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As the war in Syria thaws out of winter, countries in the surrounding region, as well as across the globe, feel a compulsion to get involved. Israel bombs a Syrian weapons convoy destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Russia and Iran both say they will continue to supply arms to Assad's soldiers. The United States commits to supplying "nonlethal aid" to moderate rebel forces. However, with the threat of arming radical Islamists looming, the European Union rejects a bid to give weapons to the Syrian opposition. Meanwhile, Assad's air force is unrelenting, bombing rebel bastions like Deir Ez Zor, Al Raqqa, Aleppo, and even over the western border and into Lebanon.

A month later the Druze man tells you that your father, Ibrahim, is in the northwestern neighborhood of Sheikh Maksud. You know that the district is on the fringe between rebel and regime control. At this point you are playing both sides of the conflict, creating your own diplomatic solutions that benefit your interests. You wonder if it's the same with your father, if the saying like father, like son holds as much water as everyone seems to think. Did he move your mother and two brothers to Sheikh Maksud as well? What is there left to do besides try to track him down? There is nothing, you decide. Sakhour has been decimated. It is a ghost town, and it will only get worse. It's a miracle you made it this long without seeing the wrong side of a barrel bomb. If you don't move now the odds are not in your favor. But going headfirst into enemy heartland, when you haven't left your apartment for a year, isn't going to be easy. Additionally, twenty-six people died today in the the Khan Al Assai district of western Aleppo. There are many videos that surface of the victims choking and clawing desperately for air until they eventually fade away. You think this is the first chemical attack perpetrated by Assad's regime. You knew that there were no longer rules in Aleppo but this seems to expertly prove your theory. Later you watch a video of a young boy in Aleppo holding a rifle to the head of the downed statue of Bashar Al Assad's father, Hafez Al Assad. And adding fire to flames, one hundred and ten dead bodies wash up on the edges of the Queiq River, which separates the regime-controlled western bank of the city and the rebelled-held eastern swath of Aleppo. Their hands are bound behind their back, making you and everyone else think it was a massacre. It is just one more atrocity that eventually will be forgotten throughout the course of the conflict. Aleppo, your home, now seems to resemble a tangled mess of shattered stone more than anything else. Foreigners are arriving to try to witness the unimaginable here, to see for themselves how dark humanity can plunge. You read about one of these war tourists in Aleppo, a 45-year-old Japanese man named Toshifumi Fujimoto. It all seemed to sneak up on you so fast, the destruction. You've heard testimonies of complete lawlessness out there. You're so confident online, but now you're having to come face to face with your mortality, like everyone else, and it is terrifying. But you have no other choice but to find your father. Your city is now so debased that it is an amusement park of irreverence. Aleppo took 5,000 years to build and only two years to destroy.


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Posted: August 01, 2011

Have you played Galaga Legions DX? Because it is pretty awesome. Not as difficult as the first "Legions", but still a lot of fun. I really dig these Namco re-makes, I can fit them in 5 to 10 minute windows whenever I have free time.

Another quick hit for me is Tekken 6. I picked it up with wireless arcade stick for under $40 from Amazon.. what a steal! I play Julia for the most part, but I just play a few rounds here and there, no epic marathons.

Shortly after I picked up that deal, I was able to pick up Civilization V from Steam for less than $20. Is anyone else amazed at how much great gaming doesn't cost? Even before you count the sub $5 iOS games, there has never been a better selection for a lower price. It seems like just yesterday people were complaining about the price of games being expensive, but I can't see any case for that. If you can wait 3-6 months for a title, it is dirt cheap!

My First LokiAlso, I'm still going strong in EVE Online. We are moving regions again, closer to our allies and having a lot of great battles. In our old home in Fountain, it felt like all we got for PVP was "ganking" solo / small groups of pilots that were  not paying attention. No real coordinated fleet-on-fleet action at all. Up in Fade/Deklein we are constantly getting good fights with well composed fleets on both sides and I'm having a blast!

We also have a corp in the alliance running a lot of nice roams. I'm excited to see reimbersment programs covering the heavy assault cruiser roams, both armor and shield variants. Before the region re-location started taking our time, we were off to a really good start. We have enough pilots skilled on these roams that fielding T3s is becoming more and more common.

In fact, I purchased and fit my first Loki strategic cruiser just for these roams. Yes, I'll be sad when I die because of the cost of the fittings, but it is going to be a lot of fun until then!

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NeuroshimaI've picked up a few iOS games over the last few weeks. I'm playing Neuroshima Hex which is a pretty cool tile-based board game. Up to 4 players can play and the online tutorials and context sensitive information panels make it easy to learn. It is a well thought-out military strategy board game for $5.

I also picked up Hunters HD Episode One. I like the look and feel of the interface and controls. It is a "freemium" game that lets you get your characters up to level II without paying, but you can play as many of the maps as you'd like. New "missions" are released every 24 hours which is pretty neat too. It is a turn-based tactics role playing game more like a sci-fi themed Final Fantasy Tactics. The full version is $8 but I've not made the plunge yet because it is a tad on the difficult side, so I'm not sure if I'll stick with it.

Bangai-OOn Xbox Live Arcade, I picked up Torchlight which I think works even better on console than PC. I do wish it had co-op still, which I guess the sequel someday will have? But today I just had to spring for Bangai-O HD. I loved the original Bangai-O on the Dreamcast, much moreso than the spin-off title Bangai-O Spirits on DS, so I'm happy to see a full HD sequel of the shooter on Xbox. I also started playing the demo of Moon Diver and that is impressive too. It is a slash-em up and feels like Strider is back from the 1989 in HD with 4-player co-op to boot!

All-in-all though, picking up all 5 of those titles is still less than one full-price game which is pretty awesome. I'm not sure there is much sense in buying $60 titles these days when so much gaming can be had for so little.

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Posted: March 12, 2011

Game-world persistence won me over. Moreso than graphical fidelity, tight control, pacing of story, or swelling scores paired with brilliant sound effects. Persistence uniquely taps into human psyche and emotions, and is only available in interactive entertainment - games.

However, very few games strive for persistence, and even fewer accomplish it to its fullest extent. Some of the ingredients include:

  • No arbitrary resetting of the game's win or lose states.
  • An environment with few barriers or boundaries
  • Rule sets that are stable with very little change over long periods of time.
  • A self-sustaining "circle-of-life" for in-game items that does not require outside intervention.
  • Reduce or eliminate the synthetic; translations, artificial intelligence, voice acting and story are often flawed elements that too easily expose the game world for what it is, and takes us out of the experience.

Every time you are reminded that "this is just a game", your inhibitions will be lowered and your emotional response reduced. Artificial boundaries like time limits, kill counts, number of laps, arena walls, fixed slots for the number of players per team, and static allegiance (red vs blue team), all of these add up to remind you you are playing a game.

