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Private Sector is Doing Fine – 31 Aug 12 Edition
"The private sector is doing fine" ~ President Obama
"I think he's really defining what it means to be out of touch with reality." ~ Willard Mitt Romney
In the 2nd Quarter the following earnings were reported by the private sector:
Yahoo reported $1.08 billion
Facebook reported $1.2 billion
EBay reported $3.4 billion
Macy's reported $6.12 billion
Travelers reported $6.36 billion
McDonald's reported $6.92 billion
Morgan Stanley reported $7 billion
Best Buy reported $10.55 billion
Amazon.com reported $12.8 billion
Google reported $12.21 billion
United Parcel Service (UPS) reported $13.4 billion
Coca-Cola reported $13.09 billion
Intel reported $13.5 billion
Dell reported $14.5 billion
Pfizer reported $15.1 billion
Johnson & Johnson reported $16.5 billion
Microsoft reported $18.06 billion
Citigroup reported $18.4 billion
Procter & Gamble reported $20.2 billion
Bank of America reported $22.2 billion
IBM reported $25.8 billion
Verizon reported $28.6 billion
AT&T reported $31.6 billion
Following are third quarter earnings:
Hewlett-Packard reported $29.7 billion
Following are fourth quarter earnings:
News Corp. reported $8.4 billion
Cisco reported $11.7 billion
The private sector added 163,000 jobs in July, according to the ADP report. Analysts had been expecting an increase of 120,000.
The Conference Board's gauge of consumer confidence rose to 65.9 in July from 62.7 in June, better than the 61.5 economists expected.
The manufacturing sector in the U.S. Midwest expanded at a slightly swifter pace in July than it did the month before. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago's PMI gauge came in at 53.7, higher than expectations of 52.5 and a reading of 52.9 in June.
Home prices in 20 major U.S. metropolitan areas climbed 2.2% in May from the month before on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, according the S&P/Case-Shiller report. That came in stronger than the 1.5% gain economists expected.
Sales of existing homes rose 2.3% in July from June to an annualized rate of 4.47 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors.
U.S. pending home sales rose 2.4% in July from June, topping the 1% expected and hitting the highest level since April 2010. Sales were up 12.4% from a year ago.
U.S. housing starts jumped 6.9% in June from May to a 760,000-unit rate, topping estimates of a 745,000-unit rate and marking the highest rate since October 2008.
The Labor Department reported producer prices climbed 0.3% in July from June, the fastest pace in five months. Analysts expected an increase of 0.2%. Excluding the food and energy components, prices were up 0.4%, also more than the 0.2% increase forecast.
The Commerce Department reported that building permits rose 6.8% to a rate of 812,000, the highest level in four years.
Retail sales climbed 0.8% in July from June, the largest increase since February and a bigger gain than the 0.3% economists expected.
The consumer sentiment reading of the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan survey showed consumer sentiment increased to 73.6 in early August from July's final reading of 72.3. The August preliminary reading topped forecasts for an increase to 72.4 and marked the highest level since May.
Sales of new single-family homes rose 3.6% in July from June to an annualized rate of 372,000 units. Analysts were expecting an annualized rate of 365,000 units.
The broad S&P 500 struck its highest level since May 2008 on 21 Aug 12, while the Dow is sitting less than 60 points beneath its highest point since the end of 2007. Meanwhile, oil futures are jumping 1.5% as the U.S. dollar sinks to its lowest level since early July.
The Markit Flash U.S. Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.9 in August from 51.4 in July, the first monthly increase in five months. Readings over 50 point to expansion while readings below 50 indicate contraction.
Orders for long-lasting U.S. goods rose 4.2% in July from June, blowing past estimates of a 2.4% increase. Excluding the transportation segment, orders were down 0.4%, missing estimates of a 0.5% gain.
A second reading on U.S. gross domestic product showed the economy expanded at an annualized rate of 1.7% in the second quarter, in line with economists' estimates and faster than an initial estimate of 1.5%.
The S&P/Case-Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas shows home prices rose 2.3% in June from May on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, a bigger gain than the 1.6% expected. Prices were up 0.5% from the same period a year earlier in the first increase since September 2010.
Personal spending rose 0.4% in July from June, as expected, to the highest level since February. Personal income rose 0.3%, also as expected.
A final reading on consumer sentiment for the month of August checked in at 74.3, higher than a preliminary reading of 73.6, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan.
Stock Market was 8077.56 on 19 Jan 09 and 13,090.84 on 31 Aug 12
Who's out of touch Mitt?
Posted by PEB on August 31, 2012 in 2012 Election
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Reasons Why I Can't Vote for Romney – 31 August Edition
The ever expanding list of reasons as to why I can't vote for Willard Mitt Romney because he:
31 Aug 12 – Continues to lie about President Obama's record, spokes person said the campaign won't be influenced by fact checking – meaning they'll lie about whatever and whenever they choose.
Lied during his acceptance speech about President Obama saying he went on an apology tour after being inaugurated, cut $716 billion dollars from Medicare, raised taxes on the middle class and had thrown Israel under the bus.
Allowed VP pick Paul Ryan to give a speech full of lies.
Allowed Clint Eastwood to stand up on stage at age 82 and make a fool out of himself turning a Hollywood icon into the Court Jester.
20 Aug 12 – Lied about President Obama ending welfare to work.
12 Jul 12 – Lied to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about his role at Bain Capital; possibly committed a felony.
12 Jul 12 – Lied about when he left Bain Capital
16 Jun 12 – Said he'd do opposite of everything President Obama's done for Israel
14 Jun 12 – Said it was OK to fire public sector employees
12 Jun 12 – Claimed he wanted to serve in Vietnam although granted multiple deferments
09 Jun12 – Thinks we have too many teachers, fire fighters and police officers
05 Jun 12 –Confirmed earlier confirmation there's a village missing him
30 May 12 –Has morons on his team –misspells America on campaign iPhone app
29 May 12 – Chose to chum around with Trump
18 May 12 –Confirmed there's a village missing him
11 May 12 –Joked about bullying a fellow student in high school
09 May 12 – Lied about saving the auto industry
19 Apr 12 – Refused to release Tax Returns and lied about John Kerry
17 Apr 12 – Failed to denounce Ted Nugent
14 Apr 12 – Thought "struggling" in college wass divesting some of your stock portfolio
11 Apr 12 – Willard didn't know what the Lilly Ledbetter Act was
29 Mar 12 – Told a "humorous" story about firing people
29 mar 12 – Accepted campaign money from Pink Slime producer
28 Mar 12 – Supported Scott Walker
27 Mar 12 – Thought the Soviet Union's still our number one threat
19 Mar 12 – Said he'd push back against "evil" teachers unions
23 Feb 12 – Lied about requiring Massachusetts' non-profit hospitals to provide emergency contraception
10 Feb 12 –Claimed only Americans place hand over heart to show how much we love our country
01 Feb 12 – Said he "Doesn't Worry About the Poor"
27 Jan 12 – Failed to Report Interest Earned in His Off Shore Accounts
27 Jan 12 – Lied about his Fannie and Freddie investments being in a blind trust
18 Jan 12 – Stashed Millions in Offshore Accounts
17 Jan 12 – Said $362,000 in Speaking Fees is 'Not Very Much'?
11 Jan 12 – Believes class warfare is about envy
09 Jan 12 – Vetoed contraception bill for rape victims as governor
09 Jan 12 – Claimed he "likes to fire people"
05 Jan 12 – He released tax plan, steal from the poor and give to the rich
04 Jan 12 – Said Big Bird would get the boot
13 Dec 11 – Bet Perry $10k during a debate
28 Nov 11 – Constantly flip-flops
23 Nov 11 – Said false ad's ok
14 Nov 11 – Said he'd prepare for war with Iran
08 Oct 11 – Lied to cadets at the Citadel
22 Sep 11 – Claimed to be middle class
06 Sep 11 – He released economic plan favors the rich over everyone else
11 Aug 11 – Said "corporations are people"
05 Aug 11 – Pledged himself to evangelical group
01 Aug 11 – Opposed deal on debt ceiling
06 Jul 11 – Lied about the economy
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No Right Turns
Posted by PEB on August 31, 2012 in Humor
Tags: No right turns, Paul Ryan humor, paul ryan liar, paul ryan lying
Romney scores zip with Black Voters?
It's no surprise President Barack Obama's beating Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential wannabe Willard Mitt Romney among African American voters, but what's really surprising is how badly.
A NBC/Wall Street Journal poll has reported it's by a staggering 94 percent to 0 percent; that's worse than John McCain, that's worse than any GOTP candidate ever, and that's really saying something. Romney scored zero percent among Black voters – zero, nobody, nothing…
But wait that's not all, the President's also beating Willard among Latinos, voters under 35 and women.
According to a Hart Research Survey poll conducted in Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado and Nevada, women prefer President Obama to Romney 53% to 39%.
On top of that, 81% of the women said they were less likely to vote for Romney since he's chosen Paul Ryan as a running mate, or that the choice made no difference to them at all.
The NBC/Wall Street Journal poll also shows the President has a commanding lead among Latino voters 63% to 28% over Romney.
So, can Willard Mitt Romney win the White House with no support among Black voters, 28% support among Latinos and 39% among women? Not likely, and the reinvention convention isn't likely to give much of any bump to a campaign clearly lacking in likability.
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Latest 2012 Presidential Polls – 28 Aug 12 Edition
With ten (10) weeks to go until the November election Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential wanna-be Willard Mitt Romney's supposed to be receiving the accolades of the party faithful in Tampa, FL but instead the "reinvention convention's" been delayed because of Hurricane Isaac, and he's dealing with rumors New Jersey Gov Chris Christie was his first VP choice but turned it down because he believes Romney can't win. Additionally, Romney's having to confront the mess created by GOTP Senate candidates declaring no abortions under any circumstances, and woman can't get pregnant from rape..
So, how does the GOTP candidate stand up against the President?
The last favorability CBS News poll of registered voters conducted from 22 – 26 Aug 12, showed the President with a 41% favorability rating compared to Romney's 31%.
So, who's more electable right now?
In the most recent viable' national poll(s) – which are any group other than the Washington Times or Rasmussen (which are generally always skewed not just to the right, but far to the right) – the most recent CBS News poll of registered voters conducted from 22 – 26 Aug 12, if the general election were held today:
President Obama 46/Romney 45
The most recent Gallup Tracking poll of registered voters conducted 20 – 26 Aug 12, if the general election were held today:
The most current ABC News/Wash Post poll of registered voters conducted from 22 – 25 Aug 12, if the general election were held today:
The most current CNN/Opinion Research poll of likely voters conducted from 22 – 23 Aug 12, if the general election were held today:
The most recent Associated Press/GfK poll of registered voters conducted 16 – 20 Aug 12, if the general election were held today:
And finally, the most recent NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl poll of registered voters conducted 16 – 20 Aug 12, if the general election were held today:
If the general election was held today, according to national polls, Willard Mitt Romney loses to President Obama in the general election, and according to state polls, if the General Election were held TODAY (note these are based on current poll numbers – not projections), the Electoral College totals based on all available current poll numbers the President defeats Romney 347/191:
Results of 10 consecutive simulations based on poll data as of 28 Aug 12
Obama 299/239
Of 10 simulations Romney wins zero as the President beats him most of the time by comfortable margins.
The simulations use cumulative polling data by state and are not based off of national polling data.
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Romney Makes Birth Certificate Joke?
According to news reports, Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential hopeful, Willard Mitt Romney made a joke about his birth certificate at a rally in Michigan while trying to make a connection – any connection – with his home state. Reportedly Willard said, "No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised."
Wow, really? Maybe no one ever asked you because you're not black, and you don't have an Islamic surname name?
Of course Willard's attempt at levity received enthusiastic applause from his audience, but then again these are the same kinds of people who cheered executions in Texas as well as the hypothetical death of a man with no health insurance during the GOTP primary debates.
The President's campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt said Romney was embracing the most extreme elements in the conservative movement.
"Throughout this campaign, Governor Romney has embraced the most strident voices in his party instead of standing up to them," he said. "It's one thing to give the stage in Tampa to Donald Trump, Sheriff Arpaio, and Kris Kobach. But Governor Romney's decision to directly enlist himself in the birther movement should give pause to any rational voter across America."
Romney claims he believes President Obama was born in the United States, "I think the citizenship test has been passed. I believe the president was born in the United States. There are real reasons to get this guy out of office," he told Larry Kudlow in April 2011. "The man needs to be taken out of office but his citizenship isn't the reason why."
So, why make a lame joke about birth certificates then? Still trying to connect with the extreme right of the party perhaps? Worried they might vote for someone else? It was a brainless thing to do whatever the reason and makes him look desperate to everyone but his most ardent followers.
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Posted by PEB on August 25, 2012 in Bill of Rights, Humor, Second Amendment
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A loose leaf variety of lettuce that appears to look somewhat similar to curly endive. With broad green leaves that begin growing very frilly edges, Tango Lettuce develops into a longer length leaves with darker green coloring especially around the outer edges which become slightly less crinkled in appearance as the Lettuce matures. Because of the frilly look, this Lettuce is an excellent choice for use in many different salads, cheese and meat trays, and festive looking sandwiches. The stalk and leaves of the Tango Lettuce are firm but tender, crisp textured and tangy flavored.


