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With one of the most extensive distribution networks in Russia, Gazprom Neft continued to consolidate its position on the retail motor fuel market in 2014, increasing its market share in the regions where it operates by 1.1 percentage point to 2.37%.
The Gazprom Neft filling station network is represented in 28 Russian regions as well as countries of the CIS and Eastern Europe. As of the end of 2014, the Company had 1,389 filling stations in operation in Russia and the CIS, which is 50 stations more than at the end of the preceding year.
The Company sold 9.91 mn tonnes of petroleum products through its filling stations in 2014, up 9% compared with 2013 sales. The average daily sales per filling station totalled 20.0 tonnes per day, a 5.26% increase from 2013.
Sales of petroleum products via filling stations located in Russia increased by 9.5% in 2014 to 8.0 mn tonnes of petroleum products. Revenue from the sale of related goods and services at filling stations totalled 13.6 bn RUB in 2014, up 29% from 2013.
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Alison Gopnik (Berkeley) spoke next. The core idea of her talk was to make a case about the function that immaturity might be serving in human development. Gopnik suggested that the extended length of our childhood allows us to approach learning with a more open, creative, and fluid mindset, before the requirements of goal-directed decision making kick in.
She likened this to what computer scientists have described in terms of a tension between exploration and exploitation: a system will learn more by exploring a wider range of possibilities but will be more effective by exploiting a narrower set of options.
She then showed how this tension gets resolved in computer science with a procedure called simulated annealing, a term originally used to denote the process of heating and cooling that leads to robustness in metallurgy. The idea is that a learner begins with 'high-temperature' searches, moving around widely in the space of hypotheses, and gradually 'cool off' to focus more narrowly on the most viable candidates.
Gopnik argued that childhood may be the evolution's way of performing simulated annealing. On her view, this would explain why children sometimes infer unusual or unlikely principles better than adults. She concluded by surveying evidence, both from her own lab and from others, in support of such framework.
The last keynote talk of the conference was given by Berit Brogaard (Miami). Brogaard put forth a perceptual view of speech comprehension, arguing that we can literally perceive speaker meanings through auditory means. She defended this view against the inferential alternative, according to which what a speaker means by their utterances can only be determined through inferential processes.
Two major criticisms have been levelled at one of the main considerations in support of the perceptual view, namely, that there is a phenomenal contrast between listening to foreign and native languages. One line of criticism appeals to the case of homophones (e.g. 'pole' and 'poll'), where identical auditory experiences correspond to different meanings.
A second line of criticism appeals to the ubiquity of context-sensitivity in ordinary language, which is said to rely on inferences driven by our background knowledge of the world. After rejecting these objections, she presented empirical evidence on the nature of language comprehension that speaks to the perceptual view.


Country music star Tyler Farr will entertain race fans with a pre-race concert prior to the 59th annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on Saturday, July 1.
The concert will mark Farr's second performance at the world's only motorsports stadium – the first coming in last year's inaugural Country 500, a three-day music festival over Memorial Day weekend.
Farr's first album, Redneck Crazy, debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Country Album chart and in the Top 5 on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart. The album included two No. 1 hits – the title track and "Whiskey In My Water." The classically-trained singer is also known for his singles, "A Guy Walks Into A Bar," off his sophomore album Suffer In Peace, and "Our Town," which was released last fall. This summer, Farr will open for Brantley Gilbert during The Devil Don't Sleep Tour.
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Telecommunications Giant to Occupy Almost 200,000 SF at Eastman Companies' Class A Office Complex
LIVINGSTON, N.J. – Verizon Communications has renewed and expanded its office lease for a total occupancy of approximately 200,000 square feet at Eisenhower Corporate Campus (ECC) in Livingston, N.J. The 385,000-square-foot Class A office complex, located at 290 W. Mount Pleasant Avenue, is owned and managed by Eastman Companies along with joint venture partner Long Wharf Real Estate Partners of Boston, Mass.
Eastman Companies was represented in the transaction by the brokerage team of Jeff Garibaldi, Michael Witko and Scott Garibaldi of The Garibaldi Group, exclusive leasing agent for the property, and Eric J. Maurer, Eastman's director of leasing. Jonathan Meisel and Fred Hyatt of JLL represented the tenant.
The lease renewal expands Verizon's current occupancy of more than 154,000 square feet by an additional 44,000 square feet.
In 2008, Eastman Companies embarked on a multimillion dollar capital improvement campaign to completely renovate and reposition ECC in order to meet the evolving needs of today's corporate tenants and accommodate a growing millennial workforce, according to Michael Schofel, managing partner of Eastman Companies.
"Our strategic reinvestment in ECC has played a key role in a number of new leases and renewals we have secured in recent years," Schofel said. "Having an internationally recognized tenant like Verizon renew and expand its commitment by 40 percent is a testament to the premier business environment that we have created here. We look forward to being part of Verizon's growth and ongoing success for years to come."
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Home to a broad range of corporate tenants – including John Hancock Life Insurance Co., Veritext and Citrin Cooperman – ECC is comprised of four interconnecting buildings set on 33.5 acres of exquisitely landscaped grounds. Campus amenities include a full-service cafeteria with catering capabilities, 24-hour security, electric car charging stations and a 600-vehicle parking structure with LED lighting and enhanced security features. In addition, the fully equipped Eisenhower Conference Center with a 200-seat auditorium is available for a variety of business functions ranging from small meetings to large corporate conferences. On-site fitness amenities include a tenant-only fitness center, personal training at It's Beyond Fitness, indoor cycling at Hills Fit Studio and appointment-only massage services from New Jersey Massage.
Situated in the heart of the West Essex corridor, ECC is just minutes from shopping, restaurants and the county seats of Morris and Essex counties. It offers tenants direct access to Route 280 and is easily accessible to Interstates 78, 80, 287, the Garden State Parkway and Newark Liberty International Airport. The strategic location of ECC is in proximity to a number of universities and exceptional labor pools, enhancing its position as one of New Jersey's most business-friendly and accessible office addresses.
ECC recently earned the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance. Green actions implemented at the complex include the completion of a 420 kW solar installation project designed to provide green power, reduce the building's carbon footprint and lower operational costs; and the addition of four electric car charging stations. In 2014, ECC received "The Outstanding Building of the Year" (TOBY) honor from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA).
ECC is approaching 100 percent occupancy, with only 56,000 square feet of office space remaining. Availabilities range from small office units to a spectacular 15,400-square-foot space located on the building's top floor. Some windowless spaces come with a view of the building's interior atrium frontage; all three floors are open to the atrium below and each level is bordered by cascading foliage.
Some of the small offices are being marketed through Eastman's new leasing program, "PreBuilt by Eastman." This program provides a turnkey office solution ideally suited for professionals, solo practitioners, startup operations, entrepreneurs and branch and satellite offices. A flexible lease structure streamlines the process so tenants can move in and start working in a matter of days. The suites are leased fully furnished and decorated, and each unit includes a HP printer/scanner, a coffee brewer and a microwave. For more information, visit www.prebuiltbyeastman.com.
