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#Fitch Ratings #National Bank of Oman
Fitch Ratings has affirmed National Bank of Oman SAOG's (NBO) 'BB-' Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and 'bb-' Viability Rating (VR).
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The Outlook on the Long-Term IDR is Negative. Fitch has also revised down the Support Rating Floor (SRF) to 'B' from 'B+'.
The ratings actions follow the downgrade of Oman's sovereign rating on 17 August 2020 to 'BB-' from 'BB' (Fitch Downgrades Oman to 'BB-'; Outlook Negative).
The Negative Outlook on NBO's Long-Term IDR mirrors that on the sovereign but also incorporates the downside risks to the bank's credit profile resulting from the economic and financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic.
The revision of NBO's SRF is due to the sovereign's weaker ability to provide support, as reflected by the downgrade of its rating.
The Negative Outlook reflects the high correlation between the sovereign and NBO's credit profile but also that the spread of coronavirus fallout will add to the bank's earnings and asset quality amid a domestic operating environment that was already increasingly challenging prior to the outbreak. Fitch has lowered its operating environment score for Omani banks to 'bb-' (with a negative trend) from 'bb'. GDP fell 1.3% in 2019 with substantially weaker prospects for the next two years (2020: -4.9%; 2021: -1.5%), reflecting the financial and economic impact of lockdown measures, lower oil prices and the government's expected continued restrictive fiscal policy.
Support measures implemented by the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) should help counteract the economic impact of the virus and mitigate asset-quality erosion at banks. These include deferment payment measures (typically six months) across retail and corporate borrowers. Banks will not automatically have to classify loans as impaired if the borrower makes use of payment deferrals, benefiting IFRS 9 impairment ratios. As a result, the extent of asset-quality deterioration is likely to take time to emerge. Loan impairment charges in 1H20 averaged 0.9% of loans (annualised) for Fitch-rated banks, with a range of 0.4%-1.9%, up from an average of 0.4% over the previous four years.
IDRs and VR
The IDR of NBO is driven by its standalone credit profile as indicated by its VR.
The affirmation of the VR primarily reflects the bank's still adequate capital, profitability and funding & liquidity profile, all of which Fitch scores at 'bb-'. At the same time, risks to its standalone credit profile have increased due to the economic downturn and financial-market volatility, which have heightened pressure on asset quality, capitalisation, profitability, funding and liquidity.
NBO entered the economic downturn with an above-average level of impaired loans. The impaired loans (Stage 3 loans) ratio increased slightly to 5.2% at end-1H20 (end-2019: 4.9%) but did not yet reflect the impact of the pandemic. We expect to see deterioration across the loan book and have revised down our asset-quality score to 'b+', given the relatively weak starting point, although the full extent will likely take time to emerge as borrower-support measures expire.
Capitalisation is maintained with moderate buffers over the regulatory minimums, with an end-1H20 CET1 ratio of 11.4% (down 80bp from end-2019 due to some risk-weighted asset (RWA) growth and dividend distributions for 2019) providing OMR106 million headroom (3.2pp) over current CET1 requirements, the latter of which have reduced due to the recent cut in the capital conservation buffer to 1.25% (from 2.5%). Given high single-name concentrations, profitability provides only a moderate buffer to absorb increased loan impairment charges without hitting capital. Therefore, a prolonged crisis leading to significant asset-quality deterioration could put capitalisation under pressure. We expect slower loan growth and likely cuts to dividends to partly offset these negative factors.
Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, NBO's profitability had been a rating strength and broadly stable, supported by one of the sector's highest net interest margins and fairly low loan impairment charges. Operating profit/RWA fell to 1.1%.in 1H20 from 1.7% in 2019 as the bank increased its expected credit loss provisions to 0.6% of loans annualised (2019: 0.3%), in anticipation of a sharp economic contraction. Despite the increase, this ratio was towards the lower end of peers' and at the same level as during a more benign year in recent history (2017). While the ultimate impact on profitability will depend on the extent of the economic deterioration, the speed of the economic recovery and the effectiveness of borrower-support programmes, this suggests that higher provisioning may be in prospect. We have reflected the bank's weaker earnings outlook with a negative trend on the bank's 'bb-' earnings & profitability score.
NBO's funding profile is generally stable. Deposit concentration is below peers', reflecting a stronger retail banking franchise but remains high due to a reliance on deposits from government-related entities. NBO is exposed to tightening liquidity if the government withdraws deposit from the banking system, the risk of which has increased, in our opinion, due to weaker public finances. Liquidity is sound with an end-1H20 liquidity coverage ratio of 199%.
SUPPORT RATING AND SRF
Fitch believes that the sovereign's ability to support its banking system has weakened, driven by a significant widening of its fiscal deficit, which Fitch expects to be exacerbated by the outbreak of coronavirus and lower-for-longer oil prices. Fitch has thus revised down NBO's SRF to 'B' from 'B+' on the back of the sovereign rating downgrade, while affirming the bank's '4' Support Rating. The continued erosion of Oman's fiscal and external balance sheets reduces the sovereign's financial flexibility to provide support.
Nonetheless, Fitch believes the Omani authorities' willingness to support NBO remains high, partly because of high contagion risk (small number and high concentration of banks in the system) and the importance of the banking system in building the local economy.
Factors that could, individually or collectively, lead to positive rating action/upgrade:
A revision of the Outlook on the Long-Term IDR to Stable would be possible if the impact of the coronavirus on the Omani economy is fairly short, followed by a swift recovery and diminishing pressure on asset quality and profitability, cushioning the financial impact on the bank's capitalisation, which is of high importance to the rating. This would also require the sovereign rating to return to a Stable Outlook. An upgrade would require an upgrade of the sovereign rating.
Factors that could, individually or collectively, lead to negative rating action/downgrade:
NBO's ratings could be downgraded in the event of prolonged deterioration in the Omani economy that leads to a significant further weakening of the bank's asset quality and ability to generate capital organically. The ratings would be downgraded if NBO's CET1 ratio looks set to fall below current levels without a clear path for a return to previous levels above 12% within 18-24 months and/or materially higher levels of capital encumbrance by unreserved impaired loans. The ratings could also come under pressure if a funding stress materialises, particularly if we see government deposits exiting the banking system.
Given the bank's very high direct exposure to Oman, a downgrade of the sovereign rating could also lead to a downgrade of NBO's ratings.
SR AND SRF
NBO's SR and SRF are sensitive to a change in Fitch's assumptions around the Omani authorities' propensity or ability to provide timely support to the banking sector or the bank. Assuming no change in propensity, the SRF would likely be revised downwards in the event of a sovereign downgrade and revised upwards in the event of a sovereign upgrade.
BEST/WORST CASE RATING SCENARIO
International scale credit ratings of Financial Institutions and Covered Bond issuers have a best-case rating upgrade scenario (defined as the 99th percentile of rating transitions, measured in a positive direction) of three notches over a three-year rating horizon; and a worst-case rating downgrade scenario (defined as the 99th percentile of rating transitions, measured in a negative direction) of four notches over three years. The complete span of best- and worst-case scenario credit ratings for all rating categories ranges from 'AAA' to 'D'. Best- and worst-case scenario credit ratings are based on historical performance. For more information about the methodology used to determine sector-specific best- and worst-case scenario credit ratings, visit [https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/10111579]
REFERENCES FOR SUBSTANTIALLY MATERIAL SOURCE CITED AS KEY DRIVER OF RATING
