1) Molecular and cellular pathogenesis of mutliple myeloma and other mature B cell malignancies.
Our specific areas of interest include the delineation and characterisation of myeloma propagating cells, the role of transcription factor deregulation in the pathogenesis of mutliple myeloma and understanding of the mechanisms of osteoclast activation and bone disease in myeloma.
2) The biology of glycolipid specific T cells, their role in haematological disease and their therapeutical potential.
We are particularly interested a) in the role of invariant NKT cells in allogeneic stem cell transplantation and their therapeutic potential for CD1d-expressing B cell malignancies and b) in the role of gycosylphosphatidylinositol-specific T cells in the pathogenesis of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria.
3) Understanding the transcriptional and epigenetic basis of housekeeping gene regulation and its therapeutic implications for autosomal recessive mendelian disease.
We adress these aims by using inherited GPI deficiency and disorders of the glycolytic pathway as disease models.
There is substantial conceptual and practical overlap between these 3 areas of research.
We employ a variety of molecular and cell biology tools, including genomics, advanced flow-cytometry and animal models.
We increasingly integrate and interprete our research through systems biology approaches through a close collaboration with Prof Michael Stumpf and his group, Theoretical Systems Biology, Imperial College.
As part of my clinical activities I participate and lead locally phase III clinical trials. In conjunction with the pharmaceutical industry we are working towards developing our capacity for early phase I/II clinical trials for lymphoma and myeloma.


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As of now, 2 trains run between from JHAJHA (JAJ) to BILASPUR JUNCTION (BSP).
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Downey Brand recruiting partner Meghan Baker is one of 40 participating mentors at the Sacramento Business Journal's Bizwomen Mentoring Monday event on February 25, 2019 at the Sacramento State University Union Ballroom.
The one-of-a-kind event brings women together in a casual, fast-paced coaching atmosphere, and will feature one-on-one coaching sessions with mentors, each lasting seven minutes in length. In addition to having plenty of time for networking, every attendee will have the opportunity to meet with one to seven mentors. The structure of the event is organized chaos, designed to be fast, fun and fulfilling. The quick turnaround style allows everyone to get the chance to meet new people and gain new insights.
The mentors – a talented, experienced group of some of the most influential women in the community – are listed here. To learn more about the event and to register, visit the Sacramento Business Journal's website.


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Marjorie Kroshus
Marjorie Lorraine Kroshus (nee Smith), 96, Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Marjorie was born September 18, 1925, in Ada, MN, the daughter of Millard and Ida (Hanson) Smith. She lived with her family in rural Gary, MN, and later Ada, and graduated from Ada High School. Margie's siblings called her "Dolly" and classmates called her "Smitty." After high school, Margie worked at the pharmacy in Ada and later moved to Seattle, WA, to work on the assembly line at Boeing during World War II. Boeing produced 98,965 aircraft during WW II. Margie moved back to Ada and was united in marriage to Warren Robert Kroshus on July 3, 1946. Together they farmed in the Perley, MN, area of Norman County, where they raised sugar beets, small grains, and soybeans. At various times they also had white faced Herefords, sheep, pigs, chickens, and a Shetland pony. The farm was a century farm and had been in the Kroshus family for more than 100 years. Margie loved the farm and after she moved into town, she always found great joy in taking a ride out to see the farm and spend some time in the farmhouse. "That's where all the memories are," she would say. She took great pride in being a mother, homemaker, and farm wife. Margie was a long-time member of Bethania Lutheran Church in Lee Township and later Winchester Lutheran Church in Borup, MN. She was an active member of Ladies Aid and her Homemakers group where she had many dear and lifelong friends. Warren "Bob" died in 1998, when they were in a severe car accident. Margie is survived by three of her children, Sandra Arends of Fargo, ND, Steve (Mary) Kroshus, and Kent Kroshus, both of Moorhead; son-in-law, Jerry Sauvageau of Pine River, MN; seven grandchildren, David (Shari) Arends, Matthew (Cory) Arends, Benjamin (Shantel) Arends, Nathan (Melissa) Sauvageau, Nick Kroshus, Scott Kroshus and Katie (Alex) Myrom; fourteen great-grandchildren, Max, Sydney, Jackson, Zachary (Megan), Tyler, Caleb, Ida, Jack, and Bjorn Arends, Colby Walters, Bella Sauvageau, and Simon, Isla, and Abe Myrom. Margie was preceded in death by her parents, Ida and Millard Smith; husband, Warren "Bob" Kroshus; daughter, Nancy Sauvageau; and siblings, William, Harold, Stewart, Ruth Nelson, Lester, Lillian Lura, Robert, Wallace and Stanley. Margie's family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the wonderful staff and caretakers at the former Eventide Fairmont, The Linden and BeeHive Homes Assisted Living in Moorhead. The loving and gentle care given our mother in the last months of her life will never be forgotten. Visitation for Margie will begin at 12 PM, with a funeral at 1 PM, Wednesday, December 29, 2021, in Winchester Lutheran Church, Borup. Burial will take place in Ada Municipal Cemetery, Ada.
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Lynn Han dreams of a world where everyone retires happily ever after. She teaches accounting or as her students put it: the art of counting money. You can contribute your thoughts like Lynn here.
I was once asked in front of the entire audience at a function: What is my greatest fear?
Almost without skipping a beat, I replied: 'Not having enough money when I retire'.
And surely, that is a sentence that must resonate with most too.
Never mind the fact that we're currently living in the most expensive Asian city (oh – only for expats, of course – although does that really matter?) not for the first, second or even third year…but the FOURTH YEAR COUNTING. SINGAPORE IS EXPENSIVE. Point made.
Never mind the fact that water prices are set to increase by 30% in tranches from July 1 (2017), meaning that one of the very precious commodities that we depend on to survive will be costing that 30 cents more per dollar in the near future.
But the very scary thought that one day, the little that we save and accumulate throughout our working adult years will run dry at one of the most vulnerable and mature stages of our lives – and we will be forced to downgrade our houses to supplement our retirement income, pay exorbitant medical bills in return for good health and pick up a menial job in our old age to survive (which might be non-existent by then).
What then, can we do about it?
Enter the Central Provident Fund (CPF)'s Retirement Calculator.
Designed by the nation's social security statutory board herself, the financial tool is certainly an insightful and savvy piece of work.
After spending roughly fifteen minutes keying in my annual income, estimating and calculating a solid breakdown of my annual expenses, projecting the value of my insurance's future value, accumulated investments and net-worth at retirement (even throwing in a year or two of work leave for a sabbatical or national duty for female Singaporeans aka. raise a child.
With a staggering forecast of needing roughly S$3 million by age 60, it seems I am still at the start of a long journey to build a secure retirement nest egg.
Soberingly, a 33 year journey, to be exact.
High time to reassess that investment portfolio of mine again, I reckon.
This great article was contributed by Lynn Han.
Lynn Han dreams of a world where everyone retires happily ever after.
She teaches accounting or as her students put it: the art of counting money.


