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Habitat Forsyth gets $97,000
Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County received grants of $65,000 from Publix Super Markets to fund a Habitat home to be built this year, and $31,785 from The Winston-Salem Foundation to fund a new staff position for a marketing and volunteer engagement manager.
Joedance Film Festival gives $25,000
Joedance Film Festival in Charlotte and its affiliated year-round events that raise funds for rare pediatric cancer clinical trials and research at Levine Children Hospital at Carolinas HealthCare System, also in Charlotte, donated $25,000 in 2016.
The total brings to over the $125,000 the total Joedance has contributed to Levine Children Hospital since 2010.
Habitat Wake receives $20,000
Habitat for Humanity of Wake County received $20,000 from First Tennessee Bank, presenting sponsor for the organization's annual Blueprint Breakfast fundraiser, to hold its 2017 event at PNC Arena.
Organizers hope the event, to be held March 21, will raise over $300,000, up from $250,000 last year.
Junior Achievement awarded $16,800
Junior Achievement of the Triad received a grant of $16,800 from The Winston-Salem Foundation to fund a programs-manager position for Forsyth County for a project that provides students with economic education, with an emphasis on economic literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship skills.
Silver named to emerging-leaders arts group
Dara Silver, senior administrative assistant, special projects, and grant program manager at The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County has been elected to the Emerging Leaders Council of Americans for the Arts in Washington, D.C.
Ashe-Card joins Winston-Salem Foundation Committee
Alison Ashe-Card, assistant director in the Office of Career and Professional Development at Wake Forest University School of Law, has joined The Winston-Salem Foundation Committee, the primary governing body for The Winston-Salem Foundation.
City, United Way partner on mentorship program
The City of Greensboro is teaming up with the African-American Male Initiative at United Way of Greater Greensboro to provide mentors for African-American, Hispanic and other male students in grades two through five at Wiley Elementary School, grades six through eight at Jackson Middle School at ninth grade at Smith High School.
A total of about 140 boys are eligible to participate in the program at the three schools.
Kids in Salvation Army shelter gets toys, shoes
Furnitureland South owners Jeff and Jason Harris, and their families, donated $5,000 to buy toys and shoes for all of the children spending the Christmas holiday in The Salvation Army of High Point family shelter this year.
Boys & Girls Clubs gets ballet tickets
The Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina in Henderson received tickets to the Nutcracker Ballet from the Carolina Ballet for all five clubs in Vance County.
Realtor Foundation names officers, partners
Gina Miller of Re/Max United has been named president of The Realtor Foundation of Wake County and ,Tim McBrayer of Howard Perry & Walston has been named president-elect.
The Foundation in 2017 plans to provide volunteer manpower and financial assistance to housing improvement nonprofits that include Families Together, The Green Chair Project, Wake County's Cool for Wake Program and Haven House Services/Wrenn House.
Applications for arts mini-grants due February 3
February 3 at 5 p.m. is the deadline for community groups and individuals to submit applications to The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County for grants up to $500, sponsored by Wells Fargo, for projects to spread the arts throughout the community, promote creativity, provide greater access to the arts and bring people together.
Teachers grants available
February 9 at 5 p.m. is the deadline for teachers from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to submit applications to The Winston-Salem Foundation for grants of up to $2,500 for professional development.
The Foundation will hold information sessions on the grants process for educators on January 11 at 4 p.m. and January 19 at 5 p.m. in its offices at 751 Fourth St.
To attend either workshop, contact Madelyn McCaully at mmccaully@wsfoundation.org or (336) 725-2382.
Arts Council to kick off campaign
The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County will kick off its 2017 annual fundraising campaign on January 30 at 5:30 p.m. at The Barn at Reynolda Village.
The kickoff will feature poetry readings and performances by Jacinta V. White, Ezra Noble, and Aaron Bachelder, all recent recipients of Duke Energy regional artist project grants.
Arts Together raises $7,000
Arts Together in Raleigh reached its goal of raising $7,000 goal for a new heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system.
Make-A-Wish launching young-professionals program
Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina has launched a Young Professionals program, which will hold its inaugural meeting January 19 at 6 p.m. at the chapter's office at 2880 Slater Road, Suite 105, in Morrisville.
Winston-Salem Foundation accepting nominations for awards
March 3 is the deadline for submitting nominations to The Winston-Salem Foundation for The Winston-Salem Foundation Award and the Echo Awards.
The Winston-Salem Foundation Award, which recognizes personal dedication to improve the quality of life for all individuals in the community, includes a $10,000 cash grant to a charity the winner selects.
The ECHO Award — which recognize individuals, informal groups or organizations; unsung community members; and community members who build social connections — includes $1,000 for winers to donate to a charity of their choice.
Recipients of all awards will May 3 at the Foundation's community luncheon.
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Tomáš Kafka: the rhyming ambassador
For many authors the acronym MFA refers to the Master of Fine Arts programs in writing that are currently so popular in the US, and that some critics argue create a stifling uniformity among aspiring scribes. For Tomáš Kafka, MFA instead refers to his employer, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
As the current Czech ambassador to Ireland, there is little risk that Kafka's experience is shared by many other writers, though another guest of the 2011 Prague Writers' Festival happens to be the novelist and Greek Ambassador to the Czech Republic Constantine Kokossis.
Through Irish eyes
Kafka clearly likes his diplomatic work, and has managed to balance the literary and diplomatic aspects of his life. Being posted to Ireland has been a benefit to both, in fact, mainly by giving him English as another language. Previously, his linguistic universe was bound by Czech and German. He was extremely active in Czech-German reconciliation as well as carrying out some translations from German, including books by Bernhard Schlink and Hans Magnus Enzensberger.
More specifically, though, Ireland has given him insight into another small European country that has likewise had a contentious and even tragic relationship with a more powerful neighbor.
"I see some parallels between the Czech and Irish approaches, based on our fascination with history. Our histories were not something you could present as full of triumphant deeds. In order to avoid seeing history only as a source of sadness and defeat Czechs and Irish have established a small trick, which is cutting big history into smaller stories," Kafka told Czech Position.
Trying times
"The Czech Republic, actually no, Czech politics, is going through a very tough period," Kafka said. Having come to Ireland in August 2008 in the wake of the Irish "no" vote on the Lisbon Treaty and continuing questions about new member states' abilities to carry out reforms, Kafka has a very positive assessment of the international aspect of EU affairs. 'There is no excuse for today's society to let itself be influenced by unbalanced politics.'
"I am from a country that is on the verge of bankruptcy, but reforms are on the right track," he said, expressing confidence in the international organizations standing behind individual European countries and seeing them as providing a small light at the end of the tunnel.
Besides the broader international sphere, Kafka believes in the independent outlook of civil society. "We should be able to live our lives and maintain our standards as citizens regardless of the current politics, whether they are succeeding or somehow stumbling. There is no excuse for today's society to let itself be influenced by unbalanced politics."
While Kafka understands how people could become cynical about politics, he thinks society cannot become complacent toward it. "Being cynical is nothing to be proud of. We have to fight against it."
Messages in a bottle
"My version of poetry is not so common because I don't derive my willingness, or momentum, to write from an abstract reader," Kafka said. Instead he sends short poems as messages to specific readers, mainly friends — in Ireland, Germany and the Czech Republic. "It's a kind of communication where the core business is to transform what I'm experiencing in real time, in the real world, into my own language based on rhyming."
Kafka likewise compares his poetry to artificial preservatives in food, as a means of making his experience last longer. "So maybe it's not always healthy," he said, extending the parallel, "but it's doing its job."
"I am a relatively simple poet and am interested in the grotesque and this reality, and not in creating something so special or creating something that shows what's behind our reality. One world is really enough for me. That is perhaps the difference between me and James Bond, that this world is absolutely sufficient for me," Kafka said. James Bond's family motto is "The World Is Not Enough," which was also the title of the 1999 entry in the film series.
In a twist that could almost be characterized as Kafkaesque, Kafka was invited to the PWF based on English poems that the festival organizers assumed he had Czech versions of. "So I was obliged to translate them into Czech to come participate in an international literary festival back in Prague. That's globalization," Kafka said with a laugh.
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Virgin Media O2 and Good Things Foundation have joined forces to launch the National Databank – to tackle data poverty
With more than seven million people across the UK unable to access mobile data or broadband at home1, Virgin Media O2 has partnered with the Good Things Foundation to launch the first-ever National Databank.
The launch is a direct response to the need for mobile networks to find a long-term solution to the data poverty crisis at a national level – by creating a collaborative, community-led platform that provides free mobile data to those who need it.
A central hub
The National Databank, which will be open to all mobile operators, will provide free data for community groups to distribute across the UK, including the most digitally deprived areas.
The platform has been created by Virgin Media O2, working closely with Good Things Foundation and other digital inclusion experts (including Community Organisers, Operation Wifi, Hubbub and Nominet) – and has been gifted to Good Things Foundation to run through our network of Online Centres. The National Databank provides, for the first time, a central hub where community groups can access free 'data voucher codes' and SIM cards for people who need them. Those accessing free data will also be offered additional support – including digital skills training and signposting to other essential services.
Founding member Virgin Media O2 will donate £12.5m worth of O2 connectivity (7.5 million GB of data) to the National Databank by the end of 2023. This is enough to provide 319 million hours of internet use to over 200,000 people in need, nationwide. Virgin Media O2 has also donated £500,000 to Good Things Foundation to cover the operational costs of running the Databank.
Ahead of a nationwide rollout in November, an initial three-month pilot with 10 community organisations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is now underway. The pilot will help test and improve the online platform built by Virgin Media O2's innovation team, The Lab.
Supporting communities
As a growing number of households struggle to afford data, Virgin Media O2 and Good Things Foundation are now calling on other mobile networks to join the National Databank, helping scale the reach and impact of the platform as a long-term, sustainable solution to tackle data poverty. Working together, the industry has the power to provide connectivity to millions of digitally excluded people and families across the UK.
A recent report by Local Trust found that community-led action has played a vital role in reaching those experiencing data poverty throughout the pandemic. As a next step, the report identified the need to develop inclusive solutions at scale – including data sharing and pooling through schemes like a national data bank.
Lutz Schüler, Chief Executive Officer at Virgin Media O2, said: "The pandemic has escalated the UK's data poverty crisis like never before – and with many millions of people facing digital exclusion, now is the time to come together and close the gap on digital inequality.
"Our industry has done remarkable things in recent months to keep customers connected when they needed it most, but it can't stop there. By establishing the first ever National Databank with Good Things Foundation, coupled with a £12.5m data pledge, we want to build a lasting legacy from the pandemic so we're now asking our colleagues in the mobile industry to join us and help end data poverty for good."
Helen Milner OBE, Group Chief Executive, Good Things Foundation, said: "Having sufficient data in our increasingly digital society is not a nice to have, it's an absolute essential. If you're not online you can't save money on products and services, help your children to participate in home-learning, and apply for jobs.
"We're delighted to be partnering with Virgin Media O2 to launch the National Databank, which can be thought of as a 'food bank for data'. Now is the time for us to come together to address the issue of data poverty in the UK once and for all."
Digital Infrastructure Minister, Matt Warman, said: "I welcome Virgin Media O2's significant investment in the National Databank. This is a perfect example of industry innovation making a huge difference to people's lives, and will mean more practical help for those on low incomes to get online and access the endless benefits of digital connectivity."
The launch of the National Databank follows a series of moves from Virgin Media O2 to support vulnerable customers during the COVID-19 pandemic – from free mobile data, devices and TV channels, to permanently zero-rating NHS and education websites. Last autumn – in the height of the second wave – Virgin Media launched its Essential Broadband service for customers who are struggling financially and receiving Universal Credit. The company's Help for Home Learners initiative and O2's Community Calling programme have respectively provided data and devices to those in need at a crucial time.
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History
Shell, together with the Esso and Gulf subsidiaries  Creole and Mene Grande, decided to construct a deepwater port inside Lake Maracaibo from which to export their crude oils, together with a tank farm to store crude oils that were later sent to the refineries in Amuay and Cardon on the Paraguaná peninsula.
Construction of the port started at the end of the 1950s and was completed in 1961.

