On Monday July 18, the City Council awarded a contract for the 2011 Chip Seal Program to Doolittle Construction for $246,156.
The 2011 project provides for the treatment of streets along 212th Street SW between the Interurban Trail and 52nd Avenue W, 216th Street SW between the Interurban Trail and 66th Avenue W, and 244th Street SW between 56th Avenue and Cedar Way. The existing roadway pavement on these heavily traveled routes is worn and deteriorated and in need of repair and resurfacing.
Two of the routes (212th and 244th) straddle the boundary between Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood and Lake Forest Park respectively, so the project was designed as a joint jurisdiction project.
The City of Mountlake Terrace is taking the lead role in the project and will be reimbursed approximately $90,000 for the costs incurred to resurface the portions of 212th and 244th that are within Lynnwood and Lake Forest Park. The net project cost for Mountlake Terrace is approximately $156,000.
The chip seal work consists of applying crushed rock to a liquid asphalt layer that is applied to the existing road surface. After compaction, a coat of diluted emulsion “fog seal” is sprayed on to the surface to bind the aggregate, providing a finished surface.
The 2011 Chip Seal Project is scheduled to begin in August.
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Strong economies hinge upon youth having the skills they need to secure meaningful, well-paid work. Our programs help young people succeed in jobs, entrepreneurship, and ongoing career learning. We build our programs to better connect young people with mentors, training providers, and employers.
In the United States, we engage educators and business leaders in providing academically rigorous, work-based learning—career and technical, high school, and post-secondary—that leads to meaningful careers. Around the world, we emphasize soft skills as a means to employment and advancement. We specialize in using technology tools to enrich training for youth and instructors and to make job seeking easier.
Read "Opening the Door to the Future" to learn more about EDC's work to support youth and workforce development.
4 Ways to Strengthen Youth Programs in Conflict and Crisis Areas
Building youth programs in unstable regions can be challenging. Here are four ideas for practitioners.
A Success Story in Senegal
Meet Adama Diedhiou, a participant in EDC’s workforce development program in Senegal.
On the Path to Self-Reliance
EDC’s workforce development efforts in Rwanda are helping young people build the skills for work.
Crisis, Conflict, and Resilience
In times of crisis or conflict, some communities struggle while others pull together. It’s all about resilience.
Stories of Hope on International Women’s Day
Around the world, women are leading efforts to make life better for themselves, their families, and their communities.
A Brighter Future in Rwanda
In this video, one young program participant describes how a training program has changed her life.
A participatory research with youth and communities in Southern Philippines
This report details the key accomplishments and highlights of the USAID Mali Out-of-School Youth Project (PAJE- Nièta).
This factsheet describes the development and implementation of the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC), which was included as part of the Akazi Kanoze 2 (AK2) Project, a youth work-readiness program
Report highlights the achievements to date and future plans of the APTE Project.
EDC’s Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment (SKYE) project in Guyana administered a coaching survey to more than 300 project training graduates. The purposes of the survey were to assess how helpful the coaches were for youth and which aspects of the coaching were most useful for youth when looking for a job, entering the workforce, or starting their own business.
EDC’s Work Ready Now (WRN) delivers effective work readiness preparation to youth around the world. Based on international standards, WRN helps young people in emerging economies develop the soft skills and work readiness skills needed to succeed in earning a living.
This brief describes the importance of expanding access to computer science (CS) learning and details EDC’s work to ensure all students have high-quality CS educations.
The findings from this research seek to identify opportunities and constraints for employment and self-employment for Liberian youth.
EDC conducted a study to examine employment outcomes and employer satisfaction levels for a cohort of youth who had graduated from the USAID-funded Akazi Kanoze program, an EDC workforce development initiative in Rwanda.
This report explores Massachusetts’ progress toward achieving equity in computer science (CS) education.

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Having just dropped his new digital single via LA imprint Body High, New Orleans tunesmith Jim-E Stack is treated to a remix of "Bubble Boy" from fellow Body High cohort Myrryrs. The flashy production lifts the vocal sample and a bit of the synth melody from Jim-E Stack's original tune, but considerably cuts the tempo down, making for a slow-grooving and punchy dancefloor burner. (via Dummy)
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There's a discussion on a Facebook group I am a member of about how the cost of meat this year seems to be higher than ever. Various options have been given as to where you can buy the cheapest turkey or other meats. One person said they saw a bird (she wasn't sure what) on sale for 61€ whilst another lady said she was really pleased to have bought a supermarket turkey for 18€.
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This is a real life healing miracle.
Denille Chrissluis was a healthy 38-year-old woman with 5-year-old twin boys. Then one day, everything came crashing down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. And it went from bad to worse – stage 2 to a devastating stage 4 diagnosis.
Her doctors gave her a death sentence. According to them, she would never survive.
So how is she 100% cancer-free today?
In this video, you’ll discover each step of her journey, why she gave up on conventional treatments, and the amazing story of her message from God about what to do.
Next, you’ll find out which holistic health doctor healed Denille’s cancer and her mind-blowing results… in only 2 weeks of her all-natural breast cancer treatment! And, on top of that, she tells the stories of healing miracles she witnessed in other patients with cancer at the same center where she was treated.
And they can work for you and your loved ones too. Watch this breast cancer survivor video now – you don’t want to miss this real life healing miracle.