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The research hopes to change the way the textile, food, and beverage industries adopt single-use plastics
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Israel's BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben Gurion University, has announced a research collaboration with ECOIBÉRIA, a Portuguese plastic waste recycling company. The research will focus on bacterial biodegradation of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for the purpose of plastic recycling.
The research team will consist of Professors Ariel Kushmaro and Alex Sivan, both from the Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, and Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren from the Department of Biotechnology Engineering at BGU.
Ecoiberia's PET Flakes. Credit: ECOIBÉRIA.
PET is the most used polymer in the world and used in a variety of ways in the textile industry, as well as general food and drink packaging. Approximately 56 million tons of PET are produced each year, much of which is restricted to single-use items.
"Professors Kushmaro and Sivan are world experts in the field of plastic biodegradation," said Shirley Sheffer, VP Business Development at BGN Technologies. "We are very pleased to partner with ECOIBÉRIA, a leading European company in the field of plastic waste recycling, for further researching this important field. This research collaboration holds the potential of implementing future findings into ECOIBÉRIA environmentally-friendly materials and products."
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Kushmaro and Sivan, as well as their team, have been studying plastic biodegradation and have discovered several bacteria species that can biodegrade polyethylene. In the past, it was considered non-biodegradable due to its stable carbon-carbon (C-C) bonds of the polymer backbone.
"ECOIBÉRIA's mission is to guarantee the sustainability of the production and consumption models and assist in the transition from the linear economy to the circular economy, through the transformation of PET plastic waste into valuable secondary raw materials," said Jorge Lemos, CEO at ECOIBÉRIA. "We believe that BGU's innovations in the field of bacterial biodegradation of PET complements our technologies and has the potential to become an important contribution to our plastic recycling efforts."
Based on the findings of the research, the project aims to assess the biodegradation of PET by previously identified bacteria to develop an efficient biodegradation process. It is hoped that these products will be used as raw material for recycled PET in the future.
BGN Technologies is part of Ben-Gurion University, Israel's third-largest university. It brings technology innovations, 'from lab to market,' and helps foster collaboration among researchers and students. To date, it has established over 100 startup companies in the fields of biotech, hi-tech, and cleantech.
Founded in 2005, ECOIBÉRIA is based in northern Portugal and dedicated to PET plastic waste recycling. It is a producer of secondary raw materials of high quality and consistency, such as PET Flakes.


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SocArXiv in development
Readers of the blog have become familiar with my complaints about our publishing system (scan the academia tag for examples): it's needlessly slow, inefficient, hierarchical, profit-driven, exploitative, and also doesn't work well.
Simple example: a junior scholar sends a perfectly reasonable sociology paper to a high-status journal. The editor commissions three anonymous reviews, and four months later the paper is rejected on the basis of a few hours of their volunteer labor. This increases the value — and subscription price — of the for-profit journal, because its high rejection rate is a key selling point. The author will now revise the paper (some of the advice was good, but nothing to suggest the analysis or conclusions were actually wrong) and send it to another journal, where three more anonymous reviewers — having no access to the previous round of review and exchange — will donate a few hours labor to a different for-profit publisher. In a few months we'll find out what happens. Repeat. The outcome will be a good paper, improved by the process, published 1-3 years after it was written — during which time the paper, the code, and the data, were not available to anyone else. It will be available for $39.95 to non-academics, but most of the people who are aware of it will be able to read it because their institutions buy it as part of a giant bundle of journals from the publisher. The writer may get a job and, later, tenure. Thus, the process produces a good paper, inaccessible to most of the world, as well as a person dependent on the process, one with the institutional position and incentive to perpetuate it for another generation. There's more wrong than this, but that's the basic idea. The system is not completely non-functional, it's just very bad.
With current technology, replacing our outdated journal system is not difficult. We could save vast amounts of money while providing free, faster access to research for everyone. Like our healthcare system, academic publishing is laboring under the weight of supporting its usurious middlemen. Getting them out of the way is a problem of politics and organization, not technology or cost. We academics do all the work already – research, writing, reviewing, editing – contributing our labor without compensation to giant companies that claim to be helping us get and keep our incredibly privileged jobs. But most of us are supported directly or indirectly by the state and our students (or their banks), not the journal publishers. We don't need most of what the journal publishers do any more, and working for them is degrading our research, making it less innovative and transformative, less engaging and engaged, less open and accountable.
The people in math and physics developed a workaround for this system in arXiv.org, where people share papers before they are peer-reviewed. Other paper servers have arisen as well, including some run by universities and some run privately for profit, some in specific disciplines. But there is a need for a new general, open-access, open-source, paper server for the social sciences, one that encourages linking and sharing data and code, that serves its research to an open metadata system, and that provides the foundation for a post-publication review system. I hope that SocArXiv will enable us to save research from the journal system. Once its built, anyone will be able to use it to organize their own peer-review community, to select and publish papers (though not exclusively), to review and comment on each other's work — and to discover, cite, value, and share research unimpeded. We will be able to do this because of the brilliant efforts of the Center for Open Science (which is already developing a new preprint server) and SHARE ("a free, open, data set about research and scholarly activities across their life cycle").
And we hope you'll get involved: sharing research, reviewing, moderating, editing, mobilizing. Lots to do, but the good news is we're doing most of this work already.
SocArXiv won't take over this blog, though. You can read more about the project, and see the steering committee, in the announcement of our partnership. For updates, you can follow us on Twitter or Facebook, or email to add your name to the mailing list. In fact, you can also make a tax-deductible contribution to SocArXiv through the University of Maryland here.
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Many wheelchair users comment about the discomfort they encounter with seatbelts. To address this, we have just launched the Sure-Fit 200® wheelchair tie down and occupant restraint system.
There are many different sizes and weights of wheelchairs on the market and this latest innovation has been designed to provide a seat belt solution that will fit nearly every passenger regardless of their wheelchair size and seating position.
The Sure-Fit 200® has been designed to be unobtrusive, with the mechanism hidden behind a panel, and features an upper seat belt adjuster which can be easily moved using one hand to ensure the user can find a safe and comfortable position for the belt.
To complement this, the rear wheelchair tie-down positions can also be moved so the wheelchair position can be optimised to ensure the passenger can travel safely and in comfort in a Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle. If you use more than one wheelchair or change your chair for a different model the Sure-Fit 200® is flexible enough to cope with the differences without compromise.
There is integrated ambient lighting which allows you to operate the system easily in the dark. For peace of mind the Sure-Fit 200® has been successfully tested to secure wheelchairs of up to 200Kg in mass.
