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- Abuja Housing Show to Host 400 Exhibitors, Others
Over 400 exhibitors and 20, 000 participants have indicated interest to attend this year’s Abuja International Housing Show, the organiser has said.
The organising firm, Fesadeb Communications Limited, said expectations for this year’s edition were very high as local and international exhibitors had confirmed attendance and readiness to showcase their latest products and innovations to their clients and buyers.
According to the firm, as an international event, participants will cut across at least 15 countries including the United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, India and China and there will be a high level delegation of international diplomats and foreign ministers of works and housing, including Ghana’s Samuel Atta Akyea.
“Abuja International Housing Show is not just a business and investment event, it is also a choice destination for those seeking relevant and up-to-date information about housing, construction, mortgage, investments and real estate management,” the firm said in statement.
It added that there would be at least 30 local and international speakers who would be sharing their knowledge and experience around this year’s theme of ‘Driving sustainable housing finance models in the midst of global uncertainty —a testament to how it continues to be an invaluable experience for building professionals in Nigeria and across the globe.’
The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is expected to declare the show open, according to the firm.
“The highly anticipated event will hold between July 23 and 26, 2019 in Abuja and participants are guaranteed to witness elite conferences and special sessions such as the CEO Forum, Housing Finance and PropTech Conferences, Not Too Young to Own a Home and the Women in Housing Convention, among others,” the firm said.
It explained that notable among the international speakers would be Lew Shulman, Debra Erb, Kecia Rust, Anders Lindquist and Robert Hornsby, whose impact in the global housing environment were immeasurable.
Senate Summons NICON, AIICO, Others Over N17.4bn Pension Remittances
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has summoned the management of the NICON Insurance Plc, AIICO Insurance and other insurance companies over their alleged failure to remit N17.4bn pension fund to the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate.
The Senate hinged the summon on the 2016 report of the Auditor-General for the Federation which unraveled the alleged non-remittance of N17.4bn pension fund to PTAD.
Appearing before the panel on Monday, the Executive Secretary of PTAD, Dr Chioma Ejikeme, informed the lawmakers that PTAD took over the assets and liabilities of the defunct pension offices without a formal handing over.
She said, “On taking over, the directorate wrote all underwriters to make returns and remit whatever amount that was in their custody into a CBN dedicated account.
“Some of the underwriters responded to the request while some did not.
“The bank certificate of balances, accounting statements, three years financial statements and policy files requested by the federal auditor were not handed over to PTAD at the time of consolidation.
“It is worthy to note that we discovered that N17.4bn which comprised of cash, securities and properties from the nine insurance underwriters was unremitted as a result of the letter PTAD sent to them.
“These figures represent the claims by the underwriters with regards to their indebtedness.
“In order to ascertain the true position of legacy funds in custody of underwriters, the directorate appointed a consultant in 2018 who carried out forensic audit of nine out the 12 insurance underwriters and produced a final report on the recovery of the legacy funds and assets for PTAD.”
Sterling Homes Plans To Reduce Housing Deficit
Sterling Homes Limited has said it is committed to working with the government through private public partnership to reduce housing deficit in all the geo-political zones in the country.
The Managing Director, Mr Kunle Adeyemi, said this during an event on the company’s rebranding organised as part of its 10th year anniversary in Lagos on Friday.
During the event, the company while expressing commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction, unveiled its new logo with colours to define its mission and objections.
“We want to be present in all the six geo-political zones on Nigeria by providing affordable luxury homes, excellent torch. So for us, there is a need for us to rebrand and have a new direction and vision.
“We want to partner with the government on the present housing deficit; we want to embrace a public, private partnership with the government to reduce the deficit in every geo-political zone.”
The managing director said that one of its unique selling points was its after sales services which was top notch.
He said it ensured that its customers were taken through the journey of actualising their dreams of becoming home owners.
While noting that everyone deserved to have a comfortable home despite the economic situation, he said it had designed a structure payment plan with zero interest in some cases to help intending home owners.
He said it also had provisions for high breed options and developing areas to accommodate various income levels.
Before the end of the year, he said, Sterling Homes would be establishing new presence and projects in other regions.
Mutual Benefits Drives Financial Inclusion
Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc says it is committed to deepening financial inclusion and creating easy accessibility for insurance in the country.
A statement from the firm on Friday said it expressed this commitment when it inaugurated its South-West region franchise operations in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The Managing Director, Mr Femi Asenuga, said this was part of its efforts to develop the insurance business and create values.
He said, “The role we all have to play is to be ambassadors of Mutual Benefits.
“A franchise is a well-known word and the way Mutual Benefits practices franchise is in our normal style of creating and adding value; we never rest.”
Asenuga said that the firm was working with stakeholders to increase awareness and take its message to the grassroots.
In developed economies, he said, insurance firms owned banks. He regretted that this was not the situation in Nigeria.
He said the firm would provide stakeholders with the platform and support to make them excel as a member.
The Managing Director, Mutual Benefits Life Assurance Limited, Mr Ademola Ifagbayi, appreciated the stakeholders and urged them to take advantage of the franchise.
The Group Managing Director, Odua Group, Mr Adewale Raji, in his address, advised stakeholders to be committed and showcase good character and integrity.
He said, “The Odua investment is owned by the six South-West governments and it is in our interest when economic, businesses and investment spreads across the South-West states.
“This is an opportunity for us to strengthen insurance penetration within the South-West states.”
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Rolex and the Beauty of ArchitectureBy Keith W. Strandberg
Rolex has been aware of the relationship between working environments, excellence and innovative thinking for quite some time. This is reflected in the buildings the company has built, spaces that embody the company’s culture and aspirations. Since the 1960s, Rolex’s new wave of offices and technical spaces have been designed to encourage and convey Rolex’s prime directive: overall excellence.
Rolex has also been a great supporter of the art of architecture, founding the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative in 2002, sponsoring the International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia and promoting the work of spectacular architects. The buildings Rolex has created all around the world have won awards for design and innovation.
“Rolex’s dedication to precision, high-performance and aesthetics links the company to world-class architecture,” said Arnaud Boetsch, Director of Communication & Image at Rolex. “In watchmaking, as in architecture, excellence in design creates the perfect expression of form and function.”
When it All Began
Rolex’s connection with outstanding architecture started 60 years ago when the company began to develop relationships with some of the world’s most acclaimed architects.
With the architectural firm of Addor, Julliard & Bolliger, Rolex made its mark on Geneva by erecting towers on columns in the industrial area of Praille-Acacias. In a unique contemporary reinterpretation of the concept of a factory, a whole series of activities — ranging from the manufacture of watches and related products to marketing, after-sales service and distribution — were clustered in one place. Mingling offices and manufacturing workshops in the same spatial unit, the buildings formed a complete entity, which was both complex and autonomous. The two-tower, metal-and-glass structure was a tangible expression of concepts dear to the brand, such as precision in detail, care in assembly and technical excellence. Rolex’s new headquarters quickly became an icon of modern architecture in Geneva.