The principal sources of information used in the analysis are described in the Applicable Criteria.
ESG CONSIDERATIONS
The highest level of ESG credit relevance, if present, is a score of 3. This means ESG issues are credit-neutral or have only a minimal credit impact on the entity(ies), either due to their nature or to the way in which they are being managed by the entity(ies). For more information on Fitch's ESG Relevance Scores, visit www.fitchratings.com/esg.
ENTITY/DEBT
National Bank of Oman SAOG LT IDR BB- Affirmed BB-
ST IDR B Affirmed B
Viability bb- Affirmed bb-
Support 4 Affirmed 4
Support Floor B Support Rating Floor Revision B+
VIEW ADDITIONAL RATING DETAILS
Additional information is available on www.fitchratings.com
APPLICABLE CRITERIA
Bank Rating Criteria (pub. 28 Feb 2020) (including rating assumption sensitivity)
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Jeezy Explains Decision to Return to Trap Music + Drops Official Video For 'G-Wagon'… #TD3
Nov, 4 2016 | Written by ATLien
It's officially Jeezy season!
The snowman has officially returned to claim his thrown with his new 'Trap or Die 3' project, which he describes in a recent interview as a 'soundtrack of ambition,' stating:
Yeah, the streets [are] back, and I wanted to really push myself harder. I feel like it was just a brand, you know what I'm saying? It's almost like going to the championship for the first time, and you just want to go back and you just want to play harder, and to me that was my championship, that was the height of what I was doing, what I was doing on my own before I got signed. I just knew how hungry I was then, how determined I was, and what I really wanted. It's like now I'm back in that mind state.
Not that I wasn't hungry before, but I just feel like at some point, everybody has got to push themselves a little harder than they normally do, and I feel like that's what this was. I put this name out there and I knew what came with that, so I had to really go hard. I knew what my target was and I knew what I was trying to do. That was my whole thing: to see the way the streets gravitated to the album, because it's really for them.
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I can't speak for everybody, but sometimes, people get in this game and they get the money, but then they forget why they got in the game in the first place. … I don't even look at it as fame, I just look at it as me being me, and me going out here everyday and being productive, because I am the product, and I'm selling myself. I'm selling my ambition and my integrity and my adversity, and I'd just like to be that. You've got to be happy with yourself. [laughs] You can't sell yourself if you're out here and you ain't good. Because you're giving people messages, and if your message is wrong, then it's like the blind leading the blind.
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I went too, what has been seen, can never be unseen.
I don't quite understand this mentality of because they admit it, it's ok.
It really isn't, is it?
I not that fond on Esquire anyway.
Awwwwwwwwww. That's cute. And good to hear a male viewpoint as well.
I honestly think he's a spacktard.
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Ukraine president sets out unilateral cease-fire plan
By Reuters in Kiev, Ukraine (China Daily)
A woman walks at the site of an explosion after overnight shelling hit amarket in the eastern Ukranian city of Sloviansk on Tuesday. Ukraine's president said on Monday he had ordered troops to regain control of the frontier with Russia to pave the way for a truce and peace talks after weeks of fighting with separatists. Shamil Zhumatov / Reuters
Moscow highlights civilian deaths, calls operation 'punitive'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko set out proposals on Wednesday for a peace plan for eastern Ukraine involving a unilateral cease-fire by government forces. The announcement came after a late-night telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which the possibility of a cease fire was discussed.
Speaking to students at a military institute in Kiev, Poroshenko outlined a 14-step plan, including an amnesty for separatist fighters who lay down their arms, and tighter controls over Ukraine's border with Russia. Acting Defence Minister Mykhailo Koval told journalists in Kiev the cease-fire "will happen in the next few days".
Ukraine accuses Russia of backing rebels in the industrial Russian-speaking east who rose up after the ousting in February of former president Viktor Yanukovich. The new Kiev government claims the rebels have been smuggling weapons across the border with Russia.
"The plan will start with my order for a unilateral cease-fire," Poroshenko said. "Immediately after this, we need very quickly to get support for the peace plan ... from all participants."
Poroshenko had said on Monday that a cease-fire could start only if the border was secure, and that he had ordered troops to regain control of it to pave the way for a truce and peace talks.
The Kremlin said Putin's conversation with Poroshenko late on Tuesday night had "touched on the theme of a possible cease-fire in the area of military action in southeastern Ukraine".
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Moscow has urged a swift end to what it calls a "punitive operation" by Ukrainian forces against separatist rebels in the east.
On Wednesday, Russian investigators accused Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and Ihor Kolomoisky, governor of the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, of criminal acts in the government's military push against the separatists.
A spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee said they were under investigation on charges including murder, kidnapping and using illegal methods of warfare.
According to Russia Today, the committee stated that over 100 civilians were killed, 200 injured and more than 500 homes damaged or destroyed in Kiev's military operation.
The Russian news channel said the UN special commission in Ukraine put the civilian casualty figure much higher, with 257 killed, including 14 children.
The committee claims the Ukrainian military has used various types of artillery and heavy weaponry against civilians in violation of international law, Russia Today reported.
Relations between Russia and Ukraine are in tatters, three months after Russia labeled the uprising against Yanukovich a Western-backed coup, then annexed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine.
Moscow has grudgingly acknowledged Poroshenko as Ukraine's new elected leader, but tensions are still high, exacerbated by Russia's decision to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine after the two sides failed to agree to a regime for pricing and the settlement of Ukraine's debts.
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Michael Brown, Death in the Garden: Poisonous Plants & their Use throughout History, Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2018. £16.99.
The author of this book 'gives talks and demonstrations on historical gardening', and, indeed, his work rather resembles a talk, consisting of a series of images of plants each with some interesting facts and anecdotes about those plants. This probably works well as a lecture, but requires greater work to transform it into a worthwhile book.
After a number of introductory essays the book includes articles on 55 flowering plants, one gymnosperm (yew, Taxus baccata), one pteridophyte (horsetail, Equisetum arvense) and one fungus (fly agaric, Amanita muscaria), followed by a separate section which deals with three insectivorous plants, none of which are posionous, and concluding with sections on growing poisonous plants and 'poison gardens to visit'. Each of the articles on poisonous (and insectivorous) plants is accompanied by a good-quality photograph (though that of sundew, Drosera rotundifolia) shows oblong leaves, and thus is obviously not rotundifolia).
Probably the most useful part of the book is the introductory essay on 'The writers about poisonous plants', which gives a worthwhile overview of writers on herbalism from Hippocrates (here for some reason written as 'Hippocras') in Ancient Greece to Maud Grieve's Modern Herbal of 1931. The accounts of poisonous plants are of varied value, and while some of the plants, such as hemlock (Conium maculatum) and henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), are undoubtedly poisonous, others such as nettle (Urtica dioica) and soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), would of little, or no, value to would-be poisoners. The latter is described as having 'usually white' petals; surely they are usually pink, as depicted in the accompanying photograph?
The book is probably of little value to anyone with any knowedge of the subject, but might be appreciated by the less knowledgeable members of local horticultural societies.