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QUESTION: COMMUNITY CENTRES SA
01 Nov 2019 newsparliamentquestion
The Hon. J.S. LEE (15:06): My question is to the Minister for Human Services about the Community Centres SA and Volunteering SA and NT 2019 conference. Can the minister please provide an update to the council about the importance of the Being Connected conference which is happening today?
The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (15:06): I thank the honourable member for her question and for her ongoing interest in this area. I pay tribute to her role as a community representative who no doubt comes into contact with a lot of people who are involved in community and volunteer organisations, so there is a lot of personal interest for her in this issue.
I was very pleased this morning to open the first conference jointly held by Community Centres SA and Volunteering SA and NT. Honourable members, particularly those who have been ministers or shadow ministers, will be familiar with the Community Centres SA annual conference which has often been held at Morphettville over two days with another day of site visits. This year they collaborated with Volunteering SA to put together a program for one day, located at the Hilton.
These conferences always have very thought-provoking speakers attending them, and I think they are very valuable for the people who attend. This year's theme was social connectedness which is fundamental to survival. Like most creatures, we are social creatures. It provides safety, security, support, a sense of belonging and provides meaning of purpose. I have spoken in this place before I think about the wonderful impact of volunteering as part of that social connectedness. Many people who volunteer find it a happy coincidence that they get a lot more out of it as they had not been looking for that particular outcome.
Community Centres SA have over 35,000 people visit them every week. I have spoken in this place before about the intersection between this and other policy areas, particularly in the domestic violence space, where we have opened our first regional hub at Murray Bridge at The Haven, which has Women's Information Service trained volunteers who assist people in the community to gain information and provide more details if they need it.
The keynote speaker this morning was Professor Alex Haslam who is one of the co-authors of a book called The New Psychology of Health. Unlocking the Social Cure. It demonstrates that people, particularly those who are over 50, who join social groups can cut the risk of depression by some 24 per cent. There are also a number of positive health determinants in terms of physical exercise in a range of areas, an investigation into community centre users, building connectedness through pet-friendly communities, a speaker on the digital age and a range of other speakers.
I am looking forward to discussing, with both of those organisations, how they found this new partnership. We are always very interested in partnerships in this particular sector, because the sum is greater than the parts—whatever that saying is; I always get it wrong—and people are able to come together and find some fantastic solutions.
The PRESIDENT: Supplementary, the Hon. Ms Scriven.
The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (15:10): What will be the impact on Community Centres SA of the $3 million cuts over four years to the ACE programs that are predominantly delivered through community centres?
The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (15:10): ACE programs aren't part of my portfolio. I don't think I can comment on those particular funding cuts because I am not the minister responsible for the ACE program.
The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (15:10): Further supplementary: my question was around the impacts on Community Centres SA, about which the minister has just given—at length—an answer to her own side's question.
The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (15:10): I can't comment any further.
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Year : 2016 | Volume : 12 | Issue : 46 | Page : 253-256
Total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides inhibit growth and induce apoptosis in human cervical tumor hela cells In vitro
Jian-Guang Li1, Xiao-Yi Yang1, Wei Huang2
1 College of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang of China, China
2 Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Date of Submission 19-Jan-2015
Date of Decision 18-Mar-2015
Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050
Background: Uygur females of Xinjiang have the higher incidence of cervical tumor in the country. Alkaloids are the major active ingredients in Sophora alopecuroides, and its antitumor effect was recognized by the medical profession. Xinjiang is the main site of S. alopecuroides production in China so these plants are abundant in the region. Studies on the antitumor properties of total alkaloids of S. alopecuroides (TASA) can take full use of the traditional folk medicine in antitumor unique utility. Objectives: To explore the effects of TASA on proliferation and apoptosis of human cervical tumor HeLa cells in vitro. Materials and Methods: TASA was extracted, purified, and each monomer component was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. The effect of TASA at different concentrations on the survival of HeLa cells was determined after 24 h using the Cell Counting Kit-8. In addition, cells were photographed using an inverted microscope to document morphological changes. The effect of TASA on apoptotic rate of HeLa cells was assessed by flow cytometry. Results: Monomers of TASA were found to be sophoridine, matrine, and sophocarpine. On treatment with 8.75 mg/ml of TASA, more than 50% of HeLa cells died, and cell death rate increased further with longer incubation. The apoptotic rates of HeLa cells in the experimental groups were 16.0% and 33.3% at concentrations of 6.25 mg/ml and 12.50 mg/ml, respectively. Conclusion: TASA can induce apoptosis in cervical tumor HeLa cells, and it has obvious inhibitory effects on cell growth.
Total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides (TASA) exhibits anti-human cervical tumor properties
Monomer component of TASA was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography, and its main effect component are sophoridine, matrine, and sophocarpine
TASA inhibits growth and induces apoptosis in HeLa cells.
Abbreviations used: TASA: Total alkaloids of S. alopecuroides, CCK-8: Cell Counting Kit-8, FBS: Fetal bovine serum, PBS: Phosphate buffered saline, DMEM: Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium
Keywords: Apoptosis, cell growth, HeLa cells, inhibition, total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides
Li JG, Yang XY, Huang W. Total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides inhibit growth and induce apoptosis in human cervical tumor hela cells In vitro. Phcog Mag 2016;12, Suppl S2:253-6
Li JG, Yang XY, Huang W. Total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides inhibit growth and induce apoptosis in human cervical tumor hela cells In vitro. Phcog Mag [serial online] 2016 [cited 2019 Jul 16];12, Suppl S2:253-6. Available from: http://www.phcog.com/text.asp?2016/12/46/253/182157
Sophora alopecuroides is a perennial herb among leguminous plants of the genus Cassia.[1] Also called Sophora root, Sophora, or "Papua" (by Uighurs), it is now mentioned in the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia," "Xinjiang herbal," and "Uygur medicine." [2] Alkaloids are the major active ingredients in S. alopecuroides, most of which belong to quinolizidine alkaloids and include sophoridine, matrine, oxymatrine, sophocarpine, oxysophocarpine, and sophoramine, totaling more than 20 species.[3],[4],[5],[6] There is growing interest in the antitumor properties of alkaloid monomers (8.75 mg/ml) found in S. alopecuroides. Research in recent years has shown that different alkaloids in S. alopecuroides inhibit proliferation of human gastric tumor MGC-803 cells, colon tumor SW620 cells, human leukemia cell line K562, hepatoma cells HepG2, Lewis lung tumor, bladder tumor, prostate tumor, and other tumor cells.[7],[8],[9] Leukemia, liver cancer, and gastric cancer are managed relatively well in clinical practice, but the characteristics and the mechanisms of cervical tumor gynecologic malignancies are poorly known.
The morbidity and mortality rates of the cervical tumor are second only to those of mammary tumor worldwide. Uygur females of Xinjiang have the higher incidence of cervical tumor in the country. The disease was discovered late and have a high mortality rate, which is the leading cause of death due to illness in the nation of women.[10] Drugs currently used in cancer treatment are not always effective, have severe side effects, and are expensive. Xinjiang is the main site of S. alopecuroides production in China, so these plants are abundant in the region. Studies on the antitumor properties of total alkaloids of S. alopecuroides (TASA) can provide the necessary foundation for future research on its potential use for clinical treatment of cervical tumor.
In this study, we investigate the inhibitory effect of TASA on cell growth of human cervical tumor HeLa cells in vitro.
S. alopecuroides was provided by the Xinjiang Institute of Materia Medica. It was identified as being genuine by Dr. He J, the Research Associate of Xinjiang Institute of Materia Medica.
HP D500 macroporous resin was purchased from Cangzhou Bao En adsorbent Ltd., and 0.25% trypsin was provided by Beijing Concord Cell Resource Center. Fetal bovine serum (FBS) was purchased from Braun Biotech Ltd., Lanzhou. Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM) was purchased from Thermo Fisher. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) was provided by DOJINDO laboratories. Annexin-V-FLUOS Staining Kit was purchased from the biotechnology company Xin Bo Sheng.
