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Choosing a Theme for your site is a lot like falling in love — and it's among the most significant decisions a new blogger could make! Your theme is essentially your viewer's window into your site's soul. Now that I have been blogging for nearly six months and have had enough time to test drive my website's topic, I wanted to share an honest review of my Restored 316 Designs motif and inform you why R316 topics are the very best female WordPress themes for bloggers. Cool WordPress Themes
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The Way to CHOOSE A BLOG THEME
I said that Deciding on a theme is like falling in love, that is completely true!
There Are a lot of factors that affect falling in love: attractiveness, desirability, similarity, need fulfillment…such as the ability to lay down a hardwood floor, possibly?
A girl can Dream, can't she?
(Let's just Say I didn't marry my husband due to his handiness around the home. )p–>
Anyway, my point is if people come to your blog, you want them to fall Just a little bit in love with you.
If they do, There is a great likelihood they will come back again.
Then again.
And hopefully Repeatedly, till you are such good buddies that you share inside jokes together in the remark section. (I want US to be friends like this.)
Studies show You only have 7 minutes to make a first impression…and don't you need a reader's first impression of you to be BRILLIANT? (FYI, in case it isn't you risk them clicking away and bouncing, never to return!)
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You Need a theme that is:
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· sterile
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· Responsive (for cellular particularly )
Obviously, You can't just think ONLY on your readers!
You also to Consider yourself.
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There are Free WordPress themes and premium WordPress topics. While you can find beautiful absolutely free topics, they might not be mobile responsive and may not be updated as often as needed to maintain a stunning and functional website from the ever-changing online space. A premium motif normally provides you with upgrades and customer care. Customer support is critical because if something isn't working correctly or you have some questions concerning your theme you'll want to have an answer. With a free motif, you may not even know who designed it, let alone have a way to contact them.
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The Genesis Framework is the foundation of your website. As you won't see the functionality of this Genesis Framework from the front end of the website it makes the back end much easier to use. The Genesis Framework is what makes your website easy to customize and mobile responsive. A good deal of bloggers depend on the Genesis Framework as the building blocks of their site since it's SEO friendly and easy to use.
Tons of huge bloggers utilize Restored 316 Designs themes.
I reached out To Lauren Gaige, whoever owns R316 and asked her which of her themes are the most popular (it's not Delightful Pro, boohoo.)
Their most Well-known themes, in sequence, are:
2. Refined
3. Anchored
4. Market
5. Darling & Sprinkle Guru (tie)
They Provide a quiz if you are not sure what subject would be perfect for you!
Here is their New number three theme that's quickly rising to the top of the rankings, Anchored.
*Note: if I'd ONE complaint about my Beautiful Pro theme, it would be that it doesn't have a tacky announcement bar using a button link on top. I NOW know that these kinds of bars with buttons directly convert more email subscriptions. (FYI, do not get hung up on the bar too much…there are plugins that can do this, or you could even have one custom coded.)
Should you choose a Glimpse around my website, you will find that everything is very harmonious.
From the Social networking buttons at the top, right down to the colour of my links, what's consistent.
Here are a Few of the words that my readers have used to describe what They like about my site:
· Intelligent
· sterile
· Gorgeous
· Rich
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· Organized
Which is Literally everything that I wished to exude when I was brainstorming for my blog!
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Your theme Will fit itself to each display automatically, be it desktop computer, tabletcomputer, or mobile.
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No Issue What page you land on, it's not hard to navigate to my own site or anywhere else on my blog. My theme has menus, secondary menus, a class indicator, a topical search indicator, and monthly archive files!
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For example, Let's say that they recalled reading my article hitting 140,000 pageviews in my eighth month blogging, but haven't visited in ages and forgot to save it.
A fast Search for"140,000″ or"eighth" will turn up that article!
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Here is what The simple version of my blog theme originally looked like. As you can see in the picture above, my blog has the exact same design — I simply changed things up a little! (Update: I changed my subject; again below!)
I made my Logo myself in PicMonkey and customized the colors to my new (cherry, mint, green, red, and yellow).
(My theme, Beautiful Pro, is actually one of their LEAST popular topics, Believe it or not (more on this in a minute).
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Like other Restored 316 topics, it comes with options such as:
· Customizable Colour
· Auto Installation of plugins
· Custom Categories
· WooCommerce Ready
· Above Header Ad Space
· Category Indicator for company
· Ability to Upload your personal logo
· Mobile Responsiveness
You can also Change things up like the font, which only requires a little extra work and coding.
Directions And support are just one isthe primary reasons I opted to utilize Restored 316 for the WordPress theme. I'm not all that technologically savvy particularly when it comes to coding. I knew I needed a business that offered superior customer support.
Each theme Includes a set of files which can allow you to set up your theme out of the box. If you'd like your website to appear exactly like the demo there are instructions for this.
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If you'd Like Restored 316 to Install and Set Up your site you have that choice too. It is not difficult to do yourself but if you want this extra support support,ion is available. Cool WordPress Themes
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While Restoredrestoring Simple to use out of the box which Is Excellent for new bloggers, the Topics also provided advanced features like ad space and email CTA segments on the site. I really like that Restored 316 can develop with me as a bloggers. As my abilities progress, I can make tweaks and update my site. If I want an entirely different appearance I clook,ost probably find something I love inside the variety of topics Lauren offers on her website.
If you are Just not confident in your ability to set up your site yourself or do not have sufficient time, they offer installation services for both the new and existing blogs.
The bundles Are called Sparkle and Sparkle and Shine, and they are priced at $147 and $297, respectively.
Great for Individuals who do not have a great deal of time to try and do it themselves!
HOW TO Begin WITH A RESTORED 316 THEME
If You're Prepared to begin blogging, here are the actions you need to take before buying a Restored 316 motif:
1. Choose a blog Name
2. Register for Domain and hosting (I recommend starting with Bluehost)
3. Login to your New blog
4. Choose Your Restored 316 theme
Purchase and Download the Genesis Framework and your preferred R316 theme***
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Belgrade, Serbia – a forgotten place, desolated and baren of life. What happened in the 90's was a shift in the ground, nothing more. Years passed from the real earthquake that was an all out World War 3. We never wanted to bow to super states and tried to stay unaligned, yet whatever flew above us was met with a counterstrike and so this happened.
The change came rapidly with thousands dead on the first day. Hospitals were overwhelmed with the sick pouring in from all sides of my little state. Military was ready to get in the fight, but there was no enemy, only acid rain and thunderstorm that kept people locked in home. Even now I hear the cries echoing in those dark places, long lost souls wandering between the walls, atomic dogs barking at me if I come closer.
Months later, our water turned to poison from whatever sank in the ground. States at war made peace, but never payed attention on us. Who cares about third world countries?
I do.
It is all a distant memory now. I am afraid I will forget it. I count the days without a person on the street or in the bush outside the Belgrade. It is like I am the only one left. Shadows travel in this ghost town, only if the Sun breaks through the stormy clouds and sheds some light.
Wolves became unfazed with my presence. I guess they recognize that both of us are in this hellhole. They feed on the dead and I let them. Full bellies don't run fast. It is a question on the day when their fangs will pierce my neck and devour me, but I still let them get their fill on meat.
Here I am, counting days, afraid to gasp properly and overdose on toxic air. Me and my wolf pack.
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Pianist Gila Goldstein who is known as a versatile performer, has captivated audiences around the world with her unique artistry and soulful interpretations.
A sought-after teacher, she serves on the piano faculties at Boston University's School of Music, the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and the New York University's Steinhardt School's Department of Music and Performing Arts. She has given master classes and adjudicated international and national piano competitions throughout the USA, in Israel, China, the Philippines and Korea.
Ms. Goldstein has performed as a solo artist and a collaborative pianist throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Asia, Europe and Israel. Her most notable performances included the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Da Camera in Mexico City and the Lincoln Symphony in Nebraska, as well as recitals and concerts at Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall in New York City, Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano, Beijing Concert Hall, China, Seoul National University in Korea, the Purcell Room at the South Bank Center in London, Konzerthaus in Berlin, Musée de Louvre and Cité des Arts in Paris, Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Colburn Music Academy in Los Angeles, Old First Church and Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco, Gardner Museum in Boston, Dame Myra Hess concert series, Ravinia's "Rising Stars" Series and Symphony Hall in Chicago, "Great Performances" series in St. Louis, Israel's Henry Crown Hall in Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Museum, among others.
