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IOWA CITY, Ia. — On an afternoon when the Iowa baseball team wasn't its sharpest, Jake Adams swooped in with one big boom.
The burly first baseman, whose power has already significantly buoyed the Iowa lineup, launched a seventh-inning, go-ahead solo home run off Duane Banks Field's light pole in left-center, saving the Hawkeyes on Tuesday in a 6-5 triumph, over Grand View of the NAIA.
"We had a couple mistakes today — big mistakes — but we stuck with our approach," said Adams, who nearly had another homer in the fifth on a shot that was ruled foul down the left-field line. "We got a couple big hits here and there, and then I got that big hit at the end to go up by one."
The late rally was needed, in large part, because Lou Yacinich's bunch showed up ready to go. Although Grand View's yearly enrollment is about 30,000 students fewer than its mighty in-state counterpart, the Vikings (12-9) punched first with a three-run second and clawed back in the seventh after Iowa (14-9) grabbed a 5-3 advantage.
Grand View had at least one runner reach base in six of the first seven innings and quickly hopped on freshman starter Grant Judkins, who labored through two frames in yielding six baserunners and three runs (two earned).
"There were a lot of lessons today — one being, 'You better show up, no matter who you play,'" Iowa coach Rick Heller said. "And Grand View showed up and played really well. Mixed their pitchers in and out, kept us off-stride. For the most part, they threw a lot of strikes with their secondary pitches.
"They had us off-balance all day."
The Hawkeyes busted through for four in the third, spearheaded by Robert Neustrom's three-run triple with two outs. Grand View intentionally walked Adams in front of the Iowa right-fielder and brought in a left-handed pitcher to counter the southpaw-swinging Neustrom.
Didn't work.
"When I saw they were doing that to Jake," Neustrom said, "I just said, 'Oh, that's a big slap to my face.' And that just gives me all the more motivation to get up there and get a great hit."
The Hawkeyes needed another after Grand View scraped together two runs in the seventh on a walk, an error, a single and an RBI fielder's choice. Again rejuvenated after a late rally, the Vikings appeared poised to steal a huge win if Iowa continued to let them hang around.
But Adams took care of the building ulcer.
The blast was his ninth this season through 23 games, currently good enough to lead the Big Ten. With 31 regular-season contests remaining — plus any additional postseason games — Adams is right on pace to tie Iowa's single-season home run record of 22 set by John Knapp in 1986.
When you don't bring your best, a solidified power threat like Adams' can carry even more weight.
"Having a piece like that in your lineup," Neustrom said, "not many teams can get that."
Dargan Southard covers preps, recruiting, Iowa and UNI athletics for the Iowa City Press-Citizen, The Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com. Email him at msouthard@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.


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Last year we met with a brilliant gentleman armed with the next "disruptor" in the Health field. It was a novel way of looking at something that was broken and making it not just workable, but necessary to the market. There comes an inflection point where the genius and work ethic of the entrepreneur is not always enough to translate to a successful business. As earnest as he was, Bill squandered the opportunity to build a real business. This is a simple cautionary tale to all entrepreneurs.
Bill wanted to build his business the old-fashioned way. Because he was technically adept and had the assistance of several buddies that could moonlight their IT acumen, he thought it wise that they build their own internal IT infrastructure. Do you know anyone like that? After a few months of searching, he contracted for datacenter space. He bought hardware. He bought software. He waited weeks for delivery. His team spent weekends at the datacenter installing and optimizing. Bill spent more than $50,000 and more than five months of his time invested in the infrastructure.
So, what is wrong with that, you ask?
The issue was the core competency of the business had nothing to do with being able to deploy, manage and sustain an IT infrastructure. It was not a differentiator in any way. It made no more sense than if my dentist had tried to do the same. He's owns a dentist practice, and although his practice uses computers, he's not in the IT infrastructure business. Bill wasted months of his time and money and more importantly, he wasted the opportunity to grow the core business at its most critical juncture. Although we met Bill too late to help, here are four sage reasons that your company should leverage a managed service provider (MSP) focused specifically on healthcare.
What is your time worth? Can you afford to be distracted with anything that is not core to the business? I can guess your day is filled with talking to investors, hiring great people, managing teams, networking and looking for revenue under every rock. Look at IT in the same light as you would look at the plumbing in your office. It should be a given that the IT infrastructure is in good working order just as you expect to get water when you turn on the faucet.
This is big. Many companies don't understand just how big until faced with making a hiring decision that does not directly attribute to revenue. Cash is king and it is scarce. If your organization can leverage and only pay for experts when needed, there is no reason to hire that expertise internally. Try hiring a CISO these days. Not only is it nearly impossible, but there is a strong likelihood that hire will jump to another opportunity within a year. What will be the cost of finding another CISO and what does that do to the consistency of your business? There are hundreds of subject matter experts within managed service providers readily available. These experts range from simple administrative tasks to advising on the most complicated of HIPAA compliance interpretations. Because these experts service hundreds of companies with wide ranging needs, they have a global view of best practices and can recommend solutions immediately. These are proven and salient solutions for your company, many of which can be automated and institutionalized.
HIPAA is not prescriptive. You won't find a checklist out there that walks someone without intimate knowledge of HIPAA through the process. Managed service providers with emphasis on HIPAA compliance spend millions of dollars hiring experts, developing process and governance, deploying resources, technical, security and other assets to assure compliance. Many now have user friendly dashboards that immediately identify compliance status. If an issue is not in compliance, not only will it identify the issue, it will offer a specific remedy. Many of these functions are highly automated which translates into a guaranteed compliance measure. The cost to replicate even a rudimentary environment is exponentially higher than the cost of a purpose built managed service provider. A further point is that a wise company can actual defer much of the risk to the MSP. Deference of risk is brilliant on many levels not least of which means they are firmly invested in assuring your compliance. One important note, just because an MSP says they will sign your BAA, it does not mean your liability is fully covered. Engage consultative and legal expertise to study and assure agreements.
By now it is starting to seem obvious. We're talking simple ECON101 tenets. Cloud Economics is built on three pillars of agility. These are Financial agility, Labor agility and Technological agility. The three pillars play in concert to give today's forward looking company the ability to scale up and down, pay only for resources used, decrease investment in non-revenue producing labor and the ability to pivot, fail-fast and any other euphemism that implies that ability to be agile in the truest sense. At this stage, your company should be hiring developers, R&D and sales people. Invest where you have a competitive advantage and a path to revenue. If you are investing in assets that do not provide direct revenue, those commitments should be examined with a highly skeptical financial eye. Keep in mind these providers are investing for scale and that is not something you can hope to replicate.
