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BT signs up 50,000 mobile customers in just six weeks since launch of customer service
Takeover: BT is in the process of buying mobile phone giant EE for £12.5billion
BT has signed up more than 50,000 mobile customers in the six weeks since launching its new service.
The figure caps a ‘ground-breaking’ year for the telecoms giant that saw profits rise 12 per cent and the number of households signing up for high-speed broadband hit a record high.
Its annual pre-tax profits rose 12 per cent to £3.2billion as revenues slipped 2 per cent to £17.9billion, and the total dividend for the year was increased by 14 per cent to 12.4p.
Chief executive Gavin Patterson predicted that sales across the group would begin to rise in the coming 12 months, ending years of declining revenues because of regulation and falling numbers of broadband users.
BT is in the process of buying mobile phone giant EE for £12.5billion.
But the deal will take another 12 months to receive clearance from regulators, it confirmed yesterday.
In the meantime, the firm has signed a deal to offer mobile services by renting airwaves from EE.
It is in the early stage of emailing existing customers to promote the new service, which it will finish in the coming months before rolling out a wider advertising campaign.
Some 266,000 customers signed up to take its superfast broadband between January and March – its highest-ever figure for a three-month period.
A record 455,000 homes took new fibre-optic internet from BT’s Openreach networks division.
The number of BT TV customers rose 52,000 to 1.14million.
Its sports channels, which are free for broadband customers but will be paid-for from next year, have now passed the 5million customer mark.
BT launched the service to stop customers moving to Sky.
Annual profits from its consumer division rose 24 per cent to £1billion, with sales up 7 per cent at £4.2billion.
But in every other part of the business, revenues declined.
Global Services, its international division for business customers, saw revenues fall 7 per cent to £6.8billion.
Yesterday its shares rose by 1 per cent before slipping to finish 1.2p, or 0.26 per cent, lower at 453.1p.
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When North Carolina band Falling Through April released their latest video, “Desperate Measures” – we were impressed. The band has always been decent, but they’re even better now thanks in large part to new lead singer Mikaela Salazar. Recently, Alternative Addiction talked with Salazar about how she joined the band, making the video for their latest single and the upcoming Falling Through April LP that will serve as her debut with the band.
“They were together for years changing vocalists,” began Salazar describing how she came to be a member in Falling Through April. “I came across them a year and a half ago through Craigslist. Usually that’s a scary story or a tough situation, but I got lucky. I was just looking for a jam band close by. I was bored. No one in Columbia, South Carolina – where I’m at – was serious about playing. They didn’t want to practice that much or play around town. I started looking in Charlotte – I thought it would be worth the hour-long drive. One of their friends in Nashville was screening all the applicants. He allowed me to go and try out. They thought it could work out. I’ll be honest, I was incredibly shy when I tried out. That was my first time with a loud band. I always wanted to do rock but I’m an acoustic guitarist. I used to play soft and quiet – I’d play in bars and do that type of thing.”
Since joining the band, Mikaela has had to learn on the job, but that’s something she’s enjoyed so far. She’s used the guys in the band as the assets of experience that they are to learn and grow from.
“I’ve had to learn from them. They’ve allowed me to do that. It’s been a year of growing with them. They’ve been so good to me. They brought me out of my shell. They’re such a fun bunch of guys.”
The guys in the band can take a large amount of credit for Mikaela’s recent growth as a rock vocalist but producer Jon King gets some credit too. King worked with the band in the studio for their upcoming alum.
“Wonderful guy. Jon produced the last record for the band too. He was great in the booth. It was my first time working on a full album. In the studio, there’s a lot of pressure. He made it easy. He was really patient and awesome when it came to helping me with write my lyric parts for the songs. We worked together to polish them off. I feel like I made a new friend.”
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The pot is elegant and beautiful, it is a symbol of the successful family relations.
- To see a clay pot filled with water in the dream represents your harmonious family.
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- To see a broken clay pot in the dream indicates that disaster will break the harmony of your family. This dream usually indicates that the child will die, couples will complain and be against each other.
- To see a clay pot filled with milk in the dream represents a wedding in your family.

