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Structure of the R3/I5 chimeric relaxin peptide, a selective GPCR135 and GPCR142 agonist
Haugaard-Kedström (published under the name Haugaard-Jönsson), Linda M.
University of Kalmar, School of Pure and Applied Natural Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0113-6535
Hossain, Mohammed Akhter
Daly, Norelle L.
Bathgate, Ross A.D.
Wade, John D.
Craik, David J.
Rosengren, Johan
University of Kalmar, School of Pure and Applied Natural Sciences.
2008 (English)In: Journal of Biological Chemistry, ISSN 0021-9258, E-ISSN 1083-351X, Vol. 283, no 35, p. 23811-23818Article in journal (Refereed) Published
The human relaxin family comprises seven peptide hormones with various biological functions mediated through interactions with G-protein-coupled receptors. Interestingly, among the hitherto characterized receptors there is no absolute selectivity toward their primary ligand. The most striking example of this is the relaxin family ancestor, relaxin-3, which is an agonist for three of the four currently known relaxin receptors: GPCR135, GPCR142, and LGR7. Relaxin-3 and its endogenous receptor GPCR135 are both expressed predominantly in the brain and have been linked to regulation of stress and feeding. However, to fully understand the role of relaxin-3 in neurological signaling, the development of selective GPCR135 agonists and antagonists for in vivo studies is crucial. Recent reports have demonstrated that such selective ligands can be achieved by making chimeric peptides comprising the relaxin-3 B-chain combined with the INSL5 A-chain. To obtain structural insights into the consequences of combining A-and B-chains from different relaxins we have determined the NMR solution structure of a human relaxin-3/INSL5 chimeric peptide. The structure reveals that the INSL5 A-chain adopts a conformation similar to the relaxin-3 A-chain, and thus has the ability to structurally support a native-like conformation of the relaxin-3 B-chain. These findings suggest that the decrease in activity at the LGR7 receptor seen for this peptide is a result of the removal of a secondary LGR7 binding site present in the relaxin-3 A-chain, rather than conformational changes in the primary B-chain receptor binding site.
2008. Vol. 283, no 35, p. 23811-23818
Medical and Health Sciences Organic Chemistry
Natural Science, Biomedical Sciences; Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-1877DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M800489200OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-1877DiVA, id: diva2:308925
1. Structure and function of relaxins
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Structure and function of relaxins
Haugaard-Kedström, Linda M.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Natural Sciences.
The relaxin/insulin superfamily is a group of peptide hormones that consists of ten members in human, namely relaxins 1-3, insulin-like peptides (INSL) 3-6, insulin and insulin-like growth factors (IGF) I-II. These peptides have various functions in the body, such as regulating growth, blood glucose levels, collagen metabolism, germ cell maturation and appetite. Misregulation of these mechanisms is associated with disease and accordingly they are of interest as potential pharmaceutical targets. Structurally the hormones are characterised by two peptide chains, A and B, which are held together by one intra A-chain and two inter chain disulfide bonds. Four different G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR) called relaxin family peptide receptor (RXFP) 1-4 have been found to respond to stimuli by different relaxin peptides. RXFP3 and RXFP4 are classic peptide ligand GPCRs, whereas RXFP1 and RXFP2 are characterised by a large extracellular leucine rich-repeat domain. Relaxin-3, which is the relaxin family ancestor, is the only relaxin peptide known to be able to bind and activate both subtypes of GPCRs, namely RXFP1, RXFP3 and RXFP4.
The aim of this thesis was to analyse the structure-function relationship of the relaxin ligands and receptors, and to use this information to develop selective ligands for the relaxin receptors, which can be used as drug leads or pharmacological tools for investigating the physiological roles of the RXFPs.
The 3D structures of native INSL5 and relaxin-2 were determined by solution NMR spectroscopy. The peptides showed an insulin/relaxin-like overall fold. A relaxin chimera peptide, consisting of the A-chain from INSL5 and the B-chain from relaxin-3, R3/I5, which has been shown to be selective for RXFP3 and RXFP4 over RXFP1, was also subjected to NMR studies. The R3/I5 peptide maintained an insulin/relaxin-like overall fold, and the relaxin-3 B-chain adopted a conformation identical to that in native relaxin-3, confirming that the activity of R3/I5 can be directly related to its primary sequence. Furthermore, a truncation study was undertaken to ascertain the importance of the termini for structure and function. By using the knowledge generated from the structure-function relationship, a single-chain high affinity RXFP3 selective antagonist was developed.
In conclusion, this thesis has contributed to broaden the knowledge of the structure-function relationship of the relaxin ligands and the development of a selective RXFP3 antagonist, which is currently a drug lead for treatment of neurological disorders including stress and obesity.
Växjö, Kalmar: Linneaus University Press, 2011
Linnaeus University Dissertations ; 31/2011
relaxin, insulin-like peptide, peptide hormone, peptide synthesis and NMR
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-9793 (URN)978-91-86491-55-0 (ISBN)
2011-01-28, N2007, Smålandsgatan 26B, Kalmar, 09:30 (English)
Härd, Torleif
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi.
Haugaard-Kedström (published under the name Haugaard-Jönsson), Linda M.Rosengren, Johan
School of Pure and Applied Natural Sciences
Medical and Health SciencesOrganic Chemistry


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Wild kattenkruid (Nepeta cataria) is een enigszins naar munt ruikende, vaste plant die behoort tot de lipbloemenfamilie (Labiatae of Lamiaceae). De plant komt voor op droge, kalk- en stikstofrijke grond tussen struiken en ruigten. De plant komt van nature voor in Zuid-Europa, Azië en Afrika. De soort staat op de Nederlandse Rode lijst van planten als zeldzaam en matig in aantal afgenomen.

De plant wordt 45-100 cm hoog. De vierkantige, holle stengel is tot aan de voet viltig behaard. De 3-7 cm lange gekartelde tot getande bladeren zijn eirond en hebben een hartvormige voet. De onderkant van de bladeren is viltig behaard en op de bovenkant zitten klierharen.

Wild kattenkruid bloeit van juni tot september met witachtige bloemen die van binnen rood gestippeld zijn. De bloeiwijze is schijnkrans.

De vrucht is een vierdelige splitvrucht. De bruin, ovale zaden zijn 1 × 1,5 mm groot en blijven tot vijf jaar kiemkrachtig. Aan een kant zijn de zaden glad en aan de andere kant zit een in de lengterichting lopende verdieping. Op de onderkant zit een witte vlek.

De in deze plant aanwezige stof nepetalacton heeft een opmerkelijke invloed op katten.

Cultivar
De cultivar Nepeta cataria 'Citriodora' ruikt naar citroenen en kan op dezelfde manier als citroenmelisse gebruikt worden als smaakmaker en het zetten van thee.