Perhaps nothing more so than a "Game Over" screen. Once that pops up, your scores are tallied and everything is reset to its beginning state, only to play again as if you are trapped in a "Groundhog Day" existence. During a "match" you might die, only to re-spawn and be back to full health, full ammo, and no consequence other than a death count statistic on a scoreboard. The emotional response to that existence, that lack of real consequence, is shallow or non-existent. Even if you are on the winning side, the lack of any real victory as the opponent simply ?reappears? to fight again less than 10 seconds later, has the same low-impact on your emotional response.

Click for larger versionI've been playing a game where, every item in the game is manufactured, brought to market, and sold by other real players. This is a real market economy where the value of an item is set by the amount of money other players determine it is worth. There is no game rule that says an item must cost a certain amount, and items do not magically populate in stores via an artificial routine. Players are working to meet their customer's needs, in the places they need the items, and competing with others to offer the best product, prices, and services.

When I die, I lose those items that were with me. That loss represents real time that I spent to make money, track down the best deal, transport the item to where I needed it. When it is destroyed, I need to go through all of that again. Nothing is handed to me for free, I'll need to work for it again, just like I did the first time. What happens because of this is I am much more careful about what I'm doing, which fights I choose to fight, how I act towards other players, and when I do become involved in a conflict the adrenaline rush is real because not only is my stuff on the line, but the stuff of my friends and allies. We are counting on each other and any sustained losses represent real time that we've invested... and will have to re-invest if we do not survive the battle.

If the consequences are this great, why would anyone fight? For the same reasons real-wold governments go to war. You have something that someone else wants, so they will fight you for it. Many times, it is as simple as they don't want to work as hard for it, they want to take from your hard work. Maybe it is territory, and with that a strategic point from which to control resources for money, flow of the market, or materials from which to build items... or to prevent the enemy from doing the same.

Click for larger versionWhen that strategic objective is determined, you'll want to be better prepared than your enemy. So you'll bring the specific items that are known to be the counter to his items. You might bring more friends than he does and win by sheer numbers. You might be able to socially engineer a solution through misdirection or intelligence gathering. The last thing you would want with real stakes on the line is for you to bring 8 equally equipped players to a walled off arena to battle against his 8 equally equipped players, and then determine the outcome by a kill/death ratio or time limit. Just as in real life, whomever holds the field at the end is the winner. Battles might last for weeks, or months, as reinforcements spill in, new tactics are discovered, and new allies are found to tip the balance to your favor. When you finally do hold the field, and the enemy backs off, it is only a matter of time before someone else decides they want what you have and the cycle starts again.

Through the use of persistence, the risk and reward levels are taken to much greater heights. When the investment of time equates to the level of achievement, how you feel about both accomplishment and loss become so real that it is only slightly distinguishable from reality. This provides a much richer experience and when a group is impacted by this depth of emotional responses, strong relationships are formed, and the levels of value and risk are raised even further. This is not easily achieved by other forms of entertainment, and has captured my leisure time completely.

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I have a problem on my computer. I use Google as my default homepage. However, replaces Google as my default homepage totally without my knowledge and permission. I have tried restoring the browser settings, but this website still loads itself when I launch my browser. How can I completely remove from my machine? Any help is appreciated.

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What is any among harmful threat which usually comes beneath the category of internet browser hijacker which could modify your own homepage and begin page. It owns the characteristics of a browser hijacker or redirecting malware that can take control of web browser (including Safari, IE, FireFox, Chrome and Opera), hijack homepage and display fake warning message to download potentially unwanted applications like HD Radio Player without even asking for user’s approval. Browser hijacker is actually quite cunning because it can escape the detection of most antivirus programs. Once it arrives at the target machine it starts changing browser settings and displaying a lot of popups and advertising to Internet users. Users will see a different homepage instead of the previous one they set up before, in this case homepage can be changed to And they may keep getting an annoying message asking them to update video player or they may be recommended to download a video player or virus scanner. It’s driving people nut
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In any state, if the malicious program get success to install itself on your computer then it starts it malcious activities after hiding all its components. It hides components into the system files and create various load points, relaunch itself if you take an attempt to delete or remove from your computer. In spite of all malicious functions of any regular anti virus software does not detect it as a threat, because it uses rootkit techniques and advance the conservation remains undetected and to avoid removal. This display unwanted and fake advertisements, open the rear door to other malware, and is always striving to steal personal identifiable and online banking details. Because of contamination by harmful malware your computer becomes sluggish and prone to corruption. You should opt efficient method to remove as quick as you can and prevent your data, secure your privacy and information while Internet session.

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You may have no idea when and how this adware gets on your computer, but this self-installed program would drive you insane if not removed timely.

1) It comes secretly and runs on your browser automatically;
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The redirect virus often invades your computer via freeware that you have downloaded from the Internet. When you download and install freeware or shareware that comes from unreliable sources, you may give the redirect virus a chance to infect your PC. Besides, the redirect virus may break into your computer through spam email attachments. Opening attachments specially sent by cyber hackers runs the high risk of downloading malware like redirect virus to your computer. Another common tool used by the redirect virus to enter your PC is via malicious websites or legitimate websites that have been hacked by the rogue hackers. When you happen to click on the suspicious links or pop-ups within the websites, you may unintentionally download the redirect virus or other malware to your machine. Therefore, you should use extra caution when surfing on the Internet.

How to Remove – Browser Hijacker Removal Guide Hijacker hijacks your default browser to redirect your web search results and modifies your default homepage and browser settings. Manual removal is the most effective way to completely uninstall it from an infected computer’s operating system, for the season that this hijacker is so cunning and dangerous, antivirus programs cannot get rid of it permanently. Here are the manual guides for users to remove the annoying hijacker.

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You can also choose to eliminate this browser hijacker on your own, but please note that the manual method is better for advanced computer users who are computer literate. Those steps require sufficient computer knowledge and skills to complete as a computer beginner could make unexpected mistakes during the process and bring further problems. You need to identify the malware and change computer settings which are associated with core system files. Computer system may crash due to human error, thus the removal tool is strongly recommended.

Step 1 Restart Your Computer in Safe Mode

Press the Windows + R keys together on your keyboard. Then, enter “msconfig” in the text field and press Enterkey.

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The four options of Safe modes are explained below:

Minimal: Typical Safe Mode without network connection (typically for general home users)

Alternate Shell: Safe Mode with the Command Prompt (advanced power user option)

Active Directory Repair: This is for restoring a server Domain Controller (home users don’t need to worry about this one)

Network: Safe Mode with a network connection (allows users to use the Internet and connect other devices on the network)

Here you can simply choose Minimal that is the default option.

