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By Syamsiah Sahat
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 -- The country is expected to need a year to achieve herd immunity for the coronavirus through the National COVID-19 Immunisation Plan, one of the largest vaccination programmes in Malaysia.
Scientist Ts. Dr Ummirul Mukmimin Kahar from the Malaysian Genome Institute, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia (NIBM) said that to achieve herd immunity, 80 per cent of the population needs to be vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Malaysia is expected to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech by the end of February with frontline staff being among early recipients of the vaccine.
“After February, the COVID-19 National Immunisation programme will become one of the largest vaccination exercise in Malaysia. The administration of the vaccine will be implemented in three phases and will run until February 2022,” he told Bernama in a special interview via Zoom here, today.
Dr Ummirul Mukminin said the vaccinations will be conducted at 600 vaccination centres which would be opened nationwide under the supervision of the Health Ministry (MOH), hospitals, and universities.
In addition to Pfizer-BioNTECH, so far there are several types of COVID-19 vaccines that have been identified by the MOH through the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), namely the vaccine produced by Astra Zeneca-Oxford, Sinovac Biotech, and Gamaleya Research Institute.
In the meantime, he said it was very important for the country to achieve group immunity because it not only protects those who have been vaccinated, but also the people around them.
“Herd immunity means that virus-borne infections will not be able to infect a group of people when most members of the community have the immunity to fight the actual virus.
“This is important to protect those at risk (people who are susceptible to infectious diseases) such as children, the elderly, and people with chronic diseases (cancer or HIV),” he said.
It also coincides with the aspirations of the National Immunisation Plan by the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV), namely Protect yourself, Protect All.
Meanwhile, Dr Ummirul Mukminin, who was a panelist in the ‘Malaysia Petang Ini’ programme aired on Bernama TV said the Malaysian Genome Institute (MGI) was developing a biosensor strip using Crispr technology to detect COVID-19.
“This is one of the initiatives of the agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, it is a kind of kit, using strips (paper strips) on which a smear or liquid sample is placed and the results will be obtained in a short time,” he said.
He said MGI also serves as a sequencing point for the COVID-19 virus genome to obtain the latest genetic information and mutation of the virus in Malaysia.
Recently, he said, there are more than 30 genome viruses that have been uploaded to the COVID-19 virus genome database, namely GISAID.
“We also assist MOSTI in efforts to increase public awareness on the production and benefits of taking the COVID-19 vaccine,” he said.
The government always ensures that only the best vaccines that are safe, of good quality and effective will be given to the people and there is no compromise on the level of safety and effectiveness of the vaccine used.
Meanwhile, he said the current study showed that the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines produced was 70 to 95 per cent, including against new mutated variants.
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Annmary Brown Memorial
In 1948, Brown University assumed ownership of the Annmary Brown Memorial. The Memorial, built by Civil War General Rush C. Hawkins and named in honor of his wife, contained an internationally know incunabula collection as well as old master paintings and drawings, Revolutionary and Civil War manuscripts and documents, plus the personal correspondence of its founder. These incunabula along with others in Special Collections make up one of the largest collections of 15th-century printed books owned by an American university. In addition to incunables, the collection contains sizeable manuscript holdings relating to the American Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and to the 17th-century New England witchcraft phenomenon. There are also some medieval manuscript books and documents, including papal letters. The books and manuscripts are now kept in the John Hay Library. ...more information
Audubon's Birds of America
The double elephant folio edition of Audubon's The Birds of America was published between 1827 and 1838. Subscribers received 87 parts of 5 prints each (one large, one medium and three small prints). The series contains 435 hand colored plates of 1065 birds. "Double elephant" refers to the size of the sheet of paper, which is the largest size that can be made by hand. Each sheet measures more than two by three feet.
There were 308 original subscribers, who paid approximately 00 for a complete set. While there were 308 original subscribers, only 161 subscribers purchased all parts. It is not possible to locate all of the complete sets. Some have been broken up and sold as individual images.
Albert E. Lownes, Class of 1920, presented his copy (bound in six volumes) to the University on the occasion of his 50th Class Reunion in 1970. Mr. Lownes received his copy as a wedding gift.
In addition, to the Double Elephant Folio edition, the library owns several uncolored proofs and an original printing plate, as well as other published editions of Audubon's work. ...more information
Cramer Silver and Decorative Arts
The Cramer Collection, consisting of approximately 900 volumes, was compiled over several decades by Diana Cramer, Editor of Silver Magazine until her death in 1993, and author of a number of important articles on silver design and decorative arts. The principle strengths of the collection are in the history of silver design and silversmithing, worldwide, from early modern times to the present; however, also included are a range of materials on American decorative arts -- jewelry, glass, furniture, architecture -- from the colonial period through the early 20th century. The collection documents the craft process, as well as the end product, and includes trade catalogs, exhibition brochures, collectors guides, and miscellaneous research publications.
A title list may be viewed by doing a "word" or "author" search for "Cramer Silver" in JOSIAH.
The Cramer Collection supplements, and provides reference material for, the Gorham Company Archive.
Dickerman Collection on Egyptology
Lysander Dickerman (Brown Class of 1851), a Congregationalist minister, was also an avid amateur archaeologist. At his death (circa 1910), he bequeathed 1,200 books on ancient Egypt, establishing the foundation for Brown's exceptional holdings in the field of Egyptology.
The collection includes some travel narratives by Egyptologists and accounts documenting archeological excavations that have taken place in Egypt since 1900, as well as works interpreting archeological findings.
Engravings (25 total) acquired from the estate of book illustrator and graphic artist Fritz Eichenberg, who is primarily known for his work in wood engraving. ...more information
Gorham Company Records
Archival records (approximately 6,200 linear feet, dating from 1831 to 2005) of the company founded in 1831 by silversmith Jabez Gorham in Providence, Rhode Island, and expanded under the leadership of his son John in the 1840s. At various times the company was the largest manufacturer of silver products, producer and distributor of ecclesiastical wares, and art bronze foundry in the United States.
The collection features many thousands of drawings and photographs of Gorham products, reflecting American taste from Victorian times to the present. It also contains corporate, personnel, costing, sales, and advertising records, as well as blueprints, plaster casts, and copper printing plates. Incorporated into the collection are the records of fourteen companies acquired by Gorham prior to its acquisition by larger companies, first by Textron Inc., then by Dansk International, and finally by Brown-Forman Corporation in 1991.
In connection with the renovation of the John Hay Library, the Gorham Company Archive will no longer be accessible to researchers from O1 June 2013 until further notice. Please see the Research Guide linked below for assistance.
Holden (Wheaton) papers
Architectural historian and documentary filmmaker, Wheaton Holden was a specialist on the life and work of Robert Swain Peabody and Julius Adolph Schweinfurth. This collection contains mostly materials relating to Holden's research on architect Robert Swain Peabody and his Boston-based firm Peabody and Stearns. Included are Peabody's diaries, reminiscences, writings, and processed copies of his correspondence. Also included are files on Peabody and Stearns building projects, with drawings, plans, photographs, and clippings. Finally the collection includes two videos created by Holden: The Peabody Touch and Providence Remembered. ...more information
J. Carter Brown papers
The J. Carter Brown papers primarily contain correspondence, administrative materials, lecture notes, photographs, and other materials spanning his life. The bulk of the material is related to Brown's consulting business and his involvement as a board member with many organizations, dating between 1990 and 2002. ...more information
Mary Elizabeth Sharpe papers
Mary Elizabeth Sharpe (1884-1985) was a successful businesswoman (owner of a successful tea shop and candy room in New York City) when she married her husband Henry Sharpe in 1920. Mrs. Sharpe was a philanthropist with many interests but was best known for her efforts to beautify Brown University and the city of Providence, RI. A self-taught landscape architect, Sharpe established an annual tree fund and lead the fundraising efforts to create India Point Park, a Providence waterfront recreation area. This collection contains her personal files, blueprints, correspondence, day books, calendars, clippings, recipes, scrapbooks, records relating to landscaping and other community projects, gardening information, blueprints, and photographs. ...more information
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet Diary (1922-1934)
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet (1890-1960) was an American sculptress and a 1918 graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work became well-known throughout Europe and the United States, and she later taught in various schools. Born in Warwick (Rhode Island) to a Narraganset Indian father and an Afro-American mother, she experienced and struggled against racial discrimination typical of the times in which she lived. Her diary, dating from a period when she was working in Paris, detail the deep anguish she felt during a time of misfortune and hardship. ...more information
Persian, Mughal, and Indian Miniature Paintings from the Minassian Collection
Miniature paintings from the estate of Mrs. Adrienne Minassian. The paintings often include text from Persian and Indian tales. ...more information
Providence Pottery and Porcelain Club Records
The group, established in 1947, is dedicated to the study of fine porcelain and pottery. Study groups and exhibitions are its main activities. The collection contains administrative materials, membership lists, newsletters, and slides documenting exhibitions. ...more information
Tefft (Thomas Alexander) Architectural Drawings, 1844-1859
Architectural drawings by Thomas Alexander Tefft, Brown University Class of 1851. ...more information
The Cyril and Harriet Mazansky British Sword Collection
The Cyril and Harriet Mazansky British Sword Collection was given to Brown University in 1999. The Collection consists of approximately 100 British swords as well as a sizeable group of miniature military figures, a collection of books on arms and armor, and a series of watercolors by the Scottish-South African artist Andy May. ...more information

