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Determination of effective half-life of 131I in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma: comparison of cystatin C and creatinine-based estimation of renal function
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Renal function and effective half-life (t1/2,eff) of I-131 have not been fully elucidated in patients undergoing radioiodine therapy (RAIT) for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Aim of the present analysis was to evaluate the potential of cystatin C-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFRCysC) in comparison to conventional creatinine (eGFRCrea) and to verify which methods to determine t1/2,eff are most accurate to predict t1/2,eff.
Forty-eight patients receiving whole-body I-131-scintigraphy were included. eGFRCysC was compared to eGFRCrea with regard to accuracy of t1/2,eff prediction. Three different methods (i.e. blood-based, gamma camera-based and probe-based) and two protocols with either three (short period,SP; up to 42 h) or four (long period,LP; up to 114 h) time points were compared using the Akaike’s information criterion.
The eGFRCysC measurement is more likely than eGFRCrea in predicting the t1/2,eff. High correlation coefficients were found between t1/2,eff assessed by gamma camera and probe measurements and blood-based determination revealed lower values. Patients with normal eGFR showed higher values of t1/2,eff of LP compared to SP.
eGFRCysC should be included in further study protocols. As camera and probe measurements lead to almost superimposable results, one of the methods is expendable. Blood-based results of t1/2,eff were lower, presumably due to unspecific iodine retention, whereas the lower correlation with renal function may be caused by individual differences in intestinal iodine resorption. SP-protocols up to 42 h after I-131 administration are sufficient to determine t1/2,eff. Further studies are necessary for specific recommendations regarding I-131 activity reduction during RAIT in patients with DTC and renal insufficiency.
KeywordsRenal insufficiency Thyroid Cancer Radioiodine Therapy Effective Half-life eGFR
Dr. Ernesta Palombo-Kinne is gratefully acknowledged for language assistance with this manuscript. Dominik Driesch is gratefully acknowledged for statistical analyses.
This study was funded by the intramural grants of the Jena University Hospital only.
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Conflict of interest
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
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If you’re in America, you’ve got exceptional luck in terms of living choice. There are fifty states and a number of territories worth considering. If you like the cold, grizzly bears, and your privacy, head up north to Alaska. If you want to live somewhere that’s totally tropical all year round, check out Hawaii. If you want nightlife and midwest Americana, check out Colorado.
Florida, California, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming—you can find any climate or occupational atmosphere you seek. The truth is, the best state to live in depends on your financial background, ideation, preferences, and time in life. In this article, we’ll go over three regions to help give you an idea of what is out there.
Worthwhile places in the Northeast
Connecticut is one of the original thirteen colonies of the United States and has some history stretching back before our country’s foundation. Whether it’s finding a small home with a fence to live in a rural, or getting an apartment with all the amenities closer to an urban area, you are sure to love Connecticut.
There are many luxury apartments in New York that will help put you in the heart of where things have been going on since before Washington D.C. was the country’s capital. It used to be New York City, you know. It’s people on people on people in a region that swings into the humid hundreds during the summer and well below zero in the winter.
It’s expensive, dirty, grimy, and strange—but people thrive there. As Frank Sinatra said, if you make it there, you can make it anywhere. But why would you want to make it there if there’s nothing specifically about that city for you to latch onto?
Meanwhile in the middle of the east coast is Maryland. Maryland has Ocean City, which is one of the oldest resort towns in America. Which of these northeastern states is best? It depends on your budget, it depends on your station in life, it depends on you. Still, New York is a state that many would say is America’s best, though many disagree.
Cost-effective crazy living in the tropical south
At the bottom of America’s east coast is Florida, a land of alligators, gatorade, skin-tight tiny swimsuits, pristine beaches, lizards all over the place, and enough humidity to choke a fish. In Florida, the fish can practically swim through the air. That’s only a slight exaggeration—you can see flying fish if you’re on a cruise-liner heading south from the Florida Keys.
Florida is exceptionally affordable. Many people retire there. It’s never too cold, and the mentality is that of the heartland for the most part. There are some crime issues in terms of illegal immigration and drugs, but cost-effective tropical living trumps that for the most part.
Remote peace and intrigue in the Pacific Northwest
There’s a coastal rainforest stretching north from central California through Seattle in Washington. The redwoods are found in California, but there’s a peaceful primordial quality in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. It’s quiet, and everyone tends to have an “isolationist” perspective, so they mind their own business—unless you get in their way, then you’re in trouble.
Still, it’s beautiful and more affordable in the pacific northwest than it is in most of California and the East coast—with provisos based on location or course.
The best state for you
Maybe you’re in search of the more tranquil sustainability of America’s western heartland, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, the Dakotas, and Iowa. The “fly over” states tend to have some of the strongest communities truly pursuing the American dream, but you won’t be near coasts or mountains—at least until you get to places in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado. Do your homework and travel around a bit. There is a state that is perfect for you and your family.
For more great family tips, check out the other blogs on Cyber Parent.

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I'll definitely be back, but I'll need to be selective on which days given a few things that are inherent with gomtang: it's easy to end up in a sweaty mess afterwards, and the huge load of leeks in there means that I'm going to repel a lot people near me this afternoon.
Eat3Cuts ought to be a popular place for roast meat and duck lovers in the upcoming months thanks to its affordable price and delicious meats.
Promising new next generation roast shop serving roast and pipa duck prepared the old school way.
Overall, not a bad choice in the area, considering how it is a little hidden away from the crowd and hence a little quieter than the other dining spots around
If you do visit, suggest the first 4 dishes and also many other tables had crab dishes on them, so might be good try too!
It was a delicious dinner and the service was superb.
To me, Wing Seong reminds me of the family dinners I usually have with my family. The simple zhi char style is non-costly and heartwarming. If you're near bugis area, why not drop by and give the authentic cantonese cuisine a try?

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Think your kids are more likely to listen to their friends at a party than take your advice about drinking alcohol?
According to research from the Roper polling organization, 20 percent of youths ages 8 to 17 said that their friends are their No. 1 influence when it comes to making decisions about drinking, while 71 percent said that they looked to their parents first. That’s powerful motivation to talk to your kids about alcohol.
If you’re looking for a little support to get the conversation started, turn to the Family Talk About Drinking guide developed by an advisory panel of educators, family counselors, child psychologists and alcohol treatment professionals. The guide is funded by Anheuser-Busch. The free brochure includes sample conversations parents might have with their children in a variety of settings and with a parent who is hosting a party for teens at his or her house.
The brochure offers six guidelines for communicating with your kids about drinking:
• Be a good role model. The most important way parents communicate with their kids about drinking is through the example they set.
• Be factual. Give kids the facts about alcohol. Getting emotional or exaggerating may make you lose credibility with your kids.
• Set clear rules. Share your opinions and beliefs about drinking and then make sure you and your kids are on the same page about your rules for alcohol and the consequences if they’re broken.
• Practice good parenting. Help your children feel good about themselves, practice open communication, be active as a family and teach problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Know your child’s friends.
• Get help if you need it. Seek professional help immediately if you think a sudden change in your child’s behavior may be related to drinking.
The brochure is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese. There is also a video available in English and Spanish. Call 1-800-359-8255 or visit Family Talk to have your materials sent to you.

