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At the turn of Fed’s monetary policy (2015), spillovers to EMEs triggered valuation effect on foreign exchange rate and equities, and capital outflows. The potency of these spillovers, after Helene Rey branded the dollar’s “global financial cycle”, disabled several EM central banks to manage rate policies to shield domestic financial stability. While these developments stand to support the failure of macroeconomics standard policies, EM central banks acted swiftly to adopt capital controls and large sell-out of FX reserves, largely denominated in US dollar that made milder the expected Fed induced turbulence.
EM actions caused consequences on sovereign bond market. For the large amount and almost synchronized unloading of FX reserves by the PBoC and other EME central banks, the impact could amount to a “quantitative tightening”. Jamie Caruana of the BIS writes that “reserve managers sales of government bonds in the SDR currencies could rival, or even surpass, the scale of ongoing purchases by the ECB and the Bank of Japan”, and even so “EMEs’ sales of bonds held in their reserves take place mostly in dollars and ongoing central bank purchases are in euros and yen, these effects compete in a global bond market”. As a result, spillbacks, he writes, “to advanced economies from EMEs ownership of specific advanced economy assets, such as sovereign bonds, have increased. The reduction in holdings of US bonds was arguably one factor contributing to moves in US yields over the past year” ( BIS 2016:57 ).
Uncertainty and systemically significant disturbances from advanced central banks’ monetary policies seem accelerating a turning point in EM central banks’ mindset. More independent and discretionary prudential policies, including a more active use of their FX reserves assets, are now prevailing among several EMEs countries.
A first step in this new trend is likely a de-dollarization via gold purchases, and later a redeployment of FX reserves in RMB.
Gold purchase, a long time vexata quaestio in economics, has recently gained credibility, other than legitimacy. Kenneth Rogoff has made a strong rationale for EMs central banks purchasing gold and exiting from overweight dollars’ FX reserves. EMs as a group, Rogoff writes, “Are competing for rich-country bonds, which is helping to drive down the interest rate they receive. With interest rates stuck near zero, rich-country bond prices cannot drop much more than they already have, while the supply of advanced-country debt is limited by tax capacity and risk tolerance”, so, he argues “a shift in emerging markets toward accumulating gold would [push up interest rate on rich-country bond and] help the international financial system function more smoothly and benefit everyone” (Rogoff 2016).
Actually, for securing FX reserves since they have massive dollar debts and want to reduce their dependence on the US dollar, EM central banks are going to gold purchases. China and Russia over the past two years accounted for nearly 85% of gold purchases by central banks in a move to diversify reserves, whilst demand from other central banks has declined. Russia’s gold reserves increased by 45.8 tons in the first quarter 2016, 52% higher than first quarter 2015. China bought 35.1 tons of gold from January to March of 2016. That was in addition to the 103.9 tons it purchased in the second half of 2016 (IMF 2016).
Russia is swiftly unwinding its U.S. Treasury bond position, from US$ 171 billion in October 2012 to US$ 70 billion in April, down 59 percent. Since January, euro assets held by Russia’s central bank have transcended its dollar assets, at 46.1 percent of total forex reserves, versus 39.6 percent. Russia has also been steadily buying gold; official gold reserves jumped from 403 tons in January 2007 to 1,247 tons in April, up 209 percent.
Countries along the New Silk Road are originating a new way to use their savings, and that is a game changer with relevant implications on developed economies, mainly on the U.S. Treasury bonds market.
The gold trend points to the continuation of FX reserves sales and redeployment out of the US dollar. This will most likely expand de-dollarization and weaken US dollar dominance. In 2014, at the height of China’s rush to its FX reserves buildup, Alan Greenspan anticipated that a redeployment of “ even a relatively modest part of China’s foreign exchange reserves into gold, the yuan[RMB] could take on unexpected strength in today’s international currency system. Buying gold bullion to displace the U.S. from its position as the world’s largest holder of monetary gold, China would likely incur a penalty for being wrong, in terms of lost interest and the cost of storage. Yet it would be a modest cost, if in the end this clears the way to a multiple and more balanced international monetary regime, less at the mercy of U.S. domestic objectives”.
An intervening variable in the picture comes from a likelihood of a de-globalization cycle, and trade deals put on ice. EMEs will face reduced exports to advanced economies, and as a consequence have fewer dollars left to be employed in purchasing US T-bonds.
Several structural changes in the global economy are driving a scale-back of past decade excessive FX reserves accumulation. This will end the “excessive” FX reserves habit that has been going on for more than 10 years.
For one, China, large buyer of FX reserves, mostly US T-bonds, is rebalancing its economy from export-led growth towards domestic demand and services. The reform of the RMB’ foreign exchange rate, launched in August last year, among other motives de-linking the RMB from the US Dollar, is set to speed pace. These developments will lead to fewer interventions, and a sharp reduction of FX reserves holdings, especially in US dollar.
In oil rich countries, the collapse of oil price, and increasing budget deficits are unlikely fostering any return to previous highs, and, the US policy energy independence reduces petrodollar recycling.
In Latin America, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Brazil for the Fed’s spillover effects exchange rates have weakened, and net private inflows have reduced. With ample international reserves at their disposal, several central banks have stepped up FX intervention with the aim of mitigating exchange rate volatility, so expediting the economy’s de-dollarization (Institute of International Finance 2015).
The implications of these cyclical trends point to transformative upshots in FX reserves policies. On global fixed income yields, there could be a rise of 100 pubs on the US T-bond and German Bund, a standard measure of the Eurozone, which will bring to a “quantitative tightening”, with additional headwinds towards developed market central banks’ exit from unconventional policy in coming years” (Winkler et Alii 2015).
A higher volatile RMB, due to Chinese policymakers fully liberalize the currency; will motivate China’s trade partners to hold RMB rather than US dollar to smooth out exchange rate volatility
In the end, the RMB’s liberalization reveals the accelerator of the shift in reserves portfolios policy, driving EM central banks, and more likely advanced central banks, to redeploy foreign exchange reserves’ portfolios into the Chinese currency.
Connecting the dots.
The spillover-spillback dynamics is not only a sign that core central banks’ one-way blow to the receiving side of the equation is spilling back to the first-mover(s). The law of the unintended consequences in full steam is producing, in the words of Christine Laggard “ unintended knock-on effects- with actions in one country spilling over to others, which in turn creates a negative feedback, or spillback effect, on the country that started the process” (Laggard 2016).
FX reserves’ paradigm shift would likely take some time to take hold given the proverbial prudence of foreign exchanges managers, and unlikely be soon any game-changing repercussions. Yet, spillbacks to core sovereign debt market are likely proving the potential to generate negative feedbacks that could eventually put a limit to excessive debt binge in advanced economies.
From a system analysis perspective, EMEs’ FX reserve-driven spillbacks seem rather the healthy response of endogenous and self-organizing forces which are leading to put it right the persistent monetary and financial dislocations generate by the Great Financial Crisis.
Whether these developments are part and parcel of “changing interdependence” (BIS 2016), eventually they will defy the current market inertia, halt the central banks’ compulsive money printing, and, conclude the dollar’s unipolar moment.