A new home-based rehabilitation programme could help thousands of heart failure patients to achieve a better quality of life.
A new study has found that the Rehabilitation Enablement in CHronic Heart Failure (REACH-HF) programme, led by the University of Exeter and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS trust, significantly improved quality of life and is deliverable within NHS cost guidelines.
The programme was co-designed by clinicians, academics, patients and caregivers to help increase participation in rehabilitation therapies for heart failure patients by bringing care into their own homes. The five year study received £2million in grant funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under its Programme Grants for Applied Research programme with contributions from a number of clinical and academic partners from across the UK including Exeter, Gwent, Birmingham, York, and Dundee.
Approximately 900,000 people are affected by heart failure in the UK, costing the NHS £1bn per year. Although NICE recommend that all people with heart failure should receive rehabilitation, less than one in 10 do.
With this in mind, the new 2018 heart failure guidelines from NICE recommend that patients are offered the option of a personalised home-based rehab programme that is easily accessible.
The rehabilitation programme includes: a chair-based exercise that can easily be done at home and a manual with advice on lifestyle and medication. Also included is an interactive booklet designed to facilitate learning from experience and record symptoms, physical activity and other actions related to self-care. There is another manual for use by caregivers aimed to increase their understanding of heart failure and aspects such as relaxation techniques, helping people come to terms with both the physical and psychological impact of heart failure.
In the study, researchers monitored patients participating in the programme for 12 months, and found that their quality of life was significantly improved compared to patients not undergoing rehabilitation. The cost of the intervention was £418 per patient (within the current price that the NHS pays for rehabilitation: £477).
This high-calibre multi-author study, jointly led by Professor Rod Taylor, and Dr Hasnain Dalal of the University of Exeter, has just been published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
The REACH-HF programme is a home-based programme of exercise and well-being for patients with heart failure and their caregivers which was designed to make rehabilitation more accessible. It builds on the existing Heart Manual (NHS Lothian), used with patients after a heart attack or surgery.
The study shows significant clinical benefit for participants when compared to patients not undergoing rehabilitation.
REACH-HF is aimed at patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, where their heart muscles do not contract as effectively as they should, resulting in poorer circulation of blood around the body. This affects approximately half of heart failure patients.
Quality of Life' questionnaire – the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire.
Professor Rod Taylor, of the University of Exeter Medical School said: "In this study we demonstrate the effectiveness of the REACH-HF programme on the quality of life, and ability of patients to better manage their condition.
The study is entitled 'The effects and costs of home-based rehabilitation for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: the REACH-HF multicentre randomized controlled trial'. The full list of authors is Hasnain M. Dalal, Rod S. Taylor, Kate Jolly, Russell C. Davis, Patrick Doherty, Jackie Miles, Robin van Lingen, Fiona C. Warren, Colin Green, Jennifer Wingham, Colin Greaves, Susannah Sadler, Melvyn Hillsdon, Charles Abraham, Nicky Britten, Julia Frost, Sally Singh, Christopher Hayward, Victoria Eyre, l Kevin Paul, Chim C. Lang, and Karen Smith.
When Chris Edgeler's GP suggested he take part in a rehabilitation programme following a heart attack, he initially thought it wasn't for him. Despite his diagnosis of heart failure, he felt it would be hard to engage.


Hailed as one of the true masterpieces of the comics medium,Usagi Yojimbo gets its first gallery edition, reproducing Stan Sakai's breathtaking artwork at full size and in living color. This edition includes the art from the very first Usagi story, the complete origin tale "Samurai," and more!
As with all original artist's gallery editions this is a collection of classic comic material and I'll be reviewing the book and not the story. For a complete list of all current and announced editions, with review links, please visit our Index.
For fans old and new of Stan Sakai and his creation Usagi Yojimbo there has never been a more prolific period of reprints. Beginning in earnest with Fantagraphics Usagi Yojimbo Special Edition, continuing with The Usagi Yojimbo Saga, and now this volume of original art reprints.
There's a Foreword by Cary Grazzini, comic art introduction by Sakai, and closing biography. As well there is an "About This Edition" that discusses the two pages not from original art and that Sakai trims and cuts his own art boards so there is a varying size throughout.
Not sure who loves that story from Amazing Heroes detailing Sakai's process, but it starts things off here like it did the Special Edition. Moving in we get the watch the evolution of Sakai's design and Usagi changes and becomes the look we know today.
After the stories we're treated to a Gallery, with covers, roughs, sketches, and unused art.
Scan quality is excellent. The art is very clean to begin with, and the aging is mild. All the art is slightly tanned, but it's not clear if that's aging or the boards themselves. Very few corrections to be found, but they're here. Black levels are clearly visible in the early pages but stop in the middle, which seems to be more about how Sakai was inking than the scanning.
Production is excellent. Sewn binding, just loose enough to allow the book to fall mostly open. Heavy paper stock. Study covers. Dark Horse maintains a standard cover and index design for their Gallery Editions and it just works. The book came shrinkwrapped in a cardboard case with a black and white information sticker. The price and UPC is a sticker on the back of the book.
Grazzini is credited as designer and digital art technician, which from his foreword means he scanned all the artwork and put it together. It's clean and simple, with endpapers being the same image in tan taken from a panel. There is one chapter divider using a Usagi image in the same red as the cover font and the indexes.
When this was solicited it had "Volume 1" in the title but that was dropped. Since these are early stories from Sakai let's hope the sales justify additional volumes.


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Antena 3 is seven years old
Antena 3 the news television part of Intact Media Group, celebrates today 7 years since its launch. The evolution of Antena 3 in these years is remarkable: relevant content and continually growing audiences. Antena 3 is today's most watched news channel in Romania, with a team of leading professionals and local and international prizes.
The news channel started in 2005 with an average of 24,000 viewers, reaching, in 2012, 311,000 viewers. Shows such as "Sinteza zilei cu Mihai Gadea", "In gura presei" with Mircea Badea, "La ordinea zilei" with Dana Grecu, "100 minutes" with Sandra Stoicescu became journalistic landmarks in Romania through the quality and relevance of topics discussed.
In 2011, Antena 3 became the only Romanian channel affiliated with CNN International, as recognition for its high standard journalism standards.
Antena 3 is part of Intact Media Group, along with channels such as Antena 1, Antena 2, Euforia Lifestyle TV and GSP. Intact Media Group now reaches over 10 million Romanians, through a portfolio of strong reference brands in television, print, radio, online and production, including Antena 1, Antena 3, National Journal, Radio ZU or gsp .ro.
(Source: GFk Romania for 2005 – 2011 and Kantar Media for 2012. Copyright – Armadata SRL. Target 18+ Urban)
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In the past, the car proprietors in India viewed their vehicles as a kind of prized belonging or some kind of an asset and kept them for a really long period or maybe a lifetime with themselves. Earlier these cars were owned by a few people of one particular class of people and affording these vehicles was not everybody's cup of tea. But then with time, there have been radical changes in the scenario.
Today there are several hatchbacks that can be easily afforded by many people of different classes. Today buying of vehicles is not restricted to the upper classes. Today people also engage in buying a used car that is financed and the seller selling it also sells it so that he can buy a more extravagant vehicle than the existing one.
Today, there are several options of vehicles at each value point that one can consider. Right from the small budget vehicles to super-cantinas and extravagance SUV's with their stunning prices, all are easily accessible here. In addition, there is discretionary cash flow in the economy along with it has grown the consciousness of car purchasers. Today, it isn't exceptional to find out that a seller is selling his hatchback or SUV which is financed and the period is still going on and because he is attracted to the swanky new SUV that has been launched recently.
Buying a financed is not as difficult as it seems. There are just certain procedures that one should keep in mind when one is buying a financed car. In India, there is a typical pattern of how the financing of the car works and there are some rules and regulations that must be dealt with when offering a vehicle whose advance hasn't been paid off. This is on the grounds that, notwithstanding the purchaser and vendor of the auto, there's additionally the bank or the financial institution that has lent the cash for its buy in any case.
To solve this, the simplest approach to start is by checking the Registration book/card to check whether the hypothecation is still sustaining for the vehicle. Next is to address the bank to see if exactly the amount of the credit is still remaining that has to be paid off. This is on account of, the duty of the proprietor that the ownership of the loan should also be transferred from the present owner to the future buyer. The buyer of the vehicle should know very clearly how much of the loan has been repaid and still how much due is left which he has to pay.
Abandoning the loan is another option that is well known when offering a loan for a vehicle. In these circumstances, the vendor now and again utilizes the procedures from the deal to close the advance before it is expected for reimbursement. A few purchasers pay the credit to the moneylender and then the balance is settled by the seller.
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Great song and video! I've been a fan for a while. Looking forward to catching you live if you get to my neck of the woods.
I met. Jess on facebook 3 yrs.. ago. But do to conflicting schedule 's never in person when she toured through the area. I checked this video out and must say-" this is a hit!" She sounds and looks as great as she is gracious. I think she will be a major star who will be able to keep her feet on the ground. Jess , you are on your way to the top . And so deservingly so. Congratulations.
First.... love you in what you do. The last song is great. Keep on making people happy. If i can and i do my best to see you live!


