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January 21, 2020 – Wacol, Queensland, Australia. – SQID Technologies Limited (CSE: SQID) (“SQID or the “Company”) a payment processor is pleased to announce the listing of its ordinary shares (“Shares”) on the Canadian Securities Exchange “ CSE” on January 21, 2020 under the symbol CSE: SQID.
SQID is a payment processor headquartered in Australia with proprietary software for online debit or credit card payments for both retail and wholesale transactions. It provides merchant services and transaction processing to business merchants and ecommerce customers across both ‘Business to Business’ (B2B) and ‘Business to Consumer’ (B2C) segments to bridge both retail and wholesale transactions through its platform.
“Our public listing on the CSE is a great accomplishment for the team and shareholders in creating shareholder value allowing investors to participate in our continued success. We can now continue to execute on our business plan to expand our platform and continue to work in becoming a leading global payment processor,” stated Peter Hall, CEO SQID Technologies Limited.
The SQID business has a proven business model of delivering sustained profitability over time. Revenue growth has been achieved through strong growth from merchants in industries related to training and education.
For the latest three-month period ending September 30, 2019: (i) the Company has reported revenues of $1,719,261, which increased 89% from $912,053 in the same quarter of fiscal 2018, delivering a normalized profit before income tax of $346,700 for the quarter (after adding back listing costs of $269,003) and (ii) 253,000 merchant transactions processed with a total transaction value of $47.9m.
For the fiscal year ended June 2019, SQID reported: (i) revenues of $5,403,525 and profit before income tax of $1,147,722 reflecting a 72% increase in revenues and 85% increase in its profit before income tax over the same period for fiscal 2018, and (ii) 794,000 merchant transactions processed with a total transaction value of $145.4m reflecting an increase of 67% over the previous fiscal year, and (iii) a strong balance sheet with net assets reported at fiscal year June 2019 of $2,585,925, reflecting an increase of 47% over the same period for fiscal 2018.
For further information please visit the company’s corporate website at www.sqidpay.com the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and in the Form 2A listing statement at the CSE website where its final long form prospectus dated December 18, 2019 is available for review.
About SQID Technologies, in detail
SQID’s software platform enables merchants to receive debit or credit card payments online by providing a connection to an acquiring bank (“Acquirer”) which is a registered member of a card network such as Visa or MasterCard (“Card Network”). The “Card Network” connects “Acquirers” to a customer’s bank (“Issuing Bank”) so that a customer transaction can be verified. When a customer uses a debit or credit card for a purchase, the “Acquirer” will approve or decline the transaction based on the information the Card Network and Issuing Bank have on record about that cardholder’s account. The merchant submits the purchase transaction information to the payment processor (“SQID”) used by its “Acquirer” via a payment gateway SQID’s software) that facilitates the communication of transaction information.
SQID’s technology provides merchant services and transaction processing to business merchants and ecommerce customers across both ‘Business to Business’ (B2B) and ‘Business to Consumer’ (B2C) segments to bridge both retail and wholesale transactions through its platform. Its technology is powerfully structured to allow layered access to payment and merchant transaction data, and integrates these retail and wholesale layers (creating many separate customer nodes within the network), providing split settlements between each layer. This provides a broad platform for commission structures and transaction-based rewards that are settled at the same time as the underlying transaction is settled. The business model is applicable to significant business channels including affiliate marketing, rewards programs, franchises, marketplace apps, agencies, etc.
As a “Payment Processor”, SQID has contracts with merchants to handle transactions from various channels such as credit and debit cards. SQID receives a merchant fee, which is a percentage of the transaction value and also in some cases, a fee per transaction.
The current issued share capital of the Company is 7,863,956 fully paid ordinary shares. There are no outstanding options or warrants.
On behalf of the board of directors of
SQID TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED.
Peter Hall, CEO
For more information contact:
John O’Connor – SQID Director / Peter Hall – SQID Chairman
Telephone: 1 604 594 5868
THE CANADIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS RELEASE.
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. These statements relate to future events or future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements or information. More particularly and without limitation, the news release contains forward-looking statements and information relating to the use of proceeds of the Financing, as well as the Company’s corporate strategy. The forward-looking statements and information are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by management of the Company, including, without limitation, the Company’s ability to carry out its business plan following the issuance of the required licenses by Health Canada. Although management of the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements and information are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements and information since no assurance can be given that they will prove to be correct.
The forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and no undertaking is given to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws or the Canadian Securities Exchange. The forward-looking statements or information contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
Forward-looking statements and information are provided for the purpose of providing information about the current expectations and plans of management of the Company relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such statements and information may not be appropriate for other purposes, such as making investment decisions. Since forward-looking statements and information address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to identify and complete additional suitable acquisitions to further the Company’s growth as well as risks associated with the medical marijuana industry in general, such as operational risks in development and production delays or changes in plans with respect to development projects or capital expenditures; the uncertainty of the capital markets; the uncertainty of receiving the required licenses, production, costs and expenses; health, safety and environmental risks; marketing and transportation; loss of markets; environmental risks; competition; incorrect assessment of the value of the potential market; ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources; failure to obtain required regulatory and other approvals and changes in legislation, including but not limited to tax laws and regulated regulations. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, timelines and information contained in this news release. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.

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Doomsday preppers have been raiding the shelves of gun stores since the recent election and even more so with the rumors of stricter guns laws following the Connecticut school shooting. Purchases of guns have not been limited to assault weapons but have included handguns, rifles and shotguns. There has even been a run on ammunition as fear has spread that the government will restrict sales of bullets. With all of the frenzy, prices have soared to record highs as demand has outstripped supply. Are doomsday preppers foolish for buying when prices are astronomically high or are they wise to be buying before the government restricts further sales?
Are Stricter Gun Regulations Coming?
At the federal level, it seems unlikely that any meaningful gun legislation will gain bipartisan support any time in the near future. Special interest and constituent concerns within both the Democrat and Republican parties, mean that it is unlikely that any firearm restrictions will pass both the House and the Senate. Executive orders by the President will only seek to enforce current laws and further studies on gun use. The one area that may find bipartisan support could be the ban on assault weapons, which were banned in the U.S. from 1994 – 2004. Although Congressional gridlock as well as studies of the ineffectiveness of the assault ban on curbing gun violence may well block any new legislation from passing. With the unlikelihood of any new federal laws passing, it seems foolish to be buying firearms when prices are so high.
At the state level, new more restrictive gun laws seem to be making some headway with New York leading the charge. The recent New York gun control measures ban the sale of assault style weapons and magazine clips carrying more than 7 bullets. Those who bought the weapons in New York before the ban can keep them which seems to indicate that those who paid the high prices in the days before the legislation was passed were wise to do so. Numerous other states are exploring similar options, which will likely further spur sales at even higher prices of all types of firearms.
Many Are Foolish But Others Are Wise
Preppers who are buying assault type weapons in states where the local government is favorable to stricter gun laws may be wise to do so but there is a risk that such purchases could turn them into outlaws if an all out ban is put into place. There is virtually no chance that the government will ban pistols, rifles or shotguns in the near future yet many foolish preppers are paying premium prices for such items out of fear. Their money would be much better spent other essential prepper supplies. Many doomsday preppers would be smart to sell any unneeded firearms for a handsome profit in this hot market.

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Apple exec John Couch meets with Turkish president over possible $4.5B iPad buyApple's Vice President of Education John Couch on Friday sat down with Turkish President Abdullah Gül in a meeting covering a possible education initiative worth $4.5 billion, as well as the incorrect layout of the Turkish "F-keyboard."
Apple VP John Couch (right) discusses an education initiative with Turkish President Abdullah Gül (left).
Source: President of Turkey's official website
According to Turkish blog Ima Dergisi, Couch was joined by other Apple executives in his meeting with President Gül, which reportedly focused on an educational initiative to put up to 15 million iPads in the hands of Turkey's young students.
Worth some $4.5 billion, the tablet program has Apple pushing for a contract, but a deal has yet to be reached as the parties negotiate further. While not the main topic of discussion, the layout of the Turkish "F-keyboard," which has a number of keys set in the wrong position, was also mentioned.
Most recently, Turkey was introduced to the iPhone 5 on Dec. 14, less than two weeks after Apple launched the iTunes Music Store in the region as part of a 56-country rollout.
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ISO has recently established a technical committee to support this new business model in reaching its full potential.
A lot has changed in the sharing economy in the ten or so years since the likes of Airbnb and Uber were launched. Then, there were just a handful of platforms, now there are literally thousands, some doing better than others. A few are going bankrupt, while others are worth a fortune, such as Uber, which was recently valued at USD 120 billion).
The sharing economy was born, at least in part, with the spirit of creating communities and reducing over-consumption. While some of that remains, there has also been a sharp shift of focus towards price and convenience, bringing with it as many opportunities as challenges. Consumers may pay less and get new forms of goods, services or experiences, but questions are sometimes raised over privacy, reliability or trustworthiness. There are also issues related to working conditions, providing convenience for some, precarity for others. Some believe that issues such as these are preventing the sharing economy from reaching its full potential.)
