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The gene is highly polymorphic across HIV-1 subtypes and plays a part in susceptibility to protease inhibitors (PI), a crucial class of antiretrovirals which will be found in up to 2 million individuals as second-line therapy in sub Saharan Africa by 2020. lopinavir was noticed across 20 infections, with EC50s varying 0.71C6.95?nM for atazanvir and 0.64C8.54?nM for lopinavir. Ten amino acidity residues in Gag correlated with lopinavir 41575-94-4 IC50 EC50 (p? ?0.01), which 380?K and 389I showed modest influences on medication susceptibility. Finally a substantial relationship between medication susceptibility and replication capability was noticed for atazanavir and lopinavir however, not darunavir. Our results demonstrate large deviation in susceptibility of PI-na?ve subtype C infections that seems to correlate with replication efficiency and may impact clinical outcomes. The effective global roll-out of antiretroviral therapy provides resulted in around 15.8 million HIV positive individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy to time1. In resource-limited configurations, 15C35% of sufferers experience therapy failing on the first-line treatment program (usually composed 41575-94-4 IC50 of 2 nucleoside change transcriptase inhibitors, NRTIs, and 1 non-nucleoside change transcriptase inhibitor, NNRTI) in the 1st two years2, regularly with high-level medication level of resistance to all the different parts of the routine3,4,5. WHO suggested second-line regimens consist of ritonavir boosted protease inhibitors (bPIs), specially the PI lopinavir (LPV), and size up of second range can be underway6. Boosted PIs are also used thoroughly in resource-rich configurations within first-line regimens and also have similar effectiveness to NNRTI centered regimens7,8. Despite their wide-spread make use of, the viral hereditary correlates of PI level of 41575-94-4 IC50 resistance are not completely understood. Treatment failing on PI-containing regimens regularly happens in the lack of main level of resistance mutations, with significantly less than 20% of individuals developing main mutations in Protease7,9. Gag, a substrate of Protease, also impacts PI susceptibility and plays a part in PI level of resistance10. Nevertheless, most prior mutations associated with PI level of resistance were seen in subtype B infections and, in non-B subtypes, these mutations could be present as consensus or polymorphisms11,12,13,14. Additionally, our prior data using individual produced Gag-Protease sequences showed that Western world African HIV-1 subtype CRF02_AG infections displayed intrinsic decreased susceptibility to PIs which their susceptibility to PIs pre-treatment was connected with treatment final result15. Subtype C HIV-1 is in charge of around 50% of attacks globally and BPES1 it is most widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa. PIs may focus on subtype C protease much less efficiently and sufferers contaminated with subtype C infections have got poorer treatment final results on PI-based therapy16,17. Addition of co-evolved Gag affected LPV susceptibility of subtype C molecular clones18 and susceptibility of resistant protease from paediatric sufferers declining PI-therapy in phenotypic assays13. Nevertheless, to date a couple of no data over the PI susceptibility of recently sent subtype C scientific isolates from neglected adults as assessed using full-length replication experienced chimeric infections differing only within their patient-derived genes19. We searched for to review PI susceptibility and replication performance in a distinctive -panel of subtype C chimeric infections generated from acutely contaminated individuals signed up for the Zambia-Emory HIV RESEARCH STUDY (ZEHRP) transmitting cohort. Components and Methods Research details All individuals were area of the ZEHRP discordant lovers cohort, with following HIV-1 transmitting20,21. Topics for this research were acutely contaminated recipients who seroconverted through the observation period21. Informed consent was extracted from all topics and ethical acceptance for experimental protocols was extracted from both the School of Zambia Analysis Ethics Committee as well as the Emory School Institutional Review Plank. All methods had been carried out relative to guidelines and rules of both School of Zambia and Emory School. Patient and scientific characteristics are proven for the twenty sufferers in Desk 1. An optimistic correlation between individual RC and plasma viral insert once was reported within this individual cohort21. Furthermore an inverse relationship with Compact disc4 was observed in that research, consistent with the idea of fitter infections leading to faster disease progression. Desk 1 Participant details; NA C unavailable. and incomplete from the initial seroconversion plasma test was amplified and cloned right into a subtype C infectious molecular clone MJ4, as previously referred to21. The ensuing MJ4/chimeric vectors encoded full-length individual Gag, increasing 142 nucleotides into Protease, matching to amino acidity 40. For dimension from the contribution of particular mutations, Gag-Protease was cloned into Gag-Pol appearance vector p8.9NSX+ as previously described22. Site aimed mutagenesis was performed using QuikChange Lightening Site-Directed Mutagenesis Package (Agilent) according to manufacturers guidelines. PI susceptibility and replication capability dimension The replication capability (RC) of 149 MJ4/chimeric infections had been assessed in a.
lymphoma (PBL) can be an aggressive CD20 negative diffuse large B cell lymphoma over-represented in individuals with HIV infection. infected with HIV  while others were more optimistic. We sought to characterize individuals with PBL diagnosed and treated solely in the HAART era. We recognized 12 individuals with newly diagnosed PBL treated in the AIDS Malignancy Consortium (AMC) sites from 1999 to 2008. Posaconazole This retrospective analysis suggests these individuals experienced better results than those recognized pre-HAART perhaps due to use of aggressive chemotherapy made possible because of better supportive care and antiretroviral therapy. All AMC sites which participated with this retrospective review were queried for instances of PBL diagnosed from 1998-2008. Two of the authors (AC and AN) examined the BPES1 pathology reports for the criteria for plasmablastic lymphoma explained in the 2008 WHO Classification. Twelve instances from 9 AMC sites were included Posaconazole in this study. Descriptive statistics were computed for demographic and medical characteristics. Overall survival (OS) was determined from day of initial diagnosis to death or last follow-up. Kaplan-Meier estimations of 1-yr survival were computed. All AMC sites experienced an Institutional Review Table waiver of authorization. Baseline clinical characteristics at study access are offered in Table 1. The median CD4 + count at HIV analysis was Posaconazole 256 cells/uL (range 45-750) and was lower at initial PBL diagnosis having a median of 136 cells/uL (range of 2-514). Sixty-seven percent of the individuals experienced experienced a prior opportunistic illness. Most (58%) of individuals were not on HAART at lymphoma analysis however they experienced all previously taken HAART at some point. Of 7 individuals not on HAART 6 started HAART typically at analysis or chemoimmunotherapy initiation. Stage at initial analysis was I (25%) II (25%) III (0%) and IV (50%). Four of 7 individuals with extranodal disease experienced more than one site of involvement. Extranodal sites of disease at initial diagnosis included bone tissue without bone tissue marrow (4) bone tissue marrow (1) liver organ (2) kidney (2) sinus (1) cerebrospinal liquid (1) Posaconazole digestive tract (1) epidermis (1) adrenal (1) nasopharynx (1) and tummy (1). Desk 1 Clinical features at study entrance of 12 HIV-positive sufferers with preliminary medical diagnosis of plasmablastic lymphoma. Simply no sufferers acquired dental involvement Surprisingly. LDH was raised in 5/8 where in fact the worth was known. The International Prognostic Index cannot be determined for the group all together as performance position assessment data had not been available in 1 / 3 from the individuals. Not all instances got standard immunophenotypic data obtainable [Desk 1]. According to this is of plasmablastic lymphoma all 12 instances tested had been adverse for the B cell marker Compact disc20. Likewise markers of terminal B cell differentiation Compact disc138 and MUM-1/IFR4 had been positive in 6/6 instances and in 4/4 instances examined respectively Epstein-Barr disease (EBV) was within 8/8 instances predicated on in situ hybridization (EBER). At preliminary diagnosis 10 individuals received chemotherapy although HAART only was attempted without achievement in one individual. Treatment was CHOP on the 14 day routine (n=1)  or 21 day time routine (n=3)  (cyclophosphamide doxorubicin vincristine prednisone) infusional CDE (n=1) (cyclophosphamide doxorubicin etoposide);  infusional EPOCH (n=2) (cyclophosphamide doxorubicin vincristine etoposide and prednisone) [8 9 or additional (n=5). The additional therapies included EPOCH with high dosage methotrexate and zidovudine either alternating (n=2) or sequential (n=2). Three individuals with stage I/II disease received rays in conjunction with chemotherapy. Two from the ten treated individuals experienced quality 3/4 toxicity. No affected person passed away of treatment. One affected person experienced quality 3/4 exhaustion anemia thrombocytopenia febrile neutropenia nausea throwing up diarrhea and pounds loss as well as the additional patient skilled Posaconazole renal insufficiency. Reactions had been full (CR) in 7 incomplete (PR) in 2 and refractory in 1. CRs had been noticed with CHOP (n=4) EPOCH (n=2) and EPOCH alternating with high dosage methotrexate and zidovudine (n=1). PRs had been noticed after EPOCH alternating with high dosage methotrexate and zidovudine (n=2). The main one individual treated with CDE had refractory disease. Overall survival is shown in Fig. 1. At a.