Since then, the company has commissioned buildings designed by some of the greats of architecture, including the modernist master Fumihiko Maki, who designed two Rolex buildings in Japan, and the late Michael Graves, a totemic pioneer of postmodern design, who designed the Lititz Watch Technicum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. More recently, Rolex supported the creation of the acclaimed Rolex Learning Center in Lausanne, Switzerland, a truly radical piece of architecture whose open plan spaces undulate like a floating landscape. Designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa — of the celebrated Japanese firm SANAA — it was completed in 2010. The architects were awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in the same year.
International Architecture Exhibition
Rolex is the exclusive Partner and Timepiece for the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, the brand’s third time in this role since 2014. The theme of the 2018 exhibition set by curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara is FREESPACE and Rolex has its own pavilion on site addressing this topic.
The creative connection between architecture and the design of Rolex timepieces is captured in this pavilion, constructed to celebrate the 16th edition of the International Architecture Exhibition. The pavilion’s flat roof and end walls give rise to a large, lightweight structure, whose long walls are formed with angular pleats of bronze, anodized metal and glass. And the inspiration for them? The uniquely fluted bezel of an Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, which has been an iconic timepiece since its first appearance in 1945.
The pavilion interior features the work of eminent British architect Sir David Chipperfield and his Swiss protégé, Simon Kretz, who spent a year collaborating in 2016 — 2017 through the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. Architectural models, the result of their project, are on display within for the duration of the Biennale.
“As I get older, I realise that I’ve become less interested in the buildings and more interested in the cities they’re in and how we design them,” said Chipperfield. “The power of architecture is not in a single act, but in the way many buildings come together to create the collective environments in which we live our lives. As architects we must become bolder at reinforcing this point through our work.”
Mentorship in Architecture
The Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative was launched by Rolex in 2002 and pairs talented artists in the early stages of their careers with masters in their fields. The program includes architecture, dance, film, literature, music, theater and visual arts. There is also a variable eighth mentorship that can take place in other fields of the arts or in an interdisciplinary pursuit.
The mentoring period is two years, during which Rolex asks its mentors and protégés to interact for at least six weeks, though many spend considerably more time together than this.
Since its inception, more than 1,100 young professional artists from 105 countries have been nominated to participate, thereby coming to the attention of experts in their fields. A total of 253 influential figures in the arts have nominated young artists and selected protégé finalists, and 123 major artists and creative leaders have served as advisors to the program. To date, 54 artists have agreed to serve as mentors and they have chosen 54 protégés from 34 countries. Rolex considers the development of this global creative community to be one of the highest achievements of the Rolex Arts Initiative. Other distinguished architects — Álvaro Siza, Pritzker Prize winner Kazuyo Sejima and Peter Zumthor — have also served as mentors during the program’s 16 years.
The two most recent Mentor-Protégé pairs in architecture are Sir David Chipperfield (UK) and Simon Kretz (Switzerland), a partnership that ended this year, and Sir David Adjaye (Ghana/UK) and Mariam Kamara (Niger), which started this year and was announced at the Biennale in Venice.
A Thought Experiment
Many times, a mentor and protégé partnership involves a tangible project — a building, a film, a novel or a performance. In the case of Chipperfield and Kretz, they decided to do something more conceptual, focusing on the “blue sky” development of a neighborhood in England, answering questions like: How is a city made? Who shapes it? How is its future determined? How democratic is it? And, most importantly, what can we do to make the planning process better?
They focused on a real and controversial site in London — the Bishopsgate Goodsyard in Shoreditch — a former freight depot on the borders of the City of London and the East End. Together with Kretz’s students from the Department of Architecture ETH Zurich, the two architects analyzed the complexities of the forces involved with planning — economic, political and social — that shape the city.
Over a year of discussion, drawing, writing and teaching, they studied the physical, social and regulatory contexts, and the intricacies of the planning process.
“Planning,” the authors wrote in their new book, On Planning — A Thought Experiment, “can be understood as the generator of the city’s urban code… the script for its development, while architecture focuses rather on the city’s form, its physical as well as social manifestation.”
Nine models addressing the best use of space at the Bishopsgate Goodsyard site from Kretz’s students are displayed in the Rolex Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
“You can’t save a city with good architecture, but you can with good planning,” Chipperfield summed up.
“Having a mentor and being a protégé makes sense since architecture is a lot about patterns of experience that one has lived through and understands,” Kretz said. “So many aspects of architecture are related to the notion of long-term experience, so I think having a mentor is extremely important for an architect. I was surprised by what the interaction with David has meant and the mentor-protégé relationship. The beauty of the relationship was that we did not focus on helping my career, rather it was about intellectual discourse, talking, thinking and discussing.”
Chipperfield is impressed with Rolex, after his experience as a mentor. “My impression of Rolex is of a brand dedicated to craftsmanship, foremost in watchmaking but appreciative and supportive of skill in other disciplines too,” Chipperfield said. “There is very strong brand philosophy that is consistent and universally understood, yet always dynamic in its activities. As a world-renowned brand, Rolex provides a strong international platform and the necessary support for an ongoing dialogue outside of the professional environment, reminding one of more universal societal concerns and issues that professions face.”
The Newest Partnership
Being selected to work with Adjaye was an emotional moment for Kamara. “For me, David Adjaye was the perfect person to work with,” she said. “I have been carefully following his career. When I heard that Rolex and he had selected me, I just started crying.”
Said Adjaye, “I recognise the power of mentorship and how important it is as you start to emerge and form a voice. When approached by Rolex, I felt obligated to give back. To have one student where one is interacting for two years is a magical thing… At almost every point in my career there has been somebody that has stepped up [as a mentor]. It is really good to have an experienced ear, someone who says, ‘You might think twice about doing that.’ Or, ‘Stick to your principles, follow them through.’
“Architecture is inextricably connected to time in the sense that it is a long form in terms of its gestation, its training, and in terms of becoming good at it,” he continued. “It takes, at the very minimum, two years to build something. Or really more likely four and, if it is really complicated, seven. So, helping somebody with that notion of time is very important too.”
Kamara, an architect from Niger, recently visited the Rolex facilities in Geneva and was impressed with the parallels between watchmaking and architecture. “Architecture is all about time really, in all of its facets. In fact, one of my first discussions with Sir David was asking him how he finds the time to juggle all of his projects with all of the teams around the world and make sure that the creativity still comes through. I was pulling my hair out over that in my own practice, and he gave me advice that allowed me to draft an entire road map of how to restructure my firm. I went back to my team in Niger and changed everything! It has allowed me to free up so much time for actual design work.”
During their time together, they will work on the design of a public space in Niamey, the capital of Niger, which will serve as a cultural center and arts institution.
Excellence in Architecture and Watches
Rolex’s approach concentrates on excellence in each area in which they operate. The brand’s incredible buildings and workspaces inspire and contribute to the high quality of its timepieces. Nothing is taken for granted. Classic architectural lines define Rolex’s timeless watches, including the Cellini, Day-Date and Datejust.
The English art and architectural critic John Ruskin once said “We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing of their practical duty well; then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.” The same can be said for Rolex watches.

