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Poet and writer from Afghanistan who grew up in Southern Brooklyn
Zohra Saed is a poet, editor and translator who was born in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, and immigrated to Brooklyn with her family as a child in the 1980s. She grew up in the close-knit Uzbek-Turkestani community on Ocean Avenue in Sheepshead Bay and...
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Singer, musician and composer who lives in Sea Gate
Ellina Graypel is a singer, musician, and composer who lives in the Sea Gate section of Coney Island. She was drawn to this "small town in a big city" by the ocean and the saturated light. Ellina grew up in Belarus, where she began writing songs as...
Cuzzo Sosay
Musical inspiration and meditation at Coney Island
Cuzzo Sosay is a musician and producer of gangster hip hop, soul music, inspirational music, and R & B who visited the Coney Island History Project this past summer. As a boy growing up in Brooklyn in the 1980s, his parents took him to Coney...
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Brooklyn College history student grew up working in his family's bodega in Brighton Beach
Nasim Almantaser, 21, is a Brooklyn College student who grew up working in his Yemeni-American family's bodega in Brighton Beach. He recalls his father, who immigrated to the U.S. in the 1990s, working 12-hour shifts to support their family. As a...
Reverend Cliff Herring
The Roller Coaster Reverend shares stories of Cyclone weddings
After Reverend Cliff Herring married a couple on Coney Island's Cyclone roller coaster, the NY Daily News called him "the Roller Coaster Reverend" and "a card carrying member of the American Coaster Enthusiasts." Reverend Herring is member #18 in a...
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Mother of professional boxing star Nikita Ababiy
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Jen Kepler
Educator at New York Aquarium and passionate observer of Brooklyn wildlife
Jen Kepler is an educator at the New York Aquarium whose titles are Manager of Volunteers and Visitor Engagement and Live Interpretation Manager. The Brooklyn native recalls aspiring to work there ever since her childhood visits to see the beluga...
Monica Ghee
Coney Island native and longtime independent game operator on Jones Walk
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Khonya Epstein
Author and leader of the Holocaust Survivors Group at Marks JCH of Bensonhurst
This interview was conducted and recorded in Russian. Read Julia Kanin's transcript and translation below. Интервью проведено и записано на русском языке. Вы можете ознакомиться с траснскриптом и переводом Юлии Ханиной ниже. Khonya Epstein, 91, a...
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Someone is trying to kill Liz but nobody believes her. No matter how many 'accidents' she has the police still don't take her seriously. When her house is blown up she decides to fake her death and start a new life in Canada. Jake, her handsome next door neighbour, takes an interest in her but when Liz starts having 'accidents' again he has his doubts about her. Being the good guy that he is, he comes to her rescue anyway. It soon becomes a race against time to catch the killer before Liz's luck runs out.
An enjoyable, fast paced romantic thriller. I read this in two sittings. The reader is plunged into the action right from the beginning and it doesn't let up until the final twist at the end.


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Q: How can i solve the Null Pointer Exception i cant get anything on my fragment The activity below is a tabbed activity attached to the fragment below and I want to pass the "Data" variable from the response to the fragment below so that I can get the value inside it and render it to the view . Help me with the code to do that.
This is the Activity I want to send data from

public class ViewProfile extends AppCompatActivity {
    String Name;
    Api api;
    String token;
    Bundle bundle;
    MyProfile fragobj;
    String Date_of_Birth;
    Data data;
    ImageView backbtn;
    MyProfileViewModel myProfileViewModel;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_view_profile);
        SectionsPagerAdapter sectionsPagerAdapter = new SectionsPagerAdapter(this, getSupportFragmentManager());
        ViewPager viewPager = findViewById(R.id.view_pager);
        viewPager.setAdapter(sectionsPagerAdapter);
        TabLayout tabs = findViewById(R.id.tabs);
        tabs.setupWithViewPager(viewPager);
        backbtn = findViewById(R.id.back_button_viewprofile);
        backbtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                startActivity(new Intent(getApplicationContext(), drawerLayout.class));
            }
        });
        FloatingActionButton fab = findViewById(R.id.fab);

        fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                Snackbar.make(view, "Replace with your own action", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
                        .setAction("Action", null).show();
            }
        });
        token = Utility.fetchFromSharedPreference(getApplicationContext(),"user_access_token");

        getUserDetails();

    }
    public void getUserDetails() {
        api = ApiClient.getApiClient().create(Api.class);
        Call<ProfileInformationResponse> call = api.getProfileInformation("Bearer " + token);
        call.enqueue(new Callback<ProfileInformationResponse>() {
            @Override
            public void onResponse(Call<ProfileInformationResponse> call, Response<ProfileInformationResponse> response) {
                ProfileInformationResponse result = response.body();
                if(response.isSuccessful()){
                    Membermessage membermessage = result.getMembermessage();
                     data = membermessage.getData();
                    Name = data.getName();
                    Log.e("The Name :",Name);
                    Utility.updateSharedPreference(getApplicationContext(), "Name",Name);
                    String ID_No = data.getIDNo();
                    myProfileViewModel = ViewModelProviders.of(ViewProfile.this).get(MyProfileViewModel.class);
                    myProfileViewModel.init();
                    myProfileViewModel.sendData(data);

                  Date_of_Birth = data.getDateOfBirth();

                    String Address = data.getAddress();

                    String City = data.getCity();

                    String Mobile_No = data.getMobilePhoneNo();

                    String E_Mail = data.getEMail();

                    //for the next of kin
                    NextOfKinmessage nextOfKinmessage  = result.getNextOfKinmessage();
                    List<Datum> datumList = nextOfKinmessage.getData();
                    Datum datum = datumList.get(0);
                    String name = datum.getName();

                    Log.e("The nxtName", name);
                    String relationship = datum.getRelationship();

                    String   percent_allocation = datum.getPercentAllocation().toString();

                    String Date_Birth = datum.getDateOfBirth();

                    String adress = datum.getAddress();

                    String mail = datum.getEmail();

                }
            }

            @Override
            public void onFailure(Call<ProfileInformationResponse> call, Throwable t) {

            }
        });

    }

    public class SectionsPagerAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter {

        private final Context mContext;

        public SectionsPagerAdapter(Context context, FragmentManager fm) {
            super(fm);
            mContext = context;
        }

        @Override
        public Fragment getItem(int position) {
            switch (position){
                case  0:
                    return new MyProfile();

                case 1 :
                    return  new Nextofkin();
                default:
                    return null;
            }
        }

        @Nullable
        @Override
        public CharSequence getPageTitle(int position) {
            switch (position){
                case  0:
                    return "My Profile";
                case 1:
                    return  "Next Of Kin";
                default:
                    return  null;
            }

        }

        @Override
        public int getCount() {

            return 2;
        }
    }
}

My Viewmodel is this below

public class MyProfileViewModel extends ViewModel {
    private MutableLiveData<Data> dataMutableLiveData;
    public void init(){
        dataMutableLiveData = new MutableLiveData<>();
    }
    public void sendData(Data data){
        dataMutableLiveData.setValue(data);

    }
    public LiveData<Data> getData(){
        return dataMutableLiveData;
    }
}

This is my fragment where I want the Data from

public class MyProfile extends Fragment {
    TextView names,idno,dob, address,city,mobileno,emailno,memberno;
    String token   , Name ;
    Context thiscontext;
    Api api;
    MyProfileViewModel myProfileViewModel;
    public MyProfile(){

    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        thiscontext = container.getContext();

       // Log.e("Name :" ,String.valueOf(name));
        token = Utility.fetchFromSharedPreference(thiscontext,"user_access_token");
        View root = inflater.inflate(R.layout.my_profile, container, false);
        names= root.findViewById(R.id.names);
        idno= root.findViewById(R.id.id_number);
        dob= root.findViewById(R.id.Date_of_Birth);
        address= root.findViewById(R.id.AddressPROFILE);
        city= root.findViewById(R.id.City);
        mobileno= root.findViewById(R.id.Mobile_Phone_NoPROFILE);
        emailno= root.findViewById(R.id.EmailP);
        memberno= root.findViewById(R.id.Member_TypeP);

        return root;

    }

    @Override
    public void onActivityCreated(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
        myProfileViewModel = ViewModelProviders.of(getActivity() ).get(MyProfileViewModel.class);
       LiveData<Data> data = myProfileViewModel.getData();
       Log.e("Data sent", String.valueOf(data));

    }
}

A: Initialize the myProfileViewModel in the oncreate method of ViewProfile activity. Then just observe the LiveData in the required fragment.

A: A good approach is the next:
1. When you are fetching data, then show a progress bar
2. If the result is ok, then init the viewpager to show the data
3. If you have an error, notify or handle it
But, with your approach, the solution could be the next:
First, share your viewmodel to communicate the activity with the fragment
And second, in your success method notify to your viewmodel the data result.  Next, the viewmodel must be to update the appropriate livedata that must be to observed by the fragment.