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To investigate the quality of self-reported data on sexual behavior, Population Council researchers conducted a study in a rural district of Malawi. They implemented a randomized experiment to assess whether audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) produces more valid data on sexual behavior than face-to-face interviews. The Malawi study builds on an experiment conducted as part of a household-based survey of Kenyan adolescents. In Kenya and Malawi, there is clear evidence that mode of interviewing and probing of various sexual partnerships affect the reporting of sexual activity. According to Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief No. 25, ACASI is a feasible methodology to use in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa among adolescent populations unfamiliar with computers. Computerized interviewing improves quality of data on highly sensitive behaviors collected from adolescents. Given the importance of data on sexual behavior both in understanding the etiology of the AIDS epidemic and in clinical testing of products and technologies to reduce transmission of sexually transmitted infections, more research is needed on the interaction between interviewers and respondents and on reactions to the computer in developing-country populations.
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I love the sound of a proper sized guitar amp pushing loads of air around the room and shaking the walls as much as the next man........ But it just isn't always practical. You can't play a"Super Lead" and a 4x12 along to an iPad.
I keep funny hours and I live in a small house in England which is connected to my neighbours by an adjoining wall.....Let's just say I have built up quite a collection of mini amps and headphone amps over the years in order to keep the piece with my nearest and dearest. Some I have really liked, others not so much. But I have never found anything that really does what I want it to. So I decided to put my time spent studying product design at university to good use and design my own. The mylkamp is the result of 3 years worth of designing, testing and tweaking.
I hate wires trailing everywhere, I hate having to wade through patch banks and menu’s and I hate turning the volume down to an acceptable level only to find I have lost every shred of bite and definition from my tone.
All I want is a simple amp with a couple of controls to adjust the gain and volume that can go from ‘ZZ Top’ to ‘EVH’ at volume I can play along to an iPad while my other half watches 'Downton' in the next room………… Is that too much to ask? Well apparently it is, so that’s why I spent the last 3 years designing, testing and building the mylkamp.......
.....and when you are done practising quietly, (or not so quietly, even through the internal speaker, at full volume this thing is loud) Plug it into your favourite speaker cab and you have a fully functioning micro head that will give most full size tube amps a run for their money. You can even plug it into a 4x12.
• Built using the Lm386 chip (of Smokey amp fame)which is Legendary in DIY electronics circles thanks to its graceful overdrive characteristics and “Tube like” sound (If you have ever plugged a Smokey amp into a 4x12 cab you will know exactly what I mean) Unlike most solid state power amp chips which clip like smashed glass being scraped down a gravel drive, the 386 chip clips like a really nice overdrive pedal which is why it is so popular for guitar circuits.
• Buffer/Booster/overdrive – Pre amp which is based on a classic stripped down ‘Tube screamer’ circuit capable of pushing the amp from bluesy crunch to Face melting metal lead.
• Separate Controls for Pre-amp and Power AmpGain - (Drive Knob & 3 way Power Amp saturation switch).
• Output Volume control which works exactly the same as adding an “attenuator” to a Tube amp allowing you to turn down the Volume (after the power amp) without losing all the glorious crunchy, spongy distortion that is the 386 chip’s party piece.
• Top Boost switch allowing you to compensate for dark sounding humbuckers, boost the Treble frequencies for solo’s or just add some extra squeal to your pinch harmonics.
• Inbuilt speaker - The downward facing speaker design reduces the Harsh, Farty treble noise associated with small speakers and helps add some ‘Air’ and bass to the sound like a really mild reverb.. It’s the same as the old trick of turning a ‘Smokey Amp’ face down or putting a plastic bowl over the top………It just sounds better. This is something I have been experimenting with for a few years now and I wouldn’t use small speakers any other way.
• Proper On/off rocker switch – No having tounplug your guitar to turn the effing thing of (one of my pet hates)
• Speaker out Jack (4 – 16 ohms) allowing you to plug into pretty much anything from a little 8” Orange ‘Micro Terror’ Cab to a manly pair of 4 x 12’s
• All amps finished in Brushed or polished Aluminium with Graphic design Acid etched into the box for a super resilient finish that won’t chip, crack or fall off half an hour after getting it out of the box .. (although they are fingerprint magnets, I'm not gonna lie).
Hand made from start to finish one of a Kind mini amps, designed and built solely by me. From etching the PCB’s, Drilling and polishing the boxes, to designing and hand etching the graphics.
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Perhaps the raddest nomination goes to former child actor Neil Patrick Harris for his performance as Hedwig in the revival of the gender-bending, glittery, glam rock musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." We weren't sure anyone could fill John Cameron Mitchell's wig, but NPH is killing it on Broadway as the lovelorn East German whose gender reassignment surgery went horribly awry.
Meanwhile, Bryan Cranston grew out his hair and traded the meth lab for the White House as LBJ in "All the Way." He's up against Chris O'Dowd, who snagged a nomination for his performance of bunny-loving Lennie in "Of Mice and Men." Who'd have thunk the former "IT Crowd" funnyman would one day be playing a Steinbeck character? Gosh, he'll never have to ask anyone if they've tried turning it off and on again.
Other notable noms include Idina Menzel for her role in "If/Then." Although younger audiences might know her from "Frozen," she's been a Broadway favorite since her debut in "Rent." Menzel won a Tony for her role as Elphaba in "Wicked," and was nominated for her role in "Rent." Maybe someday she'll be reprising her role as Elsa in a Broadway adaptation of "Frozen"!
Meanwhile, Anika Noni Rose is nominated for her performance in "A Raisin in the Sun." This Broadway acclaim surely doesn't mean she's abandoning her movie career, though. Noni Rose is starring in the upcoming film "Half of a Yellow Sun," and she recently told The Guardian, "I'd like to ride a damn dragon!" Hollywood, get this woman a damn dragon!
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Awareness of Memory Abilities in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Suspected Dementia and Mild Cognitive ImpairmentLin F.a, e · Wharton W.b, d · Dowling N.M.c, d · Ries M.L.b, d · Johnson S.C.b, d, e · Carlsson C.M.b, d, e · Asthana S.b, d, e · Gleason C.E.b, d, e
aSchool of Nursing, bSection of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, and cDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, dWisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and eGeriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center of the William S. Middleton Memorial Veteran’s Hospital, Madison, Wisc., USA
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Aims: To examine awareness of memory abilities by groups (healthy control, suspected dementia/mild cognitive impairment, MCI, and diagnosed dementia/MCI), and to describe group differences in the relationship between awareness and cognitive performance in a community sample. Methods: In a cross-sectional design, 183 subjects were evaluated in a community setting and categorized into 3 groups based on their cognitive performance and reported medical history. Awareness of memory abilities was quantified using a published anosognosia ratio (AR) comparing the estimated to the objective memory performance by subjects. Each group was further categorized into ‘overestimators’, ‘accurate estimators’, and ‘underestimators’ based on their AR scores. Results: The suspected and diagnosed dementia/MCI groups had significantly higher AR scores than the controls. The suspected group also had a significantly larger proportion (96.2%) of overestimators than the diagnosed (73.3%) and control groups (26.1%). Impaired awareness in overestimators of the suspected and diagnosed groups was correlated with deficits in executive function, language or global cognition. Conclusion: Impaired awareness of memory abilities was prevalent in community-dwelling older adults with suspected and diagnosed dementia or MCI. Those with suspected dementia or MCI were more likely to overestimate their memory abilities than their diagnosed counterparts, suggesting that limited awareness of deficits may hinder utilization of dementia diagnostic services.
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Queen Elizabeth has had enough of her grandson Prince Harry’s partying and has ordered him to cease and desist. Prince Harry, 27, might be Prince William’s brother but their relationship is more like that of Dr. Jekyl to Mr. Hyde. While William is the model of decorum and restraint, Harry prefers to let lose and go wild.
The Queen wants Harry to start behaving like his older brother. She is said to be extremely embarrassed by his shenanigans. A palace source reports. “She sent a message to his father, Prince Charles, telling him to pull Harry back in line or there would be consequences.”
Army captain Harry is on military maneuvers in Gila Bend, Ariz. and the National Enquirer reported that he was headed to Las Vegas for downtime. The magazine revealed that, “The Queen bluntly told Harry he’d better follow in his brother’s goodwill footsteps or she’ll have him watched day and night. Even William is pushing Harry to get himself in check. William believes they’ve been given a gift to be a voice for change, and that’s exactly what their mother, Princess Diana would have wanted them to do.”
Do you think Prince Harry will calm down. He was whooping it up in Vegas at Thanksgiving. They say what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, but I think poor Prince Harry won’t be able to keep any of his shenanigans quiet!

