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Cornwall increases councillor allowances by 20%
Jeremy Hutton: There are 6,047 empty council-owned commercial properties in the UK – what a shocking waste
Wigan Council is seeking to be the servant and not the master of its residents
Andrew Kennedy: Unitary authorities can help save taxpayers' money
Nick Rushton: Councils' funding gap must be faced by the new Prime Minister – or we risk suffering at the ballot box.
Judy Terry: Austerity hasn't ended in Suffolk
Something is rotten in the county of Cornwall.
The Taxpayers Alliance reports the following:
The TPA's Pinhead of the Month for October is Cllr John Pollard, the cabinet portfolio holder for Localism, Sustainability and Development on Cornwall Council.
He successfully proposed that the basic allowance for members of Cornwall Council should be increased by 20 per cent, from £12,128 to £14,600 per year. This will mean Cornwall council tax payers being left with an additional bill of more than £300,000 each year, assuming all 123 councillors accept the rise. Cllr Pollard claimed that the rise was vital in order to attract new councillors, yet it comes when the Council has had to impose a pay freeze on staff for the last three years and has attracted criticism over how it has handled a number of major projects.
I am also concerned about the general direction of the council after the ousting of its Conservative leader Cllr Alec Robertson to be replaced with another Conservative, Cllr Jim Currie. The administration relies on independents (such as Cllr Pollard) to be in coalition with the Conservatives.
In any event, some radical measures by Cllr Robertson to reduce costs while maintaining services have been fudged. He inherited a financial black hole from the Lib Dems, and was pushing strongly ahead with using the private sector, and shared services, to improve value for money. The savings were commended by Eric Pickles. He also prevented a rise in councillors allowances.
A deal with BT offering £150 million of savings over ten years has been shelved. If they are not going to achieve the huge savings that are possible, then what is Cllr Currie going to do instead? The economic realities have not changed.
In ousting Cllr Robertson, the councillors are dodging the bold decisions needed. A 20% pay rise is the last thing they deserve.
Council finances
Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests
Stephen Davies: Fighting for Conservative values in Stroud
Mark Weston: Why the present way of directly electing mayors is working badly for Bristol
John Bald: "Points mean prizes" has to stop.
Shaun Bailey: Rent controls will make a bad situation worse. It's time to build.
Andrew Carter: An urban manifesto for the next Prime Minister
How can the nation's beauty be regained?


Public health officials have closed the Quartermaster Harbor beaches between Vashon and Maury islands to shellfish harvesters after discovering high rates of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison, a toxin that causes nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
The closure applies to all shellfish: clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and scallops.
Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison has historically been a problem in Europe, but has become an emerging threat in Washington, according to King County's public health department.
The toxin is produced by naturally occurring algae. It's impossible to identify by sight, and cooking or freezing the shellfish won't kill it.


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package vcs

import (
	"context"
	"github.com/ovh/cds/sdk/telemetry"
	"time"

	"github.com/go-gorp/gorp"
	"github.com/ovh/cds/engine/api/database/gorpmapping"
	"github.com/ovh/cds/engine/gorpmapper"
	"github.com/ovh/cds/sdk"
	"github.com/rockbears/log"
)

func Insert(ctx context.Context, db gorpmapper.SqlExecutorWithTx, vcsProject *sdk.VCSProject) error {
	vcsProject.ID = sdk.UUID()
	vcsProject.Created = time.Now()
	vcsProject.LastModified = time.Now()
	dbData := &dbVCSProject{VCSProject: *vcsProject}
	if err := gorpmapping.InsertAndSign(ctx, db, dbData); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	*vcsProject = dbData.VCSProject
	return nil
}

func Update(ctx context.Context, db gorpmapper.SqlExecutorWithTx, vcsProject *sdk.VCSProject) error {
	vcsProject.LastModified = time.Now()
	var dbData = dbVCSProject{VCSProject: *vcsProject}
	if err := gorpmapping.UpdateAndSign(ctx, db, &dbData); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	*vcsProject = dbData.VCSProject
	return nil
}

func Delete(db gorpmapper.SqlExecutorWithTx, projectID int64, name string) error {
	_, err := db.Exec("DELETE FROM vcs_project WHERE project_id = $1 AND name = $2", projectID, name)
	return sdk.WrapError(err, "cannot delete vcs_project %d/%s", projectID, name)
}

func getVCSProject(ctx context.Context, db gorp.SqlExecutor, q gorpmapping.Query, opts ...gorpmapping.GetOptionFunc) (*sdk.VCSProject, error) {
	var res dbVCSProject
	found, err := gorpmapping.Get(ctx, db, q, &res, opts...)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if !found {
		return nil, sdk.WithStack(sdk.ErrNotFound)
	}
	isValid, err := gorpmapping.CheckSignature(res, res.Signature)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, sdk.WrapError(err, "error when checking signature for vcs_project %s", res.ID)
	}
	if !isValid {
		log.Error(ctx, "vcs_project %d data corrupted", res.ID)
		return nil, sdk.WithStack(sdk.ErrNotFound)

	}
	return &res.VCSProject, nil
}

func LoadVCSByName(ctx context.Context, db gorp.SqlExecutor, projectKey, vcsName string) (*sdk.VCSProject, error) {
	q := gorpmapping.NewQuery("SELECT vcs_project.* FROM vcs_project JOIN project ON project.id = vcs_project.project_id WHERE project.projectkey = $1 AND vcs_project.name = $2").Args(projectKey, vcsName)
	return getVCSProject(ctx, db, q)
}

func LoadAllVCSByProject(ctx context.Context, db gorp.SqlExecutor, projectKey string, opts ...gorpmapping.GetOptionFunc) ([]sdk.VCSProject, error) {
	var res []dbVCSProject

	query := gorpmapping.NewQuery(`SELECT vcs_project.* FROM vcs_project JOIN project ON project.id = vcs_project.project_id WHERE project.projectkey = $1`).Args(projectKey)

	if err := gorpmapping.GetAll(ctx, db, query, &res, opts...); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	vcsProjects := make([]sdk.VCSProject, 0, len(res))

	for _, res := range res {
		isValid, err := gorpmapping.CheckSignature(res, res.Signature)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, sdk.WrapError(err, "error when checking signature for vcs_project %s", res.ID)
		}
		if !isValid {
			log.Error(ctx, "vcs_project %d data corrupted", res.ID)
			continue
		}
		vcsProjects = append(vcsProjects, res.VCSProject)
	}
	return vcsProjects, nil
}

func LoadVCSByProject(ctx context.Context, db gorp.SqlExecutor, projectKey string, vcsName string, opts ...gorpmapping.GetOptionFunc) (*sdk.VCSProject, error) {
	query := gorpmapping.NewQuery(`SELECT vcs_project.* FROM vcs_project JOIN project ON project.id = vcs_project.project_id WHERE project.projectkey = $1 AND vcs_project.name = $2`).Args(projectKey, vcsName)
	return getVCSProject(ctx, db, query, opts...)
}

func LoadVCSByID(ctx context.Context, db gorp.SqlExecutor, projectKey string, vcsID string, opts ...gorpmapping.GetOptionFunc) (*sdk.VCSProject, error) {
	ctx, next := telemetry.Span(ctx, "vcs.LoadVCSByID")
	defer next()
	query := gorpmapping.NewQuery(`SELECT vcs_project.* FROM vcs_project JOIN project ON project.id = vcs_project.project_id WHERE project.projectkey = $1 AND vcs_project.id = $2`).Args(projectKey, vcsID)
	return getVCSProject(ctx, db, query, opts...)
}

func LoadAllVCSGerrit(ctx context.Context, db gorp.SqlExecutor, opts ...gorpmapping.GetOptionFunc) ([]sdk.VCSProject, error) {
	var res []dbVCSProject

	query := gorpmapping.NewQuery(`SELECT vcs_project.* FROM vcs_project WHERE vcs_project.type = 'gerrit'`)

	if err := gorpmapping.GetAll(ctx, db, query, &res, opts...); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	vcsGerritProjects := make([]sdk.VCSProject, 0, len(res))

	for _, res := range res {
		isValid, err := gorpmapping.CheckSignature(res, res.Signature)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, sdk.WrapError(err, "error when checking signature for vcs_project %s", res.ID)
		}
		if !isValid {
			log.Error(ctx, "vcs_project %d data corrupted", res.ID)
			continue
		}
		vcsGerritProjects = append(vcsGerritProjects, res.VCSProject)
	}
	return vcsGerritProjects, nil
}