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- Buses pass regularly outside the hotel. Services 49, 50, and 50a will take you into the city centre within 5 minutes.
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Shakespeare posed his prolific question centuries ago, but perhaps he would have never guessed what it might mean to writers today. Yes, I'm referring to the dreaded "to be" verbs. Now if you're a reader and not a writer, we're about to tread into some terribly deep writing waters, but you might still enjoy this look into the twisted world in which your author friends attempt to live and work.
Now you might say, that's just silly. I might say so too. But it's not so silly once you understand the how's, why's, when to's, and when not to's of this rule. In fact, I'm working on my first big editing project for WhiteFire, and guess what one of my main issues with the book was? Exactly. Too many to be verbs.
Obviously there are time we need to be verbs (is, are, was, were, be, being, been) as well as other linking verbs. But in general the goal is to keep our verbs as active, specific, and powerful as possible. Let's look at some problems to be verbs can create.
1) Repetitive: Probably my main issue with to be verbs is that they quickly become repetitive. In writing we want to stay as varied as we can. We don't want: The house was small. It was dingy. The door was covered with chipped paint. We want: The small, dingy house cowered against the horizon. Paint chipped from the door, as if it could not escape quickly enough. Be creative. Be original. It's our job.
3) Telling: Another name for this sort of passive structure would be the dreaded "telling" that writers are warned away from. In the first version above the reader is being told hungry and tired. In the second, they really begin to see and even feel the hunger and fatigue. When you notice whole passages are filled with to be verbs, chances are you're using narrative summary. While this sometimes can be the most effective tool to quickly let us know something that happened, it packs no emotional punch, so use it sparingly.
4) Distant: Related to the whole passive and telling issues, to be verbs can also create distance between the reader and the scene. You want your reader to feel drawn into the moment. Even into the body of your point of view character, as if they're living out a fictional dream. To be verbs as well as unneeded helping verbs can destroy this illusion. Here's an example with was as a helping verb. "She was walking to the door. She was pushing open the door, and then she was pulling out a cart." Perhaps this would work for some sort of out of body experience or for an observation of someone else, but otherwise, bring us right in close. "She strode with purpose toward the store, pushed open the door, and yanked out a cart."
5) Boring: To be basically means equals. From the example above I = hungry and tired. Other linking verbs do this as well. And none is used more often than felt. I felt hungry and tired means the same as I was hungry and tired, which means the same as I = hungry and tired. And they're all BORING! There is a proper use for words like felt. For example, "I felt like I was about to die" actually means something completely different than "I was about to die." Sometimes we need these verbs, but don't be lazy with them.
You may have noticed that I also used was in my good example in the previous paragraph. That's because often we need to. Now let's look at some proper uses of to be verbs.
2) Internal monologue: Sometimes an author gets so deep into the head of their point of view character that it basically is like dialogue. It's the characters voice, not the authors. During these moments, use the words your character would use. "She couldn't believe it. It was wrong. Just wrong. No! It was beyond wrong. It was unbelievably, shockingly, and unforgivably wrong!" As you can see, I especially like to be verbs in tirades.
3) Simplest tool: And here we get to the heart of thinking like a seasoned, professional writer. Sometimes it's just simpler and more to the point to use a to be verb. I learned from Angela Hunt that we have many tools in our writing tool boxes, and we shouldn't use a sledge hammer when all we need is a little tap. Sometimes in order to avoid to be verbs we use sledge hammers. That's not good. For example, it might take a paragraph to use active verbs and show, "He was wrong." And maybe in that moment you just need to say it and move on.
So those are some of my thoughts on "to be" verbs. What are yours? Did you know about this rule? Have you ever been annoyed by it?
So many writers bristle against this "rule" because they think it interferes with their natural voice. And maybe it does. But it's kind of like having a pleasant singing voice as opposed to being ready to perform professionally--it takes some work and training.
My early writing was chock filled with be verbs... and otherwise very wordy. But the good news is, the more work I had to do in revision, changing verbs and restructuring sentences, the more natural those changes come in my next draft.
I liken it to taking voice lessons. Yes, voice training changes your voice, but when done well, those changes are improvements.
Or maybe it's just my lazy streak and I grew tired of editing.
And you're right, after a while you don't have to think about this anymore. In my most recent manuscript, I don't remember editing for to be verbs at all. It's natural now.
Great post. I especially liked the bit about the sledgehammer. It's important to remember the "rules" are there because they're mostly the best way to go. But not always.
Yes, DeAnna, it's important to remember the rules are there to serve the story and not the other way around.
But it sure does help to understand the whys behind the rule, doesn't it? I never even heard of passive vs. active voice until I taught a semester of highschool in 2001. It's actually a "grammar" rule these days that you should use active voice. The next generation probably won't struggle as much with this.
Great post, Dina. It makes me wonder why we fall so easily into those passive verbs. Is it the way we speak, or does it come from what we read?
Dina, you summed this up so well. This is great. When I get annoyed is when someone uses that sledge hammer over and over. Too much of that can have the reader tuning out.
Niki, I think we do speak that way.
I agree, Suzie. Some people get ridiculous. I think the Inkies have all reached a good point of balance on this issue.
Dina, I like to think I have a good handle on balance, but sometimes I think that sledgehammer tries to pound its way in. I know my first drafts are full of to-be words, but try to get rid of them when I edit.
Well, here's an interesting side note. In the manuscript I'm editing, when I first listened to it on my kindle casually, I didn't notice this problem. The story was so great that I couldn't put it down. I did think the writing could be more "artistic" in places. I also thought things got a little "hazy" sometimes. But when I sat and analyzed it, weak verbs were the primary culprits.
Nice post, Dina. Thanks for taking the time to write it and share the info. I am reading an amazing book "Getting the Words Right" by Theodore Cheney and he discusses similar issues.
That's cool. I'll have to check it out.


