An unprecedented event in the fight against shark fin trafficking happened in Peru in early February. After four years of investigation, the Superior Court of Justice of Santa, in Ancash, sentenced Jorge Roldan Angulo Sanchez, Ajansa Peru SAC’s general manager (with fiscal address in Los Olivos district of Lima), and Poly Diks Pinto Gonzales, to four and a half years of imprisonment for the crime of illegal trade in shark fins.
On March 13, 2018, in Chimbote, the authorities intervened a trailer coming from the border with Ecuador (Aguas Verdes in Tumbes) heading toward Lima, carrying 2,163 kilos of shark fins of illegal origin. The perpetrators intended to export the cargo to Hong Kong, the main destination for shark fins extracted from Peru and Ecuador. Many of these fins belonged to at least six threatened shark species with restrictions for international trade.
The fiscal investigation of this case shows one of the most frequent forms of shark fin trafficking from this part of the continent: shark fins of suspicious origin entering into Peru from Ecuador, being transported to the port of Callao, and then exported to the Asian market.
The conviction against Angulo Sanchez and Pinto Gonzales – which requires the payment of a S/106,375 repair – is the first of its kind against businessmen involved in the illegal trade in these species, and occurs in a key context: 2020 and 2021 have set an all-time record in the export of shark fins from Peru and Ecuador. From 2018 to 2021, total shipments from Peru doubled (increased by 114 %), and from Ecuador quadrupled (216 %). These are the largest exported volumes in the last 10 years.
Customs interventions have shown that the Tumbes border with Ecuador is still used as a route of passage for shark fin laundering. In Ecuador, only by-catch of sharks is permitted, and currently there are severe restrictions on the marketing of 9 of these species, which makes it difficult to export this product on a massive scale.
An investigation by OjoPúblico proved in 2019 the existence of an alleged network of suppliers from Ecuador, companies importing them in Tumbes, and companies in Lima and Callao in charge of exporting the cargo to Hong Kong.
According to information provided by Customs to OjoPúblico, 71 interventions have been made since 2012, – including seizures, immobilizations, and findings – to over 110 tons of cargo of different shark species (fins and trunks). The modality: companies transfer shark fins of illegal or suspicious origin from Ecuador to Peru and enter them into Peruvian territory for exporting them from this point.
An analysis of Peru's and Ecuador's export data by OjoPúblico reveals that, although exports fell months after the 2018 major interventions, they increased rapidly reaching a peak in 2021.
Peruvian Companies exporting the most
In the case of Peru, among those who have increased their shipments the most are several of the most important exporters, and who have been intervened by Customs at different times. Three of the largest exporters between 2020 and 2021 are Lamarqocha Inversiones, Angaff Peru and Exportaciones JME.
In addition, over the past 10 years these companies have accounted for 43% of the 2,700 tons of shark fins exported from Peru to Hong Kong, China, and Singapore. Peru is among the 15 countries in the world with the largest shark fin exports to China, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
If the analysis is extended to the top 10 exporting companies, several with a background for having been intervened at some point when moving shark fins under the initial presumption of suspicious origin or have links with people convicted of trafficking in species, we will find that they account for 61% of shark fin exports between 2012 and 2021.
Most of them reduced or halted their activities, but only Lamarqocha Inversiones, Angaff Peru and Exportaciones JME increased their exports during the years of the pandemic.
Lamarqocha Inversiones was one of the companies intervened by Customs in 2018. It went from exporting 73 tons (USD 4.3 million FOB) in 2019 to 128 tons (USD 6.2 million) by the end of 2021. The company also obtained the Reactiva Peru loan in 2020 for S/1.7 million.
Angaff Peru – intervened by Customs in 2018, and whose owner, Brian Pinto Panduro, is– also increased their exports. Between 2019 and 2021, it quadrupled its shark fin exports: From the initial 21 tons valued at USD 1 million, they exported 91 tons (USD 4.5 million) in 2021. This company also benefited from one of the Reactiva Peru loans for S/580 thousand.
Another company that increased its shipments to China was Exportaciones JME. This is the company whose exports grew the most. It went from exporting 8.9 tons (USD 426 million) in 2019 to 113 tons (USD 4.3 million) by 2021.
The other seven companies intervened by Customs between 2018 and 2019 reduced or maintained their number of shipments. They are Inversiones Sancco, Valrep Internacional, Huiman, Inversiones Peru Flippers, Marea Blue, Mejia C. Export and Inversiones UPC. This group accounts for 18% of shark fin shipments.
THREAT. The shark is key in the ecosystem; the decline in its population in recent years jeopardizes the balance of marine life.
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Shark fins from Ecuador
OjoPúblico also analyzed shark fin exports from Ecuador, another South American country with significant sales of these resources to the Asian market. Between 2013 and 2021, the country exported a total of 1,113 tons with an FOB value of USD 25.6 million. Of this amount, 16% were destined for Hong Kong, and 78% were destined for Peru, from where it is later re-exported to Asia.
But in the past three years, 99% was sent only to Peru. Exports from Ecuador to Peru between 2020 and 2021 (412 tons) represent 62% of all Peruvian exports in the same period (660 tons).
Alicia Kuroiwa, a research biologist from Oceana and specialist in shark fin trafficking confirms to OjoPúblico that “the origin of fins [exported from Callao] is not Peruvian but Ecuadorian, possibly more than half”. And she points out that persistent hunting is harming the shark population. “The main species coming from Ecuador are listed in CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), are protected, and their commercialization is restricted”.
The head of SUNAT's National Customs Control, Jyns Ordonez Torres, told OjoPúblico that they knew that these products come from Ecuador and that it is “a modus operandi. Our task is to identify the crime. We are attentive to the flow that comes from the northern border to Lima”.
According to the public worker, there are two strategies used by export operators to mobilize illicit cargos of shark fins. One of them is not declaring the goods, that is, when the authorities review the documents, they do not match the physical cargo, or they even hide the products to avoid detection. The other modality is combining the merchandise, mixing in the shipment the shark fins of protected species with permitted ones.
More than100 million sharks are hunted each year in the world. A figure that threatens one of the greatest predators of marine fauna with an important role in the balance of its ecosystem. Indiscriminate exploitation has led to a 71%reduction in the overall shark and stingray population over the past 50 years.
The large increase in demand, mainly in the Asian market, for the production of an expensive shark soup, is one of the factors that has deepened the pressure on these species: One third of all types of sharks and stingrays are at risk of extinction, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
ILICIT TRADE. In recent years Customs has found cargo hiding shark fins from protected species.
Of the 66 species reported in Peru, 32 are among the most caught and eight are vulnerable due to overfishing. At present, only two types of sharks are found to have some protective measure. Since 2017, all activities affecting the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) has been prohibited, and since 2016 there is a temporary ban for hunting the hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena).
The species protected by CITES and which Peru is also required to monitor under this agreement are the alopias shark (Alopias pelagicus, Alopias superciliosus and Alopias vulpinus), shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), the smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena), and silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis).
However, customs records do not allow an accurate measurement of which species are being exported. A study by Oceana confirms that “SUNAT's official information on exports is not very detailed on species, because one shipment can transport more than one.”
This problem was also identified by OjoPúblico during this investigation. However, a preliminary analysis of existing (although limited) customs information reveals that several CITES-protected species are being traded; it is the case of alopias and smooth hammerhead sharks.
The head of SUNAT's National Customs Control, Jyns Ordonez Torres told OjoPúblico that it is possible to improve the traceability of shark fin shipments. One way is to have “milestones in key parts of the process so as to know the origin of the product”, that is, to include unloading stations, routes, ports, and such. This initiative is already being implemented for loads of wood of illegal origin.
One absence complicating this problem is that in Peru there is no list of endangered species for marine fauna, since they are not listed as wild fauna, but as “hydrobiological resources” and that it is up to the Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) to take control measures. “PRODUCE should, and is obliged to, make a list of threatened aquatic species (fresh and marine), and is even one of OECD recommendations,” said Alicia Kuroiwa.


