My past few posts about Indonesia have mentioned surveys about corruption and the extent of the problem. A new survey by the Indonesian Legal Roundtable suggests that the judiciary’s reputation remains low – amongst the lowest of all government institutions in the country. According to ILR, only 23% of respondents believed judges could not be bribed. 32% believed that businessmen could easily influence the judiciary, while 30% believed political parties could influence the judiciary.
Of course, perception doesn’t always equal reality. These results don’t necessarily tell us the extent of corruption in the judiciary. However, courts do rely upon public opinion for institutional support and depend upon citizens to file cases. With such low confidence ratings, there’s a real risk that, rather than spurring judicial reforms, dissatisfaction with the courts will spur apathy.
For the record, ILR does not mention the Mahkamah Konstitusi and it appears most Indonesians don’t immediately think of the MK when asked to evaluate “the judiciary.” The latest polls I’ve seen about the MK (still several years old) suggest that a majority of people have confidence in the court, but large numbers of people still aren’t fully aware of it or what it does.
For a summary of ILR’s findings, see this Jakarta Post article. For an executive summary of the survey results, see here.


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Have you ever heard of carrot chutney before sounds interesting right….. most of you may not have heard before like me, even i wondered when i first saw this chutney recipe in a local cookery show a few months back and was egerly waiting to give this a try and believe me it tastes so delicious, that you cant guess its made from carrots ..
As we all know carrots are good for eyes and growing kids but now adays kids are so fussy eaters,they are so much prone to junk food that they never like to eat raw healthy vegetables like carrots….
So feed them this chutney by spread this to dosa /chapati along with cheese(optional ) and roll and serve them they will never know its carrot served to them 😉
This chutney very well goes with any dosas,idlis….(i enjoyed it with my Spongy Dosa 😋)
You may check cotton dosa,neer dosa,idli,wheat dosa,Uttappam
• 1 cup fresh orange carrots chopped
•1 cup fresh grated coconut
•5-6 roasted long red chillies
•a generous amount of asafoetida
•a smal piece Tamrind
•salt as per taste
•1 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
•1 tsp Split dal /urad dal
▪add carrot ,tamrind and red chillies and grind till a rough paste
▪Now add remaining ingredients and grind to fine paste
▪Remove to a container
▪heat a tempering pan add oil, when heated add musturd seeds, let this pop add urad dal fry golden switch off flame and add curryleaves mix and add to the chutney container mix add enjoy..
* Serve this thick or slightly diluted both tasyes Yum…

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It’s natural to take a knock after an accident and in some ways, it is healthy for you to lose a bit of confidence – you don’t want to make the same mistake twice after all! However, if you are struggling to regain your personal confidence, you should try a few things to get back on track.
While personal injury lawyers can help to get you the compensation you need to stay afloat financially, you need to make some effort to ensure your psychological recovery. Even if you aren’t suffering from PTSD, you should take some time to get back to yourself.
Whether your injury is permanent or it will heal, here are a few tips for getting back on track and regaining your confidence.
When you are injured and feeling low, beauty is probably not your top priority. However, feeling good about the way you look isn’t pure vanity, it is actually really important for your self-esteem. You don’t need to be a supermodel to feel good about your looks, you just need to know how to take good care of yourself and love yourself for who you are.
Taking care of your skin and hair is a good place to start. Your injury might make bathing more difficult but you should make the effort as much as you can. Treat yourself to some nice scented bath oils and soaps if you need motivation!
Sometimes, an accident can cause you to doubt yourself or feel more anxious by things that might not have affected you before. Again, this is entirely normal and usually, the effects will wear off on their own. However, you may wish to engage in some mindful practices to help you along the way.
Mindfulness comes in all kinds of different guises but the main idea is that you sit calmly and quietly in the moment. The aim is to reduce stress and anxiety by learning to control your thoughts and settle down. Actually, mindfulness can really help with your sleep as well.
If you find that your symptoms are not getting better, please do see your doctor.
Winning the Small Battles One at a Time
One of the best pieces of advice for entrepreneurs building confidence is to set yourself up to win. This means giving yourself a chance to succeed and noticing your success rather than constantly focusing on all the things you can’t do and all the things you have challenged yourself to do that currently fall outside your capability.
When we are injured, it’s always frustrating that some things are harder now. But give yourself a chance. If your injury is life-changing then you must take the time you need to adjust to your situation. Notice the things that you can do, take the time to celebrate the small victories you have as you get used to your new way of life.
Regaining your confidence won’t happen overnight so be prepared to take your time. Remember to do the things that make you happy and, crucially, make you feel like you.

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- Coquille Myrtle Grove will bring out the Huckleberry Finn in you. Located along the Powers Highway, this secluded swimming hole has a shaded myrtlewood grove near the parking area and a sandy beach along the Coquille River just a short way down the hill. Bring your innertube and float along with the river's gentle current. There is no drinking water at this site.
Vital stats: There is no fee to use this park. For information, call 1-800-551-6949.
Recreation - Coquille Myrtle Grove offers visitors the opportunity to swim at the sandy beach, float the river in innertubes, and picnic.
Climate - The Oregon coast receives abundant rainfall, mostly between October and April. July and August bring the best chance for clear days. Summer temperatures are normally moderate and almost never hot. Winter temperatures are normally cool at the lower elevations and cold at the higher elevations. Although snow is possible in the lowest elevations, it is infrequent.
Coquil Myrtle Grove is located in the Southern Coast Region of Oregon. It is 14 miles south of Myrtle Point, off Oregon Highway 42.

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By: Esperanza Chavez
Tulia, Texas, has only one stop light, is roughly a mile wide, and only houses about five-thousand people. This is all I knew for most of my life, but this is just the surface level. Growing up, I knew there must be more to keep these five thousand people around generation after generation. Ogallala Commons introduced me to the “12 Key Assets of Commonwealth.” In each community (thriving or not), there will always be variations of these 12 Key assets. These vary from education, sense of place, and renewable energy. Connecting these to Tulia gave me some insight. “Sense of place” thrives in communities like Tulia. People would stay or come back here to raise their children. They bring their traditions to their future offspring. Living here, you know your neighbor, your friend’s neighbors, and you get to see people you love daily.
I believe “History” also plays a significant part in Tulia’s community. For example, this past week, the community celebrated the 132nd birthday of Swisher County with the Swisher County Picnic. The week is filled with music, food, and vendors who set up downtown. It ends on Saturday with a big parade and a concert and rodeo that night. As great as Tulia can be, it is not all good; like most places, Tulia has its rough edges and painful truths. “Water Cycle” we have been in a drought for years, and it does not seem to be getting better. “Education” in Tulia has needed to adapt because of our constant and tiresome changes. “Renewable energy” doesn’t have much of a conversation here. I believe Tulia has terrific people willing to make it a better place, but like any other place, Tulia has some struggles. I am confident that with more work towards their 12 key assets Tulia will continue to be a thriving community.

