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Chromogranin A (CgA (CHGA)) is the major soluble protein co-stored and co-released with catecholamines and can function as a pro-hormone by giving rise to several bioactive peptides. This review summarizes the physiological functions, the pathogenic implications, and the recent use of these molecules as biomarkers in several pathological conditions. A thorough literature review of the electronic healthcare databases MEDLINE, from January 1985 to September 2013, was conducted to identify articles and studies concerned with CgA and its processing. The search strategies utilized keywords such as chromogranin A, vasostatins 1 and 2, chromofungin, chromacin, pancreastatin, catestatin, WE14, chromostatin, GE25, parastatin, and serpinin and was supplemented by the screening of references from included papers and review articles. A total of 209 English-language, peer-reviewed original articles or reviews were examined. The analysis of the retrospective literature suggested that CgA and its several bioactive fragments exert a broad spectrum of regulatory activities by influencing the endocrine, the cardiovascular, and the immune systems and by affecting the glucose or calcium homeostasis. As some peptides exert similar effects, but others elicit opposite responses, the regulation of the CgA processing is critical to maintain homeostasis, whereas an unbalanced production of peptides that exert opposing effects can have a pathogenic role in several diseases. These clinical implications entail that CgA and its derived peptides are now used as diagnostic and prognostic markers or to monitor the response to pharmacological intervention not only in endocrine tumors, but also in cardiovascular, inflammatory, and neuropsychiatric diseases.
Biological function and clinical relevance of chromogranin A and derived peptides
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1. Peter Crouch and Harry Redknapp (Portsmouth, 2008)
The pair were briefly together at Portsmouth in 2002, then had a longer spell at Southampton, before Harry Redknapp bought Crouch for £11m from Liverpool in 2008 for the hat-trick. The England forward had found it difficult to hold down a first-team place during his three years on Merseyside, and the arrival of Fernando Torres in his last season hammered the final nail in his plus-sized coffin.
This was the era of crazy wages at Portsmouth; a time when John Utaka was reportedly earning more per week than Cesc Fabregas was at Arsenal. At least Pompey weren't wasting their cash on Crouch, though: the move was a big success for the striker, who netted 16 times in 2008/09. At the end of the season, Crouch followed his manager up the motorway to White Hart Lane.
Peter Crouch does his thing with another Redknapp favourite, Niko Kranjcar
2. Bryan Robson and Ron Atkinson (Manchester United, 1981)
Ron Atkinson was charged with bringing back the glory days to Old Trafford when he became Manchester United boss in '81, the club only six years previously having been playing their football in the second tier. To help do it he brought in a man he knew well from his time at West Brom – the soon-to-be-England captain Robson – for a British transfer record of £1.5m.
It was astonishing amount to many, including Sir Matt Busby. The legendary Scotsman resigned from United's board following the signing, shocked by the future of football's ever-increasing transfer fees. Yet the promised 'champagne football' was delivered for a spell, as United went on to achieve FA Cup success in 1983 and 1985 with Robson as captain. They even managed to beat a Barcelona side featuring Diego Maradona in 1984.
A bit of bubbly to seal Robbo's signing from West Brom
It may have taken Alex Ferguson to eventually kick-start the club's full revival, but Robson was so good that even Fergie wouldn't consider shipping him out.
3. Kevin Nolan and Sam Allardyce (West Ham, 2011)
Where Allardyce goes, Nolan follows. After 10 seasons of being one of Bolton's greatest contributors, Nolan signed for Newcastle in 2009, possibly thinking his old manager was still there. Allardyce had in fact been sacked the year before and replaced by Kevin Keegan (logical).
Two years on, however, Nolan and Big Sam were to be finally reunited at West Ham. Together they began putting back together a club which had been less than stable, suffering relegation from the Premier League in 2010/11. Nolan said at the time that "having the chance to link up with Sam again is a massive thing".
Get that man a pint of wine: Big Sam and Kevin Nolan - plus Carlton Cole - celebrate West Ham's promotion
In the pair's first season reunited, West Ham won the Championship play-off final and promotion back to the Premier League. Nolan was their captain that season and chipped in with 13 goals. Big Sam's career was on the rise again.
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Iran sanctions seen keeping oil above $75, but 2019 demand outlook darkens
Reuters | Eileen Soreng: Oil is likely to stay above $75 a barrel, fueled by supply disruptions exacerbated by U.S. sanctions on Iran, but further gains could be limited as economists and analysts see demand growth slowing next year due to trade wars and economic weakness.
A survey of 46 economists and analysts forecast Brent crude LCOc1 to average $76.88 a barrel in 2019, up from the $73.75 forecast in September. The price is expected to average $74.48 in 2018, versus the $73.57 average so far this year.
Analysts who spoke to Reuters said demand is expected to decelerate in 2019, if concern over a widespread economic slowdown proves to be justified.
Overall, global oil demand is projected to grow by between 1.1 and 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2019, a range that generally falls short of the 1.4 million bpd forecast for next year by the Paris-based International Energy Agency in October.
Brent neared $87 a barrel earlier in the year following U.S. efforts to isolate Iran through renewed sanctions, but prices have since edged off those highs and Brent is now around $76.
Analysts worry that there is a lack of spare capacity to deal with potential outages elsewhere once the sanctions take effect on Nov. 4.
"On the supply side, concerns (about) falling supplies from a number of OPEC producers – primarily Iran, owing to the renewed U.S. sanctions – and also Venezuela, Angola, Libya and Nigeria, will maintain upward pressure on prices," said Cailin Birch, an analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit.
The U.S. sanctions against Iran's crude exports are expected to tighten supply, especially to Asia, which takes most of the country's shipments.
Apart from Saudi Arabia and Russia, few producers can fill any gap left by Iran, according to Frank Schallenberger, head of commodity research at LBBW.
"I expect (Saudi Arabia and Russia) to raise output if necessary – as a shortage on the supply side and an even higher oil price could be a major risk to the global economy in 2019," Schallenberger added.
DEMAND DECELERATION?
Despite concerns about supply, analysts said headwinds to global growth could hurt demand in the coming year, particularly as the United States and China engage in a trade war that has imposed billions of dollars in tariffs on each other's goods.
On Tuesday, at the Reuters Commodities Summit, Vitol Chief Executive Russell Hardy said the firm had lowered its outlook for oil demand growth to 1.3 million bpd from 1.5 million previously.
"Potential variables for global oil demand include U.S.-China trade protectionist policies, emerging-market currency woes and the effects of tighter monetary policy," said Benjamin Lu, a commodities analyst with Phillip Futures.
The IEA said world oil consumption would top 100 million bpd in the final quarter of this year, putting upward pressure on prices, although emerging-market crises and trade disputes could dent this demand.
Major producers led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed in June to relax their oil production cuts, but the group said it may need to change course because of rising inventories and economic uncertainties.
