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Mercedes 3 Hole Reaction Wrench
Attach wrench to studs on front of fan hub when V Belt pulley is not affixed to lock the hub. Use with ET1022AE 36mm fan clutch spanner.
- Applications: C & E class engines: OM604 | OM605 | OM606, Sprinter (906) 218, 318, 418, 518 CDi engine OM642 3.0L 24v CDi (06-10), 214, 314, 414 engine M111 (00-06).
Mercedes A/C Idler Pulley Wrench
Special 2-in-1 design allows access to 8mm bolt on 102 | 103 idler pulley, and 10mm bolts on 116 | 117 V8 engines.
- Engine codes: M102 | M103 | M116 | M117
Mercedes Cam Hold Down Bars
These plates are used to lock the camshafts in their timed position on Mercedes M642 CDI engines.
- Engines: 3.0L 24V V6 diesel
- OEM Equiv: 642 589 00 31 00
Mercedes Cam Hold Downs
Specialised kit for holding down the camshafts on Mercedes V6 | V8 petrol engines, when removing the valve covers from the cylinder heads.
- Engine codes: M157 | M276 | M278
Mercedes Cam Holding Tool
This holding tool locks the left intake cam in position when servicing the cam chain drive.
Simply place the tool in the rear intake cam and bol to cylinder head. This locks the cam in place, preventing it from rotating.
- Engine codes: M272 | M273
Mercedes Camshaft Holding Tool
For locking the left intake camshaft when servicing the camshaft chain drive.
Mercedes Chain Link Press Kit
Mercedes timing chain master link rivet kit for crimping all single row and double row timing chains.
- Applications: Single row M102 | M103 | M166 | M271, Double row M111 | M112 | M113 | M116 | M117 | M119 | M120 | M272 | M273 | OM602 | OM611 | OM612 | OM616 | OM617 | OM642.
Mercedes Crankshaft Harmonic Pulley Holder
Holds vibration damper when loosening \ tightening the center bolt. For some models with dual pulleys / two belts, longer pins are needed to reach through the pulley. Please refer ET1266A.
- Dia: 26.9 x 3.25mm.
- Engine codes: M112 | M113 | M156 | M159 | M275
- Does not fit E55 Kompressor
Mercedes Crankshaft Holding Tool
For removing / installing the crankshaft bolt on M272 | M273 engines. Holds vibration damper.
- Engine codes: M272 | M273
Mercedes Crankshaft Pulley Holder
A specialised holding tool for the harmonic balancer (crankshaft pulley) when servicing crankshaft pulley fixing bolts. For holding A 271 030 00 03 pulley.
- Engine code: M271 (1.6L | 1.8L)
- OEM Equiv: 271 589 00 40 00
Mercedes Crankshaft Pulley Holding Tool
Crankshaft hub locking tool for OM642 series engines commonly found on C320 & E320 diesels.
This tool holds the vibration damper when loosening / tightening the center bolt.
- For OEM pulley 642 030 00 03
Mercedes Fan Holding Tool
Locks the fan pulley for removal & replacement of the viscous coupling on the cooling fan.
- 285mm OL
Mercedes Flywheel Holding Tool
Used to fix the flywheel gear to remove and install the crankshaft pulley center bolt.
- Applications: M133 | M270 | M607 | M651
- OEM Equiv: 270 589 00 4000
Mercedes Flywheel Locking Tool
This flywheel locking tool fits in place of the starter motor to lock the crankshaft onto the starter ring gear on an extensive range petrol / diesel Mercedes vehicles from 1997.
- Applications: M112 (2.4L | 2.6L | 2.8L) | M113 (4.3L) | M272 (2.5L | 3.0L | 3.5L) | M273 (4.7L | 5.5L) | M276 (3.0L) | OM629 (4.0L) | OM642 (3.0L)
- OEM Equiv: 112 589 03 40 00
Mercedes Front Camshaft Gear Socket
Designed for removing the camshaft front gear wheel on M271 1.8L chain driven engines.
- Torx T100 (Sec)
- 98mm OL
- 1/2" Sq Drv
Mercedes Guide Rail Pin Puller
A specialised tool for removing the timing chain slipper guide on 1.6L | 2.0L Mercedes petrol engines (2011 - 2018). This tool allows for the removal of the pins with minimal disassembly.
- Engine codes: M133 | M270 | M274
Mercedes Locating Plate
Used to lock sensor rotors of camshaft adjuster during assembly.
Mercedes Offset Wrench | E14
This offset E14 wrench is designed to assist with access to the camshaft fixing bolts on M651 engines.
These engines have cam chains mounted at the back of the engine makeing access to the left hand threaded cam sprocket fixing bolts difficult without this wrench.
Especially useful on Mercedes Sprinters.
- Applications: A-Class Type 176, C-Class Type 204, 205, E-Class Type 212, S-Class Type 221, 222, V-Class Type 639, 447, CLA Type 117, GLA Type X156, GLK Type X204, CLS Type C/X218, ML Type 166, SLK / SLC Type 172, GLC Type X253 and Sprinter Type 206 with 1.8L | 2.2L diesel engines
- E14 E-Torx drive
- 1/2" Sq Drv
Mercedes Rivet Press Kit
A specialised kit for pressing link pins on Mercedes INA timing chains.
- Applications: C220 | C230 | SLK230
Mercedes Timing Chain Rivet Kit
Adaptors and assembly links included to suit the M272 | M273 engines.
- OEM Equiv: 272589003900 (riveting tool) | 272589006300 (assembly inserts) | 272589016300 (guide).
Mercedes Timing Chain Rivet Kit
For splitting / assembling timing chain, and also fitting temporary links. Also Chrysler / Jeep with Mercedes engines.
Suitable for a wide range of diesel engines.
- Mercedes: 1.7D | 2.1D | 2.2D | 2.7D | 3.0D | 3.2D | 3.9D | 4.0CDi , Chrysler / Jeep: 2.2D | 2.7D | 3.0CRD.
- OEM Equiv: Chrysler 9312 | 8947, Mercedes 602.589.023.300 | 602.589.046.300 | 602.589.046.301 | 602.589.003.900 | 602.589.026.300 | 602.589.036.300 | 112.589.069.300
Mercedes Timing Chain Riveting Kit
An updated kit which includes adaptors for all single / double row timing chains (including the M271 engine).
This tool both separates / rivets chains, allowing for quick, safe splitting and reconnection of timing chains - Simplex & Duplex - as well as double roller type on Mercedes diesel from 1995 onwards.
- Engine codes: M102 | M103 | M116 | M271 | M272 | M273 | OM601 | OM602 | OM603 | OM615 | OM616 | OM617 and BMW.
Mercedes Timing Chain Riveting Kit
For repairing timing chains on Mercedes petrol and diesel engines. The Separating Tool and the Riveting Tool allow quick, easy and safe splitting and reconnection of the timing chains - both Simplex and Duplex - as well as the double-roller to be found on new Mercedes diesels from 9/95 onwards. On such chains, the timing chain pin is peened.
Mercedes Timing Kit
This timing kit covers a wide range of Mercedes chain driven engines, as well as 2.2L | 2.7L Chrysler diesel engines, and some Ssangyong vehicles.
Mercedes Timing Kit
Contains left & right hand camshaft locking plates & a camshaft sprocket wrench to maintain camshaft at 40 deg. TDC position. Suits Mercedes chain engine M112 V6 & M113 V8 (98>) (C, CLK, E, S, SL, SLK, ML, M-Class, SLK, G Wagon)
- Engine codes: M112 | M113
Mercedes Timing Kit
A specialised timing kit for Mercedes vehicles with a chain driven 1.6L | 2.0L petrol engine.
The kit includes small / large diameter clamp pieces to hold the camshafts in place, and a Torx T100 security bit socket for the camshaft pulleys.
- Applications: Infiniti Q30, Mercedes
Mercedes Timing Kit
A specialised timing kit for Mercedes vehicles with a chain driven 1.6L | 2.0L petrol engine.
The kit includes small / large diameter clamp pieces to hold the camshafts in place, and a T100 security bit socket for the camshaft pulleys.
- Applications: M133 | M270 | M274 engines
- OEM Equiv: 270 589 00 61 00
Mercedes Timing Kit
A specialised timing kit for Mercedes vehicles with a chain driven 1.6L | 2.0L petrol engine.
The kit includes small / large diameter clamp pieces to hold the camshafts in place, and a Torx T100 security bit socket for the camshaft pulleys.
Mercedes Timing Kit
Alignment plates for positioning the camshaft in 30 degree TDC position. M275, M285 ("A" is used for cylinder left bank, and "B" & "C" is used for right bank) | M137 ("B" & "C" loosen / tighten camshaft sprocket mounting screws and adjust the timing.
OEM Equivalents & Engine Codes:
- TT1375: Mercedes 137589014000
- TT1376: Mercedes 285589004000
- TT1377: Mercedes 137589004000
Mercedes Timing Kit
A timing kit for Mercedes with the AMG 156 engine. Positions camshafts for a 40 degree crank angle after TDC.
- OEM Equiv: 156 589 00 61 00
Mercedes Timing Kit
This kit is designed for setting up camshaft timing on Mercedes AMG Bi Turbo engines.
- Engine codes: M177 | M178 (after 2015)
- Applications: C63 | C63S | GT (biturbo 4.0L petrol V8)
Mercedes Timing Kit
The pin is for installing the plug into the timing case cover (accessing the chain tensioner). The second part is for unloading the chain tensioning device. To release the timing chain, insert this item into the timing case and push back the tensioning rail.
- Engine code: M271
Mercedes Timing Kit
This timing tool kit suits Mercedes 1.8: chain driven engines. These engines are used across a wide range of vehicles, including Sprinter.
- Engine code: M271
Mercedes Timing Kit
This kit is designed for Mercedes vehicles fitted with chain driven 1.8L petrol engines (either single / double chain).
These engines are used across the Mercedes range including C Class, CLC, CLK, E Class and SLK as well as Sprinter vans from 2002 -2015. This kit includes the cam locking tool required when removing camshaft pulleys.
For correct chain link peening, our kit # ET1293D may be required.
- 1.8L petrol chain driven engines
- Includes T100 Torx Sec bit (ET1436A)
- Engine code: M271
Mercedes Timing Kit
A specialised kit for locking the camshafts in the installed position on Mercedes M651 engines.
The kit also includes a socket for turning the crankshaft pulley.
Mercedes Timing Kit
This kit is specifically designed for the Mercedes vehicles fitted with the chain driven 1.8L / 2.1L CDI Diesel engine (engine code pre fix 651.xxx).
These engines are found across the Mercedes range including A, B, C, E, G and S class as well as the Sprinter and Vito vans from as early as 2007 up to 2015.
This kit is specifically designed for post 2012 engines.
- OEM Equiv: 651 589 09 40 00 / 651 589 00 40 00
Mercedes Timing Kit
Specialised timing kit for Mercedes 156 engines (V8 DOHC 32V). The kit is designed to position camshshafts for a 40 degree angle after top dead centre.
- Applications include: C63 AMG | CL63 AMG | CLK 63 AMG | R63 AMG | S63 AMG
- Engine code: M156
- OEM Equiv: 156 589 00 61 00 | 156 589 00 32 00 | 156 589 01 63 00


