Latino class into the for each and every area. The fresh dining tables after the fresh new statement, in the Appendix, fully grasp this exact same advice, and also let you know the results for men and you may ladies alone.
I initiate to the a confident note into signs escort review Reno NV out-of socioeconomic achievement and people positive points to offered a proceed to traditions additional of brand new York Urban area
Contour dos gift ideas investigation into informative achievement because the measured by the percentage of for each Latino group just who keep Bachelor’s levels. Within the New york Condition, Cuban cost of school graduation resemble the ones from low-Latina whites, nevertheless the other Latino organizations possess low statewide cost away from school graduation, starting anywhere between six per cent off Dominicans and you may 9 per cent from Puerto Ricans holding BAs.
Given for each and every Latino group independently, the figure shows that quarters in various metropolitan areas helps make the costs of college-knowledgeable grownups differ by as much as 18 per cent amongst the urban area towards reduced percent regarding Bachelor’s training (BA) holders and also the area to the high percent. Like, among Mexicans, from the 5 percent of them remaining in Nyc keeps BAs, in contrast to over 21 % in the Albany-an over sixteen percent variety over the state. Indeed, Albany can interest college or university-experienced Mexicans, Dominicans, and you will Main/Southern Us citizens-for each and every group provides more BA-owners within this urban area than statewide, perhaps by studies requirements of a local dominated because of the county employment.
Having said that, Syracuse doesn’t interest BA-holders: Apart from Central-Southern Us citizens, really Latino teams here has most a lot fewer BAs right here than they perform statewide. At the same time, Buffalo and you will Rochester is combined-one or two Latino groups do have more BAs than average and three groups has fewer BA’s than just mediocre in these cities.
Across the country, merely twelve.one percent of your own Hispanic resource populace have good BA or highest education (CPS, , Desk six.1 a good, b, c), and Latinas (twelve.3%) are more more than likely than just Latino males (eleven.8%) to hold BAs. Generally speaking, Nyc State Latinos stick to this trend, as the even more Puerto Rican, North american country, and you may Main otherwise Southern Western lady than just men keep Bachelor’s values. Although not, during the statewide level, there was nothing male-ladies huge difference in the Cuban and you may Dominican national source communities (Appendix Table 2).
Next measure of profits try a position within the managerial and you may top-notch works. Profile 3 suggests that, statewide, Cuban costs regarding employment during these jobs are exactly like those individuals out-of low-Hispanic whites; but Puerto Ricans and you may Main or Southern Us americans have the second large rates during the ten in order to 11 %; and you may Mexicans and you will Dominicans have the reduced rates off managerial-elite group work during the eight or 8 per cent.

domain: geography


By >Akihabara News Team
Moblic E7 “Portable Online Game Device” flaunts WiMAX and sliding QWERTY keyboard
Probably this is your first time to hear the name MOBLIC. It is because the company was just established last year on February 1st and Moblic E7 MID is their first product . Set out with the “Moblic, internet in your hands!” motto, this young but promising company offers us a nice gadget here. Mobius features a 4-inch touchscreen WVGA display, 8 GB Flash Memory, 600Mhz CPU, 256MB of RAM and Micro SD card extension slot. But the real highlights are its 802.11 b/g WiFi and IEEE 802.16e WiMAX wireless connectivity and sliding QWERTY keyboard.
No word on availability or price.


Empty London offices are killing businesses
For many businesses, working from home has proven to be an effective way of ensuring their workforce’s well-being, whilst maintaining productivity during such an unprecedented time.
Now, although things are slowly approaching normality, many businesses seem to have adopted working from home indefinitely.
Small local businesses in city centres seem to have been most affected by this, due to the drastic decrease in footfall. This is particularly evident within the dry cleaning industry, where family-run businesses may soon be lost completely if things do not change quickly.
Prior to the pandemic, Central London accounted for 25% of our revenue – it now stands at less than 5%, despite good recoveries in most of London’s suburbs and internationally.
Our leading Central London cleaning centre used to process upwards of 1,000 garments each and every day. Now, this number has dropped between 150 and 200 per day, and the centre is forced to run with a skeleton staff.
A large proportion of this can be attributed to the significant decrease in office-wear as people no longer occupy the plethora of offices in Central London and continue to work from home.
To put this into perspective, we have seen an 80% decrease in the volume of suits and shirts processed across our entire dry cleaning network.
As a result, we’ve also had to adapt our popular offering of 10 shirts washed and pressed for £20 to now allow for any combination of t-shirts, polo shirts and shirts.
The lack of tourists also adds to the woes of dry cleaners in Central London.
We look after a number of 5 star properties in Central London and while some have opened their rooms, others are just operating their restaurants and bars. August is always the busiest month for the hotels but the revenue from them last month was almost nothing.
It will be very difficult for the Central London cleaning centres to continue operations if the workers do not return to the offices soon. The majority of the staff at our partner cleaning centres in Central London are currently furloughed and if the workers do not return to the City in the next month it will be very difficult for ours and other Central London cleaning centres to recover.
Nadir Shah, one of our partner dry cleaners, let us know his thoughts regarding the current climate for his business:
“It’s not been easy, for 5 years I worked night and day to build up the business in Central London. We were really starting to thrive and now we just have to make it through the year. All the other small businesses on Grays Inn Road are worried about the future as well.”