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The current epidemic of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in Southeast Asia raises serious concerns that genetic reassortment will result in the next influenza pandemic. There have been 164 confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza since 1996. In 2004, there were 45 cases of human H5N1 in Vietnam and Thailand, with a mortality rate more than 70%. In addition to the potential public health hazard, the current zoonotic epidemic has caused severe economic losses. Efforts must be concentrated on early detection of bird outbreaks with aggressive culling, quarantining, and disinfection. To prepare for and prevent an increase in human cases, it is essential to improve detection methods and stockpile effective antivirals. Novel therapeutic modalities, including short-interfering RNAs and new vaccine strategies that use plasmid-based genetic systems, offer promise should a pandemic occur.
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Past the muddy edges of Mace Chasm Road, live music rang out from a glowing white tent near the tiny village of Keeseville, NY, one recent Thursday night. A crowd surged around a brightly lit food truck and eddied near a tiny brewery built inside a barn. Dylan Badger, trained in sustainable agriculture, and his brother, Dan, a trained brewer, decided to bootstrap the AuSable Brewing Company after discovering Essex County — a community filled with entrepreneurial young farmers and an appreciative customer base. As patrons crowded the brewery/barn, the tent and the truck, 27-year-old Dylan reflected on the gathering crowd. “Everyone travels for beer, from 75-yr-old retired couples to young people who are just excited to come check out the Adirondacks. So while they’re here, we also point out the farmland, the people raising meat and veggies and dairy. They’re the ones who are really sustaining this area for us.”
In fact, the sustainable farming scene that has emerged in Essex County is so fertile that one national young farmer’s advocacy organization, The Greenhorns, even relocated its headquarters there from the Hudson Valley. And while farmers across in the U.S. are transforming the future of American food through CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), farmers markets and a profusion of farm-to-table initiatives, the most successful farm startups grow healthy community resources, not just healthy greens. These supportive networks are multidirectional, benefiting town, farmers, and customers alike. Longtime residents say that the fire department has plenty of volunteers, unlike some neighboring towns. Meanwhile, when one farming couple’s barn fell down after a heavy snow, CSA members rushed out to help “their farmers” pull it down before it could damage other structures. And as CSA member Jen Kavorchak says: “Just after buying our first house, we accidentally got pregnant with our third babe, and 9 months later lost our jobs. The first person I saw was [our farmer]. I was the size of whale, utterly freaked out, and she just hugged me and said, “well, at least you know you’ll be able to eat.”
On Essex Farm, this social aspect shows up easily when families pick up their food on Friday nights. Unlike grocery shopping, food pickup here is far more than a transactional event. Children might munch carrots as they troop off to visit the pigs, farmers may pass out fresh baked bread or describe how to cook an unfamiliar vegetable, and members may stop filling their bags to pick up a conversation where it left off the week before. Sometimes, the food is no longer the biggest draw. As one member explained it to farmer Mark Kimball: “Now don’t take this the wrong way… your food is what got us started, but it’s getting to know the people and the community that is the reason we’re still members.”
Many locals trace the beginnings of this town’s farming revival to the arrival in 2003 of Mark and Kristin Kimball, two farmers looking to do something radical with the CSA model — supply a year-round, complete diet to members. By 2010, when Kristin’s memoir The Dirty Life landed her in the national spotlight, Essex Farm had not only proved viable for its 220 member families, but had spun off a number of new farms started by its alumni. Today, farmers are doing their best to carve out their own unique niche in the local food economy. “We’re all trying to avoid what other people are doing. Yet at the same time everybody is experimenting with different things so it’s really hard,” says Sara Kurak of Full and By Farm.
At nearby Fledging Crow and Juniper Hill Farms, the CSA is only a portion of a diversified farm business that also includes restaurant trade and farmer’s markets. “We do seven to eight farmers markets per week in the middle of the season and wholesale to some 30 different accounts throughout the year.” says Juniper Hill’s founder Adam Hainer. When Hainer and his partner Melody Horn recently decided to deliver shares to office buildings in Saratoga Springs, their CSA membership ballooned from 100 to 450. “You have this huge mainstream audience that’s buying goods at Whole Foods. In order to win those shoppers we need to be more convenient than the competition.”
That means cooperating with each other to share resources, knowledge and expertise. Courtney Grimes-Sutton, co-owner of Mace Chasm Farm, puts it this way: “The farmers really depend on each other. We co-order, we share pallet loads with each other. We loan and borrow tools, we trade products, we ride together to market. Our pigs eat the whey from two of the creameries, as well as the spent grain from the brewery — and the brewers eat the pigs and the cheese people eat the pigs.”
It’s not all peace and love when it comes to attempts to cooperate. “The marginal nature of farming makes partnerships hard because the finances are tight and the time commitment is huge and you’re working with some pretty tight constraints.” Sara and her farming partner James split up along the way, but continue to farm together — they simply have a fierce determination to work the farm they both built. For the most part, farmers keep their game faces on when talking about falling outs. But as Mark puts it, “Amongst any group of farmers, it’s almost guaranteed that somebody’s in tears each night.”
The new farmers are using regenerative, non-extractive farming methods and improving the soil, as well as the water and air, as they go. But it is glaringly clear that the least sustainable piece of this farming puzzle is the youthful energy and time that young farmers pour into the farms. These farmers typically don’t have health insurance and rarely take vacations. They couldn’t afford to buy their own food at the prices they charge. Their hope is that by the time the farm start-up energy has faded, they will have worked out more lucrative distribution and marketing angles.
Jori Wekin may hold one of the pieces to that puzzle. Lured to the area by the high energy of farming startups, she came with the intention of helping build a local farming community. This year, she bought a large warehouse that she hopes will move the farmers a step further in the path towards long term economic viability. Some possibilities are a space for shared grain mill, and a large commercial kitchen for new products, refrigeration and storage. She would love to cook meals for 200 people so farmers don’t have to worry about feeding themselves during their busiest times. The hub could help local farmers create a joint Adirondacks brand that distributes to New York City. “Do we go big and get it to the city or figure out the needs here? We may have to go ‘there’ to get ‘here,'” Jori says.
Mark is already testing the waters. He recently began sending shares to New York City, where he charges $300/week for his “full diet” CSA, double what he can charge up here. “If NYC really takes off, we’ve figured it out. If anyone creates a flagship business in the region, problem solved.”
But distributing to NYC is just a big idea. What Mark really loves is a GIANT idea — in this case, a new index for assessing food that could be used internationally as a meaningful marketing device. A metric that moves beyond “organic” to quantify the amount of green and dirty energy used to create the food. “What’s the best way for human beings to look at how we’re using the Earth?” he asks. “It has to be simple and stupid. If a can of soda is 200 calories, how many calories of energy did it take to make it?”
“Organics never got the idea of global energy,” he adds. “I could buy chicken shit from California, put it on my fields and be certified organic. The quality of the soil and the produce goes up, but the footprint is 10 times worse than just buying from a local dude. Let’s look at system energy — not just nutrient and pest control.”
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Town Hall Seattle was filled with inspiring poetry from Champion Slam Poet Nikkita Oliver and 137 America SCORES Seattle Poet-Athletes! Roger Levesque was a fantastic host and we had wonderful guest judges including Lamar Neagle of the Seattle Sounders!
The number one team in the MLS celebrated their 40th anniversary on October 10th. They also recognized their Community Partners and gave each a generous donation! We are so grateful for the tremendous support of the Sounders FC!

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Designed by Ralph Knott, construction on County Hall started in 1911, but was not completed until 1922. During construction, a third-century Roman ship was discovered buried in the river mud on the site. County Hall served as the headquarters of the London County Council, and then its successor, the Greater London Council, until 1986. Its most notable architectural feature is a colonnaded arc 700 feet (213 meters) in diameter.
Nowadays, the building houses two hotels, three restaurants, and tourist attractions, including the London Aquarium, constructed in the basement and reaching two stories below the level of the River Thames; the FA Premier League Hall of Fame, which features exhibits about the history of English soccer (football); and Dali Universe, which features works by artist Salvador Dalí.
Directions: County Hall is located on Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1, on the south bank of the River Thames.
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Published at Thursday, September 13th 2018. by Norma Brewer in Cupcakes.
What is nicer at a party than a good looking, festive table? A cake stands alone. Cupcakes can be displayed in so many appealing ways. The latest hit is the cupcake stand. This can be store bought, which comes as a basic stand, or color coordinated. If you cannot find what you are looking for, you can always stack small boxes on top of larger boxes, place several boxes around the table, or even one large box. To color coordinate, you can find wrap paper to match. They can be very elaborate.
Now, we come to cupcake stands and cupcake wraps. The two things should be selected so that they go with each other. For instance, you can use brown colored wraps on a white cupcake stand. It will add a classy touch to your dessert stall. The most important thing to consider while buying cupcake stand is the type of material. The cupcake stands come in a variety of materials like acrylic, glass, plastic, metallic and cardboard. You have to choose according to your needs and requirements. For instance, if you want a one-time-use stand, you should buy a cardboard stand; they come really cheap and you can dispose them off after one usage. If you want a durable stand that you can use for a longer time, acrylic or metallic stand would be a better choice, but as these stands come quite inexpensive, budget can be an issue. In this case, you may prefer to buy a simple stand and use some DIY techniques to decorate it on your own. For instance, you may use laces or florist tapes to give it vibrant look.
And, there's so much you can do with cupcakes. As with cakes, you can add fillings, sculpt into fun designs and stack them.
Cupcake boxes are usually required when you want to transport the cupcakes or gift the cupcakes to your loved ones. Cardboard cupcake boxes are always the best option. They come in a variety of designs to choose from. If budget is an issue, you may choose to buy a simple cupcake box and decorate it on your own and believe me, it's more fun than a task. There are many ways to decorate the boxes. For instance, you may buy a simple white colored cardboard box and paste colored glazed papers on it. Then, you may decorate it further using sparkles and tie it with a colorful ribbon. Be sure to make the knot properly else it will look really awful. You can also add some message to the box like "Happy Birthday".
What do I love about the cupcake? Just about everything. I love the sweet little goodness. The prettier the cupcake necessarily does not indicate how delicious it will taste. However, the presentation does come into play when choosing your cupcake to purchase at the bakery, or at a display table. The presentation at a party or event is considerably more memorable than a square or round cake that gets sliced before you take a bite.
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We’re looking for an Electrical Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing company in the Merseyside area to add significant experience to the electrical and mechanical maintenance capability on site.
What does the job involve?
• Provision of multi-skilled maintenance support for a manufacturing facility across electrical, instrumentation and mechanical assets.
• Be actively involved in any site project work to upgrade and improve the machinery and equipment.
• Fault finding and testing across a variety of machinery on site, ensuring electrical standards are compliant across the site along with continuously improving standards.
• Carry out any electrical installation and maintenance work to high standards.
• Ensure quality of electrical system is maintained to the highest standards including, but not limited to, PLC programming, control panels, distribution boards, MCC’s and HVAC.
• Responsible for mechanical maintenance on assets including manifolds and pipework upgrades, pipe fitting, pumps and valves.
What skills and experience do you need?
• Significant experience in maintenance engineering role within a manufacturing / factory environment.
• Multi-skilled experience across electrical and mechanical aspects of manufacturing facilities.
• 18th edition wiring regulations qualified.
• NVQ level 3 in Electrical / Mechanical Engineering.
• PLC Programming and Maintenance.
• Panel Building experience.
What are the pay and benefits?
• Competitive salary & benefits (call to discuss)


