We've got some amazing bakery customers - they use our olives, salt, grains and even pulse flours for a huge range delicious products. Easter is the time of year we get especially excited about what they do though and that's for one (very good) reason, HOT CROSS BUNS!
So here it is, our staff picks for the best Hot Cross Buns in Melbourne and beyond.
Sara said - "Quentin is my favourite frenchman - If I'm in South Yarra, I'm going to Q le Baker"
"We get the organic fruit for our Hot Cross Buns from Murray View Organic, they sun-dry their fruits on the land naturally. We then make our own ginger beer on site and soak them in it with a blend of spices. To us, quality ingredients are the key to a great Hot Cross Bun, the juiciness of the fruits and the texture. It needs to be fluffy and soft. And yes, we use mixed peels at the bakery."
Rich said - "Michael from Tivoli Road is a superstar and everything on the menu is top-class, get in quick because they sell out early!"
"We spent three years working on the recipe until we were happy with it. It's a combination of the right combination of spices and technique. It's a special time of year because all the bakers and the customers are so excited, and the smell when the first trays come out of the oven is magic. The quality of the fruit is really important, If it's too dry it will burn and ruin the whole bun. We use Murray View Organics fruit. We also scald the milk before mixing it in; this changes the nature of the protein and makes the crumb nice and soft."
Open Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday 7:30am - 1pm.
Closed on Easter Monday for a big rest!
One last thing - Peel or no peel? Peel!
Alicia said - "My local bakery! Eat these HCB's in store as their house made butter is amazing!"
"The fluffy texture and the sticky spiced red wine glaze on our Hot Cross Buns sets us apart. We believe the perfect Hot Cross Bun has the right amount of spice and fruit, slathered with cultured butter!"
One last thing - Peel or no peel? We are all about the peel - traditionalists!
Liliana said "You haven't tasted Hot Cross Buns until you've tasted 'A Local Baker' WOOD FIRED HCB's!"
"Our buns are vegan and include no dairy at all. We don't use any ascorbic acid (vitamin c), commercial yeast, preservatives or oils. We believe in hot fermentation which means we mix our dough above 32 degrees and then let it rest for 8 hours before we bake in our wood fired scotch oven. This is the oldest way of making bread and this way sourdough produce more lactic acid in to the dough and provide beautiful texture and it is amazingly good for digestion."
One last thing - Peel or no peel? No peel! Just currants - oh, we also make our own spice mix.
Briana said "I love the density and moisture of Loafer Bread HCB's - definately my fav in all of Melbourne"
"The dark malt and spice mix make our Hot Cross Buns extra special. Then there's the peel - we candy our own lemons and oranges and they make it extra delicious. Lots of good quality organic fruits make a great hot cross bun. Generous, moist and delicious! That's a good bun."
Open on Thursday 29th of March. This is the last day for buns at Loafer Bread.
One last thing - Peel or no peel? Personally, I think hot cross buns are best with peel - I like the traditional style.
James said "Rustica's Dark Chocolate Hot Cross Buns are my guilty pleasure - I buy way too many and find myself eating long after Easter is over!"
"Our Hot Cross Buns are super soft and filled with plump fruits soaked in pear juice. We believe a great bun needs to be well spiced, super soft and juicy, so it melts in your mouth when toasted."
Open all Easter from 8-4 except Easter Monday (closed).
One last thing - Peel or no peel? We don't use peel, we use full pureed oranges. This provides a fresher orange flavour in comparison to the start peel flavour.
Grant said "This place is worth the trip to Trentham on it's own, and their sourdough Hot Cross Buns wood fired onsite"
"Our HXBs are traditionally wild-fermented (sourdough) and made from local ingredients. Apart from wonderful Mount Zero Pink Lake Salt, they contain the most splendid organic dried fruit from Frank & Pene Porter's family fruit block at Murray View Organics. We bake them in our 128-year-old scotch oven fired on sustainably harvested plantation sugar gum."
Willow said "These guys do a cracking sourdough HXB that's dense enough to hold a WHOLE HEAP of butter!"
"I think the main thing that makes our buns a bit special is that ours are totally naturally fermented, using our sourdough culture, and don't have any added commercial yeast. This makes our HCBs a little denser than others and I think a heavier HCB is quite nice. I think a great HCB is, like most other foods, a matter of balance. It should have plenty of nice fruit and spice, but you should get a good flavour from the dough coming through. And let's be honest: the most important part of a hot cross bun is covering it with great salted butter. We serve ours with cultured salted butter from King Valley Dairy, and it really makes them. We'll be open on Easter Saturday, but closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. We're looking at opening up on Good Friday just for takeaway HCBs and coffee, but I haven't confirmed it yet. If you have time to check in before the newsletter goes out I might be able to let you know, but otherwise you can just say that we're closed that weekend.
One last thing - Peel or no peel? Ours do contain some peel, but not much. Again: balance!
"A heap of goodness is packed into each and every La Madre hot cross bun, with chemical free vine fruits from Tabletop Grapes (Mildura) and a unique blend of spice with a hint of citrus. We also make Choc Cherry hot cross buns – with a premium blend of ingredients including the highest quality Persian sour cherries and Belgian chocolate. Each bun is handcrafted by a team of passionate local Geelong bakers using the best ingredients available from the region and beyond.
We love a bun with good guts! With a sourdough base our buns have a denser constitution, combined with natural ingredients and a sugar spice glaze, they are the ultimate sticky bun. And of course we recommend to eat them toasted and buttered up!"
Open as normal during the week from 7am – 3pm and from 7am – 1pm on Good Friday and Easter Saturday.
One last thing - Peel or no peel? It's a personal preference, it can be the first question a customer ask us when buying their hot cross buns so it's obviously a 'hot' topic. We make our buns without peel, that seems to be the popular preference.
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Businessman and wife found dead in wreckage after their light aircraft ditches in sea off Jersey in thick fog
Twin-engined plane reported to have hit water five miles off island
Search operation involving helicopters launched but wreckage and bodies confirmed to have been found
Aircraft took off from Dinan in France bound for Jersey Airport
By James White for MailOnline
Published: 07:30 EST, 4 September 2013 | Updated: 13:40 EST, 4 September 2013
A man and his wife have died after their plane crashed on the way back from France.
Businessman Carl Whiteley and wife Kathryn are understood to have been killed when their light aircraft crashed off St Ouen's Bay, Jersey, today.
The aircraft crashed five miles out to sea in thick fog while on approach to Jersey Airport at 10.20am.
Jersey Police have yet to identify both occupants but in a statement released by Mr Whiteley's Derby-based firm, Belmont Regency Group, colleagues have paid tribute.
Loss: Businessman Carl Whiteley and wife Kathryn were killed when their light aircraft crashed off St Ouen's Bay, Jersey, today
Light aircraft: The plane - a Cessna similar to the one pictured - is U.S.-registered but UK-based. It ditched into the sea off Jersey this morning
Brett Hannon Managing Director said today that Mr Whiteley was piloting the Cessna Crusader aircraft when it plummeted into the sea.
He said: 'Belmont Regency group Ltd are dismayed to hear of the death of one of our founder directors, Carl Whiteley and his wife Kathryn Whiteley when the plane he was piloting crashed into the English Channel on a flight from northern France to Jersey this morning, Wednesday September 4. 2013, on his way back home.
'Our thoughts are with his family at this tragic time.
'Carl jointly founded the company in 1982 with myself and apart from being business partners for over 31 years, Carl was a close friend who will be greatly missed.
'The fondest memories will remain with myself and our staff of our dear departed colleague.'
A States of Jersey Police spokeswoman said: 'Following a comprehensive search and rescue mission by the RNLI, fire and rescue service, Channel Island Air Search and assisted by private boats and HMS Northumberland, we now believe there were no survivors of this morning's light aircraft crash.
'The States of Jersey Police will now be working alongside the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) to establish what happened.
'We have yet to formally identify the people on board but believe them to be two UK residents.
'Family liaison officers from Jersey are supporting the family of those we believe to be involved. We ask that those families are given privacy.'
The UK-based and American-registered Cessna plane was heading for Jersey airport from Dinan in France, an airport spokesman said.
A Jersey airport spokesman said parts of the wreckage had been recovered this morning.
Visibility was believed to have been poor around the Jersey coast this morning but it is unknown if this had anything to do with the tragedy.
Police were called at 10.21am but no time has been given for when the aircraft lost radio contact.
AAIB investigators are currently travelling to the island to begin their inquiry and a recovery operation is ongoing to reclaim the bodies, police said.
Jersey airport put 'flow control' in place after the crash to manage air traffic and warned commercial flights could face some delays.
The first eight inbound flights of the day were all delayed this morning, some by a number of hours but flying at the airport has appeared to have returned to normal.
The Manche Iles Express passenger ferry Marin Marie was diverted to help with the rescue operation.
A spokesman for the RNLI confirmed that two boats were launched as part of the rescue operation.#
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Paul Mott, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the Press Association's weather division, said: 'Certainly there was some low cloud and fog around Jersey airport and poor visibility this morning.
'It was about 200 metres at 7am. That gradually thinned but by 9am it was still quite misty and still some fog and low cloud over the English Channel.'
Destination: A plane bound for Jersey Airport in the Channel Islands ditched in the sea in poor visibility (file picture)
Rescue operation: A map of Jersey shows the rescue efforts west of the island - the boats in blue are categorised as tugs and pilot boats but are likely to include lifeboats
Aircraft crash off Jersey kills businessman Carl Whiteley and wife Kathryn