A Board member of the American Liszt Society (ALS) and the Founder-President of its NY/NJ Chapter since 1992, she has been a frequent guest performer at the ALS annual festivals around the USA and Canada.
A champion of the music of Israel's leading composer Paul Ben-Haim in the past two decades as a performer and recording artist, Ms. Goldstein has recorded two volumes of his entire piano and chamber works on the Centaur label. Among the rave reviews the recordings have received worldwide, the American Record Guide wrote: "Goldstein is a charismatic performer who plays with great flair, delicate nuances, fluid tempi and brilliance". PIANIST magazine in London wrote: "Goldstein has a technique as fierce and fiery as the color of her hair".
These recordings mark a significant addition to the commercial releases of Israeli classical music as well as to the worldwide collection of recordings of 20th century piano music.
Gila Goldstein obtained her music degrees in piano performance from the Manhattan School of Music where she studied with Prof. Nina Svetlanova and the Tel-Aviv University's School of Music, where her teacher was Prof. Victor Derevianko.
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The recent release of a proposed National Broadband Plan [1] by the Federal Communications Commission's was provocative for several reasons:
- Chapter 12 Energy and Environment.[2] By devoting an entire chapter to the implications of broadband communications for smart grid, energy efficiency and the environmental benefits of emissions reduction the FCC is going beyond—way beyond—its traditional telecommunications franchise and risks sticking its nose into the business of FERC and the state public utility commissions. The regulatory environment for energy and the environment is already a minefield for market participants and no one needs the dueling views of competing agencies out to protect their territory.
- Utility Control of Communications Networks and Data are at Risk. The FCC to its credit seems inclined to provoke wide-ranging competition between private communications networks owned by utilities regulated by FERC and the States and commercial networks regulated by the FCC. Chapter 12 seems to be telling the states to get with the program— "States should reduce impediments and financial disincentives to using commercial service providers for Smart Grid communications." At the same time the FCC is saying to both utilities and commercial broadband participants that it is tired of hearing complaints about "the reliability and resiliency of commercial broadband communications networks" with utilities complaining that commercial networks aren't reliable enough, lack the needed bandwidth and cost too much. Does that mean more pressure on commercial networks to expand bandwidth? But the report also says"…large utilities have economic disincentives to use commercial networks and may be making suboptimal choices. As rate-of-return regulated utilities, they typically earn a return on invested capital they deploy—including private communications networks—but only receive cost recovery if they use commercial networks." Or, in other words, we the FCC are not going to let utilities exploit their private monopoly communications networks for smart grid data and services and thus undermine the national public interest in expanding the robustness of commercial communications networks open to all—including potential utility competitors. POW! BAM! #$&@! ZING!!!
- Smart Grid Game Changer for Use of Federal Communications Spectrum. The FCC uses this National Broadband Plan to stake out a claim for a compelling national interest and role within its jurisdiction for allocating Federal spectrum among competing public interest uses. It said: "Congress should consider amending the Communications Act to enable utilities to use the proposed public safety 700 MHz wireless broadband network, and utilities should be able to share the public safety mobile broadband network for mission-critical communications." This is clearly an area where the FCC can play a very significant role in the shape of smart grid futures and the fate of players—that is both good news and bad news. If the FCC uses its authority to create a competitive, open, expansive broadband communications system that provides choices for market participants and options for vendors to deliver competing products it will be good for all. If, on the other hand, the Government through the FCC uses its authority over spectrum as a form of industrial policy to pick winners and losers then we will all be losers especially the public interest.
- Who Owns Smart Grid Data? The FCC reports seems to be telling utilities that customers will ultimately control access to their own energy use data and have a reasonable expectation of privacy but legislation may be needed to clarify and codify that intent. "States should require electric utilities to provide consumers access to, and control of, their own digital energy information, including real-time information from smart meters and historical consumption, price and bill data over the Internet. If states fail to develop reasonable policies over the next 18 months, Congress should consider national legislation to cover consumer privacy and the accessibility of energy data." This suggests that the FCC see its role as a referee, of sorts, among the parties and will not hesitate to 'rat them out' to Congress if the playing field seems tilted in ways that do not best serve the public interest. You can bet that the next round or two of NARUC meetings of state regulatory commissioners will be full of froth and fury over this intrusion by the FCC in the state PUC business.
So what?
There are three takeaways from this:
- Broadband and smart grid issues are intertwined and will define winners and losers in the cleantech smart grid race. But this competition is about more than just the smart grid focus on meter data and access to it. Just because a smart meter can read and dispatch its data frequently does not mean the cost of doing so is worth it—at least yet. Here the interests of ratepayers and utilities diverge from outside vendors and users of that meter data. Until we have dynamic pricing of energy in place it may not make sense to go to more frequent meter readings and data dumps even if Google Energy and others want it. So one contest will revolve around these issues of frequency and access to meter data. Another contest will revolve around the technology choices of vendors and the role broadband plays in scaling the potential of each technology.
- Monetizing smart grid usage data requires prices for electricity at each incremental meter reading. That means dynamic pricing at near real-time increments and we are nowhere yet ready for that. But face it, there is no reason to spend all this money deploying smart meters unless regulators across the several states are going to move away from average pricing to dynamic pricing (often referred to as real-time pricing even if it is set up in blocks of frequency such as 15 minute). Unless end use energy consumers are exposed to the real prices of energy at various times of day and do something to change their energy behaviors we will miss much of the savings potential. It's coming, but we will be dragged kicking and screaming to dynamic pricing.
- The customer payoff is from convergence not energy. As important as energy is to realizing the smart grid promise, the real pay-off from investment in broadband is the ability to 'mine the money' from the convergent use of broadband capacity for streaming content for entertainment, faster internet access for applications, better communications services, security and monitoring service apps, and all the things we want to do at the gateway to customers both at home and mobile while away. Players with broadband capacity have a much greater likelihood of successfully monetizing that broadband for wallet share and market share growth in the bundling of services for Home Area Networks (HAN), neighborhood area networks (NAN) for microgrids and zero-energy buildings, and customer owned generation and net metering for commercial and industrial direct access (DA) uses.
Broadband is the great equalizer—and the great enabler!
The technology focus on broadband expansion and creation of a competitive market for energy, entertainment, communications, security and convenience services better serves the public interest than a narrow focus on smart meters and making the utility operation that owns them more efficient while subjecting customers to more volatile energy prices. If that level playing field competition is what the FCC's National Broadband Plan is all about we should cheer them on in order to realize in the energy sector the benefits wireless broadband has brought us in communications, entertainment and other areas.
What broadband does is enable the scalable convergence of these services in ways that are technology and device agnostic so the focus turns toward giving customers what we want, bundled in packages of services to fit our lifestyle and other needs, at price points we can afford.
[1] http://www.broadband.gov/download-plan/
[2] http://download.broadband.gov/plan/national-broadband-plan-chapter-12-energy-and-environment.pdf


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is Available Thursday, May 23 on the STARZ App
Santa Monica, Calif., May 2, 2019 – Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), today released the official trailer for Season Two of Original Series "Vida." The second season of the award-winning and critically acclaimed series will make its world premiere tonight as an Official Selection of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
In a display of cross-platform synergy, the complete first season of "Vida" is also launching today for the first time on Lionsgate's premium Spanish-language streaming service PANTAYA and with Spanish subtitles.
All 10 half-hour episodes of "Vida" Season Two will be made available beginning on Thursday, May 23 on the STARZ app and STARZ On-Demand in the U.S. and Canada, as well as on STARZPLAY in the U.K., Germany and Spain. In addition to the full-season release of "Vida" on the STARZ app, STARZ On-Demand and STARZPLAY, "Vida" will air weekly on STARZ beginning on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 9 PM ET/PT.
In the second season of "Vida," Lyn (Melissa Barrera) and Emma (Mishel Prada) begin the monumental task of rebuilding their mother's business while navigating financial constraints, competing developers and the growing anti-gentrification movement. Lyn and Emma must contemplate the relationships in their lives, including their own, and they are forced to dig deep to unearth what their mother's legacy means to them. "Vida" also stars Ser Anzoategui, Chelsea Rendon, Carlos Miranda and Roberta Colindrez.