Italy bans travel in bid to slow coronavirus deaths
ROME (AFP) - Italy banned domestic travel and shut down a range of industries on Monday (March 23) in a last-ditch push against the spread of a coronavirus that has killed nearly 5,500 people in a month.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The wave of restrictions is designed to ensure Italy gets through a 10-day stretch in which the rate of deaths and infections is supposed to finally drop."Everyone's effort is needed," Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told reporters."The country's social and economic strength is at stake."
Italian health officials reported that the rate of increase in both deaths and declared infections slowed on Sunday - albeit from a high base.There were 651 fatalities on Sunday compared with Saturday's record 793 deaths, while the number of new reported infections fell to 5,560 from 6,557.
But Mr Conte told Italians it was too early to let down their guard."We have not reached the most acute phase of the infection and the numbers will continue to grow," he said."Much depends on the responsible behaviour of each one of us." headtopics.com
Conte's latest order comes after he caused confusion on Saturday by ordering all"non-essential" factories and trades to shut until April 3.The government released a long list of industries and professions that would still be allowed - including translation services and computer repair shops.
Auto part makers were allowed to stay open but steel mills were shut. News stands were allowed to stay open but book stores were not.Italians frustrated with the ever-changing regulations began to parody officials on social media who had released video messages threatening to jail joggers and fine people walking their dogs too far from their house.
The decrees published on Monday added to an air of confusion in the face of a disease Mr Conte has called Italy's biggest threat since World War II.They include a separate instruction forbidding Italians"from moving by public or private means of transport outside the municipality in which they are currently located".
There is an exception for people who can prove they must travel"for work needs of absolute urgency or for health reasons".The reality is that Mr Conte's team is running out of things to close or ban.Ministers and health experts are all looking at the daily death toll and infection rates to see if their approach has worked. headtopics.com
They pleaded with Italians to sacrifice individual liberties for the common good for two weeks.The initial restrictions placed on Lombardy - the northern region at the centre of the Italian epidemic that includes the financial capital Milan - expired on Sunday and the national measures are set to end on Wednesday.
Mr Conte indicated last week that he might need to extend the restrictions indefinitely.His decision is expected this week."If everyone - and I stress everyone - respects our bans, we will emerge from this very difficult test first," Mr Conte said on Monday.Read more: The Straits Times »
Death at River Valley High: Most students return to classes, counsellors deployed to school as support measure
Coronavirus: Italy deaths surge by 793 in a day, lifting total death toll to 4,825ROME (REUTERS) - The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 793 to 4,825, officials said on Saturday (March 21), an increase of 19.6 per cent - by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month ago.. Read more at straitstimes.com. It’s heart wrenching to see the sufferings. Stay strong Italy. We are all praying for you to come out of this.
Italy shuts factories as daily COVID-19 death toll nears 800ROME: Italy on Saturday (Mar 21) shut all non-essential factories after recording another record coronavirus toll that brought its fatalities to ...
Italy bans internal travel as coronavirus death toll rises by 651ROME (REUTERS) - Italy banned travel within the country on Sunday (March 22) in yet another attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, with data showing a further 651 people had died from the disease, lifting the number of fatalities to 5,476.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Italy bans internal travel as a further 651 die from coronavirus Italy banned travel within the country on Sunday in yet another attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as data showed a further 651 people had died from the disease, lifting the number of fatalities to 5,476. A month after the first death from the highly infectious virus was registered in Italy
Why Italy? The factors behind a coronavirus disasterWhy Italy ? 😢
Italy bans internal travel as a further 651 die from coronavirusROME — Italy banned travel within the country on Sunday (March 22) in yet another attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as data showed a further 651 people had died from the disease, lifting the number of fatalities to 5,476.


The Department of Defense (DoD) is faced with an impossible problem. It needs to find a minimum of $480 billion in savings over the next ten years. At the same time, the Pentagon cannot forego its responsibilities to maintain the military arm of the world’s sole superpower, one with global interests, friends and allies. DoD might be able to resolve the dilemma between the many demands on military power that result from America’s global role and the increasing scarcity of resources were it not for the reality that the world is not becoming a more peaceful place. There are the ongoing worries about China, North Korea and Iran. Add to these the growing threats to the global commons, including particularly cyber space. There are humanitarian disasters, manmade and natural. Finally, there is the continuing problem of global terrorism.
DoD is trying to carefully craft a “Goldilocks” defense strategy: not too much, not too little, just right. It will not abandon any commitments; if anything, there is likely to be more activity with friends and allies in critical regions. Even as U.S. forces are withdrawing from Iraq, Central Command is making provisions to secure its deployments throughout the rest of the Middle East. We may ship a brigade home from Europe and deploy fewer ships forward but that will be at the margins. There will be no decision to abandon major missions, although a few may be slightly redefined to save some money. The Pentagon will continue critical acquisition programs as well as conduct cutting edge research.
But the situation confronting the United States is not a fairy tale or, if it is, it is more like something from the Brothers Grimm. The problem is that the Pentagon cannot reduce the nation’s security commitments — not that it really wants to. That is something only the White House and Congress can do and they are not going to make any radical changes in alliances, treaties or security guarantees going into an election year. Frankly the combination of worldwide security obligations, rising fixed costs to maintain a large military, the challenge posed by an aging force structure and the need to reset existing forces and invent new ones constitutes a set of imperatives which requires more money than the current budget not less.
In addition, there is no one who really believes that the current $480 billion in spending cuts are the last, despite how loudly and long Secretary of Defense Panetta and the Joint Chiefs protest that further cuts will cripple the military. More defense cuts will come as a result either of the super committee’s decisions or through sequestration. Whatever strategy and force posture DoD comes up with in the next few weeks will be a temporary bandaid on the problem. Another revision and new force posture will follow and then another and another. While it might make more sense to come up with the final strategy and force posture now, that is not the way things work in Washington. So DoD will suffer the death of a thousand cuts.
There is no way to achieve a Goldilocks defense strategy, one that is just right for the range of demands for military forces and also affordable for the resources that will be available. Either the United States ponies up the resources or it must decide to radically reduce America’s role in the world and its reliance on military power to protect those interests and the global commons. Unfortunately, defense officials cannot say this.
Find Archived Articles:


text:
Wheat Lines And Super Freights
Part #: 51-228175McMillan Publishing
Wheat Lines and Super Freights - Santa Fe in Color Series - Volume 2 Book. This is volume 2 of the Santa Fe in Color Series. Operations of the Santa Fe in the states of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado are covered. All photos in color. Each photo has an extensive, informative caption. Endpapers put it in overall perspective with maps of the lines. A great resource for the train aficionado or model train enthusiast.
Call for Order Information


text:
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) – The State Senate today approved two measures that are intended to help the restaurant industry as it continues to face the challenges of the pandemic.
The first measure aims to eliminate the March 1 date that would end the law allowing take-out drinks with their food orders. The measure has found a lot of popularity across the state, even getting a push to expand to delivery as well. For the moment, the measure only concerns take-out drinks.
Senator Gallo, the sponsor of this measure, said:
“Our restaurant industry includes so many valuable small businesses that make Rhode Island a special place. They need all the tools available to survive the pandemic. To-go drinks have helped them stay afloat, generate a little more revenue, and keep paying their employees and supporting our economy.
“They were also popular with consumers and encouraged them to order more often. Restaurants and consumers have shown that take-out beverages can be handled very responsibly, so we have every reason to make it a permanent feature of our state’s restaurant scene.
The second measure would continue to allow restaurants to offer outdoor dining during the pandemic. The measure imposes a moratorium on the enforcement of zoning requirements and municipal ordinances that would fine property owners for altering and alternating their property. This moratorium would be in effect until April 1, 2023.
Senator DiMario, the sponsor of this measure, released a statement about his approval,
“This bill is essential for our restaurants and bars which are still struggling to recover from the effects of the pandemic”,
“The legislation will also allow these establishments to apply to make these successful and popular changes, such as outdoor dining areas and take-out windows, permanent. Municipalities have advised that they have not had sufficient time to obtain temporary zoning changes through their appropriate channels to make them permanent and that this extension is welcome.
These bills are now being sent to the House of Representatives for approval.


text:
Due for publication in 2015 will be the ASBCI Size & Fit handbook - the first of its kind in the world to offer comprehensive ‘best practice’ advice on apparel sizing and fit.
The ASBCI is running a special offer in conjunction with 'The Fit Factor - World class wisdom on fashion sizing and fit' conference on Thursday 5th March at the Peterborough Marriott Hotel. Delegates attending the event can pre-order the book at a discounted rate for a limited time only.
The contents overview and chapter titles can be viewed below.
To book for the conference and pre-order you copy please visit the events page.

domain: literature


text:
Many of our patients have contacted us with questions about the medical aspects of this novel coronavirus and its impact on fertility and pregnancy. We will update this page with new research and facts as they become available. For further information, we suggest the following authoritative sources for information about the virus:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Q: Is Midwest Fertility Specialists going to close?
Absolutely not. Our office team, nurses and physicians will be at our office, working to support you through telemedicine, as we scale back on in-person visits to reduce the risk to our patients and our team. We are 100 percent committed to being here for you, answering your questions, and helping you move forward with your fertility treatment plan.
Q: Does this mean I won’t be able to continue my fertility treatment?
Midwest Fertility Specialists is committed to supporting our existing patients and welcoming new patients. Our office is open to assist you, and telemedicine appointments are available for both new patients and existing patients, as appropriate. Our goal is to ensure that everyone we serve is able to continue moving forward with their fertility care, so that they can rapidly move on to any next steps in their treatment plan once it is safe to do so. New patients are encouraged to contact us to schedule a telemedicine appointment and get started now.
Q: If I get COVID-19, will it damage my fertility?
A: At this time, there is no published research suggesting that fertility is affected by this coronavirus or the resulting disease. As more research becomes available, we will keep you informed on this page.
Q: What about pregnancy and COVID-19?
This novel coronavirus is believed to have started in December 2019, and because it is so new, little information is available about pregnancy, breastfeeding and COVID-19. To keep up with the latest developments, please check the CDC’s resources on this topic.
At this time, we do recommend that high-risk individuals delay becoming pregnant until more is known. High-risk individuals are those who have traveled to a high-risk area, have been exposed to the virus through a known contact, or are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.
Q: What should I do if I think I was exposed to COVID-19?
If you believe you may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus, contact your primary care provider for guidance. Per the CDC, you must self-quarantine for 14 days. If you begin to experience symptoms, follow strict quarantine protocols and contact your primary care provider right away to get tested for COVID-19. If you are a current Midwest Fertility Specialists patient, we ask that you also inform us right away if you believe you have been exposed or are experiencing symptoms.
Q: Are my embryos or other reproductive materials safe at your IVF lab?
Yes. In compliance with all regulations for IVF laboratories, our IVF labs continuously operate at the highest levels of safety. These facilities are purpose-built to contain recombinant DNA, and are equipped with HEPA filtration and positive air pressure systems designed to suppress viral threats. Our CAP accredited labs’ highly trained scientists maintain strict protocols for cleaning and disinfection, and quality assurance measures are in place at all times. Additional measures are also being taken to tightly restrict access to isolated laboratory facilities and to ensure regular disinfection of office spaces.
If you have additional concerns or questions about COVID-19, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are here for you, today and always.