Human cervical tumor HeLa cells were purchased from the Beijing concord Cell Resource Center.
Extraction and purification of total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides
S. alopecuroides was crushed into a meal at a solid-liquid ratio of 1:8 (m/V), and then extracted thrice in 70% ethanol at 1 h interval. The filtrate was combined and filtered, and then under vacuum conditions of 65°C, concentrated to 1 ml per concentrate containing crude drug 0.4 g. Isolated and purified using HP D500 macroporous resin at an adsorption rate of 1–2 bed volume (BV)/h and adsorption time >6 h, then eluted with distilled water 4 BV. After elution with 5 BV of 40% ethanol, elution rate was changed to 1–3 BV/h. The eluent in 40% ethanol eluent was collected, concentrated, dried to get TASA powder, and finally placed in a desiccator.
Preparation of the total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides drug solution
TASA powder was dissolved in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) at a concentration of 25 mg/ml. After complete dissolution, it was centrifuged at 12,000 rpm for 5 min. The supernatant was filtered using 0.22 μm sterile filter to obtain the final drug solution.
Chromatographic conditions of high-performance liquid chromatography
High-performance liquid chromatography was performed on a phenomenex C18 (4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5 μm) column in which a binary mobile phase, consisting of 0.01 mol/L ammonium carbonate (solvent A) and acetonitrile (solvent B) (80:20), the detection wavelength was 220 nm, the column temperature was 30°C, the flow rate was 1.0 ml/min, and the injection volume was 10 μl.
Determination of cell viability
HeLa cells in logarithmic growth phase and up to 95% confluency were plated in 96-well plates (100 μl/well), and then placed in an incubator with 5% CO2 and 37°C. After adherent growth of the cells for 24 h, the drug solution was added at various concentrations to the cells. The experiment consisted of three groups: Blank group, control group, and experimental group. The 6 wells in the blank group were supplemented with DMEM containing 10% FBS culture medium at 100 μl/well. The 6 wells in the experimental group were added with 100 μl of 6.25, 8.75, and 12.50 mg/ml of the drug. The control group added 100 μl cells at a concentration of 5000 cells. After 24 h, add a mixed solution 100 μl to each well, the mixed solution was cell culture medium mixed with 10% CCK-8. After incubating for 3 h, absorbance was measured using a microplate reader at 450 nm, and at 650 nm as reference wavelength. Then, cell viability was calculated as follows:
Cell viability = 1 – ([ODexperimental − ODblank]/[ODcontrol − ODblank]) × 100%
HeLa cell morphology
The drug was added at different concentrations (6.25, 8.75, and 12.50 mg/ml) to HeLa cells at the logarithmic growth phase. Cells were then incubated under 5% CO2 and 37°C conditions for 24 h. The cells were placed under the microscope, and their morphology was photographed.
Determination of cell apoptosis
HeLa cells at the logarithmic growth phase were digested into single cell suspension using pancreatin. Cells were collected by centrifugation (1100 rpm, 4 min), and the density was adjusted by adding media (FBS: DMEM = 10:90). They were then added to a 12 hole cell plate (10,000 cells per hole and 1 ml per hole) and placed in a cell culture incubator for 24 h at 37°C. Set up three control groups and two experimental groups were added 6.25 mg/ml and 12.50 mg/ml solution of different concentrations of TASA drugs 100 μl, after placed in the incubator of cell culture in 24 h (37°C), each cell is collected by 5 mL centrifuge tube. The cell culture medium was aspirated, and the cells were washed once with PBS. The wash was collected, and 0.5 ml trypsin was added to digest the cells. About 1 ml culture medium was added and mixed by pipetting back and forth 20 times. Then, the suspension was collected by centrifugation (1100 rpm, 4 min) followed by aspiration of the supernatant. The cell pellets were washed thrice with 1 ml PBS. Then, 500 μl of binding buffer mix was added. Annexin V-FITC (5 μl) mix was added, which was followed by staining with 5 μl of propidium iodide at room temperature in the dark. Finally, the cells were passed through a 300-mesh screen and immediately analyzed by flow cytometry.
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation and analyzed by one-way analysis of variance using SPSS version 16.0 (IBM Software). P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Monomer components of total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides
The TASA drug solution contains sophoridine, matrine, and sophocarpine [Figure 1].
Figure 1: (a) Chromatograms of mixed reference; and (b) chromatograms of total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides. 1: Sophoridine; 2: Matrine; 3: Sophocarpine
Viability of HeLa cells after total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides treatment for 24 h
Compared to the untreated control group, cell viability decreased significantly with increase in drug concentration [Figure 2]. At a drug concentration of 8.75 mg/ml, more than 50% of HeLa cells died. These results showed that TASA has significant inhibitory effect on HeLa cells.
Figure 2: Effects of total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides at different concentrations on HeLa cell viability: Cell viability was determined under different concentrations of the drug (6.25, 8.75, and 12.50 mg/ml) after 24 h by Cell Counting Kit-8 viability assay
Effect of total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides on HeLa cell morphology
TASA was added at different concentrations (6.25, 8.75, and 12.50 mg/ml) to cultured HeLa cells, and cell morphology was observed after 24 h under an inverted microscope [Figure 3]. Compared with HeLa cells untreated control groups, those treated with TASA exhibited decrease in cell volume, change in cell shape from the original spindle gradient shape to a round shape, and increases in cell gap. With increase in TASA concentration, morphological changes became more obvious.
Figure 3: Different concentrations of the drug solution resulted in morphological changes in HeLa cells. (a) Control group: Normal HeLa cells; experimental groups: Cells treated with (b) 6.25 mg/ml drug solution, (c) 8.75 mg/ml drug solution, and (d) 12.50 mg/ml drug solution
Effect of total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides on HeLa cell apoptosis
Apoptotic rates in the experimental group were 16.0% and 33.3%, which were significantly higher compared to the control group. With increases in the concentration of administration, the proportion of early apoptotic, and late apoptotic cells increased significantly [Figure 4].
Figure 4: Total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides drug solution was added at different concentrations (6.25 and 12.50 mg/ml), and the apoptotic rate was determined after 24 h by flow cytometry. (a) Control group, (b) total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides concentration of 6.25 mg/ml, and (c) total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides concentration of 12.50 mg/ml
In this study, we found that TASA can significantly inhibit the proliferation of HeLa cells. Apoptosis is one of the major mechanisms targeted by anticancer therapies.[11] Apoptosis signal transduction pathways consist of an extrinsic pathway (death receptor-mediated) and an intrinsic pathway (activated by mitochondria-related proteins).[12] In this study, HeLa cells exhibited increased activity with decreased concentrations of TASA. Based on flow cytometry analysis after TASA treatment, the apoptotic rate was found to be significantly higher in the experimental group compared to the control group. With increase in drug concentration, early apoptotic and late apoptotic rates both increased significantly. In summary, this study confirmed that TASA can promote apoptosis of tumor cells and shows potential for use as anticervical tumor therapy.
TASA can inhibit a variety of tumor cells very well and displays more specific anticancer effects on some of them. Thus, TASA may be a broad-spectrum anticancer drug and merits further research. Different extraction methods of TASA may lead to differences in alkaloid compositions. Therefore, future studies should examine this. Compared TASA with monomer of TASA acting on tumor cells, then explore whether the efficacy of TASA can better than certain monomer, achieve the same efficacy with monomer in smaller doses but fewer side effects as much as possible.
In summary, the TASA extracted and purified using HP D500 macroporous resin, and its effect component includes sophoridine, matrine, and sophocarpine. The results of this study have confirmed TASA can induce apoptosis in cervical tumor HeLa cells, and it has obvious inhibitory effects on cell growth. In addition, further studies are required to compare the efficacy and the side effects between TASA and monomers.
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region science and technology project (201491187).
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Ma BH, Zhang ZT. A study on the chemical constituents of oil from seeds of Sophora alopecuroides L. Nat Prod Res Dev 2003;15:133-4.
Wang J, Wang HX, Lv YL. Analysis of the abiolelem ent and the fatty acid from oil of Sophora alopecuroides L. Chin Mater Med 2002;25:107.
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Wei Huang, is an associate researcher at the Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College. His research interest is in the nucleic acid delivery systems and nano-drug delivery systems. He has research base and experience in the study of siRNA vectors, gene delivery systems, nano-delivery preparation, etc. Current, he hosted and participated in many projects.
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Sebastian Sprenger (* 1972 in München) ist ein deutscher Komponist und Musiktheoretiker.

