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6mmAR Case-Forming Video
A full-time lawyer, Robert Whitley is also an avid prone, Highpower, and cross-course shooter. Over the past two years, Robert has pioneered a cartridge for these disciplines (as well as long-range varminting) based on the 6.5mm Grendel necked down to 6mm. Robert calls the cartridge the "6mmAR".
The 6mmAR cartridge has performed very well in AR-based comp guns, both with shorter bullets loaded to mag length, and 105-107gr bullets single-loaded. Robert has complete info about the 6mmAR on his website, 6mmAR.com, including recommended loads and field test results.
Though making 6mmAR brass from 6.5 Grendel brass is quite straight-forward and simple, Robert receives many questions about forming the brass, so he recently prepared a video. The two-minute video shows how quick and easy the brass-forming process can be:
Robert also builds and sells products for across-the-course shooters, including complete AR uppers, chambered in a variety of calibers, including 6mmAR. Jerry Tierney, 2005 NBRSA 1000-yard champion, has a 6mmAR upper built by Robert and Jerry says the upper "Absolutely shoots great. I love it." In the past few months, Jerry has broken many NRA senior records with his new 6mmAR-chambered rifle.
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Something Propositional
There is a tremendous challenge for those of us (which is all of us) who live in an increasingly virtual world formed by nothing but ideas and words, and it is that we constantly torn between our propositional world and our inherently relational being.
We were not made to live in the clouds, or the cloud. We were not designed to spend our time dwelling in the place of ideas and words and figments of our own imaginations. We were given a flesh to inhabit and communities in which to dwell and places in which to be and five glorious senses to uncover the physical, tangible, taste-able wonder of the world because we are, at our very core, beings who were designed to be in relationship with each other, with our world, and with our God.
You can't be relational with an idea. There's no relationship between a man and mere words.
It's why, as time passes, we see the souls of men becoming more and more parched. It's why the loneliness of the isolation of a virtual world is so devastating. It's why no matter how we build our profiles or who we become online, we're still aching to be something more, something that all the social media in the world can't capture.
It's why, I think, we're all posting so many pictures of our food. It's not that food has become the new sexy. It's not that we're all such fabulous cooks that we need to brag about it a little. It's not that there's anything particularly special about what we're eating tonight. It's simply this: it's a desperate plea, an agonizing cry. It is our shouting the world that we have a table, a real table....
...won't you join me?
Because that's what we really want, no matter what we say. We want someone, many someones, to come and to be around our table with us. We want to share physical space with another physical person. We want, for just a moment, something real, something that the best connectivity always comes up short on.
And yes, we're experimenting with greater and greater connecting technologies, like the abilities to video chat and actually see one another in real time and some more enhanced artificial presence ideas, but this is still painfully short of what we really long for, and that is another human hand to hold, human eyes to look into, a human heart beating in the same room as ours.
We can't help it; this is what we were created for.
Yesterday, I said that it is our virtual existence, which lives only in the space of ideas and words, that has caused anxiety, depression, violent crime, and suicide to rise and that part of that rests squarely on the idea that we're lost in a world in which we no longer feel real, where nothing feels real. This is exactly it. This is why.
We are beings who were created to be interconnected with one another. We are beings created for intimacy and relationship. We are beings who become more fully who we are when we are with someone else, a reflection of the relationship of God in Trinity. Something in our lives is fundamentally missing when we don't have each other, really have each other, when there's no one else around our tables.
Our virtual world is bringing that tension to the forefront in our lives and here's the truth: we were not meant to be okay with not having it. Technology is great, but it's not what we were made for. We were made for each other, to the glory of God.
A propositional world just won't cut it. Not when you're living in your own wounded flesh. We will always and forever be searching for something with a little more skin on it.
Only in relationship do we find it. For we are, always have been, and always will be relational beings, and we can never talk ourselves out of that.
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The article offers information on the step taken by the social networking site Facebook to ban gruesome and violent images and videos on the site.
The article offers information on several topics that are featured in the website of the journal which includes, submitting sporting snapshots to swfa.com, the facebook page of the journal and outdoor writer, Mike Leggett.
The article asks readers to send their photographs to the periodical through electronic (e)-mail, social media post such as Facebook and by posts, and also mentions steps to take photo and send them.
The article offers tips on how to take better pictures to be used as a profile picture on Facebook.
A personal narrative is presented which explores the authors' experiences including posting of photographs in Facebook, attending a health class and dancing ballet.
The article encourages readers of the periodical to join a Facebook contest by sharing photographs about metalcasting.
The article reports on the launch of shared online photo albums at online social network Facebook in 2013.
The article provides an answer to a question of how upload photographs to web resource Facebook without losing its quality using software Photoshop.
The article offers suggestions for the readers of the periodical to submit their photographs for publication in the upcoming issues of the periodical either through email, through uploading on the social networking website Facebook page of the periodical, or through courier services.
The article discusses the strategy of online social networking service Facebook towards videos containing violence as of May 2013.


