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__label__wiki	0.935391	0.935391	Painted swastikas appear on campus again Photo courtesy of Ian Katsnelson By The Daily Illini Staff Report Filed under Around Campus, Campus Life, Champaign-Urbana, Crime, News, Top Stories A student reported someone had drawn a swastika on a wall inside a men’s restroom at the English Building Monday evening; however, this is not the first swastika reported by University police. A University employee reported someone painted a swastika in a basement tunnel on Nov. 20 between the Roger Adams and Noyes laboratories east of the Main Quad, according to a police report. “When we are made aware of something like this, we work directly with the affected groups to offer safety resources and assistance,” said Patrick Wade, communications director for the University of Illinois Police Department, in an email. Wade said the incident is still under investigation, and he cannot give specific details on investigations that are ongoing. The University and the campus police labeled the event as a “criminal-damage” incident. Supposedly, the University attempted to connect the incident to a white nationalist organization, Identity Evropa, who visited the campus around the time of the incident. Ian Katsnelson, freshman in LAS, found the swastika on campus in the men’s restroom. “I’m a Jewish member and very active in the Jewish community,” he said. “Seeing that was not only scary for myself, but I saw it as a threat on campus. It’s something that shouldn’t be ignored, especially because it’s Hanukkah.” Katsnelson said he’s an out-of-state student from New Jersey, and coming from a town that is about 60 percent Jewish, seeing a swastika was shocking. The symbol was about the size of a grande Starbucks cup, he said. “It could very well be the same Evropa symbol as the swastikas found in the tunnels,” he said. “It’s important for people to realize that people do care about things like this instead of ignore them.” Steve Breitwieser, manager of communications and external relations for Facilities and Services said in an email that F&S workers and the Building Maintenance department remove graffiti through regular cleaning or repairs. The process typically starts with a request generated to the F&S Service Office by a department or unit identifying that an area needs to be addressed, he said. Elan Karoll, senior in LAS and executive board member of Illini Public Affairs Committee, said in an email that instead of removing the swastika from University property, someone placed an ‘X’ over the symbol with a Sharpie marker. He believes it is still there. Karoll said he hopes the University acts soon to remove the symbol. “We only found out about [the swastika] from reading the Daily Illini police blotter,” he wrote. “Then, the News-Gazette and the Jewish News Service picked up the story. The University did not inform students about this. The University has not made a statement condemning this or reassuring students. In the future, the University should act more swiftly and responsibly when these incidents occur.” Governor Pritzker addresses higher education investments at Illini Union Sixth Street closure to resume next week University food service, building service workers to hold strike authorization vote Pygmalion 2019 announces lineup of 44 performances Area on Third Street to be closed to traffic Friday Zhang family addresses public following verdict Man stabbed on Green Street following presumed altercation University police, administrators to consult on addressing forthcoming marijuana legalization in Illinois	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4100
__label__cc	0.518057	0.481943	Label: CALCITRIOL- calcitriol capsule NDC Code(s): 68151-0088-0 Packager: Carilion Materials Management This is a repackaged label. Source NDC Code(s): 63304-239 Marketing Status: New Drug Application Authorized Generic Calcitriol is a synthetic vitamin D analog which is active in the regulation of the absorption of calcium from the gastrointestinal tract and its utilization in the body. Calcitriol is available as capsules containing 0.25 mcg or 0.5 mcg calcitriol and as an oral solution containing 1 mcg/mL of calcitriol. All dosage forms contain butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) as antioxidants. The capsules contain a fractionated triglyceride of coconut oil, and the oral solution contains a fractionated triglyceride of palm seed oil. Gelatin capsule shells contain glycerin, and sorbitol, with the following dye systems: 0.25 mcg — FD&C Yellow No. 6 and titanium dioxide; 0.5 mcg — FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Yellow No. 6 and titanium dioxide. The oral solution contains no additional adjuvants or coloring principles. Calcitriol is a white, crystalline compound which occurs naturally in humans. It has a calculated molecular weight of 416.65 and is soluble in organic solvents but relatively insoluble in water. Chemically, calcitriol is 9,10- seco(5Z,7E)-5,7,10(19)-cholestatriene-1α, 3β, 25-triol and has the following structural formula: The other names frequently used for calcitriol are 1α,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D , 1,25-DHCC, 1,25(OH) D and 1,25-diOHC. 323 Man’s natural supply of vitamin D depends mainly on exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun for conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin to vitamin D (cholecalciferol). Vitamin D must be metabolically activated in the liver and the kidney before it is fully active as a regulator of calcium and phosphorus metabolism at target tissues. The initial transformation of vitamin D is catalyzed by a vitamin D -25-hydroxylase enzyme (25-OHase) present in the liver, and the product of this reaction is 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25-(OH)D ]. Hydroxylation of 25-(OH)D occurs in the mitochondria of kidney tissue, activated by the renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D -1 alpha-hydroxylase (alpha-OHase), to produce 1,25-(OH) D (calcitriol), the active form of vitamin D . Endogenous synthesis and catabolism of calcitriol, as well as physiological control mechanisms affecting these processes, play a critical role regulating the serum level of calcitriol. Physiological daily production is normally 0.5 to 1.0 mcg and is somewhat higher during periods of increased bone synthesis (eg, growth or pregnancy). 33333333233 The two known sites of action of calcitriol are intestine and bone. A calcitriol receptor-binding protein appears to exist in the mucosa of human intestine. Additional evidence suggests that calcitriol may also act on the kidney and the parathyroid glands. Calcitriol is the most active known form of vitamin D in stimulating intestinal calcium transport. In acutely uremic rats calcitriol has been shown to stimulate intestinal calcium absorption. 3 The kidneys of uremic patients cannot adequately synthesize calcitriol, the active hormone formed from precursor vitamin D. Resultant hypocalcemia and secondary hyperparathyroidism are a major cause of the metabolic bone disease of renal failure. However, other bone-toxic substances which accumulate in uremia (eg, aluminum) may also contribute. The beneficial effect of calcitriol in renal osteodystrophy appears to result from correction of hypocalcemia and secondary hyperparathyroidism. It is uncertain whether calcitriol produces other independent beneficial effects. Calcitriol treatment is not associated with an accelerated rate of renal function deterioration. No radiographic evidence of extraskeletal calcification has been found in predialysis patients following treatment. The duration of pharmacologic activity of a single dose of calcitriol is about 3 to 5 days. Calcitriol is rapidly absorbed from the intestine. Peak serum concentrations (above basal values) were reached within 3 to 6 hours following oral administration of single doses of 0.25 to 1.0 mcg of calcitriol. Following a single oral dose of 0.5 mcg, mean serum concentrations of calcitriol rose from a baseline value of 40.0±4.4 (SD) pg/mL to 60.0±4.4 pg/mL at 2 hours, and declined to 53.0±6.9 at 4 hours, 50±7.0 at 8 hours, 44±4.6 at 12 hours, and 41.5±5.1 at 24 hours. Following multiple-dose administration, serum calcitriol levels reached steady-state within 7 days. Calcitriol is approximately 99.9% bound in blood. Calcitriol and other vitamin D metabolites are transported in blood, by an alpha-globulin vitamin D binding protein. There is evidence that maternal calcitriol may enter the fetal circulation. Calcitriol is transferred into human breast milk at low levels (ie, 2.2±0.1 pg/mL). In vivo and in vitro studies indicate the presence of two pathways of metabolism for calcitriol. The first pathway involves the 24-hydroxylase as the first step in catabolism of calcitriol. There is definite evidence of 24-hydroxylase activity in the kidney; this enzyme is also present in many target tissues which possess the vitamin D receptor such as the intestine. The end product of this pathway is a side chain shortened metabolite, calcitroic acid. The second pathway involves the conversion of calcitriol via the stepwise hydroxylation of carbon-26 and carbon-23, and cyclization to yield ultimately 1α, 25R(OH) -26, 23S-lactone D . The lactone appears to be the major metabolite circulating in humans, with mean serum concentrations of 131±17 pg/mL. In addition, several other metabolites of calcitriol have been identified: 1α, 25(OH) -24-oxo-D ; 1α , 23,25(OH) -24-oxo-D ; 1α, 24R,25(OH) D ; 1α, 25S,26(OH) D ; 1α, 25(OH) -23-oxo-D ; 1α, 25R,26(OH) -23-oxo-D ; 1α, (OH)24,25,26,27-tetranor-COOH-D . 232333333323333 Enterohepatic recycling and biliary excretion of calcitriol occur. The metabolites of calcitriol are excreted primarily in feces. Following intravenous administration of radiolabeled calcitriol in normal subjects, approximately 27% and 7% of the radioactivity appeared in the feces and urine, respectively, within 24 hours. When a 1-mcg oral dose of radiolabeled calcitriol was administered to normal subjects, approximately 10% of the total radioactivity appeared in urine within 24 hours. Cumulative excretion of radioactivity on the sixth day following intravenous administration of radiolabeled calcitriol averaged 16% in urine and 49% in feces. The elimination half-life of calcitriol in serum after single oral doses is about 5 to 8 hours in normal subjects. Pediatric Pharmacokinetics The steady-state pharmacokinetics of oral calcitriol were determined in a small group of pediatric patients (age range: 1.8 to 16 years) undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Calcitriol was administered for 2 months at an average dose of 10.2 ng/kg (SD 5.5 ng/kg). In this pediatric population, mean C was 116 pmol/L, mean serum half-life was 27.4 hours, and mean clearance was 15.3 mL/hr/kg. max1 No studies have examined the pharmacokinetics of calcitriol in geriatric patients. Controlled studies examining the influence of gender on calcitriol have not been conducted. Controlled studies examining the influence of hepatic disease on calcitriol have not been conducted. Lower predose and peak calcitriol levels in serum were observed in patients with nephrotic syndrome and in patients undergoing hemodialysis compared with healthy subjects. The elimination half-life of calcitriol increased by at least twofold in chronic renal failure and hemodialysis patients compared with healthy subjects. Peak serum levels in patients with nephrotic syndrome were reached in 4 hours. For patients requiring hemodialysis peak serum levels were reached in 8 to 12 hours; half-lives were estimated to be 16.2 and 21.9 hours, respectively. Predialysis Patients Calcitriol is indicated in the management of secondary hyperparathyroidism and resultant metabolic bone disease in patients with moderate to severe chronic renal failure (Ccr 15 to 55 mL/min) not yet on dialysis. In children, the creatinine clearance value must be corrected for a surface area of 1.73 square meters. A serum iPTH level of ≥ 100 pg/mL is strongly suggestive of secondary hyperparathyroidism. Dialysis Patients Calcitriol is indicated in the management of hypocalcemia and the resultant metabolic bone disease in patients undergoing chronic renal dialysis. In these patients, calcitriol administration enhances calcium absorption, reduces serum alkaline phosphatase levels, and may reduce elevated parathyroid hormone levels and the histological manifestations of osteitis fibrosa cystica and defective mineralization. Hypoparathyroidism Patients Calcitriol is also indicated in the management of hypocalcemia and its clinical manifestations in patients with postsurgical hypoparathyroidism, idiopathic hypoparathyroidism, and pseudohypoparathyroidism. Calcitriol should not be given to patients with hypercalcemia or evidence of vitamin D toxicity. Use of calcitriol in patients with known hypersensitivity to calcitriol (or drugs of the same class) or any of the inactive ingredients is contraindicated. Overdosage of any form of vitamin D is dangerous (see ). Progressive hypercalcemia due to overdosage of vitamin D and its metabolites may be so severe as to require emergency attention. Chronic hypercalcemia can lead to generalized vascular calcification, nephrocalcinosis and other soft-tissue calcification. Radiographic evaluation of suspect anatomical regions may be useful in the early detection of this condition. OVERDOSAGEThe serum calcium times phosphate (Ca x P) product should not be allowed to exceed 70 mg /dL . 22 Calcitriol is the most potent metabolite of vitamin D available. The administration of calcitriol to patients in excess of their daily requirements can cause hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, and hyperphosphatemia. Therefore, pharmacologic doses of vitamin D and its derivatives should be withheld during calcitriol treatment to avoid possible additive effects and hypercalcemia. If treatment is switched from ergocalciferol (vitamin D ) to calcitriol, it may take several months for the ergocalciferol level in the blood to return to the baseline value (see ). 2OVERDOSAGE Calcitriol increases inorganic phosphate levels in serum. While this is desirable in patients with hypophosphatemia, caution is called for in patients with renal failure because of the danger of ectopic calcification. A nonaluminum phosphate-binding compound and a low-phosphate diet should be used to control serum phosphorus levels in patients undergoing dialysis. Magnesium-containing preparations (eg, antacids) and calcitriol should not be used concomitantly in patients on chronic renal dialysis because such use may lead to the development of hypermagnesemia. Studies in dogs and rats given calcitriol for up to 26 weeks have shown that small increases of calcitriol above endogenous levels can lead to abnormalities of calcium metabolism with the potential for calcification of many tissues in the body. Excessive dosage of calcitriol induces hypercalcemia and in some instances hypercalciuria; therefore, early in treatment during dosage adjustment, serum calcium should be determined twice weekly. In dialysis patients, a fall in serum alkaline phosphatase levels usually antedates the appearance of hypercalcemia and may be an indication of impending hypercalcemia. An abrupt increase in calcium intake as a result of changes in diet (eg, increased consumption of dairy products) or uncontrolled intake of calcium preparations may trigger hypercalcemia. Should hypercalcemia develop, treatment with calcitriol should be stopped immediately. During periods of hypercalcemia, serum calcium and phosphate levels must be determined daily. When normal levels have been attained, treatment with calcitriol can be continued, at a daily dose 0.25 mcg lower than that previously used. An estimate of daily dietary calcium intake should be made and the intake adjusted when indicated. Calcitriol should be given cautiously to patients on digitalis, because hypercalcemia in such patients may precipitate cardiac arrhythmias. Immobilized patients, eg, those who have undergone surgery, are particularly exposed to the risk of hypercalcemia. In patients with normal renal function, chronic hypercalcemia may be associated with an increase in serum creatinine. While this is usually reversible, it is important in such patients to pay careful attention to those factors which may lead to hypercalcemia. Calcitriol therapy should always be started at the lowest possible dose and should not be increased without careful monitoring of the serum calcium. An estimate of daily dietary calcium intake should be made and the intake adjusted when indicated. Patients with normal renal function taking calcitriol should avoid dehydration. Adequate fluid intake should be maintained. The patient and his or her caregivers should be informed about compliance with dosage instructions, adherence to instructions about diet and calcium supplementation, and avoidance of the use of unapproved nonprescription drugs. Patients and their caregivers should also be carefully informed about the symptoms of hypercalcemia (see ). ADVERSE REACTIONS The effectiveness of calcitriol therapy is predicated on the assumption that each patient is receiving an adequate daily intake of calcium. Patients are advised to have a dietary intake of calcium at a minimum of 600 mg daily. The U.S. RDA for calcium in adults is 800 mg to 1200 mg. For dialysis patients, serum calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and alkaline phosphatase should be determined periodically. For hypoparathyroid patients, serum calcium, phosphorus, and 24-hour urinary calcium should be determined periodically. For predialysis patients, serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, creatinine, and intact PTH (iPTH) should be determined initially. Thereafter, serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, and creatinine should be determined monthly for a 6-month period and then determined periodically. Intact PTH (iPTH) should be determined periodically every 3 to 4 months at the time of visits. During the titration period of treatment with calcitriol, serum calcium levels should be checked at least twice weekly (see ). DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Cholestyramine has been reported to reduce intestinal absorption of fat-soluble vitamins; as such it may impair intestinal absorption of calcitriol (see and WARNINGSPRECAUTIONS: General). Phenytoin/Phenobarbital The coadministration of phenytoin or phenobarbital will not affect plasma concentrations of calcitriol, but may reduce endogenous plasma levels of 25(OH)D by accelerating metabolism. Since blood level of calcitriol will be reduced, higher doses of calcitriol may be necessary if these drugs are administered simultaneously. 