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June 20, 2016 November 15, 2019 Haley Rogers	0 Comments Park Cities Fourth of July Parade, Ye Merrie Olde Players
For the past 15 years, a group of seven to 10 women has set up in front of John and Dawna Walsh's home along the annual Park Cities Fourth of July parade route. With banjos, cellos, and guitars in hand, they play to entertain with classic patriotic tunes, food, and camaraderie.
Ye Merrie Olde Players was formed in 1987 when Brownie Shytles became jealous of her son's rock and roll band.
"I wanted something of my own," Shytles said. "So I called Sarah [Chalk] and she started recruiting."
The players' first gig was at a house on the Kappa Kappa Gamma Christmas Tour of Homes. In 1989, the group began performing regularly for audiences across Dallas in venues such as the Dallas Woman's Club, the Dallas Arboretum, the Letot Center, and countless churches.
"These women are so connected to the community," said Kathy Jonas, longtime friend of the players. "Before they played the Fourth of July parade at the Walshes', they played at my house on University [Boulevard]. They are all such talented, fun ladies."
The members of the group are very versatile. Besides the conventional piano, accordion, and violin, their arrangements have also featured whistles, sirens, duck callers, maracas, cowbells, and even a jingling shaker made from goat nails.
The group's name came from a lighthearted brainstorming session among the ladies. But it has undergone a few changes throughout the years.
"We usually drop the 'Ye' from our name because it does trip people up," said cellist Betty Jo Taylor Cox. "Most people just call us the 'Merrie Olde Players,' but we've been called by mistake the 'Merrie Maids,' and by mistake, of course, the 'Very Olde Players.'"
The women, some approaching 80 years old, have created more than 20 different programs, put on more than 600 performances, and practiced on Monday afternoons in Chalk's living room for the past 25 years.
Shytles and Chalk compiled most of the group's musical selections from more than 35 books. The group offers programs from Broadway to country-western to Latin, with many other genres in between.
They perform original programs too. "Meet me in Dallas," which tells the story of Dallas through various musical numbers, is among the group's favorites. According to Chalk, Cox would spend time at the library copying old sheet music for songs about the city and writing a script based on the history of Dallas. It turned out to be one of their most popular programs.
"These were just funny old songs about Dallas that Betty incorporated into the script," said percussionist Carrie Jane Loftis. "People loved it. Especially the song 'Deep Ellum You Tell 'Em I'm Blue.'"
Despite their years, their memories do not fail them as they recall story after story. Whether it was the time they were playing near a swarm of wasps, or the time Ogden, a registered nurse, abandoned her music to help revive a woman who fainted during their George Gershwin program. (The show certainly went on, Chalk said.)
The group has had plenty of recognition, from a tree planted in their honor at the East Texas Arboretum in Athens, to a brick with their name on it in Fair Park.
While the group is officially retired, the women still do a few big events, including the annual Dallas Woman's Club Mother/Daughter Tea, Hockaday's Valentine's Sweetheart Tea, and of course, the parade.
"We look forward to this year's Fourth of July parade," Loftis said. "We love this tradition and how it brings the community together."
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I don't spend much time in Christian bookstores. I have found that shopping for the latest Christian bestseller is usually a waste of time and money. The sheer amount of worthless books I have to sort through to get to the worthy ones is overwhelming.
But, I do wander into a Christian bookstore every now and then. Even though I know what I am looking for, it can be hard to find it. The shelves are filled with books offering solutions to problems, theological perspectives that are popular and unpopular, and LOTS of Christian fiction. Since I don't read Christian fiction, I tend to find myself in the non-fiction aisles more often than not. And what is to be found there is a conglomeration of options that can be quite confusing.
This past year our girls learned the Preamble to the US Constitution. Well, I should say, we ALL learned it. Previously, I didn't know it past "We the people!" This homeschooling thing is good for all of us!
Anyway, as we were working on memorizing the Preamble, I had an idea for a simple craft for the girls to do in order to help them spend some time with the words. It is a sort of puzzle to make the American flag. I spent a long time creating it and when I printed it out for G to work on, she informed me I had gotten it wrong. I guess it took me so long to do the craft, she memorized the Preamble in the interim.
In fact, the Preamble states, "We the People of the United States in order to form a…" I was leaving out "of the United States." Nothing like having a 6 year-old correct you.


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Things getting worse, or better? Here's my take
Columnist's swan song looks to future
By Jim Nowlan
Jim Nowlan
Are things getting worse, or better? That question bedevils me of late. I say worse, though I will note below that other respected sources say better.
After World War II, Americans felt invincible. The predicted post-war depression never materialized, the economy fueled by pent-up savings. Even small towns like mine in central Illinois prospered, as young fellows in town labored "on the line" at Caterpillar, International Harvester and John Deere factories in nearby cities, bringing home middle-class paychecks.
But by the 1970s, the upward trajectory began to level off. Following are several of my concerns as to why the economic and social well-bring trajectories are now maybe pointed downward.
At the global level, I worry that we are pumping so much excess carbon dioxide into a closed atmosphere that a volatile, warming environment may leave much of the world uninhabitable in a generation or two.
Here in the U.S., we are pulling apart. Fully half the youngsters in Illinois public schools are eligible for free and reduced-price lunches, while prosperous double-professional families seclude themselves behind gated communities.
The U.S. seems adrift, undisciplined, polarized.
As I have written, the U.S. is in a kind of war with China, and we are losing. In the medieval world, war was economic development; today, economic development is war. The Chinese are focused laser-like on a drive to become, once again, the "central kingdom" of the world.
U.S. goes deeper in debt
In sharp contrast, we in the U.S. lay back, still basking in our long-past, seeming invincibility of post-World War II. We demand more of everything, except of ourselves. Both Democratic as well as the present Republican administrations continue to put us ever deeper in debt, when we should be investing more of our treasure in scientific advancement, infrastructure and disciplined education for our youngsters.
My state of Illinois can't get its act together, losing people and wealth, while new Gov. J.B. Pritzker appears thus far to be more interested in pleasing people than in leading us.
And, alas, my small town, which provided me such a positive, memorable childhood, struggles mightily to sustain its population and vitality.
Yet at least on a global scale, as to whether worse or better, scholars and demographers contend "better." Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker in "The Better Angels of Our Nature" notes how rates of homicide have dropped dramatically, especially since the Middle Ages, when most everyone had a good chance of falling to the spear.
Historian Barbara Tuchman also reminds us in "A Distant Mirror" that life was even more parlous in the past than I note in this essay. We could have lived, for example, in the 1300s, when the Black Death, or Great Plague, wiped big swaths of humanity in Europe and Asia off the globe.
And demographers have reported widely that rates of poverty worldwide have plummeted in recent decades, largely in developing countries, and most especially in China.
Since we won't resolve my musings in 700 words, let us assume for the moment that there is something to my concerns. What to do?