27 "Lift up a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations for battle against her; summon against her these kingdoms: Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander against her; send up horses like a swarm of locusts.
28 Prepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the countries they rule.
29 The land trembles and writhes, for the LORD's purposes against Babylon stand— to lay waste the land of Babylon so that no one will live there.
30 Babylon's warriors have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become weaklings. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.
34 "Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured us, he has thrown us into confusion, he has made us an empty jar. Like a serpent he has swallowed us and filled his stomach with our delicacies, and then has spewed us out.
35 May the violence done to our flesha be on Babylon," say the inhabitants of Zion. "May our blood be on those who live in Babylonia," says Jerusalem.
36 Therefore this is what the LORD says: "See, I will defend your cause and avenge you; I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.
37 Babylon will be a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals, an object of horror and scorn, a place where no one lives.


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What Employers Need to Know About the State's New Sexual Harassment Laws
"New York employers will be required to offer annual sexual harassment prevention training to their workers. That's one of the changes included in a new sexual harassment prevention law, enacted with the state budget. The law also requires companies to have a written sexual harassment prevention policy that meets certain standards."
For more information, check out the article in the Albany Business Review: https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2018/04/20/what-employers-need-to-know-about-the-states-new.html
Worker Says GE Denied Severance Because He Was Injured
"A former General Electric Co. worker is suing the company, claiming the company withheld his severance payment when he was laid off from a local locomotive parts repair facility in late 2016 because he was injured at the time and collecting workers compensation benefits."
For more information, check out this article in the Times Union:
https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Worker-says-GE-withheld-severance-payment-because-12831235.php
Regeneron Hit with Federal Whistleblower Lawsuit
"A former manager at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against the drug giant, claiming he was fired for raising questions about a lack of manufacturing standards. Stanley Koshy said in a complaint unsealed last week that he was terminated because he expressed concern over the manufacturing practices and lack of quality controls at the plant and at companies contracted to manufacture drugs for Regeneron."
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2017/1/2/11/regeneron-whistleblower-lawsuit/934809001
Sarah Burger Chairs New Ianniello Anderson, P.C. Practice
"Ianniello Anderson, P.C. announced the launch of its new Labor and Employment Law Practice.
Sarah J. Burger is the new practice area's chair, and will work out of the firm's Saratoga Springs office. She comes to Ianniello Anderson after several years in private practice and after serving as the first female city attorney of Saratoga Springs."
https://dailygazette.com/blogs/your-business/burger-chairs-new-ianniello-anderson-practice


The DJ Wild slot game will take you on the fantasy that you're a world famous DJ. The slot players can do this in the world of slots and create their impressive funky beats that will be sure to change their tune about becoming a DJ.
There is something cool and hip about being a DJ. Instead of spinning records in this game, you will be spinning reels – and getting paid for it in the process! Of course, you will have to find the most valuable winning combinations, but we can't see that being a problem with the special features this game includes. Coming from the newer list of ELK games, the slot game promises to be one of the most entertaining and colourful slots the developers have ever created. So get ready to slow down the bass and speed up the payouts!
On the DJ Wild slot's reels, players will see many different symbols that you would usually associate with DJs and the work they do. A coloured strobe light accompanies each symbol, and each icon on the reels is part of a DJ gig, whether it is headphones, keyboards or DJ decks. The key symbols on the reels though will be the multiple colours of wild symbols. These special symbols will act as substitutions for all symbols in the game. When the wild symbol appears, it will be held in position, and may also expand; this could trigger the slot's bonus game.
There is no other scatter symbol in this slot.
After you have successfully landed a wild symbol on the reels of the DJ Wild mobile slot, you will then see the symbol will be held in the position and the reels will re-spin. All wild symbols that are found during the re-spin will also be held in place and will continue to do so as long as there are consecutive occurring wild symbols. If the blue wild symbol appears in the middle of the game, this may trigger the £50k jackpot!
Another great feature about this DJ Wild online slot game is that there may only be ten paylines, but there is still a lot of ways to win, especially when this game pays out from both directions. Wins can come from left to right and right to left, giving you an even greater chance of landing a winning combination in the game. Becoming a DJ is easy with this ELK slot game, create your own beats and winning combinations, and you will be rewarded!
If you enjoyed the slot and like music based slot games then why not try out Fat Lady Sings slot or Guns N Roses slot?


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package org.apache.jmeter.protocol.mongodb.config;

import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;

import org.apache.jmeter.testbeans.BeanInfoSupport;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

public class MongoSourceElementBeanInfo
        extends BeanInfoSupport {

    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MongoSourceElementBeanInfo.class);

    public MongoSourceElementBeanInfo() {
        super(MongoSourceElement.class);

        //http://api.mongodb.org/java/2.7.2/com/mongodb/Mongo.html
        createPropertyGroup("mongodb", new String[] {
                "connection",
                "source"});

        //http://api.mongodb.org/java/2.7.2/com/mongodb/MongoOptions.html/
        createPropertyGroup("options", new String[]{
                "autoConnectRetry",
                "connectionsPerHost",
                "connectTimeout",
                "maxAutoConnectRetryTime",
                "maxWaitTime",
                "socketTimeout",
                "socketKeepAlive",
                "threadsAllowedToBlockForConnectionMultiplier"});

        //http://api.mongodb.org/java/2.7.2/com/mongodb/MongoOptions.html/
        createPropertyGroup("writeConcern", new String[] {
                "safe",
                "fsync",
                "waitForJournaling",
                "writeOperationNumberOfServers",
                "writeOperationTimeout",
                "continueOnInsertError"});

