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Groundbreaking ALS Gene Expression Atlas Reveals New Insights into Disease Progression
Researchers at the NYGC led the global collaboration that developed a multidimensional gene expression atlas that offers a previously unavailable view of disease progression in ALS. Utilizing spatial transcriptomics technology combined with a novel computational approach, the team identified early changes not observable using traditional sequencing methods. Their findings, published in Science in April 2019, revealed new insights into disease signaling pathways, suggested new target opportunities for designing therapeutics and treatments, and will provide a framework for further mapping and better understanding of the disease mechanisms of other neurodegenerative diseases with common pathways.
Hemali Phatnani, PhD, Director of NYGC's Center for Genomics of Neurodegenerative Disease (CGND), is senior author of the study and Silas Maniatis, PhD, Staff Scientist, is co-first author. Their collaborators included scientists from the Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute in New York, the SciLifeLab and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, and New York University.
Read more about the atlas here.
"Jumping Genes" Discovery and New ALS Genes Identified
NYGC's Center for Genomics of Neurodegenerative Disease (CGND), led by Hemali Phatnani, PhD, Director, serves as an organizing hub of ALS data collection and analysis within the research community. The CGND's development of the ALS Consortium, a global collaboration of clinicians, scientists, geneticists, and computational biologists, has rapidly grown over the last five years to include more than 30 member institutions in countries around the world. The result is ALS data sharing on an unparalleled and unprecedented scale, empowering an integrated worldwide approach to working toward new treatments and effective therapies for ALS.
In 2019, the CGND's collaborative approach contributed to these significant advances in ALS research:
A breakthrough study led by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Associate Professor Molly Gale Hammell, PhD, published in Cell Reports in October 2019, that identified that TDP-43 proteins are dysfunctional in ALS, causing de-silencing of retrotransposons, known as "'jumping genes." The study used the NYGC ALS Consortium cohort of ALS patient samples as part of its data analysis. The scientists now seek to confirm whether high levels of these genes might mimic a viral pathogen or other infection in the tissues. If so, these genes may be directly targeted with antiviral agents or other therapies. Dr. Phatnani and members of her lab are among the study co-authors. Dr. Hammell is a member of the NYGC's Neurodegenerative Disease Scientific Working Group.
Other recent genetic associations or major validations of ALS genes using NYGC ALS Consortium data include the identification of PKP4 and LGALSL in April 2019 (published in Genome Research) and KIF5A in March 2018 (published in Neuron).
Dr. Phatnani is also a co-author of the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School-led study, published in Nature Neuroscience in November 2019, that identified DNAJC7 as a novel gene implicated in ALS.
Through a $40 million grant awarded in 2015 from the National Human Genome Research Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the NYGC created a Center for Common Disease Genomics, which is engaged in large-scale whole genome sequencing studies of autism and other complex diseases.
NYGC researchers are involved in SFARI (Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative) and SPARK (Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge) and lead or contribute to an array of other collaborative neuropsychiatric disease-related genomic studies.
Key milestones in 2019 include:
30,000 Whole Genomes of Autism Patients and Their Families Sequenced
The scale of this data set, which is being sequenced and analyzed through NYGC's Center for Common Disease Genomics, reached this milestone by year-end 2019. It is one of the largest datasets available for researchers to study, and is helping to uncover new insights into autism.
New Autism Risk Gene Variants Identified
In August 2019, SPARK released its pilot study, an analysis of exome sequencing of 457 autism families. The research team included Evan Eichler, PhD, University of Washington School of Medicine, and Associate Member, NYGC, and was led by Wendy Chung, MD, PhD, Columbia University, and Affiliate Member, NYGC. Through their analysis, the researchers identified 647 rare variants that were present for the first time in a family member, either as a result of a mutation in the egg or sperm of one of the parents, or a variant that arises in the fertilized egg. They also found indels, which are insertions or deletions of bases in the genome, that appeared at higher frequency in those with autism as compared to those without autism. Many of these variants were previously known to be associated with autism, while others emerged for the first time. Their study was published in NPJ Genomic Medicine. The next phase of the SPARK project will leverage the whole genome sequencing and analysis of some 1,600 autism families, conducted by NYGC researchers. Reports on these findings are expected to be released throughout 2020.
NIH Grant to Study Schizophrenia/Bipolar/Autism Disease Risk
NYGC Core Faculty Member Tuuli Lappalainen, PhD, who holds a joint appointment at Columbia University, received renewed NIH R01 funding support in August 2019 for a project titled "Integrative analysis of genetic variation and transcription factor networks to elucidate mechanisms of mental health disorders." Her project, a collaboration with Columbia University colleague Harmen Bussemaker, PhD, will deploy numerous large-scale functional genomic data sets as well as experimental approaches to explore schizophrenia, bipolar disease and autism risk.
Expanded Neuropsychiatric Genomics Leadership
In fall 2019, the NYGC announced the appointment of Thomas Lehner, PhD, MPH, as Scientific Director of Neuropsychiatric Disease Genomics. Dr. Lehner joined the NYGC after a distinguished 15-year tenure at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a division of the National Institutes of Health, where he was instrumental in the conception and development of the NIMH's comprehensive neuropsychiatric genomics program. Dr. Lehner is developing and spearheading the overarching scientific strategy for NYGC's neuropsychiatric disease genomics research.
Internationally renowned geneticist Mary-Claire King, PhD, joined the NYGC faculty on a consulting basis as Senior Associate Core Member in November 2019. Dr. King is the American Cancer Society Professor in the Departments of Genome Sciences and Medicine at the University of Washington. She was the first to show that breast and ovarian cancer is inherited in some families as the result of mutations in the gene that she named BRCA1, a discovery that has transformed the diagnosis, drug development and treatment of this inherited form of breast cancer. More recently, Dr. King has focused on the genetics of schizophrenia, contributing to the understanding of complex disease inheritance. She will support NYGC's efforts to understand the genetic basis of psychiatric disorders.
Genomics-centered initiatives to address cancer care challenges are a key focus of the Genome Center Cancer Group (GCCG), led by Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus, MD, Senior Associate Core Member, NYGC, and Lewis Thomas University Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Charles Sawyers, MD, Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Chair, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Affiliate Member, NYGC.
Within the last two years, the GCCG, composed of clinicians and cancer researchers from NYGC's member institutions, including seven NCI-Designated Cancer Centers, has developed two major multi-institutional collaborations. In 2018, the group began work on its Polyethnic-1000 project to study cancer genomes of underserved, ethnically diverse populations. In 2019, the GCCG launched the Very Rare Cancer Consortium, a new collaboration to help advance clinical care for patients affected by very rare tumor types.
These projects achieved the following progress milestones in 2019:
Polyethnic-1000 Advances to Extensive Prospective Study
At an October 2019 retreat, researchers shared the findings of the Polytethnic-1000 project's retrospective analysis of over 100 sequenced tumor samples from patients, covering cancer type, frequency of genetic variation, and an estimation of genetic ancestry. The team has forged strong connections between academic centers and partner hospitals and is now advancing to the study's next phase, an extensive prospective study of patients. Study findings will be stored in a database that will serve as a global resource for developing hypotheses and understanding of ethnic and racial diversity in cancer. Where sequencing reveals an actionable mutation in the tumor, the study team will validate the results clinically and share the information with the treating physician.
Polyethnic-1000 was launched with the support of a $1 million grant by The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research. Additional support for the project was provided by other generous donors, including the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Family Fund and Weslie Janeway.
Very Rare Cancer Consortium Launches Multi-Institutional Molecular Tumor Board
Oncologists, hematologists, scientists, pathologists, computational biologists, and other members of the cancer genomics community are convening at the NYGC on a regular basis to hold multidisciplinary molecular tumor board meetings. Clinicians from different hospitals report case conferences to the tumor board to determine the most effective treatment for patients with very rare cancers. Dr. Varmus and Olivier Elemento, PhD, Director, Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Affiliate Member, NYGC, are co-leading the consortium and its tumor board.