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NUTS TO YOU, GOLIATH!By Judy Doyle The King In The Pecking Order Goliath and Jacob, two of my five macaws, were raised together. Even though the other three are fully two to three years older, Goliath (weighing in at 3 pounds 1 ounce) is definitely the king in the pecking order. As usual, at about one in the afternoon, I let everyone out of their cages and gave them their usual walnuts, almonds and pine nuts. We do this every day just before nap time. They sleep from two in the afternoon to about four o'clock. Everyone was absorbed in their walnuts - each one was cracking and chomping trying to get to that delicious nut meat inside. The Nuts Are Meatier In Another CageJacob, the blue and gold, decided that he had enough of his walnut and climbed down to the floor and started eating what everyone else had dropped. He went from cage to cage picking up leftovers. Just about the time he reached Goliath's cage, the walnut slipped out of the large bird's foot and fell to the floor. Jacob spotted it and went over and picked the nut up. Because of Goliath's bulk, he moves a little slower than the blue and golds, so it took him some time to climb down to retrieve the walnut. He finally reached the floor, walked over to Jacob, stretched his body to full length and made a guttural sound deep inside his throat. OK, You Can Have It Back! Jacob put the walnut on the floor, used his beak to push it towards Goliath and then flipped over on his back and said, "Jacob, dead bird." Goliath made another noise, flashed his eyes, picked up the walnut and climbed back up on top of his cage. Even though neither of these macaws were communicating the way we would, it was clear that they were communicating, Jacob learned to say "dead bird" when he and my husband play wrestle. My husband flips Jacob over on his back and says, "Jacob is a dead bird." Jacob will lay on his back until my husband gives him another command, "Jacob is all better', Jacob will jump to his feet and then roll over on his back again and says, "Jacob, dead bird." It was just a game until Jacob decided he needed to use the phrase to defer to Goliath.
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Everything and more has already been written about journaling, so why this text? I thought I'd share some insights from a psychological – or better yet – psychotherapeutic perspective:) It is a vital part of mental health care after all, plus I myself have been journaling since I was a teenager – so how about that for a start:)
What is journaling? In today's world, it's becoming the new fad – but obviously, it's not a last year's invention. People have been journaling since they learned how to write. They recorded their days to remember what happened, they were creating poems, short stories and doodles as a form of a recollection of their emotional state. Journaling is what you want it to be, it can be anything from a 2 sentence sum-up of your day, a 5-page elaborate psychological analysis or a dynamic rant if you please. Raise your hand if you hadn't written a diary when you were a teenager. Remember how it helped put things into perspective? Why not do it now? We live in a world that's overwhelming at times, so much is happening, people feel and react often in ways they don't fully grasp in the moment. Keeping a journal lets you reflect deeper which can bring understanding and ease the tension. Journaling has always been about putting pen to paper and enabling what was happening in your head to transfer smoothly to the pages. Why?
Why journaling?
Taking care of our mental health is not an easy 3 step job. But one thing that is absolutely fundamental when you want to start is a good enough self-awareness. And it's all about staying in the moment – it's not quantum physics – you can make it as simple as you want – and the way to go about it may be journaling. All in all – it simply is the easiest, the cheapest technique, one that you can do at home or wherever you are. You can do it by yourself or use it as 'little helper' if you actually are in therapy. Above all, journaling simply allows you to better understand your emotions and your behavior, and so it eventually has the potential to lower the anxiety level and reduce stress. Of course – as with all great advice – this may be not for everyone. Try it for some time and only do it if you see the benefits. Don't force yourself to keep writing because somebody said it helped them. It may simply not be your thing. Having said that – I literally don't know anyone who'd done it and said it was pointless. I know people who don't know how to continue, but we'll get to that later. A lot of what's happening in our heads is unconscious, so if you let yourself pour the words out of your head to your notebook/or iPad or whatever medium you use – you may be surprised with what you will find. It's like a treasure you never knew you've had. The connections between your behavior and the way you feel towards someone or something, the repetitive patterns you otherwise wouldn't notice and so on and so forth. Plus there's that feeling of accomplishment when you browse through your old entries. Seeing how you've grown and what you've accomplished. It really is pretty rewarding. If you're thinking of bringing more mindfulness in your life – this is a pretty good way to do it. Journaling is a great way to simply stop and pause for a moment. It is and should be purely between you and you if you want to be completely honest. And you want to be completely honest for the whole process to actually make sense. So when you choose the medium make sure to be able to take care of your own privacy. (More about that in the analogue or digital part).
What else can you gain?
Everything I mentioned above – self-awareness and a great start to a more mindful living, but also:
- The added value of journaling is the occasional feeling of great insight. When you're able to see the deeper meaning or understand what's been vague before.
- You preserve your memories. When you're consistent you eventually get a pretty thorough overview of your life.
- You actually improve your writing. It's an obvious fact that the more often you do something the more fluent you are at this thing. Writing is a skill and as such, it can be improved and polished.
Who can do it?
Well, everyone:) No matter if you're 12 or 63 you can still find value in taking time to get to know yourself. No matter what stage of life you're in, what your occupation is – you can try and use journaling as a great tool to navigating your own life.
How do you do it?
First thing to remember is – you're doing it for yourself. Hence – you don't need to pay attention to any grammar, any rules. You know yourself best, you know how your days go so find the best time that works for you. Make sure you can sit for 10 -15 minutes and simply write uninterrupted. For some, it will be right after you wake up, before even taking your phone;) For some – last thing before you go to bed. Some prefer to carry the notebook or phone/tablet everywhere with them and write whenever they feel like it. You can choose whatever time – as long as you make it work for you. You don't have to stick to the time every single day, but the regularity and structure seem to work for a lot of people. The goal is to just do it – so choose a way that helps you stick to that:) There are a couple of methods of journaling, you can do it however you like. The most important thing is (like with so many things in life) to do it regularly. Again – there's no ONE proper way to journal. The beauty of the process is you can do it however you want – it's supposed to be between you and you – so get rid of that need for perfectionism and start filling out those pages. You have probably noticed I'm not one to tell you to adhere to strict rules, but having said that – it's actually better if you give yourself some time to try it. Journaling is not a miracle maker, the change and insight might and might not happen overnight. Though if you give yourself some time, honesty and consistency – you might experience those "AHA!" moments sooner than you think. I'll list some of the things you may think of to start exploring:
- free writing – this one is one of my favs. As you keep writing whatever comes to your mind – be it about the day that passed or about something you're trying to wrap your head around – your mind will surprise you. It will start grabbing some thoughts and reflections from your unconsciousness. And this is gold. When you write without judgement and without expecting anything – going back to this entry and reading it through may bring you more insight you could get just thinking about it repetitively.
- gratitude entries – because too often we don't pay attention to what we have. Journaling is a great way to focus on that a little bit more.
- brain dump – a theme word eg. "conflict" "relationship" "parenting" etc. – you simply put the word in the top, in the middle wherever you please and write down whatever comes to mind when you think about it. It may be words or short statements. You'll be surprised what you can find;)
- a letter to a younger self – this one' huge. It is also about gratitude and appreciation, about embracing the way you were, the way you tried to get where you are now.
- joy – where do I find it? Again one of my favorites. To often we don't pay enough attention to the things that bring us joy. Why not make it a thing? Try to focus and write down all the things you love that make you feel better, that bring joy – may it be a walk in the park, your children's laughter, THAT song or a freshly squeezed glass of juice. When you gather a list of MANY such things – you'll know where to look if you're in need of that little spark.
Analogue or digital?
There are some orthodox who will want to convince you only handwritten journals are worth keeping. And of course – there is something magical about putting pen to paper, about pouring your words to blank pages that later are the carrier of your words. But let's not generalize. It's your journal – you choose how you do it. For me – even though I love handwriting – the digital version is the one I choose now. Being a minimalist and traveling I cannot keep gathering things. When you keep your journal digital you can always do it wherever you are, with no need to remember to actually take it with you. And you can fulfil your need for beautiful things by getting a planner and by keeping your logistics and planning with the use of pen and paper. Last but not least – in order for your journaling process to work smoothly – you need to feel safe using it. Material notebooks are hard to secure – maybe you can throw one under the bed or to that safe behind the painting, but do you really have room for 15 volumes when your collection grows?;) with a digital one you just create a password for it. That's of course if you feel you'd rather have one.
How do you KEEP doing it?
Not only are we – people – creatures of habit, but also we do things that bring us value. So one – practical thing – is to set yourself a reminder to remember to write or keep it on your bedside table if you want to do it before going to bed or right after you wake up. Another – to establish whether it brings you that value you're searching for. If you're doing it "right" – meaning if you sit down and write regularly if you're honest with yourself, if you let yourself keep exploring the unknown and painful parts of your experience/history you will see the result of your scribbles and free associations, and you will keep doing it. As simple as that. I've noticed I'm much more inclined to keep writing when I go through an intense period of time. It is a conversation with yourself after all. And you are an expert in your own life. One rule though – be totally honest with yourself. When you write about your emotions and you try to go to the bottom of the situations – do not pretend, do not make yourself look better – simply reach for your honest insight now that you have processed it through. Then and only then will it make sense.
I hope you'll find my take on journaling useful. Don't forget to sign up here if you want to get a list of 50 inspirational prompts to use in your daily journaling practice.
And if you'd like to share – do you journal? How long have you been journaling? Do tell in the comments:)