The core competency of your business is providing healthcare in its purest sense. Is your competency also information technology, security, risk-mitigation and the costs to deliver a highly compliant practice? Does it make sense to endure the expense of maintaining an IT staff in-house particularly if the result is less than what is available in the market at a fraction of the cost? Would it not make more sense to obtain world-class experts on demand that handle the most complicated of security issues on a daily basis with healthcare organizations of all shapes and sizes? One that will accept the risks of the often undefined and fuzzy world of HIPAA?
The ability to guarantee uptime, provide instantly available audit information, coupled with an acceptance of risk is readily available from numerous providers in the market. The agility to make changes, consume and pay for only what is demanded should be a given for your business. The ability to leverage Cloud Economics with compliance as the cornerstone will give your business a sustainable competitive advantage.
Bryce Lopez is a Partner with Avail Partners. Avail Partners is an independent technology consulting agency transforming the way business leaders take advantage of cloud economics. Avail has a long-standing healthcare focused practice. Avail evaluates vendors daily on performance, price and contract terms for Infrastructure-as-a-Service, datacenter hosting, cloud platforms and networking services. The agency provides market intelligence, solutions design and IT/revenue analysis, while protecting against disruptive vendor sales tactics by providing client anonymity. Avail's methodology results in time savings, confidence in due diligence, cost containment and increased revenue potential for clients.
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"I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to serve as CEO of Workhorse from its earliest days to now in this pivotal transition period," said Burns. "As Workhorse has grown from an engineering startup to a full-scale production company, it has been a truly rewarding experience to have helped make significant strides in the overall electric mobility revolution. Implementing our planned succession process makes the most sense for me as well as our company at this time.
Hughes brings more than two decades of management experience as well as strong business relationships in the automotive, advertising, and technology segments. Before joining Workhorse, he served as Chief Operating Officer for Cumulus Interactive Technologies Group. As COO, he was responsible for managing the company's day-to-day sales and operations. Prior to that, Hughes spent nearly fifteen years in senior management positions with Gannett Co., which included duties as Vice President of Sales and Operations for Gannett Media Technologies International.
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50 Fun Facts About Toronto That Might Surprise You
Toronto is arguably one of the most interesting places in the world. Its history is so rich and extensive that there's always some fact about the city that takes people by surprise.
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How well do you know your city? Here are 50 fun facts about Toronto:
1. Toronto is home to 8,100 restaurants and bars, representing 6.5% of all businesses in the city.
2. The multicultural population of the GTA is expected to reach 9 million people by 2036.
3. Hanlan's Point Stadium in Centre Island is where Babe Ruth made his first professional home run.
4. The lowest recorded temperature Toronto has every had was -31.3 degrees C (without wind chill) in 1943.
5. Toronto welcomes over 40 million visitors annually, with an overall visitor spending of $7.2 billion during their visits.
6. There are 301 measurable days of sunshine in Toronto. December has the fewest days (19), while July/August have the most days (30).
7. Toronto is the only Canadian city with representation in 7 major league sports.
8. Little Italy, Little Portugal and Chinatown have dual-language street signs written in both English and a language other than French.
9. Toronto is 76.5 metres above sea level, with the highest point being the intersection at Steeles and Keele at 209 metres.
10. There are over 10 million trees in Toronto.
11. Toronto has a total of 9,520 streets.
12. Toronto Pearson International Airport is the busiest airport in Canada. In 2015, 41 million travellers passed through the airport.
13. Only 7% of Toronto citizens regularly refer to the city as "The 6ix" - everyone else just calls it plain Toronto.
14. The Toronto Zoo is the largest zoo in Canada and the third largest in the world, housing 16,000 animals of 491 different species.
15. Over 180 languages and dialects are spoken in the city.
16. Toronto's Casa Loma is the only truly authentic castle in North America.
17. Almost 25% of Canada's population lives within a 160 km radius of Toronto.
18. The top five visible minority groups in Toronto are South Asians (12% of the population), Chinese (11.4%), Black (8.4%), Filipino (4.1%) and Latin American (2.6%).
19. Dundas Street is actually the product of multiple smaller streets being joined together.
20. Toronto's major contributions to technology include advancements in satellite communications, digital microwave transmission and data distribution networks.
21. Yonge Street is the longest street in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. It's 1,896 km long.
22. There are over 23,700 artists in Toronto, which is almost twice as many artists as any other Canadian city.
23. 17.6% of Torontonians aged 12 or older were diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2014.
24. The Rogers Centre is the first stadium in the world to have a fully retractable roof.
25. Around 200,000 people pass through Union Station on standard business days.
26. The TSX is the seventh largest in the entire world (based on market capitalization).
27. Several past Canadian Prime Ministers were UofT grads, including Arthur Meighen, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Lester B. Pearson and Paul Martin.
28. Toronto has the second largest public transit system in North America.
29. 1 in 5 of Toronto's homeless youth identify as LGBTQ.
30. Toronto covers an area of 641 square kilometres, stretching 43 km from east to west and 21 km from north to south.
31. The film industry in Toronto employs 28,000 jobs and brings in approximately $1.5 billion each year.
32. Around 25% of Hollywood movies are actually filmed in Toronto.
33. Toronto is the third largest city for English theatre, being just behind New York and London.
34. Over 50% of Toronto's work force possesses university degree or college diploma.
35. The PATH is the largest continuous underground shopping mall in North America, featuring over 1200 stores.
36. Toronto has over 1,500 parks which take up 18.1% of the city's total area.
37. More people take the GO train compared to the TTC - 43 million per year vs. 20 million per year, respectively.
38. John Tory is Toronto's 65th mayor. Rob Ford was its 64th.
39. Approximately half of Toronto's population was born outside of Canada.
40. There are over 35,000 hotel rooms in Toronto.
41. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was originally called the "Festival of Festivals".
42. Canada's first Masters of Arts (MA) degree in Fashion was launched by Ryerson in 2010.
43. Several notable celebrities live in Toronto, including Guillermo del Toro and Rachel McAdams.
44. The CN Tower, 1,815-ft tall, was the tallest freestanding structure in the world up to 2007.
45. There are around 160 completed skyscrapers in Toronto and 112 more are being constructed.
46. The CNE uses 15,240 decks of cards every year.
47. Toronto gets an average yearly precipitation of about 831 mm, with summer usually being the wettest season in Toronto.
48. 56.7% of Torontonians are Christian, making Christianity the largest faith group in the city.