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'Bangladesh has to transform the way the world sees it now'
Rifat Munim , Rifat Munim
Published at 04:51 pm December 5th, 2016
The November issue of Arts & Letters carried an interview with Vijay Seshadri, the 2014 Pulitzer winning American poet. So I was determined not to interview him again while the DLF was going on. After the inaugural, I saw him standing alone on the terrace in front of the Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharod auditorium. I thought I'd just have a little chat with the poet whose 3 Sections I really liked and then I'd go about my own business. But as the talk began (it went on for about half an hour), I was taken in and found myself pulling out my recorder. What followed turned out to be an American poet's very interesting takes on DLF, Urdu poetry and translation of South Asian literatures.
Do you think this kind of literary festival has any true potential?
These festivals have a lot of potential, especially in Asia because they are sort of integrating these societies into a world order, and also because they are building a relationship between the global and the local, between Bangladeshi culture and literature, and world culture and literature. It also helps to bring about a change in the evolution of literature, so literature does not stay stagnant and takes on new reality, and that new reality is not in encountering another world but in synthesising new experience into the already existing imaginative world. I hope the DLF flourishes because I think Bangladesh is at a crossroads right now. There are things that are pulling it apart. It seems to me that Bangladesh is at the intersections of economic globalisation, climate change and Islamic fundamentalism, and all these come to rest here in a particularly dramatic way. Bangladesh, you know, is kind of unknown to the world and the world doesn't realise how interesting Bangladesh is. The Americans associate Bangladesh with poverty, overpopulation, and a cyclone that killed a million people although it happened more than forty years ago. Bangladesh has to transform the way the world sees it now, I mean it is a functioning and vibrant country. Considering all these points, I can't overestimate the importance of a festival like this.
While reading your poetry collection, 3 Sections, I found a few translations of Urdu poetry. I remember the one by Mirza Ghalib. What exactly drew you towards Urdu poetry?
You know my experience is very American, but when I came back in New York in my late 20s -- I got a grant at the University of Colombia -- I decided I'd find out about India. Then I took a Sanskrit course and learned Urdu and Hindi there and the people in those departments liked me very much and they asked me to do a PhD. They expected me to study Urdu literature but what I was really interested in was politics. Then I went to live in Pakistan and studied Urdu and Persian literature. Soon I found I was not really that interested in politics anymore and I want to go back to New York and be a poet. But in the process I managed to acquaint myself with a lot of Urdu poetry. I also spent two years doing course work and learning a lot about the history of Islam in India. So what happened is Urdu literature and culture became a part of my knowledge, and I thought why not try translating some Urdu poetry? Then I started translating and I found it really fun.
[caption id="attachment_38262" align="alignleft" width="306"] Vijay in a session on poetry with Kaiser Haq and Jeffrey Yang at the DLF 2016[/caption]
As a poet I don't know if the Urdu tradition is congenial to me. I'm a different kind of poet, basically I'm an American poet, but I found the translating experience fascinating just as a linguistic experience, you know, to work out the puzzles and to make Khalid sound like Khalid. Let me tell you the translations of Urdu classical poetry are horrible, and that's a real problem with the translation of all the South Asian languages into English. That is kind of a real impasse to the appreciation of these literatures into the English speaking world. Just think of the great Indian Urdu novelist Qurratulain Hyder. When she is translated, she's translated too badly. People say that she should win the Nobel Prize. Her novels are about the Muslim culture as also about the history of pre-partitioned India. She is a very intelligent, interesting and radical kind of writer but she's unknown in the west because of the poorness of the translations.
It's very interesting to note that Bangla literature has suffered massively from the same problem.
Yes. So I think I'll go back to translating more of Urdu poetry. You know why? Because they in the USA don't know that Urdu has such a rich and lofty poetic tradition and it is so revered in South Asia. But they don't know it at all.
There's one problem that always comes up when UK and US publishers are approached for translated works of Bangla literature. In fact, it is common to Urdu and Hindi literatures too. They somehow make it clear that our fiction does not go with the European or American taste of modernity or post-modernity or post-coloniality. How do you think this can be addressed?
I think we should approach the university presses rather than the commercial presses. I think you could try persuading the commercial presses but the chances are very small that a translation of Bangla literature is going to make any impression on the marketplace there, but they can make a long-term impression on the university presses and the small presses and thus can affect the culture there. The small presses there have a very strong distribution chain. So you have to target those places where literary culture is valued, not commercial culture.
The politics of belonging in Assam
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Seven poems by Kaifi Azmi
Sehri Tales
No poetry in Paris
Dhaka Lit Fest 2016
Vijay Seshadri