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A day after a heated trade of phrases between Well being Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Maharashtra over the latter’s demand for extra vaccine inventory, the Centre Thursday elevated the state’s allocation to 17.43 lakh doses — from 7.43 lakh it had been assured on April 1. Kerala’s provide was additionally scaled up, from 4.74 to 7.74 lakh doses. The contemporary inventory is predicted within the subsequent few days.
Maharashtra Well being Minister Rajesh Tope, nevertheless, reiterated that they would want at the very least 40 lakh doses per week to run its vaccination drive with out hitches. On Thursday afternoon, Maharashtra had round 12 lakh doses left, which it’s anticipated to exhaust within the subsequent two days. “Even 17.43 lakh is insufficient. We don’t need to have a hand-to-mouth scenario,” stated Tope.
An order by the Union Well being Ministry, accessed by The Indian Specific, exhibits that 350 lakh Covishield doses are to be distributed within the coming days — Uttar Pradesh will obtain 44.98 lakh doses, Madhya Pradesh 33.76 lakh, Karnataka 29.06 lakh, Haryana 24 lakh, West Bengal 21 lakh, Maharashtra 17.43 lakh, and Gujarat 15.57 lakh.
The worst-hit state, Maharashtra is vaccinating near Four lakh folks every day and has immunised essentially the most variety of folks throughout the nation (89.49 lakh). Kerala, which can also be seeing a surge, is among the many backside half when it comes to provide as is Rajasthan (3.83 lakh new doses). Rajasthan by the way has vaccinated the second-highest variety of folks (82.87 lakh).
The Opposition has been alleging that the Centre is favouring BJP-ruled states in vaccine provide.
On Thursday night, Vardhan tweeted that India has 13 crore doses in whole, of which 9.1 crore had been used, 2.Four crore are in inventory throughout states, and 1.5 crore are within the pipeline and could be transported quickly. “The place does query of shortages come up?”
After Maharashtra and Rajasthan, Gujarat (81.47 lakh), Uttar Pradesh (78.47 lakh) and West Bengal (70.55 lakh) have carried out essentially the most vaccinations. “The Centre allocates vaccine shares primarily based on every day consumption. However each Maharashtra and Rajasthan have obtained much less provide,” a Maharashtra well being official stated.
“Contemplating our inhabitants, it (the availability) appears very skewed. All these provides had been to be delivered after April 15. Most districts may have no inventory 10th onwards,” Maharashtra Well being Secretary Dr Pradeep Vyas stated. On Wednesday, Maharashtra had vaccinated 4.37 lakh folks (amongst its highest every day numbers), however officers stated numbers fell on Thursday resulting from lack of inventory (the info wasn’t in until Thursday night time).
Panvel and Satara have fully halted immunisation, whereas Sangli, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nashik will cease from Friday. In Mumbai, a number of centres have stopped vaccination, and virtually all may need to halt by Saturday.
Navi Mumbai company commissioner Abhijeet Bangar stated, “Many individuals got here and located no vaccines. Such halt will negatively have an effect on our train.” In Mumbai, civic officers stated centres solely immunised registered recipients and walk-ins weren’t allowed.
Tope once more questioned Vardhan’s cost that Maharashtra was not protecting the precedence teams sufficient and therefore contributing to the Covid-19 caseload, and that its vaccine scarcity grievance was meant to divert consideration from this. “Our well being staff are working tirelessly. We’re growing our beds every day, our testing, treating and tracing are sturdy, we now have raised RT-PCR assessments to 70%, each guideline of the Centre is adopted… In UP, 10% of the assessments are RT-PCR… We urge minister (Vardhan) to cooperate with us. This isn’t a political situation,” he stated. Maharashtra appreciated “assist from the Centre” in dealing with Covid-19, “however we aren’t getting help to the extent we would like”, Tope added.
Evaluating Maharashtra to Gujarat, the Well being Minister stated, “They’ve 17,348 lively Covid circumstances, we now have 5 lakh. There are extra deaths in Maharashtra than Gujarat. Their inhabitants is half ours, and we’re vaccinating extra, however Gujarat has to this point obtained 1 crore doses and Maharashtra 1.06 crore.”
Whereas well being is a state topic, Tope famous, the immunisation drive is being managed by the Centre and states can not individually procure vaccines. He stated that Maharashtra has demanded that vaccination be prolonged to folks between 20-40 years of age, and to permit Haffkine Prescribed drugs, Parel, to fabricate vaccines.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar stated he had additionally spoken to Vardhan on Wednesday in regards to the scarcity of vaccines. He stated the Well being Minister had assured that the Centre will stand by Maharashtra and different states to sort out the scenario.
Tope requested the Union Well being Ministry to additionally launch knowledge of the Pattern Registration Survey on efficiency of states with respect to Covid-19, and to share an in depth report on genome sequencing of samples examined in Maharashtra.