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Sprenger besuchte von 1983 bis 1992 das humanistische Wirsberg-Gymnasium in Würzburg  und erhielt in dieser Zeit privaten Klavierunterricht bei Rudolf Ramming. Von 1982 bis 1987 war er Mitglied der Würzburger Domsingknaben unter Siegfried Koesler. Während seiner Schulzeit war Sprenger Gaststudent an der Hochschule für Musik Würzburg im Fach Komposition bei Bertold Hummel und Heinz Winbeck sowie am Hermann-Zilcher-Konservatorium Würzburg im Fach Kontrabass bei Günter Mittelsteiner.

Nach Abitur und Zivildienst studierte Sprenger Komposition und Musiktheorie an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, zunächst bei Dieter Einfeldt, später bei Manfred Stahnke.

Eine langjährige Zusammenarbeit verbindet ihn mit der Grundschule Eulenkrugstraße in Hamburg-Volksdorf (2004 als "Musikalischste Grundschule Deutschlands" ausgezeichnet). Für den Chor dieser Schule schrieb Sprenger mehrere Werke. Seit 2001 erteilt er dort Klavierunterricht. Seit 2001 ist Sprenger als Kirchenmusiker an der Kirche St. Nicolaus der Evangelischen Stiftung Alsterdorf tätig. Er organisiert dort u. a. eine Konzertreihe mit dem Schwerpunkt auf zeitgenössischer Kammer- und Weltmusik. Von 2006 bis 2010 leitete Sprenger gemeinsam mit Anna-Elisabeth Ubbelohde den Hamburger Kammerchor "Ensemble Magnificat". Seit 2007 unterrichtet Sprenger an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater u. a. die Fächer Musiktheorie, Gehörbildung und Werkanalyse. Am International College of Music (ICoM) Hamburg ist Sprenger seit 2008 als Dozent für die Fächer Komposition, Musiktheorie, Allgemeine Musiklehre und Werkanalyse tätig.

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Seine Werke erklangen u. a. bei der Münchener Biennale, dem Internationalen Minimal-Music-Festival Kassel, den ChorKonzertTagen Nordwest des Verbandes Deutscher KonzertChöre sowie dem interkulturellen Festival "Eigenarten" (Hamburg).

Kompositionen von Sprenger sind verlegt bei Boosey & Hawkes, Eres Edition und Edition Daminus.

Werke (Auswahl)

Werke fürs Kinder- und Jugendmusiktheater

 Die Reise nach Lunaland (2001, Text: Sören Ingwersen) für Soli, Chor und Klavier
 Die Zaubertröte (2002, Text: Sören Ingwersen) für Soli, Chor und Klavier
 Der Vogel Buntschu (2004, Text: Sören Ingwersen) für Soli, fünf Kinderchöre und Klavier
 Henrietta und die Feuerfee (2008, Text: Sören Ingwersen) für Soli, Chor und Kammer-Ensemble
 Vier Lieder zu "Emil und Detektive" (2011, Text: Sebastian Sprenger nach Motiven aus Erich Kästners gleichnamigem Roman) für Soli, Chor und Klavier

Chor- und Orchesterwerke

 Notturno (1996) für Querflöte und Kammerorchester
 Concertino (1998) für Fagott und Streichorchester
 O nobilissima viriditas (2005, Text: Hildegard von Bingen) für Sopran- und Mezzosopran-Solo und Kammerorchester
 Nachtgesang (2006, Text: Friedrich Rückert) für Sopran- und Mezzosopran-Solo, zwei Chöre und Orchester

Kammermusik
 media vita … (2003) für Gitarren-Ensemble und drei Schlagzeuger
 Tu iridem aspicies (2004) für zwei Gitarren
 Chant spirituel (2006) für zwei Gitarren
 The three graces of India (2007) für drei Querflöten und Borduninstrument(e)
 tunatya (2008) für Violoncello und Monochord
 Six chants pour accompagner l'âme dans l'au-delà  (2012) für Violine und Klavier
 Atem-Fragmente (2013) für Akkordeon, Orgel und Klavier
 Zwei Gesänge nach Gedichten von Xue Tao (2014) für Sopran und Klavier

Solo-Werke

 Auf seitlichen Pfaden (1997) für Violoncello-solo
 5′33″ (2000) für Klavier-solo
 shunyata (2006) für Orgel-solo
 tempus recurvatum (2007) für Querflöte-solo (Bordun-Instrument ad lib.)
 stasis/unquietness (2009) für Klavier-solo
 yuan (2010) für Guzheng-solo
 Quatre esquisses sur un Japon imaginaire (2011) für Klavier-solo
 pratityasamutpada (2013) für Klavier-solo

Weblinks

 Rezension über ein Werk Sebastian Sprengers: online
 Kritik über Sebastian Sprengers Kinderoper in der Hamburger Morgenpost: online
 Kritik über Sebastian Sprengers Kinderoper in der Badischen Zeitung: online
 Interview mit dem Komponisten Sebastian Sprenger: online
 Aufsatz Sebastian Sprengers über Gustav Mahler: online
 Kritik zu Sebastian Sprengers Kinderoper: online

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Komponist klassischer Musik (21. Jahrhundert)
Hochschullehrer (HfMT Hamburg)
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Q: Get post author image - Wordpress In WordPress I need to fetch the Author image of author who created post. I tried to get the profile image in this way, but it didn't work.
Here is the code I have written to get other author_meta_details.

        <picture class="avatar-circle">
            <?php if($avatar = get_avatar(get_the_author_meta('ID')) !== FALSE): ?>
            <img src="<?php echo $avatar; ?>" alt="">
            <?php else: ?>

            <?php endif; ?>
        </picture>

<?php echo get_the_author_meta('first_name'); ?> - <?php echo get_the_author_meta('nickname'); ?>

<?php echo get_the_author_meta('description'); ?>

A: Try this
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   if(has_post_thumbnail()){
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   }
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A: get_avatar() returns  element so you don't need to wrap it to img again
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Q: Why does this update to a map in a vector> fail? I have a data structure represented by a vector of maps, all of which have the same template type. Inserting and reading works fine - however, for some reason, updates do nothing. I tried the methods described here, and they work fine - if I just use the map itself. However, when the map is in the vector, the element is found but not updated. Below, I have provided a minimal example.
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <vector>
#include <optional>

std::vector<std::map<int, int>> vec = std::vector<std::map<int, int>>();

void insert_or_update( int key, int value ) {
    for ( std::map<int, int> map: vec ) {
        auto location = map.find( key );
        if ( location != map.end()) {
            location->second = value;
            std::cout << "This should update the value, but doesn't" << std::endl;
            return;
        }
    }

    // Insert, if no map currently contains the key
    std::cout << "This value is new" << std::endl;
    vec.back().insert( {key, value} );
}

int get_key( int key ) {
    for ( std::map<int, int> map: vec ) {
        auto location = map.find( key );
        if ( location != map.end()) {
            return location->second;
        }
    }

    std::cout << "This value doesn't exist yet" << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

int main()
{
   std::map<int, int> map = std::map<int, int>();
   vec.push_back( map );
   std::cout << get_key(3) << std::endl;
   insert_or_update(3, 3);
   std::cout << get_key(3) << std::endl;
   insert_or_update(3, 5);
   std::cout << get_key(3) << std::endl;
   std::cout << "Update in list failed, do it manually..." << std::endl;
   auto location = map.find( 3 );
   location->second = 5;
   std::cout << location->second << std::endl;

   return 0;
}

So my questions are:

*

*Why does this fail? I'm sure it's some kind of pointer logic I don't understand.

*What do I have to change to make it work?