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Reported by Today’s News Herald : 2:02 p.m.: A 65-year-old man died in a recreational vehicle fire on Cactus Wren Drive Monday afternoon. The fire was out by 2 p.m. The RV was destroyed. The side of the nearby home was damaged. One person was inside the house at the time of the fire but was evacuated without injury. Officials are waiting for the medical examiner’s office to arrive on scene.
#LHCFD# Man Dies in RV fire today


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A lot more specialist athletes are turning to CBD due to its effects on properly-becoming and anxiousness, promotion of high quality sleep just after the race, and influence on mental and physical recovery. These days, far more athletes use CBD for its discomfort relieving, anti-inflammatory, and relaxing properties. Possibly, this explains why contemporary athletes are stronger, more rapidly, and larger than athletes that existed a decade ago. Modern day athletes are far more competitive due to their use of solutions that are primarily based on the understanding of their physiology and prospective. A lot more specialist athletes use CBD solutions since they deliver immediate relief without the need of causing respiratory irritation.
CBD is a non-psychotropic cannabinoid. That indicates it does not make the user higher. The human physique has CBD receptors. When a particular person makes use of CBD, it prompts the physique to direct healing efforts to the injured place. That is why injured athletes use CBD solutions. These solutions prompt the physique to heal injuries naturally and more rapidly. This combined with the relaxing and anti-inflammatory properties of CBD tends to make it an best alternative for specialist athletes.
Continued pushing of the physique to the limits by athletes exposes them to muscle discomfort, painful injuries and circumstances, as properly as inflammation. Despite the fact that opioids can be utilised as an efficient therapeutic help for these circumstances, specially post-surgical discomfort, the tolerance phenomenon causes the will need for an enhanced quantity of opioids. Classic interventional therapeutic aids deliver restricted relief from discomfort and their side effects are substantial.
Hence, numerous athletes and scientists think that CBD is the greatest alternative due to its potential to break the cycle of chronic discomfort. That is since CBD seems to relieve distinctive forms of discomfort. In reality, numerous athletes are utilizing CBD to dissipate pains and aches. A main concern amongst athletes is the possibility of other therapeutic aids to show in drug tests. Nevertheless, CBD does not show in drug tests and this has created it a preferred alternative for most athletes.
Crucial Note To Take Away
Even though CBD is derived from cannabis, athletes must know that smoking marijuana is distinctive from utilizing CBD solutions. That is since some cannabis strains have higher THC which is accountable for the higher feeling since it alters brain chemistry and increases crave for the drug. Nevertheless, CBD solutions have low THC and higher CBD. CBD protects the neurological function of the brain though enhancing healing just after concussive injuries. Even though CBD may well look like a miracle remedy, it must be taken with right intent. Nonetheless, CBD has established to be really efficient in decreasing and enhancing the healing of athletic-connected injuries.

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Winter Garden native Garrett Johnson, a former West Orange Warrior and University of Kentucky Wildcat, has been training locally ahead of this week’s NFL draft.
Garrett Johnson is having a slight case of déjà vu.
Back home the past few weeks following his Pro Day at the University of Kentucky March 23, the Winter Garden native is training daily ahead of the NFL draft. In doing so, Johnson is experiencing flashbacks to when he was a West Orange Warrior, putting in work to get noticed by college programs.
Sure, the stakes are higher now. Now Johnson is hoping either to hear his name called during the draft April 26 to 28 or to ink a deal as an undrafted free agent — but the grind hasn’t changed.
“It feels like high school all over again, trying to get those (scholarship) offers — but kind of on a different level, now,” Johnson said, sitting in the bleachers at Raymond Screws Field. “I just been out here every day continuing to grind.”
To this point, Johnson has made a career out of being an underdog. Ask the coaching staff at West Orange, and they’ll tell you he was criminally under-recruited as a varsity player, noting that some programs hardly gave him a look.
“(West Orange wide receivers) coach (Joe) Light can tell you, every day I’d see (teammates) getting offers — I just couldn’t wait to get my first offer,” Johnson said. “I always thought I had the short end of the stick, but I just feel like that was God’s plan. That’s my path, and I just take it for what it is. It makes me go a little harder with a chip on my shoulder.”
That chip on his shoulder seems to have paid dividends. Johnson found a landing spot at Kentucky, where in four seasons for the Wildcats, he was a reliable receiver and dynamic playmaker.
He had 155 catches for Kentucky during his career, good for 2,089 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns — all while playing a rugged conference schedule in the Southeastern Conference.
Pro scouts interested in him based on his statistical collegiate production also are likely to have been impressed with his Pro Day performance. His 40.5-inch vertical jump and his 40-yard dash times of 4.39 and 4.42 would have had him among the top performers at the NFL draft combine — had he been invited.
“Faith, that’s No. 1. Without that, there’s just so much going on. If you don’t have a focus on God, you’ll be lost. You’ve got to rely on faith.”
He was not, and that is why the former West Orange Wildcat keeps his head down and continues to work. Even with his dream within reach, he still is playing the role of the underdog.
“I always had NFL dreams and aspirations … probably my sophomore year and junior year, that’s when agents starting reaching out,” Johnson said. “Even then, I kind of still didn’t believe it (could happen).”
It could, though, whether he hears his name called during the three-day draft or signs a contract as an undrafted free agent with any of several teams who have expressed interest in his abilities to his agent. The uncertainty can be challenging, but Johnson said he is leaning on family, friends and faith as he navigates this stretch.
“Faith, that’s No. 1,” Johnson said. “Without that, there’s just so much going on. If you don’t have a focus on God, you’ll be lost. You’ve got to rely on faith.”
In the meantime, he is excited to be back in West Orange, where so much of the foundation of his football career was laid — and where familiar faces such as Warriors coach Bob Head and others are happy to unlock the weight room so he can lift.
“There’s nothing better than that … coming back home and getting back to the basics, that’s the bread and butter,” Johnson said. “It keeps me humble.”


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Oct 26, 2011 12:27 PM by Stefanie Boe
C-DOT just sent out this update on the roads in the Pikes Peak region.
Most all state roads in decent condition in the Pikes Peak Region are mostly wet. Overall, traffic's moving well through the area.
A little snow and slush remains on State Highway 115, south of the Springs, and on U.S. 24, west of Woodland Park.
35 CDOT trucks are out plowing and treating the highways in El Paso, Teller, Douglas and Park counties - putting down the deicers in anticipation of continuing temperatures around freezing though the day.
Photo courtesy: Melissa Crouch on Facebook