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As museums have lost millions, they have had to re-engineer how they reach visitors and kids
Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, Indianapolis' largest museums have felt like places that offer some semblance of a respite from 2020.
They reopened over the summer when shutdown restrictions lifted, offering their spacious corridors as one of the few opportunities for an indoor cultural experience. People can move around at will, free to exit a gallery if they feel anyone is encroaching. Health experts have ranked a stroll through them as a risk akin to grocery shopping.
But all the while, museums have been carrying a major burden. They've lost money from reduced attendance, retail sales and rentals while still having to pay staff and maintain their enormous collections and buildings. What's more, during the spring shutdown and current capacity restrictions, the institutions have had to keep serving their audiences and the school children they help to educate. That required a fast switch to building digital infrastructure that could facilitate virtual programming and curriculums.
All of this comes as museums' worth becomes more evident. Research shows that nationwide, public trust in museums during the pandemic has increased from already high levels. And the financial hit they take will damage the $819 million impact they have on Indiana's economy.
Bearing this in mind, Indianapolis' largest nonprofit museums are now juggling the dire need for their services, new investments to reach people online and the reality of reduced earning power.
“Certainly (a) lesson learned from this year is to develop a variety of contingency plans for how you will be open and also how you will serve your community because they are not necessarily the same thing, as we’ve learned in this pandemic," said Wyona Lynch-McWhite, senior vice president for Arts Consulting Group, which advises cultural institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
A big drop in earned revenue
The biggest challenge staring down museums is a gaping hole in earned revenue that has been largely caused by more than three months of a shutdown last spring and reduced attendance since. An October survey of 850 U.S. museums showed that they lost an average of $850,000 apiece so far — and that they anticipate losing about 35% of their budgeted operating income in 2020. The research was by the American Alliance of Museums and Wilkening Consulting.
Indianapolis museums pointed to sizeable drops in their earned revenue, which for most includes attendance, memberships, program and event fees, rentals, cafe and retail sales from their stores. Depending on the organization of their budget, some museums received a greater blow than others.
Both Newfields and The Children's Museum of Indianapolis have shifted over the past few years to grow their earned revenue and reduce reliance on their endowments, thus prolonging the funds' life. The Eiteljorg derives about 20% of its budget from earned revenue, with the rest from contributions and its endowment, according to president and CEO John Vanausdall. The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, which is a quasi-governmental agency that receives some state funding, reported that earned revenue dropped from being 19% of its budget between March and November of 2019 to 8% of it during the same time frame in 2020.
"Our endowment, which provides 45% of our operating income, took a pretty significant hit at the beginning of the pandemic but has mostly come back," said Jeffrey Patchen, president and CEO of The Children's Museum. It's "a reverse of the recession. (In) the recession of 2008-2009, our endowment lost a third — over $100 million — but attendance came back very quickly because of staycation."
Along with the losses, museums have been saddled with additional expenses rooted in the pandemic. Hand sanitizer, plexiglass barriers, increased cleaning protocols and re-engineered air filtration became necessary investments to ward off the virus. The bills of maintaining the art and artifacts' environment, security, insurance and utilities still came due, even when the buildings couldn't welcome visitors.
Helping to quell the Indianapolis institutions' losses and new bills have been a combination of government and foundation funds. Seventy Marion County arts organizations received loans from the Paycheck Protection Program that totaled about $17.6 million, according to the Arts Council of Indianapolis. The city's museums received about $100,000 of CARES Act funding allocated by the city of Indianapolis. Additionally, Marion County groups received more than $2.2 million in arts, cultural and destination marketing organization support grants allotted to the state from the act.
To defray unexpected reopening expenses for Indianapolis cultural organizations, the Lilly Endowment has offered $10 million in grants. The Arts Council's research shows that those types of costs alone will add up to $20 million for the city's cultural institutions.
How museums are making up for lost attendance
Institutions that are open are seeing just 35% on average of their normal visitation — one of many alarming statistics from the American Alliance of Museums survey. Individual states' numbers, of course, depend on local guidelines. The current Marion County Public Health Order holds museums at 25% capacity.
For their part, museum leaders know that patrons have their own timetables for return. They've had to curb the financial loss accordingly and, in some cases, reduce their staffs as the pandemic dragged on. Fifty-three percent of those surveyed furloughed or laid off staff, the American Alliance of Museums reported.
The Children's Museum cut down its activity budget, open hours for some aspects of its exhibits, and dollars for raises and incentive pay, Patchen said. During the first months of the pandemic, president and CEO Cathy Ferree said the Indiana State Museum refigured its books to expect zero earned revenue but left in expenses to keep a sobering picture of potential loss — and see relief at earned revenue that did come in. It is now open five days a week instead of six.
Outdoor seasonal programs, such as the popular Harvest and Winterlights, have provided stability for Newfields' visitor numbers, Newfields CFO Jerry Wise said.
"Where we're seeing the negative impact on attendance for us — instead of being the general admission — is for a lot of these educational programs and other programs, adult programs and events, weddings, things like that, that we just can't host because we don't feel comfortable that we can provide, even now, the right environment for that type of a dense gathering," Wise said.
A bright spot for those with an endowment is the stock market's overall climb upward after a March plummet. Endowments, which include donated money that's invested, have built-in restrictions and are meant to be a steady annual income source for the longterm.
Newfields is staying with a draw of under 5% from its endowment worth between $340 million and $350 million, Wise said. Likewise, the Eiteljorg will take 5% off its $32 million for 2021, Vanausdall said.
While 5% is the industry standard, the pandemic, like other economic crises before it, has caused some institutions around the country to take more. The Children's Museum's Board of Trustees approved a one-time draw of 7% off of its $312 million endowment, Patchen said. It normally lives in the 4.5% to 4.8% range. Along with using more from its endowment, it plans to make up its loss with support from the Board of Trustees and donations, he said.
“The museum and its investment committee take great pride in this longstanding policy of fiscal responsibility that allows us to work strategically to minimize our draw. ... That said, though, this is an extraordinary time period. I mean, when’s the last time we had a pandemic? 1918," Patchen said.
“(We’re) having some really good discussions with the task force and the board and the investment committee and finance committee and staff about: What’s the right balance between taking some extra but realizing what you take now will impact the future?”
Reaching school kids is a new challenge
The Indiana State Museum couldn't have put together a 7,000-square-foot exhibit on the opioid crisis if it didn't have buy-in from those in recovery and their loved ones. They trusted the museum to tell the story of the most painful parts of their lives.
That trust is indicative of how people feel about the institutions nationally. Even while most were physically closed and only able to provide virtual programming, the measurement of people's longstanding belief that U.S. museums are highly credible actually increased in 2020. The data comes from the National Awareness, Attitudes, and Usage Study, which Impacts Experience uses to analyze audience behaviors and perceptions.
Without the ability for classes of schoolchildren to visit during the pandemic, museum leaders have had to move with lightning speed to provide new programming to help already overburdened teachers.
"School groups as a subset of this kind of (programming) engagement have not been necessarily as able to adjust because their virtual learning platform does not necessarily coincide with trying to visit a museum," Lynch-McWhite said.
Ferree said the pandemic has produced even more need for the Indiana State Museum's "Fix: Heartbreak and Hope Inside Our Opioid Crisis." The staff is building virtual modules that give educators resources for a difficult topic. The museum also is putting together more programming, with some released on a rolling basis and others in mid- to late January, for classes that will be able to take virtual fieldtrips and use kits to explore the museum's sites.
"For some kids, the only visit they have to a museum, or their first introduction to a museum, might be that school trip. So how can we work to be sure that we can still serve that audience?" Ferree said. "It can have a longterm effect because that is a lot of (the way) we build our longterm audience is kids ... see the magic of it."
A silver lining is the growing number of people who are engaging. The Children's Museum invited Ruby Bridges, one of the first Black students to integrate public schools, to speak via Zoom in November for the 60th anniversary of her first day at the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Patchen said that about 2,000 people watched — far more than the several hundred who might have seen her if she'd come in person.
Likewise, Day of the Dead at the Eiteljorg is usually a one-day event that attracts about 4,000 people, Vanausdall said. In 2020, the museum stretched it to six days of digital content with music, dance, storytellers and scholars that reached teachers and classes — and a total of about 13,000 virtual engagements overall.
"In the future, a program like Day of the Dead is going to draw people into the museum for the real-time experience, but teachers and students will be using it the entire week prior — the online resources," Vanausdall said. "I'm excited by that."
2021 shows hardship before promise
Vaccines are now moving from hope to reality, and the public's plans to go to cultural institutions are shifting accordingly. People's "intent to visit" — a measurement of people's future behavior — in mid- to late 2021 is higher than market research during the same timeframe in 2019, according to Know Your Own Bone, a blog that shares results from Impacts Experience's analytics of cultural audiences.
But the first part of 2021 will be tough. The firm's data for the first quarter shows a decreased intent to visit, pointing to the likelihood that people will hold back until they receive a vaccine.
With that in mind, museums are planning a variety of scenarios. They're finding new ways to boost their online stores — like The Children's Museum's new virtual 360-degree shop and personal shopper video chats — to help make up for retail losses. The institutions will still have to unleash thought-provoking new experiences to fulfill their mission while understanding that the audiences might not return in the numbers they need until later next year.
Another budget focal point will be contributions and fundraising.
“If the pandemic meant that most of your earned revenue pieces were silent, you still had the potential of your contributed revenue," Lynch-McWhite said. "What I can tell you is that donors, who are a huge part of contributed revenue, have really been so essential to keeping museums and everyone else, quite frankly, afloat during this time."
Indianapolis museums have seen loyal donors and supporters increase their giving. In some cases, that has offset decreases in corporate giving and other types of donations. But some continue to report overall losses in this category year over year. The usual gatherings and large galas for invested donors have had to be moved aside to usher in new ways to connect that will likely reinvent fundraising in the future.
The Eiteljorg, for example, transitioned its annual Quest for the West art show and sale online in 2020, uniting one or two artists with small groups of interested collectors in intimate Zoom chats, Vanausdall said. The Indiana State Museum made one-on-one phone calls that ended up teaching the museum more about its supporters.
"I'm always looking for the silver lining in the situation that we're in today," Ferree said. "We've had a real opportunity to better get to know our donors and understand their giving and why."
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Tumor-Microenvironment Cellular Interactions in Cancer Progression and Metastasis
As part of the surgical oncology research unit, Dr. Lahat’s lab conducts patient-driven translational research, studying the molecular basis of various soft tissue sarcoma (STS) tumors, and gastrointestinal malignancies. The research led by Dr. Loewenstein, focuses on tumor microenvironment cellular interactions in cancer progression and metastasis.
The aim is to explore distinct signaling pathways and molecules that may play a role in cancer progression and metastasis. Specifically, the crosstalk between metastatic GI cancer cells and the omentum mediated by extracellular vesicles and exosomes in the context of peritoneal metastasis. We also investigate the potential role of miRNAs as molecular biomarkers for staging, prognosis, and pattern of future spread. For these purposes we frequently utilize in-vitro and in-vivo models, human cancer specimens from our clinically annotated tissue bank, as well as various advanced molecular and bioinformatic approaches.
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Prof. Anat Aharon, Microvesicles Research Laboratory, Rambam Health Care Campus
Dr. Yishai Levin, and Dr. Ravid Straussman, Weizmann Institute of Science
Dr. Metsada Pasmanik-Chor, Bioinformatics Unit, Tel-Aviv University
Prof. Yuman Fong, City of Hope National Medical Center, CA, USA