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Restyled 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser Leaks Alongside Lexus Lx Black Edition
While Toyota is bound to replace the current Land Cruiser with an all-new model sometime in the next few years, minor cosmetic changes keep happening, with this recent leak depicting the next step in the SUV's evolutionary process.
The images come via @hamad1two3's Instagram account, the same account that leaked that 2020 Land Cruiser render a couple of weeks ago. Unlike those images, these here are the real deal.From what we can gather, the 2019 Land Cruiser GXR (the larger 200, not the Prado) can be seen here rocking a more aggressive front spoiler, while the grille features a more simplified design with fewer horizontal bars. As for the rear, it looks mostly unchanged, aside from the bottom half of the spoiler.Since these images show an SUV that will be available to Middle Eastern buyers, it's hard to say if the update will also make its way to the States.Lexus LX Black Edition SThe same social media account also leaked a bunch of images showing the 2019 Lexus LX 570 Black Edition S, boasting new taillights and blacked-out accents (grille, mirrors, door handles, wheels). Both Russian as well as U.S. buyers should be able to get their hands on this new version of the LX.Overall, while this is a slightly more aggressive design, the Japanese SUV looks mostly the same as it does right now.H/T to Bob


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An intriguingly titled symposium queried whether there was a fatal attraction between tau and alpha-synuclein (a-syn) in Parkinson's disease. From the witness statements given by a neuropathologist, a geneticist and a protein chemist it seems more likely to be a case of a neighbors' interaction gone badly wrong rather than a fatal attraction.
From the neuropathological perspective, Glenda Halliday, Australia, demonstrated that Parkinson's disease (PD) is a multi-site disease in which the timing of cell loss and protein deposition differs between sites. Age and genetic make-up impacts significantly on protein deposition in PD. As Dr Halliday told the audience, "Cellular proteins in the brain commonly deposit with age. In everyone! We all hope that it will happen as late as possible but in most of us that protein will be tau more than anything else."
Cellular proteins in the brain commonly deposit with age. In everyone!
The statistics that caused some incredulity and depression among audience members was that age-associated β-amyloid and tau deposition occurs in over 50% of people aged over 70 years. What may be complicating the tau – a-syn story is that deposition of β-amyloid and tau in the brain can modify the regional pattern and timing of a-syn deposition.
Age-associated β-amyloid and tau deposition occurs in over 50% of people aged over 70 years
What she also noted was that slower progression of a-syn pathology occurs with earlier clinical onset, although the pattern of protein deposition at end-stage is similar to that of later onset of disease. Older age of clinical onset is associated with a more rapid disease course.
From her perspective, Dr Halliday does not believe on a fatal attraction between tau and a-syn. As proteins are accumulating in the brain in all of us over time, the relationship between tau and a-syn might be simply an unfortunate series of neuropathological coincidences.
From the geneticist's perspective, the relationship looks slightly more formal than mere coincidence. Günter Höglinger, Germany, presented evidence obtained from animal models suggesting that there could be a down-stream regulatory effect of a-synon tau.
This is evidenced from studies in which a-syn inhibited the binding of tubulin to tau. This appeared to promote tau phosphorylation and to trigger tau polymerization and may spread and seed tau inclusions. If the two proteins are part of a common pathway, transcription or epigenetic modulation of one might well influence the transcription and ultimately the deposition of the other.
Tauopathies and synucleinopathies are not distinct things and there is a huge overlap in the disease pathology
As Dr Höglinger summarized, tauopathies and synucleinopathies are not distinct things and there is a huge overlap in disease pathology, even to the extent that Parkinson's disease or one aspect of the parkinsonian condition could be an add-on to a primary tauopathy.
Genetic evidence and animal models suggest there could be a level of functional interaction between the proteins. So, in terms of the fatal attraction analogy, there may be an interaction on a genetic level. But, just as in the movie, the 'attraction' is one-sided.
Ronald Melki, France, compared and contrasted tau and a-syn biochemistry and molecular mechanisms.
He presented evidence which showed that a-syn and tau:
So, both proteins have a lot in common but can one cause structural deformation and, therefore, cellular pathology that can be blamed on the other?
It would appear not. Importantly, a-syn and tau cannot cross-seed as they share no primary structure identity. He suggested three alternative explanations of the findings of an experiment in which cross-seeding of both tau and a-syn appeared to be demonstrated.
Alpha-synuclein and tau cannot cross-seed as they share no primary structure identity
The 'cross-seeding' observation could either be due to a concentration effect – neurons exposed to high concentrations of fibrillary a-syn disrupting neuronal processing – a viscosity effect that influences protein folding and accumulation – or due to imbalanced proteostasis – a disruption of the control of protein folding and abundance within a cell. Or a mixture of all three. In Professor Melki's opinion, these were far likelier explanations of the apparent close association of tau and a-syn in the cell than them directly interacting with each other.
Thus, while different a-syn and tau strains may cross-talk through cellular proteostasis, no fatal attraction in terms of cross-seeding is occurring