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Community Action Agency is a 501c3 non profit that operates in Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale counties. Founded in 1965 and established as a community action agency through the Office of Economic Opportunities War on Poverty, CAA provides a local approach to addressing the causes and conditions of poverty. Our mission to promote self sufficiency is accomplished through a broad array of programming ranging from early childhood education, housing for those experiencing homelessness and education for adults through programs like financial and homebuyer education programs.

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The Saudi’s appear to be responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Turkish government apparently has video evidence that Khashoggi was interrogated, tortured and killed. Dependent on the Donald, Saudi Arabia will likely be entering a world of well-deserved shit.
CNN reported that Kim Kardashian is not embarrassed by Kanye’s performance at the White House. We don’t care what Kim thinks, we just think its newsworthy that CNN–respectable, mainstream political journalistic outlet–is now reporting on moron-heiresses perspectives about moron-celebrities meeting moron-presidents in one big mass of glittery moronitude.
Hurricane Michael’s death toll has risen to thirteen, though the hardest hit areas still have not reported their dead. Damage spread as far north as the Carolinas. We’re sending our most compassionate vibes to the victims, but that’s not enough, donate to relief efforts here.
In the rare piece of good news, it’s motherfucking Friday. See you on Monday, good people of CONVICTS.
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Best Shoes Fall-Winter 2018-2018
“I can’t stop buying shoes,” say ladies smiling when it comes to their passions. The most popular designs are stiletto shoes. But every season comes with more comfortable and original patterns. Fashionable are the platforms, the stable heel, the sharp or rounded toe, etc. The most famous designs are borrowed from men. So let’s see which are the most trendy shoes designs for the 2018-2018 fall-winter season.
Fur, fabric and lace
Furry sandals or flip flops are a real surprise for fashionistas, who have already enjoyed the pleasure of wearing soft velvet shoes, so famous this fall. Velvet designs look great with skirts and pants. Furry flip flops on flat sole can match with skirts and dresses. If the fur resembles more with a décor, such designs can be worn even with pants. These extravagant designs are also joined by knitted or atlas shoes, and lace evening shoes.
Luxury and Luster
If you want to look luxurious, you only have to do this because this fall and winter wearing the square heel in combination with huge gem stones on sandals and shoes are a great deal. Your dream will come true with a stiletto made of sequins, completed with ankle straps or an extravagant heel. The simplest designs are the presented by spiked shoes, with golden appliques on sides, or the medium heeled shoes made of atlas or with a beaded strap.
Patent leather shoes with a pointed, elongated or rounded toe are an expressive detail of any look. Fashionable designs are the thick and medium heel and laces, which are great with jeans or striped pants. Spiked shoes are worn with dresses or skirts, and the flats match with whatever you want. Designs with the cutout heel or toe can still be worn.
Designs and variety of heels
With heel covered or cutout heel, black reptile skin leather, white… these are all the most interesting examples of stiletto with spiked heel. The same palette of colors is repeated in models with extravagant heels. In 2018-2018 fall-winter season, heel designs of shoes such as kitten, as well as other models are presented. Thanks to fantasy in execution, this fashionable shoe will conquer your hearts and mind.
Fashionable shoes are with pointed toe and most designs follow the sharp toe-spiked heel. The current designs are in leather, fully decorated with metal rivets. Besides the spiked heel, one can observe the tendency of use of square and rectangular heels on designs with narrow but rounded tops. The other two trends are thin straps, ending in the ankle area and pointed or cutout toe shoes.
Another noticeable trend is the stylish massive shoes. Suede leather shoes in shade of mustard-yellow with laces look equally well with platforms and rectangular heel. Reptile shoes and sandals look even better if they have a massive heel or platforms. A huge heel is an unexpected, but very interesting accent on a pair of stiletto shoes. The extravagance of velvet designs with square toe is accentuated by platforms and high heels.
Fashionable shoeless shoes are not just the pumps. The casual or classical white and elegant loafers, oxford and moccasins are so comfortable that you will not feel tired. The Viennese heel looks perfect in designs made of reptile leather and with sharp or cut toe. “Male” shoes can look harsh when typical masculine details such as bulky and round top, shoelaces and square heel are intensified by the hard and raised sole.
Violation of rules is the core occupation of fashion designers. The trend of previous seasons, shoes + socks, is becoming more and more famous. The socks rise even higher, they become dense, the raised pattern gets a fluffier look. Angora socks or stockings appeared in the new season, after the appearance of skirt and ankle dresses. Will you dare to test the new trend or just follow it?
In any case, we will always keep you “plugged in” the news. See you soon, dears!


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Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago
Daragh Grant is a Senior Lecturer in the College and Co-Chair of the Classics of Social and Political Thought core sequence at the University of Chicago. His intellectual interests include the history of colonialism and empire, the history of slavery, and the development of understandings of sovereignty and subjecthood from the sixteenth century to the present. He is currently preparing his book manuscript for publication, which is tentatively titled "Experiments in Order: Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, and State Formation in Early New England." This manuscript brings together his interests in colonialism and state formation to explain how English settlers in the New England colonies asserted and defended their claims to jurisdiction over lands and peoples in the Americas. It also explores the strategies by which indigenous polities and some settler communities sought to resist or exploit colonial governments and the imperial center to their own ends. Daragh’s work has appeared in Comparative Studies in Society and History, The William and Mary Quarterly, and Renaissance Quarterly, and is forthcoming in The Journal of Modern History.