Sounds like you may be singing the "woe is me" blues. And I'm sad to say that you are not alone.
Well, enough is enough. It's time you establish some chest-puffing, chin-lifting, energy-elating self-esteem. You need a bright, shiny feeling of confidence to help you satisfy your ambitions and take steps toward the goals that really, truly matter to you. Bonus: Once you build confidence and energy in one area of your life, it spills over—no, it floods!—into other areas of your life as well. You'll find that you become a lean, not-so-mean confidence machine.
But first, let's get educated. Knowledge is power, so before you look at the tips listed below, take stock of your current energy and confidence triggers and detractors.
What are the things you know for sure that give you energy or make you feel confident?
Write them down. You might be surprised. I get energy from busting out in a little dance around my house, having a cuddle with our cat, listening to a motivating podcast or writing a Top Five.
What are the things you know for sure that do not give you energy or make you feel confident?
For me, if I am feeling tired, I know reading one of my favourite magazines, The Renegade Collective, which is full of social entrepreneur stories, does not energise or motivate me. In fact, it can make me feel more tired. However, I feel relaxed and restored while watching a Soul Pancake clip on YouTube or a clip of Jimmy Fallon squashing eggs on the forehead of another celebrity—giggling at them giggling. Or reading some fiction.
What's the point in these questions?
More often than not, we have the answers already. When you start with "what you know for sure," it's a great foundation on which to build confidence and energy. With that said, I am a big fan of learning from other people's approaches. I like giving them a test drive, finding out what does and does not work for me. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to building confidence. In fact, trying to follow a one-size-fits-all approach could make you feel less confident.
Find a routine that awakens you. I make better and clearer decisions if I move in the morning. Could be a gentle walk, cycling to the office, dancing around while getting ready or doing some mindful stretching. I don't necessarily notice this on the days that I do it, but I notice the difference on the days I don't do it.
Break out your cassette tape of the Rocky theme song. Seriously, listening to uplifting music has been proven to make you feel powerful.
Move your body in a way that builds strength.
Naomi Arnold, award-winning coach, draws on the following questions when supporting clients and trusting our intuition, "If I was my best self and if I really believed in myself and my skills and capabilities and the evidence that I have seen of what I can do, what would I say about that? Would I trust myself? What would that more loving side of myself say?" Go on, grab a piece of paper and write down the answer!
Volunteer. Supporting a cause you care about gives you perspective and shows the power of your small actions.
Be inspired first thing in the morning. If I commute on the train I listen to a short guided meditation. I seem to find space to laugh more and have more perspective on these days.
Have a go-to flow list. What's a flow list? It's a list of things you can do for a short time, things that you lose yourself in, things that you do just for enjoyment—not for a result. Don't dismiss the value in seemingly non-productive tasks as they actually rest part of your body and strengthen it for later.
Write a Top Five list.
Celebrate yourself when you step out of your comfort zone.
Reflect on and write down other times when you stepped out of your comfort zone.
Have a hard time seeing your own amazingness? Recognise that "Imposter Syndrome" can sneak up on everyone. You can spend your life questioning yourself or you can make decisions and take action utilising the experience, knowledge and resources you have.
Buy some Top Five Movement Positive Thought Starters.
Stop comparing who you are now with who you want to become. As I always say, be inspired by the vision — but don't measure yourself against the vision.
Rediscover something you loved as a child.
Take a social media cleanse. When you have a digital social life, you are constantly comparing yourself to the filtered photos of others. Take a weekend hiatus to refocus on what you like about yourself (instead of worrying about liking other people's posts).
Set goals based on the feelings you want to have — not your preconceived notions of success.
Think about all the people who love you and respect you. When you have a cheerleading squad behind you, you can do anything.
Hang out with the happiest person you know. Positive, confident people inspire positivity and confidence in others.
Be your own spin doctor. Every time you think a negative thought about yourself, switch it to something positive. Instead of, "Oh man, I really bombed during the first part of my presentation," think, "I finished really strong!" Remember, the more positive thoughts in your head, the less room for negative ones.
Envision yourself succeeding. Pro athletes use visualisation for mental training, creating a mental roadmap for winning. You can use visualisation to envision yourself being awesome.
Know your reality. If your goal is to run a marathon, you need to know how far you can run. Take the time to understand where you are now, so you know how far you have to go.
Think negatively. That's right! Think, what's the worst thing that could happen? You may discover that taking a chance is worth the potential risk.
Pay attention to what people value in you; ask co-workers, former colleagues and friends. What doesn't get done if you don't show up? What ideas or perspectives do you bring to meetings or brainstorming sessions? Discover how you add value to any situation.
Do what you are good at. Seriously, if you have a knack for baking, spend tons of time in the kitchen. Soak up the joy of feeling 100 percent confident in what you are doing. You may just get used to it!
If you find that observing other people's work is leaving you uninspired, then stop doing it and just focus on your own steps.
Pretend. You know the saying "Fake it until you make it." Well, give it a try. Play dress up in a costume of confidence and energy.
Set realistic goals. Sometimes we set the bar much higher than we can reach. Rethink your goals and set a realistic timeline and plan for reaching them.
Sit up straight and walk with power.
Compliment someone else. By seeing the best in others, you will begin to see the best in yourself.
Contribute. At work, with your friends or at home, the more you speak up, the more empowered you will feel. Especially if you get good feedback.
Do something nice for someone else. It simply makes you feel good.
Change a small habit. Positive change begets positive change, so start by making a small tweak to your daily life—for the better. Quit smoking, start working out, read more.
Just get started with the smallest step. If you aren't sure what the smallest step is, pick one step and go for it. You know all the cliché sayings like, "a journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step," so take it!
Clean up. Clear the papers off your desk. Tidy your closet. Sort through your book shelves. Our environment can often reflect how we feel, so when you clear your physical space, you actually make an impact on your emotional and mental spaces.
Understand that everyone gets rejected. JK Rowling received multiple rejection letters from publishers who couldn't see the potential in Harry Potter. The key is, she kept trying.
Practice makes perfect. It takes something like 10,000 hours of work to master a skill, so get to work. Practising can improve your confidence and improve your work. Don't just rest on your natural skill.
Keep a praise folder. When you receive an "atta girl" or "nice job" email, save them in a folder titled "Pick Me Ups." Then, when you feel down, you have a collection of compliments to lift your spirits.
Don't forget your lucky socks. That's right, I'm encouraging you to embrace your superstitions. If you have a job interview and you are feeling less-than-confident, throw on those lucky socks and feel confident!
I know! It's a huge list, but don't get overwhelmed. My advice is pick a few tips that work for you or a few to experiment with and enjoy. Or try picking one a week. It might feel more confident to schedule loads of them in, but I believe there is power in simplicity.
These tips are all tools, and as I always say, dutifully using a few tools is better than having a shiny, packed and unused toolbox.
Which one works for you every time? Which new one will you try first?


The CEO of Dubai International Airport wants drones sold or operated in the UAE to be "geofenced," which will restrict them from flying into controlled airspace.
Paul Griffiths made the comments after the world's busiest airport was closed on Saturday evening for over an hour because of a drone that entered the facility's airspace.
"There has to be some form of either regulation or technical control… maybe 'geofencing' of the devices. They shouldn't be sold or operated without a 'geofence' in place," Griffiths told the Business Breakfast on Dubai Eye.
Griffiths also called for the launch of a communications campaign that clearly indicates that UAV activity should not be within the bounds of controlled airspace which is "extremely dangerous".
He urged the UAE authorities to take action against those responsible for flying the drones.
Dubai International Airport was shut for over an hour after an inbound airplane spotted drone activity near the airport and immediately communicated that to air traffic control. A police helicopter was scrambled to try to find any activity around the airport, but nothing was traced.
Griffiths said the airport's focus has been on resolving the drone issue, but admits closure has significant inconvenience and massive cost for airlines, customers and everyone involved in air travel.
"If we continue to see the number of stoppages we have had over the last few months, yes, I think there is a danger of reputational damage. But there is more than the reputational damage.
"Our concern is the safety which is our number one priority. These drone activities do present risks and so it must stop. We must find a way to stop it very quickly," he added.