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Our Civic Event calendar for 2017 has now been published!
There are a whole host of fantastic activities to support and get involved with including….our Summer Band Concerts in the Old Amersham Memorial Gardens, Amersham Festival of Art, Mayor's Charity Concert in aid of Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity and Amersham Heritage Day, to name but a few! We would like to thank all our residents and visitors for their enthusiastic support of our initiatives & we look forward to welcoming you all to our summer of entertainment!


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Station Noorderkempen is een spoorwegstation in de gemeente Brecht gelegen aan de hogesnelheidslijn Schiphol - Antwerpen, 16 km ten zuiden van de grens met Nederland. Het station werd op 29 mei 2009 geopend, de eerste treinen tussen Noorderkempen en Antwerpen-Centraal reden op 15 juni 2009.

Middels dit station is het noordelijk deel van de Kempen vanuit Antwerpen beter bereikbaar per trein. Reizigers kunnen in Brecht overstappen op de bussen van De Lijn.

Geschiedenis
Vanaf september 2007 zouden er shuttletreinen gaan rijden tussen Noorderkempen en Antwerpen-Centraal. Die datum werd niet gehaald. , Latere deadlines evenmin. Eén daarvan werd genoemd door de minister van Ambtenarenzaken en Overheidsbedrijven Inge Vervotte, die zich er sterk voor maakte dat eind juni 2008 de juridische toelating afgerond zou zijn en dus zomer 2008 de pendeldienst zou kunnen starten. Deze datum werd reeds in januari door de spoorwegen zelf in twijfel getrokken.

De oorzaak van de vertraging lag bij de juridische toelating van de Europese beveiligingssoftware ETCS, die geïnstalleerd moest worden op de door de NMBS bestelde locomotieven. "De NMBS heeft al het mogelijke gedaan om tot een tussentijdse oplossing zonder ETCS te komen, maar dat bleek niet haalbaar", aldus staatssecretaris Bruno Tuybens. Uiteindelijk werd ETCS in M6-stuurrijtuigen ingebouwd en toegelaten. Het resultaat is een unieke samenstelling van Type 13-locomotieven die steeds omkaderd moeten zijn door dergelijke stuurrijtuigen. Later zijn de Belgische MS08 desiro treinstellen gaan rijden die wel geschikt voor ETCS niveau 1. Deze treinstellen kunnen niet doorrijden naar Breda, daar op het Nederlandse deel van de hogesnelheidslijn alleen treinen met ETCS niveau 2 kunnen rijden, naast andere technische vereisten.

Ook aan Nederlandse kant was men niet klaar om de HSL in gebruik te nemen. Op 1 april 2008 gaf minister Camiel Eurlings in een brief aan de Tweede Kamer aan dat hij in oktober 2008 de HSL-Zuid in gebruik wilde nemen, door te starten met commercieel vervoer tussen Amsterdam en Rotterdam, en dat internationaal vervoer vanaf mei 2009 mogelijk zou zijn. Wanneer dit internationaal vervoer van start gaat zouden er ook treinen gaan rijden tussen Brussel, Antwerpen, Breda en Den Haag, met een stop in Noorderkempen. De latere minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen had dat zelfs als voorwaarde gesteld voor de goedkeuring die zij moest geven voor de rechtstreekse treindienst Amsterdam - Brussel. Binnenlands vervoer tussen Noorderkempen en Antwerpen is gestart op 15 juni 2009. Sinds 13 december 2009 rijden doorgaande Thalys-treinen door het station Noorderkempen heen.

In december 2012 kwam de Nederlandse staatssecretaris voor Spoor, Wilma Mansveld, samen met de NMBS en NS Hispeed overeen dat er vanaf 8 april 2013 dagelijks acht Fyra's - zonder toeslag en reserveringsplicht - zouden gaan rijden tussen Breda en Antwerpen-Centraal met een stop in station Noorderkempen. Dit was een voorwaarde die gesteld werd voor de start van de Fyra-treindienst tussen Amsterdam Centraal en Brussel-Zuid. Sinds het stopzetten van de internationale Fyra, naar aanleiding van de problemen met de V250-treinstellen, was er nog geen verbinding tussen station Noorderkempen en Nederland.

Sinds maandag 9 april 2018 rijdt de vernieuwde Beneluxtrein via de HSL-zuid met een stop op station Noorderkempen. Hierdoor heeft station Noorderkempen een directe doorgaande verbinding gekregen met Breda en Antwerpen-Centraal, zoals eerder het plan was.

Stationscomplex
Het station bestaat uit twee perrons, overkapt door een metalen constructie. Oorspronkelijk was deze overkapping niet voorzien, maar door druk die werd uitgeoefend door lokale politici om van Brecht een volwaardig treinstation te maken, is uiteindelijk "een dak" boven op het reeds afgewerkte station gebouwd. Om de wind geen vrij spel te geven zijn op bepaalde plaatsen windschermen opgetrokken. De twee perrons zijn met elkaar verbonden door een tunnel. De onderdoorgang is, naast de reguliere trap, eveneens toegankelijk via "een zachte helling". Dit maakt onder meer mogelijk dat rolstoelgebruikers er gebruik van kunnen maken.

Het loketgebouw bevindt zich onder de vergrote luifel van perron 1. Het is een soort container, bestaande uit loket (met bijhorende wachtruimte) en dienstlokalen. Net voor het loket bevindt zich de busterminal. Het bestaat uit 5 "kaaien" met elk een bushokje. Tevens is er voorzien in een dienstgebouwtje voor het personeel van De Lijn.

