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Price Hike and Consumer Rights Protection: Revisiting the Legal Regime
The right to food or the daily basic necessities is incorporated as one of the judicially unjustifiable Fundamental Principles of State Policies in our Constitution. But that does not necessarily close all the avenues to redress the flat omission on the part of those concerned. Within the penumbra of right to life, the entitlement of an effective access to daily necessities could be dovetailed. Nonetheless, various laws of our country expressly provide some quite strict measures against price hike as well as for the protection of consumer rights. The strictest of them is the Special Powers Act 1974. The Act makes hoarding or dealing in black market a punishable offence within section 25 for which there could be punishment like death penalty or life imprisonment or rigorous imprisonment extending till 14 years as well as fine. Now, within the meaning of "dealing in black-market" it includes "selling or buying anything for purposes of trade at a price higher than the maximum price fixed by or under any law, or, otherwise than in accordance with law". Further, within the definition of section 2(f)(vi) prejudicing the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community is considered to be a "prejudicial act" for which there could be detention orders. So, the malicious practice of stocking goods with intent to disrupt the supply chain or with intent to sell at a higher price is punishable offence.
Apart from the above legal mandates, the Consumer Rights Protection Act 2009 provides for some protective approaches in terms of ensuring that consumers are not faced with any malicious price rising practices in the hands of traders. Before this Act, the area was dealt by several laws focusing upon specific subjects. This Act mandates a holistic approach indeed by including mandates as to adulteration, inconsistent pricing, deceptive advertising, false representation of goods and services and improper weighing or measuring. Under sections 38 and 39 of the Act, the non-showing of price list for products and services is a punishable offence. Under section 40, whereas the selling at higher price than that fixed is punishable with up to one-year imprisonment or fifty thousand taka fine or both. So, the Act prescribes punishment against improper price rising with malicious motive. Within the ambit of "consumers" all those who buy goods or services aiming at consumption are included. And all those practices that deprive a consumer from his/her rights of consumption are "anti-consumer rights practices". So, when someone does hoard or increase the price to deprive consumers from a smooth flow of goods or services, those are essentially anti-consumer rights practices.
Some initiatives of providing fair business and trade practices have been taken by the 2012 Competition Act. The law aims at preventing monopolisation that hampers the free and fair flow of trading. The Competition Commission establishes via section 5 is vested with the duty of ensuring "Trade Freedom" along with eradicating market prices that goes against fair practice. So, this law could be an effective way of restricting the syndicates or cartels market grasping along with allowing a competitive marketplace where traders can make profit and does not hamper consumer rights at the same time.
In terms of protecting consumer rights, the Mobile Courts have proved to be very successful though the functioning of the Court has faced backlashes due to its non-judicial formation and awarding penalty unilaterally. Nonetheless, we cannot totally deny the beneficial contribution of this mechanism in safeguarding consumer rights at present. Price hike is indeed a social vice that hampers the social equity and to ensure that the underprivileged segment of people is not injuriously impacted by it, the abovementioned legal mandates should see proper implementation.
The Writer is a Student of Law, University of Dhaka.

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Just bought your GOS sausages from outwell PO well what can I say. Smashing. Can people come direct to you
So nice to find a truly local business that produces such good quality and very tasty meat
I've been a customer for about 6 months. I won't get pork or lamb anywhere else. Just delicious.
very good meat full of flavour so nice we all ways enjoy
Brilliant quality meat, great prices and great sevice- we get all of our meat from Bramblebee and would support locally reared every time!
Met you at the farmers market last weekend. Lovely sausages on the barbie, I'm just having the cracked black pepper for tea and they are very tasty! See you again soon :-)
Absolutely love your meat and will only buy from you now!
Bought your Pork and Cracked Black Pepper sausages from the Secret Garden a few ago. They had a lovely flavour and texture 5*
Great lamb and nettle burgers..delicious and good size
Best sausages we had ever tasted. Absolutely delicious. We will certainly be back for more �
So glad went to Secret Garden Food Fair today...... Bramblebee sausages best sausages ever tasted.......def be back for more!!
Bramblebee farm sausages, and burgers are amazing, will only buy their sausages/burgers from now on staying at secret garden campsite and had sausage tasting brill
Great family run farm with a wonderful range of products including gluton free sausages.
We love there minted lamb & nettle burgers and have enjoyed multiple BBQ packs over the summer. Easy ordering with Paul and I can now send the "Mrs" on a Saturday to collect from there Pop up at smiths farm shop whilst she does her weekly shop, 1 trip and that's the meat, veg and bits sorted for the week.
I had your black pudding last week for breakfast and it was extremely tasty.
Thank you for the great service and always with a smile.
Keep up the great work. More...
Fantastic people doing fantastic things with delicious food. Can't recommend enough!!
We've just discovered the products sold by Bramblebee Farm & all i can say is - outstanding! Their sausages are fabulous & full of flavour. Last night we had their steak. Ive never tasted such flavour and it was so tender to cut. Highly impressive. Why have supermarket rubbish when you have quality on your doorstep? Support local & visit their stall at Smiths farm shop, Wisbech. Well done guys. X More...
So nice to finally find a butchers that deliver. The food is very high quality and so fresh tasting. Can't beat fresh produce than supermarket process. Beef joint was so tender it fell apart when cut, olde English sausages are beautiful and I recommend a try of the Minted Lamb and Nettle burgers. 5star More...
I have only had a couple of orders from Bramblebee, but now I've started I won't be stopping !
Everything is if excellent quality and value, delivered to my door with a smile
The joint of lamb we had last weekend was excellent. Everyone said it was the best they'd had.
Barbeque packs superb. Sausages deliciously juicy.
Try them, you won't regret it xx More...
Impossible to say how great the food is. Last year all BBQ we had the sausags and burgers. We got all meat for Xmas... Now do a family walk to Smith's to get Sunday roast or steak... Great quality.. great staff.
Bramblebee provided a BBQ for my 40th birthday at The Secret Garden Campsite yesterday. They were absolutely fantastic! I couldn't recommend them enough. Delicious food, generous portions and a lovely team. They were so flexible and accommodating as we were organising the event and on the day everybody in our group really loved the BBQ. Thank you very much indeed. More...