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Motion control system helps lighthouse
Mclennan has supplied a custom-designed motion control system to Irish Lights to help increase the efficiency and reliability of its lighthouse drive train technology.
The motion control system drives 5,000 kg lantern optical system at a constant speed from a 24V battery source. It will be used to provide a long life, low maintenance and cost-effective solution for Mclennan’s unmanned lighthouse on Tory Island, off the north-west coast of County Donegal.
An integrated brushless servo motor with built-in encoder, servo drive and intelligent
motion controller was chosen from Mclennan’s distribution partner JVL Industri Elektronik.
A 400 W version with 24 – 48 V DC power and RS 485 communications is part of a range that extends to a wide choice of communications and servo feedback options. This distributed control solution also minimises cabling between the motor control and the control cabinet in the lantern room where space is at a premium.
For the drive mechanics, two low-backlash planetary gearboxes were mechanically coupled as a single rotary servo-actuator to provide the required torque and speed characteristics for the application. With a final output speed of around 14 rpm and the stringent acceleration torque and generous safety margins accounted for, Mclennan selected NP series 015 and 035 gearboxes from its distribution partner WITTENSTEIN alpha.
These high efficiency gear units, with 70mm and 120mm nominal diameters, provided 10:1 and 20:1 ratios respectively, and the two-part assembly was complemented with a servo flange output and a Mclennan-designed shaft adapter for the drive pinion. The free-wheel clutch was also integrated into the assembly.
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These are all the News & Announcements posted on Monday, 23 April, 2012.
Monday Night is Movie Night @ the Logan Library!
Every Monday at 6:30 PM, we will be showing a movie in the Jim Bridger Room. Tonight, we will be showing Coraline, which is rated PG. For a schedule of what the library will be showing, check our Community Events Calendar. Bring your friends, family, blankets, and pillows to this free event (and we'll bring the popcorn)!
We hope to see you there!
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Double slider crank shaft has two sliding pairs and two turning pairs.
It is named Double Slider Crank Shaft because it has two sliding pairs.
It has two sliders, one frame in which the slider moves and one link which connects the two slide and fix the distance between the two slider.The frame in which the sliders move is a combination of two straight grooves which form a single link and cut each other at right angle.
In different inversion of double slider crank chain :-
i) The frame is Link 1.
ii) First Slider is Link 2.
iii) The bar connecting two slider is Link 3.
iv) Second Slider is Link 4.
There are three important inversions of double slider crank chain. These three are :-
1) Elliptical Trammels
2) Scotch Yoke Mechanism
3) Oldham’s Coupling
Lets see these three inversions in details :-
1) Elliptical Trammels :-
This type of inversion is used to draw ellipse. It is also known as Trammel of Archimedes. It can be used to draw ellipse of different sizes. In this inversion Link 1 i.e the frame which is is fixed. Both the sliders Link 2 and Link 4 moves in the grooves of this frame. One slider moves vertically and other slider moves horizontally. The connecting rod Link 3 which connects two sliding bars Link 2 and Link 4 make the motion of these sliding bars constrained. While the two slider moves, the each point in the connecting rod is the locus of an ellipse. Different point in connecting rod will draw a different elllipse.
2) Scotch Yoke Mechanism :-
This inversion transforms rotational motion into reciprocating motion.
In this inversion, one of the sliding bars Link 2 or Link 4 is fixed . Let us fx Link 2. As one of the sliding bar is fixed i.e Link 2, the other sliding bar Link 4 can slide, the frame i.e Link 1 can move and the connected rod Link 3 can move. Now , the other slider will rotate around the fixed slider and will draw a circle if its path is traced.The frame or the slotted plate will move to and fro if the horizontal moving slider is fixed and frame will move upward and downward if the the vertical moving slider is fixed.
3) OLDHAM’S COUPLING :-
Oldham’s Coupling is used to connect two shafts whose axis are small disatance apart from each other and make them rotate at equal speed.
In this inversion the connecting rod which connects the two bars is fixed i.e Link 3 is fixed . In this inversion the frame i.e Link 1 which have grooves starts rotating as well as the sliders i.e Link 2 and Link 4 also starts rotating as they form turning pair with the connecting rod which is Link 3.
This inversion forms Oldham’s Coupling. Now we will discuss how this is used to connect two shafts whose axis are little apart from each other. These shafts are coupled in such a way that if one shaft rotates, the other shaft also rotates with the same speed.
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Two flanges are placed at the end of the two shafts which are to be connected. These flanges are rigidly fastened at the end by forging. Both flanges have grooves . The groove of both flange are perpendicular to each other.
Between these two flanges a central flange is inserted which fits into the grooves of both flanges . In this coupling, the frame which is link 3 is fixed, driving shaft and driving flange for Link 2, Intermediate flange is Link 1 and driven shaft and flange form Link 4.
When the first shaft i.e driving shaft rotates the flange forged to it also rotates and then the central flange placed in the groove of driving flange starts rotating. Then the driven flange also start rotating as center flange is also fixed at the groove of driven flange and as the driven flange rotates, the driven shaft also starts rotating at same speed.


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5 things to do this weekend
Whether you're planning to stay indoors or head outside to enjoy the sunshine, Shreveport blogger Jada Durden knows a handful of places to find fun this weekend. You can find more of her weekend suggestions on her blog, http://lovingthislifejada.com
1 Hair of the Dog at Great Raft(21+, non-smoking)
Craft beer, the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl and BeauxJax Mobile Cajun Eatery
WHEN: 4 p.m. today
WHERE: Great Raft Brewing, 1251 Dalzell St.
2 Academy of Children’s Theatre Presents Shrek The Musical(All ages, non- smoking)
“Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek…” And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue.
WHEN: 7 p.m. today; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Marjorie Lyons Playhouse, 2700 Woodlawn Ave.
ADMISSION: $25 plus $1 convenience fee
http://acttickets.info/ or 318-212-2822
3 Provenance Fireworks over Windrush Lake(All ages, non-smoking)
New Year’s Day Fireworks Show
WHEN: Friday at dark
WHERE: Provenance Community, 1968 Bridgewater Ave.
4 2016 Resolution Run(All ages, non-smoking)
5k/10k Run and Walk benefiting The Philadelphia Center
WHEN: 8 a.m. Saturday
WHERE: Betty Virginia Park, 3901 Fairfield Ave.
ADMISSION: $25 early registration, $30 day of race
5 Highland Open Studio Tour Sundays(All ages, non-smoking)
“Thanks Party” open to the public and all past HOSTS artist.
WHEN: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Su Stella Studio, 436 Topeka

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Chairman of the Federal Election Commission Trey Trainor believes “voter fraud” took place in polling locations in Democrat strongholds, where observers were prevented from gaining legal access to the vote tabulation process.
For example, observers from the Trump campaign were not given “meaningful access” to legally view the process of votes being counted in Pennsylvania despite winning a court order, which should raise concern in regards to transparency “to avoid the appearance of corruption,” according to Trainor.
Newsmax interviewed Trainor over the situation last Friday, however, mainstream news sources have since failed to cover his assessment.
“I do believe that there is voter fraud taking place in these places. Otherwise they would allow the observers to go in,” Trainor declared when asked what he thinks about how the election process was being handled in various battleground states.
“State law allows those observers to be in there. And if they’re not then the law is not being followed, making this an illegitimate election,” he added.
While the Federal Election Commission does not have juristiction at the state level to investigate irregularities, Trainor says evidence laid out in lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign are “very valid allegations” that need to be “fully vetted by the court system.”
“Ultimately, we are probably going to see these things end up in the Supreme Court with various challenges under the 14th Amendment,” Trainor predicted.
In ending, here are reactions from Donald Trump Jr. and James Woods over Trainor’s assessment:
Because it goes against the media’s desired outcomes and therefore merits no discussion or acknowledgment. https://t.co/LWLeA2F6UU
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 13, 2020