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Heart of Virginia Doodles is another reputable doodle breeder in central Virginia. David and Shirl live in Farmville, VA where they breed labradoodles. You can visit their website here.
OLD DOMINION KENNELS is located in southwest Virginia. On 30 acres of land they raise their labradoodles. Old Dominion Kennel also offers dog boarding. Visit their website here for more information.
Here is a great resource and link on monthly pet care. Overall, you need to find a system that works for you and your dog. Some breeders swear by a particular food etc., and that's fine. But ultimately, find a food and care regimen that works for your puppy. It may take trail and error, it may not. Labradoodles like to be brushed and need to be in order for matting to not occur. Look in your area for a pet groomer for baths and trimming and find a reputable vet for monthly visits and precautionary medicine (i.e. vacccinations, flea/tick/heartworm medication). All our labradoodles are sent home with a puppy kit which includes food, a toy, information, and more.

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Arts and Entertainment
January 27, 2016From: Trinity Jazz Festival
Schedule of Events:
January 29, 2016
The festival kicks off on Friday January 29 with an elegant VIP dinner and live entertainment in the Plaza Room atop the Doubletree Hotel in Greenway Plaza at 6:30PM for cocktails and dinner at 7:30PM. The evening will feature a seated dinner and live music featuring Paul English Jazz Quartet and local vocalist April Sloan-Hubert.
Live Entetainment and Dinner: $125 per person includes a seated dinner with a choice of steak or salmon. Cash Bar.
Location: Doubletree Hotel, Greenway Plaza
January 30, 2016
12:00 pm 1:30 pm: "The Inner Voices Workshop: A Jazz Piano and Composition Master Class with Peggy Stern"
Peggy Stern is as well-known as a composer as she is known for her fine piano playing. She arrived at jazz via classical music, R&B and salsa. Her music has a particularly broad ethnic base. In addition to European and American classical music, Peggy's music draws from Brazilian, African, Jewish, Irish, Cuban and traditional jazz influences.
Peggy has worked with such jazz greats as David "Fathead" Newman, Lee Konitz , Bud Shank, Stanley Turrentine, Gerry Mulligan, Eddie Henderson and Diane Schuur to name a few.
Class is free and is open to anyone interested
6:30PM COTS Jazz Group
Returning this year a performance at 6:30PM by the jazz group, COTS Jazz Crew, whose members consist of formerly homeless but talented musicians, who are turning their lives around. COTS Jazz Crew will perform during the pre-concert receptions.
7:15 PM Trinity Jazz Youth All-Stars
8:00PM Dennis Dotson Jazz Quartet OPENING ACT
Leading off the evening's performance at 8:15PM is Dennis Dotson and his Jazz Quartet. Dennis Dotson brings to Trinity Jazz Festival his professional trumpeter for forty years along with his Jazz Quartet! This will be an exciting opening actâ€¦don't miss it.
9:00PM FEATURED PERFORMER: DIANE SCHUUR - American Jazz singer and pianist
Diane Schuur is an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Deedles", she has won two Grammy Awards, headlined many of the world's most prestigious music venues, including Carnegie Hall and The White House.
January 31, 2016
10:30AM & 1:00PM: The Jazz Mass
Sunday Jazz Masses are free and open to the public.
Fest Date: January 29 - 31, 2016
Double Tree by Hilton, 6 Greenway Plaza East, Houston, TX 77046
Trinity Episcopal Church, 1015 Holman Street, Houston, TX 77001
Friday, January 29th
Trinity Jazz Festival VIP Dinner $125 per person
Saturday, January 30th
Students (w/ID)- $20
Sunday, January 31st
The Sunday Jazz Masses (10:30AM & 1:00PM) are open to the public.
For More Information - http://www.trinityjazzfest.net/


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Our focus today is the second-largest town in Sardinia — Sassari. A vibrant place, it is one of the oldest cities on the islands, and is rich in art, culture and history, together with beautiful architecture in the historical center. We meet Pilar, our local guide, who introduces us to the most important sites — starting with the University Palace.
There are indented trenches running down the middle of the streets, and we learn that from medieval times all the way up to the 1960’s people would throw sewage out of their windows to run in the streets! The place must have had a terrible stench. At the Ducal Palace (now the town hall), Pilar talks about how the nobles would retreat to a large terrace on the rooftop to escape the smell from the street.
The Cathedral of St. Nicholas of Bari has an ornate facade in the Baroque style, with three niches housing statues of saints. The bell tower is in Romanesque style.
One of the most iconic sites in Sassari is the Fountain of the Rosello, where women would gather to do their laundry and gossip. There are four statues representing the seasons on each corner, and twelve fountain spouts representing the months of the year. Saint Gavino is riding a horse on top of the crossing arches.
We continue our journey to the seaside resort of Alghero, where we will be spending the next two nights. Our guided tour is tomorrow, but many of us venture out for an impromptu walk in the old town and along the seafront.
Dinner tonight is at Trattoria Lo Romani da Vittoria e Gigi. Roasted suckling pig, a specialty of the region, melts in our mouths, along with many other incredible dishes too numerous to list. Gigi, the owner, comes by frequently to encourage us to finish everything — an impossibility with the quantities being served. Another magical day in an Italian Paradise!