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The founding chairman and expedition leader at OCEARCH talks about the popularity of the white shark and why tracking her is so important.
Katharine, a 2,300-pound white shark that often surfaces along Florida's east coast, has traveled nearly 37,000 miles from the north Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.
In the five and a half years since OCEARCH, a shark research and advocacy team, has been tracking Katharine, she's gained quite a following on the Treasure and Space coasts.
Katharine has her own Twitter account with 58,700 followers — by comparison, TCPalm has 50,200 followers — and articles written about her escapades are some of the most-read stories on TCPalm.com.
"Of all the sharks we've tagged, she is, by far, the closest thing we have to a Floridian," said Chris Fischer, founding chairman and expedition leader at OCEARCH. "It's interesting to see how the people of Florida have fallen in love with this particular shark."
Besides confirming humans' obsession with sharks, what exactly has Katharine taught us, and how long can scientists expect to gather data from her tracker?
Large female white sharks like Katharine experience a two-year migratory loop from their mating site, Fischer said. They mate every other year, giving birth, on average, to seven, 4-foot-long, 45-pound pups.
When Katharine was tagged, she was on the cusp of sexual maturity, Fischer said. Females are sexually mature at 20 years old.
"We didn't know for sure, but we knew she was close," he said.
During the first year of tracking Katharine, she traveled a one-year migration. She was tagged near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in August 2013, and traveled around the tip of Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico, consistent to what large, sexually immature sub-adults do. Then, she went back to the Cape Cod/Nantucket region in 2014.
"That told us that, OK, she's not sexually mature. She's not pregnant," Fischer said.
But the following year, Katharine transitioned to a two-year migratory loop.
"We saw her transition from a large sub-adult to sexually mature within her track, which was really cool," Fischer said.
After mating, most likely near Cape Cod, Katharine would drop down into what Fischer calls the North Atlantic shared foraging area, where the Gulf Stream kicks off Cape Canaveral and winds offshore and comes back near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It pins a cool body of water where sharks, many tagged by OCEARCH, forage on red and black drum and follow big-bait migrations, Fischer said.
After foraging, Katharine's tracker showed movement offshore, where she would "grow her babies," Fischer said.
Katharine's tracking pattern also showed scientists how and when white sharks enter the Gulf of Mexico, Fischer said.
Tracker batteries normally last about five years, depending on how much a shark surfaces.
Some sharks ping all the time, Fischer said, and some sharks never ping. Scientists prefer sharks ping with less frequency so, hopefully, they can be tracked longer.
A shark that pings once a day for 10 days rather than a shark that pings 10 times a day for 10 days is better for science, Fischer said, and "that's what Katharine's given us."
"She pings regularly enough to get amazing data but doesn't ping so much that she burns out her battery fast," he said. "You get the data that you need but now we can get it for a longer period of time."
OCEARCH is still getting solid location data for Katharine — who last surfaced Jan. 14 near Daytona Beach — and Fischer is confident they'll be able to track her for a long time.
On the other hand, Mary Lee, a 16-foot, 3,400-pound great white that was tagged in 2012, was a "prolific pinger," Fischer said.
"She was up a lot, which means we just basically just got the five years out her tracker," he added. Mary Lee's last ping was June 17, 2017.
Could OCEARCH find Katharine and and re-tag her?
"There would be tremendous use for it," Fischer said. "We could measure her again, we could understand how fast she grew and compare metrics from when we tagged her to whenever we recaptured her."
Unfortunately, OCEARCH cannot leverage the tags to find and catch her again.
"But if we were working and she swam up to us — it would be a gift from the ocean — and we'd definitely try to capture her and retag her," Fischer said. "Scientists have made that clear."
It's never happened with a large white shark, though.
When it began, OCEARCH's main focus was to try to manage large sharks. About a decade ago, numbers were down to about 9 percent of where they should have been, Fischer said.
"The path to abundance goes through the sharks," he said. "They are the balance keepers, the lions of the ocean. If there's lots of big sharks, there's lots of fish sandwiches for our kids."
OCEARCH realized it had to change the conversation about sharks.
"If people were still freaked out by sharks, that old Jaws disposition, then the people might not want us to manage (them)," Fischer said. "They might not understand their fundamental role in making sure their kids can eat fish."
To do that, OCEARCH began to give the sharks a voice, shifting the tone from fear to fascination, Fischer said. People now understand the science because they have been involved with the project from the beginning.
"We never dreamed it would take off the way that it did," he said.
Katharine's popularity happened organically, and it's also one of OCEARCH's most important accomplishments, Fischer said.
"By giving the sharks a voice, to allow them to communicate with people, it makes people better understand them," he said.
"Now, we love up on 'em like we love up on big cats,"
OCEARCH heads out on its 34th expedition Feb. 8 into the shared foraging region out of Jacksonville. FLORIDA TODAY watchdog reporter Rick Neale will join them a week later.
"Those trips are tough," Fischer admitted. "The sharks are so spread out. We'll work for 25 days and if we capture one or two, it'll be a huge success."
In January 2018, TCPalm's investigations, politics and Indian River Lagoon editor Cheryl Smith and visuals journalist Patrick Dove tagged along with OCEARCH during an expedition. Unfortunately, no sharks were tagged.
Even though OCEARCH doesn't tag many white sharks out of this region, the ones they do find and track supply scientists with some of the most important data, Fischer said.
"The sharks that we capture there are the ones that led us to Canada to find the separate fall aggregation," he said. "We keep going although it's difficult because the data we get from the few that come out of there has been some of the most important data to date. It leads us to where we can get a lot more."
On Twitter, follow Katharine at @Shark_Katharine and OCEARCH at @ocearch.


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Judith Lorber este o profesoară emerită de sociologie și studii despre femei la Colegiul Brooklyn și la Graduate School CUNY (unde a coordonat primele programe doctorale în domeniul studiilor feministe), membră fondatoare a prestigioasei reviste Gender and Society.

Lucrări de cercetare
Autoare a unor cărți importante de sociologie feministă:
Gender Inequalities: Feminist Theories and Politics (Roxbury 1998);
Gender and the Social Construction of Ilness (Sage, 1997);
Paradoxes of Gender (Yale, 1994).

Co-editoare a unor volume de sociologie feministă importante ca "Revisioning Gender (Sage, 1999) sau "The Social Construction of Gender" (Sage, 1991).

Lorber este promotoarea conceptului de "gen ca instituție socială", concept preluat și utilizat ulterior de alți sociologi feminiști și nu numai.

Bibliografie
Gamble, Sarah, (ed.), 1999, The Icon Critical Dictionary of Feminism and Postfeminism, Cambridge: Icon Books.
Harding, Sandra (ed.), 1987, Feminism and Methodology, London: Open University Press.
Myers, A. Kristen, Anderson D. Cynthia, Risman J.Barbara (eds.), 1998, Feminist Foundations. Toward Transforming Sociology. Sage Publications.
Owen, David (ed.), 1997, Sociology after Postmodernism, London: Sage Publications.
Stacey Judith, Thorne Barrie, 1985, The Missing Feminist revolution in Sociology, Social Problems 32, no. 4.
Smith, Dorothy, 1996, "Women Perspective as a Radical Critique of Sociology", în Keller, Evelyn and Longino Helen, Feminism and Science, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Dragomir, O, Miroiu M, Lexicon feminist, Polirom, Iasi, 2002.