Inhoudsstoffen
Wild kattenkruid bevat 0,2 tot 0,7% etherische olie, dat voornamelijk bestaat uit α- en β-nepetalacton (tot 10-95% van de olie), nepetalzuur (tot 10-85% van de olie), epinepetalacton (tot 1-28% van de olie), citronellol, geraniol en α- en β-citral. In kleine hoeveelheden komen ook kamfer, thymol, carvacrol, citronellal, nerol, humuleen, caryophylleen, farneseen, myrceen, piperiton en pulegon voor.

Ecologie
De soort geldt als waardplant voor het donkergroene rupsje van het muntvlindertje.

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If you're looking for a bite to tame your sweet tooth without the guilt, this almond butter fudge will do the trick. It comes together quickly, and keeps well in the freezer for whenever you're looking for a bite-sized treat. Rich in antioxidants and heart-healthy fats, you won't be sorry you tried this fudge made with almond butter. This must be stored in the freezer for best results, as it will melt if left out.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Stir until smooth. Line a square cake pan with parchment paper. Spread the mixture evenly in the pan and pop in the freezer. Freeze for several hours. Remove from the pan and cut into squares. Transfer the squares to a plastic bag or airtight container. Store in the freezer.
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10 Comments on "Clean Eating Almond Butter Fudge"
can we substitute the coconut oil? Perhaps olive oil?
Michele, You might want to substitute the coconut oil with almond oil or walnut oil. If you try olive oil, maybe don't use the extra virgin because you may taste the olives.
Does this recipe need a bit of sweetener, eg. stevia?
Judy, You can add sweetener like stevia, yes.
Do you think that sunflower seed butter can be used?
Cherie, Maybe sunflower seed butter will work but we have not tested that. If you do give it a try, let us know how it turns out.
oh my stars. just made this and added a touch of maple syrup. UNREAL!
Thought I'd try it and add a touch of honey.
What about adding Cacao powder? If OK, how much?
Cacao powder would make this recipe too thick. However, you could add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of melted semi-sweet chocolate if you would like!


Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister, gave a very polished lecture and answered the questions with verve and composure.
The Education system in Scotland at present is not fair. Opportunities for children favour the better off. This is shown in children's vocabularies – those from the poor schools are 13 months behind those from the well off. The lower 20% do ½ as well as the well off.
Education is not just for its own sake; the economy is dependent on a qualified workforce.
Scotland as part of the UK is suffering from the Coalition's austerity programme –all three main parties in Westminster are equally culpable. Against this, Scotland is doing its best to mitigate the effect of the austerity.
Scotland has introduced its Curriculum for Excellence and this is going well. Nevertheless Scotland is happy to learn from elsewhere – witness Sturgeon's recent visit to Blue Gate Fields junior in Tower Hamlets.
In questioning she emphasised that Councils are responsible for education in their regions and recognised that 2 Councils had reduced school hours and teachers employed. The Government was in negotiation and in any case a Council's educational budget is ring fenced. Sturgeon stated that there is a balance of responsibility between Central Government and the Councils – and I got the impression that the point of balance could change!
Sturgeon finished by emphasising that she is passionate about education and that the inequality in Education has to be sorted; in her view everyone needs to be brought up to the same level for Scotland to prosper economically and to flourish.


Illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) will be decriminalised under a government of the Convention People's Party (CPP), flagbearer Ivor Greenstreet has said.
Speaking at the Institute of Economic Affairs' Evening Encounters with flagbearers ahead of this year's polls, Mr Greenstreet said: "Small-scale mining is legal, but galamsey is illegal, so we have to do far more for the small-scale mining sector because after all, despite the unfortunate environmental degradation, the money stays in Ghana, but these large gold mining companies, 80 per cent of the money they take out stays abroad, so that is why we don't see any benefits over the years we've been extracting that natural resource and now 30 per cent of total gold output is coming from local small-scale mining and galamsey, 30 per cent, and all of that money is remaining in Ghana, but it is creating this diabolical situation concerning water that we are faced with.
Galamsey activities are rampant in all parts of the country where minerals are mined, especially in the Ashanti, Western and Eastern regions where some major international mining firms operate. They have always clashed with the mining firms, which complain of encroachment into their concessions. One such incident occurred in February between officials of AngloGold Ashanti and galamsey miners in Obuasi that led to the death of the company's head of communications. He was run over by a company vehicle on February 6 during the skirmishes, as he tried escaping attacks from the irate stone-hurling galamseyers.
The deceased and other AngloGold Ashanti staff had gone to one of their concessions, which had been taken over by illegal miners, to ward off the galamseyers, but he got caught up in the middle of the ensuing violence that caused his death.
The incident caused AngloGold Ashanti Ghana to drag the government of Ghana to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
The company said to protect and enforce its contractual rights in the face of increasing lawlessness, trespassing, and damage to property and threats to the safety of its employees, it had to invoke the dispute resolution provisions in its Mining Lease. Accordingly, AngloGold Ashanti filed a request for Arbitration with ICSID on Friday, 8 April 2016.
In early February 2016, following the incursion of the galamseyers inside the fenced area of the site, AngloGold Ashanti Ghana was forced to declare force majeure and, in the interests of safety, withdrew all employees performing non-essential functions from the Obuasi mine.
Remaining employees had been performing critical services related to the operation of underground water pumping, environmental and potable water treatment, provision of medical services, and maintenance of facilities that provide power and water to employees' homes and surrounding communities.
There has been no impact on AngloGold Ashanti's production and All-In Sustaining Costs as the site was not forecast to be in production for, at least, this year.
Since February 2016, AngloGold Ashanti Ghana has engaged on numerous occasions with Ghana Cabinet ministers including the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, the Minister of Defence, and other senior government officials over the security concerns.
AngloGold said despite these engagements, and the fact that Ghana's President Mr John Mahama directed the return of security agencies in March, law and order was yet to be restored.
In its declaration of force majeure, AngloGold Ashanti Ghana explained that the current situation was precluding it from fulfilling certain conditions of its Amended Programme of Mining Operations, which was agreed with the government in November 2014. In particular, the presence of illegal miners on the mine's operational footprint, in its underground tunnels and in areas, which host key infrastructure at the mine, was impacting directly on AngloGold Ashanti Ghana's ability to continue to perform even the most essential services referred to above, including the treatment of water for pollutants.


Have you ever wanted to build the house of your dreams but had no idea where to begin? Here are 5 Tips to help you through the process.
1. Settle on your dream house.
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The first thing you'll have to do is settle on is what your dream house should be. How big should it be? How many bedrooms and baths? Is your style contemporary or traditional? Once you decide on the basics, you can start designing your dream house.
2. DIY (design it yourself).
You don't have to pay for an architect. There are plenty of Web sites and software packages available that can help you design your dream house yourself.
No matter what product you use to design your home, it's best to have the plans looked over by your builder, as they'll most likely know about local codes and building restrictions.
Unless you're an experienced builder, you'll need someone to execute your plans. Whether you choose an architect to head up the project or you look to a general contractor, you'll want to find someone with experience and a good reputation.
Have you always loved the look of hardwood floors, granite countertops and Italian tile? Well, you don't have to spend a ton of money to get the look you want in your home. There are new, affordable and low maintenance materials that will allow you to get a luxe looking home for less.
Some great and fun ideas! I like the sparkly eggs, pick your favorite and have fun!!!
Anyone knows where to get the ceiling lamp?