3 Thiazides Thiazides are known to induce hypercalcemia by the reduction of calcium excretion in urine. Some reports have shown that the concomitant administration of thiazides with calcitriol causes hypercalcemia. Therefore, precaution should be taken when coadministration is necessary. Calcitriol dosage must be determined with care in patients undergoing treatment with digitalis, as hypercalcemia in such patients may precipitate cardiac arrhythmias (see ). PRECAUTIONS: General Ketoconazole may inhibit both synthetic and catabolic enzymes of calcitriol. Reductions in serum endogenous calcitriol concentrations have been observed following the administration of 300 mg/day to 1200 mg/day ketoconazole for a week to healthy men. However, in vivo drug interaction studies of ketoconazole with calcitriol have not been investigated. A relationship of functional antagonism exists between vitamin D analogues, which promote calcium absorption, and corticosteroids, which inhibit calcium absorption. Phosphate-Binding Agents Since calcitriol also has an effect on phosphate transport in the intestine, kidneys and bones, the dosage of phosphate-binding agents must be adjusted in accordance with the serum phosphate concentration. Since calcitriol is the most potent active metabolite of vitamin D , pharmacological doses of vitamin D and its derivatives should be withheld during treatment with calcitriol to avoid possible additive effects and hypercalcemia (see ). 3WARNINGS Uncontrolled intake of additional calcium-containing preparations should be avoided (see ). PRECAUTIONS: General Magnesium-containing preparations (eg, antacids) may cause hypermagnesemia and should therefore not be taken during therapy with calcitriol by patients on chronic renal dialysis. Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis and Impairment of Fertility Long-term studies in animals have not been conducted to evaluate the carcinogenic potential of calcitriol. Calcitriol is not mutagenic in vitro in the Ames Test, nor is it genotoxic in vivo in the Mouse Micronucleus Test. No significant effects of calcitriol on fertility and/or general reproductive performances were observed in a Segment I study in rats at doses of up to 0.3 mcg/kg (approximately 3 times the maximum recommended dose based on body surface area). Teratogenic Effects Pregnancy Category C. calcitriol has been found to be teratogenic in rabbits when given at doses of 0.08 and 0.3 mcg/kg (approximately 2 and 6 times the maximum recommended dose based on mg/m ). All 15 fetuses in 3 litters at these doses showed external and skeletal abnormalities. However, none of the other 23 litters (156 fetuses) showed external and skeletal abnormalities compared with controls. 2 Teratogenicity studies in rats at doses up to 0.45 mcg/kg (approximately 5 times maximum recommended dose based on mg/m ) showed no evidence of teratogenic potential. There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Calcitriol should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus. 2 Nonteratogenic Effects In the rabbit, dosages of 0.3 mcg/kg/day (approximately 6 times maximum recommended dose based on surface area) administered on days 7 to 18 of gestation resulted in 19% maternal mortality, a decrease in mean fetal body weight, and a reduced number of newborn surviving to 24 hours. A study of perinatal and postnatal development in rats resulted in hypercalcemia in the offspring of dams given calcitriol at doses of 0.08 or 0.3 mcg/kg/day (approximately 1 and 3 times the maximum recommended dose based on mg/m ), hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia in dams given calcitriol at a dose of 0.08 or 0.3 mcg/kg/day, and increased serum urea nitrogen in dams given calcitriol at a dose of 0.3 mcg/kg/day. In another study in rats, maternal weight gain was slightly reduced at a dose of 0.3 mcg/kg/day (approximately 3 times the maximum recommended dose based on mg/m ) administered on days 7 to 15 of gestation. The offspring of a woman administered 17 mcg/day to 36 mcg/day of calcitriol (approximately 17 to 36 times the maximum recommended dose) during pregnancy manifested mild hypercalcemia in the first 2 days of life which returned to normal at day 3. 22 Calcitriol from ingested calcitriol may be excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk and because of the potential for serious adverse reactions from calcitriol in nursing infants, a mother should not nurse while taking calcitriol. Pediatric Use Safety and effectiveness of calcitriol in pediatric patients undergoing dialysis have not been established. The safety and effectiveness of calcitriol in pediatric predialysis patients is based on evidence from adequate and well-controlled studies of calcitriol in adults with predialysis chronic renal failure and additional supportive data from nonplacebo-controlled studies in pediatric patients. Dosing guidelines have not been established for pediatric patients under 1 year of age with hypoparathyroidism or for pediatric patients less than 6 years of age with pseudohypoparathyroidism (see ). DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION: Hypoparathyroidism Oral doses of calcitriol ranging from 10 to 55 ng/kg/day have been shown to improve calcium homeostasis and bone disease in pediatric patients with chronic renal failure for whom hemodialysis is not yet required (predialysis). Long-term calcitriol therapy is well tolerated by pediatric patients. The most common safety issues are mild, transient episodes of hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, and increases in the serum calcium times phosphate (Ca x P) product which are managed effectively by dosage adjustment or temporary discontinuation of the vitamin D derivative. Geriatric Use Clinical studies of calcitriol did not include sufficient numbers of subjects aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently from younger subjects. Other reported clinical experience has not identified differences in responses between the elderly and younger patients. In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy. Since calcitriol is believed to be the active hormone which exerts vitamin D activity in the body, adverse effects are, in general, similar to those encountered with excessive vitamin D intake, ie, hypercalcemia syndrome or calcium intoxication, depending on the severity and duration of hypercalcemia (see ). Because of the short biological half-life of calcitriol, pharmacokinetic investigations have shown normalization of elevated serum calcium within a few days of treatment withdrawal, ie, much faster than in treatment with vitamin D preparations. WARNINGS3 The early and late signs and symptoms of vitamin D intoxication associated with hypercalcemia include: weakness, headache, somnolence, nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, constipation, muscle pain, bone pain, metallic taste, and anorexia, abdominal pain or stomach ache. Early: polyuria, polydipsia, anorexia, weight loss, nocturia, conjunctivitis (calcific), pancreatitis, photophobia, rhinorrhea, pruritus, hyperthermia, decreased libido, elevated BUN, albuminuria, hypercholesterolemia, elevated SGOT (AST) and SGPT (ALT), ectopic calcification, nephrocalcinosis, hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, dystrophy, sensory disturbances, dehydration, apathy, arrested growth, urinary tract infections, and, rarely, overt psychosis. Late: In clinical studies on hypoparathyroidism and pseudohypoparathyroidism, hypercalcemia was noted on at least one occasion in about 1 in 3 patients and hypercalciuria in about 1 in 7 patients. Elevated serum creatinine levels were observed in about 1 in 6 patients (approximately one half of whom had normal levels at baseline). In concurrent hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia, soft-tissue calcification may occur; this can be seen radiographically (see ). WARNINGS In patients with normal renal function, chronic hypercalcemia may be associated with an increase in serum creatinine (see ). PRECAUTIONS: General Hypersensitivity reactions (pruritus, rash, urticaria, and very rarely severe erythematous skin disorders) may occur in susceptible individuals. One case of erythema multiforme and one case of allergic reaction (swelling of lips and hives all over the body) were confirmed by rechallenge. OVERDOSAGE Administration of calcitriol to patients in excess of their daily requirements can cause hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, and hyperphosphatemia. Since calcitriol is a derivative of vitamin D, the signs and symptoms of overdose are the same as for an overdose of vitamin D (see ). High intake of calcium and phosphate concomitant with calcitriol may lead to similar abnormalities. The serum calcium times phosphate (Ca x P) product should not be allowed to exceed 70 mg /dL . High levels of calcium in the dialysate bath may contribute to the hypercalcemia (see ). ADVERSE REACTIONS22WARNINGS Treatment of Hypercalcemia and Overdosage in Dialysis Patients and Hypoparathyroidism Patients General treatment of hypercalcemia (greater than 1 mg/dL above the upper limit of the normal range) consists of immediate discontinuation of calcitriol therapy, institution of a low-calcium diet and withdrawal of calcium supplements. Serum calcium levels should be determined daily until normocalcemia ensues. Hypercalcemia frequently resolves in 2 to 7 days. When serum calcium levels have returned to within normal limits, calcitriol therapy may be reinstituted at a dose of 0.25 mcg/day less than prior therapy. Serum calcium levels should be obtained at least twice weekly after all dosage changes and subsequent dosage titration. In dialysis patients, persistent or markedly elevated serum calcium levels may be corrected by dialysis against a calcium-free dialysate. Treatment of Hypercalcemia and Overdosage in Predialysis Patients If hypercalcemia ensues (greater than 1 mg/dL above the upper limit of the normal range), adjust dosage to achieve normocalcemia by reducing calcitriol therapy from 0.5 mcg to 0.25 mcg daily. If the patient is receiving a therapy of 0.25 mcg daily, discontinue calcitriol until patient becomes normocalcemic. Calcium supplements should also be reduced or discontinued. Serum calcium levels should be determined 1 week after withdrawal of calcium supplements. If serum calcium levels have returned to normal, calcitriol therapy may be reinstituted at a dosage of 0.25 mcg/day if previous therapy was at a dosage of 0.5 mcg/day. If calcitriol therapy was previously administered at a dosage of 0.25 mcg/day, calcitriol therapy may be reinstituted at a dosage of 0.25 mcg every other day. If hypercalcemia is persistent at the reduced dosage, serum PTH should be measured. If serum PTH is normal, discontinue calcitriol therapy and monitor patient in 3 months’ time. Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia in Predialysis Patients If serum phosphorus levels exceed 5.0 mg/dL to 5.5 mg/dL, a calcium-containing phosphate-binding agent (ie, calcium carbonate or calcium acetate) should be taken with meals. Serum phosphorus levels should be determined as described earlier (see ). Aluminum containing gels should be used with caution as phosphate-binding agents because of the risk of slow aluminum accumulation. PRECAUTIONS: Laboratory Tests Treatment of Accidental Overdosage ofCalcitriol The treatment of acute accidental overdosage of calcitriol should consist of general supportive measures. If drug ingestion is discovered within a relatively short time, induction of emesis or gastric lavage may be of benefit in preventing further absorption. If the drug has passed through the stomach, the administration of mineral oil may promote its fecal elimination. Serial serum electrolyte determinations (especially calcium), rate of urinary calcium excretion, and assessment of electrocardiographic abnormalities due to hypercalcemia should be obtained. Such monitoring is critical in patients receiving digitalis. Discontinuation of supplemental calcium and a low-calcium diet are also indicated in accidental overdosage. Due to the relatively short duration of the pharmacological action of calcitriol, further measures are probably unnecessary. Should, however, persistent and markedly elevated serum calcium levels occur, there are a variety of therapeutic alternatives which may be considered, depending on the patient’s underlying condition. These include the use of drugs such as phosphates and corticosteroids as well as measures to induce an appropriate forced diuresis. The use of peritoneal dialysis against a calcium-free dialysate has also been reported. The optimal daily dose of calcitriol must be carefully determined for each patient. Calcitriol can be administered orally either as a capsule (0.25 mcg or 0.50 mcg) or as an oral solution (1 mcg/mL). Calcitriol therapy should always be started at the lowest possible dose and should not be increased without careful monitoring of serum calcium. The effectiveness of calcitriol therapy is predicated on the assumption that each patient is receiving an adequate but not excessive daily intake of calcium. Patients are advised to have a dietary intake of calcium at a minimum of 600 mg daily. The U.S. RDA for calcium in adults is 800 mg to 1200 mg. To ensure that each patient receives an adequate daily intake of calcium, the physician should either prescribe a calcium supplement or instruct the patient in proper dietary measures. Because of improved calcium absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, some patients on calcitriol may be maintained on a lower calcium intake. Patients who tend to develop hypercalcemia may require only low doses of calcium or no supplementation at all. During the titration period of treatment with calcitriol, serum calcium levels should be checked at least twice weekly. When the optimal dosage of calcitriol has been determined, serum calcium levels should be checked every month (or as given below for individual indications). Samples for serum calcium estimation should be taken without a tourniquet. The recommended initial dose of calcitriol is 0.25 mcg/day. If a satisfactory response in the biochemical parameters and clinical manifestations of the disease state is not observed, dosage may be increased by 0.25 mcg/day at 4- to 8-week intervals. During this titration period, serum calcium levels should be obtained at least twice weekly, and if hypercalcemia is noted, the drug should be immediately discontinued until normocalcemia ensues (see ). Phosphorus, magnesium, and alkaline phosphatase should be determined periodically. PRECAUTIONS: General Patients with normal or only slightly reduced serum calcium levels may respond to calcitriol doses of 0.25 mcg every other day. Most patients undergoing hemodialysis respond to doses between 0.5 and 1 mcg/day. Oral calcitriol may normalize plasma-ionized calcium in some uremic patients, yet fail to suppress parathyroid hyperfunction. In these individuals with autonomous parathyroid hyperfunction, oral calcitriol may be useful to maintain normocalcemia, but has not been shown to be adequate treatment for hyperparathyroidism. The recommended initial dosage of calcitriol is 0.25 mcg/day given in the morning. If a satisfactory response in the biochemical parameters and clinical manifestations of the disease is not observed, the dose may be increased at 2- to 4-week intervals. During the dosage titration period, serum calcium levels should be obtained at least twice weekly and, if hypercalcemia is noted, calcitriol should be immediately discontinued until normocalcemia ensues (see ). Careful consideration should also be given to lowering the dietary calcium intake. Serum calcium, phosphorus, and 24-hour urinary calcium should be determined periodically. PRECAUTIONS: General Most adult patients and pediatric patients age 6 years and older have responded to dosages in the range of 0.5 mcg to 2 mcg daily. Pediatric patients in the 1- to 5-year age group with hypoparathyroidism have usually been given 0.25 mcg to 0.75 mcg daily. The number of treated patients with pseudohypoparathyroidism less than 6 years of age is too small to make dosage recommendations. Malabsorption is occasionally noted in patients with hypoparathyroidism; hence, larger doses of calcitriol may be needed. The recommended initial dosage of calcitriol is 0.25 mcg/day in adults and pediatric patients 3 years of age and older. This dosage may be increased if necessary to 0.5 mcg/day. For pediatric patients less than 3 years of age, the recommended initial dosage of calcitriol is 10 to 15 ng/kg/day. HOW SUPPLIED NDC:68151-0088-0 in a PACKAGE of 1 CAPSULES 1. Jones CL, et al. Comparisons between oral and intraperitoneal 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D therapy in children treated with peritoneal dialysis. 