Such a sweet post about your big-little two year old!
What a gift that I have seen the beautiful life of Tommy and his wonderful parents. Thank you so much for letting us celebrate his life.
Thank you so much sweet Sylvia!
Can't believe that YBGAN forgets to check out this beautiful blog. These are some of the sweetest reflections and love letters to that precious Tommy I have ever read. Had such fun looking at the gorgeous pictures and reading. I know that second baby will probably not have such an elaborate memoir – but DO keep this up!


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Producer Cosher releases his latest single featuring Jimmy Nevis
'Think I Might' set to be a summer sensation single'
Cosher, one of South Africa's most prominent music producers, has once again hit it out of the ball park with a summer single that is set to heat up the music charts this festive season. Featuring singer, songwriter Jimmy Nevis, one of South Africa's biggest names in the music industry, Think I Might speaks of that feeling of meeting someone for the first time and immediately feeling a strong connection with them but can also be about someone experiencing romantic feelings for a long-time friend.
"Writing the song really came effortlessly to me," says Nevis. "I've been wanting to create an official song with Cosher for the longest time, but it never felt right; until now."
Cosher – aka Colin Sher, is not only a well-known producer and sound engineer who has worked with the likes of Chad Saaiman, Hopsin (USA), Janice, Mathew Gold and Youngsta CPT, but is also a revered DJ going by the name DJ Cosher, and is also one third of pop electronic trio ALT EGO. Produced at Cosher Recording Studios based in Cape Town, Think I Might is perfectly aligned with the sound of Cosher's next album due to be released in early 2019, however, the song itself is most-definitely that of a classic Jimmy Nevis hit.
Look out for Cosher's next album, dropping early 2019, which will feature a variety of top local and international performers he has had the opportunity and honour to work with over the years.
You can watch his latest song here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNEBpm_s-Sw
RUAN: You are one of South Africa's favourite DJ/Producers tell us a bit more about your new upcoming album 'CERTIFIED'.
COSHER: The album is an exploration of my new sound, or combination of styles that I want to be known as. I am very fortunate to have met so many amazing singers and songwriters, and I decided that instead of reaching out to artists that I didn't know personally, to rather feature and collaborate with singers and songwriters that I knew personally and had met or interacted with on my journey so far. I thought it would be a good idea to package all my new music into one project so that a wider audience can enjoy it.
RUAN: What made you want to collaborate with the phenomenal artist himself Jimmy Nevis and how it came to fruition?
COSHER: For the past few years, I have been working with Jimmy on his music, and we always seemed to work well together. I didn't often get the chance to produce for him as he does a lot of his own productions. I feel like we have a great understanding and respect for each other, and when the time came to approach him to feature on a track on my album he was very positive about it.
At first, I played him some existing track ideas, which he liked but then we both decided that for the fun of it we should just start something from scratch. I remember him saying something like "these are all very cool, but why don't we try start something fresh and if we aren't feeling it after an hour, we can tackle one of the existing track ideas". Needless to say, we both were feeling it and we ended up staying at the studio until the early hours of the morning to finish the song!
RUAN: What has the excitement been like working on your new album?
COSHER: It has been very exciting for various reasons. Being able to work with such awesome singers and songwriters and to see how each one brings something different to a song is just amazing. Experiencing how each singer and songwriter works, and going through their respective processes, has also been great.
It has been very exciting to explore my own sound and to figure out what kind of music I want to "represent me", this has been a fun and exciting creative process. The most exciting thing of all, has to be the feeling of testing the crowd reactions of the unreleased songs on the dance floor while I am DJing, it's a great feeling watching someone sneakily try to shazam my song without knowing I actually made it, or to watch a drunk person pretending to know the words and "sing along".
RUAN: You have worked with numerous popular artists all over South Africa, what has it been like?
COSHER: It has been great learning from different artists and widening my personal and professional network. I really enjoy working with artists regardless of their skill or status, but I have found what sets the more "popular" artists apart are 2 things.
Firstly, their voices are so great that I can really push them to get the absolute best out them. The other main thing is that the songs they have written are always so strong, and as a producer it is so much easier to get a good final product when the starting foundation (the song) is already so good.
RUAN: Who else can we look forward to seeing you working with in the near future?
COSHER: I have a few songs coming out on the album with other big artists, including AliThatDude, Alexandra May, Georgia Rose and Mathew Gold to name a few. The next release I am very excited about is a remix I did for Louise Day called "You Don't" and a song I did with USA chart topping vocalist Alicia Madison called "Human Again".
I won't be releasing a lot of material besides the songs on the album, but I constantly work with artists at the studio and those songs get released under their respective names, as I am merely a producer in that scenario.
RUAN: What was the production process of 'THINK I MIGHT' like?
COSHER: The process was productive, smooth and pretty much inspirational. I decided to combine Jimmy's two "styles", and my own. The verses would show off his R&B and pop style and the chorus/ drop would represent mine, with the pre-chorus being the link between the two.
After choosing a tempo and key, myself and studio musician and composer, Ross Rowley, chose a guitar riff and a chord progression that would suit what we were trying to achieve. The progression needed to promote the modulation into the pre-chorus and this was a fun and creative process. It needed to suit the general sound of the album, so there was marimba presence with some piano as well as an 80s style synth I often used in the album as well.
After laying down some vocals and once the studio had become deserted and it was just Jimmy and I, we played around with some production variations in the drop. Originally the drop was full and energetic and had lots of elements (as it currently does in the second drop) but Jimmy wanted to explore how a more minimalistic approach would work, and it did! We stripped down the first drop, leaving only the kick, bass and room for a vocal effect. Jimmy went into the booth and free styled some vocal sample style lines and I then messed around with them until the current combination of vocal chops was discovered.
RUAN: Can you give us some insight as to what the song is about?
COSHER: The song is about being caught up in a moment and realizing that you have romantic feelings for someone. This can be feelings for someone you have just met or a long-term friend or acquaintance. I'm sure many people have experienced that feeling of "Hey, I think I might love you?", I know this feeling because it happened to me!
RUAN: Where did the inspiration come from for your new album?
COSHER: Around a year ago I started to feel a slight disconnection between my single releases, and the music I was playing in my DJ sets at gigs. I often tried to include my original music in my DJ sets and realized that they often didn't match the sound that I was playing in my set. So, I decided that I needed to make an album that focuses on my "sound" and making sure it aligns itself with the music I play when I DJ on stage and in clubs.
You can follow Cosher on the following Social Media platforms:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/coshermusic
Instagram: www.instagram.com/djcosher
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCFVzKkZ3ElCqWcnaWbnN1qw
Website: www.cosherstudios.co.za
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Albert Clarence Hofmann
Hofmann, Albert Clarence. (Birth certificate misspelled Hoffman, which was also on his passport family used Hofmann); b. August 15, 1914, Oakland, California; Never in Spain; Father George Hofmann, Mother Sophia Wacker, Brothers Walter Julius Hofmann and Frank Herbert Hofmann; Sister Edna Marie Margarete; father lived at 1105 Oak Street, Alameda, California; Single; Unemployed Clerk; Received Passport# San Francisco series 24937 issued February 24, 1937; 25 years old; which listed his address as 2228 Encinal Avenue, Alameda, CA c/o Margarete Lafler, (his sister's home where he lived along with his brother Frank); CP; Sailed March 17, 1937 aboard the President Roosevelt; Among a group of seven volunteers who were refused permission to disembark by French authorities due to a lack of funds, the group included Meyer Arnovitch, Abraham Bernard, Herbert Frank Hofmann, Willliam Lux, Oscar O'Neil, and Victor Samulis; All had their passports taken up after returning to the US; Returned to the US on April 10, 1937 aboard the President Roosevelt; Married Catherine Kravitz in 1940, three children; WW II Shipyard Worker in Alameda; After the war he worked as a salesman and businessman, but returned to the shipyards at the end of his career; d. June 24, 1978, California; Brother of Herbert Frank Hofmann; Their older sister Margaret (Margarete) was active in the San Francisco waterfront strikes and likely influenced her younger brothers activism; Family oral history notes that Herb was allowed to disembark but Al was stopped. "When the authorities realized that Al and Herb were twins, they called Herb back and would not let either of them through." During the 1940s or early 1950's the FBI field office in Los Angeles sent an agent to
"check up on him".
Photograph: (l-r) Al and Herb Hofmann, undated Hofmann family photograph.
Sources: Sail; SACB; USSDA/321/342/351/352/359; Emails from P. Hofmann to ALBA and Brooks; Ancestry.
Last Name Hoffman
First/Middle Name Albert Clarence


