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__label__wiki	0.802179	0.802179	Brian Wilson > Carnie And Wendy Wilson Defend Dad Over Jeff Beck... Carnie And Wendy Wilson Defend Dad Over Jeff Beck Comments By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2014 Follow Brian Wilson Brian Wilson Jeff Beck Beach Boys Picture: Brian Wilson - 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center - Arrivals at Grammy Awards, Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA, United States - Sunday... Brian Wilson's daughters Carnie and Wendy have expressed their disappointment at guitar great Jeff Beck after he publicly questioned the Beach Boys legend's mental state following their joint tour last year (13). Beck hit headlines last month (May14) when he opened up about the old pals' "nightmare" tour, claiming the notoriously private Wilson, who has suffered decades of mental health issues, hardly spoke to him while on the road, adding, "He's clearly in need of attention. But that's just my opinion." The Good Vibrations rocker has yet to respond to Beck's comments, but his singer daughter Carnie Wilson has taken aim at Beck for failing to take up any issues he might have had with her father in private. She tells the New York Daily News, "It is crass and out there. I thought they had a good time on tour." Carnie's sister and Wilson Phillips bandmate Wendy adds, "I think you have to support your colleagues and the people you work with. It is in good taste to say nice things about them, even if you think otherwise." Carnie insists their father is doing well, but she has been urging the 71 year old to take it easy: "(He) is doing Ok. He is laying back a little bit, which is about time. I want him to do that. "He has been on the road for 15 years, and he has continued to do whatever he wants. I like to make him dinner and hang out... I want him to slow down." Brian Wilson pays tribute to guitarist Nicky Wonder Brian Wilson set to return to road after mental health struggle Brian Wilson 'struggling' with his mental health From Love & Mercy to Sid & Nancy: 7 Best Musical Biopics Of All Time Beach Boys announce orchestra album Brian Wilson postpones tour to undergo back surgery Brian Wilson finally gets A in music Brian Wilson, Harry Connick Jr lead tributes to David Cassidy Brian Wilson brings Pet Sounds to London Brian Wilson could have been a baseball player Brian Wilson announces UK Pet Sounds shows Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds - Royal Albert Hall, 28 October 2016 Live Review Brian Wilson Extends 50th Anniversary 'Pet Sounds' Tour Into 2017 Brian Wilson announces live LP featuring Zooey Deschanel The Wrecking Crew Trailer The 1960s was an incredible decade for music, with the likes of Beach Boys, Frank... The Wrecking Crew - Featurette And Clips Trailer Through the 1960s, a collection of Los Angeles musicians worked together in order to support... Mayor of the Sunset Strip Movie Review Like most viewers of his documentary Mayor of the Sunset Strip, director George Hickenlooper (The...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line7
__label__wiki	0.673878	0.673878	Jack Black Attack! While biding time for the long-awaited Tenacious D film, “The Pick of Destiny ,” Jack Black fans can sate their lust for Jables with “Nacho Libre ” in theaters this week. So we thought it’d be a good time to take a look at the career of JB. It seems fitting that one of young Jack Black’s first acting gigs was in a commercial for Smurfberry Crunch cereal since he’s been floating on a sugar buzz ever since. After dropping out of UCLA in 1989, Jack Black (nee Thomas Black) joined Tim Robbins’ theater troupe, The Actor’s Gang, which led to his first film role in Robbins’ 1992 political satire “Bob Roberts .” For the next eight years, Black worked steadily, playing tiny parts in over 20 films, including “The Never Ending Story III ” (1994), “Waterworld ” (1995), “Dead Man Walking ” (1995), “Mars Attacks! ” (1996) and “Enemy of the State ” (1998). He appeared on TV shows like Northern Exposure, The Single Guy, the X-Files and Touched by an Angel (!!). Most notably during this time, JB was a semi-regular on the brilliant sketch comedy, “Mr. Show with Bob and David ” on HBO. “Mr. Show” helped Black hone a comedic style that would explode towards the end of the decade. 1999 was a key year for Jack Black. A cult following was growing due to his parts in “Mr. Show” and also Tenacious D , his folk-metal band with partner Kyle Gass. Sometimes known as the greatest and best rock band in the world, the D starred in a number of shorts for HBO that displayed a smart, yet twisted sensibility. It was here that Black’s two passions, comedy and rock and roll, fused inexorably. There’s an old cliché that all rock stars want to be comedians, and vice versa. Usually when the two worlds collide, the results are less than spectacular (Eddie Murphy’s musical career became a bigger joke than anything in his routine). Jack Black is the first comedian since John Belushi who seems equally comfortable in both worlds... and can mix them better than anyone. That mix fueled Black’s true breakout, the 2000 adaptation of Nick Hornby ’s “High Fidelity .” As record store employee / music snob / wannabe rock star Barry, Black stole the movie from star John Cusack (and who doesn’t love John Cusack?). Barry is self-absorbed, impatient, judgmental, slovenly, callous and at times mean. So why the heck is he so likable? At the end of the film, when his new band, Barry Jive & the Uptown Five busts into an amazingly great cover of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On ,” everyone (both onscreen and in the audience) is shocked, but, darnit, happy that Barry actually pulls it off. That’s the key to Black’s appeal: He can be the most obnoxious character in a movie, but even if he tried (and he really hasn’t), he can’t hide his charisma. Black possesses an innate likability allows him to get away with anything. “High Fidelity” made JB a star, and the next year, he was the male lead opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in the Farrelly Brothers’ “Shallow Hal .” Black plays the titular character, a would-be womanizer whose Supermodel standards are not quite in line with his somewhat lacking demeanor, attitude and appearance. When Hal is hypnotized into only seeing inner beauty, he falls in love with the 300 pound Rosemary (Gwyneth in a fat suit). The movie (including its requisite happy ending) is only somewhat satisfying, but were anyone else to play Hal, it would’ve fallen completely flat. The character needed to be both reprehensible and endearing, a truly difficult hat trick. If “Shallow Hal” had starred Adam Sandler or David Spade or David Cross, you never would have bought the climactic epiphany. Black kept busy, playing schlubby funny guys in “Saving Silverman ” (2001) and “Orange County ” (2002), doing small cameos in the unreleased 2002 Mr. Show spin-off film, “Run Ronnie Run ” and “Melvin Goes To Dinner ” (2003) and voicing Zeke the Sabretooth Tiger in “Ice Age ” (2002). But perhaps the most quintessential Jack Black role came in 2003 in Richard Linklater’s “School of Rock .” Black shines as Dewey Finn, another wannabe rock star who poses as his roommate to take a job as a substitute teacher at a prep school strictly for the cash. When Dewey discovers his adolescent students have some musical talent, he hatches a scheme to turn them into his new band. Dewey’s motives are completely selfish at the outset, but he soon teaches the kids invaluable lessons in self-esteem, questioning authority and following your dreams. Yeah, it sounds treacly, and, again, in lesser hands, it would’ve been. But once more, Black’s impeccable mixture of manic energy, rock attitude and affability makes “School of Rock” one of those rare films that’s perfect for everyone from little kids to jaded aging punk rockers. It’s uplifting without being annoying. If Black has one weakness, it’s a lack of range. While the idea of Jack Black as film impresario Carl Denham in last year’s “King Kong ” initially sounded like a great bit of inspired casting, the end result was a bit... off. Black’s unshakeable personality just seems a bit too modern to comfortably fit into a period piece set in the 1930s. But Jack Black is still young, as is his career. And if he is the true heir to John Belushi’s throne, the key difference is, Black doesn’t seem destined to self-destruct. We’ll get to see how he evolves as a performer, and frankly, we can’t wait. Maybe he’ll grow as an actor in much the way Bill Murray has in his mid-life. But even if he doesn’t, even if Jack Black remains the slobby smart-ass with rock and roll chops at the age of 65, we have a feeling he’ll be able to get away with it. ORIGINALLY POSTED in REWIND on MTV.COM, June 2006 Posted by Pops Gustav at 11:11 AM Labels: 2006, Movies, MTV, Rewind I'VE SAID IT BEFORE Pops Gustav Bitten by a radioactive silverfish at the age of five, Karl Heitmueller Jr. (aka Kalli, aka Pops Gustav) gained the power of pop culture hyper-perception. Now as an adult, he writes, draws and cartoons about comics, movies, television, music, Superman, advertising, design, politics, religion, drinking and jerks. Sometimes all at once. THE POPS GROUP 50 Words or Less... Tough Guy Goods & Services 7NOW! Vox Plops POPS ARCHIVE ARCHIVE 10 hysterical moments in film ratings history There's some cold ones on the bottom... Ten of our favorite Motha-#%@&in’ Snake Moments fr... Does dramatizing real life tragedy help or hinder ... 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__label__cc	0.641423	0.358577	Year 2013 - Enhance your best investment return - Yourself (Must-Have Job Skills) By RUTH MANTELL Even as employers remain cautious next year about every dollar spent on employees, they'll also want workers to show greater skills and results. For employees who want to get ahead, basic competency won't be enough. To win a promotion or land a job next year, experts say there are four must-have job skills: 1. Clear communications Whatever their level, communication is key for workers to advance. "This is really the ability to clearly articulate your point of view and the ability to create a connection through communication," says Holly Paul, U.S. recruiting leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting and consulting firm based in New York. Looking for a job? Looking for a promotion? Marketwatch's Kelli Grant and WSJ's Simon Constable discuss the top skills you must have to have a successful career in 2013. For job seekers in particular, clear communication can provide a snapshot of their work style to employers. "I can walk away from a five-minute conversation and feel their enthusiasm and have a good understanding of what's important to them," Ms. Paul says. As office conversations increasingly move online, some workers are losing or never developing the ability to give a presentation, for example. Others may be unable to write coherently for longer than, say, 140 characters. "Technology in some ways has taken away our ability to write well. People are in such a hurry that they are multitasking," and they skip basics such as spelling and proofing, says Paul McDonald, senior executive director of Robert Half International,RHI +1.61% a Menlo Park, Calif., staffing firm. 2. Personal branding Human-resources executives scour blogs, Twitter and professional networking sites such as LinkedIn when researching candidates, and it's important that they like what they find. "That's your brand, that's how you represent yourself," says Peter Handal, CEO of Dale Carnegie Training, a Hauppauge, N.Y., provider of workplace-training services. "If you post something that comes back to haunt you, people will see that." Richard Faust Workers also should make sure their personal brand is attractive and reflects well on employers. "More and more employers are looking for employees to tweet on their behalf, to blog on their behalf, to build an audience and write compelling, snappy posts," says Meredith Haberfeld, an executive and career coach in New York. Ms. Haberfeld has a client whose employee recently posted on her personalFacebook FB -2.72% page about eating Chinese food and smoking "reefer." "I saw it on Facebook. Her supervisors saw it," Ms. Haberfeld says. The ability to quickly respond to an employer's changing needs will be important next year as organizations try to respond nimbly to customers. "A lot of companies want us to work with their employees about how to get out of their comfort zone, how to adapt," says Mr. Handal. "Somebody's job today may not be the same as next year." The ability to learn new skills is of top importance, says George Boué, human-resources vice president for Stiles, a real-estate services company in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. "We want to know that if we roll out a new program or new tools that the folks we have on board are going to be open to learning," he says. 4. Productivity improvement In 2013, workers should find new ways to increase productivity, experts say. Executives are looking for a 20% improvement in employee performance next year from current levels, according to a recent survey by the Corporate Executive Board, an Arlington, Va., business research and advisory firm. "When you are at your job, do you volunteer for projects? Are you looking for creative ways to help your organization," Mr. McDonald says. "The way to really differentiate yourself is to be proactive." Companies that are considering adding workers in coming years want current employees to operate in growth mode now. "My clients are looking for employees that have a great ability to understand what is wanted and needed, rather than needing to be told," Ms. Haberfeld says. Even hiring managers need to work on certain skills as organizations consider expanding next year. "The ability to spot talent and hire people has fallen out of use over the last several years," says Ben Dattner, an organizational psychologist in New York. "As the economy turns around, companies will have to work harder to retain talented employees. Companies have trimmed the fat, and now they have to build the muscle." Write to Ruth Mantell at ruth.mantell@dowjones.com —Ruth Mantell is a reporter for MarketWatch. Read more at marketwatch.com. 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__label__wiki	0.670689	0.670689	TIFF Filmmaker Lab 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF): Filmmaker Lab TIFF is a festival that I’ve always wanted to attend, so when I found out that I’d been selected for the TIFF Filmmaker Lab I was over the moooooon! 22 filmmakers, with feature films in development, were selected from around the world. And I’ve got to say that these peeps were so inspiring in terms of the stories they’re telling, the obstacles they’ve faced, the knowledge they shared, and some of them have already made feature films. Read their biographies here. We also had four wonderful lab mentors: Cassian Elwes (Mudbound), director Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust), director William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth), and producer Elizabeth Karlsen (Carol). It was pretty great to have access to such talented and experienced industry professionals. ABOVE: TIFF Filmmaker Lab group with the TIFF Rising Stars participants as part of a workshop with acting coach Miranda Harcourt. The lab program itself was five days, jam packed with advanced film screenings of TIFF films, Q&As with directors, micro-sessions with the mentors, networking events, workshops and more. All this, at one of the biggest and best film festivals in the world, was very overwhelming but equally as inspiring. By the end of the five days, our last group session involved passing around a box of tissues, happy tears and copious amounts of inspiring words of encouragement from all involved. Filmmaking is not an easy gig, but it’s one that I feel extremely privileged to be able to do. It’s pretty amazing to have opportunities like this to be able to connect with people from other countries, discuss at length the state of our respective industries, share our projects, and learn from each other in this kind of nurturing festival environment. If you’re a writer/ director reading this, I recommend applying to the lab! Thanks to Film Victoria for supporting my travel to the festival. Blackbird, Blog, Film Festivals Filmmaker Lab, Professional Development, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival imagineNATIVE Award & BLACKBIRD in Hawaii Mustangs FC Premieres on ABC iView Directing on THALU TV Series for ABC/ NITV in Western Australia That’s A Wrap for Directing an Episode of Matchbox Pictures’ Mustangs FC BLACKBIRD Streams Online via SBS OnDemand August 2019 Sign up for news from festivals, film shoots & adventures. WATCH BLACKBIRD ON SBS OnDEMAND	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line31
__label__wiki	0.586394	0.586394	Aloha, Honolulu Beyond the mai tais and the tiki torches, Andrew McCarthy finds a true-blue–and truly global–American city. From National Geographic Traveler (Dec 2013/Jan 2014) Above the freeway, beyond the suburban houses crawling up the slopes of the Ko’olau Mountains, through a strand of Cook Island pines, past a taro patch and a grove of pungent eucalyptus, beside breadfruit and mountain apple trees, long stemmed bird-of-paradise blossom under giant guava trees. Hanging roots of a banyan tree drip down from above. A regal looking rooster struts across my path, squawking once, disappearing into the undergrowth. The trail switches back, climbing. The sun fights through dense canopy of kukui and koa, splattering light. Suddenly the vista on the ridge opens—I’m jolted by the appearance of Honolulu below. The tall towers of the city reflect hard midday light just a few miles—a thousand miles—away. Then I’m back in Waikiki, walking into the Prada boutique to try on a $2,500 suit I will never buy; then I’m floating on my back in the placid, turquoise Pacific—all within the span of thirty minutes. Try doing that in Manhattan, or for that matter, in Miami, or Seattle. Or Denver, or Chicago. I read recently that three separate studies had proclaimed Honolulu, “The most livable city in the United States.” This news shocked me. I had kept a home on Maui for nearly a decade back in the late 80’s and early 90’s; I always passed through the Hawaiian state capital as quickly as I could—a blemish on the face of paradise, was my uninformed opinion. But perhaps I missed something in my outer-islander snobbery. So I’ve returned to the island of O’ahu, to Honolulu. The obvious place to begin is where most visitors end-up—Waikiki. Nearly 8 million tourists a year come to Hawaii, the majority of them vacation on O’ahu, and nearly all of those stay in (and rarely leave!) this less than four square mile strip. Once a swampy bog, the name Waikiki conjures images of Hula dancers in grass skirts shimmying before packaged tours of sunburned mainlanders. The last time I was in Waikiki nearly twenty years ago, the place felt dingy, on its way to being played out—nothing much had changed since Elvis was in town. The Waikiki I find today is still swarming with visitors, but it feels more global in appeal, street life is more vital, the shops more upscale; where there was once faded glory, I find a buzz. “Honolulu is driven by change, not nostalgia. The last ten years or so has seen a lot of improvements,” Randy Rarick tells me. With white hair and blue eyes, Randy is one of professional surfing’s elder statesmen; he’s been riding the waves off O’ahu for more than fifty years. “And I learned how to do it right there.” He points to the small break just off Waikiki beach. “A lot of people bag on Waikiki, but it is what it is, it’s a resort town. And as a resort town, I’d say it’s the nicest one on the planet. It’s got good surf, a beautiful beach, great shopping, restaurants; it’s clean, safe, and plenty of Aloha. It is the economic driver of Honolulu, of O’ahu, of all Hawaii—without tourism, we’re a backwater.” Walking down Waikiki’s main drag, Kakalaua, at night, I experience that giddy awe akin to the sensation on arrival in Las Vegas—the sheer improbability of it all. And then as with Vegas, that excitement is followed by a nearly imperceptible shift that occurs at an untraceable moment when an invisible line is crossed and I’m consumed with sudden urgency to get the hell out. “I know locals who haven’t been to Waikiki in twenty years,” Randy tells me. “Waikiki is not set up for locals, it’s set up for tourists. But this town is not all Mai-Tai’s and tiki torches.” Amidst all this intense vacationing going on in Waikiki, it is easy to forget that the rest of Honolulu is a working city, with just under a million residents in the county. Six mornings a week, on the docks beside the cargo containers, hoists, and cranes, the fish auction is in full swing before the sun has softened the sky over Diamond Head. In a refrigerated warehouse on Pier 38, far from the posh marinas that take visitors out on those sunset cruises, up to a hundred thousand pounds per day of swordfish, opah, mahi-mahi and more, are laid out and sold, one fish at a time, to the highest bidder. Jake Maileoi has been auctioning fish every day, save Sundays, for ten years. He’s a squat Honolulu native with an open face and the easy manner I’ve encountered in so many Hawaiians over the years. “Honolulu is a great place to live. I don’t have to wake-up on the plantation; I can go to McDonald’s for breakfast,” he laughs. Jake looks over the usual rag-tag assembly of a dozen or so buyers who will in turn sell their wares as far away as New York and beyond. “Some inspect the fish real well, others just need to get fish,” Jake shrugs. The buyers share an offhanded familial intimacy and surround Jake while he inches his way down a line of ice splattered ahi incanting the classic auctioneer’s lightning-fast rhythmic banter, 5.80–70-60-50–40–30… the flick of a buyer’s finger sends the price back up, 40-50-60… there’s an imperceptible shoulder twitch, …70-80…90 then a grunt from another buyer, and the deal is done. Each fish takes only seconds to sell. Today’s catch is just over fifty thousand pounds. “It’s kind of slow,” Jake tells me as a row of huge, round, orange-tailed opah are lined up. “The Captains say they can’t find the fish, they’re staying out longer and longer.” He moves to stand over a 252-pound ahi that is about to fetch over $3,000. “Looks tasty,” I say. Jake eyes me from under his wool cap. “I wouldn’t know, I don’t eat fish.” Around the time the action is beginning to slow down on the pier, things are kicking into gear at the scruffy shops and markets that lurk nearby amid the shadow-casting skyscrapers of Downtown. Like all of Honolulu, the streets of Chinatown are a crush of different cultures— Korean, Filipino, Samoan, Japanese, as well as Chinese. “There are so many different lifestyles here,” Roy Yamaguchi tells me. Born in Japan, Roy came to Honolulu in the mid 80’s and became one of Hawaii’s star chefs, with three restaurants on O’ahu (and thirty across the country). He helped lead the charge that transformed Hawaii’s food scene from sauce heavy French fare to the signature lighter Pacific cuisine that now presides, and helped Honolulu become a foodies town reflective of its people. “Food influences culture, culture influences food. That’s why I’ll still go into Chinatown to buy certain things I need for the restaurants. It’s a small island but Honolulu’s a big town. We have all the normal big city problems; it’s not like we’re immune, but here, for some reason there is a balance, people find peace. At the end of the day, everyone co-exists, everyone fits in and finds their niche.” Roy’s assertion is made real to me just a short while later. In a cluttered parking lot outside the Honolulu institution, Leonard’s Bakery, three large Hawaiian men sit in the bed of a small white pick-up truck. The one in the center softly strums a ukulele—not for anyone’s entertainment other than that of himself and his companions. An older Japanese couple sit beside me on a bench a few feet away, listening and eating malsadas—Portuguese donuts. A white surfer dude strolling into the bakery calls out a compliment about the music, a huge Samoan waiting in a battered car beside the truck rolls down his window and taps his fingers on the dashboard. Stalwarts like Leonard’s Bakery or the Side Street Café have anchored Honolulu neighborhoods for decades, but further west in a once underused area of old warehouses between Downtown and Waikiki, the district of Kaka’ako is being reinvented. Condos are rising. Pop-up markets, shops, and restaurants like Taste, which features a rotating menu of chefs, are the domain of Honolulu’s young, multi-cultural entrepreneurs. “This is without a doubt the most exciting neighborhood for me in town right now,” Dara Lum, a Honolulu native of Chinese and Thai heritage, tells me as we mingle in a thronging night-market along Auahi Street. “I love to come down here. It’s very current.” And then there’s the ocean. It is impossible to overstate the impact Honolulu’s dominant feature has on its inhabitants. Early every morning while paddling my kayak beyond the surf break, the towers of Honolulu lurk in the predawn. On the beach I see a group of locals gathering for a daybreak swim, a little further on, another dozen folks assemble for a paddleboard convoy. From first light until blackness, surfers bob, wait, then race down the face of curling waves. Workers steal a dip at lunch break. Later one afternoon, sitting at a red light in heavy traffic along Ala Moana Boulevard, I look to my left; the shimmering Pacific only a few feet away. A parking spot beside me opens; I click my blinker and swing the wheel. Then I’m striding across twenty yards of powdery sand, past an impossibly beautiful Hawaiian woman barely wearing a day-glow orange bikini while she showers off, and I slip into the cool water—just three minutes earlier I was stuck in traffic. Is it supposed to be this easy to escape life’s daily struggle? Along with taking full advantage of its star attraction, Honolulu, like virtually all of Hawaii, trades on its cultural legacy—from fire-eating Luau’s to tourist paddles aboard outrigger canoes. Some of these displays can be respectful, some cringe inducing – sometimes simultaneously. But among the most authentic and enduring symbols of Hawaii’s mighty past stands on eleven acres in the center of town. The Iolani Palace was commissioned by the highly educated, well-traveled King Kalahaua in 1882, in an effort to symbolize enlightened rule and to swell national pride. Crafted in the American Florentine style at the staggering cost of $340,000 (and almost bankrupting the kingdom), it had electricity and telephones before the White House and Buckingham Palace, as well as indoor plumbing. The restored building today is elegant, tasteful, and restrained in design. The only Royal Palace on U.S. soil, it was home to the ruler of a recognized sovereign nation when U.S. forces invaded in 1893. King Kalahaua’s sister and successor, Queen Lili’uokalani, was quickly deposed and put under house arrest, as the United States annexed the free nation of Hawaii. Just a few blocks from where the King once entertained world leaders, and held extravagant Balls with all-night dancing, the beat still goes on, but to a very different drummer. After sundown, Downtown Honolulu jumps. Up a flight, past the packed cement-floor dance area, a hip pau hana (Hawaiian pidgin for “after work”) crowd sips cocktails under the stars at 39 Hotel. Next door at Bar 35, bare shouldered gals sitting on outdoor couches under red lights and swaying bamboo shout over blaring rock n’ roll into the ears of Hawaii’s version of hipster dudes. Around the corner and up a flight of rickety steps, Dragon has a jazz-fusion trio serenading the mellow crowd. And Honolulu’s oldest bar, Smith Union’s Smitty’s is a cheery dive that’s still packing them in after eighty years. People wander easily from one bar to the next. “Waikiki kicked out a lot of the bars several years ago, and we ended up here,” the bouncer outside the easy vibe and full dance floor of Manifest tells me. “I think they want us to come back now.” In none of these haunts—nor in most places I travel in Honolulu outside Waikiki—do I see a tourist. It is almost as if two separate towns exist. Hawaii is often glibly labeled a Paradise. And Paradise, by its very nature, is free from complications. Consequently, Honolulu could never claim such a title—but perhaps it is something better than a mere Paradise. One of the reasons I left Maui, and Hawaii, was that I felt it lacked a certain cultural relevance beyond the “escapist” mentality and beach-boy lifestyle. Despite all of Hawaii’s stunning physical grandeur, I craved more contemporary cultural vitality than I found on the islands. Cities, by their very nature, are filled with a certain chaos, with the friction of too many people in too little space. But in that crucible, among the enforced intermingling of so many —or perhaps because of it—life and ideas are often forged and brought beyond where they might have been taken in a softer, more unchallenging environment. And in Honolulu I find a big city’s energy co-mingling—sometimes uneasily—with many of the trappings of a Paradise. It’s a town awash in contradictions. It is plagued by insufferable traffic, and boasts an embarrassment of postcard ready beaches. It’s a transient Mecca teeming with fierce local pride. Parking is impossible; surfing is de rigueur. It has sprawling, well-used parks, shaded by ancient banyan and monkey pod trees, beside new steel and glass high-rise towers, and incessant construction. Bar’s like Duke’s, on the surf at Waikiki hum with singles and pink skinned visitors, while a stroll away, Home Bar & Grill is strictly local, with kickboxing blaring on the TV and fresh sushi served over the bar. And as in all of Hawaii, daily life in Honolulu operates with a lightly simmering undercurrent of racism co-existing with a bounteous spirit of Aloha. And it is that spirit of Aloha—that active cultivation of a strong welcome, of a live-and-let-live attitude, of respect and compassion, sharing, of connection to nature and its source— that may ultimately save Honolulu and set it apart from other cities. “There are better beaches in other places,” George Kam tells me. “We have the worst traffic, steep hotel prices, too much cement, but there is a higher pull here.” George is an O’ahu native and holds the well-deserved title, Ambassador of Aloha, for the surf company, Quicksilver. “But here your soul can connect to the source, to the power, the Mana—it’s all about that connection. And the water, man, get out on the water. It’s where you’ll feel it most. Everything else comes and goes, but that one ocean connects us all. As long as that host value of Aloha is present; that’s what makes Honolulu not only so livable, but a daily spa treatment for your soul.” George roars with laughter at his own island eloquence. It’s easy to be to be cynical about the exploitation of Hawaii’s soulful qualities, but George’s words ring true to my own experience. All these years and visits later, it is that intangible sensation, more than the sheer physical magnificence of the islands, that brings me – and so many others – back, again and again. That feeling of connection emerges not only atop awe inspiring volcanic ridges or gazing at fiery sunsets, but in the simplest, most commonplace experiences. Late in the day, far from any beach or trendy boutique, sitting outside a neighborhood takeaway joint, at a picnic table edging the parking lot, eating freshly caught ahi and locally grown salad with a plastic fork from a Styrofoam container, it begins to rain. The rain is light, and warm. None of the locals at the half-dozen other tables move for cover, or seem to notice the rain. Their chatting continues, the kids race back forth to the take-out window for shave ice. A breeze moves the rain softly over my skin. The food is fresh, the nearby traffic is moving freely, for once. Between the buildings, a rainbow forms over Diamond Head, bisected by the telephone wires. I finish my meal, not sure exactly when it was that the rain stopped. One of the little kids drops his shave ice and let’s out a howl of mock agony, his fists shaking at the heavens. Everyone turns, we all laugh. Why is it that I don’t live here?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line32
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__label__cc	0.692399	0.307601	PLP Urge Govt To ‘Urgently Reconsider’ Permit “The PLP is profoundly disappointed with the Minister and her refusal to grant Rev. Nicholas Tweed a renewal of his work permit,” Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Walton Brown said, with Mr Brown urging the Government to “urgently reconsider this provocative decision at such a delicate time for Bermuda.” Rev Tweed’s Work Permit Refused Earlier today Home Affairs Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said, “In this particular instance, the applicant failed to comply with rules that were put in place for everyone. As a result, I had no choice but to uphold the previous decision to refuse the new application.” “The position was not advertised despite repeated requests by the Department to do so, and the actual application was incomplete and contained inaccuracies. On the basis of these failures to fulfil the requirements of Immigration policy, the work permit application was rejected,” the Minister said. BIU Call Meeting Following the Minister’s statement earlier today, BIU President Chris Furbert announced that he has called a Special General Council meeting at 12 noon tomorrow [Dec 30], and said that all BIU Special General Council Members and Shop Stewards are urged to attend. Walton Brown’s Statement Mr Brown said, “The PLP is profoundly disappointed with the Minister and her refusal to grant Rev. Nicholas Tweed a renewal of his work permit. “While successive governments have always worked closely with the critical sectors of our community, including international business, tourism, and the social sector, to ensure the critical leadership they require is in place, the handling of Rev Tweed’s application has not been given the same weight of consideration. “The AME Church was informed that the work permit application for Rev Tweed was being carefully reviewed by Immigration. Ongoing correspondence between the Church and Immigration suggested that, once issues were resolved, the permit would be approved. “For the Minister to now simply revert to the formal position taken at the beginning of the application process “that the rules are the rules” suggests an insincere review process. “Historically, in cases involving key personnel in the church or international business, the approach has always been for the Minister to work through the challenges with the invested parties, rather than used them as road blocks. “Moreover, considering the extreme flexibility and responsiveness granted to work permit applications for America’s Cup staff where “the rules were made flexible” it seems abundantly clear Rev. Tweed has been treated unfairly by the Minister and her decision. “One conclusion that can be drawn is that the denial of Rev. Tweed’s work permit renewal is directly related to him being a firm and outspoken advocate for social justice; so much so that the OBA government views him as a threat to them. “It seems impossible that the OBA government could make a convincing argument that the decision regarding Rev. Tweed is devoid of political considerations. I urge the Minister and the OBA government to urgently reconsider this provocative decision at such a delicate time for Bermuda.” You can view all our coverage of Rev Tweed’s work permit here. PLP Welcomes Court Decision On Rev Tweed Video: Minister On Court Ruling On Rev Tweed Judicial Review For Rev Tweed’s Work Permit Video: Acting Minister On Permit Application “Similar Social, Economic And Political Parallels” Acting Minister: ‘One Set Of Rules For Everyone’ #BermudaPolitics #RevTweedWorkPermit Perhaps they should ask that someone urgently consider following proper procedures for a permit renewal – but that wouldn’t create the desired effect. Tweed needs to stay out of the political situation, if he is a so called minster of the church!!! So Martin Luther King should’ve stayed behind de pulpit. Well you had people back then that didnt like him either. Deedles says: Dr. King was an American citizen protesting in America. Tweed is not a Bermudian and has come to Bermuda for the sole purpose of political agitation in a foreign country. He should go. Bobby J says: MLK was an American, living in his own country so DO NOT compare Tweed to him. Please do not belittle MLK’s struggle with Tweed. Tweed is a guest in MY country and I don’t want him here. Sickofantz says: Onion Juice is in America. You rarely read a tweet from him that doesn’t feature America. Black Soil says: Comparing Tweed to MLK is sick. Tweed is a non-Bermudian who has investing NOTHING in Bermuda. Facts says: Yea, the only thing he has brought here is HATE and unrest! Any other expat would have been told to get cracking’ LONG AGO! Paradise Reclaimed says: MLK “The church must be reminded that is is not the master or servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state . . .” MLK “It’s always the right time to do the right thing.” PLP/People’s Campaign – Read second quote first, act in the spirit of the first, please. JAYBIRD says: Absolutely. This is an outrage! The PLP should call for a blockade of the House of Assembly! Oh wait, it’s not in session now.. that’s it then – call an Island wide general strike – immediately! That will show the upstart OBA who really rules the roost around here.. Betty Boop says: The OBA is the Government and they rule the roost, not the BIU or PLP or People’s Campaign either, so get that right! An outrage is one who is trying to stop a Bermudian from working. This man is not a Bermudian, neither is he married to one, what gives him the right to just work here without going through THE PROPER CHANNELS? Like everyone else. The BIU/PLP always state Bermuda for Bermudians first and all of a sudden that doesn’t apply to this man? HYPOCRITES all of you! Was MLK a work permit holder? No he had plenty of work to do in his country of birth. I guess Rev Tweed left the UK cause there was no longer has any work to be done. The PLP and BIU are only using the Tweed issue for the destabilizing of the Government. They want to create as much strife between now and the Americas Cupso that it will fail. All for them to win power. They do not care for the people of Bermuda to survive, they just want power no matter what. They want to take us down. The OBA is only using Rev. Tweed in hopes of destabilizing the PLP and the Peoples Campaign. They dont want anyone getting in their way or speaking against The Americas cup holding Bermuda hostage for the next 2 years. Ringmaster says: The OBA did not deny the renewal. An impartial Immigration Board denied the renewal and gave the reasons. The OBA Minister upheld the denial. If you don’t understand that difference, you clearly don’t see what’s coming to impact Bermuda and jobs, and it has nothing to do with Bermuda. By the way, if you think AC gets what it wants it doesn’t and that’s another black mark on Bermuda. OH no, some one just fired up the PLP “dislike machine” Ruuuuun!! Rightok says: I thought the OBA was a pro foreigner party? It’s only because Rev Tweed was active with the People’s Campaign that they decided not to approve the work permit. This is sad for the OBA. They are going against their own ideals. Jam Bermuda says: PLP I will never vote for you again! You are an embarrassment to my country! Asking the Government to break the law for political gain?! I am done! And, so are you! Will the silent majority, please stand up?! It’s time! The loud minority is ruining this beautiful country! Our children’s future depends on it! You can’t make this stuff up, except in Bermuda. The PLP calling on Government to break the rules for an expat? So much for Bermuda for Bermudians. Now we know the PLP prefer non Bermudians over Bermudians. Their true intentions are now clear. 2 Bermudas indeed. At least the OBA are working for Bermuda and Bermudians. oba/UBP welcome back says: Ask someone who works for immigration and they will tell you the oba/UBP has granted permits before using the same set of rules. It’s political and nothing more. Don’t believe Patricia Gordon-Pamplin made this ruling on her own she’s weak. At the end of the day 2017 is an election year the oba/UBP have nothing to lose and nothing to gain by telling the church stumpers to go stuff it. Most voters have already made up their minds. Whites will vote solid as always for team UBP. The real question is will they convince the 15% blacks to vote with them for the win? ” Whites will vote solid as always for team UBP. ” ….and blacks will solidly vote for the PLP, as they always have, regardless. Your point? This shows that the PLP have no regard to the laws and rules to protect Bermudians. How many others slipped into our country under the PLP ignoring the rules and disadvantaging us Bermudians. Those suffering today need to vent their anger at the PLP for disenfranchising Bermudians. Build a Better Bermuda says: So who are the PLP/BIU/PC for, Bermudians or foriegn workers in jobs that a Bermudian can do. Does this mean that the PLP/BIU/PC supports the violation of our immigration laws that are designed to give Bermudians access to jobs first. Or do the PLP/BIU/PC stand for a double standard where it is acceptable to ignore those immigration protections when it is for one of their own… simply put the PLP/BIU/PC want it both ways and are hypocrites for it… Bermudians first?… unless it is one of their imported political operatives. Exactly! I’m so confused – didn’t we all just march against immigration? Don’t we want all of these nasty foreigners to get the heck out of our country? I can’t keep up! Why did I make all of those fabulous signs? I hope you don’t now tell the Dunkiiy to call the election now. Oba/UBP has the majority votes to stay in power joly says: So why are the PLP are advocating political interference in the immigration process? Kangoocar says: Because the plp interfered with everything for their PERSONAL again when they were ruling this island! This is more proof they have learned nothing by their mistakes and only have their OWN interest at heart still to this day! The plp are a disgrace and anyone that bpvotes for them camnot be considered anything else either!! Why was Tweed’s work permit application not submitted properly? Its me again says: This is my point. Doesnt take an astrophysicist to fill out the application and to place a job ad. I’m a PLP supporter and memeber and I’m out. This is bait and the OBA took it hook line and sinker. Now the balls in the opposition possession and they are going to call for a strike or two and everything falls to bits. I need the Americas Cup. I have plans I dont care who makes money or not I just know that I have a plan and these guys are getting in my pocket now. I catch the bus to work. No buses tomorrow (probably) and for once the OBA does something that I can personally profit from and these guys decide that they’ll do everything in their power to take this away from me. I’m done. Politics is dumb in this country and I’m going to pack and up leave before we end up like Jamaica. The OBA and their policies didn’t chase me out, the “black” party did. An “original” black bermudian I sincerely hope you can stay. Ultimately a united fully integrated Bermuda will triumph. We NEED people like you. We cannot let these bullies continue to dictate to government how and what decisions are made. Just wondering says: So – let me get this right……. the PLP want the Government to “bend” the rules – why???? What is so special with this applicant that he doesn’t need to comply with the same rules and requirements us “ordinary” people have to? will the PLP and Biu now want an open door policy on work permits …its a real shame when its ok now but not when businesses who needed positions filled with qualified people but couldn’t and had to restructure to make it work …you should be ashamed of yourselves ” For Bermuda ” really ???? the BIU and PLP are the wolf in sheeps clothing …Beware those of you who fall for it ..this island is on the Brink of British Rule and then see who is happy Fedup says: So get ready to be held at randsom Bermuda because we all know as soon as Chris Furbert opens his mouth it means a strike is around the corner. What is the difference between Tweed and other that get denied? Why is he so special? Government needs to look at making ALL our ESSENTIAL SERVICES – and yes I mean bus, ferry etc private and let’s see how quick the same puppies that run up behind Furbert will run. Just about hand enough of the double standards and his personal selections. Navin Johnson says: Stand firm……. Bobby Jones says: Guess if trash collection goes on strike, we should take our trash to the BIU or Furbert’s house. Torian says: Go long PLP M.C. Beauchamp says: Here we have it, folks. Conflating America’s Cup work permits with Tweed’s. And by the PLP, no less. There’s the whole game, right there. They can just bring his sorry tail back if they become a legitimate government! I am done with PLP! I will never vote for you again! Show me what you are working with instead of hate for all concerned! You’ve become an embarrassment to my beautiful Island! Stop ruining the future of my children! They are watching your hateful behaviors and they are scared! Will the silent majority please stand up?! It’s time we took our Island back! More propaganda from the PLP. Using the BIU they think they can channel this to the masses. Just another move to create anarchy. Every hour of everyday they will inform, hold a press conference eta l. Enough is enough ! says: Don’t worry the OBA will give in like normal ! Mob rule will continue! Is there a way to vote out the opposition and ask for a legit one . Burt and the rest of the sesame street band must be banished from politics. they only know how to create disruption they are not smart enough to create change through the democratic process DJO says: the muppets would make a better opposition and for that fact the cartooon network hAS PLENTY THAT COULD FILL THE UNION LEADERS oposition BdaReally says: Someone correct me if I am wrong but from my understanding as a work permit holder you are not to meddle with the political affairs of the Government which is what Tweed done. I just don’t understand if he is the son of a Bermudian as he claims why doesn’t he just apply for his Bermudian status or is there missing information we have not been told which makes him unable to qualify. The Government is here for the running of our country which means putting Bermudians first so why would you ask for an exception to be made for someone who is not even Bermudian. If you do it for Tweed then who else is going to fight when their time is up. Anyone who is Bermudian and supports the Immigration Minister to reverse her decision should be ashamed. Support your people not the political chess piece. Lualaba says: Twice Tweed appears to be heavily involved in the blocking of Parlement, which there are laws against. And the PLP and Union wonder why his work permit is not renewed? Wrong – did the AME Church advertise the position locally? This is a yes or no question. Don’t make this political, just answer a yes or no question. 1)There are inaccuracies in the application. 2)the application wasn’t submitted in time 3)the position wasn’t advertised. 4) there is a Bermudian who wants the position and it qualified and able. The only politics here are being played by the PLP in an attempt to leverage emotional votes just like Donald Trump. You are not wrong! The preacher is NOT Bermudian no matter how many times the plp tries to deceive you! The plp spent 14 yrs deceiving Bermuda and they even after after taking a pounding at the election have still not learned their lesson that deceiving people is not the way to go! PLP, really stands means, people’s lying party! They will do anything to regain power and should not be considered anything other than disgraceful!!!! I believe you have to apply for status during your 21st year but before your 22nd birthday if you have Bermudian parent ( in this case father) .Failure to do so results in you never being able to apply again…..that’s what my children were told..and had to comply with… This is a sad state of affairs and I pray it doesn’t become a huge political football. We have so much to fix on this beautiful island ..long overdue injustices .. …..and part of the Pathways to Status – Tweed was and is against! i know, right?? you can’t make this chit up!!! Tweed is not the son of a Bermudian. His father and mother were West Indians. Tweed was born in England, he also has a US passport. He shouldn’t belong in Bermuda. Tweed’s grandfather immigrated to Bermuda with his family, one of which was Tweed’s father. His father left the Island, eventually marrying and later Tweed was born (in London). Non of Tweed’s ancestors were born in Bermuda and that is why he cannot currently apply for status. Shanky says: Someone should reveal if Kingsley Tweed is the father or stepfather as it may be be. What year did he leave Bermuda and get with the mother and what year was the minister born? You may have raised eyebrows had enough says: Mr. Tweed was adopted by a Bermudian Gentleman and his English Wife, his adoptive father never applied for Bermudian Citizenship for Rev. Tweed so that is why he is not a Bermudian. If his father had followed procedure (which it seems like this family don’t like to do) then Rev. Tweed would not be in this position right now and probably wouldn’t even be in Bermuda and posted somewhere else in the world. Maybe if he had been a good expat and kept his mouth quiet and done his job without getting messed up in the BS he wouldn’t have this problem. Four says: Guess the trash won’t be picked up anytime soon. Well maybe the next country he goes and if he’s not a citizen of that country Mr tweed might want to consider running his mouth.no other country would accept what he has gotten away with here…. Wrong – stop making this political! Did the AME Church advertise his position in line with immigration requirements? No they did not, and that;s is a basic rule when applying for a work permit. He knows that, so does the BIU/PLP, so no permit, too bad, so sad, go home. Actually, many countries do accept an expat getting involved in politics and many countries do not(punishment varies). I think we are far more tolerant now than we were 6 years ago…however that can revert back very quickly and may well do. the news it seems like the PLP has said the immigration dept gave special consideration to the americas cup applications can we ask what those applications were for …. i am going to think those were for individuals with skills quite unique to the americas cup. again the PLP will try to create a scenario that they need you to fall for but I want to weigh it on their accusations versus the truth and hopefully one day …all accusations are held accountable and those telling lies made to apologize and be found in contempt Triangle Drifter says: And all those permits issued for AC people are very very temporary. By the end of July next year all of those people will be long gone. Face meet Palm The PLP just lost a supporter Infidelguy says: Let’s just say it….the PLP are opposed to this decision because Rev. Tweed is an ideologue who supports their political agenda. Maybe the OBA has other motives for rejecting the application. Who knows! But in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, I have to conclude that Rev Tweed’s work permit application was rejected based on legitimate reasons. Why haven’t we heard from Rev. Tweed on this? He’s quite capable of speaking up for himself. Exactly – Did the AME Church advertise the position? This is a pretty easy question. Anyone from the AME want to chime in here? Doesn’t anyone remember the infamous “Chicken in arsenic” joke an (expat) chef made at an upcoming PLP dinner about Dr Browns starter course – if wasn’t very funny – it was in bad taste BUT the PLP heavies had him shipped off the island that night – no revocation of his work permit – no ability to access the courts – where was the outcry when they did that?? What a bunch of hypocrites!! TSOL says: The elephant in the room on this island is that the BIU/Peoples Campaign/PLP don’t believe in the rules of law for themselves. If any expat not connected with these organizations, no matter what their race, had missed the period to submit their paper work to renew their work permit, or had dabbled in politics on behalf of the OBA they would be in a mad frenzy to have them escorted to the airport by the police kicked off the island as soon as possible. Think about it. Fur says: Good job sticking with your decision….rules are rules PLP and BIU. Zario says: Yes, reconsider, give him three days, not three weeks. Hey PLP, i watched you cats for years, if a preacher was on the island and sided with your opposition in any political capacity whatsoever…you would have had him on a plane and never allowed him/her to even apply for a permit at all. You got rid of folks for far less. Disgusting hypocrites.Not enough sense to be embarrassed. do NOT RECONSIDER under any circumstance. the rule of democracy will and must NOT bend to the hypocritical oppositioin Jadon says: Looks to me like all the PLP is asking for is the same thing the OBA/UBP does for their friends… think they have never “bent” the immigration laws ?? He is a minister…. why wouldn’t they rush it through? He has to get back to serving the people of his church. Because he is not serving the people of his church, he is pursuing a political agenda as suits his needs. The preacher thing is an interesting cover. Not like he is stealing the job of a Bermudian…. like many of the OBA’s friends. Rhonnda O says: We don’t know since the advertisement wasn’t done. As for the ‘OBA’s friends’ who’ve stolen the jobs of a Bermudian… name ‘em. O.M.G says: So chris Furbert are you going to stand for every work permit holder. What a bloody hypocrite and you say you are for the people of this country BS. Now you and the great PLP and that stupid talk show want to make the people anger again for nothing. Don’t you want your country to go forward or you still taking your people back. Don’t blame anyone except yourself s if your people can’t get work because you are casing away potential businesss to come here to provide job opportunities.. Thank god my people don’t act in anger like this to embarrassing. Tweed go you don’t help your people one bit you don’t want to either you just want them below you so you can control them. Bermudian pastor stand up please Enough says: Walton Brown is not fit to be in office. Walton Brown you should be ashamed of yourself. It should be “Bermuda for Bermudians”. Shame, shame, shame on you. Furbert is angling to be the next PLP Premier and is utilizing the same methods as any other small minded dictator. The good reverend should be tending to the flock and not drumming up votes from easily manipulated voters. Steve Thomson says: The rules should apply equally to everyone. What shocks me is how the PLP /BIU (which is the same organization) play lip service for sticking up for Bermudians. In this instance they are fully backing a non Bermudian that simply didn’t comply with the work permit requirements. Now back off as you are not the government and do not represent the majority of our country no matter how loudly you yell or how many businesses, offices or roads you block. Our patience too is wearing thin. Shameful says: Thank God for Walton Brown. He is a responsible and forthright leader who cannot be matched. I did a study of those who think the decision is fair. Their responses are almost exactly the same to those made during the anti slavery drive, the drive to remove discrimination and the sentiments expressed about the PLP. Yet they will talk about change and ask us to sing Kum-by-ya as they relax in their hot tubs and never once reach out to the other side. No interest. No genuine caring for working people. Just want to dump them and their leaders and after the battle when the dust settles they jump on board and benefit from the change and say “we wanted it all along.” how can you possibly equate this to a slavery issue – this is about an employer who has repeatedly refused to properly submit a work permit application and given no resin for failing/refusing to do so – the rest of us all have to comply with the law – why not him? why is he so special? Why does the BIU/PLP think there is one rule for them and their friends and another for everyone else? Up D Hill says: @shameful, you should be shameful after writing that trash!!! BIG says: Omg !!!! boy you can’t make this crap up…. I will not be paying any fri66in BIU dues. DO NOT MAKE ANY OF US MARCH. Are you bloody serious????? Is it that serious. Maaan you PLP jokers are really jokers. Chris, I bet you want to strike for this bulls..t too. It aint happening. Pickup this Christmas trash in the east tomorrow too. Brown, you are a fool for even mentioning Americas Cup when comparing to this. I along with other small businesses will be so excited when the Americas Cup comes here because we need the business. The truth is out. You loss my vote. By the way quit blocking Parliament and let the real Government handle the business before you guys really really truly eff up this island ffs.. Acegurl says: Walton Brown I am shocked at your reaction to this situation. Everything you have stood for politically has just flown out the window. You no longer fight for Bermudians as a whole. You have become selective in who you support. How could you propose a reconsideration of Immigration policy when it has been clearly articulated to all that Reverend Tweed did not follow the rules, as clearly defined by the Department of Immigration. Your reaction to this case is sheer hypocrisy. Reverend Tweed has been extremely lucky during his short time on the island, in that he has been radical in his approach to the local community. This would NEVER have been tolerated in the other 99% of the expat population. 32n64w says: This is fundamentally untrue, disingenuous and misleading. When an employer REFUSES to comply with Governement policy, even after being given the opportunity on multiple occasions to do so, they have no excuse. Silence Do Good says: The PLP and Chris Furbert should be questioning the powers to be at the AME Church for not getting the work permit application right the first time and after multiple extension etc still not getting it right. It would appear that the AME Church wanted Tweed gone more than anyone else. This song about we never had to do it like this before is all just noise to cover their true motive of ensuring Tweed’s permit was not renewed. PS I love how the PLP and BIU are fighting for a work permit holder and confessing how the law should be bent in their interest. Well with no creditable opposition I guess the PC is the only alternative for people to gravitate to when they feel a slim majority government is running a mock. unus sed leo says: it seems mr. tweed and mr. furbert have some kind of bromance goin on. Hey you lot can ways host each other in your respective countries of origin… visit each other now and then… be buddies… sing the song Butt for now… unless this church pays taxes… it cannot take part in process as process requires monies. A guest… is a guest… when you accept a guest in your house… do you let them act up? The answer is… “NO… YOU DO NOT.” nabba jabba says: Merry Christmas good tidings to all. Nahhh! I am sorry Mr.Tweed but… you did stinky boo booz and we will not let you act up in our house. See… if you are a guest… in a house… any house in Bermuda… and you act up… 9 times out of ten you will be asked to leave. Well sir… you acted up at cabinet house… and you are a guest…. this is one of those nine times mate… no offence… but you are a guest… Proof positive the PLP will do EXACTLY what they did when they took control in 1998 if they get back into power. Ignored all the rules and did what they wanted. Rules do not seem to apply to them or their friends. That is EAXCTLY why the economy is in the state it is in now. What happened to the promise made by the BIU about no wildcat strikes ,etcwhen they were let off, and millions were written off by the then government so as not to end the BIU as we know it. Should have made them pay up, they say one thing and then continue to do as they like PRIVATIZE NOW!!!! what is so special that the PLP want the Government to BEND the rules for Tweed to stay on the Island, whats good for the goose is good for the gander, he has to go its that SIMPLE is the PLP going to scream over this, seems like anything the Government says or does the PLP are totally AGAINST IT. STOP BEING HATERS THE LAW IS THE LAW, but if the PLP was in leadership BET YOUR BOOTS TWEED WOULD BE STAYING. bermy bud says: Work permit holders can NOT involve themselves in Bermudian politics! Which he has done! WRITING ON DE WALL says: So if that’s the reason then say so! No need to. After numerous opportunities the applicants did not abide by the requirements for renewal of the work permit. Seems obvious that the AME board wanted him outta here found a way to have somebody else do the dirty work for them. Notice that the AME church is not protesting the denial of the permit. Moderate says: The PLP are the ones being political here. They harp on about putting Bermudians first but now they’ve shown that it’s all a lie. They are exposing themselves as a right wing authoritarian movement that won’t allow the elected Government to meet and wants laws and policies disregarded for their insiders. Rev. Tweed is entitled to work as a permit holder but needs to follow the process as defined by Government’s including the PLP themselves. No amount of work stoppages, blocking of elected officials from meeting and vilifying of a very deferential police service will change that. Onion Juice. You have it all wrong. Martin Luther King was an American by birth. Tweed was not and is not. This is a church issue which has been made into a race issue by the PLP and will probably help to be the demise of Bermuda because they want it political. It’s an AME issue but once again it will be a issue of race. Jahstice says: Will mob rule continue or democracy prevail? All you people sound really stupid, do you really think his permit hasn’t been bent all this time before he became vocal on the political scene. I beg to differ! I bet their application was made no different from their previous applications since he has been here working BUT now they are following the rules because he has expressed publicly his dislike of the current governments policies and practices. SMDH It’s so obvious people!!!! BET THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF RULES BENT FOR AMERICAS CUP, which we’ve been told by previous host that it is a complete fail unless it’s held here more than once. WAKE UP BERMUDA!!!!!! Please list the rules being bent for the America’s Cup? Or are you just repeating a myth you heard somewhere? PROVE IT MOUTH PIECE, OR STOP YOUR NOICE@ WRITING ON DE WALL!! I am Glad we got Americas cup cause it gives us a foreign entity to blame as well as an event to Hijack. Dear Writing. You seem to have information about malpractice in submitting work permits. It is your duty as a Bermudian to report it to the anonymous Immigration line. If you don’t one can only assume that you have been making this all up. LostinFlatts says: People are missing the truly terrifying part of this: the PLP/BIU know how utterly hypocritical and ridicululous their position on Tweed is, and they don’t care. They believe they can say anything and still win, that is how little credit they give their supporters. But, we now live in a world where a racist liar said he could shoot someone in the face and still win an election – and he was right. The PLPs best chance of getting elected is to reduce politics back to a single issue. That’s all this is: feeding their narrative regardless of reality: real Bermudians vote PLP regardless of what they do, what their policies are, their adherence to law, their lies and self-serving because, well, because. 2/3rds of those who voted Trump believe that the US had higher unemployment today than when Obama took office, despite that not being remotely true. Why? False narrative. If we truly want the best for our island’s future, we have to take the time to call all politicians in their lies, but sadly nothing today suggests the majority of voters will do that. Warwick Lizard says: I have been loyal to the PLP as a supporter all my life as has my family. No more though. This was a big topic of discussion over Christmas and what we concluded is best for BDA at this time. Former BC Lecturer Walton Brown, the BIU and the PLP should be ashamed of how 1) they encouraged the blocking of parliament (protests are fine just don’t block the people’s business from being done in the house) 2) how they are twisting Rev Tweed’s declined permit in the hope for their own political gain. The OBA is not perfect but they are turning Bermuda’s economy/tourism around and have my family’s vote in the next election. God and the voters will have the last say. Warwick Lizard. I wish more people were like you. Much respect. Here’s hoping there are many more of you. Thank goodness you can see this for what it really is. trump supporter says: Urgently reconsider, what you going to do STRIKE, AWE not getting your way. What you should do is read some of the discussions in the AMOUNT of PLP supporters you have mad e disgruntled. Going take my trash to the dump, might not get picked up. Seriously says: Why should he stay? Who is he that it’s important for him to remain on this island with his controversial ways?? What good does he bring here? I am curious? He breeds a lot of hate for a preacher. Maybe he’s a quack preacher. Ya serious says: I got a rule bend. Next rule should be if they block the house, than the meeting of the government should be held anywhere approved by the governor ASAP. Reese says: Is the separation of Church and State not a thing anymore? Send the non Bermudian home. Bermudians want jobs, including his! Wondermutt says: Stand strong OBA. You should never give in to a petulant child having a temper tantrum. How many work permits were revoked in the last 3 months? I don`t hear Chris Furberts BIU making any noise to help them, I don`t hear the PLP making any noise to help or support them who will have the end of this month and the end of next month to leave, I don`t hear the PC , I don`t hear the AME Church, WHO SHOULD BE SILENT ANYWAY ,Your a church,,MIND YOUR BUSINESS!! BRIER says: TWEED NEEDS TO GO NO CONSIDERATION AT ALL – THERE ARE MANY BERMUDIANAS TO FILL HIS SHOES EASILY ITS NOT A DIFFICULT JOB.. HE IS NO DIFFERENT FROM ANYOTHER FOREIGH WORKING AND LIVING IN BERMUDA YOUR TIME IS UP MATE LIKE I SAY GET CRACKING.. A BERMUDIAN CAN NOW HAVE HIS JOB… YAYY EXPAT says: OK, so serious question: my permit is up for renewal in a few months. Will there be a march or protest when it gets denied? I can start making signs now. I just want to know who I need to thank when they protest and demand the OBA renew my permit even though there is a Bermudian who can do my job. Thank you in advance for helping me, an obnoxious Expat, stay in your country…cuz that’s what Bermuda does now, right???? Bermudian voter says: How soon we forget. PLP immigration policies when they were in power forced international companies to relocate and many locals lost jobs, families were split up and family members had to relocate. And now all of a sudden a church minister is indispensable. Once again the PLP is attempting to cause discord in an attempt to get elected. I voted for you once. NEVER AGAIN Walton Brown – November 26, 2014 The Shadow Minister added that in the hospitality field, there is concern that “one major chain turns its back on Bermudian talent,” saying they have a “hiring policy that has seen eminently qualified Bermudians not even make it to the interview process. This is deeply disturbing and needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency.” “Recently, this has meant two very qualified and experienced Bermudians were denied even the opportunity for an interview for a prominent position…” thief says: it does not seem right that a foreigner should be so involved in our politics. Why not just advertise the position? Maybe there is a Bermudian out there that would be great at the position and if not give Mr. Tweed the position. I am sure there more to this story that the Church should make public. Please inform us before this gets out of hand or do the powers that be want that to happen? I think not BIU DO NOT RUN THIS COUNTRY AND NEITHER DOES TWEED… ALL THIS FUSS WITH BIU AND STRIKES WE REALLY NEED TO PRIVATIZE SOME OF OUR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMETNS BECAUSE THERE ARE PLENTY OF BERMUDIANA WHO WANT TO WORK AND NOT STRIKE…THEY KNOW WHERE THERRE BREAD IS BUTTERED… STOP BEING A FOLLOWER AND BE A LEADER Jus' Wonderin' says: Send the foreigner packing…who cares! That’s what we all want anyways. A BORN BERMUDIAN can do that job better and some! Rumsoak says: Bye Bye birdie, don”t let the broken door at the airport hit you on the way out . Y-Gurl says: Why? Because he’s someone’s friend? 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__label__wiki	0.576947	0.576947	Issa Rae threw shade with a curve during Black-snubbing Oscar nominations announcement January 13, 2020 admin 0 Comments MARCH 07: Issa Rae attends ‘LinkedIn Hosts a panel discussion with Issa Rae and Chelsea Handler’ at The Art of Elysium Center on March 7, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images) Issa Rae made it clear that she’s still rooting for everybody Black, despite the Motion Picture Academy’s apparent snub of Black actors and filmmakers. On Monday, the nominations for the 92nd annual Academy Awards were announced and few, if any nods were given for performances or production work by Blacks in the film industry, with one notable exception being Cynthia Erivo for her performance in Harriet. She was the single person of color in a field of 20 acting nominations. READ MORE: 5 SHADIEST snubs of the Academy Awards During the live broadcast in Los Angeles, a visibly disappointed Rae read off the names of five men in the Best Director category — Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, Todd Phillips for Joker, Sam Mendes for 1917, Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Bong Joon Ho for Parasite. Black actors, Black films and Black directors received very little love from the Academy and even Little Women director Greta Gerwig who was widely considered a shoe-in for the category was snubbed along with other female directors. Upon announcing those nominations, Rae deadpanned to the camera, “Congratulations to those men,” the audience giggled in response to her coy, but well-understood message to viewers. READ MORE: #OscarsSoWhite: The complete list of Academy Award nominees Issa Rae gives the best reaction after not a single woman was nominated for Best Directing at the 2020 Oscars. #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/pIuyPZQ3GJ — The Pop Hub (@ThePopHub) January 13, 2020 Rae’s quip not only elicited laughs from those in the theater where the nominations took place it also caught the eye of movie buffs on social media who applauded her for saying what many were thinking. READ MORE: In interview, Issa Rae shows she’s anything but ‘Insecure’ “Congratulations to those men.” – Issa Rae introducing the Best Director category is a MOOD. #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/ihxnw0E6VJ — Kathleen Newman-Bremang (@KathleenNB) January 13, 2020 Issa Rae’s “congratulations to those men” has strong Keke Palmer vibes and I’m here for it — David (@randomfurlong) January 13, 2020 But Twitter isn’t the only place people are giving the Academy the side-eye over the nominations. Tom O’Neil, who runs the awards prediction site Gold Derby, described the snub of people of color during nominations as an ongoing problem. “The Oscars is a good annual cheat sheet on what Hollywood is doing,” O’Neil told Yahoo. “Once a year, we get a snapshot of the real quality movies, we see there’s an absence of diversity and we get outraged by it. The problem needs to be solved all year-round on an ongoing basis.” Two of the most talked-about oversights were Lupita Nyong’o for her doppelganger performance in Us, and Eddie Murphy who brought the story of his comedic idol Rudy Ray Moore to life in Dolemite Is My Name. But among Black recognitions during the nominations, the song “Stand Up” from Harriet, got a nod for Best Original Song. Matthew A. Cherry was nominated for Best Animated Short for Hair Love. In addition, American Factory, produced by Barack and Michelle Obama for Netflix was nominated for Best Documentary ← Beyoncè Shut Out Of Oscar Noms, Cynthia Erivo Gets Best Song And Actress Nod Rutgers University-Camden Chancellor to Lead the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia → Trey Songz arrested for destroying stage after mic is turned off Honoring Dr. King: Dr. Bernice A. King keeps the dream alive and has a hopeful message for Trump’s America Geraldo Rivera responds to groping allegations, defends Matt Lauer	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line46
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__label__wiki	0.780324	0.780324	myleakycondo.com's Blog Leaky Rotten Condos and defective residential construction issues. Vancouver, Pendrell Place, Case Study: Accountants warn condo owners of contingent liability due to unresolved litigation and leak repairs required AUDITORS' REPORT THE OWNERS, STRATA PLAN NO. VR 1008 REID HURST NAGY CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS AS AT MARCH 31, 2002 NOTE 9: CONTINGENT LIABILITIES The Strata Corporation is currently named as defendant in sevearal legal proceedings. Liabilities, if any, are underterminable at this time and no provision has been made in these financial statements for any costs related to these matters. NOTE 10: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS At the Annual General meeting held May 22, 2002, the "Levington" [Levelton] report was issued outlining various remedial work required. Anyone requiring more details should refer to this report. [Editor's Note: The source for the above information was a copy of the Auditor's Report as filed in court as part of the Affidavit of Hilary Mason, historian, of 1819 Pendrell Street in the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, under oath, as President of the Strata Council of the Strata Corporation, in L003498, Vancouver Registry, Between Richard Bedford Oldaker, Petitioner and Strata Plan VR1008, Respondent, sworn January 21, 2003, Hammerberg Altman Beaton Maglio, Barristers & Solicitors, File No. 00285, GSH/hl with G. Stephen Hamilton acting for the Strata Corporation.] Posted by Dr. CondoRot ( Vancouver ) :: Permalink :: Trackbacks (0) Riverwest (Delta): Leaky condo owners win in Appeal Court; Delta stuck with huge repair bill The Owners, Strata Plan NW 3341 et al. v. Delta (Corporation) 2002 BCCA 526 Docket: Registry: Vancouver COURT OF APPEAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA ORAL REASONS FOR JUDGMENT The Honourable Mr. Justice Esson The Honourable Mr. Justice Donald The Honourable Madam Justice Newbury THE OWNERS, STRATA PLAN NW3341, LESLIE EVANS, GERALD O’NEIL, FIONA SMITH, JOHN ROBERT McNAB, COLLEEN HARNETT, GEORGE TEMPERTON, NANCY STEWART, TAWNIA GALE SCOTT, NOREEN SYDELL ANNE GUNN and LAVONA SYBIL MARIE DAYLE, executrices of the Estate of DORIS WRIGHT (RESPONDENTS) THE CORPORATION OF DELTA (APPELLANT) ELBE, LOCK WALLS & ASSOCIATES INC., VAN MAREN CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. and VAN MAREN CONSTRUCTION (#8701) LTD. DEFENDANTS/THIRD PARTIES J.E. Gouge, Q.C. and J.G. Yardley appearing for the Appellants D.W. Roberts, Q.C. and B. Curran appearing for the Respondents [1] ESSON, J.A.: The defendant Corporation of Delta appeals certain aspects of a judgment of Mr. Justice Grist holding Delta liable for damages in excess of $3,000,000 which arose out of defective design and construction of a condominium development. [2] The action was launched in October 1996 by the strata corporation on behalf of the owners of the units situate in three separate buildings which formed the overall project. The claim was for repair and remediation of the three buildings which was made necessary because of wood rot in the exterior wall, the studs, and the beams. The other defendants to the action were the developer, a firm of architects, a firm of building designers and the contractor. The firm of architects was dropped from the action because there was no basis for any liability against it. The trial involved only the liability of Delta. Prior to the trial the developer Canlan was dismissed from the action by consent following upon a settlement. The building design firm and the contractor remained as parties but took no part in the trial. [3] The trial judge found the developer, the building designer, and the contractor jointly and severally liable along with Delta for the damages and, after delivering judgment, made an order under s.4 of the Negligence Act allocating the degrees of liability as required by that section. There is a cross appeal by the plaintiffs with respect to that aspect of the judgment. [4] The basis of liability against Delta was essentially that it breached its duty to inspect and supervise the construction and particularly to enforce the provisions of the Building Code. Delta has not appealed against the findings of liability and quantum. The basis for the appeal is firstly, that the action was commenced out of time and secondly, that the learned trial judge erred in failing to find contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiffs. [5] The limitation argument rests on two statutory provisions. The one which was relied on at trial is s.285 of the Local Government Act which reads as follows: 285 All actions against a municipality for the unlawful doing of anything that (a) is purported to have been done by the municipality under the powers conferred by an Act, and (b) might have been lawfully done by the municipality if acting in the manner established by law, must be commenced within 6 months after the cause of action first arose, or within a further period designated by the council in a particular case, but not afterwards. [6] The trial judge held that that section did not apply. At the time the appeal was launched, there were a number of conflicting decisions of trial judges on the applicability of s.285 to actions such as this. That issue was resolved by a decision of this Court delivered while this appeal was proceeding. That decision, holding that s.285 does not apply, is Gringmuth v. North Vancouver (District) 98 B.C.L.R. (3d) 116, 26 M.P.L.R. (3d) 54, [2002] 3 W.W.R. 612. [7] Faced with the reality that the Gringmuth decision would be binding on this Court on the hearing of this appeal, counsel for Delta applied some time ago to the Chief Justice requesting that he direct that five judges sit who would then be in a position to overrule that decision. In rejecting that application, the Chief Justice left open the possibility that the panel hearing the appeal would see fit to determine that the Gringmuth decision should be reconsidered. [8] Having heard the full submissions of the appellant, I am of the view that there are no grounds which would justify reconsideration, certainly at this time, of the fully considered and very recent decision of this Court in Grinmuth. It follows that, in my view, we are bound by that decision and that the first ground of appeal must fail. [9] The second limitation provision relied on by Delta is s.3(2)(a) of the Limitation Act which reads as follows: 3 (1) In subsections (4) and (6), "debtor" means a person who owes payment or other performance of an obligation secured, whether or not the person owns or has rights in the collateral. (2) After the expiration of 2 years after the date on which the right to do so arose a person may not bring any of the following actions: (a) subject to subsection (4) (k), for damages in respect of injury to person or property, including economic loss arising from the injury, whether based on contract, tort or statutory duty; [10] At the opening of this appeal, Mr. Roberts made a preliminary objection to that ground of appeal being heard. His objection was based on the fact that the section was not raised at trial. In its statement of defence, Delta had pleaded that the action was barred by efluxion of time and had made specific reference to the Limitation Act although without referring to a particular section. No particulars were requested and it would appear that, from that point on, no further reference was made to the Limitation Act. Certainly, it was not raised at trial. [11] We declined to deal with Mr. Robert’s objection as a preliminary one. Having heard the appellant’s submission, it is unnecessary to decide the question because the appellant’s submission fails on the merits. [12] The only case which, in my view, need be referred to in support of that conclusion is Workers’ Compensation Board of British Columbia v. Genstar Corporation (1986), 24 B.C.L.R. (2d) 157, [1988] 4 W.W.R. 184. The issue arose in that case on an application to add a defendant. It was contended by the proposed defendant that the action was barred by efluxion of time and that it should therefore not be added to the case. The chambers judge rejected the submission that the applicable limitation period was the two year period provided by s.3(1)(a) of the Limitation Act and held that the applicable period was the six years provided by what is now s. 3(5) of the Act which reads: (5) Any other action not specifically provided for in this Act or any other Act may not be brought after the expiration of 6 years after the date on which the right to do so arose. [13] On appeal to this Court, a bench of five sat. The appeal was dismissed for the reasons of Madam Justice McLachlin. The relevant passages in the reasons are these: I cannot accept Genstar's contention that the action against it is for damages for "injury to property". I am persuaded by the authorities that "injury to property" refers to the situation where property is damaged by an extrinsic act, and not to the situation where a claim is made for damage occasioned by defects in the property itself. In Alberni District Credit Union and ADCU Development Ltd. v. Cambridge Properties Ltd. et al. (1985), 65 B.C.L.R. 297 (B.C.C.A.), the issue, as in the case at bar, was whether the limitation period applicable to a claim for defects in the building was the two-year limitation period provided by s. 3(1)(a) of the Limitation Act, or the six-year limitation period provided by s. 3(4). Esson J.A., speaking for the Court, held that the action was not one in respect of "injury to property", as the "building simply has not, in plain language, been injured". Accordingly, the six-year limitation period was held to apply. Counsel for Genstar seeks to distinguish the Alberni case on the grounds that the claim there was for breach of contract rather than in tort. In my opinion, that distinction cannot be sustained. Whether the action is brought in contract or tort, damage is an essential element of it. The question in each case is whether that damage comes within the phrase "injury to property". Other authorities support the same view. In British Columbia Hydro & Power Authority v. Homco International Ltd. (1980), 25 B.C.L.R. 181 (C.A.), this Court held that the phrase "injury to property" did not apply to a claim for damages arising from defective gas fitting tees that fractured during testing procedures. The court stated that to fall within the ambit of the phrase "injury to property", an action must be one for physical injury or for direct damage to property. [14] After referring to a number of authorities Madam Justice McLachlin went on to say: Policy considerations support the conclusion that "injury to property" refers to damage caused by an identifiable external event. A short limitation period of two years is appropriate where the claim is based on an event which causes direct injury to property. Such a short limitation period may not be appropriate for a claim based on defects in the property which may not manifest themselves clearly for some time, even though with the benefit of hindsight one may be able to say that their onset was revealed at an earlier date. It is that paragraph which, in my view, has particular application to the facts of this case. This was very much an instance of a case where the claim was based on defects which to some extend manifested themselves very early in the day but where the true magnitude only became clear with the passage of time and increased damage. I should say that, in this case, the appellant concedes that the action was commenced within the six year limitation period in s.3(5). [15] In this Court it was submitted that the frequent rainfalls which are a fact of life in the Lower Mainland qualify as an identifiable external event within the meaning of the passage which I have quoted from the W.C.B. case. With respect, I cannot accept that submission. [16] I turn then to the alternative submission, i.e., that the trial judge erred in failing to attribute a degree of responsibility to the plaintiffs for the loss and damage which they suffered. The submission is that the plaintiffs failed to exercise due care and diligence in protection of their own interests because they failed to follow certain advice given to them at a relatively early stage by an engineer whom they had retained to advise them with respect to warranty claims. In particular, they did not implement certain remedial measures which, had they been taken then would, as the trial judge found, have prevented some of the damage. The appellant puts the matter this way in its factum, the reference to “Frank” being to the engineer in question: 33. The conclusion of the learned trial Judge (that the Plaintiff’s were not contributorily negligent) simply cannot be reconciled with his findings of fact (that the Plaintiffs failed to follow Frank’s advice and that the damage was caused, at least in part, by that failure). We refer to paragraph 6, above: a. Frank warned the Plaintiffs that the proposal to fix the deck-slope problem by building new decks on top of the old would not work. The learned trial Judge found that, “…despite Frank’s advice…”, the Plaintiffs persisted in attempting to fix the problem in that way. The learned trial Judge also found that that choice “…contributed to … the greater problem of moisture entering the walls.” b. Frank warned the Plaintiffs that the attempt to solve the flashing problems by caulking the joints with sealant would never be effective. The learned trial Judge found that the Plaintiff attempted no other method of repair. At paragraph 73 of his reasons for judgment, the learned trial Judge found the flashing problem to be the most important cause of the structural damage at Riverwest. c. Frank recommended that the fascias at the metal reveal band be replaced: Appeal Book, Vol 2, page 218. The Plaintiffs did not follow that advice. The learned trial Judge found that the failure to replace the fascias was fourth in order of importance among the causes of the leaks at Riverwest: Appeal Book, Vol. 1, page 162; Vol 4, page 652. [17] Based on those assertions, the submission is that, in light of the findings that the plaintiffs failed to follow the advice of their own expert and that that failure was a significant cause of the loss, it “necessarily follows as a matter of law” that some fault must be attributed to the plaintiff under the Negligence Act. The trial judge dealt with those submissions in this way: CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE: [87] Delta argues that the Strata Council contributed by negligence in failing to properly maintain the buildings that comprise Riverwest. Contributory negligence would have the effect of restricting damages against the Municipality to the proportion corresponding to its fault. The fact is, however, that this Strata Corporation acted with a high degree of diligence in pursuing problems with these three buildings. [88] The degree of organization exhibited by the Strata Council would, in my view, be difficult to sustain with most residential Strata Councils. Their initial efforts were to have the developer correct deficiencies. These were maintained with diligence for so long as the developer was responsive. They continued with efforts to deal with leaks into the various suites and to correct the decks in accordance with advice given them. Ultimately they took the appropriate action in receiving expert advice and undertaking the remediation. I find no substance in this claim that the Strata Council was negligent. [18] The essence of the trial judge’s decision on this issue is that he had regard to the context in which the plaintiffs had to decide, at an early stage, how to respond to the very difficult problems which were created for them by the defective state of the buildings in which they lived. The trial judge, after hearing many days of evidence and in delivering a very careful and extensive set of reasons for judgment, concluded that it was reasonable for the plaintiffs, having received the advice they did from Mr. Frank, which as I have said was given at a stage when the issue was what was going to be done under warranty, to continue for a time to rely on the developer to remedy the situation. In retrospect and with the wisdom of hindsight, that was not the best course. But I cannot say that the trial judge’s assessment of the issue was an error which would permit this Court to interfere with his decision. [19] The case principally relied on by counsel for Delta is the very recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada Housen v. Nikolaisen (2002), 211 D.L.R. (4th) 577 in which judgment was pronounced on March 28, 2002. The Court, by a 5-4 majority, allowed an appeal from the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal which had reversed a finding of the trial judge imposing a degree of negligence upon, as it happens, a municipal corporation. The facts were not similar to those in the case at bar but the case is helpful for the principles emphasised in it. For my purposes, they are adequately set out in this passage in the headnote at p.578 in summarizing the majority judgment given by Mr. Justice Iacobucci and Mr. Justice Major, with three other members of the Court concurring: The standard of review on pure questions of law was one of correctness, but appellate courts should not reverse findings of fact unless the trial judge had made a “palpable and overriding error”. The same degree of deference should be paid to inferences of fact. If there was no palpable and overriding error with respect to the underlying facts that the trial judge relied upon to draw the inference, then it was only where the inference-drawing process itself was palpably in error that an appellate court should interfere. Questions of mixed fact and law involved the application of a legal standard to a set of facts. Appellate courts should defer the findings of negligence in the absence of a legal or palpable and overriding error. A determination regarding the standard of care was a question of mixed fact and law, and was subject to a standard of palpable and overriding error, unless the trial judge made some extricable error in principle with respect to the characterization of the standard or its application, in which case this might amount to an error of law, subject to a standard of correctness. [20] In my view, the decision in this case did not demonstrate error of the kind and degree which would be necessary. I do not intend to imply that there was any error in the conclusion. It clearly was one based on the whole of the evidence which involved a long and tortuous history of events. [21] I would, therefore, dismiss the appeal. I turn then to the cross appeal with respect to the allocation of fault amongst the four defendants pursuant to s.4 of the Negligence Act. The trial judge determined that allocation to be 30% against the developer, 25% against each of the design firm and the contractor and 20% against Delta. The matter is of significance to the plaintiffs at this stage, notwithstanding that the defendants are jointly and severally liable, because the settlement with Canlan renders it in the interests of the plaintiffs to increase the percentage allocated to Delta and reduce that of the developer. [22] The principles which apply to this issue are essentially the same as those which apply to the contributory negligence issue. The distinction if any is that, with all respect to Mr. Roberts’ submissions, the grounds for interfering are even weaker than with the contributory negligence. Accordingly, I would dismiss the cross appeal. [23] DONALD, J.A.: I agree. [24] NEWBURY, J.A.: I agree. [25] ESSON, J.A.: The appeal is dismissed. The cross appeal is dismissed. 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__label__cc	0.727163	0.272837	FDA Update on Botox Safety Last month I posted a blog entry about the recent media reports of death from Botox. Just today, the Food and Drug Administration (the FDA) released a report in response to these claims. Fortunately, but not surprisingly, my suspicions about what had occurred in these Botox cases were confirmed. Here are the highlights of their conclusions about the Botox deaths: •None of the cases involved adults. •None of the cases involved injections in the face. •None of the cases involved the cosmetic use of Botox. According to the FDA investigation, the most serious cases—those that included hospitalization or death—occurred mostly in children treated for cerebral palsy-associated limb spasticity, which is not an FDA-approved use of Botox. Below is a highlight of the FDA's conclusions today from their "Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review": "What does FDA know now about these data? The FDA has reviewed post-marketing cases from its Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) database and from the medical literature of pediatric and adult patients diagnosed with botulism following a local injection with a marketed botulinum toxin product. The pediatric botulism cases occurred in patients less than 16 years old, with reported symptoms ranging from dysphagia to respiratory insufficiency requiring gastric feeding tubes and ventilatory support. Serious outcomes included hospitalization and death. The most commonly reported use of botulinum toxin among these cases was treatment of limb muscle spasticity associated with cerebral palsy. For Botox, doses ranged from 6.25 to 32 Units/kilogram (U/kg) in these cases. For Myobloc, reported doses were from 388 to 625 U/kg. The reports of adult botulism cases described symptoms including patients experiencing difficulty holding up their heads, dysphagia and ptosis. Some reports described systemic effects that occurred distant from the site of injection and included weakness and numbness of the lower extremities. Among the adult cases that were serious, including hospitalization, none required intubation or ventilatory support. No deaths were reported. The doses for Botox ranged from 100 to 700 Units and for Myobloc from 10,000 to 20,000 U. This early communication is in keeping with FDA’s commitment to inform the public about its ongoing safety reviews of drugs. FDA will communicate to the public its conclusions, resulting recommendations, and any regulatory actions after the review of the data are completed. " Needless to say, Botox is a powerful drug that should only be administered by doctors properly trained in the use of these medications. In my office, we take Botox seriously. For example, the injections are personally prepared by me so that I can be assured of the exact concentration. I personally inject the patients. And all of our patients are evaluated for neuromuscular and other conditions that may be risk factors for adverse outcomes. Patient safety is paramount. Fortunately, Botox's safety in terms of its cosmetic use in the face remains well-established. For more information, you can read the full FDA report here and review my original blog entry on this subject here. posted by David C. Pearson, M.D. at 3:32 PM About the Articles This blog is where Dr. Pearson posts some of his personal opinions, thoughts, and insights about any and all aspects of the field of cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. Note: The information presented here is published as a public service only for our patients in Jacksonville and the great state of Florida. None of Dr. Pearson's comments posted here should be construed as medical advice for any reader's specific situation. Botox Deaths (and the real story) Are you a gambler? 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__label__wiki	0.548865	0.548865	Another Inhaled Insulin Dies Today, it looks like Eli Lilly and Company's AIR inhaled insulin product has been killed. This follows Pfizer's Exubera disaster, and Novo Nordisk's announcement that they were pulling the plug on its AERx iDMS inhaled insulin product. But what makes this announcement so unusual is that the insulin-maker (in this case, Lilly) wasn't the first one to announce it, but the partner (in this case, Alkermes). Today, Alkermes put out an unusual, pre-emptive press release saying it expects Lilly to discontinue the program in the next week, ending their 7-year partnership to develop an inhaled insulin. No doubt, Lilly had its own questions considering the moves of its main rivals. In fact, Lilly had told Alkermes that the company was "evaluating its business case" for their AIR insulin product, which was in phase III studies. But Lilly remained unusually bullish on the product. During the company's Q4 2007 Earnings release, the company remained very bullish on its diabetes business, which I questioned. Once again, I was right! Just this week, the FDA suggested that Lilly and Amylin's Byetta LAR (long-acting release) make some changes to clinical trials that some analysts said might delay approval of a long-acting version Byetta both companies were banking on. And Lilly's insulin business remains in dire straights, in spite of a introducing a variety of new pen-injection devices, largely because they have no long-acting insulin in the pipeline, in effect, forcing insurance companies and pharmacy benefits managers to cut deals with rivals for that product. Many have said its simply easier to get everything from either Novo Nordisk or Sanofi Aventis, both of whom offer both long-acting analogs and rapid-acting analogs, rather than working Lilly into their plans. Apparently, Lilly couldn't immediately be reached for comment as of this afternoon, but finally did have a statement this evening which can be read here. Morgan Stanley analyst Jami Rubin said on Friday Lilly's abandonment of AIR Insulin made good business sense. "We are not (at) all surprised, and have never been strong advocates of the pulmonary insulin agents, following the poor launch and ultimate demise of Pfizer and Nektar's Exubera and Novo Nordisk's termination of its AERx program," Rubin said in a research note. Rubin said Alkermes, known for its drug-delivery technology, is unlikely to continue development of Air Insulin without Lilly, "given that this represents the third termination of a pulmonary insulin drug." But she said the sharp drop in Alkermes shares represented a buying opportunity for investors because Air Insulin had only paltry sales potential. At this point, MannKind is still betting the bank they can succeed with an inhaled insulin product -- and as I've noted before, with fewer parties chasing this market, it does increase their chances for success (however limited that may be). But inhaled insulin is not what the market is looking for, what they are looking for is a version which does not require patients to walk on a tightrope to determine the proper dosage. at Friday, March 07, 2008 what about oralyn from generex any news? I'm very interested to hear how Mannkind's dosage is like walking a tightrope. I'm an investor in Mannkind and want to hear informed dissent. Al has stressed all along that the other inhaleable insulins had issues, and it seems like Eli, Novo et al are finally drawing the same conclusions Al has been making all along. Seems to me like these events are thinning the herd for Technosphere. Al's been almost prophetic about their issues and will identify why Technosphere is different to anybody who will listen, yet no one seems to be listening. The man has the best track record of anyone out there. Could you address the question re. the dosage tightrope and possibly rebut Al Mann's public statements regarding Technosphere, if you're able? Thanks. Scott S said... You raise an interesting question, and one which deserves an answer. Note that Solomon Steiner, who helped invent Technosphere technology. Steiner is the CEO of Biodel, the Connecticut-based company developing a rapid-acting injected insulin largely by using already FDA-approved ingredients to expedite the absorption of regular insulin through the subcutaneous tissue. One cannot help but wonder how much overlap in technology these two companies share ... perhaps more than is evident today, and each has their own unique patents. Still, when all is said and done, I still contend that inhaled insulin is NOT what the market is looking for -- that is merely the idea behind convincing millions of people with type 2 to start using insulin, and contrary to popular opinion among drug salespeople, not all of them need it, some already have excessive insulin in the bloodstream which contributes to inflammation responsible for a variety of health problems.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line67
__label__cc	0.718323	0.281677	UniBul's Money Blog Visa Backs Mobile Payments Start-up Square The news keeps getting better for Square, the mobile payments start-up founded by Jack Dorsey, one of the creators of Twitter. Just a week after Apple began selling Square’s card acceptance services in the tech giant’s online and brick-and-mortar stores, another heavyweight, this time the biggest one in the credit card processing industry, has backed the two-year old start-up. The News: Visa Invests in Square So the news is that Visa, the biggest credit card payment network in the world, has invested an unspecified amount in Square. Visa’s investment comes on the heels of a $27.5 million round of VC financing the start-up secured earlier this year. As part of the deal, a Visa executive will sit on Square’s advisory board where he or she will be joined by an executive from JPMorgan Chase, which participated in Square‘s Series B round of financing. What to Make of the Deal As many have already pointed out, Square did not need Visa’s cash. Not to mention that the start-up could have easily raised capital from just about any investor it cared to speak with. What Square needed was to have the back of the world’s biggest credit card processing network. In the payment card industry, what Visa wants, Visa gets. So when a new technology, like Square’s proprietary mobile card reader, shows up, it is always a good idea to make sure that Visa approves of it. The fact that several months ago Visa placed an indefinite hold on approving any new mobile payments services has certainly not gone unnoticed at Square. The start-up is now adding about 100,000 new users per month and has processed $66 million in payments in the first quarter (beating its own projections of $40 million for the period) and about two-thirds of this volume comes from Visa cards, according to COO Keith Rabois. Square expects to triple its processing volumes in the second quarter. Visa, for its part, gets a seat on the board of the most talked-about company in the fledgling mobile credit card processing industry, an area of huge interest for the San Francisco-based payments giant. Earlier this year Visa spent $190 million to buy PlaySpan, a mobile commerce platform for virtual goods. Then last month the company announced the launch of a PayPal-like service, enabling consumers to send and receive funds from their phones. The Square investment is perhaps the biggest coup Visa has been able to accomplish on the m-payments front to date. The Credit Card Processing Takeaway I have always thought of Square as the mobile PayPal. True, PayPal is also working hard on its own mobile payments offerings, but they are more or less extensions of PayPal’s traditional services. What Square is doing is as disruptive as what PayPal did when it first showed up a bit over a decade ago. Jack Dorsey’s start-up is the first, and still the only, company that offers to consumers the ability to directly accept credit cards for payment. All of its competitors require that their users are businesses of one form or another. While there remain questions about the long-term viability of this model, there is no doubt that there are plenty of potential users for it (27 million by Jack Dorsey’s count). And then, business models can always be adjusted, right? Image credit: Squareup.com. Saving for College in 2013 Yet Another Doomed Start-up Is Punching at Square French Mobile Carriers Form a Mobile Payments Joint Venture Why Is U.S. Credit Card Debt not Growing? On James Bond’s Itemized Credit Card Statement Discover’s Shopping Spree: Mortgage, Check Processing Deals May Follow Citi’s Student Loan Portfolio Purchase Subscribe for UniBul’s Blog Why Dwolla’s E-Cash Business Model Will Not … Pricing Disclosures, Straightforwardness and Intuit GoPayment vs. … The Definitive Guide to High-Risk Merchant Accounts Payment Security, Ease of Use and Google … clearXchange vs. Dwolla Revisited Hey, Join Us On Facebook! UniBul's Money Blog Copyright © 2020. Why Starbucks’ Platform Is Not the Best Way Forward for Mobile Payments	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line69
__label__wiki	0.567758	0.567758	New York Rally to support the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Nearly 10,000 Chinese students, scholars and Chinese Americans held a peaceful rally May 4 in New York to support the Beijing Olympics and denounce attempts to sabotage the sporting event. You can listen to the speech from the City Councilman John Liu. Take a look at pictures and watch the video clip about the rally in New York City. Here’s a variety of media coverage about this rally! Thousands to Rally in New York to Support Beijing Olympics Chinese rally in New York to support Olympics Huge rally held in New York in support of Beijing Olympics The Propaganda on Propaganda – Blog	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line78
__label__wiki	0.896031	0.896031	Finetech Consultancy - Google Cloud Premier Partner We are a cloud based solutions specialist based in Colombo with operations in Bangladesh, Maldives and Singapore. We understand the pressing technology challenges organizations face with ever changing complex business requirements. We also understand that conventional ways of seeking solutions for these problems are no longer valid in the present day. We at Finetech believe that cloud is the next big wave in technology. Here's how Google’s rival to Microsoft Office, G Suite, came together By Varuna Perera May 14, 2017 G Suite (formerly Google Apps for Work and Google Apps for Your Domain) is a brand of cloud computing, productivity and collaboration tools, software and products developed by Google, launched on August 28, 2006. G Suite comprises Gmail, Hangouts, Calendar, and Google+ for communication; Drive for storage; Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Sites for collaboration; and, depending on the plan, an Admin panel and Vault for managing users and the services.It also includes the digital interactive whiteboard Jamboard. As of 2015, Google held 3 percent of the enterprise productivity suite software market, with an estimated $397.4 million in revenue, according to research firm Gartner. Microsoft, with almost $12.7 billion in revenue, held a little more than 95 percent. That’s a gap Google clearly hopes to close with its recent push into enterprise. The company has been adding artificial intelligence features to tools, and even released a piece of hardware that integrates with G Suite, its Microsoft Office competitor, in an effort to attract the kind of enterprise customers that are entrenched in Microsoft products. One large customer that Google recently announced it had lured to G Suite is Verizon, which shifted 150,000 of its employees to the platform. G Suite is offered to professional customers in different price tiers (basic, business and enterprise) and different versions. A free version of G Suite for educators, for example, is comparable to the business version, but with some modifications, according to a Google spokesperson. Many tools that are part of G Suite are available for free to consumer users with Google accounts; these tools include Gmail, Hangouts communications tools, word processor Docs and Excel competitor Sheets. Before G Suite, there were free business Gmail accounts, which came after the release of the consumer version of Gmail. Here’s a compact rundown of the origins of G Suite, and how it expanded and changed over time: 2004: The consumer version of Gmail launched as an invitation-only product that was still in testing, according to Matthew Glotzbach, former director of product management for Google Apps and Google Enterprise. 2005/2006: By early 2006, Google announced Gmail for Your Domain, and San Jose City College was one of the first organizations to test it. Glotzbach said the apps and tools that make up what is now called G Suite were layered into this professional version of Gmail. 2006: Later in 2006, Google launched Google Apps for Your Domain, the first iteration of what eventually became known as G Suite. This included Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk (the precursor to Google Hangouts, which in its current form offers text, video and audio conversation options), and web publishing tool Google Page Creator, the precursor to Sites. The company offered a free version of the suite and was still working on a premium paid version. 2007: Google Apps Premier Edition, the first paid version of Google Apps, was released. New features included more storage and 24-hour support, according to a Google spokesperson. In a press release about the news, Google named Procter & Gamble Global Business Services, Salesforce.com and Prudential Preferred Properties as customers. Also in 2007, Google Docs and Google Spreadsheets, the latter now called Sheets, which were existing offerings from Google, were incorporated into paid and free versions of the suite. 2011: Google set a limit of 10 users per account for the free version of Google Apps. It’s not clear how many users had previously been allowed on the free version, but according to a user who wrote in a help forum, the company had previously allowed up to 50 users on a free account. 2012: This is the year Google stopped offering free Google Apps accounts to new users. Legacy free accounts stopped receiving new features added to paid accounts at this time, according to a Google spokesperson. However, to date, legacy accounts are still supported. These accounts differ from consumer Gmail and Google accounts, which give users access to free versions of certain apps in G Suite, in that they have features otherwise limited to paid accounts, including customizable domains, freedom from ads in Gmail and support for multiple users if already included on the account. Also in 2012, Google added cloud storage service Google Drive to the suite of tools; it’s currently available to both paying and non-paying consumer users, though it’s unclear if it may have been for paying customers only in the beginning. Google also added archiving service Vault, which is available to certain tiers of paying customers and can also be purchased separately, according to the spokesperson. Also during this year, a slideshow tool previously incorporated into Docs was broken out as its own tool, Slides, according to a Google spokesperson. 2015: Google hired Greene to lead enterprise efforts including cloud computing and productivity applications. The move was read as indication that the company is serious about making a bigger play in the enterprise market, where it has lagged behind Microsoft and Amazon. 2016: Google Apps was rebranded as G Suite. The rebranding came with a lot of name-changing which is explained here. Google announced a piece of hardware called the Jamboard that integrates with G Suite tools. Jamboard is an interactive screen that automatically saves images created on it and can be shared with remote workers by video chat. The company additions include a new tool called App Maker, which helps developers create new apps for G Suite. 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__label__wiki	0.749097	0.749097	The Contemporary Foxwife — by Yoon Ha Lee — Kanseun Ong was procrastinating on her end-of-term assignment by puzzling over a letter from her older father when the doorbell chimed. At first she didn’t react, even though correspondence from home—specifically from Older Father—was the last thing she wanted to deal with. Older Father was only fluent in their ancestral language, Na-ahn, which Kanseun spoke shakily and hardly read at all, and was a calligrapher as well; he liked to show off by sending her paper letters. He wrote every four weeks, if the dates were to be believed, although due to the vagaries of ship traffic the letters arrived more irregularly. The letters piled up in a box, the early ones forever unopened, and Kanseun felt both guilty and resentful on a regular basis. Her entire childhood her fathers had told her how important it was for her to perfect her Kestran, the unofficial official language of the Sasreth Alliance, so why subject her to this now that she was a student at Veroth station? Especially since Older Father knew she was only ever going to write back in Kestran? The doorbell chimed again, more loudly. She’d programmed it to do that precisely because it irritated her. “Who is it?” she asked crossly. “No one is present at the door,” the apartment’s watcher said in a distinctly bored voice. Had her roommate been messing with its personae again? Osthen-of-White Falcon, who would also be her best friend if only they would ever tidy up after themselves. “No, really,” Kanseun said. Hadn’t she already had the talk with Osthen about how she needed quiet time this week to work on the concerto she had due? Not that she was working on it right now, but that was a detail. She should have known that Osthen had agreed too quickly, even if she’d all but agreed to pay them to meet up with their many loud friends elsewhere. “No one is present at the door,” the watcher repeated, still bored. Kanseun cursed and put the letter down, tucking it under a paperweight in the shape of a disgruntled turtle. (Her younger father had a thing for turtles.) “Show me what’s in front of the door,” she said. A prank? She might not be an engineering candidate like Osthen, but she was good at jiggering security, and anyone messing with her was in for a nasty surprise. The monitor displayed nothing but—was that a flicker? A curlicue of shadows? She got up and opened the door just to check. If Osthen’s fucking with me on another stupid dare, she thought, I’m going to throttle them. “No one is present at the door” my ass. “Hello! Very pleased to make your acquaintance,” said the no-one-is-present-at-the-door. It looked and sounded remarkably like a gawky teenage boy with tawny skin, black hair falling past his shoulders. Spectacles garnished with little amber-colored crystals framed large, long-lashed eyes. Who on earth needed spectacles anymore? Unless it was a fashion trend elsewhere in the station. His russet dress, or gown, or whatever it was, looked like it had led a former life as a sack, except the sleeves had hems. For all that, the boy smelled sweetly of clover and damp grass and disintegrating pine needles. Plants that were in short supply on the station, although Kanseun was planetborn and recognized the scents. The bespectacled no-one-is-present-at-the-door, undeterred by what Kanseun had hoped was her most forbidding expression, was still speaking: “Are you in need of a foxwife? I cook, do dishes, scrub floors”—who did any of that except as a hobby?—“arrange flowers, disarm bombs, perform minor surgery, and provide comfort and companionship.” She?—they?—radiated hopefulness at Kanseun. “You’re a what?” Kanseun said intelligently, using Kestran’s alt form of the second person pronoun, acceptable either for actual alts, like her roommate, or when you had no clue whatsoever. “I’m a boy foxwife,” the foxwife said helpfully. “Sorry,” Kanseun said, chastened. Even if nothing in her previous experiences had prepared her for any type of foxwife. “It’s all right,” he said, and dimpled at her. It registered that he had said “foxwife” not in Kestran, but in Na-ahn. Kanseun remembered the word only because she had loved the animal spirit stories Older Father had told her as a child, in the early days before she went to school and lost the ability to say anything but Pass the sauce, please and How’s the weather? “Foxwife” rendered straightforwardly as “fox” plus “wife.” In all other regards, the foxwife was speaking a very polite form of Kestran. Too polite; it wasn’t as though an unproven artisan candidate merited it. Why did this matter? The boy was clearly cracked. “Listen,” she said, trying not to talk down to him, “if you need Transient Services, they’re not on the university level, they’re on Level 18. You can get directions at any of the info kiosks.” The foxwife had peered around her into the room and was eyeing Osthen’s couch—more accurately, the food wrappers on the couch—with interest. Was he hungry? “I can also tidy things and file papers and dust under couches,” he said. “Hey,” Kanseun said, “the messy half of the room is not mine.” Too late she realized she was encouraging him, and she steeled herself to be more firm. To her surprise, the foxwife drooped and said. “All right. Thank you for your time. I hope you lead a long life with many blessings!” What? “Hey, wait,” Kanseun said. She was going to regret this, but she was noticing the smudges under his eyes, imperfectly concealed by cosmetics. Asking how long he’d been a transient—if, indeed, that was what he was—would be rude. Instead, she said, “Look, I’m not supposed to randomly take in more roommates, but why don’t you come in and have some tea, and we’ll figure out what to do.” At least Osthen wouldn’t mind; they were friendly to a fault. She was getting more creative at procrastination, no doubt about it. “I brew tea, too,” the foxwife said, brightening. “Oh no you don’t,” Kanseun said. She wasn’t that much of a grouch. “You’re my guest. I’m providing the tea.” Where did he come from that people brewed their own tea or did the dishes? Was he one of those weird people who believed that tea perfection could only be achieved that way? For that matter, filing papers? Too bad she couldn’t have him answer her letters for her, but that would be tacky. Maybe tomorrow she’d procrastinate some more by scribbling the usual vague persiflage about how well she was getting on with her roommate (more or less true), complaining about the everyday sameness of station weather (always good for a few sentences), and how hard she was working at her music studies (true except when he sent her letters). The apartment’s watcher had picked up on her offer of tea. Two fragrant cups awaited her on a tray in the kitchen. She wasn’t entirely sanguine about leaving the foxwife alone in the living room, but she didn’t think he was dangerous, just a little out of touch with reality. Kanseun emerged with the tray only to find the foxwife on his hands and knees, diligently picking up Osthen’s collection of hand-painted tradeship figurines and organizing them on the nearest available table. She gaped, then said, “You don’t need to do that. That’s my roommate’s mess. It’s their problem.” “Oh, but I want to be useful!” the foxwife said. Kanseun suppressed a sigh as she set the tray down. “Were you going door to door offering your, er, services for a long time?” “Yes,” he said without elaborating. How had he escaped having really bad things happen to him, wandering around like this? To say nothing of this being the most inefficient job-seeking method ever. “How many people did you talk to?” The foxwife frowned and brought up one hand, then the other. Kanseun realized he was counting on his fingers. When he got to ten he stopped and tilted his head. “Lots?” he said. “More than two paws, anyway.” Paws. Right. She was in over her head, but she’d promised tea. “Paws” wasn’t that much stranger than some of the slang going around the university anyway. “Here,” she said. “Sit down.” She indicated her side of the room, which included a chair that wasn’t obscured by a pile of game controllers. “What do I call you? I’m Kanseun Ong.” He sipped the tea delicately. “I’m a foxwife,” he said with disarming happiness. “Are you Norannin?” she asked. “You seem to speak a little of my ancestral language.” “I don’t know,” he said. “I speak a little of everything! I like languages.” So much for that. “Where do you come from?” She was being terribly direct considering they’d just met, but as long as he didn’t mind— The foxwife considered the question. “I walked a lot,” he said finally. “I think I took some wrong turns, though.” Walked? To a space station? Granted, Veroth wasn’t without its shabby underworld, but she couldn’t believe that someone wouldn’t have scooped up the foxwife before long. Transient Services prided itself on its thoroughness. “How long have you been on the station?” By now the foxwife’s cup was half-empty. One of the watcher’s puppets came out to fill it up again. “Thank you,” the foxwife said, still politely. “You’re welcome,” the watcher’s voice said warmly. Kanseun blinked. The foxwife sipped. “I got here”—the fingers again—“four days ago.” Kanseun didn’t memorize the roster of ships incoming and outbound, but it was impossible to escape hearing about them. Like many shipclanners, Osthen couldn’t imagine not knowing these things. Thanks to Osthen, Kanseun knew that the only ship that had made port four days ago was the battle cruiser Marrow. Despite Osthen’s jokes about warclanners, she doubted that they would be so lax as to have allowed the foxwife to stow away. She decided that the mystery was going to be someone else’s problem, and drained her cup in one long gulp. The watcher had given her lukewarm tea, overly sweetened, her preference. “Osthen is at the door,” the watcher said. It had returned to boredom. “Wonderful,” Kanseun said just as the door swooshed open and Osthen slouched through it. Today their hair was done up in looped braids tinted purple at the ends. “Osthen—” She looked around. Where had the foxwife gone? “Hey there,” Osthen said. “You missed a great party, by the way. Anyone call for me?” “No, but—” Interesting. There was a new table in the corner, polished red-black, exquisite in its sleekness. Kanseun had never seen it before. She tried not to be alarmed. “Hang on,” she said to Osthen, who looked bemused. “You can come out now,” she called to the foxwife. “My roommate’s a slob, but they won’t hurt you. Their name is Osthen-of-White Falcon.” Before Osthen had time to ask why she was addressing a table, the foxwife was sitting cross-legged on the floor where the table had been. He bounced to his feet and said, “Hello! I’m Kanseun’s new foxwife.” This time he rendered the word in Kestran. He bobbed a bow to Osthen. Osthen grinned at Kanseun. “I knew you’d get laid sooner or later.” “Excuse me,” Kanseun said, queasy on the foxwife’s behalf. Among other things, she wasn’t convinced that he understood the connotations of “wife.” And had Osthen really not noticed the transformation? “Do I look like I’ve just gotten laid?” Osthen opened their mouth and she hurried on. “He’s, uh, visiting until I can help him get settled.” “Hello, foxwife,” Osthen said, their grin softening into a more genuine smile. “Stay as long as you need to, that’s what the couch is for. And don’t mind Kanseun, she’s always got a stick up her—” “Oh, shut up,” Kanseun said. “Anyway,” Osthen said without breaking stride, “I need to catch up on sleep. Later.” They drifted past her and the foxwife in a haze of musky perfume and into their room. A moment later the door shut definitely. If only she, too, had the ability to fuck around all the time and still get perfect scores on everything. “Could you explain what is going on here?” she said to the foxwife, remembering the watcher’s No one is present at the door with ice-splash clarity. “I’m very good at furniture,” the foxwife said. “Did you like it? I do vases, too, but I didn’t think it would harmonize with your design sense. My sister, now—my sister would have come up with a vase that worked. But I—” He stopped. “It was a very nice table,” Kanseun said, so that she didn’t feel like she was kicking a child. She wanted to ask about the sister, but she sensed it was too early in their acquaintance. “Does this always happen around you? Why did I notice but Osthen didn’t?” The foxwife said, with the air of someone explaining the obvious, “I’m your foxwife.” He picked up a broom from where it had been leaning against the wall, except Kanseun knew for a fact that there had been no broom there earlier, let alone one made of straw, and started sweeping. “You don’t have to do that,” she said. “The watcher puppets that stuff.” “I like sweeping,” the foxwife said placidly. “Fine,” Kanseun said. “I am officially not dealing with any more of this stuff tonight. I am going back to my nice, sane concerto and figuring out what the hell I have to do to balance my percussion line so I can cough up the rest of this movement. You do what makes you happy.” The foxwife’s gaze became anxious. “Is it bothering you?” “Yes. No. Oh, do what makes you happy. I guess it’s no worse than meditation.” He resumed sweeping. “Right,” Kanseun said. She sat at her desk and stared at her score, willing it to cooperate. She never did respond to the day’s letter, nor the one after that, even though she could feel Older Father’s disappointment radiating through the envelopes at her. Facts about Kanseun’s foxwife, if not all foxwives: His favorite food was jam. It didn’t matter what kind. Kanseun had expected him to eat something logically vulpine, such as eggs. He liked eggs too (any kind with runny yolks, including raw), but there was no denying how happy he looked when he sat on a stool in the kitchen and ate jam out of a little dish with a spoon. The first time she caught him eating it straight out of the jar, but fortunately he was amenable to changing his habits. When he said he spoke a little of everything, he wasn’t kidding. After Kanseun handed in her concerto—2.6 hours ahead of deadline, plenty of time to spare—she gave Osthen permission to bring their friends over again. It didn’t take long for Osthen to schedule more parties. Kanseun lectured the foxwife endlessly on appropriate behavior at parties, emphasizing that he was to say no to anything uncomfortable and to come get her if anyone got pushy. Osthen’s taste in friends wasn’t too unreasonable, but she worried. Osthen’s friends, like Osthen, interacted genially enough with the foxwife when in his presence (and hers). However, they never seemed to remember him once they left the apartment, as Kanseun discovered when she ran into Osthen’s latest lover at one of the cafeterias. This applied even when Kanseun, in a fit of experimentation, brought the foxwife with her. The foxwife, for his part, was attentive to the points of etiquette that Kanseun had instructed him in, although she never got him to be less than effervescently polite. Kanseun would have bought the foxwife some proper clothes. After the first day, however, he made this unnecessary by taking his fashion cues from Osthen. (Except for the spectacles. He always wore the spectacles.) She assumed that the lookalike designer clothes came from the same nowhere place as items like the broom. The one time she asked him about it, he attributed it to his superior organizational skills. How “organizational skills” accounted for the spontaneous generation of matter, she wasn’t sure, but as long as no one turned up looking for lost items she didn’t much care. She came home once to find that he was beating wrinkles out of Osthen’s clothes, using wooden beaters and some kind of primitive board. It took days for her to explain the extent of the chores that he did not, in fact, have to do by hand. And afterward she would still catch him doing them, and have to drag him away until the next time. The foxwife was very good at video games. He was especially fond of the ones with hyperrealistic gouts of blood, but she had to console him every time he failed a mission and one of the game allies died, even when she explained to him that the game was fictional and you could restore saved games and, occasionally, resurrect characters. He’d curl up against her shoulder and sob quietly, dabbing at his eyes with a red-and-white polka-dotted handkerchief, before trying again. He also had a great disdain for tigers—he called them “amateurs”—but would not say why. It wasn’t as if the station housed anything as exotic or dangerous as tigers, and it only came up because Osthen mentioned the visiting dreadnought Tigertooth. The one time Osthen managed to step on a stray nail in a bad way, the foxwife talked them into letting him remove the thing. Kanseun wasn’t sure how she resisted the temptation to find a bomb to see if the foxwife could disarm it. She hoped it never became relevant. Even so, she couldn’t escape the disquieting thought: where would he have acquired such a skill? Another letter arrived. Kanseun immediately put it in the pile with the others before the foxwife could file it for her, and then wondered why she was so embarrassed at the thought of him catching her doing this. This one, too, went unread and unanswered. The foxwife’s obsession with doing chores continued to bother Kanseun. She finally discussed the matter with Osthen. “Do you think I should try to get him to talk to a counselor?” Kanseun said in a low voice. The foxwife was in the kitchen. She didn’t know how good his hearing was, so she’d turned up the entertainment system. It was currently playing some hot new null-gravity sport and she was trying not to watch. Sure, she’d undergone the necessary safety training upon moving here, but she was a stereotypical planetsider and she liked gravity. “I don’t mind him living here,” Osthen said. They didn’t look up from the miniature they were painting. “I mean, it’s not like he takes up more space than my junk does. He fits nicely on the couch at night. And he seems happy, doesn’t he?” There was a certain degree of unreality to any conversation about the foxwife, given Osthen’s on-off ability to remember his existence. “But don’t you think he deserves better?” Kanseun said. “Better according to who?” Osthen retorted. “If this is so important to you, why aren’t you discussing it with him? Find out what he wants for himself?” She couldn’t think of any noncondescending way to say Because I don’t think he’s healthy enough to decide for himself. “Is it because you think he’s mentally tilted?” they said. She’d forgotten that Osthen, for all their laziness, could be good at reading people when they wanted to. Even if that was why she was asking their advice in the first place. “Because it’s still his life and still his say. Unless you’re planning to break up with him over it.” Kanseun gritted her teeth. “We’re not dating. It’s not my fault he goes around calling himself a foxwife.” Osthen did look up then, and their eyes were sharp and not a little disappointed. “If he calls himself a foxwife, he is a foxwife.” “Not literally he isn’t.” Inexplicable abilities, yes. But he couldn’t be a mythological figure. He was real. They shrugged and dabbed their brush into the pot of steel-blue paint. “So? You’re still talking to the wrong person.” “You’re no help,” Kanseun snapped, and regretted it immediately. Osthen had gone into “there’s no reasoning with you” mode and had returned their attention to the miniature. She wasn’t going to get anything else out of them tonight, and it was all her damn fault. She glanced toward the kitchen to see if the foxwife was still puttering around; froze. He was standing in the doorway, staring at her, red-and-white polka-dotted handkerchief scrunched up in his hand. Kanseun opened her mouth. The foxwife walked past her and out of the apartment. She lunged after him; of course she did. But no sooner had she reached out to grab his shoulder than he wasn’t there. She almost fell over. What else had she expected from someone who could turn himself into a table? “Did you see where he went?” Kanseun said to Osthen. “He who?” Osthen said. Her heart turned to needles. “I have to look for him,” she said reflexively, and all but ran out the door herself. Kanseun spent the rest of the day and most of the night searching the station. She stopped by one of the ubiquitous kiosks, asking after someone of the foxwife’s description, although it came as no surprise that the kiosk said, patiently, that no such person had asked for help. There was no sign of him at any of the cheap cafes or restaurants she had taken him to before, or even some of the ones they’d never gone to together. Reasoning (hoping, more likely) that he would stick to the university level, she returned there and began knocking on doors. Not everyone answered, but those who did were unfailingly polite in their demurrals, which she took as a side-effect of the foxwife’s unchanciness. No, they hadn’t seen the boy she was looking for. In fact, they’d never seen anyone like that at all. And who wore spectacles these days, anyway? Wrung out, eyes stinging, she finally conceded defeat at four in the morning. She’d go out tomorrow and try again. Osthen had already gone to bed. She looked around at the jacket that Osthen had kicked into a corner and went to pick it up and fold it away, even though she never picked up after her roommate. Then she sat down on the couch. Her head started to pound, and it took a long time for sleep to come. The next morning—more like very early afternoon, since she wasn’t used to having her sleep this messed up—Kanseun went to the kitchen to look at the teas directly because the watcher’s voice aggravated her lingering headache and she didn’t want it to enumerate all the options. She found the foxwife in the kitchen, eating ginger peach jam directly out of the jar. Kanseun didn’t lecture him about it. The foxwife didn’t say anything at all. She pulled up a stool and sat next to him, watching him eat. The spoon wasn’t one of hers. After a moment, he produced another one and offered it to her. Kanseun accepted it gravely. It was beautiful: made of some beaten bronzy metal, maybe even actual bronze. There was a little curled fox engraved on the handle. The foxwife held out the jar. Kanseun dipped the spoon in and had a mouthful of jam. It tasted delicious, like honed sunlight. They finished the jam together, in companionable silence. Two weeks and one day after that, the latest letter arrived for Kanseun. More specifically, it arrived while she and the foxwife were out for a walk. When they returned, the watcher said, “You have correspondence from your older father.” Today its voice was bright, Osthen’s latest fancy. “I have left it on your desk.” Kanseun had been in a good mood, which evaporated when she realized how long she had been avoiding the letters. “Great,” she said, and made no move toward her desk. The foxwife’s organizational instincts had been triggered, however, and he went to pick it up. “Shall I open it for you?” he asked. “Go ahead,” she said with a sigh. “I’m impressed Older Father even bothers when I’m such a lousy correspondent.” The foxwife produced a letter opener, although he could have used the one she kept on her desk, and slit the envelope open. He held it up and looked intently at it. She thought he was admiring the calligraphy—Older Father did beautiful work, elegant rhythmic strokes, even if she struggled to decipher it—until he said, “It says there’s been a lot of rain in the city, and are you studying hard still, and—” “You can read this?” Kanseun said. She didn’t know why she was so surprised, given the foxwife’s proven facility with languages. Maybe it was the fact that he was holding the letter sideways. Nevertheless, he started reading: “‘On this 23rd of 11-month in the year 4297 of the Azalea Cycle’—” “Wait, wait, wait,” she said. “I thought you didn’t do numbers.” She hadn’t meant it to come out like a put-down. “4297 comes after 4296 and before 4298,” the foxwife said. Misinterpreting her confusion, he added, with a hint of dismay, “If you want me to do all the numbers in between 4296 and 4297, and 4297 and 4298, we’re going to be here a long time. As in infinitely long . . . ” “Remember when we first met,” Kanseun said slowly, “and I asked how many people, and—?” She held out her hands the way he had. Thought of the foxwife holding up his fingers one by one. “Yes,” he said, and looked away. “I stopped counting after ten thousand or so.” Ten thousand. Kanseun swallowed. “How long have you been doing this?” “A very long time,” the foxwife said. He took off his spectacles and tapped the frame, a nervous tic she had never seen before. His eyes had gone sad and dark. “I’m the last of my litter. There were more of us once. I wasn’t—I’m not a good foxwife. The sister who raised me was a very proper foxwife. According to the family stories, she seduced queens and investment bankers and fighter pilots, and she collected eggs made of gold wire and glass, and she insisted that I learn mathematics so I wouldn’t get cheated in the stock market. “She told me once that being a foxwife is all about shapeshifting. I tried to do as she said, but we got separated when we started following our humans off the origin world. I’m only good at things like tables and vases and fountain pens, not the kinds of shapeshifting that matter.” He lifted his chin and put the spectacles back on. “But there’s no help for it,” he said. This time his bright tone didn’t fool her. “I have to do what I can to be useful in the world as it exists, that’s all.” Kanseun regarded him intently. “Listen,” she said. “How much of my language do you read?” “All of it, I expect,” the foxwife said unboastfully. “My family believed in the value of a good education.” “Do you write it too?” He was smiling at her. “Yes,” he said. “Yes.” “Teach me,” Kanseun said. “I won’t pretend I’m good at languages, but if I work at it and you’re patient with me, I might pick something up.” The next words came out in a rush: “Older Father used to tell me fox stories, shapechanger stories. I don’t know if they’re about your people, or about something else. But I could—I could ask him. Maybe he would know something.” Maybe even something that would help the foxwife find his sister. “Of course, if I wait until I know enough Na-ahn to formulate the question, it could be a while, so I should just ask in Kestran—” She’d been avoiding Older Father’s letters for months now. What if he said something reproving, or worse, simply forgave her? What if he didn’t remember the fox stories at all? What if, what if, what if. But she looked at the foxwife and thought, Ten thousand doors. I can try, too. “I’m sure he would be happy to hear from you either way,” the foxwife said. “But we can start the lessons whenever you want.” “Today,” Kanseun said. “Let’s start today.” Steven Narbonne wrote on July 8th, 2014 at 3:29 pm: What a wonderful, confusing story! Kudos to the author! I very much enjoyed it. I shall read more of her work for sure. Seth Williams wrote on July 15th, 2014 at 7:40 pm: I always expect a good story from Yoon Ha Lee and I was not disappointed. What I did not expect was the elegantly simple, warmly funny and in my opinion wonderful story that I heard. Thank you very much. Lis Knapp wrote on July 17th, 2014 at 7:49 pm: This was entrancing. Are you planning to continue this, or is there another location I could access more of your work? Thank you. Yoon Ha Lee wrote on July 17th, 2014 at 8:10 pm: @Lis Knapp: This story is a standalone, but a number of my other stories can be found online in various zines. Probably the easiest way to hunt them all down is at my website at yoonhalee.com. I hope this helps. eop wrote on November 10th, 2014 at 7:12 am: Oh, this is a delight -- gentle and funny and touching and crafted with beautiful care. I think this is a story I could happily return to many times. 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__label__cc	0.707632	0.292368	Meet YA Author Pat McDermott Carpinello's Writing Pages welcomes author Pat McDermott. Even if you didn't know her ancestors were from Ireland, you'd guess her ties to that country from her stories. She talks today about her Glimmer books. First, a bit about Pat: Born and educated in Massachusetts, Boston native Pat McDermott writes stories set in Ireland. Her maternal grandparents emigrated to Boston from County Sligo, and she grew up in a family filled with music and myths that helped inspire her tales. After receiving an Honorable Mention for children's fiction in a national writing contest, she went on to pen seven books in various genres. She lives near the spectacular New Hampshire seacoast with her husband and three chatty Tonkinese cats. Why did you pick to write books for YA? I had already completed the Band of Roses Trilogy when an acquaintance suggested the YA angle. I found I loved writing about my “Roses” characters as teenagers. Their romantic escapades are sweeter than those of their grownup personas, but their adventures are just as exciting, thanks to the Irish fairies who joined the cast and created all sorts of mischief with their magical Glimmer. What types of books do you like to read? Although I write fiction, I rarely read it these days. Most of my reading is for writing research. Sounds boring, but I love delving into history, mythology, folklore, memoirs, etc. Such books guide me through difficult plots and provide wonderful story ideas. I also read a lot of poetry. Oh yes, and cookbooks. When you are not writing, what do you like to do? I can often be found in the kitchen trying new recipes or preparing old favorites. I love to cook and have my own cooking blog. Other favorite pastimes include reading, music, hiking, and traveling, especially to Ireland. Tell us about the Glimmer books. Adventure for Young Adults of All Ages! Each Glimmer Book spotlights a branch of Ireland’s fairy clans. The stories suppose that High King Brian Boru survived the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 A.D., and established a royal dynasty still on Ireland’s throne. The current King Brian upholds ancient traditions, as do his children, Princess Talty and Prince Liam. Teenager Liam stars in the Glimmer Books, along with his American friend, Janet Gleason, who can’t seem to stay away from the fairies. Here's a peek at each of the Glimmer books: In Book One, Glancing Through the Glimmer, Janet’s Bostonian grandfather becomes the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland. Janet hates living in Dublin until she literally bumps into Liam, who fails to mention that he’s a prince. Unaware of each other’s identities, they arrange a date. When they meet, the fairies steal Janet away. Liam’s attempts to rescue her triggers a series of misadventures that pit him against Finvarra, the quirky King of the Connaught Fairies. Book Two, Autumn Glimmer, finds Janet settled into her upscale Irish boarding school. In late October, King Brian invites her and her grandparents to his country estate to celebrate Halloween. Janet and Liam enjoy their reunion until a troop of water fairies embroils them in their battle to constrain a bloodthirsty lake monster who wakes every seventh Halloween. Book Three, my latest release, is A Pot of Glimmer, in which an ancient feud between a leprechaun and a Viking ghoul puts Liam and Janet in deadly danger. Janet's grandfather throws a Fourth of July celebration at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence. Even though the fairies’ escapades have dampened her romance with Liam, he attends with the rest of the royal family. The appearance of a gang of leprechauns triggers a chilling visit from an undead monster hungry for human flesh. Liam and Janet fall into a nightmare that tests their courage in ways they never imagined. Nor did they imagine that real leprechauns are nothing like the "little men" of Irish lore. Have you written other books? If so, tell us a bit about them. As mentioned, the Glimmer Books are “prequels” to my Band of Roses Trilogy: A Band of Roses, Fiery Roses, and Salty Roses. Each is a blend of fantasy, action/adventure, and romance. Ireland’s royal family plants a new rose to commemorate the birth of each child, hence the “Rose” titles. The pink Princess Taillte rose is dedicated to Liam’s older sister, Crown Princess Talty, who stars in this series. Talty dearly wishes to be anyone other than the heir to the throne. She sees a way out, goes for it, and finds her life turned horribly upside down. I’ve also written an adult contemporary romance called The Rosewood Whistle in which music, myth, laughter, and love provide an inspiring background for a widowed American writer and an Irish tour guide leery of love. What’s next for your writing? Are you working on a new story? I’m currently writing a short ghost story loosely based on family lore concerning a great aunt. “Noreen” emigrated to Boston around 1900 but returned to Ireland with unusual contents in her steamer trunk, at least according to my version. Once I finish that, I’ll get to work on a sequel to The Rosewood Whistle. What advice do you have for other authors? You’re the only one with the ultimate vision of the story you’re trying to tell. Don’t let anyone talk you out of it. Join a writers' group, attend classes or workshops, and never stop reading. Exercise those writing muscles! Set goals and deadlines for yourself, and meet them. Persevere in your quest to become a published author, and enjoy the ride. Anything else you want readers to know? I think we’ve covered just about everything, but I’d like to add that no one has to be Irish to enjoy my stories. And I’d also like to add a huge thank you to you, Cheryl, for hosting the fairies and me today! Where can readers find you and your books? The best ways to contact me: Excerpts from my books are posted on my Website. The books are available in print and eBook through Amazon where I have an Author Page. Posted by ccarpinello at 10:00 10 comments: Labels: A Pot of Glimmer, Autumn Glimmer, Band of Roses, Carpinello's Writing Pages, Cheryl Carpinello, Glancing Through the Glimmer, Ireland, Pat McDermott, YA author Meet Children's Author Gail Truax Carpinello's Writing Pages welcomes Gail Truax who writes stories for children. First, a bit about Gail: Gail Truax was born in Rugby, Tennessee, which was founded by Thomas Hughes, the author of Tom Brown's School Days. Rugby was the last English settlement in America. At the age of eleven, Gail’s family moved to Kokomo, Indiana, which is the birthplace of Norman Bridwell, author of the Clifford the Big Red Dog storybooks. Gail began telling stories at the age of six to her nephew. The tradition continued with her children and grandchildren. The Greymalkin stories began as a way to entertain her granddaughters. Seven years later, they still request the stories. Why did you pick to write books for children? I do not think of myself as an author, but as a storyteller. For as long as I can remember, I have told stories to friends and family. As a child, my friends and I made up stories and acted them out to amuse ourselves. This is what my granddaughters and I do now. One story can take three or more hours to complete as we add dimensions to the play-acting. The fact that these stories are now in written form is just an extension of this type of earlier imaginative play telling and acting. I read a lot. The family closeness and core values of Louisa M. Alcott’s Little Women spoke to my soul. The Diary of Anne Frank raised my consciousness, introducing me to the ugliness of war, hate, and discrimination. Max Lucado, Billy Graham, and Joyce Meyer help keep me grounded while Dave Ramsey and Suzy Orman help keep me solvent. On a different note, some favorite fiction authors are (in no particular order): Maeve Bunchy, Cheryl Wilson, Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, Janet Evanovich, Taylor Caldwell, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Michael Williams, R.B. Claque, Steve Harrison, Bill Noel, and William Shakespeare. Historical books, fiction, and non-fiction often grace my reading table. In non-fiction, my preferences run to biographies, autobiographies, and travel. My husband and I stay busy with our grandchildren. We also like to travel, with “visiting every state in the union” and “exploring England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales” on our bucket list. Painting and creating various 'works of art' with the grandchildren also fill my days. Tell us about Greymalkin, the Queen’s Cat and how the story came to be. My wonderful little granddaughter was grumpy one day, an unusual occurrence for her, and said, “Nana, I’m bored.” “How about if Nana tells you a story?” “OK,” she replied. That inauspicious exchange was the beginning of the Greymalkin stories, which continue to this day. One big change now, however, is that I start the story but the two granddaughters finish it. It is so much fun to hear the different twists and turns the stories take as the girls tell them. No, they do not stick to “my” storyline. Here's a peek at Greymalkin, the Queen's Cat: Greymalkin and the princess are best friends and help each other in and out of many adventures. Greymalkin and the Birthday Surprise is the story of how the princess and Greymalkin meet and become companions. Their immediate bond is hampered by the question of whether the princess will be allowed to have Greymalkin as her pet or only be able to visit him in the barn. The resolution to that dilemma makes an endearing story of the love shared between a child and her pet. In Greymalkin and the Baby Dragon, the princess is now the queen leaving Greymalkin to go exploring by himself. Going for a simple walk in the woods leads him to a lost baby dragon who turns out to be the child of a very dangerous mommy dragon. Greymalkin thinks this problem through and finds a way to help the baby dragon and not upset his very protective mother. At different times in my life, I have kept journals, but never shared my stories with anyone other than family and friends until 2013. What is next for your writing? Are you working on a new story? There will be a third Greymalkin story, Greymalkin and the Heroic Rescue, late in 2015 or early 2016. After that, there will be additional single Greymalkin stories, with a collection of stories planned for the future. Do it. For years I hid my writing away and did not share it with anyone. It was a pleasant surprise to discover that other people, not just my friends and family, also enjoyed my stories. Many people ask why his name is Greymalkin. When Izzy said “Yes,” I knew the story would be about a cat. With that decision made, I recalled hearing many years ago (50 or so) that Winston Churchill had a cat named Greymalkin. Since I am an admirer of Winston Churchill, it was only natural to name the cat Greymalkin. While I have been able to verify that Winston Churchill did have many cats, I could not find any of them with the name Greymalkin. The second most common question is, “Why do you spell his name with an ‘e’?” Greymalkin is a British Blue cat and the British spelling of the color gray is grey.” Greymalkin and the princess are best friends. In their many adventures, they discover they can always depend on each other. Pinterest for free coloring pages Amazon Greymalkin and the Baby Dragon Amazon Greymalkin and the Birthday Surprise Labels: Carpinello's Writing Pages, cat stories, Cheryl Carpinello, children's author, Gail Truax, Greymalkin the Queen's Cat Writing Tips & the 69th Kid Lit Blog Hop Carpinello's Writing Pages is back this Hop with more tips from the Children's, Middle Grade, and Young Adult writers I've interviewed. These are from December 2014 and January 2015. Feel free to leave a tip of your own in the comments. Write what you know, what you love, and what intrigues you—Heather Fraser Brainerd, author of the MG novel Shadows of New York Get to know the business before you get too far into your writing career. Know what agents can and can’t do for you. Know the difference between large and small presses. Never sign a contract without knowing what every paragraph means. Be aware that there are good reasons and bad reasons to self-publish. It’s a slow business, so there’s no excuse for being ill-prepared for the journey. Oh, and never forget that writers are the most important links in the publishing chain—R. M. Clark, author of the MG novel The Secret at Haney Field: A Baseball Mystery It’s a long road, especially writing a first book, but you never finish unless you start. I know everyone says that, but it is so, so true. Pirates & Winged Horses took four years from initiation to publishing! And then once you start, set yourself goals, but make them realistic. I started with the plan of writing a chapter a week, and that soon fell apart. Once you’ve missed a goal, it's tough to find the motivation continue. So what I did was to set up goals that I knew I could realistically hit, but were strong enough that those kept me moving along. Also, write for the genre that you most enjoy—you are writing the book for yourself as much as anyone else—and what you like is what you’ll have had the most exposure to and what you’ll be best at—J. B. Pelts, author of the MG novel Robin Pembroke: Pirates & Winged Horses Read as much as you can, go to conferences and workshops, and get into critique groups. I’d also suggest not just taking a creative writing class, but a literature class as well to see how great novels come together. I think my most helpful writing classes were the many lit classes I took in college—Krysten Lindsay Hager, author of the Tween/Teen novel True Colors Welcome to the 69th Kid Lit Blog Hop. This exciting Hop, now monthly, is where we develop an engaged group of people who love everything that has to do with children's literature. On this Hop, Carpinello's Writing Pages interviews Children's author Gail Truax YA author Pat McDermott Remember, you are always more than welcome to join us by popping in a post and hopping around to meet some of your fellow Kid Lit bloggers and authors! Simply make a post and add it to the linky. (Please make sure to add your direct post only) Once you are done, then hop around to visit others. Please visit at least the two people above your link. Please leave a comment when you do visit, we all like those. Also, it would be appreciated if you grab the Kid Lit Blog Hop Badge and display it on your blog and/or your post. The hostesses will be around to see you. It would be nice if you followed all of them. Hostesses: Reading Authors Cheryl Carpinello, Author / Blogger BeachBoundBooks The Logonauts Spark and Pook BLOG HOP: Labels: Carpinello's Writing Pages, Cheryl Carpinello, Heather Brainerd, JB Pelts, Kid Lit Blog Hop, Krysten Lindsay Hager, RM Clark, writing tips BookElves Anthology Volume 2 Release! Mother Daughter Book Reviews is pleased to be coordinating a Book Blast for the second volume of the "BookElves Anthology" featuring some of your favorite middle grade authors. Now available - just in time for the holiday season! Title: BookElves Anthology, Volume 2 \| Authors: Jemima Pett, Cheryl Carpinello, Rebecca M. Douglass, Wendy Leighton-Porter, S.W. Lothian, Annaliese Matheron, Ben Zackheim \| Publication Date: November 12, 2015 \| Publisher: Princelings Publications \| Pages: 176 \| Recommended Ages: 8 to 14 Summary: Seven authors, seven new tales to twang your heartstrings as you snuggle up cosy and warm during the long winter nights. Will the Christmas fairy be ready to grant your wishes? Will Shirley Link solve all the clues to her presents? Will a keen inventor steal the heart of a lady? Will another lady have her life saved by a horse? And will Santa's reindeer, a lost and forlorn hero, and a boy under the spell of a wicked witch find their way home when they are left out in the cold at midwinter? Find out in this second anthology from the MG BookElves, a selection that older children will love, and adults will enjoy reading to younger children. Shirley Link's friends help her rediscover the joy of Christmas by setting her musical puzzles to solve - and with her detective skills, maybe she's the only one who can! Ben Zackheim (Shirley Link Detective Series, the Camelot Kids) Max the talking Tonkinese cat has an unpleasant surprise when he finds himself trapped in the attic one night and, while pondering his escape, discovers that he’s not alone. Help comes from a rather unexpected quarter … and the Twelve Days of Christmas will never seem quite the same again! Wendy Leighton-Porter (The Shadows from the Past series) Not only does Melvin Finklestein plan to impress his peers with his brilliant cracker at the Beverly Hills College of Gifted Inventors Xmas Reunion Spectacular, he’s determined to win the heart of the wonderful Trixie Tragik. What could possibly go wrong? S W Lothian (The Quest series, Time Square series) If you found a lost reindeer in the woods, could you hide him away long enough for him regain his ability to fly? Find out who else Dougall meets when he befriends Reinhardt the reindeer. Jemima Pett (The Princelings of the East series) Halitor can't find the people who need his help on the long night of Midwinter. But they find him, and there may be some holiday magic in the air. Rebecca M Douglass (The Ninja Librarian series, Halitor the Hero) Once this warhorse carried a mighty king; now he carries a cargo more precious - the young girl destined to be his queen. Cheryl Carpinello (Young Knights of King Arthur series, Young Guinevere) The Witch War is over, but the scars of their spells still cause havoc in Werifesteria, even King Aldridge is affected. When Jacob’s father is taken by the witch of The Dark Wood he and the king set out on a quest to return him. A fun fairy-tale adventure by Annaliese Matheron (Ninja Nan series) Each tale weaves its own seasonal magic. Each magician has already warmed the hearts of thousands of young readers with their stories. Enjoy these frantic races to meet the Christmas deadline while you curl up in your favourite reading spot this winter. Amazon (Print) * Amazon (Kindle) * Amazon (UK) Smashwords * iTunes * B&N * Kobo * Goodreads Cheryl Carpinello is a retired high school English teacher. A devourer of books growing up, her profession introduced her to writings and authors from times long past. Through her studies and teaching, she fell in love with the Ancient and Medieval Worlds. Now, she hopes to inspire young readers to read more through her Quest Books set in these worlds. Website: http://carpinelloswritingpages.blogspot.com Rebecca M. Douglass has been reading and writing stories since she was old enough to hold a pencil. She has a special fondness for fantasy thanks to childhood visits to Narnia and Middle Earth. Ms. Douglass uses her word-processor near San Francisco, CA, where she lives with her husband and two teenage sons, while her imagination runs where it will, in this world and out. She is the author of the beloved Ninja Librarian books, as well as a picture book for outdoor families, a mystery for the parents, and of course the middle-grade fantasy, Halitor the Hero. Website: http://ninjalibrarian.com Wendy Leighton-Porter devotes her time to writing books for children after 20 years of teaching French, Latin and Classical studies. Shadows from the Past is a series of time-travel adventure stories, featuring three children and a rather special Tonkinese cat. She lives in France and Abu Dhabi, and is currently working on the ninth book in the series, The Shadow of the Tudor Rose. Website: http://www.wendy-leighton-porter.com S.W. Lothian is the creator of edge-of-your-seat time-travel adventures that provide thrills for all ages. From his sun-drenched home in Australia he pens exciting books that launch readers into epic settings filled with amazing action. Great characters, mystery, and humour make a broth of irresistible tales. Through recent personal experience, S.W. has become a passionate advocate of raising awareness of Childhood Cancer. Improved awareness leads to increased research, which hopefully will lead to a cure. Website: http://swlothian.com Unlike many authors Annaliese Matheron never knew what she wanted to be. She wanted to do a million and one different things – be an ice-skater, or an archaeologist, or an astrophysicist, or a theatre director – luckily she realised that by being an author she could be all these things and more. Annaliese now spends her time making stuff up and writing it down. Her humorous adventure story Ninja Nan and Sidekick Grandad was a finalist in the 2013 People’s Book Prize. Website: http://annaliesematheron.com Jemima Pett lives in a three-bedroom red-brick castle surrounded by water, along with her guinea pigs, the inspiration for brain-twisting The Princelings of the East. She writes their adventures as fast as she can, but sometimes writes science fiction adventures about asteroid miners and their friends instead. She lives in Norfolk, writes in UK English and occasionally in US English or double Dutch. Website: http://jemimapett.com Ben Zackheim started writing Shirley Link in 2011 and hasn't stopped since. He's up to book five in the series, which will be titled Shirley Link & The Party Poopers. He lives in Massachusetts, at 42.5098° N, 72.6995° W, surrounded by the Forbidden Forest, with his wife and son. Website: http://benzackheim.com Follow the MG BookElves on Facebook: http://facebook.com/mgbookelves and elsewhere using #MGBookElves. Please also give your support to the other MG BookElves not included in this year's Anthology: * Melanie Abed * Julie Anne Grasso * Paul Hewlett * Fiona Ingram * M G King * S. Smith Prize: 2 copies of the "BookElves Anthology, Volume 2", the paperback edition, worldwide. Open: Worldwide Giveaway Ends: Nov 26 2015 BookElves Anthology Volume 2 by Jemima Pett Giveaway ends November 26, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. 