Select Restart to restart the computer shortly.

Please remember to uncheck the Safe boot option after you complete all removal steps, if not, your computer will always be in safe mode.

This method applies to both Windows 10, 8 and 8.1. As to other version of Windows, you can visit another postof our site.

Step 2 Show hidden files and folders

Windows 8/8.1/10:
Open File Explorer ( or any folder/disk) , select View tab and check Hidden items.

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Windows 7/Vista:
Click Start icon, choose Control Panel and Appearance and Personalization.

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Click on Show hidden files and folders under Folder Options.

Windows 7 Show hidden files and folders

Select View tab, mark Show hidden files, folders, and drives option.

Uncheck the option of Hide protected operating system files( Recommended). The malware program could hide in the system files in order to avoid being deleted.

Click on OK.

Step 3 Remove from web browsers

Remove from Internet Explorer

Open Internet Explorer browser, click Tools and choose Internet Options from the list.

In General tab, edit the home page by typing another web address to replace and then click OK.

Click Tools and select Manage add-ons.

Look at the Add-on Types, select Toolbars and Extensions firstly.

Find any extension associated with and disable it.

IE- disableextension

Next, move to the types of Search Providers.

Select the unwanted search engine and click on Remove.

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Close the browser and restart it.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

Open Mozilla Firefox, click Menu and select Options

In General tab, delete the link of and enter a new home page link instead.

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Switch to Search tab, choose the search engine and click on Remove.

Click on Menu and choose Add-ons.

Choose Extensions tab, click on Remove button to uninstall the unwanted browser extension.

extensions and plugins of firefox

Choose Plugins tab, choose Never Activate to stop the malicious plug-in from running.

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Close the browser and restart it.

Remove from Google Chrome
Open Google Chrome, click on Menu icon and select Settings.

Chrome settings

Click on Change under Appearance

Chrome change homepage

You will see that the homepage as well as new tab page are occupied by the web address of the browser hijacker.

Delete it and input a new web address you like and click on OK.

Chrome change homepage 2

Click on Manage search engines… under Search section.

manage search engines in Chrome

When Startpage Home is your default search engine, you should make another search website as your new default search engine first or you can’t delete the current one.

Chrome change search engine

Click on the Delete mark to remove the unwanted search engine.

Chrome change search engine 2

If you see there is more unwanted search engine related with in the list of search engines, you can directly delete it.

  1. Close the browser and restart it

It is not much help if you clear your browsing data like browsing history and cookies because your Internet activities are not the main target of this browser hijacker. Though the browsing data have close relation with your privacy, it does not seem to help with removing malware files. As long as you get rid of the dangerous program, your data will be safe on your PC. The malware and its components have already been inside on the system and cannot be removed with this operation. All users should know full well that what they click on and what they are going to download and install on their computers.

Anyway, please know that not to let a mistake installed the adware on your computer. pop-up is a miserable program. For it may cause many issues to your system, including slow your searching speed, collapsing your browser, and altering the settings of your system. So please try to uninstall it from your computer, and if you cannot remove it manually, please try to uninstall it automatically with SpyHunter.

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New research shows one in three Australian children do not brush their teeth twice a day and one in ten have had at least one decayed tooth pulled out before they turn nine years old.

One in three preschoolers have never seen a dentist, according to Royal Children's Hospital National Child Health Poll, released on Wednesday.

Paediatrician Dr Anthea Rhodes at RCH says the results show poor oral hygiene habits are being learnt from an early age and this is setting kids up for a lifetime of painful tooth decay.

"We know that in Australia that tooth decay in children is on the rise and it's in fact the most common cause of preventable hospital stay in children under 15, so we did expect that there might be some worrying findings but what we didn't anticipate was just how poor the habits are in many homes across Australia when it comes to looking after kids' teeth," said Dr Rhodes.

The poll of 2,000 parents, representing 4,000 children, was conducted in January to provide information on what parents understand about oral health.

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The majority of parents were not aware that a child's first dental check-up should occur at around 12 months of age, while almost half (48 per cent) of parents did not know that tap water, which contains fluoride, is better than bottle water when it comes to protecting teeth.

Most of the confusion among parents was in regard to caring for the teeth of infants, said Dr Rhodes.

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The poll also showed that despite 85 percent of parents knowing fruit juice is a sugary drink that can cause tooth decay, one in four children drank sugary drinks most days a week.

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One the most famous lines Pete Townshend ever wrote was "Hope I die before I get old," but thankfully, that did not happen.  The Who's guitarist, main songwriter and creative mastermind turns 70 today.

In celebration of Pete Townshend's 70th birthday , he released "Guantanamo," the first of two new songs on his new hits collection, Truancy: The Very Best of Pete Townshend, which will be out on June 30th.

"I thought this song might never see the light of day," says Townshend. "But now [that] President Obama has relaxed sanctions in Cuba, it is a happy sign he might go further... The lyric grew out of the implicit angry frustration in the organ tracks."

The other new song on the album is "How Can I Help You."

Townshend and The Who are on tour set to perform in Uniondale, New York tomorrow night.

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Written by Tom Ngo
March 8th, 2010

The UFC has finally announced that street fighting legend Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will be taking on Matt Mitrione at UFC 113 on May 8th in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, officially putting to bed the prospects of a Kimbo vs. James Toney matchup.

There were grumblings last week that Kimbo could be the first to welcome Toney into the violent world of mixed martial arts as both would love nothing more than a pure standup battle, however it appears the UFC has better plans for the boxer’s debut.

UFC president Dana White hinted at the possibility of a Kimbo/Mitrione contest during a UFC 109 pre-fight presser, however the organization waited until today to confirm the bout on the official UFC 113 page, pushing the fight card to nine confirmed bouts.

The heavyweights are somewhat familiar with each other as they both served as contestants on last season’s “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” reality show.

Slice cemented a spot in the organization after making Houston Alexander look like a shell of his former self at the TUF 10 finale, while Mitrione continued to impress UFC brass by beating Marcus Jones that same evening.

Mitrione was one of the most controversial fighters on last season’s edition of the reality show due to his unwillingness to train through “injuries” for Team Rashad, while Slice proved some doubters wrong as he maintained a positive attitude and improved his MMA game on Team Rampage.

Lyoto Machida will defend his UFC light heavyweight title against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the night’s featured bout. The meeting will hopefully put an end to the controversy surrounding the unanimous decision that Machida stole from Shogun at their UFC 104 meeting back in October.