"Vida" is created by Tanya Saracho, who executive produced the series alongside Beach TV's Robin Schwartz, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub, as well as Stephanie Langhoff.
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Obama family home subject of documentary
KEMPTON, Ind. -- Four years ago, hope was high in this town of 332 residents.
A farmhouse, vacant and neglected for at least two decades, was suddenly a historic jewel. Its new owner, Shawn Clements, a contractor who happened to be a history buff, had discovered through genealogical research that the fixer-upper was the homestead of Jacob and Catherine Goodnight Dunham, great-great-great-great grandparents of President Barack Obama.
Obama created a stir when he visited the home while a candidate in 2008, a press bus in tow.
"The Dunham homestead," he said, exiting the campaign bus and gazing at the house for the first time. A handful of locals had gathered, including a long-lost cousin.
After Obama was elected president, it seemed to Clements and to others in the area as if the sky were the limit: They discussed the possibility of historic re-enactments featuring Dunham impersonators, massive tourism driven by the popular, first-ever black president -- some at the Chamber of Commerce even talked of mounting a push for Obama's future presidential library.
It was quite an outpouring, especially considering the county about 40 miles north of Indianapolis is a bastion of Republicanism. Voters there hadn't gone for a Democrat for the presidency since 1964. In 2008, they went for Obama's opponent, Republican John McCain, 4,452 to 3,250. Not to mention Kempton's black population is less than 0.5 percent; the long-lost cousin said Obama was probably the first black man she ever met.
But since then, the Dunham house's momentum has slowed.
Clements, whose original plan had been to turn the house into a bed and breakfast, is confident that a new documentary about the house will renew the buzz. But to use an election-year cliche, the house is not much better off than it was four years ago.
Its original pine floors have been redone, and its furnace has been replaced. Some Dunham descendants donated a few family antiques, such as a woman's vanity from the 1940s and a framed composite of Indiana Medical College at Purdue University's Class of 1906. Among the class members: brothers Wilbur and Grover Dunham.
Clements supplemented these with some of his own family's belongings.
The spacious, high-ceilinged house is nearly empty. Several women's groups have had luncheons there, including a nearby Daughters of the American Revolution chapter. But only one class of schoolchildren has stopped in for a tour.
A couple of summers ago, Clements planted a garden on one of his three acres with the intent of giving his bounty to local people in need.
"Tomatoes, pumpkins, lettuce, onions, green beans, cantaloupe, potatoes -- everything but corn," he said. "I thought it'd be easy to give away free food." It wasn't.
Clements said he contacted each of the county's township trustees but none showed any interest, and Clements got wind of his produce being referred to derogatively as "Obama food." He ended up hauling it to Indianapolis to the Julian Center.
Down at Kempton's one lunch place, the Breeze Inn bar, the consensus is that the link between Obama and the Dunham house is "a stretch," said Kim Rawlings, a farmer and businessman. Rawlings told the story of a doctor in the nearby town of Goldsmith, Ind., who supposedly, on the sly, patched up members of bank robber John Dillinger's mob in the 1930s -- and how that story is surely baloney.
"Some people here look at (the local Obama connection) the same way," he said.
"I think a lot of it's politics," Clements said. "If it was Ronald Reagan's ancestors, I think you'd get a different reaction."
Perhaps the coldest shoulder given to the old homestead came courtesy of the Indiana Historical Bureau, the people who dole out roadside historic markers.
Clements applied for a marker on two counts. The house goes to the roots of an American president. And the Dunhams, who built the house in 1849 and occupied it until 1969, were substantial people in their own right. They were doctors and teachers and big farmers, and one even served in the state legislature.
The historical bureau batted away both arguments in early 2009, shortly after Obama was sworn in as president. The Dunhams weren't big enough, the historical bureau said. Indiana has had thousands of doctors and teachers and state representatives. Nor can the Obama factor be considered because he continues to draw breath -- a person has to be dead 25 years to get a marker, according to the state's criteria.
What about Richard Nixon's mother? Clements asked, referring to a marker erected in Jennings County in 1969 about her birthplace.
Dani Pfaff, marker program manager, told Clements then and told The Star recently: "Our marker program has changed since the late 1960s," and markers are harder to come by. Today Nixon's mother would be out of luck.
Clements, 44, bought the house a decade ago. A few years into the rehabilitation, he discovered the Obama link and switched gears. A bed and breakfast still might make sense, he said, but he feels obligated to take more care that his repairs are historically accurate.
For example, when Clements learned of the Obama link he said he immediately ceased work on a faux marble bathroom with walk-in shower.
Clements has not only devoted the past 10 years of his life to the house but also his own resources. He lives there alone, enjoying views of Indiana's flatness -- from three sides he looks out onto horizons and, from the fourth, the town of Kempton -- and sometimes wondering if it's worth it.
He said he has invested about $100,000 in the house, all the money he has. And the place still needs a new roof. A new well is needed, too. The old one is running dry.
Clements is not defeated. The documentary film "A Single Root" was shot last month at the house and tells the story of not just the Dunhams and Obama but of Clements.
"I hope I'm able to help," said John Kleiman, an acquaintance of Clements with some show business experience.
Kleiman wrote and co-produced the low-budget (roughly $600,000) 1988 karate movie "Pushed Too Far." It was filmed entirely in Kleiman's hometown of Greenfield, Ind., starred Claude Akins and flopped, the production company ending up in receivership.
Kleiman is executive producer of the Dunham house documentary and hopes to sell it to a major network for airing in the next few weeks.
"We're still sniffing out the best home for it," he said. "I think it's a pretty strong film. We did something like 18 interviews," including one with Clements.
"Shawn looks at this house as his destiny, as what he'll be remembered for," Kleiman said.
There is nothing in writing, but Kleiman said that if the documentary makes money, he will give some to Clements so he can make further improvements to the Dunham house.
Clements can only hope, and he does hope.
"But whatever happens, the main thing is, this house is better off now than when I found it," he said.


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Radical Leftwing blogs like Think Progress, Daily Kos, Huffington Post and Little Green Footballs keep claiming that the Nazis were Rightwing/Conservative. However the official name of the Nazis was the National Socialist Workers Party, this name is hardly a "Conservative" term. It is really a Progressive/Marxist name, since Hitler was a man of the Left.
Below is a video that will back up what I am saying. This shatters the Nazis were Rightwing myth than even many Conservatives/Libertarians have fallen for.
Again, can someone explain to me how The Nazis were Rightwing and not Totalitarian Left?
(Cross Posted at LGF2.0)


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The advancement of technological products facilitates but also threatens our well-being because of increased exposure to radiation from electronic devices, microwave ovens and other technological products. In this climate, expectant mothers and their foetuses should be protected from such widespread electronic radiation. Designed to be worn around the wrist or the neck, Braided Ring measures radiation level via a high-precision, built-in electromagnetic composite sensor and warns of potential radiation by vibration. When the radiation strength is higher than 2mA/Gs, the ring vibrates to remind the user to vacate to a safer area with less radiation. Aesthetically, the product is made from a traditional Chinese weaving craft, in a knot that symbolises blessings. It is also designed to look more like a fashion accessory than a tech gadget. With wireless charging capabilities, the built-in battery has a lifespan of half a year after each charge.
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Weekly Update 20-03-19
By BG Racing Syndicates On 20th March 2019
We had a run for The Way You Dance last Monday and then the four days of the Cheltenham Festival last week, but I am back at the laptop now and cracking on with the task list. Not so many distractions this week as the midweek racing is not quite of the same standard as last week and I only have a few appointments during the week.
Cheltenham Preview
I hope some of you read and enjoyed the Cheltenham Festival preview that I produced. Considering it was written over a week ahead of the meeting, I thought I did a reasonable job with my selections!
I had a profit of over £111.63 to £10 stakes on the first day with Espoir Dallen and Roksana providing two winners and Thomas Darby and Us and Them two placed horses. I lost £35 to £10 stakes on Wednesday but made £5 profit on Thursday with Defi Du Seuil winning and Faugheen, Jannika and Kilfilum Cross all placed. I rounded off the week with £4 profit on Friday thanks to the win of Al Boum Photo. A total profit of £90 to £10 stakes and the winners of the Champion Hurdle and the Gold Cup. I will settle for that and I hope one or two of you had a few quid on one or more of the winners.
Advertising the guide through social media also allowed me to increase my mailing list significantly and let's hope that this will turn into a few share sales in the coming weeks.