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We strive to share helpful information with communities and agencies who are implementing or wish to explore possibilities of rolling out SFP. We've included below some key learning and resources from Council Members for areas to consider and some documents and resources from various sites to help in your implementation. Council Members are available for further information on their own sites and suggestions for moving forward.
Setting Up and Sustaining SFP
The interagency, community element of SFP has long been established in Ireland, and remains a unique approach to the implementation of the programme when compared to worldwide sites. The programme developers, Dr. Karol Kumpfer and co., have developed Fidelity guidelines (see: SFP FIDELITY BENCHMARKS 2012 ) for recommendations for all generic sites. Irish sites have retained the fundamentals (such as incentives, childcare, transport, and dinner) to varying degrees,
and have further implemented policies, practice and training with respect to the Irish context.
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SFP Preparation & Planning
Community buy-in: The strength of the programme comes from key stakeholders buying into the process. The interagency buy-in of multiple agencies (community, statutory and voluntary sectors) has proven to be of paramount importance in the SFP implementation. Relevant stakeholders should be involved in a consultation process to assess need, and interest in involvement. This need should involve exploring which Strenghtening Families Programme the area wishes to implement (i.e 6-12 years or 12-16 years). Agencies and volunteers can take on various roles such as Facilitators/Group Leaders on the programme, Site Coordinator, Steering Committee member, Referral Agent, Back up Support/Floater. A sample list of roles and responsibilities can be found at Ballymun – Overview SFP Roles and Descriptions. While some agencies core business will be working in a family context, others may differ. However, the family model of this approach is a helpful tool in supporting both the agency's work and family outcomes.
A multitude of various statutory, community and voluntary agencies are involved nationwide including family support, justice including probation and prison services, education, health, drugs and alcohol, & youth services. A community buy-in should encompass a broad range of stakeholders.
Each region/county should establish a multi-agency Steering Committee which leads the development and implementation of SFP in their area (particularly referring to the Practical Logistics below).
Steering Committees can then liaise with relevant Regional Steering Committees and the National SFP Council of Ireland to enable shared learning and increasing knowledge; contributing to good practice, and enhancing a national approach to and for SFP.
Practical Logistics
Venue: A suitable venue for multipurpose needs. Most programmes aim for at least 12 referred families, with a minimum retention of 8. Some programmes require 4 rooms for facilitation alone (2 x parents groups; 2 x teens groups; 2 x family groups) which should be an appropriate size and suitable for the groups; dining / coffee area; and suitable childcare space if providing childcare onsite (please note facilities and staff for 0-5 year olds must comply with the Childcare (Pre-School Services) Regulations 2006). Venues can be provided "in-kind" as a community contribution to SFP.
Funding: The amount required will consider: catering; rent; childcare; transport; incentives; evaluation; handbooks/materials; & graduation. Areas receive various amounts of funding from sometimes different sources and the cost of each programme can range from €6,000 upwards. Community implementations have been funded in part or full by Local/Regional Drugs Task Forces; Le Cheile; Family Resource Centres; Tusla; School Completion Programmes; Children's Services Committees; Pobail; and the HSE. All staff must comply with regulations to work with vulnerable children and adults (e.g. Child Protection training, Garda Vetting, etc).
Incentives: An incentive is designed to encourage or motivate attendance and/or participation. Incentives can be given to teens/children &/or parents, depending on your budget the frequency/amount of or number of incentives can vary.
Examples of incentives: phone credit, sports voucher, games vouch every week/every few weeks to teenagers who attend; parents may receive a voucher for a local supermarket; other areas may rotate one or two incentives every week based on participation or raffle. Incentives can be sought from the community in-kind.
Transport/childcare/dinner: As part of fidelity to the model of SFP, it is important that barriers which may affect attendance are reduced. This includes an opportunity for families to have transport to / from the venue. While individual taxi's may be an option in closer geographical communities, more disparate areas may find using a community bus more cost effective. Childcare, for those with younger members of the family, can significantly enhance the ability of families to engage. Where appropriate, onsite facilities, such as an authorised creche for under 6's, and a separate room for 6-11 year olds for activity based sessions). Where onsite facilities are not available, consideration may be given to a childcare contribution which would support the parent/guardian to access their own childcare. A dinner is provided for the team and families to eat together at the start of every evening, which has a number of benefits including: enhanced opportunities for relationship building (family-team, family – family, and within families); eliminates the need to prepare dinner in the evening before the programme; and increases communication within families. Bearing in mind that for some families, eating together may not be a regular occurence for various reasons, and this can be a time to support and encourage a model of bonding.
Evaluations: Ensuring positive outcomes for families is a key priority for all communities and services. Evaluation methods should be considered in the planning phase so that relevant costings can be accounted for and included in the budget.
Promotional materials are useful sources of information for agencies and families alike. They provide quick access to understand what the programme is about, and how to apply. Leaflets, posters, calendars, reports, advertisements, email can all be used to promote the programme.
Training: SFP Training is a pre-requisite for all who wish to support SFP (particularly Site Coordinators and Facilitators / Floaters). In some cases Referral Agents are trained up to establish a community buy in and understanding of the programme. The Steering Committee may recommend training needs going forward. The National SFP Council Trainers Panel can offer free training, if needed. Please go to the Training Section to learn more. Accessing training is a commitment from agencies/volunteers to support SFP in their area.
Referrals: Family referrals can come from multiples sources (services may include family support, drug/alcohol, schools, youth clubs, social work, housing, probation, etc). Self-referrals may also be accepted.
A significant amount of work has been undertaken by Steering Committees & SFP Coordinators to formulate policies and procedures for the safe and effective implementation of SFP in their respective areas. Although SFP is not a legal entity in its own right (as the interagency component makes up a combination of legal entities governing it), the development of policies and procedures, and agreements amongst your agency stakeholders, will provide clear, transparent clarification in the event an issue may arise. It sets the principles,ethos and law under which SFP works from. Some will be standard such as Child Protection issues, but your Designated Liaison Person and follow up procedure should be laid out in full (for example, if a child protection issue arises on the programme, who is reported to?; who has responsbility for making a report – SFP or referral agent? etc). Examples of policies and procedures can be found at the following links:
Ballymun Sample Policies & Procedures SFP
Le Cheile SFP Information Pack
A Site Coordinator Information Pack has also been drawn up by Cork SFP Steering Committee, which is available with training from Cork. For further information on your relevant area, please contact the relevant agency.
SFP Training
A 2 day training in SFP, as required by the developers of the programme, is a necessary pre-requisite for implementing SFP. Please see our section on training for further information and how to access training.
SFP Evaluation
Evaluations are an important tool in measuring outcomes and success /benefits of your programme. During a planning/preparation phase, it is useful to consider the measurement you would like to use, how it will be applied and who will conduct it. Self-reporting questionnaires, focus groups, feedback forms can be collated. Referral agents, the SFP Delivery Team, Site Coordinator and families are all useful sources of feedback.
SFP standardised evaluation tools can be made available from the Council, or indeed the USA Developers, and includes a retrospective pre and post questionnaire tool for parents and teens/children. The analysis of these forms can take place at a cost in the USA where a large national database of SFP in Ireland is currently held.
Alternatively, some communities have compiled independent research, internal evaluations or internally analysed data using the standardised assessment tool.
While the National SFP Council recognises the challenge to communities to include cost-based evaluations, we would encourage SFP Steering Committees to account for some form of evaluation which would measure the outcomes/impact for families. Completed reports from local sites in Ireland can be found here.


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Bt toxin found in human blood is not harmless
NOTE: GM lobbyists are claiming it doesn't matter if the Bt toxin is turning up in people's blood because the Bt toxin is natural, known to be harmless to humans, and has been safely used for decades in agriculture in the form of natural insecticidal sprays, including in organic farming. In addition, they say, Bt crops have been tested and approved as safe.
But the Bt toxin produced in GM crops is not the same as the natural Bt toxin. The process of genetic engineering changes it (as is admitted even by the pro-GM website GMO Safety). And testing is not actually performed on the Bt toxin extracted from GM plants, which would be the scientific way, as it is claimed that it is too expensive to isolate. Instead, testing is done on Bt toxin isolated from E. coli bacteria (as is the norm for GM risk assessments). The protein would be different from that present in the actual GM crop.
GM Bt toxins are engineered into plants with promoters designed to keep the Bt toxin protein expressing in every cell of the plant. The Bt is ingested by animals and people who consume crop plants like Bt maize. The natural Bt used in agricultural sprays, by contrast, degrades rapidly in daylight and does not end up being eaten by people, so it is unlikely to ever end up in consumers' bodies.
This is fortunate because even natural Bt can cause harm when ingested. While the GM lobbying website, GMO Safety, claims, "the Bt protein is harmless to mammals and humans", in fact, studies show that natural Bt toxin has ill effects on laboratory animals, producing a potent immune response and enhancing the immune response to other substances:
*Vázquez RI, Moreno-Fierros L, Neri-Bazan L, De La Riva GA, Lopez-Revilla R. Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac protoxin is a potent systemic and mucosal adjuvant. Scand J Immunol. Jun 1999;49(6):578-584.
*Vázquez-Padrón RI, Moreno-Fierros L, Neri-Bazan L, de la Riva GA, Lopez-Revilla R. Intragastric and intraperitoneal administration of Cry1Ac protoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis induces systemic and mucosal antibody responses in mice. Life Sci. 1999;64(21):1897-1912.
*Vázquez-Padrón RI, Moreno-Fierros L, Neri-Bazan L, Martinez-Gil AF, de-la-Riva GA, Lopez-Revilla R. Characterization of the mucosal and systemic immune response induced by Cry1Ac protein from Bacillus thuringiensis HD 73 in mice. Braz J Med Biol Res. Feb 2000;33(2):147-155.
As for the Bt toxin found in GM plants, even Monsanto's own studies show that it's not safe. A re-analysis of Monsanto's own data on its GM Bt maize MON863 (approved for use in Europe since 2005) by Prof G-E Seralini found liver and kidney toxicity in rats fed with the maize. Seralini concluded, "with the present data it cannot be concluded that GM corn MON863 is a safe product".
Toxin from GM crops found in human blood: Study
Dinesh C. Sharma
India Today, May 11 2011
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/toxin-from-gm-crops-found-in-human-blood/1/137728.html
New Delhi - Fresh doubts have arisen about the safety of genetically modified crops, with a new study reporting presence of Bt toxin, used widely in GM crops, in human blood for the first time.
Genetically modified crops include genes extracted from bacteria to make them resistant to pest attacks.
These genes make crops toxic to pests but are claimed to pose no danger to the environment and human health. Genetically modified brinjal, whose commercial release was stopped a year ago, has a toxin derived from a soil bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis ( Bt).
Till now, scientists and multinational corporations promoting GM crops have maintained that Bt toxin poses no danger to human health as the protein breaks down in the human gut. But the presence of this toxin in human blood shows that this does not happen.
Scientists from the University of Sherbrooke, Canada, have detected the insecticidal protein, Cry1Ab, circulating in the blood of pregnant as well as non-pregnant women.
They have also detected the toxin in fetal blood, implying it could pass on to the next generation. The research paper has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication in the journal Reproductive Toxicology. The study covered 30 pregnant women and 39 women who had come for tubectomy at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) in Quebec.
None of them had worked or lived with a spouse working in contact with pesticides.
They were all consuming typical Canadian diet that included GM foods such as soybeans, corn and potatoes. Blood samples were taken before delivery for pregnant women and at tubal ligation for non-pregnant women. Umbilical cord blood sampling was done after birth.
Cry1Ab toxin was detected in 93 per cent and 80 per cent of maternal and fetal blood samples, respectively and in 69 per cent of tested blood samples from non-pregnant women. Earlier studies had found trace amounts of the Cry1Ab toxin in gastrointestinal contents of livestock fed on GM corn. This gave rise to fears that the toxins may not be effectively eliminated in humans and there may be a high risk of exposure through consumption of contaminated meat.
"Generated data will help regulatory agencies responsible for the protection of human health to make better decisions", noted researchers Aziz Aris and Samuel Leblanc.
Given the potential toxicity of these environmental pollutants and the fragility of the foetus, more studies are needed, particularly those using the placental transfer approach, they added Experts have warned of serious implications for India. Cottonseed oil is made from seeds of genetically modified cotton and thus Bt toxin may have already entered the food chain in India.
"Indian regulators should be immediately called for detailed toxicological studies to know the extent of contamination of the human blood with Bt toxins coming from cottonseed oil, and also ascertain its long term health impacts," Sharma said.