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I recently received a book that combined "The Radical Question" and "The Radical Idea" both by David Platt. I have already read Radical Together, so I was really looking forward to the new read. It wasn't really a new read at all, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. This book is intended to give the reader a taste of what it means to be radical. The first part, "The Radical Question," looks at the disconnect in American churches today between spending a fortune on our comfort and convenience, and that of our church, and the desperate need of our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world. Between our entertainment and the souls of men around the world. Do not read this if you are looking for a fluffy feel good book. Do not read if you do not want to feel conviction.
The second part of the book, "The Radical Idea" focuses on how the church can become more effective together (very similar to Radical Together) It explains that church is the people not the program; discipleship is the responsiblity of everyone, not just the leaders in the church. One quote in the book said, "Why would we spend an inordinate amount of our resources on something that is never prescribed our even encouraged in the new testament?" Good question.
Buy a copy here.
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1/2A Sky Squire (oz5323)
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1/2A Sky Squire. Radio control sport trainer model.
Quote from Richard Browning: "The 1/2A version 39in span and a 48in span Junior Sky Squire (oz5322) version were both published in American Aircraft Modeler June 1969 issue. The original 57 in Sky Squire (oz10563) was first published in the March-April 1966 Grid Leaks Magazine ...The late R. Jess Krieser designed all three versions the 57 in was kitted by Midwest Models. Mr Krieser also designed many of the early Carl Goldberg kits (Falcon, Skylark, and Skylane). The plane was ahead of its time very attractive easy to build and I don’t think and modern sport trainer has anything on it. My first successful R/C model after a few failures using single channel escapement equipment was the 1/2A Sky Squire with a World Engines Digit Midget single channel ($69.00) for rudder only and a TD 0.51 it flew great ...I hope we start to see more of these aircraft at the field they are truly a great design"
This is a modern CAD-redrawn plan. CAD by Richard Browning.
Note this drawing seems to be a reduced scale version of the 57 inch Sky Squire (oz10563), in the sense that it was reduced by Richard Browning and not by Jess Kreiser. There are some differences. The only airfoil shown on this plan is semi-symmetrical.
For the original print of this plan (which shows parts to build either a flat-bottomed or semi-symmetrical wing), see 1/2A Sky Squire (oz12020) from AM, June 1969.
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The committee failed to approve the project, which is located on the southeastern corner of Wiehle Avenue and the Dulles Toll Road, at a meeting on July 15 amid concerns about the proposed pedestrian connection across Wiehle Avenue.
The developer plans to add 630 residential units spread across a mid-rise and high-rise building on the site, along with a new office building at the corner of Wiehle Avenue and Sunrise Valley Drive. The developer will preserve two office buildings from the 1980s on the site and add roughly 26,000 square feet of retail.
Some residents pushed the developer to build an underpass that connects Comstock’s project on the other side of Wiehle Avenue to Campus Commons.
But TFC Cornerstone plans to install at an at-grade crosswalk at Wiehle Avenue — an option that the company Vice President Ken Houle said is the safest and convenient pedestrian crossing.
“We have studied the issue extensively with multiple industry experts and FCDOT, looking at both regional and national precedents. There is a consensus among the experts that an at grade crosswalk is the preferred pedestrian solution,” Houle told Reston Now.
He noted that TFC Cornerstones also plans to contribute land to construct a westbound lane on Sunrise Valley Drive as part of proposed infrastructure improvements.
Residents from Upper Lake Drive — which is neighbors the site — said the developer did not engage with the neighboring community before proceeding with the project.
They expressed concerns about the spillover effects of the new development on their community, including shared parking on Upper Lakes Drive, neighborhoods streets being used as a cut-through, and increased noise and light.
Residential units will not be under the Reston Association’s purview — which residents said should prompt the developer to pay for maintaining the neighborhoods paths if they are used by residents of Campus Commons.
Hoele said they launched an “extensive public review process” over the last two years, including meeting with adjacent communities, the Reston Planning and Zoning, meetings and Reston Association.
In response to concerns, Hoele said the company plans to widen the geographic area of its outreach and schedule an additional public session with Upper Lake Drive residents.
If the Reston Planning and Zoning Committee approves the project next month, Campus Commons heads to the Fairfax County Planning Commission in September.
A timeline for the development of the project has not been made public.
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How to Write a Good Poem: Three Essential Elements
The publisher and author of two poetry volumes offers a concise and inspiring guide to writing a good poem. The three essential skills of Vocabulary, Compression, and Revision are explained, with helpful suggestions for practice. Includes a number of example poems by the autho. Also: live links to other helpful resources.
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November 15, 2010 |
Although Americans plan to travel for leisure a bit more next year than this year, vacationers may have a hard time leaving work behind. In 2011, Americans will travel more often and spend more but will also stay connected with work more than ever, thanks to advances in mobile phones and the Internet, according to a survey of more than 3,000 U.S. travelers. In the survey by the travel website TripAdvisor, nearly 80% of respondents said they planned to spend more or about the same for travel in 2011 than in 2010.
October 31, 2000
* The leaders of the pilots union at AMR Corp.'s American Airlines said they will resign, a month after members rejected a contract extension that would have forgiven a $45.5-million judgment against the union. President Rich LaVoy, Vice President Brian Mayhew and Secretary-Treasurer Bob Morgan said they would resign once interim officers are appointed, the Allied Pilots Assn. said on its Web site.
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October 9, 1997 |
Adding fuel to the contentious El Toro airport debate, another airline pilots union has raised concerns about the safety of takeoffs from a runway the county has designated for the majority of departures. The Allied Pilots Assn., representing 9,000 American Airlines pilots, stated its opposition to using the runway in a letter dated Tuesday to Supervisor William G. Steiner, chairman of the County Board of Supervisors.
May 6, 1997 |
American Airlines' pilots ratified a new contract by a comfortable margin Monday, ending more than two years of heated bargaining that boiled over into a fleeting strike against the nation's second-largest airline. The 9,300 pilots voted 69% in favor of the settlement, which was tentatively approved last month by the directors of their union, the Allied Pilots Assn. "We're very pleased," American President Donald Carty told a news conference.
March 6, 1997 |
American Airlines Chairman Robert Crandall said Wednesday that he does not see how a compromise can be reached on a critical contract issue with the Allied Pilots Assn., which will be free to strike the airline in mid-April at the end of a government-ordered cooling-off period.
August 1, 1995 |
Pilots Union Postpones Contract Offer: The Allied Pilots Assn. will not submit its settlement proposal to AMR Corp. today as scheduled, union President Jim Sovich said in a recorded message to members. The union's latest contract offer has been delayed indefinitely, he said. AMR, based in Ft. Worth, owns 25% of Canadian Airlines International Ltd.'s common stock.


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Trionic 5.5 is an advanced engine management system created by Saab Automobile. It uses ion current through the spark plug gap as a sensor for knock, misfire and synchronization detection
It has been completely reverse engineered by a group of enthusiasts who developed T5Suit, an easy to use program for tuning the Trionic 5.2 and 5.5 ECUs.
Using the ECU, engine wiring harness and sensors from a Trionic 5.5 Saab NG900, 9000 or 9-3 it is possible to transplant this system into the classic Saab 900 or use it as a stand alone system in a completely different car or vehicle.
There is even a twin Saab engine powered boat running Trionic 5.5 floating around youtube.
Usually these parts can be bought cheaply from a junk yard such as pick-n-pull, making this a cheap (And better preforming) alternative to many aftermarket ECUs.


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Good afternoon! Today is release day for the August My Monthly Hero Classic Kit and the August My Monthly Hero Premium Kit from Hero Arts! Both kits are now available for purchase at Hero Arts; but remember, once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good so make sure to head over and shop soon! And don’t forget that you can subscribe to the kits so that you never have to worry about missing one!
Over the weekend I shared a card using the Premium kit and you can find more info about that card HERE:
Today I’m sharing a card using the Classic kit:
I visited California earlier this summer and got to spend a morning in Muir Woods, north of San Francisco. It was my first time seeing California redwoods and it was truly stunning! I decided to let that experience inspire my card today and I used lots of very soft blending for a sunrise background! I blended light blues and yellows on opposite sides of an A2 panel and let them fade to white in the center. I brought the blue down a bit further than the yellow to give it more of a sky feeling.
Then I die-cut the trees from the kit with black cardstock and adhered them to the blended panel. I finished the card with a sentiment from the kit gold heat-embossed onto black cardstock for a simple but striking design! I think it would be fun to change up the color palette here and maybe do soft pinks and purples for a sunset card or even blacks and dark blues for a nighttime sky!
Finally I used some of the add-ons for one more card:
I used the Golden Poppies Color Layering stencils in yellows and greens to color my design. The stencils are really easy to line up even without the outline stamped first. Then I stamped over the stenciled images with the Golden Poppies stamp and heat-embossed it with black embossing powder. I used the Nesting Rectangle infinity dies to die-cut the panel into two different sized pieces and framed them with black cardstock. Then I adhered that to a white card base and added a bold sentiment heat-embossed in white to finish the card!
And that’s it for me! Head over and pick up your August My Monthly Hero Classic or Premium kit and add-ons today before they sell out!
To celebrate the kit release Hero Arts is giving away a $50 gift card as a prize to one blog reader selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop so make sure you leave a comment at each hop stop for the most chances to win! Please comment before 11:59PM EST on Sunday, August 13th! You should have arrived from Emily and Libby is your next stop!
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You can aid the happiness of your brain by taking on activities that generate key experiences and chemicals:
- Dopamine for motivation, learning and pleasure.
- Oxytocin for trust and building relationships.
- Serotonin for significance and importance.
- Endorphins for euphoria and elation.
Without endorphins, we can struggle to cope with pain and stress. We also need endorphins when we want to push ourselves beyond our discomfort in chosen activities. They are also needed to help with sleep, particularly when there is anxiety or worries on our minds.
Along with getting outside for exercise, eating well and nurturing conversations, video games can also help. Games that help create endorphins are those that let us experience excess emotions. Video games that make us laugh or cry do this. Also, games that let us feel the exhilaration of creating something beautiful or being part of that creative process help generate endorphins. Horror games can do this for some, offering the stress of fear and jump-scares before the euphoria of escape and mastery of both the situation and our fears. Extreme racing games can also generate endorphins as you narrowly escape a catastrophic crash, or if you take on a super long challenge like Le Mans 24 Hours.
This list includes 3 games from the last 28 years, with 29 likes. They come from a range of different genres and play-styles and are all good games if you want to generate endorphin.