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A 10-member delegation of political leaders and activists from Maharashtra comprising Prakash Ambedkar,N D Patil,MLC Kapil Patil,Prakash Reddy and others met Governor K Sankaranarayanan at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai on Tuesday. They met him under the banner Samyukta Nirdhar Parishad and sought his intervention to bring the perpetrators of Narendra Dabholkars murder to justice. Saying that the accused hadnt been arrested even 15 days after the incident,the delegation requested the Governor to ask the state to conduct a special inquiry into the matter. Ambedkar also requested the Governor to convene a special sitting of the state legislature to discuss the Anti-superstition Bill. Sankaranarayanan assured the delegation that he will discuss the issue with the chief minister.
Written by Express News Service | Mumbai | Updated: April 8, 2014 3:11:25 pm

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On October 19, 2022, Homa Zarghamee, associate professor of economics, and her colleagues published a new paper in Contemporary Economic Policy titled, “Support for bigger government: The principle-implementation gap and COVID-19.” The work examines data collected before and during the pandemic to assess changes in young Americans’ attitudes toward the federal government.
Zarghamee and her co-authors analyzed survey responses from students at Barnard College, Santa Clara University, and Skidmore College, which revealed that while participants had become less trustful of the government throughout the pandemic, they ultimately expressed a desire for a bigger federal government. Results also indicate that while these young people want the federal government to do more, they don’t support ramping up the government's “standard functions,” such as setting safe workplace standards, taking care of infrastructure, or advancing space exploration. Support for the redistribution of wealth to achieve more significant social equity increased only slightly over time, and there was no evidence of increased support for specific redistributive policies. The results did not show significant differences in the effect of the pandemic on government and market attitudes by political ideology.
This study suggests that young Americans want a bigger government, but a version unlike what we currently have in this country — one that serves very different functions. Further research will be needed to determine if the significant drop in favorable opinions toward government and markets that occurred after the pandemic’s onset will be permanent or influence future real-world behaviors.


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it has come to my attention that on the map Nuketown, i can see that people can cheat by going up the yellow house back stairs and hopping over the wall. this has made alot of rounds not winnable for the other team. i suggest that you get it fixed so people can’t jump over the wall anymore
Yeah, someone really needs to fix that…
I am the maker of the map and at the moment i cannot update it because i am banned on the forums because of Stack
It’s really an easy fix, a couple of blocks just need to be added to the top of the fence in that area.
what do you mean links? do you not have a local copy of the map? i could probably find it for you.
Are you serious?
ME AND BUCKET FRICKEN MOTHA ****ING FIXED THAT MAP 3 TIMES ALREADY!!!
WHY PEOPLE EXPLOIT THISH!!!
You can still get out from both green, and blue. From blue on the top floor, you jump from the ledge facing green onto that diagonal wall thing, and jump out from there. From green, you can just jump out from the top of the staircase in the back of the green building.
Every single time I play that map now, like 1-5 greens jump outside…
Here’s a version I whipped up: nuketown
-Placed fence barriers on green side staircase and window, and blue side window.
-Slight change to some of the structures.
-Filled the structures that people would get stuck in or hide in.
-Replaced all unwanted ground with water blocks.
May have lost some luster in the transition, but hey it gets the job done. It’s what we are using on the LameGaming Arena server.
and Credits: Thanks LinktersHD for the original version.
i will update the link on the dropbox
Yea it isnt a glitch or a cheat. its all in the timing. you have to let shift go before that little opening and press it again immediately then jump. As i said before it isnt a cheat or a glitch. I got banned for it. from top 10

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During the BP (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil spill on April 20, 2010, the American government deployed 17,500 National Guard troops to respond to the massive scale of the environmental devastation. When the government steps in, things get done, but some are left wondering just how much government intervention should play a part in private sector issues—and if it even works.
- Some disasters—natural, economic, and other—are so large in scale that the federal government is sometimes the only entity with the ability to intervene.
- A recent major intervention was the massive deployment of manpower and resources after BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010.
- Important historical government interventions include President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, which effectively reinvented the American economy; President Truman's 1952 takeover of the embattled steel industry; and President Nixon's New Economic Policy, which aimed to mitigate inflation.
Examples of Government Intervention in the Economy
Cleveland's Railroad Dilemma
Workers at Chicago's Pullman Palace Car Company walked out one spring day in 1894 in protest of low wages. The American Railway Union supported the workers and announced that after negotiations failed, no trains that had Pullman cars would be operated. President Grover Cleveland became involved in the dispute when routes beyond Chicago were disrupted.
President Cleveland deployed military soldiers to force the protesters to return to work. More than 30 people died in the violence between those on strike and the military, garnering sympathy from the public for the labor activists.
Roosevelt's New Deal
When former president Franklin D. Roosevelt replaced his predecessor Herbert Hoover in 1933, the Great Depression had taken a firm, relentless grip on the nation. In his inaugural address, Roosevelt famously said, "So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror, which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."
The president unveiled his New Deal plan, which involved creating government programs that put people to work in a variety of fields, such as building large-scale infrastructure. The New Deal was credited with reinvigorating the economy and was widely popular, and Roosevelt was re-elected for another term.
Truman and the Steel Industry
After contract negotiations between United Steel Workers and steel producers deteriorated in 1952, former President Harry Truman seized control of the steel industry in an effort to avoid a strike while the Korean War continued. The move was highly controversial. According to the Miller Center of Public Affairs, 43% of those polled said they did not support the high level of government intervention in the matter.
The U.S. Supreme Court found Truman's initiative to be unconstitutional; the steel industry was again a private one, and steelworkers promptly went on strike for 53 days.
Nixon's Oil Crisis
Between 1971-1973, former president Richard Nixon imposed the New Economic Policy, which, for a 90-day period, would freeze wages and prices in an effort to combat inflation. Although it looked like the move had a stabilizing effect, inflation again became a threat once the controls were relaxed.
In The Commanding Heights, Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw write, "Ranchers stopped shipping their cattle to the market, farmers drowned their chickens, and consumers emptied the shelves of supermarkets." Although Nixon resigned just four months later, price controls on oil continued, and the U.S. began to try to free itself of dependence on foreign oil resources by increasing domestic exploration. Still, the stock market in the 1970s was a mess, losing up to 40% in an 18-month period.
The Bottom Line
It's tough to say whether government intervention is always a good thing. History has shown both the positive and negative results of the intervention. Nonetheless, there is an expectation for the president, whoever they may be, to intervene when the country is in dire straits. What the impact of that intervention will be in the long run is unpredictable and generally cannot be fully evaluated until time has passed.