49. The Toronto Islands is the largest urban car-free community in North America.
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'Govt aims to highlight the unsung heroes in Independence movement', Union Minister says at IANS event
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Mahendra Nath Pandey, said on Wednesday that while a narrative has been set by some people that only they were the mainstays of India's freedom struggle, the government's endeavour has been to highlight that there have been other unsung heroes who too brought glory to the nation.
In this context, he praised the efforts of news agency IANS in evoking the feeling of nationalism, by highlighting forgotten incidents of India's freedom struggle.
While addressing a select audience during the official screening of 'The Last Push', a documentary presented by IANS on Indian Navy's mutiny of 1946 which has been directed by Sujay, Pandey said if the feeling of nationalism is not awakened among the citizens of a country, that nation cannot progress.
"This effort by IANS and its Editor in Chief Sandeep Bamzai is a significant step towards achieving that objective," Pandey said.
He added that earlier, not much attention was paid to the contributions of several forgotten heroes of India's glorious past.
Referring to Ahom general Lachit Barphukan's victory against the Mughal army, the minister said that "today people know about his contributions because our endeavour is to highlight the contributions of such forgotten heroes of India".
"Some people say that only they have contributed towards India's freedom. However, our point of view is that there have been others too who fought for the country," Pandey said.
Informing that he too has been a student of film journalism, the minister praised the title of the documentary, saying that in any struggle, the last push is most significant.
The Naval mutiny too was an important step towards shaking the British empire's rule in India, he said.
The 30-minute documentary is based on the book titled '1946: Royal Indian Navy Mutiny, Last War of Independence' written by Pramod Kapoor.
Kapoor was also present during the screening of the documentary.
Earlier, speaking on the occasion, Sandeep Bamzai said that the documentary is an effort by IANS under the Freedom of India series to highlight all incidents and rebellions which occurred before Independence.
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We are a group of lawyers near the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), based in Arusha, Tanzania, and also near the International Criminal Court based in The Hague in the Netherlands.
We are challenged by the events taking place in Côte d'Ivoire and Africa that leave no one indifferent. Our membership in the International System of Justice, leads us to wonder at the words of Prosecutor near the ICC, Mr Luis Moreno-Ocampo about which resemble clear threat against one of the litigants, and more precisely against the camp of President Laurent Gbagbo.
This untimely interference ICC Prosecutor in this case attempts to show the intention of transforming it to this August Court in a political weapon in the sole of the Western powers. There is reason to wonder when Mr. Prosecutor of the ICC to conduct its investigations to index a camp as being responsible for crimes that may have committed in CI after the elections.
This position reflects that announced after the elections by some Western powers fear that leads us to Mr Moreno-Ocampo does not show a bias outrageous. And if so we are the antithesis of the noble spirit which prevailed in the establishment of the Court which he is the prosecutor.
We remember that recently Mr. Moreno-Ocampo did not hesitate to point the finger and mention by name the Minister Charles Ble Goude as requiring the prosecution before the ICC. And in doing so the prosecutor has identified a suspect even before determining the crime, which shows a bias outrageous!
Mr Moreno-Ocampo to our knowledge has not set foot in CI has decided where he is if there is abuse, they necessarily come from the camp of President Gbagbo, there's clearly a violation of law the presumption of innocence as provided by Article 64 of the ICC Statute which imposes the principle of objectivity in the search for truth (the Attorney investigation, moreover, prosecution and defense, not only load as it appears to do in the case of CI).
Côte d'Ivoire is not the only state in this situation, we in Africa including Cameroon, America, the United States, Asia, China, which have not ratified the Statute.
Finally, and most important objections against the Court, China believes that the right of the prosecutor to lay charges under the court may place a political influence.
How the ICC intends to establish its credibility if she allows herself to be drawn into political manipulation as is the case in Côte d'Ivoire?
How is it that the ICC interfering in internal political conflict and a threat of the parties remaining completely silent for many years on the actions of the other party?


Ten years to the day.
I miss him still, his council in particular. Today alone, driving south I spoke out loud. Telling him about this and that, asking into the thin clear air.
There is that which is not born, and does not die.
I never knew him. I came to this tradition many years after his death but his book, "Buddhism from within" is one of my favourites. He is still teaching.
This book has always been a favourite of mine too.
I love this quote. It had been so easy to overlook the Tenderness but for Rev. Master Daizui's kind counsel at important times. To this day, to this moment, he helps keep my Heart as open as possible.
Thank you so much for posting this, Rev. Master Mugo. Indeed, all is resolved in the Unborn, in form and in formlessness.
I will always remember his laughter and his example of deep kindness and respect for all.
Yes indeed Mo. And I just remembered the colour of his eyes! Blue. Amazingly blue.
By gosh and I miss you Kathleen too. Thanks for leaving this remembrance of our dear friend.
At times like this I get the feeling Rev. Master Daizui never really went away.
Yes Norman ten years and no years in a certain kind of way.


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As you all of know big boss 8 winner is declared on 31 january 2015. So you are excited to know winner name. We know the answers is yes. So are you ready for know who is the winner of big boss season 8. Gautam Gulati is the winner of big boss 8. Ya, that's right.
While Bigg Boss lovers count hours to the grand finale of the show tonight, Twitter, Facebook and other online forums are already abuzz with Gautam Gulati bagging maximum votes.Gautam has been the favourite of viewers since the beginning of the show. He has a massive fan following on social media as compared to other finalists. Gautam Gulati's fan club, PR handles and Bigg Boss 8 winner fans on Twitter have trended the TV actor almost every day in the last one month and if his popularity on social media is any criteria then he is a definite winner.
Gautam Gulati, the TV actor is the most-loved character on Bigg Boss 8 right from the starting of the show in September. His romantic escapades with Diandra Soares and his fights with each and everyone inside the house (including Diandra) have kept the audience hooked onto the game of Bigg Boss.
Makers of reality show "Bigg Boss season 8" have closed the voting lines with finale being just hours away. The winner of season 8 of the controversial reality show will be revealed on Saturday night, but the voting trend has already been released.
The winner of the show will be based on the the audience votes and according to reports, the "Diya Aur Baati Hum" actor Gautam Gulati has emerged as the winner of the controversial reality show "Bigg Boss 8" with maximum number of votes.
The actor, who has had a strong personality throughout the show has become the fourth male contestant to win the "Bigg Boss " trophy.
"Bigg Boss 8 2015" was supposed to end in December, but makers extended the show and called it "Bigg Boss Halla Bol". Salman Khan hosted the Bigg Boss 8 show, while Farah Khan hosted the extended version.