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The concept design for the bypass has been released. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack, Federal Member for Cowper Luke Hartsuyker and NSW Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight and Member for Oxley Melinda Pavey. Rachel Vercoe
Media Release by NSW Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Melinda Pavey
The Coffs Harbour bypass is a long-awaited project, which the local community deserves.
We need to get trucks out of the main street of Coffs Harbour and the NSW Government has developed a blueprint to do just this – reclaim the CBD.
So, it is disappointing to see Labor and the Greens flooding the local news sites with misinformation concerning the bypass.
There are public sessions organised at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club on Saturday, October 13 from 9am to noon and Thursday, October 18 from 4pm to 7pm.
Please attend. Go, inform, understand the current plans and offer feedback.
Minister for Roads, Maritime, and Freight
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Beggar Woman’s Life Savings Of Rs 6.61 Lakh Donated To Pulwama Martyrs
**Rajasthan:** Nandini Sharma, an elderly beggar, is smiling from the heavens. After passing away in August 2018, her entire life savings of Rs 6.61 lakh was donated for the kin of Pulwama martyrs. She might have been a beggar during her lifetime but after her death she has become the reason of a million smiles. Here is her story:
Weak and fragile Nandini used to beg for a living every day at the Ambe Mata Temple at Bajrangarh in Ajmer. She saved up all her money and deposited it in a bank account. Before dying, she entrusted her savings with some trustees and asked them to put the money in service of nation. One of her trustees Sandeep Gaur said to Times of India, “Despite the fact that her savings came from begging, she wanted it to be of some use to the country and hence, we considered it to be used for the kin of the CRPF jawans killed in the Pulwama attack on February 14.”
Ajmer Collector Vishwa Mohan Sharma informed that her trustees came to the district administration office after the dastardly attack on CRPF jawans and donated the money to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the kin of deceased persons. After the legal cell completed all the formalities, the amount was accepted and a certificate was issued to them.
Nandini was respected by the all temple devotees, who used to donate alms, food and clothing to her. Her noble, kind and heart-warming gesture, even in death, has restored the country’s faith in humanity.


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Launch of our website in five more languages
The Rory Peck Trust website is now available in six languages, making it more accessible to freelance journalists around the world.
June 3, 2020.
With an aim to make our assistance and training grants and free online resources as widely available as possible, today marks the launch of the Rory Peck Trust website in five more languages: Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian.
To access the site in any of the above languages, just click on the menu at the top right corner of the homepage and select your language.


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APRA warns banks over home loansPUBLISHED: 02 Aug 2011 00:04:00 | UPDATED: 03 Aug 2011 11:11:43PUBLISHED: 02 Aug 2011 PRINT EDITION: 02 Aug 2011
Andrew Cornell and Matthew Drummond
APRA fears the lower overall growth in mortgage lending has led to overly aggressive competition. Photo: Patrick Cummins
The Australian banking regulator has put bank boards on notice over mortgage lending standards amid signs competition for market share is driving increasingly risky practices.
In a letter addressed to chairmen, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority reiterated the need for appropriate pricing, adequate loan-to-valuation ratios, loan serviceability and other risk criteria.
“In effect, APRA is asking boards are they satisfied with the credit standards in their bank,” one bank source said. “It’s certainly got a few risk officers going with board reviews.”
APRA is concerned the lower overall growth in mortgage lending has led to instances of overly aggressive competition and is not happy some lenders have “only” eased standards to what they were before the global financial crisis.
“When they hear language [from the banks] like ‘we tightened up lending standards during the GFC and we are just going back to normal’, that gets [APRA’s] attention,” said one industry executive.
Another risk officer familiar with the regulator’s position said: “The point is, we are in a different world compared with 2007. That’s [APRA’s] view, so normal is different.”
Despite a rise in mortgage borrowers missing payments in recent bank results, APRA does not see an immediate cause for concern. But given the reliance of Australian banks on home lending, a focus on credit standards is fundamental.
Some of the “old normal” practices APRA has flagged include loan-to- valuation ratios (LVRs) rising to 95 per cent – meaning borrowers have to find only a 5 per cent deposit – and a rise in the cut-in point when borrowers are asked to pay for mortgage insurance, making it possible for riskier borrowers to get a loan.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is also watching mortgage quality and governor Glenn Stevens noted last Tuesday that the recent rise in arrears was caused by loans issued in 2007 and 2008, but lending standards had since been tightened.
APRA would neither confirm nor deny it had laid out its thoughts in a letter but recipients of the letter represent banks, building societies and credit unions, the full swathe of APRA’s responsibility.
“The fact the letter went to chairmen and not chief executives shows it is more about APRA warning on general conditions, not specific concerns; the purpose is not aimed at any single one of these metrics,” one risk officer said.
“They are concerned in this lower credit growth, higher competition environment that all these things – price, serviceability, insurance settings – can also undermine standards. That said, our book is actually getting safer on these measures.”
Several chairmen have elected to reply formally to the APRA letter although this was not required.
Housing arrears for the banking industry – that is, loans more than 90 days overdue – have risen from a cyclical low of 0.20 per cent in 2002 to 0.70 per cent in the most recent data. Fitch Ratings reported that delinquencies of 30-days-plus in the prime residential mortgage-backed securities sector hit 1.79 per cent in the first quarter of this year – the highest level since 2003.
A key sign banks are increasing the risk they are willing to assume is the changes they have made to maximum LVRs. During 2008 and 2009, banks tightened LVRs so that borrowers needed to have at least 10 per cent of the purchase price of their home before qualifying for a mortgage.
According to Mortgage Choice, a large mortgage broker, since late last year, the big banks have loosened their LVRs back to the point borrowers need only a 5 per cent deposit.
CLSA bank analyst Brian Johnson said there were reasons to be concerned about the housing market.
“Housing is an incredibly correlated asset class and it tends to generate binary outcomes where it gets really good or really bad,” he said.
“A lot of stress testing in the banks was based on what we saw in the mid- ’80s and early ’90s,” he said
“But leverage in the household system has never been as high as it is now and the sad fact is there will be a lot of households that have big mortgages but don’t have any savings.”
The biggest risk for the housing market, and for banks, was that customers who had borrowed money for investment properties assumed house prices would no longer rise, triggering a wave of selling and further depressing house prices, Mr Johnson said.
APRA is understood to be sensitive to the exposure of local banks to mortgages at a time of lower system growth, intense competition and continued pressure from investors for banks to deliver returns on equity that many observers – and regulators – no longer consider feasible.
Some factors APRA is considering include how price rises for housing are built into valuation models, loans to first-home buyers who may be carrying debt already, and whether the drive for market share is reflected in lower hurdles for potential borrowers.
“APRA wants us to satisfy them the competition is not too enthusiastic,” one risk officer said. “They’re worried about price competition, packaging [of different loans and assets], buffers for interest rate rises and also actual lending standards.”
Mortgages have historically been a far safer asset class for banks compared with business loans. As a result, banks are allowed to hold just one-fifth of the capital against their mortgage book as must be held against their business loan book.
But international regulators have warned about assuming a particular asset will always be safe. In an interview with The Australian Financial Review earlier this year, the secretary-general of the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision, Stefan Walter, cautioned that risks to the financial system could arise from all asset classes and business models.
Asked about Australian banks’ exposure to mortgages, Mr Walter said it was important that no asset was deemed riskless as this could promote risky behaviour.
“I can’t speak to the Australian situation, but what is clear is that before the crisis, there was a wide range of asset classes which were considered to be low risk,” he said.
“This included mortgages in certain countries. It included AAA securities with a supposedly highly diversified pool of assets behind them. It included collateralised derivatives and repos, as well as highly rated sovereigns. By contrast, the high-risk assets included hedge funds and private equity. The record speaks for itself.”
Mr Walter also drew attention to systemic concerns. “What may seem to be low risk at an individual asset level or institution level may not be so from a system-wide perspective.”
“Indeed, by assigning a low risk weight, we may actually create incentives to pile into that asset class, thereby producing a systemic problem.”
The Australian Financial Review


USMagazine, Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 7:07am (PST)
Get ready for another trip into Middle-earth!
Warner Bros. released the much-anticipated trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on Tuesday.
Helmed by the Lord of the Rings trilogy's director Peter Jackson, the epic fantasy flick -- out Dec. 2012 -- is based on the late J.R.R. Tolkien's Hobbit, which was an all-important prequel to the classic "rings" trilogy.
British star Martin Freeman (who shot to fame on the British version of The Office) plays Bilbo Baggins, unexpectedly swept into a missionto save the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. The unassuming Bilbo's incredible journey puts him face to face with Gandalf (Ian McKellan, reprising his role), goblins, orcs, shapeshifters and more.