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If you have any additional questions – feel free to send an email to Renee(at)MotherDaughterBookReviews(dot)com. a Rafflecopter giveaway Labels: Annaliese Matheron, Ben Zackheim, BookElves Anthology, Carpinello's Writing Pages, Cheryl Carpinello, Jemima Pett, Rebecca Douglass, S.W. Lothian, Wendy Leighton-Parker Meet MG/YA Fantasy Author William Stuart Carpinello's Writing Pages welcomes William Stuart who writes Middle Grade/Young Adult fantasies. First, a bit about William: William L Stuart was born in New Mexico, but has lived Georgia for many years. He speaks with a southern accent, drinks gallons of sweet tea, and loves the UGA Bulldogs. He almost attended that great university, but decided instead to join the US Navy, where he subjected himself to the rigors of Navy Nuclear Power training in Orlando, Florida, and Idaho Falls, Idaho. Graduating from Nuke school landed him aboard USS Sandlance (SSN660), a Sturgeon class fast attack submarine. He was a fully qualified submariner and traveled above the Arctic Circle to earn his Bluenose certificate. He has since transitioned to the animal health world, where he manages global supply of animal health products. Why did you pick to write books for MG/YA readers? My daughter Laura and my grandchildren Aidan and Maggie inspired me to write for MG/YA. I read most anything, but I do tend toward action/adventure, thrillers, and fantasy. I will delve into Sci-Fi, too. I hunt gemstones, gold prospect, read, play softball, play golf, dab in woodworking, research conspiracy theories, and enjoy lots of time with my family. Tell us about The Carnelian and how the story came to be. My grandson and I (the real Aidan, who was the inspiration for the character in the books) were hunting gemstones. I was telling him about some of the magical/mystical properties of the stones when he suggested that I write a book with elves, magic, and gemstones. The Gemstone Chronicles series was born and the first book The Carnelian turned into a four book series. Here's a peek at The Carnelian: When Aidan and Maggie find a fairy cross while rock-hunting with their grandfather, it's just an oddity. But when they discover there is an elf imprisoned in the stone and set him free, they and their grandparents, Nana and Beebop, are attacked by Dark Elves and forced to flee to the magical world of Celahir. In Celahir, Findecano, the elf the children freed from the fairy cross, leads them on a quest to recover gemstones stolen from the Elven Bow by the Dark Elves. Without the restoration of the gemstones to the Elven Bow, the balance between good and evil in Celahir - and the human world - could tip toward evil. I have written the other three books of The Gemstone Chronicles series. They are: Book Two: The Amethyst, Book Three: The Emerald, and Book Four: The Ruby. The books follow the adventures of Aidan, Maggie, and their grandparents Nana and Beebop in the magical world of Celahir. My current WIP is a thriller and will be set in Georgia. Just write and don’t let anyone else decide what success means. If a reader has a moment, please leave a review for the author. It helps us know whether we are connecting with the readers! Labels: Carpinello's Writing Pages, Cheryl Carpinello, Fastasy YA, MG author interview, MG fantasy, The Carnelian, The Gemstone Chronicles, William Stuart Meet MG Historical Author Teresa R. Funke Carpinello's Writing Pages welcomes fellow Colorado Teresa R. Funke, a writer of historical fiction for Middle Grade readers. First, a bit about Teresa: Teresa R. Funke is the award-winning author of six works of fiction for adults and children based on true stories from World War II, including her multi-cultural series for children, The Home-Front Heroes, and her adult books, Dancing in Combat Boots and Remember Wake. Her short stories, articles, and essays have appeared in numerous publications. Her blog, Bursts of Brilliance for a Creative Life, has led to radio appearances and speaking invitations. Teresa is also a sought-after speaker, presenter, and writer's coach, working with clients all over the country. Why did you pick to write books for Middle Grade readers? In a sense I didn’t choose middle grade, it chose me. As the author of two works of fiction about World War II, I started getting invited to schools to speak to the kids about writing and the war. These were mostly fifth-grade classrooms. Come to find out, these kids knew nothing about WWII. They’d never even heard of Adolph Hitler. But on two different occasions, the students opted to skip recess to hear me keep talking! At one visit, one girl said, “Mrs. Funke, this is so interesting. Why don’t you write some books for kids about the war?” That seemed like a great idea to me! So I immediately came up with the concept for The Home-Front Heroes books and knew I wanted to aim for middle grade. They always say we should write what we like to read, and I follow that advice. I read mostly historical fiction for both adults and teens and children. But I’m a pretty eclectic reader. I read all kinds of books, including fiction, nonfiction, short stories, and memoir. I used to LOVE to read books with my kids every night. My kids and I read books together until they were 14 years old. After that, we’d sometimes read the same book separately, so we could discuss. I’m a nationwide writer’s coach and a professional speaker, so when I’m not writing, I’m working with my clients. It’s great fun to be involved with so many projects with my clients. I’m constantly thinking about their characters and plots, and I enjoy that as much as I enjoy my own writing! I also love to travel, watch movies, go for evening walks, and spend as much time as I can with my family. Tell us about Wave Me Good-bye and how the story came to be. Wave Me Good-bye is the newest installment in my Home-Front Heroes series. Like all of my books, it’s based on a real woman who I interviewed. She grew up as the only Jewish girl in her Bronx neighborhood and faced the anti-Semitism that was common in our country at that time. The book touches on the Holocaust because a German-Jewish refugee comes to live with the family, so it’s a perfect introduction to the Holocaust for young readers. But what the story is really about is friendship. Miriam, the main character, befriends an English orphan boy who was sent to America for safe-keeping. Their entire friendship develops through the fence that separates them. This is fast becoming a favorite book among my fans and the teachers who teach from my books because the kids love seeing how a friendship between a boy and a girl from two such different worlds evolves. Here's a peek at Wave Me Good-bye: Miriam Liebler has a lot on her mind. World War II is raging and her Jewish relatives in Europe have simply disappeared. No one understands her worries— until she meets Christopher Richards, an English boy whisked to America to escape the bombings of London. Miriam and Chris exchange comic books and secrets through the iron bars of the orphanage fence. But will their friendship survive when trouble brews? My first book is a novel for adults called Remember Wake. It’s based on the true story of the civilian contract workers who survived the Battle of Wake Island at the outset of World War II and were taken to horrific prison camps in Japan and China. One librarian told me recently that I wrote Unbroken before Unbroken, which was nice to hear. Though it was written for adults, it’s now gaining a following with teen readers, which is a thrill for me. My second book is Dancing in Combat Boots: and other stories of American women in World War II. It’s a short-story collection, and each story is based on real woman. There’s an epilogue in the back that tells you what happened to each lady. It’s a very inspiring book and is also my best seller. There are also three other books in the Home-Front Heroes collection: Doing My Part, The No-No Boys, and V for Victory. Each is popular in its own way, and each explores a different aspect of life on the home-front during the war. It’s a multi-cultural series with engaging stories and some educational back matter, so the teachers are finding that the series fits the new standards extremely well. Mostly I’ve been focused on my blog, Bursts of Brilliance for a Creative Life, which provides inspiration once a week to people seeking to live a more true and passionate life. I’m also working on the fifth book in the H-F series, which will take place at Pearl Harbor. There will be four other books in the series following that one, and then I’ll move onto something new. My fans love to suggest what those new books should be! Succeeding in the field of writing comes down to three things: Practice, Patience, and Persistence. Without those, you’ll never make it. As writers, we never stop learning, and we never stop practicing our craft and trying to improve. We learn early on to be patient with ourselves and our stories and this crazy business of writing and publishing. We also learn to be persistent and to never give up on the projects we care about, even if that means multiple rewrites, multiple submissions, a radically different approach to publishing or marketing, etc. We are strong people, we writers, and we love what we do. We’re lucky. I have a video on the 3 Ps of Writing success. You can find it on my YouTube channel, Teresa Funke, or check out my website: www.teresafunke.com for other suggestions and lots of resources! You can also see the real people on whom my stories are based. Where to find Teresa and her books: YouTube Channel: teresa funke Labels: Carpinello's Writing Pages, Cheryl Carpinello, Home-Front Heroes, MG historical author, Teresa R. Funke, World War II	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line96
__label__cc	0.699314	0.300686	The Hebrew mystical tradition that views the relationship between God and man as expressed by the Tree of Life, the Three Pillars, and the 32 Paths of Wisdom. A cut and polished stone, with one rough edge. A wand or staff with two snakes twined around it. At the top of the wand sit a pair of wings. Castle or fortress. Cakes and Ale The Wiccan “communion” that consists of a natural beverage and cake offered to each participant in a ritual, or eaten by participants at the end of the ritual as a part of the grounding process. A magickal stone whose quality is that of balance of positive and negative energies. Invoke Divine and Elemental forces. Calling the Quarters Verbal or symbolic acknowledgment of the Four Elements (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) in a ritual environment. Camulus A Celtic "Mars" and war God, associated with clouds and storms. His magickal symbols are the severed head and a very large sword. Candle Magick A type of magick in which candles are charged for a specific purpose and then burned to unleash the spell. Once a candle has been charged for a purpose, that purpose remains until is completely burnt out. Never perform candle magick on an 'active' — or 'partially burnt' — candle, for its energies are already unleashed, even if its only purpose thus far was to simply shed light. In addition to illuminating the altar, candles are sometimes used to mark each of the four Quarters, and can also be used in spell working. They are often anointed with oil and inscribed with magickal symbols. A Brazilian Pagan Tradition with roots in 'VooDoo'. (See Santeria) Rule, law, model, or standard; often used by early Christian churches to squash people's rights, especially in dictating what they could and could not believe. A magickal stone whose qualities are that of sexuality, fire, power, and creativity. Capnomancy Study of smoke rising from a fire. North, South, East, and West, marked in the Georgian Tradition by candles of green, red, yellow, and blue, respectively. The Circle is drawn to connect these four points. Cardinal Signs In astrology, the four signs of the Zodiac which initiates the Elemental Tides (Aries Fire ect). Cartomonacy Fortune telling using cards such as the Tarot. Cast System Any system that is mixed, and then cast upon a surface, and the subsequent patterns or the object’s resting locations are then interpreted. To cast a spell or cast a Magick Circle. It involves the raising of energies coinciding with symbolic actions, words, etc. towards the creation of something, thus manifesting it. Casting Stones 1Several systems of divination call for small stones to be cast upon the ground, or on a special board or cloth. Theses stones may be marked with runes, or their color may indicate their meaning. Also called Lithomancy. 2A method of focusing or firing a spell through the carving or writing of runes. Casting the Circle The psychic creation of a sphere of energy around the area where a ritual is to be performed, both to concentrate and focus the power raised, and to keep out unwanted influences or distractions. The space enclosed exists outside of ordinary space and time. Casual Plane A term used for the Lower Spiritual Plane. An anti-psi talent for the generation of strong fields of psychic static, frequently at such high intensity that all other psi fields within range are disrupted and/or drowned out, usually with the information content of those fields collapsing first. Conflict. The northern realm among the Fifths. Catoptromancy An early form of crystal gazing that utilizes a mirror turned to the moon to catch moonbeams. This is used to make brews, contain a ritual fire, used for scrying. Can be four-legged or three-legged. It represents the womb of the Goddess, as in Cerridwen’s cauldron named Aven, or the source of all plenty, as in the Dagda’s cauldron. Most modern practitioners use it either as a symbol, to cook in for Sabbat feasts, to burn things in as part of a spell, for scrying, etc. Causimonmancy Divination from behavior of objects place in a fire. Common Era. Synonymous with A.D. without religious bias. Celestial Equator The apparent meeting of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac. Cellular Psychokinesis (CPK) A subcategory of PK, involving the use of what is probably several different APK talents in order to psychically affect the structure and behavior of living organisms, working primarily on the cellular level. Traditions of Paganism of the Celts, being the Gauls and Britons. Irish, Highland Scottish, Manx, Cornish, Breton, and Welsh peoples of Central and Western Europe. e.g. 'Witta', 'Faery' or 'Faerie' traditions, and 'Druidism'. A circle with a 'plus sign' inside of it. It signifies the Celtic Trinity, but also carries other significance to other traditions as well; the Norse Odinnic Traditions call it 'The Eye of Odin'. A heat-proof container in which incense is burned. It is associated with the element of air. Center, The Point of intersection of various planes or modes of existence, including space and time, and which can be used for (at least subjective) transportation between them. The process of moving one’s consciousness to one’s spiritual center, leading to a feeling of great peace, calmness, strength, clarity and stability. Cephalomancy Divination with the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Ceraunoscopy Seeks to draw omens from the study of thunder and lightening. Ceremonial Magick A highly confided magickal tradition based upon Kabala, the Jewish-Gnostic mystical teachings. Ceremony of Initiation A ceremony of honor conducted by a group welcoming an initiate into the Craft. The Roman Goddess of agriculture. The Greeks called her "Demeter". Ceroscopy Form of fortune telling in which melted wax is poured into cold water. The Horned God-aspect of the god depicted by a man with antlers and sometimes the tail and legs of a stag. He is often pictured sitting cross-legged with a torch in one hand and a serpent in the other. Cerridwen Celtic grain goddess. Seven major energy vortexes found in the human body. Each is usually associated with a color. A ritual cup, symbolic of the Goddess' womb. It represents the female principals of creation. 1A practice wherein you allow a discarnate entity to “borrow” your body to speak to others. 2The ability to direct Divine energy through ones physical self to another person, place, event, animal, plant or whatever is desired. This can be a rhyme, sometimes called a rune, intoned rhythmically to raise power. Such rhymes can be simple and repetitive, it makes them easier to remember, but it is not a requirement. Primordial Deity, God/dess before creation. Both female and male, spiritual and physical, dark and light, Chaos is both order and disorder combined. From this boundless store of energy, what appear to be random occurrences in nature can form into non-random patterns. Chaos energy is the basis of magickal theory, of creating change through esoteric forces. A circle for the head usually made of flowers and worn at Beltane or during a hand fasting. Charge of the Goddess Originally written in modern form by Doreen Valiente, it is a story of the message from Goddess to Her children. There are many variations, including Charge of the God, Charge of the Dark Goddess, etc. Infusing an object with personal power. Charging is an act of Magick. An amulet or talisman that has been charged and instilled with energy for a specific task. Chaste Moon The third full moon of the year. Chatoyancy The property of some stones of showing apparent movement, illumination or opalescence, within it. Chi/Qi In Eastern philosophy, chi (pronounced kee) is the enlivening force in the universe that animates all life. Chinese Elements Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water. Divination from the lines in peoples hands. Chirognomy Study of the general hand formation. Cingulam A knotted cord worn with ritual robs; it often denotes connection to a coven or degreed status. Sacred space wherein all magick is to be worked and all ritual contained. It both holds ritual energy until the witch is ready to release it, and provides protection for the witch. Also, a gathering of Witches or Pagans. We meet in Circle to worship and work magick. Sometimes the entire group is also known as the Circle. This can get a little confusing, “Our Circle is having a Circle where we will circle in a circle.” You mostly have to figure it out from the context. Circle of Stones A Magick Circle formed of stones, either man-made or found naturally, usually set upright around the perimeter. Stonehenge is such a circle. This type of Magick Circle is more commonly used in Druidic, Celtic, Shamanic, and some Northern-European Traditions. A pattern or connection between whole or partial metapatterns within the Switchboard; often may be (or be associated with) an archetype, deity or other spirit. A magickal stone whose qualities are that of thought, clarity, pattern and insight; of the mind. Claimer Action of consciously/unconsciously of seeing an object you want very much, and placing a psychic 'mark' on it, that holds the item until you can get it. “Clear hearing” of divinatory information. Parapsychologist generally regard as a form of extrasensory perception. Clairgustance ESP input associated with taste, without the medium of another mind. Clairolfaction ESP input associated with smell, without the medium of another mind. Clairtangency ESP input associated with touch, without the medium of another mind. “Clear seeing” of divinatory information. Parapsychologist generally regard as a form of extrasensory perception. Clair Senses General term for all the forms of ESP that start with the prefix “Clair-.” Claming A technique in which a practitioner consciously or unconsciously places a psychic "mark" on a desired item to reserve or keep the item until it can be physically obtained. Any number of covens who have agreed to follow the same kinds of rules, which spring from one central governing source. A clan has a single leader, and within the democratic clan governing system he or she has the power to veto proposals or actions of the group. Removing negative energies from an object or space. An obelisk shaped crystal, used as a collector of negative and pent-up energy. Usually placed in a flower part or sea sand to ground. A person who uses both passive and active talents and rites for both thaumaturgical and theurgical purposes, for personal and public benefit. Cleromancy “Casting lots,” similar to dice but with objects such as pebbles or sea shells. Clidomancy/Cleidomancy Divination using a dangling key. Cliodna A bird Goddess and a young aspect of the "Dark Goddess" or "Dark One". Her name means "shapely one", and she is the most beautiful woman ever seen when she takes human form. Her magickal symbol is an apple. A religion’s moral standard. Coelbreni Divination sticks. Coiced A fifth, one of five provinces of the land or cosmos. Coirc Magick cauldron. Cold Control The use of temperature control to freeze or thaw objects or beings. Collective Unconsciousness Term used to describe the sentient connection of all living things, past and present, may also be called the Akashic Records. Color Classifications Sets of associations between various colors and particular concepts, interests or acts. Color Magick Perhaps the simplest and most useful forms of magick, it utilizes colors and their traditional representations to bring about desired effects. Coming of Age Ritual At age 13 for boys, and at the time of a girl’s first menses, Pagan children are seen as spiritual adults. This ritual celebrates their new maturity and in some traditions, this is the age when they are permitted membership in covens. Living openly as a witch. The ability to communicate or share experiences with spiritual entities. Communing with Angels during a spiritual ceremony is an example. A doctrine or constitution of rules and/or guidelines by which a coven or pagan study group operates. Compass Round Laying, or drawing a compass round is the act of creating a tool for focus and to create a boundary, a temple for magic. Thus, the compass is used to contain positive energy and to keep out negative energy. The Traditional Crafter considers all ground to be sacred, thus the laying of a compass is not considered always necessary. However, a compass can be an aid for concentration before working magic, ritual, and meditation. A fire for a compass (candles, fireplace) is lit with matches, preferably wooden marches and not a cigarette lighter. The state of being that reflects the culmination of one's ancestry, upbringing, experience, personality, and culture. This is not the true self, but a collection of the valences and reactions that an individual wears as a way to maneuver in this world. Cone of Power Psychic energy raised and focused during ritual to achieve a definite purpose. The apparent meeting of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac, also combining. A means of invoking a helpful spirit for a specific task. To call forth spirits from the Spirit World. The analytical, materially bases, rational half of our consciousness. The part of our mind that is at work while we balance our checkbooks, theorize, communicate, and perform other acts related to the physical world. The act of blessing an object or place by instilling it with positive energy for sacred purposes. In matters of the Gods and Goddesses, the Consort is the masculine element of given unions or pairs. Forces or entities with whom magickal links are established, especially the forces or entities and magickal currents from which a group draws its power to initiate thus to be contacted means to be linked to a particular magickal current. Contagion, Law of “Objects or beings in physical or psychic contact with each other continue to interact after spacial or temporal separation.” A small boat covered with animal skins used by Celts for ritual practices to be held on the seas. In many traditions, the color signifies a degree. It may also be used in knot magick, as well as in binding and loosening spells. May also be called a girdle, or cingulum. Cordemanon 1A young God of travel and knowledge. His magickal symbols are Stone Circles and The Great Book of Knowledge. 2The ancient name of Stonehenge. 3Also means 'one who teaches Gyddonic Pagan Tradition without distortion'. Corn Dolly A figure, often human-shaped, created by plaiting dried wheat or other grains. It represents the fertility of the Earth and the Goddess in early European agricultural rituals and is still used in Witchcraft. Corn dollies aren’t made from cobs or husks but from wheat or other grains; corn originally referred to any grain other than maize and still does in most English-speaking countries, except the United States. Corp Creidh “Clay body,” used as a magick poppet or spelling doll. Correllian Calendar The twelve Ages of the Correllian Calendar derive their names from the twelve signs of the Zodiac. Instead of running from Aries (the first sign of the Zodiac) to Pisces (the last sign), the signs run backwards. A system of symbolic equivalences use in magick. (See Magickal Correspondences.) Coscinomancy Divination using a hanging sieve. A group of thirteen or fewer witches that work together in an organized fashion for positive magickal endeavors or to perform religious ceremonies. Covendom Traditionally the area one league (three miles) in all directions from the Covenstead, from which the Coven members are drawn and defining the boundaries between Covens, in modern practice the area defined by the swelling places of the members of a Coven which may well overlap with another Coven. Covenstead The meeting place of witches, traditionally a fixed building or place where the witch can feel safe and at home. Coventina A Goddess of childbirth, renewal, and healing springs. Her magickal symbols are the womb and the well, her well represents the womb of the earth. Cowan Anyone who is not a Witch, Wiccan, or Pagan. Cowry Shells Shiny tropical shells thought to be a yoni (a symbol of the woman’s vulva). Coyote Energy Trickster energies. Named for the American India Trickster, Coyote, who tricks man into learning what he needs to learn. Applies to one who constantly jokes and clowns. Also applies to the concept of “Holy Fool” in many traditions. Craebh Ciuil “The silver branch,” or fairy shaman’s magick wand. Short for “Witchcraft” or “the Craft of the Wise”. Often used because it isn’t as much of a buzzword as “Witch”. Generally associated with the practical aspects of the religion. Craft Name Pagans customarily choose, or receive as a gift, a special name which evokes their unique personality and/or powers. Some take a completely new name, while others choose a historic or ethnic version of their given name. People may use their craft names all the time, or only during ritual; some even go through a legal name change. Also called a Magickal Name. Crane Bag The bag held by a shaman which hold magickal talismans such as crystals, stones, or totems. Crannchur “Casting the wood,” or divining by Oghams. A religion’s philosophy on life. Sacred symbol of the Goddess. Used for Sabbats, women’s healing and invocations. A calm and unbiased evaluation of the structure and performance of a ritual, not usually done in American occult groups thanks to internal politics and delicate egos. Critomancy Study of barley cakes. Aspect of the Goddess represented by the Wise Old Woman. Symbolized by the waning moon, the carrion crow, the cauldron, the color black. Her Sabbats are Mabon and Samhain. Croning A ceremony held to mark a woman’s transition from Mother to Crone, the final phase of a woman’s life. Cross-Quarter Days Refers to Sabbats falling on the solstices or equinoxes. Crossing the Bridge A Pagan term for the death of someone/something. It is also the name of a funeral ritual done by covens and solitaires to mark the passing of coven members and loved ones. Unlike most religious funerals, it is a time of rejoice rather than mourning, since pagans believe that the individual's experiences for this lifetime are complete. Crowley, Aleister An extremely dominant author of the occult and magick. His works in occult studies are seen very much as 'core' material. Without his research and dedication, especially where magick is concerned, we pagans would most assuredly be much further behind in our own studies. 1A container made to heat metal at high temperatures. 2A severe test or trial. A ball is made of quartz (you can tell if it is true quartz by its cold feel and the inclusion of irregularities). It is used for divination. Crystal Gazing To perceive psychic visions with a naturally formed crystal or crystal ball surface, that relates to the masses or to individuals. Most often using a natural crystal ball, not a man-made lead crystal ball. Crystallomancy Divination by crystals, usually a crystal ball. A group which professes to be spiritual in nature, but requires a great deal of energy and/or money from its followers as ‘proof’ of their devoutness. Also frequently dependent on the charisma of a Leader. The sum total of those things (including traditions, techniques, material goods, and symbol systems) that people have invented, developed, and transmitted to each other. Cultus A religion’s particular set of rituals and mythology. Cunning Folk An old name for people who practice folk magick because they lived by their cunning, insightful abilities. Cunningham, Scott A very important author of the modern pagan movement. His works have inspired many, many would-be pagans and helped them take their first steps upon the Pagan Path. Purposely directing negative energy at someone. Wiccans do not do this, as it goes against the rules of three. Cut the Door To ritually leave or enter a Circle after it has been cast by carefully opening a space to pass through and closing it after crossing the boundary. Cwn Annwn (COON-ANOON) The hunting dogs of the faeries. Also called the hell hounds. Cyclomancy Practice of divination from a turning wheel.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line109
__label__cc	0.680425	0.319575	Gun Hysteria On The Right At the risk of offending my fellow conservatives and fellow gun-owners, I feel compelled to point out that Second Amendment absolutism is as naive as First Amendment absolutism. Yes, the left has long sought to get our guns out of our hands on multiple pretenses and factual inaccuracies. The old NRA slogan "when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" remains as true today as when it was first coined. But some pro-gun advocates need to lighten up and recognize that the government occasionally comes up with a reasonable idea. The FBI recently told military-surplus stores to keep records of bulk purchases of the following items: Weatherproof ammunition or match containers, meals ready-to-eat, night vision devices, high-power flashlights, gas masks, high capacity magazines, and bi-pods or tripods for rifles. The handout to storeowners also advised them to require valid ID from all customers not personally known to them, talk to customers, ask questions, and listen to and observe their responses, watch for people and actions that are "out of place," make note of suspicious statements, people, and/or vehicles, and if something seems wrong, notify law enforcement offices. As a Second Amendment near-purist, were I a military-surplus/gun store owner, I would be doing exactly those things, with or without instructions from the FBI. But several gun ownership advocates have gone ballistic (pun intended) over the handout. There seems to be a consensus among them that the government has no business advising private businesses to be watchful for potential terrorists or just plain violent criminals. Oath Keepers, a group of former and current military and police members, have sworn not to enforce unconstitutional government orders, and they include this handout as one of those unconstitutional orders. They are advising storeowners not to comply with the FBI handout. Now I'm as suspicious of the federal government as the next gun-toting, Constitution-loving, Bible-clinging guy. But even I can recognize FBI instructions which are nothing more than plain common sense. Store owners are not being required to become unpaid FBI and anti-terrorism agents. Rather, they are being asked to do what a good citizen in dangerous times ought to do--assist law enforcement in identifying potential danger. Most of the potentially disastrous attacks planned in America since 9-11 have been thwarted first and foremost by alert citizens who reported suspicious activity to law enforcement. The handout is part of an FBI program to garner public participation in stopping terrorist attacks and criminal violence. It is called "Communities Against Terrorism." The handout includes the following statement: "Preventing terrorism is a community effort. By learning what to look for, you can make a positive contribution in the fight against terrorism. The partnership between the community and law enforcement is essential to the success of anti-terrorism efforts." Again, a common sense statement backed by proof that community awareness is essential to the efforts to prevent terrorist and violent criminal activity. Could there be an ulterior motive for the handout? You bet there could. The gun-grabbers in the Obama administration want to identify their "enemies" in the gun-owning community. Furthermore, there is a hint of this mentality in the handout, which says: "Consider as suspicious anyone who demands identity privacy or anyone who expresses extreme religious statements, and those who make suspicious comments regarding anti-US or radical theology." Even a good idea can be perverted, but that doesn't make the idea any less good. The Obama administration is paranoid about "Christian militias" and "Christian extremists" which largely don't exist. But I'd be the first to report an alleged Christian who wants to blow up or shoot people for having different views. Christianity strongly opposes such violence, but like good ideas, religion can also be perverted. So let's face it--the underlying point of the handout is that Muslims attacked the World Trade Center, even if it were true that this was a perversion of Islam. If so, there are a lot of Muslim perverters of Islam. As for Christianity, both Timothy McVeigh and the Oslo terrorist spouted perverted versions of Christianity and both would have been "suspicious" if they had turned up to buy weapons at my gun store. And as further criticism of the handout, there is the genuine argument and glaring fact that conscientious gun storeowners attempted to report suspicious gun sales to federal authorities who were participating in the disastrous Operation Fast and Furious. They were told by ATF and FBI agents to go ahead and make the sales, move on, nothing to see here. If government agencies choose to ignore reports of suspicious activity, or worse, are actively participating in the suspicious activities, that is a problem quite separate from the purposes of the handout. Congress is already investigating that deadly fiasco. Can I see that this common sense approach to preventing terrorism could be detoured or perverted by government authorities? Of course I can. But there is a sensible balancing test in the law (and philosophy) which addresses the issue: "Does the utility of the act outweigh the risk of harm?" In this case, I believe it does. And we must remember that the leftist anti-gun Obama administration will not be in power much longer, nor will the prosecution of terrorist activities be in the hands of the highly-politicized Holder Justice Department forever. The likelihood of innocent civilians being persecuted as a result of complying with the FBI handout is extremely small. I didn't say impossible, just extremely small. Frankly, I'd like to know why a completely upright citizen would need or want multiple semi-automatic weapons and paraphernalia myself. I wouldn't deny him that right, but I'd sure want to do at least a cursory investigation into what his legitimate purposes are and whether they are for purposes of hunting and self-defense or more sinister purposes. The burden on the government is to prove that the guns are being purchased for unlawful purposes rather than on the citizen to prove he is using them lawfully. That is a legal distinction which does indeed seem to escape the Obama administration. But we must also remember that for now at least, the Supreme Court has upheld the individual right to keep and bear arms pursuant to the Second Amendment. Yet like the exception to the First Amendment that says you can't yell "fire" in a crowded theater, it is likely that there will be exceptions to the Second Amendment rule. Multiple gun ownership will not be forbidden by one of those exceptions, but multiple gun ownership for purposes which are a clear and present danger to the safety of American citizens likely will be. Still, the FBI handout isn't advocating gun confiscation. It is merely asking for citizen participation in identifying suspicious activity and staving off potentially deadly terrorist and criminal use of deadly weapons. I support the theory completely. It remains to be seen whether I will support the way it is practiced. Index: Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Justice Department, LawHawkRFD, Second Amendment LL said... Of course the knee jerk reaction operates as a function of paranoia - in great part generated by the Obama Administration's extraordinary efforts (Operation Gunrunner/Fast and Furious) to paint all who own or sell firearms as inherently evil. It backfired in the case of the US Governments efforts to traffic civilian firearms and under other programs, military grade munitions, directly to drug cartels so that they could show that private firearms ownership in the US harms --- whatever. I agree with your article. However, I don't blame the negative and suspicious reaction on the part of merchants on anything but Washington. Obama has been the best firearms and ammunition salesman in the history of the United States. LL: I certainly agree that Washington, and particularly this administration, have given plenty of reason to shopowners to be suspicious. Still, most of the criticism of the program comes from purist Second Amendment groups rather than from the shopowners themselves. The program does not provide any penalties for not reporting "suspicious activity," and since that leaves the discretion to report or not report in the hands of ordinary citizens, I don't see it as a Nazi/communist-style effort to get Americans to start turning on each other. Something has to be done to stem the tide of well-armed violent criminals and drug cartels. and this seems like a valid common sense approach to me. Unfortunately, guns are an emotional issue to the left. And they are liars about both their goals and their intended means of achieving those goals. Hence, they have spent the better part of the last 4-5 decades trying everything they could to get guns out of the hands of average people. So I think the right is justified in feeling paranoid about anything coming from the left because there's a track record there of lying and distoring to try to take guns away from average people. That said, I agree that this is entirely reasonable and people should not be freaking out that a common sense plan to spot potential bad people (terrorists, drug gangs, etc.) is somehow an encroachment on people's rights. Andrew: All true. I'm no conspiracy theorist, but I can't help thinking that even Project Gunrunner and Operation Fast and Furious may very well have been another attempt by the gun-grabbers to demonize gun ownership. It went terribly wrong, and I truly hope some heads will roll over it. rlaWTX said... I think that one of the things gun-nuts (and I mean that in the nicest way - I plan to hie myself to their houses when the zombie apocalypse comes) worry about legitimately is incrementalism. Today this is a request, tomorrow it is a requirement. Today it is not stopping gun sales, tomorrow it is. If anything, this administration has shown themselves more than willing to change the law through fiat and regulation. So, while this seems like common sense precaution, and many gun shops probably would take notice of this behavior anyway, having this govt, this administration making this "request" coming down from the hallowed halls of the ivory tower makes it questionable on its face. But I also think that the gun-nut screamers had take a note from "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". Those who sympathize with the concerns of 2nd Am. encroachment might stop listening if they holler at every twitch from the administration while seeming to oppose common sense precautions. rlaWTX: I agree about incrementalism. But we should cross that bridge when we come to it. My support of the current memo would turn to total opposition the moment the memo became an order rather than a request. And I'm quite sure there are millions of other gun owners who would join me. Right now, like you, I worry about the "boy who cried wolf" syndrome. We should always be vigilant about government encroachment on private rights, but outright opposition to a simple, common sense request (more like a reminder) seems a little cuckoo to me, and it gives the gun-grabbers an opportunity to call us "gun nuts." The NRA frustrates me sometimes. I got a call from them a couple of weeks ago, asking me to become a member or at least give them some money to fight the gun control lobby. I didn't have a lot to spare, but I was going to offer them some advice. To wit: stop giving Democratic congressmen "A" ratings just because they happen to support gun rights. That's nice and all, but the party agenda is what matters; the Dem leaders are obviously anti-gun, and giving their underlings these high marks only protects them (the leaders) and their power to screw everything up. But they kept asking for money without letting me say anything, so I hung up. T-Rav: In many ways, the NRA has become just another lobbying group. That means it supports its own agenda independent of any other issues which affect Americans. Andrew and I have both warned in the past about "single issue" organizations. That myopic view can potentially result in more harm than good. People whose sole and only issue is guns don't want to hear you talk about the economy, gay marriage, socialism, foreign policy, government overreach, or any other important issue. The NAACP and the 60s Civil Rights groups are still fighting fights and stirring up resentments over their single issue of long ago legal and factual discrimination. The NRA is still promoting its single issue as if the two landmark Supreme Court decisions hadn't been handed down last year. law: it's the state of our government, and it's destruction of freedoms of late, that cause this reaction. if you trust that your government(this administration) has your back and the back of others, you'll take what they say at face value and cooperate. if you don't trust them because they keep proving to be untrustworthy, you gotta go with suspicion of intent. LawHawk, Literally you are asking for us to trust a government who has continually lied to us about other things like Global Warming, Freon, Fannie Mae, what the stimulus spending was going to be used for, Ruby Ridge, Fast and Furious, Waco, the reason for confiscating guns after Katrina, the absurd notion that we should worry about terrorists who voted for McCain, ..... do I have to list them all, or do you get the picture I am seeing? I don't trust the government. I don't think I ever will. Yes, on the face of it, it sounds reasonable. So do a lot of things coming from the government. All this note does is warn us that the US government is going to raid the guys that do collect more ammo that some bureaucrat thinks a citizen shouldn't have. How much is too much? It is up to the government to decide. Joel: Your second paragraph answers the problem. As it is, reporting is left up to gunshop owners who are suspicious of purchasing activity. If the owner doesn't find the activity suspicious, he won't report it. The government isn't deciding, it's responding. That's how it's supposed to work. I'm aware of every negative you listed in your first paragraph, and I concur. But if a gunshop owner becomes suspicious of a customer's gun purchases (and chances are very good that the owner is a Second Amendment advocate), who would you want him to report his suspicions to? I don't trust our current federal government, and particularly the executive branch, but is the alternative simply to eliminate all government? Eliminate law enforcement? Form vigilante committees? As long as the reporting remains voluntary and in the hands of conscientious citizens, I don't see a whole lot of viable options. I've made my disgust for big government interference in our daily lives very apparent on this blog, but I'm not a big fan of anarchy either. Patti: As a defense attorney, I spent much of my life suspicious of police intent. Occasionally, it was well-founded. But as I mentioned to Joel, suspicion should not lead to paralysis. If there's a viable alternative to conscientious citizens voluntarily reporting suspicious activity to the duly-constituted legal authorities, I'm all for it. I just can't imagine what that alternative might be. You are forgetting that there are always follow ups to requests. Now, the FBI is just making a request. What is the penalty for non-compliance? We don't know. We also don't know if the FBI already has the answers and is looking for dealers who don't comply. The initial raids will be on the dealers who don't comply. We already know that terrorists aren't arming themselves with guns and ammo. They operate completely different than that. Their preferred weapon is a bomb strategically placed so as to cause the greatest amount of panic and terror. The few that aren't doing that are radicalized and in place in the institutions we have right now. Why isn't the FBI concentrating on finding the radical ones? Why hasn't the government cracked down on radical Muslims being created in Prisons? That is the most fertile ground. Already in California a private citizen can only buy so many rounds per month. No Law on the books. At least I couldn't find any. You just can't buy more than a thousand rounds. I knew gun enthusiasts who were complaining about the limitation. That could be city specific, I lived in Sacramento. Joel: We do know. There are no penalties for non-compliance. As I mentioned within the article and at least one response to a comment, when it becomes mandatory or there are penalties, I will reverse my position entirely. This doesn't solely involve terrorists. The big issue in fact is the drug cartels' need for powerful reliable guns. Why the government isn't rooting out more radicals is a topic almost entirely unrelated to the point of this post. Still, all indications are that the terrorists don't intend to be unarmed if someone points out that they have bombs. As for how many rounds or what type of weapons citizens can purchase, I mentioned that most of those restrictions will be gone as courts enforce the rulings in the two US Supreme Court decisions confirming the fundamental right of citizens to keep and bear arms. 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__label__wiki	0.57022	0.57022	Planning Systems \| National Planning Systems \| Lithuania \| 3. Planning levels and specific aspects European Spatial Policy-Making National Planning Systems 1. Planning system in general 2. Planning legislation and jurisdiction 3. Planning levels and specific aspects 4. Interdependencies 5. Planning practice Comparison of Planning Systems National Planning Systems: Lithuania Download the complete article: LT Planning System in English (pdf, 3.76 MB) LT Planning System in Lithuanian (pdf, 3.70 MB) Download more articles: LT Country and Planning System in English (pdf, 3.92 MB) LT Country and Planning System in Lithuanian (pdf, 3.94 MB) 3.1 Planning Institution(s), their scope and binding character of planning 3.2 Planning process (at national, regional and sub-regional levels) 3.3 Participation 3.4 Plans / Maps 3.5 Sectoral planning 3.1.1 At national level At national level the Ministry of Environment is the most effectively working institution in the sphere of territorial planning. It organizes the preparation of the master plan of the State territory; its powers lie within the sphere of environmental protection. It can therefore prepare national plans of environmental protection and landscape. There is the Department of Protected Territories which is Under the Ministry of Environment. The formation of national policy of territories under protection, territorial planning of protected environment and its supervision are within the competence of the said Department. A national policy of communications, national programmes of communications development, as well as preparation of the corresponding special plans are within the competence of the Ministry of Communications and Transport. The sphere of protection of cultural heritage is subordinate to the Department of Cultural Heritage Protection under the Ministry of Culture. The Department of Cultural Heritage Protection furnish conditions in preparing master plans of the State and county territories, organizes preparation of special plans of the protected territories of cultural heritage. These are the key ministries regulating territorial planning. Other ministries (or their subdivisions) (depending on the character of a plan) furnish conditions for the planning documents at national level. In many cases - the Ministry of Health, sometimes - the Ministry of Economics (e.g. for special plans of infrastructure at national level) Ministry of Communication, Defence Ministry et cetera. The Government approves a considerable amount of the planning documents which occupy the whole State territory or smaller areas of great importance for the State. For example, the Government approves a list of protected territories , master plans of the county territories, sanctuaries of regional parks and/or boundaries of their zones, plans (planning schemes) and projects pertaining to the management of protected territories. The Government can delegate the afore-said master plans, sanctuaries, plans and projects for other institutions to approve. The Seimas approves the planning documents of the greatest national significance. The Seimas approves the General Plan of the Territory of the Republic of Lithuania, plans of the State reserves and national parks as well as the boundaries of their zones, and other documents . Description of the obligatory power of plans being approved by the Government and the Seimas is presented above - §2.3. 3.1.2 At regional level One should ascribe territorial subdivisions (i.e. the county governors' administrations as well as territorial subdivisions of separate ministries) of the Government to the institutions regulating territorial planning at regional level. The Ministry of Environment (territorial subdivisions of environmental protection) and Department of Cultural Heritage Protection under the Ministry of Culture (territorial subdivisions of cultural heritage protection) have these subdivisions. Each of them resides in county centres. The county governor organizes the general and special planning of the county territory. Territorial subdivisions of natural and cultural heritage protection, health care furnish conditions for master and some special plans of counties, organize (in those cases when the offices of corresponding ministries charge territorial subdivisions with furnishing the said conditions) preparation of some special plans of its own sphere. Territorial subdivisions of natural and cultural heritage protection do not approve plans, but co-ordinate them. 3.1.3 At sub-regional / local level Municipal administration directors shall be the organisers of general, and in some cases, detailed and special planning at the level of local self-government . The competence of the director of municipal administration shall consist of organisation of the detail planning of: free state land stock; land plots which are transferred to the municipality by the right of trust; land plots which are subject to the municipality by the right of ownership; organisation of preparation of detailed plans of parts of the territories of town and townships and village territories indicated in master plans of the municipality territory and its parts . The Law on Territorial Planning does not indicate that preparation of the special planning documents is within the competence of the municipal administration's director. Some post-statutory acts, e.g. the Regulations of preparation of special plans of communications and transport, the Regulations of preparation of special plans of infrastructure development (heating, electricity, gas and oil supply networks), the Regulations of preparation of special plans of landscape management do not point out the said. A contradictory position is in the sphere of heritage protection planning: organisation of preparation of any special plans of heritage protection is not within the competence of the director of municipality administration (although the Law on Protected Territories allows the municipal councils to announce objects of municipal heritage, saying that institutions of municipalities approve the documents of the municipal protected territories under planning ). Organisation of preparation of special plans relating to distribution of skyscrapers is almost within the whole competence of the director of municipal administration . It has to establish the objectives, tasks of that planning and finance preparation of such plans . The municipal council approves a bulk of planning documents which preparation is organized by the director of municipality administration. It can delegate some plans to the municipal administrator to implement them (e.g. the Regulations for the drafting of detailed plans, the Regulations of special plans of landscape and distribution of skyscrapers refer to it). 3.1.4 Further / intermediate level(s) There exists a binary system of dividing territorial planning into levels in Lithuania (Part II, § 1.2). According to the first principle of division, i.e. institutions approving plans, the municipality level is the lowest; according to the second principle, i.e. the size of an occupying territory by the plan - the locality level, i.e. the planning of separate land plots and their groups, follows after the district level (which includes preparation of plans occupying the territory of a municipality) The organisers of the locality level planning can be different. In some cases (e.g. national defence, territories of cultural heritage) - the Government or its institutions, in other cases it can be a municipality. In the event of detailed and special planning, the planners of the said level can be several legal and natural persons. This is because of the fact that local authorities (in the manner prescribed by the Government) can transfer the rights and duties of the organizer of detailed planning to the land owner or user (the municipal council or the director of the municipal administration subordinate to it approves such detailed plans). This is due to the fact that according to the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Territorial Planning, the planners of special plans can be legal and natural persons .	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line111
__label__cc	0.620259	0.379741	More Celtic Fairy Tales By Jacobs, Joseph Format Type: PDF eBook : Title: More Celtic Fairy Tales Author: Jacobs, Joseph Subject: Sacred Texts, Legends & Sagas, Celtic Collections: Sacred Texts Publisher: Internet Sacred Text Archive (ISTA) Joseph, J. (1894). More Celtic Fairy Tales. Retrieved from http://community.ebooklibrary.org/ Description: More Celtic Fairy Tales is the complete collection of 20 Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs (from 1894). This kindle title is fully illustrated with more than 45 original pictures that follow the story line. Tales included: 1. The Fate of the Children of Lir 2. Jack the Cunning Thief 3. Powel, Prince of Dyfed 4. Paddy O'Kelly and the Weasel 5. The Black Horse 6. The Vision of MacConglinney 7. Dream of Owen O'Mulready 8. Morraha 9. The Story of the McAndrew Family 10. The Farmer of Liddesdale 11. The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener 12. The Russet Dog 13. Smallhead and the King's Sons 14. The Legend of Knockgrafton 15. Elidore 16. The Leeching of Kayn's leg 17. How Fin went to the Kingdom of the Big Men 18. How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery 19. The Ridere of Riddles 20. The Tail Also included the complete notes section for each tale above (which is often missed from many collections). This title includes a complete table of contents which is active and linked to every single tale. We have also included an NCX table of contents that will allow you to skip from one tale to another using the 5-ways button (or its equivalent) of your kindle without the need to go page by page. Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race (by Rolleston, Thomas) The Mabinogion (by Guest, Charlotte) Myths and Folk-lore of Ireland (by Curtin, Jeremiah) The Four Ancient Books of Wales (by Skene, William F.) Fairy Legends and Traditions (by Croker, T. Crofton) The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries (by Evans-Wentz, W. Y.) Carmina Gadelica, Volume I (by Carmichael, A.) The Celtic Dragon Myth (by Campbell, J.F.) Popular Tales of the West Highlands, Vol... (by Campbell, J. F.) At the Palace of King Lot (by Adams, Oscar Fay) Celtic Myth and Legend (by Squire, Charles) The Key of Gold (by Baudis, Josef)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line112
__label__cc	0.609116	0.390884	This is what propaganda looks like! Warning! Children at play! Yesterday morning, we flipped over to Joy Reid's MSNBC show for only the briefest of seconds. We flipped over during the 10 AM Eastern hour. Within a matter of moments, we were watching legal expert Midwin Charles saying this about the Democrats' need to impeach Donald J. Trump: CHARLES (6/2/19): Listen, when you have the truth on your side, you might as well rock it, right? This report came out about, what, 4, 5 weeks ago? Democrats have been in the position to take the narrative, you know, take the bull by the horns, frame the issue and take that narrative, but you know— And I've been saying this on Twitter for the past week. I don't understand why the Dem—even before you get to impeachment, at least inform the American public of what is in that report and why it's so bad! The fact that Mueller outlined ten different instances—not 2, not 4, not 8—ten different instances in which they believe that this president has obstructed justice is huge. And I think if the American public understood that—I don't understand why the Democrats aren't at the very least informing the public. Cut a one-minute video, put it on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, every single platform, Instagram, all the stuff that the kids are into these days. Put it on tee-shirts, like put it wherever it is that you have to do it so at least the American populace is informed. To watch the fuller exchange, click here, move to the 21-minute mark. That's what we saw yesterday! We chuckled, but we also told an array of young analysts this: That's what propaganda looks like, ratings-based "cable news" style! It may not be intentional propaganda, but consider what Charles had done. With great passion, she said the Democrats should at least inform the American public of what is in the Mueller report. She then proceeded to flatly misstate what's found in that report! Or at least so it seemed! Clearly, Charles seemed to be saying that Mueller had outlined ten different instances in which "they"—presumably, Mueller and his team—believe that Donald J. Trump has obstructed justice. That's what Charles clearly seemed to say—but that of course is not what Mueller says in his report. By way of contrast, it's the sort of thing we liberals now hear on MSNBC as we get ourselves propagandized and brainwashed, and generally dumbed way down. In his eponymous report, Mueller explicitly says that he and his team didn't reach any such determination concerning obstruction of justice. "This report does not conclude that the President committed a crime," Mueller says, specifically concerning obstruction, in the Conclusion to Part II of his report. Also this, again concerning obstruction of justice: "The evidence we obtained about the President’s actions and intent presents difficult issues that would need to be resolved if we were making a traditional prosecutorial judgment." It isn't just that Mueller's team didn't reach the determination Charles described, with Reid voicing Standard Tribal Assent. They even said there were "difficult issues" which would have to have been resolved before they could have made such a claim! That said, MSNBC is increasingly a break-away colonized version of Fox. This helps explain why the New York Times wouldn't let its finance editor, David Enrich, appear on Rachel Maddow's increasingly embarrassing program last week. It also explains the good solid fun the children had last Friday afternoon and evening. Uh-oh! During the 4 PM hour, the fuller transcript of a previously disclosed voicemail was released. On Deadline: White House, Nicolle Wallace and her merry band began to crack the mandated Mafia jokes. The voicemail in question had gone from one lawyer to another. It was hard to see how the children on Wallace's program could really assess its tone or its content, or the nature of the relationship which existed between the lawyers in question. That said, tribal fun never sleeps! NBC's increasingly undisciplined Carol Lee said the (previously disclosed) voicemail was "so amateur" and "so blatant," then said it "reads sort of threatening." "Very Goodfellas!" Wallace replied. The fun took off from there. The voicemail was "straight out of a mob movie," Wallace said, saying the fact that she isn't a lawyer "gives me a simpler lens on this thing." Additional fun emerged from the rest of the Knothole Gang: CHUCK ROSENBERG (5/31/19): You can almost see Ray Liotta and Robert de Niro sitting in the dining room talking about this. WALLACE: Totally! Later, Charlie Sykes took his turn with the fun: SYKES: What's interesting is, you made reference as to what movie this is. Is this Goodfellas, is this the Sopranos? WALLACE: [Laughter] My Cousin Vinny? That's what was interesting, Sykes now said. Sykes himself was interesting and serious before he hooked up with this gang. Rosenberg has also begun to suffer from his term of cable confinement. According to leading anthropologists reporting to us from the future, this is where we humans ended up when no dissent, disagreement or alternate outlook was ever allowed on a TV "discussion" program. According to these future experts, over the course of the months and the years, humans placed in such situations were very strongly inclined to brainwash and propagandize themselves! The foolishness continued that night. Chris Hayes embarrassed himself with his treatment of this general topic, though he managed to avoid the mandated Mafia reference. On the aforementioned Maddow Show, the host was of course less restrained. She spent her standard twenty-plus opening minutes offering her own uninformed assessments of the various legal aspects of what had transpired that day. When she got to the voicemail excitement, she offered a fond remembrance: MADDOW (5/31/19): The pieces of that transcript in the Mueller report read, and I remember reporting this at the time, right after the report came out, that voicemail read like a kind of Mafia-esque threat to Michael Flynn through his attorney, saying, "Hey, we know that you're cooperating. We want to know what you're going to give them on the president." I mean, the "or else" was silent, but it was implied. I say that this is sort of a Mafia-esque thing, as it appears in the Mueller report, because it literally starts with the president's lawyer saying, "Let me see if I can't state it in starker terms." The "or else" was implied, like so many other things this cable star hears inside her head. Meanwhile, no one but the Mafia has ever said "in starker terms!" Maddow was quick to see this! As noted above, this bullshit helps explain why the New York Times now seems to be boycotting Maddow's program. She proceeded to offer one of her long dramatic readings of what she thought the voicemail in question actually said, reading between several lines and wandering across several others. Maddow topped the Wallace gang, expressly saying that she's been saying "Mafia" all along. Later that night, Brian Williams also took an entertaining turn with the script. Elliott Williams was guesting again. Brian began to entertain and dumbnify the troops: ELLIOTT WILLIAMS (5/31/19): Even the information today—you know, so getting back to this John Dowd voicemail— BRIAN WILLIAMS: Yes. Can I interrupt you with a dramatic reading especially for those who grew up in the New York area listening to Gambino recordings— ELLIOTT WILLIAMS: Yes. BRIAN WILLIAMS: —in the Ravenite Social Club, the Bergen Hunt and Fish Club? People perhaps should listen to this this way. This is a voice mail left by John Dowd, and you`ll forgive me because there's stuttering written in as part of this... Brian proceeded to offer his own dramatic reading of the text of the voicemail. Like several others this day, he seemed to draw significance from the fact that the voicemail ended with the troubling words, "Thanks, pal." This is the way this battleship of fools got Bush and Trump elected. After Brian finished his dramatic reading, his sidekick extended the fun: BRIAN WILLIAMS: Elliot, what did we just hear? What does all that mean? ELLIOTT WILLIAMS: Oh, my goodness. That was a beautiful reading, by the way, Brian. BRIAN WILLIAMS: Thank you very much. I worked on it most of the day. ELLIOTT WILLIAMS: You do Mafioso very well. BRIAN WILLIAMS: Thanks. Don't fool yourself into thinking that this is bracing social commentary or hard-hitting legal analysis. These are corporate children at play, children who are brainwashing themselves as per the current corporate agenda. (When past agendas targeted Candidate Gore and Hillary Clinton, Brian spent years sliming them. Why did Gore's suit jackets have three buttons instead of two? Brian angrily asked again and again! This was before he got himself bumped off the air for inventing hero tales about his own Mitty-esque self. These are the people the suits employ to keep us rubes tuning in.) No cable channel has ever produced so many "segregated" TV programs as MSNBC now does. On shows run by people like Wallace, you will literally never hear a single word from a single person who isn't simply advancing the tribal company line. No word of caution, no alternate viewpoint, will ever be offered. You'll be told, for more than a year, that Mueller the God is going to frog-march everyone out of the White House. When nothing resembling that actually happens, people like Charles will start improving the facts and every bomb will be thrown. These are not hard-hitting analysts. As a general matter, these are corporate entertainers, overpaid tribal clowns. They've done tremendous damage this way over the course of the past thirty years. Anthropologists tell us that, due to our limited human wiring, this is all our species ever had—all we ever were. Tomorrow: Too confusing for mainstream journalists! Mueller the God falls to earth! Posted by bob somerby on Monday, June 03, 2019 Once again Somerby argues that those 10 instances of obstruction of justice are not actually obstruction of justice because Mueller didn't charge any crimes in his report. That is so wrong. Mueller explained that he didn't have the authority to charge any crimes. It doesn't mean those 10 instances were not criminal acts. It means Mueller wasn't the one to indict Trump of them. He left that to Congress. Somerby wants to say that there were no crimes committed. Then he objects to MSNBC comments that treat Trump as a criminal and interpret other acts in the context of that fact. As if that voicemail does not stand as one instance amongst so many where Trump's associates have behaved like criminals trying to cover up ongoing criminal behavior. That is what is meant by references to mafiosi. Somerby's criticisms are not only useless against the wave of revelations about Trump and his cronies, there is no way Democrats and liberal media (who are, after all, liberal) are going to stop talking about this stuff and pointing out what is happening, how wrong Trump is, how criminal his actions. Somerby is doing his best, like a good foot soldier, to dampen the rising voice for impeachment. He has revealed himself to be a Trump enabler, if not supporter, and this kind of garbage is blatant in its attempt to undermine the credibility of those telling the truth about Trump. Somerby isn't being an asshole today -- he has taken sides against liberals and revealed himself for what he is. deadrat June 3, 2019 at 9:01 PM … Somerby argues that those 10 instances of obstruction of justice are not actually obstruction of justice because Mueller didn't charge any crimes in his report. Could you quote the passage for me? I can only find where TDH says that Mueller didn’t make any criminal findings about Trump. It means Mueller wasn't the one to indict Trump of them. He left that to Congress. Er, no. Congress has no power to indict. For federal crimes, only a grand jury can do that. Congress can impeach, but that’s different. Somerby wants to say that there were no crimes committed. Does TDH say that? If so, where? Or are you privy to TDH’s private wants? [T]his kind of garbage is blatant in its attempt to undermine the credibility of those telling the truth about Trump. If these truth-tellers are saying that Trump probably obstructed justice, then they’re probably right. If they’re saying that Mueller determined that Trump obstructed justice, then they’re not telling the truth. Somerby is doing his best … dampen the rising voice for impeachment. From a blog nobody reads? How’s that supposed to work? You can't imagine that this is any kind of refutation of what I wrote. Don't worry, nobody cares about deadrat's empty hair splitting as a function of being excessively literal, other than Republicans. deadrat = dumb, womanish deadrat June 4, 2019 at 12:34 AM Well, I kinda did, at least in part. I noted two statements of fact, which are refutable: 1. TDH argues that Trump’s “10 instances of obstructions” are not crimes. But I can’t find where TDH says that. He only talks about Mueller’s actions with respect to the 10 instances. 2. Mueller left indictments of Trump to Congress. That’s not possible. If I didn’t read the blog entry carefully enough for 1, all you have to do is quote the passage I missed. For 2, perhaps you meant impeachment, not indictment. I noted three of your opinions that I think are ill founded but which really aren’t refutable: 1. TDH wants to say there were no crimes. I don’t think TDH actually says there were no crimes, and if that’s what he wanted to say, I think he’d just say it. 2. TDH attempts to undermine the credibility of those telling the truth about Trump. I think that’s true to the extent that some of those telling the truth about Trump are also telling porkies, e.g., if they report that Mueller determined that Trump obstructed justice. Mueller didn’t do that. 3. TDH is doing his best to stop impeachment. I suppose that could be technically true for values of “doing his best” equal to complete futility. Who do you think is reading this blog? 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It should be no surprise that Republicans want to spin the contents of the Mueller Report differently than Democrats. The question is why Somerby has adopted the conservative spin. "Conservative spin" is that Mueller exonerated Trump. TDH says that Mueller neither exonerated Trump nor found grounds to indict him. Do you see the difference? What then was the rest of that 440 page report? That is what Somerby is ignoring and one cannot ignore the 10 instances of obstruction described, with evidence, in Mueller's report. If it were as simple as you (and Somerby?) want to make it, the report could have been very short. But he wrote a great deal more and that is what everyone else is talking about. @deadrat: “TDH says that Mueller neither exonerated Trump nor found grounds to indict him.” That is incorrect. Mueller was never going to indict Trump, due to DOJ policy. Mueller said so in his report. He also did not say he found no grounds. Mueller said the following: “under longstanding department policy, a president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he is in office....Charging the president with a crime was therefore not an option we could consider.” “the Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing.” “it would be unfair to potentially accuse somebody of a crime when there can be no court resolution of the actual charge.” “And as set forth in the report, after that investigation, if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so. “ deadrat June 4, 2019 at 1:01 AM Point taken. But even if Mueller decided he couldn't indict Trump because as President, Trump was unindictable, then he could still have said that given what the investigation found, had Trump not been President then he would have been indicted. But that's not what Mueller said. Instead "[T]his report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him." Presumably, if the report concluded otherwise, then it would have failed to recommend indictment solely on the grounds of Trump's position. It is nevertheless, still wrong to say that Mueller outlined 10 instance in which he believed Trump obstructed justice. Don't forget that Mueller is a Republican. Why would he go out of his way to make such a gratuitous statement, not required by his mandate? He has given the Republicans maneuvering room while also doing his job competently. He is stonewalling Congress just like all the other Republicans. He won't do illegal or unethical stuff but he won't support Democratic interests either. All the evidence is there. Draw your own conclusion. Oh, I've drawn the obvious conclusion from the copious evidence. What does that have to do with misrepresenting Mueller's report? deadrat June 3, 2019 at 12:01 PM "could really assess its tone or its content." Tone can never be assessed from any written document. There is no "tone" in written text. That's for speech. Somerby missed an opportunity to criticize Joy Reid. Mao Cheng Ji June 3, 2019 at 12:51 PM "This is what propaganda looks like!" That's right, Bob, but you missed 'goebbelsian'. This post is a mess. The link to a YouTube video of Reid’s show says “This video is unavailable.” Somerby provides no links to any of the other MSNBC shows he is quoting from. He says “During the 4 PM hour, the fuller transcript of a previously disclosed voicemail was released.” without stating what voicemail he is referring to. And is that 4pm Eastern, Central, what? Whose show? And “Chris Hayes embarrassed himself with his treatment of this general topic”, with not even the hint of an attempt to validate this remark. It is nearly impossible to judge the accuracy of Somerby’s criticism when he does this kind of thing. I refuse to spend hours tracking down the source material (that is the blogger’s job) and I refuse to accept Somerby’s version without seeing the evidence. “Yesterday morning, we flipped over to Joy Reid's MSNBC show for only the briefest of seconds.” Anyone who believes this ought to enjoy purchasing the Verrazano Narrows bridge that I currently own. Within a matter of moments, we were watching legal expert Midwin Charles saying this about the Democrats' need to impeach Donald J. Trump: More like Midwit Charlse, amirite? We are assuming that the “voicemail” to which Somerby refers is John Dowd’s voicemail to Flynn’s lawyer on 11/22/2017. Of course Somerby fails to mention the reason why MSNBC hosts were talking about the voicemail last Friday (a judge in Flynn’s sentencing had ordered the release of the complete transcript). He fails to note the context in which Dowd left the voicemail, and that Mueller looked into it, saying in his report that the call "could have had the potential to affect Flynn's decision to cooperate, as well as the extent of that cooperation”, in other words, the call represented potential obstruction of justice. And, during the voicemail, Dowd is coy about his intent. With these details in mind, it seems apt to describe Dowd’s behavior as “Mafia-esque”. Why Somerby thinks a liberal commentator should refrain from describing it this way is unclear. David in Cal June 3, 2019 at 7:35 PM Whether or not Mueller had the authority to prosecute the President for a crime, they certainly had the ability to say that they believe he had committed a crime. That's what they were there to do. IMHO they did not have evidence sufficient to say Trump committed Obstruction of Justice. But, they were out to get Trump, so they presented this point in a way that makes him appear guilty. You didn't read the report, did you? You didn't listen to Mueller's 10 minute public statement either, did you? @7:24 I did not read the report. I listened carefully to Mueller's 10 minute public statement. It's a shame that he didn't allow questions. Questions and answers could have clarified the ambiguous aspects that we are all guessing at and struggling to understand. David, the report makes it clear Trump committed obstruction of justice, and more - it provides evidence of conspiring with Russia to rig the election. You really should read the report. "I did not read the report." Who are you, Bill Barr? Swanson June 4, 2019 at 3:46 AM "the report makes it clear Trump committed obstruction of justice, and more - it provides evidence of conspiring with Russia to rig the election. You really should read the report." Please provide the page numbers of the repory that support this wild claim. (You can't because your claim is false.) Nobody June 3, 2019 at 11:06 PM “a blog nobody reads” This is deadrat’s (at 9:01 pm) description of Bob Somerby’s The Daily Howler. Of course, it is literally untrue, since deadrat himself reads it, as well as Mao, David in Cal, CMike, and quite a few anonymous commenters, including this nobody, and various other occasional named commenters. Kevin Drum, at Mother Jones, reads it. But deadrat may be correct in the sense that all of these commenters, including himself, and whoever else reads without commenting, are nobodies, in the sense of not having any importance in the world. We might agree with that. But of course, deadrat doesn’t know who reads Bob Somerby, so he is being presumptuous. But the larger farce is the realization that Bob Somerby’s The Daily Howler started out auspiciously and became something of an influential blog, but now has become, for some reason, a pure vanity blog which nobody reads, which he nonetheless continues to post endlessly ad infinitum for some reason which only he can understand. Future anthropologists will wonder why a blogger allowed such a promising blog dealing with an important topic to achieve zero influence after a strong start. Achieving and retaining an audience is something every successful comedian and blogger understands. We don’t know who is taking the more reasonable position: * Somerby has no influence because nobody reads his blog, therefore why worry if he utters misleading statements or anything at all (deadrat’s position) * or Somerby’s blog is read by some, perhaps many, of unknown influence and deserves enough respect to be engaged with and critiqued. it is literally untrue And trolls call me literal minded. I am often presumptuous, but I think you mean that I presume to know what I cannot, namely TDH’s readership. Presumably, but not presumptuously, TDH knows his traffic stats. Alas, he hasn’t shared them with his commentariat. I’ve judged TDH’s readership on the number of commenters he attracts and the number of sites that reference him, and compared with a site like say, dailykos.com, both those numbers are small. Most of the references are to other blog-type entities, which link to TDH. So it’s possible that the readership is much larger than I think. Somerby has no influence because nobody reads his blog, therefore why worry if he utters misleading statements or anything at all (deadrat’s position) If you’re not actually going to read what I write, please don’t tell me my “position.” Which isn’t that readers shouldn’t worry if TDH writes misleading things. I don’t think it merits much actual worry, but I’ve taken the trouble to correct things TDH has posted. And obviously, I accord TDH “enough respect” to “engage” with his blog. I point out my guess at TDH’s readership in response to commenters who despairingly talk of TDH’s large and baneful influence, some going so far as to speculate that TDH is on the Russian payroll. "I point out my guess at TDH’s readership in response to commenters who despairingly talk of TDH’s large and baneful influence, some going so far as to speculate that TDH is on the Russian payroll." Shut the fuckup idiot. No one cares about the banal seepings of your third rate brain. Stop posting here so much. You're boring. Anonymous @11:40A, Anonymous posts more and stupider stuff than I do. Why aren’t you complaining about Anonymous? Here’s the bottom line, Sparky. I post here for my own amusement, and as long as the blog owner permits comments from Mao, other and anonymous trolls, idiots like David in Cal, spell casters, and Mumbai movers, then I’ll post whatever and whenever I want. Mao is a self-confessed troll. If this were a moderated comment section, then I’d bet he would have been ban hammered. But it’s not and he’s still here. And Mao doesn’t bother me at all. You know why? Because I don’t read his comments. Try not reading mine: I always post under my id, so my comments are easy to spot. Anyway, why are you bothering with someone boring you don’t care about and who you think has a third rate brain. Just. Don’t. Read. What. I. Write. Alternatively, you can go fuck yourself. Pick an option and try it out. Either one you choose works for me., Tim June 5, 2019 at 1:19 AM "Pick an option and try it out," What a dumb fuckin' line. Look jackass, you keep posting here and I will find out where you live and I will go taekwondo on your ass. Then I'll put a spider on your head. You're gonna feel ma grip dumb bitch. Effective Love Spell To Get Your Ex Back My advise reveal you all to contact Dr happy the best on love spell at happylovespell2@gmail.com, here is my relationship story. 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Talbot (a4)... 1.Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 2.Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center and Center for Health Services Research, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee 3.Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 4.Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee Five hundred five blood cultures collected through a peripheral intravenous catheter (PIV) in an emergency department were matched to cultures obtained by dedicated venipuncture from the same patient within 10 minutes. The relative risk of contamination for cultures collected through PIVs compared with dedicated venipuncture was 1.83 (95% confidence interval, 1.08–3.11). 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__label__cc	0.636022	0.363978	Only show open access (1) Physics And Astronomy (17) Earth and Environmental Sciences (16) Statistics and Probability (1) Journal of Fluid Mechanics (16) Microscopy and Microanalysis (2) Epidemiology & Infection (1) High Power Laser Science and Engineering (1) Ryan Test (16) Brazilian Society for Microscopy and Microanalysis (SBMM) (2) On the sea spray aerosol originated from bubble bursting jets Francisco J. Blanco–Rodríguez, J. M. Gordillo Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics / Volume 886 / 10 March 2020 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2020, R2 Print publication: 10 March 2020 Here we provide a theoretical framework revealing that the radius $R_{d}$ of the top droplet ejected from a bursting bubble of radius $R_{b}$ and $Bo\leqslant 0.05$ can be expressed as $R_{d}/R_{b}=K_{b}(1-(Oh/Oh_{c}^{\prime })^{1/2})$ for $Oh\lesssim Oh_{c}^{\prime }$ or as $R_{d}\approx 18\,\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}_{l}^{2}/(\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}_{l}\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E})$ for $Oh\gtrsim Oh_{c}^{\prime }$ , with the numerically fitted constants $K_{b}\approx 0.2$ , $Oh_{c}^{\prime }\approx 0.03$ , $Oh=\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}_{l}/\sqrt{\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}_{l}\,R_{b}\,\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}}\ll 1$ the Ohnesorge number, $Bo=\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}_{l}\,g\,R_{b}^{2}/\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}$ the Bond number, and $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}_{l}$ , $\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}_{l}$ and $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}$ indicating the liquid density, dynamic viscosity and interfacial tension coefficient, respectively. These predictions, which do not only have solid theoretical roots but are also much more accurate than the usual 10 % rule used in the context of marine spray generation via whitecaps for $R_{b}\lesssim 1$ mm, agree very well with both experimental data and numerical simulations for the values of $Oh$ and $Bo$ investigated. Moreover, making use of a criterion which reveals the mechanism that controls the growth rate of capillary instabilities, we also explain here why no droplets are ejected from the tip of the fast Worthington jet for $Oh\gtrsim 0.04$ . In addition, our results predict the generation of submicron-sized aerosol particles with diameters below 100 nm and velocities ${\sim}\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}/\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}_{l}$ for bubble radii $10~\unicode[STIX]{x03BC}\text{m}\lesssim R_{b}\lesssim 20~\unicode[STIX]{x03BC}\text{m}$ , within the range found in natural conditions and in good agreement with experiments – a fact suggesting that our study could be applied in the modelling of sea spray aerosol production. Capillary waves control the ejection of bubble bursting jets J. M. Gordillo, J. Rodríguez-Rodríguez Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics / Volume 867 / 25 May 2019 Print publication: 25 May 2019 Here we provide a theoretical framework describing the generation of the fast jet ejected vertically out of a liquid when a bubble, resting on a liquid–gas interface, bursts. The self-consistent physical mechanism presented here explains the emergence of the liquid jet as a consequence of the collapse of the gas cavity driven by the low capillary pressures that appear suddenly around its base when the cap, the thin film separating the bubble from the ambient gas, pinches. The resulting pressure gradient deforms the bubble which, at the moment of jet ejection, adopts the shape of a truncated cone. The dynamics near the lower base of the cone, and thus the jet ejection process, is determined by the wavelength $\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}^{\ast }$ of the smallest capillary wave created during the coalescence of the bubble with the atmosphere which is not attenuated by viscosity. The minimum radius at the lower base of the cone decreases, and hence the capillary suction and the associated radial velocities increase, with the wavelength $\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}^{\ast }$ . We show that $\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}^{\ast }$ increases with viscosity as $\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}^{\ast }\propto Oh^{1/2}$ for $Oh\lesssim O(0.01)$ , with $Oh=\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}/\sqrt{\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}R\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}}$ the Ohnesorge number, $R$ the bubble radius and $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}$ , $\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}$ and $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}$ indicating respectively the liquid density, viscosity and interfacial tension coefficient. The velocity of the extremely fast and thin jet can be calculated as the flow generated by a continuous line of sinks extending along the axis of symmetry a distance proportional to $\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}^{\ast }$ . We find that the jet velocity increases with the Ohnesorge number and reaches a maximum for $Oh=Oh_{c}$ , the value for which the crest of the capillary wave reaches the vertex of the cone, and which depends on the Bond number $Bo=\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}gR^{2}/\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}$ . For $Oh>Oh_{c}$ , the jet is ejected after a bubble is pinched off; in this regime, viscosity delays the formation of the jet, which is thereafter emitted at a velocity which is inversely proportional to the liquid viscosity. A 2D scintillator-based proton detector for high repetition rate experiments M. Huault, D. De Luis, J. I. Apiñaniz, M. De Marco, C. Salgado, N. Gordillo, C. Gutiérrez Neira, J. A. Pérez-Hernández, R. Fedosejevs, G. Gatti, L. Roso, L. Volpe Journal: High Power Laser Science and Engineering / Volume 7 / 2019 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 December 2019, e60 We present a scintillator-based detector able to measure the proton energy and the spatial distribution with a relatively simple design. It has been designed and built at the Spanish Center for Pulsed Lasers (CLPU) in Salamanca and tested in the proton accelerator at the Centro de Micro-Análisis de Materiales (CMAM) in Madrid. The detector is capable of being set in the high repetition rate (HRR) mode and reproduces the performance of the radiochromic film detector. It represents a new class of online detectors for laser–plasma physics experiments in the newly emerging high power laser laboratories working at HRR. Production of monodisperse microbubbles avoiding microfluidics Enrique S. Quintero, A. Evangelio, J. M. Gordillo Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics / Volume 846 / 10 July 2018 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 May 2018, R3 Print publication: 10 July 2018 Here we report the production of monodisperse microbubbles by taking advantage of the large values of both the pressure gradients and of the local velocities existing at the leading edge of airfoils in relative motion with a liquid. It is shown here that the scaling laws for the bubbling frequencies and the bubble diameters are identical to those found in microfluidics. Therefore, the metre-sized geometry presented here is a feasible candidate to circumvent the inherent problems of using micron-sized geometries in real applications – namely, wettability, the low productivity and the clogging of the microchannels by particles or other impurities. Simple and double microemulsions via the capillary breakup of highly stretched liquid jets A. Evangelio, F. Campo-Cortés, J. M. Gordillo Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics / Volume 804 / 10 October 2016 Print publication: 10 October 2016 We present an exhaustive experimental and theoretical study of the shapes of simple and compound jets formed when one (simple) or two (compound) immiscible liquids are injected into another liquid. The viscosity of the co-flowing external liquid is chosen to vary the characteristic Reynolds number of the outer stream, $Re_{o}$ , over a wide range of values. Our slender-body theory in Gordillo et al. (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 738, 2014, pp. 335–357) is extended to predict the shapes of simple jets when $Re_{o}$ is such that $Re_{o}\gg 1$ and also to predict the shapes of compound jets in the case of $Re_{o}\lesssim O(1)$ . The validity of our theoretical results, applicable to describe the dynamics of simple or compound jets within an outer carrier fluid in a wide variety of practical situations, is tested using a set-up where the liquids flow from a pressurized chamber towards an extraction tube, finding a very good agreement between the predicted and the observed shapes. Moreover, when $Re_{o}\lesssim O(1)$ , and thanks to the fact that the liquid jets produced using our method are highly stretched in the downstream direction, we find that the values of the critical capillary number above which a steady stretched jet is produced, with the capillary number defined here using the outer stream velocity and viscosity, is well below the corresponding critical values characterizing other similar procedures, like flow focusing. This experimental result, which is supported by a spatio-temporal stability analysis in which the axial gradients of the unperturbed solution are retained in the dispersion relation, imply a substantial saving of energy and of the volume of outer liquid necessary to generate a steady capillary jet from which drops are regularly produced. Additionally, making use of continuity arguments and of the fact that drops are formed as a consequence of the growth of a capillary instability, we provide closed expressions for the drop diameters and their production frequencies when the capillary number is above the critical one, in very good agreement with experiments. The simple or double microemulsions generated by the capillary disintegration of the type of simple or compound highly stretched steady jets described here might find applications in biotechnology, pharmacy, cosmetics or materials science. Pressure gradient induced generation of microbubbles Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics / Volume 778 / 10 September 2015 Print publication: 10 September 2015 We provide a detailed physical description of the bubble formation processes taking place in a type of flow where the liquid pressure gradient can be straightforwardly controlled. The analysis, which is supported by an exhaustive experimental study in which the liquid viscosity is varied by three orders of magnitude, provides closed expressions for both the bubbling frequencies and the bubble diameters. Different equations are obtained depending on the values of the three dimensionless parameters characterizing this physical situation, namely the Weber and Reynolds numbers and the gas to liquid flow rate ratio. Since both the inertia dominated and viscous dominated bubbling regimes are simply described in terms of the local pressure gradient and the flow rate ratio, the same types of ideas can be applied in the design of bubble makers in which the pressure gradients are controlled in completely different ways. Stability and Transformation of Quasicrystalline Phase in Transition Metal Modified Al-(Mn-Fe)-based Alloys K. Stan-Glowinska, L. Litynska-Dobrzynska, J. Dutkiewicz, M. A. Gordillo, J. M. Wiezorek Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 21 / Issue S3 / August 2015 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 September 2015, pp. 1359-1360 Quantitative Phase Analysis of Rapid Solidification Products in Al-Cu Alloys by Automated Crystal Orientation Mapping in the TEM K. W. Zweiacker, M. A. Gordillo, C. Liu, J. T. McKeown, G. H. Campbell, T. LaGrange, B. W. Reed, J. M. Wiezorek On the cusps bordering liquid sheets J. M. Gordillo, H. Lhuissier, E. Villermaux Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 July 2014, R1 The edge of a stationary radially expanding liquid sheet and the receding rim bordering a plane sheet are naturally indented. It presents a collection of cusps at the extremity of which the liquid concentrates and is expelled. An experimental description of these cusps for a stationary flat inviscid Savart sheet is given. We identify the stable node–jet structure responsible for the deflection of the incoming flow at the rim and demonstrate how these cusps are the structures that accommodate for both mass and momentum conservation at the sheet edge. Their shape, their number around the sheet, and the residual momentum carried by the ejected liquid are computed. Global stability of stretched jets: conditions for the generation of monodisperse micro-emulsions using coflows J. M. Gordillo, A. Sevilla, F. Campo-Cortés Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics / Volume 738 / 10 January 2014 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2013, pp. 335-357 Print publication: 10 January 2014 In this paper we reveal the physics underlying the conditions needed for the generation of emulsions composed of uniformly sized drops of micrometric or submicrometric diameters when two immiscible streams flow in parallel under the so-called tip streaming regime after Suryo and Basaran (Phys. Fluids, vol. 18, 2006, 082102). Indeed, when inertial effects in both liquid streams are negligible, the inner to outer flow-rate and viscosity ratios are small enough and the capillary number is above an experimentally determined threshold which is predicted by our theoretical results with small relative errors, a steady micrometre-sized jet is issued from the apex of a conical drop. Under these conditions, the jet disintegrates into drops with a very well-defined mean diameter, giving rise to a monodisperse microemulsion. Here, we demonstrate that the regime in which uniformly sized drops are produced corresponds to values of the capillary number for which the cone-jet system is globally stable. Interestingly enough, our general stability theory reveals that liquid jets with a cone-jet structure are much more stable than their cylindrical counterparts thanks, mostly, to a capillary stabilization mechanism described here for the first time. Our findings also limit the validity of the type of stability analysis based on the common parallel flow assumption to only those situations in which the liquid jet diameter is almost constant. On the thinnest steady threads obtained by gravitational stretching of capillary jets M. Rubio-Rubio, A. Sevilla, J. M. Gordillo Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics / Volume 729 / 25 August 2013 Print publication: 25 August 2013 Experiments and global linear stability analysis are used to obtain the critical flow rate below which the highly stretched capillary jet, generated when a Newtonian liquid issues from a vertically oriented tube, is no longer steady. The theoretical description, based on the one-dimensional mass and momentum equations retaining the exact expression for the interfacial curvature, accurately predicts the onset of jet self-excited oscillations experimentally observed for wide ranges of liquid viscosity and nozzle diameter. Our analysis, which extends the work by Sauter & Buggisch (J. Fluid Mech. vol. 533, 2005, pp. 237–257), reveals the essential stabilizing role played by the axial curvature of the jet, the latter effect being especially relevant for injectors with a large diameter. Our findings allow us to conclude that, surprisingly, the size of the steady threads produced at a given distance from the exit can be reduced by increasing the nozzle diameter. Splash wave and crown breakup after disc impact on a liquid surface Ivo R. Peters, Devaraj van der Meer, J. M. Gordillo Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics / Volume 724 / 10 June 2013 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 April 2013, pp. 553-580 Print publication: 10 June 2013 In this paper we analyse the impact of a circular disc on a free surface using experiments, potential flow numerical simulations and theory. We focus our attention both on the study of the generation and possible breakup of the splash wave created after the impact and on the calculation of the force on the disc. We have experimentally found that drops are only ejected from the rim located at the top part of the splash – giving rise to what is known as the crown splash – if the impact Weber number exceeds a threshold value ${\mathit{We}}_{crit} \simeq 140$ . We explain this threshold by defining a local Bond number $B{o}_{\mathit{tip}} $ based on the rim deceleration and its radius of curvature, with which we show using both numerical simulations and experiments that a crown splash only occurs when $B{o}_{\mathit{tip}} \gtrsim 1$ , revealing that the rim disrupts due to a Rayleigh–Taylor instability. Neglecting the effect of air, we show that the flow in the region close to the disc edge possesses a Weber-number-dependent self-similar structure for every Weber number. From this we demonstrate that ${\mathit{Bo}}_{\mathit{tip}} \propto \mathit{We}$ , explaining both why the transition to crown splash can be characterized in terms of the impact Weber number and why this transition occurs for $W{e}_{crit} \simeq 140$ . Next, including the effect of air, we have developed a theory which predicts the time-varying thickness of the very thin air cushion that is entrapped between the impacting solid and the liquid. Our analysis reveals that gas critically affects the velocity of propagation of the splash wave as well as the time-varying force on the disc, ${F}_{D} $ . The existence of the air layer also limits the range of times in which the self-similar solution is valid and, accordingly, the maximum deceleration experienced by the liquid rim, that sets the length scale of the splash drops ejected when $We\gt {\mathit{We}}_{crit} $ . Generation and breakup of Worthington jets after cavity collapse. Part 2. Tip breakup of stretched jets J. M. GORDILLO, STEPHAN GEKLE Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics / Volume 663 / 25 November 2010 Print publication: 25 November 2010 The capillary breakup of the high-speed Worthington jets ejected after a cavity collapse in water occurs due to the high-Reynolds-number version of the capillary end-pinching mechanism first described, in the creeping flow limit, by Stone & Leal (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 198, 1989, p. 399). Using potential flow numerical simulations and theory, we find that the resulting drop ejection process does not depend on external noise and can be described as a function of a single dimensionless parameter, WeS = ρ R30S20/σ, which expresses the ratio of the capillary time to the inverse of the local strain rate, S0. Here, ρ and σ indicate the liquid density and the interfacial tension coefficient, respectively, and R0 is the initial radius of the jet. Our physical arguments predict the dimensionless size of the drops to scale as Ddrop/R0 ~ We−1/7S and the dimensionless time to break up as TS0 ~ We2/7S. These theoretical predictions are in good agreement with the numerical results. Generation and breakup of Worthington jets after cavity collapse. Part 1. Jet formation STEPHAN GEKLE, J. M. GORDILLO At the beginning of the last century Worthington and Cole discovered that the high-speed jets ejected after the impact of an axisymmetric solid on a liquid surface are intimately related to the formation and collapse of an air cavity created in the wake of the impactor. In this paper, we combine detailed boundary-integral simulations with analytical modelling to describe the formation of such Worthington jets after the impact of a circular disk on water. We extend our earlier model in Gekle et al. (Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 102, 2009a, 034502), valid for describing only the jet base dynamics, to describe the whole jet. We find that the flow structure inside the jet may be divided into three different regions: the axial acceleration region, where the radial momentum of the incoming liquid is converted to axial momentum; the ballistic region, where fluid particles experience no further acceleration and move constantly with the velocity obtained at the end of the acceleration region; and the jet tip region, where the jet eventually breaks into droplets. From our modelling of the ballistic region we conclude that, contrary to the case of other physical situations where high-speed jets are also ejected, the types of Worthington jets studied here cannot be described using the theory of hyperbolic jets of Longuet-Higgins (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 127, 1983, p. 103). Most importantly, we find that the velocity and the shape of the ejected jets can be well predicted at any instant in time with the only knowledge of quantities obtained before pinch-off occurs. This fact allows us to provide closed expressions for the jet velocity and the sizes of the ejected droplets as a function of the velocity and the size of the impactor. We show that our results are also applicable to Worthington jets emerging after the collapse of a bubble growing from an underwater nozzle, although this system creates thicker jets than the disk impact. Epidemic cholera in Guatemala, 1993: transmission of a newly introduced epidemic strain by street vendors* D. Koo, A Aragon, V. Moscoso, M. Gudiel, L. Bietti, N. Carrillo, J. Chojoj, B. Gordillo, F. Cano, D. N. Cameron, J. G. Wells, N. H. Bean, R. V. Tauxe Journal: Epidemiology & Infection / Volume 116 / Issue 2 / April 1996 Epidemic cholera reached Guatemala in July 1991. By mid-1993, Guatemala ranked third in the hemisphere in reported cases of cholera. We conducted a case-control study with two age-, sex-, and neighbourhood-matched controls per patient in periurban Guatemala City. Twenty-six patients hospitalized for cholera and 52 controls were enrolled. Seven (47%) of 15 stool cultures obtained after admission yielded toxigenic Vibrio cholerae Ol. All seven were resistant to furazolidone, sulfisoxazole, and streptomycin, and differed substantially by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis from the Latin American epidemic strain dominant in the hemisphere since 1991. In univariate analysis, illness was associated with consumption of left-over rice (odds ratio [OR] = 7·0, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1·4–36), flavored ices (‘helados’) (OR = 3·6, CI = 1·1–12), and street-vended non-carbonated beverages (OR = 3·8, CI = 1·2–12) and food items (OR = 11·0, CI = 2·3–54). Street-vended food items remained significantly associated with illness in multivariate analysis (OR = 6·5, CI = 1·4–31). Illness was not associated with drinking municipal tap water. Maintaining water safety is important, but slowing the epidemic in Guatemala City and elsewhere may also require improvement in street vendor food handling and hygiene. Axisymmetric breakup of bubbles at high Reynolds numbers J. M. GORDILLO, M. PÉREZ-SABORID We have analysed the structure of the irrotational flow near the minimum radius of an axisymmetric bubble at the final instants before pinch-off. The neglect of gas inertia leads to the geometry of the liquid–gas interface near the point of minimum radius being slender and symmetric with respect to the plane $z\,{=}\,0$. The results reproduce our previous finding that the asymptotic time evolution for the minimum radius, $R_o(t)$, is $\tau\propto R^2_o\sqrt{-\,{\rm ln}\,R^2_o}$, $\tau$ being the time to breakup, and that the interface is locally described, for times sufficiently close to pinch-off, by $f(z,t)/R_o(t)\,{=}\,1\,{-}\,(6\,{\rm ln}\,R_o)^{-1}(z/R_o)^2$. These asymptotic solutions correspond to the attractor of a system of ordinary differential equations governing the flow during the final stages before pinch-off. However, we find that, depending on initial conditions, the solution converges to the attractor so slowly (with a logarithmic behaviour) that the universal laws given above may hold only for times so close to the singularity that they might not be experimentally observed. Breakup time and morphology of drops and bubbles in a high-Reynolds-number flow J. RODRÍGUEZ-RODRÍGUEZ, J. M. GORDILLO, C. MARTÍNEZ-BAZÁN Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics / Volume 548 / 10 February 2006 Print publication: 10 February 2006 The breakup process of a drop or a bubble immersed in a straining flow at high Reynolds numbers, is studied numerically with the aim at comparing the breakup frequencies obtained with those measured in real flows. We assume that both the inner and the outer velocity fields are axisymmetric and irrotational. Under these assumptions the time evolution of the drop's interface is computed with a boundary integral method for a wide range of the inner-to-outer density ratios, $\Lambda$. Despite the simplicity of the model, it qualitatively displays some of the features of the turbulent breakup of drops and bubbles observed experimentally. Furthermore, when $\Lambda \sim O(1)$, the slender geometry of the droplets observed in the numerical simulations suggests the use of a simplified theoretical analysis that reproduces accurately the time evolution of the drop radius obtained numerically. Aerodynamic effects in the break-up of liquid jets: on the first wind-induced break-up regime Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 October 2005, pp. 1-20 We present both numerical and analytical results from a spatial stability analysis of the coupled gas–liquid hydrodynamic equations governing the first wind-induced (FWI) liquid-jet break-up regime. Our study shows that an accurate evaluation of the growth rate of instabilities developing in a liquid jet discharging into a still gaseous atmosphere requires gas viscosity to be included in the stability equations even for low ${\it We}_g$, where ${\it We}_g{=}\rho_gU_l^2R_0/\sigma$, and $\rho_g, U_l, R_0$ and $\sigma$ are the gas density, the liquid injection velocity, the jet radius and the surface tension coefficient, respectively. The numerical results of the complete set of equations, in which the effect of viscosity in the gas perturbations is treated self-consistently for the first time, are in accordance with recently reported experimental growth rates. This permits us to conclude that the simple stability analysis presented here can be used to predict experimental results. Moreover, in order to throw light on the physical role played by the gas viscosity in the liquid-jet break-up process, we have considered the limiting case of very high Reynolds numbers and performed an asymptotic analysis which provides us with a parameter, $\alpha$, that measures the relative importance of viscous effects in the gas perturbations. The criterion $\|\alpha\|{\ll} 1$, with $\alpha$ computed a priori using only the much simpler inviscid stability results is a guide to assess the accuracy of a stability analysis in which viscous diffusion is neglected. We have also been able to explain the origin of the ad hoc constant 0.175 introduced by Sterling & Sleicher (J. Fluid Mech. vol. 68, 1975, p. 477) to correct the discrepancies between Weber's results (Z. Angew. Math. Mech. vol. 11, 1931, p. 136) and the experimental ones. Bubble formation in a coflowing air–water stream A. SEVILLA, J. M. GORDILLO, C. MARTÍNEZ-BAZÁN In this work, we present a detailed experimental study of the periodic formation of bubbles in an air–water coflowing stream, as well as a simple model to describe the process. The frequency of formation of bubbles was measured analysing a large number of images recorded with a high-speed camera for a wide range of experimental conditions and air-injection needle geometries. The analysis of the images indicated that the bubble-formation process consisted of two distinct stages, namely the ligament expansion stage, characterized by the radial growth of an air ligament left attached to the injection needle after the pinch-off of a bubble, and the ligament collapse stage, characterized by the formation of a neck at the tip of the injection needle which propagates downstream, at a velocity which is nearly the liquid velocity, until it collapses generating a new bubble. A simplified model, based on the Rayleigh–Plesset equation for a cylindrical geometry to determine the dynamics of the liquid stream and on Bernoulli's equation to determine the air pressure near the neck, has been proposed to estimate the duration of the ligament collapse stage, $t_{col}$. The experimental bubble-formation frequency, properly scaled with the breakup time given by the model, is shown to collapse onto the same curve for all the experimental conditions used here, indicating that our simple model seems to retain the main physical aspects of the process. Linear stability of co-flowing liquid–gas jets J. M. GORDILLO, M. PÉREZ-SABORID, A. M. GAÑÁN-CALVO Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics / Volume 448 / 10 December 2001 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 November 2001, pp. 23-51 Print publication: 10 December 2001 A temporal, inviscid, linear stability analysis of a liquid jet and the co-flowing gas stream surrounding the jet has been performed. The basic liquid and gas velocity profiles have been computed self-consistently by solving numerically the appropriate set of coupled Navier–Stokes equations reduced using the slenderness approximation. The analysis in the case of a uniform liquid velocity profile recovers the classical Rayleigh and Weber non-viscous results as limiting cases for well-developed and very thin gas boundary layers respectively, but the consideration of realistic liquid velocity profiles brings to light new families of modes which are essential to explain atomization experiments at large enough Weber numbers, and which do not appear in the classical stability analyses of non-viscous parallel streams. In fact, in atomization experiments with Weber numbers around 20, we observe a change in the breakup pattern from axisymmetric to helicoidal modes which are predicted and explained by our theory as having an hydrodynamic origin related to the structure of the liquid-jet basic velocity profile. This work has been motivated by the recent discovery by Gañán-Calvo (1998) of a new atomization technique based on the acceleration to large velocities of coaxial liquid and gas jets by means of a favourable pressure gradient and which are of emerging interest in microfluidic applications (high-quality atomization, micro-fibre production, biomedical applications, etc.).	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line120
__label__wiki	0.670453	0.670453	Just like daddy: Angelina Jolie for a walk with her two daughters Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, who appeared on the eve in public in a top without underwear, was published with two mature daughters: her biological firstborn Shilo and a native of Ethiopia, Zahara. The family trio visited the Los Angeles exhibition of the famous French photographer Henri Cartier-Besson. They were photographed at the exit from the gallery. The 44-year-old Maleficent star, the mother of six children, was in the ensemble of her beloved black color — top and skinny jeans. Her hair was tied back. 14-year-old Zakhara was also dressed in all black. Smiling mother and her adopted daughter held hands. 13-year-old Shilo kept a little distance. The girl, who, from an early age, dresses like a boy, was, despite the heat, in a warm black sweater, hoodie, a brown vest, in gray shorts, and Nike sneakers. According to the International Business Times, Shilo becomes a copy of his father, Brad Pitt. According to rumors, the daughter of Hollywood stars in the future intends to officially change the floor. Users of social networks have long criticized Angelina Jolie for her strange approach to raising children. The star does not accept criticism and allows its children absolutely everything. According to rumors, Brad Pitt left because of this. Angelina Jolie news Angelina Jolie with a deep neckline struck by her appearance in everyday life Luxurious American celebrity Angelina Jolie walked along with her daughter along the street. Angelina Jolie said she wants to leave the US Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie plans to leave the United States as soon as the children reach adulthood. Angelina Jolie shared the secret of harmony Angelina Jolie admitted that she maintains her form thanks to a special menu. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt daughter changed the name The biological daughter of Hollywood stars has long admitted that she doesn't feel comfortable in the image of a woman. Actor Actress Producer Photos [968] Actor Producer	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line123
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__label__wiki	0.572685	0.572685	SYRIA. With Syria and the Holy land almost next door the tourist in Egypt naturally thinks of completing his stay in the East by a trip to Jerusalem and Damascus. He has of course some difficulties to put up with. If he lands at Jaffa, he may be tossed and soaked and frightened in a cranky boat, rowed through the gap in the bar by a party of scamps who have a cheerful way of easy-ing as they near the roughest bit of water and asking for double the fare already settled. He must not put off his visit till too late. If he does he is as likely as not to find quarantine against Egypt and have to wait at Beyrout for some days, pining in vain to land. He will find much fair accomodation in Syria and Palestine on the beaten track but no Savoy or Shepheard’s, and if he wishes to strike out on new routes he must be prepared to rough it in a degree proportionate to his purse. Of course if he is a millionaire, caravans, horses, camels, tents, and what not spring out of the ground to welcome him, Messrs. Cook waving the wand, and if he requires an escort and announces his intention to pay handsomely he may demand almost anything but artillery and maxims to guard him— Circassians, Zap-tiehs, infantry, irregulars are all at his disposal. But we are not all millionaires and the need for a large escort is exaggerated even in the Transjordan districts unless our hypothetical traveller contemplates crossing the desert to Bagdad or marching from Aleppo to Kurdistan, and these notes are not written for such men but for the more modest tourist who wants to see the best known cities of Syria and Palestine and has no objection to going a little way off the beaten track,—if he can do it economically. Now as to routes and places to visit: There are several thousand books dealing with Jerusalem and its environs and we can leave our readers to their care. But if they wish to cross the Jordan or go by land to Damascus they have routes in plenty from which to choose. From Jerusalem a road leads north parallel with the Jordan valley to Beisan—.the ancient Scythopolis. Here the Haifa—Deraa branch of the Hedjaz railway crosses the Jordan and the traveller, after about three and a half days on mule back, Can take the train to Deraa up the picturesque; gorges of the Yermuk and across the open steppes of Yaulan, the ancient Gaulonitis, to Deraa. Haifa and Alt. Carmel are within a few hours by rail from Deraa and Beisan especially from the former town, which possesses comfortable little hotels. Tiberios and Nazareth are in easy reach and the lulls above the Sea of Galilee, covered with flowers in early spring and looking down on. the wonderful lake, while far to northward rises the snow-covered saddle of Hermon. If you are adventurous and want to rough it across the Jordan in Edom and Moab, there are routes in plenty, safe enough now-a-days where good water and good native food for your dragomans and mukaris and perhaps for yourself if you are tired of tinned food and are not one of those whose every mouthful brings with it apprehensions of cholera or typhoid, diseases which do not decimate the populations of Eastern countries ever year as the stay-at-home dreams. A few years ago it would have been unwise to recommend a trip with any but a large escort in these districts. The Ad wan Bedouin, the Atieli and the Beni Sahr were all capable of swooping down on the tourist with the connivance of a venal dragoman and taking his valuables and sometimes—horribile dictu—his clothes. There is a shocking story of a venerable cleric, who strayed in the desert and rejoined his party, composed mainly of ladies, attired in a rather abbreviated shirt. The building of the Hedjaz railway and the able rule of Nazim Pasha, the Governor of the province of Syria and a really honest and able man but not in the least inclined to deal sentimentally with bandits, have combined to tame these rascally ja< kals of the desert and whom the Turks now regard with contemptuous pity. Beyond the ..railway in the great Syrian waste it would be less safe to venture with a small party, and a large caravan would find the water ques tion,difficult to solve. But if the traveller wisely prefers to wander in stony Moab and stonier Petraca and in the bills of Edom lie can go safely with at most a couple of Zaptiehs to guard him.where he will. There is much to see in these lands.. Ammon, once Rabbath Ammon with its huge cistern, the crusading fortress of Kerak, Petra and its wonderful ruins,the Circassian colony of Yerash, Ger-asa in Biblical times, with its ruined castle and temple ways and the great black stone houses and temples of the Hauran plain. Should the Hau-ran mountains be the goal of the traveller let him make friends with the Druses, that picturesque and problematic race of hill f ,1k who have made history in the past and will make it again. In the Jebel el Druse he will find courtesy and hospitality' without a suggestion of subservience. The country bey'ond the Jebel el Druse is so frequently traversed by war parties of Bedouin raiders and Druse counter-raiders that a casual visitor had better leave it out of his itinerary unless he knows Arabic well and has had previous experience, not so much of Eastern travel as of travel in Sy'ria and Palestine. Easterns vary within limits as much if not more than Europeans and what holds good in Tunis or Kurdistan may be no guide for one’s conduct in the Syrian desert or in Anatolia. Anyone who is not afraid of slow trains and some discomfort would do well to use the Hedjaz line as a sort of general base, and travel up and down the line visiting Sunamein from Ezraa, Petra from Ma’an, Kerak from Katraneh, and Bozra Eski Sham from Deraa, till it is time to go north to Damascus or back across the Jordan fords to Jerusalem or by rail to Haifa and windy Mount Carmel. THE ZEITOUN BLIND SCHOOL. Mr. Arthur D. Alban, the British Consul, is Chai rman. All contributions are expended on directly benefiting the blind pupils and are not employed for administrative purposes, the whole work of the Committee being conducted gratuitously ; and the buildings and grounds at Zeitoun, occupied by the Institution, are held on long lease through the continued generosity of Mr. and Miss Armitage, at an entirely nominal rental. “The sum of <£1500 is required annually7 for this work, the principal object of which is to render the blind self-supporting ; it is therefore earnestly hoped that a generous response will be made to this appeal for help. “ The Collector will call from house to house, and donations of any amount will be most gratefully7 received. The Collector must give a separate receipt for each contribution, on the printed form torn from the book which bears on its cover both the signature of the Chairman (Mr. Arthur D. Alban), and the seal of the Institution. The public are urgently requested on no account to recognise anyone collecting on behalf of this Institution without such guarantee of authority. Contributions may also be made to the “ A/c of the Institution for the Blind, Zeitoun,” at the National Bank of Egy'pt, Cairo. “ Any further particulars may be obtained by7 inquiry from the Hon. Secretary, (31. Chareh el-Falaki, Cairo); or from the Principal, (at the Institution for the Blind, Zeitoun). The Institution is close to Zeitoun Railway Station and is regularly open to visitors on Thursday afternoons.” ’▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ -T ▼ T T ▼ T -r ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ V tt-ttV-t We have a received a pamphlet from the Principal of the School for the Blind,Zeitoun, and have much pleasure in placing prominently before visitors to Egypt the noble work which is being carried on by this excellent institution. Residents recognize the benefits which accrue to those deprived of sight from this work and, we are glad to say, are not slow to support it, but each year brings with it an increased number of newcomers and we appeal to these to tender their support, as also to old subscribers to continue to lend their looked-for aid. And now when Cairo and the principal towns of Egypt are daily receiving innumerable visitors from others lands, such an institution as this should reap a rich harvest. Which of you, as you have passed through the streets of Cairo, as you have wandered amid the ruins of Karnak and Memphis, or in the course of any excursion which you have made, have not deplored the prevalence of eye-diseases in this country, many cases of which, despite the excellent work which is being done to combat them, result in total blindness. Such sentiments are excellent but they do not compensate in any7 degree for the loss of sight or help the blind to earn a livelihood. Such is the aim of the Institute for the Blind and such is the work which is being done by its staff anti we ask our readers, and especially our visitors, to assist them in their efforts in so far as each is able. We print in full the words of the pamphlet “This Institution ws founded in 1901 through the generosity7 of the late Mrs. T. R. Armitage, whose son and daughter have continued to maintain it during its earlier years. On expiry of this arrangement it has become necessary to appeal to the public, many of whom are already aware how numerous and pitiably helpless the Blind are in Egypt. “ The work, which is entirely unsectarian in character, has received very Valuable help from the kind interest which H.H. the Khedive and the Earl of Cromer have taken in its affairs, and t the Egyptian Government has consented to grant it an annual subvention. Blind boys of any religious denomination are educated, and are also taught handicraft work, such as basket and chair-making and re-caning, which has required a Special teacher being engaged from England. The Institution also produces the greater part of its own school-books in Braille characters, embossed by-machinery,and similarly other books in Arabic, to the order of various centres in Egypt, Palestine and elsewhere. “ A Dep6t for the sale of work has been established near the Cairo Railway Station, and this serves as a nucleus for a Day-School where blind pupils may attend, who from any7 cause are ineligible for admission as boarders at Zeitoun. “The general progress of the work is under the control of a representative Committee, of which Mark Twain on Turnips. In about half an hour an old gentleman, with a flowing beard and a fine but rather austere face, entered and sat down at my invitation. He seemed to have something on his mind. He took off his hat and set it on the floor, and got out of it a red silk handkerchief and a copy of our paper. He put the paper on his lap, and while lie polished his spectacles with his handkerchief, he said, “ Are y7ou the new editor I” I said I was. “ Have you ever edited an agricultural paper before 1 ” “ No, ” I said ; “ this is my first attempt.” “ Very likely7. Have you had any experience in agriculture practically ?” “ No ; I believe I have not.” “ Some instinct told me so,” said the old gentleman, putting on his spectacles and looking over them at me with asperity, while he folded his paper into a convenient shape. “ I wish to read you what must have made me have that instinct. It was this editorial. Listen and see if it was you that wrote it:— “Turnips should never be pulled, it injures them. It is much better to send a boy up and let him shake the tree.” “ Now, what do y7ou think of that, for I really suppose y7ou wrote it ? ” “ Think of it 1 Why, I think it is good. I think-it is sense. I have no doubt that every year millions and millions of bushels of turnips are spoiled in this township by being pulled in a half-ripe condition, when, if they7 had sent a boy up to shake the tree-” “ Shake your grandmother ! Turnips don’t grow on trees 1 ” “ Oh, they don’t, don’t they ? Well, who said they did ? The language was intended to be figurative, wholly figurative. Anybody that knows anything will know that I meant that the boy should shake the vine.” By Mark Twain from “ Editorial Wild Oats.” uve_ :BO]\ri GRAND CONTINENTAL HOTEL BUILDINGS Publisher Cairo : Societe Orientale de Publicite Transcript 12 THE SPHINX December 30th SYRIA. With Syria and the Holy land almost next door the tourist in Egypt naturally thinks of completing his stay in the East by a trip to Jerusalem and Damascus. He has of course some difficulties to put up with. If he lands at Jaffa, he may be tossed and soaked and frightened in a cranky boat, rowed through the gap in the bar by a party of scamps who have a cheerful way of easy-ing as they near the roughest bit of water and asking for double the fare already settled. He must not put off his visit till too late. If he does he is as likely as not to find quarantine against Egypt and have to wait at Beyrout for some days, pining in vain to land. He will find much fair accomodation in Syria and Palestine on the beaten track but no Savoy or Shepheard’s, and if he wishes to strike out on new routes he must be prepared to rough it in a degree proportionate to his purse. Of course if he is a millionaire, caravans, horses, camels, tents, and what not spring out of the ground to welcome him, Messrs. Cook waving the wand, and if he requires an escort and announces his intention to pay handsomely he may demand almost anything but artillery and maxims to guard him— Circassians, Zap-tiehs, infantry, irregulars are all at his disposal. But we are not all millionaires and the need for a large escort is exaggerated even in the Transjordan districts unless our hypothetical traveller contemplates crossing the desert to Bagdad or marching from Aleppo to Kurdistan, and these notes are not written for such men but for the more modest tourist who wants to see the best known cities of Syria and Palestine and has no objection to going a little way off the beaten track,—if he can do it economically. Now as to routes and places to visit: There are several thousand books dealing with Jerusalem and its environs and we can leave our readers to their care. But if they wish to cross the Jordan or go by land to Damascus they have routes in plenty from which to choose. From Jerusalem a road leads north parallel with the Jordan valley to Beisan—.the ancient Scythopolis. Here the Haifa—Deraa branch of the Hedjaz railway crosses the Jordan and the traveller, after about three and a half days on mule back, Can take the train to Deraa up the picturesque; gorges of the Yermuk and across the open steppes of Yaulan, the ancient Gaulonitis, to Deraa. Haifa and Alt. Carmel are within a few hours by rail from Deraa and Beisan especially from the former town, which possesses comfortable little hotels. Tiberios and Nazareth are in easy reach and the lulls above the Sea of Galilee, covered with flowers in early spring and looking down on. the wonderful lake, while far to northward rises the snow-covered saddle of Hermon. If you are adventurous and want to rough it across the Jordan in Edom and Moab, there are routes in plenty, safe enough now-a-days where good water and good native food for your dragomans and mukaris and perhaps for yourself if you are tired of tinned food and are not one of those whose every mouthful brings with it apprehensions of cholera or typhoid, diseases which do not decimate the populations of Eastern countries ever year as the stay-at-home dreams. A few years ago it would have been unwise to recommend a trip with any but a large escort in these districts. The Ad wan Bedouin, the Atieli and the Beni Sahr were all capable of swooping down on the tourist with the connivance of a venal dragoman and taking his valuables and sometimes—horribile dictu—his clothes. There is a shocking story of a venerable cleric, who strayed in the desert and rejoined his party, composed mainly of ladies, attired in a rather abbreviated shirt. The building of the Hedjaz railway and the able rule of Nazim Pasha, the Governor of the province of Syria and a really honest and able man but not in the least inclined to deal sentimentally with bandits, have combined to tame these rascally ja< kals of the desert and whom the Turks now regard with contemptuous pity. Beyond the ..railway in the great Syrian waste it would be less safe to venture with a small party, and a large caravan would find the water ques tion,difficult to solve. But if the traveller wisely prefers to wander in stony Moab and stonier Petraca and in the bills of Edom lie can go safely with at most a couple of Zaptiehs to guard him.where he will. There is much to see in these lands.. Ammon, once Rabbath Ammon with its huge cistern, the crusading fortress of Kerak, Petra and its wonderful ruins,the Circassian colony of Yerash, Ger-asa in Biblical times, with its ruined castle and temple ways and the great black stone houses and temples of the Hauran plain. Should the Hau-ran mountains be the goal of the traveller let him make friends with the Druses, that picturesque and problematic race of hill f ,1k who have made history in the past and will make it again. In the Jebel el Druse he will find courtesy and hospitality' without a suggestion of subservience. The country bey'ond the Jebel el Druse is so frequently traversed by war parties of Bedouin raiders and Druse counter-raiders that a casual visitor had better leave it out of his itinerary unless he knows Arabic well and has had previous experience, not so much of Eastern travel as of travel in Sy'ria and Palestine. Easterns vary within limits as much if not more than Europeans and what holds good in Tunis or Kurdistan may be no guide for one’s conduct in the Syrian desert or in Anatolia. Anyone who is not afraid of slow trains and some discomfort would do well to use the Hedjaz line as a sort of general base, and travel up and down the line visiting Sunamein from Ezraa, Petra from Ma’an, Kerak from Katraneh, and Bozra Eski Sham from Deraa, till it is time to go north to Damascus or back across the Jordan fords to Jerusalem or by rail to Haifa and windy Mount Carmel. THE ZEITOUN BLIND SCHOOL. Mr. Arthur D. Alban, the British Consul, is Chai rman. All contributions are expended on directly benefiting the blind pupils and are not employed for administrative purposes, the whole work of the Committee being conducted gratuitously ; and the buildings and grounds at Zeitoun, occupied by the Institution, are held on long lease through the continued generosity of Mr. and Miss Armitage, at an entirely nominal rental. “The sum of <£1500 is required annually7 for this work, the principal object of which is to render the blind self-supporting ; it is therefore earnestly hoped that a generous response will be made to this appeal for help. “ The Collector will call from house to house, and donations of any amount will be most gratefully7 received. The Collector must give a separate receipt for each contribution, on the printed form torn from the book which bears on its cover both the signature of the Chairman (Mr. Arthur D. Alban), and the seal of the Institution. The public are urgently requested on no account to recognise anyone collecting on behalf of this Institution without such guarantee of authority. Contributions may also be made to the “ A/c of the Institution for the Blind, Zeitoun,” at the National Bank of Egy'pt, Cairo. “ Any further particulars may be obtained by7 inquiry from the Hon. Secretary, (31. Chareh el-Falaki, Cairo); or from the Principal, (at the Institution for the Blind, Zeitoun). The Institution is close to Zeitoun Railway Station and is regularly open to visitors on Thursday afternoons.” ’▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ -T ▼ T T ▼ T -r ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ V tt-ttV-t We have a received a pamphlet from the Principal of the School for the Blind,Zeitoun, and have much pleasure in placing prominently before visitors to Egypt the noble work which is being carried on by this excellent institution. Residents recognize the benefits which accrue to those deprived of sight from this work and, we are glad to say, are not slow to support it, but each year brings with it an increased number of newcomers and we appeal to these to tender their support, as also to old subscribers to continue to lend their looked-for aid. And now when Cairo and the principal towns of Egypt are daily receiving innumerable visitors from others lands, such an institution as this should reap a rich harvest. Which of you, as you have passed through the streets of Cairo, as you have wandered amid the ruins of Karnak and Memphis, or in the course of any excursion which you have made, have not deplored the prevalence of eye-diseases in this country, many cases of which, despite the excellent work which is being done to combat them, result in total blindness. Such sentiments are excellent but they do not compensate in any7 degree for the loss of sight or help the blind to earn a livelihood. Such is the aim of the Institute for the Blind and such is the work which is being done by its staff anti we ask our readers, and especially our visitors, to assist them in their efforts in so far as each is able. We print in full the words of the pamphlet “This Institution ws founded in 1901 through the generosity7 of the late Mrs. T. R. Armitage, whose son and daughter have continued to maintain it during its earlier years. On expiry of this arrangement it has become necessary to appeal to the public, many of whom are already aware how numerous and pitiably helpless the Blind are in Egypt. “ The work, which is entirely unsectarian in character, has received very Valuable help from the kind interest which H.H. the Khedive and the Earl of Cromer have taken in its affairs, and t the Egyptian Government has consented to grant it an annual subvention. Blind boys of any religious denomination are educated, and are also taught handicraft work, such as basket and chair-making and re-caning, which has required a Special teacher being engaged from England. The Institution also produces the greater part of its own school-books in Braille characters, embossed by-machinery,and similarly other books in Arabic, to the order of various centres in Egypt, Palestine and elsewhere. “ A Dep6t for the sale of work has been established near the Cairo Railway Station, and this serves as a nucleus for a Day-School where blind pupils may attend, who from any7 cause are ineligible for admission as boarders at Zeitoun. “The general progress of the work is under the control of a representative Committee, of which Mark Twain on Turnips. In about half an hour an old gentleman, with a flowing beard and a fine but rather austere face, entered and sat down at my invitation. He seemed to have something on his mind. He took off his hat and set it on the floor, and got out of it a red silk handkerchief and a copy of our paper. He put the paper on his lap, and while lie polished his spectacles with his handkerchief, he said, “ Are y7ou the new editor I” I said I was. “ Have you ever edited an agricultural paper before 1 ” “ No, ” I said ; “ this is my first attempt.” “ Very likely7. Have you had any experience in agriculture practically ?” “ No ; I believe I have not.” “ Some instinct told me so,” said the old gentleman, putting on his spectacles and looking over them at me with asperity, while he folded his paper into a convenient shape. “ I wish to read you what must have made me have that instinct. It was this editorial. Listen and see if it was you that wrote it:— “Turnips should never be pulled, it injures them. It is much better to send a boy up and let him shake the tree.” “ Now, what do y7ou think of that, for I really suppose y7ou wrote it ? ” “ Think of it 1 Why, I think it is good. I think-it is sense. I have no doubt that every year millions and millions of bushels of turnips are spoiled in this township by being pulled in a half-ripe condition, when, if they7 had sent a boy up to shake the tree-” “ Shake your grandmother ! Turnips don’t grow on trees 1 ” “ Oh, they don’t, don’t they ? Well, who said they did ? The language was intended to be figurative, wholly figurative. Anybody that knows anything will know that I meant that the boy should shake the vine.” By Mark Twain from “ Editorial Wild Oats.” uve_ :BO]\ri HATTER GRAND CONTINENTAL HOTEL BUILDINGS	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line134
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__label__wiki	0.636868	0.636868	AD ASTRA POETRY PROJECT #4 HARLEY ELLIOTT (1940 - ) Harley Elliott is the Kansas poet’s poet. He is the writer I studied to learn the best ways to write about grasslands and inner landscapes of the imagination. His words flow as smoothly as conversations among friends. He uses an unassuming mid-Plains dialect—peppered with vivid images. I consider him the first English-language poet to use this region’s idioms. Elliott also writes longer works about history of the West, as well as whimsical and surreal poems. Loading the Stone (Woodley 2006) is a unique prose work that straddles fiction and nonfiction. Elliott has lived in Salina since he was a two-year-old, and his writing reflects his attachment to prairie spaces. Yet he eschews labels. He told an interviewer: “I was really conscious that if I wasn't careful I would get put into this box called ‘prairie poet.’" This poem is directly about avoiding the stereotypes of labels. He suggests all words can limit direct experience of reality. In this case, the monarch butterfly walks on his face, and “blinded by words,” he fails to match its “shining light.” He addresses his readers and asks us to join in his quandary about how to express relationship with nature. Elliott’s “hinged mosaic” description for butterfly wings here is one of my favorites. BUTTERFLY MASTER This butterfly stopping on my cheek would choose yours too if you had fallen down among grass and pasture flowers and your face closed hard as mine. This small hinged mosaic of orange black and palomino has been given a name and the danger of names hovers close to both of us today. Walking up it stops at the doorway of my eye: there I am blinded by words in the shining light of its face. We rush together earth and sky. Education: Elliott graduated from Salina High School. He received a BA from Kansas Wesleyan University and an MA in art from New Mexico Highlands University. Career: This poet and artist spent four years in Syracuse, New York, after college, where he established relationships with New York publishers, including Dick Lourie (Hanging Loose Press). He returned to Salina and taught art at Marymount College until it closed. Then he worked in arts education at the Salina Art Center. His ten books of poetry are from Crossing Press, Hanging Loose, Juniper, Woodley Press (Washburn University), and others. © 2007 Denise Low, AAPP4. © 1993 Harley Elliott, “Butterfly Master.” © 1989, Denise Low, photo A downloadable version is available for non-commercial use from www.kansaspoets.com Labels: Harley Elliott, Kansas literature, Kansas Poet Laureate JAMES LANGSTON MERCER HUGHES (1902-1967) Langston Hughes was born in Joplin and raised in Lawrence until 1915-16. He was a true genius: he innovated the art of mixing spoken words with music, still an evolving American art form. He celebrated African American culture as he wrote poetry using the spoken vocabulary and sometimes in blues rhythms. He was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance in New York City, where he wrote plays, performed poetry, and mentored writers. He was a journalist, essayist, novelist, lyricist, and children’s author. When my husband and I researched Hughes’s life in Lawrence for our book Langston Hughes in Lawrence, we found his homes were within walking distance of the Kaw River. He must have walked to its banks and watched the incessant current. The Kaw indeed is a “muddy” river that can be “golden” at dusk. In this poem, Hughes calls on his memory of rivers as he catalogues, or lists, rivers important to world civilizations. He writes in uneven lines but maintains the poetic feel by using parallel beginnings and repetitions. He wrote of his poetry that it was often “racial in theme” and in “the rhythms of jazz.” This free-flowing poem could be an improvised solo. THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS I've known rivers: I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep like the rivers. I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young. I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep. I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it. I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I've seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset. Ancient, dusky rivers. Education: Langston Hughes graduated from high school in Cleveland, attended Columbia University, and earned a BA from Lincoln University, a historically black university. Career: Beginning with The Weary Blues (1926), Hughes made his living as a professional writer and lecturer. He published over 40 books and wrote numerous plays. © 2007 Denise Low AAPP3. © 1959 Harold Ober Assoc. Inc. “Negro Speaks of Rivers.” Portrait by Winold Reiss Labels: Langston Hughes STEVEN A. HIND (1943- ) For over twenty-five years, Steven Hind has published poetry about life in the Great Plains and Flint Hills of Kansas, including the small towns. Robert Frost is an influence, as well as fellow Kansas poet William Stafford. Hind’s language appears simple, and his people are salt of the earth. Tragedy, extreme weather, and economic disasters complicate the rural experience. Nonetheless, Hind also celebrates the vivid natural life of the region, where animals may be as distinctive as next door neighbors. “Blue Heron” is an example of this. Many Kansans are avid bird watchers, whether formal members of the Audubon Society or just roadside observers. Hundreds of bird species migrate through the mid-continent skies, and many remain as year-round residents. Great blue herons are colorful water birds found along river banks and marshy areas. The poet accurately acknowledges the bird’s habitat, which is “Behind the pond.” Hind shows how poetry involves research and observation. This poem could be a simple snapshot of the bird—until I look more closely at Hind’s language and see how he enlivens the description with comparisons. Nearly every line challenges me to see two images at once: willows sound like a silk scarf unfurling; the heron lowers and raises its head like a jackknife closing and opening; guitar frets appear on the water; and the great bird’s wings are like oars of a rowboat. The ending line, “the bright gravel of stars,” is an inversion, where earth and sky reverse positions, echoing the poem’s theme. This dizzying image shows the possibilities for language to surprise and delight. Behind the pond under a whispering scarf of willows, heron does his lone knifewalk beside the wind-fretted waters. His deft movements make a death defying progress: a life of mud transmuted into sky life as he rows away on a river of air and its melody of coyote song through cedars beyond cedars, their silhouettes swallowed by darkness beneath the bright gravel of stars. Education: Steven Hind was born and raised near Madison, in the Flint Hills. He earned a BA from Emporia State University and an MA (1970) from the University of Kansas. Career: Hind taught at Hutchinson Community College and Topeka High School for 36 years. His books are Familiar Ground (1980); That Trick of Silence (1990); In A Place With No Map, (1997); and Loose Change of Wonder (2006, Ks. Notable Book Award). His CD Waking in the Flint Hills is available by writing to 503 Monterey Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502. © 2007 Denise Low AAPP2 © 2006 Steven Hind “Great Blue Heron” © 2005 Patsy Terrell, photo of Steven Hind Labels: Ad Astra Poetry, Blue Heron, Denise Low, Flint Hills, Steven Hind	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line138
