So, after a high flying weekend thus far, today was back at Volleyball, I was so excited!!! Again, it really highlighted to me the importance of a great teacher. Even if you don't know what you're doing and feel a bit stupid, you should feel safe enough to be in that space anyway, so you can learn.
It is a completely personal thing, I would imagine a lot of people would thrive and go to the next level under a teacher as featured in the film Whiplash (the music maestro was terrifying and kept pushing his students!). But I think for me, I would completely crumble. I tend to perform best when I'm in that flow of relaxedness alertness/excitedness. When I looked back to last night's turkey, I was having fun and completely relaxed and in the zone which helped me get 3 strikes at bowling. Work out what works best for you!
People sometimes question their worthiness to teach (or do anything). As I've learnt from Abraham, everyone is not in the same place, so one teacher is not going to be able to satisfy all things for all people. I tend to work best with people who are reaching for ease (I'm not big into pushing people or goal setting), deep thinkers, control freaks (or at least that's me! Ha) and light heartedness- I do love fun and have a wacky sense of humour. But I know that I am definitely not everyone's cup of tea.
Anyhoo, at volleyball today, I was a having a mildly off day. I wasn't passing particularly well and didn't feel in the flow. Interestingly enough- which way does it go? You're not in the flow so you don't do well, or you don't do well which impacts if you're in the flow.
But this is slightly beside the point. So, the practise was a little off for me, but I was still hungry for more! I can't wait to play again (although it'll be about a month as I'm off to Asia soon!).
Now, obviously if you're having a bad day or while, then you can feel disinterested and just drop it, but I would recommend paying attention to what calls you back time and time again.
For me, this way of being is everything. To know I am in control of my experience means everything to me! For other people I know they can dip in and out of it, but if even when you're down and out and you still are coming back to it, then I would say it holds some value to you and is worth investing time pursuing it in whichever way you can.
People question their life purpose- one of the processes I have taught is to write down where you feel comfortable, what you currently enjoy doing and what you enjoyed as a child and what would you do more of. Upon reviewing it, there are usually themes. Helping people, creativity, sports, physicality etc. Try doing more of what you love and have an enjoyable life experience! Do things you love so much you would do it until you transition!
Happy life experiencing to you!!!


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Welcome to the official website of the Office of Sheriff, located in beautiful Arcadia Valley, Missouri. This office services Iron County, which is located approximately 86 miles south of St. Louis, MO, and encompasses the cities of Ironton, Arcadia, Pilot Knob, Annapolis, Belleview, Bixby, Des Arc, Glover, Hogan, Middle Brook, Viburnum and Vulcan.
Here you can find information regarding the Office of Sheriff's staff, policies and procedures, community involvement information, services provided, upcoming events, important contact information, and links to various city, county, state and federal agencies. The Office of Sheriff plays a key role in the safety and well being of the citizens of Iron County Missouri and takes great pride in this Endeavour.
The organization of Iron County dates from an act of legislature approved February 17, 1857. It was created from parts of St. Francois, Madison, Washington, Dent, Reynolds and Wayne Counties. It owes its peculiar shape to the fact that it was made of parts of so many counties. This was necessary in order to avoid reducing any county below its constitutional limits.
The first County Court was composed of J.V. Logan, John W. Miller and Moses Edmonds. John F.T. Edwards was the Clerk, and John Cole was the Sheriff.
Construction of the Courthouse in Ironton was completed in 1861 and the present Iron County Jail was constructed some six years later.
Although we are very proud of the rich history of Iron County and the important role the Office of Sheriff has played in it, the Iron County Sheriff's Office continues to move forward with the newest innovations in law enforcement technology.


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Cadbury's Moves To Defy Depressed Economy
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The dip in the economy is taking a toll as manufacturing giant Cadbury succumbed to falling sales even if it was able to turn a profit.