1994; 42:44-49. 3Clin Nephrol. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. 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__label__cc	0.644901	0.355099	Support the Do Not Track Kids Act We have an important opportunity to help protect children’s and teens’ privacy online. H.R. 1895, the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011(1), will limit companies’ ability to track children on the web or through mobile devices and empower parents to protect their kids. CCFC is proud to endorse this important legislation. Will you email your representative today and ask him or her to co-sponsor the Do Not Track Kids Act? Tracking the online movements of children and teens—and... Read more... Tell Nickelodeon: Stop Bombarding Preschoolers with SpongeBob Yesterday, children’s broadcaster Nickelodeon made a startling admission: its hit show SpongeBob SquarePants—whose star is featured on countless products designed for toddlers and preschoolers—is not intended for children under six. Nickelodeon was responding to a brand new study that found that watching the fast-paced SpongeBob SquarePants has a negative influence on preschoolers' executive function. Children who watched nine minutes of the show scored... Read more... Tell Kmart: Stop Stealing Taxpayer-Funded Class Time Thanks to you, Scholastic is significantly scaling back its InSchool Marketing Division. Now we’ve set our sights on the most insidious in-school advertiser of all: Channel One News. For more than 20 years, Channel One News has forced students to watch a 12-minute daily “newscast” (many of the stories are actually fluff pieces promoting music or movies) that includes 2 minutes of commercials. Schools showing Channel One lose a full week of instructional time each school year to the... Read more... Tell Big Food CEOs: Stop Sabotaging Guidelines That Protect Children's Health August 17, 2011 — Government agencies led by the Federal Trade Commission have proposed voluntary guidelines for food marketing to children. The guidelines are far from perfect—real regulation with enforcement mechanisms is the best way to improve the food environment for children—but they represent an important step. The food and advertising industries are aggressively lobbying Congress to kill the guidelines. They’ve hired high-powered lobbyists; flown in company CEOs to meet with the... Read more... Do preschoolers need mandatory screen time? May 25, 2011 — If we don’t act now, the pressure on early childcare programs to incorporate screen time into their core curriculum will intensify. With preschoolers already spending an average of 32 hours per week with screens outside of classrooms, the last thing they need is mandatory screen time in school or daycare. The National Association for the Education of Young Children has issued a draft of its new position statement on Technology in Early Childhood Programs. ... Read more... Tell Scholastic: Stop Selling Kids on Coal On Friday, May 13, Scholastic announced that it would stop distributing “The United States of Energy,” a controversial fourth grade curriculum paid for by the American Coal Foundation. The materials were also removed from Scholastic’s website. Thanks to all of you who participated in this imortant campaign -- your emails made a difference. To read CCFC's statement, click here. To read our email to members, click here. Why is Scholastic promoting coal to 4th graders? Because the coal industry... Read more... Tell Scholastic: In-School Marketing Does Not Equal Education Earlier this week, we told you how Scholastic, in response to a campaign led by CCFC and Rethinking Schools, stopped distributing a controversial fourth grade curriculum paid for by the coal industry. More importantly, Scholastic announced that it will review its policies and editorial procedures on all sponsored classroom materials. It’s a critical moment for anyone who cares about quality education. One of the world’s largest educational publishers is listening to your concerns. And since... Read more... Tell the FTC: Protect Children's Online Privacy If you care about children’s online privacy, the Federal Trade Commission needs to hear from you. The FTC has proposed important changes to the implementation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule), adopted in 2000 to create a safer online experience for children. But the online environment for children has changed dramatically over the past ten years, while the COPPA Rule has never been updated. The FTC’s proposed changes would provide important safeguards protecting... Read more... Tell the FCC: Sneaky new Nick toon is nothing but a Skechers ad In response to a petition by CCFC, the Federal Communications Commission has opened an inquiry into whether Zevo-3, the first children’s television program based on advertising spokescharacters, is in the public interest. The animated Zevo-3 stars three superheroes named Kewl Breeze, Elastika, and Z-Strap and a villain named Dr. Stankfoot who, until now, have only been used in advertisements to promote specific lines of Skechers shoes. The show’s broadcast clearly violates... Read more... Stand Up for Commercial-Free School Buses The commercialization of our schools could get a lot worse in the coming months. Faced with unprecedented budget shortfalls, many states are considering overturning long-standing laws that prohibit advertising on school buses. If this new legislation passes, school buses could be transformed into traveling billboards for everything from fast food to violent and sexualized media. That’s why we’ve created the School Bus Ad Action Center. There you’ll find summaries of each of the state bills... Read more...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4107
__label__cc	0.586425	0.413575	Dermody Properties Breaks Ground on 73 Acres at LogistiCenter℠ at Lehigh Valley East In Pennsylvania We recently broke ground on two buildings in a 557,820-square-foot complex located 80 miles from the Port of New York and New Jersey. LogistiCenter℠ at Lehigh Valley East will be located at 450 East Moorestown Road in Wind Gap, Pa, in the Northampton County submarket. Construction of the first building is scheduled to be complete in the 4th quarter, 2019. The second building will be completed in early 2020. With more than 93 million square feet of industrial space, the Lehigh Valley market is a desired location for manufacturing, warehouse/distribution, and ecommerce companies. Among the advantages of the Lehigh Valley are a solid workforce, strong manufacturing base, key interstates, proximity to the NY/NJ port and a new FedEx Ground Hub located in Bethlehem which has opened the doors for local and national manufacturing and warehousing/distribution companies to call the Lehigh Valley home. “This is an outstanding location for logistics-focused companies because of its ability to provide our customers with easy access to the markets of the northeast United States, and the ports are gateways to the rest of the world,“ said Eugene Preston, East Region Partner for Dermody Properties. “We are committed to this region and we feel this is an excellent location for our customers.” Building 1 will have 349,920 square feet of available space and Building 2 will have 207,900 square feet. Both will have a 36-foot clear height, ample car parking and dock doors, making them ideal for ecommerce. The buildings will sit on approximately 73.1 net acres. The property was purchased from Ashley Development, led by Lou Pektor, and Vertek Construction Management, who were both instrumental in facilitating the approvals needed to transfer ownership and start construction. It is being represented by Brian Knowles, CCIM, SIOR and Eric Zahniser of Lee & Associates of Eastern Pennsylvania. Vertek Construction will be the general contractor. “Dermody Properties’ commitment to the Pennsylvania logistics market dates back decades,” said Douglas A. Kiersey, Jr., President of Dermody Properties. “This latest project is truly indicative of how we invest in excellent markets that appeal to our logistics clients, including ecommerce companies.” Dermody Properties Hires Tyler Scheppmann as Vice President, Investor Relations Dermody Properties Acquires 17.1 Acres for New LogistiCenter℠ at Louisville Airport in Kentucky Dermody Properties Acquires Prime Logistics Real Estate in New Jersey	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4117
__label__wiki	0.852191	0.852191	Greta Gerwig, Oscar Isaac Set For Off-Broadway Production Of Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’ Joe Biden Hauls In Nearly $800K From A-Lister Hollywood Fundraiser Last Night – Update Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic @DeadlineDominic More Stories By Dominic ‘Game Of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke & Kit Harington Score 1st Ever Emmy Lead Nominations; Finale Big Hit With TV Academy, Despite Backlash Emmy Snubs & Surprises: ‘Big Bang Theory’, Julia Roberts, & Richard Madden Left Out In The TV Academy Cold; ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Strong HBO Responds To Reported BTS Big Drama On ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 The former VP pulled in a crowd of around 300 well heeled donors for his first Hollywood fundraiser of the 2020 campaign Shutterstock UPDATE, 2:45 PM: Pete Buttigieg may be the Democrat running for President soaking up the L.A. spotlight today but the South Bend, Indiana Mayor is going to have to get a fundraising move on if he wants to catch up with Joe Biden. The former Vice-President’s big bucks get-together in former Ambassador to Spain and ex-HBO executive James Costos and his partner and ex-White House interior designer Michael Smith’s Beverly Hills home last night pulled in over $750,000 and counting, a knowledgeable source confirms. With a fundraiser earlier on May 8 and one earlier today, that’s a big reward for once Hollywood regular Biden’s first ATM visit since formally announcing his third bid for the White House on April 25. Game On! Joe Biden Vs. Mayor Pete For Hollywood Cash This Week Leading in the dough and in the polls, Biden’s success may be a spurt out of the gate or a long term problem for the more than 20 other Dems in the race to replace Donald Trump to be able to get their hands on serious Tinseltown cash. In pursuit, Mayor Pete, the gay, religious, Afghanistan war veteran and Rhodes Scholar, is in L.A. Thursday. Buttigieg started off at a union rally in support of a LAUSD ballot measure ahead of the June 4 elections here, followed by a “grassroots” event in the afternoon. With a Ryan Murphy co-host cash grab set for June 19, today will conclude for Mayor Peter with a fundraiser at the home of Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband-producer Brad Falchuk. Among the guests expected to that event are West Wing and Handmaid’s Tale alum Bradley Whitford. Co-hosts of last night’s Biden shindig, Jeffrey and Marilyn Katzenberg are tonight co-hosting an earlier Bev Hills fundraiser for Buttigieg It will likely not include a bucket full of cash to the sum of over $750,000 – even with all that Goop cash hang around. PREVIOUSLY, MAY 8 PM: Just over a month after Donald Trump was in town for a pricey Beverly Hills fundraiser, Joe Biden tonight told a deep-pocketed Hollywood crowd in the same neighborhood that the time for change is here. “I promise you if we elect a Democrat this time — I predict to you whether it’s me or someone else – but I guarantee you if it’s me, what’s gonna happen is, we’re going to see this country come together like it hasn’t in a long time,” the ex-Vice-President said at the $2,500 to $10,000 a ticket event at the home of Barack Obama’s former Ambassador to Spain and ex-HBO executive James Costos and his partner and ex-White House interior designer Michael Smith. In his third bid for the Oval Office, tonight’s function was the first Tinseltown fundraiser for Biden, who was a frequent visitor to the Hollywood ATM when he was Obama’s second-in-command and for last year’s midterms. Hitting the unity theme hard and the current President harder by inference in front of a 300-strong audience that included co-hosts Jeffrey Katzenberg, ICM Partners’ Chris Silbermann, CAA’s Craig Gering, Rob Reiner and spouse Michelle, plus mogul Byron Allen, former California Senator Barbra Boxer, Legion’s Aubrey Plaza, Sony’s Eric Paquette and his screenwriter spouse Jessica Postigo, Tom Ford, UTA Communications boss Seth Oster and ex-William Morris CEO Jim Wiatt, Oval Office hopeful Biden swore the Trump administration was an aberration in American history. “Because people are tired, they’re sick and tired of what’s happening,” the candidate declared. “Let’s lift our heads up. Again, not a joke, remember who the hell we are. And let’s go take it back.” With a scattering of protestors outside chanting against Richard Blum, fundraiser co-host, investment banker and husband of Senator Dianne Feinstein, the outside shindig at Costos and Smith’s saw the duo introduce Biden to the small stage that had been set up with American flags on it. Throwing West Coast red meat to the assembled, Costos announced that two of the reasons he was backing his old boss’ right hand man was that Biden was an early supporter of marriage equity and the protection of intellectual property, the latter a major bottom line issue for Hollywood. In his approximately 20-minute speech, Biden touched on a number of topics, such as working to help the middle class, that have been a common theme for him the past several months and more so since he jumped into the field of more than 20 Democrats vying for the party’s nomination in late April. Currently the frontrunner, the ex-Veep revealed that a dozen of those at Costos and Smith’s on Wednesday night had urged him to take on Trump. “You don’t have a choice: run,” Biden recounted being told, “this is not about you.” The seasoned and self-deprecating politician added to laughs that he responded to the “run Joe run” conversations with a “Thank you very much.” Biden also said, as he has repeatedly of late, that the racist display and fatal violence he saw in 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia, pushed him to get off the bench and enter the race for the Presidency. Less than a year before the potentially important California primary, Biden will be followed in parachutes int L.A. in the next few weeks by fellow Democrats Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Cali’s junior Senator Kamala Harris and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker with their hats in hand looking for cash. Showtime! Byron Allen	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4125
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__label__wiki	0.817028	0.817028	diginomica Home Government navigation 3rd Sector Benioff on Brexit - Cameron was ambiguous, tentative and it was all too little, too late By Stuart Lauchlan June 28, 2016 Salesforce played a carefully neutral party line prior to last week's Brexit vote in the UK, but CEO Marc Benioff's opened up a lot more today on his perception of the Remain campaign. Marc Benioff at World Trade Forum Somewhat ambiguous and tentative. An interesting assessment from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff of UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s response to the prospect of Brexit six months prior to last week’s critical referendum that saw the UK decide to pull out of the European Union. In the months and weeks leading up to last week’s shock Brexit vote in the UK referendum, Salesforce took a very careful impartial party-line, insisting that it was a matter for the British electorate to decide. That was an entirely appropriate response from a US-headquartered tech firm. The bump in Leave votes that resulted from President Barack Obama’s intervention to support Cameron suggests that this was indeed the right stance to take - UK matter, UK decision. But Salesforce has a major stake in what happens now post-Brexit. The firm has identified expansion into Europe, already its fastest growing market, as a priority for the coming years. It’s expanded its footprint in the Salesforce Tower in the City of London and opened a UK data center, as well as opening another in France and one in Germany. When the results of the Brexit poll came in on Friday morning, Salesforce again struck a measured tone, stating: Salesforce remains committed to the success of our customers in the region and we plan to continue building on our presence in the UK and across Europe. It was, once again, a pragmatic response to an uncertain and rapidly developing situation. But today, at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin in the People's Republic of China, Benioff made his views on the Brexit result a lot clearer What he said makes for interesting reading against a backdrop of what has been dubbed Project Fear in [right wing] parts of the UK media, whereby Cameron and his team spent weeks issuing blood-curdling threats about the consequences of Brexit. Benioff’s perception is rather different. In an interview with CNBC, he said: At the last World Economic Forum in Davos in January, Cameron was there, but [Brexit] was not a major issue or major talking item. In fact he was quite ambiguous and tentative. I think that played out in the election [sic]. There was not a strong enough call to arms for CEOs and other key leaders to come forward and say, 'Hey, hold on, pay attention everybody to what this really means'. I feel that that played out with a vote against staying in the European Union. I think it’s unfortunate because I think that growth is still recovering from the 2008 bubble, especially in Europe. In the US, we’re just