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BARD1 Life Sciences (ASX:BD1) receives European patent validation for cancer tests
ASX:BD1 MCAP $46.69M
Julian Douglas Presenter and Markets Reporter [email protected] 10 August 2020 15:30
BARD1 Life Sciences (BD1) has been granted European patent validations for its breast and ovarian cancer test kits
While the patent was granted in late April, European patents are unenforceable until a given jurisdiction validates the approval
BARD1's tests have now been validated in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, providing intellectual property protection for the novel tests across much of western Europe
BARD1's tests, once developed, could provide faster, earlier and less invasive tests for the two cancers, which accounted for around 2.4 million cases and 800,000 deaths in 2018
BARD1 Life Sciences is trading 6.25 per cent higher at 3.4 cents
BARD1 Life Sciences (BD1) has been granted several European patent validations for its breast and ovarian cancer test kits.
While the patent was granted in late April, European patents are unenforceable until a given jurisdiction validates the approval.
BARD1's tests have now been validated in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, providing intellectual property protection for the novel tests across much of western Europe.
The patent application was filed on September 23, 2011, and is due to expire on September 23, 2031.
The approval means BARD1 now has protection in the two key markets — Europe and the U.S.
BARD1's tests are aimed at women with hereditary histories of ovarian and breast cancers. Early diagnosis of the diseases are key in improving outcomes for sufferers.
There is currently no recommended screening test for ovarian cancer, which is often diagnosed at a late stage after symptoms have occurred. The five-year survival rate for the disease is just 47 per cent.
While the statistical outcomes are better for women with breast cancer, current screening methods can cause harm through exposure to radiation, false-positive test results and overdiagnosis of benign growths.
BARD1's tests, once developed, could provide faster, earlier and less invasive tests for the two cancers, which accounted for around 2.4 million cases and 800,000 deaths in 2018.
The granting of the patents in Europe and the U.S. provides BARD1 with security as it seeks to develop and commercialise the vital cancer tests.
BARD1 Life Sciences is trading 6.25 per cent higher at 3.4 cents as at 2:05 pm AEST.
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(BBSRC DTP) Understanding Allostery in G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and Lanthanide induced Chemically Induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization
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Dr A Bowen , Dr N Chilton , Dr Muralidharan Shanmugam Friday, January 22, 2021 Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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This exciting and challenging project provides a unique opportunity for a student interested in a multidisciplinary biosciences project to work across two international campuses, the University of Manchester (UoM) and the University of Toronto (UoT). There will be opportunities to learn many different biophysical, molecular biology and computational techniques, to study the agonist protein-interactions in G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).1
Supervision for the 4-year PhD will be led by Dr Bowen (UoM) and Prof. Prosser (UoT). The student will be based at UoM for years 1/4 with an extended research visit to UoT during years 2/3. Year 1 will include three short research projects, with training in Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR), at the UK national facility for EPR, and computational and data analysis techniques including Density Functional Theory (DFT) provided.
The PhD work will focus on the study of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) using the magnetic resonance methods EPR and Lanthanide induced Chemically Induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (CIDNP).2,3
GPCRs represent a ubiquitous membrane protein family and are targets for over 25% of all approved drugs. Their diverse signalling pathways are driven by complex pharmacology arising from a conformational ensemble rarely captured by structural methods. EPR and CIDNP are useful for studying this complex system as they are specific to certain chemical moieties that can be introduced into the system at known locations. The Prosser lab is able to prepare large quantities of purified and reconstituted GPCRs in complex with heterotrimeric G proteins with the moieties required for EPR and CIDNP using high-density lipoprotein nanodiscs. Training will be given at UoT.
GPCRs can be stimulated by agonists resulting in measurable hydrolysis and "G protein coupling". We are interested in studying a well-known, yet poorly understood signalling phenomenon; the allosteric action of divalent cations. Recent studies reveal that sub-milliomolar concentrations of Mg(II), Ca(II), or Mn(II) are needed to establish full efficacy in conjunction with an agonist, and point to a conserved metal binding motif which is reinforced by the agonist, as the associated G protein reaches the nucleotide-free activation intermediate. We propose studying the binding of EPR active Mn(II), measuring the distance between Mn(II) and an artificially introduced nitroxide spin-label in the receptor as a function of different drugs. This will be achieved using EPR Pulsed Dipolar Spectroscopy, specifically Relaxation Induced Dipolar Modulation Enhancement.4 The results will help to identify the binding site of the Mn(II) and confirm our hypotheses regarding allosteric mechanisms.
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1) Nature. 2009, 459(7245), p356–363. doi: 10.1038/nature08144.
2) ChemPlusChem, 2020, 85(2). doi: 10.1002/cplu.201900705
3) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133 (21), p8062. doi: 10.1021/ja111613c; Annu. Rev. Biophys. Biomol. Struct. 2002, 31, p275. doi: 10.1146/annurev.biophys.31.101101.140927
4) J. Phys. Chem. A. 2016, 120(20) p3463-72. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b00716
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PACT plans to decriminalise ganja
Premier Wayne Panton delivers the final speech in the SPS debate on Thursday
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has announced plans to decriminalise ganja to help address one of the major barriers to employment for many young Caymanians. The policy proposal was one of several revealed Thursday in a detailed address by Panton that outlined the agenda proposed by the PACT Government to directly improve the lives of ordinary people, moving Cayman away for the historic trickle-down policies of previous governments that favoured business. The decriminalisation of ganja, the premier said, has been shown in other countries to be an effective tool and has not proven to increase criminal activity.