__label__wiki	0.601775	0.601775	Fanfiction: Moyuan and Bai Qian, Book 2 - Chapter 2, Part 1 (Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms 三生三世十里桃花) Chapter 2 - The Woman written by LalaLoop Consulting by Bunny editing by kakashi Bai Qian’s eyes were wide open yet everything around her seemed to be a blur. Moyuan was moving steadily under the feeble moonlight and by the familiar fragrance in the air, she could tell they had reached Kunlun. After having been assured that everyone else was safe and also on their way back, Bai Qian’s mind drew a blank. She had forgotten when Moyuan had gathered her in his arms. She could not remember the last thing they had said to each other or how long she had kept her own arm around his neck. The only thing she was quite certain of was the desire to be left alone with him for a while. Occasionally Moyuan would glance down, Bai Qian could feel his questioning gaze upon her, as if he thought she was behaving strangely. From the corner of her eyes, Bai Qian saw a figure in white running toward them - one of her Seniors. She quickly dropped her head against Moyuan’s chest and closed her eyes. “Shifu,” said Changshan. “Zilan and the other -- other people are just back,” he gasped. “What happened to her? Did she --” “I will explain later. Is High God Zheyan here yet?” “He should be here soon. Shifu, let me take care of Seventeenth. You’re still weak.” Weak? Why was he weak? He’d seemed perfectly fine back in the forest. But whatever the case, Bai Qian decided she did not want to move. He had carried her from however far away to Kunlun, a few more steps should not be a problem. Even if they both collapsed here, it would not be the end of the world. “Seventeenth.” Feeling Changshan’s hands on her arms, Bai Qian flinched and gripped Moyuan’s robe. “Seventeenth?” Changshan’s slightly stunned voice repeated. “It’s fine, Changshan,” said Moyuan. “Please help me prepare the cauldron for High God Zheyan. And when he arrives, tell him Zilan and the Princess of Xunzhua need immediate healing.” “Yes, Shifu.” Changshan’s footsteps faded and Bai Qian felt Moyuan picking up his pace again. When the air felt warmer and there was no more wind brushing by her hair, Bai Qian forced open her eyes. Flickering candlelight illuminated the room they had just stepped in. She reluctantly let go of Moyuan’s robe when he had lowered her onto the bed and gathered herself into a sitting position, knees close to her chest. Bai Qian was not exactly tired. Perhaps the shock of the evening was still too fresh in her mind for her to feel tired yet. Moyuan settled at the bed’s edge and looked at her straight posture with some curiosity. “You haven’t said a word to me all the way back here,” he said at last, placing a hand behind her back, as if telling her to not sit so stiffly. Was this a complaint? Bai Qian looked back at him. Was he expecting her to talk about the Demons? “You seem a little unstable, Seventeenth,” his hand raised to her forehead. “Did they use any mind spell on you?” “No,” she said. “I — er — I don’t think so.” “I believe Zheyan will be here shortly. He will have a look at you after --” “No no --” Bai Qian quietly gasped, shaking her head. “I don’t want… I don’t need anyone…” “Of course you do,” his brows furrowed in mild astonishment. “You are injured.” “Internally injured,” Moyuan insisted. “Your powers need to be rebalanced.” But Bai Qian didn’t believe her powers needed to be stabilized at all. She did not want Moyuan to leave the room and it was important that he understood this. Though she was not too sure how to convey that without blatantly telling him she had been scared out of her wits back in the forest and that some healing spells from Zheyan were not what she needed now. “Can’t — you do it?” she asked. “Can I do the rebalancing spell?” Bai Qian nodded. “Not as well as Zheyan,” Moyuan said, looking quite confused. “You know I’m not a physician.” “No, then,” Bai Qian shook her head again indefinitely. “I don’t need healing.” For a moment Moyuan looked as if he was going to say something. But he did not. Instead, he gave her a long inscrutable look and let out a deep sigh. “You know --” a voice suddenly shot through the silence between them like an arrow and Bai Qian almost let out a shriek. “Most people don’t get to pick their physician, especially at a time like this.” Zheyan had entered the room and was now walking toward them. Behind him was Changshan, holding a smoking basin and some layers of white cloths. “You… Old…” Bai Qian breathed out, controlling the urge to spring up and give that Old Phoenix a few good punches. She’d had Demons jump at her and Demons sneak up on her in the dark several times in one night; and now the Old Phoenix thought it was fun to come into her room without knocking and disturb the silence with his loud voice while she was waiting for Moyuan to speak. “These are for you, Seventeenth,” said her Second Senior as he set the basin down. Bai Qian mumbled a ‘thank you’ to Changshan when their eyes met. He simply shook his head, gave her a smile and left. “Have I ever mistreated you?” Zheyan said, lowering himself and taking her jaw into his fingers. “Have I?” “No --” Bai Qian groaned. Moyuan quietly rose and Zheyan instantly took his place at her bedside. “Have I ever given you a bad potion?” he went on. “That’s debatable, if we’re talking about taste —” Bai Qian stopped short when the Old Phoenix’ eyes narrowed into slits. “No,” she murmured. “Exactly,” he said, now casting a spell and tracing up and down her arm, possibly to check for residue of dark magic. “So if I hear another word about you preferring your Shifu to me when it comes to healing, you ungrateful little Fox, I will seal my Peach Blossom Garden and never let you come in again, is that clear?” “Yes, it’s clear,” said Bai Qian dully, feeling his threads of healing powers spreading to her limbs, warming her from fingertips to toes. “She’s fine,” Zheyan turned to Moyuan, who was now standing at the foot of her bed. “Some medicine and rest will put her to right again by tomorrow morning.” “How are Zilan and the Princess?” asked Moyuan. “I’ve seen to them,” Zheyan’s voice became deeper. “They have no external injuries but I do need to speak with you about their condition.” “Why?” Bai Qian frowned. “It is that serious? Please tell me they --” “Don’t worry, Xiaowu,” replied Zheyan, who seemed to have forgotten about their little quarrel and was now taking a more regular tone. “It’s nothing I can’t handle. I just need to discuss something with Moyuan. Now, Changshan will bring you your medicine in a minute, please drink the whole thing and go to sleep.” “Yes, Old Phoenix,” Bai Qian muttered. With one last spell from Zheyan, the small cuts on her hands disappeared. After Zheyan and Moyuan had left, worry for Zilan and the King of Xunzhua’s sister started to come back to Bai Qian. The Old Phoenix might have been a bit irritating, but his presence had reminded her she was not the only one injured tonight, if not to say she and Yanzhi were the luckiest out of them all. And now that priorities had been reordered in her head, Bai Qian felt a ripple of shame deep down for wanting to keep Moyuan with her for no good reason while he was needed elsewhere. Zheyan is the best physician in the realms, Bai Qian thought to herself as she got up and changed into the white robes Changshan had brought, he’ll heal Zilan and the Princess. She soaked the white cloth with warm water from the basin and dabbed her face with it. Though the moment Bai Qian was ready slump into her pillow, there was a faint knock on the wooden door. “Seventeenth,” Changshan’s voice sounded from the other side. “Are you asleep?” Bai Qian walked over and opened the door. Her Second Senior was looking neither pleased nor amused and there was no medicine goblet in his hands. “The Skylord is here,” he said with his hands on his hips. “He asked to see you.” “What…” Bai Qian almost pinched herself to make sure she wasn’t lost inside a bad dream. What could the Skylord possibly want with her? “I told him you need to rest but he insisted,” Changshan continued; he was looking as disturbed as her. “He said it’s very important and that -- he’ll try to be as quick as he can so you can rest.” “Are you sure he’s not here to see Shifu?” “Doesn’t seem so,” Changshan replied. “I don’t think Shifu is available for conversation anyway, he and High God Zheyan are tending to Zilan. Seventeenth, if you’re too tired, I can --” “It’s all right, Senior” Bai Qian said. “I’ll go see what he wants.” Stepping into the grand hall, Bai Qian realized the Skylord wasn’t the only one there, nor was he the only one who looked like he wanted to be somewhere else. Yehua’s grandfather was sitting at one of the tables, opposite of him was the King of Xunzhua who, Bai Qian suspected, was slouching to one side on purpose to irk the other man. In fact, this pose made him look very much like Lord Donghua always did save for an indifferent facade and a purple robe. The air was filled with mutual dislike because the King was no admirer of the Nine Heavens and the Skylord, given how he had raised Yehua to be an epitome of good manners, obviously considered this King’s lack of etiquette a crime. Bai Qian’s entrance did not help lift the tension by much. “Skylord,” she said wearily and did not bother curtsying but instead walked straight to a low table - Yehua was not here so she saw no need to put on an act of properness toward this man. Settling down, she exchanged a look with the King, who simply shrugged and took a gulp of drink from his cup. “Queen of Qingqiu,” said the Skylord. “Since the King of Xunzhua is also aware of what happened, I will speak with you both.” Bai Qian gave no answer, waiting for whatever it was that made him sound so serious. She knew the Skylord had a reputation of overthinking everything and panicking when there was absolutely no problem. “My grandson is no longer in any danger,” he began. “I am glad,” Bai Qian said, recalling what Moyuan had told her in the forest. “I am grateful for what you did for Yehua,” said the Skylord, who did not look like he was grateful at all. “And I have a favor to ask of you both now. As I was saying to the King of Xunzhua before you came in, I’d like you to keep this incident a secret. No one needs to know --” “That someone had infiltrated the Nine Heavens without you people noticing?” she interrupted, Bai Qian could not believe that after all she and her friends had gone through tonight, she was having to listen to this insecure man talking about how he thought the Nine Heavens’ good name should be protected. “Infiltration,” the Skylord tried to laugh, but the nervousness in his voice was apparent. “Really --” “What else could it have been? Doesn’t the Celestial clan have the most effective methods for checking an immortal’s background before granting them an occupation in the Nine Heavens? But whoever it was was good enough to get that close to the Crown Prince and poisoned him.” “Unless, of course,” spoke the King of Xunzhua, “you’re telling us that what happened to the Crown Prince was a reaction to terrible wine, Skylord; which, I have to say, is perfectly believable.” “This is not something to joke about, King of Xunzhua,” the Skylord sighed, under the mask of composure was an obvious desire to drag and throw the King into Zhuxian Terrace. Looking over to Bai Qian, he continued. “Queen of Qingqiu, even though you are a Goddess, you are young in age. Most of all, you are unfamiliar with the way things are run in the Nine Heavens. So it’s best that you don’t make assumptions about our system.” “I’m old enough to know the Crown Prince was doing the right thing by calling that meeting, which you gave him no support for.” “That is something entirely different and not at all what I came here to discuss,” the Skylord said, his patience seemingly starting to wear out. “I want your word that you will tell no one about the Crown Prince being poisoned, save for those who know already.” The King of Xunzhua snorted, obviously finding the Skylord’s request no more than a joke. “I’m not an attention seeking fool,” Bai Qian snapped. “Why would I go around telling random people about that?” “A simple ‘yes’ would have sufficed, but thank you. Regarding my grandson’s determination to believe that someone is leading the Demon tribe into war against us all, it is a matter of the Nine Heavens. Please don’t concern yourself with it.” Bai Qian knew what she was about to say would be as useful as carrying water to the oceans, but she said it anyway. “Skylord, the Demons have a leader, someone hidden out there waiting for the best opportunity to strike. Instead of accepting this fact and do something right for once, you’re cowering behind the Nine Heavens’ shield, leaving it all to Yehua, making him keep up an image!” “That’s exactly the point, isn’t it. Whoever this leader is, he is hidden. Do you know that Demons are best at injecting fear into people’s hearts? They have gotten to you, I see. This ‘someone’ could indeed be a powerful leader, but he could also have been made up for a scare play, which is almost always what Demons do.” “For someone who’s usually very apprehensive, you’re being ridiculously careless,” said Bai Qian bluntly. “I allowed the Crown Prince to hold that meeting as he and -- some other members of the court wanted, that is that. If those tribe leaders choose not to do as advised, there is nothing I can do about it.” “There’s something you can and should do instead of wasting your time here,” the King spoke, his voice suddenly becoming fierce and completely void of that jesting tone earlier. “Send someone to issue a warning to the arctic prisons, make sure none of the jailers are working for the other side. If the Demon tribe decides to start a war, that’s the first place they’ll go to look for recruits. Those prisoners would be more than happy to see the Nine Heavens fall. And if you don’t want to take this measure yourself, stay well out of the Crown Prince’ way when he makes the decision to do it.” It was no surprise that the Skylord had started to look like a fire Kirin that was about to breath flames. Having someone who looked about Yehua’s age speak to him in such a tone must equal to being splashed in the face with cold water while sleeping. “You doubt my security!” he barked, no longer controlling his voice. “Someone has managed to slip poison into your grandson’s drink right under your nose. Anyone with half a brain would doubt your security!” Bai Qian cried in frustration. “A -- a war -- preposterous -- I do not wish to discuss this any further!” “Why? Because if you do, you’d soon run out of excuses?” the King lifted his chin. “King of Xunzhua, mind your word!” “Your kingdom vowed to serve the Nine Heavens. It is not your place to criticize the way we run things.” “We made no vow and we do not serve anyone. What is between our tribes is cooperation. My father may have been lenient to your irresponsible reign in the Nine Heavens out of generosity, but I am the King now. If you don’t take this matter seriously and start making some changes in your court, Xunzhua will withdraw its support and you can find some other clan to supply you with weapons.” “Is that a threat?” not only did the Skylord look like an angry fire Kirin, he was also breathing like one now. “No, it’s a warning.” “Do you really believe that the Nine Heavens need support from Xunzhua to survive!” “To be honest, I’m not too sure myself,” the King sneered. “Would you like to find out?” The Skylord leapt up from his seat, taking in air through his mouth and glaring at the King. It seemed words could no longer express his anger. “Tell High God Moyuan I will be back for an audience with him,” he almost shouted at Bai Qian, his face purpling. “Queen of Qingqiu, you have promised to keep the matter about the Crown Prince secret, please do so!” Then, without waiting for a reply, the angry ruler of the heavens stormed away, huffing and thundering at celestial soldiers as they attempt to find out if he was wanting to go straight back home. “If only I was the Crown Princess!” Bai Qian blurted out without thinking. “Indeed” the King said. “The Crown Prince is desperately in need of someone who’s willing to face reality and able to make better judgement.” “What are you saying?” she folded her arms and shot him a scathing look. “I’m saying I appreciate the Crown Prince’s effort, but effort doesn’t equal result; and his past record makes me nervous.” “What exactly are you referring to?” The King looked a bit reluctant but he said after a while, his finger tracing the cup on his table, “shall I be honest with you?” “Are you ever not?” Bai Qian scoffed - as if he had been sensitive to other people’s feelings all along. “The war with the Mermaid clan about 300 years ago. I don’t know if you were already involved in his decision making then but that incident proved he is not exactly the best politician.” Bai Qian remained quiet for a second - this was something she was not very clear about. It must have happened some time during her trial since no one had ever mentioned the details about it to her. “The Mermaid clan was threatening to revolt,” she said. “I’m sure whatever Ye… the Crown Prince did was for the best.” “Maybe what he planned to do stemmed from good intention, but to lead a full force battle at that particular time and annihilate almost a whole tribe instead of trying to negotiate for peace, that is neither good politics nor good --” he cleared his throat -- “common sense.” “Look, how old are y --” Bai Qian took in a deep breath, swallowed down her irritation and decided she would ask Yehua about everything later. She might lose this argument if she did not know the exact details. Breathing in one more time, she steered the conversation away from the Mermaid war. “If you agree with us about the Demon tribe, why did you oppose me during that meeting?” “I wanted to know if you really knew what you were talking about or were just blindly supporting the Crown Prince,” he laughed lightly. “As it turns out, you seem to be in the know.” An uncomfortable moment passed by. “That does not mean I still don’t think people are exaggerating when they talk about you and your Qingqiu,” he continued. “So don’t worry, you don’t have to start being friendly or thank me.” “I wasn’t planning on it,” Bai Qian rolled her eyes, promising herself that when she had repaid this King for saving her life, she would let him know in plain words what a scoundrel she thought he was. “Good,” he remarked with a sneer and went on. “Now that you mentioned it, why are you still not the Celestial Crown Princess? We were informed some time ago about an arrangement between your two tribes.” “There isn’t anymore.” “It’s none of your business.” A jolt of pain suddenly shot through her skull; Bai Qian sucked air through her teeth and grabbed the side of her head. Then it was gone. “What is it now?” he asked, jerking his head at her. “A little headache,” she said as she staggered up. “I’m going back to my room.” To Bai Qian’s astonishment, the King too had risen from his seat and was striding toward her. “Let’s go then.” “What?” she stared at him. “I will walk you back to your room, Queen of Qingqiu,” he said, sounding impatient. “There’s no need,” Bai Qian almost laughed. “It’s not that far away.” “Listen,” he held up a hand. “You look like you could pass out any moment, and if you do, I don’t want to be blamed for that, especially when my sister and I are enjoying Kunlun’s hospitality.” “I’m not going to --” too tired to argue and truth be told, she needed to reach her room for some rest more than anything, Bai Qian gave up with a sigh. “Thank you, I suppose, King of --” “The name’s Pojing (珀镜),” he cut her off. Bai Qian looked into his eyes for a brief moment and chuckled. “Fitting,” she said. When Bai Qian was back in her room, there was a smoking goblet sitting on the low table. She picked it up and let the heat warm her hands a little as she settled on her bed. As much as Bai Qian wanted to yell at the Skylord for his short-sightedness, she certainly wished things were as he had said, that there was no Demons lurking out there, preparing for a war. The Master... who was this Master? Bai Qian took a sip of her medicine, getting on her knees and looking out the window. Kunlun’s air of peace and quiet was incomparable. Bai Qian inhaled a large gulp and that air, letting it fill her senses. She sometimes still hung on to the childish belief that as long as she was inside Kunlun’s gate, inside Moyuan’s shield, no evil could ever reach her. But why did they need a soul-gathering device? She picked up on her thoughts. Was that why they had tortured Zilan too? Those savage Demons… The feeling of being trapped inside that cold and damp cellar was still lingering on her every fiber. “Seventeenth?” Bai Qian wheeled around. She did not know why he was here now but a smile naturally broke across her lips when she saw him approaching. She noticed there was a book in his hand. “What are you doing?” Moyuan asked gently, sitting down at the edge of her bed. “Is there something outside?” Bai Qian shook her head, moved away from the window and pulled the blanket over herself with one hand while holding on to the goblet with the other. “I was just getting ready for bed.” Moyuan said nothing - this made her extremely thankful. She was thankful he did not ask her to relive the horrible experience in the Demons’ forest, nor was he asking any questions at all for that matter. She was certain none of her friends would want to talk about it tonight, either. “Your medicine,” he pointed at the goblet. Bai Qian emptied it within seconds. When she was done, Moyuan took the goblet from her hand and put it aside as he rose. Then, when Bai Qian was going to ask why he had brought a book with him to her room, he had sat down behind her and placed his arms around her shoulders. The suddenness of the act warranted some astonishment and Bai Qian almost resisted. But she quickly gave in as the feeling that had been washing over her ever since she’d come back from the forest, the thing she’d fought back when the Old Phoenix had come in, was surging up inside her again, prickling her eyes. Her hand moved up to find Moyuan’s wrist and hung onto it. His embrace fastened. And it was silence afterwards. Long and warm silence where all the wrong in the world ceased to matter. Not all the wrong - Bai Qian suddenly recalled. “I’m sorry about your arm,” she said. He chucked and rested his chin on her head. Several minutes went by before they broke apart. Bai Qian twisted around to get a better view of him. He was looking paler than usual. Or was it the moonlight that was making everything look pale? In the black depths of tranquility that were fixating on her was a fragment of concern. “Go to sleep,” he said. And Bai Qian did not know whether it was because of the potion’s effect or his soothing voice, but she had started to feel very much sleepy indeed. Moyuan picked up the book in his hand and moved to the low table across the room, near the branched candle holder. Lying on her side and through half open eyes, Bai Qian saw his figure become still as soon as he settled down and immersed in the content of the book, so very still he looked like part of a painting. Her ears quickly grew accustomed to the sound of the pages being turned and soon all thoughts fled her mind. Chapter 2, Part 2 3310Fanfic22 Alternative Reality Bai Qian Eternal Love Fanfic Fanfiction Mo Yuan Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms Ye Hua 三生三世十里桃花	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line141
__label__wiki	0.514163	0.514163	Theatre Review - Musical REVIEW: Kinky Boots – Laughter, tears, music, dance & endless fun, all shoe-horned into two sparkling hours… Posted on October 31, 2019 October 31, 2019 AuthorDress The cast of Kinky Boots – UK Tour 2019 – Photo by Helen Maybanks Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Reviewer: Sam Dunning Many modern musicals showcase music and lyrics written by famous performers. From pop stars to rock groups, the involvement of already well-known and successful musicians is now common place in the world of musical theatre. Many take the form of Jukebox Musicals (Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia, Priscilla, Jersey Boys etc) where famous songs are worked into a storyline to create a full musical. The other main alternative is where the songs have been specifically written (or at least adapted) for the musical itself by a famous singer/musician. Examples of this style include 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton), Tommy (Pete Townshend of The Who) and of course Kinky Boots, where the music and lyrics created by 80s superstar Cyndi Lauper shape the show. Kinky Boots approaches the end of its first UK tour, almost exactly seven years after it premiered in Chicago in 2012. This theatrical adaptation of the 2005 British film of the same name (written Geoff Deane and Tim Firth), was actually conceived only a year after the cinematic release, but didn’t officially begin production until 2010. Since then it has entertained audiences worldwide, from Australia and Korea, to Japan and Canada, and of course the USA, where it has had two national tours as well as Broadway and Chicago residential runs. In the UK it enjoyed a West End run of nearly 1500 performances and won a Laurence Olivier award for Best New Musical to add to the two Tony Awards (Best Musical and Best Original Score) it already had to its name, before embarking on this tour last year. The story follows Charlie Price (Joel Harper-Jackson) the namesake of the latter part of Price and Sons Shoes, and his inheritance of the family business after his father’s demise. The failing factory is on the brink of closure which in turn threatens the inescapable unemployment of its long-serving staff members, and as a result Charlie has to come up with a way of saving not only his family’s business, but also the jobs of those he has grown up with and cares about dearly. Enter Lola (Kayi Ushe), a drag performer who heads up a team of cross-dressing men in need of fabulous footwear that can support the male frame. The inevitable chaos and excitement that ensues is dotted with very touching and deep moments of sadness and heart-ache, and shows the daily struggles of those considered “different” as well as normal life problems in business and love. Harper-Jackson is fantastic. His characterisation and demeanour couldn’t be more perfect for the role of Charlie and his strong (quite pop-styled) vocals are excellent. He has some lovely moving moments that break up the more frequent comedic feel to his part and delivers both sentiments equally confidently and ably. Ushe is quite simply jaw-dropping. From his hilarious and perfectly timed delivery, to his astounding stage presence, he never puts a foot wrong (quite literally when it comes to the choreography too!) The endless energy he exudes in the big numbers is matched by the thoroughly believable and powerful feeling he gives to the emotional and moving tracks. His extraordinary singing voice inspires roof-raising cheers and applause one moment, and then creates an atmosphere where you are almost able to hear a pin drop the next – his influence over the audience is incredible. His overall performance is magnificent and at no point is he any less than brilliant. Lola’s Angels, the vocal and dance group of drag artists she heads up, are absolutely amazing. The team of six (Connor Collins, Daniel Downing, Damon Gould, Joshua Lovell, Chileshé Mondelle and Toyan Thomas-Brown) are so full of energy that you can’t take your eyes off them. Their flexibility and dance ability often boggles the mind and their individuality as characters impresses as much as their unity. One other member of the cast who truly stands out is Demitri Lampra as the un-accepting and old-fashioned Don. Lampra plays his role flawlessly with the perfect blend of nastiness and buffoonery, and has the audience crying with tears of laughter at times. The story line and music are equal to the quality of the performers. From the beautiful and poignant ballads, to the in-your-face outrageous up-tempo numbers, coupled with the strong dialogue, innovative set, superb choreography and wonderful costumes, the show takes you on an emotional rollercoaster which never stops being an enjoyable one. Not only has Jerry Mitchell directed a wonderfully touching and entertaining piece of theatre, but he also happens to be the choreographer, and has got it absolutely spot on in that respect too. Every big dance number is perfectly timed and the cast (particularly the Angels) give 110% to every single move. The urge to get up and join in is hard to resist (and by the end resistance is non-existant!) and the entire audience claps, taps and sings along throughout. Kinky Boots truly is a wonderful night out at the theatre. The message in bringing awareness to what the transvestite and drag communities have to endure at times, is an important and clear one, but never feels preachy or unjustly highlighted. It deals with a difficult subject with grace, and the story beyond that is heart-warming and never fails to make you smile. It is a big shame that this particular run ends very soon, and it is worth trying to get tickets if you can – but if not, there is no doubt Kinky Boots will be strutting its stuff again in the UK in the near future. Runs until: Saturday 9 November Tagged Cyndi Lauper, Demitri Lampra, Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Mitchell, Joel Harper-Jackson, Kayi Ushe, Kinky Boots, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Theatre, Northampton, Price and Sons ShoescommentLeave a Comment on REVIEW: Kinky Boots – Laughter, tears, music, dance & endless fun, all shoe-horned into two sparkling hours… REVIEW: Saturday Night Fever – Dance extravaganza, but not a musical theatre masterpiece REVIEW: Death of a Salesman – New imagination of a classic hits all the right spots	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line143
__label__cc	0.676151	0.323849	by James-Masaki_Ryan » 20 Jan 2019 22:34 So Arte distributed the German DVDs for 1-3, Icestorm for 4-6. I assume Icestorm released the 1-6 box? by Brent_Reid » 21 Jan 2019 01:07 No: strangely, Icestorm only released the German Mutuals 4-6. The German box is from Arte; there's a pic in the link in my last post. This is an odd wrinkle but rather than explaining, it was another complication I was hoping to avoid by offering the copy/paste option. I don't blame you for asking though. My confusion over this and a few other points led me to get the French and German box sets, to settle it once and for all. There are are just two other DVD sets of these restorations: Dutch and Spanish (which has just four discs and different extras; I'll add it eventually). It may not be enough for you to add it to this site, but I'm convinced the Dutch set is also identical to the French and German. I've scoured numerous Dutch listings, like those here and here, which show it to have their specs and the French set's variant artwork (it was issued there in two different flavours). What's more, the same Dutch label, Living Colour, also distributed all the other French/German DVDs in Arte's "The Silent Era" Collection. To sum up, it seems Arte Video distributed their exact same discs and overall package designs everywhere, except in the case of the German individually-released Mutuals and the Dutch set. With those, the discs and package designs were still exactly the same, but the sleeves themselves additionally mentioned their different distributors. OK, added the French 4-6 set. Seriously good work, James. I see you've generally tidied the comparisons up too - thanks! Re the BFI DVDs, both baggish and I confirmed the Essanay scores were mono and I could have sworn he or someone else said the same was true of the Mutuals, which I don't own. However, I now see their scores listed as 2.0 and 5.1 stereo; is that definite? Not sure. Didnt touch the BFI DVDs. by baggish » 31 Jan 2019 21:38 Just to confirm, I haven't said anything about the Mutuals. My county library does have the Mutuals Vol 2 (but not Vol 1) but I haven't decided whether to order it yet. They have some other things that are higher priority for me. The library also has the 4-disc BFI Keystone set, but it looks like the specs are already complete for that. baggish Cheers for the reply. I thought I'd heard something about the BFI Mutuals' scores being mono too, and supposed it must have been here. Amid all that talk of them being NTSC-PAL and so on, I was probably just conflating the two sets. I'd appreciate confirmation the Mutuals really do have the two stereo options as listed. If so, it begs the question why the 5.1 mixes weren't included on the BFI BDs... by baggish » 09 Jul 2019 16:09 OK, I now have the BFI Mutual Vol 2 DVD from the library It does indeed have 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks. To fill in some gaps: - the Introduction by Paul Merton has optional English subtitles Durations are: - "The Floorwalker" 24:13 - "The Fireman" 24:05 - "The Vagabond" 26:02 - "One A.M." 26:42 (this one is tinted blue for the first 3:45 approx and then brown) - "The Count" 24:04 - "The Pawnshop" 24:54 Nice one! Any chance you can get your mitts on Volume 1? Sorry, no, the library doesn't have it. Not to worry: I'll pick up a cheap copy at some point and add the missing details myself - unless someone beats me to it! Updated Chaplin Mutual 2 BFI I'm adding some of the handful of restored Chaplin shorts that have appeared on other DVDs and BDs. As previously, it makes most sense to slot them into the existing listings rather than create new pages for them. This one has Chaplin's Carmen, which should go with the Essanay DVD comparison, but it will need new comparisons for De Mille's Carmen and The Cheat. Title: Carmen (1915) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_(1 ... Mille_film) Case Type: Snapper Soundtracks: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo orchestral score (Carmen by Timothy Brock, Burlesque on Carmen and The Cheat by Robert Israel) Subtitles (are they optional?): None (English intertitles) Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) Yes (1918 re-release, 57:15), but most complete restored version by Eastman House - The Cheat (1915) (58:49) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cheat_(1915_film) - "Burlesque on 'Carmen'" (1916) (31:24) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Burlesque_on_Carmen Notes: There's an identical DVD reissue by Flicker Alley (ASIN B018RCYMSI). The same transfer of The Cheat has also been issued on the Manslaughter (1922) DVD by Kino Lorber. Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only): B000059H89 This one's a standalone which doesn't include Chaplin, but I thought I may as well add it with the other one. Releasing Studio: Video Artists International Soundtracks: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo orchestral score by Gillian Anderson Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) Yes (1918 re-release, 63:03), but most complete restored version by Eastman House. Includes instrumental prelude with notes and slideshow. Extras: Sound recordings of excerpts from Bizet's Carmen sung by Geraldine Farrar, with notes, slideshow and film clips: - "Habenera" (Dec 9, 1914) (03:00) - "Séguedille" (Dec 9, 1914) (07:00) - "Mais moi, Carmen" (final scene) with Giovanni Martinelli (May 19, 1915) (4:50) Notes: Film and extras play as one continuous feature, or songs are selectable individually from menu. Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only): B000EXZFOO Added them, thank you Nice work, James. I forgot to mention: could you please add a note on the Image DVD listing for Chaplin short: 1995 restoration by Film Preservation Associates (David Shepard). I also see you omitted mention of the Flicker Alley reissue; was it an oversight? Here's another: Title: Slapstick Masters - Easy Street (1917) (24:21) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Street_(film) - One Week (1920) (23;17) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Week_(1920_film) - Chasing Choo Choos (1927) (22:40) abridged two-reel version of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_Safe - Big Business (1929) (16:16) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Business_(1929_film) Soundtracks: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo score by the Alloy Orchestra (all films) Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) None/yes; see above - For Chaplin: 1995 restoration by Film Preservation Associates (David Shepard), with some new and rearranged intertitles - For the rest: Restoration by Film Preservation Associates (David Shepard) Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only): B00009Q4W5 Brent_Reid wrote: Nice work, James. I forgot to mention: could you please add a note on the Image DVD listing for Chaplin short: Updated about the restoration. I don't know what you mean, the Flicker Alley is mentioned at the bottom of the pages. Thanks. I don't mean the Flicker Alley Essanays set, but the Carmen/The Cheat/Burlesque... reissue I mentioned in the notes for that release: "There's an identical DVD reissue by Flicker Alley (ASIN B018RCYMSI)." Brent_Reid wrote: Thanks. I don't mean the Flicker Alley Essanays set, but the Carmen/The Cheat/Burlesque... reissue I mentioned in the notes for that release: "There's an identical DVD reissue by Flicker Alley (ASIN B018RCYMSI)." Yeah, it's there at the bottom of the pages. Added the Slapstick Masters set.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line144
__label__wiki	0.618226	0.618226	Dodgers @ Angels July 8, 2018: Sunday Night Baseball in Anaheim Alex Campos 07/08/2018 Game Threads Leave A Comment The Dodger bats have cooled off in Anaheim, but the Dodgers took game two behind another good outing by Ross Stripling. Tonight, the Dodgers close out the series in Anaheim on ESPN. Forsythe 1B Marte Wood (L) Heaney (L) Alex Wood makes his team-leading 18th start of the season today. If he completes 6 1/3 innings tonight, he’ll be the first Dodger pitcher to 100 innings pitched this season. Prior to Stripling’s start last night, Wood was the lone qualified Dodger starter. He’s on a bit of a hot streak, as he has four wins in his last four outings and a 2.19 ERA in those 24 2/3 innings. After completing six innings or more in six of his first 13 starts, Wood has done so in each of his last three. He’s coming off a six inning, one-run outing against the Pirates, a 17-1 Dodger victory in which Caleb Ferguson recorded a save. In about 60 fewer innings this season, Wood has allowed only four fewer home runs than he did all of last season. He’s always been a good ground ball starter, but Wood has a sub-50 percent ground ball rate for the first time in his career this year. Old friend Andrew Heaney gets the start for Anaheim in the finale. He was acquired by the Dodgers in the same deal that brought Austin Barnes and Enrique Hernandez to Los Angeles, but was quickly shipped to Anaheim for Howie Kendrick. Heaney has finally been healthy this season and is about 16 Major League innings from setting a new career-high. Heaney is one of only 14 pitchers this season with a complete game shutout, as he allowed one hit and one walk in nine innings against the Royals on June 5th. He’s had a bit of an uneven season and failed to complete four innings in two different starts last month. Last time out, Heaney held the Mariners to three runs in seven innings and struck out 10, which matched his career-high. Hernandez and Barnes are both in the lineup against Heaney, as they usually are against lefties. Matt Kemp DH’s for the second time in the series. For the Angels, Shohei Ohtani is not DHing for the first time this series. He fouled a ball off his knee in the ninth inning last night, but he might have had tonight off against a lefty anyways. The Dodgers set their rotation for their four-game set in San Diego, which begins tomorrow night. Dodgers-Padres probables: Monday: Kershaw-Perdomo Tuesday: Hill-Lauer Wednesday: Maeda-Lucchesi Thursday: Stripling-Ross — J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) July 8, 2018 He could return out of the bullpen, but this means Walker Buehler‘s earliest start would be at home next weekend against these same Angels. Walker Buehler touched 97 mph during his sim game, Dave Roberts said. His next start will come before the All-Star break. As this post goes up, ESPN should be just starting their All-Star selection show. I’m rooting for the Dodgers to be represented only by Stripling, Kemp and Max Muncy, because we all predicted that back in March. About Alex Campos I've been writing about the Dodgers since I graduated from Long Beach State, where I covered the Dirtbags in my senior year. I'm either very good or very bad at puns. @ac3581 Previous Dodgers 3, Angels 1: Ross Stripling stellar for 6 frames, pen shuts the door this time Next Angels 4, Dodgers 3: Series dropped after Dodgers get out-donged by Angels	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line145
__label__cc	0.675416	0.324584	Domainwards.com NAMEBRIGHT.COM TERMS OF SERVICE This Registration Agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the terms and conditions of your use of Domainwards.com Inc, a Colorado corporation, hereafter "Domainwards", "Domainwards.com", "the site", "Registrar", "Domain Name Registrar" or the like. The terms "you", "user", "customer" and the like refer to an individual or entity who accepts this Agreement. To use Domainwards.com's services, you must read and agree to be bound by all terms and conditions of this Agreement. You acknowledge that you have read, understand and agree to the terms in this Agreement. You agree that Domainwards.com may update these terms of service to add, remove or amend terms, conditions, and policies governing the use and operations of Domainwards.com. Your use of Domainwards.com's website and/or services after such changes have been made constitutes your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. 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All domain names registered through Domainwards (which are eligible for privacy protection) may receive one (1) year of free privacy protection. This promotion is applicable for new domain registrations, domain name transfers in, and on domain names that have never had privacy turned on before within the system. After the 1 free year is up you will be charged for the renewal at the current privacy protection price. In the case your privacy protection does not end on the "anniversary" of your domain name's expiration (this can happen with transfers for example), Domainwards will "sync" the privacy protection to the closest anniversary of the expiration date once the free year has ended. In this case you will see a pro-rated charge where privacy might only renew for a few months (for a fraction of the yearly price with the pro-rated price), and then you will see a second privacy charge for an additional year when the anniversary of your domain's expiration comes up. 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While Domainwards will do everything possible to put the domain name into your account as fast as possible (usually immediately), transfer processes and other criteria might hold up the time until the domain is actually put into your account. Domainwards will do what it can to expedite this process as much as possible and will try its best to only list domain names that can reasonably be transferred in a realistic amount of time. 22.Use of Email Plans. You agree that your use of any Domainwards email account and/or email plan will abide by the "Anti-SPAM" requirements listed in the following section. All email plans come with a 7-day guarantee, in which you may cancel within 7 days of purchase and receive an account credit. You are only allowed to cancel an email plan for an account credit once per calendar year per account. All subsequent email plan cancellations will be without credit/refund. 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__label__cc	0.582491	0.417509	About our sector EIC Scotland The environment sector: a look ahead By EIC Executive Director Matthew Farrow It’s nearly 15 years since I became professionally involved in environmental issues, when I took the post of Head of Environmental Policy at the CBI. Many ministers, consultations and strategies have come and gone over that period (during which I also worked at the Environmental Services Association and now at EIC), but it is hard to think of a time when the world of environmental policy and business has been both so interesting and so unpredictable. Of course the major cause of uncertainty right now is Brexit, and writing this in mid-March, anything I say is likely to be overtaken by events. It is obvious though that Brexit has the potential to be a setback for the environment. We all know the statistics – 40 years of EU Environmental Directives creating perhaps 80% of all UK environmental regulations. Greener UK – the coalition of NGOs working together to lobby for high environmental standards post-Brexit – publish a quarterly risk-tracker assessing how much danger there is of a loss of protections across different environmental areas. The most recent risk tracker, published in early March as fears of a no deal Brexit rose, listed all areas as red ie ‘high risk’. But despite these legitimate fears (and clearly we mustn’t be complacent) I think the chances of a ‘race to the bottom’ on environmental standards is low. Michael Gove seems determined to make a Green Brexit part of his legacy as environment secretary, and has delivered an ambitious 25 Year Environment Plan and a draft Environment Bill which includes proposals for an Office of Environmental Protection. With a bit of strengthening, the Bill could provide a reasonable guarantee that even if his successors are less sound there will be no big bonfire of regulation. Along side this it’s worth remembering as well that there is a growing consensus across the political spectrum in support of strong environmental policies. The 25 Year Plan was launched by Theresa May in the first speech by a Prime Minister on domestic environment policy for twenty years; continued environmental protections have been part of Labour’s ‘red lines’ on Brexit and 187 MPs from all parties have signed the Greener UK pledge ‘I will do everything in my power to establish the UK as a world leader on the environment by committing to match or exceed current [EU] environmental, wildlife and habitat protections.’ The centralist groups such as the Lib Dems and the new Independent Group tend to be automatically pro-environment, while dry-as-dust Chancellor Philip Hammond emphasised the need for action on climate change in his Spring Statement. While these things can go in cycles, I take some confidence from opinion polls that constantly show strong public support for the environment, and the student climate strike has also caught political and media attention. Not only is the political consensus behind environmental policy in good shape, but I also think we are seeing a more mature approach to developing environmental policy. For a long time policy was largely focused on the important but basic tasks of minimising point source pollution and reducing landfill volumes. In recent years there has been much more attention given to systems thinking about the environment, and we are starting to see the benefits of that coming through. The impact of natural capital approaches is an example of that, with a commitment in the 25 Year Environment Plan to set requirements for ‘net environmental gain’ to be an outcome from all new infrastructure and housing development. And in comparison to the approach to air quality of focusing on limit values for individual pollutants, which for example has led to a focus on NOx at the expense of particulates (which are below legal limit values despite being arguably more harmful) the recently published Air Quality Strategy takes a more holistic approach and also proposes exposure targets. The recent suite of Defra consultations on waste and resources is further evidence that policy makers are recognising that a ‘circular economy’ can only be achieved though systems change. The combination of an ambitious era of environment policy making and a more systems-led approach will influence environmental consulting. It will continue the move away from consulting services being driven by client needs to achieve basic compliance with regulations, towards more holistic work helping clients to understand how a more systems-led approach to policy will affect the expectations placed upon them by stakeholders and how they can future-proof their operations. A further factor affecting the environment world will be the continuing impact of devolution. Scottish and Welsh policy has already begun to diverge from England in recent years, and this is likely to accelerate post-Brexit. And in England the role of the metro mayors is starting to be felt – Andy Burnham’s decision for all new buildings and infrastructure in the Greater Manchester area from 2028 to be required to be zero carbon will have significant implications for developers in the region. The upside of this is that it encourages more innovation in policy making. The downside is that for large corporates operating across the UK, it can create unwelcome complexity and unintended consequences (for example different rates of landfill tax and landfill ban policy across the UK can have major impacts on the resources market and movement of waste materials). As well as policy innovation, I expect the political weight given to the Industrial Strategy and work of UKRI will encourage innovation around environmental technology. My organisation, EIC, has successfully bid for funding from Innovate UK to conduct an innovation audit of the 25 Year Environment Plan, looking at where we already have technologies that can deliver cost-effectively the ambitious goals in the plan and where we need to either commercialise existing R+D or stimulate new innovations. The other big trend that will affect the industry is digitalisation. We ran a conference last November on the way that digitalisation and big data is changing the way we understand, prioritise and tackle environmental issues. We ran the event jointly with the Natural Environment Research Council, who felt that environmental businesses were not making full use of the enormous amount of data that the Council holds. It was clear from discussion at the conference that there is a lot of potential to use and combine environmental datasets in new ways to create new environmental services products, which is good news for our sector. Against that, many other sectors have data analysis skills and access to datasets and this could lead to new entrants in the environmental consultancy market. But against this reasonably positive background we have the recognise that economic situation is not good. The Office of Budget Responsibility has recently reduced the forecast UK growth rate of 2019 to only 1.2%, other world economies are slowing, and whatever the final shape of Brexit, it is unlikely to be positive for the UK economy. Weak economic growth may reduce the scope for mainstream business to invest in sustainability measures which may slow progress towards the truly sustainable economy we all want to see. 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__label__wiki	0.708417	0.708417	The Sydney Morning Herald: #Radioactive art tackle... #Fukushima II (Daini)'s Monitoring Posts Were Heav... Ooi Nuke Plant: 200 Cubic Meters of Jellyfish Caug... Russia Today's "News" Has Spawned a Host of Blogs,... Ooi Nuke Plant Reactor 4 Had 137 Alarms Set Off in... Friday Protest Channels at Yasumi Iwakami's IWJ August 3 Friday Protest at PM Official Residence, ... Russia Today News Insinuates Fishing Is Banned on ... PM Noda to Meet with Organizers of Friday Protest ... Reuters: #Fukushima residents say resounding "no" ... (OT) London Olympics: Chinese, Korean, Indonesian ... No Word of New Round of "Stimulus" from Federal Re... #Fukushima I Nuke Plant "Roadmap" Monthly Progress... Aerial Photographs of July 29 "Surround the Diet B... Iranian Nuclear Facilities Hacked, Blasting AC/DC ... Masao Yoshida, Former Plant Manager of #Fukushima ... Noda Administration May Be Planning to Use Sales T... Liquid Sodium Leak Alarm at Monju Fast Breeder Rea... July 29 "Surround the Diet Building" Protest Drew ... OT: London Olympics - Japan Men's Soccer (Football... Live Netcast: July 29 Surround the National Diet B... The Sydney Morning Herald: #Radioactive art tackles fall-out for Japan" Creators wanted "to bring to the viewer the fear of the unknown". Ken and Julia Yonetani bring "arts" made of radioactive uranium glass beads to Australia, "to convey the fear of contamination that Japan has been living with since last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster", according to The Sydney Morning Herald (8/5/2012): KEN and Julia Yonetani are adamant their radioactive artworks are safe. They even had scientists from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation measure the amount of radiation produced by the works in What the Birds Knew. Yet it's hard not to feel apprehensive in the presence of installations that glow brightly because of the uranium glass beads used in their creation. ''I guess when you turn on the light and it glows and you've been handling it all day you go 'oh','' Julia says. ''We got the beads tested just to make sure because when people hear 'uranium' they automatically think of danger.'' The couple, who have previously created artworks with salt and sugar, used 50,000 uranium glass beads in USA, a two-metre-wide chandelier that illuminates the ground floor of the 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in Haymarket. It is the largest of the 30 chandeliers they will create to represent the nuclear-powered nations of the world. Upstairs, a six-metre ant made of 10,000 beads stands opposite glowing warning signs that read ''meltdown'' and ''radioactive''. The uranium glass came from a US company and wasn't difficult to import into Australia nor dangerous to use. Uranium glass is not sufficiently radioactive to pose a health hazard to viewers either, the Yonetanis say. It was widely used in the late 19th-century to make decorative objects such as sugar bowls, cake stands and drinking glasses. The installations might emit less radiation than a smoke detector or mammogram but they are designed to convey the fear of contamination that Japan has been living with since last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster. ''We were trying to bring to the viewer the fear of the unknown,'' Julia says. Fear of the unknown? So make it known by telling us what the air dose level is in microsievert/hour right beneath the 50,000-bead chandelier. Then we'll decide if it's "safe". (UPDATE) Of course. The air dose rate would be background, as uranium emits alpha. Thank you readers. I still don't want to be near the chandelier, much as I don't want to be near those bricks made of uranium mining debris which are still used at the government ministry buildings. (H/T John Noah) Labels: radioactive art #Fukushima II (Daini)'s Monitoring Posts Were Heavily Damaged in March 11 Tsunami, TEPCO's Photos Show I don't remember seeing any news about it last year, but then I didn't pay much attention to Fukushima II (Daini). TEPCO released a series of photographs showing the repair and improvement on Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant. In it, there are photographs of Monitoring Posts 6 and 7, right after the earthquake/tsunami on March 11, 2011 and after they were rebuilt. Rebuilt? Yes, they were heavily damaged in the tsunami. MP7 was completely wiped out, as you see in the photo below from TEPCO's Photos and Videos Library 8/3/2012: MP7 before the earthquake/tsunami (3/17/2004): MP7 after the earthquake/tsunami (4/24/2011): Temporary MP7 (8/26/2011): MP7 newly built (7/24/2012): So, where is MP7 located? From TEPCO's page on radiation monitoring for Fuku-II: Comparing this with Google Map, that's about 200 to 300 meters from the river mouth. Labels: Fukushima II, monitoring post Ooi Nuke Plant: 200 Cubic Meters of Jellyfish Caught on the Water Intake Screen I've written about 137 alarms at Ooi Nuclear Power Plant Reactor 4 and the jellyfish protesting the restart (again) in my previous post. Yomiuri Shinbun tells us the scale of the jellyfish attack this time. 200 cubit meters worth of jellyfish forced the plant to reduce the water intake by 30%. Good job, jellyfish. From Yomiuri Shinbun (8/3/2012): 関西電力は２日、福井県おおい町の大飯原子力発電所３、４号機（各１１８万キロ・ワット）で７月末、大量のクラゲが取水口近くに押し寄せて冷却用の水を集めにくくなったため、約１７時間にわたって出力を引き下げたことを明らかにした。 KEPCO disclosed on August 2 that the output was lowered for Reactors 3 and 4 at Ooi Nuclear Power Plant in Ooi-cho, Fukui Prefecture for 17 hours at the end of July, because of the swarm of jellyfish near the water intake that reduced the amount of cooling water collected. 引き下げ幅の最大は、３号機が１・８％、４号機が１・３％。再稼働工程でクラゲのため出力ダウンしたのは７月８日以来２度目。 Output reduction in Reactor 3 was 1.8% maximum, and 1.3% maximum in Reactor 4. It is the second time since July 8 after the restart process started that the output was reduced because of jellyfish. 関電によると、フル稼働状態だった７月３０日午後からクラゲの量が増え始め、３号機は午後３時３０分から、４号機は同４時頃から段階的に出力を引き下げた。クラゲは翌３１日未明に減り始め、午前８時３０分に出力を元に戻した。 According to KEPCO, the number of jellyfish started to increase in the afternoon of July 30, when [both reactors] were in full operation. Reactor 3 started to reduce output at 3:30PM, Reactor 4 at 4PM. Jellyfish started to decrease in numbers by the early morning of July 31, and the output was restored to full at 8:30AM. 取水口にある漂流物を除去するスクリーンにクラゲが張り付き、取水能力が３割以上落ちたという。回収したクラゲは約２００立方メートルにも及び、関電は対策を検討している。 Jellyfish attached themselves to the water intake screen which was installed to remove floating debris, and the water intake capacity dropped by more than 30 percent, according to KEPCO. The volume of jellyfish removed is about 200 cubic meters. KEPCO is considering measures to deal with jellyfish. Easy. Let Senior Vice Minister Makino to scold jellyfish: "Lowly Jerryfish should never stop a modern Nuclear Power Plant! Be gone!" Otherwise, I think the best countermeasures against jellyfish is to stop the reactors so that no warm water is being released into the ocean from the plant. Labels: jellyfish attack, Ooi Nuclear Power Plant Russia Today's "News" Has Spawned a Host of Blogs, Tweets Telling Us of "Fishing Ban in California" Because of Highly Radioactive Bluefin Tuna Great. Just great. After 17 months since the accident, not only we're not getting any wiser, but we are actually getting dumber by the day if not by the hour. And it is not just the Japanese in Japan either. I already wrote about the "news" by Russia Today on July 21 which almost all Japanese understood to mean fishing had been banned in California because of radiation contamination of fish from the Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident. I tweeted in Japanese that it was not true at all. I continue to be the lone voice, and more and more people tweet this RT's "news". Just now, a person with more than 60,000 followers tweeted the "news", quoting a Japanese blog which quotes another Japanese blog with a link to an English website. So I took a look at the English site called "The Truth Behind The Scenes", and this is what I saw on their July 21, 2012 post: If the reader take a look at the RT video embedded in the post, he/she will see right away that this photo is a fabrication. The brief post at the site does not say anything about fishing ban in California. Whatever the intention of this website may have been, the two Japanese blogs (here and here) posting the link to this English post say "Bluefin tunas from Fukushima waters are contaminating the ocean there, and it's really a serious problem!", and "Radioactivity in the ocean off the coast of California is rising rapidly!", and they attribute their remarks to RT's "news" as they saw it on this English site. One of my Japanese followers just tweeted me saying "But it cannot be false, because Russia Today had it in the news!" Another favorite among the Japanese continues even stronger today - the "news" about the Japanese Olympic team escorted out of the Olympic stadium during the opening ceremony because IOC didn't want the radiation contamination from the players. Today, it's got juicier. All these empty seats at almost all Olympic venues because of the poor planning by the organizers and corporate purchasers of these tickets not bothering to show up have now been attributed to ... (drum roll please)... racial discrimination against the Japanese players because people are afraid of radiation contamination! Oh we're hated by everyone in the world! Poor us! All because of the government and TEPCO! And Japanese media is not doing the job, because BBC reported it! Like I said, I give up. Labels: baseless rumor, London Olympics, radiation contamination, RT Ooi Nuke Plant Reactor 4 Had 137 Alarms Set Off in 10 Days, But "Not A Problem", Says KEPCO KEPCO seems to have much thicker skin than TEPCO, if that's even possible. KEPCO says the alarm at one of the thermocouples inside the Reactor 4 Pressure Vessel has been triggered 137 times since the reactor started the full operation on July 25, but it's not a problem, things will sort themselves out soon. From Mainichi Shinbun Fukui local version (8/3/2012): 関西電力は２日、大飯原発４号機（１１８万キロワット）の原子炉内の１次冷却水の温度が部分的に上昇したことを示す警報が同日午後３時現在で計１３７回作動したと発表した。警報は４号機がフル稼働に入った７月２５日早朝に初めて作動。燃料集合体（１９３体）のうち１体について、周辺の冷却水の温度が警報基準に達した。 KEPCO announced on August 2 that an alarm was sounded 137 times as of 3PM that day which indicated the rise in local temperature of the primary coolant [water] inside the Reactor Pressure Vessel in Reactor 4 (1.18 million kilowatts) at Ooi Nuclear Power Plant. The alarm was first sounded in the early morning on July 25, when the reactor started the full operation. The temperature of the coolant around one of the nuclear fuel assemblies (193 assemblies total) rose to the level that would trigger an alarm. 関電によると、過去に１回使用した比較的燃焼度の高い燃料だったため、流量の変化で一時的に冷却水の温度が上がった。燃焼度に応じた燃料全体の配置に問題はなく、今月中旬ごろには安定した状態になるとみている。 According to KEPCO, the particular fuel assembly had been used once before and had relatively high fuel burnup. The company says that a change in the amount of flowing water temporarily raised the temperature of the coolant. KEPCO doesn't think there is any problem with the fuel assembly arrangement based on the fuel burnup, and says the temperature will stabilize by the middle of this month. また、７月３０日には取水口付近に漂着したクラゲの影響で３、４号機が共に取水量を抑えたため発電出力が最大約１・８％落ちた。 On July 30, the power output was decreased by 1.8% as both Reactors 3 and 4 reduced the amount of seawater intake because of jellyfish. (So jellyfish are still protesting...) KEPCO's press release on 8/2/2012 includes their explanation (in the attachment No.3) of why the alarm is being triggered and why it is no problem, in a very technical term (again, they outdo TEPCO). From what I could figure, the thermocouple at this particular fuel assembly has been registering temperature higher than the standard (between 305 and 336 degrees Celsius), but it is because this assembly has high fuel burnup having been used once already, and as the time goes the relative output of the fuel assembly will drop, and the temperature will drop. The current cycle is the cycle No.15, and KEPCO uses more fuel assemblies that have been used once than in the previous two cycles, so the higher temperature is to be expected. As long as the temperature is below the saturation temperature (345.3 degrees Celsius), there is no problem with cooling. (I put the English labels. KEPCO's press releases in English are almost all about financial results for the investors. They do have an English press release on the restart of Ooi Nuke Plant, dated June 16, 2012, if you're interested, here.) Ooi Nuclear Power Plant's two reactors are both pressurized-water reactors from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The temperatures of the coolant inside the PWR, according to wiki, is 275 degrees Celsius as the water enters the RPV at the bottom, and 315 degrees Celsius as it flows upward to the reactor core. Labels: Ooi Nuclear Power Plant, RPV, thermocouple For those of you who want to watch. Channel 1: by Yasumi Iwakami, at the front gate of the Diet Building Channel 3: aerial video (from 9PM) [his group is flying a helicopter] Channel 4: at the stage in front of the Diet Building Channel 5: at the front of the protest at PM Official Residence Channel 6: Ministry of Finance - Diet Building - Family area Channel 7: Protest at Ministry of Economy (5PM), Protest against appointment of Nuclear Regulatory Commission (6:30PM) Channel 8: Protest at Ministry of Education (4:30PM), "Human chain" at Ministry of the Environment (8:15) Channel Osaka 1: Protest at KEPCO Headquarters in Osaka City against Ooi restart No info as to whether the meeting between Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and the organizers is actually happening today or not. Labels: Friday protest August 3 Friday Protest at PM Official Residence, and Organizers Will Allow Protest Against Nuclear Regulation Commission Appointment How generous of them to allow deviation from their "single issue" (i.e. "saikado hantai" - against (Ooi Nuke Plant) restart). From Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes website: ※今回は、国会同意人事である原子力規制委員会の人事案決定間際という緊急性に鑑み、田中俊一氏をはじめとする原子力ムラの人間を取り込む人事案撤回についても強く訴えることとします。 This time, because the appointment of commissioners for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is imminent, which requires consent of the Diet, we will also appeal for the retraction of the plan that will appoint people from the "nuclear village", including Mr. Shunichi Tanaka. 【日時】8/3(金)18:00〜20:00 予定【場所】首相官邸前および永田町・霞が関一帯 (霞ヶ関駅、虎ノ門駅、桜田門駅をご利用ください) ※千代田線・丸ノ内線の国会議事堂前駅は大混雑が予想されます。 Date: Friday August 3rd, 6 to 8PM Place: In front of the Prime Minister's Official Residence, and in Nagata-cho/Kasumigaseki area [where the government ministries and agencies are located] Please use Kasumigaseki Station, Toranomon Station and Sakuradamon Station. Kokkaigijidomae Station on Chiyoda Line and Marunouchi Line is expected to be hugely crowded. If any of you are going, please write in the comment section tomorrow. Again, I'm not too thrilled with these young and rather arrogant organizers who have been dissing anyone older than them, but I support people of all ages expressing their discontent directly to the power that be in Kasumigaseki. There will be a protest AFTER this orderly event at Goshi Hosono's ministry (Ministry of the Environment). The protest will demand Hosono replace the soon-to-be-appointed commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with people outside the "nuclear village". Information from "Hinan no Kenri" (right to evacuate) blog: ８月３日（金）２０：１５～２１：００ ◆環境省前（合同庁舎５号館前）（地図）　http://www.env.go.jp/annai/map.html 東京メトロ「霞ヶ関駅」Ｂ３、Ｃ１出口 Date: Friday August 3, 8:15PM to 9PM Place: In front of the Ministry of the Environment (Joint Government Building No.5) See the map: http://www.env.go.jp/annai/map.html ※ヒューマンチェーンは、環境省を含む一角で実施（プラカード、鳴り物、光り物など持参歓迎） We will make "human chain" in one corner that includes the Ministry of the Environment. (Please bring placards, musical instruments [anything that makes noise] and anything that shines.) (They should be demanding Hosono be removed from his ministerial post, sent off to pick up the highly radioactive debris and wash down the fuel assembly at Fukushima I Nuke Plant so that he can claim "See, there is no radioactivity!") This group will be also protesting in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Annex (where NISA is housed) from 6:20PM to 8PM, against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission appointment and the restart of Ooi Nuclear Power Plant. If you go to the Friday protest, check them out, too People in Osaka City is protesting in front of KEPCO Headquarters, as usual. Russia Today News Insinuates Fishing Is Banned on West Coast of the US Because of Radiation Contamination from #Fukushima Nuke Accident, and Japanese Freak Out This has been one of the most "popular" pieces of "news" circulating furiously on Twitter in the past few days. Looking at the date of the news video uploaded onto Youtube by Russia Today (July 21, 2012), RT seems to be the source of the "news". The story is reported by RT's Madina Kochenova, according to the video description. The video has a catchy title (literally): "Fishy Catch: Fukushima fins spotted on US shores". Many Japanese people in Japan on Twitter are so distressed (or feigning distress) that the fishing is banned in California because of radiation contamination. Oh My God, look at that sign, it does say "No fishing"! OMG, what do we do when the US demands compensation? We're eating fish here in Japan, and over there they have banned fishing! Radiation contamination must be really bad there, but it cannot be as bad as in Japan, so we are made to eat highly contaminated fish that are caught and sold freely in Japan! And on and on and on. After having seen the retweet on this "news" today for nth time, I finally happened on the source material, the video by RT. Here's the screen shot that has freaked the Japanese and spawned endless tweets and retweets on radiation contamination scare and speculations about compensation money that will be demanded by the US: "No fishing" sign at a port. RT's reporter Ms. Madina Kochenova in Los Angeles doesn't outright say (of course not) the sign has to do with the radiation contamination in fish caught and hauled at the port because of the Fukushima accident. But RT strongly insinuates that fishing is banned because of the radiation contamination, making little room for the viewers to come to any other conclusion. Ms. Kochenova says: "This summer California fishermen are ready to inspect their catch closer than ever before." As she says this, the "No fishing" sign is shown. Then, she apparently talks to a fisherman, who says: "The word "radiation" creates a fear in people." Uh.. yes, so? The fisherman may as well be answering to the reporter's question, "So tell me, what do you think of when you hear the word "radiation"?" From this, many in Japan have connected the dots - fish in California are contaminated with radioactive materials from Fukushima, and they have banned fishing because of that, and see, the fisherman is afraid, and the US government will demand compensation from Japan! In the 2 minutes and 50 seconds news clip, RT shows photographs of damages from last year's earthquake/tsunami/nuclear accident, then the soundbites from the US media when they reported back in May on the Stanford researchers' findings of small amount of radioactive cesium in bluefin tuna off the coast of California (10 Bq/kg or so, or about 5 times the background) last year. I've never heard of fishing ban on the west coast of the US or Canada or Mexico anywhere because of radiation. This is fishy, I thought. Then, looking at the screen shot of the "No fishing" sign, I noticed letters and numbers on the sign: "L.B.M. .16.08.460". Hmmm. Let's run these letters and numbers... As far as my quick search goes, "L.B.M. 16.08.460" is one of the sections in the Long Beach Municipal Code, and it is about fishing restrictions. The section has been there in the Code, it has been amended numerous times (here is one of them, here's another). The sign that RT used in the background of the news report is probably the sign to tell recreational anglers that they cannot fish at that location. Almost 17 months since the start of the nuclear accident, we are no wiser. Labels: baseless rumor, bluefin tuna, Russia Today PM Noda to Meet with Organizers of Friday Protest Against Ooi Nuke Plant Restart, as Early as on August 3 Just like this sometimes-cynical old-timer (I presume; at least he doesn't seem to be in the same generation as the organizers of the Friday protest) has astutely predicted, former Prime Minister Naoto Kan had already coordinated with current Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda so that PM Noda would meet with these young organizers as representatives of anti-nuclear movement, even before Mr. Kan met with the organizers on July 31. Now, Asahi Shinbun says PM Noda will be happy to meet with the organizers on Friday August 3. Oops. The government is moving in quickly. The meeting was supposed to be sometime next week. I wonder what these "single issue" organizers will say to Noda. Saikado Hantai? Do they have any other game plan? (......no?) This will likely be the last meeting if From Asahi Shinbun (8/2/2012): 野田佳彦首相は、毎週金曜日に官邸前で関西電力大飯原発（福井県おおい町）の再稼働への抗議行動を呼びかけている市民団体のメンバーと、近く面会する意向を固めた。早ければ、次の抗議行動が予定される３日にも会う方向で調整している。 Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has decided to meet with the members of the citizens' group who has been calling for a protest every Friday at the Prime Minister's Official Residence against the restart of KEPCO Ooi Nuclear Power Plant (Ooi-cho, Fukui Prefecture). The coordination is under way to set up the meeting on August 3, the day when the next protest is planned. 首相は１３の市民団体や個人による連絡組織「首都圏反原発連合」の代表者と会う意向。これまで首相は「一つ一つ、デモの皆さまに出て行って会うことは前例がない」として、超党派の国会議員でつくる「原発ゼロの会」を通じた面会要請も断ってきた。だが、抗議行動は広がりをみせ、「民意を軽く考え過ぎている」との批判が政権内からも出ていることを踏まえ、方針転換した。 Prime Minister Noda will meet with the representatives of "Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes", which is made up of 13 different citizens' groups and individuals. So far, the prime minister has declined to meet with the protesters, saying there is no precedent to do so. He has so far declined the request for a meeting through the bi-partisan group of politicians called "Zero Nuke Plant". However, as the protest is growing bigger in size and there is criticism within his administration that [PM Noda is] not taking people's wishes seriously, Mr. Noda has had a change of heart. ただ、首相には大飯原発の再稼働を見直す考えはなく、面会ではエネルギー政策の見直し方針への理解を求めるとみられる。 However, the prime minister has no intention of reconsidering the restart of Ooi Nuclear Power Plant, and he is expected to ask for understanding of the government's energy policy review. Whatever that means.　One of the organizers has tweeted his thinking on the demands that his group would make. The demands are: Stop all nuclear power plants immediately and decommission them. Stop all restarts immediately. Scrap all the new constructions of nuclear reactors and plants immediately. Withdraw immediately from nuclear fuel recycling business immediately. Scrap the appointment of the members for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Help the victims of the nuclear accident. Make people accountable for the accident. Improve the work condition of the plant workers. Remove excessive police presence in the protests at PM's Official Residence. (Sarcasm hat on.) I can almost hear the dialogue... Friday Protest Organizers: ... ... [plug in the sentence from above.] Prime Minister Noda: Thank you very much for your comment. We will try our best to come up with a plan to operate nuclear power plants safely to protect the way of living for the Japanese people. (Noda repeats the answer for every single "request".) (Sarcasm hat off.) There are many tweets praising the organizers for this "achievement" of securing a meeting with the nation's prime minister. Labels: Friday protest, Naoto Kan, Yoshihiko Noda Reuters: #Fukushima residents say resounding "no" to nuclear energy The government has been holding this sham of public meetings in 20 locations in Japan to "hear" from citizens what the government should do with its long-term energy policy. It's the one planned and organized and analyzed by one of the biggest PR and ad agencies in Japan, and the politicians attend the meeting as if they are just props. The government was accused of letting the employees of electric power companies (nuclear plant operators) speak at the meetings. The most recent one was held in Fukushima City, and almost all the citizens who were allowed to speak said "zero nuke". To be expected, Yomiuri Shinbun ignores the news, Asahi Shinbun reports but with no mention that almost all of the citizens were against having any nuclear power plant. Nikkei Shinbun, Kyodo News, and a host of local papers quoting Kyodo News report it (if you read Japanese, here's a link to see for yourself). And Reuters reports it. From Reuters (8/1/2012): Fukushima residents say resounding "no" to nuclear energy (Reuters) - Get out of nuclear power and do it fast, angry Fukushima residents told Japanese government officials on Wednesday at a public hearing on energy policy held in an area ravaged by a nuclear disaster that has whipped up opposition to atomic power. The Fukushima hearing, the ninth out of 11 planned nationwide, sought to gather views on nuclear power's role in the nation's energy mix as the government struggles to cover a power shortfall by that could threaten economic growth. Meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima nuclear plant after an earthquake and tsunami on March 11 last year caused radiation to spew over large areas of Fukushima, forcing more than 160,0000 people to flee. In the following months, all of Japan's nuclear plants were shut for safety checks. Two reactors resumed operations last month. "I want all the reactors in Japan shut immediately and scrapped," a grey-haired woman, who introduced herself as a farmer living 65 km (40 miles) from the Fukushima plant, said at the public hearing in the prefecture capital. "Many people are now aware that the government's talking of 'no immediate risk to health' is tantamount to 'long-term health risk'," she said to the applause of about 200 residents packed in a small concert hall. Goshi Hosono, minister in charge of the response to the nuclear crisis, was heckled as he apologized for the suffering of people in Fukushima. "I will never forget what I heard today, and I'm determined to do everything I can," he said. Fukushima prosecutors on Wednesday launched an investigation after more than 1,000 residents filed criminal complaints against 15 former and present Tokyo Electric Power officials, including former company president Masataka Shimizu, and 18 government officials, including Nuclear Safety Commission head Haruki Madarame, a lawyer for the group, Hiroyuki Kawai, told Reuters. Kawai said Tokyo prosecutors had launched a separate investigation. A panel of experts appointed by parliament concluded last month that the disaster could have been prevented and that failure to take precautions was the result of "collusion" among the utility, regulators and the government. "After reading the report by the parliament-appointed panel, prosecutors could not stand idly by," Kawai said. THREE OPTIONS Japan met about a third of its energy needs with nuclear power before the disaster and had plans to boost that share to more than half, in part, to combat global warming. Now, three options that the government has put on the table are to phase out nuclear power completely as soon as possible, aim for a 15 percent share of the power supply by 2030, or a 20-25 percent share by the same date. Residents of Fukushima, 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, overwhelmingly backed the zero option, with all but one of the 30 who were picked in a draw to speak backing a swift exit. The Asahi newspaper reported this week that elsewhere 70 percent of those taking part in the hearings opted for the nuclear-free scenario. It is not clear how the hearings will affect the final energy plan that could come as soon as this month. But commentators said it would be hard for the government to ignore the findings as 17 months after the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, many still live in fear and thousands hired to dismantle the Fukushima plant face decades of grueling and dangerous work. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's decision to restart two reactors in Japan's western manufacturing hub to avoid blackouts galvanized the anti-nuclear movement. More than 100,000 people attended an anti-nuclear rally last month and protests staged weekly outside of Noda's residence have grown, with ordinary workers and mothers with children joining the crowds. "I'm scared. I'm really scared," said a middle-aged woman, addressing the hearing. "I'd like the government to think about why people have gathered in front of the prime minister's residence every Friday since April. That's not fashion. That's not a temporary fever. That's a heartfelt scream from the public." (Additional reporting by Linda Sieg in Tokyo; Writing by Tomasz Janowski; Editing by Ed Lane) "But commentators said it would be hard for the government to ignore the findings as 17 months after the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl"? Who are these commentators? Do they think Japan is a democracy or something? Reuters clearly doesn't know about the ad agency managing this whole event. Labels: Noda administration, nuke protest, Reuters (OT) London Olympics: Chinese, Korean, Indonesian Women's Badminton Teams Disqualified for Trying to Lose so that they would be placed in favorable slots in the tournament. It seems China started it (it has been accused of the same tactics over the years) so that the final would be "China vs China". Seeing China doing it, South Korea and Indonesia followed. The audience booed and jeered, and the players were disqualified by the Badminton World Federation and thrown out of the Olympics. Game theory at work. From ABC News (8/1/2012; emphasis is mine): Olympic Badminton Players Disqualified Over Match Throwing By JEFFREY KOFMAN (@JeffreyKofman) LONDON Aug. 1, 2012 They tried to lose to win. And now they have been thrown out of the Olympics. It was a stunt so glaring, so obvious that the crowds jeered and the referees tried to intervene. It began when Chinese top seeded women Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang starting serving into the net and missed easy volleys. Already guaranteed a slot in the next round, they want to let South Koreans Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na finish at the top of Group A so they could avoid playing Chinese compatriots and second seeds Tian Qingand Zhao Yunlei at least until the final. If the strategy worked China could win gold and silver. The South Koreans realized what was happening and responded by copying the antics of the Chinese pair. That prompted the referee to stop play and warn all players. But play resumed, the match ending unusually quickly with the Koreans winning. But it did not end there. The other South Korean pair, third seeds Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jung, tried to orchestrate defeat in their game against Indonesia's Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii. They seemed to be trying to avoid Yu and Wang in the quarter-finals. It gets worse. The Indonesians, spotting the shenanigans, tried to play along and lose too. The crowd was incensed. As were the TV commentators. ... It did not take long for Badminton World Federation to respond. This morning the eight players were kicked out the Olympic games, accused of "not using one's best efforts to win" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport." All four pairs were accused of wanting to lose in an attempt to manipulate the draw for the knockout stage. Speaking before the verdict, Korea's coach Sung Han-kook said: "The Chinese started this. They did it first. It's a complicated thing with the draws. They didn't want to meet each other in the semi-final, they don't want that to happen…. They (BWF) should do something about that." Now, I have a slight anxiety over the Japan's women's soccer team. It has advanced to the quarter final with one win and 2 draws in the qualifying round, but the team's general manager is on record saying he wanted his team to draw so that the team would advance to the quarter final as the No.2 in the qualifying round, instead of No.1. The reason? He wanted his team to stay where they were (Cardiff), so that the players wouldn't get tired from traveling to a different city (Glasgow; they would have had to, had they been the No.1). In the last qualifying match with South Africa, the Japanese team had 2nd and 3rd string players so that the top players could rest, supposedly. The general manager says he decided to shoot for a draw and told his players so in the second half of the match. It sure seems to put the team as the same category as these disqualified Asian badminton teams... Labels: London Olympics No Word of New Round of "Stimulus" from Federal Reserve, Market Doesn't Respond Much Because there is always the "next month"! Hope springs eternal in the algo bots' mind (which went haywire earlier today). The stock markets in the world are dead, as a price and value discovery mechanism. They have been, particularly since Helicopter Ben and Mighty Hank (Paulson, then-Treasury Secretary) pulled off a stunt in the summer/fall of 2008 to directly and openly intervene with the financial markets. The only noticeable drop is seen in gold (down nearly 1%), with the reasoning that "since the central bank won't inflate anytime soon, risk is off!" The problem with that of course is that the riskiest and fluffiest class of asset (equities) which has defied the gravity remains unchanged. Risk off? What risk off? From AP (8/1/2012): Fed says US economy has slowed, takes no new steps Federal Reserve says US economy has decelerated in first half of year, takes no new steps The Federal Reserve says the economy is losing strength and repeated a pledge to take further steps if the job market doesn't show sustained improvement. The Fed took no new action after its two-day policy meeting. But it acknowledged that economic activity had slowed over the first half of the year, unemployment remains elevated and consumer spending has weakened. Policymakers repeated their plan to hold short-term interest rates at record low levels until at least late 2014. Most economists say the Fed is likely to go further at its September meeting by launching another bond-buying program to drive down long-term interest rates. The statement was approved on an 11-1 vote. Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dissented for a fifth time this year. Labels: algo, Federal reserve, stock market #Fukushima I Nuke Plant "Roadmap" Monthly Progress Report (1): Workers Picking Up Radioactive Debris for Future Testing, Getting 0.3 Millisievert for 1-Hour Work Hardly anyone seems to pay serious attention to Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant itself these days, except occasional, perfunctory mentions of how radioactive materials are still spewing from the reactors and how the groundwater is being contaminated because the basements are leaking (almost always without citing the actual numbers). All the talk about imminent collapse of Reactor 4 has all but died down, and no sensational stories about the plant are circulating on Japanese Twitter. So what is TEPCO, now officially the government company with the capital infusion of 1 trillion yen (US$12.8 billion), doing these days at the plant? Very prosaic, mundane jobs like picking up concrete debris to save for later testing, trying to unclog the pipe to insert a thermocouple, hosing down the fuel assembly. They have been also building the multi-nuclide absorption towers (Toshiba), trying to replace Kanaflex hose for the transport of contaminated water, trying to clean the subdrain pit water, and asking workers from affiliate companies how they are doing. This post is the first installment from the monthly report, about the workers picking bits of concrete rubble near the blown-up reactors at Fukushima I Nuke Plant. In the report, it is the last item, but it stuck with me as I browsed through the report yesterday while listening to the press conference given by Naoto Kan and his "Zero Nuke" group of politicians. The workers got 0.3 millisievert radiation exposure for one-hour work of picking up concrete bits, and the concrete bits are not very "radioactive" in Fuku-I standard (it would be considered extremely high outside the plant), at 2,000 microsieverts/hour (or 2 millisieverts/hour). Where is that former Prime Minister who supposedly scolded top executives at TEPCO and urged them to go to Fukushima I Nuke Plant, saying he himself would go with them? Why isn't he picking up the pieces of radioactive rubble, instead of the workers who may be paid only 8,000 yen (US$102) per day for their work? From TEPCO's July 30, 2012 monthly progress report on the "Roadmap to decommissioning the reactors at Fukushima (available in Japanese only), pages 84 to 89　(I added the labels): The former Prime Minister Naoto Kan was busy trying to re-invent himself as champion of "ordinary citizens" who are against nuclear power plants and as key man who can connect these citizens with the power that be (Prime Minister Noda and his high-ranking ministers like Mr. Edano), when he and his supposedly anti-nuclear group of politicians held a press conference and the closed meeting with those "citizens" on July 31. But that will be another post. Labels: Naoto Kan, radiation exposure, TEPCO roadmap Aerial Photographs of July 29 "Surround the Diet Building" Protest The crowd doesn't look as big as some of the past Friday protests at the Prime Minister's Official Residence. Calling it "200,000" like the organizers did is probably a stretch, but so is the call by AP of "thousands". Reuters' "tens of thousands" may be just about right. But who knows. I wasn't there to feel the size, so what am I to say? These aerial photographs were taken by "正しい報道ヘリの会" (proper reporting helicopter's group). Photos by Masaya Noda (（cc）Masaya NODA / JVJA). Click to enlarge: Photos by Ryuichi Hirokawa (（cc）Ryuichi HIROKAWA): By the way, the organizers of this protest and Friday protests at PM Official Residence (except on July 27) are meeting with politicians including former Prime Minister Naoto Kan on July 31. Just as some older and more cynical observers of the whole protests have long predicted. The organizers are proudly declaring they are so different from the stupid old-timers who only knew how to throw rocks at the police. (Uh huh.) DPJ's leadership election is scheduled on September 21, and Yoshihiko Noda is expected to win. This friendly discussion meeting between the organizers and politicians is closed to the public, but Iwakami's IWJ and Nico Nico will do the live netcast for the rest of us from 5PM on July 31, according the organizers. Whenever I look at the photos and videos of the Friday protests or any other local protests, what I see is the old timers - people in their 50s, 60s, 70s who do not want to leave the country like it is now to their children and grandchildren. Labels: nuke protest Iranian Nuclear Facilities Hacked, Blasting AC/DC Music Incidentally, AC/DC music was among "the loud music played to detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison facility in preparation for interrogations", as the article below notes. From San Francisco Chronicle quoting Bloomberg News (7/25/2012): (Updates with comments from Iranian Information Technology official starting in sixth paragraph, AC/DC profile in seventh.) July 25 (Bloomberg) -- Iran’s nuclear facilities have suffered a cyber attack that shut down computers and played music from the rock band AC/DC, the F-Secure Security Labs website said. A new worm targeted Iran’s nuclear program, closing down the “automation network” at the Natanz and Fordo facilities, the Internet security site reported, citing an e-mail it said was sent by a scientist inside Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization. The virus also prompted several of the computers on site to play the song “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC at full volume in the middle of the night, according to the e-mail, part of which is published in English on the website. F-Secure Security Labs, which is linked to F-Secure Oyj, the Finnish maker of security and cloud software, said that while it was unable to verify the details of the attack described, it had confirmed that the scientist who reported them was sending and receiving the e-mails from within Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization. Iran’s nuclear program and oil facilities have been subject to a succession of cyber attacks that the Foreign Ministry said in May were launched by hostile governments as part of a broader “soft war.” Iran accuses the U.S. and Israel of trying to sabotage its technological progress. Both countries say Iran’s nuclear activities may have military intent, an allegation that Iran denies. Iran has called on the United Nations to condemn organized cyber attacks against nations, the head of Iran’s Information Technology Organization Ali Hakim Javadi said today, according to a report by the state-run news channel Press TV. Significant investment is needed for the creation of malware viruses such as Stuxnet or Flame, which previously targeted Iran, indicating that they were not produced by individuals, the Iranian official said. AC/DC have played “high voltage rock ’n’ roll” since they were formed in 1973 in Australia, according to the band’s website. Their songs were among the loud music played to detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison facility in preparation for interrogations, the Associated Press reported in October 20009, citing the National Security Archive in Washington. F-Secure Security Labs is involved in analyzing viruses, spyware and spam attacks, according to its website. Labels: Iran Masao Yoshida, Former Plant Manager of #Fukushima I Nuke Plant, Is Hospitalized for Cerebral Hemorrhage TEPCO says "His life is not in danger." Judging from the past 16 months of communication by TEPCO and the Japanese government (who are one and the same at this point, after the effective takeover of TEPCO by the government), it may simply mean "not in immediate danger", and by "immediate" it means "instantaneously". TEPCO announced the news 4 days after it happened. 吉田前所長が緊急手術＝脳出血、命に別条なし－東電 Former Fukushima I Nuke Plant Manager Yoshida underwent emergency operation for cerebral hemorrhage, his life is not in danger, says TEPCO 東京電力は３０日、福島第１原発の吉田昌郎前所長（５７）が２６日夕方に外出先で不調を訴え、脳出血のため搬送先の病院で緊急手術を受けたと発表した。手術は成功し、病状は重いが意識はあり、命に別条はないという。 TEPCO announced on July 30 that Masao Yoshida (age 57), former plant manager of Fukushima I Nuclear Power plant, complained of feeling ill on the evening of July 26 when he was away from home, and that he underwent an emergency operation for cerebral hemorrhage at the hospital he was brought to. The operation was successful, and he is conscious even though he is still in grave condition. TEPCO says his life is not in danger. 吉田氏は昨年３月１１日の事故発生から、所長として現場で陣頭指揮を執った。食道がんと診断され昨年１１月に入院し、同月末で所長を退任。その後、自宅で療養を続けていた。 Since the start of the nuclear accident on March 11 last year, Mr. Yoshida led his team of workers to deal with the accident as the plant manager. He was diagnosed with esophagus cancer and hospitalized in November last year. He resigned as the plant manager at the end of November and has been receiving medical treatment at home. 東電の松本純一原子力・立地本部長代理は記者会見で、家族の意向として脳出血時の詳しい状況を説明しなかった。医師の所見では、脳出血は食道がんと直接の関係はないという。 TEPCO's Junichi Matsumoto didn't explain the details of when Yoshida suffered cerebral hemorrhage, saying it was his family's wish. According to the doctor [at the hospital?] there is no direct relationship between the cerebral hemorrhage and the esophagus cancer. 東電は昨年１２月、吉田氏の原発事故後の被ばく量は約７０ミリシーベルトと発表。食道がんの潜伏期間は５～１０年で、放射線医学総合研究所の明石真言理事の見解として、被ばくが原因の可能性は極めて低いと説明した。 TEPCO announced in December last year that Mr. Yoshida's radiation exposure level after the start of the nuclear accident was about 70 millisieverts. The latent period for esophagus cancer is between 5 to 10 years. At the time of the announcement, TEPCO quoted Dr. Makoto Akashi, Executive Director at National Institute of Radiological Sciences, who said the possibility was extremely low that [Yoshida's esophagus cancer] was caused by radiation exposure. Labels: Masao Yoshida, TEPCO Noda Administration May Be Planning to Use Sales Tax Proceeds for Large Public Works Projects Liar, liar, pants on fire! The Noda administration has successfully pass the legislation to increase Japan's sales tax from current 5% to 8% (then to 10%) with the help of the opposition parties, and the ostensible reason was to "reform and improve the public safety net". It was BS as it stood, because the money will be taken from the very people Prime Minister Noda says he wants to help. Now, according to Tokyo Shinbun, the administration has much better use of the money that they will have: public works. Ah. Good old trusty public works that have never succeeded in lifting Japan from the two-decade-long economic stagnation (dubbed "Lost Decades") but have helped in keeping the biggest general contractors in business. But if you read the article, it's totally illogical. It goes like this: Let's raise sales tax, everybody pays this tax for everything they buy. Lots of money will fill the government coffer. No need to issue government bond to pay for the social services any more! So, the debt (government bond) not issued (because the sales tax covers the cost, supposedly) is the new money created! (No it is not, but you can't argue with politicians.) Let's spend that "money" on public works! Only in the last bastion of John Maynard Keynes. My quick translation of the Tokyo Shinbun article (7/30/2012): A curious discussion has been going on in the Upper House special committee on the simultaneous reform on social security and taxation. The main topic of the discussion is whether to use the extra breathing space from the sales tax hike in public works. All of the money from the tax increase is supposed to be used in providing social security. But if we listen to the discussion, it is almost like "simultaneous reform on taxation and public works". In the committee meeting, the Councilors from Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komei Party keep repeating, "We should increase the budget for public works because the public works protect the life and living of the citizens." The basis of their argument is the revised regulation that the three parties agreed on in June, "Addendum 18 Item 2". It says, "Considering the effect of the sales tax hike on the economy, the fund will be specifically allocated to the growth strategy and areas like disaster prevention and disaster mitigation." If the sales tax is raised to 10% and additional 13.5 trillion yen is in the government coffer, that will decrease the amount of government debt to pay for the social security. So why not use this extra spending power [what's "extra" about this?] in public works for disaster prevention and such? That seems to be their thinking. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is sympathetic to the idea, saying "If the economy grows and tax revenue rises, disaster prevention and disaster mitigation will be the priority for added funds." The government has been explaining that the purpose of sales tax hike is to achieve both the reform on social security and the fiscal reform simultaneously. Money is fungible, but if the money from the tax hike is diverted to public works, the fiscal reform will be delayed, and additional tax hike may become necessary. What is the point of the sales tax hike then? The point of raising sales tax is, because they can, and they want to look good in the eyes of IMF. And because the citizens have long been pushovers (and the foreign residents have no say). If the economy grows? PM Noda expects the economy to grow by raising tax for the constituency that has no power - individual taxpayers. Japan's large exporters will benefit from the sales tax hike, and they will receive extra credits. I suppose Mr. Noda is not counting on the Japanese citizens and residents to spend money to expand the economy. Labels: lost decade, national sales tax, Noda administration Liquid Sodium Leak Alarm at Monju Fast Breeder Reactor But No Leak Found, Says Operator JAEA Secondary coolant leak alarm was sounded on July 30, but the workers didn't find any actual leak. Or so the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, the operator of Monju Fast Breeder in Fukui Prefecture, says. From Kyodo News (7/30/2012): もんじゅでナトリウム漏れ誤警報　福井・敦賀、作動原因調査 False alarm of sodium leak at Monju, in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture; JAEA to investigate the cause of malfunction 日本原子力研究開発機構は３０日、高速増殖炉原型炉もんじゅ（福井県敦賀市）で同日午前３時４０分ごろ、２次冷却系の冷却材ナトリウムの漏えいを知らせる警報が作動したと発表した。実際のナトリウム漏れや環境への影響はなかった。 Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) announced on July 30 that an alarm was sounded off at about 3:40AM on July 30 that signaled a leak of coolant (liquid sodium) from the secondary cooling system at Monju Fast Breeder Reactor (Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture). 警報が作動した原因は不明で、同機構が詳しく調べ、結果を経済産業省原子力安全・保安院に報告する。 It is not known why an alarm was triggered. JAEA will investigate, and will report the findings to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. もんじゅは原子炉停止中だが、炉内には核燃料が装荷されており、冷却のために１次系、２次系でナトリウムが循環している。 Monju Reactor is stopped, but the nuclear fuel is loaded in the reactor. To cool the fuel, liquid sodium is being used in the primary and secondary cooling systems. 警報が作動したのは、原子炉補助建屋にある、２次系配管周辺に設置された検出器の一つ。作業員が現場を目視で点検したりしたが、ナトリウム漏れは確認できなかったという。 The alarm was set off by one of the detectors placed around the secondary cooling system pipes in the reactor auxiliary building. The workers went to the site to do the visual inspection, but no sodium leak was observed, says JAEA. Labels: JAEA, Monju July 29 "Surround the Diet Building" Protest Drew Anywhere from "Thousands" to "Two Hundred Thousand" People, Depending on Who You Ask (UPDATE) AP's reporter sent me a tweet saying "Even though the opening says "thousands", "10,000" is mentioned in the article and even the event with 200,000 people is mentioned in the article." Yes they are, and that's what I quoted below. I'm asking her why the opening was "thousands". Photo from Mainichi, showing part of the crowd that may have been "several thousands" to "200,000" (Mainichi has 11 photographs of the protest at their site): AP's Japanese reporter in Tokyo says "thousands" of people: TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people formed "a human chain" around Japan's parliament complex Sunday to demand the government abandon nuclear power — the latest in a series of peaceful demonstrations on a scale not seen in the nation for decades. The reporter Yuri Kageyama notes later in the article that July 16 protest in Yoyogi Park drew "nearly 200,000" thanks to celebrities leading the pack, and says the Sunday crowd was smaller: Similar demonstrations have been held outside the prime minister's residence every Friday evening. The crowds have not dwindled, as people get the word out through Twitter and other online networking. A July 16 holiday rally at a Tokyo park, featuring a rock star and a Nobel laureate, drew nearly 200,000 people. The crowd appeared to be smaller Sunday. Kyodo News service estimated it at about 10,000 people. Participants said they came from across Japan, underlining the widespread appeal of the protests. Reuters's foreign reporters in Tokyo says "tens of thousands", and also notes the defeat of an anti-nuclear candidate in the gubernatorial election in Yamaguchi Prefecture held on July 29: TOKYO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people protested against nuclear power outside Japan's parliament on Sunday, the same day a proponent of using renewable energy to replace nuclear following the Fukushima disaster was defeated in a local election. The protesters, including old-age pensioners, pressed up against a wall of steel thrown up around the parliament building shouting, "We don't need nuclear power" and other slogans. On the main avenue leading to the assembly, the crowd broke through the barriers and spilled onto the streets, forcing the police to bring in reinforcements and deploy armored buses to buttress the main parliament gate. The Metropolitan Police says (remember, there is no "official" number form the police on any demonstration) "ten and several thousands", according to Mainichi. TBS says "15,000", quoting their police source. The organizers, who discouraged people from showing up on Friday to concentrate on the July 29 event, says "200,000". One of the organizers tweeted that she was going to focus on media handling (giving interviews) at the event, but did see the actual protest. She was also tweeting about the Friday protest that she and her friends disapproved of, saying the number of 2,800 was "just about right", to which others responded by saying that was just too low. The July 29 protest did produce two arrests.　As Reuters and TBS News note, the protesters had a scuffle with the riot police when people flooded the streets, and two protesters were arrested for obstructing the police in the performance of their duties. Interestingly, unlike the previous protests at the PM Official Residence on Fridays, BBC and NPR (National Public Radio in the US) have been reporting this particular protest repeatedly. I wonder if someone has gotten smarter and is contacting the foreign media to prompt better coverage. Labels: media reporting, nuke protest OT: London Olympics - Japan Men's Soccer (Football) Team Will Advance to Quarter Final after defeating Morocco 1 - nil. The single goal of the game was made by Kensuke Nagai with only six minutes left on the clock. With the 1 - nil win over Spain, Japan will now advance to the quarter final (tournament), regardless of the result of the final match in the qualifying round with Honduras on August 1. Labels: London Olympics, men's soccer Live Netcast: July 29 Surround the National Diet Building in Tokyo Nico Nico Video netcast is here (no need for registration): http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv101516452#02:50 Some woman is speaking with rough words. Looks hot, looks like a lot of people. Now some group of women is about to sing some songs. At Yasumi Iwakami's IWJ Channel on USTREAM, people are shouting with drums and whistles and horns: Live Video streaming by Ustream	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line157
__label__wiki	0.745777	0.745777	Welcome to the December 2008 edition of Fantasy Book Critic’s monthly Spotlight for Graphic Novels. Previous spotlights are listed at the end of this article. Please note that the following is not a comprehensive list of graphic novels released throughout the month, but rather a list of titles that I’m personally interested in or that I believe readers of speculative fiction might enjoy. Also, please be aware that all of the releases dates listed are taken from Amazon.com and that readers might be able to find the titles at an earlier date online or at your local comic book store: “The Fantastic Worlds Of Frank Frazetta” written & illustrated by Various. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Release Date: December 1, 2008. Published by Image Comics. In the tradition of Frank Frazetta’s Death Dealer Deluxe HC, “The Fantastic Worlds Of Frank Frazetta” showcases Frazetta’s first fully approved comics as they’ve never been seen before. This oversized hardcover edition collects four classic Frank Frazetta-based tales by some of the industries' top creators including Steve Niles (30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre, City of Dust), Joshua Ortega (The Escapist, Gears of War), Rick Remender (Fear Agent, Gigantic, The Iron Giant) and Tim Vigil (Faust)… Enter the savage world in “Dark Kingdom” as Red Morgan conquers demons to avenge his family. America’s icon Teddy Roosevelt battles Mayan gods and Martians in “Creatures” to protect his country and the world. Enter “Swamp Demon” as the battle against good and evil wages on in the land of Iparsia. And two horror classics come toe to toe in “Dracula Meets the Wolfman!” Also includes new, never-before printed bonus material. Official Frank Frazetta Website Order “The Fantastic Worlds Of Frank Frazetta” HERE Read A Preview HERE “Daniel X: Alien Hunter” written by James Patterson and Leopoldo Gout (Ghost Radio). Illustrated by Klaus Lyngeled & John Girin. Release Date: December 1, 2008. Published by Little, Brown and Company. With an exciting new James Patterson narrative in graphic novel format, Daniel X continues his quest in a full-color, action-packed adventure... Long ago, after his parents' brutal murder, Daniel inherited the coveted List of Alien Outlaws and assumed his father's role as Alien Hunter. With his supreme abilities, like being able to shape-shift and conjure up long-dead family members out of thin air, Daniel is ready to take on the scum of the universe. Number 7 on the list—grand-master of an interplanetary game of destruction that could result in the eventual take-over of earth—is his next target. In a journey that takes him through the bowels of Tokyo and into other realms, Daniel ingeniously tracks the insectile mastermind. But when #7 reveals his true and terrifying powers, Daniel must enlist the help of #7's own son before he finds himself at the center of the most high-stakes game yet… Official James Patterson Website Order “Daniel X: Alien Hunter” HERE Read Reviews via Y Pulse Read Fantasy Book Critic’s Review of “The Dangerous Days of Daniel X” “Caliber: First Canon Of Justice Volume 1” written by Sam Sarkar. Illustrated by Garrie Gastonny and Imaginary Friends Studios. Release Date: December 3, 2008. Published by Radical Comics. The Arthurian legend of Excalibur is reborn in the Old Pacific Northwest. A land in which shamans replace wizards, gunfighters walk where knights once stood, and a mystical gun will change the world in place of the sword of legend. It is here that the Indian shaman Whitefeather, discovers Caliber, a tattooed six gun imbued with supernatural power that can only be fired by one man. When aimed it brings down the heavens, firing lightning itself from its barrel. Driven by visions of the apocalypse and the one who can prevent it, the mystic searches for the lawgiver, Arthur Pendergon. For in a land where lawlessness runs rampant, it will be Arthur’s destiny to set balance to the scales of justice… Official Radical Comics Website Order “Caliber” HERE Read Fantasy Book Critic’s Review of “Caliber” NOTE: “Caliber” is being produced and directed for film adaptation by John Woo (Mission Impossible 2, Face/Off, Broken Arrow). “Hercules: The Thracian Wars Volume One” written by Steve Moore (2000AD, Doctor Who, America’s Best Comics). Ilustrated by Admira Wijaya and Imaginary Friends Studios. Release Date: December 3, 2008. Published by Radical Comics. Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the Earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules, powerful son of Zeus, the king of gods, received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods, finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company of six similar souls—Iolaus, Autolycus, Amphiaraus, Tydeus, Meleager, and Atalanta—their only bond being their love of fighting and the presence of death. These men and woman never question where, why, or whom they go to fight . . . only how much they will be paid. Knowing this, King Cotys of the Odrysae hired these Greeks as mercenaries to train his men into a great army that would unite the warring tribes of Thrace. But there is more to Cotys’ motives than building a nation, and only Hercules and his companions stand in the way of a terrible plot against Greece and Olympus itself… Order “Hercules” HERE Read Fantasy Book Critic’s Review of “Hercules” NOTE: “Hercules” is being produced and developed for film adaptation by Spyglass Entertainment, Peter Berg’s (Hancock, The Kingdom) Film 44 and Radical Pictures. “Freakangels” Hardcover written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Paul Duffield. Release Date: December 10, 2008. Published by Avatar Press. Twenty-three years ago, twelve strange children were born in England at exactly the same moment. Six years later, the world ended. This is the story of what happened next… Welcome to Whitechapel, some years from now, just barely above ground in a flooded England, where a clan of eleven strange people with purple eyes—the Freakangels—have carved out some sort of a life for themselves. A life that starts to show big cracks when a girl called Alice from Manchester turns up with a shotgun and a grievance, having met the lost, prodigal last Freakangel, who had very different ideas about what they should do with themselves and this flooded future England. Because the Freakangels have a big secret—something very bad is their fault… Warren Ellis' hugely popular webcomic is beautifully illustrated in jaw-dropping detail by Paul Duffield, and every page is as much a work of art as it is a compelling and multi-layered story. Volume One collects the first 24 episodes of the “Freakangels” webcomic and also comes available in a Standard Trade Paperback and Limited Edition Hardcover signed by both Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield, and limited to only 1,000 copies. Official Freakangels Website Official Warren Ellis Website Official Paul Duffield Website Order “Freakangels” HERE Read Reviews via Wit War “Rasl” by Jeff Smith. Release Date: December 10, 2008. Published by Cartoon Books. Cartoon Books proudly presents Jeff Smith's new adventure series, “Rasl”—a stark, science fiction series about a dimension-jumping art thief, who races through space and time searching for his next big score, while trying to escape his past. In this first of three graphic novels, Rasl faces an assassin's bullet and stumbles across a mystery that not only threatens to expose his own illicit activities, but could also uncover one of the world’s most dangerous and sought after secrets… Jeff Smith is the ten-time Eisner Award and ten-time Harvey Award-winning cartoonist and creator of the self-published comic book series “Bone”. Official Jeff Smith Website Order “Rasl” HERE Read Reviews via Bookreporter “Mesmo Delivery” by Rafael Grampá. Release Date: December 10, 2008. Published by AdHouse Books. “Mesmo Delivery” is the full-color sequential debut of Eisner Award-winning Brazilian creator & cartoonist Rafael Grampá. The story is one of mystery and action, as Rufo, an ex boxer, must deliver the goods while promising to NEVER open or inspect his cargo. Mayhem ensues as the precious cargo becomes the goal of others. Wizard calls it “Convoy meets The Twilight Zone”… Official Rafael Grampa Blog Order “Mesmo Delivery” HERE Read An Interview HERE Read Reviews via ComiXology + Wizard “Dead Space” written by Antony Johnston (Stealing Life, Queen & Country) and illustrated by Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night, Hatter M, Fell). Release Date: December 17, 2008. Published by Image Comics. “Dead Space” is a prequel to the all-new blockbuster sci-fi survival horror game from Electronic Arts: In the future, earth's natural resources are spent. Instead, vast mining operations known as planetcracks are conducted in faraway star systems, literally ripping open whole planets to plunder their resources. One such operation is taking place on the barren planet of Aegis VII. But then a survey team from the preparatory mining colony discovers what appears to be an alien artifact—an artefact with potentially great religious significance to the minority church known as Unitology. As madness and hysteria grip the colony, security officer Bram Neumann must unravel the tangle of secrets that connects the artefact, the church and the mining company's own agenda . . . before a wave of horror is unleashed on the colony… Dead Space is available on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC. Winner of the E3 Game Critic's Award for Best Action/Adventure Game of 2008, Dead Space is a must buy for any fan of sci-fi and horror games! The “Dead Space” Hardcover collects issues #1-6. Official Dead Space Website Official Antony Johnston Website Official Ben Templesmith Website Order “Dead Space” HERE NOTE: Antony Johnston also scripted the excellent game which I have had the pleasure of playing and beating :) I’ve also seen the prequel “Dead Space” anime and have been looking forward to this graphic novel… “Silverfish” by David Lapham. Release Date: December 23, 2008. Published by Vertigo Comics. Multiple Eisner Award-winner David Lapham (Stray Bullets, Murder Me Dead, Detective Comics, Young Liars) brings his unique brand of stark crime noir and dark, gritty realism to Silverfish, an original graphic novel replete with betrayal, double lives and family annihilators that will plunge itself into your gut and keep twisting until its bloody conclusion. This acclaimed graphic novel is now available in paperback… What starts as a childish prank for her father's affection turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse for 16-year-old Mia when she discovers her beautiful new stepmom Suzanne's secret possessions: an address book, a stash of money and a knife caked in blood. Mia makes the fateful mistake of phoning Daniel, a murderer from Melanie's past, who believes he's possessed by a demonic silverfish. And at midnight, on the boardwalk of a sleepy seaside town, Mia's survival will depend not only on whether Suzanne is good or evil, but whether Mia can find out which before Daniel reaches them… Official David Lapham Wikipedia Website Order “Silverfish” HERE “Dead, She Said” written by Steve Niles and illustrated by Bernie Wrightson. Release Date: December 29, 2008. Published by IDW Publishing. Legendary comic book artist Bernie Wrightson (Swamp Thing, House of Mystery, Frankenstein) inks his own work for the first time in more than two decades. And joining Wrightson on this noir horror tale is the writer who has revitalized both genres in comics, Steve Niles (30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre, City of Dust). Detective Coogan knows well that there are some pretty shady freaks out there in the big city. What he didn’t know was that some of those freaks aren't even human! He learns it the hard way, and ends up on the wrong side of a bullet in this new series that mixes horror and noir into a tightly wound nightmare of twists and turns… Official Steve Niles Website Official Bernie Wrightson Website Order “Dead, She Said” HERE Previous Spotlights: Mihai A. said... Very nice spotlight on graphic novels too. Only that now you make me spend more money :D Keep up the great job, Robert ;) Thanks Mihai! Yeah, I hear you about the spending :) My wishlist just gets bigger every month!!!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line159
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I approached the author and he graciously agreed. I wanted to see how the book would hold up since it promised lots of action, magic & intrigue. Nathan Garrett is a sorcerer who is living currently as a thief in London, he however remembers his life only ten years past as he was born again on the floor of a warehouse not remembering a whit about his past life. His journey since then has been a quiet one, fitting in with the world and not alerting people to him. His world however is soon to change when he discovers that there are people that know about his lost identity and who are wanting to kill him for hitherto unknown reasons. He also is embroiled with his neighbors’ lives as the same people target their young daughter. In another plot thread we meet Nathan in the past roughly in the 15th century wherein he is on a mission to recover a young girl and a few English soldiers from a group of supernatural folk who kill without remorse and simply refuse to die easy. Both plot threads showcase a man fighting against forces much more powerful than him and trying to discover the truth. This book for me a whole lot of fun for various ones, firstly the book has a very fast paced plot, beginning with the current timeline, things start unraveling very promptly and similarly in the second plotline things are already hellish to begin with but soon take an even deadlier turn. The storyline has huge dollops of action and intrigue in both timelines thereby making the readers interested in both and constantly turning pages to find out what happens next in both. I very much enjoyed this action-packed story as it does not waste any pages on unnecessary side-plots. The author manages to keep his story streamlined and make the readers hooked on to the happenings of the Hellequin chronicles. Another plus point is the mythology utilized in the story, not that it is an original take however it does twist certain known perceptions and presents a different take on a well-known mythos and wizard. The story deals with a primary first-person narrative and the author does a decent characterization effort with the narrator. The main character is presented as a cipher however in the second timeline we get a clear cut idea about who he is & what's his goal. This dual view into the character was a fun strategy on the author's part and with the way the story ends I'm very curious in regards to the plot direction of the future books. The story however lacks in certain areas namely on the world-building front. The story is presented in two different timelines however the world presented in both is a bit sketchy on the details and that might keep a few readers unhappy. Again it’s a tough line to balance the world-building needs against the story’s pace as too much description is often labelled as info-dumping and can be quite a turn-off for some. The author chose to go with the latter direction and so I’ll be looking forward to the second book to see whether he expands the world’s history as well as the character backstories. This world can be easily described as UF-lite in regards to the world presented however the story has a lot of positive factors such as a fast-paced, action-filled story line with a plethora of twists. Steve McHugh is an author who shows a lot of flair and his book promises to give readers an exciting read a la Jim Butcher and Tim Marquitz. Crimes Against Magic is definitely a debut that should not be missed for all readers who want a great urban fantasy read. Read chapter one HERE OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS: In regards to Candice Bundy’s The Daemon Whisperer, I was alerted to its existence by Steven Montano’s blog. I am a fan of his dark fantasy-thrillers and also his picks in regards to books have been along the same lines as my interests. Plus the book blurb promised a post-apocalyptic world wherein daemons are now present and can be summoned to our plane of existence. This book seemed to be a urban fantasy version of The Warded Man/The Painted Man. Therefore I was excited to see where the author would take the story and how she would develop the world. The author provided me with a reviewer's copy based on my inquiry. Meriwether Storm is a daemon summoner who has become one due to the death/murder of her parents at the hands of one such daemon. She however doesn’t know which daemon caused this tragedy but she will do everything she can to find out its name. Every daemon summoner gets tattooed with the daemon’s sign/sigil and there haven’t been many with the amount of script that Meri has acquired. She however is still nowhere near to finding the name of her parent’s killer. Things soon take a weird turn as a daemon cabal approaches her with a potential job offer in turn for giving her the name she so fervently desires. What happens next is what readers will have to find out by reading the book. The best part of the story is its fast pace and slightly twisted storyline; the author does her best to write a story that manages to bridge the storyline from its post-apocalyptic roots into the thriller components of the story. However the biggest surprise for me was the higher content of paranormal romance in this storyline than I expected. The story I felt had a great chance to showcase a gritty world, which has been changed irrevocably after the apocalypse and the presence of the Daemons on our plane of existence. However the author manages to sidestep this world-building front and focuses only on the story and the interaction between the main POV characters and reveals the truth about the Liminals. The book also has a great cover done by Amber Shah. The author does write competently and also includes a touch of wryness to the proceedings and makes this tale much lighter than I would have expected. The story however doesn’t shy away from action and in the latter half of the book we do get some terrific action-oriented proceedings that help in setting up a terrific climax. Also I’m not a fan of PNR-heavy storylines and so this turn of events was one, which I didn’t particularly enjoy. Readers who enjoy PNR stories will find this turn to be a good one and one that is handled as classily as possible. I’m not an expert on sex scenes and so take my opinion on this detail of the story with a huge grain of salt. Lastly I would have loved to see more about the post-apocalyptic world and so I will be reading the next book to see whether the author expands the world on this front. Candice Bundy has written the story, which she had planned to write. I perhaps had different expectations based on the blurb and that curtailed my enjoyment of this book. I think this is a good urban fantasy book but that which focuses on some things that I derive very little enjoyment from. This book is more leaning towards the paranormal romance subgenre than towards the urban fantasy subgenre. So be warned before you jump in to this book. This is however a good start to an interesting series and should be a book that should be enjoyable for readers of Nalini Singh and Jeanine Frost. Kyle Stephen said... Crime Against Magic seems an interesting book. I love reading action/adventure books and definitely the Bourne series. You might enjoy this book as its a light read mainly focussing on action, plot twists & a well-paced plot.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line160
__label__wiki	0.94588	0.94588	Greece, Macedonia to sign name change accord June 17: Greek ministry Reuters , Friday 15 Jun 2018 Macedonia’s President refuses to sign agreement with Greece on renaming country Greece and Macedonia finally reached a historic deal over name dispute after decades Greece and Macedonia will sign an accord on Sunday to change the name of the former Yugoslav republic, the Greek government's press ministry said on Friday as the governments of both countries faced mounting opposition at home over the deal. The accord would be signed in the Prespes region, a lake district which borders Greece, Macedonia and Albania by the two countries' foreign ministers, the ministry said in a statement to media. It gave no more precise location or time for the signing. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart Zoran Zaev, who will also be in attendance, have agreed the country will officially be called the "Republic of Northern Macedonia". It is currently known formally at the United Nations under the interim name "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". The deal has triggered fierce opposition in both countries. The Macedonian president has vowed to block the accord, and in Greece, opposition has mounted a no-confidence vote against Tsipras in parliament. Athens has long objected to its northern neighbour's use of the name 'Macedonia', saying it implies territorial claims on a northern Greek province of that name and amounts to appropriation of Greece's ancient cultural heritage. The accord requires ratification by national parliaments and must pass a referendum in Macedonia Yugoslav republic Zoran Zaev Prespes	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line166
__label__cc	0.735047	0.264953	Originally posted by Steven Schend Thanks again for letting me/us use Bran as the foil for that Schism; wonder what's going to be the end result of all of it, I wonder? Mrs. Cunningham, is the, still, recent split of Khelben from the Harpers addressed at all in the upcoming Waterdeep novel? Or is it a subject you and Mr. Greenwood choose not to touch on regarding the novel? If, you can at all answer, thank you. If you can't get that specific, I more than understand, but you know I had to try. Take care and I hope the words are flowing. Lord Rad Thats a damn good question SiriusBlack! I hadnt been over at the WotC forum before its demise, but is it confirmed that the new Waterdeep novel will follow the same vein as Cormyr: A Novel and Evermeet: Island of Elves? Being that it will cover the complete history of the city, from the origins of Undermountain, to the first small fishing settlement and through to present day? If so, is it a gradual span through time or based mainly in present day? "What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures" PS: Hi Elaine! PPS: A previous thread here reminded me of the first time I talked to you (as a lowly TSR wage slave). I think we were talking about Elfshadow in relation to my writing City of Splendors at the time an you were amazed that I knew the proper way to pronounce Siobhan (a Watch commander, as I recall). <shrug> The silly things one remembers.... Steven! Bubbela! ::pinches cheek:: I remember the Siobhan thing. :) Coming back at you, I also remember you going over the manuscript for Elfsong, checking it against the gaming lore, crawling up its every bodily orifice with a microscope, and then announcing in amazement, "It all works." It was like a Fab Five moment in which they comtemplate the mystery that is Angel, the straight guy from Buffy who actually knows how to dress. :) God/dess, I miss those days! Last time I contacted a game designer asking for a copy of a gaming product that was in the pipeline, he told me, "You don't need that." I could almost picture him doing the little Obi-Wan hand wave. Further clarification is only a few keystrokes away. ;) At the time we spoke on this, I debated about putting a few named Harpers in harm's way for that plot, but we agreed that it'd be a waste of Bran's potential at that time. When the C&D work started up, I asked your permission to put Bran on the conservative side of a Harpers dust-up and play up his snarkiness vs. Khelben. As the schism was really a disagreement of method among good guys, it didn't harm either character but set up some long term stuff. Thank you, Steven. It's all coming back to me now. (Note to self: increase dosage of ginko biloba...) Unfortunately, I think the schism probably makes it more difficult for Arilyn & Bran to smooth out their family stuff, given how closely her husband is tied to Khelben.... Technically, Arilyn and Danilo aren't married -- or to be more specific, the wedding has not occurred in any published book. But I agree about the family complications. Bran was the natural choice for catalyst, since he and Khelben have some (unspecified) issues that go way back. As for the end result, do not get me started about the demise of the story thread started in Thornhold! Hopefully that story will be told someday. But to answer Sirius Black's question, this story will not be told in the upcoming Greenwood/Cunningham Waterdeep novel. The editors wanted the book to focus on new characters in a current time. So that's what it is. It's intended to be a fun, fast, swash-buckling romp. Originally posted by Rad I hadnt been over at the WotC forum before its demise, but is it confirmed that the new Waterdeep novel will follow the same vein as Cormyr: A Novel and Evermeet: Island of Elves? Being that it will cover the complete history of the city, from the origins of Undermountain, to the first small fishing settlement and through to present day? Years ago, when Ed and I first started talking about this book, that was what I had in mind. But by the time WotC got around to saying, yes, we want this book, the "Rutherford historical novel" story pattern was no longer on the table. On a sort-of-related note, I think Candlekeep would be another interesting setting for a historical novel. The adventures of various "collectors" could make for an interesting framework for a story that catalogues not only the development of the library, but the changing political/social climate of the Realms. The acquisition of books might sound rather tame to those of us who order from amazon.com, but consider the history of the Book of Kells. Those who read Irish history might recall the Battle of the Book, a brief war fought over an illegally copied manuscript. In a world where scrolls can unleash spells and words quite literally have power, this could be one hell of a novel. By the way, I just bought another Rutherford historical. This one is set in Dublin. I will not start reading it until Waterdeep is finished, lest I mourn overmuch what might have been! Also, because I simply don't have time. First draft deadline is April 1. Must run -- got to finish a scene this morning and a chapter this afternoon! Steven Schend Forgotten Realms Designer & Author [But to answer Sirius Black's question, this story will not be told in the upcoming Greenwood/Cunningham Waterdeep novel. The editors wanted the book to focus on new characters in a current time. So that's what it is. It's intended to be a fun, fast, swash-buckling romp. Well, I suppose it's too late to put in a wish for even a cameo appearance of my favorite halfling Waterdhavians, the Buckleswashers! ;) Who's never before been a bubbela, but is happy to accede that for the lady Elaine... PS: Looking back on some stuff I did in City of Splendors, I want to apologize to my fellow authors and fans alike. Gemidan was an intriguing idea that went sour quite quickly and I wish I could undo his existence... PPS: I for one cannot wait to see what Elaine & Ed are up to in Waterdeep, as the city and its tales loom large in my heart. Of course, the best stories won't ever get published, but I can imagine the writers' conferences over the phone as Ed & Elaine try to outdo each other in the naughtiness afoot at certain nobles' galas. Well, I suppose it's too late to put in a wish for even a cameo appearance of my favorite halfling Waterdhavians, the Buckleswashers! I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by some of the Small Folk. What, never? You poor, Yiddish-deprived thing! Not to worry: If you ever find yourself in need of a Jewish grandmother, you know my number. (Speaking of which, you never write, you never call...) I think every writer can point to a few things like that. Probably the best approach is that taken by Gizz, my Siamese cat. When you leap down from the fridge to the water dispenser and learn that water bottle is empty when it crashes to the floor and rolls across the kitchen with you atop it doing an imitation of a lumberjack in a log-rolling competition, you should disentangle yourself from the situation as swiftly and gracefully as possible and indicate with a haughty, blue-eyed glare, "I MEANT to do that..." Nice to see an author I enjoy has a cat with the same attitude as my own. If I recall, didn't you mention sometime way in the distant past that the way cats carry themselves can be very much seen as the manner elves carry themselves? Oh, if only you caught that on film! Gizz: "If she had, she would have found the film shredded and the lens scratched beyond repair." I'm reminded of the words of Winston Churchill: "Cats look down on us, dogs look up to us, but pigs just treat us as equals." Boy, what a character reference. Mrs. Churchill seemed to share my feelings on the matter, of course. I certainly prefer the cat to either of the others. Seniora Cunningham, Greetings from the Far East (or Even Farther West, as you like it)! I have two small questions... 1) Kymil Nimesin never really intrigued me until I read Evermeet. Specifically, the scene where Lolth and Ghaunadaur arrive in his planar prison was priceless. Judging by his reaction, it appears Kymil never thought of his actions as "wrong" in the classical sense (as in, I know robbing a bank is wrong, etc.)--or at least not justifiable by the ends he sought. After his experiences in that novel, could you imagine Kymil seeking some sort of redemption? 2) Any chance his fate might be addressed anytime soon? Originally posted by Phoebus Kymil does not think of his actions as wrong. In his opinion, they are means to a worthy end: the re-establishment of the Council. He sees himself as a revolutionary who wishes to overthrow the monarchy in favor of a republic. He is further incensed by the fact that that royal family are moon elves, who he sees as less worthy than -- indeed, inferior to -- the gold elf race. For much of the history of Faerun's elves, power has resided in the hands of the gold elves. Kymil seeks a return to past glories. Real world history teaches us that people are willing to accept very strange allies and do terrible things to reach ends they consider worthwhile. I don't see Kymil repenting any time in the near future. I don't have a story in the pipeline that includes Kymil as a character. It's possible that he might show up in another book or game product, but I haven't heard any rumors to that effect. Indeed. I've considered using the following as an online signature: "Never meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." --J.R.R. Tolkien "Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup." --Fridge Magnet "Never meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are vengeful and will piss on your manuscripts." --Personal Experience What do you think? Too long? Not catchy enough? Seriously, if I could catch a feline moment on film, it would be the cats' response to the harp. They curse and run when I pick up the fiddle, but when I play the harp they usually come into the room to listen. A couple of times, Gizz got up on his hind legs and started tapping the bass strings with his front paws, as if he wanted to play a duet. I've never seen a cat look more elf-like than in that moment. Had I been able to capture that on film, I might have had to re-think my opposition to author photos. Personally, I think an author photo that said, "Elaine Cunningham" and depicted a lone feline with two paws on a harp would be a fine, fine thing. You should send one in with the submissive, "Oh, alright, you win - here's my photo for the book!" attached. Granted, it may be difficult to POSE a cat... Scratch that. Nigh impossible. Which is why we dog loving photogs smugly appreciate the simple word "stay", and remain chin-high above the bizarre cat people of this star system. Actually, I had in mind a photo that included both human and cat, as if we were playing a duet. But your idea is better. I think that's a great signature. A bit long, true, but that's before adding some extra coding to make it look like this. It makes it a trifle more manageable. In case you don't know how to do that (just putting this in as an 'in case'), you place "size=1" in brackets at the start, and "/size=1" (in brackets) at the end. (Feel free to say "Bookwyrm, do you really think I'm that computer-illiterate?" ) Foxhelm Senior Scribe So other than Dream Crystals, have you ever thought of place a cat in your novels? Or the Elven Cat (imagine how they would act)? With the new "Awaken" Druid spell, have you thought about making an awaken cat as a character? Ed Greenwood! The Solution... and Cause of all the Realms Problems! You been peeking at my character notes, Foxhelm? Well, okay, she hasn't been awakened. She's actually a former familiar. Soon to be a familiar again, too. I was thinking of keeping it secret, but I've talked about my love for cats so much that it's hardly worth it. So yes, Jack Archer's familiar will be a cat. An all-grey cat he finds half-dead on the streets of Waterdeep, nurses back to health, and decides to bond with. She, however, is a cat. A very typical cat, with human intelligence. Low-scale, of course (-1 modifier), but she knows how to use it. And she has . . . 'opinions' about her person. Anyway, her former mistress was a militant feminist man-hater, and her familiar picked up on that. So the cat (Shadow) does't like the fact that her new person is male. She's still quite loyal -- he saved her life, after all, and gave her a new bond to use (she likes being a familiar), but he's still a male . . . . As if not being a cat wasn't enough. And before you get huffy about the info I just dropped, Ms. Cunningham, I'd like to point out two things. First, it's not really a fan-fiction, it's acutally a campaign log. Second, if you were to use anything like Shadow, I wouldn't care. I know about that clause in your contract, but if anything I write in an "open" story like this one were something you'd like to use (however unlikely an event that would be ), I'd be happy to hand the right(s) over to you if you ask. (Unless you've got a contract different than those I'm familiar with, that ought to cover it . . . .) I admit I did that partially because I didn't like the idea of you having to not look at anything I put up. I'm not asking you to read what I posted (when I linked it for Mr. Greenwood, I never expected he'd read the whole thing, I was just asking about Earth/Toril connections), mostly because I figure you've had enough people asking the same of you to last a lifetime. I just didn't want that obstacle hanging around . . . . And I'm babbling again, aren't I? Probably because I feel like I'm arguing with my favorite Realms author . . . . Bookwyrm, Don't you mean there's a claws in her contract? MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!Heheheheheheheh! Sorry we couldn't help ourselves. ... Ah, we kill ourselves ...If only It has to be Certain, the Gods Hate Me. For whatever irrevokable Fate, I have been made the walking Joke. Either that, or Beshaba is overlyfond Of Me. -Unknown Aw, Cardinal, don't be getting up my hopes like that! And before you get huffy about the info I just dropped, Ms. Cunningham... Me, huffy? ::clutches the pearls:: Cat-as-familiar is a very common notion in fantasy, and it's fun to do variations on this theme. I used it myself in Unicorn Hunt, a young adult book I wrote for TSR years ago. The premise was that most apprentice wizards could communicate with their familiars mind to mind; those wizards who lacked this gift, or who had not yet developed the ability, were given cats as familiars. As Percival, the cat in question, told his startled young companion, "Of course cats can talk. We just don't want to." Cat-as-feminist is an interesting device, but Jack Archer should be aware that this might complicate his social life, as the cat is likely to side with Jack's lady friends. Okay, I'm having a bit of a problem decoding the subtext of all that, and not quite sure how to respond. So the following might not adequately address your comments. I'll readily admit that I'm probably missing a lot by making a hard-and-fast rule about reading fanfic or unpublished work. I'm more adament about this issue than are some writers. In addition to contract issues, possible copyright entanglements, and time contraints, I'm taking into consideration my own inclinations. At heart, I'm a teacher. Always have been. My idea of fun involves learning stuff, and it's second nature to pass some of that stuff along when the situation seems to warrant it. (And occasionally when it does not. At times my boys gently remind me, "Too much information, Mom.") I left the classroom behind years ago, but haven't broken the habit. Editing could very easily become addictive. And yes, a lot of people do email and ask me to read their stuff. One week I had thirteen requests, ranging from "here's my new character... to "I'm writing a trilogy and would like to set it in the Realms, but I don't want to do all that research. Could you read my manuscripts, check all the facts for consistency, and add any addition material needed to make it publishable in the Realms?" (::drumroll:: "And this year's Aspiring Writer Chutzpah Award goes to....") No worries. And, as you might have gathered by now, I'm less likely to argue than pontificate. Seriously now, I appreciate hearing differing points of view on issues. Attempting to view life through other people's eyes is what I do. Originally posted by Foxhelm I don't have a project in the works that involves a druid. That would be a very tough character class for me, since I'd be battling the urge to type, "Funny, you don't LOOK druish...." throughout the writing process. ::rim shot:: But yes, I'd like to do a couple of cat stories. Instead of leaning toward the mystical, however, I'd probably do something more along the lines of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books: satiric, iconoclastic, and occasionally smart-assed. (Feel free to say "Bookwyrm, do you really think I'm that computer-illiterate?") Yeah! I am quite literate, thank you -- I can read every word that appears on the screen of my typewriter-thingy. ElaineCunningham said - Hmmm...yes, I can see it now. A feline adaptation of Gurnt the Stupid, only with a ground attack force of armoured cats... Yes, that was a rather confusing statement, but then I was feeling rather confused myself. After all, that rule of yours seems just too hard-and-fast. After all, if they're not stories directly touching on yours (such as using your characters), then it's no different than reading other published works. Now, since Jack's headed for Waterdeep, that might be a bit close. But I can say for certain that he's not going to bump into Danilo, Arilyn, or any other characters you've created/used, at least in the first few days. After that, the direction of the story is turned over to the DM (our esteemed Sage). I'm pretty sure he's not about to use them, either . . . although I once remarked to him that if he and Danilo did get to talking, Danilo would walk away with a whole bunch of new songs. You think Waterdeep's ready for the Beatles? As for the cat, Jack's not likely to get any lady friends. He's very reserved, analytical (as shown in what I've written) and he's just not a sort to attract a lot of women. Of course, that was in America, where he'd either be in the salle or in a book. It might well be that he's more attractive to the average woman (of whatever race) in the Realms. Who knows? Either way, if I were controlling the story (as I might, taking Mr. Greenwood's advice and making an original story with Jack), the male/female relationships would be something on the order of those in the Eddings' books. That is, men are more often clueless, while women like to keep them that way. Hey, it looks like that from where I'm standing. Have you ever read the Catfantastic anthologies? I found the first two, and they really have some interesting gems in them. One of my favorites was one where the cat was explaining that he was a male calico. Yes, he knew that calicos are all supposed to be female, but he was a rare, male, magic calico. It was an amusing, highly silly romp.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line171
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Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti (Bucharest)*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dambovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Valcea, Vrancea Independence: 9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; 13 July 1878 (independence recognized by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed) National holiday: Unification Day (unification of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918) Constitution: history: several previous; latest adopted 21 November 1991, approved by referendum and effective 8 December 1991 amendments: initiated by the president of Romania through a proposal by the government, by at least one-fourths of deputies or senators in Parliament, or by petition of eligible voters representing at least half of Romania’s counties; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by both chambers or – if mediation is required - by three-fourths majority vote in a joint session, followed by approval in a referendum; articles including those on national sovereignty, form of government, political pluralism, and fundamental rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended 2003 (2016) Legal system: civil law system Executive branch: chief of state: President Klaus Werner IOHANNIS (since 21 December 2014) head of government: Prime Minister Viorica DANCILA (since 29 January 2018); Deputy Prime Ministers Gratiela GAVRILESCU (since 29 June 2017), Viorel STEFAN (since 29 January 2018), Ana BIRCHALL (since 29 January 2018); note - DANCILA is Romania's first woman prime minister cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 November 2014 with a runoff on 16 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2019); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of Parliament election results: Klaus IOHANNIS elected president in second round; percent of vote - Klaus IOHANNIS (PNL) 54.4%, Victor PONTA (PSD) 45.6%; Viorica DANCILA approved as prime minister 282-136 Legislative branch: description: bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of: Senate or Senat (136 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies - including 2 seats for diaspora - by party-list, proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms) Chamber of Deputies or Camera Deputatilor (329 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies - including 4 seats for diaspora - by party-list, proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms) elections: Senate - last held on 11 December 2016 (next to be held by December 2020) Chamber of Deputies - last held on 11 December 2016 (next to be held by December 2020) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PSD 45.7%, PNL 20.4%, USR 8.9%, UDMR 6.2%, ALDE 6%, PMP 5.7%, other 7.1%; seats by party - PSD 67, PNL 30, USR 13, UDMR 9, ALDE 9, PMP 8; composition - men 116, women 20, percent of women 14.7% Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PSD 45.5%, PNL 20%, USR 8.9%, UDMR 6.2%, ALDE 5.6%, PMP 5.4%, other 8.4%; seats by party - PSD 154, PNL 69, USR 30, UDMR 21, ALDE 20, PMP 18, minorities 17; composition men 261, women 68, percent of women 20.7%; note - total Parliament percent of women 20.7% Judicial branch: highest courts: High Court of Cassation and Justice (consists of 111 judges organized into civil, penal, commercial, contentious administrative and fiscal business, and joint sections); Supreme Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members) judge selection and term of office: High Court of Cassation and Justice judges appointed by the president upon nomination by the Superior Council of Magistracy, a 19-member body of judges, prosecutors, and law specialists; judges appointed for 6-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court members - 6 elected by Parliament and 3 appointed by the president; members serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; regional tribunals; first instance courts; military and arbitration courts Political parties and leaders: Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party or PNT-CD [Aurelian PAVELESCU] Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR [Hunor KELEMEN] Civic Hungarian Party [Zsolt BIRO] Ecologist Party of Romania or PER [Danut POP] Greater Romania Party or PRM [Adrian POPESCU] M10 Party [Ioana CONSTANTIN] National Liberal Party or PNL [Ludovic ORBAN] New Romania Party or PNR [Sebastian POPESCU] Our Romania Alliance [Marian MUNTEANU] Party of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats or ALDE [Calin POPESCU TARICEANU] Popular Movement Party or PMP [Traian BASESCU] Romanian Social Party or PSRo [Mircea GEOANA] Save Romania Union Party or Partidul USR [Dan BARNA] Social Democratic Party or PSD [Liviu DRAGNEA] United Romania Party or PRU [Robert BUGA] International organization participation: Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC National symbol(s): golden eagle; national colors: blue, yellow, red National anthem: name: "Desteapta-te romane!" (Wake up, Romanian!) lyrics/music: Andrei MURESIANU/Anton PANN note: adopted 1990; the anthem was written during the 1848 Revolution Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador George Cristian MAIOR (since 17 September 2015) chancery: 1607 23rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 332-4846, 4848, 4851, 4852 consulate(s) general: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Hans G. KLEMM (since 21 September 2015) embassy: 4-6, Dr. Liviu Librescu Blvd., District 1, Bucharest, 015118 mailing address: American Embassy Bucharest, US Department of State, 5260 Bucharest Place, Washington, DC 20521-5260 (pouch) telephone: [40] (21) 200-3300 FAX: [40] (21) 200-3442 Romania, which joined the EU on 1 January 2007, began the transition from communism in 1989 with a largely obsolete industrial base and a pattern of output unsuited to the country's needs. Romania's macroeconomic gains have only recently started to spur creation of a middle class and to address Romania's widespread poverty. Corruption and red tape continue to permeate the business environment. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, Romania signed a $26 billion emergency assistance package from the IMF, the EU, and other international lenders, but GDP contracted until 2011. In March 2011, Romania and the IMF/EU/World Bank signed a 24-month precautionary standby agreement, worth $6.6 billion, to promote fiscal discipline, encourage progress on structural reforms, and strengthen financial sector stability; no funds were drawn. In September 2013, Romanian authorities and the IMF/EU agreed to a follow-on standby agreement, worth $5.4 billion, to continue with reforms. This agreement expired in September 2015, and no funds were drawn. Progress on structural reforms has been uneven, and the economy still is vulnerable to external shocks. Economic growth rebounded in the 2013-17 period, driven by strong industrial exports, excellent agricultural harvests, and, more recently, expansionary fiscal policies in 2016-2017 that nearly quadrupled Bucharest’s annual fiscal deficit, from +0.8% of GDP in 2015 to -3% of GDP in 2016 and an estimated -3.4% in 2017. Industry outperformed other sectors of the economy in 2017. Exports remained an engine of economic growth, led by trade with the EU, which accounts for roughly 70% of Romania trade. Domestic demand was the major driver, due to tax cuts and large wage increases that began last year and are set to continue in 2018. An aging population, emigration of skilled labor, significant tax evasion, insufficient health care, and an aggressive loosening of the fiscal package compromise Romania’s long-term growth and economic stability and are the economy's top vulnerabilities. GDP (purchasing power parity): $483.4 billion (2017 est.) $452 billion (2016 est.) $431.2 billion (2015 est.) Gross national saving: 21.1% of GDP (2017 est.) 21.7% of GDP (2016 est.) 23.9% of GDP (2015 est.) GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 70% (2017 est.) government consumption: 7.7% (2017 est.) investment in fixed capital: 22.6% (2017 est.) investment in inventories: 1.9% (2017 est.) exports of goods and services: 41.4% (2017 est.) imports of goods and services: -43.6% (2017 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 4.2% (2017 est.) industry: 33.2% (2017 est.) services: 62.6% (2017 est.) Agriculture - products: wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, sunflower seed, potatoes, grapes; eggs, sheep Industries: electric machinery and equipment, auto assembly, textiles and footwear, light machinery, metallurgy, chemicals, food processing, petroleum refining, mining, timber, construction materials Labor force: 8.951 million (2017 est.) Population below poverty line: 22.4% (2012 est.) Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 15.3% highest 10%: 7.6% (2014 est.) note: defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and loans; general government sector comprises the subsectors: central government, state government, local government, and social security funds Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.3% (2017 est.) -1.6% (2016 est.) Current account balance: -$7.114 billion (2017 est.) -$3.93 billion (2016 est.) Exports - commodities: machinery and equipment, other manufactured goods, agricultural products and foodstuffs, metals and metal products, chemicals, minerals and fuels, raw materials Exports - partners: Germany 23%, Italy 11.2%, France 6.8%, Hungary 4.7%, UK 4.1% (2017) Imports: $78.12 billion (2017 est.) $68 billion (2016 est.) Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, other manufactured goods, chemicals, agricultural products and foodstuffs, fuels and minerals, metals and metal products, raw materials Imports - partners: Germany 20%, Italy 10%, Hungary 7.5%, Poland 5.5%, France 5.3%, China 5%, Netherlands 4% (2017) Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $44.43 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $40 billion (31 December 2016 est.) Debt - external: $95.97 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $93.71 billion (31 December 2016 est.) Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: $94 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $76.93 billion (31 December 2016 est.) Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: $6.822 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $5.963 billion (31 December 2016 est.) Exchange rates: lei (RON) per US dollar - 4.077 (2017 est.) 4.0592 (2016 est.) 4.0592 (2015 est.) 4.0057 (2014 est.) 3.3492 (2013 est.) Electricity - production: 61.78 billion kWh (2016 est.) Electricity - consumption: 49.64 billion kWh (2016 est.) Electricity - exports: 11.22 billion kWh (2015 est.) Electricity - imports: 4.177 billion kWh (2016 est.) Refined petroleum products - production: 232,600 bbl/day (2015 est.) Refined petroleum products - imports: 49,420 bbl/day (2015 est.) Natural gas - exports: 22.65 million cu m (2017 est.) Natural gas - imports: 1.218 billion cu m (2017 est.) Natural gas - proved reserves: 105.5 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.) Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy: 72.07 million Mt (2017 est.) Cellular Phones in use: total subscriptions: 22.55 million Telephone system: general assessment: the telecommunications sector is being expanded and modernized; domestic and international service improving rapidly, especially mobile-cellular services; competition among a number of telecoms; LTE services; 1Gb/FttP offering; government secures EU funding to extend broadband to areas of the country not yet connected (2018) domestic: fixed-line teledensity is about 18 telephones per 100 persons; mobile market served by four mobile network operators; mobile-cellular teledensity over 105 telephones per 100 persons (2018) international: country code - 40; the Black Sea Fiber-Optic Cable System provides connectivity to Bulgaria and Turkey; satellite earth stations - 10; digital, international, direct-dial exchanges operate in Bucharest (2016) Broadcast media: a mixture of public and private TV stations; there are 7 public TV stations (2 national, 5 regional) using terrestrial broadcasting and 187 private TV stations (out of which 171 offer local coverage) using terrestrial broadcasting, plus 11 public TV stations using satellite broadcasting and 86 private TV stations using satellite broadcasting; state-owned public radio broadcaster operates 4 national networks and regional and local stations, having in total 20 public radio stations by terrestrial broadcasting plus 4 public radio stations by satellite broadcasting; there are 502 operational private radio stations using terrestrial broadcasting and 26 private radio stations using satellite broadcasting Internet country code: .ro Airports (paved runways): total 26 Pipelines: 3726 km gas, 2451 km oil (2013) (2014) standard gauge: 10,781 km 1.435-m gauge (3,292 km electrified) (2014) narrow gauge: 427 km 0.760-m gauge (2014) broad gauge: 60 km 1.524-m gauge (2014) Roadways: total 84,185 km (2012) paved: 49,873 km (includes 337 km of expressways) (2012) unpaved: 34,312 km (2012) Waterways: 1,731 km (includes 1,075 km on the Danube River, 524 km on secondary branches, and 132 km on canals) (2010) by type: general cargo 13, oil tanker 8, other 91 (2018) Ports and terminals: major seaport(s): Constanta, Midia river port(s): Braila, Galati (Galatz), Mancanului (Giurgiu), Tulcea (Danube River) Military branches: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (2016) Military service age and obligation: conscription ended 2006; 18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36 (2015) Military expenditures: 1.91% of GDP (2018) 1.81% of GDP (2017) 1.41% of GDP (2016) 1.45% of GDP (2015) 1.35% of GDP (2014) Disputes - International: the ICJ ruled largely in favor of Romania in its dispute submitted in 2004 over Ukrainian-administered Zmiyinyy/Serpilor (Snake) Island and Black Sea maritime boundary delimitation; Romania opposes Ukraine's reopening of a navigation canal from the Danube border through Ukraine to the Black Sea Illicit drugs: major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin transiting the Balkan route and small amounts of Latin American cocaine bound for Western Europe; although not a significant financial center, role as a narcotics conduit leaves it vulnerable to laundering, which occurs via the banking system, currency exchange houses, and casinos United StatesCanadaBelizeUnited KingdomGermanyFranceAustraliaMexicoIndiaNetherlandsItalyBrazilSpainBelgiumPhilippinesSwedenPolandRussiaGuatemalaSwitzerlandIndonesiaTaiwanTurkeyCzechiaNorwayThailandDenmarkSouth AfricaMalaysiaJapanAustriaFinlandRomaniaPortugalArgentinaNew ZealandColombiaHungaryTrinidad and TobagoCosta RicaSingaporeIrelandJamaicaIsraelGreeceIranUnited Arab EmiratesHondurasSouth KoreaChinaPakistanSaudi ArabiaHong KongPuerto RicoSlovakiaPanamaUkraineEgyptVenezuelaEl SalvadorBulgariaChileCroatiaPeruVietnamBarbadosSerbiaSloveniaCayman IslandsSri LankaLithuaniaMoroccoNigeriaEstoniaThe BahamasLatviaDominican RepublicKuwaitEcuadorMaltaGuyanaLebanonBangladeshQatarCyprusNetherlands AntillesNicaraguaUruguayBermudaMauritiusIcelandKenyaMaldivesLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaAlgeriaVirgin IslandsJordanFijiTunisiaBosnia and HerzegovinaGhanaBahrainDominicaAntigua and BarbudaGuamGrenadaBoliviaArubaGeorgiaCambodiaMoldovaAlbaniaNepalOmanSaint Kitts and NevisIraqBelarusSaint LuciaTurks and Caicos IslandsGuadeloupeSyriaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesParaguayCubaSenegalPalestinian TerritoryBruneiReunionBurmaSurinameMontenegroFrench PolynesiaJerseyBritish Virgin IslandsLibyaNamibiaAzerbaijanArmeniaMartiniqueIsle of ManNorthern Mariana IslandsMacauSudanAnguillaCameroonGreenlandBotswanaGibraltarKazakhstanAfghanistanHaitiUzbekistanFaroe IslandsCuracaoBhutanUgandaAngolaSolomon IslandsSeychellesThe GambiaMozambiqueGuernseyMongoliaZimbabweRwandaEthiopiaYemenMalawiCote d'IvoireBeninTanzaniaNew CaledoniaCook IslandsLiechtensteinFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsEquatorial GuineaLaosDjiboutiTogoAmerican SamoaSierra LeoneCabo VerdeTimor-LesteBurkina FasoZambiaSamoaEritreaMauritaniaMarshall IslandsEswatiniTajikistanGabonVanuatuDemocratic Republic of the CongoAland IslandsMadagascarFrench GuianaMonaco « Previous Country \| Next Country » Back to Flag Counter Overview	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line176