In beide vleugels huizen een ruime fietsenstalling (ongeveer 110 plaatsen aan elke kant). Naast de halte is ook in een ruime parking voorzien (ongeveer 300 plaatsen).

Er is sprake van het huidige complex in de toekomst te vervangen door een nieuw stationsgebouw met winkels, als onderdeel van een plan om de algehele ontwikkeling van de stationsomgeving op te krikken.

Spoorindeling
Omdat slechts een deel van de treinen in dit station stopt, terwijl de rest van de treinen op volle snelheid passeren, liggen de perrons niet direct aan de doorgaande sporen, maar aan twee zijsporen.

Treindienst

Internationaal

Nationaal

Busdienst
De bussen van De Lijn ontsluiten de hele streek. Sinds juni 2009 geeft de buslijn 440 Essen - Herentals in beide richtingen aansluitingen op de trein. Vanaf september 2009 bedienen meer buslijnen het station en kwamen veel sneldiensten op de snelweg te vervallen. De combinatie trein en bus is veel sneller voor bestemmingen zoals Hoogstraten. Met de nieuwe dienstregeling in september 2012 rijden er nog nauwelijks bussen van Essen naar Noorderkempen. Buslijn 440 is vooral gericht op vervoer van scholieren. Op andere tijdstippen is een belbus beschikbaar. Richting Herentals is er vanuit Brecht sinds september 2012 geen enkele verbinding meer, ook niet via een belbus.

Reizigerstellingen
De grafiek en tabel geven het gemiddeld aantal instappende reizigers weer op weekdagen, zaterdag en zondag.

Wandel- en fietsroutes
Vanaf spoor 2 (oostkant) is er een wandel- en fietsroute die het station verbindt met het dorp Brecht. Er is een tunnel onder de snelweg die uitmondt op een bedrijf- en voetbalterrein. Via een villawijk bereiken de treinreizigers het centrum van het dorp.

Galerij

Noorderkempen
Brecht

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Slovo selanka (z pol. sielanka a sioło, vesnice) je nejednoznačné a vyjadřuje více různých významů :

obecný význam slova
 synonymum pro slovo idyla
 prostý, klidný pohodový život či klidné, mírné, neagresivní prostředí apod.

v literatuře
 selanka (literatura) – kratší báseň či drobnější prozaické dílo z prostředí venkovského života

v hudbě
 selanka (hudba) – drobná jednovětá hudební skladba zpravidla v jednoduché formě (obvykle ve formě písňové)


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To a man (and a woman) all experts told me: "There is no type approval for self-driving cars." Neither in the EU, nor in the U.S., China, or elsewhere. Read the EU regulations, try to sift through all amendments and annexes, and you will find no regulation covering the type-approval of self-driving cars.
You probably begin to wonder how a EU that regulates even the shape of a banana could possibly not have rules for stuff the world has obsessed about for years. Not to worry, it is just a matter of time, I am told. Several working groups, in Europe and at the United Nations, are discussing regulations covering self-driving cars, with results expected in 2020, or more likely 2021. As long as no type-approval for self-driving cars exists, exemptions for self-driving cars will be carved out of traffic laws.
But what about the current Model3?
The experts interviewed were not familiar with the Model 3 type approval, and being experts, they didn't want to hazard a guess. Some voiced the opinion that regulatory problems with the Model 3 "Autopilot" should be unlikely, simply because Tesla's Model S and Model X have received EU type approval when equipped with the same Autopilot module.
I don't give up easily, and taken by the hand by one of the world's top homologation experts, I traversed the thicket of laws, regulations, amendments and annexes, until my guide pointed to vague references to the technology, buried deep in the United Nation's Regulation No. 79, covering "the approval of vehicles with regard to steering equipment." This regulation has been included into EU type approval regulations, and compliance is mandatory.
At first glance, this regulation specifically does not allow "systems, which do not require the presence of a driver, [and which] have been defined as 'Autonomous Steering Systems'." No soup for you.
UN Regulation No. 79 allows "Advanced Driver Assistance Steering Systems" for functions such as Lane Departure Avoidance, lane changes (when initiated by the driver) or systems that "assist the driver in maneuvering the vehicle at low speed in confined spaces." According to the interpretation of my expert, the current rules allow autonomous steering only at speeds below 10 kilometers per hour, i.e. in an automated parking situation.
Not being familiar with the EU version of the Model 3, my expert guide refused to give an opinion whether the Model 3's Autopilot would comply or collide with these regulations, but he encouraged me to hazard a guess.
Tesla's "Standard Autopilot" comes with automatic emergency braking, along with frontal and side collision warning, and this should easily pass Regulation 79. However, if the Model 3 "Enhanced Autopilot" indeed comes with the features advertised on Tesla's website, then there is potential for rule breakage. A car that, as promised by Tesla's website, "takes over, steers itself," a car that "automatically changes the lane," a car that "masters freeway exchanges and exits autonomously" could collide with UN regulation 79, and by extension with the EU type approval regime. The final decision would have to be made by the EU regulator, and/or by an accredited technical service, in Tesla's case RDW in the Netherlands.
Bottom line, Tesla's Autopilot cannot collide with a type approval for autonomous cars that doesn't exist in Europe. The Autopilot has, however, the potential of a conflict with provisions deep down in the United Nations regulations on steering.
Also on Friday, Bloomberg told its terminal subscribers that Autopilot (which one?) gained "Approval for Autopilot in Europe." Again oddly, this hot news did not find its way into Bloomberg's news service and website. At the time of this writing, RDW's database of type approvals shows no change to the three entries covering Tesla's Model 3.
Should features of Tesla's Enhanced Autopilot conflict with the rules, Tesla would be in trouble way beyond Europe. United Nation regulations are observed in countries all around the world, except for the U.S.A. Countries or regions are free to adopt any of the more than 140 UN regulations, and therefore, Regulation 79 is not automatically in effect in every country that subscribes to the UN rules, but it is in many. Should Tesla's Enhanced Autopilot be held in violation in a Europe with a leading role in the UN regulatory framework, it could have a ripple-effect around the world. Tesla's solution could be to re-submit a stripped-down, make that nEUtered, version of the Enhanced Autopilot, and it would have to studiously avoid adding the nEUtered features later Over-The-Air. Tesla's European fans would not be happy.
OTA updates themselves are an even bigger can of worms. As intimated in a previous article, over-the-air updates can conflict with one of the core tenets of UN and EU type approval, namely that a type-approved component may not be altered without a new type approval. As one of the experts told me, "if the software update concerns something that is regulated by Type Approval, an OEM has to get an update to a Type Approval before pushing the software update." This matter also is in flux, and I was urged to seek the advice of an OTA homologation expert, which I shall do. Stay tuned for more legalese.