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LLC good standing is the state of being up-to-date with any reports you need to file and being compliant with all the rules and regulations that apply to your LLC, or limited liability company.
A Certificate of Good Standing (also known as a Certificate of Authorization or a Certificate of Existence) is a state-issued document that certifies that your LLC is considered to be in good standing in the eyes of the state and is authorized to do business therein. A Certificate of Good Standing may often be required to take out a business loan, file business taxes, or renew business licenses. It also will show that a business entity has a registered agent and has not had to file for dissolution.
Certificates of Good Standing may vary in their particulars between states, but the basic information they will contain usually includes your LLC's name, text assuring that your LLC is allowed to do business within the state, and perhaps a seal or some other sign of authenticity.
Be up to date on any fees, annual, biennial, or otherwise, that the Secretary of State requires.
Be up to date on filing any reports, annual, biennial, or otherwise, that are required.
Be up to date on paying any franchise taxes or business fees that are required.
If you are applying to other states for foreign qualification to do business there, their governments may request to see your Certificate of Good Standing before they authorize your request.
If you are applying for a loan from a bank or other lender, they may wish to see your Certificate of Good Standing to verify that your LLC exists, that it has a good business history, and that it has good credit.
If you are courting potential business partners or investors, they may want to see your Certificate of Good Standing as an assurance that you are a legitimate business partner with a track record of being in compliance with regulations and laws.
If you are seeking to obtain or renew a permit or license, the regulators of such documents may request to see your Certificate of Good Standing before they give you their approval.
If you desire to sell your business, potential buyers may want to see your Certificate of Good Standing as proof of the existence of the business and its compliance with regulations and laws.
Because of all this, you do not want to let your LLC fall out of good standing. If it does, it may be very difficult to conduct business.
A Certificate of Good Standing may be ordered for a small fee, varying from state to state. If you pay with credit card, you can print the certificate yourself once the transaction has been approved. There may be a small fee (minimum of $1) for credit card transactions.
In addition to the business benefits of staying in good standing, the fact that anyone can see if your LLC is in good standing at any time may be another incentive to maintain good standing.
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ACCIDENT COSTS UNAFFORDABLE FOR PROVINCE
Vehicle accidents cost the taxpayer and the province an estimated R1, 5 billion in 2008/09. The DA believes a large chunk of these costs could be avoided in future if the law is effectively enforced by the traffic authorities.
The amount of R1,5 billion is a conservative estimate, based on 2 626 accidents reported in the province during the 2008/09 financial year.
In response to a parliamentary question the Democratic Alliance was informed that overall accident costs per motor vehicle averaged R360, 000 per vehicle. This included damage to vehicle and medical costs of the victims. Thus this amounts to R945 360 per annum.
However, this amount excludes opportunity costs such as loss of productivity which is estimated at R211 210 per vehicle.
If one multiplies this figure against the 2 626 accidents reported (accidents may involve more than one vehicle in many cases) and does not include non-reported accidents then this figure is conservative.
Given high unemployment and financial constraints, this province can ill afford such wasteful expenditure.
Most accidents were caused by speeding and overloading while 4, 4% of accidents can be attributed to alcohol, unroadworthy vehicles 1, 4% and unlicensed drivers 1%.
The Province must bear the blame for part of this expense due to the ever-decreasing numbers and presence of law enforcement officers to keep the law and to fine speedsters and overloaded vehicles.
It is hoped that the proposed satellite traffic offices, to be stationed along major routes in the province this year, will result in a dramatic decrease of vehicle accidents during this financial year.
For further information, please contact Dacre Haddon, MPL on 0796943788
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15 Superbly Entertaining Dolly Parton Facts
by Sarah Netemeyer ‐ October 3, 2020
photo: Artist Social Media
This collection of Dolly Parton facts is certainly a must-read for any true country music fan! Learn more about the sassy 74-year-old legend here.
Before we dive into the most intriguing Dolly Parton facts, let's get some background first. The beloved 74-year-old country music superstar is a not only a singer-songwriter— she's also an actress, author, businesswoman, humanitarian, and the most honored female country artist of all time.
Over the span of Parton's storied career, she has had 25 songs hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts, 41 career top 10 country albums, and 110 career charted singles over the past four decades. She has also won eight Grammy Awards, two Academy Award nominations, ten Country Music Association Awards, seven Academy of Country Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and the coveted Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award. Watch the first video to discover more about the life of Dolly Parton and find more interesting facts below.
The Life of Dolly Parton
Now that we have the hard Dolly Parton facts out of the way— let's learn even more about the iconic country music maven below!
15 Dolly Parton Facts
1) Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) has been married to Carl Dean since 1966. The couple met at Nashville's Wishy Washy Laundromat the very first day the aspiring country starlet was a resident of Music City.
2) The classic tune "Jolene" was partly inspired by a redheaded bank teller who seemed to fancy Parton's husband a bit too much.
3) After snagging a contract with RCA Records, Parton earned her first No. 1 country hit in 1971 with "Joshua."
4) If you visit Dolly's hometown of Sevierville, Tennessee, you will be greeted by a life-sized bronze statue of the famed artist outside of the county courthouse.
5) In 1977, Parton scored her first cross-over hit with the song "Here You Come Again." Listen to it below.
6) Despite owning the theme park Dollywood since the 1980's, Parton won't ride any of the thrilling attractions due to her issues with motion sickness.
7) Oddly enough, scientists named the world's first cloned mammal, a sheep, after Dolly Parton in 1996. Why? Well, Dolly the sheep was derived from a mammary gland cell— and the human Dolly is known for her famous bust.
8) In 1980, Parton made her debut as an actress, starring in the hit comedy 9 to 5. She also contributed to the film's soundtrack.
9) Though she didn't attend an official ceremony, Dolly Parton is godmother to Billy Ray Cyrus' famous daughter Miley Cyrus. Listen to the pair belt out "Jolene" together below.
10) Though you don't see them, Dolly does have a few tattoos— they are for her longtime husband's eyes only.
11) She rejected numerous offers to pose topless for Playboy magazine. However, the country star did grace the magazine's October 1978 issue wearing the signature Playboy bunny outfit and ears.
12) Fellow country legend Johnny Cash was her very first crush. She saw him perform live at the Grand Ole Opry when she was a young teenager and was instantly smitten.
13) Dolly grew up in a household without running water or electricity. As a child, she and her siblings would catch fireflies in a mason jar and use them to light up their bedroom.
photo: c/o Dolly Parton Facebook
14) The Ku Klux Klan directed death threats at Dolly after Dollywood joined other family amusement parks participating in LBGT-friendly "Gay Days." As expected, the ugly threats didn't deter Dolly's plans one bit.
15) Dolly Parton is the fourth of 12 children— even more amazing— six of her siblings have worked as professional musicians.
Please share these interesting Dolly Parton facts with other fans!


The past few years have been a learning curve for most of us. In hindsight, we could look back and say, "I never thought... I wish I had known... If I knew then ... I waited too long before I decided to get in the game!" Sometimes our greatest mistake can turn out to be our greatest learning experience.
From May 2011 til the end of November 2011, the refinance and purchase industry were on fire. 2011 was not my best year yet, but turned out to be my best since 2008 and this speaks volumes.
I have so much to share with you...Ashlee's beautiful wedding, my 30th Wedding Anniversary to my sweet Mick and our first Christmas morning alone to name a few.


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Roussel de Bailleul (died 1077), also known as Phrangopoulos () and Norman Chief Roussel (lit.), or in the anglicized form Russell Balliol was a Norman adventurer (or exile) who travelled to Byzantium and was a soldier under the Emperor Romanus IV (ruled 1068–71). He is also known as Ursellus de Ballione in Latin or Roscelin or Roskelin de Baieul, and Anna Comnena called him Ourselios (Οὐρσέλιος), also rendered Urselius.

Roussel ventured with the Apulian Normans to Italy, settled in Terra d'Otranto and served under Roger de Hauteville in Sicily. According to Geoffrey Malaterra, Roussel distinguished himself with his bravery at the Battle of Cerami, where he urged Count Roger to pursue the fleeing Saracens. Aside from this brief account by Malaterra, the Alexiad of Anna Comnena is the main source for Roussel.

He was at the Campaign of Manzikert in 1071, but did not participate in the battle, as he was previously dispatched by the Emperor Romanos to Chliat to forage and plunder. Afterwards he remained in imperial service, and was sent into Asia Minor again with a force of 3,000 Franco-Norman heavy cavalry, where he conquered some territory in Galatia and Lycaonia and founded an independent principality in 1073, with himself as prince, following the example set by his fellow Normans in the Mezzogiorno. His capital was Ancyra, now the capital of Turkey. In order to subdue him, the Byzantine court sent an army under the Emperor's uncle, kaisar John Doukas, and Nicephorus Botaniates against Roussel but they were defeated in a battle at an important bridge of the Sangarios river.

Strengthened by this victory, Roussel proceeded with his army to the Chrysopolis, just opposite Constantinople and sacked it. He then set up John Doukas as a usurper candidate to the imperial throne, most likely to gain more backing from the local population and attract more soldiers. Emperor Michael VII reacted in panic and tried on one hand to appease Roussel by promising him titles and releasing his wife and children who had been hostages in Constantinople while on the other hand making a deal with Artuq, a general of Seljuk warlord Tutush I to remove Roussel. During the following skirmishes both Roussel and John Ducas were captured but instead of delivering the prisoners to the Byzantines, Roussel's wife paid a ransom for her husband and Roussel returned to his lands.

He continued to expand his control over lands in the former Armeniakon theme and also gained control over urban centres such as Amasea and Neokaiserea. It seems that Roussel was able to collect tax revenues, strengthen his military power through military fortresses and making deals with local elites in return for providing protection against the invading Turkmen. In a time where the imperial authority in Anatolia was crumbling, the relative security of Roussel's domain was a challenge to the court in Constantinople. Roussel's popularity with the locals was so strong that the next Byzantine general sent to capture him, the future Emperor Alexios Komnenos, had to use a ploy to take him in 1075.

In 1077, Roussel was ransomed from his Constantinopolitan imprisonment to lead a battalion against Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder. Roussel garrisoned in Perinthus and he was joined there by Nikephoritzes after the fall of Michael VII. Roussel died suddenly and Nikephoritzes was blamed to have poisoned him.