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01The problem of regional inequality
There are very substantial regional differences in economic performance in the UK
At the extremes, London’s output is 2.5 times that of the North East of England. And while London is exceptional, the differences between the remaining regions are still significant (up to 50 per cent) as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: There are significant differences in economic performance across the country Regional GVA per head of resident population, 2018 (£000s)
To illustrate the extent of these differences, the output per head of the South East during the first lockdown of the pandemic is similar to that of Wales in normal times (assuming the impact of the first lockdown at 35 per cent).1
On top of that, recent research by Centre for Cities revealed that the economic impact of the pandemic is now making the task of levelling up these inequalities even more challenging.2
The economic underperformance of the UK’s cities is the single biggest barrier to levelling up
Some of the differences in economic performance across the country stem from the different roles different places play in the national economy. The ability of different parts of the country to create and attract high-value firms and jobs, and hence drive productivity, varies between urban and rural areas, with urban areas best placed to do so. Expecting the South West – a predominantly rural region – to perform in the same way as the Greater London urban area does, is simply unrealistic.
However, what should be expected is urban areas across the country to perform similarly. Yet, in practice, productivity per worker in Reading is 60 per cent higher than in Doncaster, the average weekly workplace wage in Cambridge is 40 per cent higher than the average weekly wage in Burnley and the employment rate of Oxford is 20 per cent higher than that of Blackburn.
Whilst many of the urban areas that are currently underperforming are in the North and Midlands, the divide is not simply due to geography, nor is it the case that all cities in the North are struggling.
This point can be illustrated by looking at two cities: Bradford and Leeds, which while they are only eight miles apart, look very different economically. Leeds has a larger share of population of working age, and people in Leeds are more likely to have more qualifications – only 6.7 per cent of its population has no qualifications, half the share in Bradford. The population in Leeds is also more likely to be in employment, Bradford’s employment rate is eight percentage points lower than in Leeds. People in Leeds also have higher wages, with average weekly earnings of £561 compared to £538 in Bradford.
These differences reflect differences in productivity between the two cities, GDP per worker in Leeds (£60,300) is 13 per cent higher than in Bradford (£53,600), and much of this gap in productivity can be explained by the differences in the type of industry in the two places. In Leeds 17 per cent of the jobs are in high-skilled exporting businesses, such as finance and insurance, professional services and information and communication. And these account for 24 per cent of all output. In Bradford only 10 per cent of the jobs are in high-skilled exporting businesses.
These differences in industrial structures between Leeds and Bradford have not always been there. Up until the mid-1950s, the composition of jobs in both places was fairly similar with Leeds having marginally more jobs in services exports and Bradford having a larger share of jobs in goods exporting sectors. During the 1950s an important divide opened up as the share of service exporting jobs began increasing much more rapidly in Leeds than Bradford.
The example of Leeds and Bradford demonstrates that the regional inequalities we see are not simply due to geography but to the ability of cities in different parts of the country to respond to economic change and reinvent themselves.
If the country’s underperforming cities closed their output gap, the UK’s economy would be £69.9 billion larger.3 And, in particular it is the underperformance of the largest cities after London that is the biggest barrier to achieving the levelling up ambition. The eight largest cities after the capital account for 70 per cent of the above-mentioned output gap. Improving their economic performance to be in line with European counterparts would be equivalent to adding two extra economies the size of Newcastle to the national output.3
Policy decisions over the past century have not helped cities adapt and grow
Over the past few decades, the UK has shifted towards a high-value added economy, but, as previous research by Centre for Cities highlighted, not every city has been able to adapt to this change.5 The high-value service and manufacturing businesses that drive productivity and economic growth prefer to locate where they can have access to shared infrastructure, a large pool of high-skilled workers and similar businesses with which to share ideas and innovate. But while cities are on average better placed than rural areas to offer these benefits, there has been significant variation in cities’ ability to attract these businesses. Those who have been able to attract these businesses, such as Leeds, have adapted and reinvented themselves, gradually becoming more economically successful, while other places, like Bradford, which have struggled to do so, have attracted fewer high-value businesses and hence have a weaker economic performance.
Also, the majority of policy interventions aimed at helping places to grow have tended to reinforce the existing industrial structure of different places by supporting low-knowledge routine activities to reduce unemployment, as opposed to supporting the reinvention of cities by increasing their attractiveness to more knowledge-intensive businesses. As a result, in many cities in the North, jobs in declining manufacturing and production industries have been replaced by low-skilled routine jobs which are vulnerable to foreign competition and technological change, with call centres and distribution sheds replacing cotton mills and dockyards.
And in more recent years, in order to improve the economic performance of regions, places have been encouraged to develop ‘industrial strategies’. But this policy has also not proved successful in raising the level of regional economic growth as many regional bodies have neither had the skills to assess the global competitive strength of firms in different sectors in their areas, nor the resources to support firms in different sectors.
On top of that, national policies aimed at promoting innovation over the past 50 years have been skewed towards particular places. Resources and investment around research and innovation have not been spread evenly across the country but concentrated in the Greater South East. Currently, just three sub-regions of the UK – Oxford and its environs, Cambridge and its sub-region, and inner West London – account for 31 per cent of all R&D spending in the UK. Public sector R&D is even more concentrated with 41 per cent taking place in these regions.6
These factors combined mean the South has been pulling away from the North for a century, and since 1911 for every job created in the North, Midlands and Wales 2.3 have been created in the South.5
This has obvious implications for policy-making. It means that we will only be able to level up the underperforming regional economies by creating more high value-added, knowledge-intensive firms and jobs in their largest urban areas. And this will mean finding a way to get more R&D done in them.
It is also interesting to note that the US is facing a similar problem to the UK. In the last 40 years, the innovation sector in the US, comprised of the nation’s highest-tech, highest R&D, advanced industries, which contribute inordinately to prosperity, has become concentrated in a short list of superstar metropolitan areas.
Just five top innovation metro areas – Boston, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle and San Diego accounted for more than 90 per cent of the nation’s innovation-sector growth during the years 2005 to 2017. As a result, politicians and policy analysts in the US are also looking at how they can direct more R & D funds to older industrial areas in order to level them up economically.

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We can't put a grade on this Bears team two games into the exhibition schedule, nor can we throw out absolutes on personnel or scheme. Plenty needs to be cleaned up on offense, and we don't want to overreact because the Bears' No. 1 defense beat up on a...
| Aug 4, 2013
| 5:05 PM
Looking at my notebook from a practice session last week in Bourbonnais, I had wide receiver Joe Anderson's name circled with my take on his speed, route-running ability and change-of-direction skills scribbled down all along the margins.
| Aug 28, 2013
Here is a fun game to play with friends: Name the best or deepest position on the Bears. Where are they at their best? Is it their depth at defensive line or running back or in the secondary, perhaps?
"Cornerback,'' cornerback Tim Jennings said....
| Jul 25, 2013
| 7:40 AM
Marc Trestman scheduled his first training camp test for the Bears on Thursday morning.
Only he refused to call it a test.
So, the first test for Bears players is understanding the gobbledygook coming out of the new coach.
Players knew they would...
| Aug 22, 2013
| 7:41 PM
Jay Cutler was right earlier this week when he suggested the volume of words devoted to the struggles of the Bears' first-team offense has been excessive.
"You guys are hitting the panic button after two preseason games," Cutler said after being...
| Jul 27, 2013
| 2:24 PM
BOURBONNAIS — Somebody asked new Bears tight end Martellus Bennett if he had eaten at Ditka's restaurant yet.
"I'm not a big steak person (and) I don't eat pork,'' Bennett said. "I'm not a Muslim but I don't eat pork.''
Another questioner at...
| Jul 24, 2013
| 7:34 AM
Smart man, Tom Thayer.
As the Bears radio analyst, he’s football Steve Stone with the way he diagnoses plays before the snap and breaks them down later. He’s also football Ron Santo, grunting his dismay at his former team’s failure,...
| Jul 16, 2013
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Eighth in a 13-part series of previews for Bears training camp .
The departure of tight end Greg Olsen on the eve of training camp in 2011 had more to do with the Bears' decision not to invest in the position for the long haul than it did with offensive...
| Aug 29, 2013
Frustrated by the pace of rehabilitation after his third career hip surgery, Brandon Marshall returned from Florida before training camp last month and sought the counsel of Mark Turner, a chiropractor who runs the Turner Pain and Wellness Center in...
| Aug 21, 2013
Growing up the son of a volunteer firefighter in tiny Napoleonville, La., Jordan Mills always wished he had more time to participate in father-son programs at the local station when his dad, O'Neal, asked.
But another dream kept getting in the way.
| Aug 16, 2013
| 10:33 AM
At some point, Marc Trestman must tire of finding the upside in rebounding from a rocky beginning because if he doesn't the masses will tune him out.
It was a talking point the first-year Bears coach was able to refine with regular use in training...

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Since the closure of the land borders in August, attention has shifted to the consumption of locally produced rice, to fill the huge gap created by the absence of foreign brands.
The development presents opportunities for local farmers, who have reportedly increased production capacity and are smiling to the banks.
Currently, a 50kg of parboiled foreign rice, which sold between N12, 000 and N12, 500 has risen to between N24, 000 and N27, 500, while locally produced rice, hitherto poorly patronised now sells between N21, 000 and N24, 000. This depends on the market.
Reports from states that have potential to increase rice production appear hopeful.
This Christmas promises to be good in Ebonyi State, as many families, especially rice farmers and rice merchants, are posting appreciable figures.