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We're nearing the end of October, which always makes me a little sad. It's my favorite month with my favorite holiday, bringing with it my favorite seasonal weather. Not to mention, everyone is in the mood for horror stuff when they normally aren't, which always makes me happy.
Anyway, video games! What are you folks playing this weekend?
On deck for me this weekend, I'll be juggling…
The House in Fata Morgana (Vita/PS4)
This lengthy visual novel is narrated by a seemingly immortal maid through the eyes of a mysterious mansion over the period of multiple generations and inhabitants. It's as bizarre as it sounds.
Apparently, the mansion appears to those who need it most, be it a starving beggar or a monstrous, blood-starved beast. Each chapter acts as their story, with the first few not having much in the way of player engagement. I hear chapter 3 is when things open up more and that's about where I'm at right now.
The narrative so far is expertly written and always has me looking forward to reading the next page. It's sublime. The soundtrack is also the best I've heard in 2019 and I can't wait to share more about it whenever I get around to reviewing it.
For now, if you like creepy stories, gothic art styles, and weird French (maybe?) Classical music arrangements, The House in Fata Morgana is probably in your wheelhouse. Well, not "probably." It is. I'm absolutely loving it so far.
The Alliance Alive HD Remaster (PS4)
I've only managed to squeeze in about three hours into The Alliance Alive's new HD remaster and I'm definitely enjoying NIS's JRPG quite a bit.
Story-wise, daemons have divided the world using a mysterious object and rule over humans with their underlings, the beastfolk. The game begins with Azura, a young woman, conversing with her friend Galil about wanting nothing more than to see what a blue sky looks like (since their world is blanketed in overcast and rain). Rumors circulate of a painting held within a far off building that showcases said sky and the group adventures off to find it.
Immediately following their discovery, though, they encounter a daemon who blinds Azura after she views the painting with her own eyes. At least she got her wish, right?
I honestly forget what my goal is right now since I've been spending time grinding out battles. The Alliance Alive has a great progression system where every character can equip every different weapon type and using said weapons in combat has a chance to unlock various new skills. There are no traditional level-ups either. Rather, winning battles has a chance to award characters with increased health and mana pools at random.
TL;DR – battling monsters is always rewarding.
The Council (PS4)
This narrative adventure game has been recommended to me countless times by different social media friends and I finally caved when it went on sale last week during PlayStation's Halloween sale. The five-episode season pass is only $8 USD for those of you who are interested.
In short, your mother is the head of an occult-based secret society who has their fingers in everyone's Kool-Aid, and one day she goes missing while attending an aristocratic party on a faraway island mansion. You play as her son, who visits the rock in the middle of the ocean, with the goal of investigating her disappearance.
As it turns out, only a few people knew she was even there and all of the guests are in one way connected to your mother on a personal or business level. They all have their own motives as well.
The Council is very much a better version of a Telltale adventure game, in my opinion. It has a progression and class system that offers many different ways to approach the game's conversational choices and scripted events, and after having played the first episode with each of the three classes, I can see the appeal of replaying the entire thing more than once.
The three classes (detective, occultist, and diplomat) have their own skills to unlock, with detective focusing on stuff like psychology and logic, occultist dealing with booksmarts and subterfuge to manipulate people, and diplomat being the aristocratic branch focusing on etiquette and politics.
You're given a specific number of skill points to use during each chapter, with unlocked skills using them up whenever you decide to use them. You can level up skills to reduce or remove their skill point cost or refill them by using consumable items.
It's a really neat RPG system coupled with a super intriguing occult mystery, and it's basically everything I've ever wanted a Telltale game to be. It's not just choice with consequences — it's giving you the tools to overcome skill checks and challenges in different ways every single playthrough.
I'm nearing the end of episode two and look forward to playing more this weekend whenever I can. So far, I'm *very* impressed.
What about you? Any big gaming plans for the final weekend in October?
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This weekend's plans are Outer Worlds, Outer Worlds and more Outer Worlds, but you did remind me that I have to go back and finish The Council now that all the episodes are out!
Did you enjoy what you played of the Council? I'm wondering if it keeps the momentum going. Outer Worlds looks *good*.
I did find my attention wandering during episode 2 of The Council, I didn't think the puzzles were engaging enough and the story didn't move as quickly as I wanted it to. That said, I was still interested in finding out just what was going on.
Outer Worlds is scratching my terrible Fallout itch perfectly! (And as a Firefly fan I can see a lot of inspiration from that series too.)
Outer Worlds is in my plate and that's about it.
That game looks rad.


About 50 birds on the ground.
Male of a family party, just before the family group flew off.
IN a flock of Barnacle Goose, close to breeding spot of Black-tailed Godwit.
Landing party, joining larger group.
quietly 'conversing' group, then shift to disturbed group far away of which a few bird fly in (around 1.00). these make different sounds.


Production method: The manufacture is done twice a day, in order to reduce as much as possible the length of time elapsed after milking. The maturation process takes place in local natural healing or controlled atmosphere facilities. The maturation process occurs over a period of 30 days. It undergoes two salting processes, the first at filter time and the second when the moulds are already filled for serum depletion.
Distinctive features: Queijo Serpa PDO cheese has some process particularities like the cut being done with only four movements, practiced based on religious beliefs. In addition, the use of a muslin cloth folded exactly 40 times to filter the milk.
Production area: Queijo Serpa PDO cheese is made in the municipal areas of Mértola, Beja, Castro Verde, Almodôvar, Cuba, Ourique, Moura, Serpa, Vidigueira, Aljustrel, Ferreira do Alentejo, Alvito, Odemira, Santiago do Cacém, Grândola and Alcácer do Sal, in the districts of Beja and Setúbal.
History: The manufacture of Queijo Serpa PDO cheese is based on the recipe of Serra da Estrela PDO cheese, which is complemented by the resources used and the soil and climatic characteristics of this region, making it a very special cheese. The first bibliographic reference was made in 1905 by Joaquim Rasteiro for the "Congresso de Leitaria".