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Demand-side approaches for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C
Mundaca, Luis, Ürge-Vorsatz, Diana and Wilson, Charlie (2019) Demand-side approaches for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C. Energy Efficiency, 12. 343–362. ISSN 1570-646X
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The Paris Climate Agreement defined an ambition of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels. This has triggered research on stringent emission reduction targets and corresponding mitigation pathways across energy economy and societal systems. Driven by methodological considerations, supply side and carbon dioxide removal options feature prominently in the emerging pathway literature, while much less attention has been given to the role of demand-side approaches. This special issue addresses this gap, and aims to broaden and strengthen the knowledge base in this key research and policy area. This editorial paper synthesizes the special issue's contributions horizontally through three shared themes we identify: policy interventions, demand-side measures, and methodological approaches. The review of articles is supplemented by insights from other relevant literature. Overall, our paper underlines that stringent demand-side policy portfolios are required to drive the pace and direction of deep decarbonization pathways and keep the 1.5 °C target within reach. It confirms that insufficient attention has been paid to demand-side measures, which are found to be inextricably linked to supply-side decarbonization and able to complement supply-side measures. The paper also shows that there is an abundance of demand-side measures to limit warming to 1.5 °C, but it warns that not all of these options are "seen" or captured by current quantitative tools or progress indicators, and some remain insufficiently represented in the current policy discourse. Based on the set of papers presented in the special issue, we conclude that demand-side mitigation in line with the 1.5 °C goal is possible; however, it remains enormously challenging and dependent on both innovative technologies and policies, and behavioral change. Limiting warming to 1.5 °C requires, more than ever, a plurality of methods and integrated behavioral and technology approaches to better support policymaking and resulting policy interventions.
http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12053-...


Tyrannosaurus rex's name means "tyrant lizard": its moniker reflecting the carnage supposedly wrecked by this famous ancient reptile's huge jaws and rows of impressive teeth.
In the now classic film Jurassic Park, another big-jawed, two-legged theropod dinosaur, Velociraptor, was depicted as a salivating, fleet-of-foot hunter of more sluggish species.
But the truth is that we still know little about the meat eating habits of dinosaurs.
Now some of that may change with the discovery of a fossilised sauropod bone.
Because on this bone are scoured a series of bite marks made by carnivorous dinosaurs, including the longest and deepest bite marks made by a dinosaur yet documented.
Even more intriguingly perhaps, the bone appears to have been bitten or chewed on by a series of different carnivores, revealing something about how groups of dinosaur scavenged carcasses just as big cats, hyenas and vultures might scavenge a kill in modern Africa.
Penguins can't fly. But they can get airborne.
In fact, taking to the air, for even a brief instant, is actually a vital strategy penguins employ to avoid being eating by predators such as leopard seals or orcas.
Now scientists have worked out the secret technique that penguins use to get airborne. It involves wrapping their bodies in a cloak of air bubbles – and it turns out to be the same technique that engineers use to speed the movement of ships and torpedoes through water.
Another interesting aspect of the discovery is that it was made by scientists examining in minute detail footage shot for the programme Blue Planet, a landmark natural history series filmed by the BBC's own Natural History Unit.
Why do people and other primates share food?
We like to sit down and break bread with one another, share a platter and join around a table to tuck into a hearty meal.
Consider ourselves human, and the idea of sharing food this way seems utterly reasonable.
Remember that we are primates, however, and it becomes a little harder to explain.
The reason is that, in evolutionary terms, it doesn't make a huge amount of sense for primates to voluntarily give up food and have another benefit from it.
But two new pieces of research are helping to finally explain why some apes and monkeys willingly share food, and others don't.
Questioning what motivates other primates to split a meal in this way can help inform what spurred our distant ancestors to similarly share meals, as well as revealing something about primate behaviour in general.
Wonder Monkey likes to celebrate all things nature, and that includes celebrating some ground-breaking natural history film making.
Last month I passed on news of a novel short film called Loom, which used computer generated graphics to depict a spider catching and eating a moth, offering a new perspective on the hunt in the process.
The makers of Loom based their depiction in part on real natural history films shot by the BBC's own Natural History Unit in Bristol, to which BBC Nature online and Wonder Monkey is affiliated.
Now the NHU is showing what it too is capable of producing.
Please sit back and enjoy a taster of the upcoming season of natural programmes that will be shown by the BBC.
It includes a first look at Frozen Planet, an epic landmark series that portrays the coldest reaches on Earth, recording a snapshot of the polar regions that may end up being lost forever.
And Africa, which will tell the story of the continent's wildlife like never before.
Other programmes are more intimate shows that will dive deeper into the natural world.
These programmes are entertaining, inspiring and uplifting.
They will show you aspects of the natural world you will have never seen before, and may never forget.
Can religious teachings prove evolution to be true?
It is one of the great questions of the past 150 years.
This blog, the US education system, and even American politics have to a degree all become dominated by the debate at various times, which goes to the heart of our world view and our ideas of where we, and all other forms of life, came from.
But I've just come across an intriguing piece of research that may, to coin a phrase, put an evolutionary cat among the believing flock of creation scientists, many of whom believe in the literal account of Genesis.
One scientist has decided to use creation science to test the validity of evolution.
Because, he says, if it turns out that creation science proves evolution, then by its own logic, it will have to reject its own canon of research that previously denied it.