All of the fights below have been confirmed by the organization for the pay-per-view broadcast:

Preliminary Bouts:

TJ Grant vs. Johny Hendricks
Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Mike Guymon
Marcus Davis vs. Jonathan Goulet
Tim Credeur vs. Tom Lawlor

Main Bouts:

Patrick Cote vs. Alan Belcher
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson vs. Matt Mitrione
Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens
Josh Koscheck vs. Paul Daley
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Lyoto Machida (UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)

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• Product name
  • Description
    Rabbit polyclonal to PDE4D
  • Host species
  • Specificity
    ab14613 labels all PDE4D proteins including PDE4D1, PDE4D2, PDE4D3, PDE4D4, PDE4D5 variants. Does not cross react with PDE4A, PDE4B, PDE4D6, PDE4D7, PDE4D8, PDE4D9 or PDE4C. The antibody has not been tested against endogenous PDE4D, only recombinant proteins and we therefore cannot guarantee it will detect endogenous PDE4.
  • Tested applications
    Suitable for: WB, IP, ICC, ICC/IF, IHC-Pmore details
  • Species reactivity
    Reacts with: Mouse, Rat, Hamster, Human
  • Immunogen

    C-terminal cyclic peptide unique to all PDE4D subtypes variants.

  • Positive control
    • recombinant proteins (PDE4D1, PDE4D2, PDE4D3, PDE4D4, PDE4D5)

Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab14613 in the following tested applications.

The application notes include recommended starting dilutions; optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.

Application Abreviews Notes
WB 1/500. Can be blocked with PDE4D peptide (ab169991).
IP 1/150.
ICC 1/150.
ICC/IF Use at an assay dependent concentration. PubMed: 19759179
IHC-P Use at an assay dependent concentration.

  • Function
    Hydrolyzes the second messenger cAMP, which is a key regulator of many important physiological processes.
  • Tissue specificity
    Widespread; most abundant in skeletal muscle. Isoform 6 is detected in brain. Isoform 8 is detected in brain, placenta, lung and kidney. Isoform 7 is detected in heart and skeletal muscle.
  • Pathway
    Purine metabolism; 3',5'-cyclic AMP degradation; AMP from 3',5'-cyclic AMP: step 1/1.
  • Involvement in disease
    Note=Genetic variations in PDE4D might be associated with susceptibility to stroke. PubMed:17006457 states that association with stroke has to be considered with caution.
  • Sequence similarities
    Belongs to the cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase family. PDE4 subfamily.
  • Post-translational
    Isoform 3 and isoform 7 are activated by phosphorylation (in vitro), but not isoform 6. Isoform N3 and isoform 12 are phosphorylated on Ser-49, Ser-51, Ser-55 and Ser-59.
  • Cellular localization
    Cytoplasm. Membrane. Cytoplasm > cytoskeleton. Cytoplasm > cytoskeleton > centrosome. Found in the soluble fraction, associated with membranes, and associated with the cytoskeleton and the centrosome.
  • Information by UniProt
  • Database links
  • Alternative names
    • cAMP specific 3',5' cyclic phosphodiesterase 4D antibody
    • DKFZp686M11213 antibody
    • 5''-cyclic phosphodiesterase 4D antibody
    • cAMP specific phosphodiesterase 4D antibody
    • cAMP specific phosphodiesterase PDE4D6 antibody
    • cAMP-specific 3'' antibody
    • DPDE3 antibody
    • Dunce like phosphodiesterase E3 antibody
    • FLJ97311 antibody
    • HSPDE4D antibody
    • PDE43 antibody
    • Pde4d antibody
    • PDE4D_HUMAN antibody
    • PDE4DN2 antibody
    • Phosphodiesterase 4D cAMP specific (dunce (Drosophila) homolog phosphodiesterase E3) antibody
    • Phosphodiesterase 4D cAMP specific (phosphodiesterase E3 dunce homolog Drosophila) antibody
    • Phosphodiesterase 4D cAMP specific antibody
    • Phosphodiesterase 4D, cAMP specific (dunce) antibody
    • STRK1 antibody
    see all

  • ab14613 (2µg/ml) staining PDE4D in human placenta using an automated system (DAKO Autostainer Plus). Using this protocol there is strong staining of the cytoplasm.
    Sections were rehydrated and antigen retrieved with the Dako 3 in 1 AR buffer EDTA pH 9.0 in a DAKO PT link. Slides were peroxidase blocked in 3% H2O2 in methanol for 10 mins. They were then blocked with Dako Protein block for 10 minutes (containing casein 0.25% in PBS) then incubated with primary antibody for 20 min and detected with Dako envision flex amplification kit for 30 minutes. Colorimetric detection was completed with Diaminobenzidine for 5 minutes. Slides were counterstained with Haematoxylin and coverslipped under DePeX. Please note that, for manual staining, optimization of primary antibody concentration and incubation time is recommended. Signal amplification may be required.
  • ICC/IF image of ab14613 stained HeLa cells. The cells were 4% formaldehyde fixed (10 min) and then incubated in 1%BSA / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 1h to permeabilise the cells and block non-specific protein-protein interactions. The cells were then incubated with the antibody (ab14613, 10µg/ml) overnight at +4°C. The secondary antibody (green) was Alexa Fluor® 488 goat anti-rabbit IgG (H+L) used at a 1/1000 dilution for 1h. Alexa Fluor® 594 WGA was used to label plasma membranes (red) at a 1/200 dilution for 1h. DAPI was used to stain the cell nuclei (blue) at a concentration of 1.43µM.

  • Western blot using ab14613 and positive controls for PDE4D variants.

This product has been referenced in:
  • Cheng H  et al. siRNA-mediated silencing of phosphodiesterase 4B expression affects the production of cytokines in endotoxin-stimulated primary cultured microglia. Exp Ther Med 12:2257-2264 (2016). WB ; Rat . Read more (PubMed: 27698721) »
  • Barbagallo F  et al. Genetically Encoded Biosensors Reveal PKA Hyperphosphorylation on the Myofilaments in Rabbit Heart Failure. Circ Res 119:931-43 (2016). Read more (PubMed: 27576469) »

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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence
Mouse Cell (heart)
Blocking step
Serum as blocking agent for 1 hour(s) and 0 minute(s) · Concentration: 10% · Temperature: 25°C

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Western blot
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Gel Running Conditions
Reduced Denaturing (4-20% gradient gel)
Mouse Cell lysate - whole cell (NIH3T3)
Blocking step
BSA as blocking agent for 1 hour(s) and 0 minute(s) · Concentration: 5% · Temperature: 25°C

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Thank you for your reply and for your understanding in this matter.

As requested, I am sending ab14628 as a free of charge replacement for you and you should have it on Tuesday morning. For your records the new invoice number is *.

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I have tried 3 times to contact the supplier to ask them to provide those images, but they are not replying to my emails. I do apologize for the inconvenience this is causing you and I am grateful for your patience in the matter.