References

Sources

 Norwich, John Julius. The Normans in the South, 1016–1130. London: Longmans, 1967.
 Gravett, Christopher, and Nicolle, David. The Normans: Warrior Knights and their Castles. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2006.

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Norman warriors
11th-century Italian people
11th-century Byzantine military personnel
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11th-century executions by the Byzantine Empire
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What does it take to be a social organization? Do interactions on Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools make you one? Let me shatter the myths around social media and bring you closer to reality. Here's my perspective on what really creates a social organization.
A social organization is one that uses social media tools in order to leverage the potential of mass collaboration to realize business opportunities. Many organizations are in the midst of using social media tools, and it is based largely around communication. The key is to turn that communication into results. You need to use social media tools for mass collaboration to tap into the collective genius of customers, employees and partners.
Traditionally companies follow two approaches - The organizational hierarchy or the top-down approach, and process-based functioning or the end-to-end approach.
However, most interactions in the organizations occur in between and in no particular order. Such mass collaboration only transpires in this third dimension, crossing geographical, hierarchical or departmental boundaries.
This could be a huge competitive advantage, as the relationships between the individuals in your organization are unique and, unlike infrastructure or technology, other organizations cannot copy it.
In order to build a social organization you need to bear in mind several management imperatives. You need to understand the importance of mass collaboration over social media tools. You have to strategically use social media tools to your benefit and take an initiative to create and foster communities that collaborate. Most importantly you must define and stay focused on the purpose of leveraging social media tools. And once you have done so, you should facilitate mass collaboration and nurture it, instead of setting controls and boundaries.
When referring to social media, most organizations today use only one-third of the requirement for the initiative to be successful -- the social media tool. A social organization, however, is made up of three key elements -- the community, the purpose and the technology.
The 'who' in a social organization is the people and the community they form. You can create communities for individuals within and outside of your organization to come together and contribute their knowledge, experience, ideas and time on a particular topic of interest.
Such a group of people engaged in mass collaboration creates a collaborative community, bringing you a step closer to being an ideal social organization.
The 'why' is the most important element of your social organization journey. Why do you need to leverage the social media tools in the first place? It is important to find a common purpose or interest within your organization, as it brings people together into a community.
Purpose is the cause around which people rally; it is the link that makes individuals into members of a community. It defines a community and its value to the organization.
One of their initiatives was to make the company environmentally friendly, as cement companies are huge polluters. One way to address this issue was to burn alternative fuels, an objective to reduce environmental harm. Within a few weeks the company was able to form a community with over 500 people. This group defined alternative fuels, assessed all the 186 plants and came up with the top two performing plants.
Tools such as Twitter and Facebook have been around for a long time. In creating a social organization, it is however important to choose the right media for your organization's collaboration initiative.
CEMEX used several social media tools to collaborate and achieve its goal of an environmentally friendly organization. The company held webinars showcasing how the top two performing plants were functioning. It created a documentary focusing on best practices and promoted the video through the company intranet.
Within five weeks CEMEX was able to get an organization-wide 5% increase in the use of alternative fuels. Using traditional methods of the top-down approach or end-to-end approach, the same project would have taken 18 months to attain these results.
Finally, you need to guide and support the individuals who contribute to the community to ensure confidence to contribute ideas and to employ methods beyond traditional management practices. When you combine the above management practices to facilitate mass collaboration in "collaborative communities" you can create a social organization.
About the author: Mark P. McDonald works as group vice president and head of research at Gartner Executive Programs. He has co-authored the recently published book, The Social Organization: How to Use Social media to Tap the Collective Genius of Your Customers and Employees, along with Anthony J. Bradley, group vice president at Gartner.


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Central America Pavilion shines at Food Taipei 2020
Coffee, seafood, and a great variety of specialty food products available
(Taiwan News photo)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Central America Pavilion has put forward a cornucopia of sumptuous offerings at Food Taipei 2020, which runs from Dec. 17-20 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1.
In recent years, Central America's seafood, produce, and dairy products have been well received in the international market. The items Taiwan imports the most from Central America are coffee, seafood, and meat.
Taiwan has signed free trade agreements with its three Central American allies: Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. This means Taiwanese importers can bring food products from these countries into the nation at cheaper prices, which in turn leads to lower consumer prices.
The following is a list of food products exhibited at the pavilion this year.
With excellent seafood farming capabilities, Central America produces high-quality seafood, which has earned trust from Taiwanese consumers, according to the Latin American and Caribbean Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Customs statistics show that Taiwan imported over 70 percent of its frozen white shrimp and nearly 50 percent of its lobster from the three Central American allies. Nearly 80 percent of sea slugs in Taiwan are imported from Nicaragua.
Coffee and cocoa
Coffee produced by the three allies has taken the Taiwan market by storm, accounting for one out of every five cups of coffee sold in the country.
Cocoa from Belize, one of that country's staple products, has also become a hit in Taiwan. Grown under an ideal climate and with proper organic cultivation, Belizean cocoa is now greatly valued by Taiwanese consumers.
A great variety of specialty food products
In addition to coffee and seafood, the pavilion is also exhibiting a great variety of specialty food products, including chili sauce, sweet melons, macadamia nuts, black lemon, and rum. Well-known Belizean chili sauce Marie Sharp's, which is made of lantern chili peppers as well as fruits and vegetables, comes in many flavors.
The Central America Pavilion is located on the first floor of the exhibition hall at booth number J0304.
Admission to the exhibition on the first two days is only open to related business buyers, while admission on the last two days (Dec. 19 - 20) is also open to members of the public with a ticket (NT$300).
(Taiwan News, George Liao photos)
Central America Pavilion
Food Taipei 2020
SEMICON Taiwan set for Dec. 28-30
Food Taipei becomes one of world's few expos amid pandemic
New Zealand entrepreneurs promote green consumption in Taiwan
Taipei Dangdai premieres at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
International art fair Taipei Dangdai to feature works from 90 galleries and 42 cities


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You have to be carful with iTunes if you have your iPod set up for "auto-update". If you have files on your iPod that aren't in iTunes, they will be removed (Some Apple logic to stop illegal file copying).
Does the shuffle come with an iTunes install disk? And if so, did you up date it to the latest version?
Farrell, have you tried ipodlounge (http://forums.ipodlounge.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=50) ?
Well worth a read if you're a new owner.
I learnt lots from that site.
I've got a shuffle, and there's been a few times when the iTunes doesn't detect the iPod itself. Best thing to do is just leave it and maybe restart the PC. Never uninstalled it though as it always goes back to normal. Check to see if your USB port is ok.


Pots are great but would work even better if you could use company categories to allow direct spend from a pot. This wouldn't work for every pot but it would be great for some.
An example might be fuel. Say I make a £100 per month pot for fuel. It would be great if that balance automatically goes down if I use the card at a petrol station who has registered a category with you.
Probably a way off but I think the category system exists as I was told my work use them for purchasing cards.
Would be a great additional functionality but understand if it is a tad hard to achieve.
People have been doing this – via IFTTT – for a while. Basically you spend from your main balance and the IFTTT triggers a deposit from a pot (effectively replacing the money you spent) based on the vendor (I think). Obviously means you need to have a balance sufficient to pay initially, as it's a bit of a workaround.
What you've described is what budgets are designed for. Set a transport budget and it will track your transport spend against the time passed in the current period.


This summer while you are away there are some quick and easy ways to save on your water bill.
One of the first things a person can do is to turn down your water heater temperature. Or set your heater to the vacation setting, if it has one. This way the heater is not turning on unnecessarily to keep water hot that isn't going to be used. This may be cost savings on the electrical use in your home depending on the type of water heater.
Another way to save is outside. If you are going to be away for extended amount of time you may want to turn off the waterfall or pond. Since it is summer time there is a cost associated in the replacement evaporated of water to keep them operational.
If you are fortunate and have an in ground sprinkler system you may think of turning off the sprinkler system for the days you'll be gone. Of course this is dependent on the weather. The system can be set to vacation mode (if it has one) and have it run for a shorter duration.
Always before leaving to be sure to check that there are no toilets running or a faucet that might not of gotten turned off all of the way. If it is a possibility it is always a good idea to have someone just check on your home while you are away.
If at anytime whether home or away and you have a plumbing need give us a call. Micro Plumbing, Inc. Big or Small, We Do It All! 402-895-1212.