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An Interview with Eleni Theodorou, Our Director of Strategy and Philanthropic Relations with EVPA
by Rayhaan | Nov 16, 2021
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(Originally published on October 28 2021 on the EVPA blog). Eleni Theodorou from We Share Ventures and Jessica Lee from Medicines Discovery Catapult explain how they are joining forces to drive medicines discovery through an impact-driven funding model. This partnership has the potential to develop new treatments that could change the lives of vast numbers of people.
Tell us about your organisations.
We Share Ventures, an active member of the EVPA community, are a not-for-profit foundation that promotes and supports social entrepreneurs and student changemakers who are working to improve the lives of people and communities in disadvantaged situations. They provide support via donations from their community of engaged funders, who utilise We Share as a vehicle to put their impact aspirations into action, as demonstrated through their partnership with Medicines Discovery Catapult. We Share enables Social Entrepreneurs and Changemaker Students to impact global challenges and accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals by providing a unique philanthropic circular funding model. Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) are an independent not-for-profit organisation enabling the UK drug discovery community to reshape medicines discovery by driving scientific innovation, harnessing new technologies and encouraging collaboration. Syndicates are one of MDC's many innovative programmes; they build UK skills and capacity in patient-focused medicines discovery by bringing together leading experts across sectors to identify unmet needs and catalyse efforts to address them. They are currently focused on three areas: infections associated with cystic fibrosis, hearing loss and tinnitus, and psychiatric disorders.
The founder of We Share Ventures, Edward de Jager, said that despite the many successes of the traditional model of using venture capital to fund projects in medicines discovery, some areas require a different funding model. At Medicines Discovery Catapult, when did you realise that this traditional route was no longer sufficient and that a different funding model was needed?
Jessica Lee, MDC: For too long, accessing catalytic funding has been a challenge for medicines discovery start-ups focused on areas of clinical unmet need. While venture capital has been highly successful in many areas in driving world-class medicines discovery, some areas such as antimicrobial resistance, have been underfunded due to the high-risk nature of generating financially viable returns. As the agile risk takers of medicines discovery, more funding is needed for medicines discovery start-ups in the early stages of their development, to help them bring forward new medicines in areas of patient need. Through its Syndicate programme, MDC has created and supported world-class drug discovery consortia in areas of patient need. By bringing together MDC's Syndicate programme with We Share's impact-driven revolving funding model, we are driving a new approach for the medicines discovery sector. We believe that it has the potential to create and sustain funding opportunities for medicines discovery start-ups focused on patient impact.
What does your partnership look like and what is the social impact you are trying to achieve?
Jessica Lee, MDC: Our partnership is a pilot programme to apply We Share's revolving funding model to medicines discovery. MDC will hold a call for applications inviting early-stage start-ups across Europe to apply for funding to support their drug discovery projects. We will be looking to fund projects that not only demonstrate scientific and technical innovation but demonstrate a clear route to patient impact. Eleni Theodorou, We Share: MDC will undertake a robust due diligence process, working closely with its Syndicate partners and the patients they represent, to identify the most scientifically rigorous and impactful projects. We Share Ventures will then conduct due diligence on the start-ups business and finance models and select at least two projects to support. We Share will provide the winning organisations with a grant which will be paid forward to the next generation of early-stage medicine discovery start-ups. Ultimately, we hope to fund at least two world-class drug discovery projects, focused on addressing patient unmet needs and bringing new treatments to the clinic. If successful, we hope to expand our partnership and fund more early-stage medicines discovery start-ups, providing more opportunities for this passionate and dedicated sector of innovators.
What is the biggest added value of the partnership for each of you?
Eleni Theodorou: We Share Ventures aims to ignite a 'share-it-forward movement' where start-ups who have flourished with our help, then share with the next generation of businesses. Once you have been helped, you help others. We hope that our collaboration with MDC and our robust experience in financing social entrepreneurs will bring more value to philanthropic giving for medicine discovery and will be the catalyst of a new approach to financing for early-stage development of medicines discovery companies. A financially sustainable model that can help more innovators survive the valley of death and come one step closer in meeting patient needs. It is exciting to apply our revolving funding model to early-stage medicines discovery, but the patient centric design of this partnership is its most crucial element. Patients will play a key role in the due diligence process, assisting us in selecting the start-ups to fund. This is integral to ensure that we are addressing well-defined patient needs and funding companies selected by them, for them. Jessica Lee: For MDC, this partnership offers the opportunity to take its Syndicate programme to the next level by enabling impact-driven start-ups to leverage grant funding to catalyse their research and set them on the pathway to success using well-defined patient needs as their guiding mission. Our mission is to bring new treatments to patients faster, and this partnership will enable us to do just that.
There are many social investors and funders out there. How did the two of you meet?
Eleni Theodorou: We Share and MDC participated in last year's Venture Philanthropy and Impact Investing Online Crash Course provided by the EVPA Training Academy. Through our discussions, we realised the potential of applying the We Share Ventures revolving funding model to medicines discovery. These exciting conversations led to the realisation that through collaboration We Share Ventures and MDC could help more innovators survive the 'valley of death; support more solutions to address patient unmet needs and make philanthropic giving more dynamic by revolving the funding we provide. Creating impact is at the core of both of our organisations, and in this case, we realised we could affect real positive change by placing patients at the heart of our decision making.
When did you know that you would be a good match for each other?
Jessica Lee and Eleni Theodorou: Our partnership was a natural fit; we are both not-for-profit organisations dedicated to driving social impact and supporting innovators in the early stage of their development. MDC's expertise in patient-focused drug discovery is complemented by We Share's expertise in social financing and social entrepreneurship. By bringing our skills and resources together, we can offer a new sustainable source of funding to the medicines discovery sector, giving entrepreneurs the chance to focus on creating new medicines that will positively impact the lives of patients.
What were the biggest obstacles you had to overcome in setting up the partnership to get where you are now?
Jessica Lee:Driving collaborative innovation and pushing boundaries together is not without its challenges. Key to the development of our partnership was the need for a thorough understanding of the medicines discovery start-up landscape. Medicines discovery is a highly specialised area, where it can take over 10 years for a new medicine to reach the market and where there is a real need for patient needs-driven financing. Addressing the needs of the medicines discovery sector required We Share to adapt their model; amending their traditional low-interest patient loan to a grant that is paid forward to the next generation of early-stage medicine discovery start-ups. Eleni Theodorou:Our common goal to impact the lives of more patients through financing early-stage medicine discovery helped us exchange knowledge, share resources and spark innovation. Bringing MDCs expertise in medicines discovery together with We Share Ventures' agility and openness to innovation has created a new funding model which we hope can be the first step towards a revolving and sustainable way of funding early-stage impact-driven startups.
What tips would you give to other organisations in a similar situation on how to improve their business model to make a social impact?
Eleni Theodorou: This collaboration has enabled genuine knowledge exchange and helped us to bolster our mutual expertise and we are poised to see what the future of this partnership will deliver, particularly as we accelerate our progress in the coming months. However, there are some key tips we would like to share with the EVPA community:
Put the communities you wish to support at the core of your business model design. Assess the needs of your community and create programmes focused on those. When it comes to your direct beneficiaries, such as the medicine discovery start-ups, or the indirect beneficiaries, such as the patients, it is crucial to give them a voice; include them and let them shape your decision making.
Ensure you fund the needs that cannot be supported with other resources, such as mentoring, access to networks and expertise etc. We strive to provide the tailored support that will help our start-ups make the most of their potential.
Find allies that share your values and complement your abilities.
Build a strong ecosystem of support and collaboration while staying agile and open to innovation.
Put impact first, but ensure the financial model is robust and viable to help more innovators in the future.
Embrace the Pay It Forward principle and dare to spark meaningful change.
Medicines Discovery Catapult CEO Professor Chris Molloy said, "We are delighted to be partnering with We Share for what could be a game-changing moment in UK medicines R&D." What are the next steps in your partnership to keep this momentum going?
Jessica Lee and Eleni Theodorou:We will soon be launching our call for applications for medicines discovery start-ups across Europe to apply for funding. In parallel, we are also beginning to engage potential donors to start bringing in philanthropic donations. We will be presenting alongside Boehringer Ingelheim at EVPA's annual conference in a session that will discuss the importance of philanthropic funding and social entrepreneurship for health innovation. We have a busy few months ahead but look forward to where this exciting new journey will take us.
Are you a funder interested in exploring early-stage medicine discovery and funding for patients' unmet needs? Contact We Share Ventures at [email protected]
Are you a medicine discovery start-up interested in applying for our innovative funding model? Contact Medicines Discovery Catapult at [email protected]
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One reason that some ill or injured individuals fail to see prompt medical is that they have concerns over how they are going to pay for it. However, one way that you can alleviate the financial strain of an unexpected doctor's appointment is to visit the urgent care instead of the emergency room. You can visit the urgent care for multiple medical ailments that need prompt medical treatment but aren't necessarily emergencies, such as cuts, illnesses with high fevers, or muscle strains.
Physical therapy has great potential to help ease pain, increase flexibility, and help you recover from injuries. Each session will be supervised by a professional, and you'll probably find yourself doing exercises at home as well. But physical therapy is about more than just repeating certain stretches and exercises, and to get the most out of your sessions, you should play an active role in communicating with whoever is supervising you, documenting your symptoms and improvement, and asking the right questions.
If you're like most medical professionals, you're constantly on the lookout for the latest technology that's designed to make diagnostic techniques easier and more accurate. Smart technology has been significantly instrumental in improving traditional diagnostic tools for modern medical practitioners, allowing them to provide certain necessary services at the point of care, such as the physician's office or urgent care clinic. Following are just four mobile devices available to modern health care providers and their patients.
If you are interested in taking inventory of your health and always doing what you can to heal, you'll need the assistance of a family doctor. By touching base with some physicians that can assist you, it'll give you the opportunity to get regular checkups, access to medication, and referrals to other medical professionals that can give you specialty assistance whenever you need it. With this in mind, keep reading and touch base with a family doctor that can look out for you.