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Essentials of a Country
January 17, 2023 January 17, 2023 by Therese
Some people, whether for job or pleasure, travel frequently. Even if it is your first time leaving your hometown, you are considered a traveler while you are on the road.
When planning a trip to a foreign country, it's important to know all the essential information about it. There are so many things to consider, from culture to health. This article will highlight the critical information you need to know before traveling.
A country is a group of people with a shared ethnic or religious origin, usually residing in a particular region. It is usually a sovereign state and has its government, laws, and military. The globe's landmass is divided into 193 nations recognized by the United Nations.
A country's best asset is usually its people. They have shared history, culture, and identity. It makes a nation a great source of social capital, enabling it to become a powerful economic actor. There are plenty of other factors to consider before moving to a new country. Several websites can help you.
The A-Z Country of the World, part of the Oxford Paperback Reference series, offers a brief overview of each country. It includes India country information on its population, geographical features, and vital statistics. Alternatively, you can look in-depth at a few developing nations.
Check out the US Intelligence Community's complete profiles if you're in the market for a more comprehensive guide to a nation's economic and political landscape. These provide an instant guide to the country's economic and diplomatic landscape, plus links to its Constitution, news and sports, and APIs.
You can also check out the Country Studies series, published by the Federal Research Division. In addition to the usual suspects, the series boasts a collection of books about non-existent countries, such as Sudan, and books about lesser-known nations, like Libya. Another novelty is that it is the first comprehensive set of country reports assembled by the US Intelligence Community.
Culture is a set of values that guide the way people behave. These values pave the way for social harmony, economic improvement, and physical well-being. Cultural awareness is the process of understanding another culture's values. The concept of culture has been influenced by anthropology, a science that studies human behavior.
People usually think of culture as a national or organizational culture. A national culture is a set of values from a country's geography, history, and demography.
On the other hand, organizational culture is a set of values that a group of people shares. It is a set of practices that differ from other organizations. Corporate culture is often measured by how the organization's leaders behave and interact with other organizations.
While national and organizational cultures are considered necessary, they are different. National cultures are formed by the interaction of other individuals within a nation. Regional cultures are separate but similar cultures within a country.
One of the essential components of a country's culture is its religion. Religion is embedded in the culture's DNA. When a country adopts wholesome aspects of its culture, it experiences more excellent social stability.
Another essential component of a country's culture is its language. Language transmits information and ideas. Other intangible elements of culture include beliefs, morals, and social roles.
Rituals are also part of a country's culture. Business meetings, greetings, and other social ceremonies are examples of rituals. Typically, a country's culture is transmitted through the music, dance, and festivals of its people.
To understand the culture, it is necessary to study the social, political, and historical influences. Learning the key components of a country's culture is essential to developing an organization's solid foundation. It will help revitalize an existing organization or establish a new one.
Languages are one of the essentials of a country. The number of languages in a country is exciting and tells us a lot about a country's culture and demographics. Some languages may be endangered, while others are not. Several different sources provide the data for a country's languages. For instance, Ethnologue includes information on all languages, including the most important ones.
Besides being a source of information on the most critical language in a country, Ethnologue provides statistical summaries. These summary charts include various elements often used to illustrate the status of a country's languages. In addition, the summary charts help find the most important language to study in a particular country.
Language classification is a way of grouping languages based on shared linguistic features. It follows a general order, starting with the most extensive grouping and working down to the smallest. There are many classifications, which include official recognition, statutory recognition, regional recognition, and multilingual products.
Another category of classification is the linguistic family tree. It shows the evolution of a language and its common root. Many languages are not on the visualization but are included in the linguistic family tree.
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No cases under new transport law till Nov 14: Quader
Readjustment of utility service price won't affect people: Quader
Power price up slightly to solve long-term problem: Quader
No wrongdoer goes unpunished: Quader
All parties to get invitation in Bangabandhu's birth centenary programme - Quader
Court the legal authority to grant Khaleda bail: Quader
"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked for bringing discipline on roads and all concerned will have to work following her instruction"
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today directed the authorities concerned not to file any case under the Road Transport Act-2018 in the next seven days.
"As the law came into effect on November 1, one week's time was given for creating mass awareness on the law. Now the time has been extended for another week (till November 14) for the same reason. And after that the law will be strictly enforced," he told reporters at Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) office in the capital after a meeting.
Quader, also the Awami League General Secretary, said before going to enforce a harsher law properly, time should be given to create awareness among the commoners about the law. Besides, he said, the formulation of rules on the new transport law is now at final stage.
Once the new transport law is enforced strictly, it would be possible to bring discipline on roads, he said. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked for bringing discipline on roads and all concerned will have to work following her instruction."
A massive campaign on the new law has been carried out across the country aiming to make people aware of the law, while media is also playing an important role in this regard, the road transport minister said.
Replying to a question about the delay in enforcement of the new transport law, Quader said: "Batter late than never…all the ministries concerned were involved. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has also expressed her expectation".
He said if any BRTA official is involved in graft, he or she would not be spared. "We will do everything necessary to free it (BRTA) from corruption," he added.
The influence of brokers on the BRTA must be checked, the minister said, adding it will be freed from brokers.
Responding to another question, he said Awami League is not thinking of other parties now, as it is busy with making itself free from intruders.
During the meeting, Quader exchanged views with officials at the BRTA office to discuss the Road Transport Act-2018.
On October 22, the Road Transport and Highways Division issued a gazette, stating that the Road Transport Act-2018 would be effective from today. Parliament had passed the act in September last year, replacing the Motor Vehicle Ordinance-1983.
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Q: Magento get all products in a certain category ordered by the 'Position' field I am simply trying to get all products that belong to a certain category ID in the Position order they are set in the back end.
I seemed to have tried every example available to no avail.
The basic code I'm working with is as follows (external php file that loads magento manually):
// Load Magento
require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/app/Mage.php";
umask(0);
Mage::app();
// set Store ID
$store_id = Mage::app()->getStore()->getStoreId();
// set Cat ID
$cat_id = 345;

$cat = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')->setId(345);

$products = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')
    ->getCollection()
    ->addCategoryFilter($cat)
    ->addAttributeToSelect("*")
    ->setOrder('name','asc')
    ->load();

foreach($products as $p) {
    var_dump($p->getName());
}

How might I achieve this?

A: This was what finally worked:
$cat_id = 345;

$category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($cat_id);
$collection = $category->getProductCollection()->addAttributeToSort('position');
Mage::getModel('catalog/layer')->prepareProductCollection($collection);

foreach ($collection as $product) {
    var_dump( $product->getName() );
}

A: $product_position_array = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($CategoryID)->getProductsPosition();

This should return an array of $product_id = $position.


"How much does it cost?" is usually the question people ask when looking to purchase something. That is, however, not the real question they are asking. What people want to know is the price, how much money they will give to purchase the item. The price is a one-time thing; money is given and the item is taken home.
The cost of an item is different and usually is considered last if at all. The actual cost is includes the price and the money it takes to maintain the item during its lifetime. The cost of an item lasts for days, weeks, months and even years after the price has been paid.
Let me give you an example. When I decided to purchase a cordless drill I went to Home Depot and began shopping. I do know something about the quality of tools but when I saw the price of drills by the top makers, such as Bosch, DeWalt, Porter Cable, I decided to go with a "cheaper" manufacturer. In and of itself the one I chose was not a "bad" drill nor was it the "cheapest" on the shelf. However, it was still not the quality by those companies mentioned above. So, I paid the price of the drill which included a charger, two batteries, and a carrying case.
My son, who is a carpenter, also purchased a cordless drill for the same time I did. Since he needed high quality and durability he purchased a drill made by DeWalt. It also came with a charger, two batteries and a carrying case. He paid almost three times what I did.
Here's the result. He uses his drill more than I and usually for heavier work. Within three years my drill quit working. The charger quit working and the drill did not work even with a fully charged battery. So, back to Home Depot I went in search of another drill. My son's drill still works and he uses it constantly.
As I look at this scenario I realize the total cost of the drill was far more than the price I paid for it. To replace the batteries for my drill would have cost almost as much as I paid for it originally. Then there's the cost of the charger. The only thing I would not have had to replace would have been the carrying case, although it did have a broken latch.
My new cordless drill is made by a different company (which is still not the highest quality as the one my son bought) and when I add the price of my original drill and the one I just purchased, it's almost as much as if I would have bought the higher priced one in the first place.
Why did I try to get by with less?
In my business we focus on the quality of the item and help folk understand that the price they will pay today is actually cheaper over a twenty-five year period than if they purchased something with a lesser price over the counter. Which makes more sense, paying a higher price at the time of purchase yet knowing it will be the last purchase they will need the rest of their life, or buying something far cheaper at the moment yet spending more more over the same life-time period ?
Do you consider price or cost or both when making a purchase?


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New Research: Children of Immigrants Benefit from Integrated Support
by Conor Williams
Last week, I published a speech in which I explained one of the Dual Language Learners National Work Group's primary challenges:
Now, as has usually been the case, our education debates are dominated by two considerations: race and class. This is, perhaps, as it should be. Those are traditional divides in this country. They are major factors in determining how children are treated in school and in society. And yet, in a moment when nearly one in three Head Start participants is a dual language learner, it seems as though we could stand to update our conversations about equity….Too often, these kids are not included — and their unique linguistic and academic needs are almost never front and center in these debates.
This general dynamic means that effective educational responses to race and class inequities are usually better-researched and more widely-known than strategies aimed at closing language-driven equity gaps. This is why our team writes so often about how various education reforms affect dual language learners (DLLs).
And yet, as I noted in the same speech, "DLLs are sometimes implicitly included in these broader conversations about justice and educational equity…simply because language is a proxy for those other factors: race and class." That is, there's a shamefully-large overlap between all of these groups: DLL children, children of immigrants, children of color, and low-income children. As such, efforts to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for any of these groups will be most effective if they can address the intersection of inequities driven by language, race, class, and immigrant generation.
That's why a just-published study helmed by Boston College professor Eric Dearing, "Can Community and School-based Supports Improve the Achievement of First-Generation Immigrant Children Attending High-Poverty Schools?", is particularly useful. (Note: the study builds on earlier research.)
The research tested the effects of a developmental support program, City Connects, on children of immigrants in high-poverty Boston schools. The program begins with an evaluation of their "academic, social-emotional, family, and physical well-being." This evaluation is then used to plan a targeted series of school- and community-based supports tailored to meet each child's specific needs. The scope of this conversation is not limited to education; it includes health services, transportation access, family resources, and the student's other available assets and pressing challenges. Program officials revisit the plan annually with teachers and families to check progress and adjust the slate of interventions in use. Students with particularly "intensive needs" receive more comprehensive reviews — and ongoing support from program officials.
In a way, the program echoes the granular, data-driven approach used to develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students eligible for special education services. That said, IEPs customarily identify mostly school- or district-based resources for meeting each student's needs. By linking school and community resources, the City Connects program actually expands on the individualized approach.
The study compared the outcomes of 292 children participating in the program with 375 children of immigrants who, for a variety of reasons, did not receive the program's supports. (Note: the researchers implemented a series of statistical controls to account for the possibility that these two groups of children may have differed in ways other than receiving/not receiving the City Connects program.)
As I suggested above, the children of immigrants in the program fell into a number of other traditionally-underserved categories in American education. Nearly 80 percent came from families living at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty line, and an additional 9 percent came from families living at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty line (that is, nearly 90 percent of students studied qualified for free or reduced-price lunch subsidies from the federal government). Just under 94 percent of the students were children of color and around 68 percent were formally recognized as dual language learners by the state of Massachusetts. (Note: student demographics in the group that did not receive the program were similar, though not perfectly identical on several variables.) Students' math and reading achievement was measured by their performance on the Stanford Achievement Test in fifth grade.
The results were encouraging. Children of immigrants who received the targeted supports during their elementary school years showed statistically significant improvements in math achievement after one year. Students' math achievement continued improving steadily with ensuing years of support. Reading achievement also improved, but it took two years before these gains were statistically linked to the City Connects program. Interestingly, the researchers write, City Connects "was associated with more than a 75% reduction in the math achievement gap and more than a 50% reduction in the reading achievement gap between" DLL and non-DLL children of immigrants.
Viewed through another lens, however, these results are actually sobering. That is, while the City Connects program appears to be linked to higher achievement for children of immigrants, it's important to consider its depth and breadth. It's tempting to think of educational inequities in snake oil terms — this curriculum or that professional development or these key teacher skills will close the achievement gap — but most policies and practices can't deliver that sort of effect. City Connects appears to considerably help children of immigrants and DLLs achieve, but it involves staff and resource support from beyond schools, intensive use and analysis of data on a student-by-student basis, regular oversight of these plans, coordination of school- and community-based services across a number of sectors, and much more. This is not an easy program for a district to invest in, idly implement, and subsequently ignore.
In other words, the strong early returns from such a program are exciting — but also serve as an echo of an old Max Weber quote that I mentioned in my speech: work to reduce educational inequity is never simple. It requires steady, unflagging, comprehensive effort.
This post is part of New America's Dual Language Learners National Work Group. Click here for more information on this team's work. To subscribe to the biweekly newsletter, click here, enter your contact information, and select "Education Policy."
[Cross-posted at Ed Central]
Conor Williams
Conor Williams is a Senior Researcher in the Early Education Initiative at the New America Foundation. Find him on Twitter: @ConorPWilliams