- "'Peace through superior firepower."
Form V, also known by its two primary disciplines Shien and Djem So, as well as The Way of the Krayt Dragon or The Perseverance Form, was the fifth of the seven forms of lightsaber combat. It was developed by practitioners of Form III who felt that the defensively-minded form would unnecessarily extend time spent in combat by forcing its users to wait for an opportunity to strike rather than create their own openings. Form V combat was characterized by power attacks and defense immediately followed by a counter-strike.
Shien, considered the classical variant of Form V, was more adept at blocking blaster bolts than for blade-to-blade combat, whereas Djem So was developed later and was specifically intended for use in lightsaber combat. Both Shien and Djem So were designed to use an opponent's attack against them, as evidenced by Shien's focus on returning blaster bolts to their origin and Djem So's emphasis on immediate counter-attacks. Although some Jedi felt that Form V encouraged aggression and domination, that sentiment did not stop many Jedi from practicing the form.


TEcno Mobile, has dropped a hint on the social media about its next flagship device. After launching series of the low-end devices like Spark K7, WX3, and others, the brand is set to announce a new Tecno Phantom phone that will be unveiled on October 22, 2017 in Dubai.
The new device will be added to the Tecno phantom series, which kicked off with Phantom 5 few years ago. This could be the perfect Christmas gift we've all been waiting phone, as the yet-to-be announced phone poses as a successor to last year's Tecno Phantom 6 and Phantom 6 Plus.
There is no official confirmation of the new device's name at the moment, but it could be called "Tecno Phantom 8", with the sister (upgraded) version coming as "Phantom 8 Plus".
In terms of specifications, the flagship smartphone might feature a 6-inches display, 4GB/6GB RAM, 64GB ROM, fingerprint scanner, and Android 7.1 Nougat. According to image renders, it looks like the phone will feature dual rear camera setup of 21 megapixels.
The Tecno next Phantom will surely going to be another crown jewel Smartphone. In the sense that the Phantom series is the only Ffagship of Tecno Mobile. The recent device of the Flagship family Phantom 6 Plus has remained a Beast and it is hoped that the New Phantom 8 will be a super Beast. Meanwhile, if you want to enjoy major goodies that follow a smartphone like privilege to upgrade to any latest Android OS earlier, always buy flagships. Users of Phantom 6 Plus are privileged to receive OTA Upgrade to Android 7.1.1 earlier because their device fall within the flagship family of Tecno Mobile and it is highly hoped that Phantom 6 Plus and the upcoming Phantom 8 will receive OTA Upgrade to Android O. The Next Phantom may even originally come with Android O.
Until officially confirmations, let's keep our fingers crossed, and take this opinion with a pinch of salt.


text:
Most placer gold deposits in new mexico are the placer gold deposits of new mexico information about the age and type of lode deposit that was the . Lode and placer gold deposits of new mexico maureen g johnson o h metzger t p wootton on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers lode and placer . Geology and placer gold deposits also contained a claim map of the lode deposits new mexico geology and placer gold jicarilla mountains new mexico . Just publishedplacer and lode gold deposits of new mexicobymaureen g johnson oh metzger eh wells and tp woottonlode and placer gold deposits of new mexico is . The principal gold districts are the old placer and the new output of lode gold the placer deposits were gold discoveries in new mexico gold quartz veins
How it works:
1. Register Trial Account.
2. Download The Books as you like ( Personal use )


text:
Bar manager Heather Poile designed the cocktail menu for Bourbon & Banter, a Downtown bar that closed after the pandemic hit. The Oak Cliff resident has also worked at Stock & Barrel and Bbbop. This is her recipe for a classic mojito.
“I always suggest squeezing your own lime juice for ultimate freshness, but you can buy it too. Central Market sells half gallons in the refrigerated section.”
— Heather Poile
• 3/4 ounce simple syrup
• 3/4 ounce lime juice
• 2 ounces white rum
• Handful of mint leaves
Shake with ice in a Mason jar or shaker
tin. Pour without straining into a tall glass,
top with soda and garnish with a bundle of
sprigs of mint and lime wheel.
DEBRIS-FREE MOJITO: Strain into fresh ice after shaking.
SIMPLE SYRUP: Mix equal parts hot water and white sugar.
Add 1/4-1/2 ounces of Aperol to the mix.
That will add some orange flavor and new life to a classic. Call it “mojito Italiano.

domain: food


Search by Keyword, Part Number, SKU, UPC
The economical TA-1 Mechanical Temp Alert adds reliable and economical temperature protection to your residential or commercial security system. The design can be used anywhere the monitoring of high and low temperature limits is critical. The unit measures temperatures from -30? to +130?F (-34? to +54?C). Simply select an acceptable temperature range by setting the adjustable high and low limits. If temperatures in the monitored area rise above or fall below the set limits, the temperature indicator contacts one of the preset limit arms providing a dry contact closure, which can like a switch be used to turn on an existing alarm panel, telephone communicator, or wireless alarm system.Important: Install a Temp Alert on every level of your home or business to adequately protect against freezing. Do not use for freezer or cooler monitoring. Instead use a Digital Temp Alert unit with a remote sensor probe.