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In a latest examine printed in The Journal of Nutrition, researchers assessed vitamin D supplementation adherence amongst breastfed infants (≤12 months) and youngsters (>12 months).
Canada’s dietary coverage recommends 400 IU (10 µg) of vitamin D every day for breastfed newborns and young children to take care of optimum vitamin D ranges. The conservative strategy is because of breastmilk’s low D vitamin content material and the restricted meals sources within the diets of breastfed newborns and children who proceed nursing for greater than 12 months. Sure meals, like toddler formulation and cow milk, are enriched with vitamin D; nevertheless, younger kids aged one to a few years don’t obtain them adequately. Vitamin D complement use charges are increased among the many western areas, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.
Examine: Adherence to vitamin D supplementation recommendations for breastfed infants and young children: an analysis of Canadian Community Health Survey data cycles 2015 to 2018. Picture Credit score: HTeam / Shutterstock
Concerning the examine
The current examine examined vitamin D administration compliance and frequency for partially or fully breastfed infants.
The first objective was to explain vitamin D complement adherence charges and frequencies for breastfed infants aged ≤1.0 years. The secondary objective was to evaluate vitamin D complement use amongst people receiving breastmilk after the primary 12 months of delivery. The researchers additionally examined sociodemographic traits influencing vitamin D complement adherence to tell inhabitants well being insurance policies.
The group examined the Canadian Group Well being Survey (CCHS) knowledge for 2015–16 and 2017–18 and maternal expertise knowledge for breastfed kids born between 2012 and 2018. Through the examine, they eradicated knowledge from moms of youngsters born in 2010 and 2011 and moms of infants below six months. In addition they eradicated infants born between 2012 and 2018 as a consequence of insufficient knowledge on breastfeeding and vitamin D administration frequency.
The researchers obtained CCHS knowledge telephonically and in-person, with the opportunity of an in-person follow-up later. They collected knowledge on maternal experiences (akin to breastfeeding habits and D vitamin supplementation) from feminine respondents aged between 15 and 55 who delivered infants between 2010 and 2018. They investigated whether or not the kid obtained vitamin D dietary supplements and the supplementation steadily.
The group analyzed weighted knowledge based mostly on breastfeeding historical past (solely for six months and persevering with, partially for six months, and persevering with and discontinued for lower than six months). They utilized multivariate logistic regressions to calculate the chances ratios (OR) for the examine, controlling for the mom’s age, physique mass index (BMI), race, ethnicity, schooling, residential location, family revenue, supply of revenue, and immigrant standing.
The imply maternal age was 31 years. The maternal proportion fully breastfeeding their infants for greater than six months was 40% (n=2,752), whereas that of moms training partial breastfeeding their baby for six months and continued was 31% (n=2,133). The proportion of moms who stopped breastfeeding after six months of age was 29% (n=2,194).
Amongst members, 87% reported offering their baby (≤12 months) vitamin D dietary supplements, with 83% doing so every day or nearly day by day, 12% doing so one to 2 instances weekly, and 4.30% doing so lower than one time per week. Contributors who had ceased nursing for lower than six months had poorer schooling and revenue, have been new immigrants, or had an elevated pre-pregnancy BMI and had decrease adjusted possibilities of adherence. Western provinces had better odds of adherence. Fifty-eight % of members who nursed their infants over 12 months (n=2,312) supplied them with vitamin D dietary supplements every day or nearly every day.
The examine indicated the next proportion of mothers who absolutely or partially nursed their children to 6 months and continued giving vitamin D dietary supplements than those that give up nursing at six months or much less. Infants who give up nursing for ≤6 months have been extra more likely to obtain vitamin D dietary supplements, with 88% utilizing it between delivery and 12 months.
In 2015, extra moms supplied vitamin D tablets than in 2012, significantly in western areas. The chance of supplementing with vitamin D to infants aged 12 months or youthful varies by maternal variables, together with breastfeeding stopped ≤6 months, decrease maternal age, single, single, much less instructional attainment, First Nations identities, increased BMI, latest immigration, dwelling in Atlantic areas, and under median revenue. Youngsters born within the 2015 to 2017 interval and people dwelling within the West had increased adjusted chances of adherence.
The examine confirmed that whereas breastfed infants adhere to vitamin D supplementation at a excessive charge, 27% of mothers don’t. Adherence falls throughout 12 months, and extra advertising could also be required, particularly for moms of recent immigrants or these with decrease socioeconomic ranges. Lower than 60% of breastfed kids proceed to obtain vitamin D dietary supplements past their first 12 months of delivery. Regardless of this, 87% of ladies complement with vitamin D all through the primary 12 months, and 90% of newborns are breastfed partially or fully for six months and past. Stopping breastfeeding, having a decrease adjusted family revenue than the median, worse instructional accomplishments, the next BMI, and up to date immigration to Canada are associated to lowered compliance.

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What will recruitment and hiring look like in 2021?
There is no denying that recruitment today looks different than it did this time last year. Accelerated by COVID-19 pandemic, changes that were expected to take years are happening in months. Virtually recruiting and onboarding remote workers is the now the new norm. With remote working the norm, it has left many of us wondering just what will recruitment and hiring look like in 2021?
At such an unpredictable time, trying to predict what the world of recruitment will look like this year might seem like an impossible task. But trends have already starting to form and give an indication of what we could expect to see. And while we might not have a crystal ball, Meraki Talent take a look at the future world of work.
Five predictions for the future world of work.
1. Candidates will ask flexibility with location no longer an issue for employers
When lockdown first came into play in March 2020, UK businesses scrambled to implement digital infrastructure that would allow employees to work from home. Organisations who traditionally previously discouraged remote working were now finding their employees maintaining their great performance.
With forced homeworking, many employees have experienced a work/life balance never before attainable – and as a number of surveys show, employees want to maintain this flexibility at least some of the time. Expect candidates now to assume that roles come with the possibility for homeworking as standard. It is likely to no longer be viewed as a unique ‘perk’ of your organisation.
Companies have also identified additional benefits too, cost-savings of desk space and the ability to attract unique talent from outside of the area where their office is based. Looking forward, it is likely organisations will try to achieve the best of both worlds. The option of working from home, with the reassurance of having an assigned desk in the office. But with financial constraints, a rise in hub offices or shared office spaces might be a real possibility. With fewer employees in the office, businesses need not pay for an office that holds capacity for whole teams.
2. Employer branding and employee welfare will be vital
Employer branding – the way you are perceived by employees and candidates – has long been used to differentiate employers and attract talent. This was critical in the pre-pandemic candidate-driven market, and will remain so. Candidates will be looking for businesses they can trust, that treated their employees fairly, that adapted well to change and have contingency plans for the future. Hiring managers should expect to hear questions around these areas at the final “do you have any questions for us?” phase of the interview!
Tied into employer branding is employee welfare. The success, or failure, of managing employee health and wellbeing will be a trend in 2021. 2020 has put pressure on employees' mental health, from those that were furloughed, to employees who took on additional work. Additionally, the impact of the pandemic has put a pause on many career ambitions. Both HR teams and managers’ will need to help employees manage the implications the crisis has had on their wellbeing. It has been an uncertain time for all, but there are ways businesses can help employees maintain positive mental health. Regular one-to-one catch ups, or mental health first aiders and support groups, will go a long way in supporting those in need during 2021.
3. More diversity and better inclusion
This year we expect to see additional diversity in the workplace. Not only in the traditional sense of people’s backgrounds and where they come from, but also in the way they think about and approach their work. With GenZ entering the workforce, and baby boomers retiring later, we will also see greater diversity with a multi-generational workplace. Flexible working options can also create greater inclusivity.
4. A rise in recruitment automation
Automation and Artificial Intelligence will become more prevalent for both recruiters and job seekers. According to a CareerBuilder survey, 72% of employers believe that within the next 10 years, some roles within talent acquisition will be automated. As many as half of firms already use AI to source and screen candidates, but HR managers still lose a weekly average of 14 hours on tasks that could be automated. It seems likely that automation will continue to increase, though it shouldn’t be used to replace the human elements of recruitment, or it will be detrimental to the candidate experience.
5. Recruiters will build new skills
In 2020, recruiting teams were stretched, and that’s likely to continue. From dealing with hiring freezes (or, in some sectors, record spikes) to aligning with ever-shifting business priorities, recruiters will need to remain agile. According to LinkedIn, the number one skill for recruiters in 2021 is adaptability. Last year recruiters were rapidly adding skills like diversity and inclusion, decision-making, and HR strategy to their tool box. This year the fastest-growing skill for recruiters will be personal development — the ability to add new skills.
Do you agree with our predictions? If you’re a hiring manager looking for support in these unusual times, please feel free to get in touch with any Meraki Talent team for a chat.
To discuss this year’s recruitment plans, contact Meraki Talent to find out how we can support you, call us on 0131 297 2700 or email firstname.lastname@example.org