Over the past few years, the tides of the maritime industry have been changing. There’s a push for safer, smarter, more environment-friendly and energy-efficient sea transport. Discover how ISO standards are redefining how the industry works.
City staff say they will forge ahead with plans to implement a “resilience strategy” this spring despite the news earlier this month that the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities program will end funding and wrap up operations by this summer.
“(Despite) the announcement from 100RC, we continue with the development of our strategy. We’re just kind of ready to cross the finish line here,” deputy city manager Brad Stevens said following the announcement from the Rockefeller Foundation. “We’ll be releasing our strategy in the next couple of months.”
Calgary was first selected in 2016 to join the network of global cities — including New York, Toronto and Mexico City — to tackle problems facing urban centres, including high unemployment, economic diversification and extreme weather events.
Asia and the Pacific’s phenomenal development has been a story of rapid urbanization. As centres of innovation, entrepreneurship and opportunity, cities have drawn talent from across our region and driven economic growth which has transformed our societies. In southeast Asia alone, cities generate 65 % of the region’s GDP. Yet the ongoing scale of urbanization is a considerable challenge, one which puts huge pressure on essential public services, housing availability and the environment.
How we respond to this pressure is likely to decide whether recent development gains can be made sustainable.
How we respond to this pressure, how we manage our urban centres and plan for their future expansion in Asia and the Pacific, is likely to decide whether recent development gains can be made sustainable.
It is of primordial importance to Malaysia as its economy powers towards high income status. In ASEAN countries, 90 million more persons are expected to move to cities by 2030. Accommodating this influx sustainably will determine whether the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development can be achieved, and the climate targets of the Paris Climate Agreement can be met.
They were first documented in 1955 when more than a dozen unidentified animals were found beached on the coast of New Zealand. Compared with other types of orcas, these killer whales have a more rounded head, a narrower and more pointed dorsal fin, and a small white eyepatch.
The orcas were seen off the tip of southern Chile in January 2019. Type D killer whales live in the subantarctic, home to some of the world’s stormiest waters. This inhospitable environment, and the fact that they aren’t usually found near shore, makes them nearly impossible to study. The scientists expect lab results to show that the Type D killer whale is a new species, and the largest undescribed animal left on the planet.
Sperm whales are only at the surface for about 15 or 20 minutes at a time, yet photographer Brian Skerry is able to capture beautiful moments of these giant undersea predators.
He experienced the rare opportunity to photograph a social gathering of six sperm whales near the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica. He witnessed fascinating behavior such as whales playfully biting each other, rolling around, and babysitting. This assignment made Skerry realize that sperm whales are complex animals that have identity and personality, and exhibit traits similar to human beings.
Scientists estimate there are now 235 wild bengal tigers in Nepal, a huge leap from 2009, when there were only about 120 of the endangered animals.
In just the last four years, the population jumped nearly 20 percent, up from 198 of the animals, according to analysis performed by Nepal’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, along with conservation groups including Panthera and the Zoological Society of London.
The groups used images from camera traps and employed statistical models for the estimate of animals in five of the country’s national parks. Scientists hope success with Nepal’s tiger conservation ‘recipe’ might inspire other countries within wild tiger ranges to increase their efforts to protect and study the iconic and beloved big cats.
It’s a life of extremes for Antarctic fur seals. Bulls fight to the death for breeding rights, while seal moms work to raise their adorable pups. And National Geographic wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory was there to capture it all.
National Geographic wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory takes audiences on an adventure to iconic South Georgia Island. Sailing through the roughest ocean on the planet in a 50-foot boat, his team’s target is the sub-Antarctic island, known for its breathtaking scenery and high concentration of wildlife.
International Animal Rescue recently released 20 Javan slow lorises in Bandung, West Java. Javan slow lorises (Nycticebus javanicus) are protected primates and yet are heavily trafficked in the wildlife trade.
They are widely kept as exotic pets. The 20 animals were surrendered by their owners between 2015 and 2018. After passing a series of medical exams and a rehabilitation process, they were then transferred to Masigit-Kareumbi Conservation Forest Area and kept in enclosures to adapt to their natural habitat. The forest is a protected area with an appropriate ecosystem for their recovery. Conservationists will observe the animals for up to four weeks to see if they are ready to be released into the wild.
National Geographic Explorer Thandiwe Mweetwa and Fulbright Scholar Henry Mwape are conservationists working with the Zambian Carnivore Program to ensure these big cats will be around for generations to come.

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UK researchers have shown that cab drivers who learn the layout of the capital city - 'the Knowledge' - exhibit growth in the brain, challenging the notion that children are the only ones with 'plastic' minds.
Learning to become a London cabbie is harder than it looks
Talk about information overload: becoming a taxi driver in London means memorizing all of the sightseeing destinations the city has to offer, plus the names and locations of 25,000 streets within a six-mile (9.6 kilometer) radius.
In fact, this is so unusual that London cabbies give this a special name - the Knowledge.
It takes as long as four years to acquire the Knowledge, and only about half of the people who undertake the training actually become cab drivers.
But in a new study, British scientists have shown that those who do pass don't just get a license to drive a cab - they also gain brain volume.
A team of neuroscientists at University College London have now shown that certified cab drivers display more gray matter in the brain's hippocampus than both those who failed the test and a control group.
"We know that the brain area that helps to support navigation and certain kinds of memory is a brain region called the hippocampus," said Eleanor Maguire, co-author of a study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology.
Acquiring 'the Knowledge' alters the brain, scientists say
It follows that the hippocampus would act as a major information hub for drivers trying to learn London's complex layout in the team's research.
"Only in the people who qualified - who were successful in acquiring 'the Knowledge' - only in those individuals did we see a change in their brains when we compared their situation after training to how they started off initially," Maguire told Deutsche Welle.
"And that change was very specifically in the hippocampus."
The brain at work
Maguire and her colleague, Katherine Woollett, accompanied 79 drivers as they embarked on the long and gruelling taxi training program. Less than half - 39 participants - ultimately passed the driver's exam.
The researchers also recruited a control group of 31 people. All 110 participants were similar in terms of age and IQ - and none of them showed any major differences in memory capacity during pre-trial testing.
The researchers used MRI scans to compared 'before' and 'after' shots of the brain
To start, the team conducted MRI scans of each subjects' brain. Again, there were no significant variations between members of the group.
Three to four years later, they repeated the scans - but this time, the outcome was different.
For those who passed the test, the rear side of the hippocampus was much larger, compared to those who had not, or who had not taken the training.
Although the researchers were able to measure the brain's volume using MRI technology, they are still unable to examine those changes at the cellular levels.
Nevertheless, the researchers have developed a few theories.
"The hippocampus is known to be able to produce new neurons," Maguire added. "So maybe these nerve cells get recruited or hijacked by this intense spatial learning, and then that is manifested at our level as an increase in volume."
An increase in connectivity between the neurons could also be responsible for the boost in gray matter. As the study put it, the hippocampus likely acts as either a "storage site" or a "processing hub."
In drivers who passed the test, the rear hippocampus had a higher volume
The successful drivers gained both new knowledge and new brain volume - evidence of "neuroplasticity," a kind of mental flexibility.
Yet previous research suggests that for all the rear hippocampal capacity certified taxi drivers gain, they eventually lose volume in the front part of the hippocampus. Tests have also shown that they are less able to recall complicated figures, and to remember fresh visual information.
"I think this one of the most interesting aspects of the study," said Vincenzo De Paola, a neuroscientist at Imperial College London's MRC Clinical Sciences Centre. Nevertheless, the result isn't exactly surprising.
The hippocampus is not immune to the notion of saturation, in terms of how much information it could hold.
"There is the idea that if an area is used over and over again, this will lead to more connections in this area," De Paola told Deutsche Welle. "But there's a limit."
De Paola, whose own research examines how the structure of the brain can be manipulated by experience or learning, suggested a follow-up study: train the same "successful" taxi drivers on other visual tasks to see if they show improvement on those exercises and at the same time, weakening of their taxi "Knowledge."
It can take years to acquire 'the Knowledge'
Nature vs. nurture
The study also raises new questions in the "nature versus nurture" debate, as researchers are unsure as to whether those who successfully passed the driving exam had brains with better natural plasticity than those who didn't.
"Not much is known about the genetics of learning and memory," De Paola said. Though IQ may have a genetic component, it is unclear whether the same applies to the brain's special memory capacity.
But nurturing could also play a role: De Paola added that experiences earlier in life could have an effect on spatial memory skills.
Regardless of whether genetic factors are at work, the research shows that learning never stops, even as we get older. That's particularly encouraging in the current economic climate, as high unemployment rates make retraining programs all the more important.
