U.S. Plant that Assembles Nuclear Weapons to be Powered by…Wind
When “nuclear” and “alternative energy” come up in the same conversation, it is usually one versus the other. But out in the Texas Panhandle, where the wind never seems to stop blowing, the two forms of energy will not only peacefully coexist, but one will actually support the other.
Outside Amarillo, Texas, lies a sprawling facility known as the Pantex Plant, which assembles and disassembles nuclear warheads and bombs. The Cold War-era factory has long gotten its electricity the old-fashioned way—off the grid, but soon will take a new approach to powering its operations.
The Obama administration has decided to install five wind turbines at Pantex, so that 60% of the plant’s power needs are provided through this form of renewable energy.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which oversees Pantex, says the use of wind power will reduce carbon emissions by more than 35,000 metric tons per year. That’s equal to removing 7,200 cars from the road, the DOE boasts.
“As the largest energy user in the country, the federal government has a tremendous opportunity to lead by example in taking actions to improve energy efficiency and increase renewable energy usage to save taxpayers dollars and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman said in a prepared statement. “Responsible development of America’s wind energy resources is a critical part of our all-of-the-above energy strategy, and the Pantex wind project furthers our commitment to lead by example and to advance a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.”
The government hopes to have the turbines up and generating power by next summer. Officials say the wind farm will generate approximately 47 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, which, if it wasn’t going to Pantex, would be enough to light up nearly 3,500 homes.
Tina Casey of Clean Technica writes that the project “is also significant because of its location in Texas, which despite its long history as the heart of the U.S. oil and gas industry also happens to be the largest, fastest-growing wind power market in the U.S. by a wide, wide margin.”
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We have a sockingly different winner for Best New Logo/Branding in the 2021 Ballpark Digest Awards: The Appalachian League’s Burlington Sock Puppets, who turned some lemons into lemonade after losing its MLB affiliation.
The former Burlington Royals had been part of the Rookie-level Appy League for decades, but 2021’s restructuring of minor leagues forced the league into a reconstitution as a summer-collegiate circuit. That restructuring also forced all 10 Appalachian League teams, which had been owned by MLB teams, into a rebranding for the 2021 season.
“Between the Royals and the Indians, there was more than three decades of affiliated baseball in Burlington and many people said they wanted Burington to have their own identity,” said owner and team president Ryan Keur. “We made the most of the pandemic. We spent about two and a half months on Zoom calls with anyone and everyone who wanted to talk to us in the city. We wanted to dig as deep into the history of the area as possible.”
Through their research, the idea of the Sock Puppets came up.
“This area is known for hosiery and textiles. We partnered with Studio Simon and Dan Simon through this process,” Keur said. “About a month or so into this process, Dan got into the same conversations with community stakeholders and said I think there’s something here.”
But a few people needed convincing that this was going to work.
“The early response was polarizing to some degree,” said General Manager Anderson Rathbun. “I didn’t like it at first but I got on board with it. Locally, some people thought it was a joke but it has grown on them and become a fan favorite name.”
“Anderson, Thomas, Dan, and the rest of the staff at the Sock Puppets really leaned into the brand, stayed connected to the community, and continued to build that narrative and everyone has come around,” Keur said. “We wanted to have a lot of fun with the name and this checked off every single box.”
We sat down with Keur and Rathbun in today’s Ballpark Digest podcast to discuss the Sock Puppets. Here’s the video version: scroll down for information about subscribing to the audio version.
And if you use your imagination, a sock puppet can look like almost anything. Rathbun and Keur said that was part of the appeal.
“We understood the amount of characters that could be created. We wanted a Sesame Street vibe where we can keep creating new characters,” Keur said.
Two current characters include Colonel Sockington and the mascot, Socksquatch. But the two featured in the team’s logo include Cool Guy and Stirrup Guy and there was internal debate over that.
“I love the old-fashioned baseball feel. Stirrup Guy was a mix of the traditional mixed with a wacky moniker,” Rathbun said. “When we saw the Cool Guy design, it more of the outlandish silly route. Stirrup almost didn’t make the cut. I had to fight to keep him in his rightful place and I’m proud of my fight and the hill I died on.”
Players and coaches also embraced the Sock Puppets even honoring the new mascots in song.
“Our manager this season was Jack McDowell and he really leaned into the brand. He wrote a song called ‘Sock It To Them’ and it played every single night as the team took the field,” said Keur. “Players had sock puppets with them in their back pockets and would use them on their way back into the dugout between innings. They had a great experience while they were here and almost all of them said they want to come back next year.”
And this year, the team even set a World Record for the most people in a venue wearing a sock puppet.
“We worked with a local sock hosiery company, Wilson Brown Sock Company, and they created promotional sock puppets,” Rathbun said. “In the middle of the first inning, we had everyone put them on and wave the air. The previous record was 628 and we crushed it.”
Looking forward to 2022, the team says they’ve got a lot more up their socks.
“We’ll be releasing another community character in May. We’re also looking at doing a sock mug that’s similar to a boot mug for drinks,” Keur said. “We’re also working with city leadership to expand with a videoboard and a new party area.”
With so many changes in Burlington this season, Rathbun and Keur said it’s great to see people at the ballpark again and enjoy the new Sock Puppet experience.
“To go through a full year of COVID and then we’re able to open the gates to 100 percent capacity, we’re really proud of that moment,” Keur said. “To see grown adults pulling their credit card out with a sock puppet on their hand and the smiles around the ballpark, for small towns around America, that’s what baseball is all about.”“When we looked at our original Facebook comments, so many people were saying that’s such a stupid, silly name,” Rathbun said. “That’s kind of the point. We don’t want to take ourselves seriously. It’s the exact opposite. We’re having fun.”
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Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of streaming services HBO Max and Discovery+, recently announced they will rebrand HBO Max to “Max”, while folding Discovery+ content into the Max library. The move is positioned as a way for Warner Bros.’ flagship streaming service to widen its viewership to a more family- and kid-friendly audience. It can also be seen through a competitive lens as a move to compete more directly with Disney+, which currently has more than double the number of subscribers vs. HBO Max. The question still remains: will this new strategy help Max bring in the new audience they are seeking and compete with other platforms?
According to Attain’s real-time transaction data, folding in Discovery+ could indeed help Max, as a single service, reach a larger, broader audience. Today, over 60% of Discovery+ subscribers do not also purchase HBO Max, meaning there is significant opportunity for net-new eyeballs making their way to the new Max platform. Additionally, the current Discovery+ subscriber base is substantially different demographically, compared to HBO Max. Compared to HBO Max, Discovery+ subscribers are much more likely to be older (Gen X and Boomers), White/Caucasian, higher income, female, families with kids, and homeowners: precisely the family-oriented audience Max wants to reach.