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Singapore International Foundation (SIF) panel “The Art of Sustainability”
The Singapore International Foundation (SIF) is organizing a panel session titled “The Art of Sustainability” on Friday, 7 October 2022, 11am – 12.30pm SGT.
The event will provide insights and approaches in galvanising action towards community engagement and environmental sustainability. It will also explore the role that the arts, culture and participatory design can play in being agents of change.
The panel is part of the annual Arts for Good (A4G) Fellowship organised by SIF which starts in October this year will take on a hybrid format. 32 Fellows from 12 different countries, including Singapore, India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Australia, Egypt, Pakistan, Philippines and the United Kingdom, will connect online from October to December 2022 and visit Singapore from 9 to 13 January 2023. This panel discussion will be a part of the Fellows’ experience in the online programming of the Fellowship.
Ms Valentina RICCARDI, ASEF Acting Director for Culture, will join the conversation together with representatives from various arts, culture and design organisations, as well as arts practitioners based in Singapore and overseas.
Guest-of-Honour: Ms Han Yong Hong, Governor, Singapore International Foundation
- Ms Valentina Riccardi, Acting Director (Culture Department), Asia-Europe Foundation
- Ms Mui Ping Lim, Principal Associate, Participate in Design
- Ms Sock Fong Tan, Glass Artist
- Mr Razcel Jan Salvarita, 2021 Arts for Good Fellow & Founder, Baryo Balangaw Creative Initiatives
Moderator: Mr Wei Hong Teo, 2021 Arts for Good Fellow & Assistant Director (Programmes & Digitalisation), *SCAPE

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Nokia C10 Pro 5G phone this year 2023 with some decent specs like a 6000mAh battery, Dual SIM card, and Triple cameras. Catch more details on the Nokia C10 Pro specs below!
So far, the Finnish company has launched various Nokia smartphones in different ranges. In a more premium market, we got the Nokia X 6G handset with a great battery box. Furthermore, there are also the Nokia C2 Lite and Nokia C2 Pro with a lower price tag and decent camera system. Today, we bring you the latest update on a budget-friendly Nokia handset with the name Nokia C10 Pro! Let’s see what the good things about this new Nokia variant are.
|Name||Nokia C10 Pro 2023 (5G)|
|Release Date||29 December 2023|
|Ram/Rom||6GB & 64GB/128GB|
|Battery 🔋 Capacity||6000 mAh|
Nokia products are always relatively budget-friendly if compared to other quality products with the same features. We hope that this Nokia smartphone comes in 3 new colors, whose name is Gray, blue, and Light Purple which is worthy of attention. Let us know the amazing features of this mobile, and complete this article by the end.
Nokia C10 Pro 5G Features, Specs
First of all, it provides a widescreen of a 6.67-inch AMOLED with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio). For protection, it comes with the Panda Glass.
Moreover, the new Nokia smartphone offers a battery box of 6000mAh which is removable with 25W fast charging facilities. Now let us tell you about the triple camera setup.
The new Nokia C10 Pro 5G cameras offer triple 50MP + 20MP + 8MP on the back with LED flash, and HDR. Also, it has another single 25MP with an LED flash on the front for selfies.
On the other hand, the new Nokia smartphone runs on Google’s latest software, Android 14.
Under the hood, the Nokia device gets power from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 1 5G Mobile Platform chipset.
Furthermore, the Nokia device now offers 6GB of RAM and 64GB/ 128GB of inbuilt storage (Expandable to 512GB).
Last but not least, the handset is coming in three color options: Gray, blue, and Light Purple.
Nokia C10 Pro 2023 Full Specifications
- Brand: Nokia
- Model: Nokia C10 Pro
- Status: Upcoming
- Screen Size: 6.67” Inches
- Screen Resolution: 1080 x 2400 pixels
- Display Type: AMOLED
- Aspect Ratio: 20:9
- Protection: Panda Glass
- Touch Screen: Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
- Chipset: Snapdragon 7+ Gen 1 5G Mobile Platform
- RAM: 6GB
- Internal Memory: 64GB/ 128GB
- Expandable Memory: Yes, 512GB
- Operating system: Android 14
- Rear Camera Resolution: 50MP + 20MP + 8MP
- Front Camera: Single 25MP lens for selfies.
- Flash: Yes, LED Flash
- Battery Type: Li-Polymer
- Capacity: 6000mAh Battery
- USB TYPE C: Yes
- Fast Battery Charging (25W)
- SIM Type: Dual Nano-SIM
- Internet Service: Yes
- GSM: Yes
- CDMA: Yes
- HSPA: Yes
- LTE: Yes
- 5G: Yes
- WIFI: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11, a/ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz
- Bluetooth: 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
- NFC: Yes
- Audio Jack: 3.5 MM
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Color Options: Gray, blue, Light Purple
- Fingerprint Sensor: Yes
- Face ID: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Gyro, proximity: Yes
- Compass: Yes
- Barometer: Yes
- Price: Officially Not Available! Expected Price $105
Nokia C10 Pro 5G Release Date
When It will be released, you have to find out when it will be ready in the smartphone market of your country. We hope you don’t have to wait long. Nokia C10 Pro 5G will be released on 29th December 2023, or it may late to release for feature updates or company issues.
Nokia C10 Pro 2023 Price
Moreover, talking about the cost, the Nokia C10 Pro 2023 United States price begins at around $105 (Expected).
|Nokia C10 Pro Price in India||₹7,999 INR|
|Nokia C10 Pro Price in Euro||€89 EUR|
|Nokia C10 Pro Price in China||¥680 CNY|
|Nokia C10 Pro Price in Bangladesh||৳8,900 TK|
|Nokia C10 Pro Price in Pakistan||PKR. 17,000|
|Nokia C10 Pro Price in the Netherlands||NAƒ. 189|
Frequently Ask Question (FAQ)
The price of the Nokia C10 Pro is 105 USD.
Nokia C10 Pro will be released in 2023, 29th December.
Yes, It supports a 5G network with 2G, 3G, and 4G.
That seems like an affordable price for a decent Nokia smartphone! What do you think about this new Nokia phone? Let us know your opinion in the comment section!


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The VRC has cataloged 22 images from Collecting Stories. These are available in the Digital Image Database with an active MySCAD log-in.
This title focus on the author, Thomas Davies’, experience of collecting American art. To him each piece of work is a manifestation of storytelling. His collection is immense, the title contains information on 400 paintings and their tales.

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Reducing Plastic Waste
Plastic waste has become a major environmental concern in recent years. With the proliferation of single-use plastic packaging, our landfills and oceans are filled with non-biodegradable materials that take centuries to decompose. However, biodegradable polymers offer a promising solution to this problem. To achieve a comprehensive learning journey, we suggest this external source packed with supplementary and pertinent details. Click for more related information, discover new perspectives on the subject covered.
Biodegradable polymers are materials that can break down naturally into the environment over time. Unlike traditional plastics, which can persist in the environment for hundreds of years, biodegradable polymers can be consumed and decomposed by microorganisms, returning to nature without damaging the ecosystem.
By using biodegradable polymers for packaging, we can significantly reduce the amount of plastic waste that ends up in landfills and oceans. This not only helps to protect the environment but also conserves valuable resources and reduces our dependence on fossil fuels, which are used to produce traditional plastics.
In addition to reducing plastic waste, the use of biodegradable polymers for packaging also offers energy savings. The production of traditional plastics requires a significant amount of energy, primarily derived from fossil fuels. On the other hand, the production of biodegradable polymers typically uses renewable resources and consumes less energy.
By transitioning to biodegradable polymers, we can reduce our carbon footprint and contribute to mitigating climate change. The energy savings achieved through the use of these polymers can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimize the environmental impact of packaging production.
While traditional plastics can take hundreds of years to decompose, biodegradable polymers can break down in a fraction of that time. These polymers are designed to be more easily degraded by microorganisms present in the environment, resulting in a faster and more efficient decomposition process.
This enhanced biodegradability is particularly crucial when it comes to single-use packaging. Single-use plastics, such as food containers and disposable cutlery, are used for a short period before being discarded. By using biodegradable polymers for these applications, we can ensure that the packaging materials break down quickly and do not contribute to long-lasting plastic waste.
One of the major concerns with traditional plastics is the toxic chemicals they release during the decomposition process. These chemicals can contaminate soil, water, and air, posing risks to both human health and the environment. Biodegradable polymers, on the other hand, decompose into non-toxic byproducts.
This non-toxic decomposition is a critical advantage of using biodegradable polymers for packaging. Not only does it eliminate the potential harm caused by toxic byproducts, but it also ensures that the decomposition process is environmentally friendly.
Versatility and Adaptability
Biodegradable polymers offer a diverse range of properties, making them suitable for a wide variety of packaging applications. These polymers can be engineered to be water-resistant, durable, and flexible, depending on the specific requirements of the packaging.
Furthermore, biodegradable polymers can be processed using conventional manufacturing techniques, allowing for easy integration into existing packaging processes. This versatility and adaptability make them a practical and feasible alternative to traditional plastics.
Overall, the benefits of using biodegradable polymers for packaging are numerous. From reducing plastic waste and energy savings to enhanced biodegradability and non-toxic decomposition, these polymers offer a sustainable solution to our packaging needs. By embracing biodegradable polymers, we can protect the environment, conserve resources, and contribute to a greener future. Immerse yourself in the topic and uncover new insights using this handpicked external material for you. 3d printing recycled filament.
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Accident Prediction Model By Relating Integrated Design Consistency Model
The number road accident kept rising in every year in Malaysia. In early 2016, Johor has been mentioned as the among highest-ranking road accident at hazard road locations. The main accidents occur are a road accident with passenger cars, road accident with other motorcycles and single-motorcycle road accidents. Furthermore, the problem road accident on hazard road location are still unsolved, especially for main road accident types of vehicle; motorcycles and cars. The study location segments were selected at Johor Federal Route 50; KM1- KM5. Therefore, this study using an accident prediction model by relating integrated design consistency model, through a comprehensive speed characteristic using a global positioning system and based on an operating profile to develop a continuous speed profile between motorcycles and cars and to determine design consistency models. Poisson model is used to relate road design consistency models and accident rates to evaluate the impact of design consistency with road safety.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - We've had a lot of questions about how Florence could impact our weather here in East Tennessee.
There are still a LOT of unknowns with the path of Florence and until we know the exact path and where it makes landfall, we won't be able to know the exact impacts here in East Tennessee.
Florence is still a major category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds as of 11 p.m. Tuesday and is moving WNW at 17 mph. It is located about 670 miles away from Cape Fear, North Carolina.
The confidence in the track over the next few days is still rather high (the cone is narrow), but notice as we get closer to landfall and beyond, the cone is wider, meaning more uncertainty as to where it could go. The trend late Tuesday as been to more of a southward shift by the National Hurricane Center which agrees with some of the late day forecast models
One thing we are fairly confident about is the coastal areas of North and South Carolina will be heavily impacted by winds and storm surge. In fact, storm surge values could be between 10-12 feet or more from Wilmington to the Outer Banks and for the inlets/rivers just inland.
Torrential rainfall and possibly catastrophic flooding appear to be the main concerns across central and eastern inland areas of North Carolina, especially if Florence slows down or stall across that area. Around 1 to 2 feet of rain with some higher totals are possible for some areas.
These totals will vary depending on exact path, but even these two forecast models agree that somewhere in the Carolinas and possibly Virginia could see this type of flooding.
The main thing we will focus on here in East Tennessee will be landfall and then after that, we will have a better idea as to where Florence goes from there. As of now, we do not expect any damaging winds from Florence across our area, but the higher elevations of the Smokies could see some gusty 30 mph+ winds. There could be some higher rain totals across the higher elevations as well, but as of now it doesn't look like a total weekend washout.