        PropertyDescriptor p = property("connection");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, "");
        p = property("source");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, "");

        p = property("autoConnectRetry");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Boolean.FALSE);
        p = property("connectionsPerHost");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Integer.valueOf(10));
        p = property("connectTimeout");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Integer.valueOf(0));
        p = property("threadsAllowedToBlockForConnectionMultiplier");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Integer.valueOf(5));
        p = property("maxAutoConnectRetryTime");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Long.valueOf(0));
        p = property("maxWaitTime");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Integer.valueOf(120000));
        p = property("socketTimeout");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Integer.valueOf(0));
        p = property("socketKeepAlive");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Boolean.FALSE);

        p = property("fsync");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Boolean.FALSE);
        p = property("safe");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Boolean.FALSE);
        p = property("waitForJournaling");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Boolean.FALSE);
        p = property("writeOperationNumberOfServers");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Integer.valueOf(0));
        p = property("writeOperationTimeout");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Integer.valueOf(0));
        p = property("continueOnInsertError");
        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
        p.setValue(DEFAULT, Boolean.FALSE);

        if(log.isDebugEnabled()) {
            for (PropertyDescriptor pd : getPropertyDescriptors()) {
                log.debug(pd.getName());
                log.debug(pd.getDisplayName());
            }
        }
    }
}


Container Terminal of the "Mis Taka" company is located at a distance of 3 km from the Tashkent Automobile Ring Road in Yanghiyul District of Tashkent Region.
The terminal has a separate connecting track that enables the delivery of containers both by rail and road transport. Access ways have access to Grade 1 highways of international importance: M39 (Almaty - Bishkek -Tashkent - Termez) and M34 (Tashkent - Dushanbe).
The territory of the terminal is fully guarded.
The total area of the terminal is more than 8 hectares, which makes it possible to accommodate up to 8,000 TEU at the same time.
The entire terminal perimeter is electrified that allows you to connect to electrical outlets the empty reefer containers.
The public bonded warehouse "Mis Taka" provides a full range of services for the storage of goods in regimes "bonded warehouse" and "temporary storage."
The bonded warehouse offers storage services, sorting, weighing, loading and unloading, and other ongoing operations with the goods placed under the customs regimes "bonded warehouse" and "temporary storage."
JV "Mis Taka" Terminal offers custodial services for secure storage of goods in free outdoor and indoor storage area of 230 sq.m., ensuring all the technical means and 24-hours security.
Compared to renting warehouse, custodial services have several advantages.
The railroad track leads from the station to the terminal. Its length in the territory of the terminal is 350 meters that allows us to accommodate at the same time at least 15 cars/platforms for the implementation of loading and unloading.


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Over a hundred nuclear safety review missions, environmental remediation at former uranium sites in Central Asia and more effective radioactive waste management in Africa: these are just some of the major achievements of the cooperation between the IAEA and the European Union (EU), which was extended today.
"Thanks to EU funding, the IAEA has responded to a high number of requests from countries looking for a tailored review of their national practices against the IAEA Safety Standards. The follow up actions implemented by the countries we visited have contributed to improving global nuclear safety," said Lydie Evrard IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security.
Meeting on the margins of this week's 65th IAEA General Conference, the two sides extended their 2013 cooperation agreement on the safe management of radioactive waste, regulatory arrangements, safety reviews and assessments, emergency preparedness and response, environmental remediation and the development and application of IAEA Safety Standards.
"This joint decision today will help maintain the momentum we have built on our past joint achievements, and we look forward to working with the EU to continue addressing global nuclear safety challenges together," said Lydie Evrard IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security.
Massimo Garribba, Deputy Director General of the European Commission's Energy Directorate-General welcomed the added value of the new agreement and "looked forward to a further deepening of cooperation in nuclear safety, including in the field of peer review missions."
One of the IAEA's flagship services is its array of peer reviews to assess nuclear safety and security practices in countries. The EU has supported the development of peer review services like the Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) and the Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning and Remediation (ARTEMIS). In turn, these reviews have enabled compliance of EU countries with their obligations under the EU Nuclear Safety and Waste Directives. Since 2013, 116 IRRS missions and 12 ARTEMIS missions have been carried out to assess regulatory practices and radioactive waste and spent fuel management.
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EU support has also helped the IAEA to deliver projects across the globe in all areas of nuclear safety.
In Central Asia, the IAEA has provided expert advice in environmental remediation to countries affected by the legacy of uranium mining. These legacy sites, operational until the 1990s, present a potential threat to the health of the local population and the environment.
In Africa, the EU/IAEA cooperation enabled the implementation of projects to enhance the safety of research reactors and more effective radioactive waste management.
Countries in the Mediterranean that are not EU Member States received support to strengthen their coastal emergency preparedness and response arrangements in case of radiological emergencies as well as the full control of radioactive sources during and after their operations, under what is known as the "cradle to grave" approach.
Through EU funding, the IAEA has successfully implemented the International School of Nuclear and Radiological Leadership for Safety. Courses were held in France, Mexico, India, Turkey, Brazil, Pakistan, Morocco and Japan, training future leaders in nuclear safety throughout the world.
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Seriously Modern Vibes From a Collection Inspired by Ancient Texts
by Jill Singer
With so many designers mining references from only the last decade or so, it can be weirdly refreshing to talk to someone like Nick Ross, whose influences run more towards Mesopotamia than Memphis. Ancient trade routes, Greek and Roman sculptures — these are the things that inspire the Stockholm-based, Scottish-born designer, whom we first featured when he was graduating from Konstfack a few years back. His thesis project there spawned an instant classic — the White Lies table, which features a marble-topped column with a richly saturated gradient fading down its trunk.
Since then, Ross has been thinking about and working on a new collection, which he's debuting at the Milan furniture fair next week: Called Last of the Free, the collection features a similar basic columnar form at its core. But here the pieces are made from terra-cotta or sandstone that's been hand-tooled to recall masonry techniques in use since ancient times, and the vernacular expands to include benches, vessels, stools and more. And though the collection was inspired by ancient Roman texts, it's got a seriously modern vibe (helped along by the stunningly styled photographs we're showing today). We got a sneak peek at the beautiful new series, which is debuting today on Sight Unseen, as well as an explanation from Ross as to what exactly inspired the collection and what so fascinates him about history and the world of ancient artifacts.
Your first collection, Objects of Ambiquity, delved into the origins of artifacts and historical records, and your new collection explores some of those same themes. Can you talk about where this fascination with ancient artifacts comes from?
I have always been fascinated with history and objects from the pas, especially the role storytelling has in communicating the past. When I was young, my granddad used to take me to museums in Stockholm and teach me about the objects on display. Later on, when he developed Alzheimer's, the stories which he had told me many times before started to change, leading me to question whether the original stories themselves were ever true.
What specifically inspired the sandstone collection?
I started working on this project during the Independence referendum in Scotland. At the time I was looking at the work of Scots during the Romantic era, particularly Sir Walter Scott, who helped shape the image of Scotland we have today. During the visit of King George IV to Scotland in 1822, Walter Scott organized the event, basically reinventing Scottish traditions in his own image. I wanted to see if I could do the same thing through the staging of an exhibition, presenting my own imagined version of Scottish history.
What sorts of structures did you look at for inspiration for the surface texture?
The surface decoration of the sandstone pieces is based on a traditional masonry tooling which can be seen on many buildings in Scotland. I wanted to use something that was both very ancient but at the same time still used today, in basically the same way. The ancient standing stones that exist in Scotland have the same tooling marks on them as modern buildings do, which I think is really interesting. So I wanted to highlight that in the project.
What new processes did you explore with this collection?
I had a constant sense of guilt during this project as I felt I was taking too long. Now looking back, I can see I was actually working with quite a few new materials and techniques which needed the time and respect to properly understand them. I started looking into old stone-working techniques and traditional masonry focusing on sandstone, which led to the sandstone furniture. Then I started to learn how to work with terracotta — which I had never worked with before — creating the molds and casting them myself. I also started looking into rug production which ended up with me working with a producer to create the rugs in India. I was also working with the green casting technique to create objects in bronze but that part of the project unfortunately didn't turn out the way I had hoped, so it was dropped.
Was it a very purposeful decision to not use color after the vibrancy of the White Lies series?
Definitely! The White Lies series had to be bright as the project demanded it. But bright colors are not really my thing, oddly enough. This project has been a much more personal expression of how I see myself.
Nick Ross's Last of the Free collection will be on view in Milan next week starting Tuesday, April 12, at Atelier Clerici.
Tags: furniture, materials, Milan Furniture Fair, Scotland, Stockholm
Nick Ross's Objects of Ambiquity Series
In the fictional narrative behind his Objects of Ambiquity series, Nick Ross is a designer from the future who's been hired by a history museum called The Institution to work as an "object mediator," delving into the origins and possible uses of any mysterious artifacts the rest of the staff can't identify. When he presented the project at the Konstfack graduate thesis show earlier this year — including his White Lies table (pictured above), A Mirror Darkly, and Baltic Gold shelves — he staged the presentation as if it were a snapshot from The Institution itself, his pieces being among the targets of his imagined discovery process. "The story of Objects of Ambiquity is a vessel used to highlight the role of fiction within historical records," says Ross. "While doing this, it simultaneously questions the designer's possible future role within this context and how this will alter our understanding of what a museum is."
A Furniture Collection Inspired By Pick-Up Sticks
We gave you a sneak peek of Fredrik Paulsen's solo exhibition at Paris's Galerie Torri earlier this summer, but when we saw the Stockholm-based designer had properly photographed the whole collection, we wanted to share the results. Called Mikado — a name we assume originates from the European form of pick-up sticks — the chairs are made from simple pieces of pine that Paulsen stains a brilliant teal blue.
Furniture Inspired By Architecture
A small roundup of recent furniture by designers who take inspiration from a profession Philip Johnson once called "the art of wasting space.""