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Poetry and the pre-raphaelite arts
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Автор: Helsinger, Elizabeth K.
Название: Poetry and the pre-raphaelite arts
Перевод названия: Элизабет Хельсингер: Поэзия и живопись до Рафаэля
Издательство: Yale University Press
Художественные и оформительские стили: Искусство пре-рафаэлитов
Литературоведение: с 1800 до 1900 г.
Литературоведение: поэзия и поэты
Обложка/Формат: Hardback
Иллюстрации: 11 colour images + 22 b&w illustrations
Размер: 241.00 x 160.00 x 28.40
Читательская аудитория: Postgraduate, research & scholarly
Подзаголовок: Dante gabriel rossetti and william morris
Поставляется из: Англии
Автор: Herbert, Susan
Название: Pre-Raphaelite Cats
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
Наличие на складе: Есть (более 5-х шт.)
Описание: Susan Herbert's feline versions of famous paintings have delighted cat and art-lovers everywhere. In this book, now available in paperback, she turns her eye to the works of the Pre-Raphaelite painters, whose popularity is reaching new heights today. The epitome of their style and period, these wonderful paintings can be viewed in a new and entrancing way when their protagonists are endearing cats. The Beggar Maid, 'more beautiful than day' in Tennyson's poem, takes on a particularly touching relationship with King Cophetua, while Medea gives new meaning to the word enchantress as she prepares the ingredients for a spell. And were ever two creatures so frightened and so abandoned as the poor cat princes wickedly imprisoned in the Tower, or two lovers so sad and so stoical as the young officer cat and his fianc?e on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo? A special feature of this book is its inclusion of small black-and-white reproductions of all the original paintings that have inspired Susan Herbert. Once again she has risen to the challenge of endowing the world's best- loved works of art with a certain feline charm.
Автор: Cruise, Colin
Название: Pre-Raphaelite Drawing
Описание: The paintings of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood are widely known and loved. This book presents a comprehensive survey of the intimate world of the Pre-Raphaelites drawings.
Название: Pre-Raphaelite Landscape, The
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Описание: Allen Staley's book The Pre-Raphaelite Landscape ignited a revival of interest in Pre-Raphaelite painting nearly three decades ago. Reintroducing the small group of young English artists who in 1848 founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, this landmark book helped to attract both scholars and a new generation of admirers to the brilliant and audacious work of the Pre-Raphaelites. In this completely revised and updated second edition, Staley takes into account important artworks that have recently come to light as well as current understandings of the Pre-Raphaelite movement and its legacy. This lovely volume is greatly enhanced by more than 150 luminous colour illustrations. Ranging widely in this volume. Staley offers a comprehensive account of the formation of the Brotherhood, the artists' theoretical concerns about depictions of the natural world, and the emergence and impact of a school of Pre-Raphaelite landscape painting. Staley also discusses all the figures important to Pre-Raphaelitism: the artists (among them John Everett Millais and William Holman Hunt), their associates (Ford Madox Brown, William Dyce), the landscape specialists they influenced (Thomas Seddon, George Pr
Автор: Stevens, Bethan
Название: Pre-Raphaelites
Описание: The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded in 1848. Their artistic beliefs were set out by John Ruskin, the art historian who ardently supported them. Their chief principle was truth to nature: that a painter should draw what he or she sees, and not follow painterly conventions. This book offers a wide range of poetic and literary extracts.
Автор: Colin Cruise
Описание: The book explores the full variety of Pre-Raphaelite drawing and demonstrates the impact that it had on turn-of-the-century British art movements such as Aestheticism, Symbolism, and Art Nouveau. Illustrated with the most important Pre-Raphaelite drawings from public and private collections in Britain--including striking works by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, and Edward Burne- Jones that have never before been exhibited or reproduced--it offers an intimate look into the enchanting world of the Pre-Raphaelites.
Название: Love Revealed: Simon Solomon and the Pre-Raphaelites
Издательство: Merrell
Описание: Marking the centenary of Simeon Solomon, an influential figure in the Pre-Raphaelite movement who's career was ended when his homosexuality became publicly known, this book explores his work in the context of Pre-Raphaelitism, Aestheticism, Judaism and modern-day studies of masculinity.
Автор: Laurence des Cars
Название: The Pre-Raphaelites: PB
Описание: This work offers an overview of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, one of the most popular art movements that included artists such as William Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett.
Автор: Prettejohn Elizabeth
Название: Modern Painters, Old Masters: The Art of Imitation from the Pre-Raphaelites to the First World War
Описание: With the rise of museums in the 19th century, including the formation in 1824 of the National Gallery in London, as well as the proliferation of widely available published reproductions, the art of the past became visible and accessible in Victorian England as never before. Inspired by the work of Sandro Botticelli, Jan van Eyck, Diego Velazquez, and others, British artists elevated contemporary art to new heights through a creative process that emphasized imitation and emulation. Elizabeth Prettejohn analyzes the ways in which the Old Masters were interpreted by critics, curators, and scholars, and argues that Victorian artists were, paradoxically, at their most original when they imitated the Old Masters most faithfully. Covering the arc of Victorian art from the Pre-Raphaelites through to the early modernists, this volume traces the ways in which artists such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones, and William Orpen engaged with the art of the past and produced some of the greatest art of the later 19th century.
Автор: Richard Dorment
Название: Pre-Raphaelite & Other Masters
Описание: In classical Athens, one of the pupils of Plato`s Academy is found dead. Suspecting this wasn`t an accident, his teacher asks Herakles, the "Decipherer of Enigmas", to investigate. A second plot unfolds in parallel through the footnotes of the translator of the text.
Автор: Frederick Margaretta S., Marsh Jan
Название: Poetry in Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelite Art of Marie Spartali Stillman
Издательство: ACC-distribution titles
Описание: Examines the life and work of Marie Spartali Stillman, an underrepresented artist of the British Pre-Raphaelite circleMarie Spartali Stillman (1844-1927) was one of a small number of professional female artists working in the second half of the nineteenth century. She was an important presence in the Victorian art world and closely affiliated with members of the Pre-Raphaelite circle, modeling for George Frederic Watts, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Edward Burne-Jones, among others. Desiring an artistic career of her own, she trained with Ford Madox Brown. After marrying the American painter and journalist William James Stillman, she lived in Italy, where she was deeply influenced by Renaissance art. This fully-illustrated catalogue provides the opportunity to examine approximately fifty of her works, many of which reside in private collections and have not been shown since Spartali Stillman's lifetime. Three essays and individual entries for each of the featured works focus on Spartali Stillman's biography and creative output. Jan Marsh is a freelance biographer, cultural historian, and exhibition curator specialising in Victorian art. Dr. Margaretta Frederick is the Chief Curator and Curator of the Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art at the Delaware Art Museum."
Автор: Fagence-cooper, Suzanne
Название: Pre-raphaelite art
Издательство: Abrams
Описание: Whether painted furniture, book illustrations, textiles or tiles, the decorative arts were as important as the famous oil paintings in developing the distinctive Pre-Raphaelite style. This work offers a fresh approach to the work of the Pre-Raphaelites.
Название: Pre-Raphaelite Marriage
Описание: As occasional model for no less than Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones, Marie Spartali Stillman (1844-1927) remains a well-known face of the Pre-Raphealite era. Born into a well-to-do Anglo-Greek family in London, she was greatly admired as one of 'The Three Graces', alongside Aglaia Coronio and Maria Zambaco, and photographed several tis by Julia Margaret Cameron. Her circle of close friends included, among others, William Michael Rossetti, Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown, George Frederick Watts, Jane Morris, the Ionides family, and James Abbott MacNeill Whistler. What few people now realise is that behind the enigmatic face lay talent and determination. A gifted artist in her own right, Marie persuaded her father to allow her to study under Ford Madox Brown. She was a prolific painter throughout her long career - a career that she was determined to have in a time when women of her status were actively discouraged from doing so, and that she maintained throughout her marriage. She exhibited regularly at the Dudley from 1870, the Grosvenor from 1877 and at the New Gallery from 1887 until 1908, in addition to numerous exhibitions in the United States between 1875 and 1908. Her husband, William James Stillman (1828-1901), a New Englander by birth, was an early and important figure in the development of American taste for a domestic school of painting. In 1855 he founded and edited "The Crayon", the first successful American fine art journal, with John Ruskin's encouragement and with William Michael Rossetti as his London correspondent. Stillman painted with members of the Hudson River school and was a pioneering and creative photographer. In Europe, following his marriage to Marie Spartali in 1871, he was a war correspondent and Rome correspondent for "The Times" from 1876 until his retirement in 1898. This is the first biography of Marie Spartali Stillman. Based on complete access to her family's archives, it fully examines her work as well as placing it in to social and personal context. This richly illustrated and comprehensive book catalogues more than 170 works by Marie Spartali Stillman, many previously unknown. As much of her work can only be found in private collections, many of the works illustrated here have not been seen by the public since her last exhibition in 1908.