Cadbury sold N25.8 billion of its products but it was 10.8 percent short of the N28.9 achieved in the equivalent quarter in 2019. But management effectively tamed cost , leading first to better operating results and then improved bottom line. Operating profit crossed the billion mark to N1.13 billion from N811.9 million. A direct result is improvement pretax profit to 1.22 billion from N925.8 million. The company's bottom line also jumped by 3.8 percent to N854.5 million from N648 million.
Despite the deft management by Cadbury, it's stock price has been on the losers side, dropping to N.25 from N9.6.
Cadbury has a history of performing against the tide, at least in this financial year.
Although in the first quarter of the new financial year, the company failed to impress in terms of volume, it made up by running a very efficient manufacturing company.
We had observed earlier when first quarter results came in that it's volumes did not quite add but it's margins were enough to keep it in reckoning. It may be the company's strategy going forward as the economy looks to dip in the new quarter.
At the end of business in the first quarter ending March 31, Cadbury garnered Total Revenue of N8.56 billion but it was 7.86 percent short of the N9.3 billion stashed in the equivalent period in 2019. But the economy grew 2.55 percent in the period indicating a better economic state than before and the company should have had a rub on effect on sales. This didn't happen, possibly because inflation was as also on the rise, spiking to 12.26 percent and restricting purchasing power.
The company spent less to market its products in the period as Cost of Sales dropped 9.32 percent to N6.3 billion from N6.9 billion. The result was a 3.6 percent slide in gross profit to N2.29 billion. Despite the downward movement of top line profit, the company's gross profit margin inched upwards to 26.7 percent from 25.6 percent.
Seeing that top line profit is on a shaky footing, it was crucial to keep operating costs down. That's exactly what the company did by pushing down selling, distribution and administrative costs or it's variable cost. The effect was an instant jump in operating results, as operating profit leapt 23.6 percent to N882.5 million from N713.65 million. The move ensured operating margin improved to 10.3 percent from 7.7 percent indicating that the operational efficiency of the makers of Bournvita improved in the period.
The company's operational efficiency also paid off with regards to pretax profit, which climbed up by a quarter to N912.8 million from N723.9 million. Pretax profit margin responded with a rise to 10.8 percent from 7.8 percent.
With operating profit and pretax profits on a positive trajectory, the company's bottom line reacted with a rise of 26.1 percent to N638.94 million from N506.75 million and a better net profit margin of 7.5 percent from 5.4 percent.
The spruced up margins achieved by the company were also seen in improved Return on Assets ( ROA) and Return On Equity (ROE). The ability of company assets to deliver profits improved to 2 percent from 1.27 percent while Equity contributed 4.5 percent to profits compared to 3.7 percent achieved in the equivalent quarter in 2019.
The company's ability to improve profits in the face of dwindling sales in an inflationary environment may have caught the fancy of investors whose activities left Cadbury on the gainers table last Friday when the company stock sold for N8.65 after gaining N0.65, an upward trend noticed since May 28 after a dip on the 27th.
It is hoped that the company can continue to apply its efficiency measures going forward as the outlook for the economy is one that is to slow considerably in the coming months, likely entering a recession. While an economy-wide slowdown is most certainly going to gnaw at sales and bottom line, a resort to maintaining or growing margins will help the company stock remain attractive.
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An administrator needs to create 1000 virtual machines with minimal shared disk space. Additionally, the administrator needs to be able to update the images while ensuring that the users' information is managed in a central location.
Which VMware components should be used to meet the requirements?
A. No other application on the View Composer server should use Windows SSLv2 libraries.
B. A domain user account with Administrator privileges on the system must be used.
C. No other application on the View Composer server should use OpenSSLv2 libraries.
D. A local user account with Administrator privileges on the system must be used.
A. Log in using a domain user account with local Administrator privileges.
B. Install the View Composer server on the vCenter Server.
C. Log in using Administrator@vsphere.local.
D. Install the View Composer server on a standalone Windows server.
A company is planning to use the Horizon 6 product suite to transform the end user computing environment in the organization.