A: Because this line:
for ( std::map<int, int> map: vec ) {

Is enumerating over every element in vec by value.  It's making a copy of the map on each iteration of the for loop.  Hence, you are inserting a new value into the copy and not the into item that's actually in the vector.  This is likely what you want - enumerate the items by reference:
for ( std::map<int, int>& map: vec ) {

Or simply:
for ( auto& map: vec ) {

Do the same for the same line in get_key

A: Your function insert_or_update makes a copy of vec in the for loop:
for ( std::map<int, int> map: vec ) {
    auto location = map.find( key );
    if ( location != map.end()) {
        location->second = value;
        std::cout << "This should update the value, but doesn't" << std::endl;
        return;
    }
}

If you want to change the vec you need a reference instead of a copy:
for ( std::map<int, int> & map: vec ) {
    //...
}


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Q: Find the Sum of the Series: $1/(x+1) + 2/(x^2 + 1) + 4/(x^4 +1) +\cdots$ $n$ terms Find the sum of $n$ terms the following series:
$$\frac1{x+1} + \frac2{x^2 + 1} + \frac4{x^4 +1} +\cdots\qquad n\text{ terms}$$
$t_n$ seems to be $\dfrac{2^{n-1}}{x^{2^{n-1}} + 1}$
But after that I'm not sure as to how to proceed

A: Just another approach.
Let $x$ be a real number such that $|x|>1$. Observe that
$$
1+x^{2^{n}}=\frac{x^{2^{n+1}}-1}{x^{2^{n}}-1} \quad n=0,1,2,\ldots,
$$ giving
$$
\prod_{n=0}^{N} \left(1+x^{2^{n}}\right)=\frac{x^{2^{N+1}}-1}{x-1}
$$
Applying the logarithmic function gives
$$
\sum_{n=0}^{N}\log \left(1+x^{2^{n}}\right)=\log\left(x^{2^{N+1}}-1\right)-\log (x-1)
$$
differentiating with respect to $x$
$$
\sum_{n=0}^{N}\frac{2^{n}x^{2^{n}-1}}{x^{2^{n}}+1}=\frac{2^{N+1}x^{2^{N+1}-1}}{x^{2^{N+1}}-1}-\frac{1}{x-1}
$$ equivalently
$$
\sum_{n=0}^{N}\frac{2^{n}}{x^{2^{n}}+1}=\frac{1}{x-1}-\frac{2^{N+1}}{x^{2^{N+1}}-1}
$$
and then making $N$ tend to $+\infty$ leads to a closed form for your series.

A: Hint: Try some small cases ($n=1,2,3$). The pattern should become clear, and you can most likely prove it by induction on $n$.

A: Hint: For $x\ne 1$, add $\frac{-1}{x-1}$ in front, and observe the telescoping.

A: note: having just seen Andre's lovely solution this is very much a hammer-and-chisel job! however there was some devil in the detail, and i did learn something from the exercise!
define:
$$
D_m=\prod_{k=1}^m (1+x^{2^{m-1}}) = \sum_{k=0}^{2^m-1}x^k
$$
and
$$
N_m = \sum_{k=1}^{2^m-1} (2^m-k)x^{k-1} \tag{1}
$$
and now define the sum
$$
S_m=\frac{N_m}{D_m}
$$
then
$$
S_m+\frac{2^m}{x^{2^m}+1} = \frac{(x^{2^m}+1)N_m + 2^mD_m}{D_{m+1}}
$$
from (1) we have
$$
N_{m+1} = \sum_{k=1}^{2^{m+1}-1} (2^{m+1}-k)x^{k-1} \\
=  \sum_{k=1}^{2^m-1} (2^m-k)x^{k-1} +\sum_{k=1}^{2^m-1} 2^m x^{k-1} +  \sum_{k=2^m}^{2^{m+1}-1} (2^{m+1}-k)x^{k-1} \\
= N_m + 2^m(D_m -x^{2^m-1}) + \sum_{k=0}^{2^m-1} (2^m-k)x^{2^m+k-1} \\
= (1+x^{2^m}) N_m + 2^m D_m
$$
hence, with the obvious definition of $S_m$ we have the inductive step:
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S_m = \frac{N_m}{D_m} \Rightarrow S_{m+1} = \frac{N_{m+1}}{D_{m+1}}
$$


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Yang Hee-Jong (en coréen ), né le , est un joueur sud-coréen de basket-ball. Il évolue au poste d'ailier.

Biographie

Palmarès
  Vainqueur des Jeux de l'Asie de l'Est 2009
  Finaliste des Jeux asiatiques de 2010
  Vainqueur des Jeux asiatiques de 2014

Notes et références

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Joueur international sud-coréen de basket-ball
Naissance en mai 1984
Joueur du Anyang KGC
Étudiant de l'université Yonsei


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After having been off on medical leave for a month, I came back to work and was reassigned to work for Dan Wilson.
OK fine.
No. Wilson called a meeting ….and so the games begin.
First question. How many people have to be involved in a meeting between former supervisor and new supervisor? The answer is four.
It was Dan Wilson's meeting, so he was there, plus (1) Dzuro, who was my former First Reporting Officer, (2) Baldini who was my former Second Reporting Officer and (3) Dudley…. who was there because he was in it up to his neck….. and was never one to miss an opportunity to have a little tantrum.