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Magazine: 7 November 2020
Issue: 7 November 2020
Emily Bearn
A literary scoop: the passionate correspondence between R.L. Stevenson and J.M. Barrie
The two Scottish writers never met, but their letters reveal a surprisingly deep bromance, says Michael Shaw
From magazine issue: 7 November 2020
Robert Louis Stevenson at his desk. Credit: Alamy
A Friendship in Letters: Robert Louis Stevenson & J.M. Barrie
Edited by Michael Shaw
Sandstone Press, pp. 192, £11.99
This book has appeared with no fuss or fanfare and yet by any account it is something of a scoop. For here, published for the first time, is the correspondence between J.M. Barrie and Robert Louis Stevenson, revealing one of the most intriguing literary bromances of the 19th century.
The existence of the letters is well documented. In the early 1890s, gossip columns were agog with the news that two of the most popular writers of the day were corresponding, with Barrie reported to be writing 'reams of letters' to Stevenson. But while Stevenson's letters to Barrie were published after the former's death, Barrie's letters to Stevenson never surfaced. It is thanks to their recent discovery by Michael Shaw, an academic at the University of Stirling, that we can now read the correspondence in full.
The first letter is dated February 1892, when Stevenson was at the height of his fame, while Barrie, ten years his junior, was already known for popular books such as The Little Minister, but yet to write Peter Pan. As Shaw notes in his informative introduction, one of the key themes in the letters is the authors' 'respect for each other's "genius"'. But what is fascinating is the shift in authority. In the earlier letters, Stevenson takes the role of literary mentor to his 'brither Scot', doling out advice about plots and characterisation: 'You should never write about anybody until you persuade yourself at least for the moment that you love him,' is one nugget of wisdom. But as Stevenson reads more of Barrie's work, his tone changes. He writes to him in December 1892, after reading Barrie's novel A Window in Thrums: 'I am a capable artist; but it begins to look to me as if you were a man of genius.' Some of Barrie's skills, Stevenson notes, are 'beyond my frontier line'.
But it is Barrie's letters that give the correspondence its peculiar piquancy. The Victorian critic Andrew Lang noted: 'Stevenson possessed, more than any man I ever met, the power of making other men fall in love with him' — and Barrie appears to have been no exception. In one letter, responding to Stevenson's praise, he speaks of his 'sufficient sense to continue to sit at your feet'. Upon hearing that Stevenson had fallen ill, Barrie writes: 'To be blunt I have discovered (have suspected it for some time) that I love you, and if you had been a woman —.' And he ends one epistle: 'I wish I was this letter now and that I might see you in the flesh.'
On the one hand their intimacy seems surprising, given that the two authors never met. They both attended Edinburgh University in the 1870s, but by the time they started corresponding Stevenson had settled in Samoa while Barrie was living between Angus and London. As Shaw points out, however, it is this distance that lends the correspondence its charm. In one letter, pressing for information on Barrie's next book, Stevenson writes: 'No harm in telling me; I am too far off to be indiscreet […] I am rushes by the riverside, and the stream is in Babylon; breathe your secrets to me fearlessly.' Barrie accepts this logic. To Stevenson, he writes, he can reveal 'the real JMB who has been so far carefully concealed from his "intimate friends"'.
They also enjoy a bit of literary back-stabbing. Stevenson finds Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles 'languid and false to every fact and principle of human nature', while Barrie, a friend of Hardy, finds the novel 'wrong-headed', and Angel Clare the 'greatest prig in fiction'. As for 'the new lady novelists', they can for the most part, according to Barrie, 'be divided into those who shriek because some one has seduced them and those who shriek because no one will seduce them'.
Stevenson repeatedly urges Barrie to make the journey to Samoa ('Your soul's health is in it. You will never do the great book... till you come'); but Barrie confides that the reason he cannot travel, which he dares not tell his friends, is his 'passion for my mother and my young sister'. So instead he is left to imagine Stevenson 'in a suit of bananas... enticing the monkeys to fling cocoanuts at you, which is my notion of life in Samoa'.
Shaw draws parallels between Samoa and the Neverland of Peter Pan, arguing that Barrie associated Stevenson with the spirit of youth: 'Just as Pan feels sorrow for leaving his mother, Barrie expressed guilt at the thought of leaving his own mother when he considered visiting Stevenson in Samoa.' Peter Pan has inspired a torrent of academic theories, and Barrie's letters will doubtless give rise to more. But who knows what else we might have learned had the correspondence not abruptly ended in 1894 when Stevenson died, aged 44, after suffering a suspected brain haemorrhage while making mayonnaise. As Barrie wrote shortly afterwards to Stevenson's stepson: 'To me it is as if a bit of myself had died, the romantic part, which was for ever running after him.'
'I wish I was this letter now, and that I might see you in the flesh', Barrie writes to Stevenson
Written byEmily Bearn
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Delhi Cabinet restores enhanced minimum wages struck down by High Courthttps://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-cabinet-restores-enhanced-minimum-wages-struck-down-by-high-court-5408245/
Delhi Cabinet restores enhanced minimum wages struck down by High Court
The HC had struck down the government notification on wages, terming it as "hurried". The order added that adequate consultations were not held with stakeholders before taking the decision.
By Express News Service |New Delhi | Updated: October 19, 2018 1:56:10 am
HC had earlier quashed the govt's notification on wages
Contractual employees attached with the Delhi government, its boards and corporations will be eligible for enhanced minimum wages of rates that were quashed by the Delhi High Court in August. The Delhi Cabinet took a decision in this regard on Thursday. The HC order, dated August 4, does not bar the government from paying enhanced wages to people working under it, an official statement said. The HC had struck down the government notification on wages, terming it as "hurried". The order added that adequate consultations were not held with stakeholders before taking the decision.
"If reduced payments were made as a result of the orders of HC or if any deductions were made, such personnel shall be paid balance amounts equal to the amount of reduction or deduction for the entire intervening period on or before October 31 to enable them to celebrate Diwali in a meaningful way," the statement said.
The revised wages, which were fixed in 2017, were Rs 13,350 per month for unskilled workers, Rs 14,698 for semi-skilled and Rs 16,182 for skilled workers. The Cabinet directed the Chief Secretary to ensure that all the reductions and deductions made after the HC order till October 18 are credited to the accounts of the eligible workers. Meanwhile, the government has already moved the Supreme Court to restore its original notification.
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We got our denial for the Waiver application we had filled out for Isaac. MR/DD Waiver would give him a medical card to pay for his medical expenses. Since growth hormone isn't free, we were really hoping to get it so we wouldn't have to worry about keeping 2 insurances all the time.
Apparently PWS "is not an approved waiver diagnosis."
Of course its not. It is in a bunch of other states, why would WV be one of those enlightened states?? This is one of those situations that the rarity of it all becomes very very frustrating. Just like we did in the beginning when the doctors were clueless around here as to what was wrong with Isaac, we wish we lived somewhere else today.
Since last wednesday Isaac and I have been fighting a nasty cold. Poor little Isaac sounds so pitiful, coughing and sneezing. The pedi said to elevate him, use the aspirator and saline drops, and just generally pamper the little fella. He is still in a good mood - I just hope he gets better soon! He doesn't like to eat all that much when he's stuffy and congested.


Achernar – aka Alpha Eridani – is the 9th brightest star in the sky and the flattest star known.
The 9th brightest star in all the heavens, Achernar is a well-known sight to observers in the Southern Hemisphere, but known only by name to the great majority of observers in the Northern Hemisphere. It shines brightly with a magnitude of 0.45 – in other words, as brightly as the brightest stars – but it is so far south on the dome of stars surrounding Earth that it never rises above the horizon from any location north of about 33 degrees N. latitude. Follow the links below to learn more about Achernar, sometimes called the end of the River.
In a dark sky, you can see that Achernar marks the end of a great stream of stars known to the ancients as a celestial River. This is the constellation Eridanus the River, and Achernar is its brightest star. In fact, the name Achernar means End of the River.
How to see Achernar. For all practical purposes, you must be even further south – around 25 degrees N. latitude – to see Achernar well. That is a line drawn around the entire globe passing through, say, Miami in the U.S. state of Florida and Taipei in China.
Nowhere in North America has it easy, seeing this star. For example, from Key West, Achernar rises only about 8 degrees above the southern horizon. Even farther south, from the southern tip of Hawaii's Big Island, Achernar never quite makes it to 14 degrees.
And yet, if you are far-enough south, you can see Achernar easily. After all, this star is very bright!
Just as Eridanus marks the end of the River, so the River has a beginning, the star Beta Eridani or Cursa, which itself is easily visible from the northern hemisphere, very near Orion's brightest star, Rigel.
On most nights of the year, Achernar cannot be seen from anywhere in North America, but around October 20 it skirts the southern horizon around midnight, never getting very high. Then as the months pass, it is seen earlier at night – around 10 p.m. in November, 8 p.m. in December and just after sunset in January. Being far to the south with no bright stars around it, Achernar stands out in its isolation. If you have a dark sky, and are far enough south, you'll easily see Achernar's constellation Eridanus swelling up in a great loop under the constellation Orion.
The star Achernar in the constellation Eridanus: End of the river.
Achernar's history and mythology. The very name Achernar derives from an Arabic phrase meaning the end of the river.
Interestingly, in early classical times the name Achernar was given to the star we now know as Theta Eridani, or Acamar. At that time Acamar was the brightest star of the constellation visible from Greece, and thus was considered the River's end.
When voyagers discovered the brighter star farther to the south, it became Achernar, and the former Achernar became Acamar.
Apparently both names derive from the same phrase, "Al Ahir al Nahr" according to Richard Hinckley Allen, and mean the same thing.
Science of Achernar. Data from the Hipparcos mission puts Achernar at about 144 light-years away. It is a B3V star, meaning that it belongs to the ranks of "normal" stars known as the "main sequence," but it is much hotter and brighter than the sun.
In fact, it is nearly 1100 times as bright, visually, as our neighborhood star. Brighter, hotter (and bluer) than the sun, Achernar produces more energy in the non-visible ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths. When you take this into consideration, it pumps out some 3,000 to as much as 5,000 times the solar energy level. The discrepancy is due to an uncertainty in the amount of UV radiation it produces.
Achernar's mass is 6-8 times that of our sun, and its average diameter is nearly 8-10 times that of the sun. But, while our sun spins on its axis once about every 25 days, Achernar completes one rotation in slightly more than two days, or nearly 15 times faster than our sun. This fast rotation produces an odd, flattened shape, first discovered by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in 2003. Up close, Achernar would look more like a blue M&M, while our sun would look more like an orange. Read more about Achernar's flattened shape from ESO.
This flattening of Achernar makes an exact surface temperature for this star hard to determine, because the flattening actually causes the star's poles to be hotter than the equator. Estimates range from about 14,500 to 19,300 k (around 26,000 to about 32,000 F).
Achernar's position is RA: 01h 37m 42.8s, dec: -57° 14′ 12″.