Each year, NOAA's Technology Partnerships Committee selects individual projects as the best examples of technology transfer from across all NOAA's Line Offices and Programs. The purpose of this award is to recognize NOAA scientific, engineering, and technical employees for: (1) inventions or other outstanding scientific or technological contributions of value to the United States due to commercial applications and (2) exemplary activities that promote the domestic transfer of science and technology developed within NOAA and result in the use of such science and technology by American industry or business, universities, State or local Government, or other non-Federal parties. The current awardees are listed below. Past years' awardees have been archived in the News & Successes section of the website.
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MLB Draft: Rangers Select OF Thompson, SS Seise in First Round
Arlington Martin outfielder Tristen Lutz selected by Brewers in first round
By Chris James	• Published June 12, 2017 • Updated on June 13, 2017 at 9:24 am
Monday was a busy night for the Texas Rangers on and off the field.
While the big-league club was taking care of business against the Houston Astros behind a strong start by Yu Darvish, the organization took steps toward the future on the first day of the MLB Draft.
Round 1 (26th): Bubba Thompson, OF
Senior Director of Amateur Scouting, Kip Fagg, talks about @Bubbathompson5. #MLBDraft2017 pic.twitter.com/SurwhEjk9E
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) June 13, 2017
Texas' first pick Monday was Thompson, an outfielder from McGill-Toolen Catholic High School in Alabama.
Thompson hit .429 with 11 home runs, 35 RBI and 18 stolen bases while posting a .857 slugging percentage during his senior year.
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The University of Alabama commit was also a 3-star quarterback who drew interest from football recruiters in the SEC but chose the diamond instead of the gridiron.
"When I felt the love for the game, I just knew this was my career," Thompson told MLB Network.
Thompson said he will sign with the Rangers instead of taking the baseball scholarship from Alabama.
Round 1 (29th): Chris Seise, SS
Later in the first round, the Rangers selected Seise out of West Orange High School in Florida.
The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Seise hit .413 with 31 runs scored. He has a scholarship to Central Florida.
Round 2: Hans Crouse, P
In the second round, the Rangers went the pitching route by selecting Crouse out of Dana Hills High School in California.
The 18-year old was a Rawlings-Perfect Game First-Team All-America as a senior with a 0.88 ERA in 67 innings to go along with 99 strikeouts. Crouse is committed to the University of Southern California.
2017 MLB Draft Schedule
Rounds 3-10
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Rounds 11-40
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Celsius Holdings Signs Definitive Agreement to Establish Royalty License Agreement in China - Celsius Holdings Inc.
Boca Raton, FL (January 30, 2019) – Celsius Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: CELH), maker of the leading global fitness drink, CELSIUS®, today announced that they have executed a definitive agreement to establish a royalty license and repayment of investment agreement with Qifeng Food Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., creating a risk-mitigated method of capturing market share in China. Under the agreement, Qifeng Food will be granted the exclusive license rights to manufacture, market and commercialize Celsius Branded Products in China. Qifeng Food will provide a return of a fixed $6.9 million as a license fee covering the first five years, then transitioning to a volume-based royalty fee. In addition, Qifeng Food will repay all capital Celsius has invested into the China market to date, over a five-year loan term.
Over the first five years of the license agreement, there is a guaranteed $6.9 million license fee paid to Celsius in annual increments (2019 to 2023). Subsequently, in 2024, Celsius will receive an annual license fee equal to 3% of sales if unit volume is less than 3 billion (3,000,000,000) cans in a calendar year, 2.5% if volume exceeds 3 billion (3,000,000,000) cans but less than 6 billion (6,000,000,000) cans in a calendar year and 2% if sales volume exceeds 6 billion (6,000,000,000) cans in a calendar year, which translates to a minimum of approximately $2.2 million in any given year.
Celsius Holding's investment into the Mainland China market prior to the signing of the definitive agreement shall be returned to Celsius Holdings over a five-year loan agreement at an interest rate of 5% on outstanding loan principal up to $5,000,000 and 2% on outstanding loan principal in excess of $5,000,000. Total loan interest will be accrued and is payable together with each annual installment of loan principal. Upon final reconciliation of the total invested capital in China, management will announce the total amount due per the loan agreement and closing of the definitive agreement on or before March 31, 2019.
Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CELH), founded in April 2004, is a global company that has a branded portfolio consisting of two beverage lines; each offering proprietary, functional, healthy-energy formulas that are clinically-proven to offer significant health benefits to its users.* The CELSIUS® Original Line comes in eight delicious sparkling and non-carbonated flavors in sleek 12oz cans and is also available in single-serve powder packets in four on-the-go, enjoyable flavors. The CELSIUS® Natural Line is an extension of the original line offering naturally-caffeinated and naturally-sweetened and is available in six refreshing sparkling and non-sparkling flavors.
New to the portfolio is CELSIUS HEAT™, which offers an additional 100mg of caffeine than the Original and Natural extension, for a total of 300mg per can. It also contains 2,000mg of L-citrulline, a vasodilator. CELSIUS HEAT™ is sold in 16oz cans, is available in seven carbonated flavors and was developed for those seeking a bolder version of the Original and Natural line extension – which are sold in 12oz cans and appeal to the masses as an active lifestyle brand. As with all CELSIUS® products, CELSIUS HEAT™ is a thermogenic and is an ideal 16oz energy drink given it is proven-to-function and is healthier than competitive 16oz traditional energy drinks with high sugar content. CELSIUS HEAT™ targets millennial fitness enthusiasts, avid gym goers, professional trainers, competitive athletes, the military and first responders.
CELSIUS® has zero sugar, no preservatives, no aspartame, no high fructose corn syrup, and is non-GMO, with no artificial flavors or colors. The CELSIUS® line of products is Certified Kosher and Vegan. CELSIUS® is also soy and gluten-free and contains very little sodium. CELSIUS® is sold nationally through dominant fitness channel distributors and retailers, The Vitamin Shoppe, GNC, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target, 7- Eleven, Sprouts, The Fresh Market and other key regional retailers such as HEB, Publix, Winn-Dixie, Harris Teeter, Shaw's, Food Lion, CVS and many more.
*CELSIUS®' functional claims are backed by six published university studies. The first study was conducted in 2005 and additional studies from the University of Oklahoma were conducted over the next five years. The studies were published in peer-reviewed journals and validate the unique benefits that CELSIUS® provides.
For more information, please visit the brand websites: www.celsius.com, www.celsiusheat.com and investor site www.celsiusholdingsinc.com.
This press release may contain statements that are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements contain projections of Celsius Holdings, Inc.'s future results of operations and/or financial position, or state other forward-looking information. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will," "would," or similar words. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since Celsius Holdings' actual results may differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements as a result of a number of important factors. These factors include, but are not limited to: general economic and business conditions; our business strategy for expanding our presence in our industry; anticipated trends in our financial condition and results of operation; the impact of competition and technology change; existing and future regulations affecting our business; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the reports Celsius Holdings has filed previously with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Celsius Holdings does not intend to and undertakes no duty to update the information contained in this press release.


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GDF Members are at the forefront of creating market and conduct standards and best practices for cryptoasset and digital finance participants. Our working groups include subject matter experts from across the ecosystem from crypto/digital assets, traditional financial services, legal and academic communities.
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Private Markets Digitisation Steering Group
Covid-19 has created a capital gap, with tens of thousands of private companies simultaneously in need of rapidly distributed capital.
This joint initiative will develop recommendations on digitising the process of investing in SMEs and improving accessibility through an industry-wide digital securities network for private markets.
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This joint working group has developed messaging standards for exchange of originator and beneficiary information as required by the FATF travel rule.
The Digital Currency working group will focus on how governments can provide payments using modern, digital technologies.
In response to the Covid-19 crisis this group will create a short paper offering considerations for policymakers as they assess the current response and plan future legislative and administrative actions.
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The GDF Digital Asset Market Practice working group will evaluate emergent liquid, non-securities, digital asset execution, pre-trade, post-trade, and custody best practices through the lens of established financial marketplaces. Participants come from established Financial Institutions and relevant Professional Services Firms.
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The KYC/AML/CTF working group is comprised of both cryptoasset and traditional financial services compliance, legal and regulatory practitioners, who articulate best practices in the areas of customer due diligence and the prevention of financial crime associated with money laundering and terrorist financing.
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The group is now collectively working on a custody regulatory roadmap, as well keeping up-to-date with the various initiatives around the adoption of the FATF Travel Rule.
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The Market Integrity working group is drafting GDF Code of Conduct principles addressing ethical trading and reporting practices, standards for monitoring and surveillance to prevent and detect manipulation and fraud, commitment to client privacy and security, attitudes towards regulation and compliance, and responsible conduct in regards to lending, leveraging and making promises to investors.
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Leonid Wasiljewicz Nazarienko, ros. Леонид Васильевич Назаренко (ur. 21 marca 1955 w Gulkiewiczi, w Kraju Krasnodarskim, Rosyjska FSRR) – rosyjski piłkarz, grający na pozycji pomocnika, reprezentant Związku Radzieckiego, trener piłkarski.