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Thursday, 12th December, 2013 10.00 am
Confirmation of the minutes of the Council meeting held on 10 October 2013 PDF 144 KB
RESOLVED – That the minutes of the Meeting held on 10 October 2013 be confirmed.
The Chairman referred to the death on 5 December 2013 of former South African President, Nelson Mandela and indicated that a Book of Condolences had been placed in the Shirehall Gallery in Stafford. He also indicated that he had written to the South African Embassy to convey the Council's condolences.
Municipal Journal Future Leader Award 2013
The Chairman informed Members that Darryl Eyers, the County Council's Head of Economic Planning, had been commended in the Municipal Journal Future Leader Award Category. The Award was aimed at recognising and promoting talent among young staff members whose expertise and professionalism showed that they were destined for senior leadership roles within local government and the wider public sector. The commendation recognised Darryl's input into promoting economic development across the Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership as well as his wider contribution to corporate improvement and innovation.
Jordan Publishing Family Law Awards 2013
The Council noted that Kate Loader of the County Council's Legal Services Team had won the Local Authority Lawyer of the Year category at the Family Law Awards 2013. The Awards were launched by Jordan Publishing in 2011 to recognise the important work of family lawyers, and celebrate their many successes and outstanding achievements.
Society of Procurement Officers Awards - Local Government Procurement Professional of the Year 2013
The Chairman informed the Council that Paul Timmins of the County Council's Procurement team had won the Society of Procurement Officers' Local Government Procurement Professional of the Year Award for 2013. Submissions for the Award were judged on the procurement contribution entrants had made to their organisation and for forward-thinking and innovative approaches that had resulted in a positive, on-going, legacy for colleagues and/or the beneficiaries of procurement services. Paul's work in projects such as the Procurement Partner, ESS and Infrastructure Plus, together with his recent attainment of a Master's in Business Administration, were highly contributory to this award.
Society of Procurement Officers Awards - Outstanding Achievement in Procurement – County Council Category
Members noted that Staffordshire had also won the 'County Council' category in the Outstanding Achievement in Procurement awards hosted by the Society of Procurement Officers for its work on the Education Support Services (ESS) Joint Venture procurement. The project involved a spend of £4bn, the letting of a 20 year service delivery agreement with Entrust, and the protection / TUPE transfer of up to 5,000 Council employees to the Joint Venture Company.
Social Enterprise West Midlands Inspire Award
The Chairman informed Members that Ian Simpson, the Council's Head of Procurement, had been awarded the 2013 Social Enterprise West Midlands Inspire award. The award recognised an individual or body who was leading the way and breaking new ground and who had demonstrated how they had led innovation, championed new approaches and been bold in their leadership and direction. Ian won the award for leading Staffordshire`s work around the Social Value Act and particularly for his work in creating nearly 300 apprenticeships for Staffordshire Citizens in the Council`s supply chain.
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"Living My Life, My Way" – A Strategy for Disabled People 2013 - 2018
In response to a question from Mr Taylor in respect of consultation on the strategy, Mr White indicated that there had been twice as many people responding to the consultation on the strategy than there were users of the service. He added that the strategy proposed a shift in focus from "service based" to "outcome based". Mr Atkins added that the proposals would give service users more choice and would bring about a shift away from the traditional method of service delivery whereby the County Council dictated what services it would provide as opposed to what service users wanted.
Keeping Staffordshire Moving: Highway Permit Scheme
Mr Wileman indicated that he welcomed the proposals set out in the review and added that this was another example of the County Council listening to, and responding to, residents' concerns.
In response to questions from Mr Jenkins and Mr Hollinshead relating to year on year reductions in the budget for highway maintenance, Mr Parry indicated that, over the past four years, there had been an additional investment of £30m in highway maintenance in Staffordshire. Mr Tagg added that the County Council was continuing to take steps to improve the condition of the County's roads and that the proposals set out in the review would be implemented within 12 months. Mr Atkins also indicated that that a recent audit had highlighted a 10% improvement in the condition of the County's highway network and that Staffordshire was now in the top quartile of authorities with regard to the condition of its roads. He also referred Members to the Divisional Highway Programme through which local members were able to prioritise highway works within their respective districts.
Keeping Staffordshire Moving: Civil Parking Enforcement Review
In response to a question from Ms Woodward, Mr Tagg confirmed that Members at both County and District levels would be kept informed of progress during the review. He also indicated that he welcomed the recent announcement by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire regarding measures to tackle obstructions on the highway. Mr Lawrence added that it was intended that the new parking enforcement arrangements would be more cost effective than the current system and less of a burden on the Council Tax payer
Changes to Cabinet Member Portfolios
Mr Taylor informed the Council that he had appointed Charlotte Atkins as an additional Member of his Shadow Cabinet (as Shadow Cabinet Member for Care).
Recommendation for Member Seat on the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership Trust
In response to a question from Mr Taylor as to whether, if the Council were to be successful ... view the full minutes text for item 14.
Revised Annual Investment Strategy 2013/14
Members were informed that, each year, the Council was required by Government regulations to publish an Annual Investment Strategy (AIS) for its treasury operations in advance of the start of the financial year. The AIS for 2013/14 was approved by Cabinet on 16 January 2013. There was scope in the regulations to amend the AIS at any time where this was necessary. Following the appointment of a new treasury advisor, Arlingclose, it was proposed to adopt their credit worthiness assessment and to consider new options for managing the Council's long-term loans position. As a consequence of this, it was proposed that changes be made to the AIS for 2013/14.
In response to questions from Members in relation to investments with the Co-operative Bank, Mr Parry indicated that the bank had announced its intention to withdraw from the local government sector and that, as a result, the County Council would be looking for a new provider for its "current account" banking activities.
RESOLVED – That, in accordance with regulations, the revised Annual Investment Strategy (AIS) 2013/14, as set out in Appendicies 1, 2 and 3 to the report, be adopted.
High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill PDF 84 KB
Report of the Director for Place and Deputy Chief Executive
The Council considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director for Place concerning a proposal to petition against the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill through the Parliamentary stages in order to attempt to secure improvements to the scheme and to safeguard the interest of Staffordshire's residents and businesses.
During the debate on the report, Members raised a wide range of issues in relation to the HS2 proposals including the detrimental impact the scheme would have on the Staffordshire landscape and the need to secure appropriate mitigation measures; the need to secure adequate compensation for those directly affected by the scheme; traffic congestion issues during the construction period; alternative solutions for increasing rail capacity including improvements to existing infrastructure such as the West Coast Main Line; affordability and spiralling construction costs; and the lack of public support for the scheme.
Mr Davis indicated that one of the positive impacts of HS2 would be the creation of employment opportunities during the scheme's construction phase. He also indicated that he was opposed to the proposal for the County Council to provide financial resources of up to £200,000 to petition against the Bill. Several other Members also expressed concern at the cost of opposing the Bill as they were of the view that the Government would proceed with HS2 irrespective of the opposition to the scheme. Mr Taylor also enquired as to whether the proposed allocation of £200,000 to petition against the Bill was only for Phase 1 and would an additional sum of money be required to oppose Phase 2. In response, Mr Atkins indicated that the County Council did not have the power to stop HS2, that decision rested with Central Government, but it was essential that the County Council petitions against the Bill in an attempt to secure the mitigation measures that were required to reduce the scheme's impact on local communities and on the County's environment. Petitioning against Phase 1 would also help to set out the County Council's position when Phase 2 of the scheme came under consideration. He concluded by indicating that it was imperative that the views of Staffordshire residents were heard by Central Government and that petitioning against the Bill was the best means of achieving this.
Following a vote, in which 36 members voted in support of the recommendations set out in the report, 0 voted against and 24 members abstained, the Chairman declared the recommendations carried.
RESOLVED – (a) That the County Council reaffirms its position in opposing High Speed 2 as there are no clear or confirmed economic benefits for Staffordshire and it will have significant impacts on our environment and countryside.
(b) That, in the judgement of the Council, it is expedient for the Council to oppose the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill deposited in the 2013-14 session of Parliament.
(c) That the Cabinet Member for Economy and Infrastructure along with the Director for Place and Deputy Chief Executive be authorised to develop the ... view the full minutes text for item 16.
Report of the Chairman of the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Authority PDF 101 KB
Ms Atkins extended her congratulations to Rebecca Bryant on her recent appointment to the post of Deputy Chief Executive / Executive Director of the Fire and Rescue Service. Mr Deaville also extended his congratulations to James Russell from the Service's Business Intelligence Team who was presented with a Highly Commended in the North West Finals of the 2013 Apprenticeship Awards.
Ms S. Woodward asked the following question of the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing whose reply is set out below the question:-
Can the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing tell me what help is available for older or disabled people who have difficulty in completing an application form for a Blue Badge disabled parking concession in Staffordshire, where they may get that help and what is the nature of it?
There are a number of ways someone can apply for a Blue Badge, online, by phone or by calling into one of the access points.
For those with access to the internet the online application form is available on the main website, the applicant can complete the form themselves or friends and family can assist them.
If a resident calls the County Council contact centre the application can be completed by the advisor during the call.
If residents prefer to discuss their application in person, the contact centre can provide a list of customer access points where residents can be given help to complete the application. There are access points located in District and Borough Council offices and local libraries.
Supplementary Question
It seems to me that the perceptions from the centre as to what is going on in localities does not reflect the reality of the situation. I have heard of cases whereby people have gone into their local district council office or library and have been unable to get direct help to fill in the Blue Badge application forms and are just put in front of a computer screen. That can be extremely daunting for someone who does not know how to use a computer. Therefore, I would ask the Cabinet Member if he will undertake to review what is actually happening in district council offices and libraries in terms of the support given for the completion of Blue Badge applications.
Yes, I most certainly will undertake this review. My understanding is that anybody who is disabled who can use the internet is left to do so. If they can't, they can go to any of these access points and they will receive assistance to complete their Blue Badge application. Our duty in this county is to support the most needed and vulnerable.
Mrs M. Compton asked the following question of the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing whose reply is set out below the question:-
How much funding did Staffordshire County Council receive for the Local Crisis Support Scheme? How many people have applied for goods and services under this scheme and been successful and what percentage of the fund has been spent so far?
The new crisis support scheme provides support to people in severe hardship, where all other support has been exhausted. This support is in the form of white goods, clothing food and utilities.
This replaces cash grants and loans previously paid by the Department for Work and Pensions, which were abolished under changes brought ... view the full minutes text for item 18.
(a) Reinstatement of the Roads and Footpaths in the Shoal Hill area of Cannock
Ms. Spicer presented a petition from local residents of the Shoal Hill area of Cannock seeking the proper reinstatement of the roads and footpaths in the area following recent public utility works.
(b) Consultation on the Future of Day Services for People with Learning Disabilities
Ms. Atkins presented a petition from local residents opposing the possible closure of the Moorlands Day Service in Leek.
(c) Proposed Sale of County Council Owned Land in Gnosall
Mrs. Mary Booth, a member of the public, presented a petition from local residents opposing the proposed sale of County Council owned land in Gnosall for housing development.
The Chairman of the Council will move the following motion so that the County Council can consider confidential business in private:-
"That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business which involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972 indicated below".
(All reports in this section are on pink paper)
RESOLVED - That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business which involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972 indicated below.
Inward Investment in Staffordshire: Powerhouse Central - A Wave 2 City Deal for Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire
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The Council considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director for Place concerning the progress of the negotiations with Central Government on the Wave 2 City Deal for Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire
Following a short debate, during which members expressed their support for the proposed City Deal, Mr Atkins moved, and Mr Taylor seconded, that the recommendations contained in the report be approved. Following a vote, the Chairman declared the recommendations carried.
RESOLVED – (a) That the Council agrees to a Wave 2 City Deal with Central Government, as outlined in the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire City Deal document titled 'Powerhouse Central', to support the creation of jobs and accelerate economic growth across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
(b) That the Leader of the Council, in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Finance and Transformation and the Chief Executive, be given delegated authority to make any final amendments to the final City Deal agreement and sign on behalf of the County Council.
(c) That the County Council enters into a partnership with the SSLEP and SOTCC to deliver the objectives of the City Deal.
(d) That the Leader of the Council, in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Finance and Transformation and the Chief Executive, be given delegated authority to sign a Collaboration Agreement on behalf of the County Council.