__label__cc	0.716627	0.283373	Dairy Alternative Beverages Market- A comprehensive assessment of current dynamics and emerging avenues Dairy alternative beverages are the plant-based milk that processes through nuts, cereals and seeds. Vegans, dairy intolerant and people with milk allergies primarily consume dairy alternative beverages. Dairy alternative beverages are plant-based beverage thus contain low cholesterol levels. The global dairy alternative beverages market is segmented into various divisions such as soya milk, almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, hemp milk, hazelnut milk and rice milk. These are some of the major substitutes for milk, which are widely consumed by many individual across the globe. These dairy alternative beverages products are widely distributed through supermarkets, health food stores, pharmacy, convenience stores and e-retailers. Dairy alternative beverages are available in various formulations including flavored, plain, fortified sweetened and unsweetened. The largest sales of dairy alternative beverages products were recorded from supermarkets in 2012. Get Sample Copy of this report at https://www.persistencemarketresearch.com/samples/3546?source=atm Among the various alternative segment of dairy alternative beverage soya milk contributes the largest share in global dairy alternative beverages markets. The demand of almond milk is also gaining popularity due to its additional health benefits such as high content of vitamins and calcium. This helps in the growth of dairy alternative beverages markets worldwide. Now a days, many people are adopting vegan diet due to their ethical concerns about animal rights, protecting the environment, and help in saving the planet. Veganism has become a lifestyle choice among many individuals and this is gaining popularity day by day. According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), about 2.5% of the U.S. population is vegan. Such trends would also help in the growth of global dairy alternative beverage market. Increase in awareness level and rising health concerns issue are the two main issue which leads to drive the global dairy alternative beverages market. The threat of cross-contamination of raw materials is major challenge that limits the growth of dairy alternative beverage market. This acts as a restrain for global dairy alternative beverage market. Request to View TOC at https://www.persistencemarketresearch.com/toc/3546?source=atm Asia Pacific region is the largest market for dairy alternative beverages and growing health concern issue, rising population, increase in disposable income level are some of the key issue which lead to boost the market in many Asia Pacific countries. Countries such as India and China with large population base become the prominent market for the growth of dairy alternative beverages. North America is the second largest market of dairy alternative beverage after Asia Pacific region. In North American countries, the U.S. holds the largest market share of dairy alternative beverage. After North America, Europe is one of the growing markets of dairy alternative beverage. The global dairy alternative beverage market is expected to witness double-digit growth during the forecasted period 2014- 2020. Some of the major companies operating in global dairy alternative beverages market are Blue Diamond Growers Inc., Earth\'s Own Food Company Inc., Eden Foods Inc., Freedom Foods Group Ltd., Organic Valley Family of Farms, Grupo Leche Pascual Sa, Living Harvest Foods Inc., Nutriops S.L., OATLY AB, Pacific Natural Foods, Panos Brands LLC, Pureharvest, Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing Company, Stremicks Heritage Foods, Sunopta Inc., The Bridge S.R.L., The Hain Celestial Group Inc., The Whitewave Foods Company, Turtle Mountain Llc and Vitasoy International Holdings Limited. Key geographies evaluated in this report are: North America U.S Canada Europe France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK Eastern Europe CIS APAC China India Japan Australia Others Latin America Argentina Brazil Others Key features of this report Drivers, restraints, and challenges shaping the Dairy Alternative Beverages market dynamics Latest innovations and key events in the industry Analysis of business strategies of the top players Dairy Alternative Beverages market estimates and forecasts(2015 -2021) Get Full Report Access of this report at https://www.persistencemarketresearch.com/checkout/3546?source=atm Tags:Dairy Alternative BeveragesDairy Alternative Beverages MarketDairy Alternative Beverages Market GrowthDairy Alternative Beverages Market KeyplayersDairy Alternative Beverages Market Trends	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line179
__label__cc	0.515444	0.484556	Gospel Hymn Sing Youtube ” And to get to that eternal home, we will have to go through that other birth canal called death. This is a list of those ukulele songs that no uker can get away from. He was converted at a revival meeting at age twelve. Kids' Music Town Children's Songs, Lyrics and Downloads Welcome to Kids' Music Town, where you'll find a huge selection of children's songs, along with their lyrics. Skip navigation Sign in. The song has become a Southern gospel standard, as evidenced by its recording history. Singing News. Here you will find many beautiful Christian hymns such as Be Thou My Vision, Amazing Grace, What A Friend We Have In Jesus and much more. Welcome to the home page of Gloryland Gospel. com! We have complied the list of your favorite hymns based on 18 months of research. Praise & Worship music video for the song 'AWESOME GOD' performed by Hillsong UNITED. The Traditional Gospel songs sing alongs DVD hosts many familiar tunes for those who attended church or sang in choirs. In The Garden 5. It’s also one of the few Christian hymns that excellently pairs up with a fiddle and banjo. The hymns and psalm tunes posted at this site are in the public domain so you can download and enjoy any of the music here. First Lisburn Presbyterian Church, Lisburn. A sad and moving religious funeral song adapted from Dvorak’s Symphony No. wink Russ usually gives a short devotional, we pray, sing our hymns, sing Happy Birthday, pass out the cards and balloons and then the fun begins!!. In comparing them to the regular songs, traditional worship hymns will continue to live on because of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in them. Below is a list of the top 25 hymns sung in church today. Glen Campbell makes this old gospel song sound different to other versions. Singing With the Saints [Live] - Music video by Bill & Gloria Gaither performing Singing With the Saints (feat. 3 Declare his glory among the nations and his wonders among all peoples. Love the words of this hymnso much that it was part of "congregational singing" at our wedding, March 1989. Murray used to sing this in church, in the - My mom. Luke’s gospel is a written ordered account of Jesus’ life and ministry that includes a wide. com SACRED SONGS AND SOLOS is a lyrics based application containing 1200 hymns. The words generally come straight from the scriptures in these gospel songs and they are sung with much emotion. Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Real Life High School Ministry. Our music and message is designed to draw people toward an authentic relationship with God while living out real life in the real world. Below are the best songs on the list for congregational singing. The intercessions named seemingly every Anglican in the diocese ever to have died. Will YouTube remove my video because show more I made a YouTube video of myself singing "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield. This Printable version of Joyful Joyful is a hymn of praise and worship which is suitable for all Christian denominations. Teach your children to love the hymns. Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter. "Professor" Dean Adkins started posting old videos of southern gospel groups on YouTube a couple of months ago. This Is My Father's World 6. For more information on dates and tickets for the Spring dates, visit dmgconcerts. Hymns and Favorites is a listener-supported, commercial-free, worldwide, media ministry. Absolutely striking. Here's the full list of all the songs on the internet containing the lyrics: 'sing a song a joyful singing'. Our gospel song lyrics archive is organized and arranged into lyrics ordered alphabetically by the song title. It was awarded the title "Song of the Year" in 1969 at the 1st GMA Dove Awards. This is my story, this is my song,Praising my Savior all the day long. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Midnight Cry, One of Southern Gospel Musics Best. First Baptist Church St. Sinner’s Prayer Deitrick Haddon Mp3 Download. Bill Gaither wrote one of the great songs in Southern Gospel Music when he wrote "He Touched Me. Smith with envy, you should read about 11 easiest gospel songs to sing. CRABB FAMILY LEGACY AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. Here you will find many beautiful Christian hymns such as Be Thou My Vision, Amazing Grace, What A Friend We Have In Jesus and much more. Gospel Music Hymn Sing. This Printable version of Give Me Joy In My Heart is a hymn of praise and worship which is suitable for all Christian denominations. Below is a list (in no particular order) of a few hymns that can help you on your way. Sing along with classic hymns in the peaceful charm of Silver Dollar City's Wilderness Church. Welcome to AZLyrics! It's a place where all searches end! We have a large, legal, every day growing universe of lyrics where stars of all genres and ages shine. Don't get me wrong, I love to sing, and I sing all the time (ask my wife). New Christmas Music: publication of original Christmas music, songs, carols and plays by various Christian songwriters. The Sing, attended these days by around 150 lusty souls, drink in one hand, hymn sheet in. Milton Brunson & Thompson Community Choir - I'm Free Thank you for visiting allgospellyrics. Download for iOS and Android. You can locate. Holy, Holy, Holy 4. With your financial assistance, we can take the message of these hymns to more places and reach more people, with the timeless message of Hymns and Gospel Classics. " The song remains one of my favorites and Mercy's Vessel does a good job singing it. Come Thou Almighty King. A lovely gospel song with beautiful pictures. Greater Vision. I am using my talent to get the gospel out in song. 9 with a message about finding peace in the next life. The Kentucky gospel singing groups directory helps you find singers and other musicians in KY for a church event or other projects. Timeless and modern songs of praise, celebrating the glory of God. Sing Christmas! 25 Hymns of Christmas, Accompaniment CD. This week's most popular Gospel songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data provided by. Gospel Songs - Start Page & Titles List Traditional Christian lyrics with chords for guitar, banjo, Uke, mandolin etc. See more ideas about Wedding hymns, Sing hosanna and Jesus peace. But one of the advantages of hymn-singing. I began to think I was wrong about the title being "At Calvary" so I found your website & thankfully the song was there. Sing along to the Church Hymnbook with your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch! LDS Hymns Sing-Along Lite is a delightfully fun way for you and your family to learn the music and teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sing them on the Sabbath, in home evening, during scripture study, at prayer time. May we sing it well. Become a star by singing & recording your favorite songs in our Internet karaoke community. This Easter Story Scripture Scavenger Hunt will have your family focused on the real meaning of Easter. com - file ext: mp3. 3 Declare his glory among the nations and his wonders among all peoples. Yokee™ is the #1 karaoke app that let you and your friends sing karaoke for free. This Printable version of Joyful Joyful is a hymn of praise and worship which is suitable for all Christian denominations. WHY DO WE LIKE SINGING? Let's first admit that we all like to sing. A Gospel Music event reviving great Gospel Songs and Hymns and engaging the Audience in. Is your voice weak or strong? - shouting is NOT Singing!!. We welcome all the community to worship with us. Peace in the valley. But just like Christmas isn't really over at. It is the perfect vacation spot, with plenty to offer for family festivities, sports and games but also with the added promise of spiritual renewal and fellowship. com with the highest number of downloads by radio stations and DJ’s worldwide. Favorite Lyrics 'Cause we all make mistakes sometimes And we've all stepped across that line But nothing's sweeter than the day we find Forgiveness, forgiveness And we all stumble and we fall. About AD 115 Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, refers to 'The Gospel' as an authoritative writing, and as he knew more than one 3 of the four 'Gospels' it may well be that by 'The Gospel' he means the fourfold collection which went by that name. Catholic Funeral Hymns - Order of Service The list provides examples of what Catholic Funeral Hymns are usually sung during the funeral service. See more of Gospel Music Hymn Sing on Facebook. Canton Spirituals - Send Me, I'll Go Thank you for visiting allgospellyrics. Carolyns Precious Memories index. The hymnal contains 50 such hymns. I was particularly moved by the song during the serving of the wafer and wine, “Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord”, fitting words for the sacraments. Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School. I remember back in the 1950's the strong presence of the Holy Spirit as my grandfather led the singing of this song back in a tiny wooden church building in Palatka Florida. ” Sunday we had the opportunity to see the primary children sing in Sacrament for Mother's Day and were able to see the strong spirit of the children as they had taken time to learn the songs for their mothers. The song has become a Southern gospel standard, as evidenced by its recording history. Greater Vision. Will YouTube remove my video because show more I made a YouTube video of myself singing "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield. This is the part that may be missing from regular vacations. Favorite Lyrics 'Cause we all make mistakes sometimes And we've all stepped across that line But nothing's sweeter than the day we find Forgiveness, forgiveness And we all stumble and we fall. How a terrible worship song drove me from Christianity and when the band's song became familiar enough she raised her hands, closed her eyes, and started singing along. Because of its focus on covenant and commitment, it is often used in conjunction with Covenant Services. You can browse by artist or album or use our search feature to find the music lyrics you are looking for. The singers want to hear the notes to sing. Free delivery on qualified orders. The list includes some classic hymns and some modern/contemporary church hymns. Kentucky Gospel Groups - List of Gospel Singers & Groups in KY. It makes an excellent Sunday activity and also serves as a great Platforms: iOS. Works with AFM CGS Version 2. Hymns In the Garden. Occasionally, these were written for the ukulele. "The Night That I Got Saved" is a song that will likely make you reminisce about the time that you gave your heart over to Jesus Christ. Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral. For You are the source of my supply, Lord I praise, I lift You high; I will sing. Southern Gospel Videos. How a terrible worship song drove me from Christianity and when the band's song became familiar enough she raised her hands, closed her eyes, and started singing along. Here is another list of song titles that I have lyrics available or can get them. Log House Church Sing A Long A009 - Live radio/TV broadcast from the hills of Virginia. It is his most well-known song which was covered many times, e. You will find that much of the great free Christian music on this site is in the form of Scripture songs (i. Former Cathedral and Greater Vision founding member Gerald Wolfe takes to the stage for a live hymn sing from Conroe, Texas. This simple exercise. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (1968): Elvis recorded this song during his Nashville studio sessions in September 1967. Written by: Billy Rose and Lee David. Works with AFM CGS Version 2. Higher Things dares our youth to be Lutheran. Gospel Music Hymn Sing. 18,610 likes · 1,100 talking about this. About AD 115 Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, refers to 'The Gospel' as an authoritative writing, and as he knew more than one 3 of the four 'Gospels' it may well be that by 'The Gospel' he means the fourfold collection which went by that name. Beautiful Savior, Lord of the nations, Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and honor, Praise, adoration, Now and forevermore be Thine! Hymn #657 The. Sing to the mountains, sing to the sea. Laura Nyro begins the song with these brave words: “I’m not scared of dying and I don’t really care,” but then the very next line says this; “If it’s peace you find in dying well then let the time be near. The old hymns sing of “unseen things above,” and Paul says, “what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Your monthly donations allow this ministry to be used by God to bless thousands. Songs of Faith: Southern Gospel Hymns Nearer to God and Other Religious Hymns George Johnson & The Robert Evans Chorus Oh Happy Day Various Artists Almost There. 4 Luxury Hymns In the Garden. Test Overview PowerPoint Presentation, PPT - DocSlides- Test will be 5 parts. "The good old hymns" defined. Gospel Songs: Sing About Heaven Christian lyrics with chords for guitar, banjo, mandolin etc. Demian, I think that in many ways, modern songs are like popcorn compared to the steak of the old hymns. Check out Old Time Gospel Hymns by Craig Duncan on Amazon Music. More Child Resources. Read The Spiritual Death of Jesus: A Pentecostal Investigation (Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies) book reviews & author details and more at Amazon. Trust in the Lord Jesus-Yeshua with All Thine Heart AMEN!! Always BLESS the LORD my Soul!! GOD is our FATHER who art in HEAVEN and HE LOVES Ye All Everyone Forever thr. One may either live for the moment, or live in view of eternity. More lyrics are being added everyday. The words generally come straight from the scriptures in these gospel songs and they are sung with much emotion. This handsome 172 page book has over 100 of your favorite bluegrass gospel songs with lyrics, music (melody line), guitar chords, 100+ vintage photos, song histories, the roots of bluegrass gospel music, painless gospel music theory, how to choose the right key, how to operate a capo, using the guitar in gospel music, harmony 101, tips on how to sing lead, baritone, tenor and bass. Verse: I wanna be in the number,. Through regeneration we have God's life in addition to man's life. He recorded the song during his first session for MGM Records, and released in September 1948. Sing to the mountains, sing to the sea. He was converted at a revival meeting at age twelve. This hopeful song (listen here) from All Is Not Lost brilliantly combines an original praise chorus (“We rejoice / In the gift of this day”) with the melody and some lyrics from the Cat Stevens classic about the new morning mercies of songbirds: “Praise for the singing / Praise for the morning / Praise for them springing fresh from the. The Sing, attended these days by around 150 lusty souls, drink in one hand, hymn sheet in. Medley of Old Worship Songs http://www. for an Organ Music Presentations and conclude with a Hymns Sing. Battle Hymn of the Republic - Mormon Tabernacle Choir This will make you stand up and salute! I just had the privilege of hearing the spectacular Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and it was so beautiful, I thought I would share it with you. Words to the hymns and choruses used. Praise & Worship music video for the song 'AWESOME GOD' performed by Hillsong UNITED. Gospel Music Hymn Sing. Shirshendu - Writing a business proposal every time you Tulshi - Your data will be safe even after uploading Samsons - Anyone can design the company logo to be used. Hymn Lyrics Your Favorite Gospel Song Lyrics. The document has moved here. These unique songs reflect the longing of our hearts for the presence of God. net - Lyrics By Title: J. Southern Gospel Videos. To hear the music, you'll need speakers, head phones, or ear buds; a sound card; and software that can play MIDI files. Gifts the the GMHS Foundation are tax-deductible. Walter Stockholm Pinn. Don't get me wrong, I love to sing, and I sing all the time (ask my wife). Sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Share [ f ] Share. Conclusion. This idiosyncrasy is in the form of a “melisma,” which refers to the singing of a. Colossians 3:16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. We currently have over 300,000 free lyrics available from over 12,000 artists on over 30,000 albums making us one of the largest lyrics archives online. Raise your voices, lift your hearts. Many of the songs are raw, live worship recordings that capture the spontaneous, prophetic song of the Lord. 17 acappella hymns and gospel songs sung beautifully by the Antrim Chorale. Hymnscript's free song sheets are a wonderful way to learn a new hymn or memorize another verse of a familiar one. He does not follow his own plans but entrusts himself without reserve to the infinite mercy of the One who will fulfill the prophecies and open the time of salvation. Become a star by singing & recording your favorite songs in our Internet karaoke community. In comparing them to the regular songs, traditional worship hymns will continue to live on because of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in them. Rogers wore some great sweaters. Riverside Gospel Group Old Time Religion lyrics & video : Old Time Religion Give me that old time religion Tis the old time religion, Tis the old time religion, And it's good e. Here is the list of my ten favorite Christian hymns from that book. 1 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the whole earth. Just A Closer Walk With Thee 2. Sing as you work, as you play, and as you travel together. Sing hosanna, sing hosanna. For more information on dates and tickets for the Spring dates, visit dmgconcerts. Jesus is Mine” and “The Solid Rock,” most of the worst hymns come from this gospel song tradition. Malcolm started with Psalm 130 which fitted in with the previous hymn – ‘Only by Grace can we enter’. SING! An Irish Christmas Sing! An Irish Christmas – Live at the Grand Ole Opry House is a collection of the best loved carols, ancient and modern, joining together the sounds of new and old-world folk music with the Getty’s band of top Irish and American musicians, delivering an energetic and festive collection of Christmas hymns. Blues lyrics, search blues lyrics, blues songs, words to blues songs, B. Ready to Sing Hymns and Gospel Songs, Volume 5 (Choral Book) by Russell Mauldin. Indelible Grace Music grew out of ministering to college students, primarily through Reformed University Fellowship (RUF). One of the major ways Christians have let the Word of God dwell in us richly throughout history has been through singing hymns in church gatherings. Sing as you work, as you play, and as you travel. This beautiful song was written in 1739 by Charles Wesley. I can,t find it in song books or by sheet music, which is no longer in print. You have answered my plea. Find karaoke song lyrics, watch music videos and listen to recordings created with Smule's music-making apps. Then, a quick pinhole shot of Kanye’s bare chest as he cradles his infant son, Psalm West, and croons a fragmented a cappella version of a new song, “Use This Gospel,” as in “use this. Below are the best songs on the list for congregational singing. Welcome to Gospel Song Lyrics. This video is unavailable. First Lisburn is located in the centre of Lisburn. ” IF, she writes. Buy The 'Spiritual Death' of Jesus: A Pentecostal Investigation by William Atkinson (28-Feb-2012) Paperback by (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Official Fan Site for Reggae Entertainer Sanchez, includes bio, pics, news, music, video's, and more from sanchez Sanchez Music, Official Website for Reggae & Gospel Singing Sensation Sanchez, Preview Sanchez's Music, Biography, Discography & Video. The singers want to hear the notes to sing. Sometimes you just need a good country classic. Sing Christmas! 25 Hymns of Christmas, Accompaniment CD. After all, they are so compact that you can slip one in your pocket, your bag, and your bedside table, so you'll be abl. Commit to adding a hymn to your devotional time. But one of the advantages of hymn-singing. Sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. You are my strength and my song. "Jesus Is Coming Soon" is a 1942 gospel song composed by R. FALL HYMNS SINGING - GREAT IS THY FAITHFULLNESS - Hi Vocalists: We will be having an FALL HYMNS SINGING, we sing your past favorites Hymns. But, more often than not, they are songs that have been taken and performed so memorably on the uke that it will be thought of as a ukulele song from that day on. His whole approach to the performance (and creation) of a song was very fluid and spontaneous, and this I am sure had an influence on my own approach to singing “the song of the Lord,” though my style is quite different. Below are the best songs on the list for congregational singing. Welcome to Gospel Song Lyrics. All parents of youth are invited to join Rick in the Longfellow room after the 10 am service Sunday October 6. The Gospel Music Hymn Sing Foundation is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501-C3 Foundation. Midnight Cry, One of Southern Gospel Musics Best. Here you will find many beautiful Christian hymns such as Be Thou My Vision, Amazing Grace, What A Friend We Have In Jesus and much more. In comparing them to the regular songs, traditional worship hymns will continue to live on because of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in them. This Pin was discovered by Sharon Gau Schlueter. Medley of Old Worship Songs http://www. How to get free YouTube subscribers, likes and views? Sing Out by Ron Kenoly. Something to sing with - Use one of your favourite singles/backing track/midi file. God sent His son, they called Him Jesus He came to love, heal, and forgive. Hymn Lyrics Your Favorite Gospel Song Lyrics. com - file ext: mp3. First Lisburn Presbyterian Church, Lisburn. Alternatively our Ultimate Set covers all 941 accompaniments for the A&M hymn book Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship. See more Church Songs Church Music Praise And Worship Hymns Of Praise Praise Songs Gospel Music Music Lyrics Jesus Music Piano Music. Lamb of God, the heavens adore you, the saints and angels sing before you. Inspirational words of the Give Me Joy In My Heart hymn Enjoy the lovely words and lyrics of Give Me Joy In My Heart, the traditional, classic hymn and Christian song. Listen back to your recording. New and old hymn words and musical settings were carefully examined. Sing them on the Sabbath, in home evening, during scripture study, at prayer time. Sing hymns as lullabies to build faith and testimony in your young ones. The Gospel Beyond the West”: ”Being the original scripture of the Christian movement, the New Testament Gospels are a translated version of the message of Jesus, and that means Christianity is a translated religion without a revealed language. So the Gradual is sung whenever what it originally meant was being sung at that particular point of the service. The Gospel Music Hymn Sing Foundation is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501-C3 Foundation. First Lisburn is located in the centre of Lisburn. The 'spiritual Death' of Jesus: A Pentecostal Investigation: Amazon. FFS57 Song of faith that sings forever (Shirley Murray) Simple tune and beautiful image of people throughout generations, alive and dead, taking up a song together; I think this would be particularly good for congregations and communities facing difficult times "And when life would overwhelm us, when there seems no song to sing, hear the. Baixar e ouvir Sing To God, download mp3 4shared, youtube palco mp3 Temos um catalógo com milhares de links de mp3 para baixar grátis de forma segura confira!!. wink Russ usually gives a short devotional, we pray, sing our hymns, sing Happy Birthday, pass out the cards and balloons and then the fun begins!!. Let us always praise your holy name together so that we may continue to grow in unity and reconciliation. Songs of Faith: Southern Gospel Hymns Nearer to God and Other Religious Hymns George Johnson & The Robert Evans Chorus Oh Happy Day Various Artists Almost There. Have had the words to old ship of zion, for awhile. It’s actually fantastic to have such a huge database of music at one’s disposition in order to find the optimum difficulty level of a particular song for every type of pianist learning. Gospel Music Events, engaging the Audience in the joyful sounds of Congregational Singing. An uplifting hymn for a funeral that many people will know. Official Fan Site for Reggae Entertainer Sanchez, includes bio, pics, news, music, video's, and more from sanchez Sanchez Music, Official Website for Reggae & Gospel Singing Sensation Sanchez, Preview Sanchez's Music, Biography, Discography & Video. The rich Christian heritage of East and West comes alive in the volumes of The Fathers of the Church, a series widely praised for its brilliant scholarship and unparalleled historical, literary, and theological significance. This includes playing organs, pianos, harps, and even whole bands or orchestras. The Gospel Music Hymn Sing Foundation exists to preserve and promote the value of the art-form of Congregational Hymn Singing through the promotion of Live Events, Video and Audio Recordings, Printed Materials (including songbooks and other materials), and Educational Scholarships. Never before has it been this easy to find free gospel sheet music for anyone taking piano lessons. We have 1 albums and 104 song lyrics in our database. Colossians 3:16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest. We're not just another lyric site. Gospel Lyrics >> Song Title :: Sign Me Up Gospel Lyrics >> Song Artist :: Marvin Yancey (also performed by Donald Lawrence) Chorus: Sign me up for the Christian jubilee, write my name on the roll. A deity who get cheap how to sing during puberty best price controls the success or failure in world’s most contemporary cities, therefore London is also acknowledged learn how to sing. The Gospel Beyond the West”: ”Being the original scripture of the Christian movement, the New Testament Gospels are a translated version of the message of Jesus, and that means Christianity is a translated religion without a revealed language. Through regeneration we have God's life in addition to man's life. Free download of LDS Children's Sing-Along (Spanish) 3. I am honoured to endorse CCLI—an organisation that exists to see the praises of God declared throughout the earth. Also include many public domain Christmas songs. "The Mass is ended, go in peace" means what it says. Gospel Music Events, engaging the Audience in the joyful sounds of Congregational Singing. The song has become a Southern gospel standard, as evidenced by its recording history. Connecting fans and bands for 20 years through video and audio premieres, free music downloads, and millions of. Mercy there was great, and grace was free; Pardon there was multiplied to me; There my burdened soul found liberty at Calvary. He does not follow his own plans but entrusts himself without reserve to the infinite mercy of the One who will fulfill the prophecies and open the time of salvation. they come straight out of the Bible). Free MP3s of our church singing classic acapella hymns, professionally recorded for the glory of Jesus Christ. With your financial assistance, we can take the message of these hymns to more places and reach more people, with the timeless message of Hymns and Gospel Classics. More Child Resources. The old hymns sing of “unseen things above,” and Paul says, “what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Join us every Thursday as we meditate on all of God’s rich blessings in our lives and spend time expressing thankfulness to Him. Chris Thompson is a religion scholar who visits local churches and writes about his experiences and matters of faith on his blog, churchvisits. Buy The 'Spiritual Death' of Jesus: A Pentecostal Investigation by William Atkinson (28-Feb-2012) Paperback by (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. My Mother would walk around the house singing this hymn. 9 with a message about finding peace in the next life. My main musical project this summer has been posting on Youtube an old (before 1915) hymn each week with. 4:3,4 "But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. But just like Christmas isn't really over at. Old time gospel hymns keyword after analyzing the system lists the list of keywords related and the list of websites with related content, in addition you can see which keywords most interested customers on the this website. Watch youtube music online from any artist or song that you want. Zion, Praise Thy Savior, Singing, words by St. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Old Fashioned Hymns and Gospel Songs (For Those Who Miss Them!) - George Hamilton IV on AllMusic - 2010. This is the part that may be missing from regular vacations. Jim Reeves - Four Walls - YouTube See more. Easter hymns songs keyword after analyzing the system lists the list of keywords related and the list of websites with related content, in addition you can see which keywords most interested customers on the this website. 3 Declare his glory among the nations *and his wonders among all peoples. Additional Song List. Our full list of Christmas song suggestions includes songs that your worship team can lead on its own see the full list here. Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising. By using these chords the song takes on a more modern praise and worship sound: MP3 audio file. Apr 25, 2019- Explore maryroland71's board "Mennonite Hymns" on Pinterest. Will YouTube remove my video because show more I made a YouTube video of myself singing "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield. Sing them on the Sabbath, in home evening, during scripture study, at prayer time. It was published, along with Towner's tune, in Hymns Old and New in 1887. Your Favorite Gospel Song Lyrics. net a comprehensive online archive of lyrics to gospel music. Just A Closer Walk With Thee. There Is Power In The Blood Hymns Sing Along The Concert Hall Series There Is Power in the Blood Hee Haw Gospel Quartet source: youtube. com Sign Me Up (words and music by Kevin Yancy & Jerome Metcalfe) (recorded by The Fountain of Life Joy Choir). Way out there. These unique songs reflect the longing of our hearts for the presence of God. Large collection of R&B lyrics, Rap lyrics, Hip-Hop lyrics, Gospel lyrics, Soul lyrics & Reggae lyrics. I am using my talent to get the gospel out in song. be not affraid hymn lyrics. Participants are not concerned with re-creating or re-enacting historical events. We have found that music has a way of lifting their hearts and their spirits, and seems to reach even the most distant souls. This week's featured hymn, Come, Let Us Use the Grace Divine, was written by Charles Wesley. Hi Kristi, Just wondering where I can get this song that was played on the praise & worship show this Sunday? “Amazing Grace/Jesus Loves Me” by Paul Colman from “Bridges” I just love this version and have not been able to find it on ITunes, Godtube or Youtube. Here is an example of what I am talking about. "Old Time Gospel Hymns" Song List 1. Q Magazine Lists. He makes our sorrowing spirit sing. Fair is the sunshine, Fair is the moonlight, Bright the sparkling stars on high; Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer, Than all the angels in the sky. "Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!" (Psalm 47:6 NLT) “But as for me, I will sing about your power. We're not just another lyric site. Gospel medley. ‘Gay Chorus Deep South’ Review: Fighting Bigotry Through Song, But With No Soul The by-the-numbers musical documentary should be topical and timely, but the notes fall flat. Quickly and efficiently served, whole families participated in this portion of the service. It Is Well With My Soul 8. link/39uugy Learn How To Sing At Home tags: How To Do Singing Runs Magic Sing Usb Driver Download Sing Songs And Spiritual Hymns Sing To T…. Enwave Theatre. Easter hymns songs keyword after analyzing the system lists the list of keywords related and the list of websites with related content, in addition you can see which keywords most interested customers on the this website. In the video description, I wrote that the music and the song and lyrics aren't mine, just my voice. Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Real Life High School Ministry. Listen to the special chords that I am using on the old gospel hymn "Just As I Am". Our full list of Christmas song suggestions includes songs that your worship team can lead on its own see the full list here. Thank you for visiting allgospellyrics. May 10, 2009 · G ospel music is about using song to convey your personal story.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line181
__label__cc	0.634367	0.365633	Honda’s Changing Balancing Act: Industrialized to Emerging Market Production Submitted by Philippe Byosiere, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan on 3 févr. 2011 - 13:42 Présentation au colloque du Gerpisa Philippe Byosiere; Denise J Luethge Gerpisa colloquium, Paris (2011) As the only Japanese OEM producing two-wheels, four-wheels and wings with major manufacturing bases in both in Japan and the USA as well as several emerging economies, Honda has been largely shielded from major downturns resulting from the global financial crisis. Although a global decline of around 3.5% in 2010, Honda reported increased sales in Brazil, India, China, Thailand and Indonesia while the Japanese and US market reported record decreases. As is the case for all Japanese OEMs the strong Yen has been a major challenge in order to keep the balance sheets in the black. Drops in profit up to 40% have been reported as a result of the strong currency despite major cost-cutting efforts. The strong yen has not only have an impact for exporting vehicles from Japan but also for repatriating vehicles from overseas to declining Japanese market. In the Japanese domestic market JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturing Association) reported that 2010 is the lowest sales of cars in 33 years (since fiscal year 1977) which will even go lower once the tax incentives and subsidies for fuel-efficient vehicles ends. In China, Honda hit record sales in 2010, an increase of 12.2% this despite strikes and collective actions in several assembly plants against working conditions. In addition Honda is launching a new brand in China, Li Nian, in a strategic alliance with Guangzhou Auto Group. In India, Honda reported increased sales and in its joint venture with Indian partner Honda Siel Cars India will develop a super-mini designed to cash in on the booming Indian car market. Honda also had to deal with several recalls of its vehicles in India. In Brazil, Honda enjoyed increased sales of the locally produced Fit despite recalls of faulty pedals. Honda is shifting production overseas to be closer to the growth potential of emerging markets much like it started manufacturing in the US market in the mid-1980s. Honda will shift more production to other parts of Asia, particularly when it comes to compact cars, because of the intense global cost competition and the yen's strength against the dollar. The improved quality of components produced in emerging countries is supporting this strategic move which has created some uneasiness inside Japan. Honda announced the release of electric vehicles in 2012, however, gasoline and hybrid vehicles will continue as the mainstay vehicles for the time being. Prices are still much higher than for gasoline vehicles, though government subsidies for EVs will bring down the actual price. Honda, which places hybrids as their main focus within the category of environmentally friendly vehicles realizes that it will be necessary to build EVs in order to maintain a strong presence in the every powertrain option. In conclusion, Honda weathered the global financial crisis pretty good but was helped but strong sales in its motorcycle division offsetting declines in its automotive division. Honda’s proverb might be that in prosperous times people buy four wheels instead of two wheels and in times of economic hardship people move from four wheels to two wheels but the bottom line is that they still will buy wheels. The fact that Honda is the only major OEM with the two-wheel/four wheel option makes them unique (different from BMW). Thème: Les constructeurs Thème: Automobile manufacturers Session n°: Byosiere, P., & Luethge D. J. Stevens, M., & Fujimoto T. Nissan: Sustaining Revival	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line195
__label__wiki	0.815484	0.815484	Editor’s Message Drinks Directory Bedford Magazine For a new arts centre in the Cobequid region, build it, they will come A new $16-million arts centre could be up and running in northwestern HRM within five years. But it’s still a long way from reality Jordan Whitehouse May 17, 2017 Bedford MagazineCityscape Last June, the Cobequid Cultural Society (CCS) revealed its design for an arts centre that could be coming soon to the Bedford-Sackville area. It showed a 31,000-square-foot, two-storey glass building with a 700-seat auditorium, orchestra pit and multiple practice spaces and studios. “It’ll be the nicest looking building this side of the Metro Centre,” says CCS president Don Flemming. The price tag will likely be $16 million. Ambitious? Absolutely. But Flemming is sure they’ll meet that financial goal and have shovels in the ground by fall 2017. “We won’t fail,” he says. “In Halifax, you’ve got the Neptune Theatre, in Dartmouth you have Alderney Crossing, and in the west you’ve got the Bella Rose. But there’s nothing out here. The people in this area—which goes from Tantallon to Mount Uniacke to Waverley to Bedford—want it. They will support it.” Two of them are Margaret and Ralph Lynas, who own and operate Come-Dance Associates. They’ve been teaching ballroom and Latin American dance in Bedford, Sackville and Halifax for 26 years, and say that if this centre is built they, along with their students and audiences, will come. “If there was something out here, I know very well it would be used,” says Margaret. “There is a big area this would service. Downtown is not as convenient in terms of parking, for example, and with a centre like this, everything that can be done in the city could be done out here.” Flemming is staying tight-lipped about a potential location for now, but he did hint in February that the CCS is close to securing a land deal. “I can tell you that if you think the Chicken Burger in Bedford is a good location, you will love this spot, which will have 20,000 to 30,000 people seeing it every day of the week.” Other than finalizing that land deal, there are questions about the feasibility of such an ambitious project, however. First among them is cash. The CCS has been raising funds through events like their Valentine’s dance at the Halifax Forum, and Flemming says that people from the area are already asking how they can donate, but the organization will also have to find provincial grants if they’re going to reach that $16-million goal. To land those grants, they’ll have to drum up the support of city councillors—something they’re now in the process of doing—and although many councillors are onboard with an arts centre in the area, they also have concerns. Bedford-Wentworth Councillor Tim Outhit, for example, is hoping that it won’t be a stand-alone facility. “We’ve seen in the past on the Bedford waterfront that businesses have tried, but there just weren’t enough people coming and going all the time,” he says. “But if you link facilities like this with transportation terminals or libraries or whatever is going to generate constant traffic, then those businesses will survive.” Flemming would answer Outhit’s concern by pointing at the design, which includes spaces for retail and service businesses, such as a Tim Hortons, on the periphery. The rent generated from those businesses would help sustain the arts centre. “Yes, but then you have to make sure it’s not something that’s only used occasionally for performing arts,” says Outhit. “And the worst thing we could have for these businesses is that they only have customers when the facility is being used. For example, if you just put a store or restaurant in Neptune Theatre, would they be busy all the time? So what you want is something that’s drawing people there constantly.” They’re valid concerns, and they’re ones the CCS will have to address and find answers to if they’re going to raise this centre. But Flemming sticks to his guns. “We will meet the financial goal, and we will raise this building,” he says. “It will happen.” Previous ArticleWhen the worst happens, how will your city fare? Next ArticleOverburdened. 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__label__wiki	0.515982	0.515982	I’ve felt this change coming for a long time and “Let’s Kill Hitler” finally pushed me over the edge. Matt Smith is my favorite Doctor. It’s not JUST him, it’s the whole show really. I guess I should rephrase and say “Matt Smith’s episodes are my favorite Doctor Who episodes.” It’s the writing, the look of the show (it some how seems more expensive… better lighting? Better cameras?), the companions (Rory and Amy are amazing but RIVER… dear god, River. What a fascinating character arc.), the chances they are taking with the story, the stakes they just keep raising, the departure from the typical “A) Go to a planet B) Fix a problem” formula… the whole show is just orders of magnitude more captivating that it’s ever been. That’s a considerable achievement when you take into account how much I enjoyed Tennant’s run. I feel like the last two seasons of Doctor Who are proof that you can make satisfying, complicated genre fiction on TV IF YOU HAVE A PLAN. And if Steven Moffat DOESN’T have a plan, then he’s the best bullshitter on the planet. All of the little loose threads just keep weaving themselves back into the main story. It’s never boring, it’s never hack. It’s just purely entertaining, cohesive and rewarding story telling. Watch the deleted Doctor Who Hitler scene too expensive to film Doctor Who and the One Woman the Doctor Can’t Screw Up [Tv Recap] COMMENTERS: Come on! Who’s with me on this? Matt’s the best, right? Ok, so who‘s YOUR favorite doctor? WARNING!!! THERE ARE SPOILERS FOR “Let’s Kill Hitler” IN THE COMMENTS. Tags: bbc, doctor who, matt smith, scifi, tv Posted in Uncategorized and tagged bbc, doctor who, matt smith, scifi, tv. ← The iLluminati The Consummate Tweaker → I'm still between Tennant and Matt Smith, but "Let's Kill Hitler" solidified my feelings for River Song. I am "pro." J. Bowles This is close to what I thought: that I'm not quite sure about Matt as my favorite, because I adore "Blink" and several other Tennant jaunts so much. But the River/Doctor sequence is much more interesting than I ever expected. The dynamics of a character like River, who lives outside the timeline of the main characters and who knows more about their futures (but has to lie to protect the timeline)? It puts us up-close-and-personal with the Doctor's own situation, ducking in and out of timelines. I expect that part of the hookup with River/Doctor is that it gives him someone to relax with: she won't die out from underneath him, and he's a little nervous about that at the moment. (And the casting for both characters is top-notch.) Tennant blew through three companions in as many seasons, without killing them off, without ignoring them, and even with them coming back – a bit much, in the case of Rose Tyler. His bright-eyed delivery, saying things like, "okay, then!" and "allons-y", were full of life. Matt's had longer plot-lines in play, but has played the Doctor as an older gentleman in a younger man's body. The reason people have shouting matches about the two, is that they are both such fine versions of the Doctor, with utterly different personalities. Oh, and the guy who drew this cartoon? He's a god. This is brilliant. @JonnyAce River Song, is one of my favorite characters, but Eccleston is still my favorite of the new Doctors. I grew up watching Tom Baker, so he'll always be my favorite Doctor of all time. Agreed on Eccleston as fave new Doctor! So much passion. Love him. Lafinass Indeed. Nine is easily my favorite. My only complaint about "Let's Kill Hitler" is it felt a bit rushed. Specifically the Mels character could have used a few eps of development before the big reveal. it seemed a bit forced to show a few childhood clips and suddenly she's their closest friend-that-they've-never-mentioned-before. I'd argue that Mels is evidence of a lack of planning on Moffat's part actually. Still loved the ep and am crazy about River Song though. My only struggle is if the flashbacks are considered pre-big bang II, post-big bang II or both. Not admitting that Matt Smith is the best Doctor is being "In The TARDIS." [thanks @BelRand] Chaucer59 Matt Stone is meh. The writing for his episodes is out-fucking-standing, but Stone just doesn’t have any charisma. River steals the show when the two of them are on together. Compare that to David Tennant or Tom Baker: no one stole the show from those two. They had charisma, zest, charm–you knew they were having a good time. Matt Stone, even at his most fraught, looks like he’s more worried about whether he remembered to clean out the lint filter on the TARDIS’s dryer. And, really, a bow tie? What is he PeeWee Herman? Wally Cox? Pfeh. I’m glad he’s on his way out. HouseofNerd Amy's still a Mary Sue to me. River I hated in the Tennant episodes, but has become a much stronger character. Matt Smith is pretty much on parallel with Tennant to me. Rory owns everything. Forever. You are right! Amy IS a Mary Sue character! I don't know why I didn't see this earlier! That's why I hate her so often! She is not as bad as Claudia on Warehouse 13, but she is still a Mary Sue! It's so obvious in retrospect! KyleJRM I don't think any Doctor Who companion can ever be called a Mary Sue so soon after Rose, Her Royal Highness, Queen of All Mary Sues (And Also The Universe and the Multiverse and whatever else she decides to be queen of). I don't know – Rose was never this perfect at everything. She was more amazed at the things she encountered, and often lost in various situations. She was also not this bossy and annoying, and was also not this bitchy. I just rewatched Eleventh Hour, and was struck once again how annoying she was. For example, remember how she locked the Doctor's tie in the door of a car? Not only was that very bitchy, but she also kicked out the sweet old guy who owned that car. And told him to basically go away. It's his car! Rose has: 1) Been the only companion to make the Doctor fall in love with her 2) Become an all-powerful being with power over space and time 3) Crossed multiverses when that was supposed to be impossible, with vast amounts of impossible knowledge about happenings well beyond her kin 4) Turned the Doctor human and lived happily ever after him. How much more perfect could she be? I think one could argue that the Doctor was in love with Sarah Jane Smith (and vice versa.) It just wasn't presented in as up-front a way as the thing with Rose, so you had to sort of read between the lines. I think the idea was the Doctor knew better than to get involved in an affair with mortal, for all kinds of reasons, but the feelings were there, under the surface. I could be off-base, here, but that was always my take on Sarah Jane. adolladay True, but… now we have River, who is an even worse Mary Sue. River tops Rose by: 1) Not only making the Doctor fall in love with her, it´s implied she even marries him. And kills him. And sacrifices herself for him. 2) Being a super special snowflake: child of the TARDIS with Time Lord DNA, legendary super fighter and most dangerous living weapon in the universe, archaeology professor, only one to speak/read/write Old High Gallifreyan (even the Doctor needs the TARDIS to translate), even scares a Dalek… 3) Being the only one to make it through the reboot of the universe with her memory intact and being the one to enable Amy to remember the Doctor; with vast amounts of knowledge about happenings that she doesn´t reveal but is annoyingly smug about it ("Spoilers") I think she tops Rose, easily, both in Mary-Sue-ness and in being annoying. River is the only one to speak/read/write Old High Gallifreyan? When did this happen? If you're referring to "A Good Man Goes to War," she was pointing him to the prayer leaf of the Gamma Forests, bearing her name. Or did I miss something? It's a mother-frackin' nerd-off. @jinksb What @JonnyAce said. Exactly. @ZachReddyArt I'm really liking Matt, especially this season. And yeah, River is awesome (MEL!) But I think a LOT of it was Steven Moffatt's doing – I mean, he directed most of the best Eccleston/Tennant episodes too, and introduced River AND Jack Harkness, the Best Intermittent Companions. The main thing I love about Matt's Doctor, though, is that he's FALLIBLE. The Doctor shouldn't be a god, he shouldn't always have a Deus Ex Machina in his pocket. He's a really long-lived alien who goes on adventures through time, and sometimes he screws up. Tennant had a very small amount of that, but not enough in my opinion. Eleven is just easier to relate to. David Tennant will always be My Doctor and nothing will divest me of that affection, but Matt Smith is definitely a better Doctor. Smith is a masterful dervish of whimsy and idiosyncrasy. zenofben I'm going to be controversial and say while I like Matt Smith as the Doctor he's not my favourite, nor even in my top three. I like that Stephen Moffat has a plan but I get ticked off about how he goes about realising it. Let's Kill Hitler combined three seperate ideas (River, the Justice dept and, well, Hitler) but it didn't combine them well. I was left feeling like he could have stretched River's storyline out over the next 6 or 7 episodes, and that the other two storylines didn't get a fair treatment. The character of Melody was rushed through so fast there was very little development and I felt it was an opportunity squandered. Also the Ponds wind me up something chronic. There, rant over! All that being said, Mr Moffat does have some moments of genius – the three ideas above are all really GOOD ideas, I just think he has some difficulty realising them. Kind of like George Lucas, I think he maybe needs some better script writers. Nonetheless I did like the line "Shut up Hitler and get in the cupboard." But I'd prefer more lines like that and less Amelia Pond. My favourite Doctors were Tom Baker, Peter Davidson and David Tennant. My favourite recent episode was the one with Peter Kay and the Absorbaloft. I love the scene with Rose and the Doctor chasing the monster with various coloured buckets! Oh and Christopher Ecclestone was good too "What, lots of planets have a north!" NothingCleverEnough LOVE THE BUCKETS!! I love Matt Smith! And you've hit on it perfectly; Steven Moffat is, one way or another, genius. Watching these last 1.5 seasons of Who feels like a seriously awesome roller coaster ride. And Matt Smith is just weird and wacky enough to be the perfect Doctor. (Besides, he's not nearly as distracting as eye candy god David Tennant. I can watch Matt Smith and enjoy him without wanting to do things to him that're illegal in most of the 50, and punishable by burning south of the Mason–Dixon Line.) The bow tie, the hats, that face that's so young while seeming so old, and his acting! He's just so…kooky! I love him! DeadRobot Am I a horrible person for not liking "Lets Kill Hitler"? I wound up fixating on the fact that if someone crashed into Hitler's office with a thing, be it a time machine, missile or banana cream pie SOMEONE WOULD COME AND INVESTIGATE. I sat there through the whole episode thinking "Stormtroopers? Hello? Right outside the door? Down the hall?" Let's not mention no one looking into a shooting at a restaurant full of SS officers and their dates. I also wanted the last LAST scene to be a cupboard door, shut, with Hitler saying "Hello? Hello?" I believe the Killer Teselecta mentioned before he tried to kill Hitler that the room was "soundscreened", meaning I guess, soundproofed beforehand. There you go. Agreed with the last 2 paragraphs, though. MrSueDenim Yeah, I'm with you on that last shot. We are denied our shot of a sad frightened fhurer – which is the best kind of fuhrer. I like the possibility that the Doctor fed the paranoia of both Nioxon and Hitler. That's some monumental fallibility in the part of this Doctor. Tennant was just a little too pretty, too human. Matt Smith's more odd looking, and he falls perfectly into that uncanny valley. He just looks a little more alien, and thus when he has to play the "don't forget I'm an alien and I'm dangerous" side of the Doctor, he seems more credible to me. The moment I knew I was … you know, that way… was the speech at the end of the first half of the Time of Angels. "Okay. The Angels have made their second mistake because I'm not going to let that pass. I'm sorry you're dead, Bob, but I swear to whatever is left of you they will be sorrier." "Angel Bob: Sorry, can I ask again? You mentioned a mistake we've made. The Doctor: Oh big big mistake. Really huge. Didn't anyone ever tell you? There's one thing you never put in a trap—if you're smart, if you value your continued existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow—there's one thing you never ever put in a trap. Angel Bob: And what would that be, sir? The Doctor: Me." I can't see Tennant pulling off either of those lines with the same determined menace. Oh, sorry KyleJRM, but there is this Tennant voice in my head, that does that line just perfect. The very last part when he says, "Me", is much deeper, more pronounced than Smith's but definitely do-able. Watch the Christmas episode with Tennant, where he introduces himself into a bad situation with the words, "did you miss me?" and proceeds to ignore the evil monstrous alien while he greets Rose, Mickey, and chats for a while. The Alien eventually breaks in, "if may I interrupt?" Keep watching. Watch Tennant challenge the Alien to a sword fights, watch Tennant lose a hand and grow it back, and then watch Tennant deliver the lines that show that he could do it. After winning the duel, he is double-crossed by the Alien. Saying the words, "no second chances," he kills the Alien. Then at the end of the episode, when Harriet Jones, the British Prime Minister ("we know who you are"), goes against the Doctor's intent and murders a spacecraft of those aliens, he takes Miss Jones down, also, ending her political career. He does not say the words, "no second chances," that time, but it's clear that was in play. In fact, he takes her down with six [seemingly innocuous] words. Watch Tennant in his bit-part in Harry Potter. It's only one scene, damn it, but it's very good. @ebrodzki @Stephen I think there was a very good reason to keep that backstory short the way it was. Let's just assume for a moment that those of us who are big fans of the show like to play the guessing game as to what is going to happen next. I know I do. If all of a sudden this new character showed up named MELs, and was in multiple episodes relating to Amy/Rory would you not have been thinking "Oh hey, that's probably MELody!"? tl;dr : if Moffat dragged it on people would have caught onto the fact that Mels was Melody. A quick one episode character that seemingly never existed before but was apparently always there happens often enough that most won't catch on until Moffat wanted. LogopolisMike This is my favorite kind of tl;dr — one that is almost as long as the thing it is summarizing. tl;dr I'm an asshole but I'm also not joking — I love it when people do that. Jerry Nowlin I'm still a Tennant fan. I think that he is a great actor in general and you can really feel his performance. You are right about Matt Smith's episodes though. Steven Moffat writes most of those now…and my favorite Tennant episodes were written by Moffat. (He wrote "Blink" for gods sakes) He tries to stay away from that "Go to a planet, Fix shit" mold that you were talking about. It's funny how controversial the old "favorite Doctor" conversation/argument/throw-down can be. Tennant was my favorite, with his crazy energy and comical motor-mouth combined with incredible emotion and gravitas. However, I'm not gonna lie. I definitely see him through Rose-colored glasses….which goes a long way in putting him at the top of the pile. So, even though Tennant is my favorite, I think Smith is actually a better Doctor. He's still a bit manic, very funny, and he's got the gravitas out the wazoo. But there is something distinctly unreachable about Smith's Eleven, something decidedly alien. And that is where he pulls ahead for me. There is an age and a depth to him that seems impossible for a foppish 29-year-old. He's fantastic. I'm still a bit in the closet myself. Speaking as one, Who fanatics can be a dangerous lot! 🙂 But you hit the nail on the head there Maggie. We all find our own Doctors to be both excellent and relate-able. That is the wonderful benefit of being a Doctor Who fan. No matter which Doctor you fell in love with, that is "your" Doctor, the same Doctor we all love, just a new spin. It's a great motivator for binding the community together. @ferretcomp "Let's Kill Hitler" was probably my favorite episode this season, maybe just behind the "Doctor's Wife". The story Moffat is weaving is dazzling. But Let's face it – Rory decked Hitler. One of the best moments of the season. Rory is sort of the opposite of Mickey. Rory always was significant in Amy's life, and there is a good argument to the notion that Rory isn't changing/maturing as an action-hero so much as showing that it was in him all along. It's instructive to see how much, or how little, actual screen-time was given to Rory being a centurion. It was, perhaps, a third of a single episode (plus a hint of time in a second in that two-parter). Not much time. Yet it was so significant, in their relationship ("the boy who waited 2000 years, good for you, mate") and how it showed who he was. He emerged from that, willing to fire a gun to protect her, willing to die for her (again and again), and willing to deck the Doctor (and Hitler and …) when needed. (All this, from a nice guy with great hair and a pointy nose. It's fine writing and terrific acting.) And yes, the moment (in Let's Kill Hitler) when the three of them are in a line, trying to wrestle with what they've just learned about Mel/River, is great: > Rory: Does anybody else find this day just a bit difficult? I'm getting a sort of banging in my head. > Amy: Yeah, I think that's Hitler in the cupboard. > Rory: That's not helping. The point about being miniaturized and put into his wife's head (or an automaton thereof), is wild. ("I'm trying not to see this as a metaphor.") Patrick Hogan Other than feeling like it was too obvious that Mels was River (obvious before she even got out of the car), I really liked the episode. River's pretty much been my favorite character from the moment she showed up — solidified, of course, the first time she blew herself out the airlock after telling the Doctor she needed a lift. That combination of complete badass-ness and complete trust in the Doctor…well, how could she not be a favorite character? (My second/other favorite companion is Jack; he's better as a companion than as leader of Torchwood and, despite your misgivings, I really like Torchwood.) As far as favorite doctor…I like Matt Smith a lot, but I think Tennant's still my favorite. Smith's character is much more…volatile. Which is good — it makes for good tv — but it also makes him feel…less mature. There's an air of dignity, of age, that Tennant manages to project whether he's wearing his tie on his head and waving a banana at a clockwork robot or standing solemnly in a long coat, nodding, and turning away; fun as he is, Matt Smith doesn't have that yet. And while I love the fun that Smith brings, I feel like the role of the Doctor — as an ancient and powerful entity responsible for the rise and fall of civilizations — needs a level of gravitas that Tennant brought to the table. Exactly. Tennant brought that feeling of ancient power and knowledge that Smith seems to have ignored in favor of the lackadaisical fool. Granted, "Let's Kill Hitler" and how Smith dealt with The Silence both featured well though out and almost brutal plans for countering an adversaries plans, it almost feels like Smith's Doctor is a step back from Tennants. Anyone else notice how Smith's coat changed in the last episode…almost Tennant-coat like… It's an not-quite-universally accepted belief in long term (pre 2005) Doctor Who fandom that a person's favorite Doctor is the one they grew up wirth or was the star when they first discovered the show. However, my partner (who is a post 2005 fan but often has genius insights) has a theory that people's favorite Doctor is actually the first one who is the first Doctor they see from the beginning. So he, for example, even though he started watching with Eccelston, he imprinted on Tennant. Sounds like the same thing is happening to you with young Mr. Smith. (This imprintation isn't really just about the actor or his performance as the Doctor, but is about feeling ownership of the show in a unique way.) This theory sorta goes to shit if you watched the show on PBS in the States as a kid, but if you don't consider that you have to have discovered the Doctor "in real time", it does fit with me and my love of Peter Davison (first Doctor who I saw from regeneration going forward) and Sylvester McCoy (my first "real time" Doctor) – Your belief in his genius may vary. I am certainly biased because it comes with a hearty helping of "OMG, there's a dude I think is hot AND I can make him interested in my all time favorite TV show." That is a power that may certainly confuse things. And when he's enough of a fan that he starts spouting his own theories about fandom in general — that's what we call, ladies and gentleman, a gay geek boner giver. Yea, I actually saw a lot of Dr. Who on PBS, but it was so cheesy that I just couldn't get into it. I watched it because nothing else was on, but I am not going to rewatch any of those episodes. For me the first Doctor I was really fascinated by was played by Christopher Eccleston. His Doctor was a fascinating and tragic figure. The mystery and depth given to him by the time war was palpable whenever the subject came up. And at the same time he could have fun, could be inspiring, and all around fantastic. That's not to say Tennant or Smith are not good Doctors, but they don't inspire the same sense of grandeur, age, intelligence, and worldliness as Eccleston. seoulless Tom Baker was always my favourite, but I'm with you in that this season solidified my love for Matt Smith. He is TOTALLY my Doctor now. And he's just as awesome in real life!! (I met him and Karen Gillan for all of five seconds at a DVD signing in London, but he was super nice). Oh, and, series 5 was the first to be shot in HD (except Tennant's specials), which is probably why it looks more "expensive." does he watch doctor who with the prostitute? or is that just a typical apology gift? CasualCostumer I guess if you like soap operas, Matt Smith would be your favorite Doctor. Because that's all that Doctor Who is now – a soap opera. Matt Smith seems like a nice guy, Karen Gillan seems like a nice, if somewhat vapid girl, but I'm quite sick of this entire thing. I'm about ready to give up on Doctor Who. Thank god I just started watching all the classic episodes, although it still annoys me when I see something and realize that it's something that Moffat references just because he wants to prove how much he loves Doctor Who. I hope we're past Moffat sticking Hartnell's photo in every other episode. It's SOOOO overdone. Agreed. Moffat sucks at giving the various characters a stake in the plot. We know from the beginning that everything will turn out OK, so that takes away any depth from the excellent acting and emotion that the actors give us. We know the Doctor will not really die, so all the histrionics about him falling over go nowhere. We know that River will turn out OK. We know that Amy and Rory are not dying any time soon. So there is really nothing for us to care about. And besides those four, there are no other characters in any of Moffat's episodes. It's a sitcom with four characters total – and that doesn't make for drama or interesting stories. For me the best part is how Moff gets there, not the spoilers he's already revealed. I don't know why you guys don't care about the characters but I do — they're very well written and the acting is good. One way I define a soap opera is "pathetic" and I wouldn't say that about DW. Maybe it's not enough like classic DW or not your taste in TV but that doesn't mean that it sucks. Your tastes are different than others. The world has changed since DW began and I think it reflects those changing times. @jillianbeanpod Matt Smith is SOOOOOOOOO good. I love Tennant but I really didn't care for any of the in between season specials and I think his last episode was so drawn out that I was almost ready to be done with him. Matt is brilliant at combining the pathos of being the last of his kind with the positiveness of being the savior of the universe constantly. The whole madness=brilliance thing is perfect with him. @Mellincoly Yes, I love Matt. He's got a face that is good-looking, yet he can look old, old, old and time-lordy when he's in pain, or crying, or mad. And visually, the opening scene of Let's Kill Hitler, driving though that field, I just loved it immensely. This show grabs you with laughs and tears and the heroic, ever faithful Rory. One of my biggest failures as a human is that I have not succeeded in turning the husband or any friends into fellow Whovians and must go to the internet and Craig Ferguson to share my delight and joy in this show. David was my first doctor, Matt solidified his place as my doctor with his extraordinary performance with his ganger (even though I found those episodes to be dumb), and River is my favorite character. When it was first announced that Matt Smith was going to be the new Doctor, and I saw him for the first time (not in costume yet), I thought he was way too young and would never live up to Tennant or Eccleston, and I would hate him. Then I saw The Eleventh Hour… By the time he was eating fish fingers and custard, I loved his Doctor more than I ever liked 10 (who was kinda sexy, but had some annoying habits and [apart from the Moffat-written ones] far worse story lines). Like Neil Gaiman said, Matt can play the 900 year-old alien and the 12 year-old kid at the same time – and make you believe both. “…best bullshitter on the planet.” You know you just described a successful TV producer, right? D8< You're sick, man! SICK!!! You're wrong, you're wrong, you're wrong, go and watch some Tom Baker episodes and then BEG FORGIVENESS. But seriously though, Matt Smith is great and I like the more arc-y, long game-ish nature of Moffat's episodes. Also Rory is fantastic in every way. But Donna Noble was the best companion THERE I SAID IT. Also: still my favorite Smith line "Trust me, Amy" "But you don't always tell the truth" "If I always told the truth I wouldn't need you to trust me" That to me is the quintessential doctor/companion exchange. thevoxpopuli Rory is the best. He's the cheesy geek hero all of us want to be. He's somewhat sidekick, he's smart and witty (It was a miniaturization ray…. because there was a ray and we were miniaturized..) HE also dies a LOT and yet never gives up in his determination to save the (totally hot) woman he loves and who loves him back. Plus he fathered a Timelord. That's cool. I think it's less that Matt Smith is the best (Though he's damn good) but that the show since Moffat took the full reigns is the best. You know, it just hit me that Rory almost certainly didn't have sex for 2000 years. The mind boggles. @Laz75 I'm totally with you, man. And I LOVE Tennant and RTD. But Matt and Moffat are simply the best. @doublenatural I like Matt Smith, but I'm a Tennant girl. Him and John Sim as the Master? Sublime. I also have completely irrational love for Peter Davison and his stick of celery. Moffat, on the other hand… this is basically blasphemy, but I think the show is poorer now. Important plot points (such as Mels) just appear out of nowhere, and there doesn't seem to be an overall plan for the series. Compare that with Bad Wolf or Vote Saxon, which were built up pretty steadily before the reveal. Don't get me wrong, Moffat writes great stand-alone episodes, Let's Kill Hitler being one and Blink, which still scares the pants off me, but as a show-runner, I'm not that impressed. Yea, no, I am sorry but you are wrong. Matt Smith is an excellent actor, but Moffat just doesn't give him anything. Or rather he doesn't give him any structure to act against. None of the Moffat episodes have any deep stakes. Everything is wimpy and pointless. We get some great acting against a flat white background which leads us nowhere. We know the Doctor is not going to die – either in the season premier, in the Hitler episode, or in season finale. Therefore all the hand wringing about it, all the histrionics fall completely flat. There is zero suspense there. Same thing with River – we know she is going to be fine, so that doesn't go anywhere. And that's about it – there are no other interesting characters in the last couple of seasons (except for the TARDIS). Basically, Moffat's episodes all have 3-4 characters total. There's the Doctor, there's Amy, and there is Rory. Nobody else stands out in any of his episodes. The background characters that show up and that cause all the running are basically 2-dimensional cardboard cutouts. Why should we care if a cardboard cutout lives or dies? And since we don't give a damn about those characters, we are left with just the standard 3-4 people. Same thing with "Let's Kill Hitler". Who there had any depth? There were just four characters, we knew they would all turn out fine, which made everything rather boring. Moffat's Dr. Who is basically a sitcom. And I've seen Friends episodes with more suspense than this last episode. Tobiathan Generalizations: Tennant era: Darker Doctor (heartbroken, mopey, sad) with lighter episodes Smith era thus far: Lighter Doctor with way darker episodes PS.> Best/worst thing about nerds.. "YOUR OPINION IS WRONG!" My first time commenting here, but I confess to being a little confused by the "you never actually think the Doctor might die" complaints. When, mid-season of any series, did you REALLY think the Doctor or one of the companions was going to kick it? I mean, if you watch any episode and think to yourself "oh wait, this is only ep. 3 of 10…" (or if you're just watching the DVDs for the first time and you know there's another 2 seasons of that actor as the Doctor, like I did with Tennant) it takes some of the suspense out of it, doesn't it ? Or am I missing something in that complaint? (I feel like I must be missing something in that complaint) Anyway, I actually kind of liked how Moffat started the season out with killing the Doctor. It obviously wasn't permanent, but it made me go "huh, how's he going to get himself out of this?" Also, I'm not sure I can ever qualify to be a true Whovian. I've tried to watch some old episodes of the revered Tom Baker. I couldn't do it. I just couldn't get past the production values to appreciate any possible nuance of the acting or storytelling. I'm a simpleton heretic, I know. Well, in many (most?) of the Dr. Who episodes the suspense comes not from whether he would die, but from whether he will be able to save the side characters. These side characters used to be interesting and often in peril. Sometimes the Doctor could save them – sometimes he couldn't. And since you cared about the background characters and knew that they could easily just drop dead, you cared about whether the Doctor would succeed or fail. Moffat seems to be trying to create suspense by putting the main characters in danger. However, as I said, that just doesn't work. The emotional bond is there, but it's just impossible to believe that something will happen to these people. Some of the dangers they are in are so standard compared to the situations the Doctor has been in that it's ridiculous. I mean, poison lipstick, really? At that point why doesn't the Doctor just whip out a reverse poison lip gloss, like Giligan did when he dreamed of evil secret agents? Compare that to even the most basic background character like the game girl from "The Parting of the Ways". She was fun, she was neat, she was scared and terrified, she wanted a better life, was brave, fought the Daleks, and then she died. She was three dimensional and exhibited all sorts of emotions. She acted like a human instead of like a one-note automaton. OTOH, Moffat almost never has background characters that we could give a damn about. Agree on one part, weak acting for the whole "voice interface-poison lipstick" interaction on Matt Smith's part. I expected better. Pertwee all the way! I just got through watching "Inferno" again and I was reminded of how awesome he was. Plus the companions were better, esp. in the 7th season. They were tough and not just sheep following the Doctor's lead. Plus Evil Brig with the eyepatch beats a dozen Hitlers. And Joel, if you don't know about the Brig's eyepatch then you aren't really a true Whovian yet. Shut up, Hitler! You Smith guys are going to have to deal with a parent that says, "This is a TOM BAKER household!" Or, maybe they'll say Peter Davidson. If they're really progressive, they might even say David Tennant. Luckily, it's very unlikely that they would say Colin Baker. @CallumJames3 I thought Colin Baker was the most enjoyable and relatable Doctor to Watch. At one point he almost chokes Perri to death! It was awesome! To be fair, it wasn't entirely his fault, as much as it was the bad production problems with the show at the time. earlleonardmusicforkids and the Colin Baker big finish radio plays are the best. @iamplanttastic David Tennant will most likely always be my favorite, even though I started with Eccleston (and haven't watched Old Who yet, so I know I've got a lot of history I'm not taking into account). Matt Smith is doing much better than I thought he would, and he's definitely endearing, but I am so unimpressed with Moffat. I enjoyed most of the episodes he wrote for Ten, but… I hate River Song with a burning passion. I didn't mind her in the Library episodes, but now that Moffat has made her into such a big role, she keeps shoving her face into everything. I wish she would just go away, which is a shame, as I really like Alex Kingston. I love Rory though and I'm intrigued to see how Moffat deals with The Doctor 'dying' as Eleven. I also want Neil Gaiman to write for DW all the time. The Doctor's Wife is the only episode of the last two seasons that I've really loved, but that's a whole different conversation. Moffat has actually been famously quoted as saying "I would get bored if I knew how everything turned out." when asked about his writing methods. It's also pretty well evidenced that he doesn't have much of a plan just a few major points and figures the rest out as he goes when you look at everything close. Mels only shows up in 1 episode, River had way more emotion talking to the doctor than any interaction she's had with her parents, etc… But thankfully the rules of the Whoniverse means we can explain away any of the missteps in previous planning as "oh well something changed." When talking with someone else on the subject they brought up the multiple timelines can explain away Mels sudden existence. @goadguy The rollover for this comic is simply the best. I have to say my favorite of the more recent Doctors is still Christopher Eccleston. I was very sad that he only did one season. He gave a darker, more modern feel to the Doctor that was new. On the other hand, I will always have a soft spot for the Tom Baker Doctor, in spite of the hokey production values, as he was my first Doctor, and I love the fourth Doctor's gentle eccentricity. I also enjoyed Peter Davidson as the Doctor, and I really enjoyed the Seventh Doctor episodes (Sylvester McCoy), as they were really freaky and surreal. OK, I admit it, I have loved all the Doctors from John Pertwee on, except for Colin Baker, who was kind of irritating and whiney. I do enjoy the fact that the newer series have story arcs, rather than being strictly episodic, as the old ones were. I also have to say I enjoy River a lot. She is a very fun character – kind of across between Cat Woman and a female James Bond. Matt's definitely my favourite doctor. I didn't like Eccelston (however it's spelled) because his version of the doctor was way too heroic, which i hate. That and i hated Rose. David Tennant's Doctor was alright, but no previous Doctor has come close to Matt's crazy, fallible, genius version. After that's probably the fifth Doctor, because of his subtlety. Other than that, it depends which episode i'm watching at the time. Irrelevant, yes, but i had to say it out loud(ish). Yeah, I'm with the people who think you're wrong. Matt Smith is an excellent Doctor, don't get me wrong-I like him a lot. But David Tennant was better. There was a sense of emotion that David's (And Eccelston's) Episodes have that Smith's just…don't. It's lost in all the ridiculous showmanship. I loved Moffat's episodes for Eccelston and Tennant, but his first full season run reminded me a LOT of the First Mission Impossible movie. Having only just watched 'Let's Kill Hitler', I am completely confused as to why everyone is raving about it. It is…frankly, terrible. Why don't they change the title of the Show to 'The River Song' hour, and be done with it? You nailed exactly what I hate about the show since Moffat took over as head writer. It has become ALL about River Sue. Even episodes/arcs that seemed to have nothing to do with her at first are retconned in (such as The Lodger). I wouldn´t mind River so much if she was an occasional supporting character, but she is completely taking over the show, and I´d really rather watch "Doctor Who" than "The River Song Show". I do like Matt as a Doctor, as well as Amy and Rory as companions – I just don´t like the overall storyline of Moffat´s two seasons and I can´t warm up to River. While I´ve enjoyed every Doctor I´ve seen so far, my favourites are Tennant, Eccleston, Smith and Tom Baker. Mygeeklife My husband has been trying to convince me that Matt Smith is the better Doctor for a long time. While I can't say I agree to that, yet, I LOVE the Eleventh Doctor as Moffat writes him. Series 6 is honestly my favorite ever, and I've seen pretty much all of the classic series, as well a the new run. Rarely has a brilliant madman been so adept at weaving so many tangled plotlines. He must be one of the most manipulative people ever! And so Eleven has Seven beat as most manipulative Doctor. If any of you have read the books with Seven and Eight, you can see the huge influence in how Moffat handles the series. Dark, mad, complicated, and full of intimate personal drama. Let's Kill Hitler was his masterpiece. And River Song might just be one of the best science fiction characters ever created. And she is so much hotter when she is evil. The bad, bad girl… I agree with every single thing said here, with the exception of the fact that I do love River despite her flaws. I find her funny. And yes, I do adore Rory, he makes me want to cuddle him. I love Matt Smith as the doctor, but I do agree that this season is not as good. Whatever goes on in Moffat's head, he comes up with things that under any other cirumstances would be unacceptable (introducing a character to explain away everything, etc) he does it in a way that actually works. It comes together fairly well and you can't complain too much. I'm hoping that the rest of the episodes for this season go back to being like the last season altogether. My favorite doctor? Pepper. MrMighty I could never get into Dr. Who until I happened to catch the premier of the series restart, or whatever it's being called. Eccleston grabbed me as the Doctor, and I couldn't imagine liking it as much when he left. Then I really enjoyed David Tennant, and couldn't imagine enjoying it when he was replaced by this young guy. Now I'm loving the show even more. Is Smith my favourite Doctor? I don't know. He's definitely living up to the role, though. Jen in Tenn Moffat is awesome — both for Dr. Who and for his part in re-inventing Sherlock, imho. As far as fave dr…well, Eccleston surprised me and broke my heart! I started watching him (and Rose) because it looked so awful but got drawn in and then they knocked the wind outta me with the (surprise to me, remember, we were 1+ year behind in the US) departure of my dear doctor! He was so wonderful, the way he'd go from being a bit clueless and condescending to the newbie Rose, to showing glimpses of his heart's fondness for both Rose and his lost civilization. The Doctor Dances resonates! Smith is good, but catch Tennant alongside Patrick Fucking Stewart Himself in the BBC version of Hamlet and you will never want another doctor. Smith episodes are good, no mistake, but Tennant is the better Doctor. Tony Sladky I like Smith; I love Tennant, and Eccleston will always have a soft spot as my first Doctor (I keep hearing you never forget your first Doctor, and repeat viewings of Eccleston introducing new viewers to things like Psychic Paper and Daleks is always thrilling and triggers the short term nostalgia). However, "Let's Kill Hitler" pissed me off. There were some frakking amazing ideas that, if handled correctly (i.e. given time to be absorbed) probably could've turned around a lot of the River-hate, but because someone decided we needed to get from baby Melody to the grown-up River we've gotten to know since Silence in the Library all in 45 minutes, there just wasn't time to appreciate the brilliance of things like Melody being "parented" by growing up with her parents or her weird fixation on her "best friend"'s "imaginary friend". These are things that should not have been handled in montages. These are things that should have had the time to get flashbacks throughout the episode. I feel like if "Let's kill Hitler" could've been an excellent two-parter, even keeping in the massive infodump about Melody's whole damn life up to becoming Alex Kingston. Two episodes is the bare minimum for this much character development, especially with other potentially cool stuff going on (You poor justice department. If only you'd gotten to really shine, perhaps by dropping a replacement Hitler while shrinking the real one and giving him a chance to run from your Antibodies for all eternity. Now that would've been a good way to "Give 'em Hell") Also, in answer to Josh's question, I'm pretty sure they don't get coffee or tea, but rather fish fingers and custard. @antiavenger I think Smith is my favorite right now but there's a caveat here — I actually agree with LogopolisMike's assessment… I've seen Tennant and Eccleston episodes before but Smith's are the first set I'm actually sitting through as they air. It's just how everything is laid down and set in motion in addition to Smith's tone in "the moments" if you know what im sayin'. As for the "Let's Kill Hitler" I feel the title was probably just to get people interested in the episode since Hitler had not very much to do at all with the episode other than being a happy accident of time to meet up with the Tesselector. But it all played out so perfectly, I can actually excuse all the tropes getting thrown about. JJoy MATT SMITH is THE Doctor. "Let's Kill Hitler" had some great one-liners, but felt a little disjointed to me as an ep. It seemed more like the X-mas eps than a part II following "A Good Man Goes to War." But River was excellent, I thought Matt Smith's physical acting when he was dying was great. Fun stuff!! BA Boucher I actually had the almost exact same conversation with my group of friends. At first I couldn't believe that Matt Smith could be in the conversation with Tennant. Slowly, I thought they pulled even. Now it's not even a race. Smith is My Doctor. It really came down to this question: If you had one episode that you would put in to convince someone who isn't a fan to watch, which would it be? And "Blink" doesn't count because the Doctor is barely in it. For me it came down to Eleventh Hour. David Tennant for the hotness – even though I had to suffer through Rose for a bit. He was so much more… troubled. Unfortunately I like that in a guy. Moffat's episodes WERE the best episodes with ANY doctor. Hands down. River? I saw all this coming. I knew all of this before the episodes tell me it's so. I was actually thinking, "Does this mean we get to see less of her now?" Jessica Ridgeway I really enjoy Matt Smith as the new doctor..But im still in love with David Tennant ( sexy scottsman, with whom I would have many bastard babies with). I am pleased with the change up from Tennant to Smith. Smith has deffinetly proven himself to stroke the TARDIS. The "Lets Kill Hitler "episode made my head explode! The writting is deffinetly fantastic and it does look like they have increased budget. So In a way I absolutely Agree with you Joel, But I cant completly give out on Tennant (sex god, lots of babies). Matt is my favorite too! It really only took me until "The Lodger" to figure it out, because I think Matt's Doctor interacts with people and events the way a geeky alien should. 9 was… I really don't like 9, and I won't get into that now. 10 was too human, but until 11 I don't think I fully realized it. And about that whole thing with Moffat having a big master plot? So did RTD in Series 4 with Donna. I love Series 4, because it has a whole master plan not only within that one series, but with ALL of the Tennant episodes, bringing them to one great big crescendo at Journey's End. No, I don't know why I'm telling you all this. Please do not use "crescendo" as a synonym for "apex, zenith, goal, target, peak". The word is about the climb, the growing, the aggrandissement, the journey that is increasing in intensity/volume. Imagine someone coming back from Mt. Everest and boasting that they "got to the climb." That's how you used the word. To a musician, this is a big deal. (It's like miswriting the contraction, it's, in front of an English teacher.) @DemonAkima I LOVE LOVE LOVE your tooltip for this. and Matt Smith is growing on me….like a fungus Goshzilla George Lazenby? stirfrycinema Matt Smith was actually my introduction to the series, but once I heard that very short exchange: "So you never interfere with the affairs of other people or planets, unless there's children crying?" "Precisely" I was hooked. I've seen Eccleston and Tenant now, and Smith just has it. As I am putting on a shirt for all the world to see… "My doctor is eleven…" @Lindor Wait… did anyone let Hitler out of the cupboard? Maybe he's still in there O_O Used to be Tom Baker (4th) until Tennant came along, now I live Tennant/Smith equally and then Tom Baker. Worst Doctor remains Colin Baker (6th) though. I like River song, but loathe Amy with the fire of a thousand Pyrovilles…. I am too in love with David Tennant and the 10th Doctor to ever let anyone else be my Doctor. That being said, I was really unsure about Smith for a while, and I don't think it was until The Doctor's Wife that he fully won me over. He does bring a lot to the show, and I think he has all of the facets that the Doctor needs, but I loved Eccleston's war-torn Doctor and Tennant's angsty Doctor because I kind of feel like the Doctor needs some darkness to him. Smith pulls it out every once in a while, but sometimes I just feel like he's not quite edgy enough. I was also really upset when I found out that Russel T. Davies was done writing for the show, but Stephen Moffat is a friggin' genius. Nobody beat Neil Gaiman, though. When is he gonna do another guest episode? Does want. @ArcAqua I wasn't going to, but I'm going to weigh in on this one, because if the subject of Doctor Who doesn't get me to post a comment, nothing will. Matt Smith is a decent Doctor, I will give you that. He's less human than Eccleston and Tennant, which is what the Doctor needs to be. Eccs was good enough to get me invested in the series, and Tennant just won me over. Admittedly, when I came on board, it was when Smith was about to take over. Knowing that kept me from continuing on with the series after "The End of Time." It was like being dumped, you want to move on, but are afraid of losing them forever. Eventually, I decided to start watching Smith episodes. And I won't lie, I did not go in with an open mind. I wanted to find any excuse to hate him. I picked apart everything; the new title sequence, the new TARDIS interior, whatever little thing I could. However, even then, it couldn't last. I have to admit, Matt Smith makes a pretty good Doctor. I'm finally moving on from Tennant and accepting him. My one thing now is that I haven't gotten far into the Smith episodes. My roommate, whom I introduced to the series, is dragging his feet even more than I am (and that's saying something) over the loss of Tennant and we've been making achingly slow progress. Plus, it doesn't help that we don't have cable. But, long story short, I am coming around. Tennant will always reign over my heart as the one true Doctor. As @LogopolisMike pointed out, he was the one that was "current" when I came into the series, so he's made his indelible mark. Tom Baker close second, but I imagine Smith can be tied for it, given time. Earlofthercs I love Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys is one of my fav novels, a d Mr. Punch and so much if his other work with McKean is awesome… But Doctors Wide us one if the few episodes if the modern era Who that I’ve hated. The whole “700 years of traveling together” thing just ruins the mystery of how accurate the doctor’s claim to be 900ish is (which is far too young, especially since 7 was already 857!) Leshka OK, I'm finally getting all caught up with HE and then I hear that Matt Smith is your favorite Doctor. For shame… I'll cut you some slack because you made the Planetary Help For Free tee with Tennant. It's become a hit with my bar friends. If you (or anyone else) is in NYC, check out the steampunk/Doctor Who themed bar Way Station in Brooklyn. It's got a TARDIS and plays the latest Doctor Who on Sundays. Excellent place! I will be in Brooklyn in October and I plan to check it out. toxicdelirium My favorite (and first) Doctor, is still John Pertwee, though I did enjoy the few Tennant eps I had been able to catch before I quit watching TV. nick b YyRrRoYou've only seen the new doctor whos (probably from christopher eccleston til now) so you've only had limited exposer and not a full who fan you be missing about 40 years of tardis adventures it is meant to have aired along side kirk and star trek TARDIS with a Hat Matt's my second favorite (after Eight) he's tin a tie with Tom Baker Leave a Reply to Ben White Cancel reply	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line210
__label__wiki	0.925096	0.925096	FDA Approves Esketamine Nasal Spray For Hard-To-Treat Depression A vial of ketamine. Launched decades ago as an anesthetic for animals and people became a potent battlefield pain reliever in Vietnam and morphed into the trippy club drug Special K. Now finding new life as a treatment for depression and suicidal behavio All patients will be enrolled in the Spravato REMS registry to further characterize the risks of serious adverse outcomes from sedation, dissociation, abuse and misuse, and to support safe use of this medicine. Johnson & Johnson is hopeful that this drug will be approved by hundreds of centers within the first year. Spravato, an esketamine-containing nasal spray developed by Johnson & Johnson, was tested for use with oral antidepressants as a therapy for treatment-resistant depression. The medication will be marketed under the name Spravato. In the longer-term maintenance-of-effect trial, patients who continued the use of Spravato experienced a statistically significantly longer time to relapse of depressive symptoms than patients on placebo nasal spray and oral antidepressant. For some patients who have searched for a depression treatment for years, the results of ketamine treatment have been profound. When the drug works, its effect is nearly immediate. To lower the risk, the FDA said that the drug will only be available in certified clinics where medical professionals can monitor patients. Teen Tells US Senate Why He Defied Anti-Vaccine Mother He said he'd show his mother scientific studies but she instead relied on illegitimate sources that "instill fear into the public". 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__label__wiki	0.840246	0.840246	2016 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming (Redirected from United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 2016) 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, At-large district ← 2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018 → Liz Cheney Ryan Greene Republican Democratic Cheney: 40-50% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Greene: 50-60% U.S. Representative before election Cynthia Lummis Elected U.S. Representative Elections in Wyoming 1895 (sp) Gubernatorial elections Secretary of State elections State Senate elections The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 8, 2016 to elect the U.S. Representative from Wyoming's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Wyoming in the 115th United States Congress. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The seat is currently held by Republican Liz Cheney. The filing period for candidates lasted from May 12 to 27, 2016, and the primaries were held on August 16.[1] Republican attorney Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney, and Democratic energy executive Ryan Greene won their respective primaries.[2] 1 Republican primary 1.1 Candidates 1.1.1 Declared 1.1.2 Withdrew 1.1.3 Declined 1.3 Polling 1.4 Results 2 Democratic primary 3 Third party and independent primaries 3.1 Libertarian 3.1.1 Candidates 3.1.1.1 Declared 3.1.2 Results 3.2 Constitution 4 General election 4.1 Fundraising 4.2 Predictions Republican primary Declared Heath Beaudry, banker[3] Liz Cheney, attorney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014[4] Leland Christensen, State Senator, former Teton County Commissioner[5] Mike Konsmo, professor at Northwest College[6] Paul Paad, trucking executive[7] Jason Senteney, corrections officer at the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution and candidate for this seat in 2014[8] Darin Smith, attorney and Christian Broadcasting Network executive[9] Tim Stubson, Speaker pro tempore of the Wyoming House of Representatives[10] Withdrew Darek Farmer (running for State Senate)[11][12] Charlie Tyrrel, restaurant owner[13] Rex Rammell, independent candidate for the U.S. Senate from Idaho in 2008, candidate for Governor of Idaho in 2010 and candidate for the Idaho House of Representatives in 2012 (endorsed Darin Smith)[11][14] Rosie Berger, Majority Leader of the Wyoming House of Representatives[15] Mark Gordon, state treasurer[16] Taylor Haynes, physician, write-in candidate for governor in 2010 and candidate for governor in 2014[15] Cynthia Lummis, incumbent U.S. Representative[17] Matt Mead, Governor of Wyoming[16] Rita Meyer, former state auditor and candidate for governor in 2010[15] Ed Murray, Secretary of State of Wyoming[16] Alan K. Simpson, former U.S. Senator from Wyoming[18] Leland Christensen Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and 2016 Republican Presidential candidate[19] Rex Rammell, independent candidate for the U.S. Senate from Idaho in 2008, candidate for Governor of Idaho in 2010, candidate for the Idaho House of Representatives in 2012 and former candidate for the 2016 U.S. House election in Wyoming. Poll source administered Margin of Stubson Pulse Research July 8–15, 2016 300 ± 5.65% 21% 4% 3% 9% – 52% Results by county: Cheney—50–60% Cheney—<40% Christensen—<40% Christensen—50–60% Stubson—<40% Republican primary results[20] Republican Liz Cheney 35,043 38.78 Republican Leland Christensen 19,330 21.39 Republican Tim Stubson 15,524 17.18 Republican Darin Smith 13,381 14.81 Republican Mike Konsmo 1,363 1.51 Republican Jason Senteney 976 1.08 Republican Rex Rammell 890 0.98 Republican Paul Paad 886 0.98 Republican Heath Beaudry 534 0.59 Republican Write-ins 155 0.17 Republican Undervote 1,651 1.83 Republican Overvote 625 0.69 Ryan Greene, energy executive[21] Charlie Hardy, Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014[22] Richard Grayson, Democratic nominee for this seat in 2014[21][23] Ryan Greene Dave Freudenthal, former Governor of Wyoming[24] Kathy Karpan, former Secretary of State of Wyoming[24] Greene—70–80% Hardy—50–60% Democratic primary results[20] Democratic Ryan Greene 10,955 53.17 Democratic Charlie Hardy 7,868 38.18 Democratic Write-ins 113 0.55 Democratic Undervote 1,654 8.03 Democratic Overvote 15 0.07 Third party and independent primaries Lawrence Gerard Struempf[25] Struempf—100% Struempf—>90% Struempf—80–90% Libertarian primary results[26] Libertarian Lawrence Gerard Struempf 276 81.66 Libertarian Write-ins 30 8.88 Libertarian Undervote 32 9.47 Daniel Clyde Cummings, nominee for the U.S. House in 2012 and 2014[27] Cummings—100% Cummings—>90% Cummings—80–90% Write-ins—100% Constitution primary results[26] Constitution Daniel Clyde Cummings 133 82.10 Constitution Write-ins 16 9.88 Constitution Undervote 12 7.41 Constitution Overvote 1 0.62 Cash on Hand Liz Cheney (R)[28] $1,462,710 $920,180 $542,530 Ryan Greene (D)[29] $98,541 $93,550 $3,126 Lawrence Struempf (L)[28] $0 $0 $0 Daniel Clyde Cummings (C)[30] $0 $263 $867 The Cook Political Report[31] Safe R August 10, 2016 Daily Kos[32] Safe R August 17, 2016 Roll Call[33] Safe R August 17, 2016 Sabato's Crystal Ball[34] Safe R August 17, 2016 Rothenberg Political Report[35] Safe R July 14, 2016 Cheney (R) Greene (D) University of Wyoming October 5–11, 2016 722 ± 3.6% 53% 37% — — DFM Research September 6–11, 2016 402 ± 4.9% 46% 30% 9% 16% John Barrasso, Wyoming Mike Enzi, Wyoming Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming Matt Mead, Wyoming Statewide Officials Jillian Balow, Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Cynthia Cloud, Wyoming State Auditor Mark Gordon, Wyoming State Treasurer Jim Geringer, former Governor of Wyoming Randall Luthi, former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives Max Maxfield, former Wyoming Secretary of State Rita Meyer, former Wyoming State Auditor Petroleum Association of Wyoming Right Now Women PAC Wyoming Mining Association Wyoming Stock Growers Association Kathy Karpan, former Wyoming Secretary of State[24] Mike Sullivan, former Governor of Wyoming Charlie Tyrrel, former Republican candidate for the U.S. House election in Wyoming in 2016 United Mine Workers of America Wyoming's at-large congressional district, 2016 [36] Republican Liz Cheney 156,176 62.03% -6.44% Democratic Ryan Greene 75,466 29.97% +7.07% Constitution Daniel Clyde Cummings 10,362 4.12% +0.03% Libertarian Lawrence Gerard Struempf 9,033 3.59% -0.72% n/a Write-ins 739 0.29% +0.05% 251,776 100.0% N/A United States portal United States House of Representatives elections, 2016 United States elections, 2016 ^ "2016 Wyoming Election Calendar" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office. Retrieved April 27, 2016. ^ "Wyoming House Races Results". Politico. Associated Press. August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016. ^ "Evanston resident Heath Beaudry enters race for Congress". Casper Star Tribune. May 31, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016. ^ "STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY" (PDF). Federal Elections Commission. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016. ^ Brown, Trevor (January 20, 2016). "State Senator Christensen seeks U.S. House nod". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved January 21, 2016. ^ Naber, Matt (January 14, 2016). "NWC professor Mike Konsmo announces candidacy for U.S. House". Powell Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2016. ^ Brown, Trevor (February 1, 2016). "Casper resident Paul Paad seeks U.S. House seat". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved June 21, 2016. ^ Brown, Trevor (May 1, 2015). "Yoder resident Jason Senteney announces bid for 2016 U.S. House seat". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved October 11, 2015. ^ Mayer, Kellie (June 1, 2016). "Cheyenne Resident Darin Smith Announces Congressional Campaign". KGWN Cheyenne CBS. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016. ^ Fram, Alan (November 12, 2015). "Wyoming GOP congresswoman retiring, Liz Cheney considers run". Yahoo!. Retrieved November 12, 2015. ^ a b Brown, Trevor (January 16, 2016). "Former Idaho candidate runs for Wyoming House seat". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved January 21, 2016. ^ "Darek Farmer for Senate District 2 - Platte and Converse County Wyoming". Facebook. Retrieved June 21, 2016. ^ Hancock, Laura (November 16, 2015). "Charlie T runs for Congress". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2016. ^ http://www.wyomingnews.com/news/rammell-drops-out-of-u-s-house-race/article_abc19484-5555-11e6-978f-d382f414ec62.html ^ a b c Yokley, Eli (November 13, 2015). "Liz Cheney Would Have to Overcome Hard Feelings for 2016 Run". Roll Call. Retrieved November 16, 2015. ^ a b c Hancock, Laura (November 14, 2015). "With an open U.S. House seat, 2016 will be a lively election season in Wyo". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved November 16, 2015. ^ Fram, Alan (November 12, 2015). "Wyoming Rep. Cynthia Lummis will not seek reelection". Casper Star-Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved November 12, 2015. ^ a b "Liz Cheney Endorsed by Al Simpson". Cheney for Wyoming. February 21, 2016. ^ "Rand Paul endorses Christensen in U.S. House race". Casper Star-Tribune. August 14, 2016. ^ a b "2016 Official Primary Election Results". Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved November 14, 2016. ^ a b Hancock, Laura (February 4, 2016). "Wyoming Dems have one of their own running for US House". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved June 21, 2016. ^ Hancock, Laura (May 22, 2016). "Charlie Hardy to run for Congress". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved June 21, 2016. ^ Hancock, Laura (November 17, 2015). "First Democrat enters U.S. House race -- but doesn't expect to advance his name on the ballot". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2016. ^ a b c d "Former Gov. Freudenthal endorses Greene for Congress". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. August 10, 2016. ^ "Candidates start filing for Wyoming political races". Casper Star Tribune. May 12, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016. ^ a b http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/Primary/2016_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf ^ "Daniel Clyde Cummings". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 21, 2016. ^ a b "Wyoming District 01 Race". OpenSecrets.org. Retrieved August 17, 2016. ^ "Greene, Ryan — Candidate for House". Federal Elections Commission. Retrieved August 17, 2016. ^ "Cummings, Daniel Clyde — Candidate for House". Federal Elections Commission. Retrieved August 17, 2016. ^ "2016 House Race Ratings for August 10, 2016". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved August 17, 2016. ^ "Election Outlook: 2016 Race Ratings". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 17, 2016. ^ "Roll Call's 2016 Election Guide". Roll Call. Retrieved August 17, 2016. ^ "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 17, 2016. ^ "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved August 17, 2016. ^ "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2016" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2016. 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__label__wiki	0.636316	0.636316	Read book online Prev. Contents Next IT HAD NOW been several days since Cameron Dawson had become a groom-to-be, and he was beginning to feel comfortable with the idea. Upon reflection, he decided that he rather liked the fact that Elizabeth cared so passionately about things. Enthusiasm was something he generally lacked, having always been a bit of a plodder. He found it intoxicating to be with someone whose emotions came in primary colors, rather than in his own muted shades of prudence, moderation, and practicality. He could imagine Elizabeth rushing about to learn everything she could about the royal family (just as she had done the Bront?s, harp seals, and Clan Chattan in previous binges). She would be enjoying herself hugely. And of course the wedding would be her own Broadway production. Cameron was relieved to be on the quiet side of the Atlantic while plans for that got under way. He looked out at the steady drizzle of an Edinburgh summer afternoon. Where Elizabeth was, in Virginia, it would be blazing hot under a shimmering blue sky. He wondered if climate influenced human personalities, or if it only seemed so in this case. Cameron had put on his gray lambswool sweater. (Elizabeth went into peals of laughter once when he’d called it a jumper. Apparently, in America a jumper was some sort of dress.) He hadn’t wanted to put on the heat in the sitting room, for fear of complaints that he was being spoiled by living abroad. Heat? they would say. In June? He was sitting at his mother’s pigeonhole desk with her address book for Christmas cards, trying to decide whom to invite to the wedding. Not that he thought anyone would actually fly to the United States to see him star in a ten-minute ceremony, but he supposed that some folks would feel left out if he didn’t notify them of the occasion. The front door slammed. That would be Ian. While he was off from the university he was working part-time as a clerk and general dogsbody for an estate agent a few streets away. “It’s pissing down out there!” he called from the hallway. “Have you brought the cat in?” “What?” said Cameron, who was concentrating on postal codes. “No. I haven’t seen him.” Ian appeared in the doorway in a shabby green mac, dripping pellets of rain on the carpet. “Well, he’s getting quite old and Mother doesn’t want him out when it’s cold and wet.” The Dawson family cat was a dignified sealpoint Siamese nearly twenty years old. He had been given to Ian as a third birthday present by their American neighbors, the Carsons, whose own cat had unexpectedly presented them with a litter during their yearlong stay in Edinburgh. Dr. Carson, who was guest-lecturing in American history at the university at the time, had called the kitten Traveller Lee, after the horse of his favorite Confederate general, Robert E. Lee. For years kitty Traveller had slept in Ian’s room in a doll bed donated by one of the Carson’s daughters, but now the old Siamese was arthritic and frail, and he preferred to curl up near a radiator, if denied the warmth of Ian’s lap. “I haven’t seen him,” said Cameron. “Are you sure he isn’t up in your room?” “I’ll check.” Ian clumped up the stairs, yelling for the cat, and came down again seconds later. “Nope. He’s out, and probably narky about it as well. I’ll have a look in the garden.” Cameron went back to his list. That was the trouble with foreign brides, he thought. If she mailed the invitations to Scotland, the postage would cost a fortune, but it would spare him several hours of drudgery. As it was, she was sending him a package of printed invitations to do with as he wished, which would mean hours of folding and addressing, not to mention the chore of figuring out whom to ask in the first place. Adam McIver’s name was next on the list. Serve him right, thought Cameron, copying out his address. Another door slammed, the back one this time, and presently Ian appeared carrying a towel from which Traveller’s little black face peered anxiously. “Found him,” said Ian. “He was under the forsythia bush, and he was in an awful bate about being cast out into the storm. Turn on the heat, won’t you, while I dry him off.” He knelt on the hearth and rubbed the tea-colored fur while Traveller licked a paw and cleaned his whiskers. “He’s a marvel for his age,” said Cameron affectionately. “Which is more than we can say for you,” said Ian. “You’d left one of your magazines out in the garden.” “Sorry, I’ve got a lot on my mind.” Ian folded up the towel and left Traveller attending to his toilette on the hearth rug. “That’s odd,” he murmured, going to the window that faced onto the garden. “What’s odd?” asked Cameron, still scribbling. “I knew something was the matter,” announced Ian, peering through the rain-flecked window at the green expanse of lawn. “But I couldn’t place what it was while I was out there. I was too busy getting wet. But I’ve realized it just now. Have you noticed that our garden gnome is missing?” Cameron was still contemplating his list of prospective wedding guests. What about former roommates? Should you invite them? “I’m sorry. What did you say?” he murmured. “The bloody garden gnome!” said Ian impatiently. “You know, the plaster one in the little red hat that used to stand over there next to the rowan tree. About three feet high and damned heavy, too. Well, he’s gone missing.” Cameron went over to the window and looked out, but there was no sign of a plaster lawn ornament anywhere in the garden. “I hadn’t noticed. Perhaps he’s in the garage.” “No, I put my bike in there when I came home just now, and he isn’t there.” “Well, perhaps he’s been shifted to some other part of the lawn and you can’t see him from here.” “I haven’t moved him, and Mother certainly wouldn’t, because he’s too heavy for her to lift. Have you done something with him?” “No, of course not,” said Cameron. “I barely noticed the thing. It’s vandals, I expect. Report it to the police or something, if you’re that incensed about it.” “I certainly am,” said Ian. “It’s a violation of property. At the estate agents where I work they take that sort of thing very seriously. They’re always cautioning me to look around the grounds when I show a house, to see if anything has been tampered with. Sometimes so-called pranks like that indicate that vandals have noticed the place. It’s sort of a test, and if no action is taken over a small incident, they may come back and do much worse. We could be burgled.” “I suppose you’re right,” said Cameron. “I think you ought to phone the authorities.” Ian reddened. “I’d feel like an utter twit ringing up to report the theft of a garden gnome. They might think I actually liked the wretched statue.” “No, it’s the principle of the thing. A poor gnome, but mine own,” said Cameron with all the solemnity he could muster. “Besides, Mother likes it, doesn’t she?” Ian considered the matter. “She wouldn’t get rid of it,” he said at last. “It was a gift to her from Auntie Barbara. They used to go completely mad every spring planning the garden, remember? Always putting in cabbage roses, or some other improbable plant, and thinking up projects that required us to dig. The gnome was from their Tolkien period: fairies at the bottom of the garden.” “True,” said Cameron, smiling. “That makes the thing a family heirloom. I think you’d better notify the police.” “Why don’t you call them? You’re older.” “But you discovered the theft.” In the outer hall the telephone began to ring. “Tell you what,” said Cameron, moving toward the doorway. “Whoever the phone is for has to call the police when he’s finished talking.” “That’s hardly fair. You’re only visiting, but I have dozens of friends who-oh, all right. It’s a deal.” “Good. I thought it was your job to call anyhow.” Cameron picked up the phone. “Dawson residence.” “Hello,” said Elizabeth. “Did the invitations arrive yet?” Cameron swore. “Is anything the matter?” asked Elizabeth. “Why is someone laughing in the background?” “Oh, never mind. No, the invitations have not arrived, but I’m working on my list.” “Good. I have finished sending out all the ones over here. All that’s left is to plan the ceremony itself, but that will have to wait until I get to Chandler Grove. Meanwhile I’ve been reading royal biographies-you know, to get some ideas.” Cameron groaned. “Oh, nothing. Reading royal biographies, are you?” “Yes. They had such interesting lives. Did you know that Queen Mary-Princess May of Teck, she was then-was actually engaged to the older brother of George V, and when he died, she married George instead!” “I’ll have to mention that to Ian,” said Cameron. That will frighten him, he finished silently. “And, of course, I’m doing what I can to make preliminary plans for the wedding. At the moment I’m trying to decide what everybody is going to wear. Military dress uniforms would be wonderful, of course.” “I don’t think they’d suit you, dear.” Elizabeth giggled. “You are in a temper, aren’t you? Anyway, I don’t suppose that you and Ian own kilts.” “Yes. I believe they’re upstairs in a trunk in the box room. We had our pictures taken in them when we were nine and three respectively.” In the sitting room, Ian, who was eavesdropping, had turned a strangled red in his efforts to keep quiet. No kilts, he mouthed soundlessly to his brother. “I think we’ll just wear suits, Elizabeth,” said Cameron firmly. “Ian doesn’t seem terribly taken with the idea of donning a kilt.” The brisk tone of Cameron’s voice finally registered with his fianc?e. “Is anything the matter, Cameron?” she asked. “You seem awfully strange.” Cameron sighed. “Oh, nothing major. I just have to ring up the police in a moment.” “The police!” cried Elizabeth. “What’s wrong!” “Nothing like last time you were in Edinburgh,” Cameron assured her, remembering the evening that had ended with a murder in Tanner’s Close. “Just a kidnapping this time. Someone has gone and stolen our garden gnome.” “Your what?” “A plaster statue of a dwarf that used to stand in the garden in lieu of anything actually ornamental. Someone has taken it, apparently. Ugly thing. Our first impulse was to dash off a thank-you note to the thief, but Mother is actually fond of the thing, and Ian-the-Estate-Agent-Extraordinaire seems rather annoyed by the principle of the thing. Violation of property and all that. I suppose he’s right. Next time it could be something valuable that is stolen. So I said I’d report it.” “Good luck,” said Elizabeth. “I suppose things are going well with you if that garden gnome is your biggest worry at the moment.” “Well, it makes for a change anyway,” said Cameron. In the Chandler Grove Shrine to the U.S. Navy (also known as his study), Captain Grandfather was taking his afternoon nap, his swivel chair tilted back at a precarious angle and his feet propped up on the pine coffee table. Any lurching of the chair caused by the restless sleeper was translated by his dreams into the pitch of a ship at sea. Soundlessly the study door opened, and the old man’s grandson Charles crept in, moving in the exaggerated slow motion of one who is afraid of disturbing a sleeper. He was holding his breath as well. For a few seconds he looked about the room, exhaling slowly, and then breathing again, normally but quietly. His gaze slid past the ship models, the black-framed photographs, and the pile of unanswered letters, and finally lit upon the object of his quest: the current issue of The Georgian Highlander, an upscale local magazine, full of restaurant ads and notices of cultural events, neither of which interested Charles in the least. Nevertheless, it was vital that he get hold of the magazine, which was at present lying on the coffee table under Captain Grandfather’s left foot. After a few moments of deliberation, during which he tried to think of an excuse for wanting the magazine should he be caught filching it, Charles gently lifted the old man’s foot just enough to slide the Highlander out. That accomplished, he replaced the foot on the coffee table and crept out of the room. He stopped by the kitchen for a glass of fruit juice to fortify him as he worked, and then he hurried upstairs to his room with the purloined magazine. Charles was inept at acting nonchalant and he was sure he would look guiltier reading the innocuous Highlander than a bishop would with a copy of Hustler. Once safely barricaded behind the door of his bedroom, Charles sat down at his desk and opened the magazine. Flipping past the film reviews, the symphony schedule, and the restaurant ads, he turned to a part of the magazine that he had heretofore only glanced at: the personals column. The editors called this feature DSS, which apparently stood for Desperately Seeking Someone, and it was placed well toward the back of each issue. It had once been a source of amusement to Charles that people could be so desperate for companionship that they would advertise for a blind date, but now he felt the need to consult the listings for reasons of his own. Of course, he would have to check with the family attorney before doing anything rash, but surely he could commit himself to the extent of composing a letter. Charles skimmed the list of ads and discovered that his first task would be to decipher the code in which they were written. A closer examination proved that this was not difficult. It was just a local singles column, after all, not the Nobel Prize Winners’ Sperm Bank. The initials SWF meant single, white female. He would begin with that category, and if he found nothing helpful there, he could go on to DWF, WWF, and whatever else the alphabet had to offer. He turned to the first entry. SWF, the ad began, Bible college grad, 32, seeks-Charles stopped there. He didn’t care what she sought; he wasn’t about to contemplate a relationship with somebody who insisted that the world was created on a Tuesday in October in 2846 B.C. What else was there? WWF, 62, full-figured-Next! … Professional, stable, enjoys movies, outdoor activities, quiet times… That sounded promising. Charles read the entry again. Oh. SWM. He might have known. SWF, 22, out for a good time. Seeks laughs, travel, good dancer. Not ready to settle down- Charles sighed in disgust. Where were all the eligible women in the world when he needed one? Here he was a veritable prize: he could cook; he could arrange flowers; he could show an intelligent interest in their careers. And did anyone care? No. All girls seemed to want these days were cheap, casual relationships with no responsibilities. Charles read on. DWF, likes movies… Why did they all start by saying they liked movies? Surely no one was so pitiful as to need a companion just to sit in the dark and stare at a screen. Wasn’t there anybody whose company would be preferable to a movie? He stopped and took a gulp of fruit juice. It was, appropriately enough, passion punch. Maybe he was being too choosy with the personal ads. How much can one reveal about oneself in a one-inch box, after all? Besides, it wasn’t as if he had much time to complete his plan. He stared up at the poster on the wall above his desk: a photograph of Albert Einstein against a background of the Horseshoe nebula. The caption, a quote from the great scientist, read: God Does Not Play Dice with the Universe. Charles wondered if that applied to biology as well as quantum physics. On an individual level, he doubted it. With a renewed sense of desperation, he returned to the DSS column. This one looked promising. Blonde SWF, 26, 5’7,” 118 lbs. Good career in scientific field. Pretty, but no time to meet men. No married creeps. No serial killers. Someday my prince will come, but he’ll have to find me. DSS-5-270690. The Georgia Highlander. That was more like it, thought Charles with a nod of satisfaction. He certainly seemed to fit most of her requirements-i.e., he hadn’t been married and he had never murdered anyone. He wasn’t so sure about the rest of her specifications, but nevertheless he allowed himself to fantasize about this perfect woman and found himself, as usual, picturing Sally Ride. Unfortunately, Dr. Ride (wherever she was these days) had better things to do than to be courted by a floundering physicist with not a single journal article to his credit. Perhaps this younger, obviously lonely young woman would recognize his potential and encourage him. Perhaps she would even be a physicist and could share his dreams! Perhaps she would be Jane Goodall and think he was a perfect chimpanzee when she read his letter. Charles tried not to give in to his natural pessimism. There was nothing to do but write a letter in response to her ad. He must try to sound intelligent, charming, sophisticated. (Is that what glamorous blondes were after these days?) Unfortunately, Charles had very little practice in two-thirds of those attributes. Intelligent he could be. He had been reading Popular Electronics since second grade, and his grades (except in literature) were effortlessly good. He didn’t see why everybody made such a fuss about things like calculus; mathematics seemed perfectly straightforward to him. But perhaps his intellectual good qualities would not be endearing to this modern Athena. Charming and sophisticated he had never tried to be. That was Geoffrey’s department. For a fleeting moment, Charles considered enlisting Geoffrey’s help in composing the letter reply, but he dismissed the thought almost at once. If he told Geoffrey why he was doing it, it would spoil the whole plan, and if he pretended to be in search of a lady love, Geoffrey would laugh like a drain. The potential humiliation wasn’t worth it. He read the article again for clues as to the lady’s preferences, but found nothing useful. He wished he had more to go on. It was difficult to make yourself attractive to someone you knew nothing about. Creative writing wasn’t his forte anyhow. With a sigh of resignation, Charles extracted a sheet of writing paper from the desk drawer and stared down at it, hoping for inspiration. None was forthcoming. The sheet lay there smugly, daring him to jot down an equation or two to break up the expanse of emptiness. What should he call her? Dear SWF seemed accurate, but crass. Dear Fellow Scientist sounded like a fund-raising letter from the greenhouse effect people. He glanced at the ad. Someday my prince will come…. That was a line from a fairy tale wasn’t it? Disney movie? Dredging up memories of longforgotten kiddie matinees, Charles finally placed the reference. Dear Snow White, he wrote carefully. I hope to become your prince. He nodded approvingly to himself. Not bad for an inarticulate physicist, he thought. Not even to himself did Charles ever say the word nerd. That evening in Edinburgh Margaret Dawson was having tea with the ladies’ circle from the church. (The primary item on the agenda was the forthcoming bazaar.) Margaret’s sons, left to fend for themselves, had managed to brew a pot of tea around five o’clock and were making do with leftover pastries from yesterday, rather than attempting any actual cooking themselves. They were counting on a substantial meal later that evening to compensate for this temporary deprivation. A roast on the top shelf of the refrigerator seemed to substantiate their hopes in this matter. (Unfortunately, neither of these college-educated louts had noticed the note tacked to the door of the refrigerator, which read: Please put roast in oven on setting of gas mark 6 at 4:30. Love Mother.) Blissfully unaware of the coming famine, Ian Dawson had finished off a plate of shortbread and was sitting at the kitchen table watching the now recovered Traveller tuck into his evening meal of whitebait when Cameron came in from the hall and poured himself a cup of tea, ignoring Ian completely. He carefully poured milk into the mug and stirred it, humming tunelessly. He started to put the milk jug into the refrigerator and then set it back down on the counter. “I keep forgetting that in this country, you don’t have to refrigerate milk,” he murmured. “When I first got to America, I tried leaving the milk out after breakfast. It didn’t last a bloody day.” He set his mug on the table, picked up the evening paper, and sat down to read it. “Well?” said Ian impatiently. “What did they say about the gnome theft?” “Who?” said Cameron, turning a page. “The police, twit. Are they coming ‘round?” Cameron sighed and set aside the paper. “If you’re so interested, Ian, you should have rung them up yourself.” Ian grinned. “A bet’s a bet. Don’t be such a bad sport. Are they coming to investigate?” “No. They took the information over the telephone. After all, there really isn’t anything for them to see. They just cautioned us to keep the house locked and to be especially careful for the next few days, in case the intruder comes back.” “I suppose that makes sense. I wonder who would take a garden gnome. Did they have any theories? Did they laugh?” Cameron shook his head. “They have no sense of humor. And no theories, either. The officer I talked to was probably younger than you are. It was all one to him. You might check with a few of your rowdier friends, though, to see if this qualifies as a collegiate prank.” “I’ll ask. But it doesn’t seem likely.” “The whole thing seems unlikely.” “Well,” said Ian, “this will be quite a blow to Mother. Losing a son and a garden gnome all in the same week.” ← CHAPTER 3 → CHAPTER 5	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line228
__label__wiki	0.807063	0.807063	The Jon Johns: “Road Trip Mixtape” – so entirely captivating! Published on March 17, 2019 in Releases by staff The Jon Johns are a duo of musicians/producers who have been making music together since 2018. Their music binds the past and the present together into a harmonious sound with musical influences from the 60’s to now. One-hundred-percent independent, the Jon Johns do everything from writing, playing, recording, producing, mixing and releasing their own music. They currently have their 9 track “Road Trip Mixtape” out now. Within minutes of the mixtape kicking into life, this supremely confident recording suggests a band at the peak of their powers, occupying their own orbit. It starts with “Make My Day”, a vast, expansive song that shifts its shape multiple times. Initially, its drifting vocals, languidly rumbling drums and twisting bass guitar conjure up something of a bluesy ambience. The drum pattern tightens up, the bassline comes to the fore and it sounds unexpectedly like something off an alternative rock album – a much lusher version of the White Stripes, which during the course of the mixtape, the duo blend with flavors of The Black Keys and Chromeo, among others. By the time you hit the second track, “Smile” with its rich harmonies and smooth reverbed melody, The Jon Johns sound suspiciously like a band with a hugely beguiling sense of well-placed confidence. It’s like they’re on their 20th anniversary release. “Stories” only confirm their versatility, and their ability to not be boxed into any one genre. Americana and folk-rock roots abound on this track, as one singular trait powerfully threads its way through all of The Jon Johns songs – a confirmed knack for writing catchy, singalong melodies. “Fleetwood” again sees the duo switch their style and mood, introducing plenty of warm keyboards into the sonic equation. The vocals too, switch register and tone here, becoming beautifully smooth and conversational. Intense and funky, “Teenage Love” steps up the momentum and could easily persuade you to take to the dance floor. For all its musical diversity, the “Road Trip Mixtape” never sounds incoherent. The songs are retro embellished, and however radio-friendly the choruses or the instrumental dynamics, the tight-knit relationship between the vocals and the break-beat percussive rhythms is always at their center. The ability to sound polished and commercially viable, without seeming artistically tentative or compromised, is an impressive stunt to pull off. The absolute diversity of the moody, bass, drum and guitar driven “I Know”, and the ominous synth waves of the expansive “Stallion” perfectly encapsulates The Jon Johns boldly contrasting approach to their music. The sense of evolving song structures, dynamics, and textures is what makes this band so entirely captivating. “Na Na Song” is a microcosm of the kind of diversity that pervades the “Road Trip Mixtape”. A track with a bass pulse as impellent and hypnotic as anything else you’re about to hear this year. “Play The Game” closes the recording with a multiplied kaleidoscope urgency to that which opened it. For a two-man unit like The Jon Johns, studio wizardry is helpful in both widening the mixtape’s general scope, and highlighting songs one at a time. But, ultimately, it’s their adventurous attitude that will bring excitement to the airwaves. With that in mind, we have no idea what their next album will sound like, but it’s impossible to not be excited to hear what comes next. OFFICIAL LINKS: SPOTIFY – INSTAGRAM Tags: Alt-Folkalternative rockelectronicindieRoad Trip MixtapeThe Jon Johns Brendanfrielmusic – The complete embrace of what it means to be a solo artist Even if you usually loath introspective singer-songwriters who play acoustic guitar and sing depressing songs, Brendanfrielmusic’s DAV!D&CLARA: “CONFESSIONS OF THE MACHINE” establishes a mood for the listener to grip and sink into The album, “CONFESSIONS OF THE MACHINE” was initially expected to be released in 2020, but DAV!D glowcean: “Clap With Me (glowcean Remix)” – an intoxicating listen from start to finish South Korean producer and beatmaker glowcean aka Junhyung Kim, started playing classical piano at 7. In Previous Story Previous post: Marcela Iglesias: “Human Doll” (feat. Eric ‘Well Written’ McCoy) for the Plastics of Hollywood Next Story Next post: Glocck Vee: “IDGF ABOUT YO HITTAS” keeps it real!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line229
__label__wiki	0.576	0.576	The left loves to hate. And there's little they hate more than Fox News. Why? If you ask them it's because it's biased, sloppy, and sensationalizes headlines. All true, but MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC are all at least as bad in all those areas, so we know they lie (either to themselves or us) about the reason. And the real reason they hate it, is why it is so needed. While they are sometimes biased, they counter-balance virtually all the other stations which slant from hard to harder left. By itself, Fox News would mostly give you the right-slanted view of things. But there's no way a right wing person can ignore all the other left wing stations: so they get a balance from Fox News. While a left wing person can avoid Fox News, and get only the far left view of things (with caricatures mis-represented in those same sources). So with Fox News, the world is more balanced. Without it, it is more imbalanced. And since the truth is often towards the middle, Fox New's scarcity of opinion, is the exact diversity of though that is needed to get a deeper understanding of every issue. History of Cable News Channels CNN entered the left-wing propaganda-as-news market in 1980, and invented the 24 hour Cable News format, and started to gain respectability. However, by 1996 Rupert Murdoch had recognized that the there was room for competition. Since CNN and the broadcast networks were all left leaning, there was a huge gap in the market for centrist to right leaning News, and Fox News was born. MSNBC was started the same year as FoxNews, but with Fox going to the right of the other left-leaning News, and NBC's already leftward slant, they decided to carve their niche to the left of even CNN: where they floundered for decades... until after the election of Trump, and they got a huge influx of pouty Trump Derangement Syndrome sufferers, that wanted their propaganda even less balanced than CNN. With 5 mainstream left channels , and only 1 right leaning one (FoxNews), FoxNews flourished and quickly surpassed CNN. The others struggled under hyper-competition. There were just too many suppliers for the same consumers, and FoxNews was peeling away too much of the untapped center/right audience. If CNN had been smart, they could have pivoted to the center (or soft right) and peeled off some of FoxNews's audience (especially later as Fox News drifted more right wing) -- but CNN was founded by ideologues and instead devolved from soft left to hard left, and made blunder after blunder, as their market eroded away from them, and Fox News beat them in ratings for two decades. CNN was squeezed from all sides. They had broadcast channels beating them on hard news coverage. On cable, they had MSNBC offering more far-left talk shows. FoxNews peeled out most centrists news and right leaning talkshows. Leaving CNN with small gaps in the middle. And they stupidly tried to fill those gaps with far-left Clinton and Obama cronies posing as Journos. So the right, far left, and center are all better served elsewhere: and Obama/Pelosi/Reid era suffocated the moderate left as a movement, leaving CNN without an audience (and their ratings reflect that). Efforts to be be like MSNBC with perma-trolls like Jim Acosta, grates on their historic audience, and any new audience that isn't emotionally 15 year olds. more... 2 De-evolution 3.1 Links Summary: perfect, unbiased, pure News is a myth. We've never had it. So the question to me how do you measure Newsworthiness? I use uniqueness/diversity (Scarcity), quantitative or qualitative measures. Uniqueness is about is this valuable info, and can you get that info anywhere else. The following sources are interchangeable: ABC, CBS, NBC, Media Matters, AP, Reuters, Think Progress, HuffPo, MSNBC, DNC, CNN and NYT, WaPo and about 90% of the Newspapers, Blogs and so on. (Though Newspapers generally have more space to dive deeper). Which means you have have 49 variants of vanilla (either the left, or the far left points of view: which is part of the story, but not all of it). There's little diversity of thought or perspective on looking at problems, and less on approaching a solution to a problem. If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail, and almost every story from those sources is looked at as an excuse for more government. NOTE: There have been MANY scholarly studies or imperical examples of this bias. Denying the bias to me is just a statement that someone is so far from the center that they can't even see the center in the distance. If anyone has doubts is they can read many articles on Media Bias. To understand an issue, you need both side's views. And once we accept the reality that the majority of the media skews left, the non-left's view is automatically far more valuable. The left view is common, the right, libertarian or pro-individual view is rare. If you want news that isn't going to see big government as the solution to every problem, you kind of have to watch Fox News, Forbes, WSJ, and some websites and talk radio. Thus the economic concept of scarcity increases value, means that Fox's uniqueness in representing between 40-60^% of the population makes them more valuably than any 3 or 4 of the other sources, and this is reflected in the ratings. That's not to say you should ONLY listen to Fox (gawd no). But Fox News + any other News Source gives you a more diverse view than watching 6 of the other channels. Quantitatitely is about how much of their programming is News versus Opinion. Fox and CNN are about equal (50/50 news vs opinion), and CNN has a superior ratio to about any other liberal source of News[1]. Even the NYT admits that 80% of their front page material is opinion[2], and when you look into the New York Times historical and current bias, they make Fox News look like neutral arbiters. So I find the argument of quantity is often a pot vs kettle situation from the left. They're OK with MSNBC or HuffPo having MORE opinion pieces than News on them, but Fox isn't real news for having less opinion on it than their side. Which really means they don't like the right skew, not the quantitative ratio. Qualitatively gets more tricky. Because are you measuring the quality of the opinion or the News? I've found that 99% of the attacks on Fox News are comparing Fox News opinion against other sources Hard News. There's no doubt that comparing error in opinions on Fox, to errors on hard news on other channels, will have Fox losing. But that's an Apple's to Oranges comparison. There's also no doubt that if you compared hard news on Fox to opinions on other channels (like CNN), they would lose. Just the left learning media or media matters and meme spawners on the left don't want to compare that way. On top of that, they're often using self corrected errors, one of their guests to misrepresent the stations view, or creative editing to omit context. (That context is that the other panelists or moderator disagreed at the time, or sometimes was corrected after a break, which completely changes the gaffe). So these gotchas aren't exactly an objective measure. But if you're a casual News watcher, and you're seeing a lot of the reports about errors on Fox, and the mainstream media not holding their own opinion shows to the same standards, it's easy to be mislead. If you compare opinion to opinion, Fox has to have higher quality because they have more liberal sources against them. So assuming no moral superiority, they just have to be better, because they'll be gang raped by the others when they aren't. Whereas the others know that the other DNC-run media won't hold them to task, and they can wave off Fox News as crazies. So the lack of standards on the left, results in the left having lower standards. I've never seen a measure that Fox News is really any worse, and quite a few that hint while their mistakes are reported more, there are fewer and they're more likely to admit and correct them. So opinion to opinion favors Fox. If you compare News to News it is also in Fox's favor. I find that CNN or BBC is slightly better on subtle foreign policy points. But on War, Economics, domestic policy, or questioning the administration, Fox offers News, and the others trend towards the democrat talking points. (Again, that varies by topic, of course). Remember, CNN and others have gotten caught favoring dictators and soft-selling stories because they didn't want their stations kicked out of the countries. While Fox's more ad-hoc, consultants, and teaming up with local sources, gives them more flexibility to be honest. That being said, both sides infuriate me with lies of omission. (Not putting and then refuting the other sides best points -- but just glossing over them or not giving the facts that refute their sides points: leaving the audience more secure in a simplistic answer, but with less understanding about why the other side disagrees). Some examples: I often channel surf during big news events to see what they're saying. Early on, when Richard Reid (the shoe bomber) was trying to light explosives in his shoe on fire. CNN was reporting, "he was trying to light C-4 in his shoe on fire". Which is embarrassing, since anyone with a clue knows that C-4 just burns smokey and doesn't explode under fire ignition (it takes electric or concussion to make it boom). I flipped to Fox and they had a military analyst explaining, "he was trying to light a plastic-type explosive on fire. But since C-4 doesn't explode under ignition, this implies that it was doped with something as an igniter agent. He was also sitting in high impact a row that would maximize damage, which implies way more than a solo effort to know how to do this. It appears he had the backing of a terrorist network". Fox turned out to be correct and miles ahead of CNN on qualitative reporting on that topic. And a few dozen other back and forths on events convinced me of the same. Fox New's hard news reporting, especially their War/Conflict correspondents are far better. (Better experts). Remember CNN got caught suppressing negative news about Saddam or other regimes because if they didn't, they would have lost their station there. Fox News using more consultants and teaming up more with just local folks, and more ad-hoc reporting, frees them from having to cow-tow to tin-hat dictators as much. De-evolution Q: Are we not men? A: D-E-V-O <- short for de-evolution and how society and humanity is getting more gullible. Fox News was pretty good at the start. In the mid-90's, Murdoch & Co. figured it out. If all the others skew left, that means there's a huge audience untapped in the middle and right. So they started by offering a centrist to soft right skew. Fox News also figured out the drama game early on. With the exception of one or two shows, you could look on any left leaning source (all of them) and find the format for a talk show was a left leaning moderator, 2 left leaning opinion folks, one clueless centrist, and one right leaning person (sometimes just a RINO / Fake-Right, and sometimes a real conservative with chops). But it didn't matter, the conservative was virtually always outnumbered. And the host would time breaks or change topics whenever they started scoring too many points. But that wasn't very interesting unless you were a far lefty that wanted to avoid any enlightenment and understanding of the other side (beyond the superficial pleasures of watching their ideas get gang raped). Fox News figured out the more even the match, the more interesting the fight. And so they started doing a much better job of evenly matching folks to create that drama. Sadly, that lasted until the early 2000's or so. When you get in a battle of ideas and information, the left almost always loses. That is why they go for emotions, ad hominems and changing the topic so much. So even though they were fairly evenly matched in pedigree or background, the left was still usually out-classed. (Like Hannity and Colmes: where Colmes looked like the "libtard" that he was -- and eventually he left). Other liberals were attacked for going on Fox News, because their ideas couldn't hold their own, so they got beaten up. The left wanted them to stop going toe-to-toe, because they got their asses kicked, virtually always. And throw on top that the right isn't any less immune to wanting to just hear their own side (it's just harder for them to do so). But by the mid 2000's, Fox News started using the left's trick of stacking panels, and only being able to get liberal lightweights (or masochists). And instead of being better, Fox News just became the same (except leaning the other way). None doesn't mean Fox is close to flawless, just often as good or better than those criticizing them. Wise people are skeptical of all the news, and partisan people are only skeptical of Fox News. But Fox adds unique value. If you want to be informed of both sides, you need to watch both sides opinions, otherwise you're only getting half the story. Of course the left wants to kill or minimize the only source for 40-60% of the population's views, and collapse our information infrastructure, into a single party system. But all wise and skeptical people would serve their own breadth of knowledge to watch both sides before making up their minds. ↑ Pew on Opinion vs. News: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/03/18/pew-study-finds-msnbc-the-most-opinionated-cable-news-channel-by-far/ ↑ NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/public-editor/just-the-facts-maam-no-more.html?_r=0 As far as I know there's never been a case where Fox News got caught tipping off Trump or their candidate before a debate or hard interview, like happened to MSNBC and CNN: http://www.bizpacreview.com/2016/03/07/unaware-camera-has-gone-live-msnbc-reporter-tips-off-clinton-aide-before-interview-314208 Retrieved from "http://igeek.com/w/index.php?title=Fox_News&oldid=20559"	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line239
__label__wiki	0.759699	0.759699	About Jackie Book review sites Merrimon Book Reviews CataRomance.com CK2s Kwips and Kritiques Scribes World A Romance Review A selection from Inconveniently Wed! For a woman like Serena Warren, Las Vegas was heaven. Everything about the place was outrageous and over the top—just like she was. Too bad she was only there for the weekend. She'd come on a sisterhood mission of sorts, with her three friends—Molly Hunter, Alexandra Lowell and Jayne Cavendish—after Jayne's fiancé had turned out to be a lying, cheating, son of a… jerk. They'd kicked up their high heels on Friday night and most of Saturday. Even Jayne had managed to have some fun. She'd gone to a salon and had her trademark long locks snipped off into an adorable short do that would have left her ex suitably appalled. But as Saturday wound down, so did Jayne. Even though the friends had planned a second storming of the Strip, Jayne decided to spend the evening in the hotel's spa and pool complex. And Alex, her roommate for the evening, had opted to stay with her—not only to keep Jayne company, but because she had a lot of thinking to do herself. The owner of McKendrick's, the resort where they were staying, had offered Alex a job. It was an incredible opportunity, but if she took it not only would she have to move to Las Vegas, she would have to stay behind when the others returned to San Diego the following day. "Tear up the Strip on our behalf," Alex instructed after Molly and Serena had offered to share some spa time, too. "Are you sure?" Molly asked. "Positive," Jayne said. "There's no reason the two of you shouldn't go out and have a good time." The smile Jayne offered was genuine, even if it didn't quite reach her eyes. None of her smiles did these days. "All right. If you insist." Serena grinned wickedly. "Las Vegas won't know what hit it when we're through." "Dear God, what have we done?" Alex muttered in mock dismay. "This town will never be the same." Jayne was more circumspect. "Try not to do anything too crazy. Especially you, Serena." Serena blinked innocently and held up two fingers. "Scouts' honor. I won't do anything you wouldn't do." Her quasi-promise was already forgotten an hour later, as she and Molly stood on the patio of one of the Bellagio's crowded lounges, watching its famed fountains as they waited for a table to open up. "I wonder if I'd get arrested for dancing under the spray," she mused aloud. Molly was used to her friend's antics and merely rolled her eyes. "Let's not find out, okay?" "I'm not saying I plan to do it." Serena lifted her shoulders. "Just wondering, that's all." "I wish Alex and Jayne had come out with us." "I know. Do you think Jayne's having a good time?" Serena asked. "About as good as she can under the circumstances." "If I ever get my hands on that—" "She's better off without him," Molly interjected. "That goes without saying, but I hate that Rich walked away unscathed after all the pain and humiliation he caused her." "He'll get his eventually," Molly predicted. "I want to be there when he does. Maybe even help the process along a little, you know?" "I do, indeed. Men can be such idiots." Molly's tone turned wistful then. "Still, they do have their uses." "And some of them aren't hard to look at either," Serena added as she caught a glimpse of a blond-haired god of a man. Gorgeous was an understatement. Something about him, something more than his looks, had her heart ticking out an extra beat. Before she could figure out what it was, though, he was swallowed up by the crowd. The first thing Jonas Benjamin noticed as he walked through the Bellagio's bustling lounge was the redhead standing at the patio rail. She was impossible to miss— and not only because of the neon colors in her tie-dyed cropped jacket. She had her back to him, so he couldn't see her face, but talk about a killer pair of legs. Slender, yet shapely, they gave the illusion of going on forever thanks to the skinny jeans that hugged her curves from thigh to ankle. They ended just shy of dagger-like leopard-print heels. As water shot high into the air behind her she turned, and Jonas glimpsed her face. Her features were as stunning as he'd anticipated: high cheekbones, lushly fringed eyes, a slightly upturned nose beneath which a pair of pouting lips were slicked with red gloss. Lust wasn't unexpected, but the powerful zap of recognition he experienced was. It made no sense. He didn't know the woman. He'd never seen her before and wasn't likely to again, since most if not all the bar's patrons were tourists. Added to that, she wasn't his type. Too unconventional, and way too flashy. His gaze skimmed her colorful jacket before focusing on a pair of earrings that dangled practically to her shoulders. The women he dated dressed conservatively. When it came to jewelry they leaned toward pearl studs or gold posts. They wouldn't be caught dead in quarter-sized hoops, let alone silver chandeliers that dripped with iridescent beads. The redhead's slightest movement caused the earrings to sway. The effect was mesmerizing, almost hypnotic. Jonas rubbed his eyes and dismissed the bizarre feeling that he'd somehow been waiting for her. He was overworked, and with his campaign for mayor heading toward the final stretch had gone far too long without intimate female companionship. It was eleven o'clock on a Saturday night and he'd just come from a meeting with his campaign manager, Jameson Culver. They'd spent the better part of five hours discussing how best to capitalize on Jonas's most recent poll numbers, which showed him slightly ahead of his opponent. It was no small coup that a political novice such as Jonas had managed to snag the veteran strategist for his camp. Still, Jameson was tedious and humorless. If possible he could be even more overbearing than Jonas's father, Corbin Benjamin, who'd enjoyed two terms as Nevada's governor in the 1990s before being elected to Congress, where he still served. "You'll need more than a stint on the city's planning board on your political résumé if you expect to someday lead the State or move on to Washington," Corbin liked to remind him. "Mayor will be a good start." A good start and a good ending. Jonas felt he had a lot to offer as Las Vegas's mayor, but he didn't have the stomach for state or national politics—not that he'd ever been able to convince his father of that. He tugged at his necktie. God, he needed a drink. It was why he'd come. He knew he could relax in obscurity amid the tourists. Not many locals patronized the place unless they were entertaining out-of-town guests. From the corner of his eye he saw a couple leave. He headed to their table, arriving at the same time as the redhead, who had an attractive brunette in tow. "I'll flip you for it," she said. Given her looks, he had expected her voice to be husky. It was smooth as velvet. "I've got a better idea. How about we share it?" Even as Jonas struggled to process the fact that he'd just made that suggestion, he was making another. "I'll even buy you and your friend a drink." "I don't know." She tilted her head to one side, considering. The earrings undulated and his pulse picked up speed. "I'mnot sure if you'll care for our conversation." "I've got a sister." Jonas shrugged. "I think I can handle a bit of girl talk if it means I get to sit down." Who knew when the next table would become available? Surely that was the only reason he'd offered to share it in the first place? The redhead laughed. The sound was rich and robust, just as he'd anticipated. What he wasn't prepared for was the way her sultry features took on an engagingly impish quality. Just that fast she went from searing siren to gamine girl-next-door. It was quite a transformation, and even though Jonas hadn't a clue as to what had inspired her mirth, he found himself grinning back and wanting to find out. "What's so amusing?" "Trust me, you don't want to know," the brunette murmured. "Come on," Jonas coaxed. The redhead shrugged. "Okay, but don't say you weren't warned. My friend and I were just discussing the most painful way to castrate a man." Jonas winced, and resisted the urge to lower his hands in a protective gesture. "You're talking figuratively, right?" A pair of red lips curved in answer. "Okaaay," he said slowly. "Any man in particular, or the whole of the species?" The redhead laughed. "Don't worry, Adonis. Your goods are safe." Just as he started to relax, though, she added, "For now," and laughed again. "Do you still want to share a table with us?" the brunette asked. She was doing her best to hide a grin. "Why not? I like to live dangerously." "Yeah, you look it," the redhead remarked as her gaze skimmed from his necktie to his wingtips. "Appearances can be deceiving," he replied. She sobered at that, as if his words struck a chord. He stuck out a hand. "I'm Jonas." "Serena." Interesting name. As far as he could tell the woman was walking chaos. So far nothing about her could be considered serene, and that included her handshake. Sexual awareness surged through him the moment their palms pressed together. Her eyes rounded and she tugged her hand free. Jonas wasn't sure knowing she'd felt it too made him feel the least bit better. She motioned toward her friend. "This is… um…" "Molly," the brunette supplied, appearing more amused than insulted by her friend's sudden lapse in memory. "It's nice to meet you, Molly." He shook the young woman's hand. No shock of electricity accompanied the contact. Jonas almost wished it had. With her tidy appearance, she was far more his type. They took their seats as a busboy arrived to remove the cocktail glasses left by the previous occupants. "So, how are you ladies enjoying your stay at the Bellagio?" he asked. "Actually, we're guests at McKendrick's," Molly corrected. "How did you know we were tourists?" Serena asked. "Just a hunch." Though he was oddly tempted to give her earring a flick, he signaled for a server instead. "I'm guessing you're here for a convention." Serena didn't keep her hands to herself. She reached for his tie and gave it a little tug, before allowing the length of silk to spill through her fingers. "Accountant?" "Close." "No." He smiled up at the young woman who'd come to take their order. "I'd like a bourbon neat, please." "A vodka martini. Make it dirty," Serena added. Jonas had to bite back a groan. "Just ice water for me," Molly said. "Are you sure?" he asked. "Remember, I'm buying." "Thanks, but I feel a headache coming on." She massaged one temple. "Vegas can do that," he commiserated. "You have to pace yourself." "Where's the fun in that?" Serena wanted to know. "You've loosened your tie, Adonis, but I'm betting you never really let loose." "Ah, ah, ah. Appearances, remember?" God, he was enjoying himself. "What was the last crazy thing you did?" "The last crazy thing?" "Yeah." She tilted her head again and the earrings danced. He reached over and flicked the ends of one. Serena laughed outright. "Is that the best you can do?" Jonas had thought it pretty major. He wasn't big on spontaneity. He usually thought things through, carefully weighing the risks and benefits, before acting or making a decision. Doing so served him well in his profession. In addition to running for mayor, he was a contract lawyer. As such, he paid close attention to the fine print—and to the effect it could have on one's life or livelihood. "I'm waiting, Adonis." Her smile was smug. His gaze lingered on her lips. They looked soft and sweet and way too inviting. Crazy? What he was thinking of doing right now certainly qualified. He waited for sanity to return. It didn't, and instead of stepping back from the ledge he jumped off it. "How about this?" he asked as he cupped the back of Serena's neck and pulled her toward him. The kiss was brief and, as public displays of affection went, hardly over the top. Yet it proved to be as big a turn-on as foreplay. Even the zap of electricity he'd experienced at their handshake hadn't prepared him for this wicked snap of desire. Afterward, he wasn't sure which of them was more shocked. They gaped at each other as Molly studied her nails. "Speechless?" Jonas prodded as he awaited Serena's comeback. He expected whatever she said to be flippant, perhaps even rude. He'd certainly earned a cutting remark or two with his forward behavior. Though in his defense she hadn't resisted him. Not in the least. He couldn't believe he'd kissed her—or that he wanted to do it again. Her lips had lost most of their red gloss but none of their appeal. When Serena finally spoke, she floored him with honesty. "I'm a big enough person to admit when I'm wrong. And, man, was I wrong." A grin accompanied the admission. Wrong wasn't the word for it, Serena mused inwardly as her hormones continued to pop and fizz like the bubbles in champagne. She hadn't seen this reaction coming even if she had found the man attractive from the get-go. That in itself was surprising. In his charcoal suit, snowy white shirt and muted print tie, he was one hundred and eighty degrees from the artsy, anti-establishment sort who usually caught her notice. She chalked up his appeal to his handsome face, even though she'd never figured herself for being so superficial. Adonis, she'd called him. Her gaze trailed over his broad shoulders. No doubt about it, the man worked out. She pictured him shirtless and sweaty, muscles flexing and straining as he finished up a set of curls with hand weights. Mmm. The sound vibrated in her throat. It took Molly kicking her shin under the table for Serena to realize she was openly ogling him. "I hope you don't mind, but I think I'm going to head back to our hotel," her friend said. She rubbed her temple as she rose to her feet. "My headache has gotten worse." "Oh." Serena did her best to hide her disappointment as she started to rise too. "Well, Jonas, it's been…" "Interesting?" he supplied. Serena blew out a breath. "That's an understatement." Molly divided her gaze between the two of them. "You should stay, Serena. I mean, if you want to." "No. I'll go back." The words sounded half-hearted. Their drinks arrived then. The waitress set the bourbon in front of Jonas and eyed the two women. "Who gets the dirty martini?" Molly pointed to Serena. "Sit and have your drink." "But…" Serena glanced at Jonas. No doubt about it, she wanted to stay. Still, she asked, "Are you sure, Moll?" "Positive." After Molly had left, Serena and Jonas eyed one another in silence as they sipped their drinks. With her friend seated next to her Serena's hormones had been somewhat held in check. Now they threatened to stage a riot. "So, where are you from?" Small talk seemed the safest bet. "Vegas, born and raised. You?" Buy it now online at Amazon Print Amazon Kindle or Barnes and Noble © 2009 Jackie Braun Contact Me	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line242
__label__cc	0.707786	0.292214	Home page > Authors > Xavier Rousselin Xavier Rousselin Xavier Rousselin is one of the organizers of the Trade Union Convoy for Chechnya. This author's articles (1) 12. A martyred people Madhu Ranath Socialist Solidarity with Iranian Workers Benjamin Opratko Jean Batou and Nina Potarskaya Joachim Becker Kim D. Hunter Mary N. Taylor Peter Saxtrup Nielsen Vinayak Chaturvedi Yasemin Dildar Abdessalem Hidouri Adela Gjorgjioska Aislinn Pulley Alex de Jong Alexandre Costa Alfredo Saad Filho Alok Deshpande Ammar Jan Ana Maria dos Santos Carvalho Carinhanha News from the FI, the militant left and the social movements Daniel Bensaïd: 25 March 1946 - 12 January 2010 “Daniel was profoundly internationalist. (…) [He] ensured the historical continuity of open, non-dogmatic, revolutionary Marxism and adaptation to the changes of the new era, with the perspective of revolutionary transformation of society always in his sights.” - read article... Pensions: “We choose to give priority to human beings and the right to a dignified life” Joint statement Emmanuel Macron repeated it in his New Year speech: he wants to push through his pension reform. Against all the arguments of common sense, he decides alone. The balance of forces is the only possible language with this government. Strikes and demonstrations will therefore be essential. No war in Iran! Statement by Solidarity (USA) Trump’s assassination of Iranian General Oassim Suleimani on Iraqi soil is an escalation of his desire to destroy the Iranian regime. Since he came to office Trump has plotted to pull the U.S. government out of the nuclear agreement signed by several European countries and Iran. Following that he has imposed sanctions that have made the average Iranian civilian’s life much more difficult. Given that a quarter of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, on Iran’s shore, U.S. military maneuvers there also inflamed tensions between Washington and Tehran. No Christmas truce! No presents for Macron’s government! After French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe’s announcement on Wednesday, 11 December – which only confirmed what we already knew about the attack on pensions, and despite the continuation of strikes and the success of the mobilization day on 17 December – the government is putting on the pressure to put a stop to the strike movement by the end of the week. Adopting belligerent and contemptuous postures – which only goes to show how they are vacillating after this week’s resignation of national pension administrator Jean-Paul Delevoye– President Emmanuel Macron and Philippe do not know what to do. We must figure out how to take advantage of their indecision! Why the MCC agreement should be opposed! The Alliance for Economic Democracy (AED) is a concerned group of trade unionists, farmers, fishers, students, academics and activists who uphold the value of economic rights and justice in public policymaking. We wish to draw your attention to several key issues regarding the proposed Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact (MCC), which are not adequately represented in public discussion at this time, yet crucial to the wellbeing and security of people in Sri Lanka.