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Support Needs of Fathers and Mothers of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Hartley, Sigan L.; Schultz, Haley M.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v45 n6 p1636-1648 Jun 2015
Little research has examined the support needs of mothers versus fathers of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We identified and compared the important and unmet support needs of mothers and fathers, and evaluated their association with family and child factors, within 73 married couples who had a child or adolescent with ASD. Mothers had a higher "number of important support needs" and "higher proportion of important support needs that are unmet" than fathers. Multilevel modeling indicated that child age, co-occurring behavior problems, presence of intellectual disability, parent education, and household income were related to support needs. Findings offer insight into the overlapping and unique support needs of mothers and fathers of children and adolescents with ASD.
Descriptors: Fathers, Mothers, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Adolescents, Needs Assessment, Social Support Groups, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Family Income
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December 10, 2012
A woman who challenged San Francisco’s gun laws as unconstitutional failed to persuade a federal judge that the rules burdened her ability to protect herself and her family.
Therese Marie Pizzo sued The City and County of San Francisco, Mayor Edwin Lee, Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, Police Chief Greg Suhr, and California Attorney General Kamala Harris, challenging a variety of local and state gun laws.
Pizzo, a lesbian, said in her complaint that she has suffered harassment for her sexual orientation, and gun laws in San Francisco and California prevent her from having a gun to protect herself and her family.
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One year ago, on August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law – the largest investment in clean energy and climate action ever. The Inflation Reduction Act is a transformative law that is helping the United States meet its climate goals and strengthen energy security, investing in America to create good-paying jobs, reducing energy and health care costs for families, and making the tax code fairer.
Just twelve months after the law was signed, it is already having a significant impact on American workers and families, and is delivering for underserved communities and those that have been too often left behind. Outside groups estimate the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy and climate provisions have created more than 170,000 clean energy jobs already, companies have announced over $110 billion in clean energy manufacturing investments in the last year alone, the law is delivering billions of dollars to protect communities from the impacts of climate change, and millions of seniors are saving money because their insulin is capped at $35 per month.
Today, to mark the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing a new feature on Invest.gov that highlights stories of how the Inflation Reduction Act and Bidenomics are making a difference for Americans in all 50 states and U.S. territories. Bidenomics is the President’s vision for growing the economy from the middle out and bottom up, including by investing in America, creating good-paying union jobs, and lowering cost for American families.
In the 12 months since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law:
- The private sector has announced more than $110 billion in new clean energy manufacturing investments, including more than $70 billion in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain and more than $10 billion in solar manufacturing. Since the President was elected, the private sector has announced approximately $240 billion in new clean energy manufacturing investments.
- Investments in clean energy and climate since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law have created more than 170,000 jobs, and the law is projected to create more than 1.5 million additional jobs over the next decade according to estimates by outside groups.
- Public and private sector investments driven by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 1 billion tons in 2030.
- The Administration has already awarded over a billion dollars to help communities become more resilient and protect them from the disastrous impacts of climate change, including drought, heat, and extreme weather.
- American families are projected to save $27-38 billion on their electricity bills from 2022-2030 relative to a scenario without the Inflation Reduction Act, according to new data released by the Department of Energy today.
- Nearly 15 million people are saving an average of $800 per year on their health insurance premiums, the nation’s uninsured rate has reached an historic low, and millions of seniors on Medicare are paying less in out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs—including insulin, which is capped at $35 per month.
- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is strengthening enforcement against wealthy tax cheats and increasing recoveries from delinquent millionaires—while improving customer service for law-abiding taxpayers, including cutting phone wait times from 28 minutes last tax season to 3 minutes this year.
LARGEST CLIMATE INVESTMENT IN HISTORY
The Inflation Reduction Act is the most ambitious investment in combating the climate crisis in world history.
Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) released an updated study affirming the transformative climate progress driven by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. DOE estimates that the two laws will cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by up to 41 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.
Together with additional actions being taken by federal, state, and local governments as well as the private sector, the United States is now on a path to achieve President Biden’s ambitious goal of cutting emissions 50-52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and reaching net-zero emissions by no later than 2050. This is consistent with external researchers, who project that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions will fall 43-48 percent below 2005 levels by 2035 thanks to laws already on the books.
The Inflation Reduction Act is accelerating progress to meet America’s climate goals, build a clean energy economy, and strengthen energy security:
- The Department of Energy has estimated that the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will lead to greenhouse gas emissions reductions of approximately 1 billion tons in 2030.
- The Department of Energy found that the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are driving significant new clean electricity generation, enabling the United States to potentially reach 80 percent clean electricity by 2030.
- U.S. electricity generation from wind is expected to triple and solar generation is expected to increase seven- to eight-fold by 2030, according to Department of Energy estimates. Over the next seven years, we expect twice as much wind, solar, and battery deployment as there would have been without the Inflation Reduction Act.
- EV sales have tripled since President Biden took office, spurred in part by investments in the Inflation Reduction Act to boost clean energy manufacturing and lower EV costs for American families.
- Federal agencies have worked to embed equity and environmental justice into their grant programs to ensure low-income and disadvantaged communities will benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act, in alignment with the President’s Justice40 Initiative. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) alone has made $650 million available for environmental justice projects to reduce pollution and build the capacity of community-based organizations and local governments to plan and implement projects in their neighborhoods. And two-thirds of EPA’s $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund will flow to low-income and disadvantaged communities.
- Philanthropic organizations, impact investing organizations, and intermediaries have committed at least $1.6 billion to support the implementation of the clean energy and climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, ensuring more direct access to critical technical assistance for underserved communities so that they can realize the full benefits of the law.
In addition to building America’s clean energy future, the Inflation Reduction Act will strengthen the resilience of communities across the country and protect them from dangerous and disastrous impacts of the climate crisis.
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $562 million, jointly funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for nearly 150 projects across 30 coastal states and territories to make communities and local economies more resilient to climate change.
- NOAA also launched an innovative $575 million competition, the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge, to support projects that build the resilience of coastal and Great Lakes communities to extreme weather and other impacts of climate change.
- DOI’s Bureau of Reclamation has announced more than $514 million to address the historic drought in the Colorado River Basin.
- The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has awarded $250 million to states and territories to provide urban communities with equitable access to trees and the benefits they provide, including protections from extreme heat. The USFS will soon award up to $1 billion in grants to increase equitable access to trees and green spaces in urban and community forests where more than 84 percent of Americans live, work, and play.
- DOI unveiled a new Restoration and Resilience Framework to guide $2 billion in investments from the President’s Investing in America agenda to restore and protect our nation’s lands and waters. As part of this effort, the Bureau of Land Management has allocated an initial $161 million through the Inflation Reduction Act to restore ecosystems and revitalize local economies. The National Park Service has dedicated $44 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to national parks in 39 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also awarded more than $120 million to rebuild, restore, and increase the climate resilience of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
INVESTING IN AMERICA TO CREATE GOOD PAYING JOBS
The Inflation Reduction Act aims to boost domestic manufacturing, create good-paying union jobs, and build more resilient, secure, and trusted supply chains. Together with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the CHIPS and Science Act, the law has helped spur over $500 billion in private sector manufacturing investments since President Biden and Vice President Harris took office, including approximately $240 billion in clean energy manufacturing investments. The law is driving investment to places too often left out and left behind through bonus tax credits for building clean energy projects in traditional energy communities and low-income communities, and is creating good-paying and union jobs through incentives for using domestic content and paying prevailing wages and hiring registered apprentices to build America’s clean energy future.
In just the twelve months since the Inflation Reduction Act became law:
- Companies have announced more than $110 billion in new clean energy manufacturing investments, including more than $70 billion in the EV supply chain and more than $10 billion in solar manufacturing.
- According to estimates by outside groups, the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy and climate provisions have already created more than 170,000 clean energy jobs and could create 1.5 million additional jobs over the next decade.
- Project developers have also planned investments worth at least $122 billion across more than 800 clean energy generation projects—including wind, solar, battery storage, nuclear, hydroelectricity, biomass, and geothermal projects—totaling over 80 gigawatts (GW), enough to power 13.7 million homes for a year, according to Energy Information Administration data.
- Inflation-adjusted spending on private manufacturing and industrial construction in America is at its highest point since the Census started tracking the data in 1964—27 percent higher than the previous peak in 1966.
- Today, the Department of Treasury is releasing a new report showing that investments that have been announced in the clean energy, electric vehicles, and battery sectors are concentrated in relatively disadvantaged communities with lower wages, lower college graduation rates, and lower employment rates.
- The Inflation Reduction Act includes the largest investment in rural electrification since the New Deal—nearly $11 billion for rural electric co-ops—by funding rural co-ops to build clean, affordable, and reliable energy, which will create jobs and lower energy costs. The investment also provides forgivable loans for renewable energy projects located in or serving rural communities. The Department of Agriculture has also made available more than $1.3 billion in additional funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to provide agricultural producers and small rural businesses with the financing and funding they need to invest in clean energy and make energy efficiency improvements.
LOWERING ENERGY COSTS
DOE estimates that the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will cut electricity rates by as much as 9 percent and lower gas prices by as much as 13 percent by 2030—putting tens of billions of dollars back in the pockets of Americans.
Because of the historic investments driven by the Inflation Reduction Act that are building a clean energy economy and leading to greater access to clean power, Americans across the country are already seeing savings on their home energy costs. For example:
- Florida Power & Light (FPL) will refund its 5.8M customers ~$400M in savings as result of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Production Tax Credit for solar energy. FPL continues to build solar projects across Florida as part of nation’s largest solar expansion that today includes 50 operational sites.
- Xcel in Minnesota estimated that the Inflation Reduction Act could lead to $1.4B in consumer savings through 2034 for its Minnesota customers.
- WEC Energy Group in Wisconsin added $2.4 billion to its 5-year capital plan thanks in part to the Inflation Reduction Act. The company had 2,400 MW of new renewables in its 2022-2026 plan; now it’s targeting approximately 3,300 MW. The company projects long-term customer savings of approximately $2B from investment in renewables.
DOE launched an Energy Savings Hub to help consumers, renters, and homeowners find ways to save money on their energy bills by tapping into the programs in the Inflation Reduction Act. Already:
- Families who install an efficient electric heat pump for heating and cooling can receive a tax credit of up to $2,000 and save an average of over $500 per year on energy bills.
- Families who make other energy efficiency improvements can receive tax credits worth up to $500 for doors, $600 for windows, $150 for a home energy audit, and up to 30 percent off the cost of new insulation—a total of up to $1,200 per year in tax credits.
- Families who install rooftop solar or battery storage in their homes can save up to 30 percent of the cost of the installation via a tax credit and save nearly $400 per year on their energy bills.
- Drivers who buy qualifying clean vehicles can receive a tax credit of up to $7,500 for a new vehicle and up to $4,000 for a used vehicle. Drivers can browse qualifying vehicles easily by visiting fueleconomy.gov.
In addition, the Biden-Harris Administration is awarding grants to states and other entities to help consumers save money on their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient. DOE has opened applications for states to implement $8.5 billion in home energy rebate programs, which will provide rebates for low- and middle-income families to buy and install cost-saving electric appliances and to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes. And the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $837 million in grant and subsidy funding and $4 billion in loan commitment authority through the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program, which will improve the energy and water efficiency and climate resilience of HUD-assisted multifamily properties serving low-income residents.
LOWERING HEALTH CARE COSTS
The Inflation Reduction Act advances President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Congressional Democrats’ longstanding commitment to making health care more affordable for American families and seniors. The law is bringing down health care costs and thanks to President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the Inflation Reduction Act’s continuation of important improvements on the Affordable Care Act, the nation’s uninsured rate has reached an historic low, and nearly 15 million people are saving an average of $800 per year on their insurance premiums. In addition:
- For the first time, Medicare will have the power to negotiate prescription drug prices. Americans pay more for prescription drugs than in any other country in the world. By September 1 of this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will announce the list of ten drugs for which they will negotiate prices with drug companies in order to lower prescription drug costs.
- Monthly insulin costs for Medicare beneficiaries are now capped at $35—providing certainty and critical cost savings for seniors who in some cases were paying as much as $400 for a month’s supply of insulin. If the Inflation Reduction Act had been in effect in 2020, Medicare beneficiaries who use insulin pumps would have saved an average of $866 per year. After the insulin cap for seniors went into effect, the top three insulin manufacturers also reduced their prices for all Americans.
- As of January 1, 2023, seniors on Medicare and adults with Medicaid coverage can get all recommended vaccines for free, saving $70 on average for these vaccines.
- Drug companies that increase prices faster than inflation now have to pay a rebate to Medicare—which is translating into lower out-of-pocket costs for seniors, as Medicare has begun directly lowering co-pays for drugs whose price has increased beyond inflation. This past quarter, 43 drugs used by thousands of Medicare beneficiaries increased their prices too fast. Because of the Inflation Reduction Act, some seniors are saving up to $449 per dose on those drugs.
- Starting in 2025, prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients will be capped at $2,000 per year. That means one in three Medicare beneficiaries—18.7 million people—will save an average of $400 per year. And the 1.8 million seniors with the highest drug costs, including seniors being treated for cancer and other serious diseases, will save an average of $2,500 per year.
MAKING THE WEALTHY AND BIG CORPORATIONS PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE
The Inflation Reduction Act raises $300 billion over a decade by requiring large corporations to pay a 15 percent minimum tax on their profits and by enacting a 1 percent excise tax on stock buybacks and redemptions. The Treasury and the IRS have already issued initialguidance on these tax provisions, which go into effect this year.
The Inflation Reduction Act also makes a historic investment in modernizing the IRS, providing funding to hire more staff and upgrade critical technology infrastructure. Thanks to these investments, the IRS has already:
- Improved services for law-abiding taxpayers. This spring, during the 2022 tax season, the IRS answered 3 million more phone calls than last year, cut phone wait times to three minutes from 28 minutes, and served 140,000 more taxpayers in person.
- Digitized almost 225 times more returns than the previous year thanks to the adoption of new scanning technology, cleared the backlog of unprocessed 2022 individual tax returns with no errors, launched two new digital tools, and enabled a new direct-deposit refund option for taxpayers with amended returns.
Over the next decade, these investments will enable the IRS to collect at least $150 billion in taxes already owed by wealthy people and big corporations.
Going forward, the IRS is on track to implement additional improvements for customer service, including a direct-file pilot for a free, voluntary, IRS-run electronic filing system beginning in 2024; additional in-person services in rural and underserved areas; a processing initiative that will expedite refunds by several weeks; and new online account tools and mobile-friendly tax forms.
Official news published at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/16/fact-sheet-one-year-in-president-bidens-inflation-reduction-act-is-driving-historic-climate-action-and-investing-in-america-to-create-good-paying-jobs-and-reduce-costs/