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Wednesday night, The City was treated to a solid trio of acts touring on amazing new albums. SFCritic photographer Pedro Paredes was armed with his camera, and I was sporting my Giants cap fresh off the Tim Lincecum no-hitter as we took in a show that, on paper at least, was a rather odd pairing of acts.
The opener was SF local Yesway. Even though I had listened to their newly-announced, self titled album Yesway, I was a little surprised to see a vibraphone (yes I had to look it up) on stage. Friend’s Emily Ritz and Kacey Johansing moved the crowd with vocal harmonies that paired with synchronized folk guitar melodies. A little meek when talking to the crowd, once they were performing the soulful lyrics poured from the duo’s bodies, creating a great base for the shredding rock that followed. Read More


The week ahead is looking rather drab as rain and wind are set to move in over much of the North Island.
And to add to the dull outlook, the city can also look forward to some of the muggiest nights in months, as spring temperatures begin to rise.
"It's looking pretty unsettled, unfortunately, and it's much the same everywhere," Metservice meteorologist Andy Best said.
In Whanganui on Tuesday, the city is looking at a cloudy morning, with light rain at points during the day. The sun will pop out at times though, with a high of 23C and an overnight low of 14C.
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"Wednesday has a high of 21 degrees but you're still looking at 13 degrees overnight - so it's rather warm," Best said.
"We're right in the middle of spring, and a lot of these fronts over the Tasman Sea and low-pressure systems are continuously moving across New Zealand, bringing down very humid air from the tropics."
Best said Thursday was looking like the worst day of the week at this stage, with rain throughout the day, with some northerly winds. Temperatures stay the same.
"Looking to Friday, the rain will disappear during the day, and we start to see some of those temperatures drop.
"It won't be a significant change, but it'll be a slight reprieve. The biggest takeaway is that most of the week is pretty much set to be the same."


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The widely expected move was made following talks between the government, Tokyo organisers and Olympic and paralympic representatives.
It was “regrettable” that the Games were going to be held in a limited format, Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto told a briefing, adding her apologies to those who had bought tickets.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta Covid-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections.
The ban all but robs the Tokyo Games, which are scheduled to run from July 23 to Aug. 8, of their last hope for pomp and public spectacle.
Once seen as a chance for Japan to stand large on the global stage after a devastating earthquake a decade ago, the showpiece event was delayed by the pandemic last year and has been hit by massive budget overruns.
Medical experts have said for weeks that having no spectators would be the least risky option, amid widespread public fears that an influx of thousands of athletes and officials will fuel a fresh wave of infections.
Japan has not experienced the kind of explosive Covid-19 outbreaks seen in many other countries but has had more than 800,000 cases and 14,800 deaths.
Authorities have struggled to stamp out persistent clusters of infections, particularly in and around Tokyo, which reported 920 new daily cases on Wednesday, the highest since May 13.
A slow vaccine rollout has meant only a quarter of Japan’s population has had at least one Covid-19 vaccination shot.


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The days are getting shorter and the shelves becoming bare for a one-time grocery giant.
The last of the 67 Big Bear stores in West Virginia and Ohio are closing this coming week. That includes the "Big Bear Plus" store in the park shopping center, whose closeout sale is scheduled to end Friday.
The liquidation sale at the Parkersburg store began in late November after the grocery chain's parent company announced it was closing the remainder of its stores.
The Marietta Big Bear store closed a few weeks ago, and is reopening soon as a Giant Eagle Supermarket.

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Homemade Char Siu – The Project
We’ve been eating a lot of fried rice, noodle soups and hearty salads lately , which means we’re going through a ton of Char Siu, or Chinese BBQ Pork. Now, it isn’t the most expensive meat product in the world, but the price at the local grocery is at least three times the price of the cut of meat being used, so I wanted to try to make my own. I wanted something that I could make in batches, freeze – either raw in marinade or pre-cooked – and use over a month or two.
After a few minutes of searching, I found a number of different recipes, but not a lot of consensus on the ingredients. Plus, a few of them required specality items - things like Zedoary – that I was unlikely to have a lot of additional uses for, and I can’t go filling up the pantry & fridge with every last thing that catches my eye. I wanted something relatively straightforward with ingredients I had a shot at re-using.
There were, however, a couple of common threads in the recipes, with the main being hoisin sauce. This reminded me of a recipe for Hoisin-Marinated Pork Chops I had made out of a Bon Appetit several years ago, which reminded me at the time very much of Char Siu in pork-chop form. Since I already had an idea of the taste I would get, I’d use that as my starting point, but with a couple of key changes:
- Honey seemed to be another common theme, so this would be added
- The ratio of marinade to meat was much higher for the pork chops; rather than try to reduce the recipe, I’d just use more meat
- The original recipe called for 3 days of marination, while the Char Siu recipes recommended about 1 day (or as little as 8 hours, in one case). Since I was going to have extra meat, I’m planning on cooking a batch after 1, 2 & 3 days of marination, to see if the longer time makes a meaningful difference
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Hitting back at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah for his recent remarks on Sonia Gandhi over the AgustaWestland chopper deal controversy, the Congress party on Friday said the person who was barred by the Supreme Court (SC) from entering Gujarat need not teach them ‘law of the land’.Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also trained guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre over the issue, asking why the latter did not take action in the case after coming to power two years back.<!– /11440465/Dna_Article_Middle_300x250_BTF –>”Amit Shah ji should show more maturity, he shouldn’t teach us the law of the land. Is he not the same person who was expelled from entering Gujarat by SC’s order?” Surjewala told ANI.He said that the BJP-led Government was protecting ‘bribe-givers’ by allowing AgustaWestland to take part in the Union Government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.”Why is Modi govt protecting bribe-giving company AgustaWestland? Why not do anything for two years when CBI conducted inquiry?” he asked.Surjewala said the present Government sanctioned Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) permission to Indian Rotorcraft Company on October 8 in 2015, which is the same company that is in partnership with Tata and AgustaWestland.”Indian Rotorcraft Company is a partnership between Tatas and AgustaWestland. Will Defence Min answer?” he asked.Shah on Thursday asked Sonia Gandhi to come clear in the AgustaWestland controversy and said those in power during the former UPA regime were responsible for it. Continuing his tirade against Gandhi, Shah said it is quite amazing that the flip-flops of the UPA came to the fore when it was in power, adding the same has grabbed eyeballs even now.Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu earlier said the government is pursuing the case with all seriousness.Naidu, who was talking to the media outside Parliament, wondered why the Congress is accusing the ruling dispensation of the deal which was not even signed in its tenure.Former defence minister and senior Congressman AK Antony, however, countered the BJP’s accusations and said the NDA Government should speed up the inquiry by the CBI which the UPA had ordered in the case. Antony said the truth should come out and the middleman be punished.The Congress president had alleged that the NDA Government was indulging in the politics of character assassination and blatant lies over the AgustaWestland chopper deal, while refuting allegations being labelled against her.James Christian Michel, the accused middleman in the chopper deal, has offered himself up for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Michel told The Hindu from Dubai earlier this week that he was willing to answer all questions from the Indian investigators in order ‘to clear’ his name, but insisted he had never met the Congress president or a ‘single Gandhi’ in his life.Agusta Westland’s Rs 3,600 crore contract for supplying 12 VVIP choppers to the Indian Air Force was scrapped by the UPA government over charges of paying kickbacks to Indian agents. In January 2013, India cancelled the deal and the CBI was assigned to investigate the matter.