Panton explained that his government wants to eradicate the concept of the working poor and reduce the number of people unfairly classed as unemployable, "and to do that all the barriers and obstacles to employment, especially entry level employment, need to be removed", he said.
"An immediate step is to reduce discrimination against young people in education and employment through decriminalisation of marijuana," Panton said. "Far too many of our young people suffer unduly harsh punishments and have their futures permanently blighted by what are minimal misdemeanors. In far too many cases the punishment far outweighs the crime. As has been shown to good effect in Canada, the United Kingdom and several states in the USA, decriminalisation is an effective tool and has not proven to increase criminal activity."
The issue was raised on many candidates' platforms during the election campaign and few of those now elected to office on the election trail opposed this first step in creating a less draconian environment regarding ganja. While Cayman made the progressive step in 2016 to change the law to allow doctors to prescribe medicinal marijuana, with the exception of expunging criminal records for old ganja convictions, no more steps have been taken since then to address the crime of consumption, despite popular support for a more liberal approach to use and personal possession of weed.
This was not the only policy outlined by Panton that will have the potential to make a real and direct difference to people's lives, as he wrapped up the debate on the Strategic Policy Statement and responded to the opposition leader's criticisms of PACT.
He committed to "specifically and fully recognise healthcare as a basic human right" here, adding that no citizen should go without necessary medical care because they cannot afford it. "We will revamp and expand CINICO services to extend access to healthcare to more Caymanians, provide free healthcare for children and the elderly, and reform existing criteria to access free healthcare," he added. Panton also outlined additional policies to address mental health issues.
Having already revealed plans on Wednesday for free school meals, he said government was going to fund homework centres at public schools, early-morning supervision of students at all schools and robust after-school programmes. The premier also revealed plans to integrate Caymanians and non-Caymanians within the public school system. He also said that government would offer financial assistance to help working families offset the costs of daycare services, and that a daycare pilot programme at the Government Administration Building was about to be rolled out.
He said that PACT would roll out cultural sensitivity training and support to all front-line police officers, and work on reducing the causes of crime in the community through effective anti-gang strategies and support for vulnerable young people, with more investment in rehabilitation to assist young offenders before they become long-term criminals.
"We aim to help fix what is broken in our society and ultimately make our communities safer," the premier said.
Panton unveiled a multitude of policies that could have a major impact on ordinary people, including plans to address the critical issue of affordable homes, noting that the dream of home ownership has slipped away for many because of Cayman's rising property costs.
"Many are asking how, in just a few generations, property costs have so far outpaced the middle-income Caymanian's earnings. When you feel like you're not a part of your country's success, like you've been excluded from owning a piece of the pie, how are you going to feel invested in its growth and success? Too often our own people are feeling as if they've been left out and left behind."
In addition to investing more in the existing government-guaranteed home-assisted mortgages, the government will use the Cayman Islands Development Bank to offer low cost loans. Stamp duty on land for Caymanians will also be cut.
A major platform focus for PACT, alongside building climate resilience, is social justice in the workplace. Panton said Caymanian discrimination is rampant in the labour market, as he outlined the long-held distorted beliefs and stereotypes regarding local workers.
"This government will not further it. We will not tolerate it. We are going to smash each and every one of those stereotypes and provide the opportunities that our people deserve in their own land," he said. "We will maximise Caymanian employment. We will enforce the laws and regulations surrounding work permits."
Using a data-driven and robust compliance approach and changes to existing labour laws and regulations, the aim is to allow WORC to match work permit applications to unemployed Caymanians and new graduates. To reward good employers, PACT will implement the accreditation system, but he said it will also increase work permit fees in areas where Caymanian labour is readily available and increase administrative fines for illegal employment practices. "We will also name and shame companies that consistently engage in poor labour practices," he warned.
The permanent residency point system will be reviewed to address the impact on the property market, and the preference it gives to certain demographics, which he said had "unalterably skewed the composition of our local population".
He added, "We have also seen how grants of new permanent residents have been used to block the employment and advancement of similarly qualified Caymanians. This was never the intended goal of a permanent residency system and necessitates a thorough review to ensure that we are not putting Caymanians at a disadvantage when we grant permanent resident status. Under this umbrella, we will both reform the rollover policy and provide initiatives to address under-employment of Caymanians."
The premier also committed to generally improving work-life balance with family leave policies, including improved maternity and paternity rights in line with international standards. "We will promote diversity in the workplace and introduce a national wellness programme that incentivises employers and encourages employees to strike a better work-life balance," he said.
"To ensure equity and remove discrimination, we will implement national anti-bullying and sexual harassment policies and enact stronger laws to protect the disabled, elderly and other vulnerable groups."
The minimum wage will be increased. Given that Cayman has often been listed as one of the world's most expensive places to live, earnings are being outpaced by the cost of living. "While this may not be a popular move among the business community, it must be done and we will have to gradually enhance the current minimum wage to become a realistic livable wage," the premier added.
See Thursday's full speech in the CNS Library.
Watch the delivery on CIGTV below:
Baby steps so that people can be educated before they take the next step.
Users find it difficult to admit the darker effects of using drugs….. And yes, ganja is actually a drug.
Geerzum. Pact why not legalize it and done. What you have done is created a bigger demand with price increases now and the big man dem will surely increase the supply . Fine so if you legalize it the prices will drop and it won't make economic sense to the suppliers the big fish dem. Sene
Nice guesture of our Govt to provide free health care to elderly who deserve.They r our forefathrrs. They sacrificed for what we r enjoing.These people grew up without power and no cars. Lived with mosquitoes. Those of 65 and above may be around 3000 of whom pensioneers ,veterans and indigents(not a pleasant term)
Are already getting free health. Few remaining who were in private sector now difficult to get good insurance even CINICo cover costs a lot. We dont want them to sell their house for a bypass.Currently for such there is some cover through HSA output. So Govt may review all such individuals and provide free health care at HSA and pay directly to HSA rather paying premiums to CINICO thus save admin costs for passing money to CINICo from govt and HSA paid from CINICO. Thx to PACT govt for a wonderful guesture.
Very good move for free child health care as we r preparing for healthy nation.it has become a burdeon for single employed mothers for insurance as it is compulsory and small companies provide 50percent to employee only. Currently children do get free health care at HSA for uninsured covered by ouputs. If we take all these children to CINICo they charge a large premium to Govt. Pl Premier to review the premium cost and payment to HSA as userfee so that all admin costs of CINICo can be saved
Problem is that the same stoners will also be drinking.
Now that same sex relationships are recognized, it makes sense to also decriminalize Weed….Because It says in the Bible that "if two men shall lie together, they shall be stoned."
Good move but for the wrong reason. Guess at least we arrive at a destination.
Problem is that the daily fast food consumers will also be smoking tobacco.
Dumb point you tryna make there
Problem is that the same wine drinkers will also be taking OTC sleeping tablets
True story – a judge here did this and ran off the road. What's your point? Totally legal already.
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About time. I would have never thought Caymanians could pass any thing that makes sense to the outside world. What's next? Gender equality? No taxation without representation? Gay people working in government? No honorific by law unless earned? It's a slippery slope. How will Caymanians differentiate themselves from everyone else now?
We have had gender equality legislation for the past 10 years. The Cayman Islands Government does not discriminate against gay people. I work with several such persons. We have no direct tax so why quote Americanisms in our context? Educate yourself.
We have nothing that makes sense to the outside world, yet the outside world is beating down Cayman's doors to get in. Funny how that works.
Be better, not bitter, friend.
How do you figure decriminalisation but not legalisation makes sense to anyone?
Until CNS adopts a sarcasm font you are wasting your time.
lol. We are following United States straight to hell. Woke idiotic government. They are going to be so broke real soon. I must say this government has me scared to death and unfortunately that bad feeling in the pit of my stomach is never wrong.
I think you should take your meds.
So pessimistic, the government is on the right track.
we don't exactly see big neon signs on the road saying: "Don't Smoke and Drive."
Drinking is a problem – we even have liquor sales on Sundays now (which I don't mind) but the contradiction is quite apparent.
People here are so easily stirred up and shun progressive policy. How many stoners do you think drive at breakneck speeds vs drinkers?
You know, stoners voluntarily drive at 25mph and even that feels too fast…
Drugs affect the activity of one's mind……… Yes, even their driving.
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The LEED principles also coincide with "triple bottom line" thinking. In this business model, for each decision a company makes there are three areas considered. While the traditional model looks at just the financial profitability, we also consider the environmental impact, and the impact on our neighborhood. For example, if we need to make a widget the traditional business model would say find the cheapest source for the components to make that widget, period. While we do look at lowering the cost of materials when we can, we additionally consider with equal weight if there are environmentally friendly options and if there are local suppliers we can purchase from. If we can make an equal quality product and spend our dollars in the local economy that is a win-win that we may be willing to spend a bit more for. The overall impact may outweigh the short term gain of getting ingredients from overseas. We are not perfect. Sometimes we make decisions we regret or find that we have to get certain ingredients from outside the area to get the results we need. However we do consider such things and we will report on our progress annually in our sustainability report "Beer the Change" which we just published.
We believe a brewery can have a positive impact on a neighborhood. Not only are we a significant employer, but we hire people from right in the neighborhood. We recently figured out that over half of our staff live within walking distance (less than a mile), and three-fourths live within biking distance of the brewery (less than 3 miles). In 2011 we donated over 10% of our net profits to local charities. We focus our energies on supporting charities and groups that have impact in our immediate neighborhood. While there are so many good causes out there, we have found that we can make a larger impact if we narrow our focus and support ones that coincide closely with our principles.
My wife Kris and I took a lot of time to plan this brewery. While taking that time was frustrating at moments, it really helped us focus our business to be exactly what we wanted it to be. We started with the end in mind first. We asked ourselves questions like "Once we are successful, what do we want people to say about our business?" - "What do we want to be known for?" - "What do we want to be best in the world at?" We knew that we wanted this to be our lifetime work. We wanted to be able to look back after being open for 20 years and be proud of what we were able to achieve. Proud of what we have given back to the community. Proud that we had as low a negative impact on our environment as we could manage. And do this all while having fun and making fantastic beer that makes people happy.
We are grateful for everyone that has supported us in this journey so far. We look forward to that 20 year mark of being your neighbor.