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It's time to take the plunge into 2019! To mark the start of the new year, I made the achingly long subway ride to Coney Island to take part in the Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge.
2019 marks the 115th year of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Plunge. Each year, the Polar Bear Club (the oldest winter bathing club in the country - no joke, these guys/gals swim in the ocean every single Sunday from November through April, no matter what the weather is like) invites the public to take part in a free plunge on New Year's Day. Starting in 2005, the plunge was used to raise funds for the Special Olympics. This year, donations went to support the Coney Island community, including the New York Aquarium, Alliance for Coney Island, Coney Island USA, Coney Island History Project, and other local arts and history organizations.
I know the vast majority of things I've done in New York (and blogged about here) have been on my own, but for the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge, I had to make it a group affair. I guess you could do the polar bear plunge as a solo adventure, but it's way more fun to dive into freezing water/scream at the shock of the cold in the company of others. That, and it's highly recommended that you have someone to watch your towel and other things on the beach. A few of us from the NYC Meetup subreddit wanted to go polar plunging, so off to Coney Island we went.
It's worth mentioning that we got incredibly lucky with this year's polar bear plunge. Last year, New Year's Day was a toasty 10 degrees. This year, the temperatures were in the 50s (it was still pretty breezy), and the sun was out. That could be why there were literally thousands of people jumping in the Atlantic.
So, what is it like to do the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge? The day starts off with a good amount of waiting around. With so many participants/on-site registrants, it takes a little bit of time to get everyone in position. Once you sign in/sign your waiver/get your donation swag, you can walk around and do whatever while you wait for your wave time (the event starts at 1:00, and there are waves of swimmers every 5 minutes to keep everyone spaced out) to roll around. We wandered around the boardwalk and tried to stay warm while we wondered just how cold the water would be.
Before we knew it, it was time to strip down and get between the ropes to start the march down to the ocean. I know it's January 1st, but it felt perfectly fine to be in a bathing suit on the beach. Then came the breeze, and away went that thought.
Lined up, all ready to go! At this point we were just saying "embrace the hurt" and starting to question our decision-making skills. Nothing like a little anticipation to start your year!
If you're thinking of doing the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge, I highly recommend adding it to your New York bucket list. There is so much great energy from everyone, with costumes and music and cheering from all parts of the beach. It's an exciting way to kick off the new year, and the funds raised go towards a great cause.
Sounds awesome! As much as I also hate the cold, it looks fun the way you described it! Maybe I'll do the Jax one next year lol.


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Robson Shares Insight into Bank of England: Past, Present, and Future
Author: Emily Grassby
On March 2, 2015 the University of Notre Dame London Global Gateway and Notre Dame Club of United Kingdom – London hosted the ninth biannual Notre Dame Alumni-Student Lecture at Fischer Hall. This semester's speaker was Mark Robson, Head of Statistics and Regulatory Data Division at the Bank of England.
In his talk entitled "What's New at the Bank of England?" Robson traced the changing structure and aims of the bank from its founding to the present day and beyond, and discussed the development of U.K. financial regulation and authorities, with regards to the approaches of different governing parties. "It was a great pleasure to have someone of Mark's accomplishments and depth of knowledge share his personal and professional experience with our students to enhance their understanding of banking regulation and policy", said Warren von Eschenbach, director of the London Global Gateway.
Notre Dame students, staff, faculty and alumni attended the event, which gives them the opportunity to engage with leaders in academia and business from around the world. Kathryn Ruffolo, finance major in the Mendoza College of Business said "I really enjoyed the Notre Dame Alumni-Student Lecture this semester. It was great to be able to listen to and speak personally with someone who is so influential in a field that I want to pursue… we really appreciated you [Mr Robson] giving us a little bit of your time".
Originally published by Emily Grassby at international.nd.edu on March 05, 2015.


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El género Schisandra Michx., 1803, (nom. cons.) comprende 23 especies de bejucos leñosos y pertenece a la familia Schisandraceae. Su especie tipo es S. coccinea Michx., 1803.

Descripción

Con las caracteres generales de la familia Schisandraceae.

 Bejucos leñosos, trepadores.
 Plantas monoicas o dioicas.
 Flores unisexuales. Tépalos 5-20. Estambres 4-60, unidos de diversas formas. Carpelos (12-)20-30(-120), colocados en espiral en el receptáculo. Óvulos 2(-3) por carpelo.
 Fruto compuesto (infrutescencia) con el receptáculo muy alargado, cónico a cilíndrico o filiforme; cada fruto en baya, con 1-2 semillas.
 Número cromosómico: n = 7, 14; 2n = 28.