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Concerned about your fat belly? Too much sodium in your body can make you look bloated and puffy because salt retains water. Aside from hiding the salt shaker and the soy sauce, stay away from processed food and meats because most of these contain sodium, which can make it hard for you when trying to learn how to get rid of tummy fat. Here's now our helpful step by step tutorial on how to get rid of belly fat faster.
Belly fat may be dangerous, but it's also responsive to traditional weight-loss strategies of diet and exercise. One pound of fat equals 3,500 calories; thus, to lose a pound, you must consume 3,500 calories fewer than you burn. In a week, you can't afford much more than a 3,500- or 7,000-calorie deficit without severely depriving yourself of nutrients and solid food. This deficit means you'll lose 1 or 2 pounds per week.
To get the most of this natural source of probiotics, seek out yogurts like those by Fage, Dannon, and Oikos, which contain lactobacillus. In a 24-week study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, women who consumed this type of probiotic lost twice as much weight as those who didn't regularly include it in their diets. Besides eating yogurt at breakfast, try using plain or Greek yogurt in chicken or salads in lieu of mayo or sour cream.
Most of the bacteria that dwell in your gut are pretty useful. They produce hormones, regulate your immune system, digest food, extract nutrients, control your mood, manage your appetite, and much more besides. That obese people tend to have higher numbers of Firmicutes bacteria is no coincidence – according to research published in the online journal Nature, these bacteria increase the number of calories your body absorbs from food.
Your diet should contain an absurd number of veggies if you’re looking to melt fat away—broccoli being one of them. “When it comes to vegetables, which are very important, I would definitely throw broccoli as No.1,” says White. Broccoli is low in calories and high in fiber, which means it’s going to fill you up, keep you full, and stop any unnecessary craving-driven eating later. One cup of the green stuff contains close to 3g of fiber for a measly 30 calories. It’s also an excellent source of iron, calcium, and vitamin C, which will encourage greater blood flow to the muscles, support healthy bones, and increase immunity.
One of the very first cardio exercises to reduce belly fat is walking. Surprised? Do you think it’s too simple to be effective? Well, then you should know that walking is a great and effective way to burn away that ugly belly fat. In fact, it is an excellent fat burner for your entire body. If you follow a healthy diet along with walking at a steady pace for 30-45 minutes for at least four to five days every week, you will witness a gradual decrease in your weight.
Something smelly here. I am no regional expert but it is clear that Mariupol and its port can be and is accessed far more easily by Ukraine by land, rail and air, and is part of Ukraine i.e. no border to cross. Besides they have other Black Sea ports other than this one which just happens to be on the Sea of Azov, given away to Ukraine by Ukrainian Soviet premier Kruschev when it was in the SU so it didn't matter then. The SU is no more, so this Russian-populated pocket ended out in a hostile state.So the question is begged : why did Berlin puppet Poroschenko provoke this incident?Putin is stating the obvious, and we are complete mugs to get drawn into something that would not be taking place without the Berlin-Brussels land grab back in 2014 that is behind the whole mess, and taken for mugs by an organisation that has treated us like dirt. Madness to get involved with this...
You know that friend who casually chats about the healthy meals she whips up for her fam like it's NBD? She's planning ahead, and you should be, too. "When you plan an entire week of dinner in advance, you're way less likely to go off course and indulge in foods that aren't good for you," says Salzman. (Her weekly dinner planner is a favorite for Elizabeth Berkley when she needs food-spo.) Science backs her up, as those who spend more time prepping food at home eat at least eight servings of fruit and 13 servings of veggies each week, while those who don't tend to eat only six servings of fruit and just under 11 servings of vegetables. So get into a routine and, after weekly grocery shopping, kick the kids out for playtime with Dad so you can knock out as much work ahead of time as possible — cleaning and slicing veggies, portioning out chicken breasts for each meal, etc. Come dinnertime, there'll be barely any work before food is on the table.
"A study published in the International Journal of Obesity compared weight loss after an egg breakfast compared to a bagel breakfast containing similar calories," explains Toby Amidor, R.D., author of The Greek Yogurt Kitchen. "Results founds that participants who consumed two eggs in their breakfast while following a lower-calorie diet lost 65 percent more weight and reduced their waist circumference by 34 percent compared with those who were on a similar calorie bagel breakfast." Eggs are also a great source of protein, which works to keep hunger at bay and curb overeating.
Portable and gut-friendly, keeping Greek yogurt on hand is going to help rid you of those unwanted love handles. From a quick snack—pair it with fresh fruit or nuts—to a smoothie enhancer or sour cream substitute, Greek yogurt is very versatile when it comes to daily usage, making it an easy addition to your diet if it’s not a staple already. “It’s high in protein, and a good source of vitamin D and calcium to help rebuild the bones. Especially if you get the plain variety, it’s very low in sugar—it’s a great snack for fat loss,” says White. The key here is to avoid pre-flavored varieties. Fruit-on-the-bottom versions pack in an unsightly amount of sugar that may actually inhibit weight loss and potentially contribute to your fat deposits. A 7-oz serving contains a whopping 18g of protein on average, and also provides healthy gut bacteria to keep your belly feeling good and digestion regular.
"One of the hardest parts of losing weight is maintaining the lifestyle changes you’ve made. It’s difficult to stay motivated all the time, especially if you’ve slipped up along the way. But don’t let this affect your end goal. If you’re feeling particularly unmotivated, ask a friend to join you for your workout and then afterwards cook something healthy for dinner together."
Research published in the Journal of Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases concluded that following the Mediterranean diet could help to mitigate the harmful effects of belly fat on your heart. Better yet, it boosts the number of healthy bacteria in your gut – a study published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition saw levels rise by up to seven per cent, compared with a western diet.
Noam Tamir, C.S.C.S, founder of TS Fitness, also says that metabolic resistance training and high-intensity interval training is a solid way to reduce fat all over, including belly fat. “These [types of exercise] help to burn calories during the workout, and they also give you that after-burn effect,” he says. “Plus, they help to change your body composition by increasing your muscle mass.”


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Investigators to recommend Jenner face manslaughter
LOS ANGELES - Sheriff's investigators plan to recommend prosecutors file a vehicular manslaughter charge against Caitlyn Jenner for her role in a fatal car crash on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu last February.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida says investigators found that Jenner was driving "unsafe for the prevailing road conditions" because her SUV rear-ended a Lexus, pushing it into oncoming traffic.
The Lexus driver, 69-year-old Kim Howe, was killed when her car was struck head-on by a Hummer.
Nishida says the case will be presented for final review next week. The district attorney will determine what charges Jenner ultimately faces.
If convicted of such a charge, Jenner would face up to one year in county jail.
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Reproducing neoliberal breast cancer awareness: a discourse analysis of pinkwashing campaigns
This thesis examines conventional approaches to addressing breast cancer within the United States, as they are reinforced by breast cancer awareness campaigns. Through these campaigns, companies and organizations emphasize the importance of making people aware of the disease and raising money for research by hosting fundraising events and selling consumer products. Additionally, campaign events, educational material, marketing, merchandise, and social media activity reinforce a dominant discourse around breast cancer, composed of the following elements: spreading awareness, pink ribbon products, saving breasts, optimism and survivorship, a search for the cure, early detection (mammography), and individual responsibility. This discourse bears the legacy of early cancer awareness-spreading efforts and corporatized philanthropy, situated within a neoliberal capitalist society that values scientific innovation and marketplace freedoms over environmental and human well-being. Within such a context, the mainstream discourse becomes a powerful rhetoric that maintains the dominance of industry over the public, and consequently, obscures corporate responsibility for environmentally linked cancers. Using the lens of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), I examine three case studies to illuminate the ways in which they reinforce the key elements of the mainstream discourse. The first case study is the Breast Cancer Site and their associated Facebook page. The second case study is the NFL’s annual Crucial Catch Campaign. The third case study, which I label Fossil Fuel and Toxic Polluters, includes Avon, Estée Lauder, Chevrolet, and Ford. This study contributes to growing body of scholarship critiquing breast cancer awareness activities, which is an essential step in dismantling the stronghold companies have on efforts to address the breast cancer epidemic. The level of normalcy afforded to pink ribbon products and fundraising activities makes it difficult for the public to ask critical questions and understand why this approach is problematic. Therefore, this thesis aims to articulate how and why these activities are not only ineffective, but also damaging to real progress towards preventing and eliminating breast cancer as a disease that threatens individuals, families, and communities. My hope is that through my own analysis, the reader will gain a new understanding and new ways of thinking about these complex issues.