"The adult brain can change, and it's not just that children, with their very 'plastic brains,' can do a lot of learning," Maguire told Deutsche Welle. "Adults can also change their brains."
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On April 2, Arquimides Bautista joined a group of about 40 people from the Denver area on a bus trip to Omaha, Nebraska, for an Amway convention. When they stopped at a McDonald’s, an immigration officer overheard many of the passengers speaking Spanish. Based on their conversations and “the dress of the individuals”—which apparently indicated they were potential human smugglers—the officer, with 19 years of experience in immigration, claimed he had a basis for intervening, writes Westword.
Bautista and others showed the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials valid Colorado identification, but they were nevertheless arrested and taken to a Department of Homeland Security facility, where they were searched, confined to cells, interrogated, fingerprinted, and photographed before being released. That episode has led to a formal complaint against ICE by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, notes The Associated Press.
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In recent years, immigration officials have stepped up their efforts to deport people in the country illegally, but they sometimes cast a net so wide that legal U.S. residents and citizens are snapped up in the confusion, as ProPublica reports in an analysis of data collected by a Syracuse University clearinghouse for government records. The sloppiness is evident in courts, where over the past five years some 250,000 deportation cases have been dismissed: “While the judges’ exact reasons remain unclear, records from the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review indicate that many times, immigration officials had either tried to deport the wrong people or requested dismissal because they didn’t have enough evidence to justify deportation.”


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After much delay, in late Jan-2017 the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the airport regulation document setting AENA’s airport charges for the next five years. The headline numbers include a 2.2% annual decline in charges from 2017 to 2021, equivalent to an overall cut of 11% through the period.
The legal framework prevents tariff increases before 2025, but the outcome was in contrast with the Spanish airport group’s own proposal to freeze charges. Strong traffic growth of 11% to an all time high level of 230 million passengers in 2016 may have influenced the regulator’s decision.
In response, AENA has decided to remove an incentive mechanism which rewards airlines for traffic growth with airport charge discounts. The removal of discounts is estimated to offset the 11% reduction by one third.
In fact, this discount scheme has been quite effective in stimulating traffic growth in recent years. However, traffic growth in Spain was also boosted in 2016 by high airline capacity growth switched from other (risk) markets. Airline yield declines are probably noticeably heavier than AENA’s regulated price reduction.
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The artist won global renown with this revolutionary work, graced by such voices as Mercedes Sosa, José Carreras or the Royal Choral Society of London. It expresses passages like the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Sanctus or the Agnus Dei in a variety of musical idioms, from vidala-baguala to carnavalito, zamba and chacarera, largely unheard outside Latin America’s Southern Cone, and deploying native instruments like the charango and bandoneón.
Although Misa criolla won platinum discs worldwide, published in more than 40 countries and recorded in many languages, its author preferred some of his later compositions. With over 300 works to his name, interpreted by artists like Montserrat Caballé, Plácido Domingo or even Benny Goodman, he leaves a huge mark on the continent’s musical landscape – especially as a pioneer of the piano as a protagonist, rather than a backing instrument, in the folk repertoire.
Born in the central city of Santa Fé, Ramírez was encouraged in his musical studies by his parents, Rosa Blanca Servetti and Zenón Ramírez, the latter a schoolteacher and writer. At the age of 20, he had a life-changing encounter with the legendary folksinger Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908-1992), who sponsored him on a tour of musical discovery through the country’s north-western provinces.
Settling in Buenos Aires, Ramírez recorded a series of 21 double albums for RCA Victor between 1946 and 1961, when he defected to Philips. Basing himself in Rome for four years, he toured extensively in Europe, including broadcasts for the BBC and recitals in Cambridge and at the Wigmore Hall.
It was aboard a ship from Liverpool to Buenos Aires, Ramírez later recalled, that he conceived of the pressing need for a major work of religious art using the native rhythms of his homeland. A childhood friend, Fr Antonio Osvaldo Catena, came to his aid. Chairing the episcopal commission in charge of translating the Mass for Latin America, Catena proved indispensable in the long gestation of the Misa criolla.
In 1955, Ramírez founded and gave his name to a folklore company that played most of the major cities of South America. At the height of the Cold War, he led it on visits to the Soviet Union, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Cinema soundtracks provided another outlet for his growing body of work, blending original compositions with arrangements of traditional airs.
Mercedes Sosa was the inspired choice as soloist when the Misa criolla was unveiled at Christmas, 1965. The work was toured through Europe in 1967 and 1974; recorded in a fresh version with Carreras in 1987; and brought to new audiences in Spain, Britain, Japan and Germany throughout the 1990s. It made its London debut in 1995, chosen for the Royal Choral Society’s 125th anniversary concert at the Festival Hall.
Meanwhile, Ramírez worked on a series of song cycles, notably Los caudillos, Mujeres argentinas and Cantata sudamericana, often collaborating with his favourite lyricist, Félix Luna, who had helped construct the Misa criolla. In 1981, he released a new religious work, the Misa por la paz y la justicia, which he regarded as his finest hour.
He contributed notably to the development of music in the Argentinian school system and to the promotion of open-air concerts to celebrate the country’s rich variety of musical genres.
Ramírez was also noted as a champion of copyright, spurred into action after one of his own works was pirated into the French charts. He sued successfully and launched the society that protects the rights of authors and composers in Argentina, chairing it for five terms and presiding the international authors’ rights confederation.
The artist retired in 2004 and succumbed to pneumonia after a decade of decline, afflicted by Alzheimer’s but still practising daily on the piano. Like Mercedes Sosa, whose thrilling voice fell silent last October, Ramírez was honoured with a lying-in-state in the Buenos Aires parliament. His wife for more than half a century, Inés, survives him with daughters Laura and Mariana, son Facundo – a noted pianist and singer – two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
- Ariel Ramírez Servetti, pianist and composer, born 4 September 1921; died 18 February 2010

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House Speaker Greg Hughes speaks out in defense of Operation Rio Grande
After the American Civil Liberties Union viciously condemned Operation Rio Grande, Salt Lake City’s campaign to clean up the neighborhood near 500 West, House Speaker Greg Hughes is speaking out in the program’s defense.
The ACLU harshly criticized the clean-up plan in a report released yesterday, accusing the city of designing the operation to act “as a hammer” that treats homeless “like a nail”.
The report accuses Operation Rio Grande of focusing on imprisoning the homeless instead of helping them. More than 5,000 people have been arrested through Operation Rio Grande since it began in August 2017, the report says, while only 234 treatment beds have been created to help improve the people’s quality of life.
But Rep. Greg Hughes says that ACLU’s report is completely unfair, comparing it to a “bomb that they have lobbed.”
“It’s either manipulative,” Hughes says, “or they simply don’t know what’s going on around them.”
An open-air drug market
Rep. Hughes sat down with KSL Newsradio’s Dave & Dujanovic to talk about how Operation Rio Grande has transformed the neighborhood.
“It was indescribable,” Rep. Hughes said, talking about what it was like to walk into the Rio Grande neighborhood before the operation began.
The operation began, Hughes says, in part because of a horrifically violent few days in the summer of 2017 when three people were murdered in just nine days.
The neighborhood – which KSL’s Debbie Dujanovic characterized as an “open-air drug market” – wasn’t safe for the families and children who lived in it, Hughes said.
“Those sidewalks were so filthy that when the department of health … power sprayed [them], they had to … recapture all the water … because it was so contaminated and so dirty that it couldn’t go in our gutters.”
The city’s efforts to make those streets safer weren’t working. At the time, Hughes says, a teen homeless shelter had to be shut down because volunteers were too afraid for their own safety to enter the Rio Grande neighborhood.
“You had people that needed help that were too afraid to go to that area,” Hughes told Dave & Dujanovic. “You could, with a straight face, call the National Guard at this point.”
Operation Rio Grande
Operation Rio Grande, Hughes says, was “Herculean effort” to improve the neighborhood, meant to help families living in Rio Grande feel safe stepping outside of their homes.
Moreover, though, he says that Operation Rio Grande has genuinely helped people struggling with drug addictions turn their lives around.
In response to the ACLU’s criticism that the operation has only created 234 treatment beds, Hughes explained that they had actually had to fight against federal regulations just to get that many. A regulation limits them to only setting up 17 treatment beds per facility, Hughes says. The operation leaders have fought hard to get as many beds into the neighborhood as possible.
The operation has also introduced the Coordinated Services Card for homeless people in Rio Grande. The card, Hughes says, makes it easy for workers to know exactly how to help them.
“That’s not Big Brother,” Hughes says. “We can’t help people if we don’t know their story.”
With those cards, he says, it’s easy to help homeless people and those struggling with drug addiction get a job, job training, or get help with behavioral health problems.
Plus, it keeps criminals out. “An ID card is like kryptonite to a cartel member,” Hughes said. “They don’t want to be in that area if you have to know how they are.”
Hughes said that he admits the work isn’t done. Still, he insists that Operation Rio Grande has made a big difference in the lives of the people who live there.