Emma coordinates and creates content for Search Party and JobAdvisor's marketing activities. Search Party is an online recruitment marketplace designed to make hiring great people quick, easy and affordable for businesses. Search Party allows employers to issue a recruitment brief to multiple recruiters in a single, transparent marketplace – setting their own fee and terms to hire talent. Originally from the UK, Emma studied Marketing Management in Newcastle and has a real passion for researching exciting developments to share with the world.
What if you could hire the right person for the job each and every time you put out a job brief? Sounds impossible, right?
Yet this goal is not unattainable. You simply have to change your assumptions about the hiring process and how it works.
Every successful employer will tell you to hire for cultural fit. Yet if you can't understand and articulate your culture you'll never be able to do this. You'll settle for hiring the people you "like" instead, and that mindset can cause problems.
Gene Caballero, Co-Founder of GreenPal, notes that "culture" is often misunderstood.
"Culture gets mislabeled as "perks" offered throughout an organisation. In its most potent form, culture should refer to the aligning values of the organisation; do you and your team members all believe in the same things? What is your team's mantra?
The specifics of your team's values are not as important as the fact of having the values ingrained that align each member of that team. This adds purpose to the mission, and passion is a product of purpose. These are the elements by which real culture is created. These values have to be installed at the early stages of a company, as it's impossible to come back later and sprinkle in some culture and values into an established team.
What if your company isn't in the early stages of development? Don't worry. You have a culture. You simply have to discover it by observing and articulating the values your team is already following, and the traits that already make team members successful.
It's true that you can't just "decide" to create a company culture, but you can identify and strengthen the one that is already there. Of course, if there are problems in the culture that turn your workplace into a dismal place to be then you must address those before you can proceed.
Communicating your culture is the cornerstone of employer branding, which is all about telling the world why employees would want to choose your company over all the others. Employers aren't the only one searching for cultural fit… that's what good employees want, too.
Of course, it also doesn't hurt to share details about your competitive salary, benefits, vacation and other packages.
Notice how all of this starts before you even identify an opening?
Most people believe the job brief is where the hiring happens. And while it's vital to write a good one, and to know your must-haves for each position, the truth is that by the time you have an opening it's too late to lay the groundwork for those truly stellar hires.
You can, of course, continue to use tools like ours to give yourself the best chances for success if you've got an immediate need, but until you do the harder bit you'll always continue to struggle.
Even when you don't have an opening you should continue to source and build relationships both with candidates, and with top-notch recruiters who can help put you in touch with more candidates.
One passive and effort-free way to do this is to use JobAdvisor. You can share your culture and your employer brand. You can collect CVs from people who already know you do not have a specific opening, but who may be interested in working with you because they feel, themselves, that your company offers a good cultural fit.
"I socialized a ton to allow me to meet a lot of people in the target demographic. I had to put myself in a 'target rich environment.' This meant going to mixers, tech events, and conferences. I never pass up a chance to hang out and chat with people.
The goal here is to avoid traditional job boards altogether. You want to sort through 5-10 top notch candidates who are already likely to become an invaluable part of the team. You don't want to waste your time sifting through the resumes of people who are hungry for a job (any job). People who take the time to apply to companies they love already have a leg up on job board job seekers, because they are taking conscious steps to grow their careers and seek organizations that will allow them to accomplish new and exciting things.
If you don't build a candidate pipeline, develop great relationships with recruiters or use tools that help you reduce time-to-hire you could be hiring out of a sense of desperation yourself. And if you're under pressure, you're going to make mistakes that you will surely regret later.
Recruiting? Download our eBook "How to Hire the Perfect Employee Every Time", and start building a superstar team today.
Use Search Party to find your next candidate quickly and easily. You can sign up for a free account and start searching today. Fill a role up to 5x faster at a substantially lower cost than traditional recruitment efforts.
SYDNEY, September 26, 2016 — For the 3rd year running employer branding and reviews platform JobAdvisor (a Search Party company) is launching its Coolest Companies in Australia competition. JobAdvisor recognizes companies that offer game changing service, provide unprecedented benefits to employees, foster friendly working environments and are addressing workplace diversity.
Startups, small businesses (SMBs), and large enterprises are all very much encouraged to participate as the aim of the competition is to value companies that have put in place innovative and different working environments, and bring value to their employees no matter of the organisation's size, geographical presence, or revenue.
Last year's competition awarded winners for two categories: Coolest in Tech and Coolest for Women. Finalists included Buzinga, AdRoll, 99Designs and CommBank, while Canva and Envato took top honors.
This year JobAdvisor is looking for Australia's coolest companies in four categories: Coolest in Tech, Coolest in Finance, Coolest SMB and Coolest Company for Diversity.
Applications are now open and can be submitted at cool.jobadvisor.org. To participate, companies need to submit an application, have an updated JobAdvisor profile and get at least 3 new reviews from current employees.
Entries close on Friday, 21s t October and JobAdvisor will be announcing the Top 10 finalists in each category in November.
The winners will receive a JobAdvisor trophy, recognition on their JobAdvisor profile, extensive promotion through JobAdvisor's and Search Party's blogs and social media channels as well as media coverage. Winning the competition is also a great way for companies to promote their business, company culture and values to a wide range of external audiences, including potential new recruits!


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Highway 4 to have limited opening Saturday for passenger vehicles and light pickups
Posted: Jan. 24, 2020 5:15PM | Last Updated: Jan. 24, 2020 5:43PM
WatchAt 8 p.m. tonight, the road will shut down so crews can install a portable bridge. that will allow drivers to get around a construction-related rockslide that has blocked the road since Wednesday night. But as Mary Griffin tells us, we still don't know how long it will be before traffic is flowing smoothly once again.
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says Highway 4 will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday for passenger vehicles and light pickups.
For Saturday morning's limited opening, vehicles will be screened at the Tofino/Ucluelet junction and at Sproat Lake and larger vehicles will wide be turned around. Heavy loads, commercial trucks and vehicles with campers or towing trailers will not be let through.
According to the ministry, once the smaller vehicles have gone through by noon, work will begin on placement of a pre-fabricated 20-metre single-lane bridge between the rock bluff and Kennedy Lake.
The ministry said the goal is to have Highway 4 reopened to single-lane alternating traffic to regular and commercial vehicles on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 26.
In the meantime, Tourism Tofino is asking visitors to rebook if they were planning to visit this weekend.
The hotels are providing refunds and are helping people to reschedule.
pacificrimnpr: For motorists impacted by the Highway 4 conditions, 2 Emergency Support Hubs are available in @PacificRimNPR Combers Beach parking lot for semi-trailer trucks; and Green Point Campground overflow for RVs and campers. #nanaimo #ucluelet #tofino #portalberni 1/3
— Tourism Tofino (@tourism_tofino) January 24, 2020
RT @PacificCoastal: Due to #BCHwy4 road issues, we have added a flight for #Tofino & #Ucluelet on Saturday, Jan. 25. Flights are available for booking online: https://t.co/J9kv4zpujH.
For more information, please read our media release: https://t.co/GnBNMLR1yM
For drivers affected by the Highway 4 closure, two Emergency Support Hubs are available in Pacific Rim National Park. Combers Beach parking lot is available for semi-trailer trucks, and Green Point Campground overflow is available for RVs and campers.
On Friday, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure that Highway 4 will reopen to essential travel only between noon and 8 p.m. Only passenger vehicles and light pickups were allowed through.
The damage to the road was caused by a large volume of rock falling during a scheduled blast on Jan. 23. The blast was part of the Highway 4 – Kennedy Hill Safety Improvement Project. The project is expected to be finished later this year.
#BCHwy4 update: Kennedy Hill will reopen to essential travel only between noon and 8 pm today (passenger vehicles, light pickups only). More details here: https://t.co/Xsm9jt7Dpf Thank you, all, for your patience and understanding. #Tofino #Ucluelet #PortAlberni
— BC Transportation (@TranBC) January 24, 2020
Ucluelet's mayor said the inconvenience highlights the need for cell service on the highway as news of the damage travelled slow.
"I continue to try to push the conversation of Wi-Fi. Perhaps if Wi-Fi communication was available, we could've relayed more information out to the rest of the travelling motorists trying to go there and just to spread the word," Mayco Noël said.
Tofino's mayor emphasized that the current difficulties should be worth it in the future.
"It creates an inconvenience as well so we're trying to balance the short term pain for the long term gain and we know how great the project is going to be when it's finally over," said Josie Osbourne.
Osbourne also tweeted Friday that while fresh produce shelves, milk and egg aisles are a little bare, there are full shelves of other items for groceries.
While the fresh produce shelves are looking a little bare, as well as the milk & egg aisles, happy to report there are still full shelves in much of our local grocery store! I Think I just bought the last bag of Ruffles, though. Sorry, everyone…#beprepared #vegetablefreezone pic.twitter.com/JORwEGGkQh
— Josie Osborne (@Josie_Osborne) January 24, 2020
The damage to Highway 4 was caused by a large volume of rock falling on the road during a scheduled blast early on Thursday as part of the a safety improvement project. The highway has been closed since. This incident marks the fourth time that the highway has been closed as a result of blasting.
The Kennedy Hill Safety Improvement Project is expected to be finished later this year and the Ministry said it "will create a safer, more reliable connection between Port Alberni and the west coast of Vancouver Island."
As far as the current situation, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said it will update the estimated closure window for the bridge installation as soon as possible. For updates, you can check the DriveBC website.
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Newcastle United can confirm that a meeting has taken place between the club's owner, Mike Ashley, managing director, Lee Charnley, and manager, Rafa Benítez.
It was agreed by all parties that the meeting was very positive and constructive.
Mike again congratulated Rafa and his team on gaining promotion to the Premier League as champions.
Plans for next season were discussed, including the purchase and loan of players to add to the squad in readiness for the Premier League season.
Manager Rafa Benítez added: "I'm pleased with how the meeting went and the positive approach we are all taking together to build on what we have started this season.
"There will be challenges ahead of course, the summer will not be easy, but the hard work has been going on for some time and we can now continue positively with the development of the squad ahead of the start of the new season.