A. VMware Virtual SAN provides a centralized management console for administrators to manage end user document workspaces.
B. VMware ThinApp is a remote desktop solution that will allow you to move all desktops to central location.
C. VMware Mirage is a centralized desktop image management technology that supports layered image management.
D. VMware Horizon (with View) virtualizes user operating systems, applications and user data.
An administrator is performing a silent installation of a View Connection Server and needs to ensure that the firewall settings are enabled during the install.
Which parameter should the administrator use?
An administrator is installing View Connection server and stops at the Authorize a View Administrators account step.
Which user or group is the default suggestion at this stage?
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An administrator is performing a silent installation of a security server and needs to ensure that clients can remotely access their desktops using View's default protocol.
An administrator has installed View and needs to configure the PCoIP settings via a Group Policy Object (GPO).
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C. Link the GPO to the Organizational Unit (OU) that contains the virtual desktops.
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An administrator needs to provide access to a View virtual desktop for users in Domain A and Domain B.
How should the administrator configure the domains and the View implementation?
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B. Install a View Connection Server in Domain A and create a one-way trust to Domain B.
C. Install a View Connection Server in Domain A and create a two-way trust between Domain A and Domain B.
D. Install a View Connection Server in a resource domain and create a two-way transitive trust between Domain A and Domain B.
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Join us Friday, May 8th for an opening reception and curator's talk for our new exhibition at Filter Space, From Now, curated by Allison Grant.
From Now features work from April Friges, John Steck Jr., Eli Craven, and Jeroen Nelemans.
The four artists reuse existing photographic material to create artworks about how the meaning of pictures drift and change over time. Employing unique processes ranging from minor interventions to outright transformation, each artist meditates on how photographs seen "from now" often haunt and fascinate us by connecting with traces of the past.


Two years on from Prince's death, 23 records by the singer-songwriter are being made widely available online for the first time.
The albums cover 1995-2010, one of the most prolific periods in his career, and are released today on music streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
Prince Rogers Nelson, who performed under the mononym Prince, sold more than 100 million records worldwide, winning eight Grammys and an Oscar for his film Purple Rain.
After a high-profile dispute with his record label Warner Bros in the early Nineties – when the singer changed his name to an unpronouncable symbol, and protested against the label's contract requirements by appearing in public with "slave" written on his face – Prince experimented with releasing his music in unconventional ways.
He was one of the first artists to use the internet as a music platform, releasing his 1998 album Crystal Ball online, and launching his own internet subscription service, NPG. In 2008, he received a Webby award for his "visionary use of the Internet to distribute music and connect with audiences".
But in later years he expressed mixed feelings about internet streaming services, claiming in 2010 that "the internet is completely over."
The albums re-released today range from The Gold Experience (1995) to 20Ten (2010), and will be accompanied by a new greatest hits album, Prince Anthology: 1995-2010.
They will be available to stream on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, YouTube, Napster, Deezer (in the US only), Playstation Music, Soundcloud (premier), Tidal, HD Tracks and TouchTunes/AMI.


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Iran's FATF gridlock spawns 'death threats'
Al-Monitor Staff January 28, 2019
An Iranian official claims to have received death threats over the FATF-related bills currently being debated by the Expediency Council.
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Majid Ansari (L) and Morteza Nabavi, members of Iran's top legislative arbitration body the Expediency Council, speak to the media in Tehran, Oct. 18, 2004.
Iran's Expediency Council, the body tasked with settling disputes between the parliament and the Guardian Council, is currently debating two contentious bills that have divided the Iranian political landscape, resulting in a call for a national referendum to end the dispute.
The Expediency Council has three more weeks to make a decision on Iran's ratification of a Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) bill and also accession to the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, often referred to as the Palermo Convention. The bills have been passed back and forth between the parliament, which approved them, and the Guardian Council, which has kept finding faults with the bills.