There it was, on West 40th Street, parked directly across from Bryant Park. A bright red panel truck painted with large graphic designs.
Passers-by were approaching the truck, reaching up to the folding window cut into its side, taking something from the hand that appeared, and walking away.
It was the Pocky truck.
The original Pocky was dipped in chocolate, but it now comes in a variety of flavors including strawberry, chocolate banana, cookies & cream, almond crush, and green tea. While only a handful of flavors are sold in the US, Pocky lovers in other countries have access to different shapes and sizes, limited editions, and seasonal flavors.
The Chinese enjoy peach flavored Pocky, and blueberry dipped Pocky is popular in Thailand, but the greatest variety is available in Pocky's home country, where the slim snack has developed an almost cult-like following.
In fact, in Japan, November 11 is designated as Pocky Day because the date, 11.11, looks like four Pockys in a row. The date has been certified by the Japan Anniversary Association and is registered as an official national commemorative day. On the most recent Pocky Day, Pocky broke Twitter's record for the most tweeted brand name in a 24-hour period, racking up 1,843,733 tweets.
So, what was that about a giveaway?
To spread the joy of Pocky, I will be giving a pack of the original chocolate dipped cooky sticks to a Blather From Brooklyn reader. For a chance to crunch into a Pocky, leave a comment on this post. Want a second entry? Comment on a different post. Third entry? Same deal.
The winner will be randomly selected and contacted via email (so please be sure to provide your email address). Sorry, US only, as there seem to be some bizarre rules regarding the mailing of food overseas. The deadline for all entries is Sunday, December 27, 11:59pm (Eastern Time). Good luck!
Update: The giveaway is closed. Many thanks to all who participated; I enjoyed reading your comments. The winner is Jerry Marquardt! Thanks again; I plan to hold another giveaway soon.
Yes, I got a pack!
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City of San Leandro Embroiled in Law Suits
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At the next closed-session meeting of the City Council, the Council will be briefed on a number of lawsuits against the City making their way through the court system. While they are not the totality of the lawsuits affecting the City, it's useful for citizens to know what their City's legal team is spending taxpayer money fighting.
Police Abuse Lawsuits
Parker vs. City of San Leandro & San Leandro Police Department
Police Victimizes Crime Victim
A man was a victim of road rage, so he went home and called the SLPD. When the police came, they found him on his porch talking to a friend. So what did the Police officer do? Take a report, you say? Why no, of course, not, this is San Leandro. Instead Police officer Ann O'Callaghan parked across the street, drew her gun, called the plaintiff over and handcuffed and searched him. Only then he was allowed to file a report. Also involved in this case, was SLPD officer John Kritikos.
The City's defense? A bunch of affirmative defenses, including "assumption of risk". Apparently, if you call the Police to report a crime against you, you consent to being handcuffed and manhandled.
Unfortunately, there have been several incidents like this one, where a witness or victim calls the Police, and they end up becoming the victims of police abuse. I reported on a similar case last year, and two more people reported similar experiences on my Facebook page.
McDougall v. Rite Aid Corp., City of San Leandro
Women spent night in jail after trying to get a prescription filled
This is a lawsuit against Rite Aid on McArthur by a couple of patients who brought a prescription for a controlled substance. For whatever reason, the pharmacists thought it was fake or stolen and they called the police. The patients were arrested, spent the night in jail, had to post bail and one even lost her permit to drive an ambulance. It turned out, however, that the prescription was real. The plaintiffs are suing Rite Aid and SLPD, the latter for false arrest.
So, what can we learn from this? First, use the Rite Aid pharmacy at your own risk. Seriously, prescriptions usually come with the Doctor's telephone number. If the pharmacist suspected something was wrong, they could have called the doctor. Instead, they subjected two innocent women to jail and more due to their own incompetence and even malice. I don't shop there often, but now I'm just going to avoid it.
But SLPD is just as much to blame. They, too, could have called the prescribing doctor. If they couldn't get a hold of him, they could have gotten the women's information, and arrested them once they confirmed the prescription was false. Instead, their defense is: the pharmacists told us that it was fake, and we believed them. Ace investigators, there.
Lawrence Williams v. City of San Leandro
Police searches car without probable cause
Early in 2013, the plaintiff was driving near the border with Oakland when he was stopped by SLPD. An officer told him he was stopped for "moving in his car". The officers asked him to step out and asked him if he had any drugs or guns, the plaintiff said he didn't. Officers proceeded to search the car, even though they had no probable cause for doing so and the dispatcher told them that while the plaintiff was on probation, there was no search clause. The SLPD officers took the plaintiff's ID, and did not return it.
Fortunately for the City, the plaintiff has filed this pro se and doesn't seem to know what he is doing. I say fortunately, because the judge made it clear that the plaintiff would have to show that it was the City's policy to violate people's rights in this way, in order to prevail against the City itself. A lawyer may very well be able to do so. AFter all, the SLPD itself has issued press release after press release that indicate that a car was stopped and searched with no probable cause.
Who knows, maybe a lawyer will read this and reach out to the plaintiff.
The case is 4:2013cv02302 filed in CA northern district court.
Clean The Drain! Lawsuit
Finch v. City of San Leandro
This case concerns a downhill storm drain that goes through the plaintiff's property. The plaintiff says the City is responsible for maintaining it, but it hasn't been doing so, so it gets plugged and the overflow from the drain flows into the plaintiff's property.
It seems the city has two choices: it can clear the damn drain or it can engage in an expensive lawsuit to find out whether it has the legal obligation of clearing it or not. What has the city chosen to do? Fight it in court, of course.
This is the type of thing for which I think we require clear answers from our politicians. I've asked Mayor Stephen Cassidy to tell us how much it would cost to keep that drain (or even all drains in public property) in San Leandro unplugged, and how much it has cost to fight this case in court for now over two years. He responded that I should find the information myself – apparently, he doesn't know or care to find out.
Slip-And-Fall Lawsuits
Two of the lawsuits concern falls due to badly maintained sidewalks. Alas, they both seem to be in private property.
Last year, the City settled a slip-and-fall lawsuit regarding a faulty sidewalk for $5K, but only after litigating it in court for over a year. The legal costs are probably many times that of the settlement.
We Need Social Workers, Not Police Lawsuit
The last lawsuit the Council will consider, filed last December, is more interesting for its social aspects than its legal merit. First of all it serves as a reminder that nobody should file a lawsuit without having someone who is able to read/write High-School level English, read it over. As it's written, it's pretty much incomprehensible.
But the documents filed with the lawsuit – which are confidential and shouldn't have been entered into the record, and for that reason I'm not linking to the lawsuit -, also speak about the failure of our educational system to identify children with mental disabilities, and of our social welfare system to provide needed support to families with such children.
The case will be dismissed, most likely, the social problems remain.
Also in the Legal Pipeline
– A liability claim filed by Guy Dilling form the Santos Robinson Mortuary against the City, I'm filing a CPRA request to find out what it's about.
– The Heron Bay HOA vs. City of San Leandro case has been taken under submission, and a decision is expected by late April.
–Ilmberger VS City of San Leandro Apparently, in early 2013, the roots of a city-owned tree blocked the City-owned sewer line on Graff Ave., making the sewage from the plaintiff's lateral line back up into their home.
– City apparently just won an appeal on a case where a paving company had sued it because it wasn't awarded the contract .
Posted by Margarita Lacabe at 1:43 pm	Tagged with: Heron Bay, lawsuits, Rite Aid, SLPD, Stephen Cassidy
Halus, City Set to Lose Wind Turbine Case San Leandro Moves to Ban Medical Marijuana in Multi-Family Housing