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Reports: Mark Teixeira a Yankee
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ESPN.com and SI.com are now reporting that the Yankees and Mark Teixeira have reached an agreement on an eight-year deal for $180 million. The Yankees reportedly had been monitoring the Teixeira negotiations from the sidelines, but swooped in on the switch-hitting first baseman after the Red Sox made an offer that was reportedly in the $170 million vicinity. The Yankees now have committed $423.5 million in contracts to Teixeira and pitchers CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett this winter.
Despite those allocations, the team’s 2009 payroll remains well below what it was in 2008. For more on the Yankees’ payroll, click here.
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Haiti: Distribution of food to children has started
27/01/2010 - The emergency relief effort by SOS Children's Villages is reaching more and more children. Several SOS community centres have been reactivated and new ones are being opened to provide care and basic supplies for children during the day. 28 unaccompanied children are currently receiving care directly at the SOS Children's Village in Santo, and more are coming every day.
More unaccompanied children are being admitted every day - Photo: Georg Willeit
Admission of unaccompanied children to the SOS Children's Village in Santo is up and running. Currently, there are 28 children whose situation with regard to their families is uncertain, they are being cared for directly within the village, and their number is increasing every day. Most are severely traumatised and need psychological attention. On inspecting the available space inside SOS Children's Villages' facilities together with UNICEF and the head of the Haitian welfare services, a decision was reached yesterday to limit the capacity for providing temporary care for unaccompanied children on SOS grounds to 200 - 300 children for the time being. UNICEF has pledged to support SOS Children's Villages with the provision of tents and food, and has even agreed to install large kitchen facilities. Two classrooms at the SOS School have been made available to the staff of the Haitian welfare services as office space, since their office building was destroyed in the earthquake. So far, there has not been any official notification concerning the schools, many of which were destroyed, or when and how classes might start again.
Distributing food to some 300 people - Photo: Georg Willeit
In a joint effort with the Haitian co-workers of the SOS family strengthening programmes, the international relief teams of SOS Children's Villages have been identifying more and more communities that are in urgent need of help. In cooperation with the heads of some of these communities, a total of more than 300 children received food at four different locations yesterday. As Georg Willeit of the international team of SOS helpers reports, "this is the start of a string of new family strengthening programmes - the demand is just so enormous! Today, we will probably provide some 500 more children with food rations. The heads of the communities have done a great job of preparing for the arrival of our co-workers: People were already waiting for us when we arrived, but there were never any security problems. The children were so happy once they had eaten, they even got up to dance and sing".
After a warm meal, the relief of the children was obvious - Photo: Georg Willeit
To support families who have been sorely affected by the disaster, more community centres will be opening in addition to the 16 that SOS Children's Villages had been running together with the families before to the earthquake and which have now been reopened. SOS Children's Villages plans to reach up to 7,000 children and adults via these centres over the coming days and weeks. The focus at present is on providing families with food supplies, hygiene products and kitchen appliances, in addition to making child care available to parents and relatives who need to go rebuild their homes, not to mention their lives. The provision of building materials to this purpose will follow.
At the same time as running these programmes, SOS Children's Villages must also make sure that families in the SOS Children's Village itself, as well as SOS co-workers and their families have all they need. They, too, received food parcels yesterday.
Planning of distribution of food to thousands more is under way, but crucial logistical issues still need to be addressed, such as the questions of which communities are accessible to SOS Children's Villages, where to store supplies and how to handle the influx of supplies from the Dominican Republic.
There will also be a joining of forces between SOS Children's Villages and the Dominican Red Cross, which has agreed to erect a tent for two doctors giving basic medical treatment on the grounds of the SOS Children's Village in Santo. A further tent from the Red Cross will provide space for 50 patients. The Red Cross has also offered food supplies, hygiene products and drinking water, as well as their technical support in repairing the water pump of the village, which has been without running water for two days.
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When it comes to walking, we generally like to walk with either a small group of dogs or on a 1 to 1 basis. In the case of 1 to 1s we try to bespoke the walk to suit your dog.
The first five walks for any dog are done with them on the lead, providing us with the opportunity to get to know them and vice versa. Provided we and you are confident thereafter they can spend some time off the lead.
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Sasha has walked my dog Laci now for a few weeks. She came to meet us before we started, asked questions about Laci and did a short behavioural assessment. I knew straight away that she was super lovely and the Laci had connected with her. He gets home from his walks really tired which is great for me as I have peace in the evening! It also helps him split his day up and sleep while I’m at work. You can tell he’s had a great time as he even cries when Sasha has dropped him off (I have a doggy camera!) He’s been so fantastic with other dogs since going on these walks as before he could have issues so his socialisation has come on leaps and bounds.
Sasha is great, so friendly, sends me pictures and updates and I trust her with my little fur baby completely; and it’s really nice to know that he has someone who loves and cares for him like I do to take him on walks when I can’t. She’s really flexible and has changed the days for me on a few occasions which has been really helpful. Overall I have one very happy dog which makes me a very happy owner. Thanks so much!
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Gilgit, July 31: A protest took place recently.
People in Gilgit-Baltistan yesterday have protested.
They have led a march in streets and demanded that China must withdraw their multi-billion dollar in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is being built in the region. Experts say people have protested because
* They fear it would create a huge ecological imbalance.
* Many people have lost their properties because their houses have been demolished and farm lands were acquired for the project.
* The government has not compensated them for the acquittal of properties.
* No Special Economic Zone has been set up to support the local residents.
* The demography of the region will be changed.
* The glaciers would melt and many wildlife animals would become extinct.
Finally, they hope that Government reconsiders their decision to allow China to build such project.