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line245
__label__wiki	0.797685	0.797685	Home News Tuesday News, June 30 Tuesday News, June 30 Plymouth County Board of Supervisors To Hear Report From County Attorney (Le Mars) — Plymouth County Board of Supervisors are scheduled to meet this morning at the county courthouse board room. The supervisors are expected to name Wayne Schipper to the Veteran’s Affairs Commission to replace Cecil Lang. The county board is also expected to approve three fireworks display applications. The supervisors will also name Connie Barrett as Plymouth County Mental Health advocate. The county board of supervisors will hold a public hearing on a budget amendment. Jeremy Sitzmann is scheduled to appear before the county board to request approval for a minor subdivision. County Attorney Darin Raymond will speak before the supervisors to discuss legislation affecting the debt collection processes and the revenue for counties and approve a letter seeking line item veto. County engineer Tom Rohe will also appear before the county board to have several permits approved. County To Resurface C-16 And K-13 County Roads (Le Mars) — Plymouth County Secondary Roads Department have several road construction projects underway, or about to begin. A portion of County road C-16 is closed. C-16 is scheduled to be resurfaced, and next week, crews will begin on county road K-13. Plymouth County engineer Tom Rohe discusses those resurfacing projects. {audio} images/stories/mp3/June 2015/Rohe asphalt1.MP3 {/audio} Rohe says the work crews will conduct work on both highways simultaneously. The county engineer says the work is scheduled to be completed by the end of July, if weather permits. Rohe says a total of 13 miles will be re-surfaced this year, using an asphalt overlay. While the roads are being resurfaced, crews are also staying busy with bridge and culvert repairs throughout the county. Rohe says Fawn Avenue between 190th and 200th streets is scheduled to close today for a culvert to replace an old wooden bridge. Currently, the county is working on two separate bridge projects that started in April. Rohe says the additional revenue designated for road and bridge repair work, as generated by the increase in the state fuels tax, as approved by the state legislature, is just now starting to be made available in Plymouth County funds. Branstad Extends Disaster Proclamation For Bird Flu DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad has extended a state of disaster emergency through July 31 in response to the bird flu outbreak in the state. The declaration Monday was the second extension of the original disaster proclamation. It otherwise would have expired Wednesday. The virus has infected more than 31.5 million birds in Iowa, mostly egg-laying chickens, making the state the hardest hit in the nation. Branstad’s declaration activates disaster response programs, allows the use of state supplies and makes other efforts to speed response efforts. The governor has also sought a major disaster declaration from President Barack Obama for the four counties most impacted by the virus. Regents Dismiss Long-time Communications Director IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The board that governs Iowa’s public universities has let go a 29-year employee who had been its spokeswoman for years. The Iowa Board of Regents confirmed Monday that communications director Sheila Doyle Koppin’s job has been eliminated. Her last day was Friday. The change comes after the board acknowledged last week it will also soon be cutting ties with Tom Evans, its longtime general counsel. Earlier this year, the board created a new senior communications director position. Josh Lehman started work June 15 in that role. Board executive director Bob Donley says officials determined Koppin’s job duties could be absorbed by others. Koppin joined the board in 1986 in the business and finance unit. Since 2006, she handled the board’s media and communications responsibilities. She had a salary of $76,000. China To Prosecute U of I Student For Homicide AMES, Iowa (AP) – A former University of Iowa student from China has been charged in China with killing an Iowa State student whose body was found in her car trunk in Iowa City last fall. An Iowa City police news release issued Monday night says 23-year-old Xiangnan Li was arrested on June 19 in Wenzhou, China, to face a charge of intentional homicide. Li had returned to China following the slaying of 20-year-old Tong Shao, whose body was found Sept. 26. Authorities say she’d been asphyxiated. Shao was reported missing on Sept. 17 in Ames. Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness told The Des Moines Register that Iowa authorities want to bring back Li for trial, but the United States and China don’t have an extradition treaty. Chinese authorities say they will prosecute Li. Jury Rules Law Dean Did Not Discriminate IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A jury has ruled that the former dean of the University of Iowa law school didn’t commit political discrimination when she passed over a conservative lawyer for teaching jobs. The federal jury in Davenport on Monday rejected Teresa Manning’s claims that Dean Carolyn Jones rejected her because of Manning’s political beliefs and associations. The verdict is a victory for the university in a long-running case that has been closely watched in higher education. It came after a six-day trial, which was the second in the case after an unusual mistrial in 2012. University spokeswoman Jeneane Beck said the school is pleased and “happy to put this case behind us.” School officials claimed Manning failed a job interview. Manning already has a contract to write a book about the lawsuit. Flooding Recedes In Des Moines DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Authorities have reopened a major street near downtown Des Moines that was affected by flooding from the nearby Raccoon River. A portion of Fleur Drive along Gray’s Lake Park reopened Monday afternoon. The current level of the Raccoon River along the street continues to recede. The current level of the nearby Des Moines River is also receding. Fleur Drive and other roads in Des Moines were temporarily closed during the weekend following heavy rains in the area. Officials for the city of Des Moines say they’re looking for volunteers to help clean dirt and debris at Gray’s Lake Park, which remains closed. Two Kansas Men Charged With Iowa Man’s Death NODAWAY, Iowa (AP) – Authorities have charged two Kansas men with first-degree murder in connection with an Iowa man’s death. The Iowa Department of Public Safety announced the arrest Monday of 41-year-old Jon Rubendall and 39-year-old James Bost, both of Hiawatha, Kansas. The men were charged in the death of 44-year-old Allen Pafford, of Nodaway, Iowa. Bond for both men was set at $1 million. An affidavit says authorities found Pafford tied up in a workshop near his mother’s home in Nodaway, with a bedsheet wrapped around his head and neck and a bullet wound in the back of his head. According to the document, Bost told authorities that Pafford owed Rubendall $3,000 for drugs. Authorities from Iowa and Kansas arrested Bost and Rubendall in Hiawatha. Third Person Charged After Bar Fight CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) – A third person has been charged in connection with a downtown Cedar Falls assault where the victim lost an eye. Police arrested 23-year-old Alonzo Jamal Henderson Sunday on a willful injury charge. Henderson was wanted in connection with a March 1 assault on 47-year-old Brett Weichers outside a bar. Weichers told police he intervened when he saw a person acting aggressively toward a bar waitress, which led to two people being removed. He says he believes the two later attacked him. Cedar Falls police arrested 21-year-old Brady Lee Morgan for willful injury in the attack earlier this month. Morgan’s girlfriend, 21-year-old Terisa Shea Rowan, was arrested for allegedly giving a false statement to police. Previous articleEarl R. Tammes Next articleKLEM Local Schedule (week of June 29 Friday Afternoon News, January 17th Friday News, January 17th Thursday Afternoon News, January 16th Thursday News, January 16th Wednesday Afternoon News, January 15th	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line254
__label__cc	0.615755	0.384245	Dodgers Need Clayton Kershaw, Kenley Jansen, Rich Hill And a Little Luck To Win NLCS October 21, 2016 October 21, 2016 Scott Andes The Dodgers were historically pathetic on Thursday evening after their 8-4 loss to the Cubs in game 5 of the NLCS. The Dodgers lost game 4 by a 10-2 score, meaning they were outscored 18-6 in games 4 and 5. During perhaps the most important games of the season the Dodgers went out like meek little girls instead of paper tigers. Lackluster performances from starting pitchers Julio Urias, and Kenta Maeda put the Dodgers in tough situations but the bullpen and defense ultimately let them down. Let’s not forget about the offense as well. Look I am not going to sugar coat anything for you guys. You know how I am, very critical but always loyal and supportive. I will always give it to you straight. The Dodgers still have a small chance of winning this series and advancing to the World Series to play the Cleveland Indians. The odds are against them, but there is a chance. I think it’s important to know how we got here and important to learn from previous mistakes. The odds were against the Dodgers since the beginning of the postseason because of the lack of starting pitching that they had. The Dodgers were able to split the first two games of the NLCS in Chicago thanks to a brilliant performance from Clayton Kershaw. The Dodgers could have won the first game but after the Dodgers had tied the game in the eighth inning Joe Blanton then went on to give up a grand slam home run to pinch-hitter Miguel Montero. Imagine if the Dodgers had won the first game. The Dodgers lost game 1 by an 8-3 score and then won game 2 by a 1-0 score. The second game saw the Dodgers make a solo home run from Adrian Gonzalez stand up behind Kershaw and Kenley Jansen. The series shifted to Dodger Stadium and the boys in blue beat the Cubs by a 6-0 score in game 3. Rich Hill was dominating over 6 shutout frames and Yasmani Grandal and Justin Turner each hit huge bombs off of Jake Arrieta to give the Dodgers a 2-1 series advantage. Everything looked great and the Dodgers seemed to be playing with such confidence. Then the wheels fell off. Julio Urias started game 4 against veteran angry man John Lackey and things looked ok for the first three innings. Then the Cubs scored a run. Lackey was removed after 4.1 innings and the Cubs bullpen took over from there. The Dodger bullpen was called upon in the fourth inning again as Urias was unable to give the Dodgers any length. Once again as in game 1, the bullpen faltered. Pedro Baez surrendered a huge home run to Addison Russell, the shortstop which broke a 1-0 game in the top of the fourth inning. In game 5 Blanton gave up another soul crushing home run to again Russell which broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the sixth inning. You can’t blame Dave Roberts for going to Blanton. He’s been the seventh and eighth inning guy all year and he’s done a solid job. The numbers support this. A 2.48 ERA in 75 innings pitched, 80 strikeouts, a 1.01 WHIP. He’s done his job but he’s been garbage this series and is hanging pitches. This goes back to the increased workload on the bullpen because of the lack of innings from the starting pitching, and that goes all the way back to the decisions the front office made in 2014. The front office threw money down the toilet by signing two injury riddled mediocre starters (Brett Anderson, and Brandon McCarthy) who have contributed next to nothing to the Dodgers. You can say all you want that expensive pickups don’t work, but the Dodgers gave those two bums nearly 75 million dollars combined and are still paying the price. I mean if they were willing to offer Zack Greinke 150 million then they could have given that 150 million to say Johnny Cueto and they’re probably in the World Series right now. Or maybe they could have even picked up a more reliable cheaper option and proven postseason performer like a John Lackey. The point is that when you waste money on injury riddled pitchers who are constantly hurt it puts a huge strain on the bullpen. The workload on the relievers has been huge and it’s starting to show during the long postseason. If the front office had been better at evaluating talent then they would have a more reliable starting rotation and less innings on the bullpen. They’re still suffering because of it and that is entirely on Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi. Another thing to consider is the decisions to use these all-right handed lineups against lefties. The Dodgers were the worst team in the Majors this season in hitting left handed pitching. However the lineups they put out against left handers have greatly contributed to that. As I have said before if you lose with your best hitters in your lineup than there is no shame in that. When you place your worst hitters in your lineup and lose then it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. These lineups have been generally unsuccessful all season long and I still can’t believe the Dodgers would do it in one of the most important games of the season. It’s almost as if the Dodgers believe that any left handed bat will work because the percentages will play out in their favor. Wrong. If you put terrible hitters in the lineup then you will get terrible results regardless of the lefty/righty match-ups. Kike Hernandez is a terrible hitter and the numbers prove this. Kike hit .189 against left handed pitching with an OPS+ of 66 this season. The Dodgers had him batting lead-off against one of the best pitchers in baseball. To nobody’s surprise Kike is without a hit in the series and has committed a throwing error. When you bat the worst hitter on the roster and perhaps in all of baseball lead-off against Jon Lester then you are going to get what you get, which is nothing. I like Carlos Ruiz and he’s gotten a couple of big hits this postseason for the Dodgers, but why was he batting cleanup? Just play the regulars man and if you lose with them, then you lose but at least you’re losing with your best. It’s infuriating to see the Dodgers putting out another lineup that has zero chance of scoring runs. So now the Dodgers need to win two games at Wrigley Field to advance with Kershaw pitching game 6, and Rich Hill pitching a potential game 7. The Cubs will undoubtedly start Kyle Hendricks in game 6 versus Kershaw and Jake Arrieta in game 7 against Hill. More than likely the Dodgers are finished and this is going to go three different ways in game 6. Option 1 is Kershaw gets hammered early and the Cubs score like 8 runs off him. Option 2 is he pitches like Kershaw for most of the game and implodes in the seventh inning similar to years past and either Joe Blanton or Pedro Baez come in and allow all inherited runners to score. Or option 3 is Kershaw pitches brilliantly and throws a shutout but the offense doesn’t score and they lose 1-0 or 2-1. I’m leaning towards predicting the latter happening. Or something else could happen. We’ve been here before. The Dodgers were on the verge of being eliminated in the NLDS against Washington and won two elimination games in a row. They would have to win two more to advance, for a total of 4 elimination wins in a row. The 1981 Dodgers won 5 elimination games in their championship season. It’s certainly possible with Kershaw and Hill on the mound. Something else to consider is the curse of the Chicago Cubs. If the Cubs are really a cursed team than somehow they will find a way to lose these next two games and the Dodgers will advance. I don’t know if that will happen and the odds are against it, but it could happen. Only three teams in MLB history have gone on to win the series after losing game 5 and being down 3-2 in the series. Are the Cubs actually cursed? We’re about to find out. We’re also about to find out what the Dodgers are made of. If the Dodgers are going to get to the World Series it’s going to be on the backs of Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen and maybe with a little help from the billy goat. Analysis NLCS News Clayton Kershaw Joe Blanton Kenley Jansen Los Angeles Dodgers Rich Hill Dodgers Out-Thunk, Out-Pitched and Out-Scored 8-4 NLCS Game 6 Lineups: Is This it? 128 thoughts on “Dodgers Need Clayton Kershaw, Kenley Jansen, Rich Hill And a Little Luck To Win NLCS” Quoting Scott from above: If the front office had been better at evaluating talent then they would have a more reliable starting rotation and less innings on the bullpen. They’re still suffering because of it and that is entirely on Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi. Another thing to consider is the decisions to use these all-right handed lineups against lefties. The Dodgers were the worst team in the Majors this season in hitting left handed pitching. However the lineups they put out against left handers have greatly contributed to that. As I have said before if you lose with your best hitters in your lineup than there is no shame in that. When you place your worst hitters in your lineup and lose then it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. FAZaholics can’t change the truth. I am very interested in what comes out after the season is over. There are players who will be traded or let go and I expect there will be some comments about how the team was run this year, about how much day to day control FAZ exercised, lineup control, pitching changes, etc,…. Scott is just preaching to the choir today, isn’t he? If you read my posts, you know I agree with everything you said. And you forgot the other pitcher they choose to give a multi year contract to Kazmir, now has a chronic condition. And you are right, we can still win these last two games. It isn’t that the Cubs just got out of there slump, and suddenly started to hit, because of a bunt. The truth is that the Cubs started hit, because they were facing the weakest part of our starting pitching rotation! And really, they were no hit and shut out, in the first three innings that Urias pitched in, that first game they won. And the other factor is , that Blanton and Baez, just didn’t do there jobs. If Blanton does his job in the first game, we are even three games a piece, not to mention last night, what would have happened, if Blanton did his job then, because it was a tied game, when Blanton came in. It wasn’t an coincidence, that the Cubs just suddenly started to hit, after both Kershaw, and Hill shut them out. And Kershaw and Hill, will be pitching again in these next two games of this series. And it won’t be a coincidence then, if the Cubs great offense, suddenly is shut down again this weekend. And Kenley has had a couple of days off, and has recouped his energy, and he will be there when needed, this weekend. And just like in the last series, in those two elimination games, Roberts won’t be be turning to Baez or Blanton. He will just bring in Kenley, and go with our best. If our offense get enough runs in both these games, we have a much better chance, winning these next two games, then these last two games. Because we have our number one and two starters pitching in our next two games. And if they are on there game, the Cubs offense will be a big mystery again. The only other thing I want to say, is why are we constantly giving good pitches to hit, to the eighth hitter, when a pitcher is on deck? I can’t remember if Blanton was behind on the count, but he did give up a HR to the eighth hitter last night, with the pitcher on deck. We have now allowed the eighth hitter to hit a HR, with the pitcher on deck, three times in these last two series. This just can’t happen! Bruce Palmer says: Joel Peralta, Chris Hatcher, Kike Hernandez. What do these three guys have in common besides being out of or, or on their way out of baseball? All three are pets of FAZ who they just kept cramming down our throats way beyond the point of all reason. Peralta is gone. Please get rid of the other two before they compromise 2017 as well as 2016. There are other rotting corpses you can toss on the slag heap as well–are you listening, Brandon McCarthy and Austin Barnes? I mean what have they actually done to help the Dodgers win? And why was Barnes squeezed onto the playoff roster? Why has FAZ rated them all so much higher than other organizations seem to? These guys are all part of the vaunted “depth” of the new Dodgers, being passed off as the righty platoon. This platoon succeeds only in getting our star players off the field, with marginal hacks taking their place. Depth doesn’t win on the field. Talent does. Remember three of the above mentioned guys came to us in the Dee Gordon trade–and one of them just played second base. Badly. Mark Timmons says: Here’s a few things to think about, for those of you who care to think. However, if you have already made your minds up, you can skip this part. 1. Of the teams that are left in the playoffs, the Dodgers have the highest team batting average – .228. The Cubs are .221 and the Indians are .208. 2. Of the teams left in the playoffs, the Dodgers have the highest OB% – .322. The Cubs are .282 and the Indians are at .256. 3. Out of all the teams in the playoffs, the Dodgers lead in Stolen Bases with 9. 4. The biggest disparity is ERA. The Indians are at 1.77. The Cubs are at 3.25 and the Dodgers are at 4.60! 5. As bad as the pen has been. The Starters have a worse ERA than the relievers. 4.89 to 4.29. 6. The Dodgers were best in Fielding during the season and are the worst of all the post-sesaon teams. 7. In the post-season, the Dodgers are hitting just .200 against LH pitching. The Cubs are hitting .171. 8. The Dodgers were last in hitting against LH pitching during the season with a .214 BA. Not a lot has changed. Verses RH pitching they were #4 during the regular season. In the post season, they are 3rd behind the Cubs. 9. The Cubs are loaded. They have been overwhelming favorites to win it all from the start of the season, but we still have a shot. 10. Badger posted a link that really shows how these two teams were built so very differently and it’s not on Friedman where the Dodgers are – it’s on Guggs. If you are blaming Friedman, you are just kicking the cat. Maybe that’s what you do best, but it is misplaced anger. Badger posted it and here’s the key information: The Dodgers actually have absorbed a greater level of criticism and animus from their local fans and media than the Cubs. Much of that, in recent years, in particular, revolves around money. Think of the Cubs as the Mets. Their rebuild under Theo Epstein involved a strip down of veteran talent and payroll, an acceptance of horrible records to attempt to construct a sustainable contender. Think of the Dodgers as the Yankees. “In this market, how the fan base has supported us for 50 years, we had to try to be good right away while building for the future.” That came from Dodgers president Stan Kasten, but just as easily could have been said by a Steinbrenner. Kasten has been a spokesman for a vision since the Guggenheim group finalized its $2 billion purchase of the Dodgers on May 2, 2012. Since then no franchise has spent more in pursuit of a championship than the Dodgers — not even the Yankees — and so far the only one they won was for the 2013 Red Sox. In attempt to honor that win-now credo, the Dodgers obtained Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez in August 2012. That removed the majority of their long-term commitments from the Red Sox, who reacted by spreading their money around to create a more diversified/deeper roster then won it all the following season. But Kasten pledged on that May 2012 day that, yes, the Dodgers would pursue immediate victory, but not at the expense of long-term success. “The initial motivation was to revive the brand,” Kasten explained. But the big picture was to return the Dodgers to areas they once were heralded for — notably international signings and high-end player development. I agree with most of that, except the part that they did THE TRADE to “revive the brand.” 11. The article also said this about the potential Cole Hamels acquisition: “They have emphasized deepening the 25-man roster with lesser-known pieces and protecting the best prospects such as Joc Pederson, Corey Seager and Julio Urias, even if it cost a chance at Cole Hamels at the trade deadline in 2015 and Chris Sale this year. Yep, like I have been telling you, they were the ones the Phillies demanded. 12. In retrospect, some geniuses have concluded that we would win the World Series if we had signed Johnny Cueto: “No Shit, Sherlock.” I agree with Kasten on this: “It is largely correct that the playoffs are a crapshoot,” Kasten said. “So if you think you can lock something up in just one year by going all in, that is folly. I know our chances of winning a championship are better if we win eight out of 10 division titles.” I think most of the critism is about the starting pitching rotation, and mainly three pitchers. And that platoon line up never made sense all year, especially after the first half, when they were still ranked last, in all of baseball. Something different should have been tried, like try to play the regular line up, for a while, and see what happens. All they had to do, was to be better offensively, then last in offense, in all of baseball. We all know that the Cubs are loaded, but we still can beat them. I have just felt very disapointed in the last couple games, because I thought we could steal one of these two games. The execution on the bases, was terrible yesterday. Turner and Howie are the only ones, that took advantage of those long leads. Kike reminded me of a little girl, on a softball team, when he was on base. He mise well have been sitting on the bench, yelling Chucker, Chucker, Chucker, Chucker, to try to get Lester off his game. That is how silly and useless, Kike looked out on the bases yesterday. Kike was lucky that the catcher didn’t throw him out yesterday. “Kike reminded me of a little girl”…..down right vicious! Wow!! I think the last time I referred to a player in that tone was Kemp tippy toening to home against Washington. MJ, In retrospect, I think most fans felt that FAZ did not strengthen the starting rotation this season or last. Of course, we had the best 1-2 punch last year, but it was obvious we needed more reliable help and not outpatients. It’s not that they didn’t try. Maybe their strategy was better for relievers than starters, but we had an awful time first part of the year with the bullpen, too. What was more disconcerting, which many fans seemed to forget already, was the dismal batting slump that several of our best players went into in the first part of the season. This happened for two years running. I can’t remember what they did against lefties last year, but this year, it left a big hole. It’s too late to wonder about this or that, but will the same strategy be employed stocking the starting rotation next season? Maybe they think the farm is the answer, but so far, it’s been more of a bandaid than a solution. Not sure about Hill re-signing. He looks like a solid starter to me, but I’m still looking for a #2 man, or woman, that can make a difference. Kaz I have mixed feelings about. Same with Maeda because of his durability and giving up early runs. Same with Urias and his efficiency and early run allowance. We will also need a good tweak in the batting. This lefty inadequacy is haunting the team and I really dislike this metric approach to be so extreme. There is intelligence in it, but up to a certain point. Dodgers really need better batting production than they’ve had the past 2 seasons. Interesting post to wake up to this morning. I think you have summed it up quite well. I believe each of the previous 3 Dodgers Division winners were better teams. From my perspective they were more fun for me to watch, but this one somehow has gone a step farther. Our starting rotation is just bizarre and our platooning against left handed pitching abysmal. Yet, here we are. I have to admit I’m surprised by their success. I did not expect this. Where do we go from here? I’m not going to pretend to know as following the many eccentric moves these moneyballers make is impossible for me. I’ll just sit and watch as they trim payroll and troll for Toles’. In Chicago today, with the “best pitcher in baseball” going for us, the Cubs are slight favorites. As they should be. The Cubs are 81% favorites to make the World Series, again, as they should be. But, the games are yet to be played. I’m prepared for more surprises. One edit: we got to this exact point in 2013, back in the other teams park, down 3-2 with Kershaw pitching. I expect the result to go our way this time. I do remember that. Frankly I thought that Dodger team was better than this year’s, and that Cardinals team not as good as this year’s Cubs. And Wacha was pretty good that year. And yes, those statements are opinion and therefore subjective. I do agree with most everything you said. The leftie problem was caused, because they let Hanley go, and traded Kemp, but they didn’t bring any righty hand power bat, back to the team, to make up for the two right hand power bats, that left. That trade made this team be a contender, almost right away. Or you questioning that? And Agone in the line up, makes an even big draw, for all of the Mexican Americans, that our big Dodger fans. dodgerpatch says: To respond to #12, I still think getting Cueto would have been a good idea if it didn’t place a burden on payroll and salary cap limitations. If the Dodgers had an offer on the table for Greinke for …what was it?…155 mil…that tells me that they had that kind of money to spend on a marquee pitcher. The second consideration would be having a guy locked up long term into his 30s, which is generally a terrible use of money. That would also block the kids, including Beuhler, from coming up. I say, if we took that 155 and front loaded it for two years, giving him 40 for the first 2, and 25 for the remainder of his contract, there’s a pretty good chance for a guy, if he continues to pitch really well and is still 31-32, to opt out of that contract and sign somewhere else for more. It just really annoyed me to see him pitching for the Giants and doing really really well. I’m ok with letting Greinke walk, and it now looks like we dodged a bullet, but right now we’re seeing a real match up problem with our quality starters versus theirs. They have three stud starters, we have one and and a half. I think Dodger fans expect more then Cubs fans, because we were here, when the Dodgers went to more then one World Series in the middle 70s, up to 81, then 88. And the Dodger teams of the 60s that a lot of you guys remember too, went to more then one World Series. The Dodgers have a history of success, and the Cubs don’t. Badger referred to this article earlier: http://nypost.com/2016/10/19/behind-dodgers-plan-to-escape-their-own-misery/ Does this sound like Stan Kasten is over-enthusiastic about getting to the World Series? “It is largely correct that the playoffs are a crapshoot,” Kasten said. “So if you think you can lock something up in just one year by going all in, that is folly. I know our chances of winning a championship are better if we win eight out of 10 division titles.” True enough and I can live with that but I think some of you here have the mindset that no World Series is a losing season. As long as people buy tickets, I can’t see anything changing. money is no problem to them… Thanks Wondering! My take has not changed. We are a team, and an organization, in transition. This may not be our year. We’re still in it, which tells me the team is closer than I thought they would be. Anderson, McCarthy, Kazmir, and unknown Maeda, Wood, rookie shortstop etc etc. 91 wins was top for me, but not enough starting pitching left to take it to the finish line. Baseball is not only headed in the Moneyball direction it is already there and there to stay. This is the game moving forward. “The brand” is that which sells. We’re the Dodgers. This is Los Angeles. Now ordinarily that means stars. Stars sell tickets. Lots of tickets. But what also sells tickets, and is what the fans want, is a winning team. Winning teams will be those that play the odds better than anyone else. Look at the stats Mark talked about. How do teams hitting at the Wilmer Difo level outlast everybody else? You know the answer. The last few champions and everybody left this year are teams driven by analytics. I think with the money ballers Kasten has put together along with the organizational depth of resources we can have a few more well paid stars than anyone, develop more to replace them and remain contenders for years. Win it all? Yeah, sure. We will be in the World Series again. Sure hope Kershaw is with us when we do. Now? The Cubs will be sweating these two games. What could be better than a Game 7 at Wrigley? Cubs fans in agony all game and going ape if they win. This is all good. I’m fine with where the team is. This team isn’t really that good – and look where we are! Kale lujan! (that was my phone autocorrecting me on hallelujah) That is my spelling excuse thanks. I know that there was some controversy pulling Maeda with Lester coming up last night. I guess I didn’t have a huge problem with it after watching Maeda pitch to David Ross like he was Babe Ruth. However, after Fields was pulled from the game, I thought it was a perfect opportunity to go to Wood. The Cubs are worse against lefties and the Dodgers carried a 3rd lefty instead of a 3rd catcher this series. Going to Joey Pancakes and Dayton so early left us with guys like Baez who sucks, and Stripling who wanted to nibble the whole time he was out there. Really disappointing to see the strategy on the base paths last night. Take the damn base! The Dodgers beat Lesturd in 2015 because they ran all over him. FAZ was with the A’s when Lesturd blew the lead in the playoffs by KC running all over him. If you want to dance around on the bases like a little leaguer, you can do it from second base just as well as first base. I had no problem starting Kike, but it would have been over Joc not Toles last night. If he scores in the first inning then the move was worth it. Chase Utley best show up the final two games. He has been awful. Hasn’t hit and has made at least two errors in the playoffs. I want to say the DP the Dodgers turned in the top of the 9th was the first DP turned in the entire playoffs. They will have a big decision to make at 2nd base next year. I liked bringing back Chase this year(wasn’t a fan of bringing back Howie afterward), but he can’t be the leadoff hitter next year nor can he play as much as he did this year. I’ve watched him closely this year and he seems like a guess hitter who has used his extensive experience to be as successful as he has been in 2016. If Toles can show up an wins the LF spot next year I think we have a leadoff hitter, but that’s a big if still. I can live with Utley at the top or the bottom of that order tomorrow night, but I’m leaving Josh’s impotent stick on the bench with his inferior defense. The Cubs should be thankful when Puig and or Toles are sitting just like the Dodgers should be thankful when Contreras is sitting. Those two pitchers insisting on having there own personal catchers, makes the Cubs a weaker team. And about yesterday’s line up, it just doesn’t make sense, leaving a player on the bench, that is hitting 500 in this series. And Toles adds a another dimension to this team, that is badly needed, and especially in last nights game, and that is speed. And like Nomar always says, all Toles does, is just hit! And Nomar is judicial with who he gives credit too. What Baez did last night, isn’t unexpected, and if we had someone else in there, we might have still won that game. I didn’t even think about Wood, but that is a good idea, especially since Wood doesn’t give up to many HRs, and he is a leftie, with a different delivery. Because we scored three more runs, after Baez went out. That was one disapointing game, and I am sick of all of the Cubs stuff too. Even Jerry Hairson said that he wasn’t suprised that that call at home with Agone, went to the Cubs, because everyone wants the Cubs to win. And you know that Hairson, is from Chicago. The anouncers were not as bad last night, but that is only because they were happy, because the Cubs won those last two games. I think these two days off in a row, will help Utley do better in this next game. MJ: “Scott is just preaching to the choir today, isn’t he?” Maybe to you, but, off key to me. Don’t know how ANY objective writer can write an article like that and never mention the elephant in the room, NED! Scott mentions the nearly $75M in TOTAL contract cost for Anderson and McCarthy, but, never mentions the $18M paid to Ethier, $8M to Ryu, $21M paid to Crawford, $7.5M paid to Guerrero, $3.7M paid to Kemp, $5.5M to Arruebarrena and $7.2M paid to Puig, ALL THIS YEAR, over $70M and all NED signings. Oh, before I forget and the $22M paid to an aging Gonzalez. Spare me how clutch Gonzalez has been. I admit he has been hot in the LCS with a .222 BA and .300 OBP and has raised his overall playoff BA to .211 and OBP to .268, but I would have liked even more for $22M. Scott: “During perhaps the most important games of the season the Dodgers went out like meek little girls instead of paper tigers.” Maybe you like a team of paper tigers, but, I would prefer the real thing now that the going is getting tough. Wondering: “FAZaholics can’t change the truth.” Truth is, Dodgers are two wins away from the World Series, with two stud starters lined up and ready to rumble. Win or lose, GREAT JOB FAZ WITH THE 2016 PLAN!!! Go Dodgers. Boxout Did you read what Scott wrote? What is the condition of our starting pitching rotation right now? What rotation really? This isn’t about anything else, except the line up against lefties, and having Kike and other players playing, that hasn’t done much all year. And Scott talked about the condition of our starting pitching rotation. I don’t know how you turned this into your usual rant. What has become of our starting pitching rotation? Do you see McCarthy, Anderson, Kazmir, pitching in the post season? Did McCarthy pitch 200 innnngs, in the last two years? Did Anderson pitch and make all of his starts this year. And did Kazmir pitch the entire season? And what is the latest injury info, on these three? Anderson is pitching Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday:) That should be fall down entertainment on Tuesday! You can definitely count on him falling down if it happens. Scott was talking about our current concerns, about this team this year, and the play offs. I thought you were a good saber. They don’t believe in batting average. Agone hit a HR for the only run scored in Kershaw’s last game. And that was his second HR of the post season. Agone hit in all three runs, that scored on Chapman, that tied that game. Agone hit in first run last night. Do you think every other hitter on this team, could hit in that run? A lot of players on our team, strike out, in situatuions like that. And a lot of players on our team, have trouble just putting the ball in play, to get a runner home from third, with less then two outs. Michael Norris says: Hill a Stud??? Puhleeeeeeeeeeeeese……….he is a 37 year old journey man pitcher who is having a decent year, and he is a rental…..thank god for that…..I could not go through another year of his 6 inning pitching. And Ned did nothing without ownership approval, so your dis at him is mis aimed Colletti sure loves watching this team play for some reason, and we all know why. Zoloft Egg says: Never thought this team was good this year so color me shocked they made it this far in the NLCS. Of course, the soft underbelly got exposed up 2-1 in the NLCS. 1. Can’t hit lefties, check 2. Declining Maeda we saw at the end of season, check. (on a side not, he’s a frustrating pitcher. Needs 5 or 6 days between regular season starts and only threw 175 ip and he’s still gassed) 3. 20 year old that has no business starting a postseason game but is because of injuries, check. 4. Over taxed bullpen getting exposed when asked to do entirely too much, check. Now they’re down 3-2 and in a bad spot. I will say this, if this team signed Cueto instead of giving a QO to Anderson and signing Madea/Krapmir, they win this series. That has nothing to do with giving up prospects and everything to do with spending your money wisely. MJ: “What is the condition of our starting pitching rotation right now?” Do you mean RIGHT NOW? Well, two game series coming up. Starting rotation Kershaw and Hill. Condition of starting rotation, good!! It could have been better, like we needed in these last two games, that we just played and loss. It could have been better, but of course it could have also been worse. I could name 27 out of the 30 MLB teams that would love to be in Dodgers position today. James Moya says: Everyone keeps saying how Kershaw will do good tomorrow. I know he will. But the Dodgers need to score runs off Hendricks. We only scored one off him last time and we shut the cubs out. We need to score early and be aggressive. The cubs are going to score. Who is going to hit for the dodgers. I find it frustrating when pro players are so stuck in their ways. I know it is easy for me to tell a guy to move forward in the batters box when they players have to face a 90 mph fastball, but when I see a pitcher like Hendricks sinking change-up after change-up, scoot up in the damn box. If I’m the Dodgers hitters make Hendricks throw his mediocre fastball by me. Move up in the box. It’s been a long time since I heard anybody give that advice. I wonder if there is an algorithm for that? What am I saying, of course there is. But maybe it hasn’t been discovered yet. Maybe the Dodgers can add …. 3.1417% to their chance of success by moving up in the box. Wait, that number has already been used. That’s Pi. mmmm Pi. They won’t move up (might work, but they won’t do it) and they aren’t going to put any time in learning how to bunt. Hey, got a question- why in the world does Grandal walk so much? Throw that guy strikes and he makes an out 77.2% of the time. I hope the Cubs don’t run those numbers. I guess that’s because I watch kids that I coach struggle more against soft tossers than kids who can throw a good fastball. Not all translates to the big show, but some guys just aren’t going to get a fastball from Hendricks and Seager is one of them. They saw him just a few days ago, so they will know what to expect. My advice to those kids you coach and to the Dodgers -recognize the pitch, attack strikes over and directly above the plate and think line drive up the middle. Hendricks can spin the ball. Pick it up early and don’t chase balls below your knees. And to everybody from both teams – protect the plate with 2 strikes! Don’t expect these umps to get the close ones right. It is frustrating when batters don’t protect with two strikes. Yes, that was ball four to Adrian, but protect with two strikes. It’s too damn close to take. The Cubs don’t even need to do that, because everytime Joc and Grandal come up to bat, that broadcaster makes there big swings, be known to all. That is very good advice, because I just saw how Hendricks pitche, and they just make it over the front of the plate, and then die. It will also unfortunely be up to how a ump calls his pitches. Most of his pitches to me, are not strikes Maeda had pitches yesterday that fell about the same way, but the umpire didn’t call those strikes. It is to bad, that to many umps, want to make themselves bigger then the game. Good Question James. Who wants to be a Dodger hero, like Kirk Gibson? I go with the same team that got me here. I see no need to second guess lineups. After all, we already won 91 games while cruising the last couple weeks of the season and broke Washington’s heart in round 1. The amount of runs we got off Hendricks last time does concern me too. It was only Agone’s solo HR, so that is normal worry. if we win tomorrow. i think we take the series. Cubs have the momentum we need to stop their momentum. I like your enthusiasm James! We have just as good a chance of reaching the WS….IF…. we win tomorrow. And I thing we have a great chance of winning tomorrow. RichieF. says: All this dribble about what should’ve been done, the errors, the mistakes made by DR, the sliders that didn’t slide, etc. I like where we are. In a perfect world we’d be getting ready for the Indians, not having to win the last two games of this series. But it is what it is and I’d rather be in a must 2 game win than 27 other teams and their fans. That is for sure! And after all, if this is going to be like 1988, this series is suppose to go to seven games. I looked at yesterday’s box score, and Agone was only on base once, and he scored, so I don’t know what you are talking about Joc’s ground out to the shortstop. I thought it may have been Howie, but Howie was only on base once yesteday too, and he scored too. Did you guys see two of the Cubs players, talking to the home plate umpire on TV. Rizzo apologized to the home plate ump, and the Cubs young catcher, was also talking to the home plate ump, and it wasn’t just normal small talk during the game. They were kissing up big time! And we are going to have that same team of umps, this weekend probably. Wow, lot’s of passion and excitement on this site! For what it is worth, we are here, just 2 games from the World Series. I had my doubts about making the playoffs this year, and here we are. This looked to be a transition year, a rebuilding year. And then we had record numbers of injuries. I like our chances. With righties going against us the last 2 games, we don’t screw around with the alternative lineup. With lefties going for us, the Cubs are in trouble, as they don’t hit lefties very well either. The Cubs knew what they were going to face in games 6 and 7. Their backs were against the wall in 4 and 5. Ours were not. Yes, it would have been nice to win one of those games. But we are set up right where we want to be. If we cannot win game 6 with Kershaw pitching to force a game 7, then it wasn’t meant to be this year. But I still cannot believe how close we came. We get to game 7, all bets are off. All the pressure is on the Cubs. They have been annointed by everyone. The team got us this far. It’s on our ace now. That’s a pretty good way to sum things up, and it’s pretty much the way I feel ….about the game and about the year. That is a good way to sum it all up. For all the talk of getting better pitching, today we have the best pitcher in baseball going for us. If he can’t get it done for us or if our hitters can’t score against a righty, it just wasn’t meant to be. I still find it unbelievable that some still bang that hollow drum “FAZ should have gotten better pitchers.” From jump street, I told you that they were not going to sign aging pitchers to long-term deals and they haven’t! They wouldn’t part with Urias, De Leon, Seager or Pederson for Hamels, Price or Cueto. Now, some of you say Well, they offered Greinke $150 million. Did they really or did they just drive up the price so that the Giants or other teams would have to pay huge dollars? You don’t know and I don’t know but I suspect they knew that $150 million wouldn’t get Greinke. They have to drive up the price or it’s bad business on their part to let competitors off the hook. As I have repeatedly said “This is what you get when you won’t sign long-term deals with aging free agents or trade your top prospects. “ That’s reality. It always was the way they were going to do it. When you don;t do those leong-term deals, this is what you get. I accepted it long ago because I knew it was the path to sustained success. You saw what Hill cost them: Three top prospects! He’s an injury-plagued guy too. Low risk – High reward! McCarthy, Kazmir, Anderson and Maeda were all high risk guys too. The Dodgers have no long-term, high dollar deals with any of them. FAZ knew they were high risk, but who knew that Ryu, McCarthy, Anderson and Kazmir would all be injured at the same time. The odds are against it, but it was a possibility and it happened. It doesn’t change anything – the Dodgers are still going to keep building from within. What will change is that there will be fewer of those deals because they will not need to do that when the homegrown players arrive. Next year, Urias and Buehler will be in the rotation… maybe DeLeon. Stewart, DeJong, Oakes and several others are close. Anderson is gone – maybe McCarthy, Kaz or Ryu will come back strong. Maybe not. They might offer Hill a short-term deal… or maybe not. Cueto was a stud this year – watch what happens in another year or so. They will be paying him like they have paid Matt Cain $20 mil a year to do nothing. I would have loved this years Cueto, but not a long-term deal! Like the article said yesterday, the Cubs blew it up and were horrible while rebuilding. The Dodgers are being competitive while rebuilding. You can’t add those big long-term deals while re-building, but in a rebuilding phase, here we are TWO GAMES AWAY FROM THE WORLD SERIES. Not bad for a team that is rebuilding! The Dodgers dodged a bullet facing a Nationals pitching staff without Strasbourg. They would’ve had to face Scherzer, a true stud, Strasbourg, their homegrown bona fide stud, and Tanner Roark, who pretty much came out of nowhere this year to be a near stud. Against the Cubs, the Dodgers face up against Lester, a true stud, Arrieta, the Cy Young award winner last year, and Hendrick, who pretty much came out of nowhere this year to be a stud and Cy Young front runner. The Dodgers have Kershaw, Rich Hill and Maeda. That puts this team at a real disadvantage, and the Dodgers are here mostly because Kershaw is not just a stud, but pretty much on another planet. Having Maeda have to walk out there and go up against Lester and the Cubs lineup is really almost too much to ask. If we win this series, it will depend a lot on the Dodgers playing above their heads and some Gibson-esque heroics. It doesn’t take an algorithm to figure out that you can consistently win championships against the best teams in baseball with luck and heroics. You need really good players. I don’t know that Urias improves his game enough to be a true #2 we’re predicting him to be. I don’t know that Beuhler, coming off Tommy John, is in the rotation for significant innings next year. I was a little underwhelmed with DeLeon at the major league level, granted it was his first experience in the bigs. I’m just not sure how his stuff, or any of these rookie’s stuff, plays at the big league level. If you look at the Cubs and the Nats, they had three really really good starting pitchers. For both squads, one of those starting pitchers was an expensive free agent. It’s worked out well for them so far. The Dodgers are at a disadvantage against both because they didn’t open up the checkbook. Ok, so maybe the new normal is you don’t need a great starting pitcher. You have a guy go out and pitch four innings and then the manager throws in a bunch of relievers. Maybe that’s how the Dodgers do it. I think the Dodgers did it this year more out of necessity. It’s not the best long term strategy. As we saw with Lester the other night, it is so much easier when you have a stud just go out there and give your team 7 or 8 innings of shut down baseball. It’s easier than having to throw out relievers who might not be having their slider working that night. Maybe the money being paid to Cain is just part of the cost of doing business in baseball. One thing about Friedman in his past experience is that he’s never ever paid big bucks for players. He wasn’t able to before, now maybe he’s just so used to looking for value and maximum WAR per dollar that he’s not willing to, sort of like your grandfather growing up during the Depression being cheap for the rest of his life. Maybe the FO just wanted to drive the cost up on Cueto and Greinke. In my mind, if you’re offering money, it means you’re also willing to pay it. I just think the FO was a little spooked with Cueto’s elbow and his mediocre August last year with the Royals..and are just reluctant to pull the trigger on an expensive deal. There are a lot of teams this off season in pretty desperate need of starting pitching. That means Hill is going to be expensive, which means next year it’s Kershaw And The Gang. Personally, I don’t think that’s enough to be assured of being World Series bound every year, which I think is the plan – to be contenders consistently nearly every year rather than the typical boom/bust of most organizations. I agree with you that the Dodgers went with, “short innings starter, long innings relievers” this year out of necessity. You say, “It’s not the best long term strategy”. Partially agree, but, look at the Midget 2016 season, “long innings starter, short innings relievers”. Where did the $200M spent on starters get them? Better strategy, great starters and great bullpen. Big question, how best to do that? FAZ has already shown us how to acquire the great bullpen. I agree with you regarding Dodger starting pitching prospects, Urias, Bueller and DeLeon. None are a sure thing. But, you have often wisely spoken to “mediocre risk”. High priced, free-agent players (especially pitchers) are also no sure thing. Midgets now have Cueto and Samardzija on big long-term contracts, AZ has Greinke. Greinke’s contract has already lost maybe $50M in value. Cueto and Samardzija have another $160M is salaries to go. And that doesn’t even factor in opt-out clauses that benefit ONLY the player. Free agents are HIGH RISK. I know you know this. Best solution in my book, is options, options, options. Dodgers have the three pitchers you named above and many, many more (see Mark’s post, but, he forgot Alvarez, maybe the best of all). It is that depth thing again. I have seen lots of short-sighted posters on this board bemoaning the “Cuban” signings, but, I believe money VERY WISELY spent. I know, NED’s Cuban signings has given many Dodger fans a bad taste, but, I believe FAZ’s signings will pay huge dividends. After all, they mostly really amount to additional “first round” young talent. Best investment a team can make is in young talent. We Dodger fans are FINALLY extremely lucky to have this ownership group and management. We get the benefit of an organization that sees the wisdom of building a strong farm system, but, also an organization that is willing to spend on major league players. As you said, “maybe money being paid to Cain is just part of the cost of doing business in baseball”. True, but it has its limits. Guggs allowed NED to spend their money like a drunken sailor when they arrived. We are still paying that price and will for a couple more years. I rest comfortably knowing that the Dodgers will always have a payroll around the luxury tax limit. As you know, we are way over that now. Unless, as some here believe, MONEY doesn’t matter in the MLB world, then budget cuts/scrimping is going to be necessary to get the budget back in line. FAZ has done a wonderful job on their 2016 plan, which required some budget items like Toles, Blanton, Dayton, Fields, Maeda, Grandal, Kazmir, Anderson, McCarthy and others. TWO victories to the World Series!!!! After the season we can look forward to a time when NED’s sins have been fully exorcised and FAZ can do some serious shopping after the 2018 season along with a blossoming farm system. Dodger patch I think that is another thing that Dodger fans worry about with Friedman. Because like you said, he doesn’t have the experience of paying for elite players. And the contracts that they gave Kazmir, and McCarthy, some people feel like the front office over paid. I wouldn’t include the names of Kazmir, McCarthy and Anderson in any sentence that has “wonderful job” and “FAZ” in it. MJ, I’m one of the some people who believe those guys were all overpaid. WAY overpaid. Don’t make that same argument that it was either these pitchers with long injury histories, or top pitchers like Greinke or Zimmerman, that just isn’t true! And anyone who thought these pichers with long injury histories, would make there starts, lacks any common sense. You just don’t sign pitchers with long injury histories, and expect them to make there starts. And most of that money that was used on McCarthy, has been wasted in the last two years. And they were so lucky that ballerina made his starts last year, because his odds to make it through one game, is very low. And if Anderson had those teams interested in him, he would have never accepted that QO. And Kazmir the other pitcher they choose to give a multi year contract to, made most of his starts, just past the Allstar break, and he was the most erratic pitcher, I have even seen. And he now has a chronic injury, so who knows if he will pitch the next two years. And Kazmir not only has had injury problems like some pitchers have, he has had problems with his performance. The Angels had to waste some of there money, because they had to let Kazmir go, because his performance was just that bad. This is all wasted money, that went to almost nothing. And if we didn’t have all of our young pitchers, and Roberts and his coaches, who knows where this team would have been at the finish of this season. The players also played beyond all of this, as well as Kershaw going out, and the players, Roberts and his coaches, are more responsible for where this team is, then anyone. And Dodger patch point about Cueto was very smart, at least Cueto is pitching well enough, to want to opt out, unlike Kazmir! Anyone that believed that Kazmir was a smart deal because he would opt out, or either delusional or trust anything they are told. Because a pitcher must pitch well enough, to want to opt out, to get a bigger better contract, then the contract they originally signed. Well said MJ. Thanks Badger. They also offered to pay 25 million a year of Greinke’s contract to reacquire him in a trade with the D-Backs……. I’ve been advised by many to just ignore your posts. Good advice. But hard to do. It’s like ignoring jock itch or hemorrhoids. Ignoring those irritants makes the problem worse. So much could be offered here about this one. The condescension is always there, as are the contradictions. I’ll just say this – three top prospects for 2 rentals is NOT low risk high reward. At least not in my book. You talk of how Cueto is a bad signing because of long term implications but support giving up three top prospects for a few months of maybe. What about those long term implications? I watched as 3 prospects we gave up this year stepped right in at the Major League level. Rich Hill pitched 34 innings for us and so far has 13 innings of post season play – one good outing, one not so good. He may not pitch again this year, and he may pitch us into a World Series. Who knows, maybe it still works out this year. Whatever, I don’t see us re-signing him. Too old, too often injured. Josh Reddick OPSd .643 for us. We can do better than him. The script for ’16 is still being written. Critiquing a story that hasn’t ended is premature exclamation. I’ll leave that to you and wait for my final analysis. I do find it interesting the circular arguments that started with the first deadline FAZ gag in ’15 continue today. But you don’t ignore his posts. And really, who is truly being condescending here? You can’t help yourself. You always have to be condescending, especially with Mark, but you do so in a passive aggressive or snide way that allows you to believe you’re taking some moral high road. I just took the time to write a response that disagreed with him on certain points, but I offered a counter argument that didn’t resort to insults. I wasn’t snide. I wasn’t a jerk. I’ll wait with bated breath for your final analysis…….BECAUSE IT’S SO IMPORTANT!!! You’re reading what you have always read in my posts patch – your own misguided interpretations. “I find it unbelievable that some are still beating the hollow drum” – you don’t find that condescending because you agree with it. Those with a different perspective are hollow. Mark nearly always talks down to those who disagree with him. It’s been his approach since I’ve known him, which has been much longer than you have known him. It’s been an issue that has been addressed by many in here, and on every blog in which he has been a participant for nearly 20 years. I think I first encountered him in ’97 and he was considered a blow hard by several back then. That opinion hasn’t really changed. Now I’m a jerk. The other day I was a shit eater. And you have the nerve to say that I’m the one who resorts to insults? But, it’s not about me today. And it sure as hell isnt about you and Timmons. It’s about the Cubs and the Dodgers. May the best team win. I concur whole heartedly, and I have only known him a short time. He reply’s to most on this board like they are serf’s and he is the patron. You disagree or do not use saber metric terms in your argument and he automatically calls you out for not having a good reason for your take. I watched the Dodger show yesterday, and Nomar said exactly what you said about Hendricks. Nomar said they would have to adjust to Hendricks by moving up in the batter’s box. And he also said, that they would have to see if the ump is going to give Hendricks those low strikes. Because like I said yesterday, Maeda threw pitches that low, that just made it over the front part of the plate, then died, and the ump wouldn’t call those pitches strikes. But since it is the Cubs, and the pitcher is the ERA leader this year, the ump will probably give Hedricks those low pitches, unfortunately. That one ump didn’t give Kershaw the real ERA leader this year, and four out of the five last years, any close pitches, in the last game he started against the Nationals. And with the Cub’s players kissing up, and buddying up with this ump team, it makes it even harder for the Dodgers, to get a game that is fairly umped. Just like Agone posted at the bottom of his last text, it is the Dodgers against the world! I think the meat of our order, hit good pitching, better then the Cubs meat of the order. The Cubs feasted on the Reds, the Braves, and those type of teams this year. But you saw that the Cubs didn’t hit much, against the Giants starting pitching in that series, and they didn’t hit our number one and two pitchers well either. I just hope right now, that Kershaw pitches one of his best games, in the post season, and we win tonight! MJ, hopefully you or Hawkeye work today calling someone in the Dodger organization to let them know this important information, “moving up in the batters box”. Very observant. Start with the batting coaches please, oh wait, start with FAZ, they have got to be wrongly telling the coaches what to coach. I can’t believe these damn Dodger players/coaches/management haven’t figured this out yet. That is uncalled for……MJ is simply stating something that was heard……. This is not me giving my opinion. This came from Nomar, who was a great hitter. I think he knows what he is talking about. Just made an observation, and apparently, it was a good observation, if Nomar said the same thing! Snider Fan says: It would be more helpful than standing on the sidelines shouting, “good job FAZ!” peterj says: Darned if I don’t appreciate Rich Hill and what he’s done for us and of course I’ve pledged my support to Josh Reddick. But damn Frankie Montas is lighting up the AFL… Did we give up our replacement for Jansen, who will go after the monopoly money for sure. 6′ 2” 255 and I never got to see him in a LAD jersey… Just thinking, which is a great problem of mine… Cotton was 2-0 with a 2.1 ERA and a 1.1 WHIP, Peraza played SS and hit .324 with 21 stolen bases and Schebler played well too, hitting 9 home runs. Then there is first round pick Grant Holmes. If we win it all – it’s obviously worth these risky moves. If not? Nah, FAZ never makes mistakes… Yeah, there is that….. Not…………..Hatcher…….Reddick……………Peralta………………Tepesch………………..Norris………….need I go on????? Nope. Not with me anyway. It is good to hear from you! Snider Now that is funny! I thought this would be an interesting question If Hill pitches tomorrow, and doesn’t pitch well, does everyone think that Hill was worth it? Or if Hill pitches tomorrow, and pitches well, was he worth it? That last question sounds like a rhetorical question. If he pitches us into a World Series he can use his blistered middle finger to flip off all the doubters. And that would include me. LA Rams on Thursday Night Football Sunday at 6 a.m. Hopefully I watch them win right before Hill pitches us into the Fall Classic. If Hill pitches tomorrow, and doesn’t pitch well, does everyone think that Hill was worth it? Obviously NO! But if you want to win now too, it’s a risk you take. That sounds just like a rhetorical question! Kersh needs to shut down the Cubbies today to even make that possible I always try to not to asume anything, but I guess I didn’t make that clear. Because I especially being a Dodger fan, doesn’t ever want to tempt fate! Bobbie17 says: Pitching. Pitching. Pitching. The experiment with regular 3-4 inning starters is just that. An experiment. It DOES NOT WORK on a regular basis. Putting all of the preseason and season moves aside, so far this series has failed because no starter other than the obvious 2 has been any good. To pull a pitcher to pitch to a pitcher, like the other night, tells us how bad these other starters are. Maeda is probably a 4-5, and on a better team would not be pitching much. On a better team, Urias would be taking a long vacation right now. The bullpen offers no surprise right now because of over use. I can see someone like Wood being an important part of these next games because he hasn’t pitched much. In fact, he should be the first guy out of the pen at this point. I analyze pitchers by 1) do they get ahead in the count; 2) do they hit the catcher’s target; and 3) can they get hitters out while pitching in the strike zone. Except for 2 + Jansen, the answer is no. Roberts has been forced to play a game like the Royals did last year, but that win was probably a fluke. The bullpen game should not become a model, and the goal should still be to find those guys who can get through the batting order at least 3 times. We don’t have those guys. The Cubs do. Today’s game is more about how well we do against Hendrick than how well Kershaw pitches. We will probably need 3-4 runs. Same tomorrow. The teams is playing a strategy that weaker teams play. Will it work again? I hope so, at least for 2 more games. But it is all gravy. THE GIANTS LOSE. The giants suck. Bobbie17 I agree with everything you said. I keep hearing the Cubs don’t hit lefties well. And then I hear the Cubs hit lefties well. I tried to look it up, but I wasn’t successful. What is it, did the Cubs hit lefties well, or not hit lefties well? The Dodgers are hitting .200 in the playoffs against LH pitching. The Cubs are hitting .171 in that same time frame. In the regular season it was .265 for the Cubs and they were 7th in baseball. Thanks for helping me, because I read one thing, and hear another thing. I guess the good news, is that all of the Cubs big hits, were on hangers, not good pitches or good pitching. I agree with what B17 said too. I would add that I believe this game, and the series, will be won, or lost, by the bullpen. My prediction is Kershaw and Hendricks will pitch to a draw. There are quite a few people who disagree with me and we are fine, like Patch because he has a well-reasoned logical argument. He may not agree – I may not agree with me and I may not agree with him but we respect logic of the argument. Badgers condescension started years ago and and he makes numerous passive-aggressive veiled jabs like this: “You can make a metal bat that is less responsive. It’s as soft as lead but as light as balsa. The metal called Markonium and its mined in Indiana. or It’s like ignoring jock itch or hemorrhoids. Ignoring those irritants makes the problem worse. He does stuff like that over and over in a condescending way and then gets mad when I call him a moron or an idiot because I am not passive aggressive. I don’t veil what I say. I happen to be a Dodger fan and I will respect people who give respect. However, I will also disagree with “stupid $hit.” At work, anyone is free to bring up problems or issues (even with me), but if you do, then you better have a good argument and a solution. What I consider Stupid is pointing out the problem without offering a solution. Critics are bitches in my opinion. I really don’t care what people say about me – I just call them out. I do admit to imparting bodily harm to the few that have said such things to my face, but at my age that is harder to do – most likely I’d try. What really pisses people off is when I kept telling them what would happen and they disagreed until it became painfully apparent what I sad was true, to which Badger will say Well you were wrong about more than 92 wins. Yeah, technically, I was wrong. because the Dodgers clinched the Division a week early and cruised. They could have easily won 95 or 96 games if needed. Most of the other stuff I said has come to pass, so now lets’ nitpick – look at the players FAZ traded…. blah, blah, blah! I banned Badger once from my old board because we had a particular heated exchange where he disagreed on a couple of key issues. So, I decided to sit on it a few weeks and then I posted the opposite side as my idea and he came back and argued what I had had originally argued weeks earlier I guess he forgot what his earlier argument was) – he just likes to argue with me for some reason (I’m not a shrink and I don’t know why), but at that point I had enough and threw him off the board. Of course, that made it even worse. Now he really tries to get back at me… I believe is logical, well-reasoned, factual arguments. Lots of things are subjective, but evidence is king. Badger: “Good advice. But hard to do. It’s like ignoring jock itch or hemorrhoids. Ignoring those irritants makes the problem worse.” Sounds like Badger spends a lot of his time sitting around “scratching his balls and ass”!! You would have to have worn a jock to understand jock itch. If you know nothing of hemorrhoids I would not be surprised. I’ve seen what you do, and do not understand. Lastly, you must have balls to be able to scratch them. Thank you, for your treatise on jock itch, hemorrhoids and scratching. I can tell it’s a very SORE subject with you. Your correct, thankfully, I don’t have experience with jock itch or hemorrhoids. I must acknowledge that you are the board expert on the subject. However, when your Doctor suggested “you must have balls to be able to scratch them”, Even though it sounds like you were desperate for relief; I would have questioned that as a grossly over extreme treatment plan. I wish you would have consulted with some of us on this board. We could have helped you make a better decision. Lastly, I now better understand your over-the-top reaction whenever someone mentions “Lucille”. B17 needs to realize Giants losing is not more important than Dodgers winning. This is not ALL GRAVY. This is our damn season. I’m glad you’re on cloud 9 because the giants lost, but this is about us. If you’re so happy only hating the Giants, you aren’t a real Dodger fan. Nobody here is thinks this is all gravy, except you Only the last line was about the midgets. What about the rest of what he said? Quasimodo says: Bobbie 17 lives in the thick of Giants nation and has to put up with the worse despicable group of despicables on this planet I’ve ever ran across. (limited to when it comes to baseball) Give the guy a break as he’s had to put up with shit talk that’s far worse than anything that goes on at this site. Knowing that it’s easy to understand whatever is better than Giants IS gravy as it voids most of the shit. First it is good to hear from you. I was kind of worried, that we haven’t heard from you, especially after that last game. I think Bobbie is more focused on the Giants then we are, because he lives in Northern California. And even after winning three recent World Series, Giant fans, are more focused on the Dodgers, instead cherishing there World Series. I agreed about his assessment about the game tonight. I was thinking you were at that last game, and that couldn’t have been to fun. How long does it feel when Baez pitches, and pitches, and pitches, and the score keeps on going up? The old Boston Braves had a saying in 1948…..Spahn and Sain and pray for rain…….it worked. So the Dodgers new saying should be Kersh and Hill can fill the bill…………………………kinda lame………but best I could do on short notice….. Kersh and Hill, and take a pill….. or several! Kershaw and Jansen today. I doubt we see anyone else. If we do, something went terribly wrong. With Kersh and Hill, offenses, lose there thrill! Tremor says: The Angels Tananna and Ryan and 3 days of cryin’ A Dodger starter, and then the pen, Another starter, then the pen again. And of all the words of tongue and pen, The best for us? … its the pen for the win. Will Steve Bartman be at the game? Artieboy We gave Bartman an invitation for the seventh game, if we win tonight. He has promised to be at his best behavoir, when it comes to the Dodgers! As everyone knows, Hairson, and Nomar both played for the Cubs. And they said if this goes to the seventh game, there will be a lot of pressure, not only for the people in the stands, there will be pressure even on the Cubs young players. dud dew says: Not now, never was a Ned fan. BUT: he had the Ds in the same relative place in the champ chase as the new whelps, with resources probably a quarter of what they have wasted. And still have yet to read or hear anything convincing that The Trade was anything but a strategy of the greedy weasels who now steer the ship, in place of the previous Boston rascals, and not one of Ned’s less-than-overwhelming deals. The vitriol against a guy who did a nice job in difficult circumstances is puzzling, and damning of the vitriolic much more than Ned. All the noise about system depth is still just that – look at who was leading off in the most important game of the season, and who was cleanup. The state of the starting staff, predicted by so many of us, speaks for itself. If you know baseball history, the news that the Ds have the best farm system, EVEN if true, is virtually meaningless if you’re attempting to project future MLB champs. Meaningless….Please check the various farm ratings of the team in San Fran in ’10, ’12 and ’14:-). Post trade deadline rankings dropped us from #2 to #6. Some have us #5. The trade with Oakland caused the drop. ESPN had a good piece on Ned. We all agree he made some dumb moves–so did Campanis, Claire, Malone, et al. Results count for something. Give credit where due, and realize that however well you prepare for a season, something is going to hit you where you least expect it. Anyone notice Mark’s pivot on Greinke? At first it was, “well the Dodgers tried to sign him,” but now it’s, “they never really wanted to sign him, they were just driving up the price.” If that’s true, the deer-in-the-headlights sense of panic they conveyed after he left was Oscar-worthy. First they signed Chapman, then not, then the Japanese pitcher from Seattle, then not, before finally settling for Scott Kazmir. Yeah, it was brilliantly planned. Agree on all counts, Duke fan:-). Obviously the Dodgers tried to sign him especially when they offered to pick up $25 million a year of his current salary. Now, a few thoughts about expectations prior to the playoffs, and results so far: Chase: thought they got more than expected during the reg season, but less than you want at the top of the order, and poor defense along with it. Chase was my fav Phillie, but was essentially done as RELIABLE guy in big games four or five years ago, hard-used body breaking down. Thought he would hurt at the top in playoffs, and on D. Has. Corey: thought he might be one of two regulars you could count on for poised and productive at-bats, which Ds have lacked big-time in last decade of second-season efforts. I was wrong. Justin: thought he would be the other reliable regular. He has been. Adrian: did not expect much from him, except for a moment here and there. HUGE moment in second game of Cub series. Josh: very low expectations when acquired; remained low for playoffs. He’s been a wee better than expected in my house. Howie: low-impact trade return, as almost all of the Candy Store Kids’ choices have been. Big hit in game 4, but not nearly enough otherwise. Kid Toles: like some here, would like to have seen him leading off. He’s one of few Ds comfortable in the moment, except when heavin’ a ball somewhere in the same county as home plate:-). Joc: surprising contributions, but still so easy to dismiss in “game” at-bats by playoff-quality pitching. The Bryant ball lost in game 4(?) is why I’m not crazy about him as a long-term answer in center. Still needs ton of mental and physical changes at the plate. Yasmani: might run into one now and again – and, like Adrian, a HUGE run-in in game 3, on a decent pitch from Jake. But, overall, not a quality defender, and just awful in game situations at bat. Another poor trade return, so far. Chooch: decent bat, nice contributions to date, but misplaced against Lester, another sign of LACK of Depth. Kike. Awful year, awful choice for playoff roster, another poor trade return, and an embarrassing performance in biggest game of year, when focus was on chicken dance off first, rather than scoring a critical early run. Don’t know how much that was his doing, and how much just dreadful managerial take on how to proceed against shaky Jon. Yasiel: I was early and often that this kid needed work from the head up, and probably would not get it. Still does, but, unlike many here, thought he had fine swings against Aroldis, and should have stuck with it instead of the no-chance bunt. In sum, was hard to see, ONCE AGAIN, no matter the front office or ownership or manager or hitting coach, how this bunch would pro- duce enough poised at-bats to be more than marginally playoff- competitive. The task for the wildly-paid Andrew of Tampa was not to continue a trend, but to take the last few, hardest steps. The lineups testify strongly he has, so far, failed $upremely…. Well done dew. dew done did dew well. Ok, that one needs some work. I agree with your analysis. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m surprised at where we are. There are not that many starters on this team that I wouldn’t agree to part with. It’s easy to look at the Cubs and understand how they got here. The Dodgers? Not so easy. I figured this was a transition year, and frankly I still believe that. Who on this current team is guaranteed to be in the starting lineup next April? But, here we are. Win or lose, I can see Andrew of Tampa (dud drew?) making a few changes this winter. Toles leading off. Roberts must be listening. Who on this current team is guaranteed to be in the starting lineup next April? Who isn’t? Can you really see FAZ signing or trading for really competent players? Seager. Trading for competent? Meh. Dud dew I think your being to hard on Toles. That was Toles first real mistake. He has made really good and accurate throws, that in some cases thrown a runner out, and he has thrown a runner out at home, about three times. He has had a runners dead to rites, but Corey had trouble making the tags, twice from throws from Toles, from rightfield. And Reddick has made four errors since he joined this team. And he doesn’t have a good enough arm to be playing rightfield. And he isn’t a good run producer on offense. He has hit in 9 runs since he joined this team, and four of those RBIs, were from a grand slam he hit, after we were ahead eight nothing. He is the worse outfielder on this team right now. But Reddick is good friends with the Dodgers’ 39 year old BACHELOR GM who knew him in Oakland. Wouldn’t be the first… I know, but they better not sign this guy! The moment of the first news of Greinke signing with Arizona I was pissed with thinking Dodgers F/O let him slip from our fingers. Then I thought about it for about 48 hours and realized NO franchise can stay a healthy franchise trying to buy stars for every roster position. The market can’t support doing that and we are the market and if you ask me it’s already being supported far beyond it’s deserves. As far as the 2015 went I still feel like the F/O did let a deeper post season slip away as their choices of aiding Kershaw and Greinke did didly-squat. And don’t put words in my mouth anybody that that means I wanted to sacrifice ANY of our top prospects, it means I think the F/O did a piss poor job of improving what they inherited for that season. This season they’re making headway and there’s promise showing improvements going ahead. And that’s what FAZ was hire for. ‘THE PLAN’ was already in place and ownership hired what’s proving to be the right guys for the task……..probably. I nearly was alone the many times I stood up for Coletti and my appreciation of him hasn’t changed. He had less to work with than the current group and 2 of the 4 last NLW championships belong to his credit as well as the players who are still contributing the most. That’s not taking anything away from the newer guys other than from those who gives the whole show to them. There’s more than one side to ‘THE TRADE’. The biggest being it was a ‘hurry up and get it done quick Ned’ from ownership for business reasons but it also helped Dodgers win 4 NLW titles though it also was all that $ for simply what netted AGon and the budget the F/O has to play with……Like $1,000,000,000.00 extra and that pocket change can buy a rental or two of pretty much whoever’s choice. So I’ll buy a bit from both sides now, from in and out and still somehow……..oops, sorry Joni, or Judi, or you friends, and I’m coming out ahead because the Dodgers are heading in the right direction. I just wasn’t an easy sell and almost never am I completely sold.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line258
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King) Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond) Time after time (Cyndi Lauper) When a man loves a woman (Percy Sledge) Contact the band We love to hear from singers who want to join the show! We'd especially like to hear about any song requests you have for upcoming events. Please note: we are unable to arrange table reservations on behalf of the Ivy House; to book a table for an upcoming gig, please contact the pub directly on 020 7277 8233 or Here are some of the ways you can get in touch: Email us directly via Connect with us on Facebook to request tunes or get updates about upcoming gigs. Use the feedback form below to pass tune requests and other comments directly to us. Feedback/song request form Your tune request: LBK Peckham gallery If you would rather not be immortalized in this gallery, please let us know via Your go-to guide for live band karaoke stardom! How do I get to sing? You can sign up on the night: once your name is on the main list, we guarantee you a singing slot. Please only sign up once, and check that the song you want to sing hasn't already been put down, as we don't do any song twice in the same night. It's worth arriving early, as there are a limited number of slots on the main list - there are only so many tunes we can fit into one night! We also run a reserve list, in case anyone on the main list drops out, but this doesn't guarantee you a slot in the same way as the main list. We recommend that people who already know which song they want to sing contact us in advance, either by email or Facebook message. We'll get back to you, usually within 48 hours, to confirm your slot. (Please note, if you pre-book you will need to check in with us at the start of the show to ensure we keep your place on the list.) What's it like singing with a live band? You get all the lyrics up on a screen in front of you, with some directions (e.g. 'instrumental break - 8 bars', 'guitar solo'.) Our singer/compere Christina will be there singing backup and helping you keep in step with the musicians. The band are used to adapting to singers, so if you miss your cue or get it wrong, they will try to follow you. That's part of what makes the experience special. The other big feature is the excitement of being on stage with bright lights, a live, and (let's face it) pretty loud band behind you, and a crowd of excitable folk in front of you. Try and keep the mic pointed directly at your mouth, and look at Christina or the band for cues if you're unsure! Do I need to be a good singer? It obviously helps if you can hold a tune; but Live Band Karaoke is emphatically not an open mic night for musos to come and show off their chops. It's a celebration of live music - a chance for people who don't normally get an opportunity to front up a band to have their moment in the spotlight. And if you really can't hold a tune - there's always Parklife! What are your top tips to make it a success? Pick a song that you know well, and which fits your vocal range and singing style. Have a go singing along to the song in advance to try it out: we almost always play songs in the same key as the recorded version. Generally speaking, you'll be more comfortable singing something by someone of the same sex, but it's worth noting that a lot of rock vocal parts (e.g. Bon Jovi) are so high that they work better for women than men. In general, it's better to shoot for something easier that you are confident in, than something more technically complex. We do have some more challenging stuff for more confident singers. Once you are on stage - give it your all. This is your chance to work the crowd and unleash your inner Freddie Mercury. Can I request a song not on the list? Yes - we love learning new tunes! You can request a song not already on the list up to a week before any show, and we will do our best to accommodate it. Usually the only obstacle is if we already have too many new tunes on the list for our monthly rehearsal; generally we aim to add between 6 and 12 new tunes to the list every show. Can I pick when in the night to sing? You're welcome to express a preference, but we can't guarantee anything: most people prefer to sing later, but this isn't always possible for obvious reasons! We try to look at the tunes requested and create a balanced show over the course of our 3 sets. This means that the more mellow tunes are quite likely to be put on earlier. Can I sing a song with my friend/friends? Only if it's a duet (we have plenty on the list), or one of you is able to provide harmony backing vocals. Experience has shown that two people trying to sing the same melody line at once is not a recipe for success. If you're feeling nervous about getting up by yourself, talk to our compere Ciggy Stardust: she'll make sure she's on hand to help you through any tricky bits of the song. Are you available for private hire? Yes; we regularly get asked to play for private parties and functions in and around London. We can also offer a 'mixed package' that combines a band set with one or two karaoke sets. Please get in touch if you are interested. I have special requirements Please get in touch to discuss any special requirements. We want to make the Live Band Karaoke experience as accessible and inclusive as possible.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line267
__label__cc	0.54804	0.45196	MES Project: Full Change in Classrooms Education \| June 11, 2019, Tuesday // 11:11\| views A new draft Ordinance of the Education Ministry is related to a change in classrooms. They must become L-shaped, with mobile, removable walls. The double chairs should be replaced by single tables, and fireplaces can be added to the equipment of the classrooms, Nova TV stated. The principal of Sofia's 131st school Nadezhda Nikolcheva commented on the ideas of the Ministry of Education: "The draft for this regulation was really long awaited by the guild. It should bring order in the educational space, in the residential environment of students. The Ordinance sets out in great detail how a school building and a kindergarten building should look like. It also describes how a classroom, a gymnasium, a specialised office should look. In fact, what it frames, I can summarise, is the dream of everyone working in the system, "adds Nikolcheva. However, the project does not apply to every school. "Actually, this is the big problem that principals see in the Ordinance. It is of an appealing nature, as it is not applicable in the way the school buildings project was built before the construction of the building for public benefits came into force, "the director said. Nadezhda Nikolcheva also commented on the other change in the project - replacing the double school desks with single ones: “Long time ago, the desks have been replaced with a number of modular tables in a significant part of the schools. I don’t think this is a problem. Rather, the problems are in the requirements of the building space, "she added. Another part of the bill that provoked debate is building fireplaces in classrooms. "The fireplace is a requirement for the Chemistry Cabinet. It is a special fireplace, "added the principal of the 131st school in Sofia. Tags: Ministry of Education and Science, classroom, Ordinance » Related Articles: A New Substance Was Included in the Drug List The Air in the Classrooms in Bulgaria - Dangerous for the Children’s Health MES: Bulgarian Students Are Increasingly Acquainted with Internet Security and Virus Protection Bulgarian Students Won 2 Silver Medals at the International Geography Olympiad in Hong Kong The Ministry of Education and Science Offers Teachers to Be Free to Plan their Classroom Work The Arrested for the Cyber Attack Against the National Revenue Agency also Hacked the Ministry of Education and Science 2 Years ago Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line270
__label__cc	0.637518	0.362482	Posted on November 29, 2007 April 10, 2017 TWITC: Sad confirmation on local retailers and parking Councilmember McCracken wrote back to my email referenced in the last post and said some things which made me more optimistic again, help more about which I will cover in my next crackplog, overweight but probably not until Monday. In the meantime, read here’s something I wrote up today on the #27 bus (transit field trip time!) Short one today – my company was having a rare physical meeting at Ventana del Soul, a non-profit with some meeting rooms. (Well, actually, only three of the five locals, and one non-local; most of the company is still in Virginia). Took the #7 down in order to leave the car with my wife. Google Transit trip indicates 35 minutes by bus; 20 minutes by car in traffic (highly optimistic; more like 30). I waited about ten minutes for the #7 at or about 8:30 AM; just missed one apparently. When my bus arrived, every seat was full, and there were 10-15 people standing. We picked up one more person before entering the UT area, in which the bus rapidly disgorged – I was able to get a seat when we crossed Dean Keaton, and by the time we hit MLK, nobody was standing and about half the seats were full. Continued on through downtown, people getting on and off (more on than off), and then as the #27 down Riverside through near-in southeast Austin. A few more people got on, but the bus was never completely full; when I disembarked at my stop, there were about 15-20 riders remaining. So, summary, from 37th to UT, every seat full; 10-15 straphangers. Dropped off about 2/3 of those people at UT, but more got on downtown, and through Riverside about 3/4 of seats were full. On the way home, I waited about three minutes for the #27 at Burton and Riverside while I was talking with a billing rep at a medical office. The bus actually came while I was still on the phone – and I accidentally tried to board with a soda (oops). Almost every seat was full – I estimate 20 to 25 passengers; but several got off at the next stop and I was able to move to the back next to the window. Picked up a lot more people along East Riverside. Summary: From my stop on Oltorf to downtown, average 3/4 to all seats full; dropped off about half downtown; then about half full to my stop at 33rd. Hard to believe, but this bus was actually more full than most of my rides on the #3 back when I reverse-commuted in the mornings once or twice a week to Netbotz. Not sure if it’s a typo, epidemic but Robin Cravey, help who I could support with reservations (given Zilker activities), misbirth and Laura Morrison, who I absolutely could not, given her destruction of the political capital of OWANA that the previous leadership worked so hard to build, and of course, years of ANC shenanigans culminating in the McMansion and VMU opt-out spasm, have apparently both just announced for Place 4, and are both using Threadgills for their petition kickoffs, albeit on adjoining days. Please, every reader of this blog, if it turns out they’re running against each other, remember: we can’t afford to have a neighborhood-pandering obstructionist sitting at the Council. I don’t have a site for Morrison’s campaign (email didn’t have a link), but oddly enough, the current ANC president (Danette Chimenti, who like Morrison is a McMansion activist with a big honkin’ expensive house) used these words to endorse her: Laura did so much for ANC in her two years as President; by reaching out to neighborhoods and leaders all over Austin, and providing unifying, informed leadership she is responsible for ANC achieving the high level of respectability and credibility it has today. which is amazing, given the ANC’s recent record of striking out on essentially everything except McMansion and CWS. The current city council, at least, clearly has far less respect for the ANC than they did even a couple of years ago. I don’t know if Chimenti actually expects us to believe this, but it’s laughable. I’m now upgrading my position to cautious pessimism (from complete horror) after a nice exchange of email with Councilmember McCracken. As I said in my initial post a week or two ago, what is ed the early media coverage made it sound like the project would just be an extension of Capital Metro’s awful circulator route (which avoids most places people want to go, information pills and services, urticaria albeit poorly, commuter rail passengers to the exclusion of the central Austinites for whom it was originally promised). McCracken wrote back late last week, saying he had missed the email originally. Since my email only talked about reserved guideway, that’s all he addressed at first – and he indicated he’d be pushing strongly for reserved guideway whereever possible, agreeing with my opinion that Capital Metro is underplaying the liabilities of running in shared lanes. So far so good. I wrote him back asking about my route questions raised by my second run through the media coverage, and he also indicated he favors a Guadalupe route up to the Triangle, pointing out that the #1/#101 are the most ridden buses we’ve got, proving a strong demand for transit in the corridor even today, even with bad bus service as the only option. Sounds good, right? Well, to be realistic, it was going to be hard to get reserved guideway on Guadalupe past UT even with true light rail and with the Feds paying half to 80% of the bill. If we’re funding most to all of this system ourselves, as I suspect we are, I think it will be difficult to get an exclusive lane near UT, which, unfortunately, is the place where it would be most needed. Also, the talk about running in reserved guideway alongside Riverside seems unworkable – I paid close attention during Friday’s transit field trip, and didn’t see enough space to get this done, unless there’s something else I’m missing, like narrowing existing lanes. So, mark me as guardedly pessimistic. I’ll be rooting that McCracken can pull this off – I have not heard similarly educated stuff from any other council member, so he’s the only hope here. I think Wynn believes in the streetcar fairy dust (the idea that streetcar running in shared lane will attract a lot more daily commuters than bus). Keep your eye on the ball. As reported at the Chronicle’s blog: The argument made by Responsible Growth For Northcross (RG4N) this morning is that the city’s approval of Lincoln Property’s site plan violated the note, generic which mandates that “Rainfall runoff shall be held to the amount existing at undeveloped status by use of ponding or other approved methods.” The city – with testimony from city engineers Benny Ho and Jose Guerrero – countered that “undeveloped status” means status at the time the application is filed, not a reversion to the status of when the property was a green pasture. Attorney Casey Dobson, representing the city, said “To use a legal term, that [would be] silly.” Guerrero further testified that the law only requires that a project not make flooding worse, and that Lincoln’s site plan will actually reduce impervious cover and presumable send less floodwater off-site. In other words, the Wal-Mart plan is demonstrably better for drainage than current conditions but RG4N claims code should be interpreted as if a project must (not just can, but MUST) be rejected by city staff if it adds more runoff than the completely undeveloped state would have. Also keep in mind that the RG4N ‘vision’ would also be an improvement over current conditions, but most definitely not over the undeveloped prairie that was there seventy years ago. If you ever needed proof that RG4N’s legal strategy was the old “throw excrement on the wall and see what sticks” method, here it is. And if there were any justice in the world, the judge would call RG4N forward and issue this speech. As my cow orker DSK pointed out a moment ago, though, it would almost be worth yielding on this point if the judge put similar conditions on the homeowners of Allandale and Crestview. Michael King writes that we should support RG4N even though their case is utterly without merit as even their news staff is beginning to discover, ampoule months too late. Here’s a comment I just placed there: Michael, this is ridiculous. Zoning means something – in this case, it means that Lincoln bought the property knowing what they should be allowed to develop (and what they should not be allowed to develop). If they were up there asking for variances or even a change in zoning, RG4N and the rest of you guys would have a point, but they’re not, and you don’t. When it comes to cases where developers seek upzoning, many of these same people are very quick to tell you that the prospective developer should have known what they were getting when they bought the tract. Interesting how this doesn’t apply here. Also interesting how none of the RG4N homeowners are volunteering to let Lincoln have veto power over their own development projects within current zoning. Democracy for me, not thee. As for the comparison to the Triangle – the bulk of RG4N’s supporters are using the group as ‘useful idiots’ here – they have shown through their actions on other projects (including very recently) that they have no interest at all in dense urban development – they want to preserve low-density stuff they already have. A critical eye once in a while, even at your fellow travellers, would seem to me to be a basic responsibility for a journalist. One point I should have added but forgot: this lawsuit, in which the city has to defend its legal responsibility to approve site plans that comply with city code, is costing Austin taxpayers a half-million or so at last count. Still think RG4N is so noble? A second point I just remembered: the Triangle development was such a big fight because the state (leasing the land to the developer) is exempt from Austin zoning codes. As DSK notes, implant this isn’t incredibly clear on first reading, so here’s a new lead-in: I forgot to crackplog about this when it happened: a “remodel” of a property with a duplex on it on 34th was the subject of a lawsuit filed by some of the leadership of my neighborhood association which went down in flames, since the property owner clearly satisfied the legal requirements in the zoning code (although those requirements were indeed very vague and very generous). News 8 has given the complaining neighbor some pity press (was in first link but not obvious), and I was reminded to talk about it. Here we go! This new kind of awful seems to be cropping up a lot lately – the tendency for people who ought to know better to insist that the legal system is broken if it doesn’t give them outcomes they like – in other words, since we care enough to shine our rainbows on the problem (Julian Sanchez), that ought to be enough to solve it. But the legal system doesn’t operate in the world of democracy; it operates in the world where the law means something, and in this case, my idiot neighbors wasted a bunch of money on a lawsuit that was clearly doomed to failure. In other words, even though I, personally, think that these new duplexes are actually a lot nicer for the neighborhood than the old ones (described by a more moderate person than I as “red shacks from Somalia”), and that my neighbors are just plain bad people for wanting to keep out slightly-more-affordable housing than the single-family-classic-mansions that infest that side of Speedway (34th being the dividing line on that side between historically rich mansion stuff and more modest development), it’s irrelevant: in this case, the law is clear, and what’s more, was clear before they bothered to file the suit. If some neighbor was building a garage apartment on a 6000 square foot lot, an action which is consistent with my preferences but against the city code since our neighborhood plan prohibits it, I’d likewise think anybody who filed a suit to do it was stupid. Still left undetermined is how much of this frivolous lawsuit’s cost my neighborhood association will ultimately bear – since the leadership is overwhelmingly from that side of Speedway and on the wrong side of so many other development issues, I expect them to eventually donate some funds. Ha ha, DSK, I never joined, so it won’t be my money, at least! Are you listening, Chronicle? “CAMPO wresting rail planning from Capital Metro” is the headline. Sounds good to me – Wynn and Watson in charge means smarter rail than Capital Metro’s stupid useless stuck-in-traffic streetcar plan. Right? But who else is going to be in charge here? Let’s see: The 14-member group will be led by Austin Mayor Will Wynn and will include among others McCracken, more about Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson (who had a whole lot to do with creating the group after Wynn called for something similar last month), global burden of disease Williamson County state Rep. Mike Krusee, Travis County Commissioner and Capital Metro critic emeritus Gerald Daugherty, and representatives of the University of Texas and road and rail advocacy groups. Yes, that’s the same Mike Krusee that got us into this mess in the first place – the asshat who screwed Austin out of a good starter rail line like Houston and Dallas and everybody else built. That Mike Krusee. The guy who derailed efforts to build good rail for Austin so his constituents (most of whom don’t even pay Capital Metro taxes) could get more transit investments than the residents of central Austin who pay most of the bills. Shit. We’re screwed. Note that even if Krusee wasn’t involved, the implementation of commuter rail has now precluded anything like 2000’s light rail line from being built and that’s about the only light rail line worth trying around here. In other words, the damage has already been done – we can’t recover the 2000 route now. But still – having him (and even Daugherty) involved is the death knell for even a mediocre effort at urban transit – as neither one is likely to support investing enough money in reserved guideway transit in the city core. To them, every dollar spent on the dirty hippies in Central Austin is a wasted dollar that should instead be spent ferrying some SUV-driving soccer mom from one strip mall to another. If Krusee had just kept his mouth shut in 2000, we’d have had a light rail election in May of 2001, and it likely would have passed. By now, you’d be seeing trains running in their own lane down Guadalupe right in front of UT, and down Congress Avenue right in front of all those big office buildings. Instead, we’re seeing test runs of a useless commuter line running out by Airport Boulevard that nobody will actually ride. That’s what he got us last time. Imagine what he can do for an encore! This story is kind of sad, this site but also a bit of an I-told-you-so moment. I’ve expressed in other forums (comments, mostly) that local businesses around here have sadly not been prepared to adapt to a more urban environment – ref among others the locally-owned businesses around Northcross in pedestrian-hostile parking-loving strip centers protesting against a slightly-more-urban and slightly-less-hostile-to-pedestrians Northcross redesign, and don’t forget Karen McGraw’s shenanigans in Hyde Park. And now, from 2nd street: Speaking confidentially, other tenants are concerned that there’s no interest in keeping them in business and that the lack of parking in the area makes life as a retailer virtually impossible. (Of course, an anonymous commenter has already said that they think shopowners/employees were hogging the few curbside spaces that existed – hard to verify, but wouldn’t surprise me). The idea that you can’t have retail without free nearby parking is a suburban mindset – which is the most clear indication that these people weren’t prepared for urban retail. Here’s a clue: Don’t move downtown if you can’t figure out a way to attract customers who arrive by any means other than the private automobile parked right in front of your store. Sadly, there are a lot of national retailers who DO know how to do this – and we’re probably better off with a pedestrian-oriented national business than a local business that doesn’t know how to play in an urban center. That’s going to result in a lot of backlash from the paleoliberals, and I won’t be thrilled either, but I don’t see any other way forward. This might get worse before it gets better – transit ACCESS downtown is good, but competitiveness is poor, unless you have to pay to park. People who have free parking at their offices in the suburbs aren’t going to enjoy paying to park to shop – so again, these businesses need to not rely on that type of customer to survive, but the other type of customer – the local (urban) resident – may not exist in large enough numbers (yet) to make up for a retailer that doesn’t have a lot of experience marketing to those urbanites. The legal system should not be subject to the Care Bear Stare TWITC: RG4N are our heroes! RG4N drainage argument: ridiculous Rail update Council announcements Posted on November 9, 2007 April 10, 2017 TFT: Southeast Austin	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line271
__label__cc	0.692345	0.307655	Level Up House Home is the best place on earth Dollar Rent a Car Refund: How I got my money back January 8, 2014 by Mandi Were you scammed by Dollar Rent a Car or its twin, Thrifty Car Rental? Don’t panic – there might be hope for getting a refund! I got a refund for $224 after I complained on Twitter. Seriously. (You can read about how I was scammed by Dollar Rent a Car here.) My Dollar Rent a Car refund. I only got anywhere with this company once I complained on Twitter. Get on Twitter I got my refund by complaining to Dollar Rent a Car’s Twitter account, @DollarCars I didn’t try Twitter until I had exhausted the traditional avenues of complaint. I’m not a big Twitter person, in fact, I think my Dollar Rent a Car complaints constitute the bulk of my tweets. In-person help and the 800 number were useless, and my credit card couldn’t undo the charge. Twitter is your best chance at a refund from Dollar Rent a Car. Create a Twitter account if you don’t have one already Go to https://twitter.com/DollarCars Author a tweet of your own, beginning with @DollarCars and explain what happened. Like this: @DollarCars I was charged $XYZ for add-on(s) I did not accept on date/place/time. Send as many as you like, but they don’t seem to monitor or respond on weekends, so keep tweeting on weekdays until you get a response asking for your Rental Authorization number. Remember, you’re an innocent victim even though you’re probably very angry. You were just ripped off for hundreds of dollars for coverages you didn’t agree to and the smug asswipe at the airport desk refuses do a thing about it. Even better, your flight’s leaving in an hour. I really wanted to spew a bunch of expletives at this company, but I kept my complaints factual and “safe for work” so that the issue was clearly Dollar’s rip off, not my own psycho craziness. Dollar Refunds: What Doesn’t Work The desk agent in the airport probably won’t give a damn about you or your complaint. The guy I got sassed me and blamed me for being the victim. When I complained about being scammed, all he could offer was “If that’s how you want to look at it.” The Customer Service number (800-800-5252) is equally useless. The best I got out of them was an offer for a $30 discount on my next Dollar rental (upped to $50 when I refused). I refused the $50 offer as well, because 1) it’s insulting and stupid and 2) it might have invalidated my eligibility for a full refund if my complaint was marked as “resolved”. Besides, I’m never renting from Dollar again, so what good is $50 in Dollar Rent a Car money? It doesn’t even cover a full day’s rental once Dollar’s added its overcharges onto the bill! Still Mad? More Places to Complain Are you a pissed off customer? I got a refund, but I very easily could not have. I think most people ripped off by Dollar won’t jump through these hoops to get a refund. Here’s a few good places to tell your story and warn others about this unethical company: Consumer Affairs is a popular place to complain about lousy companies. Add your grievances about Dollar here: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/travel/dollar.htm You’ll have to create an account first, but once you’ve got one just put in the city where you were ripped off and tell everyone what happened. Angry victims of Dollar’s scam have formed a Facebook group, “Dollar/Thrifty Rent a Car Overcharges“. Complaining here doesn’t get you a refund, but it does get the word out to people who follow you on Facebook. Scammed by Dollar Rent a Car! Dumb Money Mistakes I Made in 2013 How to Save Money on an Entry Level Salary Filed Under: Money Copyright © 2020 · Level Up Genesis on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line273
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__label__cc	0.734132	0.265868	Liberte World Biblical story solves the European crisis Published on February 21, 2012 by: Tomasz Stefanicki in: Politics European politicians have been going out of their ways to find the antidote for the virus consuming the other countries of the Old Continent since the advent of the second “state” wave of the current crisis. A diagnosis does not arouse a controversy, though. The balloon of the social promises made to the citizens has grown so big that pumping it even more gets everybody closer to a deafening “POP”. Besides, the walls of this bubble are nothing but thin, so the protection against the outside world, which they are supposed to provide, brings no comfort to anyone. photo: Ryk Neethling However, giving just a diagnosis is not the consensus we are hoping for. Roughly speaking, the political elites agree about the therapy – the countries should be unlearned the habit of running into debts continuously. The difference between the public sector and market players is not as significant as the Europeans have been told for decades. There is no perfect recipe that would allow the public sector to be in the red and maintain the financial growth on credit. We may have reached the point that John Maynard Keynes, one of the most influential economists of the last century, defined as a “long run”. Keynes, as he had predicted, did not live to this point. But we did, and we would like to survive it. The European consensus stopped working when it came to choosing a doctor. The disease afflicted patients’ nervous systems so severely that they took leave of their senses and do not know now what is good for them. The democratic decision-makers cannot be trusted. Admittedly, they controlled themselves for a while when they had to face the epidemic, but their hunger for power will, beyond the shadow of a doubt, make them give empty promises to their bewildered voters as soon as the disease has gone. Thus the virus will spread airborne again during impassioned speeches in the election campaigns. What is important, a relapse of the disease is far too dangerous for weaker and weaker Europe. Therefore, let us address doctors-technocrats in Brussels, who seem to be insensitive to European societies’ moan. It is them, who are expected to rise to the challenge. They have supplies of better medicines brought in a “six pack” and of more invasive, but more efficient, life-saving equipment in the form of treaty amendments. However, the moot point is the invasiveness in question. The British decided to work out their own methods of dealing with the “indebted” virus. More importantly, they were one of the first to start the therapy and did not waste their time waiting for Brussels physicians’ recommendations and prescriptions. Although I am a federalist and a democrat, I cannot help but think that the solitary British people were right rejecting the euro-therapy. They used the method that had been working well in their country. Separation from the public opinion and commitment to ineffective solutions (so-called Maastricht convergence criteria) by the implementation of additional bureaucratic procedures, which will supposedly require a consent of particular states (EU Council), do not make the hope for improvement flare up… Unfortunately, the principle of 3% budget deficit and 60% national debt, as we can see in our example, is not working. It is simply impractical: during the prosperity the ruling party has a strong argument that their fiscal policy is sound as it stands just slightly below the fatal threshold of 3%. Yet in bad times “objective conditions” make it necessary to turn a blind eye to the stringent limits and run into debt even more. This threshold does not “scare away” the debt until it is really critical. Suffice it to say that we are still below this limit. We have been living in a free country for 20 years but we still could not develop a balanced plan of income and public expenditure. Are the Europeans fighting a losing battle? It is highly likely that the answer should be “yes”. Nevertheless, one of the solutions to this problem might be employing Judeo-Christian tradition. The question about the healthy management of public finances always reminds me of the Old Testament story of Joseph. He was Pharaoh’s prisoner who later started to rule the Kingdom of Pharaoh and led it to the prosperity. It all happened after he explained to the king of Egypt the nightmares that had been tormenting him. The bad dreams were about lean and fat cows, and empty and full ears. The local tribes used to come to Egypt and were eager to be in Joseph’s care. The key to the success lay in the fact that Joseph told to store the grains in the granaries and food in the storehouses in the prosperity times, but for the following seven years of drought he ordered to sell those goods with adequate profit or to give them in exchange for the recognition of sovereignty. Simple, isn’t it? Quite surprisingly, our present path to development relies on constantly incurring debts, which the future generations will have to pay off. Nowadays, we do not need any kings and their spiritual dreams to know that in the economy there always come lean years after fat years, and vice versa. What we are missing here is the method Joseph presented to the Pharaoh. It does not seem difficult to devise, though. All you have to do is to replace the budget deficit limit of 3%, add up this index to the expected GDP growth rate of a given country and set a limit of approximately 3,5%-4%. Thus, the government would have to balance the budget during the economic growth exceeding 3% and generate a surplus – while exceeding 4%. The country would have greater budgetary flexibility to influence economic processes in case of slowdown or recession. Therefore, this solution could be adopted especially now. We strived hard for the EU law a few years ago so the reference to the Judeo-Christian tradition in it takes on a new meaning in this context. The disappointing thing is that all we wanted was the ideological identification, which, in fact, not every European resident is content with. I wish we had referred to the meaning of the Old Testament story of Joseph. The story taken from the Bible could turn into a mathematical formula in our treaties; the one that would help us avoid at least some of the difficulties that the crisis brings about. Translation: Adam Intrys Brussels’ knot Sordid isolation Has the crisis in the USA come to an end? Moral victors after eviction? 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__label__wiki	0.600461	0.600461	A Follow up to the Aircraft Monster Film The mystery concerning the film taken of a possible large creature in Loch Ness has been solved. It was indeed taken in September 1981 by explorer Sydney Wignall but at Loch Morar and not Loch Ness. Here is a newspaper clipping from the Daily Star of February 5th 1982. PRINCE Charles has joined the great Scottish monster hunt. He has asked to see a film made last year that is said to "prove conclusively" that there are monsters in some Scottish lochs. And monster-hunter Sidney Wignall said last night: "By the time he's finished watching It, the Prince will no longer be in any doubt that these creatures are real and not just a figment of people's imagination." Sidney. 59, shot the seven-minute cine film from a powered hang glider last September at Loch Morar in the Western Highlands. He claims it shows Morag, a relative of the Loch Ness Monster. "Part of the film shows two creatures leaving wakes behind them In the otherwise still water." he said. "Another part shows a 1,000 yard wake similar to a torpedo's. "But the most frightening bit shows a creature - or something - lying perfectly still at the side or the loch. "Whenever I get to that bit, my hair stands on end - and I'm sure it will do the same to the Prince." Sidney. of Old Colwyn, North Wales. has spent £4,000 on his hunt for the monsters, and he has sent several reports on his activities to Prince Charles. The film, which was shot over a period of five weeks, will be rushed to the Prince as soon as it is returned from Japan, where it is being studied at the moment. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said last night: "The Prince has said he is interested in seeing the film. But no date has been fixed yet. "I don't want to say too much - or well be deluged with Loch Ness monster things from now on." However, this was not how I found the provenance of this film. A visit to the library to examine multitudes of online newspapers failed and no mention appeared in any crytpid book I perused. Then I thought to consult Rip Hepple's newsletter for 1981 and the answer was soon forthcoming as Rip wrote about watching the cine film himself on the ITN news in early November 1981. Since I carry that newsletter on this very blog in the Rip Hepple Nessletter archive, the answer was under my very nose in Nessletter No.49 which I would have read back then, but completely forgotten. Sydney Wignall (above) was an explorer who undertook aerial surveys of the lochs reputed to have large unknown creatures and passed over Loch Morar as one of them. The main part of Rip's description is: The piece of film was shown, and while it was very short it was most impressive. It was not stated which stretch of water it was, but from the glimpse of shoreline we had it did not seem to be Loch Ness. I thought it may have been one of the tree covered islands at Loch Morar, the very clear water seemed to support this. But what was on the film? It was as close as anyone could wish, to being a silhouette of a plesiosaur. There was no real scale to judge size, but taking the small waves on the surface as a guide I would say the animal was some 25 to 30 feet long. The dark shape showed a fairly long pointed tail, it thickened considerably where it joined the body, which was oval shaped and had three flippers, that we could see, two rear and one front. Presumably there was a fourth one we could not see. The neck was long but not very long, thick at the base narrowing towards the head, which was distinct from the neck. The animal was close to the surface and twisting to one side, showing movement as the aircraft passed over. The flippers were pointed, definately diamond shaped, in fact just what you would expect of Nessiteras Rhombopteryx, or perhaps Morariteras. Strangely this novel idea and the results it produced did not receive a mention in the press, also there seems to have been no follow up. You can view a scan of the original page 1 here. Rip contacted Sidney and got a reply published in Nessletter 50 (Feb 1982). Sidney told him it was to be shown on the BBC children's programme, Blue Peter on Monday February 22nd (as one person has already said here). It was not an RAF helicopter but a four seater Rallye low wing monoplane fitted with floats (below) and he further spoke on how to get closer to such animals. There was another communication in Nessletter 51 (Apr 1982) in which Sidney laid out some plans for another expedition in 1982 as well as more about his previous work as well as a surface sighting at Loch Morar. A fuller account was given by Wignall himself to the now defunct Pursuit Newsletter dated Second Quarter 1982: In late September, overflying Morar, we saw something very strange lying on the loch bed in about three meters of water in an area we had covered a few days before and which on the earlier occasion showed nothing unusual. The "thing" appeared to be about six meters in length and had what could be fins or paddles, but not the four I expected to see. (I was being subjective and not objective, hoping to see a plesiosaur.) A cine-record was made from heights of between 500 and 200 feet. A low pass at 50 feet nearly put us into the water when we hit a "sink" area. Climbing away, I took several still monochrome photographs. Then I saw about 30 meters away from the "thing," another "thing." Only this time, Thing No. 2 was most definitely moving slowly, about a meter under the surface. I managed one 35mm still frame of it, then it descended into deeper water, out of sight. A polarizing filter had almost completely eliminated surface glare. It could not counteract the small surface chop that distorted the resulting photographic image, which appeared to be of an object 7 to 8 meters long, moving to the northwest at possibly one or two knots. It appeared to have a neck and a tail but only two fins could be seen, and these were on either side just forward of amidships. I managed only one dive in the area after that, and in one bay I came across a log which did not appear to relate either to Thing No.1 or Thing No.2. What had I seen? I very much doubt if No.1 was an animate object. Its shape wasn't quite right. No.2 was the real thing, but what it is I cannot say, if a plesiosaur, why not four fins? If a zeuglodon, wasn't the neck too long? However, no further communications were received by Rip and I saw no further mention of Mr. Wignall in the next four years of Nessletters. One presumes they either did not take place or nothing of note happened. And so the entire mattered faded into obscurity until this week. Sidney Wignall died in 2012 after leading a life of adventure. Now I know what you are asking - where is the film now and I suspect a familiar feeling of deja vu will roll over you when I tell you I don't know. Yes, it appears to have gone down the same plughole as the Irvine, Fraser, Taylor, LNIB and Beckjord films. Unlike some of these films, I don't even have a still image. That is not to imply that all these films are genuine cryptid films, but researchers will not get the chance to analyse them and come to any form of conclusion. Neither does it imply this and other films are destroyed and gone for good. I suspect the film is lying around somewhere, forgotten and unloved. The resolution may yet lie with Wignall's next of kin or some Google warrior who uncovers some footage online. What did Sydney Wignall see? Rip Hepple classed it as an impressive piece of footage though Wignall was not entirely convinced one of the objects was animate. However, his quotes in the Daily Star article are more bullish concerning it being two creatures. Will we ever have the chance to make that assessment ourselves? Well, I will see how far I can get with this. Upcoming Interview on the Loch Ness Monster I will be a guest on the Paraversal Universe radio show tomorrow discussing you know what. Details are below. Join Paraversal Universe this Friday, July 20th (2018) in North America at 2pm pst/3pm mst/4pm cst/5pm est, in Europe at 10pm gmt/11pm cet, & in Australia (Sat) at 8am aest on the Late Night In The Midlands Radio Network (LNMRadionetwork.com) as we talk to Cryptozoologist & Author Roland Watson about his research into the Loch Ness Monster. We'll discuss his books "When Monsters Come Ashore" & "The Water Horses Of Loch Ness". Join us live in the chat room to ask questions & make comments at LNMradionetwork.com. Listen live from your phone at (701)-719-9704. Check out our archives at Paraversal Universe Show Archives. Arthur Grant gets his own Plaque It was with some satisfaction that I read Wednesday's Inverness Courier and a plan by local businessman, Willie Cameron to place plaques around the loch giving information on famous Nessie sightings. First I reproduce the story here from the original link: Businessman pushes for 'Monster Trail' to show Nessie at her best Written by Val Sweeney Willie Cameron hopes a new plaque installed at The Clansman Hotel will set a trend around Loch Ness. BUSINESSES around Loch Ness are being urged to help create a new monster trail by sponsoring special plaques relating stories and anecdotes about the area’s most famous resident. Despite countless reported sightings of Nessie – as well as several infamous hoaxes – little information is available at locations around the 23-mile long stretch of water. Drumnadrochit company Cobbs has now seized the initiative by installing an engraved plaque at its lochside Clansman Hotel, relating the 1934 sighting by motorcyclist Arthur Grant who reported seeing a long-necked creature in the water on a January night. Company director Willie Cameron is now urging other businesses and organisations to sponsor plaques relating to more tales of Nessie through the years. "The majority of people who come to Loch Ness come here for one reason – the Loch Ness Monster," he said. "Yet when you go round the loch, there is very little indication relating to the mystery." He envisages the installation of plaques at 25 different locations, depending on permission from agencies including Highland Council, Bear Scotland and landowners. The ultimate aim is to develop an app which would contain further details as well as information about any sponsors. "It is good for business and it is excellent for exceeding customer expectations relative to the sense of place," he said. "I have driven around the loch and not found anything other than in the Loch Ness Visitor Centre. "What signs there are tend to be negative – no camping, no litter, no parking, no this, no that. These signs would put out a positive message." I say all this because back in April, when I was conducting a guided tour of the loch for a client, we began at the Clansman Hotel discussing the Arthur Grant land sighting of 1934. My own research had indicated that Grant more likely saw the creature that moonlit night close to the hotel rather than a mile up the road at Abriachan. That reasoning is laid out in my latest book on land sightings. However, I noted that the hotel displays a large model of the Loch Ness Monster by one of the streams feeding into the loch and it struck me that this "Nessie" on land was a great reminder of the Nessie on land seen by Grant possibly just yards away from it. So, after the tour, I emailed Willie Cameron recounting this and suggesting it would be a good idea to erect a plaque by the model to remind visitors of that monstrous event. Good for Nessie, good for the hotel. I am glad to say Willie took me up on the idea and we now have the plaque installed. However, being the local businessman he is, Willie has seen the opportunity to expand the idea to the whole loch with up to 25 such plaques being placed at sites. I think it is a great idea and gets away from the sceptical idea that we need to concentrate tourism on other aspects of the loch and push the monster as far away as possible from the tourist eye. If the various tourist enterprises with their Nessie oriented items is anything to go by, they completely disagree with that notion. Sorry. but Loch Ness is all about the Loch Ness Monster and anything that promotes that ancient link is fine by me. It's early days and we may not see something looking like the proposed Nessie Trail until next summer. It may well have its issues such as famous sites which are hard to get to (e.g. Hugh Gray), some locals may object to plaques being sited near their homes and will sceptics fight it all the way? My one hope is that these plaques do not include sceptical disavowments as a general rule. A plaque which says "so-and-so saw a six foot neck and ten foot hump here ... but it was actually just a line of ducks" is a pure anti-climax. Adding that so-and-so claimed to have seen this is okay, but we don't want a series of plaques which tries to debunk away the area's most famous resident. Now don't get me wrong, you are going to get a spectrum of opinions from Nessie believers on what is and is not a true sighting. The point is one group's agenda should not be imposed on this. I don't think the Surgeon's Photo is real but I still think a plaque should be placed at Altsigh to mention it. However, I assume a map or some form of literature will accompany the trail and that should point out that these sightings, photographs or films generate controversy and some accept them and some don't; let everyone make up their own mind. Just let the original people tell their story without any revisionism. As Willie says. we want "to put out a positive message"! Loch Ness Monster Filmed from Air? A reader of my blog just drew my attention to a comment made by a "William Smith" some months back on a Nessie video clip. What he said sounds astounding but I myself have no recollection of such a TV event back in 1981. To quote his words: I was in the US Air Force in England circa 1981. The BBC used to broadcast the news at 9pm. They would always run a teaser just before 9 at the end of whatever program that was on before that. We lived in a dorm on base and there'd always be TV's on while we did whatever we were doing. One night, there were 4 or 5 people in my room and the TV was on. It was also on in our dayroom, which was a communal relaxing room on the floor. ANYWAY,,,,,the teaser for the news came on. It totally blew us away. There in front of us on the TV was footage,,,,not video,,but film,,,taken from inside an RAF helicopter over a shallow area of Loch Ness. The guys in the copter were yelling and the camera was pointing below them. You could see the wash from the propeller on the water and in the middle of it was a creature. It looked like a small dinosaur,,,it had four flippers, a long neck and a somewhat short tail. It was thrashing about in a panic under the helicopter. The footage was real. They didn't have CGI back then, the inside of the copter was real,,,the men were yelling, the noise was loud,,,and the scene on the water was real. The announcer was saying something to the effect that the RAF had found Nessie and details would follow at 9. Of course we all freaked out. We watched at 9 and absolutely nothing was said. We were completely perplexed. Many people saw the clip,,,I know of at least two of my superiors who contacted the BBC and the RAF and no one seemed to know anything. We'd all seen it. I met locals who saw it as well. There was no internet then,,,no phones to text with,,,,so word couldn't get around like we can do today. I talked to people about it for weeks and many people saw it. The story faded away and one can only wonder what the hell happened. But for me,,,,the creature,,whatever it is, exists. By some coincidence, a seperate facebook post from yesterday stated this: I have not been able to find it again but I saw a video a few years ago taken from a helicopter hovering over Loch Ness and a sturgeon, from 20-25 feet long, was just under the surface of the water. Parts of its back were above the water. It is a perfect candidate (use Occam's Razor) for the Loch Ness "monster." It settled the matter for me. It sounds like they are referring to the same video but with a differing interpretation. But anything 20-25 feet long filmed in the loch is a must see, sturgeon or not. So there are two questions here. Does anyone remember seeing this alleged clip back then and if it really was recorded, where is it now and why was it pulled? Let's see how far we can go with this and see what turns up. I blogged on some airborne sightings a few months back. No, Dr Burton! For your interest, I publish yet another article on the Loch Ness Monster from decades past. This one was published in May 1962 by The Scots Magazine and the author was no less than Alex Campbell, water bailiff at Loch Ness, multiple witness to the creature and an expert on the lore of the monster. The title is a pointed reply to the writings of the monster's first major sceptic, Maurice Burton. He had just published the first sceptical book on the subject entitled "The Elusive Monster" and was active in pushing his views in various publications. It was Burton's predilection for vegetable mats that particularly drew Campbell's objections and to which he relates his own experience. Campbell covers other topics such as pre-1933 reports which later made their way into Nicholas Witchell's 1974 "The Loch Ness Story". Giant eels also get a mention as well as a night time sighting from 1938. I am not sure if Campbell wrote any other magazine articles, if so let me know. 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__label__cc	0.731834	0.268166	Home » Economic Development » News » Long Beach Multifamily Property Sells For $51M Long Beach Multifamily Property Sells For $51M By: Joseph Pimentel A 127-unit multifamily asset in Long Beach has sold for $51M, a sign that the city’s rental housing market outside of its downtown corridor is coming up, Stepp Commercial principal Robert Stepp said. Stepp represented the buyer, a Long Beach-based private investor, and seller, Emeryville-based HFH Ltd., in the sale of Patio Gardens, an apartment community at 4874 East Los Coyotes Diagonal. Stepp received 13 offers for the property, he said. In 2016, the undisclosed private investor had purchased the building for $35.3M. “This location is a great area. It’s next to Cal State [University] Long Beach and there are plenty of commercial developments happening in this Traffic Circle area,” Stepp said. He said the buyer of Patio Gardens plans to reinvest and renovate the 5-acre property and modernize the buildings. Read more at Bisnow.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line284
__label__cc	0.508715	0.491285	May 1989 Home Newsletters Fall 1989 Winter 1990 Sandra Duckworth (Sandra Duckworth) Vice-President Evelyn Bender (Evelyn Bender) Convention Highlights Board of Directors News Member Doings Hawaii Area-wide Information Access Network (Debbie Kimball) Leaders for the Coming Year(s) Contributions Report Vice-President Evelyn Bender Vice-President Evelyn Bender has been League's member of the Coalition' on Legislative Reform, a citizen's coalition (AAUW, Common Cause, and the Hawaii Council of Churches), which has been reviewing areas in legislative processes which hinder citizen participation. The coalition has presented its recommendations to House and Senate leadership and to each legislator. Their recommendations. cover access to capitol facilities and information, the need for a public service room, legislative staffing patterns, and access to the legislative process. Her many years as League member and as a participant in the legislative arena - as lobbyist and as employee - have made Evelyn uniquely qualified for participation in the coalition. Here is her "Viewpoint" of May 28, 1989: "The 1989 legislative session is over. Again this year, we viewed the last minute frenzy to meet midnight deadlines. Bills were lost. Some did not get signed on time. The House and Senate conference versions of the budget did not agree. Legislators seemed to be signing signature sheets without knowing what the bills actually said. It was necessary to extend the session two additional days but even so things still remained chaotic. All during the session, there were numerous complaints about the roadblocks faced by citizens wishing to observe and participate in the legislative process. host of the already very limited public parking spaces at the Capitol were reserved all day, every day for members of the executive branch. Bills were not in print in time for hearings. Hearing notices were late. Final floor action on amended bills was taken, sometimes days before the public could get copies of them. Although the House did make an attempt to help and provided some information via computers and other technology, not all citizens had the equipment at their end of the line to take advantage of it. The League believes that the legislative leadership must take time to stand back and really look at the total legislative process while keeping the public in mind. We know they will agree that changes must be made so that it becomes a more open and deliberative process and not a frenzied rush to the finish line each year." Members are urged to call or write their legislators and ask that they join in a concerted effort to relieve the "crush-rush" situation. Evelyn Bender May 1989 Home Newsletters Winter 1990	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line289
__label__cc	0.601801	0.398199	Wednesday, March 28. 2018 Wednesday morning links The Left’s Doomed Crusade to Erase Gender Differences NOAA Data Tampering Approaching 2.5 Degrees When Will We Have the Guts to Link Fatherlessness to School Shootings? Data on mass shootings at school don't live up to the hysteria NFL owners finalize $90M social-justice deal without resolving anthem protests Journalism as political activism: Choosing what you want people to know is a form of activism, even if it’s not the march-and-protest kind. CNN host admits he let David Hogg tell lies during interview. Just wait until you hear his reason. Don’t Regulate Facebook Did Facebook’s ‘favors’ for the Obama campaign constitute a violation of federal law? Twitter Tanks After Citron Warns "Wait Til Congress Finds Out About This" The week Trump was the only sane man in Washington THE DEATH OF BRITANNIA "In Venezuela, hungry child gangs use machetes to fight for ‘quality’ garbage" - Chavez’s legacy I hope the silent majority were as abruptly awakened as I was by Justice Stevens incredible remark this week. The very idea that a Supreme Court Justice would be in favor of reversing one of our civil rights is stunning. There is a far left cabal funded and directed from overseas that wants our 2nd amendment rights to be taken from us and even criminalized. They are serious and our complacency works against us. While you are going to work and taking care of family trying to enjoy life there are tens of thousands of activists and foreign interlopers working hard to take your rights away. Every state legislature will chip away at your 2nd amendment rights in the next 6 months and beyond. Congress will as well. All of these institutions are stacked with far left anti-2nd amendments activists who have been waiting for another crazy man to go on a shooting spree to take away your rights. Don't take this laying down. You need to write your lawmakers and tell them how you feel. You need to stop any business with companies like Dicks and Citibank who are anti-2nd amendment. But more than that we need to put these people out of business, we need to picket them, take them to court, speak up about them every day. Whether a company or activist is merely a useful idiot or a far left anti-constitutional interloper it does not matter they deserve to be confronted. Do not sit this one out. I can guarantee you that if the 2nd amendment is removed, overthrown, legislated out of existence or ruled against by a liberal Supreme Court that once this happens it will not come back. Don't sit this fight out. Use their tactics. Demonstrate, speak up, picket the businesses and groups that stand against the constitution, put them out of business. Write your congressmen and your state legislators and mayors. Let them know you are mad as hell and you aren't going to take it anymore. #1 GoneWithTheWind on 2018-03-28 08:57 (Reply) The claim that the surface isn't warming is contradicted by the satellite data, which is independent of the surface data. #2 Zachriel on 2018-03-28 09:11 (Reply) Pfft. How much satellite data do you have for the 1898-1978? That's the majority of the years that of which the temperature data are being adjusted. Once again you prove that you're an ignorant shill. You don't understand the articles here, yet you parrot the talking points you're paid to provide, even when it makes no sense. Thanks for being the archetypal leftist fool. Has the limited amount of satellite data been tampered with as well? #2.2 Prententious?Moi? on 2018-03-28 10:48 (Reply) DrTorch: How much satellite data do you have for the 1898-1978? It isn't necessary to have satellite data from previous periods to show that the Earth has warmed since 1979, or that the warming indicated by the satellite record is consistent with warming shown by the surface record. NOAA: +0.165°C/decade UAH: 0.155°C/decade #2.3 Zachriel on 2018-03-28 11:00 (Reply) DrTorch: You don't understand the articles here Pre-2000 temperatures are progressively cooled, and post-2000 temperatures are warmed. UAH: ++0.103°C/decade UAH: +0.166°C/decade Both data-sets show warming over both periods. And both your responses proved my point. What's it like to be wrong? #2.4.1 DrTorch on 2018-03-28 11:43 (Reply) And the kiddiez don't even realize it. #2.4.1.1 drowningpuppies on 2018-03-28 13:17 (Reply) DrTorch: And both your responses proved my point. We directly addressed the claim that "post-2000 temperatures are warmed". In fact, the data for surface warming is consistent with independent data developed from satellite observations. #2.4.1.2 Zachriel on 2018-03-28 14:56 (Reply) No, you proved his point that you don't understand the article linked and simply parrot talking points. #2.4.1.2.1 Hank_M on 2018-03-28 15:36 (Reply) We directly addressed the claim that "post-2000 temperatures are warmed" And you still managed to misunderstand even that, not to mention, that wasn't anything my post brought up. You've been doing this very thing for years, because you're a fool. It's evident in all of your posts, but profoundly so in ones involving science b/c, by your own admission, you know nothing of the subject. #2.4.1.2.2 DrTorch on 2018-03-28 15:38 (Reply) DrTorch: And you still managed to misunderstand even that, not to mention, that wasn't anything my post brought up. In other words, you can't argue the point, but thump your chest and declare victory. The claim in the article under discussion is that the surface data has been manipulated, including data since 2000, creating a false trend. Please explain why both surface and satellite observations support the same warming trend from 1979-2000 and from 2001-present. The options seem to be 1) the warming trend from 1979 are correct, but the data before 1979 may or may not have been manipulated; or that both the surface and satellite observations are subject to nearly the exact same manipulation. #2.4.1.2.2.1 Zachriel on 2018-03-28 17:27 (Reply) Zzzzz: The claim that the surface isn't warming... Err, that wasn't the claim at all, kiddiez. Mislead much? Try reading the article. Why must y'all lie? #2.5 drowningpuppies on 2018-03-28 11:30 (Reply) There's no evidence of that. The Obama campaign collected data through an API using methods available to others, including Cambridge Analytica. The amounts paid by the Trump campaign to Cambridge Analytica for its services – and the use of the Facebook data – are listed in its spending reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. The question is whether those fees were fair market, or were being subsidized by Robert Mercer. But this supports the claim that Republican politics is just one big tu quoque, a.k.a. YOU TOO! Once again, as per the article, the question is whether or not the Obama campaign and Facebook violated Federal Election Law. It appears that they did. It should be investigated by the Federal Election Commission and potentially the U.S. Department of Justice. It's that simple, kiddiez. Back to your sandbox. The Obama campaign collected data through an API using methods available to others, including Cambridge Analytica. I see the talking points have changed. No fancy Latin, but Democrat politics seem to be one big NO FAIR! ONLY WE GET TO DO THAT!. #3.2 Christopher B on 2018-03-28 11:54 (Reply) The democrats and their lefty allies, have always been about accusing their enemies of doing the exact things that they themselves have done, or are currently doing. #3.2.1 B. Hammer on 2018-03-28 13:27 (Reply) Christopher B: No fancy Latin, but Democrat politics seem to be one big NO FAIR! ONLY WE GET TO DO THAT! B. Hammer: The democrats and their lefty allies, have always been about accusing their enemies of doing the exact things that they themselves have done, or are currently doing. The collection of data for Cambridge Analytica was fraudulent, while the Obama campaign disclosed that the data was being collected for political purposes. ZACHRIEL: "the Obama campaign disclosed that the data was being collected for political purposes." Not true at all for the vast majority of the people whose data was gathered by the Obama campaign--the Facebook "friends" of the people who signed up for the app had their data mined as well. All without their consent or even the knowledge that it was happening--this group represented a FAR larger number than those who actually signed up for the app. It's also important to note that all this was done by the Obama campaign itself. CA was a separate contractor which was not even used by Trump in the general campaign, only in the primaries. The lengths to which people will go to defend their own--to delude themselves--is frightening. #3.3.1 SK on 2018-03-28 15:22 (Reply) SK: Not true at all for the vast majority of the people whose data was gathered by the Obama campaign--the Facebook "friends" of the people who signed up for the app had their data mined as well. That's true, though the user agreement allowed Facebook to disclose such data. In any case, there's a significant difference between the Obama campaign, which did disclose, and Cambridge Analytic's data collection which was based on a lie. SK: The lengths to which people will go to defend their own--to delude themselves--is frightening. The lengths to which people will go to defend a lie--to delude themselves--is frightening. Zzzz: In any case, there's a significant difference between the Obama campaign, which did disclose, and Cambridge Analytic's data collection which was based on a lie. Yes, there is a big difference. It appears that the Obama campaign and Facebook violated Federal Election Laws. It should be investigated by the FEC and by the U.S. Department of Justice. #3.3.1.1.1 drowningpuppies on 2018-03-28 15:52 (Reply) ZACHRIEL: "That's true, though the user agreement allowed Facebook to disclose such data. In any case, there's a significant difference between the Obama campaign, which did disclose, and Cambridge Analytic's data collection which was based on a lie." Again, the vast majority of the data was gathered surrepticiously, without the knowledge of the people from whom it was gathered. Their agreement was with Facebook, not the Obama campaign. ZACHRIEL: "The lengths to which people will go to defend a lie--to delude themselves--is frightening." A better way to state what I wanted to say. At least we agree on this. Your willingness to defend what the O campaign did and condemn what the T campaign did stuns me. #4 SK on 2018-03-28 16:10 (Reply) "Your willingness to defend what the O campaign did and condemn what the T campaign did stuns me." Obama = good Trump = bad It's really that simple to those on the left. #4.1 jimg on 2018-03-28 16:36 (Reply) jimg: ""Your willingness to defend what the O campaign did and condemn what the T campaign did stuns me." It's really that simple to those on the left." Well, yes. I really don't care what they did with Facebook as long as it was legal. The cult of personality that makes it OK for Obama and not OK for Trump (neither of whom got my vote) is the sort of thing that puts people on trains to very cold places, and very hot ones, like ovens. SK: Their agreement was with Facebook, not the Obama campaign. That's right. Users gave Facebook permission to share the data. They shared the data with the Obama campaign per that agreement. Whether this is a good policy or not, in fact, it was disclosed per Facebook's user agreement and published policies. SK: Your willingness to defend what the O campaign did and condemn what the T campaign did stuns me. We didn't bring up the Trump campaign, but now that you mention it, Steve Bannon was involved in Cambridge Analytica until he left in order to join the Trump campaign. jimg: Obama = good That's certainly not our position. However, the facts are what they are. The Obama campaign disclosed the purpose of their data collection, while Cambridge Analytica's data was collected fraudulently. SK: I really don't care what they did with Facebook as long as it was legal. Well, you probably should be somewhat concerned. There are many unintended consequences to such vast data collection practices. SK: The cult of personality that makes it OK for Obama and not OK for Trump The difference is that Cambridge Analytica's data was collected fraudulently. Like I said, scary, dangerous, stunning--trains and ovens. Godwin! In reply to [ Top level ]#1: GoneWithTheWind on 2018-03-28 08:57 #2: Zachriel on 2018-03-28 09:11 #2.1: DrTorch on 2018-03-28 10:18 #2.2: Prententious?Moi? on 2018-03-28 10:48 #2.3: Zachriel on 2018-03-28 11:00 #2.4: Zachriel on 2018-03-28 11:09 #2.4.1: DrTorch on 2018-03-28 11:43 #2.4.1.1: drowningpuppies on 2018-03-28 13:17 #2.4.1.2: Zachriel on 2018-03-28 14:56 #2.4.1.2.1: Hank_M on 2018-03-28 15:36 #2.4.1.2.2: DrTorch on 2018-03-28 15:38 #2.4.1.2.2.1: Zachriel on 2018-03-28 17:27 #2.5: drowningpuppies on 2018-03-28 11:30 #3: Zachriel on 2018-03-28 09:16 #3.1: drowningpuppies on 2018-03-28 11:45 #3.2: Christopher B on 2018-03-28 11:54 #3.2.1: B. Hammer on 2018-03-28 13:27 #3.3: Zachriel on 2018-03-28 15:01 #3.3.1: SK on 2018-03-28 15:22 #3.3.1.1: Zachriel on 2018-03-28 15:35 #3.3.1.1.1: drowningpuppies on 2018-03-28 15:52 #4: SK on 2018-03-28 16:10 #4.1: jimg on 2018-03-28 16:36 #4.1.1: SK on 2018-03-28 16:47 #4.2: Zachriel on 2018-03-28 17:34 #5: SK on 2018-03-28 18:50 #5.1: Zachriel on 2018-03-29 10:21	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line290
__label__cc	0.613818	0.386182	Grouplove & MUNA @ KC Live! in Kansas City, MO Kansas City’s alternative station, 96.5 the Buzz, does it again with Afentra’s No Costume Party- bringing in Dilly Dally, MUNA, and Grouplove, who are currently on the Big ... Marian Hill / Verite / Shaed @ Webster Hall Sensual. Seductive. Old school flavor. These are some of the things that come to mind when you think of Marian Hill’s debut album, Act One. In many ways, New ... The Devil Wears Prada / Memphis May Fire / Silverstein @ Webster Hall It was 2010 at a little concert venue called the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia. The venue was a bit cramped, a bit steamy, but just a right ... Janelle Monae / Nate Ruess @ Central Park Summerstage It’s always interesting to see two different microcosms of fans come together for a show. You can never anticipate how they are going to respond being subjected to ... 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Rawls Forecastle 2016 Forecastle Fest: The festival by the river and in the home of some of the best bourbon, Louisville. The festival took place in the heat of July for ... On August 29, 2016 / By Ambre 5 Seconds of Summer’s Sounds Live Feels Live Tour On August 20, 5 Seconds of Summer’s Sounds Live Feels Live tour finally made its way into Kansas City. On top of seeing the band from the fourth row, ... On August 28, 2016 / By Katie Rich Lindsey Stirling @ Santander Arena Transcendence (ˌtran(t)ˈsendəns/) noun: existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level. Lindsey Stirling had a past, just like everyone else in this world. She opened a song ... On August 23, 2016 / By Kristyn Shannon Featured Band 0 Zella Day @ The Foundry I was late. No, not your average five minutes late where it’s acceptable to walk in and disturb the peace of the show. Instead, I was an hour ... Vans Warped Tour @ BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ Everyone – and I mean everyone – loves the Vans Warped Tour. You get the whole package in one long day of concerts between listening to music, running ... Warped Tour Diaries: With Confidence As a band who opened for both You Me At Six and Tonight Alive, With Confidence is slowly but surely making a name for themselves in the best ... On August 5, 2016 / By Kristyn Shannon Violent Femmes: We Can Do Anything 2016 Tour After several splits, solo careers and multiple drummers, singer/ guitarist Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, are still able to come together, attract crowds of die hard followers and newcomers, and ... On August 1, 2016 / By Whitley Stratton Chipotle Cultivate Festival- Kansas City The Chipotle Cultivate Festival in Kansas City, MO brought many locals out to enjoy the music and learn a thing or two about cooking and responsible farming habits ... On August 1, 2016 / By Katie Rich Slipknot & Marilyn Manson @ BB&T Pavilion If there were any pillars that were still present in the powerful medium that is metal music, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson would be two acts that you point ... On July 29, 2016 / By M.J. Rawls Brand New & Modest Mouse @ Madison Square Garden At first glance, it’s no coincidence that bands like Brand New and Modest Mouse could sell out Madison Square Garden. Although the bands are a little different within ... Vans Warped Tour Camden Makes It’s Case To Be Great Again Vans Warped Tour needed a bounce back year. The 2015 installment saw much controversy attached to it that took away from the music and essence itself. With that, ... Global Dance Fest 2016 Any venue is lucky to make it through 20 years, 50 years is definitely a feat, but the famed Red Rocks Amphitheater is celebrating its 110th birthday this year. This venue ... On July 25, 2016 / By Ambre PromoWest Fest 2016 The inaugural PromoWest Fest in Columbus, Ohio was jam-packed with several talented acts for three continuous days. The first day featured several up-and-coming alternative acts including The Wombats ... On July 22, 2016 / By Katie Rich Float Fest 2016 Recap This past weekend, I found myself in my old college town of San Marcos, Texas. San Marcos is known for its party atmosphere, but I was there for ... On July 20, 2016 / By Whitley Stratton Pierce The Veil @ The Theater of Living Arts “This is a once in a lifetime tour just for you guys,” Vic Fuentes of Pierce The Veil yelled into the microphone. On June 17, I found myself turning ... On June 24, 2016 / By Kristyn Shannon Kansas City’s Boulevardia Festival This Father’s Day weekend was a jam-packed one in Kansas City, as the annual Boulevardia festival was brought to the West Bottoms to celebrate the summer. The weekend ... On June 22, 2016 / By Katie Rich Crown of Asbury Park: Shadow of The City 2016 The 2016 festival season is in full swing – one can almost liken it to a sports season. Each lineup and setting are just grabbing for your attention ... On June 22, 2016 / By M.J. Rawls Back on the Farm: Bonnaroo 2016 This was my first year to ever attend Bonnaroo, one of the largest and most attended festivals that happens to be forty-five minutes away from my house. It ... On June 21, 2016 / By Ambre Brian Wilson Plays Pet Sounds (Northside Festival @ McCarren Park, Brooklyn, NY) This past Sunday (6/12/16) Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys performed the entirely of the album Pet Sounds at the Northside Festival in Brooklyn, NY. To honor the ... On June 13, 2016 / By Christina Troitino Yung Lean @ Emo’s It was an emotional night at Emo’s in Austin, Texas. Swedish natives, Yung Lean and Sad Boys, along with Austin rapper Teeta, killed it on the Warlord Tour. I was really ... On June 10, 2016 / By Whitley Stratton Shaky Beats: Debut of an EDM Festival A week following the Shaky Knees Festival, Atlanta observed its first ever Shaky Beats Festival. It featured mostly EDM groups, as well as song hip-hop, rap, and indie. ... Jocelyn & Chris Arndt @ Cheyenne Saloon After signing up for press passes for Florida Music Festival, I was contacted by a publicist asking if I wanted to cover Jocelyn & Chris Arndt, a sibling rock duo hailing ... On June 10, 2016 / By Alexa Rahmanparast Say Anything @ The Masquerade I just so happened to be in town from Nashville on the night that Say Anything was playing The Masquerade in Atlanta and I knew I had to ask to ... On June 6, 2016 / By Ambre 9.5Score Shaky Knees Music Festival 2016 Shaky Knees Music Fest overtook downtown Atlanta’s massive Centennial Olympic Park & International Plaza last weekend. Myself and MEB staff photographer Ambre Rogue were there to tag ... On May 23, 2016 / By Cheyne Delaney Say Anything @ The Starland Ballroom MEB writer Kristyn Shannon got to chat with Max Bemis of Say Anything about their new album I Don’t Think It Is, Max’s best friend Josh being his inspiration (who Kristyn had ... On May 23, 2016 / By Kristyn Shannon Jazz Fest: A Tribute to Culture I visited the city of New Orleans a little over a week ago to check out a day of Jazz Fest, and to experience NOLA the best ... On May 18, 2016 / By Ambre Citizen / Turnover / Sorority Noise / Milk Teeth @ TLA Citizen and Turnover headlined one of the most memorable tours of the year. Both bands are some of the biggest names in today’s punk music and are the forerunners ... Good Charlotte @ TLA Photos by Connor Feimster We as a scene have hit a years-long stretch of time that focuses on the past. We’re surrounded by ten-year anniversary celebrations and reunion ... Lights \ Lolo @ Webster Hall “If you would have told me this was going to happen, I would have thrown my f*cking headband at you.” Lights said to a sold out crowd in ... On May 15, 2016 / By M.J. Rawls The Used / The New Regime @ Starland Ballroom Many people resonate with the 2002 self-titled debut of The Used with good reason. It’s considered a classic album in the emocore genre with songs like the “The ... On May 3, 2016 / By M.J. Rawls Larkin Poe @ Mercury Lounge The most intimate shows bring out the most emotion when it comes to fans and artists. It’s the 50-100 person capacity rooms where you are leaning on a ... On April 27, 2016 / By M.J. Rawls The Last Shadow Puppets @ Webster Hall I’ve been to many shows, but The Last Shadow Puppets had a very different feel to it. There was a very sophisticated and sexy energy primed for the ... Mutemath @ Terminal 5 There are specific things about a live show that define a band. If you become noticed for keeping your show fresh and interactive, that’s something that sticks with ... On April 1, 2016 / By M.J. Rawls 9Score So What?! 2016: The Experience So What?! 2016 had so much to offer: a killer lineup, great merch, awesome sponsors and causes, and an amazing venue. Bands played from 11:00am to 11:00pm making it ... On March 28, 2016 / By Ambre Neck Deep / State Champs / Knuckle Puck / Like Pacific @ TLA It’s incredible to see how huge pop punk is to music in 2016. Call me old-fashioned, but I can’t help but harken back to the days when pop ... On March 17, 2016 / By Connor Feimster Tonight Alive / Set It Off / The Ready Set @ Union Transfer Sydney, Australia’s Tonight Alive are an unlikely force to be reckoned with. Fresh off the heels of their brand new record Limitless, the pop rock quintet are on their biggest ... Brian Fallon @ Irving Plaza Asbury Park, New Jersey was a music haven throughout my awkward, “no one understands me” pre-teen years. 