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This La Savonnerie de Nyons Metal Box Arc de Triomphe is a lovely box adorned in antique style by Luc MAZAN, a painter from Nyon. It includes a 100g soap perfumed with May rose and infused with organic shea butter and Nyons olive oil, both of which have softening and protecting characteristics. This soap is appropriate for all skin types.
The lovely smell of the May rose is softly perfumed into this soap. Savor a moment of calm when applying it and enjoy the subtle scent that will linger on your skin all day.
These metal boxes are a specialty of La Savonnerie de Nyons; once the soap is completed, you may discover our distinct style in these reusable boxes. The Arc de Triomphe box is a perfect gift for anybody who appreciates antique style.
Artisanal soap manufactured in France in Nyons, Provence. Fragrance from Grasse, the perfume capital.
Directions for use
Apply to damp skin. Lather and rinse with plenty of water. Avoid contact with eyes. In case of contact rinse, the eyes thoroughly with clear water.

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text: I was in upstate NY this weekend and apple trees were growing along the side of the road. We picked as many as we could reach. These apples were different varieties, colors and sizes. Most were downright ugly! It turns out, only the peels were ugly-the insides were perfect! This is how I made applesauce and it's delish!


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This story is from October 23, 2015
Tourists feel the sting as jellyfish invade coastline in Goa
PANAJI: A surge in jellyfish bloom on some beaches is drawing attention and concern, as a few cases of some tourists and swimmers being stung by the invertebrates have been reported during the last few days. A young tourist in his mid-twenties and a woman aged 30 were stung by jellyfish at Sinquerim on Thursday afternoon. “Both were affected by stings on their limbs while enjoying a dip in the sea,” a source said. The bloom of the jellyfish, also called Portuguese Man-O’-War or Blue Bottle has been noticed along the 24-odd-km long beachstretch from Mobor, Cavelossim to Velsao during the last few days. Two more tourists, including a foreign woman were traumatized by the jellyfish stings on Wednesday at Benaulim beach. “The stings sometimes give rise to blisters and severe and painful itching for almost an hour or more,” a victim said. The swimmers and tourists dipping their lower limbs in the water are often affected by the invertebrates at high tide. “Often, the soft jellyfish can be seen washed ashore on the beach during low tide,” said a restaurateur in South Goa. The increasing invasion of jellyfish is generally attributed to, among other causes, climate change and eutrophication. The significant rise in nutrients in water boosts the growth of jellyfish and ctenophore. “Climate changes and possibly power plant thermal effluents, increased nutrients in water due to agricultural run-off, intense fishing activities can remove predators of jellyfish and zooplanktivorous fish competitors as well as cause large-scale ecosystem changes that improve conditions for jellyfish,” states a study by National institute of oceanography (NIO) scientists, Baban Ingole R A Sreepada. The duo had studied ‘Causes of jellyfish explosions and consequences for public health and tourism’. The jellyfish with three main parts, the umbrella, oral arms (around the mouth) and stinging tentacles derives its name from the cnidocytes. “These are specialized cells that contain hypodermic stinging structures attached to filaments, and small venom sacs,” the scientists stated. A jellyfish explosion spells bad news not only for tourism, but, also fisheries. They are carnivores with an unusual ability to shrink or grow in size according to availability of food supplies. “They feed mainly on zooplankton, small crustaceans and can reduce the food available to fish,” Ingole and Sreepada stated. Sources said that the jellyfish invasion on the Salcete coast is slowly waning out. “It was more prominent about 10 days ago,” a fisherman said. But, the transparent-looking ctenophores are being seen in other areas, including North Goa beaches. The dreaded jellyfish is usually noticed after the monsoon, but, the type seen on Goan beaches is not the blue-bottle one. “It is the white variety and not so toxic as the blue one,” a source said.
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Hummus has become a quintessential staple in my diet. It has great nutritional value with 19 grams of protein and 17 grams of fibre in 1/2 of a cup. It can be mixed with many different flavors to give it a spin. This recipe with tomatoes and red peppers is a nice flavor combination.
1 ½ cup of chickpeas
1/3 cup of diced tomatoes
1/3 cup of red pepper
1/3 cup of olive oil
1 cube of organic veggie bouillon
To make the tortilla dippers-cut tortillas into your desired shape; consider making them a good shape for dipping.
Drizzle them with olive oil and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. When done let cool and they are ready to serve.
Take the ingredients chickpeas, diced tomatoes, red pepper, olive oil and I cube of veggie bouillon and put them in a blender and blend until smooth. Fold the dip into a serving bowl.
Place the tortilla dippers around the dip for a beautiful presentation. Enjoy!