The Way You Dance
The Way You Dance ran at Kempton last Monday where he finished 7th. He travelled really well during the race but jockey Shane Kelly reported that he had really not finished his race well which was disappointing. Shane felt that he ran like a non-stayer, but he has won twice at the trip before, so it may well be that it is simply a case of him not being able to quicken off of a fast pace.
I have posted a race diary page here. This contains a full "match report", a link to some photos and links to my Facebook videos and a replay of the race.
The Way You Dance came out of the race fine except for a cut on one of his hind legs. This has been bandaged and is not causing any concern. He did a couple of canters this morning, so it is certainly not holding up his work. We are hoping that he will run again next week at Lingfield.
This is, therefore, a good time to get involved and shares in The Way You Dance are only £360 per 1%, with 5% will be discounted to £1750 and 10% to £3400. I only charge 10% to cover my time running the syndicates and this is further reduced for the 5% and 10% rates which really are excellent value. Quoted costs are "all in" costs to 31st October 2019 and you will receive your share of prize money, plus full owners benefits and the sale proceeds from your share should you decide not to renew or if we sell the horse.
If you are interested in taking a share, please contact me and I will provide you with further information and the relevant paperwork and hopefully see you at the races next week!
My Brother
There is nothing further to report in terms of My Brother. He continues to rehab his injury and he has had no problems.
He will not run now until the end of this year or the start of the next, but as he would have had a summer break anyway, he may only be missing four or five runs as a result of this injury and probably fewer than that. Hopefully, we will look back on this as just a minor inconvenience in career terms and he is still a horse full of promise for the future. His value was enhanced with a great second place in a good race at Cheltenham before Christmas and with him being out for a period, now is the time to snap up a bargain in terms of shareholding!
If you are interested in taking a shareholding, please contact me and I will provide some details for you.
From The Stables
Last Monday, Putting Green was placed for Neil Mulholland at Taunton, but Neil's other runners on the day, Moayadd and Peltwell at Taunton and our horse, The Way You Dance, at Kempton were all unplaced. Johnny Farrelly's two runners, Mr Lando and Valse Au Taillons at Taunton were also unplaced.
At Cheltenham on Tuesday, Shantou Village, Walt and Impulsive Star all ended up being pulled up on what was a disappointing day for Neil. Johnny's two at Southwell were last and 2nd to last in the same race and Alan Fleming's runner, Champayne Lady, fell at the hurdle in the home straight first time round at Cheltenham.
Wednesday was no better in terms of results, but the performances were better. Neil had two Huntingdon runners with Mind Your Back just out of the places in 4th and Caroline's Charm unplaced and Alan had Tully East at Cheltenham who he ran well. He was travelling well down the hill but was squeezed up and despite plugging on gamely he was just behind the placed horses.
Sadly on Thursday, Neil's Kalondra (who was running a big race at the time) was pulled up lame, but Neil's other two runners ran great races. The Young Master ran on really well to finish 3rd in the last race at Cheltenham and then ten minutes later Tango Boy was a well-backed winner on debut at Market Rasen. Alan ran Speaker Connolly at Cheltenham, but he unseated his rider and Johnny's Lady Makfi was unplaced on the all-weather.
Just one runner on Friday with Alan's Timewaitsfornoone another unseated rider, this time in the Foxhunters at Cheltenham.
Saturday saw Neil's two Fontwell runners, Miss Molly Mae and Viking Ruby, both well beaten. Kansas City Chief had a nightmare at Kempton and made several blunders which cost him all chance of getting involved in the race. Neil's other runners were Carrigmoorna Matt who ran OK but was unplaced at Uttoxeter and Rainy Day Dylan who was tiring when he fell at Newcastle.
A busy week concluded Sunday when Alan's, King Alex, went OK for a while but faded out of the places at the end of the race.
Getting Involved
Fees for both horses are all inclusive to 31st October 2019 and buying a share in a BG Racing horse is a decision that you will not regret. All quoted prices include the purchase price of the horse and should you decide to renew for a second year, you will only need to pay training fees which are under £200 per 1% share. If you are interested in finding out more about what is involved, then please do get in touch as I would be delighted to discuss things with you.
I issue weekly shareholder updates (which go into more detail than the blog) and frequent updates on social media. Feel free to like the FaceBook page and follow the Twitter updates.
I also have an e-book entitled "Racehorse Ownership – Everything You Might Have Wanted To Know But Would Not Have Known Who To Ask". This is free and the download page can be accessed here.
Have a great week.
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A small disclaimer: this is what I once felt and the rest of the clarity is defined by the internet. If I am wrong call me the fuck out.
My closest experience: I had a period of, well I am not sure. First it started off as anger, which I guess I always had, later this turned into sadness. I would have the odd brief moments where I felt good, then quickly I just wanted to cry and hide for no reason at all. It then manifested into nothing. I would be with my friends or family but everything felt so surreal, as if I were watching my life and wasn't living it. It was all very odd to say the least.
I am not saying I had depersonalisation but it was the closest thing I could find and with my vague experience and the internet, it will help me write my characters.
Depersonalisation Disorder (DPD) is experiencing things as unreal or detached from a situation, it can also be the abundance of emotion. People with this disorder feel disconnected from themselves (leading to a disruption of self-awareness and resulting in emotional numbness). [In some cases it can feel as if the individual is watching their life as a movie rather than being part of that world.]
People often experience DPD during a panic attack, as this is their peak level of anxiety. It acts as a coping mechanism during high levels of stress.
It can be due to stress, trauma, depression or use of recreational drugs, sometimes even personality traits. It is not uncommon, affecting 1-2% of the population.
I'd recommend further reading in the form of: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/your-stories/depersonalisation-my-four-months-of-terror/#.XJ_x_pj7TIU
Now lets lighten the mood with some trivia:
- The word "depersonalisation" was first used in a 1880 Journal Intime entry by Henri Frèdèric Amiel
- A movie called Numb starring Matthew Perry was released in 2007, which deals with the directors (Harris Goldberg) experience in battling DPD
- People often associate Van Gogh's "Scream" with DPD


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We know that e-cloth has a bit of a learning curve – and we're ok with that. Here's why it's a good thing:
Cleaning should be easy! But your cleaning product shouldn't just work, but work well. To know that your e-cloth is living up to it's claims, you need to understand a few basic chemistry principles. For example: Say you spill oil on your kitchen counter and you wipe it up with a wet paper towel. If you think back to high school chemistry (WARNING big words ahead, just keep reading), you know that oil is hydrophobic which means it will resist water. So, instead of cleaning your counter, you just moved oil around. That same oily mess, cleaned with an e-cloth and just water, will remove all residues from the surface. Even if you used a dry paper towel, the towel quickly gets saturated with the oil and then ends up smearing it around.
e-cloth is made up of microfibers and you use just water to clean, doesn't that go against what we just said about oil and water?
The reason e-cloths work is because of it's made up of those millions of fibers we're always RAVING about. These tiny fibers (up to 1/200th the width of a human hair or 1,000 times finer than cotton) in conjunction with their overall density (3.1 million fibers per square inch) grab onto even the tiniest particles that normal cotton fibers miss. This is the Van der Waals principle at work which allows the fibers to attract dirt, grease and grime. "Although there is only a microscopic amount of van der Waals force between one microfiber and any given dirt particle, remember that there are millions of microfibers in a cloth, so the overall sticking effect is magnified dramatically." Explain That Stuff
If e-cloth fibers attract dirt so well on their own, why do e-cloths need water?
"Water is pretty good at cleaning most things all by itself. That's because its molecules have two very different ends. They're electrically unbalanced, so they stick to all kinds of things (including lumps of dirt) like tiny magnets and break them apart. Water is sometimes called a universal solvent because it can dissolve so many different things." – Explain That Stuff
Water molecules are electrically unbalanced which causes the attraction to particles of dirt, grease, grime and bacteria. The other thing that these water molecules are attracted to is an e-cloth fiber. These tiny fibers lift and grab onto the water-coated particles and trap them inside, because of this attraction, until rinsing releases them.
This video explains all of this in a little more detail as well as explains the difference between the various e-cloth fabrics.
This is the first in a short series we'll be doing so be sure to check back over the next few weeks for more!