The eighth season will come to an end on Saturday night with Gautam taking the trophy and cash prize of 50 lakh.


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Don't Lose Your Head
"Surtout, pas trop de zele
(Above all, not too much zeal)"
History has demonstrated again and again that individual success can be traced back to a skill or a unique trait that separates one person from the others. For Napoleon Bonaparte, it was his ability to absorb a massive amount of detail and to organize them in his mind that made him arguably the greatest military general the world has ever had to offer.
The tale of Napoleon Bonaparte is a classic ode to the underdog — He was pretty much an ambitious nobody who persistently rose through the military ranks during the French Revolution, proving his worth in one battle after another, becoming a deeply respected general, one who famously led his army across the snowy mountains and said, "For my army, there shall be no Alps". He was then crowned as the first Emperor of France, building his country as one of the most powerful forces on the globe since the Roman Empire.
Yet, is also a tale of a man of greatness who becomes undone by his own arrogance. He had begun to believe that he was literally invincible.
This led him to overestimate his abilities and make a lot of cocky decisions, losing the long-term focus and rationality that made him such an effective leader in the first place. This came to a point where he was exiled to the island of Elba, where he was crowned as a "king" — A mockery to everything that he had built in France.
When he escaped and ruled France again, the nation was bankrupt and nearly depleted of its resources, but he was still adamant on winning. He was horribly defeated for good in the Battle of Waterloo, and was then exiled to the barren island of St. Helena, where he spent his final years.
The tale of Napoleon isn't as ancient as it seems. The same delusion and grandiosity that intoxicated him have destroyed plenty of careers and lives throughout time.
Take Ty Warner, for example. His billion-dollar company Beanie Babies was destroyed after he bragged to his employee, "I could put the Ty heart on manure and they'd buy it!" — Of course, "they" wouldn't. Because raw talent doesn't make great work. It must be accompanied by rigorous hard work, and topped off by one simple yet fundamental thing : Realism.
Nobody has a Midas touch, or the ability to turn everything she touches into gold. But if we aren't careful, that's exactly what we'll get tricked into believing after tasting initial success — We become convinced that we have a feel for what the audience wants, that it doesn't matter if our upcoming project actually sucks. People will love it because we made it, because we thought it through. We turn ourselves into an enemy of brutal objectivity and feedback, which are inevitably the essential ingredients of success.
So what can we do to achieve a balance between passion and reality?
Well, first of all, we're often told to dream big, how it's always better to aim high and miss than to aim low and hit. While that's a great advice to follow, we must constantly be aware of ourselves so that we don't get too absorbed in the grand vision that we totally lose sight of what's immediately in front of us.
It's better that we devote the time and energy needed to climb the ladder rung by rung, to build our vocabulary and skill set — We don't take on challenges that are too huge for us, but ones that are slightly above our current level of competency — Just like how you wouldn't go for a weight that's beyond your capacity when you're just starting out in the gym.
This way, we don't make the mistake of overestimating ourselves. When we fail, we fail in ways that we can recover. We don't suffer from fatal blows or permanent injuries. Instead of going all out on creating a final product from scratch, launch a minimum viable product — A prototype for which you can get feedback from your audience, so that you know what it is that they actually like about your product and how you can maximize on that factor.
Secondly, know what your strengths actually are and leverage on them. You can become good at anything if you're willing to learn, right? True — But do remember that you don't have all the time and energy in the world. They're finite resources.
It's tempting to want to be good at everything. Look at the entrepreneurs who just aren't meant to be in the entertainment business but ventured into singing and acting careers anyway. As time passes by they just become even more deluded, because they feel that their work isn't appreciated.
The pathway to lasting success is to figure out what your calling is and to stay true to it. And I guess it's necessary to say that you shouldn't be ashamed of what it is. No calling is superior to another.
And hey, maybe you're naturally inclined towards more than one field. Anton Chekhov for example naturally loved medicine and literature, and he excelled amazingly in both, as he also believed that those two fields fueled one another in helping him understanding the human being. (Be aware though that he actually loved them. He didn't fake his way through. Maybe you need some time to try out different things and see what you love, and that's okay.)
Thirdly, remember that you're not as good as you think — Or as you want to think.
As Epictetus reflected, "You can't learn that which you think you already know", and that's a fact. Think of someone like Socrates, who was looked up to as the wisest person of his time. He was superior because he knew that he knew nothing, and that opened his mind up to vast sources of knowledge.
When you fail, turn inward — What could you improve on? What different actions can you take? What thoughts led you to make bad decisions?
And when you succeed, turn outward — Which other person played a role in your success? What does luck have to do with it? Is it by the grace of God that you did it at the right time and place?
Very often, you'll find yourself humbled by the answers to these questions.
Each new blank page, each new piece of writing, each new presentation, each new day is a chance to start back from square one, to start anew with a fresh perspective. Treat every new situation you encounter as different, because it contains something new for you to learn. And in it lies the chance to prove yourself again, to not rest on your laurels, your past achievements.
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NYC board freezes rents for stabilized apartments 2020-2021
by TenantNet » Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:25 pm
June 17, 2020, the NYC Rent Guidelines Board had its final vote for percentage increases for leases commencing from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. Below is the first of various print reports we expect to see in the next day or two.
View the final vote on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CgSurrK3R4
https://therealdeal.com/2020/06/17/city ... partments/
City board freezes rents for stabilized apartments
For two-year leases, a 1 percent increase is allowed during the second year
TRD New York /
By Kathryn Brenzel
For the next year, landlords cannot automatically increase rents on stabilized apartments.
The Rent Guidelines Board voted 6-3 Wednesday night to freeze rents for one-year leases and for the first year of two-year leases. During the second year of two-year agreements, landlords can bump rent up by 1 percent. The board approved a freeze on stabilized hotel units as well.
The board's two landlord representatives asked for an increase of 2 percent on one-year leases and 5 percent on two-year agreements. The tenant representatives supported freezing rent increases on all leases. Neither of these proposals failed to get the necessary five votes.
Leah Goodridge, a supervising attorney with the Housing Project at Mobilization for Justice and one of the board's tenant representatives, said while she doesn't doubt that landlords are hurting from the pandemic, "one person's business venture" shouldn't be compared to tenants' "literal survival." She said that as the only African American member of the board, she was concerned about the silence around the pain expressed through protests across the country, while the board put too much emphasis on the "pain of landlords losing money" and not on hardships faced by minority tenants.
Prior to the final vote, tenant advocates had called for the rollback of rents by 2 and 3 percent on one-year and two-year agreements, respectively. In its 50-year history, the board has never decreased rents in this way.