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Immunotherapy – A revolution in cancer treatment.
Interview: Matthias Geering
Professor of Oncology Alfred Zippelius conducts research at the University Hospital of Basel in the field of immunotherapy as a means of treating cancer. As deputy director of medical oncology, Professor Zippelius applies this new therapy in treating patients. He is convinced that we are about to experience a revolution in dealing with certain types of cancer.
For many years, the question of whether the immune system had any effect on the development of cancer was a subject of intense debate. Only at the end of the 90s was it possible to prove, on the basis of numerous experiments, that the human body is able actively to fight off cancer cells. It was also discovered then, however, that tumors are able to block the body’s defensive cells – the so-called T-cells or killer cells. After long and intensive research, scientists established how tumors are able to block the human immune system and override it. In response to this blocking ability, scientists developed an effective treatment: With immunotherapy, the body’s own “killer cells” are reactivated using artificially manufactured protein structures, so-called “monoclonal antibodies”. This ensures that a tumor can once again be recognized by the immune system. The body’s own killer cells can then attack the cancer cells and destroy them, or halt their growth. Research in this field is booming. At the University Hospital of Basel, too, several clinical trials are currently being conducted to examine the effectiveness of combinations of immunotherapy, radiation, and chemotherapy.
UNI NOVA: Alfred Zippelius, in 2013 the research journal “Science” declared immunotherapy the scientific discovery of the year. As a researcher and as a practicing oncologist using this therapy at the University Hospital of Basel, you are at the very forefront in this field. What is happening at the moment in your area of research?
ALFRED ZIPPELIUS: There are countless new developments. Not only are new immune-therapeutic approaches being developed, we are also working on combining immunotherapy with already existing forms of therapy. We are seeing that such combinations massively improve patient response rates. The task for research is to examine these combinations mechanistically, since conventional therapies such as chemotherapy can also compromise the body’s immune defenses. This is, it must be said, an extremely competitive field. Almost all of the larger pharmaceutical companies are working on active substances whose efficacy can be proven in trials and which will very soon be approved for use.
UNI NOVA: Is this dynamism coming exclusively from the market place?
ZIPPELIUS: Not at all. There is also a sense of revolution in medical oncology. We have discovered an important approach to reactivating the immune response. This presents us with great challenges in research. The patients learn of these new therapeutic possibilities and hope that they too will respond well to the new drugs.
UNI NOVA: In Switzerland, only one drug has so far been approved. In co-operation with the pharmaceutical industry, you are using active substances that are about to be approved. What exactly do you do?
ZIPPELIUS: With regard to some tumors, we have already made great progress. In the future, we want to use the drugs more widely for a range of tumors and to improve the effectiveness of the drugs. In addition, we test these substances both in early clinical trials and also in larger studies against established standards in oncology, such as chemotherapy.
UNI NOVA: Conventional wisdom has been that the more quickly the cancer is discovered the better. How important is early diagnosis?
ZIPPELIUS: The assumption used to be that tumors should be as small as possible to respond to a therapy. That was probably not far wrong since earlier treatments worked like a vaccination, through which killer cells are activated. Immunotherapy as it is used today, however, is based on antibodies that essentially “release the brakes” on the killer cells and so make it possible for these killer cells to work again. Even with larger tumors there is a good chance of success: If we can manage to release these brakes, then the body’s own defense system can get to work again. If the killer cells are reacti vated, then the size of the tumor is really not very important.
UNI NOVA: So in the case of larger tumors, too, you can stop their growth?
ZIPPELIUS: For a certain percentage of patients not only do we stop the growth, we even reduce the size of the tumor. In ideal circumstances the tumor disappears completely. Sadly, this is not the case for all patients! The response rate for lung cancer is currently around 20 percent, for malignant melanoma it is between 30 and 40 percent. When we combine the antibodies, the response rate is even better.
UNI NOVA: But then the number of side effects would also increase!
ZIPPELIUS: That’s true. Here the issue is inflammatory, autoimmune side effects. Every human being has defensive cells and these can also attack their own body. If we are healthy, then we can control these well. In the course of immunotherapy, activation of the defensive cells may occur, and the defensive cells may then also attack healthy organs.
UNI NOVA: You conduct translational research, from “bench to bedside” – as this kind of research has been described.
ZIPPELIUS: Yes, indeed. But in our case it goes in both directions; that is, from the hospital bed back to the laboratory bench. This is precisely our strength: The proximity of the lab to the hospital, the proximity, that is, of the medical oncology department to the tumor center at the University Hospital of Basel. We can therefore develop the therapies very quickly and efficiently.
UNI NOVA: Is this a field in which it is almost impossible for the pharmaceutical in dustry to conduct research alone because the research is so dependent on the patients?
ZIPPELIUS: The pharmaceutical industry does, of course, need close contact to hospitals and to research because these drugs have to be tested on the patients. And for us, this contact provides us with the opportunity to work with highly interesting active substances, allowing us to conduct innovative research. In addition to all this, conducting clinical trials has become so complex that without the support of industry such trials would no longer be possible in most cases.
UNI NOVA: You work very closely with the pharmaceutical industry and the companies ultimately wish to be successful on the market with their products. Who profits if, thanks to your research, there is a major breakthrough? How is the issue of intellectual property regulated?
ZIPPELIUS: A number of patents have been established within the framework of our immunotherapy research with the industry. In these cases, clear guidelines are determined in co-operation with the university’s technology transfer department “Unitectra”. The deciding factor here, however, is that we are not developing any new active substances. We are more interested in researching new effect mechanisms in an academic setting. On the basis of this research, we then suggest certain combinations with existing forms of therapy such as radiation or chemotherapy. We are not involved in product development – we want to understand the immunology in terms of which tumors respond to an active substance and which patients we can treat with it.
UNI NOVA: The costs of immunotherapy are very high. What makes this therapy so expensive?
ZIPPELIUS: There is always an enormous amount of research behind such drugs. Money is invested in a large number of potentially useful substances that never actually reach the market. Those drugs that do become approved are the tip of the iceberg. The price of a drug is, however, also a function of the added value that it creates. If you have a drug that extends life only briefly, then it is has relatively little value and the price is therefore lower. If, however, you have a substance with a high response rate even for patients for whom conventional drugs are no longer effective, then the value of this substance is accordingly higher. This is especially true if the new therapy makes it possible to make the tumor disappear permanently.
UNI NOVA: If this therapy is so expensive, then this form of treatment will surely benefit only a small group of people!
ZIPPELIUS: Actually, no. Immunotherapy is in fact already in widespread use. Currently, the treatment is organized so that the therapy is made available to the patient on a permanent basis rather than for only a few months.
UNI NOVA: Why can treatment not be discontinued once the tumor has vanished?
ZIPPELIUS: This is currently under research. We do not yet know the answer. We’ll have to find it through conducting trials. Early studies, however, indicate that the reoccurrence of the tumor is relatively stable. That is to say that among the few patients in whose cases the medication was discontinued during trials, the remission persists. This gives us reason for optimism.
UNI NOVA: Who currently decides who will receive this therapy and who not? Is it the doctor? The patients?
ZIPPELIUS: Treatment is offered in keeping with international guidelines, which are decisive for our medical procedures. In addition to this, medical trials have clearly defined criteria for inclusion and exclusion, and these prescribe which patients we may treat.
UNI NOVA: Costs are already high because you use the drugs widely and also continue to treat patients who have already been healed.
ZIPPELIUS: In many tumor cases, the pharmaceutical industry currently makes the drugs available to us free of cost for research purposes. These active substances are still waiting to be approved for the market. Once these drugs have been approved, however, we shall no longer receive them free of charge. Then we will have to pay for them. In the case of lung cancer, we expect this to happen very soon.
UNI NOVA: Then the health system can expect high costs – and subsequently difficult decisions: Who will then decide who is to receive these new, expensive drugs and who not?
ZIPPELIUS: Ultimately, we as a society must decide how much we are prepared to pay for this medication. Oncologists, naturally, wish to do as much as possible for their patients. The task for research is, however, to optimize the therapy. If we can determine right at the start of treatment which patients will respond to therapy, then we can target this treatment more accurately and thus save money.
UNI NOVA: Where is research currently heading – where do you hope to make the next breakthrough?
ZIPPELIUS: Immunotherapy has huge potential. We want to understand exactly what these drugs do in the body so that we can target their use precisely. It is also crucial to define the combination of radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy not only on the basis of empirical data but also on the basis of factors that can be calculated exactly. If we can do that, then we can further substantially increase response rates.
UNI NOVA: Dare to make a prognosis – where will we be in five years?
ZIPPELIUS: I think we shall see gigantic steps forward in fighting many kinds of tumors. In the case of malignant melanoma, survival times have already increased greatly. This will also be the case for other tumors. There will, of course, also be some disappointments in relation to some tumor types. This is because there are complex constellations in which it is not that easy to reactivate the immune system using this therapy. Here, we’ll have to combine immunotherapy with other therapies in order finally to achieve success.
As deputy director of medical oncology at the University Hospital of Basel, Professor Alfred Zippelius’ research focuses on tumors of the lungs, skin, head and neck. He also heads the Laboratory for Cancer Immunology.