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I have heard back from the supplier in regards to ab14613 and they have tried to go back and look for old data on PDE4D antibody. They could not find the blot on HEK cells. They do have blots on oth...

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Thank you for contacting us. I apologise for the delay, I wanted to check this case with my lab colleagues.
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I am sorry these products did not perform as stated on the datasheet and for the inconvenience this has caused. As requested, I have issued free of charge replacements for ab14611 and ab14613with the order number 1137676.

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Ep 1 - Anger
In the first of three programs, Primal Instincts confronts anger. From violent crime to road rage and domestic violence, anger has much to answer for. Humans are one of the few species that kill their own and it's usually because of anger. The primal power of anger is one of the most complex human emotions, this program examines how science is exposing the inner workings of our deepest drives and challenging the very understanding of our most destructive emotion. Primal Instincts follows the U.S. landmark legal case of Jimmy 'the Fuse' Filliagi who claimed a controversial biological defence. Jimmy claimed he was "born bad" and "genetically predetermined" to bouts of anger. Tests showed he had the worst possible combination of neuro-chemical function - his dopamine response was high, while his serotonin level was abnormally low. The program also examines how a simple argument changed the life of a Melbourne landscape gardener.
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The elusive emotion, fuelled by the powerful reward pathways in the brain that release a cascade of hormones. It's so important that we even seek it out through food addiction. Now we're discovering why some of us are happier than others.
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The primary reptilian survival instinct. It's powered by adrenalin and cortisol, drugs that can paralyse us or give us superhuman strength. Fear is essential for survival, but it's also the source of the crippling anxiety disorders that plague modern society.
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We call it love. But the most exhilarating of human emotions is merely nature's way of keeping the human species alive and reproducing. Wielding an irresistible cocktail of chemical love potions, our body entices us into unwittingly playing the mating game. And science is beginning to discover just how manipulative nature can be.

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The client upon making the booking for a property inspection or other services, fully acknowledges having been given the opportunity to read the Terms and Conditions of Service. The client is deemed to have agreed to the conditions prior to the inspection commencing. The agreement sets out specific limitations on the scope of the inspection and on limits that apply in carrying it out.

The report remains the full property of ABEL Building Inspections until paid for in full. We do not provide credit facilities. Reminder notices will be charged at $50.00 each.

2. Purpose of Inspection

The purpose of the inspection is to provide advice and information to the purchaser or other interested party regarding the condition of the property on the date and at the time of the inspection. The report makes no judgement on value or personal circumstances. The property report is deemed to satisfy AS4349-1 2007 - Inspection of Buildings. The report should not be seen as an all-encompassing report dealing with a building from every aspect. Rather, it should be seen as a reusable attempt to identify any defects visible at the time.

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Older buildings do not often comply with current building, plumbing, gas and electrical regulations, codes and standards. Observations made may reflect items needing attention to prevent harm or damage to the structure. No comment is made on areas of property where fair wear and tear for age is evident.

The report should be seen as a reasonable attempt to identify any visible defects at the time of the inspection. The report does not cover inaccessible items. The report does not include the identification of unauthorised building work or work not compliant with building regulations. This report is not a certificate of compliance of the property within the requirements of any Act, regulation or local law or by-law. This report is not a warranty against problems developing in the future. Any person who relies upon the contents of this report does so acknowledging that the following clauses both below and at the end of the report. These define the scope and limitations of the inspection and form an integral part of the report. Before you decide to purchase this property you should read and understand all of the information contained herein. If there is anything contained in this report that is not clear or you have difficulty understanding please contact the inspector prior to acting on this report. The extent and thoroughness of the inspection has been limited by way of time, intrusion and risk of doing physical damage to the property being inspected. We have not inspected and parts of the structure which are covered unexposed or inaccessible and are therefore unable to report that any such of the structure is free from defect. Identification of hazardous materials that may be in the building or on or near the property is outside the scope of this inspection. The inspection will limit the reporting of minor defects only on their overall extent. It is not intended to detail each and every minor defect of imperfection.

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The inspection will comprise of a visual inspection of the property to identify major defects and safety hazards and to form an unbiased opinion regarding the general condition of the property at the time of inspection.

AS 4349.1 – 2007 requires that the basis for comparison is a building of similar age and similar type to the subject building and which is in a reasonable condition, having been adequately maintained over the life of the building. This means that the building being inspected may not comply with Australian Standards, Building Regulations or specific State or territory requirements at the time of inspection.

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The remains of six Maya individuals sacrificed in the 9th and 10th centuries have been found at the bottom of a cenote in the Yucatan peninsula. Bone remains of at least six individuals - "probably sacrificed during a couple of intense periods of water shortages between 900-1,200 years ago" - as

Unlocking the secrets of Mayan cenotes

USA Today has a story profiling the archaeologists diving into Mayan cenotes and what they hope to find inside them. A team of world-class cave divers assembled by Lucero and geologist Patricia Beddows of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., intend to descend into the depths of three of Cara Blanca's 23


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Critical review of instructional design process of distance learning system

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Instructional design refers to planning, development, delivery and evaluation of instructional system. It is an applied field of study aiming at the application of descriptive research outcomes in regular instructional settings. The present study was designed to critically review the process of instructional design at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU). It was survey study. Population of the study consisted of 120 academicians of different academic department of AIOU. Survey was conducted through questionnaire for academic staff. It was revealed that need assessment is not done before conceiving the outlines of a course. Also the course did not contain sufficient activities, picture and illustrations. It was also found that did not confirm the course objectives. The study recommended that proper of the course writers for distance learning may be arranged.

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Investing.com – Take a peek at the top 5 things that rocked U.S. markets this week.

Bitcoin Slumps amid SegWit2x tantrum Bitcoin Cash soared 40%

Bitcoin fell sharply on Friday as investors appeared to unwind their bullish positions on the popular digital currency while increasing their holdings of bitcoin cash.

The fall in bitcoin comes after developers behind the SegWit2x upgrade announced Wednesday that they were suspending plans for the upgrade, which was slated to activate around November 16.

Segwit2x aimed to speed up transactions on the bitcoin network by increasing the size of “blocks” – files that store information on the network – from one megabyte to two megabytes (hence, the 2x).

With bitcoin block size set to remain limited to 1-megabyte – roughly seven transactions per second – many questioned the potential of bitcoin to become a mainstream form of payment as payment processors such as Visa processes about 2,000 per second.

fell to $6472.3, down $651, or 9.14%. while rose 43.19%

Tax plan wobbles pressured the dow jones to first weekly loss in nine weeks

In what was subdued week for top-tier economic data, political events dominated moves in equities as the slipped to its first weekly loss in nine weeks amid fears of delay to corporate tax cuts.