In addition, compared to HBO Max subscribers, Discovery+ subscribers are almost 10% more likely to indicate heavy TV watching behavior (5+ hours per day). Not only will Max have the opportunity to bring in net-new, demographically differentiated subscribers, but those new subscribers may also watch more volume of content.
At the end of the day, it remains to be seen whether this move will help Warner Bros. Discovery gain an edge in the cut-throat streaming wars. However, looking at the move through the lens of Attain’s first-party consumer purchase data indicates they just might be on to something.

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Dawlance, Pakistan’s leading home appliance manufacturer launched “Be Reliable, Recycle”, an environmentally friendly campaign, and provided recycled goods for SOS Children’s Village & Green Crescent Trust Schools with an aim to spread the message of reusing and recycling our resources for assisting others and the environment.
Through “Be Reliable Recycle”, Dawlance donated recycled goods to the children which include stationery boxes, dustbins, a guard room made of refrigerator carton and bench with shade, which will provide adequate shelter to these children from the scorching heat during the summer season.
Dawlance has been carrying out several activities to promote the core message of reusing and recycling our existing resources in order to preserve the environment's limited resources like energy, plantation, etc , one such initiative taken by the organization was by recycling its cartons which not only promotes the idea of recycling, but also helps to make the environment more sustainable, thus assisting in providing better living conditions for every citizen. Dawlance team presented the children with stationery boxes, and discussed the importance of recycling, to help them understand the importance of a sustainable healthy environment.
“We are grateful to Dawlance for this initiative which is a great step forward towards setting up a cleaner environment, and by setting up better studying environment for our students especially in this scorching heat of the ongoing summer season”, said by an official from the SOS Children’s Village.
Dawlance has been one of the most trusted brands when it comes to home appliances in Pakistan, and with initiatives of this nature, it thrives to improve the lives of many and in particular those who are less privileged.

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All abilities welcome, from complete beginner to regular competition entrant.
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What Is NIBAS?
The National Indoor Bouldering Award Scheme is a UK-wide coaching scheme designed to introduce and promote climbing with the aim of creating competent and confident climbers. Classes are aimed at children age 7+.
What Classes Are Available?
New Boulderer: introduction to bouldering including safety, confidence and lots of fun! Level 1 takes an average of 6 weekly sessions to complete. Classes run Monday and Wednesday 5-6pm.
Foundation Boulderer: progression of techniques, knowledge and movement skills. Level 2 takes an average of 12 weekly sessions to complete. Classes run Monday and Wednesday 6:15-7:15pm.
Competent Boulderer: comprehensive bouldering skills and techniques, including a history of bouldering. Level 3 takes a minimum of 18 weekly sessions to complete. Classes run Tuesday and Friday 5-6pm.
£8 per child – 1 hour classes per week
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Skilled Boulderer: advanced skills, structured training and an introduction to bouldering competitions. Level 4 takes a minimum of 30 weekly sessions to complete. Classes run Tuesday and Friday 6:15-7:45pm.
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also known as althea. It is one of the few flowers in bloom during the lag time between midsummer and autumn. For that alone, it deserves a gold star. Let me share a little background about the plant. Rose of Sharon is a large deciduous shrub or small tree that grows to about 8 to 10 Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.
Oct 11, Pruning althea. At the beginning of spring, towards February-March, it is time to prune your althea. Althea will bloom on new growth, so you can prune every year. However, try to avoid pruning late in the season, since this would tend to reduce blooming. Remove all branches that grow inwards so that the shrub can filter light through the inside.
Aug 11, Pruning the shrub back to 2 to 3 buds per branch in spring encourages larger flowers. Remove dead, diseased, and injured branches any stumpcut.bargh naturally multi-stemmed, Althea-Rose of Sharon can be trained through pruning (in late winter) to a single main trunk. Jul 26, If you do want to prune I would wait until the last flower blooms and fall arrives to prune to shape for next year. You can also prune in early spring and shape the plant (some gardener says for bigger blooms).
The Rose of Sharon can be a bush, tree, or even an espalier (which is training the plant to grow along a fence or wall). Bee magnetEstimated Reading Time: 5 mins. May 29, Look for seed pods near the center of large leaf clusters. When you find them, snip them below the stem using a pair of sharp pruning shears. Be sure to dispose of the seed pods where they won’t come into contact with the soil.
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Positively charged halloysite nanotubes functionalized with triazolium salts (f-HNT) were employed as a carrier for curcumin molecules delivery. The synthesis of these f-HNT new materials is described. Their interaction with curcumin was evaluated by means Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and UV-vis spectroscopy in comparison with pristine unmodified HNT (p-HNT). The curcumin load into HNT was estimated by Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) measurements, while the morphology was investigated by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) techniques. Release of curcumin from f-HNT, at three different pH values, by means of UV-vis spectroscopy was also studied. Furthermore, different cancer cell lines were used to evaluate the potential cytotoxic effect of HNT at different concentrations and culture times. The results indicated that the f-HNT drug carrier system improves the solubility of curcumin in water, and that the drug-loaded f-HNT exerted cytotoxic effects against different cell lines.
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Will Power Drops New Single Mayweather
A newcomer to the rap game, Will Power, brings high energy and hard bass suitable for any turn-up session with his new song “Mayweather.”
The song features classic Skooly vocals and lyrics by Will Power that will make all the ladies want to dance.
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Johnny Crown Is Back With New Single D’usse
Ask most people and they’ll tell you that real R&B music has been long gone.
However, Johnny Crown brings the perfect combination of sexy and edgy with his soulful lyrics.
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Chicago’s Yung Gwapa calls on DTE‘s Big Bank for a new collab titled “Play Wiff Me”
Yung Gwapa Exclusively dropped Play Wiff Me with Big Bank on his website.
Now he lets it loose for everyone to check this one out.
Right before it releases on all digital outlets on the 16th of this Read More
WorldwideDG Drops Hot New Track Pure Gold.
DG showcases all of his talents and abilities on his latest release.
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While, creating a truly melodic vision that everyone can enjoy, relate, and connect to.
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Karon The Don Drops Pop Luv
Karon The Don and Iceeapher team up for this hot new track Pop Luv.
On this track, Karon The Don opens up about relationships.
While sharing a taste of what it is like to be in love with someone while they are in love with something else.
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Yung Gwapa is Back with a Brand New Freestyle Friday
Gwapa returns this Friday with a brand new freestyle.
This time around he takes on New York’s own Mobb Deep’s Quiet Storm.