Fundamental month to month compensation of 2.4 million won.
PREPAID Return flights to Korea.
The key measure of parlor month to month lodging endowment.
Somewhere around 10 days paid get-away + Korean occasions.
Training and prepayment of convenience.
Visa preparing expenses are refundable.
Boss commitments to national medical coverage and senior offices.
half rebate on Korean, Japanese and Chinese YBM courses.
50 exercises for every day from Monday to Friday, 6 exercises of 25 exercises for every week.
Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the United States or the United Kingdom.
Visual and positive dynamic conduct.
Grown-up understudy and/or CELTA, TEFL confirmation EFL formal training background (suggested).
Shown involvement with administration/understudy (prescribed).
To apply for this position, please email the accompanying reports to the National Academic Director at YBM Language Education Center: ybmkndaeroas@gmail.com.
Self-presentation and resume (counting contact data, training/business status and references).
An examined duplicate of the visa data page.
An examined duplicate of the government criminal record review inside a half year of the occurrence (legally approved RCMP unique mark for Canadian natives) issue.
An examined duplicate of the college confirmation connected to the Ark (authenticated for Canadian residents).
To begin with, indicate the begin date and area (see past rundown).
In the event that you live or work in Korea, a duplicate of your Certificate of Alien Registration (previously, then after the fact), a letter marked by your boss, and a duplicate of the archives you have recently sent to INC.
Notwithstanding the visa status and length of remain, all candidates will require finish documentation. The meeting isn't planned for any position except if every single past archive are messaged to you.


The Dekoop City Light 'New York' projects a perfect 'big apple' evening skyline onto its lampshade. A vellum lampshade slides over a laser cut metal city scape, inside sits a votive candle and the flame throughs a perfect shadow reflection of the city onto the screen. This is a wonderful mood light for in- or outdoor use. Comes with a base, shades and the city scape in a gift box.


In 2004, in order to further promote Schwarzkopf Professional and Indola (professional products for beauty salons) Dudar launched a special project - opening the first and only hairdressers' training center in Kazakhstan working with world-famous Pivot Point methodology.
Training is provided by certified tutors with Schwarzkopf Professional products. Graduates of the basic course receive international diplomas that are accredited in 64 countries, where Pivot Point schools are located. The center provides training for masters in 2 areas: basic course designed for those who are willing to devote themselves to hairdressing, and refresher courses for experienced professionals who wish to improve their knowledge and skills in specific issues. In addition, the school regularly organizes various workshops and seminars taught by the school's teachers and invited guests from abroad.


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Author Van Vechten Carl
Carl Van Vechten (June 17, 1880 – December 21, 1964) was an American writer and photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein.[1] Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he graduated from Washington High School in 1898, and later the University of Chicago[2] in 1903. In 1906, he moved to New York City. He was hired as the assistant music critic at the New York Times. His interest in opera had him take a leave of absence from the paper in 1907, to travel to Europe to explore opera.[3] While in England he married his long time friend from Cedar Rapids, Anna Snyder. He returned to his job at the New York Times in 1909 and then became the first American critic of modern dance. At that time, Isadora Duncan, Anna Pavlova, and Loie Fuller were performing in New York City. The marriage to Anna Snyder ended in divorce in 1912 and he wed actress Fania Marinoff in 1914. Several books of Van Vechten's essays on various subjects such as music and literature
were published between 1915 and 1920. Between 1922 and 1930 Knopf published seven novels by Van Vechten, starting with Peter Whiffle: His Life and Works and ending with Parties.[4] Van Vechten was interested in black writers and artists, and knew and promoted many of the major figures of the Harlem Renaissance, including Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, and Wallace Thurman. Van Vechten's controversial novel Nigger Heaven[5] was published in 1926. An essay of his entitled "Negro Blues Singers" was published in Vanity Fair in 1926. In the 1930s, Van Vechten began taking portrait photographs. Among the many individuals he photographed were Judith Anderson, James Baldwin, Tallulah Bankhead, Jane Bowles, Marlon Brando, Paul Cadmus, Erskine Caldwell, Truman Capote, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Ruby Dee, Ella Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lynn Fontanne, John Hersey, Billie Holiday, Horst P. Horst, Mahalia Jackson, Frida Kahlo, Sidney Lumet, Alfred Lunt, Norman Mailer, Alicia Markova, W. Somerset Maugham, Henry Miller, Georgia O'Keeffe, Sir Laurence Olivier, Diego Rivera, Cesar Romero, George Schuyler, Beverly Sills, Gertrude Stein, James Stewart, Alfred Stieglitz, Bessie Smith, Gore Vidal, Evelyn Waugh, Orson Welles, and Anna May Wong.[6][7] Van Vechten initially met Gertrude Stein in Paris in 1913.[8] They continued corresponding for the remainder of Stein's life, and at her death she appointed Van Vechten her literary executor; he helped to bring into print her unpublished writings. After the 1930s, Van Vechten published little writing, though he continued to write letters to many correspondents. Although Van Vechten was married to Fania Marinoff until the end of his life, he was either a homosexual or a bisexual. Some of his papers were kept under seal for 25 years after his death, and when they were examined after that time, they were found to include scrapbooks of photographs and clippings related to homosexuality.[9] He died at the age of 84 in New York City. Van Vechten was the subject of a 1968 biography by Bruce Kellner, Carl Van Vechten and the Irreverent Decades. Most of Van Vechten's papers are held by the Beinecke Library at Yale University. The Beinecke Library also holds a collection titled "Living Portraits: Carl Van Vechten's Color Photographs Of African Americans, 1939-196", a collection of 1,884 color Kodachrome slides.[10] The Library of Congress acquired its collection of approximately 1,400 photographs in 1966 from Saul Mauriber. There is also a collection of his photos in the Prentiss Taylor collection in the Archive of American Art, a division of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Books by Van Vechten Carl:
Peter Whiffle His Life And Works
Interpreters And Interpretations
Music And Bad Manners
Music After the Great War, And Other Studies
The Music of Spain
In the Garret
The Merry-Go-Round
English Travellers of the Renaissance
by Howard Clare
Journal of the Transactions in Scotland
by Richard Bannatyne
Florizel
by Isabel Mcreynolds Gray
Back to the Soil Or From Tenement House to Farm Co...
by Bradley Gilman
High Frequency Sound According to the Boltzmann Equation
Harold Grad
High Frequency Sound According to the Boltzmann Eq...
by Harold Grad
As a Matter of Course
by Call Annie Payson


But is Jerusalem not the capital of Israel?
So why not recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital?
It's rare for countries to dispute the status of each other's capitals. The sticking point here is that Arab people in the neighboring West Bank and Gaza Strip territories also claim Jerusalem as the capital of their self-declared State of Palestine.
Just making a competing claim isn't enough to inspire a worldwide boycott. But the thing is, the United Nations (UN) plan that first endorsed an independent Israel also said Jerusalem should be neutral ground between the Jewish country (now called Israel) and an Arab country (now called Palestine, though "Palestine" was originally a culturally-neutral name for the whole area).
The idea was that Jerusalem and the surrounding area, including the Christian holy city of Bethlehem, would be an internationally-governed neutral zone known as a "corpus separatum" (Latin for "separated body"). But Israel's 1948-1949 war of independence left western Jerusalem under Israeli control, and since the Six-Day War of 1967, Israel has controlled the whole area. Many think the neutral Jerusalem plan is as good as dead now, but many countries still support it in principile, even treating it as the official legal situation for diplomatic purposes.
Even if they do think neutral Jerusalem is a pipe dream, most countries still support a future where Arabs will get their independent Palestine alongside Israel, and that usually means Jerusalem would at least get divided up between the two countries. In fact, US president Trump made a point of acknowledging that possibility even as he controversially recognized the city as Israel's capital.
Which other countries recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital?
It's difficult to make a full list of countries that recognize Jerusalem's capital status, because there's no official register for them to record their positions in. Instead, we're stuck with looking at what their governments say, and trying to figure out what exactly they mean.
Maybe the only two countries that seem to unconditionally accept Jerusalem's role as Israel's capital are Vanuatu, which reportedly recognized it earlier this year, and disputed Taiwan, which isn't even recognized as a country itself by most of the world. The Philippines has suggested it might move its embassy to Jerusalem, but doesn't seem to have made a formal statement of recognition.
Czechia (the Czech Republic) declared the day after Trump's speech that it recognizes West Jerusalem, but not the whole city, as the capital of Israel. Similarly, Russia's government has said it thinks East Jerusalem should become Palestine's capital, and "in this context we view West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel". This was reported in some media as a recognition, but Russia's government declared that this week's US announcement "defies common sense", so it seems unlikely that's what they meant.
Other countries have kept their statements vague or neutral, neither recognizing nor rejecting Jerusalem's claimed capital status.
Then where are all these countries' embassies, if they're not in Jerusalem?
Most countries, formerly including the US, don't recognize any particular city as being the capital of Israel. But all of their embassies are located in the city of Tel Aviv or its suburbs. In the early 1970s, there were 16 countries that did have their embassies in Jerusalem, but most of them left in 1980 after Israel claimed the city's disputed eastern half as part of its capital. By 2006, there were no more left.
Even the US embassy is still in Tel Aviv for now, but President Trump says he plans to move it to Jerusalem eventually, maybe after another six months. If he does, it could be the first international embassy to return to Jerusalem, though several more countries might jump on the bandwagon.
Most countries' representative offices to Palestine, on the other hand, are located near the Palestinian government headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, or else in the coastal town of Gaza (ruled by a separate faction of the Palestinian government). In general, these offices aren't called "embassies" - either because the countries don't fully recognize Palestine as a country, or because they do recognize it but think the real embassies should be in Jerusalem.
Yes, they do - ten countries, including the US, have "consulates-general" in Jerusalem. Usually a consulate-general is a regional office that serves under a national embassy, but these are special ones. The consulates-general in Jerusalem are officially representatives to the neutral "corpus separatum" area, not representatives to Israel.
Because of that, they actually don't answer to their countries' embassies in Tel Aviv, instead reporting directly to their national governments. Despite their officially neutral status, most of them also serve as their countries' representative offices to the Palestinian government in the West Bank.
At least Israel and the Jewish people must be happy about this, right?
Yes and no. Israel's conservative government enthusiastically supported the US recognition of Jerusalem as its capital, and many Israelis are celebrating. But some think it would have been better to wait until the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is resolved, and others don't think it should be a big deal. Some of the biggest Jewish groups in the US also approved of the decision, but a big portion also disapproved. Many Palestinians, including Arab Christians, were furious with the symbolic gesture. This may or may not include Arab citizens of Israel, most of whom consider themselves Israelis but disagree with aspects of the country's governance.