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It offers a wealth of knowledge and a great year of wonderful art and articles for my students.
We are currently reading an article from the September issue (yeah, I'm a little behind) titled " Sculpture Showdown" discussing the controversy of the sculpture " Fearless Girl" in front of Artist Arturo Di Modica's "Charging Bull". The article gives students an overview of the topic and then prompts the students to craft an argument.
The magazine offers well rounded, thoughtful articles, artwork and includes a hands on lesson as well.
I am thrilled to use this resource this year to enhance my curriculum. I'd love for you to check it out and share your thoughts as well.


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Our concluding episode released in 2018 will be Toronto's Blockchain Futurist Conference, Episode 03 titled 'Crypto Larry King'. As the years end draws near, the bull market has made a few attempts at recovery and its looking at least hopeful for the future of crypto. But does price really matter? What led to such a crash of ETH in early Fall 2018 and the subsequent further overall crypto dive that the world of blockchain experienced in November? A prelude to all of these questions with detailed answers by some of the giants in the crypto industry can be found in this documentary film episode of 'The Future is Now'.
Charles Hoskinson CEO of IOHK and Founder of Cardano as well as Ethereum's original eight, Ryan Taylor the CEO of DASH, Max Keiser of The Keiser Report, Luke Wagman of CoinMarketCap, Eman Pulis from the Malta Blockchain Summit, Chris Spadafora of NorthBlock, Pablo Gonzalez of Genesis Blockchain Technology, Wayne Caines of Bermuda, and even Larry King himself, all make up for some great speakers featured in this episode.
As the recent interview with the producer and host of the film series Miguel Francis-Santiago in Forbes Magazine points out, the market may have took a fall, but the blockchain space is buzzing with an influx of new ideas, new blood and much better hopes for tomorrow. After-all, it is with precisely a hope for a better tomorrow, that Bitcoin and Blockchain technology came to life and have gained its biggest popularity to date in late 2017 and most of 2018.
We wont spoil the episode, but Larry King who is now at 84 has become an advisor of a green-mining company called GEAR, and absolutely with a sound mind and the "eyes of a teenage boy who is always curious" yet with the mind "of a man who has seen it all" claims that "We have to look for better things in our nature, and this technology is one of them".
Without further ado we give you Episode 03 of our decentralized documentary film series. This is 'Crypto Larry King'.
Stay tuned for Episode 04 – Blockchain Cruise Mediterranean 'Screw The Price', Episode 05 – Futurama Ibiza 'Farming The Future' and Episode 06 – Malta Blockchain Summit 'Time For A New World' all coming at you shortly after New Year!
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Classes are back in session at Manhattan College, and as students return to their dorms and off-campus apartments, neighbors have become nervous about what's been a years-long battle with noise on the streets they call home.
Tucked between Riverdale proper and Fieldston, Manhattan College provides housing to its roughly 4,000 students in places like Overlook Manor on West 238th Street, the school's only official off-campus housing dedicated to juniors, seniors and graduate students. Others rent apartments and houses around campus.
Those off-campus students are loud both in their apartments and on the streets, say some of their non-student neighbors. Karolina Elzbieta lived at the corner of West 238th and Waldo Avenue for three years before moving rather than face another year of constant noise.
"It got progressively worse. It was not as bad the first year," Elzbieta said. "The noise would start on Thursday night, when you had work the next day."
The partying would go on late into the night all weekend, keeping Elzbieta awake. The students were not only loud, she said, but messy, leaving bottles and cans scattered in the halls and on sidewalks and bushes outside. As a city employee, she was sometimes scheduled to work weekends, and more than once called out on a Saturday morning after sleeping just a few hours the night before.
Elzbieta started filing 311 noise complaints, using the app so she would have a record of her complaints. She also made calls to Manhattan College itself. She forwarded to the dean of students photos and videos of what she described as the students' loud and destructive behavior. Eventually, Elzbieta gave up on 311 and instead started simply calling the police.
Even the dean stopped returning her calls, Elzbieta said.
"They said, after a while, 'We don't know who it is, so we can't really do anything about it,'" Elzbieta recalled. "They have all the students' addresses, they know who lives in the building."
Elzbieta refers to a handbook given to Manhattan College off-campus students requiring them to provide the registrar's office with their local address.
Another neighbor, Shannon Oksman, still lives around West 238th. She sees different students renting in a building near her apartment in each of the seven years she's lived there, and initially Oksman wasn't concerned about the noise.
"When we first moved we heard some backyard parties, we thought, 'Oh, it's the summer, they're just having a barbecue,'" she said. "But closer to the school year, it got unbearable."
The students play games, she said, and shout late into the night.
"The issue isn't just that it's loud," Oksman said. "They go into the night — to 2 or 3 in the morning when people have to go to work."
It's not just students in apartment buildings. Fenwick's bar on West 238th, for example, is popular with students and has been subject to noise complaints and police raids, according to past reports.
Like Elzbieta, Oksman called police and called the college. Once, Oksman said she got the dean of students on the phone and stuck her receiver out an open bedroom window so he would clearly hear the noise from students below.
"I'm not some Clint Eastwood, get off my lawn," Oksman said. "I'm OK with them partying. But they live in a residential neighborhood. There are people with kids."
The school's handbook also contains a "good neighbor" policy, asking students to respect their urban neighborhood and act respectfully toward other residents. Students are asked to "act in a manner that is safe, civil and respectful" at all times.
Failing to "maintain sanitary conditions" and acting disorderly — including making excessive noise or other behavior infringing on the rights of their neighbors — could result in school-levied fines of up to $1,500. More than three offenses in a single academic year could even lead to expulsion.
"Our office of public safety makes every effort to identify students who are the subject of complaints from our neighbors and members of the Riverdale community," said Richard Satterlee, the vice president of student life at the school. "Our dean of students office disciplines any Manhattan College students who violate our community standards and code of conduct policy off campus."
The college works with the 50th Precinct and its public safety office to follow up on noise complaints from the community, Satterlee said.
"I know it's hard because it's new students every year," Oksman said. "Kids who aren't necessarily familiar with the rules, and you need to constantly reintroduce every year. But they can do that. It is possible."
Oksman says she wouldn't have moved into her current apartment if she had known the noise would be such an issue. Elzbieta says she isn't the only one who has moved in recent years to escape the noise. While it would have been nice to stay put — especially in an effort to become more financially secure — dealing with the noise was too much.
And while Oksman admits her desire to move involves some other unrelated factors, the noise from Manhattan College students looms large.
"I want to be open to college students being here, too," she said. "It's a safe area for students to live in. When I was in college I wasn't in an area that was as safe.
"But I wish they would understand that other people live here, too."