Kariera piłkarska

Kariera klubowa
Wychowanek Internatu Sportowego w Rostowie nad Donem. W 1973 rozpoczął karierę piłkarską w wojskowej drużynie SKA Rostów nad Donem. W 1976 przeszedł do CSKA Moskwa. Po otrzymaniu latem 1979 roku pęknięcia mięśnia czworogłowego stawu był zmuszony zakończyć swoją karierę piłkarską.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
10 marca 1976 debiutował w reprezentacji Związku Radzieckiego w spotkaniu towarzyskim z Czechosłowacją zremisowanym 2:2. Łącznie rozegrał 6 meczów i strzelił 4 goli.

W 1976 rozegrał 2 mecze w olimpijskiej reprezentacji ZSRR i strzelił 1 gola.

Kariera trenerska
Po zakończeniu kariery piłkarskiej rozpoczął pracę trenerską. W latach 1984-1986 prowadził SKA Chabarowsk. Potem pracował w CSKA Moskwa na stanowisku asystenta pierwszej drużyny oraz głównego trenera drugiej drużyny. Od 1993 prowadził kluby Kubań Krasnodar, MCzS Sielatino i Torpedo-Wiktorija Niżny Nowogród. W 2000 ponownie pomagał trenować CSKA Moskwa. Potem trenował kluby Jertis Pawłodar, Dinamo Machaczkała, Kubań Krasnodar i Spartak-MŻK Riazań. W listopadzie 2007 podpisał kontrakt z Terekiem Grozny. Latem 2008 zmienił klub na Dinamo Briańsk. 21 maja 2009 objął stanowisko głównego trenera Jertisu Pawłodar. 1 grudnia 2009 podpisał kontrakt z klubem Łucz-Eniergija Władywostok, w którym pracował do maja 2010. W lipcu 2011 objął stanowisko głównego trenera Daugavy Dyneburg.

Sukcesy i odznaczenia

Sukcesy reprezentacyjne
 brązowy medalista Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich: 1976

Odznaczenia
 tytuł Mistrza Sportu
 tytuł Mistrza Sportu Klasy Międzynarodowej: 1976

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

 Sylwetka zawodnika na rusteam.permian.ru

Rosyjscy piłkarze
Rosyjscy trenerzy piłkarscy
Radzieccy medaliści olimpijscy
Radzieccy trenerzy piłkarscy
Reprezentanci Związku Radzieckiego w piłce nożnej
Piłkarze CSKA Moskwa
Piłkarze SKA Rostów nad Donem
Trenerzy piłkarzy Dinama Briańsk
Trenerzy piłkarzy Dinama Machaczkała
Trenerzy piłkarzy FK Daugava
Trenerzy piłkarzy Irtyszu Pawłodar
Trenerzy piłkarzy Kubania Krasnodar
Trenerzy piłkarzy Łucza Władywostok
Trenerzy piłkarzy SKA-Chabarowsk
Trenerzy piłkarzy Achmatu Grozny
Trenerzy piłkarzy Torpeda Niżny Nowogród
Trenerzy piłkarzy Zwiezdy Riazań
Urodzeni w 1955