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Racing sports office chair
This racing style reclining gaming chair is designed to offer you a combination of luxurious comfort and high-performance style.
Equipped with a removable head rest pillow and lumbar cushion and a built in reclining mechanism from 90 to 135 degree backwards, this chair will offer you extra comfort on those long working days.
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House of Lords opens wide-ranging inquiry into the housing market
The new House of Lords Built Environment Committee has launched its first inquiry, with a view to understanding "what shapes the type of housing needed in the UK as well as a range of challenges to meeting that demand."
A Stamp Duty holiday is just one of the "critical" government-led measures needed to "kick-start" the property market - and so stimulate the whole economy - after the Coronavirus lockdown, says the Knight…
"It seems likely that Covid-19, combined with last month’s floods, will have completely wrecked any positive effects that political certainty since the general election may have provided to the housing m…
"If the sector is seen to be abusing the safety rules, the Government has the right to withdraw its consent to keep the housing market open," warns Mark Hayward, Chief Executive of the National Association o…
Former Schroders base on Upper Grosvenor Street has 'incredible untapped potential'
Great-grandson of Jackson-Stops founder is now Head of Fulham Sales at Strutt & Parker.
Property agency reveals its top-performing UK resi agency team.
Resi developer acquires prime riverside building in Central London & plans to create set of 'unrivalled residences'
Revamped Grade II listed residence is 'one of the best townhouses to hit the market this year'
London estate agency is working with NM Rothschild, reports The Sunday Times.
Rightmove's data shows a marked increase in buying interest in London's top-tier postcodes compared to last year, as the portal highlights addresses with the highest asking prices for sale and rent across…
Savills has used socio-economic and health data from the Census alongside house price records to rank the capital's top enclaves for prime and super-prime property buyers.
‘It’s an exciting time for the industry’: Rosewood’s Brad Berry on why the luxury hospitality group is doubling down on branded resi
'At the luxury level, buyers gravitate towards the projects that incorporate the intangibles'
The London estate agency agreed a third more sales in the first three months of this year than in Q1 2023, while the lettings business saw an 'incremental' increase in revenue.
Super-prime property near Buckingham Palace is 'one of the most expensive houses ever to reach the market without a physical valuation'
Developer plans a 'transformative' redevelopment of the house on Mount Row, funded by a big-ticket loan from CapitalRise.
'Buyer sentiment is improving' in the Scottish capital, says Knight Frank, as £1mn+ homes lead on price growth.
More than 1 in 10 moves in the East and South East of England are made by incoming Londoners, reports Savills.


Disposable pulp products for use in healthcare
The SMTL now have the ability to test disposable pulp products in accordance with BSI Product Assessment Specification PAS 29:1999 Disposable pulp products for use in healthcare.
Pulp disposable products are made by the extraction of water from a suspension of cellulose fibres, and are used ubiquitously in healthcare as bedpans, bottles, bowls, trays, jugs etc. These single use medical devices are designed to be capable of containing water and/or human waste, and following use to be disposed using standard hospital disposal procedures.
The PAS 29 specifies testing to assess the water retention capability of disposable pulp products over a four hour test period and also establish the effective maceration of pulp products for disposal into the sewerage system.
PAS 29 is intended for use in manufacturing and as such samples are expected to be randomly selected from the production line at hourly (water retention) or four hourly (macerator) intervals. Procurement organisations often require manufacturers to provide independent evidence of their compliance to PAS 29, and therefore the SMTL can discuss selection and sampling criteria for devices to be forwarded to the laboratory to independent testing.
If you would like further information on a tailored testing programe or a quote, then contact the SMTL:Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory, Princess of Wales Hospital, Coity Road, Bridgend, UK, CF31 1RQ. Tel: +44 (0) 1656 752820


‘Crushing news’: McCain, Graham furious over Syria policy change
Following the announcement by top US diplomats that Washington will no longer pursue regime change in Syria, Republican senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham condemned the administration’s shift in priorities, saying it would empower ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
On Thursday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the future of President Bashar Assad “will be decided by the Syrian people.” Earlier in the day, US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said Washington’s “priority is no longer to sit there and focus on getting Assad out.”
“There is a political reality that we have to accept in terms of where we are right now,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters on Friday, explaining that the current administration “lost a lot of opportunity the last administration had with respect to Assad.”
“We believe that there’s a need to de-escalate violence and to have a political process through which Syrians will decide their own political future, consistent with the principles that have been enshrined in the UN Security Council Resolution 2254,” Spicer added.
Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator John McCain (R-Arizona), said he was “deeply disturbed” by Haley and Tillerson’s pronouncements, adding that their “suggestion that Assad can stay in power appears to be just as devoid of strategy as President Obama's pronouncements that ‘Assad must go’.”
Syrian people can’t decide the future of their country “when they are being slaughtered by Assad's barrel bombs, Putin's aircraft, and Iran's terrorist proxies,”McCain said in a statement.
He also said a “Faustian bargain with Assad and Putin” would betray US allies and partners and “empower ISIS, al-Qaeda, and other radical Islamist terrorists as the only alternative to the dictator that the Syrian people have fought for six years to remove.”
Fellow committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) joined McCain in denouncing the policy shift, calling it “crushing news to the Syrian opposition and to our allies throughout the Middle East.”
“I fear it is a grave mistake,” Graham said, adding that the Syrian people want Assad gone and that leaving him in power would be “a great reward for Russia and Iran.”
‘Declaration of war?’ N. Korea enraged after McCain calls Kim Jong-un ‘crazy fat kid’ https://t.co/LCi5iLwGjjpic.twitter.com/FCkqKrFI42— RT (@RT_com) March 30, 2017
McCain and Graham have been vocal critics of President Donald Trump throughout the 2016 campaign, and have since become two of the most prominently featured Republicans in the mainstream US media. Both have a reputation for being foreign policy hawks, championing US military interventions from the Balkans and Ukraine to the Middle East.
When McCain ran for president in 2008, a recording emerged of him singing “Bomb, bomb Iran” to a tune of a 1960s pop song. Earlier this month, he accused Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) of “working for Vladimir Putin,” for expressing reservations about NATO’s expansion to Montenegro. Most recently, he called North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a “crazy fat kid.”