NYGC Sequencing Test Leads to Improved Treatment for Cancer Patient
Clinicians used the NYGC Clinical Lab's Whole Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing (WGTS) oncology test to inform their treatment plan for a patient with pancreatic cancer. The WGTS analysis of the patient's tumor genome identified a variant that has been shown in pre-clinical studies to be sensitive to the BRAF inhibitor drug dabrafenib. Based on this finding, clinicians proceeded to treat the patient with dabrafenib. Overall, the patient's clinical condition improved significantly, with dabrafenib-induced remission lasting for six months. The paper on the case was published in Molecular Case Studies in September 2019. NYGC scientists Kaz Wrzeszczynski, PhD, Assistant Director, Clinical Oncology Informatics, NYGC, is co-corresponding author on the paper on the pancreatic case with Scott Powers, PhD, and Minsig Choi, MD, of Stony Brook Cancer Center, with other NYGC scientists from the NYGC Clinical Lab and Bioinformatics and Sequencing teams among the co-authors.
New Genomics Tool ECCITE-seq Expand Multimodal Single Cell Analysis
"Interrogation of single cells taken one step further," is how one media outlet heralded the spring 2019 release of ECCITE-seq, which extends CITE-seq, the powerful single-cell analysis tool developed by NYGC scientists in 2017, for use in combination with exploratory CRISPR gene editing screens. The expanded technology was developed in a collaboration led by the NYGC Technology Innovation Lab with the labs of NYGC Core Faculty Members Neville Sanjana, PhD, and Rahul Satija, PhD, who hold joint appointments at NYU, and researchers from The Jackson Laboratory. The team's report on the tool, published in Nature Methods in April and featured on its May 2019 cover, includes demonstrating ECCITE-seq's ability to finely dissect specific cell subtypes and characterize malignant populations in a sample from a patient with cutaneous T cell lymphoma. ECCITE-seq has rapidly been adopted by research institutes throughout the world, demonstrating its important impact and utility to the field.
Further Advances on Genomic Tests and Tools
Genotyping of Transcriptomes Tool Further Dissects Cancer's Complexity
The cancer analysis tool Genotyping of Transcriptomes (GoT), developed in a collaboration jointly supervised by NYGC Core Faculty Member Dan Landau, MD, PhD, and NYGC Technology Innovation Lab Senior Manager Peter Smibert, PhD, enables measurement of gene mutations and their effects on gene activity within individual cancer cells biopsied from patients. The team's study was published in Nature in July 2019.
ANEVA Method Improves Diagnosis of Rare Disease
ANEVA (ANalysis of Expression VAriation), a new method to help diagnose rare disease, was developed in a study supervised by NYGC Core Faculty Member Tuuli Lappalainen, PhD. The method first takes data from a large reference sample of healthy individuals. Then, using the ANEVA Dosage Outlier Test, researchers were able to diagnose additional patients where previous methods of genome and RNA analysis had failed to identify their rare disease variants. The study was published in Science in October 2019.
NYGC Receives NY Approval for Clinical Constitutional Whole Genome Sequencing Test
The NYGC Clinical Lab's Clinical Constitutional Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS) Test, received New York State Department of Health approval by year-end 2019. This test offers physicians the most complete package of genomic data available for patients with undiagnosed diseases, as well as those patients who are seeking predispositional genetic testing. The NYGC Bioinformatics team collaborated on the development of an innovative genomic tool in 2017– Expansion Hunter – that is used in the WGS test. It enables the analysis of genetic variation in short tandem repeat regions of the genome.
Collaboration, Education and Outreach
In 2019, five new Scientific Working Groups were established at the NYGC:
Neurodegenerative Disease Working Group, led by NYGC Affiliate Members Alison Goate, DPhil, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Phil De Jager, PhD, MD, MMSc, Columbia University Irving Medical Center as well as Hemali Phatnani, PhD, NYGC. The group, which currently consists of 45 members from 11 institutions, is focused on new ways to advance collaborative research in dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and frontotemporal dementia.
Neuropsychiatric Disease Working Group, led by NYGC Evnin Family Scientific Director and Chief Executive Officer Tom Maniatis, PhD. The group currently consists of members from six institutions. Thomas Lehner, PhD, MPH, Scientific Director of Neuropsychiatric Disease Genomics, NYGC and Mary-Claire King, PhD, Senior Associate Core Member, NYGC are also members of this working group.
Computational Cancer Genomics Working Group, led by Simon Tavaré, PhD, NYGC and Columbia University, and Sohrab Shah, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This group, comprised of members from seven institutions, is building collaborations that apply novel statistical approaches and population-level analyses to major cohorts in cancer genomics.
Enabling Innovation Working Group. This group has attracted a large community of collaborators – over 40 researchers from eight institutions – and will be meeting regularly to advance the development of novel genomic methods and technology.
Population Genomics Scientific Working Group, led by Eimear Kenny, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Adam Siepel, PhD, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, both NYGC Affiliate Members. This group brings together scientists to discuss the development and investigation into the human population genomic data that underpins and informs all disease-focused research. The group currently includes members from 11 institutions.
These new working groups, along with NYGC's founding working group, the Genome Center Cancer Group, led by Harold Varmus, MD, NYGC and Weill Cornell, and Charles Sawyer, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, are forums for discussing current research advances, technical and conceptional challenges to further progress, and the establishment of joint projects and funding strategies. All are holding ongoing committee meetings and also offering Evening Lectures for the scientific community.
Hackensack Meridian Health and Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Become Associate Members of the NYGC
In December 2019, the NYGC announced that Hackensack Meridian Health and the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have become the two newest institutional associate members of the NYGC.
Hackensack Meridian Health is New Jersey's largest health care network. Its Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) and John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, a member of the Georgetown Lombardi consortium, are key components of the network's strategy to develop and employ the latest genomic medicine for patients. Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is Washington, D.C.'s only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and NCI-approved consortium.
The new members joined the NYGC through two separate partnerships with distinct collaborative research objectives. The first partnership, led by Hackensack Meridian Health's CDI, is focused on exploring the genetics underlying the risk factors for behavioral disorders and identifying genetic markers that help physicians predict and manage these disorders more effectively. The second partnership is focused on cancer genomics and led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, which includes investigators from Georgetown University Medical Center, along with the Hackensack Meridian Health's John Theurer Cancer Center and CDI. This partnership seeks to use advanced genetic analyses to better understand risk factors for emergence of certain aggressive cancers, such as pediatric brain tumors; why certain cancers fail to respond to immunotherapy; and identify genetic markers or cellular factors that can improve patient outcomes.
Read more about these new members here.
NYGC Bioinformatics Team Holds Fifth Sequencing Informatics Workshop
The NYGC Bioinformatics team held its fifth Sequencing Informatics Workshop in fall 2019.
The workshop offers students early in their training or career who have projects involving next generation sequencing a mix of lectures from experts in the field and hands-on exercises.
Check out all upcoming events at the NYGC here.


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The X Factor Six Chair Challenge
by Daisy Sunderalingam - 30th September, 2016
In more recent series of the X Factor a new challenge has been introduced that sees contestants battle it out for a chance to sit in one of six chairs on stage, thus winning a place to the next phase of the competition. What happens when all six seats are taken? In short, seemingly lucky contestants are booted off when someone 'better' comes along. Similar to a thumbs down the audience, gladiator-style, cry out who they want to get rid of in favour of the next best act. The challenge has been deemed 'difficult to watch'. Psychology can offer some insights.
Why do the audience behave this way?
Social psychologists have widely examined crowd behaviour and, put simply, have found we often act very differently in crowds as to how we would behave as an individual. Social restraints and actions that would usually make someone feel guilt or shame, such as acting aggressively, are lessened when people are part of a group. People are more likely to follow others, which could explain why chanting to boot a desperate hopeful off a reality show inside a full arena is easier done as a collective than as an individual. Self-awareness is lessened, however, this can be diminished, for example the introduction of CCTV in football stadiums is said to have rendered a reduction in violence. Nevertheless, there are people who are not negatively impacted by crowd effects – and thus, are still able to self-evaluate their behaviour.
Why do we watch reality TV?
Research into motivations to watch competitive TV shows suggests we are mostly enthralled by the possibility of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Moreover, we are motivated to watch reality shows to satisfy some basic desires, including power, social status and vengeance. Using vengeance as an example, reality TV may gratify this desire by way of enjoyment of competition, especially when riddled with struggle between competitors. People who tend to avoid conflict and anger are more likely to avoid reality TV as these shows can represent competition in a negative way, often tangled with conflict. This is true of shows such as the X Factor that pits people against each other, prime example being the six chair challenge. However, it is not fair to propose that this is the only motivation present for people who enjoy reality TV. Sociable people are significantly more likely to watch popular TV shows than non-sociable people as it is usually the topic of discussion between friends and work colleagues.