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Annual alveolar bone loss in older adults taking oral bisphosphonate: a retrospective cohort study
Mohammad Helmi1,
Sara AlOsaimy2,3,
J. Max Goodson4,
Hatice Hasturk5 &
Zuhair S. Natto ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-2723-02556
Although several studies assessed the effect of bisphosphonate (BIS) administration on alveolar bone loss, this relationship has not been fully investigated using longitudinal analysis. The aim of the this article is to predict annual alveolar bone loss in a subpopulation of older adults patients who were taking oral bisphosphonate (BIS), adjusting for systemic diseases and associated risk factors.
This is a retrospective cohort study. We identified all subjects who reported receiving oral bisphosphonate from 2008 to 2015 (N = 30) using the electronic health records of each patient to identify suitable radiographs for analysis. For the longitudinal data analysis, 26 subjects were eligible for inclusion, having at least two exposures of the complete mouth set or repeated bitewing radiographs at least a one-year interval; they were then matched on age and sex to another 26 patients who did not report receiving bisphosphonate at any point of their life.
Mild periodontitis was higher in the BIS group compared to the no BIS group; however, moderate periodontitis was higher in the no BIS group. For those who did not take oral BIS, change over time was not significant after the two-year period. However, the BIS group had experienced 0.088 mm more bone loss compared to the no BIS group (95% CI: 0.001, 0.176. P-value = 0.048), adjusting for all other variables included in the model.
The group that reported receiving oral bisphosphonates showed no improvement in maintaining alveolar bone level, and the use of oral BIS may not be effective in reducing annual alveolar bone loss; however, emerging evidence is promising for the use of bisphosphonate as an adjunctive local delivery medication for the management of periodontal diseases.
Although several studies raised the question of whether increased alveolar bone loss is a natural consequence of aging [1,2,3,4,5], a higher prevalence of periodontitis and bone loss in general have been consistently addressed and reported in the literature to be associated with aging [4,5,6,7,8,9].
Periodontitis was also reported in the literature to be associated with age-related diseases, such as osteoporosis, especially in postmenopausal women [10,11,12,13]. In 2018, Mashalkar et al. published a study on postmenopausal women to investigate the correlation between periodontitis and osteoporosis [14]. Authors of the study concluded that there was significant association between osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and the severity of periodontitis.
Multiple studies also assessed the effect of bisphosphonate (BIS) administration on alveolar bone loss [15,16,17]. Bisphosphonates were introduced to clinical practice decades ago [18, 19]. They are structurally related to inorganic pyrophosphate, as they contain a core phosphate-carbon-phosphate structure with the highest affinity for the bone relative to other tissues. Bisphosphonates inhibit enzymatic degradation, hinder calcification and suppress bone resorption. They are utilized in conditions where there is an imbalance between osteoblast-mediated bone formation and osteoclast bone resorption.
Bisphosphonates are the mainstay of therapy for skeletal disorders, particularly osteoporosis due to skeletal remodeling, because they achieve a high concentration to active bone remodeling sites, with conditions such as those with accelerated skeletal turnover [18,19,20]. They increase the density of the bone, reduce markers of bone turnover and ultimately reduce fractures [19]. In addition, bisphosphonates are utilized to resolve hypercalcemia among cancer patients [18,19,20]. Other clinical implications include: primary hyperparathyroidism, osteogenesis imperfecta and paget's disease of bone [20]. However, it may lead to bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ), which was renamed to medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). This is related other bone resorption inhibitors or angiogenesis inhibitors, due to the excessive inhibition of angiogenesis and jaw metabolic processes, toxicity, inflammation, immunity disorder and infection [21, 22].
Due to its marked efficacy in the prevention of bone loss in susceptible populations, alendronate (generic name of BIS) had been proposed as a useful agent to prevent alveolar bone loss [22]. One systematic review assessed eight clinical studies that evaluated the efficacy of bisphosphonate therapy in the management of periodontitis, particularly as an adjunct to scaling and root planing [23]. Alendronate was utilized as either a topical application or oral therapy option. The study concluded that there was a statistically significant reduction in probing depth and bone defect, suggesting the clinical effectiveness of bisphosphonate in the management of periodontitis.
Another group investigated the potential outcomes of alendronate among postmenopausal women with periodontal disease [24]. Postmenopausal women are at the highest risk for osteoporosis due to estrogen deficiency. Authors of the study concluded that oral alendronate improved periodontal health and alveolar bone turnover in postmenopausal women.
Moreover, El-Shinnawi et al. in 2003 published a clinical trial on 24 adults with periodontitis that had been followed for 6 months [25]. Twelve patients were administered oral alendronate and were compared to a control group that did not receive any drug. Although clinical parameters (attachment level, pocket depth and gingival index) of the alendronate group showed no difference compared to the control group, the alendronate group showed a significant change in bone density compared to the control group, favoring patients who received oral bisphosphonate. For this reason, the aim of this study is to evaluate annual alveolar bone loss in a subpopulation of older adults patients who were taking oral bisphosphonate, adjusting for systemic diseases and associated risk factors. We hypothesized that BIS patients would have less alveolar bone loss compared with no BIS.
This is a retrospective cohort study that followed STROBE checklist. It was approved by the office of human research administration, Harvard Faculty of Medicine, [45 CFR 46.101(b) (4)], #IRB 16–1838. We collected records of all patients that reported receiving oral BIS from 2008 to 2015 (N = 30), to identify suitable radiographs for analysis. To be included in the study, each patient should have at least two exposures of Complete Mouth Radiographic Series (CMRS) or repeated bitewing (BW) radiographs at least a one-year interval. Furthermore, each BW radiograph had to clearly show the alveolar bone crest and cement-enamel junction, as well as show at least two posterior approximating teeth to be included. Exclusion criteria used were: 1) patients that were not within the specified age range, 2) patients with no BW radiographs, 3) patients with radiographs in which the cement-enamel junction (CEJ) and alveolar bone crest were not visible, 4) patients who did not have at least 2 approximating teeth or where the interproximal space was too narrow to observe the bone crest. Teeth were excluded if dental restorations obliterated the CEJ, rendering the distance between CEJ and alveolar crest questionable. Additionally, cases in which a tooth was found adjacent to an edentulous site with alveolar bone levels greater than 2 mm from the CEJ were not considered pathological due to possible surgical trauma. Any records indicating sites receiving osseous surgery or bone grafts were excluded. Patients were excluded as well due to closed electronic files or because their BW radiographs could not be calibrated with the measuring tool. Third molar teeth were not included due to their tendency of not being captured by BW radiographs. Non-functional teeth were excluded for the possibility of super eruption. For longitudinal data analysis, we required that eligible subjects for inclusion to have at least two exposures of complete mouth survey radiographs or repeated BW radiographs with at least one-year interval.
Primary predictor
The main predictor was whether or not the subjects had reported taking oral BIS. Other variables included in the model were age, sex (although we did not expect any confounding by age or sex, since the two groups were matched on them, we included them to account for any residual confounding), smoking status, median house income, race, diabetes and hypertension. All data were collected from the electronic health record of the Harvard Dental Center using AxiUm® software. Due to the small number of this sample, categorization to different age categories resulted in groups with very few subjects (presented in the descriptive statistics section). Hence, age was used as a continuous predictor for the multivariable analysis. Furthermore, we categorized body mass index (BMI) into two groups of Underweight/Normal weight and Overweight/Obese, with the former group as the reference group for the same reason of scarce data.
In this sample, no one had reported as being current smoker so we created a binary smoking variable for analysis by coding everyone who had ever smoked (former smoker) as ever smoker (=1) and those who had never smoked as never smoker (=0).
The primary outcome is the mean of the alveolar bone level on mesial and distal sites of posterior teeth in millimeters between the group that was taking oral BIS and the group that was not. The bone levels at the follow-up visits were compared to the baseline mean of both groups. Interproximal bone loss occurs when the distance between the cement-enamel junction (CEJ) and the alveolar bone crest is greater than or equal to 2 mm, as determined on a bitewing radiograph [26,27,28,29,30,31]. We also classified the amount of bone loss based on the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) case definition into mild, moderate and severe periodontitis to estimate the prevalence [26]. One trained examiner (MH) carried out the measurement of the outcome using the calibrated measuring tool of Emago® after conducting the inter-examiner reliability test. An intra class correlation coefficient (ICC) test was performed with an excellent average score of 0.96 (0.93–0.97).
This is a subpopulation of a large sample size (N = 1131) collected to estimate prevalence of periodontal diseases in HSDM. After identifying patients who reported using bisphosphonates, we implemented very strict exclusion criteria (described before). We further selected patients on the availability of repeated radiographs that affected the total number of eligible patients. We collected records of all patients that reported receiving oral BIS from 2008 to 2015 (N = 30), to identify suitable radiographs for analysis. We identified 26 patients out of the 30 identified earlier that satisfied inclusion criteria described before. The 26 patients who were taking BIS were then matched on age and sex to another 26 patients who did not report receiving BIS at any point of their life. Radiographs of a total of 52 patients (26 patients of each group) were analyzed over a two-year period.
It is true sample size is quite small due to the low number of patients reported taking BIS. To address this problem we calculated the power of detecting at least 0.5 mm difference between the two groups. The main sample of this subpopulation had an average mean alveolar bone level of 1.38 mm (±0.7). Given these parameters, with α set to 0.05, we have more than 80% power to detect a real difference. This could also mean that the two groups might differ in less than 0.5 mm of mean alveolar bone level. However such a difference might be considered clinically insignificant.
Descriptive statistics of categorical data as well as the prevalence of each periodontitis case definition were calculated. A mixed-effect linear regression model with a multi-level design was performed to estimate the difference of change in mean bone level in millimeters (mm). We included the time term to adjust for the amount of change across the years of follow up for both groups.
Descriptive statistics (univariate analysis)
A total of 52 matched subjects were included in the final analysis. Median age of participants was 70 year-old (IQR: 64–78) (Table 1). African American race was the fewest in this sample, composing almost 2%, while 54% of the sample was White. Table 2 presents different racial groups and other predictors with their measured mean bone levels. The BIS group mean alveolar bone level at baseline was 1.90 mm (±0.040) and 1.99 mm (±0.036) for the group that is not taking BIS. Of the subjects, 21% were former smokers and none of the subjects have reported themselves as current smokers.
Table 1 Prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe periodontitis comparing both groups of patients at baseline
Table 2 Descriptive statistics and prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe periodontitis of the whole sample at baseline
Severity of the disease based on case definitions
The overall prevalence of mild periodontitis was 94.2% (±3.2), moderate periodontitis was 50% (±7.0) and severe periodontitis was 7.7% (±3.7) (Table 2). Mild periodontitis was higher in the BIS group compared to the no BIS group; however, moderate periodontitis was higher in the no BIS group (Table 1). Moreover, moderate and severe periodontitis were higher among individuals with low median house income (Fig. 1).
Prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe periodontitis by median house income
Unadjusted estimates overtime (bivariate analysis)
After the two-year interval, the group with no history of receiving oral BIS did not experience significant change in mean bone level. On the other hand, the BIS group had experienced 0.087 mm mean bone loss after 2 years with marginally statistical significance compared to the group with the no BIS intake baseline (95% CI: − 0.0002, 0.175. P-value = 0.051). Table 3 presents the bivariate analysis and its unadjusted estimates of mean bone loss at baseline and over time.
Table 3 Crude and adjusted mean alveolar bone loss (mm) for both groups over time
Adjusted estimates over time (multi-variable analysis)
Since subjects were matched on age and sex, we did not expect adding these two variables to the model would affect the outcome significantly. However, we included them to control for any residual confounding by age or sex. None of the variables included in the model showed significant association with the outcome. For the group who did not take oral BIS, change over time was not significant after the two-year period. However, the BIS group had experienced 0.088 mm more bone loss compared to the no BIS group (95% CI: 0.001, 0.176. P-value = 0.048), adjusting for all other variables included in the model. Table 3 presents the estimates at baseline and over time, in addition to the estimates of all other variables. A possible explanation of this observation is that the no BIS group received double the number of periodontal treatments (scaling and root planing) in the measured teeth after the first included x-ray, compared to the BIS group, using Current Dental Terminology (CDT) codes from American Dental Association (Table 4).
Table 4 Proportion of patients received periodontal procedures including scaling and root planing comparing BIS and no BIS groups
Random-effect estimates
The estimates (mean change) of random effect vary between individuals and teeth. It was 0.14 mm (95% CI: 0.10, 0.17) and 0.12 mm (95% CI: 0.10, 0.13), respectively. Random-effect coefficients are also provided in Table 3.
Results of this study indicate that, after 2 years of follow up, the oral administration of BIS did not have a protective effect on the mean alveolar bone loss. Although a recent systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of BIS used as an adjunctive treatment of periodontal diseases indicated the beneficial effect of BIS administration, the authors concluded that due to short periods of follow up in the eight studies identified in the literature, as well as the potential adverse effect of BIS in the oral cavity–osteonecrosis of the jaws, its use as an adjunctive treatment for managing periodontal diseases is debatable [23].
Another study, that was not included in the previously mentioned systematic review, was published by Jeffcoat et al. in 2007 to investigate the effectiveness of oral alendronate [17]. In that study, 335 patients were randomized into two groups of alendronate and no-drug groups and were followed over 24 months. After 2 years of follow up, the group receiving oral alendronate did not show any significant change in either alveolar bone density or alveolar bone loss compared to the control group.
Only patients that were having low mandibular bone mineral density at baseline showed significant reduction of bone loss compared to the control group. The authors of the study concluded that administering oral alendronate over 2 years for patients with periodontitis had no effect on alveolar bone loss except for the subpopulation of patients who had low mandibular bone mineral density.
Although studies that examined the effect of oral BIS disagreed on its effect on periodontal health [16, 17, 22, 24], the route of administration may play an integral role in the effectiveness of bisphosphonate on alveolar bone loss.
The local delivery of 1% alendronate gel was also examined in patients with aggressive periodontitis (a more severe form of periodontal disease [32], and diabetic patients with chronic periodontitis (a systemic disease that is associated with a higher risk of developing periodontal diseases [33], as an adjunct to scaling and root planing for the treatment of intrabony defects. The researchers of both studies found a significant reduction in probing depth, greater gain of clinical attachment level, and bone reforming of intrabony defects. Moreover, an animal study conducted by Price et al., found that the local delivery of a simvastatin-alendronate-β-cyclodextrin was statistically associated with reduced bone loss as a consequence of periodontitis [34].
A partial-mouth periodontal examination would result in underestimating the true change in mean bone loss. However, we did not have missing outcomes related to loss to follow up (lack of radiographs); all 52 patients were followed for 2 years. Nevertheless, the sample size was relatively small, having only 26 patients in each group which may not representative of the entire population. However, the results of this research did not contradict our current knowledge using longitudinal analysis. Moreover, the BIS group may have exhibited underlying factors that affected their bone biology and resulted in an increased risk of bone loss that was not observed on this small group of patients, such as purpose for receiving it (part of the treatment for osteoporosis, malignant condition or systemic steroids), duration of use and doses.
Bisphosphonate medications are indicated for several bone-related diseases. In our study, we found that the group who reported receiving oral bisphosphonates showed no improvement in maintaining alveolar bone level—on the contrary, our results suggest that the use of oral BIS may not be effective in reducing annual alveolar bone loss. However, further investigation may be needed to investigate its role as an adjunct in periodontal therapy and the effect of treatment modalities on bone response. The implication of this study, however, may indicate that the route of administration of bisphosphonate plays an important role for its effectiveness to be achieved. Emerging evidence of several studies indicates that the local delivery of bisphosphonate can help in maintaining periodontal health and alveolar bone level for patients who are more prone to the periodontitis.
The dataset used during the study are available from the corresponding author upon request.
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This project was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under grant no. (DF-053-165-1441). The authors, therefore, gratefully acknowledge DSR technical and financial support.
This project was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under grant no. (DF-053-165-1441).
Periodontics and Community Dentistry Department, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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Department of Applied Oral Sciences, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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This study was approved by the office of human research administration, Harvard Faculty of Medicine, [45 CFR 46.101(b) (4)], #IRB 16–1838, to use a secondary data from dental records. As the data was fully anonymous, and did not involve any experiments, no consent to participate or further administrative permissions /licenses were required or necessary.
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This first-year Sportster may be Pepper Red, but it's a cherry restoration with only 7 miles. The 1957 XL model was a landmark, the first year of the second-longest-produced motorcycle model in history; only the 1938 BMW R71 and its Russian and Chinese clones have been produced longer, while the No. 3 longest, the Honda Super Cub, started production in 1958. When the Sportster was introduced in 1957, upgrading the old Model K with a new, all-iron OHV top end, the model became an American icon and Harley-Davidson's most successful model. It had taken 21 years to introduce an overhead-valve lightweight V-twin after the Knucklehead debuted in 1936, and better late than never, the XL marked a new beginning for Harley-Davidson. The new XL had a lot more power than the side-valve K Model it replaced, plus it handled better and was faster than the Big Twin range. Best of all, the XL Sportster had terrific styling, with proportions and lines that still set the Sportster "look" 60 years later: the small fuel tank, trimmed fenders, unit-construction engine and paired side exhaust. The newly designed iron overhead-valve cylinder heads meant the XL produced 40 percent more power than the Model K it evolved from with "hemi" combustion chambers and valves set at nearly right angles. The OHV heads breathed freely, which meant plenty of power straightaway—a claimed 12 HP more than the Model K using the same crankcases, gearbox and an identical chassis. The clutch was beefed up with seven plates, but Harley-Davidson saved a bundle by installing the XL motor into the gap left by the old K engine, making a light (495 pounds) and fun machine. While the old Model K was the "sports twin," the XL became the Sportster, a model that lives on today, a testament to the excellence of the original design. This exceptional 1957 Harley-Davidson XL Sportster—a first-year model in black and Pepper Red—was restored using 97 percent original NOS or OEM parts. It's been ridden only 7 miles since the restoration, and it has the correct "R" rear shocks, its original keys, correct Goodyear Eagle tires and Speedster handlebars.