The freeze is the third during Mayor Bill de Blasio's six and a half years in office; the first two were in 2015 and 2016 for one-year leases. Wednesday marked the first time the board approved a freeze for any portion of two-year leases.
The decision was in line with the board's preliminary vote last month. But even before that, a freeze seemed likely. De Blasio had repeatedly called on the board to forgo increases, and even one of the board's landlord representatives acknowledged the logic of freezing rents on one-year leases, though she bristled at the idea of doing so for two-year leases.
Ahead of the final vote, Scott Walsh, a project director at Lendlease and one of two landlord representatives on the board, criticized the voting process as "little more than a theater" that was manipulated by the mayor. He said the RGB's public members didn't adequately understand the issues surrounding rental housing nor their duty to property owners.
"Public members must understand: Owners are members of the public, and you have an obligation to them through your service on this board," he said. He went on to call on property owners to "continue the dialogue with public members and to write and communicate with them often to tell their stories."
"When you are wondering how you are going to pay your increased property tax bill on July 1 this year and avoid an 18 percent penalty for any late payment, call the public members," he said. "When tenants with jobs elect to not pay rent or assert false claims against you, call the public members. When your insurance carrier won't renew your policy … Call the public members often, make yourselves heard at their workplaces."
Tenant representative Sheila Garcia called Walsh's comments "tone deaf" and rejected the idea that the board is made up of "puppets," noting that some public members voted against her and Goodridge's rent-rollback proposal. (The mayor did not call for a rollback, however.)
Although the board's landlord representatives ultimately proposed increases, the industry had shown little hope that the quasi-legislative body would approve anything other than a freeze. In fact, the Rent Stabilization Association sent over its statement in reaction to the vote nine hours before it occurred.
In the statement, Joseph Strasburg, the landlord group's president, called Rent Guidelines Board members the mayor's "puppets" for authorizing an "unjustifiable rent freeze under the guise of pandemic relief."
"Typical de Blasio pandemic politics, denying owners of small buildings, mostly immigrants and people of color, the rent revenue needed to operate their buildings, finance capital improvements, infuse jobs and revenue into their neighborhoods, and pay property taxes that he raises every year," his statement said. "They ignored the fact that New Yorkers received government stimulus and enhanced unemployment benefits, and that hundreds of thousands of households are either already back to work or returning in the weeks ahead."
He also said City Hall should freeze property taxes. The City Council is considering two bills that would defer tax payments.
Over the last three months, the rent board held its meetings and hearings remotely, a process that some criticized for potentially excluding tenants who lacked access to the technology necessary to participate.
In its own reports, the board projected that increases of 2.5 percent and 3.5 percent for one-year leases and 3.3 percent to 6.75 percent for two-year leases would be needed to maintain net operating income for landlords of rent-stabilized buildings. According to one of the board's reports, net operating income declined by 0.6 percent from 2017 to 2018, to $535 monthly per apartment — the first drop since 2003. The board's reports are considered a starting point for the members' deliberations on allowable rent increases.
The stakes this year — amid a crisis that killed thousands of New Yorkers — were considerably higher for board members, all of whom are de Blasio appointees. They were voting not only during a period of mass unemployment, but just one year after the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 shook the rent-regulation landscape.
Before the pandemic, many in the industry thought the board would feel additional pressure to increase rents, given the rent law's elimination of other mechanisms used by landlords to do so, including vacancy bonuses and high-rent decontrol. The law also curtailed owners' ability to increase rents after completing apartment and building-wide renovations. Chair David Reiss noted that it was still too early to fully understand the financial impact of the pandemic and rent law on the city's rental market, but the board would study the issue over the next year.
The law, along with guidance issued by the state's housing regulator last year, created confusion over whether increases approved by the rent board could be applied to vacancy leases. The board didn't explicitly address the issue Wednesday night, though Reiss said at the beginning of the hearing that guidelines applied to leases that commenced or were renewed on or after Oct.1.
Deborah Riegel, an attorney at Rosenberg & Estis, said she had no expectation that the rent freeze would lead the board to compensate landlords with larger increases after the pandemic. She pointed to the fact that the board approved freezes twice in recent years without a pandemic taking hold of the city.
"I'd like to hope it will be taken up next year, when presumably we will be in a different place in terms of the crisis, but I don't know," she said. "The problem is, it's not a single occurrence."
Re: NYC board freezes rents for stabilized apartments 2020-2
by sr77 » Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:17 am
What are tenant.net's thoughts (instincts?) on taking a 1-yr. v. 2-yr. lease?
1% increase is nothing to sniff at.
But with the current RGB members, is there a good likelihood that rents will be frozen again next year (for a 1-yr. lease)?
by TenantNet » Thu Jun 18, 2020 6:28 am
Watching the hearing, consideration of the various proposals played out as expected. The tenant proposal failed, then the LL proposal failed. The so-called "compromise" proposal was accepted.
So we get 0% from either a 1 or 2-year choice. If we take a 2-year lease, then we get a 1% increase in the second year. I agree 1% should not be ignored. But of course, it could have been better.
Every year when this comes up, the general consensus seems to be that a 2-year lease is better in the long run (with a few exceptions). Indeed, if one calculates various possible scenarios over the last 50 years, taking 2-year options results in a lower overall rent.
The problem always is that we don't know what will happen in the next year. We can't predict the future or if the increases for next year will be zero, or 5%. We don't know the long-term impact of COVID-19, or the HSTPA of 2019, or how those impacts will play in an increasingly hostile and lazy press. So as with any year, you take a chance.
Consider that next year will be a Mayoral election year, so there will be pressure from that (although the pressure will be on those running for Mayor -- mostly pro-landlord/developer people despite what they say, and not pressure on the current Mayor).
I suspect I would opt for the 2-year, that is if the LL even offers me a lease.
by asthu2003 » Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:39 pm
My lease renewal was sent on June 1 and starts Sep 1 2020. It states a 1.5% increase for 1 year renewal and 2.5% increase for 2 year renewal.
A couple of thoughts come to mind and would appreciate any feedback here.
- Will this freeze not apply in this instance since it's valid for leases starting Oct 1 2020?
- If so, are there any options to get around it or am I stuck with the increase?
asthu2003
by TenantNet » Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:16 pm
If your renewal lease starts on 9/1/2020, then this is for the current RGB order (order #51). The vote taken last night is for next year's order (order #52), for leases commencing on or after 10/1/20.