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What’s Really Going On With Kristin Cavallari And Jay Cutler?
Since calling it quits, Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler have seemingly put up a united front, proving that even though they are going their separate ways, the two are still dedicated parents to their three kids. The “Very Cavallari” alum and the former Chicago Bears quarterback announced their split in April 2020, revealing they came “to a loving conclusion to get a divorce” after a decade together.
“We have nothing but love and respect for one another and are deeply grateful for the years shared, memories made, and the children we are so proud of,” Kristin wrote on Instagram at the time.” This is just the situation of two people growing apart. We ask everyone to respect our privacy as we navigate this difficult time within our family.”
Kristin and Jay — who wed in June 2013 — share joint custody of their three kids, sons Camden, Jaxon, and daughter Saylor. The outlet reported the ex NFL player and the Uncommon James owner became “joint custodians and joint decision makers” for their children in May 2020. Despite the split, the pair has proved they are willing to co-parent their children as amicably as possible.
On Mother’s Day 2021, Jay uploaded a photo of Kristin and their youngsters writing, “Some kids have all the luck. Happy Mother’s Day.” But while it seems like the ex-lovers are on cordial terms, there might be more happening behind-the-scenes. Keep scrolling for an update on what’s really going on between Kristin and Jay.
Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler's divorce is being stalled over finances
Kristin Cavallari and her former husband, Jay Cutler, have yet to finalize their divorce, and according to a new update, it’s because the Cuts businessman is looking for his stake in Kristin’s Uncommon James brand. A source told People that Jay is “fighting for half” of the “Laguna Beach” alum’s beauty, jewelry, and apparel company.
TMZ, which was first to reveal the news on May 29, reported Jay is “seeking 50%” of Uncommon James. Because the dad of three was married to the former “Hills” star at the time she founded the brand, he believes he’s entitled to half of the stake. However, a TMZ source stated Kristin is pushing to retain full ownership, claiming Jay didn’t invest any of his own money into the company.
While neither Kristin nor Jay have yet to publicly confirm the speculation, knowing these two, they’ll likely put their differences aside for their three children. During a conversation with People in April 2021, Kristin seemed optimistic about the future, telling the outlet that despite all the “really sad moments” she experienced, 2020 was “one of the best years of my life.”
“It’s so interesting because I feel like 2020 was one of [the] craziest years of my life,” the TV personality said. “But ultimately, I’m really in a good place right now. And I’m feeling just that peace in my life.”
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PATH Pneumococcal Vaccine Study
Help VEC researchers evaluate a new vaccine to protect against 25 strains of streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria!
Why are we doing this study?
Researchers at the VEC and the University of British Columbia will help to evaluate a new vaccine to protect against 25 strains of streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. There is a vaccine approved in Canada that protects against the diseases caused by 20 types of SP. However, there are many types of SP responsible for diseases not covered by this vaccine.
PATH Pneumococcal Vaccine Study participants will be randomly assigned to receive a new vaccine called IVT PCV-25 (a vaccine against 25 types of pneumococcus) or Prevnar 20™ (an approved pneumococcal vaccine used in Canada to help protect against 20 types of streptococcus pneumoniae). Participation will involve four visits at the VEC and one phone call during a period of six months. The total time commitment of the study is about 3.5 to 4.5 hours. We will perform a screening (general health and medical history check) at the first visit and provide the vaccine at the second visit, and we will collect a blood sample and ask questions about your health at all visits.


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Forget about Brandy’s performance of ‘Almost Doesn’t Count’ at the House of Blues because she has something even more interesting for us to enjoy. During her appearance on ‘Access Hollywood’, the exotic diva shared exclusive footage of her rehearsals for her new video, ‘Put it Down’.
Featuring Chris Brown, ‘Put it Down’ is the lead offering from Brandy’s upcoming ‘Two Eleven’ album. The video for the song was choreographed by the legendary Frank Gatson, who is known for his work with Beyonce and Destiny’s Child.
Watch Brandy rehearse for ‘Put it Down’ via ‘Access Hollywood’, following a short discussion about Whitney Houston’s untimely passing, below:


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Every time I read the play Hamlet, I can’t help but question the relationship between Hamlet and Horatio. The term bromance has been used to describe other relationships between men in the plays we have studied so far, but to me this relationship seems to go deeper than that. This deeper relationship also seems to be more one sided with Horatio’s feelings and devotion not being reciprocated by Hamlet.
In the opening acts of the play Horatio says “Do you consent we shall acquaint him with it, As needful in our loves, fitting our duty?” (1.1.153). The word love is used many times while Horatio is talking about Hamlet. I know that I love my friends, and I might even say it to them, but it’s not just the words that Horatio speaks that makes me question, it is his actions as well. Horatio is devoted to Hamlet, continually at his service ready to serve him. This does not seem like something one does just for a friend, I mean I know that I would not. I am trying to remember that this was written in a different time, but that still does not seem to help.
The exchange between the two men towards the beginning of Act 3 scene 2 seems to bring me back to the questioning. Horatio seems to be using terms of endearment when addressing Hamlet, and Hamlet responds, “Nay, do not think I flatter; For what advancement may I hope from thee That no revenue hast but thy good spirits, To feed and clothe thee? Why should the poor be flattered? No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning” (3.2.49). He continues on to say “Give me that man
That is not passion’s slave, and I will wear him In my heart’s core, ay, in my heart of heart, As I do thee” (3.2.64). To me these are mixed signals, and very confusing about the way that Hamlet feels towards Horatio. It also leads me to question if Hamlet knows that Horatio’s feelings for him are more than just a friend.
I know that there are many things that I would do for my best friends, but there is a point where I draw the line. The things that Horatio does for Hamlet are things that I would do for my significant other, not my friends which leads me back to my questioning.


Leaders from around the world reflect on the announcement by British Prime Minister Tony Blair that he is stepping down.
US PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH
He is a political figure who is capable of thinking over the horizon. He is a long-term thinker.
I have found him to be a man who has kept his word, which sometimes is rare in the political circles I run in. When Tony Blair tells you something - as we say in Texas - you can take it to the bank.
We have got a relationship such that we can have really good discussions. And so we will miss him.
PRESIDENT OF SIERRA LEONE, AHMAD TEJAN KABBAH
I gained that distinct impression - that he was totally committed to Africa, for example, when he said that "Africa is the sore on the global scene" and that unless we deal with it, it will become an incurable sore.
I happen to believe that Mr Blair brought a moral voice to foreign policy issues by government and so on.
US SECRETARY OF STATE, CONDOLEEZZA RICE
The bonds with Prime Minister Blair have been forged through some of the most difficult times, through the time of 9/11, through the time of the attacks on London, through Afghanistan and Iraq and Northern Ireland.
President Bush did not just value Prime Minister Blair's advice, but sought it out. He often said: "I need to know what Tony thinks." On Northern Ireland, President Bush's view was that whatever Tony Blair needs, Tony Blair should have.
FORMER US SECRETARY OF STATE, COLIN POWELL
Prime Minister Blair has had an enormous impact on world politics, and he certainly has had an enormous impact on the special relationship between the United States and Great Britain.
He has been a friend, he has been steadfast in the face of negative public opinion, and in the face of crises he's stood steady. And we could always count on him.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT, JOSE MANUEL BARROSO
Tony Blair has taken Britain from the fringes to the mainstream of the European Union. He has done this by engagement, not by vetoes.
He has brought to Europe energy, engagement and ideas and leaves an impressive legacy including his commitment to enlargement, energy policy, his promotion of action against climate change, and for fighting poverty in Africa.
Above all he has shared in our determination to create an open, reforming and strong Europe. I greatly value our friendship and I wish him success for the future.
ZIMBABWEAN DEPUTY INFORMATION MINISTER, BRIGHT MATONGA
He was the worst thing that ever happened to Africa.
We hope that the children of Iraq and Afghanistan he [Blair] is killing everyday will haunt him for the rest of his life.
We hope he has learnt from his mistakes if he is going to take any ambassadorial role in Africa.
We hope Gordon Brown will have a different approach [towards Zimbabwe], a more humane approach to things than Tony Blair.
ISRAELI VICE PREMIER, SHIMON PERES
Tony Blair was a very unique introduction in the history, or shall I say in the tradition, of British life.
Young, handsome, intelligent, devoted, religious, he came in at a very trying moment.
In Great Britain there is great respect for tradition and yet a new age was born.
On one hand, the Europeanisation of the political relations between Great Britain and Europe, on the other hand, the global economy and then again the special relations between Great Britain and US.
PALESTINIAN INFORMATION MINISTER, MOUSTAFA BARGHOUTI
We hope that the departure of Mr Blair and the coming of a new prime minister will lead to a serious change in British politics - that is less biased to Israel, that is more reasonable in co-operating with the Palestinian side, that would support lifting the embargo on the Palestinian people [...] we hope to see a more independent British policy from that of the US.
Especially on issues related to the Middle East, Mr Blair promised many initiatives, including a promise of an international peace conference, and he never conducted any of them.
JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER, SHINZO ABE
He has achieved great results for the past 10 years.
He won people's support by developing the economy and carrying out education reforms.
MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER, AHMAD BADAWI
I hope [the next British PM] will listen more to some of the demands that are made by leaders of the developing countries, leaders of the Arab world and leaders of the Muslim world about the importance of solving the problems which are now in the Middle East.