Celebrity is everything these days, even in the world of sex toys. After all, why waste your time on a perfectly functional vibrator when you can pay twice the price for an inferior product that is endorsed by your favourite porn star or reality TV wannabe? And now, it seems, vibes need the selling power of heavy metal bands. I suppose if a sex toy claims it will rock your world, then it might was well rock in general too.
Following up from their Mötorhead themed vibes, Lovehoney have now launched a Mötley Crüe range (non word on whether or not it is the use of umlauts that make a band suitable to have a themed vibrator). With no less than eight different vibrators in the range, there is probably something for everyone, and each comes emblazoned with the logos from assorted Crüe albums.
In an age of couch potatoes, it’s rather depressing to think that even the groupie might now be too lazy to go out and pursue actual rocks stars, instead being content to masturbate with these branded items. But that’s the future, I guess. We look forward to the first female rock star-themed Fleshlights.
The vibrators will be available from your local erotic emporium in September.


text:
Tabcorp Holdings Limited (Tabcorp) is Australia’s leading diversified gambling entertainment group, employing more than 5000 people.
It is the largest provider of lotteries, Keno, wagering and gaming products and services in Australia. Tabcorp is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
Traded as: ASX: TAH
Founded: Melbourne, Australia, 1994 privatisation of the Victorian TAB (Totalisator Agency Board)
Headquarters: Melbourne, Australia

domain: economics


Abdulrahman Alyahyan, Driver in Crash That Killed 5 Teens, Shows Off Doomed Car: Video
Abdulrahman Alyahyan, the 17-year-old driver of an Infiniti sedan that split in two in a violent Memorial Day crash in Newport Beach that killed the Irvine teen and four others, apparently posted video on YouTube of his tricked-out ride revving up.
The two videos are posted by "Khasona6," while the personal license plate on the severely totaled Infiniti was "KHASONA."
The videos were posted a year ago, according to the YouTube tag, and on one you cannot make out the license plate number and the second clearly is not "KHASONA." But Alyahyan could have received personal plates since the video was shot.
Speaking of DMV forms, as we previously reported, the teen's drivers license was pending and he'd been cited for violating his provisional permit.
Here is the shorter of the two videos, titled "Infiniti G35 Sedan 2008 GReddy SE Catback+berkTP+Headers:"
The second is titled, "Infiniti G35 Sedan 2008 GReddy SE Catback:"
The car does sound fast.
Get the ICYMI: Today's Top Stories Newsletter Our daily newsletter delivers quick clicks to keep you in the know
Catch up on the day's news and stay informed with our daily digest of the most popular news, music, food and arts stories in Orange County, delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday.


text:
The Invisible is The Sixth Sense set in high school, but with one major difference: When Nick (Justin Chatwin), who has apparently just been killed by a delinquent classmate, returns as a ghost, he instantly figures out what happened, so there’s no mystery. It’s just us watching him stare at his former life, which looks like a bad movie. Chatwin comes off as prickly and annoyed — they should have called this Perturbia. That delinquent, by the way, is a beautiful ”sweet” girl (Margarita Levieva), which only adds to the fanciful banality.
Genre: Mystery and Thriller, Drama; Starring: Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva, Marcia Gay Harden; Director: David S. Goyer; Author: Mick Davis, Christine Roum; Release Date Wide: 04/27/2007; Runtime (in minutes): 97; MPAA Rating: PG-13; Distributor: Hollywood Pictures
Posted May 7 2007 — 12:00 AM EDT
- Chiwetel Ejiofor says he'll never forgive Mark from 'Love Actually'
- Hear Disney princesses sing in their original languages
- Jesse Eisenberg says Lex Luthor in 'Batman v Superman' is a modern take
- Funko shares sneak peek at 'Suicide Squad' figures at Toy Fair 2016
- Jennifer Lawrence donates $2 million to Kentucky children's hospital
- Adam McKay recounts how Johnny Depp agreed to play Trump
- See Adele photobomb fans in 'Live in London' concert special

domain: entertainment


The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (October 25) released a technical investigation report on the lift incident which occurred at lift no. 11, Block 4, Tsui Lai Garden, Sheung Shui, on September 11.
According to the report, the incident, which trapped a passenger inside the lift car, was caused by detachment of the lift counterweight components.
The EMSD's investigation revealed that shortly before the incident the lift car was descending from the 24th floor to the 15th floor under normal speed and conditions. When the lift car reached the 15th floor, the counterweight components were detached from their frame.
Without the balance of the counterweight, the lift car started descending at increased speed. The safety gear was activated immediately and the lift car stopped at the 14th floor. On-site measurements revealed that the lift car stopped within a distance of 20 centimetres following the activation of the safety gear. The lift car's four suspension ropes were found intact.
The EMSD engaged the City University of Hong Kong to examine and test the failed counterweight frame. The material specifications and mechanical properties of the counterweight frame were found to be in compliance with the manufacturer's technical specifications. However, localised embedded particles, which had formed during manufacturing, were found in the fracture surface of the frame. This latent defect led to material strength reduction in some local spots which caused the failure of the counterweight frame.
After the incident, the EMSD arranged on-site tests on the counterweight frames of other 23 lifts in Hong Kong, which were manufactured from the same batch of materials as those in the counterweight frame of lift No. 11 in Tsui Lai Garden. No similar defect was found in all these counterweight frames.
The registered lift contractor of Tsui Lai Garden, Sigma Elevator (HK) Limited, agreed to replace the counterweight frames of the 23 lifts by the end of December this year to enhance users' confidence in their lifts. The EMSD will closely monitor the replacement work.
No similar failure in a counterweight steel frame has been reported before in Hong Kong or overseas. The incident in Tsui Lai Garden was an extremely rare one. The EMSD has reviewed and agreed with the trade to enhance regular inspection of the counterweight frame with a view to enhancing safe operation of the counterweight.
The full report is available for browsing at the EMSD's website, www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/eng/pps/le_pub.shtml.
Ends/Monday, October 25, 2010
Issued at HKT 14:01


text:
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- JinkoSolar Holding Co.
Monday posted net income of 138.2 million yuan ($22.3 million) in the second quarter, compared with 48.3 million yuan in the year-ago period. Diluted earnings per American Depositary Share (ADS) was 4.04 yuan (64 cents), compared with 2.20 yuan in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings per ADS was 4.88 yuan, or 80 cents, the Shanghai-based solar company. Revenue rose 27% to 2.43 billion yuan from 1.76 billion yuan. Total solar-product shipments were 659.5 megawatts. The company had completed 252 megawatts worth of solar projects and expects to connect another 100 megawatts of solar projects during the third quarter. Shares of JinkoSolar fell 3.2% in premarket trade.