kind of getting through that. So to have that kind of obstacle, I think, is too bad. His comments built on earlier remarks made during a panel session discussion on The Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution where he commented: There’s been so much discussion about what happened last week with Brexit. Specifically what I would say, is that in Davos, the discussions were not forceful around Brexit. In fact, they were somewhat ambiguous, I would say even tentative. Even the leaders of the United Kingdom who were there, including David Cameron, in their specific comments to CEOs, which I personally attended, were kind of, I would say, unremarkable in their content. Because of that, I believe it was a little bit too little, too late when finally they realised that there was a real situation and it could really turn in the wrong direction. A group of CEOs placed an advertisement in a London newspaper only a few days before the vote. Unfortunately it’s just not enough. I believe this is a great moment to capture one of the key elements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is that leaders, whether they are political leaders or entrepreneurs or CEOs or social leaders, leaders of NGOs or international organizations, must be much clearer, must be much stronger and more articulate and more outspoken and out-front in how they look at the future. It is not enough to assume that someone else is going to achieve this. There is definitely a crisis of trust in the world today. There is certainly a crisis of trust that many people feel. I believe that’s the voice of the UK population. A crisis of trust can only be answered with direct leadership. Meanwhile in a further tech development, Infor appears to be re-thinking its own decision to use an Amazon Web Services data center in the UK. According to a blog on the Wall Street Journal, CEO Charles Phillips thinks that this: probably makes less sense now because I'm not sure the EU will want data in the UK. Infor already hosts data in an AWS data center in the Republic of Ireland. Infor employs 1000 staffers in the UK. Phillips is also worried about the work visa implications of Brexit, particularly how it relates to hiring East European software engineers: I’m concerned about our quality of talent…If they're no longer available, that could become an issue. Salesforce’s stance prior to the referendum - in common with almost all non-UK tech firms, with the notable exception of SAP - was entirely correct from a corporate standpoint. Coming down on either side would have been a no-win situation. I get that. But I really wish we’d had such comments from the likes of Benioff and Phillips last week, not this week. As someone who voted Remain despite concerns about how the EU currently operates, I find Benioff’s perception of Cameron’s pre-referendum stance very interesting. In the UK, large tranches of the electorate responded badly to the so-called Project Fear, with its scare-talk of massive tax increases, further cuts, World War III, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse saddling up for a ride etc. How those work out longer term remains to be seen, but that level of rhetoric doesn’t seem to have been rehearsed six months ago in Davos. While I think it was misjudged during the referendum’s closing weeks, there was passion there in the Remain campaign, even if born from increasing panic. But yes, sadly the UK tech leaders letter was, as Benioff said of the wider Remain campaign, too little too late. Serious lessons learned too late, not least by outgoing Prime Minster Cameron. 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__label__wiki	0.761055	0.761055	Mitigating Unconscious Bias Monday, Aug 29, 2016, by Sheryl Blythen Whether we accept it not, we tend to like people who look like us, think like us and come from backgrounds like our own. Unconscious bias is the enemy of diversity, subtly undermining the hours of time organisations invest in developing an inclusive culture. Diversity Works New Zealand’s Diversity Manager Fezeela Raza says that when biases are operating, they have a significant impact on leadership effectiveness, workplace interactions, communication, decision making, perceptions and beliefs about others. “We can’t eliminate our unconscious biases totally but the good news is that research shows that awareness of our biases is a mitigation strategy in itself,” says Fezeela. “Awareness can bring changes to thinking and behaviour. This means education and training around unconscious bias for people at all levels of an organisation is vital.” Unconscious bias is a big focus globally for organisations working to address diversity and inclusion issues, Fezeela says. “There’s a great deal of information available on this subject. But when it comes to training, it’s important to use experienced facilitators who can take these broad concepts and help people to understand their relevance to themselves and to the decisions they make in the workplace and the impact this has on the success of the organisation.” Diversity Works New Zealand offers customised unconscious bias training that not only raises awareness of this issue, but help organisations take the next step in managing it. “Our training addresses unconscious bias in a multi-faceted way. What is critical is a really strong foundation of knowledge around the neuroscience of unconscious bias,” says Fezeela. “Our specialist facilitators can break down the science in a way that it’s accessible for anyone.” A second training module looks at the impact of unconscious bias on key decisions made in organisations across the employee life cycle and provides both organisational and individual strategies to mitigate and manage these. “We can also help businesses address unconscious bias in the role of leadership, which is critical to creating change in organisations.” All of the training is customised to meet the needs of individual organisations. “The training helps staff look at unconscious bias as it may be operating within the context of their own organisation and develop strategies to minimise its impact,” says Fezeela. “The advantage of customised training is that we can talk about how unconscious bias is relevant to you and your organisation.” “It’s a great way shifting how people see themselves and how they interact with others.” The Diversity Works New Zealand team recently led training with the Office of the Clerk. “It was a great session. We see people having real ‘a-ha’ moments, where they realise how many of the decisions they make are impacted by things they are not even conscious of. It’s a real eye-opener for people to see how our life experiences shape our unconscious filters,” says Fezeela. Clerk of the House David Wilson says the training was relevant, well-presented and provided practical solutions for his team. “It was an excellent presentation; knowledgeable and responsive to the audience.” Fezeela says it’s great to see organisations benefiting from the customised unconscious bias training and she would love to work with more teams. To get more information on these sessions, contact Fezeela on training@diversityworksnz.org.nz or 0800 DIVERSITY (0800 348 377).	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4140
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__label__wiki	0.758377	0.758377	ERJ Early View Author FAQs ERS Publications European Respiratory Journal ERJ Open Research European Respiratory Review ERS Books ERS publications home Prognostic and aetiological factors in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension R. Condliffe, D. G. Kiely, J. S. R. Gibbs, P. A. Corris, A. J. Peacock, D. P. Jenkins, K. Goldsmith, J. G. Coghlan, J. Pepke-Zaba European Respiratory Journal 2009 33: 332-338; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00092008 R. Condliffe D. G. Kiely J. S. R. Gibbs P. A. Corris A. J. Peacock D. P. Jenkins K. Goldsmith J. G. Coghlan J. Pepke-Zaba Several prognostic variables have previously been identified in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Specific medical conditions have also been associated with the development and prognosis of CTEPH. Using a national registry, the current authors have assessed the prognostic value of a larger number of variables and have also attempted to validate the clinical importance of previously identified aetiological factors. Baseline information for all 469 CTEPH patients diagnosed in the UK pulmonary hypertension service between January 2001 and June 2006 was collected from hospital records. Although univariate analysis confirmed the prognostic importance of pulmonary resistance, in multivariate analysis gas transfer and exercise capacity predicted pulmonary endarterectomy perioperative mortality. Cardiac index and exercise capacity independently predicted outcome in patients with nonoperable disease. Previous splenectomy was noted in 6.7% of patients, being significantly more common in patients with nonoperable than operable disease (13.7 versus 3.6%). Medical risk factors were not found to predict mortality. In a large national cohort, predictors of outcome in patients with both operable and nonoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension have been identified. These may be useful in planning treatment. The aetiological importance of previously identified medical risk factors has been confirmed, although the current authors were unable to validate their prognostic strength. Endarterectomy Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is thought to result primarily from incomplete lysis of acute pulmonary embolism with subsequent organisation of the obstructing material into vessel walls and obstruction of pulmonary vascular blood flow 1. The definitive treatment for CTEPH is pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) which has proven symptomatic and survival benefit 2. In a proportion of patients, the pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is disproportionate to the degree of lobar and segmental arterial obstruction revealed by imaging. The risk of post-operative mortality related to distal vasculopathy may therefore outweigh the potential benefits and these cases are therefore classified as being nonoperable. Treatment in this group of patients has increasingly involved the disease-modifying therapies used in other forms of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Survival before effective treatments became available was poor, with 2-yr survival of 10% in patients with a mean pulmonary arterial pressure (P̄pa) >50 mmHg 3. Survival in patients with both surgical and nonsurgical disease has, however, recently been shown to have improved 2. In view of the increasing use of surgical and medical therapy in patients with CTEPH, reliable prognostic markers are important to help guide appropriate management. In surgical patients, PVR has previously been identified as an important predictor of perioperative mortality 4–7. Various medical risk factors for the development of CTEPH have been identified, which have subsequently been highlighted as potential predictors of poor outcome in both surgical and nonsurgical disease 8–11. Since 2001, the diagnosis and management of all cases of CTEPH in the UK has been centralised to six PH centres, one of which is also the national surgical referral centre for PEA. This has provided the opportunity to study prognostic factors in patients with both surgically treated and nonsurgical CTEPH within a large cohort comprising all of the diagnosed patients within a single country. It has also been possible to validate the various risk factors for developing CTEPH that have been identified in smaller series. Details of patients in the national registry have been described elsewhere 2. Briefly, demographic details of all patients diagnosed with CTEPH at a UK PH centre between January 1, 2001 and June 31, 2006 were entered prospectively into local databases. Supplementary data regarding diagnosis, baseline characteristics and risk factors were then obtained retrospectively from local hospital medical records by a single investigator (R. Condliffe). In the vast majority (87%) of cases, disease distribution was assigned following review of clinical details and radiological investigations by the multidisciplinary meeting (consisting of PEA surgeons, pulmonary vascular physicians and pulmonary vascular radiologists) at the national surgical referral centre (Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK). The diagnosis assigned at this meeting was used in the registry. In a minority of cases, where referral was either not deemed appropriate or was refused by the patient, it was assigned by experienced pulmonary vascular physicians and radiologists at one of the five other national pulmonary hypertension centres. Disease was classified as operable on the basis of whether abnormalities in pulmonary haemodynamics, especially pulmonary resistance, were deemed to be proportional to the degree of surgically accessible thromboembolic obstruction demonstrated using multiple radiological modalities. Mortality status was ascertained at the censoring date of January 27, 2007. A small proportion of patients was lost to follow-up (n = 4) or underwent lung transplantation (n = 3); in these patients, the date of last contact or transplantation was taken as the censoring date. Percentage of predicted gas transfer of the lung for carbon monoxide (TL,CO) was assessed by the single breath technique according to British Thoracic Society/Association of Respiratory Technologists and Physiologists guidelines 12. The national registry was designed to define current care and so formal ethics approval was not required. The national Patient Information Advisory Group was, however, fully informed regarding the use of patient data. Quantitative data were described using the mean±sd or confidence interval. Comparison of continuous data was performed using the t-test (unpaired) and of categorical data using the Chi-squared test. Predictors of survival in patients with nonsurgical disease were investigated using multiple-variable Cox regression analysis and factors associated with perioperative mortality using multiple-variable logistic regression analysis. Haemodynamic variables were coded into two-level variables by splitting the variables at their median value. Variables with >10% of values missing had a missing category added. Two different exercise tests are presently used to assess patients with PH in the UK. Walk distances were therefore standardised into a single variable by conversion into a z-score, which corresponded to the number of standard deviations from the mean. Exercise tolerance could thus be incorporated into multiple-variable analysis, which was performed using manual forward stepwise regression. Variables with p-values ≤0.2 in univariate regression analysis were considered for multiple regression analyses. The likelihood ratio test p-value was used at each iteration to decide which variable would enter the model. The variable with the smallest likelihood ratio test p-value was entered into the model and this was repeated until all variables with p-values <0.05 had been entered. Limiting this analysis to subjects with non-missing data in the regression analysis of perioperative mortality meant modelling was done using approximately half of the patients, so the base model from the stepwise regression was then tested with each remaining variable in turn in the subset of patients for whom there was data for the variables in question. Survival was estimated using the Kaplan–Meier method, with comparisons performed using the log-rank test. A p-value <0.05 was regarded as statistically significant throughout. During the study period, 469 patients were diagnosed with CTEPH, out of whom 236 underwent PEA and 148 patients had distal, nonoperable disease. All patients had been investigated with computed tomography pulmonary angiography, with a large proportion also having undergone isotope perfusion scanning and pulmonary or magnetic resonance angiography. Right heart catheter details were located for 97% of cases, while all cases had clear evidence of significant PH with no evidence of significant left ventricular systolic or diastolic function on echocardiography. PH was defined as P̄pa ≥25 mmHg and a PVR ≥240 dyn·s·cm−5. In 19% of cases, the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure was found to be >15 mmHg. As this measurement can be more difficult to obtain in this group of patients, due to an organised clot within the arterial lumen, patients with a high wedge pressure were included in the registry and total pulmonary resistance (TPR) rather than PVR was used in the analysis. Two forms of exercise test are in use within the UK PH service. The distance walked in the 6-min walking test (6MWT) was located for 69% of patients and in the incremental shuttle walking test (ISWT) for 20% of patients. Predictors of survival in surgically treated disease The median time to surgery from diagnostic catheter was 210 days (interquartile range 190 days). The results of both the univariate and multiple-variable analyses of predictors of perioperative mortality are shown in table 1⇓. In univariate analysis, non-white patients had a greater risk of not surviving to hospital discharge (perioperative death) than those of white ethnicity. Higher TPR was associated with increased perioperative death and higher cardiac index (CI), walk distance and TL,CO with better perioperative survival. In multiple-variable analysis, TL,CO and walk distance were independent predictors of perioperative mortality. The outcome in surgically treated patients improved from the third year onwards (data not shown) which is likely to be due, in part, to the learning effect that has