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__label__wiki	0.523281	0.523281	MMA Paradise on Facebook MMA-Paradise.com – The Dash Makes The Difference Carlos Condit throws his name in the hat to face BJ Penn at UFC 132 in Las Vegas – Posted on March 31, 2011Posted in: MMA News Former WEC welterweight champion, Carlos Condit is the first to step up, and replace Jon Fitch who picked up an injury in training this week, against the legendary BJ Penn at UFC 132 on July 2nd in Las Vegas, Nevada. Condit, posting via his Twitter page, said: “It would be an honor to fight a legend like BJ Penn, one of my favorite fighters ever. If the call comes, I would take the fight in a second.” Condit has climbed his way up 170 pound ladder as of late, defeating heavy handed wrestler Jake Ellenberger, Canadian prospect Rory McDonald and former title contender, Dan Hardy. About William Smith After watching the first Ultimate Fighting Championship I became instantly hooked. I've been a huge fan of the sport of MMA ever since. Haven't missed a UFC event & thanks to fight pass I've witnessed some of the all time greatest fighter & athletes the sport through Pride, Strikeforce, WEC, Glory, Pacrase, EliteXC.............. I resently joined MMA-paradise.com & will use this site to continue to bring the latest news from the world of MMA to all our loyal followers. Copyright MMA-Paradise.com - The Dash Makes The Difference. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line309
__label__wiki	0.635125	0.635125	Climate Change Wont be Debated by Democrats because Joe Biden is in the Oil Companies' Pockets Censoring the entire government on the topic of climate change is one of the hallmarks of the Trump administration. It is also something that creepy Uncle Joe Biden can reach across the aisle and make a bipartisan hair sniff and handshake over. Yesterday, August 25th, Trump snubbed the rest of the G-7 by not attending the attending the climate change session of the conference. Just four days before, the Democratic National Committee voted to snub the American public by not allowing climate change to enter into the Democratic debates. Heather Zichal Cheniere Energy Read more about Climate Change Wont be Debated by Democrats because Joe Biden is in the Oil Companies' Pockets Environmental Coalition Hold Rally to Encourage Senator Portman to take a stand on Fracking in the Wayne National Forest The Federal Government has expanded it's destructive sweetheart deal with energy conglomerates to lease National Forest land for fracking in the Wayne National Forest. They have added an additional 2,000 acres of leases to the oil and gas leases auctioned off late last year that permit fracking the Ohio River Watershed within a few hundred yards of the water supply of major cities including Cincinnati and Louisville. Wayne National Forest Energy Transfer Partners Read more about Environmental Coalition Hold Rally to Encourage Senator Portman to take a stand on Fracking in the Wayne National Forest Ohio wide Coalition to stage three massive rallies against fracking and pipelines A new coalition of environmental groups and community organizations from fontline areas affected by fracking will be holding a weekend of demonstrations on September 8th in Cleveland, Columbus and Marrietta. Read more about Ohio wide Coalition to stage three massive rallies against fracking and pipelines Clinton Campaign Issues Statement in Support of the Continued Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline as Torture of Protestors Escalates The Clinton campaign issued a terse but seemingly evenly w orded statement ordering Native People and their allies to cease effective resistance as the human rights abuses carried out by the Morton County Sheriffs Department in North Dakota Escalate. The Morton County Sheriff's department is currently supported by the Hennepin County Sherrif's Department of Minneapolis and 19 other agencies under the overall command of the North Dakota Tactical Operations Center. Dakota Access Pipeline Read more about Clinton Campaign Issues Statement in Support of the Continued Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline as Torture of Protestors Escalates Breaking Attack has begun on Dakota Access Pipeline Protestors North Dakota State Police and Hennepin County Sheriffs It is just after noon in North Dakota on October 27 and the planned attack has begun on the protest encampment against the Dakota Access Pipeline to the Bakken Oil Fields. Police have shutdown most cellular internet access. Multiple sources report that live streaming video was interupted and could no longer be uploaded just as the assault began. Read more about Breaking Attack has begun on Dakota Access Pipeline Protestors North Dakota State Police and Hennepin County Sheriffs Military Buildup of Police Forces from Four States Continues to Force the Completion of Dakota Access Pipeline Protests have had an impact on the ramming of the Dakota Access Pipeline across the Standing Rock Reservation. #nodapl Read more about Military Buildup of Police Forces from Four States Continues to Force the Completion of Dakota Access Pipeline Wayne National Forest Fracking is really Ohio River Fracking The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has recently announced that it will permit oil and gas drilling by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the Marietta section of the Wayne National Forest. The proposal, which would release 1,600 acres in 33 lots to the environmentally destructive process, has been met with ongoing opposition from environmental groups. What the mainstream press has not reported is that 9 of those 33 lots are within a half mile of the Little Muskingum or Ohio Rivers. 5 of those seven lots are withing a quarter mile and all are within four miles of one of the two rivers. Read more about Wayne National Forest Fracking is really Ohio River Fracking Oil and Gas Industry Push Poll Aims to Manipulate Youngstown Ohio Voters Over the last five years, the Youngstown, Ohio region has suffered over 700 man-made earthquakes, an illegal dumping of fracking waste into our river, accidental spills that destroyed private ponds and a small wetland, the trucking of radioactive solid fracking-waste into a low-income neighborhood and shale-gas fracking in the Safe Drinking Water Source Protection Area of our water supply, the Meander Reservoir. Read more about Oil and Gas Industry Push Poll Aims to Manipulate Youngstown Ohio Voters North Dakota Governor supports Energy Giant against Native American protestors, cuts off water, steals toilets The now under construction Bakken pipeline, also termed the North Dakota access pipeline, is slated to stretch from the Bakken shale fields of North Western North Dakota to a terminal in Illinois. The oil that will flow down the pipeline will eventually feed Southern and Eastern markets, specifically including Ohio. The oil will be blasted out of the ground via hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. Native Rights Greg Wilz Read more about North Dakota Governor supports Energy Giant against Native American protestors, cuts off water, steals toilets	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line310
__label__wiki	0.849966	0.849966	— A Return to Art Criticism — Open Secrets: Gossip and the Reframing of a Canadian Painting Dynasty After the Afterparty: Alan Belcher and Friends, in Retrospect “What Makes Great Art?” with Isabel Lewis Momus: A Return to Art Criticism Vol. 1 Mandate and Masthead Retrospective: Pollock in LIFE By Cliff Eyland • Features• March 27, 2015 Pollock at work, with Less Krasner behind. Photo by Martha Holmes for LIFE, 1949. Pollock. Photo by Martha Holmes. From LIFE, a Congolese village photographer named Mayola Amici holds up a finger as a way of saying "watch the birdie." A cartoon from the 1949 issue of LIFE that featured Pollack. Pollock as featured by LIFE. Journalists follow a time-tested format. An example of this occurs in what is perhaps the most important article about art published in any magazine, LIFE’s feature on Jackson Pollock, published in 1949. It has become a journalistic template, an enduring post-war ideal of arts writing, still regularly conjured to reflect romanticized attitudes to contemporary art and reinforced by Hollywood movies such as Lust for Life, Basquiat, and, of course Ed Harris’s Pollock. The title of the LIFE piece asks the question ”Jackson Pollock. Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?” as though challenging the reader to arrive at a judgment. The magazine implies “yes” and does not offer alternatives. The unattributed opinion of an unnamed critic, by all accounts Clement Greenberg, is adduced as proof: “Recently a formidably high-brow New York critic hailed the brooding, puzzled-looking man shown above as a major artist of our time.” The article goes on, “He is fast becoming the most talked-of and controversial U.S. painter,” though nothing specific about what is controversial in the art is mentioned. The artist’s process is as unfathomable as the art: “Finally, after days of brooding and doodling, Pollock decides the painting is finished, a deduction few others are equipped to make.” The work is said to fetch high prices, $1800 for the painting Number Nine, or as the magazine puts it, $100 per foot for the 3×18-foot piece. Willem de Kooning famously said that Pollock in LIFE “broke the ice” for abstract painting. But, more truly, LIFE encased a concept of “abstract painting” or “Modern Art” in ice, as if to say that contemporary art cannot be understood very well, like the Theory of Relativity or a Buick’s drive shaft. However, with patience, free association, and perhaps the help of a critic, a sort of aesthetic mechanic, Modern Art is comprehensible. These assertions were followed throughout the 1950s in American Cold-War rhetoric by another essential truth, namely that abstract painting is free expression in a free country, however much you may not understand it. Pollock’s art is put into perspective by his grocer, an everyman like the feature writer (who goes unnamed) and putative reader of LIFE: “He [Pollock] has also won a following among his own neighbors in the village of Springs, N.Y., who amuse themselves by trying to decide what his paintings are about. His grocer bought one which he identifies for bewildered visiting salesman as an aerial view of Siberia.” Ten years after Pollock appeared in LIFE, the art historian E.H. Gombrich in Art and Illusion doesn’t do much better than the grocer’s reading of “Siberia.” Gombrich, wary of the “code-breaking sophistication” Pollock presumably assumes of the viewer, asserts that Gestalt psychology is a savvy approach. He characterizes an informed viewer as “only those who know how to apply the various traditional consistency tests and thereby discover the absence of any meaning except the highly ambiguous meaning of traces.” Though today’s sophisticated viewers are more likely to connect a new work of abstract art with a previous one (hence Walter Robinson’s recent term “zombie formalism”), the LIFE article’s audience had to overcome impulses that produced a representational work from an abstract painting. Pollock in LIFE didn’t do much to unravel the complexities of his art for the magazine’s readership, but rather underscored issues related to American cultural nationalism. In the 1950s, branch-plant status was a growing concern, causing Clement Greenberg to remark: If Pollock were a Frenchman, I feel sure that there would be no need by now to call attention to my own objectivity in praising him; people would already be calling him “maitre” and speculating on his pictures. Here in this country the museum directors, the collectors, and the newspaper critics will go on for a long time–out of fear if not out of incompetence – refusing to believe that we have at last produced the best painter of a whole generation; and they will go on believing everything but their own eyes. Because picture magazines were as popular in 1949 as television would soon become (and what web-surfing is today), much of the post-war artworld outside of New York was introduced to Pollock’s art by LIFE’s article, the tail that wagged the dog of high culture. LIFE’s Pollock sailed over the heads of advanced art’s gatekeepers to arrive at the stoops of Americans – and others (a later iteration would wink its reference, General Idea’s 1960s/’70s parody product, FILE Magazine). Denise Leclerc, in The Crisis of Abstraction in Canada, claims that both Art McKay and Jean-Paul Riopelle were introduced to Pollock’s work by way of LIFE. Pollock’s artistic company in the magazine is inescapable to the contemporary reader. These subjects are portrayed as ordinary people who happen to paint, sculpt, or take photographs. On page 13, a Congolese village photographer named Mayola Amici holds up a finger as a way of saying “watch the birdie”; on page 80, an illustrator named Stevan Dohanos works on a painting for a Saturday Evening Post cover; on page 81, two artists named James and Laura Fraser wheel around their sculptures; also on page 81, an artist named Helen Hokinson sits primly on the lawn of her Westport house, “where she draws her famous cartoons of fat and fatuous ladies for the New Yorker magazine.” These little profiles compete for attention with articles on dime-store fashions, the Zurich zoo, a vertical wind tunnel, “respectable motorcyclists,” cardsharps, and a very strange cartoon contest by Al Capp. By contrast, Pollock stands out as a proto-beatnik who peers defiantly off the page past his artistic company. He is American modernity writ large, even if it has yet to exchange its Dustbowl dungarees for Soho slacks. Pollock’s tough demeanor aligns well with what we know about the artist, his hard-drinking pals at the Cedar Tavern, and his early and abandoned mentor Thomas Hart Benton. But Pollock also heralds the emerging James-Dean era of popular culture in which the hard guy is vulnerable, too. The 1967 Museum of Modern Art Pollock retrospective (the museum issued a second one in 1998) was the largest ever devoted to an American artist, but its catalogue did not include a critical essay. Instead, a chronology of Pollock’s life and career is presented, one that reinforces a mythology of the artist as issued in LIFE, complete with the same 1949 photographs, and one from 1928 (also featured in LIFE) that pictures Pollock as a Californian cowboy. In alignment with the dominance of American movies at the time, Pollock was made cinematic. Certainly Ed Harris’s 2000 film can be seen as the final triumph in this regard, though one, too, of LIFE’s enduring portrayal. The magazine may have encased Pollock in ice, but Harris built a glacier around him. We may still wonder, can the ice around our ideas about the avant-garde be broken? By Cliff Eyland Cliff Eyland is a painter, writer, and curator. He studied at Holland College, Mount Allison University, and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Since 1981, he has made paintings, drawings, and notes in an index card format. He has shown his work in public and secret installations in art galleries and libraries in Canada, the United States, and Europe, and has published reviews and essays about art since 1983. 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__label__cc	0.59811	0.40189	Distributed Energy Generation Market Extensive Research & Development (R&D) Till 2025: Grand View Research, Inc. The global distributed energy generation (DEG) market size was valued at USD 168.1 billion in 2016. Incentives and schemes by governments such as feed-in-tariff in Asia Pacific and North America are expected to fuel the demand for DEG systems. The global Distributed Energy Generation (DEG) Market size is expected to reach USD 573.7 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., registering a CAGR of 15.0% during the forecast period. Owing to their environmental benefits, preference for DEG systems will be higher as compared to conventional energy systems. DEG eliminates the need for building a transmission capacity that reduces the line cost. In addition, low prices of DEG compared to conventional energy generation are anticipated to provide a fillip to the market. Moreover, innovations in DEG technologies, such as floating solar photovoltaic, is likely to propel the market. Decreasing cost of solar PVs is playing an instrumental role in the development of the market. Feed-in tariffs in regions including Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America are poised to stoke the growth of the market. E.ON SE; Vestas Wind Systems A/S; Capstone Turbine Corporation; Caterpillar Power Plants; Ballard Power Systems Inc.; Doosan Fuel Cell America; FuelCell Energy Inc.; Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG; Sharp Corporation; Suzlon Energy Limited; General Electric (GE); First Solar; SIEMENS AG; Toyota Turbine and Systems Inc.; and ENERCON GMBH are some of the major players in DEG market. Access Informative Content Sample Copy @ https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/distributed-energy-generation-industry/request/rs1 Further key findings from the report suggest: The wind turbine segment accounted for revenue share of over 29.0% in 2016. Factors such as high efficiency, redundant safety, and quiet operation are the key characteristics projected to contribute to the growth of the wind turbine segment over the forecast period In 2016, solar photovoltaic accounted for 21.0% of the overall market volume and is expected to register a CAGR of 16.8% during the forecast period. The growth of the segment can be attributed to decrease in its prices, which has increased the local utilization, thereby enabling the switch from traditional energy sources Supportive regulations and favorable government policies such as net metering are likely to increase the number of DEG installations for residential applications in rural and underdeveloped areas Several countries are committed to reducing carbon emissions under the Kyoto protocol, which is driven by the European Union. A number of countries have switched to renewable energy generation Regional expansion and R&D are the key strategies adopted by major market players to strengthen their position. Companies in the market are continuously trying to innovate and develop new technologies In July 2015, Ballard Power Systems entered into an agreement with AkzoNobel to provide one-megawatt ClearGen fuel cell distributed generation system for Hydrogène de France (HDF) to generate electricity and supply it to local grid. 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__label__wiki	0.854441	0.854441	May 10 · Issue #13 · View online geckoboard.com/learn/data-literacy Self-driving cars are here – Andrew Ng Drive.ai will offer a self-driving car service for public use in Frisco, Texas starting in July, 2018. Self-driving cars are no longer a futuristic AI technology. They’re here, and will soon make… Experts call for special Artificial Intelligence Law www.gulftoday.ae – Share 3rd-Party Audit on AI Algorithms - people think AI is a Blackbox www.oneilrisk.com – Share Artificial Intelligence Hong Kong’s members are eligible for a 10% discount off the ticket prices. Click here to register, and enter the Artificial Intelligence Hong Kong discount code ETHK8001 at check-out to enjoy the 10% discount. AI will displace some 70% of front-office jobs in banking. www.americanbanker.com – Share More than 1 million jobs will be lost to AI by 2030, according to one estimate. But new jobs are also being created. Are banks and their employees ready? Singapore Seeks to Accelerate Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Sector www.crowdfundinsider.com – Share The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced that it is working with a consortium of agencies to accelerate the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial services sector. MAS has always sought to keep Singapore at the forefront of Fintech innovation and encouraging AI deployment across Google announces a new generation for its TPU machine learning hardware Use pandas to lag your timeseries data in order to examine causal relationships Frequently in social sciences, it is difficult to see cause and effect relationships in our data. Here I explore the pandas.shift() function in Python to help us establish temporal precedence in our… Profiling Top Kagglers: #1 in the World blog.kaggle.com – Share Facebook Open Sources AI Framework that Now Powers 6 Billion Translations a Day slator.com – Share Facebook is open sourcing PyTorch 1.0, the underlying technology that supports AI and many of its products including Translate. Hong Kong announces new immigration pilot program for tech professionals www.opengovasia.com – Share May 09, 2018 - by S. Sakthivel - New scheme promises quick and easy access to overseas talent for Hong Kong’s innovation and tech sector incubatees. - opengovasia.com Hong Kong banks must catch up to regional rivals in artificial intelligence race www.scmp.com – Share Big players in Hong Kong such as such as HSBC, Hang Seng Bank and Standard Chartered are just scratching the surface when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence Singapore’s plan to get ahead on AI govinsider.asia – Share Interview with Laurence Liew, Director of AI Industry Innovation, AI Singapore. Singapore well-positioned to lead the pack with rise of AI www.todayonline.com – Share SINGAPORE — Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to be a game-changer for Singapore, as research shows that it is well-placed to integrate innovation and technologies into the wider economy ahead of other larger economies, complementing its vision to be a smart nation. Global consult Sony's banking unit to use AI to screen housing loans www.japantimes.co.jp – Share Sony Bank, a unit of Sony Financial Holdings Inc., says it will introduce automated preliminary screening for housing loan applications using artificial in South Korean Bourse Taps Artificial Intelligence koreabizwire.com – Share SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Exchange announced Thursday that it has initiated a new market surveillance system based on artificial intelligence. Join Hong Kong AI Meetup https://www.facebook.com/ArtificialIntelligenceAPAC	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line318
__label__cc	0.595721	0.404279	The latest on IRRI-Nepal's initiatives, research, and events. Nepal: IRRI signs 5-year rice research and development work plan with NARC The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC signed a 5-year work (2014-2019) plan to strengthen the country’s rice research and development program on 21 October in Kathmandu. NARC-IRRI work plan 2014-2019 document was signed by Dil Bahadur Gurung, NARC executive director, and Matthew Morell, IRRI deputy director general-research, signed the plan in the presence of Bhartendu Mishra, Honorable Member in-charge for Agriculture, Science, and Labor in National Planning Commission. Dr. Mishra, the chief guest of the function stressed the need for increased collaboration with IRRI because rice is the most important crop of Nepal. He acknowledged the role of IRRI in providing rice technologies and capacity building of research facilities, scientists and extension officers of Nepal. Dr. Mishra said he will work with the Government of Nepal to make more resources available for rice research and development. He also praised the contribution of scientists working on rice with very limited resources and advised them to continue to work on 14 collaborative projects identified and included in the current work plan. Dr. Mishra encouraged them to develop farmer-friendly rice technologies for easy adoption to enhance the productivity of rice in Nepal from the present levels of 3.2 tons per hectare. He acknowledged that several climate resilient varieties have been developed jointly with IRRI by NARC scientists and these need to be made available to the farming communities by adopting faster dissemination methods. Dr. Gurung expressed his gratitude for all the help IRRI has been providing Nepal in developing new rice varieties and technologies, and training for its scientists for over four decades. He said that the five year work plan is a very important and significant step that will further strengthen the ongoing collaborative rice research between Nepal and IRRI. He expressed full confidence that Nepal’s science community will make full use of IRRI’s global experience in addressing and overcoming local problems and impediments that hinder rice productivity. He also urged IRRI’s help in improving Nepal’s biotechnology and pathology facilities and hybrid rice development. Dr. Gurung also acknowledge the guidance and leadership JK Ladha, IRRI representative for India and Nepal, has been providing to Nepal’s agricultural scientists during the past two decades through RWC, CSISA projects, and training of a new generation of rice scientists in the country. Dr. Morell mentioned that, though IRRI HQ is located in the Philippines, the work it is doing is nothing but the sum of all the work carried out the collaborators across the rice growing world. He emphasized the Institute’s intent to work together and establish stronger partnership with national programs. He informed the gathering that the present work plan is just the start of building a systematic engagement in Nepal. Dr. Ladha presented the Rice Research Strategy for Nepal, a document prepared by IRRI in collaboration with NARC, where the overall goal of the rice program is to increase rice yields by at least 3% per annum for the next two and a half decades. He highlighted the challenges rice cultivation facing and also provided a list of priority research portfolio for rice research and development. Also present at the event were principle rice collaborators, directors and division heads of NARC. Dr. Bhaba Tripathi, senior associate scientist, IRRI Nepal Office facilitated proceedings. A detailed presentation of the 14 projects included in NARC-IRRI work plan was prepared by Mr. N. K. Yadav, rice coordinator and Mr. Ram Baran Yadav, NARC senior scientist. IRRI and NARC launches the IRRI Nepal web site Coinciding with the 5-year NARC-IRRI work plan signing, the two agencies launched the IRRI Nepal website on 21 October in Kathmandu. The website, designed developed by IRRI HQ and India IT teams, contains information on IRRI collaborative work in Nepal and information on Nepal nationals who worked or are working in IRRI, Nepal scientists trained by IRRI, updates and IRRI events in Nepal. The web site was formally launched by Dr. Dil B. Gurung, NARC executive director, and Dr. Matthew Morell, IRRI deputy director general-research before NARES representatives and local media. JK Ladha, IRRI representative for India and Nepal, demonstrated and navigated through the live website and explained contents and importance having the information accessible to the public. Dr. Ladha appealed to national partners to help make the web site a repository of knowledge on rice research in the country by contributing information from time to time. Read more Workshop on “Regional Cooperation on Seed Issues”, Jointly organized by the Ministry of Agricultural Development, Government of Nepal and the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 18 October 2014. Around forty five delegates from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, IRRI and International organization s in Nepal participated in the workshop. High level meeting on “Enhancing rice productivity in stress prone areas of Nepal” posted Oct 7, 2014, 7:03 PM by i.jhocson@irri.org A high level meeting on “Enhancing rice productivity in stress prone areas of Nepal” was jointly organized by Seed Quality Control Centre (SQCC)/Ministry of Agriculture Development (MoAD), Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in NARC on 27March 2014. The objective of the meeting was to develop strategies for the promotion of new climate resilient rice varieties in drought and submergence areas of Nepal. Dr. Tek B. Gurung, Officiating Executive Director (ED), NARC chaired the session. A total of 55 high level government officials representing MoAD, SQCC, Department of Agriculture (DoA), NARC, and donars such as International Finance Cooperation (IFC), Agriculture Food Security Project (AFSP) funded by World Bank, Farmers’ SEED project funded by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), High Value Agriculture Project of IFAD, as well as National Seed Company (NSC), Seed Entrepreneur Association of Nepal (SEAN), private seed companies/cooperatives and Journalists were present in the meeting. Dr. Uma S. Singh and Dr. Bhaba P. Tripathi represented IRRI in the meeting. Director, Crops and Horticulture Research, NARC, Dr. Yagya P. Giri welcomed the Guests and participants and delivered the objectives of the Meeting. Dr. Uma S. Singh delivered STRASA-An example of successful technology dissemination in stress prone areas of South Asia. Two papers, mainly focusing on seed and inputs subsidies and seed policy were presented by two high level officials of MoAD. The system of dissemination of rice varieties followed by DoA in Nepal was presented by Department of Agriculture. The scenario of seed production and distribution by NSC was delivered by Managing Director, Mr.Nanu Jha. Two Senior Rice Breeders from National Rice Research Programme (NRRP), NARC provided the characteristics of stress tolerance rice varieties particularly drought and submergence and their available seeds for the coming rice growing season. Development of seed-net for disseminating stress tolerant rice varieties was presented by Dr. Devendra Gauchan, Chief, Socio-economic Division, NARC. Senior Rice Scientist, Bhola M.S. Basnet highlighted on the role of IRRI and NARC in developing rice technologies and contribution of rice in national economy. Private Seed company/Seed Producers’ Groups raised the issues that they have been producing the seed of stress tolerant rice varieties and government should make necessary arrangements for seed quality control and marketing of seed. Speaking from the chair of Chief Guest, Mr. Jaya Mukunda Khanal, and Secretary of MoAD emphasized that different rice technologies are available for different rice environments of Nepal and advised Department of Agriculture and Regional Directors from different regions to extend these rice technologies in the farmers’ fields, which will enhance the food security of the country. He also indicated that government of Nepal have been providing subsidies for seeds and fertilizers and will give priority for the newly released rice varieties in future. He appreciated the IRRI’s contribution in Nepal for many years. In the closing remark, Dr. Tek Gurung, Chairperson of the meeting highlighted that such meetings will help to disseminate climate resilient rice varieties and technologies in the farmers’ fields. He also emphasized that agriculture research and extension of Nepal should work together to show impacts of the technologies in the farmers’ fields. At the end, Dr. Bhaba P. Tripathi, IRRI-Nepal Office provided vote of thanks to distinguished guests and participants. Seed-net Meeting in Bhairahawa, Nepal A seed-net meeting was organized in National Wheat Research Programme (NWRP) of Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Bhiarahawa,Nepal on 20 April 2014. A total of 26 participants representing different private seed companies and farmers’ seed producers’ groups, National Seed Company (NSC) and NARC research centers of the government took part in the meeting. Dr. Bhaba P. Tripathi, IRRI-Nepal welcomed and highlighted the objectives of the meeting particularly on creating awareness about stress tolerant rice varieties (STRVs) in the target areas through the dealers’ net-work, organizing seed plots for demonstration of STRVs in the stress prone areas through the selection of lead farmers by the seed dealers, promoting STRVs in their marketplaces to enhance the sustainable production and delivery, and providing feedback from the farmers on the performance and seed demand. Dr. Manzoor Dar, IRRI-India provided the details of the rationale of the meeting as well as delivered the success stories of minikits and demonstrations in the farmers’ field in India and Bangladesh, which showed good impact of disseminating new STRVs in larger areas in a shorter period of time. He also mentioned that similar type of impact is expected in Nepal when all the stake holders involved in seed business run the minikits and demonstrations in farmers’ through their dealers’ net-work. Ram B.Yadaw, Senior Rice Breeder, National Rice Research Programme (NRRP) of NARC presented the key characteristics of released rice STRVs particularly Sukha Dhan 1, Sukha Dhan 2, Sukha Dhan 3, Sukha Dhan 4,Sukha Dhan 5 and Sukha Dhan 6 and their seed availability in Nepal. Mr. Yadaw presented the mechanism of monitoring and data collection from demonstrations. He asked the participating seed companies and farmers’ seed producers’ groups to collect breeder seeds of the above rice varieties from NRRP Hardinath and other research centres of NARC to grow in the coming rice season so that they can have sufficient foundation seed to grow in the following season. Dr. Devendra Gauchan, Socio-economics Divion of NARC delivered the structure of seed-net in Nepal and its use for upscaling STRVs. He also highlighted on the importance, challenges and opportunities of seed-net in Nepal. Then feed back from the participants were collected during question-answer session. The allocation of minikits to different seed companies and farmers’ groups as well as planning for monitoring and evaluation system were discussed. The number of minikits for demonstrations in the coming season by all the seed companies, seed producers’ groups and NARC research centers were finalized according to their capacity.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line322
__label__cc	0.515031	0.484969	Tag Archive \| "SMRT" Joo Koon station collision a 624% improvement from SMRT’s 1993 safety record Tags: collision, Joo Koon station, MRT, SMRT Number of injured people fell from 156 to 25. Singaporeans from all walks of life, who can only hear the good news because bad news is created by people from the opposition, are clapping their hands and praising SMRT. This after the Joo Koon MRT station collision resulted in 25 people being injured, demonstrating that SMRT’s safety record has vastly improved since 1993, when the last train collision occurred and 156 people were hurt. One Singaporean, Lang Gah, said: “Cutting the injury rate from 156 to 25 is not easy for such a large corporation.” “This shows a 624 percent decrease in injury rate. This is proof of SMRT’s commitment to improving safety standards.” “Even though it took 24 years to reduce the number of injuries from 156 to 25, SMRT will continue to try over the next 24 years to reduce the number of injuries through collisions to four.” Despite SMRT’s obvious success, more measures will be in place to cut down the number of injuries. One commuter, Jin Zhuay Lang, said: “I have noticed new measures put in place to ensure fewer injuries from train collisions.” “These days when I take the train during peak hours, I notice there is no room to move about as the cabins are packed to the brim.” “This is a good safety measure as packed trains ensure commuters there is no open spaces to fall down on in the event the train crashes.” “Very forward looking.” Technology 0 Comments SMRT to make announcements only if trains working properly Tags: announcements, SMRT The new normal. Singaporeans from all walks of life, who know how things work in Singapore, are looking at one another and nodding in comprehension. This after they noticed SMRT no longer makes announcements publicly when trains are delayed or not working properly. One Singaporean, Yew Huai Leow, said: “This is so as trains getting delayed or not working properly is the new normal.” “If there are no announcements, it means the train is confirmed already delayed.” “If there are announcements, it is to inform commuters that things are going to be different and better because the MRT is working properly as intended, which is becoming rarer these days.” However, other locals said not having announcements as the new normal is increasingly terrifying. Another local, Hong Gan Leow, said: “If there are no announcements and it means things are getting worse, then there are no announcements about Singapore getting better.” “We are going to die.” Technology 1 Comment SMRT corporate culture awarded UNESCO World Heritage status Tags: corporate culture, SMRT So old and calcified. In a surprise move, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) announced that it will be gazetting the deep-seated cultural issues of SMRT as an internationally significant site of Intangible Cultural Heritage. This is in recognition of the profound impact SMRT’s ancient and never-changing corporate culture has had on Singapore society in general, as it has been stopping Singaporeans in their tracks to marvel at the state of things. Speaking on the sidelines of the award ceremony, a spokesperson for UNESCO, Yin Guan Jun, said: “We were frankly amazed by the staunchly unchanging ways of SMRT’s working culture since time immemorial, and we were particularly impressed by the elevation of traditional performance arts, such as taichi and wayang, both of which are integral aspects of SMRT work culture, going beyond mere art forms and turning into a daily way of life.” “We commend SMRT for cultivating an environment where traditional art forms such as Taichi and Wayang can flourish, and are heartened by the organisation’s efforts to groom new generations of taichi masters and wayang kings, especially at the highest of executive levels.” Other aspects of SMRT work culture highlighted by UNESCO include the esoteric practice of throwing employees under the bus, a tradition steeped in symbolic meaning for SMRT due to its increasing role as a rail replacement bus service operator. Property, Relationships 2 Comments SMRT praised for punctuality of trains breaking down Tags: breakdown, punctual, SMRT Always on time. Singaporeans from all walks of life who like to take public transport because cars are for rich people in a car-lite country, are clapping their hands and praising SMRT for its punctuality. This after the North South Line was disrupted during evening peak hour on June 1, boosting train breakdown punctuality, which comes a week after the Land Transport Authority said train services were more reliable in the first quarter of 2017. One Singaporean, Huai Leow, said: “There is nothing unpredictable about this system.” “The breakdowns are happening like clockwork in a disorderly, randomness laden world.” “The predictability of breakdowns gives everyone a sense of security.” Other locals said the predictability could work against SMRT’s favour though. Another local, Luan Luan Huai, said: “Imagine if the trains started to break down unpredictably? What’s going to happen then?” “I don’t think Singaporeans can deal with that. It will be tough adjusting to not knowing what is going to happen next.” At press time, Singaporeans are expecting the MRT to break down during peak hour in the evening and again in the morning the next day. Travel 0 Comments East-West line delay part of routine breakdown to keep up with improved reliability Tags: SMRT Routine will ensure ISO 9000 certification soon. The East-West line delays on Jan. 23 evening happened right on cue to cement transport operators’ pledge to improve reliability of train malfunctions, so that they can occur predictably instead of as and when it happens. The service delay occurred on a Monday evening peak hour after it was announced the past few years that MRT reliability has improved, with breakdowns happening at regular intervals instead of unpredictably. Train operator SMRT advised commuters at around 7.30pm to expect additional travel time of 25 minutes from Joo Koon towards Clementi. Singaporeans from all walks of life who like to take public transport because cars are for rich people, said they are glad that transport operators will soon be awarded the ISO 9000 quality management certification for breakdowns as they can orchestrate the exact timing of train faults to within 30 minutes of the scheduled time. Kuai Dian Huai, a local, said: “The onus is now on all public transport operators to break down more routinely as it is leaving commuters guessing when exactly will the next malfunction happen.” “Such unpredictable breakdown schedule is taking a toll on commuters.” “I have no idea when exactly to make plans for alternative transport arrangements as a result.” Other locals said more can be done to ensure that breakdowns happen. Another local, Mei Tian Huai, said: “This highly unreliable schedule is making taking the train a hassle.” “It would be good if one day a year can be set aside where all public transport breaks down at the same time.” “It will be like The Purge, to get things out of the system.” Business 0 Comments SMRT praised for punctuality of train breakdowns Tags: breakdown, SMRT This after the East-West Line from Joo Koon to Clementi stations towards Pasir Ris was disrupted for two hours during peak hour on Jan. 19, boosting train breakdown punctuality. Travel 1 Comment MRT line to undergo routine breakdown soon to keep up with improved reliability A MRT line will break down soon right on cue to cement transport operators’ pledge to improve reliability of train malfunctions, so that they can occur predictably instead of as and when it happens. This will occur any day now after it was announced the past few years that MRT reliability has improved, as breakdowns should be happening at regular intervals instead of unpredictably. S’poreans shocked no MRT train disruption this morning Tags: breakdown, MRT, no news, SMRT, surprise No train disruption on any given day is abnormal. Singaporeans from all walks of life, who like to take MRT train because cars are for rich people, said thank you to SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek on Nov. 18, 2016. This after the MRT train system did not break down this morning as it had experienced a series of MRT and LRT disruptions the last six months. This led to Singaporeans rejoicing as it is a different way to start the day. One Singaporean, Jin Gan Ji, said: “We would like to collectively assure that we Singaporeans do not cause the SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek’s trains to break down again. We are very sorry that we did so the previous few years.” “The SMRT CEO does not have to keep dealing with this kind of thing.” Other Singaporeans said they are glad a lack of MRT breakdowns is starting to make the news these days. Another local, Shang Bao Zhi, said: “This means Singapore has progressed to the next level already.” “But the day has not ended yet, so I’m still keeping my fingers crossed.” Business, Travel 0 Comments SMRT firing train driver shows CEO serious about taking responsibility for small fry Good to admit he is wrong via his employee. Singaporeans from all walks of life, who believe karma is eventually real and will rear its ugly head, are nodding their heads and clapping their hands in agreement. This after transport operator SMRT Corp fired the train driver who was involved in a fatal track accident that killed two of his colleagues in March. One Singaporean, Fu Zhe Ren, said this is a good sign: “SMRT firing its train driver after such an accident shows that the management of the company is willing to come out to take the difficult steps and admit its own employee is wrong.” “This just shows how healthy the culture is as its CEO is serious about taking responsibility for the small fry.” “To face up to public criticism like this, is no mean feat.” Other locals said the SMRT CEO is a brave man for sheltering his staff from public abuse by ensuring he himself still has a job and be the lightning road for criticism, while his former employee can no longer be blamed as he is now unemployed. Another local, Yong Gan, said: “I seldom see such brave behaviour on the part of CEOs, to come out openly and claim responsibility on behalf of his employee.” “If this happened in other organisations, I’m pretty sure the first to go would be the whole board of directors and management.” “So, it is good that SMRT CEO managed to save many jobs by having one person take the blame for all.” “The last thing we need is a CEO who doesn’t admit he is wrong or make a sound, despite heading one of the largest public-listed companies in Singapore.” Business, Relationships, Technology 0 Comments Smoke in Tanjong Pagar MRT a tribute to SMRT’s ex-military leader Desmond Kuek Tags: Desmond Kuek, SMRT Those in the armed forces regularly throw smoke as part of training. Singaporeans from all walks of life, who like to take public transport because cars are for rich people, are relieved to learn that the smoke in Tanjong Pagar MRT was part of a tribute-paying exercise to SMRT’s ex-military leader Desmond Quek. One Singaporean, Hen Duo Yen, said: “Initially I thought it was a terrorist attack. And then it dawned on me this could be a false alarm to test Singapore’s preparedness in the face of threats.” “And finally I realised throwing smoke to keep other things hidden might in fact be a way of life for some, such as those in the military.” Other locals said they thoroughly enjoyed the experience and hope to have more of it happening regularly. Bai Yee, another local, said: “It really broke up the monotony of the Monday.” S’poreans put SMRT up for sale on Carousell Posted on 19 July 2016 Tags: for sale, SMRT Low ball offers will not be entertained. Singaporeans from all walks of life, who are looking for extra income opportunities, have put up SMRT on Carousell for sale. This after they heard the national public transport operator has interested buyers. One Singaporean, Na Qu Mai, said: “SMRT belongs to Singaporeans. We will make the sale to the highest bidder and split the money equally with all the people.” “Low balling will not be entertained.” Other locals said the sale of SMRT on Carousell is a good idea. Zhuan Da Qian, another local, said: “There is no need to pay commission and it is cash and carry and the transaction of exchanging goods with money can be done conveniently at MRT stations, which is exactly what we are selling.” S’poreans urge SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek to join ERP so that gantries will spoil & send back to China Tags: CEO, Desmond Kuek, ERP, SMRT A switching of roles will greatly benefit everyone. Singaporeans from all walks of life, who like to drive because public transport is for nation-building efforts, have come out to offer some advice. They are urging SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek to join Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) as Chief Executive Officer instead, as this will help ERP gantries island-wide to break down more frequently and develop hairline cracks, which will cause them to be sent back to China for repair for several years. One Singaporean, Mei Huai Guo, said: “Things that must spoil, don’t spoil. Things that shouldn’t spoil, always spoil. Why like that?” “CTE weekday morning ERP rate is $5 for cars. If one month can spoil twice, I would be so happy.” Other Singaporeans said even if the SMRT CEO is unable to make the full transition to ERP and help their gantries to spoil more often, he should still go there on a short stint to learn how they make their thing not spoil so often. Another Singaporean, Didi Pai, said: “Life in Singapore can be made so much happier if things can just turn out another way.” Buying defective MRT trains from China will help S’pore’s learning culture Tags: learning culture, SMRT No need for blame. Singaporeans from all walks of life, who believe blame is only reserved for the opposition and anti-establishment types, have come out to console SMRT. This after it was discovered that a total of 26 China-made SMRT trains were sent back to fix defects. One Singaporean, Mei Wen Ti, said: “This is part of Singapore’s learning culture.” “By buying defective goods, we will learn to buy better ones in the future. There is no need for blame.” “We must, in fact, buy more to learn more.” Other locals said Singaporeans must learn to look beyond the faults and pick out learning points for themselves. Another Singaporean, Huai Diao, said: “The pain and regret of buying defective trains and throwing money down the drain is punishment enough.” “We must move forward.” “But if the trains are spoilt, then of course, they can neither move forward nor backward on their own.” Education 0 Comments Defective SMRT train carriages to be repaired in time for SG54, GE2019 Tags: carriages, SMRT No worries, all in good time. Singaporeans from all walks of life, who believe you get monkeys if you paid peanuts, are being reassured that the defective SMRT train carriages — currently being shipped back to their Chinese manufacturer — will be repaired in time for SG54 and GE2019. This after it was revealed that cracks were found on a batch of new trains delivered to SMRT in 2013 and the whole process to get them fixed would take six years by the year 2019. One Singaporean, Gan En, said she is very touched by how quickly things are moving: “I was told that the trains will be up and running again just in time for SG54 celebrations.” “What a milestone.” “Otherwise, I would not have known they were even broken if it were not for some weird website on the Internet.” Other locals said the train carriages being re-delivered back to Singapore in several years’ time will help boost morale of the population as they head back to the polls for the next General Election 2019. One other local, Tou Piao, said: “By GE2019, this election hot button issue would have been quelled and Singaporeans would have once again forgotten how all these negative things that have happened took place without the public’s knowledge until a whistle-blowing news organisation came along to shed light on it.” “What a great ending.” Technology, Travel 0 Comments	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line325
__label__wiki	0.531583	0.531583	Hundreds of journalists at home and abroad visited Wuhan during 7th CISM Military World Games \|ChinaNews\|Published:2019-10-25 18:24:16 Journalists experienced folk cultures in Kat Hing Street. (photo provided by the Publicity Department of Jiang’an district committee in Wuhan) Recently, hundreds of journalists at home and abroad attended to an activity of guided journalistic interview of the 7th CISM Military World Games, so as to closely experience the city cultures and life styles in Wuhan, China’s Hubei province. Liddell Bros, Packing Plant, founded in 1905 and located in Qingdao road, Jiang’an district of Wuhan, is the most preserved and completed industrial heritage in early time in Wuhan. So far, the building has attracted some cultural and creative industries in high-end jewelry design, made-to-measure and others, which bring fresh blood into this historical building. A journalist from China’s Xinjiang Bole broadcasting and television station praised, “We can not only see the marks left by history, but also see the elements of trends here. This building has well combined with the history and the modern.” Journalists also experienced folk cultures in Kat Hing Street. Some inheritors of intangible cultural heritages showed their handicraft of micro sculpture, clay models and others along the street, while wonderful Chu Opera was performed in a stage of Kat Hing Street. Nie Hongjie, a journalist from CNR of China Media Group, said, “Wuhan is such a charming city that not only for its beautiful sceneries, but also for its strong vitality in everyday life and I will definitely introduce it to my friends.” The multicolored Yangtze River Light Show deeply impressed Zhanna, a journalist from Russia Today. She said that the night scenes along banks of the Yangtze River were very unique with many high buildings and bridges across the river. She saw the beauty of this city and was also amazed by its development. The journalists all agreed that the 7th CISM Military World Games would bring more vigor into this city. World Invited to Celebrate Spring Festival in Xi'an An American girl in love with "Bamboo-Tapping Dance", an intangible cultural heritage project in Xiaoguan Community, Chongqing Xinjiang herdsmen start a 300 kilometer journey with ancient fur skis Watch ice fishing in China's Chagan Lake on first day of 2019 Reform and opening up ushers in new chapter in China's human rights development China's 40 Years of payment evolution Farmers dry wheat in China's Hebei Media center of SCO Summit to open on June 6 Purple flowers attract tourists in south China's Guangxi China-donated statue of Karl Marx unveiled in Germany's Trier Liu Jiayu wins halfpipe silver, China's first medal at PyeongChang Olympics Foreigners in China Explore ChinaNews Add:16A Shijingshan Road,China.100040 Copyright ©1997-2017 by CRI Online All rights reserved	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line326
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__label__wiki	0.783645	0.783645	Sunday, 08/09/2019 09:07 Bringing police officers closer to the public Lieutenant Colonel Dương Văn Toàn As the reality show "Beauty in Action" climbs to a leading position in Việt Nam’s reality TV scene, its scriptwriter – Lt Col Dương Văn Toàn from the Ministry of Public Security of Việt Nam – speaks to Nhân Dân Cuối Tuần (The People' Weekend edition) on bringing the image of police officers closer to the public. Inner Sanctum: Was "Beauty in Action" born out of the need to catch up with the reality show "Stars Enlisted" of the Việt Nam People's Army? Not really. The main purpose of writing is to diversify reality shows in Việt Nam, keeping them entertaining but also adding elements distinctive of the armed forces. All I thought about when writing it was how to create a good show, not making political or social statements. You might have noticed we have reality shows about almost all professions and walks of life in Việt Nam, except the police force. Inner Sanctum: Is it because the public thinks it’s not suitable for police officers to go on TV because of their occupation? It’s true that the principles we must follow and the nature of our job make us sometimes seem rigid and distant from the public. But I think everything can be adjusted, the question is how. Producers are often afraid (of doing reality shows on police) because they haven’t found approaches that can make them more interesting. Beauty in Action is one of those approaches, exploring an ‘undiscovered area’ of our job. Inner Sanctum: Will being on reality TV shows distort the image of soldier and police officers? We have received positive and negative feedback from audiences. Some wondered whether our portrayal of soldiers was truthful. Picky viewers said we had ‘normalised’ them and not taken them seriously. From my point of view, we have been idolising soldiers and police officers for so long. On the one hand that can be good, but on the other hand it can create prejudices. Modern TV audiences are smart. They have had a taste of everything there is on reality shows: the new, the sensational, the copycat, the boring. They know good stuff when they see it. It’s very difficult to create a show that pleases everybody. So we are always happy to receive feedback. But I want to say even though there might have been some unwanted errors on the show, it was never our intention to smear our officers or distort their images. A scene from the reality show ‘Beauty in action’. Photo nhandan.com.vn Inner Sanctum: What were the reactions of those who work in the police force? We’d had a lot of trouble at the beginning of production. The force follow very strict principles and we had to try very hard to explain the project and ask for permission to film on drill grounds. Several officers had declined our invitations to collaborate when knowing we were doing a reality show. Those who agreed to participate still had to get permission from higher level officers. One almost did not make it when the shooting date was drawing close and they still had not received permission from their bosses. A lot of them were suspicious of the show since they could not picture what it was going to be like. But after the first two episodes aired, my colleagues said the officers they worked with in other provinces were very excited to see the show. And they will be happy to take part if we make another season. Inner Sanctum: There have been prejudices that reality game shows are often “scandalous”, “sensational” or “useless”. Do you feel pressure because of that? Reality TV in Việt Nam has exhausted formats like talent shows and dating games, so it’s true that producers have been looking for new approaches like creating spin-offs and scandals and do other things to boost ratings. This leaves a negative impression on viewers, bores them, and makes them think reality shows always go with something bad. But actually reality shows are not meant to be only entertaining but also woven with life skills, with educational purposes. I think we need a better perspective on reality TV, and Beauty in Action and Stars Enlisted are giving us the opportunity to do that. Inner Sanctum: Can reality TV remain intriguing without scandals? Reality TV is not meant to be scandalous. If it is a race of who can create more scandals then our shows about soldiers and police are never going to win. But we’ve got our unique points. Like I said, we’ve got reality shows about almost everyone except the police. Stars Enlisted is the only one show about the army. So the armed forces are still a potential, intriguing area to explore. Inner Sanctum: What is your opinion on the armed forces being a subject of entertainment? We have got a lot of literary works written about soldiers. But in the entertainment field, they are still being portrayed in a one-sided approach that lacks interactivity. The majority of TV shows about soldiers only focuses on specialised features like cracking criminal cases, crime investigation or fighting crime, forgetting that they can be portrayed in a broader, more cultural sense. I hope Beauty in Action will lay a foundation for a more diverse and intriguing scene of entertainment shows about the police and armed forces, which will help bring them closer to the public. 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__label__wiki	0.685	0.685	Ped-Onc Home Leukemia: Bibliography of ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) Journal Articles The articles listed on this page in no way reflect the total number of journal articles on ALL. Some are ones which I came across or have a copy of for personal interest; some were given in online discussions; some I came across from PubMed searches. If possible give a link to the PubMed abstract. Some articles are available online as full-text. You can do your own search on PubMed for articles on ALL (or any topic). PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 11 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals. The PubMed link is in the navigation links on the left-side of this web page. American Society of Hematology. This site is slanted towards medical professionals, but it's worth a poke around. The meeting abstracts can show us trends in treatment before they are published in professional journals. NCI funded research portfolio The US government publishes a web site that lists projects funded by NCI, including the dollar amount, name of project, project director, and institution. The list is searchable by year or key word. I'm not sure it fits in here with published journal articles, but it is interesting, and you might follow the leads to find specific interests, such as studies on a specific drug or perhaps the possibility that radon causes childhood leukemia. The articles are listed in chronological order, most recent first. Note: some of the links expire as the hosting web site moves articles. (for relapsed ALL, please see the separate Relapsed ALL bibliography) Individualized 6-mercaptopurine increments in consolidation treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A NOPHO randomized controlled trial. Tulstrup M, et al., European Journal of Haematology, epub 2017 Oct 6. Abstract. Mutational status of NRAS, KRAS, and PTPN11 genes is associated with genetic/cytogenetic features in children with B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Liang DC, et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Pediatr Blood Cancer, 2017 Aug 29. Abstract. Safety and efficacy of nelarabine in children and young adults with relapsed or refractory T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia or T-lineage lymphoblastic lymphoma: Results of a phase 4 study. Zwaan CM, et al., British Journal of Haematology, epub 2017 Aug 2. Abstract. ABCC4 functional SNP in the 3' splice acceptor site of exon 8 (G912T) is associated with unfavorable clinical outcome in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Tanha HM, et al., Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, epub 2017 May 26. Abstract. Monitoring of childhood ALL using BCR-ABL1 genomic breakpoints identifies a subgroup with CML-like biology. Hovorkova L, et al., Blood, April 10, 2017. Abstract. Worldwide comparison of survival from childhood leukaemia for 1995–2009, by subtype, age, and sex (CONCORD-2): A population-based study of individual data for 89828 children from 198 registries in 53 countries. Bonaventure A, et al., The Lancet Haematology, April 14, 2017. Abstract. Vincristine toxicity with co-administration of fluconazole during induction therapy for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Smitherman AB, et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 03/27/2017. Abstract. DNA-thioguanine nucleotide concentration and relapse-free survival during maintenance therapy of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (NOPHO ALL2008): A prospective substudy of a phase 3 trial. Nielsen SN, et al., The Lancet Oncology, 03/03/2017. Abstract. Updates in the biology and therapy for infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Guest EM, et al., Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 01/17/2017. Abstract. Genomic and transcriptional landscape of P2RY8-CRLF2-positive childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Vesely C, et al., Leukemia, 1/11/2017. Abstract. Trisomy 21 associated, unfavorable prognosis. Clinical impact of minimal residual disease in children with different subtypes of acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with Response-Adapted therapy. Pui et al., Leukemia 31, 333–339, 2017. Abstract. Genomic characterization of paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: an opportunity for precision medicine therapeutics. Tasian SK, Hunger SP, British Journal of Haematology, 12/23/2016. Abstract. Delayed elimination of high-dose methotrexate and use of carboxypeptidase G2 in pediatric patients during treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Svahn T, et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 12/15/2016. Abstract. A thymidylate synthase polymorphism is associated with increased risk for bone toxicity among children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Finkelstein Y, et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 12/14/2016. Abstract. Improving nelarabine efficacy in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia by targeting aberrant PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. Lonetti A, et al., Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 11/09/2016. Abstract. Advances in understanding the pathogenesis of CNS acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and potential for therapy. FrishmanLevy L, et al., British Journal of Haematology, 10/26/2016. Abstract. Adoption of pediatric-inspired acute lymphoblastic leukemia regimens by adult oncologists treating adolescents and young adults: A population-based study. Muffly L, et al., Cancer, 09/27/2016. Abstract. Drug interactions may be important risk factors for methotrexate neurotoxicity, particularly in pediatric leukemia patients. Forster VJ, et al., Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, 09/27/2016. Abstract. Honey prevents oral mocositis in children undergoing chemotherapy: A quasi-experimental study with a control group. Bulut H, et al., Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 09/20/2016. Abstract. Role of neuroimaging in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and central nervous system involvement at diagnosis. Ranta S, et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 08/25/2016. Abstract. "Radiological imaging [MRI] of asymptomatic children with CNS leukemia at diagnosis lacks clinical importance, but may be useful in patients with cranial nerve symptoms and negative CSF, as well as for follow-up. Imaging of symptomatic patients is warranted in order to exclude other causes underlying the symptoms." Treatment of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia with risk group based intensification and omission of cranial irradiation: A Korean study of 295 patients. Lee JW, et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 08/10/2016. Abstract. Maintenance therapy of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia revisited—Should drug doses be adjusted by white blood cell, neutrophil, or lymphocyte counts? Kjeld Schmiegelow et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 22 JUL 2016. Abstract. Leukemic blasts are present at low levels in spinal fluid in one-third of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia cases. Mette Levinsen et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 22 JUL 2016. Abstract. Using centralized flow cytometry vs conventional cytospin-based cytology, blasts were found in one-third of samples vs 10% in conventional cytology. Application of Glutamine-enriched nutrition therapy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Han Y, et al., Nutrition Journal, 07/13/2016. Abstract. "Gln-enriched nutritional therapy can effectively improve the systemic nutritional status of children with leukemia, improve immune function." Maintenance therapy of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia revisited—Should drug doses be adjusted by white blood cell, neutrophil, or lymphocyte counts? Kjeld Schmiegelow et al., Pediatric Blood and Cancer, Volume 63, Issue 12 December 2016 Pages 2104–2111. Abstract. A review of new agents evaluated against pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia by the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program. L Jones et al., Leukemia, 30, 2133–2141, epub 12 August 2016. Abstract. "In this article, we review the results of >50 novel agents and combinations tested against the PPTP ALL xenografts . . . " Frequency and outcome of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia with ZNF384 gene rearrangements including a novel translocation resulting in an ARID1B/ZNF384 gene fusion. Shago M, et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 07/13/2016. Abstract. Comparison of outcomes after umbilical cord blood and unmanipulated haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mo XD, et al., International Journal of Cancer, epub 07/05/2016. Abstract. "Our results show that both unmanipulated haplo-HSCT and UCBT are valid for high-risk ALL children lacking a HLA matched donor, and both strategies expand the donor pool for children in need." Childhood leukemia incidence in California: High and rising in the Hispanic population. Giddings BM et al., Cancer, epub 2016 Jun 28. Abstract. "Notable differences in the incidence of childhood leukemia were observed among 4 racial/ethnic groups in California. Factors that may contribute to these differences include differential exposure to carcinogens and/or genetic susceptibility." Specific and Non-specific Clinical Presentations in the Year Before the Diagnosis of Childhood Leukaemia. TienYu Owen Yang et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 63, Issue 8, pages 1387–1393, August 2016. Abstract. Final results of a single institution experience with a pediatric-based regimen, the augmented berlin-frankfurt-münster (ABFM), in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and comparison to the hyper-CVAD regimen. Rytting ME, et al., American Journal of Hematology, epub 05/25/2016. Abstract. Hydrocortisone as an intervention for dexamethasone-induced adverse effects in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results of a double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Warris LT, et al., Journal of Clinical Oncology, 05/13/2016. Abstract. "Our results suggest that adding a physiologic dose of hydrocortisone to dexamethasone treatment can reduce the occurrence of serious neuropsychological adverse effects and sleep-related difficulties in pediatric patients with ALL." CAR T cell therapy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia and potential for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Singh N, et al., Current Treatment Options in Oncology, epub 05/11/2016. Abstract. Dexamethasone and high-dose methotrexate improve outcome for children and young adults with high-risk B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from Children's Oncology Group study AALL0232. Larsen EC, et al., Journal of Clinical Oncology,epub 05/10/2016. Abstract. Specific and non-specific clinical presentations in the year before the diagnosis of childhood leukaemia. Yang TO, et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 05/06/2016. Abstract. DNA methylation adds prognostic value to minimal residual disease status in pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Borssén M et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2016 Feb 29. Abstract. Protection against vaccine preventable diseases in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Isabel de de la Fuente Garcia et al., Pediatric Blood and Cancer, Volume 64, Issue 2 February 2017 Pages 315–320. Abstract. EBF1-PDGFRB fusion in paediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (BCP-ALL): genetic profile and clinical implications. Schwab C et al., Blood. 2016 Feb 12. Abstract. Minimal Residual Disease and Childhood Leukemia: Standard of Care Recommendations From the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario MRD Working Group. Uma H. Athale et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 23 FEB 2016. Abstract. Dexamethasone vs. prednisone in induction treatment of pediatric ALL: results of the randomized trial AIEOP-BFM ALL 2000. Möricke A et al., Blood, epub 2016 Feb 17. Abstract. "We conclude that in the large subgroup of precursor B-ALL patients with PGR, dexamethasone especially reduced the incidence of better salvageable relapses resulting in inferior survival after relapse. This explains the lack of benefit from dexamethasone in overall survival we observed in the total cohort except in the subset of T-ALL patients with PGR." DPYD gene polymorphisms are associated with risk and chemotherapy prognosis in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Zhao XQ et al., Tumour Biol, epub 2016 Feb 4. Abstract. Early Injury to Cortical and Cancellous Bone from Induction Chemotherapy for Adolescents and Young Adults Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. E. Orgel et al., Bone, 2016. Abstract. Lay article in Science Daily. Effect of honey on febrile neutropenia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A randomized crossover open-labeled study. Abdulrhman MA, et al., Complementary Therapies in Medicine, epub 02/05/2016. Abstract. Anxiety, pain, and nausea during the treatment of standard-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A prospective, longitudinal study from the Children's Oncology Group. Dupuis LL et al., Cancer, epub 2016 Jan 15. Abstract. Impaired mitochondrial function is abrogated by dexrazoxane in doxorubicin-treated childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors. Lipshultz SE et al., Cancer. 2016 Jan 13. Abstract. Personalization of dexamethasone therapy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Jackson RK et al., Br J Haematol, 2016 Jan 5. Abstract. Review article on this important topic. Influence of cranial radiotherapy on outcome in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with contemporary therapy. Vora A, et al, Journal of Clinical Oncology, epub Jan 11, 2016. Abstract. Conclusion: "CRT does not have an impact on the risk of relapse in children with ALL treated on contemporary protocols." This covers all risk groups. Meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis to compare the outcomes of chemotherapy for T- and B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): the use of dexamethasone, L-asparaginase, and/or methotrexate may improve the outcome of T-lineage ALL. Kako S et al., Ann Hematol, 2016 Jan;95(1):87-92. Abstract. Therapies on the horizon for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Carroll WL and Hunger SP, Curr Opin Pediatr. 2016 Feb;28(1):12-8. Abstract. miR expression profiling at diagnosis predicts relapse in pediatric precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Avigad S et al., Genes Chromosomes Cancer, epub 2015 Dec 19. Abstract. Outcomes Following Discontinuation of E. coli l-Asparaginase Upon Severe Allergic Reactions in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Yen HJ et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2015 Dec 24. Abstract. Cardioprotection and Safety of Dexrazoxane in Patients Treated for Newly Diagnosed T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Advanced-Stage Lymphoblastic Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Report of the Children's Oncology Group Randomized Trial Pediatric Oncology Group 9404. Asselin BL et al., J Clin Oncol. 2015 Dec 23. Abstract. "Dexrazoxane was cardioprotective and did not compromise antitumor efficacy, did not increase the frequencies of toxicities, and was not associated with a significant increase in second malignancies with this doxorubicin-containing chemotherapy regimen. We recommend dexrazoxane as a cardioprotectant for children and adolescents who have malignancies treated with anthracyclines." Haploidentical Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation with Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide in Children with Advanced Acute Leukemia with a Fludarabine, Busulfan and Melphalan Based Conditioning. Jaiswal SR et al., Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, epub 2015 Nov 20. Abstract. Ponatinib in chronic myeloid leukaemia and Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: A guide to its use in the EU. Keating GM, et al, Drugs & Therapy Perspectives, epub 12/07/2015. Abstract. Hypermethylation of p15 gene associated with an inferior poor long-term outcome in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mai H et al., J Cancer Res Clin Oncol, epub 2015 Oct 26. Abstract. The evolution of central nervous system prophylaxis for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Naomi J. Winick, Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 62, Issue 11, pages 1877–1878, November 2015. Abstract. Childhood leukaemia: an update. Ajay Vora, Paediatrics and Child Health, epub November 7, 2015. (No abstract yet available.) Intravenous pegylated asparaginase versus intramuscular native Escherichia coli l-asparaginase in newly diagnosed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (DFCI 05-001): a randomised, open-label phase 3 trial. Andrew E Place et al., The Lancet Oncology, 11/09/2015. Abstract. Outcome of Children with Standard-Risk T-Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia—Comparison among Different Treatment Strategies. Yousif Matloub et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 20 OCT 2015. Abstract. Germline genetic variation in ETV6 and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a systematic genetic study. Takaya Moriyama et al., The Lancet Oncology, 10/30/2015. Abstract. "Our findings indicated germline ETV6 variations as the basis of a novel genetic syndrome associated with predisposition to childhood ALL. The development of recommendations for clinical interventions and surveillance for individuals harbouring ALL-related ETV6 variants are needed." Lay article. Obinutuzumab (GA101) compared to rituximab significantly enhances cell death and antibody-dependent cytotoxicity and improves overall survival against CD20+ rituximab-sensitive/-resistant Burkitt lymphoma (BL) and precursor B-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (pre-B-ALL): potential targeted therapy in patients with poor risk CD20+ BL and pre-B-ALL. Awasthi A et al., Br J Haematol, epub 2015 Oct 16. Abstract. (Pre-clinical study. Rituximab is an anti-CD20 mAb.) Absolute lymphocyte count at the end of induction therapy is a prognostic factor in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Hirase S et al., Int J Hematol, epub 2015 Oct 6. Abstract. Combination of hyper-CVAD with ponatinib as first-line therapy for patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a single-centre, phase 2 study. Elias Jabbour et al., The Lancet Oncology, epub 10/05/2015. Abstract. A Phase I Study of Clofarabine With Multiagent Chemotherapy in Childhood High Risk Relapse of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (VANDEVOL Study of the French SFCE Acute Leukemia Committee). Brigitte Nelken et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 16 SEP 2015. Abstract. Long-term follow-up of a phase 2 study of chemotherapy plus dasatinib for the initial treatment of patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Kebriaei P et al., Cancer, epub 2015 Aug 26. Abstract. "A combination of chemotherapy with dasatinib is effective in achieving long-term remission for patients with newly diagnosed Ph + ALL." Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Progress Through Collaboration. Pui CH et al., J Clin Oncol, epub 2015 Aug 24. Abstract. Blinatumomab: A First-in-Class Bispecific T-Cell Engager for Precursor B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Buie LW et al., Ann Pharmacother, 2015 Sep;49(9):1057-67. Abstract. Prognostic value of rare IKZF1 deletion in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: an international collaborative study. Leukemia, epub 2015 Jul 23. Abstract. "We therefore conclude that all variants of rare IKZF1 deletions are associated with an unfavorable prognosis in pediatric BCP-ALL." Developing "Care Assistant": A smartphone application to support caregivers of children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Wang J et al., J Telemed Telecare, epub 2015 Aug 12. Abstract. KRAS and CREBBP mutations: a relapse-linked malicious liaison in childhood high hyperdiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia. K Malinowska-Ozdowy et al., Leukemia (2015) 29, 1656–1667. Abstract. Monitoring minimal residual disease in children with high-risk relapses of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: prognostic relevance of early and late assessment. C Eckert et al, Leukemia (2015) 29, 1648–1655. Abstract. Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Integrating genomics into therapy. Tasian SK, Loh ML, Hunger SP. Cancer, epub 2015 Jul 20. Abstract. Prognostic significance of copy number alterations in adolescent and adult patients with precursor B acute lymphoblastic leukemia enrolled in PETHEMA protocols. Ribera J et al., Cancer, epub 2015 Jul 20. Abstract. "Deletions of EBF1, IKZF1, and CDKN2A/B have an independent adverse prognosis for adolescents and adults with B-precursor ALL, and this suggests that these CNAs should be included in the initial risk assessment of ALL." The potential of clofarabine in MLL-rearranged infant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Stumpel DJ et al., Eur J Cancer, epub 2015 Jul 15. Abstract. Novel biological insights in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Durinck K et al., Exp Hematol, epub 2015 Jun 26. Abstract. Prediction of outcomes by early treatment responses in childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a retrospective study in China. Wei W et al., BMC Pediatr, epub 2015 Jul 15. Abstract. Comparative toxicity by sex among children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the Children's oncology group. Meeske KA et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2015 Jul 14. Abstract. "Risk profiles appear to be different for male and female patients, with females having greater risk of developing both acute and long-term treatment-related toxicities." Abstract. Treatment of young children with CNS-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia without cranial radiotherapy. Marta Wilejto et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 7 JUL 2015. Abstract. "For patients with central nervous system (CNS) involvement with ALL at diagnosis, the use of CRT remains common. . . . We conclude that omission of CRT from the treatment of young children with ALL involving the CNS is associated with acceptable survival and avoids potentially devastating late effects in this group." (Small study group.) IKZF1 deletion is an independent prognostic marker in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and distinguishes patients benefiting from pulses during maintenance therapy: results of the EORTC Children's Leukemia Group study 58951. Clappier E et al., Leukemia, epub 2015 Jun 8. Abstract. Profile of blinatumomab and its potential in the treatment of relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ribera JM et al., June 2015 Volume 2015:8 Pages 1567—1574. Abstract. Full text. Promising new agent for relapsed/refractory ALL. Next-generation-sequencing of recurrent childhood high hyperdiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia reveals mutations typically associated with high risk patients. Cai Chen et al., Leukemia Research, epub June 14, 2015. Abstract. Prognostic significance of minimal residual disease in high risk B-ALL: a report from Children's Oncology Group study AALL0232. Blood, epub 2015 Jun 29. Abstract. Briefly, higher-intensity treatment for the subset of patients with high MRD levels improved treatment outcome. Successful Pregnancy and Delivery After Radiation With Ovarian Shielding for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Before Menarche. Ishibashi N et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, epub 2015. Abstract. CD19-Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells for Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Lorentzen CL and Straten PT. Scand J Immunol, epub 2015 Jun 22. Abstract. Review article; not pediatric specific. Methotrexate resistance in relation to treatment outcome in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Wojtuszkiewicz A et al., J Hematol Oncol. 2015 May 29;8(1):61. Abstract. Inherited genetic variation in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Moriyama T et al., Blood, epub 2015 May 21. Abstract. "Future studies are needed to integrate both somatic and germline variants to predict risk of relapse and host toxicities, with the eventual goal of implementing genetics-driven precision medicine approaches in ALL treatment." Ophthalmic manifestations of relapsing acute childhood leukemia. Chocron IM et al., J AAPOS, epub 2015 Apr 15. Abstract. Transplantation: The role of total body irradiation (TBI) as a conditioning regime for paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: A discussion of the evidence. G. Hill and D. Meikle, Radiography, epub May 20, 2015. Abstract. Thiopurine methyltransferase and treatment outcome in the UK acute lymphoblastic leukaemia trial ALL2003. Lennard L et al., Br J Haematol, epub 2015 May 5. (TPMT) Abstract. Identification of SPAG9 as a novel JAK2 fusion partner gene in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia with t(9;17)(p24;q21). Kawamura M et al., Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2015 May 7. Abstract. Mercaptopurine metabolite levels are predictors of bone marrow toxicity following high-dose methotrexate therapy of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Vang SI et al., Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2015 May;75(5):1089-93. Abstract. "In conclusion, pre-HD-MTX 6MP metabolite levels may be applicable for 6MP dose adjustments to prevent HD-MTX-induced myelosuppression." Ophthalmic manifestations of relapsing acute childhood leukemia. Chocron IM et al., J AAPOS, epub 2015 Apr 15. Abstract. Ocular complaints post-ALL treatment. "These cases demonstrate the need for a high index of suspicion when evaluating ocular symptoms in patients with a prior history of acute lymphoblastic leukemia." The impact of chemotherapy shortages on COG and local clinical trials: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Elizabeth G. Salazar et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 62, Issue 6, pages 940–944, June 2015. Abstract. Overexpression of EPS8 is associated with poor prognosis in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He YZ et al., Leuk Res. 2015 Mar 20. Abstract. Secondary histiocytic sarcoma may cause apparent persistence or recurrence of minimal residual disease in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Alten J et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2015 Apr 1. Abstract. Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is a rare disease that may develop subsequent to ALL. HS is "clonally related" to ALL and can cause positive MRD tests. Two patients are discussed in this German paper. Growth patterns during and after treatment in patients with pediatric ALL: A meta-analysis. Fang Fang Zhang et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 24 MAR 2015. Abstract. (Addresses BMI rather than height.) Stem-Cell Transplantation in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Prospective International Multicenter Trial Comparing Sibling Donors With Matched Unrelated Donors-The ALL-SCT-BFM-2003 Trial. Peters C et al., J Clin Oncol, epub 2015 Mar 9. Abstract. Genomics in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: insights and treatment implications. Nat Rev Clin Oncol, epub 2015 Mar 17. Abstract. Inherited NUDT15 Variant Is a Genetic Determinant of Mercaptopurine Intolerance in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Yang JJ et al., J Clin Oncol, epub 2015 Jan 26. Abstract. Using nonrandomized studies to inform complex clinical decisions: The thorny issue of cranial radiation therapy for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Michael J. Kelly et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 5 MAR 2015. Abstract. Genomic profiling of thousands of candidate polymorphisms predicts risk of relapse in 778 Danish and German childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients. A Weso?owska-Andersen et al., Leukemia (2015) 29, 297–303. Abstract. Early use of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for infants with MLL gene-rearrangement-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. K Koh et al., Leukemia (2015) 29, 290–296. Abstract. "Considering the risk of severe late effects, indications for HSCT should be restricted to specific subgroups with poor risk factors. An alternative approach incorporating molecular-targeted drugs should be established." Blood spotlight on iAMP21 acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): a high-risk pediatric disease. Blood, epub 2015 Jan 21. Abstract. Predictors of diagnostic interval and associations with outcome in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Gupta S et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2015 Jan 13. Abstract. "Diagnostic intervals were short and a marker of disease severity rather than independent predictors of outcome. These findings may be used to address caregiver guilt and caution against "early diagnosis" benchmarks not based in evidence." Lessons from 50 years of curing childhood leukaemia. Cole CH et al., J Paediatr Child Health, 2015 Jan;51(1):78-81. Abstract. Core outcomes and definitions for pediatric fever and neutropenia research: A consensus statement from an international panel. Gabrielle M. Haeusler et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 62, Issue 3, pages 483–489, March 2015. Abstract. Decreased induction morbidity and mortality following modification to induction therapy in infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia enrolled on AALL0631: A report from the children's oncology group. Wanda L. Salzer MD et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 62, Issue 3, pages 414–418, March 2015. Abstract. "De-intensification of induction therapy and enhanced supportive care guidelines significantly decreased induction mortality and sterile site infections, without decreasing complete remission rates." Detection of dicentric chromosome (9;20) in paediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: prognostic significance. Letouzey M et al., Ann Hematol. 2015 Feb;94(2):187-93. Abstract. CEBPE polymorphism confers an increased risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a meta-analysis of 11 case-control studies with 5,639 cases and 10,036 controls. Wang C et al., Ann Hematol. 2015 Feb;94(2):181-5. Abstract. Update on biology and treatment of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Patrick K, Vora A, Curr Opin Pediatr. 2015 Feb;27(1):44-9. Abstract. Myelotoxicity after high-dose methotrexate in childhood acute leukemia is influenced by 6-mercaptopurine dosing but not by intermediate thiopurine methyltransferase activity. Levinsen M et al., Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2015 Jan;75(1):59-66. Abstract. Impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms of cytarabine metabolic genes on drug toxicity in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Krisztina Mita Gabor et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 3 JAN 2015. Abstract. "Our results indicate that DCK polymorphisms might be important genetic risk factors for hematologic toxicity during ALL treatment with ara-C. Individualized chemotherapy based on genetic profiling may help to optimize ara-C dosing, leading to improvements in clinical outcome and reduced toxicity." Prognostic significance of ligands belonging to tumour necrosis factor superfamily in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. L. Bolkun et al., Leukemia Research, December 27, 2014. Abstract. "Measurements of APRIL levels can improve prognostication in ALL patients." Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Administration during Therapy for Pediatric Leukemia. Crawford NW et al., Pediatr Infect Dis J, epub 2014 Aug 6. Abstract. Detection of central nervous system involvement in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia by cytomorphology and flow cytometry of the cerebrospinal fluid. Susanna Ranta et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 24 DEC 2014. Abstract. Flow cytometric immunophenotyping (FCI) is two times more sensitive to blast cells in the CSF than the current method, cytomorphological examination. Whether or not the new detection level plays out as a prognostic factor remains to be seen. Glutamic acid not beneficial for the prevention of vincristine neurotoxicity in children with cancer. Scott M. Bradfield et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 24 DEC 2014. Abstract. The association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677 > T polymorphisms and risk of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Asia. Lin 1, Liu Q, Zeng X. J Cancer Res Ther. 2014 Nov;10 Suppl:C210-4. Abstract. "The results indicated that Asian children with TT genotype of MTHFR gene may have less risk of developing ALL." Socio-economic disparities in survival from childhood leukemia in the U.S.A. and globally: a meta-analysis. Petridou ET et al., Ann Oncol, epub 2014 Dec 19. Abstract. "Children with lower SES suffering childhood leukemia do not seem to equally enjoy the impressive recent survival gains." Immunotherapy with the trifunctional anti-CD20 x anti-CD3 antibody FBTA05 (Lymphomun) in paediatric high-risk patients with recurrent CD20-positive B cell malignancies. Friedhelm R. Schuster et al., British Journal of Haematology, epub British Journal of Haematology. Abstract. Compassionate use of this new therapy produced some promising results. Thiopurine dose intensity and treatment outcome in childhood lymphoblastic leukaemia: the influence of thiopurine methyltransferase pharmacogenetics. Lennard L et al., Br J Haematol, epub 2014 Nov 29. Abstract. A study of the impact of TPMT genotype and the doses of 6-MP and thioguanine on EFS in childhood ALL. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and Down syndrome. Hiroaki Goto et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 62, Issue 1, pages 148–152, January 2015. Abstract. Weight change during childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia induction therapy predicts obesity: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Withycombe JS et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2014 Nov 18. Abstract. TKI dasatinib monotherapy for a patient with Ph-like ALL bearing ATF7IP/PDGFRB translocation. Kenichiro Kobayashi et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 14 NOV 2014. Abstract. Successful treatment of Ph-like ALL being treated with dasatinib, a targeted therapeutic commonly use for Ph+ ALL. Decreased induction morbidity and mortality following modification to induction therapy in infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia enrolled on AALL0631: A report from the children's oncology group. Salzer WL et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2014 Nov 18. Abstract. Intensified chemotherapy without SCT in infant ALL: Results from COG P9407 (Cohort 3). ZoAnn E. Dreyer et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 14 NOV 2014. Abstract. The impact of IKZF1 deletion on the prognosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: An updated meta-analysis. Jia M et al., Cancer Biomark, 2014 Jan 1;14(6):493-503. Abstract. The diagnosis and classification of osteonecrosis in patients with childhood leukemia. Niinimäki T et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2014 Oct 30. Abstract. Unleashing the clinical power of T cells: CD19/CD3 bi-specific T cell engager (BiTE®) antibody construct blinatumomab as a potential therapy. Zimmerman Z et al., Int Immunol, epub 2014 Sep 19. Abstract. Minimal residual disease in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: optimal methods and clinical relevance, pitfalls and recent approaches. Salari F et al., Med Oncol, 2014 Nov;31(11):266. Abstract. Muscle strength, motor performance, cardiac and muscle biomarkers in detection of muscle side effects during and after acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment in children. Akyay A et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014, Nov;36(8):594-8. Abstract. Diagnosis of central nervous system relapse of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Impact of routine cytological CSF analysis at the time of intrathecal chemotherapy. Adam Gassas et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 61, Issue 12, pages 2215–2217, December 2014. Abstract. "Routine CSF examination at the time of LP for intrathecal chemotherapy is useful in detecting CNS relapse." Identification of key genes affecting disease free survival time of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia based on bioinformatic analysis. Gao HY et al., Blood Cells Mol Dis, epub 2014 Aug 26. Abstract. Ras pathway mutations are highly prevalent in relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, may act as relapse-drivers and confer sensitivity to MEK inhibition. Irving J et al., Blood, epub 2014 Sep 24. Abstract. ". . . clinical evaluation of selumetinib [a MEK inhibitor] may be warranted for Ras pathway mutated relapsed ALL." T cells expressing CD19 chimeric antigen receptors for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children and young adults: a phase 1 dose-escalation trial. Daniel W Lee et al., The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 13 October 2014. Abstract. Postinduction Minimal Residual Disease Monitoring by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Paganin M et al., J Clin Oncol, epub 2014 Oct 6. Abstract. A European study. A high positive MRD is defined as high positive ≥ 5 × 10-4; MRD was tested at different times during post-induction treatment. "These findings provide further insights into the dynamic of MRD and the ongoing effort to define molecular relapse in childhood ALL." T-cell-replete haploidentical stem cell transplantation is highly efficacious for relapsed and refractory childhood acute leukaemia. Kobayashi S et al., Transfus Med, rpub 2014 Sep 15. Abstract. Mercaptopurine/Methotrexate maintenance therapy of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: clinical facts and fiction. Schmiegelow K et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Oct;36(7):503-17. Abstract. Cytotoxicity of CD56-positive lymphocytes against autologous B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Fei F et al., Leukemia, epub 2014 Aug 19. Abstract. A possible alternative for MUD transplants. TGFβ and IL10 have an impact on risk group and prognosis in childhood ALL. Winkler B et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2014 Sep 27. Abstract. German group: "We conclude that gene-polymorphisms of the regulatory/anti-inflammatory cytokines, TGFβ and IL10, but not of the pro-inflammatory cytokines, IFNγ and TNFα, have an impact on prognosis and risk-group of ALL. However, the reduced capacity to produce pro-inflammatory cytokines at diagnosis may serve as another important, functional risk factor. These data may help in further risk stratification and adaptation of therapy-intensity in paediatric patients with ALL." Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and Down syndrome. Hiroaki Goto et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 27 SEP 2014. Abstract. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adolescents and Young Adults. Burke P.W. and Douer D. Acta Haematol 2014;132:264-273. Abstract. "The outcome of AYAs aged 15-21 years treated by more contemporary pediatric protocols is similar to that of younger children but is inferior when using adult regimens." The KIR ligand C2 is associated with increased susceptibility to childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and confers an elevated risk for late relapse. Babor F et al., Blood. 2014 Aug 27. Abstract. Concordant B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia in non-twinned siblings. Pombo-de-Oliveira MS et al., Blood Cells Mol Dis, 2014 Aug 20. Abstract. Ikaros deletions in BCR–ABL-negative childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia are associated with a distinct gene expression signature but do not result in intrinsic chemoresistance. Nicholas A et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 61, Issue 10, pages 1779–1785, October 2014. Abstract. Impact of SLCO1B1 521T > C variant on leucovorin rescue and risk of relapse in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with high-dose methotrexate. Zhang HN et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2014 Aug 17. Abstract. Emerging treatment approaches in acute lymphoblastic and acute myeloid leukemias. Thomas X, Blood and Lymphatic Cancer: Targets and Therapy, March 2012 Volume 2012:2 Pages 57—76. Abstract and full text. Behavioral side effects of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment: The role of parenting strategies. Lauren K. Williams et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 11 AUG 2014. Abstract. Genetic polymorphisms in candidate genes predict increased toxicity with methotrexate therapy in Lebanese children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Zgheib NK et al., Pharmacogenet Genomics, 2014 Aug;24(8):387-96. Abstract. "Genotyping for MTHFR, ABCB1, ABCC2, and TYMS polymorphisms may be useful in identifying patients at risk of increased MTX toxicity and the need for dose optimization before treatment initiation." Genomic profiling of thousands of candidate polymorphisms predicts risk of relapse in 778 Danish and German childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients. Weso?owska-Andersen A et al., Leukemia, epub 2014 Jul 3. Abstract. These European researchers used "targeted, sequencing-based genotyping of 25 000 to 34 000 preselected potentially clinically relevant single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to identify host genome profiles associated with relapse risk." "Classification and regression tree analysis identified three distinct risk groups defined by end of induction residual leukemia, white blood cell count and variants in myeloperoxidase (MPO), estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1), lamin B1 (LMNB1) and matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP7) genes, ATP-binding cassette transporters and glucocorticosteroid transcription regulation pathways." Impairment in circadian activity rhythms occurs during dexamethasone therapy in children with leukemia. Valerie E. Rogers et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 25 JUL 2014. Abstract. Safety and clinical activity of 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (decitabine) with or without Hyper-CVAD in relapsed/refractory acute lymphocytic leukaemia. Christopher B. Benton et al., British Journal of Haematology, epub 26 JUL 2014. Abstract. Decitabine is a hypomethylating agent; this trial sounds promising. Outcomes of Children With BCR-ABL1-Like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated With Risk-Directed Therapy Based on the Levels of Minimal Residual Disease. Roberts KG et al., J Clin Oncol, epub 2014 Jul 21. Abstract. Using MRD to direct treatment, the researchers found no difference in overall survival between patients with and without BCR-ABL1-like ALL. (St. Jude) Bone Morbidity in Childhood Leukemia: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Mostoufi-Moab S, Halton J. Curr Osteoporos Rep, epub 2014 Jul 2. Abstract. "The spectrum ranges from mild pain to debilitating osteonecrosis (ON) and fractures. In this review, we summarize the skeletal manifestations, provide an update on therapeutic strategies for prevention and treatment, and discuss the most recent advances in musculoskeletal research." The effect of TLX3 expression on the prognosis of pediatric T cell acute lymphocytic leukemia-a systematic review. Ma J et al., Tumour Biol, epub 2014 Jul 6. Abstract. "Our results suggested that TLX3 expression is not an indicator for the prognosis of pediatric T-ALL." High hyperdiploidy among adolescents and adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL): cytogenetic features, clinical characteristics and outcome. Chilton L et al., Leukemia, 2014 Jul;28(7):1511-8. Abstract. High hyperdiploidy (HeH) is 51-65 chromosomes. Long-term follow-up of imatinib in pediatric Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Children's Oncology Group Study AALL0031. Schultz KR et al., Leukemia, 2014 Jul;28(7):1467-71. Abstract. "he re-induction rate following relapse was similar to other higher-risk ALL groups. Longer-term follow-up confirms our initial observation of substantially good outcomes for children and adolescents with Ph+ ALL treated with imatinib plus intensive chemotherapy with no advantage for allogeneic BMT." A novel integrated cytogenetic and genomic classification refines risk stratification in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Moorman AV et al., Blood, epub 2014 Jun 23. Abstract. An overall characterization of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia with 2 overexpression. Yano M et al., Genes Chromosomes Cancer, epub 2014 Jun 17. Abstract. A study of the overexpression of CRLF2. " a significant difference in 5-year EFS between CRLF2 OE patients with and without IKZF1 deletion was observed. In multivariate analysis, only IKZF1 deletion was a significant predictor of inferior OS." New frontiers in pediatric Allo-SCT: novel approaches for children and adolescents with ALL. Pulsipher MA et al., Bone Marrow Transplant, 2014, epub June 16. Abstract. "Recent studies have shown that relapse risk can be accurately defined using measurements of minimal residual disease (MRD) both pre- and post-HCT and by knowing whether patients get GVHD in the first 2 months after transplant. With these risk definitions in hand, investigators are now applying novel agents and immunotherapeutic methods in attempt to lower MRD before transplant and modulate the GVL effect after transplant. With powerful new immunological approaches coming on line, the transplant process itself will likely expand to include pre and/or post-HCT interventions aimed at reducing relapse." Ikaros deletions in BCR-ABL-negative childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia are associated with a distinct gene expression signature but do not result in intrinsic chemoresistance. Vitanza NA et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2014 Jun 29. Abstract. Dose Intensification of Methotrexate and Cytarabine During Intensified Continuation Chemotherapy for High-risk B-Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: POG 9406: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Tower RL et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 2014 Mar 6. Abstract. High-Dose Cyclophosphamide for the Treatment of Refractory T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children. Kobos R et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 2013 Dec 10. Abstract. "T-ALL patients with persistent MRD after treatment with conventional chemotherapy may respond to CY at escalated dosing." Engineered T cells for cancer therapy. June CH et al., Cancer Immunol Immunother, epub 2014 Jun 19. Abstract. Review article. Cranial Radiation for Pediatric T-Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Kelly MJ et al., Am J Hematol, epub 2014 Jun 10. Abstract. Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia from Traditional Chinese Medicine. Ya-Li Hsiao et al., Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2014. Abstract and full text. This article mainly discusses possible methotrexate compounds, ones that are inspired by traditional Chinese medicine and that might have fewer side effects. (PF note) Augmented post-remission therapy for a minimal residual disease-defined high-risk subgroup of children and young people with clinical standard-risk and intermediate-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (UKALL 2003): a randomised controlled trial. Ajay Vora et al., The Lancet Oncology, epub 10 June 2014. Abstract. "Our findings suggest that children and young people with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and 0·01% or more MRD at the end of remission induction therapy could benefit from augmented post-remission therapy. However, the asparaginase and intravenous methotrexate used in the augmented treatment regimen is associated with more adverse events than is the standard post-remission treatment regimen." Influence of genetic polymorphisms of FPGS, GGH, and MTHFR on serum methotrexate levels in Chinese children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Wang SM et al., Cancer Chemother Pharmacol, epub 2014 Jun 8. Abstract. Polymorphisms of asparaginase pathway and asparaginase-related complications in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ben Tanfous M et al., Clin Cancer Res, epub 2014 Jun 6. Abstract. Neuropsychological functioning of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: impact of whole brain radiation therapy. Annett RD et al., Psychooncology. 2014 Jun 2. Abstract. Childhood, Interrupted Pediatric physical therapists guide leukemia patients through tough treatments. Advance Healthcare Network for Physical Therapy and Rehab Medicine. Danielle Bullen, posted May 23, 2014. Magazine article. A Therapeutic Trial of Decitabine and Vorinostat in Combination with Chemotherapy for Relapsed/Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Michael J. Burke et al., American Journal of Hematology, epub Jun 2014. Abstract. A revised definition for cure of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pui CH et al., Leukemia, epub 2014 Apr 30. Abstract. "These findings demonstrate that with contemporary effective therapy that excludes cranial irradiation, approximately 6% of children with ALL may relapse after completion of treatment, and those who remain in remission at 4 years post treatment may be considered cured (that is, less than 1% chance of relapse)." Finally, in print, a statement of cure: "less than 1% chance of relapse". [my comment] Triple Intrathecal Therapy Alone With Omission of Cranial Radiation in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Liu HC et al., J Clin Onco, epub 2014 May 12. Abstract. "Delaying first TIT until circulating blasts have cleared may improve CNS control in children with newly diagnosed ALL and preclude the need for CrRT." Profile of inotuzumab ozogamicin and its potential in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Xavier Thomas, Blood and Lymphatic Cancer: Targets and Therapy, 05/06/2014. Abstract and link to free full text article. Impact on Survival and Toxicity by Duration of Weight Extremes During Treatment for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Orgel E et al., J Clin Oncol, epub 2014 May 1;32(13):1331-7. Abstract. Dexamethasone (6 mg/m2/d) and prednisolone (60 mg/m2/d) in induction therapy of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia are equally effective in EORTC CLG 58951 randomized trial. Domenech C et al., Haematologica, epub 2014 Apr 11. Abstract. "In conclusion, dexamethasone and prednisolone, used respectively at the doses of 6 and 60 mg/m2/day during induction, were equally effective and had a similar toxicity profile." Dana-Farber researchers uncover link between Down syndrome and leukemia. From mouse studies, a link between HMGN1 and PRC2; could lead to a targeted therapy. Ph+ ALL patients in first complete remission have similar survival after reduced intensity and myeloablative allogeneic transplantation: impact of tyrosine kinase inhibitor and minimal residual disease. V Bachanova et al., Leukemia (2014) 28, 658–665, epub 27 September 2013. Abstract. E2F3a gene expression has prognostic significance in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Wang KL et al., Eur J Haematol, epub 2014 Apr 23. Abstract. "Low-expression of E2F3a was associated with inferior prognosis in childhood ALL." Some correlation with the BCR-ABL fusion. IGH@ Translocations Are Prevalent in Teenagers and Young Adults With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Are Associated With a Poor Outcome. Russell LJ et al., J Clin Oncol, epub 2014 Apr 7. Abstract. Towards precision medicine in childhood leukemia - Insights from mutationally activated cytokine receptor pathways in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Izraeli S et al., Cancer Lett, epub 2014 Feb 22. Abstract. Outcome of transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with down syndrome. Johann K. Hitzler et al, Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 61, Issue 6, pages 1126–1128, June 2014. Abstract. Use of allopurinol in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia to reduce skewed thiopurine metabolism. Julienne Brackett et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 61, Issue 6, pages 1114–1117, June 2014. Abstract. Association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms and the relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a meta-analysis. He HR et al., Pharmacogenomics J, epub 2014 Mar 18. Abstract. Recognition of adult and pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia blasts by natural killer cells. Torelli GF et al., Haematologica. 2014 Mar 21. Abstract. Dexamethasone (6 mg/m2/d) and prednisolone (60 mg/m2/d) in induction therapy of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia are equally effective in EORTC CLG 58951 randomized trial. Domenech C et al., Haematologica, epub 2014 Apr 11. Abstract. "In conclusion, dexamethasone and prednisolone, used respectively at the doses of 6 and 60 mg/m2/day during induction, were equally effective and had a similar toxicity profile. Dexamethasone decreased the 8-year central nervous system relapse incidence by 1.6%." (France) Outcome for children and young people with Early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia treated on a contemporary protocol, UKALL 2003. Patrick K et al., Br J Haematol, epub 2014 Apr 8. Abstract. "ETP-ALL has an intermediate risk outcome, which does not warrant experimental treatment or first remission allogeneic transplant for the group universally." Expression and prognostic significance of livin/BIRC7 in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ibrahim L et al., Med Oncol, 2014 May;31(5):941. Abstract. Osteonecrosis in Paediatric Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Treated on Co-ALL-07-03 Trial: a Single Centre Analysis. Kuhlen M et al., Klin Padiatr, epub 2014 Apr 7. Abstract. SMYD2 is highly expressed in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia and constitutes a bad prognostic factor. Sakamoto LH et al., Leuk Res, epub 2014 Apr;38(4):496-502. Abstract. NOTCH1 mutations are associated with favourable long-term prognosis in paediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a retrospective study of patients treated on BCH-2003 and CCLG-2008 protocol in China. Gao C et al., Br J Haematol, epub 2014 Apr 2. Abstract. Feasibility of Treating Post-Transplant Minimal Residual Disease in Children with Acute Leukemia. Shah NN et al., Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2014 Mar 27. Abstract. The risk of traumatic lumbar punctures in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Shaikh F et al., Eur J Cancer, epub 2014 Mar 19. Abstract. EMP1, a novel poor prognostic factor in pediatric leukemia regulates prednisolone resistance, cell proliferation, migration and adhesion. Ariës IM et al., Leukemia, epub 2014 Feb 20. Abstract. "This study provides preclinical evidence that EMP1 is an interesting candidate for drug development to optimize treatment of BCP-ALL." EMP 1 is epithelial membrane protein 1. Survival Improvements in Adolescents and Young Adults following Myeloablative Allogeneic Transplantation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Wood WA et al., Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, epub 2014 Mar 6. Abstract. Altered resting state functional connectivity in young survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Shelli R. Kesler et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 12 MAR 2014. Abstract. Mode of Delivery and Risk of Childhood Leukemia. Francis SS et al., Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, epub 2014 Mar 11. Abstract. High proportion of CD34+/CD38-cells is positively correlated with poor prognosis in newly diagnosed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Long J et al., Leuk Lymphoma, 2014 Mar;55(3):611-7. Abstract. Differences in use of complementary and alternative medicine between children and adolescents with cancer in Germany: A population based survey. Sven Gottschling et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 61, Issue 3, pages 488–492, March 2014. Abstract. Long-term follow-up of imatinib in pediatric Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Children's Oncology Group Study AALL0031. Schultz KR et al., Leukemia, epub 2014 Jan 20. Abstract. Polymorphism of CYP1A1 gene and susceptibility to childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Egypt. Agha A et al., Leuk Lymphoma. 2014 Mar;55(3):618-23. Abstract. "Our results suggest that polymorphic variants in the CYP1A14 gene may increase the risk of childhood ALL, particularly in male patients aged 2-10 years." Methotrexate-Induced Neurotoxicity and Leukoencephalopathy in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Bhojwani D et al., J Clin Oncol, epub 2014 Feb 18. Abstract. "MTX-related clinical neurotoxicity is transient, and most patients can receive subsequent MTX without recurrence of acute or subacute symptoms. All symptomatic patients and one in five asymptomatic patients develop leukoencephalopathy that can persist until the end of therapy. Polymorphisms in genes related to neurogenesis may contribute to susceptibility to MTX-related neurotoxicity." Association between NQO1 C609T polymorphism and acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk: evidence from an updated meta-analysis based on 17 case-control studies. Li C, Zhou Y. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol, epub 2014 Feb 2. Abstract. "Our results indicate that the C609T polymorphism of the NQO1 gene is an important genetic risk factor in ALL." Neurocognitive and neuroradiologic central nervous system late effects in children treated on Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) P9605 (standard risk) and P9201 (lesser risk) acute lymphoblastic leukemia protocols (ACCL0131): a methotrexate consequence? A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Duffner PK et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Jan;36(1):8-15. Abstract. Does dexamethasone induce more neuropsychological side effects than prednisone in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia? A systematic review. L.T. Warris et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 16 FEB 2014. Abstract. "Randomized controlled trials with neuropsychological function as the primary or secondary outcome did not show clinically meaningful differences between dexamethasone and prednisone on cognition, mood or behavior." PLK1 expression and BI 2536 effects in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Oliveira JC et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2014 Feb 12. Abstract. Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk among long-term survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia - From the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort. Nottage KA et al., Br J Haematol, epub 2014 Jan 27. Abstract. Clinical features and early treatment response of central nervous system involvement in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mette Levinsen et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 12 FEB 2014. Abstract. The contribution of neurocognitive functioning to quality of life after childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Kunin-Batson A, Kadan-Lottick N, Neglia JP, Psychooncology, epub 2014 Feb 4. Abstract. Mathematics development and difficulties: The role of visual-spatial perception and other cognitive skills. Barnes MA and Raghubar KP, Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2014 Feb 9. Abstract. Fit4Life: A weight loss intervention for children who have survived childhood leukemia. Huang JS et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2014 Jan 16. Abstract. PTPRG inhibition by DNA methylation and cooperation with RAS gene activation in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Xiao J et al., Int J Cancer, epub 2014 Feb 4. Abstract. Association of ABCC2 -24C>T Polymorphism with High-Dose Methotrexate Plasma Concentrations and Toxicities in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Liu Y et al., PLoS One. 2014 Jan 3;9(1):e82681. Abstract. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T and overall survival in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a systematic review. Ojha RP and Gurney JG, Leuk Lymphoma. 2014 Jan;55(1):67-73. Abstract. Influence of length of time to diagnosis and treatment on the survival of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A population-based study. Baker JM et al., Leuk Res. 2014 Feb;38(2):204-9. Abstract. The association between fasting hypoglycemia and methylated mercaptopurine metabolites in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Melachuri S et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2014 Jan 10. Abstract. "High levels of 6MMP are associated with symptomatic hypoglycemia which may be mitigated by switching to morning or twice daily 6-MP dose administration." IKZF1 status as a prognostic feature in BCR-ABL1-positive childhood ALL. van der Veer A et al., Blood, epub 2013 Dec 23. Abstract. Assessment of corticosteroid-induced osteonecrosis in children undergoing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the Japanese childhood cancer and leukemia study group. Hyakuna N et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Jan;36(1):22-9. Abstract. Significance of CD66c expression in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Kiyokawa N et al., Leuk Res. 2014 Jan;38(1):42-8. Abstract. An intragenic ERG deletion is a marker of an oncogenic subtype of B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a favorable outcome despite frequent IKZF1 deletions. E Clappier et al., Leukemia (2014) 28, 70–77; epub 18 October 2013. Abstract. Children and Adolescents With ALL Are Taller Than Expected at Diagnosis. Huang T, Ducore JM, J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Jan;36(1):16-21. Abstract. Correlating pathology with the clinical symptoms of methotrexate-induced leukoencephalopathy in a child with relapsed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Summers RJ et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Jan;36(1):e19-22. Abstract. Outcome of transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with down syndrome. Hitzler JK, et al., Pediatr Blood Cance, epub. 2014 Jan 4. Abstract. Pharmacogenetically based dosing of thiopurines in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Influence on cure rates and risk of second cancer. Mette Levinsen et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 3 JAN 2014. Abstract. "This study indicates that reducing 6MP starting dose for patients with TPMT-LA may reduce SMN risk but lead to a relapse risk similar to that of patients with TPMT-WT." Use of allopurinol in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia to reduce skewed thiopurine metabolism. Brackett J et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2013 Dec 27. Abstract. The circadian schedule for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia maintenance therapy does not influence event-free survival in the NOPHO ALL92 protocol. Clemmensen KK et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2013 Nov 22. Abstract. "CONCLUSION: An evening schedule may still be recommended based on the previous publications, but in this study morning administration of MTX and 6MP does not seem to impact EFS." Serum creatinine and creatinine clearance for predicting plasma methotrexate concentrations after high-dose methotrexate chemotherapy for the treatment for childhood lymphoblastic malignancies. Xu WQ et al, Cancer Chemother Pharmaco, epub. 2013 Oct 25. Abstract. Applicability of gene expression profile of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia at diagnosis and at the end of the induction phase of chemotherapy at a cancer hospital in the state of Goiás (Brazil). Minasi LB et al., Tumour Biol, epub 2013 Sep 20. Abstract. Feasibility of reduced-intensity allogeneic stem cell transplantation with imatinib in children with philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Kayo Yamada et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 60, Issue 8, pages E60–E62, August 2013. Abstract. Effect of GSTM1 null genotype on risk of childhood acute leukemia: a meta-analysis. Ma Y et al., Tumour Biol, epub 2013 Sep 11. Abstract. Clinical Nanomedicine: A Solution to the Chemotherapy Conundrum in Pediatric Leukemia Therapy. Krishnan V, Rajasekaran AK, Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2013 Sep 5. Abstract. The Effect of RFC G80A Polymorphism in Cretan children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its interaction with MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms. Karathanasis NV et al., Int J Lab Hematol, epub 2013 Nov 16. Abstract. Zebularine induces chemosensitization to methotrexate and efficiently decreases AhR gene methylation in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Andrade AF et al., Anticancer Drugs. 2014 Jan;25(1):72-81. Abstract. "Zebularine (ZB) is a potent DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitor and has been associated with gene demethylation and enhancement of tumor chemosensitivity. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ZB, alone or combined with chemotherapeutics (methotrexate and vincristine), on childhood ALL cell lines." "These results indicate that ZB may be a promising drug for the adjuvant treatment of ALL, mainly when combined with methotrexate." 6-Mercaptopurine-induced recurrent acute pancreatitis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma. Halalsheh H et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2013 Aug;35(6):470-2. Abstract. The silent mutational landscape of infant MLL-AF4 pro-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Dobbins SE et al., Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2013 Oct;52(10):954-60. Abstract. No impact of high-dose cytarabine and asparaginase as early intensification with intermediate-risk paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: results of randomized trial TCCSG study L99-15. Kato M et al., Br J Haematol. 2013 Oct 26. Abstract. L-asparaginase: long-term results of a randomized trial of the effect of additional 3 doses during consolidation treatment in the Indonesian WK-ALL-2000 protocol. Widjajanto PH et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2013 Nov;35(8):597-602. Abstract. FPGS rs1544105 polymorphism is associated with treatment outcome in pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Liu SG et al., Cancer Cell Int. 2013 Oct 29;13(1):107. Abstract. UKALLXII/ECOG2993: addition of imatinib to a standard treatment regimen enhances long-term outcomes in Philadelphia positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Fielding AK et al., Blood, epub 2013 Nov 25. Abstract. Safety and efficacy of metformin for therapy-induced hyperglycemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Bostrom B et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2013 Oct;35(7):504-8. Abstract. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with Down syndrome: a retrospective analysis from the Ponte di Legno study group. Buitenkamp TD et al., Blood, epub 2013 Nov 12. Abstract. Safety of high dose trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. McManus M et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2013 Nov 19. Abstract. Antithrombin deficiency after prolonged asparaginase treatment in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ranta S et al., Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2013 Oct;24(7):749-56. Abstract. Phase II trial of clofarabine with topotecan, vinorelbine, and thiotepa in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory acute leukemia. Shukla N et l., Pediatr Blood Cancer, 2013 Sep 24. Abstract. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adolescents and young adults – from genomics to the clinics. Kenderian SS, Litzow MR, Clinical Oncology in Adolescents and Young Adults, 09/13/2013. Full text and video. Genomic characterization of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mullighan CG, Semin Hematol, 2013 Oct;50(4):314-24. Abstract. Variation at 10p12.2 and 10p14 influences risk of childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and phenotype. Migliorini G et al., Blood. 2013 Nov 7;122(19):3298-307. Abstract. The expression of histone deacetylase 4 is associated with prednisone poor-response in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Gruhn B et al., Leuk Res. 2013 Oct;37(10):1200-7. Abstract. Prognostic implications of mutations in NOTCH1 and FBXW7 in childhood T-all treated according to the NOPHO ALL-1992 and ALL-2000 protocols. Linda Fogelstrand et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 8 OCT 2013. Abstract. "Increased NOTCH activity, reflected by increased HES1 expression, is associated with improved outcome in pediatric T-ALL, but its role as a diagnostic tool or a therapeutic target in future clinical treatment protocols remains to be elucidated." Umbilical cord blood transplantation from unrelated donors in patientswith PH-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Piñana JL et al., Haematologica, epub 2013 Oct 4. Abstract. The BCL2-938 C, A promoter polymorphism is associated with risk group classification in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Künkele A et al., BMC Cancer, epub 2013 Oct 2;13(1):452. Abstract. High Proportions of CD4+ T Cells among Residual Bone Marrow T Cells in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Are Associated with Favorable Early Responses. Lustfeld I et al., Acta Haematol 2014;131:28-36. Abstract. Measuring Vincristine-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Smith EM et al., Cancer Nurs. 2013 September/October;36(5):E49-E60. Abstract. Total Neuropathy Score-Pediatric Vincristine (TNS©-PV) information. Bim Polymorphisms: Influence on Function and Response to Treatment in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Gagné V et al., Clin Cancer Res, epub 2013 Aug 30. Abstract. "Increased expression of prosurvival Mcl1 and presence of Bim isoforms lacking proapoptotic function might explain marked reduction of OS in a disease and dose-dependent manner in ALL patients carrying Bim- and Mcl1-risk genotypes. Clin Cancer Res; 1-10." Immature MEF2C-dysregulated T-cell leukemia patients have an early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia gene signature and typically have non-rearranged T-cell receptors. Linda Zuurbier et al, Haematologica, epub 2013 Aug 23. Abstract and full text. Risk-Directed Treatment Intensification Significantly Reduces the Risk of Relapse Among Children and Adolescents With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Intrachromosomal Amplification of Chromosome 21: A Comparison of the MRC ALL97/99 and UKALL2003 Trials. Moorman AV et al., J Clin Oncol, epub 2013 Aug 12. Abstract. Intrachromosomal Amplification of Chromosome 21 Is Associated With Inferior Outcomes in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated in Contemporary Standard-Risk Children's Oncology Group Studies: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Heerema NA et al., J Clin Oncol, epub 2013 Aug 12. Abstract. Clofarabine in combination with pegylated asparaginase in the frontline treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a feasibility report from the CoALL 08-09 trial. Escherich G et al., Br J Haematol, epub 2013 Aug 12. Abstract. BCR-ABL1 molecular remission after 90 Y-epratuzumab tetraxetan radioimmunotherapy in CD22+ Ph+ B-ALL: proof of principle. Chevallier P et al., Eur J Haematol, epub 2013 Aug 8. Abstract. Deletions of IKZF1 and SPRED1 are associated with poor prognosis in a population-based series of pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia diagnosed between 1992 and 2011. Olsson L et al., Leukemia, epub 2013 Jul 4. Abstract. Caregiver survey results related to handling of oral chemotherapy for pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Held K et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2013 Aug;35(6):e249-53. Abstract. "Seventy-two percent of responders reported receiving instruction on safe handling of oral chemotherapy. Ninety percent of responders reported that they did not utilize protective gear during preparation of oral chemotherapy. Although tablet crushers were designated for use with oral chemotherapy by 61% of responders, 22% used the same device to crush other nonchemotherapy medications. The majority of responders disposed of medication waste with regular garbage or poured the remainder down the sink." Diet, physical activity, and body composition changes during the first year of treatment for childhood acute leukemia and lymphoma. Fuemmeler BF et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 2013 Aug;35(6):437-43. Abstract. Expression of myeloid antigens on lymphoblast surface in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia at diagnosis and its effect on early response to treatment: a preliminary report. Sobol-Milejska G et al., Int J Hematol, epub 2013 Jul 24. Abstract. "The expression of MyAg in childhood ALL adversely affects early response to treatment. The expression of CD13 antigen on day 33 is a key factor affecting complete remission in ALL patients." The impact of hyperglycemia on risk of infection and early death during induction therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Dare JM et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2013 Jul 19. Abstract. 144 patients: "Overt hyperglycemia was seen in 36% and proven bacterial or fungal infection was most common in this group (OR 4.1 (1.1-15.6), P = 0.039). Both hyperglycaemia and infection were particularly common in patients with Down Syndrome." An expert opinion on pharmacologic approaches to reducing the cardiotoxicity of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia therapies. Zerra P et al., Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2013 Aug;14(11):1497-513. Abstract. Protein biomarkers distinguish between high- and low-risk pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a tissue specific manner. Braoudaki M et al., J Hematol Oncol. 2013 Jul 12;6(1):52. Abstract. Linking genomic lesions with minimal residual disease improves prognostic stratification in children with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. La Starza R et al., Leuk Res. 2013 Aug;37(8):928-35. Abstract. Predicting relapse risk in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Teachey DT, Hunger SP. Br J Haematol, epub 2013 Jun 29. Abstract. "This review will describe the clinical, biological, and response-based features known to predict relapse risk in childhood ALL, including those currently used and those likely to be used in the near future to risk-stratify therapy." Prophylactic post-transplant dasatinib administration in a pediatric patient with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Watanabe A et al., Pediatr Int. 2013 Jun;55(3):e56-8. Abstract. Dexamethasone exposure and memory function in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the SJLIFE cohort. Edelmann MN et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Jun 18. Abstract. 38 survivors studied: "Results from this pilot study suggest that adult survivors of ALL treated with dexamethasone are at increased risk for memory deficits and altered neural activity in specific brain regions and networks associated with memory function." Fetal growth and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Findings from the Childhood Leukemia International Consortium (CLIC). Milne E et al., Int J Cancer, epub 2013 Jun 10. Abstract. Efficacy and safety of recombinant E. coli-asparaginase in infants (less than one year of age) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Van der Sluis I et al., Haematologica, epub 2013 Jun 10. Abstract. Early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Haydu JE, Ferrando AA, Curr Opin Hematol. 2013 Jul;20(4):369-73. Abstract. What is the relevance of Ikaros gene deletions as prognostic marker in pediatric Philadelphia negative B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia? Chiara Palmi et al., epub Haematologica. 2013 Apr 12. Abstract. Methotrexate binds to recombinant thiopurine S-methyltransferase and inhibits enzyme activity after high-dose infusions in childhood leukaemia. Wennerstrand P et al., Eur J Clin Pharmacol, epub 2013 May 10. Abstract. "Our results show that TPMT genotyping should be performed in children with ALL, since 40 % of the children in our study who carried the wild-type TPMT gene were at risk of initial underdosing of 6-MP in cases where only TPMT enzyme activity was determined. MTX inhibits the TPMT enzyme activity after HD-MTX infusions due to protein binding." Absolute lymphocyte count is associated with minimal residual disease level in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Shen HQ et al., Leuk Res. 2013 Jun;37(6):671-4. Abstract. "ALC." Genetic Mediators of Neurocognitive Outcomes in Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Krull KR et al., J Clin Oncol. 2013 May 6. Abstract. High modal number and triple trisomies are highly correlated favorable factors in childhood B-cell precursor high hyperdiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated according to the NOPHO ALL 1992/2000 protocols. Paulsson K et al., Haematologica, epub 2013 May 3. Abstract. Biology of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Lo Nigro L et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2013 May;35(4):245-52. Abstract. Review article; covers genetic susceptibility and incidence of ALL, great table entitled "Genetic and Clinical Characteristics of Specific Subtypes in Childhood ALL". The incidence of childhood ALL has increased by close to 1% per year in the past 2 decades; incidence is not rising in Africa and India. Randomized comparison of prophylactic and minimal residual disease-triggered imatinib after allogeneic stem cell transplantation for BCR-ABL1-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pfeifer H et al., Leukemia, 2012 Dec 5. Abstract. Results of inotuzumab ozogamicin, a CD22 monoclonal antibody, in refractory and relapsed acute lymphocytic leukemia. Hagop Kantarjian et al., Cancer, epub 30 APR 2013. Abstract. Promising; patients went on to transplant after treatment with inotuzumab ozogamicin. 90 patients. See New Treatments for more infomation on this targeted therapy. Motor Functioning During and Following Treatment With Chemotherapy for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Jessica L. Green et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 22 APR 2013. Abstract. Antioxidant levels at diagnosis in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Radhakrishnan N et al., Indian J Pediatr. 2013 Apr;80(4):292-6. Abstract. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Hiroto Inaba, Mel Greaves, and Charles G Mullighan, The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 22 March 2013. Abstract. This is a good review paper; focuses on epidemiology to genetic alterations to treatment. Novel Susceptibility Variants at 10p12.31-12.2 for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Ethnically Diverse Populations. Xu H et al., J Natl Cancer Inst, epub 2013 Mar 19. Abstract. Lay article in Science Daily The inferior prognosis of adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is caused by a higher rate of treatment-related mortality and not an increased relapse rate - a population-based analysis of 25 years of the Austrian ALL-BFM (Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster) Study Group. Pichler H et al., Br J Haematol, epub 2013 Mar 11. Abstract. High-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first remission treated with novel intensive chemotherapy and allogeneic transplantation. Marshall GM et al., Leukemia, epub 2013 Feb 14. Abstract. "Although cure rates were improved compared with previous studies, high treatment toxicity suggested that novel agents are needed to achieve further improvement." Fat1 cadherin provides a novel minimal residual disease marker in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ardjmand A et al., Hematology, epub 2013 Feb 20. Abstract. Drug-Gene Modeling in Pediatric T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Highlights Importance of 6-Mercaptopurine for Outcome. Beesley AH et al., Cancer Res, epub 2013 Feb 22. Abstract. The researchers used pediatric cell lines to findgene-expression signatures predictive of resistance to 10 chemotherapy agents, then generated a model for outcome prediction in patients using microarray data from diagnosis specimens. "This study advances our understanding of drug resistance in T-ALL and provides new markers for patient stratification. The results suggest potential benefit from the earlier use of 6-mercaptopurine in T-ALL therapy or the development of adjuvants that may sensitize blasts to this drug. The methodology developed in this study could be applied to other cancers to achieve patient stratification at the time of diagnosis." A Health-Care System Perspective on Implementing Genomic Medicine: Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia as a Paradigm. Evans WE, Crews KR, Pui CH, Clin Pharmacol Ther, epub 2013 Jan 17. Abstract. I wrote a lay summary of this article for the ALL-kids website. Prognostic impact of absolute lymphocyte counts at the end of remission induction in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Rubnitz JE et al., Cancer, epub 2013 Mar 1. Abstract. The distribution of MLL breakpoints correlates with outcome in infant acute leukaemia. Emerenciano M et al., Br J Haematol. 2013 Feb 21. Abstract. Cord blood transplantation for the treatment of acute leukemia. Meerim Park and Young-ho Lee, Chinese Medical Journal, 2013, Vol. 126 No. 4:761-767. Abstract. Free full text. Fat1 cadherin provides a novel minimal residual disease marker in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ardjmand A et al., Hematology, epub 2013 Feb 20. Abstract. "Fat1 may therefore provide a new marker of MRD for patients with ALL lacking known genomic aberrations or within a multiplex approach to MRD detection." Chemotherapy-related changes in central nervous system phospholipids and neurocognitive function in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Krull KR et al., Leuk Lymphoma. 2013 Mar;54(3):535-40. Abstract. "Results indicate that early changes in phospholipids are related to neurocognitive decline and suggest a chemotherapy impact on white matter integrity." Safe lumbar puncture under analgo-sedation in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Maurizi P et al., Int J Clin Oncol, epub 2013 Feb 7. Abstract. Analgo-sedation is "deep sedation with propofol and ketamine." Frequencies and prognostic impact of RAS mutations in MLL-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia in infants. Emma M.C. Driessen et al., Haematol, epub February 12, 2013. Abstract. Full text is available. Dexrazoxane use in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic or myeloid leukemia from 1999 and 2009: Analysis of a national cohort of patients in the pediatric health information systems database. Dana M. Walker et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 60, Issue 4, pages 616–620, April 2013. Abstract. "Dexrazoxane administration is limited in patients with ALL and AML and prescribing practices vary across the country. Further work is necessary to understand how dexrazoxane is used in patients at highest risk of developing cardiotoxicity and to define its true effect on the development of SMNs." Detection of occult cerebrospinal fluid involvement during maintenance therapy identifies a group of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at high risk for relapse. Carolina Martínez-Laperche et al., American Journal of Hematology, epub 8 FEB 2013. "The detection of subclinical CNS disease by FCM during maintenance was associated with significantly lower 3-years RFS and 3-years OS. A sensitive methodology like FCM can be applied for a close follow-up of the levels of ALL in CFS samples, and may identify a group of patients at high risk for relapse." FCM is flow cytometry, and in this case, represents a more sensitve test for leukemia cells in spinal fluid. Abstract. (A study from Spain.) Treatment reduction for children and young adults with low-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia defined by minimal residual disease (UKALL 2003): a randomised controlled trial. Ajay Vora et al., The Lancet Oncology, epub, 7 February 2013. Abstract. (This abstract is long and informative.) Postinduction Dexamethasone and Individualized Dosing of Escherichia Coli L-Asparaginase Each Improve Outcome of Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Results From a Randomized Study--Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ALL Consortium Protocol 00-01. Vrooman LM et al., J Clin Oncol, epub 2013 Jan 28. Abstract. "There was no overall difference in skeletal toxicity by corticosteroid type; dexamethasone was associated with more infections and, in older children, increased incidence of osteonecrosis and fracture. There was no difference in asparaginase-related toxicity by EC-Asnase dosing method. Dexamethasone and ID EC-Asnase were each associated with superior EFS. Monitoring NSAA during treatment with EC-Asnase may be an effective strategy to improve outcome in pediatric ALL." HLA-G expression in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a significant prognostic tumor biomarker. Alkhouly N et al., Med Oncol. 2013 Mar;30(1). Abstract. "In conclusion, HLA-G expression could be used as a prognostic tumor marker to monitor disease state and improvement in ALL." The emerging role of exercise and health counseling in patients with acute leukemia undergoing chemotherapy during outpatient management. Jarden M et al., Leuk Res. 2012 Sep 26. Abstract. Pictorial essay: Acute neurological complications in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Kembhavi SA et al., Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2012 Apr;22(2):98-105. Abstract. Recent Advancements of Bortezomib in Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment. Xiao-Li Du, Qi Chen, Acta Haematol 2013;129:207-214. "Although the mechanisms of bortezomib anticancer activity are still not completely understood, it is a new treatment option for patients with refractory or relapsed ALL, particularly when used in combination with conventional chemotherapy or targeted agents. This review summarizes recent advancements in the understanding of the bortezomib molecular mechanism of action in ALL. Understanding of the molecular approaches might help customize cancer chemotherapy for each individual patient, directing the field towards rational therapeutics." Abstract. The molecular genetic makeup of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mullighan CG, Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2012;2012:389-96. Abstract. Complete heart block in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: teicoplanin as a possible cause and review of literature. Sharif-Yakan A et al., J Clin Pharm Ther, epub 2012 Dec 28. "This is one of only two similar cases reported in the literature. Teicoplanin [an antibiotic] remains the most probable cause. The use of teicoplanin should be approached cautiously in the setting of immunosuppression. Whether VZV contributed and teicoplanin triggered remains speculative. Physicians should be aware of this possible complication." Children's Oncology Group's 2013 blueprint for research: acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Stephen P. Hunger et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 19 DEC 2012. Abstract. Review article. Good summary of trial strategies as of late 2012; 92% 5 year overall survival claim; summary of AALL0232 results; discusses targeted therapies tried or in trials. Optimal approach to treatment of patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: how to best use all the available tools. Ribera JM. Leuk Lymphoma. 2013 Jan;54(1):21-7. Abstract. Comparison of pharmacokinetics and toxicity after high-dose methotrexate treatments in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Csordas K et al., Anticancer Drugs. 2013 Feb;24(2):189-97. Abstract. Comparison of Prognostic Value of In Vitro Drug Resistance and Bone Marrow Residual Disease on Day 15 of Therapy in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Jan Stycznski et al., Anticancer Research December 2012 vol. 32 no. 12 5495-5499. Abstract. "Persistence of blasts in bone marrow at day 15, ITRT [individual tumor response testing] showing resistance to prednisolone and high PVA [prednisolone, vincristine and L-asparaginase] score were the strongest and comparable prognostic factors predicting relapse in childhood ALL." Diet, Physical Activity, and Body Composition Changes During the First Year of Treatment for Childhood Acute Leukemia and Lymphoma. Fuemmeler BF et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, epub 2012 Nov 30. Abstract. "Our data corroborate previous findings that following treatment for ALL and lymphoma, childhood cancer survivors tend to be less active and at greater risk for obesity than their healthy peers." Myocardial 2D strain echocardiography and cardiac biomarkers in children during and shortly after anthracycline therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL): a prospective study. Mavinkurve-Groothuis AM et al., Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, epub 2012 Oct 29. Abstract. ". . . the combination of cardiac biomarkers and myocardial 2D strain echocardiography is important in the assessment of cardiac function of children with ALL treated with anthracyclines." Adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated at pediatric versus adult hospitals. Pole JD et al., Ann Oncol, epub 2012 Oct 28. Abstract. "Most AYA patients treated at adult centers received pediatric protocols in the recent periods. ConclusionsUsing population-based data, AYA ALL patients had similar outcomes whether treated at a pediatric or an adult center. Early introduction of aggressive treatment protocols in adult centers may have negated differences in outcomes among AYA patients by site of care." Aurora kinases in childhood acute leukemia: the promise of aurora B as therapeutic target. Hartsink-Segers SA et al., Leukemia, epub 2012 Sep 3. Abstract. Brief discussion on my New Treatments page. Flow cytometry and IG/TCR quantitative PCR for minimal residual disease quantitation in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a French multicenter prospective study on behalf of the FRALLE, EORTC and GRAALL. Garand R, et al., Leukemia. 2012 epub Aug 16. Abstract. Glucocorticoids and insulin resistance in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Chow EJ, et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, epub 2012 Oct 5. Abstract. "High-dose glucocorticoids given as part of routine chemotherapy were associated with a significantly increased insulin resistant state. Given the amount and duration of glucocorticoids children with ALL experience, these physiologic changes could be an important contributor to the development of therapy-related obesity." Poor prognosis for P2RY8-CRLF2 fusion but not for CRLF2 over-expression in children with intermediate risk B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. C Palmi et al., Leukemia (2012) 26, 2245–2253. Abstract. "In conclusion, P2RY8-CRLF2 identifies a subset of BCP-ALL patients currently stratified as IR that could be considered for treatment intensification." Widespread Osteonecrosis in Children With Leukemia Revealed by Whole-body MRI. Miettunen PM et al., Clin Orthop Relat Res., epub2012 Sep 25. Abstract. "MRI detects early osteonecrosis, but multiple focused MR images are required to capture all lesions." Effectiveness of pamidronate as treatment of symptomatic osteonecrosis occurring in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Coralie Leblicq et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 21 SEP 2012. Abstract. Ikaros (IKZF1) alterations and minimal residual disease at day 15 assessed by flow cytometry predict prognosis of childhood BCR/ABL-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Jana Volejnikova et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 19 SEP 2012. Abstract. "We show that MRD-directed treatment diminishes prognostic impact of IKZF1 alterations. However, IKZF1 status alone or combined with day 15 flow cytometry can significantly improve risk stratification within BFM protocols at centers that do not perform antigen-receptor-based MRD monitoring." Cytomegalovirus retinitis as an adverse immunological effect of pulses of vincristine and dexamethasone in maintenance therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Hiroshi Moritake et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 13 SEP 2012. Abstract. (One case study.) Evaluation of Adrenal Reserve in Children with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Treated with Prednisone or Dexamethasone. Kuperman H et al., Horm Res Paediatr., epub 2012 Aug 20:73-80. Abstract. EuroFlow antibody panels for standardized n-dimensional flow cytometric immunophenotyping of normal, reactive and malignant leukocytes. J J M van Dongen et al., Leukemia (2012) 26, 1908–1975. Abstract. (Several articles on this topic in the same issue.) Improved flow cytometric detection of minimal residual disease in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Denys B et al., Leukemia, epub 2012 Aug 16. Abstract. Effect of alternate-week versus continuous dexamethasone scheduling on the risk of osteonecrosis in paediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: results from the CCG-1961 randomised cohort trial. Leonard A Mattano et al., The Lancet Oncology, epub 15 August 2012. Abstract. "Alternate-week dexamethasone during delayed intensification phases, a simple dose modification, reduces the risk of osteonecrosis in children and adolescents given intensified treatment for high-risk ALL. Its use is being evaluated in children with standard risk ALL." CCG 1961 results. The future role of monoclonal antibody therapy in childhood acute leukaemias. Barth M, Raetz E, Cairo MS. Br J Haematol, epub 2012 Aug 13. Abstract. "This review will discuss the development of monoclonal antibodies that target a variety of cell surface antigens for the treatment of childhood ALL . . . " My lay summary of this article. Imatinib after induction for treatment of children and adolescents with Philadelphia-chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (EsPhALL): a randomised, open-label, intergroup study. Andrea Biondi et al., The Lancet Oncology, Early Online Publication, 14 August 2012. Abstract. MicroRNA expression and activity in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Jaqueline C. de Oliveira et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 59, Issue 4, pages 599–604, October 2012. Abstract. A review article. Genetic Alterations Activating Kinase and Cytokine Receptor Signaling in High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Kathryn G. Roberts et al., Cancer Cell 22, 153–166, August 14, 2012. Abstract. Ph-like ALL; I have a summary of this article on my ALL New Treatments web page. Protective Effect of Carvedilol on Adriamycin-Induced Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. El-Shitany NA et al., J Card Fail. 2012 Aug;18(8):607-13. Abstract. A study of 50 newly diagnosed ALL patients, half were given Carvedilol. The results are promising for Carvedilol being a heart protectant. Carvedilol is normally used for patients with heart failure. Dexrazoxane hydrochloride (Zinecard), which works by a different mechanism, has in the past shown some use as a heart protectant. Treatment of young patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia using increased dose of imatinib and deintensified chemotherapy before allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Ribera JM, et al., British Journal of Haematology, epub 8/07/2012. Abstract. Briefly: improved 2 year EFS, 63% vs. 37%. Impact of NOTCH1/FBXW7 mutations on outcome in pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients treated on the MRC UKALL 2003 trial. Jenkinson S et al., Leukemia, epub 2012 Jul 3. Abstract. "Patients with double NOTCH1 and/or FBXW7 mutations have a very good outcome and should not be considered for more intensive therapy in first remission, even if slow early responders or MRD positive after induction therapy." 5T4 oncofetal antigen is expressed in high risk of relapse childhood pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is associated with a more invasive and chemotactic phenotype. F V Castro et al., Leukemia (2012) 26, 1487–1498. Abstract. Post-traumatic stress symptoms among mothers of children with leukemia undergoing treatment: a longitudinal study. Tremolada M et al., Psychooncology. epub 2012 Jul 9. Abstract. "Specific psychological interventions could be devised for mothers at risk for short and long-term PTSS just after the diagnosis." Prognostic value of genetic alterations in children with first bone marrow relapse of childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Krentz S, et al., Leukemia, epub 2012 Jun 13. Abstract. "We conclude that IKZF1 and TP53 represent relevant prognostic factors that should be considered in future risk assessment of children with relapsed ALL to indicate treatment intensification or intervention." Corticosteroids, Behavior, and Quality of Life in Children Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; A Multicentered Trial. Pound, Catherine Maude et al., Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology: epub 25 June 2012. Abstract. "Corticosteroid treatment during ALL maintenance therapy is associated with behavior and emotional disturbances and adversely affects quality of life. Dexamethasone is associated with more significant behavioral changes in older children." [I just had to include this - why write a paper on something so very obvious to all parents of children on treatment for ALL? Why do the study if there is no alternative, no suggestions to help? PF] Day 22 of induction therapy is important for minimal residual disease assessment by flow cytometry in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Xu XJ et al., Leuk Res. 2012 Aug;36(8):1022-7. Abstract. Impact of pretransplant minimal residual disease after cord blood transplantation for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission: an Eurocord, PDWP-EBMT analysis. Ruggeri A et al., Leukemia, epub 2012 May 4. Abstract. Folic acid supplementation, MTHFR and MTRR polymorphisms, and the risk of childhood leukemia: the ESCALE study (SFCE). Alicia Amigou et al., Cancer Causes and Control, epub 16 June 2012. Abstract. "The study findings support the hypothesis that maternal folic acid supplementation may reduce the risk of childhood AL. The findings also suggest that the genotype homozygous for any of the MTHFR variants and carrying both MTRR variants could be a risk factor for AL." Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials of central nervous system directed therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Sue Richards, Ching-Hon Pui, Paul Gayon, on behalf of the Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Collaborative Group (CALLCG). Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 12 JUN 2012. Abstract. The utility of end-of-treatment bone marrow aspirates in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A quality improvement project. Sumit Gupta et al., Pediatric Blood and Cancer, epub 22 MAY 2012. Abstract. "Our results confirm the futility of EOTBMAs in a large contemporary cohort." CD105 and placental growth factor – Potent prognostic factors in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Patrycja Sujka-Kordowska et al., Leukemia Research Volume 36, Issue 7 , Pages 846-851, July 2012. Abstract. Activation of Akt is associated with poor prognosis and chemotherapeutic resistance in pediatric B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Naoto Morishita et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 59, Issue 1, pages 83–89, 15 July 2012. Abstract. "Activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway, a pro-survival pathway, plays important roles in tumor cell growth. . . . These results support the contention that Akt activation is a mechanism of chemotherapeutic resistance in B-pre ALL and suggest that Akt can be a therapeutic target for the treatment of relapsed or refractory pediatric B-pre ALL." Antifungal prophylaxis in pediatric hematology/oncology: New choices & new data. Christopher C. Dvorak et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 59, Issue 1, pages 21–26, 15 July 2012. Abstract. Prevention of bacterial infection in pediatric oncology: What do we know, what can we learn? Sarah Alexander et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 59, Issue 1, pages 16–20, 15 July 2012. Abstract. Epidemiology and potential preventative measures for viral infections in children with malignancy and those undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation. Brian T. Fisher et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 59, Issue 1, pages 11–15, 15 July 2012. Abstract. T315I Mutation in Ph-positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is Associated with a Highly Aggressive Disease Phenotype: Three Case Reports. Watanabe K et al., Anticancer Research, epub 5/18/2012. Abstract. The Fat1 cadherin is overexpressed and an independent prognostic factor for survival in paired diagnosis–relapse samples of precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. C E de Bock et al., Leukemia (2012) 26, 918–926. Abstract. Changes in Cardiac Biomarkers During Doxorubicin Treatment of Pediatric Patients With High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Associations With Long-Term Echocardiographic Outcomes. Steven E. Lipshultz et al., American Society of Clinical Oncology, epub February 27, 2012. Abstract. The article discusses the potential of the biomarkers cTnT and NT-proBNP as indicators of cardiotoxicity. The use of dexrazoxane is mentioned (it lowers the biomarkers). Modifications to induction therapy decrease risk of early death in infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated on Children's Oncology Group P9407. Wanda L. Salzer et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 5 APR 2012. Abstract. "Early morbidity and mortality for infants with ALL were reduced by substitution of prednisone (40 mg/m2/day) for dexamethasone (10 mg/m2/day), the delivery of daunorubicin over 30 minutes instead of a continuous infusion for 48 hours, and the provision of more specific supportive care measures." A Non-natural Nucleoside with Combined Therapeutic and Diagnostic Activities against Leukemia. Motea EA, Lee I, Berdis AJ, ACS Chem Biol. 2012 Mar 13. Abstract. Lay article. CREBBP HAT domain mutations prevail in relapse cases of high hyperdiploid childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A Inthal et al., Leukemia (5 March 2012). Abstract. High hyperdiploid (HD) is generally a good prognosis factor; however, about 15% of children with HD relapse. Although the numbers are small (7/16), there appears to be a mutation in the histone-modifying CREB-binding protein (CREBBP) gene in the HAT region that is associated with a drug-resistant sub-class of ALL. Immunophenotype of Chinese Patients with T-Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Its Association to Biological and Clinical Features. Haixia Tong et al., Acta Haematol, Vol. 127, No. 4, 2012. Abstract. Discusses myeloid antigen (MyAg) expression. Racial and ethnic disparities in survival of US children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: evidence from the SEER database 1988–2008. William B. Goggins and Fiona F. K. Lo, Cancer Causes and Control, epub March 30, 2012. Abstract. "Previously observed poorer prognosis for childhood ALL for some minority groups appears to be shared by most Asians as well. Further research is needed to find explanations for the poorer survival of minority children with ALL and possible treatment implications." Variants of the MTHFR gene and susceptibility to acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: A synthesis of genetic association studies. Elias Zintzaras et al., Cancer Epidemiology Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 169-176, April 2012. Abstract. "The current evidence is not sufficient to draw definite conclusions regarding the association of MTHFR variants and development of ALL." The activity of the inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase affects toxicity of 6-mercaptopurine during maintenance therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Japanese children. Yoichi Tanaka et al., Leukemia Research Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 560-564, May 2012. Abstract. "The association between inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase (ITPA) activity and toxicity of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP)..." Adolescents and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia have a better outcome when treated with pediatric-inspired regimens: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Ron Ram et al., American Journal of Hematology, epub 3 MAR 2012. Abstract. Improved Survival for Children and Adolescents With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Between 1990 and 2005: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Stephen P. Hunger et al, JCO, epub March 12, 2012. Abstract. This article is cited as claiming cure rates approaching 90%. This article is cited the same: Carroll, W.L. & Raetz, E.A. (2012) Clinical and laboratory biology of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Journal of Pediatrics, 160, 10–18. In general, this is the best article to give people who want statistics. Note that the stats are only for patients who enroll in the trials. Stats broken down many ways, e.g., sex, ageethnicity, risk group, etc. FLAG-liposomal Doxorubicin (Myocet) Regimen for Refractory or Relapsed Acute Leukemia Pediatric Patients. Quarello P et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol., epub 2012 Mar 2. Abstract. FLAG therapy is fludarabine with cytarabine and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. nonpegylated liposomal doxorubicin used in combination with FLAG therapy showed promise. (A small trial, not a huge improvement.) Clofarabine in pediatric acute leukemia: Current findings and issues. Nobuko Hijiya et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 21 FEB 2012. Abstract. A review article. Improved survival in matched unrelated donor transplant for childhood ALL since the introduction of high-resolution matching at HLA class I and II. J Harvey et al., Bone Marrow Transplantation, epub 20 February 2012. Abstract. Inotuzumab ozogamicin, an anti-CD22—calecheamicin conjugate, for refractory and relapsed acute lymphocytic leukaemia: a phase 2 study. Hagop Kantarjian et al., The Lancet Oncology, epub, 21 February 2012. Abstract. Spotlight on Dasatinib in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. McCormack, Paul L.; Keam, Susan J. Biodrugs: 1 February 2012 - Volume 26 - Issue 1 - pp 61-64. Abstract. ". . . oral dasatinib is a highly effective, once-daily therapy . . . for the treatment of patients with imatinib-resistant or -intolerant chronic- and advanced-phase CML or Ph+ ALL. Differential MiRNA expression in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and association with clinical and biological features. Jaqueline Carvalho de Oliveira et al., Leukemia Research, Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 293-298, March 2012. Abstract. "A significant association was observed between higher expression levels of miR-196b and T-ALL, miR-100 and patients with low white blood cell count at diagnosis and t(12;21) positive ALL." Feasibility of neurobehavioral screening following diagnosis of pediatric cancer. Laura P. Pejnovic et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 11 JAN 2012. Abstract. The study toned down a long neurobehavioral assessment to target at the neurobehavioral domains known to be impacted by cancer treatments, thus making the assessment more feasible for childhood cancer patients. Palonosetron for the prevention of nausea and vomiting in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with high dose methotrexate. Sambavy Nadaraja et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 11 JAN 2012. Abstract. Palonosetron (INN, trade name Aloxi) is of the same drug class as Ondansetron (Zofran) but doesn't have to be administrated as often. Gene Dose Effects of GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 Polymorphisms on Outcome in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Borst, Louise et al., Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, epub 12 January 2012. Abstract. AMP-dependent kinase/mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: therapeutic implications. C Grimaldi et al., Leukemia (2012) 26, 91–100. Abstract. "mTORC1 activity can be downmodulated by upregulating the liver kinase B1/AMP-activated protein kinase (LKB1/AMPK) pathway. Here, we have explored the therapeutic potential of the anti-diabetic drug, metformin (an LKB1/AMPK activator), against both T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) cell lines and primary samples from T-ALL patients displaying mTORC1 activation." Complete morphologic and molecular remission after introduction of dasatinib in the treatment of a pediatric patient with t-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and ABL1 amplification. Ofelia Crombet et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 3 JAN 2012. ". . . ABL1 fusions are present in approximately 8% of the cases. Dasatinib [Gleevec] . . . directly targets the BCR-ABL gene. We describe a pediatric case of T-cell ALL with amplification of the ABL1 gene in which remission was achieved only after the addition of dasatinib to conventional chemotherapy." Statins are active in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL): a therapy that may treat ALL and prevent avascular necrosis. Sheen C et al., Br J Haematol, 2011 Nov;155(3):403-7. Abstract. Based on these preclinical studies, clinicians are using statins in patients off-label and multi-institutional cooperative group clinical trials are under development, moving pravastatin forward as an AVN preventing agent (Sala et al, 2007). Oral health status in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Javed F et al., Critical Reviews in Oncology/ Hematology, epub 05 December 2011. Abstract. Absolute lymphocyte counts refine minimal residual disease-based risk stratification in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Karen R. Rabin et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 18 NOV 2011. Abstract. Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) at day 29 of induction "constitutes a significant and independent prognostic factor in childhood ALL that may refine current MRD-based risk stratification algorithms and provide key prognostic information in settings where MRD determination is not feasible." "Patients with ALC-29 >1,500 cells/µl had a superior 6-year relapse-free survival . . . " (The same authors have another article, below.) Comparison of allergic reactions to pegasparaginase given intravenously versus intramuscularly. Mahati Pidaparti, Bruce Bostrom, Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 20 OCT 2011. Abstract. Immunophenotype and cytogenetic characteristics in the relationship between birth weight and childhood leukemia. Kate A. O'Neill et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 58, Issue 1, pages 7–11, January 2012. Abstract. Promotional etiology for common childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: The infective lymphoid recovery hypothesis. Richard B. Richardson et al., Leukemia Research Volume 35, Issue 11 , Pages 1425-1431, November 2011. Abstract. Polymorphism of the thymidylate synthase gene and risk of relapse in childhood ALL. Jacek J. Pietrzyk , et al., Leukemia Research Volume 35, Issue 11 , Pages 1464-1466, November 2011. Abstract. High concordance of subtypes of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia within families: lessons from sibships with multiple cases of leukemia. K Schmiegelow et al., Leukemia, epub 18 October 2011. Abstract. A small study; briefly, the risk of developing ALL might be inherited, but only for certain sub-types, such as T- or pre-B- or ETV6/RUNX1 or MLL. Phase I trial of a novel human monoclonal antibody mAb216 in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Michaela Liedtke et al., Haematologica, epub 11 October 2011. Abstract. Promising results; mostly adults. "Human mAb216 is a naturally occurring human monoclonal IgM antibody." The impact of therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on intelligence quotients; results of the risk-stratified randomized central nervous system treatment trial MRC UKALL XI. Christina Halsey et al., Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2011, 4:42, epub 13 October 2011. Abstract. "Children with ALL are at risk of CNS morbidity, regardless of the mode of CNS-directed therapy." Haplotypes of DNA repair and cell cycle control genes, X-ray exposure, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Anand P. Chokkalingam et allm Cancer Causes and Control, epub 10/14/2011. Abstract. "These results support a role of altered DNA repair and cell cycle processes in the risk of childhood ALL, and show that this genetic susceptibility can differ by cytogenetic subtype and may be modified by exposure to ionizing radiation." How to manage vaccinations in children with cancer. Antonio Ruggiero et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 57, Issue 7, pages 1104–1108, 15 December 2011. Abstract. Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Firoozi M et al., Iranian Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol. 4, No. 4, Autumn 2011. Abstract. Survivors of childhood ALL "function better emotionally compared with normal children", showing lower levels of post traumatic stress syndrome and lower depression levels. 78 children were studied. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children with Down syndrome: an updated review. Kelly W. Maloney, British Journal of Haematology, epub 21 SEP 2011. Abstract. Prospective Study on Incidence, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcome of Osteonecrosis in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Mariël L. te Winkel et al., American Society of Clinical Oncology, epub September 26, 2011. Abstract. "Six percent of pediatric patients with ALL developed symptomatic osteonecrosis during or shortly after treatment. Older age and female sex were risk factors." Management of osteonecrosis in children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Ajay Vora, British Journal of Haematology, epub 21 SEP 2011. Abstract. ETV6-RUNX1-positive childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: improved outcome with contemporary therapy. D Bhojwani et al., Leukemia, epub 26 August 2011. Abstract. From St Jude: ". . . the MRD-guided treatment schema including intensive asparaginase and high-dose methotrexate in the Total XV study produced significantly better outcomes than previous regimens and demonstrated that nearly all children with ETV6-RUNX1 ALL can be cured." (ETV6-RUNX1 is the new name for tel-AML1). The epidemiology of herpes zoster in 226 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Gitte Vrelits Sørensen et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 57, Issue 6, pages 993–997, 1 December 2011. Abstract. Microarray-based genomic profiling as a diagnostic tool in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Annet Simons et al., Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer, epub 31 AUG 2011. Abstract. (I discuss this further, see the New Treatments page.) Risk factors for treatment related mortality in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Bendik Lund et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 56, Issue 4, pages 551–559, April 2011. Abstract. Minimal residual disease in peripheral blood at day 15 identifies subgroup of childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia with superior prognosis. Jana Volejnikova et al., Haematologica, epub 31 August 2011. Abstract. "Conclusions. Minimal residual disease in peripheral blood at day 15 identified a large group of patients with an excellent prognosis and added prognostic information to the risk stratification based on minimal residual disease at day 33 and week 12." Note that this is peripheral blood, not a bone marrow aspirate. Prognostic value of MRD-dynamics in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated according to the MB-2002/2008 protocols. Alexander N. Meleshko et al., Leukemia Research, Volume 35, Issue 10, Pages 1312-1320 (October 2011). Abstract. MRD value cut-off at 0.001 was significant. European study. MRD determined by RQ-PCR analysis of clonal Ig/TCR rearrangements. Long-term follow-up of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Impact of tyrosine kinase inhibitors on treatment outcomes. Partow Kebriaei et al., Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, epub 24 August 2011. Abstract. Individualized toxicity-titrated 6-mercaptopurine increments during high-dose methotrexate consolidation treatment of lower risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. A Nordic Society of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology (NOPHO) pilot study. Thomas L. Frandsen et al., British Journal of Haematology, epub 18 AUG 2011. Abstract. Prognostic relevance of RUNX1 mutations in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Vera Grossmann et al., Haematologica, epub 9 August 2011. Abstract. "In conclusion, RUNX1 mutations are an important novel biomarker for a comprehensive characterization of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with poor prognostic impact and are implied to be used also for disease monitoring." Defining the correct role of minimal residual disease tests in the management of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Giovanni Cazzaniga et al., British Journal of Haematology, epub 4 AUG 2011. Abstract. Zinc: Treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia using zinc adjuvant with chemotherapy and radiation--a case history and hypothesis. Eby GA, Med Hypotheses. 2005;64(6):1124-6. Abstract. This is a 2005 article, but I'm putting it near the top of this list because I find it interesting. Notch in T-ALL: new players in a complex disease. Ute Koch and Freddy Radtkesend. Summary Main Text References To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view the full text on ScienceDirect. PDF 639 KB Export Citation Permissions Trends in Immunology, 19 July 2011. Abstract. A review article. Overweight as a Prognostic Factor in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Obesity, epub 30 June 2011. Abstract. Genetic variants in the folate pathway and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Catherine Metayer et al., Cancer Causes and Control, epub 7/2011. Abstract. (MTHFR) "In conclusion, our data do not support associations between childhood ALL and SNPs or haplotypes in the MTHFR gene. The strongest associations were found for the CBS gene, with SNPs located in or adjacent to the gene region. There were also suggestions of associations with haplotype blocks in genes MTRR, and TYMS/ENOFS1." Five-year single-center study of asparaginase therapy within the ALL-BFM 2000 trial. Dominik Schrey et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 57, Issue 3, pages 378–384, September 2011. Abstract. Microarray detection of multiple recurring submicroscopic chromosomal aberrations in pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. L Yu et al., Leukemia 25, 1042-1046 (June 2011). Abstract. Cost-effective multiplexing before capture allows screening of 25 000 clinically relevant SNPs in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A Wesolowska et al., Leukemia (2011) 25, 1001–1006. Abstract. Meta-analysis of randomised trials comparing thiopurines in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. G Escherich et al., Leukemia (2011) 25, 953–959. Abstract. Study of completed trials of TG vs MP; EFS not significantly greater with TG; TG has greater toxicity; TG might be better for certain subgroups. Early UK experience in the use of clofarabine in the treatment of relapsed and refractory paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. David O'Connor et al., British Journal of Haematology, epub 21 JUN 2011. Abstract. Small group of patients, both B and T cell disease. Study of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic contribution to the toxicity of high-dose methotrexate in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Noha M. EL-Khodary et al., Medical Oncology, June 2011. Abstract. MTHFR. Profound deficit of IL10 at birth in children who develop childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Jeffrey S Chang et al., Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, epub 6/10/2011. Abstract. Clinical significance of low levels of minimal residual disease at the end of remission induction therapy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Patricia Stow et al., Blood, epub March 19, 2010. Abstract. (Full text available online.) MRD levels in the range 0.01-0.001% at day 46 indicate over a two-fold chance of relapse as opposed to MRD of less than 0.001%. 455 patients studied; PCR monitoring used; Pui is a co-author. Cost-effectiveness of treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia with chemotherapy only: The influence of new medication and diagnostic technology. Raphaële R.L. van Litsenburg et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, epub 25 MAY 2011. Abstract. Neurobehavioral side effects of corticosteroids during active treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children are age-dependent: Report from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ALL Consortium Protocol 00-01. Christine M. Mrakotsky et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 10 MAY 2011. Abstract. Comparison of propofol versus propofol–ketamine combination in pediatric oncologic procedures performed by non-anesthesiologists. Antonio Chiaretti et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 16 MAY 2011. Abstract. "The combination of propofol and ketamine produced statistically significant clinical advantages combined with a higher profile of safety in children with cancer undergoing painful procedures." Soluble Fas and Fas ligand and prognosis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mina Fathi, Zahra Amirghofran and Mehdi Shahriari, Medical Oncology, 05/12/2011. Abstract. The Fas/Fas ligand system is a key signaling pathway of apoptosis; levels of these entities correlate with disease progression in various malignancies. Prognostic Value of Persistent Peripheral Blood and Bone Marrow Lymphoblasts on Day 15 of Therapy in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia as Detected by Flow Cytometry. Jaworksa–Posadzy A et al., Anticancer Research, 05/10/2011. Abstract. The authors conclude that MRD in the bone marrow >0.5% as detected by flow cytometry at day 15 is possibly the strongest prognostic factor in pediatric ALL. Note that the new generation of trials by COG uses MRD in the bone marrow of >0.01% as the prognostic factor. (COG uses flow cytometry to detect MRD.) Risk of azole-enhanced vincristine neurotoxicity in pediatric patients with hematological malignancies: Old problem – New Dilemma. Zoe Dorothea Pana, Emmanuel Roilides, Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 57, Issue 1, pages 30–35, 15 July 2011. Abstract. This review article addresses the co-administration of itraconazole, an antifungal triazole, and vincristine; the triazole seems to increase the risk of incristine neurotoxicity. Dexamethasone versus prednisone for induction therapy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. O Teuffel et al., Leukemia, 29 April 2011. Abstract. "DEX in induction therapy for children with ALL is more efficacious than PRED. However, DEX is also associated with more toxicity, and currently it remains unclear whether short-term superiority of DEX will also result in better overall survival." Late Recurrence of Childhood T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Frequently Represents a Second Leukemia Rather Than a Relapse: First Evidence for Genetic Predisposition. Tomasz Szczepanski et al., JCO February 28, 2011. Abstract. "Conclusion More than one third of late T-ALL recurrences are, in fact, second leukemias. Germline genetic abnormalities might contribute to the susceptibility of some patients to develop T-ALL." The frequency and prognostic impact of dic(9;20)(p13.2;q11.2) in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results from the NOPHO ALL-2000 trial. V Zachariadis et al., Leukemia (2011) 25, 622–628. Abstract. A meta-analysis of MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children. Jingrong Yan et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 14 APR 2011. Abstract. "These results suggest that the MTHFR C677T, but not A1298C, polymorphism is a potential biomarker for childhood ALL risk." The successful integration of research and care: How pediatric oncology became the subspecialty in which research defines the standard of care. Yoram Unguru, Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 56, Issue 7, pages 1019–1025, 1 July 2011. Abstract. (Interesting historical article, ALL is discussed.) The impact of CYP3A53 on risk and prognosis in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Louise Borst et al., European Journal of Haematology, published early 2011. Abstract. CYP3A53 is Cytochrome P450 3A5. "This study shows that genetics may play a role in the risk of developing childhood ALL . . . " Also, different inherited versions of the alleles have an impact on prognosis in T-cell ALL. Thiopurine methyltransferase polymorphisms and mercaptopurine tolerance in Turkish children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Meryem Albayrak et al., Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, online first 2011. Abstract. (TPMT) "Polymorphic variants were associated with excessive 6-MP toxicity supporting the suggestion that TPMT genotyping should be performed before institution of 6-MP therapy." High dose methotrexate treatment in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia may be optimised by a weight-based dose calculation. Peter Jönsson et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 21 MAR 2011. Abstract. No advantage of a rotational continuation phase in acute lymphoblastic leukemia in childhood treated with a BFM back-bone therapy. Maria S. Felice et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 10 MAR 2011. Abstract. Results of a 1996-2002 study. Intensification of continuation (maintenance) therapy did not improve outcomes. (One arm of trial was "rotating pairs".) Polymorphisms of the SLCO1B1 gene predict methotrexate-related toxicity in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Elixabet Lopez-Lopez et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 8 MAR 2011. Abstract. Improving outcomes for high-risk ALL: Translating new discoveries into clinical care. Stephen P. Hunger et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 15 FEB 2011. Abstract. Multivariate analysis of the relation between immune dysfunction and treatment intensity in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Torben Ek et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, published online: 22 FEB 2011. Abstract. Discusses the decreased immune response post-treatment of children treated for ALL. Favorable outcome of unrelated cord blood transplantation for Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Onishi Y et al., Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 03/03/2011. A cost effectiveness analysis of thiopurine methyltransferase testing for guiding 6-mercaptopurine dosing in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Jennifer R. Donnan et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, published online: 25 FEB 2011. Abstract. "The present analysis suggests that screening for TPMT mutations using either genotype or enzymatic laboratory tests prior to the administration of 6-MP in pediatric ALL patients is not cost-effective." TPMT, see the importance of TPMT testing in the Candlelighters/ACCO article. Late recurrence of childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia frequently represents a second leukemia rather than a relapse: First evidence for genetic predisposition. Tomasz Szczepanski et al., JCO February 28, 2011. Abstract. "More than one third of late T-ALL recurrences are, in fact, second leukemias." (22 patients) Bone marrow aspiration technique may have an impact on therapy stratification in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Jon Helgestad et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, published online: 25 FEB 2011. Abstract. A report from a group in Denmark: "The amount of minimal residual disease should be measured in the first 2.5 ml of bone marrow aspirated from one puncture site. The procedure should be performed by experienced and carefully instructed doctors. In large aspirates, minimal residual disease will be underestimated, which may lead to failure to undertake a required intensification of therapy and a lower fraction of high risk patients in the trial." Augmented therapy improves outcome for pediatric high risk acute lymphocytic leukemia: Results of Children's Oncology Group trial P9906. W. Paul Bowman et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, published online: 25 FEB 2011. Abstract. POG 9906 was a trial for high risk ALL around 2001; this trial was pre-MRD-directing therapies, although MRD was measured and the results reported. The long-term impact of in vitro drug sensitivity testing on risk stratification and treatment outcome in acute lymphoblastic leukemia of childhood (CoALL 06-97). Gabriele Escherich et al., Haematologica, published online 17 February 2011. Abstract. In this European study, patients with in vitro sensitivity to prednisolone, vincristine and asparaginase were treated with a less aggressive protocol. Although this strategy was subsequently abandandoned, they found that "moderate reduction in treatment intensity for patients with a sensitive in vitro profile was possible without jeopardizing treatment outcome. " Improving outcomes for high-risk all: Translating new discoveries into clinical care. Stephen P. Hunger et. al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 15 FEB 2011. Abstract. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia and Down syndrome: the collaborative study of the Tokyo Children's Cancer Study Group and the Kyushu Yamaguchi Children's Cancer Study Group. Hiroaki Goto et al., International Journal of Hematology Volume 93, Number 2, 192-198, 2011. Abstract. Neuropathic pain during treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Doralina L. Anghelescu et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 11 FEB 2011. Abstract. "Our results highlight the need for prospective randomized studies to elucidate the value of gabapentin regimen for prevention or treatment of vincristine-related pain during treatment of childhood leukemia." (Gabapentin is sold under the brand name Neurontin.) Thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) polymorphisms in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and the need for reduction or cessation of 6-mercaptopurine doses during maintenance therapy: The Polish multicenter analysis. Jaroslaw Peregud-Pogorzelski et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 11 FEB 2011. Abstract. Integrated use of minimal residual disease classification and IKZF1 alteration status accurately predicts 79% of relapses in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. E Waanders et al., Leukemia (2011) 25, 254–258. Abstract. As we all know, MRD is currently used to predict ALL relapse risk, and thus directs the treatment plan. However, the relapse rate of patients in the medium MRD risk group is difficult to predict. However, IKZF1 (Ikaros zinc finger-1) positive patients are more likely to relapse, and thus this can be combined with MRD to determine risk status. MRD medium risk is defined by the authors as less than 0.0005; negative is not detectable, high is greater than 0.0005. MRD time point are at the end of induction (day 42) and day 84. Vitamin D status in paediatric patients with cancer. Akash Sinha et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 3 FEB 2011. Abstract. "Vitamin D levels are lower in survivors of childhood cancer in comparison to control children with the majority either insufficient or deficient." Clinical Characteristics, Biological Profile, and Outcome of Biphenotypic Acute Leukemia: A Case Series. Yanming Zhang et al., Acta Haematol 2011;125:210-218. Abstract. Minimal residual disease assessment in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a Swedish multi-centre study comparing real-time polymerase chain reaction and multicolour flow cytometry. Ingrid Thörn et al., British Journal of Haematology Early View, 20 JAN 2011. Abstract. Pediatric oncologists' practices of prescribing selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for children and adolescents with cancer: A multi-site study. Sean Phipps et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 31 JAN 2011. Abstract. Cautionary report on the ways that SSRIs are used in childhood cancer patients. The successful integration of research and care: How pediatric oncology became the subspecialty in which research defines the standard of care. Yoram Unguru, Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 31 JAN 2011. Abstract. An interesting article on the treatment of ALL and how it revolutionized the integration of research into treatment plans for cancer. This brings to mind the book by John Laszlo, The Cure of Childhood Leukemia, Into the Age of Miracles. The frequency and prognostic impact of dic(9;20)(p13.2;q11.2) in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results from the NOPHO ALL-2000 trial. V Zachariadis et al., Leukemia , (18 January 2011). Abstract. "We conclude that dic(9;20) is twice as common as previously surmised, with many cases going undetected by G-banding analysis, and that dic(9;20) should be considered a non-standard risk abnormality." Present in 2-4% of childhood ALL cases. MicroRNAs characterize genetic diversity and drug resistance in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Diana Schotte et al., Haematologica, published online 1/17/2011. Abstract. Interesting article on micro RNAs and their relationship to TEL-AML1 and hyperdiploidy (Tel-Aml and hyperdiploidy patterns overlap), as well as drug resistance and underlying causes of leukemia. Micro RNAs could have prognostic value. Feasibility and parent satisfaction of a physical therapy intervention program for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the first 6 months of medical treatment. Shadi Farzin Gohar et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, early view first published online: 16 JAN 2011. Abstract. Nine patients, improvement of gross motor function and reported quality of life. Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: new and emerging treatment options. Kirk R Schultz et al., Expert Review of Hematology December 2010, Vol. 3, No. 6, Pages 731-742. Abstract. "Although targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have limited activity against Ph+ ALL as a single agent, they have been evaluated in combination with chemotherapy with promising results. The early results of Children's Oncology Group trial AALL0031 have shown 88% 3-year event-free survival for Ph+ patients treated with intensive chemotherapy plus continuous-dosing imatinib. This suggests that chemotherapy plus TKIs may be the initial treatment of choice for Ph+ ALL in children. However, the numbers are small in this trial and confirmatory results are not yet available from the European Intergroup Study on Post Induction Treatment of Philadelphia Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia with Imatinib trial. Additional issues include determining the most effective TKI (imatinib, dasatinib or nilotinib) and the most effective, least toxic chemotherapy backbone. The experience of adding a targeted agent such as a TKI to the standard chemotherapy regimen suggests that this strategy might be applied to other ALL subtypes to achieve both increased efficacy and decreased toxicity." Pre-transplant imatinib-based therapy improves the outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for BCR–ABL-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. S Mizuta et al., Leukemia (2011) 25, 41–47; published online 14 October 2010. Abstract. Successful treatment of a child with T/myeloid acute bilineal leukemia associated with TLX3/BCL11B fusion and 9q deletion. Jennifer L. Oliveira et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 56, Issue 3, pages 467–469, March 2011. Abstract. Increased risk of vincristine neurotoxicity associated with low CYP3A5 expression genotype in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Akinbode Egbelakin et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 56, Issue 3, pages 361–367, March 2011. Abstract. CYP3A5 expressers experience less vincristine neurotoxicity (peripheral neuropathy) than do non-expressers (but the difference isn't huge: "In children with pre B ALL, CYP3A5 expressers experience less VIPN, produce more M1, and have lower metabolic ratios compared to CYP3A5 non-expressers." Also access the podcast on this paper. Cytotoxicity, drug combinability, and biological correlates of ABT-737 against acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells with MLL rearrangement. Aarthi Jayanthan et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 56, Issue 3, pp. 353–360, March 2011. Abstract. Works on BCL-2 as a targeted therapeutic; has shown promise in pediatric cell lines in culture. Improved Prognosis for Older Adolescents With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Ching–Hon Pui et al., Journal of Clinical Oncology, 01/07/2011. Abstract. EFS for 15-18 year olds (44 patients) was 86% using study XV at St Jude, "the level of residual disease was used to guide treatment, which featured intensive methotrexate, glucocorticoid, vincristine, and asparaginase, as well as early triple intrathecal therapy for higher-risk ALL." New Strategies in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Translating Advances in Genomics into Clinical Practice. Charles G Mullighan, Clin Cancer Res, Published OnlineFirst December 13, 2010. Abstract. "Deletion or sequence mutation of the lymphoid transcription factor gene IKZF1 (IKAROS) is associated is associated with a high rate of leukemic relapse..." (A targeted therapeutics article.) Pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and pharmacogenetic determinants of osteonecrosis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Jitesh D. Kawedia et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online December 10, 2010. Abstract. Analysis of the Role of Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in Infants With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in First Remission and MLL Gene Rearrangements: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Dreyer ZE et al., JCO December 6, 2010. Abstract. "The 5-year EFS rate was 48.8% (95% CI, 33.9% to 63.7%) in patients who received HSCT and 48.7% (95% CI, 33.8% to 63.6%) in patients treated with chemotherapy alone (P = .60)." Demographic, clinical and outcome features of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and CRLF2 deregulation: results from the MRC ALL97 clinical trial. Hannah M Ensor et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online November 29, 2010. Abstract. ". . . we concluded that patients with CRLF2-d should be classified into the intermediate cytogenetic risk group." (Has association with Dows syndrome.) The favorable effect of activating NOTCH1 receptor mutations on long-term outcome in T-ALL patients treated on the ALL–BFM 2000 protocol can be separated from FBXW7 loss of function. C Kox et al., Leukemia (2010) 24, pp. 2005–2013. Abstract. " . . . confirms the low relapse rate generally and the overall favorable effect of activating NOTCH1 mutations. Subgroup analysis shows that the NOTCH1 effect in ALL–BFM is restricted to patients with rapid early treatment response . . . . [comparison with other trials] suggests that the NOTCH effect is treatment dependent generally and may depend on the intensity of central nervous system-directed therapy specifically." NOTCH1 and/or FBXW7 mutations predict for initial good prednisone response but not for improved outcome in pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients treated on DCOG or COALL protocols. L Zuurbier et al., Leukemia (2010) 24, pp. 2014–2022. Abstract. NOTCH1 and FBXW7 mutations have a favorable impact on early response to treatment, but not on outcome, in children with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) treated on EORTC trials 58881 and 58951. E Clappier et al., Leukemia (2010) 24, pp. 2023–2031. Abstract. A Pilot Study to Examine the Feasibility and Effects of a Home-Based Aerobic Program on Reducing Fatigue in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Yeh, Chao Hsing et al., Cancer Nursing: Jan/Feb 2011, Volume 34, Issue 1, pp 3-12. Abstract. ". . . the finding indicated that children who received the exercise intervention reported significantly lower "general fatigue" . . . " Genetic rearrangements in relation to immunophenotype and outcome in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Jules P.P. Meijerink, Best Practice & Research: Clinical Haematology, Volume 23, Issue 3, pp. 307-318 (September 2010). Abstract. "Mutually exclusive oncogenic rearrangements may delineate specific T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) subgroups, and so far at least 4 molecular-cytogenetic subgroups have been identified, i.e. the TAL/LMO, the TLX1/HOX11, the TLX3/HOX11L2 and the HOXA subgroups." Immunologic minimal residual disease detection in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A comparative approach to molecular testing. Elaine Coustan-Smith and Dario Campana, Best Practice & Research: Clinical Haematology, Volume 23, Issue 3, pp. 347-358 (September 2010). Abstract. "In this article, we discuss methodologic issues related to the immunologic monitoring of MRD and the evidence supporting its clinical significance, and compare the advantages and limitations of this approach to those of molecular monitoring of MRD." Intramedullary spinal cord hemorrhage in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia following lumbar puncture. Ajay Gogia et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 56, Issue 2, pp. 329-330 (letter to the editor, no abstract available.) Height impairment after lower dose cranial irradiation in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Arnold C. Paulino et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 56, Issue 2, pp. 279-281. Abstract. Prognostic significance of the initial cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) involvement of children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) treated without cranial irradiation: Results of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Children Leukemia Group study 58881. Nicolas Sirvent et al., European Journal of Cancer, online 22 November 2010. Abstract. "The presence of initial CNS involvement has no prognostic significance in EORTC 58881. Intensification of CNS-directed chemotherapy, without CNS radiation, is an effective treatment of initial meningeal leukaemic involvement." Integrated use of minimal residual disease classification and IKZF1 alteration status accurately predicts 79% of relapses in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. E Waanders et al., Leukemia , (19 November 2010). Abstract. [IKZF1 (Ikaros zinc finger-1)] Increased risk of vincristine neurotoxicity associated with low CYP3A5 expression genotype in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Akinbode Egbelakin et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, first published online: 11 NOV 2010. Abstract. "We also found that vincristine neurotoxicity is less common in African-Americans (70% express CYP3A5) than in Caucasians. We test the hypothesis that CYP3A5 expressers experience less vincristine neuropathy than do CYP3A5 non-expressers. . . . In children with preB ALL, CYP3A5 expressers experience less VIPN, produce more M1, and have lower metabolic ratios compared to CYP3A5 non-expressers." MTHFR C677T polymorphisms and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A meta-analysis. Jing Wanga, et al., Leukemia Research, Volume 34, Issue 12, Pages 1596-1600 (December 2010). Abstract. "Although MTHFR C677T was associated with increased risks of colorectal cancer, leukemia, and gastric cancer, our pooled data suggest no evidence for a major role of MTHFR C677T in the carcinogenesis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia." Children with acute leukemia: A comparison of outcomes from allogeneic blood stem cell and bone marrow transplantation. Yu-Feng Lin et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010;56:143–151. Abstract. (PBSCT vs BMT) Refining MRD-Based Risk Stratification in Pediatric ALL using Absolute Lymphocyte Counts (ALC). P Zweidler-McKay et al., abstract in ASPHO, American Society of Pediatric Hematology Ongology. Lay article on the Hematology Times site. High frequencies of leukemia stem cells in poor-outcome childhood precursor-B acute lymphoblastic leukemias. S Moriso et al., Leukemia (2010) 24, 1859–1866. Abstract. Mixed-phenotype acute leukemia: historical overview and a new definition. O K Weinberg and D A Arber, Leukemia (2010) 24, 1844–1851. Abstract. NOTCH1 and FBXW7 mutations have a favorable impact on early response to treatment, but not on outcome, in children with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) treated on EORTC trials 58881 and 58951. E Clappier et al., Leukemia, (23 September 2010). Abstract. Pre-transplant imatinib-based therapy improves the outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for BCR–ABL-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. S Mizuta et al., Leukemia advance online publication 14 October 2010. Abstract. The favorable effect of activating NOTCH1 receptor mutations on long-term outcome in T-ALL patients treated on the ALL–BFM 2000 protocol can be separated from FBXW7 loss of function. C Kox et al., Leukemia advance online publication 14 October 2010. Abstract. Minimal residual disease-based augmented therapy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the Japanese Childhood Cancer and Leukemia Study Group. Kazutaka Yamaji et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 55, Issue 7, pages 1287–1295, 15 December 2010. Abstract. Clinical features, molecular diagnosis, and treatment outcome of infants with leukemia in Taiwan. Shih-Hsiang Chen et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 55, Issue 7, pages 1264–1271, 15 December 2010. Abstract. CRLF2 and JAK2 in B-Progenitor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Novel Association in Oncogenesis. J. Devon Roll and Gary W. Reuther, Cancer Research, Published OnlineFirst August 31, 2010. Abstract. Implications for Downs Syndrome patients; " . . . CRLF2 may provide a new prognostic marker for high-risk B-ALL, and inhibition of CRLF2/JAK2 signaling may represent a therapeutic approach for this population of ALL patients." Glucocorticoid use in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Hiroto Inaba and Ching-Hon Pui, The Lancet Oncology, Early Online Publication, 13 October 2010. Abstract. A good discussion/review of prednisone vs dexamethasone advantages/disadvantages. Mixed-phenotype acute leukemia: historical overview and a new definition. O K Weinberg1 and D A Arber, Leukemia advance online publication 16 September 2010. Abstract. Important review article on mixed-phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL). Phase 1 trial and pharmacokinetic study of the farnesyl transferase inhibitor tipifarnib in children and adolescents with refractory leukemias: A report from the children's oncology group. Brigitte C. Widemann et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 21 SEP 2010. Abstract. Xenobiotic and folate pathway gene polymorphisms and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in Javanese children. Jason Yong-Sheng Chan et al., Hematological Oncology, Article first published online: 7 SEP 2010. Abstract. "In conclusion, our study has demonstrated the importance of gender and gene-gene interaction within the xenobiotic and folate pathways in modulating childhood ALL susceptibility." MTHFR is discussed. L-asparaginase treatment in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A focus on Erwinia asparaginase. Rob Pieters et al., Cancer, Article first published online: 7 SEP 2010. Abstract. "This article provides an overview of available evidence for optimal use of Erwinia asparaginase in the treatment of ALL." Phase 1 trial and pharmacokinetic study of the farnesyl transferase inhibitor tipifarnib in children and adolescents with refractory leukemias: A report from the children's oncology group. Brigitte C. Widemann et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 21 SEP 2010. Abstract. Body mass index and blood pressure changes over the course of treatment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Adam J. Esbenshade et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, first published online: 21 SEP 2010. Abstract. High white blood cell count at diagnosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: biological background and prognostic impact: Results from the NOPHO ALL-92 and ALL-2000 studies. Goda Vaitkevi?ien? et al, European Journal of Haematology, Accepted manuscript online: 6 Sept 2010. Abstract. The controversy of varicella vaccination in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Miguela A. Caniza et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Article first published online: 16 Sept 2010. Abstract. "The negligible rate of fatal varicella infection in children with ALL, the risk that accompanies vaccination, and the necessity of withholding chemotherapy for vaccination appear to outweigh the potential benefit of varicella vaccination for children during treatment of ALL." (Chickenpox.) Assessment of dexrazoxane as a cardioprotectant in doxorubicin-treated children with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Long-term follow-up of a prospective, randomised, multicentre trial. Steven E Lipshultz et al., The Lancet Oncology, Volume 11, Issue 10, Pages 950 - 961, October 2010. Abstract. (Zinecard) Results of a study that included 200 children. "Dexrazoxane provides long-term cardioprotection without compromising oncological efficacy in doxorubicin-treated children with high-risk ALL. Dexrazoxane exerts greater long-term cardioprotective effects in girls than in boys." Targeting paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: novel therapies currently in development. Alisa B. Lee-Sherick et al., British Journal of Haematology, Article first published online: 31 Aug 2010. Abstract. A review article. "Many novel targeted therapies for the treatment of childhood ALL provide potential mechanisms to further improve cure rates, and provide the possibility of minimizing toxicity to non-malignant cells, given their specificity to malignant cell phenotypes. This article explores many of the potential targeted therapies in varying stages of development, from those currently in clinical trials to those still being refined in the research laboratory." Combined analysis of minimal residual disease at two time points and its value for risk stratification in childhood B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Lei Cuia et al., Leuk Res, Volume 34, Issue 10, Pages 1314-1319 (October 2010). Abstract. Genomic profiling of high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J R Collins-Underwood and C G Mullighan, Leukemia (2010) 24, 1676–1685. Abstract. A review article. Full text provided; an interesting article on the disease process in leukemia. Genetic Polymorphisms in Adaptive Immunity Genes and Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Jeffrey S. Chang et al., Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 2010. Abstract. "Results of this study support an immune-related etiology of childhood ALL." Identification of novel cluster groups in pediatric high-risk B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia with gene expression profiling: correlation with genome-wide DNA copy number alterations, clinical characteristics, and outcome. Richard C Harvey et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online August 10, 2010. Abstract. "These studies reveal the striking clinical and genetic heterogeneity in high-risk ALL and point to novel genes which may serve as new targets for diagnosis, risk classification, and therapy." Prognostic Factors for Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Refractory or Relapsed Acute Leukemia Undergoing Allogeneic Progenitor Cell Transplantation. Nobuhiro Watanabe et al., Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, published online 05 August 2010. Abstract. Detection of prognostically relevant genetic abnormalities in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Christine J. Harrison et al., British Journal of Haematology Volume 151, Issue 2, pages 132–142, October 2010. Abstract. "The abnormalities with the most significant impact for treatment and management of BCP-ALL are t(9;22)(q34;q11)/BCR-ABL1, t(4;11)(q21;q23)/MLL-AFF1 and near-haploidy/low hypodiploidy for high risk stratification and, to a lesser extent, t(12;21)(p13;q22)/ETV6-RUNX1 and high hyperdiploidy for good risk management." High frequency of immature cells at diagnosis predicts high minimal residual disease level in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Martin Ebinger et al., Leuk Res, Volume 34, Issue 9, Pages 1139-1142 (September 2010). Abstract. "Our results suggest that the initial frequency of CD34+/CD38− cells may serve as a prognostic marker in pediatric ALL." Application of genomics for risk stratification of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: from bench to bedside. Shai Izraeli, British Journal of Haematology Volume 151, Issue 2, pages 119–131, October 2010. Abstract. A review: "The application of genomics for routine diagnosis of ALL is feasible but depends on commercial development of appropriate certified platforms. The discovery of several novel high-risk markers, such as deletions in IKZF1 might be integrated into clinical protocols in the near future. Several novel targets for therapy have been identified and have led to phase I/II therapeutic trials. This and any future progress depends on the maintenance of high quality bio-banks including biological material and clinical data of each patient enrolled on a prospective clinical protocol." Interleukin (IL)-23 acts as anti-tumor agent on childhood B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Claudia Cocco et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online July 29, 2010. Abstract. "This study demonstrates that IL-23 possesses anti-leukemic activity and unravels the underlying mechanisms. Thus, IL-23 may be a candidate novel drug for the treatment of B-ALL patients unresponsive to current therapeutic standards." Preemptive alloimmune intervention in high-risk pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients guided by minimal residual disease level before stem cell transplantation. A C Lankester et al., Leukemia (2010) 24, 1462–1469. Abstract. Differential Ex Vivo Activity of Bortezomib in Newly Diagnosed Paediatric Acute Lymphoblastic and Myeloblastic Leukaemia. Szczepanek J et al., Anticancer Research June 1, 2010 vol. 30 no. 6 2119-2124. Abstract. "Bortezomib was the only compound which was more active in T-ALL than in common/pre-B-ALL paediatric samples. In conclusion, bortezomib had good ex vivo activity in paediatric T-ALL samples." Absence of Biallelic TCRγ Deletion Predicts Early Treatment Failure in Pediatric T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Alejandro Gutierrez et al., J Clin Oncol, Published online before print July 19, 2010. Abstract. Differential expression of HDAC3, HDAC7 and HDAC9 is associated with prognosis and survival in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Moreno DA et al., British Journal of Haematology, early view 2010. Abstract. Improved outcome with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a poor prognostic subgroup of infants with mixed-lineage-leukemia (MLL)-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: results from the Interfant-99 Study. Georg Mann et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online June 30, 2010. Abstract. Acute leukemias with ETV6/ABL1 (TEL/ABL) fusion: Poor prognosis and prenatal origin. Jan Zuna et al., Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer, Published Online: 29 Jun 2010. Abstract. Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Acute Leukemia in Relapse or Primary Induction Failure. Michel Duval et al., JCO Early Release, published online ahead of print Jul 12 2010. Abstract. IKZF1 deletions predict relapse in uniformly treated pediatric precursor B-ALL. R P Kuiper et al., Leukemia (2010) 24, 1258–1264. Abstract. "IKZF1 deletion status . . . serves as one of the strongest predictors of relapse at the time of diagnosis with high potential for future risk stratification." (IKZF1 is IKAROS) Quality of life during active treatment for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Lillian Sung et al., International Journal of Cancer, Published Online: 4 May 2010. Abstract. Preemptive alloimmune intervention in high-risk pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients guided by minimal residual disease level before stem cell transplantation. A C Lankester et al., Leukemia advance online publication 10 June 2010, Abstract. "We conclude that in children with high-risk ALL, immunotherapy-based regimens after SCT are feasible and may need to be further intensified to achieve total eradication of residual leukemic cells." Use of clofarabine for acute childhood leukemia. A Pession et al., Biologics: Targets & Therapy, June 2010 , Volume 2010:4 Pages 111 - 118. Abstract. Gene-based outcome prediction in multiple cohorts of pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a Children's Oncology Group study. Amanda L Cleaver et al., Molecular Cancer 2010, 9:105. Abstract. Full text available online. Down syndrome childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia has a unique spectrum of sentinel cytogenetic lesions that influences treatment outcome: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Kelly W. Maloney et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online May 4, 2010. Abstract. A feasibility trial of a video intervention to improve informed consent for parents of children with leukemia. Rebecca A. Hazen et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 55, Issue 1, 2010, pp. 113-118. Abstract. (Other pertinent articles/comments in same issue.) Reasons for participation in optional pharmacokinetic studies in children with cancer: A Children's Oncology Group phase 1 consortium study. Stacey L. Berg et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 55, Issue 1, 2010, pp. 119-122. Abstract. Unique clinical and biological features of leukemia in Down syndrome children. Ana C Xavier et al., Expert Review of Hematology, April 2010, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 175-186. Review article. Abstract. Methotrexate induced side effects are not due to differences in pharmacokinetics in children with Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Trudy D. Buitenkamp et al., Haematologica, published online April 2010. Abstract. Infections during induction therapy for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The role of sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMX-TMP) prophylaxis. Christine Rungoe et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Published Online: 21 Apr 2010. Abstract. Use of bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteonecrosis as a complication of therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Rishi S. Kotecha, et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 54, Issue 7, 2010, pp. 934-940. Abstract. Genetic aberrations in paediatric acute leukaemias and implications for management of patients. Abstract. "In this review we summarise the most common genetic aberrations for the three main subtypes of paediatric acute leukaemia." The optimal use of steroids in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: no easy answers. Jennifer L. McNeer and James B. Nachman, British Journal of Haematology Early View (Articles online in advance of print), Published Online: 12 Apr 2010. "This review will summarize the current available data on steroid use in paediatric ALL, highlighting outcomes as well as major toxicities." Abstract. Prognostic effect of chromosomal abnormalities in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: results from the UK Medical Research Council ALL97/99 randomised trial. Anthony V Moorman et al., The Lancet Oncology, Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages 429 - 438, May 2010. Abstract. 1725 children. "Two chromosomal abnormalities were associated with a significantly better outcome (ETV6—RUNX1, hazard ratio [HR] 0·51, 95% CI 0·38—0·70 and high hyperdiploidy, 0·60, 0·47—0·78), whereas five abnormalities were associated with an increased risk of relapse (intrachromosomal amplification of chromosome 21 [iAMP21], 6·04, 3·90—9·35; t(9;22), 3·55, 2·21—5·72; MLL translocations, 2·98, 1·71—5·20; abnormal 17p, 2·09, 1·30—3·37; and loss of 13q, 1·87, 1·09—3·20). Multivariate analysis incorporating age, white-cell count, and treatment parameters showed that six cytogenetic abnormalities (ETV6—RUNX1, high hyperdiploidy, iAMP21, t(9;22), loss of 13q, and abnormal 17p) retained their significance for effect on relapse risk." Gene expression profiles of infant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and its prognostically distinct subsets. Sanjive Qazi and Fatih M. Uckun. British Journal of Haematology, Early View, Published Online: 4 Apr 2010. Abstract. Clinical significance of low levels of minimal residual disease at the end of remission induction therapy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Patricia Stow et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online March 19, 2010. Abstract. St. Judes. "Patients with this low level of MRD had a 12.7% ± 5.1% (SE) cumulative risk of relapse at 5 years, compared with 5.0% ± 1.5% for those with lower or undetectable MRD (P = 0.0467). Thus, low levels of MRD (0.001%-<0.01%) at the end of remission induction therapy have prognostic significance in childhood ALL, suggesting that patients with this finding should be monitored closely for adverse events." CD11b is a therapy-resistance and minimal residual disease-specific marker in precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Peter Rhein et al., Blood, 6 May 2010, Vol. 115, No. 18, pp. 3763-3771. Abstract. Serum Carnitine Levels in Childhood Leukemia. Rogalidou, Maria et al., Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology: March 2010 - Volume 32 - Issue 2 - pp e61-e69. Abstract. "Further studies are required to clarify the role of carnitine status in patients with malignancies and possibly the necessity of carnitine supplementation during chemotherapy administration." Standardized MRD quantification in European ALL trials: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on MRD assessment in Kiel, Germany, 18–20 September 2008. M Brüggemann et al., Leukemia (2010) 24, 521–535. Abstract. Telomerase activity and telomere length in acute leukemia: correlations with disease progression, subtypes and overall survival. Y. Wang et al., International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, Volume 32 Issue 2, pp. 230-238. Published Online: 15 Jul 2009. Abstract. Prognosis of children with mixed phenotype acute leukemia treated in accordance with consistent immunophenotypic criteria. Ester Mejstrikova et al., Haematologica, Published online 9 February 2010. Abstract. Therapeutic drug monitoring of asparaginase in the ALL-BFM 2000 protocol between 2000 and 2007. Dominik Schrey et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Published Online: 27 Jan 2010. Abstract. Temporal changes in the incidence and pattern of central nervous system relapses in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia treated on four consecutive Medical Research Council trials, 1985–2001. S Krishnan et al., Leukemia (2010) 24, 450–459. Abstract. A randomized, controlled, double-blind, pilot study of milk thistle for the treatment of hepatotoxicity in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Elena J. Ladas et al., Cancer, Volume 116 Issue 2, pp. 506-513. Abstract. Study included 50 children. "No significant differences in frequency of side effects, incidence and severity of toxicities, or infections were observed between groups." Polymorphisms in glucocorticoid receptor gene and the outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Malgorzata Labuda et al., Leuk Res, Volume 34, Issue 4, pp. 492-497 (April 2010). Abstract. Elevated mRNA level of hST6Gal I and hST3Gal V positively correlates with the high risk of pediatric acute leukemia. Susmita Mondal et al., Leuk Res, Volume 34, Issue 4, pp. 463-470 (April 2010). Abstract. CD9 expression can be used to predict childhood TEL/AML1-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Proposal for an accelerated diagnostic flowchart. Virginie Gandemer et al., Leuk Res, Volume 34, Issue 4, pp. 430-437 (April 2010). Abstract. The authors propose a faster procedure for optimizing the diagnosis of childhood ALL subgroups. Oxidative Stress and Neurobehavioral Problems in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy. Stenzel, Stephanie L. et al., Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology: March 2010, Volume 32, Issue 2, pp 113-11. Abstract. The authors measured the oxidized and unoxidized components of phosphatidylcholine (PC) in the CSF at dx, induction, and consolidation, and found that the levels predicted the observed aggression or hyperactivity of a child. Severe life threatening neurotoxicity in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia receiving posaconazole and vincristine. Sandeep Jain and Gauri Kapoor, Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 54, Issue 5, 2010, p. 783. Abstract. Posaconazole is an anti-fungal. Induction of autophagy-dependent necroptosis is required for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells to overcome glucocorticoid resistance. Laura Bonapace et al., J Clin Invest., March 1, 2010. Full text. Lay article. "Taken together, our data support a model in which the apoptotic blockade in GC-resistant ALL cells can be overcome by activating an autophagy-dependent necroptotic cell death pathway. The characteristic necroptotic features by electron microscopy and the changes in the phosphorylation profile of S6 protein provide tools to assess the biological response to combination treatment with obatoclax and dexamethasone in patients in refractory ALL. Given the acceptable toxicity profile of obatoclax in clinical studies in adults with hematologic malignancies, our study provides a compelling rationale for the evaluation of this new pharmacological strategy for the treatment of children with refractory and relapsed ALL." Molecular response to treatment redefines all prognostic factors in children and adolescents with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results in 3184 patients of the AIEOP-BFM ALL 2000 study. Valentino Conter et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online February 1. Abstract. Molecular response means MRD. "PCR-MRD discriminated prognosis even on top of previous AIEOP-BFM stratification criteria based on WBC count, age, early response to prednisone and also genotype (including Ph+ ALL). MRD response detected by sensitive quantitative PCR at pre-defined two TPs is highly predictive for relapse in childhood pB-ALL. This may reduce the relevance of conventional prognostic factors and improve adaptation of therapy." Toxicity assessment of molecularly targeted drugs incorporated into multiagent chemotherapy regimens for pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL): Review from an international consensus conference. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, published Online: 1 Feb 2010. Abstract. Inactivation of LEF1 in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Alejandro Gutierrez et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online February 1, 2010. Abstract. "Our findings suggest that LEF1 inactivation is an important step in the molecular pathogenesis of T-ALL in a subset of young children." Oral 6-mercaptopurine vs. Oral 6-thioguanine and veno-occlusive disease in children with standard risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report of the Children's Oncology Group CCG-1952 clinical trial. Linda C. Stork et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online February 1, 2010. Abstract. "The toxicities of TG preclude its protracted use as given in this study." The degree of myelosuppression during maintenance therapy of adolescents with B-lineage intermediate risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia predicts risk of relapse. K Schmiegelow et al., Leukemia advance online publication 4 February 2010. Abstract. ". . . compliance to maintenance therapy may influence the risk of relapse for adolescents with ALL." Leukemia, Volume 24, Issue 2 (February 2010), has a series of "Educational Reports" on ALL clinical trials from 1983-2002. The trials are reported by all of the major research groups: COG, BFM (Europe), St Jude's, Dana Farber, COALL, Japanese, more. All of the articles have abstracts, a few have free full text access. Leukemia Volume 24 Table of Contents Temporal changes in the incidence and pattern of central nervous system relapses in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia treated on four consecutive Medical Research Council trials, 1985-2001. S Krishnan et al., Leukemia, Volume 24, Issue 2 (February 2010). Abstract. Circulating Ki-67 protein in plasma as a biomarker and prognostic indicator of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Jean-Marie Bruey et al., Leuk Research, Volume 34, Issue 2, pp. 173-176, 2010. Abstract. Conservative treatment of L-asparaginase-associated lipid abnormalities in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Hofit Cohen et al., Ped Blood and Cancer, Published Online: 8 Jan 2010. Abstract. Blood lipids (e.g. cholesterol and TG) generally rise during treatment; conservative treatment of these levels might decrease the risk of potential complications. Genetic variation in the folate metabolic pathway and risk of childhood leukemia. Tracy J Lightfoot et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished January 25, 2010. Abstract. ". . . in children an increased risk of ALL and AML was observed with the MTR 2756 GG genotype; the association most pronounced for cases with the MLL translocation . . . " The Lmo2 Oncogene Initiates Leukemia in Mice by Inducing Thymocyte Self-Renewal. McCormack MP et al., Science. 2010 Jan 21. [Epub ahead of print]. Abstract. Important breakthrough for T-cell ALL. Red wine polyphenols cause growth inhibition and apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells by inducing a redox-sensitive up-regulation of p73 and down-regulation of UHRF1. Tanveer Sharif et al., European J of Cancer, Received 24 August 2009. Abstract. Expression and prognostic significance of the apoptotic genes BCL2L13, Livin, and CASP8AP2 in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Yung-Li Yang et al., Leukemia Research, Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages 18-23 (January 2010). Abstract. Acute leukaemias of ambiguous lineage in children: characterization, prognosis and therapy recommendations. Heidrun Gerr et al., British Journal of Haematology, early view pub. online 18 Jan 2010. Abstract. ALAL means AML/ALL characteristics. "Our data suggest that an intensive therapy regimen including stem cell transplantation may be favourable for bilineal or lineage switch cases, whereas patients with ETV6/RUNX1 fusion, lymphoid morphology and patients with expression of cyCD22 and cyCD79a should be treated with an ALL-directed therapy." Histone deacetylase inhibitors induce FPGS mRNA expression and intracellular accumulation of long-chain methotrexate polyglutamates in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: implications for combination therapy. J Leclerc et al., Leukemia advance online publication 14 January 2010. Abstract. "Combination treatment with MTX plus SAHA [in ALL cell lines] significantly increased cytotoxicity and apoptosis in B- and T-ALL cell lines as compared with each drug alone." (SAHA is suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid.) "The synergism exhibited by the combination of MTX and SAHA warrants clinical testing in ALL patients." Aberrant DNA methylation and epigenetic inactivation of Eph receptor tyrosine kinases and ephrin ligands in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Shao-Qing Kuang et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online January 8, 2010. Abstract. "These results suggest that epigenetic silencing by hypermethylation of Eph/ephrin family genes contributes to ALL pathogenesis, and that EphB4 can function as a tumor suppressor in ALL." Prognostic relevance of dic(9;20)(p11;q13) in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia treated with Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster (BFM) protocols containing an intensive induction and post-induction consolidation therapy. Herbert Pichler et al., British Journal of Haematology, early view, Jan 13 2010. Abstract. Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism in Egyptian children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Tantawy, Azza AG et al., Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, January 2010, Volume 21, Issue 1, p 28–3. Abstract. MTHFR. "Methotrexate is a key drug in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment; it inhibits DNA replication by blocking the conversion of 5,10 methylene tetrahydrofolate to 5-methylene tetrahydrofolate by methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR). MTHFR is central to folate metabolism and has two common functional polymorphisms (C677>T and A1298>C). The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of MTHFR polymorphisms C677>T and A1298>C in Egyptian children with ALL and the relation to the frequency of drug-induced complications and relapse rate. . . . MTHFR gene polymorphisms should be studied in large multicenter studies; and dosage modification of methotrexate in the ALL treatment protocols should be considered based on the MTHFR gene pattern." Acquisition of genome-wide copy number alterations in monozygotic twins with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Caroline M. Bateman et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online January 8, 2010. Abstract. Early T-cell precursor leukaemia: a subtype of very high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Coustan-Smith E, et al., Lancet Oncol. 2009 Feb;10(2):147-56. Abstract. "ETP-ALL is a distinct, previously unrecognised, pathobiological entity that confers a poor prognosis with use of standard intensive chemotherapy. Its early recognition, by use of the gene expression and immunophenotypic criteria outlined here, is essential for the development of an effective clinical management strategy." Verification of the susceptibility loci on 7p12.2, 10q21.2 and 14q11.2 in precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia of childhood. Rashmi B Prasad et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online December 30, 2009. Abstract. Results and factors influencing outcome after fully haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplant in children with very-high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia - impact of center size: an analysis on behalf of the Acute Leukemia and Pediatric Disease Working Parties of the European Blood and Marrow Transplant group. Thomas Klingebiel et al., lood First Edition Paper, prepublished online Dec 29, 2009. Abstract. "T-cell depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haploHSCT) is an option to treat children with very-high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) lacking an HLA-identical donor." The impact of high-dose methotrexate on intracellular 6-mercaptopurine disposition during interval therapy of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. T. Adam de Beaumais et al., Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, online first Dec 23, 2009. Abstract. "HDMTX does not appear to enhance 6-MP activation to 6-TGN. . . . Our data warrant additional studies elucidating the optimal MTX dose synergizing with 6-MP." Down syndrome acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a highly heterogeneous disease in which aberrant expression of CRLF2 is associated with mutated JAK2: a report from the iBFM Study Group. Libi Hertzberg et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online November 24, 2009. Abstract. A randomized, controlled, double-blind, pilot study of milk thistle for the treatment of hepatotoxicity in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Elena J. Ladas et al., Cancer, Published Online: 14 Dec 2009. Abstract. "In children with ALL and liver toxicity, MT was associated with a trend toward significant reductions in liver toxicity. MT did not antagonize the effects of chemotherapy agents used for the treatment of ALL. Future study is needed to determine the most effective dose and duration of MT and its effect on hepatotoxicity and leukemia-free survival." Cytogenetics of long-term survivors of ETV6-RUNX1 fusion positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Konn ZJ et al., Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2009 Dec 8. Abstract. Allogeneic marrow transplantation in children with acute leukemia: a practice whose time has gone: twenty years later. D Pinkel. Leukemia, Dec. 2009 Volume 23 Number 12, pp. 2189–2196. Editorial. Abstract. A multi-center phase I study of clofarabine, etoposide and cyclophosphamide in combination in pediatric patients with refractory or relapsed acute leukemia. N Hijiya et al., Leukemia, Dec. 2009 Volume 23 Number 12, pp. 2259–2264. Abstract. Long–term results of NOPHO ALL–92 and ALL–2000 studies of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Schmiegelow K et al., Leukemia, 2009. Abstract. Long-term follow-up of the United Kingdom medical research council protocols for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, 1980–2001. C Mitchell et al., Leukemia advance online publication 10 December 2009. Abstract. The clinical relevance of Wilms Tumour 1 (WT1) gene mutations in acute leukaemia. Carolyn Owen et al., Hematological Oncology, Published Online: 9 Dec 2009. Abstract. Treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Jorge H. Milone & Alicia Enrico, Leukemia and Lymphoma, Volume 50, Issue S2 December 2009, pages 9-15. Abstract. DNA incorporation of 6-thioguanine nucleotides during maintenance therapy of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Rikke L. Hedeland et al., Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, December 03, 2009. Abstract. "DNA-6TGN may prove to be a more relevant pharmacokinetic parameter for monitoring 6MP treatment intensity than the previously used erythrocyte 6MP metabolites levels. Prospective clinical trials are needed to evaluate the usefulness of DNA-6TGN for individual dose adjustments." Long-term results of St Jude Total Therapy Studies 11, 12, 13A, 13B, and 14 for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. C H Pui et al., Leukemia advance online publication 10 December 2009. Abstract. A predictor of unfavourable outcome in neutropenic paediatric patients presenting with fever of unknown origin. Michaela Semeraro et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 54, Issue 2, 2010, pp. 284-290. Abstract. The Quid Pro Quo of pediatric versus adult services for older adolescent cancer patients. Archie Bleyer, Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 54, Issue 2, 2010, pp. 238-241. Abstract. Pharmacogenomic variations in treatment protocols for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Yung-Li Yang et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 54, Issue 2, 2010, pp. 206-211. Abstract. Erwinia asparaginase: Coming closer to an understanding of its use in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia? Kelly W. Maloney, Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 54, Issue 2, 2010, pp. 189-190. Abstract. Erwinia asparaginase after allergy to E. coli asparaginase in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Lynda M. Vrooman et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 54, Issue 2, 2010, pp. 199-205. Abstract. Applicability of IG/TCR gene rearrangements as targets for minimal residual disease assessment in a population-based cohort of Swedish childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia diagnosed 2002–2006. Ingrid Thörn et al., European Journal of Haematology, Published Online: 6 Nov 2009. Abstract. Rearrangement of CRLF2 in B-progenitor- and Down syndrome-associated acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mullighan CG et al., Nat Genet. 2009 Nov;41(11):1243-6. Abstract. Lay article, Scientists Identify New Chromosomal Abnormality in Leukemia Associated With Down Syndrome. Magnetic field exposure and long-term survival among children with leukaemia. D E Foliart et al., British Journal of Cancer (2006) 94, 161–164. Abstract. Exposure to Magnetic Fields and Survival after Diagnosis of Childhood Leukemia: A German Cohort Study. Svendsen AL et al., Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 16, 1167-1171, June 1, 2007. Abstract. Germline genomic variants associated with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Lisa R Treviño et al., Nature Genetics 41, 1001–1005, 1 September 2009. Abstract. Lay article, Inherited Risk Factors Increase Odds Of Developing Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. (ARID5B and IKZF1, ikaros) Detection of residual B precursor lymphoblastic leukemia by uniform gating flow cytometry. Ester Mejstíková et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 54, Issue 1, 2010, pp. 62-70. Abstract. Outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia with induction failure treated by the Japan Association of Childhood Leukemia Study (JACLS) ALL F-protocol. Nobuhiro Suzuki et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 54, Issue 1, 2010, pp. 71-78. Abstract. Adrenal function testing in pediatric cancer survivors. Briana C. Patterson et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 53, Issue 7, 2009, pp. 1302-1307. Abstract. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allogeneic HCT) for treatment of pediatric Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Michael J. Burke et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 53, Issue 7, 2009, pp. 1289-1294. Abstract. Weight patterns in children with higher risk ALL: A report from the Children's Oncology Group (COG) for CCG 1961. Weight patterns in children with higher risk ALL: A report from the Children's Oncology Group (COG) for CCG 1961. Janice S. Withycombe et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 53, Issue 7, 2009, pp. 1249-1254. "Successful treatment of higher risk childhood ALL was associated with obesity, independent of cranial irradiation. The beginning of maintenance therapy may be the best time to intervene with nutritional and behavioral interventions, particularly for children who are obese or aged 5-9 years at diagnosis, female, Black or Hispanic, or those with metabolic toxicities during induction." Abstract. Gene expression classifiers for relapse-free survival and minimal residual disease improve risk classification and outcome prediction in pediatric B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Huining Kang et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online October 30, 2009. Abstract. Specific promoter methylation identifies different subgroups of MLL-rearranged infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia, influences clinical outcome, and provides therapeutic options. Dominique J.P.M. Stumpel et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online October 23, 2009. Abstract. Comparison of Neurocognitive Functioning in Children Previously Randomly Assigned to Intrathecal Methotrexate Compared With Triple Intrathecal Therapy for the Treatment of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Nina S. Kadan-Lottick et al., JCO Early Release, published online ahead of print Nov 2 2009. Abstract. Random serum methotrexate determinations for assessing compliance with maintenance therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Jos Carlos Jaime-Prez et al., Leukemia and Lymphoma, Volume 50, Issue 11 November 2009, pp. 1843-1847. Abstract. Frequency of TPMT alleles in Indian patients with acute lymphatic leukemia and effect on the dose of 6-mercaptopurine. Salamun Desire et al., Medical Oncology. Medical Oncology, Published online: 15 October 2009. Abstract. "The presence of TPMT polymorphisms did not seem to completely explain the variation in 6-MP toxicity in this small group of patients. Other novel variants in TPMT or variations in the genes involved in transport and biotransformation of 6-MP need to be evaluated in the Indian population." Outcome of Patients Treated for Relapsed or Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Therapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia Consortium Study. Richard H. Ko et al., JCO Early Release, published online ahead of print Oct 19 2009. Abstract. "Results: Complete remission (CR) were 83% ± 4% for early first marrow relapse, 93% ± 3% for late first marrow relapse, 44% ± 5% for second marrow relapse, and 27% ± 6% for third marrow relapse. Five-year DFS rates in CR2 and CR3 were 27% ± 4% and 15% ± 7% respectively." Successful second allogeneic stem cell transplantation in second remission induced by dasatinib in a child with Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Frédéric Millot et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 52 Issue 7, Pages 891-892, 2009. Abstract. Outcome of recurrent or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia in infants with MLL gene rearrangements: A report from the Japan infant leukemia study group. Daisuke Tomizawa et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 52 Issue 7, Pages 808-813, 2009. Abstract. Cytoprotective effects of amifostine in the treatment of childhood malignancies. Nazan Çetingül et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 52 Issue 7, Pages 829 - 833, 2009. Abstract. Young Adults With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Have an Excellent Outcome With Chemotherapy Alone and Benefit From Intensive Postinduction Treatment: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. James B. Nachman et al., JCO Early Release, published online ahead of print Oct 5 2009. Abstract. Results of CCG 1961. Improved Early Event-Free Survival With Imatinib in Philadelphia Chromosome–Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group Study. Kirk R. Schultz et al., JCO Early Release, published online ahead of print Oct 5 2009. Abstract. "Imatinib plus intensive chemotherapy improved 3-year EFS in children and adolescents with Ph+ ALL, with no appreciable increase in toxicity. BMT plus imatinib offered no advantage over BMT alone." Prognostic relevance of TLX3 (HOX11L2) expression in childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia treated with Berlin–Frankfurt–Münster (BFM) protocols containing early and late re-intensification elements. Andishe Attarbaschi et al., British Journal of Haematology, 11 Oct 2009. Abstract. MEK inhibitors potentiate dexamethasone lethality in acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells through the pro-apoptotic molecule BIM. A A Rambal et al., Leukemia (2009) 23, 1744–1754. Abstract. "This study provides a rational foundation for future attempts to improve the activity of GCs with clinically relevant pharmacologic MEK inhibitors in the treatment of ALL and possibly other hematologic malignancies." Clinical potency of methotrexate, aminopterin, talotrexin and pemetrexed in childhood leukemias. Robin E. Norris and Peter C. Adamson, Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, Monday, September 28, 2009. Abstract. Traditional antifol (antifolates) methotrexate and aminopterin are compared with novel anitfols (pemetrexed and talotrexin); further study of the new antifols is warrented. Significance of four MRD markers in MRD-based treatment strategy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Sawada A et al., Leukemia Research, 2009 Dec;33(12):1710-3. Abstract. Japanese study; 32 children; MRD at week 5 directed treatment. Risk of Relapse of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Is Predicted By Flow Cytometric Measurement of Residual Disease on Day 15 Bone Marrow. Giuseppe Basso et al., JCO Early Release, published online ahead of print Oct 5 2009. Abstract. From the AIEOP-BFM-ALL 2000 trial. "Conclusion: Measurement of FCM MRD in day 15 bone marrow was the most powerful early predictor of relapse, applicable to virtually all patients; it may complement PCR MRD–based stratification including later time points, thus allowing additional treatment tailoring." New insights to the MLL recombinome of acute leukemias. C Meyer et al., Leukemia, July 2009 Volume 23 Number 8, pp 1490–1499. Abstract. The impact of NOTCH1, FBW7 and PTEN mutations on prognosis and downstream signaling in pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. A Larson Gedman et al., Leukemia, July 2009 Volume 23 Number 8, pp 1417–1425. Abstract. Increased risk for CNS relapse in pre-B cell leukemia with the t(1;19)/TCF3-PBX1. S Jeha et al., Leukemia, July 2009 Volume 23 Number 8, pp 1406–1409. Abstract. NOTCH inhibition and glucocorticoid therapy in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. P J Real and A A Ferrando, Leukemia, July 2009 Volume 23 Number 8, pp 1374–1377. Abstract. Genome-wide profiling of genetic alterations in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: recent insights and future directions. C G Mullighan1 and J R Downing, Leukemia, July 2009 Volume 23 Number 7, pp 1209–121. Abstract. "Here, we review recent data obtained from genome-wide profiling studies in ALL, and discuss potential avenues for future investigation. [including developing novel therapeutic approaches directed against rational therapeutic targets]." Note: this issue of Leukemia has a series of similar articles reviewing current knowledge in genomic technologies. Flow cytometric chemosensitivity assay as a predictive tool of early clinical response in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Faith Galderisi et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 53, Issue 4, 2009 pp. 543-550. Abstract. An important article; the multiparameter flow cytometric chemosensitivity assay the researchers used studied the relationship between in vitro drug sensitivity of diagnostic leukemic blasts from 30 children with ALL and rapidity of response to induction therapy. If the results expand to a larger number of patients, it could mean that treatment could be tailored for each child from the results of a test very early in induction. Concurrent intensive chemotherapy and imatinib before and after stem cell transplantation in newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Final results of the CSTIBES02 trial. Josep-Maria Ribera et al., Haematologica, Published online 1 October 2009. Abstract. Is there a role for complementary therapy in the management of leukemia? Kathleen M Wesa and Barrie R Cassileth, Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, September 2009, Vol. 9, No. 9, Pages 1241-1249. Abstract. Not childhood leukemia specific; full text would be helpful but must be purchased. Folate related gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to develop childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Ilan J. N. Koppen et al., British Journal of Haematology, Published Online: 22 Sep 2009. Abstract. MTHFR gene and others; "In general, it is clear that susceptibility to (childhood) ALL is partly related to constitutional differences in folate gene polymorphisms." IKZF1 (Ikaros) Deletions in BCR-ABL1–Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Are Associated With Short Disease-Free Survival and High Rate of Cumulative Incidence of Relapse: A GIMEMA AL WP Report. Giovanni Martinelli et al., JCO Early Release, published online ahead of print Sep 21 2009. Abstract. Impaired pneumococcal immunity in children after treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Thomas Lehrnbecher et al., British Journal of Haematology, Published Online: 18 Sep 2009. Abstract. "Our data indicate that patients with ALL who are unvaccinated against pneumococci have a selective immunodeficiency with an impaired antibody protection against pneumococci for up to 9 months after completion of therapy. Therefore, effective prevention, including chemoprophylaxis and active immunization, has to be considered in this patient population." Differential regulation of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 by dexamethasone in glucocorticoid-sensitive and -resistant childhood lymphoblastic leukemia. Shuji Sai et al., Leukemia Research, Volume 33, Issue 12, Pages 1696-1698 (December 2009). Abstract. Interesting because it measures the activity of an enzyme that is sensitive to steroids, and different patients can have slightly different versions of this enzyme. To date, the mechanism of how steroids work to kill leukemia cells is unclear. Prednisolone exerts late mitogenic and biphasic effects on resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells: Relation to early gene expression. George I. Lambrou et al., Leukemia Research, Volume 33, Issue 12, Pages 1684-1695 (December 2009). Abstract. Transplant: Both newly dx and relapsed ALL. A Phase I/II study of the safety and efficacy of the addition of sirolimus to tacrolimus/methotrexate graft versus host disease prophylaxis after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Michael A. Pulsiphe et al, British Journal of Haematology, early online view 9/10/09. Abstract. Sirolimus is "promising". Acute lymphoblastic leukemia masquerading as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: diagnostic pitfall and association with survival. Ram Kumar Marwaha et al., Annals of Hematology, online first 9/3/09. Abstract. "Children with ALL-mimicking JRA may belong to a subgroup of ALL with a better prognosis." Dexamethasone-based therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: results of the prospective Dutch Childhood Oncology Group (DCOG) protocol ALL-9 (1997—2004). Anjo J Veerman et al., The Lancet Oncology, Early Online Publication, 10 September 2009. Abstract. Comment in same issue by Pui entitled "Prophylactic cranial irradiation: going, going, gone". (Early online article.) Transplant: Both newly dx and relapsed ALL. New Method For Safer Bone Marrow Transplants For Sick Children. Lay article. ". . . minimal-intensity conditioning (MIC) regimen using antibodies instead of high dose chemotherapy may reduce the short and long term toxicity related with stem cell transplants in children. This could allow successful transplantation even in the sickest children." Haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation with antibody-based minimal-intensity conditioning: a phase 1/2 study. Karin C Straathof et al., The Lancet, online first Sept. 2009. (Abstract, British ed.) Additional risk factor for the development of ALL. Jacek J. Pietrzyk et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 53, Issue 3, 2009, p. 515. "Although many environmental factors might also contribute to development of ALL, our results suggest c.677C>T polymorphism of the MTHFR gene as a genetic risk factor for ALL." Abstract. Clinical characteristics and outcome of biphenotypic acute leukemia in children. Amal S Al-Seraihy et al., Haematologica, 08/28/09. Abstract. "Conclusions: An ALL type of induction utilizing agents that have activity against lymphoid and myeloid leukemias appears to be more effective in achieving and maintaining CR whether the patients are classified according to EGIL or the new WHO criteria. HSCT may not be necessary for all patients in first CR." Also contains useful information about new nomenclature for mixed phenotype acute leukemia. Myeloablative Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Analysis of Graft Sources and Long-Term Outcome. Michael B. Tomblyn et al., Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 27, No 22 (August 1), 2009: pp. 3634-3641. Abstract. "Allogeneic, but not autologous, HCT for ALL results in durable LFS. Importantly, HCT using UCB led to similar outcomes as either RD or well-matched URD. HCT in early remission can best exploit the potent antileukemic efficacy of allografting from UCB, RD, or URD sources." From a study of 623 consecutive ALL myeloablative HCT (1980 to 2005). Low Relapse without Excessive Transplant-Related Mortality following Myeloablative Cord Blood Transplantation for Acute Leukemia in Complete Remission: A Matched Cohort Analysis. Gutman, Jonathan et al., Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Volume 15, Issue 9, Pages 1122-1129 (September 2009). Abstract. Wilms' tumor gene 1 expression analysis by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction for monitoring of minimal residual disease in acute leukemia. Nowakowska-Kopera, Alicija et al., Leukemia and Lymphoma, Volume 50, Issue 8 August 2009 , pages 1326 - 1332. Abstract. "Ninety-four percent of patients with acute leukemia showed high WT1 expression at presentation. WT1 expression as a MRD marker was evaluated in 36 patients. The rise of WT1 expression preceded the hematological relapse by about 4 months." Only 18 patients were studied; authors are investigating investigate whether it could serve as a MRD marker. An accurate and rapid flow cytometric diagnosis of BCR/ABL positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Raponi, Sara et al., Haematologica. 2009 Jul 16. PubMed abstract. The BCR/ABL fusion protein is Ph(+) ALL, the authors offer a method for rapid and accurate detection of this protein. Clinical features of the most common fusion genes in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Lazic, J. et al. Med Oncol. 2009 Jun 2. PubMed abstract. A study of 70 pediatric patients, correlating BCR/ABL, TEL/AML1, and E2A/PBX1 types with MRD and outcome results. Chemo-sensitivity in a panel of B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell lines, YCUB series, derived from children. Goto, H et al. Leuk Res. 2009 Oct;33(10):1386-91. PubMed abstract. Interesting because they established cell lines both at dx and at relapse for 6 childrne, and found that cell lines "established at relapse was more resistant to 4-hydroperoxy-cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, L-asparaginase, topotecan, fludarabine, and etoposide than YCUB-5 from the same patient at diagnosis." 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) low activity genotypes reduce the risk of relapse-related acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Kuzelicki et al., Leukemia Research, Volume 33, Issue 10, October 2009, Pages 1344-1348. Abstract. Myeloablative Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Analysis of Graft Sources and Long-Term Outcome. Michael B. Tomblyn et al., JCO Early Release, published online ahead of print Jul 6 200. Abstract. "In a study to analyze hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for high-risk or recurrent acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) using different donor sources, it was shown that allogeneic, but not autologous, HCT for ALL results in durable leukemia-free survival. Importantly, HCT using umbilical cord blood led to similar outcomes as either related or well-matched unrelated." The novel RASSF6 and RASSF10 candidate tumour suppressor genes are frequently epigenetically inactivated in childhood leukaemias. Luke B Hesson et al., Molecular Cancer 2009, 8:42, 2009. Full text. Antiepileptic drugs reduce efficacy of methotrexate chemotherapy by downregulation of Reduced folate carrier transport activity. S Halwachs et al., June 2009 Volume 23 Number 6, pp 1087-1097. Abstract. Treating Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia without Cranial Irradiation. Ching-Hon Pui et al., N Engl J Med 360;26, june 25, 2009, pp. 2730-1741. From St. Judes. In a trial of 498 ALL patients, of the 71 who would have received CR according to previous trials, these patients were treated with IT instead and the results compared with historical records of 56 patients who did receive CR. The 71 patients showed significantly longer continuous complete remission. Patients at high rate for CNS relapse had more IT (ara C, triples) than other patients. Abstract. The impact of risk stratification by early bone-marrow response in childhood lymphoblastic leukaemia: results from the United Kingdom Medical Research Council trial ALL97 and ALL97/9. Christopher Mitchell et al., British Journal of Haematology, Published Online: 22 Jun 2009. Abstract. Genomic analysis of acute leukemia. Mullighan, C. G., International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, Volume 31, Number 4, August 2009 , pp. 384-397(14). Abstract. Polymorphisms in multidrug resistance-associated protein gene 4 is associated with outcome in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Marc Ansari et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online June 10, 2009. Abstract. A dyad of lymphoblastic lysosomal cysteine proteases degrades the antileukemic drug l-asparaginase. Naina Patel et al., J. Clin. Invest. June 8, 2009. Abstract. Clinical significance of minimal residual disease at day 15 and at the end of therapy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Rosemary Sutton et al., British Journal of Haematology, Published Online: 3 Jun 2009. Abstract. Clinical features of the most common fusion genes in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J. Lazic et al., Medical Oncology, 06/05/09, Abstract. Acute lymphoblastic leukemias with normal karyotypes are not without genomic aberrations. Anu Usvasalo et al., Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics, Volume 192, Issue 1, 1 July 2009, Pages 10-17. Abstract. Overexpression of CD123 correlates with the hyperdiploid genotype in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Miroslav Djokic et al., Haematologica, Published online 19 May 2009. Abstract. ". Our study suggests that overexpression of CD123 is an aberrant phenotype present in a subset of precursor-B ALL with hyperdiploid genotype, and represents an additional marker of good prognosis in pediatric precursor-B ALL. Moreover, aberrant CD123 expression in ALL is a good marker for monitoring of minimal residual disease." High frequency of PTEN, PI3K and AKT abnormalities in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Alejandro Gutierrez et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online May 20, 2009. Abstract. "Alterations of PTEN, PI3K or AKT were identified in 47.7% of 44 cases. . . . Induction chemotherapy failed to induce remission in 3 of the 4 patients whose lymphoblasts harbored PTEN deletions at the time of diagnosis, compared with none of the 12 patients with mutations of PTEN exon 7 (P = 0.007), suggesting that PTEN deletion has more adverse therapeutic consequences than mutational disruptions that preserve the phosphatase domain. These findings add significant support to the rationale for the development of therapies targeting the PTEN-PI3K-AKT pathway in T-ALL." Heterozygosity at the TPMT gene locus, augmented by mutated MTHFR gene, predisposes to 6-MP related toxicities in childhood ALL patients. N Karas-Kuzelicki et al., Leukemia (2009) 23, 971–974. Long letter to the editor. No abstract available. Poor Outcome for Children and Adolescents With Progressive Disease or Relapse of Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: A Report From the Berlin-Frankfurt-Muenster Group. Birgit Burkhardt et al., Journal of Clinical Oncology, 05/14/09 early release. Abstract. Allogeneic Cord Blood Transplantation in Children with Hematological Malignancies: A Long-Term Follow-Up Single-Center Study. Miguel A. Diaz et al., Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Volume 26, Issue 4 May 2009, pages 165-174. Abstract. High hyperdiploid childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (review article). Kajsa Paulsson and Bertil Johansson, Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer, Published Online: 4 May 2009. Abstract. Establishment and validation of a standard protocol for the detection of minimal residual disease in B lineage childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia by flow cytometry in a multi-center setting. Julie Irving et al., Haematologica 2009, published online 18 April 2009. Abstract. Thiopurine methyltransferase activity is related to the risk of relapse of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results from the NOPHO ALL-92 study. K Schmiegelow et al., Leukemia (2009) 23, 557–564; doi:10.1038/leu.2008.316; published online 6 November 2008. Abstract. Monitoring treatment response of childhood precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the AIEOP-BFM-ALL 2000 protocol with multiparameter flow cytometry: predictive impact of early blast reduction on the remission status after induction. R Ratei et al., Leukemia (2009) 23, 528–534; published online 20 November 2008. Abstract. Increased risk for CNS relapse in pre-B cell leukemia with the t(1;19)/TCF3-PBX1. S Jeh et al. Leukemia advance online publication 12 March 2009. Abstract. Genome-wide profiling of genetic alterations in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: recent insights and future directions. C G Mullighan and J R Downing, Leukemia advance online publication 26 February 2009. Abstract. Beneficial and harmful effects of anthracyclines in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Collaborative Group (CALLCG). British Journal of Haematology, Published Online: 22 Feb 2009. Abstract. Recent Decrease in Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in Children with Leukemia Receiving Unrelated Donor Bone Marrow Transplants. Stella M. Davies et al. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Volume 15, Issue 3, March 2009, Pages 360-366. Abstract. Induction death and treatment-related mortality in first remission of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a population-based analysis of the Austrian Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster study group. C Prucker et al., Leukemia advance online publication 12 February 2009. Abstract. Prognostic significance of minimal residual disease in infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated within the Interfant-99 protocol. V H J Van der Velden et al., Leukemia advance online publication 12 February 2009. Abstract. CD56 expression in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia is associated with non-thymic phenotype and resistance to induction therapy but no inferior survival after risk-adapted therapy. Lars Fischer et al., Haematologica, Vol 94, Issue 2, 224-229. Abstract. Non-classical karyotypic features in relapsed childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Lea A. Wehrli et al., Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics, Volume 189, Issue 1, February 2009, Pages 29-36. Abstract. An updated report on karyotypes [classic ones are (high hyperdiploidy, t(12;21), t(9;22), 11q23, t(1;19), <45 chromosomes]. Relationship between HLA-DP supertype and survival in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: evidence for selective loss of immunological control of residual disease? G. Malcolm Taylor et al., British Journal of Haematology, Published Online: 21 Jan 2009. Abstract. ". . . two of six HLA-DP supertypes (DP1–4, 6, 8) were associated with susceptibility (DP2) and resistance (DP1) to childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)." Genome-wide Interrogation of Germline Genetic Variation Associated With Treatment Response in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Jun J. Yang et al., JAMA Vol. 301 No. 4, January 28, 2009. Abstract. There were 102 SNPs (germline single-nucleotide polymorphisms) associated with MRD . . . In total, 63 of 102 SNPs were associated with early response, relapse, or drug disposition. Lay article on the St Jude site. Epigenetic Regulation of MicroRNAs in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Jose Roman-Gomez et al., JCO Early Release, published online ahead of print Jan 21 2009. Abstract. Methylation of miRNAs as a prognostic factor. A subtype of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with poor treatment outcome: a genome-wide classification study. Monique L Den Boer et al., The Lancet Oncology published online Jan. 9, 2009. Abstract. BCR-ABL1 Does chemotherapy modify the immune surveillance of hematological malignancies? A J Barrett and B N Savani, Leukemia (2009) 23, 53–58. Abstract. An interesting review article on the role of the patient's own immune system in controlling leukemia cells. Targeting the leukemic stem cell: the Holy Grail of leukemia therapy. N Misaghian et al., Leukemia (2009) 23, 25–42; published online 18 September 2008. Abstract. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia and obesity: increased energy intake or decreased physical activity? H. Jansen et al., Supportive Care in Cancer, Volume 17, Number 1/January, 2009, pp. 103-106. Abstract. Expression of CD133 on leukemia initiating cells in childhood ALL. Charlotte V. Cox et al., Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online January 15, 2009. Abstract. Intracranial hypertension in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. George Vartzelis et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages: 418-420. Abstract. (Also read comments to this article in subsequent volumes.) Gene polymorphisms in childhood ALL. Nikolaos V. Karathanasis et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages: 318-323. Abstract. Review article. Additional genetic risk factor for death in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A common polymorphism of the q gene. Jacek J. Pietrzyk et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages: 364-368. Abstract. The extent of minimal residual disease reduction after the first 4-week imatinib therapy determines outcome of allogeneic stem cell transplantation in adults with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Seok Lee et al. Cancer, published online 31 Dec 2008. Abstract. Deletion of IKZF1 and Prognosis in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Charles G. Mullighan et al. NEJM published online January 7, 2009. Abstract. Full text available free online. IKAROS. Differential in vitro cytotoxicity does not explain increased host toxicities from chemotherapy in Down syndrome acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mariela Valle et al. Leukemia Research, Volume 33, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 336-339. Abstract. Recurrent intrathecal methotrexate induced neurotoxicity in an adolescent with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Serial clinical and radiologic findings. Fulvia Brugnoletti. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009;52:293–295. Abstract. Management and successful desensitization in methotrexate-induced anaphylaxis. Karim Bouchireb et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009;52:295–297. Abstract. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia and obesity: increased energy intake or decreased physical activity? H. Jansen et al. Supportive Care in Cancer, 2008. Free full text. Anemia and survival in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Oliver Teuffel et al., Haematologica, Vol 93, Issue 11, 1652-1657, 2008. Abstract. ". . . the inverse relationship between severity of anemia and survival found within specific subgroups suggests that very low hemoglobin levels at diagnosis are associated with more advanced disease in these subgroups". Epidemiology of leukaemia and lymphoma in children and young adults from the north of England, 1990–2002. Richard G. Feltbower et al., European Journal of Cancer, Article in Press 11/08. (British study. Cytogenetics of paediatric and adolescent acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Christine J. Harrison, British Journal of Haematology. Published Online: 5 Nov 2008. Abstract. The presence of CD56/CD16 in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia correlates with the expression of cytotoxic molecules and is associated with worse response to treatment. Leandro F. F. Dalmazzo et al., British Journal of Haematology, Published Online: 11 Nov 2008. Abstract. Gene polymorphisms in childhood ALL. Nikolaos V. Karathanasis et al. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, published online Nov. 8 2008. Abstract. Treating children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and Down syndrome: Pharmacokinetics provides insight into vincristine therapy. Clinton F. Stewart, Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 52, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 1-2. Editorial. Vincristine pharmacokinetics in children with down syndrome. Gudmar Lönnerholm et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 52, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 123-5. Abstract. Outcome and toxicity of chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with down syndrome. Niketa Shah et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 52, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 14-19. Abstract. Octreotide therapy in asparaginase-associated pancreatitis in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Shu-Fen Wu et al. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 51, Issue 6, 2008, pp. 824-825. Abstract. Risk prediction of fever in neutropenia in children with cancer: A step towards individually tailored supportive therapy? Silvia Wicki et al. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 51, Issue 6, 2008, pp. 778-783. Abstract. "The two models predicting FN and FN with bacteremia were based on five easily accessible clinical variables. Before clinical application, they need to be validated by prospective studies." A comprehensive analysis of the CDKN2A gene in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia reveals genomic deletion, copy number neutral loss of heterozygosity and association with specific cytogenetic subgroups. Sarina Sulong et al. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online October 6, 2008. Abstract. (CDKN2A is a tumor suppressor gene; results of study are complex.) Impaired dexamethasone-related increase of anticoagulants is associated with the development of osteonecrosis in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mariel L. te Winkel et al. Haematologica, Vol 93, Issue 10, 1570-1574, 2008. Abstract. Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, efficacy and safety of a new recombinant asparaginase preparation in children with previously untreated acute lymphoblastic leukemia- a randomized phase II clinical trial. Rob Pieters et al. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online September 19, 2008. Abstract. Integration of genomic and gene expression data of childhood ALL without known aberrations identifies subgroups with specific genetic hallmarks. Centro Ricerca Tettamanti et al. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2008 Sep 19. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract. FDA Drug Approval Summary: Nelarabine (Arranon®) for the Treatment of T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma. Martin H. Cohen, John R. Johnson, Robert Justice, Richard Pazdur. The Oncologist, Vol. 13, No. 6, 709-714, June 2008. Article. Polymorphisms and haplotypes of the NBS1 gene in childhood acute leukaemia. Maria Mosor et al. European Journal of Cancer online 8/08. Abstract. Gene Expression Signatures Predictive of Early Response and Outcome in High-Risk Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group Study on Behalf of the Dutch Childhood Oncology Group and the German Cooperative Study Group for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Deepa Bhojwani et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 26, No 27 (September 20), 2008: pp. 4376-4384. Abstract. "Conclusion: Genes and pathways that play a role in early blast regression may identify patients who may be at risk for inferior responses to treatment. A fully validated predictive gene expression signature was defined for high-risk ALL that provided insight into the biologic mechanisms of treatment failure." The complex genomic profile of ETV6-RUNX1 positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia highlights a recurrent deletion of TBL1XR1. Helen Parker et al. Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer, Published Online: 2 Sep 2008. Abstract. "The ETV6-RUNX1 fusion is the molecular consequence of the t(12;21)(p13;q22) seen in 25% of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). . . . We provide evidence that implicates this deletion in the inappropriate control of gene expression in these patients. The target of the interaction between TBL1XR1 and the signaling pathways described here may be exploited in cancer therapy." Significance of the complete clearance of peripheral blasts after 7 days of prednisolone treatment in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: the Tokyo Children’s Cancer Study Group Study L99-15. Atsushi Manabe et al. Haematologica, Vol 93, Issue 8, 1155-1160, 2008. Abstract. "Conclusions: Children with Day8NoBlasts constituted one third of all the cases with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia with an excellent outcome, and should be candidates for curative management with less intensive treatment." Clinical importance of minimal residual disease testing in the therapy of childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ye QD et al. 2008 Jun;10(3):333-6. (Journal not given in PubMed.) Abstract. (Article in Chinese, but abstract is in English.) Status of minimal residual disease testing in childhood haematological malignancies. Dario Campana. British Journal of Haematology, Published Online: 15 Aug 2008. Abstract. A review article authored by one of the pioneers of MRD testing. Mutation of Genes Affecting the RAS Pathway Is Common in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Marian Case et al. Cancer Research 68, 6803-6809, August 15, 2008. Abstract. "Inhibitors of the pathway, which are currently undergoing clinical trial, may be a novel therapeutic option for cALL, particularly at relapse." CD34 expression is associated with poor survival in pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Martine van Grotel et al (Netherlands). Pediatric Blood & Cancer, pub. online 5 Aug 2008. Abstract. Significance of the complete clearance of peripheral blasts after 7 days of prednisolone treatment in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: the Tokyo Children’s Cancer Study Group Study L99-15. Atsushi Manabe et al. Haematologica, Vol 93, Issue 8, 1155-1160. Abstract. (Free full text.) Host factors and consequence of chemotherapy in pediatric cancer patients. L'Aurelle A. Johnson, PhD, Julie A. Ross, PhD. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008;51:320-326. Abstract. A review article: "One of the challenges in this population is determining the most efficacious therapeutic regimens for these individuals. Factors such as drug metabolism, genetics, and concomitant disease affect drug efficacy and may be important in determining therapeutic outcomes in these patients." A PAI-1 (SERPINE1) polymorphism predicts osteonecrosis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Deborah French et al. Blood, 1 May 2008, Vol. 111, No. 9, pp. 4496-4499. Abstract. FDA Drug Approval Summary: Nelarabine (Arranon®) for the Treatment of T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma. Martin H. Cohen, John R. Johnson, Robert Justice, Richard Pazdur. The Oncologist, Vol. 13, No. 6, 709-714, June 2008; doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2006-0017. Full Text. Minimal Residual Disease Values Discriminate Between Low and High Relapse Risk in Children With B-Cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and an Intrachromosomal Amplification of Chromosome 21: The Austrian and German Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster (ALL-BFM) Trials. Andishe Attarbaschi et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 26, No 18 (June 20), 2008: pp. 3046-3050. Abstract. Childhood leukaemia: experiences of children and attitudes of parents on dental care. Çubukcu Ç.E. & Gune A.M. (2007) European Journal of Cancer Care17, 285-289. Abstract. Ten-year survival of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Michael E. Trigg et al. Leukemia and Lymphoma, Volume 49, Issue 6 June 2008, pages 1142-1154. Abstract. For children enrolled on CCG trials from 1983-1989, the 10-year overall survival rate was 73%. Clinical utility of array comparative genomic hybridization for detection of chromosomal abnormalities in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Karen R. Rabin et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008;51:171-177. Abstract. Comment on this article in the same journal, p. 153-4, by Douglas K. Graham and Stephen P. Hunger, "BAC to the future? comparative genomic hybridization and genotyping pediatric leukemia cytogenetic abnormalities". Briefly, comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) or aCGH is a new procedure that complements FISH. "Thus, technology remains a moving target. Just when we think we understand how to best characterize tumors, new technologies come along that challenge us to rethink our assumptions. Over the next decade, tools such as aCGH, SNP chips, and gene expression profiles will be incorporated into the diagnosis and management of children with ALL, and other forms of cancer. For our patients, the ancient Chinese proverb may you live in exciting times is not a curse, but rather provides great hope." Eligibility for allogeneic transplantation in very high risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: the impact of the waiting time. Adriana Balduzzi et al. Haematologica, Vol 93, Issue 6, 925-929, 2008. Abstract. DNA variants in the dihydrofolate reductase gene and outcome in childhood ALL. Stéphanie Dulucq et al. Blood, 1 April 2008, Vol. 111, No. 7, pp. 3692-3700. Abstract. Integration of conventional cytogenetics (G-banding), comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) and interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (i-FISH) for the detection of genomic rearrangements in acute leukemia. Peter McGrattan et al. J Clin Pathol. Published Online First: 12 May 2008. Abstract. Treating dexamethasone-induced mood disorders in children with leukemia. Divya-Devi Joshi. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, Volume 51 Issue 1, Page 147, 2008. No abstract available. Prospective Analysis of TEL Gene Rearrangements in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group Study. Jeffrey E. Rubnitz et al. (St Judes). Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 26, No 13 (May 1), 2008: pp. 2186-2191. Abstract. Risk-adjusted therapy of acute lymphoblastic leukemia can decrease treatment burden and improve survival: treatment results of 2169 unselected pediatric and adolescent patients enrolled in the trial ALL-BFM 95. Anja Möricke et al. (Germany) Blood, 1 May 2008, Vol. 111, No. 9, pp. 4477-4489. Abstract. Treatment of childhood T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma according to the strategy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, without radiotherapy: Long term results of the EORTC CLG 58881 trial. Anne Uyttebroeck et al. European Journal of Cancer, Volume 44, Issue 6, April 2008, Pages 840-846. Abstract. Minimal residual disease-directed risk stratification using real-time quantitative PCR analysis of immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor gene rearrangements in the international multicenter trial AIEOP-BFM ALL 2000 for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. T Flohr et al. Leukemia (2008) 22, 771–782. Abstract. Asparaginase May Influence Dexamethasone Pharmacokinetics in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Lei Yang, John C. Panetta, Xiangjun Cai, Wenjian Yang, Deqing Pei, Cheng Cheng, Nancy Kornegay, Ching-Hon Pui, Mary V. Relling. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 26, No 12 (April 20), 2008: pp. 1932-1939. Abstract. Clinical significance of minimal residual disease in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its relationship to other prognostic factors: A Children's Oncology Group study. Michael J Borowitz et al. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online April 3, 2008. Abstract. This article summarizes the MRD results of the COG/POG 9900 series of trials. DNA variants in the dihydrofolate reductase gene and outcome in childhood ALL. Stéphanie Duluc et al., Blood, 1 April 2008, Vol. 111, No. 7, pp. 3692-3700. Abstract. Bone marrow fibrosis in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia correlates to biological factors, treatment response and outcome. U Noren-Nystrom, G Roos, A Bergh, J Botling, G Lonnerholm, A Porwit, M Heyman and E Forestier. Leukemia (2008) 22, 504–510. Full text. Reticulin fiber density (RFD) is measured at diagnosis and day 29 and correlated with treatment outcome in pre-B ALL. "To our knowledge, these findings are novel and may indicate BM fibrosis as a new valuable prognostic marker in childhood ALL. Expanded use of BM biopsy both at diagnosis and during follow-up is suggested." (Swedish study.) Early postinduction intensification therapy improves survival for children and adolescents with high–risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. (CCG 1961) Nita L. 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High incidence of avascular necrosis in adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a UKALL XII analysis. B Patel, S M Richards, J M Rowe, A H Goldstone and A K Fielding. Leukemia (2008) 22, 308–312. Abstract. Height deficit during and many years after treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: A review. Marcos Borato Viana, Maria Ivone Oliveira Pinto Vilela. Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 50, Issue S2, 2008, p. 509-516. Abstract. Bringing evidence to complementary and alternative medicine in children with cancer: Focus on nutrition-related therapies. Kara M. Kelly. Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 50, Issue S2, 2008, pp. 490-493. Abstract. Complementary and alternative (CAM) dietary therapies for cancer Sheila. Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 50, Issue S2, 2008, pp. 494-497. Abstract. (Note: There are a few more nutrition articles in this same issue.) Childhood cancer and vitamins: Prevention and treatment. Virginia A. Stallings. Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 50, Issue S2, 2008, pp. 442-444. Abstract. Clinical and radiological characteristics of methotrexate-induced acute encephalopathy in pediatric patients with cancer. H. Inaba et al., Ann Oncol. 2008 Jan;19(1):178-84. Abstract. New therapeutic strategies for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Ching-Hon Pui and Sima Jeha. Nature, Vol. 6 Feb 2007, p. 149. (A review article.) Absolute lymphocyte count is a novel prognostic indicator in ALL and AML; Implications for risk stratification and future studies. Guillermo De Angulo et al. Cancer, Volume 112, Issue 2 , Pages 407 - 415. Abstract. Topoisomerase IIß–Mediated DNA Double-Strand Breaks: Implications in Doxorubicin Cardiotoxicity and Prevention by Dexrazoxane. Lyu YL, Kerrigan JE, Lin CP, Azarova AM, Tsai YC, Ban Y, Liu LF. Cancer Res. 2007 Sep 15;67(18):8839-46. PubMed Abstract. 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Katrin Schmidt, Ansgar Stephan Schulz, Klaus-Michael Debatin, Wilhelm Friedrich, Carl Friedrich Classen. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 50, Issue 2, Pages 331 - 336. Abstract. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in infancy. Lewis B. Silverman. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 49, Issue S7, 2007, 1070-1073. Abstract. Immunizations for children with cancer. Upton D. Allen. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 49, Issue S7, 2007, 1102-1108. Abstract. Comparable long-term survival after bone marrow versus peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation from matched unrelated donors in children with hematologic malignancies. Meisel R et al. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2007 Nov;13(11):1338-45. PubMed abstract. Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant in Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. A K Fielding and A H Goldston. Bone Marrow Transplantation advance online publication 29 October 2007. A review article. Abstract. 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Clofarabine Induced Durable Complete Remission in Heavily Pretreated Adolescents With Relapsed and Refractory Leukemia. Steinherz, Peter G. J Ped Hem/Onc, Volume 29(9) 2007, pg. 656-658. Abstract. Allergic Reactions to E. coli L-Asparaginase Do Not Affect Outcome in Childhood B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group Study. Wacker, Pierre et al., J Ped Hem/Onc, Volume 29(9) 2007, pg. 627-632. Abstract. Integrating molecular information into treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Martin Stanulla et al., Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases, Volume 39, Issue 2, September-October 2007, Pages 160-163. Abstract. Full text online. Diagnosis and genetic subtypes of leukemia combining gene expression and flow cytometry. Giuseppe Basso et al., Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases, Volume 39, Issue 2, September-October 2007, Pages 164-168. Abstract. Full text online. Children with hyperdiploid but not triple trisomy (+4,+10,+17) acute lymphoblastic leukemia have an increased incidence of extramedullary relapse on current therapies: A single institution experience. Anjali Sharathkuma et al. American Journal of Hematology. Published Online: 15 Aug 2007. Abstract. Survivin and its prognostic significance in pediatric acute B cell precursor lymphoblastic leukemia. Troeger, A., et al. Haematologica, 2007;92:1043-1050. Abstract. "Overexpression of survivin in BCP-ALL identifies patients with a high risk of early relapse. Upon confirmation in a prospective analysis, survivin expression may, in the future, serve to further refine treatment stratification with intensification of therapy in those patients prone to relapse." A set of genes that regulate cell proliferation predicts treatment outcome in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Flotho, C., et al. Blood, 15 August 2007, Vol. 110, No. 4, pp. 1271-1277. Abstract. Interesting article on gene expression profiling. Quantitative analysis of minimal residual disease predicts relapse in children with B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia in DFCI ALL Consortium Protocol 95-01. Jianbiao Zhou et al., Blood, 1 September 2007, Vol. 110, No. 5, pp. 1607-1611. Abstract. ZAP-70 is highly expressed in most cases of childhood pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. F Wandroo et al., International Journal of Laboratory Hematology (OnlineEarly Articles), August 2007. Abstract. Methotrexate concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid and serum, and the risk of central nervous system relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Jonsson P, Hoglund P, Wiebe T, Schroder H, Seidel H, Skarby T. Anticancer Drugs. 2007 Sep;18(8):941-8. Abstract. Unrelated cord blood transplant in children with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a long-term follow-up. 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Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 254 - 261, Published Online: 18 Jan 2006. Abstract. The cryptic chromosomal deletion del(11)(p12p13) as a new activation mechanism of LMO2 in pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pieter Van Vlierberghe, Martine van Grotel, H. Berna Beverloo, Charles Lee, Tryggvi Helgason, Jessica Buijs-Gladdines, Monique Passier, Elisabeth R. van Wering, Anjo J. P. Veerman, Willem A. Kamps, Jules P. P. Meijerink, and Rob Pieters. Blood, 15 November 2006, Vol. 108, No. 10, pp. 3520-3529. Abstract. Resistance of infant leukemia with MLL rearrangement to tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand: a possible mechanism for poor sensitivity to antitumor immunity. T Inukai, X Zhang, M Goto, K Hirose, K Uno, K Akahane, A Nemoto, K Goi, H Sato, K Takahashi, H Honna, K Kagami, K Nakamoto, H Yagita, K Okumura, T Koyama-Okazaki, S Nakazawa and K Sugita. Leukemia (2006) 20, 2119–2129. Abstract. 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Lay article online November 2006, Hem/Onc website, Elizabeth Raetz and William Carroll. Altered glucose metabolism in childhood pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. J M Boag, A H Beesley, M J Firth, J R Freitas, J Ford, K Hoffmann, A J Cummings, N H de Klerk and U R Kees. Leukemia (2006) 20, 1731–1737. Abstract. Interesting because altered glucose metabolism might provide a means for targeted therapy. Risk and response-based classification of childhood B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a combined analysis of prognostic markers from the Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) and Children's Cancer Group (CCG). Kirk R. Shultz et al. Blood. published 26 September 2006. Abstract. (Good review of how COG came to 4 risk groups, EFS stats.) Analysis of Genetic Alterations and Clonal Proliferation in Children Treated for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Heather E. Kendall, Pamela M. Vacek, Jami L. Rivers, Sederick C. Rice, Terri L. Messier and Barry A. Finette. 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Joanne M. Hilden, Patricia A. Dinndorf et al. Blood. 2006; 108(2): p. 441-451. Abstract. "Five-year EFS for MLL-rearranged cases was 33.6% and for MLL-nonrearranged cases was 60.3%. The difference in EFS between the 3 major MLL rearrangements did not reach statistical significance." Infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and a germline MLL gene are highly curable with use of chemotherapy alone: results from the Japan Infant Leukemia Study Group. Jun Nagayama, Daisuke Tomizawa, et al. Blood, 15 June 2006, Vol. 107, No. 12, pp. 4663-4665. Abstract. Pharmacogenomics of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Current Opinion in Hematology. 13(4):260-265, July 2006. Kager, Leo; Evans, William E. Abstract. A simplified flow cytometric assay identifies children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who have a superior clinical outcome. Elaine Coustan-Smith, Raul C. Ribeiro, Patricia Stow, Yinmei Zhou, Ching-Hon Pui, Gaston K. Rivera, Francisco Pedrosa, and Dario Campana. Blood, 1 July 2006, Vol. 108, No. 1, pp. 97-102. Abstract. Dasatinib in Imatinib-Resistant Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Leukemias. Moshe Talpaz, M.D., Neil P. Shah, M.D., Ph.D., Hagop Kantarjian, M.D., Nicholas Donato, Ph.D., John Nicoll, B.A., Ron Paquette, M.D., Jorge Cortes, M.D., Susan O'Brien, M.D., Claude Nicaise, M.D., Eric Bleickardt, M.D., M. Anne Blackwood-Chirchir, M.D., Vishwanath Iyer, M.S., Tai-Tsang Chen, M.Phil., Fei Huang, Ph.D., Arthur P. Decillis, M.D., and Charles L. Sawyers, M.D. Volume 354:2531-2541 June 15, 2006 Number 24. Abstract. Nilotinib in Imatinib-Resistant CML and Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive ALL. Hagop Kantarjian, M.D., Francis Giles, M.D., Lydia Wunderle, M.D., Kapil Bhalla, M.D., Susan O'Brien, M.D., Barbara Wassmann, M.D., Chiaki Tanaka, M.D., Paul Manley, Ph.D., Patricia Rae, B.Sc., William Mietlowski, Ph.D., Kathy Bochinski, M.B.A., Andreas Hochhaus, M.D., James D. Griffin, M.D., Dieter Hoelzer, M.D., Maher Albitar, M.D., Ph.D., Margaret Dugan, M.D., Jorge Cortes, M.D., Leila Alland, M.D., and Oliver G. Ottmann, M.D. NEJM Volume 354:2542-2551 June 15, 2006 Number 24. Abstract. ASCO 2006 meeting abstracts, pediatric leukemias. Notable: Effect of prophylactic cranial irradiation dose on CNS relapse, late cognitive decline and learning disabilities in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Difference in outcome of adolescents (14-17 years) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) enrolled in the Italian pediatric (AIEOP) and adult (GIMEMA) multicenter protocols. Stem cell/BMTs: ASBMT Evidence-Based Reviews for Pediatric and Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Theresa Hahn, Roy Jones, Donna Wall. In Blood and Marrow Transplantation Reviews, Vol. 16, Issue 1, 2006. Autologous stem cell transplant in ALL: who should we be transplanting in first remission? A R Mato and S M Luge. Review. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2006) 37, 989–995. Abstract. The eighth international childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia workshop ('Ponte di Legno meeting') report: Vienna, Austria, April 27–28, 2005. Leukemia (2006) 20, 9–17. Many abstracts. Notable: secondary cancers after ALL therapy hypodiploidy RUNX1 gene pH+ ALL Translocation t(1;19)(q23;p13) genetic subgroups in T-cell ALL Down Syndrome ALL Resistance to glucocorticoids in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: impact of relationship between ex vivo sensitivity and in vivo concentration on risk factor analysis. Styczynski J, Koltan A, Wysocki M. Neoplasma. 2006;53(2):168-73. PubMed abstract. Gene Expression Profiling: Biological pathways associated with relapse in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A children's oncology group study. Blood. 2006 Mar 28. Bhojwani D et al. PubMed abstract. TPMT: Thiopurine S-methyltransferase pharmacogenetics: insights, challenges and future directions. L Wang and R Weinshilboum. Oncogene (2006) 25, 1629–1638. Abstract. Pharmacogenomics or Acute Leukemia. Meyling H Cheok, Sanne Lugthart, and William E. Evans. Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 46: 317-353 (Volume publication date February 2006). Abstract. MRD measurement: A simplified flow cytometric assay identifies children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who have a superior clinical outcome. Elaine Coustan-Smith, Raul C Ribeiro, Patricia Stow, Yinmei Zhou, Ching-Hon Pui, Gaston K Rivera, Francisco Pedrosa, and Dario Campana. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online March 14, 2006. Abstract. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a model for the pharmacogenomics of cancer therapy. Cheok MH, Evans WE. Nat Rev Cancer. 2006 Feb;6(2):117-29. PubMed Abstract. The clinical value of follow-up examinations in childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Huang L, Lequin M, Pieters R, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2006 Mar. Abstract. Incidence of additional genetic changes in the TEL and AML1 genes in DCOG and COALL-treated t(12;21)-positive pediatric ALL, and their relation with drug sensitivity and clinical outcome. Stams WA, Beverloo HB, den Boer ML, de Menezes RX, Stigter RL, van Drunen E, Ramakers-van-Woerden NL, Loonen AH, van Wering ER, Janka-Schaub GE, Pieters R. Leukemia. 2006 Mar;20(3):410-6. PubMed Abstract. Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the age of genomics. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 570 - 578. William L. Carroll, Deepa Bhojwani, Dong-Joon Min, PhD 1, Naomi Moskowitz, Elizabeth A. Raetz. A review article. Adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: Emerging from the shadow of paediatric and adult treatment protocols. Ramanujachar R, Richards S, Hann I, Webb D. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2006 Feb 8; [Epub ahead of print] PubMed abstract. High-dose methotrexate and/or leucovorin rescue for the treatment of children with lymphoblastic malignancies: do we really know why, when and how? Sterba J, Valik D, Bajciova V, Kadlecova V, Gregorova V, Mendelova D. Neoplasma. 2005;52(6):456-63. PubMed abstract. Full text. Prospective analysis of TEL/AML1 positive patients treated on Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Consortium Protocol 95-01. Mignon L Loh, Meredith A Goldwasser, Lewis B Silverman, Wing-Man Poon, Shashaank Vattikuti, Angelo Cardoso, Donna S Neuberg, Kevin M Shannon, Stephen E Sallan, and D G Gilliland. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online February 21, 2006. Abstract. Alternative medicine remedies might stimulate viability of leukemic cells. Styczynski J, Wysocki M. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2006 Jan;46(1):8-10. PubMed abstract. Infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and a germline MLL gene are highly curable with use of chemotherapy alone: results from the Japan Infant Leukemia Study Group. Jun Nagayama, Daisuke Tomizawa, Katsuyoshi Koh, Yoshihisa Nagatoshi, Noriko Hotta, Tomoko Kishimoto, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Tomoko Kuno, Kanji Sugita, Takashi Sato, Kohji Kato, Atsushi Ogawa, Tatsutoshi Nakahata, Shuki Mizutani, Keizo Horibe, and Eiichi Ishii. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online February 14, 2006. Abstract. Chronic liver disease related to 6-thioguanine in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Ruth De Bruynea, Bernard Portmannb, Marianne Samyna, Sanjay Bansala, Alex Kniselyb, Giorgina Mieli-Vergania and Anil Dhawan. Journal of Hepatology Volume 44, Issue 2 , February 2006, Pages 407-410. Article. Comparable long-term survival after unrelated and HLA-matched sibling donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantations for acute leukemia in children younger than 18 months. Eapen M, Rubinstein P, Zhang MJ, Camitta BM, Stevens C, Cairo MS, Davies SM, Doyle JJ, Kurtzberg J, Pulsipher MA, Ortega JJ, Scaradavou A, Horowitz MM, Wagner JE. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Jan 1;24(1):145-51. "Typically unrelated donor HCT are reserved for infants who relapse," Dr. Eapen said. "We recommend unrelated donor HCT in first complete remission, because we have shown that results are similar to that after HLA-matched sibling donor HCT in first complete remission." PubMed abstract. The expression of 70 apoptosis genes in relation to lineage, genetic subtype, cellular drug resistance, and outcome in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Holleman A, den Boer ML, de Menezes RX, Cheok MH, Cheng C, Kazemier KM, Janka-Schaub GE, Gobel U, Graubner UB, Evans WE, Pieters R. Blood. 2006 Jan 15;107(2):769-76. Epub 2005 Sep 27. Abstract. Online lay version. The expression of 70 apoptosis genes in relation to lineage, genetic subtype, cellular drug resistance, and outcome in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Holleman A, den Boer M, Menezes R, et al. Blood. 2006; 107; 769-776. Abstract. Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. NEJM Volume 354:166-178 January 12, 2006 Number 2, Ching-Hon Pui, M.D., and William E. Evans, Pharm.D. No abstract (a review article). Comparable results in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia after related and unrelated stem cell transplantation. J Dahlke et al. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2006) 37, 155-163. Abstract. Thiopurine methyltransferase in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Relling et al. Blood. 2006; 107: 843-844. Abstract. Pharmacogenomics of Acute Leukemia. Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology Vol. 46: 317-353, 2006, Meyling H Cheok, Sanne Lugthart, and William E. Evans. Abstract. Understanding Medication Adherence in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Review. Michelle T. Pritchard et al., J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2006 Dec;28(12):816-23. Abstract. High concordance from independent studies by the Children’s Cancer Group (CCG) and Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) associating favorable prognosis with combined trisomies 4, 10, and 17 in children with NCI Standard-Risk B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: a Children’s Oncology Group (COG) initiative. MJ Sutcliffe et al., Leukemia (2005) 19, 734–740. Abstract. Comparison of Diagnostic and Relapse Flow Cytometry Phenotypes in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Implications for Residual Disease Detection: A Report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Michael J Borowitz et al., Cytometry Part B (Clinical Cytometry) 68B:18–24 (2005). Abstract. Towards targeted therapy for infant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Ronald W. Stam, Monique L. den Boer and Rob Pieters. British Journal of Haematology, Volume 0 Issue 0. Abstract. Immunogenotype Changes Prevail in Relapses of Young Children with TEL-AML1-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Derive Mainly from Clonal Selection. E. Renate Panzer-Grümayer, Giovanni Cazzaniga, Vincent H.J. van der Velden, Laura del Giudice, Martina Peham, Georg Mann, Conny Eckert, Andre Schrauder, Giuseppe Germano, Jochen Harbott, Giuseppe Basso, Andrea Biondi, Jacques J.M. van Dongen, Helmut Gadner and Oskar A. Haas. Clinical Cancer Research Vol. 11, 7720-7727, November 1, 2005. Abstract. Comparable Long-Term Survival After Unrelated and HLA-Matched Sibling Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantations for Acute Leukemia in Children Younger Than 18 Months. Mary Eapen, Pablo Rubinstein, Mei-Jie Zhang, Bruce M. Camitta, Cladd Stevens, Mitchell S. Cairo, Stella M. Davies, John J. Doyle, Joanne Kurtzberg, Michael A. Pulsipher, Juan J. Ortega, Andromachi Scaradavou, Mary M. Horowitz, John E. Wagner. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 24, No 1 (January 1), 2006: pp. 145-151, 2006. Abstract. Are experimental treatments for cancer in children superior to established treatments? Observational study of randomised controlled trials by the Children's Oncology Group. Ambuj Kumar, Heloisa Soares, Robert Wells, Mike Clarke, Iztok Hozo, Archie Bleyer, Gregory Reaman, Iain Chalmers, Benjamin Djulbegovic. BMJ 2005;331:1295 (3 December). Abstract. The Role of Cytotoxic Therapy with Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in the Therapy of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children: An Evidence-Based Review. Theresa Hahn, Donna Wall, Bruce Camitta, Stella Davies, Hildy Dillon,5 Paul Gaynon, Richard A. Larson, Susan Parsons, Jerome Seidenfeld, Daniel Weisdorf, Philip L. McCarthy, Jr. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 11:823-861 (2005). When BMT is useful in the treatment of ALL/relapsed ALL. Long-Term Outcome in Children With Relapsed ALL by Risk-Stratified Salvage Therapy: Results of Trial Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Relapse Study of the Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster Group 87. Hagen Graf Einsiedel, Arend von Stackelberg, Reinhard Hartmann, Rüdiger Fengler, Martin Schrappe, Gritta Janka-Schaub, Georg Mann, Karel Hählen, Ulrich Göbel, Thomas Klingebiel, Wolf-Dieter Ludwig, Günter Henze. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 23, No 31 (November 1), 2005: pp. 7942-7950. Abstract. Review article: Advances in the pathological diagnosis and biology of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Xin Han MD and Carlos E. Bueso-Ramo Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. Volume 9, Issue 4 , August 2005, Pages 239-257. Pub med abstract. Therapy of low-risk subsets of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: When do we say enough? Stephen P. Hunger, Naomi J. Winick, Harland N. Sather, William L. Carroll: Pediatric Blood & Cancer VL: 45 NO: 7 PG: 876-880 2005. This is a good review of the different strategies for ALL treatment. Abstract. The Seventh International Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Workshop Report: Palermo, Italy, January 29-30, 2005. M Aricó, A Baruchel, Y Bertrand, A Biondi, V Conter, T Eden, H Gadner, P Gaynon, K Horibe, S P Hunger, G Janka-Schaub, G Masera, J Nachman, R Pieters, M Schrappe, K Schmiegelow, M G Valsecchi and C-H Pui. Leukemia (2005) 19, 1145-1152. Abstract. Targeting FLT3 in primary MLL-gene–rearranged infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ronald W. Stam et. al. Blood, 1 October 2005, Vol. 106, No. 7, pp. 2484-2490. Abstract. Treatment reduction in highly selected standard-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The AIEOP ALL-9501 study. M Arico, V Conter, MG Valsecchi, C Rizzari, MF Boccalatte, E Barisone, C Messina, G De Rossi, L Lo Nigro, A Pession, F Locatelli, C Micalizzi, and G Basso Haematologica, September 1, 2005; 90(9): 1186-91. Abstract. No Advantage of Dexamethasone Over Prednisolone for the Outcome of Standard- and Intermediate-Risk Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in the Tokyo Children's Cancer Study Group L95-14 Protocol. Shunji Igarashi, Atsushi Manabe, Akira Ohara, Masaaki Kumagai, Tomohiro Saito, Yuri Okimoto, Takehiko Kamijo, Keiichi Isoyama, Michiko Kajiwara, Manabu Sotomatsu, Ken-ichi Sugita, Kanji Sugita, Miho Maeda, Hiromasa Yabe, Akitoshi Kinoshita, Takashi Kaneko, Yasuhide Hayashi, Kouichiro Ikuta, Ryohji Hanada, Masahiro Tsuchida. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 23, No 27 (September 20), 2005: pp. 6489-6498. Abstract. Clinical characteristics, biologic features and outcome for young adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Nachman J. Br J Haematol. 2005 Jul;130(2):166-73. PubMed Abstract. Molecular Genetics of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Scott A. Armstrong and A. Thomas Look, J Clinical Oncology, Vol. 23, No. 26, Sept 10, 2005, 6306-6315. (I have a copy of this article.) Results of a phase 1-2 study of clofarabine in combination with cytarabine (ara-C) in relapsed and refractory acute leukemias. Stefan Faderl, Varsha Gandhi, Susan O'Brien, Peter Bonate, Jorge Cortes, Elihu Estey, Miloslav Beran, William Wierda, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Alessandra Ferrajoli, Zeev Estrov, Francis J. Giles, Min Du, Monica Kwari, Michael Keating, William Plunkett, and Hagop Kantarjian. Blood, 1 February 2005, Vol. 105, No. 3, pp. 940-947. Abstract. Treatment reduction in highly selected standard-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The AIEOP ALL-9501 study. Arico M, Conter V, Valsecchi MG, Rizzari C, Pinta Boccalatte MF, Barisone E, Messina C, De Rossi G, Lo Nigro L, Pession A, Locatelli F, Micalizzi C, Basso G. Haematologica. 2005 Sep;90(9):1186-91. Italian study results. PubMed abstract. Clinical characteristics and outcome of children with down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a children's cancer group study. James A Whitlock, Harland N Sather, Paul Gaynon, Leslie L Robison, Robert J Wells, Michael Trigg, Nyla A Heerema, and Smita Bhatia. Chemotherapy versus allogeneic transplantation for very-high-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in first complete remission: comparison by genetic randomisation in an international prospective study. Balduzzi A et. al., Lancet. 2005 Aug 20-26;366(9486):635-42. Abstract. Effects of Physical Therapy Intervention for Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Victoria G. Marchese, PhD, PT, Lisa A. Chiarello, PhD, PT, PCS, and Beverly J. Lange, MD. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2004;42:127–133. PubMed Abstract. FDA Approves Clofarabine for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. MedLine version. Dec. 29, 2004. Antioxidant Levels Tied to Treatment Toxicities in ALL. CancerPage version. Antioxidant status decreases in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during the first six months of chemotherapy treatment. Kennedy DD, Ladas EJ, Rheingold SR, Blumberg J, Kelly KM. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2004 Dec 27. PubMed abstract. On Cure4Kids site (www.cure4kids.org, need to register) 12/2004 Progress in the Treatment of Childhood Leukaemias - Joseph Simone, MD Childhood Leukaemia: Backtracking its Origins - Mel Greaves, PhD, FRCPath, FRS, FMedSci Late Effects of Therapy in Childhood Cancer - Daniel Green, MD Acute Leukaemia in Developing Countries - Bharat Agarwal, M.D, D.C.H, (BOM). D.N.B, (MNAMS) Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia in children: complications of therapy - Anjo Veerman, MD Relapsed ALL - Nobuko Hijiya, MD and Dario Campana, MD PhD Diagnosis of Childhood Leukemia in the 21st Century - Jesse J. Jenkins, III, MD Researchers Add More Pieces to the Puzzle of Finding Cure for Common Childhood Cancer - Several studies presented during the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) explore these various questions and continue to move science closer to finding a cure for this devastating childhood disease. "ALL is the most common childhood cancer, representing 23 percent of cancer diagnoses among children"; said Richard Larson, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Director of the Hematologic Malignancies Clinical Research Program University of Chicago. "Clinical trials exploring ways to better treat these children are of the utmost importance. Each study brings us one step closer to finding a cure for this devastating childhood illness." Several studies are covered in this online article. Improved outcome for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results of Total Therapy Study XIIIB at St Jude Children's Research Hospital. Pui CH et al., Blood. 2004 Nov 1;104(9):2690-6. Epub 2004 Jul 13. NEJM abstract. PubMed abstract. CancerPage version: "Intensified Chemotherapy Reduces Need For Cranial Irradiation In ALL." The HMG-I oncogene causes highly penetrant, aggressive lymphoid malignancy in transgenic mice and is overexpressed in human leukemia. Xu Y, Sumter TF, Bhattacharya R, Tesfaye A, Fuchs EJ, Wood LJ, Huso DL, Resar LM. Cancer Res. 2004 May 15;64(10):3371-5. "Using genetically engineered mice, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have identified a gene that functions as a cancer-causing gene (or oncogene) and may play a key role in the development of leukemia and other cancers in children and adults." PubMed Abstract. Higher mortality after allogeneic peripheral-blood transplantation compared with bone marrow in children and adolescents: the Histocompatibility and Alternate Stem Cell Source Working Committee of the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry. Eapen M, Horowitz MM, Klein JP, Champlin RE, Loberiza FR Jr, Ringden O, Wagner JE. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Dec 15;22(24):4872-80. Epub 2004 Nov 01. PubMed abstract. CancerPage version: "Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes Worse In Pediatric Leukemia Patients". Study Finds Rationale for Inclusion of P13K/AKT Inhibitors in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Therapy. Including P13K/AKT inhibitors in the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) might enhance the therapeutic effect of chemotherapy and improve its effectiveness, abrogating the possible effect of high glucose, researchers stated. "The researchers hypothesized that high serine/threonine AKT (a major downstream effector of P13K) activity in leukemia blasts in the presence of hyperglycemia aids the survival and chemoresistance of leukemia cells by stimulation of glycolysis." Lack of benefit of early detection of relapse after completion of therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Jeffrey E. Rubnitz, MD, PhD , Nobuko Hijiya, MD, Yinmei Zhou, MS, Michaell L. Hancock, MS, Gaston K. Rivera, MD, Ching-Hon Pui, MD. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, early view, 10/2004. Gene mutation discovery may lead to new treatment for leukemia: Clinical trial planned to test drug which offers promise as Gleevec-like cancer therapy. (T-cell ALL/NOTCH1 gene) Press release from Dana-Farber, 10/7/04. Jon C. Aster et al. - look for in Oct. 8, 2004 Science. Gene-Expression Patterns in Drug-Resistant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cells and Response to Treatment, Amy Holleman, B.Sc., Meyling H. Cheok, Ph.D., Monique L. den Boer, Ph.D., Wenjian Yang, Ph.D., Anjo J.P. Veerman, M.D., Ph.D., Karin M. Kazemier, Deqing Pei, M.Sc., Cheng Cheng, Ph.D., Ching-Hon Pui, M.D., Mary V. Relling, Pharm.D., Gritta E. Janka-Schaub, M.D., Ph.D., Rob Pieters, M.D., Ph.D., and William E. Evans, Pharm.D. NEJM Volume 351:533-542 August 5, 2004 Number 6 Abstract Editorial on the above article: Childhood Leukemia — New Advances and Challenges Naomi J. Winick, M.D., William L. Carroll, M.D., and Stephen P. Hunger, M.D. NEJM Volume 351:601-603 August 5, 2004 Number 6 Abstract Loss of Smad-beta in Acute T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia Lawrence A. Wolfraim, Ph.D., Tania M. Fernandez, Ph.D., Mizuko Mamura, M.D., Ph.D., Walter L. Fuller, B.S., Rajesh Kumar, Ph.D., Diane E. Cole, B.S., Stacey Byfield, Ph.D., Angelina Felici, Ph.D., Kathleen C. Flanders, Ph.D., Thomas M. Walz, M.D., Anita B. Roberts, Ph.D., Peter D. Aplan, M.D., Frank M. Balis, M.D., and John J. Letterio, M.D. NEJM Volume 351:552-559 August 5, 2004 Number 6 Abstract Perspective on the above article: TGF- Signaling, Tumor Suppression, and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia James R. Downing, M.D. Volume 351:528-530 August 5, 2004 Number 6 Abstract Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity in Children. Leontine C.M. Kremer, M.D., Ph.D., and Huib N. Caron, M.D., Ph.D. N Engl J Med 351;2 July 8, 2004. The Effect of Dexrazoxane on Myocardial Injury in Doxorubicin-Treated Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Steven E. Lipshultz, M.D., Nader Rifai, Ph.D., Virginia M. Dalton, M.S., P.N.P., Donna E. Levy, M.S., Lewis B. Silverman, M.D., Stuart R. Lipsitz, Sc.D., Steven D. Colan, M.D., Barbara L. Asselin, M.D., Ronald D. Barr, M.D., Luis A. Clavell, M.D., Craig A. Hurwitz, M.D., Albert Moghrabi, M.D., Yvan Samson, M.D., Marshall A. Schorin, M.D., Richard D. Gelber, Ph.D., and Stephen E. Sallan, M.D. N Engl J Med 351;2 July 8, 2004. Low antioxidant vitamin intakes are associated with increases in adverse effects of chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Deborah D Kennedy, Katherine L Tucker, Elena D Ladas, Susan R Rheingold, Jeffrey Blumberg, and Kara M Kelly. Am J Clin Nutr 2004 79: 1029-1036. Abstract on the journal's web site. Clofarabine shows antileukemic activity in pediatric setting. May 2004 Hem/Onc News, the article begins "Heavily pretreated children with relapsed or refractory leukemia responded favorably to treatment with the deoxyadenosine analog clofarabine (Clofarex, ILEX Oncology), according to phase-1 trial results." Also see: Clofarabine, a novel nucleoside analog, is active in pediatric patients with advanced leukemia. Jeha S, Gandhi V, Chan KW, McDonald L, Ramirez I, Madden R, Rytting M, Brandt M, Keating M, Plunkett W, Kantarjian H. Department of Hematology-Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale St, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. Blood. 2004 Feb 1;103(3):784-9. PubMed Abstract. Defining the appropriate dosage of folinic acid after high-dose methotrexate for childhood acute lymphatic leukemia that will prevent neurotoxicity without rescuing malignant cells in the central nervous system. Cohen IJ. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2004 Mar;26(3):156-63. PubMed Abstract. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Ching-Hon Pui, M.D., Mary V. Relling, Pharm.D., and James R. Downing, M.D. N Engl J Med 350;15. April 8, 2004. A review article on the mechanisms of disease. CNS-Directed Therapy in Young Children With T-Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: High-Dose Methotrexate Versus Cranial Irradiation. Paul C. Nathan, MD, Ronnen Maze, Bren da S piegler, PhD, Mark L. Greenberg, MB , ChB , Sh eila Weitzm an, MB , and Johann K. Hitzler, MD. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2004;42:24 – 29. (I have a full-text pdf of this article.) Genetics and Anti-Leukemia Therapy: The TPMT Story. Article in the Fall 2003 CCCF (Candlelighters) quarterly journal (download the file on the Candlelighters site). Intensification of Mercaptopurine/Methotrexate Maintenance Chemotherapy May Increase the Risk of Relapse for Some Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Kjeld Schmiegelow, Olle Björk, Anders Glomstein, Göran Gustafsson, Niels Keiding, Jon Kristinsson, Anne Mäkipernaa, Susanne Rosthøj, Carol Szumlanski, Tine M Sørensen, Richard Weinshilboum. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 21, Issue 7 (April), 2003: 1332-1339. Abstract. (Includes charts of risk of relapse by year out from treatment.) DNA Arrays in Clinical Oncology: Promises and Challenges. François Bertucci, Patrice Viens, Rebecca Tagett, Catherine Nguyen, Rémi Houlgatte and Daniel Birnbaum. Laboratory Investigation 83:305-316 (2003). Abstract. Gene Expression Profiling Predicts Outcomes in Pediatric ALL, Charlene Laino, Medscape Abstract, 12/03, ASH Conference coverage. (I have full text pdf of this article.) (More: Gene expression profiling, OPAL 1. HemOnc Today.) Why do some childhood ALLs relapse? Blood, 1 May 2003, Vol. 101, No. 9, pp. 3343-3343, Stephen P. Hunger. Full text online. CNS-directed therapy in young children with T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia: High-dose methotrexate versus cranial irradiation; Paul C. Nathan, MD, Ronnen Maze, Brenda Spiegler, PhD, Mark L. Greenberg, MB, ChB, Sheila Weitzman, MB, Johann K. Hitzler, MD. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, Vol. 42 Issue 1, Oct. 30, 2003. Online abstract (full text is also available). Classification of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia by gene expression profiling. Ross ME, Zhou X, Song G, Shurtleff SA, Girtman K, Williams WK, Liu HC, Mahfouz R, Raimondi SC, Lenny N, Patel A, Downing JR. Blood. 2003 Oct 15;102(8):2951-9. Epub 2003 May 01. PubMed abstract. Preponderance of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T homozygosity among leukemia patients intolerant to methotrexate. P. Chiusolo et al., Ann Oncol (2002) 13 (12): 1915-1918. Full text. MTHFR. Classification, subtype discovery, and prediction of outcome in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia by gene expression profiling. Yeoh EJ, Ross ME, Shurtleff SA, Williams WK, Patel D, Mahfouz R, Behm FG, Raimondi SC, Relling MV, Patel A, Cheng C, Campana D, Wilkins D, Zhou X, Li J, Liu H, Pui CH, Evans WE, Naeve C, Wong L, Downing JR. Cancer Cell 2002 Mar;1(2):133-43. PubMed abstract. More on Gene Expression Profiling on the St. Judes site, under "research data" ALL1, 2, 3. Gene Expression Profiling and the Treatment of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on Bloodline -- PubMed abstract of the article published March 2002 in Cancer Cell. a tutorial on gene expression profiling Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children. Current Opinion in Oncology. 12(1):3-12, January 2000. Pui, Ching-Hon MD. Abstract. Improved outcome for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results of Dana-Farber Consortium Protocol 91-01. Silverman LB, Gelber RD, Dalton VK, Asselin BL, Barr RD, Clavell LA, Hurwitz CA, Moghrabi A, Samson Y, Schorin MA, Arkin S, Declerck L, Cohen HJ, Sallan (Dana-Farber) 1: Blood 2001 Mar 1;97(5):1211-8. MedLine Abstract. Full Text article available when you go to the MedLine page (plus I have a copy of it). Review articles: The Dec 2000 issue of Leukemia has the longterm results from 12 study groups. Historically these are important because they form the basis of our current trials. There are several articles and a noteworthy editor's note. Hypersensitivity or development of antibodies to asparaginase does not impact treatment outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Woo MH, Hak LJ, Storm MC, Sandlund JT, Ribeiro RC, Rivera GK, Rubnitz JE, Harrison PL, Wang B, Evans WE, Pui, CH, Relling MV. J Clin Oncol 2000 Apr;18(7):1525-32. PubMed Abstract. Recent advances in management of acute leukaemia. Chessells JM. Arch Dis Child 2000 Jun;82(6):438-42. PubMed abstract. Bone marrow transplantation versus chemotherapy in the treatment of very high-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first remission: results from medical research council UKALL X and XI. Wheeler KA, Richards SM, Bailey CC, Gibson B, Hann IM, Hill FG, Chessells JM. Blood 2000 Oct 1;96(7):2412-8. PubMed abstract. Molecular diagnosis in pediatric acute leukemias. Bartolo C, Viswanatha DS. Clin Lab Med 2000 Mar;20(1):139-82, x. PubMed abstract. * Treatment of children with early pre-B and pre-B acute lymphocytic leukemia with antimetabolite-based intensification regimens: a Pediatric Oncology Group Study. Harris MB, Shuster JJ, Pullen J, Borowitz MJ, Carroll AJ, Behm FG, Camitta B, Land VJ. Leukemia 2000 Sep;14(9):1570-6. PubMed abstract. Intensification with intermediate-dose intravenous methotrexate is effective therapy for children with lower-risk B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A Pediatric Oncology Group study. Mahoney DH Jr, Shuster JJ, Nitschke R, Lauer S, Steuber CP, Camitta B. J Clin Oncol 2000 Mar;18(6):1285-94. PubMed abstract. Adverse effect of anticonvulsants on efficacy of chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Mary V Relling, Ching-Hon Pui, John T Sandlund, Gaston K Rivera, Michael L Hancock, James M Boyett, Erin G Schuetz, William E Evans. Lancet 2000; 356: 285 - 290. Can't find on PubMed. I can get to the article via the University. (I have a pdf of this article.) New definition of remission in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pui CH, Campana D. Leukemia 2000 May;14(5):783-5. PubMed abstract.** The Role of Prognostic Features in the Treatment of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. ALISON M. FRIEDMANN, HOWARD J. WEINSTEIN. The Oncologist 2000;5:321-328. (I have a pdf of this article.) PubMed abstract. Trisomy 5 as a sole cytogenetic abnormality in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Sandoval C, Mayer SP, Ozkaynak MF, Tugal O, Jayabose S. Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2000 Apr 1;118(1):69-71. PubMed abstract. Genetic abnormalities and drug resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pui CH, Evans WE. Adv Exp Med Biol 1999;457:383-9. * PubMed Abstract Prognostic importance of 6-mercaptopurine dose intensity in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Relling MV, Hancock ML, Boyett JM, Pui CH, Evans WE. Blood 1999 May 1;93(9):2817-23. PubMed Abstract. (I have the pdf file from a free download.) Phase I targeted systemic exposure study of paclitaxel in children with refractory acute leukemias. Woo MH, Relling MV, Sonnichsen DS, Rivera GK, Pratt CB, Pui CH, Evans WE, Pappo AS. Clin Cancer Res 1999 Mar;5(3):543-9. PubMed Abstract. Expression of aberrantly spliced oncogenic ikaros isoforms in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Sun L, Goodman PA, Wood CM, Crotty ML, Sensel M, Sather H, Navara C, Nachman J, Steinherz PG, Gaynon PS, Seibel N, Vassilev A, Juran BD, Reaman GH, Uckun FM. J Clin Oncol 1999 Dec;17(12):3753-66. PubMed abstract. I have a hard copy of this article. Pilot study of noninvasive detection of venous occlusions from central venous access devices in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Kaste SC, Gronemeyer SA, Hoffer FA, Mandrell BN, Wilimas JA. Pediatr Radiol 1999 Aug;29(8):570-4. PubMed abstract. Hyperdiploid Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia With 51 to 65 Chromosomes: A Distinct Biological Entity With a Marked Propensity to Undergo Apoptosis. By Chikako Ito, Masa-aki Kumagai, Atsushi Manabe, Elaine Coustan-Smith, Susana C. Raimondi, Frederick G. Behm, K. Gopal Murti, Jeffrey E. Rubnitz, Ching-Hon Pui, and Dario Campana. Blood,Vol 93, No 1 (January 1), 1999: pp 315-320. (I have a pdf of this article.) PubMed abstract. Full text article. Long-term Survival And Late Deaths After Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation. Gerard Socie, M.d., Ph.d., Judith Veum Stone, M.s., John R. Wingard, M.d., Daniel Weisdorf, M.d., P. Jean Henslee-downey, M.d., Christopher Bredeson, M.d., Jean-yves Cahn, M.d., Jakob R. Passweg, M.d., Philip A. Rowlings, M.d., Harry C. Schouten, M.d., Ph.d., Hans-jochem Kolb, M.d., And John P. Klein, Ph.d., For The Late Effects Working Committee Of The International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry. NEJM Volume 341 Number 1 July 1 1999. (I have a pdf of this article.) PubMed abstract. Prenatal origin of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children. J L Wiemels, G Cazzaniga, M Daniotti, O B Eden, G M Addison, G Masera, V Saha, A Biondi, M F Greaves. THE LANCET • Vol 354 • October 30, 1999. (I have a pdf of this article.) PubMed abstract. Intensive treatment of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia according to ALL-BFM-86 without cranial radiotherapy: results of Dutch Childhood Leukemia Study Group Protocol ALL-7 (1988-1991). Kamps WA, Bokkerink JP, Hahlen K, Hermans J, Riehm H, Gadner H, Schrappe M, Slater R, van den Berg-de Ruiter E, Smets LA, de Vaan GA, Weening RS, van Weerden JF, van Wering ER, den der Does-van den Berg A. 1: Blood 1999 Aug 15;94(4):1226-36. PubMed abstract. Protracted and Variable Latency of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia After TEL-AML1 Gene Fusion In Utero. Joseph L. Wiemels, Anthony M. Ford, Elisabeth R. Van Wering, Aleida Postma, and Mel Greaves. Blood, Vol. 94 No. 3 (August 1), 1999: pp. 1057-1062. Full Text available online. Biology and treatment of childhood T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Uckun FM et al., Blood. 1998 Feb 1;91(3):735-46. Free full text. Pharmacodynamic monitoring of cancer chemotherapy: childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia as a model. Yates CR, Pui CH, Evans WE. Ther Drug Monit 1998 Oct;20(5):453-8. PubMed Abstract. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pui CH, Evans WE. N Engl J Med 1998 Aug 27;339(9):605-15. (No PubMed Abstract available.) Conventional compared with individualized chemotherapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Evans WE, Relling MV, Rodman JH, Crom WR, Boyett JM, Pui CH. N Engl J Med 1998 Feb 19;338(8):499-505. PubMed Abstract. Abstract. Improved survival with early intensification: combined results from the Medical Research Council childhood ALL randomised trials, UKALL X and UKALL XI. Medical Research Council Working Party on Childhood Leukaemia. Richards S, Burrett J, Hann I, Chessells J, Hill F, Bailey C. Leukemia 1998 Jul;12(7):1031-6. PubMed abstract. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of oral methotrexate and mercaptopurine in children with lower risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a joint children's cancer group and pediatric oncology branch study. Balis FM, Holcenberg JS, Poplack DG, Ge J, Sather HN, Murphy RF, Ames MM, Waskerwitz MJ, Tubergen DG, Zimm S, Gilchrist GS, Bleyer WA. Blood 1998 Nov 15;92(10):3569-77. PubMed abstract. Full Text. I have a pdf of this article. Fifty years of studies of the biology and therapy of childhood leukemia. Kersey JH. Blood 1997 Dec 1;90(11):4243-51. PubMed Abstract not available. Have PDF and hard copy of this article. Early response to therapy and outcome in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a review. Gaynon PS, Desai AA, Bostrom BC, Hutchinson RJ, Lange BJ, Nachman JB, Reaman GH, Sather HN, Steinherz PG, Trigg ME, Tubergen DG, Uckun FM. Cancer 1997 Nov 1;80(9):1717-26. PubMed abstract. Role of cranial radiotherapy for childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with high WBC count and good response to prednisone. Conter, V. et al., J Clin Oncol. 1997 Aug;15(8):2786-91. PubMed Abstract. "These data suggest that CRT may not be necessary in PGR T-ALL patients with a WBC count less than 100,000/microL; on the contrary, in patients with a high count, extended T.I.T. may be inferior to CRT and I.T. MTX". Comparative cytotoxicity of dexamethasone and prednisolone in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ito C, Evans WE, McNinch L, Coustan-Smith E, Mahmoud H, Pui CH, Campana D. J Clin Oncol 1996 Aug;14(8):2370-6. PubMed Abstract. Cytoreduction and prognosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia--the importance of early marrow response: report from the Childrens Cancer Group. Steinherz PG, Gaynon PS, Breneman JC, Cherlow JM, Grossman NJ, Kersey JH, Johnstone HS, Sather HN, Trigg ME, Chappell R, Hammond D, Bleyer WA. J Clin Oncol 1996 Feb;14(2):389-98. PubMed abstract. Acute lymphocytic leukemia: a comprehensive review with emphasis on biology and therapy. Cortes JE, Kantarjian H, Freireich EJ. Cancer Treat Res 1996;84:291-323. PubMed abstract not available. Uniform approach to risk classification and treatment assignment for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Smith M, Arthur D, Camitta B, Carroll AJ, Crist W, Gaynon P, Gelber R, Heerema N, Korn EL, Link M, Murphy S, Pui CH, Pullen J, Reamon G, Sallan SE, Sather H, Shuster J, Simon R, Trigg M, Tubergen D, Uckun F, Ungerleider R. J Clin Oncol 1996 Jan;14(1):18-24. PubMed abstract. Duration and intensity of maintenance chemotherapy in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: overview of 42 trials involving 12,000 randomised children. Childhood ALL Collaborative Group. Childhood AlL Secretariat, CTSU, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK. Lancet 1996 Jun 29;347(9018):1783-8. PubMed abstract. Duration and intensity of maintenance chemotherapy in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: overview of 42 trials involving 12 000 randomised children. Childhood ALL Collaborative Group. Childhood AIL Secretariat, CTSU, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK. Lancet 1996 Jun 29;347(9018):1783-8. PubMed abstract. Improved outcome with delayed intensification for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and intermediate presenting features: a Childrens Cancer Group phase III trial. Tubergen DG, Gilchrist GS, O'Brien RT, Coccia PF, Sather HN, Waskerwitz MJ, Hammond GD. J Clin Oncol 1993 Mar;11(3):527-37. PubMed abstract. Improved therapy for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and unfavorable presenting features: a follow-up report of the Childrens Cancer Group Study CCG-106. Gaynon PS, Steinherz PG, Bleyer WA, Ablin AR, Albo VC, Finklestein JZ, Grossman NJ, Novak LJ, Pyesmany AF, Reaman GH, et al. J Clin Oncol 1993 Nov;11(11):2234-42. PubMed abstract. Impact of three methods of treatment intensification on acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: long-term results of St Jude total therapy study X. Pui CH, Simone JV, Hancock ML, Evans WE, Williams DL, Bowman WP, Dahl GV, Dodge RK, Ochs J, Abromowitch M, et al. Leukemia 1992 Feb;6(2):150-7. PubMed Abstract. Note: defines HD MTX; reports on the usefulness of HD MTX. Milk could decrease the bioavailability of 6-mercaptopurine. Rivard GE, Lin KT, Leclerc JM, David M. Am J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1989 Winter;11(4):402-6. PubMed Abstract.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line351