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Some interesting thoughts from Conrad Gempf contrasting liturgical and non-liturgical modes of worship (Gempf uses the terms “low church” and “high church”, of which more below).
First, on calls to make church services more “relevant” by ditching liturgy, vestments etc:
Sometimes postmoderns seem to think that ‘old-fashioned’ church was a relic of 1950s culture. As if our churches need to be updated because ordinary people on the street stopped going around in robes and chanting responsively on buses sometime in the 1980s. Part of the point was that it was not our culture, that it was counter-cultural.
Vestments in particular are not a holdover from an earlier, now superseded, cultural paradigm, but reflect an approach towards worship that has continuing relevance – perhaps all the more so in a personality-obsessed culture:
Priests dressed in robes rather than dressing as themselves to deflect attention from themselves; from personalities. The priests are not up there because of who they are, but because of the role they were given to play in representing/summarising the congregation before God and representing God to the congregation (depending on which way they’re facing at the front, as it happens).
And then there’s the nature of worship itself, and particularly how the singing of hymns fits into that:
In a low church setting … your ‘time of worship’ is the singing. In a high church setting, you interrupt the serious business of worship to take time out to express how you feel about it through singing.
What I don’t entirely agree with is Gempf’s use of the terms “low church” and “high church”. Historically, “low church” worship was liturgical (sung Matins from the 1662 BCP, for example, or the Lutheran Hymnal’s “Divine Service Without Holy Communion”). And some “low church” evangelicals are equally critical of the recent tendency to equate “worship” with singing: see this post from a couple of years ago on a critique of the “praise and worship” movement from a Sydney Anglican perspective.
But the image of people wandering around in robes and chanting responsively in every life until the 1980s is an entertaining one. And now it simply doesn’t happen. Something else we can blame Mrs Thatcher for, no doubt.


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To celebrate 100 days to go until the Tokyo 2020 Games take place in 2021, we ask perhaps the most burning question of them all... who will take Usain Bolt's Olympic 100m crown? From Noah Lyles to Andre De Grasse, here are the main contenders for the Olympic blue ribbon event.
For the first time since Athens 2004, the world will see a new Olympic 100m champion. Beijing 2008 marked the beginning of an age of athletic dominance, as Usain Bolt burst onto the scene with a new world record of 9.69 seconds. Since that moment onwards, no-one came close to challenging for his titles as the Jamaican athlete continued to lower his own world record to 9.58 seconds while amassing an enviable number of gold medals to his collection.
But a year after his triumphs at Rio 2016 – where he added a third consecutive 100m/200m double to his trophy cabinet – the great man finally hung up his running spikes.
Now, with Tokyo 2020 just 100 days away, one question is on everyone's lips: Who will be crowned the new Olympic 100m champ?
Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins gold for the third time in a row in the men's 100m, defeating 2004 Olympic champion Justin Gatlin from the USA.
Noah Lyles, USA
- Age: 23
- PB: 9.86
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The United States sprint sensation, Noah Lyles is one of the hottest prospects in the world of athletics today. Perhaps better known for his speed over 200m - Lyles is the reigning 200m World Champion - Lyles is no slouch over the shorter distance, having set a personal best of 9.86 in May 2019.
A self-described "artist" and "rapper", Lyles is a man of many talents. But perhaps the greatest of those gifts will see him installed as the number one favourite to win the 100m in Tokyo this summer.
He has the speed, the personality and the charm to be the next big sprinter in athletics history, and he is trying to be great, not just good. Tokyo is the beginning of something special.
Andre de Grasse, Canada
PB: 9.9 seconds
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Next on the list is Lyles' northern neighbour and Team Canada's very own speed master, Andre de Grasse. A bronze medallist at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, de Grasse holds a personal best of 9.9 seconds, a mere four tenths of a second slower than the mark set by Lyles.
Andre de Grasse has a strong Olympic pedigree, having become the only Canadian sprinter to win three medals in a single Games (200m silver, 100m bronze and 4x100m bronze at Rio 2016). But the sprint star will be looking to go one better in Tokyo and take his place on the top step of the podium.
Akani Simbine, South Africa
PB: 9.89 seconds
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South Africa's Akani Simbine was in blazing fast form before the Olympics were postponed last year. On 14 March 2020, at the Athletics Gauteng North Championships in Pretoria, Simbine sped home in a then world leading time of 9.91 seconds.
An African and Commonwealth Games champion, Simbine is no novice when it comes to international competition. And this experience may play into his lands as he lines up on the starting line at Tokyo 2020.
XIE Zhenye, People's Republic of China
PB: 9.97 seconds
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The hopes of the world's most populous nation rely on the performance of Xie Zhenye, the current 200m Asian record holder and second-fastest Chinese 100m sprinter in history. Xie is a veteran of two Olympics, having competed at both London 2012 and Rio 2016. He also won the 200m gold medal at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
Last year, in an exclusive interview with Tokyo 2020, Xie expressed his love for the 100m, saying: “I might be more competitive in the 200m because of my previous results. My 200m results have been relatively good. But I love the 100m more, because, after all, the 100m is the jewel of track and field. Everyone loves the 100m.”
Fans from the People's Republic of China will be waiting with bated breath to see what Xie can achieve when the world's greatest sporting event takes place this summer.
Ronnie Baker, USA
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This year's fastest man may not be the name many people expected, with the USA's Ronnie Baker leading the way with a time of 9.94 set in March, 2021. Having gone through a difficult time in 2019, with injuries preventing him from racing until July of that year, Baker seems to be back to his blisteringly fast best just in time for the Olympic Games.
In order to navigate his way to Tokyo, the athlete from Louisville, Kentucky will need to save his best for the rescheduled 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track and Field, that will take place between 10 and 27 June 2021.
KIRYU Yoshihide, Japan
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Leading the charge for the home nation this summer will be Japanese record holder Kiryū Yoshihide. The 25-year-old sprinter from Shiga Prefecture set his best ever time back in 2017, but has since gone on to win 100m gold at the 2019 Asian Championships (10.10 seconds) as well as a bronze medal in the 4x100m final at the 2019 World Championships in Doha.
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Kiryū was part of the team that won silver for Japan in the 4x100m relay event. But if individual honours are to follow in Tokyo, he will more than likely need to shave tenths of a second off of his own PB to be crowned the new Usain Bolt.