been seen in other PEA programmes 6. Perioperative mortality in patients diagnosed from 2003 onwards, according to both the independent predictors of exercise tolerance (6MWT distance) and TL,CO, as well as TPR, are shown in figure 1⇓. Mean 6MWT distance was 262±128 m and mean ISWT distance was 188±167 m. Perioperative mortality according to a) 6-min walk distance (6MWD), b) transfer coefficient of the lung for carbon monoxide (TL,CO) and c) total pulmonary resistance (TPR). % pred: % predicted. Predictors of perioperative mortality Predictors of survival in nonoperable disease In univariate analysis, patients in World Health Organization (WHO) functional class III or IV had more than three times the mortality of patients in WHO class I or II. Mean right atrial pressure, P̄pa and TPR above the median were associated with an increased risk of death, although this did not reach significance for P̄pa. Conversely, CI, mixed venous oxygen saturation, walk distance, TL,CO and forced expiratory volume in one second/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) ratio above the median were associated with better survival. In multivariate analysis, CI and walk distance were independent predictors of survival. The results of the Cox analysis are shown in table 2⇓ and survival based on the median value of the independent predictor of CI is shown in figure 2a⇓. Mean pre-operative 6MWT distance was 239±133 m and mean ISWT distance was 140±119 m. Survival based on the 6MWT distance (228 m) corresponding to the median z-score (−0.08) is shown in figure 2b⇓. Survival from diagnosis of nonoperable patients, grouped by a) baseline cardiac index (CI) and b) 6-min walk distance (6MWD) above or below the median. ······: CI >2 L·min−1·m−2; –––––: CI <2 L·min−1·m−2; – – – –: 6MWD >228 m; ––··––··––: 6MWD <228 m; ***: p<0.001; #: p = 0.01. Predictors of mortality in patients with nonoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension Medical risk factors for developing CTEPH Data regarding medical risk factors was present for 96% of cases and are shown in table 3⇓. A previously documented venous thromboembolic event (VTE) was significantly more common in patients with operable disease, whereas a previous splenectomy was significantly more common in those with nonoperable disease. The underlying reason for splenectomy was haemolytic anaemia in 42%, myeloproliferative disease in 29% and road traffic accident in 29% of cases. The presence or absence of the associated medical conditions of previous splenectomy, ventriculo-atrial shunt, pacemaker lead and inflammatory bowel disease did not affect survival in either operable or nonoperable disease (p = 0.7), although the total number of patients with these conditions was relatively small. There was, however, a nonsignificant trend towards these associated medical conditions being more common in surgically treated patients who had persistent PH 3 months after surgery (12.9 versus 5.4%; p = 0.096). Clinical risk factors for developing chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension Using the first national registry of all CTEPH patients diagnosed and treated within a single country, the present authors have been able to study in detail prognostic markers for both surgically treated and nonoperable disease. It was demonstrated that exercise capacity and TL,CO independently predicted perioperative mortality in surgical patients, while exercise capacity and CI independently predicted outcome in patients with nonoperable disease. In a series of 34 patients undergoing PEA, Hartz et al. 4 reported in 1996 that the perioperative mortality of patients with a PVR >1,100 dyn·s·cm−5 was six times greater than that of patients with a PVR below this figure. Tscholl et al. 5 reviewed 69 patients treated with PEA and found that in univariate analysis age, right atrial pressure, functional class, cardiac output and creatinine predicted outcome 5. In the present study, PVR did not significantly predict survival. However, in a subsequent, larger series of 275 PEA cases, Dartevelle et al. 7 did observe a prognostic significance of PVR, with mortality increasing when the baseline PVR exceeded 900 dyn·s·cm−5 and a further increase in mortality at resistances >1,200 dyn·s·cm−5 7. In the present study, it was found that in surgically treated patients, pulmonary resistance was a significant prognostic factor in univariate, but not in multivariable analysis. As there was likely collinearity between variables such as TPR and exercise capacity, prognostic importance can still be assigned to pulmonary resistance. Patients with a TPR >1,000 dyn·s·cm−5 had 2.4 times the risk of dying in the perioperative period as patients with a TPR below this figure. Pulmonary resistance should, therefore, continue to be central to the decision-making process regarding suitability for surgery. The current authors have also, however, identified TL,CO and exercise capacity as being independent prognostic markers in patients undergoing PEA. A reduction in TL,CO in patients with CTEPH has previously been described, due primarily to a reduction in pulmonary membrane diffusing capacity (DM) with a lesser reduction in pulmonary capillary blood volume (Vc) 13. Suntharalingam et al. 14 observed that TL,CO was lower in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension or distal CTEPH than in patients with proximal CTEPH 14. They postulated that this may have been due to DM being more affected in patients with distal disease. It is therefore possible that the increased perioperative mortality observed by the present authors in patients with lower TL,CO was due to a higher degree of distal vasculopathy. Steenhuis et al. 15 were, however, unable to demonstrate a difference in DM or Vc in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and CTEPH 15. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in the TL,CO of patients in the present study with either operable or nonoperable disease (69.1 versus 68.4%; p = 0.72) 2. Although a low FEV1/FVC ratio suggestive of airflow obstruction did not increase perioperative mortality, it is possible that the prognostic significance of a low TL,CO may, in part, also be due to coexisting respiratory disease. The prognostic significance of exercise tolerance in surgically treated patients has not been extensively studied. Suntharalingam et al. 14 found that a 6MWT distance ≤345 m predicted perioperative mortality with a sensitivity of 100%, although specificity was only 36% 16. The results of the present study demonstrated that a 6MWT distance ≥250 m was associated with a perioperative mortality of ∼5%, while a 6MWT distance <250 m was associated with a perioperative mortality of ≥10%. The current study has also provided important insight into prognostic factors in patients with nonoperable disease. Lewczuk et al. 17 studied 49 patients with conservatively treated CTEPH and found that an exercise capacity of <2 metabolic equivalents, a P̄pa >30 mmHg or the presence of significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were predictive of poorer survival 17. In the present study, multiple-variable analysis demonstrated that exercise capacity as well as CI were independent predictors of survival. Bonderman et al. 11 studied 181 CTEPH patients and found that CI did not independently predict survival; however, this analysis also included 105 patients who had undergone PEA, which may have introduced a therapeutic bias to the results 11. Patients with nonoperable disease who did not receive disease-modifying therapy were not significantly more likely to die during follow-up. However, only 15% of patients received no such therapy, and the majority of those had mild symptoms and/or pulmonary haemodynamics. It is therefore unlikely that this analysis would demonstrate a survival benefit from disease-modifying therapy even if such a benefit does exist. As well as investigating prognostic factors the current authors have also been able to assess the previously described clinical risk factors for the development of CTEPH. It is interesting to note that in the present study a significant proportion (42%) of patients did not have a history of a previously documented VTE. In their study of 109 patients Bonderman et al. 8 found no history of VTE in 52% of cases while Lang 18 reported that 63% of 142 consecutive patients had no previously documented VTE. It is possible that a proportion of patients, especially those with a history of sudden-onset symptoms, had a previous VTE which at the time was undiagnosed. It is interesting to note that the lack of a previously documented VTE in the current cohort was significantly more common in those with distal disease. This fact could lend credence to a hypothesis that in a proportion of patients a process of in situ thrombosis may occur 19. A history of previous splenectomy was present in almost 7% of all cases, and in 13.7% of patients with nonoperable disease. The association of splenectomy and CTEPH, especially in nonoperable disease, has previously been described 8, 9, 20. Several potential mechanisms for this phenomenon have been postulated, including loss of splenic function leading to the circulation of platelet-derived mediators, which, when acting in conjunction with abnormal erythrocytes, promote thrombus formation in the pulmonary circulation 9. Although in the present study ventriculo-atrial shunts and pacemaker leads were found in under half of the proportion that was noted by Bonderman et al. 8, the present figures were still higher than those observed in the control patients in that study. In a subsequent study, the same group found that the associated medical conditions of splenectomy, central i.v. lines and chronic inflammatory conditions were strong predictors of mortality in both surgically and nonsurgically treated patients 11. The present authors have been unable to reproduce this observation, although a trend was seen towards persistent PH following PEA being more common in patients with these conditions. The main limitation of the present study is the retrospective nature of much of the data collection. Retrieval bias may therefore have been introduced because information was gathered from notes which had different levels of completeness. The effects of having missing haemodynamic and functional data were accounted for somewhat by including missing categories variables in the regression models. Furthermore, the number of patients with missing data concerning previous thromboembolic events and associated medical conditions was low. It is unlikely that important features such as previous splenectomy, ventriculo-atrial shunt, pacemaker lead or inflammatory bowel disease would have been missed when reviewing patient notes and letters. Data regarding thrombophilias has not been presented, as such data was incomplete and involved multiple centres with different assays, and in many cases patients were already receiving treatment with warfarin, which made interpretation difficult. The associated medical conditions highlighted in the previous studies discussed above also included osteomyelitis 11. Although the present study did not collect data regarding this condition, it is unlikely that doing so would have significantly affected the findings regarding their prognostic strength. The present study, the first to involve a national registry of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension patients, has found the independent predictors of survival in patients undergoing pulmonary endarterectomy to be transfer factor of the lung for carbon monoxide and exercise capacity, and in patients with nonoperable disease to be cardiac index and exercise capacity. The current findings have also confirmed the importance of pulmonary resistance in predicting perioperative mortality in surgically treated patients These variables could be incorporated into risk stratification at the time of decision-making processes regarding proposed treatments. Although the current authors have confirmed the aetiological importance of previously described medical risk factors, it has not been possible to validate their prognostic value. 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__label__cc	0.701253	0.298747	Explora Edimburgo Escena gastronómica Tragos y vida nocturna Lugares emblemáticos Parques y naturaleza Elementos básicos Ocio y espectáculos Las mejores actividades en Edimburgo Descubre la ciudad a través de los ojos de sus habitantes. Encuentra las mejores actividades, lugares para comer y recibe consejos invaluables de la gente que vive ahí. 17, Holyrood Park “Plenty of walks to choose from: either up Arthur’s seat itself or along the top of the Salisbury crags, or just wandering through the park and seeing the swans on the lake. ” 125recomendaciones de los habitantes 18, The Scran and Scallie “Rustic-chic gastropub in Stockbridge with a Modern Scottish menu, draught and bottled beers, and whiskies galore. Owner is the British famous & Michelin chef Tom Kitchin. Eat here to taste his food without paying the high prices of his fine dining restaurants. ” 19, Edinburgh Playhouse “Edinburgh Playhouse is a former cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland which now hosts touring musicals and music concerts. Its capacity is 3,059, making it the UK's largest working non-sporting theatre in terms of audience capacity. The theatre opened in 1929 as a super-cinema, and was modelled on the Roxy Cinema in New York. It is used as a venue for both the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe each August” 20, Calton Hill “Calton Hill is one of Edinburgh's main hills, set right in the city centre. It is unmistakable with its Athenian acropolis poking above the skyline. ” 21, The Dome “Very nice setting & dining experience. It has multiple restaurants options. Check out its website for details. Booking essential. ” Barco o ferry 22, Royal Yacht Britannia “Yacht was inaugurated by The Queen. Its open for public view. Very nice view of Edinburgh Ocean Terminal and shore. ” 23, The Gardener's Cottage “Farm to table fare, one of the highest rated restaurants in Edinburgh. A must if you can get a reservation.” Capitol Building 24, Scottish Parliament Building “The Scottish Parliament Building is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, at the foot of the Royal Mile and opposite Holyrood Palace.” 25, The Manna House Bakery & Patisserie “Manna House, 22-24 Easter Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5RG. An artisan bakery/ patisserie with a small French style café offering a large selection of cakes, fresh bread and rolls. Again turn left out of the flat and it is a few doors up. ” “The Queen's private yacht is located down in the Leith area of Edinburgh, there are pretty good recorded tours in multiple languages whilst you roam around the yacht. It's also available for private parties and events. ” Adult Boutique 27, George Street “Good range of the usual upmarket retail stores such as Hobbs, Jo Malone, LK Bennet” Restaurante escocés 28, The Kitchin “Fine Dining. $$$ Tom Kitchin uses French techniques on Scottish produce in refined, chic converted whisky warehouse. You need to book well in advance to secure a table. They used to do a 3 course lunch menu for £29.50, which is extremely good value for money. Check website or call to find out details. ” 29, The Royal Mile “Known as such as it is one mile long and connects two of Edinburgh's most iconic locations - Holyrood Palace and Edinburgh Castle, this is one of the busiest streets in Old Town. The Royal Mile is an eclectic mix of shops, restaurants, pubs and visitor attractions. During the August Edinburgh Festival, the High Street becomes crowded with tourists, entertainers and buskers. It has various souvenir shops along with vintage and quirky bohemian clothes shops, you will also find multiple traditional whiskey shops and drinks locally sourced from Edinburgh and wider Scotland for you to sample and buy. You can also browse through various shops selling Scottish tartan and tweeds. ” 88recomendaciones de los habitantes 30, Grassmarket “Pubs and bars are found along this vibrant street. Great views of the castle from below.” Tugurio 31, Panda & Sons “Disguised as a barber shop, this speak-easy bar is a must try. Very talented bar staff and tasty drinks.” 32, Dynamic Earth “Close to the centre, good for anyone with a natural sciences interest, also has a small soft play. Close to the parliament. ”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4155