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Kiper Analyzes Projection of Offensive Lineman to Vikings with 18th Pick
Team Reporter
Count Mel Kiper, Jr., as a believer that Jonah Williams will end up with the Vikings with pick No. 18.
The ESPN draft analyst released the third edition of his mock draft on Tuesday morning, and it was much the same as his second mock (which was before the combine), with Kiper continuing to project that Minnesota will select the Alabama offensive lineman.
Here is what Kiper wrote about Williams fit with the Vikings in his third mock draft:
The Vikings would be thrilled with Williams, a tackle in college — he made 43 consecutive starts for the Crimson Tide — who could play guard at the next level. If Minnesota moves Riley Reiff inside to guard, Williams (6-foot-4, 302 pounds) could stick at left tackle. As always, don't be shocked if Coach Mike Zimmer and GM Rick Spielman target a pass-rusher here.
Kiper later held a conference call with national media members, which gave Vikings.com the chance to ask him about his prediction of Williams to Minnesota.
The longtime draft expert said he believes Williams can play either tackle or guard in the NFL.
Kiper also noted that Williams' experience in big games — particularly his performance in January's College Football Playoff National Championship game against Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell [whom Kiper has going 16th overall to Carolina] — will help him transition to the pros.
"I think he's a right tackle or a guard, definitely. People always look at that Clemson game and say [Clelin] Ferrell beat him up bad, and that wasn't the case," Kiper said on the call. "You go back and watch the tape of that game, and there's one play where Ferrell got the best of him when Jonah was a little off-balance, and he kind of embarrassed him on that one play. Jonah more than held his own against Ferrell in that game, and he wasn't a liability at left tackle at any point in his career.
"You look at Jonah and his short arms … yeah, that's the case. But they're not incredibly short arms. And the fact of the matter is that the kid plays with an attitude, gives you everything he has and was a really good player for a long time for Nick Saban there," Kiper added. "I'd say right tackle or guard, definitely, he can be a plug-and-play standout right away, which is why I thought the Minnesota Vikings would be a great opportunity … because he presents so much versatility and is so NFL-ready from an experience and technique standpoint."
Williams started every game of his Alabama career, finishing with 44 straight starts. He made 15 starts at right tackle as a freshman before switching to the left side as a sophomore and junior.
The California native was a unanimous First-Team All-American in 2018 and also earned First-Team All-SEC honors. He also won the SEC Jacobs Blocking Trophy, which is presented to the conference's top offensive lineman.
Here are three other takeaways from Kiper's conference call:
1. Day 2 linemen
Kiper had seven total offensive linemen going in the first round of his most-recent mock draft, with Williams being the second player in that group taken.
With almost a quarter of the first-round being devoted to offensive linemen, what options would there be in the second and third rounds?
Kiper gave a lengthy list of names that teams could consider on Day 2.
The key, Kiper noted, was that many lineman have the ability to play numerous spots.
"I think Dalton Risner from Kansas State is a tackle/guard," Kiper said. "Michael Deiter [of] Wisconsin, with his versatility. Connor McGovern of Penn State and Max Scharping of Northern Illinois are all versatile guys. They can play tackle, they can play guard … some can move into center.
"Chuma Edoga of USC was a right tackle but can play guard," Kiper added. "If you're looking at a pure guard situation Beau Benzschawel of Wisconsin, Dru Samia of Oklahoma."
Kiper did say the best pure guard prospect would be Chris Lindstrom of Boston College, whom Kiper had the Seahawks taking with the 21st pick.
"At that particular spot, Chris Lindstrom is the best guard," Kiper said. "He played some tackle but that was in 2017. He played guard pretty much three-and-a-half of the four years.
"He started a ton of games and he's a guy I thought tested really well, had a really good Senior Bowl week and a great career," Kiper added. "He's a Pro Bowl-caliber player, but I think he'll be gone in the first round. If he slid into the second, he'd be a great option."
2. Kiper says Iowa State's Hakeem Butler leads WR depth
Kiper predicted on his call that there will be a gluttony of wide receivers available in the second round who can make a splash with their new teams.
He ranked Iowa State's Hakeem Butler near the top of that list as a non-first-round wide receiver who could make a similar impact that others have done in recent years.
"He's one of the top 10 receivers in this draft, but there's probably going to be two to three [wide receivers taken] in the first [round] and then six to seven in the second round," Kiper said. "There's going to be a lot of second or third-round wide receivers who are going to turn out to be like JuJu Smith-Schuster and Michael Thomas and guys like that. I think second round for Butler right now."
Butler earned Second-Team All-American honors in 2018 after he posted 60 catches for 1,318 yards and nine touchdowns. He had 110 receptions for 2,149 yards and 18 scores in his three-year career for the Cyclones.
3. A committee approach
Gone are the days when NFL teams rely on just one running back to carry the load on offense.
That was the case for the Vikings in both 2017 and 2018, as the combination of Dalvin Cook, Latavius Murray and Jerick McKinnon all pitched in along the way. McKinnon departed for San Francisco after 2017, and Murray signed with New Orleans this offseason.
Kiper said Tuesday he believes there are a handful of running backs who can step in right away and help a team out on the ground without being the featured back.
"I think Damien Harris has always been in that committee role with [Josh] Jacobs and with Najee Harris. He was expected to be the guy this year, and it ends up being Josh Jacobs," Kiper said. "Miles Sanders of Penn State is an interesting guy. There were some games where I really liked him and some games where the offensive line didn't help him out and he was contained a bit.
"I love Devin Singletary, everything about him from Florida Atlantic, except the 40 speed. But again, he's quick and not fast. I think he plays faster than he times," Kiper added. "And I think Ryquell Armstead [of Temple] could be a really good fourth or fifth-round pick. There's some depth to this group."
Kiper said that even Day 3 prospects could have an impact at the running back position.
"You have a couple injured guys — Bryce Love from Stanford and Rodney Anderson from Oklahoma — who, had they not been injured, would have been much higher picks. Love would have probably been in the second or third-round discussion, and Anderson would have been in the third-round discussion," Kiper said. "If they get pushed down, then they become good value picks.
"And you can't forget about David Montgomery from Iowa State … all he does is move the chains. Teams keyed on him and he was able to break tackles and earned the real estate he was able to get. I think he's more in that second/third-round mix," Kiper added. "I think all those guys could be in that committee role, and there's a host of backs that I think will have solid careers in this league."
Kiper said he has Jacobs as the top running back in the draft, followed by Harris, Sanders and Montgomery.


Recently I started looking for a small but useful project to serve as a vehicle for learning Go. After mulling on a few ideas I decided to create a JSON-RPC library. I generally appreciate the concept of RESTful webservices, but in my opinion this technology needs a simple common RPC protocol. JSON-RPC is exactly that. I find it particularly useful in protocols for controlling Daemon's remotely.