“People live in that area,” Hughes says. “It is a safer place now.”
More to the story
If you missed Dave & Dujanovic live on KSL Newsradio, you can still catch their full conversation with Rep. Hughes on the Dave & Dujanovic podcast.
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Tired of Felix stealing his hot dogs, a butcher traps the cat in a box and tosses it in the ocean. The cat breaks out of the box but is eaten by a fish, who swims to Iceland. The fish is caught by an Eskimo, and Felix crawls out of the fish's carcass. He is then chased by a penguin, a seal, and a polar bear. After being chased onto an ice floe, he freezes. Back at home, the ice man brings a block of ice--containing Felix!
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Whole Foods' New Holiday Products Are Here—And They're All Less Than $10
Whole Foods certainly knows how to spread the holiday cheer—earlier this month, they introduced a line of Instagram-worthy vegan holiday meals that you can order to take home this year. And, as a bonus, most of the meals are under $15. Maybe affordability is this year's holiday theme at Whole Foods, because the healthy grocer just launched a new line of limited-edition products with price tags all under $10.
From wintery coffee blends to salty-sweet crunchy treats, Whole Foods has certainly brought the best of seasonal flavors—from peppermint to caramel and even maple—to better-for-you holiday items.
Here, 10 holiday products you can buy at your local Whole Foods right now.


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who has secured her chair in Malayalam cinema with ‘Mamangam’ is all set to mark her debut in Telugu, with the upcoming film ‘Trishanku
’. The leggy lass is playing the lead alongside Aman Preet Singh
in the film and it is directed by debutant director Srikrishna Gorle.
‘Baahubali’ star Rana Daggubati
has launched the first song ‘Yedu Rangula’ from the film on Wednesday and we caught up with Prachi Tehlan for a chat.
In an exclusive conversation with ETimes, Prachi Tehlan spilled the beans on her Telugu debut ‘Trishanku’.
Tehlan signed ‘Trishanku’ while she was filming for the magnum opus ‘Mamangam’. “I joined the sets of ‘Trishanku after completing the first schedule of ‘Mamangam’. So this was in 2018. It’s been a long time since we shot for the film and finally, the lyrical song is released. I am looking forward to the release,” Prachi said.
The ‘Mamangam’ actress is thrilled about marking her debut in Telugu cinema and speaking about her character she shared, “I have roped in to play Nakshathra, who is a science student. She is the only girl in the five person gang. Interestingly I was the only woman on the sets, during our first schedule. Although I was a bit concerned about it at the beginning, we eventually worked it out. We shot the film in some beautiful locations. Most of the actors are marking their debuts with the film, so I really enjoyed working for the film.”
When asked about what drew her to ‘Trishanku’, the actress divulged, “Be it in television or movies, I’ve always loved experimenting with different genres. ‘Mamangam’ was a period drama and in ‘Trishanku’ I am a girl next door. Also, the film is a science fiction thriller. It has a different perspective and a different mood to it.”
Prachi also shared that the movie has a time travel element to it, but she chose to stay tight-lipped about the storyline or other details related to the film.
Prachi is sharing the screen with Aman Preet Singh, who also happens to be the brother of popular star Rakul Preet
. Speaking about her co-star Aman, Prachi added, “It was fun to work with him. We both are from Delhi, so it was easy to connect with him. He is a chilled-out person and very passionate about acting and movies.”
Prachi Tehlan signed off asking her fans to keep the coronavirus at bay.

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With the application "Spacerownik Teatralny" you can go for a walk, in various Polish cities, on one of the many walking routes designed, among others, by artists and theatrologists. You can also create your own original walking route enabling increased knowledge about the history of Polish theatre and its reference to the local history.
After choosing the city and your thematic route, or one of the suggested places connected with the theatre, the navigation system will be initiated and guide you along the chosen route. When reaching each point of the walking route you will be provided with information associated with this specific site, in some places audio and video materials will be also available.
With this application you can also design your own walking route. Depending on your free time or place, to which you are heading, the application will show the theatrical spots located nearby. It is also possible to design your own walking route from selected points located not only in a chosen city, but also from a variety of locations included in this application.
Creating your own account allows saving your favorite walking routes, both those already created, as well as individually designed by the user. It allows you to save walking routes, specific locations, as well as sharing your walking routes with friends on Facebook.
Attractive and unconventional form of the suggested walking routes aims to encourage the user to explore the city and learn about the theatrical past and history associated with different places. The application created within the frames of the project "Spacerownik Teatralny" helps in locating in the urban architecture places once very important for the theatre, yet today often forgotten. The aim of the application is to draw the attention of residents and tourists to these places.


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Last week’s rebound off the lows held-up, and still might prove to be an important turning point for the Markets. The internals contiune to look better; and from a technical perspective there are nice positive divergences forming.
One big down day spoiled the party for the Bulls this week. However, seasonally, this is about the time to start looking for a rally.
Here are a few of the posts I found interesting this week:
- Exchanges (like the CME, which is down 43%) were hit hard by credit crisis (WSJ)
- Amazon’s Profit Doubles with rise in web services business (Seattle Post)
- Apple and Google are down; is this a buying opportunity? (WSJ)
- Trading Places: Long Energy and Short Financials – or the other way around?(Bespoke)
- CFTC study finds oil prices pushed up by supply/demand – not speculators (MarketWatch)
- The Garage Sale Indicator – Listings up 100% in May from a year ago (Bespoke)
- The Fundamentals of Market Bottoms (Aleph Blog)
And, a little bit extra:
- Is Facebook your next Portal? – They think so (BusinessWeek)


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Ours is a quiet land without congestion, ideal to enjoy relaxed vacations. At the same time, however, you are close to many of the attractions that are available on the Malaga coastline. The beaches are close and the city of Malaga is only a short trip by car. Not much farther away, you can spoil yourself with the numerous temptations the world famous Costa del Sol has to offer. Only a few hours by car are needed to discover the historic cities of Andalusia, like Ronda, Granada, Córdoba or Seville.
In order to explore our region, we recommend the following existing routes:
The nature park "Sierra de Almijara and Tejeda" is about 30 car minutes away from El Borge; the nature park "Montes de Malaga" only 1 hour by car, and the nature park "El Torcal de Antequera" is only 1 h 15 min away. All nature parks have routes that are well marked and highly recommended for hikers, especially in autumn, winter and spring.
Only some kilometres away from Nerja (50 minutes by car from El Borge) are the cliffs of Maro, a protected nature park with clear waters and small coves, which can only be reached on foot.
If you are looking for additional information about the Province of Malaga or Andalusia in general, please visit the following websites www.visitacostadelsol.com and www.andalucia.org
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Florida has two seasons: summer and January. And flip flops can (and should) be worn during both.
Cradled between the Atlantic Ocean and its more laidback cousin, the Gulf of Mexico, it quietly putters along while the states above it tromp through seasons and mark time in the usual fashion. Like Peter Pan’s Neverland, Florida is a green, sun-soaked playground where April is indistinguishable from October and a staggering array of flowers blossom year-round between gumbo-limbo trees and cabbage palms.
To a nine-year-old child like me, born in the grubby northeast corner of Arkansas, Florida was a revelation—a land of limitless azure skies filled with cotton candy clouds and a salt-tinged breeze. I spent days hunting for sharks’ teeth at Venice Beach, trail riding through acres of slash pines and saw palmettos (always on the lookout for fat yellow spiders), tubing the Ichetucknee River, and prospecting for balls in the water hazards that dotted the state’s ubiquitous manicured golf courses.
Though I grew up, the landscape changed much more gradually than I did. Sadly, once empty property is now filled with the ubiquitous, inescapable trappings of modern society—chain restaurants and grocery stores. Gas stations and home improvement warehouses. A Starbucks on every corner. But my elementary school, the place where I learned about Seminole Indians and fell in love with C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia, is still there, a larger parking lot and bike corral its only signs of growth.
My grandparents’ home is still there too, a two-story structure of weatherworn bricks surrounded by a sun-bleached and slightly warped wooden fence. It’s the place where I perfected my backstroke in their kidney-shaped pool and lazed away the afternoon on a lounge chair, a bowl of Schwann’s rocky road ice cream in my lap. The place where we celebrated countless Christmases and birthdays and where my aunt and uncle—and later my husband and I—were wed by my great uncle James in front of the coquina fireplace in the living room.
In a state where the Fountain of Youth burbles away, The Mouse still turns a brisk trade in his Magic Kingdom, and the seasons never change, it’s all too easy to forget that time isn’t a renewable resource and that, for everyone who lives there, it will eventually run out.
Between the home I love and the school I remember is a small structure—one that has served both as a law office and a police sub-station. But it is now an assisted living facility for people who have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, and my grandfather is one of the people who calls it home.
Like the beach he once enjoyed, which is siphoned grain by grain back into the sea, he is being pulled away from us by the tide of time. And there is no regaining what has been eroded, no reclamation project that can bring him back. It’s a hard truth to witness in a place filled with the delightful lie of endless sunshine.
