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In a paper published in the journal AIDS on 4 October a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, scientists and ethicists from Wits University, have outlined how they came to the decision to undertake the ground-breaking transplant.
It began with an impossible choice: Watch a 13-month-old girl with the liver condition bilary atresia die, or say yes to allowing her HIV-positive mother to donate a portion of her liver to her child, but almost certainly expose the child to HIV infection.
“The mother kept pleading with us to consider her as a donor. Since 2013 the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre has had a living donor liver transplant programme, but our policy, that follows international guidelines, excluded HIV-positive living donation,” says Professor Jean Botha, director of transplantation at the hospital.
Because of the liver’s ability to regrow, living donors can donate a segment of their liver, usually to a child. The liver grows as the child grows and for the donor, their liver regrows completely within eight weeks.
However, for this young patient, her condition worsened every day and the window for a transplant was closing rapidly. The chronic shortage of organs from living or deceased donors in the country meant she had already been on the waiting list for three times longer than most patients.
“We were compelled to consider other options, including to transplant a portion of liver from the child’s HIV-positive mother. Ultimately after consulting widely we got the approval from the Wits Medical Ethics Committee to go ahead,” says Dr Harriet Etheredge, a medical bioethicists at the Donald Gordon and the Wits Department of Internal Medicine.
Etheredge and her colleagues believe that saving the child’s life was the priority. Also they believe that should the child become HIV-positive, the success of South Africa’s antiretroviral therapy programme to date means that HIV is no longer a death sentence with careful management.
About 4.2 million of the estimated 7.2 million South Africans infected with HIV receive treatment from the state.
Presently, the child’s HIV clinician Dr Francesca Conradie says she’s thriving and continues on antiretrovirals and anti-transplant rejection drugs. Her team continue to monitor her progress and has not taken a decision on if or when they will stop her antiretroviral therapy.
Professor Caroline Tiemessen, of the Wits School of Pathology and head of cell biology in the Centre for HIV and STIs at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, says this case has shown some quite startling results for understanding HIV within the organ transplant scenario.
Tiemessen says the child received Nevirapine to prevent mother-to-child transmission in utero. She was HIV-negative at the time of her operation and went on to antiretroviral therapy the night before her operation. After the operation doctors could not detect any sign of the virus in her blood or blood cells with standard and ultrasensitive HIV detection testing.
At day 43, though, the child tested positive for HIV antibodies that the body produces to fight disease and infection. The presence of HIV antibodies is regarded as a sign of HIV infection. However, the child’s HIV antibody count has steadily waned and is presently undetectable.
“We have to be cautious because we cannot say that the child does not have HIV. There are several possibilities — the child could be HIV-positive but we haven’t been able to detect it in a transplant scenario and because of the drugs she’s on. Another possibility is that what we are seeing is the child’s liver clearing out the last of the HIV from her system. We could also be picking up the mother’s antibody response from the segment of transplanted liver.
“We will be doing more transplants of this nature that will help us better understand these results. We will also be able to follow patients pre and post op more carefully and we will be able to set up best practices, because right now this is uncharted territory,” says Tiemessen. DM


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Rumors are swirling about a Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama "dream" ticket in 2016
, dividing Americans and drawing a mixed response on Twitter.
A Quinnipiac University poll released last week put Clinton ahead of all three possible Republican presidential contenders — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan. The recently retired secretary of state and former first lady would handily beat all three in the 2016 presidential election, the poll found.
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"Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton would start a 2016 presidential campaign with enormous advantages," said Peter Brown, the polling institute's assistant director. "She obviously is by far the best known, and her more than 20 years in the public spotlight allows her to create a very favorable impression on the American people."
Michelle Obama fans are pushing for her to join the ballot as well.
William J. O’Reilly, an iReporter for CNN, says she could have a shot, not only as Clinton's running mate, but as a potential presidential candidate herself.
"While Michelle Obama is received as not only a fashion icon and also presidential arm candy — as was Jackie Kennedy — there is a difference," O'Reilly said in a recent video editorial. "Michelle Obama, with her bearing, with her intelligence, with her degrees from Princeton and from Harvard Law School – added to that, Hillary Clinton’s precedent in seeking and gaining political office – mark my words, Michelle Obama will run for president."
Bumper stickers touting "2016-Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama" are popping up online, and Cafe Press said sales of the stickers have increased 60 percent from December to March.
Twitter responses were a mixed bag, with some totally supporting the idea of a Clinton-Obama 2016 all-female ticket.
Others weren’t so excited.
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From Mug to Mike - A Pioneering Initiative for Bathroom Singers
From Mug to Mike is a pioneering initiative and the response has been absolutely overwhelming! Sunil Koshy, a techie and trained singer is the trainer and creator of the workshop.
Sunil Koshy and his wife, Archana Hallikeri, who is also a techie, have been designing and conducting these workshops, opening a new world of endless opportunities for bathroom singers.
'From Mug to Mike' - How did the concept evolve?
The concept is inspired by the millions who simply love singing, for those who would like to graduate from mug to mike, but just don't have the nerve to!
This workshop is designed keeping in mind the many people who just love to sing at office parties or other gatherings(and mostly film songs), though they have never had the opportunity or time to learn music formally.
The main highlight of this workshop is that each participant gets to record his or her voice in a high end studio, a truly unique experience for the bathroom singer! Also, a detailed and critical analysis of the participant’s singing – his/her strengths and areas for improvement will be given.
Other highlights are that this workshop provides on a platter the basics of traditional training and also tips and tricks of singing, including voice culture, studio singing and other nuances of film singing, that are not taught usually in traditional music systems. Many myths and misconceptions about singing and learning music will also be busted.
This workshop will also help one understand the reason behind stage fright and how to overcome it, once and for all!

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Brokenwood Vineyard Testimonial
In this insightful testimonial video, we interview Stuart Hordern of Brokenwood Vineyard in the Hunter Valley, who emphasizes the importance of a healthy and strong vineyard in achieving high-quality wines. Stuart shares how he tackles the challenges of weather to maintain crop health and wine quality by keeping the canopy clean and healthy. He attributes the use of CropBioLife for over 7 years as a significant factor in improving both canopy and vine health. Moreover, Stuart highlights how CropBioLife enhances the phenolics in his wine, contributing to the exceptional quality that Brokenwood Vineyard is renowned for.
Location: Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia

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A Florida TaxWatch industry report
Fishing in Florida: A $5 billion dollar business
The economic impact fishing has on Florida.
With more than 2,270 miles of tidal shoreline, more than 11,000 miles of waterways, and year-round weather ideal for outdoor activities, Florida is world-renowned for its recreational fishing. What is less known is the economic impact of all the differing types of fishing activity in our state. Last year, Florida led the nation in total angler expenditures, with almost $5 billion dollars spent, supporting more than 80,200 jobs.1 Of these jobs, more than 14,000 are attributed to freshwater fishing.
Fishing supports jobs in several industries, including retail, boat manufacturing and repair, research, and tourism. In fact, the largest share of fishing expenditures goes to trip-related expenses, including food, lodging, and transportation, which together totaled $2.8 billion dollars in 2011, or 61 percent of all fishing expenditures.2
The fishing industry continues to grow in Florida. According to a 2013 Census Bureau report, fishing days increased by 24 percent in in the state of Florida from 2006 to 2011.
Nationwide, fishing tackle sales have grown more than 16 percent during the past 5 years. That growth is reflected in Florida by the increase in fishing-related retail activity, most notably with the opening of 6 new Bass Pro Shops in the state, adding to Florida’s 6 current stores.
Sportfishing Attracts Tourists
According to the 2013 Census Bureau report and the American Sportfishing Association report, nearly 1.2 million non-residents fished in Florida during the past year.
While some of these visitors came to Florida primarily for sportfishing, others find a way to work fishing activities into business trips or family vacations.
Florida’s expansive coastal environment is home to a wide variety of licensed charter fishing boat options, which are available for individuals or groups to rent all around the state, and Florida annually hosts hundreds of fishing tournaments for locally and internationally competitive anglers.
Additionally, several boating and fishing expos are held in Florida throughout the year. Some of these include the Palm Beach International Boat Show, Miami International Boat Show, The Florida Sportsman Expo, Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, and the Southeast US Boat Show, which attract boaters and anglers from Florida, the U.S., and across the world.