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Bradley dad of 19 jailed for smuggling £10,000 worth of cocaine
A FATHER of 19 from Huddersfield has been jailed for drug smuggling.
Felix Anerville was caught stepping off a Caribbean flight with nearly £10,000 worth of cocaine hidden in his body.
Now he has been jailed for four years.
St Lucia-born UK resident Anerville, 64, of Rockwood Close, Bradley, held out for two days in custody before eventually confessing and producing two packages of the drug.
He pleaded guilty at Croydon Crown Court to smuggling 31.2gms of 100% cocaine, with a street value of £9,700, at Gatwick Airport on November 21, last year.
Prosecutor Miss Cynthia Caiquo told the court Anerville, who received five years in 1998 for dealing in class A drugs, was stopped by the UK Border Agency after flying in from his native island.
"He said he was in St Lucia to clear customs on a car he had exported there, but a swab taken of his bag gave a positive test for cocaine and heroin.
"A rub-down search and swab of his shoes also gave a positive test for cocaine, but the defendant refused to consent to an X-ray body scan and demanded to see a solicitor."
Officers suspected Anerville was a 'mule' concealing drugs in his body and two days later he consented to the scan, which detected the two packages, and the defendant then produced them.
Miss Caiquo continued: "He told the officers that while he was in St Lucia he was approached by two men, who asked him to take the packages back to the UK.
"He said that threats were made to him that he would be killed and the lives of his girlfriend and 15- month-old youngest child were in danger.
"He said he intended to pass the packages on board the flight and pay the men back from his funds, insisting he had not been paid and did not take drugs."
Anerville's lawyer Miss Laura Plant said: "He is deeply ashamed at being before the courts again.
"This is not a man who voluntarily got involved in the importation of drugs and did not know what to do once he was in custody.
"He did not swallow the drugs, but stuck them in his rectum."
Judge Stephen Waller said: "It is a long time since he was in trouble, but it was drugs.
"There are a lot of misguided people willing to go out to the West Indies and take a risk.
"I regard the argument of duress with some scepticism," the judge told Anerville.
"I regard you as a man willing to take the risk by concealing these drugs inside your body and there must have been some financial advantage.
"You have done your best to keep out of crime, but unhappily you have fallen back into temptation on this occasion."


:: Settling In A Cafe :: A storm's brewing this Saturday noon.… - Dreams are what you wake up from.
are you playing games with me!?
storm latte or cappuccino u tasting?
it's a storm settling down in a teacup.
it cannot last too long, the weatherman says it must end by 6.
What's the game? Am I invited?
you could invite yourself! Lol!


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Skyrim Pre-Order Bonus (Special Editions & Differences)
This game was released on November 11, 2011 and is no longer available to pre-order. Any incentives that were offered are listed below.
Skyrim is the fifth installment in the highly successful Elder Scrolls series, and possibly the most anticipated game in 2011. As the name suggests, it will take you north of Cyrodiil, to the snowy land of Skyrim which is home to the proud Nord people.
The game will take place 200 years after the events of Oblivion. Like in TES IV, players will start out in a prison, sentenced to execution for crossing the border. After escaping, they will learn that the dragons are coming back, and that the only person they fear is Dovahkiin, the Dragonborn.
TES V: Skyrim is going to use a brand new Creation Engine that will offer unprecedented graphics, improved AI, and side quests that are dynamically generated based on your character's actions. The gameplay and combat system will also be improved. For example, you'll be able to equip a spell or a weapon in each hand, allowing you to dual wield weapons and magic. Another new feature is Dragon Shouts – extremely powerful spells that can be obtained by defeating dragons and absorbing their souls.
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim pre-order bonuses
Gamers who pre-order Skyrim will receive a premium-quality map of the game world. According to Bethesda Blog, it's made from "a high-grade material that has a feel similar to burlap". Customers who buy the game after the release will get a regular paper map instead.
Here are some of the stores where you can preorder Skyrim and get the cloth map bonus. Skyrim fans will be happy to learn that there won't be retailer-specific DLCs for the game – although some stores are offering additional bonuses (see below):
Amazon: $10 promo credit (consoles only)
ShopTo
TheHut
EB Games: SteelBook package, 4 art cards, 100-page notebook
GAME: two Elder Scrolls novels
JB HiFi: strategy guide bundle
Skyrim will also be available in a limited Collector's Edition.
The Collector's Edition of Skyrim carries a rather hefty price tag of $150 and includes several physical collectibles. It offers no exclusive DLCs, which is probably for the best. The contents of Skyrim CE, as announced on BethBlog, are as follows:
A 12″ tall statue of dragon Alduin, the World Eater, created using the actual 3D models from the game. The statue is made from high-quality PVC material, and produced in conjunction with the IP Factory. Alduin stands perched on a dragon wall, an object that will teach you the language of dragons in the upcoming game.
A hardbound Art of Skyrim book with over 200 pages of full-color illustrations featuring the characters, creatures, weapons, and places from the game. This massive coffee table book measures 9 3/8″ x 12 1/8″ and includes commentary from Bethesda artists.
Making-of DVD which contains lots of behind-the-scenes footage from making of the game, various interviews with Bethesda Game Studios team, and extra insights into the story, gameplay and legacy of the Elder Scrolls franchise.
According to Bethesda, the Collector's Edition "will be available in extremely limited quantities". We don't know how many copies will be released, but it might be wise to preorder it in any case.
Gameplay demo
Most people have probably already watched the official trailer, so check out the preview of Skyrim gameplay from this year's E3 expo instead. You get to see the highly detailed environments, 3D inventory, dual wielding, Guardian Stones, and other interesting features from the upcoming game. Todd Howard, the game director of Skyrim, also answers a number of questions about TES5.
Skyrim will be released on the beautifully symmetric date of 11/11/11. You can get the latest news on the game by following @ElderScrolls on Twitter or visiting the official website.


Vintage Crochet Pattern for doilies with a leaf design. The large doily measures 16 1/2 and the small 11 1/2 inches. They are crocheted with Mercerized Crochet Cotton and Steel Hook No. 8.
Gauge 10 DC and 4 rows = 1 inch.