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By Jerome Lagunzad
ILAGAN CITY — With still two and a half months away from the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia, celebrated national team runner Trenten Anthony Beram is taking a calculated approach in terms of reaching his peak in what could be his most daunting challenge thus far.
But that didn’t stop Beram from giving his all on Friday night when he outsprinted fellow Fil-Am sensation Eric Shauwn Cray in their first-ever head-to-head showdown for the men’s 200m title in the 2018 Ayala Philippine Athletics Championships at the City of Ilagan Sports Complex here.
Beram, 24, the reigning 200m and 400m titleholder in the Southeast Asian Games, made a quick start then had a sudden burst of speed in the final 500 meters to pull away from Cray, 29, and seven other rivals, including fellow national team standouts Joan Caido and Archand Bagsit, for a winning time of 21.11 seconds.
“He pushes me (to my limit),” said Beram of Cray, once the fastest man in the region who came in at second at 21.79 seconds. “We practice together but this is the first time we competed against each other. And it’s still great to race against him.”
The impressive victory somehow soothed the pain for Beram since he and their fancied team, which included Cray, got disqualified for dropping the baton in the 4x100m relay last Thursday night.
But the University of Connecticut star admitted he’s keeping his focus on the bigger picture — the Asian meet set from Aug. 18 to Sept. 2 in Jakarta and Palembang, Indoensia where he will try to surpass the current national record of 20.84 seconds which he posted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
“If I run faster than that, I got a good chance of medalling (in the 200m),” said Beram. “My PR (personal record) in the 400m meanwhile is not even close. So I really need to train even harder. Who knows? I might have a strong performance.”
To achieve such, Beram said “I’m still undecided, but most probably, I’ll be here” to train with his fellow national team bets in Vermosa by Ayala Land in Cavite for Asiad.


Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius tendered his resignation on Wednesday, saying that efforts for reforms were blocked.
Abromavicius wrote in his resignation letter, which needs to be approved by the parliament on Thursday, that Ukraine's leadership lacks the political will to enact much-needed changes and has routinely obstructed reforms.
"The reason [of resignation] is the sharp escalation in efforts to block systemic and important reforms," he told reporters.
The resignation laid bare the divisions in pro-Western government, as it came in the midst of growing parliamentary displeasure with the President Petro Poroshenko's cabinet and infighting between political interests tied to powerful business tycoons.
Abromavicius alleged that unnamed powerful figures were "trying to establish control over financial resources -- first and foremost those of the Naftogaz [-state oil and energy company-] and the defence industry."
"I and my team are not ready to provide cover for the restoration of old -and the creation of new schemes [built] in the interests of particular political and business players."
Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, a former ally of the president during the breaking away from Russia, said that political forces were seeking to discredit his government.
"All this fuss ..., is created with one aim: to redistribute (revenue) streams and seize power," he said in a government meeting.
"This resignation situation - it's running from the field of battle, whereas we need to fight," he said.
When Abromavicius came to office 14 months ago, he advocated deregulation and large-scale privatisation to attract foreign investment.
Concorde Capital, Ukraine based investment company economist Oleksandr Parashchiy said that "Abromavicius' announcement is a worrying signal for foreign investors."
Ukraine, suffering from grafts since its independence in 1991, was ranked 130 out of 168 countries in 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by Transparency International.