Easter Lambing, an event in March - East Yorkshire.
for Easter Lambing as your favourite British event.
An opportunity to visit the 'lambing shed' and see some newly born lambs and join in with their feeding. Bouncy castle, children's craft activities and family lawn games too.


An area resident has faced his past by retracing his steps along Vietnam's Mekong Delta River.
Rolland E. Kidder, a Jamestown native who grew up on a dairy farm on South Main Street Extension, has written a book entitled, "Backtracking In Brown Water," which is about his experience of serving as a Navy patrol boat officer during the Vietnam War. But, the book is by no means just a focus on the events that occurred more than 40 years ago, rather Kidder took the subject to the next level by returning to the Mekong Delta River in 2010.
In 1969, and in 2010, Kidder didn't make the journey alone, joined by South Vietnamese Thu Trung Van. During the Vietnam War, Kidder helped train Van to become a patrol boat river patrol officer. Van eventually became commander of his own division, as well as an American citizen in 1975. So, when Kidder decided to make the journey to contemporary Vietnam, he felt it was only logical to do so with Van at his side once again.
According to Kidder, the experience was both transformative, and powerfully emotional, so he decided to write an article for Naval History magazine that was published in 2010. After writing the article, and thinking more about his experience, he was inspired to write a book by researching the lives of three of his comrades who died during service along the Mekong Delta River. Those three men were Eldon Tozer, Bob Olson and Jim Rost.
Kidder will celebrate the release of "Backtracking In Brown Water" with two area book signings. On Thursday at 4:30 p.m., Kidder will appear at the Robert H. Jackson Center, 305 E. Fourth St. in Jamestown, for a meet and greet, to share his reflections and sign copies of his book. Kidder will also make an appearance at the Bemus Point Library, 13 Main St. in Bemus Point, at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 31, for a presentation and book signing.
Kidder volunteered to join the Navy during a time when a draft was in effect, and he served on a ship for two years before heading to Vietnam.
According to Kidder, his view of the Vietnam war now, and when he first went over, is that it was a mistake.
Regardless of whether the war was a mistake, the experience was life-changing for Kidder, and he's thankful for the opportunity to see the world outside America that service brought to him. So, to be able to make the experience full circle by traveling back to Vietnam with Van 40 years later allowed him to see first hand what he and his comrades had accomplished. What Kidder found is that contemporary Vietnam is vastly different from the one he remembers experiencing in his youth, he said.
Kidder's not sure whether he'd consider the lives of Vietnam's people to be better before the war, but some things have improved, he said.
Kidder, who graduated from Jamestown High School in 1958, is a graduate of Houghton College, Evangelical Theological Seminary and SUNY at Buffalo Law School. He is the former executive director of the Robert H. Jackson Center, he served four terms in the New York State Assembly and he currently serves on the board of directors for National Fuel Gas Company. He has been appointed to the American Battle Monuments Commission by both former President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama and he was a member of the original National World War II Memorial. He lives on the edge of Chautauqua Lake with his wife, Jane.
In addition to "Backtracking In Brown Water," Kidder is also the author of "A Hometown Went To War," which is an oral history of 37 World War II veterans. For more information, search for Kidder's books on iUniverse.com, Amazon.com or visit www.rollandkidder.blogspot.com.


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Super Food Nerds: How to Make Your Own Yogurt
By: Jonathan Milder
Superfoodnerd Milder here, reporting this month on Project D.I.Y. Yogurt. Let me start by saying that I came to this with some trepidation, scarred by a personal history of sour milk and thin, lumpy yogurts of my own making. I had read the articles ("better than anything you can buy!"), seen the blog posts ("idiot proof!"), followed the recipes -- and the recipes had failed me. I knew I was in for a fight on this one.
And quite a fight it was. My first few attempts were utter travesties of spilled, wasted and spoiled milk. I killed my starter culture; I ruined my curd; I scalded my hand; I threw out my back. I would have cried, were I anything less than a steely-eyed superfoodnerd. No, I picked myself up, straightened my pocket protector and set to work. It took considerable research and tinkering, but ultimately I did manage to break through to yogurt — really, really good, smile-across-your-face yogurt. For all its difficulties, this was a project with a big payoff.
That said, I cannot promise you perfect yogurt. Yogurt promises nothing — no more than a tomato seed promises a beautiful tomato. You might, under the right conditions, get your tomato -- but you might not. You don't call the shots. And that is the first thing you need to know about yogurt.
Yes, the thing to know about making yogurt is: you don't make yogurt; you grow it. Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophiles — heat-loving (thermophilic) bacteria with the unique ability to feed on lactose (milk sugar) and convert it to lactic acid — they make the yogurt. You grow the bacteria; you feed it; you tend it. You plant your garden and, if you were reasonably careful about setting the right conditions, you reap a harvest of yogurt. It all comes down to the lactic acid bacteria. (In a very real sense, yogurt-making is not culinary. It is cultural — as in agricultural or horticultural.)
Knowing this, in and of itself, doesn't get you any closer to good yogurt. But it may put you in the right frame of mind, and that is important. My first, failed batches were a direct result of my mental unreadiness: I rushed; I futzed; I failed to observe.
Oh, and here is one more thing to know: yogurt makes yogurt. Our friends Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus teem inside every container of "live" or "active" culture yogurt. A mere tablespoon or less, containing millions of these bacteria, is all you need to make your batch.
Get the recipe: Yogurt Yogurt
Yogurt Basics
Okay, so the fundamentals of yogurt making are really pretty simple. They break down into four steps:
1) Heating. Milk should be heated to a minimum of 180 degrees F to kill off any native bacteria and to denature the whey proteins, which makes for a thicker yogurt. 180 is just a minimum, though, and you should feel free to play around with this. Traditionally, milk was boiled for an extended period, which concentrates proteins through evaporation and makes for a much thicker yogurt. (Commercial producers still do something similar by holding milk at 185 to 195 for as much as 30 minutes during heating.) Essentially, the more concentrated the milk, the thicker the yogurt.
2) Cooling and Inoculating. The milk is allowed to cool to about 115 degrees, at which point the bacterial starter culture (a small amount of yogurt) is stirred in. The surest way to ruin a batch of yogurt — as I know from hard-knocks experience — is to add the starter when the milk is too hot. Kill, or in any way impair your bacteria, and you'll get nothing but warm milk.
3) Incubation. This is where the magic happens. The inoculated milk is sealed away in a container and kept warm for a good long time. Warmth and the presence of an abundant energy source in the form of lactose inspire a veritable summer-of-love among the lactic acid bacteria: within hours they've multiplied a hundredfold. These bacteria, in turn, ferment the milk by digesting its lactose and converting it to tangy lactic acid. In its turn, this lactic acid coagulates the milk by causing the milk's protein and fat globules to gather into a continuous solid network, capable of holding 25 times its weight in water. This is yogurt.
The precise times and temperatures of incubation are subject to wide variation, but most recipes call for incubating between 110 and 115 degrees for anywhere from 3 to 8 hours. The higher the temperature, the more rapid the production of lactic acid and the faster the coagulation — though, there are virtues to taking it slower and lower.
4) Chilling and straining (optional). The final step. The fermented yogurt is transferred to a refrigerator to slow fermentation to a crawl and further firm up the yogurt's structure. Greek yogurt is made by straining away much of the yogurt's whey, and this is perfectly easy to do at home with a fine mesh strainer. But the simple act of pouring off a little of the free-floating whey, either before or after refrigeration, is enough to thicken a yogurt nicely.
Discovery or: The Battle Turns
As mentioned earlier, my initial yogurts were abject failures -- humiliations. But the battle did swing in my direction. Here's how:
The first breakthrough came courtesy Rick Martinez, the freshest new face in Food Network Kitchens, who suggested I try using some half-and-half in my yogurt. I did, substituting half-and-half for about a quarter of the total milk. It made a huge difference — not just to the texture, which became pudding-like, but to the flavor, which deepened profoundly. After making several yogurts with varying fat levels, I have no doubt that truly great yogurt is not a diet product. Fat makes a huge difference.
The second breakthrough came in the incubation phase. Most recipes prescribe incubating for 4 to 6 hours at 110 and 115 degrees — a devilishly hard temperature to maintain without a yogurt maker. I did try it and yes, you'll get yogurt that way. But you're only scratching the surface. At these higher temperatures, you do get faster coagulation. But that short span of time is not enough for serious flavor development. And too much time at these elevated temperatures can cause the yogurt to curdle and sour. The best yogurt, the yogurt with the roundest, most complex flavor, only develops over much longer fermentation at much lower temperatures — as much as 24 hours, with much of that time spent between 86 and 102 degrees. Of course, this produces its own set of challenges.
The greatest obstacle to making yogurt at home is in finding a way to maintain this temperature range over a long period of time. I've had some success incubating in my gas oven with the pilot light on, and I've seen reputable authors recommend incubating in a coffee thermos. But far and away the most successful solution I've found has been a simple picnic cooler.
The same thermal stability that allows coolers to keep cold foods cold enables them to keep hot foods hot — especially if you preheat them well. But coolers aren't perfect, and that turns out to be their greatest virtue. They lose heat, only very slowly. You can start incubation at the high end of the fermentation range (110 to 115) — good for setting a firm curd — and then allow the temperature to fall for over the course 15 or more hours. The cooler I used gradually dropped from 110 to 102 degrees over 15 hours. After another 10 hours, it had fallen to 93 degrees. The result was very full-flavored — nutty and buttery, with a tangy, green apple acidity and a thick, creamy texture that was more akin to creme fraiche or mascarpone than to your average yogurt.
This is the yogurt I was after all along. This is the yogurt that, with the accompanying recipe, I hope you will be able to taste for yourself. It is not an easy recipe (attention to the finer details is paramount), and neither I nor yogurt can offer you any promises. But, then, you don't make yogurt because it's easy. You make it because it is a minor miracle — a magical transformation of liquid into solid. And the only way to witness that is to make it yourself.
1) Be Still. Yogurt must be left completely undisturbed during the first 4 or 5 hours of incubation, to allow its fragile web of coagulated protein and fat to form properly. The merest jostle may be enough to alter the final set. Don't even look at it funny.
2) Taste and Test. Once yogurt has set up—about 5 hours of fermentation—you no longer need to baby it. Remove the yogurt from its incubator and taste it. Now, taste the yogurt you used as a starter. That's a good reference point for determining whether your yogurt could use more time to develop additional flavor and acidity.
3) Hit Refresh. Reserve a tablespoon of yogurt for your next batch, but know that this will only work for a couple generations. Modern lab bred bacterial cultures do not survive for long outside of the laboratory. Traditional yogurt cultures were drawn from a much more heterogeneous microbial community. Today's yogurt is produced from very pure bacterial strains.
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Mercy Corps Nigeria's humanitarian program aims to provide assistance to populations affected by the crisis in Northeast Nigeria. With funding from humanitarian donors including OFDA, FFP, and ECHO the humanitarian programs engage in several interventions including but not limited to food assistance, logistics and relief commodities, protection, livelihoods, WASH and capacity building of humanitarian response actors. Mercy Corps plans to scale up and expand its humanitarian response in Northeast Nigeria to reach more beneficiaries with additional and varied assistance in a wider geographic area.