__label__cc	0.601372	0.398628	Evolving Ideas Topics in evolutionary biology and psychology Slowing the rise to infinity August 29, 2007 Keith Frankish4 Comments A recent post on the Gene Expression blog (here) alerts me to an article on selection for human longevity in PLoS One (here). Explaining ageing is actually harder than it might seem and there is no particular reason to suppose that ageing should occur at all. One explanation, described by Peter Medawar, is that genes with deleterious effects later in life are relatively less effectively selected against because of a general increase in mortality with age (the longer you live the higher the chance of accidental death) and can persist in a mutation-selection balance. Decreases in the intensity of selection with age can also favour genes with beneficial effects earlier in the lifespan and deleterious effects later. This scenario, first described by George Williams, is called antagonistic pleiotropy and can take a number of forms depending on the sorts of trade-offs lying behind these gene effects. But there is a problem which is unique to humans (ed. it turns out I am wrong that this is unique see here!) and that is the female menopause. As Hamilton pointed out there should be a sudden increase in mortality after the age of menopause in both sexes because an expected fertility of zero effectively negates selection against deleterious genes acting at this time. Arguments aimed to try to fell this “wall of death” are generally focussed on intergenerational transfers and the best known of these is the “grandmother” hypothesis which suggests that the continued presence of post-reproductive females can enhance survivorship of grandchildren and other relatives through the provision of resources and time. In this way longevity is kin selected. But the PLoS One article by Tuljapurkar et al. offers a new explanation, which is that male reproduction past the age of female menopause can strengthen selection for longevity and assuage the rise to infinite mortality predicted by Hamilton. Collating data from several cultures they show that males continue to show non-zero fertility rates after the age of female menopause (which is not surprising given that males tend to mate with younger females across the board), but also they show that the shape of the fertility function is different in males compared with females. It is not simply an echo of female fertility rates at younger ages, but instead shows an extended tail of male fertility with increasing age. This effect is likely a result of several factors including serial monogamy (wherein males are more likely to re-marry than females), polygyny (in which males have multiple partners) and the existence of high status males (who show persistent sex appeal into old age). It is important to remember that genes for longevity can be shared between the sexes so that theories of ageing should take account of fertility in both sexes. Tuljapurkar et al. explicity modelled the dynamics of fertility in both sexes to produce a model supporting their conclusion that male age-specific fertility rates can explain the persistence of human longevity past the menopause and the absence of a “wall of death”. Evolutionary theory Disconfirming an adaptive hypothesis August 26, 2007 Keith FrankishLeave a comment This month’s PLoS Biology has an interesting article by Lars Chittka and Thomas Döring in the unsolved mysteries section that addresses a wonderfully simple-sounding question: why do the leaves change colour in the autumn? (Open-access to this article is here). Chittka and Döring discuss the hypothesis, advanced independently by Hamilton and Brown in 2001 and by Archetti in 2000, that the changing colour of leaves in the fall comprises an honest warning signal to aphids. The hypothesis holds that aphids heed this because the chemicals responsible for bright autumnal colours indicate a plant’s capacity to resist infestation. Further because this signal is costly to produce it becomes invulnerable to misleading signalling and evolutionarily stable. The benefit to the plants of this signal would be that trees adopting it are less likely to suffer parasitism at the beginning of the next season when growth of vegetation resumes. This is a nice hypothesis. The colours of autumn leaves are partly caused by loss of chlorophyll and this might appear to be a sufficient explanation, but an extra explanation is surely required for the red pigments produced by anthocyanins. This is because expression of these biochemically active compounds specifically increases in the fall. Nice though it is, the hypothesis is probably wrong. The best knowledge that we have about aphid visual systems suggests that red leaves are probably relatively inconspicuous to them as there is no evidence for the existence of red photoreceptors. On the other hand, the visual processing mechanism that draws aphids to green targets is also in some cases, it would seem, super-stimulated by yellow targets. This spectrally opponent mechanism pits activation of ultraviolet and blue photoreceptors (negative) in the insect eye against activation of green photoreceptors (positive). The relatively low stimulation of the former receptors by yellow leaves effectively makes them greener than green. In summary, the principal two autumnal colours: red and yellow, are cryptic and attractive, respectively, rather than being deterrent in effect. What makes this article so helpful is that it illustrates the problems with adaptive story telling and the work required to effectively test adaptive hypotheses (also illustrated positively by my post below on superb fairy-wrens). It would appear that we humans are led astray by our red photoreceptors which lead us to find autumn leaves attractive and attention-arresting. Perhaps evolutionary psychologists can rest easy thinking that as humans trying to understand humans there is less vulnerability to this particular sort of error. I believe this would be a mistake because cross-cultural differences invite similar problems of differences in perception. The take-home message: collect the data and understand the biology and ecology (or culture if you prefer) of the organisms under study! Can anyone describe anthropological data that can be used to refute otherwise plausible adaptive hypotheses? Evolutionary psychology, Evolutionary theory Is evolutionary psychology sorted out? The other day I heard, through the grapevine, that an esteemed colleague thought that evolutionary psychology had, as a discipline, established and sorted out its theoretical basis. All that remained to be done (which is a big all) was to test individual hypotheses through whatever empirical means were available. A body of knowledge needed building. My initial reaction to this was to be sceptical. If evolutionary psychology is interpreted in its broadest sense – i.e. the application of evolutionary biology to the behavioural sciences, or more correctly, the behavioural sciences are rightly understood as a sub-discipline of biology – then what of the clash between gene-level selectionists and multi-level and group selectionists, for example? Most of this debate is happening in areas that attempt to describe and account for a phenomenon referred to as culture. Culture is claimed to have a distinct and describable ontological status, and some claim that it can evolve whilst others claim it affects gene-level evolution through processes such as niche construction. Folk appear to be trying to sort something theoretical out here using the standard tools of philosophy as well as mathematical modeling. (And, as you will perhaps deduce from my tone, I think there are some other core theoretical issues lurking in the very establishment of the problem.) Any how, I do not want to bang on about cultural evolution and its ills here, just yet. But, what I wanted to ask folk was: 1) Do you think my esteemed colleague is correct? 2) If not, then what are the key theoretical challenges that remain for evolutionary psychology? 3) If you think she is correct, then what key experiments need doing in order to falsify this body of theory (or rather, in order to attempt a falsification, for it may, of course, not stand)? Cooperation and parental investment This week’s Science magazine has an interesting study (here for summary) about the relationship between parental investment and cooperative breeding in the superb fairy-wren. Sometimes these birds breed in pairs and sometimes cooperatively. In cooperative breeding (sometimes unrelated) individuals assist a breeding pair by provisioning their young. It turns out that spotting the benefits of this has been quite hard: the chicks are given more food but they don’t seem to end up any heavier for it. Russell et al. nicely show, with general linear models, how the beneficial effects of increased provisioning are hidden by a corresponding decrease in maternal investment in the egg. It turns out that in cooperatively breeding situations mothers produce lighter eggs with less yolk and this is compensated for by the increased provisioning. This implies that the benefits of cooperative breeding are not to the chicks but to the mothers who may be able to conserve resources for future reproductive attempts. Even more elegantly, Russell et al. reciprocally cross-foster the chicks from pairs to groups and vice versa showing that offspring from eggs hatched in groups and raised by pairs fare particularly poorly. An interesting and more openly speculative part of the paper is the authors’ explanation as to why it might be that cooperative breeding occurs at all. Apparently delayed reciprocity (whereby helpers specifically receive benefits later) is unstable but benefits accruing directly from augmentation of group size (which may include helping, but also things like predator vigilance) may be the culprit. The authors cite this paper in support. Now male birds tend to disperse less from the natal area than females so we expect males to benefit more from group augmentation and Russell et al. measured increased provisioning to chicks with increasing male numbers. Group augmentation seems to me a fascinating explanation for altruism in groups and this study strikes me as a superb (sorry!) example of the effective testing of adaptive hypotheses. Cheap sequencing and green beards August 16, 2007 Keith Frankish1 Comment The “question of the year” at Nature Genetics asks geneticists what they would do if the equivalent of the human genome could be sequenced for one thousand dollars. There are lots of interesting answers from geneticists there. But I think this opens up a more general question for (evolutionary) psychologists (and obviously behaviour geneticists) about what easy access to genetic information could provide. What sorts of questions could be addressed in psychology if genetics was easy and cheap? Here’s one idea: we could find out how genetically similar friends are to each other (e.g. do they share single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs?). This might help address theories about altruism and the green beard effect or it might just stimulate more questions. The green beard effect is an abstraction from the logic of kin selection that shows how altruism can occur between non-relatives by a genetic mechanism. In this scenario a single gene or a group of genes in linkage disequilibrium (i.e. genes that tend to be inherited together) produce two effects: 1. a distinctive trait such as a green beard and 2. a tendency to be altruistic to others with this trait (or nasty to those without). Groups of green-bearded organisms can then start to spread in populations by mutual aid (or through individually costly punishment of outsiders). Evidence for this in non-humans is accumulating (see here, here and here for empirical support) and it would be lovely if such a system could be identified in humans by high-throughput methods. Parsimony is probabilistic I’m thinking about the relationship between induction and parsimony. Parsimony is the principle that urges us to adopt the theory which makes the fewest assumptions, when faced with a choice between two or more theories that all equally well explain the evidence presented. One way to understand why this might be justified is that theories which make fewer existence claims are responding better to the evidence which is not presented. This assumes that the absence of evidence for an existence claim is, to some extent, evidence for its absence. The non-presence of some evidence therefore favours the simpler theory (making fewer existence claims) over the others. The problem with this is the problem of induction. We cannot be certain that we are not making an inductive fallacy (roughly speaking assuming that the future will be like the past). Now I said above that absence of evidence is “to some extent” evidence for absence. This indicates that a probabilistic view of parsimony may also be adopted. If a theory postulates the existence of two things each with some probability (independent of the other) then it has a lower probability (multiply them!) than a rival theory which postulates the existence of only one of these. This seems to me to be true regardless of our uncertainty about what sorts of probability distribution underlie reality (although these will affect the usefulness of parsimony). Am I slipping up here or repeating myself? Finally the interesting exception to this is when the prior probability of particular existence claims is increased by the theory within which we labour. I believe evolutionary theory increases the likelihood that developmental mechanisms will be complex. This is simply because we must consider them as products of descent with modification (whether this is achieved by genetic drift or natural selection). Induction and scepticism I’m just starting to read “The Black Swan: the impact of the highly improbable” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. So far, so fun (have a read: UK and US). The title is motivated by the fact that it takes only one observation of a black swan to undermine the supposition that all swans are white even though we may have years of observations to back it up. This is the classic problem of induction. It looks like a major claim of the author will be that the probability distributions that underlie the majority of events in the natural and social world are non-normal and subject to huge sampling error. Hence the problem of induction is a severe one in everyday life. Also this problem is one that lies at the edge of our knowledge since knowledge is most easily acquired about systems with more predictable properties. I might be over-interpreting here, but I suspect that this leads him to conclude that science communication, story-telling about uncertainty, is a flawed activity that will itself promote unpredictability by making people less savvy about risky and rare events in a globalised, mass-media world. I find it an interesting to think that what we don’t know is somehow different in kind from what we do know. It is certainly good to be humble about the limits of knowledge in general. But I am also suspicious that there may be radical scepticism in here: something one tends to find surrounding poorly-evidenced and contrarian ideas. So I will be looking out for selective use of the unpredictability idea and for alternatives that massage intuitions in the absence of evidence. Explaining Religion conference A Thought About Dual Inheritance Theory Three Drivers of Evolution at Organism Level Genetic Priming; So What's New The next two posts Douglas Falknor on Adaptive acquired characterist… Clifford Stevens on Adaptive acquired characterist… door hinges on Splitting niche construction evolutionary aspects on Is evolutionary psychology sor… acquired characteris… on Adaptive acquired characterist…	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4163
__label__wiki	0.505939	0.505939	Elimination of carbon catabolite repression in Clostridium acetobutylicum—a journey toward simultaneous use of xylose and glucose Academic Article The industrial Gram-positive anaerobe Clostridium acetobutylicum is a valued acetone, butanol, and ethanol (ABE) solvent producer that is able to utilize a vast array of carbon sources in fermentation. When glucose is present in the growth medium, however, C. acetobutylicum, like many Gram-positive organisms, exhibits biphasic growth characteristics in which glucose is used preferentially over secondary carbon sources, a phenomenon known as carbon catabolite repression (CCR). The secondary carbon source is only utilized when the supply of glucose is exhausted, resulting in inefficient use of complex carbon sources. As biofuel production is sought from cheap feedstock, attention has turned to lignocellulosic biomass. Growth of C. acetobutylicum on lignocellulose, however, can be limited by CCR. Here, we present a method to relieve the inhibitory effect of CCR and allow simultaneous utilization of the lignocellulosic sugars of glucose and xylose by C. acetobutylicum. First, we utilized an in vivo gene reporter assay to demonstrate that an identified 14-nucleotide catabolite responsive element (CRE) sequence was sufficient to introduce CCR-mediated transcriptional inhibition, while subsequent mutation of the CRE sequence relieved the inhibitory effect. Next, we demonstrated that C. acetobutylicum harboring a CRE-less plasmid-borne xylose and pentose phosphate pathway operon afforded a 7.5-fold increase in xylose utilization in the presence of glucose as compared to a wild-type CRE plasmid-borne operon, effectively overcoming native CCR effects. The methodology presented here should translate to other members of Clostridium that exhibit CCR to enable simultaneous utilization of a vast array of carbon sources. Bruder, Mark Moo-Young, Murray Chung, Duane Chou, C Perry Biotechnology (Science Metrix) Catabolite Repression (MeSH) Clostridium acetobutylicum (MeSH) Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial (MeSH) Glucose (MeSH) MD Multidisciplinary (FoR) Metabolic Networks and Pathways (MeSH) Response Elements (MeSH) Xylose (MeSH) Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Journal Catabolite Repression Clostridium acetobutylicum Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial Metabolic Networks and Pathways Response Elements Xylose	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4164
__label__cc	0.549005	0.450995	The XX Show #12 – Top 12 4X Games of All Time. Posted on July 30, 2018 September 24, 2018 by eXplorminate Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to discuss the top 12 4X games of all time as of July 1st 2018. So, what qualifies for Greatest of all Time, aka the 4X GoaT, many things, but the game needs to not only stand the test of time, but must truly introduce multiple mechanics (new or polished). Yes, we know that you disagree with us and you haven’t even heard our choices and/or reasoning, but so be it. Don’t give up just yet, listen to our thinking and let’s discuss why we are completely wrong… Or right. https://explorminate4x.