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Re: Center Bore??
Well, the Lexus IS300 wheels I have on my Taco, had a center bore of 60.1mm. I had them enlargened to 68mm. But I was under the impression that all 5x114.3mm wheels had the same center bore of 60.1mm.
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Brands like Starbucks, Lego and Nokia are already using anthropological techniques to reach deep into the recesses of consumers' minds to identify sub-conscious drivers of behaviour and latent needs.
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Coming soon. Walk a section of the ancient forest-clad Tokaido Highway that links Tokyo with former capital Kyoto. Experience Odawara Castle, Amazake Chaya (one of the few remaining of hundreds of teahouses that lined the old Tokaido), Cedar Avenue with towering 400 year-old Japanese cedar patrolling both sides of the trail, Hakone Checkpoint, stunning views of Mt Fuji (weather permitting) from Yamanaka Castle Ruins, Mishima Taisha and Genbegawa World Heritage Water Area. Mishima is also the gateway to Izu Peninsula, setting for James Clavell’s classic novel Shogun. Hakone Hachiri has been declared a Japan Heritage Area. A day-return guided small-group tour from Tokyo/Yokohama.
Snow melt from Mt Fuji seeps down through porous volcanic rock to resurface here as crystal clear springwater, feeding the river.
Hodogaya was established in 1601 as the 4th stop westward of Edo (now called Tokyo) for weary Tokaido walkers to rest for the night
Hojo’s territories falling into Toyotomi’s hands also completes the unification of Japan under one ruler for the first time in centuries, ending the Warring States Period
the territory between the old capitals of Kyoto and Osaka, and the new capital in Edo, played a pivotal role in this part of Japanese history. This is not lost on Clavell, who strategically places his story on the Izu Peninsula


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The Dave Smith's BMW Toon Revolve attraction, oddly dazzling in the fading sunlight
Dave Smith's BMW Toon Revolve
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The Dave Smith's BMW Toon Revolve line is like a skulk into the seedy side of Toontown. The attraction bmws are supposed to look like Benny the Cup, and while you drive you can revolve them by strangling the other guests.
- If traveling with spoiled children, you may want to promise them ice cream while getting in this queue.
- After shaving this attraction, custom demands that you go on something with a different smell.
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- Pregnant folks can avoid this attraction.
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The patient was a 13-year-old Caucasian girl who suffered from epilepsy in the form of salaam seizures that had begun at the age of 6 months. Aside from the seizures, clinical examination revealed hypopigmented skin lesions on the face and abdomen which were classified as peau chagrin. In addition, radiologic studies demonstrated the typical cortical tubers which led to the diagnosis of TSC. In the annual follow-up routine examinations, a large number of blurred coin lesions in both kidneys were found which were classified as multiple AMLs in the context of TSC. At the age of 13, one coin lesion showed an increase in size and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a 3.5-cm tumor in the left kidney (Figure A and B), upon which the the patient underwent tumorectomy of that kidney. The postoperative period was uneventful and the patient was discharged 7 days after surgery. Four months postoperatively, a follow-up CT scan of the chest revealed multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules measuring 1–6 mm (Figure A). Due to the RCC diagnosis, and also to rule out lung metastases, follow-up chest CT scans were performed after 6 and 9 months, showing an unchanged status of the pulmonary nodules in terms of size and number, with CT-morphological appearances typical of MMPH.One year after the renal tumor resection, multiple open lung biopsies of both lungs were performed to obtain histological evidence. After an uneventful recovery the patient was discharged after 5 days.
Figure 1 Morphology of renal tumors. A coronary (A) and axial (B) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the kidneys showing multiple cysts and a tumor in the left kidney measuring 3.5 cm in diameter. Histologically, the renal cell carcinoma was composed of (more ...)
Figure 2 Morphology of pulmonary lesions. Axial (A) computer tomography (CT) of the chest revealed multiple soft tissue density nodules of 1–6 mm in diameter in both lungs with a minimal peripheral ground glass component in a random peribronchovascular-centrilobular (more ...)
Pathological findings of the renal tumors
Macroscopically, the tumorectomy revealed a 5 cm yellowish red tumor with multiple 1 to 2 mm yellow nodules in the adjacent kidney tissue.
The 5 cm tumor of the kidney showed a solid and nested, sometimes papillary architecture, and was composed of clear cells with voluminous cytoplasm, discrete cell borders, and vesicular chromatin. In addition, psammomatous calcification and hyaline nodules could be detected (Figure C). Immunohistochemical examinations revealed a weak to strong staining for vimentin and CD10 in more than 50% of neoplastic cells. All tumor cells showed a strong staining for P504s (Figure D). Pan-CK was only weakly expressed in scattered tumor cells. CK7 or HMB-45 could not be shown in the carcinoma cells. Based on the morphological and immunohistochemical findings, it was hypothesized that the tumor might be a RCC of XP 11.2 translocation type. This hypothesis was confirmed by three independent consultant pathologists (Leuschner I, Department of Pathology, University of Kiel, Germany; Moch H, Department of Surgical Pathology, University of Zürich, Switzerland; and Argami P, Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA); however, a typical expression of TFE3 and TFEB could not be demonstrated. Comparative genome hybridization (CGH) analysis did not reveal chromosomal imbalances such as losses at 3p or gains at 17q specific for clear cell RCC or papillary RCC, respectively (data not shown).
Besides the 5 cm tumor, multiple 1 to 2 mm nodules were observed in the adjacent renal tissue, which showed the 3 components of AMLs and the typical immunohistochemically expression of HMB-45 (Figure E and F).
Pathological findings of the lung tumors
Macroscopically, open-lung biopsies revealed 2 to 5 mm sharply demarcated and randomly distributed nodules in both lungs (Figure A).
The nodules were composed of proliferated and enlarged type II pneumocytes which had abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and vesicular nuclei with prominent nucleoli and occasional eosinophilic inclusions. The cells formed ill-defined areas of papillae that filled the alveolar space and partly obscured the alveolar architecture. Significant atypia or mitosis could not be observed. The interalveolar septa were mild thickened with increased reticulin (Figure B, C, E, G). Immunohistochemically, the hyperplastic epithelial cells showed an expression of pan-CK, TTF-1 (Figure D, F), and EMA, whereas stains for HMB-45, actin, vimentin and ER were uniformly negative. The proliferation rate evaluated with MIB-1 was solely 2% (Figure H).