U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a tax plan on Thursday that was significantly different from the House of Representatives’ version. Senators said that they wanted to slash the corporate rate to 20% from 35% in 2019, which differs from the GOP plan to slash the corporate rate immediately.

Financials, mostly banks, bore the brunt of the sell-off as investors fretted over the flattening yield curve, which tends to signal fears over long-term growth and inflation.

Snap fell 16% after earnings missed expectations

Shares of Snap fell 16% after it posted earnings that fell short of Wall Street estimates but some losses were pared after Chinese tech giant tencent revealed it purchased a 12% stake in the social media company.

Snap posted a loss of 14 cents per share on revenue of $207.9 million against expectations of a loss 15 cents per share on 236.9 million in revenue.

Snap added 4.5 million for the quarter while daily active users rose to 178 million missing the street estimates of 181.8 million.

Snap Inc (NYSE:) closed at $12.76, up 3.07%.

Gold snapped three-week losing streak

Gold prices fell sharply on Friday amid rebound in treasury yields but the precious metal snapped a three-week winning streak on the back of strong gains earlier in the week.

The outlook on gold, however, remained bearish after data from the World Gold Council showed global demand for gold slipped 9% to 915 tonnes during the third quarter of 2017, compared to the same period a year ago.

traded at $1270.90, down 0.87% on Friday.

Crude oil prices posted weekly loss but remained at 2-year highs

prices settled lower on Friday, as an uptick in the number of rigs operating in the US rose by 9 to 738, adding to fears that U.S. producers were set to ramp up output.

Losses were limited, however, amid rising tensions in the Middle East and expectations that Opec will extend its accord on output curbs in November.

Federal energy projections this week estimate U.S. production to rise to 9.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2017 and a record 10.0 million bpd in 2018.

Crude oil prices for December delivery fell 0.7% to settle at $56.74 a barrel.


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“Three Basic Questions” the Media Should be Asking in Assange Asylum Case

ROBERT NAIMAN, naiman at,
Robert Naiman is policy director of Just Foreign Policy. The group organized and delivered this appeal signed by prominent Americans urging Ecuador to accept Julian Assange’s asylum request in late June.

Naiman said today: “As Americans who appealed to Ecuador to grant Julian Assange’s request for political asylum from the threat of U.S. persecution, we are delighted with the decision by Ecuador to grant Assange asylum. But there are three questions the media should be asking.

“The UK is now saying that it does not respect diplomatic asylum and has threatened to raid Ecuador’s embassy, which would be a grave breach of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The UK threat to violate international law is particularly extreme when one considers that these three basic questions have never been answered:

1) why Sweden won’t agree to question Assange in the UK;

2) why Sweden won’t promise not to extradite Assange to the United States if he voluntarily goes to Sweden;

3) why the UK won’t promise to oppose an extradition request from the U.S. to Sweden if Assange voluntarily goes to Sweden.”

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Rowley, a former FBI Special Agent and Division Counsel whose May 2002 memo described some of the FBI’s pre-9/11 failures, was named one of Time Magazine’s “Persons of the Year” in 2002. She said today: “The entire U.S. Government’s fixation with secrecy that has led to over-classification of 92 million documents last year, the ‘leak’ frenzy that is driving the espionage prosecutions of so many former CIA, NSA and other government whistleblowers — also driving thousands of unnecessary polygraphs of government employees — is simply a gross over-reaction along with the UK threat today to storm the Ecuadorian Embassy to capture Julian Assange of WikiLeaks and thus deny his asylum.”


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ACHIEVEMENT = Backbone – Emotional Baggage

heavy-load-shutterstock_283223510How much you achieve in life is pretty much determined by how much emotional baggage you carry and how strong of a backbone you have developed.

Everybody has emotional baggage, emotionally difficult experiences that have not fully healed. Emotional baggage is like a a bunch of rocks that you carry around with you in your backpack, they weigh you down and slow your progress.

Everybody has backbone, challenging situations that you have successfully overcome. A strong backbone and core help you run faster and longer,  climb higher mountains and lift heavier weights without hurting yourself.

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The stock wheelbase (95 1/2") Genesis chassis and fiberglass floor was designed for use with our Genesis four seat body. It is considerably stronger than a stock VW floor pan. As well as allowing tunnel access from underneath, which you cannot achieve with the stock chassis. The fiberglass floor features a ribbed design for added strength. The gloss black gel-coat finish will not rust and needs no painting. The chassis is constructed with new mild steel tubing, which are 2"x3" main rails & 1 1/2" infrastructure,(square & round), adding an extra 2 1/2" of body lift for increased clearance. The larger main rail tubing also adds increased strength to compensate for the longer wheelbase. Threaded body mounting holes are provided for ease of mounting. The clutch cable tube, master cylinder mount,pedal mount and seat track mounting brackets are all factory installed, as well as the four front clamps that hold the VW front end assembly. In addition the fiberglass floor is pre drilled and bolted in place.

The Genesis chassis comes standard with:

- Fiberglass Floorpan drilled and mounted

- 8 front-end clamps w/bolts & nylock nuts

- Shift coupler inspection plate

- Asandblasted & capped stock VW torsion with Chrome Spring Plate Caps

- Tube for throttle cable

- Tube for clutch cable

- Tubes for emergency brake cables

- Brackets installed for mounting: master cylinder, pedal assembly, e-brake handle, shifter, shift tube, nylon shift bushing, seat tracks

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December 2007

Fran’s Tenakee Venison Stew
-- It Never Fails --

By Amy Carroll
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Slow cooked, Tenakee venison stew.

A quick visit to my neighbor Fran to work out the schedule for feeding her cat turned into trying out a new wine, and some more wine, and then a buzzer went off and she leaped up to get the something out of the oven: venison stew.

Would I like to stay and have dinner? No need to ask twice. Fran is a wonderful cook who just throws stuff together and somehow it all works. So she poured more wine and fixed me a bowl of stew. As I helped myself to seconds, I asked her how she made it.

“Montreal Steak Seasoning is the secret of my roasts. Here,” she said, pouring some into a baggie, “I’ll give you some.”

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Assemble the following ingredients in a medium-sized casserole or shallow roasting pan.

Enough venison to completely cover the bottom of the casserole or roasting pan, or about one hindquarter or a shoulder with bone in
A generous sprinkle of Montreal Steak Seasoning
Carrots, chopped
Yukon Gold or red potatoes, quartered (“I’ve been known to put rutabagas or turnips in this too. Don’t peel anything.”)
One whole onion, quartered
A couple of stalks of celery, chopped
2 cans of tomatoes or V-8 juice poured over the top
2 Tablespoons of tapioca sprinkled on top

Cook for 8 hours, covered. Remove and eat. Feeds about 6. Serve with red wine and bread.