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Nigerians react as UNIJOS pretty lady graduates with first class in Economics
Divergent views have trailed the graduation of a pretty lady Victory Onya Njah who graduated with First Class at the Department of Economics, University of Jos.
In a photo shared by an anti-corruption campaigner and commentator on Nigeria inter-politics Kayode Ogundamisi, while some Nigerians praised her feat, a few others said it's a disgrace on the lecturers at Economics department of the university for producing first class 43 years after the establishment of the university.
Ogundamisi had tweeted "Since the inception of the Department of Economics, University of Jos, 43 years ago, no First Class graduate has been recorded. Victory Onya Njah became the first student to achieve such a historical feat by graduating with a First Class in Economics."
I hope this is not a case of some principalities in the shape of lecturers swearing that First Class is ours, 2,1 is for geniuses, 2,2 is for hardworking/brilliant students, third class for average students……
— Ogbonkole (@JOgunsemore) June 14, 2019
The news caught the attention of the former governor of Osun State Mr Rauf Aregbesola, who shared the tweet.
Hundreds of Twitter users have also reacted, one of them @SJimoh tweeted "Congratulations, the university can retain, or let CBN offers her employment. We need eggheads in public sector to help us"
Tajudeen Amoo said "The fact that it's Not a private University makes it taste better"
Congratulations dearie. This is the department I graduated from and I know what it takes to graduate with first class in that department that's full of sadists.
— Lawrence Isaac (@LawzicodonIsaac) June 14, 2019
Another Twitter praised her for graduating in flying colour despite her beauty, "Beauty, and Brain, Real slay mama, not those Nude selling slay Jezebels"
Another user @Olamoni13 added another twist by berating the kind of award universities in Nigeria give their best graduating student, "Hope she won't be rewarded with 5k"
An alumni of the University of Jos said it isn't an easy task to graduate with First Class at the department of Economic of the institution.
"Congratulations dearie. This is the department I graduated from and I know what it takes to graduate with first class in that department that's full of sadists," Lawrence Isaac said.
Looking at it from another perspective, Temitayo Ajibade said JAMB should review its cutoff marks for Nigeria's higher institutions.
"I suppose she didn't score the equivalent of today's 160 jamb cut off mark to get admission in Jos. We can't promote failure and expect to celebrate excellence. Congratulations"
Another Twitter user Adegboyega Brown said, "Congratulations to the first class graduate, the University of Jos despite its location in one of the ELDS is still living the way a university should live.Some others are now competing with the number of fake first class candidate they could produce."
Another commenter Jonas E some academics are wicked naturally not to produce first graduate in their department.
"In a country where lecturers & profs shamelessly boast that "nobody has ever scored an A" in my course or that "nobody has ever graduated with a 1st Class" from this dept, I wouldn't be surprised to hear 20 years from now that no one is yet to bag the next 1st Class after her," he tweeted.
Another Twitter user @joshibirogba said producing first class more than four decades isn't a good thing.
"While this is commendable to the lady, the lecturers in this dept should be tagged failures because we all know how these lecturers intentionally don't want to get grades like this, since the inception of a dept this is the first time someone is doing this, sounds not cool!"
I suppose she didn't score the equivalent of today's 160 jamb cut off mark to get admission in Jos. We can't promote failure and expect to celebrate excellence. Congratulations
— Temitayo Ajibade (@IamBishopTee) June 14, 2019
University of Jos was established in November 1971 as a satellite campus of the University of Ibadan.
The first students were admitted in January 1972 as pre-degree students and the first Bachelor of Arts degree program begun in October 1973.
In October 1975, then military government under General Murtala Mohammed established the UNIJOS as a separate institution.
Classes began at the newly reorganized University of Jos in October 1976 with 575 students spreading over the existing four faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Education, Natural Sciences and Medical Sciences. Post-graduate programs were added in 1977. By 1978 Faculties of Law and Environmental Sciences were established and the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences was separated.
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4 Places to Go in Las Vegas That Aren't on the Strip
16 Oct 2019 • 4 min read
When you're in Vegas, you have access to world-class entertainment, restaurants from the best chefs in the country, all the gambling you can handle, and serene pools at every turn. While you can spend a whole trip to Vegas on the Strip, the city has a lot more to offer than just those sparkly casinos. If you're headed to Las Vegas and want to wander off the Strip, here are four places you need to go.
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If you've been to Las Vegas but never gone to Fremont Street, you are missing out on a true Vegas experience. Before there was the Strip, there was Fremont Street. When you go there, you feel like you're taking a step back in time. Of course, they've updated some things, and there's a zipline that runs from one end of Fremont Street to the other. If ziplining isn't your thing, you can still take in the spectacular Viva Vision Light Show just by looking up. This light show takes place on the largest video screen in the world — a domed arch that stretches the length of Fremont Street.
Looking for other things to see and do at Fremont Street? You can't miss the numerous street performers. Also, if you like to gamble, many of the tables in the casinos on Fremont Street start at lower buy-ins than tables on the Strip, which makes things a bit more affordable.
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Need a break from the lights and sounds of the Strip? The Valley of Fire State Park is only an hour drive from Las Vegas. This park is made up of stunning sandstone formations. Just as captivating as the rocks themselves, the Valley of Fire is home to 2,000-year-old petroglyphs and petrified trees. The petroglyphs were left behind by Anasazi people who lived in the nearby Moapa Valley from 300 B.C. to about A.D. 1150. Anthropologists believe this tribe visited the Valley of Fire for hunting and religious purposes.
When it comes to exploring the Valley of Fire, there are lots of options. The park staff protects 40,000 acres, so it would be impossible to see it all in a day trip. But, if you want to hike around and get up close with these incredible sandstone formations, the park rangers at the visitor center can recommend plenty of great hikes. Alternatively, if you want to have a plan in advance, AllTrails is an excellent resource to determine which trails are most suitable for your party and the experience you're looking for. Also, if you enjoy camping, the park has 72 campsites, including sites with hookups for RVs.
A Helicopter Ride to the Grand Canyon
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Whether you've been to the Grand Canyon before or not, a helicopter ride to the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas is a one-of-a-kind experience. The day trip from Vegas can be pricey, but so is everything in Vegas. Maybe you can take your winnings from craps and schedule a tour. And this trip will be completely worth it. Helicopter tours are a popular activity for tourists, so there are many companies to consider. TripAdvisor is a trustworthy place to see what's out there and investigate different companies. Tours can be anywhere from a full-day excursion to a four-hour jaunt.
A common destination for helicopter tours is the north rim of the canyon. Many of the tours also fly over the Hoover Dam. This historically significant dam is the whole reason why Las Vegas can exist. The water from the Colorado River is the primary source of water for the valley. And it's truly amazing to be able to see it from an aerial view.
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Visiting the Pinball Hall of Fame will make you feel like a kid. It's "pinball and nothing but pinball for 10,000 square feet." And the great news is, if you lost all your money gambling, the games here are only 25 to 75 cents each.
Shockingly, all the games belong to one collector, Tim Arnold. Arnold always loved pinball as a child and operated arcades as an adult in Michigan. He retired to Las Vegas, bringing all the pinball machines he'd collected over the years with him. The pinball machines in the collection range from games made during the 1950s to the 1990s. Since the heyday of pinball was during the 60s, 70s, and 80s, most of the machines come from those decades. The Pinball Hall of Fame didn't always use to be so close to the Strip. But since 2009, its home has been on Tropicana Ave. That makes it only a 10-minute drive.
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Social sciences and humanities (SSH) must be a more prominent recipient of the European Union's Horizon Europe energy research and innovation funding opportunities – some €100bn for the 2021-2027 period. This was the call to action at Brussels' first ever conference dedicated to SSH research in the field of energy.
The 22 January event was organised as part of the SHAPE ENERGY H2020 EU-funded project, a €2m European platform for energy-related SSH research. Hosted by Friends of Europe, a SHAPE ENERGY partner, it highlighted that this research has the potential to help address pressing societal challenges but is currently significantly overlooked and underfunded.
In 2016, only 4% of Horizon 2020's energy research budget went to SSH research, while 96% went to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies. "Energy research is neglected and dominated by a technology focus," explained Rosie Robison, principal research fellow at the Global Sustainability Institute from Cambridge's Anglia Ruskin University, a leading SHAPE-ENERGY consortium member.
The conference highlighted how SSH research would make a "just transition" to a more sustainable future easier by providing a better understanding of how cities and citizens operate. It also emphasised the importance of bridging the gap between social and scientific policies to achieve an inclusive transition that leaves no one behind.
Getting enough money for this is important, noted Aziza Akhmouch, Head of the Cities, Urban Policies and Sustainable Development Division, at the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities.
However, she added, "We also need to look at the social costs and policy trade-offs required." The recent 'Gilets Jaunes' protests in France not only show the impact of the fuel tax, but also a demand for more research to understand what motivated so many people to join the protests.
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On March 28, 2018 we brought lots of essential supplies to the Dai An Orphanage. Dai An is a loving home to a group of young orphans, located in the peaceful countryside to the south of Nha Trang. Dependent on donations for survival, we contacted the caregivers to learn their most pressing needs, then organized a visit. On this visit, we brought bags of rice, bags of bean, packages of noodles, bottles of cooking oil, seasonings, shampoo and soap, cleaning products, and snacks and balloons for the children.
The children eagerly helped blow up the balloons, and the visit became a fun balloon party in the main common room. It was a very fun visit!
This trip was made possible through the kind donations of Sharon Kelly & Stephen Milne and a kind donor in New Jersey.