The CFT and Palermo bills are part of four pieces of legislation that would facilitate Iran being removed from the blacklist of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Supporters of the bills believe they will ease banking transactions between Iran and other countries while creating financial transparency, which will help combat money laundering and terror financing. Critics contend that it would give away sensitive financial information while serving as a Trojan horse forcing Iran into making greater concessions in the future, particularly with reference to its support of regional groups such as Hezbollah. FATF has given Iran until February to approve the measures.
Majid Ansari, a member of the Expediency Council and an ally of moderate President Hassan Rouhani, has recommended putting the bills to a popular vote in a referendum to end the gridlock. He claims to have received death threats as a result. Ansari said in an interview with the semi-official ISNA news agency, "A suspicious movement, by taking advantage of pure emotions and the genuine concern of the faithful, the youth and seminary students, have attempted to divert this issue from its ordinary path." He added, "They have mobilized individuals to send threatening messages to officials."
Ansari also caused a stir by claiming that the drive to get Iran off the FATF blacklist began under the previous administration. "Joining FATF is not even connected to the Rouhani administration. It was presented during [President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad's term," Ansari said. "When [Saeed] Jalili was the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, it was with his handwriting that it was recommended."
Mehdi Mohammadi, a hard-line pundit who previously served as Jalili's media adviser, responded to Ansari's comment with a clarification though not an outright denial. "Iran has previously pursued cooperation with FATF through protecting its interests and national security," he said. "But what has happened under this administration is that a specific action plan has been produced for Iran that in reality is a confidential agreement between the Rouhani administration and FATF, and now all the quarrels are over this issue."
Mohammadi continued, "Under the previous administration, there was never an action plan like the dangerous content of the current agreement for cooperating with FATF."
The FATF-related bills are currently the most contentious issue in Iran with daily commentary from officials and the press. Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi addressed it during last week's Friday prayer sermon, saying, "What guarantees are there that if we sign the FATF [bills] we will not be hit with stronger sticks? FATF will be a tool for worse sanctions and more pressure." In this vein, the conservative Velayat parliamentary faction issued a statement saying that CFT and Palermo are the "most dangerous" pressure points from the United States and Europe in their economic sanctions against Iran.
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Torturing Binyam Mohamed–Before Bybee Two
November 28, 2009 /9 Comments/in Torture /by emptywheel
A few of you have alerted me to this judgment from the Binyam Mohamed case in the UK. As a reminder, Mohamed has been trying to force the British government to release information about torture he suffered at the hands of Americans and Pakistanis. But the British government refuses to allow the information to be revealed publicly because–they say–it'll threaten the relationship (and intelligence sharing) between the UK and US. Here Andy Worthington's post on this ruling, and here's Clive Stafford Smith's.
The ruling suggests that Americans were using torture techniques on Binyam Mohamed in April and May 2002, before use of those techniques was given (dubious) legal sanction with the Bybee Two memo on August 1, 2002.
The ruling is sort of like a Russian egg, arguing that passages from one ruling explaining why passages from an earlier ruling should not be redacted themselves should not be redacted. It is basically an argument in favor of making four passages from an October judgment (these are four passages from ruling five–I'll call them 4/5) publicly available. The Foreign Secretary David Miliband doesn't want those passages to become available because doing so would reveal what was redacted from an earlier judgment (these are seven passages from ruling one–I'll call them 7/1).
[The Foreign Secretary argues that] the four passages in the fifth judgment [4/5] indicate what is in the seven paragraphs redacted from the first judgment [7/1].
But the High Court argues that even if 7/1 should not be released (they don't buy this, but use the assumption to make their argument), there is no reason 4/5 cannot be.