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Minister of Trade Vincent Seretse left for Brussels, Belgium on Monday to attend meetings of the Africa Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) and Joint ACP-European Union (EU) Ministerial Trade Committee (JMTC). The meetings will run from the 24th to 26th June.
They will be preceded by the negotiation and implementation meetings of the ACP’s follow-up group on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA), which will run from 22nd to 23rd June. The Joint ACP-EU Ministerial Trade Committee (JMTC) meeting will take place from June 24th to 26th, and will consider the state of play in the ACP-EU Economic Partnership Agreements negotiations. The Ministers will further consider the implementation issues for EPAs and Interim EPAs as well as trade related issues between the ACP and EU countries. Seretse, who is the Coordinator of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) EPA Group, will among others provide an update to other parties on progress made in the EU-SADC EPA negotiations. In addition, he will advance Botswana’s position on other trade related issues within the agenda of the meetings.
SADC and ACP member states have already initialed the new EPA’s with the EU, which immediately granted them duty-free-quota-free access to EU markets. The EU is the SADC’s largest trading partner, with South Africa the most dominant player in terms of imports and exports. Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and South Africa also export their diamonds to the EU. The EU is also a huge importer of Botswana beef, fish from Namibia and sugar from Swaziland. In return, the SADC imports goods like vehicles, pharmaceuticals, foods and machinery from the EU. The SADC and ACP countries took a long time to initial the EPA’s as they insisted that the EU should institute strong instruments for development, assist to build competitiveness within their member countries and foster regional integration. They also wanted the EPAs to address supply side and trade related infrastructure constraints in order to build export capacity and improve trade with EU countries. While the SADC and ACP countries were wary of opening their markets to the more powerful EU industries, they were not ready to forfeit the huge donor funding that the EU doles out to them.
While initialing the EPAs was widely considered a welcome development, not many EPA and SADC countries have been able to fully exploit the duty free quota free market access because of serious barriers to trade imposed by the EU, among them strict production standards that are often difficult and costly to abide by. The EU has also imposed stringent rules of origin, which require products from SADC and ACP to have predominantly local components to be granted duty free quota free access to EU markets. From Brussels, Seretse will attend the Bi-National Commission in Pretoria, South Africa on June 29th. The inaugural bi-national commission was held in South Africa in 2013. The two countries have signed a number of agreements on transport, immigration, defence and security, energy, trade, and the environment. They have also committed to prioritizing cross border projects that have the potential to increase and ease movement of goods and services for their mutual benefit.


Friday nights seem to be a hard one to conquer in Atlantic City. They always start a little late, seem a little less energetic following a long work week, and seem to be spread thin because of people continually jumping from venue to venue looking for the best party. This Friday night, April 17th 2015, you will not have to look any further than Haven Nightclub in Atlantic City as they welcome Firbeatz for the first time EVER.
Haven Nightclub Welcomes Firebeatz
Are you a Firebeatz fan? If you haven’t had the chance to check out this dynamic duo in action we suggest you do. Firebeatz brings an energetic, young, and outlandish crowd that will keep you partying all night long this Friday night at Haven Nightclub in Atlantic City (we know, perfect venue for Firebeatz).
The Dutch Music producing duo was formed in 2008 while in school in Amsterdam. Firebeatz became relevant / famous in the EDM scene through pounding dance floor hits like “Dear New York”, “Helicopter” and “Here We F**king Go”. Once Firebeatz hit it big they produced along side the likes of Calvin Harris, Tiesto, and Martin Garrix.
PopFeeder Firebeatz Feature
One of the songs that put Firebeatz on the map just so happens to be a collaboration with one of the most legendary artists in EDM, Tiesto. “Last Train” (video above) is featured on Tiesto’s latest album, “A Town Called Paradise”, and features vocals by Ladyhawk. This track has been played in front of hundreds of thousands all over the world, looped in almost every major DJs sets, including of course Tiesto. It can set any venue or festival into complete pandemonium and madness. Lets hope they drop it at Haven Nightclub this Friday night.
Buy Tickets and Reserve Tables Online Now for Firebeatz at Haven
Expecting another crazy packed night Haven! Don’t be left out again if you were unfortunate enough to miss them the last time at Haven. Get your tickets online now for April 17th at HavenAC.com doors open at 11:00pm. Ticket prices start $25 and VIP bottle service is available for the exclusive and all who want to really turn up the party.
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Programme for Social Change and Innovation
Update 3 Jul 13: PSCI has been adopted, but under a new name: EaSI - Employment and Social Innnovation
New programme paves the way for innovative thinking
The European Commission has put forward a proposal to develop a new instrument - the Programme for Social Change and Innovation (PSCI) - which will support employment and social policies throughout the EU. The new programme will be used to help tackle some of the EU’s most pressing issues, such as high unemployment rates, poverty and social exclusion, and the ageing population.
The PSCI will integrate three existing Commission-managed programmes: PROGRESS, the programme for employment and social solidarity; EURES, which delivers European employment services; and the European Progress Microfinance Facility.
Bringing these three instruments together under one umbrella will increase their effectiveness and allow the Commission to improve policy coherence across the board. The new set-up will also ensure that employment and social policies make an even greater contribution to Europe 2020, the EU’s overarching strategy for economic growth.
In addition to strengthening policy coordination, capacity building and the sharing of best practice, the PSCI will make it possible to test innovative actions. The ultimate aim is for the most successful of these pilots to be “scaled up” and receive financial backing from the European Social Fund (ESF), which provides finance to projects that support employment and social integration in the regions.
The PSCI forms part of the Commission’s proposed legislative package for EU regional, employment and social policy for the period 2014-2020 (including the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund). The package was formally adopted in October 2011 and its overall aim is to ensure that EU investments are channelled in an optimal manner in order to boost jobs and growth.
The Council and the European Parliament are set to discuss the Commission's legislative proposals with a view to adoption by the end of 2012. Approval would see the PSCI up and running in 2014, with a total budget of €958 million for 2014-2020, of which 60% will be allocated to PROGRESS, 15% to EURES and 20% to microfinance. A degree of flexibility has been provided for in the form of a 5% reserve.
If the PSCI gets the green light, PROGRESS will continue with its current work, which is to support the development of EU policy in the areas of employment, social integration, working conditions, anti-discrimination and gender equality. But there will also be a specific budget for “social innovation and experimentation” to allow innovative policies to be tested on a small scale and for the most successful of these to be scaled up at a later stage by being "incorporated" into the ESF. Some €97 million (i.e. 17% of the PROGRESS budget) will be dedicated to these "experimental" projects between 2014 and 2020.
The PSCI promises to strengthen EURES in a number of ways. EURES activities at national and cross-border level will receive ESF funding to support worker mobility and help companies recruit abroad. The EURES jobs portal will be able to offer new “self-service” tools to jobseekers and employers. PSCI backing will also allow EURES to develop new mobility schemes including the pilot project, “Your first EURES job”.
The European Progress Microfinance Facility was launched in 2010 to make it easier for people wishing to set up or develop small businesses to access the necessary financing. The Facility does not transfer the money (up to €25,000 in loans) directly to entrepreneurs, but instead helps selected microcredit providers to increase their lending.
PSCI will extend support to these credit providers, fund the capacity building efforts of microfinance institutions and provide investment to develop and expand social enterprises (which focus on social objectives rather than profit).

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- Carmaker sold 14,075 cars last month
- 36 per cent growth as against February 2020
- Success attributed to new car launches
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) sales stood at 14,075 units in February, higher than the 10,352 cars sold in the same month in 2020. This shows a growth of 35.96 per cent in year-on-year domestic sales.
TKM has not given out the model-wise sales numbers break-up, but clearly, it’s the new car launches that have helped boost the cumulative sales figures. In November, the updated Innova Crysta was launched and then last month, the Fortuner facelift and the Legender were introduced. Needless to say, the Toyota Urban Cruiser and Glanza also contribute to this hike in domestic sales.
What’s more, the carmaker had sold 11,126 cars in January 2021, showing a month-on-month sales growth of 26.51 per cent. This growth impetus was also backed up well by adjusting the production capacity to meet the increase in demands. And then, there's also the after-sales service back-up which has helped the carmaker add in more customers. Stay tuned to CarWale as we shall soon bring in the first drive reports of the new Toyota Legender. In the meanwhile, check out our Pros and Cons review of the Toyota Urban Cruiser.


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TAQA was incorporated on 21 June, 2005.
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA)
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T: +971 2 691 4900
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TAQA’s fiscal year ends on 31 December.
You can view and download the latest financial results.
Yes. Please visit the corporate governance section for further information.
You can view and download TAQA’s annual reports.
Downloadable documents on this website are in Adobe PDF (Portable Document File) format. Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need to download Adobe Reader.
Please visit the investor relations contact page.
TAQA shares are listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) under the symbol TAQA.
TAQA’s shares can be purchased through an ADX-registered broker. For a list of brokers, please refer to the ADX website.
Currently TAQA’s shares may only be held by UAE nationals.
TAQA’s main shareholders are:
Both shareholders are 100% owned by Abu Dhabi Government.
You can contact the Securities & Fund Administration Services Department at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi on 02-6161800.
You can email email@example.com with your full name, investor number and contact details.
Address changes can only be done through the ADX website.
Please contact the ADX to find your investor number.
Yes, if an investor owns 5% or more of TAQA’s shares there is a requirement to notify the ADX. Further information is available on the ADX website.