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I work with individuals & diverse relationship structures to improve their communication & curiosity, while managing any history of judgment
Clinical Social Worker in Baltimore, MD
Retired disabled combat veteran with over 20 years experience within the military community.
I pledge to provide LGBTQ+ affirming care, and consensual non-monogamy/sex-positive awareness. I am also a National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) Kink Aware Professional.
Trained to provide evidence-based couples therapy in a safe and non-judgmental environment.
Clients should feel affirmed that polyamory is a valid lifestyle, and my practice is welcoming towards polyamorous people. Furthermore, I have over two decades experience understanding the diverse spectrum of the consensually non-monogamy communities.


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From the U.P. Diliman FB site, August 10 Wednesday:
“From Chancellor Michael L. Tan: Due to continuing strong monsoon rains classes are suspended at all levels in UP Diliman today.
Offices will remain open but administrators and supervisors should excuse staff who are unable to report for work because of flooding.”
“From Chancellor Michael L. Tan: Because of the class suspension today, registration is extended to Friday, August 12.”


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Since I was so close to BC, and I have never been, I decided to roll up to Kootenai Nat Forest to camp and pre-explore the area. Found a fire tower yesterday and enjoyed a nice windy day of riding in N. Montana.
This morning I rode from Montana into Idaho and then crossed the border. Currently I am in Kimberly, BC, having some poutin for breakfast.
So my attempt to paddle Alberton Gorge yesterday was a fail, but I will make another attempt next week – it looks WAY too awesome to miss.
On a lighter note, I just filled the tank with 250 miles on it, and only added a quart (rather than 2 gallons) so I think the takin-er-easy method is working on the sprinkler system. Which is why I am headed north.
I have decided that maybe the answer is to take baby steps – 20-30 miles at a time, slowly crawling across Montana, and staying clear of the mountain passes. I think this might be the answer to the leak, as it seems to leak very little on slow, gentle rides, and let’s face it, I am in no real hurry. This is still, after all, an adventure?
It took awhile. Actually it was fairly quick, but when I first got here, I realized I had lost my phone. After trying fruitlessly to call the phone (thought I might have dropped it in the bus), I decided to return to the rest area where I last used it, and crawled under it to take this picture.
So after about an hour, I raced back 20 miles in the rain, to find my phone exactly where I dropped it almost 2 hours before. Covered with rain, the screen was in perfect condition. The back of the phone showed it had been run over at least once, and has sustained damage to the frame also. It is functional, and not really much worse than it was before. I simply cannot take pictures or navigate easily.
But I have a phone.
AND I am parked less than a block away from a pretty awesome brewery. Gonna overnight and find out what all this town has to offer tommorow. Stay tuned.
So the bus ran like a top once again after leaving Billings. It appeared to not leak more than a few drops of oil till leaving Three Forks. Pulling into Butte, I smelled oil burning, and when I stopped, found the same 1/2 cup on the ground as before.
So I plan to pickle my brain at the Montana Folk Festival, and figure out plan D (since plans A-C did not work out so well). Oh well, at least there is a nice view.
So it looks like I may be stuck in Buffalo, WY while I get my oil sprinkler repaired. I believe I have lost a gallon in less than 100 miles?
I guess there are many worse places to be other than Buffalo. They have a auto parts shop and 2 diesel shops, along with a laundromat, and a car wash, both of which I will use this afternoon.
I am also at the foot of the Bighorn National Forest, and I still have the bike if I need to wait a week for parts – this bus would not make it over the pass.
Currently planning the routes and stops for this year. Looks like the first stop will be fairly close by. I need to get my adventure gear together, and this is where it will most likely happen. I plan to do some parking and riding, mixed in with some paddling, and maybe even some fishing. After a week or so, I plan to move NE into West Virginia, and do some exploring up there. More details soon.
Had the blow the taco stand in Florida. It was getting hot in the swamp. The air is cooler and dryer here in The Ham, and I get to catch up with everybody. Should be here a week, then north to Tellico Plains for some woods, whitewater, and wide-open dirt terror.
res·i·dence – noun
a person’s home; the place where someone lives.
For the last few weeks, I have resided in Ebro, Fl. Before that, for 6 months, I was a vagabond, itinerant and peripatetic. Remaining in one spot more than 2 days was the exception. It was common to move 100 or more miles every day. Well that changed when I tired of running from the cold and wind. It seemed comfortable, finally, to find a place to park, plug in, and do some repairs, upgrades, maintenance, and spreading out.
The “spreading out” may be the most interesting, as it was literal, and figurative. I spread out my stuff all over the compound, to clean inside the bus thoroughly for the first time in six months. And I spread out all over the panhandle searching for new and interesting things to do.