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ALMATY --- A defendant has confessed to fatally stabbing Kazakh figure skater and Olympic medallist Denis Ten in Almaty July 19, according to a Monday (January 14) report by a KazTAG correspondent attending the trial.
When Ten pursued the two men he caught stealing his car side mirrors, a struggle broke out, testified one of the two suspects, Nuraly Qiyasov, who said, "I still don't understand how I stabbed him twice. I confess my guilt, but I don't confess to premeditated murder. Our purpose was theft. I ask forgiveness from everyone if you can forgive me."
Ten won bronze at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, making him the first Central Asian figure skater to win an Olympic medal. He was 25 when he was killed.
Another man and a woman are also on trial in the case. Arman Qudaibergenov is accused of being the other car mirror thief, while Janar Tolybayeva faces charges of theft and failure to report a crime.


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text: By Carol Luebering. The experts call it an anticipatory loss. Most of the rest of us call it a hard road to travel. Watching a loved one suffer and decline is one of life's most trying experiences. One wonders how in the world to live through this ordeal, and how to go on with life without this person who has been such an important part of you. Favorite CareNotes author Carol Luebering suggests the following main guidelines, and elaborates on each: Be as honest as you can with yourself and with others; Find support; Mend fences; Wrap up unfinished business; Affirm the value of your loved one's life.


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Opulence. That's the word that most comes to mind when considering this open-air condominium. Located in the heart of North Scottsdale within steps of world-class shopping and dining at Kierland Commons and Scottsdale Quarter, this 770 square-foot condominium offers 1 bedroom and 1 bath. Plus, you'll have access to beautiful amenities including a lobby coffee bar, vertical landscape, indoor basketball court, rooftop pool, virtual golf, BBQ grills, onsite gym, sauna, and steam rooms. And let's not overlook that amazing view! Inside, you'll find a thoroughly modern feel with an abundance of light filling each room. In fact, the living area has windows and a wraparound balcony, bringing the outdoors inside. Luxurious touches abound, including close built-ins, granite countertops in the kitchen and baths, glass shower enclosures, stacked washer and dryer included, stainless-steel fixtures and appliances, and internet. This is the perfect location for the modern family who wants to be in the center of it all, close to activities, nightlife, hiking and biking, and highly rated K-12 schools.
Listing courtesy of Sterling Fine Properties. Selling Office: Limelight Realty Boutique.
All information should be verified by the recipient and none is guaranteed as accurate by ARMLS. Copyright 2020 Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. All rights reserved.


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New upload and new page
Today I uploaded an older German article on the corporal 'vocabulary' of the Italian film & theatre diva Lyda Borelli, courtesy KINtop journal. I also added links to on-line versions of a text on the cinema experience of Dutch writer Louis Couperus (Film History), and of a necrology of my former tutor prof. Nico Brederoo (De Filmkrant). See Publications. In addition, I added a new page with reviews of my publications, some on-line.


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Today I would like to extend a special thanks to some of the behind-the-scenes individuals who help WACAP everyday- our volunteers! So far this year the WACAP in-office and event volunteers have donated over 1700 hours of their time working directly with our staff or remotely. Currently, we have 20 volunteers who come in at least once a month and up to twice a week working in each of our programming departments, social services, accounting, development and Family Finders departments. These individuals come from various backgrounds ranging from former adoptees to college professors and police officers and are all members of our WACAP family.
The weekend of our Gala we were overwhelmed by support when we had 80 individuals show up and combined, donate over 420 hours in one day helping staff accomplish everything from set up, selling raffle tickets, to cleaning up afterwards. This year's Gala was a raging success thanks to the talents and commitment offered by the volunteers who made it happen!
WACAP volunteers are dedicated, professional, compassionate and an integral part of furthering our mission. On behalf of the WACAP staff, I would like to thank each and every one of them for their unique and much appreciated support.


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August 2018: ALS Project updates
The period of 2017-2018 brings lots of influential projects worldwide. Just to name a few projects this year: Dubai Duty Free Warehouse Phase III expansion; Fully Automated Pharma Warehouse for Al Dawaa in Riyadh; Fully Automated Cargo terminals in Muscat and Salalah; Turnkey Project for Cargo Terminal in Dammam; Automated High Bay Warehouse for BFS Bangkok, ULD handling System for WFS Frankfurt, Conveyor System for Fedex Dubai etc… we already signed a few projects that would take us way through 2019 mainly in the Automation Sector. A few Car Park projects were won and more to come in the pipeline.


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Soon to be an annoying TV commercial, I'm sure.
A post-therapy John Kerry supporter spoke out about her trauma treatment for the first time this weekend, saying Florida psychologist Douglas Schooler took her from the depths of despair over President Bush's victory to a new lease on life.
Forty-four year old Karen of Boca Raton, a divorced mother of one who didn't want her last name in print, called the trauma specialist's intensive election therapy "profoundly effective" and described his hypnosis technique as "a healing process."
"I wasn't sleeping," Karen told the Boca Raton News in an interview. "I was very devastated and very astonished that people would re-elect this president. I was moody about the war and economic issues. I felt very unsettled and fearful. I thought, 'Oh no, what will happen for four years?'"Ruh oh!
Karen, whose medical insurance covers the treatment, said she approached Schooler last week after finding herself unable to function publicly due to President Bush's re-election.
"Dr. Schooler absolutely understood the pain this election caused me and he opened my mind to a new point of view," Karen said. "You're relaxed, he talks to you and you just come out of it feeling more positive and renewed. It took one session. He did some relaxation techniques and probably did some things I didn't even realize."
A Schooler client for seven years, dating back to her divorce, Karen said the doctor helped her realize it had been unhealthy for her to expect Kerry to win.Karen sounds like a cash cow.
"One woman I treated the other day said the election triggered other issues in her life," Schooler said. "Stuff she had been working on for a long time became worse. That's pretty common in trauma cases: A small thing like an election triggers longstanding mental problems."He said it, not me.
In addition to Schooler's one-shot hypnotherapy, more than 30 people have called the non-profit American Health Association at 561-361-9091 to sign up for free support group therapy.Bwahaha! And likely before the election too, but I guess I'm just one of the spoilsports:
Executive Director Rob Gordon said Friday that AHA's first election support group is scheduled for after Thanksgiving. The Boca-based charity, which has more than 500 professional and non-professional volunteers in Palm Beach and Broward counties, is offering the free sessions through the end of the year.
"I've been talking to people and coaching them on the phone," Gordon said. "Most are older than 50 and their mental issues stem from the 2000 election."
Since the Boca News broke the election therapy story on Monday, Gordon said he had been flooded by calls from Republicans who don't take the trauma seriously. However, he said he received a phone call Friday afternoon from FOX News commentator Bill O'Reilly and expects to defend his diagnosis on The O'Reilly Factor next week.I wonder if they would like some Brie with their whine?
A psychologist at the Boca-based Center for Group Counseling, whose spokeswoman last Monday was referring depressed Kerry voters to the Democratic National Committee, said he thinks AHA and Schooler are unethically using the Kerry supporters' misery for self-promotion.
"The word 'trauma' is overused and I haven't seen Kerry voters traumatized according to the existing definition," said William A. Weitz, adult program manager. "Certainly we've had people discussing their responses to the election at regular support group meetings, but the idea you would use hypnosis on them doesn't make sense to me."
Boca Mayor Steven L. Abrams, a Republican, said post-election therapy is "more of the same" in a city where people already spend tens of thousands of dollars a pop on plastic surgeons, beauticians and matchmakers.