You can see Order #51 at https://rentguidelinesboard.cityofnewyo ... -order-51/
For a one year renewal, the increase is 1.5%
For a two year renewal, the increase is 2.5%
So the numbers you indicated appear to be correct. If you take a one-year renewal now, then your lease would come up again for renewal next year and you can then opt for the percentages from Order #52. So it could apply to you, just not for another year.
Separate and apart from the RGB increases are various COVID-related relief measures. There are so many proposed or adopted, it's hard to keep them all strait ... and most are just politicians trying to pander for your vote.
Also understand as far as we know, none of these measure get you off the hook; they only delay the inevitable, that you will be liable for any missed rent eventually.
Seems Gov. Cuomo did sign the so-called "rent relief" bill yesterday. See https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politi ... story.html
Also see https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A10522&term=2019
This provides for some rent relief for those whose income has been impacted by Coronavirus.
There is also some degree of eviction moratorium ongoing. The original one ends this week, and the new one starts on 6/22/20 (through August), but it has problems as it requires a tenant to prove they have been financially impacted by the virus. And apparently it only applies to non-pay cases, not holdovers. There is growing pressure on Cuomo to fix that.
That whole situation is murky as in order to bring a non-pay suit, landlords must file papers that they have made good faith efforts to determine the tenant's financial situation. But there's no requirement that you tell the LL that information, and tenant lawyers are advising tenants to not pass along that information. That is your private information, so don't tell the LL anything about your finances unless and until you get legal advice from a tenant attorney.
by sr77 » Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:12 pm
TenantNet wrote: I suspect I would opt for the 2-year, that is if the LL even offers me a lease.
Agree, though, noting the post by asthu2003, tenants renewing between now and 9/30/20 are probably better off taking a 1-year lease.
They then have a built-in option for a zero increase next year (for a 1-year lease), as well as the option to see whether the following year's (2021-2022) increases favor taking a 2-year lease instead (in 2021), even at the sacrifice of the zero increase (i.e., with a 1% increase rather than no increase).
by asthu2003 » Mon Jul 13, 2020 12:27 pm
Thanks both TenantNet admin and sr77. I'm trying to move internally to a smaller unit and have asked management company since there are plenty of available units. I have to sign the lease renewal before Jul 31st and the leasing manager asked me to contact after Aug 1st to check their inventory. In case they don't have anything what will my options be? Are they allowed to increase rent on current place or move me somewhere it's higher than what I can pay. Any thoughts?
by TenantNet » Mon Jul 13, 2020 1:09 pm
They can't force you to do anything. Does your current lease actually end on 7/31, or is that the end of the 60-day period in which you are supposed to sign and return the lease? If the latter, those dates are usually flexible. I've never seen a court (even when they are in session) evict anyone for being late in returning the lease renewal. The LL might get testy, but as you say they have plenty of open units, and they will want a dependable tenant. I wouldn't worry about that. I've been late many times, and when they have taken me to court, it's not for that.
I would hold off on that and contact them on 8/1 as they recommended.
LL's can no longer "deem" a lease as renewed if the tenant doesn't sign an return it. So they can't increase your rent automatically. If you do end up not returning it, then that would be seen as an expired lease and they can commence a holdover proceeding.
by asthu2003 » Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:47 pm
Sorry, you are right. 7/31 is the end of 60 day period by which I need to return the lease. Actual lease ends Aug 31st. Appreciate the input. I haven't been late on renewal so felt nervous.
I will do so and wait until Aug 1st. Thank you again for the prompt response!
About 20 years ago my LL was coming after me, basically retaliation. He claimed I hadn't returned the lease. He was charging an illegal rent and DHCR had issued a decision to that effect.
At the time I had concerns about the 60-day window, so I started to research the issue. There were many cases where courts said missing the deadline was no cause for concern. Even if the tenant was late in other things like after the lease had actually expired, the courts found reason to excuse the tenant's lack of action. The over-riding public policy is to keep tenants in place.


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Trade Week
Submitted on Sat, 10/26/2019 - 5:45 PM EDT
by Lisa Albergo, reporting for AFANA, from Chicago
Eddie Betts Soars
It was a slow starting but fast finishing trade period between October 7 and October 14. The first week was relatively slow with only a dozen or so trades, but the last day was a frenzy with everyone trying to get deals done before the 7:30 PM AEST cut off time. St Kilda was the most active, reaping a bonanza of talent at the expense of draft picks. In the summary, "on-traded" draft selections means a club traded a selection they previously received from another club. All clubs are required to submit "list lodgements" - a current roster of their players by the end of October. This is the first of several they are required to submit to the AFL before the start of the next season. The next listing will be due after the national draft and the final list will be due after the pre-season and rookie drafts.
RICHMOND / GOLD COAST
AFL Trades
Submitted on Sun, 10/21/2018 - 3:00 PM EDT
by Lisa Albergo, reporting from Chicago
Ex-Sydney Player Gary Rohan
In early October, the trade period began. It ran through October 17. A number of players had previously told their clubs they wanted to go elsewhere. Some were restricted or unrestricted free agents.
Fremantle was the first club to sign a player during the free agency period. They signed Richmond defender Reece Conca. Conca, 26, is originally from West Australia and decided he wanted to return home after eight seasons and 204 games for the Tigers.
Three Way Trades
Submitted on Fri, 11/06/2015 - 10:51 AM EST
by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago
During the trade period, there were several deals involving three clubs exchanging draft selections which they acquired in trades with other clubs as well as player movement. Below are the deals involving the players trade.
A three club deal was done in which Collingwood, North Melbourne and Brisbane traded players and draft selections. The final outcome saw Brisbane's James Aish move to Collingwood and North's Ryan Bastinac move to Brisbane. Collingwood traded their round two selection (currently number 26) and 2016 on-traded round two selection to the Brisbane Lions for Aish. Bastinac played 121 games while Aish played 32 games.
Submitted on Wed, 10/28/2015 - 9:20 AM EDT
Mid-October was a busy time for all clubs with the free agency and trade periods commencing. Everything was concluded on the afternoon of October 22.
Under a new rule, the AFL has allowed clubs to trade future draft picks. Each club is allowed to trade just one first round selection and no more than two of these over a four year period. The AFL also created a valuation points system to determine compensation selections for clubs who lose players due to free agency.
AFL Clubs Cut And Deal
Who's in, who's out next season
Bulldogs Win Bid
Several weeks ago, the Western Bulldogs indicated they would select Ayce Cordy under the father-son rule. However, St. Kilda was also interested in the Geelong Falcons junior and were willing to give up their Round One draft selection (#13 overall) to secure him. Under the bidding rules, the Bulldogs matched St. Kilda's offer of giving up their Round One draft selection (#14 overall) to secure Cordy.