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Google is back in the news - and once again, it’s not for anything good. They added a Promotions folder to Gmail some time ago, and the pitch was that all the emails from brands that wanted to engage with you would automagically end up in there.
The problem is that this mechanism works a little too well, as Seth Godin describes:
You take the posts from this blog and dump them into my promo folder--and the promo folder of more than a hundred thousand people who never asked you to hide it.
Emails from my favorite charities end up in my promo folder. The Domino Project blog goes there as well. Emails from Medium, from courses I've signed up for, from services I confirmed just a day earlier. Items sent with full permission, emails that by most definitions aren't "promotions."
Here's a simple way to visualize it: Imagine that your mailman takes all the magazines you subscribe to, mixes them in with the junk mail you never asked for, and dumps all of it in a second mailbox, one that you don't see on your way into the house every day. And when you subscribe to new magazines, they instantly get mixed in as well.
It may be that this mechanism has recently received a revamp, as others are reporting sudden impacts on their newsletters:
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The charitable explanation would be that Google’s system may be extrapolating from a few people who hit "report as spam" instead of "unsubscribe". However, there is an inherent conflict of interest when an advertising-funded company offers to rid us of unwanted advertising in the one channel in which it does not itself sell advertising.
I wrote about this issue the last time this functionality was showing up in breathless headlines about how "Google kills email spam!!!1!":
the actual reason Google is doing this is to reduce or even eliminate a channel marketers can use to connect with consumers without going through Google. Subscribing to e-mail updates is a direct connection between consumers and brands. Google would rather be the middleman in that transaction, selling AdWords to brands and collecting a toll on all the traffic.
Much like Facebook choking off unpaid organic reach in favour of forcing operators of pages (including free community pages!) to pay to promote their content, Google is choking off what had been a communications channel that it did not gather a tax on. Facebook was able to do what they did because they own their own platform and can make their own rules. Google might be able to get away with their own cash grab because of the dominance of Gmail in the email world – but email is not just Google.
As convenient as Gmail is, a single middleman becoming this important is very dangerous for email. In the same way, as good as Google Reader was, it became so central to website subscriptions that nearly everything ended up funnelling through there. When Google killed Reader, it was an event of apocalyptic proportions. Fortunately, Google had only killed one RSS platform, and others were able to release their own in short order.
Will Gmail end up like Facebook – or like Reader?


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NASA Delays Launch Due To Fuel Tank Problem
By Brian Wagner
NASA Delays Launch Due to Fuel Tank Problem
NASA has delayed until Friday the launch of space shuttle Atlantis after engineers discovered problems with the shuttle's external tank. The shuttle is set to deliver a new laboratory to the International Space Station.
NASA officials say they discovered the problem as they were filling the shuttle's external tank with liquid hydrogen at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Engineers agreed to delay Thursday's scheduled launch to allow time to inspect two malfunctioning fuel sensors in the tank and perform any needed repairs.
Officials say they hope to launch on Friday, if the problem is resolved.
The shuttle Atlantis is to carry into space a seven-meter-long research laboratory called Columbus, built by the European Space Agency. Alan Thirkettle, station program manager for the European agency, says the Europeans have invested more than two decades of work and a great deal of pride in the space module.
"The taxpayers as well should share in that pride. I hope they are going to not only see and enjoy the mission itself, but also benefit from the work that goes on inside Columbus," said Thirkettle.
The seven-member crew of Atlantis will conduct at least three space walks to attach the $2 billion module to the International Space Station. European officials say the lab will enable astronauts to perform scores of experiments into biotechnology and medicine, as well as into conditions that may affect astronauts on long-term space flight.
The 17-nation European Space Agency also is developing a system to launch automated missions that will deliver supplies to the space station next year.
The Atlantis flight is one in a series of missions planned to speed the expansion of the International Space Station by 2010. In February, officials plan to begin a series of three shuttle flights to deliver the components of a Japanese-built research module called Kibo.


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What is the deadliest virus for dogs?
Rabies is caused by the rabies virus and is 100% fatal in animals once they start to show signs of disease. The virus is spread by saliva, either by a bite from an infected animal or by saliva contaminating a skin wound.
What viruses kill dogs?
9 Potentially Deadly (and Preventable) Dog Diseases
- Canine Parvovirus a.k.a. Parvo. [email protected]
- Gastric Torsion a.k.a. Bloat. Does your dog wolf his food down in a blink of an eye?
- Kidney Disease a.k.a. Renal Failure. [email protected]
- Lyme Disease.
- Heartworm Disease.
- Chocolate Poisoning.
- Fungal Diseases.
What disease kills dogs fast?
The disease can kill a dog quite quickly (sometimes in a matter of days), and it may leave surviving animals with intestinal and heart damage. So if you see symptoms or even suspect parvo, get to your vet immediately. The only way to know for sure if a dog has parvovirus is through a diagnostic test.
What’s the most common dog sickness?
Symptoms and Treatment
- Dental Disease. Oral infections are actually the most common dog disease and tend to become an issue in dogs after the age of three.
- Ear Infections.
- Itchy skin or skin infections.
- Vomiting and Diarrhea.
- Stiffness and Pain.
- Urinary Tract Problems.
How do you know when ur dog has a virus?
Keep an eye out for the following symptoms year-round:
- Coughing (both moist and dry)
- Nasal discharge.
- Purulent nasal discharge.
- Runny eyes.
- Difficulty breathing.
How long do viruses last in dogs?
Most dogs recover within 2 to 3 weeks. However, some dogs may develop secondary bacterial infections which may lead to more severe illness and pneumonia. Anyone with concerns about their pet’s health, or whose pet is showing signs of canine influenza, should contact their veterinarian.
What could cause sudden death in dogs?
They found cardiovascular disease to be the most common cause of sudden death followed by toxicity, gastrointestinal disease, trauma and non-traumatic hemorrhage with incidences of 21.9, 16.6, 12.6 and 6.6% respectively.
Is there a dog flu?
Canine influenza (also known as dog flu) is a contagious respiratory disease in dogs caused by specific Type A influenza viruses known to infect dogs. These are called “canine influenza viruses.” No human infections with canine influenza have ever been reported.
Which is the most dangerous virus in dogs?
1. Rabies Virus in Dogs (Lyssavirus) 2. Pseudorabies (Porcine Herpesvirus 1, Aujeszky’s Disease) 3. Canine Influenza (Dog Flu, Canine Flu) 4. Parainfluenza Virus in Dogs (CPIV) 5. Kennel Cough (Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis) 6. Type 2 Adenovirus (CAV-2) 7. Canine Parvovirus Type 2 8. Canine Parvovirus Type 1 9.
Are there any diseases that can kill a dog?
While fungal infections in dogs usually present only a mild nuisance, some of them can be quite serious and even fatal for animals. Fungal infections which only affect a dog’s skin are easily treated, but those that affect a dog’s entire body are dangerous, especially if they spread to the lungs, liver, or brain.
Are there any diseases that are preventable for dogs?
This is another vaccine-preventable but otherwise very deadly dog disease. It is a contagious viral illness, a relative of the measles virus that affects humans. Unvaccinated puppies and older dogs are particularly susceptible to this illness.
Why is rabies the most deadly dog disease?
It is a virus that is always fatal. Another reason why rabies is so feared lies in the fact that humans can also get infected if they are bitten or scratched by a rabid dog. This virus takes two to eight weeks to develop fully, and symptoms may not become apparent before those stages are reached.