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#10 - "We're Not Sinking! We're Crashing!"
I know this scene is ridiculous. In fact, when it comes to impossible scenes in 'Indiana Jones' films, this is one of the top contenders. The scene, in question, involves a couple of pilots who work for Lao Che (the film's opening villain), ditching Indy, Shorty and Willie to crash. With no parachutes left, and no one knowing how to fly, the trio must now improvise with the hopes that an inflatable raft will save their lives.
The three characters then plummet... a long-ass way, onto a snow-covered mountain (I guess it's okay if they land in snow), and the raft then goes from parachute to toboggan. Eventually, they find themselves on a river, which will lead them to India where they take on the role of the "heroes fallen from the sky". So, one may very well be wondering, if the scene is so ridiculous, then why would it make a list of "best moments"? Well, for as silly as it all is, I just can't deny that it's still a lot of fun to watch. Remembering that this is back when practical effects were the only real way to go, there's a certain "cheese" to this scene that I can't help but appreciate.
This scene is also fairly often talked about nowadays, as it's pretty much in direct competition with the waterfall scene in 'Crystal Skull'. The contest is something along the lines of "most impossible stunt because you'd die twice from it". It's kind of fascinating to think about this scene in another context though. We can suspend our disbelief for a lot of the supernatural elements of these films, but an impossible stunt has us going "oh yeah right". It's a fairly good way for the film to let you know it doesn't take itself too seriously. Unfortunately, however, it might not be enough for some viewers, given the intensity of things to come.
#09 - Indy Gets Brainwashed
Granted, this is kind of a weird one to go with, but I will explain... and it's gonna get kind of deep. I'm not gonna mention any names here, but I know someone (who surprisingly wasn't me) who, when watching this as a kid, was pretty traumatized by the whole idea of losing someone to the "forces of evil" as it were. Nightmares ensued, and I can still remember to this day, this person confiding in me with those nightmares.
So, in a bizarre sort of way, this led to one of my first memorable bonding experiences with someone. We were able to talk out the things that scared us both. Although somehow (and I'll never really get this) I was fine with 'Temple of Doom', I was terrified of a LOT of stuff growing up. I wasn't like my peers, and I couldn't endure horror movies at the time. But enduring this has always given me a sort of sense of pride. It felt good to be able to be the "strong" one for once. But hey, I'm gonna get even deeper with what this represents today.
As someone who is pretty out and shameless about things like my mental health problems, today, this can be seen as representative of any sort of moment where one "loses their mind", so to speak, and we must rely on our loved ones to help us crawl back out of it... in this case, Short Round stabs him with a torch, but all the symbolism is still there. It's a pretty intense scene but, just remember, when watching this, this takes place before 'Raiders', so... he's all right, kid!
#08 - The Poker Game
It is SO unfortunate that this scene happens to run parallel to one of Willie's many freak-outs, as the trio attempt to camp in the jungles of India. But there's a lot to this scene I think goes completely overlooked because the viewer is supposed to be following, and laughing at Willie bumping into all of the critters of the jungle and screaming her face off. It's meant to be funny but honestly, it's really just kind of annoying.
In the meantime, Indy and Shorty are playing some hands of Poker (I think it's Poker), and it's one of those scenes that give us what we need to know about Short Round, as well as developing Indy's character ever so slightly. It's pretty simple - Shorty ends up accusing Indy of cheating, and Indy sort of plays along with it until he discovers Shorty is actually cheating, and the pair exchange a sort of almost father/son moment with each other as Short, realizing he's busted, simple smiles and has a laugh with him about it.
But there's something I picked up here that I didn't quite pick up on before. Willie may be the "Indy Girl" in this, but Indy's love and care go towards Shorty here. This is evident all the way through the film, and it's a good way to show the audience that Indy cares a great deal about the safety and well-being of children, which lends itself to the film later. This realization is actually so refreshing in a way. It all adds to the "hero" element of Indiana Jones, and it's something we didn't really know about him before.
#07 - "Hold On to Your Potatoes!"
Short Round's intro might very well be what helped me get through this otherwise scary movie. As mentioned earlier, for whatever reason, 'Temple of Doom' never really got to me, and I sincerely think it was because I was able to follow this kid through it, along with Indy. His introduction always makes me wanna cheer. In fact, if I ever see this in the theater, I will be that one guy clapping as soon as Ke Huy Quan pops onto the screen.
At the beginning of the film, Indy and Willie make a daring escape, falling through some awnings and into the back seat of a car. Said car is a 1934 Duesenberg Auburn convertible being driven by a young kid. When Indy tells him to "drive!", Shorty hits us with one of my favourite lines from the movie, "Okie dokie, Dr. Jones! Hold onto your potatoes!" Then, with great enthusiasm, Shorty becomes the wheelman for Indy and Willie during an otherwise intense car chase. You can't help but love how much fun the kid is having behind the wheel.
To top it all off, there's a hilarious bit that still gets to me to this day when Shorty tries to get a rickshaw to move out of his way. In failing to do so, Shorty just says "okay, you asked for it!" and drives into the rickshaw, lifting the incredibly confused driver up into the air. Watching this as a kid, I saw a hero in Short Round almost as much as I saw a hero in Indy, himself. And this hero was much closer to my age, and we see later that he can definitely hold his own in a fight. He's one character I kind of wish came back into Indy's world... but there's still time!
#06 - Indy to the Rescue
After Indy, Shorty and Willie stumble on the Thuggee ceremony (which will be mentioned later on the list), they go through a series of nightmarish events but, ultimately, survive it all. However, they're far from being done. At one point Willie says "let's get the hell out of here", and although they have the opportunity to just save themselves, Indy responds the way he should with "Right. All of us!" And with that, Indy goes back to rescue the enslaved children.
As I mentioned in the 'Raiders' moments, every one of these films has its own special music which helps make each one a little unique. For my money, the best time to hear this music is from this particular scene, as it offers up a sort of heroic tone of determination. Top off the great new score from John Williams, you get this image of Indy emerging from the dust, silhouette style, and it just gives the viewer goosebumps. It's definitely one of Indy's more heroic moments, whatever your thoughts on the film may be.
Spoiler alert, he (with the others' help) does save the day, and it's incredibly satisfying to see a literal swarm of freed slaves running through the palace and essentially trashing it as they go. The lot of them are headed back home to their families to be reunited, and give this otherwise terribly dark film a happy ending. This moment also marks the beginning of the last half-hour of the film, which is essentially action scenes all the way through. I mean, when you reach this point, hold onto your pota-- ah well, you get it.
#05 - Indy's Crushing It!
As we get closer to the end of this movie, it does involve quite a long and drawn-out climax that's stitched together with a bunch of different scenes. Say what you will about the quality of 'Temple of Doom', but its final sequences are a hell of a lot of fun to watch. And what 'Indy' movie would be complete without the gruesome death of a big brute that Indy has to fight. In 'Raiders', it was the mechanic, and here it's a slave overseer, credited as "Chief Guard".
Indy once again ends up going one-on-one with a big guy, and they end up fighting on a conveyer belt. "Chief" ends up getting some assistance from the brainwashed Maharaja through the use of an Indy-shaped Voodoo Doll they just happened to have handy. But Indy soon gets some assistance from not only Shorty but surprisingly, Willie, who starts just hucking rocks at the big brute as a distraction and even hands Indy a weapon of sorts. Just when it looks like Indy is losing because of the damn doll, Shorty manages to get to it just in time.
Indy springs up, starts kicking ass, and eventually makes the lug drop a big rock on his own head. The guy's garbs get caught, and he is sent back into the rock crusher. Indy even tries to save the man from this terrible fate, again, showing the "hero within". It all boils down to a great fight and the gruesome death of someone we all felt kind of deserved it. And guess who played him? The same guy as last time! That's right, Pat Roach (again, not the guy from 'Trailer Park Boys') comes back here for round two! I mean between a propeller and a rock crusher, will this guy ever learn that he can't go one-on-one with Indiana f*cking Jones?... and his friends?
#04 - The Suspension Bridge
I've already mentioned that the last half hour of this is pretty much just straight-up action, but it all leads to this intense climax involving Indy, Shorty and Willie being surrounded by the Thuggee, who are being led by Mola Ram, who has come for the final fight. Surrounded and desperate, Indy says something in Chinese to Shorty, we see Shorty nod, and start wrapping his hands into the rope bridge.
When Willie asks what's going on, Shorty simply says "Hang on, lady, we're going for a ride!" and at that point (if we didn't already get it by Indy raising a sword) we know he's gonna cut the bridge, sending a bunch of these guys plummeting into a crocodile-filled lake (although apparently, alligators were used for this). Meanwhile, the three, along with Mola Ram and a few leftover henchmen, hold on tight and "Tarzan" themselves to the side of the cliff, using the bridge now as a ladder to climb up and get back to safety.
It gets intense here, especially when Mola Ram starts dropping his own people just to thwart Indy. But we also get another great scene of Indy's hidden knowledge here (like knowing to close his eyes if he ever saw the Ark get opened), and seemingly harnesses the powers of the Shankara stones to his own advantage. It's pretty damn cool, and the intensity of the scene builds, even after the bridge robe is cut. It's classic edge-of-your-seat material, to be sure.
#03 - A Banquet of Oddities
Even without seeing this, many know about the banquet at Pankot Palace, where we see an array of supposed delicacies served to the three guests who don't quite have the stomach for it, although the idea of the food doesn't seem to phase Indy much. Throughout the meal, they are served a variety of odd things that would make the typical North American vomit in terror. We damn near see Willie do exactly this, but luckily, all the gross stuff here is the food.
Let's see what we've got on the menu, shall we? Today, Pankot is hosting the Guardian of Tradition Dinner, consisting of Gently Roasted vanAhira (roasted boar, complete with its roasted offspring), Coiled Wrigglies ("Snake Surprise"; aka a big-ass sake stuffed with eels), Cristpy Coleoptera (fresh beetles, still in their shell), Soup of the Head (The eyeball soup in the accompanying picture), and for dessert, Primate Parfait ("Chilled Monkey Brains"). But for as nasty as it all sounds, apparently, it was all made of some pretty tasty stuff. For example, if memory serves, the monkey brains were actually just Jello.
The scene has gone down in cinematic history as probably one of the best "gross-out" scenes of all time. Personally, I always had fun with this scene, showing people this movie and seeing what their reactions were to it. It just makes me think of things like Halloween parties where you played that game involving having to touch "eyeballs" but they were grapes or thick spaghetti "hair". I've always appreciated gross out stuff as long as its innocent fun, which this quite honestly is.
#02 - The Minecart Chase
As another section of the action ride that is the last half-hour of the film, Indy, Short and Willie attempt to escape from the Temple of Doom and the Thuggee army via mine cart. The whole thing becomes a fairly ridiculous and rather deadly rollercoaster ride, as the trio constantly fights off other carts full of Thuggee thugs in the process. When you really look at it, there's plenty to question about the scene... but why spoil this for yourself?
I'm not an expert, but I'm fairly sure that this scene is altogether improbable (and I'll stand corrected if someone who knows better says otherwise). To put it another way, the game 'Donkey Kong Country' supposedly took its minecart levels from this premise. And if I'm honest, the mine cart tracks do not look much different here than they do in the game - suspended high, often above a pool of lava, and going at breakneck speeds. But honestly, this is one moment I find it easy to throw reality out the window.
The fact of the matter is that this scene adds some much-needed fun and action after things like the Thuggee Ceremony, and witnessing Indy get more or less "possessed" (possessed/brainwashed, I dunno what exactly to call it). Much like the raft scene, it is kind of hard to un-see some of the models and dummies used for the scene, but it's still some edge-of-your-seat fun that hasn't really been attempted to be duplicated. For my money, watching this scene is just as fun as playing the levels in 'DK Country'.
#01 - The Thuggee Ceremony
If there is one thing everyone knows about 'Temple of Doom', it's that some unfortunate soul gets his heart ripped out. This scene represents a LOT for me on a personal level, but it's also quite historical, and had a bigger impact on film as a whole than most moments in the series. I'm talking, this is up there with the opening scene to 'Raiders' in as far as how influential it has been. I mean, right off the bat, 'Mortal Kombat' fans will be reminded of Kano's fatality.
The scene in question goes like this. Indy, Shorty and Willie find a secret tunnel that leads them to the "Temple of Doom", where the first thing they witness is a Thuggee ceremony. This involves some poor guy in a cage, and Mola Ram taking his beating heart out of his chest. The man survives this process and is lowered into a pit of swirling fire while Mola Ram chants, and we see the rapidly beating heart catch on fire as he laughs maniacally. By the way, this is rated PG, and that's what makes this so historical.
Though this was released as a PG film, it, along with 'Gremlins', contained certain scenes of scary intensity for the kids. Afterwards, a new rating had to be created, which we now get as PG-13. But if you want a fantastic example of what you could get away with back in the day with PG, this is a great place to turn. Nowadays, something like this would be a solid PG-13 with parents strongly cautioned. On that not, however, I have Spielberg to thank for allowing me to take some of my first real footsteps into the horror genre with this. It's also a fine example of something that bothers me more now than it did back then, which means, it holds up pretty well in the "scare" category.