But brand is more than just an exercise in organizational communication for consumers and clients. Brand is about communicating the very essence of an organization – what an organization is, and what it stands for – to all stakeholders.
In a market place where meaning and values are becoming ever more important in purchasing decisions, brand is becoming both more and more important and increasingly multi-dimensional.
It is becoming more important as, in an ever more complex and crowded market place, brand is one of the key markers of how people will engage with an organization due to an alignment, or not, between the values of the organization and the values of the stakeholder. And, it is becoming increasingly multi-dimensional as people realize that the values of an organization – ideally encapsulated by a brand – are of importance to not only consumers but so too, to an increasingly wider range of stakeholders from suppliers through to employees.
The multi-dimensional nature of brand therefore means that it is a powerful tool for communicating values and meaning to not only external stakeholders but also to prospective and current employees. In this very important respect then brand acts as a point of articulation between internal organizational culture and external brand communities.
As a result of these shifts, brands can increasingly play an important role in organizational work by helping create alignment between broader organizational aims and goals and the behaviors of employees. This realization provides immense value for organizations – as the alignment of brand values with individual employees' values has a massive potential payoff in terms of such important issues as employee retention and employee productivity.
And so, beyond just impacting on consumers' perceptions and their creation of meaning around a product or a company, going beyond even the brand advocacy role of employees, brand is becoming increasingly important in understanding the creation and management of meaning at work for employees themselves.
consumers and employees actively participate in the consumption and creation of brand through the actions and their engagements with others.
At base, and at it's most simple, this implies that an organization needs to live up to the values that it professes to follow. If an organization says that it values transparency then it needs to be transparent in its practices. If an organization says that it values environmental sustainability then it needs to show that it values environmental sustainability in its practices. And so on.
Not doing this leads to 'brand dissonance' – that is, it can lead to a disconnection between what an organization says that it does and values and what people perceive an organization actually values. And, in a increasingly connected digital world, brand dissonance and the discontent and ill-will that it can provoke can spread quickly due to the viral nature of information dispersion on digital platforms like social media. This discontent and associated negative sentiment can quickly undermine broader aspects of brand and reputation that may have taken decades to build up.
So much more than just the creation of a range of visual collateral to communicate with external stakeholders such as consumers, brand is something that needs to be brought to life through the actions and practices of an organization. At it's most basic this means that the organization, and those who constitute it (ie it's staff and employees), must bring to life the values that underpin the brand through their actions and everyday practices. And, importantly they must do this not just for external facing stakeholders such as consumers but with one another. For, it's through their day-to-day interactions with one another that these values become concrete and real. It's at this point that an organization's culture and their brand come together.
Beyond a more traditional focus on things like visual collateral (such as logos etc) on the power of brand we need to realize that, in an increasingly crowded market place, one of the most powerful builders of brand are our everyday practices. It's through the combination of these approaches that the values of our organizations are best and most ably communicated to the world. At it's most basic, the key takeaway from this piece is that brand is something that is built through our everyday actions and practices and we need to be accountable to that.


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Nashville Predators shut-out Minnesota Wild 4-0
By Hank Bonecutter | October 24, 2019 |
Nashville, TN – Pekka Rinne posted his first shut-out of the season while earning his 6th victory as the Nashville Predators downed the visiting Minnesota Wild, 4-0.
It was Rinne who thwarted the Minnesota attack in the first period to give his team a chance to turn the tables on the Wild for the win.
The Vezina Trophy winning Rinne stopped all 26 shots on goal tonight for another impressive victory in front of the Smashville faithful.
After a scoreless opening period, Mikka Salomaki scored the winning goal just 37 seconds into the second period on a wrist shot that beat Alex Stalock for the 1-0 lead.
Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne shutdown the Minnesota Wild Thursday night. (Mike Strasinger)
Nashville Predators defeat the Minnesota Wild 1-0 clinch Stanley Cup Playoff spot
St. Paul, MN – The Nashville Predators punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup playoffs tonight with a win over the Minnesota Wild, 1-0. Ryan Johansen scored the game winner, just 4:32 into the opening period.
The Predators were coming off of a humiliating loss to the central division leading Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night and with the St. Louis Blues breathing down their neck, they desperately needed a win tonight.
Winnipeg lost to the Dallas Stars, but the Blues beat the Vegas Golden Knights to stay within two points of the Predators. The final few games of the regular season will determine how these teams shake out for the playoffs. Nashville still has a chance to win the division, but they could also fall to third place by seasons end.
Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros (74) makes a save in front of Minnesota Wild forward Luke Kunin (19) during the second period at Xcel Energy Center. (Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports)
Nashville Predators defeat the Minnesota Wild in another shootout victory 5-4
Nashville, TN -The Nashville Predators had an old fashioned street brawl tonight against some former teammates and the rest of the Minnesota Wild, but in the end, they stood victorious with the 5-4 win.
Former Predator Kevin Fiala, who was briefly honored during the first period of tonight's game, quickly became the villain after scoring two goals on the night. But the Smashville "love" quickly became boos when he got caught up in some fisticuffs with former teammate Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen.
Nashville Predators center Brian Boyle (11) celebrates in front of Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk (40) after scoring a goal during the second period at Bridgestone Arena. The goal was originally credited to Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban (76) but was changed by officials to Boyle in the third period. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)
Nashville Predators defeat Minnesota Wild 4-2
Nashville, TN – The Nashville Predators completed their five game home stand with a 4-2 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild tonight at Bridgestone Arena. After a disappointing opening night loss, the Preds have now reeled off four straight wins, improving to 5-1 on the season.
Craig Smith put the Predators up 1-0 on a backhander that beat Wild starting goalie, Alex Stalock, with assists from P.K Subban and Ryan Johansen. Stalock got the start over Devan Dubnyk for Minnesota.
Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne (35) makes a save on a shot by Minnesota Wild right wing Nino Niederreiter (22) during the third period at Bridgestone Arena. Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Nashville Predators drop 2nd game in a row with loss to the Minnesota Wild 4-1
Clarksville, Tn — The Nashville Predators fell 4-1 to the Minnesota Wild, their second straight loss. The Predators had not lost two in a row since February.
This is the first game of a back-to-back, as they travel to Winnipeg for a matchup with the Jets tomorrow night. The Jets have won their last four games and are in search of 100 points.
Nashville got off to a good start as Ryan Johansen put the Preds on the board first, scoring at 8:37 of the first period. He fired a blast from the left circle, then took the rebound off of goalie Devan Dubnyk for the 1-0 lead. Johansen was assisted by P K Subban and Filip Forsberg.
Mar 24, 2018; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35) makes a save in the second period against Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise (11) at Xcel Energy Center. Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Nashville Predators Fall To Minnesota Wild 4-2
Clarksville, TN – The Nashville Predators were on their heels for most of the game as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Preds, 4-2, in the first of back to back games between the two. The re-match is tomorrow night at Bridgestone Arena.
Nashville has lost four of the last five games.
Minnesota's Mikael Granlund scored a hat-trick and goalie Devan Dubnyk saw his return to the line-up with a 41 save performance tonight.
Minnesota came out of the gate with overwhelming pressure on Nashville in the first period, outshooting Nashville, 18-2 and taking the early lead, 2-1 after the first period.
Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35) makes a save during the third period against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center. (Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports)