Gearing up to drop his 7 Gifts project which will release 12.22.17 and is powered by Atlanta’s own DJ Swamp Izzo.
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Huntsville Alabama’s Own Marc Ruger Drops Spokesman For The Struggle
Marc Ruger drops his latest album SpokesMan For The Struggle.
14 solid tracks with some dope features from King Kuma, Telly Tel, T-Rell, Mz.Petite and more.
The lead single Troubled By My Past comes with a visual which you can find below.
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C.O.Z. just released his latest EP titled, Success
Success is a dope project that offers a couple of new favorites.
Capturing more than 3 million streams on Soundcloud.
Keep up with C.O.Z. on his official Instagram for all the latest releases and updates.
Check out the official video for the lead single Success feat. Breana Marin below.
Yung Gwapa Drops New Freestyle Friday Track X Bitch
Yung Gwapa keeps his Freestyle Fridays coming.
Listen to the latest Friday freestyle coming from Chi-town’s own Yung Gwapa unleashing bars over 21 Savage’s hit single “X”.
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Guordan Banks returns with “Wanna Be Yours”
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MP Ano Turtiainen, who last week was expelled from the right wing Finns Party's parliamentary group following a fallout over his posting of a series of racist social media posts, has established his own one-man parliamentary group, the politician announced in a statement issued Tuesday.
He said the name of the new group is the "Parliamentary Group [of] Ano Turtiainen."
"According to group rules, the purpose of this parliamentary group's activities is to act in parliament in the interest of Finland and Finns and the expression of freedom of speech," Turtiainen said in the release.
Last week, Turtiainen was kicked out of the Finns Party's parliamentary group over a tweet he made mocking George Floyd, who was choked to death by a police officer in the US city of Minneapolis.
The Finns Party's parliamentary group chair, Ville Tavio, said last week Turtiainen was ejected from the delegation due to repeated inappropriate comments on social media. However, he added that Turtiainen "can apply for re-admission to the group next year if he has permanently mended his ways.”
Being the sole member of his new parliamentary group, Turtiainen said he will also serve as the group's chair. Meanwhile, former MP James Hirvisaari will serve as his group's secretary, Turtiainen said.
In 2013, the governing council of the Finns Party expelled Hirvisaari following his admission that he took a photo of a friend posing in a Nazi salute at the Parliament – and later posted it online.


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The FDIC and the other federal banking agencies are issuing the attached joint statement to update and revise the 2004 Uniform Agreement on the Classification of Assets and Appraisal of Securities Held by Banks and Thrifts (2004 Agreement). The statement reiterates the importance of a robust investment analysis process and the agencies' longstanding asset classification definitions. It also addresses Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act(Dodd-Frank Act), which directed the agencies to remove any reference to or requirement of reliance on credit ratings in the regulations and replace them with appropriate standards of creditworthiness. State nonmember institutions should use this statement for the classification and treatment of investment securities.
Statement of Applicability to Institutions With Total Assets Under $1 Billion: This Financial Institution Letter applies to all FDIC-supervised banks and savings associations, including community institutions.
Fundamental credit analysis is critical to understanding the risk associated with all assets and should be applied to investment securities as a part of a pre-purchase and ongoing due-diligence process.
This joint statement replaces the 2004 Agreement and is consistent with Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Act, which directed the agencies to remove references to credit ratings in the regulations.
State nonmember institutions are expected to perform an investment security creditworthiness assessment that does not rely solely on external credit ratings.
The federal banking agencies' longstanding asset classification definitions have not changed and are attached.
The statement cites examples of how the agencies will apply the uniform classification approach to specific situations.
FDIC examiners will use the statement to determine whether an asset should be adversely classified during supervisory reviews.
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Every Time I Die, Vein to tour Europe, UK with While She Sleeps
While She Sleeps have scheduled a January run in Europe and the UK that will also feature Every Time I Die and Vein. Dates include: 01/16 Paris, France @ Cabaret Sauvage 01/17 Brussels, Belgium @ AB Box 01/18 Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall 01/19 Munich, Germany @ Backstage Werk 01/21 Solothurn, Switzerland @ Kulturfabrik Kofmehl 01/22 Wiesbaden, Germany @ Kulturzentrum 01/23 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg 01/24 London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton 01/26 Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
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Turnstile announce North American fall tour
Turnstile will headline a six-week tour later this year.
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It’s that time of the week, when Queerty takes a break from the opinion-making and puts you, the readers, in charge. Each Friday, we invite you to be the pundit on a hot-button question facing the LGBT community and its allies. As always, we expect people to be respectful and considerate of others by refraining from personal attacks. We present the information, you make the decision.
This week, the California Supreme Court announced that on March 5th it will hear arguments about whether to overturn Prop.8. At stake is the right for gays and lesbians to marry – a right the Court described as “inalienable” when it ordered the State to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples last May – as well as the fate of existing married gay couples in California, marriages Yes on 8 supporters seek to annul.
Critics of the Proposition, which includes labor groups, gay rights organizations and Attorney General Jerry Brown, will be represented by Kate Kendell of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. She will argue that Proposition 8 is invalid because it failed to follow the state’s proper method for a revision, as opposed to an amendment. To win that argument, she will have to convince the judges that Prop. 8 significantly alters the fundamental nature of the California Constitution. Alternatively, she could argue the broader argument made by AG Jerry Brown, who has said “Proposition 8 must be invalidated because the amendment process cannot be used to extinguish fundamental constitutional rights without compelling justification.”
Supporters of Prop 8 will be represented by Bill Clinton tormentor Kenneth Starr, who is preparing to argue that that the Court must uphold the will of the voters, while dangling the threat of judicial recall over the justice’s heads, which, like voter ballot initiatives, is another quirky fact of political life in California.
Our question to you is not whether the court should overturn Prop 8, but will it? How can the same court which considered gay marriage a fundamental right overturn it in less than a year? Or conversely, how can a court reject the will of the voters, no matter how slim the majority?
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New condo financing model in Miami has merit, and risk
MIAMI - The new wave of condos on the drawing boards for Miami are as varied as the tiny studios at MyBrickell downtown and the palatial 7,000-square-foot penthouses at The Grove at Grand Bay. But most of them share a common financing strategy.
It's called OPM - other people's money.
After Florida's worst real-estate collapse, banks are mostly still balking at lending for condominium construction, though much of the glut from the last debacle has been absorbed sooner than predicted.
So developers - eager to strike quickly in the face of fresh demand - are persuading cash-rich buyers, mostly foreigners, to plunk down big deposits on pre-construction deals for cutting-edge towers that are touted as nothing less than transformational for Miami.
