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Anthropometry, Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism in the East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey: Linkage of Candidate Genes Using Two Sib-Pair Based Variance Components Analyses
Nicole Y. Souren, Maurice P. Zeegers, Rob G. J. H. Janssen, Anja Steyls, Marij Gielen, Ruth J. F. Loos, Gaston Beunen, Robert Fagard, Alphons P. M. Stassen, Jeroen Aerssens, Catherine Derom, Robert Vlietinck, Aimee D. C. Paulussen
Journal: Twin Research and Human Genetics / Volume 11 / Issue 5 / 01 October 2008
Print publication: 01 October 2008
Insulin resistance and obesity are underlying causes of type 2 diabetes and therefore much interest is focused on the potential genes involved. A series of anthropometric and metabolic characteristic were measured in 240 MZ and 112 DZ twin pairs recruited from the East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey. Microsatellite markers located close to ABCC8, ADIPOQ, GCK, IGF1, IGFBP1, INSR, LEP, LEPR, PPARγ and the RETN gene were genotyped. Univariate single point variance components linkage analyses were performed using two methods: (1) the standard method, only comprising the phenotypic and genotypic data of the DZ twin pairs and (2) the extended method, also incorporating the phenotypic data of the MZ twin pairs. Suggestive linkages (LOD > 1) were observed between the ABCC8 marker and waist-to-hip ratio and HDL-cholesterol levels. Both markers flanking ADIPOQ showed suggestive linkage with triglycerides levels, the upstream marker also with body mass and HDL-cholesterol levels. The IGFBP1 marker showed suggestive linkage with fat mass, fasting insulin and leptin levels and the LEP marker showed suggestive linkage with birth weight. This study suggests that DNA variants in ABCC8, ADIPOQ, IGFBP1 and LEP gene region may predispose to type 2 diabetes. In addition, the two methods used to perform linkage analyses yielded similar results. This was however not the case for birth weight where chorionicity seems to be an important confounder.
Selection of Genes and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms for Fine Mapping Starting From a Broad Linkage Region
An Windelinckx, Robert Vlietinck, Jeroen Aerssens, Gaston Beunen, Martine A. I. Thomis
Journal: Twin Research and Human Genetics / Volume 10 / Issue 6 / 01 December 2007
Print publication: 01 December 2007
Fine mapping of linkage peaks is one of the great challenges facing researchers who try to identify genes and genetic variants responsible for the variation in a certain trait or complex disease. Once the trait is linked to a certain chromosomal region, most studies use a candidate gene approach followed by a selection of polymorphisms within these genes, either based on their possibility to be functional, or based on the linkage disequilibrium between adjacent markers. For both candidate gene selection and SNP selection, several approaches have been described, and different software tools are available. However, mastering all these information sources and choosing between the different approaches can be difficult and time-consuming. Therefore, this article lists several of these in silico procedures, and the authors describe an empirical two-step fine mapping approach, in which candidate genes are prioritized using a bioinformatics approach (ENDEAVOUR), and the top genes are chosen for further SNP selection with a linkage disequilibrium based method (Tagger). The authors present the different actions that were applied within this approach on two previously identified linkage regions for muscle strength. This resulted in the selection of 331 polymorphisms located in 112 different candidate genes out of an initial set of 23,300 SNPs.
Potential ethnic modifiers in the assessment and treatment of Alzheimer's disease: challenges for the future
Warachal E. Faison, Susan K. Schultz, Jeroen Aerssens, Jennifer Alvidrez, Ravi Anand, Lindsay A. Farrer, Lissy Jarvik, Jennifer Manly, Thomas McRae, Greer M. Murphy, Jason T. Olin, Darrel Regier, Mary Sano, Jacobo E. Mintzer
Journal: International Psychogeriatrics / Volume 19 / Issue 3 / June 2007
Objective: Despite numerous clinical trials, it is unknown whether ethnicity affects treatment response to cognitive enhancers in Alzheimer's disease (AD). There is convincing evidence of ethnic and genetic variability in drug metabolism. This article reviews the available data on ethnicity in clinical trials for AD to answer two questions: (1) what are the challenges to diagnose and treat AD across different ethnic groups, and (2) are there differences in response to pharmacologic interventions for AD across these different ethnic groups?
Method: Available data from Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS) randomized controlled clinical trials and from randomized controlled industry-sponsored trials for four cognitive enhancers (donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and sabeluzole) were pooled to assess the numbers of non-Caucasian participants.
Results: The participation of ethnic minority subjects in clinical trials for AD was dependent on the funding source, although Caucasian participants were over-represented and non-Caucasian participants were under-represented in the clinical trials. Because of the low participation rate of ethnic minorities, there were insufficient data to assess any differences in treatment outcome among different ethnic groups. Strategies to improve diversity in clinical trials are discussed.
Conclusion: Greater participation of ethnically diverse participants in clinical trials for AD would generate additional information on possible differences in metabolism, treatment response, adverse events to therapeutic agents, and could foster the investigation of genetic variability among ethnic groups.
A Quantitative Trait Locus on 13q14.2 for Trunk Strength
Wim Huygens, Martine A. Thomis, Maarten W. Peeters, Jeroen Aerssens, Rob G. J. H. Janssen, Robert F. Vlietinck, Gaston Beunen
Journal: Twin Research and Human Genetics / Volume 7 / Issue 6 / 01 December 2004
Previous findings show strong evidence for the role of retinoblastoma (Rb) in myoblast proliferation and differentiation. However, it is not known whether variation in the retinoblastoma gene (RB1) is responsible for normal variation in human muscle strength. Therefore, a linkage analysis for quantitative traits was performed on 329 young male siblings from 146 families with muscle strength, using a polymorphic marker in RB1 (D13S153 on 13q14.2). Trunk strength, a general strength indicator that requires activation of large muscle groups, was measured on a Cybex TEF isokinetic dynamometer. We found evidence for linkage between locus D13S153 at 13q14.2 and several measurements of trunk flexion with LOD scores between 1.62 and 2.78 (.002 < p < .0002). No evidence for linkage was found with trunk extension. This first exploration of the relationship between RB1 and human muscle strength through linkage analysis warrants efforts for further fine mapping of this region.


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Episode 10. Shaking Up the System: Using disruptive technologies to create safer roads.
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June 15, 2021Episode 10. Shaking Up the System: Using disruptive technologies to create safer roads.
FEATURING: Sue Chrysler
Roadway safety today is about much more than traffic laws, warning signs, and guardrails. TTI Senior Research Scientist Sue Chrysler illustrates how technologies – even disruptive technologies – are re-imagining how we can prevent crashes and mitigate their enormous personal and financial costs.