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Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Process
To demonstrate the efficacy of the technology, Arkenol constructed and operated a pilot plant near its Southern California offices for roughly five years.
Since 2003, the technology has been successfully used by an unrelated, independent, and internationally recognized corporation to produce ethanol for the Japanese transportation fuel market. Over the last 10 years, the initial testing on a vast array of potential feedstock has been completed both in the U.S. and at various locations throughout the world. Arkenol has also worked with and been funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) on various aspects of the technology.
based in Korea
company based in Japan
completed by BlueFire in USA

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Salem water, wastewater plants trimmed costs in 2013
SALEM – Both the water plant and wastewater plant operations spent less in 2013 than the year before, earning praise for the plant managers from Salem Utilities Commission Chairman Bob Hodgson.
“We appreciate what you guys do, that’s good stewardship,” he said during Tuesday’s commission meeting.
Jeff Zimmerman is the manager for the wastewater treatment plant located on Pennsylvania Avenue and Larry Sebrell is the manager for the water plant located near the reservoir on Gamble Road.
According to the final figures, Hodgson said the water plant was $192,000 under with $1.5 million in expenses. The wastewater plant was $105,000 under with nearly $3 million in expenses.
The commission meeting began with a re-organization for 2014, with Hodgson re-elected as chairman and newest member Tim Weingart chosen as vice chairman. Meetings will still be held on the second Tuesday of each month, but Hodgson said they’re thinking about changing the time because they all work and having the meetings at 3 p.m. makes it difficult.
The next meeting will be held Feb. 11, with the time to be announced. One of the big items on the agenda will be the awarding of the annual supply contracts for equipment used by the department, such as pipes, valves and chemicals. Bids for the supplies will be opened Jan. 31.
In an update on the wastewater treatment plant Phase I improvements, Utilities Superintendent Don Weingart said the contractor still hasn’t begun any work at the site, but should be able to finish by the Aug. 5 deadline for completion. The start date for the contract was Aug. 5, 2013, but the contractor wanted to wait until all the equipment was in place and all the necessary parts ordered before bringing workers on site.
If the Aug. 5, 2014 deadline is missed, the contractor will have to pay hefty fines.
Hodgson asked about the proposed hotel development on the east end of the city and what part the utilities department will play, with Don Weingart explaining the developer is aware of the location of the water and sanitary sewer.
He said the development can connect to existing facilities, but an easement will be requested for sanitary sewer to the west to allow for future development in the area.


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Spotlight on Buskers: Humbug Celtic Band
Nothing like a bit of Celtic music to get the toes tapping! Humbug Celtic Band are a Celtic band known for playing their mix of heart stirring Irish and Scottish songs and tunes. The group is Canberra based with their Celtic folk tunes played by their four members – Rachel Antone on vocals and percussion, Mal Bennett on vocals, guitar, banjo and fiddle, Simone Dawson on flute, whistles and vocals, and Frank Nizynski on bass guitar and vocals.
The four piece act is one of Canberra’s best known Celtic bands, and their distinctive vocal harmonies and rich instrumental backing have proved popular at many festivals and clubs in recent years.
You can catch Humbug Celtic Band at the markets on Sunday 18 October from 10.00am until around midday.

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mind varies in accordance with the surroundings and necessities.
Doing an art work for himself or doing it for an exhibition
is certainly different from creating paintings for competitions.
It is undoubtedly a feast to the eyes to see an exhibition
of works that are created exclusively for a competition,
where artists always putforth their boundless creativity
on canvas to bring out the master pieces, which not only
help them to bag awards but also to captivate many hearts.
such exhibition witnessed in recent times was the Fifth
A.P. State Level Exhibition of Art held at Potti
Sreeramulu Telugu University, which concluded recently.
The exhibition offered a kaleidoscope of different views
of artists. The art connoisseurs of the twin cities have
really enjoyed the unique exhibition, which included paintings,
graphics and sculptures. Out of 460 art works sent by
170 artists from all over the State, 140 exclusive works
have been picked up and put on the display. "When
compared to previous exhibitions, this Exhibition (Competition)
got enormous response from both artists and art lovers"
said Acharya N. Gopi, Vice-president of University.
three members committee, which included renowned artists,
M. Jayanth (Hyderabad), Dr. Omprakash Khare
(Delhi) and Shyam Sharma (Pune) selected the top
ten award winning works of this year (Rs. 10, 000 each).
G. Mallesham's 'Untitled', S.K. Sarkar's 'Disaster
on holy Republic day'. L.N.V. Srinivas's 'Zazen',
S. Laxmana Murthy's 'Untitled', M. Balraj's
'Women No.2', V. Narendra Chary's 'Nature Reflection',
G. Ranga Reddy's 'Magician 72', Ashok Ghosh's
'untitled', Ravi Chander's 'Whither love',
Tuljanand Manik's 'Spiritual Entity' were selected
as the best works. "The artists endeavoured to
explore the latest trends and strived to attain higher
horizons in the field of plastic arts", committee
members described about the exhibits.
Almost all artists have tried their best to compete
for the award. Other than the award winning works, there
were exemplary works that attracted the crowd. G.
Vijayabhaskar Reddy's 'In Prayer', Narahari Prasad's
'Women', S. Bharath's 'Still life', G.S.
Paul's 'My sister', T. Kodanda Rao's 'Spraout',
S.G.S. Prasad Reddy's 'Untitled' were some of
them. "This exhibition gave me a lot of inspiration
and also enriched my experience about art,"
Srividya, a fine arts student said.
Besides the competition and awards, the exhibition
provided a platform for many budding artists to display