Six of the analysts surveyed expected supply from non-OPEC producers to increase by an average 1.6 million bpd next year, mainly driven by gains in U.S. shale output, which has been constrained by a lack of available transportation capacity.
"Current pipeline bottlenecks (in the U.S.) prove to be a short-term obstacle … The situation should improve next year thanks to the commissioning of additional pipeline capacities," said Carsten Fritsch, senior commodity analyst at Commerzbank.
The price gap between Brent and WTI crude is expected to narrow as a result of new pipeline capacity coming onstream in the U.S. Midwest next year that will release new U.S. supply on to the global market, Fritsch said.
U.S. crude futures CLc1 were forecast to average $70.15 a barrel in 2019, compared with the $67.48 consensus last month.
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Remembering the Lessons of 9/11
By Scott Stewart
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Sunday will mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and it is incredible to think how much time has passed since that day. Like so many traumatic events, 9/11 has imprinted in most people's minds where they were and what they were doing when two airliners struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center that once dominated the New York City skyline and a third jet hit the Pentagon. In the weeks that followed, it was not uncommon to hear people say things like "the attacks changed everything" and "nothing will ever be the same." A sense of patriotism spread across the United States, and foreign leaders declared that the whole world was American. But in the years since, human nature and entropy have shown how fleeting such sentiments can be.
One of the things that 9/11 supposedly changed forever was the United States' approach to national security and counterterrorism. Billions of dollars were spent to build vast new bureaucracies like the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Billions more have been spent to prosecute the still-unfinished war on terrorism, which has spread from Afghanistan and Iraq to Yemen, Libya and Syria. But like the swell of patriotism and global unity, the security lessons of 9/11 will be lost to the fog of time if they are not carefully heeded.
Sophisticated Tradecraft Is Not Dead
Before the 9/11 attacks, al Qaeda had amassed an impressive array of terrorist planners, trainers and training camps. Figures such as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Mohammed Atef and Abu Zubaydah were available to instruct the group's fighters in a variety of terrorist tradecraft skills, including how to travel to and operate in hostile environments, covertly finance operations, compartmentalize cellular operations and clandestinely communicate. Many of these skills were employed on 9/11, and though there were some gaffes that could have blown the operation, the terrorists' level of proficiency was enough to get the job done. The training camps also gave al Qaeda leaders a chance to become acquainted with the recruits who passed through them, selecting some for special missions — including potential pilots and hijackers who were likely to be successful in obtaining U.S. visas — and training them accordingly.
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the United States and its allies relentlessly hunted down and killed or arrested most of al Qaeda's cadre of planners and trainers. They also disrupted the group's financing and coordination networks, in part by killing Osama bin Laden and his primary communications cutout, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman. While targeting al Qaeda's core, the U.S.-led coalition began dismantling local franchise groups as well, resulting in the detention or deaths of more jihadists who possessed a high degree of tradecraft.
Many parts of the al Qaeda movement, including its core and several franchises such as the Iraqi node (which eventually became the Islamic State), began to find it increasingly difficult to operate deep inside hostile territory like the continental United States. Instead, they began to promote the idea of leaderless resistance among their followers in an effort to continue attacking tougher Western targets.
But though the switch to grassroots terrorism made it possible to strike at the heart of the group's enemies, it came at a price: The same isolation that enhances operational security for grassroots jihadists also makes it extremely difficult for them to get training.
It is no surprise, then, that many recent terrorist attacks have not demonstrated the type of tradecraft seen in the 9/11 attacks. Even the deadly assaults on Paris in November 2015 and on Brussels in March, which were directed by the Islamic State's external operations branch in Syria, showed significant shortfalls in planning and execution.
This does not mean, however, that sophisticated tradecraft is dead, or that groups and individuals cannot develop and use it in future attacks. The poor preparation and delivery exhibited by most jihadists today cannot be allowed to lull security forces into complacency, only to be caught off guard by advanced operatives tomorrow. Amateur jihadists frequently stumble into FBI sting operations, but professional terrorists are not as easy to snare. More important, tradecraft was neither the only nor the primary reason that the 9/11 attackers were so successful.
Patterns Can Be Changed
The critical component of the 9/11 attack was the perpetrators' conceptualization and planning. Typically, terrorists will try to amass the explosive material for a large bombing, the weapons for an armed assault, or the ingredients for multiple small bombs. But rather than take the traditional approach, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed adopted an outside-the-box strategy. He decided to use an improvised weapons system that was part of the United States' infrastructure — air transportation — to attack the nation itself. Airlines have long been considered a prime terrorist target, but instead of viewing them as targets alone, Mohammed thought to use them as human-guided cruise missiles.
Such an imaginative approach to the problem of conducting a mass casualty attack required more than just a novel idea and a set of skills. It also required a deep understanding of the U.S. air transportation system, including airport security screening measures and the emergency protocols followed by pilots and crews in a hijacking. With this detailed knowledge, Mohammed knew that razor blade boxcutters — the weapons his hijackers used — were permitted aboard aircraft. Some reports suggest that the 9/11 attackers also used fake suicide bombs crafted from items allowed onboard to coerce the aircraft's crews and passengers into meeting their demands.
Mohammed exploited his knowledge of emergency procedures to plan the execution of the attack, too. Before 9/11, aircraft crews were trained not to resist hijackers but to comply with their instructions in an effort to calm the situation and land the plane. Once the aircraft was on the ground, hijackers would then either surrender or be killed by an aircraft entry team. The Federal Aviation Administration never dreamed that terrorists would commandeer an aircraft with the intent to use it as a weapon. Aware of this, the 9/11 attackers simply had to pretend to be typical hijackers to gain the crews' cooperation and take control of the aircrafts. Mohammed and his comrades were thus able to operate within the rules of the system and turn it against the country that had created it in the first place.
But the advantage Mohammed gained by shifting the hijacking paradigm was short-lived, as evidenced by the events that unfolded that morning aboard the fourth aircraft: United Airlines Flight 93.
The attackers who targeted the plane did not account for the fact that its passengers and crew were able to use their cellphones to talk to people on the ground. When they learned what had happened to the three other aircraft, they revolted and forced the hijackers to crash the plane before it could be used to target the U.S. Capitol.