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Abigail Punches 'Purity Culture' in the Face. THE FACE!
Episode 169 · November 30th, 2018 · 1 hr 36 mins
We talk to Abigail Rine Favale, who directs and teaches in the William Penn Honors Program, a great books program at George Fox University. She is the author of 'Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion.'
We discuss her conversion, evangelical purity culture, the book I Kissed Dating Goodbye, Consent and 3 Paradigms, Transgenderism and Feminism, Waves of Feminism and her work at George Fox.
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Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion — Into the Deep traces one woman's spiritual odyssey from birthright evangelicalism through postmodern feminism and, ultimately, into the Roman Catholic Church. As a college student, Abigail Favale experienced a feminist awakening that reshaped her life and faith. A decade later, on the verge of atheism, she found herself entering the oldest male-helmed institution on the planet--the last place she expected to be. With humor and insight, the author describes her gradual exodus from Christian orthodoxy and surprising swerve into Catholicism. She writes candidly about grappling with wounds from her past, Catholic sexual morality, the male priesthood, and an interfaith marriage. Her vivid prose brings to life the wrenching tumult of conversion--a conversion that began after she entered the Church and began to pry open its mysteries. There, she discovered the startling beauty of a sacramental cosmos, a vision of reality that upended her notions of gender, sexuality, identity, and authority. Into the Deep is a thoroughly twenty-first-century conversion, a compelling account of recovering an ancient faith after a decade of doubt.
Kissing Purity Culture Goodbye — Foremost among these is the reductive notion of "purity" itself, which becomes more or less synonymous with virginity. In this understanding, a person exists in a default state of purity, which can then be corrupted or lost through sexual activity. The implied trajectory is from purity into corruption, from which only partial redemption is possible. Virginity, once lost, can never truly be regained. This inverts the arc of the Christian life, in which one moves from original corruption into purification by grace. While the biblical understanding of purity includes sexual activity, it is hardly reducible to it. Rather, purity concerns conversion of the whole self to Christ, a continual and lifelong process.
The Evangelical purity paradigm also ignores the question of how to faithfully live out one's sexuality after getting married—especially after one has been taught to associate sex with shame and sin. This is a major flaw in Harris's approach, which he acknowledges in his statement of retraction: "The book also gave some the impression that a certain methodology of relationships would deliver a happy ever-after ending—a great marriage, a great sex life—even though this is not promised by scripture."
Evangelical Gnosticism — My students are a microcosm of what I see as a growing trend in contemporary Evangelicalism. Without a guiding connection to orthodoxy, young Evangelicals are developing heterodox sensibilities that are at odds with a Christian understanding of personhood. The body is associated with sin, the soul with holiness. Moreover, this sense of the body, especially under the alias flesh, tends to be hypersexualized. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in the Evangelical emphasis on purity, a word that has become synonymous with bodily virginity. Despite the biblical usage of purity as holiness in a broader, holistic sense, including but not limited to sexual matters, the word "purity" has become narrowly sexualized. It is not a virtue to be continually cultivated, but a default physical state that can be permanently lost.
Gnosticism creeps in! — 1 minute sound bite of how Gnosticism keeps showing up.
The Sex Education We Need (Book Review: 'Love Thy Body' by Nancy Pearcey) — She presents thoughtful challenges to Christians, urging us to resist polarizing gender stereotypes in our families and communities, which may fuel the transgender fever. She emphasizes the need to revive a radical hospitality, especially toward those who have struggled with sexual issues and thus have a unique wisdom to share. Pearcey weaves in such voices throughout the book, voices of those who don't fit the culture-war scripts—such as Cari, a woman who has "detransitioned" from living as a trans man, or Lianne, a Christian intersexed woman who was raised as a boy. Pearcey keeps human beings complex, accentuating their dignity and situating them in a created order that, though ravaged by the fall, is nonetheless divinely designed.
A Movement, Hijacked (Book Review: 'Subverted: How I Helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the Women's Movement' by Sue Ellen Browder) — A particularly fascinating thread in the book is Browder's nuanced profile of Betty Friedan. She was initially ambivalent about legalizing abortion; the issue of "reproductive rights" was conspicuously absent from the first edition of The Feminine Mystique. By the 1980s, she was blaming the "failure" of the women's movement on "our blind spot about the family." As Browder reveals, the pro-abortion movement—led by Larry Lader, the central villain of the book—was decidedly male until successfully wooing the National Organization for Women in 1967.
Irigaray, Incarnation and Contemporary Women's Fiction: Abigail Rine: Bloomsbury Academic — Drawing on the provocative recent work of feminist theorist Luce Irigaray, Irigaray, Incarnation and Contemporary Women's Fiction illuminates the vital and subversive role of literature in rewriting notions of the sacred. Abigail Rine demonstrates through careful readings how a range of contemporary women writers - from Margaret Atwood to Michèle Roberts and Alice Walker – think beyond traditional religious discourse and masculine models of subjectivity towards a new model of the sacred: one that seeks to reconcile the schism between the human and the divine, between the body and the word. Along the way, the book argues that literature is the ideal space for rethinking religion, precisely because it is a realm that cultivates imagination, mystery and incarnation.
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30 Rasmus Ristolainen is a rising star Buffalo because of how much the coaching staff trusts him.This is not a rebuilding job.1: Goaltender Stats with Fleming This is part one of a multi-part series tackling the nitty-gritty of hockey's newest statistics.Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom, or what appears to be rock bottom, to move forward, said McEnroe.
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BREAKING! Referee For 2018 World Cup Final Announced!
FIFA has announced that Nestor Pitana of Argentina will referee the 2018 World Cup final between France and Croatia on Sunday. Pitana has already refereed four games, including the tournament opener between host nation Russia and Saudi Arabia and France's quarter-final win over Uruguay. He
Jul 14, 2018 by awoyemi5918 in Sport
Meet the 14 African players who are now playing for France at the World Cup
All African teams were kicked out of the Russia 2018 World Cup. However, not all African players have been kicked out of the world cup. France has a total of 14 players all with African roots. Didier Deschamps' team has more than half of its
FIFA's Prize For Super Eagles Performance At The 2018 World Cup Tournament Revealed
The World football governing body, FIFA, will pay the Super Eagles of Nigeria and other nations that crashed out from the group stages of the 2018 World Cup tournament £6.1m each. According to reports, Nigeria would have received £9.1 million if they had progressed to
Jun 30, 2018 by awoyemi5918 in Sport
Rohr confirms Ndidi for Croatia, dumps Aina, Agu
Chelsea defender Ola Aina and Bursaspor midfielder Mikel Agu will not be going to the 2018 World Cup in Russia after Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr omitted them from his final 23-man squad for the tournament on Sunday. Both players did not feature in the 2-1
Jun 04, 2018 by awoyemi5918 in News
Nigeria Won't Be Easy For Argentina – Diego Maradona
Former Argentina captain, Diego Maradona has given Nigeria hope of beating his country at this year's World Cup, as he believes La Albiceleste are going to the competition without a leader. Though Argentina have triumphed on all their previous four meetings with Nigeria in the