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/xx12-top12-4x.mp3 eXplorimate Music by MangaDrive 12 – Thea: the Awakening – Best 1-city-challenge game – 04:14 Civilization 6 Steam page Endless Legend Steam page Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War Steam page Sorcerer King: Rivals Steam page 11 – Ascendancy – Guilty pleasure – 06:31 10 – Master of Magic – First fantasy 4X – 08:20 9 – Stellaris – Grand strategy/4X hybrid in space – 11:54 Sins of the Solar Empire: Rebellion Steam page 8 – Age of Wonders 3 – Best tactical combat – 15:42 7 – (Nate) Master of Orion 1 – First space 4X and (Troy) Master of Orion 2 – Proper space 4X – 17:40 6 – Alpha Centauri – Best terrestrial space 4X – 21:40 Civilization: Beyond Earth Steam page 5 – Sword of the Stars 1 – Best tech tree and space combat – 25:34 4 – (Nate) Master of Orion 2 – Proper space 4X and (Troy) Master of Orion 1 – First space 4X – 29:55 3 – Galactic Civilizations 2 – Proper space 4X with a mighty AI, modability and ship builder – 34:04 Galactic Civilizations III Steam page 2 – Endless Legend – Best sci-fi/fantasy 4X with the most unique factions, also beautiful and with amazing music – 38:01 Endless Legend – Inferno Steam page Honorable mentions – 44:07 Endless Space Steam page Endless Space 2 Steam page Distant Worlds: Universe Steam page Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension Steam page Aurora 4x webpage 1 – Civilization 4 – too many to list, but the modability, AI and gameplay – 54:16 Tagged Age of Wonders 3, Alpha Centauri, Ascendancy, Aurora4X, Civilizations 4, Civilizations 5, Distant Worlds: Universe, Dominions 4, Endless Legend, Endless Space 1, Endless Space 2, Galactic Civilizations II, Master of Magic, Master of Orion 1, Master of Orion 2, Sins of a Solar Empire, Stellaris, Sword of the Stars, Thea: The Awakening Previous Post Weekly eXchange #194 – War? Totally. Next Post Upcoming Amplitude Expansions Announced!!! 38 thoughts on “The XX Show #12 – Top 12 4X Games of All Time.” BTAxis says: I’m not gonna lie, I did expect Endless Legend to be at number 1. Civ 4 is a solid pick though, though these days I have grown quite averse to its doomstacking. I think you make a solid case for your choices. I agree with a lot of things you said, too. Good list. For me personally, Distant Worlds ranks somewhere near the top. That is simply a judgment by the fun I’ve had with it in the past, in spite of its flaws (and boy does it have flaws). What I do want to say about it is that in my opinion it does micromanagement absolutely right. There’s a lot of it, but that’s not a bad thing! It is a commonly held opinion that “micromanagement is bad”, but I don’t agree with that. Micromanagement is only bad when it is tedious and repetitive, such as using the same combat tactics with the same armies over and over, something Age of Wonders 3 sometimes falls prone to. But if every detailed decision or operation is a one-off thing that has its own impact and needs not be repeated ad nauseam, then micromanagement is fine. Saying micromanagement is inherently bad is a fallacy; by that reasoning you would only ever play idle games that play themselves, because clicking on a button yourself is too much work. In my opinion the micromanagement in Distant Worlds avoids becoming tedious thanks to its automation features. even so I usually play with most of them off. As for the Endless games… I don’t rate them very highly, I’m afraid. It’s a shame because I would like to like them. They universally look and sound great and Amplitude is a very respectable developer. But though I’ve played every endless game with the exception of Dungeon, I’m hard pressed to think of a time I genuinely had fun with any of them. It is what it is. p55carroll says: I disagree that “micromanagement is only bad when it’s tedious and repetitive.” It’s bad whenever it’s something the player prefers not to be bothered with. For example, an expert Civ player would never dream of automating workers, but every time I’ve tried micromanaging workers (inside and outside of cities) it has ruined the game for me. It’s a chore I do not want to do. It’s not tedious and repetitive; it’s just irritating to me, as it distracts me from the things I want to focus on and control. Joe Kundlak says: Notes are coming! Nate Nasarog says: That’s a fair take on things. Why each person chooses the games they do is always very… Personal. What pushed Civ 4 to the top for us was the modding community and it’s mods. Simply put, Civ 4 has insane mods. Can anyone write the list? I don’t have time for a 90m podcast. Notes are now in Nate’s hands :) Notes are up, by I had to put them up from my phone and it went a bit wacky. I’ll try to fix things, but it might not get done for a couple of hours. Jodet says: Interesting thing about EL – if you look at early Steam ratings they are ‘Very Positive’ but if you look at ‘recent’ Stream ratings they are ‘Mixed’. The game got worse over time, not better. I would disagree with that on a personal level. I think it has to do with redshell. To me, EL improved greatly with each expansionLC aka ELC ™. But again, I’m speaking for myself here. Robert "DevildogFF" Honaker says: The reviews shifted because of Chinese Review brigading, not because it got worse. Nice try though. Craig Cookson says: I actually agree with this to some extent. I still love the game, but I did feel like the expansions turned the game into a bit of a mess as they added more and more mechanics. Guardians was great, and I really liked Shadows, but after that I felt they went a bit downhill. I loved the faction in Shifters, but I really didn’t enjoy the changes to Winter or the Altar mechanic – it started to feel like there were just too many numbers to keep track of (in terms of buffs and negatives) and I really hated the Pearls as they just felt so gimmicky to me (and annoying having to go around the map collecting them). :-( It felt like an unwanted mini-game on top of the 4X I wanted to play. Tempest was another expansion where I loved the new faction but struggled with the new sea structures and mechanics – again they felt like more things I needed to keep track of in order just to keep up, rather than actually being something I enjoyed. Maybe I just got lazy with all these new things and missed the simpler life of the base game along with Guardians and Shadows. I did really enjoy the way they handled Spying though, so it’s not that I disliked everything they added post-launch. Inferno looks a bit more interesting, but again there are these new Cornfluxes which appear all over the map and (just like the Pearls) you have to go around collecting them for buffs at certain points… it’s just not something I find enjoyable. The Dust Eclipses looks great (graphically) so I can’t argue with those and I think they provide each faction with a buff separate from the Cornflux stuff so at least you don’t have to do anything for that one. Also the new faction itself looks very nice. Sorry for the long post. My main point was that while Endless Legend is still one of my favourite 4X games of all time, I actually found myself playing it less and less after Shifters as I just wasn’t enjoying what they were adding, and I hope with Amplitude’s new owners they don’t start adding more and more stuff just for the sake of it. Very nice podcast though – I really enjoyed it! :-) You get money back than destroying your ships in MoO1 – I think it’s a third from the current price of that model (if the model is very old the current price would be very low though). The hard limit was 32000 ships per stack (or per model – I’m not sure) – a quite significant number, specially if an AI has it. Ascendancy had fantastic music and art and an incredibly innovative GUI. What a great game. Shame the AI was so bad that it was pretty much impossible to lose. You ever play with the Aggressor AI? The ‘antagoniser’ I think it was called. Didn’t make much difference. The first hour or so of ascendancy was the greatest gaming experience of my life. I have never been so excited and drawn into a game. Then I realised that the AI had no clue how to play the game…. SamS says: No Total War game at all? TW: Warhammer 1 or even Shogun 2 or Rome 2 would sit comfortably on this list. Yea, we missed a couple of honorable mentions for sure. But that’s what the comments section is for, what else do you think we missed? rotarrin says: They’re not 4x games… Honestly, they get pretty close. A lot of the 4X mechanisms are there. Not 4X. Tortuosit says: I’ve got a lot of love for EL, and so does Amplitude. And they are masters of UI. I’m hoping of something great from them again, whatever that is. Maybe EL2? Or just add DLCs to EL. vmxa says: Despite a horrid AI, I loved Ascendancy. I do not rate it as a great game though. It had great sound for the time. I still fire it up once a year. I play it on my iPAD. I actually haven’t upgraded the OS because OS11 would keep me from playing it. The Logic Factory hasn’t updated to work with iOS 11. PAwleus says: You really should at least mention Space Empires 4/5 for their amazing PBW (and PBEM) multiplayer experience coming from truely simultaneous turns (movements and battles being influenced by players only before they actually happen during turn-processing). The problem though is that Space Empires 4 has aged very badly indeed, and Space Empires 5 was never really any good to begin with. I would not recommend either game to players today. I strongly disagree: Space Empires 5 has given me by far the best multiplayer experience of all 4X games (using PBW and mods) so in this regard it’s certainly exceptional and my 4X multiplayer experience begins with MoO1/Civ1 ending in Stellaris, thus it’s definitely not the case of me not having a sufficient point of reference. I agree that without simultaneous turns SE5 looses all its appeal and in singleplayer even with them it’s not very interesting. BTW, it’s nice there is Aurora4X mentioned – this game is also exceptional in its attention to detail in realistic generation of space and spaceship designs. It also has a great idea of turns that can last different amounts of time. If it had Newtonian movements and delays in flow of information (better UI would also be nice) I would even like it better. Commander Killswitch says: Nice list. Initially I was a little surprised by the omissions of Colonization and Civ 2 but then i realized this would begin to rapidly turn into an “Everything I loved about Microprose” list. John Sun says: Yeah, I played Ascendency and never loose. It was interesting that they later on released an Antagonism module and I never loose with that either. Where does the recent 4x game “Star Ruler 2” which just released the source code belong in this list? Christian Jentzsch says: I hate these Top X lists, no matter for what, because they are bound to do more wrong than right, but at the same time they usually offer some food for thought and discussion. That said, I’m quzite disappointed with this list, because I feel there are a couple of omissions and a very serious error. Master of Orion, as good as it is and as much that game may have coinde the 4X monniker, is not the first 4X space game. That honor should probably go to Spaceward Ho! (released in 1990); that game should be included in the list due to “Multiplayer” as well (and the AI isn’t too bad either). Then … Civ 1 or 2? I mean, come on, guys, Civ 1 has been THE game, and the only question is whether the inclusion of MP option is worth more. Civilisation should be in there as a franchise, and quite probably at the top spot. Then there is Gal Civ 2. Isn’t Gal Civ 2 everything that bogged the genre down into endless micro-management, SINGLE ship nonsense, mindlessly blown-up research diagrams? I mean, when you press Next turn in MOO you’ll see a lot of ships move on the screen, and when you get down on it it’s virtually HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS (when the Alkari are in it as well). How many will you see in Gal Civ 2? And that’s third best? For being a bookkeeper’s dream? This on the heels of MOO 2, which, in my opinion laid the foundation for games developing in that direction… Oh, another miss on my part. SO, what does your list look like? Anyways, this list represents Troy and I as far as how we line up with the thread on the forum. Also, thanks for the thoughtful feedback. Just because something came first doesn’t mean it was great. No. But just because something is great it doesn’t mean it came first either. I don’t follow that logic, but that’s fine. Our list is what we believe are the greatest 4X games of all time with a few honorable mentions. I’ll stand by that list. Chris Walker says: My personal favorite 4X game of all time was Reach for the Stars, which was released in 1983, well before Spaceward Ho! I played it for countless hours against the AI and other players and had a blast. But I don’t blame the reviewers for not including it — because of its age probably not many players have even heard of it, let alone played it. Emperor of the Fading Suns would be in because of the original concept and mind-blowing scope and setting. As I said, I’d probably put the whole Civ franchise in, but if I had to name one specific game I’d pick Civ II – Test of Time. It had Multiplayer, and it was, if I’m not wrong, the first game offering something like a “modding box”; the additional scenarios, the Dino society, Midgard and the scifi scenario were basically mods, and the game was designed to encourage players to mod it. I also think it was the last game that allowed fundamentalism as religion with the building of fanatics who’d do terrorrist attacks, a very prophetical thing dropped after 9/11. Yes, Spaceward Ho!, possibly the most downsized, concentrated of them all without any kind of “filler” material. When it comes to long space games with lots of micro management – do we really have to go further than Stars!? I would give a honorable mention to SSI’s Stellar Crusade; published in 1988, graphically non-existant, it’s probably the godfather of the optimization type of 4x games. I agree that Ascendancy was fun. For a time. Honorable mention. Master of Orion would be in, Master of Magic as well. Endless Legend is kind of majestic, since it is actually delivering what it wants to. So it’s in. Stellaris I didn’t play – probably a mistake, but you’d want to delve deep and with AoW3 still my favorite game to play and since I’m eying to plunge myself into Battletech I don’t see me changing this, so I can’t comment on that. My opinion is that CIV IV is the pre-eminent 4X – but you have SMAC/X at #5? And you have EL rated higher then Alpha Centauri is a big leap – aesthetically better for sure, but the mechanics and immersive gameplay of SMAC is far superior to EL, imo.. Also, I think you guys missed Imperialism 2 and Rise of Nations on your list.In fact these may be #2/#3 all time. Imperialism not so much because of dated UI/graphics, but RoN is still an awesome, awesome game. UI and mechanics are superior to anything out even now. Good show though, and I can definitely tell that you guys are fans of the genre. Although Thea? Is crafting that important guys? lol Yea, Thea. 