Leadership sorely needed
I can think of nothing other than it all comes down to leadership, and "followership." Both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were incredibly dogged in their pursuits of independence and union, respectively, even in the face of clamoring on all sides for early peace. And enough followers stuck with them to bring the conflicts through to positive resolution.
Franklin Roosevelt saw the nation through the Depression and Great War, and he did so in the face of hateful opposition.
In addition to leadership from the top, there have been instances of mass movements from the bottom that appeared to revitalize much of our nation's populace. The Great Awakenings of the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the U.S. represented religious crusades that refreshed many Americans to renewed moral vigor.
We need both top-down leadership and a bottoms-up secular Great Awakening. This is easier said than done, of course.
I am afraid some of my curmudgeonly friends would say it's too late, will never happen. But if we don't "rise up," our nation will slide into mediocrity.
A note to readers: After a decade and more than 500 weekly efforts, I have decided to hang it up writing this column, at least for a while. I feel my writing is becoming stale, and that I am losing touch with a world I haven't been involved with professionally for years. I do plan to pursue longer public policy pieces for magazines, on topics generally beyond Illinois, and maybe another book.
I want to thank the many thoughtful readers who have informed me more with your trenchant comments, than I you.
Note to readers: Jim Nowlan of Toulon, a former state lawmaker, state official and university educator, can be reached at jnowlan3@gmail.com.


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Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry - Volume 1, issue 3
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The Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry is an English multidisciplinary peer-reviewed international journal publishing articles in the field of child biochemistry, pediatric laboratory medicine and biochemical aspects to the study of childhood diseases in body fluids, cells or tissues.
The Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry provides an in-depth update on new subjects, and current comprehensive coverage of the latest techniques in biochemical diagnosis in childhood. The journal encourages submissions from all authors throughout the world. The following articles will be considered for publication: editorials, original and review articles, short report, rapid communications, letters to the editor, and book reviews. The aim of the journal is to share and disseminate knowledge between all disciplines that work in the field of child biochemistry.
The Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry is published quarterly (January, April, July and October) by the Society of Child Science, Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey. Manuscripts are judged by two experts solely on the basis of their contribution of original data and ideas and their presentation. All articles will be critically reviewed within two months, but longer delays are sometimes unavoidable. All manuscripts must comply with the Instructions to Authors.
Stem cells as models in FASD research
Authors: Nilsson, Torbjörn K.
Article Type: Miscellaneous
DOI: 10.3233/JPB-2010-0025
Citation: Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 199-199, 2010
Ethanol alters cell cycle gene expression in human embryonic stem cells
Authors: Krishnamoorthy, Malini | Gerwe, Brian A. | Heimburg-Molinaro, Jamie | Nash, Rachel J. | Arumugham, Jagan | Eilertson, Carmen D. | Stice, Steven L. | Nash, Rodney J.
Abstract: Ethanol consumption during pregnancy has been shown to promote abnormal development in offspring. These abnormalities include microcephaly, growth retardation, neurological deficits and behavioral and cognitive deficiencies. Cyclins and cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs) are crucial for cell cycle progression, proliferation and differentiation of various cell types. The purpose of our study was to better understand the effects of ethanol on proliferation during early human development by using three human embryonic stem cell (hESC) …lines. We found that treatment of ethanol at low doses (20 mM; four days) increased cell proliferation. The expression of key cell cycle regulators, CDKN2B (p15) and CDKN2A (p16) increased in two hESC lines, while CDKN1A (p21) and CDKN1B (p27) gene expression decreased in all cell lines. Western analysis showed a decrease in CDKN2B (p15) and CDKN2A (p16), while CDKN1A (p21) increased and CDKN1B (p27) remained unchanged. The changes in proliferation, gene expression, and protein synthesis suggest that ethanol can have a significant effect on cellular development at an early stage of human development. The correlation of our findings to in vivo conditions remains speculative, but the differential expression of regulators of the cell cycle may be involved in the manifestation of the many phenotypes seen in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Show more
Keywords: Human embryonic stem cell, proliferation, cell cycle proteins, ethanol, gene expression
Serum leptin levels among malnourished children with and without pneumonia
Authors: Al Biltagi, Mohammed | Baset, Ahmed Abdul | Hagag, Adel | Al Srogi, Hesham
Abstract: The aim was to evaluate the serum leptin level in children with protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) with and without pneumonia. The study included 60 children; 20 were controls, 20 had PEM without infection and 20 had PEM and pneumonia. They were subjected to nutritional assessments; serum leptin level, haemoglobin concentration, white-blood cell (WBC) count, CD4%, serum albumin, blood glucose, blood urea-nitrogen, and serum ferritin, and chest x-ray. Serum leptin levels were independently associated with pneumonia on …multivariate analysis. In addition, serum leptin level and CD4% were significantly lower in the groups with PEM and pneumonia than in the group with PEM without pneumonia (p< 0.001). Low serum leptin levels were associated with pneumonia in children with protein energy malnutrition. Show more
Keywords: Protein-energy malnutrition, leptin, CD4%, marasmus, kwashiorkor
Maternal obesity, diabetes mellitus and cord blood biomarkers in large-for-gestational age infants
Authors: Mestan, Karen | Ouyang, Fengxiu | Matoba, Nana | Pearson, Colleen | Ortiz, Katherin | Wang, Xiaobin
Abstract: Infants born large-for-gestational age (LGA) are at risk for early childhood obesity. The aims of this study were to investigate factors associated with LGA status and their relationship to inflammatory biomarkers that have been implicated in the LGA infant at birth. Included were 364 mother-infant pairs enrolled as part of an ongoing longitudinal cohort study of infant birth weight being conducted at Boston Medical Center (BMC). LGA was defined as birth weight (BW) ⩾ 90th percentile …of the reference population at BMC (N=45). Appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) was defined as BW<90th and >10th percentile (N=319). Cord blood IL-6, IL-8, TNF-alpha and RANTES levels were analyzed from a larger panel of immune biomarkers measured using multiplex immunoassay. Multivariate regression models were used to determine the associations between LGA status, maternal BMI and diabetes (DM), which included either gestational or type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and cord blood biomarkers, with adjustment for important demographic and clinical variables. Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI within the obesity range (⩾30 kg/m^{2} ), as well as DM, were each associated with increased risk of LGA (OR=2.64, 95%CI 1.31–6.20; OR=5.58, 95%CI 2.06–15.13, respectively). Among the 4 biomarkers, only RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T cell express and secreted upon uptake), which is a chemokine secreted by white adipose tissue, was significantly increased in LGA infants (beta-coefficient =0.37; 95%CI: 0.09, 0.65; P<0.01). This association remained essentially unchanged after adjustment for maternal DM and BMI (beta-coefficient=0.37; 95%: 0.08, 0.65; P=0.01). Ponderal index (PI=BWx100/length^{3} ) was also positively correlated with RANTES. Cord blood RANTES is selectively elevated with fetal macrosomia, independent of maternal factors. Further investigation of RANTES as a marker of LGA and future childhood health is warranted. Show more
Keywords: Birth weight, large-for-gestational age, cord blood, inflammation, obesity, diabetes
Whole blood mitochondrial DNA depletion in South African HIV-infected children
Authors: van der Watt, George F. | Eley, Brian | Henderson, Howard
Abstract: Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) affect mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma causing significant toxic effects, including fatal lactic acidosis. Little is known about mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected children who face a lifetime exposure to these agents. We performed a cross sectional observation of mtDNA levels in whole blood in a pediatric population to ascertain the relationship between mtDNA, NRTI regimens and parameters of HIV-infection severity. Whole blood mitochondrial …/ nuclear DNA (mt:nDNA) ratios were determined by real-time PCR in three groups: 27 presumed HIV-negative, 89 HIV-infected, NRTI-treated and 62 HIV-infected treatment-naive children. Multivariate analysis was used to identify variables independently associated with mtDNA depletion. Mean mt:nDNA ratios were lower (p< 0.001) at 77% of control in the HIV-infected antiretroviral treatment (ART) naïve group and 73% of control in the ART group, but not different between the two HIV-infected groups. Mt:nDNA ratios were negatively associated with age (p=0.029), HIV status (p< 0.0001) and Log_{10} of the HIV-1 viral load (p=0.035) and positively associated with CD4% (p= 0.032). A stavudine vs. zidovudine based regimen was associated with lower but not significant levels of mtDNA (p=0.08). Depletion of whole blood mtDNA in children is associated independently with HIV-infection and markers of HIV infection severity, and does not improve with either stavudine or zidovudine based ART despite virological control, suggesting that these agents also deplete mtDNA. The long-term consequences of this potentially toxic effect remain a cause for concern Show more
Keywords: Pediatric HIV, NRTI's, mitochondrial toxicity, mitochondrial DNA depletion, DNA polymerase gamma
Vitamin D: It's not just for bones anymore
Authors: Chesney, Russell W.