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Just Months After Launch, Raleigh's Dropsource Rings in $5.3M Series A-1 | ExitEventIt took years of meticulous organizing, thoughtful strategy and a year-long beta to bring Dropsource's mobile app development tool to launch. Once it had established a recognized brand among mobile developers and received solid validation from beta users, Dropsource came out of stealth mode this summer ready to dominate its market with an official product launch.
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Meet the interrobang. Unless you happen to be a typographic expert, you probably haven't encountered the hybrid question mark-exclamation point. It was actually invented in the early 1960s by ad exec Martin Speckter but as language researcher Anne Trubek suggested last year, it just might be the symbol of our times.
Might we describe our current cultural zeitgeist as surprise superimposed over curiosity, mixed together with attitude? Is the interrobang a 1960s, type-based version of WTF? Is the interrobang a 1960s, type-based version of WTF? A certain informal, witty, knowing, WTF way of approaching the world? Many clever Facebook status updates and comments could be defined, as Wikipedia does the interrobang, as "A sentence ending with an interrobang (1) asks a question in an excited manner, (2) expresses excitement or disbelief in the form of a question, or (3) asks a rhetorical question."
By now, I assume that you're sold on using the interrobang in your next Powerpoint (or getting it as your next tattoo), so you should know how to find it. If you've got Microsoft Word, it's hiding in the Wingdings 2 font. Hit shift+6 and you'll see the zeitgeist mark appear.
One last thought on the interrobang: does anyone know how I could search for a piece of punctuation like this? Google says it ignores most punctuation, and I'm assuming Microsoft works the same way. I think most OCR systems do filter out non-standard punctuation.
Case in point: This is a screen capture from the New York Times online obituary of Speckter. The interrobang has been erased from the obituary of its inventor.


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Hideaki (ひであき) es un nombre japonés masculino.

Escrituras posibles
Hideaki puede ser escrito utilizando diferente kanji caracteres y puede significar:

 秀秋, "excelente", "otoño"
 英秋, "excepcional", "otoño"
 秀明, "excelente", "brillante"
 英明, "excepcional", "brillante"
 秀朗, "excelente", "claro"
 秀昭, "excelente", "brillante"
 英昭, "excepcional", "brillante"
 秀章, "excelente", "composición"
 秀聡, "excelente", "sensato"
 秀彰, "excelente", "claro"

Un popular kanji es 明 (la combinación de dos caracteres diferentes 日 = sol y 月 = luna) que significa «la luz que proviene del sol», «luz solar y luz de luna», «brillante», «inteligente», «cordura» o «verdad». El nombre también puede ser escrito en hiragana.

Nombres japoneses
Nombres masculinos

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An error by a US-based payment processor caused a number of North Rock Communications customers to be double-billed for their June payments.
The Internet provider said yesterday it had now credited all of the affected customers' accounts and that three percent of North Rock's customers were affected.
"We have been working closely with Butterfield Bank to determine the root cause of this error," North Rock said in an e-mail to customers on Monday.
A Butterfield Bank spokesman said: "Due to an error by an intermediary payment processor utilised by North Rock Communications, some customers who settle their monthly North Rock bills by preauthorised payment using a debit or credit card have been billed twice for their June charges.


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Herring gull shot and killed in Scarborough
AN investigation has been launched after a herring gull was shot and killed in Scarborough.
The RSPCA were called after members of the public reported several birds being shot in the Falsgrave Road area of the town.
Animal collection officer (ACO) Leanne Honess-Heather found a herring gull that had died from an air rifle shot to its chest, alongside two pigeons with broken wings.
RSPCA inspector Tom Hutton is now investigating the incident on Sunday, March 31.
He said: "The herring gull was found to have a lead air rifle pellet in its chest, while the two poor pigeons were so severely injured vets decided the kindest option was to put them to sleep. They both had badly broken wings, which we believe may have also been caused by air rifle shots.
"Some people see pigeons and gulls as vermin and pests and don't understand why the RSPCA helps them - but the reality is that the RSPCA is here for all animals and injuring or killing these birds is actually an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
"Anyone found guilty of this can face a maximum penalty of an unlimited fine and six months in prison if they're found guilty."
Anyone with information the incident should phone the RSPCA Inspector Appeal Line on 0300 123 8018 and leave a message for Insp Thomas Hutton.


Oizumigakuen station(Seibu Ikebukuro Line) in Nerima-ku, Tokyo has been known as "the birthplace of Japanese animation"
Many cartoonist's lived(live) in Nerima.
They draw original cartoons which is source of animation.
Characters related to the Nerima-ku welcome us.
My soul anime "Galaxy Express 999"
I want this ticket (Earth ⇔ Andromeda).


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WHAT IS	A WARRANTY LAWYER
Warranty lawyers deal with the legal issues regarding manufacturer warranties. A warranty lawyer handles the process of seeking resolution for cases where breech of warranty has occurred. Warranty attorneys also review warranties for businesses in order to make sure that everything is legal. A warranty lawyer knows the exact laws for the state in which the claim happened since the laws vary from state to state. A warranty attorney should be contacted for legal advice.
FACTS ABOUT WARRANTY LAW
A warranty lawyer handles all of the legal measures, formulation and review of warranty information a person or business might present. A warranty attorney can be hired by a business or an individual. Cost might scare people away from hiring a warranty attorney, however for any legal advice, it is a good idea to consult with an attorney.
FACTS ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia population, 2005 estimate 1,816,856
West Virginia population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 0.5%
West Virginia population, 2000 1,808,344
West Virginia population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 0.8%
Persons under 5 years old in West Virginia, percent, 2004 5.6%
Persons under 18 years old in West Virginia, percent, 2004 21.2%
persons 65 years old and over in West Virginia, percent, 2004 15.3%