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The three-person crew from Virgin Galactic's second space flight have received Commercial Astronaut Wings from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Chief Pilot, Dave Mackay, Lead Pilot trainer, Mike 'Sooch' Masucci and Chief Astronaut Instructor, Beth Moses, were presented their wings at the 35th Space Symposium, where it was also announced that Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company (TSC) are to be presented the Space Achievement award later this week.
The crew became the fifth, sixth and seventh people in history to receive this honor, and Beth is the first woman to earn Commercial Astronaut Wings.
The wings were presented by the FAA'S Associate Administrator for the Office of Commercial Space Transportation, Wayne R. Monteith, who stated that commercial human space flight is now a reality. These wings are just a small recognition for the truly remarkable achievement by these crewmembers to reach outer space.
The February 22nd test flight completed Virgin Galactic's second spaceflight in 10 weeks and saw the crew rocket into space at more than three times the speed of sound. As the spaceship coasted to apogee, Beth, who became the first woman to fly to space on a commercial spaceship, floated free to complete a number of cabin validation checks.
Beth Moses said it was an honor to receive her Commercial Astronaut Wings. Since the flight, assessments are being made of her cabin evaluation findings from my cabin evaluations and she is excited by what the results are showing. She is looking forward to incorporating what has been learned into the cabin outfitting and astronaut training program.
Richard Branson sent a message of congratulations to the crew, "Seeing Dave, Mike and Beth receive their Commercial Astronaut Wings is a proud moment for all of us at Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company. Our pilots executed a perfect flight and it was wonderful to have Beth float free to conduct our first live cabin evaluation. The flight was another historic moment as we continue towards our mission of becoming the world's first commercial spaceline."
The Space Achievement Award will be presented to Richard Branson at the closing dinner of the 35th Space Symposium and has been awarded in recognition of the success of both crewed spaceflights, which were the first from U.S soil since the final Space Shuttle Mission in 2011.
Tom Zelibor, CEO Space Foundation, said that Virgin Galactic and TSC's commitment to public access to space is an example to all of how vision, hard work and resilience enable great opportunity. They've created an inspiring environment for engineers and innovators to follow and the Space Foundation is honored to recognize their leadership with its annual Space Achievement Award.


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Here is One More Reason for Indians to Visit Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is an African country located in southern Africa. Harare is the capital city of this landlocked country. This country is famous for its varied geography with central plateau and eastern highlands being the most recognized regions.
Along with its sundry landscape, Zimbabwe is also famous for its diversified wildlife, exceptional natural beauty, spectacular waterfalls, long stretches of savannah, miombo woodlands and innumerable bird & fish species. Best time to visit Zimbabwe is during April, May, August and September.
Indians have a more special reason to visit Zimbabwe as this African country accepts the Indian currency for all sorts of official transactions. Along with 7 other countries, Zimbabwe circulates and validates the use of Indian rupee in the country.
Tourists usually visit this country for the following attractions:
- Victoria Falls – Victoria Falls are one of the seven wonders of the world. These roaring waterfalls gushing out from the black rocks are major tourist attractions in Zimbabwe. People travel miles to adore the beautiful sight of the humongous water splashing and making deafening sound giving the most dramatic view of the amazing terrain of Zimbabwe.
- Safaris – Being home to the incredible flora and fauna, Zimbabwe is a delight for people who like excursions. It is a host to numerous wildlife-rich national parks such as Hwange national park, Mana pools national park etc. Elephants, buffaloes, lions, wild dogs, leopard, kudu, zebra, impala, waterbuck, hippos and crocodiles are found in large numbers all year round in the forests and the regions near river in Zimbabwe.
- Adventure Camps – The Zambezi river flowing along the northern frontier of Zimbabwe offers spectacular scenery to tourists from all over the world. Wildlife viewing, enjoying the serene beauty of Victoria falls and exploring the remnants of ancient civilization are some major crowd-pleasers in Zimbabwe adventure camps.
- Kariba Lake – This is the world's largest man-made lake and as quoted by many is a nature lover's dream. The construction of dam on the Zambezi river led to the formation of this lake, which has now become one of the most iconic tourists spot in Zimbabwe.
Now Indians can have a memorable trip and enjoy their Zimbabwean vacation to these amazing places without having to worry about currency exchange and carrying traveller's cheque. So what are you guys waiting for? Get ready and pack your bags to fly to Zimbabwe. While making your travel plans, we recommend that you also opt for an appropriate travel insurance plan, which can further ensure that you relish a hassle-free and plain sailing trip.


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Dragonfly is a 3D virtual tour company that specializes in 360-degree imagery, floor plans, and drone work. We help people showcase their space in a way that is exceptional compared to average photography.
What is a Matterport camera?
A Matterport is an advanced camera that takes real-world images in a 360-degree rotation.
What is a Virtual Tour?
Virtual tours are 360-degree images of real-world views that are stitched together to create a walkthrough that can be accessed online. It is compatible with any smartphone, computer or tablet. From this virtual tour, we can then create traditional and 3D floor plans.
How does your company differ from other virtual tour companies?
Our company differs from other virtual tour companies because the technology we use is compatible with any smartphone, tablet or computer. Other companies require Flash Player which isn't always compatible with certain devices. Other companies use Google virtual tours which creates choppy and inconsistent images. Our virtual tour technology makes it possible for easy usage and only requires the internet to view.
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Does the building have to be empty to scan?
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How long does it take to measure a building?
It all depends on detail and the size of the building. For example, a 2000 sq. ft. house would take approximately an hour while a 7000 sq. ft. building with no obstructions may take the same amount of time.


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Everyone can contribute and everyone will benefit.
A catchphrase I've used for years in answer to a huge range of situations is "it's a distribution problem".
In fact I say this enough to be a bit of a bore certain people who are close to me. "There's enough food in the world for everyone – it's a distribution problem; if medical research was funded by a non-profit global organization, there would be no issues with pharmaceutical patents and there'd be medicine for everyone – it's a distribution problem; we've got crumbling roads and bridges with nobody to fix them, but there are prisons full of people wouldn't have ended up there if they had been employed — it's a distribution problem."
I believe that many of these distribution problems will resolve themselves eventually as technologies (like crowdsourcing and data visualization) start to provide us with new forms of information that we can use as a basis for our decisions. Hans Rosling's work is an excellent example and I love to promote it.
So, thinking of redistribution supported by technology, I can get very excited by ideas like microlending, and in my own small way I do contribute. It's something I believe can work. E.g.
The entrepreneur who needs a loan describes his or her situation/background online, and potential lenders look to find a good match. Online tools like PayPal make it possible for individual lenders to contribute very small amounts which, when combined, can fulfill the requirements of the entrepreneur. Administrative details, including how the lenders get paid, are automated. It would be difficult to imagine this level of personal connection without a sophisticated technology but now that such technology is commonplace, the potential is amazing.
Whether the lender and borrowers are in vastly different parts of the world, or living around the corner from each other, it's about sharing stories and connecting to form a partnership and redistribute a bit of wealth. All this can be done (more or less) without much of a "middleman" and the lender is not investing in a "stock" or a "mutual fund" but rather in a person who has a believable plan.
I'll mention that I've read some recent negative stories about microlending and I get the sense that some of these are based on a paternalistic point of view… that credit is good for some but not all. Usually this is said by someone who lives in a home that they could never have bought without a mortgage and who have achieved business success could not have been attained without credit being available when they needed it.
However it does seem true that abuses, such as high interest rates and mismanagement, have led to hardship for some borrowers. I don't believe this means the concept can't work but certainly it needs monitoring.
And, some accusations may be shown to be false:
My next blog post will be about a local community example of microlending.


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Make a Steam Room: A Guide
A steam room provides a way to convert a little used powder room or spare bath into a health-club or spa style sauna. This is a way to save on the costs of gym membership or having to join a spa club in order to receive the benefits of a good steam. Building a steam room in your home can be a good home renovation and improvement project to undertake.
Waterproof the Room
You should choose a room in the home that is waterproof and generally free of moisture. This would limit your choice to a bathroom since the necessary plumbing and moisture barrier is already in place. You will need to seal the walls with cement board and replace the drywall with an exterior that can sustain a large amount of moisture without warping or requiring replacement in short time periods.
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You will need to purchase a steam generator for your steam room. The steam generator produces the steam and creates the therapeutic benefits that you are looking to derive from the steam room.