About Our Guest
Sue Chrysler
Sue Chrysler is associate director of the Safe-D University Transportation Center. She has worked as a human factors researcher for 25 years, contributing to projects relating to driver understanding of, and visibility of, traffic signs, pavement markings, and work zones.
Bernie Fette (host) (00:15):
Welcome to Thinking Transportation — conversations about getting from point A to point B and the many things that can happen in between. I'm Bernie Fette with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. When people say that something is disruptive, they typically don't mean it as a compliment.
Bernie Fette (00:34):
A disruption is an interruption to an activity or a process. And we teach our children that it's wrong to interrupt people when they're speaking, don't we? In the business world, on the other hand, disruption has been recognized for its positive attributes for more than 20 years. Much more recently, the idea of interrupting an activity or process, particularly in the service of saving lives, has gained traction in helping improve roadway safety. That's the topic in our visit today with Sue Chrysler, senior research scientist at TTI. As an expert in understanding driver behavior, Sue's work is focused on using disruptive technologies to make roadway travel safer for all of us. Welcome, Sue, and thank you for being here.
Sue Chrysler (guest) (01:24):
You're welcome. I'm looking forward to it.
All right. So, going straight to the name of the center that you're involved with, whenever we say "disruptive" in the context of traffic safety, then disruptive is a good thing?
Sue Chrysler (01:40):
We think it could be a good thing. I mean, the old ways of dealing with traffic safety are still resulting in over 35,000 people dying in vehicle crashes every year. So disruptive technologies like automation and connectivity and new sources of traffic data could improve on that. And so, our center focuses on research on how those types of disruptive technologies can be used to improve safety.
The examples that I heard you give didn't involve having to build anything, which is what I think for quite a few years, what we thought about at least in part, whenever we talked about safety, particularly roadside safety. The approach that you're taking by harnessing technologies in a more productive and less disruptive way — that would also save money then, right?
Yes. It could save money in the long run because the kind of infrastructure improvements that this technology needs are things like broadband internet access and other forms of connectivity through fiber optics or other items like that. And so there will be the need for some initial improvements, but the maintenance of those could potentially be less expensive compared to the more traditional guardrails and other.
Steel and concrete?
Steel and concrete, right.
Yeah. I'd like to come back to the broader infrastructure issue in a few minutes, but sticking for a moment with that contrast and comparison with the — I guess what we might call the more traditional approaches to safety — in that more traditional approach for quite a few years, agencies would install guardrails in a particular place where there's a history of crashes, for instance. So there's an assumption that there will be more crashes based on that pattern. Is the research of the variety that you're doing based on certain assumptions too?
Yeah. I think that the trend in safety improvement just even in the past few years, has been toward a more, we call it systemic. So it's a system-wide thing. So instead of putting a guardrail where there's a history of crashes, an agency might in a more systematic manner, identify roadside features that warrant or merit consideration for treatment. So, something where there's a culvert or a ditch of a certain angle that could pose a hazard. So there may not have ever been any crashes at that location, but experience has shown that, you know, a car going out of the lane in that location might be more likely to leave the road. So, if you take the disruptive technology piece to that in the future, we might have the guardrail have some sensor in it that could notify law enforcement or the agency that it's been struck. So right now somebody might hit it and just drive away. And nobody even knows that it got hit. So things like that are one way to bring this disruptive technology to the more traditional safety features.
The example you just gave makes me curious about the sensors, for instance, in a guardrail. Could those same sensors sense when a vehicle came really close to the guardrail, even if it didn't hit it and therefore, you know, you've got a different type of data that might be useful to the people who are keeping track of conditions at that location?
Yeah, exactly. And that kind of data that's for proximity for sort of a near miss can be really helpful to feed back into that systematic safety analysis, to know how frequent are people getting close to that. Even some really basic things about how frequently people go out of their lane — that underlies some calculations that the engineers have to do about whether or not to install a guardrail or how big, and it might, you know, a sensor might be able to tell what type of vehicle it was as well, that sensor could also be on the vehicle, not on the guardrail.
Yeah, and you're actually touching on a topic that we had in our first episode. I think it was when we spoke to Shawn Turner and Eva Shipp about near misses and how connected vehicle technology can help in a — in a predictive way — know more about where crashes might be likely to happen, even if they haven't already started to happen. This sounds like it's very closely related to some of the work that they're doing.
Yeah. And actually our Safe-D University Transportation Center is providing funding for some of that work.
Ah, okay. Another traditional safety thing that I know goes farther into your background, traffic signs, the focus of some of your earlier work. I wonder if there's some people, maybe a lot of people who think, okay, it's big, it's red, it says "stop." Could this be any simpler? But there's a lot more than meets the eye with that. And you're really thinking about human responses there, which is what are often not simple at all. How did some of the work that you were doing before influence or inform what you're doing now?
I think things that we can do to improve sign visibility or sign legibility for humans will also benefit machine vision systems. So, a lot of new cars, even sort of as standard equipment, have traffic sign recognition software. So, the forward facing camera. So, if you see a little speed limit icon on your dashboard, it's not getting that from a map. Often, it's getting it from the system has spotted the traffic sign in this environment.
Right there on the roadside.
Yeah. And it's not perfect. And it misses some, I drove in this morning and I noticed it missed one, but things like having the sign big enough, having a border around the sign helps cameras identify that shape. But it also helps people identify that shape both daytime and especially at night. So that's why there's a white border on a red sign. 'cause at night that red isn't very bright, but that white octagonal border, it stands out against the dark sky.
Yeah, I get it. It's always been about visibility in the work that you've been doing. It's just that you're concerned now about the visibility for cameras, not just the visibility for the human eye.
Right. It also points to the really increasing need for the uniformity of traffic signs, you know, across the country and possibly across the world to train these machine-vision systems, to recognize that that's a stop sign. Stop signs always have to be red and octagonal.
So, you know, you might go in some shopping center and they have some cutesy little stop sign. People don't recognize that as a stop sign, you know, a machine-vision system certainly wouldn't recognize it as a stop sign.
And you know that because of the research you've done, right?
Right. And the research that our center has sponsored. I am not a machine-vision expert, but I have certainly talked to a lot of them.
When we talk about human responses, which is part of the issue there with visibility. This is where your training as a cognitive psychologist really finds some direct application, I guess.
And that places you in a somewhat exclusive group, meaning that you're not an engineer, like the majority of the people with whom you work. In fact, the profiles of people who work in traffic safety are a lot more varied than they were several years ago. Why would you say that that's important? What does it make possible that otherwise might not be possible?
I think having input from people from behavioral science, writ large — psychology, sociology, public health — it helps contribute to understanding people's behavior, motivation, how to possibly change that behavior. And I think the biggest thing is that it brings an appreciation for the wide variety of people. Often, I've seen it where someone with a more strict engineering background assumes that everyone's going to behave a certain way and they'll say, well, you know, how do we fix that? And I said, well, it depends. I say "it depends" a lot, because it's going to depend on how the person is and what state that person is. A person can be a conservative, safe driver sometimes, but then if they're impaired by alcohol or tiredness or screaming kids in the back seat, they might not behave so rationally anymore. And so I think trying to design systems that can accommodate that wider variety of roadway users, um, is what sort of this interdisciplinary approach brings.
Because none of these problems are simple. And so the solutions aren't necessarily simple, either.
Along with multi-disciplinary teams, you are also, it seems, trying to start growing new professionals from a very young age. Can you talk a little about how Safe-D concentrates on workforce development and those varied professions that the transportation industries need?
Yeah. I think it's not like there's a straight path to it. You specialize in some discipline, then, and apply that knowledge to traffic safety. So even at the university level, trying to present some of these ideas to classes, not just in civil engineering, but in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, trying to get people that are interested in automation and robots to think about applying that to vehicles.
And cognitive psychology, too, right?
And cognitive psychology, too. So, we definitely work with those disciplines and public health, quite a bit, trying to get them to see that there are applications beyond. A lot of people with training in human factors like me end up applying that to medical devices or seating — you know, ergonomic type things. And so, trying to get industrial engineering, human factors people interested in traffic safety. And I think it can start even at an earlier age.
Right, right, because aren't you doing some work that is really focused on K through 12?
Right, so.
Kindergarten? Really? What does that look like?
Well, my colleague Melisa Finley has done some great — truly for kindergarten. You know, it can be things as simple as coloring books that have traffic signs in them and talking about — you know, we used to — we would do tours of our visibility lab, and then the kids would come in and we would just hold up a card that had all the different colors of traffic signs on it and try to get them to name signs belong to that color.
To that color, yeah.
And then as they get a little older, we've developed working with a science teacher, a sixth grade science teacher, we developed an actual curriculum that teachers can use in the classroom that follows the national standards for science curriculum. So, it checks all the boxes that are required by the core curriculum for the physics section about optics. And so, we talk about retroreflective traffic signs as a way of illustrating fundamental physics ideas of reflection and refraction and filtering colors. And so, they do little exercises with flashlights and tinfoil and marbles and make themselves some traffic signs. And we've had some schools even build little cars out of cardboard and put flashlights on the front like headlights so they can illustrate their traffic signs. So, that curriculum is available on the TTI website for free for any, any science teacher.
This sounds like it might be one of the more enjoyable and entertaining parts of your job. That sounds kind of fascinating.
Yeah, the kids get so excited. Like I always imagined the kid going home that night telling their parents — 'cause I think the kid probably knows more about how traffic signs reflect light than the parent does at that point, because most people don't know that; they've never really thought about why they can see traffic signs at night — but I can just see some excited 12-year-old at the dinner table explaining about the little tiny beads that are inside traffic signs.
Yeah. And what you want to do is have them go home and tell their parents, "when I grow up, I want to be just like Sue Chrysler."
Or at least, gee, I guess I ought to pay attention in science class, 'cause I could be doing something cool like that.
There you go. I'm going to ask you to step back to the conversation we were having earlier about infrastructure. I mean, infrastructure is again kind of top-of-mind in terms of policies for the nation. The discussion has kind of been jump-started. How should we be linking roadway safety in the Safe-D context to the more expansive national discussion on infrastructure needs?
Thinking about infrastructure beyond just concrete and steel is really the first step. So that infrastructure can be data-handling systems. There's just endless sources of data now from smartphones and location services and camera surveillance that can automatically classify vehicles. And so, the infrastructure that an agency needs to be able to store that data and process that data and turn that data into information is often overlooked. And so again, kind of going back to the workforce, people that are in computer science and other data science areas may not think about applying that to transportation. So yes, you know, we could wire a guardrail or put other sensors out there that type of digital infrastructure, but even sort of the processing of that data is part of the infrastructure discussion.
And, as we were discussing earlier, that part of the infrastructure puzzle is in some ways more affordable than the infrastructure that's that's out there now.
It could be, yes. I think there's going to need an initial investment to upgrade, especially in rural areas.
Right. So it's kind of front-loaded.
You have to focus on the things that are immediately in front of you with your research program, that I know that you're bound to be thinking about emerging needs, too. Maybe even things that we're not yet talking about. What are the biggest questions lurking on the research horizon for you?
I mean, I think working in this area of disruption that the USDOT has, you know, provided funding for our University Transportation Center to look at these kind of be forward-looking technologies. I think the other area that our center touches on that we haven't talked about much is transportation as a service. So things like ride shares, shared bicycle, dock-less scooters, things you see in urban areas. So, how do devices like that, how do we change the urban landscape to accommodate, be more pedestrian-friendly and have bikes and scooters and pedestrians interacting safely with vehicles of all sizes? I think that's going to become more of an issue certainly as people return to the cities after the pandemic. But I think the future of vehicle ownership is in question, as people think more about shared vehicles or when way in the future, vehicles that you may not own, that you just summon and that they're automated and they just show up like a taxi and then drop you off and go away and you don't have to park. So when I … what do we do with all of these parking garages as we don't need to park our cars anymore?
Right. You have no shortage of things to work on, it sounds like.
Right. It's not quite science fiction, but it's fun to think about it.
But it's close enough?
It's close enough, right. We aren't to flying cars yet, but there are people thinking about that, too.
Well, you know, we have to save something for a future episode.
Last question. I don't know how long ago you decided, oh, this is what I want to do. And I don't know if that has any connection to the fact that your last name is "Chrysler." I don't know — you probably get a lot of teasing over that, but seriously, why do you do what you do?
I like to solve problems. And you know, I certainly entered school, never intending to work in traffic safety. And I somewhat stumbled into it my last year of graduate school. But having an effect on people's well-being is rewarding. I like being able to point at something tangible and say, oh, I helped do that. One of the projects I was involved with at TTI 15 years ago was looking at installing pavement markings that were the color and shape of an interstate shield. So, right on the highway, you're coming up say in Houston, there's a great big interchange and lots of highways are meeting and you don't know which lane to be in. And there's six or seven lanes of traffic and the signs are overhead. And you're not really looking at the signs because you're too busy trying to look ahead of you. Well, what if we just slapped thermoplastic onto the road to help you? And it worked great. And I was in Houston recently and saw them and said, "oh yeah, they're still there. I did that!"
That's cool. And we're glad that you did that. Thank you for sharing your time. This was just as fascinating as I was expecting it to be. Thanks very much.
Thanks, Bernie.
Sometimes solving a problem begins with the thing that caused it. When someone is bitten by a poisonous animal, the person can be treated with antivenom made from the actual venom of the animal in question. Roadway safety can work a little like that, too. Using a cell phone while driving can be distracting and potentially deadly, but the same technology that makes that communication possible can also help prevent vehicle crashes. It all depends on how the technology is applied.
Thanks for listening. We hope you'll be back next time for a conversation with Tim Lomax, a senior research engineer at TTI, and for more than 30 years, a co-author of the Urban Mobility Report, considered by many to be the most definitive periodic study of America's growing traffic congestion problem. As Tim will explain, the pandemic helped us hit the pause button on roadway gridlock, but the traffic jam hiatus did not last long.
Thinking Transportation is a production of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, a member of the Texas A&M University System. The show is edited and produced by Chris Pourteau. I'm your writer and host Bernie Fette. Thanks again for listening. We'll see you next time.
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When it was time to expand our coop to fit our expanding flock, I have to admit….we shopped around. We looked at converting large kennels, buying a shed to outfit, or simply adding on to our current coop and run. In the end, we opted to simply build another, larger coop to correct mistakes or things we didn't like about our first coop. In short, we now have a chicken palace. It is about 2 weeks old and the littlest girls are enjoying it until both sets of birds can eat the same food….then everyone gets to enjoy the palace.
But then recently, two things piqued my interest.
First, the utterly ridiculous $1300 chicken coop and run by Williams Sonoma. As nice as it is to look at, you wouldn't be able to stand up in the run, which is a must for me. Also, this little gem pictured. As much as I applaud this eco friendly effort, it just doesn't look big enough. Maybe if chickens are completely free range it works, but at night they can't just have an open door to let predators in. And, here in Arizona, I would be concerned about heat and wind. Although this coop originated in England, so plastic seems very practical when humidity and rain is involved. Any other crazy or super original coops out there? With the Phoenix tour de coops seven months away… I still could use some clever ideas to add to our collection of coops and chicken accessories.
After missing the yoga rave held last year in Phoenix, I have held my calendar for this Friday evening for a yoga rave. Yes, a yoga rave. Glow sticks, body paint, a DJ, great outdoor weather and yoga combine into one FREE event downtown. Only urban living provides opportunities like this, friends. The event is organized by Lululemon's Biltmore store, for more information visit their facebook event page. There's a rumor that some food trucks will be there at 8:30pm for post yoga grub! Be there and/or look for yoga raves and outdoor yoga in other cities! Especially for those of you getting ready to enjoy tolerable summer weather.


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Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Extended Edition Coming to Blu-ray/DVD. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner star in the fourth installment of the vampire/werewolf saga. Summit Home Entertainment will re-release The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 on DVD and Blu-ray March 2, 2013, now featuring eight minutes of never-before-seen footage selected by the director. You can see the special features below. In the fourth installment, a marriage, honeymoon and the birth of a child bring unforeseen and shocking developments for Bella & Edward and those they love, including new complications with werewolf Jacob Black.
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Duck, Duck, Goose (also called Duck, Duck, Grey Duck or Daisy in the Dell) is a traditional children's game often first learned in pre-school or kindergarten.
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Americans Waiting For Trump's Response to North Korea Attack. Here's What We Know So Far…
North Korea has fired the first shot in the inevitable second Korean War with an unprovoked attack on Japan.
There were no casualties, but this was a direct assault on the Japanese homeland, nevertheless.
A ballistic missile fired by North Korea entered Japanese airspace and flew over the Hokkaido region before landing in the ocean on the other side of the island nation.
The incident was severe enough for the Japanese government to send emergency text messages to its citizens urging them to find shelter.
Following the attack, North Korean media stated that the hermit dictatorship would continue to "sharpen its just nuclear treasured sword," and would not hesitate to destroy America and its allies.
"If the U.S. persists in the reckless anti-DPRK moves, sanctions and pressure, it will eventually meet a miserable fate while spending hard time," read an article in the state-run Rodong Sinumun, adding, "So long as the U.S. and its vassal forces persist with such actions and imperialism, the root cause of injustice and evils, remains, the DPRK will further sharpen its just nuclear treasured sword in its hand and defend independence and justice with nukes and usher in a new era of national prosperity with their might."
President Trump was not impressed, and in a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he vowed American military might would keep Japan safe.
"All options are on the table," warned Trump, adding:
"The world has received North Korea's latest message loud and clear: this regime has signaled its contempt for its neighbors, for all members of the United Nations, and for minimum standards of acceptable international behavior."
Source: Breitbart


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AirTV Introduces the AirTV Mini Which Integrates Sling TV, Netflix and OTA Channels into Single User Interface
Jul 15, 2019 10:36 am PDT – Stephanie Sengwe
Reports that Sling TV was creating a new AirTV player device started circulating in May, courtesy of a thread on SatelliteGuys. The thread claimed the new device was dramatically smaller and similar in size to the Chromecast, which came equipped with UI similar to the current AirTV Player, that has YouTube, Netflix, and the Google Assistant pre-integrated.
Now, AirTV has officially announced that the launch of the AirTV Mini, 4K streaming stick that improves the cord-cutting experience by integrating Sling TV, Netflix and over-the-air (OTA) channels into one user interface. Users simply plug the AirTV Mini into their television's HDMI port and once they're connected, the device will launch directly into the Sling TV app and users will see Netflix integrated into the Sling TV user interface.
AirTV Mini users also have access to the thousands of apps available from Google Play. The streaming device, powered by Android TV, has the ability to integrate OTA channels when paired with the AirTV Wi-Fi-enabled network tuner and an OTA antenna, each sold separately. Local channel availability depends on geographic location and antenna quality and placement.
Additionally, AirTV Mini fully supports Google Assistant via a dedicated button on the remote. The remote also has the ability to control televisions and sound bars, and features a prominent Sling TV shortcut button and a voice search button to find favorite shows and movies.
AirTV Mini joins AirTV's line of cord-cutting products and services, including AirTV, AirTV Player and professional antenna installation. For a limited time, new and eligible existing Sling TV customers can receive the AirTV Wi-Fi-enabled network tuner with an indoor antenna free, when they prepay for three months of Sling TV (subscription must be $25/month or greater).


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A legacy with a difference has now taken up residence at a Sheffield primary school thanks to the work of pupils.
By Kate Mason
Tuesday, 14 May, 2019, 10:53
Bradfield Dungworth Primary School pupils with their willow sculpture depicting a World War Two veteran.
Pupils in year three, four and five at Bradfield Dungworth Primary School have created two life size sculptures of World War Two veterans as part of a far reaching community history project to learn more about the area's involvement in the 1939 to 1945 period.
The two eerie figures have been crafted under the guidance of celebrated willow artist Caroline Gregson.
The school has been learning about the area's involvement in World War Two as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund-backed project that was launched in 2018.
The pupils started out by sketching pictures of veterans – the best drawings were then incorporated into the final design.
Project manager Richard Godley said: "Educating future generations on the history of this area is central to our project. The pupils were eager to learn and the end result is quite stunning. Their creation is set to be a lasting legacy for our project."
The Dungworth and Bradfield area was a hive of military activity from 1939 to 1945 with over 5,000 troops billeted in the area as defence forces against German attack.
The study is working to uncover the roles of Dale Dyke and the other nearby dams in the area. They were key strategic points and had high wires constructed around their circumference in a bid to stop low level bombing as planes headed for the armament factories in the East End of the city and other areas.
Local people have been contributing to the project by giving their own accounts of life in the war and sharing photos and artefacts from the period.
Dungworth and Bradfield District Heritage Group were awarded £50,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the work as well as support from Bradfield Parish Council.
The project is funding the training of volunteers in researching military records, creating an exhibition and publicity materials.
It is also creating a book from the findings of the research.
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National Teacher Bojo succeeded the tradition of the Nine Mountain Schools of Korean Seon and led the Doctrinal School to be involved in the Seon School. He received Ganhwaseon (investigation of a topic of meditation) from Dahui Zonggao from China and re-founded Korean Seon by settling the Seon tradition of the Jogye Order.
1. Biography
The biographic records of National Teacher Bojo are recorded on the "Inscribed Stele of National Teacher Bojo at Songgwangsa Temple on Mt. Jogyesan" as well as in the "Record of the Reconstruction of Suseonsa Temple belonging to the Seon School of the Mahayana," and "A Series of Biographies of Eastern Masters." His original family name was Jeong; his ordained name, Jinul; his pen name, Moguja (lit. an ox herder); the name given to him by the nation after death was Buril.
He left his family at the age of 15 in 1173 C.E. (the third year of King Myeongjong's reign), and received precepts from Seon Master Jonghwi of Sagulsan Mountain School, one of the Nine Mountain Schools of Korean Seon. He passed the royal examination for monks at 24 years of age in 1182 C.E. (the 12th of King Myeongjong's reign). At that time, the exam was held on a national level as a system for qualifying monks to take up higher positions. These positions included official positions or becoming chief monk of a temple. Passing this exam was, thus, a gateway to a successful career in the Buddhist community. Yet, Jinul gave up the career offered to him and went to Bojesa Temple in Pyeongyang in order to attend the Seon assembly. It was at this time that he suggested to participators to form a retreat community. He recommended "a retreat community dedicated to the development of samadhi (contemplation or meditation) and prajna (wisdom)." As there was no resulting meeting, Bojo went down to Cheongwonsa Temple at Changpyeong, and diligently studied various texts; in particular, he read The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch. Eventually he had his first awakening and so made greater efforts to form a retreat community. In 1885, he moved to Bomunsa Temple on Mt. Hagasan and read the entire Tripitaka (Three baskets of the Buddhist texts). He turned to the study of the Avatamsaka Sutra for three years, and, when he came across a passage in "Appearance of the Tathagathas" chapter, he had his second awakening. In 1188 (the 18th year of King Myeongjong), he stayed at Geojosa Temple and founded a retreat community called "The Retreat Community of Samadhi and Prajna." After some time he moved to Sangmujuam Hermitage, and continued with the retreat community for three years. When he read on The Record of Dahui, he attained complete enlightenment.
From that time on, he left his hermit-like life-style and participated in ordinary life, thus enacting the reality of bodhisattva action – compassion towards all beings.
In 1200 (the 3rd year of King Sinjong), he settled at Gilsangsa Temple on Mt. Songgwangsan(present-day Songgwangsa Temple on Mt. Jogyesan), and taught three primary types of meditation practice based on the philosophical view of sudden awakening and gradual cultivation. The three meditation types are "Seongjeok deungjimun," "Wondon sinhaemun (faith and understanding according to the complete and sudden teachings)," and "Ganhwa gyeongjeolmun (Shortcut approach to observing the hwadu)," which are practices combining Seonand the Buddhist Doctrine. Bojo taught the union of practices to the Buddhist community through chanting, repentance and dharma talks depending on individual capability. King Huijong of Goryeo, who respected National Teacher Bojo, ordered a change in the name of the Mt. Songgwangsan to Jogyesan, then the name of the temple was changed from Gilsangsa to Suseonsa; King Huijong bestowed a special stele as a mark of his respect.(faith and understanding according to the complete and sudden teachings)," and "g (Shortcut approach to observing the hwadu)," which are practices combining Seonand the Buddhist Doctrine. Bojo taught the union of practices to the Buddhist community through chanting, repentance and dharma talks depending on individual capability.
In 1210 C.E. (the 6th year of King Huijong), Bojo put on his robe and delivered a series of lectures. During one of his dharma talks, he passed away (attained final nirvana) while holding his staff of office. The pagoda named "Sweet Dew" was set up and he was given the title of "National Teacher."
Among his disciples, there were many who became national teachers. They included Jingak Hyesim, Jeongseon, Suu, and Chungdam.
2. Writings
National Teacher Bojo's writings are Advisory writing on the Retreat Community of Meditation and Wisdom (Gwonsu jeonghye gyeolsamun); Moguja's Secret of the Practice of the Mind (Moguja susimgyeol); Straight Talk on the True Mind (Jinsim jikseol); Admonitions to Beginning Students (Gyecho simhak inmun); Exposition of the New Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra Vol.3 (Hwaeomnon jeoryo); Excerpts from the Dharma Collection and Special Practice Record with Personal Notes (Beopjip byeolhangnok jeoryo byeong ipsagi); Essay on the Complete and Sudden attainment of Buddhahood(Wondon Seongbullon); Studies of Ganhwaseon (Ganhwa gyeoruiron); Essential Approaches to Recollecting the Buddha (Yeombul yomun); and A Selection of the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Yukjo dangyeong balmun). In addition, he wrote Jinul's Formal Dharma Lectures (Sangdangnok) and Verses of Dharma and Moguja's Poems which have unfortunately been lost. Debates of Solving Doubts in Ganhwa was compiled after Jinul's death in 1215. This book emphasized the pursuit of true knowledge as followed by the Seon and the Doctrinal schools. We know that Bojo managed to quell the long-term argument that had waged between the Seon and the Doctrinal schools, and led the Seon to accept the Doctrinal School, at the same time he founded a new system of Seon teaching, as testified to in his book.
3. Characteristics of His Thought
National Teacher Bojo set up "The Retreat Community of Meditation and Wisdom" at Suseonsa Temple. This community was a movement for restoring the foundations of practice through the three learnings -- precepts, meditation and wisdom; the philosophy that inspired the community came from his three awakenings. As a result of his experience, he taught three meditative techniques: Seongjeok deungjimun for general Seon practitioners, which is based on The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch'; faith and understanding according to the complete and sudden teachings (Wondon sinhaemun) for people having doctrinal knowledge especially Huayan thought; the shortcut approach of observing the hwadu (Ganhwa gyeongjeolmun) for Ganhwaseon practitioners based on The Record of Dahui.
Bojo believed in the theory of Sudden Awakening and Gradual Cultivation and so developed the practices of the Three Gateways as the practical methodology. The meaning of this philosophy is to awaken the mind first to its True Nature and then gradually to cultivate the mind.
Bojo thought that sudden awakening and gradual cultivation is the best way of practice. In Secrets of Cultivating the Mind he said,
"One should awaken to the fact that one's mind is truly the Buddha, and the nature of mind is no different from that of the buddhas…. Although one has awakened to the fact that one's Original Nature is no different from that of the buddhas, the habit energies are extremely difficult to remove and so one must continue to cultivate while relying on the awakening experienced."
He emphasized again the importance of gradual cultivation.
Bojo said the mind, which is the object of sudden awakening, is void, calm and the numinous.
"Since all dharmas are like dreams or phantoms, deluded thoughts are originally calm and the sense-spheres are originally void. At the point where all dharmas are void, the numinous is not obscured. That is, in this mind of void and calm, numinous awareness is the Original Face."
He said that though there are many ways to cultivate the mind after awakening, all of them involve meditation and wisdom. The core is characterized by the essence and function of Self Nature; this is the very "mind of void and calm and the numinous awareness."
The characteristics of Bojo's Seon thought are as follows:
The first is the communicating mind. As is clear from his words, "the teaching consists of the words spoken by the World Honored One, while Seon is what the great masters transmitted." In this way, he pursued the standard points with Seon as the essence and teaching as the function. Master Uicheon sought the standard points of Seon and Doctrine by teaching. It was Bojo who combined the Nine Mountain Schools of Korean Seon into the Jogye and, as the tradition of the Jogye was highly valued, his efforts gave rise to the inner unification of Buddhism in Goryeo, together with the Cheontae (Tiantai in China) School; these were the two directions that Buddhism took during the Goryeo Period.
The rejuvenation of Buddhism based on "The Retreat Community of Meditation and Wisdom" and the foundation of cultivating Buddhism.
The establishment of various ways of practice depending upon individual capability.
He was the first monk to introduce and adopt Dahui's Kanhuachan. Great Master Dahui Zonggao (1088-1163 C.E.) was the seventeenth patriarch of the Linji school. The great master was the first person to teach Ganhwaseon(Kanhuachan in Chinese) with the question and answer system based on gongan (koan), a methodology that had been conventionally practiced in the Chinese Chan lineages (Five Families and Seven Orders). Bojo vigorously introduced this Kanhuachan to Korea, and it was later fully established by his disciples and called "Ganhwaseon."
He formulated the rules of Seon and made the Jogye Order into a direct Seon tradition. This is evident from Admonitions to Beginning Students which became the required rules for "The Retreat Community of Meditation and Wisdom." This work came to be seen as a compass to help practitioners to follow the discipline of the Buddha and it became an important dimension of the formation of the Jogye Order's image and reputation.
Bojo called the cultivation of the mind after awakening "Action of the ox herd after awakening." This means that even though one initially has had a sudden awakening, if defilements or delusions arise, one should get rid of them until they completely disappear, then this state can be called "complete awakening." As previously mentioned, Bojo claimed and also demonstrated a truly practical form of cultivation in his Retreat Community of Meditation and Wisdom, and so he called himself an ox herder.


Q: If the day of `Aashooraa (10th of Muharram) were to coincide with a Saturday; is it permissible for us to fast it?
A: There is no harm in a person fasting Saturday unrestrictedly – [whether it was] obligatory or supererogatory [fasts].
As for the narration which mentions the prohibition of fasting on a Saturday, then it is a weak narration that is reported in contradictory forms, all of equal strength [i.e. so it is impossible to give precedence to one of them over another]; and it is contrary to the authentic narrations.
So there is no harm in a Muslim fasting Saturday – whether it was an obligatory fast or a supererogatory fast – even if he did not fast another day along with it.
And the narration which contains the prohibition of fasting Saturday except for that which is obligatory is an unauthentic narration. Rather it is weak, contradictory to that which is more authentic, and contrary to the authentic narrations [in that regard].
"This is used as proof that `Aaishah did not used to fast any supererogatory fasts – not during the ten of Dhul-Hijjah, nor `Aashooraa (10th of Muharram), nor anything besides that. And this is based on her opinion of it not being permissible for a person to do voluntary fasts if they had fasts from Ramadaan to make up. And how is it possible for a person to say that? [i.e. how is it possible for a person to claim it is permissible to fast supererogatory fasts while having obligatory fasts to make up (from Ramadaan etc.)?!]" End.
7710 – `Abdur-Razzaaq narrated from Ma`mar from az-Zuhree that he used to dislike making up the fasts from Ramadaan during the [first] ten [days of Dhul-Hijjah]. Ma`mar said: Someone who heard from al-Hasan informed me that he used to say it (i.e. the same saying).
7711 – `Abdur-Razzaaq narrated from Hishaam bin Hassaan that he used to dislike making up fasts from Ramadaan in the ten.
7714 – `Abdur-Razzaaq narrated from ath-Thawree from al-Aswad bin Qays that `Umar used to prefer making up the days from Ramadaan in the ten [days of Dhul-Hijjah].
"Aboo `Ubayd said: Ibn Mahdee narrated to me from Sufyaan from al-Aswad bin Qays from his father from `Umar: that he used to prefer making up the fasts from Ramadaan in the ten of Dhul-Hijjah. Or he said: There are no days in which I like making up the fasts from Ramadaan more than them.
Aboo `Ubayd said: Meaning: he did not deliberately intend to delay [making up the fasts from Ramadaan] until the ten [days of Dhul-Hijjah], however he used to prefer fasting the ten days [of Dhul-Hijjah]. So if the ten days enter upon someone who has fasts to make up, then he should fast them with the intention of making up the fasts he has upon him. This is so he does not fast voluntary fasts while he has obligatory fasts to make up; rather he gathers between the two affairs.
He said: The reason `Alee disliked that a person make up his fasts in the ten [days of Dhul-Hijjah] is because he held the opinion that a person should make up his fasts altogether – one after another – without breaking them up. And [if he were to make up his fasts in the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah] then `Eid may come while he still has fasts left to make up, so he would end up fasting them separately." End.
"`Umar and `Alee – may Allaah be pleased with both of them– differed regarding: making up fasts from Ramadaan during the ten of Dhul-Hijjah.
So `Umar preferred it – due to the excellence of its days; and therefore [based on that]: making up fasts from Ramadaan in it [i.e. these ten days] is more excellent than [making them up] at other times.
However `Alee used to forbid from that. And there are two narrations from Imaam Ahmad in that regard. It is said the reason for `Alee's saying is because: if a person were to make up obligatory fasts during these ten days then the virtue of fasting them voluntarily would pass him by. And this is the reason that Imaam Ahmad and other than him gave.
And it is said: That he receives the reward of voluntary fasting also…" End.
[[Meaning: So whoever among you is ill or on a journey – then an equal number of days are to be made up.]] – unrestrictedly, without differentiating [between different days].
And because it (i.e. the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah) is a time that is recommended to fast. Therefore making up obligatory fasts within it is better than making up obligatory fasts in other than it.
And that which is reported in the narration is strange as far as the narrations are concerned. So it is impermissible to restrict and make specific the unrestricted wording of the Book with the like of it.
Or we hold the narration to mean: it is recommended for the one who is used to fasting voluntarily during these days – because it is better for him to make them up in other than these days – so that he does not miss out on the excellence of fasting these days, and he makes up the fasts from Ramadaan at another time. And Allaah knows best regarding that which is correct. End.
Q: What is the ruling of supererogatory fasting – such as fasting the six of Shawwaal, and the ten of Dhul-Hijjah, and the day of `Aashooraa (10th Muharram) – for the one who has days from Ramadaan that he has not made up?
A: What is obligatory upon the one who has days from Ramadaan to make up is that he begins with that before fasting voluntarily; because the obligation is more important than the recommended act, in the most correct of the sayings of the people of knowledge. End.
Q: I fasted the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah voluntarily; however I have days to make up from Ramadaan. So is it permissible to make up the days of Ramadaan during the first days of Dhul-Hijjah?
A: Yes, it is obligatory upon the one who has fasts to make up that he begins with them before fasting voluntarily during the month of Dhul-Hijjah and other than that. Likewise the six of Shawwaal, a person does not fast them while he has fasts to make up. Rather he gives making up obligatory fasts precedence. End.
"Is it permissible for a person to fast [other than Ramadaan] before making up the days he missed from Ramadaan, and is his fasting correct – if he were to fast?
The answer is: If the fasting is obligatory such as a ransom, or an expiation, then there is no harm.
As for if the fasting is voluntary then the [Hanbali] methodology is that voluntary fasting is not correct before making up [the obligatory fasts]; and the one who does so is sinful.
They gave the reason that voluntary fasting is not to be performed before the obligatory fasts.
And some of the people of knowledge held the permissibility of doing so; as long as the time does not become restricted. They said: As long as there is enough time, then it is permissible for him to fast voluntarily – just like if he were to pray a voluntary prayer before praying the obligatory prayer when there was sufficient time to do so. For example: Dhur time starts when the sun passes its zenith and ends when the shadow of an object becomes the same length as it. So it is allowed for him to pray it at the end if its time, and during the rest of the time it is permissible for him to pray voluntarily – because the time is extensive.
And this saying is clearer and closer to that which is correct. Meaning: his fasting is correct, and he is not sinful – because the analogy is clear.
However: is this better; or is it better that he begins by making up [the obligatory fasts he missed]?
The answer is: It is better that he begins with making up the fasts he missed. And even if the ten of Dhul-Hijjah were to pass by, or the day of `Arafah, then we say: Fast the fasts you have to make up during these days. And perhaps you will catch the reward of making up the [obligatory] fast as well as the reward of fasting during these days.
And supposing you do not receive the reward of fasting these days when making up missed fasts – then making up missed fasts is better than voluntary fasting [anyway].
And in response to the reasoning given by our companions [i.e. the Hanbali scholars] then we say: The time for the obligatory fasts in this case is sufficient, so it is not obligatory upon me to fast now such that it can be said: I left an obligatory act. Rather this is something obligatory in ones conscience, and Allaah the Exalted has made its time expansive. So if you were to fast a supererogatory fast then there is no harm.
And that is because the wording of the narration is: "Whoever fasts Ramadaan." And the one who has fasts to make up then it is not said he has fasted Ramadaan. This is clear.
Some of the students of knowledge thought that the differing regarding the validity of voluntarily fasting before making up obligatory fasts [also] applies to this [issue], but that is not the case. Rather it does not apply to this [issue]; because the narration regarding this [issue] is clear. So there is no six [of Shawwaal] until after Ramadaan has been [fully] made up." End.
A person should take advantage of his lifetime by [performing] righteous action, because he will regret it – when death comes to him – if a single hour passed him by and he did not draw closer to Allaah the Mighty and Majestic in it.
Every hour that passes you by and you do not draw closer to Allaah by way of it, then it is a waste; because it has gone and you did not benefit from it.
So take advantage of this opportunity by [performing] the prayer, making remembrance of Allaah, reading the Qur·aan, and being attached to Allaah the Mighty and Majestic. Let your heart always be with Allaah the Exalted and Most High.
Your Lord is above the Heavens and you are upon the Earth; so do not be negligent in remembering Allaah upon your tongue, through your actions, or in your heart. For verily this worldly life will pass by, and it will not remain for anyone.
Look at those who preceded you from the previous nations and those who lived aeons ago.
Look at those who preceded you from your own friends – yesterday they were with you; enjoying themselves, eating just like you eat, and drinking just like you drink – and now they are a pledge for their actions, and they are going to be held to account for them.
So take advantage of this opportunity my brother – take advantage of the opportunity of your lifespan. Nothing will help you on the day of on the Day of Resurrection; not wealth, nor children, nor family. Nothing will help you except if you come to Allaah with a sound heart.
I ask Allaah the Most High to make yourselves and myself from those who come to their Lord with a sound heart; and that He causes us to die upon the correct belief and upon tawheed (monotheism) – verily He is all-Capable over everything.
Rats – a type of rodent – caused the flood of the dam by demolishing it.
They also destroy animal hides, especially water-skins that were used [in the times of old] to hold water; they destroy them and rip them open.
Likewise they steal gold – and this is something we have witnessed at home. We lost one of the women's rings, so we searched and searched for it until we noticed a crack in the wall. And I knew prior to that that they steal gold. So we made the crack bigger and found the ring inside the hole.
And our Shaykh [Imaam as-Sa`dee] rahimahullaah informed us of a man who was writing in his room when a mouse descended from the roof and came close to him; so he placed a vessel over it and trapped it. After a while – when it had become delayed from its friends – one of them came looking for it to see where it had gone. It came to know that it's friend was trapped underneath the vessel, so it ascended to the roof and returned with a gold coin. The coin was small, such that the mouse could easily carry it. It brought the coin and dropped it next to the man. Why?
[The students reply]: As a ransom.
[Ibn Uthaymeen rahimahullaah]: Or as blood money!
Anyway, the man said [to himself]: I will not release it. The mouse waited to no avail.
Then it ascended to the roof again and returned with another gold coin, and dropped it.
However the man said [to himself]: 'Behind the hills is that which is behind them'. It continued to bring a third, fourth, fifth – until it reached ten – ten gold coins! It had become a collection!!
In the end it came with the bag. Indicating what? That's it! All it had was finished. When the mouse brought the bag the man lifted the vessel and killed it[s friend]. He killed the mouse and the other one ran away.
In any case – this story I mentioned – my Shaykh [Imaam as-Sa`dee] rahimahullaah informed me of; indicating that from the harm and mischief of mice is their stealing of gold.
 An Arabic metaphor used to describe something suspicious, or a scheme/plot behind something.
Reported by Ahmad 3/64-165 with a chain of narration from Sufyaan from the one who heard Anas bin Maalik say: then he mentioned the narration – which is attributed to the Prophet sallAllaahu `alaihi wa sallam.


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The Olympics Aren't All Fun and Games
By Jack Meinhardt
For months now, we have been enthusiastically putting together this special issue on the ancient Olympics—celebrating the return of the games to their country of origin: Greece.
The Olympic Games were held between 776 B.C. and 393 A.D. During this 1,200-year period, these competitions—along with other festivals at Delphi, Isthmia and Nemea—represented a human striving for perfection: Olympic champions demonstrated not only athletic skill but also the aesthetic ideal of controlled motion and strength bound by grace, and the moral ideal of a balanced, refined and disciplined character. To the ancient Greeks, these were the qualities that made Olympians pleasing to the gods and accounted for their victories.
But the Olympics had mysterious aspects, too, associated with darker regions of human existence. The Olympic festival, for instance, was also a religious-funerary ritual involving the sacrifice of 100 bulls to the god Zeus. The ancient sources are full of stories of the mutilation and death of athletes, which seem to have been a regular part of the Greek games. Moreover, the games were put to an end because the emperor Theodosius, who ruled the eastern empire from 379 to 395 A.D., thought them a threat to his Christian beliefs.
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SBI's move is expected to trigger revision of rates by other lenders, including HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank. With credit growth picking up and deposit growth slackening, banks are forced to revise lending rates, termed as the marginal cost based lending rates (MCLR).
State Bank of India (SBI) has raised its lending rates by 0.05% ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) monetary policy which will be unveiled on October 5. The rates were hiked after the bank's asset liability committee met on Thursday evening, and will be effective from October 1, 2018.
There is no change in the bank's deposit rates. SBI's move is expected to trigger revision of rates by other lenders, including HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank. With credit growth picking up and deposit growth slackening, banks are forced to revise lending rates, termed as the marginal cost based lending rates (MCLR).
On September 1, SBI had raised its lending rates by 0.20%. The bank has different lending rates for different tenures of loans. With this change, loan rates of the bank will range from 8.15% to 8.70%. The one-year tenure rate to which most loans are benchmarked will go up from 8.45% to 8.50%.
Home loan rates of the bank range from 8.70% to 8.95%, with women borrowers getting a relaxation of 5 basis points.
SBI home loans up to Rs 30 lakh are available at 8.70%, loans between Rs 30 to Rs 75 lakh at 8.85% and all loans above Rs 75 lakh at 8.95%. If there is a reset clause, then the rates on the home loans also get revised.
HDFC Bank, the largest private sector bank, had revised its lending rates on September 7, the date on which it reviews its rates every month. The MCLR for HDFC Bank is 8.25% to 8.90%. The one-year MCLR is 8.60%.


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Leslie Thng joins Vistara as Chief Executive Officer
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Vistara, a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, announced the appointment of Mr. Leslie Thng as Chief Executive Officer effective October 16, 2017.
Mr. Thng is succeeding Mr. Phee Teik Yeoh, who returns to Singapore Airlines to take up a senior appointment. Mr. Thng has taken over as the airline's new CEO post all requisite approvals from the Government of India and regulatory authorities.
Mr. Thng joins Vistara from Budget Aviation Holdings (BAH, A Singapore Airlines Holding Company) where he was serving as the Chief Commercial Officer.
"I am delighted to be joining Vistara that has transformed air travel experience in India and cultivated a reputation of setting new standards in service excellence in the Indian aviation industry" said Leslie Thng. "I look forward to the opportunity to build on the strong foundation and momentum created by Phee Teik Yeoh, and work with the wonderful team of Vistara. I hope to get the support of all stakeholders, including the customers, to take Vistara through its next phase of growth and development", he added.
Leslie Thng, who started his career in Singapore Airlines in 1999 and held many senior positions in the airline, has significant leadership experience and deep knowledge of the aviation sector across international markets and various businesses. Prior to being appointed Chief Commercial Officer for Budget Aviation Holdings, he was Chief Executive of SilkAir. Leslie Thng holds a Bachelor Degree (Honors) in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.
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The kids are loving the talk back intercom feature. I can talk to them while they play upstairs in the playroom and check in and they can let me know how they are doing! This feature saves me a lot of running up and down stairs and also means less hollering up to them to see if they are ok!
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This monitor has been a big-kid savior. I love to use it for monitoring big kid play on the third floor and easily being able to check in with them using the talk back feature. I can quickly find out what they're doing, what they're playing, who's hungry, who wants a snack, and more! This monitor makes it so much easier to check on the big kids; it really gives me peace of mind. Plus, Andrew is entranced by his new projected nightlight and lullabies. The VTech Safe&Sound DM271-110 Digital Audio Baby Monitor is really perfect for the Stow house!
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