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Lady Gaga dress up - Dress Lady Gaga in the unique fashions she is known to wear.
Lady Scorpio - As the daughter of the famous super villain, Scorpio, Lady Scorpio is trying to get out of her father's shadow, but it's difficult to break out of the family business! That's why she's starting to form her own rival gang to show her father what's what!
- Lagoona Blue - Lagoona Blue is the daughter of the sea monster. She has a pet piranha named Neptuna, and is a transfer student from "Down Under" (the sea) . Let's dress her up!
Lea Dress Up - Dress up Lea in this game just for girls so that she looks pretty. She always wants to look lovely and she has some great outifts, so she's counting on you!
Leah Lion Hunter - Leah has been looking for bigger game for a while now. She's mastered the art of hunting the graceful deer, and although her wall is covered in antlers, she's looking for more dangerous game to try to bring down. A friend of hers recommended lions, and so now she's on her way to Africa to bag one!
Leon the Cat - Who will Leon the cat be today?
Leonardo DiCaprio Celebrity Makeover - We have been called in to give our all-time favorite from the movie Titanic Leonardo DiCaprio a complete makeover. Help him to choose what clothes, accessories and makeup to wear so that he can go to the next big film debut in style.
Leprechaun Fun - dress the leprechaun at billybears4kids
Let's Dance - Her moves will make you blush, and don't try to avoid making eye contact because she'll pull you off the wall and get you in the center of the dance floor! She loves to dance and with moves and clothes like this, she'll get you to love it, too!
Levi's dress up - Find a great outfit from the Levi's company.
Library Liz - Sometimes you just want to go to the library and pick up a good book to read and cuddle up. What book will you pick out and what will you wear? You decide!
Librarian Dressup - Dress the librarian in a variety of clothes.
Lifeguard on Duty - Youre a life saving life guard and you have to look good for the job. Here you get to pick your swim suits, and all your life guard accessories. Dont let anyone drown while you are busy picking out your clothes though so keep an eye out!
Lilou Dress Up - Dress up pretty Lilou in this game just for girls. She always wants to be the most pretty for all occasions, so she's counting on you and her amazing wardrobe!
Link dress up - Link needs a makeover. See what kinds of styles rule Hyrule to make him the prettiest knight in the land.
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Little Brown Puppy - Dress the puppy and decorate the dog house.
Little Forest Dress Up Game - Dress the little girl and create a cute forest scene.
Little Halloween Witch - Help a sweet little witch decide what to wear in "Little Halloween Witch"
Little Mismatched - Dress the mismatched girl using a huge selection of clothes.
Liz + Zac = 4ever - If spirits send you a sign, you should listen! And if it's as clear a sign as pointing out the romance that's growing right in front of your eyes, then ask them for lottery numbers, too! Style these two cute future lovers for a night they'll never forget!
Lizzie McGuire Dress Up - Help Lizzi Mcguire put on some very fashionable clothes. Use zoom in and out for your better application and make her look really nice.
Lolita Styling For The City - Today your going to meet up with your mates in the city, all your friends are Lolita style fanatics, dressing up as a Lolita takes skill and time to get it looking right. Let's see if you have what it takes to make this girl look as Lolita like as possible so she fits in perfectly with her friends in the city.
London's Suite Styler - from the Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Lonely Hearts Emo - Sometimes you get depressed because it seems like everyone else has a BFF or a BF except for you. Let this game keep you company until you find someone you can really enjoy to hang out with! Dont be depressed, but enjoy the music and the outfits to fit your emo lifestyle.
Lookout Shooter Girl - She has hired you for your excellent dress up and makeover skills in order for her to look her best for her job tonight. To make things even more fun there are plenty of items to choose from in order to change her appearance!
Love Angel - This angel is the angel of love, since she is the angel of something very important you should make sure she looks important and beautiful at the same time. This can be quite tricky but since you are so good at dress up I dont think it will be too hard.
The Love Fairy - This beautiful creature is a magical love fairy that lives in a colorful world. Change her look to anything you like and use your talent to create the fairy of your dreams.
Love In The Airplane - In this game it is your task to find away to get the two love birds to sit next to each other, you will need to set in motion some events to allow you to help the girl sit next to her man. To do this you will need your MOUSE to interact with the game, remember clicking on certain things at the right time will set things in motion!
Lovely Brides Maid Dress Up - Give this lovely brides maid a complete new look by choosing all of her delightful clothes and accessories. The party has a unique open theme so you can dress up this brides maid in anything you like. Just make sure that you don't let her go to the wonderful wedding in just any old clothes and accessories. There will be all different types of dresses to wear all of which should make her look fabulous for her best friends wedding.
Lovely Lady Goes Gaga - Everyone knows Lady Gaga has the most unique style in the world, but can you create an outfit that will surprise even her?! Choose from a variety of wacky hairstyles paired with some exciting glittery and sparkling dresses, sunglasses, and bracelets!
Lovers Park - You have a serious crush on that special some one, you asked them to meet you at Lovers Park for a date and they said ok. So now make sure you dress your self for the perfect night. Click on the little clothing items to go through your options.
Lovely Maker - you can create beautifull Rooms.
Lovely Mini-Rooms - Make a lovely mini room for your doll.
Lovely Mom to Be - Use your awesome style skills to make this future mother look her best. If not for her do it for the baby who deserves a good looking mother when it arrives into the world. Pregnant, but in style!
Loving site - You can make a valentine's date or a doll's wedding.
The longest yard face painter - from the movie "The Longest Yard".
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Based on a survey of a nationally representative sample of new mothers, this study compares the incidence and duration of breast-feeding among mothers who were employed full-time outside the home with those not employed. Results indicated that the same proportion of mothers (55%) who were employed full-time as those not employed reported breast-feeding their infants in the hospital. Working full-time seemed to have a substantial impact on breast-feeding duration. Only 10% of full-time employed mothers breast-fed their infants at 6 months of age compared with 24% of those not employed. Analyses of breast-feeding by demographic characteristics indicated that in-hospital breast-feeding was relatively high among mothers who were not working outside the home and who were 30 years of age and older, in high family income groups, college educated, white, and living in the Mountain or Pacific region of the United States. Breast-feeding patterns among white and black mothers showed that a relatively high incidence of in-hospital breast-feeding was reported by black mothers who returned to work full time. Many more blacks than whites who were working full time were in those demographic subgroups that reported the highest incidence of breast-feeding: mothers who were 25 years of age and older, in highincome groups, and college educated. Ways to increase the level of breast-feeding among employed mothers are outlined.
- Received March 14, 1988.
- Accepted May 9, 1988.
- Copyright © 1989 by the American Academy of Pediatrics

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Subrahmanya, Nov 15, 2018: Two youngsters who had ventured into the Kumaradhara waters for fishing, drowned at Gaganakaje in Subrahmanya police station limits on November 14, Wednesday evening.
The deceased are Rakshith and Latish, both residents of Devarakadu in Devachalla village.
The duo along with three others were fishing right since the morning.
It is said during evening one among the two slipped and the other person rushed to his rescue. Eventually both of them drowned.
Subrahmanya Police have visited the spot. The bodies are yet to be retrieved. Search is underway.

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Which is better: quantity, or quality? With NetEnt, you do not have to choose! The game developer has been providing the casino industry ...
Published on by Adam
To make sure that playing slots on online casinos stays fun, you should play purely for enjoyment and not for the sole purpose of winning. The nature of gambling means that you might lose and it’s best to always assume you’ll lose, any time you make a deposit. That said, it’s always nice to win and we’re all looking for ways to at least understand what our chances are.
That’s where RTP comes in.
RTP stands for ‘Return to Player’ and is usually displayed as a percentage. In very basic terms, the RTP indicates how often a player can expect to win, ergo, the higher the percentage, the more likely and more often the player will win. We’re not talking per minute or even per day here, but in the long run, over time. Almost anything can happen in the short term, so for most players the RTP shouldn’t even be a big factor when selecting a game.
Take a 100% RTP as an example. This indicates that the chances of you winning are equal to the chances of the casino, so in the long run, you’ll most probably end up breaking even. If the RTP is ever over 100%, it means the casino is losing money on that game over time. It’s incredibly unlikely that a game will give over 100% RTP as it would make no sense for the casino to continue offering that game. With an RTP of less than 100% there is still a chance that you, the player, will have big wins, but over all, over time, across all players, the casino will ultimately make money from the video slot.
However it goes without saying that the higher the percentage, the better for the player. Generally, in an online casino, the RTP should be 90% and higher. In a land based casino you can expect to see a much lower RTP, but online, you should always play games that are 90% and more. There is so much competition and choice with online casinos that there is no need and no reason, for a player to settle for anything less.
The return to player on a video slot machine is calculated with the following, very simple, formula;
RTP = (total amount returned to players) / (total amount bet by players)
Reputable software providers will always have this information accessible to players. Netent games, for example, display the return to player percent information in with the game rules. You should be able to see a question mark “?” icon somewhere about the game (lower left usually) which will open a popup with the game rules, and will somewhere display the RTP.
RTP should not be relied upon, as in reality, anything at all can happen, but hopefully now you better understand this often used casino term.