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Two new diversity and equity efforts are underway through the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s LEND and UCEDD programs.
LEND video aims to improve racial and ethnic diversity of trainees
The Vanderbilt Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Training Program is focusing efforts on increasing racial and ethnic diversity among its pool of long-term trainees, thanks to a grant from the Interdisciplinary Technical Assistance Center on Autism and Developmental Disabilities of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities.
The supplemental funding has allowed for the development of a new recruitment video to attract a more diverse pool of pre-service professionals to the field of neurodevelopmental disabilities. The video highlights African-American and Latino health care professionals who currently serve individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities. The professionals explain what factors led them to choose their careers and the multitude of benefits that they experience as a result.
“We know that it takes a team of health care professionals to provide excellent care to individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families,” said Tyler Reimschisel, M.D., director of the LEND program, assistant professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, and director of the Division of Developmental Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics. “The more diverse the team is, the better the care will be. For example, as different ethnic and cultural groups view developmental disabilities differently, the presence of team members from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds will help us meet the needs of all patients and families. The AUCD funding and the excellent video we have developed will help us foster interest in this field among future health care professionals. In time it will help us reach our ultimate goal of providing better care to our patients and their families.”
According to LEND staff, the pool of candidates from master’s and graduate-level programs from which LEND trainees are selected rarely includes underrepresented minorities, despite longstanding LEND collaborations among Vanderbilt University, Fisk University, Belmont University, Tennessee State University, and Meharry Medical College. Changing that is a top priority for the Vanderbilt LEND program.
“This really is an exciting opportunity to heighten awareness of disability and diversity issues and to bring more minority professionals into the field,” said Machelle Thompson, RDH, MSPH, assistant dean of Clinical Affairs at Meharry Medical College and director of the Vanderbilt LEND Multicultural Initiative. “It is crucial for students who are in the early stages or pre-stages of their careers to see health care professionals from underrepresented minorities. There is no doubt in my mind that doors will be opened, and I look forward to ushering many new health care professionals across that threshold.”
For more information on the Vanderbilt LEND Training Program, or to view the recruitment video, visit http://vkc.mc.vanderbilt.edu/VKC/lend.
VKC Ability, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Taskforce
Staff and faculty of the Vanderbilt Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) are spearheading the Ability, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Task Force (AIDE). The Task Force emerged from recommendations made by VKC faculty and staff via the Cultural and Linguistic Self-Assessment survey conducted internally in 2013 by the VKC Multicultural Outreach Program. The goal of the new Task Force is to promote inclusion and equity for individuals with developmental differences in ability by enhancing the VKC’s capacity to support and serve individuals with disabilities and families from diverse communities.
“The Task Force is in alignment with other inclusion and health equity efforts at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center,” said Sheryl Rimrodt, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics and faculty clinic director of the VKC Learning Assessment Clinic. “We are thrilled about the opportunity to build upon the strong foundation already within the VKC, namely the talented faculty, staff, and students dedicated to principles of equitable access for all individuals.”
Task Force members will work over the next year to outline a strategic plan for implementing the resources and recommendations identified and developed through the work of the group.
“We are dedicated to creating a more inclusive and equitable world through cultural humility,” said Tracy Beard, assistant director of Tennessee Disability Pathfinder. “We have an enormous vision and task ahead. It is the importance of this issue, the commitment of VKC leadership, and watching the Center grow and expand that excites me the most.”
For more information on AIDE, contact firstname.lastname@example.org.
Courtney Taylor is associate director of VKC Communications and Dissemination.

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Just returned from a few days away with my sister and her family. Not much time to stitch during school holidays, but I have done a little work on Beatrix as well as continuing with the prestitching for a class in London in September.
This is where I am now. The colours are much more realistic and true to life in this photo, not sure what happened in May!!
Just to remind you, this is where I was at the end of May:

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Not only are our mushrooms tasty, but they also positively impact the environment and they act as a delicious and nutritious alternative to meat.
We pride ourselves on ensuring the processes used in growing our mushrooms are eco-friendly and sustainable. All the substrates involved are re-used to minimise unnecessary waste. As well as this, the final biomass of the mushrooms, after fruiting, also have many uses and play a key role in feeding the soil.
You can buy our mushroom seasoning and grow kits on our online store. We also deliver fresh and dried oyster mushrooms to local clients. Please do not hesitate to get in touch to enquire about our fresh produce. Please note that our mushrooms are seasonal and therefore subject to availability. Drop us a line to see what is currently in stock.

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- Sales Coordination Manager - Geeste, Emsland, Germany
- Sales Representatives Horticultural Greenhouses - Mexico
- Head Grower/Agronomist - Cambridge, New Zealand
- Research Greenhouse Manager - Durham (New Hampshire) USA
- Customer Account Manager - New Milton, UK
- Head of Sales, Europe
- Innovation Leader - Crop Trials in Bologna, Italy
- Sales consultant for nursery and horticultural products - Australia
- Business Developer Soft Fruit
- Head Grower - Cathedral City, California USA
Top 5 -yesterday
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- Improving the plants root system with extra oxygen
- "There are opportunities for Iranian growers in the horticultural industry"
- Mastronardi Produce and John Paul DeJoria announce partnership
- "As a grower, I know how important a proper sounding board can be"
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Japan: Challenging but satisfying first year at Kagome's Ultra-Clima
Koshi Fujimaki, head grower at Akeno Green Farm and Satoshii Harada, manager of Kagome's fresh produce division.
"We are currently harvesting fruits from the first crop," said Harada when we asked him about the current crop. "We planted this variety in January, and we expect to finish the crop by the end of November."
Looking back on the first season, the growers at Kagome are pleased with the Ultra Clima greenhouse. The first year was challenging for them, but they knew that they had to learn how to work with this new way of growing. "We had the privilege to work together with consultant Peter Statow, who has a lot of experience with growing in an Ultra Clima greenhouse. Mr. Statow is also growing in one in the south of France, where the climate is more or less similar to the climate in Japan."
Despite many challenges in the first year, the Japanese grower expects to achieve a good overall production. "Right now, we have picked 60 kg/sq.m., we expect that we will achieve more than 70 kg/sq.m. when the crop is finished."
The growers of Kagome opted for the very advanced Ultra-Clima greenhouse after several years of research. The benefits of precise climate control, more light in the greenhouse, higher CO2 levels and energy savings were all important factors. "Thanks to the advanced overpressure technology, the climate in the greenhouse is much more stable than in the traditional greenhouses that we also have. We can keep higher CO2 levels in the greenhouse which is extremely beneficial to the overall quality and production numbers.".
While the Ultra-Clima technology has proven itself in other extreme climates, such as California, the Japanese Climate is asking for a different approach. Harada: "We have to deal with very high humidity levels, after the rainy season it can be extremely humid in June. This makes it challenging, but the advanced technology and supplies help us to achieve the best."
In order to create outstanding results, Kagome also works in close collaboration with other companies, such as substrate supplier Riococo. They grow all of their crops inside the Ultra-Clima greenhouse on their coir substrate. Together with Riococo, a special mix was created for Kagome in order to provide a well balanced rooting environment for the crop from the start. Just like learning how to grow in an Ultra-Clima, Riococo and Kagome had to preform extensive research for the best growing media composition that was suitable for growing inside the Ultra-Clima at Akeno.
"The climate in Japan tends to steer the crop very generative, which requires a special substrate to support the demand from the crop. The mix from Riococo helps us to achieve good results, its contributes to growing successfully in the Ultra Clima greenhouse," said Harada.
Besides the good performance of the substrate bag, Kagome also prefers coir propagation blocks instead of the more often seen stonewool propagation cubes. According to Riococo's Shan Halamba, the combination coco bags and blocks helps to establish a faster rooter and prevents root shock.
According to Harada, the propagation of the young plants in coir fits them well, and they prefer to have an all organic, sustainable combination. "Coir is a good propagation media, the combination of the Riococo growbags and the propagation cubes is a sustainable combination. After our crop change, we support local farmers with the waste material that is enriched with useful nutrients, they can use this as fertilizers for open field production."
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- 2019-03-22 US (MA): Extending the growing season with right combination of conditions, plants
- 2019-03-22 "First harvest of organic TOVs a little early this year"
- 2019-03-22 "Demand for locally grown produce will only grow"
- 2019-03-22 Nigeria: Growing better crops without soil
- 2019-03-21 CAN (ON): Three generations of greenhouse growth
- 2019-03-19 "We used to do everything ourselves, but nowadays we are more managers"
- 2019-03-18 Myanmar: How a 'sayar' took farming to a higher level
- 2019-03-15 "A thriving crop and a new weighing tower"
- 2019-03-14 Chinese award for Dutch strawberry sector
- 2019-03-14 Aldo van Os stops as a grower and is going to coach (organic) growers
- 2019-03-12 UK: Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week
- 2019-03-12 UK: Tomato grower calls Brexit a 'dream'
- 2019-03-11 Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture fellowship program opens call for applications
- 2019-03-11 Netherlands: Grower can continue dumping brine in the ground
- 2019-03-08 Nigerian government committed to boosting tomato production
- 2019-03-08 New overpressured greenhouse to protect young citrus plants
- 2019-03-07 Video: Trusted Freshness featured on Global Edmonton’s Trending show
- 2019-03-06 Greenhouse grower to focus on new Georgia facility at Southern Exposure
- 2019-03-06 "Up swell in the number of students interested in food production"
- 2019-03-06 US (WV): Microgreens a 'game changer' for the Appalachian community