New York gubernatorial election, 2014
|Elections in New York|
The 2014 New York gubernatorial election will take place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo is running for re-election to a second term in office, though incumbent Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy is not seeking re-election. Primary elections will be held on September 9, 2014.
- 1 Background
- 2 Lieutenant Governor election
- 3 Democratic primary
- 4 Republican primary
- 5 Major third parties
- 6 Minor third parties
- 7 General election
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Democrat Andrew Cuomo, the Attorney General of New York, was elected Governor in 2010, defeating Republican businessman Carl Paladino by a nearly 2 to 1 margin, 63% to 33%. Cuomo succeeded retiring Democratic Governor David Paterson.
Republicans do not believe Cuomo is vulnerable, calling him a "shoo-in for re-election", citing his high popularity and large campaign warchest, which stood at $33 million in January 2014. By contrast, Cuomo spent $28 million in the entire 2010 campaign. This belief is echoed by the prediction of The Cook Political Report, Daily Kos Elections, Governing, RealClearPolitics, The Rothenberg Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball, all of whom rate the election as "Safe Democratic".
It is believed that the Republicans will nominate someone who is not up for re-election in 2014 and so doesn't have to give up their office to run, who would use the campaign to raise their profile for a future run at statewide office. Rob Astorino, the Westchester County Executive and the only significant Republican to enter the race as of May 2014, is not up for re-election until 2017.
Progressive minor parties see an opportunity to make headway in the state due to Cuomo's relatively conservative stances on taxes and spending. A poll commissioned by businessman and progressive political activist Bill Samuels in March 2014 indicated that even an unknown left-wing third-party challenger on the Working Families Party line could garner between 6% and 13% of the vote without threatening Cuomo's chances of winning re-election. A later poll by the Siena Research Institute taken of 772 registered voters from April 12–17, 2014, with a margin of error of ± 3.5%, found Cuomo taking 39% to Republican candidate Rob Astorino's 24% and an unnamed Working Families Party candidate also at 24%. A Quinnipiac poll conducted in May 2014 produced a similar result to Siena's, with Cuomo at 37%, Astorino at 24% and the third party candidate at 22%. The Working Families Party nonetheless cross-endorsed Cuomo in a bitterly contested convention vote, leaving Howie Hawkins of the Green Party as the sole progressive challenger assured of a place on the ballot.
Lieutenant Governor election
In New York, gubernatorial candidates frequently designate candidates for Lieutenant Governor as their running mates, but separate primaries are held, with the winners running together on the same ticket in the general election.
In May 2014, after widespread speculation, Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy confirmed that he would not run for a second term, expressing a desire to return to his home city of Rochester. Byron Brown, the Mayor of Buffalo; Kathy Hochul, a former U.S. Representative; Steve Bellone, the current Suffolk County Executive; Kevin Law, the former deputy Suffolk County executive; and Republican Joanie Mahoney, the County Executive of Onondaga County, were considered to be potential replacements. Within the Cuomo administration, potential names included Matt Driscoll, the former Mayor of Syracuse; RoAnn Destito, a former Assemblywoman; and Cesar A. Perales, the Secretary of State of New York. Hochul was revealed as the nominee during the state Democratic convention on May 21, 2014.
On the Republican side, Assemblywoman Jane Corwin and Nicole Malliotakis both declined overtures to be that party's lieutenant governor nominee, as did Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen M. Jimino and former Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys and former United States Attorney for the Western District of New York Michael A. Battle. On May 13, Astorino announced Chemung County Sheriff Christopher Moss as his running mate.
- Andrew Cuomo, incumbent Governor
- Zephyr Teachout, Professor of Law at Fordham University
- Randy Credico, comedian, activist, Libertarian nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and Tax Wall Street nominee for Mayor of New York City in 2013
- No known running mate
- Rob Astorino, Westchester County Executive
- John Catsimatidis, businessman and candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2013
- Chris Collins, U.S. Representative and former Erie County Executive
- Edward F. Cox, lawyer, Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006
- Greg Edwards, Chautauqua County Executive and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 2010
- Chris Gibson, U.S. Representative
- Christopher Jacobs, Erie County Clerk and former Secretary of State of New York
- Carl Paladino, Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education member and nominee for Governor in 2010
- Donald Trump, business magnate and television personality
The following candidates had previously been mentioned as potential gubernatorial candidates without explicitly declining, but did not enter the race by the time of the state Republican convention in 2014.
- Vito Fossella, former U.S. Representative
- Steven McLaughlin, State Assemblyman
- Marcus Molinaro, Dutchess County Executive
- Harry Wilson, businessman and nominee for New York State Comptroller in 2010
Major third parties
Although the Conservative Party traditionally cross-endorses Republicans in most races, it has occasionally broken rank and nominated its own candidates. In gubernatorial elections, this most recently happened in 1990 when the party nominated Herbert London ahead of Republican nominee Pierre Andrew Rinfret. Incumbent Democratic Governor Mario Cuomo was re-elected with 53% of the vote and Rinfret only narrowly beat London, by 21% to 20%.
Conservative Party chairman Michael R. Long endorsed Rob Astorino in February 2014. Carl Paladino, currently a Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education member and the Republican nominee for Governor in 2010, had originally stated he would seek the Conservative Party line if the Republicans nominate Rob Astorino, but by March 2014 had withdrawn from any potential race and has stated he would (lukewarmly) support Astorino if Donald Trump were not to run.
- Rob Astorino, Republican nominee
- Howie Hawkins, labor activist and Green Party nominee for Governor in 2010
- Running mate: Brian Jones, teacher from New York City
The Independence Party of New York, which traditionally cross-endorses the candidate most likely to get them the most votes, was expected to nominate incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo as it did in 2010. Republican Rob Astorino refused the line, and several members of the Democratic Party called on Cuomo to do the same.
Despite the controversy, Cuomo accepted the nomination on May 22, 2014.
- Andrew Cuomo, incumbent Governor
The Working Families Party traditionally cross-endorses Democrats, but many of its members (most of which are labor unions) have expressed reservations over endorsing incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo as they did in 2010.
The WFP convention, held on May 31, chose Cuomo over professor Zephyr Teachout by a 59%–41% margin in a contentious floor vote. Cuomo's supporters negotiated an agreement in which the governor would support the party agenda in exchange for their vote, expressly attempting to keep the party line solely as a second line for the Democrats; this agreement was met with widespread and vocal skepticism from Teachout's supporters, who insisted the WFP hold to its principles and that Cuomo could not be trusted to hold up to his end of the bargain.
- Andrew Cuomo, incumbent Governor
- Howie Hawkins, presumptive Green Party nominee
- Zephyr Teachout, law professor at Fordham University
- Diane Ravitch, former Assistant Secretary of Education
- Bill Samuels, activist. Samuels instead announced his intent to pursue the lieutenant governor line in the Democratic primary, a position he also considered pursuing in 2010. Samuels dropped out of the race after Teachout lost the WFP nomination to Cuomo, thus implying that Samuels was planning to be Teachout's running mate.
Minor third parties
Any candidate not among the six qualified New York parties (Democratic, Republican, Conservative, Green, Independence and Working Families) must petition their way onto the ballot; they do not face primary elections. Independent nominating petitions began collecting signatures on July 8 and are due to the state by August 19.
The Constitution Party of New York will attempt to make its first ballot appearance in the state. The party aborted its previous attempt in 2010, which would have been led by Jan Johnson.
- Donna Mulvihill, homeschooling advocate and resident of Honeoye Lake
- Michael McDermott, real estate broker and nominee for New York's 3rd congressional district in 2012
- Richard Cooper, resident of Westbury
- Randy Credico
- Nathan Lebron, information technology specialist and perennial candidate
- Kristin M. Davis, former madam and Anti-Prohibition Party nominee for Governor in 2010
- Bill Schmidt
The Socialist Workers Party ran a candidate in the 2010 election (Daniel Fein) but did not attempt to put him on the ballot, instead waging a write-in candidacy. It has not indicated whether or not their 2014 nominee, John Studer, will petition for ballot access.
- John Studer
Stop Common Core
The "Stop Common Core Party" is a single-issue ballot line conceived by Republican nominee Rob Astorino, designed specifically to take advantage of New York's electoral fusion laws allowing candidates to combine their votes from multiple ballot lines.
|Marist||June 23–July 1, 2014||833||± 3.4%||59%||24%||6%||1%||11%|
|Siena||June 8–12, 2014||835||± 3.4%||57%||21%||4%||1%||16%|
|Quinnipiac||May 14–19, 2014||1,129||± 2.9%||57%||28%||—||2%||14%|
|Siena||April 12–17, 2014||772||± 3.5%||58%||28%||—||—||14%|
|Siena||March 16–20, 2014||813||± 3.4%||61%||26%||—||—||13%|
|Marist||February 28–March 3, 2014||658||± 3.8%||65%||25%||—||—||10%|
|Quinnipiac||February 6–10, 2014||1,488||± 2.5%||58%||24%||—||2%||16%|
|Siena||January 12–16, 2014||808||± 3.4%||67%||19%||—||3%||11%|
|Quinnipiac||November 20–24, 2013||1,337||± 2.7%||56%||25%||—||2%||17%|
|Marist||November 18–20, 2013||675||± 3.8%||65%||23%||—||—||12%|
|Siena||November 11–14, 2013||806||± 3.5%||63%||24%||—||—||13%|
|Marist||November 18–20, 2013||675||± 3.8%||64%||24%||—||12%|
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Though boasting an average age of only 22, SCALE THE SUMMIT has already cemented its position as a band pushing heavy progressive and prog metal into new directions. Formed in 2004, this instrumental quartet established its base in Houston, Texas, where it recorded Monuments, its self-released debut. The album garnered international attention with magazines like Kerrang, Rock Sound and Amp heaping praise upon the band.
This growing recognition led to SCALE THE SUMMIT signing with Prosthetic Records in 2008. Its second album, Carving Desert Canyons, was considered to be one of the most anticipated "heavy" releases of 2009 and was lauded for the uniqueness of it's music, the maturity of the writing and the amazing skill of it's execution. Shortly after the album's release, SCALE THE SUMMIT was invited to participate in Dream Theater's annual Progressive Nation summer tour where the band continued to garner new fans on a nightly basis. Often compared to bands like Liquid Tension Experiment, Cynic, Planet X, King Crimson, Spaced Out and Canvas Solaris, ProgDay is very pleased to bring the cutting-edge music of SCALE THE SUMMIT to Storybook Farm.
SCALE THE SUMMIT is joined by Flash, The Muffins, Mars Hollow, Half Past Four, Shadow Circus and Mahogany Frog at ProgDay 2010. ProgDay is the longest running progressive rock festival in the world. The 16th edition will take place on Saturday, September 4, and Sunday, September 5, at Storybook Farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. For more information, and to hear music from this year's bands, please visit us at www.progday.net. One more band to be announced!