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Q: See if there is a vowel before letter 'y' in a string x = input()
vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']

I am trying to use an if statement that shows if y is in the string (without knowing the position of the y in the string).
If there are any vowels before y, print(1); if not print (2), and if there is no y in the word print(3).

A: import re

word = "wordy"
ypos = word.find("y")

if ypos != -1:
    if(bool(re.search(('|'.join(["a","e","i","o","u"])),word[:ypos]))):
        print("1")
    else:
        print("2")
else :
    print("3")

A: >>> def y_in_word(word):
...     if 'y' not in word:
...             print 3
...     elif any([x in word for x in ['ay', 'ey', 'iy', 'oy', 'uy']]):
...             print 2
...     else:
...             print 1
...
>>>
>>> y_in_word('wordy')
1
>>> y_in_word('worday')
2
>>> y_in_word('worda')
3
>>>

A: Without using regex:
x = input()
vowels = "aeiou"

for i in range(len(x)):
    if x[i] == "y":
        break

if x[i] != "y":  # No y found
    print(3)
else:
    flag = 0
    new_str = x[:i+1]
    for ch in new_str:
        if ch in vowels:
            print(1)
            flag += 1
            break

    if flag == 0:
        print(2)

A: x = input()
vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']

if 'y' in x:
    # find the position of 'y' in the input string
    y_position = x.index(y)

    # loop through each vowel
    for vowel in vowels:
        # if the vowel is in the input string and its position is before y
        if vowel in x and x.index(vowel) < y_position:
            print(1)
            break

    # if we made it all the way through the loop without breaking, we did not find
    # any vowels before y
    else:
        print(2)

else:
    print(3)

A: First become lowercase and then judge
import re
x = input().lower()
m = re.findall("(?=a|e|i|o|u)\w*?(?=y)",x)
if "y" in x.lower():
    if m:
        print(1)
    else:
        print(2)
else:
    print(3)