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SCOTUSblog notes several pending petitions of interest, perhaps even to the MJ community.
They begin comment on Deveraux v. Montana with
The Supreme Court has ruled that the seating of a biased juror can violate the constitutional right to an impartial jury. It has stopped short, however, of holding that the violation is so stark as to constitute a “structural error” requiring automatic reversal under the Sixth Amendment, and state courts are divided over whether it rises to that level. This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether the seating of a biased juror is the type of error that always requires a new trial.
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Whether a trial court commits structural error, requiring automatic reversal under the Sixth Amendment, when it seats a biased juror after erroneously denying a for-cause challenge to that juror.
In Moore v. Texas, from the petition:
A Texas statute criminalizes sending repeated electronic communications with the intent and likely result of “harassing, annoying, alarming, abusing, tormenting, embarrassing or offending” another. Because the law would be violated by the repeated sending of communications that contain no expressive content, like a blank email, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals concluded that it “proscribes non-speech conduct” and does not implicate the First Amendment, even though the law would in most cases be violated by the repeated sending of expressive communications. The court thus rejected Petitioners’ facial overbreadth challenges to the criminal statute. The questions presented are:
1. Is a law that criminalizes expressive speech immunized from any First Amendment scrutiny if it also criminalizes non-expressive conduct?
2. Is a law that punishes the repeated sending of electronic communications with intent and likely result to “harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, embarrass, or offend” another unconstitutionally overbroad?
The court has relisted Counterman v. Colorado. Here is SCOTUSblog's (edited) comment.
It is well known that the First Amendment does not protect speech that constitutes a “true threat.” But the court has never said all that clearly what a “true threat” is. The closest the court has come is Virginia v. Black, where the court wrote that true threats “encompass those statements where the speaker means to communicate a serious expression of an intent to commit an act of unlawful violence.” The court granted review in Elonis v. United States to resolve an acknowledged circuit split “on the question whether proof of a true threat requires proof of a subjective intent to threaten,” or whether it is enough that an “objectively reasonable person would view [the] message as [a] serious expression of intent to harm.”
Disclaimer: Posts are the authors' personal opinions and do not reflect the position of any organization or government agency.
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This is a guest blog from Susan Gianstefani, @living_donor on Twitter.
For me, being a living organ donor is one of the best things I have done with my life. Since I first considered being a living organ donor, I have come to realise that it is by far the best way to help people suffering from kidney (or liver) failure, if patients are well enough to undertake a transplant.
As far as the actual experience of donation goes, it made me feel very privileged to play a part in the wonderful miracle of healing that is living organ transplantation at this point in history. The care and commitment of health professionals and the medical advancements of today make transplantation a unique opportunity for kidney patients. With the imminent threat of antibiotic resistance looming we don’t know how long this window of opportunity will be open for.
It has only been since 2006 that changes in the Human Tissue Act have made altruistic organ donation (donating to a stranger) legal in this country. Since then, with limited publicity, there have been 416 altruistic donations, the vast majority being kidneys.
However, there is still what I would claim is a resistance to discussing living organ donation alongside deceased organ donation. I’m not sure why. When there is publicity about the need for more organ donors, the conclusion is almost unanimously aimed at getting people to sign the organ donor register, and I don’t understand why there is not the same emphasis on promoting living organ donation. Deceased donation will never be able to fulfil the increasing need for organs but living donation can.
Quite often I find myself amazed at how living donation is almost a taboo subject (the elephant in the room) which people don’t want to talk about, when it is well understood by those “in the know” to be the best option for kidney patients awaiting a transplant, for multiple reasons. It is easier and cheaper than transplantation from deceased donors, the organs generally last longer and start working faster and, believe it or not, there are 500 times more than enough people in the UK, recent statistics have proven, who would consider donating to a stranger to completely wipe out the kidney waiting list.
The biggest factors working against deceased donation is that people have to die in the right circumstances (e.g. on a life support machine) in order to be able to donate, and their loved ones, who are understandably very distressed, quite often refuse donation.
Next time you hear about encouraging people to sign the organ donor register, note whether living donation is even mentioned as a viable option for family members, friends or strangers to consider as part of the solution to the growing problem of a lack of organs. If not, I think we should be asking “Why not?”

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Nadia Mukami, the multi-talented Kenyan singer and songwriter, has spoken up about her relationship status, asserting that she is still single despite being in a committed relationship with singer and songwriter Arrow Bwoy. The couple, who welcomed their son Haseeb Kai in March 2022, has been engaged for over a year. However, Nadia has made it clear that she will not consider herself Arrow Bwoy’s wife until he fulfills the traditional custom of paying dowry to her parents.
Before delving into her personal life, it’s essential to recognize Nadia Mukami’s accomplishments in the music industry. The talented songstress has carved a niche for herself through her soulful melodies and captivating performances. Her rise to fame has been marked by numerous hit songs and collaborations with various artists, making her a force to be reckoned with in the Kenyan music scene.
Nadia Mukami and Arrow Bwoy’s relationship has been a topic of public interest and admiration. Their love story seemed like a fairy tale, culminating in an engagement just days before the birth of their adorable son, Haseeb Kai. Fans and well-wishers eagerly anticipated news of a wedding, assuming that the two would soon tie the knot. However, Nadia’s recent statements have taken many by surprise.
In a candid interview, Nadia Mukami explained her viewpoint on marriage and the significance of dowry in Kenyan culture. She clarified that while she is in a committed relationship with Arrow Bwoy and the father of her child, she firmly believes in adhering to cultural traditions. According to her, the payment of dowry is a vital custom that symbolizes respect for her family and her heritage. Until this custom is upheld, she does not consider herself married.
Despite the fact that she shares a child with Arrow Bwoy and they are engaged, Nadia maintains that she should be addressed as single until the dowry is properly paid. This statement emphasizes her determination to respect her cultural roots and uphold her family’s honor. It also reflects her commitment to preserving her identity as a strong, independent woman, irrespective of her relationship status.