I now live in Georgia and experience the passing of time as others do—season by season. Summer lingers longer here than it does most places, and autumn is far shorter than I’d like. There is winter too, a span of months where leaves wither and fall into doleful piles, leaving their trees naked and exposed to the same cold winds that slice through my bones no matter how many layers of clothing I pile on.
But because I experience those bitter months, I’m all the more appreciative of the spring that is sure to follow. I want to cheer when the Japanese Red Maple in my front yard once again dons its ruby-colored cloak and my husband’s bees begin the work of restocking their hives. Witnessing it all has helped me accept that for everything there is indeed a season, a time for everything under heaven. What is born will die. What is planted will be plucked up. I will weep and mourn at times, yes, but I will also have cause laugh and dance again. And one day, I’ll live in a land that knows no seasons and where death no longer holds sway.
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“The Sunshine State” was written by Jamie A. Hughes. Jamie is a writer, editor, and unapologetic St. Louis Cardinals fanatic who currently lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband and two needy cats. A former high school teacher, she now works as the managing editor of In Touch Magazine and is struck dumb by her good fortune. She blogs at tousledapostle.com and can be found on Twitter @tousledapostle.
Jamie, I love your prose! It’s so poetic and evocative. (“…[Florida] quietly putters along while the states above it tromp through seasons and mark time in the usual fashion.”) Thank you for sharing these images of your childhood and for also evoking universal truths about life and the passing of time.
My pleasure, Kristin. You are lovely to work with, and that makes writing a pleasure. It’s an honor to have someone think highly enough of my work to post it!
Jamie, your descriptions are so vivid I can see and hear and taste and touch and smell every word in these seasons.
Place has its power over us all, as does time, indeed. You captured that so well here with your poignant post. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words, Jody. As a person who moved around a lot, place has a powerful hold on me. I remember how my great grandmother’s house smelled, how the wallpaper in my grandparent’s house in Arkansas felt under my fingers, and how our floor used to squeak when you stepped on certain boards. Those sensations are what keep those locations “real” for me and will help keep the people who lived there alive in my mind and memory.
I was also a late-arrival to Florida (at age 26), and could well appreciate what the author described as her revelatory first visit. Particularly, since I moved from a life spent in the uppermost states to the lowest quadrant of Florida. Her imagery centered around the ocean and sand and the connection it makes to her grandfather were particularly beautiful and revelatory.
Thank you, John. Florida is a state you can’t help but love–especially the beautiful, natural parts of it on the coast. The Gulf Coast is my favorite place on earth, but the Keys will do in pinch! 😉
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The Fed turns a healthy profit in 2010
The Marketplace Daily Pulse is beating faster today thanks to all the profit raining down from American’s central banking system, the Federal Reserve.
Dan Gross, at Yahoo Finance, tracked down the amount of profit the Fed earned last year. The Fed earns profit by charging interest and fees when it lends to banks, and then dumps that profit back into the United States Treasury on my behalf and yours.
In 2010, it hit $78.4 billion. That’s more than double the profit it generated in 2007, the year before the financial crisis.
The chart above, available as a download the PDF from the Federal Reserve website, shows how much the Fed gives back every year over the last decade.
Meanwhile, today’s the three-year anniversary of TARP – that massive and controversial bailout the Fed set up to prop up troubled banks. But the Fed, is doing just fine, thank you very much.
There’s a lot happening in the world. Through it all, Marketplace is here for you.
You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible.
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This is the easiest chicken dumpling recipe on the internet. Makes a delicious hearty meal you can come home to!
It doesn’t get any easier then this to make a homemade meal for the family. Chicken dumplings are a family favorite and taste so good made in the crockpot!
Thanks to Amanda Stortz for this amazing recipe!
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The 2013 session of the Tennessee General Assembly ended Friday with a contentious House-Senate clash that left dead Republican-sponsored bills on subjects ranging from charter schools to choosing judges.
The two chambers, both controlled for the first time by a Republican supermajority, reached final-day agreement on imposing a 13-month moratorium on cities annexing residential or agricultural land.
Gov. Bill Haslam said his two biggest disappointments in the day’s events were the failure of two measures dealing with charter schools, especially a “charter authorizer” bill that would have allowed a state board to override local school boards that turn down a charter school application.
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According to the just released Brand Atlas 2018, 48% of economically active South Africans are unable to “easily afford” their monthly living expenses. (We define economically active South Africans as being people living in households with a monthly income of R8000 a month or more. By the way, only 30% of our population qualify as economically active.)
If nearly half of the economically active population are struggling to make ends meet it’s probably true that all of the rest of the population are struggling too. This would mean that 85% of the total population are struggling to make ends meet.
If this is true it’s no wonder that business is tough right now.
Yesterday Stats SA announced that we created 56 000 new jobs in the last quarter (that’s the quarter in which the economy shrunk by 2.2%). Now 56 000 new jobs is better than nothing, but these new jobs only put 1% of those out of work back in employment. These new jobs mean that “official” unemployment is down to 5.92 million from 5.98 million. There’s still an extraordinarily long way to go.
Business can expect difficult trading conditions for some time to come and the only way to grow rather than merely survive, will be to take business away from competitors. This in turn can only be achieved by doing a better job than the competitors of understanding and satisfying the needs of customers.
Now’s the time to be ask yourself this: ‘Right now, how well do you really understand the needs of your customers? And, do you have a better understanding of them than your competitors do?’
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We developed a rapid and practical screening method for simultaneously detecting both Escherichia coli and bacteria harboring the mcr-1 colistin resistance gene using high-speed real-time polymerase chain reaction with specific TaqMan probes. The entire procedure, from sample processing to the final result, was performed within 1 h. The practical utility of this method was verified by analyzing 27 retail meat samples for the presence of colistin-resistant bacteria. The results indicated the potential of this method for the convenient and rapid screening of food items to detect contamination with mcr-1–positive bacteria, which can be especially useful for on-site testing in developing countries.
Keywords: Colistin-Resistant Bacteria; Food; Mcr-1; Rapid Screening Method; Real- Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Colistin is recognized as one of the few remaining available antibiotics for the treatment of intractable infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria . Recent studies have shown that bacteria carrying the mcr gene, which confers colistin resistance to most members of the Enterobacteriaceae, are widely disseminated, particularly in Asia [2,3]. Since colistin is widely used in animal husbandry , the spread of colistin-resistant (CR) bacteria in communities via livestock food is a potential risk factor. Moreover, CR bacteria are often found in animals and animalfood [5-7]; thus, monitoring CR bacteria in animal-food is essential. However, the conventional culture method  for detecting CR bacteria in food is laborious and time-consuming. Rapid detection of colistin resistance genes at the research level is now possible using the SYBR green method , but its widespread practicality is limited due to the need for complex steps and equipment involved in DNA extraction from samples and determination of result specificity. To overcome this limitation, we here report a simple, rapid, and practical detection method of Escherichia coli harboring mcr-1, as a representative CR bacterium, using a highspeed real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kit. We further verified the utility of this method for detecting CR bacteria in retail meat samples. Although a real-time PCR assay for the detection of mcr genes from bacterial isolates has already been established, this newly proposed detection method holds practical relevance for widespread use, as the entire procedure, from food sample processing to the final result, can be completed within only 1 h.
Materials and Methods
A total of 27 retail meat samples, including pork and chicken,
were collected from 10 markets (two supermarkets and eight
local traditional markets) in Vietnam and five supermarkets in
Japan during November and December 2019. None of the eight
traditional markets in Vietnam maintained a refrigerator for meat
preservation. In contrast, the two supermarkets in Vietnam and
all five supermarkets in Japan had refrigerators for food storage.
Each sample was collected from one meat type per market.
Bacterial cultures and DNA extraction were performed on the
collection day. Ten grams of each meat sample were placed in a
stomacher bag (AS ONE, Osaka, Japan) containing 90 mL buffered
peptone water. The samples were hand-homogenized for 2
min. The resulting homogenate was inoculated on CHROMagar
COL-APSE (CHROMagar, Paris, France), a selective medium for
CR Gram-negative bacteria, and cultured at 37 °C for 24 h. CR E.
coli-like colonies were distinguished based on colony color (dark
pink to reddish) after cultivation [8,10]. A representative colony
was isolated by sub-culturing on MacConkey agar, and bacterial
identification was performed. The colistin minimum inhibitory
concentration (MIC) was estimated, and colistin resistance
genes (mcr-1 to -5) were detected by multiplex PCR as described
In parallel, DNA was extracted from 1 mL of the homogenate using the Kaneka Easy DNA Extraction Kit version 2 (Kaneka, Tokyo, Japan). The presence of E. coli and the colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in the DNA extracts was determined by real-time PCR using a mobile PCR device, PicoGene PCR1100 (Nippon Sheet Glass, Tokyo, Japan). PCR primers and TaqMan probes for realtime PCR detection of E. coli 16S rRNA and mcr-1 were prepared as described previously (Table 1) . Details regarding the realtime PCR, including PCR mixtures and thermal cycling conditions, are provided in Tables 2 & 3, respectively. The DNA extract of the CR E. coli strain (E362)  carrying mcr-1 was utilized as a positive control in PCR. The entire 50 PCR cycles were completed within only 21 min. Moreover, the real-time PCR device could simultaneously measure fluorescence at three different wavelengths for the same sample. Two fluorescent dye-labeled TaqMan probes (Integrated DNA Technologies, Singapore), Cy5 for E. coli 16S rRNA and FAM for mcr-1, were used for each sample. The entire protocol is outlined in Figure 1. Figure 2 shows representative real-time PCR profiles of the samples.