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“Yesterday my colleague called me a ‘book murderer’ because I cut long books in half to make them more portable. Does anyone else do this? Is it just me?” Christofi captioned the picture.
“Is it just me, he says, posting a murder on the timeline,” someone responded.
“This is terrorism,” said another reply.
A lot of anti-book cutters also asked why Christofi never considered just buying a Kindle if the weight of his books was too much of a burden for him.
The Strand Book Store, SparkNotes and Penguin House accounts all chimed in on the debate too:
The two books in Christofi’s tweet are “Infinite Jest” by David Foster Wallace (1,079 pages) and “Dostoevsky: A Writer in His Time” by Joseph Frank (2,500 pages).
Christofi told Metro.co.uk that this was the only way he could get himself to read.
“I used to find that I almost never read long books,” he said. “I would buy them and they would sit on my shelf and I wouldn’t take them outside.”
As of this reporting, Christofi has updated his Twitter bio to appropriately include “Book murderer.”
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|Reviews for Favours|
| jj chapter 1 . 7/11/2014
sweet i lov it
| niver chapter 1 . 11/7/2009
| Caithdean chapter 1 . 7/23/2009
hehe, very cute. please write more for the pairing, no one else seems to want to.
| sakiya chapter 1 . 2/18/2009
I really liked this one.
| RecombinantDNA chapter 1 . 7/9/2008
| NejiKikyoAnimeRose chapter 1 . 6/9/2008
I love Shino/Neji! So cute!
Excellent job writing this!
Love it! *squeals*
| oreostar90 chapter 1 . 5/12/2008
Lol. Hinata is bad! Really cute, definitely something new to me.
| Lockets and Beads chapter 1 . 1/4/2008
ohohoho sneaky hinata! nice job :)
| dragontwin99 chapter 1 . 8/2/2007
Very cute :)
| Morriganna chapter 1 . 2/15/2007
Hinata is a sly one indeed! I love this pairing!
| AestheticAcoustic chapter 1 . 1/8/2007
Yay! I love Neji/Shino! I wrote a fan-fiction for it but I had to discontinue it because I lost all inspiration and I only got like one review. Anyways, great fan-fic! *favs*
| Judin chapter 1 . 12/19/2006
*giggles insanely* So much fun! You write Shino very well, I must say, and Hinata too. Hehe, boy!marriage...wohoo!
| feather duster chapter 1 . 12/16/2006
Thank you! I love the idea of these two together, but no one ever writes them. This is wonderfully written and sweet. This is also very cute; I simply adore it. I think you did a great job on their personalities for not having seen the show. Thank you so much for the amazing story!
| Neko Oni chapter 1 . 12/16/2006
aw, this was cute!

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Boris Johnson triumphed in the December election with a massive majority. His landslide win has already proved significant for the UK property market, boosting the stability of the market and making homeowners far more likely to consider putting their properties up for sale.
Political uncertainty has been causing problems for UK property sales for a number of years now, driving prices down and leaving homeowners hesitant to venture into an unpredictable market. However, leading experts have revealed that this period of uncertainty is now drawing to a close, and the numbers of UK homeowners on the move will rise rapidly as a result.
The buoyancy of the property market will benefit all manner of different businesses, and will be welcome news for companies targeting home movers. Removal companies in particular are set to gain a huge advantage over the coming months, in light of the huge uplift in property transactions that is being predicted.
Andrew Montlake, managing director of mortgage broker Coreco has revealed that transactions will increase “early in 2020, as buyers and sellers who have played it safe put their plans into motion.” He went on to add that a “huge amount of pent-up demand out there looks set to be unleashed on the market.”
Montlake’s predictions have been supported by several other leading figures in the property market, such as Jeremy Leaf, former residential chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Agreeing that the election result would improve stability in the run-up to Brexit, Leaf remarked that “the most important thing for the housing market is that the result brings some stability, albeit short-term at least until we see a clearer timetable for Brexit”.
The positive impact of the election has already been seen in the stock market, with housebuilder stocks surging in the wake of the Conservatives win. Shares in housebuilder stocks such as Barratt Developments BDEV rose by 12.7%, with Taylor Wimpey TW increasing by 15%.
Businesses targeting homemovers will be glad to hear that this increase wasn’t short lived, either. Over the past month, UK house prices have risen at the fastest rate on record for this time of year, supporting expert opinions on the effect of the election on confidence levels. The price of properties coming onto the market increased by 2.3%, with almost 65,000 new UK properties marketed over the last month.
Targeted property insight specialist TwentyCi and TwentyEA has published data which adds further weight to the opinions of industry experts. Examining property data following the election, TwentyCi and TwentyEA’s data analysts found that sales agreed rose by 6%, with exchanges also rising by 3%. This analysis supports forecasts on the effect of political stability on the market, and suggests a strengthening in the market despite another Brexit deadline looming.
A degree of uncertainty remains where Brexit is concerned, but with the recent election giving a more definitive result for the Conservatives, political stability has improved massively over the past month.
This stability can only be good news for the property market, helping to boost sales and increase prices going forward. Companies targeting homemovers will see the benefits over the coming months, as exchanges increase in light of greater confidence levels in the market.
TwentyCi are specialists Home Mover marketing, supplying our expertise to a number of different sectors. If you’d like to speak to any of the team about your Home Mover marketing needs, call us on 01908 829300 or email the team at MoverAlerts@twentyci.co.uk.


An ignition advancer does exactly what it says on the tin - it advances the ignition timing. This usually boosts low end and mid range power and smooths it out a bit. You're also supposed to get sharper throttle response.
It tends to boost partial throttle opening power. That's why the effects aren't always clear from a dyno run (full throttle, blast the nuts of your bike type situation).
I believe that there are two types available for the R6. A standard +4 degree ignition advancer and a fancy variable advancer that needs to be tuned. +4 might be a tad too much for this bike.
Also, they have been know to actually lower the peak power and obviously, huge advances can damage the engine.


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Rock a bye baby. Rock around the clock. Crocodile rock. I love rock ‘n’ roll. Rock the Casbah. Rock your body. What rocks your world?
The rock ‘n’ roll kind of rock is not really what you’ll find here. It’s also not a geological discussion about the rock of Gibraltar. There’s no game of rock, paper, scissors going on and it isn’t a pet rock fetish image post.
My youngest is the collector of all thinks rock. They are gathered from the ground, carried around in sweaty clenched fists and then stuffed deep into short pockets. Some are discarded as a matter of course. Others are left, long forgotten, to dwell in a resting place until reunited with their fellow rock garden friends. Some of the favoured rocks get taped to a piece of paper to make nature scenes. I wonder how these rocks feel.
My favourite, however, are the ones left in the dark crevices of pockets where they mingle with dirt, lint and tissues. They’re about to go for a spin and if they’re lucky they’ll be flung free from the depths and be shiny and clean when they come out of the washing machine. Yes, these are my most cherished rocks. They have already been through so much and yet they threaten to deem it necessary for me to buy a new washer. If I’m really in luck I’ll hear them clunking around in the machine mid-cycle. Deep sea diving past my elbows through the murky water and dodging seaweed-like clothing, blindly trying to reach the illusive culprits is not one of my favoured activities.
Stern warnings ensue with sweet child o’ mine and a detailed description of what rocks can do to washing machines. It seems to make little difference as he runs off to find new rocks to freshly pluck from the dirt, squeeze tightly in his palm and then firmly plant in the safety of a pocket. Pet rocks are not far off. I can feel it in my bones. At least they shouldn’t go through the wash.
I love you. You rock!