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Serena Di Sabatino Di Diodoro
Vegan Zucchini Oat Bread
Updated: May 17, 2021
My friend Ida recently started a food blogger career.
Every Friday she shares amazing vegan recipes on her youtube channel, she is very passionate and I think you should definitely subscribe and check out all the videos!!
The first recipe that she shared was vegan zucchini bread. Have you ever tried it?
To me it was a new thing and I was very intrigued by it so I tried and here I'm gonna share with you the translation of her recipe and some adjustments that I made (delicious adjustments but also totally unnecessary ahah)
200g all purpose flour
50g oat flour*
100g brown sugar*
10g baking powder
150g rice milk
50g vegetable oil
--- TOPPINGS ---
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and cover a loaf tin with parchment paper (my tin is 22 cm x 8 cm).
Wash one big zucchini, cut the ends and finely grate it using a grater. Then remove the excess water.
In a bowl add zucchini, rice milk, oil and water and mix with a spoon.
Add brown sugar, flour, oats and baking powder and stir until well combined.
Pour the batter in the prepared loaf tin and garnish the surface with rolled oats and walnuts.
Bake for about 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Let it cool completely before removing from the pan.
I added oat flour but in the original recipe she used 250g all purpose flour.
You can also use white sugar.
You can also add chocolate chips or almonds.
If you make it let me know! :)


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Spotlight: Shaw and LeDroit Park
Dubbed ‘Uptown’ by 19th Century Washingtonians who considered the historic Shaw area to be a bit of a trek from the bustle of downtown, the Shaw and LeDroit ‘hoods now contain some of the city’s most coveted addresses. Shaw’s reach today is so diverse that it is often considered to be made up of several smaller neighborhoods, including Penn Quarter, Logan Circle and the U Street Corridor. LeDroit flanks Shaw on a Northern pocket, boasting several of DC’s famed Victorian mansions a stone’s throw from Howard University.
Shaw began as a makeshift encampment for newly freed slaves in the aftermath of the Civil War, and by the turn of the 19th Century had become what historians now refer to as a “proto-Harlem.” Shaw is indeed the historical heart of DC’s African-American community – the area has close ties to Howard University, a historically black college, and has housed some of the most esteemed artists and leaders in African American history. Nearby LeDroit, originally a gated community reserved for DC’s wealthiest residents, was integrated around the turn of the Century through the efforts of grassroots political activists and protesters.
Today, Shaw and LeDroit are served by the Green Line Metro, and include several distinct areas – Penn Quarter and Chinatown are jam-packed with restaurants, theatres, stadiums, museums and bars that are safe bets for any excursion. Logan Circle offers an unbuttoned elegance, plenty of microbrew and ethnic food and blocks of sweet brick sidewalks. LeDroit’s spectacular Victorians are charming in bright candy colors with contrasting trim.
Construction of the ambitious O Street Market is currently underway, and the massive retail and residential complex will replace the now-defunct Giant foods at 7th and O Streets NW. The new market will act as a community anchor and draw upon the memory of a historical community market that stood decades ago in old Shaw. It will include 10,000 square feet of retail in addition to restaurants, market rental units and senior living space.
If you are in search of a richly varied spot to call home, the Shaw and LeDroit area will never fail to present something new. Whether your tastes run toward shiny new lofts or rowhouses with sculpture molding, Shaw and LeDroit can satisfy any personal taste.

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Bus services could be threatened
Chris Hill Norfolk bus operators last night said they could be forced to axe rural services unless the government relaxed a “farcical” EU directive on drivers' rest times.
Norfolk bus operators last night said they could be forced to axe rural services unless the government relaxed a “farcical” EU directive on drivers' rest times.
Under the drivers' hours rule, approved by Parliament last year, bus drivers on journeys of more than 50km would be subject to the same regulations as long-distance truckers.
Companies would need to fit costly tachograph monitoring equipment to their vehicles to comply, or break the journey into shorter sections - leaving passengers to change buses or get off half-way while it swapped drivers and service numbers.
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Public transport bosses said the rules on routes over 50km were too costly to implement and they were pressuring the government to re-evaluate the legislation.
They said if it was fully enforced they would need to reassess the less financially-viable services which provide a mobility lifeline for elderly or less affluent travellers between Norfolk's villages.
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The Department of Transport is reviewing how the directive is to be implemented and the danger to rural services was highlighted by North West Norfolk MP Henry Bellingham in a commons debate with transport minister Rosie Winterton on Tuesday.
Ben Colson, director of the Norfolk Green bus company, has represented the industry in talks with transport ministers and officials in Westminster.
He said: “It has been likened to a farce from a Carry On film, particularly the idea of people getting off a bus and then getting back on again.
“Some people, possibly the old or infirm, may decide they cannot do that and become more socially excluded as a result.
“Whether we fit tachographs or break up routes there will be a cost. For rural services the consequences will, without question, be the loss of some of the weaker services, particularly on Saturdays as the legislation demands two consecutive drivers' rest days per week.”
Norfolk Green's popular Coasthopper service, which has seen a 100pc rise in passengers on the 75km route from Lynn to Cromer in the last year, could also be at risk.
“To accommodate the increase in demand we have put extra buses on,” said Mr Colson. “We might have a driver available to do it legally, but if they don't have the right equipment we can't run it.”
“The government has legislated on something they didn't understand at the time, but now they do we are all trying desperately to find some sort of alleviation to the worst effects.”
Mr Bellingham said: “We are urging the government to look at ways to tone this legislation down because it is not relevant in rural areas.
“One of the problems is that most European countries will implement it with a light hand while Britain will gold-plate it and implement it heavily.”
Colin Booth, operations director at First buses, said: “The bus drivers would have to work on the same regulations as truckers, which is ridiculous.
“Drivers on our X1 route from Lowestoft to Peterborough have to be on separate rotas and take separate breaks and meal times - we're trying to work with two sets of rules.”
Adrian Gunson, Norfolk County Council's cabinet member for transportation, said: “I think this is a very retrograde step which is almost certain to have the biggest effect on the marginal and subsidised rural routes.
“These regulations would frustrate our efforts enormously in helping with the accessibility of rural areas to the elderly, the young and the less well-off.”


Politics over the Rajya Sabha by-polls took a decisive turn on Tuesday with the Election Commission (EC) issuing a directive that MLAs were free to vote and political parties cannot issue whips to their respective MLAs in the ensuing polls.
The Nitish Kumar-led JD-U now faces a tough election in which its official candidates, Pawan Verma and Gulam Rasool Baliyawi face stiff challenge from party rebels-backed independents, Anil Kumar Sharma and Shabir Ali. If the two fail to clinch 118 votes in the elections, it would come as a huge setback to the ruling party, already weighed down by over 24 dissidents who are backed by 84 BJP legislators.
Bihar assembly’s acting secretary cum returning officer Hareram Mukhiya forwarded an EC press note to all political parties detailing the Supreme Court verdict, which says all MLAs have liberty to cast their vote as per their will and that parties cannot issue whips to the MLAs. The note was issued after independent candidate in RS by-polls Shabir Ali urged Mukhiya to put the EC directive on the notice board.
At least two dozen MLAs of the ruling JD(U) boycotted the crucial legislature party meeting on Tuesday, which was convened to chalk out strategy for the RS by-polls to be held on June 19.