Abstract: It has become apparent that large segments of the population have vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. This is of concern because vitamin D has biologic actions that influence immunity, inflammation, and oncogenesis in more than 30 tissues types with vitamin D receptors. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with numerous disorders, including diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and several types of cancer. Sufficient circulating levels of vitamin D are critical not only for healthy bones, but …for many aspects of human health. The maintenance of adequate body stores of vitamin D depends on exposure to sunlight and dietary intake. Cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D and safe levels of dietary supplementation are discussed. Show more
Keywords: Vitamin D, vitamin D deficiency, cathelicidin, immunomodulation, vitamin D supplementation
The biochemical and cognitive explanation of developmental dyslexia
Authors: Caylak, Emrah
Abstract: There is increasing evidence that biochemistry, genetics and cognitive deficits play a part in the etiology of developmental dyslexia (DD). The developmental dyslexia\reading disability (RD) that is part of a larger heterogeneous group of learning disorders, and characterized by unexpected problems in academic performance, despite average intelligence. However, controversy still surrounds both the identification and management of this condition, and while its etiology is recognized as being complex and multifactorial, yet little …progress has been made in elucidating predisposing factors at the biological level. The purpose of this review is to explore the possibility of dyslexia that falls within biochemical and cognitive spectrum of disorder. Based on the biochemical evidence, there is a necessity for further research into the role of fatty acids in developmental dyslexia that contributed with an abnormal metabolism of HUFA in fetal brain development, or the maintenance of normal brain function. Currently, the molecular geneticists have been seeking to identify the actual genes underlying developmental dyslexia. Nine loci were found to be associated with susceptibility to dyslexia (DYX1 to DYX9). Those have contained important four candidate genes associated with dyslexia that would aid in distinguishing between children whose reading problems are caused primarily by cognitive deficits with biological origin. Accordingly, the cognitive deficits of dyslexia will be presented in the domains of phonological, auditory processing, visual, magnocellular and automaticity/cerebellar deficit theories. Understanding the biochemical and cognitive basis of dyslexia may help us plan our future research. Show more
Keywords: Dyslexia, biochemistry, cognitive, phonological, auditory, visual, magnocellular, automaticity/cerebellar, multifactorial deficit model
Growth in children – a fascinating story
Authors: Butenandt, Otfrid
Abstract: Normal growth of children depends on genetic background, normal nutrition, health, undisturbed endocrine system and a favorable environment as well as on psychosocial wellbeing. In case of growth disturbance, all negative influences must be removed. Endocrine therapy includes growth hormone, thyroid hormone or even sexual steroids.
Keywords: Growth of children, disturbance of growth, therapy of growth disorders


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Currently reading: Berkeley Restaurant Spotlight: Nabolom Bakery and Pizzeria
Berkeley Restaurant Spotlight: Nabolom Bakery and Pizzeria
Nabolom Bakery employee wears a mask as he prepares cheese danishes for loyal Berkeley customers.
Nina Parry-Franklin
By Mimia Ousilas
On the corner of College Avenue and Russell Street lies a hidden gem of a business: Nabolom Bakery and Pizzeria. This cozy haven, which isolates itself from the typical chaos of Elmwood, is a neighborhood favorite, and for good reason. Not only has Nabolom remained a place people love for its great pizza, it also serves as a gathering spot that brings together diverse crowds.
As a small, Black-owned business that has been central to Berkeley's community for years, Nabolom thrives from neighborhood support. With pressure on small businesses from both gentrification and the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now more important than ever to preserve places like Nabolom that define the unique character of Berkeley neighborhoods.
Along with baked goods and drinks, the bakery offers a different pizza everyday, all made with a classic Bay Area sourdough crust. However, one of the reasons Nabolom has remained such a consistent favorite is its environment and community. Walking in, the amiable energy can be felt immediately: the room is filled with families eating together and teenagers hanging out. A Nabolom experience is not complete without a friendly greeting from Julia Elliot, the co-owner who impressively never forgets a face.
Along with the other owner, Sabra Stepak, Elliot has worked hard to foster this welcoming environment at Nabolom, which they feel is fading in Berkeley nowadays. "We grew up here, and we remember that there used to be a very strong Berkeley community. For us, it's not really there anymore. There's a lot more separation between social classes now. So when we came [to Nabolom], we wanted to try to bring things back to something more human, like the way we remember it," said Elliot. This spirit is particularly present among their employees, some of whom Elliot mentors herself.
The window of Berkeley's Nabolom Bakery and Pizzeria displays messages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Diego Walker, a Berkeley High School (BHS) senior in Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS), has worked at Nabolom for a little less than a year. He reflected: "We're kind of like a family. My boss employs and mentors all of us, and they try to help us become better people and serve the community beyond just food."