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Due to COVID-19, the 2020 MLA/DLA Conference has been postponed to October 19-21, 2020. Please check back in the coming months for additional updates and details.
DLA Conference Committee Planning 2020: Forms and Timeline
Forms: Email forms to Catherine Wimberley and Sarah Katz.
Forms Guide: Provides a full timeline and explanation
Timeline: Meetings and Forms
July-September: Finalize workshop ideas; Division, Group, and Committee conference chairs
October: Submit your ideas to Division VP/Conference Committee Chairs to make sure they contain key ingredients, such as learning objectives and a program planner, speaker/presenter names, and a description of your workshop. Finalize your speaker's commitment, the description of the workshop, and obtain speaker's photo.
November/December: Wrapping up, final edits for conference brochure and MLA/DLA Conference Website
Registration opens sometime in January.
Early bird registration ends in mid-March.
Volunteer opportunities will be available through conference registration.
|DLA Co-Conference Chair:
|DLA Co-Conference Chair:
|Catherine Wimberley
|Sarah Katz
|New Castle County Library
|University of Delaware
|(302) 571-7425
|(302) 831-6306
|catherinewimberley AT newcastlede.gov
|sekatz AT udel.edu
The Delaware Library and Maryland Library Associations first partnered in 2012 to provide a joint state conference. Our Associations mutually support the desires of our members to provide high quality workshops, presentations and speakers at an event that can be enjoyed by all library staff, administrators and supporters. The more involved each DLA Divisions and members are, the more relevant we make it. This ensures that there is something for everyone at our annual conference.
Each Division provides at least one workshop (and are encouraged to submit two or three proposals) and a silent auction donation at the conference. Committees are encouraged to provide workshops as well.
Ideally, every Delaware library staff person, administrator, trustee and supporter who wants to be involved with the conference will feel welcome to do so. Perhaps your group would like to help with the silent auction or hold a poster session? There are many ways to be involved.


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Steelscape is committed to collaborating with its customers to ensure their success, this includes providing documentation to support regulatory reporting needs. To assist its customers, Steelscape has published a technical bulletin PDF | RTF to address regulatory requirements commonly asked by customers and the design community.
This technical bulletin is accompanied by a series of customers letters, found in the Documentation Library, which can be used by customers to meet project submittal needs.
The documentation found on the Steelscape website does not address all regulatory requirements, as these can vary significantly by geographic location. Steelscape can work with customers on a case-by-case basis in order to determine if Steelscape's products can meet project requirements. For more information on how Steelscape can meet your projects regulatory requirements, please contact Steelscape's Technical Service Department or your Steelscape Account Manager.


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Numbers aren't tangible things; they're symbols. While they can certainly quantify the number of people who visit a blog or the number page views per day, week or month, they can't reflect the impact any particular blog has on one or more of those visitors.
A million people could visit your blog today, yet none of them may be moved to think deeply about your chosen topic. On the other hand, only 20 people may visit your blog today and several of them may be moved to contemplate deeply your thoughts and analyses.
The big question each blogger needs to ask her/himself is: Why do I blog?
Is your life missing something so that all you really want is attention, a way to say, "Hey everybody, look at ME"? If so, then numbers will be very important to you. In fact, I would guess that the numbers themselves matter far more than the content you offer or the impact your thoughts and comments might generate.
If, on the other hand, you blog for more intrinsic reasons, then forget about the numbers. They genuinely don't matter.
As long as I'm posing this question, I'll share why I blog. For starters, I write constantly. Writing helps me better formulate my ideas and beliefs. Often, ideas in my noggin seem vague and nebulous, but really begin to take shape when put down on paper or the monitor screen.
I share these thoughts in a public space because I enjoy receiving feedback. Whether your comments are in agreement or disagreement, they make me analyze my thoughts anew. They force me to look deeper at my own biases and blind spots. In essence, the give-and-take deepens the experience for me.
Finally, another reason I blog is because I think I have a different perspective than many in my country. The vast majority of Americans know next to nothing about Taoism. Therefore, I see a key purpose of this blog as being educational, both for you the reader and me the writer.
I look at my web stats every day. This blog averages between 25-30 visitors. That's not a very big number. I don't care.
I don't write for numbers. I write for me and you.
That's enough for me.
Here are some blogs that I really enjoy. Maybe you will too.
The Useless Tree
Meat-Eating Leftist
Ratboy's Anvil
Swerve Left
This is Class Warfare
Three Wise Men
Under the Same Sun


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Early one morning in 2006, as the sun was rising across the runway, I boarded the flight that would take me from New York City to Lusaka, Zambia, to spend the next 3 months helping those with HIV. I had no idea what I'd find in sub-Saharan Africa, but I knew that I was going there to make changes that could improve the lives of its millions of residents.
I had found something I was passionate about, HIV, and went into antiretroviral (ARV) drug adherence research at Michigan State University to do something about it. Still, I was anxious leaving the United States for a developing nation full of people I didn't fully understand.
A model based on respect
HIV isn't the only important cause there is in the world, but it's among those with solutions that strongly rely on grassroots work, as I learned in Zambia. The same can be said for many of my favorite nonprofits and companies, who have recognized that solving a problem takes more than giving people something they didn't have. My father, who started a Habitat for Humanity chapter in my hometown, embodied the belief that, "it's not a handout, it's a hand-up," and to me, the best organizations operate on this very same principle.
Take, for example, Warby Parker (WP). It's only because I don't have a money tree that I don't own about 500 pairs of their glasses. What I love most is that WP recognized something socially and behaviorally important, which is that when you give something away to a population in need, you're teaching dependence. So when I buy my glasses, instead of just giving glasses away, WP donates an equivalent value to programs in the developing world that train men and women to give basic eye exams, source glasses people want to buy, and sell those glasses at affordable prices.
Similarly, Charity Water builds wells in developing nations and places hygiene workers in affected communities to teach the importance of sanitation and hand washing—which, together, can reduce more than 37.5% of all water-related deaths. This support acts as a catalyst for income and education, especially among women and children: Every $1 invested in improved water supply and sanitation yields $4 to $12 for the local economy. The support structure is every bit as important, if not more so, than the clean water itself.
Learning from the developing world
In my third week pulling patient medical records in rural HIV clinics in Africa, I realized that stopping HIV was about much more than providing ARV medications. Those work, and well. The real fight was figuring out how to support individual adherence to ARV routines. Among a transient, widely dispersed rural population with extremely limited transportation and a mistrust of healthcare workers, how could we possibly track everyone and make sure they took their meds?
Providing hospitals with motorcycles allowed healthcare workers to more easily deliver medication to their patients and monitor their health. This was a small gesture, but it had a huge impact on ARV adherence in the region.
Jump ahead to today. What if I told you that ARV adherence in sub-Saharan Africa is higher than in the developed world, including the United States? You'd scoff! And you'd be wrong!
Analysis of 31 studies in North America and 27 in sub-Saharan Africa shows that people with HIV/AIDS in the African studies take more than 90% of their doses and have a 77% adherence rate, while the U.S. adherence rate is just 55%. You'd think that, with the significant economic assistance and steady supply of medicines in North America, those numbers would be flipped. But they're not. Not even after researchers tested an initiative to pay HIV-positive people in the United States $280 to take their ARVs—in fact, that initiative decisively failed.
From the economic angle, each prevented HIV infection in the United States saves $230,000 to $338,000 in healthcare costs that would otherwise be paid by taxpayers. And patients who take their ARVs regularly are 95% less likely to infect others. So if we can get people to adhere to their ARVs, we'll limit transmission and save a lot of money. Sounds simple, right?
It used to be that we said Africa should learn from us, but that's changing. These HIV medications work. It's the behaviors and education that we need to work on.
Bringing the lessons home
I've learned to appreciate organizations that do more than give people something they didn't have. I respect what they're doing for the world when they provide people the ability to help themselves and empower those people to take control of their own health and behaviors. As Warby Parker, Charity Water and my HIV treatment colleagues show, when you support the "thing" you're providing—whether it's water, eyeglasses, or medications—you significantly increase its value and build loyalty.
If this model sounds familiar, it's because pharma companies are starting to find value in it and put it into practice through patient support programs. For example, AbbVie offers an injection training kit for Humira, which makes use of hearing, sight, and touch to help patients learn how to use their self-injector. AbbVie, like Warby Parker and Charity Water, recognize that this is about building sustainability and user loyalty—not just about distributing a drug.
Having consideration for the overarching needs of the people and populations we serve makes us more creative and effective. Prioritizing sustainability and support in our efforts can help us achieve the same grassroots successes as my colleagues in Africa, right here at home. If we really want to change the tone of this conversation, then we really need to continue these conversations we start.
Jamey Hardesty is a member of the Medical team, where he applies the knowledge gained during his MPH work to help pharmaceutical and healthcare clients consider the wider opportunities around their brands.