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GAME of Thrones fans have predicted a bloody ending for the show’s incestuous couples.
Jon Snow will murder his aunt Daenerys Targaryen and Jaime Lannister will kill his sister Cersei predict fans of the notoriously brutal HBO fantasy series.
Jon and Daenerys were happily unaware that they are related through Jon’s true parentage when they had sex on a boat during series 7.
The hot new couple really hit it off and fans have already predicted that Daenerys may be pregnant after their love making.
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The Red Priestess Melisandre predicted that Jon is the legendary ‘Prince That Was Promised’ or ‘Warrior of Light’ who is the saviour in the religion of the Lord of Light.
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In the original legend Azor Ahai forged his sword by stabbing his wife Nissa Nissa in the heart.
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So they could rule Westeros together as man and corpse bride - a suitably bittersweet ending for the series.
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In the Game of Thrones books, Maggy the Frog predicted that Cersei would be strangled by her little brother: "Three [children] for you. Gold shall be their crowns and gold their shrouds. And when your tears have drowned you, the valonqar (High Valyrian for ‘little brother’) shall wrap his hands about your pale white throat and choke the life from you."
Everyone assumed this would be Tyrion – but fans predict that Jaime could do the choking.
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They spotted the clue during Ed Sheeran's came when he sang a song called Hands Of Gold.
The melancholy tune told the story of a man filled with "shame and bliss" for his lover – which fits in with the couple’s secret incest.
And the chorus tells of a man with “cold” hands of gold – Jaime has a gold hand so the ominous song could refer to him.
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Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) slammed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, saying the decision to have three black members of Congress testify at the end of Sen. Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsPress: For Trump endorsement: The more sordid, the better Those predicting Facebook's demise are blowing smoke If bitcoin is 'digital gold,' it should be taxed like gold MORE's (R-Ala.) confirmation hearing for attorney general is the equivalent of being sent to the "back of the bus."
After the hearing, Lewis said he agreed with Richmond’s remarks.
“I’ve been here almost 30 years and I’ve never seen it like this,” he said. “But it’s OK, we made our statements.”
Lewis said he hopes the testimony presented Wednesday afternoon will have some impact.
“You never know,” he said.
Booker, however, told reporters he didn't agree with Richmond’s remark.
Instead, he thanked Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck GrassleyChuck GrassleyGraham emerges as go-to ally for Biden's judicial picks Iowa Democrat drops bid to challenge Grassley after death of nephew Bipartisan senators press FBI, inspector general for changes following Nassar case MORE (R-Iowa).
“The sad thing is now that Sessions is going to be, should he be confirmed, be the attorney general of the United States he will work against Chuck Grassley,” Booker said.
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Are race/ethnicity and sex associated with differences in health care use and prescribing patterns among patients with acne?
In this cohort study of 29 928 patients with acne, compared with non-Hispanic white patients, non-Hispanic black patients were more likely to be prescribed topical retinoids or topical antibiotics and less likely to receive prescriptions for oral antibiotics, spironolactone, and isotretinoin. Male patients were more likely to be prescribed isotretinoin than female patients; patients with Medicaid were less likely to receive prescriptions for topical retinoids and systemic therapies.
The findings suggest that there may be racial/ethnic, sex, and insurance-based disparities in health care use and treatment for acne.
Our understanding of potential racial/ethnic, sex, and other differences in health care use and treatment for acne is limited.
To identify potential disparities in acne care by evaluating factors associated with health care use and specific treatments for acne.
Design, Setting, and Participants
This retrospective cohort study used the Optum deidentified electronic health record data set to identify patients treated for acne from January 1, 2007, to June 30, 2017. Patients had at least 1 International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) or International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code for acne and at least 1 year of continuous enrollment after the first diagnosis of acne. Data analysis was performed from September 1, 2019, to November 20, 2019.
Main Outcomes and Measures
Multivariable regression was used to quantify associations between basic patient demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and the outcomes of health care use and treatment for acne during 1 year of follow-up.
A total of 29 928 patients (median [interquartile range] age, 20.2 [15.4-34.9] years; 19 127 [63.9%] female; 20 310 [67.9%] white) met the inclusion criteria for the study. Compared with non-Hispanic white patients, non-Hispanic black patients were more likely to be seen by a dermatologist (odds ratio [OR], 1.20; 95% CI, 1.09-1.31) but received fewer prescriptions for acne medications (incidence rate ratio, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.84-0.95). Of the acne treatment options, non-Hispanic black patients were more likely to receive prescriptions for topical retinoids (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.14-1.38) and topical antibiotics (OR, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.21-1.52) and less likely to receive prescriptions for oral antibiotics (OR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.72-0.87), spironolactone (OR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.49-0.94), and isotretinoin (OR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.23-0.65) than non-Hispanic white patients. Male patients were more likely to be prescribed isotretinoin than female patients (OR, 2.44; 95% CI, 2.01-2.95). Compared with patients with commercial insurance, those with Medicaid were less likely to see a dermatologist (OR, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.41-0.52) or to be prescribed topical retinoids (OR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.73-0.92), oral antibiotics (OR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.79-0.97), spironolactone (OR, 0.50; 95% CI, 0.31-0.80), and isotretinoin (OR, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.25-0.75).
Conclusions and Relevance
The findings identify racial/ethnic, sex, and insurance-based differences in health care use and prescribing patterns for acne that are independent of other sociodemographic factors and suggest potential disparities in acne care. In particular, the study found underuse of systemic therapies among racial/ethnic minorities and isotretinoin among female patients with acne. Further study is needed to confirm and understand the reasons for these differences.
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Barbieri JS, Shin DB, Wang S, Margolis DJ, Takeshita J. Association of Race/Ethnicity and Sex With Differences in Health Care Use and Treatment for Acne. JAMA Dermatol. 2020;156(3):312–319. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.4818
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At Tuesday’s Republican Leadership press conference, I said the following:
“When I hear the President and Speaker Pelosi talking about budgets, it reminds me of a character from Popeye’s cartoon, Wimpy. He always said, ‘I’ll gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today’…. The ‘Wimpy philosophy’ toward budgeting has resulted in a wimpy economic recovery.”
You can watch the full video and read a transcript of my extended remarks below.
“Coming out of the G20 summit, there was some good news and some bad news. I would say the good news was that our allies were able to convince our administration that we need to cut our deficit in half by 2013 after it was tripled in the first year of this administration. The bad news is that we see little intention by the Obama Administration to really follow through when we continue to see more and more requests for stimulus funding. This is on top of $787 billion in stimulus last year that resulted in 4 million private sector jobs being lost. Now the Democrats aren’t even drafting a budget. According to the president’s own budget director, he said that asking the Democrats to cut spending this year would be a ‘fruitless exercise’ that would probably ‘go nowhere.’ Yet, the American people all across this country are demanding better. They would like to see some leadership from Congress to get our fiscal house in order.
“When I hear the president and Speaker Pelosi talking about budgets, it reminds me of a character from Popeye’s cartoon, Wimpy. He always said ‘I’ll gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today.’ The ‘Wimpy philosophy’ toward budgeting has resulted in a wimpy economic recovery. America doesn’t need more stimulus. It needs leadership. To quote Paul Willen, the economics professor at MIT, he said ‘to create jobs, the private sector needs to know that Washington can make tough choices, that our leaders are willing to do things that are unpopular, and more than anything the people need to feel that the government is not out of control.’ The G20 summit was a wonderful opportunity for our president to exercise some leadership in taking control of where we’re headed with the global economy. Unfortunately, that opportunity was missed because we’re continuing to add $5 billion a day in debt that is going to be carried by our children and grandchildren.”


