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It has been confirmed by Government sources after the extraordinary Council of Ministers on the occasion of the PGE of 2022.
October 7, 2021 13:59
New transfer of tax benefits from individual pension plans to employment plans. The maximum annual contribution to deduct in the personal income tax in the first will drop from the 2,000 to 1,500 euros , while in the seconds it will rise from 10,000 euros to 10,500.
This has been confirmed by Government sources after the Extraordinary Council of Ministers held this Thursday in which the master lines of the General State Budgets for 2022. In them, a investment record is established, with 46% more for housing policies and doubling spending on youth.
It will be the second fiscal transfer from some private plans to others in two consecutive years. This is the first year where the maximum annual contribution in individual plans is not 8,000 euros as before, but 2,000, while in business plans it is no longer 8,000, but 10,000.
This measure with respect to private retirement plans is in addition to the one announced on Tuesday, in the ordinary Council of Ministers, that those affected by the La Palma volcano will be able to rescue their pension plan. An extraordinary measure that follows the formula established in March 2020 on the occasion of Covid-19.
Net benefits in both systems
At the end of June, the group of private pension systems managed more than 124,000 million euros in assets, according to Inverco. Of these, almost 86,250 million were in the individual system and about 37,000 million came from the system of employment. The rest were in associated plans.
Despite having transferred tax benefits from one to the other, the truth is that the first half of the year has been disastrous for both types of financial vehicles finalists. The individual plans registered net benefits of 193 million and those of employment, 72 million.
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Taiko no Professor Layton, previously known as OboromuramaAlpaca, The Grand Concubunny, and Prof. OboroTa-don Layton and known as Obo for short (or Obobo and Obomabo by skaaaa), is a regular poster in the Smash 4 Social Thread. She is known for being a more serious-toned poster with strong opinions, and for giving advice to those who pose questions or concerns. She is known for bringing Traps up to confuse everyone for her enjoyment.
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In an unexpected, but notable, victory for President Trump's aggressive trade agenda and exporters of cars around the globe, China's Ministry of Finance announced Tuesday morning that it would slash passenger car duties to 15%, further opening up the market that’s been a key target of the U.S. in its trade fight with Beijing. This comes less than a month after China decided to ease restrictions on foreign competition in its auto sector and also address some of the US's concerns about intellectual property theft.
The reduction follows a truce that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced during a Sunday appearance on "Fox News Sunday". In response, the US has continued to reverse its policy of pressuring telecom giant ZTE, with Trump taking steps to rescue it.
“This is, without a doubt, positive news,” said Juergen Pieper, Frankfurt-based head of automobiles research at Bankhaus Metzler who spoke with Bloomberg.
Investors would agree, with European auto stocks gapping higher on the news.
But while the administration will no doubt rush to claim this as a victory, nobody expects the tariff cuts to be a gesture of good faith on China's part: The US is now also expected to make a concession, perhaps in addition to reducing pressure on ZTE. Though for Trump, caving on ZTE is still a pretty big deal, even as the administration has been adamant about framing it as a national security issue and not a trade issue.
"You can’t completely disregard the fact that there are certain imbalances in China’s favor. This could be a signal that if one side is making concessions, it could lead to the Americans easing some of their pressure as well.”
Meanwhile, according to Bloomberg, the import duty on car parts will fall to 6%, from 25%. But Bloomberg warns that the cuts are largely symbolic, since they will only impact about 4.2% of car sales - at least for now (about 29 million cars were sold in China last year, and as tariffs fall, foreign car buying could become more commonplace).
China's President Xi Jinping and his Vice Premier Liu He both advised that China would start implementing market liberalizations particularly in its automobile market in the coming months. The decision also comes after China announced over the weekend that China would end its anti-dumping investigation into sorghum. It has also signaled that there might be a review of Qualcomm's bid to acquire NXP Semiconductors, which would be tantamount to another olive branch.
US and European carmakers were, understandably, delighted about China's decision.
Ford and Porsche, maker of the Cayenne and Panamera car models, welcomed the announcement.
"Chinese customers will have a chance to enjoy an even optimized price and pursue more personalized options when buying a car," Porsche said in a statement in China.
As Reuters reminds us, Trump has said that China's 25% auto import rate was "stupid trade", while Tesla's Elon Musk has seemingly never stopped cheering about China's move toward auto-market liberalization, something that would greatly benefit Tesla, which may be reaching saturation in the US.
In a foreshadowing of this morning's trade news, President Trump tweeted late last night that "under our potential deal with China, they will purchase from our Great American Farmers practically as much as our Farmers can produce."
Under our potential deal with China, they will purchase from our Great American Farmers practically as much as our Farmers can produce.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 21, 2018
The Trump administration isn't always reliable - particularly when it comes to their comments about Chinese trade relations (recall when Larry Kudlow said talks were making progress, only for the Chinese to publicly embarrass him by declaring that there hadn't been any talks). But by scaling back the import duty, China has given the Trump administration a boost of confidence, and a badly needed foreign policy win that appears destined to calm choppy markets. That is, unless China - or the US - abruptly decide to break off the talks. Or something else happens - tensions in the Pacific, perhaps, or maybe North Korea - that sets the budding detente back.


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WASHINGTON — Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story cited a preliminary police statement that identified two rival groups as those involved. Police have since clarified that they do not know whether the suspects and victims are affiliated with protest groups.
Three people were stabbed early Wednesday morning in Northwest by three suspects, according to D.C. Police.
The stabbing happened in the 1400 block of New York Avenue, two blocks from the White House, around 2:25 a.m., police said. Two adult men and one woman suffered minor injuries.
D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said in a news conference Wednesday morning the information police initially released about the stabbing was preliminary. He said police have no information on who the suspects are affiliated with and that they interviewed the victims at the hospital.
"After more extensive investigation with the victims of the crime, we don't know who (the suspects) are affiliated with," Newsham said, noting the victims had been very cooperative.
Newsham went on to say he didn't feel like tensions were high on Election Night in D.C. Three arrests were made during a mostly peaceful night of protest around the White House and Black Lives Matter Plaza.
Officers are currently looking for the three stabbing suspects. Police said one suspect is described as a black woman wearing black sweatpants with a white stripe, orange leggings and a dark gray coat, armed with a knife.
The events leading up to the stabbing remain unclear, with Chief Newsham saying they did not know motive.
If you have any information on the stabbing or incident, police ask that you contact them or call 9-1-1.
This story is developing.

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After making changes in the bureaucracy of the state by transferring over two dozen senior IAS and State Civil Service Officers of the administration last week, the Governor N.N Vohra is again considering to make changes in the administrative sphere of the state.
According to the sources, the list prepared by the General Administration Department will soon be forwarded to the Governor.
The Governor is working with a motive to place appropriate person at the appropriate place to make sure the efficient functioning of the administration. This move can ensure that the people will be benefited from the government and development takes place with a faster pace.
Acting upon the complaints received against the officials working at the lower level, Governor has given instructions to the Secretaries to ensure transparent and effective governance.


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Five men have been arrested in Manchester, Peterborough and north London on suspicion of terror offences.
Scotland Yard said a 21-year-old man was arrested in Manchester on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism.
A 19-year-old man was arrested in Peterborough and two men aged 22 and 23 were arrested in north London on suspicion of the same offence.
A 19-year-old man was also arrested in Peterborough on suspicion of encouraging terrorism.
Searches are under way at addresses in Manchester, Peterborough and north London.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the arrests were pre-planned and stressed "there is not believed to be any imminent threat to the public".
The arrests are not linked to the London Bridge attack in November or New Year's Eve, the force said.
A statement by the Met Police says: "All five men remain in police custody at this time."

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Drones can help raise $100-bn GDP boost: The World Economic Forum (WEF) said in a new report that putting drones at the centre of a technology-led transformation of Indian agriculture can enhance the nation’s GDP by 1–1.5% and create at least five lakh employment in the next few years.
Drones can help raise $100-bn GDP boost: Key Points
- The report created by WEF’s Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution in India in partnership with the Adani Group and released here, described how drone-based technology may revolutionise Indian agriculture.
- The WEF report presents use cases for drones that combine military and civilian technologies and are made possible by digital adoption, analytics, digital financing, and a concerted local stakeholder effort.
- It also offers a framework for the creation of scalable pilots that can be put into practise by different governments.
World Economic Forum Report (WEF Report): Other Important Highlights
- Aviation industry is undoubtedly one of the most regulated in the world.
- Indian efforts to promote unmanned aviation have been praised by a broad range of stakeholders for their audacity and caution.
- The WEF underlined the enormous potential for enhancing farm outcomes through precision agriculture expertise and advising, which can lead to a 15% improvement in productivity in India’s $600 billion agricultural sector, by citing much research.
What is a green microcosm?
- The establishment of a “green microcosm” in which an integrated “drone-centric rural hub” is set up and stabilised throughout crop cycles is required to support the mainstreaming of drones in agriculture.
- India has over six lakh inhabited villages, all of which are reported to be engaged in agriculture to a respectable extent.
- As per various reports the per-hectare production of a mechanised farm tends to be higher than that of a non-mechanized and irrigated farm, agricultural productivity is mostly influenced by the inputs utilised by farmers at the time of cultivation.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) report:
- The report used a Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) report to demonstrate how digital technology-based agriculture can unlock an additional $65 billion in value by 2025.
- It also claimed that the impact of digital agriculture on the gross domestic product (GDP) will be even greater.
- Additionally, a 15% boost in productivity using precision agriculture know-how and farm advisory services based on numerous existing and emerging data sources (soil health cards, meteorological data, farm/tractor-based sensors) can create a $25 billion economic potential.
- In a similar vein, digital interventions have the potential to create around $15 billion in agricultural loans and insurance.
According to the WEF, by 2025, there is a possibility for 40–60% of the agricultural surplus to be traded through digital marketplaces, and selling produce through electronic channels is expected to enhance farmers’ price realisation by 10%, opening up a $25 billion opportunity.


Jupiters Gold Coast will work with the City of Gold Coast Council to deliver a canal-front parkland upgrade for the Broadbeach community, in time for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Division 10 Councillor Paul Taylor and The Star Entertainment Group Managing Director Queensland, Geoff Hogg, made the joint announcement today.
The development will revitalise Gold Coast Bulletin Centenary Park, an underutilised space on the corner of the Gold Coast Highway and T E Peters Drive, in Broadbeach.
“This will become Broadbeach’s newest open space, providing a beautiful parkland with paths, open spaces, feature lighting, a sculpted ground plane and pavilions,” Cr Taylor said.
“It will bring to life an area that has been underutilised for many years, by repurposing the space to provide the ability to accommodate community markets and entertainment.”


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Barings bondholders target SFO
Tuesday 03 October 1995
Yesterday, Michael Hill QC, acting for the Barings bond-holders, met George Staple, the SFO director, after the SFO case controller, James Kellock, surprised bondholders on Friday by asking them to send the SFO their papers. His first letter was followed by a second demand within 30 minutes. By yesterday the papers had been handed over to the SFO.
Although the bondholders are taking a private prosecution against Mr Leeson, the SFO is arguing that it has powers under the 1987 Criminal Justice Act to take over such a prosecution if it falls within the remit of serious commercial fraud.
Jonathan Stone, who is leading the bondholders' action group, said yesterday "the SFO does not have a leg to stand on". Mr Stone laid eight summonses against Mr Leeson last week in the City of London magistrates' court. He said the court was "absolutely clear that we had jurisdiction over these offences. The court had no cause for concern. It is absolutely inappropriate for the SFO to step in now". Mr Stone added: "We will fight them all the way. . . The SFO has quite a reputation for tripping up."
The SFO said Mr Kellock had asked the bondholders' solicitor on Friday for their papers on the case and had now received them. "The director has the power to take over a private prosecution in certain cases and he is now considering whether he can do it on this particular occasion," a spokeswoman said.
Sources at the SFO said the office believed the most appropriate place for a trial on the Barings affair was Singapore. The office had to show it was prepared to work closely with other prosecuting authorities in tackling overseas fraud. "If we want better co-operation in the future we have to show that we are prepared to do the same ourselves. And we feel that all the witnesses are in Singapore and the evidence and we do not wish to be shy in saying that."
The SFO view contrasts strongly with that of the UK bondholders and of Mr Leeson's solicitor. They believe there is sufficient evidence for a trial to be played out in the UK. They have argued that the people who lost out from the collapse of Barings are predominantly based in the UK and that more of the background to the case will emerge if the trial takes place here.
The German authorities expect to make a decision on whether to accept the Singaporean extradition application later this week. If they accept the request, Mr Leeson's lawyer has said it will be resisted.
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The management of Margaret Ekpo International Airport Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria has disclosed to CrossRiverWatch that as a result of the panic in the country and world at large caused by the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease, EVD brought into Nigeria by Mr. Patrick Sawyer from Liberia, it has decided to embark on sensitization campaigns and screening of passengers as a residual standard and measure for safety.
The disclosure was made by the Airport Manager, Mr. Mamud Sanni yesterday in Calabar.
He said, “We management of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Calabar have deemed it necessary that our airport been an international airport and been that we host a lot of tourists into Calabar, have seen the need for us to commence the screening of passengers”.
Mr. Mamud maintained that as part of their prevention and education strategy, they have been carrying out regular sensitization exercises for all staff in the airport.
His word: “Generally we have enlightenment exercise for all the stakeholders involved, this exercise is still happening”.
The Manager affirmed that their main objective is to ensure that Cross River State is free from the killer disease. “We want to make sure Calabar is Ebola free”, Sanni said.
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By Ibrahim Apekhade Yusuf
Dr. Timothy Olawale, Director-General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), the umbrella organisation of employers in the organised private sector, has said the impact of COVID-19 on businesses is unquantifiable.
Speaking in a telephone chat with our correspondent at the weekend, Olawale said, many businesses are already experiencing the bitter pill.
“Even before the crisis, businesses have been struggling, the outbreak of coronavirus has further compounded the problem for most businesses,” he said.
While commending the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the ongoing efforts at containing the coronavirus, especially the various interventions and palliatives aimed at ensuring business continuity, the NECA boss urged the government to take more specific steps in providing palliatives and support to organised businesses.
“In Nigeria, you are saying people should take loan. All that would still translate to some of indebtedness at the end. It remains to be seen how many people would access this facility.
The reps announced some incentive like tax waivers which they said would take effect in 2021. Now I ask, of what use is that kind of palliative whose impact cannot be felt when it’s most needed? The N1.5trillion is not enough.
It’s even as loan facility. Other countries gave grant. It’s left to be seen how many businesses would access this facility.”
Olawale, a graduate of Psychology from the University of Ibadan, while commenting on interventions by the constituted authorities confirmed to our correspondent that the OPS had made representation to the lawmakers with a view to getting better incentives for businesses.
“We had sent a position paper to the National Assembly where we presented learning points from other climes. In most countries currently battling the crisis there are a lot of incentives being given to the citizenry.
Some countries are co-sharing salaries, paying compensation, offering discounts for utilities as well as giving waivers on taxation.”
NECA, he said, has sought “temporary scheme for paying compensation to companies at the risk of laying-off in order to retain jobs.
Read Also: ‘COVID-19 will disappear same way it came’
This is to aid the continued existence of companies and prevent layoffs within private companies facing financial pressures as a result of coronavirus.
Under the scheme, which could last for the next three months, government will cover 60% of the salaries of employees paid on a monthly basis, who would otherwise have been fired, with companies paying the remaining amount.”
The NECA boss, who shared outcome of the multi-sectoral meeting between members of the organised private sector (OPS) and the Lagos State government last Wednesday, recalled that both parties agreed in principle to address real concerns aimed at ameliorating the adverse effects of the country-wide lockdown on businesses and the economy.
The meeting, which was conducted via teleconferencing, was at the instance of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and NECA, he said.
Specifically, he said, NECA made up of fast moving consumer goods companies (FMCG) and pharmaceutical companies- about 24 participants including Nestle, Unilever, Nigeria Breweries, Friesland, Promascido, Flourmill, Honeywell, Flourmill, Spar, Niemeth Pharmacy, Shoprite, Cadbury, Emzor Pharmaceuticals, etc, agreed that Lagos will not be on complete lock down but slow down as the intention is to take non essentials out of the street.
“We agreed with the authorities that food companies must continue to run, same with water production companies and those who deal on household items. All these fall within the essential services,” he said.
Besides, he said, trucks carrying inbound supplies or outbound products of FMCG companies will be allowed to operate to ensure supplies continuity of essential products.
He also hinted that the Lagos State Governor promised to put a call immediately after the meeting to Chairman of Governors Forum of the federation, who is governor of nearby Ekiti State (Governor Fayemi), for him to use his office and prevail on all state governments to cooperate and allow trucks of FMCG companies delivering essential raw materials and products supplies free passage into and through the states of the federation to ensure supply continuity.


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Is there a way to edit the master page without using SharePoint Designer? I tried to use the Oslo theme but it doesn't show on my site, i looked in the internet and using Desinger may be the only solution.
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Pressure prevailed for a while on January 20 as rumours began spreading that the helicopter by which Telugu Desam Social gathering (TDP) nationwide president N. Chandrababu Naidu was travelling had misplaced reference to the Air Visitors Management (ATC) at INS Dega in Visakhapatnam.
The previous Chief Minister was on his strategy to Araku Valley in Alluri Sitharama Raju district to attend the celebration’s ‘Ra Kadali Ra’ programme.
There was a hearsay that the helicopter had gone in a unsuitable route, however later modified its course to achieve Araku.
In the meantime, the authorities on the airport mentioned there was no communication hole between the ATC and the pilot. It may very well be a communication lapse between the pilot and the helicopter operator, the officers mentioned.
Clearing the air, Mr. Naidu mentioned on the public assembly that he was late as a result of his helicopter developed some minor technical glitch. “After making some rounds within the air, the helicopter landed at Vizag to refuel, and took off to Araku,“ Mr. Naidu added.


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One of the “problems” with being a photographer, which I (finally) own up to being, is that one sees pictures everywhere.
And wants to make them.
Doing so, of course, requires having a camera. Being without one is like being a writer without a pen. So I have a Leica D-Lux 4, which is as small as any point-and-shoot, writes Raw files, has manual controls and takes gorgeous pictures. I don’t want to lug around my Nikon bodies and lenses, but I have no excuse not to have at least the Leica.
Such was the case during the first weekend of the Portland Jazz Festival. I wouldn’t waste anyone’s time making the earth-shattering observation that one requires a camera to make pictures; the real point of this post is dealing with limitations.
Though a great camera, the D-Lux 4 has a fast, but very wide lens from the get-closer-stupid school of photography, which usually is great news. Unless, of course, you are trying to take photos of jazz artists up on stage in near darkness. Yeah, for my next trick …
This is just to show a little of which the Leica is capable. This is my beautiful wife, Florangela, during dinner at the Ten 01 in the Pearl District. I used a portable, Olympus FL-36R flash (did I mention that the D-Lux 4 has a hot shoe?), bouncing it off the ceiling to create the kind of noir, glowing eyes effect.
Here’s another “easy” one – using that nice, wide lens to show the marquee, plus the cool, blue sky on a lovely day in PDX.
Ratcheting up the degree of difficulty, I took several of the artists in performance. The combination of being too far away and not having enough light did me in every time. I couldn’t get a sharp enough photo with good enough composition. At one point, during the sax player Joe Lovano’s set, I noticed the blue and red stage lights were creating these cool blue and red shadows. I took some of the shadows only, but they ended up looking like … shadows on a carpet. This one at least gives some perspective.
Black and white is more forgiving, so it was my Plan B. I tried, without success, to get something worthwhile of the great pianist, McCoy Tyner, who along with Blue Note records is celebrating the 70th anniversary of his existence. We were seated far stage right, which gave us a great view of Tyner’s technique, but nothing I could compose with his face decently composed. So I waited and waited. The adoring crowd gave Tyner a standing ovation, allowing to hold my camera higher and closer and, when he gave a little wave my way … snap! I like this shot. As Florangela would say, Tyner looks “cute.”
The frustrating thing is that I saw a lot more photos that I was unable to capture because of the limitations of my camera, my vantage point, the low lighting conditions and the understandable ban on flash photography. Not to mention the limitations of the photographer himself, of course. But the experience did teach me a couple things: 1.) action (performers) photography is near impossible in extremely low lighting while “zoomed” in completely (albeit functionally at a focal length of 60 mm), and 2.) it’s good to think a little out of the box from time to time.

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Cracking of concrete is a common phenomenon. Without immediate and proper treatment, cracks in concrete structures tend to expand further and eventually require costly repairs. Even though it is possible to reduce the extent of cracking by available modern technology, remediation of cracks in concrete has been the subject of research for many years. There are a large number of products available commercially for repairing cracks in concrete: structures epoxy, resins, epoxy mortar and other synthetic mixtures. Cracks and fissures are a common problem in building structures, pavements, and historic monuments. We have introduced a novel technique in fixing cracks with environmentally friendly biological processes that is a continuous self-remediating process. In the study, Bacillus pasteurii that is abundant in soil has been used to induce CaCO3 precipitation. It is therefore vital to understand the fundamentals of microbial participation in crack remediation.
Definition: The "Bacterial Concrete" is a concrete which can be made by embedding bacteria in the concrete that are able to constantly precipitate calcite. This phenomenon is called microbiologically induced calcite precipitation. It has been shown that under favorable conditions for instance Bacillus Pasteruii, a common soil bacterium, can continuously precipitate a new highly impermeable calcite layer over the surface of an already existing concrete layer. The favorable conditions do not directly exist in a concrete but have to be created.
CHEMISTRY OF THE PROCESS:
Microbiologically enhanced crack remediation (MECR) utilizes a biological byproduct, CaCO3 which has shown a wide range of application potential as a sealant. Its prospective applications include remediation of surface cracks and fissures in various structural formations, in-base and sub-base stabilization, and surface soil consolidation. In principle, MECR continues as microbial metabolic activities go on. This inorganic sealant not only is environmentally innocuous but also persists in environments for a prolonged period.
Microbiologically induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICCP) is comprised of a series of complex biochemical reactions, including concomitant participations of Bacillus pasteurii, urease (urea amidohydrolase), and high pH. In this process, an alkalophilic soil microorganism, Bacillus pasteurii, plays a key role by producing urease that hydrolyzes urea to ammonia and carbon dioxide. The ammonia increases the pH in surroundings, which in turn induces precipitation of CaC[O.sub.3], mainly as a form of calcite. In aqueous environments, the overall chemical equilibrium reaction of calcite precipitation can be described as:
[Ca2+] ?+ [CO3 2-] ??? CaCO3 ??????? (1)
Possible biochemical reactions in Urea-CaCl2? medium to precipitate CaCO3 at the cell surface can be summarized as follows:
[Ca2+] ?+ ?Cell ? Cell-[Ca2+] ????(2)
Cl ?+ ?HCO3 ?+ ?NH3 ?? ?NH4Cl ?+ [CO3]2- ???????(3)
Cell-[Ca2+] ?+ ?CO32- ?? Cell-CaCO3 ????????? (4)
Immobilization of Bacteria
* It is the technique in which microorganisms encapsulated in different porous material to ??????maintain high metabolic activities and protect from adverse environment.
* For immobilization different materials like polyurethane (PU) polymer, lime, silica, fly ash can be used.
* PU can be used widely because of its mechanically strong and biochemically inert characteristics.
* PU mix open cell foam as a result of condensation of polycyanates (R-CNO) and polyols (R-OH).
Evidence of Calcite Precipitation Induced Bacillus Pasteurii
Upon polymerization, PU foam is pliable and elastic with open-cell structure of matrices. ?Micrographs showing cell-laden PU matrices indicate that immobilization caused no apparent morphological damage to the cells and microorganisms are entrapped throughout the polymer matrices where cells are adhered or embedded with some clumping. Calcite precipitation occurred throughout the entire matrices, including the inside of pores as well as the surface areas. It is also apparent that calcite crystals grow around the microorganisms and PU matrices.
STRENGTH AND DURABILITY PERFORMANCE OF BACTERIAL CONCRETE
* The performance of MICCP in concrete remediation was examined using hairline-cracked cement mortar beams remediated in the medium with B. pasteurii. Various levels of performance enhancement was observed in the treated specimens;
* Reduction of the mean expansion due to the alkali aggregate reactivity by 20%.
* Reduction of sulfate effects by 38%; reduction of the mean expansion by 45% after freeze-thaw cycle; and higher retaining rates (30% more) of the original weight.
* The microbiological enhancement of concrete was further supported by SEM analysis evidencing that a new layer of calcite deposit provided an impermeable sealing layer, increasing the durability of concrete against the freeze-thaw cycles and chemicals with extreme pH.
Microbiological precipitation of caco3:
* Calcium carbonate precipitation appeared to be correlated with the growth of B. pasteurii and was completed within 16 hr following inoculation. A considerable amount of ammonia was produced even during the stationary phase of cell growth.
Effect of ammonia and pH on growth of cell:
* The pH of the medium also increased slowly as ammonia production increased, but did not directly increase with the growth of cells.
Efficiency of filling material for crack remediation.
The results suggest that PU provides cells with protection from a high pH of concrete and further supports the growth of bacteria more efficiently than other filling materials.(Increase in Compressive Strength due to MECR).
Micro-Organisms and Growth Condition
A stock culture of B.pasteurii is generally maintained in a solid medium containing : 10g trypcase; 5g yeast extract; 4.5g tricine; 5g [(NH.4])2]SO4]; 2g glutamic acid and final concentration of 1.6% agar, which is autoclaved separately and added after-wards. For quantity culture use in MICCP B. Pasteurii is cultured in yeast extract (YE) broth medium with 30?C for 24-30h with aeration facilities. After sufficient growth of bacteria in laboratory same is transfer to cracked mortar cubes by mixing with sand and required amount of cell concentration of bacteria.
Transfer of bacteria
After sufficient growth of bacteria in laboratory same is transfer to cracked mortar cubes by mixing with sand and required amount of cell concentration of bacteria.
Based on the experimental program carried out at SV National Institute of Technology, Surat (INDIA) conclusions are drawn as follows:
Rod shape impression which consists with dimension of B. Pasteurii on the calcite crystal further confirm that bacteria serves as nucleation site for calcite crystals and also creates an alkaline environment surrounding to them includes more precipitation of calcite. A concentration of 9.0x108 cells per ml is most suitable for the maximum compressive strength. Specimens with higher concentration do not give higher compressive strength values probably because the greater population of bacteria does not have enough nutrients to multiply. Comparisons of Compressive Strength of Specimens having Various Crack depths with single immobilize cell concentration. B. Pasteurii however, has an ability to produce the endospore, a dormant form of the cell, to endure extreme environment so if in future cracks treated with this technique widens then again B.pasteurii starts metabolic activity, which leading to accumulation of insoluble CaCO3.The optimum concentration of B.pasteurii should be decided with considering parameters like crack size, frequency of reaction mix application, length of microbial treatment, remediation temperature and material for immobilization, environmental condition etc.
Based on the observation made in this study, it is clear that MICCP has excellent potential in cementing concrete as well as several other types of structural and nonstructural cracks.
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For basic rate taxpayers in the UK (and therefore in Scotland), the cgt rate is 18% of the gains made when selling property, whereas for higher rate and additional-rate taxpayers it’s 28%.
How do I avoid capital gains tax on property sale?
Reinvest: One of the best way to save on capital gains tax incurred from selling a property for profit is by reinvesting all the proceeds availed from the sale in another property within a certain time frame The proceeds can be reinvested only in a residential property and not a commercial property.
How long do I need to live in a house to avoid capital gains tax Scotland?
You’re only liable to pay CGT on any property that isn’t your primary place of residence – i.e. your main home where you have lived for at least 2 years.
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To claim the whole exclusion, you must have owned and lived in your home as your principal residence an aggregate of at least two of the five years before the sale (this is called the ownership and use test). You can claim the exclusion once every two years.
How can I save capital gains on sale of residential property 2020?
One of the ways to save on your capital gains tax is to invest in bonds within six months of the trading of the property and receiving the gains On investing in bonds, you can claim a tax exemption under Section 54EC of the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961.
How do you calculate capital gains on property?
In case of short-term capital gain, capital gain = final sale price – (the cost of acquisition + house improvement cost + transfer cost) In case of long-term capital gain, capital gain = final sale price – (transfer cost + indexed acquisition cost + indexed house improvement cost).
How do HMRC know about capital gains?
HMRC can find out about sales of property from land registry records , advertising, changes in reporting of rental income, stamp duty land tax (SDLT) returns, capital gains tax (CGT) returns, bank transfers and other ways.
Do you pay tax on selling a second home in Scotland?
If you sell a second home or buy-to-let property, you will need to pay capital gains tax on the profits you make New rules, which came into force from 6 April 2020, significantly reduce the time you have to pay your GCT and reduce available tax reliefs.
Can I avoid capital gains by buying another house?
Bottom Line. You can avoid a significant portion of capital gains taxes through the home sale exclusion , a large tax break that the IRS offers to people who sell their homes. People who own investment property can defer their capital gains by rolling the sale of one property into another.
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The tax rate on most net capital gain is no higher than 15% for most individuals Some or all net capital gain may be taxed at 0% if your taxable income is less than or equal to $40,400 for single or $80,800 for married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er).
What assets are exempt from capital gains tax?
- Land and real estate properties.
Do I have to pay capital gains tax immediately?
You don’t have to pay capital gains tax until you sell your investment The tax paid covers the amount of profit, the capital gain, you made between the purchase price and sale price of the stock, real estate or other asset.
What is the Capital Gains Tax for 2022?
In 2022, individual filers won’t pay any capital gains tax if their total taxable income is $41,675 or less. The rate jumps to 15 percent on capital gains, if their income is $41,676 to $459,750. Above that income level the rate climbs to 20 percent.
Do you pay tax on a house sale in Scotland?
For the most part, you only pay tax on a house sale if you are the buyer , and this will take the form of the LBTT. It replaced the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in 2015 as the new form of property tax in Scotland.
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The IRS has the authority to impose fines and penalties for your negligence, and they often do. If they can demonstrate that the act was intentional, fraudulent, or designed to evade payment of rightful taxes, they can seek criminal prosecution.
When you sell a house do you have to pay taxes?
And one of the most common questions people have is do you pay tax when selling a house? The good news? Normally you don’t pay tax when you sell your home The two main taxes associated with buying and selling houses, capital gains tax and stamp duty, don’t apply to selling your main home.
How do I avoid capital gains tax on a second home UK?
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Our fellow Lomographers never cease to amaze us with wonderful experiments when it comes to analogue photography. Case in point: these masterfully done shots from our own EBS masters from the community
Expose Both Side (EBS) shots are difficult to master but when you do, be prepared to receive a ton of likes and up comments from other community members. This technique is continuously being improved and mastered by our community members who just don’t tire of finding new ways to make Lomography such an exciting community. They make use of different Lomography films as their preferred tools of the trade – ranging from the versatile *Lomography Color Negative Films* to the outrageous *Lomography Color Slide Films*.
The new Petzval Lens has proven itself a master of close-up shots and soulful portraits time and time again. Now some of our talented community members have stepped it up a notch and aimed the Petzval at city-scapes. From snow-capped pedestrians, couples chatting in parks, bustling markets, or people waiting to get on the metro - the beautiful banalities of city life are covered in these eloquent shots. Scroll through this gallery we've put together just for you to get a taste of the Petzval's urban potential!
An Argentinean writer and photographer living in the Pacific Northwest, Lorraine Healy is a long-time fan of plastic cameras and is the author of "Tricks With A Plastic Wonder," a manual for achieving better results with a Holga camera, available as an eBook from Amazon.com. In this article, Healy shares her experiences photographing in Cuba in early 2013.
Dora Kontha makes the familiar worthy of a tribute. She frames icy weather or glinting water so that it looks boundless, more than a spread of pretty blue. Analog photography, her medium of choice, makes these everyday sights as intimate as memory itself.
Heads up, Metro Manila-based Lomographers! A film photography workshop to be conducted by Meerly, former general manager of Lomography Singapore, featuring the Diana F+ will be held this month at Common Room in Quezon City, Philippines.
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It didn’t take long for the speculation to begin regarding President Obama’s nominee to replace the retiring Justice Stevens.
In fact, the ‘name game’ is in high gear with a variety of ‘short lists’ circulating like this one from ABC News that includes a list of 10 potential nominees: Solicitor General Elena Kagan; Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit; Judge Diane Wood of the Seventh Circuit Appeals Court in Chicago; Democratic Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm; former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears; Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano; Harvard Law School dean Martha Minow, who was once the president’s professor; and Judge Sidney Thomas of the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court in San Francisco.
And, President Obama is beginning to feel the heat from his own party. Some top Democrats are urging President Obama to ignore the Republicans in naming a nominee.
The President says he will meet with Senate leaders – both Democrats and Republicans. But no one should believe for a moment that the President is going to nominate anyone other than a nominee who embraces a liberal judicial philosophy. The only real question remaining about his choice: how liberal?
Predictably, he’s already getting pressure from the pro-abortion groups to ensure that this nominee supports abortion rights.
And, those on the far Left would certainly like him to head in that direction with this pick.
Will Republicans mount a challenge against this nominee?
Until President Obama makes a selection, the speculation will continue – and intensify.
But no matter who is nominated, the confirmation hearings should focus on tough questions – with specific focus on the nominee’s judicial philosophy including how the nominee views the Constitution, the role of judges, and the rule of law.
As Senator Jeff Sessions, ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, put it: “If we have a nominee that evidences a philosophy of ‘judges know best,’ that they can amend the Constitution by saying it has evolved, and effectuate agendas, then we’re going to have a big fight about that.”
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Lightt is this very neat little video app for iPhone and iPad that I’ve been using quite frequently these days when I need to go beyond a photo to capture a series of moments. It takes 7 second videos that you can string together to make a longer video. It clips them down from 7 seconds to be a little quicker and look like an old timey movie the way it flashes through and sort of stutters the video. They call it “compressing time.“
As Kirstin put it so perfectly when we were chatting about this great app, “This is the way memories feel…” People are doing awesome things with city scenes, they are creating events and situations just FOR Lightt-ing, it is an altogether inspiring place.
If you go to their blog, you can see a few examples of what the final results look like. The app is relatively new and they are often featuring their users videos and even stills on the app and on their facebook page as a way to support and encourage their users as well as make connections among the users. As you would expect, it is a social media app, complete the comments, likes, sharing to twitter, hashtags, etc.
Here is a link to my stream.
Here are a few of my favorite lightt users, too:
My friend, Melly.
I know that of us muses, Kirstin is also on there. I hope you’ll join us, too!
What it does for me is gets me to look at things in a new way. I sometimes look at things now for opportunities to do a Lightt video, and it adds so much fun to the preparation of a meal, the mixing of a drink, anything that has a before and after or a process of steps to it. Looking at things through Lightt eyes reminds me that moving subjects can be a fun challenge to shoot when you get bored with the stationary ones! The event can standalone as something I want to “lightt” or be a “lightted” event AND show me just how generally photogenic something is, when I hadn’t yet considered pulling out my regular camera. I’m very excited to “lightt” my cross-country move this summer! What will you lightt?
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80 LIKES PLEASE, i have been waiting for a months for this but there was like another 10 clips lol, i will be making episodes from now as montages take long and the editing aswell, when i dont no any aswell, i will be upoading it to deadlydayers the ep will be called JoKa Boii the last Laugh so i hope you enjoy i might just do a comm over it to talk about it lol. Please check out the editor please - http://www.youtube.com/user/RyDesignYT


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To many lovers of the Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality show, no Housemate has ever captured the heart of Africans like one of the Season5 Big Brother Naija Lock Down Housemates, Erica Ngozi Nlewedim now dubbed as Star Girl.
Fans and lovers of the show observed that the 26-year old actress, commercial model and video vixen who walked into the BB Naija House on July 19, 2020 as an open book (without a script), caught the attention of many across the African Continent with her cute smiles.
The beautiful light-skinned reality star did not just capture many hearts across the African Continent with her cute smiles, but her simplicity, humility and the premium content brought into the show by her, captured many hearts.
She is described as the centre of attention and attraction.
Erica who walked into the house as an ordinary girl, left many fans in shock as she kept her numerous achievements before the show private from housemates.
The Abia born star who discovered her modeling talent at a young age, became the brand Ambassador for Natures Gentle Touch; a personal style brand that uses natural ingredients to solve hair and scalp challenges in 2013.
In 2014, she participated in the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MGBN) pageant where she quickly became a fan favourite which earned her the MBGN Miss Photogenic award. The competition made her gain massive recognition which saw her work with high profile brands. She also featured in a Peak Milk TV advert alongside Nigerian pop Artiste, Falz.
Over her modelling years, she has worked with brands including Glo, Jumia, Zaron Cosmetics, Access Bank and Maltina, yet, she chose not blow her trumpet.
Erica’s acting career kicked off in 2015 with a lead role in Secrets and Scandals. She also featured in the TV Series, Royal Castle for three seasons. In that same year, she starred in the movie Poka Messiah, Directed by Ernest Obi.
In 2016, she featured in a thriller; Once Upon A Night, where she played a supporting character. Erica has also featured in TV series and movies like My Flatmates and The Paternity Deal, Being Farouk, Dead Rites, Fractured, Win or Lose, Made in heaven and a host of others. She also played a supporting role in the blockbuster movie, Hire A Woman.
In a bid to further her acting career, Erica studied Acting for Film at the Met Film School, London, in 2019.
She founded Erica Nlewedim Foundation in 2018, a non-governmental Organisation geared towards catering to underprivileged children. The foundation embarks on periodical visits to orphanage homes with the donation of babies’ supplies and other consumables.
In December 2019, Erica Nlewedim Foundation launched its Hunger Heroes Campaign which successfully fed 1000 less privileged individuals on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria.
She holds the position of the brand’s Chief Executive Officer with her Luxury hair brand, Beluxia Hair.
According to many lovers of the show, the Big Brother Naija show is surely a huge platform to showcase one’s talent and Erica has surely used the show to her gain.
From Erica’s energetic performance during task presentations while in the house, one can tell that she is an Ultimate Influencer.
Why many see her as an ‘Ultimate Brand Influencer’, Erica’s surprise merchandises which includes; Sweatshirt, crop top, beanie, Tee-shirts, varsity jackets, face mask, hoodie and joggers were reported to have been sold out within two hours after her team posted the link to purchase at all her social media handles while she was still in the BB Naija house.
According to BB Naija lovers, no housemate has brought the kind of content Erica brought into the show since the inception of the show in 2006.
The reality star whose journey on the show came to an emotional end on September 6, 2020, is highly cherished by her fans called ‘The Elite League’.
Since she left the show, The ‘Elite League’ known as Elites did not just tweet with different hash tags to show the Star Girl how much she is loved, but they went extra mile to open gofundme account with the aim to raise $100, 000 (about N38, 000, 000), in less than two weeks, the Elites have raised over N15, 000, 000.
Here are some tweets from today’s Hashtag #BrandsForErica by #EliteLeague
Okay let’s do this again. I want
Erica to feature in South African
movies and series. It’s one of my
biggest dreams for her. Elites tag
all the South African producers
and actors including @NetflixSA.
Who knows? We might get lucky
Am I the only one imagining
an ad of @EricaNlewedim and
the premium @VeuveClicquot
Erica is the first BBN housemate
to have a book Written about
her and the Book keeps growing
in reads everyday! There are
different Layers to Erica, so
many. And she can fit into any
brand. Choose Erica and choose


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Entrepreneur and well-known figure in media industry, Oprah Winfrey, flew to South Africa to attend the graduation program of the class of 2011 at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls on January 14. The leadership academy is situated in Henley on Klip, South Africa.
According to sources, the school was opened in 2008 and this is the first batch of graduates. The source added that all of the girls will be attending colleges while 10 percent of them will be brought here in the United States.
Check out more pictures of Oprah Winfrey in the graduation program.
In other news, the media mogul is adding three new programs to his own OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) TV Channel. Source said that the title of the new programs will be “Lovetown USA,” “Lives on Fire,” and “Are You Normal, America?”
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Movies Filmed at James Oviatt Building617 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90014, USA
The James Oviatt Building is a historic Art Deco highrise constructed in 1928 for successful haberdasher James Oviatt. The front entrance of the building contains a distinctive 12-tonne backlit glass cornice and arcade ceiling designed by Ferdinand Chanut and Gaëtan Jeanning. Its impressive Art Deco lobby and mezzanine have been converted into the Cicada restaurant and dance club.
Formerly the Rex II Ristorante, Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) tries to eat escargot.


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Reviews/Rock; A Strong Voice On Nuances Of Love
By JON PARELES
Published: March 2, 1994
A decade ago, rock was crowded with blues-based, husky-voiced belters who could work themselves up with vows like, "I'm the only one/ Who'll walk across the fire for you." It was the heyday of rockers like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, John Cougar Mellencamp, Rod Stewart and Don Henley, who sang earnest three-chord songs about scarred but hopeful romances. Since the late 1980's, the style has been picked up by a woman: Melissa Etheridge, who performed a triumphant show on Monday night at Irving Plaza for an adoring, mostly female audience.
Fans sang along and whooped with pleasure every time Ms. Etheridge sang lines like, "Come lay your body beside me." When K. D. Lang stepped out to sing harmony on "You Can Drive While I Sleep," the crowd was so overjoyed its shouts brought the song to a standstill, though it happily quieted down to hear a final verse.
Ms. Etheridge could hold her own with any of the singers she emulates, from Mr. Stewart to Janis Joplin, Tina Turner and Bonnie Raitt. Her alto is strong and always on pitch, and she phrases with pauses and twists learned from the blues. Her tone grows hoarser and more urgent as a song unfolds; there are glimpses of humor, pain and yearning. Ms. Etheridge used to oversing, but she and her band have mastered dynamics, carrying songs through persuasive ups and downs.
Her assurance makes an odd but satisfying match with lyrics about being the victim of love. She reaches out to straying partners, wonders, "Does she love you the way I love you?" and offers a chance to share limitless, irresistible desire. In the title song of her current album, "Yes I Am" (Island), she asks, "Am I your passion, your promise, your end?" then declares that she is. Once in a while, as in "All-American Girl," she provides Mellencamp-like slices of life, but her main subject is the power of obsession, captured in epic metaphors: "I would stand inside my hell/ And hold the hand of death," she sings, "Just to reach you."
When "Yes I Am" was released last year, Ms. Etheridge revealed that she is a lesbian, lending extra resonance to lines like, "What do they know about this love anyway?" In her songs, the object of desire has always been "you," which fans can construe as they wish. But at Irving Plaza, she did offer one specific song: a straightforward remake of Rod Stewart's "Maggie May," a 1970's hit that was both a tribute to her musical roots and a sly acknowledgement of her own desires.
Photo: Melissa Etheridge performing at Irving Plaza. (Rahav Segev)


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I'm hosting a realm with a ton of builds on a massive world (2gb!). It's 90% survival with some creative thrown in when the mood is right. We do play mini games and adventure maps about once a month.
PvP is allowed but must be consensual. We have a command block driven PvP mini game arena that's nearly complete. Several good starting areas and open to creating a new one for 1.9. Right now there only 2-3 active players but we're hoping to bring in at least one or two more with this post.
We're not picky about what and where you build or how you like to play. We just enjoy having company, sharing each other's builds, and collaborating on some of the bigger projects. A few screenshots are attached.
I look forward to hearing from yall =)

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The National Health Service (NHS) uses as much as one-tenth of the world's pagers, according to a new report that, perhaps, highlights how backward the NHS has become in terms of technology adoption and usage.
Pagers, which were introduced in the 1980s - initially to send alerts, but later adapted to convey brief messages over telecoms networks. They were widely used in the medical sector before ubiquitous mobile phone coverage and usage effectively rendered them redundant. Indeed, mobile phone maker BlackBerry was originally a major maker of pagers.
The report, published in The Guardian and released by ‘digital solutions' firm CommonTime, estimates that the pagers are costing £6.6m per year for 130,000 units, a price which, were they replaced with mobile handsets, could save the NHS £2.7m annually.
Outside of the NHS, pagers are no longer widely used.
Vodafone recently announced its pager business was to close at the end of November affecting not just doctors, but also field operatives from energy companies, such as EDF, who use the system because of its reliability.
PageOne, which will be the last major pager company left in the UK by the end of the year, says on its website: "Paging remains one of the fastest, simplest, most reliable and most cost-effective networks to send critical alerts and notifications to multiple users at the same time."
Meanwhile, the report attempts to raise alarm on the costs and inflexibility of the system, claiming they "cannot continue to exist in the NHS anymore" and adding that it was surprised that "legacy equipment that is relied upon in emergency situations so heavily".
Many doctors disagree, however, believing that the level of reliability and indoor coverage afforded by pagers could not be matched by mobile networks.
The news comes as mobile operator EE begins the process of retrenching its GSM network for use over 4G. These lower frequencies have a better transmission rate through asbestos lined walls, which means that there's more chance of them helping out in a hospital with its lead-lined x-ray rooms and lower-ground clinics.
US space agency believes the crater could have preserved ancient organic molecules from the water that flowed there billions of years ago
Valve quietly closes down hardware initiatives launched following Windows 8
Scientists create a virtual reality simulation of a black hole sitting at the centre of the Milky Way
Simulations like this can help people understand complicated systems in the universe in a better way
The most luminous galaxy ever discovered is cannibalising at least three of its smaller neighbours, study finds
The galaxy radiates at 350 trillion times the luminosity of the Sun


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Parade were a British five piece pop girl group from U.K. Formed in 2010, they were signed to Asylum Records. The five girls are: Sian Charlesworth, Lauren Deegan, Jessica Agombar, Bianca Claxton and Emily Biggs. One of the girls, Sian, was a former member of another girlgroup called City Girls. According to the Louder Songfacts, Emily was previously a member of the six-piece girl band Hope, who were finalists in the 2007 series of The X Factor. Their first single "Louder" was released on 13 March 2011 and it peaked #10 in the United Kingdom and #41 in Ireland. "Perfume" was their second single. In 11 November 2011 the group released their debut album, Parade, which failed to chart on the Top 100 of UK's Official Charts and they were dropped from Asylum.
On 11 July 2012, through their official blog, they announced "Light Me Up" as the first song to be posted online from their new album. It was released as a free download on 1 August 2012. On 11 February 2013, it was announced through the group's Twitter account that Claxton had decided to leave Parade, and that as a result, the other members had decided not to continue as a group. They also revealed that they were unsigned throughout 2012 to 2013, after being dropped by their record label in 2011.Wide ThumbClearartFanartBanner User Comments


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Ordinarily, a year is far too short a time to make a difference in the history of American religion, culture, or politics. But then 2017 was not by any measure an ordinary year.
Two months after my book Getting Religion was first published, Donald Trump was elected president, an upset that sent populist shock waves throughout this country and Western Europe. Although Trump lost the popular vote by nearly 2.9 million to Hillary Clinton, the Republicans won control of both chambers of Congress plus a majority of state houses and state legislatures—the largest defeat for the Democratic Party since 1928.
However, Trump finds his administration enveloped by billowing scandals; his White House staff riven by leaks and rivalries; his political agenda stalled and his policies incoherent. Several of the president’s former and current advisers—including his son-in-law Jared Kushner—are under investigation by both a Senate subcommittee looking into Russian efforts to manipulate the election in Trump’s favor, and by a special prosecutor investigating possible criminal acts by Trump associates. Trump himself has been accused of attempting to suborn former FBI Director James Comey before firing him shortly after taking office.
Trump’s swift and unexpected ascent to the nation’s highest office followed religious, class, and demographic fault lines that were not in evidence only a few years ago. His success was fueled in part by years of political non-cooperation in Congress, by the recognition that Hillary Clinton and the Democrats were no less beholden than the Republicans to Wall Street and the rich, and especially by steady erosion of white middle-class workers’ economic status, prospects, and self-respect, particularly in the financially pressed sectors of the Middle West. When Trump blamed Mexican immigrants and “radical Islamic terrorists” for the nation’s ills, these economic outsiders applauded. When Trump promised to make America “great” again, they heard “prosperous” and “white” again.
Once more “it was the economy, stupid,” even though President Obama had brought the country slowly out of economic crisis. It was also about social and geographic location—“us” against the coastal elites. But despite data showing Trump capturing the “religious vote,” very little of it was about religion.
Much—far too much, in my view—was made in the media of exit polls showing that 81 percent of Evangelicals voted for Trump despite his three marriages, his boastful womanizing, and his meager Christian credentials. Trump was baptized a Presbyterian as a child but it was clear that, for him, Calvin Klein had more name recognition than John Calvin. Asked during the campaign if he ever asked God for forgiveness, Trump notoriously replied, “I don’t think so.... I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don’t bring God into that picture. I don’t.”
Two Evangelicals with bold-face names—Billy Graham’s son Franklin and Jerry Falwell’s son Jerry Jr.—claimed to know that Trump had recently become a serious Christian, but there was no evidence that he ever reads the Bible, attends church, or looks to someone as his pastor. But there was considerable evidence to the contrary. During the campaign he identified his “spiritual adviser” as Paula White, a former model turned Orlando televangelist, sometime mega-pastor, and fulltime “life coach” who, like Trump himself, has been married three times.
Trump’s embrace by Graham and Falwell Jr. was manifestly political and both were rewarded with roles at his inauguration. But neither man exercises anything like the clout their more gifted and famous fathers enjoyed. Indeed, one of the remarkable things about the 2016 election was how few local Evangelical pastors got involved in either campaign. A great many of them lost political heart after Texas Senator Ted Cruz, an authentic Evangelical Christian and certified political conservative, dropped out of the Republican race.
Why then (if the exit-poll numbers survive later analysis), did four out of five voters who identified as Evangelicals choose Trump? Unfortunately, exit polls alone cannot tell us that. Like many other Americans, white Evangelicals felt they had three unpleasant choices. They could choose to stay home election day, which nearly 39 percent of American voters did; they could overlook their dislike or distrust of Hillary Clinton and her party and vote for her anyway. Or they could embrace Trump despite his evanescent religious credentials and his manifest character flaws.


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Age moves up with you fast and before you know it you have crossed forty! The signs of aging appear and keeping in shape often becomes a mammoth task. That is not all your woes are increased with depression and a low sex drive causing rifts in your personal relationships as well. The real culprit here is a lower level of Testosterone, a male hormone. Clinical pro testosterone tests reveal that a large amount of male suffers from this disorder. This fact can be well seen at the website prevention.com.
Is Testosterone The Culprit?
Yes! If you are wondering what has gone wrong when everything was perfect once upon a time it is time to wake up to the naked truth. Your testosterone levels are low, and you need to bring them up again to live life like before. Do not panic if you have low testosterone from the age of 40 and above. This is a natural biological process where you are not alone.
Other males share the same story and so do not worry or be concerned. The truth is as you are aging your body undergoes natural hormonal changes. There is established scientific research that proves that with the aging process men tend to lose about 10% a decade after they have reached the age of 30 and so it is obvious that you can imagine the major effects that low testosterone has on your health by the time you have reached the age of 40 years.
Effects Of Having Low Testosterone
The following are the key effects of having low testosterone as seen among men folks:
· The bone density in the body decreases, and you are prone to bone fractures
· It becomes hard for you to control body weight
· You suffer from erectile dysfunction
· Loss of lean muscle mass
· Fat increases around the waist, and the list goes on.
Wake Up Before It Becomes Too Late!
Do not allow low testosterone to overshadow your precious life and its pleasures. Thanks to breakthroughs in medical advancement and research there are ways via which you can renew your manhood and be a man again. There are supplements that are safe and proven in the market that help you increase your levels of testosterone naturally. If you think these supplements are very expensive, you are mistaken. They are made from natural ingredients, and there is just one side effect- your sex drive increases!
Before you allow low testosterone to control your life, it is time for you to address the problem and begin living your life to the fullest. You do not have to become a victim of poor sexual health and low libido. You may not be aware of it but your partner too is also being affected due to low T. The fact that you are reading this article makes you lucky, as you may not have been aware yourself of what is wrong with you if lately, you have been experiencing the symptoms discussed earlier in this write up. The good news is now it is all over! You know the effects of low testosterone and that there is a treatment for them in the form of natural supplements which are safe.
Why wait! Visit the medical expert right now!

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Lately, I have had many things I should be spending the bulk of my time doing. But, alas, I've mostly been watching baseball, listening to The New Pornographers, and mooning about my Laura Kinsale shelf. Knowing I have books for review to read and a fresh stack from the library, I've resisted the urge to get into a LK marathon. Ok, yeah, so I read For My Lady's Heart again last week and Flowers From the Storm again this week but, honestly, I was convinced I wouldn't end up re-reading them all just now. But then Apprentice Writer did a review of Uncertain Magic that's made me want to go read that one again. And, really, if I'm going to re-read three of them I may as well go ahead and read the other nine!
By the way, Apprentice Writer keeps a lovely blog focusing on humorous fiction and I highly recommend surfing on by her site.
And, finally, you decide! I keep a photo of one of the more romantic days of my life on my LK shelf. Sweet or cheezy? I'm still not sure! :)

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