domain: news


Alfred Hitchcock, 120 years of one of the greatest geniuses of cinema
This Tuesday marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Alfred Hitchcock, one of the greatest geniuses in the history of cinema, author of films for eternity, considered as the great master of suspense and still fully in force as an influence of the most brilliant modern authors of the gender.
British film director Alfred Hitchcock approaches a pair of seagulls during the filming of "The Birds", one of his most popular films. EFE / Cinemateca Argentina / Archive
EFE | Antonio Martín Guirado
Listen to this article
Leer en español: Alfred Hitchcock, 120 años de uno de los mayores genios del cine
From Jordan Peele ("Get out", "Us") to David Fincher ("Gone girl", "Panic room"), through Martin Scorsese ("Cape fear", "Shutter island"), much of the trajectory of Brian de Palma and even David Lynch (“Mulholland drive”), references to Hitchcock's cinema follow each other in plots that turn the viewer into voyeurist, with false defendants, blonde victims and double identities.
Francois Truffaut even assured that Hitchcock was at the level of artists such as Kafka, Dostoyevsky and Edgar Allan Poe when describing the anxiety of man.
"Hitchcock is pure cinema, influence 'by fire' in the genre and source of inspiration for so many filmmakers," Spanish director Francisco Javier Gutiérrez ("Rings"), a great Hitchcock fan who paid tribute to the short film, told Efe "Norman's room", which revolved around the famous sequence of "Psycho" in the shower, "of brilliant execution and impact."
That murder of Marion Crane is for Gutierrez "referent and object of almost obsessive fascination", a "unique moment" of the seventh art that managed to "nail in the retina" of the spectators. Nominated for the Oscar five times as best director ("Rebecca", "Lifeboat", "Spellbound", "Rear window" and "Psycho", 1960), he only received recognition from the Hollywood Academy with the honorary statuette in 1968. In addition, four of his works obtained the nomination for best film ("Foreign correspondent", "Suspicion", "Spellbound" and "Rebecca", which won the award).
But his talent went far beyond what the awards could attest.
The prominent gill producer fund, born in Essex on August 13, 1899, built an unparalleled filmography over six decades.
His beginnings in the silent film era left pearls like "The Lodger", in which he began to work his peculiar ability to create tension and suspense (the so-called "Hitchcockian" style), this time with a story in which a woman suspects that one of his guests is a feared serial killer known as "The Avenger."
In addition, the film is remembered for being the first time the director made an appearance on the screen, a sign that would become characteristic of his cinema.
His first spoken work was "Blackmail", a film originally shot in dumb and, subsequently, was reissued with sound. And before making the big leap to Hollywood convinced by producer David O. Selznick (with whom he signed a contract for five films and $ 800,000), he left two of the best British thrillers in history (“The 39 steps” and “The lady vanishes ”) with such recurring elements of his cinema as espionage and identity confusion.
Read also: Netflix hires the creators of "Game of Thrones"
With his departure to the US, we saw the brightest Hitchcock and could not begin that journey with a better foot than with a full-fledged classic like "Rebecca" (1940), a film starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine who won 11 nominations for Oscar. Fontaine, a year later, won the Academy Award for "Suspicion", something that no other actor (male or female) achieved with a film by the British filmmaker.
That film was also his first work with Cary Grant, with whom he returned to collaborate on "Notorious", "To catch a thief" and the mythical "North by northwest", whose scene of the plane stalking the protagonist happens to be one of the most celluloid remembered.
"Rope" (1948), his first color film, was also the beginning of his work with James Stewart, with whom he later filmed "Rear window", "The man who knew too much" and "Vertigo". And in that catalog there are still to mention titles such as the famous “The birds”, “Topaz”, “Torn curtain”, “Strangers on a train”, “Dial M for murder” or “Marnie”, among others, besides the famous “Alfred Hitchcock presents” television format, whose unforgettable tuning gave way to the appearance of the celebrated director's profile.


text:
Sheet Music: Score
Matin responsory : for SATB choir a capella with tenor solo, optional soprano solo, and divisi in all parts / music by Brett M McKern.
by Brett McKern (2013)
This setting requires a competent choir to do justice to the tuning of the contemporary harmonies. While tonal, the work hints at the modal nature of older settings of the same text. Similarly there is a chant-like feel to some of the melodies of the sections for the lower voices and the opening intonation. The text itself is medieval, and is proper to Advent Sunday. Indeed it is often performed at Advent Carols and other carols services. The Palestrina setting of the same text was made famous by the Choir of King's College in Cambridge, broadcast as part of its annual service of Nine Lessons and Carols. It is hoped this contemporary setting of the text can provide an alternative option alongside the Palestrina and other settings. The ends of some sections have rests, and some pauses over the double bar line. These allow for space in a reverberant acoustic. The conductor may wish to allow considerable space in this way at the pauses. Additionally, no tempo marking has been given. Again, the building's acoustic and length of phrases will suggest an appropriate tempo.
Published by: Wirripang [979 0 720140 75 9] — 1 score (8p. -- A4 (portrait))
Duration: 3 mins, 30 sec.
Includes programme note.
Text trans from First Responsory of Advent Sunday, Matins (early medieval Roman rite)
ISMN: 979 0 720140 75 9
- Browse other works published by Wirripang
- Browse other works for SATB choir (unaccompanied) with soloists
- Browse other works by Brett McKern
Be the first to share your thoughts, opinions and insights about this item.
To post a comment please login