How to pass the time until the Super Bowl kickoff
by Don Reisinger
The Super Bowl is Sunday, and undoubtedly many of you are gearing up for a big weekend filled with fun, excitement, and a Cardinals victory (yeah, I said it). Some of you might have a checklist filled with snacks and drinks you want to pick up before Sunday, but I’m here to tell you that that’s not all you should have on that list. Snacks are great and drinks are better, but once your fridge is stocked, you’ll want something to help you pass the time.
Be nice with Give Real
Want to be the nice person this weekend? Then sign up for Give Real and send your friends a Pittsburgh Pint or an Arizona Ale.
You log on to Give Real’s site, give it your credit card information, and send a gift of beer to your friends. You can suggest a particular beer for your friends to try out and add a personal message. But it’s not like the beer goes through the mail: Once the recipient gets the gift notification, they accept it by registering for Gift Real and inputting their own credit card information. When that’s complete, they can buy a beer at any restaurant or bar and once that transaction posts to their account, Give Real will refund their money and take the cost of the beer out of your account.
Credit card monitoring may not sound too appealing and I wouldn’t be too happy sending my credit card information to a start-up that I’ve never heard of, but when it comes to the Super Bowl and to beer, all bets are off.
See the past with Hulu
Hulu, the professional video content site that’s backed by NBC and Fox, may have a Super Bowl ad this year, but that’s not all its doing for the big game. Friday, the company announced that you can view all the commercials from Super Bowl XLII on its site.
The page features all the best commercials from the past year–55 in all–and to be quite honest, I didn’t realize how entertaining many of them are. I enjoyed my 30 minutes watching all the commercials. I think you will, too.
Once you find some you like, you can also use Hulu’s widget, which it unveiled Friday, that allows you to post your favorite commercials to your blog. It’s a neat tool that works well.
But there’s more. This year’s Super Bowl will have, of course, its own commercials. And instead of just telling your friends about them Monday morning, you can actually show them which were your favorite, since Hulu will be adding each commercial to its Super Bowl page as soon as they air Sunday.
Watch even more commercials on SuperBowl-Ads.com
SuperBowl-Ads.com provides past commercials, much like Hulu does, but it goes one better: you can view commercials from Super Bowls dating back to 1998. It even has a few ads that aired earlier than that.
What’s better on a Saturday afternoon when you’re waiting for Sunday’s game than to sit back and watch old commercials that you probably forgot about? Remember the old Budweiser commercials? They’re on SuperBowl-Ads.com. So are all the GoDaddy commercials and just in case you’re wondering, so is Apple’s famous 1984 ad.
That said, there isn’t an exhaustive collection of commercials and a bunch that I loved in the past are missing. Regardless, the site is still worth trying out.
Get your debate on with Twitter
I love all the ways Twitter is being used, and for those at Boston ad agencies or Boston University, they can use it another way: to debate which Super Bowl ads are best.
According to a report from the Boston Globe, a real-time Twitter debate will start before the opening kickoff to allow everyone in the community to pick their favorite commercials and support their opinions against others who might disagree.
Granted, the debate is being used as a marketing ploy by ad agencies that want to promote their brand, and it’s only being pitched to people in and around Boston, but who cares? That doesn’t mean you can’t start your own debate, or crash the Boston party.


Former Emmerdale favourite Louise Marwood is joining Coronation Street.
We know soapland is a small place and we regularly see stars jump from show to show. The latest is Louise Marwood, 42, who fans of Corrie will see involved in a love triangle.
The acting star will play Phill Whittaker’s devious ex-wife Camilla in Coronation Street. A source told The Sun : “Phill’s ex-wife will make herself known on the cobbles in the coming weeks.
“She is set to cause chaos as Fiz and Phill’s wedding gets closer. But what does she want? And will Fiz be able to deal with both Camilla and future mother-in-law Mimi misbehaving?”
Louise is set to make her debut in the summer and is initially expected to appear in a handful of episodes. Emmerdale fans will remember Louise played Home Farm multi-millionaire Chrissie White.
She appeared as the character between 2014 and 2018. The character was killed off along with son Lachlan.
Elsewhere in her career, Louise has appeared in Hollyoaks: Let Loose, The Royal and Law and Order: UK. After leaving Emmerdale, Louise had a role in Casualty.
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Amazing that this chilli chicken recipe was created by Jules Galloway by accident. This is really good and really healthy. Here is her story…
“This chilli chicken recipe was a total accident. Normally when I make something like this I would add mushrooms and kale. However, I started cooking the casserole, turned it down to a gentle simmer, and then dashed out the door to pick something up from a friend’s place… and forgot to add the mushrooms! And then I went to add some kale from the garden, and the bugs had beat me to it… all I could find was very holey kale… aaaaaaaargh!!!” But, it actually turned out even better than usual. Without the mushrooms, the sweetness of capsicum in the dish shone through. Sometimes the simple stuff works out better.” -Jules Galloway
1 onion, diced
1 large rasher bacon, chopped into 1cm pieces
2 red capsicums, diced
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 kg chicken pieces (marylands, drumsticks or even a few wings are perfect)
1 large clove garlic, crushed
2 x 400g tins of tomatoes, diced
1 cup chicken bone broth (or veggie stock)
2 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped roughly
LET’S DO THIS!
In a large, heavy-based pot over a medium heat, sauteé the onions, bacon and capsicums in olive oil until the onions become translucent.
Add the chicken pieces, turning a few times until browned.
Add the garlic and give it another 30 seconds, stirring gently to move the ingredients around the pan.
Next, add the tinned tomatoes, broth and oregano, and bring to the boil.
Turn down to a low heat, pop the lid on and simmer, covered, for 35 minutes. Then remove the lid and simmer for another 15 minutes.
Serve with paleo bread, quinoa, or rice (if you’re not paleo). Alternatively, just enjoy on its own with a spoonful of sauerkraut (pictured) as a nourishing, low carb evening meal.
Jules Galloway is the author and owner of http://julesgalloway.com/. Her mission is to help tired women find their shine again. Her goal is to “introduce as many people as possible to an exciting new way of eating and living. To bust through the old nutrition myths and misinformation, and teach a fresh approach to choosing the right food. And above all, to show you that’s it’s easier than you think to lead a happy, healthy, wholefood life.”
Enjoy this Chilli Chicken Recipe! Let me know what you think!


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Marvel and Sony's Spider-Man: Homecoming has just passed the first Spider-Man to become the second biggest franchise film at worldwide box office.
The Spider-Man reboot has officially outgrossed the first Iron Man in the states solidifying its status as another blockbuster hit for Marvel.
Sony and Marvel's Spider-Man: Homecoming has surpassed $300 million at the domestic box office, but is still lagging internationally.
Would-be director of canceled Amazing Spider-Man 3 finally reveals what was being planned for Andrew Garfield's third Peter Parker adventure.
A new comic book inspired poster for Spider-Man: Homecoming has fans' jaws hitting the floor.
Tom Holland stands up for his Spider-Man reboot while responding to Kirsten Dunst harsh criticisms for the franchise.
Spider-Man will have a new Iron Spider suit when he returns in Infinity War, as first seen at the end of Homecoming.
Spider-Man was supposed to mingle with more Avengers than just Tony Stark in Homecoming.
Artist Ryan Meinerding has shared an alternate costume design from Spider-Man: Homecoming that didn't make the cut.
Peter Parker and his friends are seen striking some familiar poses in new 70s and 80s inspired retro posters for Spider-Man: Homecoming.
One old New York Punk Rocker gets the ultimate callback in a very awesome Spider-Man: Homecoming Easter egg.
Summer tentpoles like Spider-Man: Homecoming, Valerian and War For the Planet of the Apes still haven't been given a release date in China yet.
A parody poster featuring President Donald Trump, Batman and Pauly Shore was used to promote Spider-Man: Homecoming in Nepal.
Marisa Tomei didn't know Aunt May's age until after she signed her Spider-Man contract, and was horrified when she learned the truth.
Director Jon Watts clarifies some details about the Spider-Man: Homecoming post-credit scenes, while Amy Pascal discusses a big character reveal.
The stellar opening weekend of of Spider-Man: Homecoming helped push the Marvel Cinematic Universe past the $12 billion box office mark.
Marvel and Sony's Spider-Man: Homecoming easily takes the top spot at the box office with $117 million this weekend.
What's really going on in the two end credits scenes that are attached to Spider-Man: Homecoming?
Spider-Man: Homecoming brings in a hefty $50.5 million domestically on its first Friday in release, with $15.4 million coming from Thursday previews.
Kevin Feige opens up about the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and how not to mess up Spider-Man.


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Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare rice as directed on package, substituting chicken broth for the water. Place cooked rice in large mixing bowl; cool slightly. Stir in remaining ingredients until well blended.
Spoon mixture evenly into 8 greased muffin cups.
Bake 25 min. or until lightly browned.
Kraft Kitchen Tips!
How to Thaw Frozen Broccoli
Thaw frozen broccoli in the refrigerator overnight or unwrap, place in a microwaveable bowl and thaw in the microwave as directed on the package.
Substitute 1/2 cup fresh broccoli florets for frozen chopped broccoli.
Calories From Fat
% Daily Value
Fat 8 g
Saturated fat 0 g
Sodium 255 mg
Carbohydrate 10.5 g
Fibre 0.7 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 6.2 g
Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients used.


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Traditional Style Kitchens
Traditional kitchen cabinets have a formal, elegant look characteristic of American and European homes of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
Traditional kitchen cabinet design plays up architectural details such as crown moldings, raised wood paneling and rich, deep colors to enhance the mood and traditional feel. Dark stains, honey tones, semi-opaque paints, wicker baskets, and oak cabinets add to the usually more formal feel than country style.
In Traditional kitchen cabinets expect to see more ornate molding and trim; elegant cabinets in cherry, walnut and mahogany; and antique fixtures and appliances.
Here are some examples:
This kitchen island features rich cherry wood with a black glaze and furniture-like moldings. The lighter perimeter cabinetry and the bright white tin ceiling serve as a cheery contrast to the island.
Individual touches like a tumbled marble and glass backsplash, pierced metal light fixtures and playful window treatments give this room a whimsical character. Glass-paneled cabinets with in-cabinet lights highlight decorative dishware and artwork.
Achieve a country manor look with stone walls, lamp-style chandeliers and wood cabinets with a dark brown stain.
A 60-inch Wolf range with turned legs on either side, accompanied by a tile backsplash with display niche and wooden hood with a mantel, directs all eyes toward this cooking center.
A tall pantry cabinet combined with glass-door upper cabinets, open shelving and a wine rack serves as both a china hutch and wet bar. A 4-inch-high mosaic tile backsplash, black countertop, and black traditionally styled faucet and bar sink polish off the space.
Flat-panel cherry wood cabinetry in a Victorian cherry stain on the wall and base units, rope and crown molding, and the decorative ceiling coffer. Pear-colored walls and multi-hued narrow-plank floors keep the kitchen from getting too dark.
Custom birch cabinetry features a painted butter cream finish with a brown glaze. Egg-and-dart molding paired with 3-inch crown molding complements the cabinets’ inset doors with beaded face frames.


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The Flames was a musical group from Durban in South Africa. The band was originally formed in 1963 by guitarist Steve Fataar, bassist Brother Fataar (real name Edries Fataar), drummer George Faber and guitarist Eugene Champion. However, this line-up would only be together to record a couple of songs. Ricky Fataar replaced George Faber as the band's drummer around 2002 and Edries Fredericks replaced Eugene Champion as the guitarist. Baby Duval briefly replaced Edries Fredericks in 1967, although it is unclear whether he was involved in any of the recordings that were released. Blondie Chaplin then replaced Baby Duval in 1967. This was to be the line-up from 1967 until their demise as a group in 1970.
Steve Fataar has confirmed that Baby Duval is featured as a performer on the Flames second album That's Enough, which was released in early 1967.
Lonely Boy, the moniker for Los Angeles-based DJ/producer project of Joshua Heath. Label affiliations include Kistune, Futureboogie Recordings, Armada Deep, Culprit, Desert Hearts Records, Winding Road Records, Homebreakin' Records, 100 Billion Wires, Plus One Records, Infilt8e Celebr8te.
"Lonely Boy" is a song written and recorded by Paul Anka in 1959. Anka sang this song in the film Girls Town. When released as a single, it topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Anka's first song to do so, although he had earlier topped Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart with "Diana". Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1959.
Lonely Boy is a 1962 cinéma vérité documentary about the former teen sensation Paul Anka. The film takes its name from Anka's hit song, "Lonely Boy", which he performs to screaming fans in the film. This short documentary makess use of hand-held cameras to record intimate backstage moments.
Lonely Boy was a substantial influence on the Peter Watkins film Privilege. Watkins had studied it in preparation for filming and his film deals with the phenomenal popularity of a pop singer and its abuse for political motives. One scene showing the central character, Steven Shorter, at a table with a venue owner is virtually a one-to-one reproduction of a scene in Lonely Boy, even using the same name (Uncle Julie) for the like-mannered venue owner. The cinéma verité style of Lonely Boy was also adopted, and one DVD release of Privilege included Lonely Boy as well as an excerpt of an essay on that film as extra features. The film's importance in the evolution of documentary film making was explored in the film Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment.


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How should the colored mirror be maintained?
Date of release:2019-01-19 Author: Click:
Nowadays, many users have begun to choose colored mirrors to decorate, because the decorative effect of colored mirrors is very good. When we use the colored mirrors, do we need to pay attention to some flaws? Let me tell you how to maintain a colored mirror.
1. often clean
When the colored mirror is used, the dust on the ground will be stained on the glass. If it is not cleaned, it will affect the decorative effect brought by the colored mirror. Therefore, it is best to clean the colored mirror frequently. The colored mirrors play their own decorative effect.
2. Prevent contact with hard objects
We all know that glass is a very simple and broken product. If it is directly in contact with a hard object, the glass may break. The color mirror is also very simple to break, so it is best to prevent direct contact between the two to prevent the glass from breaking. The price of the colored mirror is higher than that of the usual glass, so the cost can be saved if the maintenance is good.
3. Prevent moisture
When the colored mirror is used, it is necessary to pay attention to the orientation of the mirror to become wet, and to prevent the change of the quality of the glass due to oxidation.
The appearance is different. The modification of the alloy composition will bring different texture and color, and it will definitely affect the quality of the colored mirror. Song Jinxin mirror copper is rough, the ornamentation is confused, the lines are rough and sturdy. The imitation mirror pattern of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is far less beautiful than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and it is also like Wang Jing's mirror. This is related to the fact that the tin content of the Japanese, Japanese, and Ming and Qing dynasties is greatly reduced, and the zinc content is greatly increased. Of course, the Ming and Qing dynasty mirrors are also excellent.
The shape is different. Although the color mirror is generally small and the back area of the mirror is small, in this small world, the craftsmen of all ages have refurbished in various aspects such as ornamentation, inscriptions, shapes, and different decorative bands, edges, buttons, and button holders. Extremely changed. We take advantage of the characteristics of different parts of the era, and grasp even minor changes, which is also an important aspect of the difference between true mirrors and mirrors.
add content. When copying the mold with the original mirror, the craftsman added some ornamentation and inscriptions. In general, the added patterns and inscriptions in the content and form, although very random, there is no very clear rules, but from the increased content of many copies of the mirror, increase the majority of the inscriptions, and these The inscriptions added later are the names of those who have cast mirrors, shop and craftsmen, and very few should be the names of users of colored mirrors.
The addition of antique colored mirrors is very obvious, while others are shaded. The original mirror is a flat surface with a small area, but it can be seen at a glance, but sometimes it is not so much because of the mess and confusion, so that some important Mistakes also occurred in the description, and the copy mirror of the added content was designated as the mirror of the original era.
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In The Flow of Life
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Living life without struggle, strain, or force is possible when we live in the flow of life. The truth is the "flow" never really goes anywhere but our consciousness of it and conscious participation with it can sometimes stray. Join Rev. Christy and learn tools for living a more fulfilled life. It's time to let go of the stress and embrace the true nature of who you are, a co-creative being capable of Infinite possibilities!
Join each week or as you are able! Offered on a love-offering basis, collected at the end of each class!
If seeking accreditation from Emerson Institute for this class you must attend at least 6 classes and the fee is $120 (can be paid weekly at $15/week).
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MD 914R BS-IV Highlights
December 31, 2019: The Bharat Benz MD 914R is the newest Bharat Benz product in the market and is also the smallest haulage truck that the company sells in the country currently. Designed to cater to the rapidly growing Medium duty sub 10 Ton market segment, the Bharat Benz MD 914R arrives with the international standard build quality and performance. It also offers a feature-rich experience to its users in the segment. The maximum permissible GVW of the Bharat Benz MD 914R is 9600kg. It is offered with two vehicle configuration options - Cabin & Chassis and Cabin with load body options. The load body options are further available in three choices - Fixed Side Deck, Drop Side Deck and High Side Deck. The loading span is 14.6 ft while the wheelbase is 3760mm and it has a ground clearance of 205mm.
Powering the Bharat Benz MD 914R is the company’s BSIV compliant 4 cylinder 3907cc Bharat Benz 4D34i CRDI engine with SCR Technology. This engine produces a maximum power output of 140bhp made at 2500rpm while the peak torque rating of 450Nm arrives in the 1500-2000rpm range. The transmission duties are taken care by a Bharat Benz MO 36 6-Speed manual synchromesh gearbox with cable shift mated to a 330mm single plate dry-type clutch with a clutch booster. The top speed is limited at 80kmph and the Bharat Benz MD 914R offered a gradeability of 27.8%. The fuel tank capacity is 200 liters and it comes with diesel anti-theft strain and a separate 27-liter tank for Ad-Blue.
On the features front , the Bharat Benz MD 914R offers power steering with tilt and telescopic adjustment and the driver seat is 4-way adjustable. Air conditioning is offered as an optional accessory. Brakingis taken care by an air brake system while ABS is offered as standard.
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