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These days actors are very hard working. They don’t need body-doubles to perform the action sequences; they do it all on themselves. And when it comes to work with Action star Akshay Kumar one needs to get well rehearse to match up his standard. Therefore, the two films old actor Siddharth Malhotra is taking extra efforts to team up with Khiladi Kumar in the Hollywood remake of ‘Warrior’.
Apart from his regular gym workout, Siddharth is also learning the mixed martial arts and watching films of ‘Rocky’ series and other films based on battling sports to understand the mental framework of professional fighters.
Produced by Dharma Productions, ‘Warrior’ remake makes Akshay and Siddharth step in Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte’s role, respectively, from the original.

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My brain never stops thinking about new projects and ideas I would love to post on the blog. I also think about a couple of online classes I’d like to take and debate in my head what extracurricular classes I should sign up the kids. Wow, just writing about this makes me feel a tad overwhelmed.
My solution so far? Coloring away with my daughter. Yes, coloring people. It has been a great way to bond with my 6-year-old little girl and slow down. It all started with an evening at a local toy store that invited me to a “coloring” night. Coloring night? Who has time for that? Then I considered it and thought to myself, “This is a good way to slow down and do something creative with the purpose of sitting down and just breathe.”
I colored this sheet from the book “Folk Art – 30 Illustrations to color, customize and hang.”
The class was starting at 7:00 pm and by that time I finished helping the kids with their homework, I was pretty tired. I told the hubs I was just going to stay home and hang out, but he insisted I should go and take a break. So, I made it to the toy store; I met a few ladies, mostly moms like me and a few young girls too. I colored away with gel pens and a color pencils too. What do you think? You are probably saying, wow, Ursula must have extra time on her hands to blog about coloring. Nope. I don’t, but I’m thankful for the hubs’ encouragement and making me go ;)
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The 6lb anti tank gun was first introduced into the desert in 1942 where there was a tradition of mounting anti tank guns on the beds of trucks for transportation and for firing . Various vehicles were adapted for this purpose but this is a 30 cwt Cheverolet mounted porte and as usual the Pithead model comes supplied with a gun crew.
A successful adaptation of the Canadian Ram tank chassis mounting a 25lb Howitzer. Issued to Artillery Regiments of armoured divisions from 1944.
The Achilles was a British adaptation of the American M10 tank destroyer rearmed with the potent 17lb anti tank gun. Issued to the anti tank regiments of Armoured Divisions from early 1944 in time for the Normandy invasion.
The Wasp MkIIc was a Canadian adaptation of the Universal carrier equipped with a flame thrower. It was issued to Medium Machine Gun support companies in the 21st Army Group during the latter stages of the war and proved very effective in evicting enemy troops from defended buildings. The MkIIc was fitted with additional plastic armour to enable it to withstand German 20mm cannon fire.
The Bishop was the result of the need for a HE gun that was able accompany armored units to shell to Axis anti tank gun lines and enemy strong points. The vehicle was based on a Valentine tank chassis and was armed with the 25lb gun howitzer. It was seen..
Ninety M7 Priests were supplied to the British army in North Africa in time for the second battle of El Alamein . They later served in the Italian campaign until they were replaced by the Canadian built Sexton in 1944. The vehicles were issued to artillery regiments of armored divisions. This version is equipped with Sand shields like those used in the desert battles and Italy.
The Archer 17lb SP was a potent anti tank weapon issued to anti tank regiments of Infantry Divisions at a level of one troop per battery from late 1944 onwards both in Northern Europe and Italy.