There are so many reasons Mile End and its surrounds are the best place to live in London, writes local blogger and resident Cecelia Cran. Yes, I know, I know, I'm totally biased… One of the key reasons I love it, is that I have the Regents Canal virtually on my doorstep.
This summer I've spent endless hours lounging, walking and (even sometimes when I can muster the energy) running by the beautiful canal, enjoying the cygnets swimming obediently in formation behind their parents, the coots peacefully building their nests and people making the most of their barges, sunbathing atop them, drink in hand.
For those who aren't familiar with Regents Canal, it's almost nine miles long and forms a link between East and West London. Stretching from Little Venice, near the Paddington Basin in West London all the way East, across London to the Limehouse Basin where it meets the Limehouse Cut. From here, it eventually ends up joining the River Thames.
Originally, it was planned that The Regent's Canal would connect Birmingham, the Midlands and the North Junction via the Grand Canal with the River Thames. This early idea was scrapped and replaced with a London-centric route.
In 1812, esteemed architect and town planner John Nash first suggested the Regents Canal be used to transport goods from one side of London to the other.
It was eventually finished eight years later, in 1820. Along the way, the canal faced a number of setbacks including the introduction of a not fully tested, innovative new lock system (which resulted in money being wasted and locks needing to be rebuilt) and also embezzlement of funds by the senior management of its construction.
All in all, the project ran massively over budget at £772,000 – almost double the intended amount.
The project continued to be costly to run and by the 1840s the railways were beginning to take a lot of the business from canals. Some senior figures attempted to turn the canal into a railway, but this was abandoned due to lack of funds.
Towards the 1930s talks were held between the Regent's Canal, the Grand Junction Canal, and the Warwick Canals. As a result, in 1929, a merger between the two was agreed and the canal was saved.
Things have changed significantly along the canal in the last hundred years. What was once a vehicle for the transportation of coal and other goods, today is used purely for travel and pleasure. There is so much to see along the waterway, whether on foot, on a bike, or on the water itself.
Coming down the canal from Broadway Market, you'll pass an impressive amount of street art which leads you to Victoria Park. From here, catch a glimpse of the gorgeous Chinese Pagoda and grab a coffee and some Sri Lankan inspired goodness from the Pavilion Café.
Or, on a Sunday stop at the Victoria Park Market, which starts at the Bonner Gate entrance, just a few metres from the Regent's Canal. There are heaps of brilliant delicious small food stalls offering everything from vegan burgers, cheese toasties, pulled pork, fresh juices, pies, cakes, cheese, bread and vegetables.
Continue down along the towpath and you'll pass the beautiful early 19th Century Grade Two listed property, the former Lock Keepers house, which sits right on the towpath and is simply beautiful, a real chocolate box cottage.
There are only two surviving Lock Keepers cottages along the canal: Salmon Lane and Mile End date and they date back as early as the 1860s. When these Lock-Keepers cottages were built, each had an attached single-storey boiler house with a steam pump maintaining the water level in the pound above the locks. According to the Regents Canal Conservation Area information, a new system for keeping parts of the Locks at this end of the canal supplied with water was introduced in 1898. A 3-foot diameter back-pumping pipe was laid from a new pumping station on the River Thames to the pound above Mile End Locks. The massive pipe is still seen crossing the canal by Commercial Road Bridge where it continues under the towpath to the Mile End pound.
Continue your journey east and you'll pass the iconic pub The Palm Tree, built in 1935 and one of the few buildings to survive the heavy bombing of the area in World War Two. Also along this stretch you'll often find barges moored up alongside the banks of the canal. These can offer anything from second-hand records and a new hairdo (yes, really), to tea and cake or a floating bar experience.
For those more active, there is the Mile End Indoor Climbing Wall and for the creative types, there is always something worth checking out at the Mile End Art Pavilion.
The canal hugs Mile End Park, where you pass the Ragged School Museum, opened in 1990, in the premises of the former Dr Barnardo's Copperfield Road Ragged School, which was set up in 1877 to serve poor and malnourished children, providing basic education and a roof over their heads.
Along the way, you'll see some relics from the past, including the beautiful lone chimney, harking back to the more industrial times of the area and some of the beautiful old locks, which have been in use since the canal opened.
As you continue along the towpath, you'll end up at the picturesque Limehouse Marina. The Marina is flanked by Canary Wharf on one side and The City on the other, with brilliant views of both. There is a lot to see and do in the marina, whether you want to relax and enjoy the tranquil spot to watch boats come and go, or get out onto the water yourself – with a Moo Canoe.
Or try your hand at bronze casting with the Bronze Age gallery. Established in 1989, Bronze Age is one of London's largest bronze foundries and holds a host of classes for beginners, right up to the experts.
Although the canal never fully lived up to its original purpose and didn't perhaps achieve the titan of industry status it was expected to, it's lovely to see it being used and enjoyed by so many people today. For me, it really is the beating heart of East London.
There's nothing like insider, local knowledge, so that's why we asked local blogger and regular contributor Cecilia Cran, or @mileendmoments to pull together our local guides to the area.
Whilst it may conjure up a lovely romantic image of all but the Palm Tree being "taken out" by the Luftwaffe, the reality is that, although there was bomb damage in the area, the surrounding housing was flattened mostly by the LCC/GLC as part of the 1970's slum clearance program. ie "the Council knocked them down".
The "industrial chimney" by the canal at Kirk's place is actually a listed [and living] sewer vent owned by Thames Water. It vents the sewer that travels all the way from Ravenscourt Park in West London to Abbey Mills and was built some 30 years after Joseph Bazelgette's enormous sewer building program.