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The transportation needs for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina are served by an expanding mass transit system, major airport, and several highways.

Mass transit

 The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is the agency responsible for operating mass transit in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area.
CATS operates light rail transit, streetcar service, express shuttles, and bus service serving Charlotte and its immediate suburbs. The LYNX system comprises a 19.3-mile long north-south light rail line known as the Blue Line and a  1.5-mile streetcar line, known as the CityLYNX Gold Line. The Blue Line was extended from the original section, I-485 to Uptown, to the UNC Charlotte campus in 2018. Bus ridership has declined in the system along with a nationwide trend in ridership
The 2030 Transit Corridor System Plan looks to add more light rail and bus rapid transit lines in Charlotte as well as add a commuter rail line.

Air

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport is the 11th busiest airport in the world, as measured by traffic. It is served by many domestic airlines, as well as international airlines Air Canada and Lufthansa, and is the second largest hub for American Airlines. Nonstop flights are available to many destinations across the United States, as well as flights to Canada, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, and South America.

Roads and highways
Charlotte's central location between the population centers of the northeast and southeast has made it a transportation focal point and primary distribution center, with two major interstate highways, Interstate 85 (I-85) and I-77, intersecting near the city's center. Charlotte's beltway, designated I-485, has a total circumference of approximately . Within the city, the I-277 loop freeway encircles Charlotte's uptown (usually referred to by its two separate sections, the John Belk Freeway and the Brookshire Freeway) while Charlotte Route 4 links major roads in a loop between I-277 and I-485.

Trade Street and Tryon Street are the central thoroughfares though Uptown Charlotte. The intersection of Trade and Tryon marks the center point of the city, dividing the city's first four wards.

Charlotte Route 4 is a partial ring road utilizing many existing two-lane roads around the south and east sides of the city.  It is denoted by a pentagonal county road shield, with a green background and the city's crown logo above the number.

Other major thoroughfares include: Albemarle Road (part of NC 24 and NC 27), Arrowood Road, Atando Avenue, Beatties Ford Road, Billy Graham Parkway, Brookshire Boulevard (part of NC 16), Carson Boulevard, Central Avenue, Charlottetowne Avenue, Clanton Road, Davidson Street, East Boulevard, Eastway Drive, Elizabeth Avenue, Fairview Road, Freedom Drive (part of NC 27), Graham Street (part of U.S. Route 29 (US 29) and NC 49), Hawthorne Lane, Idlewild Road, Independence Boulevard (part of US 74 and NC 27), Johnston Road, Kenilworth Avenue, Kings Drive, LaSalle Street, Lawyers Road, Little Rock Road, Mallard Creek Road, McDowell Street (part of NC 27), Mint Street, Monroe Road, Morehead Street (part of US 29 and NC 27), Mt. Holly Road (part of NC 27), Nations Ford Road, Nevin Road, Oaklawn Avenue, Park Road, Pineville–Matthews Road (part of NC 51), The Plaza, Providence Road (part of NC 16), Queens Road, Randhiolph Road, Rea Road, Remount Road, Rozzelles Ferry Road, Runnymeade Lane, Sardis Road, Scaleybark Road, Selwyn Avenue, Sharon Road, Sharon-Amity Road, South Boulevard, Statesville Road (part of US 21), Steele Creek Road (part of NC 160), Stonewall Street, Sugar Creek Road, Sunset Road, Tremont Avenue, Tuckaseegee Road, Tyvola Road, University City Boulevard (part of NC 49), W.T. Harris Boulevard (part of NC 24), Wendover Road, West Boulevard (part of NC 160), Westinghouse Boulevard, Wilkinson Boulevard (part of US 74) and Woodlawn Road.