Select a steam generator that fits in the room that you are remodeling for the steam room. You should read all installation instructions and test the equipment to make sure that the installation was proper and the steam room is working properly.


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Sunday, 20 February 2011
bistro, boys and a bit of bashing...
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Wow, what a wonderful weekend. You've also given me some lovely ideas for half-term. Thank you! xReplyDelete
We also buy paper on a roll (DIY lining paper at £1.50 a roll) for the kids to do art on but we have never done a road map - what a great idea! We have used the paper to draw around the kids' outlines then they have drawn and decorated themselves which is always good fun.ReplyDelete
PS We also made a den the other day - thanks for reminding us what fun they can be on a rainy day.
- Anonymous21 February 2011 at 09:36
A road map will go down a treat with the boys on this rainy afternoon. Thanks for the idea.ReplyDelete
We did our own spot of scrub bashing over the weekend, although I didn't realise it at the time. I really enjoy your blog by the way. Thank you!
Road maps is a great idea. He went through his "treasure map" stage when he was about 5 so, i'm guessing he'd love this new map drawing game!ReplyDelete


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6 Bad Exercise Shortcuts to Cut Out
With full-time jobs, families and house chores, it can be hard for parents to fit in a workout between loads of laundry and soccer practice. If you are like most people, you have probably tried to either multi-task while exercising, i.e., texting while running on the treadmill, or skip a few minor details in your workout to try and fit in everything you need to get done that day. However, cutting corners to save time may do more harm than good. Time is precious – but so is your health.
Take a few minutes to read the following six harmful shortcuts to cut out of your fitness routine to see results more quickly.
- Skipping the Warm-Up
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- Not Cooling Down After a Workout
In order to avoid tightness, cooling down is very important. Sprinting is a great exercise – but not when it's because you are in a hurry to get finished with your workout! Take the time to lower your heart rate and stretch. This helps return the blood back to your heart at sufficient quantities to flush the muscles of lactic acid and to prevent blood from pooling in your extremities, which can lead to dizziness or nausea.
- Sacrificing Form for Fitness
Rushing through a workout due to lack of time or interest can encourage improper form. Not only does incorrect form lead to injury, it also improperly trains the muscle. To avoid repeatedly using incorrect form, make sure you slow down and get the help of a professional trainer or coach to instruct you on the correct way to do an exercise. You should also ensure you're using the right equipment and wearing appropriate clothing and shoes.
- Neglecting Proper Machine Set-Up
Improper machine set up can lead to poor results and injury. Most fitness equipment is made to accommodate a variety of body types and sizes and can be adjusted to fit your body. If you are unsure how to adjust the machines, ask a fitness attendant in your gym or a personal trainer.
- Not Progressing Wisely
Don't overdo it! Overtraining syndrome is very common in the sport and fitness world, but for those who are overly aggressive and excited to start a new program, injuries are common. Muscles and tendons need time to adapt to the increased loads on the body, therefore it is important to gradually increase intensity and duration over a reasonable period of time.
- Resorting to Routine
Including variety keeps it fresh and your muscles guessing. To see improvement, one of three things is necessary: increase in load, increase in intensity or increase in duration. If you stick with the same routine over and over again, you run the risk of burnout, boredom and plateau. Be creative and change it up. Attend a group fitness class, try a boot camp, hire a trainer for a session or two, or simply add a little more weight.
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We received a huge amount of entries this year, and the standard was incredibly high, but our judges loved Maria's bold & vivacious look, creative use of formula, and commitment to the Anti-Ordinary. Here at Fudge Professional we love risk-takers and colourists who aren't afraid to push the boundaries! This entry really stood out as being a fresh new colour to add to the Fudge Professional colour palette: vibrant, young and unexpected.
As our Mixology Master™ 2017, Maria will be flown to Milan to assist on the photoshoot for Fudge Professional's 2018 colour collection, with global hairdressing legends X-Presion Creativos & Fudge colour expert Tracy Hayes, in association with international magazine ESTETICA!
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Kalyanram's ISM Audio ReleasedOctober 06, 2016 13:02
Nandamuri Kalyanram is back to track with his latest movie titled ISM which has been directed by Puri Jagannadh. Aditi Arya played the female lead in this racy action entertainer and Kalyanram will be seen as a journalist in the film. His six pack abs and his stylish look have already been widely applauded and the audio of the film has been released last night in a lavish event. NTR and Hari Krishna attended the audio launch as chief guests and wished the whole team of ISM a huge success.
Speaking on this, NTR said "Kalyanram has been an inspiration for me in my life and he has been a brother, friend, philosopher and guide. I have never seen him like this before. Thanks to Puri garu for his transformation. Wishing ISM all the best". It has been revealed that the court episodes along with the climax scenes are the major highlights of ISM. Anup Rubens composed the music and Kalyanram Nandamuri produced ISM on NTR Arts banner. ISM is all set for October 20th release.


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Stantik Riley
Stantik Riley is a Musician(Rapper/Vocalist) He was born in Emalahleni(Witbank) Mpumalanga but raised in Burgersfort Mpumalanga/Limpopo. His talent was discovered in 2015 by DMMC but nurtured by F Wezzy. He then became a part of the BFN crew consisting of F Wezzy, Brok Ginix and himself. His first release was 'Sleep one Hour' followed by "Pain' under BFN.
In 2016 he started to seek independence and the crew broke off, he released a song titled 'Respect' featuring Brok Ginix and 'Weed' featuring the whole BFN crew and 4D, but 'Weed' disappeared from the Net when they were fighting over it
In 2017, Stantik Riley Started associating himself with artists like JRT, Keallur, Lyrical RAY, Turm and Producers like Sgivo, Humanoids and finally reunited with his inventor DMMC
Stantik then took a brave move and released his first song as an individual, Which was Mash da Great, a special appreciation song to his former mentor Mashabela
He has been working on an EP ever since


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MTHFR gene encodes methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, which is involved in the conversion of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate. 5-methyltetrahydrofolate is an important component (co-substrate) required in the methionine biosynthetic pathway. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is also known to be involved in blood circulation, regulation of histone methylation and in other pathways such as the folate-alcohol and cancer pathway.
MTHFR gene variations are associated with or predisposes a person to developing neural tube defects, age-related hearing loss, ischemic stroke, schizophrenia, colon cancer, and acute leukemia.
Al-Habboubi et al. (2003) studied the prevalence of the MTHFR C677T mutation among healthy Bahrainis by performing PCR- restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis on 152 subjects. Their ages were (33.44 ± 11.12) and the male:female ratio was 170:238. All subjects had neither thrombotic problems nor a family history of thrombosis. The C677T mutation was present in 30 participants giving an overall carrier frequency of 19.7%. There were 26 heterozygous carriers (17.11%). On the other hand, only four carriers (2.63%) were in the homozygous state. No difference in the MTHFR C677T mutation frequency was seen with respect to gender.
One year later, Al-Habboubi et al. (2004) studied the prevalance of C677T and A1298C single nucleotide polymophisms in a set of 155 healthy Bahraini nationals (103 males, 52 females). Genotype analysis was peformed by PCR followed by RFLP using HinfI for the C677T mutation, and MboII for the A1298C mutation. Of the subjects analyzed, 21.94% were found to have the C677T mutation, with 19.4% being heterozygous (C/T), and 2.6% being homozygous (T/T) carriers. This frequency was comparable to values reported earlier for other East Asian countries, and lower than that for southern European and South East Asian countries. The distribution of this mutation was seen to be in accordance with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. However, gender differences were seen in the distribution of the mutations, with females showing more heterozygous and carriers (25.5% C/T and no T/T), compared to males (16.3% C/T, 3.8% T/T). With respect to the A1298C mutation, 60.67% of the subjects were shown to have the mutation (53.3% heterozygous A/C, and 7.3% homozygous C/C). The C/C frequency was found to be comparable to the frequencies for US and UK, lower than those for Jews, and higher than the frequencies reported from Asians. The distribution of this mutation was not according to Hardy Weinberg equilibrium, and no gender difference was seen in the distribution.
[See also: Lebanon > Al-Habboubi et al., 2003].
In a study on 118 patients and 120 control subjects, Almawi et al. (2009) found a positive association between MTHFR C677T and A1298C genotypes and stroke. The C677T mutation was also found to be associated with elevated homocysteine levels in both controls and patients.