New projects boast come-ons such as automated parking; rooftop pools with private cabanas; maid, butler and chef services in smart, green buildings, designed to make the existing new towers look so last week.
"As long as you offer value versus the perceived value of the units, you're going to get buyers willing to finance the construction and wait to get the property," said Carlos Rosso, condo division president at The Related Group, which has led the charge on such buyer-financed projects. "I think this is a lot healthier market. Buyers are going to be a lot more wary about what they are buying and who they're giving their money to."
Under the new model, condo buyers are agreeing to put up as much as 80 percent in a series of down payments during construction. Ten percent of each deposit is kept safe in an account the developer doesn't touch, as required by state law. The rest is available for construction.
That shift of risk to the buyer is a stark change from the past, when buyers typically put up 20 percent for pre-construction projects in Miami.
, with 10 percent set aside in escrow and 10 percent at risk for construction.
The balance was due at closing when they got the keys.
Now, it is the buyers, not the banks, who are in danger of big losses if a project goes south. And when it comes to recovering their lost money, buyers are behind most other creditors.
"This is a handshake. If you have a reputable developer who lives up to his obligation, you won't have to talk to me or anyone else," said Thomas Lehman, a bankruptcy attorney with Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman in Miami. "You're putting a lot of money at risk with a developer on a promise to complete the project. You're not getting a mortgage You're not getting collateral. You're getting a promise."
Still, there are a fair number of takers for the new cash-heavy deals, which are similar to the financing model in South America.
At least nine projects are already in the works in Miami using the new financing model, according to data from Miami-based Condo Vultures LLC, a real estate consultancy that closely monitors the South Florida market. Latin Americans, Europeans and Canadians, in particular, have been ready to ante up cash and wait for a unit to materialize in a couple of years.
"It's a really new model we haven't seen before in South Florida," said Peter Zalewski, a principal at Condo Vultures, which has assembled a list of more than 50 potential projects in some stage of planning in South Florida - though many may never materialize.
Patricia Musa, an agent with Elite International in Miami, is selling a lot of pre-construction units to Brazilians, and signed up for two units herself - one at 400 Sunny Isles and another at Brickell House downtown. Latin Americans, she said, are comfortable with big deposits, which are customary back home. In Miami, she said, "You put little by little (as the project advances.) You have time to rest, to breathe a little between payments."
Alejo Reimann, a 37-year-old Argentine who lives in Miami Beach, is buying two units in Brickell House as rentals. All told, he will put down 70 percent before closing on the condos two years from now. "I saw a very good investment opportunity," said Reimann, who was contacted through the developer. "I see Miami long term as one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world."
Miami-based Related, which is pouring concrete for the 10th floor of its MyBrickell project at 30 SE Sixth Street, has contracts on 95 percent of the 192 units planned for the 25-story project, according to Rosso. More deposit installments are due as the project hits benchmarks, for a total of 80 percent before closing.
In September, Related plans to begin construction of Millecento, a 42-story tower with 382 units at 1100 South Miami Avenue and already has 90 percent of the units under contract with 20 percent down, he said.
The project requires buyers to make a series of deposits totaling 50 percent of the price (15 percent is due when construction begins and 15 percent when the building is topped off) with the other 50 percent due at closing.
Harvey Hernandez's Newgard Development Group is developing BrickellHouse, a 46-story, 374-unit tower at 1300 Brickell Bay Drive, largely with buyer deposits.
Developers say the new approach weeds out speculators, who upended projects in the last boom. When prices cratered, droves of buyers walked away from 20 percent deposits and refused to close on new units, leaving developers unable to pay their banks.
"The supply of buyers is less, but they're more real. They're not relying on debt," said David Martin, president and chief operating officer at Terra Group, which plans two high-end buildings on the Grand Bay site with sweeping 12-foot ceilings and just two or three units per floor, a total of 96 residences, designed by hip Danish "starchitect" Bjarke Ingels Group. Terra Group requires 50 percent deposits prior to starting construction and the balance at closing and says it is getting local as well as international buyers.
"When we start construction, we are going to be fully funded," said Martin.
The interest-free deposits provide cheap financing that developers say enables them to sell units at lower prices. But a deposit is not unlike an unsecured loan. If a project goes sour, other creditors have priority over unit buyers. Any bank that lends to a developer is certain to require collateral. Construction companies also usually have priority rights to get paid.
If things go sideways, there might not be much left for unit buyers.
Banks lending for construction typically track a project's progress before disbursing each stage of funding. But with the new model, buyers are placing more trust in the developer. "Who is looking (how funds are spent)? No one really is doing that," said William P. Sklar, a real-estate attorney at Akerman Senterfitt and condominium law expert who teaches at the University of Miami.
The key, say experts, is to choose a developer with a solid record. Even so, sales contracts typically limit developers' liability should things go wrong.
Related Group's MyBrickell project is typical.
Jorge Perez, Related's CEO, has built more condos than just about anyone. But the contract isn't with Jorge Perez or the Related Group. It's with a newly created entity called TRG Brickell Station Ltd, a limited partnership.
According to the prospectus, "The developer is a relatively newly formed entity, and as such, has no prior experience in condominium or other real estate development."
The disclosure papers name Rosso, Related's condo-division president, as the point person who will be directing the creation and sale, citing his 20-year record in development. But they go on to say his information is provided to comply with state law and is "not intended to create or suggest any personal liability on the part of Mr. Rosso."
Such limited-liability structures are standard in new condo sales agreements. Each project typically has its own equity investors, such as individuals, private equity funds, REITs and the like.
"That's the legalese of the attorneys," said Rosso, noting Related and Perez are named in all marketing materials and brochures. "Related stands behind every project." He added that the key for buyers is to pick a solid developer.
"I would want to be with a so-called reputable, quality developer," said Ralph Bekkevold, a Greenberg Traurig attorney who teaches real estate law at the University of Miami. "But even using that standard isn't a guarantee. All these developers, it used to be they wouldn't walk away from a project, but now people will walk away and regroup."


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Traditional Fermented Dairy Products of Ethiopia: A Review
Abstract: Fermented foods play an important role in human nutrition and protecting against infectious
diseases. Understanding the properties of traditionally fermented dairy products as well as a proper
analysis of the indigenous processing steps are important in order to recommend appropriate
manufacturing protocol and procedures for commercialization. Little information is available on the
general characteristics and processing practices of traditional dairy products of Ethiopia. Therefore, the
objective of this review was to critically assess and summarize information on indigenous fermented dairy
products of the country. The traditional dairy products included in this review are ergo (spontaneously
fermented milk), ititu (spontaneously fermented milk curd), kibe (traditional butter), neter kibe (ghee),
dhanaan (Ethiopian fermented camel milk), ayib (Ethiopian cottage cheese), hazo (spiced fermented
buttermilk), arera (defatted sour milk) and aguat (acid whey). The indigenous dairy products have good
nutritional and functional potential to scale up to commercial production. However, detailed investigation
on the characterization of the products and standardization of the manufacturing steps should be
undertaken. The huge potential of microbial biodiversity related with the long storage stability of the
traditional dairy products especially dhanaan and ititu shows promising potential for development of
technologically important indigenous starter cultures.
Keywords: Ayib; Dhanaan; Ergo; Ethiopian dairy products; Ititu.
Abdelabasset, M. and Djamila, K. 2008. Antimicrobial activity of autochthonous lactic acid bacteria isolated from Algerian traditional fermented milk “Raïb”. Afrrican Journal of Biotechnology, 7 (16): 2908-2914.
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The Reds will look to draw on inspiration from Saturday’s win against Crewe when they try to bring an end to the Club’s disappointing away form on Tuesday night at Scunthorpe.
Goals from Lewin Nyatanga and a Paul Rachubka own goal against the Railwaymen earned a first win in four games for Barnsley but with seven defeats in their last seven league games away from Oakwell, caretaker bosses Mark Burton and Paul Heckingbottom will be keen for a repeat performance at Glanford Park.
Saturday’s win moved the Reds five points clear of the relegation zone and despite losing three on the bounce prior to that; three wins in the Club’s last six games gives confidence that a late play-off push is possible.
Tuesday night’s hosts Scunthorpe meanwhile suffered a first defeat in four outings on Saturday when they went down to a 2-0 defeat at promotion-chasing Preston North End.
That result leaves the Iron just two points and two places ahead of the Reds but despite losing their nine-match unbeaten away run against the Lilywhites, Mark Robins’ side have won eight of their last 15 outings including their last two at home.
Back-to-back Glanford Park successes against Swindon and Chesterfield prior to that Preston loss edged the Iron away from any relegation trouble but it also came at a welcome time with the Club suffering in front of their home faithful this season with just four wins in their last 11 matches there.
Tuesday night’s clash will be the first time the two sides have met at Glanford Park since September 2010 with the three meetings since that goalless draw in North Lincolnshire coming at Oakwell.
The reverse fixture in that 2010-11 season ended in a 2-1 Barnsley win after a brace from Marlon Harewood, while the League Cup meeting between the sides in August 2013 ended in a penalty shoot-out win for the Reds following a 0-0 draw.
When the two Clubs crossed paths in the league for the first time in over three years back in November loanee Marcello Trotta put Barnsley ahead, but a double from striker Paddy Madden earned the Iron a 14th win in this fixture.
Barnsley will be without injured duo Sam Winnall and Peter Ramage once again when they travel to Scunthorpe on Tuesday night.
The pair have struggled with hamstring and thigh problems of late and despite returning to training, the game at Glanford Park comes too early for them both.
‘Keeper Ross Turnbull will also be missing for the second game running with a back problem, so young shot-stopper Adam Davies will make his 12th start of the campaign, while new loan signing John O’Sullivan will be looking to make his full debut for the Club following a 45-minute cameo against Crewe on Saturday.
For Scunthorpe midfielder’s Gary McSheffrey and Isaiah Osbourne will be pushing for recalls following the Club’s defeat at Preston, with the former returning from suspension at Deepdale after picking up 10 yellow cards.
One man who will not be involved at Glanford Park however is on-loan Chelsea defender Alex Davey – who made his Iron debut against Barnsley in November – but is ruled out on Tuesday night due to a calf problem.
Man in the Middle
Essex-based official Michael Bull will take charge of his first Barnsley game on Tuesday night. The referee has never been involved in a Reds game before but has previous history with Scunthorpe; having taken charge of their game at Torquay last season. In a closely contested game, Bull’s decision to award the Iron a 31st minute penalty proved vital; with Sam Winnall dispatching the spot-kick to earn his side a 1-0 win.
Despite never meeting with Barnsley, Bull – who will be assisted by linesmen Graeme Fyvie and Ryan Johnson, as well as fourth official Alan Clayton at Glanford Park – has taken charge of 22 games this season; handing out 58 yellow cards and six reds. Three of those dismissals have come in Bull’s last six games, with two arriving in one game. On Boxing Day, the official sent both Bury’s Hayden White and Northampton’s Ivan Toney for early baths following an altercation between the pair.
More recently Bull dismissed Southend’s Gary Deegan but the Shrimpers still went on to record a 3-2 success at Oxford, while a game later and the referee awarded Port Vale a last-gasp penalty and brandished red to Bradford ‘keeper Jordan Pickford for bringing down Chris Birchall in the box which allowed former Scunthorpe midfielder Michael O’Connor to convert from the spot and earn a 2-2 draw for the Valiants.
Their Star Man
One of the most sought-after forwards in the Football League during the summer of 2013, Scunthorpe United capitalised on a lack of form last January to conclude the signing of Irishman Paddy Madden. In the 2012-13 campaign the attacker hit 24 goals in 42 appearances to help Yeovil clinch promotion to the Championship via the play-offs. Despite that the 24-year-old failed to reach those highs again last season and in November 2013 he was transfer-listed by the Glovers. Two months later however and Madden was a Scunthorpe player; joining the Iron for an undisclosed fee.
The Republic of Ireland international had to wait until his seventh outing to bag his first Scunthorpe goal and although he ended the campaign with only five strikes to his name, the forward was beginning to show glimpses of the talent which saw him linked with a move to the Premier League a year earlier.
Hints of that ability may have been sneaking through last season but this year the former Carlisle man has hit top form once again; bagging 15 goals in 39 appearances. The Dublin-born forward flew out of the traps with a goal on his first appearance of the season against Swindon and despite scoring just five more times in his next 20 outings – including a late equaliser against former Club Yeovil - Madden struck four times in three games at the end of November including a brace at Oakwell as the Iron picked up a 2-1 win. The pacey frontman – who also has five assists to his name this season - has added to his Scunthorpe tally in important wins against both Rochdale and Walsall in recent months but despite notching just twice in his last nine appearances, the Reds will have to be on their toes with the ex-Bohemians striker hitting those two goals in his last three games.
Runcorn-born defender James McNulty arrived at Oakwell in June 2011 after agreeing a two-year deal with the Reds following a difficult spell at Brighton. The former Liverpool and Everton trainee suffered an ankle injury during the 2010-11 campaign while on loan at Tuesday night’s hosts Scunthorpe but showed no ill effects as he quickly stamped down a regular starting spot in the Barnsley defence.
Following his debut in a disappointing 2-0 home defeat against Morecambe in the League Cup, McNulty took 12 games to score his first goal for the Club; netting in a 5-3 loss at Cardiff. The ex-Scotland youth international had to wait a bit longer for his first Oakwell goal however but it ended in a similarly poor fashion as the Reds endured a 3-1 defeat against Millwall. The versatile defender – who turned 30 in February – did help his new Club keep seven clean sheets in his first season though – including one against former employers Brighton – and after 46 appearances he was named as the Club’s Players’ Player of the Year.
With things looking good for the former Macclesfield and Stockport man, boss Keith Hill named McNulty as the Club’s new captain going into the 2012-13 campaign. The Barnsley faithful would not get to see the full extent of his leadership skills however, with McNulty making just 14 appearances during his second season with the Club following several niggling injuries. A starting berth in the Reds’ 2-0 success over arch rivals Leeds at Oakwell was the defender’s brightest moment but despite not featuring heavily, McNulty was handed a new one-year contract in June 2013. Following that renewal, he would make only one more appearance in a Barnsley shirt before joining Tranmere Rovers on loan in October 2013.
McNulty made 14 appearances for the Wirral-based Club but after receiving a red card in his final outing for the Club against Gillingham he returned to Oakwell. With his stay in South Yorkshire appearing to be over, the full-back was released by mutual consent in January last year and was quickly snapped up by former Reds boss David Flitcroft at Bury where he remains a regular in the Shakers back four.
Prior to his spell at Oakwell, McNulty spent time on loan at Glanford Park with Scunthorpe. In February 2009 he joined Brighton from Stockport but after a series of bad injuries and a removed kidney he joined the Iron in March 2010 in order to regain some match fitness. After making three appearances for the North Lincolnshire outfit, McNulty returned to parent Club Brighton before a similar loan spell to the Iron was agreed at the beginning of the 2010-11 season. The ball-playing defender made a good start to his second stint at the Club with back-to-back wins against Reading and Oldham, but things soon turn sour in football and five defeats including one in his final start for the Club against Coventry made it an unhappy ending to his time at Glanford Park. A few days later however and things would get worse for the 30-year-old after it became apparent that McNulty had suffered a serious knee injury which would require surgery and would rule him out of action until he joined the Reds in June 2011.
Scunthorpe United’s last five at home: (LDLWW)
Scunthorpe 0-2 Bristol City
Scunthorpe 1-1 MK Dons
Scunthorpe 0-1 Oldham
Scunthorpe 3-1 Swindon
Scunthorpe 2-0 Chesterfield
Barnsley’s last five away: (LLLLL)
Preston 1-0 Barnsley
Doncaster 1-0 Barnsley
MK Dons 2-0 Barnsley
Swindon 2-0 Barnsley
Crawley Town 5-1 Barnsley
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From all routes, M180: The ground has got be one of the easiest to find in the Football League. It is situated on the outskirts of Scunthorpe, very close to the motorway. Leave the M180 at Junction 3 and take the M181 for Scunthorpe. At the end of this motorway, you will see the ground on your right. Turn right at the first roundabout onto the A18 and right again into the large car park at the ground.
Car parking at the ground is available for 600 cars, priced at very reasonable £3. Limited street parking available.
The station is over two miles away from the stadium. Therefore a taxi is probably the easiest way to get to the ground.

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Programs offering office space, contacts with prospective clients and often early-stage investment
In an Art Deco office block on a side street in central London, groups of 20-something programmers and engineers sat hunched over laptops in teams of three or four people.
Surrounded by the trappings of a fast-growing start-up, including table tennis equipment and a fully stocked kitchen, the developers were tapping out computer code and planning marketing campaigns just like many other fledgling companies spread across the British capital.
Yet unlike other strapped start-ups, these small tech companies already have links to the corporate world.
That is because their shared working space here is run by Telefónica, the Spanish cellphone giant, which has pumped around 40,000 euros, or $54,000, into each of the dozen or so local start-ups as part of a program aimed at tapping into London’s growing tech scene.
The move is part of an increasing number of so-called corporate incubators — programs offering office space, contacts with prospective clients and often early-stage investment — that are popping up across Europe.
For start-ups, links with some of the Continent’s largest companies can open doors to potential new customers. And an early cash injection from corporate backers, which typically take minority stakes in the small companies, also may help persuade other venture capital firms to invest.
“The main reason for joining was because of the connections,” said Dan Strang, co-founder of Eventstagram, a photo-sharing service. The British start-up has signed several deals with Telefónica’s British business after joining the Spanish telecom company’s nine-month program in London. The company’s offices were visited last month by the country’s deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg. “We couldn’t have got that anywhere else.”
Operated by companies like Microsoft and the German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom, these tech incubators provide large firms an entry into the Continent’s fast-expanding start-up communities in cities like Berlinand Dublin.
More important, they also offer large companies the chance to keep track of new technologies and trends that have the potential of upending their main businesses.
As the speed of innovation accelerates – and the cost of starting a company declines – some of the biggest tech firms have been caught off guard by new business models and inventions.
A prime example is Nokia, the struggling Finnish cellphone maker.
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Nikon 24-70 2.8 VR vs Nikon 24-70 2.8
I just purchased the Nikon 24-70 2.8e VR lens form Allen’s Camera and give it a proper unboxing and sniff test.
The original 24-70 2.8 was released close to eight years ago at the time of the D3’s announcement. You would have thought the lens would have had an update sooner but it did not. This lens is not being discontinued as it falls $500 less expensive than the brand new VR Version. Finally after all these years Nikon decided to unleash a new 24-70 2.8 on the world and as a surprise to me it included VR.
Let’s take a look at the major differences between the two lenses. First the new version has VR where the old version does not. VR comes in handy for both stills and video. In my quick tests I was able to hand hold at 1/13th of a second and get a sharp picture. When I turned VR off and tried the same image you could tell that it was not sharp.
The new lens has an 82mm front element which makes the lens overall much larger than its predecessor. When you place them side by side you can really see the difference. It’s almost like they took the original one and simply blew it up in size. The added size though does not seem to add to much weight at least when holding them both at the same time. Now it’s not easy to show wether the new lens is sharper but what I can say right off the bat after a few quick test shots is its freaking sharp .
All I care about is getting the sharpest images I possibly can and I think this lens is going to do that. As always though, this comes at a price. The new 24-70 2.8 VR is selling for just shy of $2,400 opposed to $1,900. This is an expensive lens which means it’s mostly for full time professionals or someone who simply can afford this over the other. If you are someone just starting out in the full frame world it’s probably a better idea to go with the non VR and take the extra $500 and invest it in another piece of glass. Of course, either way you go you can’t go wrong.
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Inaba (稲羽市, Inaba-shi)? is a location in the Persona series.
- Persona 3 Portable
- Persona 4 / Golden
- Persona 4 Arena / Ultimax
- Persona 4: Dancing All Night
- Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
- Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
A rural town in Japan and the central area in which the game takes place. It is where the protagonist moves to when his parents went to work overseas, leaving him in the care of his maternal uncle. Not long after settling into Inaba, strange murders began to happen that took the usually quiet town by storm.
Most of the town's younger population consider the town "boring" and in the "middle of nowhere", which is a theme of the game and a sentiment expressed by Yosuke Hanamura and Yukiko Amagi, although some are able to take pride in this aspect, finding it relaxing and peaceful. Inaba is surrounded by rolling hills, crops and riverbanks, and it tends to rain quite often.
According to an old man who often stands near the Tatsuhime Shrine, Inaba's history began as a coal mining town. The influx of miners was the reason why Inaba managed to develop into the kind of town it is today. It may be traveled to by train stopping at the Yasoinaba train station, preceding stations being Higashi Inaba and Hibari. The closest city to Inaba is Okina City, where the protagonist and his friends occasionally travel to.
Marie has become a minor land goddess of the town after becoming Izanami-no-Mikoto, allowing her to influence its weather. This is shown in the Epilogue: when Yu came to visit Inaba during holiday, Marie decided to make the sky clear despite how it was raining before in the weather forecast.
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Inaba is transformed by Sho Minazuki and the Malevolent Entity into a realm similar to the TV World, with sinister red fog filling the realm. Yasogami High becomes a tower similar to Tartarus and the heart of their plans. Marie is revealed to be connected with Inaba and anything bad that happens to the town likewise is harmful to her. It is confirmed by the veteran Persona users Akihiko Sanada and Junpei Iori that Sho and Malevolent Entity turned Inaba into a second Dark Hour area, allowing the Persona users to summon their Persona freely during this crisis.
- Yasogami High School: The local high school where the protagonist and his newfound friends attend. Attendance is mandatory on weekday mornings, and is explorable after school.
- Junes Department Store: The shopping complex whose food court is where the protagonist's investigation team assembles, calling it their "Special Headquarters." This is also where they enter the Midnight Channel, via the large TV in the Junes electronics section. Accessible during weekdays after school, and on weekend afternoons.
- Central Shopping District: The street where most of Inaba's family businesses are located, but the majority of the shops are closed, due to the overwhelming success of Junes. Accessible on weekdays after school, and on weekend afternoons.
- Samegawa Flood Plain: The main path to reach Yasogami High School, whose river bed is where the protagonist can fish. Accessible on weekdays after school, and on weekend afternoons and evenings.
- Dojima Residence: The protagonist's temporary home in the town. When he returns here, time passes automatically to evening.
- Shichiri Beach: Added in Persona 4 Golden, the protagonist and his friends spend their summer vacation here. It is a location fairly far from Inaba, and can only be accessed via scooter.
- Inaba Municipal Hospital: The hospital of the town. Appears in Kanji's, Yumi's and Sayoko's Social Links. Later, Dojima and Namatame are here.
- Amagi Inn The town's oldest historical landmark which is located upstream of the Samegawa River. It is known for its hot springs.
- The storyline for the female protagonist in Persona 3 Portable includes an event which involves the Gekkoukan High Sports Club (depending on the player's choice of joining Tennis or Volleyball earlier in the game) going to Inaba to train alongside the Yasoinaba High School's Sports Club. The event references and foreshadows a few events leading to Persona 4, including the cameo of a middle-school aged Yukiko Amagi.
- The town's name is a reference to the legend of the Hare of Inaba. However, the demon Hare of Inaba itself does not appear in any Persona game. It might also possibly be a reference to one of the characters in Megami Ibunroku Persona, Masao Inaba.
- Inaba is based off the Japanese city of Fuefuki (笛吹市, Fuefuki-shi)?, in the Yamanashi prefecture.
- The Yasoinaba Station is based on real-life Isawa Onsen Station.  As of 2016, the building that the in-game train station was inspired from was demolished and has been replaced with a new building, though the station itself still remains.

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Makudi says he is “very confident. I didn’t do anything wrong.”
The former Thai federation president is appealing against a 3 1/2-year FIFA ban that expires in April 2020.
FIFA’s ethics committee found him guilty of forgery, falsifying documents, and not cooperating with investigators.
Makudi was alleged to have altered federation statutes before his 2013 re-election campaign.
He was convicted in a Bangkok criminal court, though says on Thursday “the court in Thailand already decided, I won the case.”
Makudi was a long-time ally of Qatar’s Mohamed bin Hammam when sitting on FIFA’s ruling committee for 18 years until 2015.


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King of fruits-mango, staple crop of North India-wheat and highly valued condiment- mustard have been severely affected due to untimely rain in last few days. The widespread rain at an inappropriate time has also impacted the production of cauliflower, onion and tomato besides affecting the fruit basket including grapes.
In Punjab, the worst affected areas are Ludhiana and Jalandhar where heavy rain waterlogged the fields and damaged the wheat crop that was ready for harvest. Almost 40-50% of early sown wheat (sown in November) has been affected due to rain in last two days of March, while 10-15% of late sown wheat (sown in December) has been impacted. Besides Punjab, heavy rain crippled the farmers and affected the wheat production in parts of Uttar Pradesh that includes Banda, Kanpur, Lucknow and Meerut as each place witnessed heavy rain of more than 40 mm in last 24 hours.
Maharashtra and Gujarat have also seen damage to mango. Almost 25% of mango production has been impacted due to unseasonal, heavy rain in first two days of month. The worse affected were Amravati, Varda, Yeotmal and Bhira. This is the flowering season for mango and heavy loss is likely due to untimely rain.
“Rain did not even spare Rajasthan where 40% of mustard production has been damaged. This damage includes harvested crop and crop that is in process of harvesting. Around 60% crop that is lying in the fields for drying is also likely to suffer loss,” explained Nalin Rawal, Chief Agri Research Analyst, Skymet weather Services.
Pulses, one of the other rabi crop, have been also affected as almost 25% of production has been impacted.
Rabi crops are the agriculture crops sown in winter and harvested in the spring.
With more rain likely on 7th-10th March, followed by rain on 21st -25th March, the crop damage is estimated to increase further during the spring month of March.

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1. Esculetin(6,7-Dihydroxycoumarin) is known to inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in several types of human cancer cells and is regarded as a promising chemotherapeutic agent; it inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis by suppressing Sp1 in HN22 and HSC4 cells, suggesting it to be a potent anticancer drug candidate for oral cancer.
2. Esculetin blocks cell proliferation via the inhibition of an upstream effector of Ras and downstream events including p42/44 MAPK activation, PI 3-kinase activation, immediate early gene expression, as well as NF-kappaB and AP-1 activation; it also inhibits intimal hyperplasia after balloon vascular injury in the rat, indicating the therapeutic potential for treating restenosis after arterial injury.
3. Esculetin induces apoptosis during the late stage of differentiation, it can alter fat cell number by direct effects on cell viability, adipogenesis, and apoptosis in 3T3-L1 cells.
4. Esculetin exhibits competitive inhibition against the oxidation of 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)- alanine by mushroom, the IC50 value of esculetin is 43 microM.
5. Esculetin reduces the incidence of liver lesions induced by t-BHP, including hepatocyte swelling, leukocyte infiltration, and necrosis, speculates that esculetin may play a chemopreventive role via reducing oxidative stress in living systems.
6. Esculetin suppresses proteoglycan metabolism by inhibiting the production of matrix metalloproteinases in rabbit chondrocytes, suggests that it is a therapeutically effective candidate for inhibition of cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
1. Ginsenoside-Ro has anti-inflammatory activity, it (10, 50, and 200 mg/kg, p.o.) inhibits an increase in vascular permeability in mice induced by acetic acid and reduces an acute paw edema in rats induced by compound 48/80 or carrageenin.
2. Ginsenoside Ro inhibits the increase of connective tissue in the liver of CCl4-induced chronic hepatitic rats, it shows a stronger inhibitory effect on the GalN-induced acute hepatitic model than those of the aglycone of ginsenoside Ro, oleanolic acid, or glycyrrhizic acid and its aglycone, glycyrrhetinic acid.
3. Ginsenoside Ro enhances in vivo hair re-growth based on their inhibitory activity against 5αR in the androgenetic alopecia model.
4. Ginsenoside-Ro shows immunomodulatory effects by regulating the production and expression of Th1/Th2 cytokines in murine splenocytes.
5. Ginsenoside Ro exerts anti-apoptosis and anti-inflammation in IL-1β-induced rat chondrocytes, which might be related to NF-κB signal pathway, it might be a potential novel drug for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
6. Ginsenoside Ro has antioxidative properties against UV-B-induced oxidative stress in human dermal fibroblasts, it possesses a potential skin anti-photoaging property against UV-B radiation in fibroblasts.
1. Chondroitin is in dietary supplements used as an alternative medicine to treat osteoarthritis.
2. Chondroitin inhibits dose-dependently of the hydrolysis and transglycosylation reactions of bovine testicular hyaluronidase.
3. Chondroitin sulfate is a regulator of neuronal patterning in the retina, in the developing mammalian retina, gradual regression of chondroitin sulfate may help control the onset of ganglion cell differentiation and initial direction of their axons.
4. Chondroitin sulfate has anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective actions.
1. Glucosamine sulfate can stimulate proteoglycan synthesis by chondrocytes and has mild anti-inflammatory properties, it is therefore as effective as ibuprofen on symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA), suggests that glucosamine sulfate as a safe symptomatic Slow Acting Drug for OA.
2. Glucosamine sulfate has environmental antibacterial activity.
1. Bavachin, a phytoestrogen, potentially protects cartilage from inflammation-mediated damage in joints of osteoarthritis patients through decreasing IL-1β-induced activation of IKK-IκBα-NF-κB signaling pathway.
2. Bavachin has inhibitory effects on melanin production in B16 mouse melanoma cells, it may have suppressive effects against pigmentation by melanin in the skin.
3. Bavachin and isobavachalcone are cholesterol acyltransferase inhibitors.
4. Bavachin increases insulin-induced glucose uptake by differentiated adipocytes and myoblasts, it enhances glucose uptake via glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) translocation by activating the Akt and 5′AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway in the presence or absence of insulin; suggests that bavachin might have therapeutic potential for type 2 diabetes by activating insulin signaling pathways.
5. Bavachin in the blood can stimulate the genetic expression of VEGF in PB,and directly help the fracture healing, it has no significant influence on the 5-HT concentration during the fracture healing.

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Monogram Glassware Set - True Love, set of 6Regular price$96.00 Sale price
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Tomorrow the 2010 Victoria Derby will take place at Flemington, and for punters wanting a unique exotic betting market Sportsbet now have markets open on how much rain will fall!
There’s only one sure bet this Derby Day – it’s going to bucket down. The question is how much?
If you think you know the answer you can back your judgement and bet with online bookmaker Ladbrokes.com.au.
The equal favourites are for Melbourne to receive between 20.1mm to 30mm of rain, and for between 30.01mm to 40mm of rain on Saturday – both priced at $3 each.
“Many of us to an extent consider ourselves experts in predicting weather, so here’s one for all closet meteorologists out there,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
“Derby Day’s racing will be world-class whatever the conditions, but hopefully for those going to the course, Noah won’t be rounding up two of every animal again just yet.”
Punters who believe the heavens will really open up can get odds of $5 on Melbourne receiving 50.01mm or more of rain on Saturday.
So go on, give it a try and add some extra fun and value to your Derby Day betting this year at Ladbrokes.com.au!
Melbourne’s Rainfall on 2010 Victoria Derby Day Odds
|10mm and under||$7|
|10.01mm to 20mm||$5|
|20.01mm to 30mm||$3|
|30.01mm to 40mm||$3|
|40.01mm to 50mm||$6.50|
|50.01mm and over||$5|
* Paid on Official Rainfall for Saturday 30 October 2010 (Midnight to Midnight) for Melbourne (City Centre) as displayed on the Bureau of Meteorology website.
Odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au and are subject to change
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Racing materials, including fields, form and results, is subject to copyright which is owned by RA and other parties working with it. Full copyright notice.


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Game Night ~ Upcoming Tavern Events
Cash entry equals Cash prizes!
Must play at least one round of each game and collect points for your team. Enjoy 4 different games! This month's games are; Golf the card game, beanbag toss, Shark Mania and Connect 4 Pong.
See you Saturday Night! $10 Entry.
Wednesday, February 26
7pm - 9pm
We’ve got the answer to Cabin Fever. Time to connect with friends for Paint Nite! Wine and Wings are on special that night.
Use code SECRET10 to save $10 off your tickets! $40.00/person

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