Are you enchanted or disenchanted by reality TV? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
Daisy Sunderalingam
I am an aspiring Clinical Psychologist hoping to complete a PhD in Clinical Psychology in the near future. Last year I graduated with a First Class Honours BSc in Psychology, currently I am studying for an MSc in Occupational Psychology. Once qualified I plan to combine Clinical and Occupational to provide interventions for those suffering with neurodiversity and physical disabilities, with the objective to help these individuals successfully enter the world of employment.
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As Prince William put it, the only word that describes him is "legend."
As acting advice goes, William's response is perhaps not the most useful, but it does seem to perfectly sum up the way the younger royals view the patriarch of their family—and with good reason.
While the Queen is in the driver's seat when it comes to royal life, she has always supported her husband as a leader in their family's personal matters. The Duke of Edinburgh has never been what you might describe as a sensitive modern man—he is brusque and practical—but he is by all accounts fiercely loyal and loving, and has endeavored to teach his children and grandchildren about strength, dedication, confidence, and endurance.
Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, and their grandfather Prince Philip watch the races from the balcony of the Royal Box on Derby Day in 2012.
"I think Grandpa is incredible," Princess Eugenie said of the 97-year-old Philip in the documentary Our Queen at Ninety. "He really is strong and consistent. He's been there for all these years, and I think he's the rock, you know, for all of us."
Philip is a dependable presence in his grandchildren's lives, as they are never far from the next big Windsor get-together. The royals have always been keen on family celebrations like Christmas at Sandringham, Easter at Windsor Castle, and summer vacations at Balmoral, as well as uniquely royal events such as Trooping the Colour, Buckingham Palace garden parties, the Windsor Horse Show, the Garter Ceremony, and Royal Ascot. They family gets together many times a year as a big mixed group, which clearly helps to foster their sense of belonging.
The Duke has also forged strong individual connections with each of his children's children. Philip loves spending time outside, and he has passed on his enthusiasm for the great outdoors, guiding each of them in pursuits like fly fishing, hiking, and barbecuing in the Scottish Highlands.
The Duke is also a big fan of carriage racing, a passion which is shared by one of his younger grandchildren, Lady Louise Windsor. Meanwhile, he inspired his oldest two grandchildren, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, to follow in his footsteps and attend his old school Gordonstoun.
Lady Louise Windsor carriage driving.
Philip played a central role in Prince William and Prince Harry's lives after the death of their mother in 1997. At the time of Diana's fatal accident, William, Harry, and their father were staying with the Queen and Prince Philip at Balmoral in the Scottish Highlands. In the days and weeks that followed, it was decided the best thing for the two boys was for them to stay tucked away privately on the sprawling estate, protected from both the 24/7 newspaper coverage and public scrutiny. During this difficult time, Philip took his two young grandsons William, then 15 and Harry, then 12 under his wing.
Later, when it came to Diana's funeral, there was a discussion of whether William and Harry should walk in the cortege alongside their father Prince Charles and maternal uncle Charles Spencer. It was reported later that William didn't want to do it, but it was the influence of his grandfather that changed his mind.
Believing that if William didn't walk in the procession, it would be something the young prince would later regret, Philip said to his grandson, "If I walk, will you walk with me?" William's trust in his grandfather was so complete that he agreed.
Prince Philip, Prince William, Charles Spencer, Prince Harry, and Prince Charles walking behind Princess Diana's funeral cortege.
After William returned to school at Eton, he was a regular visitor to nearby Windsor Castle, where his grandparents spend their weekends. He would spend time not just with his grandmother (from whom he was learning about the constitutional matters he would one day need deal with himself), but his grandfather too, for tea and a chat.
Later, when William was new at St. Andrew's University, he reportedly felt homesick and unsure of himself and contemplated leaving school. However, he chatted things through with his grandfather and ended up remaining at the university, though he changed the focus of his course of study.
As an adult, William has paid tribute to his grandfather in many ways. Philip was raised by his uncle Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and William showed his respect twice over when he not only gave his first son Prince George the middle name Louis, but then named his second son Louis as well. And when William visited the Middle East in 2018, he further honored his grandfather by visiting the grave of Philip's mother, Princess Alice of Battenburg.
The Duke of Edinburgh is equally close to Prince Harry, and they are uniquely bonded in military matters. They have both seen active wartime duty, as Philip served in the Royal Navy during WWII and Harry undertook two tours in Afghanistan.
And in the years before Philip's retirement, he was clearly showing Harry the ropes when it came to paying tribute to those who have lost their lives in service to their country, and it was a poignant sight when every year Harry accompanied his grandfather on engagements around Remembrance Sunday.
Princes William and Harry with the Queen and Prince Philip on Remembrance Sunday in 2009.
Philip made a special effort to support his grandson's personal endeavors, meeting Harry's Walking With the Wounded team at Buckingham Palace in 2013, and taking a tour of his Sentebale Diana tribute garden with the prince himself at the RHS Chelsea Flower show in 2015.
It's clear that the pair make each other laugh as they've been seen cracking each other up at more than one royal event over the years, and it's even thought that Philip had his hip operation when he did in 2018 so that he would be fit to attend the wedding of Harry and his new granddaughter-in-law Meghan Markle.
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Meeting With Facebook COO Very Fruitful: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 3 said his meeting with Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg was "very fruitful" as they discussed ways to use this platform for governance and better interaction between the people and governments.
"Had a very fruitful meeting with Sheryl Sandberg. She pointed out that India is a very important country for Facebook, considering the high number of active Facebook users in India," the prime minister said in his Facebook post.
"Being an avid user of social media myself, I talked about ways through which a platform such as Facebook can be used for governance and better interaction between the people and governments. I also talked about how Facebook can be used to bring more tourists to India," he said.
He also sought Facebook's assistance in commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
"We intend to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary year with a special focus on cleanliness and I spoke to Ms. Sandberg on how Facebook can assist us in this endeavor," Modi posted.
Modi is the second most popular politician on Facebook, with over 18 million friends.
Both Modi and Sandberg posted pictures of their meeting on their respective Facebook pages.
Modi is an avid social networking and microblogging site user.
Source-http://newsindiatimes.com/
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Highlights of Rail Budget 2014
TNN |
Union minister Sadananda Gowda is presenting his first Rail Budget in the Lok Sabha. Here are the highlights :* Indian railways to become the largest freight carrier in the world.
* Social obligation of Railways in 2013-14 was Rs 20,000 crore.
* Gross traffic receipts in 2013-14 was Rs 12,35,558 crore; operating ratio was 94 per cent.
* Focus in past has been on sanctioning projects rather than completing them, Railway minister says.
* Indian Railways spent Rs 41,000 crore on laying of 3,700 km of new lines in last 10 years.
* Fare revision will bring in Rs.8,000 crore; need another Rs.9,000 crore for golden quadrilateral project.
* Railways also proposes to set up Food Courts at major stations.
* Need to explore alternative sources of resource mobilisation and not depend on fare hike alone, Railway minister says.
* Spend 94 paisa of every rupee earned, leaving a surplus of only 6 paisa.
* With 12,500 trains, railways move 23 million passengers every day; equivalent to moving Australia's population.
* Separate housekeeping wing at 50 major stations.
* CCTV to monitor cleanliness activities.
* Mechanized laundry will be introduced.
* Dedicated freight corridor on Eastern and Western corridors.
* 5400 unmanned level crossing removed.
* Tourist trains to be introduced to link all major places of tourist interests across the country.
* 4,000 women constables to be recruited to ensure safety of women. 17,000 RPF constables to provide safety to passengers.
* Setting up of Railway University for technical and non-technical study.
* Ultrasonic system to detect problem in track.
* Proposal to start Bullet trains on Mumbai—Ahmedabad route. Speed of important trains will be also raised.
* Diamond Quadrilateral project of high speed trains to connect all major metros.
* E-ticketing system to be improved. Future e-ticketing to support 7200 tickets per minute & to allow 120,000 simultaneous users
* Wifi in A1 and A category stations and in select trains. Internet-based platform and unreserved tickets.
* GIS mapping and digitization of Railway Land. Extension of logistics support to various e-Commerce Companies.
* Bulk of future projects will be financed through PPP mode.
* Facilitate transport of milk through rail. Special milk transportation trains in association with Amul and National Dairy Association Board.