Now, the High Court appears to be using the Bybee Two memo (the one laying out the 10 techniques approved for use with Abu Zubaydah) as its basis for arguing that 4/5 can be released. They note that "the entire content" of 4/5 is in the public domain. The have already unredacted a passage in this ruling reading,
One of those memoranda dated 1 August 2002 [from Jay Bybee to John Rizzo] made clear that the techniques described were those employed against Mr. Zubdaydah.
And they note that one of the paragraphs redacted in 4/5 "is a verbatim quotation from the memoranda made public on 16 April 2009." From this, we can assume that the content of that passage is an exact quotation from the Bybee Two memo.
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Brit High Court Slaps Down US And British Torture Coverup
October 16, 2009 /24 Comments/in Law, Torture /by emptywheel
In a stunning and refreshing decision, the British High Court has overruled the British government's attempt to suppress torture evidence on the US and British treatment of Binyam Mohamed. From The Guardian:
David Miliband, the foreign secretary, acted in a way that was harmful to the rule of law by suppressing evidence about what the government knew of the illegal treatment of Binyam Mohamed, a British resident who was held in a secret prison in Pakistan, the high court has ruled.
In a devastating judgment, two senior judges roundly dismissed the foreign secretary's claims that disclosing the evidence would harm national security and threaten the UK's vital intelligence-sharing arrangements with the US.
In what they described as an "unprecedented" and "exceptional" case, to which the Guardian is a party, they ordered the release of a seven-paragraph summary of what the CIA told British officials – and maybe ministers – about Ethiopian-born Mohamed before he was secretly interrogated by an MI5 officer in 2002.
"The suppression of reports of wrongdoing by officials in circumstances which cannot in any way affect national security is inimical to the rule of law," Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Justice Lloyd Jones ruled. "Championing the rule of law, not subordinating it, is the cornerstone of democracy." (emphasis added)
That, ladies and gentlemen, is how it is done. Make no mistake, this is as big of a slap at the United States government as it is the British and Milibrand. The pure fiction that the security relationship between the two countries rested in the lurch has never been anything short of a craven coverup of unconscionable and criminal conduct.
The Brit High Court was not done though:
"In our view, as a court in the United Kingdom, a vital public interest requires, for reasons of democratic accountability and the rule of law in the United Kingdom, that a summary of the most important evidence relating to the involvement of the British security services in wrongdoing be placed in the public domain in the United Kingdom."
The judges sharply criticised the way Miliband and his lawyers tried to persuade the Obama administration to back the suppression of the CIA material. Lawyers acting for Mohamed, the Guardian and other media organisations pointed out that Obama had himself set up an inquiry into CIA practices and published details of their interrogation techniques.
In the end, Miliband had to rely for help on a CIA letter to MI6 claiming that disclosure of the document would harm the security of the US and UK.
The judges made it clear they did not believe the claim was credible. "The public interest in making the paragraphs public is overwhelming," they said.
Production of the evidence will be stayed pending a right to seek appeal, but this is an outstanding decision and opinion. A nice and uplifting piece of news to round out the week.
UPDATE: Per MadDog, here is the AP Report on the High Court's decision, and a tasty quote:
"It cannot be suggested that information as to how officials of the U.S. government admitted treating (Binyam Mohamed) during his interrogation is information that can in any democratic society governed by the rule of law be characterized as 'secret' or as 'intelligence'…"
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Obama DOJ Asks Full Panel to Review Jeppesen
June 12, 2009 /49 Comments/in Torture /by emptywheel
When the al-Haramain hearing last week turned to questions of next steps, DOJ's Anthony Coppolino played for time.
THE COURT: All right. What I would suggest is a — and I'm going to ask the clerk to backstop me here. We have a special setting for hearing this motion — we could hear it on the — How's the 5th of August?
(Attorney Coppolino shaking his head.)
THE COURT: Mr. Coppolino says no.
MR. COPPOLINO: Well, really, the first two weeks of August are quite bad for me. I was going to suggest, perhaps, the first Thursday that I could do; it would be the 20th.