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Phelim Bolger of IFM Investors explains the role of risk management in infrastructure investment and shows how investors must engage with communities to be aware of the risks and anticipate and manage them
In the investment community we deal with myriad risks every day and they frame all our decisions. In many cases, however, it’s only when an investment goes wrong that its risks are revealed and articulated. If an investment makes a poor return or if there is a major financial crisis, the community wants answers and eventually the risks that were being taken come to light. These become “learning moments” for the community as people come to understand more about what institutional investors are doing with their money.
It’s at these times of crisis that end-investors become much better able to describe what their expectations and standards are when it comes to investment.
In the case of the global financial crisis of 2007/2008, pension fund members were understandably outraged when it was revealed that sub-prime mortgages had been packaged and on-sold as if they had much greater value than they did. Members of the community had an underlying expectation that financial products would be sold in a transparent way. Just because end investors don’t articulate or necessarily think about their own expectations or standards doesn’t mean institutional investors shouldn’t be anticipating them.
The community’s role in infrastructure investments
For institutional investors who invest in essential community infrastructure assets there is a dual responsibility to end-investors as well as the community.
Global infrastructure investors – who in many cases also assume responsibility for the day-to-day management of infrastructure assets – need to consider and manage risks in multiple communities and jurisdictions. Being able to understand and anticipate the community’s implicit expectations about how they should invest in and manage community infrastructure assets is key to enabling them to make the investments successful and to maintaining their social licence to operate. It’s essential for infrastructure investors to earn and maintain community trust.
Why invest in community infrastructure?
Pension funds across the globe are increasingly investing in illiquid, unlisted asset classes, such as infrastructure and real estate. Fund members have made substantial gains from the illiquidity premium of these assets.
Pension funds are very well placed to sustain investments in illiquid investments such as infrastructure, as members’ long investment horizons are well-matched with infrastructure assets’ long investment life cycles. Given these timeframes, pension funds must also be required to act as responsible long-term stewards of infrastructure assets.
Infrastructure investing carries a dual responsibility
Pension capital is currently funding critical community infrastructure such as toll roads, ports, airports, railway stations and pipelines in the UK, Europe, Australia, the Americas and parts of Asia. These infrastructure assets are not only owned by millions of pension fund members across the world, but utilised by millions of members of the public every day. Institutional investors in these assets need to remain mindful of their fiduciary responsibility and also of the community trust that is vested in them as a consequence of owning and managing critical community resources.
Given this dual responsibility, infrastructure investors need to stay up to date with the sentiments of pension fund members as well as members of the public who use these infrastructure assets – and they need to be aware of member sentiment now as well as their likely sentiment in future years. This is to ensure the assets are performing well while being built, run, and purchased in accordance with the ever-changing expectations and standards of the community.
Holding and maintaining assets for generations
Asset management is fundamental to a responsible infrastructure investment process. Maximising the return to members while maximising benefit to the community necessarily entails continuous investment in an asset. Indeed, an infrastructure asset often needs to be maintained and improved over decades.
This requires a systematic approach, and an ongoing programme of activities that seeks to protect, enhance and exceed the target returns of infrastructure assets. For example, in order to share best practice and lead improvements in safety, equipment, technology and systems in our toll road assets, at IFM Investors we recently established and conducted a Toll Road Summit, which brought together the talent and leadership of all our toll road businesses.
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Understanding risk is key in the infrastructure asset management process. Managing a major community infrastructure asset necessarily involves understanding all the risks facing that business, such as climate, reputation risk, labour issues, supply chain issues, demographic shifts, health and safety risks, workforce management issues, geopolitical and government policy risks, to name a few. All these risks need to be managed to maintain a healthy business while remaining aligned with community standards and expectations.
For example, how does an investor meet expectations about managing climate risk? Using climate scenarios (e.g. a two degrees scenario) can assist an investor in conducting a high level risk assessment of their infrastructure assets, to help them understand potential climate change impacts on industry sectors and the assets themselves. Ideally such an analysis would also cover transition risks stemming from changes in policy, law, markets, technology and prices, and physical risks stemming from the direct impact of climate change on our physical environment. Improvement plans can then be developed for assets where material risks and/or improvement opportunities exist.
Leverage is another risk to be mindful of in infrastructure investment. To mitigate credit risks investors need to take a very conservative approach to leverage at the company level in their portfolios. They should not use leverage that would jeopardise the long-term viability of an asset and they should seek to ensure that their assets’ capital structures remain sustainable in a variety of economic and industry environments.
Risk is present throughout the economy and every institution within it. Pension funds that invest in infrastructure have a responsibility to engage with members and communities in order to be mindful of risks, to anticipate them and to manage them. This is the best avenue to optimising investment returns, and earning the ongoing trust of members and the people who use their infrastructure assets every day.
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As a district parent, I’m appalled the Indianapolis Public Schools board has approved a five-year, no-bid contract to unvetted, startup online businesses at great expense to taxpayers [IPS students who opt to stay virtual must move to charters, June 4].
An unknown sum is now committed for five years without proper vetting.
Superintendent Aleesia Johnson offered no alternatives and claimed there will be monthly monitoring of Paramount and Phalen online programs. What became clear at the board meeting, though, is that there is no recourse when those assessments show failure. For five years, taxpayers are liable for these experimental businesses. Meanwhile, she is cutting public teacher jobs and transportation for our families.
The failure of programs like this at Manual High School should be a wakeup call to all taxpayers. Dozens of students at Manual were pushed to online learning and called “home schooled” to avoid the data of calling them what they became—drop-outs. The district quietly swept this under the rug.
There is simply no transparency from IPS. Neither parents nor educators are ever properly consulted, and students continue to be disrupted and suffer from the district’s business-first policies that put money in the pockets of their allies.
Despite the marketing claims, IPS does not advocate for our students and our community.
We the people of Indianapolis must hold IPS accountable for poor management of our community’s most important public institution.

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The US military wants to revamp its nuclear arsenal and develop new low-yield atomic weapons, largely in response to Russian actions in recent years, the Pentagon said in a policy statement released Friday.
"The strategy develops capabilities aimed at making use of nuclear weapons less likely," Trump said in a statement. "It enhances deterrence of strategic attacks against our Nation, and our allies and partners, that may not come in the form of nuclear weapons."
"And, importantly, it reaffirms our commitment to arms control and nuclear non-proliferation, maintains the moratorium on nuclear testing, and commits to improving efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to nuclear terrorism," he said.
The document marks a sobering break from the vision for America's atomic future under Barack Obama, who during a famous speech in Prague in 2009 called for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
While it underscores the administration's concerns about North Korea, Iran and China, the focus falls largely on Russia.
"This is a response to Russian expansion of their capability and the nature of their strategy and doctrine," Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wrote in the introduction to the 75-page document.
"These developments, coupled with Russia's seizure of Crimea and nuclear threats against our allies, mark Moscow's decided return to Great Power competition," he also wrote.
The Pentagon worries Russia assumes America's regular, large-yield weapons are essentially too big to ever be detonated, as their use would likely result in large-scale retaliation and wipe much of humanity off the map.
"There are strong indications that our current strategy posture and capabilities are perceived by the Russians as potentially inadequate to deter them," Greg Weaver, the deputy director of strategic capabilities for the military's Joint Staff, told reporters.
"The US and NATO require a wider range of credible low-yield nuclear options to do a very specific thing: to convince the Russian leadership that if they initiate limited nuclear use, in a war with the alliance, our response will deny them the objective they seek and impose costs that far outweigh those benefits they can achieve," he added.Güncelleme Tarihi: 03 Şubat 2018, 16:51


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When two Moclans board the Orville, they bring a secret that threatens the stability of the Planetary Union.
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The crew of the Orville opens a time capsule from the year 2015, leading Gordon to find love in an unexpected place.
Brooke Noska, Visual Effects Producer on The Orville, joins us for a behind-the-scenes discussion of the two-part epic, Identity.
The captured Orville leads the Kaylon armada to Earth to destroy all biological life.
A renowned Moclan engineer from Bortus's past joins the Orville, but he hides a secret.
The crew is surprised when Claire's personal life takes an unexpected turn, and Gordon makes an unusual grooming suggestion to Bortus.
The Orville makes first contact and a new crewmember joins the ship.
Ed finds himself stranded behind enemy lines when he crash-lands on a mysterious planet. Meanwhile, Gordon attempts to take the Command Test.
Alara makes a visit to her home planet after finding out her strength is fading.

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Astronaut Photos Inspire Next Generation of Scientists
By NASA // January 2, 2015
'These experiences motivate our students'
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Students from Connetquot High School in Bohemia, New York, used astronaut imagery of Earth to compare impact craters on Earth with those on other planets.
The images were provided through the Expedition Earth and Beyond (EEAB) program, which connects students in grades 5 and higher with pictures taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
“The images provide a hook for students to formulate questions, think about how to collect and analyze data, and then draw their own conclusions,” says EEAB Director Paige Graff. “The whole idea is authentic science you can do in the classroom, to give students an experience based on their interests and motivation.”
Teachers have used the images to help students grasp geographical, geological, environmental and other concepts. In addition to comparing features on Earth to those on other worlds, student investigations have analyzed changes in Earth’s glaciers, bodies of water and shorelines using images taken of the same place over time.
Almost 1.5 million images taken from the station are currently publicly available as potential fodder for student science investigations.
The EEAB database includes cataloged images with a center point searchable by latitude and longitude. Students can also search uncatalogued imagery, sourced by the station’s nadir point –the point on Earth directly below the station – when the photo was taken.
Because the astronaut could have pointed the camera in any direction from that point, those images could fall anywhere within a circle hundreds of miles around it.
Students can even request astronauts take a specific image to support their investigation, as Connetquot did. This models the process by which professional scientists acquire new data, Graff points out.
“Students start with existing data and, if they discover that they need additional data to support their research, can submit a proposal to the Crew Earth Observation target stream to request that an astronaut collect that data,” said Graff.
This creates a powerful, direct connection between students and astronauts in orbit.
EEAB also provides a variety of resources and opportunities for students and teachers, including professional development opportunities for teachers and a wiki or virtual shared space where teachers can communicate with EEAB staff.
Students can use the wiki to present their research to others, including professional scientists who potentially may serve as mentors.
The program also connects students with NASA scientists and experts through EEAB’s interactive Classroom Connection Webinars. These free, online events encourage students to craft questions they could answer using Earth and space imagery and show them how scientists use this imagery to conduct their own investigations.
In October 2014 an EEAB webinar, “Investigating Earth Using Astronaut Imagery from Space,” reached about 1,500 students. To date, classrooms in 35 states across the U.S. have participated in webinars. “These experiences motivate our students, promote their curiosity, and help them understand the bigger picture of science,” says Loretta Akerlind, fifth grade teacher at Lynn Haven Elementary in Florida. Archived webinars are available online.
While there are many sources of images from space, those from the station offer unique qualities for scientific investigation.
For one thing, most remote sensing instruments circle Earth in polar orbits, explains William Stefanov, Ph.D., associate International Space Station Program scientist for Earth Observations at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Those pass over the same spot on Earth at roughly the same time of day only once every two weeks or so, which limits their ability to capture a dynamic event like an eruption or tsunami.
The space station, on the other hand, has an inclined equatorial orbit, passing over the same point on Earth multiple times a day, at different points during day and night.
This makes it possible to capture dynamic events and to record processes taking place at different times, such as creation of afternoon fog banks. Because the station orbits at a lower altitude than most satellites, astronauts are able to take higher resolution images, too.
EEAB is facilitated by the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) education program, housed at Johnson. Images produced by hand-held astronaut photography used to enthuse and train the next generation of scientists–now that makes a real impact.


Touted as the “most connected and convenient” action camera ever made, the new generation action camera, GoPro Hero 5, is being eagerly awaited by many. It will feature some exciting features. Ever since the release of the GoPro Hero 4, the internet is going gaga over any news regarding GoPro’s next instalment of their flagship camera. Right, here we are going to share with you some of GoPro Hero 5 rumoured highlights, specs, price, new features, etc.
Update 09/07/16: According to fresh rumours, GoPro Hero 5 is going to be released on September 19th along with Karma drone. Since last month, a number of new rumours have emerged about the upcoming next flagship action cam. Recently leaked images of the device’s user manual points out that the GoPro Hero 5 will be able to follow limited voice commands, like GoPro Turn On, and GoPro Off among others. Additionally, the manual also reveals that a cloud service will soon be offered by the company. The service will allow users to upload images and videos directly. Even Variety reported the same. Other than this, we haven’t heard anything official regarding the GoPro Hero 5 release date which is likely going to be launched later this month.
Update: According to a report by The Verge, the company has aborted their previous plan to release the new drone before the Hero 5. Sources have revealed that both the camera and drones will most certainly together. Reasons behind the decision are unknown.
The camera could pack GPS, and there are also hints that the interface is getting a makeover. Reddit user Konrad-iturbe has posted what is being called Hero5 instruction video that shows that the device is significantly redesigned. The touch control scheme is redesigned, and there’s a mention of a ‘GoPro Sniper’. Guess we’ll find out in a couple of months. Watch the video right here.
GoPro Hero 5 Design:
A while ago, GoPro’s CEO told Engadget that “future GoPro’s will be increasingly simpler, with fewer parts. Our goal is to make it very easy for our customers to make the decision to pick up a GoPro and use it. That’s all about simplicity, efficiency, and making the user experience as seamless and invisible as possible.” The upcoming Hero 5 will be simple, efficient and seamless.
Woodman also confirmed that there’d be more square cameras in the future. “We’re going to continue with this form factor, and continue to evolve it, and bring more performance to this form factor,” he said.
GoPro Hero 5 Release Date:
GoPro Hero 5 is coming out in the second half of 2016. GoPro CEO Nicholas Woodman had disclosed: “later this year, we will introduce the most connected and convenient GoPro we have ever made, Hero 5.” At present, the company is pretty quiet on developments of the camera, and they are giving anything away on the release date either. Many tech gurus believe that the camera will be launched in October 2016, almost certainly after GoPro’s Karma drone has launched.
GoPro Hero 5 New Features and Specs:
Back when he made the announcement, Woodman had also informed that the Hero 5 would have better connectivity. It’s believed to come with a Bluetooth 4.0 connection for wireless transfers which use up less battery life than that of WiFi chip. Users can connect their camera with their smartphone and save their photos onto the cloud. A short video posted on August 3 that gave us a glimpse of Hero 5’s rear LCD display. The video is basically a how-to guide on how to connect the camera to any smartphone. Found by GoPro fan Konrad Iturbe in the Android version of the GoPro app, called “add_camera_hero5.mp4.”
The device has been in the rumour mill for a while now. According to the latest reports, Hero5 could shoot in 8K (7680×4320) at 60 fps. According to Woodman, the camera will be “the most connected and convenient” GoPro has ever made. GoPro pledged that the easier editing software would be arriving in March. Hero 5 has a lot of extra tricks up its sleeve like GPS or altimeters.
The Hero 5 is expected to to be waterproof to a depth of 60m to make it appealing to divers, professional filmmakers, and underwater filming enthusiasts. In that case, it’d match the HD Hero Original, HD Hero 2 and Hero 3 cameras (in waterproof cases), Hero Session (10m without housing), and exceed the Hero 4 Black (40m in waterproof housing).
Speaking of how much it’s going to weigh, Hero 5 is rumoured to be the lightest GoPro camera. It should be lighter than the Hero 4 Black’s 89g without waterproof casing and the Session’s 74g. Speaking of audio capability, the device will feature two microphones and will likely be able to capture surround sound audio, as well as an integrated analogue-to-digital (ADC) converter. That’ll make it compatible with a wide variety of professional external microphones.
The device will likely have powered by Snapdragon 800 processor multisensor Light camera. A GPS chip is likely too. A test and measurement report from US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said a GPS antenna would be included, along with Bluetooth and WiFi. This will undoubtedly affect battery life.
GoPro Hero 5 Battery Life:
The capacity of the battery is something that would decide on how well the device sells. According to rumours, the GoPro Hero 5 is expected to comes with 2,800mHa battery and deliver around two hours of battery life. It’ll be able to film at 8K resolution. Compared to the claimed 1:05hrs runtime for the Hero 4 Black with 1160mAH battery at full 4K resolution when WiFi is turned off, or the 1:55hrs runtime for the Hero Session with 1000mAH battery at full 1440p 30fps resolution and the WiFi turned off, the GoPro Hero 5 battery life is pretty good.
GoPro Hero 5 Models:
At present, there aren’t too much information available in on the models right now. Looking at the current the Hero 4 line-up, it has multiple models Hero 5 Black that is top-of-the-range, Hero 5 Silver that has touchscreen-enabled. It’s likely that Hero 5 too will come up with such models even more. We have those models are simple and more affordable.
GoPro Hero 5 Price:
The Hero 4 Black is available at $499 / £409 while the Hero 4 Silver costs at $399 / £270. Both the Hero 4 Black and Hero 4 Silver were launched in late September 2014. The GoPro Hero 5 price is widely predicted to be something between $450-550 / £300-375.
It’s worth noting that there are new GoPro Hero 5 and Karma Drone may either release together as a bundle or one after the other, with the Hero 5 coming out in the second half of 2016. Only time will tell.


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Eyes are an important part of your health and that why eye care become a big topic. All people depend on their eyes to see and make sense of the world about what is happening around them. But there are so many eye diseases that can lead to vision loss, so eye care is important to identify and treat eye diseases as early as possible. You should visit to doctor for eyes checked and follow the advice of your eye care specialist provider recommends it, or if you have any new vision problems. Barrownzlifesciences deal with all eye disease in more generic effect.
Eye care tips
- Eat healthy balanced diet- It is natural eye care remedy which contains your diet in the top of the field. The balanced diet should include a sufficient amount of fruits and vegetables, especially your balanced diet consist of deep yellow and green leafy vegetables. Fish with the high concentration in omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, tuna, and halibut can also help your eyes.
- Maintain a healthy diet- If you are not paying attention to overweight that obesity increases your risk of developing diabetes. If you affected with diabetes, then this symptom puts you at higher risk of getting diabetic retinopathy or glaucoma.
- Get regular Exercise- Regular exercise helps to control diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. These type of diseases can lead to some eye or vision problems. So if exercise regularly, you can lower your risk of getting these eye and vision problems.
- Wear sunglasses- Sunglasses wearing is natural eye care tips to protect your eye from the ultraviolet rays. Sunglasses protect your eyes from sun exposure and improve the glaucoma effect in the eyes.
- Avoid smoking- Smoking increases the cause of developing age-related eye diseases such as macular degeneration and can damage the optic nerve.
- Risk factors and family background- Some eye diseases are caused due to the family background so it is important to find out anyone in your family has affected with the eye problem and for it, eye care is so important. This parameter can help you determine if you are at higher risk of developing an eye disease. The second point is As you get older, you are at higher risk of developing age-related eye diseases and conditions. It is essential to know your risk factors because you may be able to cut down your risk factor by changing some behaviors.
These are some eye care tips that you should follow and rest factor is also important for providing better support for functioning your eye properly. Rest provide better support to the retina and protect your eye from deflection.


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Cardinal Gerhard Müller has called it a “hostile takeover” of the Catholic Church. The late Cardinal George Pell termed it a “toxic nightmare”. Now, Cardinal Raymond Burke has written a foreword to a new book denouncing the Synod on Synodality as a “Pandora’s Box” that threatens to unleash grave harm on the Mystical Body of Christ.
The Synodal Process is a Pandora’s Box, co-authored by José Antonio Ureta and Julio Loredo de Izcue, presents readers with a series of 100 questions and answers aimed at informing the general public about a debate they say has been “largely limited to insiders” despite its “potentially revolutionary impact.”
In his forward, Cardinal Burke, a former prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, writes: “We are told that the Church which we profess, in communion with our ancestors in the faith from the time of the Apostles, to be One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic, is now to be defined by synodality, a term which has no history in the doctrine of the Church and for which there is no reasonable definition.
“Synodality and its adjective, synodal, have become slogans behind which a revolution is at work to change radically the Church’s self-understanding, in accord with a contemporary ideology which denies much of what the Church has always taught and practiced,” he adds.
The American cardinal warns: “It is not a purely theoretical matter, for the ideology has already, for some years, been put into practice in the Church in Germany, spreading widely confusion and error and their fruit, division – indeed schism, to the grave harm of many souls. With the imminent Synod on Synodality, it is rightly to be feared that the same confusion and error and division will be visited upon the universal Church. In fact, it has already begun to happen through the preparation of the Synod at the local level.”
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ONE of the city’s great est potential retail properties – and a gateway to the Meatpacking District and Chelsea – is being sold.
Several real estate sources tell us the Mobil gas station and high-tech car wash by the West Side Highway is heading toward a second life after being sold for around $60 million.
The purchasers are said to be Michael Miller and his son, Brandon, of Real Estate Equities, along with their partner BlackRock Realty, which has other investments in the area – including one you’ll read about shortly.
The eye-catching structure, which sits between 14th and 15th streets along the Tenth Avenue blockfront, is now owned and operated by Milk Studios owner Erez Shternlicht, who maintains studios in the adjacent office building.
Just one year ago, Shternlicht sold a building at 450 West 15th St. for $160 million to Stellar Management and Rockpoint.
Douglas Harmon, the Eastdil Secured broker who marketed that office building three times and shopped surrounding properties like 85 Tenth Ave., Chelsea Market and 111 Eighth Ave., would not comment on the Mobil transaction specifics.
However, he did say, “The Meatpacking District is as diverse and well rounded as any sub-market in the city today.”
Harmon noted the office-retail vacancy rate hovers at less than 1 percent, while the neighborhood’s amenities grow in number.
“The Mobil corner may be the most attractive, unencumbered retail corner in the city,” Harmon said.
Along with great light, air and Hudson River views, the property is next to the High Line, across from Chelsea Market and just steps from the new Standard Hotel and Caledonia residential projects.
“They will be developing the ground and lower floors with shops,” predicted retail broker Karen Bellantoni of Robert K. Futterman & Associates, who earlier advised the current owners on redevelopment possibilities.
Bellantoni said once the approximately 20,000-foot site is rebuilt into numerous 1,500-foot storefronts, they will command $400 to $500 a foot in rents – commensurate with the juicy Meatpacking pricing.
None of the principals returned calls.
A brand, spanking new Meatpacking deal just pierced through that $400-$500 price range after a bidding war.
Paige Premium Denim, an LA-based luxe jeans retailer founded in 2004 by model Paige Adams-Geller, has signed for a 1,000-foot outpost at 430 W. 14th St.
The brand’s first city store will be in the building that also houses Scoop and the infamous Hogs & Heifers saloon.
Dernier Cri occupied the space before and was bought out of its lease in a deal arranged by Susan Kurland and Greg Tan nor of CB Richard Ellis.
Paige was brought to the property by Alice DiMarzio and Corey Horowitz of Newmark Knight Frank, while the building’s BlackRock Realty owners was repped by Stuart Siegel and Alan Weisman of Grubb & Ellis.
A stack of $1.3 billion in Lehman Brothers loans is falling into the clutches of Swedbank, to which Lehman owned money.
Sources say the loans include RFR’s pre-construction loan for 610 Lexington Ave., as well as loans used for some of Alexander Gurevitch’s projects.
Apparently, Swedbank intends to hang on to the RFR loan as it is generating a return of around 11 percent, one source said.
Meanwhile, other borrowers are scrambling to raise funds to buy back their own loans.
Swedbank’s city officer did not return a call for comment.
It turns out the Big Apple’s office rents aren’t so bad after all.
According to a new CB Richard Ellis report, London’s West End remains the world’s most expensive office market, at $248.66 per foot, while Moscow, with the 10th fastest rise in office rents, retained its No. 2 spot at $234.73 per foot.
Meanwhile, Midtown Manhattan doesn’t even make the Top 10 list of the world’s most expensive cities; it ranked 15th, at $98.08 a foot.
Downtown Manhattan was 48th, with rents at $59.16 a foot.
Other cities in the top 10 include Tokyo, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Singapore. Abu Dhabi took the prize for biggest year-over-year jump in office rents at 94.6 percent.


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I received my January kit today from The Flying Unicorn and like a kid at Christmas, I couldn't wait to tear into it. This was the best kit ever, so much yummy goodness in there that I was just hitching to start creating.
I also got my package of Gelatos..Oh my goodness!!! There was certainly no disappointments with those like there was with the Tim Holtz Distress Markers. I have been playing with them like crazy and they work on anything and really work good. They blend perfectly and with just the tip of your finger too. I used the water blender on them, a brush and a sponge and they all work great. If you do any colouring, these are a must have. The colours are so rich and vibrant, if you haven't figured it out yet, I LOVE those babies!!!
I decided to do the Kit of the Month challenge and I had a blast playing with the new goodies.
Here is the layout I did.
the elongated hexagon mask from Huey Masks, the I used Glass beads gel on it.
The three coloured flowers were the same colour as the white ones until I worked some magic with the Gelatos on them and a bit of puff paint. I also used Gelatos on the chipboard fan and bow. The alphas are Pink Paislee Portfolio Alpha Stickers. I used Ranger—Dabber Lake Mist just a little above my photo to have a spot for a bit of journalling.
Too bad I have to work tomorrow cause I wanna keep playing LOL.

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The CDC has confirmed that large numbers of pregnant woman are now “dying of Covid” and have urged them to increase their uptake of the vaccine.
According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there was a sharp rise in deaths this August and September among pregnant women. The CDC say these deaths were related to the Delta variant spread.
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- Additionally, more than 40% of the 248 total deaths among pregnant people since the pandemic began occurred since August.
- “I can tell you, when I hear about a pregnant woman in the community who is not vaccinated, I personally pick up the phone and talk to them,” Walensky told ABC News’ chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton earlier this month.
- Walensky also told Ashton she is “very concerned” about pregnant people who remain unvaccinated as the Omicron variant spreads.
The data come as COVID-19 vaccination rates among pregnant people continue to lag relative to the general population.
- As of Dec. 4, the most recent data available, less than 35% of pregnant people are fully vaccinated, compared to nearly 61% of the general population, according to the CDC.
- The vaccination rate among Black pregnant people is even lower, at around 22%, according to the CDC.
- Pregnant people face a greater risk of serious illness from COVID-19, according to the CDC.
“This is one where I feel like we have to do more,” Walensky said of the lagging vaccination rate among pregnant people.
- “We have to do better,” she said.
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Medicare Premiums: How Are They Set and What Can You Do to Adjust Them?
For those who are already retired and enrolled in Medicare or who are approaching enrollment, you should be aware of how the monthly Medicare Part B and Part D premiums are determined. If you’re already on Medicare, you are probably accustomed to paying your monthly premiums, but have you considered where these amounts came from?
How Are Your Medicare Premiums Determined?
The Social Security Administration determines your Medicare premiums for Parts B and D each year. These premiums are based on modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) from your tax return – generally from two years prior to the year in question. For example, Social Security will determine your 2024 premiums at the end of 2023. Since you will not have yet filed your 2023 tax return at that time, they will base your premiums on the income from your 2021 tax return. Your MAGI is calculated by adding back any tax-exempt interest income to your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI).
So how does Social Security know what your MAGI is to determine your Medicare premiums? Every year, the IRS sends this figure to them. Depending on your situation, you may have experienced fluctuations in Medicare pricing as a result of fluctuations in your income year-over-year. The standard premium is adjusted slightly for inflation each year, for 2023 the monthly base premium on Part B is $164.90. However, if your MAGI exceeds $97,000 (single tax return filer) / $194,000 (married filing jointly), then you will be charged an additional premium on Medicare Parts B and D. Take a look at the charts below to see where you fall:
What if your situation now looks much different than it did two years ago?
If your income has dropped significantly and you are charged higher premiums based on your income from two years ago, you may be able to file an appeal with the Social Security office to have your premiums lowered. To do this, you must first determine if you qualify for an appeal. If you experienced one of the following “Life-Changing Events” that subsequently impacted your income, you may qualify*:
- Marital Status Change – Marriage, Divorce, Death of Spouse
- Work Stoppage or Reduction
- Loss of Income-Producing Property (Not at your direction)
- Includes disasters, arson, theft, eminent domain.
- Does not include sales/transfers.
- Loss of Pension Income
- Employer Settlement Payment (due to employer’s closure, bankruptcy, or reorganization)
*It is important to note that some income fluctuations do not qualify as acceptable causes for appeal in the eyes of the Social Security Administration. Large, one-time sales of property or stocks do not qualify as a loss of income-producing property because the assets were sold at your discretion. Conversions of traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs are another situation in which you may experience a temporary spike in “income” on your tax return, but likewise, these cannot be appealed. The good news is that your premiums are recalculated each year, so any impact from an unusually high-income year is only temporary.
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|Lace-Orient, Die Autser, Pure- Allegria, Pithaya, & NO whales in CO|
I started making the Shusui Shrug bySusanne Sommer. I like the challenge of the pattern. It's far from
my usual style. But this yarn was completely wrong!! This stayed in thought process for less than 24 hours. I knew I hated the combo. So, I frogged it, and restarted another project with the yarn and ordered different yarn from Knitpicks to try this pattern again.
|Shusui Shrug worked through set up and first repeat section|
|Match & Move in Wollmeise Pure-Pinball Wizard & Potzblitz|
I like so many of Martina's patterns. The Nevum is one of the most worn shawls that I've knit. I knit it with a teal color Wollmeise Lace quite awhile ago and plan to knit it again with the Orient I just purchased. I love the way the Nuvem sits on the shoulders, the unusual shape is like a rectangle with corners tucked into the short ends. The ruffled edge is charming and feminine while not being fussy.
|Nuvem Schematic from Martina Behm's Pattern pictures on Ravelry|
The run down on my other current projects;
I volunteer at the local Senior Circle. It is organized and ran by the hospital, Mountainview Regional, here in Las Cruces. I have a class twice a week, it is an independent study style class. Everyone is welcome to work on any project and if they run into trouble or simply don't know how to find and fix their mistakes, I help. I try to teach not only how to locate the mistake but how to fix it as well, not to just fix it for them.
I have seen much growth from this style class and think it is really special. In addition to working on whatever they like we have a sampler scarf going. I have written out different stitch patterns with a mind to learning new techniques and stitches. Each section is bordered with garter stitch, this enables the adjustment of stitch counts for the patterns to be made without showing. The garter stitches also act as a frame, giving a nice cohesive look.
Whew, that was a lot! I have so many more things swirling around in my head though.....another day.
|My Sampler Circle Scarf using a Quillin Fiber Arts bamboo-wool blend|
I can't remember the actual yarn, the label is long gone.
For my current On the Go Sock I'm using my Basic Sock Pattern. I added a few things for some flare. I will add more info on a future post about that flare! Here's a sneak peek.
|Knitpicks Hawthorne Fingering Multi in Happy Valley|
The Last project on my needles is also a sock. This one is Kym's Birthday Socks. I used one of my favorite stitch patterns, rewrote it so it worked in the round and created the sock pattern from there. I really like the results. I find I did have to go up a needle size from my usual #1 to a #1.5.
|FIberstory Fave in Lagoon|
I couldn't quite capture the color correctly


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Ohio Supreme Court rules courts don’t have to consider ability to pay when imposing fees
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The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a split 5-2 decision that courts do not have to consider a defendant’s present or future ability to pay court fees when deciding whether such costs are applicable, overturning an appellate judge’s earlier ruling.
The case stems from a complaint filed by Darren Taylor who was convicted of murder and other related charges connected to a lethal attempted robbery in 2013. Taylor was sentenced to 36 years in jail, as well as $6,500 in restitution and $9,000 in court costs. Taylor argued he only received $19 per month in prison employment and therefore was indigent.
“There is no reason that Taylor should be constitutionally entitled to receive more protections than other civil debtors just because his debt came about through criminal-court proceedings rather than through some other mechanism,” Justice Patrick DeWine wrote in the majority opinion.
In the opinion, the justices noted that a 2013-era Ohio law requires judges to impose court costs on convicted defendants in all criminal cases; however, under this law, courts can “waive, suspend or modify” these payments. The law’s language, according to the opinion, does not include specific criteria for when to waive, suspend or modify court costs.
Justices Sharon Kennedy and Judith French concurred with DeWine’s opinion, and Justice Patrick Fischer concurred in judgement only; Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor concurred, adding that the state may incur additional burdens trying to collect payments from a defendant who lacks the ability to pay.
Justices Melody Stewart and Michael Donnelly dissented.
Stewart argued in her dissenting opinion that since the purpose of the 2013 law is to offset court costs’ burden on taxpayers, a defendant’s ability to pay must be considered. She said the majority opinion “fails to see what is right under its nose — that to achieve the statute’s purpose, a trial court’s consideration of the defendant’s ability to pay is required.”
A Montgomery County common pleas judge originally rejected Taylor’s request to have his court costs waived, citing that Taylor “must take responsibility for his conduct, as well as the resulting consequences,” according to an earlier report by the Ohio Capital Journal.
The case was appealed and remanded to the Second District Court of Appeals, which concluded that the statute implied courts must consider a defendant’s ability to pay when weighing appropriate extradition fees and court costs.
Taylor’s case attracted the attention of civil rights groups — including the NAACP and the ACLU of Ohio — because of the state’s continued imposition of debt with high interest rates on poor, incarcerated Ohioans.
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HURST (CBS 11 NEWS) – Most of the Democrats vying to unseat Republican Governor Greg Abbott painted their vision for the Lone Star State during a forum hosted by the Mid-Cities Democrats Tuesday night.
Six of the nine candidates hoping to win the primary spoke to more than 100 people at the UAW Hall in Hurst.READ MORE: Haltom City Police Officer Dies After Battle With COVID-19
Political analysts say the Democrats face an uphill battle against Abbott, a popular Governor who has a $43 million campaign war chest.
Among those who attended, Former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez and Houston businessman Andrew White, whose father Mark was Governor.
Both are considered the two front-runners.
Dallas businessman Jeffrey Payne, who has traveled 23,000 miles across Texas campaigning since October, also addressed the crowd.
The three agree the state needs to spend more on public education, expanding Medicaid, and womens’ rights, but sought to differentiate themselves.READ MORE: Dallas Nonprofit Serving More Students' Mental Health Needs Since COVID-19 Pandemic Started
Regarding Governor Abbott and state Republicans, White said, “All come from the same school of government, a la Donald Trump, which means they’re focused on extremists and on the fringe, and they forget the rest of us.”
Payne said he’s stepping up. “I want to step out of my box and represent you. It’s now time to step up. I’m not running against Abbott and I’m sure as hell not running against Trump, I’m running for you.”
Valdez said her experience counts. “I know what is is to delegate and work with budgets. I was elected and re-elected four times. I know what it is to run a campaign.”
Jeremy Smith says he liked Valdez and Payne. “They were unapologetically sincere about their views. They didn’t waffle one way or the other.”
Pamela Young, an Independent hasn’t made up her mind, but says she likes Andrew White. “The things he said really resonated with me. I felt his genuineness.”
White loaned his campaign $1 million and raised nearly $140,000 last month.
Valdez raised about $48,000 last month, which includes a $5,000 loan to her campaign.MORE NEWS: School Libraries Under New Scrutiny As Texas Lawmaker Questions Kids' Access To Books On Race, Sexuality
She says this race will be won by the grassroots.


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All that I know about the resistance of the Caucasian mountaineers to Tsarist Russian expansion into their land comes from two books. The first is Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy, and the second is Leila Aboulela’s The Kindness of Enemies. Shamil Imam, a minor character in the Tolstoy novella, is the major character of Leila Aboulela’s book. It is an extremely brave author who writes in the shadow of Tolstoy, and Leila Aboulela is up to the task.
Like Hadji Murat, this book is based on the historical facts of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus during the nineteenth century. Shamil, the Imam of Dagestan, led the armed resistance to the Tsarist incursions for a period of some thirty years. And, of course, because the peoples of the mountains were Moslem and the Russians were Christian, this had an aspect of religious war, stretching back to the clash between the Christian Byzantine Empire and the Arab Islamic Empire.
The story is told through the eyes of Natasha, an academic, who is researching the life of Shamil Imam. Natasha had a Russian mother and a Scottish stepfather, following her mother’s divorce. Her father is Sudanese, and the story moves between Aberdeen and Khartoum as she learns more about the story of Shamil Imam through one of her students, Oz. He is descended from the Imam and his mother still possesses the sword that was taken from Shamil Imam when he surrendered. [This, by the way, is not a spoiler as it is a historical fact that Shamil Imam was defeated.]
The story revolves around the Russian kidnapping of Shamil’s 8 year old son, Jamaleldin, who had been given to them as a hostage during negotiations. It is the story of how Shamil Imam captures a Georgian princess, Anna, the granddaughter of the Gregory XI, the last King of Georgia, and her two children so that they can be exchanged for his son. Tactically, this works. Jamaleldin is exchanged for Anna, after he has been at the Russian court, as a favourite of Tsar Nicholas, for fifteen years. Strategically, it is a disaster. Sheikh Jamal El Din, a Sufi scholar and the spiritual leader of the mountaineers, does not approve of the waging of war against women and children. The British and French allies of the Ottoman Sultan are outraged. The possibility of a Caucasian front during the Crimean War withers on the vine. The Russians, having been humiliated, are intent upon revenge. And so the war in the Caucasus reaches its culmination in the defeat of the Imam.
But this book is more than an historical novel. It is a meditation on how the past shapes and defines the present in ways that we do not expect. It looks at the way in which a word like jihad can acquire a new meaning because the events of the past, such as the failed resistance in the Caucasus to Russian domination, determine how we can live in the present, and what our future will be. It deals with the personal relations of people whose worlds collide violently, and how people on different sides deal with each other as they meet through conflict. And so we see Tsar Nicholas I treating the young Jamaleldin as his pet, the respect growing between Shamil and Anna, and Natasha and Oz caught up in a conflict not of their own making.
The scope of this book is enormous because it deals with our individual struggle to do the right thing – what many would argue is the true meaning of jihad. It shows people confronting and dealing with the reality around them, even when that reality is difficult and involves choices that are essentially hard, choices that are not always our own, but choices that force us into making choices of our own.
This is a book that has significant things to say about the dangerous times in which we live. It shows the possibilities that exist for understanding and reconciliation. It takes what is considered to be a small, insignificant event, and shows how events of that kind can have an impact on the world beyond the imaginings of people at the time. It shows how we need to deal with the people around us with compassion and love, not with fear and aggression.
This is a vital book for our time.


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I said at the start of this mini-series that I would be exploring the lessons we in the educational ICT community can learn from sports – but here is #8! Well, I’ve always said that there are three kinds of people: those who can count and those who can’t! Anyway, here’s what I have called the ‘rule of celebration’.
In this mini-series I’m looking at lessons we in the educational ICT community might learn from sports. In today’s article we consider the role of the specialist, and its relevance for peer assessment.
Welcome to the fifth part of this mini-series, in which I consider lessons we might learn from sports and sports personalities which we can apply to educational ICT. How important is encouragement to Olympic class athletes? I’d like to start off with an admission of error….
Here is the fourth part of this mini-series, in which I consider lessons we might learn from sports and sports personalities which we can apply to educational ICT. Today I’d like to consider the role of the sports coach, and to start with I’ll quote from a conversation that has never taken place, and probably will never take place.
Welcome to the third part of this mini-series, in which I consider lessons we might learn from sports and sports personalities which we can apply to educational ICT. I’ve called today’s rule the rule of eclecticism because it’s about learning from different, and disparate, disciplines.
Here in London we’re pretty much immersed in the Olympics at the moment, and it occurred to me recently that there are several ideas which can be applied from sports to educational ICT. Last week I was invited by Acer to a talk in the Olympic Park by Leon Taylor, the champion diver. In this, the second part of the mini-series on lessons from sports, we look at what he had to say about detailed analysis.
Although not by nature an avid sports fan, I have been enjoying the recent offerings in the forms of the Tour de France and the Olympics. While engrossed in these I was struck by how far the work needed to do well in these activities could be applied to education in general, and ICT in education in particular. I will be exploring this idea over the next seven articles, starting with this one, in which we look at the 1% improvement rule.

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There are four regularly scheduled elections each year in Oregon: the 2nd Tuesday in March; the 3rd Tuesday in May; the 3rd Tuesday in September; and the 1st Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Each election cycle takes anywhere from three months to eight months from beginning to end. All elections are held by mail. There are currently about 370,000 registered voters in Multnomah County. Multnomah County uses an optical scan system to count ballots. – less–ZoomInfo


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Are you and your family ready to get spooky while in Walt Disney World? Our agent Lane Valentine is breaking down all of the fun experiences during Walt Disney World’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party!
This party is one of a kind where guest will get to experience the Magic Kingdom like never before! If you are visiting in the fall this special ticketed event is not to miss!
Below I have composed a batch of unforgettable party exclusive activities and merchandise that make Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party the cherry on top to your fall getaway at Walt Disney World.
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Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party is an event that takes place inside the Magic Kingdom...Read More


We are always working towards forming partnerships with new game developers, so there will definitely be some new games arriving in your app in the future, but it is difficult to say exactly when this will happen. The frequency of new game arrivals varies greatly based on your geographic region.
If you don't have many games in your library that's most likely because you're in a region where we've only started operating recently. If that's the case, don't worry, we're working really hard to get more games in your area. Keep checking the Ecoplay app on a daily or weekly basis and soon you will see new games to play!