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Hello everyone! Things have been rather quiet on the Mobile in Black and White front for a while now, but with all that has been going on lately, we thought it was time to do something.
Our project was started almost ten years ago in an attempt to address the racial problems that continued to plague Mobile, Alabama, and the entire nation, even though many well-meaning people sincerely believed that we had moved past those problems as a society.
The feature version of the film ended up going to fourteen film festivals around the US in 2014, but it was in its original version of four shorter segments and the accompanying program for community conversations where it was able to make a significant contribution in Mobile and beyond.
One of the main motivations in making the film was to get people to think of race/racism as something more than just individual "bad" people saying, doing, or even thinking bad things. Rather, we wanted people to start thinking of racism as a systemic issue that is embedded deeply into the structures underlying and connecting our communities, as a reality that continues to affect people's lives whether or not individual bad actors are causing them to happen.
Now, ten years after we started and almost five years after our community conversations wrapped up, those structural, systemic problems seem far more apparent than they did then. So we thought it might be time to bring Mobile in Black and White back for another look.
Therefore, over the next four weeks, we will be holding a series of virtual conversations that will be presented in the form of a Facebook and YouTube "live" video feed. We will show a segment each week and then hold an online panel discussion directly afterward that will feature some of the key figures in that segment.
Each panel will consist of well-known outside experts like Peggy McIntosh, Cynthia Tucker, Terry Keleher, and Anthony Outler, as well as local Mobilians who played a key role in the film such as Merceria Ludgood, Jim Flowers, Karlos Finley, and Frye Gaillard. We will have our segment 4 panel lineup soon. We hope you will be as excited about this lineup as we are!
Each segment will be broadcast from our Facebook Page and YouTube Channel on the next four Wednesdays at 11:15am CDT. The panel discussions will start promptly at 12:00pm. The full schedule can be seen below
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Barbara Michell and Hans Rufer June 17, 2020 at 6:56 pm
How exciting ! We saw the film years ago and look forward to revisiting the subject again .