THE COURT: Doesn't have to be on a Thursday unless we have to work around a trial.
MR. COPPOLINO: Okay. My preference would be the 28th or 21st. Looks like you are not available the following week, at least according to that calendar (pointing), at least.
THE CLERK: That's correct.
MR. COPPOLINO: So I would ask the Court, if it's possible, and depending on Mr. Eisenberg's schedule, no sooner than, say, the 21st or then after Labor Day.
MR. EISENBERG: Your Honor, I'm going to be mired in work throughout July and August; it doesn't matter to me what date you choose. It's going to be a tough summer; I'm prepared to deal with that.
THE COURT: All right.
MR. COPPOLINO: Plus, you need to build in time for his reply because if he files on the 30th, I would need July because we have the Jewel hearing on the 15th. So I think I need at least the end of July — he gets to reply, if it's his motion, so I think, unfortunately, if it's okay, we are into September.
THE COURT: What does September 2 look like?
I suspect that when Coppolino pushed al-Haramain out into September, he knew this was coming (from an ACLU press release).
The Justice Department today argued that the victims of the "extraordinary rendition" program should not have their day in court, asking a federal appeals court to block a landmark case the court had earlier ruled could go forward. In April, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary, Jeppesen DataPlan Inc., for its role in the Bush administration's unlawful "extraordinary rendition" program could proceed, but today the government asked the appeals court's full panel of judges to rehear that decision.
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Kirk Lippold, Gitmo Architect, Still Making Torture Cool
February 24, 2009 /28 Comments/in Press and Media, Torture /by emptywheel
I previously wrote about Kirk Lippold earlier this month, when the Obama Administration dropped charges against Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged mastermind of the Cole bombing. Just as a Bush Dead-Ender judge was forcing Obama's hand by refusing to put off al-Nashiri's trial, Lippold, former Commander of the USS Cole, hit the airwaves, bitching about how Obama was holding up justice for the families of the Cole victims.
Somehow, the news sources quoting Lippold never asked why (with one exception) he hadn't been bitching for the previous eight years, when Bush and Clinton failed to prosecute any of the Cole bombers.
Nor did the news sources quoting Lippold reveal something just as pertinent to his complaints that Obama was letting a Gitmo detainee free as his role as Cole Commander: Lippold was himself one of the architects of Gitmo policy.
With yesterday's release of Binyam Mohamed, Lippold is back, attacking Obama for making the country less safe.
This unprecedented release of an enemy combatant, who has already targeted the United States, clearly shows that despite the promises that President Obama made to keep this country safe, he may be putting political promises ahead of our national security. The laundry list of charges against Binyam Mohamed, many of which he has admitted to, makes it blatantly clear that it is not if he will attack the United States, but only when his attack will happen.
And, with the help of Military Families United (which seems to have been set up to push Obama to be belligerent as possible and which seems to have been the catalyst behind Lippold's new chatty ways), Lippold's attacks are getting play.
Kudos to Carol Rosenberg, alone among journalists picking up Lippold's release, for identifying Lippold with his Gitmo role.
A Bush administration era architect of Guantánamo policy resurrected the dirty bomb allegation and accused Obama of "clearly taking actions that may endanger the United States and our national interests."
Retired Navy Cmdr. Kirk Lippold, whose destroyer the USS Cole was struck by suicide bombers in October 2000, said in a statement issued by the advocacy group Military Families United: "Americans must now be very watchful of every action the Obama administration takes in war on terror."
The AP, though, makes no mention of Lippold's role in designing Gitmo.
Some criticized Mohamed's release, saying Monday that no detainees should have been freed before their status was reviewed under an executive order Obama issued last month.