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Climate Change – What Can We Do About It?
Climate change is widely recognized as a serious problem and its effects have, unfortunately, been downplayed by people under the thumb of the fossil fuel lobbies. Not only are we experiencing unusual weather, but we are also facing the extinction of many animal species, some of which are instrumental for many global ecosystems (like bees, for example). So, the question is: is it too late to act and what can we do to alleviate some of the negative effects?
Climate Change Problems
One phrase you hear used alongside climate change is global warming. It means that our planet is getting warmer and warmer which could present some catastrophic consequences.
While some people may think that this will only lead to a slightly warmer summer, it is more akin to heatwaves in certain areas, the polar caps melting, and the vegetation slowly dying out.
What is causing this? The main human-made contributor is the usage of fossil fuels for two reasons. First, the CO2 emission levels are rising, leading to the greenhouse effect. In other words, the heat from the sun that would normally dissipate stays, as if the earth were wearing a blanket. Secondly, fossil fuels are a finite resource and the deforestation caused by hunting for resources deprives landscapes of the shade provided by the trees. This also leads to erosion of the land and the disappearance of water, as there are no plants to hold it. More and more areas are becoming barren.
The biggest problem is not the existence of climate change deniers in general, but having climate change deniers in legislative positions. Politicians that are under the control, or at the very least the influence, of fossil fuel lobbies, either downplay or flat-out deny the existence of climate change. The arguments range from it being a conspiracy, to that the earth itself already emits a lot of CO2, and even to outrageous claims that using solar panels, for example, will somehow use all of the heat and light of the sun, preventing the plants from getting any.
The aforementioned deforestation also causes wildlife to try and relocate to a more suitable environment, but that is not always possible and many species die out. Something similar is happening in the oceans, which are fluctuating beyond the comfort zone of the wildlife.
The climate is still there, but it is changing at an alarming rate. There are chaotic blizzards, monsoons, and heatwaves in places where there were none. With more rain in some places and the rise of sea levels in general, there is going to be a multitude of floods.
The response to climate change has to be two-fold. We need to try and stop some of it, as well as do our best to adapt to the new environment. On a personal level, we need to focus our attention on using renewable energy sources, thus decreasing the demand for fuel and energy in general. We should also support wildlife habitats and participate in reforestation projects.
The part about adapting to the new environment still stands as the effects of climate change up to this point are still going to be felt in the coming decades, since the climate needs time to readjust to our new actions. The point is that there is already a lot of damage, but it is not too late to fix it.
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Lufthansa to downsize its fleet, permanently retire 32 aircraft
7th Apr. 2020 Jakob Wert
Photo: © Phillip Rohmberger / IFN
Lufthansa will permanently retire parts of its fleet due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. The airline expects long-term demand to be affected beyond the current pandemic.
In a release published on Tuesday afternoon, the company explains that it does not see demand coming back very quickly once travel restrictions are lifted, and is therefore forced to cut its operations beyond the temporary suspensions already in place.
For its long-haul fleet, Lufthansa will remove six Airbus A380, seven A340-600 and five Boeing 747-400 from its operations. Furthermore, Lufthansa CityLine will retire three Airbus A340-300 that it was operating on behalf of its parent.
The German flag-carrier had already planned to sell six of its 14 A380s to Airbus in 2022 before the current crisis. It was not immediately clear whether the phase out would now be moved forward.
On short-haul, Lufthansa itself will withdraw eleven Airbus A320 aircraft from service. Further cuts are being made at its subsidiary airlines. Low-cost carrier Eurowings plans to retire a number of aircraft, while Germanwings, which was exclusively operating its fleet for Eurowings, will completely close down.
The Group also states that it has terminated almost all wet-lease agreements with other operators. However, it is currently unclear which airlines would be affected by this move.
Vienna-based Austrian Airlines does not expect to reach 'pre-Corona' levels before 2023, and is therefore reducing its fleet size to an unknown extend.
Lufthansa says it aims to offer continued employment to its as much of its workforce as possible.
Meanwhile, airlines are rushing to increase freight capacities, as passenger aircraft, which are also able to carry a small amount of cargo, are mostly out of service for the time being. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said on Tuesday evening that the airline is now using 20 passenger aircraft to carry cargo. In three of them, seats will be completely removed to open more space for goods.
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Long Drink is the Latest Cocktail That the Alcohol World Is Misrepresenting as Seltzer
By Jim Vorel | November 4, 2021 | 3:24pm
Photos via The Finnish Long Drink, Boston Beer Co. Drink Features cocktails
If there's one truism that can be depended upon in the marketing strategy of pretty much any international alcohol company, it's the assumption that the average American consumer either doesn't know or care much about what they're drinking. These companies do not exactly hold the rank-and-file drinker in high esteem, and the assumption is pretty much always that the consumer will simply purchase whatever they're told to purchase without questioning its origin or authenticity. And folks, these companies are rarely disappointed by the results of such cynicism.