Nevertheless, security protocols changed dramatically after 9/11 in an effort to keep history from repeating itself. Cockpits were hardened, passenger screening became more intensive, the number of federal air marshals increased, and pilots were permitted to travel with weapons. Perhaps the most important adjustment, though, was the change in mindset that occurred among aircraft crew and travelers. Hijackers can no longer coerce pilots, crews or passengers to surrender control of an airplane with the threat of force alone.
In response to this new reality, terrorist planners have reverted to their former view of aircraft as targets. Starting in December 2001, a string of attacks has been conducted against aircraft using shoe bombs, liquid bombs and underwear bombs. More recently, Metrojet Flight 9268 was bombed after leaving Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh airport in November 2015, and attackers attempted to bomb Daallo Airlines Flight 3159 in Mogadishu in February.
Crossing the Next Rubicon
Mohammed's innovative concept did not have a long shelf life, but that did not stop it from proving destructive and deadly. Furthermore, he was not the first terrorist to shift the paradigms we've come to know by launching an unprecedented attack — nor will he be the last. This will be important to keep in mind as security forces focus on identifying and thwarting plots by amateur grassroots jihadists. Though these terrorists, armed with bombs and guns, can certainly cause death and mayhem, it is rarely on the scale seen during 9/11. Attempts to catch them, therefore, should not detract from intelligence and law enforcement efforts to detect and prevent plots conducted by professional, innovative operatives that could have truly catastrophic consequences.
To guard against such plots, government officials, private industry leaders and security directors need to work together to identify vulnerable nodes of national infrastructure that could be used as weapons, as the air transportation system was. They must examine the security policies, procedures and patterns that a clever terrorist could exploit and then take steps to address those weaknesses. Creativity is not just needed to plan professional terrorist attacks; it is also needed to craft the security measures that defend against them.
Scott Stewart supervises Stratfor's analysis of terrorism and security issues. Before joining Stratfor, he was a special agent with the U.S. State Department for 10 years and was involved in hundreds of terrorism investigations.
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Madrid (ACN).- The Spanish Deputy Prime Minister, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, disappointed those who were expecting a deeper reform of the highly-politicised Constitutional Court. Catalan forces were demanding a broader reform. During the debate over the Catalan Statue of Autonomy, the court\u2019s legitimacy became in question. The Constitutional Court was in an inoperative state, divided into 2 political blocks during the 4-year deliberation to agree on a sentence on the Catalan Statute of Autonomy.
4 of the magistrates\u2019 terms expired 3 years ago (in 2007), but due to a disagreement between the ruling Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) and the opposition Spanish People\u2019s Party (PP), their 9-year mandate was extended. This act contradicted what is written in the Spanish Constitution. The Court amended the Catalan top law (the Statute of Autonomy) in June of 2010. This occurred despite the text having been ratified in autumn of 2005 by the Catalan and Spanish parliaments and later via a binding referendum by the Catalan people. The Court\u2019s appointment renewal procedure has been paralysed by the People\u2019s Party in the Senate, obliging to only considering a very limited number of proposed candidates. This practice goes against the Constitution\u2019s tradition of finding consensual candidates for this very special Court that has to mediate between the different levels of government in a State that in many ways is similar to a federal one.
Next November, 4 more magistrates are up for renewal and the PP continues its obstructive tactics. Today the PSOE Government announced its decision on the intention to link the Senate renewal that was due 3 years ago with the one scheduled this November undergone by the Spanish Parliament.
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My daughter loves to be in the kitchen. (Perhaps a budding cookbook author herself?) She loves to watch me cook and mimic what I do, whether it's stirring up a pot or pouring liquid from one bowl to another.
She loves it so much, in fact, that we've had to install a gate across the opening to our kitchen because it was easier than childproofing each and every cabinet and drawer. Her curiosity and enthusiasm for pot lids, pot holders, tea towels, food containers, and mixing bowls meant they were always scattered on the floor or disappearing into the living room, where she often set up her own makeshift cooking space.
For months I kept an eye on Craigslist for a reasonably priced play kitchen when I realized that my favorite kitchens, the stylish Charlie and Chelsea collections from Pottery Barn Kids, were over $700! Sorry, Gemma, I love you but I could buy a lot of things for the real kitchen for that much. When I found this KidKraft Culinary Kitchen at a steep discount (after stacking a few coupons on the Target site), I decided to jump on it.
At first glance, there's nothing inherently wrong with the KidKraft kitchen. It was fairly neutral compared to all the other pastel or primary-colored kitchens on the market, and it was one of the more modern and realistic toy kitchens I found. I liked the features of this particular model because of the fridge and freezer, the gas burners with clicking knobs, and most importantly, the height of the whole thing.
A lot of toddler kitchens are tiny (no more than 30 to 36 inches tall), and I wanted one that could grow with Gemma for several years. This one is 40 inches tall but still small enough to tuck into a corner of the living room.
And therein lies the problem. Since it was going to live in our living room, it wasn't vibing with my design sensibilities. It was too dark, too juvenile, and I really dislike logos on, well, anything.
I've been pinning beautiful kitchens for the past year as inspiration for our future house (you can see that pinboard right here) and I decided to have a little fun with "remodeling" the KidKraft space into the pint-sized kitchen of my dreams… kind of like a trial run to see if I truly liked the direction I was going in my mind.
If I could design a kitchen from scratch, my style would tilt toward airy, organic, and modern. I love industrial elements juxtaposed with warm wood accents, natural textures and shapes, and pops of fresh greenery. So in making over Gemma's kitchen, I went with simple white cabinets (painted with this Rust-Oleum spray that saved me from finger fatigue), a vertical subway tile backsplash, and a concrete countertop.
I painted over all the graphics (including a keypad by the microwave and chalkboard on the side), left off the toy cell phone (which also left pre-drilled holes in the side that I'll eventually cover with a 3M Command hook and a tea towel), and added a shelf in the fridge for extra storage. Above the stove, I turned a wooden panel (which originally had hanging knobs) on its side to function as open shelving.
I'd been buying play food for Gemma for a while, and found that I liked felt food and wooden food the best. This particular set of wooden food has magnets so she can "cut" all the fruits and vegetables. (After seeing piles of worn-out Velcro food at public play spaces, I have to say that magnets are the way to go.) This set also stands out because it includes some unconventional produce like a dragonfruit, kiwi, and leek.
The eggs are my favorite and I think hers, too, because they look just like the ones our chickens lay! It took a little clicking around to find wooden eggs that also came in blue, and these ones are so sturdy and realistic.
The potted plant (here's a similar one) is fake… for now. One day I'd love to give her a set of potted herbs to care for so she can really feel like a farm-to-table chef! Most of the decor and accessories were found in the sale bins at random stores, and I've linked to similar items below this post.