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Eco-Friendly Methods of Gold Nanoparticles Synthesis
Author(s): Heba M. Fahmy*, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt	Amena S. El-Feky, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt	Taiseer M. Abd El-Daim, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt	Merna M. Abd El-Hameed, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt	Donia A. Gomaa, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt	Amany M. Hamad, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt	Alyaa A. Elfky, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt	Yomna H. Elkomy, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt	Nawal A. Farouk. Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Background: Owing to the importance of metallic nanoparticles, different researches and studies have been induced to synthesize them in many ways. One of the ways that paid attention last years is the green synthesis methods of nanoparticles or the so-called ''eco-friendly methods''. The most common sources that has been used for green synthesis of nanoparticles are plants, leaves, fungi and microorganisms. The green synthesis methods are widely used because they are inexpensive, usable, and nontoxic. Moreover, plant extracts are rich in reducing and capping agents.
Methods: In the present review, green synthesis methods of gold nanoparticles (AuNps) using Chitosan, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Magnolia Kobus, Elettaria cardamomum (Elaichi) aqueous extract and other agents as a reducing/capping agents will be discussed in details. Moreover, we will make a comparison between different green routes of synthesis and the characterization of the obtained nanoparticles from each route.
Results: The characterization and applications of the prepared GNPs from different routes are reviewed.
Conclusion: The utilization of gold nanoparticles has been advocated because of their high biocomptability, administration in clinical applicability and in diverse aspects of life. It seems that plants are good candidates for nanoparticles production because they are inexpensive, available and renewable sources in addition, it is too simple to prepare extracts from them. Moreover, the great diversity in the types and amounts of reducing agents from plant extracts is responsible for the effortless generation of metallic nanoparticles of various shapes and morphologies.
Keywords: Green synthesis, gold nanoparticles, plant extracts based methods, microorganisms based methods, animalia based methods, food based methods.
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Title:Eco-Friendly Methods of Gold Nanoparticles Synthesis
Author(s):Heba M. Fahmy*, Amena S. El-Feky, Taiseer M. Abd El-Daim, Merna M. Abd El-Hameed, Donia A. Gomaa, Amany M. Hamad, Alyaa A. Elfky, Yomna H. Elkomy and Nawal A. Farouk
Affiliation:Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza
Keywords:Green synthesis, gold nanoparticles, plant extracts based methods, microorganisms based methods, animalia based methods, food based methods.
Heba M. Fahmy*, Amena S. El-Feky, Taiseer M. Abd El-Daim, Merna M. Abd El-Hameed, Donia A. Gomaa, Amany M. Hamad, Alyaa A. Elfky, Yomna H. Elkomy and Nawal A. Farouk, "Eco-Friendly Methods of Gold Nanoparticles Synthesis", Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia (2019) 9: 311. https://doi.org/10.2174/2210681208666180328154926


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Prize: There are three (3) prizes available to be won in in Canada (excluding Quebec) consisting of a first place prize of $3,000 ("First Place Prize"), a second place prize of $1,000 ("Second Place Prize"), and a third place prize of $1,000 ("Third Place Prize").
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Total Score (Maximum 100) - 100
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The three participants with the highest Scores from among all participants that additionally meet the Internship Criteria outlined above will be interviewed by Purolator for the paid internship position and selected in accordance with Purolotor's internal policies and procedures.
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Dwayne Johnson Backtracks After Dividing Fans By Supporting Joe Rogan
Jake Massey
Published 16:40, 06 February 2022 GMT
| Last updated 16:40, 06 February 2022 GMT
Dwayne Johnson has backtracked after he divided fans by supporting Joe Rogan.
Spotify has come under pressure to take action against podcast host Rogan, who has been accused of spreading Covid-19 misinformation on his show, The Joe Rogan Experience.
In the wake of numerous artists boycotting the platform in protest against Rogan, the 54-year-old posted a video on Instagram, in which he said: "I'm not trying to promote misinformation. I'm not trying to be controversial.
"I've never tried to do anything with this podcast other than just talk to people and have interesting conversations."