The cognitive development theory is based on the development of human intelligence. The central concept of the theory is that children actively construct their own cognition or knowledge as a result of their independent explorations.
The theory of cognitive development was proposed by Jean Piaget, who is renowned for his work in the field of child development. Piaget's research clashed with the popular behaviourism movement during his time. He opposed the behaviourist notion that a child was a passive recipient of knowledge and that their development was governed by rewards and punishments.
According to him, children actively participate in creating their own understanding. This is done through means of observation, physical activities such as games, both indoor and outdoor and interaction with other people. The principles of evolutionary biology has said to have influenced Piaget in the development of his theory.
The main argument of the theory is that the human mind, also known as cognitive structures, is an adaptation which ensures that our chances of survival are high by providing us a with the right 'fit' for the world. This means that human intelligence is an adaptation, shaped and moulded by our experiences, which makes sure that we know how to function accordingly in the environment around us so as to survive.
But this concept is not necessarily true, as repeated experience shows that the knowledge of any single individual is not always perfect. Many a time, the information that is available may have been the outcome of wrong assumptions, misunderstanding or incorrect facts. Children, for example, may initially believe that their way of thinking is the only way that the universe thinks but this is incorrect. It is only later that they realize that others have different points of view.
Keeping these facts in mind, Piaget suggested that children continuously revise their existing knowledge or understanding of the world to ensure that they make a better fit for reality. Therefore, cognitive development is essentially a process of revision where the child tries to restore equilibrium between his/her cognitive structures and physical and social reality. This leads to qualitative changes in a child's thinking process which results in perceptions and preconceived notions being formed.
According to Piaget, every child goes through different periods of development called stages. In each stage the child has a unique mode of thought that is an outcome of qualitatively similar knowledge structures.
In this stage, an infant's actions in the world decide how he thinks about it. Infants use a circular reaction, which means that when they accidentally generate a new experience by their motor activity, they try to recreate the occurrence repeatedly by a process of trial and error. They learn new behaviour patterns through the process of imitation and copy behaviour from things around them.
Once the actions of the child start becoming more organized, he is able to use symbolic representations to think and can carry out operations mentally.
In this stage, the child's thinking becomes logical in nature. His thinking is tied to concrete reality. Children are now able to find solutions for conceptual problems by manipulating data using their logical concrete–operational skills.
At this stage, the adolescent is now able to think independently and can explore possible or hypothetical realities. These adolescents solve problems by starting with possible solutions and then reasoning to arrive at the real solution.
According to Piaget, for children to learn effectively, it is better to allow them to experiment with situations by themselves. The process of manipulating symbols and finding answers to their own questions will help them learn better than by just being told what to do and how to do it.
Development psychologists have criticized Piaget for not giving importance to the various social and cultural factors that may affect a child's cognitive development. They also disagreed with the idea of a child being a solitary learner.


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{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes      #-}
{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}

module Iso where

import Data.Functor.Contravariant (Contravariant, (>$<), contramap)
import Person
import Control.Monad.Reader
import Data.Profunctor
import Data.Functor.Identity
import Getter (view)

-- | Exchange an ContraExchange types which are useful to define Isos
--   It like the container for two isomorphic functions
data Exchange a b s t = Exchange (s -> a) (b -> t)

data ContraExchange a b t s = ContraExchange (s -> a) (b -> t)

instance Functor (Exchange a b s) where
  fmap f (Exchange sa bt) = Exchange sa (f . bt)

instance Contravariant (ContraExchange a b t) where
  contramap f (ContraExchange sa bt) = ContraExchange (sa . f) bt

fromContraEx :: ContraExchange a b t s -> Exchange a b s t
fromContraEx (ContraExchange sa bt) = Exchange sa bt

toContraEx :: Exchange a b s t -> ContraExchange a b t s
toContraEx (Exchange sa bt) = ContraExchange sa bt

-- | Profuctor (Exchange a b)
instance Profunctor (Exchange a b) where
  lmap f ex = fromContraEx $ f >$< toContraEx ex
  rmap f ex = f <$> ex
  dimap f g ex =  fromContraEx  $ f >$< toContraEx (g <$> ex)

-- | Iso Type
type Iso s t a b =
  forall p f . (Profunctor p, Functor f) => p a (f b) -> p s (f t)

type AnIso s t a b =
  (Exchange a b) a (Identity b) -> (Exchange a b) s (Identity t)

iso :: (s -> a) -> (b -> t) -> Iso s t a b
iso sa bt = dimap sa (fmap bt)

withIso :: AnIso s t a b -> ((s -> a) -> (b -> t) -> r) -> r
withIso ai k =
  let Exchange sa bt = ai $ Exchange id Identity
  in k sa (runIdentity . bt)

from :: AnIso s t a b -> Iso b a t s
from ai = withIso ai $ \sa bt -> iso bt sa

-- | Value examples
type HTuple = ( String
              , Int
              , Gender
              , Ethnicity
              , Maybe String
              , Maybe SuperPower)

makeHuman :: HTuple -> Human
makeHuman (name', age', gender', eth', heroNm', supPower') =
  Human name' age' gender' eth' heroNm' supPower'

unmakeHuman :: Human -> HTuple
unmakeHuman Human{..} = (name, age, gender, ethnicity, heroName, superPower)

unmakeHumanIso :: Iso Human Human HTuple HTuple
unmakeHumanIso = iso unmakeHuman makeHuman

makeHumanIso :: Iso HTuple HTuple Human Human
makeHumanIso = from unmakeHumanIso

-- An Iso is a Lens and thus a Getter
humanTuple :: IO HTuple
humanTuple = (runReaderT $ view unmakeHumanIso) human2

aHuman :: IO Human
aHuman = humanTuple >>= runReaderT (view makeHumanIso)


Make it easy for your customers. Checking in to Facebook in exchange for free internet brings many benefits to both a restaurant and its customers.
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Here's a quick and easy tree trim that creates a satisfying result from a few simple supplies.
You can makes dozens of these little beaded wreaths in a very short time. Simply strand the beads onto a pipe cleaner stem. The ornaments shown here are small ornaments, but you can make them as large as you like. They would also be easy to incorporate into any color scheme, or you could mix and match the colors for a more eclectic look.
To secure the beads in place, simply twist the two ends of the pipe cleaner together. To cover the area where you have twisted the pipe cleaner, just tie a shoe lace bow around the pipe cleaner.
If you want hangers for these (I just placed the center of the wreath onto a branch stem), you can create one, but do this before you wrap your bow around. Tie a hanger around the exposed pipe cleaner area and then tie your bow on top of the hanger.


Gamorr was the agrarian homeworld of the pig-faced Gamorreans, located in the Opoku system of the Outer Rim. It was third planet orbiting the sun and had one moon.
Its varied terrain ranged from frozen tundra to deep forests, and was considered quite pleasant by off-worlders. Nevertheless, tourism was highly discouraged to Gamorr because of the vicious lifestyle of ferocious, bloody warfare constantly being waged between rival Gamorrean clans.
Prominent mushrooms were also found on Gamorr, as were native coolsap trees.
Gamorr was first visited thousands of years prior by the space-faring Rakatan Civilization who would hold it for almost five thousand years. Eventually, the Gamorreans spread out from the galaxy, earning a reputation as being among the most violent and ferocious mercenaries in the galaxy, and many factions used that to their advantage. During the Great Sith War the combined armies of Krath and Sith bolstered their ranks by using thousands of Gamorrean mercenaries to serve as cannon fodder against the Republic forces. During the war Gamorr was considered to be under Sith occupation. When the Galactic Republic drove the Sith forces away, the world returned to a state of primitive isolation. Both Mandalorians during the Mandalorian Wars and Sith Empire during the Jedi Civil War avoided the planet, but during the Dark Wars several Sith warlords pressed Gamorrean mercenaries into their service, and the planet changed hands among nearly a dozen Sith warlords during that time.
Around 1,002 before the Battle of Yavin, the Brotherhood of Darkness operated a Sith academy on the world that specialized in the training of Sith Warriors and Marauders. Under the Galactic Empire, it was the site of a NAMIS disaster.
Though ignored by the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars, Gamorr was given special attention by the CIS. Thousands of Gamorreans, less concerned with galactic politics and more interested in a good fight, were taken offworld by the Separatists and employed as mercenaries. The Gamorreans rarely served the Separatists with distinction, and they were instead employed for dangerous frontal assaults. As a result, the survival rate for Gamorrean mercenaries working for the Confederacy was less than 8 percent.
The Hutts, upset with the Confederacy's claim on so many Gamorreans, petition the Separatists in an attempt to preserve their own hold on the planet's natives. The Trade Federation negotiated a finder's fee, paying a bounty to the Hutts for each Gamorrean that the Confederacy hired in the course of conflict. Although this resulted in only a minimal profit for the Hutts, it eased their concerns over the perceived Separatist encroachment on a labor force that was largely considered theirs.
Though the war never came to Gamorr's surface, a number of small space battles were occur in neighboring star systems. Separatists established a single base on Gamorr's moon, but by the end of the war, it was completely abandoned and overtaken by pirates.
Gamorr was also a site for podracing, the events were made safe by the Hutts. One podracing event was located in the ruins of the ancient Gamorrean Carnuss Gorguul's citadel.
Though the Gamorreans did not develop space travel, they established a colony on nearby Pzob. However, the planet was never united under a single government, and remained unaligned after the fall of the Empire.


A sriracha, peanut butter, and sesame oil dressing brings heat-and-sweet flavors to this bed of greens. Layer Grilled & Ready® chicken for added texture and flavor. Ready in 10 minutes at just 190 calories. Recipe provided by Taste of Home.
In a small bowl, whisk together rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, sriracha sauce and peanut butter until blended. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine salad greens, carrots, mushrooms, sprouts, and chicken. Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat. Sprinkle with almonds and serve immediately.