Results and Discussion
The detection sensitivity of the method was assessed using pork meat samples spiked with an mcr-1-positive E. coli strain culture. The lower limit of mcr-1-E. coli detection for the entire method, from DNA extraction to detection by real-time PCR, was 7 × 102 CFU/g; however, a minimum of 7 × 103 CFU/g was required for quantification using a linear correlation. In the validation study using retail meat samples, CR E. coli-like bacteria were detected using the culture-based method in eight out of ten chicken and in three out of seven pork samples purchased in Vietnam (Table 4). The semi-quantitative levels of CR bacteria in these samples were in the range 103‒108 CFU/g (Table 4). All representative CR E. coli isolates from each sample were confirmed to be resistant to colistin (MIC ≥ 4 μg/mL) and possessed mcr-1 but not mcr-2 to -5, except for the H-E market pork sample, which harbored mcr-3 in addition to mcr-1, as determined by multiplex PCR. No samples from the Japanese supermarkets were contaminated with CR bacteria. All samples, except for the H-E market pork sample, that were positive via the culture-based method were also positive by real-time PCR (Table 4). Some culture-negative samples such as H-B market pork, T-B market chicken, T-B market pork, and T-E market chicken were PCR-positive. Such contradictory results may be attributed to the features of the real-time PCR method and its ability to detect mcr-1 even in dead cells and/or non-E. coli cells. In contrast, a pork sample from the H-E market showed CR E. coli colonies after culturing but tested negative for mcr-1 by real-time PCR. Such discrepant cases could be due to a low level of mcr-1–positive bacteria below the detection limit of the real-time PCR method or the presence of bacteria expressing non-mcr CR determinants .
The new method presented herein detects the target gene and facilitates quantitative analysis. In addition, the method using TaqMan probes has high detection specificity, and is simple because it does not require specificity verification by melting curve analysis, even for one-step extracted DNA from food. The results output the ratio of bacteria carrying mcr-1 to the total number of E. coli cells, which may be mcr-1–positive or –negative bacteria (Figure 2). The detected quantitative mcr-1 levels were higher than the CR E. coli-like bacterial levels determined via the culture-based method because the real-time PCR method detects all mcr-1 regardless of bacterial species. The quantitative linear range detected via realtime PCR was between 103 and 106 CFU/g. Although the detected signal was below the quantitative linear range limit in some samples, they were still considered to have positive results via realtime PCR. The approach described in this study provides limited information regarding the degree of contamination; nevertheless, the developed method is reliable and practical owing to a short processing time, enabling the rapid screening of contaminating bacteria with mcr-1 in food.
A new rapid and practical screening method was developed for detecting CR E. coli in food samples. The developed method is advantageous because it is easy to perform, has a short processing time, and provides reliable results that are consistent with those obtained by traditional methods.
Ethics Approval and Informed Consent
Consent for Publication
This study was conducted using a mobile PCR device, PicoGene PCR1100, provided by Nippon Sheet Glass, Tokyo, Japan. There were no competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have influenced the work reported in this paper.
This work was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI (grant number 20H00561).
HV participated in the study design, sample collection, and real-time PCR assay, and drafted the manuscript. CA-K performed the real-time PCR assay. KT participated in the study design. RK performed PCR assays and microbial analysis. DTK, TNN, HTT, CDV, and PDN contributed to sample collection and bacterial cultures. YY contributed to the study design, supervised data collection, and drafted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Availability of Data and Materials
The datasets used and/or analyzed in this study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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- Shen Y, Zhou H, Xu J, Wang Y, Zhang Q, et al. (2018) Anthropogenic and environmental factors associated with a high incidence of mcr-1 carriage in humans across China. Nat Microbiol 3(9): 1054-1062.
- Yamamoto Y, Kawahara R, Fujiya Y, Sasaki T, Hirai I, et al. (2018) Wide dissemination of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli with the mobile resistance gene mcr in healthy residents in Vietnam. J Antimicrob Chemother 74(2): 523-524.
- Rhouma M, Beaudry F, Letellier A (2016) Resistance to colistin: what is the fate for this antibiotic in pig production? Int J Antimicrob Agents 48(2): 119-126.
- Kawahara R, Fujiya Y, Yamaguchi T, Khong DT, Nguyen TN, et al. (2019) Most domestic livestock possess colistin-resistant commensal Escherichia coli harboring mcr in a rural community in Vietnam. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 63(6): e00594-19.
- Yamaguchi T, Kawahara R, Harada K, Teruya S, Nakayama T, et al. (2018) The presence of colistin resistance genes mcr-1 and -3 in ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolated from food in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. FEMS Microbiol Lett 365(11): fny100.
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- Abdul Momin MHF, Bean DC, Hendriksen RS, Haenni M, Phee LM, et al. (2017) CHROMagar COL-APSE: a selective bacterial culture medium for the isolation and differentiation of colistin-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. J Med Microbiol 66(11): 1554-1561.
- Tolosi R, Apostolakos I, Laconi A, Carraro L, Grilli G, et al. (2020) Rapid detection and quantification of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance genes (mcr-1 to mcr-5) by real-time PCR in bacterial and environmental samples. J Appl Microbiol 129(6): 1523-1529.
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- Wakabayashi Y, Sekizuka T, Yamaguchi T, Fukuda A, Suzuki M, et al. (2020) Isolation and plasmid characterisation of Salmonella enterica serovar Albany harboring mcr-5 from retail chicken meat in Japan. FEMS Microbiol Lett 367(15): fnaa127.
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“Hope” is again at the heart of Pope Francis latest World Day of Peace message, which opens with the statement: “Peace is a great and precious value, the object of our hope and the aspiration of the entire human family”.
Hope, writes the Pope, is “the virtue that inspires us and keeps us moving forward, even when obstacles seem insurmountable”.
Pope Francis acknowledges how “the terrible trials of internal and international conflicts, often aggravated by ruthless acts of violence, have an enduring effect on the body and soul of humanity”. “Mistrust and fear weaken relationships and increase the risk of violence, creating a vicious circle that can never lead to a relationship of peace”.
On the other hand, writes Pope Francis, “Peace emerges from the depths of the human heart and political will must always be renewed, so that new ways can be found to reconcile and unite individuals and communities”. That journey of reconciliation “calls for patience and trust”, says the Pope. “Peace will not be obtained unless it is hoped for”.
The world does not need empty words, continues Pope Francis, “but convinced witnesses, peacemakers who are open to a dialogue that rejects exclusion or manipulation”. Peace is a process that requires enduring commitment, he adds. “It is a patient effort to seek truth and justice, to honor the memory of victims and to open the way, step by step, to a shared hope stronger than the desire for vengeance”.
Finally, Pope Francis refers to the recent Synod on the Pan-Amazon Region. “Faced with the consequences of our hostility towards others, our lack of respect for our common home or our abusive exploitation of natural resources, we are in need of an ecological conversion”, he writes, one that will “lead us to a new way of looking at life”.
The Pope concludes with a renewed call “for a peaceful relationship between communities and the land, between present and past, between experience…and hope”.


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With advancing age, our parents—or loved one—may be reluctant to shower or bathe. Though disease and illness are often to blame, there are many other reasons we may never understand.
Unfolding the Mystery Behind the “Bathing Battle”
Here’s a list of some reasons the elderly may have for not bathing:
- They may experience pain while standing, bending or sitting.
- They may have a fear of water and/or its sound—this is especially true for seniors with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
- They may fear falling on hard bathroom due to poor balance.
- If the water temperature is too warm or cool, they may hesitate because of a fear of discomfort.
- Both standing for a shower or getting in and out of a bathtub can be very difficult for the elderly and they may be fearful of it.
- The simple task of bathing or showering can be an exhausting task for the elderly.
Solve the “Bathing Battle” with these tips
Bathing regularly and maintaining personal hygiene is key to staying healthy and refreshed. Not showering or bathing for several days can lead to infections, which become increasingly difficult to treat in the elderly. Understanding the problem and helping our loved one bathe should be the goal.