* One ticket to reach from Delhi to Srinagar. Uddhampur to Banihal by bus and Banihal to Srinagar by train.
* Mumbai local to get 860 new, state-of-the art coaches. 64 new EMUs to be introduced.
* Train connectivity to Char Dham.
* Paperless office of Indian railways in 5 years. Digital reservation charts at stations.
*  Ready-to-eat meals to be introduced in phased manners.
* 27 Express trains to be introduced.
* 5 Jansadharan , 5 Premium AC trains to be introduced.
Source-http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
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Kapsch TrafficCom completed the transaction to acquire Transdyn
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We are pleased to share with you that effective January 15, 2014, Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS Inc. completed the transaction to acquire Transdyn.
Kapsch and Transdyn are genuinely excited about this acquisition and about our ongoing commitment to the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) markets. As a result of this transaction, we bring together a global leader in ETC and ITS systems and with a leader in advanced traffic management solutions and systems integration. This union ensures we will continue to meet the evolving needs of our partners around the world while offering one of the best and broadest ITS portfolios in the industry.
As a current partner of Transdyn, we want to assure you of our commitment to continuity in operations. Transdyn President, Mark Thompson, and his entire team remain available to support your existing business needs. Your Transdyn contacts, and their phone numbers and email addresses, remain unchanged. All Transdyn facility locations and addresses remain the same.
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One pedestrian killed every week in 2013 in Kochi
Gireesh P Krishnan,TNN
KOCHI: This certainly is a dubious record that should make the traffic police squirm: In 2013, one person has been killed every week while trying to cross the city streets. In other words, five pedestrians lost their lives every month in 2013 till November with senior citizens accounting for a majority of the casualties.
The number has gone up despite the police and motor vehicles department (MVD) carrying out regular inspections at various places to reign in speeding and negligent driving.
As per the data available with the police, 59 pedestrians died on the city roads up to November this year compared with 49 deaths in 2012. However, pedestrian deaths were really high in 2011 with 72 citizens losing their lives in road accidents.
This year, in the month of November alone 11 pedestrians died after being hit by vehicles on city roads. According to police, majority of pedestrian deaths occurred on National Highway 47.According to police, despite repeated requests the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has not taken any steps to provide zebra crossings for pedestrians on NH. "With pedestrian deaths increasing, we had requested the NHAI and authorities to provide zebra crossings and erect barricades. But there was no response," said P P Shams, assistant commissioner, traffic west. He added even the road safety council had asked the NHAI to provide zebra lines and erect barricades on the median.
Strikingly, most of the pedestrians killed in accidents this year were aged 50 and above. As per the data, over 30 pedestrians aged 50 and above were killed on city roads this year so far.
"It's a matter of concern that most those who died in road accidents are aged people. Accidents happen mainly during evening hours. Lack of sufficient light could be a cause as people may not get a clear view of approaching vehicles," he said. Meanwhile, the NHAI said that zebra crossings alone would not help to address the issue. "Along with zebra crossings, signalling systems should also be provided for pedestrians to cross," said C T Abraham, project director, NHAI.
Abraham further said that erecting barricades on the median will not be of much use as they are removed by the public periodically at Vyttila Junction.
"In order to enable pedestrians to safely cross roads, foot overbridges are required. The NHAI has already approved five foot overbridges at important junctions, including Vyttila," said Abraham, adding that the construction of the bridges was likely to start in five or six months.
Source-http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Borivli man dies in E-way mishap
MUMBAI: A 45-year-old man was killed and three others, including a five-year-old boy, sustained severe injuries after the car they were travelling in fell off a bridge at Kiwale near Dehu Road on the Mumbai-Pune expressway on Wednesday night.
The deceased has been identified as Amarnath Mahadev Kalekar, a Borivli resident. The injured include Amarnath's brother Jagannath (40), his wife Manju (35) and their son Gaurav (5). Investigating officer P P Ahivale said the accident took place around 10 pm.
The Kalekars were heading towards Solapur, the police said. "Amarnath was driving the car," Ahivale added.
He said when the car approached the bridge, one of its front tyres burst. "It was travelling at speed and Amarnath could not control it," Ahivale said, adding, "The car turned turtle and fell from the bridge."
The impact killed Amarnath on the spot. "A police team rushed to the spot and rescued the injured and rushed them to a hospital," he said.
The Dehu Road police have registered a case of accidental death.
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MOU signed between India and China on cooperation in roads and road transportation
Bejing: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China, herein after referred to as the 'Participants',
Recognizing the significant mutual benefit that can be derived by the Participants from cooperation on roads and road transportation matters;
Recognizing the common objective of developing and promoting safe, efficient, cost effective and sustainable road transportation systems;
Recognizing the importance of roads and road transportation in the economic development process of each Participant country, within their respective national policy framework;
Have reached the following understanding:
Principles and Objectives of Cooperation
1. Under the framework of this Memorandum of Understanding ('Memorandum'), the Participants will undertake cooperation on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit.
2. The purpose of this Memorandum is to establish a long-term and effective relationship of communication and cooperation in Roads and Road Transportation.
For the purpose of this Memorandum,
a. 'Road ' means the National Highways of the respective countries.
b. 'Road Transportation' means transportation of both passengers and goods by road but excludes urban transport.
The Participants will cooperate in the fields of roads and road transportation in the following areas:
a. Exchange and sharing of knowledge and cooperation in the areas of transportation technology, transport policy, for passenger and freight movement by roads;
b. Planning, administration and management of road infrastructure, technology and standards for roads/highways construction and maintenance;
c. Sharing of information and best practices for developing road safety plans and road safety intervention strategies, and outreach activities aimed at reducing deaths and injuries resulting from road accidents, through:
(i) Exchange and sharing of knowledge in Intelligent Transport System;
(ii) Sharing of information and best practices on increasing vehicle safety oversight, and safety fitness framework for the vehicle testing and certification system;
d. Sharing of knowledge and best practices in user fee (toll) related issues; including the modern system, technologies and methods of levying of user fee and collection including Electronic Toll Collection System;
e. Sharing of information in areas of improved technologies and materials in road and bridge construction, including joint research;
f. Sharing the experience on contractual frameworks, financing and procurement issues, particularly related to Public Private Partnerships (PPP) mode;
g. Any other area of bi-lateral cooperation, mutually agreed by the Participants.
Ways of cooperation
1. The cooperation under this Memorandum will be carried out through the following ways:
a. Consultations at expert level about specific cooperation issues upon the requests of the Participants;
b. Organizing exchange visits for technical experts;
c. Organizing technical exchanges by way of joint organization of workshops/ seminars/conferences, etc;
d. Exchange of relevant technical materials in accordance with the provisions of the respective laws and regulations and information of policies, laws and regulations;
e. Mutual provision of information relating to transport infrastructure construction projects in their own country;
f. To undertake relevant scientific and technical research in the institutes from both countries including joint research in the identified areas of cooperation.
g. Any other method of cooperation as mutually agreed upon.
2. Whenever necessary, the Participants will discuss and jointly determine the detailed arrangement of the cooperation activities specified in Paragraph 1 of this Article.
1. Coordination Organizations:
International Cooperation Wing of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of the Republic of India and Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China will carry out the coordination of activities under this Memorandum;
2. Implementation Mechanism:
a. The Participants agree to constitute a Joint Working Group (JWG) to oversee the implementation of this Memorandum and to identify specific cooperation activities and services under this Memorandum.
b. The JWG will deal with all questions related to the implementation of this Memorandum and resolve the difficulties that might arise in the course of implementation of this Memorandum.
c. The members of this JWG will be nominated by the Participants. The JWG will meet, as per mutual agreement, alternately in China and in India.
d. Where possible and appropriate, the Participants will facilitate the involvement of other institutions and organizations in the cooperation activities under this Memorandum, both in the government and private sectors.
The Participants agreed that each government shall bear its own administrative costs for the implementation of this Memorandum. Specific financial procedures will be negotiated for certain cooperation activities as needed. Any contract or separate detailed arrangements for such activities will be jointly determined by the Participants.
1. The Participants agreed that prior approval shall be sought of the other participant before the use of any publicity or presentational material by any of the Participants and executive agencies as are allowed to participate under Article 4 of this Memorandum.
2. Scientific and Technical information of a non-proprietary nature derived from the cooperative activities conducted under this Memorandum may be made available to the public through customary channels and, in accordance with, the normal procedures of the Participants, and other governmental entities involved in the cooperative activities.