A large group gathered to celebrate Christmas at our Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and fifty-two people joined us on Christmas Day for our Family Eucharist. This was followed by our Christmas lunch where a good time was had by all!
Sharing a wonderful Christmas Lunch!
May I take this opportunity to thank all those who have helped to make All Saints a great place to worship in 2016, and to wish everyone a wonderful 2017! New Years are times for new beginnings. Who knows what the year ahead will bring? But whatever does happen we can know we are in the arms of a loving God. That is our Good News – for Christmas and for all the year round!
Our readings for this Sunday, 1st January 2017, will be Ecclesiastes 3:1-13, Hebrews 2:10-18, and Luke 2:15-21, and we will be singing the carols O Come All Ye Faithful, In the Bleak Midwinter, Silent Night, See Amid the Winter's Snow, and Joy to the World! The readings can be found via this link!
Join us for Midnight Mass and on Christmas Day!
Christmas is finally upon us. After all the anticipation and preparation we can now celebrate the birth of Christ together and all that means in our lives.
For many people, myself and Andy included, all the arrangements can make this a stressful time as we prepare to welcome family and friends and hope to have the "best Christmas ever!" Let us ask God to save us from striving and give us the special peace as we embrace the true meaning of the season: God's love for all, which we can reflect in our love for one another.
Our readings for Christmas Eve will be Isaiah 9:2-7 and Luke 2:1-20, and we will be singing the carols O Come All Ye Faithful, O Holy Night, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Silent Night, and Hark The Herald Angels Sing.
Then on Christmas Day, our readings will be Isaiah 52:7-10 and Luke 2:1-20, and we will be singing the carols O Come All Ye Faithful, Away in a Manger, Good Christian Friends Rejoice, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, and Hark The Herald Angels Sing!
Last Friday and Saturday nights we had our wonderful Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols – a real beginning to Christmas! Thanks to the Lannacapella Choir and to all those who did readings or helped behind the scenes.
Christmas will soon be upon us, those who have signed up for the Christmas lunch should standby to hear what they have to bring! Of course, our midnight mass and Christmas morning service will be the centre of our worship, and as we look forward to singing the familiar carols we can rejoice in their message: peace on earth and good will, and the knowledge that God is with us.
Our readings for this Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Advent, will be Isaiah 7:10-16, Romans 1:1-7, and Matthew 1:18-25, and we will be singing the carols O Come, All Ye Faithful, Once in Royal David's City, Silent Night, and See Amid the Winter's Snow. The readings can be found via this link!
Our new church directory is still available – thanks to Chris for pushing this! Reply to this email to get a copy!
A great night at All Saints, Chiang Mai. The American Consul General, Jennifer Harhigh, reads the sixth lesson at our Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
Thanks to the Lannacapella Choir for leading our worship.
Our Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is finally here. There are still a few tickets available, especially for Friday night, so feel free to come along and bring your friends.
Christmas will soon be upon us, and almost 20 people have signed up for Christmas lunch, so that should be a great event. Of course, our midnight mass and Christmas morning service will be the centre of our worship, and as we look forward to singing the familiar carols we can rejoice in their message: peace on earth and good will, and the knowledge that God is with us.
Our readings for the third Sunday of Advent will be Isaiah 35:1-10, James 5:7-10, and Luke 1:46-55, and we will be singing the hymns Of the Father's Love Begotten, Song of Mary, and Tell out my Soul! The readings can be found via this link!
Last Sunday we will have a great potluck as we decorated the church for Advent and Christmas. Thanks to all who came to this special event – there were nearly forty of us!
Advent is a time of hope – we look forward to Christmas when we remember Jesus coming as a baby, but we also look forward to Jesus' second coming when he will come to make all things well. All are welcome to join us for our Advent and Christmas events, but you will need a ticket for the Festivals of Nine Lessons and Carols, and to sign-up if you want to share Christmas lunch in the church.
Our readings for Advent Sunday will be Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13, and Matthew 3:1-12, and we will be singing the hymns O Come O Come Emmanuel, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent, and Lo He Comes with Clouds Descending!
Our church directory is finally available – thanks to Chris for pushing this! Send an email to info@AllSaintsChiangMai.com to get a copy!


Rare Genetic Variants Associated With Development of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Importance: Rare variants in the complement genes CFH, CFI, C9, and C3 have been found to be highly associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD); however, the effect on clinical characteristics and familial segregation by these variants is lacking.
Since then, they have been developed as novel cosmetic functional ingredients (CFI) and topical drug candidates.
Functional single nucleotide polymorphism in IL-17A 3' untranslated region is targeted by miR-4480 in vitro and may be associated with age-related macular degeneration.
Genetic factors contributing to AMD include single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in immune-related genes including CFH, C2, CFI, C9, and C3, thus implicating these pathways in AMD pathogenesis.
Complement Component 3 Is Regulated by TWIST1 and Mediates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition.
UNASSIGNED: We have previously shown that complement component 3 (C3) is secreted by malignant epithelial cells.
Very rare coding variants (frequency <0.1%) in CFH, CFI and TIMP3 suggest causal roles for these genes, as does a splice variant in SLC16A8.
Age-related macular degeneration: Complement in action.
Polymorphisms in genes encoding two important negative regulators of the alternative complement pathway, complement factor H (CFH) and complement factor I (CFI), are associated with the risk for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision impairment in the ageing population.
Identification of novel gene and pathway targets for human epilepsy treatment.
In down-co-expression module, C1QB (complement C1s), C1S (complement component 1, S subcomponent) and CFI (complement factor I) were enriched in GO:0006955 ~ immune response.
Natural product-derived spirooxindole fragments serve as privileged substructures for discovery of new anticancer agents.
Several anticancer drug candidates such as SAR405838, RO8994, CFI-400945 and their bioisosteres are undergoing clinical trials or preclinical studies.
Targeting Polo-Like Kinases: A Promising Therapeutic Approach for Cancer Treatment.
Other Plk inhibitors, including the Plk1 inhibitors GSK461364A, TKM-080301, GW843682, purpurogallin, and poloxin and the Plk4 inhibitor CFI-400945 fumarate, are in earlier clinical development.
Discovery of orally active anticancer candidate CFI-400945 derived from biologically promising spirooxindoles: success and challenges.
Among spirooxindoles, CFI-400945 holds its promise as the first potent PLK4 inhibitor, the fumarate of CFI-400945 has entered phase I clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors.
A drug discovery program culminated in CFI-400945, a potent and selective PLK4 inhibitor.
Polo-like kinase 4 inhibition: a strategy for cancer therapy?
In this issue of Cancer Cell, Mason and colleagues describe the development of a Polo-like kinase 4 (PLK4) inhibitor (CFI-400945), with promising activity against tumors formed in mice from patient-derived tumor tissue.
We found that 7.8% of AMD cases compared to 2.3% of controls are carriers of rare missense CFI variants (odds ratio (OR) = 3.6; P = 2 × 10(-8)).
Here, we report the identification of a rare, highly penetrant missense mutation in CFI encoding a p.Gly119Arg substitution that confers high risk of AMD (P = 3.79 × 10⁻⁶; odds ratio (OR) = 22.20, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.98-164.49).
Early complementopathy after multiple injuries in humans.
factor I were significantly diminished early after trauma.
Results question whether complement factor I autoantibodies per se predispose to atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Acquisition of complement inhibitor serine protease factor I and its cofactors C4b-binding protein and factor H by Prevotella intermedia.
Since FI requires cofactors for its activity we also investigated the binding of purified cofactors C4BP and FH and found acquisition of both proteins, which retained their activity in FI mediated degradation of C3b and C4b.
Genetic factors for choroidal neovascularization associated with high myopia.
One SNP (rs10033900) in the CFI gene, which encodes a protein involved in the inflammatory pathway, was significantly associated with myopic choroidal neovascularization in multivariate analysis after correction for multiple testing.
Protective molecules and their cognate antibodies: new players in autoimmunity.
Complement component C1q, Creactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid P (SAP), mannose-binding lectin (MBL), apolipoprotein A-1 (Apo A-1) and long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) are molecules involved in the removal of apoptotic bodies and pathogens, and in other antiinflammatory pathways.


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Joe Ward may refer to:

 Joe Ward (baseball) (1884–1934), American baseball player
 Joe Ward (basketball) (born 1963), American basketball player
 Joe Ward (boxer) (born 1993), Irish boxer
 Joe Ward (footballer, born 1954), Scottish footballer
 Joe Ward (footballer, born 1995), English footballer
 Joe Ward (ice hockey) (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
 Joe Ward (rugby union) (born 1980), New Zealand rugby player

See also
 Joanne Ward, British tennis player
 Joseph Ward (disambiguation)
 Joel Ward (disambiguation)


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Ashbury College Creative Learning Centre: Seismic Solution in the Pipeline
The new Creative Learning Centre at Ashbury College in Ottawa is almost complete, but the building presented an interesting earthquake design challenge. Ottawa sits in the Western Quebec Seismic Zone where earthquakes, mostly of small magnitude, are recorded every five days on average. The Creative Learning Centre is being built at the heart of Ashbury College surrounded by four older buildings, each of which could be expected to move differently under maximum seismic loading. Numerous heating, plumbing and sprinkler pipes travel from the older buildings to the new building. These pipes would have to remain functional to ensure life safety in the event of an earthquake – a large demand for rigid pipes made of materials such as cast iron and copper. The solution lies in the use of specialty V-shaped pipe connections with a flexible braided metal outer layer. These "seismic 'V' loops" are rare in Ottawa and more common in California where they are produced.
See more about this project:
Ashbury College Project Page
School's Out, Contruction's On