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NEW TAPROOT SINGLE!
Thursday, April 01 2010 Have a listen to the brand new TAPROOT song "Fractured (Everything You Said Was True)" - right now on their myspace or youtube.
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CRO-MAGS First Video in 27 Years
Punching in at 95 seconds, shorter, faster, hard-hitting songs never go out of style and the CRO-MAGS prove that with "No One's Victim," their first video in 27 years. The song comes from the EP "Don't Give In," released in August 2019 on Victory Records.
Watch "No One's Victim."
Filmed on location throughout 2019 during their headlining European tour and their support slot with The Misfits, "No One's Victim" is the CRO-MAGS first music video since the 1992 clip "The Paths Of Perfection." It was the bands previous video, 1987's "We Gotta Know," that gave MTV audiences a view into the crossover world of metal, thrash and punk that defined the CRO-MAGS as a pioneer of a still boot-stomping scene that refuses to die.
CRO-MAGS founder Harley Flanagan adds, "This is our first 'real' video since "We Gotta Know" because it's a real look at the live energy of CRO-MAGS, it's not some staged video, its real, raw footage shot at our shows."
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LIKE TORCHES Debut New Music Video
After nearly a two year wait, LIKE TORCHES have delivered their brand new album Loves And Losses, available everywhere digital music is sold. Last year the Swedish outfit teased fans with the first single "Silver Lines," and today the band shares the music video behind the eclipsing track.
Watch "Silver Lines."
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CRO-MAGS New Single 'From The Grave'
Having just wrapped up a European headlining tour, CRO-MAGS have delivered a punishing new track of unchecked aggression, "From The Grave." Led by Harley Flanagan, the new song features guitar duties by legendary slinger Phil Campbell (Motorhead, Phil Campbell and The Bastards), showcasing his work on lead and slide guitar. The three song EP of the same name will be available on December 6 in limited quantities of clear w/ black smoke, solid yellow, clear orange and glow in the dark vinyl editions. The two additional songs are titled "PTSD," and an instrumental "Between Wars."
Listen to "From The Grave."
New Single From LIKE TORCHES
With anticipation for the release of LIKE TORCHES' new album Loves And Losses continuing to grow, today the Swedish outfit release the digital single "Get A Life," an emotionally and harmonically gripping track ahead of the album's release on November 1st.
Listen to "Get A Life."
FOR THE WIN New Song Debut
FOR THE WIN is swinging back with "As Forever," the first taste of new music from the San Diego outfit since their 2017 release Heavy Thoughts. "We are thrilled to get this new song out to our fans, and we can't thank them enough for all the support and encouragement over the years," exclaims FOR THE WIN's vocalist Kyle Christensen. Known for their addictive heaviness, powerful pop and fist-in-the-air singalongs, "As Forever" anchors an emotion that every young person can relate to.
Listen To "As Forever" Now.
TAPROOT Debuts New Single On Sirius XM
Tuesday, March 30 2010 Listen to Sirius XM Octane around 3:30PM EST today to hear the debut of the new TAPROOT single "Everything I Said Was True (Fractured)".
Music Video Premiere on Revolvermag.com
Tuesday, March 30 2010 Check out the brand-new video, "Hell Chose Me," by CARNIFEX. Exclusively on RevolverMag.com.
Otep Speaks Out Against Violence
Monday, March 29 2010 In a new RAINN web video, musician and activist Otep Shamaya shares her own childhood experiences with the hope of inspiring her fans and other survivors to reach out to the National Sexual Assault Hotline for help.
ADTR on the cover of Big Cheese Magazine
Monday, March 29 2010 Big Cheese Magazine brings you a special "Pop Punk's Back" issue, including Jeremy McKinnon of A DAY TO REMEMBER on the cover. Get your copy here!
CARNIFEX: Behind the scenes of
Monday, March 29 2010 The Gauntlet has posted a behind the scenes look at CARNIFEX's video for "Hell Chose Me". View the footage exclusively at TheGauntlet.com The video for "Hell Chose Me" will be debut on Tuesday, March 30th on RevolverMag.com


The Rutgers tennis team ended its season with a two-game home stand against Purdue and Indiana this weekend, which was highlighted by senior Chloe Lee earning a win against the Hoosiers in her final match in a scarlet uniform.
The Rutgers tennis team will play its final two games of the season at home this weekend as it gets set to face Purdue on Friday at the East Brunswick Racquet Club, and Indiana on Sunday at the Rutgers Tennis Complex on Busch campus.
The Rutgers tennis team traveled to Michigan this weekend to face Michigan State and Michigan in an attempt to add more victories to its schedule.
The Rutgers tennis team will be on the road in the Great Lakes State this weekend as it gets set to face Michigan State on Saturday and Michigan on Sunday.
The Rutgers tennis team had a solid home stand last weekend at the East Brunswick Racquet Club against conference opponents Nebraska and Iowa, highlighted by strong individual and team performances by freshmen Maya Jacobs and Isabelle Da Silva and sophomore Jaci Cochrane.
The Rutgers tennis team lost its fourth and fifth consecutive matchups this past weekend, but freshman Maya Jacobs and sophomore Jaci Cochrane put up strong performances after matching up against two nationally ranked schools.


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TASK ONE
What prevents Parvez from communicating directly with his son?
Parvez communication with Ali fails because he finds that Ali has been giving away his belongings, and when he tries to talk to him Ali strongly resists to his ideas.
What is Parvez's dream for Ali's future?
Parvez works really hard for Alis education. He believes that the education is really important, also separate his son from being an extremist of the Islam. He also want Ali to adapt in the English society and get married with a typical english woman.
How would you describe the personality of the following characterize:
Parvez
Is the father of Ali, the protagonist. He is a hard working men, who had work long hours to afford his son education. He believes in freedom, so he moved to England to live a quiet life. He also believes that everyone should improve upon all the opportunities that life gives you.
He is the protagonist of the story. He is an idealistic and sincere man. He believes that many muslims are oppressed around the world. He wish to add a little grain of sand to better lives and opportunities for people, he believes that everyone should do and believe in what they want. He views the restriction of the islam as a necessary tool to preserve morality.
She is a prostitute friend of Parvez, she is a good listener and support Parvez communication with Ali. She encourage Parvez to communicate with his son, she beg Ali's father to be patient with his son.
At the beginning of the story Parvez starts to discover that his son is not like he used to be before; he stopped using his guitar, he started to be interested in other things that his father didn't like or accept.
At the end of the story the bond of brotherhood that they had before is completley broken due to the lack of things in common. Ali has an extremist way of thinking and acting, he can't separate religion and routine, and Parvez is very disappointed and he reacts in an extremist and violent way also.
Parvez finds a lot of confidence in Bettina. She is his lover but she is the one that is more aware of the things that are happening to him. She is the one who gives him advices and the one who listens to him.
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The sun was warming Ali's back on that spring's sunday morning, the weather was perfect, not too hot, nor too cold. She could breath the pure air and all she could see was her sister's face. They were surrounded by a yellow flowery mattress, which made her feel in peace. Her sister's blonde hair, tied in a beautiful braid, was shining as bright as the sun, which illuminated the whole garden. Her sister, was holding a dandelion flower, and as she blowed, the white floaties hit softly Ali's face and then got lost in the wind. Ali copied her sister and grabbed two of them, feeling the sticky stem in her fingers. She looked up and admired the view, she felt pleased and grateful, for the beautiful landscape that surrounded her. Her sister started running through the green grass and Ali saw how tiny she became as she ran further. At a certain point, she became just a tiny dot surrounded by an infinite blue curtain. She followed her, and as she stepped in the wet grass, she could feel how the cold water particles entered on her shoe. As she kept running towards her sister, she could feel how her heart started beating faster, and how her respiration got accelerated. As she got nearer her sister, she contemplated her stained white pants and her wet shoes. She was sweaty because she had been running, and her hair was messy. But what surprised Ali the most, was how her sister's eyes were as blue as the ocean and as deep as the sky. She grabbed her sister's hand and while their fingers were interlacing, a warm feeling ran all over her body, making her feel safe. They started running together and got lost in the nature, feeling accompanied. They wanted to stay in that precise moment forever, they shared a special connection not only with the nature, but with each other.
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Vincent Canadé (1879 – 1961) was an American artist born in San Giorgio Albanese, Italy. He was active during the 1920s and 1930s and is known especially for his landscapes.

His paintings are in the collections of over 20 museums, including the Hirshhorn Museum, the National Museum of American Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Phillips Collection. He painted landscapes, portraits and still lifes.

His artwork was published in The Dial (July 1925) and other publications. On April 10, 1927, The New York Times reviewed:
Vincent Canadé has introduced a 20th-century reflection of the dark smile that glows eternally in the painting of the Middle Ages into his latest paintings (at the Weyhe Galleries) of elemental landscapes and living trees and faces.

During the 1930s, he lived in Greenwich Village. He had previously resided in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. Vincent and Josephine Picciulo Canadé had six children: sons Eugene, George and Vincent; and daughters Laura Canade, who married noted curator and art dealer Carl Zigrosser, Celia Canade Raupp and Florence Canade Lambert.

Vincent Canadé died in 1961 in New York City.

His work today is represented by the Spanierman Gallery.