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Finding a loyal and charming partner for all times is commonly a problem. In the outdated days, parents from the very birth of a child chosen a worthy match making an allowance for the standing and financial state of affairs of the family. No person requested the young individuals if they favored one another. Fashionable Vietnamese choose a couple for themselves on their own. But the opinion of the father, mother, the group is now taken under consideration when making a closing determination.
Bride from Vietnam can do all housekeeping on her own. Brides may be cooking, cleaning, washing and so forth. However, they don’t seem to be housekeepers. As you have got read before, it is one of the the explanation why Vietnamese mail-order brides go away their native men and search for foreigners. They simply do not want to be housekeepers on their very own. Take into account, they are ready to do it along with their pretty me.
They definitely like courting Individuals. Compared with native Vietnamese men, American guys seem to be the boys ladies can count on. They marry Individuals not because vietnamese wife they wish to get a Inexperienced Card and transfer to the USA. Vietnamese girls appreciate persona traits. The traits of American males go well with them, so girls from Vietnam usually marry American guys.
Folks in Vietnam are identified to be very nicely-mannered, so if you look for a woman who is aware of learn how to handle herself and talk about something with you, welcome to Vietnam. Those who date Vietnamese ladies for the primary time experience a cultural shock, but this feeling passes shortly, and an individual gets used to it. Vietnamese women are shy and calm; furthermore, they by no means behave provocatively. These features arise from the Vietnam setting: this nation is reasonably conventional, and even new generations adhere to conservative views. In general, having such a girlfriend or perhaps a spouse is the greatest fortune for any man.
To discourage divorce in Vietnam, the regulation makes it more durable for divorced women to remarry. This, in flip, encourages Vietnamese women to work arduous at their relationships; you will have to look laborious to find girls extra loyal than Vietnamese brides. Infidelity, particularly in marriage is in opposition to the legislation in Vietnam. Vietnamese brides are actually sensitive. They’re good at instinct, so she is going to acknowledge and distinguish liars from genuine individuals in two clicks.
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For decades, there was a gender imbalance in rural components of South Korea. Younger ladies often head to cities for jobs and marriage, while their male counterparts keep behind to have a tendency their land and fulfill the Confucian expectation that they give the impression of being after their aged parents. Consultants say discriminatory rules, coupled with sexism and racism in society, are to blame, and are pushing for institutional changes to keep up overseas brides protected. On November four, a day after they met — they’ve been married in entrance of her family in Vietnam. The worldwide matchmaking enterprise in Vietnam is far much less flourishing, presumably a bit extra niche than in different international locations. Few that aided by the much much less presumptuous and unabashed technique of Vietnamese mail order brides and likewise you would do by having a small guidance to acknowledge the most effective Vietnamese consort.
Be a gentleman. Maintain the door for them, pay their test in a cafÃ©, make sure they’re snug around you. Vietnamese brides don’t get it from local males typically, so such conduct will make you steal their hearts. Huang, Pengli. 2016b. Youqian jiuyou haonüer—Yuenan xinniang dui tiebu niangjia” xingwei de jieshi (cash makes a good daughter: Vietnamese Brides’ explanations of sending money back to their natal families). Assortment of Ladies’s Research 133 (1): 107-117.
Yes, these ladies are honest and they’re going to show this to you. However, it is going to be extraordinarily hard for them to live with someone who’s so selfish and jealous. Girls from Vietnam are calm, however will never quietly react to some blaming. Please, be tactful to the one that you love girl and she is going to respect you much more. Are you aware what website to choose? Why do opinions matter? And who defines the market of online courting with Vietnamese brides? Find all of the answers on these questions beneath.
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So, you will must verify the anti-rip-off coverage of the website. There have to be an possibility to block and to delete a profile that acts or appears suspiciously. We additionally recommend avoiding the websites that don’t verify the profiles of the brides. Oh, and please, watch out and let frequent sense prevail — if all the women at the website look like supermodels and write you dozens of messages every hour, well, it’s quite suspicious.
A report launched in September by a domestic courting web site, which polled ninety million of its members about their views on marriage, confirmed that sixty eight p.c of single women care in regards to the wealth of their prospective spouses. You can meet a ravishing Vietnamese woman on the following courting web page https://www.rebelbrides.com/asian/vietnamese-brides/. Beneath are 5 the reason why western males should marry a Vietnamese woman. This is not the case in Vietnam the place a woman is predicted to stick by her man in harmful instances in addition to good, by the use of hardship as well as happiness.