Rogan has come under more pressure over his use of racial slurs. Credit: YouTube/JRE
Commenting on the post, The Rock said: "Great stuff here brother. Perfectly articulated.
"Look forward to coming on one day and breaking out the tequila with you."
The show of solidarity came as a shock and disappointment to many of his fans, with Johnson seen as one of the most universally liked figures in Hollywood, by contrast with Rogan, who is a much more divisive figure.
But it looks like Johnson is now reconsidering his stance in light of a compilation of clips which shows Rogan using the N word 24 times.
In another resurfaced clip originally recorded 11 years ago, Rogan tells a story about a taxi driver dropping him off in a black neighbourhood in Philadelphia, saying it was like he was 'in Planet of The Apes'.
Naturally, people have condemned Rogan, and author Don Winslow decided to ask Johnson whether it's in his best interests as a role model to endorse Rogan.
On Twitter, Winslow wrote: "Dear @TheRock, You're a hero to many people and using your platform to defend Joe Rogan, a guy that used and laughed about using the N word dozens of times, is a terrible use of your power.
"Have you actually listened to this man's many racist statements about Black people?"
Johnson said he had been unaware of the comments when proffering his support and said it was a 'learning moment' for him.
The 49-year-old said: "Dear @donwinslow
"Thank you so much for this
"I hear you as well as everyone here 100%.
"I was not aware of his N word use prior to my comments, but now I've become educated to his complete narrative.
"Learning moment for me."
Dear @donwinslow
Thank you so much for this
I hear you as well as everyone here 100%
I was not aware of his N word use prior to my comments, but now I've become educated to his complete narrative.
Learning moment for me.
Mahalo, brother and have a great & productive weekend.
DJ https://t.co/3mBf85wRoe
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 5, 2022
Rogan shared another lengthy video yesterday (Saturday 5 February) in which he apologised for his past language.
He said: "I can't go back in time and change what I've seen said I wish I could obviously that's not possible.
"But I do hope that this can be a teachable moment for anybody that doesn't realise how offensive that word can be coming out of a white person's mouth, in context or out of context. My sincere and humble apologies."
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC, TRADING SOPHISTICATION AND SELF-REFLECTION ON INVESTORS' HERDING BIAS: EVIDENCE FROM COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE
B.A.H Kawshala
hirindu@kln.ac.lk (Primary Contact)
Lecturer, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
P. A. N. S Anuradha
Mohamed M. Shamil
Senior Lecturer, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Purpose of the study: Individual investor's behavior is extensively influenced by biases that are highlighted in the growing discipline of behavioral finance. The present study sought to investigate the influence of socio-economic factors (i.e., investors' age, gender, education, profession, and income), trading sophistication factors (i.e., trading experience and trading frequency), and self-reflection on herding bias in investment decision-making in Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).
Methodology: The study adopted descriptive and explanatory research designs. It was a census of all 243 individual investors registered with CSE as of September 2020. Sampling was done applying proportionate stratified random sampling technique and data was gathered using self-administered semi-structured questionnaires. The analysis was conducted using means, standard deviations, and regression.
Main Findings: The results show that herd behavior is mostly seen among females, having less educational qualifications, who are engaged in the finance field professions, those who are with a very low monthly income, low experience, and who trade less frequently. Self-reflection can be seen in herding bias. On the other hand, age does not impact on herding bias of investors.
Applications of this study: This study will be helpful to financial intermediaries to advise their clients. Moreover, the results of the present study facilitate individual investors to realize their herding bias by its' determinants in the pursuit of making sensible and effective financial decisions.
Novelty/Originality of this study: This study gives a unique insight into the investors' profile corresponding to herding bias under consideration. It not only updates the evidence on herding bias but also highlights which factors are the most influential on herding bias in the Sri Lankan context. With the peculiar scenario in Sri Lanka, this paper contributed to the behavioral finance field as a reference for individual investors and financial advisors.
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