Lauderdale High School was originally known as the Lauderdale County Training School. It was a school only for African Americans in Ripley and it dates back to the early 1900s and perhaps even earlier. The last graduating class of the school was in 1969, 15 years after Brown vs. BOE declared separate but equal schools unconstitutional. As was the case with most schools for African Americans only it was closed and the students were sent to the previously all White Ripley High School.
Technically the building isn't lost because it is still standing, but it is still a former shell of itself. Years ago I had read in the Lauderdale County Enterprise that there was a group trying to restore the school and turn it into an African American history museum.
I am not sure why the words "Ripley _____ High School" appear on the building. Maybe the school for African Americans was moved into the former Ripley Junior High School for Whites? Maybe the building was used as a junior high school after it ceased being Lauderdale High School?
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This year's Masters golf day was a most friendly affair and very relaxed. Thirteen golfers took to Harpenden Golf Club's 18 hole course 'fore' an afternoon's round of golf. Handicaps varied from the early teens up to 28. This provided plenty of scope for some majestic golf and high points scoring.
The day was admirably supported by steward Brian Minnighan on his "Ben Hur" mobile chariot which was seen whizzing from hole to hole with the gift of refreshments.
The winner of the golf day was Peter Gartside, a guest of Edward Hutton with 32 points. In second place, and the winner of a bottle of champagne, was Catherine Farr, wife of past Master Geoffrey Farr.
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An excellent Dinner was laid on by Harpenden Golf Club in the evening, after which Master Nick Heal kindly presented his prizes.
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Ngee Ann Secondary School's top O-Level students (from left) Lee Ya Yu, Lim Yong Jia, and Claire Goh. Photo Credit: WEE TECK HIAN.
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TODAY Tuesday January 10, 2012
By NG JING YNG
SINGAPORE — Beyond hitting the books, doing well in activities outside the classroom appears to have paid off for students at Ngee Ann Secondary School, which saw over 100 of its 290 students score at least five distinctions in last year's GCE O-Level Examinations.
"We see a strong correlation between students who did well in their CCAs (co-curricular activities) and having good grades," said Ngee Ann principal Adrian Lim, calling the results "one of the school's best performance in the last 10 years".
The school achieved "gold" standards for all its four uniformed groups last year, and students are encouraged to start CCAs of their interest, which led to new activities like archery and jam band.
Mr Lim also attributed the school's success to working closely with parents to engage them in the school's activities, and tailoring academic programmes to meet the different needs of students.
And just months before the O-Level exams, the graduating class and their teachers took a break to participate in an etiquette dining course.
Exemplifying the spirit that grades are not everything is Claire Goh, who scored eight A1s. She was actively involved in volunteering activities organised by the school and the community. The 16-year-old was initially disappointed that she did not make it into one of the renowned schools after the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), but said that coming to Ngee Ann was the right decision after all.
"It provided a conducive study environment and the teachers went the extra mile to help," said Claire, adding that her participation in non-academic programmes "made her more mature and to realise that everyone has the potential to do well".
Schoolmate Lim Yong Jia, who came into Ngee Ann with a PSLE score of 204, received a pleasant surprise yesterday for scoring seven A1s.
She told TODAY that she did not rely on tuition classes, counting on the school's teachers to help her along the way instead. "I believe that it is through self-discipline and motivation by the teachers that resulted in my grades," she said.
Another top scorer, Lee Ya Yu — who got eight A1s — had chosen to enrol in Ngee Ann after scoring 253 for her PSLE exams, as the school was close to her home.
A member of the Guzheng Ensemble which clinched gold in last year's Singapore Youth Festival, she said: "I have no regrets coming here, the teachers played a key role in my success. At the end of the day, it is not about going to top schools but to also rely on yourself and to be more proactive in your studies."
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Express Ranches, based in Yukon, Oklahoma and Cimarron, New Mexico is a multi-faceted beef production entity that is involved in all aspects of the beef production system. Currently ranked number one among seedstock operations in the United States with nearly 6,000 registered Angus and now Hereford cattle, Express Ranches is also involved in the commercial cow-calf, stocker and feedlot sectors of the industry.
The acquisition of New Mexico's historic UU Bar, Mora, and Urraca Ranches has added over 168,000 acres of high altitude rangeland to the Express Ranches organization. The New Mexico ranches are home to a commercial cow-calf production unit and a bred heifer development program. Express Ranches bulls will be used to breed the commercial cows and yearling heifers which will allow testing of Express genetics under the semi-arid, high altitude conditions of North Eastern New Mexico.
The Ranch in Cimarron regularly ships more than 1000 calves each year to our Express feedlot in Oklahoma. The Ranch is proud of its heifer development program and prides itself on a high conception rate in its cow herd.