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Latest updates[?]: Russia has announced that it is developing its own rail gun technology as the first pictures of US efforts made their way to press. The "battlefield meteorite" is capable of firing a projectile at an initial speed of 4,500 miles per hour, piercing seven steel plates, and leaving a 5-inch hole -- able to "blow holes in enemy ships, destroy tanks and level terrorist camps." For Russia, the new weapon will not replace traditional weapons "even in the mid-term perspective," as much time needs to pass from the first tests to the mass production, especially considering the high price of the production, according to Russian senator Franz Klintsevich.
Back in March 2006, BAE Systems received a contract for “design and production of the 32 MJ Laboratory Launcher for the U.S. Navy.” Some hint of what they are talking about can be gleaned from the name. BAE isn’t the only firm that’s working on this program, which the US Navy sees as its gateway to a game-changing technology. The project is an electro-magnetic rail gun, which accelerates a projectile to incredibly high speeds without using explosives.
The attraction of such systems is no mystery – they promise to fire their ammunition 10 or more times farther than conventional naval gun shells, while sharply reducing both the required size of each shell, and the amount of dangerous explosive material carried on board ship. Progress is being made, but there are still major technical challenges to overcome before a working rail gun becomes a serious naval option. This DID FOCUS article looks at the key technical challenges, the programs, and the history of key contracts and events.
Swiftships’ 35-meter coastal patrol boat (CPB) contracts are part of a larger program that’s also delivering spare parts, guns, ammunition, training, naval simulators and infrastructure to the Umm Qasr Naval Base in southern Iraq. That total program for the Iraqi Navy was the country’s 3rd largest foreign military sale case, according to the Pensacola Council of the Navy League’s Bullhorn newsletter. That’s probably an appropriate priority level, as Iraq seeks to monitor and protect its southern oil export infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the US Army Corps of Engineers is partnering with Iraq by managing a $53 million pier and seawall project. This set of projects in southern Iraq will provide the Iraqi Navy with new port facilities as it continues to expand its military naval capabilities – but in the end, it all comes down to boats on the water, manned by well trained crews. The Swiftships are currently the medium tier of those capabilities.
It’s easy to forget that the original rationale for the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class centered around naval gunfire support for troops ashore, as the ship’s estimated costs have risen and its missions have proliferated. Heavily armored US battleships with massive 16-inch (406 mm) guns once performed extremely well in this role, as their volkswagen-weight shells gave enemies pause. USS Iowa was brought back into service during the Reagan era, but she was decommissioned again in 1990. That left America with a floating museum in Los Angeles, and a gap in its options.
While European manufacturers are fielding guided, long range adaptations of existing 127mm/54 and 76mm shells, the Zumwalt Class will be getting an entirely new Advanced Gun System that fires the same 155mm shells used by field artillery ashore. The goal was to combine the wide range of available 155mm shell options with extra-long range, GPS precision guidance, and rapid fire.
Medium caliber naval guns confront naval planners with a divergence of opinions: mount large caliber, slower-firing 5″/127mm guns used mostly for naval fire support, or smaller caliber 100-57mm guns with far more rapid rates of fire that can be used against smaller boats, UAVs, missiles et. al. as well? In recent years, a 3rd option has entered the scene: 155mm guns adapted from Army platforms. Key advantages include potential commonality of ammunition stocks, greater destructive power, and better leveraging of R&D into long range and specialized variants with some land/sea commonality. Hence projects like the American AGS system for its Zumwalt Class destroyers, and Germany’s aborted MONARC that would have mounted a turret from their PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer on the new F125 expeditionary frigates.
AGS is rather large, however, which leaves the question of what to do with ships smaller than the DDG-1000 Zumwalt’s Graf Spee sized 14,500t. The Royal Navy has become the latest navy to jump into this fray, undertaking a relatively low cost research program that looks at the AS90 Braveheart howitzer’s potential for future warships, and for refits to the existing fleet.
They’ll have a number of significant challenges to overcome before they can declare success, but a recent release says the project is moving on to Phase 3 now…
The Navy announces that it is moving forward with development of the Littoral Combat Ship’s Surface Warfare (SUW) Mission Package, which it describes as “designed to combat small, fast boat terrorist threats to the fleet.” The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren division is the technical direction agent for the SUW mission package, with NSWC Port Hueneme division providing integrated logistics and testing support. US NAVSEA’s release lists the components as:
“…electro-optical/infrared sensors mounted on a vertical take off unmanned air vehicle [the MQ-8B Fire Scout] to provide over-the-horizon detection; 30mm guns to kill close-in targets; four  non-line-of-sight launching system [NLOS-LS/ “NetFires”]… container launch units, with each system containing 15 offensive missiles; and the MH-60R armed helicopter for surveillance and attack missions. The SUW mission package has software that interfaces with the LCS command and control system to maintain and share situational awareness and tactical control in a coordinated SUW environment… The first two  SUW mission packages assembled for developmental and operational testing use the Mark 46 30mm gun made by General Dynamics Amphibious Systems.”
The $400-500 million question is, will this be enough?…
BAE Systems has announced a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) from the U.S. Navy for up to $368 million to build and refurbish naval weapon systems, and provide support services over the next 5 years. Potential orders received under this BOA are expected later this year and will be carried out by BAE Systems’ facilities in Minneapolis, MN and Louisville, KY.
The BOA covers a wide range of BAE Systems’ programs including the transition of production of the Mk 110 57mm naval gun system from low-rate to full; the overhaul, manufacture and upgrade of the Mk 45 5-inch (127mm) naval gun for the CG-47 Cruiser Modernization program, the Mk 75 76mm gun mount, the Mk 42 extended range guided missile handling mechanism, the Mk 32 surface vessel torpedo tubes (SVTT), and the Mk 36/53 decoy launcher systems (DLS); the manufacture of gun barrels; the overhaul of turbine pump ejection systems (TPES); and work associated with minor caliber guns. BAE Systems release.
BAE Systems – Armament Systems Division in Minneapolis, MN received a $108.9 million cost-plus-award-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-5117) for completion of design, development and integration of the Advanced Gun System (AGS), in support of the DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class program. Work will be performed in Minneapolis, MN (76%); Burlington, VT (19%); and Baltimore, MD (5%), and is expected to be complete by September 2009. The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, DC issued the contract.
The Advanced Gun System (AGS) is intended to be the 14,500 ton DDG-1000 “destroyer’s” primary naval gunfire support weapon, fitting into a stealth-enhancing turret and emerging to fire 155mm GPS-guided “Long Range Land Attack Projectile” guided shells up to 100 miles inshore.
In the absence of a 155mm gun, the use of long-range, guided rounds like Oto Melara’s Vulcano can certainly extend the range of existing naval guns, and their move toward similar naval and 155mm versions of this ammunition family is also likely to be a harbinger of trends to come.
Finmeccanica subsidiary OTO Melara recently announced [PDF format] a EUR 80 million (currently about $108 million) pair of orders for naval gun systems to be mounted on Germany’s F125 frigates, where they will be integrated with EADS FuWES command & fire control systems. The final contracts are expected to be signed in the third quarter of the year, subject to the approval of the F125 program by the German parliament.
Germany has also selected the remote-controlled Hitrole(R) 12.7mm remote-control turret in the new Naval Tilting (NT) version. OTO Melara will provide a total of 25 12.7mm Hitrole NT systems under the ER 10 million contract: 5 on board each of the 4 frigates (TL = 20) and 5 on land for training purposes. The Hitrole RWS is currently serving with the Italian finance police and the UAE and Mexican navies, among others.
April 2/07: BAE Systems in Minneapolis, MN announces its second contract from General Dynamics to supply a 57-mm Mk 110 naval gun system as the main gun fitted to the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship [LCS 4]. The contract is worth $7.2 million, and includes options such as spare parts and training. The gun is scheduled to be delivered in 2008.
The gun’s Mk 295 ammunition allows the system to perform against aerial, surface or ground threats, with a firing rate of up to 220 rounds/minute. The Mk 110 is designed to have minimal deck penetration, and can be operated directly or by remote control. BAE Systems has now received 3 contracts from the LCS program contenders, for a total of 4 gun systems…