Many states across the country are reopening and relaxing stay-at-home orders as we gear up for the summer months. More than half of all states have started to reopen non-essential businesses and commercial locations. Each state government is responsible for making these determinations; the governor and executive branch control dates for reopening and what restrictions will—or will not—be in place.
With the relaxed guidelines, HOAs have their own decisions to make. Should previously restricted amenities and social gathering spaces be reopened? How do we balance resident satisfaction with health and safety risks? And as warmer weather rolls in, many HOAs across the country are wondering, should we reopen the pool?
Fortunately, there is some good news about pools and COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stated that there is no evidence that the virus is spread through water. This assessment includes pools and play areas as well as hot tubs and spas. Particularly since shared water spaces are disinfected with chemicals like chlorine and bromine, the spread of the virus through water is remote. Still, pools have many areas that can still transmit the virus. Bathroom facilities, door handles, and flat surfaces surround the pool, so reopening the pool would increase the risk of virus transmission. The CDC recommends that individuals who go to a community pool should continue to practice social distancing and wash their hands regularly.
To Open or Not to Open?
Determining access to facilities during the pandemic is not always easy. Some locales with high infection rates may remain closed without much resident pushback. Other regions, particularly with a declining number of new cases, face a community eager to get back in the water.
As always, when making a decision that will affect your homeowners, refer to the HOA’s governing documents. Most have emergency or crisis provisions that allow the board to restrict amenity use. Also be sure to consult with legal professionals for any underlying legal issues that may arise. The state government, specifically the governor and the executive branch, have the power to control restrictions for COVID-19. Some state governments have issued specific guidelines through their environmental health agency. Local governments also have the power to enact rules that control social gatherings. Your legal team is best equipped to guide you as local and state governments are frequently changing their rules and restrictions for COVID-19.
In the end, the choice is up to your board and management team. Consider the health and wellbeing of your community while acknowledging the opportunity for residents to engage in outdoor activities. Be aware that making the decision to prioritize community health may result in negative feedback. In a few instances, residents have demanded dues refunds because of pool closures. Again, consult your governing documents and legal team about rules and best practices about association fees.
If your board decides to keep the pool open, here are a few practical tips to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Limit Access. Pools are typically filled with individuals enjoying the sun and the water. During the pandemic, however, it is best to limit the number of people you permit at the pool at any given time. These restrictions will be based on the size of your pool and the surrounding space. Individuals and families should be able to enjoy the pool safely while ensuring a social distancing zone around them at all times.
Increase Supervision. In addition to limiting access to the pool, it is helpful to increase the number of employees who can ensure that participants are adhering to the new rules. Some members need a simple reminder and additional supervision can make that happen sooner than later. Of course, the pandemic has affected the number of available workers, so keep supervision capability in mind when determining how many people can access the facility.
Increased Cleaning. The CDC provides an interim guidance for businesses and employers for disinfecting community facilities. Regular, recorded cleanings should be completely more frequently than normal. Particular areas to focus on are surfaces that are touched the most often like handles of any kind, shared chairs/tables, and locker room and bathroom facilities.
Increase Awareness. Though COVID-19’s impact on our lives is unmistakable, it is always helpful to keep your community informed about why you made the decision you did. Circulating regular email updates or flyers may ease residents’ concerns and reduce the number of inquiries to the board.


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Case continued for teen charged in fatal crash
Fatal crash happened in Oct. 2010
A teenager charged in the death of 19-year-old Thomas McLendon of Oxford had her case continued until late April at Bridgton District Court Monday morning.
Morgan Kesseli, of Paris, was placed under house arrest in September. She was previously incarcerated at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland for a violation of bail conditions.
She is facing six charges, including manslaughter, elevated aggravated assault and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
Kesseli allegedly lost control of the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer she was driving on the night of Oct. 21, 2010, when it crossed the center line of Route 35 in Harrison and crashed into trees. McLendon had been riding in the backseat and was pronounced dead at the scene. Jacob Hill of Waterford was critically injured and airlifted to Central Maine Medical Center. Both Kesseli and a third passenger, Timothy Coffin, also of Waterford, were transported to Bridgton Hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
An investigation by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office found the primary cause of the crash was “excessive speed."
McClendon’s parents have filed a civil, wrongful death lawsuit against Kesseli and her mother, who owned the vehicle Kesseli was driving at the time of the accident.

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Jetsetter, Digital Trends’ weekly column devoted to import gaming and the world of gaming outside the US, is an anthropological pursuit as much as anything else. It’s fun to track how design and audience trends pop up and spread across the globe. It wasn’t that long ago that it was common to see games made in a self-contained market like India, Japan, the U.S., or the U.K. and then stay stubbornly exclusive to that given region. As video games have transformed over the past ten years into a truly global pastime, games and gaming hardware are more and more likely to cross regions.
It’s fascinating to see how video games’ globalization has changed the identity of certain machines. From the start, Sony wanted the PlayStation console to be a worldwide heavyweight, and it became just that thanks to the combined efforts of engineers like Ken Kutaragi and savvy, passionate producers like Brit Phil Harrison (now a head honcho in Microsoft’s Xbox division). For all its international success though, PlayStation has remained a deeply Japanese brand. From the PlayStation to the PS Vita, Sony game consoles have always released in Japan before anywhere else. The PlayStation 4, however, is a different machine for a different era. Which brings us to Jetsetter’s lead story:
Sony delivers “the news you’ve been waiting for” at Japanese PlayStation 4 event.
The PlayStation 4 news has been focused on the United States and Europe first and foremost. From the New York City debut event in February, to E3’s price announcement blow out in LA, to Sony’s US/EU release date announcement at Gamescom in Germany, the West has dominated Sony’s dialogue surrounding the new console. That ends on Sept. 9 when Sony hosts its pre-Tokyo Game Show event in Japan. The company is expected to not only announce the PS4’s Japanese release date, but also reveal a number of new games for the box.
As noted by forum posters at NeoGAF (via The Sixth Axis), a note from Sony delivered via its Chinese social media outlet taunts the company’s fans: ” The news you’ve been waiting for, and the information beyond your expectation will both be revealed officially,” reads an English translation. Is Sony going to finally unveil Fumito Ueda’s mythical The Last Guardian as a PS4 launch title? Probably not. It’s likely just a release date tease, promising that PS4 will still come to Japan in 2013. Still, it’s fun to rev the speculation engine!
Xbox Live game prices drop below PlayStation Network prices in India.
After nearly a decade of annoying players across the planet, Microsoft finally abandoned the dreaded Microsoft Points virtual currency system in 2013. Now people can buy downloadable games at regular old rates in local currency. The shift has had an unusual effect in India though. New downloadable Xbox 360 games are cheaper on Xbox Live than on the PlayStation Network. As noted by MCV, brand new titles are significantly cheaper on Microsoft’s platform. Payday 2, for example is just Rs 1,700 (about $26) on Xbox Live whereas it’s Rs 2,400 (approximately $36) on PlayStation Network. Other brand new big names like Saints Row IV, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, and Dead Island: Riptide are also marked further down after the shift from Microsoft Points. It’s unclear if publishers will allow the new prices to remain in effect after the conversion or if digital prices will be equalized across platforms. In the meantime, Microsoft has an unexpected leg up in India, whose market is typically dominated by Sony.
French developer resurrects The Mysterious Cities of Gold.
Mysterious Cities of Gold, a brief animated series from 1982, was actually a collaboration between French and Japanese animators about a Spanish boy in the 16th century travelling to what is now South America. He went on adventures with Mayan and Incan natives as he searched for his lost father and the titular cities. The show actually aired in the U.S. on Nickelodeon early in the network’s lifespan. Now, France’s Ynnis Interactive is actually bringing Cities of Gold back as a game called The Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths. The game is going to be puzzle-solving adventure akin to Ron Gilbert’s The Cave. Ynnis is raising funds for the game on Kickstarter and it’s already met the goal of $30,000, so the game will hit PC, 3DS, iPhone, and Wii U sometime later this year. Unless the team raises $40K, though, you’ll have to know French to play the game. English and other languages are currently stretch goals.