Usos

Algunas especies tienen uso en jardinería, como es el caso de S. coccinea o S. sphenanthera. Los frutos secos de S. chinensis se usan en la medicina tradicional asiática, como remedio contra las infecciones, problemas de la piel, insomnio, tos y sed, y como afrodisíaco. Reciben el nombre de wuweizi (五味子), o "fruto de los cinco sabores", por presentar los cinco sabores básicos: dulce, salado, amargo, picante y ácido. Se usan también otras partes de numerosas especies, p. ej., S. sphenanthera. Véase en cada especie.

Distribución

El género se distribuye por el este y sureste de Asia, excepto una única especie en el sureste de los Estados Unidos.

Sinonimias

 Stellandria Brickell, 1803, nom. rej. Especie tipo: Stellandria glabra Brickell, 1803).
 Schizandra Desf., 1817 ("1818").
 Sphaerostema Blume, 1825. Especie tipo: Sphaerostema axillare Blume, 1825.
 Maximowiczia Rupr., 1856. Especie tipo Maximowiczia amurensis Rupr., 1856.

Táxones específicos incluidos

 Especie Schisandra arisanensis Hayata, 1915
 Subespecie arisanensis
Taiwán. Medicinal, frutos comestibles.
 Subespecie viridis (A.C. Sm., 1947) R.M.K. Saunders, 2000
China. Medicinal, frutos comestibles.
 Especie Schisandra bicolor W.C. Cheng, 1932 (= S. wilsoniana A.C. Sm., 1947; S. tuberculata Y.W. Law, 1983)
 China. Medicinal. 2n = 28.
 Especie Schisandra chinensis (Turcz., 1837) Baill., 1868 (= Sphaerostema japonicum Siebold & Zucc., 1845, nom. nud.; Maximowiczia amurensis Rupr., 1856; Sphaerostema japonicum A. Gray, 1859; ? Maximowiczia sinensis Rob., 1874; S. chinensis var. glabrata Nakai ex Mori, 1922, nom. nud.; S. chinensis var. typica Nakai, 1933; S. chinensis var. leucocarpa P.H. Huang & L.H. Zhuo, 1994)
China, Japón, Siberia oriental, Corea; Estados Unidos (introducida). Medicinal, frutos comestibles, infusiones, ornamental, fibras del tallo para cordelería. 2n = 28.
 Especie Schisandra elongata (Blume, 1825) Baill., 1868
Java
 Especie Schisandra glabra (Brickell, 1803) Rehder, 1944(= Schisandra coccinea Michx., 1803)
Sureste de los Estados Unidos, México. Ornamental.
 Especie Schisandra glaucescens Diels, 1900
China. Medicinal, futos comestibles, ornamental.
 Especie Schisandra grandiflora (Wall., 1824) Hook.f. & Thomson, 1872
Tíbet, Bután, India, Nepal. n = 7, 14.
 Especie Schisandra henryi C.B. Clarke, 1905
 Subespecie henryi (= S. elongata var. longissima Dunn, 1908; S. hypoglauca H. Lév., 1911)
China, Japón (introducida). 2n = 28.
 Subespecie marginalis (A.C. Sm.) R.M.K. Saunders, 2000
China
 Subespecie yunnanensis (A.C. Sm.) R.M.K. Saunders, 2000
China
 Especie Schisandra incarnata Stapf, 1928
China. Medicinal.
 Especie Schisandra lancifolia (Rehder & E.H. Wilson, 1913) A.C. Sm., 1947
China. Medicinal, frutos comestibles.
 Especie Schisandra longipes (Merr. & Chun, 1934) R.M.K. Saunders, 2000
China
 Especie Schisandra micrantha A.C. Sm., 1947 (= S. elongata var. dentata Finet & Gagnep., 1905; S. gracilis A.C. Sm., 1947)
Birmania, China, India. Medicinal.
 Especie Schisandra neglecta A.C. Sm., 1947 (= ? S. lancifolia var. polycarpa Z. He, 1990)
Bután, Birmania, China, India, Nepal. Medicinal.
 Especie Schisandra perulata Gagnep., 1939
Vietnam, Tailandia
 Especie Schisandra plena A.C. Sm., 1947
China, India
 Especie Schisandra propinqua (Wall., 1824) Baill., 1868
 Subespecie propinqua
Bután, Nepal, India
 Subespecie axillaris (Blume, 1825) R.M.K. Saunders, 1997 (= Sphaerostema pyrifolium Blume, 1830)
Java, Bali
 Subespecie intermedia (A.C. Sm., 1947) R.M.K. Saunders, 1997
India, Birmania, Tailandia, China
 Subespecie sinensis (Oliv., 1887) R.M.K. Saunders, 1997 (= S. propinqua var. linearis Finet & Gagnep., 1905; Embelia valbrayi H. Lév., 1914)
China
 Especie Schisandra pubescens Hemsl. & E.H. Wilson, 1906 (= Schisandra vestita Pax & K. Hoffm., 1922)
China. Medicinal. 2n = 28.
 Especie Schisandra pubinervis (Rehder & E.H. Wilson, 1913) R.M.K. Saunders, 2000
China
 Especie Schisandra repanda (Siebold & Zucc., 1843) Radlk., 1886 (= S. nigra Maxim., 1872; ? S. discolor Nakai, 1933)
Japón, Corea del Sur. Frutos comestibles, infusiones, ornamental.
 Especie Schisandra rubriflora Rehder & E.H. Wilson, 1913
Birmania, China, India. Medicinal. 2n = 28.
 Especie Schisandra sphaerandra Stapf, 1928 (= S. grandiflora var. cathayensis C.K. Schneid., 1917; S. sphaerandra fo. pallida A.C. Sm., 1947)
China. Medicinal, ornamental.
 Especie Schisandra sphenanthera Rehder & E.H. Wilson, 1913 (= S. chinensis var. rubriflora Franch., 1886; Schisandra flaccidiramosa C.R. Sun, 1988)
China. 2n = 28.
 Especie Schisandra tomentella A.C. Sm., 1947
China

 Referencias

 Keng, H. 1993. Schisandraceae. En: Kubitzki, K., Rohwer, J.G. & Bittrich, V. (Editores). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. II. Flowering Plants - Dicotyledons. Springer-Verlag.
 Saunders, R.M.K. 2001. Schisandraceae. Species plantarum: Flora of the World''. Part 4. Canberra, Australian Biological Resources Study. v + 62 págs.

Enlaces externos

 Frutos de Schisandra chinensis
 Flores de Schisandra sphenanthera
 Aspecto general de Schisandra rubriflora
 Flores de Schisandra rubriflora


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Q: Oracle - split the string by comma and get the last sub-str I wanted to write an Oracle query to extract only the last sub-string of comma separated string like below:
DEST = "1,MMA SALAI,ARIANKUPAM,CITY CENTRE,G12 47H"

I am interested in only G12. How do I get in the Oracle query?
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But that will fetch G12 47H. You may consider
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This will give G12.