Intercity rail
Charlotte is served daily by three Amtrak routes.

The Crescent train connects Charlotte with New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlottesville, and Greensboro to the north, and Atlanta, Birmingham and New Orleans to the south. It arrives overnight once in each direction.

The Carolinian train connects Charlotte with New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Durham and Greensboro. Charlotte is the southern terminus, with the northbound train leaving just before the morning rush and the southbound train arriving in the evening.

The Piedmont train, a regional companion of the Carolinian, connects Charlotte with Raleigh, Durham and Greensboro via three daily round trips.

The Charlotte Amtrak station is located at 1914 North Tryon Street beside the Norfolk Southern railyard.

The city is currently building a new centralized multimodal train station called Gateway Station. It is expected to house Amtrak, Greyhound, the future LYNX light rail lines, Red Line, and the CityLYNX Gold Line.

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 Charlotte station (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)

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BLOOMINGTON, IN. -- This week marked the end of the 2012 IU Fall Energy Challenge, with Recreation Sports, Military Science, Forest Quad, Campus View, Sigma Alpha Mu and Alpha Chi Omega all taking home first-place trophies.
The Fall 2012 Energy Challenge was a three-week effort that spanned from Oct. 22 to Nov. 12. The competition encouraged reduction of electricity and water consumption and was designed to foster behavioral changes in students, faculty and staff. This year's challenge had a record number of 82 building entries, which prompted event coordinators to split the buildings into six categories: academic houses, large academic buildings, sorority houses, fraternity houses, residence halls and apartment housing complexes.
Students sign a pledge to conserve water and electricity.
Trophies were presented to the winning buildings and residences Nov. 14 at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. Winners received unique traveling trophies that consist of recycled parts of valves, meters and other used components.
"Thanks to full metering of buildings on campus, we had a record number of participants in what was already one of the largest campus energy competitions in the country," IU Director of Sustainability Bill Brown said. "While the savings some of the buildings are able to achieve during the competition is incredible, even more important is the fact that these new conservation habits are persistent, which extends the savings throughout the year."
These 18 buildings had savings of 350,868 gallons and 65,124 kilowatt hours compared to their baseline usage.
To learn more about sustainability-related programming and events, visit the IU Office of Sustainability. For more information about the 2012 Fall Energy Challenge and tips for conserving electricity and water, visit the IU Energy Challenge website.


Many people fondly remember this book. Nancy loves to play Nurse, but her older brothers are always too busy with their big boy games to play with her. One day, when brother Billy falls and hurts himself, Nurse Nancy is at the ready! This lively, charming book from the 1950s is still fresh today.


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This is a list of films produced by the Ollywood film industry based in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack in 1976:

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Antonio Pinti is not concerned about relocating after his business demolishes and gets replaced by an apartment and retail complex.
Angelica Rodriguez SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS)– Antonio Pinti has owned the "Hair Trends" barber shop at Crouse Avenue for 23 years. He is not concerned about moving.
"Hair Trends" and other popular places, such as the bar Hungry Chuck's, will be replaced by an eight-story retail and apartment complex. The Syracuse Planning Commission approved on Monday that the real state development firm, BLVD Equities, demolish the structures at 727 S. Crouse Ave.
Pinti explained he co-owned the Campus Plaza for seven years before selling it to the current owner, Norm Swanson, who just closed the deal with BLVD Equities.
"I had a little insight word on it [the project], so I got prepared for it," stated Pinti.
Meanwhile, Pinti said many of the other businesses, including Funk 'n Waffles, are unsure of where to go.
"They had a last minute notice and for the most part, none of them are relocating here at SU," said Pinti.
Pinti emphasized he is looking for places close to Marshall Street because he does not want to lose his loyal customers, the students.
"The majority of the business comes from the students, so you cant find this type atmosphere anywhere else," expressed Pinti.
This project has brought mixed reactions from SU students and the community in general. Samantha Morgan, a hairdresser at "Hair Trends," sees these changes as something positive for the city.


Created by legendary twin-tip and GS skier Jon Olsson and a talented product engineer by the name of Truls Brataas, Douchebags is committed to the creation of superior products that have been engineered to deliver smart product design to the action sports and travel market. Since 2009, the company have combined resilient protection with a compressible design, as the duo wanted to make their bags as easy to carry and store as possible. Using intelligent design tropes such as a length adjustment system and low weight construction, there's a reason why this brand is accumulating such a fan base and their savvy approach to craftsmanship is it.


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Anacamptis palustris es una especie de orquídea incluida en el género Anacamptis.  Se distribuye principalmente por el Mediterráneo.

Descripción
Especie de hábito terrestre. Las hojas, oblongas y con una longitud de 5 cm, surgen desde los nódulos o tubérculos subterráneos. Estos tienen un tamaño máximo de 6 cm y son redondos.

Las inflorescencias, que son erectas en espiga oblonga a cilíndrica, salen de la roseta basal de hojas estando cubierto el tallo en 1/3 por una bráctea color verde claro.
Presenta una densa floración con flores pequeñas. Los tres sépalos son iguales en tamaño estando soldados convergentes hacia el centro y formando una especie de casco que cubre la columna. Los sépalos presentan un color púrpura uniforme en el haz y de color púrpura intenso en el envés.
El labelo sobresale debajo del casco 2/3 partes, es de color púrpura intenso con zona blanca con manchas y puntos púrpuras intensos. El labelo presenta una indentación en el extremo de la parte inferior con dos lóbulos laterales más anchos y el apéndice intermedio más estrecho y sobresaliendo poco más. Los dos lóbulos, uno a cada lado en la parte inferior, están ligeramente arqueados hacia fuera y divergentes.
Florece de abril hasta junio. El color puede variar desde el blanco a diferentes tonos de rosa.

La polinización es entomófila por los himenópteros del género Bombus (Apidae).

Distribución y hábitat
Esta especie se encuentra por la cuenca del Mediterráneo, en la  Europa central y septentrional: aunque sus áreas de distribución están muy fragmentadas se extienden desde España al oeste hasta Anatolia y Rusia por el este, de Noruega y Suecia por el norte hasta Túnez por el sur.
En Italia se cuentan con pequeñas poblaciones, en Friuli-Venecia Julia, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Lazio, Molise, Campania, Puglia y Basilicata.