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Soon after Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted a Hindu beej mantra, netizens inquired over her mysterious post on Tuesday. In a late-night update, Vadra posted a beej mantra - worshipping multiple Goddesses and Gods. However, netizens pointed out mistakes in the mantra's wording - specifically in the spellings, that raised questions over whether or not Priyanka Vadra was aware of what it was that she was posting.
The tweet has gone viral on social media, recieving 3.5K retweets and 18K likes at the time of publishing - and a lot of written responses besides. Moreover, despite the flaws in the wording, Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam has hailed Priyanka as a "Goddess" over her tweet. This comes even as others are viewing it as an attempt to put up a 'Hindu pretence', something that her brother Rahul Gandhi was also accused of owing to his various pre-election Temple-runs and on his re-christening as a 'Shiv Bhakt' and 'Janaeudhaari'.
ॐ ऐँ ह्रीं क्लिं चामुँड़ायै विच्चै।।— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 30, 2019
आप स्वयं “दुर्गावतार” हैं, जय भवानी. https://t.co/PdnbKQ8fiR— Acharya Pramod (@AcharyaPramodk) December 30, 2019
"चामुँड़ायै" - जिसने टाइप किया है उसे लात मार कर निकाल दीजिए 😭😂🙏— Vikrant ~ विक्रांत (@vikrantkumar) December 31, 2019
In a harsh rebuke to Vadra criticising the Uttar Pradesh CM over 'Saffron' in terms of his assurance to make rioters pay for their wanton destruction of public property amid the anti-CAA protests, Adityanath’s Office observed that anyone attempting to create an obstacle in the matter would be punished. Furthermore, the Adityanath dispensation contended that individuals who practised the politics of appeasement could not comprehend what constituted people’s welfare.
Earlier on Monday, Priyanka Vadra addressed a press conference in Lucknow, where she remarked, "Saffron denoted Hinduism, not violence". This was a dig at the UP CM for the crackdown on alleged rioters by the state police. She also backed the alleged rioters and said that the Yogi government should not take action before investigation. On December 28, Priyanka Vadra claimed that the Uttar Pradesh police had physically assaulted her when she was on the way to meet the family members of former IPS officer SR Darapuri, who has been detained in the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
She had said, "After my program, I was on my way to meet the family members of Former IPS officer SR Darapuri. The police stopped us mid-way and did not let me go. When I asked the reason, they just told me that they can't let me go ahead." Gandhi added, "I decided to get out of the car and walk. As soon as I started walking, the police physically assaulted me by pulling me and choking me. After this, I sat on a two-wheeler but they stopped that too." However, not only did the CRPF refute her version of events, but it also emerged that the police officer against whom Priyanka Vadra had hurled charges - Archana Singh - had suffered the demise of her brother that very day, but had chosen to remain on duty despite the personal loss.

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(Beitrag vom Nutzer eingereicht) -------- New version of DNA editing system corrects underlying defects in RNA-based diseases
August 10, 2017
Muscle cells from a patient with myotonic dystrophy type I, untreated (left) and treated with the RNA-targeting Cas9 system (right). The MBNL1 protein is in green, repetitive RNA in red and the cell's nucleus in blue. MBNL1 is an important RNA-binding protein and its normal function is disrupted when it binds repetitive RNA. In the treated cells on the right, MBNL1 is released from the repetitive RNA. Credit: UC San Diego Health
Until recently, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technique could only be used to manipulate DNA. In a 2016 study, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers repurposed the technique to track RNA in live cells in a method called RNA-targeting Cas9 (RCas9). In a new study, published August 10 in Cell, the team takes RCas9 a step further: they use the technique to correct molecular mistakes that lead to microsatellite repeat expansion diseases, which include myotonic dystrophy types 1 and 2, the most common form of hereditary ALS, and Huntington's disease.


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Real Madrid are reportedly interested in signing Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez.
The Algerian international has featured in 81 matches for Pep Guardiola’s side since joining them from Leicester City, scoring 21 goals while providing 26 assists.
A report from Spanish newspaper Don Balon claims that Real Madrid are interested in signing Mahrez and City will demand €100 million for him. It has also been claimed that PSG are interested in signing the 29-year-old as well.
Mahrez has featured in 37 matches across all competitions for City this season so far, netting nine goals while providing 14 assists. The Algerian international has been a regular in 2019/20 but once Leroy Sane is back to full fitness, there’s no telling whether he will enjoy as much first-team opportunities. Hence, a move away from the club might do him well in terms of game time.
Mahrez would be a decent addition to Real Madrid’s squad but €100 million for someone like him who is approaching 30 seems a tad redundant.

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- The 2024 Mercedes EQB gets a new exterior look.
- Inside there's a new steering wheel and that's pretty much it.
- There's more range on the European testing cycle, but we have to wait for the EPA's testing to know just how much range it's gained.
The 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQB Gets a New Look, Range Bump
We'll have to wait to see just how much range, though
The Mercedes-Benz EQB is the brand's smallest electric vehicle and the most affordable way to get into an electric Mercedes. It's based on the gas-powered GLB SUV and looks a lot like it inside and out, with the exception of some minor styling differences like the solid front grille. The EQB is part of Mercedes' electric EQ lineup that includes the larger and more expensive EQE and EQS SUVs.
For 2024, the EQB is getting a light refresh that brings it more in line with Mercedes' other EQ offerings. The most noticeable change is the new front fascia. The black panel at the car's nose now features Mercedes' three-pointed star pattern and the front bumper is new. Around the rear, the EQB's taillights get a new look and there is a new wheel design on offer. The changes are similarly light inside where the only visual difference is a new steering wheel.
The EQB is again offered in three trims with varying power outputs and motor configurations. The base EQB 250+ has a single electric motor powering the front wheels that makes 188 horsepower and 284 lb-ft of torque. The other two trims, the EQB 300 and 350, are both all-wheel-drive with an electric motor on each axle. The 300 makes 225 horsepower and 288 lb-ft of torque, while the top-spec 350 model makes 288 horsepower and 384 lb-ft.
According to Mercedes, the 2024 EQB also gets a small jump in range. However, its range estimates are based on Europe's WLTP testing cycle, which typically nets higher range estimates than the EPA's testing. According to that test format, the EQB gains about 20 miles of range, but we'll have to wait until the EPA puts the EQB through its testing cycle to see if that number remains consistent — though it's worth noting we expect the number to fall. Charging speeds haven't changed, and the EQB is limited to 100 kW at a DC fast charger and 9.6 kW at a home charger.
Inside the EQB is largely the same as it was last year, aside from the new steering wheel. We've found that it's easy to get in and out of the EQB's cabin thanks to generous head clearance and a low step-in height. Its boxier styling also helps to maximize interior passenger space. It also features the upright driving position typical of SUVs, and visibility is good all around, again thanks to the boxy design and large square windows.
The infotainment gets a slight change and implements what Mercedes calls a "zero layer" interface. Essentially, the refreshed infotainment system does its best to minimize how many inputs it takes to navigate to a specific menu. This should make Mercedes' center display more user-friendly, something we wished for during our first impressions of the EQB.
Another minor change is the addition of Dolby Atmos to the optional Burmester audio system. True audiophiles might find it a pleasing addition.
Once the EPA gets its hands on the EQB we'll know just how much range it's gained, but we'll be sure to render a more detailed verdict when we put it through our own real-world range test.