This is something that was bugging me recently when I wrote about the influx of new "ranch water" brands on the market, almost all of which are malt-based seltzers trying to somehow capture "tequila" flavor without actually having any tequila in them. This is what happens when a buzzy new cocktail/mixed drink with a marketable name begins to gain wider traction—the term is bastardized until the dominant brand bearing the name "ranch water" has next to nothing to do with the actual cocktail/drink that originated the term ranch water. And guess who's next? It's Long Drink.
Long Drink is something we've been aware of for a while, and a beverage that I occasionally have around the house, considering that my wife has become particularly fond of this refreshing combination of gin and grapefruit soda. Long considered the national drink of Finland since the 1950s, and also known as lonkero, Long Drink is a cultural staple in Finland that is sold in canned form by many companies, but it was brought to the U.S. in earnest by a company going by The Finnish Long Drink in 2018. Since that time, The Finnish Long Drink has been a rousing success on the U.S. market, selling a premixed cocktail made in the traditional manner, with gin and grapefruit soda. They're currently available in 15 states, and the $14 million they intend to sell in 2021 is an almost threefold increase in sales from last year. The Long Drink business, in other words, is booming.
The Finnish Long Drink is currently produced in a variety of flavors and sold in 15 states.
It's only natural, then, that major U.S. players want a cut of the action, and the chance to use their economies of scale and distribution networks to reshape the American consumer's idea of Long Drink before it ever has a chance to get truly established on a wider level. And just like in the case of ranch water, major U.S. beverage companies like Boston Beer Co. are going the seltzer route with Long Drink, using malt-derived alcohol for their resulting product and removing its authenticity in the process. If you're a product like The Finnish Long Drink, still pushing into new markets and selling American drinkers on the concept, this is pretty much a worst-case scenario—like a local burger place coming up with some kind of hit new concept, only for the McDonald's next door to start offering an inferior product with the same name and announce intentions to take it nationwide.
Over at Good Beer Hunting, Kate Bernot—a wonderful alcohol industry writer and analyst that literally everyone should read—recently published a piece that specifically details the marketing push that Boston Beer Co. is putting behind its new Long Drink brand, which is titled Bevy. Specifically, BBC is putting $10 million behind Bevy in an attempt to make Bevy into the next flavored malt beverage (FMB) juggernaut, comparable to the company's own Twisted Tea or Truly seltzer. Like those products, Bevy is made with alcohol derived from malt fermentation, rather than distilled spirits, combined with natural flavors. It would, therefore, qualify as "hard seltzer" under the still cryptic and ill-defined nature of that product.
You'll have to forgive me now for the fact that we're about to do some editorializing, but this trend toward the seltzer-ification of beloved cocktails/mixed drinks smacks of big business cynicism and targeting of the lowest common denominator of consumers, and it deliberately muddies the waters of defining new cocktails that are increasing in popularity in the U.S. In making its instructions to vendors in how they should sell Bevy, Boston Beer Co.'s selling point is supposedly that the product is "a hard citrus refresher, with a great story to back it up," despite the fact that the company has no respect for that story they reference. If the company actually had any respect for the drink, they'd be presenting it as a gin-based beverage, instead of ripping off that flavor profile in an attempt to do things as cheaply and efficiently as possible. This is effectively how you transform the national drink of Finland into canned pablum, wrapped in vaguely attractive words like "citrus."
Seriously though, what does "hard sparkling refresher" even mean?
Because lord knows, the market is hurting for a "hard citrus refresher," right? It's not as if there are already any grapefruit-flavored malt beverages available out there, right? There's no way that this is just an attempt to glom onto the term "Long Drink," while selling a product that is functionally almost the same as the hard seltzers you already produce, right?
Economically, none of this is hard to understand. It makes all the sense in the world for Boston Beer Co. to avoid any reference to gin, because the consumption of gin has been decreasing in the U.S. for years, in favor of vodka, whiskey and tequila—although gin consumption actually rose in 2020 for the first time in a while. But on more practical level, making a seltzer-based Long Drink is simply far cheaper (and subject to less tax ) and more efficient for Boston Beer Co., while also allowing the resulting product to be sold in many stores/states where a product containing distilled spirits would be far more limited. Coupled with the company's size and distribution network, this gives BBC an automatic advantage, regardless of the quality of the product, which I fully admit I have not sampled.
I should also note that it's not as if The Finnish Long Drink actually goes out of their way to advertise the gin-based nature of their product either, likely owing to the same American tastes, which are not currently as passionate for gin as they are for other distilled spirits. But although The Finnish Long Drink may not play up the gin angle, they are producing a genuine, gin-based product, and they're not about to compromise on that aspect. In other words, they're making a legitimate Long Drink in the Finnish tradition, and have earned the right to call their product by that name. Boston Beer Co.? They're making something else entirely, but they don't want you to know that. And I find this inherently distasteful.
Whether American consumers will ever care about this sort of thing, or know enough to care, on the other hand, is another matter. But for those of us who are passionate about spirits, rather than just a pale imitation of spirits, it's a troubling trend.
Jim Vorel is a Paste staff writer and resident liquor geek. You can follow him on Twitter for more drink writing.
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11.50: Hearing and Balance
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Feeling dizzy?
Hearing and Balance
Explore More I
Explore More II