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  3  select
  4    regexp_substr(dest,              --> out of the DEST, give me ...
  5                  '\w+',             --> ... the first word that begins right after ...
  6                  instr(dest, ',', 1, regexp_count(dest, ',')) + 1     --> ... postition of the last
  7                 ) result                                              --> comma in the source string
  8  from test;

RESULT
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G12

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  4  from (select regexp_substr(dest, '[^,]+', 1, level) col,  --> split column to rows
  5               row_number() over (order by level desc) rn   --> the last row will be RN = 1
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Imperial Medicine Blog
Updating parents on neonatal units: "You can also log in to the app!"
electronic healthcare records
Electronic patient record
Susanna Sakonidou
Dr Susanna Sakonidou writes on how the BUDS project is improving the experience for parents of babies in neonatal care with an app.
Alarms going off, doctors and nurses rushing across the ward, parents desperately trying to catch someone's eye to get an update. The reality of having babies in neonatal care is undoubtedly traumatic for parents. As high as 35% of them can develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (1), which can in turn interfere with the process of baby-parent bonding (2).
Having a baby that requires neonatal care is more common than one might think. One in eight babies born in the UK are admitted to a neonatal unit and surveys show that parents struggle to adjust to this unfamiliar environment. Getting verbal updates about their babies is difficult, given how busy staff is dealing with emergencies on the unit. As a result, parents frequently feel excluded from their babies' care.
Little written information is provided to parents, apart from information packs on admission and discharge from the unit. Indeed, the latest 2014 NHS England Parents' Experience of Neonatal Care survey showed parents across the UK were deeply dissatisfied with the communication of clinical information and involvement in neonatal care (3), with less than half of them being able to speak to a doctor as much as they wanted.
There is clearly an ongoing need to improve how we communicate with these parents. Some interventions to improve parent involvement in care have yielded good results, such as encouraging parents to hold babies skin-to-skin, Kangaroo Care, which was recently shown to improve children's quality of life up to 20 years later (4). However, there is still a need to improve the provision of regular information to parents. There has been a focus on providing regular written updates to parents via paper letters in USA (5) and text messages in Israel (6), which could prove to be valuable adjuncts to verbal updates from staff.
The neonatal research team at Chelsea and Westminster hospital launched the BUDS project in October 2016. BUDS will develop a communication tool that will directly extract infant information from the neonatal electronic patient record (EPR) and provide it to parents; initially in the form of printed daily summary sheets and subsequently electronically, through a mobile phone application.
Doctors and nurses routinely record information such as weight and type of feeds on every baby, every day on EPR. This information from all UK neonatal units directly enters the National Neonatal Research Database (NNRD), which is used for national auditing and research. Delivering routinely recorded information to parents will eliminate the need to solely rely on a clinician's availability for verbal updates and will empower parents to obtain information about their baby themselves, by logging on to the app.
Parents are leading this project as part of the BUDS research team, steering group and neonatal charity Bliss. The BUDS team is interviewing parents who have had babies needing neonatal care previously (now discharged) in focus groups. We are exploring their past experience of information sharing on neonatal units, how they would have liked to be informed and how this fits with the EPR information electronically available. The summary sheet content will be co-designed with parents and these parent meetings have already commenced. Once we finalised the communication tool's information content with parents we will be sourcing out a commercial company to incorporate these updates into a mobile phone application. We will pilot the communication tool in paper form first on the Chelsea and Westminster neonatal unit to further improve it and then roll it out to the unit for testing. We are aiming to start work on the unit around March 2018.
In order to test the app's impact, we will develop and validate a suitable questionnaire for measuring parent satisfaction in collaboration with the Picker Institute, an international charity with extensive experience in developing health satisfaction surveys. Parent satisfaction with communication of clinical information and involvement in care will be measured at baseline and following implementation of the tool. We will also test the completeness of data in the NNRD pre and post tool usage, as we think that if staff members know that EPR information goes to parents they might record it in a better way.
BUDS has been awarded 3 grants: A NIHR doctoral research PhD fellowship grant, a NIHR CLAHRC NWL grant (Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Northwest London) for quality improvement support and a Rosetrees trust grant. It is also supported by the NDAU (Neonatal Data Analysis Unit) for statistical analysis. Parent recruitment is ongoing and we would love to welcome more parents to our team.
If you are a parent of a baby previously needing neonatal care wanting to help or for further information please contact the project lead Susanna, or visit:
Research Gate page
Lefkowitz et al., Prevalence and correlates of posttraumatic stress and postpartum depression in parents of infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). J Clin Psychol Med Settings; 2010 Sep; 17(3): 230-7. doi: 10.1007/s10880-010-9202-7.
Lopez-Maestro et al., Quality of attachment in infants less than 1500g or less than 32 weeks. Related factors. Early Hum Dev; 2016 Nov 30; 104: 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2016.11.003.
Burger, Sarah-Ann Miss; King, Jenny Miss; and Tallett, Amy Dr., "Parents' experiences of neonatal care in England," Patient Experience Journal: Vol. 2: Iss. 2, Article 7; 2015.
doi: http://pxjournal.org/journal/vol2/iss2/7
Charpak et al., Twenty-year Follow-up of Kangaroo Mother Care Versus Traditional care. Pediatrics, 2016; doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-2063
Palma et al, Impact of an EMR-Based Daily Patient Update Letter on Communication and Parent engagement in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit J of Partic Med; 2013.
Globus et al, The use of short message services (SMS) to provide medical updating to parents in the NICU, J of Perinatol 2016; 1-5
Dr Susanna Sakonidou is a Clinical Research Fellow in Paediatrics in the Department of Medicine.
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Lynette Burch says:
Susanna, Could I get more information regarding BUDS and if it is up and running yet? I had been thinking of doing something like this with a patient portal through our EMR with my Doctorate degree. If you could help me out that would be great.
Susanna Sakonidou says:
Dear Lynette, thank you for your message. Please click on my name in the contact details section at the end of the article to email me directly.