Seychelles' Cancer Concern Association raises awareness in Feb.
As part of its ongoing efforts to raise awareness and support for cancer, CCA is organising several. (Cancer Concern Association)
With the aim to raise awareness on cancer in Seychelles, the Cancer Concern Association is organising several activities in February as part of World Cancer Day commemorated on February 4.
Cancer in Seychelles
In Seychelles, like many parts of the world, cancer poses a significant health burden. Recent data reveals concerning trends, with both cancer incidence and mortality higher among men. According to the Ministry of Health, there were around 159 cancer-related deaths in Seychelles, out of which 102 were male and 57 female patients. Most of them were between 45-80 years old.
Prostate cancer emerges as a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in older men while most women were affected by breast as well as cervical cancer, underlining the urgency of targeted interventions and awareness campaigns.
Furthermore, disparities in cancer diagnoses and outcomes underscore the need for tailored approaches to address the specific challenges faced by the Seychellois communities.
Local initiatives and support
In Seychelles, efforts are underway to combat cancer through targeted interventions and support mechanisms. Initiatives such as free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for schoolgirls and accessible cervical cancer screening programmes are part of the government's commitment to addressing prevalent cancers and enhancing public health outcomes.
However, concerted community engagement and collaboration are essential to bolster these efforts and ensure equitable access to prevention and treatment resources across the population.
Community-driven initiatives play a crucial role in the fight against cancer in the island nation, supplementing government efforts and providing invaluable support to patients and their families.
One such initiative is the Cancer Concern Association (CCA), established over 20 years ago by the late Anglican Archbishop French Chang Him. The Association's mission revolves around creating awareness among the general public about cancer and providing essential support to those affected by the disease.
It is deeply committed to education and outreach, conducting programmes in schools and organisations to disseminate information about cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment options. These efforts are crucial in empowering individuals and communities to make informed decisions about their health and well-being, ultimately contributing to better outcomes in the fight against cancer.
In addition to educational initiatives, CCA organises events and campaigns to sensitise the public about cancer-related issues and mobilise support for its cause. These events serve as platforms for advocacy, fundraising, and community engagement, rallying individuals and organisations to join the fight against cancer.
As part of its ongoing efforts to raise awareness and support for cancer, CCA is organising several.
These will include a 'yogis for cancer' on Saturday, February 17 from 9 am to 10.30 am at the Independent School at Union Vale. Participants will engage in light yoga and stretching exercises focused on breath control, centering, and reconnecting with the body.
The session will culminate in sound therapy, promoting relaxation and well-being and participants will have the opportunity to unwind and rejuvenate while supporting a worthy cause.
|The 'Run for Hope' fund raising event. (Cancer Concern Association) Photo License: All Rights Reserved
The Association will also organise a 'Run for Hope' at the Four Seasons Hotel on Sunday, February 1, which is a fund-raising event hosted by the management of Four Seasons Hotel to mobilise support for cancer awareness and research.
Participants can register for the run, with options available for varying levels of participation and an auction will be held, offering attendees the chance to contribute further to the cause while enjoying a day of outdoor activity and camaraderie.
These events exemplify the collaborative spirit and proactive approach of organisations like CCA in addressing the challenges posed by cancer in Seychelles. By fostering community involvement, raising awareness, and mobilising resources, these initiatives make a tangible difference in the lives of cancer patients and contribute to the broader effort to combat this disease.
Global impact of cancer
According to the World Cancer Research Fund International, there were an estimated 18.1 million cancer cases around the world in 2020. Of these, 9.3 million cases were in men and 8.8 million in women. Cancer knows no boundaries, affecting millions of lives across the globe. With over 200 different types identified, including breast, lung, prostate, and bowel cancer among the most prevalent, its toll on individuals and communities is profound. The insidious nature of cancer often involves metastasis, where the disease spreads from its origin to other parts of the body, exacerbating its complexity and challenges in treatment.
Cancer, characterised by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells, remains a formidable health challenge worldwide. From its devastating impact on individuals to its broader societal repercussions, cancer demands our unwavering attention and concerted efforts toward prevention, early detection, and effective treatment.
Role of lifestyle and early detection
Amidst the grim statistics, there is hope in the power of prevention and early detection. Simple lifestyle modifications, such as adopting healthy eating habits, engaging in regular exercise, and abstaining from smoking, can substantially mitigate the risk of developing cancer. Moreover, early detection through screenings and vigilant monitoring of unusual symptoms can significantly improve treatment outcomes and reduce mortality rates. Individuals must remain vigilant and proactive in safeguarding their health against this formidable adversary.


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Morbid for Potamophobia's /Ichthyophobia
This is the Alligator Gar Pike ( spatula) fish that is known as the Gator Gar. This fish is named for its disproportions
large mouth and teeth, as you can see from the pictures.
Alligator gar pike habitat of the southern United States: Texas, Oklahoma, Luciana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
Original horror fish, indeed.

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In the second of our essential employment law webinar series of 2024, Sarah Gilzean, one of Scotland's leading discrimination and equality law experts, and Fiona Meek, an associate in our team with a particular interest in discrimination issues, looked at transgender equality in the workplace. This webinar covered:-
The protected characteristic of gender reassignment
Are non-binary individuals protected?
How does a gender occupational requirement apply to transgender people
Absences from work due to gender reassignment
Common issues in the workplace
Managing conflicting beliefs
This webinar is applicable to the law of Scotland, England and Wales.
The content of this webpage is for information only and is not intended to be construed as legal advice and should not be treated as a substitute for specific advice. Morton Fraser LLP accepts no responsibility for the content of any third party website to which this webpage refers. Morton Fraser LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.


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Learn to play the drums for TesseracT’s song KING, from the album Sonder.
Purchasing this lesson unlocks the full drum transcription, MIDI file, Guitar Pro file, and a performance of the song synced to the transcription so that you can play along, slow down, and loop sections.
I have personally transcribed this from a 2019 live recording. TesseracT visited Greece for the first time, playing a show in Athens. I’ve taken the drum performance from that show, and TesseracT guitarist and producer Acle Kahney – 4D Sounds – kindly mixed the audio for this lesson.


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A Binance representative said:
“We began shipping a limited quantity of Binance Cards on July 24. The cards are being shipped to users in European Economic Area.”
It has been reported that CZ tweeted the news out in an unofficial capacity on July 25.
He said by referring to Binance Card, the exchange’s crypto-backed debit card:
“This started shipping in limited quantities as of yesterday, I heard.”
Likewise, Binance announced the card in April 2020, followed by the company’s acquisition of Swipe, a digital asset debit card company. July brought news of card testing as well as an August European launch date for select parts of the continent.
As per the report, Binance noted that the card will soon expand its reach.
The representative said:
“Binance Card will be available to order in the U.K. shortly. We consider it a global initiative and will be expanding to more countries and regions.”
However, the representative did not give any specific details on the card’s geographic expansion by saying that compatibility for additional countries will come slowly with time.
Thus, the representative concluded:
“We want to make this crypto off-ramp available in more countries and regions this year and in the years to come.”