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Basketball: Oak Harbor boys lose season finale to Monroe
Monroe defeated Oak Harbor 52-43 Thursday on the Bearcats' floor in the season finale for both schools.
The loss dropped the Wildcats' final season record to 5-15 and their Wesco North mark to 4-12. The win put Monroe (5-11, 7-13) in sixth place in the North and pushed Oak Harbor to seventh out of nine teams.
Although Oak Harbor won only five of 20 games, its showed a strong improvement over the struggles of last winter when the Wildcats posted just one win.
Coach Mike Washington Sr. said, "I'm pleased with our season, and I'm pleased with the kids' progress."
He added that the players are eager to get better and most are planning to play in a spring league. He said, "We need to get in the gym and continue to work."
It was Senior Night for host Monroe, and Bearcat senior Preston Love got the party started by drilling two 3-pointers to give his club an early 6-0 lead.
Oak Harbor eventually narrowed the gap to three, 10-7, when Mike Washington Jr. popped in a 3-pointer off an assist from Jay Stout. The Wildcats would never get closer all night, and the Bearcats finished the period on a 7-0 run to go on top 17-7.
From that point the Monroe lead varied between seven and 15 points until Oak Harbor made a run that started deep in the third quarter.
Down 39-24, the Wildcats scored two hoops in the final 10 seconds of the third period on steals and layins by Stout and Washington Jr.
Stout then started the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer; that made it 39-31.
After a Monroe bucket by Cole Parker, Denzel Hardin and Washington Jr. scored to put Oak Harbor within six, 41-35.
Washington was fouled while scoring but failed to hit the following free throw. That was a theme all night as the 'Cats converted just six of 16 foul shots.
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Monroe regrouped and scored twice before Washington sank a 3 to make it 45-38 with 3:07 left.
The Bearcats' Joey Roppo answered Washington's trey with one of his own with 2:05 left to quiet the Wildcats.
Washington, who finished the season as the Wesco North's second leading scorer with an 18-point per game average (Lake Stevens' Shane Kaska averaged 19.9), scored a game high 25. No other Wildcat reached double figures. Stout scored seven points, Stevie Bratt five, Ryan Fakkema three, Hardin two and Colby Anter one.
The 6-6 Parker gave Oak Harbor trouble, dominating inside and hitting jumpers. He finished with 16 points. Monroe point guard Roppo scored 14.


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Dec. 26, 1967 J. A. BLACK STENCIL SCREEN FRAME Filed Feb. 23, 1967 n/I/I 1N VENTOR. /4/766 19. 3146/ United States Patent 3,359,663 STENCIL SCREEN FRAME James A. Black, 13700 Sparta NW., Kent City, Mich. 49330 Filed Feb. 23, 1967, Ser. No. 617,886 1 Claim. (Cl. 38-10291) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A stencil screen frame assembly having elongated, interfitting and interconnected bars and channels forming peripheral screen clamping means, adjustably fitted within and secured to a peripheral rigid channel support, in a manner to stretch and secure a stencil screen over an upwardly projecting planar edge surface of the support.
Background of the invention This invention relates to a ste'ncil screen assembly for stencil printing, and more particularly to a multiple component stencil screen assembly having positive holding, controlled tensioning action on a stencil screen.
Prior art stencil screen frames largely employ a rigid peripheral frame member having a groove in its surface into which the screen periphery is depressed by a rubber ring squeezed into the groove. The amount of tension put on the screen is difiicult to control. Also, the rubber ring sometimes pops out of the groove, allowing the screen to slip and become slack. Both factors constitute significant disadvantages, particularly in trying to maintain accurate registry. Variations of such constructions have similar or other disadvantages.
Summary of the invention It is an object of this invention to provide a stencil screen frame assembly that (a) has positive screen holding action, eliminating possible slippage of the stencil screen, (b) has controlled, adjustable screen tensioning capacity, (0) has a relatively simple structure capable of relatively inexpensive manufacture, and (d) is simple to employ, assemble, and disassemble. Additional objects and advantages will become apparent upon studying the following specification in conjunction with the drawings.
The assembly, briefly, includes a rigid peripheral screen support having a co-planar surface over which the screen is tensioned, and screen periphery positive clamping means secured to the support and adjustable with respect to the support to effect controlled tension over the coplanar surface.
Drawing FIG. 1 is a plan view of the novel stencil screen frame assembly, without the screen attached;
FIG. 2 is a sectional enlarged view of a portion of the apparatus in FIG. 1 taken on plane II-II;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on plane IIIIII of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged perspective view of the portion of the apparatus in FIG. 1.
Detailed description The complete stencil screen frame assembly basically includes a rigid peripheral support frame member 12, and clamping means 14. Clamping means 14 includes a plurality of elongated interfitting channel members 16, and a plurality of elongated bar members 18, with interfitting connectors 20 securing clamping members 16 and 18 together. A plurality of connectors 22 secures the clamping means in an adjustable fashion to support 12.
More specifically, rigid peripheral support member 12,
normally of metal, is a channel shaped member in cross section, including a bottom 12a, and side walls, specifically inner side wall 12b and outer side wall 12c, both integrally connected with bottom 12a. The upper edge portion 12b of peripherally inner side wall 12b and outer side wall 120, both integrally connected with bottom 12a. The upper edge portion 12b of peripherally inner side wall 12b includes a surface area in one plane around member 12 for engaging a stencil screen 26 secured to the frame assembly.
Stencil screen 26 may be made of any of conventionally employed materials, including metal, polymeric materials, or the equivalent, woven in a pattern to have a porous construction. It is provided with a desired pattern by conventional coating techniques, to block out certain areas, and leave certain other areas porous in a desired print pattern. The screen has suflicient flexibility to bend on the assembly.
The height of wall 12b, or expressed in other terms, the depth of the slot or channel in channel member 12 is substantially larger than the height of clamping means 14, so that, by controlla'bly pulling the clamping means downwardly with respect to upper edge 12d, increased tension is provided on screen 26.
The elongated, channel shaped, outer members 16 of clamping means 14, along all peripheral edges of the assembly, have an inner U-shaped configuration matching that of the outer configuration of elongated bar elements 18 which slidably fit there within, with a small space being left between these members to receive the peripheral edge of screen 26. A plurality of fasteners such as threaded studs 20 are threadably interconnected with member 18 through openings in the base of member 16, so that the periphery of the screen can be tightly and positively secured between these members in the manner illustrated in FIG. 2. (For convenience, members 20 are shown in FIG. 1 as small open circles, while fastener members 22 are shown in dark circles for diiferentiation therebetween.) The enlarged heads of bolts 20 may be recessed into either member 16 or member 12 to allow them to be tightly interfitted, as by having countersink recesses 12c as in FIG. 2.
The plurality of fastener members 22 extend through openings 12 in the base of 12a of frame 12 to secure clamping means 14 to member 12. In FIG. 3, clamping means 14 is shown pulled into engagement with the bottom of channel 12, applying maximum tension to screen 26. In actual use, the tension on screen 26 can be varied Widely merely by adjusting the plurality of bolts 22, to pull it a varied amount toward the bottom of channel 12. It will be noted that, in the preferred construction shown, the width of the channel in member 12 is substantially greater than the width of clamping means 14. Preferably, the openings 12 for adjusting bolts 22 are provided immediately adjacent the peripheral inner wall 12b so that the wall of member 16 of the clamping means will engage and be retained in sliding relationship with wall 12b for stability and vertical alignment of the clamping means when applying increased tension on screen 26.
Manufacture of the assembly is relatively inexpensive since bar members 18 can be cut from bar stock, drilled and tapped, members 16 can be severed from extruded channel stock and drilled, and members 12 can be formed by cutting extruded channel stock on the diagonal, drilling and countersinking, and welding the corners together.
Use of the novel assembly, attaching, or removing a stencil screen are also relatively simple. Specifically, to attach a selected stencil screen to the frame assembly, first the peripheral edges of the stencil screen are secured to the clamping means by pressing the screen down between members 18 and 16 with insertion of members 18 into members 16-, then threading fasteners 20 between the members to tighten and lock the screen positively. Then, the plurality of clamping means 14 are inserted into the sides of channel member 12, and adjustable securing fasteners 22 are threadably engaged through the two channels and into the bar members. By adjusting members 22, the tension applied to the stencil screen is controlled, to place and maintain it in a controlled co-planar relationship for optimum printing action and accurate registry. The frame is then mounted to suitable clamping means (not shown) on a printing mechanism, for traversing of the screen by a typical squeegee assembly. It will be realized that, although the frame assembly is shown in an upright position, it can be inverted, or used in other- Wise oriented positions, depending upon the equipment with which it is employed.
It is conceivable that certain minor deviations in construction may be employed within the concept of the invention, and hence, the invention is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claim, and the reasonable equivalents thereto.
A stencil screen frame assembly comprising: rigid peripheral support means configurated to form a central open area. including peripheral surface means defining a plane of screen support and a peripheral channel opening toward said surface; screen periphery clamping means in said peripheral channel comprising closely interfitting elongated bars and elongated channels secured together by removable fasteners for positively clamping the screen therebetween whether or not the screen is under tension; and threaded members extending between said peripheral channel and said clamping means in a manner to forcefully shift said clamping means away from said plane to apply controlled tension to the screen.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,895,309 1/1933 Boomershine 38102.91 3,255,540 6/1966 Gilman 38-10291 FOREIGN PATENTS 519,040 4/1953 Belgium. 171,104 8/ 1934 Switzerland.
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ASTANA – Some 130 people were nominated for the deputy elections to the Kazakh Senate (the upper house of the Parliament) to be held Jan. 14 next year, said acting Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Konstantin Petrov at the Dec. 15 meeting, the CEC press service reported.
This direct election will determine deputies for 20 seats.
To compare, 94 candidates were nominated in 2020, 89 candidates in 2017, and 88 candidates in 2014.
The most number of candidates were nominated this year in Almaty and Astana – 10 people each. The smallest number of candidates were registered in the Akmola, Aktobe, Almaty, East Kazakhstan, Zhambyl, Kostanai, Pavlodar, and North Kazakhstan Regions.
Some 127 candidates were self-nominated, and the Maslikhats (local representative bodies) nominated three candidates.
There are 33 women among the nominated candidates. In 2017, there were 13 women and five women in 2014. In 2020, the CEC registered 19 women.
The average age of the candidates is 50.5. The youngest candidate is 30, and the highest age among applicants is 74.
Engineers, economists, teachers, lawyers, agricultural workers, doctors, journalists, and political scientists are among the candidates.
The registration of candidates is currently underway, and it will last until Dec. 24. By election law, the election commission and state bodies have to verify the authenticity of documents submitted by candidates.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed to hold elections to the Kazakh Parliament and Maslikhat in the first half of 2023 in his Sept.1 State-of-the-Nation address.
In addition to 20 senators elected directly, the upper chamber of Kazakh parliament consists of two representatives delegated by each of the country’s regions, two cities of national significance, and the national capital, Astana. According to the constitutional amendments voted for at the June referendum, the President appoints an additional ten senators, five of whom are elected by the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan.
Senators are elected for six years, with half re-elected every three years.
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The Senate has exclusive responsibilities to elect and remove from office the Chairperson of the Supreme Court, the judges of the Supreme Court upon the recommendation of the President, to elect the Human Rights Commissioner in Kazakhstan, to approve the President’s nominees for Chairperson of the National Bank, Prosecutor General and the Chairperson of the National Security Committee and to remove the immunity of the Prosecutor General, the Chairperson, and judges of the Supreme Court.