Information and documentation received by either of the Participants as a result of cooperation under this Memorandum within their respective regulatory and legislative framework will not be given to a third party without the prior written consent of the originator. The Participants accept that either Participant may be subject to legal obligations concerning the disclosure of information relating to this Memorandum within their respective regulatory and legislative framework but will nonetheless ensure the other Participant is informed prior to any disclosure subject to the provisions for 'Confidentiality' under this Memorandum, wherever applicable.
Any dispute about the interpretation or application of this Memorandum will be resolved by consultations between the Participants, and will not be referred to any national or international tribunal or third party for settlement. If the Participants are unable to resolve the dispute, either Participant may terminate this Memorandum in accordance with Article 11 or such shorter period as may be decided between the Participants.
Nature of the Memorandum
1. This Memorandum is not legally binding on either of the Participants.
2. This Memorandum will not generate any public/international law obligations for the Participants.
3. All activities developed under this Memorandum are subject to existing laws and regulations of the respective country of the Participants, and to the availability of necessary funds and resources.
Entry into Force, Validity, Termination, Interpretation and Amendment
The Participants agree to the following provisions:
1. Entry into Force :
This Memorandum shall enter into force on the date of its signature and will remain valid for a period of five years and shall be extended by another five years, upon their mutual written consent, at least six(6) months before expiry of the validity of this Memorandum.
2. Amendment to the Memorandum:
This Memorandum may be amended by mutual written consent of the Participants. Any amendments thereto shall enter into force on the date of signing of such consent.
3. Termination Provision:
a. The Memorandum may be terminated by either of the Participants at any time by giving sixty (60) days advance written notice to the other Participant.
b. Unless otherwise agreed in written form, the termination of this MOU shall not affect the validity of any ongoing project or activity implemented in accordance with this Memorandum.
c. The Participants will determine how the outstanding matters should be dealt with on the basis of mutual consultation.
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Written by ITW Editor · Filed Under Default, India & Neighbours, Indian Govt, International, MoU, News
When roads are killing fields
By Vinod Mathew
Kerala is at it again. The state is seeking ways to downsize the width of the National Highway network under its footprint, from 45 metres to 30 metres even as progressive states have made clear their intention to go by the international benchmark of 60 metres. Such an unreasonable posturing comes at time when the state leads the nation with 13 daily deaths from road accidents, most of them on narrow roads, from head-on collisions. The opposition to wide roads comes largely from a few lobbies of powerful land sharks who have built commercial complexes along narrow roadsides in the thriving business hubs of Malappuram and other northern districts. The state government is so much like a toy in their hands that serious discussion is under way on building sky roads along such stretches where it upsets the high and mighty if the roads get widened.
Ideally, the need to widen and straighten its narrow, serpentine roads should have been flagged by the state itself, considering the gigantic growth of its vehicle population in recent years. The journey from 1,94,567 vehicles in 1980-81 to 60,72,019 in 2010-11 has come at a breakneck speed, with the last year alone adding another 8,21,295 vehicles. Consider the vital statistics: Eight national highways in the state cover a length of 1,524km or only 2.3 per cent of the total national highway network in the country. Even as road accidents numbered 37,072 in 2000, causing 2,710 deaths and leaving 49,403 injured, in 2012 the accidents remained rooted at 36,174 but the number of deaths climbed to 4,286, showcasing what real damage head-on collisions by speeding vehicles on narrow and winding roads can do.
In other words, the state roads have witnessed close to 40,000 deaths and left four lakh injured, many of them maimed for life — a fact that should have shaken the state government into seeking its own ways and means of widening, straightening its roads.
It is in this context that one has to see the latest in a string of hugely parochial demands put forth by the state in a seemingly endless endeavour to set its own standards. It is a given that such demands keep cropping up on occasions that warrant definition of acceptable standards, whether it be for setting up industrial units or going in for infrastructure projects. In essence, no industry is allowed to set base in the state because of heightened pollution fears, though the average Keralite has no qualms about availing benefits of such industries set up in neighbouring states. The mindset holds good in the case of saying no to thermal power projects or large manufacturing hubs that will essentially have as a spin-off, a degree of environmental pollution. Kerala, therefore, has chosen to be a consumer state, leaving it to the other states the little matter of production — whether it be for foodgrain, vegetables, fruits or the many automobiles that it buys in large numbers, the narrow roads notwithstanding.
It is by no means a logical corollary to this thought process, but many Keralites also think it but natural to give a thumbs down when asked to pay toll while motoring through well-carpeted stretches of national highway. Strangely, this does not seem to bother any Keralite once he crosses the border, with many waxing eloquent in an incredulous tone on the rather heavy toll he's required to pay during a drive to Goa and back. But once he hits the home road, it is all cursing and swearing each time he catches the sight of a toll gate.
Cynics often argue that the bane of Kerala has been its high dose of literacy and the cultural chip-on-the-shoulder many seem to carry while going about their daily business. While these are debatable points, there is no denying the negative impact that the non-resident Keralite (NRK) has had on their kith and kin, as much is persuading them to lead a life of no toil as in making a whole community believe an NRK is so special that an NRI pales into insignificance when faced with the homegrown repatriate. Thus, you have a whole department at the state government-level playing fiddle to the whims of the NRK community, you have the NRK deposits rated at an overwhelming percentage of Kerala's GDP and of course a real estate sector and a gold jewellery business that catches flu of the highest virulence each time the NRK sneezes.
Therefore, it should have come as no surprise when the state government, led by an unusually belligerent chief minister, pitched wholeheartedly to get airborne an idea that has remained grounded nevertheless. The concept of Air Kerala was thus borne. The purpose — to fly in and fly out all those NRKs, who keep getting annoyed periodically at the highhanded treatment meted out to them by the national flier, Air India, and its country cousin, Air India Express.
Such has been the animosity generated among the NRKs against Air India Express that its management is actively thinking of shifting its headquarters from Kochi to Mumbai or any other location where the chances of Keralites behaving in a normal manner are significantly on the high side.
Even as its airy ideas remain grounded, Kerala refuses to take a serious look at down-to-earth solutions to its daily problems. It continues to turn a Nelson's eye to passing a law against the stopping of government buses at major curves on its winding roads, said to be one of the causes for major accidents and something that it can set right at no cost to the exchequer. True, such a path-breaking decision can come only if it volunteers to undertake a great re-engineering exercise — one of its mindset. Having said that, it is time the people of the state began taking ownership for many of the woes that have befallen it and stop blaming others, stop looking for unrealistic solutions.
Getting a move on, the first step could be to stop calling hartals at the drop of an umbrella. Because, this stoppage of normal working days has no immediate history of having set anything right, since realistically none of the recent hartals are a throwback on those from the freedom struggle days. If that were the case and the goal behind the hartal a noble one, we would have had at least one hartal calling for widening the Kerala roads as per international standards, as a first step towards metamorphosing the girth and elevation of many murderous roads, so that people could safely venture out, confident that they will reach home by the end of the day.
(The writer is resident editor, The New Indian Express, Kerala. E-mail: [email protected])
Written by ITW Editor · Filed Under News, NHAI, Safety
Indian firm wins contract to help build highway in Ethiopia
IANS |
An India-based consulting company has won a $1.46 million contract for consultation and supervision of the construction of the 133 km Kombolcha-Mille highway project in Ethiopia.
The company, Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats Pvt. Ltd. (ICT) is working in a joint venture with the Ethiopia-based Civil Works Consulting Engineers. It has been in Ethiopia for 17 years and has undertaken more than 25 road projects with the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA). "We have worked with ERA on various projects like this and we never failed them, I guess that is why we are going to undertake this project as well," Saurabh Sharma, country manager of the company, told IANS.
Indian firm wins contract to help build highway in Ethiopia "The fact that the people we are working with are polite and ready to learn keep us going back to work with them," he said adding, "Indian companies are known for delivering projects on time". ICT India won the bid against five companies. "ICT India offered a lower price and, at the same time, surpassed other competitors in the technical evaluation," an ERA official told IANS on condition of anonymity.
At this point, the road exists in the form of a gravel road. "It will thus be upgraded to asphalt, which will smoothly and efficiently accommodate traffic flow and enhance the region's economic activities," said the official. "The project that connects the Amhara Regional State with the Afar Regional State will be funded with a loan acquired from the World Bank (WB)," he said. The road is expected to be used as an import-export route as it would reduce the travel time to the Port of Djibouti. Sharma said his company is planning to participate more in international projects to increase its business.
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Written by ITW Editor · Filed Under Highway, International, News
Fernandes lauds HT campaign, bats for toll-free model
Sanjeev K Ahuja and Anupam Thapa, Hindustan Times New Delhi,
Lauding HT's efforts to bring to light the issues plaguing commuters on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, Union minister for road transport and highways Oscar Fernandes has acknowledged the fact that the toll plazas have failed to deliver and hoped that the court delivers a favourable verdict in public interest.
The senior Congress leader on Tuesday congratulated the Hindustan Times team for carrying out relentless campaigns on the expressway and its toll plazas when the team met with him in New Delhi to hand over the petitions addressed to him by thousands of disgruntled commuters. He also went through a news report from HT's ongoing "Taking a Toll" campaign which was started on July 29.
"There are reports that commuters are harassed at various toll plazas on various roads, but the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway is a different case as we see traffic jams on a daily basis here. This issue is being discussed in the high court and we hope that the decision would come in favour of the commuters. In the case of the expressway, people do not mind paying toll of R21 but they fail to get the benefit of paying the same," said Fernandes.
The Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka said that his ministry planned to launch a pilot project to test electronic tolling system, which would allow commuters to cross toll plazas without halting, and it, he said, would be implemented across all the national highways if it was successful.
While endorsing his support for the proposed toll-free model in which the commuters are not charged toll and the operator instead earns revenue out of non-toll options such as rentals out of real estate rights and advertisements, Fernandes said that this proposal could be tried as it did not affect revenue inflow for the operator.
The ministry of road transport and highways has zeroed in on Hero Honda crossing on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway and Delhi-Dhasna Road for the project where the operator would be given out realty rights.
The commuters here would not have to pay toll for a trouble-free ride. "It is a good proposal as it does not affect the revenue intake and the commuter also does not need to pay toll," said Fernandes.
Source-http://www.hindustantimes.com
Written by ITW Editor · Filed Under Delhi-Gurgaon, Expressway, News
National Highways Authority of India to induct outside professionals
NEW DELHI: The Parliament approved a bill seeking to increase the number of members of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) by inducting professionals from outside, with the Rajya Sabha passing it with voice vote on Tuesday.Induction of outside professionals is expected to enhance the capacity of the NHAI to take strategic decision, widen its perspective, bring in the best management practices, and assist in achieving the goal of higher private participation.
The National Highways Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2012 was passed in the Lok Sabha in September last year.
At present the NHAI consists of a chairman, up to five full-time members and up to four part-time members. The Bill seeks to expand the Authority and it will now consist of a chairman, up to six full-time members and six part-time members.
It mandates that at least two of the part-time members must be non-government professionals with knowledge or experience in financial management, transportation planning or any other relevant discipline.
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NCDOT awards contract to upgrade 5 miles of U.S. Hwy. 70 in Craven County
Posted: Sep 25, 2019 / 08:16 AM EDT / Updated: Sep 25, 2019 / 08:19 AM EDT
NCODT Route Map of Planned US-70 Upgrade to Interstate 42
NEW BERN, NC (WNCT) – The NC Department of Transportation announced on Wednesday that it has awarded a contract to upgrade five miles of U.S. Hwy. 70 in Craven County to interstate standards.
NCDOT officials said the contract, worth more than $203 million, will eliminate the existing signalized intersections on U.S. 70 at Williams Road, Airport Road, Grantham Road, Taberna Way and Thurman Road in James City by taking U.S. 70 over these side roads, and providing access to U.S. 70 via on-ramps and off-ramps.
Right-of-way acquisition is expected to start in 2020 and construction is expected to start the following year, with estimated completion of this portion in the fall of 2023, according to NCDOT.
This latest project is part of NCDOT's plan to upgrade U.S. 70 to Interstate 42, linking Raleigh and Morehead City. NCODT said Interstate 42, when complete, will be a faster route to the central part of the coast, and will serve as a faster potential evacuation route for residents to head west during hurricane evacuations.
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Craven County retiree 'blessed' after Cash 5 jackpot win of over $600,000
by North Carolina Education Lottery / Jan 20, 2021
RALEIGH – When the Cash 5 jackpot got above $500,000 Charlie Bennett of New Bern decided to try his luck at the jackpot and ended up taking home $642,767.
"I think it was at $500,000 on the 27th and so I said, 'Well, it's time to start playing again,'" recalled Bennett. "So, on the 28th I decided to go out and play."
New Bern church rings bells to honor those who have died of COVID-19
by Caroline Bowyer / Jan 19, 2021
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) -- The U.S. now has more than 400,000 COVID deaths on the eve of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
Churches across the state took time Tuesday to remember those who have lost their lives to COVID-19, including New Bern Christ Church.
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Kush and the Ptolemies
In 305 BC, during the reign of Kushite Pharaoh Nastasen, and decades after the death of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian General Ptolemy crowned himself king of Egypt. Ptolemy eventually founded the Ptolemaic dynasty that ruled Egypt until 30 BC.
©Mattew Scott Ptolemy's temple at Dakha.
The political relations between the Ptolemies and the Kushites are obscure. The political borders between Ptolemaic Egypt and Kush are vaguely defined in records. According to some sources, the southern border of Egypt extended to a portion of Lower Nubia known as the Dodekaschoinos, which stretched from Philae to Maharrqa. The Ptolemies also controlled the gold mines of Wadi el Allaqi.1
Meroitic (note: Greek influence). Source: Wildung, Dietrich. Sudan: Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile.
During the reign of Kushite Pharaoh Arkamani, Ptolemy IV built a new temple at Dakka. In cooperation, Arkamani built a small entrance hall to the temple.2 The Kushite Pharaoh also constructed a temple at Philae with its entrance hall built by Ptolemy.3 A later Kushite Pharaoh, Arnekhamani, built an entrance hall to a temple, to which the Ptolemy made additions.4
The Dakka Temple is located about 90 kilometers south of Aswan, in Lower Nubia. Kushite Pharaoh Arkamani and Ptolemy IV cooperated in building this temple, in dedication to Thoth (God of wisdom, science, time, and writing). Work on this temple is thought to have started in about 222 B.C. Inside the temple are well preserved relieves of a Kushite pharaoh making various offerings to god Thoth and goddesses Anuket, Sekhmet, Isis, and Tefnut.
However, during the reign of Ptolemy IV, tensions developed between Kush and Egypt, possibly coinciding with the Theban revolt in Upper Egypt. It has been suggested that Kush had supported the revolt, thus the exceptional hostility that Ptolemy IV and Ptolemy V have exhibited towards the Kushites.5 In 207 BC a Kushite Pharaoh is reported as governing from Thebes.6
As an act of vengence, Ptolemy V erased the name of Arkamani from the Philae inscriptions. Ptolemy IV fought battles with Kush south of the Dedekaschoinos, after which Egypt seemed to have lost territories to Kush. Archeological evidence dated to the Ptolemaic era indicates that a number Egyptian fortresses in Lower Nubia were occupied by Kushites. Archeology also shows evidence for Kushite occupations as far north as Qasr Ibrim;7 that is during, and/or after, the reign of Ptolemy IV (221-205 BC).
1 D. A. Welsby, The Kingdom of Kush: The Napatan and Meroitic Empires (Marcus Wiener, 1998).
2 V. Maxwell, M. Fitzpatrick, S. Jenkins, and A. Sattin, Egypt (Lonely Planet, 2006) 327.
3 F. Ll. Griffith, Meroitic Inscriptions, Part II.: Napata to Philae and Miscellaneous, (Office of the Egypt exploration fund, 1912).
4 J. D. Fage, and R. A. Oliver, The Cambridge History of Africa (Cambridge UP, 1982) 226-8.
5 A. J. Arkel, A History of the Sudan: From the Earliest Times to 1821 (London: Athlone P, 1961).
6 R. A. Lobban Jr. Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia. (Scarecrow P, 2003) 320.
7 M. Horton, "Africa in Egypt: New Evidence from Qasr Ibrim", ed. Davies (1991).


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Shopokov (Kyrgyz: Шопоков; Roushie: Шопоков) is a toun in the Chuy Province o Kyrgyzstan. Awtho geographically locatit athin Sokuluk Destrict o that province an bein the de facto economic an cultural centre o the destrict, Shopokov is admeenistered separately frae the destrict.