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The Meaningful Use Stage 2 final rule clarifies a few sticking points for radiology, including imaging accessibility, CPOE, and hardship exemptions.
The final rule for Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use (MU) program, released last month, clarifies a few sticking points for the radiology industry, but some questions remain, say industry experts who are still digging through the specifics of the rule.
Still considered to be a move toward standards-based health information exchanges, the final rules for Stage 2 - released by CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) set to take effect in 2014 -provide some additional clarity for how radiologists and hospitals should approach MU. But they’re little changed from the proposed versions. The similarities, some said, are surprising.
“It’s interesting that CMS’ final rule resembled the proposed rule as much as it did,” said Michael Peters, legislative and regulatory affairs director for the American College of Radiology (ACR), noting the short time between the publication of the proposed and final rules. “This was probably the result of an extremely quick rule-making that spent less time addressing stakeholders’ concerns.”
Individual providers and practices shouldn’t change their daily workflow and activities just yet, Peters said. The final rule, its requirements, and menu items, have not yet been completely analyzed.
However, it’s clear so far that the final rules offered additional guidance in three main areas: imaging accessibility, computerized physician order entry (CPOE), and hardship exemptions for meeting MU requirements. These areas have also been points of concern for the ACR.
According to Keith Dreyer, DO, chair of the ACR IT and Informatics Committee-Government Relations Subcommittee and radiology vice chair at Massachusetts General Hospital, the final rule guidance should make MU compliance easier for practicing radiologists. It combines certification criteria for eligible hospitals and eligible providers (EPs) in hospital settings with certified electronic health record (EHR) technology. The rule also impacts clinical quality measures.
“The clinical quality measures are better aligned with other quality incentive programs, making the overall process simple to achieve,” he said.
Fortunately, the final rule doesn’t require providers to store imaging results in an EHR with the ONC abandoning its proposal that images be available for download and transfer to third parties. Instead, they can offer a link to study results. In addition, CMS is only requiring 10 percent of images to be accessible this way instead of the 40 percent suggested in the proposed rule.
This change is a double-edge sword, Dreyer said. While it does relieve some of the pressure EPs felt regarding image accessibility, it also affects patients.
“It was disappointing to see the removal of the portion of the proposed MU objective requiring the ability for patients to view, download, and transmit their medical image data,” he said. “This was a common request of patients.”
In addition, the Stage 2 requirements offer clarity for how computerized physician order entry (CPOE) will impact radiology. To qualify for MU incentive payments, EPs must use CPOE to order more than 30 percent - instead of the 60 percent CMS originally proposed - of radiology procedures during an EHR reporting period. However, EPs who order less than 100 imaging scans during a reporting period are exempt from this requirement.
Although CMS didn’t expand the CPOE definition to include the clinical decision support (CDS) that often helps providers avoid unnecessary imaging as the ACR had hoped, the agency did acknowledge CDS is a paramount CPOE byproduct. The hope, Dreyer said, is that CDS will be included in the Stage 3 rule.
One of the biggest sticking points for radiologists has been the difficulty many would face in complying with the MU requirements because few providers actually have frequent face-to-face contact with patients. These final rules provided some clarity about the significant hardship exemption that would allow radiologists and other providers to avoid noncompliance penalties at least until 2015. Some radiologists may be able to avoid these penalties through 2019 depending upon the specialty codes used in the Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).
Although it’s still unclear which providers will fall into that group, and CMS can review and negate the exemption at any time, this outcome is positive, Dreyer said.
“This was the best we could hope for without a change to the legislation, which is not likely,” he said. “While radiologists are highly encouraged by CMS to participate in the program, the new regulations give those radiologists, with infrastructure limitations, a few more years before penalties begin.”
In addition, CMS also cleared up its definitions for “office visit” and “seen by EP.” The office visit definition from the proposed rule – concurrent or transfer-of-care visits, consultant visits, and prolonged physician service without direct patient contact – remains, but the agency declined to add specific billing codes to the mix. The final rule also gives EPs some wiggle room in deciding when they’ve actually seen a patient. The new definition includes patients EPs see across multiple sites that have EHR technology.
Although the ONC rule incorporated ACR’s requests well, such as adding flexibility to the definition of certified EHR technology and removing the general/ambulatory/inpatient categories to improve compliance, Peters said there is still room for improvement in CMS’s final rule. These problems, he said, likely resulted from the haste in which the final rule was produced.
Providers can expect the ACR to continue to look for new opportunities to offer the radiology community up-to-date information about MU, he said. On Oct. 11, the association will hold its second annual imaging informatics summit in Washington, D.C., including ONC leadership. In addition, the ACR consolidated regulatory summary of both CMS and ONC Meaningful Use final rules will be available online at www.acr.org soon.


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I’ve always loved Georgina’s cottage garden. There is something about her garden that always puts a smile on my face. It is the ultimate cottage style garden, overflowing with everything any garden will be proud of. How one can one pack so much into that patch, and still make it all work and look amazing is beyond me. But that is exactly what Georgina has managed to do.
This lovely cottage garden has over seven fruit trees. No kidding. And they all seem to be thriving here too. There is a huge lemon tree, a fig tree, cherry tree, an espaliered apple tree, a peach tree, a kumquat tree in a large terracotta urn, and even table grapes that grow over a trellis.
Georgina has the best roses growing here. Her rose bushes are always happy and covered in flowers at any time of the year. Even miniature roses grow big and look like regular rose bushes in her garden. I have some of the same rose bushes that she has, but somehow they don’t perform as well as Georgina’s. She has that green thumb. Georgina’s green thumb can be seen in how successful she is with plant cuttings.
Georgina is the master at making plant cuttings. She makes all sorts of cuttings, and they all take and get beautiful and big under her care. The best cuttings are rose cuttings that she is so good at. I have received full-blown rose bushes, only to find out that it started off as a tiny rose cutting. She is amazing with rose cuttings! Don’t be surprised if some of the rose bushes in these pictures are from her cuttings.
Georgina is even good with seeds. She knows how to get them to sprout, grow into seedlings, and eventually into mature plants. Her vegetable garden is always filled with one veggie or another. Her success with seedlings can be seen here. She will patiently start her tomato seedlings in late winter and wait for them to become large enough plants to transplant into her veggie patch. She has started fava bean plants from seeds her uncle sent her all the way from New York. And she just recently gave me a zucchini seedling that she started from seeds that came from Malta! I tell you, Georgina is good with seeds.
One lovely element in Georgina’s garden that I covet and appreciate is her knack for sprinkling tasteful cottage inspired garden accessories and sculptures all over her yard. I love this about her garden.
I think her landscape is the only one where I see such charming garden accessories strewn here and there, that look so at home here. I’ve tried to replicate this in my own garden, but somehow I just don’t get the same effect.
Even hard to grow bougainvillea thrives in Georgina’s garden. The day I stopped to take some photos, as I walked past the bougainvillea vine I saw little birds flying out of the bush. I knew right away there were little nests in that bougenvilla vine all nicely hidden.
Succulents abound here, and Georgina has used her knack with cuttings to make more of them to spread all over her garden.
Another unique feature in Georgina’s garden is her collection of birdhouses that can be found scattered all throughout her backyard. This is a legacy feature from the previous owners. The gentleman who lived there before with his wife liked to make birdhouses, and he made quiet a few that he had nailed all over the fence. They left them behind when they moved, and Georgina did a wonderful job of carefully restoring each one of them with a fresh coat of paint, and has preserved them in her garden. Over the years Georgina has added her own collection of birdhouses to the mix as well.
The coolest story of all is the one birdhouse that Georgina has in her covered patio. Sri painted it for Georgina when she was visiting her a few years back. But the amazing thing about this birdhouse is that it has birds that come and lay eggs and give birth to new chickies every year! They may not be the same birds, but she always gets a married bird couple every year that takes up residence in this birdhouse.
Sometimes they even build their nest on top of the birdhouse rather than inside. Like a bird rental apartment, Georgina has a new bird tenant every year.
Georgina’s garden is the kind of lovely place where you can imagine that fairies are hiding in the happy carefree juxtaposition of flowers and plants. In fact, her daughter Jazz has done just that. Created a little fairy garden here.
I really love Georgina’s garden. When I am here, I imagine myself in an English village, where cottages with charming gardens abound with all sorts of flowers and plants, all growing together with reckless abandon, while somehow looking like it was all planned and meant to be. This landscape is cottage gardening at its best. It is a perfect harmony of plants in Georgina’s garden.