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HealthPeople.gov has an Education and Community Based Programs initiative that includes health education dissemination at schools, worksites, health care facilities, and communities that spans all age groups.
Access to self-reported researcher or administrative/in-house data may be required to locate documentation. Depending on health topic (health education outside of educating youth), data may be more difficult to find.
Marks R, Allegrante JP, Lorig K. A review and synthesis of research evidence for self-efficacy-enhancing interventions for reducing chronic disability: implications for health education practice (part II).  Health Promot Pract. 2005 Apr;6(2):148-56.doi: 10.1177/1524839904266792.
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The Baselworld Syndrome
Swiss Luxury Watch & Jewellery Show
The number of visitors at the premier trade shows in Europe, America and Hong Kong is dwindling. The walkout of Swatch Group from Baselworld, the prestigious watch and jewellery show should therefore serve as a wakeup call for the industry as it raises the questions about the relevance of trade shows in a digitally connected world. Anil Prabhakar traces the history of Baselworld, its contribution to the industry and future prospects.
Baselworld completed 100 years in 2017. The fair had a modest beginning in 1917. With just 29 exhibitors, the watches and jewellery section was a small part of the Swiss Sample Fair, Schweizer Mustermesse Basel or MUBA as it was then called. Tissot, Longines and Revue Thommen were among the first three manufacturer exhibitors. By 1931, the number of exhibitors had already grown to 70, and for the first time they presented their wares in a dedicated pavilion. After a year, the fair management officially declared the watch section to be an autonomous specialist fair and named it as Swiss Watch Fair.
In the year 1972, the fair opened its door to exhibitors from other European countries. In 1984, the watch and jewellery show split off entirely from MUBA and was given a new name 'Basel 84'. At Basel 86, exhibitors from non-European countries were also admitted and from the year 1995 the tagline "World Watch & Jewellery Show" was added to its name. The Basel fair became one of the industry's most important events anywhere in the world. The name Baselworld was coined in 2003.
In 2013, the fair completed a 430 Million CHF reconstruction of Hall 1, the main watch building. A third storey was added to the building, enabling watch companies to build glittering new triple-decker booths on the ground floor and double-decker booths on the second floor. The new exhibition complex was designed by the architect duo Herzog & de Meuron.
Presently, Baselworld is fighting for its life. In the past two years, approximately 850 exhibitors have left the show. The biggest drop came in 2018 when 650 of last year's 1,300 exhibitors did not return. Among them were 90 Swiss watch exhibitors, whose numbers shrank to 130 this year from 220 last year.
In addition to the Swatch Group, the brands that made exit in recent years are the Kering Group brands Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin. Hermès and the Movado Group that has Concord, Coach, Tommy Hilfiger, Ebel, Hugo Boss and Juicy Couture in its brand portfolio are other brands that quit. The exit of Swatch Group's 18 brands proved to be the proverbial last straw.
Some of the reasons for exhibitors leaving the show are:
 Chinese Government's clampdown on gift giving to curb corruption.  Swiss watch slump of 2015-16 – the result of a slowdown of watch sales in Asia – which clobbered watch company sales and profits forced companies to cut the costs.  Swiss Franc shock of January 2015, when the Swiss National Bank eliminated the Franc's peg to the euro, and sent the Franc soaring. That made the notoriously expensive Baselworld unaffordable for many brands and buyers. The exhibitors are also extremely unhappy with Basel city administration. The city with a population of 1,71,000 attracts 1,50,000 visitors during Baselworld. The city is unable to cope with the demand for rooms during this period. Instead of providing better facilities, hotels and transporters resort to profiteering by jacking up the rates by as much as 300 per cent. Chairman of Movado Efraim Grinberg announced the decision last November to quit. Justifying his move he said that the company saved $10 million in costs that included all Baselworld-related costs (booth, travel, accommodation, staffing, food, hospitality, etc.) for the eight-day show. Swatch Group reportedly spends around $50 million (8 per cent of its annual marketing budget) on space, building its stands and relocating its staff to Baselworld.
Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie Genève (SIHH)
Most visitors prefer to visit Geneva for the SIHH fair due to the superior experience that it provides. The SIHH Geneva fair was started as an offshoot of the Basel fair in 1991. It started as an initiative by the Richemont Group with just 5 brands. However, it has grown in size and scope ever since. Originally, SIHH ran right after Baselworld but in the recent years it has moved up to January, making it the first major international watch event of the calendar year. Over the years, the show has become more accommodative. During its 28th edition, SIHH kept one day open for the public and watch enthusiasts. The total number of brands went up to 35.
The difference between Baselworld and SIHH services is quite prominent. SIHH provides free transport for visitors to and from their hotels while on the other hand the city of Basel allows taxis to ramp up fares during the Baselworld week. A shuttle bus from the airport into Basel city centre used to be free until two years ago. Restaurants and bars have menus made especially for Baselworld week with higher prices than the rest of the year.
Despite the superior experience, SIHH cannot match the sheer scale and vibrancy of Baselworld. It is vital that Switzerland retains its role as watchmaker to the world. It would be regrettable if the industry as a whole is not able to demonstrate its incredible scale, skill, creativity and watchmaking craftsmanship at an annual event. The Basel fair is a major revenue earner for the Swiss Government as during its heyday, 20 per cent of the Basel fair visitors would bring their families for a holiday.
Changing Dynamics
There was a time when 70 to 80 per cent of the industry's sale used to happen during Basel & Geneva fairs. However, Baselworld, like other trade shows, is being disrupted by technology. "Digital technology has changed the rules of the game. Many brands no longer rely on the fair for sales. The process of ordering and reordering is done digitally. Major global brands have their subsidiaries in top markets and selling happens there," says Rajiv Popley, Director, Popey & Sons. The Popley group has 13 watch and jewellery stores in India and Dubai. 'When I am in touch with the brand managers on a daily basis, there is no need for visiting Switzerland every year,' he adds.
"The current Baselworld fiasco is the result of selfish interest of large watch companies. They live in ivory towers. The purpose of a trade show is to include all stakeholders from the Watch industry, whether big or small. In the digital era, trade shows are important to showcase the products to the trade as well as the end-consumers. While small regional shows serve the purpose of individual brands, a big show like Baselworld has its importance and should be more inclusive," said Elmar Mock, CO Inventor of SWATCH, consultant and the co-author of The Innovation Factory.
Debraj Sengupta, Country Manager India for Victorinox watches is however, of the opinion that Baselworld is the Mecca of watchmaking and an annual visit by a retail partner broadens his perspective. It exposes him to global trends. Today an Indian consumer has similar preferences as his western counterpart. He quotes an example of Victorinox Maverick watch. When the watch was shown to his Indian retail partners, most of them rejected it and refused to stock it. Their contention was that the green colour will not sell in India.
However, the company coaxed them to order a few pieces and the consumers lapped it up. After two years, the Victorinox Maverick with its green colour dial and rubber strap is one of the fastest selling watches in India.
One of the major exhibitors of Baselworld is Breitling. Their CEO Georges Kern is of the opinion that trade fairs should be more of communicating platforms like fashion weeks in major cities around the world. Breitling had very successful road shows in Europe, America and Asia where they invited retailers, distributors and journalists. George feels that road shows can create a better experience for everyone, with better proximity to his team, a better experience of touching, feeling and understanding of watches by going to clients rather than them coming to Basel. This view is endorsed by Swatch Group boss Nicholas Hayek Jr. who said, "The old traditional watch fair doesn't make sense anymore. If you look around the world we are close to the consumer, close to the retailer."
Simon Wolf, the owner of WOLF who is in the business of making watch winders, watch boxes, jewellery boxes and accessories since 1834 highlights the benefits of participating in the Baselworld show. 'Many have said that trade shows have run their course that all can be found in online marketplaces. To an extent that is true, trade shows are struggling, some become far less relevant but we believe that they are still an essential element to building a brand, it is another touch-point that is when you can show your customers who you truly are and you in turn can meet them, look in their eyes and understand them better. Talking about the brand and selling our products is as much about listening to your customers as it is speaking to them. We have been participating in the Baselworld show for the last four years and will continue our association in 2019 as well. As a marketplace it pulls many of the world's best brands together under one roof so the audience, our customers, are concentrated in one place in a very short time span. We have a very large stand/booth that allows us to really "show-off" who we are and what our products can do," he says.
Many argue that either Baselworld dramatically reduce its costs for exhibitors and visitors or they radically increase the services, comforts, and educational/networking opportunities that the show offers. The city administration needs to encourage the hotels in Basel to invest in their property and infrastructure so that they can offer modern, contemporary lodging to international visitors at reasonable prices.
Jean-Claude Biver, President of the LVMH watch division, publicly called for Baselworld and SIHH to work together to hold their fairs at the same time, so that the watch trade does not have to make two trips to Switzerland in three months.
"I believe that the press days need to be restructured and digitalisation needs to be accelerated," said George Kern. "There should also be a platform for collectors," he continued. Breitling hopes that the organizers of Baselworld will develop a service centre in addition to renting stands.
Dr. Daniel André Langer, CEO, Équité said, "I don't think that there is a right or wrong on brands participating in shows like Baselworld. What I can observe, across different industries, is that there are many more ways to communicate with consumers and trade partners than ever before driven by social media. Similarly, the way consumers seek information has drastically changed. While many years ago visiting a fair or a trade show was must for buyers and sophisticated consumers, in many cases, there is no such need any more as information is available in real time and high quality. However, trade shows allow a more direct face-to-face communication, and they also enable the companies to build events around the show, e.g., by inviting keynote speakers to inspire their clients or creating memorable experiences. In my opinion, each brand needs to evaluate trade show participation regularly along precise KPI and build a customer engagement strategy around the event. I would never advise any of my clients to participate in a show just for the sake of joining. There needs to be a strategic reason, and the venue needs to have a rigorously planned customer journey, in line with brand positioning and objectives.
Michel Loris-Melikoff, the new Managing Director of MCH outlined a number of changes planned for Baselworld 2019. The goal is to shift Baselworld from primarily a sales event to "a marketing, communications Jean-Claude Biver Michel Loris-Melikoff Dr. Daniel André Langer and events platform." Among the changes is a new hall for independent watchmakers on the first floor of Hall 1. Hall 1.1 will feature an exhibition about the art of watchmaking. There will be different catering options at the show, ranging from takeaway to a new three-star restaurant. There will also be a Retailer Summit in order to improve the show as a communications platform, Baselworld 2019 will be open an entire day for the media representatives.
The exhibition newspaper Baselworld Daily News will be coming back in printed form in parallel with enhanced digital information and communication initiatives for exhibitors, visitors and the media. The Baselworld show management will allow the exhibitors on the ground floor of Hall 1 to leave their three-story booths in the building until the next Baselworld. This will spare them the expense of dismantling them and putting them in storage for a year, as they normally do. To do this, the fair will have to move other fairs to the upper two floors of Hall 1, or postpone them.
This move is meant to benefit brands such as Rolex, Patek Phillipe, the LVMH Group, Chopard and Breitling whose support is crucial for the survival of the fair in future. Simon Wolf 's statement is an indication that the participants are hopeful of a better future.
"I would say that any organization goes through changes, good and bad and so long as it can learn from them the result will be a stronger organization and in this case a stronger Baselworld. I believe that changes are afoot and what we will see is a more nimble, more customer-centric show that is once again fun to be at" he said in my interaction with him.