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Duke's interest in Lowery fading?
Just about a month ago it seemed as though Duke was about to extend a scholarship offer to Virginia Beach (Va.) Ocean Lakes offensive tackle Chaz Lowery. That offer hasn't come in yet. Is the Blue Devils' interest in Lowery fading?
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Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, the new minister of small business development, will have to hit the ground running to help the struggling sector following the collapse of many businesses amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Large corporations and thousands of small businesses have been most severely affected by the recent civil unrest last month, costing R50 billion in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Ndabeni-Abrahams, was on Thursday, moved from the communications and digital technologies portfolio to assume responsibility of the small business ministry, during a Cabinet reshuffle.
This came after more than two years of failing to resolve legislative and regulatory bottlenecks at the communications department, with the Fourth Industrial Revolution also remaining largely unimplemented.
Momentum Investments economist Sanisha Packirisamy said this was not a sweeping reconfiguration of Cabinet, but it addressed urgent vacancies and likely strengthened the potential effectiveness of Cabinet at the margin.
Packirisamy said the implementation and delivery of key economic, regulatory and political reforms were of the utmost importance to sustainably place the country on a higher growth trajectory in the medium to longer term.
“And as such, it should be viewed as a market positive if a clear willingness to support the president’s reform agenda is observed in the months to come, following these appointments,” she said.
Ndabeni-Abrahams was obviously out of depth in her previous portfolio.
Her tenure was characterised by delays in the rollout of broadband, continued financial losses and closure of the SA Post Office branches, and hundreds of retrenchments at the State broadcaster.
A new communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, however, will be seen as bringing about an opportunity for positive change in this ministry.
Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) chief executive Wayne Duvenage said Ndabeni-Abrahams should have not been reshuffled, but simply fired.
“Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams does not appear to have strong credentials in the area of stimulating and developing small business,” Duvenage said. “In our opinion, [she] should have been fired.”
The department of small business development has been punching below its weight for some time, with many SMME sector and informal traders formations decrying lack of support.
The efforts to revive the struggling small business industry were severely damaged by the riots and looting in July, leaving thousands jobless.
Intellidex’s head of capital markets research Peter Attard Montalto said “sticking” Ndabeni-Abrahams at small business will keep it underperforming.
“[It’s] a positive she is out of communications, but seems a waste to keep her in cabinet. This underperforming department is likely to remain so,” Attard Montalto said.
The Small Business Institute (SBI), however, threw its weight behind Ndabeni-Abrahams, saying she will build on a solid foundation to mainstream the SME agenda left by her predecessor.
“As an important voice in the SME ecosystem, we look forward to working with her towards making this important segment of the economy play its rightful role,” it said.
“In us, she has a reliable and willing partner for collaboration towards the success of all SMEs in our country.”
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LUXOR, Egypt A hot air balloon carrying tourists over Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor caught fire Tuesday, and some passengers trying to escape the flames leaped to their deaths before the craft crashed in a sugar cane field. At least 19 tourists were killed in one of the world’s deadliest ballooning accidents.
The accident was a new blow to Egypt’s tourism industry, which has been gutted by the country’s turmoil the past two years. The southern city of Luxor, site of some of the most dramatic pharaonic temples, has been particularly hard hit, with empty hotels worsening the area’s poverty.
After the early morning crash, authorities suspended hot air balloon flights, a popular tourist attraction there, while investigators worked to determine the cause. The crash raised accusations that authorities have let safety standards fall amid the political instability since the 2011 fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak — though the civil aviation chief insisted his ministry keeps stringent inspections of balloons.
The balloon was carrying 20 tourists — from France, Britain, Belgium, Hungary, Japan and Hong Kong — and an Egyptian pilot on a sunrise flight over Luxor, officials said.
According to initial indications, it was in the process of landing after 7 a.m. when a landing cable got caught around a helium tube and a fire broke out, according to an investigator with the state prosecutor’s office.
The balloon then shot up in the air, the investigator said. The fire set off an explosion of a gas canister and the balloon plunged some 1,000 feet to the ground, according to an Egyptian security official. It crashed in a sugar cane field outside al-Dhabaa village just west of Luxor, 320 miles south of Cairo, the official said.
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A partnership involves two or more persons who carry on a business in common with the goal of making a profit. There are different types of partnerships that must be considered when determining liability faced under a partnership.
- General partnerships
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In a general partnership, each partner is equally responsible for the management of the business. This means that each partner is jointly and severally liable for 100% of partnership debts.
An example of this is if there were to be a partnership between two persons. If one of the business partners (without consulting the other partner) enters into a transaction with a third-party that the business cannot pay for, the supplier is entitled to sue either business partner for liability, despite the other business partner having no involvement or knowledge of the transaction.
Due to the joint liability in a general partnership, it is essential that there is a level of trust between persons before entering into a partnership as well as a comprehensive partnership agreement upon entry into a partnership. This will ensure that partners avoid disputes with one another.
Under a general partnership, a partner who is no longer with the business will continue to be liable for any debts or obligations incurred during the period where they were a partner of the business. The only exception to this liability would be an agreement within the partnership agreement whereby a partner is exempt from liability once they have left the business.
Partners who enter into an existing partnership will not be held liable for any debts or obligations incurred prior to entering the partnership.
If one party to the partnership operates a business where there is a conflict of interest with the partnership, the party may be liable to share the profits of their second business with business partners.
A Limited partnership consists of general partners whose liability is limited to the amount of money they have contributed to the partnership. Within limited partnerships, there is generally at least one general partner and at least one limited partner. The general partner is jointly and severally liable for 100% of all partnership debts as outlined above. In contrast, the limited partners are exempt from liability for the negligence or misconduct of other business partners.
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A partner can limit their liability by entering into a limited liability partnership. A limited liability partnership ensures that if the partnership fails, creditors cannot go after a partner’s personal assets. Additionally, business partners could hold their partnership share through a company or a trust. This is because, if the business fails, the business partners would only be liable for their assets within the company or trust.
Within a trust, the trustee is personally responsible for any trust debts incurred. Under a trust, claims against the trustee will ensure that personal assets of partners are protected as limited partners are only liable for the amount of money they have contributed to the partnership.
What to take away from this article?
Based on this article, it is important to consider the type of partnership you are entering into to determine your liabilities. In a general partnership, each partner is jointly and severally liable for all partnership debts whereas in a limited partnership, partners are only liable for the amount of money they have contributed to the partnership. It is important that partners have a trusting relationship and have entered into the partnership through a partnership agreement.
If you are unsure as to your liabilities under a partnership or have any questions about what type of partnership would be better suited to enter into, get in touch with us via the contact form or by calling 1300 337 997.