Have you ever gotten off a spinning ride at an amusement park and felt dizzy? Why does this happen? It actually all goes back to your ears! When you stop spinning, the fluid in the canals of your ears is still moving. Sensing the position of the liquid in the canals usually helps you keep balance, so spinning the fluid throws you off balance.
What do listening to music and riding a bike have in common? It might surprise you to learn that both activities depend on your ears. The ears do more than just detect sound. They also sense the position of the body and help maintain balance.
Hearing is the ability to sense sound. Sound travels through the air in waves, much like the waves you see in the water pictured below (Figure below). Sound waves in air cause vibrations inside the ears. The ears sense the vibrations.
Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): Sound waves travel through the air in all directions away from a sound, like waves traveling through water away from where a pebble was dropped.
The human ear is pictured below (Figure below). As you read about it, trace the path of sound waves through the ear. Assume a car horn blows in the distance. Sound waves spread through the air from the horn. Some of the sound waves reach your ear. The steps below show what happens next. They explain how your ears sense the sound.
Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\): Read the names of the parts of the ear in the text; then find each of the parts in the diagram. Note that the round window is distinct from the oval window.
The sound waves travel to the ear canal (external auditory canal in the figure). This is a tube-shaped opening in the ear.
At the end of the ear canal, the sound waves hit the eardrum (tympanic membrane). This is a thin membrane that vibrates like the head of a drum when sound waves hit it.
The vibrations pass from the eardrum to the hammer (malleus). This is the first of three tiny bones that pass vibrations through the ear.
The hammer passes the vibrations to the anvil (incus), the second tiny bone that passes vibrations through the ear.
The anvil passes the vibrations to the stirrup (stapes), the third tiny bone that passes vibrations through the ear.
From the stirrup, the vibrations pass to the oval window. This is another membrane like the eardrum.
The oval window passes the vibrations to the cochlea. The cochlea is filled with liquid that moves when the vibrations pass through, like the waves in water when you drop a pebble into a pond. Tiny hair cells line the cochlea and bend when the liquid moves. When the hair cells bend, they release neurotransmitters.
The neurotransmitters trigger nerve impulses that travel to the brain through the auditory nerve (cochlear nerve). The brain reads the sound and "tells" you what you are hearing.
No doubt you've been warned that listening to loud music or other loud sounds can damage your hearing. It's true. In fact, repeated exposure to loud sounds is the most common cause of hearing loss. The reason? Very loud sounds can kill the tiny hair cells lining the cochlea. The hair cells do not generally grow back once they are destroyed, so this type of hearing loss is permanent. You can protect your hearing by avoiding loud sounds or wearing earplugs or other ear protectors.
Did you ever try to stand on one foot with your eyes closed? Try it and see what happens, but be careful! It's harder to keep your balance when you can't see. Your eyes obviously play a role in balance. But your ears play an even bigger role. The gymnast pictured below (Figure below) may not realize it, but her ears—along with her cerebellum—are mostly responsible for her ability to perform on the balance beam.
Figure \(\PageIndex{3}\): This gymnast is using the semicircular canals in her ears, along with the cerebellum in her brain, to help keep her balance on the balance beam.
The parts of the ears involved in balance are the semicircular canals. Above, the semicircular canals are colored purple (Figure above). The canals contain liquid and are like the bottle of water pictured below (Figure below). When the bottle tips, the water surface moves up and down the sides of the bottle. When the body tips, the liquid in the semicircular canals moves up and down the sides of the canals. Tiny hair cells line the semicircular canals. Movement of the liquid inside the canals causes the hair cells to send nerve impulses. The nerve impulses travel to the cerebellum in the brain along the vestibular nerve. In response, the cerebellum sends commands to muscles to contract or relax so that the body stays balanced.
Figure \(\PageIndex{4}\): This bottle of water models the semicircular canals in your ears. When you tip the bottle, the water moves up or down the sides of the bottle; when you tip your head, the liquid inside the semicircular canals moves up and down the sides of the canals. Tiny hair cells lining the canals sense the movement of liquid and send messages to the brain
At the end of the ear canal, sound waves hit the eardrum, which passes vibrations through a series of bones to the cochlea.
The parts of the ears involved in balance are the semicircular canals.
Use the resources below to answer the questions that follow.
Hearing and Balance at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTiGskc1o48 (1:02)
When sound enters your ear, it starts your eardrum vibrating. Where do the vibrations go next?
What part of your ear contains fluid?
Where are the nerve sensors that communicate with the brain located in your ear? What else is found in this same area of the ear?
The Sense of Balance at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmBB2bu1gEQ
What gives us our sense of balance?
What is a kinocilium? How is this involved in your sense of balance?
How does sound travel through air?
Which structure in the ear changes sound waves in the air into vibrations?
What are the three tiny bones in the ear?
Which parts of the ear sense changes in the body's position? How do they do this?
Why does death of hair cells in the cochlea cause hearing loss?
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Thomas Frederick Rew (born March 18, 1922) is a retired United States Air Force major general who served as  commander of the 3rd Air Division. He retired in 1976.

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1922 births
Living people
United States Air Force generals
United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
American centenarians
Men centenarians