Accordin tae a report bi the local authorities (undatit, but published some time atween 2003 an 2009), the toun's population wis 9,150. Major ethnic groups wure Roushies (4906), Kyrgyz (2704), Ukrainians (752), an Germans (296).
The predecessor o the day's Shopokov Ceety wis an urban-type settlement named Krasnooktyabrsky (Краснооктябрьский, i.e. "Red October"), established in 1939 alang wi the construction o a sugar mill. Shopokov wis incorporatit as a toun (город) an received its present name on Februar 25, 1985.
The toun is named efter Duyshenkul Shopokov, ane o the 28 sodgers o Ivan Panfilov's Diveesion who wur reportit tae dee heroically on November 16, 1941 while defendin Moscow.
Efter the dissolution o the Soviet Union, the sugar mill haes been privatized, an is still in operation. Local industries an aa manufacture a variety o equipment for fuid-processin industry.
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Help create a big future for Nottinghamshire
2Aug 2021
How do you want Nottinghamshire to look in 10 years' time? This is just one of the big questions being posed by Nottinghamshire County Council in their 'Big Notts Survey' which opens on 2 August 2021 to all Nottinghamshire residents.
Feedback from the survey will form the cornerstone of the council's new ambitious Council Plan that looks to the next 10 years and beyond whilst setting out its detailed priorities for the next four years.
The survey seeks to understand residents worries through the pandemic and what opportunities they think the recovery could bring, whilst asking everyone to consider what they want for themselves their families and their local area in the next 10 years.
All residents will be able to take part by completing the online survey at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/bignottssurvey or can pick-up a printed copy from 9 August at all county libraries, Children's Centres and other council buildings. The council will also be inviting residents to share their hopes and concerns for the future of Nottinghamshire through its social media channels and will be engaging directly with a range of people who regularly use its services.
Councillor Ben Bradley MP, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, said: "This conversation with our residents comes at a unique and unparalleled time as we emerge from a pandemic that has altered all our lives and as the council creates its long-term vision to build a better Nottinghamshire for all.
We are totally committed to listening to and taking on board whatever people say needs to be done to improve our county. Every voice is important, and we want to reach out to those who often go unheard to make sure we build a future Nottinghamshire that benefits everyone."
Councillor Bradley continued: "Over the last few months as we've started to recover from the pandemic the council has got off to a flying start. We've declared a climate emergency with a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, held our first meeting of the cross-party Highways Review Panel to review how we can best keep our roads in a good state of repair, and also attracted major funding into the county to support essential pubic services such as adult social care, school rebuilding programmes, flood prevention schemes and major road improvements. But we want to do much more, and we want the Council Plan to be the blueprint for how we can achieve and deliver on this."
Councillor Bruce Laughton, Deputy Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council added: "The people of Nottinghamshire are industrious, talented, and forward looking and we trust them to tell us what's most needed to make Nottinghamshire a success. We want everyone to complete the survey and to be bold and aspirational so the council and its partners can work together to do all they can to make it a reality."
The survey will close on 19 September. Results from the survey will help inform and shape the Council Plan which will considered by the council in Autumn 2021.
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Tropical Storm Nicole live updates: Makes landfall as hurricane in Florida
Thursday, November 10 by ABC News
(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Nicole made landfall along Florida's east coast early Thursday as a Category 1 storm. At least 45 of Florida's 67 counties are under a state of emergency due to Nicole. Nicole formed as a subtropical storm in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean on... Read More.
Hurricane Nicole live updates: Latest path as storm nears Florida landfall
Wednesday, November 9 by ABC News
(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Nicole is forecast to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Florida's east coast. The storm is expected to make landfall in the Sunshine State between the southeastern cities of Fort Pierce and Melbourne late Wednesday or early... Read More.
Tropical Storm Nicole live updates: Forecast to make landfall in Florida tonight
Subtropical Storm Nicole updates: Could make landfall as a hurricane in Florida
Tuesday, November 8 by ABC News
(NEW YORK) -- A number of severe weather alerts are now in effect along Florida's east coast as Subtropical Storm Nicole makes its way toward the Sunshine State. The National Weather Service has warned that Nicole could be as strong as a hurricane when it... Read More.
Hurricane Ian's latest: Residents told to act 'now' as Florida braces for landfall
Wednesday, September 28 by ABC News
(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Ian strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday morning, hours before it was expected to make landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast. Landfall is expected between afternoon and early evening in the area near Port Charlotte and Sarasota, though the... Read More.
Hurricane Ian's latest path: Forecast shows landfall in Tampa Bay area
Tuesday, September 27 by ABC News
(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Ian strengthened to a Category 3 storm on Tuesday as it made landfall in Cuba on its path to Florida. The hurricane is forecast to make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast or Panhandle by midday Thursday, though there is uncertainty about... Read More.
Hurricane Ian's latest path: Ian makes landfall in Cuba as Category 3
Hurricane Ian's latest path: Hurricane makes landfall in Cuba after strengthening to Category 3 storm
Category 2 hurricane may make landfall in Florida next week: Forecast
Friday, September 23 by ABC News
(NEW YORK) -- After a slow start to hurricane season, a Category 2 hurricane may make landfall in Florida next week. The storm, currently known as Tropical Depression 9, is set to move into the warm waters of the Western Caribbean this weekend and is... Read More.
Entire island of Puerto Rico loses power as Hurricane Fiona makes landfall
Sunday, September 18 by ABC News
(SAN JUAN) -- The entire island of Puerto Rico lost power just before Hurricane Fiona made landfall on Sunday afternoon, according to officials. More than 1.5 million customers are without electricity as the Category 1 storm, with sustained winds at 85 mph and torrential rain... Read More.
Nicholas makes landfall as Category 1 hurricane in Texas: Latest forecast
(NEW YORK) -- Nicholas made landfall in Texas early Tuesday as a Category 1 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm. The storm had been riding on the water, parallel to the Texas coast, causing it to strengthen from a tropical storm into a hurricane... Read More.
Ida expected to be major hurricane at Louisiana landfall: Latest forecast
Friday, August 27 by ABC News
(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Ida is forecast to strengthen into Category 3 hurricane by the time it makes landfall in Louisiana. First, Ida is expected to become a hurricane on Friday as it passes over Cuba. The latest forecast shows Ida making landfall in Louisiana... Read More.
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Published: Oct. 9, 2012 at 03:51 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2012 at 06:33 p.m.
The San Francisco 49ers were widely considered to be the top team in the NFC prior to the 2012 season largely because of their championship-caliber defense. Through the first five weeks, though, it seems coach Jim Harbaugh has assembled an offense that is nearly as potent, featuring a powerful running game and an explosive aerial attack.
1. The 49ers' power running attack wears down opponents late.
Though the rest of the NFL is emphasizing passing, the 49ers have pushed their way to the top with an old-school approach that relies on a power running game. San Francisco, which leads the league in rushing yards per game (195.8) and yards per attempt (6.1), pummels opponents with an assortment of hard-hitting inside runs from a myriad of run-heavy formations that wear down the interior of the defense. Frank Gore spearheads the attack with a relentless running style that combines physicality and toughness with speed, quickness and vision. He explodes through holes at the point of attack and has the patience and awareness to pick up positive yardage when lanes are clogged. Gore's persistence typically produces huge gains in the second half, after opponents have grown weary of banging into the 49ers' big, imposing offensive line.
In the screengrab below, taken from the Niners' win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, San Francisco is running an inside zone power, with tight end Delanie Walker working through the line to cut off the strong-side linebacker. Gore will attack the line heading in one direction before immediately looking to cut back behind the double-team block from the center and left guard.
Gore finds an open seam and follows Walker's lead block to a 19-yard gain against the Bills.
Click here to watch the full play.
Kendall Hunter has also been a prominent part of the 49ers' running game, spelling Gore on a rotational basis. Hunter isn't as big or physical as Gore, but he's mustered 5.4 yards per carry, and has found success with similar power running plays between the tackles. With two runners who can grind out tough yards in a phone booth, the 49ers are able to persistently attack the interior of defenses with a flurry of jabs, softening opponents up for a knockout blow in the fourth quarter.