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Bardot Isa Lace Dress
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala state government abandons Rs 10,475 crore central scheme for Smart Meter Project under pressure from Left Organizations and CPI(M) Central Leadership.
Apart from the sanctioned Rs 8,206 crore for the smart meter scheme, the Centre was also set to allocate Rs 2,269 crore for a scheme aimed at reducing power supply losses, bringing the total to Rs 10,475 crores. The scheme also included a non-repayable amount of Rs 2,000 crore along with a central grant. Unfortunately, political interference and pressure have resulted in Kerala losing this significant project. As a consequence, it is expected that Kerala will soon notify the Union Power Ministry regarding its decision to abandon the project.
Instead of an electro-mechanical meter that records the amount of electricity used, a smart meter is a digital metering device that can be used to recharge and control electricity by sitting at the KSEB office in a manner similar to recharging a mobile phone SIM card. The Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, a central government initiative, integrates prepaid smart meters and aims to minimize electricity supply losses. The scheme has received a total sanction of 3,03,758 crores for its nationwide implementation. The project is anticipated to be finalized by the end of the financial year 2025-26.
In 2019, the KSEB initiated the smart meter scheme, intending to carry out a trial run in Kesavadasapuram, Thiruvananthapuram. A tender was issued for this purpose, but the project encountered difficulties as the quoted amount by the company was higher than expected. Subsequently, a committee chaired by the Chief Secretary presented the Rs 10,475 crore project to the Union Ministry of Energy. The Center explicitly stated that the selected company responsible for implementing the project must complete it within 27 months and then hand over the meters to KSEB only after successful commissioning and maintenance.
Left organizations and the central CPI(M) leadership have alleged that the power sector is being privatized. As a consequence, the tender process for installing 36 lakh smart meters in the initial phase has been obstructed by these groups. As a result of this, the government could not make the anticipated progress within the designated time frame, resulting in the majority of the advanced funds having to be returned. The state government thus wasted 67 crores due to yielding to the opposition and demands of the left organizations.


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When someone passes away, it is an extremely emotional time for many. Unfortunately, some may take this period in which others are mourning to air out their grievances over the terms of their inheritance, which can lead to serious familial conflict. If you want to avoid this upon your passing, planning your estate with the assistance of a Nassau County estate planning lawyer can help you reduce the risk of fighting. Keep reading to learn how estate planning can help.
What Common Issues Arise Over Inheritances?
Many issues arise over the idea of “fairness” in an inheritance. For example, if you have four children, you may decide to split your assets between the four of them equally. However, if one child is much more successful, your other three may think it’s unfair that they receive the same portion. Similarly, if over the course of your lifetime, you spend a considerable amount of assets on one child, such as paying for their wedding or college education, the others may not think it’s fair that they receive equal amounts.
Another issue that may arise happens when the owner of an estate becomes incapacitated. Unfortunately, if the owner of the estate does not have a living will, those around them may argue over who should assume control of their assets.
Finally, there may be issues regarding who you appoint as your estate executor, fund trustee, or power of attorney. If the person cannot handle the responsibility or uses their position for personal gain, it can create serious conflict within your family.
What Can I Do to Avoid Familial Conflict?
If you’re looking to avoid familial conflict over your estate upon your passing, there are some things you can do to reduce the risks.
In the event that one child is considerably more successful than the others, you may want to consider adjusting how much each child will receive from your inheritance. While this is not always necessary, in some instances, you can modify how much each child receives to make your plan more fair.
When appointing someone to an important role, like the executor of your state or your trustee, it’s essential to make this decision carefully. Unfortunately, if you pass away without a will, the courts will appoint an executor for you. As such, doing so before your passing is essential, as it allows you to know you chose someone responsible who can handle the duties. Be sure to pick someone fair and honest.
If you’re worried about becoming incapacitated, planning a living trust can reduce the conflict associated with this issue, as the person you appoint will oversee your estate. This reduces fighting and the potential for legal battles.
As you can see, there are many concerns surrounding planning an estate. As such, it’s in your best interest to enlist the assistance of an experienced attorney to help you through this complex process. At Barrows Levy, our dedicated legal team will do everything possible to help ensure your wishes are met. Contact us today to learn how we can assist you through these challenging times.


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The board of directors of the Pasadena Chamber Orchestra has been unsuccessful in its efforts to raise enough funds for a 1987-88 season, said Raymond Stults, who had been hired as a full-time consultant to help the ensemble get back on its fiscal feet. There now appears to be little chance that the orchestra will be revived in the immediate future.
Last September the board abruptly cancelled the 1986-87 season after its founder and conductor, Robert Duerr, announced plans to step down as music director to pursue other interests.
Since Duerr had been credited with almost single-handedly raising the funds to keep the group going, many board members were opposed to any effort to continue the orchestra without him.
However, half of the 28-member board wanted to try to revive the acclaimed orchestra with a season that would feature guest conductors. Board members were able to raise enough money to pay off all debts but decided last week not to stage a concert season.

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Tackling the Netherlands agriculture industry’s growing nitrogen emissions crisis
The increased focus on climate change, pollution and pressure on resources is not unique to one part of the world. However, one aspect of the discussions in the Netherlands is that of nitrogen emissions. In general, nitrogen emissions destroy flora and fauna, pollute the air, and have become a huge concern in combatting climate change. With the issue being a global one, countries must come together to resolve it, which is why treaties such as the Nitrogen Oxide Protocol were developed. As a result, the Dutch government brought in a strict policy to rapidly reduce emissions. Now, it seems that this legalised policy was much too optimistic in the realisation of the set goals, considering other economic issues and societal welfare.
The Dutch Supreme Court ruled back in December 2019 that the government was obligated to uphold its own policies about reducing nitrogen emissions. In these policies, the Dutch government aims to reduce emissions by a minimum of 25% compared to those in 1990, which is used as a frame of reference in global nitrogen emissions. Since current reductions are set at around 15%, the likelihood of success looks slim.
At this point in time the Dutch government proposes strong measures to be executed, but these have been somewhat relaxed due to the impact of COVID-19. Dutch senators have approved of multiple necessary measures to reduce emissions, as well as ground contamination. These measures have consequences for construction projects, livestock and the improvement and restoration of the nature sites known as Natura 2000.
Next to lowering the speed limit (which has already been introduced during the day) and creating nitrogen limits for events, the government is trying to further reduce the emissions from livestock. After proposing a cut in livestock by half, farmers went on strike several times. In response, senators approved three other motions. One of these motions was asking the cabinet to be more forthcoming and open on their nitrogen calculation models.
Choices for the future
The government has announced they will make 350 million Euros available to buy out agriculture businesses. During the COVID-19 crisis, understandably conversations around this topic died down. But it is still relevant to note because the cabinet still intends to take measures, in fact it has proposed that the amount will be raised significantly.
Next to this there will be an additional 172 million euros made available to enhance stables in such a way that they will reduce emissions. All measures do not mean that the government will buy out all farms in the Netherlands, but it provides, so it has said, older generations with an exit strategy. Next to forming funds, the government has planned to help farmers by providing advisors who can help guide agriculture businesses through the next steps. It is expected that these advisors and other measures will be funded by granting subsidies for qualifying agriculture businesses. Also, general impulses will be given by means of tax benefits on innovation.
This leaves farmers with significant choices to make in times of economic uncertainty. Should they update their stables with the available funds, or is the buy-out a better solution? And if farmers will need to make these choices, other entrepreneurs will need to adjust as well. Since less farmers might result in a more restrictive market and less availability of products.
While the future may still be uncertain, what is clear is that the introduction of this new policy does present opportunities for agricultural businesses. To make any significant change in emissions, more emphasis needs to be placed on what is farmed – not just how. With the continued focus on building sustainability into food production, and digital transformation as whole increasing, the industry can now take the opportunity to use innovation to pivot and thrive for times ahead.