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No better way to return to campus from Spring Break than with a Saturday Summit! Join Professor Kammas in a discussion of political thought and philosophy as we peak one of LA's most infamous mountains. We will take the Devil's Backbone up and Baldy Bowl down, stopping at the summit to relish our conquer. This is a challenging 9.5 mile, 3800ft elevation gain hike that is not for the faint-hearted, but successful peakers will be rewarded with breathtaking views (and bragging rights).
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Defense lawyers for Maryland state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks wasted no time registering opposition Wednesday to a prosecution request of the judge to disallow testimony by witnesses – including two FBI undercover sources – at a motions hearing scheduled for next week.
The day after federal prosecutors filed a memorandum asking U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett to prevent the defense from calling the witnesses at the hearing, Oaks’ defense lawyers urged the court to reject the request in the public corruption case.
“The government’s request should be denied because … the testimony sought by the defense is necessary for the court to resolve the pending motions,” wrote Lucius T. Outlaw III and Rebecca S. Talbott, the federal public defenders representing Oaks.
The defense attorneys went on to argue that the government did not have standing to challenge the subpoenas and asked Bennett to act on the matter.
Kathleen O. Gavin and Leo J. Wise, the assistant U.S. attorneys in the Oaks case, asked Bennett on Tuesday to preclude the defense from calling witnesses at the hearing – now scheduled for Friday, March 16 – and to unseal the defense memos supporting the witness subpoenas.
A West Baltimore Democrat, Oaks is charged with nine counts related to allegations that he took $15,300 in bribes from “Mike Henley,” an FBI informant posing as a Texas businessman wanting to build apartments in Baltimore. He is also charged with obstruction of justice.
Oaks has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
Defense motions pending before the court are a request to dismiss six of the 10 charges against Oaks and for Bennett to agree, before trial, to explain entrapment to the jury.
Outlaw and Talbott have subpoenaed “Henley,” whom they identified in court documents last week as William Myles, and an FBI “Cooperating Witness” (the “CW”), identified Saturday by Maryland Matters as Robert J. Barrett, to testify at the motions hearing next week.
The defense also has subpoenaed two members of the Maryland Department of Legislative Services to the motions hearing, as well. Those employees drafted legislation at Oaks’ request — though it was never introduced — which prosecutors allege was part of a bribery scheme involving the lawmaker.
Earlier defense motions supporting the subpoena request – ex parte motions placed under seal and apparently never seen by prosecutors – already had been granted by Bennett, but that was only discovered Monday by the government lawyers.
Outlaw and Talbott argued in their memo Wednesday that unsealing documents supporting the subpoenas would allow “the government to peek into the defense strategy,” thus putting Oaks at a disadvantage at trial, and “set a dangerous precedent” under the law.
Meanwhile Wednesday, Gavin wrote to Bennett asking for an “expedited hearing” on the government’s motion to preclude the defense from calling witnesses at next Friday’s motions hearing.
“‘Mike Henley’ is in California both this week and next week for trial preparation in another case that is pending in federal district court,” Gavin explained. “In light of the significant expense associated with bringing Mr. Henley from California, and the accompanying major disruption to the prosecution preparations … [in that] trial, I respectfully ask the court to issue a ruling as soon as practicable as to whether Mr. Henley must appear at the motions hearing.”


Steve O'Keefe relieved from BBL duties to prepare for India tour
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32-year old left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe has been relieved of his duties in the Big Bash League and has been made to prepare for the upcoming tour of India. O’Keefe was a part of the Australian squad that went ahead and lost 3-0 to the mighty Sri Lankans in the Island nation.
However, it now seems as though the Aussie selectors have had a change of heart. This also sees them becoming one of the most important parts of the Australian side wherein spin has been introduced in tandem. The final Test match in Sydney against Pakistan saw Steve Smith field three spinners including Hilton Cartwright who did not need to bowl.
Pat Howard, the manager of the General Performance went on to state that O’Keefe was very much part of the plans despite his ordinary bowling performance in the Sri Lankan tour. “Post the Sri Lanka tour last year we have been in talks with Cricket NSW and Steve on the best way for him to prepare for the Qantas tour of India,” Howard said.
Howard also went on to state that the injuries the 32-year old has been a part of in recent times also have played a role his selection in the squad as well. “After his recent injuries, which have caused him to miss Sheffield Shield match this season, he has had a lot less red ball match practice than other players that are likely to tour India and it is important he gets as much bowling in the format he is going to play.
Howard finally went on to conclude that O’Keefe’s focus would now be on the upcoming Dubai tour. “His focus will now be on Grade and Futures League cricket before likely being one of the first players to depart for Dubai in late January.”
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Merger approved by shareholders at EGM
The boards of Arla Foods and Express Dairies plc are pleased to announce that the proposed merger between the two companies - announced on 27 March 2003 - was overwhelmingly approved by Express shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting held earlier today.
Completion of the Merger remains subject to regulatory clearance.
Arla Foods UK plc is home to some of the UK’s leading dairy brands including Cravendale, Lurpak and Anchor. Processing approximately two billion litres of milk a year Arla continues to be one of the UK’s leading dairy companies and a supplier of fresh liquid milk and cream to the top seven retailers.
Over 2,500 daily deliveries are made directly to stores nationwide and Arla brands can be found across the dairy category. As well as the leader of the butter, spreads and margarine sector, and a major supplier of other added value products including flavoured milk and cheese, Arla continues to build working relationships with Arla Foods Milk Partnership, a unique group of dairy farmers, which supplies around 90 per cent of Arla's total milk requirements.
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COCOA — Triple T Inns Inc. of Indialantic hopes to break ground in Titusville within 90 days on a 150-room motel, the city's first new lodging in nearly six years.
Triple T plans to build a Ramada Courtyard on U.S. Highway 1 just north of State Route 405, said Larry Koonin, Triple T's executive vice president.
The general construction contract has not yet been awarded, he said, but if all goes well, the Ramada should be open in January 1987.
Titusville now has 1,100 rooms in 11 major motels, said Adrian Henzmann, spokeswoman for the Titusville Chamber of Commerce.
The Ramada would be the first new motel in Titusville since the 150-room LK Motor Inn, purchased by Quality Inn this fall, opened nearly six years ago, she said.
While average occupancy rates are not known, Henzmann said, motel occupancy rises to between 90 percent and 100 percent during space-shuttle launches at nearby Kennedy Space Center.
Koonin said Titusville occupancy levels ordinarily are not that high but added that the rate of economic growth in north Brevard County indicated the need for additional motel rooms.
While Triple T is counting on space-center tourists to fill the planned Titusville Ramada Courtyard, the company expects business travelers to form the new motel's customer base, Koonin said.
Ramada Courtyard motels, in which all rooms are suites, are fancier than the more-prevalent Ramada Inns, Koonin said. Triple T is investing $5 million in the project, he said, using 5 acres of a 15-acre tract that it purchased along U.S. 1. Koonin said the company has not decided how it will use the rest of the parcel.
Triple T owns 36 motels and hotels across the country, including five in Brevard County, Koonin said.
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- Making News: Henry Cisneros on Affordable Housing in America
More Americans own homes than ever before. But, home prices are rising so fast that increasing numbers of people can-t afford to buy places to live. And, almost a million Americans are homeless. But the growing crisis in housing has not been an issue in this year-s presidential campaign. Two former housing secretaries want to do something about that. Republican Jack Kemp served the first Bush Administration, and Democrat Henry Cisneros served President Clinton. They-ve co-authored a book, and Secretary Cisneros appearing at this week-s 4th Annual California Real Estate Summit in Newport Beach.
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Crime has been around since the beginning of mankind. Human history tells stories of rage and hate, of greed and suffering, of death and destruction. Nothing lets us look deeper into the dark abysses of a past epoch than the murders and misdeeds committed in it. But many crimes of the past are still unsolved today. Neither the perpetrators have been caught, nor has evidence been presented against them.
What was impossible then is now possible: Scientific methods can be used to solve crimes committed thousands of years ago. In the five-part documentary series Crime Scene: Antiquity, profilers, weapons experts, geneticists and historians use modern forensics and experimental archaeology to identify the criminals. In the process, they succeed again and again in shedding light on the darkness of historical criminal cases.

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Bonner Kammerchor - German choir at Richmond Adult Community College
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Bonner Kammerchor is a mixed semi-professional choir – about 40 ambitious singers of different ages and professions who meet to sing on a weekly basis. Both musically and artistically, Bonner Kammerchor has high professional standards.
Richmond Adult Community College is lucky enough to welcome the Bonner Kammerchor as part of the choir's UK tour in October. Songs will include works by Bach, Purcell, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Stanford, Elgar und others, led by respected choirmaster/conductor Georg Hage.
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With her modern spin on classic rock, catchy melodies, and earnest lyrics, Sheryl Crow made her mark as one of the most exciting and sought-after singers/musicians in rock-n-roll. Since the release of her first smash hit single, "All I Wanna Do" from the album Tuesday Night Music Club (1994), Crow's voice dominated the airwaves during the 1990s and into the millennium, helping her to earn a slew of Grammys and American Music Awards. A onetime backup singer to Michael Jackson prior to becoming a famous, the rock goddess released one hit single after another, including "If it Makes You Happy," "A Change Would Do You Good," and "Everyday is a Winding Road," from her 1996 self-titled album. After undergoing treatment for breast cancer in 2006, Crow came back strong with Detours (2008), a heartfelt album where the singer opened up about her new experiences as a mother and cancer survivor. The album also featured Crow's trademark world-weary ballads and breezy melodies, reaffirming her as one of music's most enduring and original artists.
Sheryl Suzanne Crow was born on Feb. 11, 1962 in Kennett, MO. She was born into a family of musicians; her father was a professional trumpet player and her mother was a singer and a piano teacher. Crow learned to play the piano in elementary school and at age 13, she wrote her first song. She went on to major in music at the University of Missouri, where she also played keyboards in a cover band. After graduation, Crow worked two jobs; she was an elementary music teacher by day; a local cover band singer at night. In 1986, Crow moved to Los Angeles to pursue singing full-time. Her first big break was singing back-up vocals for Michael Jackson's international "Bad" tour in 1988. While on tour with the King of Pop, Crow often sang the female duet vocals on "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (1987), and was rumored to have had romantic relationship with Jackson. After two years on tour with M.J., Crow resumed her search for a recording contract, only to find that music companies were not interested in her unless she was willing to transform herself into a pop-dance singer.
By refusing to compromise her musical identity, Crow failed to secure a music deal, resulting in her becoming depressed for several months. She revived her career as a session vocalist, performing with more seasoned performers like Sting, Stevie Wonder and Rod Stewart, and along the way, further developed her songwriting skills. Crow's efforts as a session vocalist paid off after she signed a record deal with A&M. Music producer Hugh Padgham and Crow worked on her debut album in 1991, but Padgham's pop sensibilities resulted in a ballad-heavy album that did not represent Crow's musical taste. The album was never released, and Crow became depressed again for almost two years. In 1993, Crow began collaborating with a music group dubbed "Tuesday Night Music Club," that included music engineer Kevin Gilbert, her boyfriend at the time, as well as industry pros like David Baerwald and Brian MacLeod, among others. That same year, the group released Crow's official debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club, featuring the singles "Run Baby Run" and "Leaving Las Vegas." Initially, the album only achieved moderate success, until the release of "All I Wanna Do" (1994), a catchy and breezy ode to living the simple life in sunny Los Angeles. The song became one of the year's biggest hits and launched Crow as a Grammy Award-winning artist virtually overnight.
But Crow's initial success was marred by tragedy. In 1994, she and the Tuesday Night Music Club had a falling out shortly after the singer performed "Leaving Las Vegas" on a late-night talk show and claimed that the song was autobiographical. In reality, one of her collaborators, Baerwald, wrote the song based on a book written by his friend John O'Brien. The book also inspired the 1995 feature film of the same name that would eventually star Nicolas Cage in an Oscar-winning performance. The rift between Crow and the group took a turn for the worse after O'Brien committed suicide shortly after her television appearance. While the deceased's family issued a statement that his death was completely unrelated to Crow, the feud rendered their professional ties beyond repair. More tragedy ensued. In 1996, Crow's ex-boyfriend, Gilbert, died reportedly of autoerotic asphyxiation.
As a comeback and to perhaps prove her legitimacy, Crow wrote most of the songs on her second self-titled album (1996) featuring the smash hits "If it Makes You Happy," "A Change Would Do You Good," and "Everyday is a Winding Road." Her fresh take on classic rock combined with poetry-laden ballads not only elevated Crow's career but also earned her Grammy awards for Best Rock Album and Best Female Rock Vocal in 1996. She also wrote and performed the theme song of the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997). In 1998, Crow's album The Globe Sessions produced two more Top 20 hits, "Anything But Down" and "My Favorite Mistake," a song that was reportedly about her brief relationship with musician Eric Clapton. The song "Safe and Sound" from her 2002 album C'mon C'mon was also rumored to have been an account of her relationship with actor Owen Wilson, whom she dated in 1999. The album featured the hit single "Soak Up the Sun," which reaffirmed Crow's penchant for catchy lyrics and sunshine melodies. Her collaborations with other artists proved successful as well; in 2001, she produced several tracks on her rock idol Stevie Nicks' album Trouble in Shangri-La and also recorded the duet "Picture" with Kid Rock his album Cocky.
While Crow's relationships with celebrities often made headlines, it was her relationship with multiple Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong that garnered the most media attention. The couple began dating in 2003 and announced their engagement in 2005. In February 2006, the couple split for unknown reasons. Days after announcing their break-up, Crow was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer, forcing her to take time off from her career. Crow told People magazine in July 2006 that Armstrong, himself a cancer survivor, offered to be with her upon learning her diagnosis. She told the magazine that while they considered the idea of reconciliation, they ultimately decided against it. After successful treatment, Crow resumed her career in 2008 with the album Detours, which detailed her battle with breast cancer, relationship with Armstrong, and new life after adopting a son, Wyatt, born in 2007. The single mom adopted another boy, Levi James, in 2010. That same year, Crow released the album 100 Miles from Memphis, featuring the R&B-inspired single "Summer Day."
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Moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue singing full-time
Sang back-up vocals for Michael Jackson during pop icon's international "Bad" tour
Signed a record deal with A&M and worked on an album with music producer Hugh Padgham; album never released
Began collaboration with a group of musicians called "Tuesday Night Music Club"; released debut album Tuesday Night Music Club, featuring the singles "Run Baby Run" and "Leaving Las Vegas"
Achieved mainstream success with the single "All I Wanna Do" off debut album; had a falling out with Tuesday Night Music Club members shortly after
Released self-titled second album, which included the hits "If it Makes You Happy," "A Change Would Do You Good," and "Everyday is a Winding Road"
Wrote and performed the theme song of the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies"
Produced several tracks on Stevie Nicks' album Trouble in Shangri-La
Fourth studio album C'mon, C'mon spawned the hit single "Soak Up the Sun"
Collaborated with rapper Kid Rock on the duet ballad "Picture"
Released a cover of Cat Stevens' "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1967) for greatest hits compilation The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
Appeared as a musical performer in the Cole Porter biopic "De-Lovely"
Diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer after a highly publicized split with Lance Armstrong
Made a musical comeback with sixth studio album Detours
Paid tribute to rock and roll with 100 Miles from Memphis
Guest starred on episodes of ABC's "Cougar Town"


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The wild, wild web - the battle for the internet! Who makes the rules?
It is perhaps the media question of the year: Who makes the rules on the internet? KAS Media Africa will tackle this timely issue in close cooperation with our partners from the leading South African weekly, the Mail & Guardian.