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MIT chemists have devised a way to rapidly combine amino acids into protein fragments known as peptides.
Illustration: Alexander Vinogradov
Fast synthesis could boost drug development
Chemists devise a new way to manufacture peptide drugs, which hold promise for treating many diseases.
Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
Email: s_mcd@mit.edu
Small protein fragments, also called peptides, are promising as drugs because they can be designed for very specific functions inside living cells. Insulin and the HIV drug Fuzeon are some of the earliest successful examples, and peptide drugs are expected to become a $25 billion market by 2018.
However, a major bottleneck has prevented peptide drugs from reaching their full potential: Manufacturing the peptides takes several weeks, making it difficult to obtain large quantities, and to rapidly test their effectiveness.
That bottleneck may soon disappear: A team of MIT chemists and chemical engineers has designed a way to manufacture peptides in mere hours. The new system, described in a recent issue of the journal ChemBioChem, could have a major impact on peptide drug development, says Bradley Pentelute, an assistant professor of chemistry and leader of the research team.
"Peptides are ubiquitous. They're used in therapeutics, they're found in hydrogels, and they're used to control drug delivery. They're also used as biological probes to image cancer and to study processes inside cells," Pentelute says. "Because you can get these really fast now, you can start to do things you couldn't do before."
The lead author of the paper is Mark Simon, a graduate student in Pentelute's lab. Other authors include Klavs Jensen, head of MIT's Department of Chemical Engineering, and Andrea Adamo, a research associate in chemical engineering.
Accelerated manufacturing
Therapeutic peptides usually consist of a chain of 30 to 40 amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. Many universities, including MIT, have facilities to manufacture these peptides, but the process usually takes two to six weeks, using machines developed about 20 years ago.
These machines require about an hour to perform the chemical reactions needed to add one amino acid to a chain. To speed up the process, the MIT team adapted the synthesis reactions so they can be done in a continuous flow system. Using this approach, each amino acid addition takes only a few minutes, and an entire peptide can be assembled in little more than an hour.
In future versions, "we think we're going to be able to do each step in under 30 seconds," says Pentelute, who is also an associate member of the Broad Institute. "What that means is you're really going to be able to do anything you want in short periods of time."
The new system has storage vessels for each of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids, connected to pumps that pull out the correct one. As the amino acids flow toward the chamber where the reaction takes place, they travel through a coil where they are preheated to 60 degrees Celsius, which helps speed up the synthesis reaction.
This system produces peptides as pure as those produced with existing machines. "We're on par with the world's best state-of-the-art synthesis, but we can do it much faster now," Pentelute says.
The system should make it easier to design and produce new peptides, says Philip Dawson, an associate professor of chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute who was not part of the research team. "What I like about it is the simplicity of the device and the thoughtfulness with which it was put together," Dawson says. "I would look forward to trying it out in my lab."
With this technology, scientists could design and rapidly test new peptides to treat cancer and other diseases, as well as more effective variants of existing peptides, such as insulin, Pentelute says. Another benefit of this high-speed approach is that any potential problems with a particular peptide synthesis can be detected much sooner, allowing the researchers to try to fix it right away.
Another area Pentelute plans to pursue is creating so-called "mirror-image" proteins. Nearly all proteins that exist in nature are made of L amino acids, whose structures have a right-handed orientation. Creating and studying peptides that are mirror images of these natural proteins could pave the way to developing such peptides as new drugs with completely different functions from the right-handed versions.
Technology with an impact
In a separate paper published in the same issue of ChemBioChem, the researchers demonstrated that they could use this technology not only to synthesize peptides, but also combine these to form large synthetic proteins. To demonstrate the technology, they created an antibody mimic that has 130 amino acids, as well as a 113-amino-acid enzyme produced by bacteria. Chemistry graduate students Surin Mong and Alexander Vinogradov are lead authors of that paper, along with Simon.
The researchers have patented the technology, and MIT's Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation has given them a grant to help commercialize it. Pentelute says he believes that about 10 machines using the new technology would be enough to meet current demand, which is about 100,000 to 500,000 custom peptides per year.
Pentelute envisions that the technology could have an impact on synthetic biology comparable to rapid synthesis of short strands of DNA and RNA. These strands, known as oligonucleotides, take only a day or two to prepare and can be used to create custom genes to give cells new functions.
"That's what our aim is — to have next-day or two-day delivery of these peptide units, to anyone in the world. That's really the dream," he says.
The research was funded by the MIT Reed Fund, the Deshpande Center, a Damon-Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award, a Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scientist Award, a C.P. Chu and Y. Lai Fellowship, an AstraZeneca Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and the National Institutes of Health.
Topics: Broad Institute, Manufacturing, Chemistry, Chemical engineering, School of Science, Drug development, Pharmaceuticals
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For those interested in the work of Professor Jensen, he is offering a 3 day professional course at MIT this summer.
Flow Chemistry: Continuous Synthesis and Purification of Pharmaceuticals and Fine Chemicals
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A brilliant piece of work, but the comment "about 10 machines using the new technology" being "enough to meet current demand," reminds me of IBM chairman Thomas Watson's 1943 comment, "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
This technology and its descendents will accelerate the process of drug discovery like nobody's business. And nobody will want to stand in line.
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Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Continuous drug manufacturing offers speed, lower costs


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"Your grief path is yours alone, and no one else can walk it, and no one else can understand it."
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Dale Miah Cole, age 81, of Largo Fla., beloved father, grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2019 in Largo. Purposeful and resolute to the end, his strength of character, his unique sense of humor, his active intellectual life, and his devotion to family and friends are his lasting gifts to all of us who love him.
Born on February 26, 1938 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, he was the only son and second of two children born to Miah and Florence (Rupert) Cole.
Dale's life led him to various parts of the world. Over 30 years of working for General Electric took him from Greenland to Utica, New York. After G. E. Aerospace merged with Lockheed, Dale became a consultant for many national defense corporations including Raytheon, L3, Force Protection. He recently retired from L3 to his home in Largo. Dale was highly respected in the defense industries, working closely with all branches of the military. His wisdom and intelligence will be greatly missed.
Dale was tremendously warm and outgoing. He leaves behind many family members and many many friends. The word "stranger" was not in his vocabulary. He instantly made everyone comfortable with his friendly demeanor, great personality, sense of humor and strong character. He could tell a great story, but was also interested in "where you were from" and your life story. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his children and grandchildren: Jeffrey Cole and his children Kiefer, Cassidy and Grayson of New Ringgold, PA; Michael (Debbie) Cole and their children, Anthony, Justin, and Michael of Groton, MA; Steven (Michelle) Cole and their children Zachary and Rachel of New Hartford, New York; two nephews and his former wife, Jeanne Roberts, of Utica, New York. He was preceded in death by his sister, Margaret J. "Peggy" Stewart on October 23, 2015.
All who knew him will recall he always had positive words and patience for others, was extraordinarily generous with his time and resources. His wit, memory, and personal charm were undimmed until the last.. Dale touched the hearts of all who were blessed to know him. He would want all to remember him with his beliefs and thoughts: live to love, love to live, live life to the fullest. He was at peace with his life and his final transition was graceful.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at 12 noon in the Dean W. Kriner, Inc., Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 325 Market St., Bloomsburg, PA. Interment will follow in New Rosemont Cemetery, Bloomsburg. The family will receive friends from 9 a. m. till the time of the service.
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Which Packers' unit was more impressive in the victory over the Giants on Sunday?
Green Bay — He froze safeties with play-action fakes, beat blitzes with audibles, extended plays with his feet, threw the ball with pinpoint accuracy and even remembered to slide at the end of a scramble.
Aaron Rodgers was a video game come to life Sunday, pushing all the right buttons in the Green Bay Packers' 45-17 dismantling of the New York Giants at Lambeau Field.
In the biggest regular-season game of his career - the Packers had to win to keep their playoff hopes alive - Rodgers completed 25 of 37 passes (67.6%) for 404 yards, four touchdowns and a 139.9 rating.
"I think the numbers speak for themselves," said Packers guard Daryn Colledge. "It's hard to critique a guy like that."
Given good protection from his offensive line and enough production from the run game to make play-action effective, Rodgers shredded the NFL's second-ranked passing defense.
Heck, most quarterbacks can't even dream that good.
"Yeah, this was without a doubt my best performance," Rodgers said.
"He is a great quarterback all around," said safety Deon Grant. "He can run. He has a great arm, and he has one of the fastest releases you can get, so he wasn't allowing our defensive line to get there. He has a great coaching staff, and he has weapons."
Anything else? "That guy is just a lot of fun to play with," said Packers rookie tackle Bryan Bulaga.
All but forgotten was the fact that Rodgers' streak of 45 consecutive starts ended last week because of lingering effects from his second concussion of the season. He was inactive and watched from the sideline as backup Matt Flynn played well in a 31-27 loss to the New England Patriots.
"I was teasing Matt that I had to get my job back," Rodgers said. "He played so well last week."
"I think the positive thing is it was like a week off late in the season," he said. "I had a lot of energy. My arm felt like it was live. I felt good in practice, so I had a lot of confidence I could perform this way."
On the first play of the Packers' second possession, Rodgers threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to Nelson, who ran past safety Antrel Rolle on a seam route and outraced the Giants' secondary.
"That was a good call, something we work on a lot with the play-action," Rodgers said. "I felt like it was going to be some kind of two-high (coverage) look. I just wanted to make a decent fake. We pulled Antrel just enough to get a good throwing lane there and Jordy took off."
On the next possession, when all his receivers were covered, Rodgers tucked the ball and ran. He apparently learned from the concussion he suffered Dec. 12, when he neglected to slide and was slammed to the turf at Ford Field in Detroit. This time he slid after gaining 15 to the Giants' 6-yard line, then got up and gave baseball's "safe" sign.
"I got a lot of texts the last two weeks from friends and family: 'Slide,' " Rodgers said. "I basically was teasing Dr. (John) Gray. We talked about being smart outside the pocket, so I slid and kind of did the 'safe' thing and pointed at Dr. Gray. I was thinking about what he told me."
A 33-yard completion to Donald Driver made it first and 10 on the Giants' 37. New York brought pressure, and Rodgers knew Jennings was matched with cornerback Corey Webster on the outside. He waited for Jennings to get a step on Webster and just before being knocked to the ground threw a beautiful ball; Jennings made a fingertip grab and was tackled at the 1.
"He did a good job getting the ball out of his hands quickly," said Giants defensive end Justin Tuck. "We knew coming in that they were going to try everything in their power to not let us hit him.
"We had some good rushes against him, but a lot of credit goes to him for reading our coverages and getting the ball out of his hands."
Rodgers' fourth touchdown pass, a 5-yarder to running back John Kuhn, made it 38-17 with 6:58 left.
"First of all, I had a good week of preparation," Rodgers said. "That's kind of where it started. I felt good throwing the ball all week. I liked the game plan; I liked the things we were trying to do.
"Once we got into the game, I liked the rhythm (coach) Mike (McCarthy) got our offense in. The offensive line gave me a lot of time, and I think that kind of frustrated them a little bit."
"It didn't even seem like he got nicked up a couple weeks ago," Bulaga said. "Still running the ball when he sees opportunities to run it. At least he slid today. He played a great game. One of the best."