Get Free Garlic Bread & Dip on Online Orders of Rs. 350 & Above at Dominos Pizza. This offer is not valid on Simply Veg, Pizzas, Simply Non-Veg, Combos and Beverages. Use Dominos coupon code required get this offer.


Gin is a white spirit flavored with juniper berries and a handful of botanicals. It originated in the 1600's when a Dutch chemist in Leiden, The Netherlands created a juniper and spice flavored medicinal spirit to treat kidney and stomach diseases.
Gin became extremely popular in England, when the government allowed unlicensed gin production simultaneously with the high taxes on all imported spirits.
This was the start of the Gin Craze. The production of gin increased six times that of beer and because of its cheapness it became popular among the poor. Needless to say, this led to an enormous increase in alcoholism. However, with the introduction of the Gin Act in 1751, only distilleries were allowed to sell gin to licensed retailers. Since then the consumption of gin has been regulated and the production spread to Belgium, Germany and the United States. Gin might have originated in The Netherlands, but it's most popular style is in England. The harsh, sweetened styles of the early 1700's Gin gave way to a cleaner style called Dry Gin. This style of gin became identifiable with the city of London, hence the term "London Dry Gin".
Nowadays, Gin has become the darling of cocktail drinkers. London Dry Gin, with its subtle flavor made it easy to mix and it quickly became an important ingredient in a host of fashionable drinks, most popularly the Martini. Many other gin cocktails have been invented to reflect the dizzy and sophisticated society which created them.
The majority of gin varieties are made from corn, barley and other grains. These raw materials are mixed with water and yeast for the fermentation process. The resulting pure spirit after fermentation can undergo a distillation, percolation or maceration process, each one giving the final product a different character and quality.
For the maceration process, some producers combine the pure spirit with juniper berries, herbs and aromatic substances and redistill the mixture. This is done when there is a necessity for a higher quantity of aromatic substances. There is also the option for percolation process. During this process a basket filled with juniper berries, herbs and aromatic substances are placed over the tank. By increasing the temperature of the spirit, vapors rise up and pass through the herbs while extracting its aroma. When it condenses, it falls back and mixes with the pure spirit. Among the three methods for the production of gin, the most important one is distillation. There are two distillation techniques, batch and continuous. Batch distillation is done by using traditional stills, where the liquid produced by one still is put into another and redistilled. This process produces a higher alcohol by volume and purer product. Continuous distillation is done by using stills that allow a continuous processing of the raw matters.
Whichever method the producer chooses, the dominant flavor should be of Juniper Berries.


New construction in Judea and Samaria is now proceeding at the highest pace in seven years. If this continues, the Netanyahu-Lapid-Bennett government will put an end to the two-state solution, the Jewish democratic entity, and the Zionist dream.
Construction work in Elazar, a settlement in the Gush Etzion bloc, in July 2010 Photo by AP.
Few people paid attention to the news that during the first quarter of 2013, there were 865 housing starts in the settlements. That was a 176 percent increase over the parallel quarter last year and a 355 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2012. Although settlers are only four out of every 100 Israelis, of every 100 housing starts this year, 8.5 were in the settlements. While in sovereign Israel the scope of new construction is slowing, new construction in Judea and Samaria is now proceeding at the highest pace in seven years.
The trend is clear: Within a short time the number of settlers will increase dramatically, as will their ability to block any attempt to divide the land. If it continues this way, the Netanyahu-Lapid-Bennett government will put an end to the two-state solution, the Jewish democratic entity, and the Zionist dream.
This is not a question of peace. In the coming years there will be no peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Nor is it a question of total and immediate withdrawal. In the coming years Israel will not be able to hand over the West Bank to the Palestinians in the same hasty way it gave them the Gaza Strip. But it is a question of survival. Will Israel, at the last minute, stop flooding the occupied territories with settlers? Will the Zionist enterprise retain the option of going back to being a moral enterprise? Will the Jewish state choose life, or become unwittingly dissolved in an occupation that is becoming eternal?
As of now the answers are clear: No, no, and no. The Likud of Danny Danon prefers the Land of Israel over the State of Israel. Naftali Bennett's Habayit Hayehudi ("The Jewish Home") is determined to drown the Jewish national home in the swamps of colonial decay. Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid ("There is a future") is turning out to be the party of opportunistic ambiguity, turning its back on the Zionist future. It's just as Labor chairman Shelly Yacimovich said last week in the Knesset, that the national camp of Labor-Meretz-Kadima is now sitting in the opposition, while it's the government of right-right-right that is on the verge of establishing a binational reality that will be irreparable.
From the settlers' perspective, everything's fine. Their situation has never been so comfortable. The international community is slowly internalizing the fact that the fundamental problem in the Middle East is not the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but the pathological political culture of the Arab world. The United States and Europe are too tired to confront the intense determination of the heirs of Gush Emunim. Israel can sell a navigation app for a billion dollars at the same time that it has lost its way. Right now there is no power within Israel, nor any power outside Israel, that can force Israel to save itself from its settlers. The most important minister in the government − Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel − can continue the momentum that began in the first quarter of the year. The government of no future will allow him to continue to break records in settling Judea and Samaria. While 20 ministers are engaged with all sorts of nonsense, the housing minister is burying Zionism in the hills.
Thus, from the Israelis' perspective things are not good. They are not good at all. True, soon there will be a budget and soon there will a "sharing of the burden," and it's going to be a great summer. The restaurants along the coast will be full and the nightclubs will be full and Tel Aviv will be as lively as ever. But the fact that in 2013 Israelis still haven't found a sane political party that will protect them sanely from the settlements, means that even as they are partying, they are dying. Even as they are winning, they are committing suicide. This country has, in the past, seen a few group suicides. But never has it seen a suicide so spectacular and so sweet and so unnecessary as the quiet suicide it is committing now.