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Pages of the Sea ambassadors urge public to take part
Nov 6, 2018 | Arts and Culture
National and regional Ambassadors for Pages of the Sea, Danny Boyle's commission for to mark the centenary of Armistice Day, have urged the public to get involved in this Sunday's event.
The public is invited to gather on beaches across the UK on Sunday (November 11) for Pages of the Sea, an informal, nationwide gesture of remembrance for the men and women who left their home shores during the First World War.
Sunderland-born Coronation Street actress Melanie Hill has joined fellow actors Oscar winner Jerermy Irons, Zoe Wanamaker and Adrian Dunbar to encourage people to get involved in the 14-18 NOW commission.
Pages of the Sea will involve large images of local First World War casualties being etched into the sand at beaches across the UK. The tide will then wash away the images.
Videos featuring the actors are being posted on social media, reminding people of the events and where they are being held.
BBC Look North presenter Jeff Brown is one of the local Ambassadors for the Roker Beach Pages of the Seaevent, which is being delivered by Sunderland Culture.
He explained his own family's connection with the First World War: "My grandad, Edward Ramsey Brown, joined up on December 11, 1915 at the age of 18. He enlisted with the 3rd Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry, but was transferred to the Leicestershire Regiment and then to the Dorset regiment.
"He was a private, left for France on the July 6, 1918, and it was while he was serving with the 5th Battalion Dorset Regiment that he was gassed and listed as "missing" on October 1, 1918.
"Fortunately, on October 5, he was found and the next day he was admitted to Wharncliffe War Hospital in Sheffield suffering from the 'effects of gas poisoning.'
"He was discharged from hospital on November 16, 1918, went on to become the Co-Op's youngest branch manager and – so legend has it – owned the first motor cycle in Seaham Harbour. He never spoke to the family about his war-time experiences.
"I think Pages of the Seawill be a poignant event and a moving way to remember the sacrifice of a generation."
Sunderland singer/songwriter Marty Longstaff was also chosen as a Pages of the Sea Ambassador.
Marty, of The Lake Poets, said: "Artistically, I think it's a fitting way to commemorate those who fell in the First World War. I know there were many, many soldiers from Sunderland who died in the war, who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
"I like the non-permanent nature of the event, the fact that the image is washed away by the sea. It's an 'in the moment' event that you can't repeat. We should take great pride in the fact that the city was chosen as one of the Pages of the Sea locations."
This week Marty was at Buckingham Palace performing a song he wrote with a class from Hasting Hill Academy. The song is about women serving in a Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) regiment during the First World War and won a national competition.
The casualty chosen for the Roker Beach Pages of the Sea event is 2ndLt Hugh Carr, from Houghton, who died in the Ypres salient in January 1916 after a German shell landed near his trench.
The public are invited to see the image of 2ndLt Carr being washed away between 12noon and 3pm on Sunday. In addition, the public will be asked to join in by creating silhouettes of people in the sand, remembering the millions of lives lost or changed forever by the conflict.
Members of the public will also be given headphones to listen to a specially written sonnet by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. Easington Brass Band, a specially-created choir and a Northumbrian piper will also be performing throughout the afternoon. Kite making workshops will be available at Roker Beach shelter.
Sunderland Culture are also producing a Pages of the Seaevent at Redcar Beach on Teesside.
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Theatre in Bonn: The donkey tells the Christmas story
Theatre in Bonn : The donkey tells the Christmas story
Donkey and angel: Jenny Winkler (l.) and Viktoria Klimmeck tell the Christmas story in a completely different way. Foto: Verena Düren
Bad Godesberg The Little Theatre in Bad Godesberg dares a change of perspective in its children's play during Advent. The Christmas story focuses on angels and donkeys telling stories.
Just in time for Nikolaus, the Little Theatre in Bad Godesberg also dedicates itself to the youngest theatregoers with a musical Christmas play. "The Christmas story, narrated by the angel and the donkey": The audience sees the events around the birth of Christ from a different perspective.
To tell it to the children, a little angel (Viktoria Klimmeck) is sent to earth. Unfortunately this angel is very forgetful. But luckily he meets a donkey, exactly the right one (Jenny Winkler): Fridolin the First himself. It was Fridolin who carried the pregnant Mary to Bethlehem.
A snapped angel makes people laugh
His view of things, however, is a slightly different one. He remembers, for example, the very heavy, very pregnant Mary and his desire for food and sleep after the long journey. But he also utters many a funny comment: "Holla, the forest fairy! But you scared the shepherds quite a bit!" The sensitive and - when it comes to the description of the newborn Jesus - quite maudlin angels don't like to hear that and are really annoyed. Other funny ideas inspire the audience, such as the star of Bethlehem, which looks more like a rocket, or the confusion of myrrh (angel) and carrot (donkey).
Even though Klimmeck and Winkler's Christmas story is quite short at about 45 minutes, they show the whole development from the call to the census to the arrival of the Three Kings and their meaning. The children, who were represented by two kindergartens this morning, were often invited to participate and did so with great joy and enthusiasm. Again and again they sang together, preferably the well-known Advent and Christmas classics, such as "Kommet, ihr Hirten", "Maria durch ein Dornwald ging" or "Ihr Kinderlein kommet". Together with guitarist Joachim Uerschels and the audience they sang and even rapped at the end.
The young audience was enthusiastic at the end and honestly didn't want to leave.
On 14 (4.30pm) and 21 December (3pm) everyone will have the opportunity to check out the special Christmas story once again. More information can be found at kleinestheater.eu
(Original text: Verena Düren; Translation: Mareike Graepel)
GA English on Sunday : News in Brief from Bonn and the region
Attractive not only for the British : The number of foreign-owned companies in Bonn and the region is increasing
Old Town visitors : More restrooms for the Cherry Blossom Festival
"Wish burgers" and wish lists : New Year's Eve at the Bad Godesberg Children's Home
Parkscout Audience Award 2019 : Phantasialand in Brühl scores many prizes
Hicog in Bad Godesberg : New architectural guide shows American settlement
Work on the Viktoria Bridge : Traffic chaos expected in Bonn on Tuesday
Hospitality group compares it to the Elbe Philharmonic Hall : Aire project in Bonn Rheinaue finds further support
Public transport : No alternative to the 365-euro ticket in sight
Mirrorball in Bonn : The record shop in Thomas-Mann-Straße has lots to offer
Hospital in Sankt Augustin : Politicians criticise uncertainty over Asklepios children's hospital
St. Nicholas run for a good cause : Run in the Rheinaue for seriously ill children
Construction causes traffic chaos : City closes Thomas Strasse for Viktoria Bridge work
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Degradation of pristine a… - University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Degradation of pristine a…
Degradation of pristine and oxidized single wall carbon nanotubes by CYP3A4
R. El-Sayed
Ahmed Waraky
K. Ezzat
R. Albabtain
K. ElGammal
S. Shityakov
M. Muhammed
M. Hassan
Institute of Biomedicine
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.05.0...
Biodegradation, Carbon nanotubes, CYP 3A4, CYP450, Raman, cytochrome P450 3A4, single walled nanotube, Article, cell transport, cell viability, cytoplasm, electron microscopy, endosome, enzyme metabolism, HEK293 cell line, human, human cell, in vitro study, incubation time, liver, liver metabolism, lung function, mathematical model, molecular docking, molecular interaction, oxidation, priority journal, protein degradation, protein expression, Raman spectrometry
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are a class of carbon based nanomaterials which have attracted substantial attention in recent years as they exhibit outstanding physical, mechanical and optical properties. In the last decade many studies have emerged of the underlying mechanisms behind CNT toxicity including malignant transformation, the formation of granulomas, inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, DNA damage and mutation. In the present investigation, we studied the biodegradation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) by Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP3A4) through using Raman spectroscopy. CYP3A4 is known isozyme accountable for metabolizing various endogenous and exogenous xenobiotics. CYP3A4 is expressed dominantly in the liver and other organs including the lungs. Our results suggest that CYP3A4 has a higher affinity for p-SWNTs compared to c-SWNTs. HEK293 cellular viability was not compromised when incubated with SWNT. However, CYP3A4 transfected HEK293 cell line showed no digestion of c-SWNTs after incubation for 96 h. Cellular uptake of c-SWNTs was observed by electron microscopy and localization of c-SWNTs was confirmed in endosomal vesicles and in the cytoplasm. This is the first study CYP3A4 degrading both p-SWNTs and c-SWNTs in an in vitro setup. Interestingly, our results show that CYP3A4 is more proficient in degrading p-SWNTs than c-SWNTs. We also employed computational modeling and docking assessments to develop a further understanding of the molecular interaction mechanism. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.


Truly the most significant music revolution to hit the world in the 21st century, the EDM movement rebranded rave culture and blasted it straight into the heart of the mainstream consciousness.
It's not as though electronic dance music was a dormant giant until the early 2010s, it's just that in recent years dance music is no longer confined to club nights and subcultures, rather global platforms with global exposure.
DJs, producers, and artists such as Martin Garrix, Marshmello, Steve Aoki, Hardwell, and The Chainsmokers all fly the flag for the genre, headlining EDM festivals across the world, on a seemingly continuous calendar of performances that never seem to end due to the genre's extraordinarily wide-ranging appeal.
Now an integral element of the culture is the 'hand heart' gesture; regularly exclaimed at EDM festivals as a symbol of unity and unadulterated enjoyment, this has become the EDM equivalent of the 'peace sign'.
A succession of the world's biggest and most beloved festivals are tailor-made for those intoxicated by the EDM allure. Tomorrowland, for instance, is now one of the most prestigious and sought-after music festivals in the world seeing an incredible 400,000 people descend on Boom in Belgium across two consecutive weekends.
Electric Daisy Carnival is the EDM bucket list festival you need to experience in the USA, becoming so prevalent it spawned a documentary about its own existence. In Germany there's Airbeat One, in Croatia there's Ultra Europe, Untold Festival in Romania, Balaton Sound in Hungary, and in the UK there's the legendary Creamfields. The list goes on.
The common theme with EDM festivals is that they all boast supreme lineups, unparalleled positivity, and the best audio/visual production that the world has to offer. What more could you want?


Local Lib Dems have been out and about this weekend at different Community Christmas Fairs and Markets.
Speaking on Sunday, Councillor Ben Dowling, pictured above with the ladies from Jack and Jill Pre-School, commented: "It's been great being a part of local communities coming together ahead of the festive season. I was at Jack and Jill Pre-School and Little Spinnakers Pre-School yesterday and Eastney Community Centre today - helping out as Santa's assistant."
Councillor Suzy Horton, pictured below with part of the Love Southsea team, was meeting stall holders and residents at the Love Southsea market on Palmerston Road and the Etsy Market at Aspex Gallery. As well as the first big weekend of events ahead of Christmas, this weekend saw Small Business Saturday promoting the great local businesses we have in Portsmouth - keeping the city's economy going and providing those goods and services that big business will never be able to cater for.
Suzy said: "The local talent we have in the area in terms of independent traders. There's no end of choice with such great markets and market stall holders. I'm trying to buy all of my Christmas presents from local Portsmouth people/businesses this year."