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War I
From the first tanks to the repeating rifle, from the biplane to the strategic bomber, and from early submarines to mighty dreadnoughts, the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War I examines key weapons from the Great War. It includes more than 300 pieces of equipment from handguns to zeppelins. Each weapon system is illustrated with a detailed profile artwork and a photograph showing the weapons system in service. Accompanying the illustrative material is detailed text that lists each weapon’s service history, the numbers built, and its variants, as well as full specifications.
Which tanks were first used at Cambrai? What was created in response to the request for a ‘bloody paralyser’? What was the range of the Paris gun? The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War I answers these questions and many more.
Packed with artworks, photographs and information on each featured weapon, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War I is a fantastic book for any general reader or military enthusiast.
Format: 276 x 220mm (103/4 x 83/4”)
Word count: 65,000 words
Illustrations: 600 colour artworks and photographs
General editor Chris Bishop is the author of German Campaigns of World War II, The Rise of Hitler’s Third Reich, SS: Hitler’s Foreign Divisions and The Military Atlas of World War II, among many other military history titles. He is also the general editor of The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II.
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Ginetta - G40 Price: from £35,000 plus VAT
Last Updated On: 27/07/2019
Based on Ginetta's versatile G40 platform, the G40 Junior car offers a perfect introduction to sports car racing for karting graduates and motorsport newcomers alike. The G40 Junior is the ideal first step for young drivers looking to graduate from karting into car racing. It has become one of the most well-known models on the British Touring Car Championship support bill.
Powered by the reliable Ford 1.8 Zetec engine, and driven through a sealed Quaife 6-speed sequential gearbox, the G40 Junior is capable of a top speed of 120mph (193km/h).
Built with the track day enthusiast in mind, the G40 Club car offers a pure driving experience. Fully road legal yet able to withstand the rigours of track driving, the G40 is light, agile and offers exceptional handling.
Known as the Club car, this G40 is powered by an uprated version of the Ford Zetec engine which puts out 135bhp and is capable of a top speed of 125mph (201km/h).
Eligible for the G40 Cup series as well as numerous MSA championships, the G40 Cup car is an evolution of the G40 GRDC car, upgraded to allow drivers to extract more from the platform, and themselves. The G40 Cup car adds semi-slick tyres and uprated, adjustable suspension to an already compelling platform.
Engine, power output and performance figures are similiar to those of the G40 GRDC.
The G40 GT5 car offers exhilarating racing for all ages and experience. Seen by fans up and down the UK as part of the British GT and British Touring Car Championship weekends, it’s also eligible for a number of UK clubman series. The GT5 represents the ultimate evolution of the G40 platform, offering exhilarating racing for all ages and experience. With the most powerful engine in the G40 range plus full-slick tyres and a sequential gearbox, this model unleashes the G40's maximum potential.
The further uprated version of the Ford Zetec 1.8 engine puts out 160bhp and is capable of a top speed of 130mph (209km/h).


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Authors: Rachael Scdoris and Rick Steber
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Rating: 5 out of 5
Summary: Rachael is a sled dog racer who also enjoys running track and cross-country. She has been racing sled dogs for years and has run plenty of races despite her condition. She has congenital achromatopsia, which is an eye disease that causes nearsightedness, farsightedness, and color blindness. Basically, she is legally blind with 2-D vision. However, Rachael chooses not to see this as a disability, but rather just a part of who she is. She has had countless roadblocks in her dream to racing in the Iditarod. From the media to the Iditarod Trail Committee, Rachael has heard many opinions on why she should not be allowed to race, run, or do any of her passions. All of these people believe that her blindness stops her from doing something that she’s been doing for years. She does make it to the Iditarod after trudging through many opposing opinions. Will she be able to finish? What will others think of her success or failure? You will have to read the book to find out.
Thoughts: From the beginning I loved Rachael’s attitude and how she portrayed herself. She is persistent, stubborn, and determined to do everything and anything she wants. She doesn’t let other people’s opinions get to her. I also love that she is an extremely independent person. She rarely accepts help, and when she does, she isn’t very happy about it. When the Iditarod Trail Committee was leery of making an exception for her, she told them that she wasn’t happy about needing a visual interpreter, but it is a necessity for her to race. Even though her blindness doesn’t bother her, it does have some disadvantages for her. I loved reading about her different experiences during any race. When she was talking about Dalzell Gorge--which is a dangerous part of the Iditarod from Rainy Pass to Rohn--it was intriguing to hear about her experience through this quick paced run with sudden turns, steep hills, and tight squeezes.
Looking back at all this, one message that is portrayed is that humans have the capability to achieve anything life throws at them with a little determination. Rachael always perseveres despite what others say. She does run into problems like her condition, the media, and other’s judgments. The media has portrayed her as a blind racer rather than just a racer. She doesn’t like the fact that they focus on her condition rather than her racing abilities. I respect her for being able to withstand the constant questions about her condition and acting like a professional through them all. She sees the world for what it is by looking at people’s personalities rather than their looks. I wish more people, including myself, would have this sort of view of the world because then it would be a better place.
One thing that interested me was learning about the bioptic telescope. It’s a device that can be used in some states to allow the blind to drive. It is 3 inches long and attached to the user’s glasses. Overall I loved this book because it kept me intrigued and there was never a point that I was bored. At the end of this book, it left enough of an impression for me to do a little further research on Rachael to answer a few questions that I had. For instance, I learned that the bioptic telescope can be used for driving in Wisconsin, but the user cannot be licensed. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves to read about people’s journey physically and emotionally. There were times when I felt upset at the people who told Rachael she couldn’t do something, or I was sad anytime she had an injured dog. I became immersed into this novel and was able to feel what Rachael felt. I hope that you have this same connection with Rachael by the end of this novel.


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what is the song and band
by Artie Skahl
hi, i'm hoping to find the name of the band and the song to watch their MTV video. it,s drving me crazy. I believe they were a 1 hit wonder 90's rock band. If I remember right they looked like they fell out of the 70's, bell bottoms and the whole deal. people were even saying this band could possibly bring classic rock sound back. Lead singer was a very skinny long haired dude that sang an ungodly opra style high note on the chorus and kind of had the look and acted like Robert Plant from Zepplin. fast rock song.I think I remember the video on MTV was kinda comical. I've been brain storming and seareching for too long' Lol.
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"I was once the main breadwinner but now we are not really able to make ends meet."
It's hurting our communities, said demonstrators in downtown Detroit protesting the tea party led government shutdown.
Margaret Mary Vojtko, an adjunct professor of French for 25 years, died underpaid and underappreciated at age 83.
Letting wealth concentrate "at the very top," President Obama said, has been both "morally wrong" and "bad economics."
Some 17,000 tenants on the Federal Section 8 housing program in Santa Clara County recently received rent hikes of 10 percent or more. The area has very nearly the highest housing cost of any place in the country.
While fueling a new source of profits for Wall Street, working families are not enjoying the benefits of California's Silicon Valley economic resurgence.
Nearly 5,000 protesters at a "Moral Monday" rally roared disapproval of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's decision to terminate federal jobless benefits.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A ribbon-cutting ceremony with Gov. Dannel Malloy and workers who are now employed through the new "jobs pipeline" program, marked the official opening of New Haven Works.
On Monday evening, the Senate voted to cut roughly $4 billion from SNAP, more commonly known by its former name, food stamps.
Matthew Hendricks, a resident of the Lower East Side's Smith Houses, described NYCHA subcontractors as "incompetent" and typical of "indifference to residents of public housing."

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New online show from MTV highlights regional music scenes: '$5 Cover'
What if, for 25 days, MTV swooped into your town to make a "Laguna Beach"-style show -- only instead of over-privileged bros and catty girl fights, it was actually about something important. What if it was about your local music scene? People in Seattle won't have to imagine it anymore now that MTV New Media, the innovative arm of the channel, debuted the second season of its online series "$5 Cover" on Wednesday. All 12 episodes can be found here.
Set in the heart of one of the wettest and wildest (literally and sonically) cities on the West Coast, the webisode series peels back the skin of what is the often-stereotyped capital of Starbucks and grunge. What emerges is an alchemy of musical diversity, amplified subcultures and endearing anecdotal storytelling "based on reality." No, it's not a straight-up documentary (remember, we said "'Laguna Beach'-style" show). However, it does buck the trends cultivated by MTV's reality-show culture.
The Seattle series -- crunched into a string of eight-minute episodes -- aims to capture the relationships and performances of scrappy musicians with a street savvy dive into the nooks and crannies where music is played, argued over and ultimately celebrated.
"I was worried that it wouldn't be scintillating or titillating enough for MTV," said director Lynn Shelton, whose resume includes directing the acclaimed indie film "Humpday." "I needed to be assured that I was going to have creative control."
Shot over a monthlong period, the show formula highlights 13 local bands during what is presented as a single weekend of cobbled-together experiences taken from the bands during interviews with Shelton.
The original "$5 Cover," centered in Memphis and directed by series creator Craig Brewer in 2008, was adept at playing up the sex, drugs and partying attached to the gritty atmosphere of the city's mid-town scene. And although debauchery certainly plays a role in Seattle, Shelton's vision is more down to earth. Telling the story of socially awkward folk rockers the Moondoggies or the endearing lesbian relationship between members of psychedelic rap duo THEE Satisfaction spotlights the tribulations and laughable moments that befall up-and-coming artists married to their music.
"The stories that resonated with me were the ones that created an upside-down portrait of how you usually think of rock stars," Shelton said.
The first episode introduces us to the bearded Moondoggie tribe as they go, or at least try to go, on tour. Naturally, their quest to get out of town is cut short when their van breaks down, a common problem for any band whose plans for world domination hinge on the reliability of a beat-up family van.
Avoiding the urge to pander to any one genre, "$5 Cover: Seattle" showcases a mix of innovative indie pop, throat-shredding hard-core, hip-hop, and many aural intersections in between. The episodes are bundled with four-minute features on each band in a section called "Amplified" as well as bonus mini docs ("B-Sides") about the Seattle scene.
As a native of Seattle who was a fan of one of the bands on her show (the Lights) before the project started rolling, Shelton can really attest to the importance of capturing the essence of the everyday world, reenacted or not, of the unknown bands she's met through the "$5 Cover" experience.
"These are really bands that you could go see for $5 at some bar in Seattle on any given day of the week," Shelton said. "They should be better known and they should be on the national scene, but they’re not. And yet they're out there doing it because they have to, they're absolutely driven by that creative fire."
-- Nate Jackson