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Title of driver: Tackling health inequalities: the case for investment in the wider public health workforce
Source: Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH)
Publication format: PDF
Date of publication: June 2014
Summary of driver: A proposal to engage professionals working outside the public health sector, to harness their skills and motivation in order to positively impact public health in their communities. The report argues that through the promotion of healthy behaviour and encouragement of healthier lifestyles, health inequalities within local communities can be addressed which could in turn help to reduce the national incidence of lifestyle-related disease and safeguard resources in the NHS.
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- The report highlights the pressures that are placed on the welfare system, the economy and social justice, with a cost to the NHS alone of around £5.5 billion (Frontier Economics. Estimating the Costs of Health Inequalities: A Report Prepared for the Marmot Review. London: Frontier Economics Ltd, 2010);
- The ‘wider public health workforce’ is discussed and defined as: any organisation or individual, who is not a professionally qualified public health specialist, but has the ability or opportunity to positively impact public health;
- 5 health initiatives are discussed and their effectiveness assessed in the context of: health outcomes, social benefits and financial costs, benefits and sustainability) in tackling health inequality and encouraging healthier lifestyles: (1) health trainer service (funded community-based), (2) health champions initiative (community volunteers), (3) Making Every Contact Count’ (health promotion within organisations), the role of non-health professionals and (4) the creation of ‘healthy settings’ (schools and universities);
- The report comments that each stakeholder group (trainers, champions and clients) report a wide range of benefits that extend beyond simple improvements to physical health – improved mental well being, increased social interaction, higher levels of community cohesion and improved career prospects;
- Barriers to achieving change are described with 2 areas of particular concern being: the ability of the workforce to integrate with ‘hard-to-reach’ groups and the need for greater research particularly into the extent to which behaviour change is sustained and the cost-effectiveness of programmes.
Primary audience: Local Government Authorities
Impact on library policy/practice:
- Opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues in Public Health England to raise awareness of the wider public health workforce initiatives and communicate this to healthcare staff in primary and secondary care, for them to promote to patients and families;
- Opportunity to liaise with colleagues in public libraries to offer an evidence-base (literature, displays, talks) for their library users; showing how positive health outcomes and improved quality of life can be achieved by small changes in lifestyle e.g. better diet, regular exercise, engaging in community recreation and health education schemes;
- Commitment by library and knowledge service managers and resource librarians to incorporate a selection of health promotion and ‘healthier living’ resources into library stock and promote widely within our NHS organisations;
- Support Health Education England events in our regions e.g. Health Education Week to raise awareness of healthier lifestyle choices which can have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of our local communities; families, friends and neighbours.
Date last updated: September 2014
Due for review: September 2015
Group member responsible: ME

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As many of you know today is Human Rights Day. The UN first established this day to highlight the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the common standard of achievement for all people and nations. This year we are thrilled to announce that two iconic buildings—New York’s Empire State Building and Toronto’s CN Tower—will be shining HRW blue to commemorate Human Rights Day, and in recognition of Human Rights Watch’s 35 years of work worldwide to protect and promote human rights.
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Following the release of their new album ‘…Like Clockwork’, rockers Queens Of The Stone Age have now confirmed a full headline UK tour this November. All dates of the tour are listed below:
NOVEMBER 16 – GLASGOW, Hydro Arena
NOVEMBER 17 – DUBLIN, O2 Arena
NOVEMBER 18 – BELFAST, Odyssey
NOVEMBER 20 – MANCHESTER, Arena
NOVEMBER 21 – BIRMINGHAM, NIA
NOVEMBER 22 – LONDON, Wembley Arena
Tickets for all dates of the tour go on sale from 9:00AM this Friday (June 21st 2013) and are priced between £30.00 and £35.00, subject to booking fee. Tickets can be purchased online from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk.