__label__wiki	0.867738	0.867738	About Us » About Us Overview » History History of Dairy Council of California Dairy Council of California (formerly called California Dairy Council) was established on Feb 8, 1919. The organization was conceived during San Francisco Bay ferryboat commuter trips by two well-known California dairy industry leaders, Sam H. Greene and Chester Earl Gray after reading about discoveries in the field of nutrition in the early 1900s. Two articles published in Hoards Dairyman1 specifically caught their attention, "The Present Situation in Nutrition" and "The Dairy Industry and Human Welfare" written by Dr. E.V. McCollum from the University of Wisconsin who discovered vitamin A. McCollum characterized vitamin A as a "vital life substance in dairy fat".2 Other significant events happening in the country at this time include the formation of the California Farm Bureau Federation 3 and the formation of the National Dairy Council4 in 1915. Cities around the country were experimenting with school feeding programs in the early 1900s.5 All these events inspired Greene and Gray to bridge the link between nutrition science and dairy products that led to the formation of the non-profit organization California Dairy Council, made up of volunteer producers and distributors. They saw an opportunity to provide service for the public as well as the dairy industry.6 Sam H. Greene was the first secretary-manager and F. J. Cummings was the first president of the newly formed California Dairy Council. Greene served as manager of California Dairy Council for 30 years. Dairy Council’s first order of business upon formation was a statewide survey of school nutrition. California Dairy Council worked with schools and teachers to survey 130,000 school children and found that on average 36% of children in cities did not receive milk on a regular basis.7 The results of this survey were instrumental in adding milk to the school lunch menu. By 1922, California Dairy Council implemented a school milk service to nearly every major city in the state.8 By 1950, per capita daily milk consumption increased by nearly 25 percent.9 The 1920’s and 30’s brought California Dairy Council’s first big strides in nutrition education, beginning with the "Dairy Products for Health" campaign targeting PTA parents. It was a time when many children had rickets and other nutritional deficiencies. "We gave people something of real value without expecting anything in return," said Greene of his efforts. "We did this in the firm belief that when facts about our products reached the people in the form of education, we would reap our rewards in increased use of milk and other dairy products."10 The Mobile Dairy Classroom began in the 1930s as a joint venture between California Dairy Council and Venice, CA dairyman Clarence Michel of Edgemar Farms. Michel would travel weekly to Los Angeles-area schools in a truck built to accommodate a live cow and teach children how milk and dairy foods were produced. After World War II, Dairy Council teamed with Los Angeles City Schools and hired a professional teacher to increase the program’s educational impact. Ultimately, the program expanded to include six trucks and is available throughout most of California.11 In 1945, California Dairy Council was reorganized by the California State Legislature through establishment of the California Dairy Industry Advisory Board. This newly-formed board adopted the principles of California Dairy Council and began working closely with the National Dairy Council. Alfred H Ghormley served as the first chairman of the board and Richard Werner was the first manager. The California Dairy Council continued but as a sub-unit of the California Industry Advisory Board.12 In 1961, California Dairy Council (Joe Hart, president) relinquished its name to the California Dairy Industry Advisory Board and the Advisory Board became Dairy Council of California, giving it a better identification with the educational material used from the National Dairy Council. W. B Woodburn was manager and A.W. Clark was chairman of the board of the newly named Dairy Council of California.13 By 1963 Dairy Council of California had grown to employ 19 staff members in 5 offices. The work of Dairy Council of California expanded beyond schools to include youth clubs, banks, hospitals, medical conventions, and nursing schools.14 In 2009, Dairy Council of California celebrates 90 years of service. In 2007-08 year Dairy Council reached just over 2 million children with classroom programs and Mobile Dairy Classroom; just over 3 million adults in health care settings and parent outreach in schools. Meals Matter website logged over 6 million visits and in January 2013 became HealthyEating.org. 15 1http://www.hoards.com/ Retrieved 2008-12-17. 2Jones, RE, Industry Builder, The Biography of Chester Earl Gray. Pacific Books, Palo Alto, 1948, p.95-99 3http://www.cfbf.com/ Retrieved on 2008-12-17. 4http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/aboutndc/Pages/AboutNDCLanding.aspx Retrieved on 2012-12-21. 5 Gunderson, G. The National School Lunch Program: Background and Development. Retrieved November 26, 2008. USDA Food and Nutrition Service. [http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch/AboutLunch/ProgramHistory_2.htm] 6California Dairy Council Annual Report, 1920. Online Archive of California, Guide to California Dairy Industry History Collection. http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt0d5nc666&chunk.id=c02-1.7.8.2.7&brand=oac 7California Dairy Council Annual Report, July 1, 1920 9Dairy Bonanza- California Early Recognized as Ideal Cattle Country,” Argonaut, San Francisco, Calif., September 1, 1950. 10Greene, Samuel H. writings, radio scripts and clippings 1921-1953. Online Archive of California, Guide to California Dairy Industry History Collection. http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt0d5nc666&chunk.id=c02-1.7.8.2.7&brand=oac 11Dairy Council of California News, August 1981. 12Contract between Samuel Greene and California Dairy Council, 28 May, 1946 Online Archive of California, Guide to California Dairy Industry History Collection. http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt0d5nc666&chunk.id=c02-1.7.8.2.7&brand=oac 13Materials relating to dissolution and reformation of organization, 1960-1961, Online Archive of California, Guide to California Dairy Industry History Collection. http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt0d5nc666&chunk.id=c02-1.7.8.2.7&brand=oac 14Dairy Council of California Annual Report, 1964. 15Dairy Council of California Annual Report 2007-08	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line352
__label__cc	0.74393	0.25607	Prince - “Breakfast Can Wait” (Video) on Oct 11 in Prince • R&B • Videos “...Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called”... Prince’s new video. “Let’s Go Crazy” referencing aside, the latest clip from the ageless purple one is actually his best in years, and he’s not even in it! “Breakfast Can Wait” opens in a kitchen, natch, with a pretty couple forgoing their morning meal in favor of something more uh, delicious. We are then transported to a warehouse bathed in CSI: Miami lighting as the two leads, now outfitted in Matrix/bondage gear engage in a guy/girl dance-off with their respective posses. Perhaps the dancing is a metaphor for the duo’s mid-morning delight as we come full circle and return to the couple in a messier kitchen for the clip’s final moments. It’s a pretty straightforward video but what I liked about it is that 1) It’s great choreo—- kudos Nancy Kirkland and Antoine Troupe—- and 2) the video is a rarity in that it pretty much focuses solely on highlighting said choreo… instead of the artist! Ummm, this is the official video, right? I do hope, though, that it isn’t a sign of the times (pun, originally, not intended) and that Prince isn’t a no-show because the industry dictates that he’s “too old”? While it was cool to see the lead female dancer in admirable afro Prince drag, an appearance from his royal badness amidst all of the two-stepping 20-somethings would’ve been icing on the (pan)cake. I wasn’t really feeling this track when I initially heard it a few weeks ago so it’s kind of funny that the LOLz Chappelle’s Show-referencing single artwork and the video are better than the song that served as inspiration for it all. Grade: B+ Oh, and how cool is it that the choreographer, assistant choreographer AND dancers all get credited at the end of the video? Email: Not published. URL: Not required. Notify me of follow-up comments. Comments are moderated. Want your avatar to show up? Sign up with Gravatar.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line354
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(LAST K.S. et al., 2016) Moonlight pollination in the gymnosperm Ephedra (Gnetales) (RYDIN C. & BOLINDER K., 2015) Moonlight shifts the endogenous clock of Drosophila melanogaster (BACHLEITNER W. et al., 2007) Moonlight Without The Moon (CINZANO P. et al., 1999) Moonlight's influence on predator/prey interactions between short-eared owls (As... (CLARKE J.A., 1983) Morning and Evening Blue-Enriched Light Exposure Alters Metabolic Function in No... (CHEUNG I.N. et al., 2016) Mortality by moonlight: predation risk and the snowshoe hare (GRIFFIN P.C. et al., 2005) Multimodality: A way to cope with road traffic noise? The case of European treef... (TROÏANOWSKI M. et al., 2014) Multiple night-time light-emitting diode lighting strategies impact grassland in... (DAVIES T.W. et al., 2017) Murin à oreilles échancrées (BENSETTITI F. & GAUDILLAT V., 2004) Murin de Bechstein (BENSETTITI F. & GAUDILLAT V., 2004) Murin de Capaccini (BENSETTITI F. & GAUDILLAT V., 2004) Murin des marais (BENSETTITI F. & GAUDILLAT V., 2004) Muskie Lunacy: Does the Lunar Cycle Influence Angler Catch of Muskellunge (Esox ... (VINSON M.R. & ANGRADI T.R., 2014) Naked eye star visibility and limiting magnitude mapped from DMSP-OLS satellite ... (CINZANO P. et al., 2013) Natura 2000 Cap Canaille - Grand Caunet (CELSE J. et al., 2006) Natural and artificial light-harvesting systems utilizing the functions of carot... (HASHIMOTO H. et al., 2015) Natural melatonin fluctuation and its minimally invasive simulation in the zebra... (SELTMANN S. et al., 2016) Natural phototaxis and its relationship to colour vision in honeybees (MENZEL R. & GREGGERS U., 1985) Nature’s nocturnal services: Light pollution as a non-recognised challenge for e... (LYYTIMÄKI J., 2013) Navigational Efficiency of Nocturnal Myrmecia Ants Suffers at Low Light Levels (NARENDRA A. et al., 2013) Ne plus avoir peur de la nuit (ASSOCIATION FRANÇAISE D'ASTRON..., 2012) Near infrared light pollution measurements in Croatian sites (ANDREIC Z. et al., 2012) Nested case–control study of night shift work and breast cancer risk among women... (HANSEN J. & LASSEN C.F., 2012) Nesting ecology, current status and conservation of sea turtles on an uninhabit... (ANTWORTH R. et al., 2006) Neural coding underlying the cue preference for celestial orientation (EL JUNDI B. et al., 2015) Neural Summation in the Hawkmoth Visual System Extends the Limits of Vision in D... (STÖCKL A.L. et al., 2016) New device for monitoring the colors of the night (SPOELSTRA H., 2014) New Framework of Sustainable Indicators for Outdoor LED (Light Emitting Diodes) ... (JÄGERBRAND A.K., 2015) New light for old eyes: comparing melanopsin-mediated non-visual benefits of blu... (SCHMOLL C. et al., 2014) Night and crepuscular mosquitoes and risk of vector-borne diseases in areas of p... (SUAREZ-MUTIS M.C. et al., 2009) Night irradiance and synchronization of lunar release of planula larvae in the r... (JOKIEL P.L. et al., 1985) Night Landscapes: A Challenge to World Heritage Protocols (LOVERIDGE A. et al., 2014) Night light alters menstrual cycles (LIN M.C. et al., 1990) Night Migrant Fatalities and Obstruction Lighting at Wind Turbines in North Amer... (KERLINGER P. et al., 2010) Night noise guidelines for Europe (HURTLEY C., 2009) Night on Earth: Mapping decadal changes of anthropogenic night light in Asia (SMALL C. & ELVIDGE C.D., 2013) Night or darkness, which intensifies the feeling of fear? (LI Y. et al., 2015) Night sky brightness at sites from DMSP-OLS satellite measurements (CINZANO P. & ELVIDGE C.D., 2004) Night sky luminance under clear sky conditions: Theory vs. experiment (KOCIFAJ M., 2014) Night sky orientation with diurnal and nocturnal eyes: dim-light adaptations are... (SMOLK J. et al., 2016) Night sky photometry and spectroscopy performed at the Vienna University Observa... (PUSCHNIG J. et al., 2014) Night work and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis (MEGDAL S.P. et al., 2005) Night work and the risk of cancer among men (PARENT M.E. et al., 2012) Night-shift work and breast cancer risk in a cohort of Chinese women (PRONK A. et al., 2010) Night-sky brightness at observatories and sites (GARSTANG R.H., 1989) Night-Time Imagery as a Tool for Global Mapping of Socioeconomic Parameters and ... (DOLL C.N.H. et al., 2000) Night-time lighting alters the composition of marine epifaunal communities (DAVIES T.W. et al., 2015) Night-time lights of the world: 1994–1995 (ELVIDGE C.D. et al., 2001) Nighttime light level co-distributes with breast cancer incidence worldwide (KLOOG I. et al., 2010) Nighttime lights and population changes in Europe 1992-2012 (ARCHILA BUSTOS M.F. et al., 2015) Nighttime Lights Compositing Using the VIIRS Day-Night Band: Preliminary Results (BAUGH K. et al., 2013) Nocturnal activity of Lesser Kestrels under artificial lighting conditions in Se... (NEGRO J.J. et al., 2000) Nocturnal behavior reduces predation pressure on Black-vented Shearwaters Puffin... (KEITT B.S. et al., 2004) Nocturnal emergence of hatchling sea turtles: control by thermal inhibition of a... (MROSOVSKY N., 1968) Nocturnal emergence of juvenile rainbow trout from winter concealment relative t... (CONTOR C.R. & GRIFFITH J.S., 1995) Nocturnal feeding of young by urban peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) in Wars... (REJT L., 2001) Nocturnal feeding under artificial light conditions by Brown-hooded Gull (Larus ... (LEOPOLD M.F. et al., 2010) Nocturnal hunting by peregrine falcons at the Empire State Building, New York C... (DECANDIDO R. & ALLEN D., 2006) Nocturnal illumination and night flying insects (NOWINSZKY L., 2004) Nocturnal light environments and species ecology: implications for nocturnal col... (VEILLEUX C.C. & CUMMINGS M.E. , 2012) Nocturnal Light Exposure Impairs Affective Responses in a Wavelength-Dependent M... (BEDROSIAN T.A. et al., 2013) Nocturnal light pollution and underexposure to daytime sunlight: Complementary m... (SMOLENSKY M.H. et al., 2015) Nocturnal provisioning by Swainson’s thrush (BALL J.R. et al., 2011) Nocturnal vision (WARRANT E.J., 2008) Nocturnal Vision and Landmark Orientation in a Tropical Halictid Bee (WARRANT E.J. et al., 2004) Non-Visual Effects of Light on Melatonin, Alertness and Cognitive Performance: C... (CHELLAPPA S.L. et al., 2011) Not-So-Bright Lights, Big City (GOODYEAR S., 2014) Note méthodologique pour la réalisation des cartes de bruit des grandes infrastr... (TOUSSAINT L. et al., 2011) Nous ne dormons pas la nuit (RIHA S. et al., 1991) Nouveau - Glowee, l’éclairage bioluminescent (TÉLÉMATIN, 2015) Nouvel atlas des oiseaux nicheurs de France, 1985-1989 (YEATMAN-BERTHELOT D. & JARRY G., 1994) Novel approaches for energy efficient solid state lighting by RGB organic light ... (THEJOKALYANI N. & DHOBLE S.J., 2014) Nuée d'éphémères attirés par les lumières et écrasés par les voitures (NATURE DÉTRUITE, 2016) Nuisances occasionnées par un éclairage public. 13e législature (SÉNAT, 2009) Nuit Blanche (BURGHARTZ B., 2014) Nuit, biodiversité nocturne, pollution lumineuse : la population interrogée (ASSOCIATION ÉCOCITOYENS DU ... & SORDELLO R., 2016) Nutrition in the spotlight: metabolic effects of environmental light (VERSTEEG R.I. et al., 2016) Obesity: Heavy sleepers (OWENS B., 2013) Objets volants nocturnes identifiables (OVNI) (CPIE VAL D'AUTHIE, 2008) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE... & ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2009) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2009) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2009) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2009) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2010) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2010) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2010) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2010) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2011) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2011) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2011) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2011) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2012) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2012) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2012) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2012) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2013) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2013) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2013) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2013) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2014) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2014) Obscuritas noctis (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2014) Observation techniques that minimize impacts on wildlife and maximize visitor sa... (WOLF I.D. & CROFT D.B., 2012) Observations of the Polarized Light From Stars (HALL J.S., 1949) Observations on Bird Migration at Milwaukee (KUMLIEN L., 1888) Observations on the nocturnal activity of the habu with special reference to the... (YAMAGISHI H., 1974) Observing other pedestrians: Investigating the typical distance and duration of ... (FOTIOS S. et al., 2014) Observing stress of artificial night lighting on marine ecosystems – a remote se... (AUBRECHT C. et al., 2010) Oedicnème criard (ANONYME, 2013) On the feasibility of inversion methods based on models of urban sky glow (KOLLÁTH Z. & KRÁNICZ B., 2014) On the relation between zenith sky brightness and horizontal illuminance (KOCIFAJ M. et al., 2015) On-premise commercial sign lighting and light pollution (GARVEY P.M., 2005) On-road experiment to assess drivers’ detection of roadside targets as a functio... (REAGAN I.J. et al., 2015) Ontogeny of migratory orientation in the savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwiche... (ABLE K.P. & ABLE M.A., 1990) Opportunistic feeding behaviour of Anolis cristatellus Iguanidae: Reptilia in Pu... (GARBER S.D., 1978) Optical and pheromonal orientation and memory for homing distance in the harvest... (LEUTHOLD R.H. et al., 1976) Optics and vision in invertebrates (LAND M., 1981) Optimization, Constraint, and History in the Evolution of Eyes (GOLDSMITH T.H., 1990) Optimum illumination for ground squirrel activity (KAVANAU J.L. & RISCHER C.E., 1972) Orientation and open-sea navigation in sea turtles (LOHMANN K.J. & LOHMANN C.M.F., 1996) Orientation at night: an innate moon compass in sandhoppers (Amphipoda: Talitrid... (UGOLINI A. et al., 2009) Orientation of hatchling loggerhead turtles at sea off artificially lighted and ... (WITHERINGTON B.E., 1991) Orientations nationales pour la préservation et la remise en bon état des contin... (MINISTÈRE EN CHARGE DE L'ÉCOLO..., 2014) Oublier le sens (ASSOCIATION FRANÇAISE D'ASTRON..., 2010) Our Vanishing Night (ASTROGIRLWEST, 2010) Ours brun (BENSETTITI F. & GAUDILLAT V., 2004) Outdoor Light at Night (LAN) Is Correlated With Eveningness in Adolescents (VOLLMER C. et al., 2012) Outdoor lighting is a growing threat to astronomy (RIEGEL K.W., 1973) Overview of DMSP nightime lights and future possibilities (ELVIDGE C.D. et al., 2009) Owl Eyes: Accommodation, Corneal Curvature and Refractive State (MURPHY C.J. & HOWLAND H.C., 1983) Owl Predation on Desert Rodents Which Differ in Morphology and Behavior (KOTLER B.P., 1985) Parcs et réserves de ciel étoilé : nouveaux concepts et outils de patrimonialisa... (CHARLIER B. & BOURGEOIS N., 2011) Paris, Berlin, New York : voyez comment les villes éclairent l’espace (SCHEPMAN T., 2015) Parking lot lighting based upon predictions of scene brightness and personal saf... (REA M.S. et al., 2015) Part-night lighting: implications for bat conservation: Part-night lighting and ... (DAY J. et al., 2015) Particulate matter as an amplifier for astronomical light pollution (SCIEZOR T. & KUBALA M., 2014) Passeurs de lunes / Moonlight passengers (MEDARD E., 2014) Pathophysiology of seasonal affective disorder: a review (LAM R.W. & LEVITAN R.D., 2000) Patrimoine de nuit (PARCS NATIONAUX DE FRANCE (PNF..., 2012) Paysage-lumière et environnement urbain nocturne (MALLET S., 2011) Perceived outdoor lighting quality (POLQ): A lighting assessment tool (JOHANSSON M. et al., 2014) Perdre la nuit - Losing the dark (INTERNATIONAL DARK-SKY ASSOCIA..., 2013) Perdre l’inspiration (ASSOCIATION FRANÇAISE D'ASTRON..., 2010) Performance evaluation of energy efficient lighting associated with renewable en... (SPERBER A.N. et al., 2012) Performance of induction lamps and HPS lamps in road tunnel lighting (WENCHENG C. et al., 2008) Performance of polymer concrete insulators under light pollution (CHRZAN K.L. & KRAMARZEWSKI L., 2007) Perturbation du rythme circadien du cortisol (LOUISET E., 2009) Petit murin (GAUDILLAT V. & BENSETTITI F., 2004) Petit rhinolophe (BENSETTITI F. & GAUDILLAT V., 2004) Phase advancing human circadian rhythms with short wavelength light (WARMAN V.L. et al., 2003) Phase advancing the human circadian clock with blue-enriched polychromatic light (SMITH M.R. et al., 2009) Phénomènes radiatifs et îlot de chaleur urbain dans l’agglomération de Strasbour... (FISCHER L., 2005) Phosphor-converted LEDs with low circadian action for outdoor lighting (ZABILIUTÉ A. et al., 2014) Photic Resetting in Night-Shift Work: Impact on Nurses' Sleep (BOIVIN D.B. et al., 2012) Photo-damage, photo-protection and age-related macular degeneration (MARQUIONI-RAMELLA M.D. & SUBURO A.M., 2015) Photoactic behaviour of noctural and diurnal spiders : negative and positive pho... (NAKAMURA T. & YAMASHITA S., 1997) Photometric indicators of visual night sky quality derived from all-sky brightne... (DURISCOE D.M., 2016) Photoperiod and temperature responses of bud swelling and bud burst in four temp... (BASLER D. & KÖRNER C., 2014) Photoperiod as stimulus for onset of hibernation (HOCK R.J., 1955) Photoperiod sensitivity of bud burst in 14 temperate forest tree species (BASLER D. & KÖRNER C., 2012) Photoperiod, Pineal, Melatonin and Reproduction in Hamsters (HOFFMANN K., 1979) Photoperiod-sensitive development phases in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) (BERTEROA H.D. et al., 1999) Photoperiodic Effects in the Djungarian Hamster - Rate of Testicular Regression ... (HOFFMANN K. & ILLNEROVA H. , 1986) Photoperiodic effects in the Djungarian hamster: one minute of light during dark... (HOFFMANN K., 1979) Photoperiodic effects on thermoregulation in a ‘blind’ subterranean mammal (HAIM A. et al., 1983) Photopollution impact on the nocturnal behaviour of the Sugar Glider (Petaurus b... (BARBER?MEYER S.M., 2007) Photopollution impacts on the nocturnal behaviour of the sugar glider (Petaurus ... (BARBER-MEYER S.M., 2007) Photopollution: artificial light optic spatial control systems fail to cope with... (VERHEIJEN F.J., 1985) Photosynthesis under artificial light: the shift in primary and secondary metabo... (DARKO E. et al., 2014) Phototactic responses to spectrally dominant stimuli and use of colour vision by... (HAILMAN J.P. & JAEGER R.G., 1974) Phototaxis in Anurans: Relation between Intensity and Spectral Preferences (JAEGER R.G. & HAILMAN J.P., 1976) Phyllodactyle d'Europe (BENSETTITI F. & GAUDILLAT V., 2004) Physical behaviour of anthropogenic light propagation into the nocturnal environ... (AUBÉ M., 2015) Physiological and Productivity Responses of High-wire Tomato as Affected by Supp... (GÓMEZ C. & MITCHELL C.A., 2016) Physiology of an infrared receptor: the facial pit of pit vipers (BULLOCK T.H. & COWLES R.B., 1952) Physiology of seasonal reproductive transitions in the ewe - Regulation by photo... (SWEENEY T. & OCALLAGHAN D., 1995) Phytochromes and light signal perception by plants—an emerging synthesis (SMITH H., 2000) Pique-prune (BENSETTITI F. & GAUDILLAT V., 2004) Pire-Mauvaise-Bonne pratique d'éclairage (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2014) Plan de restauration et de conservation de l’ours brun dans les Pyrénées françai... (MEDD, 2006) Plan lumière : réenchanter la ville la nuit (ROUX S., 2015) Plan national de restauration de la chouette chevêche en France (GÉNOT J.C. et al., 2001) Plan national de restauration des chiroptères en France métropolitaine 2008-2012... (GODINEAU F. & PAIN D., 2007) Plan national d’actions en faveur de la loutre d’Europe 2010-2015 (KUHN R., 2010) Plan national d’actions en faveur du Desman des Pyrénées (Galemys Pyrenaicus) 20... (NÉMOZ M. & BERTRAND A., 2008) Plan national d’actions en faveur du Hamster commun (Cricetus cricetus) (2007-20... (DIREN ALSACE & MEDAD, 2007) Plan national d’actions en faveur du Hamster commun (Cricetus cricetus) (2007-20... (DIREN ALSACE & MEDAD, 2007) Plan national d’actions en faveur du sonneur à ventre jaune Bombina variegata 20... (CHEMIN S., 2011) Plan National Santé-Environnement 2004-2008 (MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA... et al., 2004) Plante « brillante » contre plante « autoluminescente » : qui bio-éclairera ?... (BENOIT, 2014) Polarization of the moonlit clear night sky measured by full-sky imaging polarim... (GAL J. et al., 2001) Polarized Light Cues Underlie Compass Calibration in Migratory Songbirds (MUHEIM R. et al., 2006) Polarized light pollution: a new kind of ecological photopollution (HORVATH G. et al., 2009) Policy and status of light pollution management in Korea (CHA J.S. et al., 2014) Pollination by nocturnal Lepidoptera, and the effects of light pollution: a revi... (MACGREGOR C.J. et al., 2015) Pollution going multimodal: the complex impact of the human-altered sensory envi... (HALFWERK W. & SLABBEKOORN H., 2015) Pollution lumineuse - Où sont passées les étoiles ? (LEGRIS C., 2005) Pollution lumineuse : le grand gaspillage (ACTU-ENVIRONNEMENT, 2014) Pollution lumineuse : longueurs d’ondes impactantes pour la biodiversité. Exploi... (SORDELLO R., 2017) Pollution lumineuse : une pollution à part entière (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2013) Pollution lumineuse et perte de biodiversité (VERHEGGHEN E., 2013) Pollution Lumineuse et Sonore (DANYLUK K. et al., 2014) Pollution lumineuse et trame verte et bleue : vers une trame noire en France ? (SORDELLO R., 2017) Pollution lumineuse ou photopollution (MAGDELAINE C., 2014) Pollution lumineuse: gaspillage d’énergie et impact environnemental ! (COMMISSION DE PROTECTION DES E..., 2010) Pollution lumineuse: zoom sur les travaux de thèse d’Aurélie Lacoeuilhe (LACOEUILHE A., 2014) Pollution sonore: Venise veut interdire les bagages à roulettes en plastique (AFP, 2014) Population spatialization in China based on night-time imagery and land use data (ZENG C. et al., 2011) Position paper on dose-effect relationships for night time noise (WORKING GROUP ON HEALTH AND SO..., 2004) Postnatal light alters hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function and induces ... (COLEMAN G. et al., 2016) Potential Biological and Ecological Effects of Flickering Artificial Light (INGER R. et al., 2014) Potential effects of artificial light associated with anthropogenic infrastructu... (BECKER A. et al., 2013) Potential of NPP-VIIRS Nighttime Light Imagery for Modeling the Regional Economy... (LI X. et al., 2013) Pour une approche globale. Rapport du comité opérationnel « bruit » (n°18) (COMITÉ OPÉRATIONNEL BRUIT DU G..., 2008) Pourquoi la nuit est-elle noire ? (REEVES H., 2003) Pourquoi la pollution lumineuse menace certains animaux ? (BFMTV, 2014) Poverty assessment using DMSP/OLS night-time light satellite imagery at a provin... (WANGA W. et al., 2012) Poverty Evaluation Using NPP-VIIRS Nighttime Light Composite Data at the County ... (YU B. et al., 2015) Predation Attempts by Short-eared and Long-eared Owls on Migrating Songbirds Att... (CANARIO F. et al., 2012) Predation of larval Lepidoptera in habitat fragments varies spatially and tempor... (KYLEE GRENIS K. et al., 2015) Predation risk and moonlight avoidance in nocturnal seabirds (MOUGEOT F. & BRETAGNOLLE V., 2000) Predation risk and reproductive effort: impacts of moonlight on food provisionin... (RIOU S. & HAMER K.C., 2008) Predation risk and state-dependent foraging in scorpions: Effects of moonlight o... (SKUTELSKY S., 1996) Predator Avoidance in Night-Feeding Dunlins Calidris alpina: A Matter of Conceal... (MOURITSEN K.N., 1992) Predicting diel vertical migration of zooplankton (DODSON S., 1990) Preference for light of short wavelengths in hatchling green sea turtles, Chelon... (MROSOVSKY N. & CARR A., 1967) Preliminary Comparative Life-Cycle Impacts of Streetlight Technology (DALE A. et al., 2011) Preliminary investigation of nocturnal habitat use by migratory waders (Order Ch... (ROHWEDER D.A. & BAVERSTOCK P.R., 1996) Preliminary investigations toward nighttime aerosol optical depth retrievals fro... (JOHNSON R.S. et al., 2013) Preliminary study for improving the VIIRS DNB low light calibration accuracy wit... (CAO C. et al., 2015) Première capitalisation méthodologique sur les Schémas régionaux de cohérence éc... (SORDELLO R., 2015) Première étude aérienne de l'éclairage public (ÉCOLLECTIVITÉS, 2011) Prendre conscience du problème de la pollution lumineuse (DUFOUR A., 2014) Prevent Light Pollution for Your Health (ARINELLA J. & TORTORICI J., 2014) Prey targeting by the infrared-imaging snake Python: effects of experimental and... (GRACE M.S. et al., 2001) Présentation de l'enquête sur la connaissance et les attentes du grand public en... (VINCENT B. & GISSINGER V., 2012) Production des cartes de bruit stratégiques des grands axes routiers et ferrovia... (SERVICE D'ÉTUDES TECHNIQUES DE..., 2007) Projet de loi Grenelle de l’environnement : Vers une reconnaissance de la pollut... (MINISTÈRE DE L'ÉCOLOGIE, DE L'..., 2008) Prolonged daily light exposure increases body fat mass through attenuation of br... (KOOIJMAN S. et al., 2015) Properties of an infra-red receptor (BULLOCK T.H. & DIECKE F.P., 1856) Prospecting the Use of Artificial Lighting for Integrated Pest Management (VANNINEN I. et al., 2012) Protecting the Melatonin Rhythm through Circadian Healthy Light Exposure (BONMATI-CARRION M.A. et al., 2014) Protective effect of blue-light shield eyewear for adults against light pollutio... (AYAKI M. et al., 2016) Protégeons le ciel étoilé de la pollution lumineuse (BRETON X., 2014) Qu'est-ce que la pollution lumineuse ? (CAM SAINT-HYACINTHE, 2013) Quand l'intelligence vient aux éclairages publics LED ! (ANONYME, 2015) Quand la lumière devient une nuisance pour notre santé (E=M6, 2016) Quand les villes éteignent la lumière (LALLOUËT-GEFFROY J., 2012) Quantifying light pollution (CINZANO P. & FALCHI F., 2014) Quantifying the erosion of natural darkness in the global protected area system (GASTON K.J. et al., 2015) Quantitative analysis of night skyglow amplification under cloudy conditions (KOCIFAJ M. & LAMPHAR H.A.S., 2014) Quantitative calculation of human melatonin suppression induced by inappropriate... (MENG Y. et al., 2011) Quantitative estimation of urbanization dynamics using time series of DMSP/OLS n... (MA T. et al., 2012) Quesnoy-sur-Deûle: les écolos à la rescousse de la maire sur l’éclairage public... (JEUDY C., 2015) Questions d'élus - Pollution lumineuse (ESET BOURGOGNE-FRANCHE-COMTÉ, 2016) Radiance Calibration of DMSP-OLS Low-Light Imaging Data of Human Settlements (ELVIDGE C.D. et al., 1999) Radiometric Stability Monitoring of the Suomi NPP Visible Infrared Imaging Radio... (CHOI T. et al., 2015) Rapid adaptive evolution of photoperiodic response during invasion and range exp... (URBANSKI J. et al., 2012) Rapid declines of common, widespread British moths provide evidence of an insect... (CONRAD K.F. et al., 2006) Rating impacts in a multi-stressor world: a quantitative assessment of 50 stress... (SMITH D.P. et al., 2014) Reactions of Migrating Birds to Lights and Aircraft (LARKIN R.P. et al., 1975) Recommandations (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2014) Recommandations pour la prévention des émissions lumineuses (OFFICE FÉDÉRAL DE L’ENVIRONNEM..., 2005) Recommandations pour une meilleure utilisation de l'éclairage public (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2014) Recommandations techniques pour l'éclairage public (ASSOCIATION POUR LA SAUVEGARDE..., 2012) Recommendations for energy efficient and visually acceptable street lighting (KOSTIC M. & DJOKIC L., 2009) Recruitment abundance estimation: Role of glass eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) respo... 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(HOLZMAN R. & GENIN A., 2003) [Dossier] La pollution lumineuse (LE TALLEC T., 2014) “Astronomical Tourism”: The Astronomy and Dark Sky Program at Bryce Canyon Natio... (COLLISON F.M. & POE K., 2013) « Sauver la Nuit » – Empreinte lumineuse, urbanisme et gouvernance des territoir... (CHALLEAT S., 2010) « Sauver la Nuit » – Empreinte lumineuse, urbanisme et gouvernance des territoir... (CHALLEAT S., 2010) Document " Endocrine Effects of Circadian Disruption " Articles de revue scientifique Thème du document : Nuit menacée - Lumière artificielle - Impacts sur l'Homme (santé, sommeil, vieillissement) Groupe biologique : Etres humains BEDROSIAN T.A. FONKEN L.K. NELSON R.J. English/Anglais Nom du périodique : Annual Review of Physiology Lien contenu/source : http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annur... 10.1146/annurev-physiol-021115-105102 Citation courte : Bedrosian et al. (2015) Citation complète (format NuitFrance) : BEDROSIAN T.A., FONKEN L.K. & NELSON R.J. (2015). Endocrine Effects of Circadian Disruption. Annual Review of Physiology. In press. Résumé du document : Disruption of circadian rhythms, provoked by artificial lighting at night, inconsistent sleep-wake schedules, and transmeridian air travel, is increasingly prevalent in modern society. Desynchrony of biological rhythms from environmental light cycles has dramatic consequences for human health. In particular, disrupting homeostatic oscillations in endocrine tissues and the hormones that these tissues regulate can have cascading effects on physiology and behavior. Accumulating evidence suggests that chronic disruption of circadian organization of endocrine function may lead to metabolic, reproductive, sleep, and mood disorders. This review discusses circadian control of endocrine systems and the consequences of distorting rhythmicity of these systems. 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__label__cc	0.706962	0.293038	ReemAfterDark The lifestyle of an author in vivid detail. #WriteOrDie Books by Keith Kareem Williams Connect w/Me Author Keith Kareem Williams War Angel III: Catalina (Sample from Chapter 37) Hey guys. I know that it's been a long time since I've updated the blog. Apologies. I've been using all of my energy to finish up a few lingering projects that were long overdue, including "War Angel III: Catalina" which I know you've all been waiting for. Here's another sample. Enjoy. Simone Bysainthe Confessions Before Facing Monsters lindfolded and bound, Catalina and chase were transported from the dank basement of Paulo’s house to the back of a cargo van. Catalina wished she was wearing a long sleeve top instead of a T-shirt because the grit and grime on the flooring made her feel filthy as the mucky dirt got smeared on her bare arms. Chase was still gagged so he was unable to speak but he still struggled valiantly to break free from his bonds. Catalina could hear him as he grunted and strained to get his hands out of the ropes that served as handcuffs. She continued to feel horrible for dragging him into her mess. She had no idea where they were being taken or what they would face once they reached their destination but she didn’t want to leave certain words unsaid. “Chase,” Catalina whispered to get his attention. The muffled grunt he let out next let her know that he was listening so she continued. “I don’t know where they’re taking us and I don’t know what’s going to happen when we get there but I want to tell you something, I need to tell you something before it’s too late,” she said. Catalina knew what she wanted to share but was terrified to utter words that would reveal something she had kept hidden for a very long time. It was the type of secret that hurt to keep locked away and it had turned her heart painfully rigid, like a heart-shaped box. She only chose to open it in that moment because of the perilous, precarious, predicament they were in. “I should have told you this a long time ago,” she went on. “And I’m so sorry that I didn’t before. And I have to tell you now because I might not get another chance to.” She Paused again and took a deep breath as she prepared to pour her heart out. “I grew up without my mom and I watched my father live his life like a lonely ghost without her. He loved her so much that’s he’s been lost without her. No matter what anyone tells me about him, I know he loved her. But, seeing what his love for my mom did to him, how it hurt him to be without her, how it left him in so much pain, I was scared to love like that. I see the way you look at me Chase. I’m sorry that I never had the heart before now to admit to myself that I love you too,” she confessed. From the back of the van, onto a towering skyscraper, through an enormous lobby, up an elevator and finally through a rather large, oddly decorated ebony door, Catalina and Chase were dragged against their will. When their blindfolds were removed, they were both quite surprised to find themselves in such a luxurious penthouse apartment. The bright sunlight that flooded in from the high windows and skylight made them squint at first but once their eyes adjusted, they were truly in awe of the décor. Paulo stood beside them like a courthouse bailiff as he presented the pair to their host, a stunningly beautiful young woman with long white hair. She studied her “guests” quietly with the eyes of a natural born apex predator. Keeping close to the woman were three, strapping young men dressed in expensive, tailored, business suits, all seeming distracted and disinterested. The three men were so similar in appearance that they had to be brothers. Two of them sat beside the mysterious woman on the couch, flanking her like bookends. The young man on her right side shuffled a deck of playing cards skillfully like a magician while the one on his left kept perfectly still, with a dead look in his eyes as the woman rubbed the top of his head as if he was a puppy. The third stood behind the couch sipping sparkling champagne from a champagne flute with the half-empty bottle firmly gripped in his other hand. The hair on all of their heads was dirty grey, a few shades darker than the snow white mane of the pretty woman with the dangerous eyes. All three were ungracefully handsome in a lumbering, brutish sort of way. As well-built and muscular as they were, it was immediately obvious that they had the potential to be very dangerous if provoked, even if for the moment they appeared quite docile. All of these people made Catalina very uneasy because there was something not quite human about them. She got the same feeling about Anika, Paulo and even herself to a lesser degree but with these four strangers, it was overwhelming. They flaunted and celebrated their strangeness, unafraid because they were strong. She got the sense that the well-dressed young men were like attack dogs, well-trained to behave but always ready to obey the commands of their master without thought, conscience or hesitation. “Welcome to my home. My name is Simone Bysainthe and you must be Catalina,” the beautiful woman greeted her. “These are my sons, Lucius, Tyson and Lemerick.” “What are we doing here?” Catalina asked aggressively. Simone smiled pleasantly and waved her hand at Paulo, prompting him to answer the question. “You’re here because this is the only place where you will be safe,” Paulo answered. “No one can get to you here, I assure you.” “I rather take my chances on my own. Let us go,” Catalina demanded while keeping her eyes fixed on Simone. “I think we all know that it’s too late for that,” Simone told her as she stood up. “Untie them,” she told Paulo. Reluctantly, he obeyed her and cut the ropes that bound Chase and Catalina’s hands behind their backs. Chase ripped the bloody bandana from around his mouth while Catalina rubbed her sore, bruised wrists. Her fingers tingled as blood started to circulate freely to her hands again. “What’s to stop us from leaving?” Catalina asked. “Sweetheart, do you really feel free to go just because he untied you?” Simone asked sarcastically with a sinister smirk, obviously amused. “You wouldn’t make it to the door before my boys were on you,” she threatened. Copyright © 2015 Keith Kareem Williams Posted by Reem the Gully God at 4:57 PM Reem the Gully God My pen is in love with paper but it's not faithful.It writes on all kinds at different times, as often as it can. The good thing is that every sheet loves it right back. Every sheet of paper is special as my pen leaves marks that the sheets can never remove or forget.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line383
__label__wiki	0.836715	0.836715	melanobranchus, Paraliparis Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:378, Pl. 48 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Southern Okhotsk Sea, 48°22'30"N, 145°43'30"E, Albatross station 5029, depth 440 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 73346. •Valid as Paraliparis melanobranchus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Stein 1978:52 [ref. 4203], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:340 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:466 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:244 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:42 [ref. 20303], Nakabo 2000:677 [ref. 25086], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:643 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:677 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:42 [ref. 27592], Baldwin & Orr 2010:643 [ref. 31082], Parin et al. 2014:346 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Paraliparis melanobranchus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Okhotsk Sea to British Columbia and possibly Oregon, U.S.A. Habitat: marine.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line385
__label__wiki	0.67804	0.67804	Books, Printed Ephemera and Manuscripts warning: Creating default object from empty value in /home/richardf/public_html/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.pages.inc on line 33. [ E. H. Shepard, illustrator of 'Winnie the Pooh'. ] Two Autograph Letters Signed ('Ernest H. Shepard') to 'Mrs Silburn', referring to 'my favourite book "Wind in the Willows", in response to a request to purchase original illustrations. E. H. Shepard [ Ernest Howard Shepard; Ernest H. Shepard ] (1879-1976), illustrator of 'Winnie the Pooh' and 'The Wind in the Willows' Publication details: The first on letterhead of Woodmancote, Lodsworth, nr. Petworth; 7 September 1971. The second on letterhead of Balmer Lawn Hotel, Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire; 14 September 1971. Both letters in good condition, lightly aged; and each 1p., 12mo. ONE: He thanks her for her letter asking him if he has any of his drawings for sale, and states that he has some book illustrations and a few drawings that he made 'for Punch when I was a member of the staff'. He continues 'I have one or two from my favourite book “The Wind in the Willows”. All the illustrations that I did for the “Pooh” books I gave to the Victoria and Albert Museum 2 years ago.' He ends: 'Perhaps you will kindly let me know how much you wish to spend on a drawing'. CHILDREN'S [ Royal Navy commission to 'Her Majestys Steam Ship the Simoom'. ] Appointing Lieutenant Peter Mackenzie Godfrey, on vellum and signed by Admirals Sir Alexander Milne and Lord FitzHardinge, and by First Secretary of the Admiralty John Parker. [ Lord FitzHardinge ] Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge (1788-1867); Sir Alexander Milne (1806-1896); John Parker (1799-1881), First Secretary of the Admiralty The Admiralty [ London ]. 10 February 1852. Printed on one side of a 28 x 34 cm piece of vellum, and completed by Parker in manuscript. With the customary tax stamp and embossed Admiralty seal. In good condition, with the customary aging and wear of the vellum. Headed 'By The Commission for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland &c.' Godfrey's seniority is given as 30 August 1841, and the document is signed by 'J Parker', 'M. F. F. Berkeley' and 'Alexr Milne'. The word 'Commissioned' is written at the foot. FITZHARDINGE [First edition, in dustwrapper.] Now We Are Six. A. A. Milne; E. H. Shepard London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1927. x + [2] + 103 + [1]pp., 8vo. In original burgundy cloth decorative binding, gilt, with top edge gilt. In very good condition, in worn and chipped unclipped dustwrapper, with brown paper repair to closed tears on reverse. Pencil ownership inscription to front free endpaper, and bookseller's ticket on front pastedown. Pamphlets and Books [Early nineteenth-century botanical manuscript.] Long annotated list of flora, giving 'Virgil's names' and 'Modern names' (both Latin and English) of different species, from 'Silver Fir' to 'Bon Chretien Pear'. [Early nineteenth-century botanical manuscript; Virgil; Publius Vergilius Maro; Regency natural history; Georgian botany; Linnaeus; G. W. Milne Redhead] No place or date. On Whatman paper with watermarked date 1822. 4pp., 4to. On four loose leaves. Good, on lightly-aged paper, with the slightest ruckling to the first leaf. Neatly and closely written out. A scholar's working copy, with deletions, emendations, and notes in the margin. As an example, the first page carries 39 entries in ink, with an additional entry in pencil. The third entry reads: 'Acanthus G. IV. 123 [with '3E 45.' added in pencil] Acanthus mollis, Smooth Brank-Ursine'. AENEID VIRGILIUS Autograph Letter Signed from Conservative MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed Colonel David Milne Home [David Milne-Home] of the Royal Horse Guards to the Hon. Secretary of the Berwick Amateur Rowing Club, regarding a trophy to be named the Paxton Cup. Colonel David Milne Home [David Milne-Home] (1838-1901), Royal Horse Guards, Conservative Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed [Berwick Amateur Rowing Club] On letterhead of the House of Commons Library, 8 May 1877. 2pp., 12mo. On bifolium with mourning border. Very good, on lightly-aged paper. He will be 'very happy, if it suits the Committee, to present a Cup somewhat similar to that they accepted fm me last year - as the Paxton Cup.' He prefers to leave the conditions to them, and asks for 'due notice when the time of the Regatta is fixed'. BERWICK-UPON-TWEEN MILNE-HOME [Printed pamphlet, inscribed by the author.] Tolls, or Valuation Roll: Which of the two, provides road funds, most fairly? The question discussed in a letter to the Right Hon. the Lord Advocate. By David Milne Home of Milne-Graden. David Milne Home of Milne-Graden [(1805-1890), advocate, scientist and meteorologist] Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1873. 27pp., 8vo. Unbound stitched pamphlet. Internally fair, on lightly-aged paper, in stained and worn covers. Inscribed at head of title: 'From the Author \| 11 March 1873'. At head of first page: 'The publication of this letter has been delayed, owing to a strike among the Edinburgh printers.' Dated in type at commencement of text, 'Paxton House, Berwick, \| Dec. 20, 1872.' Scarce: the only two copies on COPAC at the British Library and National Library of Scotland. MILNE-GRADEN Two Autograph Letters Signed from the English osteopath J. J. Dunning to Admiral Milne. Dr John J. Dunning, Secretary, the British Osteopathic Association [Admiral Milne] 23 and 24 March 1945; the first on letterhead of the British Osteopathic Association, cancelled to 140 Park Lane; the second on letterhead of the American Club, London. Both items 12mo, 1 p. Both good, on lightly aged paper. Pinned to one another. Letter One: He is'enclosing two leaflets on disc manipulation'. He has a third, 'fuller and illustrated', and if they interest Milne, he will be 'delighted'. Letter Two: He had 'much rather be found right than wrong', but would 'enjoy either experience, in meeting you again'. Could see Milne's 'pictures' after easter, and hopes to have 'one or two you may like to see as well'. Dunning had served in the United States Army Medical Corps before going to England to practice osteopathy. Printed application by Robert Milne for post of assistant surgeon at London Hospital, with testimonials from Frederic Eve, T. H. Openshaw, Percy Furnivall, A. B. Roxburgh, Francis Warner, Arthur H. N. Lewers, Bertrand Dawson, and two others. Dr Robert Milne (1881-1949), consulting surgeon to the London Hospital [Frederic Eve, T. H. Openshaw, Percy Furnivall, A. B. Roxburgh, Francis Warner, Arthur H. N. Lewers, Bertrand Dawson] 8 July 1910; 31 Finsbury Square, E.C. 4to, 10 pp. On one side each of ten leaves, attached to one another with a pin. Texts clear and complete. Fair, on aged paper, with light rust staining to the first leaf, which carries Milne's printed covering letter. The other nine leaves carry a testimonial letter each (the last two being by Henry Russell Andrews and Hubert M. Turnbull), all couched in glowing terms. Eve describes Milne as 'one of the best House-Surgeons I have ever had', and Bertrand Dawson states that his 'record is one of brilliant success'. Science, Medicine and Technology FURNIVALL OPENSHAW Collection of around twenty-seven Typed Letters Signed and seventeen Autograph Letters Signed, to K. W. Luckhurst, Secretary, and other officers of the Royal Society of Arts, together with some drafts and copies of responses. Oswald Partridge Milne (1881-1968), English architect [The Royal Society of Arts] 1936-65; Wigmore Street and Hampstead, London. The collection is in good condition, with very occasional minor creasing, staining and loss. Majority of items quarto. Milne was a leading Fellow of the Society, a Chairman of Council in 1959-61 and Vice-President. The collection provides a valuable insight into the day-to-day workings of the Society, from the first letter discussing the R.I.B.A., and whether the Society might set up 'a somewhat similar organisation with similar prestige could be built up for industrial artists', to the last letter commending G. C. H. Autograph Letters Twenty-eight Typed Letters Signed, seventeen Autograph Letters Signed, etc, to K. W. Luckhurst, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts, and others. John Alexander Milne [Henry Stone & Son; the Medici Society; Royal Society of Arts] 1938-43; various letterheads, including 11, Old Cavendish St, W.1.; Greengates, Sunningdale, Berks; and 35 Grosvenor Square, W.1. British businessman (1872-1955), chairman of the Medici Society Ltd, chairman and managing director of Henry Stone & Son Ltd, printers. Very good. Mostly octavo, with a few quarto and 12mo. Some bearing the Society's stamp and others docketed. Occasional rust marks from paperclips. Mainly concerned with the day-to-day activities of the Royal Society of Arts, of which Milne was a prominent member, around the time of the Second World War. On 7 September 1939: 'I hardly anticipate that you are likely to have trouble in regard to occupation of the premises. TWENTIETH-CENTURY Subscribe to our irregular newsletters of selected latest additions. RICHARD M. 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__label__cc	0.651677	0.348323	Being part of Ricky Lockhart Karate has been an enriching experience for my family. My three boys have learned much self discipline and have seen the rewards of their hard work by obtaining higher levels of rank, greater physical endurance and sharper focus. Mr. Ricky's methods include a seasoned balance of strict instruction and kind affirmation. He demands respect and attention while maintaining a unique bond of trust with each student. The atmosphere in the studio is one of excitement, determination, high moral standards and loyalty among comrades. I can honestly say that we do not see this activity as just an ordinary extracurricular event, but as an extension of our family. The friendships that we've made are the added bonus of being part of such a wonderful organization. -Amber Maxwell My son has been a student at United Karate for three and a half years. He came to me asking to learn karate and I hesitated thinking it would be another activity he would soon grow tired of. I am thrilled to say that this is not the case. My son has grown more interested and dedicated to karate and Ricky. Ricky has been an amazing influence on my son. He consistently challenges his students. This has maintained my sons interest and enhanced his confidence level. Ricky is an extra ordinary mentor as well as a friend to his students. Ricky strives to make sure his students understand and can demonstrate all aspects of karate. He doesn't just teach classes and give out belts. His students hold their heads high and proudly say they earned them. I am grateful to Ricky for all he has brought to my son, our family and his students. It takes a special person to instill values, provide confidence and provide true dedication to karate and the instruction of it. -Cassandra Fuller My son began karate when he was 6 years old. It was the first thing he had done without his twin sister. Within two years, he had gone to karate tournaments and won first place in fighting in 5 out of 6 of them. The next year, he repeated this record. We were amazed at what it has done for his self-confidence! He says it has made him stronger and has taught him what to do if he ever gets in trouble. A little over two years later, his sister joined him at UKS. She is very competitive and love sports. She feels that it has given her strength and confidence, taught her respect and self-discipline, and has helped her in school. My husband and I feel that it has also helped them with setting goals. It wasn't long before I chose to join also. It is great working toward your next belt level and finally earning it! It's not easy, but it's more than worth it! The skills we've learned and the friends we've made are lifelong. Thanks, Mr. Rick! -Beth Abbott Ricky Lockhart Karate ©2013 \| 1610 Redmond Circle Rome, Ga. 30165 \| 706.295.7007 \| Email: rlock13@hotmail.com Bailey7.com created by Bailey7.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line391
__label__wiki	0.751175	0.751175	Home Sci-Tech News ‘Pre-crime’ detector shows promise ‘Pre-crime’ detector shows promise Sep 26, 2008: 1:42 am New Scientist \| Last year, New Scientist revealed that the US Department of Homeland Security is developing a system designed to detect “hostile thoughts” in people walking through border posts, airports and public places. The DHS says recent tests prove it works. Project Hostile Intent as it was called aimed to help security staff choose who to pull over for a gently probing interview – or more. ommentators slated the idea that sensors could spot people up to no good from their pulse rate, breathing, skin temperature, or fleeting facial expressions. One likened it to the “pre-crime” units that predict criminal behaviour in the movie Minority Report. However, last week, the DHS science unit gave an update on the project, now dubbed the less-hostile-sounding Future Attribute Screening Technologies (FAST) programme. And, if DHS claims are to be believed, the research appears to be getting somewhere. At an equestrian centre in Maryland, 140 paid volunteers walked through a pair of trailers kitted out with a battery of FAST sensors, including cameras, infrared heat sensors and an eyesafe laser radar, called a Bio-Lidar, that measures pulse and breathing rate from a distance. Some subjects were told to act shifty, be evasive, deceptive and hostile. And many were detected. “We’re still very early on in this research, but it is looking very promising,” says DHS science spokesman John Verrico. “We are running at about 78% accuracy on mal-intent detection, and 80% on deception.” That sounds incredibly high at such an early stage in the research – but only tests on vast quantities of real people, rather than eager volunteers, will present any real test. Questions remain, however, as to how secure the system is. The machines could reveal health conditions like heart murmurs and breathing problems as well as stress levels – which would be an invasion of privacy. But Verrico says FAST has been through stringent privacy controls (pdf) and that the data is never matched to a name. It is only used to make decisions about whether to question someone, and then discarded. The trial technology was installed in a trailer because it is planned to be easily transportable, so that FAST trucks can appear at any sports or music event as required. They look set to become as regular a sight at such events as mobile toilets and catering trucks. But is going to make a real difference? Or will bad guys learn to play the system and render it another piece of what expert Bruce Schneier dubs “security theatre“. Given that the FAST approach is not much different to the long established – and long established as unreliable – polygraph, that certainly seems plausible.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line392
__label__cc	0.70114	0.29886	Library Jobs in California A place to find library jobs in California. This blog is brought to you by the Library and Information Technology Program at Sacramento City College. We prepare paraprofessionals to work in libraries. Our students are employed in libraries throughout the Sacramento region. If you are interested in posting a position, please contact Pamela Posz at poszp@scc.losrios.edu. Chula Vista - Southwestern College - Librarian https://jobs.swccd.edu/postings/2977 Initial placement - $58,101.00-$87,423.00 per year 11:59 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2020 Southwestern Community College District (SCCD) is seeking a full-time, tenure track, equity-focused faculty member committed to serving its culturally diverse student population. Southwestern Community College District seeks faculty who will foster an inclusive learning environment through equity-minded teaching, leadership, and service to students working toward goals of university transfer, associate degree and certificate completion, employment advancement, and personal growth. Southwestern Community College District is a single college district providing higher education in Chula Vista, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, National City and Coronado. SCCD’s strategic south San Diego County locations position the College to provide exceptional service to a binational community on the U.S.-Mexico International Border. SCCD is one of 20 initial California Guided Pathways colleges and is known for its excellent learning communities. As a designated Hispanic Serving Institution, the College values equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive andragogy for all students. 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We seek applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to a professional educational community. Successful candidates will be expected to exhibit responsiveness and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, cultural, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, religious, and ethnic and racial backgrounds of community college students and employees, and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to: 1. Critically self-assess their individual impact, through teaching practices and student engagement, on closing equity gaps and holds themselves accountable to upholding and delivering equitable practices. 2. Reframe deficit language and take individual and collective responsibility to look at their own practices as a vehicle to eliminate inequities. 3. 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Ability to evaluate one’s andragogy and its effectiveness in facilitating student learning. c. Ability to use teaching methods that engage racially, ethnically, academically, and culturally diverse students; promote critical thinking and emphasize cooperation and collaboration. d. Sensitivity to, and respect for a rich and diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty, and staff of varying social, economic, cultural, ideological and ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities. e. Commitment to collegiality and collaboration by working as a team with faculty and staff enhancing instruction, curriculum, and student success; as well as in the planning of class schedules and teaching rotations. f. Knowledge and practice of culturally responsive pedagogy and andragogy that supports student-centered, self-reflective, and student-capable approaches which includes a wide range of institutional delivery systems. g. Ability to teach online courses effectively. h. 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__label__cc	0.596528	0.403472	Rhythmical coordination of performers and audience in partner dance By saul on December 15, 2015 What can audience members’ embodied, rhythmical movements tell us about their experience of a musical dance performance? And what do their responses reveal about the composition, organisation and production of the performance itself? Saul Albert, Rhythmical coordination of performers and audience in partner dance. Delineating improvised and choreographed interaction, in “Etnografia e ricerca qualitativa” 3/2015, pp. 399-428, doi: 10.3240/81723 I wrote a paper that focuses on how partner dancers and audience members move together during an improvised social dance performance. The central finding from this paper is a proposal for how we can draw empirical distinctions between improvised and non-improvised (or choreographed) movements. This important distinction – which if you think about it, is very difficult to describe in theory – can be made in practice by tracking how participants deal with moments where the rhythmical coordination of (in this case) the audience’s clapping, the musical structure and the dancers’ joint movements seems likely to break down. The paper then proposes a way of developing this form of analysis using a model of temporal patterning derived from biological systems. FIGURE 2. Visual depiction of the proposed definitional framework, from Ravignani, A., Bowling, D. L., & Fitch, W. T. (2014). Chorusing, synchrony, and the evolutionary functions of rhythm. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 1118. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01118 This approach, combined with analytical methods that are more often used to study conversation and human interaction, shows how researchers can explore the communicative uses of rhythm as a situated interactional resource, and find out, in specific cases and styles, how people build sophisticated social meanings through embodied interactions. The whole paper consists of a single case analysis of a 10 second clip from a now-classic Lindy Hop Jack and Jill competition performance by Michael Seguin and Frida Sehgerdahl. Here’s the dance in question – the clip starts at 1 minute in, but really – watch the whole thing. The systematic ways participants in this situation manage disruptions to the audience’s rhythmical clapping in relation to the dancers’ movements shows how they all work to uphold the relevance of normative patterns of mutual coordination. That’s a fancy way of saying that what is considered ‘good’ in this particular partner dance is not some fixed model of perfect dance movement, but the threat (and eventual narrow avoidance) of screwing up. This kind of analysis reveals how dancers initiate, sustain and complete distinct phases of spontaneous movement as embodied social actions. The analysis in the paper uses detailed, empirical examples of rhythmical coordination to show how dancers and audience members combine improvisation and set-piece choreography. Here’s an example from the conclusion that shows just a few of the rhythmical patterns we can derive from a detailed analysis of just 10 seconds of dancing. The audience’s clapping mapped to the clapping of a specific member of the audience (Jo Hoffberg!) and the footfalls of each dancer. This kind of analysis may not tell us much about the qualitative detail of the dance. However, it provides a clear empirical resource for further analytical work – which can then be analysed in relation to more everyday forms of rhythmical coordination. This provides a starting point for analysing the dancers’ activities and the audience’s response in a way that draws on empirically observable materials that also focuses on the methods the participants themselves use to make sense of those materials. The approach proposed by this paper shows how people use whatever materials are available including visible, audible and tactile bodily actions as part of a communicative environment. It shows how they can combine these resources in an ad-hoc fashion to coordinate and communicate their movements – much as we do in everyday talk in interaction. For example, here’s a diagram that shows some of the empirical distinctions we can make about rhythmical coordination in various everyday activities. Patterns of rhythmical coordination in everyday activities, derived from Chauvigné, L. A. S., Gitau, K. M., & Brown, S. (2014). The neural basis of audiomotor entrainment: an ALE meta-analysis. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, 776. http://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00776 Based on this kind of analysis, the paper maps out all the available rhythms in that particular 10 second clip – and shows how they are organised in clearly distinctive patterns. Coupled and uncoupled forms of rhythmical coordination in the 10 seconds of dancing in Michael and Frida’s Jack and Jill. The purpose, and overall take-away from this paper is that when people talk about the ‘language of dance’, it’s not just an empty idiom, or a transposition of linguistic/semiotic theories onto bodily movements. Dance, seen in its broader social and interactional context, and especially in vernacular dance practices actually functions much like language. In fact, it may be quite difficult to draw clear empirical distinctions between dance, sign language and other forms of communicative social action. Of course this paper doesn’t go that far – it is intended to set a course for future work as part of a larger project on partner dance as an interactional practice. It suggests that a good place to start understanding the ‘language of dance’ is to look at vernacular practices – where improvisation is combined with set-piece choreography through ad-hoc embodied social action. In particular, the paper suggests that rhythm is one way we can begin to look at dance – and other socio-aesthetic practices – as everyday interactional achievements. Many thanks to Jonathan Jow and the Lindy Library for the awesome video data. If you want to geek out about it, you can watch another version of the same few moments of dance from a slightly different angle courtesy of Patrick and Natasha. Thanks also to the paper’s two anonymous reviewers, and to Chiara Bassetti and Emanuele Bottazzi for their help and for co-editing the special issue ERQ on Rhythm in Social Interaction in which this paper appears. Improvisation ≠ non-improvisation Beginning to dance: methods of mutual coordination between novice dancers Assessments in the production of routine (rhythmical) closings Dance as interaction One Response to “Rhythmical coordination of performers and audience in partner dance” Dancing as Interactional Achievement #sociology #emca \| Interaction, Organisation & Technology January 10, 2018 […] S. (2015) Rhythmical coordination of performers and audience in partner dance: delineating improvised and choreographed interaction. Etnografia e Ricerca […]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line400
__label__cc	0.719578	0.280422	Young and Restless On Facebook I’m in a zillion and one groups, mainly because people practice stealth grouping wherein I seem to be added to groups without my noticing. I had a cull of late, where I went and removed myself from pointless ones, and kept the ones where I had at least a modicum of interest. Some are straight promo ones, whereas others are ‘book clubs’ (promo ones interspersed with occasional debate... and links...). One group is a YA book group, which I think I joined by virtue of one of the admins being someone I knew. Initially I thought, well I don’t write YA but I have read some of what I consider YA, and have been made to sit through movies and TV series based on YA paranormal romance. So I stuck with it, and the other day read a really great thread on a YA writers work getting chopped off some award nominations because of sexual content. It got me thinking about the genre, not least because since I joined the group I’ve written a book targeted at teens. It came about because the oldest two kids (Charlie, 10 and Evelyn, 8) wanted a book by me that they could read without falling asleep or reaching for a thesaurus. So I wrote one. And now I’m thinking, what ‘category’ should it fall into? Literature is getting like music with its genres/styles, and like the cinema with its censorship/age classifications. In t’old days life was fairly simple, or so I thought. We had books for kids (Dr Who books, CS Lewis, Winnie the Pooh, Enid Blyton) and books for grown-ups (the rest). We also had ones written for kids that adults liked (what are now called cross-over books). The idea there was kids books for older kids that weren’t suitable for young ‘uns never really occurred to me. This was probably because by the time I was a teenager I was reading adult ones (mainly fantasy, sci-fi) and chuckling at any rude bits. But there was a definite teen-literature market even then. Books such as Catcher in the Rye, with its teen protagonist, was a popular book amongst angst-saturated teens and the Outsiders, by SE Hinton, really got the ball rolling in the Sixties, not least because Susan Hinton was a teenager when she wrote it. I remember the film, with its plethora of brat-packers, and its depiction of gang fights, smoking and drinking, and swearing. Not surprisingly it was a perfect YA book, as it didn’t patronise its audience. I think as a male geek-nerd of the first order I missed out on the YA evolution in the Eighties. I recall the Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews being popular, but I was never clear whether that was a book for teens or one for adults that teens read. And herein is a curious dilemma. Is the whole idea of YA a little patronising? YA is targeted at teens: the common age range is described as 12-18. The bottom end is often overlapped with another genre, middle-grade, which I think is kind of 10-12/13 ish. I find it fascinating when I think of the maturation of adolescents between 12 and 18 just how anyone could think there is a book whose themes/contents would be relevant or appropriate for the whole group. I suppose what I’m pondering is the content, and what is acceptable for MG, for YA and what is adult? When we boil it down I think we’re looking at language, as in expletives, sexual content and violence/horror. Even the bottom (MG) end of the market is happy with violence. Take Harry Potter: we have plenty of scraps, some torture, bits of murder, death, snakes eating wizards. I read Conan as a 10 year old and loved splattering viscera. The reality is that kids won’t bat an eyelid at most violent content, within reason. Acceptable violence in YA? I think of a 15 film: a bit of splatter, spurting vessels, guns, swords, but not full anatomical gore and torture. Expletives? That’s tricky too. Teenagers are the worse swearers on the planet, as they think it’s cool. What’s OK for expletives in the books they read? I suppose its volume, rather than precise usage, and also whether it’s appropriately put in versus put in to titillate. For my part, I don’t tend to put cussing in my books, even the adult ones! And then finally we come to sexual content. As a father, this is the one I struggle most with as I’m probably in denial about the whole issue. Teenagers at my high school, even in the Eighties, were obsessed with sexual themes. By the time most were 14-15 porn had crept into lives, 18 rated sex scenes were passed around on video-tape, and a few were already practising them. And since then we have the internet, and kids with laptops and locks on their bedroom doors. The reality is that what we consider too rude for kids isn’t probably a scratch on the surface compared to what they’re reading or watching. Which isn’t to say we should condone or advocate it in our literature. I think its all down to context, isn’t it? Pointless, exploitative, overly detailed erotica hasn’t really got a place in YA books IMHO. Intimate scenes, sex scenes which are relevant to characters/relationships/plots, are surely OK in our YA books? Other aspects of sexuality, such as homosexuality should definitely have a place. Perhaps even sexual crime (incest, rape) may be acceptable if written in an appropriate fashion. We do our teens a disservice by shying away. Now, having said all of that, just because we can doesn’t mean we have to. Books like Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, Harry Potter, Philip Reeves’ Mortal Engines, The Hunger Games and Cirque du Freak are tame by the above standards yet read by adults. My book, with its group of teens being chased by killer androids, touches on some mature concepts of identity, self-worth and mental illness, but in a manner I think puts me in the MG category akin to Reeves, Pullman and Rowling. And I’m happy being there—with no cussing, shagging or decapitation. Until the sequel. Labels: children, fantasy, MG, swearing, teenager, violence, young adult A Gathering of Dust I think I mentioned a while ago that I had written a short story for an anthology with the guys from Skull Dust Circle. Well, it's been published today, and it looks to be all shades of awesome! Gary Vanucci, our Emperor, has put together the book and the cover, and written a story that acts as a historical prequel to his mega-DnD-esque series, Wothlondia Rising. The artistic William Kenney has also done a story set in his fantasy world. I've recetnly read his first book, A Dream Of Storms and it blew me away (storm jokes aside). The third author is Jeremy Laszlo, who was the first guy out of the Circle i befriended, and who has completed his trilogy (The Blood and Brotherhood). The other two guys, Ben and Stefain, I have yet to read and i think the book will give me excellent opportunity to get introduced to their work. My story? It's a short about two of my characters, Jem and Hunor, and how they started off on their path as rogues and thieves. Lots of actions, a few laughs... you know what to expect if you've read any of my stuff!! Back to normal posts next time- something about Young Adult books that's been playing on my mind. Gathering of Dust on Amazon UK Gathering of Dust on Amazon US of A Stainless Steel Style My first exposure to Harry Harrison's writing was actually via an adaptation of his work for the UK sci-fi comic 2000AD. The Stainless Steel Rat appeared in issues in the late seventies early eighties, written by Gosnall and drawn by Carlos Ezquerra (who drew Jim like James Couburn). It was quite different to a lot of 2000AD stories, as it captured the irreverent humour of Harrison well, and I loved the idea of a space-age thief (because let's face it we all wanted to be Han Solo, not Luke Skywalker). A few years later, when I started to read a bit more sci-fi (mainly Heinlein) I decided to try the SSR books, and from there got into Deathworld, Bill the Galactic Hero, and the Eden books. Harrison was a skilled writer. His style was easy to devour, avoiding the pomposity of many sci-fi writers and he managed to write humour without deriding the genre. I found it interesting that Harrison's origins were in the comics field- he was an illustrator and a writer of syndicated comic strips in the 1950s. Deathworld was Harrison's first SF novel. It was originally serialised, as were many of the fantasy and SF books of that era. Its hero, Jason dinAlt, is a typical Harrison rogue--he is a gambler with some psychic ability--and he meets and accompanies Kerk Pyrrus to the planet Pyrrus (the Deathworld of the title). When I read the book first time I was blown away by the mixture of action and humour that typifies Harrison's work. Harrison wrote three Deathworld books in the sixties, but it was the Stainless Steel rat series that produced the greatest output. After discovering them in 2000AD I read the first seven books through the 1980s, four of which had been written when i got into the series, and three after (SSR for President, SSR is Born and SSR gets Drafted). The decision to write SSR books about Jim's youth was a great idea, in my opinion, as the series was turning into a little of a family affair by the fourth book. Jim DiGris was a perfect anti-hero. He was a moralistic thief and con-man who abhorred killing, justified his thievery by saying it provided the galaxy with something to talk about, and was dedicated to his missus and kids. His love, Angelina, has less compunctions about bumping people off. The concept of the Special Corps (a group of largely ex-criminals who now fight crime) formed the basis for the early books, and highlights Harrison's love for the rogue in SF. Harrison lived until 87, which is fair going, and its hard to be too sad about his passing as he leaves an astonishing catalogue of work behind. I'm planning to catch up on the SSR books that I never read, and indeed the Bill, Galactic Hero sequels. There are so many books and so little time! Posted by Ross M Kitson at 02:20 1 comment: Labels: 2000AD, Comics, reading, sci-fi	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line401
__label__cc	0.576842	0.423158	mad max, final trailer. By Scott • On 2015-03-31 • In movies, scott, trailer park • 1 min read And one more trailer for good measure, since I haven’t shared earlier ones for Fury Road. Regardless of how good or bad the movie might be, it’s clear it is going to be quite the spectacle! trailers! trailers! trailers! Several people, my wife most importantly, have told me they rely on Roused to Mediocrity for trailers. This makes it sad that I’ve been so terrible at sharing good trailers for quite a while. I’m not going to dip to deep into the past trailers I’ve missed, but here are three from the last week or so that have me wanting to head to the cinema regularly this year. Casino Royale was awesome. Quantum of Solace was not. Skyfall was awesome. Time to see if it’s going to be an every other movie pattern. Hopefully Quantum was an aberration. So far so good with the trailer, and we do have Bond basically dressed as Archer in the first poster, so we will always have that, at least. A boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) comes from Scotland to American old west in search of his lost love. Michael Fassbender is the badass who takes it on himself to keep the kid alive. A movie about LA kids appropriately obsessed with 90’s Hip Hop culture. throne of blood. By Scott • On 2015-03-25 • In movies, scott • 1 min read Before Akira Kurosawa did Hamlet and King Lear, he adapted Shakespeare’s Macbeth in 1957’s Throne of Blood. In addition to moving the setting to feudal Japan, Kurosawa also uses original dialogue in the story. He replaces the flowery language of Shakespeare with the stylized, exaggerated gestures of Japanese Noh theater. It’s a device that can be seen in much of Kurosawa’s work, especially the samurai films, but is perhaps at its best in this instance. As we watch the tragedy unfold, with characters manipulated by demonic forces with unknowable motivations, the embellished movement reinforces the eerie wrongness of all that takes place. The philosophical pondering of Kurosawa is there as always. In Throne of Blood he is illustrating how we are often deluded into destroying ourselves and the people we love because of our own greed and paranoia. The violence and destruction that comes from the self-interested warring between individuals, factions and clans is a common theme for Kurosawa. It’s no mistake that the three Shakespeare plays Kurosawa interpreted are full of this sort of drama and tragedy. By translating the setting, twice to feudal Japan and once to post-WWII Japan, we see Kurosawa’s point that this pointless destruction of peace is timeless. And Kurosawa was always asking if, in addition to its timelessness, is it also unavoidable? As is so often the case, Toshiro Mifune is amazing. I will always want to be him when I grow up. Bonus: Tony Zhou did a new Every Frame a Painting installment all about how Kurosawa used movement in his films. I absolutely love the way Zhou teaches us about the art of film, as well as the fact that he is often championing my favorite filmmakers. I have some gripes about the way he frames the negative sides of his argument each time, but that would take too long to explain right now. Feel free to ask me about it, though. the one i love. This is one of those movies that I really can’t say anything about without ruining everything. All I can say is that Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass were both great, I loved the concept, and the execution was fantastic! The metaphors at play remind me of an excerpt I heard once from Dan Savage at a lecture where he was answering questions from the audience about relationships, but I can’t say which one or it could spoil stuff. This is worth checking out, available streaming on Netflix. adult beginners. [trailer park.] By Scott • On 2015-03-16 • In scott • 1 min read pixar is actually the spiritual parent of these new shared movie universes. By Scott • On 2015-03-16 • In Uncategorized • 2 min read First, a big thanks to the stupendous Wes for getting Roused the paid version of this theme. It’s finally mobile-ready, baby! Second, I’m writing a bit now for a fun writing community called Sidelines. My first post went up the other day, and since I had more to say than would fit in a Sidelines post I decided to share the extra part here with a link to the rest of the story on Sidelines. It’s about the rise, temporary or long-term, of shared movie universes. And away we go! Tentpole films are a necessary part of the current film economy. Expensive movies that potentially deliver huge returns while also increasing the status of your brand is huge. The newest strategy for delivering some of those tentpoles is the shared movie universe,which offers a variety of unique perks and perfectly suited to our current multi-platform media world. I’d argue the current trend actually started with Pixar, even though it wasn’t necessarily a shared universe. Like Disney once did decades earlier, Pixar built a model in which a carefully crafted storytelling voice carried across multiple films, each featuring remarkably high quality. The execution of this strategy played a large part in making each year’s newest Pixar installment one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Sadly, they are far less consistent than they once were. Thanks to this approach to unified storytelling collaboration, with centralized oversight, we knew what it meant when someone said “Pixar movie” far beyond merely understanding it was going to be computer animated. We knew we’d laugh, and cry, and smile, and that the storytelling would be rich, fresh, and satisfying. It resulted in a brand loyalty to a particular studio that is nearly impossible to come by, with perhaps Pixar’s parent company being the only other company to share that sort of reflexive loyalty. Marvel Studios did something bold by taking that model and going even farther. They took Pixar’s lead in creating a central storytelling tone, maintained throughout the entire studio output and overseen by a central content-runner, but took that to a new level by actually having the events of their stories impact each other. This culminated in the massive success of The Avengers. It was so natural, because the comic source material had been doing that all along. It was also risky, and required the creation of multiple films with quality content that audiences responded to. See more here at Sidelines, as I ponder which new shared universes spawned in response to Marvel’s success might fail or succeed. the history of future folk. By Scott • On 2015-03-12 • In invasion/visitation movies, movies, scott • 1 min read Quirky, super low budget winner about Future Folk, the Brooklyn-based folk outfit comprised of two aliens from the planet Hondo. They’re like Flight of the Conchords, but they exclusively play folk and are from much, much farther away than New Zealand. The History of Future Folk catalogues their origin story, as they come earth to wipe out humanity in order to save their own planet, but fall in love with earth music and realize they need to find a way to save both worlds. This movie is as sweet as it is unique, and as full of heart as it is unselfconscious. As the trailer says, this is the greatest alien folk-due, sci-fi, action, romance, comedy movie ever made. glassland. [trailer park.] This one looks like it could be pretty special, and like it will definitely be really difficult. Irish cinema is offering some pretty great fare the last few years! ‘the crane wife’ by patrick ness By Scott • On 2015-03-05 • In books, fictionista, scott • 1 min read The story of the crane wife is a Japanese folk tale, “Tsuru Nyōbō,” a variant of Tsuru no Ongaeshi (Crane’s return of a favor). I learned it because of The Decemberists album based on the tale. It is story of a crane, helped by a man, who then disguises herself in human form to aid her rescuer, practicing great self-sacrifice to do so. Eventually she is discovered to be a crane and must leave, much to the despair of the man who has fallen in love with her. Patrick Ness has written a beautiful novel rooted in that story. He transcends the potentially dangerous gender lines of the folk tale by instead revealing the fear, courage, cruelty, and kindness in all of us. Writing a story about how much we need other people, even if only two or three. Barebones summary: The story begins as a man hears a keening outside his London window in the small hours of the morning. He goes outside to find a crane with an arrow in its wing. He helps the crane, and the next day a mysterious woman comes into his print shop and everything changes. My first experience with Ness was with his Chaos Walking series, which is great, and I was excited to read something so different from him. With The Crane Wife he tells a story that is simple and grounded, which is impressive since the story is rooted in myth and magic. He always presents that myth and magic in ordinary ways, simply allowing his metaphors to take flesh within the pages. Ness delivers a moving illustration of the way each of us is afraid, each of us capable of destruction and creation, and each of us needs someone to see us for who we really are and offer us forgiveness for all those small and large things we are secretly ashamed of. It is also a story about story. My favorite passage to that end feels like it is lifted right out of my master’s thesis: “No, a story is not an explanation, it is a net, a net through which the truth flows. The net catches some of the truth, but not all, never all, only enough so that we can live with the extraordinary without it killing us … as it surely, surely would.” You should think about spending some time with this lovely little book . age of ultron, trailer three. By Scott • On 2015-03-04 • In movies, nerd candy, scott, trailer park • 1 min read Pretty much entirely new footage, and, our best look at The Vision so far. For the embed to work correctly it seems you need to use fullscreen mode, which is better anyway.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line402
__label__cc	0.589483	0.410517	2018/05/29 03:37 tyreless 2018/05/28 03:22 tyreless 2018/05/25 03:02 tyreless 2018/05/24 03:29 tyreless 2018/05/23 04:11 tyreless 2016/06/19 11:14 kennettj [The Gruesome Twosome] 2016/06/19 11:02 kennettj [Safety First in the Bush] 2016/06/19 10:57 kennettj [Impressions of a Trip To The Bogong High Plains] 2016/06/13 03:43 kennettj 2016/06/09 12:00 kennettj [Impressions of a Trip To The Bogong High Plains] 2016/06/09 11:50 kennettj [Sloshing Through Cradle Mountain Reserve] 2016/06/02 10:20 kennettj 2016/06/02 10:11 kennettj 2016/05/05 09:53 kennettj 2016/04/17 11:32 kennettj 2016/04/17 11:31 kennettj 2016/02/25 10:15 kennettj 2015/12/27 06:31 kennettj 2012/09/29 01:33 external edit In conclusion we remind contributors that the magazine is published an Committee nights - i.e. the first Friday of every month (unless it is a holiday weekend). Articles may be accepted up till the last Friday of the previous month - but please don't leave them till the last day if you can help it. Maps, drawings, etc. may be accepted up till a fortnight before publication, and photographs up till three weeks beforehand. In conclusion we remind contributors that the magazine is published an Committee nights - i.e. the first Friday of every month (unless it is a holiday weekend). Articles may be accepted up till the last Friday of the previous month - but please don't leave them till the last day if you can help it. Maps, drawings, etc. may be accepted up till a fortnight before publication, and photographs up till three weeks beforehand. ===== At The Annual General Meeting. ===== ===== At The Annual General Meeting. ===== \|Treasurer\|Mr. G. Webb\| \|Treasurer\|Mr. G. Webb\| \|Walks Secretary\|Mr E. Pegram\| \|Walks Secretary\|Mr E. Pegram\| - \|Membership Sectretary\|J. Bransdon\| + \|Membership Secretary\|J. Bransdon\| \|Social Secretary\|Miss E. Stretton\| \|Social Secretary\|Miss E. Stretton\| \|Committee\|(Lady Members) Miss B. Hurley, Miss K. Hardy, (Male Members) Mr. K. Ardill, Mr. J. Brown\| \|Committee\|(Lady Members) Miss B. Hurley, Miss K. Hardy, (Male Members) Mr. K. Ardill, Mr. J. Brown\| \| \|(Selection of two Federation Delegates to sit on Committee from 1/8/49 was deferred until it could be ascertained which members would be available.)\| \| \|(Selection of two Federation Delegates to sit on Committee from 1/8/49 was deferred until it could be ascertained which members would be available.)\| \|Federation Delegate 31/7/49 (vice Mr. Wren)\|W. Hall\| \|Federation Delegate 31/7/49 (vice Mr. Wren)\|W. Hall\| - \|Federatoin Delegates, to sit on Committee to 31/7/49\|Mr. L. Rayner, W. Hall\| + \|Federation Delegates, to sit on Committee to 31/7/49\|Mr. L. Rayner, W. Hall\| \|Substitute Federation Delegates from 1/8/49\|Miss D. Harris, Mr. J. Noble\| \|Substitute Federation Delegates from 1/8/49\|Miss D. Harris, Mr. J. Noble\| \|literary Editor\|Mr. A. Colley\| \|literary Editor\|Mr. A. Colley\| \|Auditor\|Mr. C. Haines\| \|Auditor\|Mr. C. Haines\| \|Solicitor\|Miss M. Byles\| \|Solicitor\|Miss M. Byles\| - \|Forestry Advisory Councl Delegate\|Mr. A. Wyborn\| + \|Forestry Advisory Council Delegate\|Mr. A. Wyborn\| They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old.\\ They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old.\\ Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.\\ Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.\\ - At the goind down of the sund, and in the morning,\\ + At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,\\ We shall remember them. We shall remember them. The staircase - our way of descent - was a steep bare rocky ridge to Bivouac hut, but from then on it was timbered with some magnificent trees. The scent of the blue gums rose like incense carrying such an essence of healing and health that I felt I would like to go on being bathed in it for over. I couldn't help wondering how much of all the beautiful bush we had seen would still be there in 50 years time. On the way down we met the packers who were taking materials to the Summit Hut. One is generally known as Frankie Sinatra due to his singing (or should I say crooning) abilities. They said we might use their camp for lunch, for which we were very thankful on account of the rain, and a merry lunch was enjoyed to the accompaniment of a few tit-bits read out of "Man" by Bob!! The staircase - our way of descent - was a steep bare rocky ridge to Bivouac hut, but from then on it was timbered with some magnificent trees. The scent of the blue gums rose like incense carrying such an essence of healing and health that I felt I would like to go on being bathed in it for over. I couldn't help wondering how much of all the beautiful bush we had seen would still be there in 50 years time. On the way down we met the packers who were taking materials to the Summit Hut. One is generally known as Frankie Sinatra due to his singing (or should I say crooning) abilities. They said we might use their camp for lunch, for which we were very thankful on account of the rain, and a merry lunch was enjoyed to the accompaniment of a few tit-bits read out of "Man" by Bob!! - Now we were on the way to Roper's Hut the second, with a mountain creek threading its way through the forest and companionably crossing the road many times as much as to say "Well, here I am again". By now we had walked out of the rain. We arrived at the end of the ridge where we thought the hut should be but there was no sign of it. However, Harry, with true intuition, turned off the road and crossed a creek and there in the distance was our refuge, and refuge it proved to be, for a perfect deluge descended in the night. But, in spite of a few discrepancies in the walls, we were quite dry and snug. The boys had gone on, having bade us goodbye for the third, or was it the fourth time. Morning dawned very watery and the creek had risen considerably so I thought I would cross on a narrow slippery log by straddling it; not so easy I found - what with my pack swaying and overbalancing me, a nasty spike to manouvre over, and some interfering thorn branches to negotiate I nearly had an unwanted cold bath. However between spasms of laughter and with encouraging words from Ed and Marion I managed to make the grade and we wended our way to Tawonga. After a dinner at the hotel - I wouldn't say a hearty one - we decided to go to Bogong as our bus for Albury did not leave till 5 p.m. The bus traverses the gorges of the Kiewa River, passing Mt. Beauty township, which is still in the course of construction. As one rises into the mountains the views are magnificent, reminding me of the Otira Gorge in New Zealand. One looks down hundreds of feet to the river threading its way like a silver ribbon through the mazes of green; one is lost in admiration at the work of the engineers in bridging those immense gorges with the power lines flung as it were from cliff to cliff. Suddenly as we came round a bend the little township of Bogong burst upon our gaze, a perfect little gem nestling in the mountain about 2,000 feet above sea level. There not being much flat ground it has all been terraced and this enhances the aspect of the green-roofed prefabricated cottages. To the right is a large lake which has been dammed up,and hillsides and spare ground have been planted with English trees. It must be a picture in the autumn. It would make a delightful tourist resort in the future, but at present the men working for the State Electricity Commission are housed there. The scheme is to cost 23 million and employs between 2,000 and 3,000 men, a very large number being at the construction camps of Rocky and Pretty Valleys. There are tremendous tunnels, concrete races are being run along near the tops of the mountain ridges to catch the snow water, many dams are being constructed and several valleys on the Alps will be flooded, thus enhancing its beauty. This all to free Victoria from the bondage of coal. What a pity our Snowy River Scheme is not as advanced. + Now we were on the way to Roper's Hut the second, with a mountain creek threading its way through the forest and companionably crossing the road many times as much as to say "Well, here I am again". By now we had walked out of the rain. We arrived at the end of the ridge where we thought the hut should be but there was no sign of it. However, Harry, with true intuition, turned off the road and crossed a creek and there in the distance was our refuge, and refuge it proved to be, for a perfect deluge descended in the night. But, in spite of a few discrepancies in the walls, we were quite dry and snug. The boys had gone on, having bade us goodbye for the third, or was it the fourth time. Morning dawned very watery and the creek had risen considerably so I thought I would cross on a narrow slippery log by straddling it; not so easy I found - what with my pack swaying and overbalancing me, a nasty spike to manoeuvre over, and some interfering thorn branches to negotiate I nearly had an unwanted cold bath. However between spasms of laughter and with encouraging words from Ed and Marion I managed to make the grade and we wended our way to Tawonga. After a dinner at the hotel - I wouldn't say a hearty one - we decided to go to Bogong as our bus for Albury did not leave till 5 p.m. The bus traverses the gorges of the Kiewa River, passing Mt. Beauty township, which is still in the course of construction. As one rises into the mountains the views are magnificent, reminding me of the Otira Gorge in New Zealand. One looks down hundreds of feet to the river threading its way like a silver ribbon through the mazes of green; one is lost in admiration at the work of the engineers in bridging those immense gorges with the power lines flung as it were from cliff to cliff. Suddenly as we came round a bend the little township of Bogong burst upon our gaze, a perfect little gem nestling in the mountain about 2,000 feet above sea level. There not being much flat ground it has all been terraced and this enhances the aspect of the green-roofed prefabricated cottages. To the right is a large lake which has been dammed up,and hillsides and spare ground have been planted with English trees. It must be a picture in the autumn. It would make a delightful tourist resort in the future, but at present the men working for the State Electricity Commission are housed there. The scheme is to cost 23 million and employs between 2,000 and 3,000 men, a very large number being at the construction camps of Rocky and Pretty Valleys. There are tremendous tunnels, concrete races are being run along near the tops of the mountain ridges to catch the snow water, many dams are being constructed and several valleys on the Alps will be flooded, thus enhancing its beauty. This all to free Victoria from the bondage of coal. What a pity our Snowy River Scheme is not as advanced. Whilst walking round viewing Bogong whom should we see but Bob once more. I was really beginning to feel he belonged to us, this being our fifth farewell. I was very loath to leave this sylvan spot, especially with a night journey in the train before us, but I suppose contrast gives spice to life. Whilst walking round viewing Bogong whom should we see but Bob once more. I was really beginning to feel he belonged to us, this being our fifth farewell. I was very loath to leave this sylvan spot, especially with a night journey in the train before us, but I suppose contrast gives spice to life. By Jim Brown By Jim Brown - Scorns to lo most bushwalkers art, also crusaders, wielding a Sir Galahad blade for conservation, or organising 'PCd works at Era, or Bouddi or Blue Gum. Well, since tho folk who espouse thes' good causes aren't shy when it comes to publicising them, and don't hesitate to invoke aid for th.:;1-- I feel it is about time I struck a blow for Search and Rescue. So stand by to bc, indectrii-r,te(J with Safety T-Pirst propaganda, to rt,sist imnssionod :.ppeals designed to + Seems to me most bushwalkers are also crusaders, wielding a Sir Galahad blade for conservation, or organising good works at Era, or Bouddi or Blue Gum. Well, since the folk who espouse these good causes aren't shy when it comes to publicising them, and don't hesitate to invoke aid for them, I feel it is about time I struck a blow for Search and Rescue. So stand by to by, indoctrinated with Safety First propaganda, to resist impassioned appeals designed to boost our too slender panel of S. & R. Volunteers. - boost our too slender p:-Inel of S. & Volunteers. + - l' u sh mishaps usually fall into one of those ti-rue categories + Bush mishaps usually fall into one of those three categories: - (1) Lost, strayed, Thla7red and overdue. + - (2) Casualty (accident). + - Lost, strayed, delayed and overdue. - (3) Casualty (burnt off). + - Casualty (accident). - hope to rlevoto a brief article - brief, that is, if I can + - Casualty (burnt off). - ,,.cOntrol ny pen once I get under 1Ta.._ about each of these. But not tonight, Josephine. Until.' get around to giving you the G.G. on these ponderous problems, have a good look at the counsel on the back of the iivaks pregv..arrae, end if you!ro too- weary to read my subsequent treatises, 7ouril find it in dehydrated forLL there. + - Moanlivhile, I want to give you notice of the Annual Search and Rescue Practice Week-end, occurring on the weekend of 20-21-22nd May. All invited. The locale is kept secret till the lest -claent to simulate the conditions of a fair dinkum S. R. job. ,L1 the information offered is that the rail fare will be less than V-. "Lost" parties will probably decamp on Friday night and searchers on Saturday a m. At time of writing (mid-March) I can't give any more gen. but should be able to expand this in an announcement at the May General Meeting. + I hope to devote a brief article - brief, that is, if I can control my pen once I get under way - about each of these. But not tonight, Josephine. Until I get around to giving you the G.G. on these ponderous problems, have a good look at the counsel on the back of the walks programme, and if you're too weary to read my subsequent treatises, you'll find it in dehydrated form there. + Meanwhile, I want to give you notice of the Annual Search and Rescue Practice Week-end, occurring on the weekend of 20-21-22nd May. All invited. The locale is kept secret till the last moment to simulate the conditions of a fair dinkum S. & R. job. All the information offered is that the rail fare will be less than 6/-. "Lost" parties will probably decamp on Friday night and searchers on Saturday a.m. At time of writing (mid-March) I can't give any more gen. but should be able to expand this in an announcement at the May General Meeting. Till next month when I will explain how easy it is to get lost, cheers. Till next month when I will explain how easy it is to get lost, cheers. - MARK MORTON PRIMITIVE RESERVE + ---- + === Mark Morton Primitive Reserve. === At the Annual General Meeting a letter was read from the Minister for Lands in which he advised that the various matters relating to the area in question, including that of an aerial survey for the purpose of classification of the various types of country embraced by the Reserve, are still under consideration. At the Annual General Meeting a letter was read from the Minister for Lands in which he advised that the various matters relating to the area in question, including that of an aerial survey for the purpose of classification of the various types of country embraced by the Reserve, are still under consideration. - WAIPOUA FDREST N.Z. At the PaoificScience Congress it was resolved to - EHTFili-6EEPT67.Z.7-7foverriffieril; the importance cf this forest as a sample - of unique plant association tol3e proserved absolutely intact and surrounded by a suitable zone. - 16. - THE LI RR.A.PY - The following publications receiverl contain articles of interest to S.-R.y. members - - f;THE TASMATIA T7AHr- OC,t. 1C.143, An nual Magazine of the Hobart - Conservationists in Tasmania also have their troubles. The - Hobart Walking Club supported the Scenery Preservation Board and the to Field National park Hoard in tlicir opposition to the proposed - exclusion of several thousan2 acres fro_: th,-, Et. National Park - of viro:Ln eucalypt forest Th Australian Newsprint 71.11s seek this area as -1. tillber concession. - Descriptions are given of trips to the Snowy Range, 30 miles west of Hobart, 0hudieirt. Lakes (behind the north-west escarpment - of th,2 Central Platoala), rinison taki:s, Mt. Gell and Upper Franklin Valley, and the Innias Track (Plion to Liena and Windero to Tuilab). An attempt to climb Federation Peak is also described. - '17E rE,',T)0uRuT11 WALJR u, 1049: Contains the following:- - tory of the head of the Murray River country, under the shadow of Mts. Kosciusko and Townsend; full information on Wilson s Promontory (reserved as National Park); an article for conservationists - nA Now Deal for National Parks;fl Bogong High Plains and Dargo High Plains ct, 8c a description of walking country in Australian Capital Territory. - -------- - ===== Gossip. ===== + ---- + === Waipoua Forest - NZ. === - Those who may have wondered where Mouldy Harrison disappeared to will be interested to hear that recently written from New Zealand, and has given us news of members over there. He met Joan and Jack Hunter and their three children, also Ted Dollimore, who is luring visitors to New Zealand - he writes for the Tourist Bureau there. + At the Pacific Science Congress it was resolved to impress on the N.Z. Government the importance of this forest as a sample of unique plant association to be preserved absolutely intact and surrounded by a suitable zone. + ===== The Library. ===== + The following publications received contain articles of interest to S.B.W. members: - + === "The Tasmanian Tramp" - Oct. 1943, Annual Magazine of the Hobart Walking Club. === + Conservationists in Tasmania also have their troubles. The Hobart Walking Club supported the Scenery Preservation Board and the Mt. Field National Park Board in their opposition to the proposed exclusion of several thousand acres from the Mt. Field National Park of virgin eucalypt forest. The Australian Newsprint Mills seek this area as a timber concession. + Descriptions are given of trips to the Snowy Range, 30 miles west of Hobart, Chudleigh Lakes (behind the north-west escarpment of the Central Plateau), Denison Lakes, Mt. Gell and Upper Franklin Valley, and the Innes Track (Pelion to Liena and Windermere to Tullah). An attempt to climb Federation Peak is also described. + === "The Melbourne Walker", 1949: === + Contains the following:- + Articles giving interesting history of the head of the Murray River country, under the shadow of Mts. Kosciusko and Townsend; full information on Wilsons Promontory (reserved as National Park); an article for conservationists - "A Now Deal for National Parks"; Bogong High Plains and Dargo High Plains; & a description of walking country in Australian Capital Territory. + ===== Gossip. ===== + Those who may have wondered where "Mouldy" Harrison disappeared to will be interested to hear that he has recently written from New Zealand, and has given us news of members over there. He met Joan and Jack Hunter and their three children, also Ted Dollimore, who is luring visitors to New Zealand - he writes for the Tourist Bureau there. Mouldy himself has been flying a great deal and appears to have enjoyed it all very much. Mouldy himself has been flying a great deal and appears to have enjoyed it all very much. Copied from a recent newspaper. The engagement of Betty Taylor to John Batty, congratulations and good wishes. Copied from a recent newspaper. The engagement of Betty Taylor to John Batty, congratulations and good wishes. - Our ex Assistant Secretary Jim Brown and Kath Hardy were married on Saturday 26th. Tom Moppott was M.O. at the wedding and Jim, with part of his mind still in 'Ingersoll', commenced his speech "Mr. President". Perhaps he caught that murmur from the assembled Bush Walkers "Point of Order" because he started all over again with "Ladies and Gentlemen". + Our ex Assistant Secretary Jim Brown and Kath Hardy were married on Saturday 26th. Tom Moppett was M.C. at the wedding and Jim, with part of his mind still in "Ingersoll Hall", commenced his speech "Mr. President...". Perhaps he caught that murmur from the assembled Bush Walkers "Point of Order" because he started all over again with "Ladies and Gentlemen". ===== The Gruesome Twosome. ===== ===== The Gruesome Twosome. ===== - by The Forestry Logs + by The Forestry Logs. As Clemmie says there are a lot of suckers in the Club - those who are sucked in and the bloodsuckers who do it. This one member and one prospective (both of the weaker sex) found out to their sorrow one Friday. As Clemmie says there are a lot of suckers in the Club - those who are sucked in and the bloodsuckers who do it. This one member and one prospective (both of the weaker sex) found out to their sorrow one Friday. Having an unsuspecting nature the certain young prospective, hearing the Social Secretary ask in a honeyed voice "Does anyone work near the Quay?" foolishly answered "I do". This was the beginning of the end for the prospective aforesaid and the member she sucked in. Having an unsuspecting nature the certain young prospective, hearing the Social Secretary ask in a honeyed voice "Does anyone work near the Quay?" foolishly answered "I do". This was the beginning of the end for the prospective aforesaid and the member she sucked in. - At 12.50 p m. on Friday 18th they merrily set off for Albert Street to see a Mr, o. (something starting with H) on the first floor (she thought) to collect some photos (or something) for the exhibition. After they had sorted themselves out from the Farmers & Graziers Association and collected a projector in three sections from Mr. B of the basement, one stood guard in case Hercules came along and pinched them, while the other young hopeful dashed off for a taxi. + At 12.50 p.m. on Friday 18th they merrily set off for Albert Street to see a Mr. (something starting with H) on the first floor (she thought) to collect some photos (or something) for the exhibition. After they had sorted themselves out from the Farmers & Graziers Association and collected a projector in three sections from Mr. B - of the basement, one stood guard in case Hercules came along and pinched them, while the other young hopeful dashed off for a taxi. - All was peaceful in "Ingersoll Hall". Except for a pyjama factory upstairs and a furniture shop downstairs nothing was to be seen. No caretaker dashed madly around with brooms or keys. In fact no caretaker. Three trips upstairs, round the back and over the road failed to reveal him. Then they decided to get a taxi back to work, it now being 2.10 pm. and instant dismissal seemed likely. Even a Vacuum Oil truck wouldn't give them a lift, but 15 minutes later they asked a policeman what to do. Finally it was decided to relieve the weight on their minds in a safe place, a police station in fact. All that remained to be done was to take them up there. Ha Ha! With a deep breath they took a grip, staggered some three feet and collapsed. Eight times the procedure was repeated to the delight of several helpful gentlemen (?) who smirked at them and asked and then went merrily on their way. + All was peaceful in "Ingersoll Hall". Except for a pyjama factory upstairs and a furniture shop downstairs nothing was to be seen. No caretaker dashed madly around with brooms or keys. In fact no caretaker. Three trips upstairs, round the back and over the road failed to reveal him. Then they decided to get a taxi back to work, it now being 2.10 p.m. and instant dismissal seemed likely. Even a Vacuum Oil truck wouldn't give them a lift, but 15 minutes later they asked a policeman what to do. Finally it was decided to relieve the weight on their minds in a safe place, a police station in fact. All that remained to be done was to take them up there. Ha! Ha! With a deep breath they took a grip, staggered some three feet and collapsed. Eight times the procedure was repeated to the delight of several helpful gentlemen (?) who smirked at them and asked "Heavy?" and then went merrily on their way. Finally they reached the police station (Oh well, any port in a storm) and proceeded to upset all the official routine. The sight of two dishevelled females laden with formidable burdens and heaving great sighs and "Ahhhs" all over the place was apparently unusual. - Finally they reached the police station (Oh well, any port in a storm) and proceeded to upset all the official routine. The sight of two dishevelled females laden with formidable burdens and heaving great sighs and aahs all over the place was apparently unusual. + They explained their sorry plight to the sergeant who picked up one case, then wisely called a constable to get the other two. He confidently picked them up, staggered, then muttered "Muscles!" - They explained their sorry plight to the sergeant who picked up one case, then wisely called a constable to get the other two. He confidently picked them up, staggered, then muttered "Muscles" The aforesaid member and prospective decided to collect three big strong muscly men to bring the stuff from the station to the club. On returning to work at 3 p m. they also decided that in future if anyone wants some small thing done, just contact them and we guarantee that the answer is "No, no, a thousand times no!" + The aforesaid member and prospective decided to collect three big strong muscly men to bring the stuff from the station to the club. On returning to work at 3 p.m. they also decided that in future if anyone wants some small thing done, just contact them and we guarantee that the answer is "No, no, a thousand times no!" - NEW SOUTH WALES FEDERATION OF BUSHWALKING CLUBS + ===== News From The Rucksack Front. ===== - Arising out of an enquiry submitted to the Tourist Bureau relevant to the facilities available to bushwalkers at the Hotel and the Chalet, Mount Kosciusko, the following reply has been received from the Department of Tourist Activities and Immigration and is promulgated for the information of all walkers. + In an endeavour to cater for all tastes, Paddy has extended his range of steel frame rucksacks. Stock lines are now as follow :- - T.R. Compagnonis\\ + \| \| \|__Capacity__\|__Price.__\| - HON. SECRETARY.\\ + \|"Ladies"\|3 Pocket usual style. Leather fittings.\|30 lbs.\|£3: 5: 0.\| - COPY.\\ + \|"Rover"\|4 Pocket Lightweight Duck bag. Web harness and fittings.\|45 lbs.\|£3:13: 0.\| - Dept. of Tourist Activities & Immigration, 169 Phillip Street, SYDNEY. 9th March, 1949. + \|"Zipper"\|4 pocket Lightweight proofed duck bag. Soft chrome leather harness. Zipped pockets.\|45 lbs.\|£4: 5: 0.\| + \|"Bushwalker"\|The old friend. Sturdy proofed duck bag, 4 pockets. Leather harness and fittings.\| 45 lbs.\|£4: 0: 0.\| - The Honorary Secretary, New South Wales Federation of Bushwalking Clubs. + After experimenting for some months with the co-operation of walkers, Paddy has re-designed the harness on all steel frame rucksacks. The new style keeps the top of the frame much nearer to the back. - Dear Sir, + Paddy Pallin. Camp Gear For Walkers. - I refer to your letter of the 14th February, 1949, regarding bush walkers and the purchase of supplies by them from the Chalet at Mt. Koseiusko. We desire, of course, to encourage tourists of every description to the area and to facilitate their enjoyment of their holidays. Such supplies as are available at the Chalet and the Hotel Kosciusko will be purchaseable by members of hiking parties and we will endeavour to help them in every practicable way. + 327 George Street, Sydney. 'Phone: BX3595. - However, there are certain observations which I would like to make and these are \\ + __Ski-ers please note:__ Paddy is importing Skis, waxes and Bindings from Norway. These, together with locally produced equipment, should provide a full range of ski gear. Price list available soon. - (a) Not all hikers using the area are members of the Walking Clubs. + - The requests from the hiking party should be reasonable. I am informed that one such party arrived at 10.45 p m. and that other parties arrive at various times between 6.30 p m. and 9 p m. Although they all received supplies, it is not very fair or reasonable that these parties should request supplies at hours which would interfere with the off-duty hours of staff at the Chalet. It would be of great assistance, therefore, if your members visiting the area be informed that, as far as practicable, they should not request supplies at times requiring overtime by the Chalet staff. + - The impression which your members got of a "cold reception" apparently was due to the fact that the party was informed that they should plan to arrive for supplies during what are accepted as normal working hours and it is understandable that a member of the staff whose duty it is to issue supplies would naturally not be very enthusiastic about being requested to open up the store and issue supplies at 10.45 p m. + ---- - Our estimates for catering are based on the number of resident guests. It is impossible to carry extra stocks of bread, meat and other perishables just in case a week-end party would happen to call. + ===== Circular - New South Wales Federation Of Bushwalking Clubs. ===== - It may be necessary therefore in certain circumstances to refuse to sell certain commodities, more particularly perishables and goods on short supply such as fancy biscuits, tinned fruits, etc. I would + Arising out of an enquiry submitted to the Tourist Bureau relevant to the facilities available to bushwalkers at the Hotel and the Chalet, Mount Kosciusko, the following reply has been received from the Department of Tourist Activities and Immigration and is promulgated for the information of all walkers. - like you and your members to understand that refusal of any such goods to hiking parties is not evidence of lack of co-operation and it does not mean that the Chalet staff is not anxious to assist. + - (b) + - (c) (a) + - The bar at the Chalet is only open at various periods during the day and all hikers who have arrived during these periods have been served. It is not considered that a hiking party should be served at whatever time they chance to arrive if the bar is closed. To do so would mean that I would have to pay overtime to staff attending to them. + T.R. Compagnonis. Hon. Secretary. - Many walking parties, not necessarily members of your club, invariably arrive in the most unkempt state wearing soiled and crumpled clothes. They freely use the, co=n rooms, + __Copy.__ - lounge, etc. of the Chalet ,and no objection is-talised to this provided that damage to the furnish IneA does not result. , In yret wez-ther, for example, the carpet in the lounge which is a very valuable one is liable to heavyw ez-4. and marking from heavy hobnail boots covered with either dust or mud according to the weather. All that is asked is that those hikers who use the amenities at the Chalet should make an endeavour, to spruse themselves up a trifle and take such steps as is necessary to ensure that the cleanliness of the house which is primarily for the use of resident guests is maintained. + - It is the practice of walking parties to consign a number of packages of food addressed c/o the Chalet. This necessitates a departmental truck collecting the goods at Cooma and storing them at the Chalet awaiting the arrival of the party. This service in the past was given free of charge but in view of the increased number of packages, I feel that a charge of say 3/- per package should be made to cover + Dept. of Tourist Activities & Immigration, 169 Phillip Street, Sydney. 9th March, 1949. - cartage, handling and storage. + - I would like to assure you that the Manager and staff of the Chalet have no animosity towards any well-behaved member of Bushwalking Clubs. As I have said, they are most anxious to help them is every way and all that is asked is that greater consideration be given to the fact that the Chalet is a guesthouse + The Honorary Secretary, New South Wales Federation of Bushwalking Clubs. - concerned in the welfare of its guests. This means then that, at times, refusals to requests made by hiking parties may be unavoidable 1:111t t12ese' should not be interpreted as indicative of an uncooperative attitude on the part of my staff in the area. + + Dear Sir, + I refer to your letter of the 14th February, 1949, regarding bush walkers and the purchase of supplies by them from the Chalet at Mt. Kosciusko. We desire, of course, to encourage tourists of every description to the area and to facilitate their enjoyment of their holidays. Such supplies as are available at the Chalet and the Hotel Kosciusko will be purchaseable by members of hiking parties and we will endeavour to help them in every practicable way. + However, there are certain observations which I would like to make and these are: + - Not all hikers using the area are members of the Walking Clubs. + - The requests from the hiking party should be reasonable. I am informed that one such party arrived at 10.45 p.m. and that other parties arrive at various times between 6.30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Although they all received supplies, it is not very fair or reasonable that these parties should request supplies at hours which would interfere with the off-duty hours of staff at the Chalet. It would be of great assistance, therefore, if your members visiting the area be informed that, as far as practicable, they should not request supplies at times requiring overtime by the Chalet staff. + - The impression which your members got of a "cold reception" apparently was due to the fact that the party was informed that they should plan to arrive for supplies during what are accepted as normal working hours and it is understandable that a member of the staff whose duty it is to issue supplies would naturally not be very enthusiastic about being requested to open up the store and issue supplies at 10.45 p.m. + - Our estimates for catering are based on the number of resident guests. It is impossible to carry extra stocks of bread, meat and other perishables just in case a week-end party would happen to call. It may be necessary therefore in certain circumstances to refuse to sell certain commodities, more particularly perishables and goods on short supply such as fancy biscuits, tinned fruits, etc. I would like you and your members to understand that refusal of any such goods to hiking parties is not evidence of lack of co-operation and it does not mean that the Chalet staff is not anxious to assist. + - The bar at the Chalet is only open at various periods during the day and all hikers who have arrived during these periods have been served. It is not considered that a hiking party should be served at whatever time they chance to arrive if the bar is closed. To do so would mean that I would have to pay overtime to staff attending to them. + - Many walking parties, not necessarily members of your club, invariably arrive in the most unkempt state wearing soiled and crumpled clothes. They freely use the common rooms, lounge, etc. of the Chalet, and no objection is raised to this provided that damage to the furnishings does not result. In wet weather, for example, the carpet in the lounge which is a very valuable one is liable to heavy wear and marking from heavy hobnail boots covered with either dust or mud according to the weather. All that is asked is that those hikers who use the amenities at the Chalet should make an endeavour to spruse themselves up a trifle and take such steps as is necessary to ensure that the cleanliness of the house which is primarily for the use of resident guests is maintained. + - It is the practice of walking parties to consign a number of packages of food addressed c/o the Chalet. This necessitates a departmental truck collecting the goods at Cooma and storing them at the Chalet awaiting the arrival of the party. This service in the past was given free of charge but in view of the increased number of packages, I feel that a charge of say 3/- per package should be made to cover cartage, handling and storage. + I would like to assure you that the Manager and staff of the Chalet have no animosity towards any well-behaved member of Bushwalking Clubs. As I have said, they are most anxious to help them is every way and all that is asked is that greater consideration be given to the fact that the Chalet is a guesthouse concerned in the welfare of its guests. This means then that, at times, refusals to requests made by hiking parties may be unavoidable but these should not be interpreted as indicative of an uncooperative attitude on the part of my staff in the area. + Should you so desire, I would be glad to have a general discussion with you regarding this matter at any convenient time. - Should you so desire, I would be glad to have a general discussion tit'Jajdu regarding this matter at any convenient time. Yours faithfully, Yours faithfully, - (Sgned) H.E. Best. 5ECRETARY & DIRECTOR. - (e) - (f) - (g) + (Signed) H.E. Best. Secretary and Director. 194904.1527217348.txt.gz · Last modified: 2018/05/25 03:02 by tyreless	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line405
__label__cc	0.532255	0.467745	Book Review \| The Last Mortal Bond by Brian Staveley The trilogy that began with The Emperor's Blades and continued in The Providence of Fire reaches its epic conclusion, as war engulfs the Annurian Empire in Brian Staveley's The Last Mortal Bond. The ancient csestriim are back to finish their purge of humanity; armies march against the capital; leaches, solitary beings who draw power from the natural world to fuel their extraordinary abilities, maneuver on all sides to affect the outcome of the war; and capricious gods walk the earth in human guise with agendas of their own. But the three imperial siblings at the heart of it all—Valyn, Adare, and Kaden—come to understand that even if they survive the holocaust unleashed on their world, there may be no reconciling their conflicting visions of the future. One one thing is certain: the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne will end as shockingly as it began. The Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne has been a bunch of fun from word one, but just as the by-the-numbers beginning of the trilogy belied a book both longer and leaps and bounds more likeable than The Emperor's Blades, my problems with The Providence of Fire led me to believe that The Last Mortal Bond would be, at best, a good conclusion. And it is that... for a start. The conflict between Annur and the Urghul, which has so long stalked the fringes of the fiction, finally takes centre stage, and it plays out exactly as impactfully as I had hoped; the setting, so boldly embiggened by Brian Staveley in book two, continues to sing; meanwhile most, if not all, of the central characters' arcs are resolved in reasonable and rewarding ways. This much, and more, I expected from The Last Mortal Bond. What I didn't expect was that it would take my breath away. But it did. This is the end, my friends, so spoilers about the previous novels are unavoidable. Labels: book review, Brian Staveley, Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne, epic fantasy, gods and monsters, magic, The Last Mortal Bond, war Book Review \| Those Below by Daniel Polansky For centuries beyond counting, humanity has served the Others, god-like Eternals who rule from their cloud-capped mountain-city, building a civilization of unimaginable beauty and unchecked viciousness. But all that is about to change. Bas Alyates, grizzled general of a thousand battles, has assembled a vast army with which to contend with the might of Those Above. Eudokia, Machiavellian matriarch and the power behind the Empty Throne, travels to the Roost, nominally to play peacemaker... but in fact to inspire the human population toward revolt. Deep in the dark byways of the mountain's lower tiers, the urchin Pyre leads a band of fanatical revolutionaries in acts of terrorism against their inhuman oppressors. Against them, Calla, handmaiden of the Eternals' king, fights desperately to stave off the rising tide of violence which threatens to destroy her beloved city. The conflict between the privileged and the impoverished comes to a hell of a head in the concluding volume of Daniel Polansky's deterministic duology: an inconceivably bleak book about the inevitable effects of generations of oppression that makes the most of the fastidious foundation laid in the flat first half of The Empty Throne as a whole. Happily, because the bulk of the busywork is behind us, Those Below is a far more satisfying work of fantasy than Those Above. Its world of bird-beings and the human beasts bound to them has been built, the backstories of its expansive cast of characters established, and as regards its narrative, all the pieces of Polansky's game are plainly in play. Be that as it may, some rearranging remains... A handful of years have passed since the Aubade overpowered the previous Prime in single combat. Now, Calla's meditative master really does rule the Roost—the highest rung of the hollowed-out mountain Those Above call home—but his people are still struggling to accept that the Aelerian Commonwealth, under the Revered Mother and her infamous man-at-arms Bas, represents a real threat. As one of the Eternal's pet people puts it to Pyre, a misbegotten boy become a symbol of the unrest rising from among the lower rungs, "the mote of grime you scrub from your eye in the morning is of more concern to you than you and all your people are to them." (p.126) The absolute arrogance of the Eternal could be their ultimate undoing, to be sure; equally, their unequivocal conviction that they are "superior in every fashion that one creature might be to another" (ibid.) could be something of a saving grace at the end of the day. Who can say? One way or the other, war is coming. Labels: book review, class, Daniel Polansky, duologies, fantasy, oppression, politics, The Empty Throne, Those Above, Those Below, war Book Review \| Those Above by Daniel Polansky They enslaved humanity three thousand years ago. Tall, strong, perfect, superhuman and near immortal, they rule from their glittering palaces in the eternal city in the centre of the world. They are called Those Above by their subjects. They enforce their will with fire and sword. Twenty five years ago mankind mustered an army and rose up against them, only to be slaughtered in a terrible battle. Hope died that day, but hatred survived... Now, whispers of another revolt are beginning to stir in the hearts of the oppressed: a woman, widowed in the war, who has dedicated her life to revenge; the general, the only man to ever defeat one of Those Above in single combat, summoned forth to raise a new legion; and a boy killer who rises from the gutter to lead an uprising in the capital. They say money makes the world go round, and maybe it does—but for who? For me and for you, or only the few? According to Oxfam, the wealthiest one percent of the people on planet Earth now have more moolah than the rest of the population put together. Redistributing said wealth would certainly solve a lot of problems; it would save a lot of lives, and set right a lot of wrongs. Sadly, it simply isn't in the one percent's interests to do what needs doing, basically because it would make money meaningless, and money is what gives the the moneyed meaning. The bottom line is that to have haves, you have to have have-nots. Just as darkness makes daylight distinct, and summer would be insignificant without winter, the poor are a prerequisite of the existence of the rich, thus the latter need to keep the former at their feet—financially in the first instance, and factually in Daniel Polansky's devastating new duology. Those Above, or else the Eternal, are the one percent of this manifestly metaphorical milieu, and they make their eminence altogether evident by literally lording it over the impoverished populace of the lower rungs of the Roost: Since the Founding, when Those Above had forsworn the wandering of their ancestors to create and populate the Roost, to leave the summit of the City was considered, if not quite blasphemous, at the very least extremely distasteful. The Eternal lived in the sky, or as close to it as they could reach, and in general left the First Rung only to make war. (p.165) The advantages of living on First Rung are near enough numberless. There, Those Above—and the few mere mortals who wait on them without question—are tended to with an excess of tenderness. Every meal is a feast, medical care means most mortal wounds are mere inconveniences, and advances in technologies unknown to Those Below have taken every difficulty out of the day-to-day. Theirs is a world, in a word, of wonder; such wonder that even indentured servants like Calla—one of the overarching narrative's four protagonists—cannot imagine anything eclipsing it. Book Review \| Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente Severin Unck's father is a famous director of Gothic romances in an alternate 1986 in which talking movies are still a daring innovation due to the patent-hoarding Edison family. Rebelling against her father's films of passion, intrigue, and spirits from beyond, Severin starts making documentaries, traveling through space and investigating the levitator cults of Neptune and the lawless saloons of Mars. For this is not our solar system, but one drawn from classic science fiction in which all the planets are inhabited and we travel through space on beautiful rockets. Severin is a realist in a fantastic universe. But her latest film, which investigates the disappearance of a diving colony on a watery Venus populated by island-sized alien creatures, will be her last. Though her crew limps home to earth and her story is preserved by the colony's last survivor, Severin will never return. Told using techniques from reality TV, classic film, gossip magazines, and meta-fictional narrative, Radiance is a solar system-spanning story of love, exploration, family, loss, quantum physics, and silent film. Is seeing the same as believing? It used to be, for me. I can't tell you how many nights I spent lying in the long grass of the family garden, staring at stars as they twinked like fairylights hung from the heavens, wondering what in the world was out there. And wonder was the word, because whatever was out there—and I was sure there was something—it was awesome, obviously. I absolutely believed that, then. These days, damn it all, I don't know that I do. My fantasies are much more mundane in nature now. I get a nasty neck when I look up for too long; lying in long grass leads, as like as not, to another load of washing to manhandle in the morning; and on those increasingly rare occasions when I am given to ask what more there might be, I think: maybe this is it. But readers? Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente—"a decopunk alt-history Hollywood space opera mystery thriller [...] with space whales," according to the author—had me stargazing again. The events Radiance revolves around take place in 1944, but not the 1944 we know, folks. This world is not at war—in part, perhaps, because its people have been exploring space for almost a century already, and colonising every scrap of land they can. "You weren't anybody at the imperial picnic if you didn't have a planet," (p.118) one of the many and various mums of our missing main character has it: By the time I made my entrance, all the planets had their bustling baby shantytowns, each and every one with a flag slapped on it. [...] Moons, though lovely, just lovely, are consolation prizes. Sino-Russian Mars. Saturn split between Germany and Austria-Hungary. French Neptune. American Pluto. Spanish Mercury. Ottoman Jupiter. All present and accounted for—except Venus. Nobody owns that Bessie because everyone needs her. (p.118) "Why, mummy? Why does everyone need Venus?" I imagine a young Severin Unck asking the latest lady on the arm of her famous filmmaker father. "Because that's where the Callowhales are at!" she, whoever she may be, would answer. "And Callowhales—what are they?" "Well, they're these great big sleeping beasts whose milk we drink to stay strong in space!" "But why do they make milk, mummy? And do you think they mind us drinking it?" Severin, even then, would need to know. "Oh, my lovely little Rinny, you ask so many questions!" mummy number seven or eight would say. That, and only that, because even after using these creatures for so many years, nobody knows exactly what the Callowhales are, or why they produce the nutrient-rich fluid that's been a key part of humanity's expansion into the stars. Nobody's asked the questions because, at bottom, they're afraid of what the answers might mean for the species. Severin has no such vested interests. She's only interested in the truth, however embarrassing or hard-to-believe or indeed dangerous it may be. Labels: book review, Catherynne M. Valente, found fiction, Hollywood, mysteries, Radiance, science fiction, space exploration, unreliable narrators Book Review \| The Devil You Know by K. J. Parker The greatest philosopher of all time is offering to sell his soul to the Devil. All he wants is twenty more years to complete his life’s work. After that, he really doesn’t care. But the assistant demon assigned to the case has his suspicions, because the philosopher is Saloninus—the greatest philosopher, yes, but also the greatest liar, trickster and cheat the world has yet known; the sort of man even the Father of Lies can’t trust. He’s almost certainly up to something; but what? If there's one thing you can say with certainty about the work of K. J. Parker, it's that there's always more to it than meets the eye, so the fact that the personage of K. J. Parker hid a similar mystery made more than a modicum of sense. Who was he really? What might his use of a pseudonym mean? Was he even a he? For a decade these questions played a part in damn near every discussion of the aforementioned author, and factored, furthermore, into the mystique surrounding everything he'd written in addition. Then, late last April, the big secret was revealed: K. J. Parker was indeed a he, and his alter ego was Tom Holt. Of course. In the wake of the stories surrounding the announcement, I found myself wondering whether we might not have lost some of the patented K. J. Parker magic in the course of getting to know the unknown. Well, if The Devil You Know is anything to go on, the answer to that question is a resounding no. Posted by Unknown at 14:00 13 comments Links to this post Labels: Blue and Gold, book review, deals with devils, fantasy, K. J. Parker, The Devil You Know, unreliable narrators Book Review \| Down Station by Simon Morden Mary. One slip, one weakness away from prison, fighting to build a future for herself out of so little. Dalip. The gentle son of a Warrior tradition. A young man who must fight to be apart from his family. Stanislav. Carrying the wounds of a brutal war. They left London in flames and found a place where everything was different. A place that found you out. A place haunted by a man called Crows... Let's hear it for freedom. Seriously: for freedom in all its forms—for the freedom to dream and the freedom to scream; for the freedom to be who we want to be, do what we want to do, love who we like and live the way we might—let's hear it! Freedom isn't just fine, it's fundamental. We become who we become because of it. But in as much as the freedom to choose may shape us, our choices can come to contain us. Down Station by Simon Morden is a book about breaking out of the frames we make of these freedoms, and it kicks off with a couple of Londoners losing everything they love—not least said city, which appears to burn to the ground around them in the beginning. [Read more.] They are Mary, a contrary teenager with anger management issues, and Dalip, a twentysomething Sikh with dreams of being an engineer. Both are working in the tunnels of the subway when the aforementioned catastrophe happens; a catastrophe that would have claimed their lives, in all likelihood, if they hadn't discovered a door that almost certainly wasn't there before. "A door that [...] more or less disappeared as soon as they closed it," (p.40) promptly depositing them in a landscape that looks absolutely natural—except, I suppose, for the sea-serpent, the wyvern in the sky, and the massive moon Mary and Dalip see it silhouetted against. "Whoever first named it, named it right. Down is where we are," a man called Crows—another escapee from the world as we know it—explains a little later. "It is both a destination and a direction, it is how we fall and where we land." (p.126) And in Down, our everyman protagonists must discover themselves all over again if they're to stand a chance of surviving in a world which in a real way responds to their behaviour. For Mary, an urban girl entirely out of her element, that's scary: "There were no rules. No one telling her what to do. No one to make her do anything. [...] What she was feeling was fear." (p.74) For Dalip, it's a little different: Almost his every waking moment had been planned, since he'd been old enough to remember. This school, that club, a friend's house, the gurdwara, plays and concerts and recitals and family, so much family: brothers and sisters and cousins and second cousins and uncles and aunts. The thought that he might be free of all that was... intoxicating. Even if it was just for a while, before someone was able to show him the way home. (p.64) Alas, there are no someones coming. There's just Mary, Dalip, a few disappointingly underdeveloped supporting characters—here's looking at you, Mama and Stanislav—and the diabolical denizens of Down, one of whom generously tells our gang about the geomancer. Apparently, maps are the currency of this world most weird, and the geomancer makes them, so if anyone hereabouts can help them get home, it's her. That's what a man made of wolves says, anyway. Me, I'd struggle to trust a man made of wolves, but this lot are desperate, I guess. And they only grow more so when—what do you know?—they're attacked on the path to the geomancer's castle. By, ah... a man made of wolves. Down Station is a little predictable, at points, but the Philip K. Dick Award-winning author of the marvelous Metrozone novels and late of the greatly underrated Arcanum keeps the pace at such a brisk pitch that you only notice the lows when they're over. In the intervening period, you've had such fantastic fun—think The Wizard of Oz with lashings of Lost—that it's easy to overlook the telegraphed turns the tale takes on the way to its eventual destination: a cracking battle between a much-changed Mary and a certain skyborn beast. To wit, in terms of plot and pace, Morden's ninth novel is tight and taut—and I'd argue that its relative brevity is a boon to boot. At approximately 300 pages, Down Station is a ways off wearing out its welcome when the literary kitchen closes its doors; though the portion sizes might be on the slight side, chef serves up a satisfying three-course meal here, leaving readers stuffed enough, but not so full that they won't have an appetite for more when it's over. And in case you weren't aware, there will be more, folks: The White City beckons, and after that... why, this whimsical world is Morden's oyster. Fingers crossed that he cracks the surviving secondary characters in The Books of Down yet ahead. Mary and Dalip ably showcase the transformative nature of choice and change I touched on at the top, but Dalip's impromptu instructor is so secretive he's hard to get a handle on, Mary's guardian angel is wasted in spite of a strong start, and although he shines sometimes, I expected much more of Crows, not least because he's such a central element of Blacksheep's exceptional cover art. Then again, the Londoners above aren't friends or enemies yet—they're "just a bunch of people thrown together by the fact that [they] didn't die," (p.100) so there's hope for these folks, especially here, where they're free of "their hopes and dreams, their fears and nightmares, the past they'd lived and the future they were destined to live." (p.254) To paraphrase what might as well be the mantra of this narrative, it's what they do now that counts. Similarly, what Simon Morden does with The White City, now that he's introduced it so succinctly, will be what matters when The Books of Down are done. Down Station by Simon Morden US Publication: February 2016, Gollancz Amazon.co.uk / The Book Depository Labels: book review, Down Station, dragons, fantasy, freedom, London, magic, portals, Simon Morden, the end of the world again Book Review \| The Last Mortal Bond by Brian Stavel...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line408
__label__wiki	0.73403	0.73403	Hybrid of Futsal and Soccer returns to Seacoast United Maine North and runs from November to June for players aged 7 to 14 years old! Seacoast United Maine North is excited to bring back our popular indoor program to the selection of options for youth soccer players in the area during the Winter and Spring of 2019/20. “Futsal” is a 5v5 indoor game of soccer that will be played with official Futsal balls. Children have an intrinsic desire to PLAY and that’s what Futsal will entail. The children will be allowed to play freely in game, with zero coaching, other than the watchful eye of our coaches on the behavior levels, which can’t be resolved by the players. The games will be played with the best of modern music in the background and any players who are not playing in a game will be receiving some light technical training, as a group, from our professional coaching staff, which they can then transfer to their next game. Questions? Please contact Pete McDonnell at pmcdonnell@seacoastunited.com or call on 207-922-1015. WeGotSoccer Kennebunk Savings Ocean Properties © Seacoast United Maine. All rights reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line410

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