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Swedish heavy metallers Ghost B.C. returned to New York City over the weekend, as part of their ongoing “Haze Over North America” headlining tour, for yet another sold out appearance in The Big Apple. This time around, the devil worshiping bunch were accompanied by Ohio blackened thrashers Skeletonwitch for an unforgettable night of unhallowed practices at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on Sunday (7/28).
Following Skeletonwitch‘s vigorous and forceful set, painted faces, hoods and robes filled the stage as Papa Emeritus II and The Nameless Ghouls brought forth their unholy gospels, kicking off the night with the title track off of the group’s second full-length offering, Infestissumam. The cultists then ripped through “Per Aspera ad Inferi” from the new album before delving into cuts from their debut LP hit, Opus Eponymous, including “Con Clavi Con Dio,” “Prime Mover,” and “Elizabeth” (to name a couple). Following a slew of more blasphemous tunes, Ghost B.C. eventually abandoned the stage after performing the fan-favorite track “Ritual,” but chants of “Ghuleh! Ghuleh!” from the eager crowd brought back the Satanic heavy rockers for an encore consisting of “Ghuleh/Zombie Queen” and the band’s latest single “Monstrance Clock.”
Next up for Ghost B.C., the gang will hook up with Avenged Sevenfold and Deftones for a U.S. run in October. Stay in touch with all things Ghost B.C. by following the clergy on their official site, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.


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The 3 types of culture dishes with varying levels of roughness produced by this method showed a significant difference in the ((nm)multiple comparisons at Bonferroni-adjusted alpha value (0.05/6=0.0083). multiple comparison of Mann-Whitney test, at Bonferroni-adjusted alpha value (0.05/6=0.0083). Open in a separate window Physique 1 Model substrates. Substrates prepared in polystyrene dishes with varying levels of roughness were analyzed using atomic force microscopy. SV and LF of the substrates with varying levels of roughness. SV: surface views, LF: line profiles, S: easy culture dish, R(4000): prepared with #4000 sandpaper, R(1200): prepared with #1200 sandpaper, R(200): prepared with #200 sandpaper. Reagents Antibodies for glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), phospho-c-Jun N-terminal kinase (p-JNK: Thr183/Tyr185), E-cadherin, 10 cell lysis buffer, and horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-linked anti-rabbit immunoglobulin G (IgG) were purchased from Cell Signaling Technology (Waltham, MA, USA). Fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled phalloidin (FITC-phalloidin), SP600125 (a JNK inhibitor), anisomycin (a JNK activator), puromycin, and 4, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride (DAPI) were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). Cy3-conjugated anti-rabbit IgG antibody was obtained from Jackson ImmunoResearch (West Grove, PA, USA). The JNK small hairpin RNA (shRNA) (shJNK) plasmid was purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Santa Cruz, CA, USA). Lipofectamine LTX and Plus reagents were obtained from Invitrogen (Carlsbad, CA, USA). psPAX2, a virus packaging vector, and pMD2.G, an envelope protein vector, were gifts from Dr. Zang-Hee Lee (Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea). Y-27632 (Tocris Cookson, Avonmouth, UK) was used to inhibit the activity of Rho-associated kinase (ROCK). Gibco 0.25% trypsin-EDTA was obtained from Fisher Scientific (Pittsburgh, PA, USA). Cell cultures and transfections The HOK-16B cell line was a gift from Dr. N. H. Park (School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), and comprised a line of cells immortalized from periodontally healthy human retromolar gingival tissue . The HOK-16B cells were cultured in keratinocyte growth medium (KGM) supplemented with bovine pituitary extract, hydrocortisone, recombinant human epidermal growth factor, gentamicin and amphotericin-B (GA-1000), recombinant human insulin (Lonza, Basel, Switzerland), and 1% penicillin. The transfection of cells was performed as described previously . Briefly, HOK-16B cells were cultured in a culture medium made up of lentiviral particles generated in HEK293T cells that had been transfected with the shJNK1/2 plasmid together with pMD2.G and psPAX2, using the Lipofectamine LTX and Plus reagents. Field emission scanning PF 477736 electron microscopic observation Cells were fixed with 5% paraformaldehyde and coated with palladium after freeze-drying or drying with a graded alcohol series. Surface images of the cells cultured on various substrates were obtained by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) (S4700, Hitachi, Tokyo, Japan). Immunoblotting Immunoblotting was performed according to the standard protocol. Briefly, the cells were lysed with a lysis buffer (150 mM NaCl, 1% deoxycholate, 20 mM Tris-HCl [pH 7.5], 1 mM EDTA, 1% Triton X-100, 1 mM EGTA, 2.5 mM sodium pyrophosphate, 1 mM glycerophosphate) containing a protease inhibitor mixture comprising 1 mM Na3VO4, 10 mM NaF, and 1 mM PMSF protease inhibitor (Boehringer Mannheim, Indianapolis, IL, USA), 1 g/mL of leupeptin, and 1 g/mL of aprotinin phosphatase inhibitors (Calbiochem, La Jolla, CA, USA). Cell lysates boiled in sample buffer were size-separated through sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and transferred to polyvinylidene difluoride membranes. The membranes were blocked with 5% skim milk and incubated with primary antibodies overnight at 4C. Then, the membranes were incubated with secondary antibodies in 5% skim milk for 1 hour at room temperature. The blots were.