A GRIP ON SPORTS
An eight-month wait is over. The area's college football teams are in action today. Win or lose – and the three closest to us are underdogs – at least, as Garth used to say, it's game on. Read on.
• Eastern Washington will try to pull a North Dakota State – the Bison traveled to Kansas State and upset last year's Big 12 champions last night – and shock Oregon State. Idaho will travel to Denton, Texas and try to do the same to Texas State. Washington welcomes a ranked Boise State team to the new Husky Stadium. And deep in the heart of Dixie, the Washington State Cougars will try to take down Auburn, just three years removed from a national title. It's that last game that will probably hold the most interest, what with the Pac-12 matching up with the SEC, albeit the last-place finishers from their respective divisions last season. Can the Cougars win? Despite being more than a two-touchdown underdog, they have a shot. It may just come down to how they answer these three questions. Are they fast enough defensively to match up with the Tigers, especially junior college transfer quarterback Nick Marshall? Though the Cougar defense improved last year and should be even better this season, it still doesn't feature enough speed, especially in the front seven. If WSU can't contain the edges when Marshall or Tre Mason have the ball, it could be a long night.Are they stout enough if Auburn decides to shove the ball down their throats? I actually think the answer here is yes, but the Cougars will have to prove me right. Though first-year coach Gus Malzahn likes to throw the ball, I do believe the Tigers will try to push them around. Can they protect Connor Halliday? The Auburn defense may have been pushed around last year – giving up a bit more than 420 yards a game – but they still got to the quarterback 22 times. If Halliday (shown getting sacked against Oregon last year) gets time to throw he should have some success against a secondary that picked off just two passes last year and lost one of its better players when Malzahn kicked him off the team. Will it really be not about the heat but the humidity? And not just the humidity in the air, which stands to be considerable the last day of August in Alabama. There is also the steam from 78,000 rabid fans, all but a few of them wanting your hide hung up at Toomer's Corner. The overall atmosphere may get to the Cougars, who aren't the most experienced team in America. How they handle the mental strain induced by the elements may well tell the tale.
• WSU: Christian Caple is down South and he took time out of his busy Friday schedule to talk with the good people of Auburn about their football team. Those conversations led to this story. ... He also his two-minute drill and a couple of interesting blog posts, one that asks a bunch of writers connected to the WSU football team what they feel the record will be this season – we're on record here as saying 5-7, which is a bit on the optimistic side I grant you – and a Q&A with a couple of Auburn-based writers. ... Christian also has a morning post. ... Bud Withers sees the departure of Logan Mayes (pictured) as a possible turning point for Mike Leach. ... The Denver Post has a WSU season preview. ... It's Saturday so we have a mailbag from ESPN.com's Pac-12 blog. ... Malzahn and Leach are both known for offense. ... The Pac-12 Networks are coming down to the wire with a carrier. No, it's not DirecTV. ... USC, WSU's opponent next week, still doesn't know who its best quarterback really is.
• Indians: There are three games left in the Indians' season and they all are on the road. But with its 7-2 win to end the home season last night, Spokane is still in the hunt for a postseason berth. Chris Derrick has more in his game story and blog post.
• Preps: The NWprepsnow web page is now live and just in time. The high school season began last night in Idaho and we have a bunch of games to pass along. ... Greg Lee was at Post Falls' 35-0 loss to Capital (pictured) and has this story. We also can pass along Tyler Tjomsland's photo story. ... Coeur d'Alene traveled to Oregon and defeated West Linn 49-35. ... Rocky Mountain pounded Lake City 63-41. ... We also have a roundup of other games.
• Golf: It's Saturday (I've said that already, haven't I?) so we have Jim Meehan's weekly column to pass along.
• Mariners: Let's all go overboard. Taijuan Walker (pictured) is the second coming of Walter Johnson or Cy Young or, maybe, Felix Hernandez. After one game. A five-inning outing. Yes, he won, 7-1 in his major league debut against Houston. But let's not get too excited just yet. ... Dustin Ackley is red hot and has been since the All-Star break. Some feel he just might be the centerfielder of the future and he showed why last night. ... The M's pulled the trigger and traded Mike Morse to Baltimore for a bag of, sorry, another outfielder who probably won't make a major league impact. To replace him, they brought up Abe Almonte from Tacoma and put him in the lineup.
• Seahawks: The Hawks have to get down to 53 by this afternoon but there was one name announced from the cut list. Fullback Michael Robinson. His axing came as somewhat of a surprise to some of the veterans. ... The Hawks' preseason was pretty darn good, including the last win against the Raiders.
• Sounders: After last week's big win, the Sounders have to get wound up to play the Columbus Crew tonight. They've had some success in Columbus, so there is that. But they are missing some of their better players due to injury.
• After the Cougar game in Alabama tonight, you can cap off your evening by listening to our call-in show. Dennis Patchin and I will be on KXLY 920 for the show after each game. It will start about an hour after the game ends, following Bob Robertson's postgame show. You can listen here if you don't get the show in your area. Until later ...


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June 30, 2009
Tori no Karaage / Japanese Fried Chicken Strips
2 boneless chicken breasts or 6 boneless thighs; cut into small strips
1/3 cup mirin (japanese sweet cooking sake)
1/4 cup salty soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp grated ginger
enough cornstarch or rice flour for coating
In a bowl, combine chicken strips, mirin, light soy sauce, sugar, and grated ginger. Marinate for 1 hour.
Shake off the excess marinating juice then toss all chicken strips into a bowl of coating flour.
Heat oil for deep frying. Fry chicken strips in small batches for about 3 minutes each. Let the half cooked strips sit on a plate. Continue frying until all strips are done.
Heat oil a little bit hotter. Fry again the chicken strips until golden brown and crispy.
Served warm and drizzled with lemon juice.

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Four eggs, yolks and whites beaten together, one half cup brown sugar,
one cup molasses, one cup stoned raisins, two cups currants, one cup
bread crumbs, two cups chopped suet, three quarters of a nutmeg, grated,
the grated rind of a large lemon, one cup flour and one teaspoon baking
powder. Steam for three and a half hours in a tightly closed pudding
mould well buttered, keeping the water boiling constantly. Before
serving sprinkle thickly with sugar and pour over this one half cup
brandy, and light. Serve with this a sauce made with the juice and rind
(grated) of one lemon, put over to boil with one half cup sugar, one
half cup water, add one tablespoon cornstarch, one half cup sherry, one
half cup brandy. This quantity will serve sixteen people.


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Gorgeous AuFinja 22K Solid Gold Bangle Bracelet Kada Pair
Top quality Aufinja slip on bangle bracelet pair. These bangles are covered with two tone engraved and faceted designs in 22K solid gold with moving 22k gold beads. These bangles shimmer and sparkle from every angle.
- Bangles are slip on style and cannot be opened.
- The inside diameter is 2 3/16 inches and the bangle is 10MM wide.
- These bangles weigh 58.3 grams.
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The use of CBD is safe, with a few non-serious potential side effects. This is shown by the studies and that is what doctors and scientists say. Most CBD users do not experience any of these side effects. Even in very high doses of CBD there is no toxicity. However, everyone is unique and the body chemistry of each individual is slightly different.
In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Epidiolex (a drug made with a purified form of CBD oil) in June 2018 for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy in patients 2 years of age and older. These two epilepsy forms are known as Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome. Epidiolex is the first FDA-approved drug that contains a purified drug substance derived from marijuana.

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Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has insisted that only Real Madrid has the key to Gareth Bale’s future.
The Portuguese tactician has been impressed with the recent form of the Welsh international after back-to-back goal-scoring performances in the Premier League and Europa League.
Bale is on loan at Tottenham and if he continues with his brilliant form there are fears that Real Madrid could demand for his return to the club.
Speaking to reporters, Mourinho said: “In relation to that you should contact your colleagues in Madrid and they should ask (Zinedine) Zidane as he is a Real Madrid player.
“He is not a Tottenham player so Real Madrid have everything in their hands. They have a player with one year of contract and have the power in their hands.
“I just have a player on loan and I am trying to take the best out of the player for Tottenham Hotspur.
“We try to take care of the player we have on loan for us but also for the respect we have for the club who loans the player.
“If you want to ask anything about Gareth’s future ask your colleagues in Madrid to ask Zidane.”