La subespecie "robusta" es nativa del área del Mediterráneo occidental, y solamente se encuentra en tres lugares en el mundo: en la Albufera de Mallorca, y en dos localidades de Argelia y  Marruecos. La población mallorquina se estima en unos 1300 ejemplares, de los cuales unos 400 se encuentran dentro del ámbito del parque natural de la Albufera y las otras 900 se encuentran fuera, en la zona de Son Bosc.

Ante el intento de construcción de un campo de golf en Son Bosc, el GOB inicia una campaña para evitar la construcción y así proteger el único lugar de Europa donde crece esta especie.
Su hábitat natural son los pantanos y prados húmedos a la luz solar directa o media sombra, a una altitud de 0 a 500 .

Taxonomía
Descrita en el 1786 como Orchis palustris por el botánico holandés Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, recientemente ha sido asignada al género Anacamptis.
Etimología

Anacamptis: nombre genérico que deriva de la palabra griega ανακάμτειν 'anakamptein', que significa 'doblado hacia adelante'.

palustris: epíteto latino que significa "palustre"

El número cromosómico de Anacamptis palustris es 2n=36.

Subespecies

Anacamptis palustris subsp. elegans (Heuffel) R.M.Bateman& A.Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Anacamptis palustris subsp. robusta (T.Stephenson) R.M.Bateman &A.Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

Híbridos
 Anacamptis × duquesnei (A. palustris × A. pyramidalis)

También son descritos híbridos con otros géneros de Orchidinae entre los cuales:

 × Serapicamptis (Anacamptis × Serapias)
 × Serapicamptis mutata (E.G.Camus) J.M.H.Shaw, 2005 ([A. palustris × S. neglecta)

Hay una especie muy similar, se puede confundir con el congenere A. laxiflora con el que comparte el hábitat. Se diferencia por el color más claro de sus flores y por la forma del labelo, que tiene el  lóbulo mediano más largo que los laterales.

Sinonimia
 (1787) Orchis palustris Jacq.
 (1826) Orchis mediterranea Guss
 (1844) Orchis laxiflora "var. palustris" (Jacq.) W.D.J. Koch
 (1894) Orchis laxiflora "subsp. palustris" (Jacq.) Bonnier & Layens
 (1931) Orchis palustris "var. robusta" T. Stephenson
 (1932) Orchis palustris "var. mediterranea" (Guss.) Schltr.
 (1969) Orchis palustris "subsp. mediterranea" (Guss.) Malag comb. inval.
 (1976) Orchis robusta (T. Stephenson) Gölz & H.R. Reinhard
 (1980) Orchis laxiflora "subsp. robusta" (T. Stephenson) H. Sund
 (1987) Orchis laxiflora "var. mediterranea" (Guss.) D. Rivera & López Vélez
 (1997) Anacamptis palustris (Jacq.) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase
 (1997) Anacamptis palustris "subsp. robusta" (T. Stephenson) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase
 (2003) Anacamptis robusta (T. Stephenson) R.M. Bateman

Etimología
El nombre científico Anacamptis deriva de la palabra griega ανακάμτειν 'anakamptein', que significa 'doblado hacia adelante'. El epíteto palustris hace referencia a que se encuentra en zona de praderas inundables.

Usos medicinales
La harina de sus tubérculos llamada salep es muy nutritiva y demulcente. Se usa en dietas especiales de convalecientes y niños. Es muy rica en mucílago y forma una demulcente y suave gelatina que se usa para el canal gastrointestinal irritado. Una parte de harina con cincuenta partes de agua son suficientes para formar la gelatina. El tubérculo para preparar la harina debe ser recolectado cuando la planta está recién seca después de la floración y cuando ha soltado las semillas.

Referencias

Bibliografía
 Conti F., Manzi A. & Pedrotti F., Libro rosso delle piante d'Italia, Roma, Ministero dell'Ambiente, WWF Italia, Società Botanica Italiana, 1992. ISBN
 Bateman R.M.. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of Orchidinae and selected Habenariinae (Orchidaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 2003; 142(1): 1-40.
 The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Serapicamptis in World checklist of selected plant families
 Delforge P., Orchids of Europe, North Africa And the Middle East, Timber Press, 2006. ISBN 0-88192-754-6
 GIROS, Orchidee d'Italia. Guida alle orchidee spontanee, Cornaredo (MI), Il Castello, 2009. ISBN 978-88-8039-891-2
 Leroy-Terquem, Gerald and Jean Parisot. Orchids: Care and Cultivation. London: Cassel Publishers Ltd., 1991.
 Schoser, Gustav. Orchid Growing Basics. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1993.
 White, Judy. Taylor's Guide to Orchids. Frances Tenenbaum, Series Editor. New York: Houghton-Mifflin, 1996.
 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids by Alec Pridgeon. Published by the Timber Press.
 The Manual Of Cultivated Orchid Species By Bechtel, Cribb and Launert, Published by The MIT Press.
 Williams, N. H. 1972. A reconsideration of Ada and the glumaceous brassias. Brittonia 24: 93–110.
 L. Watson, M. J. Dallwitz, The Families of Flowering Plants, Orchidaceae Juss.

Enlaces externos

 Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
 IPNI Taxonomy of Plants
 TELA Botanique
 GIROS, Gruppo Italiano per la Ricerca sulle Orchidee Spontane

palustris
Flora de la cuenca mediterránea
Plantas descritas en 1786
Plantas descritas por Jacquin