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Cold War in Las Vegas: Taxis, Lyft, Uber Fight
Last week, the Consumer Electronics Show in 2018 captured Las Vegas, crowded with people. On January 8, 2018, the bus (Uber and Lyft) set the highest record in the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport and produced 11,465 passengers. A record number of taxis were added and McCallum submitted a total of 29,878 pick-ups of 18,413 calls, breaking 28,766 the same period last year.
This year's CES show is the largest ever show with 3,900 exhibitors demonstrating the technology of 184,000 attendees up and down in 2.75 million square feet of event space and hotels. As a result, taxis and coaches, as well as chartered buses, hotel shuttles, limousines and public buses are all part of a complex transportation ballet that is crucial to moving the 184,000 attendees.
Even a small number of self-driving cars can help meeting people like Cubans. Lyft grabbed the headlines for his BMW car and was summoned by the Lyft app. John Zimmer, president of Lyft, a keynote speaker, pointed out that large-scale growth is inevitable with a company that makes up just 0.5% of U.S. miles.
But the real battle took place in the streets of the city where taxis in Las Vegas and private cars wearing the Uber and Lyft logos fought for passengers, market share and the dollar. People think traffic is boring and utilitarian, but at some point the car-to-car fight reminds me of driving a New York taxi at college. The square of a taxi like me will compete on the second avenue, cutting off competitors to find a good price.
On the streets of Las Vegas, passengers can see the tension on the three sides of the Cold War between taxis, Lyft and Uber. Outside of the Sands Convention Center, a 72-year-old Lebanese immigrant who speaks Sixfold Leftwitter smiled and refused to let a taxi enter traffic mode. Later, on a taxi radio, a dispatcher warned the taxi leaving the palace to declare it a "show" that was polluted by hundreds of Uber drivers. Khabi pointed out darkly that "90%" of Uber drivers have no commercial insurance and he warned that I would run into a problem when my Uber driver inevitably had an accident.
In the end, the battle is over. In November 2017, the average fare paid by a passenger to 16 taxi companies in Nevada was $ 16.40. Although Uber's pricing is chaotic and constantly changing, Uber X's lowest price is $ 7.25, less than half the average taxi price.
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STM studies on the hole doping dependence of the hidden order in Pb-doped Bi2201
K. Kudo, T. Nishizaki, N. Okumura, N. Kobayashi
We have performed STM measurements of the modulation-free Pb-doped Bi2201. In the overdoped (Tc = 7 K) and the optimally doped (Tc = 22 K) samples, the distorted patch arrangement has been observed in low-bias STM images below 50 mV. With decreasing doping level, the size of patches becomes smaller and their arrangement more orderly. In the optimally doped sample, furthermore, the bright atomic-strings have been detected at low bias-voltages below 10 mV. The distorted patch arrangement may be regarded as the two-dimensional superstructure incompletely formed due to the absence of the structural modulation and/or the disturbance from doped holes. The atomic-string indicates the one-dimensional electronic correlation and may be the new type hidden order.
Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications
SUPPL.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2007.04.226
Published - Oct 1 2007
Bi-based cuprates
Hidden order
Modulation-free
Pb-doped Bi2201
Scanning tunneling microscopy
10.1016/j.physc.2007.04.226
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Doping (additives) Engineering & Materials Science 100%
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disturbances Physics & Astronomy 38%
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Kudo, K., Nishizaki, T., Okumura, N., & Kobayashi, N. (2007). STM studies on the hole doping dependence of the hidden order in Pb-doped Bi2201. Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications, 463-465(SUPPL.), 40-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2007.04.226
STM studies on the hole doping dependence of the hidden order in Pb-doped Bi2201. / Kudo, K.; Nishizaki, T.; Okumura, N. et al.
In: Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications, Vol. 463-465, No. SUPPL., 01.10.2007, p. 40-43.
Kudo, K, Nishizaki, T, Okumura, N & Kobayashi, N 2007, 'STM studies on the hole doping dependence of the hidden order in Pb-doped Bi2201', Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications, vol. 463-465, no. SUPPL., pp. 40-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2007.04.226
Kudo K, Nishizaki T, Okumura N, Kobayashi N. STM studies on the hole doping dependence of the hidden order in Pb-doped Bi2201. Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications. 2007 Oct 1;463-465(SUPPL.):40-43. doi: 10.1016/j.physc.2007.04.226
Kudo, K. ; Nishizaki, T. ; Okumura, N. et al. / STM studies on the hole doping dependence of the hidden order in Pb-doped Bi2201. In: Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications. 2007 ; Vol. 463-465, No. SUPPL. pp. 40-43.
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keywords = "Bi-based cuprates, Hidden order, Modulation-free, Pb-doped Bi2201, Scanning tunneling microscopy",
author = "K. Kudo and T. Nishizaki and N. Okumura and N. Kobayashi",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Y. Murakami for EPMA at the Advanced Research Center of Metallic Glasses, IMR, Tohoku University. This work was partly supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (No. 451) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, by a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) from MEXT, Japan and also by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. ",
doi = "10.1016/j.physc.2007.04.226",
volume = "463-465",
journal = "Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications",
number = "SUPPL.",
T1 - STM studies on the hole doping dependence of the hidden order in Pb-doped Bi2201
AU - Kudo, K.
AU - Nishizaki, T.
AU - Okumura, N.
AU - Kobayashi, N.
N1 - Funding Information: We thank Y. Murakami for EPMA at the Advanced Research Center of Metallic Glasses, IMR, Tohoku University. This work was partly supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (No. 451) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, by a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) from MEXT, Japan and also by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
N2 - We have performed STM measurements of the modulation-free Pb-doped Bi2201. In the overdoped (Tc = 7 K) and the optimally doped (Tc = 22 K) samples, the distorted patch arrangement has been observed in low-bias STM images below 50 mV. With decreasing doping level, the size of patches becomes smaller and their arrangement more orderly. In the optimally doped sample, furthermore, the bright atomic-strings have been detected at low bias-voltages below 10 mV. The distorted patch arrangement may be regarded as the two-dimensional superstructure incompletely formed due to the absence of the structural modulation and/or the disturbance from doped holes. The atomic-string indicates the one-dimensional electronic correlation and may be the new type hidden order.
AB - We have performed STM measurements of the modulation-free Pb-doped Bi2201. In the overdoped (Tc = 7 K) and the optimally doped (Tc = 22 K) samples, the distorted patch arrangement has been observed in low-bias STM images below 50 mV. With decreasing doping level, the size of patches becomes smaller and their arrangement more orderly. In the optimally doped sample, furthermore, the bright atomic-strings have been detected at low bias-voltages below 10 mV. The distorted patch arrangement may be regarded as the two-dimensional superstructure incompletely formed due to the absence of the structural modulation and/or the disturbance from doped holes. The atomic-string indicates the one-dimensional electronic correlation and may be the new type hidden order.
KW - Bi-based cuprates
KW - Hidden order
KW - Modulation-free
KW - Pb-doped Bi2201
KW - Scanning tunneling microscopy
U2 - 10.1016/j.physc.2007.04.226
DO - 10.1016/j.physc.2007.04.226
VL - 463-465
JO - Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
JF - Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
IS - SUPPL.