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Lebanon City Fire Commissioner Duane A. Trautman was the first to spot a column of smoke over S. 9th Street. "I got out of my car and the whole intersection was full of white," Trautman said. One man needed help to escape the fire. Sherry Capello easily was re-elected to her third term as mayor of the City of Lebanon on Tuesday. For complete election results visit LDNews.com
A 55-year-old Lebanon man was charged for punching a young person and a police officer during an incident in the city, according to police.
James Conzelmann is accused of punching a juvenile in the face with a closed fist, causing injury during an incident in the 300 block of Canal Street at 11:44 a.m. Nov. 3, police said.
Conzelmann also struck a police officer in the leg with a closed fist as the officer was attempting to take him into custody causing bodily injury to the officer, according to police.
The young person required medical attention due to the injury sustained from Conzelmann, police said.
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Conzelmann was charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, domestic-violence-related simple assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. He was apprehended, arraigned and incarcerated at Lebanon County Correctional Facility in lieu of $50,000 bail.


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Quantifying Economic Damages: A Federal Case Study
Does a business need to be completely destroyed to recoup economic damages incurred in a business tort claim? A recent federal court ruling awarded a plaintiff damages based on the value of the business prior to the defendants' alleged wrongdoing — even though the business continued to operate.
Here's how a business valuation expert helped the plaintiff recover approximately $1.5 million in damages.
Case Facts
West Plains is an agricultural commodity trading business with several divisions, including a freight logistics brokerage (CT Freight). In February 2012, West Plains was sold and the seller declined the buyer's offer to continuing working as the company's CFO. Neither the seller nor any of the company's employees had signed noncompete agreements at the time of sale. And CT Freight didn't have any long-term exclusivity agreements with its customers.
Approximately eight months after the sale, the seller started a competing business (Retzlaff Grain, doing business as RFG Logistics), and he approached several employees of CT Freight to join the new company. For several months, those employees were paid by RFG Logistics to provide financial and operational information about CT Freight.
In February 2013, the employees submitted resignations from CT Freight via email and joined RFG Logistics. Immediately after the mass resignation, RFG Logistics began making sales to several of the CT Freight's top customers.
West Plains subsequently filed a lawsuit against RFG Logistics, its founder and the former employees who were part of the mass resignation. The plaintiff's claims included tortious interference with business relationships, breach of the duty of loyalty and civil conspiracy. The case was litigated in federal court under Nebraska state law.
Quantifying Losses
The plaintiff hired a business valuation expert to estimate CT Freight's economic damages. He compared revenue from RFG Logistics' top customers in 2013 to revenue generated by CT Freight's top 20 customers in 2012 and 2013 (which represented between 70% to 75% of the company's overall revenue). The expert found that CT Freight's revenue from these top 20 customers effectively disappears in March and April 2013. Then in April 2013, RFG Logistics, which previously hadn't had much sales, suddenly reported sales from the same customers.
Moreover, CT Freight reported over $19 million in total annual revenue and $800,000 in profits for 2012. In comparison, the monthly sales revenue drastically dropped after February 2013. The company reported only $7.5 million total annual sales and a loss of over $100,000 for 2013.
Before the mass resignation, the expert concluded that the value of CT Freight was approximately $2.1 million, using the income approach. Moreover, between February and October 13, 2013, CT Freight suffered $330,000 in actual losses as it tried "to mitigate the damage and rebuild the business." To formulate his opinion, the expert compared CT Freight's financial results and customer mix from the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. He also considered:
· Salaries, overhead and other expenses,
· Discussions with management,
· Revenue by customer,
· Industry trends, and
· Expected growth rates.
Based on his review of that information, the expert concluded CT Freight was "unable to make a profit going forward from the date of this incident all the way through 2014."
Decisions Upheld on Appeal
The defendants filed a motion to exclude evidence of total loss of value damages, which the U.S. District Court for Nebraska denied. It ruled that Nebraska law doesn't require a plaintiff to show complete destruction as a prerequisite to recovery on a lost value theory. Citing prior case law, the district court determined that, as long as there's "sufficient evidence" to show a loss of profits was suffered, a jury may estimate damages from the "best evidence the nature of the case allows."
The district court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, finding that, due to the mass resignation, "CT Freight immediately lost its capacity to broker large quantities of freight." It concluded that "while there was nothing unjust about the employee defendants' choice to leave at-will employment with West Plains … the employee defendants knew and understood their group resignation would decimate CT Freight."
Accordingly, the jury awarded the plaintiff roughly $1.5 million in compensatory damages and required the former employees to forfeit approximately $50,000 in compensation. The case was subsequently appealed to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The appellate court upheld the district court decision. It found that, based on the valuation expert's testimony and other financial evidence, the jury's damages award wasn't based on improper reasoning. The damages award "was considerably less" than the expert's estimate of business value before that mass resignation, and "reflected an amount a reasonable jury could have believed would fairly compensate [CT Freight], since [the company] made only $7.5 million in sales that year, but made $19 million the year before." (West Plains, L.L.C. v. Retzlaff Grain Co., 870 F.3d 774, August 30, 2017.)
Valuators Add Value
The analyses performed by the plaintiff's expert proved essential in this case. His business valuation served as a benchmark for the jury's damages award. And the expert's month-by-month comparisons of revenue helped establish that the company was unable to make a profit after the employees' mass resignation.
On the flipside, the defendants failed to hire their own expert to dispute the value of the business or the financial comparisons performed by the plaintiff's expert. An opposing expert might have critiqued the valuation report, possibly finding flaws in the analyses performed by plaintiff's expert, which ultimately could have reduced the damages award.
If you're involved in a similar case, Lou can help quantify lost profits and business value. Or your expert can review the opposing side's analyses to expose potential errors and weaknesses.
Lou is the Managing Director of Brisbane Consulting Group in charge of business valuations, forensic accounting, and litigation support services. He has extensive valuation experience and has served as a financial consultant and expert to attorneys in the economic aspects of matrimonial dissolution. He has been engaged in several forensic accounting cases and has served the judiciary as a court appointed expert and receiver for financially troubled companies. He has testified as an expert witness in State Supreme Court and Federal Court. Lou has also been engaged in the quantification of lost income in determining business interruption claims for insurance adjusters.