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What kind of budget do we have? The average couple in Colorado spends around $3000 on their wedding photographer. You'll be spending more for someone in high demand with a unique style and less for more of a generalist.
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Depending on coverage, you will receive approximately 100 digital files per hour. Images will be color corrected and gently retouched. Custom edits and retouching are included in print and album orders. Your digital files will include approximately 50 files that are custom edited. The digital files will be given in high resolution on a DVD. You will receive the rights to reproduce the images at your leisure.
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This lively, informative, hands-on course offers complete beginners a relaxed introduction to the world of botany. With plenty of plant material to look at in the classroom, we will investigate the vegetative (leaves, stems, roots) and reproductive (flowers, fruits, and seeds) parts of flowering plants, and start to understand the roles that they perform. Outside in the Garden we can visit the Rising Path to consider the domination of the angiosperms (flowering plants) in the broader context of the whole plant kingdom, and we will make use of the plant collections to explore plant adaptations and the variety of flower forms. There will be time to explore how to use a field guide, with the opportunity to practice and develop your own plant identification skills.
Karen van Oostrum has a love of plants and the environment, underpinned by a solid understanding of plant adaptability, physiology, and genetics. A Biology graduate of Oxford University with a Ph.D. in wheat genetics, Karen was Head of Education at Cambridge University Botanic Garden from 2006 – 2012. Karen specialises in running taster courses for adults in Botany, Microscopy, Genetics, and Plant Breeding, and supporting the teaching of plant science in Primary Schools.
Bookings for this course will close 10 September
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Summarize this article for a 10 years old
The Antarctic ice sheet is one of the two polar ice caps of Earth. It covers about 98% of the Antarctic continent and is the largest single mass of ice on Earth, with an average thickness of over 2 kilometers. Separate to the Antarctic sea ice it covers an area of almost 14 million square kilometres (5.4 million square miles) and contains 26.5 million cubic kilometres (6,400,000 cubic miles) of ice. A cubic kilometer of ice weighs approximately 0.92 metric gigatonnes, meaning that the ice sheet weighs about 24,380,000 gigatonnes. It holds approximately 61% of all fresh water on Earth, equivalent to about 58 meters of sea level rise if all the ice were above sea level. In East Antarctica, the ice sheet rests on a major land mass, while in West Antarctica the bed can extend to more than 2,500 m below sea level.
Satellite measurements by NASA indicate a still increasing sheet thickness above the continent, outweighing the losses at the edge. The reasons for this are not fully understood, but suggestions include the climatic effects on ocean and atmospheric circulation of the ozone hole, and/or cooler ocean surface temperatures as the warming deep waters melt the ice shelves.


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Sweep the floor clean and open the windows! It’s a brand and grand new year! And in order to make it the absolute best, one of the most important activities that we can practice (besides good mid-winter cleaning) is forgiveness. Here’s why: The new year offers many opportunities for us to do better than we […]
As Superstorm Sandy was battering the East Coast, I was going through some Really Bad Days, too. Nothing like losing myhome or seeing my community devastates, changed forever. But Really Bad Days nonetheless. And, I cried.
It’s odd how, in today’s society, crying is sometimes viewed as a sign of weakness. In the presence of someone who cries, the person not crying might feel uncomfortable, inadequate, afraid.
Yet, shedding tears is one of the most powerful expressions we have – whether of joy or sorrow, elation or frustration. A “good” cry on a bad day can be freeing, cleansing, and ultimately reviving. Not easy to go through, just as a Really Bad Day is, but necessary to “come out the other side,” and be able to face the challenge at hand with clear eyes and resolve.
Sometimes, the onset of tears is also the onset of wisdom. Feeling hot, salty tears trickle down our cheeks can bring us to a clear realization of what our problem really is, and what we can do about it. Other times, flowing tears can be a stream that brings the bottled up emotions inside to the light of day outside – and reconciliation.
The gift of tears, like that of laughter, is God-sent. We benefit from them, even as we suffer. By accepting them for ourselves, we can accept them when others cry, too.
The devastation that so many are experiencing now will be accompanied by many tears. Rivers of tears. Oceans of tears. And, I pray, cleansing tears that will, one day, give way to healed hearts rejoicing in what was not taken away, what good remains, what good days are to come.
Blessings for the day,

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today ( Huxley, 1942 ). These changes, called mutations, have also resulted in variations within many plant species. Mutations have been the source of improvements in many ornamental species such as japanese morning glory ( Ipomaea nil ; Miyake and Imai
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The chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev.) cultivars `Dark Charm', `Salmon Charm', `Coral Charm' and `Dark Bronze Charm' are either radiation-induced mutants or spontaneous sports of `Charm' and constitute a family or series of plants that primarily differ in flower color. These cultivars, which were difficult to differentiate genetically by DNA amplification fingerprinting (DAF), were easily identified by using arbitrary signatures from amplification profiles (ASAP). Genomic DNA was first amplified with three standard octamer arbitrary primers, all of which produced monomorphic profiles. Products from each of these DNA fingerprints were subsequently reamplified using four minihairpin decamer primers. The 12 primer combinations produced signatures containing ≈37% polymorphic character loci, which were used to estimate genetic relationships between cultivars. Forty-six (32%) unique amplification products were associated with individual cultivars. The number of ASAP polymorphisms detected provided an estimate of the mutation rate in the mutant cultivars, ranging from 0.03% to 1.6% of nucleotide changes within an average of 18 kb of arbitrary amplified DAF sequence. The ASAP technique permits the clear genetic identification of somatic mutants and radiation-induced sports that are genetically highly homogeneous and should facilitate marker assisted breeding and protection of plant breeders rights of varieties or cultivars.
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`Beauregard' storage roots which were discarded from the Mississippi sweetpotato foundation seed program because of the presence of flesh mutations were bedded in Spring 1991. After the plants were pulled from the roots, the roots were further examined, and the flesh mutations were characterized by size and frequency. The progency from the original roots were examined for flesh mutations for three generations in 1991, 1992, and 1993. The degree of mutation in the original root did not influence the degree of mutation in succeeding generations of storage roots. In 1992 and 1993, the degree of mutation in the third and fourth generation roots did not differ from that of storage roots grown from plants from the foundation seed plant beds.
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The Star mutation in Petunia × hybrida results in flowers expressing a white star pattern on a pigmented background. This mutation was first described in 1838 as P. vittata Vilm. ( Ewart, 1984 ). A major breakthrough in breeding occurred
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barriers exist to conventional breeding methods ( Donini and Sonnino, 1998 ). Although in vitro culture alone has produced many spontaneous mutations or somaclonal variants ( Veilleux and Johnson, 1998 ), the use of chemical mutagens combined with in vitro
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). The most common mechanism of resistance to ALS inhibitors in plants is through a mutation of the ALS gene, usually through a single nucleotide point mutation that changes the amino acid sequence of the ALS protein ( Cross et al., 2013 ; Tranel and
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insight to photosystem II function in variegated grape leaves. Conclusion Leaf variegation in grapevine contributes to morphological differences in effected leaf tissues and results in a reduced plant growth rate. The recessive mutation
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identify microbes and medicinal plants ( Jigden et al., 2010 ). The amplification refractory mutation system, which has also been described as allele-specific PCR, amplifies on the basis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of different sequences
Somatic sectors possessing mutations affecting flower and fruit development were found at a high frequency in an F4 tomato plot. Over the past 4 years, this population has manifested a range of variant phenotypes, including conversion of calyx to leaflets; flecking, striping of sectoring of fruit; and development of “prolific callus” (PC) fruit, characterized by the green fruit bursting open, with new flowering shoots developing from the internal tissue. The variant phenotypes were not stably inherited. The majority of plants having sectors with abnormal flowers, abnormal fruit, or PC fruit developed phenotypically distinct somatic sectors. The aberrant phenotype ratios, the very high frequency of somatic reversions toward normal development, and the range of traits affecting tomato reproductive development indicate this could involve a transposable element interacting with control genes involved in tomato reproduction, with the phenotype partly dependent on the timing of the transposition event.