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Gun control, another one of the seemingly empty promises made during the 2020 presidential campaign, was a core component of the Biden platform. Capitalizing on the left's illogical criticism of the second amendment, Biden's proposals ranged from everything to an assault rifle ban to a tax placed on certain gun owners. Though the Biden Administration has yet to achieve the fullest extent of its expressed intent, the political climate this cultivated has advanced anti-gun initiatives taken by state and local governments as illustrated by a recent San Jose, California ordinance which would require gun owners to purchase liability insurance. Its commitment to infringe citizens' second amendment right under the pretense of reducing gun violence has failed miserably, with gun-related crimes in places like New York City necessitating a meeting between Biden and the city's mayor due for next week.
While the Biden Administration hasn't been able to make a dent against the rising tide of violent crime across America that hasn't subsided following the easing of social unrest in the wake of the 2020 election cycle as many optimistically predicted, it has been successful in seizing weapons from law abiding citizens. A recent raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") proves that point in spades. ATF executed an operation in the Leacock Township of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania against what it perceives as one of the nation's greatest threats: the Amish. Sarcasm aside, the raid on Amish dairy farmer Reuben King's Cattail Foundry property followed what the ATF described as evidence of an ongoing investigation.
King has claimed that though he is a gun collector himself who occasionally sells weapons, offering little insight into the potential of a greater criminal conspiracy that may have prompted the raid. To his point, the ATF has not made any arrests nor filed any charges against King following the raid. The lack of charges is rather curious as King himself has stated that he has sold guns from his personal collection without any license.
Tips offered to local media in the Lancaster area suggested that King may have sold upwards of 600 weapons, a claim the farmer has succinctly dismissed. King added that he has not sold any pistols, as his collection is a procurement of rifles he has sold to other Amish in the community for the purpose of hunting. Being Amish himself, King stated he did not advertise nor conduct any sales online given the group's exclusionary beliefs on modern technology that would be necessary to do so.
Despite the apparent impetus of the ATF raid may have been connected to King's lack of a federal firearms seller license, the federal Gun Control Act dictates no specific terms on when that type of license is required.
Internal documents from the ATF have conveyed that the Biden Administration has created a record of over 54 million firearm owners across the country. This database was compiled using a provision in the Gun Control Act of 1968 which requires any gun store that closes its business to report records of its transactions to the ATF. It's unclear how the ATF's record-keeping may have factored into the raid it conducted against King. That 1968 gun control legislation was recently cited in the Department of Justice's new rule requiring those who are federally licensed gun dealers to have increased storage and safety requirements on site at their dealerships which goes into effect on February 3rd.
Although that new rule won't be met with the same outrage as many of Biden's other proposed gun control measures have been, it's a sign of his office's continued effort to expand the scope of the ATF. With the Biden Administration making efforts to cast law-abiding citizens from concerned parents of school-age children to benign political dissidents as domestic terrorist threats worthy of having task forces set up against them, gun owners have every right to be concerned that their exercise of their second amendment right could be construed as cause for criminal charges to be brought against them.
While the ATF has made it clear that no one is safe from being raided --even the Amish, one must ask where their priorities lie if they're overlooking a true existential threat...those shiftless Mennonites...