37 shares @ $43.33 on 9/28/2018.
I am very happy with this purchase. I have been meaning to buy a utility company for a long time. The utility companies, for the most part, are safe and high yielding dividend stocks. I actually plan on buying more utility stocks in the future. I would like to have a portfolio weight of utility stock no more than 5%. Currently, with this purchase, The Southern Company is the only utility stock I own with a weighted average of 1%.
Some other companies I plan on buying would be PPL Corporation (PPL) and Dominion Energy, Inc. (D).
The Southern Company has been increasing its dividend for the last 18 years. However, The last 10 years dividend growth rate and the 5-year dividend growth have been 3.7% and 3.4% respectively. I am ok with these numbers. I find value in the safe high dividend yield that this company and other utility companies provide. Again, this is why I only would like to have no more than 5% weighted average of utility stocks in my portfolio.
Currently, this company has a dividend yield of 5.35% and a dividend payout ratio of 76% based on last years adjusted earnings of $3.02 a share. This year's adjusted earnings are estimated to be $3.02 and in 2019 to be $3.02. So earnings are expected to be flat. Which is not a good thing, but since the dividend is somewhat well covered, there is no concern on my part.
Another metric to look for in the 5-year dividend yield. This company sports a 5-year dividend yield of 4.67%. As I just mentioned, it is currently yielding 5.35%. This leads me to believe that the stock is undervalued.
The company normal 10 years PE is 16.5 and the stock currently has a PE of 14.9.
SO is undervalued, and I recommend it as a BUY at this time. I have a fair value price at $49.83. This means that SO is 10.97% undervalued Based on today's price of $44.97(11/2/2018).
Thanks for reading, and don't forget to connect with me through Facebook and Twitter to see my latest buys.
Yea its a type of company that should be in everybody's portfolios. thanks for stopping by Bert!!
Hi Paul, ED is a great company but I would like it at a PE of 15 or lower. I find it overvalued right now. thanks for the question.


The folks at Dine Out Lauderdale invited me to dine at Spazio last night. Having never been there, I was excited to try it. (It also helped that the restaurant is on Fort Lauderdale beach and the weather was just about perfect - warm, with an ocean breeze). Once we conquered the parking situation (I really do need to get that app that you can pay with your phone...) we headed to the restaurant. Please excuse the red hue in all the photos - the neon sign was quite reflective.
First the good: We were seated outside, on the raised patio (so the hairy dude running around in a bikini, posing for photos for money, didn't actually get too close to us) an d were greeted by a very friendly server, as we settled in to enjoy the live music. The Dine Out Lauderdale menu is actually four courses, and the portions are generous. I started with the vegetarian flatbread, which was delicious. Yes, I am on a diet and not eating many carbs (or too much else), but I tasted the bread (crispy and delicious) and then picked the vegetables off the top). The fried zucchini - as part of the zucchini and calamari - was also really good. We each had a by-the-glass pinot noir to start. (Vegetarian flatbread was delicious - and not nearly as odd of a color in real life).
We enjoyed salads - both a Caesar and an Insalata Spazio, with greens, plum tomatoes, corn, blue cheese and vinaigrette. Both were quite good. Entrees were a salmon filet, and chicken marsala. The salmon was served grilled, slightly dry, but very, very tasty, and the accompanying asparagus, red onion and pepper salad was outstanding. The chicken marsala (which we got sans pasta - darn you, diet!) was also excellent, if a little heavy handed on the salt. With the entrees we had by-the-glass Chianti.
The "live music" guy was quite loud and had a belly-dancer type accompanying him. She went table to table trying to sell his CDs. Tacky. (Plus he played a lot of Fiddler on the Roof, which I found a bit odd, to say the least.) The other thing is that I felt like the Dine Out menu, while good, and certainly a good value, was not really representative of the restaurant. Most of the other diners were eating pizzas (which looked amazing) and pastas (which also looked really appealing). It seemed that they could have put together a set menu that would have provided value, while staying a bit more true to what they are especially good at.
So, would I go back? Yes. But I would likely go for pizza and a salad, versus a set menu.


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Bandhan Bank crosses Rs 1 lakh crore loans
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, another predominantly microfinance lender, has also shown robust loan growth. It disbursed Rs 4,870 crore in the December quarter, its highest ever quarterly disbursement, while asset quality improved with 100% collection efficiency in March in step with steady economic recovery.
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Bandhan Bank's loans and advances have crossed Rs 1 lakh crore at the end of March with a strong rebound in credit demand in step with steady economic recovery.The loans grew 16% year-on-year to Rs 1.01 lakh crore, the bank said in a regulatory filing.
"Now, my money is coming back. NPA is coming down. With improved recovery, we can leverage by writing back the provision which adds directly to profit. We took the pain so that we can grow the balance sheet freely," the bank's founder-cum-managing director Chandra Shekhar Ghosh had said in a recent interview to ET.
Its deposits grew 24% to Rs 96,331 crore, according to the filing to stock exchanges. .
The bank's gross loan portfolio grew 20% year-on-year to Rs 16,543 crore. Its microfinance portfolio at Rs 10,979 crore accounted for 67% of the total loans, the bank said in a regulatory filing to stock exchanges.
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CHERYL Fernandez-Versini isn't planning to have children any time "soon".
The 'Crazy Stupid Love' hitmaker has revealed her and beau Jean-Bernard Fernandez Versini have no plans as of yet to add to their family because she's too "knackered" being an auntie.
When asked if she was getting broody, she replied: "No. I have 12 nieces and nephews of all ages and I love them all to bits but it's exhausting.
"Any aunt knows one of the best things is that after all your fun you can hand them back to their parents. It's knackering.
"So, no, I'm enjoying life as an aunt - that's not changing any time soon. Bobby's laughter is the most infectious thing in the world. I'm his auntie Chezza although there's been no word on godmother yet."
And by not planning a baby, the 32-year-old beauty has been able to indulge in a party lifestyle.
She told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "I do have a weakness for shots. I always start out with just a cocktail, then another, then I ask for the shots and that's that.
"Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh are the best to go out with. I can tell Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora are going to be trouble too on nights out.
"I do have my nights in as well with JB. It depends what mood I'm in. I like a glass of red wine, watching a bit of 'Corrie'."
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