2. A deeper receiving corps makes Alex Smith more difficult to defend.
It's no coincidence that Smith is enjoying the best season of his career after the 49ers spent the offseason upgrading their skill positions. Some would argue that receiver Randy Moss has been a disappointment based on his production, but there's no denying that he and receiver Mario Manningham provide more explosiveness on the perimeter. Manningham in particular has been an outstanding complement to tight end Vernon Davis and receiver Michael Crabtree in the passing game. Manningham has the size, speed and burst to win one-on-one matchups, and he ranks third on the team with 19 receptions for 186 yards.
Moss, who ranks fourth on the team with nine receptions for 99 yards, hasn't been utilized as much as some thought he might be, but he still threatens opponents with his ability to get down the field. Inserted into the lineup as part of the 49ers' heavy formations, Moss prevents defenses from dropping the safety into the box to defend the run. In addition to opening up lanes for Gore, this lifts the coverage on Davis down the middle of the field.
As a result, Smith has had an easier time connecting with receivers at every level; his completion percentage has surged to 68.1, and he has an impressive 8:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio. Smith's 108.7 passer rating leads the NFL; the 49ers are 13-0 when he starts and finishes a game with a rating over 100.0.
Let's take a look at how the 49ers have been utilizing their top aerial weapons.
Vernon Davis: In the screengrab below, taken from Sunday's game, the 49ers align in a trey wing slot formation with Walker on the outside, Davis positioned on the right and Moss split out to the left. Walker and Davis will execute a post-wheel combination route designed to take advantage of the Bills' three-deep coverage.
With the corner assigned to run with Walker on the post route, Davis is left wide open down the boundary on the wheel route, resulting in a 53-yard gain.
Michael Crabtree: In the screengrab below, taken from the same game, the 49ers are aligned in a tight wing slot formation, with Crabtree positioned in the slot. The 49ers are running a smash-dig concept, with Crabtree running the dig over the middle of the field.
The Bills linebacker jumps the spot route, and Crabtree comes open over the middle of the field. The play results in a 36-yard gain for Crabtree on a nifty catch-and-run.
Mario Manningham: In the screengrab below, also from Sunday's game, the 49ers are aligned in a bunch formation to the left. The Bills are playing man coverage, leaving Manningham isolated at the top of the screen. The cornerback is playing with heavy inside leverage; Manningham's post-corner route exploits this technique, and he grabs an easy 10-yard touchdown toss from Smith.
3. Greg Roman's creative schemes produce big plays.
The 49ers don't get enough credit for using clever formations and gadgetry to create big-play opportunities. Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Roman routinely align the 49ers in quirky formations, looking for a numerical advantage at the point of attack that can lead to a huge gain on the ground. They also aren't afraid to call fly-sweeps or reverses to take advantage of aggressive defenders who overrun plays to the front side.
I was surprised by how many of the 49ers' biggest plays over the past few weeks were the products of gimmicks or trick plays. In a win over the New York Jets in Week 4, the 49ers broke out several deceptive plays to exploit undisciplined defenders at the point of attack. The constant deception kept the Jets from finding the ball, and the 49ers rolled up over 200 yards on the ground, dominating the game from beginning to end.
QB runs: In the screengrab below, the 49ers are aligned in a bunch formation to the left. Colin Kaepernick will take the direct snap and run around the left end, with a full convoy leading him into the end zone for a seven-yard score. By aligning in a cluster formation, the 49ers create favorable angles for the outside receivers to pin the Jets' perimeter defenders inside. Kaepernick quickly reaches the edge with multiple lead blockers in front.
Reverses: In the screengrab below, the 49ers are aligned in an ace formation. Receiver Ted Ginn is in motion, as if he's going to run a reverse behind a play-fake to Gore.
However, the 49ers fool the Jets, running the reverse to Manningham on the right. Manningham makes a few nifty cuts and finishes with a 28-yard gain.
The 49ers didn't rely as much on tricks or gadgets against the Bills. But their consistent utilization of deceptive plays slows down defenders, leading to productive gains for the offense on basic plays.


Returning to the musical genre, Parker directed The Commitments (1991), a comedy about working class Dubliners who form a soul band. The film was an international success and led to a hit sound track.
On the other hand, Time magazine called it the feeblest of all known variations on the Faust theme. The film was a hit and was especially popular among American college students. Donen considered it a favorite among his own films and called it "a very personal film in that I said a great deal about what I think is important in life."
All you need is a hit song, and we want you to do it.
They released their first single for their next album, which immediately became a hit single. The album went multi-platinum and the best Christian album in the face of CCM music, Jesus Freak, which they released in 1995.
And though he said it was going to be a hit, she took the money. But, in spite of that decision, she said that she has continued to have a career because people have loved hearing her sing her songs.
The summer show was a hit, returning the following year with a new cast. Lou Rawls and Gail Martin took over for Sinatra and Heatherton, and six-foot-six dancer Tommy Tune was featured.
Thalberg and George S. Kaufman spent days in the editing room, adjusting the timing to match the rhythm of a stage performance. About nine minutes was cut from the running time, and the result was a hit. True to its title, the film actually includes adaptations of some real opera scenes from I Pagliacci and Il Trovatore, featuring the Miserere duet sung by Kitty Carlisle and Allan Jones.
He won another batting title (.368) in 1995. For the second straight year, he did not go longer than two games without a hit. He led the NL in batting with runners in scoring position (.394), and he had a then-career high 90 RBI.
The first series premiered on 18 July 2000, and ended when housemate Craig Phillips was crowned the winner after 64 days in the House. The series proved to be a hit early in its run, leading to a second series. Big Brother 2 premiered on 25 May 2001, and continued to have the success of the previous series.
The single had minor success in North America, charting the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles in the US and almost reaching the top 40 in Canada. However, the song did become a hit in several countries in Europe.
The Chicago production was a hit and ran for over a year. Frazee eagerly capitalized on this success, but Broadway was not his first priority.
She was cast in a leading role in the sci-fi film Fantastic Voyage (1966), in which she portrayed a member of a medical team that is miniaturized and injected into the body of an injured diplomat with the mission to save his life. The film was a hit and made her a star. She was the last star to be created under the studio system.
The single became a hit a month before Smith graduated from high school. Townes was known for his turntable acrobatics, and he is credited by many as inventing a style of scratching called transforming.
The song was also a hit throughout the rest of Europe. By this stage, Coates was widely established as the public face of the band, although Madison Avenue was originally intended to be a collective dance group like C&C Music Factory or Soul II Soul.
That same year he collaborated with Kern and others on the musicals Nobody Home and the even more successful Very Good Eddie, the first two "Princess Theatre musicals". The latter of the two was also a hit in London.
He added "it was a hit as if he wanted to say: go away!"
The song became a hit all over Europe and reached number one in the UK.
Hawks used real race car drivers in the film, including the 1930 Indianapolis 500 winner Billy Arnold. The film was released in March and became a hit.
One episode featured a little crocodile named Schnappi (Snappy) singing about his life in Egypt on the Nile. The song became a hit in Germany and other countries. Die Sendung mit der Maus and its creators continue to receive high praise from both television critics and pedagogic experts.


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Acta Cryst. (2012). 68, 30–39 (http://doi.org/dnvfnj)
Max von Laue (1879–1960) with diffraction patterns obtained from crystals of copper sulfate (top left) and zinc blende (bottom right), and the experimental setup used [W. Friedrich, P. Knipping & M. Laue (1912). Sitzungsber. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. pp. 303–322].
The discovery of X-ray diffraction by crystals in 1912 was motivated by misapprehensions. Max von Laue expected an interference of characteristic X-rays emitted by the crystal atoms. The ensuing experiments by W. H. and W. L. Bragg clarified the phenomenon, although they too started from erroneous assumptions about the nature of X-rays. The discovery and its application for X-ray crystallography received a swift recognition by the Nobel awards to Laue and the Braggs in 1914 and 1915, respectively, but the circumstances of the discovery remained the subject of dispute.
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Home › Miscellaneous Glass › Challinor Taylor - Victorian Cakestand - Milk Glass - Apple Blossoms 9 1/4"
This is a Victorian milk glass cake pedestal or cakestand that was made by Challinor, Taylor. It has hand painted apple blossoms and leaves on the top surface. There is hand painted striping on the pedestal. This piece measures 9.25 inches across the top and stand 5.72 inches high. It is in very nice condition with no chips or cracks.


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