This year, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down many businesses and left neighborhood favorites at risk. As a result, Nabolom has been forced to sell pizzas and baked goods under unique circumstances. The bakery stopped allowing people to sit down or use the bathroom on March 14, two days before California's shelter-in-place order. Nabolom also moved its entire counter setup to the very front of the store to minimize physical interactions. This quick response made a huge difference, Stepak said: "We were able to pivot very quickly. Whatever we were doing wasn't working as well before [the pandemic]. It was just very slow. But the shelter-in-place created a lot of trust with our loyal customers, and our business actually went up."
Even so, the policing and responsibility put on small businesses has only grown during the pandemic. "Restaurants are already held to a higher standard. During COVID-19, there's even more policing, and people don't want to take responsibility, so they dump it all on us. In the end, there is an expectation that the business owner is always responsible," said Stepak.
Nevertheless, many customers remain loyal. Kate Bartholemew, an Elmwood local, said, "We love Nabolom! We live really close by and the pizza is great, especially when it's a Friday night and no one wants to cook supper. The chocolate cookies are unbeatable, and people are always so friendly."
Nabolom is both a small and Black-owned business, which places it in a potentially precarious position. Gentrification in the East Bay has pushed out Black-owned businesses, making it increasingly difficult to succeed as a mom-and-pop shop. "There's a mythology surrounding being a small business owner, like it's the American dream. But that's all complete bullsh*t. I honestly don't even know how we made it," said Stepak. However, she expressed her gratitude towards Berkeley: "The community has been really supportive. Berkeley wants this fantasy small business dream to thrive."
Despite this constant struggle, the pandemic brought surprising benefits to the bakery. Stepak remarked: "The blessing was that it gave us a big break from being tied to the place people remembered before we bought it. This pandemic, which is bigger than us, has made the bakery ours. We can do it how we want. We aren't beholden to the past."


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1.4 Billion Dollars Export From The Electrical-Electronics Sector
The electrical-electronics sector exported 1 billion 428 million dollars in November. The sector mostly exported to England, Germany and Russia.
According to the information compiled from the data of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), exports of the electrical-electronics sector, which was 1 billion 267 million dollars in November last year, reached 1 billion 428 million dollars with an increase of 12.6%. In the same period of 2022.
Looking at the export distribution of the sector on the basis of countries, the highest export was made to England with 144.9 million dollars in November. The sector's exports to the UK decreased by 24.1 percent compared to the same period of the previous year.
Germany followed England with 125.5 million dollars with an increase of 20.3 percent, Russia with 78.3 million dollars with an increase of 191.2 percent and France with 72.8 million dollars with an increase of 14.5 percent.
541.4 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE EU
The region to which the electrical-electronics sector exports the most on the basis of country groups was the European Union (EU) countries.
Exporting 541.4 million dollars to EU countries in November of 2021, the sector realized an export of 565.6 million dollars to the region with an increase of 4.5 percent in the same period of this year.
The Commonwealth of Independent States followed EU countries with an increase of 108.8 percent and exports of 214.1 million dollars. Electric-electronic exports to African countries increased by 19.2 percent in November and reached 129.6 million dollars.
Looking at the export figures of the sector on the basis of provinces, Istanbul was the province with the highest export volume in November with 759.6 million dollars.
Istanbul was followed by Manisa with 195.1 million dollars, Ankara with 89.1 million dollars and Kocaeli with 85.1 million dollars in electricity and electronics exports.


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Ground Penetrating Radars 101
What are Ground Penetrating Radars?
Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) technology has become the technology of choice for industries that need to know about what lies in the ground.The technology is safe to use and noninvasive, it's ideal for studies involving landscaped areas, indoor spaces, and public locations. GPR is a geophysical method that uses radar pulses to photograph the subsurface. The GPR unit sends pulses of waves in the microwave band, with frequencies typically ranging between 1 and 1000 MHz. The strength of this which is also known as amplitude, depends on the conductivities between the materials the signal passes through, and how the impulse reacts is primarily determined by the object's density and size.
GPR applications range from Geotechnical Investigations, Utility Detections, Environmental Investigations, Structural Analysis, the list goes on.
AllRock is a Ground Penetrating Radar scanning company in Toronto, Ottawa and Newfoundland and Labrador.
What are the benefits of using a GPR?
Prevents problems: Construction sites may have inherited problems on the site such as erosion-prone areas or loose soil. By noticing these areas before construction begins by using a GPR, you can avoid potential problems by planning to accurately prevent them.
It works almost anywhere: GPR's are so advance that it can penetrate through most materials easily. This allows for a more accurate detailed result that will give a understandable demonstration of exactly what the site looks like below the surface. No noise: There is no noise with a GPR. If you were to excavate the area, it would create noise and pollution.
Do not need to excavate:
Before GPR's were discovered, engineers had two choices to check out the establishment of the ground: they could excavate the ground, or they could use schematics. With schematics, possibly may not include all items to be found, which could cause complications over the years.
How do GPR's work?
1. The radar unit transmits a pulse of electromagnetic energy into the ground through an antenna transmitter (TX).
2. The electromagnetic energy reflected back from any target(s), layer(s) or object(s) detected is recorded by the receiving antenna (RX).
3. The received signal contains information regarding position and depth relative to the transmit point. The time delay between sending and receiving signals is dependent on subsurface conditions which affect the velocity dispersion of the electromagnetic energy wave.
4. Data converted from audio to visual signals form for display for user.
What do GPR's Detect?
GPR's can be used for a wide variety of findings. This subsurface tool is the most effective when there is a large difference between electromagnetic property of target(s) and materials surrounding the area. GPR's are often used to map items made of the following materials:
Ø Concrete
Ø Natural Materials (soil, rocks, etc)
Ø Metal
Ø Plastic
GPR's are frequently used to detect:
o Air pockets or voids
o Bedrock
o Geological features and rock obstructions
o Changes in ground Strata
o Underground Utility Pipes and lines
GPR scanning in Toronto at a busy intersection will likely uncover very different features than a project in Northern Ontario. It is helpful to understand where you are working and get a background of utilities and geologies prior to beginning work on the project.
Utility Mapping Applications:
Subsurface utility mapping takes choice of GPR technology to increase the accuracy of their work when combined with traditional locating methods. GPR's provide assistance in locating unmarked utilities, subsurface mapping, structures, and excavating projects.
Advantages of GPR's:
o Less expensive than other methods
o No digging, excavating, or ground disturbance will be demanded
o Data is provided quickly and is able to cover a large amount of area
o Data collected during the survey can be viewed immediately or used in foreseeable projects
o Frequencies can be regulated to deliver a range of resolution and penetration depths
o It makes it possible to measure the dimensions, thickness, and depth of target(s)
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Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund
Preserving the legacy of Japanese Americans in Little Tokyo
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LTCIF Approved to Raise Money as a Community-Owned Real Estate Fund
Posted on August 14, 2019 September 30, 2019 by littletokyocif in Updates
Bill Watanabe 213-359-0981
Miya Iwataki 626-993-8142
Little Tokyo, CA – The Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund, SPC (LTCIF) has received final approval from California regulators to receive investment funds directly from California residents as it moves to become a community-owned and managed real estate fund. Through a direct public offering (DPO), LTCIF can offer shares of stock directly to potential investors. Proceeds will be used to purchase real estate in and around Little Tokyo, allowing community investors to have a say in what happens in the community and potentially benefit from LTCIF's success.