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Have you ever experienced a day which was both incredibly eye-opening and devastatingly depressing all rolled together? Yesterday was one such day for me. I am still reeling, chest tightening with every breath, exhausted from the emotions of it, yet almost … free from the weight I had no idea it was creating upon my shoulders.
Not to death, but still, I am quite certain, for life.
This young man has been a part of my life for nearly 8 years. I watched him struggle through high school and we chatted frequently due to a shared interest in musical theatre. When he came out of the closet to his family, I supported him because he needed someone in his corner. It didn't matter what I felt about homosexuality. (I am not really certain what I feel about "it" at all … but I do believe it is not a life most choose, but one which they are born into, which means, I have no right to judge it at all, no matter what years of religious education have taught me.) This young boy needed a person he could talk to who would just let him be HIM and let him sound off without fear that it was going to end up back in the ears of his extremely religious family.
I continued to be that person after he dropped out of high school and moved to the city to follow his dreams. Whatever drama came about, young "Joe" would call to bounce it off me. I tried to remain outside of it, but there were times I admittedly overstepped my boundaries. I have been much maligned and hated by many members of this particular family for my refusal to try and change Joe as they thought he needed changing. His Grandmother has called me pretty much every name in the book, but I have refused to be anything other than a friend to this poor child. (He is now an adult, but in my mind he will always be that little boy lost.)
Joe and I have discussed politics. He knows why I am a conservative. He knows that I believe social issues such as gay marriage and abortion are state level issues and should not be discussed at a national level. He knows exactly why I voted for Romney and would again, in a heartbeat. He understands, or so I thought, why I feel that Barrack Obama is the worst thing to happen to the United States since … well, I can't think of anything worse in my 43 years. Joe voted for Obama because he was afraid that Romney would take away his right to marry someday. I argued that it would not matter, for if this country is weak and becomes over run by those countries which seek to destroy us (Muslim nations, China, etc.) there would be no such things as "Rights".
I still hold to that ideal. I think this country is headed down a path to socialism and I think it is the wrong path. That is my belief and whomever is the current president, I will continue to do everything in my power to make that not happen. Obviously, my vote did not matter … but my voice still can. So I decided that I would simply post quotes each day about what Socialism is on my little Facebook page. Nothing crazy, just reliable quotes to keep people thinking. I also have tried to keep the Benghazi scandal, and I am NOT talking about the sex scandal portion, alive. I think there is much to be answered for in regards to those who were killed while our nation's leaders watched from a distance. I don't want my friends and family to forget there are still many unanswered questions in regards to that.
Those 2 things, a daily Socialism quote and a few (maybe 2?) posts about Benghazi prompted Joe to "unfriend" me on Facebook and tell me that I have become too negative for his world. I have become too much "like his Grandmother".
Let me state right here that I think it is a sorry state of affairs that "unfriending" someone on Facebook can become such a major issue. It is quite pathetic, actually. And I am ashamed that I allowed this act by a young boy hurt me so deeply. I felt like a teenager again, getting a note passed to me in class that my friend can't sit next to me at lunch anymore because I didn't wear the right brand of jeans that day. I reacted like a teenager, as well. "Fine, we are through". Kaput, over, done. Some arguing, some texting, lots of crying. One night of lost sleep. 2 cinnamon rolls at breakfast.
Oy vey, right back to the 10th grade.
I awoke feeling incredibly sad, but also somewhat relieved. I have spent a lot of time over the past 8 years just biting my tongue with Joe. I have learnt from his dealings with others, that if you choose to disagree with him, he most often will write you off and then say some pretty awful things about you behind your back. I had earned the right to gently, oh so very gently, disagree with him. I had to work out every word before it was spoken, trying to guide him, to help him see both sides of the argument, to stop him from flouncing off and burning bridges at every pass. I knew that I was one of the few religious people left in his life (and I am most certainly one of the least religious people you will ever meet …) and I wanted to maintain that tremulous thread in order that he would have someone he still trusted that was a believer in God.
Quite honestly, I have never asked Joe for anything. When my Dad died, I did not lean on him. When I struggled with depression for 2 years, I chose not share with him the dirty details of my daily struggle to stay alive. The day after I broke my leg, I took him out for lunch on MY birthday (it's OK to laugh here, it was meant to be funny.) Joe says that he couldn't be there for me because I didn't ever let him in.
He's right.
But what I did not tell him, is that I did not let him in because I did not trust him. I knew that the day would come when he would denounce me and I did not want to supply him with a load of hurtful things to say about me, behind my back. I always knew that someday, I would be on the receiving end of his wrath, because I did NOT agree with everything he said and eventually, something would bring it all floating to the top.
So today I am sad, because I lost a friend, someone I loved dearly is gone from my life, most likely for good. But I am also relieved because it was exhausting guarding every word and giving up nothing of myself in order to be a support for him.
"True friends stab you in the front" ~Oscar Wilde~


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Ocular Therapeutix™ Reports Inducement Grant Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Job Vacancy 2019 for Public Health Evaluations and Research – Senior Manager
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Applicants for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Job Vacancy 2019. Interested applicant(s) ought to follow the details and procedures on this page to secure this opportunity.
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Job Vacancy 2019
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is the global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV/AIDS and has reached more than 26 million women with services to prevent transmission of HIV to their babies. in 2015-2016, EGPAF supported activities in 19 countries and nearly 5,000 sites to implement prevention, care, and treatment services; to further advance innovative research; and to execute global advocacy activities that bring dramatic change to the lives of millions of women, children and families worldwide.
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EGPAF has worked in Malawi since 2001. Today, EGPAF Malawi implements evidence‐based HIV prevention, care and treatment interventions in 179 health facilities in nine districts through EGPAF's U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief/U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (PEPFAR/CDC) ‐funded HIV Service Delivery, Quality Improvement and Health Systems Strengthening Program.
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Location : Lilongwe
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The Public Health Evaluations and Research – Senior Manager will contribute to generation of a strong evidence base to improve the effective delivery of public health programs to further the mission of EGPAF improving the lives of families infected and affected by HIV/TB.
The Public Health Evaluations and Research – Senior Manager, under the leadership of the Director of PHER, will lead the team for the implementation of the research and evaluation portfolio. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with study Principal Investigators to ensure the research and evaluations are implemented ethically, in compliance with all regulations, on time, within budget, and in accordance with EGPAF and Donor policies and procedures.
S/he will lead on all aspects of EGPAF's research studies, from idea conception, literature review, protocol development, personnel training, development of data collection instruments, study implementation and monitoring, and data collection and management. S/He will provide technical and operational guidance and oversight to the project teams, support and supervise research and evaluation implementation activities.
Essential Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Technical and Strategic Information and Evaluation (SI&E) teams to identify priority program and public health evaluation and research questions
- Support the development of research protocols, proposals, grants, and other requests for funding related to HIV clinical, implementation, or program effectiveness
- Leads relationship with Local Institutional Review Board (LIRB) and responsible for obtaining in-country approvals;
- Responsible for the ensuring quality scientific, ethical, and regulatory standards for all research activities Responsible for compliance with EGPAF research standards, study ethical provisions and consenting processes.
- Oversees the preparation, coordination and regular compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Leads the Malawi Research Implementation team with planning and implementation of research protocols, including human subjects' issues, LIRB approvals, development of study procedures, study conduct, and data collection.
- Oversees the Public Health Evaluation (PHE) Coordinators in the recruiting, training, and management of study staff;
- Oversees the PHE Coordinators for planning, implementation, and reporting of data collection; monitoring progress and providing regular updates to Principal Investigators. Collaborate with investigators and supports the Study Coordinator to manage relations with field work and data collection teams.
- With technical support from the Data Manager oversee the team for data collection, monitoring, data quality and analysis.
- Responsible for quarterly, semi-annual, and annual project reports.
- Ensure proper and efficient financial and administrative management of research/evaluation projects, including adherence to work plans and budgets as well as compliance with local laws and customs, donor requirements, and EGPAF policies and procedures.
- Develop an overall and project-specific documentation plan(s) for documentation of best practices beyond the regular reporting requirements.
- Supports abstracts and manuscripts development process
- Together with SI&E, Research and Quality Improvement (QI) teams, collaborate with the Global Research team and research teams across EGPAF programs to leverage global expertise, share experiences, and facilitate multi-country research activities
- Leads the dissemination of results, development of technical briefs and develops various products and forums to communicate and facilitate the use of research results for program improvement, scale up of best practices, and policy change for strengthened HIV and AIDS service delivery.
- Leads capacity building of EGPAF staff and Fellows, partners, and MOH personnel in the conduct of research through research trainings, mentoring, and sharing/review of relevant scientific literature
- Responsibilities include participation in stakeholder meetings, seminars, workshops, and conferences, and contributing to preparation of presentations, reports, and publication of papers.
- Support the PHERD to oversee the procurement of equipment and supplies relevant to activities in portfolio
- Other responsibilities may be added as new activities develop in country
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- Master of Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Behavioral Sciences, Population Studies/Demography, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of experience in implementing surveillance systems, operational or clinical research or implementation and management of health monitoring and evaluation systems. An equivalent combination of education and professional experience will also be considered.
- Progressive Experience with design, implementation, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative research studies
- Knowledge of and experience with protection of human subjects in research and ethics regulations to ensure compliance with all local and international requirements
- Demonstrated leadership and skills, training and/or experience in research quality control, supervising staff, team building and management.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications.
- Experience hiring, training, and managing research staff for community-based or clinical studies.
- A good understanding of HIV care and treatment, PMTCT and TB and other health related programs.
- Detail oriented and highly organized, able to multi-task.
- Strong problem-solving skills and analytical capabilities.
- Excellent English language oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills, and the ability to summarize and communicate research findings for diverse audiences.
- Ability to work independently and to collaborate with senior staff, colleagues, donors, partner organizations, stakeholders, local institutions, and others at all levels.
- Willingness to travel as needed.