After several years in the making and many twists and turns along the way, 2011 has finally ushered in a new era for information reporting by Canadian businesses. As of January 1, 2011, publicly accountable enterprises are now required to adopt international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and private enterprises have a choice of applying either IFRS or accounting standards for private enterprises (ASPE). This monograph presents a brief history of the development of these new standards and a summary of their key features. The authors explain how the standards will affect accounting for income taxes and provide examples of how accounting differences between current generally accepted accounting principles and IFRS may affect the computation of taxable income. They also provide readers with a snapshot of the key projects that could result in modification of these standards in the near future. Finally, the monograph contains a brief review of reporting requirements in several other areas of taxation that may be affected by the adoption of IFRS, such as international taxation and transfer pricing.


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Home Education Sale's Only Community Radio Station Gives Voice to Moroccan Youth
Sale's Only Community Radio Station Gives Voice to Moroccan Youth
Without government authorization, Sala Web Radio TV continues to try to get its shows, that focus on topics from youth empowerment to women's health, heard by the people of Sale city.
Located in the northern outskirts of Sale, Sala Web Radio TV is the city's only source of community radio. The station produces shows on a range of different issues from youth empowerment to women's health. Photo credit Anton L. Delgado/Morocco World News.
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Anton interned with Morocco World News as a news correspondent and staff photographer from March to May 2019.
Sale – Her foot tapped anxiously moments before she heard a countdown that ended with the "action" cue and the pushing of the recording button. It was the opening episode of a new radio show, and it was Hajar Ghandaan's first time hosting.
For the inaugural episode of her new series "Our Youth Are Capable," Ghandaan was interviewing the Moroccan coordinator of an international organization that focuses on inspiring problem-solving within youth.
"I was so nervous, you can't even imagine," Ghandaan told Morocco World News. "After the first episode my friends were nice but honest with me, they said the show was good but that I talked way too fast."
The 21-year-old volunteers for Sala Web Radio TV, the only community radio in Sale, a neighboring city to Rabat.
The station, located on the outskirts of northern Sale, has a variety of programs that touch on popular subjects like youth empowerment and more taboo topics like sexual health.
"The programs we produce deal with issues that are not always talked about by Moroccan society," Hassan Benzalla, the station's program coordinator, told MWN. "That's why our station has educational value."
21-year-old Hajar Ghandaan is one of the Sala Web Radio TV's 30 volunteers and hosts her own show, called "Our Youth is Capable," which focuses on inspiring youth making change in Sale. Photo credit Anton L. Delgado/Morocco World News.
Hajar Ghandaan and Mohmmed Labrini watch the recording of Sala Web Radio TV's newest English show, titled "Female Frontier," which tells the stories of female entrepreneurs in Rabat and Sale, on April 23, 2019. Photo credit Anton L. Delgado/Morocco World News.
"Living Together in Peace" is stickered onto some of the equipment in Sala Web Radio TV's sound booth. Photo credit Anton L. Delgado/Morocco World News.
The luminous neon yellow and blue walls is what first caught Ghandaan's eye when she visited the station as a guest. But she stayed to become part of a movement she believes is changing her city's narrative.
"I want to give the spotlight to young people who deserve it, so that they can break the stereotypes of Sale," Ghandaan said. "Media is all about giving a vision or a view on something. So, why not use this media to introduce people to a more beautiful Sale."
The city of approximately 900,000 people sits directly across the Bouregreg river from Morocco's capital, Rabat. Sale rose to international notoriety after becoming a haven for Barbary pirates in the 17th century.
According to Ghandaan, Moroccans commonly associate the city with crime, drugs, and a lack of infrastructure—many apparently referring to it as "Lesser Rabat."
She hopes her new show, which highlights inspiring youth who are making change in the city, motivates others to step up and begin addressing their community's problems.
"Unemployment here is so high and sometimes people just need a little bit of inspiration to get started," Ghandaan said. "Promoting youth empowerment is so important because people should know they can start making change no matter how old they are."
Airwave authorization
There are commonly only two main forms of radio airwaves, amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM). The difference between the two airwaves is that FM has a higher frequency, allowing for better sound.
Sala Web Radio TV is on neither.
Since its start in 2014, the station has struggled to receive government permission to join the publicly-available radio airwaves. This has forced all of the station's programs to remain strictly online, limiting its potential audience.
In general, media in Morocco is supervised by several government institutions, such as the Ministry of Culture and Communication and the High Authority of Audiovisual Communication (HACA).
Both organizations have authorization processes for the two most common models of broadcasts, commercial and public.
Again, Sala Web Radio TV is neither.
Privately-owned corporate media outlets produce commercial broadcasts, while state-run agencies produce or fund public broadcasts. Sala Web Radio TV is a third model, community broadcast.
These type of broadcasts serve a geographic community. Content usually focuses on popular and relevant issues to a local audience that commercial or mass-media broadcasts often overlook.
Hassan Benzalla is Sala Web Radio TV's program coordinator and has been leading the efforts to get the station authorized to join the public airwaves. Photo credit Anton L. Delgado/Morocco World News.
"We are on a tough situation because as a community radio station, we don't fit into any of the already established categories," Benzalla said. "We've been applying to get legal recognition since 2011 and since we are so different we haven't been accepted or rejected. We are just stuck."
Benzalla says the station will continue to apply each year in the hopes authorization will eventually be granted.
"Of course, we won't give up. We are a community radio station. It will happen, Inshallah," Benzalla said.
While the station's struggle for authorization continues, Benzalla says being online has allowed them to develop a loyal niche audience.
"People in Sale want to feel represented, that's why it is so important to have radio stations like ours to talk about issues in our city that other media forgets to mention," Benzalla said. "We are Sale reflected in radio."
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