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Deepak Verma, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. Cruel hands of destiny played havoc with the life of Ravi, then aged 8 years, on account of motor road accident, on 7.10.2001 at about 8.30 AM, when rear side of truck bearing Registration No. RJP - 1008, driven by Respondent No. 1 - Badrinarayan, owned by Respondent No. 2 - Prahlad Singh and insured with Respondent No. 3 - M/s. National Insurance Company Limited, hit the victim, causing multiple injuries to him. To add to his miseries, his claim petition filed under Section 140 and 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter shall be referred to as 'M.V. Act') before Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jaipur (for short, `MACT'), registered as Claim Petition No. 865 of 2004, came to be dismissed on 19.9.2007 by learned Presiding Judge of the said Tribunal, mainly on the ground that formal FIR of the incident was lodged belatedly and Appellant failed to establish that on the fateful day, the said truck was involved in a motor road accident causing injuries to him.

3. An appeal filed before the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jaipur under Section 173 of the M.V. Act also came to be dismissed on 29.10.2007. Thus, all hopes of, at least, getting some amount of compensation to mitigate the miseries of the victim so as to lead a respectful and decent life had come to a grinding halt. It is under these circumstances, he has preferred the present appeal.

4. The question which arises for our consideration in this Appeal is as to whether delay in lodging the FIR of the accident could prove fatal so as to result into dismissal of the Claim Petition filed by the claimant?

5. Facts shorn of unnecessary details are as under:- On 7.10.2001, at about 8.30 AM, Ravi was attending to his call of nature, just in front of his house. There appears to be a 20' wide kutcha road in front of the said house. At that time, Respondent No. 1, Badrinarayan, was reversing truck bearing Registration No. RJP - 1008. Since there was no conductor, probably, he was not able to notice that Ravi was sitting on the side of the road, thus while reversing the vehicle rashly and negligently, it hit him from behind. The said accident was witnessed by AW 1 - Suresh Kumar, father of the victim and AW 2, Hari Narayan. Soon after the accident, both of them took Ravi to the hospital for treatment. Thus, they were not in a position to lodge the FIR immediately. Even though police had come to the hospital to record FIR but it could not be recorded on account of mental agony and stress through which AW 1 - Suresh Kumar was passing. Obviously at that point of time, he was more concerned to get the medical treatment for his son rather than lodging FIR. Being a common man, oblivious of the niceties of law, he did not deem it necessary to lodge the FIR immediately. Statements of Hari Narayan, Suresh Kumar, Asif Khan and Ravi were recorded under Section 161 CrPC. On notice being issued under Section 133 of the M.V. Act, the owner of the vehicle submitted the following reply : "It is submitted that as per the registration I am owner of truck no. RJP- 1008. On 7.10.2001 and at the time of the accident, my truck was being driven by the driver Badri Narayan S/o sh. Ram Nath Cast, Brahmin, Age 45 years R/o Purana Ghat, opposite Khaniya Dayal Hospital, Police Station - Transport Nagar, Jaipur. I was informed about the said accident on phone on the very same day. Sd/- (Prahlad Singh) Dated: 16.3.2002."

6. This admission of Prahlad Singh, owner of the vehicle, amply proves that he was aware of the accident and knew that his truck bearing Registration No. RJP - 1008 had met with accident on 7.10.01. Even though the aforesaid statement of Respondent No. 2, Prahlad Singh, was recorded on 16.3.2002, but in this statement he has categorically admitted that he was informed about the said accident on phone on the very same day, i.e., on 7.10.01. It is also not in dispute that at the relevant point of time the said truck was being driven by Respondent No. 1, Badrinarayan, a fact also admitted by the owner of the truck.

7. Father of the victim, Suresh Kumar, lodged formal FIR under Section 154 of the CrPC on 26.1.2002, almost after 3 months from the date of the accident, giving details of the said accident.

8. Thereafter, as mentioned hereinabove, the Appellant, being minor, filed a claim petition through his father, before MACT claiming Rs. 11 lakhs to be awarded to him as compensation.

9. On notices being issued, Respondent Nos. 1 and 2, driver and owner of the truck respectively, remained absent, despite due service. Thus, they were proceeded ex- parte. Written statement was filed only by Respondent No. 3, the Insurance Company. But the Respondents did not lead any evidence in rebuttal to the evidence led by the Appellant. Even the driver of the truck did not enter the Witness Box to deny the factum of the accident.

10. Under the aforesaid circumstances, we have to examine whether the said truck was involved in the accident and if so, to what extent victim Ravi could be compensated.

11. For the accident that had taken place on 7.10.2001 at 8.30 AM, formal FIR was lodged by Appellant's father with Police Station, T.P. Nagar, Jaipur on 26.1.2002 at 12.15 PM. Critical perusal thereof shows that Appellant's father had given the exact and vivid description of the accident and the injuries sustained by his son Ravi in the said accident. He has further disclosed therein that since 7.10.2001, his son Ravi was time and again admitted in the Hospital and was undergoing treatment, he could not lodge the FIR immediately.

12. He further mentioned that police had come to the Hospital next day to record the FIR and complete other formalities, but everyone present there suggested that since Respondent no.1 was the neighbour of the Appellant, it was not desirable to lodge an FIR and instead the matter of compensation could be sorted out in an amicable manner amongst themselves. In view of this, FIR was not lodged immediately or soon after the accident. Secondly, Ravi was still in Hospital undergoing treatment, attending to which was more important for him than lodging the FIR. Hence, there was delay in lodging the FIR.

13. It has already been mentioned hereinabove that in response to the notice issued under Section 133 of M.V. Act, Respondent No.2, the owner of the vehicle, Prahlad Singh categorically admitted that his vehicle had met with an accident on 7.10.2001 and he was intimated about the same on phone the very same day. Thus, on this admission, it is clearly made out that the vehicle in question was involved in the accident, causing physical injuries to Ravi.

14. On 7.10.2001, Ravi was admitted in the hospital, his injury report form was also filled up by the attending doctors, which bears the signature of Ravi's father Suresh. It is clearly mentioned therein that the cause of injury was road transport accident at about 9.00 a.m. on 7.10.2001, near his house. Suresh, father of the victim, further declared that at that time he did not want any medical examination relating to police case regarding the injuries caused to his son.

15. When the formal FIR was registered by Suresh on 26.1.2002, a charge-sheet dated 21.03.2002 against Badrinarayan was prepared for commission of offences under Section 279 and 338 of the IPC and it was requested that legal action against accused Badrinarayan be taken. This report was prepared by SHO of the concerned Police Station.