Water rates are often higher for West Hollywood customers who get their water from Beverly Hills than for those who get it from Los Angeles. In those cases, the rates are also the highest among nearby cities. On the other hand, West Hollywood customers served by Los Angeles often have the second-lowest rates in the area. That is according to a new report by WeHo by the Numbers.
The report begins by explaining how water rates are structured. Water rates are based on the cost of service. When providers set their rates, they add up the costs and split them among customer classes, services, and levels of water use. Water use is typically measured in hundreds of cubic feet (HCF). One HCF is 748 gallons.
For example, Beverly Hills has rates for single-family residential, multi-family residential and non-residential (commercial) customers. The bi-monthly bill includes fixed and variable charges. The fixed charge is based on the size of the water meter. Customers expecting to use a lot of water — such as a large apartment building — install bigger meters. The variable charge is based on water consumption. For single-family and multi-family customers, the water comes in four tiers. Once they've used up a tier, they start buying water from the next, higher-priced tier.
Some cities charge higher rates to customers outside their boundaries. Beverly Hills adds a 25% premium for West Hollywood customers. Los Angeles does not currently charge West Hollywood customers extra.
The number, size and pricing of tiers varies among cities and customer classes. So does the fixed bi-monthly charge. Some cities, such as Los Angeles and Santa Monica, do not have a fixed charge. Instead, they recover those costs through the variable charges for water use.
The report shows estimates of the average rate for each level of water use, customer type, and city. Fixed charges are included and some assumptions are made. The analysis focuses on a range of water use centered around 15 HCF. It reflects the smaller households and lot sizes in West Hollywood.
For West Hollywood single-family customers, the report suggests that those served by Beverly Hills often pay more for a given amount of water than those served by Los Angeles. The difference is close to 50% at 15 HCF. The difference is even bigger for customers who use less than 15 HCF. The Beverly Hills-served customers also pay more than customers in nearby cities. For 15 HCF, they pay 18% more than in Culver City, 25% more than in Beverly Hills, 45% more than in Los Angeles, and close to three times as much as in Santa Monica.
On the other hand, many West Hollywood customers served by Los Angeles pay less than they would in Beverly Hills or Culver City. It depends on how much water they use. Santa Monica, however, has even lower rates. Its rates are about half of those of Los Angeles at these levels of consumption.
The single-family rate comparison looks different at consumption levels above 30 HCF. The report argues that those levels are less common in West Hollywood.
For average multi-family rates, the number of dwelling units matters. The report offers two illustrations: a four-unit property and a 100-unit apartment or condominium building. The report suggests that small Beverly Hills-served properties in West Hollywood generally pay more than those served by Los Angeles (for a given amount of water). For example, the difference could be 20% at 10 HCF. They also pay 20% to 75% more than customers in nearby cities who use the same amount of water.
For large multi-family buildings in West Hollywood, the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills rates appear to be fairly close. The differences depend on the amount of water used and other assumptions. At something less than 10 or 12 HCF per household, Los Angeles-served rates may be a bit higher than Beverly Hills-served rates. Above that level, Beverly Hills-served rates may be higher.
Businesses, nonprofits and government agencies pay non-residential rates. Their water consumption varies widely. The report found that Beverly Hills-served West Hollywood generally had the highest non-residential rates among nearby cities for a given amount of water.
For more information, see the full report, How do water rates in West Hollywood compare?
Thanks Lauren for addressing this issue. I hope she fights for us and gets those extra fees removed from all of our water bills.
Without Lauren Meister's diligence on this WHWest would be drowning in exhorbitant water bills. Another "quality of life issue"that passes unnoticed by other council members.