You have too many commas in there. Only the comma before the -tvc()- option should be there. And no "and" either.
In any modeling situation, more variables makes the likelihood more complicated and increases the chance of non-convergence. Nevertheless, I would go with the model that makes sense from an epidemiologic point of view. If you can't get it to converge, you can start over from simple and try to build up to it as closely as possible later. But you don't have that much to lose by trying the full model first.
Yes, the hazards are sadly not proportionate either when using stratified cox.
Would it be something like the above, specifically for stroke severity?
And would it be unwise to adjust for so many variables when doing using time varying covariates?
Those commands are correct syntax for stratified Cox models. Whether stratifying the Cox models will solve your PH problem remains to be seen--that is not what it is typically used for, though it sometimes has that effect. The more direct approach to resolving the PH problem is to use time-varying covariates. That is, however, a more complicated undertaking.
Okay. I am also thinking that i will have to explore other options than the cox proportional hazards model. I have tried removing offending vaiables, but the PH-assumption isn't even met for the univariate analysis of the associations for both stroke severity and civil status.
I am either thinking of using a cox model with time varying parameters, splitting the 15 year follow up into 3-5 year intervals or using stratified cox, but i am not sure which one is the most rational choice.
Last edited by Jonas Kristensen; 02 Apr 2019, 09:43.
With the caveat that I am always reluctant, at best, to decide on model structure based on any kind of significance test, the null hypothesis of the test carried out by -estat phtest- is that the hazards are proportional, so a low p-value is more consistent with the hazards not being proportional.
There are several alternative approaches that can be used when the PH assumption is violated.
1. Consider other models that don't rely on PH. Some of the parametric survival regressions, for example. Of course, they involve additional assumptions of their own.
2. Use time varying covariates in your Cox model.
3. Omit the offending variable(s) from your modeling.
Thank you for your advice. Hmm i am a bit unsure of what to do when the PH-assumption does not seem to be met?
In regards to the PH-assumption test, does the test being significant (p=0,0000) indicate that there is not proportionality then?
First, I am looking at the plots in the left panel of each graph. These are the ones that should appear parallel.
For indtotal_grp, it appears to me that the curve for the mild group intersects the other curves--it is not parallel to the others. The others appear to be parallel overall. It's a bit hard to say because the others are also fairly close to each other, so it is difficult to discern the difference between non-parallelism and noise simply resulting in intersections and divergences in what are really almost the same curve. Similarly the curve for civil = other looks to me like it is not parallel to the others, and again some of the remaining curves are very close to each other so it is difficult to discern.
If, in the end, you are going to report a survival model that is adjusted for covariates, it is best to examine the proportional hazards assumption with the same adjustments.
I am happy to see you write that, because that is also what i ended up doing. I used log-log plots as well as a PH-assumption test. From the below plots and PH-test, i have concluded that there is proportionality. Would you agree with this?
And if i am adjusting for age, AMI, diabetes and alcohol intake, is it crucial that these are adjusted for when i check for propotionality in log-log plots and should i confirm proportionality for both unadjusted and adjusted plots then?
If you want to use significance tests to do this, then your code would be the way to do that.
Personally, I don't like using significance tests for this (or for much else). My preference is to look at plots of log-log survival, which you can get with the -stphplot- command and then make judgments about whether the curves look reasonably parallel.
And if the p-value is above 0,05 in the PH-test, then conclude that there are proportionality (including assessing kaplan meier)?
For the purposes of examining the proportional hazards assumption, an ordinal variable should be thought of as a categorical variable--its ordinal properties are not relevant here.
This is usually this is done by assessing proportionality from a kaplan meier plot, by using the command "estat" and i have also seen i done by using "stcox … tvc(var) texp(_t-50)". But all of the examples i have ever seen, are with dichotomous variables and not with ordinal variables.
Should the others categories be proportional to the reference-category? The reference group is very severe (blue line) for stroke severity and living with someone (blue line) for civil status.
Last edited by Jonas Kristensen; 25 Mar 2019, 11:33.
Well, my bias is to almost always do more analyses and present them all.
Unfortunately, journals face costs associated with increasing the length of articles, so they impose limits on length. This inevitably leads authors to leave out important information, because the length limits are usually unreasonably severe and leave inadequate room for good scientific presentation. The good news is that most journals now allow authors to write a supplement to their paper which they will then host on their website. So you can present what you think are the most important analyses in the paper itself, and then refer the reader to additional anayses in the supplement. For my part, I take advantage of this, and in my recent publications my supplements are typically substantially longer than the articles themselves, but provided a much fuller picture of what was done and what the results imply.
In the litterature, the scientists in general do not describe how they handle (censure or exclusion) patients who aquire a second stroke in the follow-up period, even though they only investigate patients with first ever stroke, so it is hard to make a decision based on prior research.
As mentioned i am leaning towards simply censuring patients with second stroke, both in the analysis of stroke severity, civil status and incidence rate of fractures. The information on stroke severity and civil status is collected when the patient is admitted with stroke.
My last question in regards to this is, do you think it would make sense to do a seperate analysis for stroke severity were patients with second stroke are censured, but not doing this for the other analysis. It just seems overkill, when other articles hardly describe what they do with patients with multiple strokes in terms of exclusion and censuring?
I think your reasoning makes sense. Following a second stroke, the severity of the first stroke is probably no longer very predictive about the risk of a fracture--the severity of the later stroke becomes more salient. So censoring at the second stroke makes sense to me.
For civil status, as long as the civil status remains unchanged, it seems reasonable to leave them uncensored at second stroke. You would, however, want to censor them at the time of any change in civil status.
Another approach to this is to use multiple records per patient and use time-varying covariates in your Cox model. This, too, however, entails the assumption that the effect of stroke severity on fracture risk after a second stroke is the same as the effect of the same level of stroke severity after the first stroke. I don't have enough intuition about this to say if that assumption is credible or not. I can think of arguments why the same level of stroke severity might have a different effect after the second stroke, but I can also think of arguments why it might be the same. If you decide to explore this approach, you might want to discuss that with some experts in physical medicine & rehabilitation or geriatrics.


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The XOXOXOXOXO Dog Tank is the cutest shirt ever, wear everyday or wear at the holidays - just wear it! Comes in grey or pink!
How about a Pug and a Kiss Dog Tank Top - how about those Pugs? Choose between black or white and tank or tee shirt.
Ove r the next several weeks you will see lots of great deals at Posh Puppy Boutique - from fall specials to early Christmas/ Holiday deals. Get your Christmas stocking stuffers early since we sell out so quick.
So........ kiss a frog, and kiss a dog and show some love this holiday season!
Cooler weather is here and depending on what part of the United States you live in, it could actually be snowing where you are and that is the time we need to start keeping warm by pulling our the sweaters, blankets and lighting the fireplace.
Doggies need to be warm and feel loved too and there isn't a better place to find that special something than at Posh Puppy Boutique!
Posh Puppy Boutique has a great NEW ARRIVAL and think that your little gold digger needs this bed in a bag. The Juicy Couture Stocking Sleeping Bag Bed is warm and precious with the polka dotted pattern and with its snuggleness wishes your baby a sweet dream. "Doggy Couture" is embroidery on front, faux fur trim and lining inside and fits small dogs.
This wonderfully made Plush dog bed is luxurious and inside has upscale diva pink fur. Made of Cotton 80% / 20% Polyester and measures: 33inx19in. This just has to be the perfect gift for any little girl!! Nothing but JUICY COUTURE for your little girl!
Want to match the bed for your little girl and just have to have it be Juicy Couture? - You could visit an entire line of Juicy Couture at Posh Puppy Boutique.
Posh Puppy Boutique has precious new arrivals from Juicy Couture that will make you want to get one for yourself!!!
Hurry time is ticking and if you want for a Christmas gift, you need to order soon!!! The Juicy Couture Intarsia Sweater, Scarf & Hat Gift Set in Pink or in Black too is one of the biggest sellers of the season and you can have one too for your baby but hurry and get JUICY!