domain: artistic


i'm working on the magnetic abrasive finishing, in which Abrasive used Aluminium Oxide with abrasive size Al2O3 (325 mesh) & Magnetic particles & size Iron powder (300 mesh) is used . how can i created these things on maxwell
Hi @gyan_prakash ,
What do you want to simulate through this simulation and what do you mean by 300 mesh?
Provide more details/screenshots to understand the application.
Please use the image option and not the Attachment option while sharing the screenshots.
in this figure magnetic pole rotate and bonded MAP (combination of iron and abrasive particle ) between workpice and pole will also rotate due that rubbing action performed on work piece . magnetic force provide normal force through MAPs on the workpiece and cutting action is done by ratation of MAPs . 325 mesh means number of particle(325) per inch squre
Ansys customers with active commercial software licenses can access the customer portal and submit support questions. You will need your active account number to register.


text:
This is extremely basic origami meant for ages 4 thru 7.
It teaches them a few of the basic folds but lets them create a project in less than 10 steps.
- square piece of white paper (cut a piece of computer paper to make a square
- Optional: black marker
- Optional: wiggly eyes and glue
- Optional: cotton balls and glue
TERMINOLOGY -- MOUNTAIN FOLD:
fold the paper under -- see how it looks like a mountain?
TERMINOLOGY -- VALLEY FOLD:
fold the paper to the front
- to make a square piece of paper, valley fold diagonally and cut off the excess
- valley fold the paper in half diagonally (so you have a triangle)
- turn the triangle so the point is facing toward you.
- valley fold the paper in half diagonally again (so you have a smaller triangle).
- crease and unfold
- this gives you a crease in the center of your larger triangle to use as a guide for the next step
- on each side, valley fold a triangle about 3/4 of the way to the crease to make the ears
- this is what you end up with
- mountain fold a small bit of the bottom tip of the triangle
- mountain fold a small bit of each ear
- glue pieces of cotton balls onto the ears
OR glue cotton balls above the lambs eyes.
- Glue wiggly eyes onto the face
- draw a black nose (and eyes) onto the face.


text:
BREAKING: North Korea Fires “UNIDENTIFIED PROJECTILE” From Near Its East Coast City Of Wosan
North Korea Fires “Unidentified Projectile”, South Korea News Agency Reports
This will not please President Trump.
Just as Lighthizer and his band of merry trade-deals-men prepare to head to China for face-to-face talks, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reports that North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile from Wonsan.
(URGENT) N. Korea fires unidentified projectile: S. Korea’s JCS
— Yonhap News Agency (@YonhapNews) July 24, 2019
South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff have confirmed the unidentified projectile’s firing.
North Korea has test fired at least one short range projectile, according to an initial assessment described by a US defense official.
The official added that the launch appears to be similar to the recent May 2019 launch where two short range missiles were launched


text:
MOUNT DORA is just NorthWest of Orlando, FL and is called the "Martha's Vineyard of the South." It's a charming enclave of quaint shops, artists, musicians and cafes, all set on the shores of beautiful Lake Dora. The Magnolia Inn is a great place to stay while you are there... http://www.magnoliainn.net/
The "Old Florida" Isle - Find Your Perfect Little Beach Town
The "Old Florida" Isle Cedar Key, FL Pop. 702 On Florida's natural and pristine "Big Bend," life in Cedar Key shuffles along quietly, with a quirky bent. The 1-square-mile historic downtown district sits on the smallest of 40-odd scrappy, little islands shoved around by hurricanes for centuries, which might explain the ramshackle charm of their only town.
Here’s A Ridiculously Charming Tiny Town In Florida Everyone Should Visit


ACCC: ‘We Cannot Stop Price Gouging, But New Biosecurity Act Powers Will Protect Some Products’
Today, in a speech made at the Gartner CEO Forum, ACCC Chair Rod Sims said that although the commission has received a large number of complaints about excessive pricing around protective equipment (such as face masks and sanitiser), as well as other grocery items, “the ACCC cannot prevent or take action to stop excessive pricing, as it has no role in setting prices”.
However, the ACCC reiterated that any sellers making false claims about products will be in breach of Australian Consumer Law.
During the COVID-19 pandemic there have been numerous reports of price gouging on high-demand items such as toilet paper, face masks and hand sanitisers on market places such as Amazon and eBay, as well as at smaller retailers in Australia.
While the ACCC cannot stop excessive pricing, the Australian Federal Police was recently given new powers under the Biosecurity Act, which should help prevent price gouging on medical goods needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Under these new powers, it is now an offence to resell or offer to resell a select list of products at 20% or higher than the original price paid if they were purchased in a retail transaction.
This list of products includes disposable gloves, disposable gowns, goggles, alcohol wipes, hand sanitiser, and glasses or eye visors that are used to limit the transmission of organisms to humans.
Although it may not have the power to prevent or prohibit excessive pricing, the ACCC has said that they have engaged with Amazon, Facebook, eBay and Gumtree to understand what the companies are doing to combat price gouging.
Sims said, “We have received some assurances the platforms have mechanisms in place, but are encouraging increased vigilance and will continue to monitor.”
In terms of grocery items, the ACCC has received a number of concerns about the high prices of some fresh produce items. However, the commission has stated that the although unprecedented demand for supermarket goods has created some shortages, the higher prices are likely due to the drought and bushfire season, rather than excessive pricing by retailers.
“Higher fresh produce prices had been predicted as early as January due to the drought and the bushfires, which have contributed to a supply shortage and led to higher prices for some items,” Sims said.