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Low self-esteem in teenagers is a big issue, especially with younger generations. It is essential for parents to nourish the confidence & help regain the.
People with self-esteem: feel liked and accepted; are proud of what they do; believe in themselves. People with low self-esteem: feel bad about themselves; are.
Low self-esteem is common in teens, but it can be difficult to determine whether low self-esteem is a symptom of something more. Luckily, you.
Adolescence is a time of life when a person's self esteem is known to fluctuate significantly. It is estimated that up to a half of adolescents will struggle with low.
Many of today's teenagers struggle with low self-esteem due to a variety of factors including peer pressure, changing bodies, and success in.


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Currently serving as the VicePresident from 1st October 2021 till 30th September 2022.
Served as the Vice President from 1st October 2020 till 30th September 2021.
Served as VicePresident at chamber from 1st October 2019 to 30th September 2020
Served as VicePresident at chamber from 1st October 2018 to 30th September 2019
Served as a VicePresident between 1st October 2017 till 30 September 2018.
Served between 1st October 2016 till 30 September 2017.
Since the inception of this chamber our first founder vice president was Mr. Jahangir Ahmad Ghufran who has served between 2014 and 2016 as the president.

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Explore the exquisite magic of Alcohol Ink Art. You will learn how to make beautiful abstract art, patterns like ripples and ridges. Learn Alcohol Ink art with Piyusha Vir
My parents were extremely affectionate and epitome of harshness in the same breath. They gave me a harrowing time through my adolescent years.
Trigger warning: This post contains details of physical abuse on a child which may be triggering to the survivors.
“Truth is stranger than fiction,” goes the old adage. And nobody knows it better than I do. For nearly two decades, I lived through it. The truth is: My parents were extremely affectionate and epitome of harshness in the same breath. They gave me a harrowing time through my adolescent years. Sounds bizarre and horrifying doesn’t it?
I am my parents’ first surviving child. Born five years, after their first son died weeks after his birth, I was naturally the child they were possessive and overindulgent towards.
I was educated in convent (missionary) schools throughout. As a child I was given everything from dolls, chocolates, story books, comics, kids’ magazines, to all the fancy items. They even gave me magnetic pencil boxes, perfumed erasers, stickers’ expensive pencils, pens, everything that captured a child’s imagination.
My parents made it a point to spend quality time with me each day. They taught me general knowledge, moral values, languages, read outs stories from myths and legends.
So far so good, right? I guess the couple must have heard the proverb ‘Spare the rod, spoil the child.’ So they probably decided to administer occasional doses of strictness and discipline. Unfortunately, in their zeal to mould my future they literally went overboard.
For the tiniest of my flaws they came down heavily on me. Bunking school, low grade in moral science, bad handwriting, squabbling with neighbour’s brats and such like, elicited thrashing. I’ve been beaten with rolling pins, wooden hangers, indoor flip-flops, boots or anything that came handy.
My mother often went one step farther, she would grab me by the locks and bang my head against the wall. I would scream for mercy but in vain. At times, I wept, secretly wondering how such conscientious dutiful parents could turn so violent.
In my father’s case, after violence came remorse. He would hold me close, shed bitter tears and lament how the demon had possessed him. Then, he would beg for forgiveness. We would hug and make up and things would be normal again. Until the next time.
Another rewind. My father’s academic aspirations were shattered due to a family catastrophe. Right after his graduation, fortunately, he bagged a lucrative job and managed to run his family. My mother, also a graduate, also discontinued her studies, owing to financial constraints.
Rightfully (or wrongly) they pinned all their unfulfilled hopes and dreams on me. The duo reared me on one mantra: ‘Read, acquire knowledge, study hard’ to carve out a good future.
I was encouraged to pursue higher studies and if an opportunity came by, they reassured me that they would like to send me abroad. They assured me that I could select my life partner (faith, caste no bar) and marry as per my convenience.
I learnt of birds bees from my mother rather than peer groups. During my university years, I was put into a hostel which made me more self-reliant. I was even allowed to join an overseas group tour, solo, while barely out of my teens!
Imagine my bewilderment, therefore, when such liberal and understanding parents turned nasty and brutish. Why? Throughout my adolescence, severe hormonal disorder made me prone to mood swings, irritability rudeness and stubbornness.
Since I was absent-minded and clumsy I could not handle things properly. This and similar faux pas only infuriated them further. Bouts of violent punishment became frequent. Mom had a nasty habit. The moment dad came home from work, she would report all my mischief or misdeeds.
Infuriated, dad would unleash his wrath and hit me in a frenzy. At times mom would join in, in a bid to overpower me. I still wonder as I did back then, they could have confined the chastising to a few whacks or (as was case of most kids) boxing of ears. Why did they have to be so cruel?
Certain circumstances during those years too might acted as a catalyst to incite violence. My father was at a crucial point of his career in a PSU, while my mother was in the throes of pre-menopausal issues. To unleash their angst they found in me a handy punching bag.
Ironically, my two younger siblings were smart enough to avoid pitfalls and loopholes that I stupidly got myself into. They would smugly look on while I would be thrashed. Not an iota of sympathy! Thankfully my physical abuse finally came to an end when I left home to work.
The purpose of this narrative is to neither wash dirty linen in public nor paint my parents in a bad light. My parents have, since, left for a better world and I miss them.
People who knew them will vouchsafe that the couple wouldn’t even hurt a fly. They were kindly souls widely loved and respected by kids and youth for miles around. Alas! If only…
With an anguished heart, I jot down here a few parenting tips to avoid any sort of child abuse.
Picture credits: Still from Hindi movie Kahaani 2.
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Please, Willie, Donald and others who work in black and white conversions -
I have been working with black and white conversions and trying different techniques. I read in another thread ( and I forget who to give credit to), that b&w should consist of absolute blacks and absolute whites. To try this out, I created seperate b&w layers for each, and created a brightness/contrast layer to help adjust contrast.
Does this work, or is there a standard formula to apply for conversions?
I shot this in manual, 1/200, F6.3, ISO 400, no flash.
I tried a tighter crop, but I thought it just began to look busy.
Thank you for looking, and taking the time to comment/critique.


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The Gagauz pharmaceutical company VitaPharm exported to Turkmenistan a large batch of drugs, in a row, already the third since 2017. This is reported by Gagauzinfo.MD with reference to the head of the company, Sergei Kroitor.
According to Kroitor, it took 8 months to prepare the first shipment.
“While we registered the drugs in Turkmenistan, prepared the necessary documentation and permits, eight months passed, and in 2017 the first batch was exported. The second batch left in 2018. Just recently, at the end of March, we shipped the third batch. It was difficult to start, but now Turkmenistan is one of our important partners,” he said.
At this stage, VitaPharm is working on the registration of its drugs in Kazakhstan, the source said.