IoT Stars is a startup pitching event for Internet of Things startups during the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona. 10 startups will be pitching in front of a top-notch jury at the emblematic Agbar Tower in Barcelona on Monday, March 2, 2015. It's a unique opportunity to meet and network with C-level industry leaders, entrepreneurs, designers, developers, investors, press & media working in the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.
If you'd like to pitch, you can apply until 31 January. At the time of writing, that's only 2 days away so you'd better get your skates on if you're interested! Click here to fill in the form.
Tickets to attend the event are now available and prices start at 25 Euro for earlybirds and that includes refreshments. More information and RSVP here.


Food Active are pleased to announce the launch of the Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit, to support the delivery of the Local Government Declaration on Healthy Weight.
The toolkit will enable local authorities embarking on adopting a Local Authority Declaration on Healthy Weight to assess their progress against agreed standards and help provide a timeline from adoption to delivery. Using 'live' process evaluation methods, the toolkit will also help show the impact of the Declaration amongst, what is hoped, is a series of policy approaches across councils, along with their partners, to support healthier weight amongst their local communities.
The Healthy Weight Declaration, Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit has been developed in conjunction with the recent update of the Healthy Weight Declaration Support Pack. Local Authorities can now share greater learning of the Declaration adoption process and the refresh of the support pack will assist with the development of the Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit.


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Sri Lanka: Easter Bomber Studied in Britain, Australia, Death Toll Hits 359 – On Breitbart
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/24/sri-lanka-islamist-easter-bomber-studied-uk-australia-death-toll-hits-359/
Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka jihad massacres – On Robert Spencer's Site
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/04/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-sri-lanka-jihad-massacres
Sri Lankan defense secretary resigns over Easter Sunday bombings while a father of two islmanic suicide bombers is arrested | Arab News
Catholic churches in Sri Lanka capital closed indefinitely Fears of reprisal attacks close some shops, mosques too – CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/25/asia/sri-lanka-terror-threat-intl/index.html
Taqiyya for Easter by Mark Steyn – On Steyn on the World
https://www.steynonline.com/9317/taqiyya-for-easter
New terrorist threats unsettle Sri Lanka after deadly Easter Sunday attacks by Islamists | News | LifeSite
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/new-terrorist-threats-unsettle-sri-lanka-after-deadly-easter-sunday-attacks-by-islamists
The Sri Lanka Terrorists: Martyrs or Murderers? – William Kilpatrick On Crisis Magazine
https://www.crisismagazine.com/2019/the-sri-lanka-terrorists-martyrs-or-murderers
"Barbaric Islamist" Easter Sunday Attacks in Sri Lanka Leave Hundreds Dead – OnePeterFive Islam
https://onepeterfive.com/barbaric-islamist-easter-sunday-attacks-in-sri-lank
a-leave-hundreds-dead/
PRAYERS and SOLIDARITY: 300 Members of the C-Word Minority Community Slaughtered in Sri Lanka – The Remnant Newspaper
https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/headline-news-around-the-world/item/4442-catholics-slaughtered-in-sri-lanka
Muslim father, 'wanting to be part of something,' joins Catholic Church – On TheCatholicSpirit.com
http://thecatholicspirit.com/news/nation-and-world/muslim-father-wanting-to-be-part-of-something-joins-catholic-church/
ISIS Celebrating Sri Lanka Bombings Terror group claims the nine suicide bombers were soldiers of the Islamic State
Sick ISIS supporters celebrate deadliest-ever attack with poster of burning Pope and Buddha
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8930150/isis-poster-sri-lanka-bombings-celebrate/
ISIS and a Jesuit Priest Rejoice as Notre Dame Burns –On The American TFP
A Jesuit joins the islamic chorus , echoing the summation of all the teaching of Vatican II.
As soon as the news of the fire began circulating, Chilean Jesuit priest Nemo Castelli, currently residing at Boston College, tweeted: "What a prophetic beginning of Holy Week! I know that it is a patrimonial wonder of the humanity of the 12th century, but it can represent a type of Church that has to end by dying: it resembles a museum, insignificant for life, which cares for the institution and whose rules distance [people] from God (At 1:05 PM 15 Apr 2019)."5
https://www.tfp.org/isis-and-a-jesuit-priest-rejoice-as-notre-dame-burns/
Notre Dame's inferno is 'act of liberation', historian tells Rolling Stone | News | LifeSite
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/notre-dame-so-overburdened-with-meaning-its-burning-feels-like-an-act-of-liberation-historian-rails
Media Underplays Muslim Involvement – On CMTV
https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/media-underplays-muslim-atrocities
Pope Contributes To Fake News Fails to Mention Perpetrators in Sri Lankan Attacks – On The Eponymous Flower
http://eponymousflower.blogspot.com/2019/04/vatican-city-ap-pope-francis-denounced.html
Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka Easter bombings
Pope Francis said "I also hope that everyone condemns these acts of terrorism, inhuman acts, never justifiable," refusing to name the Islamic religion as forging a religious war against Christianity per their Quran
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-sri-lanka-easter-bombings-26423
Pope Francis: God merely 'permits' Islam | News | LifeSite
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/fr.-thomas-weinandy-comments-on-abu-dhabi-statement
God can not want false religions –On gloria.tv
https://gloria.tv/language/S2mQ8XjTcSwL3q8noxk8XEbJo
He Who Prays with a Heretic is a Heretic – On The Fatima Center
https://fatima.org/news-views/catholics-apologetics-11/
Sri Lanka considers burqa ban following Easter jihad bombings – On Robert Spencer's Site
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/04/sri-lanka-considers-burqa-ban-following-easter-jihad-bombings
Spanish Politician Investigated for 'Islamist' Comment
Javier Ortega Smith decried the Islamist invasion of Europe – The video is a must see
Amy Mek on Twitter: " Spain Political Leader Investigated For Saying "Islamist" Vox Party Leader, Javier Smith, is under Criminal Investigation for this speech: "Our common enemy, the enemy of Europe, liberty, progress, democracy, family, life, t
https://twitter.com/AmyMek/status/1120775122284163072
Armenia's Agony – Islamic Turkey still denies it ever happened – On CMTV
https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/armenias-agony
Angry Turkey Rejects France's Armenian Genocide Remembrance – On Breitbart
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/04/24/no-one-can-sully-our-history-angry-turkey-rejects-frances-armenian-genocide-remembrance/
Glazov Moment: Muslim Parents Suffocate "Too Westernized" Daughter – On Robert Spencer's Site
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/04/glazov-moment-muslim-parents-suffocate-too-westernized-daughter
Saint Sebastian and Saint Anthony of Padua Looked Like Before the Bombing – On The Eponymous Flower
http://eponymousflower.blogspot.com/2019/04/what-saint-sebastian-and-saint-anthony.html
Bishop urges Filipinos in Libya to leave » Manila Bulletin News
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/04/10/bishop-urges-filipinos-in-libya-to-leave/
D.C. Muslims Want Restaurants Open at 4 AM for Ramadan – On Robert Spencer's Site
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/04/d-c-muslims-want-restaurants-open-at-4-am-for-ramadan
Help Support the Order's Mission to Africa – Ordo Militaris, Inc.
https://www.ordo-militaris.us/help-support-the-orders-mission-to-africa/
French Priest Slain by Muslims Moves Towards Sainthood – On Breitbart
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2019/04/11/french-priest-slain-by-jihadists-moves-towards-sainthood/
Maccabee Warriors Eleazar and Judas Maccabeus Inspire the Crusaders by Marian Horvat
https://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/h171_Maccab_4.htm
From Recent Archive
The Vatican Delusion On Marxism and Muslims Escalates As Pope Francis Calls For A Uniting With Islam To Fight Capitalist Democracies | TCE |
https://traditionalcatholicsemerge.com/2019/04/03/the-vatican-delusion-on-marxism-and-muslims-escalates-as-pope-francis-calls-for-a-uniting-with-islam-to-fight-capitalist-democracies/
The Relationship To Notre Dame
Pilgrimages of Tradition to Notre Dame – On The Eponymous Flower
http://eponymousflower.blogspot.com/2019/04/pilgrimages-of-tradition-to-notre-dame.html
Macron says Notre Dame should be rebuilt in line with diversity; architect suggests an Islamic minaret be included
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/04/macron-says-notre-dame-should-be-rebuilt-in-line-with-diversity-architect-suggests-an-islamic-minaret-be-included
French Interior minister Christophe Castaner, a socialist and free mason, said in a Twitter video expressing the rabid anticlericalism of French freemasonry "Notre Dame Is Not A Cathedral" – On gloria.tv
Why the Restoration of Notre Dame Seems Doomed to Fail – On TFP
https://www.tfp.org/why-the-restoration-of-notre-dame-seems-doomed-to-fail/
Stunning Video of Notre-Dame Cathedral Before the Fire: A Piece of Heaven on Earth – On TFP Student Action
Nelson Fragelli , author and speaker explains the theology and symbolism behind this jewel of medieval architecture, the stunning Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris.
https://www.tfpstudentaction.org/media/videos/stunning-video-of-notre-dame-before-the-fire-a-piece-of-heaven-on-earth
Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal: A Work of Wonder – On TFP Student Action
https://www.tfpstudentaction.org/blog/notre-dame-basilica-in-montreal
Notre Dame's fire is a call for Europe's conversion back to the Faith | LifeSite
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/the-fire-of-notre-dame-is-a-call-for-europes-conversion-back-to-the-faith
Bells of French cathedrals ring in tribute to Notre Dame
https://www.apnews.com/232c126bee2e462aa8787ac956f92c3f?via=newsletter&source=CSAMedition
From The Recent Archive
Notre Dame En Flame – Post-Mortem News Round Up – On Broken & Angry Hearts- Updated | TCE |
https://traditionalcatholicsemerge.com/2019/04/16/notre-dame-en-flame-post-mortem-news-round-up-on-broken-angry-hearts/
Our Lady of the Good Counsel of Genazzano, Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho de Genazzano, Feastday of April 25 and 26 By Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira On TIA
https://www.traditioninaction.org/SOD/j124sdOLGenazzano_3-06.htm
April 26 – She inspired the Albanians to resist the Turks -On Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elite
Our Lady of Good Counsel
http://www.nobility.org/2014/04/24/our-lady-of-good-counsel/
The picture seen from the altar of the chapel of Our Lady of the Good Counsel in Genazzano