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By editor| 2019-04-16T05:28:19+00:00 August 30th, 2013|Corporate News|
Following an earlier announcement of plans to strategically expand its development portfolio in key regions outside of Metro Manila, listed real еstatе firm Century Properties Group Inc. said it has chosen the competitive city of San Fernando, Pampanga to be one of the strategic sites for its future town center project.
In a disclosure with the Philippine Stock Exchange on August 7, 2013, Century Properties announced the acquisition of close to 8 hectares of property in the city of San Fernando, Pampanga from the House of David Realty and Development Corporation to build the said mixed-use development.
Funding from the property acquisition came from a portion of the proceeds of Century's equity placement offering in March.
The property is located north of Metro Manila, within the San Fernando Interchange on Jose Abad Santos Avenue and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), and is situated across the SM and Robinsons malls in San Fernando City.
Century said the strategic location of the property makes it ideal for its planned mixed-use development with residential, commercial and institutional components. "This will form part of a city or town center that the company envisions for the area, to position it as a future central business district in the north," the statement said.
"We are pleased with the successful sale of the property to a real еstatе company with a proven track record of delivery and innovation. We are confident that, similar to how it has masterplanned its projects in Metro Manila, Century Properties will also build a world-class urban center in San Fernando Pampanga that our fellow Kapampangans and the rest of Central Luzon will be proud of," said Mr. Ladislao David, Chairman Emeritus of the House of David Group. "Many have expressed interest in developing the House of David property because of its strategic location and vast business potential, but we believe that Century Properties is the right company to do this collaboration with as we share the same family and corporate values."
Century Properties is a forerunner of premium real еstatе developments in the Philippines. Now 27 years with 21 completed buildings and 30 more buildings in various stages of development and construction, its name has become synonymous to aspirational properties that showcase the best of innovations and world-class design, and a desire to contribute to the transformation of the Philippines into a global destination.
The company continuously redefines the real еstatе landscape and has successfully positioned itself as the progenitor of progressive living, as well as a forward-thinking catalyst of positive urban change with projects such as Century City in Makati, a township project with prominent residential towers Gramercy Residences, Knightsbridge Residences, Milano Residences interior design by Versace Home, Trump Tower, Centuria Medical Makati and Century City Mall. It is also the developer behind the Azure Urban Resort Residences in Paranaque City, the Acqua Private Residences in Mandaluyong City, and Commonwealth by Century in Quezon City.
The Pampanga development is currently being masterplanned, and Century estimates a sales value of Php 6 billion from the residential portfolio, which will target end users from the middle-income market segment.
Century added that its strategic expansion to the north is guided by the rapid progress of the Central Luzon region, specifically in terms of attracting major businesses and investments. The region is very much accessible through the improved road networks of NLEX and SCTEX (Subic, Clark, Tarlac Expressway) and its airports. It is also the second top source of Filipino overseas workers in the country.
In particular, San Fernando City Pampanga – recently ranked as the 3rd Most Competitive City by the National Competitiveness Council – is being heralded as a boomtown with a strong middle class, comprising a huge 59% of the total population.
Proof of this is the establishment within the city of the largest commercial and retail developments in the entire Central Luzon. In terms of new capital, the total amount invested in San Fernando as of December 2012 is P21.7 billion. The number of new businesses has risen steadily from 3,574 in 2010 to close to 5,000 in 2012.
Aside from employments generated by the 4 largest shopping malls in Central Luzon, San Fernando benefits from the manpower requirements of manufacturing companies such as Universal Robina Corporation, Zuellig Pharma Corporation, Nestlé Philippines, Petrophil, Mondragon Industries, Asia Brewery, and Del Monte Corporation.
"Central Luzon is one of the fast-rising growth centers in the Philippines. Century will contribute to further enhance the competitiveness of San Fernando by building an integrated urban center that will complement the city's progressive pace. It is time to expand modern infrastructure into cities like San Fernando for a greater population to experience the country's advancement," the statement said.
« Century Properties net income hits P1.06 B in H1 of 2013
Century Properties Group is the Philippines' "Best Premier Real Еstatе Developer" for 2013 »