Troubled Didak Still A Pie
Submitted on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 12:48 AM EDT
We can work it out...
Alan Didak looks set to remain with Collingwood despite being essentially sacked for misconduct just two months ago.
One could be forgiven for being certain that Didak had worn the black and white for the final time after he was suspended by the club for a drink driving accident and his subsequent lies to the football club in August.


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Project Pink: Microsoft Launches Social Networking Phones
By Pete Cashmore 2010-04-11 23:43:37 UTC
Microsoft is expected to reveal a line of social networking-centric phones during a live webcast tomorrow. The launch is the culmination of a long-running project within Microsoft called "Project Pink".
The webcast carries the slogan "We're For Sharing", while press invites to the event read "It's time to share". Leaked marketing materials, meanwhile, include the message "Make Your Network More Social."
We also know what two of the phones look like — the "Turtle" (top right) is square with a slideout keyboard, while the "Pure" (below) is rectangular. (Images courtesy Gizmodo.) The phones will run on the Verizon network.
As Barb Dybwad wrote of the launch earlier this week:
The "Pink" line will reflect Microsoft's taking a more hands-on role in developing the hardware side of the mobile spectrum, as opposed to their more typical strategy of handling the software operating system and letting partners design the phones themselves. They've also designed some undetailed "online services" for Pink phones in addition to the software and hardware, while Japan's Sharp Corp. will handle the actual manufacturing.
The question is: can Microsoft win over the Facebook generation by marketing its own handsets? And can the Redmond giant take the sheen off the iPhone?
Mashable will be live at the launch event in San Francisco tomorrow to find out!
[Hat tip - Andrew Lim]
Topics: Facebook, Microsoft, Project Pink, Pure, turtle, Windows Phone, windows phone 7


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Vietnamese activist Khanh Nguy Thi knew early on that depending on coal to meet the country's growing demand for energy would be a disaster for its people and the environment.
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Khanh set up Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) in 2011 to educate communities on renewable energy, and convince officials on the merits of clean energy.
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5 New add-on recharge plans for Vi users
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With a new look and feel, it is expected that Vodafone Idea will take a big leap. The company offers voice as well as data services across 2G, 3G, 4G, 4G+, and VoLTE platforms all over India. Vodafone Idea provides both – prepaid and post-paid services to its customers. Vi or Vodafone Idea Limited is a Vodafone Group and Aditya Birla Group amalgamate to provide good network coverage, entertainment and newer services to their customers' base. Both Idea and Vodafone have rebranded themselves as Vi. This new brand has many prepaid recharge options, along with different plans and perks. Under its new name, Idea different new prepaid plans have been declared with revised benefits.
Vodafone Idea has expanded its prepaid plan portfolio by launching new value-added services. These new add-on packs by Vodafone Idea are ranging from minimum Rs. 32 to Rs. 103. With this Vi recharge options, add-ons like Sports Long Validity, Games Long Validity, Contest Long Validity, and Star Talk Long Validity are offered with benefits like ad-free access to games, contests, cricket alerts, and live chat with famous Bollywood celebrities. The offer comes with a validity of 89 days and is accessible across all 23 circles where currently Vi operates. Here are 5 new add-on recharge plans for Vi users:
32 Vi add-on plan: With this add-on recharge plan, customers can get access to almost 200 ad-free games for a validity of 28 days with unlimited talk time. The Vi games pack is the cheapest in the series of new Vi recharge plans.
42 Vi add-on plan: For sports enthusiasts, this Rs. 42 sports plan offers unlimited SMS score alerts for live cricket matches and also a chance to talk to sports celebrity. This plan also comes with a validity of 28 days. Vodafone ensures this plan covers a minimum of five events every month.
43 Vi add-on plan: This is a contest pack. Besides, unlimited talk time for a validity of 28 days, this add-on plan offers users a good chance to win gold vouchers along with recharges.
47 Vi add-on plan: This Vi plan offers users caller tunes along with unlimited song change at just Rs. 47 and benefits like unlimited talk time.
52 Vi add-on plan: This Vi plan provides star talk with similar 28 days validity at Rs. 52. It gives Vi users access to live chat with a Bollywood celebrity along with unlimited talk time.
For Vi users who are looking for the benefits of these new add-on plans but with longer validity, Vi has Contest, Games, Sports and Star Talk Long validity plans that are worth Rs. 62, Rs. 72, Rs. 73, and Rs. 103. Here an important point to note is that unlike other add-on recharge plans offered by the service provider, these five new plans do not provide any SMS or data benefits.
While using prepaid service, one of the most crucial aspects is the recharging of the plans. Earlier customers had to visit the store for Vodafone Idea recharge. However, today with Airtel Payments Banks by Airtel you can recharge your Vi, Jio and Airtel recharge plans sitting at the comfort of your home while taking just a couple of minutes to complete the transaction. In addition to this, it gives users many more additional benefits and discounts. Get started now!
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Prevalence of plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamases among uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates in southwestern Iran
Nabi Jomehzadeh, Khadijeh Ahmadi, Zahra Rahmani
Objectives: This study was undertaken to evaluate AmpC β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli urine isolates and to characterize the frequency of plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC)-encoding genes. Methods: Antimicrobial susceptibility tests were performed using the disk diffusion technique. AmpC β-lactamase production was assessed with a phenotypic inhibitor-based method. The presence of 6 pAmpC-encoding cluster genes was detected by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results: The proportion...
Relationships between Virulence Factors and Antimicrobial Resistance among Escherichia coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infections and Commensal Isolates in Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Reza Asadi Karam, Mehri Habibi, Saeid Bouzari
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2018;9(5):217-224. Published online October 31, 2018
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) are the major cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Here, we determined whether sensitivity to antibiotics was related to the prevalence of iron scavenging genes, or to biofilm and hemolysis formation.
A total of 110 UPEC and 30 E coli isolates were collected from the urine of UTI patients and feces of healthy individuals without UTI, respectively....