A public meeting to announce the DPO and to provide the next steps for potential LTCIF Investors and supporters will be held on Saturday, August 24th at Union Church, 401 E. 3rd Street in Little Tokyo. A special session in Japanese will take place at 11 a.m., followed by a meeting for English speakers at 1:00 p.m. RSVP to the kick-off event here. Parking is free.
LTCIF was launched by a group of Little Tokyo community advocates who were concerned about the increasing number of closures and relocations of heritage-based business in Little Tokyo largely due to gentrification. To work towards preserving and protecting the historical legacy of Little Tokyo from the impact of gentrification, they formed a real-estate investment fund that would seek to purchase and manage properties for the purpose of supporting heritage-based businesses and properties in Little Tokyo.
On July 30th, after careful review and negotiation, the Commissioner of the California Department of Business Oversight issued a permit for LTCIF to sell two classes of shares directly to California residents. "The State process is complex due to the important consideration of protecting investors, but we have now passed that important milestone," said Bill Watanabe, LTCIF's Chairman and President. Attorney Brett Heeger, of the law firm Gartenberg Gelfand Hayton LLP, led LTCIF's legal team through the months-long permit application process.
The LTCIF has held a round of public informational workshops to inform people of the intention to start a socially responsive real estate investment fund. "This fund could assist mom and pop, and heritage businesses that have been operating in Little Tokyo for many years, and that are now vulnerable to the encroaching gentrification," according to LTCIF Interim Board member Miya Iwataki. "Response to outreach meetings have been favorable, because many people share a desire to defend the unique cultural history of Little Tokyo."
Steve Nagano, another member of the LTCIF Interim Board of Directors said, "My wife Patty and I are longtime residents of Little Tokyo. In our 10 years of living at Teramachi, we have seen some of our favorite restaurants and mom and pops forced to close or relocate due to rent increases brought about by gentrification. Real estate in all of downtown Los Angeles continues to escalate rapidly. And therefore, we have to take action now!"
"It all comes down to who owns the land," adds Watanabe. "The only way to combat this is to own the land and thereby control how rents can be mitigated and mom-and-pop businesses can be sustained. Little Tokyo Service Center has provided a model for how this can be done."
Mark Masaoka, another LTCIF Board member explains, "People need to understand that we are not asking for donations, but that this is an investment into the community. If successful, we hope to deliver financial return on that investment in addition to having a social impact."
An update on Little Tokyo, and the mission, structure, and operation of the Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund will be presented at the August 24th meeting, with time for extensive question and answer. Further details on the fund are available on the LTCIF website www.littletokyocif.com.
* THE COMMISSIONER OF BUSINESS OVERSIGHT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DOES NOT RECOMMEND OR ENDORSE THE PURCHASE OF THESE SECURITIES.
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Email: info@littletokyocif.com
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Edgemont Montessori School Arts & Craft Fair
FREE ADMISSION! Shop from local artisan vendors and support the Edgemont Montessori School PTA. Handmade products for sale will include: skincare, kitchen & home decor, pottery, jewelry, knitwear, candles, and more. Kids can enjoy our craft activity tables while you shop. Food & drink will be available for purchase from our bake sale. Please consider bringing a gently used plastic toy to donate to our Second Chance Toy Drive. 10am-3pm.
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Sat, December 07
Add to My Calendar 12/07/2019 10:00am 12/07/2019 3:00pm America/New_York Edgemont Montessori School Arts & Craft Fair
FREE ADMISSION! Shop from local artisan vendors and support the Edgemont Montessori School PTA. Handmade products for sale will include: skincare, kitchen & home decor, pottery, jewelry, knitwear, candles, and more. Kids can enjoy our craft activity tables while you shop. Food & drink will be available for purchase from our bake sale. Please consider bringing a gently used plastic toy to ...
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Flavored Vape Products Now Banned in NJ
By STEPHANIE A. FAUGHNAN
NEW JERSEY – Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation Tuesday to make New Jersey the first state in the nation to impose a permanent ban on flavored vape products. The legislation (S3265) prohibits the sale and distribution of flavored vape products, including menthol.
According to the press release submitted by the Governor's office, the Legislature passed the bill based on a ...
Now Law: Bill Named Seeing Eye Dog as State Dog Signed into Law
TRENTON, N.J. – The bill designating the Seeing Eye® dog as the State Dog, has now been signed into law.
The Seeing Eye, which is located in Morris Township, enhances the independence, dignity and self-confidence of people who are blind, through the use of their specially trained dog. According to the organization, they have trained and paired more than 17,000 guide ...
Bloomfield Police Department Blotter Dec 16 to Dec 22, 2019
By BLOOMFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
Shoplifting: 12/20/19- Tamerra Herd Age 32 of Newark, NJ- An officer responded to 8 Franklin Street (Marshalls) on report of a shoplifting. The LP officer observed Ms. Herd enter the establishment and place items in 3 tote bags. She then attempted to leave without paying. Ms. Herd was arrested, transported to HQ, processed, charged with shoplifting, and transported to ECCF. All proceeds valued at ...
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Ex-Inmates Complete Newark Intervention Program
By KAYLA RIVAS
NEWARK, NJ — A study designed to help formerly incarcerated men re-enter society in Essex County recently held its final graduation from an intervention program.
The Newark Community Collaborative Board, a group of researchers, service providers and people with histories of substance use and incarceration, has been working on the ...
Maplewood Public Works Director Terminated at Township Committee Meeting
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Calvin Bell, Maplewood's Public Works director, was fired for cause from his position at last night's Township Committee meeting.
In her report during the Jan. 7 meeting, Business Administrator Sonia Alves-Viveiros said that in reviewing the Public Works Department as she took on her role in June of 2018, she saw "issues related to reporting of ...
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By TAPINTO NEWARK STAFF
Governor Phil Murphy has authorized New Jersey State Troopers to be deployed to Puerto Rico to assist with recovery efforts in the aftermath of severe earthquakes that struck the island.
A seven-member advance team is scheduled to leave Wednesday for Caguas, where they will pick up supplies at FEMA Headquarters before traveling to the Ponce region of the island.
Once there, they are ...
Healing Hand Spa In Hackensack Shuttered Following Prostitution Bust
HACKENSACK, NJ -- A Main Street massage parlor in the city has shuttered its doors after city police arrested two New York employees who are facing prostitution charges.
City police received an anonymous complaint about Healing Hand Spa, located at 139 Main Street. The business, which has a single red door located within one foot of the walkway, is situated within an all-brick ...