Here is the result of my latest afternoon of fiber fun. This is a blend of 75% Shetland/25% Soy Silk. The Shetland is from Cisco.....one of my own sheep. He has such lovely fawn colored fiber. And it's so soft. I had dyed it before putting it through the drum carder. Then I blended it with bleached soy silk. Sure did lighten up the pink color (which I really like). I ended up blending only half of my original batt at a time. Didn't want to take the chance on overloading my carder.....or messing up my newly blended bat. It took another four runs through the carder to get everything blended to where I was happy with it. This is defnitely a learning experience for me.
This is actually my first attempt at blending. I have never used my drum carder for anything other than simply carding up fiber for spinning. Love the end result of blending though and definitely see more of this in the future. I'm already planning on blending one of my Shetland lamb fleeces with a bit of wool from my llama and soy silk. I'm hoping it turns out really nice. I would love to use it to make a sweater for myself.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Now the first polar bear stuffie I did has a friend. I finished this little guy up a couple days ago. It's about the same size as the first one I did. I didn't use as much polyfil in it so it felted a lot better. Button eyes, needle-felted nose using black llama wool, and the facial features are needle-felted. This one has a red ribbon with a small gold jingle bell.
Been enjoying some spinning lately. I bought this lovely, lovely fiber blend at my local fiber shop. The blend is alpaca, merino, and silk. I'm not real crazy about spinning alpaca or merino, but just couldn't refuse simply because of the color. Surprisingly it's spinning up like a dream!!! I spun up a sample skein on my drop spindle the very same day I bought it. Loved the way it was spinning so much that I decided to spin the rest of it up on my spinning wheel. Thankfully I bought 8 ounces of this very lovely fiber. Haven't a clue as to what I will do with the finished yarn. All I know is that I'm really enjoying the spinning. :)
Thursday, October 9, 2008
This is my latest knit/felted project. This little guy is made from Cheviot yarn that I spun up quite some time ago. It measures about 8" long and 5" high. The pattern can be found in the 2008 Interweave Felt magazine. It did knit up quickly. I had it done in about two evenings. Learned quite a bit from it, too. I had never felted a stuffed knitted item before. The body felted a lot nicer than the legs. I think it was because there was a bit too much stuffing in the legs. The eyes are little buttons and the nose is needle-felted using black llama wool. The facial features are also needle-felted.
Thought I would share pictures of my latest spinning project. I bought 3 Karakul fleeces last year at the fair. Actually I bought one and my loving hubby bought the other two. Anywhoo, at this year's fair the breeder I got my fleeces from was giving me a hard time about not doign anything with the fleeces. So I thought it would be fun to spin up some Karakul yarn and make a felted sheep from it. Then send the felted sheep to the breeder with a little note saying it is made from the fleece I bought. So I picked the fleece and then spun from the "fluff". The resulting yarn is pictured above. It's a bulky weight yarn with nice texture. It was spun on my Ashford Country Spinner. I took a picture of the center-pull ball simply because it was the biggest center-pull ball that I had seen. It weighed 12 ounces!! (and over 225 yards) It was plyed and is the light colored skein. The second skein weighed 9 ounces (about 140 yards) and was dyed a pretty shade of gray.....so a bit of contrast in the finished sheep.
I had so much fun spinning up the two skeins that I spun up a third one. The third one weighs about 9 ounces and is 192 yards. I still have plenty of fleece left and will be spinning up yet another skein. I'm thinking of putting at least one of these skeins up for sale on my etsy site. I've really been having lots of fun spinning up this Karakul fleece.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
As if I didn't do enough spinning at the fair.......here is a picture of post-fair yarn that I spun up. This is Merino that was beautifully dyed. You can see specks of color.....greens, a bit of gold.....nice fall colors. Don't know why I bought this roving. It's not like I really needed any more fiber. I guess the colors just called to me. :) Anyway, I brought home 8 ounces and proceeded to spin it up that very night. There is about 400 yards between the three skeins. Haven't figured out the wip yet, but I'm guessing it is about a worsted weight. The challenge for me was the fact that it was Merino. When I first started spinning I couldn't spin Merino if my life depended on it. Gave me fits!! Stayed away from it after that. Well, I have discovered that experience does make a different (or maybe just lots and lots of practice). This spun up beautifully!! It spun up about as consistently as anything will for me. (I like to say that my spinning is consistenly inconsistent.) I did enjoy it quite a bit and can see spinning a bit of Merino in the future.
It was also back to playing with my Shetland fleeces. I dedided to pull out Cisco's fleece and play with it a bit. He's a nice light fawn color. Very beautiful fiber!! And it dyes up like a dream!!! Not sure how much I will leave the natural color. I'm having so much fun dyeing it different colors. The pink I'm keeping for myself. I have a desire to blend it with a bit of silk and then spin it up. The other three colors will be put on my etsy site for sale. They are 4 ounce bunches. Here's a picture of Cisco so you can see how beautiful he is.
My flock consists of 21 Shetland sheep.......11 wethers and 10 ewes. When I originally started my flock I chose animals for their fiber and their color. I was setting up a spinner's flock. It became a breeding flock for a few years and now we are back to a spinner's flock. No rams here!! In fact, the three ramlings were all taken to the vet yesterday to be wethered. Levi was so happy when we put them in with him. He was bouncing all over his yard. He now has his own little flock to watch over. :)
And for the quilting part of it all......not only did I finish up the first block in the block of the month I'm doing through a local quilt shop.....but I also picked up the kit for block #2. Pictured below is block #1. It's a bit brighter than what I normally do.....but I like it. It makes me smile everytime I see it. Plus it has motivated me to continue working on a quilt that is my own design. And it will have sheep on it. :)
Here it is....finally! Pictures of all the finished yarn that I spun up while at the fair. Lots of time to spin means lots of yarn. Haven't quite figured out what I'm going to do with it all.....yet. :)
The top right picture is of a Targhee-Corriedale-Merino blend yarn. Found the fiber in a tub when I was looking for something to spin. Not sure exactly when I bought it or why.........until I found some kid mohair locks, that is. Of course this was after I had already spun it up into singles. I'm guessing it was bought to blend with the kid mohair locks. Oh well. I have a better fleece I can use for that. Since the kid mohair is this wonderful reddish-brown color I think i will simply blend it with a moorit lamb's fleece I have. Should make for some very pretty yarn. There is close to 800 yards between the two skeins. Haven't figured out the wpi (wraps per inch) just yet. I'm guessing probably a dk weight....if not a sport weight.
The top left picture is of a hand-dyed wool blend yarn. I had bought this during the fair on one of my only breaks away from the fair ground itself. Wanted something a bit different to spin. It was labeled as "virgin wool". Whatever it is, it spun up beautifully!! There is about 500 yards between the two skeins. At least a dk weight.
Bottom right is a skein of Grey Norwegian yarn. Definitely a worsted weight.....if not a bit closer to bulky. This skein is about 150 yards. I really didn't like spinning up this fiber. It was rather course and produced a smooth rather heavy single. I had purchased a pound of this fiber, but only spun enough to fill the bobbin about 3/4 of the way. There was a young spinner sitting next to me who really loved the fiber so I gave the rest to her. She really loved spinning it as it spins rather consistently. This will end up being made into a felted sheep. It's just too course (for my tastes) to be used for anything else.
Finally, the bottom left picture is of suffolk. This spun up into a worsted weight yarn. Wasn't too bad to spin, just a bit course for my taste. The three skeins yeild about 570 yards. Just enough to make about two felted sheep. It did take dye very beautifully....as you can tell by the black skein on top.
So that is the end results from this year's fair. I was able to get quite a bit spun up and did spin a rather nice variety of fiber. Of course this is just what was spun up on my wheel. On my drop spindles I spun up some Shetland (from one of my own sheep)......a bit of llama (from my black guard llama.....it was so soft and spun like a dream!!)......and some corriedale (which I simply adore spinning). Wonder what I will be spinning at next year's fair.........
Thursday, October 2, 2008
It's been quite some time since I've posted on my blog. Life has been keeping me pretty busy....especially the guy pictured above. :) This is Levi. He is my new llama. He is a rescue llama. I was told that he is a year old, but am seriously having my doubts about that. I'm thinking he may be younger....probably about 10 months old or so. Of course I don't know much about llamas so I could be way off on this. He is a real sweetie and has been easy to handle. I've been brushing him and taking him on walks every day. As for my other llama.....well, let's just say that he is acting like he really doesn't care about the new llama....although he can be seen checking on Levi quite often throughout the day. It's rather comical to watch. :)
When we first got Levi he was kept in the barn so that we could get to know him....and him us. It didn't take long for one of the llamas to push the screen out of a barn window so they could stick their heads through. And this is how they spent the first couple of days....with one or the other having their head stuck through the window. Now that Levi is able to come out into the yard everyone is getting acquainted through the fence that divides them. It is really sweet to see. It looks like Levi has a favorite already. He really seems to like Q-tip a lot.......who just happens to be white like him.If I felt totally spoiled before I know why. My loving hubby decided to surprise me with a new wheel shortly after the fair ended. I am now the proud owner of an Ashford Country Spinner. It's one of those wheels you just didn't know you wanted until you actually have one. Of course my hubby is a sucker for big bobbins! LOL! I guess they don't get much bigger than the Country Spinner. He also thought I might enjoy having a wheel that I could ply on and not having to constantly change flyers on my Kromski. I must admit it is very nice having a wheel set up just for plying. All of the singles I spun up at the fair is now plyed and ready to be used in some future project. And all of it was plyed on the Country Spinner.
Of course all this fiber play hasn't left much time for quilting. In fact, I have barely quilted in the past month. Although I did get the first block of the block of the month I joined done. Which is a good thing. Especially since it's time for me to take my completed block in so that I can pick up the new block. Now I'm just hoping things will settle down a bit more so that I can enjoy my quilting once again. It's funny how you tend to miss something when you just don't have enough time for it....even though you may have other hobbies that you enjoy just as much.


Accident appears on the NTSB site.
Aircraft departed MMGL Guadalajara Intl Airport on August 2nd, 2008.
According to authorities, upon departure the airplane experienced an indication of high voltage. While correcting for high voltage, the airplane lost all electrical power. The flight returned to the airport. During landing, the landing gear collapsed and a fire broke out. The crew of 2 and 4 passengers egressed the airplane.


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Around 100 Forrest staff are now working at the 22,000 sq ft office which will oversee the firm’s operations across Greater Manchester.
It is Forrest’s sixth office to open in the north of England and the £52m turnover firm is now planning new hubs in Merseyside and Leeds later this year.
Chief executive Lee McCarren said: “The social housing sector remains incredibly strong with the majority of landlords operating on long term asset management plans and committed to investing in their estate throughout their life cycles.
“Greater Manchester is a key market for us in particular where we already look after thousands of properties.
“Our new Bolton hub will offer social landlords from across the region access to all of our services under a single roof.
“We’re confident that we can continue to grow across the North by continuing to establish longstanding client relationships and provide multiple service lines within framework agreements.”


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Name:C.I.Acid Yellow 27,C.I.19130
Molecular Structure: Single azo class
Molecular Weight: 432.32
CAS Registry Number:1934-22-1
Manufacturing Methods : aniline diazo, and 5-Oxo-1-(4-sulfophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid coupling.
Properties and Applications: yellow. Soluble in water, ethanol, acetone yellow. The strong sulfuric acid to tan, diluted to become red, and then a tan hairy precipitation. Its water solution and strong hydrochloric acid have brown yellow light precipitation; Add sodium hydroxide have precipitation. Used for wool, silk, vinegar fine fiber dyeing and leather and paper color, also can be used as organic pigments.
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When you’re looking for a steam shower generator, the quality should be your first priority instead of the price. It’s better to have a generator which is a bit costly, but it will last for years, instead of the cheaper ones, but you will buy the new one in the next few months. That’s why in order to avoid that kind of mistake, you need to identify the fake steam shower generator.
The fake one will not be licensed
If the product or its manufacturer is not licensed, then you need to walk away and keep looking. The unlicensed product qualities are usually lower than the licensed one, and you definitely don’t one to end up with a fake product. Although its price might be cheap, it will be broken soon and you need to buy a new one in a short time.
The price is laughable
Just like what we’ve stated above, if a generator price is too low, then it’s likely a bad or a fake product. Leaving the products with the ridiculously low prices is a good idea.