The facilities and the quality of accommodation totally does not match the price the hotel charged. I don't think the accommodation does not meet the expectation of most families coming for holiday.
very convenient and comfortable but please put more soap in the bathrooms!


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Broadway Market announces a new opening date and another new tenant - Denverite, the Denver site!
Feb. 05, 2019, 12:49 p.m.
Royal Rooster is officially on the roster of food options at the soon-to-open Broadway Market, and the food hall just got slightly delayed opening date of Feb. 22.
The fried chicken concept from Denver chef Justin Brunson — who also runs Culture Meat and Cheese inside Denver Central Market — is getting its first permanent physical location in Broadway Market at Broadway and 10th Avenue.
Royal Rooster joins Biju's Little Curry Shop, Mondo Mini, Pizzeria Coperta, Mother Tongue, Maria Empanada, Misaki on Broadway, Wonder and Miette et Chocolat at Broadway Market, which is replacing Tony's Market. The market will also have two retail shops: Velvet Wolf X Iron Wolf and Luna and Jasper.


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Potters Bar firefighters give youngsters new lease of LiFE
Chris Richards
Published: 11:07 AM January 23, 2010 Updated: 8:06 PM November 3, 2020
FOURTEEN youngsters have taken part in a course aimed at steering people away from anti-social behaviour.
The youths, aged between 12 and 17, participated in Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's Local Intervention Fire Education (LiFE) course, held at Potters Bar fire station over five days.
The intensive programme, funded by Hertfordshire County Council and the St Albans Crime and Disorder Reduction partnership (CDRP), aims to challenge the behaviour and attitudes of young people who are at risk of becoming involved in anti-social behaviour.
During the week, the teenagers learned a number of skills, including how to use breathing apparatus, hoses and ladders.
The course was rounded off with a pass-out parade, where the participants showed off their new skills to their families and friends.
Cllr Keith Emsall, executive member for community safety and culture, said: "I am fully supportive of this scheme, which seems to be going from strength to strength.
"These young people, and their families, should be proud of their achievements, and I hope they continue to make a success of their lives."
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This is the 27th course to be run in Hertfordshire since the launch of the LiFE course in October 2006 and since then 400 young people have taken part across the county.
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Drone flying over the lava field in Iceland. Aerial view of the beautiful landscape of the cliffs with bumps.
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Aerial view of two woman walking on the lava field in Iceland. Tourists hiking on the rocks, feeling freedom and happy.


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5 Upcoming Video Game Releases in January 2021
Hitmen, Alchemists, Ninjas and a Game Boy game, oh my!
December 27th, 2020 by James Meetze
The year is coming to a close, the winter sale is on and Christmas has come and past. 2020 has been, difficult to say the least but the year was home to really great titles and a new generation of consoles. A lot of great games are coming out next year, here are five upcoming releases for the month of January.
Title: Hitman 3
Developer: IO Interactive
Platform(s): PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC
IO Interactive is back with Agent 47, in this conclusion to the World of Assassination Trilogy. Alongside Diana Burnwood and long-lost friend Lucas Grey, Agent 47 must go on a planet-wide mission to eliminate the partners of providence. Hitman 3 will feature six new locations for players explore. Make use of your environment and eliminate your targets as creatively as possible. Players will be able to carry over their unlocks from Hitman 2 when the game releases on January 20, 2021.
Title: Dragonborne
Developer: Spacebot Interactive
Platform: Nintendo Game Boy, PC
You read that correctly. Grab your gray handheld released in 1989 because Dragonborne is a JRPG being released in 2021 for the Nintendo Game Boy. The game's cartridge is also compatible with your Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. Players will step into the armor of Kris, who sets out on a journey to find the greatest Dragon Slayer of all time, his father. While orders for physical copies are currently sold out you can purchase the windows version or a rom on the developers website.
Title: Cyber Shadow
Developer: Yacht Club Games
Platform: Nintendo Switch
From Nintendo's first handheld to its latest. Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games' newest title borrows its look and feel from games like Ninja Gaiden and Strider. The game will eventually be making its way onto other systems but it'll be making its debut on the Nintendo Switch on January 26.
Title: Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
Developer: Koei Tecmo/Gust Studios
Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
The Atelier series might not be one too many people are familiar with but the franchise's 22nd entry is due to release next month. Atelier Ryza 2 is the sequel to 2019's Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout. The Atelier series is a JRPG series centered around alchemy. As such players must head out, explore ruins and fight enemies to discover the secrets of alchemy. You'll be able to grab the game of January 26, 2021.
Title: Olija
Developer: Skeleton Crew Studio/Devolver Digital
Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch
By way of Skeleton Crew Studio and Devolver Digital comes Olija. In Olija, you play as the shipwrecked Faraday who has found himself in the country of Terraphage. This land is a mystery to him and his fellow stranded sailors. Faraday, wielding a legendary harpoon, must find a away to escape the dangerous land of Terraphage. Olija will be available starting on January 28, 2021.
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Q: Parsing an unfamiliar YAML/JSON file in Go How do you parse YAML data, in Go, without knowing its structure in advance? All of the examples I've seen assume you want to decode a marshaled map whose keys you already know. What if you don't know the keys? What if it's not a map but a marshaled list, a scalar, or some other common type?
Though I'm principally concerned with YAML, here, it seems like the technique might be generally useful for JSON, etc.. since there's a general pattern for parsing structured data (tagged structs, obviously).

A: For JSON, unmarshal the data to an interface{} value.  Use type assertions to determine what's in the value.
var v interface{}
err := json.Unmarshal(data, &v)
if err != nil {
   // handle error
}
switch v := v.(type) {
case string:
    fmt.Println("string:", v)
case float64:
    fmt.Println("number:", v)
case []interface{}:
    fmt.Println("array:", v)
case map[string]interface{}:
    fmt.Println("object:", v)
case nil:
    fmt.Println("nil")
}

A: In the case of JSON, the standard library json.Unmarshal function will unmarshal arbitrary JSON if you like, if you pass it a pointer to an uninitialized empty interface. (See this example.)
The official docs even say as much:

To unmarshal JSON into an interface value, Unmarshal stores one of these in the interface value:

bool, for JSON booleans
float64, for JSON numbers
string, for JSON strings
[]interface{}, for JSON arrays
map[string]interface{}, for JSON objects
nil for JSON null

Edit: Though not documented, the same is true of the yaml package; I tested on my workstation, and passing in a pointer to an uninitialized empty interface results in the initialization of correct arrays, maps, and primitives.