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2018.9.5.02
Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone-Resistance (qnr) Genes in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli Collected from Several Hospitals of Qazvin and Zanjan Provinces, Iran
Maryam Rezazadeh, Hamid Baghchesaraei, Amir Peymani
Objectives Escherichia coli is regarded as the most important etiological agent of urinary tract infections. Fluoroquinolones are routinely used in the treatment of these infections; however, in recent years, a growing rate of resistance to these drugs has been reported globally. The aims of this study were to detect plasmid-mediated qnrA, qnrB, and qnrS genes among the quinolone-nonsusceptible E. coli isolates...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2016.08.003
Phenotypic Assays to Determine Virulence Factors of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) Isolates and their Correlation with Antibiotic Resistance Pattern
Mohsen Tabasi, Mohammad Reza Asadi Karam, Mehri Habibi, Mir Saeed Yekaninejad, Saeid Bouzari
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2015;6(4):261-268. Published online August 31, 2015
Objectives Urinary tract infection caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains is one of the most important infections in the world. UPEC encode widespread virulence factors closely related with pathogenesis of the bacteria. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence of different phenotypic virulence markers in UPEC isolates and determine their correlation with antibiotic resistance pattern. Methods UPEC isolates from...
Expression of Recombinant pET22b-LysK-Cysteine/Histidine-Dependent Amidohydrolase/Peptidase Bacteriophage Therapeutic Protein in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3)
Hamed Haddad Kashani, Rezvan Moniri
Objectives Bacteriophage-encoded endolysins are a group of enzymes that act by digesting the peptidoglycan of bacterial cell walls. LysK has been reported to lyse live staphylococcal cultures. LysK proteins containing only the cysteine/histidine-dependent amidohydrolase/peptidase (CHAP) domain has the capability to show lytic activity against live clinical staphylococcal isolates, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The aim of this study was to clone...
High Prevalence of Class 1 to 3 Integrons Among Multidrug-Resistant Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in Southwest of Iran
Mohammad Kargar, Zahra Mohammadalipour, Abbas Doosti, Shahrokh Lorzadeh, Alireza Japoni-Nejad
Objectives Horizontal transfer of integrons is one of the important factors that can contribute to the occurrence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of integrons among MDR Escherichia coli strains isolated from stool specimens and investigate the associations between the existence of integrons and MDR properties in the southwest of Iran. Methods There were 164 E. coli strains...
Possibility of CTX-M-14 Gene Transfer from Shigella sonnei to a Commensal Escherichia coli Strain of the Gastroenteritis Microbiome
Seung-Hak Cho, Soon Young Han, Yeon-Ho Kang
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(3):156-160. Published online June 30, 2014
Objectives To investigated whether the CTX-M-14 gene could be transferred from a clinical Shigella sonnei strain to commensal Escherichia coli strain in the gastroenteritis microbiome. Methods E. coli strains were isolated from 30 stool samples of S. sonnei infected students in a gastroenteritis outbreak in 2004 and were characterized by antibiotic resistance analysis, in vitro conjugation and in vivo transfer of CTX-M-14 gene and molecular...
Emerging Pathogens and Vehicles of Food- and Water-borne Disease Outbreaks in Korea, 2007–2012
Shinje Moon, Il-Woong Sohn, Yeongseon Hong, Hyungmin Lee, Ji-Hyuk Park, Geun-Yong Kwon, Sangwon Lee, Seung-Ki Youn
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2014;5(1):34-39. Published online February 28, 2014
Objectives Food- and water-borne disease outbreaks (FBDOs) are an important public health problem worldwide. This study investigated the trends in FBDOs in Korea and established emerging causal pathogens and causal vehicles. Methods We analyzed FBDOs in Korea by year, location, causal pathogens, and causal vehicles from 2007 to 2012. Information was collected from the FBDOs database in the Korean Centers for Disease Control...
Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Fishery Workers
Hyun-Ho Shin, Seung-Hak Cho
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2013;4(2):72-75. Published online April 30, 2013
Objectives: This study aimed to characterize the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from the fecal samples of fishery workers who work in fish farms and often use antibiotics for the feeding fishes. Methods: Seventy-three E. coli strains isolated from the fecal samples of fishery workers and 180 isolates from a control group of restaurant workers were tested for antibiotic resistance...
Resistance to Fluoroquinolone by a Combination of Efflux and Target Site Mutations in Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Isolated in Korea
Jun-Young Kim, Se-Mi Jeon, Hyungjun Kim, Nara Lim, Mi-Sun Park, Seong-Han Kim
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2012;3(4):239-244. Published online December 31, 2012
Objectives Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) was recently reported as a major diarrheagenic pathogen in infant and adult travelers, both in developing and developed countries. EAEC strains are known to be highly resistant to antibiotics including quinolones. Therefore in this study we have determined the various mechanisms of quinolone resistance in EAEC strains isolated in Korea. Methods For 26 EAEC strains highly resistant to...
Comparison of Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Strains Isolated From Healthy Poultry and Swine Farm Workers Using Antibiotics in Korea
Seung-Hak Cho, Yeong-Sik Lim, Yeon-Ho Kang
Objectives The aim of this study is to compare the antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli isolates from faecal samples of workers who often use antibiotics. Methods A total of 163E coli strains isolated from faecal samples of livestock workers (poultry and swine farm workers) and restaurant workers in the same regions as a control group were analyzed by agar disc diffusion to determine...
Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli Fecal Isolates From Healthy Persons and Patients With Diarrhea
Seung-Hak Cho, Yeong-Sik Lim, Mi-Sun Park, Seong-Han Kim, Yeon-Ho Kang
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2011;2(1):41-45. Published online June 30, 2011
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli isolates from healthy persons and patients with diarrhea. Methods E. coli isolates (n = 428) were obtained from fecal samples of apparently healthy volunteers and hospitalized patients with diarrhea. Susceptibility patterns of isolates to 16 antimicrobial agents were determined by agar disc diffusion. Results Most E. coli isolates exhibited less than 10%...
Trends in Water- and Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in Korea, 2007–2009
Jin Gwack, Kyoung-Chan Lee, Hyo Jin Lee, Wooseok Kwak, Dong Woo Lee, Yeon Hwa Choi, Jin Seok Kim, Young Ah Kang
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2010;1(1):50-54. Published online December 31, 2010
Objectives In Korea, every outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in two or more patients who are epidemiologically related is investigated by local public health centres to determine causative agents and control the outbreak with the support of the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings and conclusions of each outbreak investigation have been summarized annually since 2007 to make reports...
Distribution of Virulence Genes and Their Association of Serotypes in Pathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates From Diarrheal Patients in Korea
Seung-Hak Cho, Kyung-Hwan Oh, Seong-Han Kim, Hee-Bok Oh, Mi-Sun Park
Objectives To characterise the genetic and serological diversity of pathogenic Escherichia coli, we tested 111 E coli strains isolated from diarrhoeal patients in Korea between 2003 and 2006. Methods The isolates were tested through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and slide agglutination method for the detection of virulence genes and serotypes, respectively. To compare the expression of Shiga toxin (stx)-1 and stx2 genes, real-time...


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