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Kids Need to Know About Adam & Eve!
Finding Happiness in Today's Fallen World!
"You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die." (Genesis 2:16-17 - NIV).
But as many of the children in your class probably know – often being told not to do something can lead to thoughts of doing that very thing … and then ultimately to us giving in to temptation and doing it.
The end result for Adam and Eve was "the fall." Their decision to disobey God and eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil caused the destruction of their idyllic existence where there was no sin and no death.
Today, when many believe Adam and Eve to be more "literary" than "literal," it's important for kids to understand that not only were they real but the results of their actions are still being felt by us all.
When Adam and Eve chose to decide for themselves what they thought was good and evil, it didn't make them more like God. God really knows what is right and wrong. We often don't.
We need to learn to rely on God – and developing that trust in Him starts with understanding the story of Adam and Eve, the very first human beings.
Learning the story of Adam and Eve helps children better understand both human nature and why life is the way that it is today.
This story – from before the fall to the fall to after the fall – also leads directly to the saving grace of Jesus, who came to atone for the Fall of Adam as well as for man's individual sins.
Clearly, there is much to learn from Adam and Eve. In this lesson pack, kids will discover the REAL man and woman. They will learn their fascinating story and the lasting impact their decisions have had on life on Earth.
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Each game reinforces the message in the lesson. Our games are designed to either get children on their feet or to help them learn a concept or Bible verse.
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How Eve was created from Adam's rib by God – Adam was the first man to undergo surgery and you couldn't ask for a better surgeon that God himself!
What the Garden of Eden teaches us about what Heaven is like – find out if we can expect to see flowers, trees, animals that lie down together, angels and more!
How we all must make the same decision that Adam and Jesus made – give our hearts to God or turn away from Him. When we give our hearts to Him, we will find that He can make more out of our lives than we can!
How could a snake talk?
How could eating from a tree change the world we live in?
How can God be real when there are so many galaxies and dimensions?
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Use our printable 8.5 X 11 certificate to award students upon completion of the Adam & Eve Lessons.
Help kids of all ages compare Adam & Jesus with our printable flip book!
As children color and assemble their own Flip Books, they will better understand the difference between Adam & Jesus and our need for Jesus as our Savior.
Just print, color, cut, punch holes and then attach with a book ring or string.
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Our "Garden of Eden Map" bonus activity helps children understand the geography related to Adam & Eve.
This interactive "creativity" will review the two "best guesses" as to where the Garden of Eden actually was!
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As we learn from Adam and Eve, people often resist God's love and what He wants them to do because they want to do things their own way.
We sometimes have trouble believing that God knows better – it's a pattern that has been going on for thousands of years.
First, the "bad news": This behavioral pattern led Adam and Eve to eat of the "forbidden fruit" which opened the door to a world filled with sin and heartache and death.
Understanding the significance of Jesus and of this Bible verse comes from understanding the very real story of Adam and Eve.
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We are coming up on the deadline for Congressional Representatives to sign this year's letters in support of federal library funding. As you probably know, the White House budget for the coming fiscal year removed all federal funds for libraries, so it's up to us to tell Congress to put the funds back in. Right now, one letter is circulating in support of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and one for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program.
As an update, we currently have 84 signatures on LSTA, and 49 for IAL. Last year, we were able to get over 140 signatures for both letters. We can do it again, but we need your help!
With the deadline coming up – March 19th! – I'd like to ask your help in getting the word out about this campaign. ALA is maintaining a list of Reps who have signed at ala.org/fundlibraries. Please take a moment today to find out if your Rep has signed, and email their office via this quick form if not. You can also Tweet or call. And then help us spread the word by encouraging others to do the same! If they have signed, send them a quick thanks.
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