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Please Knock on My Door
DEVELOPED BY Levall Games
A summary of every emotion you'd rather lock away and forget.
Please Knock on My Door is a story-driven game which gives you control over a person suffering from depression and social anxiety. Help them get through work and reach out to friends while desperately trying to survive. Experience the frailty these themes bring and gain a better understanding of what it's like to live with some of the most common mental health issues today.
The core theme is 'open up to others'. It resonates through the narrative, each one of the three different endings, and even through the game's name itself. The game uses a number system to keep track of the current mental health of the main character. As you play, you will get to know the main character's preferences, fears and struggles.
Please Knock on My Door was made to raise awareness about depression, offering several avenues for discussion, understanding and empathy.
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G4C Awards: Best Gameplay Nominee (2018)
The Game Awards - Games for Impact (2017)
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Health and social care to be integrated by 2018, why aren't they already?
AuthorMike Pemberton
Today the BBC and news agencies report that Ministers are promising an end to the era of vulnerable people being passed around the health and care systems.
The pledge forms part of a shared commitment being set out by NHS and local government leaders to close the gap between the two systems by 2018. A series of pioneer projects will be launched in the Autumn. These will explore new ways of pooling NHS and Local Authority budgets, speeding up discharge from hospitals and streamlining assessments.
The commitment has been signed up to by the Department of Health, NHS England, the Local Government Association and the umbrella bodies for directors of child and adult social care.
Care and support minister Norman Lamb said: "People don't want health care or social care, they just want the best care. This is a vital step in creating a truly joined up system that puts people first. Unless we change the way we work, the NHS and care system is heading for a crisis."
"The whole thing is co-ordinated in the patient's interest... it's not rocket science"
Local Government Association chairman Sir Merrick Cockell said "Councils have a key role to play in integrating services to both improve the quality of care and support that people receive and help find new ways of addressing the long-standing concerns around the future funding of care services."
However, what this initiative fails to recognise fully are the existing duties on both Health and Social Care to integrate and provide/arrange necessary services to meet the needs of the vulnerable and disabled. It also comes as figures show elderly hospital patients are already facing increasing delays for social care help.
Last week directors of local authority social services warned that their budgets were likely to be reduced again this year - on top of the two years of cuts already seen. Is this initiative anything more than words?
We have seen numerous policy statements, initiatives and sound bites released by the government over the last 12 months and more. What they have in common is an apparent realisation of the problems in the system…but no increase of resources or funding to meet the challenges the system has always faced and is increasingly facing as time marches forwards.
My own view is fairly simple – the more that the country wishes for its health and social care systems to improve and to integrate, the more demand there is likely to be. A person at home struggling to provide care to a family member needs help now. The promise of an integrated future in 2018 is not going to help now.
Only yesterday the Local Government Ombudsman decided yet another case where a Local Authority failed to meet its existing duties to a disabled woman and her carer. Over a two year period the council failed to assess her properly and failed to provide sufficient help to her husband to look after her. The council was asked to pay over £60,000 in compensation to offset the losses in care that should have been made available to the couple had the council acted as it should have done. The money was meant to reflect the fact that the carer was forced to give up a promising career to look after his wife leading to poverty, illness and lost pensions for the future.
The government states that working for a living has to be preferable to a life on benefits. Most would agree. I suspect that most carers would also agree…if they had the chance.
Unfortunately, because the care system appears to let down so many so often, many are forced to simply live on benefits and give up work because the state assumes routinely that informal care (care from families etc) should count when identifying what help should be provided.
To some degree this is only right – most families would expect and want to provide care – but there are limits and help from care being provided by the NHS and Local Authorities can often mean the difference between managing to juggle a normal working life and not – with all that comes with the loss of dignity, income and opportunity in work.
Additional support to carers and the cared for is neither cheap, nor is it simple. Integrating Health and Social Care services is clearly a good idea – but it is not the whole solution.
By Community Care Advisor, Pete Donohue
Stephensons has a long history of expertise in the field of community care law and has experts in adult care provision, child care, and care funding matters.
We have been involved in a number of important cases in this field. Such services are a duty of the Authorities to provide to persons with eligible and assessed needs, such as the disabled, vulnerable children or the elderly.
Legal Aid may be available, or we have a competitive tariff of fixed fee options to assist people in legal matters in this field.
Our community care team is part of a larger public law and civil liberties Unit whose remit is to fight for the vulnerable, the underdog in their dealings with these large government bodies.
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package hello;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.EnableGlobalMethodSecurity;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.GlobalMethodSecurityConfiguration;
import org.springframework.security.access.expression.method.MethodSecurityExpressionHandler;
import org.springframework.security.access.expression.method.DefaultMethodSecurityExpressionHandler;
@Configuration
@EnableGlobalMethodSecurity(prePostEnabled = true,securedEnabled = true)
public class MethodSecurityConfig extends GlobalMethodSecurityConfiguration {

 @Override
 protected MethodSecurityExpressionHandler createExpressionHandler() {
  DefaultMethodSecurityExpressionHandler expressionHandler = new DefaultMethodSecurityExpressionHandler();
  expressionHandler.setPermissionEvaluator(new BasicPermissionEvaluator());
  return expressionHandler;
 }
}