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A BRIEF HISTORY OF SHAREDA
Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (SHAREDA), formerly known as Sabah Housing Developers' Association (SHDA) was established in 1978 primarily as an association of housing developers. It was reorganised in 2002 to encompass property development as a whole, including housing.
SHAREDA brings together developers who have enlisted as members to pool their expertise and resources to ensure that the industry plays its full part as a prime mover of the economy. Over the years, SHAREDA members have sat on numerous regulatory government committees and helped to shape many government policies and guidelines affecting real estate and housing development in Sabah.
SHAREDA's exemplary performance and its active role in promoting the industry was recognised on 22nd May, 2010 when the Association was chosen from more than 5,000 societies registered in Sabah to receive the prestigious "SABAH SOCIETIES' ROLE MODEL" (Anugerah Pertubuhan Contoh) Inaugural Award by the Registrar of Societies Malaysia.
The award speaks well of an Association that started with 15 members in 1978 and has grown to 173 members over four decades.
The Association has been fortunate to have dedicated and quality leadership from the moment it was formed. Datuk William C. V. Fong was one of the founding members and served as the founding Chairman (1978-1981) of the Association. Others who served as Chairmen/Presidents were the late Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Wong Chik Lim (1981-1985), Datuk Yap Pak Leong (1985-1989), Datuk Yong Loi Thiam (1993-2001), Datuk Haji Abu Bakar M. Yahya (2001-2005), Datuk Kong Kwok Wah, JP (2005-2009), Datuk Susan Wong Siew Guen (2009-2013), Datuk Francis Goh Fah Shun (2013-2017) and Mr Chew Sang Hai took over the helm from 2017-2019 and was re-elected for the 2nd term as President at the 26th Annual General Meeting held on 23rd March 2019.
To mark its 20th Anniversary in 1998, SHAREDA acquired its own premises at Beverly Hills Plaza, Kota Kinabalu. Then on 27th March, 2002, the SHAREDA Secretariat was established and became operational. Gradually, the Association's Secretariat office was extended and renovated when the three (3) adjoining lots to its office were acquired in 2004, 2007 and 2012, respectively making up a total area of about 3,546 sq. ft. Presently, the Secretariat Office is fully equipped with office automation and facilities including a mini auditorium with a sitting capacity of about 100 persons, a small conference room, filing room, storeroom, and president office in addition to the workplace.
Subsequently in 2008, SHAREDA commemorated its 30th Anniversary with the inauguration of the "SHAREDA Property Excellence Awards" to developers with distinct and significant contributions to the property industry development in Sabah. There were 6 categories in the recognition awards for the Outstanding Developers in SHAREDA, namely:-
SINAR PEMBANGUNAN SDN BHD - (PIONEER HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS)
WONG KWOK GROUP OF COMPANIES - (LIFESTYLE AFFORDABLE HOMES)
WAH MIE GROUP OF COMPANIES - (INNOVATIVE DESIGN & QUALITY)
HAP SENG PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD - (HIGH END RESIDENTIAL HOMES)
SABAH URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SDN BHD - (LANDMARK DEVELOPMENTS)
NEXUS BAY RESORT KARAMBUNAI SDN BHD - (BEACH RESORT HOMES)
Congratulations to all the above recipients for the awards!
In the above endeavours, the Malaysian Developers' Council (MDC) was formed on 12th May 1996, formerly known as "Tripartite" comprised of Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (REHDA) Malaysia, Sarawak Housing And Real Estate Developers' Association (SHEDA) and SHAREDA. The main objective of the Council is to provide a forum for consultation on issues affecting the housing industry in the country and to foster closer relationship amongst the 3 Associations. Each Association takes turns to host the MDC meeting once a year, subsequently changed to twice yearly from 2007 to dialogue on industry issues and jointly address problems.
SHAREDA, in collaboration with the New Sabah Times, facilitated the launching of a weekly property column on 11th February, 2002 to provide an avenue to members to feature their housing and development projects and also to provide write-up on matters related to the housing industry were published until today.
The SHAREDA Editorial and Publication Committee has published Bulletins, Articles and Circulars to be disseminated to members and interest-groups and encourage participation by members to contribute ideas and proposals for position papers that can help to enhance the Association's performance as well as that of the industry.
With the success achieved by SHAREDA so far and with the commitment demonstrated and co-operation offered by the members there is no doubt that the Association will progress further and continue to make meaningful contributions towards the growth of the Country.
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An official in the Biden administration has announced that the US is holding back some of the military aid it sends to Egypt over human rights concerns.
Of the $1.3 billion of military aid the US gives to Egypt every year, $300 million is conditioned on progress being made over human rights violations.
Politico reports that of this conditional $300 million, $130 million will be held back until Egypt stops prosecuting rights and civil society organisations in Case 173 and releases and drops charges against 16 people the US has asked it to since June.
The $170 million portion will be sent for counterterrorism, border security, and non-proliferation.
It is a step further than previous administrations where the secretary of state has overruled these conditions on the pretext of national security and sent the $300 million portion anyway.
However, rights advocates were hoping the US would send a bigger rebuke to President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and have described the move as inadequate.
In Egypt, there are some 60,000 political prisoners who are systematically tortured, denied medical care whilst the use of the death penalty has skyrocketed.
READ: Sisi calls for international support to Egypt's mediation between Israel, Palestinians
Just this morning the family of detained activist Alaa Abdelfattah released an urgent statement suggesting he was suicidal because of the poor conditions and treatment he has received since being in jail.
In August Amnesty International said that waiving restrictions on military aid means the US risks becoming complicit in the human rights abuses and would give Al-Sisi a "green light" to continue his crackdowns.
Senator Chris Murphy has called on Biden to withhold all of the $300 million due to severe rights abuses amid a "dizzying crackdown on political dissent."
Democrats Tom Malinowski and Adam Schiff said that the US should cut $75 million over the detention of political prisoners and the harassment of American citizens.
Last month the Biden administration voiced support for the US and Egypt's security relationship and reiterated that security assistance to Egypt was important given Cairo's management of the Suez Canal and its role in the Hamas-Israel ceasefire in May.
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Slater Technology Fund, a state-backed venture capital fund in Rhode Island, announced on Wednesday it has increased its seed-stage equity investment in the smart-grid technology firm Alektrona by $200,000, to a current total of $450,000.
Alektrona specializes in unifying open-standards products within energy management systems, and helping energy solution providers better serve their customers' energy needs. The firm's Energy Management Platform enables the next generation of Smart Grid applications where consumer choice is a fundamental requirement. We make it easier and more reliable for smart grid companies to deliver advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), demand response (DR) management, and other energy-related applications and services. Alektrona's solution leads the industry in connectivity robustness, interoperability, security, scalability and functionality – allowing smart grid companies to focus on their customers' energy needs. http://www.alektrona.com
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Being a first time mom is completely life altering. It's not like you didn't know that, it's just hard to know exactly what is going to hit you hard until the moment comes. If you're like me, you did all the reading you could and still felt blind-sided when the baby came.
Unfortunately, even when we try to prepare ourselves, having a child (especially a first child) is not something we can be really ready for. In the best case scenario we are on an emotional roller coaster and have to completely reconfigure our relationships and habits. But if anything doesn't go as expected (and let's be honest, when does anything go completely as expected?) a time that is challenging in the best of times can feel really untenable. Not only do you have the life changes to contend with, but there are so many messages swirling around us about what motherhood is supposed to be like that we start to beat ourselves up for not meeting societal expectations.
This can sometimes lead to postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and feeling like a failure as a mother.
Perhaps you always looked forward to being a mom. You knew there would be challenges; your body would need recovery time, your schedule would need to be restructured, and your relationships would feel different. But when you thought about that moment holding your baby for the first time and feeling that incredible rush of love it felt like it was all worth it. You always knew that you wanted to breast feed and when you had morning sickness or your feet were swollen, you just thought about holding your tiny baby and what an amazing bonding experience it would be to be able to feed your child and it got you through.
But when they put your child on your chest that rush of love wasn't there. In fact, you mostly just felt tired.
And when breast feeding you didn't feel content and connected to your baby, you felt stuck and suffocated. Instead of bonding time, you started feeling resentful and frustrated that you had to have another person attached to your body again after you just got your body back in the first place.
Unfortunately we don't really create situations where we can talk about things like this. Even if you have people you really love and trust in your life, it's just that the idea you had in your head of the kind of mother you were going to be wouldn't be having these types of issues. You start emotionally isolating yourself and just telling yourself to get over it. You decided to be a mom, so you have to deal with this on your own.
Eventually you wind up feeling hopeless, completely overwhelmed, and like an utter failure.
But the truth is that motherhood is an incredibly challenging transition for most women, and it's completely normal to struggle with things that might not have seemed like that big of a deal before you had your baby. It's okay to ask for help, to talk about things that may feel taboo, and to want to have some independence back.
It's true that new motherhood is a really difficult transition. However there are several things that can help us really enjoy this time with our little ones, and be kinder to ourselves as well. When we keep these 10 things in mind, it is completely possible to have a smoother transition into motherhood.
Keep reading for the top ten things to keep in mind to ease your transition into motherhood.