Famous Pianists: The Top 18 Classical Pianist of All Time February 25 2022
In the world of piano playing, prodigies and masters of the instrument have been dominating the scene since the time of J. S. Bach. From composer-pianists to those who performed their roles solely as players of the instrument, let us take a look at why these 18 historical pianists from the classical to 20th-century era have left an indelible mark and a legacy which us mortals can only look up to.
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Possibly THE greatest musician of all time, Beethoven was not only famous for his fiery temper and eccentric behavior but also renowned for his phenomenal compositional skills. Ironically, he was actually more well known as a performer than a composer back in his days.
[Image] A young Beethoven -Original Etching by Arthur Heintzelman (1943)
Beethoven is best known for his symphonic works such as the ‘Eroica’, the 5th and the 9th as well as his 5 piano concertos and his only completed violin concerto. He was a strict but insightful piano teacher, who would chide his students not for playing incorrect notes, but for playing rhythms wrongly, or for playing without showing emotions or passion in one’s sound.
FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
This phenomenal Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period wrote primarily for solo piano, composing works that would tug at the heartstrings of many listeners and would also challenge even the most seasoned pianists with his compositions, owing to a need for the most subtle touches on the piano and a complete command of the instrument.
[Image] Carte-de-visite of Frederic Chopin by photographer Wesenberg, St. Petersburg, ca.1860s
Throughout his (unfortunately short) lifetime, Chopin maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation and one which only peers could look up to in awe.
Over 230 works of Chopin survive, and only a few range beyond solo piano music as either piano concertos, songs, or chamber music.
FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)
Liszt was possibly one of the greatest virtuoso pianists of all time, who also had a connection with the family of Richard Wagner - his daughter Cosima married Richard Wagner and thus sparked off the incredible musical lineage of the Liszt-Wagner era.
[Image] Beautiful carte-de-visite of Franz Liszt, by Ferencz Kozmata, Budapest, from around 1865.
Liszt was a friend, musical promoter, and benefactor to many composers of his time, including Chopin, Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Edvard Grieg. Liszt left behind a huge body of work that influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated 20th-century ideas and trends. Among Liszt's musical contributions was the symphonic poem where he developed thematic transformation as part of his experimentations in musical form.
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)
A musical giant in both the physical and figurative sense, Rachmaninoff stood at a towering 1.98m tall (!) and represented a connecting era bridging the gap between that of Liszt and the 20th-century musicians.
[Image] Gorgeous photograph of S. Rachmaninoff signed and inscribed by the composer and pianist, dated in 1939
He had a humongous handspan that allowed him to play 13ths easily on either hand and his compositions are not only known for their beauty and finesse but also regularly known for their sheer difficulty seeing as not many people have the kind of reach that he does…obviously. Rachmaninoff was one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music.
JOSEF HOFMANN (1876-1957)
The Polish-American pianist distinguished himself not only as a brilliant concert artist but also as an inventor, with over 70 patents under his belt, with inventions including pneumatic shock absorbers for cars and airplanes which was commercially successful from 1905 to 1928.
[Image] Pianist Hoffman seated in front of a piano, signed and dated by him in 1942
Other inventions included a windscreen wiper, a furnace that burned crude oil, a house that revolved with the sun, a device to record dynamics in reproducing piano rolls that he perfected just as the roll companies went out of business, and piano action improvements adopted by the Steinway Company. The Josef Hofmann Piano Competition, co-sponsored by the American Council for Polish Culture and the University of South Carolina Aiken was established in his honor in 1994.
ALFRED CORTOT (1877-1962)
One of the most renowned French pianists of the 20th century, Cortot had formed a formidable trio with violinist Jacques Thibaud and cellist Pablo Casals in 1904, becoming one of the leading trios of the era. In 1907, he was appointed Professor by Gabriel Fauré at the Conservatoire de Paris, replacing Raoul Pugno.
[Image] Cortot -one of the most renowned classical musicians of the 20th century.
He continued to teach at the Paris Conservatoire until 1923. As one of the most celebrated piano interpreters of Chopin, Schumann, and Debussy, Cortot produced printed editions of the piano works of all three, notable for their inclusion of meticulous commentary on technical problems and matters of interpretation. Cortot died on 15 June 1962, aged 84, of uremia from kidney failure in Lausanne, Switzerland.
ARTUR SCHNABEL (1882-1951)
Arthur Schnabel in performance -an original print by photographer Jim Arkatov
Known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician and avoidance of pure technical bravura, Artur Schnabel was among the 20th century's most respected and important pianists. His playing displayed marked vitality, profundity, and spirituality in the Austro-German classics, particularly the works of Beethoven and Schubert. Between 1932-1935, he produced the first recording of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas. Fast forward nearly a century later in 2018, the Library of Congress selected this recording to be placed in the National Recording Registry for its historical significance.
WILHELM BACKHAUS (1884-1969)
The German pianist and pedagogue Wilhelm Backhaus was particularly well known in the 20th century for his interpretations of the great classical and romantic masters as Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, and Brahms. He was also much admired among his colleagues as a chamber musician. Backhaus had a long career on the concert stage and in the recording studio.
Wilhelm Backhaus at the piano by photographer Zuretti Fiorini, Buenos Aires; signed, inscribed and dated by the celebrated pianist in 1921
He recorded the complete piano sonatas and concertos of Beethoven and many works of Mozart and Brahms, and in 1928 he became the first pianist to record the complete Etudes of Frédéric Chopin. Backhaus' readings are still widely regarded as among the best recordings of those works. His chamber recordings include Brahms's cello sonatas with Pierre Fournier and Schubert's Trout Quintet with the International Quartet and Claude Hobday.
ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN (1887-1982)
Possibly the greatest pianist since Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein (not to be confused with Anton Rubinstein!) was a Polish-American pianist who received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of composers and many regard him as one of the greatest Chopin interpreters of his time.
Artur Rubinstein at the piano - a beautiful sepia photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment in Spanish, dated in 1951
He played in public for an astonishing eight decades. Rubinstein loved his music as much as he loved wine and women and throughout his life, was to have numerous marriages, affairs, and children. The most notable of his adventures was a 90-year old Rubinstein leaving one of his wives, though never officially divorced, for the then 33-year old Annabelle Whitestone, which caused a public sensation and outcry in the music world.
WILHELM KEMPFF (1895-1991)
Although his repertoire included works of the great classical and romantic masters like Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, and Brahms, Kempff was particularly well known for his interpretations of the music of Beethoven and Schubert, recording the complete sonatas of both composers.
[Image] Promo photograph of the great Wilhelm Backhaus by Grammophon, dated in 1947.
When pianist Artur Schnabel undertook his pioneering behemoth complete recording of the Beethoven sonatas in the 1930s, he told EMI that if he didn't complete the cycle, they should have Kempff complete the remainder. That was how valued Kempff was in the eyes of his colleagues. Later, when Kempff was in Finland, Jean Sibelius asked him to play the slow movement of Beethoven's 29th Sonata, the Hammerklavier; after Kempff finished, Sibelius told him, "You did not play that as a pianist but rather as a human being."
VLADIMIR HOROWITZ (1903-1989)
Known for his virtuosic tone colors and phenomenal command of the piano, Vladimir Horowitz rightfully deserves his place on the list of the greatest pianists of all time. In 1962, Horowitz embarked on a series of recordings for Columbia Records.
[Image] Horowitz in his elder years, dated in 1989
The best known are his 1965 return concert at Carnegie Hall and a 1968 recording from his television special, Vladimir Horowitz: a Concert at Carnegie Hall, televised by CBS. Horowitz married Wanda Toscanini, the daughter of famed conductor Arturo Toscanini. Horowitz and Toscanini made several recordings to critical acclaim. Horowitz later received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Ronald Reagan.
CLAUDIO ARRAU (1903-1991)
Arrau was born in Chillán, Chile, the son of Carlos Arrau, an ophthalmologist who died when Claudio was only a year old, and Lucrecia León Bravo de Villalba, a piano teacher. His ancestor Lorenzo de Arrau, a Spanish engineer, was sent to Chile by King Carlos III of Spain.
[Image] A very young Claudio Arrau
Through his great-grandmother, María del Carmen Arrau Daroch del Solar, Arrau was a descendant of the Campbells of Glenorchy, a Scottish noble family. Arrau's attitude toward music was very serious.
He preached fidelity to the score, but also the use of imagination. Although he often played with slower and more deliberate tempi from his middle age onward, he had a reputation as a fabulous virtuoso earlier in his career.
RUDOLF SERKIN (1903-1991)
Father of pianist Peter Serkin and cellist Judith Serkin, as well as 15 grandchildren, Rudolf Serkin was one of the most notable pianists of the 20th century. Serkin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 and in March 1972 celebrated his 100th appearance with the New York Philharmonic by playing Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1.
[Image] Rudolf Serkin in performance
The orchestra and board of directors also named Serkin an honorary member of the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Society, a distinction also conferred on Aaron Copland, Igor Stravinsky, and Paul Hindemith. Serkin died of cancer on 8 May 1991, aged 88, at home on his Guilford farm.
SVIATOSLAV RICHTER (1915-1997)
Known primarily for the depth of his interpretations, virtuoso technique, and a vast repertoire, Richter was a Soviet pianist who is frequently regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time. In 1949, Richter won the Stalin Prize, which led to extensive concert tours in Russia, Eastern Europe, and China.
[Image] Sviatoslav Richter - a promo photograph by Christian Steiner, signed by the star pianist
While he very much enjoyed performing for an audience, Richter detested planning concerts years in advance, and in later life took to playing at very short notice in small, most often darkened halls, with only a small lamp lighting the score. Richter said that this setting helped the audience focus on the music being performed, rather than on extraneous and irrelevant matters such as the performer's grimaces and gestures.
EMIL GILELS (1916-1985)
Another prominent Soviet pianist was Emil Gilels, whose sister Elizaveta married Leonid Kogan, one of the 20th century’s great violinists. Gilels is universally admired for his superb technical control and burnished tone.
[Image] Emil Gilels in his mature years, dated in 1969
Gilels had a repertoire ranging from baroque to late Romantic and 20th-century classical composers. His interpretations of the central German-Austrian classics formed the core of his repertoire, in particular Beethoven, Brahms, and Schumann; but he was equally illuminative with Scarlatti and 20th-century composers such as Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev. In 1981, Gilels suffered a heart attack after a recital at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. His health started declining thereafter. He died unexpectedly during a medical checkup in Moscow on 14 October 1985, only a few days before his 69th birthday.
DINU LIPATTI (1917-1950)
Probably one of classical music’s greatest tragedies was the early death of the 33-year old Lipatti, the Bucharest-born Romanian who passed away due to causes related to Hodgkin's disease. Lipatti gave his final recital, also recorded, on 16 September 1950 at the Besançon Festival in France.
[Image] Dinu Lipatti in his youth
Despite severe illness and a high fever, he gave superb performances of works by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, and Chopin. He died less than 3 months later in Geneva aged 33, from a burst abscess on his one lung. Lipatti's piano playing is widely appreciated for the absolute purity of his interpretations, at the service of which he used a masterful pianistic technique. His recording of Chopin's Waltzes has remained in print since its release and has long been a favorite of many classical music lovers.
ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI (1920-1995)
Few pianists have sparked greater awe and controversy than Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli: awe through his sublime perfection, controversy through his interpretations.
[Image] Maestro Benedetti Michelangeli in his mature years, dated in 1950
At his greatest the results were unforgettable and, in common with one or two artists in each generation, he could eclipse even his most illustrious colleagues.
All who heard him were left with indelible memories of this ‘difficult’ and autocratic arch-perfectionist of the keyboard. Additionally, Michelangeli enjoyed teaching and later attracted carefully selected students to his annual masterclasses.
GLENN GOULD (1932-1982)
Perhaps the most famed interpreter of the works of J.S. Bach, Gould’s technique, sound, and playing displayed a profound understanding of the music of Bach; his technical proficiency and a capacity to articulate the contrapuntal texture blew many of his contemporaries away.
[Image] Iconic photograph of Glenn Gould by American photographer Don Hunstein
Gould was a prolific contributor to musical journals, in which he discussed music theory and outlined his musical philosophy. Gould was also widely known for his unusual habits: his iconic chair, the specific height the piano had to be set to and humming while playing which his sound engineers were sometimes irked that they were unable to exclude them from Gould’s recordings, among many others. Gould was indeed a unique icon of the 20th century, a true musician in its fullest sense of the word.
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Chaos on Parliament Hill
The current chaos on Parliament Hill is disgusting to all Canadians and all 308 of the Members of Parliament are to blame. Harper brought this situation on all by himself and the opposition plans to attempt some form of coalition government simply defies all the principles of democracy. If the country is forced into another election then it is likely that voters should vote for anyone other than the incumbent. In the long run independents may be the only answer along with some serious parliamentary reform. Western separatism and more problems with Quebec will arise if parliament doesn’t fix this problem soon with out a coalition and without another election.