text:
MYER's Fashions On The Field Coverage On Seppelt Wines Stakes Day
10 daily is your go-to to watch Myer's iconic Fashions on the Field during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
We are live streaming all the fashion live from Flemington on Seppelt Wines Stakes Day from 10:45am (AEST).
For the first time, fashion fans can catch all the Myer Fashions on the Field events happening across Cup Week via a live stream exclusively available on 10 daily.
We'll be LIVE streaming Myer's Fashions On The Field coverage from Flemington right here on 10 daily, hosted by Network 10's Melbourne Cup Week fashion reporter, Anna Heinrich and MYER's Kris Smith.
On Derby Day, ladies embrace the traditional black and white palette, while men often choose to wear a grey morning suit and top hat, creating classic racing elegance in a larger than life world of glamour and sophistication.
Fashions on the Field was first staged in 1962 in a bid to attract more women to the male dominated racecourse. Heats and finals for women, men, children, families, fashion designers and milliners now stretch across the four days of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Myer Fashions on the Field is staged in a two-storey enclosure located in Flemington's fashion and entertainment quarter; The Park.
And remember, wherever you are during the Melbourne Cup Carnival, you can log on to all the latest at 10daily.com.au/cupweekon10. And of course, we'll be all over social -- follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Network 10 is the official broadcaster of the 2019 Melbourne Cup Carnival.


text:
Manipulating the genetic code for membrane protein production: What have we learnt so far?
2012 (English)In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, ISSN 0006-3002, Vol. 1818, no 4: S1, 1091-1096 p.Article in journal (Refereed) Published
With synthetic gene services, molecular cloning is as easy as ordering a pizza. However choosing the right RNA code for efficient protein production is less straightforward, more akin to deciding on the pizza toppings. The possibility to choose synonymous codons in the gene sequence has ignited a discussion that dates back 50years: Does synonymous codon use matter? Recent studies indicate that replacement of particular codons for synonymous codons can improve expression in homologous or heterologous hosts, however it is not always successful. Furthermore it is increasingly apparent that membrane protein biogenesis can be codon-sensitive. Single synonymous codon substitutions can influence mRNA stability, mRNA structure, translational initiation, translational elongation and even protein folding. Synonymous codon substitutions therefore need to be carefully evaluated when membrane proteins are engineered for higher production levels and further studies are needed to fully understand how to select the codons that are optimal for higher production. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Protein Folding in Membranes.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2012. Vol. 1818, no 4: S1, 1091-1096 p.
Membrane protein overexpression, Membrane protein folding, Codon use, Membrane protein engineering
Research subject Biophysics; Biochemistry
IdentifiersURN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-66922DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.08.018ISI: 000301761500019PubMedID: 21884679OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-66922DiVA: diva2:468911
FunderSwedish Research CouncilScience for Life Laboratory - a national resource center for high-throughput molecular bioscience


Asics Quick Lyte Cushion Single Tab Sock (3 pack)
Asics popular Quick Lyte® Cushion Single Tab provides lightweight cushioning in high impact areas. The ride is buttery soft with a boost of extra padding for runners who crave a pillowy feel. There are three pairs per pack.
- Lightweight with dense cushioning at heel and toe
- Moisture Management
- Breathability engineered into top of foot
- ASICS single tab ankle fit
- Seamless Toe
- 74% Nylon/22% Polyester/4% Spandex


Gionee S5.1 Pro Officially Announced in China
Yesterday we cited some pictures of the Gionee S5.1 pro leaked on weibo. Now the upgradation to last year’ Gionee S5.1, the slimmest Gionee smartphone has been announced. The actual width of the smartphone is 5.35 mm and with that it weighs only 129 grams. It has got Corning gorilla glass 4 protection and has some excellent intelligent camera software. The 2.5D double-sided glass design was confirmed in the last leak. It also has gesture support.
There’s not much to talk about the smartphone except for it’s design which Gionee also calls unusual beauty. It’s design is a bit of iPhone 6 with split volume button’s, the entire bottom including the position of head jack. Gionee S5.1 Pro Officially Announced in China.
Talking about the camera features it includes a huge library of modes which you can any time add or remove. It’s called as the image plus platform management system. As I told you that the camera features are very intelligence they prove it by detecting human face, age and his gender and automatically applies the best effect. The new S5.1 comes with huge expandable memory which was the major drawback of the previous generation.
So an AMOLED display, metal framing on the sides, great camera, speakers at the bottom, 128GB expandable memory is all that make the handset a very much budget smartphone. The price has not yet been revealed but we it is expected to be around 1899 Yuan.
Gionee S5.1 Pro Specifications :-
- Operating Frequency :- 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz , 3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz, 4G TDD-LTE + TD-SCDMA// 4G TDD-LTE + FDD-LTE
- Dimensions :- 145.1 X 70 X 6.35 mm
- Weight :- 129 Grams
- Available in only Can Gold White Colour
- Dual SIM (4G+ 2G) (Micro+Nano SIM ) Support
- 5.0-inch AMOLED 5 point multi-touch Scratch resistant display, Resolution: 1280 x 720 pixels, Gorilla Glass 4 Protection, Pixel Density-294 PPI
- 1.3 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 Processor
- Android v5.1 Lollipop OS with Amigo 3.0 OS
- Mali-T720 GPU
- 13 MP Rear camera with 5 element Lens
- 8 MP Front camera with 81 degree viewing angle
- 2 GB LPDDR3 RAM
- 16 GB Internal memory, Expandable Up To 128GB via microSD card
- Li-Ion 2400 mAh Battery
- 4G LTE, 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi Direct, GPS with A-GPS
- Accelerometer, Magnometer, Hall Effect Sensor, Proximity sensor, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor