The year is 2020. The month is August. And we’re in one of the most troubling times ever seen or experienced by Americans in modern history!
This year, most of the United States has endured some form of shut down due to the corona virus, aka Covid-19, or the China Virus as stated by #45.
The current unemployment rate in the US is above 10% with some economists predicting the true unemployment numbers could get higher than the great depression that hit a high 24.9%. As of this writing, there has been over 180,000 deaths in the United States and over 700,000 worldwide. The deaths are predicted to continue rising.
The horrific killing of yet another unarmed black man named George Floyd by the police has sparked protest all across America and the world, arguably the biggest wave of protest we have ever seen.
And then there is an upcoming presidential election.
I have been an active participant in the voting process for at least a decade, but I believe this is different than any other election year experienced in my lifetime. I know we say this all the time, but the growing divide in this country is growing with every election.
The US is a country very divided on so many issues including personal freedom, race relations, religion, climate change, role of government, U.S.’s role in the world, and so much more.
One major factor that could push this election one way or the other is the way African Americans will vote or choose not to vote. Being the second largest minority, with around 13% of the population and holding the largest share of electorates for any community of color, the way African Americans choose to cast their ballots in this country in 2020 will have huge implications!
First, let me say: We’ve got to vote!
Since we have been granted the right to vote, we have stuck together to vote in one way or another and it has been an effective strategy for the most part.
The question is, who should we vote for?
This year, there appears to be more discussion about which political party is and has been actually better for blacks. For the 2008 election of Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R), African Americans knew who they were voting for and there was no doubt amongst the majority.
Blacks have been voting for the democratic party since 1932 with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt. This year, there appears to be more division within the black community. You have celebrities like Kanye West trying to convince blacks to vote Republican initially and then independent (or for the Birthday Party, where he is the candidate).
We have outspoken conservatives like Candice Owens trying to make a push for African Americans to vote for Donald Trump.
Confession: I’m a registered Democrat
Although I consider myself a moderate liberal, I’ve been open to listening to Black conservatives.
At first, I was quick to try and defend the party that I have voted for my whole adult life, the Democrats. I grew up aware of how President Richard Nixon and President Ronald Reagan devastated the black community with their war on drugs.
I’ve seen how President Trump denied knowing about the existence of the KKK as he also referred to athletes as “sons of bitches” for peacefully protesting. And trust me, I’ve listened to those who told me, don’t listen to his tweets, just look at his action. I’ve looked and I don’t like what I see.
Regardless, I promised myself to do extensive research on American presidents before the election arrives. I needed to know if I was just perpetuating talking points that I’ve been taught by Democrats all my life.
Was I a victim of just following what other generations of Africans Americans had done before me? I had to know for myself.
I really didn’t know in detail what policies and laws either party had put in place throughout history to help or hinder African Americans. Were the policies meant to help us, really hurting us?
Should I be casting my vote for Republicans or sticking with Democrats?
I took a quick trip through my history to find out why I felt the way I did. I needed to find out why there is still so much racial inequality and disparity in this country. This journey will mostly focus on executive branch policies and not local policies by either party.
As you can see, this is a lengthy examination of policies towards Blacks by American presidents. Come with me on this journey if you dare!
1619 – 1861 – A little history leading up to the Civil War. (In this period, I would have voted for no one because I wouldn’t have had the right to vote!)
In 1619, the First Enslaved Africans arrived in the British Colony of Virginia. This would be the start of the two and a half centuries of slavery in North America and marks the beginning of around 450,000 Africans arriving in the United States.
As far as policies go from 1619 to 1863, there was not a lot done to benefit African Americans in the United States. There were a lot of oppressive laws that regulated how African American should act and behave, but nothing was done to help them in the political arena.
During this time, we saw the American Revolutionary War, the writing of The Declaration of Independence, 16 Presidents, and the beginning of the Civil War.
By 1860, there were 4 million slaves. In the south slaves made up 1/3 of the population.
On April 30, 1778, George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States and didn’t proclaim to be part of any political party. He actually didn’t like the thought of political parties stating “[Political Party] agitates the community with ill founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against the another; torments occasional riots and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption which, finds a facilitated access to the government itself through channels of party passions…. “
George Washington was followed by five presidents that set some of the ground work for the parties we have today but really didn’t attribute their beliefs into clear political parties. Their disagreements were mainly surrounded around what the role of government should be.
Should there be a strong central government or a government that supported a stronger state government? The second President, John Adams, was a called a Federalists (strong central government) and the next four (4) Presidents, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams were called Democratic Republicans or Antifederalist (supported stronger state government).
The Birth of the Democratic Party
It wasn’t until Andrew Jackson (7th president) in 1829 that a political party was established: the Democratic Party. This Democratic Party is nothing like the one we have today, but we will get to that.
Jackson hated big government, recommend suppression of “incendiary publications”, and damned abolitionists “wicked attempts: to incite a slave rebellion.” He stood on a platform that wanted democracy for all white men and tried to eradicate Native Americans.
Jackson is the president known for the Trail of Tears or forced removal of Native Americans. His opposition called him a “jack ass” and he liked it so much he used it as his mascot. This is where the donkey comes from for the Democratic Party.
After Jackson came Martin Van Buren, another Democrat who said in his inaugural address that he would be an “Inflexible and uncompromising opponent of every attempt on the part of Congress to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia against the wishes of slave holding states, and also with a determination equally decided to resist the slightest interference with it in the states where it exist.” Van Buren referred to slaveholders as “sincere friends to the happiness of mankind,” and he described abolition as a “vicious device” of evil. Van Buren even published a pamphlet opposing the abolition of slavery.
In 1841, America would see the first president that represented the Whig Party, John Tyler. The Whig party was comprised of a mix of individuals that represented a wide range of view points including left, right and center. The party was centered around a hate for Andrew Jackson. Whigs were pro tariff, pro taxation, supported infrastructure, public schools and roads.
The Whig party only had three presidents before splitting up after their last President Millard Fillmore who got the Fugitive Slave Act passed. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves.
This would spilt up the party causing some to leave for the Democrats and other going on to form a new party called the Republican Party.
The lead up to the Civil War
From 1841 to 1861, the United States would see four Whig Presidents and three Democrat presidents. During this time, African American and abolitionist received one blow after another.
First it was the Fugitive Slave Act, a law that stated any runaway slave needed to be returned to their owner. Then Franklin Pierce, the 14 President (Democrat) signed the dreaded Kansas Nebraska Act. This repelled the Missouri comprise and allowed residents in states to decide if a territory should be a free state or a slave state.
Another huge set back to African Americans during this time was the Dread Scott Decision of 1857. This Supreme Court decision stated that the Constitution was not meant to include citizenship for black people, regardless of whether they were enslaved or free.
This means the rights and privileges that the Constitution confers upon American citizens could not apply to African Americans. It also stated that blacks had no rights under the federal government, and slave states no longer had to honor “once free always free”.
This decision would send shock waves throughout the United States and give rise to the election of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. It’s with Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation that blacks finally received freedom in this county.
This is where I will start my timeline
Going through history and learning about what each President has done to help or hurt African Americans in this country has been an enlightening experience.
I got to see how each political party came into existence, what they originally believed in and how those views have changed over time.
Now it makes complete sense to me why African American left the party of Lincoln and made the slow transition to the Democratic Party.
What I draw from all of this and what I am 100% sure of, however, is that blacks should not fall into the trap of fighting over one side or the other.
If we split our vote and half of us vote for Democrats while half of us vote for Republicans, our power will be washed out. It’s almost like we cancel each other out, making us almost non-existant.
When they say the “Black Vote”, we should be proud of that instead of thinking that we are monolithic because we continue to vote one way. It’s ok for all of us to vote together (more than ok, it’s essential) as long as we are moving with the times and holding the party we vote for accountable.
“However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.” – George Washington
We must, as a group, find leaders that we trust on issues we believe in and use their judgement to move between political parties when the time is right. The same way Fredrick Douglas told us to support Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King told use to vote for John F Kennedy.
African American should join together to follow movements and agendas and not necessarily political parties! We are only 13% of the population and if we allow someone or something to cause division among us, our voices may not be heard.
So what should I do in November 2020?
Should I follow Kanye or Candice to the Republican Party?
As of now, that’s going to be a no.
I’m definitely sticking with most of my African American brothers and sisters and voting for the Democratic Party. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not afraid to change political parties if warranted. But for now, today in 2020, I believe the Democrats are doing a better job of listening and trying to fix the problems in the black community. The proof is in the timeline I put above.
More Democratic presidents have earned Green (mostly good) and Yellow (mixed) faces than Republican presidents in my assessment.
I’ve done my homework and I’m not convinced to switch.
Is the Democratic Party perfect? Absolutely not. However, the Democrats are the only ones that are even trying to help us out. And as for the argument that the government should just stop helping us out because that’s where the problem is, tell that to white America that has enjoyed plenty of government assistance to push them further and further ahead of us while the same government held blacks back.
The modern Democratic Party has given us Civil Rights, desegregation, the most blacks appointed to cabinets and courts, the most congress people and senators (because, yes, representation matters. If it’s our own people in positions of power not working on our behalf, we should hold them accountable. But the fact that we’re getting them in there should count for something), fair housing laws, and more.
If Republicans want our vote, they need to show us first that they will give us policies that will help our community. They shouldn’t expect us to come to them first and then hope they’ll do the right thing after we vote for them.
True, Donald Trump has given us criminal justice reform. But President Obama had already done so much for criminal justice reform. The timing was just right to do an even bigger reform, and activists like Van Jones pushed for it like never before.
They surely can’t expect blacks to now run to the Republican party over two things: criminal justice reform (which has mixed results) and record low unemployment rates (but Obama brought black unemployment from 16.8% to 8% compared to Trump’s 8% to 5.5% pre-pandemic).
Republicans would have to offer something else, and a lot of it too, first before we should abandon the party that has given us the most in modern times. I am not switching because few black conservatives get on stage and tell me I should think for myself. I am thinking for myself.
I am sticking to the Democratic party because facts don’t lie. And facts don’t care about feelings, right?
Please make the right decision and make our 13% count in November 2020!


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Roche Doubles Down on Jnana's RAPID Platform in $2B Deal (Updated)
The company also raised $107 million in a Series C financing round.
Jnana will leverage its RAPID chemoproteomics platform to discover novel small molecule drugs aimed at cancer tumors and immune-mediated and neurological diseases. The company announced that each indication is considered a disease with high unmet needs.
In an interview with BioSpace, Joanne Kotz, CEO, said that when Jnana was founded in 2017, it was done so with the idea to push the frontiers of small molecules. That is something that is being accomplished not only in Jnana’s internal research but in its collaborations with Roche, she said.
“We’re excited to be part of a renaissance in small molecule discovery,” said Co-founder, President and CSO Joel C. Barrish.
For Jnana, it's the second collaboration with the Swiss pharma giant. Two years ago, the companies tied up in a pact valued at up to $1 billion for the discovery of small molecule drugs directed at the solute carrier family of metabolite transporters. These drugs will be evaluated as a broad and innovative approach to modulating cellular metabolism to treat immune-mediated and neurological diseases.
Under the terms of Tuesday's agreement, Roche provided Jnana with $50 million in an upfront payment. The deal includes multiple near-term and future milestone payments valued at more than $2 billion.
That financial windfall is bolstered by the Series C round that will support a clinical proof-of-concept study for Jnana's lead asset, JNT-517, a potential treatment for phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare, genetic metabolic disease.
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On Tuesday, Jnana announced it dosed the first patient in the Phase Ia portion of a study evaluating the small molecule in healthy volunteers.
Kotz said the financials from both announcements will provide the company with significant cash runway. The funds will support the Phase Ia program, she said.
The Phase Ia readout is expected in 2023 while Phase Ib data is anticipated in 2024.
Barrish told BioSpace JNT-517 has the potential to be the first therapy for all individuals living with PKU, regardless of genetic background or age. He noted the drug has a unique mechanism of action to block the reabsorption of phenylalanine by the kidneys.
The Series C funds will also be used to bolster Jnana's growing pipeline of programs that are in development as potential treatments for challenging-to-drug targets such as transcription factors. In addition to Bain Capital, the financing round was supported by RA Capital Management, Polaris Partners, Versant Ventures, Avalon Ventures and Pfizer Ventures.
Barrish said the ongoing work from the first partnership led to this second collaboration.
Jnana will be responsible for discovery and preclinical activities. From there, Roche will be responsible for development and commercialization of any resulting products.
James Sabry, global head of Roche Pharma partnering, noted the larger company is impressed with what it has already seen from Jnana's RAPID drug discovery platform. He said Roche intends to build on the lessons learned from the 2020 collaboration to address new target classes.

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More than a win for Lions
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Lions coach Johan Ackermann knows that his young team's gritty victory over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein was worth more than just the four log points.
The Johannesburg side made an ideal return to Super Rugby, with a late drop-goal from flyhalf Marnitz Boshoff giving them a dramatic 21-20 victory over the home side.
Travelling with six debutantes in their starting line up and 11 in total in the match day 23, few backed the visitors for an upset.
But Ackermann's charges stuck together and showed that an absence of Super Rugby caps did not necessarily doom a side against an experienced outfit like the Cheetahs.
Although the hosts scored the only tries of the game, it was a high penalty count and the kicking boot of Boshoff that eventually sank the Cheetahs. Boshoff kicked six penalties along with the match-winning drop goal to make sure his side was in second place in the South African conference.
Ackermann said that the win will give them valuable confidence and momentum as they look to build on this start.
“I really don't know what to say. I am at a loss for words. I am just so proud of the guys that stuck in there to give us the victory. This is a huge boost for us confidence wise and we will take much momentum from this for our next game against the Stormers next weekend,” Ackermann said.
It wasn't a series winning performance, with the Lions having much trouble in the scrums. The visitors got pinned regularly by referee Craig Joubert, but after half time it seemed their understanding of the referee's interpretation at scrum-time was much better.
The Lions turned over much possession, another positive they would build on for next weekend.
“We struggled in the scrums, but as soon as we understood what Craig wanted, it went a whole lot better. We also turned over some good possession. We are lucky that we have guys like Warren Whiteley, Jaco Kriel and Derick Minnie who all play to the ball. That makes the world of difference,” said Ackermann.
Lions captain Whiteley in turn lauded Boshoff for his kicking performance, adding that the last minute drop-goal was one that the Johannesburg based side practised.
“All credit must go to Marnitz. He dropped back and slotted the drop-goal. It was something we worked on during the week and we even got it wrong a couple of times. Luckily it worked when it was needed,” Whiteley said.


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Recessions have a way of focussing the mind on finances. In Vancouver this is especially the case as it seems a good deal of the Olympic burden is landing on municipal taxpayers.
In Canada, local governments have very little financial freedom as they are heavily constrained by provincial legislation including the Vancouver Charter. In the US and Europe some cities are able to do whatever they want as long as it is not prohibited by law. However Canadian cities and towns can only do what is prescribed by provincial law and nothing else.
In terms of municipal finance, the provincial government used to provide the bulk of municipal revenue. Upwards of 50 per cent of municipal funds came from the province with the rest collected from local property taxes. But in recent years the province has entirely stopped the flow of money to municipal coffers, leaving local councils scrambling to pay for an increasing array of services.
Local governments in BC have four main revenue sources: residential property tax, business property tax, utility tax, and user fees. Property taxes make up the bulk of Vancouver’s revenue stream although tax rates are slowly being eased by increased utility fees (now 16% of city revenue) and user fees (just upped to 20%).This shift away from property tax would seem politically canny as Vancouver property owners vote while renters and non-resident visitors do not.
As there is an upper-limit to how much municipalities can increase property taxes, utility charges and user fees and get re-elected, it is important councils take care with their spending choices and priorities. Much is made of this fact during local elections.
In recent Vancouver municipal contests left-of-centre parties have been portrayed as “tax and spend” while right-of-centre parties as “sound financial managers”. Since we have had both left and right parties running the city over the last decade, it is possible to test the accuracy of these labels.
Contrary to the stereotypes, data from the last six Vancouver budgets indicate right-of-centre councils were the spenders and the left-of-centre the conservers. The figure above shows Sam Sullivan’s right-of-centre Non-Partisan Association (NPA) governments consistently outspent Larry Campbell’s left-of-centre Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) government. On average, Sullivan’s NPA spent $1.24 per capita to run the city, where Campbell’s COPE spent only $1.17.
While these margins are not dramatic and point to both parties being similar when it comes to the city’s business, the differences should give local voters pause when considering for whom to vote in upcoming elections. It might also persuade the left to more fully engage in economic debates during elections as at least in this case they can claim to be the most fiscally responsible party.
Note: Figures are derived by dividing the total operating budget by the city population. Operating budgets are adjusted by consumer price index (2002 baseline). Population statistics are from BC stats.


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Paul Alexander is a classical and world music composer and music educator and researcher living in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Paul started music learning at the age of 10, composing at the age of 16, and playing the cello shortly after. At the University of British Columbia he studied cello with Parry Karp and Eric Wilson and composition with David Liang and Elliot Weisgarber on the way to a Bachelor of Music degree. He also studied African music with West African Master Drummers Modesto Amagago and Fana Soro, African Zimbabwean Marimba music with Farai Gezi, Paul Mataruse, and Farai Chakabuda, and Brazilian music with Celso Machado. He has a PBD from Simon Fraser University in Music Education as well as professional training as a music educator. Paul founded the Vancouver Pro Musica Society in 1984 and held the positions of president and artistic director, leading the organization with a mandate to address the crisis in classical music and meet an emerging need for a new tonal and melodic music repertoire for performing classical musicians. In 1995 he founded the World Music Continuum which addresses the incorporation of world music in music education and the professional training and development of teachers in this area.
Paul’s music have been played in Vancouver, Toronto, Vienna, Mainz, Trondheim, Krakow, Harare, and New York where his Cuban influenced string music, played by the String Orchestra of New York City (SONYC), was well reviewed in the New York Times by Alan Kozinn in 2008. His music has also been featured in classical and world music festivals in British Columbia and Ontario including the 2015 Gulf Islands Giambori Festival, multiple performances in the Vancouver Pro Musica Sonic Boom Festival, the 2014 Sechelt Arts Festival, and the 2013 Toronto Latin Music Festival. As both Artistic Director and composer, Paul collaborated with the Borealis String Quartet to design and direct the research-based multimedia production Remembering Steel Skies Raining Tears which honoured child survivors of the Holocaust and which included the performance of his Jewish-Romanian style work for string quartet and cello of the same name, as well as other original music. This moving and innovative production premiered with great acclaim and enthusiasm at the 2015 Chutzpah! Festival in Vancouver. The new String quartet version of Remembering Steel Skies Raining Tears was toured by the Borealis String Quartet through Norway, Demark, Germany, Poland, and Vienna, Austria in April 2018. In 2016 Paul was invited to join the 2016 Nature, Art, and Habitat Residency in the Taleggio Valley, District of Bergamo, in Northern Italy. This program is focussed on the relationship of humanity and the natural world and the expression of that relationship in the arts, architecture, and ecology. During this period he worked with artists and scholars from all over the world on some of the most challenging contemporary social, ecological, and artistic topics. Paul has also been commissioned to write music for multicultural performance in the dance field, particularly in partnership with Indian Bharata Natyam dancer Sudnya Naik. As well he has also worked as an orchestrator in the field of film music with credits for Canadian films such as the Gemini and Peabody award wining mini-series Human Cargo, Murder Unveiled, and The French Guy.


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As old as civilization itself, dire warnings about the end of the world exist. Each year, the countdown continues. United NationsClimate Change Conference (COP), they increase in volume and intensity. Recent developments have seen senior United Nations officials. raised the alarm“World conflict and chaos” mass migrations and institutional collapseIf greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked, it will be very difficult to keep them under control.
Humanity has a responsibility to address these dangers. We must not act too quickly because of the seriousness of these dangers. It is a painful truth that the energy solutions proposed by those who are most eager to address climate crisis are fuel for the instability. This is evident in Africa more than anywhere else.
Access to reliable, low-cost energy is a major concern for today’s 1.3billion Africans. Estimated to increase to 2.5 billion by 2050—by 2100 Nigeria alone is projected to have the second largest population on the planet—this “great doubling” (for Nigeria, quadrupling) has the right to more dependable electricity than their forebears.
Without more and stable power, we can’t build the factories that transform Africa from an extractive-driven, low-job economy to a middle-income, high-employment continent. Children cannot learn more effectively by candlelight than they can by using a battery light. The Africa of tomorrow, like the Africa of today cannot progress using intermittent energy production.
In our rush to address climate issues and to impress western investors and aid agencies, we rush to install the least reliable energy sources. Back-up diesel generators and batteries are used to power solar and wind, which are the most popular modern energy technologies.
It is also not obvious that the global rush to buy electric cars could lead to a new global race for lithium batteries, replacing the scramble for fossil fuels of the past century. This could threaten geopolitical stability in areas where there are large deposits, like Africa. This makes economic migrations, which the U.N. warned about, more likely. It is important to consider whether our rush to end fossil fuel use is as smart as it sounds.
There is no one “green” solution that will solve the environmental problems in Africa or anywhere else on the planet. But, there are many that can be used to help fuel the hope for more wealth and progress for the 1 billion additional African citizens.
But there are certain things we can and must do—starting with transitioning to cleaner, but consistent, energy production. Carbon capture and the conversion to biomass of heavy fuel oil and coal can help make fossil fuel power generation sustainable. We can introduce new technologies such as mini-hydro power plantsThese can be used to generate power in shallow waterways, without affecting the aquatic life that sustains local communities.
You can also invest in nucleus. Although it is not renewable, it is carbon-neutral and can produce baseload electricity. This electricity can be used to sustain economic progress. NigeriaOne of the few African countries looking into nuclear power is Nigeria. research reactorAlready operational
We can also learn a lot from our European and American friends who don’t always follow the example they set. We call upon them to lift the moratorium they have placed on fossil fuel investments in Africa. Nigeria has pledged to eliminate illegal gas flaring by 2030—a by-product of our oil industry—and harness it for electricity production. It is possible that our plan to eliminate Nigeria’s single largest contribution to global greenhouse emissions could be delayed without it. But there are no restrictions on the West’s investment in natural gas power, which is considered a source of transitional energy.
There is a deal that can be reached at COP26. However, it will not be possible without the cooperation of the nations from Africa. We hear climate warnings. They are our reality. But, no one has the right not to acknowledge the progress of our continent. We run the risk of trying fix the climate crisis by introducing an energy crisis if the developed world doesn’t wake up.
Nigeria’s president is Muhammadu Buhari.
These views are solely the author’s.

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Effects of water stress induced by sodium chloride and mannitol on proline accumulation, photosynthetic abilities and growth characters of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.)
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The aim of this study was to investigate the biochemical, physiological and morphological responses of eucalypts to iso-osmotic salt and water deficit stress. Chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll (TC), total carotenoids, maximum quantum yield of PSII (F v /F m ), photon yield of PSII and non-photochemical quenching, in severely osmotic-stressed plantlets (−1.20 MPa) decreased significantly when compared to control plantlets, leading to low net photosynthetic rate (P n ) and growth reduction. In addition, the photosynthesis and growth parameters of salt stressed plantlets declined to a greater degree than those cultivated in water-deficit conditions. On the other hand, the proline content of the osmotic-stressed leaves increased significantly, especially under iso-osmotic salt stress conditions. The TC content of iso-osmotic stressed leaves was significantly degraded, with low F v /F m , leading to P n reduction and growth inhibition. Those parameters in salt stressed plantlets were significantly lower and to a greater degree than in plantlets subjected to water-deficit. The basic knowledge of biochemical, physiological and morphological changes in responses to iso-osmotic salt and water-deficit stresses will be further applied as effective indices for salt and water-deficit tolerant screening in large population of eucalyptus breeding program.
KeywordsChlorophyll degradation Chlorophyll a fluorescence Iso-osmotic stress Net photosynthetic rate Salinity Water deficit
The authors are grateful to Jonathan Shore for grammatical proofing. This experiment was funded by the Siam Cement Group (SCG) and partially supported by the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA).
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“The advice I would give my younger self is – keep your options open, keep going and
don’t give up. Accept everything that happens to you and then leave those things in the
Helena Sonar is a peer support worker in Auckland. Her job involves helping people find
their own path to recovery from mental distress, and now she’s sharing her personal
story in the hope it will help others.
“My uncle and mum both experienced mental illness, but it was never talked about in my
family. I sort of learned as I went and supported my mum when she needed it,” says
Helena. “I didn’t think it was fair how mental illness affected my mum’s health and I
felt really overwhelmed about it.”
Reaching out for support can be hard
While studying at university and supporting her mum, Helena suffered a bad head injury
and began to experience her own mental distress. At the time, she didn’t realise what
“Luckily, I had ongoing support from ACC and a university disability allowance that
helped me with my study and extra exam time.”
Eventually, Helena got professional help, but it was a very hard road.
“I was ashamed and not in the right mindset for a while, so it kept me from reaching
out,” she explains.
Self-awareness helps recovery
For Helena, a huge part of her recovery was learning about herself, her experience and
“I was diagnosed with schizophrenia and psychosis, and for a while I kept asking ‘why
me?’ - until I learned more and spoke with people who had experienced similar things.”
Helena’s mum doesn’t have the same outlook. “She doesn’t want to talk about her
experience or learn more about it – she is quite closed up. For her, it was something
that happened in the past and she just wants to forget about it.”
During her recovery, Helena felt well enough to go back to university and finish her
degree – a Bachelor of Business in Information Technology. “It was difficult to return
to University. I felt out of my comfort zone, but it meant a lot to finish my degree
because I’d worked so hard for it.”
Embracing hope leads to wellbeing
Today Helena is happy with where she is in her life. She has her husband, her family, a
job that she loves, and her first child, a little boy born in January 2017.
Every day she continues to grow and learn about herself and her mental wellbeing. “I’m
still on the road to recovery. I believe I’ve come a long way through change, support
She’s embraced ‘hope’ as a key concept, after her experience. “Hope to me means having a
positive mindset to mental health and life – and looking at my wellbeing as a whole, not
just a part.
“Remembering to be assertive in my day-to-day schedule is helpful – and something I have
also embraced. Most of the time I want to speak up - I don’t want to hold back - so I
would rather ask for assistance than bottle things up.
“Now I have hope, I am able to share that hope with others.”
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Western blot analysis of extracts of various cell lines, using SLC15A1 antibody (A10246) at 1:1000 dilution.|Secondary antibody: HRP Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L) (AS014) at 1:10000 dilution.|Lysates/proteins: 25ug per lane.|Blocking buffer: 3% nonfat dry milk in TBST.|Detection: ECL Enhanced Kit (RM00021).|Exposure time: 90s.
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|Immunogen:||A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence within amino acids 600-700 of human SLC15A1 (NP_005064.1).|
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NEW DELHI: RBI is likely to cut key policy rates by another 50 basis points in the next few weeks, as it looks to spur demand in the economy which is expected to come under a brief spell of deflation, said officials with the finance ministry and the central bank.
A dramatic fall in inflation rate, which stood at 0.44% in the first week of March, has given the central bank enough room to align the policy rates with those prevailing in the world's largest economies.
However, the officials said the central bank may not bring down key reserve ratios such as cash reserve ratio — part of deposits that banks are required to keep with RBI — and statutory liquidity ratio — part of deposits that the banks are required to invest in specified instruments such as government securities.
The thinking within RBI is that cuts in repo rate and reverse repo rate — the rates at which the central bank lends to and borrows from banks — will encourage banks to lend more at lower rates to spur demand in the slowing economy.
"Inflation is just one of the factors behind RBI decision to cut rates. However, a softening inflation, which is leading to deflation, may prompt RBI to cut policy rates further," said a finance ministry official who asked not to be named.
Banks are flush with deposits and are parking as much as Rs 20,000 crore of excess deposits with RBI on a daily basis. This shows there is no problem of liquidity with the banks. However, average injection of money through the reverse repo window has come down since March 4 when RBI reduced the reverse repo rate to 3.5%.
"Decision on policy rates is linked to various global and domestic factors, such as commodity prices, inflation numbers and bank rates, while reserve rates are directly linked to the liquidity situation in the banking system. As none of the banks are facing liquidity problem, there is no reason for further cuts in reserve rates," said a senior official in RBI, requesting anonymity.


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Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Chairman, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has backed Asamoah Gyan’s dream of playing at the 2022 World Cup.
Gyan in an interview with the BBC expressed his desire to be a part of Ghana’s squad for the Mundial scheduled to kick off in November later this year in Qatar.
The 37-year-old, who has been clubless for the past two years, was taken to the cleaners with several Ghanaians questioning his fitness level.
However, the Hearts of Oak board member disagrees. According to him, Gyan could be useful and would be a fantastic addition to the Black Stars.
”Asamoah Gyan has made an incredible mark in Ghana football. He is a good footballer and if he has the stamina, why not?” he told Graphic Sports.
Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe said those criticizing Gyan for his age should consider what Cameroon legend Roger Milla did for his country at the 1994 World Cup at the age of 38, as well as England’s Stanley Matthews in the 1950s.
“Roger Milla opted to play in the World Cup at an old age and did well. We can also talk about Stanley Matthews of England who was a key figure in the team and was known as the tactical magician.
“He was later invited to Ghana by Ken Harrison, who was then General Manager of Hearts of Oak in the 1950s,” he recalled.
He also stressed that though the decision to play at the World Cup rested on Black Stars coach Otto Addo if Gyan was mentally strong and physically fit, he saw no reason why he should be overlooked because Gyan still had something to offer the nation.
“If he can train with the present team and the coach finds him fit, he should be invited because I strongly believe if he can match the tempo at training and the physique, he should be able to play.
“I think Gyan has the skill because when he is running with the ball, defenders fear to come near him. He has the skills and tactics but the strength to play is the problem. If he can work on that, he will be a fantastic addition to the World Cup,” he added.
No player has scored more goals for Ghana than Gyan, who has 51 in a record 109 appearances.
Ghana will open its campaign against Portugal on November 24 at Stadium 974 in Doha.
Four days later, the Black Stars return to action with a clash with South Korea at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.
Ghana, who are four time African champions, will wrap up its group stage adventure with its much-anticipated encounter with Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah.


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Welcome to Michael's blog. Michael Andrew, (aka Michael The Maven) is a freelance producer, photography instructor, tech innovator, and when needed, disaster aid specialist. Disclaimer: Michael is a participant in Bhphoto & Amazon affiliate programs that provides an advertising commission if you purchase through links on this website.
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Dave put a lot of time and effort into creating this awesome tutorial about color theory. He explains why it's so important to your photography and how to apply the theory to your work. It's a really tutorial so if you have a half hour and love landscape photography this tutorial is for you. Check it out below.

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Summary: you help Loki when his feelings and thoughts take over him.
Note: English is not my native language, so if there are any mistakes, don’t kill me please
You were wide-awake,
not able to sleep. Too many thoughts ran through your mind, and not the good
ones unfortunately. You turned in your bed, only to find Loki lying next to
god’s sake what are you doing here.” You asked, looking at his relaxed face. He
was sleeping, and you let him. It didn’t happen often, him sleeping. You ran a
hand through his hair, and realized how surprisingly soft it actually was.
Loki whispered, taking your hand in his. He opened his eyes, looking into
yours. Even in darkness, you could see how green his eyes were. You noticed the
tears in his eyes, and moved closer to him. You wrapped your free arm around
him, and squeezed his hand. He smiled lightly, but it disappeared again.
he whispered, face buried in your neck. You tightened your grip around him.
nothing to be sorry about.” You whispered into his hair. You felt his body shaking
against yours, tears running down his face. He let go of your hand and wrapped
his arms around you, wanting to be save. You laid a hand on the back of his
neck, gently playing with his black hair.
And so you
laid there. In silence, holding each other. It was the first time ever Loki had
shown the weaker, broken side of himself. Not only to you, but also in general.
You were the first to see him like that. And you felt honored. He trusted you
with this. He trusted you more than he trusted anyone else.
awake?” he asked, still shaking a little.
“Yes.” You answered.
He pulled away, looking into your eyes, trying to fake a smile. of course you
saw through it.
you to know that, I’m grateful that you, you-“
always be here for you” you interrupted him. He smiled, a real smile, and you
couldn’t help but join him. He pulled you close to him, your head resting on
his bare, strong chest. You felt his breathing, his heartbeat. He was with you.
You were his, and he was yours. And you loved it.
“I love you
(Y/N).” he whispered into the air, thinking you were asleep. “I love you so
much. I just, I’m sorry that I’m such a mess. Thank you for being here,
darling. I, I really appreciate it. I love you (Y/N).” tears filled your eyes, and
you tried to keep quiet, failing.
I’m 100% certain that when “Spider-Man Homecoming” drops, Zendaya’s character will be referred to as Michelle through most of the movie until it’s revealed she’s Mary Jane at the end. That’s a very Marvel-ly move.
Like, I can see it going like this.
Vulture is defeated and Peter is hanging out at Michelle’s place. Liz Allan, despite some flirting between her and Pete, decides that she just wants to be friends with him. Michelle sees Pete bummed out and tries to console him.
Just then, her mom comes in and says, “Mary Jane, come inside, food’s ready!”
Then Peter smiles and says, “Hmm…so it’s not ‘Michelle’ Watson, it’s Mary Jane Watson? Where’d Michelle come from?” And then Mary Jane gives some explanation, like it’s her middle name, her online name, the name of her favorite rockstar, she hates the name Mary Jane, etc., etc.
Mary and Pete are about to go inside but then they hear a bunch of sirens coming from down the street. Pete looks at Mary, looking for the okay, and she rolls her eyes before playfully saying, “Go get em tiger.”
And the movie ends with Pete swinging off.
(Then the mid-credit scene shows the symbiote landing on Earth and the post-credit scene shows Mary Jane bumping into Gwen Stacy)
Pairing: Peter Parker x Reader Warnings: Angst, Fluff, all the feelings Summary: After your parents were murdered mysteriously, you move in with your godfather Tony Stark, along the way your normal life will be turned upside down, due to a Mr Parker and being hit by a bus. It will all make sense eventually. A/N: Basically, you are Jessica Drew but with your name and a slight twist. BTW you’re British, you’re welcome 😉 Word Count: 1300+
What I’ve realised when living in America is to not eat a hot dog from a cart, not until you are used to the food, otherwise, you get food poisoning and you miss the start of the year high school party. Now I’m not usually a party person, far from that in fact, I’d rather stay at home binge watching 13 Reasons Why or Dear White People, however, I knew that this party would’ve been different. You see, at this party, I’d be classified as a ‘new girl’, because surprise surprise, I’m new. I needed to get a reputation, one that screamed ‘STAY THE FUCK AWAY’. Now as I said before, I would’ve gone to said party if I wasn’t currently throwing up a bad hot dog, whilst Natasha was holding my hair back.
Miranda + Regency AU Mr Gareth Preston, aged four-and-thirty, was not a man in want of much. His property included a busy tavern and he possessed a fortune that was perfectly respectable, if not large. His social circle in Surrey was small but amiable, and he was scarcely without the company of his loyal barkeep and confidante, Mr Clive Evans. The only person who could have increased his felicity was one Miss Miranda Hartford, the daughter of his neighbours Lady Penelope and Sir Charles. She was often present at their dinners in the company of her abominable cousin Miss Matilda and her dear friend Miss Stephanie Sutton (who was considered lively but overly proud). Miss Hartford and Miss Sutton were fond of jokes and mischief, much to his delight and to the disapprobation of Lady Penelope. (“Such japes are what I call unbecoming.”) Whilst others pronounced Miss Hartford’s figure too tall and her disposition awkward, he was charmed by her wit and found her quite beguiling. If only he could stop her running off…

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By Seun Ibiyemi
Following the cancelation of several flights by Airlines at Muritala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos last week, investigation by Nigerian NewsDirect has revealed that authority at the airport has failed to configure Instrument Landing System (ILS) after its initial installation months ago.
Investigation also revealed that many international flights have been diverted to neighboring countries like Ghana, among others due to the non configuration of the ILS
ILS is said to send radio waves down range from the runway end, with aircraft that intercept it using the radio waves to guide them onto the runway.
When contacted the General Manager, Public Relation Office of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Khalid Emele, said International flights are being diverted to neighboring countries like Ghana, others due to poor ILS installation by NAMA and causing loss of revenue.He said that it is due to the weather and that is on Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) can speak on it, adding they know why we have issues with Landing in Nigeria
But all effort to contact Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) spokesperson prove abortive as at time of filing this report
Source who spoke on anonymity to Nigerian NewsDirect said that fundamentally it is an issue of incompetence by authorities in Nigeria’s aviation sector.
He also said that the reason KLM, Air France and Lufthansa have been able to land is because they have planes with onboard ILS which they allocated to this route after the first day of low visibility.
“Having onboard ILS is not industry standard, because all internationally certified airport are supposed to have ILS installed at the airport.
“MMA do not have this because since the systems were installed in August 2019 they have not gotten round to configuring the system (which ordinarily takes 2.5 weeks).
He added that “they have now flown in the specialists to do this configuration through Accra and then by road.
Recall that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) appealed to passengers for their understandings over the prevailing flight delays and cancellations experienced in airports across the country due to the adverse weather situation.
In a statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect by General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye said that the prevailing inclement weather is a global experience at the moment which had warranted cancellation of in-bound international flights alike; therefore, not peculiar to Nigeria.
This appeal is contained in a release issued by NCAA at the Aviation House on Thursday, February 13, 2020.
Earlier, the Authority had urged pilots, operators and other stakeholders to exercise restraints over harmattan dust haze and safety approach to adopt.
The Regulatory Agency issued an Advisory Circular (AC): NCAA-AEROMET-28 dated 12th November, 2019 alerting pilots of the hazards associated with dust haze. It is a dry and dusty wind that blows south from the Sahara across Nigeria which is expected to persist till March, 2020.
As issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency in its Seasonal Rainfall Prediction Bulletin-2019, the cessation of the rainy season was predicted from mid-October (in the Northern part) to early December, 2019 (in the Southern part).
With the issuance of this circular, Advisory Circular (AC): NCAA – AEROMET 27 dated 26th March, 2019 is accordingly cancelled.
Pilots/Operators are therefore directed to note the following hazards and operational problems forthwith in the interest of safety:
“Air-to-ground visibility may be considerably reduced due to dust haze; Aerodrome visibility may fall below the prescribed operating minima and in severe conditions, dust haze can blot out runways, markers and airfield lightings over wide areas making visual navigation extremely difficult or impossible; and Flights are bound to be delayed, diverted or cancelled where terminal visibility falls below the prescribed aerodrome operating minima.
“On the other hand, enumerated below are series of responsibilities for Pilots, Operators and Air Traffic Controllers: Pilots shall exercise maximum restraint when severe weather condition is observed or forecast by Nimet; Flight Crews/Operators and Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) shall ensure adherence to aerodrome weather minima; All Pilots shall obtain adequate departure, en-route, destination and alternate aerodromes weather information and briefing from the aerodrome meteorological office prior to flight operations; and Operators shall ensure that necessary measures are put in place to cushion the effects of flight delays or cancellations on their passengers.
While Passengers must be informed of any development concerning their flights well ahead of time by the Airlines, the regulatory authority will expect strict compliance from all stakeholders regarding the Circular as violation will be seriously viewed.


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CBRE has appointed Stephen Proudley as executive director and head of Northern retail.
Proudley will be responsible for spearheading the firm’s retail offering in the North, and will look to develop CBRE’s position in the sector.
He joins from Savills, where he spent over five years as a director in the firm’s retail team. Prior to this, he worked as head of North West Transactional Agency at Lambert Smith Hampton following its acquisition of Tushingham Moore in 2015. Proudley was one of five equity partners at Tushingham Moore, joining the firm in 1997.
He has advised on a number of large occupier transactions and acquisitions across the shopping centre, out-of-town, and high street sectors, working with clients including Primark and Next.
John Ogden, managing director for the North at CBRE said: “Stephen brings with him a wealth of experience and has become a recognised, trusted advisor to many leading retailers, notably in the North. His appointment adds regional depth and gravitas to our 125-strong retail team at a strategic, senior level, further enhancing our ability to provide best-in-class service to our clients.”
Stephen Proudley added: “It’s an exciting time to be working in the retail sector, following years of rapid change brought about by evolving consumer shopping habits and the growing demand for experience-led offerings. Activity levels are high, with occupiers seeing the true value of bricks-and-mortar stores and I’m really looking forward to joining CBRE at a time of significant opportunity.”
The appointment follows CBRE’s acquisition of asset management firm Sovereign Centros earlier this month. Key projects under the asset management of Sovereign Centros include The Metrocentre in Gateshead, Festival Place in Basingstoke, Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley, the Telford Centre in Telford, and the St Enoch Shopping Centre in Glasgow.


Hi, has anyone moved to another supplier with the Bulb-provided SMETS2 meters while they’re not actually ‘smart’ (ie not sending readings)? (Or know anyone who has).
Ours worked for 6 months perfectly then, two months ago, they’ve stopped sending readings to Bulb and the IHD can not connect to the meters and just reboots every 90 seconds.
I’ve been waiting 2 months for Bulb to reply to any of my messages about it, with no luck. So have finally accepted it’s not going to be fixed.
But I was wondering whether it’s an issue that would be fixed by switching supplier, or if I’d just end up with someone else and still have a non-smart smart meter?


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The romaine lettuce outbreak has caused at least two E. coli O145-induced cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Wappinger Falls, New York. A bag of Freshway Foods romaine lettuce intended for consumption in the Wappinger School District also tested positive for the outbreak strain of E. coli O145, leading to a national recall. Two students from the district were hospitalized at Westchester Medical Center last month with HUS. Two others were hospitalized. The students go to Roy C. Ketcham High School, John Jay High School Wappingers Junior High School and Van Wyck Middle School.
Unfortunately, this is not New York’s first rodeo with HUS. In 2006, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. and a meat supplier paid $11 million to the family of a New York girl who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 after eating contaminated hamburgers. The girl’s illness developed into HUS, ultimately causing life-altering injuries. In the same outbreak, another young boy developed HUS.
In the spinach outbreak in 2006–yet another sad chapter in a tired story about E. coli outbreaks and leafy greens–a number of New Yorkers were sickened severely, including at least two young girls who developed HUS. One was hospitalized for two weeks, incurring almost $40,000 in medical bills, and now has an estimated 40% chance of developing end stage renal disease (kidney failure) in her lifetime as a result of her illness.
The other New York HUS victim from the spinach outbreak was already in advanced kidney failure upon admission to the hospital. For the next 28 days, her kidneys were able to produce only small amounts of urine, and she was on hemodialysis for six straight weeks. She also endured multiple “thunderclap” headaches; blood pressures as high as 180/125; hypertensive encephalopathy; full clonic seizures, accompanied by disorientation and blindness; intracranial hemorrhage; and immeasurable physical and psychological suffering during her month-long hospitalization.


Indiana University Police Academy Graduation Ceremony
Indiana Memorial Union
August 15, 2015
Thank you, Captain Butler.
Members of the platform party; honored guests; distinguished alumni of the IU Police Academy; friends and family of this year’s graduates; and members of the Indiana University Police Academy Class of 2015:
At a recent gathering of law enforcement officers in Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama said that all American police officers are united by a “shared sense of purpose that brings (them) together as a community: one family, united by a quiet strength and a willingness to sacrifice on behalf of others.”1
Today, members of the IU Police Academy Class of 2015, you stand ready to take your place in that tightly knit community of law enforcement officers, united by your shared sense of purpose and your willingness to sacrifice as you serve others.
Today, you graduate from what is perhaps the only program of its kind in the country where full-time students attend a police academy to become sworn police officers. Graduates of the academy have gone on to successful careers as officers, investigators, police chiefs and high-ranking administrators not only with the IU Police Department, but also with city, including right here in Bloomington; county; and state police organizations around the country. Others have gone on to successful careers with the FBI, the CIA, the Secret Service, the Drug Enforcement Agency, the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and the U.S. Marshal’s Service. Still others have gone on to law school, using the training they received in the IU Police Academy in their work as prosecutors.
Reorganization for Greater Effectiveness and Efficiency
In 2009, I reorganized the police departments on all IU campuses to form a single IU Police Department. Just as every IU degree says “Indiana University” regardless of what campus you attended, the Indiana University Police Department is now one department serving seven campuses.
And I am very pleased to note that, for the first time, this year’s IU Police Academy class includes graduates from all seven IU campuses.
The IU Police Department had been configured as one department from the time of its founding in 1971 until the mid-1980s. We implemented the 2009 reorganization, which returned the IUPD to its original configuration, for a number of very important reasons.
A larger, central organization allows us to operate and coordinate more effectively and to share knowledge, skills, and resources. It also allows us to eliminate unnecessary duplication, to do more with the resources we have, to more efficiently deploy those resources to make our campuses and our communities safer and more secure.
Serving the Campus and Beyond
For all university presidents, the safety of the members of our university communities is a paramount concern.
Campus police, especially at a major university like IU, face unique challenges.
Indiana University is a large and diverse community, with nearly 115,000 students, more than 9,000 faculty, and 11,000 staff. Our students come from all 50 states and more than 160 different countries—and most of them are living away from home for the first time.
Our campus police also coordinate with other agencies to ensure the safety of the many dignitaries from around the nation and the world who visit our campus, and the safety of attendees at the many sporting events and cultural events that we host.
Given this environment, university police have to be ready literally for just about anything.
During my time as president of IU, the university has seen its share of difficult, sometimes tragic events, ranging from protests to incidents of anti-Semitism, and, tragically, the untimely deaths of students, faculty, and staff.
But, in all these situations, I take great comfort in knowing that Indiana University has a corps of well-trained police officers who are professional, intelligent, collaborative, reliable, hard-working, and, above all, thoroughly dedicated to protecting and serving all of the members of the IU community.
Mark Twain wrote that when we try to try to understand how some of the most talented artists and inventors in human history developed, measuring the person’s talent alone will not explain the whole result. Twain wrote “…it is the atmosphere in which the talent was cradled that explains; it is the training it received while it grew, the nurture it got from reading, study, example, the encouragement it gathered from self-recognition and recognition from the outside at each stage of its development…”2 Twain concludes that only when we know all these details can we understand why the man or woman who achieved greatness was ready when his or her opportunity arrived.
In the same way, it is not your talent alone, but the excellent training you have received at the Indiana University Police Academy that will make you excellent police officers, ready to respond effectively no matter what you are called upon to do.
In fact, capitalizing on all the resources of Indiana University and building upon the nurture and guidance students receive and the self-awareness they gain during their studies at IU was part of the impetus for establishing the IU Police Academy more than 40 years ago.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, “Skeeter” Owen, a retired FBI agent who served IU as director of what was then known as the University-Wide Safety System, advanced the idea of establishing a police cadet program that would combine higher education with two years of police training and experience. James Kennedy, who served as the first deputy director of the academy—and who also served as a U.S. Marshal, IU and Bloomington Chief of Police, and Monroe County sheriff—said that the idea was to “create a ‘West Point’ for law enforcement officers who would graduate with a college degree and valuable police work experience.”3
Today, members of the Class of 2015, you join a group of exceptionally well-trained graduates of the IU Police Academy who have, for more than four decades, helped to enhance and strengthen police forces throughout the state and across the nation.
You also graduate at a time when a fierce debate is raging across the nation about biased policing in the wake of multiple incidents of inappropriate and excessive use of force and the multiple tragic shootings of unarmed African American men. The training you have received at the IU Police Academy has instilled in you the principle that law enforcement officers are most effective when they police their communities with the authority, collaboration and trust of the people they serve. Your training in the academy has taught you to have empathy and compassion and it has taught you how to build that trust.
Conclusion: “Courage is the Quality Which Guarantees All Others”
Today, graduates, you join a distinctive tradition of service at Indiana University, one marked by personal integrity and courage.
As the great British statesman Sir Winston Churchill once wrote: “Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because … it is the quality which guarantees all others.”4
You will find this to be true throughout your careers in law enforcement.
It will, of course, require courage to enter dangerous and stressful situations and to put the safety of others before your own.
But it will also require courage to compromise for the greater good, to accept criticism, and to learn from your mistakes.
It will take courage to exercise sound judgment under difficult and frustrating circumstances, to remain a calming influence, and to de-escalate tense situations.
It will take courage to stand up in the face of corruption, brutality, and bigotry.
It will take courage to embrace change—and change will come—in the technologies you use in your work, in the challenges you face, in the communities you serve, and in the nature of police work itself.
Members of the Class of 2015, you have already demonstrated the courage it takes to persevere through the rigorous training of the Indiana University Police Academy.
A weighty but rewarding responsibility is now before you.
Your training—and the models of courage and professionalism who are your instructors and colleagues—have shown you how to accept and fulfill that responsibility.
May you use your training and your courage to serve others and to help improve our world.
Thank you, and congratulations to the members of the graduating class.
- President Barack Obama, Remarks at the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service, U.S. Capitol, delivered May 15, 2012, Web, accessed August 3, 2015, URL: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/15/remarks-president-national-peace-officers-memorial-service
- Mark Twain, “Saint Joan of Arc,” in The Writings of Mark Twain Volume 24: The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories, (Harper & Brothers, 1906),153.Sgt. David Rhodes, “Full-Time Student, Part-Time Police Officer Program,” Campus Law Enforcement Journal, 24.
- Sgt. David Rhodes, “Full-Time Student, Part-Time Police Officer Program,” Campus Law Enforcement Journal, 24.
- Winston Churchill, “Alfonso the Unlucky,” Great Contemporaries, (Leo Cooper, 1990. First published 1937), 137.


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That night, I didn’t fully absorb what he was telling me – that he could not be monogamous; that he and I would not be enough. But as the weeks went on, I began to see that I had fallen in love with someone who was incapable of being content with only one woman. And because I loved him, I couldn’t seriously think of leaving yet. I imagined Gloria Steinem’s outrage many times. But then, this wasn’t her experience, it was mine. So I read everything I could find on the subject – blogs, message boards, essays, psychological journals…..and I learned that polyamorous people are not only able, but compelled, to love multiple people, potentially, at one time. Limiting this kind of person’s capacity for love to only one partner feels restrictive, repressive, even unnatural to them somehow. Yet it can be difficult to live openly as a polyamorous person. In fact, as I found out later, Daniel had begun dating me in the hopes of being monogamous. But eventually those old desires began to build and bubble up again, creating something like a maddening itch that first whispers but eventually screams to be scratched.
If this was Daniel’s true nature, how could I ask him to constrain it? Yet how could I go so decidedly against my own? But then the question arose: did I truly know my own nature? I had never really explored anything other than monogamy…..
So eventually, I decided to try it.
What followed was an intricate negotiation of how our relationship would work. We lovingly and carefully laid out the boundaries. And at first, this seemed to be working. Yet on some level I knew I was functioning in deep denial….because my world intentionally never collided with the other women. We agreed not speak of the others, so it was almost as if they didn’t exist. At the most unexpected moments, though, they would invade my thoughts. In my mind, these women were always thinner, younger, and more sexually provocative than me. The more these thoughts plagued my mind, the deeper into anxiety and depression I sank.
After several months vacillating between leaving and staying, I decided that one final test would either fortify my ability to share him or finally end it. I asked him to break our silence agreement and tell me about the last woman he was with.
She was Asian. Petite (Oh God). Fun. Flirty. Sexy. Her name was Amy. I was steady enough as he spoke, maintaining my neutral intake of the facts. But then, he mentioned offhandedly that she loved to bake cookies. Cookies? I could have handled dildos, costumes, sex games, even strange fetishes. But I could not handle such a delicate, intimate fact about her. I could almost physically feel the denial being shattered, like a tiny crack in a fragile piece of glass. And that small fact was what did it in the end. I knew in that moment that I could not share his affection. I could view the other, whoever she was in the moment, as a sexual being, but seeing her as a fully realized person, with feelings, with passions, maybe even with a loving heart, was just too much. I ended the relationship the following week.
And when I think back on that experience, I wonder….was I too insecure to handle an open relationship? Or was ending it the healthy exercise of an appropriate, loving boundary for myself? I’m not sure. I’m not sorry for having experienced what I did with Daniel. It allowed me to push and explore my own ideas about sex, love, and commitment in ways I never would have considered before. It also taught me that it’s possible to truly love someone who does not completely share your values. The way that Daniel needs to love many is something I can’t understand. It breaks my heart to think that he may never fully experience the powerful intimacy and simplicity of just two people. But I can’t judge him, either. His heart’s desires are honest and sincere. And though Daniel may forever remain an elusive, powerful force, ever-moving from one heart to another, I hope that he finds love, joy, and contentment on his path. I simply cannot walk it with him.


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In Central Asia there is a striking country with a lot of high mountains called Kyrgyzstan! It is visited by many tourists from different parts of the world who always esteem their travels. Here in our country people can see really lovely scenery of mountains and lake, they meet locals and learn about their captivating culture and traditions.
Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country in the intermediate of Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is located between latitudes 39° and 44° N, and longitudes 69° and 81° E. It is situated further from the sea than any other individual country, and all its rivers flow into closed drainage systems which do not end up with the sea. The mountainous region of the Tian Shan covers over 90% of the country's territory That is why Kyrgyzstan is occasionally denoted to as "the Switzerland of Central Asia". Issyk-Kul Lake in the north-eastern Tian Shan is the largest lake in Kyrgyzstan and the second largest alpine lake in the world after Titicaca in South America. The highest peaks are in the Kakshaal-Too mountain range, starting the Chinese border. Peak Jengish Chokusu, or Victory Peam at 7,439 m (24,406 ft), is the highest point and is considered by geologists to be the northernmost peak over 7,000 m (22,966 ft) in the world. The overflow streams from the mountains is also used for hydro-electricity.
Kyrgyzstan has weighty deposits of metals counting gold and rare earth metals. Due to the country's mainly mountainous terrain, less than 8% of the land can be cultivated, and this is focused in the northern lowlands and the environs of the Fergana Valley.
Bishkek in the north is the capital and largest city of the country, with approximately 1,3 million inhabitants. The second city is the ancient town named Osh, located in the Fergana Valley near the border with Uzbekistan. The main river is the Kara Darya, which flows west through the Fergana Valley into Uzbekistan. Across the border in Uzbekistan it confluences with another major Kyrgyz river, the Naryn.
The confluence forms the Syr Darya river the biggest in Central Asia. The Chu River also briefly flows through Kyrgyzstan before entering Kazakhstan.
Flora and Fauna
Kyrgyzstan is very rich in both flora and fauna. You may not come any closer to a Snow Leopard than the statues in the streets - but there is a wide range and variety of plant and animal life that you can encounter in the mountains.
Although Kyrgyzstan inhabits only about 0.04% of the world's surface area - about 2% of the world's species of flora are found growing here and about 3% of the animal world is also represented.
Many of the species are featured in the Red Book of Kyrgyzstan. To help protect the environment, the assortment of wildlife, and their habitats, a network of National Parks and Reserves has been recognized.
The native population of Kyrgyzstan is the Kyrgyz (62%) at the same time the country is populated with the representatives of 80 distinct nations. The main ethnic gropu is Russian, which is considered in terms of number to be one of the largest outside Russia. This is due to the fact that beginning from the XIX century the Russians played an important role in all spheres of life of this area. During the capture of Central Asia thousands of Russian peasants were moved to the territory of Kyrgyzstan. The majority of them established in the northern part of the country. A noteworthy part of the Russian lives in the province of Chuy and in the region of Issyk-Kul.
The second largest nation in modern Kyrgyzstan are Uzbeks. They amount to 14.3% of the whole population of Kyrgyzstan which make about 768,000 people. The Uzbeks live in the southern part of the country in Fergana valley.
The Uzbeks in the South of Kyrgyzstan live densely near the Kirgiz-Uzbek border. Their population is especially substantial in ancient cities of Osh making 49% and Uzgen which is 90%. Despite the identity of their religious conviction and approximating culture, the collisions between the Kirgiz and Uzbeks on the interethnic basis took place twice in 1990 and 2010. Nowadays the situation is taken under control.
With declaration of individuality in Kyrgyzstan a number of actions are being held to establish good and friendly relations among all nations living in the region.
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Penn State released another video aimed at would-be recruits this afternoon, this time with strength coach Craig Fitzgerald giving a tour of the team's weight room.
Fitzgerald walks viewers through the facility and provides insights into the Nittany Lions' strength and conditioning routine. He teaches about the importance of strengthening players' necks and demonstrates a number of training exercises.
Penn State players are seen throughout the video, which begins with a quick look at the training room. Fitzgerald shows Penn State's warm-up and stretch routine before launching into the customized and unique equipment the team uses.
Later in the video, Fitzgerald shows off Penn State's top performers from last season, which includes Alex Kenney (4.43 seconds) with a team-best 40-yard dash time and John Urschel (500 pounds) with the top squat.
Trevor Williams had the best shuttle time (4.00); Allen Robinson had the best vertical (37 inches) and broad jump (10.08 feet). Mike Hull and DaQuan Jones had the top bench press (405 pounds).
Adrian Amos looked to be the top overall performer with top-three finishes in the 40-yard dash (4.45 seconds), vertical (35.5 inches) and broad jump (10.06 feet).
The video was a revealing look at the Nittany Lions' strength training program, no matter whether you're a recruit or casual fan. Check it out below.


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