Nemr et al. (2010) investigated the association of the c.C677T and c.A1298C mutations and diabetic nephropathy in patients with Type 2 DM. The study consisted of 252 Lebanese and 225 Bahraini subjects with Type 2 DM related nephropathy, and a control group of 309 Lebanese and 328 Bahraini patients with Type 2 DM in the absence of nephropathy. The Lebanese patients with nephropathy were found to have significantly higher frequencies of the 677T allele and C/C and T/T genotypes, when compared to Lebanese control patients. This did not hold for the Bahraini patients. The 1298C allele frequencies were comparable in the control and study groups. 677T/T carriers in both populations were found to have a higher homocysteine concentration. This increased concentration was linked with nephropathy in Lebanese, but not Bahraini patients. Regression analysis revealed the C677T mutation to be associated with nephropathy only among Lebanese patients. Nemr et al. (2010) stressed that the relationship between MTHFR mutations and diabetic nephropathy is dependent on the racial/ethnic background.
Gharaibeh et al. (2014) studied 50 consecutive patients with retinitis pigmentosa and 50 controls matched by age and gender to determine the prevalence of thrombophilic factors. Among patients/controls they found the MTHFR 677 TT heterozygous mutation (48/52). Gharaibeh et al. (2014) concluded that the difference between patients with retinitis pigmentosa and the control group was not statistically significant for the prevalence of this studied factor.
[See also: Saudi Arabia > Bu et al., 2004].
Adekile et al. (2001) screened a random cohort of 41 Kuwaiti sickle cell disease (SCD) patients attending the Hematology Clinic of Kuwait University Teaching Hospital for the 677C>T mutation of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene. The cohort consisted of 33 SS and 8 S/beta (0)-thal patients aged 2-41 years with a mean of age of 12.8+/- 8.6 years. PCR/RFLP was employed for the screening of MTHFR mutation and revealed 15 patients heterozygous for the mutation and one patient as homozygous, resulting in an allele frequency of 20.7%. In addition, 21 subjects (14 SS and 7 S/beta (0)-thal) were screened for osteonecrosis using MRI of the hip which showed 7 subjects with diverging degrees of osteonecrosis resulting in a frequency of 21.4% for the 677C>T allele. Adekile et al. (2001) stated that the obtained allele frequencies do not suggest an association with osteonecrosis.
Al Tawari et al. (2002) reported a family from Kuwait with severe MTHFR deficiency showing unique dermatological and brain imaging features. Three siblings in this family, two of them boys and a girl, died before the age of 3-months due to the deficiency. The fourth child, a boy, was treated with betaine, which resulted in clinical and biochemical improvement.
Al-Habboubi et al. (2003) demonstrated the prevalence of MTHFR C677T mutation among healthy Lebanese individuals by performing PCR- restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis on 408 subjects. Their ages were (32.94 ± 10.94) and the male:female ratio was 108:44. All subjects had neither thrombotic problems nor a family history of thrombosis. The C677T mutation was present in 169 participants giving an overall carrier frequency of 41.4%. There were 159 heterozygous carriers (38.97%). On the other hand, only ten carriers (2.45%) were in the homozygous state. No difference in the MTHFR C677T mutation frequency was seen with respect to gender.
Almawi et al. (2005) undertook a case control study to understand the prevalence of the prothrombotic mutations G1691A FV-Leiden, factor II G20210A, and MTHFR C677T mutations. One hundred and ninety eight Lebanese patients (84 males, 114 females), diagnosed with venous thromboembolism (VTE) were compared to 697 healthy age and gender matched controls. Diagnosis of VTE was performed using Doppler ultrasound, duplex scan, D-dimer levels, and phlebogram. Mutation analysis of the subjects was performed by PCR followed by RFLP using restriction enzyme HinfI for MTHFR. Multiple triple regression model analysis was also performed. The MTHFR C677T mutation did not show a significant difference between the patients (0.3838) and the control (0.3092) groups. The MTHFR C/T mutation was equally prevalent in both the groups. However, the T/T mutation showed a higher prevalence in the patients (20.7% vs. 11.0% in controls). Analysis of combined inherited risk factors showed that though the FV-Leiden allele and the G20210A allele by themselves were clearly associated with VTE (odds ratio2.71 and 3.590 respectively), they synergized with the MTHFR 677 T/C allele in increasing the odds of developing the disease. Logistic regression analysis showed that individuals below 45 years of age were 5.5 times more prone to developing VTE.
[See also: Bahrain > Nemr et al., 2010; Saudi Arabia > Bu et al., 2004].
Pathare et al. (2002, 2004) reported a 27-year old Omani man who presented with multiple episodes of venous thrombosis and was found to have elevated levels of homocysteine. This 27 year old male had his first episode of venous thrombosis as deep venous thrombosis (DVT) seven years before reporting his case and he was appropriately anticoagulated with heparin then by warfarin for one year, but as his thrombophilia workup (Proteins C and S, antithrombin III, lupus anticoagulant, APCR and plasminogen assay) was normal his anticoagulant therapy was stopped. Three years later, he presented with a second episode of DVT along with pain in the right lumbar and hypochondria which when investigated by abdominal ultrasound, thrombosis of the distal inferior vena cava and the whole of common iliac vein was detected. There was no family history of thrombophilia, and his systemic examination was unremarkable. Repeating the thrombophilia workup had only yielded normal results. He was managed by heparin and later by warfarin (to maintain INR between 2 and 2.5). The patient was admitted three years later because of a third episode of DVT as he had stopped his anticoagulant for three months. On examination, his left lower limb had dilated veins but with no ulcerations or edema, but the right lower limb was edematous at the ankle. Doppler scan revealed a persistent DVT along with complete blockage of the common femoral vein, and superficial femoral vein with partial blockage of the popliteal vein on the right side. He was anticoagulated and investigated with thrombophilia workup which was normal, as well as with specific molecular diagnostic tests recommended for thrombophilia evaluation (mutations in MTHFR gene, CBS 844ins68, prothrombin gene G20210A mutation, and factor V Leiden gene). His routine blood investigations revealed normal blood counts with normal reticulocyte counts with unremarkable peripheral blood film, ESR of 12 mm/hr, and negative ANA, Anti-DNA, autoantibody screen, lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies. He was found to be HbE trait on hemoglobin electrophoresis (HbE was 23% and HbA was 76.4%), and was found to have elevated levels of homocysteine of 23 micromol/l with normal levels of serum folate (4.5ng/l) and B12 (208pg/l). Genetic analysis was carried out by extracting the DNA from which the MTHFR gene was amplified by PCR with specific primers and the PCR products was then digested by specific enzyme for MTHFR gene mutation (endonuclease Hinfl). A heterozygous MTHFR C677T mutation was identified in the patient. Four years later, Pathare et al. (2006) studied the prothrombotic risk factors in Omani patients who presented with their first thrombophilic event. All Omani patients (39 patients with 24 females and 15 males) who were admitted between 2001 and 2003 with a first episode of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) with or without pulmonary embolism (PE) or with thrombosis in an unusual site were included in the study. MTHFR polymorphism (667C T) was identified using PCR amplification with appropriate primers, followed by digestion with HinfI. The MTHFR mutation (C677T) was detected in 14 patients (35.89%). It was found that seven normal Omani control subjects (8.75%) were heterozygous, while two (2.5%) were homozygous for the mutation. Out of the patients 43.58% had either one or both of the hyperhomocysteinemic mutations (MTHFR C677T and CBS 844ins68). One patient had three risk factors which were a combination of the two mutations (MTHFR C677T and CBS 844ins68) with protein C deficiency, while two patients had both mutations as risk factors, and 11 patients had only the MTHFR C677T. Pathare et al. (2006) pointed that the population prevalence of the hyperhomocysteinemic mutations in their study was significantly lower than that of the Caucasian population.
In 2001, Al-Gazali et al. described a male child of a first-cousin couple of Palestinian origin who had Down syndrome and neural tube defect. Al-Gazali et al. (2001) evaluated the 677 C-T MTHFR polymorphism and found that both the mother and child were homozygous for the TT mutation. In contrast, both mother and child were wild type for the A-C MTRR mutation. Al-Gazali et al. (2001) suggested that altered folate status plus homozygous mutation in the MTHFR gene in the mother could promote chromosomal instability and meiotic non-disjunction resulting in trisomy 21.