Tips to Help Get Your Loved One to Bathe or Shower
Try talking about it
Communication is key to understanding the actual reasons behind not bathing. You need to determine if it’s a function of fear, pain, discomfort or simple forgetfulness. In many cases, it may just be they simply don’t want to.
Ask their healthcare provider
When a conversation doesn’t help, contacting a healthcare provider may help you determine the actual reason someone refuses to bathe. He/she can help you understand the ins and outs of their medical condition and may provide you with alternatives to bathing…such as a sponge bath.
Set reminders for the patient
If dementia is the reason for not bathing, you can prepare notes to post around the house. Stick them on bathroom doors or walls to remind them to shower or bathe.
Ask family and friends to help
If your loved one continues to enjoy the company of family and friends, try getting them involved too. For example—if your parent is in no mood to shower or bathe, have a friend call inviting them to go out. Your parent may be so excited about spending time out of the house, they may just want to quickly shower or bathe to get ready to leave for a day out.
Purchase shower equipment
Bathing or showering can become an exhausting experience for the elderly and getting in and out of the bathtub can be difficult. To make it a comfortable and enjoyable experience, consider purchasing a shower chair or bath lift chair. Having a grab bar installed can instill a sense of security. And, of course, a rubber mat helps prevent accidental falls in the bathroom.
Be patient and go slow
Most people don’t like being rushed, and as people age, they are more likely to want to do everything at their own pace. So, be advised—go slow and allow them to do things in their own time.
If your loved one is reluctant to bathe, no kind of reasoning with him/her will work, so we need to get creative and come up with ways to encourage them to bathe. It doesn’t help at all to push them because they might become rebellious and refuse to listen to you at all.
Some More Tips & Tools for Getting Your Loved One to Bathe
Give them choices
Rather than instructions, begin a conversation by asking whether they’d like to bathe or shower? Try giving them the option of bathing right away or after having their breakfast or watching their favorite TV program.
Study their reaction
When you take your loved one to the bathroom, fill the tub with 2-3 inches of water—or turn on the shower—and wait for their reaction. If they become agitated, drop the idea of bathing them that day. If, however, they seem comfortable, fill in more water after they’ve gotten in.
A soothing distraction
Patients suffering from Alzheimer’s can find bathing threatening. Sometimes, planning a distraction ahead of time—something as simple as soothing music—can calm them down.
Respect their privacy
While helping our loved ones bathe, respect their privacy and keep them covered with a towel or robe. Be flexible and understanding. If a parent wants to get into the tub with their clothes on, let them. The goal is to get them involved in the experience. When they’re engaged, they will enjoy bath time.
Refusal to bathe is just one concern facing family caregivers, but we need to understand that as they age, it is harder and harder to satisfy our loved ones. Therefore, to get the job done, we need to stay patient and go slow. Remember, communication is key to determining the exact reason for the refusal to shower or bathe. Getting to the root of the problem will lead us to the steps we need to take to make bath time comfortable and even enjoyable for them.

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Artists Leo and Diane Dillon won their second consecutive Caldecott Medal for this stunning ABC of African culture. "Another virtuoso performance. . . . Such an astute blend of aesthetics and information is admirable, the child's eye will be rewarded many times over."--Booklist. ALA Notable Book; Caldecott Medal.
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
By Margaret Musgrove (Author), Leo and Diane Dillon (Illustrators)
Paperback: 32 pages
Age Range: 3 - 8
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This page will contain a list of popular video games that are related to Frozen: Olaf’s Quest. Finding similar games can be difficult as it takes a lot of artistic creativity and effort to go into each one. Development teams always put their own spin on the games to make them feel unique. Check out the full list of games that are related to this and hopefully you find something that interests you. Click on the games box art to go to the game page and find out more about it. If you have some suggestions for games like Frozen: Olaf’s Quest please consider sharing them in the comments section below.
Unbound: Worlds Apart
Unbound is an atmospheric 2D Puzzle-Platformer where the main character, Soli, can conjure magic portals to trail between abnormal realities in relate to learn more about the catastrophe that ravaged his world. Inside sure portals, the physical properties of the character or world elements can change, offering fresh gameplay possibilities. Unbound's artistic approach can be summarized as a black fairy yarn presented in a cartoonish style, with the purpose to give the game experience a recent search for and feel. Curiosity and exploration will enjoy an impact on the overall atmosphere and will immerse the player even more.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
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You are the Harbinger, a skilled warrior who exists outside of time. You believe foreseen the annihilation of the land known as Urralia and own been summoned to rewrite its fate. With the power to recognize and alter the last moments of Urralia's inhabitants, it's up to you to weave a unusual narrative, pave the plot to a brighter future, and give the world of Urralia a second chance.
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Far Cry 5
This is one of my favourite games that is similar to Frozen: Olaf's Quest.Welcome to Hope County, Montana, land of the free and the brave, but also home to a outlandish doomsday cult known as The Project at Eden's Gate that is threatening the community's freedom. Stand up to the cult's leader, Joseph Seed and the Heralds, and spark the fires of resistance that will liberate the besieged community. In this tall world, your limits and creativity will be tested against the biggest and most ruthless baddest enemy Far Cry has ever seen. It'll be wild and it'll form weird, but as long as you build your wits about you, the residents of Hope County can rest assured gleaming you're their beacon of hope.
Kirby Star Allies
Kirby is serve in this fresh title coming to the Nintendo Switch console in HD. Recruit enemies as helpers, utilize Kirby copy abilities such as Sword, Fire and Water, and join forces with up to three friends for a irrational rather team-up action.
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends or trip solo in this tantalizing roguelike-inspired game.
Monster Hunter: World
This is one of the best games related to Frozen: Olaf's Quest.Monster Hunter: World sees you engage on the role of a hunter that completes various quests to hunt and assassinate monsters within a keen living and breathing eco-system fleshy of predators. and prey. In the video you can search for some of the creatures you can quiz to near across within the recent World, the newly discovered continent where Monster Hunter: World is set, including the qualified Jagras which has the ability to swallow its prey sum and one of the Monster Hunter series favourites, Rathalos. you are able to utilise survival tools such as the slinger and Scoutfly to assist them in their hunt. By using these skills to their advantage hunters can lure monsters into traps and even pit them against each other in an fable fierce battle. Can our hunter successfully survive the struggle and slay the Anjanath? He'll need to rob his weapon choice carefully from
A single-player platformer about climbing a mountain. fight your inner demons and climb through more than 250 devious stages to approach the summit. It won't be easy.
A fresh Gintama game for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan. No western version has been announced but a trailer released for a version from Southeast Asia has English subtitles, PlayStation 4 only. This version will be available in a physical and digital format.
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
A game I made for a sure kind of person. To harm them. Inspired by (and based on) Sexy Hiking, a game developed in 2002 by Jazzuo.
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back
Bubsy the Woolies Strike Back! is an bar none recent Bubsy trip featuring Bubsy in a bevy of exotic locations as he travels the planet looking for the beloved Golden Fleece. Bubsy must consume every of his balanced moves and a few unusual ones to dodge and out bobcat a battalion of Woolies, not mention the gnarliest UFO bosses to ever grace a Bubsy adventure. The wisecracking lynx also adds over a 100 original one liners to his lexicon to establish fans guessing what he'll say next.
The Mummy: Demastered
A distinguished obsolete terrifying has arisen, and the war to assign humanity has begun! The Mummy Demastered throws you into a 16-bit-inspired fight against the undead in a 2D, nonlinear, action-packed adventure. As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must exercise a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet. Your Prodigium unit is already on the scene, but HQ lost contact with them hours ago. Only by exploring tombs, forests, abandoned tunnels, and the cursed streets of London will you scrutinize the fate of your allies. But beware - Ahmanet commands legions of undead, insects, plague-ridden vermin, and worse! If you're not careful, you'll be the next soul in her army.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Go behind enemy lines to forge your army, conquer Fortresses and dominate Mordor from within. Experience how the award winning Nemesis System creates novel personal stories with perfect enemy and follower, and confront the beefy power of the dim Lord Sauron and his Ringwraiths in this anecdote modern anecdote of Middle-earth.
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Super Fancy Pants Adventure
Super Fancy Pants Adventure is a wild free-running adventure with buttery mild platforming and a slick fountain pen!
Wo Yao Da
To play as a tribe warrior and a mysterious weirdo, adventuring in the world of gremlins.
Citadel: Forged With Fire
Citadel: Forged With Fire is a massive online sandbox RPG with elements of magic, spellcasting and inter-kingdom conflict. As a newly minted apprentice of the magic arts, you will set aside off to investigate the risky world of Ignus. Your goal: originate a name for yourself and build notoriety and power among the land's ruling Houses. You own gross freedom to pursue your contain destiny; hatch plots of trickery and deceit to ascend the ranks among allies and enemies, become an unfriendly hunter of other players, save massive and unusual castles, tame considerable beasts to achieve your bidding, and visit uncharted territories to unravel their rich and inviting history. The path to ultimate power and influence is yours to choose.