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People often confuse names and do not understand the differences between the syndromes and chromosomal gene diseases.These terms refer to various pathologies.In this article you will learn what a karyotype, what is the feature of chromosomal disorders.
What does the term "karyotype"?
Karyotypes - it is some combination of chromosomes.Cytogenetic studies in terms of their quantity and structure carried out at any age, once in a lifetime.What can be determined from the study of chromosomes:
- shapes and sizes.
- shoulder length.
- presence of additional banners.
- Location telomeres.
All species of living organisms, including humans, has its own karyotypes.It's a combination of all the qualities of chromosomes, the composition of which ensures normal functioning of each particular individual living world.The karyotype is:
- species that is unique to the species.
- Individual - typical individuals.
human diseases that are accompanied by pathological changes, called chromosomal.Genetics is studying their characteristics and structure.In normal human chromosomes (karyotype) composed of 46 pieces.In this structure there are two kinds.Sex chromosomes are contained in an amount of 2 pieces.The remaining 22 pairs - asexual, they are called "autosomes."
Women presented a pair of sex chromosomes XX (two large chromosomes) and males - XY (one large and one small).On this basis, normal karyotype at the beautiful half of humanity has the formula 46XX, and men - 46XY.Any deviations from these formulas cause various deformities, birth defects, miscarriage, infertility, and others.
karyotype analysis occurs at the stage of cell division, when resized.During this period, they are available for recognition.Study on karyotypes performed by a process for special staining and subsequent study of chromosomes under the light microscope.This method allows you to see the size and shape, the structure of the bodies, as well as primary or secondary constrictions and heterogeneity of stations.For a visual description of the changes of chromosomes developed international system of notation.Please indicate the number (numbers) and then marked their view - sex or autosomes, and the next record - it features (mainly the length of the shoulder).
All images are photographed in the microscope to record the changes, and the aggregate of all the frames eventually compiled a complete picture.It is important to be tested for karyotypes, it will help identify the different pathology at early stages of origin and development of the embryo.After all, it affects the birth of healthy offspring.
types of analyzes on karyotype
There are 2 types of studies on the karyotype:
- Determination of the karyotype in leukocytes.This study is conducted adults for finding or exclude chromosomal aberrations.After all, if it is confirmed, future generations may see a genetic disease.For this analysis, the patient must give blood for a karyotype.
- Prenatal study. This analysis is performed in utero to identify chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus.It is important for parents to do the analysis, check karyotype.Price on him, though discouraged, but we need to raise funds and do research.In some analysis results indicated termination of pregnancy, as fetal abnormalities may be incompatible with life or in the future will bring heavy, irreparable consequences.
Who should be tested for a karyotype?
In many countries, karyotype is a prerequisite to marriage.And rightly so, because any person may change the structure of the chromosomes, which does not affect his health.But this can occur only when planning pregnancy.
As is the case with the delivery of other tests, there are relative and absolute indications for definition.The first group includes:
- presence of a genetic disease in one of the spouses.
- Permanent miscarriage.
- birth of a child with a genetic disease.
- Age expectant mother or planning a pregnancy a woman more than 35 years.
- Exposure to a variety of pathogenic factors such as radiation, chemicals, and others.
- disorders of sexual development.
Relative indications for delivery on karyotypes - this optional disposition.Analyses in such cases, it is desirable to take.
What can you find at the time karyotype analysis?
After this study, we can learn a lot about their genetic health.The first and best of all - it is the belief that a person is healthy.Any change in the karyotype said deviations from the norm.This type of study will help determine:
- cause various disorders in children, such as developmental delay, intellectual disabilities, premature cessation of growth and others.
- find out the risk of having offspring with genetic diseases.
In addition, this analysis allows us to identify a variety of chromosomal diseases.There are pronounced the formula, that is karyotypes syndromes such as:
- Down syndrome.The disease has formed inside the mother's womb 47 chromosomes.We found 21 pairs of additional unit, which is responsible for the disease.
- polysomes on the X chromosome.
- Patau Syndrome.
- various vices.
- cri du chat, and others.
karyotype abnormalities found in approximately 1% of all newborns.These disorders lead to mental retardation, various pathologies, and even death.Cases of abnormalities increases with maternal age.This rate influences the risk of Down's syndrome in the child.A pregnant at the age of 35 the risk is 1: 1000 to 40 to 1: 200, and after 45 - 1:19.
Where do karyotype analysis?
Despite the fact that this study is known to many, and quite common, some are wondering where to pass the karyotype and where taking this analysis?This procedure is labor intensive and therefore expensive, so it is not district clinics performed.But in every big city has a facility where shall karyotype analysis, you just get a referral from your doctor.Such organizations include:
- family planning centers.
- Medical Genetic institutions.
- Modern laboratories conducting various studies.
- centers motherhood and childhood.
- Private clinics.
To prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes and identify the causes of infertility have to carefully study the chromosome set of both spouses.The modern discovery of violations karyotype allows you to apply the methods through which you can have a healthy baby.
One of the main causes of changes in the karyotype is "wrong" spermatogenesis.Some sperm with disrupted structure involved in the fertilization of the egg.They can cause the birth of the embryo with abnormal karyotype.In addition to the emergence of disorders affecting poor environmental conditions, which provokes a mutation of chromosomes.And they, in turn, negative impact on the change of human karyotype.These mutations are inherited, so do not risk the health of their unborn child and neglect refers to the analysis of this kind.

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High school teachers’ union warns of labour ‘disruption’ in fall over class-size changes
Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Mar. 21, 2019
An average high school with 800 students will lose 11 teachers — from 46 to 35 — because of changes introduced by the Ford government, the union representing secondary educators is warning.
Ford government to tweak autism program overhaul amid intense pressure
Kristin Rushowy and Laurie Monsebraaten, The Star, Mar. 21, 2019
The Ford government says it will look at providing more needs-based help for children with autism — while eliminating means-testing for services — bowing to intense pressure from families over controversial changes it made last month.
Ontario government announces new supports for schools ahead of change to autism program
Caroline Alphonso, The Globe and Mail, Mar. 11, 2019
… Cathy Abraham, president of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, said districts are still reviewing the information but she welcomed additional supports. “I know our staff will do all they can to welcome [students with autism] and find success in our schools even with this late announcement of funding,” she said.
Ford government to boost school funding by $12,300 for every child with autism who enters the system
Kristin Rushowy, The Star, Mar. 11, 2019
The Ford government is boosting funding for supports for students with autism by an average of $12,300 for each new child entering the school system when changes to the system come into effect April 1, Education Minister Lisa Thompson announced Monday morning.
“A letter isn’t enough:’ Durham public school trustees gear up to fight back on autism changes
Jillian Follert, DurhamRegion.com, Mar. 8, 2019
DURHAM — The Durham District School Board will be sending a “strongly worded” letter to the province about a planned overhaul of Ontario’s autism system — but trustees say that’s not enough.
Near North teachers ‘nervous, greatly concerned’
Jennifer Hamilton-McCharles, North Bay Nugget, Mar. 7, 2019
Glen Hodgson is “nervous” and “greatly concerned” after the province recommended last week Ontario school boards implement a hiring freeze.

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Active SMART 2.71Ariolic Software, Ltd. – 3.2MB – Shareware – Windows
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ActiveSMART is an industry leading S.M.A.R.T. diagnostic and failure prediction software for hard drives. It uses S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) to monitor the health status of Hard Disk Drives, monitors the drives temperature, free space, prevents data loss and predicts possible drive fails, using special algorithms. Active SMART has several monitoring modes and is intended for both personal and extensive computer systems use. Various local and remote monitoring modes and alerting options are available. Active SMART allows every hard drive in the system to be monitored 24 hours a day for faults, overheating or other hazardous factors that may lead to a crash. In case of error detection, there is a range of alerting options available: local (pop up messages, sound) and remote (e-mail or network messenger). No special technical skills are required in order to use Active SMART.
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Goals from Northern Ireland pair Dean Shiels and Andrew Little and a strike from Sebastien Faure helped Rangers continued their impressive run of 18 games without defeat in the league with victory over Berwick Rangers at Shielfield Park.
The Borderers had taken a surprise early lead as a result of an Anestis Argyriou own goal, but despite having a lot of pressure the part-time side were eventually seen off by the Glasgow giants, who continue their march to the title.
Berwick boss Ian Little made three changes from the side that lost to Queen’s Park last Saturday, with both Steven Notman and Kevin McDonald having received red cards during the Hampden clash, while Fraser McLaren dropped to the bench, with Devon Jacobs, Dean Hoskins and Scott Dalziel replacing the trio.
His opposite number Ally McCoist only had to make the one change from the side that demolished Clyde last Saturday, with Brazilian defender Emilson Cribari missing out due to illness, replacing him at the heart of the defence was Ross Perry.
The home side opened the scoring early on as a result of sloppy defending at the back by Rangers, as a corner from the left by Dylan Easton attempted to find Darren Lavery but Argyriou got in the way and managed to divert the cross past his own keeper and into the back of the net.
Rangers did get back on level terms within a minute as Shiels raced into the Berwick penalty area and went down under a slight challenge from Dougie Brydon, which saw referee Calum Murray point to the spot and the Northern Irish international, step up and put the penalty away himself.
Berwick then had a penalty claim of their own as Easton went down on the left-hand side of the box after Argyriou went through the back of the winger, but this time referee Murray waved away the protests for a spot kick.
Then, as the game entered injury time, the Ibrox side claimed the lead as Shiels cut the ball back for Lee Wallace on the left wing and he whipped in a superb cross for Little, to spin and volley the ball beyond Marc McCallum, into the back of the net.
Rangers looked to add to their advantage early on in the second half, as half-time substitute Kal Naismith got onto the end of a Wallace cross, but the Berwick defence managed to stay strong to clear.
The points were secured for the visitors as a David Templeton corner from the left was not cleared properly by the Berwick defence, allowing Naismith to have an opportunity and once that was blocked the ball fell to substitute Faure, who smashed home his first ever senior goal.
Berwick continued to look for a way back into the game, but the league leaders managed to remain resolute for the closing minutes, as the snow started to fall in the North-East of England, but that did not deter the Ibrox side from claiming all three points.


Texas Mental Health Cuts Shift Burden to Cops
March 13, 2011
An initial proposal by the Texas Legislature to cut services provided by the state's Department of State Health Services by 20 percent is expected to shift the burden of care of mentally ill subjects to police officers and sheriff's deputies, reports the Houston Chronicle.
The cuts are being made to address a $27 billion budget crisis in Texas.
Law enforcement officers say the number of mental health calls they respond to "is snowballing," according to the story.
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The strain has been designated a ‘variant of concern’ by the World Health Organisation amid warnings it could spread more rapidly than others.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said there was ‘huge international concern’ over the strain, which could make existing vaccines less effective.
The variant, known as B.1.1.529, could also adversely impact one of nation’s Covid treatments, a drug called Ronapreve.
Omicron was originally discovered in South Africa and has since been detected in Botswana, Hong Kong, Israel and Belgium, the first EU country where the strain has been identified.
The UK has now banned flights from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia in a bid to stop the spread – as the EU, US and Canada all followed suit to impose travel restrictions on people arriving from southern African regions.
Discussions are ongoing over adding further countries to the red list – although South African officials suggested the flight ban ‘seems to have been rushed’.
But Mr Javid told the Commons the Government would not ‘hesitate to act if we need to do so.’
Sage advisor Professor John Edmunds warned Omicron could create a ‘very, very, very difficult situation’, branding the new strain a ‘huge worry’.
‘All the data suggests’ it could evade current immunity, Professor Edmunds told BBC Radio 4’s PM show.
And he urged ministers to prepare a plan to deal with Omicron as he warned: ‘at some point we’re going to get this variant here in the UK’.
However, Professor Brendan Wren, of the London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine, said it was ‘vital to stay calm and not overreact’ – because scientists can ‘easily modify vaccines to meet new variants’.
Professor Wren wrote in the Daily Mail: ‘In the arms race against the virus, humanity is winning – and we are well prepared.
‘This is not the last time another variant will emerge,’ he added.
Pfizer and BioNTech said they could ‘develop and produce a tailor-made vaccine’ in around 100 days, subject to regulatory approval, if a variant was shown to evade vaccines.
Meanwhile AstraZeneca said it has developed, in close collaboration with Oxford University, ‘a vaccine platform that enables us to respond quickly to new variants that may emerge’.
The firms are ‘already conducting research in locations where the variant has been identified’ and testing an antibody combination drug against the new variant, with scientists ‘hopeful’ it ‘will retain efficacy.’
Moderna added: ‘Since early 2021, Moderna has advanced a comprehensive strategy to anticipate new variants of concern.’
Novavax said it has ‘already initiated development of a new recombinant spike protein based on the known genetic sequence of B.1.1.529’.
Testing and manufacturing will begin within the next few weeks.
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DELAWARE, Ohio – The men's golf team finished fourth with a nice comeback on Sunday in the final round of the Strimer Memorial Invitational hosted by Ohio Wesleyan. Adrian stood eighth after Saturday's round of 308 but then shot 297 today to finish with a 605. The Bulldogs trailed Otterbein by four strokes for third place and beat 11 other schools in the process.
Connor Doria and Nick Hocker tied for 18th to lead the Bulldogs with a score of 151. Brad Haley tied for 20th with a score of 152. Cam McKee rounded out the four-man squad with a 154 and finished tied for 29th.