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Lecanemab, however, is unlikely to benefit patients with dementia other than Alzheimer’s disease, about one-third of the dementia population, or those in the later stages of Alzheimer’s disease, when significant brain damage have already happened.
Researchers announced this week that lecanemab slowed cognitive decline in patients with early stage disease. After 18 months of treatment in a clinical trial with nearly 1,800 participants, the reduction in score on a clinical dementia scale that assesses mental functions such as memory, judgment and problem solving was 27% lower in patients treated with lecanemab than in those receiving a placebo. .
Lecanemab, a monoclonal antibody given intravenously every two weeks, targets and eliminates buildups of beta-amyloid, an abnormal protein commonly thought to damage the brain in Alzheimer’s disease. The trial, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, provides the first definitive evidence that removing beta-amyloid in patients with Alzheimer’s disease provides clinical benefit. Both groups in the trial experienced worsening of their symptoms over 18 months, but the group receiving the placebo declined faster.
Experts cautioned, however, that the slowing of cognitive decline with lecanemab, which amounted to about half a point on an 18-point scale, was a modest effect that may not be noticeable to patients. The result was statistically significant, but it is uncertain whether it is clinically significant.
Is Alzheimer’s disease drug lecanemab safe?
Participants treated with lecanemab experienced severe side effects. Almost 13% showed signs of mild to moderate brain swelling, which was also seen with other amyloid-removing drugs, but was not life-threatening. Seventeen percent also experienced brain bleeds, compared to 9% of placebo participants. In a follow-up study, two patients who received the drug died of brain hemorrhage. Although Biogen and Eisai, the companies that make the drug, have denied the bleeding was due to lecanemab, the deaths add to concerns that the drug is safe for patients on blood thinners.
Given the cognitive benefits seen with lecanemab, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to grant “accelerated approval” to the drug in early January. This status would allow the drug to be given to patients in the general population, but may require Biogen and Eisai to conduct further trials of the drug to gain full approval.
The lecanemab results come after decades of failures in Alzheimer’s disease research. Hundreds of experimental drugs have fallen into the trash heap of failed Alzheimer’s disease therapies. Even drugs that targeted beta-amyloid did not help patients or delay disease progression (and, in some cases, impaired cognitive performance). The only drugs approved to treat the condition, such as Aricept, primarily treated symptoms such as memory loss (and even then with minimal effectiveness). They did nothing to slow or reverse the progression of the disease.
There have also been controversies. In late 2020, a panel of experts advising the FDA almost unanimously concluded that aducanumab, an amyloid-suppressing drug similar to lecanemab and also made by Biogen, was not worthy of approval. In 2019, Biogen ended two late-stage studies of the drug after concluding that it produced no benefit over a placebo. A few months later, however, the company unexpectedly resurrected the drug after analyzing a larger data set that allegedly showed that aducanumab did indeed reduce cognitive decline in patients with early Alzheimer’s who were receiving higher doses.
The FDA panel flatly rejected this interpretation. This decision seemed to dash not only the hopes of treating the more than 6 million patients in the United States – and approximately 30 million worldwide – living with Alzheimer’s disease, but also in many ways the very logic of the program of current research. This rationale—removing amyloid-beta clumps from patients’ brains will lead to better clinical outcomes, often referred to as the “amyloid hypothesis”—has been the basis of Alzheimer’s disease drug research for several decades.
In granting tentative approval for aducanumab, the FDA overruled the advice of its own panel of advisors, but many experts interpreted the trial results as the nail in the coffin for the amyloid hypothesis. (Medicare also decided to severely limit its coverage of aducanumab, citing uncertain risks and benefits.)
But now, with data released this week, the amyloid hypothesis appears to have been confirmed for the first time in a clinical trial.
What future for treatments for Alzheimer’s disease?
Beta-amyloid continues to underpin most Alzheimer’s disease research, but it is becoming clear that the dogma that Alzheimer’s disease is simply driven by accumulations of beta-amyloid must give way to a broader conceptualization of disease.
Other culprits such as brain inflammation are being examined by researchers. Recent evidence suggests that overactivity of brain immune cells called microglia, which devour unknown pathogens and dead brain tissue, can accelerate brain degeneration. Several research groups and companies are trying to understand how to influence the genes that control inflammatory microglial activity. Indeed, small studies of anti-inflammatory drugs have shown some benefit in reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Other research suggests that infectious agents such as herpes viruses or bacteria that cause gum disease may play a role in initiating amyloid buildup. These hypotheses may open new avenues of investigation and treatment, including the use of antibiotics. In the modern view, then, clinical Alzheimer’s disease may be the last common pathway of disease processes initiated by a host of problems.
We need to develop new approaches in addition to amyloid removal as the population continues to age and a dementia epidemic looms before us.
Sandeep Jauhar is a physician at Northwell Health in New York and a writer. He is the author of “Heart: a story» and the forthcoming book «My Father’s Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s Disease.”
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Did you just buy a new car or truck that has an annoying response delay when you step on the gas pedal? Are you noticing hesitation when you try to accelerate and wish there was a way to have an instant response from your engine? Believe it or not, this is a common complaint among drivers of all types of vehicles: from cars, to trucks, to SUV’s, and even off-road vehicles like Can-Am. Luckily, there’s an excellent solution for this acceleration lag issue, and it’s called the Pedal Commander Throttle Response Controller.
What Causes Acceleration Lag?
The culprit of this acceleration delay problem plaguing so many vehicles is the advent of the electronically controlled throttle, often referred to as the “drive by wire” throttle control system. In the early to mid-2000’s, most vehicle manufacturers started doing away with the classic throttle cable system, which used a physical cable to connect the accelerator pedal to the engine, and replaced it with an electronic throttle control (ETC) system; this new design sends signals to your vehicle’s ECU through electronic wires, rather than physically pulling open a throttle body in the engine compartment. The electronic throttle system was adopted for numerous reasons, the primary ones being: reduced weight, lower cost, less components, better control, better fuel economy, and extra safety features. However, because this system often comes with fixed programming from the vehicle manufacturer, you’re practically stuck with whatever throttle response curve the engineers decide to go with. Even if your car or truck has a “sport mode” button or dial that quickens throttle response, it’s often lacking for driving enthusiasts who want truly immediate engine response when they step on the gas. This is where the Pedal Commander really shines.
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Water and Energy for Food has released its first annual report detailing the program’s first year of operations. Highlighting the challenges of COVID-19, the beginning of the Regional Innovation Hubs (RIHs), and the release of the first call for innovation; this annual report brings together the hard work of team members from around the world as WE4F works to produce more food with less water and energy. The report is broken down into three major sections: the introduction of the Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge; the report of each Regional Innovation Hub; and the final section, WE4F’s plan for 2021.
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- Growing populations and increased urbanization lead to dense cities with limited local food sources.
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