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The Last Guardian
In a deviant and mystical land, a young boy discovers a mysterious creature with which he forms a deep, unbreakable bond. The unlikely pair must rely on each other to lope through towering, treacherous ruins filled with unknown dangers. Experience the accelerate of a lifetime in this touching, emotional tale of friendship and trust.
Toby: The Secret Mine
A intriguing puzzle platformer inspired by games fancy Limbo and Badland.
The Last Stand: Dead Zone
The Last Stand: Dead Zone brings RPG, Action and Strategy to the zombie apocalypse. Load out your team and sprint real-time missions to obtain weapons, gear, construction materials and supplies in locations across the Dead Zone complete while holding off the horde. With 30,000+ items available there's plenty of ways to dispatch the walking dead. save YOUR COMPOUND establish and defend your compound to protect you from the infected and human raiders. keep up barricades and traps to rob the hordes at bay. Your survival depends on it. ASSEMBLE YOUR SURVIVORS Attract novel survivors, resolve their role then equip them to befriend you survive. hold from a number of classes including Fighters, Engineers, Medics, Scavengers and Recon. Each role is considerable and will spell your chances of survival. LOOT AND CRAFTING! Loot or craft over 30,000 weapon and gear items in honest time missions across
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Prepare for liftoff with Mario and Yoshi! In 2007, Super Mario Galaxy took the world of video games by storm. Now this first moral Mario sequel in years re-energizes the franchise with current levels and recent power-ups. Plus this time Mario gets to team up with his dinosaur buddy Yoshi, who adds unusual possibilities to the gravity-defying game play. It's gross you appreciate about the first game and more. * Mario collects stars as he travels from galaxy to galaxy. any level is new, but the game retains the charm, sense of wonder and beauty in line with Mario's history. Mario works his scheme through the various levels, sometimes upside-down, sometimes floating from place to place. * On some stages, Mario can find an egg, crash it start and hop onto the support of Yoshi. Yoshi can employ his tongue to grab items and shoot them back
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
In the sequel to Drake's Fortune, Nathan Drake comes across a method that showcases the status of Marco Polo's missing ships. It takes him on a stride to derive the atrocious Cintamani Stone, and reveal the truth leisurely it.
Super Mario Galaxy
Experience a gravity-defying adventure! Become Mario as he traverses gravity-bending galaxies, traveling in and out of gravitational fields by blasting from planet to planet. you experience dizzying perspective shifts as they pace upside down through wild alien worlds that need to be seen to be believed. Whether you're surfing on a ray across an ocean in the clouds, rolling on a ball through a treacherous garden, or floating in a bubble over a poisonous swamp, there's no limit to the cosmic challenges you'll encounter! * Shake it! Controlling Mario is as typical as can be with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. move Mario with the Control Stick and shake the Wii Remote to construct a go proceed or cue Ring Stars that inaugurate you to and from planetary objects. You can even point at bits of stardust to earn them or latch onto Beam Stars to blaze a
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time reveals the genesis of the fantasy land of Hyrule, the origin of the Triforce, and the chronicle of the first exploits of Princess Zelda and the intrepid adventurer Link. Vibrant, real-time 3-D graphics carry you into the fantasy world of Hyrule. Your quest takes you through dense forests and across wind-whipped deserts. Swim raging rivers, climb treacherous mountains, escape on horseback across rolling hills, and delve into dungeons pudgy of creatures that fight to the pause to place an discontinue to your adventures. With immersive graphics, a sweeping anecdote line, swashbuckling adventure, mind-bending puzzles, and a touch of humor, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is one of Nintendo's most anecdote challenges ever.

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On May 6th history will be made. On that Saturday morning the residents of Martin Street Plaza will assemble, picks and sledge hammers in hand, and tear down the graffiti covered wall that surrounds their public housing project. There will be inexpressible joy in every crashing blow - joy that only those who have endured years of deprivation can know. And as the wall comes tumbling down, a symbol of separation will at long last be eradicated from the soul of the Summerhill community. The wall-breaking signals the dawn of a new day for the residents of this dilapidated government project. After years of persistent, diligent effort, they have finally gained control of the management of their complex and will soon become its owners. These low-power people trapped in a low-hope environment have become for all of us a living example of the dramatic distinction between "will" and "willingness".
Will, they have taught us, is a combination of vision and mind-set committed to a course of action. It is a stubborn single mindedness propelled by a deep conviction about what must be done. For more than a decade now, this small group of dedicated residents have held tenaciously to the vision that their project could become a healthy place for children to grow up. After six years of letter writing and an endless string of appointments that led them to all the way to Capitol Hill, they finally secured HUD's approval to allow Martin Street Plaza residents to purchase their complex. HUD officials, it turned out, were remarkably supportive. However, willingness alone is never enough.
Four more frustrating years dragged by. HUD secretaries (of two administrations) continued to publicly pledge their commitment to the effort. Encouraging photo-op press conferences were staged at politically strategic times. A succession of Housing Authority executive directors gave assurances of their wholehearted support. Countless bureaucrats reviewed forms, interpreted regs and requested reams of information. Everyone seemed quite willing to support the residents' dream. Yet the will to expedite remained strangely elusive.
Will has an imperative nature about it. Risk and sacrifice are its companions. When willingness says "we should", will insists "we must". When willingness says "let's support it", will declares "let's do it!" People of good will process while people of vision act. The visionaries at Martin Street Plaza refused to acquiesce to a long litany of disheartening delays. From reserves fed by faith-streams deep within their spirits they summoned energy and remained consistently on the offensive. They attracted the attention of the media, secured corporate support, pulled political strings, marched, petitioned, even staged a peaceful occupation of the HUD regional office when officials reneged on a promise. These were not the angry protests of bitter adversaries. There were no enemies here - everyone was willing. These were merely the activities required for will to prevail in the midst of willingness.
Finally, after a decade of persistence, the residents of Martin Street Plaza will realize their dream. They are now in firm control of the management of their property. They have expelled the drug traffickers. Their grounds are clean, their grass is mowed and their toilets flush. They have formed a small construction company and, with architectural plans in hand, are poised to begin a major rehabilitation. By the time they have completed the work, their limited equity co-op will hold title to the property. Construction begins at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 6. For one brief moment in one small corner of our world, we can celebrate the triumph of will over willingness!
The residents would like their friends to join them in this celebration. They invite you to meet them at the wall on Georgia Avenue at Martin Street. Bring your hammer.


It's a well known fact that electric cars require much less maintenance than ICE or hybrid vehicles. Simply put, EVs are much less complex and therefore there's fewer things that can go wrong. But just how much cheaper is it to own an EV? YouTuber Cleanerwatt lets us know in his latest video, comparing a Tesla Model 3 to a Honda Accord Hybrid.
Cleanerwatt compared both cars across a 5-year, 75,000-mile ownership cycle. He factored in all necessary categories.
The average 2022 Honda Accord Hybrid EX-L costs $38,432 (factoring in dealer markups) meanwhile the higher Touring trim's typical price is just over $41,500. Meanwhile the Model 3 starts at $48,190 in RWD guise. The Long Range AWD, a comparable rival to the Touring trim Accord, starts at $55,690.
Using the latest prices available, the Model 3 will cost around $550 to run per annum. Meanwhile the Accord will set you back between $1,350 and $1,500 depending on trim level. All figures are for 15,000 miles.
Although it can vary widely, the Accord will cost you $4,271 to maintain over a 5-year period per data from Edmunds. Meanwhile the Model 3 will set you back around $3,820 according to Cleanerwatt's calculations.
The Model 3 RWD has an 8-year, 100,000-mile battery / powertrain warranty and a 4-year, 50,000-mile general warranty. The Model 3 LR comes with an 8-year, 120,000-mile battery warranty, an 8-year, 100,000-mile powertrain warranty and a 4-year, 50,000-mile general warranty. The Accord Hybrid has an 8-year, 100,000-mile battery warranty, a 5-year, 60,000-mile powertrain warranty and a 3-year, 36,000-mile general warranty.
A 2017 Model 3 LR has, on average, lost around 35% of its value meanwhile a 2017 Accord Touring has lost approximately 42% of its value. Data was not provided for the Model 3 SR, which was the base Model 3 back in 2017.
Factoring in all of the above, the total cost of ownership for a Model 3 RWD is $38,016 ($0.51 per mile) meanwhile total cost for an Accord Hybrid EX-L is $40,246 ($0.54 per mile). As for the Long Range Model 3, total 5-year cost of ownership is $42,990 ($0.57 per mile) while the Accord Hybrid Touring comes in at $42,772 ($0.57 per mile). One thing that wasn't factored in is local / state incentives, hence in all scenarios the Model 3 is likely cheaper to own, despite the high initial cost.


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Little Dixie is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located on Little Dixie Wash 17 miles (27 km) north-northeast of Cross Mountain, at an elevation of 3274 feet. Little Dixie still appeared on maps as of 1915.
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