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The Mental Healthcare Bill 2016 (28 /March /2017)
The Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, that decriminalises suicide and provides for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness, was passed in the Lok Sabha.
Notwithstanding anything contained in section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, any person who attempts to commit suicide shall be presumed, unless proved otherwise, to have severe stress and shall not be tried and punished under the said Code,” the bill said.
- The Mental Healthcare Bill’ also has a provision to protect and restore the property right of the mentally ill people.
- The legislation has been brought after wider consultations with the stakeholders. There were consultations at the regional level, as well at the Centre. After consultations with the stakeholders the bill was sent to the Standing Committee and post amendments it came to Rajya Sabha.”
- Most of the suggestions of the Standing Committee were accepted by the government, the Health Minister said. Around 29 members participated in the discussion and almost all of them extended support to the bill.
- Stating that the 1987 Mental Act was institutionalised, the minister said that in the present bill, instead of the institution, the focus was on the community. The bill is a progressive legislation” and intends to take care of everyone in case of any exigency.
- The bill, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha in August 2016, ensures every person shall have a right to access mental health care and treatment from mental health services run or funded by the appropriate government.
- It also guarantees free treatment for such persons if they are homeless or poor, even if they do not possess a Below Poverty Line card.
- One of the clauses in the bill decriminalises suicide, stating that a person who attempts suicide should be presumed to have severe stress, and shall not be punished.
- As per the bill, it will be government’s duty to provide care, treatment and rehabilitation to a person, having severe stress and who attempted to commit suicide, to reduce the risk of recurrence of any attempt.
- The bill also provides that a person with mental illness will have the right to make an advance directive that states how he she wants to be treated for the illness and nominate a representative.

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Can you have loose coupling without going all the way? A pragmatic, messaging-based approach can be just as good as full SOA, says one early adopter.
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|Standards-based messaging allows flexible integration without having to roll out an enterprise-wide services architecture:
- Retail group KarstadtQuelle is using SeeBeyond's ICAN integration suite
- Core operational systems run as separate applications
- SeeBeyond gateways link them into a J2EE-based messaging infrastructure
- Messaging enforces loose coupling between the core applications
- Smaller, self-contained applications are offered as services
Glossary terms: SOA, loose coupling, composite application, J2EE, asynchronous messaging, lookup tool
KarstadtQuelle, Europe's largest department store and mail order group, is a participant in SeeBeyond's ICAN 5.0 early adopter programme. It recently signed a contract with the integration specialist that puts SeeBeyond at the heart of its future integration architecture. SeeBeyond's marketing for its flagship integration suite, the Integrated Composite Application Network (ICAN), is all about IT buzzwords like web services and composite applications, promising open integration as a foundation for a service-oriented infrastructure. But although the open standards approach of version 5.0 was a big selling point for KarstadtQuelle, the company insists that implementing a service oriented architecture (SOA) per se is not a goal.
"We had a big discussion about this and decided we were not designing an SOA from a global point of view," says Karl-Heinz Lach, head of technology and integration at the company's IT subsidiary, Itellium Systems and Services. "What we are developing is an application landscape based on strictly separated modules which may only speak to each other via message transfer. The idea is to integrate new modules loosely so we could for example seamlessly transfer any discrete element of the process chain to an external provider."
KarstadtQuelle is in the process of replacing its core systems for merchandising, store and logistics. Although all three systems must interact, no one vendor can match the individual requirements of each separate operation, so the company is using technology from, respectively, SAP Retail, PCMS Beanstore and a J2EE application developed in-house.
"The real aim is to build a new process chain," says Lach. "The best thing for us would be to have one system for the future process chain, but it is not in the market. So in building the system we have the problem of three new applications but very different technologies."
Loose integration is achieved through six SeeBeyond gateways sitting in front of each application (the three operational systems, plus finance, HR and a partner gateway). SeeBeyond was chosen because of its coverage of the various different platforms and messaging formats in use within the infrastructure. In addition, because the rollout will happen over the course of the next three years, the new applications will also have to talk to existing systems before they are replaced, including mainframe-based developments on CICS and IMS.
"We said we must have an integration layer and message-to-message routing and mapping," says Lach. But mapping message formats and their contents so that disparate systems can exchange meaningful information has turned out to be a major undertaking: "It's more than just mapping, it's like an Englishman from Texas talking to a Bushman from the Congo. It's entirely different semantics."
The point of building this messaging infrastructure is that it componentizes the infrastructure into a series of autonomous modules, and thus a future change of any of the core systems at least in theory will be less laborious. Even SeeBeyond itself is expendable. KarstadtQuelle saw it as important that the integration layer itself was standards based. "When we were designing the new applications we had the strict aim that they must be middleware-portable. We use the J2EE scenario to achieve that. So we will be able to write the mapping and routing in the J2EE environment and we could transfer it [to another platform]."
While not embracing SOA as the basis for its entire architecture, services do figure in KarstadtQuelle's thinking at a local, departmental level, and certain of these such as credit checking have been and will be offered to the rest of the business and externally at an overarching horizontal service layer.
Mailing address management is one example where, for reasons of simplicity, a mainframe-based CICS application has been encapsulated as a service for use by other applications and modules. Turning it into a standards-based web service means the company is able to offer it externally as well.
"We have a very good application in our mail ordering company, but really address management is very complex," says Lach. "Many web shops use a light version and we lose some of the functionality that is not really essential for them." For example, having a single field for an individual's first name is sufficient for most applications, whereas in the full application that element has five sub-fields. Providing the output as a service means it can be transformed on demand to suit the needs of each external application.
Such examples demonstrate the strengths of the service-oriented model. But while it makes sense to implement easily self-contained functions as services, service-enabling every single element of the application infrastructure would have been a mammoth undertaking with an uncertain payback. By choosing to implement a series of gateways into a shared messaging infrastructure, KarstadtQuelle has been able to move to a more loosely coupled, componentized architecture, while gaining the extra platform independence that comes from adopting J2EE. It's a pragmatic, evolutionary choice that keeps the project within a manageable scope, introducing service-oriented principles where there are clear benefits, but stopping short of indulging in SOA for its own sake.
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