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Specifically designed for the busy executive whose life revolves around making presentations and using business apps on the go, the new Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen is a tough and fast notebook computer. It looks sleek too, with an elegant matte black casing and a virtually unbreakable chassis thanks to its use of advanced carbon fibre composite – four layers of reinforced carbon fibre and a magnesium alloy rollcage.
Like all ThinkPads, the X1 Carbon is tested against 12 military-grade requirements and more than 200 quality checks to ensure it runs in extreme conditions. It passes MILSTED 810G tests including operating temperatures up to 43 degrees C and down to 21 degrees C. The keyboard spill tray is designed to cope with up to 500ml of liquid.
And the X1 Carbon is still the world's lightest 14-inch business-class laptop, weighing in at just 1.13kg and a mere 15.95mm thick.
Better still, the battery can last up to 15 hours and the notebook comes with RapidCharge technology that provides 80 per cent of capacity or 12 hours of battery life in just an hour of recharging.
The 6th-gen X1 Carbon is powered by 8th Generation Intel Core i78550U quadcore processor running at 1.8 GHz and has 8 gigabytes of working memory or RAM. It has 250 GB SSD drive and uses integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 as graphic adapter. The notebook runs on Windows 10 Pro operating system.
The screen as bright and clear thanks to a 14-inch HDR WQHD (2560×1440 pixels) IPS glossy display. This supports Dolby Vision HDR and has a brightness of 500 nits. Lenova says the new X1 Carbon is one of first laptops to support Dolby Vision HDR but cautions that Windows 10 has yet to release support for Dolby Vision HDR to make the most of the display.
That lack notwithstanding, I watched 4K HDR YouTube clips and found the quality was impressive with vivid colours and stunning details.
The test found that the new X1 Carbon started up and shut down very fast. It ran business applications like Microsoft Office at breakneck speed and played HD video clips smoothly.
Office road warriors should be happy that the new X1 Carbon has a nano SIM slot, located on top near the left hinge, for providing an LTE 4G connection so that they could remain working while travelling without the need to depend on Wi-Fi hotspots. Do note though that you must first buy an optional LTE module and install it.
The new X1 Carbon could also be a dream device for your IT admin because it offers robust security features, including matchonchip fingerprint readers with anti-spoofing technology to safeguard company data and provide more secure authentication and login.
You can quickly log in with Windows' "Hello of Windows 10" with just a touch of the finger or the view of your face if you opt for the IR camera. Your fingerprint image is saved on the chip and your data is protected with the discrete Trusted Platform Module that encrypts your information.
The new X1 Carbon also supports Fido – it stands for Fast Identity Online – to protect your online credentials when you sign in to websites like Facebook or Google or make payments via PayPal.
The new X1 Carbon has all necessary ports of expansion and enhancements. It has two USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports and one of them supports Always On technology, allowing you to use it to recharge your mobile phone even when the notebook is turned off.
The notebook also has two USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C that conform to Intel Thunderbolt 3—the technology that brings lightning-fast data transfer, up to 40Gbs to USBC. If you wish, you can connect a cable from your USBC port to a Thunderbolt 3-enabled device, and get four times the data and twice the video bandwidth of any other port type, while also supplying power. In summary, that gives you Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 data transfer, and DisplayPort all rolled into one.
The computer comes with a 4-in-1 MicroSD card reader (SD, MMC, SDHC, SDXC), right by the Sim slot and an HDMI port for you to stream 4K video to your TV.
Moreover, the new ThinkPad X1 Carbon integrates with the ThinkPad Pro Dock (sold separately), which is a whole new docking system that's shared across most of the 2018 ThinkPad models. The new USBC side mechanical dock easily connects with two male Type-C ports that snap into and automatically level your device. Once docked, your ThinkPad stays securely in place and sits at a slightly tilted angle for comfort.
The new X1 Carbon also supports handfree audio commands. With Cortana Premium, you can speak commands to your ThinkPad X1 Carbon from four metres away. The integrated 360-degree far field microphones ensure your voice is heard across the room. It also allows you to wake your device or quickly and easily find files and calendar events.
And it also supports Amazon Alexa that allows you to play music, get news, control your smart home, or shop.
ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen from Lenovo has a starting price of Bt63,900.


Which is better for externships?
There is NO reason at all why you should pay them to do something you can do yourself for free. These companies are preying on the naivete, desparation and ignorance of FMGs.
I think that there are some misinformed doctors out there that believe that gaining medical liability insured hands on clinical training after graduation is something that is easily done. You have to have the proper insurance coverage in order for your clinical training to be acceptable. You also need to be in a structured environment with goals and objectives that are followed, not just following someone around in their practice without direction.
Just a reminder that all companies offering these things should be thoroughly researched before signing any agreement. As winged scapula said, there should be No cost involved. Your own medical schools should have malpractice insurance offered. However, I know some systems work differently than the western european / american systems and this may not be provided. You should ask each place you're interested in performing electives if they have a list of insurance providers that will match their needs.


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Q: How to support dual screen on android with an interactive screen? I am making a game running on an android phone with an interactive station, the station looks like an interactive screen,  when the phone connected to the station ,the station would show the same desktop content as phone and can launch app and do anything as same as phone ,it can also launch different app on phone and station respectively. I wanna achieve that launch my app and can see a different view in phone screen and station screen, both phone screen, and station screen can receive user input event.
I have tried to use,
ExtCamera.SetTargetBuffers(Display.displays[1].colorBuffer, Display.displays[1].depthBuffer);
to output what ExtCamera view to the secondary screen.
I can see different camera view in the station screen and phone screen, but the station screen can not receive user input, I wonder it because this method is only to render a texture to screen so it can not receive user input ? or there is another way to achieve this goal? I knew that android native offer class presentation to support multi-display, but it seems a large workload between android and unity to interact.
Any help would be appreciated!