16. Under the aforesaid facts and circumstances, it is amply proved that the aforesaid truck was involved in the road accident, which had caused injuries to Ravi. No doubt, it is true that there has been delay in lodging the FIR but the same has already been explained by Suresh. The explanation offered by him is not only satisfactory; it inspires confidence as cogent and valid reasons have been assigned therein. Not only this, a consistent stand has been taken by Suresh right from the beginning till the lodging of the F.I.R.

17. The reasons for delay are as under :-

i. Ravi was seriously injured, thus it was more important for Suresh to get him treated first.

ii. Police had arrived at the hospital, where injury report was prepared in which it was mentioned that injuries were caused on account of road accident at 9.00 a.m. on 7.10.2001.

iii. The categorical admission made by Prahlad Singh, owner of the truck, that vehicle in question was involved in the accident on 7.10.2001, when the same was being driven by Badrinarayan and this information was conveyed to him on phone the very same day.

iv. FIR could not be lodged immediately as other persons in the locality pressurised Suresh that it could be sorted out amicably since Badrinarayan, the driver of the vehicle, was his neighbour.

v. Suresh was not aware of the niceties of law that lodging of FIR was condition precedent before filing the Claim Petition. All these facts find place in the formal FIR which was registered on 26.01.2002 at the instance of Suresh

18. The cumulative effect of the aforesaid events clearly established that accident had taken place on 7.10.2001 at about 8.30 in the morning on account of rash and negligent reversing of the truck by driver Badrinarayan, owned by Respondent No. 2, Prahlad Singh. Under these circumstances, it cannot be said that delay in lodging the FIR could have proved fatal to the claim case filed by Ravi.

19. Narration of the aforesaid events would show the bona fides of Suresh. As mentioned hereinabove, a consistent stand has been taken right from the beginning till the lodging of the FIR. The chronological events narrated hereinabove inspire confidence and it does not smack of a concocted case which has been filed against the driver and the owner of the vehicle only with an intention to get compensation.

20. It is well-settled that delay in lodging FIR cannot be a ground to doubt the claimant's case. Knowing the Indian conditions as they are, we cannot expect a common man to first rush to the Police Station immediately after an accident. Human nature and family responsibilities occupy the mind of kith and kin to such an extent that they give more importance to get the victim treated rather than to rush to the Police Station. Under such circumstances, they are not expected to act mechanically with promptitude in lodging the FIR with the Police. Delay in lodging the FIR thus, cannot be the ground to deny justice to the victim. In cases of delay, the courts are required to examine the evidence with a closer scrutiny and in doing so; the contents of the FIR should also be scrutinized more carefully. If court finds that there is no indication of fabrication or it has not been concocted or engineered to implicate innocent persons then, even if there is a delay in lodging the FIR, the claim case cannot be dismissed merely on that ground.

21. The purpose of lodging the FIR in such type of cases is primarily to intimate the police to initiate investigation of criminal offences. Lodging of FIR certainly proves factum of accident so that the victim is able to lodge a case for compensation but delay in doing so cannot be the main ground for rejecting the claim petition. In other words, although lodging of FIR is vital in deciding motor accident claim cases, delay in lodging the same should not be treated as fatal for such proceedings, if claimant has been able to demonstrate satisfactory and cogent reasons for it. There could be variety of reasons in genuine cases for delayed lodgment of FIR. Unless kith and kin of the victim are able to regain a certain level of tranquility of mind and are composed to lodge it, even if, there is delay, the same deserves to be condoned. In such circumstances, the authenticity of the FIR assumes much more significance than delay in lodging thereof supported by cogent reasons.

22. In the case in hand, the Claims Tribunal as well as the High Court, committed grave error in not appeciating the mental agony through which Suresh was passing, whose son was severely injured.

23. In the light of the aforesaid discussion, we are of the considered opinion that the MACT as well as High Court committed error in coming to the conclusion that lodging the FIR belatedly would result in dismissal of the claim petition.

24. Now, the question comes for consideration as to how much amount can be awarded to the Appellant. Record shows that victim is now aged about 16 years but is still prosecuting his studies in class V only. Apparently, on account of nature of injuries sustained by him, he was unable to prosecute his studies in right earnest and lagged behind in the same. Medical Board Certificate issued by Government R.D.B.P. Jaipuria Hospital, Jaipur dated 17.12.2004 shows that he has suffered the following injuries and was admitted as many as on four occasions in the hospital, intermittently : "Diagnosis: Abdominal Injury with fractured Pelvis stricture urethra with ruptured urethra couplet transacted urethra (Case No. 020762) IInd Adm. 10.11.2001 to 12.11.2001, IIIrd Adm. 27.11.01 to 12.12.01; IVth Adm. 28.12.01 to 1.1.2002."

25. It is to be noted that in a case where injury sustained by victim is of permanent nature, he suffers much more than the person who succumbs to the injury. In such cases, the injured has to carry on the burden of permanent disability throughout his life, which is certainly much more painful to the victim. In the present case, the Appellant had suffered an injury of permanent nature as a result of which he is not able to control his urine. He has to suffer with it throughout his life; thus the compensation should not only be adequate but proper also.

26. On account of aforesaid injury, his permanent physical disability has been assessed at 50%. This report of the experts further shows that he is unable to control urine and suffers from continence disability which could not be cured even after surgical operation and frequent dilatation still takes place.

27. He has also been accordingly issued a permanent disability certificate by the said Medical Board. Therefore, the said certificate clearly establishes that Appellant had sustained permanent disability to his own body to the extent of 50% and even after several surgeries; he was not able to control his urination. We can well appreciate and imagine the problems and difficulties of a young boy aged 16 years, who is not able to control his urination and spoils his clothes even while attending school. We have been given to understand that he is required to go with additional sets of clothings so that he could change the same, in case they are spoiled. This is the state of affairs even as on date. We do not doubt the genuineness and correctness of the aforesaid certificate. Even otherwise, Respondents have also not contended that this certificate is forged or fabricated and has been obtained with an intention to get compensation

28. Thus, looking into the matter from all angles, it is clearly established that in the said accident, Appellant had suffered severe injuries of permanent nature which have not been cured till date despite several surgeries. In our most modest computation, looking into the nature of injuries which are permanent in nature, we are of the opinion that a total amount of Rs. 2,50,000 (Rs. 2.5 Lakhs) to be awarded to the Appellant payable by Respondents jointly and severally, would meet the ends of justice. The aforesaid amount would also carry interest @ 6% p.a. from the date of filing of petition till the same is actually paid. As a result thereof, award of the Claims Tribunal and judgment and order of the High Court; are hereby set aside and quashed, instead the Appellant's claim petition is allowed as mentioned above with costs throughout. The appeal is allowed accordingly. Counsel's fee quantified at Rs. 10,000/-.

.................................J. [Dalveer Bhandari]

.................................J. [Deepak Verma]

New Delhi

February 18, 2011.

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