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World Bank Group’s Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) initiative on 18 December 2015 released the Migration and Remittances Factbook 2016.
The report provides a snapshot of latest statistics on immigration, emigration, skilled emigration, and remittance flows for 214 countries and territories.
It also updates the 2011 edition with additional data on bilateral migration and remittances and second generation diasporas, and recent movements of refugees.
As per the report, the number of international migrants is expected to surpass 250 million in 2015, an all-time high, as people search for economic opportunity.
And, India was the largest remittance receiving country, with an estimated 72 billion US dollars in 2015, followed by China (64 billion) and the Philippines (30 billion US dollars).
Highlights of the report
• Fast growing developing countries have increasingly become a strong magnet for people from other parts of the developing world.
• South-South migration is larger than South-North migration. Over 38 percent of the international migrants in 2013 migrated from developing countries to other developing countries, compared to 34 percent that moved from developing countries to advanced countries.
• The top 10 migrant source countries were India, Mexico, Russia, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Philippines, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.
• The top 10 migrant destination countries were the United States, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Russia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom, France, Canada, Spain and Australia.
• International migrants will send 601 billion US dollars to their families in their home countries in 2015, with developing countries receiving 441 billion US dollars.
• The United States was the largest remittance source country, with an estimated 56 billion US dollars in outward flows in 2014, followed by Saudi Arabia (37 billion) and Russia (33 billion).
• Together, remittances and migrant savings offer a substantial source of financing for development projects that can improve lives and livelihoods in developing countries.
• Mexico-United States was the largest migration corridor in the world, accounting for 13 million migrants in 2013. Russia-Ukraine was the second largest, followed by Bangladesh-India, and Ukraine-Russia.
• In 2014, there were 14.4 million refugees (excluding 5.1 million Palestinian refugees), accounting for 6 percent of international migrants.
• About 86 percent of the refugees were hosted by developing countries, with Turkey, Pakistan, Lebanon, Iran, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Chad, and Uganda the largest host countries. In contrast, the number of refugees in advanced countries was 1.6 million.
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By Marissa Streit, CEO of Prager University
As you know, PragerU’s videos are available on a number of platforms, one of which is YouTube. And as you may also know, YouTube has chosen repeatedly to restrict some of our videos for violating their “Community Guidelines.” Those guidelines are meant to protect users against viewing sexual content, violent or graphic content, and hate speech.
As a PragerU viewer, you know as well as I do that our videos contain nothing even remotely close to any of these categories.
To date, YouTube has restricted nearly 40 PragerU videos, addressing topics ranging from religion and freedom of speech to the history of the Korean War.


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In His House at R’lyeh, Dead Cthulhu Waits Knitting
So recently I’ve gone head over heels for charts. Big charts. Like, really big charts. Maybe it’s because they appeal to the illustrator in me, maybe I’m becoming a knitting masochist and am just now realizing it, who knows, but in the past week or two I’ve started 3 projects with them!… Ok, I started 4, but I’m restarting that one now that I know how to double knit. I wish I could say that it started out innocent enough, but that would be a lie. No, my first ever chart was me diving straight into the deep-end (and I’m blaming Jen for showing me the pattern).
You would think that I would know better than to foolishly believe I could keep my sanity with anything involving the Great Cthulhu, but no. The first chart I ever started was The Great Old One, Cthulhu pattern. I’ve been working on two of them, actually, where one is single-sided and textured with knits and purls made in Quince&Co’s Tern, and the other (that I tore out and am restarting) will be the actual double knit version shown on the ravelry page made in Berroco’s Folio and Folio Luxe. I’m not adding beads, because no.
The second chart is one that I found back in October of 2015. It was originally made to be a crochet pattern, and I had intended to use it as such, but the opportunity to make it into a shoulder wrap with knit and purl’d texture was too good to pass up. The Tern has proved itself to be wonderful to knit with as well, so I’m using the Oyster color-way for this one! You can see a rather dashing skull cap start to appear.
So that brings us to the fourth project, and oh my goodness it is already my pride and joy despite only being two rows in. While browsing the vast plain that is Ravelry, I stumbled across a chart that someone had made and ever-so-kindly provided freely of my favorite band’s logo. (They also have a lot of other charts for metal band logos, and I may or may not have my eye on the ones for Metallica ). The chart itself will make a very long cowl that I intend to give to a friend in Washington, but I couldn’t decide which color of Cascade’s Cherub Aran I wanted to be the foreground and background. So, naturally, I chose both. Lauren was very kind to teach me how to double knit, and now I can’t stop! The technique is surprisingly easier than I had expected, and I enjoy it very much.


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Polar Racking formed partnerships with U.S. manufacturing facilities to support the growth of the domestic renewable energy market.
Mississauga, ON – 19 May 2023: Polar Racking, a leading North American supplier and manufacturer of solar mounting solutions, announced today that they have added two U.S. manufacturing facilities to produce solar mounting solutions.
Strategically located in Michigan and Florida, the facilities will help Polar Racking meet the growing demand for U.S. manufactured solar mounting solutions, reduce lead times, and help build the domestic solar industry market.
“Expanding our manufacturing capacity to the U.S. demonstrates Polar Racking’s steadfast commitment to operational agility and excellence”, says Pals Saddyappan, Director of Supply Chain and Global Manufacturing at Polar Racking. “Our new U.S. facilities mitigate shipping lead time risks for our customers and gives us additional control over the entire supply chain.”
“The expansion of Polar Racking’s manufacturing operations is in response to our customers’ needs to meet the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) domestic content requirements.” says Vishal Lala, Managing Director of Polar Racking. “Polar Racking supports the government’s initiative to re-shore the PV supply chain to create local jobs and bolster the local economy.”
Polar Racking is excited about the opportunities these new facilities will bring and looks forward to continuing to provide excellent service and products to its clients in the U.S.
Polar Racking has a pipeline of 3.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar mounting and racking across North America and the Caribbean. Polar Racking is committed to supporting the accelerating growth of solar development across North America.
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Founded in 2009 with offices in Ontario and Alberta, Polar Racking is a North American leader in PV mounting with a strong market share, specializing in commercial and utility-scale ground-mount, single-axis tracker, and carport solutions. With over 3 GW of PV mounting systems installed in North America, Polar Racking is focused on developing innovative racking solutions that enable our clients to build and own systems at the lowest installed cost per kWh.
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Airline Virgin Atlantic has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Storegga to purchase the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through its proposed direct air capture (DAC) plant.
Storegga and its technical partner Carbon Engineering, are designing a DAC facility in North East Scotland.
The plant, which is believed to be the first large-scale project of its kind in Europe, is forecast to remove permanently between 500,000 and one million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year.
Nick Cooper, Chief Executive Officer of Storegga said: “Technical offsetting with DAC is urgently needed at scale to sit alongside nature-based offsetting. Last week’s IPCC report is an alarm call to all of us. The quicker we wake up to this, the better our chances of reaching net zero.”
Juha Jarvinen, Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic said: “Reducing Virgin Atlantic’s carbon footprint is our number one climate action priority and the removal of carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere has the potential to become a powerful tool in reaching our target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.”
According to official data, the global aviation industry produces around 2% of all human-induced carbon dioxide emissions.


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Bishop Luers took down reigning SAC Champs Snider 67-56 Thursday night.
The IPFW women’s basketball team picked-up its third regular season win with an 86-68 victory over Kent State at the Gates Sports Center. This is the first 3-0 start for the Mastodons since the 1999-2000 season.
On a night James Blackmon Jr. scored 19 points, Bryant stole the show with a resounding 17-point, seven-rebound performance that helped No. 14 Indiana rout Creighton 86-65.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles hosted a Town Hall meeting at Kelley Chevrolet Thursday to discuss a busy offseason and an epic 2016 season coming up at IMS.
Woodlan has been yards, inches, and minutes away from elimination nearly every game this postseason. Still hey always manage to pull out a win.
Seven swimming standouts and a cross country and track star put the pen to paper on Thursday, signing their National Letters of Intent.
Kevin Donley is the MEL Coach of the Year. University of Saint Francis (Ind.) sophomore quarterback Nick Ferrer (Westfield, Ind.) is the MEL offensive player of the year.
Redshirt-freshman John Konchar posted his first collegiate double-double with game and career-highs of 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead IPFW past Ohio Valley Conference member Austin Peay University, 80-77, in men’s college basketball at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee on Wednesday night.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech men’s basketball team took down Marygrove, 88-64, on Wednesday evening at the Schaefer Center in their Wolverine-Hoosier … More »
Isaac Haas scored 17 points and Purdue shot 72 percent from the field during a 53-point first half Wednesday night to rout Incarnate Word 96-61 in a Hall of Fame Tipoff game.
Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs aced out Dodgers stars Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw for the NL Cy Young Award while Houston lefty Dallas Keuchel won the AL honor Wednesday.
The Komets announced Wednesday that defenseman Curtis Leonard has been acquired from Reading in a trade for cash and added to the Fort Wayne roster.
Coach Brian Kelly wants his Fighting Irish to be more aggressive when they take on stingy Boston College, which has a top-ranked defense but only three wins in 10 games to show for it.
The Komets return home this week after a pair of road games and 12-day absence from the Coliseum to host the Kalamazoo Wings Friday at 8 p.m.
Snider will face a relatively familiar foe on Friday night at semi-state as the Panthers (11-1) will square off with Kokomo (12-0) at Wayne High School at 7:30 p.m.
Joe Maddon won his third Manager of the Year award Tuesday and Banister his first after each guided his team on a surprising run to the playoffs.
Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State and Notre Dame remained at the top of the College Football Playoff selection committee rankings Monday night, marking the first time in two seasons the top four was unchanged from the previous week.
3A no. 9 Columbia City erased an early deficit to top reigning SAC champion Snider 69-57 at Donald S. Weeks Gymnasium to headline Tuesday night’s girls basketball action.