The biggest downside of not getting support through the partpartum period is that this time with your little one is precious. This is when you get to know each other and set the tone for the rest of your relationship. Even if you are able to go through the motions and do everything your baby needs from you, if you continue to be that hard on yourself you're not going to be as emotionally present and available for the bonding time. Living this way is exhausting and isn't what you want for you and your little one.
Although you struggle with insecurity and hopelessness, you have the potential to feel present and connected in this time with your baby so you can set the tone for a close and loving relationship for years to come. When we keep these 10 things in mind, there is a possibility to feel more hopeful about the future, and more connected with your little one. You have the ability to enjoy this time while your mind, body, and life acclimate to your new family member.
Yes, it's true you may be feeling hopeless and like you have disappointed yourself, but if you learn to give yourself more space to be human instead of living up to some impossible society standard you can enjoy this time so much more. The key to feeling more present and connected with your little one is giving yourself permission to be imperfect and reaching out for help. Although new motherhood is never going to be easy, it can be magical if we give ourselves permission to give in to the changes and ask for help when necessary. You can absolutely ease your way into your new family and identity. Take a look at these 10 things to keep in mind during your transition into the postpartum period to see how you can feel supported and calm in the beginning of your journey as a mother.
Everyone knows that delivering a baby is going to hurt. No one goes into childbirth thinking it's going to be all sunshine and roses, but what they don't necessarily prepare you for, is if something goes wrong. While ideally the time after birth is about getting to know your little one and doing early bonding, if there were medical complications, especially serious ones, you may have some trauma to contend with. If you are having flashbacks, feeling scared and anxious a lot, or having a hard time moving past the delivery emotionally, it may be best for you to seek outside help. It is all too easy to pretend it isn't happening and try to be the mother you expected yourself to be, but it isn't fair to you or your family to not get the help and support you deserve so you can feel safe in your own body before expecting yourself to be wholly available to someone else.
9) Having a baby might bring up existential angst.
Bringing a life into the world is a beautiful and wonderful thing. It's incredible that where there was nothing, now there is this small, precious being. But there may be family that didn't make it to meet your little one. Having your baby may have been later in your life than you intended, which may bring up concerns about aging with your little one, and being able to keep up with a growing child through the years.
Although bringing a baby into the family is a cause for celebration, the grief and anxiety that may come up around the absence of important others or fear of our own mortality can definitely change the way we think about our lives and cause us to re-think our priorities and the way we have our lives set up. It may make sense for you to get some outside support to help you sort through your values and priorities, so that you can feel comfortable in your decisions moving forward.
8) You may not be able to breastfeed, and if you can, you may not like it.
It seems our society has realized something pretty extraordinary, our bodies are made and intended to be an ideal food source for our infants. It's incredible, and the support for breastfeeding should definitely continue to increase. The problem is that some of our number, doctors and other mothers alike, may have taken this information a bit too far. For mothers who cannot breastfeed, there may be significant disappointment and even guilt. And women who maybe can breastfeed but really dislike it may feel pressured to continue despite the stress and discomfort it may cause.
Although breastfeeding is a great option for many families, it may not be the best option for you. If you have taken the time to sit down and consider your priorities and values, you may recognize that the peace in your family, or your bodily autonomy, may trump breastfeeding. There may be times this requires some uncomfortable conversations setting boundaries with well-meaning family or health professionals. Exploring where you stand on this and even practicing some of these conversations can be done in a therapy session to help prepare you.
7) Your body isn't immediately back to normal after the baby is out, and in fact, recovery can take a long time depending on the extent and type of challenges you experienced during the pregnancy and birth process.
This means you may have a grieving period for the functionality that your body used to have. It may mean you need to cut yourself some slack in the childcare and household responsibilities. None of this is easy, and just like you aren't going to go right back to life as you knew it before baby, you also aren't going to go right back to life in your body as you knew it before baby. The process is slow and requires a whole lot of self compassion.
6) You might not immediately bond with your baby.
I have said this before and I will most definitely say it again. The expectation seems to be that the second our baby is placed in our arms we are supposed to be overcome with joy and love and connection to this little person. The truth is that many people do not have this experience, and some of the complicating factors we have discussed above, as well as many others, may make this even less likely.
What this means is that we get to give ourselves the time and opportunity to bond with baby over time. We get to know her different cries, and we spend the time cuddling and interacting, and as baby grows, most of the time our connection to baby will too. If you do not immediately have an ironclad bond with your infant, rest assured, this doesn't mean that you aren't a good mother or that your relationship is doomed. If you are still feeling guilt about this, or if it has been some time and you are having a hard time developing that connection, therapy can be a useful tool to help ease that process.
We are told that the transition into motherhood can be a bit challenging, and that some women may even develop postpartum mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, or OCD. But when these mental health concerns are discussed, many women still get the impression that they are super rare, dangerous, or a cause of shame. The truth is that postpartum mental health is nothing to be ashamed of, and many things that new mothers will just write off as something they need to "just get over" can be assuaged with a combination of therapy and (in some cases) medication.
4) If you had a challenging childhood, some of that trauma might be activated by you having your own baby.
This is a really interesting one. Although I'm sure there are many reasons that this happens, one that sticks out to me is how hard we work to create a different and better experience for our own children than what we had. When we look at our own child we think of the experience we want to create for them of being loved and wanted and feeling safe. If that wasn't your experience you may notice that some old anger, grief, or resentment may crop up and you may not feel like you have the emotional bandwidth to deal with it right now. Don't be surprised if you have a hard time interacting with loved ones whom you thought you had long past forgiven. This is very normal, although not really talked about, and with support this can be another healing opportunity.
3) The weight of responsibility you feel might surprise you.
Although you went into the pregnancy knowing that your life was going to change and that you were going to be responsible for feeding, clothing, and otherwise just keeping alive a little person, it may surprise you to feel the depth of that responsibility when you look at your baby's tiny face. Somehow the recognition that this person is going to be learning who they are, how to have relationships, and if the world is safe or not doesn't really seem to settle in until the baby is here. For many women, this is scary and overwhelming, and they have moments of feeling humbled by the weight of it.
This is a great opportunity to remember that this is normal, and you are not the first person to question whether or not you are up to scratch. While it is a huge responsibility, you will definitely make mistakes and there is no one better equipped to love and care for your baby than you.
2) Your relationship with your spouse will never be the same.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, either. The two of you are tied together differently. Now it is not just two people who really like each other, but two people who are connected by an intense love for this other person. But it can be stressful and challenging to manage at times. There will be child rearing ideas that the two of you disagree about, and, at least while the baby is very young, you will not be able to be each other's first priority anymore. This can take some getting used to, and may mean that some habits and relational patterns need to adjust.
1) No matter if you choose to stay home with baby or go back to work, you will be giving something up.
I wish I didn't have to write this one. In a world that celebrates a woman's right to be a working mother or a stay at home mother, it is hard to own up the idea that either choice means that we are giving something up. We talked earlier about sitting down and really considering your values and priorities and how they have shifted now that the baby is here. This is where we have to identify what you want your life to look like, and what you want to build for your family. There is no wrong answer, but I've noticed that the drawbacks tend to be left out of the discourse, and I think it's important to be able to process the decision from a place of having as much information as possible. This means knowing what you want for your family and your relationships, knowing your own limits and temperament, and knowing what you will be giving up so that you can mitigate the damage. You can be a wonderful, present, involved mother both staying at home and going to work, the idea is to choose what is right for you and your family.
Smoothing the transition into motherhood can be an immense relief, and a lot of the time what that means is recognizing things that will be challenging, and giving space and permission to yourself to sort through it. You absolutely can be the mom you want to be and feel confident in your ability to connect and support your child. Therapy can help you identify areas that are particularly challenging for you and work through them taking into consideration your strengths, your values, and your priorities. Every family looks different. Your family needs to reflect you.
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This is the thirteenth year that Media Technology undergraduates have been involved with the festival and they were joined by students from journalism and television production. The students worked collaboratively to produce a range of material for indoor and outdoor screens at the Sonic Stage as well as camera documentary content for the festival organisers and international agencies.
Seasoned professionals are always highly impressed with the quality of the content produced by Solent and the professionalism of our students – this year montages of content were even used for the BBC Worldwide service.