Bu et al. (2004) studied the frequencies of alleles and genotypes for CYP1A1, NAT2, GSTs, MTHFR, MTR (MS), and NQO*1 genes among Arabs. Of the studied group, 95% were from Saudi Arabia, and 5% were from Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen. The mean age was 37 years, and male to female ratio was (25:1). Allele frequencies for the MTHFR C677T and MTHFR A1298C variants were 15%, and 32%, respectively in Arabs.
Fawaz et al. (2004) carried out a molecular study to assess the prevalence of the MTHFR C677T mutation in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients and healthy controls. Study subjects comprised 87 SCD patients (38 males and 49 females; mean age 23.10 ± 14.15 years) and 105 controls (65 males and 40 females; mean age 32.28 ± 15.00 years). All patients were Saudi nationals from Eastern Saudi Arabia. PCR-RFLP analysis was used to detect the MTHFR C677T mutation. A significant increase in MTHFR C677T carrier rate was seen in SCD patients (36/87, 42%) compared to healthy subjects (26/105; 25%; P = 0.022). While the prevalence of C/T (32% and 21%; P = 0.109) and T/T (9% and 4%; P = 0.232) genotypes was higher among patients than controls, respectively. However, this was not statistically significant (P = 0.217; OR = 2.56) due to small sample size. Thus, Fawaz et al. (2004) suggested that a larger study is needed to confirm or alternatively rule out involvement of MTHFR C677T in SCD pathogenesis.
Al-Ali et al. (2005) studied the prevalence of the C677T mutation in MTHFR gene among Saudi patients with cardiovascular disease (CAD). Restriction fragment length polymorphism and allele specific hybridization were performed in 83 CAD patients and 40 age and gender-matched controls over a period of two years (2003-20004). The frequencies of the T allele and homozygous TT allele were 20% and 11% among CAD patients and 15% and 0% among controls. Al-Ali et al. (2005) concluded that the MTHFR C677T variant is a risk factor for CAD.
Mammo et al. (2007) reported the incidences of five prothrombotic gene polymorphisms among Saudi Arabians. The data for this study came from the Saudi Thrombosis and Familial Thrombophilia Registry. The subjects were healthy consenting donors from different regions, tribes, and origins in Saudi Arabia. Between 2001 and 2005, DNA samples from 902 Saudis (793 men and 109 women) were collected and genotyped. The MTHFR 677C>T mutation was tested in 884 of these subjects. Heterozygous carrier rate for this mutation was found to be 25%, while 2% of the subjects were homozygous rare allele carriers. The incidence of the rare allele was 27% (frequency: 15%).
Siraj et al. (2007) conducted a study among Saudi diffuse large B lymphoma (DLBCL) patients. One hundred and sixty DLBCL patients and 511 Saudi controls were included in the study. All samples were analyzed for MTHFR C677T and A1298C functional polymorphisms using restriction fragment length polymorphism in association with MGMT and FHIT genes promoter hypermethylation. In the DLBCL patients the frequency of MTHFR A1298C genotype CC was 31%, AC was 35% and the frequency of C allele was 66%, whereas in the controls the frequencies were 10, 43, and 53% respectively. It was found that Saudi individuals who carry MTHFR 1298CC and the 1298C allele had 4.23 and 1.73-fold higher risk of developing DLBCL, respectively. Also CCC genotype was associated with 3.489, and CTCC was related to 9.515-fold higher risk, compared with full MTHFR enzyme activity. The results suggested an association between MTHFR polymorphisms and increased susceptibility to develop DLBCL among Saudi population.
The C677T polymorphism in the MTHFR gene is associated with hyperhomocysteinemia. The latter is one of the factors that account for the high prevalence of cardiovascular death in patients with progressive renal disease. This triggered Al-Muhanna et al. (2008) to determine the prevalence of this polymorphism in Saudi patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis. The control group only included people with no past, present or family history of renal disease. The T allele frequency and homozygous genotype of MTHFR in ESRD patients were 14% and 2%, respectively compared to 13% and 0%, respectively in the control group. The results showed that the homozygotes T allele genotype was overrepresented in the hemodialysis group compared to the control one.
Alghasham et al. (2012) performed a common-variant association study, investigating the association of MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms with hypertension in Saudi subjects. Genotypic and allelic frequencies were obtained through a PCR-based reaction assay using hybridization probes specific to the corresponding polymorphic variant. All cases showed a higher carrier frequency of the mutant 677T allele than controls (41% vs 26%, p=0.004) and significant association was described using the odds ratio (OR=1.9, 95% CI 1.2-3.1). Filtering hypertensive cases with obesity, a significantly higher carrier frequency (48% vs 26%, p=0.004) and higher odds ratio (OR=2.6, 95% CI 1.3-5.01) was found. Hypertensive cases with obesity and diabetes, and cases with hypertension alone, both showed a higher carrier frequency than controls, albeit without significance (p=0.06, p=0.6 respectively). All cases showed a higher carrier frequency of the mutant 1298C allele than controls (59% vs 42%, p=0.003), and significant association was described (OR=1.98, 95% CI 1.3-3.1). Filtering hypertensive cases with obesity, a significantly higher carrier frequency (61% vs 42%, p=0.02) and higher odds ratio (OR=2.2, 95% CI 1.1-4.2) was found. Hypertensive cases with obesity and diabetes showed a significantly higher carrier frequency (66% vs 42%, p=0.002) and odds ratio (OR=2.6, 95% CI 1.4-4.9). Cases with hypertension alone showed no significant increase in 1298C carriage (p=1). Genotype data was further filtered through gender, age, parental consanguinity, and smoking, each of which showed no significant association with susceptibility to hypertension (p>0.05), suggesting that these polymorphisms predispose to hypertension regardless of the listed risk factors.
AlShahrani et al. (2016) studied 490 Saudi subjects to find the frequency of allele and genotype of MTHFR C677T polymorphism in patients with primary glaucoma. The study included 210 Saudi patients and 280 Saudi controls. Primary open angle glaucoma was diagnosed in 144 of these patients. The frequencies of genotype CT and allele T were significantly higher in POAG, whereas the frequencies of genotype CC and allele C were significantly lower as compared to controls, indicating that the genotype CT and allele T are associated with susceptibility to primary glaucoma. Such an association was not seen for Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma.
Lajin et al. (2012) investigated the role of three common polymorphisms of the folate-homocysteine metabolic pathway in an Arab population from Syria consisting of 85 schizophrenic patients and 126 healthy controls. Results indicated a strong association between MTHFR c.A1298C and schizophrenia. The variant C allele frequency was significantly higher in the patients group [40% vs 29%, OR=1.6, 95% CI (1.06-2.41), p=0.023]. A statistically significant association was found for MTHFR c.677TT genotype under the recessive model in the male patients subgroup [OR=2.6, 95% CI (1.04-6.5), p=0.036], and MTHFR c.677CT genotype under the overdominant model in the total patients group [OR=0.52 95% CI (0.29-0.92), p=0.024].
El Hajj Chehadeh et al. (2016) aimed to determine the association between MTHFR SNPs and T2DM in the Emirati population. Genomic DNA was obtained from 209 diabetics and 169 healthy controls. Genotyping was carried out for the MTHFR variants C677T and A1298C. No significant association was found between the SNPs and T2DM for the Emirati cohort. However, when the patients were stratified based on complications, it was found that the C677T SNP was associated with a history of cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) (p=0.0330), history of nephropathy (p=0.0280) and levels of LDL cholesterol (p=0.0409), while the A1298C polymorphism was associated with hypertriglyceridemia (p=0.0305). The authors concluded that while the MTHFR SNPS were not associated with T2DM in the Emirati population, they could be used as risk markers for CVA, nephropathy, high LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in T2DM patients, thereby allowing for targeted risk assessment and initiation of early preventive measures.
[See: Palestine > Al-Gazali et al., 2001].
Nakai et al. (2004) applied a chip-based MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry to screen for 15 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from 14 candidate genes involved in the renin-angiotensin system, lipid metabolism, cytokines and adhesion molecules, and growth factors, and the coagulation-fibrinolysis system. The study included the analysis of 47 healthy Yemenite Jews, a population known for its low incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD). The incidence of the C/T (p.A222V) allele in the MTHFR gene was 0.479 vs 0.181.


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