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The McGuinty Liberal Government is currently trying to push through additional changes to our Provincial legislation, quietly, that will affect every property in rural Ontario. See Proposed Amendments to O.Reg. 359/09 (Renewable Energy Approvals)
The government is effectively freezing our properties, by dramatically changing building rights on private rural properties. This amendment is part of the Green Energy Act. This change will eliminate building a home in what may be a unique or aesthetically pleasing location farther from a road, perhaps by a pond or on a hill affording a spectacular view.
Once this amendment is approved, all planning for placement of new industrial turbines will be based on the assumption that future buildings will be placed close to the road nearest the property boundary. If a wind farm is currently (or eventually) planned in the area, the owner of the private property will have this building legislation enforced on their property.
The debate is not about whether you are for or against Industrial Wind Farms, but rather represents an infringement on every rural landowner who might consider building a property in the future. At present there are approximately 4,000 industrial wind turbines approved or waiting approval in Ontario. These planning applications are approved in principal prior to public consultation, so please do not make the assumption that applications are not already in process in your area (or that they will not be in the future).
We need everyone in rural Ontario to protest these latest changes to the Green Energy Act which will take away our rights and freeze future building on our own property. Vacant lots will be devalued, and the building of future recreational or retirement properties in an location of the owner’s choice will be impossible.
The government has no right to step onto our property and tell us the future site location for our houses. The setback for an Industrial Wind Turbine is currently 550m from the centre of vacant land and needs to remain so. It should not be changed simply to enable the McGuinty Government to push through applications that would otherwise be refused.
Please take a couple of minutes to go to the following link and make your comments known. Time is of the essence this MUST BE DONE PRIOR TO SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2010 for your comments to be heard.
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Do you believe in second chances? You will… Almost by Danielle Norman is NOW LIVE!
Some people are unforgettable.
Like, the first sheriff that pulled you over for speeding.
The first person to kiss you senseless on the hood of a car.
And, the first guy to make you orgasm.
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I wonder if he ever thinks about me and everything we ALMOST had.
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I LOVED the first book in this series so I was super excited to get my hands on this one! Alas, it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t a bad book by any stretch. I still enjoyed it overall and will continue with the series. But there were just a bunch of little things (and one big thing) that over the course of the book annoyed me and therefore I disconnected from both the couple and the story itself.
So I found this one to be just as well written as book one. The pace was good. The plot was engaging and kept me turning the pages. That said, it wasn’t without its issues and those issues are down to “ME” and my personal pet peeves. I wasn’t a fan of how long Sophie’s secret was drug out. I get frustrated when adults don’t act like adults and have the much needed conversation that would clear the air. Now “I” figured out what the secret was very early on and because of what that secret was it made the whole cliché “surprise” that takes place at 70% even more bothersome. I already HATE that trope in my romance books to begin with, but this one was especially annoying because it seemed like a very convenient way for the couple to deal with Sophie’s issues. It also took away from the romance. (HIGHLIGHT TEXT FOR SPOILER) I would have much rather they had made a decision TOGETHER to adopt and not have three (one kid from a drunken fuckfest in Vegas the hero had with an OW and two more kids that weren’t even his!!) kids thrust upon them. I wish I could get into it more, alas I don’t want to spoil the book so I will leave it at that.
I wouldn’t say this was a particularly angsty book and there was no OW/OM drama. The sex scenes were fairly hot. Again, like in the first book, there was a fabulous cast of secondary characters. The whole texting game and the sex store scene had me laughing my a$$ off, and I loved Ringo. Both the main characters in this one were OK. I liked them but there were a lot of little things they did that annoyed me so I didn’t completely connect with them individually or as a couple. Too much hot and cold and back and forth. Too many secrets that made little sense why they were secrets in the first place. Especially Sophie’s! I mean seriously? Why would you keep that a secret from your family? A close-knit family that loves you and would have given you much needed support? And Carter’s secret, why would you wait six years to fix something like that?? Sigh…maybe I am being nitpicky, but it was these small little things that piled one on top of the other and ultimately had me checking out of the book. Last, it was all wrapped up in an OK (but rushed) ending. Most people will love it, but since I was already bothered by the surprise, it left me feeling “meh”. and that everything was resolved a bit too “conveniently.” Not to mention the whole “Ivey” thing was a HUGE loose end.
So yea, I know it sounds like I didn’t like this one much but like I said, I enjoyed it overall. Not as much as book one, but enough I am still onboard for the next book in the series. This author can write that is for sure and my issues with this one are all down to personal pet peeves so keep that in mind when you are making your decision about whether to give this one a go.
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Mental health research needs a boost. It is an area that receives nowhere near as much in public donations as research into cancer or heart disease does. The pharmaceutical industry shies away from it and some say it is a less attractive field for young bright scientists to move in to.
Others argue that psychological treatments are perceived as less scientific. This leaves researchers struggling to compete in neuroscience for highly sought after government funding. Yet mental health comes top of a list of public interests for research.
Mental Health Research UK was set up in 2008 when one of the trustees, Clair Chilvers, then a civil servant, discovered there were no charities dedicated purely to mental health research. They provide scholarships and funding for PhD students. Meanwhile, MQ: Transforming Mental Health was set up in 2013 with £20m from the Wellcome Trust to provide funding for postdoctoral fellows across the academic spectrum. They made their first awards in late 2013.
Chilvers says that although 23% of ill health is attributable to mental illness, 5.5% of research funding is on mental health. For every £1 the UK government spends on research, the public gives a third of a penny to mental health research compared with £2.75 in cancer and £1.35 in cardiovascular disease. This is despite the fact that the economic and social cost of mental health in England is £105bn.
“We look to the government, the research councils and to some extent the Wellcome Trust – but that’s it really, that’s all we’ve got” says Antony David, professor of cognitive neuroscience at King’s College London.
David says it is this situation that is putting early career researchers off. It’s sometimes a battle to keep talented young scientists interested in mental health, as the funding path is unclear.
It’s a catch 22 situation, he says, as the science can not develop without more minds working on it. “Boards at the Wellcome Trust have to decide whether to fund Parkinson’s disease or motor neurone disease or schizophrenia or depression and there aren’t as many hard facts about the last two,” David says. “We don’t know exactly what the genetic basis is or the brain pathology. It might be safer for scientists to plump for the tried and tested neurological conditions.”
He adds: “While the pharmaceutical industry could do well commercially from drugs, it shies away from this area of research and development, limiting the opportunities for scientists to collaborate with them.”
Andrea Reinecke, a clinical psychologist at the University of Oxford, faced this uncertain situation herself when she wanted to move from postdoctoral work to running her own research projects.

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Route red: Silvaplana centre - Crest'Alta - Silvaplana centre
Distance 5 km
The circular walk leads to the Crest'Alta view point, where a restaurant operated until 1964. The remains of the excursion destination can still be seen today. At the view point, a bench invites you to linger.
The hikes to the view points are also suitable for families. At the view points, the youngest guests can follow the adventurous story of Niculin and take part in the competition. Those who have visited all the view points and know the solution word can pick up a gift at the tourist information i-Lounge 3303.
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