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A new Oppo smartphone prototype has just surfaced on Weibo at the brink of New Year. Oppo has had its fair share of launches in the last quarter of 2017 as they launched the Oppo A75, A85, Oppo F5, R11s and other mid-rangers. This new prototype seems to be somewhat different in design, however, it is encased in a white protective cover that hides much of its design.
The new leak popping up on Weibo shows more than one image of the phone. At first glance, it seems to be a two-handed phablet that must be at least 6-inches. The design seems somewhat boxy because the screen isn’t as curved as the Oppo F5 at the corners. Also, due to bezels being hidden on all four sides, we can’t tell whether this is an 18:9 phone. Even then, chances are good this could be a thin bezel phone as it has been the dominant trend this year.
The top bezel would raise quite a few eyebrows. As it houses a dedicated LED flash alongside dual cameras and an infrared sensor. It might be a dedicated depth sensor but we’re not sure what it is. Also, since this is a prototype, we’re not sure if this setup will actually make its way to the final release. Moreover, the rear is shown to have two cameras and a fingerprint scanner as well.
Lastly, we’re not sure which series this new prototype will belong to. Most of the high-end stuff has just been launched by Oppo. This could be a budget offering from the Chinese manufacturer. We should know more about it in 2018.


text: Increase in cAMP enhances connexin gene and protein expression. Cultures of the mouse TEC line were treated with either 8-Br-cAMP (1 mM) or forskolin (10 μM) for 6 hrs at 37°C. Cells were then fixed, permeabilized and labeled with the anti-Cx43 polyclonal antibody, ultimately revealed with the Alexa 488-conjugated secondary antibody. The fluorescence microscopy images (A, C, E) and the corresponding phase contrast images are depicted (B, D, F). The mouse TEC treated with 8-Br-cAMP (C, D) and forskolin (E, F) presented an increased punctate labeling of Cx43, mainly at cell-to-cell contact regions, when compared with the untreated controls (A, B). Inserts in A and B show the fluorescence microscopy image and respective phase contrast image of TEC subjected to isotype control primary antibody and Alexa-488-coupled secondary antibody (Magnification, ×400). Panel G show by northern blot analysis that 8-Br-cAMP also enhances Cx43 gene transcription. Mouse TEC were treated or not (Ct) with 8-Br-cAMP (1 mM) and cultured for 1, 6 or 24 hrs at 37°C. The total RNA was then extracted, and 10 - 20 μg of total RNA was loaded in 1.2% agarose gel and plotted onto nylon membrane. For detection of Cx43 mRNA, the membrane was hybridized with a 32P-labeled cDNA probe for Cx43. Alternatively, the membrane was also hybridized with a 32P-labeled cDNA for GAPDH. The amount of Cx43 mRNA in IT-76M1 cells was increased after 1, 6, and 24 hours of treatment with 8-Br-cAMP.


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ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Sheik Rasheed Ahmed on Tuesday reported a 50pc markdown on all trains on Eid day to encourage the travelers the nation over.
“This an uncommon present for travelers on Eid day and I additionally thank the explorers who will utilize Pakistan Railways for voyaging,” the pastor said in an announcement issued from Islamabad.
Pakistan Railways likewise declared to run five uncommon trains on Eidul Fitr the nation over to stretch out greatest offices to travelers so they can go through the Islamic celebration with their precious ones, the Pakistan Railways representative said.
“On the mandates of Railways Minister Sheik Rasheed Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Muhammad Aftab Akbar has issued a warning and calendar of the trains,” he educated.
As indicated by calendar, he said that the first Eid train would keep running from Karachi on June second at 10:45am for Peshawar and the second train would leave from Quetta around the same time at 11:30am for Rawalpindi.
The representative said the third train would withdraw from Karachi Cantonment on June third at 11:30am for Lahore, while the fourth uncommon train would leave from Rawalpindi on June eighth at 8am for Quetta.
He said the last Eid extraordinary train would keep running on June eighth from Lahore Railway Station for Karachi Cantonment.
The representative said that the web based booking office would likewise be made accessible for Eid uncommon trains from May 29th.
“An exhaustive ad battle of Pakistan Railways has been propelled to keep travelers educated about the extraordinary trains on Eidul Fitr,” he kept up.
He said that extra police work force have been sent at all the railroad stations and with exceptional trains to hold security circumstance within proper limits and to evade any untoward occurrence.


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Transforming food systems to improve livelihoods and environmental sustainability in three Indigenous territories of Colombia
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Current food systems are unable to meet the needs of millions of people who experience hunger, miss key micronutrients, suffer from diet-related chronic diseases, and are highly vulnerable to environmental stressors.Más información
Current food systems are unable to meet the needs of millions of people who experience hunger, miss key micronutrients, suffer from diet-related chronic diseases, and are highly vulnerable to environmental stressors. These conditions disproportionately affect the poor, notably women, girls and Indigenous peoples. In Colombia, for example, eight out of ten Indigenous households are food insecure. There is a growing recognition within academia and civil society that Indigenous food systems play a key role and have the potential to contribute to food security, reduce inequalities, improve resilience to climate changes, increase the agency of Indigenous communities and inform public policies.
This project will test how the empowerment of Indigenous communities in two territories of Colombia can contribute to the positive transformation of their agri-food systems. More specifically, it will investigate which food system transformations respond to community aspirations, assess how Indigenous knowledge, community innovations and agroecology contribute to the transformation of agri-food systems, and identify mechanisms to empower equity-seeking groups to help them to participate in and influence key decisions regarding the transformation of their food systems.
This project is part of a cohort of seven projects supported under IDRC’s Transforming Food Systems Initiative in the regions of Central and South America and the Middle East and North Africa. This initiative aims to foster transformation toward equitable, sustainable and diverse food systems that build the resilience of communities vulnerable to climate change, pandemics and other critical pressures and shocks by understanding mechanisms through which equity-seeking groups can benefit from and drive the change process, both at the local level and at scale.

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Microelectronics and biotechnology are currently performing a convergence process bringing both disciplines closer together. The process is mainly fed upon the development of methods aiming at the understanding and manipulation of nano-scaled objects. The new discipline of bioelectronics has evolved from this convergence dealing with the integration of electronic systems in biological environments and the study of interactions between both material worlds. The major developments are concerned with the field of biosensors, where the progressive miniaturization enabled the introduction of micro-sensors into biological systems.
The Joint Lab Bioelectronics was founded by TU Berlin and the IHP – innovations for high performance microelectronics in order to deal with this recent development. The figure is taken from the review paper as published in WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology: Technology modules from nano- and microelectronics for the life sciences .
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How to Get Your Child’s Quran Relationship off to Flying Start
Does your child struggle to progress in their Quran reading? Are they bored in their lessons? Are they taking forever to memorise even the simplest Surahs? Are you worried your child is not building a loving relationship with the book of Allah?
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Juz Amma by Learning Roots makes Quran learning fun, inviting and easy. It reads out pages and plays games so children can learn independently, build their confidence and have fun while learning too. It speeds up reading progress and memorisation by visualising results and celebrating small wins.
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At least five drones were spotted flying over central Paris landmarks during the night and police were unable to catch the operators.
The first drone sighting was near the US embassy in the French capital. The Eiffel Tower, the Place de la Concorde and the Invalides military museum "were also flown over" in the early hours of Tuesday, a security source told AFP.
All the flights were detected between midnight and 6am.
"It could be a coordinated action but we don't know for now," the source, who asked not to be identified, said. "We did everything to try and catch the operators but they were not found," another source close to the investigation said.
(Photo: Screengrab YouTube/Stalin Velasquez)A specialist aviation unit of the police is investigation the reports of the drone flights, but for the moment authorities have no idea who was behind the controls.
A spokesperson from the US embassy refused to comment to The Local on the matter, adding that "the embassy isn't giving any interviews at all".
Earlier this year a drone was spotted flying over the Elysée Palace at night and last year questions were asked about security at France's nuclear power stations after at least drone flights were reported at several plants.
French author and air safety expert Christophe Naudin said: “My hypothesis would be that it is some kind of ‘eco-terrorist’ group, who want to demonstrate how the state is incapable of reacting against this new kind of threat.
“It appears to have been a very well organised operation, involving several drones, that may have been operated manually or on pre-programmed flights,” he said.
“It was done to ridicule the state and the forces of law and order and to show they are not capable of protecting the population," Naudin told The Local.
Naudin believes drones will be a real threat to security in the future.
"One day they will be used for something dangerous," he said. "Currently drones are not developed enough to be able to carry something like a grenade or a bomb but in the years to come they will be. At the moment terrorists don't have the training to be able to use them, but that won't always be the case."
French law bans small, civilian drones from areas such as nuclear facilities, which are protected by a no-fly zone that spans a 2.5-kilometre (1.6-mile) radius and a height of 1,000 metres.
Experts say that the small unmanned craft would not pose a threat if they crashed into a hardened nuclear facility, whose reactors are built to withstand the impact of mid-sized commercial planes.
But the country has nevertheless launched a one-million-euro ($1.1-million) programme aimed at developing ways of detecting and intercepting them.
Drones come in all shapes and sizes, and have a variety of uses, from widely reported military applications to surveillance, filmmaking, sports, disaster relief and scientific research.
The most basic unmanned aircraft are radio-controlled by someone nearby, but other more sophisticated models can be pre-programmed, and these are widely available for just 350 to 400 euros ($440 to $500).