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My former Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) on Bill Maher's RealTime, in the "Overtime" podcast @ 4:47:
EMANUEL: The Iranians are a Persian culture, and the House of Saud is a Shi'ite government, it's a total different culture and different people etc.. The question about Saudi Arabia [is that] they have been funding radical schools throughout the Mid East and it is a big problem for us.
Yes. That is a big problem for us.
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Fuming Andrew Neil has launched a staunch defence against the New York Times following numerous attacks from the paper depicting Britain as a "plague-ridden, poverty-stricken hellhole in terminal decline".
The veteran journalist hit out at its reporting for the past six years since Britain had the "temerity" to vote for Brexit claiming that "the paper has had it in for us" and stated that the abuse is so "over the top that the only sensible response is to laugh out loud".
The Spectator chairman criticised the New York Times - dubbed the 'Grey Lady' - for claiming that the United Kingdom was existing almost entirely on a diet of 'legs of mutton' and 'bowls of porridge'.
He writes: "You have the woke solution in all its absurd glory: don't fight racial disparities with better teaching and schools for minorities, just ban the testing and then there will be no visible disparities (until, that is, it's time to apply for a job).
"A proper U.S. newspaper would fill its columns exposing this nonsense day in, day out, fulfilling its public duty in the process. But on such matters The New York Times is part of the problem, not the solution.
"As America is confronted by dictatorships on the march, from Moscow to Beijing, its greatest newspaper prefers to beat up on Brexit Britain. It is leaving America unfit to deal with the geopolitical challenges of the 21st century.
"That doesn't concern the New York Times's useful idiots on this side of the Atlantic. They're just happy to put a well remunerated boot into Britain on the paper's behalf.
"Its British coverage has now degenerated into a joke. No one here takes it seriously, bar a few obsessive Remainers. But we will all suffer, not just America for The New York Times's failure to do its proper job in its homeland."
Neil claimed that since the Brexit vote the paper has assembled an impressive "array of Britain-haters to spread their bile".
He pointed to a feature claiming that "Britain is melting" during the recent heatwave, which claimed the UK was unprepared despite having provisions in place to deal with climate change.
The newspaper is regarded as the paper of record in the USA although it has frequently faced criticism over its "liberal bias", much like the BBC in the UK.
Former President Donald Trump was also a fierce critic of a newspaper he routinely described as "the failing New York Times". However, critics said the New Yorker had been reading the paper for years and secretly craved its approval.
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Endeavoring to look at mobile phone handsets becomes more and more difficult as more corporations not simply are offering merchandise in 2012, even so the solutions are getting better and better. A lot of this comes from Android and the Ice Cream Sandwich being available to coders together with sellers, as being an Operating-system it is commencing to stage the stage and let designers to look at attributes and also features. Here’s the best smartphones of 2012, they stand for the best in mobile phones but are in no way all that is to come this year.
The Samsung Galaxy S3
One of the best smartphones on the market of 2012 in line with every consumer and tester that gets their hands on it is the Samsung Galaxy S3. It runs on Ice Cream Sandwich, has retained a powerful specialize in practical use integrating these abilities because “Smart Stay” which uses the front 720p camera to recognize in case you are reading the screen as well as stops the screen from powering down.
It has an prolonged battery life manager that can amaze everyone but heavy customers and its trend is streamlined, trim and thus new. Samsung did plenty of work on the practical features of the mobile phone in increasing its RAM dimension and even converting into a processor that may unquestionably handle 4G. .
The AT&T Nokia Lumia 900
One of many other finest smartphones of 2012 is the Nokia Lumia 900. This isn’t a well liked of all reviewers that are blinded by Android as well as iOS, but this is without a doubt the very best of the windows smartphones. It has two cameras, an 8 megapixel rear camera plus a 1 megapixel front facing one.
This is definitely among the best company touch screen phones because purposes can access the many normal mobile phone Windows apps that to date remains uncomfortable to transform from in the Android design. The 900 works on the 4.3 inch AMOLED ClearBlack display, operates on a 1.4 GHz processor and when the Windows 7.8 Phone update is published will end up the widely used smartphone of a lot more.
Apple iPhone 4S
Seems like strange to state that the 4S is currently in the arena of one of many low-cost cell phones which are a good place for a newbie to start out, however it is. You can not get a more sturdy phone then the Apple iPhone 4S. Its credibility and even firmness of the iOS structures, conventional capabilities and also Apple intuitiveness cause it to be one of the greatest 2012 smartphones one the market although you can find more sophisticated and even flashier Android and Windows mobile phones available on the market. Those that are “all about Apple” are likely to love the 4S because of the heading iOS 6 release. With iOS 6 they will likely be able to entirely plug within their Apple ecosystem after which take it with them around the 4S.


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There have been harsh exits from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, but leaving Kasey and his tattoo behind on an Icelandic glacier might just top them all. "We haven't seen him since," jokes host Chris Harrison. With the group heading to Turkey, Harrison tells TVGuide.com about what he says will be "the most talked-about episode in years." Plus: Did Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi's split surprise him?
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A Taste Around the World
This cookbook features a side dish recipe and a main course for the top ten populated countries around the world.
Recipes: 10 Number of Downloads: 7
Indian Inspired STIR-FRYs
Stir-frying is quick, healthy and easy. This Stir-Fry Cookbook, contains vegetarian recipes that are made with fresh and..
Recipes: 15 Number of Downloads: 1
HKA Community Fair Recipes 2015
This collection of recipes comes from Hong Kong Academy's annual Community Fair (formerly known as the Cultural Food Fes..
Recipes: 39 Number of Downloads: 23
Rainbows Of Vegan Love
Rainbows of vegan love is the brainchild of Sheri Fuqua – and a guide on the super easy way to eat all your favorite n..
Recipes: 116 Number of Downloads: 2
Hello, and thank you for purchasing VEGAN EATS! All little bit about myself ... My name is Leslie Inman. I am a profes..
Recipes: 35 Number of Downloads: 8
KITCHEN CAUCUS Conservative Creations
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KITCHEN CAUCUS Conservative Creations is intended for food and policy enthusiasts who are interested in politically insp..
Recipes: 30 Number of Downloads: 4
Lo Mein with Flank Steak, Broccoli and Snow Peas
Pork Chop and Apple Casserole
Grand Slam Cupcakes
Farfalle With Sausage, Artichokes, And Sun-dried Tomatoes
Sardines Baked In Orange
HERBED SWEET 'N' SOUR CHICKEN
Southern Cheese Bread
Coconut Chocolate Walnut Cookies
Chipotle Corn Chowder
Orange Blossom Muffins: Desperate Housewives
Crockpot Beef Stew
Chicken Kabobs with Thai Dipping Sauce
Pizza Dough (aka all purpose dough)


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Clavarte las espinas de la lujuria
Saatchi Art Artist Loui Jover; Drawing, “eros” #art
nalgas giuseppe cristiano
Fredao oliveira desenho
If you must tattoo, fine, you can add a shirt to your upperbody. Just PLEASE don't add tattoos to your face, not attractive at all.
Saatchi Art Artist Hesther Van Doornum; Painting, “Awaking” #art
Original Drawing measuring 23.2 x 12.6 x 0.4 in by Zeiko Duka. Styles: Figurative, Modern, Realism. Subject: Nude. Keywords: passion, waoman, drawing, feeling, imagine, life, nude.
Veiled Truth (detail) by Antonio Corradini, completed 1750


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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A man suffering from "serious injuries" after being "stabbed multiple times" was transported to Rhode Island Hospital shortly after midnight on Sunday, the police said.
Officers responded to 836 Central Ave. at about 12:30 a.m. for a report of a fight in which a man was "waving a knife around."
They found the victim, who is being treated in the hospital's trauma intensive care unit, said Detecive Donti Rosciti.
A short time later, officers arrested Christian Edwards, 41, and charged him with assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious injury. Edwards is from out of state and his address is unknown, said Detective David Silva.
The original version of this story was posted at 11:15 a.m.


Physical Dimensions and Position of Origin
All the sizes are presented in millimeters.
A - the width of the Touch Active Area (TAA), X - axis.
B - the length of the TAA, Y - axis.
C - the physical length of the sensor.
D - the distance/withdrawal from the edge of the sensor to the edge of the TAA.
Different Touch Sensor Module types vary in physical length, dimensions C and D, and thus also in the TAA sizes, dimensions A and B. The Touch Sensor Modules comes with a firmware with a configurable B dimension, according to the table below.
The availability and the dimensions for the Neonode® Touch Sensor Modules are summarized in Table 1 below.
Table 1. Neonode Touch Sensor Modules available for purchase:
|Product number||Measurements (mm)|
|0°||90°||A||B, default||B, max||C||D|
If you are interested in Touch Sensor Modules of other dimensions than those listed in Table 1, please, contact your local sales representative or email@example.com.
These measurements are identical for all sensor module's lengths but vary some between the 0° and 90 ° types. The position of origin is marked with "zero software".
90 ° Type
The Touch Sensor Modules are packed in trays stacked in cardboard boxes.
The image below shows the dimensions of the tray:
- Specifications Summary
- Touch Performance
- Power Consumption
- Environmental Requirements
- Electrical Requirements
- Optical Requirements on External Window
- Mechanical Data
- Test Specifications and Definitions