As we slide into December, the NCAA basketball schedule of games gradually grows in intensity. Teams begin to prepare for holiday tournaments, and we start to get a better feel for the NBA mock draft prospects and how talented they could really become at the next level.
There are prospects playing on teams ranked outside the top-25 playing college basketball games tonight. However, we'll concentrate our focus on those future stars hitting the courts Wednesday who play for ranked NCAA basketball teams.
Here's your NBA draft basketball reference for the NCAA basketball TV schedule ahead of top-25 games for Wednesday, December 4. We'll follow the order of the current NCAA basketball top-25 AP Poll.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ #3 Maryland Terrapins 7:30PM ET ESPN
Jalen Smith, Aaron Wiggins and Anthony Cowan
We jump in Wednesday night on the NCAA basketball schedule and get immediately into a serious, high-profile game. A one-loss Fighting Irish team will roll into Xfinity Center to play the third-ranked Terrapins. Notre Dame's only defeat came against a North Carolina team with their own set of 2020 NBA draft stars.
Maryland's lofty current ranking isn't surprising at all when you consider they boast three prize players navigating their way on most 2020 NBA draft boards. The highest projected player is big man Jalen Smith. The 6' 10" sophomore is off to an excellent start, filling the stat sheet at just below a double-double per game.
Fellow sophomore Aaron Wiggins hasn't quite found his three-point stroke yet, but he's averaging close to 30 minutes per game and 10.8 points per night.
The Maryland offense is led by the ferociously competitive senior point guard Anthony Cowan. Cowan drifted off a few early NBA draft sheets, but he's leading the Terrapins in minutes per game. Cowan is using that court time to net 17 a night to go with 4½ dimes per game.
If you can't make it to the Xfinity Center to watch this big game live, you can catch all the action as the prime game on ESPN. Tipoff is at 7:30PM.
#5 Virginia Cavaliers @ Purdue Boilermakers 7:15PM ESPN2
Mamadi Diakite - Virginia
Three of the nation's current top-10 teams will square off as part of the Big 10/ACC Challenge. Virginia will take their undefeated record on the road to Indiana, where they'll face the 4-3 Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena. The defending national champion Cavaliers have now reeled off victories in 13 consecutive NCAA basketball games. Virginia last lost in March of last year to Florida State in the ACC Tournament semi-finals.
Virginia has been led by Mamadi Diakite. The lanky senior has continued to improve as he assumes a leadership role on this year's Cavalier team. Diakite has nearly doubled his scoring and rebounding production, thus far in 2019. He's also gradually added a three-point threat to his game, already having launched one shy of his total during the championship season.
Make sure your last channel button works on the remote control, because you can flip back and forth between this game on ESPN2 and the Notre Dame/Maryland game on ESPN.
#6 The Ohio State Buckeyes @ #7 North Carolina Tar Heels 9:30PM ET ESPN
Cole Anthony and Armando Bacot - North Carolina
Of all the college basketball games on tonight, the Tar Heels vs. the Buckeyes battle is undoubtedly going to get the most attention. Ohio State jumped over North Carolina to steal the number six spot in the AP top-25. North Carolina will get a true test from a Buckeye defense that has yet to give up 60 points in any game this season. While there are no Buckeyes listed on most NBA draft boards, they have six players scoring more than eight-points per game.
The two highest prizes on the Tar Heel roster are both slotted to be taken in the first-round next June. Both are freshmen as well. Point guard Cole Anthony is even pegged as the first pick in some mock drafts, depending on which NBA team wins the lottery.
Anthony is going to be hounded by a pair of Buckeye point guards, DJ Carton and starter CJ Walker. His 20-plus scoring average and over 7 rebound clip will both be challenged Wednesday night. Armando Bacot will see a lot of two brothers, Andre and Kaleb Wesson.
Bacot will be called upon to find some offense to help North Carolina score against the Buckeyes. He's hitting just under a dozen points per night. Bacot has been most impressive on the boards, hauling in close to 10 rebounds per game. He's also averaging close to two rejections.
North Carolina lost by nine to a fellow Big Ten Conference team, Michigan less than a week ago. The Tar Heels will be judging not only the talent of their future NBA stars, but the whole team. Ohio State will also play their first game away from the comfortable home court advantage at the Value City Arena in Columbus.
If you can't get over to the Dean Smith Center on the North Carolina campus to watch the Buckeyes challenge the Tar Heels, leave your TV set tuned to ESPN. This epic battle between two top-10 ranked teams follows the Notre Dame vs. Maryland game, tipoff scheduled for 9:30PM. This is certainly the game in college basketball today with the most national impact.
Texas Southern Tigers @ #9 Gonzaga Bulldogs 9:00PM ET Root Sports NW
Filip Petrusev and Killian Tillie – Gonzaga
Gonzaga suffered their first loss of the season against the same Michigan Wolverines team that took down North Carolina. The Zags get a little breather Wednesday night when the play host to the Tigers.
Texas Southern represents the Southwest Athletic Conference and shouldn't provide much of a challenge for the eighth-ranked Bulldogs. A pair of NBA draft prospects will get a chance to remove the bad taste the Friday loss to Michigan certainly left.
Serbian star Filip Petrusev has led five Gonzaga starters averaging in double figures early in this new season. Petrusev grabbed nine rebounds against the Wolverines, but shot a paltry 25 percent from the field, netting only nine points. He also turned the ball over three times.
Maybe the most notable name on the Gonzaga roster is big Frenchman Killian Tillie. Tillie has floated around mock draft boards, going as high as a lottery pick, but coming off the board in one of the two rounds.
Tillie has only played in four games thus far in 2019, so he's still working into prime form. There isn't a national TV spot available for this game, but you can get tickets and head over to McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, or catch the game on Root Sports TV.
Loyola Marymount Lions @ #20 Colorado Buffaloes 10:00PM ET Pac-12 Network
Tyler Bey - Colorado
Buffalo wingman, junior Tyler Bey, will lead Colorado against the Lions Wednesday night in a non-conference game at the Coors Event Center in Colorado. The athletic, 6'7" junior has been the complete package as he's led the Buffaloes to six victories to begin the season.
Bey is averaging over 14 points per game to go with an impressive 12½ rebounds. He has been the complete player, tallying nearly three assists each night, plus a couple of steals. The Lions and Buffaloes will tip off at 10:00PM ET on the PAC-12 TV Network.
Florida A&M Rattlers @ Tennessee Volunteers 7:00PM SEC Network
Jordan Bowden – Tennessee
Florida A&M will travel to Knoxville to take on the #21 ranked Volunteers in another of the non-conference college basketball games tonight. One key player in this game has started to move his name up the list of potential NBA draftees in 2020.
Jordan Bowden leads Tennessee scoring, but the balance across his stat sheet is what is most impressive. He has been a presence on the defensive end of the court for the Volunteers, plus has shot the ball extremely well. Bowden is in his fourth and final year in Knoxville and is beginning to turn the heads of many NBA scouts.
Tennessee should handle the winless Rattlers with ease, so expect head coach Rick Barnes to take the opportunity to look deep down the Volunteer bench in this game. Tipoff is set for 7:00PM at Thompson-Boling Arena, plus you can catch the game on the SEC Network.
Eastern Washington Eagles @ #22 Washington Huskies
Isaiah Stewart and Jaden McDaniels - Washington
The Huskies only loss of the season came against another top-25 team playing Wednesday night, the Tennessee Volunteers. Tennessee overwhelmed the Huskies in the first half, and then held on for a 13-point win.
Both mock draft prospects on the Huskies played well, but Jaden McDaniels fouled out against the Volunteers putting a damper on any late run Washington might have generated. McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart are each projected to be lottery picks come next June.
The tandem project to keep Washington as a prominent threat all season in the PAC-12. Keep an eye the rest of the season on another Huskie who has surfaced as a potential star. Wingman, 6'6" Nahziah Carter (Jay-Z's nephew) is currently second on the team in both scoring and rebounding.
The Eagles don't appear to pose much of a threat to the favorite in the PAC-12 on Wednesday night. While the game may be part of a PAC-12 TV package deal, there won't be a national TV spot for this non-conference game.
Pennsylvania Quakers @ #23 Villanova Wildcats 6:30PM ET FoxSports1
The Wildcats will host their cross-town rival Quakers at The William B. Finneran Pavilion on Wednesday night. Tipoff is an early 6:30PM start. While the under-manned Quakers will obviously be healthy underdogs, don't underestimate the intensity of a Philadelphia court war.
The biggest name on both rosters is Jeremiah Robinson-Earl. The 6'9" freshman came in with an enormous upside, but has shot the ball poorly in both Wildcat losses. He managed only 20 points collectively in two games against ranked opponents thus far.
While Penn may not be one of the big names in college basketball, the Quakers will give Robinson-Earl a chance to get his game back in the groove. No one can forget that we're less than a year removed from the Quaker's first win against their rivals in 16 years. Live TV for this inner-city Philadelphia rivalry game is on FoxSports1.
#25 Utah State Aggies @ San Jose State Spartans 11:15PM ESPN2
Neemias Queta – Utah State (Day-to-day)
If you looking for some late night NCAA hoops, there is a late game to be broadcast live on ESPN2. You'll get a nice chance to look at one of the more intriguing West Coast college basketball teams.
The #25 ranked Utah State Aggies reeled off seven straight victories to open the season, until losing to a strong Saint Mary's Gaels team last week. The Aggies have accomplished this without any minutes from another potential future NBA star.
The NCAA basketball TV schedule saw fit to play this Mountain West conference game, possibly because of one player. After injury his knee in an FIBA tournament over the summer, Neemias Queta has yet to suit up this year.
His status is day-to-day, so flip over to ESPN2, tipoff at 11:15PM ET, to see if Queta can get on the court. Even if Queta can't go Wednesday night, you'll get a look at a very good Aggie team that has five starters who all average over 10 points per game.
The games we have covered for you are the top-25 NCAA basketball teams with players on NBA mock draft boards playing college basketball games tonight. You can use this schedule of college basketball today as your basketball reference for the best NCAA basketball games. Keep your eye out all season as we help you watch future NBA prospects playing live.


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Andrea Ramolo is a multiple Canadian Folk Music Award nominee and one-half of the acclaimed folk/pop duo Scarlett Jane. Her third solo album NUDA, produced by Michael Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) was mentioned on the 2017 Polaris Prize longer list. Her newest recording- an homage to Leonard Cohen – will be released on a nation-wide tour this November. Andrea has co-written music with Matt Epp, Tom Wilson, Luke Nicholson, and Miss Quincy to name a few and has recorded in the studio with Lee Harvey Osmond, Andy Maize, Martha and the Muffins, and more.