To the Editor: Not the First Time Montclair Leader Mentions Jews
By JONATHAN GREENBERG
I was saddened to learn about the anti-Semitic comments made by James Harris at Councilwoman Baskerville's community forum on December 30. Unfortunately, this was not the first time Mr. Harris has publicly made anti-Semitic remarks.
Two or three years ago, I attended an event at the firehouse on Pine Street hosted by Montclair Cares about Schools. Mr.
League Responds to #MeToo Report With Organized Change Effort
Recent reporting from the Star Ledger (#MeToo Was Supposed to Fix Things) offers detailed accounts of political and government settings where women suffer sexual harassment and assaults in silence for fear of political and professional retribution. Nobody should be fearful of harassment, assault or retribution most especially when working in the governmental setting. Local ...
Retracing Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Steps through the South
SOUTHERN U.S. -- TAPintoTV recently visited Atlanta, Memphis and Birmingham, where we traveled in the footsteps of the great American Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Atlanta is the birthplace of Dr. King, and is also home to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park. The 35-acre park is comprised of several buildings, and the Visitor Center museum contains ...
Jaffe Morning Briefing
The Jaffe Briefing - January 21, 2020
By JAFFE COMMUNICATIONS
ATLANTIC CITY – Dreams of loose slots, aged ribeyes and shaken martinis drive many high-rollers to the Borgata for a night of fuzzy memories. But some of these aspiring revelers are ending up 45 miles away, smack in the middle of an Ocean County wildlife preserve; the only thing on the menu is them. NJ 101.5 reports the Waze app is directing tourists into the dark of the Colliers ...
TAPinto Featured Franchisee
TAPinto Featured Franchisee: Rod Hirsch of TAPinto Somerville and TAPinto Hillsborough
By TAPINTO.NET
The featured TAPinto franchisee for January 2020 is veteran journalist and journalism professor Rod Hirsch of TAPinto Somerville and TAPinto Hillsborough. Rod recently received the New Jersey Municipal Management Association Press Award, which recognizes a member of the press corps for their objectivity, consistency, and commitment to factual reporting of local government. He was ...
Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
In my last review of Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates, I wrote that Ms. Oates had died last year. Ms. Oates is alive and well. This is an error that needs correction, and apologies go to Ms. Oates for the error.
Tidelands by Philippa Gregory (Atria Books, 2019)
What separates Tidelands from other historical novels that Philippa Gregory has written, is that the heroine in ...
Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (Dial Press, 2019)
On a road trip to Florida in 2000, my husband asked me what I was reading that was causing me to laugh out loud. "I am reading a new book by Sophie Kinsella called Confessions of a Shopaholic," I replied. "Shauna gave it to me to read." My 14-year-old daughter already had discerning taste in literature and I ...
Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates
Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates (Harper Collins, 1995)
In the study of deviant behavior, there has been a continual debate over what causes people to be evil. Is it their upbringings by parents who abuse them? Or, are sociopaths just born bad? There are all kinds of arguments on both sides of the debate, and many works of literature probe the question. Was Charles Manson born bad, or did ...
Improved Tax Withholding Estimator helps workers target the refund they want; shows how to fill out new 2020 W-4
The Internal Revenue Service has launched a new and improved Tax Withholding Estimator, designed to help workers target the refund they want by having the right amount of federal income tax taken out of their pay.
The Tax Withholding Estimator, now available on IRS.gov, incorporates the changes from the redesigned Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Certificate, that employees can fill out ...
The Hampshire Companies and Hackensack Meridian Health Celebrate Opening of New Medical Office Building at Mountainside Medical Center
Glen Ridge and Montclair, N.J. – A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Thursday for a three-story, 45,735-square-foot state-of-the-art medical office building at the former School of Nursing site across from Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside Medical Center on the border of Glen Ridge and Montclair, N.J. Developed by The Hampshire Companies with Circle Squared Alternative ...
NJ Women Vote Announces NJ Vote 100 — A Statewide Mock Election for New Jersey Students
NJ Vote 100 will take place February 2020 to mark 100 years since the state ratified the 19th Amendment
Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Women Vote: The 19th Amendment at 100 is pleased to be joining NJ Mock Election in hosting NJ Vote 100, an online mock election for grades 4 through 12. The statewide initiative will take place February 1–14, 2020 to coincide with the ...
Rep. Sherrill Votes to Protect Older New Jersey Workers from Age Discrimination
Washington, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted Wednesday for a bipartisan bill to protect older New Jersey workers from age discrimination. The Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (H.R. 1230) addresses the 2009 Gross v FBL Financial Services Supreme Court decision that has made it harder for older workers to prove discrimination. It would ...
Michael A. Conca
Sep 7, 1933 - Jan 14, 2020
Loving Husband, Father and Grandfather Michael A. Conca, 86 of Nutley, passed away on Tuesday, ...
Ruth G. Bedford
Apr 23, 1918 - Aug 19, 2019
Ruth G. Bedford, 101 passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019 at her home. Born in Nutley, NJ, Ruth ...
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Tonight there is a pretty big game happening in the NBA. Two nights in a row the NBA has been able to feature the top sports news stories. Last night Steph Cury made his return to the NBA after a serious injury. And tonight, the two best teams in the NBA face off in what many think will be a preview of the NBA Finals matchup.
The game also features the two top candidates for MVP, though Giannis is a heavy favorite over #2 Lebron James in the odds order. Click the link in this paragraph for a full break down of the odds and stats for each player.
The point spread for Lakers vs Milwaukee was issued last night at a Pick em'. But the line has since shifted to Lakers -1.5 points. The total is listed at 228 points. About 65% of the action has been bet on the Lakers, hence the line movement.
Coming into the game the Bucks have the best overall record in the NBA with an amazing 53-9 mark. They are 36-26 against the spread this season and 17-14 ATS on the road. They score 119 points and allow 106.
The Lakers are 47-13 straight up. They are 33-26-1 ATS and 16-12-1 ATS at home. The Lakers score 114 points and allow 107.
Nearly all the numbers are pretty even and match up well. The only number that is different is the amount of points that Milwaukee scores, averaging the 5 PPG more than the Lakers.
Sometimes it is helpful to look at trends. They don't always guarantee that the trend will continue but you can see which teams have had trouble with which teams and vice-versa. There are some pretty clear trends in this matchup.
The Lakers are 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Milwaukee. But the Lakers are just 5-9-1 ATS in their last 15 match-ups and 0-5 in their last 5 match-up, 3 of which have taken place in the last year.
You can bet both teams and star players will be amped for this one. Both teams want to notch this game on their belt before the playoffs begin. It should be pretty exciting. I look for the Lakers to pull out the win at home. Anthony Davis along with Lebron should be able to get behind the home fans and hand the Bucks their tenth loss of the season. If you are looking to throw down some action on this game look at the top ranked sportsbooks. Each has its own unique bonus offer and all have great customer service.
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