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Biological cortical neurons are remarkably sophisticated computational devices, temporally integrating their vast synaptic input over an intricate dendritic tree, subject to complex, nonlinearly interacting internal biological processes.
With the aim to explore the computational implications of leaky memory units and nonlinear dendritic processing, we introduce the Expressive Leaky Memory (ELM) neuron model, a biologically inspired phenomenological model of a cortical neuron. Remarkably, by exploiting a few such slowly decaying memory-like hidden states and two-layered nonlinear integration of synaptic input, our ELM neuron can accurately match the aforementioned input-output relationship with under ten-thousand trainable parameters.
We evaluate the model on various tasks with demanding temporal structures, including the Long Range Arena (LRA) datasets, as well as a novel neuromorphic dataset based on the Spiking Heidelberg Digits dataset (SHD-Adding). The ELM neuron reliably outperforms the classic Transformer or Chrono-LSTM architectures on these tasks, even solving the Pathfinder-X task with over 70% accuracy (16k context length).


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Growing up in the Southland, I have taken several things from my childhood for granted that may seem strange and foreign to people just a few hundred miles to the north or west. I was astonied the first time I ever traveled to New York State and asked for a sweet tea and the young waitress gave me a puzzled look as though I had asked for some strange oddity. It seems not everyone shares our affinity for all things sweet!
Being from the South, just about everyone I know drinks “sweeeeet teeeee” year round — and typically the more sugar contained in said drink, the better.
As I stare out my window onto the snow covered back porch, there’s a part deep inside me that simply cannot wait until warmer weather comes — once it does, I have no doubt that I will be setting returning home from work in the evening to discover a large pickle jar containing a fresh batch of sun tea… requiring only a few cups of sugar and ice cubes.
Folks in the South have had a relationship with tea that dates back to the George Washington Administration. During this time, wealthy plantation owners imported green tea plants and grew them near Charleston, South Carolina.
Today, most historians agree that the State of South Carolina is the only US State to have ever grown tea commercially.
In the years ahead, its exotic nature made tea a rare delicacy reserved largely for the wealthy and its popularity in the South among the most formal gentry became well documented throughout the 1800s. Often, elaborate green tea “punch parties” were held in southern cities such as Charleston and Savannah. These tea punches were often heavily spiked with liquor and in many cases evolved into annual events of revelry.
In the years ahead, it was common for tea in the South to be served at room temperature and laced with various alcohols.
The first sweet tea recipe was not published until 1879 when it appeared in a community cookbook in Virginia. The recipe called for green tea, since nearly all tea consumed during this period was green tea. The text advocates that in order to make tea more appealing to the tastes, “a squeeze of lemon” should be added, writing that lemon “will make this delicious and healthful, as it will correct the astringent tendency.”
As sugar became more readily available to common people, more and more southerners began seasoning their tea with sugars rather than alcohol.
This transition was excelled in 1920 when an amendment to the United States Constitution banned the sell of alcoholic beverages in the nation. In the South, where it had been common for individuals to spike their tea for nearly a century, people began seeking alternatives to beer, wine and liquor and sugar in their tea filled this void for many.
By the time Prohibition ended in 1933, Americans in the South had discovered that their tea actually tasted better free from alcohol and continued the practice even when it became legal to go back to their old ways.
The final change to Southerners’ love affair with sweet tea came the moment the first Japanese torpedo entered the bay at Pearl Harbor.
The following day, on Dec. 8, 1941, the United States Congress declared war on the Empire of Japan and immediately nearly all green tea imports ceased. The overwhelming majority of green tea producing regions were either directly under Japanese control at the time or German and Japanese submarines patrolling the areas made their safe transport impossible.
In response, Americans were forced to purchase an item they had once considered inferior, black tea. Black tea was grown in in British-controlled India and grew in popularity as an acceptable substitute throughout the war.
Americans came out of World War II with far bigger items to contemplate than why they had switched from green tea to black tea a handful of years earlier. Tasked with rebuilding the planet, thwarting a third World War and retooling an entire wartime economy, the nation gave little thought as to the color of their tea and in the years ahead, approximately 99% of Americans were drinking black tea.
With the Baby Boom in full swing many southern families found tea to be an affordable mealtime drink that was both sweet and caffeinated, but a fraction of the price of Coca-Colas and other sodas.
Today, tea seasoned with sugar is largely a southern delicacy and though many northern restaurants are beginning to offer “sweet tea” these drinks are often sweetened with raspberries or other natural sweeteners.
In 2003, supposedly as an April Fool’s joke, the Georgia House introduced a bill making it a “…misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature” for a restaurant to not sell sweet tea. The bill never went to a vote.
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Archive » February 14, 2008
HDTV: ONE YEAR TO GO
By Staff Report
HDTV: one year to go
“Televisionados” — people who like to watch television — are just a year away from the biggest change since the advent of color broadcasting in the mid-1950s.
On Feb. 17, 2009, all broadcasters must complete the changeover from analog to digital broadcasting, which not only involves a change in technology but also a change in channel frequency assignments — changes that will render many television sets obsolete.
Beginning next week, broadcasters will begin speaking to local communities at planned engagements in all 50 states and will answer questions from consumers about the digital television, or DTV, transition.
In California, 40 speakers representing 31 stations are participating in the NAB’s DTV Speakers Bureau.
The community-focused awareness effort boasts nearly 1,000 speakers from nearly 600 television stations across the country.
“We became a quick and very active part of this DTV Speakers Bureau initiative,” said Stan Statham, President and CEO of the California Broadcasters Association. “We quickly discovered that face-to-face contact is a very effective way to tell California viewers exactly what they need to know to never lose their TV signal.”
The DTV Speakers Bureau is the largest grassroots initiative ever orchestrated by the broadcasting industry. To date, the DTV Speakers Bureau has scheduled more than 1,200 speaking engagements and is on target to reach 8,000 audiences before the transition occurs in February 2009. Speaking engagements take place at nursing homes, Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs, Chamber of Commerce assemblies, elementary schools and many other local community venues.
With nearly 17 percent of households — as many as 5 million people — at risk of losing reception in California, informing viewers throughout the state is critical. Over the past few months, the DTV Speakers Bureau in California has been active in speaking to various organizations, including Rotary and Kiwanis clubs in San Francisco, Bakersfield, Orange County, San Diego, and Fresno, and has reached out to senior homes all over the state.
To learn more about the NAB’s DTV consumer education efforts, including the DTV Speakers Bureau, visit www.dtvanswers.com. Anyone interested in having a member of NAB’s DTV Speakers Bureau address their organization should contact Katherine Mitchell at (202) 232-6601 or firstname.lastname@example.org.