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Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Cardiovascular Risk Tool Overestimates Actual Chance of Cardiovascular Events
A widely recommended risk calculator for predicting a person's chance of experiencing a cardiovascular disease event — such as heart attack, ischemic stroke or dying from coronary artery disease — has been found to substantially overestimate the actual five-year risk in adults overall and across all sociodemographic subgroups. The study by Kaiser Permanente was published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, also known as atherosclerosis, is a silent disease that starts early in life and can have serious consequences, including heart attack, stroke or even death if untreated. It progresses through a build-up of cholesterol plaque and other substances in the walls of arteries, causing obstruction of blood flow. Evidence-based use of statins to reduce cholesterol has been a cornerstone for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events in those patients who are at high enough risk to benefit.
Publication of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Pooled Cohort risk equation for estimating the likelihood of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events in 2013 was considered an important step forward. However, the equation was developed from several groups of enrolled volunteers primarily conducted in the 1990s with limited ethnic diversity and age range, so its accuracy may vary in current community-based populations.
"Our study provides critical evidence to support recalibration of the risk equation in 'real world' populations, especially given the individual and public health implications of the widespread application of this risk calculator," said senior author Alan S. Go, MD, chief of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Conditions Research at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research.
The actual incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events over five years was substantially lower than the predicted risk in each category of the ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort equation:
For predicted risk less than 2.5 percent, actual incidence was 0.2 percent
For predicted risk between 2.5 and 3.74 percent, actual incidence was 0.65 percent
For predicted risk between 3.75 and 4.99 percent, actual incidence was 0.9 percent
For predicted risk equal to or greater than 5 percent, actual incidence was 1.85 percent
"From a relative standpoint, the overestimation is approximately five- to six-fold," explained Dr. Go. "Translating this, it would mean that we would be over-treating a good many people based on the risk calculator."
The study followed a population of 307,591 men and women aged 40 to 75 years old, including non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, Asian, Pacific Islanders and Hispanics, from 2008 through 2013 and had complete five-year follow-up. The study population did not include patients with diabetes, prior atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, or prior use of lipid-lowering therapy such as statins.
To determine whether the risk equation might be improved by being recalibrated in "real world" clinical care, Kaiser Permanente researchers examined a large, multi-ethnic, community-based population of the health plan's members in Northern California whose cholesterol levels and other clinical measures could theoretically trigger a discussion about whether to consider starting cholesterol-lowering therapy based on estimated risk using the ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort tool.
Among both men and women, there was consistent overestimation of observed five-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease incidence in each predicted risk category, with similarly poor calibration in both genders. Researchers also found consistent overestimation of actual atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in each of the major ethnic subgroups. Results were also similar across measures of socioeconomic status.
On the other hand, researchers found that observed atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk was substantially closer to that predicted by the ACC/AHA tool among adults with diabetes who were not treated with statin therapy for primary prevention.
"Statin therapy is a mainstay treatment for millions of Americans," said lead author Jamal S. Rana, MD, PhD, cardiologist at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center and Adjunct Investigator with the Division of Research. "Our study highlights the importance of ongoing research and dialogue in this area to provide more rigorous evidence to guide treatment for the patients most likely to benefit from this approach."
Other authors of the study include Grace H. Tabada, MPH, Matthew D. Solomon MD, PhD,
Joan C. Lo, MD, Marc G. Jaffe, MD, and Sue Hee Sung, MPH, of Kaiser Permanente Northern California; and Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, of the Baylor College of Medicine.
This study was funded by grants from the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit Fund and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.


The Tin Pan gig was an absolute blast! Great cocktails. Great music. Great audience. And the fifth liberal Charles Arthur on stage the whole time to boot.
Thanks to all who came. Birthday joy for the two birthday boys!
We started the day with some XL102 radio just a smidge too early for Allen (listen here).
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Charles Arthur opens the evening with a solo set.
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Who's dat gurl? The humans and the canine behind Roxysdream...
Roxy (Rosalin Yektai) is an artist, writer, lover, hedonist, mother to Minnie and the founder and owner of rOXY'S DREAM. Together with a handful of intergalactic siblings and soul mates she created this world for you to enjoy, experience and elevate.
Until settling in London to put all her sexual energy into creative purposes, she explored the world and has lived many different lives with Minnie (aka Foxy) being her loyal partner for the past 6 years.
Her journey started 10 years ago, when she quit law school to move to an island in Thailand called Koh Phangan, where she explored a world of Yoga and Meditation combined with a hippie and tantra culture of excessive sexual exploration combined with a lot of, mainly hallucinogenic, drugs.
It became very clear very quickly that Yoga would be a main part of her life, which is why she became a Yoga Teacher and started teaching in many schools – first all over the island and later all over the world.
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roxy learned Through sexual education, exploration and dialogue we can strengthen our connection as humans and eliminate gender related stigma and prejudices…
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