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__label__wiki	0.912938	0.912938	Cuba hammered by Hurricane Ike Filed under: Latest, Politics News — Tags: Associated Press, Cabaret, Caicos island, Camaguey region, capital Havana, Carmela, catastrophic, Category, Category Two storm, city of Holguin, correspondent, Craig, Craig Fugate, Cuba, Cuba hammered by Hurricane Ike, Cuban Meteorology Institute, days, densely populated city, direct hit, eastern Cuba, Emergency management, Emergency services, flood waters, flooded, floods, Florida, Florida threat, forecast, Fugate, Gustav, Haiti, Hanna, HAVANA, helicopters, hit, Holguin, Hotel, hotel worker, hurricane, Hurricane Ike, Ike, international aid, island, Jean, landfall, Louis, Meteorology, Michele, Michele Pierre-Louis, Moise, Moise Jean-Pierre, morning, municipal workers, news, NHC, Pierre, Press, prime minister, Punta Lucrecia, Ramon Olivera, RECENT MAJOR STORMS, Red Cross, RED CROSS APPEAL, Reuters, rooftops, Safety, south-east, state, state TV, tropical storm Hanna, tropical storms, Tuesday, Turks, US National Hurricane Center, Western, Western hemisphere, Windows — expressyoureself @ 5:34 pm Hurricane Ike has been battering eastern Cuba with giant waves and torrential rain but it weakened slightly as it made landfall. The Category Two storm’s maximum sustained winds are still more than 165km/h (105mph). Some homes along the coast, where some 800,000 people have been evacuated, have been damaged beyond repair. Earlier, Ike killed 61 people in Haiti and reportedly damaged 80% of homes on the main Turks and Caicos islands. The Cuban Meteorology Institute said the eye of the hurricane came ashore near Punta Lucrecia in the state of Holguin about 510 miles (823km) south-east of the capital Havana. Hurricane Ike’s predicted path With Hurricane Gustav striking just a week ago, Cuba’s internationally acclaimed emergency services are being stretched to the limit. Gustav caused serious damage to the western side of the island, damaging almost 100,000 homes. “In all of Cuba’s history, we have never had two hurricanes this close together,” Jose Rubiera, head of Cuba’s meteorological service, told state TV. Windows shatter Ike is forecast to reach Havana early on Tuesday morning. The storm left rubble strewn in the streets of Camaguey A direct hit on the densely populated city of two million people with its precarious colonial buildings could be devastating, our correspondent says. In the city of Holguin, a hotel worker named Carmela told Reuters news agency: “There is lot of worry, windows are beginning to break. There’s a lot of water, it’s raining very heavily.” Among those evacuated before the arrival of Ike were 15,000 tourists. RED CROSS APPEAL The charity is accepting donations to help people in the Caribbean Donations can be made on 0845 053 53 53 or via its In the Camaguey region, in the path of the hurricane, resident Ramon Olivera was preparing to leave by motorcycle as municipal workers boarded up banks and restaurants. “There’s no fear here but one has to be prepared – it could hit us pretty hard,” he told The Associated Press. Haitian appeal Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, endured the onslaught of four tropical storms in a three week period. RECENT MAJOR STORMS Hurricane Ike: September Tropical Storm Hanna: September Hurricane Gustav: August, September Tropical Storm Fay: August Heavy rains and flooding sparked by the outer bands of the storm killed at least 61 people in Cabaret, to the north of the capital Port-au-Prince. “The whole village is flooded,” said local civil protection official Moise Jean-Pierre. “The death toll could go higher.” The destruction in Haiti has been described as catastrophic. Police said 500 people were confirmed dead from recent Tropical Storm Hanna while others were still missing and the number could rise. The newly installed Prime Minister, Michele Pierre Louis, has launched a fresh appeal for international aid. He called in particular for helicopters to bring those left stranded by the floods to safety. Many lived for days on their rooftops to escape the flood waters. Florida threat Ike has been moving westwards at 20km/h (13mph) and is expected to make a 30-hour track along the centre of Cuba, although weakening on the way, the US National Hurricane Center says. It has been downgraded to a Category Two storm, but the NHC said it was still potentially very dangerous. On its current track the storm could threaten the islands of the Florida Keys by Tuesday. Some residents have received evacuation orders. Emergency management director Craig Fugate urged them to move soon, or they “may find the escape route blocked by a hurricane”. Are you in the Caribbean? Have you been affected by the storms? What preparations have you made to deal with the adverse weather? Send us your comments and experiences	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4166
__label__cc	0.63561	0.36439	Project Runway: Client on the Go October 6, 2017 2:40 AM - Season 16, Episode 8 - Subscribe The designers are tasked with creating an on-the-go look for friends and family of the Project Runway crew, but the good spirited challenge takes an ugly turn when accusations of cheating cloud the results of a contentious runway. No outfit photo recaps yet, though maybe nobody does those in the brave new world of to-be-continued drama. Forfeit after episode 7: Shawn Top 3: Claire, Kentaro, Kenya Bottom 3: Batani, Margarita, Michael Winner: Claire Eliminated: lol, that quaint old tradition? Walked off, tbc: Michael posted by carbide (22 comments total) 1 user marked this as a favorite Kentaro's look was such a good match for his client, and the details were great. I felt like none of the designers did a brilliant job with the print challenge but his was a good palette expansion and integrated well. Is there any reason, beyond drama, why he didn't win? Claire's print, and the judges' enthusiasm for it, was lousy. It was about as exciting as distressed denim? I was sad to see Batani bottle it where she should have thrived, and I'm nearly sure Kenya's peplum problems match some she's worn herself (but managed to carry off because she's fucking radiant), and I wonder how much real drama was going on and if it explains the off week. But I guess we'll see, in another pointless 5-minute intro. posted by carbide at 4:28 AM on October 6, 2017 Also, it was amazing watching what happened when Shawn had to work by herself. You can't fire me because I'm leaving on this very high horse. posted by carbide at 4:29 AM on October 6, 2017 [3 favorites] Shawn couldn't do anything by herself. So she quits to avoid getting called on it. Coward. Clare's win was a steaming pile of baloney- much more deserved by Kentaro or Kenya. They better snatch that win away from her at the top of next week. Also, to have a cliffhanger episode two weeks in a row is baloney, too. Start showing some respect for your audience, Project Runway! posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 5:24 AM on October 6, 2017 [3 favorites] Shawn's concession was fascinating because she sure seemed to think that (if she could have come up with an idea, any idea) it was obvious she'd have beaten her sister. I think she does think she is the more talented sister, or at least wants everyone else to think so. This cheating "scandal" is going to be weaksauce. They're going to need more evidence than "Clearly, anyone can see that ..." and they don't have it. Kenya needs to step away from the peplums. posted by julen at 5:43 AM on October 6, 2017 I hope that if the "scandal" is ultimately based in differing understandings of what is and isn't allowable inspiration or design that this basis is mentioned. See: some Asian cultures (China maybe?) highly valuing collaboration and their students having to have plagiarism explained, and the concept taught, when they come to US colleges. I'm not saying that Claire or whoever doesn't already know that copying and lying about it is wrong, just that knowing the exact degree of "originality" required for a thing to be allowed in polite society might not be something people are born with. Of course if there's some explicit Project Runway rule baldly being broken, that's another thing. Also: I alternated feeling really angry that the judges were making otherwise delighted people feel bad about their once-in-a-lifetime Project Runway designer original outfits, and glad that the judges were being honest. posted by amtho at 6:56 AM on October 6, 2017 [1 favorite] I always have a hard-time with the real-people client challenges, where the judges review the outfits with the real-people models standing right there. Oh, glad you feel great in that outfit, I think it looks like vomit garbage, but at least you are happy, you style-free simpleton. Not sure being a PR "real person" model would be that much fun. Claire's outfit was ridiculously unexciting, especially compared to Kentaro's. She very obviously won because her boring-ass print design on the pants would look better on a Dixie cup. Which is of course a stupid reason to win. As soon as Nina said, "If that design was on a Dixie cup, I would want that Dixie cup", you knew who was going to win. It's a print we've all seen a million times. Dullsville! Also to note: the grey dress Shawn was wearing in the beginning of the show? The top half is the exact thing Claire ended up "making". I cannot even attribute the word "designing" here. She has zero original ideas. It's so fucking bizarre how she always ends up "designing" the last thing she saw that she liked. First she tried to make Margarita's dress, and then when Tim said he's seen it before (from her, which was not true but who cares) she redid the top to be just like Shawn's dress. This is like, the 4th time she's done this. Cannot find a screencap right now, but Shawn's dress was a short-sleeved look with open gaps at the shoulders. Uhhh just like Claire's top. posted by the webmistress at 7:34 AM on October 6, 2017 [4 favorites] Actually, it looks like the winner is officially undeclared for the Dixie challenge: @DixieProduct says: Now that's a cliffhanger! Tune in during next Thursday’s #ProjectRunway at 9/8c on @Lifetimetv to see the winning design! posted by carbide at 8:15 AM on October 6, 2017 [1 favorite] DIXIE. CUP. Dixie Cup, a Hadid, and a random Stallone (who barely got any air time). God I miss the Bravo days. Kentaro was the clear, obvious winner to me. His colors were glorious, and I gasped when the model turned around and revealed the beautiful pleating on the back. Of course Heidi couldn't handle it because it didn't show much skin! posted by lalex at 8:21 AM on October 6, 2017 [5 favorites] Here's Shawn's dress, which Claire was very "inspired" by in her design. She did keep in some of Margarita's pleating as an element as well. Not that Margarita invented pleating or anything, but Claire was obviously copying the winning dress from the week before, before Tim called her on it. posted by the webmistress at 10:01 AM on October 6, 2017 [1 favorite] I screamed at the screen when I realized there was another cliff-hanger. Cut it out, Lifetime, we already will watch next week, I promise. I think the cheating scandal is going to involve Claire using clothes from her suitcase to actually build her designs. Someone said something about her having a tape measure in her hotel room and taking measurements at night, which I bet is completely against the rules. If she's measuring and patterning things not only based directly off of existing clothes, but after the official work hours are over, I would think that would get her booted. I hope that's the case, because neither Michael nor Batani should go home. posted by tryniti at 10:02 AM on October 6, 2017 [2 favorites] TLo has pictures. Not a strong week overall, design-wise, but at least all the clients seemed to have a good time. I can handle drama as long as the guest clients aren't involved. So annoying that they wasted time on the twins in the beginning for a lot of nothing. They could have used the time at the end. posted by rewil at 10:06 AM on October 6, 2017 I liked Kentaro's look a lot, but if it was a pattern challenge, there really wasn't a whole lot of it. posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:11 AM on October 6, 2017 I also really liked Ayana's pattern a lot, but I'd be surprised if Dixie Cup was willing to put Arabic writing on their cups :( posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:12 AM on October 6, 2017 [2 favorites] Awkward Dixie Cup tie-in + Friends of Crew Real Women + Custom Print designed in 20 minutes. It's like they have so many ideas, each challenge has to incorporate two or three and which part gets weighted the most? First of all, who thinks a print that's suitable for a tiny Dixie cup is going to work well in a garment? Sure it could be done, but in 20 minutes? It was funny how dismissive the designers were of their finished fabric: the repeat was bad, the color was awful, the fabric was crap so not a glowing recommendation for the fabric printer. The last time they used actual crew members, it was apparent they were instructed to be as uncooperative and bitchy as possible so at least that didn't happen this time although Claire's "I don't wear prints" model had that potential. Once again, Amy gets sent to the back room. It looked like black satin pajamas but the print? element, a folded ribbon, was kinda interesting. Getting a bit bored with Brandon, did not like his print at all. Michael, I don't think he should've been in the bottom. He listened to his client and he took a chance, unlike Claire who did another basic mall outfit. It was funny when the judges complained about the edging on the open sleeves because Heidi had almost the same edging on her open sleeves. The blanket effect, yeah it was not the best proportion for his apple-shaped client but it was interesting. He could've played it safe and put her in skinny pants. He took risks. I don't think he would be auf'd for it though; if the Claire cheating drama* is a bust then it's Batani who is out. Her look was dreary drapery. (* I agree with tryniti, I hope she is bounced for measuring her own clothes after working hours are done. Copying the look of her sister's dress isn't really just cause for dismissal; they all are basing their on-show designs on their previous work.) Kentaro deserved to win this one, He transformed the stiff print into a kimono jacket, his color combo was fantastic, and the pleated back was brilliant. I loved how it hung down beneath the jacket. Heidi was way off base when she criticized it and it was funny how Zac and Nina immediately shut her down. Kenya, I liked her color choices, the print was okay, but the empire peplum was a bad idea. Best quote: Ayana(?) "We all do ruching at some point." Scraping the bottom of the barrel with the guest judges now. posted by TWinbrook8 at 11:42 AM on October 6, 2017 Yeah, I don't know why Margarita was so pissed. Claire's dress did start out as looking like her shirt dress, but then she changed it after Tim's critique. So . . . she didn't win with Margarita's design at all. Confusing. The hidden tape measure/pants in the bathroom seems MUCH more suspicious. posted by chainsofreedom at 5:30 PM on October 6, 2017 Yeah, but Margarita's distraction started when it looked like Claire _would_ use that design. Then she kept stewing over the pronounced tendency Claire had to appropriate close-at-hand things, PLUS the fact that Tim _didn't even notice_ that Claire had copied the most prominent features of her _winning_ design from last week. He didn't even notice! Understandable -- Tim sees a lot of garments -- but still a sharp thing to feel. posted by amtho at 6:28 PM on October 6, 2017 [1 favorite] KENTARO WAS ROBBED posted by Itaxpica at 8:55 AM on October 7, 2017 [7 favorites] "It gets better." Amy interviewed for a radio program (can she do that without inciting the wrath of producers? Maybe she just has zero fucks to give.) Her take of the Margarita/Michael walk-off drama is that it had been building all season vs The Twins. The producers knew it, the designers knew the producers knew it, and the controversy--whatever the exact details--was carefully nurtured until it erupted this episode. However, there is more to come. Amy thinks it will be in the upcoming episode but she says, who knows with all the editing, but it sounds like it occurred just after the Dixie Cup challenge in real time. posted by TWinbrook8 at 10:15 AM on October 7, 2017 [2 favorites] Obviously the producers knew, you could see it all over Heidi’s face. Never seen a reality show host successfully shit-stir while maintaining deniability. posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 12:06 PM on October 7, 2017 [1 favorite] TWinbrook8: Scraping the bottom of the barrel with the guest judges now. Imma let you finish (oh you're done, nm), but Lucky Blue Smith (vapid model/artist type boy-kid) was the worst. Dude was straight up stoned, and added nothing of value to the conversation. I didn't feel out of the loop, I just felt cheated from another point of view from a coherent person. At least "the product of Stallone’s third marriage to Jennifer Flavin Stallone" (Vanity Fair's questionable description of three adult women who have their own lives and careers) had comments on the fashion. Any way, this was the shittiest of shit from Lifetime. I agree, two weeks of cliffhangers are dumb and stunty, made worse that none of the looks were particularly inspiring. Even Kentaro's was not inspiring. Different and bold for him, but it was just a ton of fabric that draped and flowed very well. The only reason the twin won was because she made a Dixie cup-type print (you know, like the Solo Jazz pattern of the 1990s, but now black and white). Now I want to see their demo material - did they submit as a pair, or were they individually strong enough to get on? Maybe it is just the tight time limits and other features of this show that Shawn couldn't handle, but it honestly seems like she's incapable of producing anything without her sister. Oh well, she's gone. Two things I picked up from this episode: 1) the designers had two minute to make a print design with the computer-using young people, which could lead them to winning $25k, and 2) Michael was talking with Margarita about Claire working in her hotel room after hours. Someone said something about her having a tape measure in her hotel room and taking measurements at night, which I bet is completely against the rules. If she's measuring and patterning things not only based directly off of existing clothes, but after the official work hours are over, I would think that would get her booted. Exactly -- as noted on the Project Runway article on Wikipedia: While on the show, the designers are prohibited from leaving the apartments without authorization, making unauthorized communication with family or friends, or using the Internet to research designs. Designers are also forbidden to bring pattern books or similar how-to materials with them during the show, or risk being disqualified from the competition (as was the case of Keith Michael in Season 3). So both A) taking measurements from her other clothes, and B) working after hours would be disqualification-worthy marks against her. But we'll see - it's harder to have proof of after-hours work and measuring from her own materials than it is to have pattern books in your room. posted by filthy light thief at 5:03 PM on October 7, 2017 [1 favorite] filthy light thief - I think they had 20 minutes to design the print, IIRC. I can see from the production side, this was fake drama if, as Amy says, they all knew about it. But for the contestants, who go from one challenge to the next with little rest or time off, this is their 'reality' and for many of them there is a lot at stake. So anyone not playing fair must really grate with the remaining contestants. That might well explain Margarita's meltdown, even after the shirt dress copy had been ditched. I didn't like any of the designs this week. I hated that under-bust peplum Kenya made for her client. It was beautifully made but that whole outfit was like something I used to wear in the 80s. But, what do I know, maybe the 80s is back. 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__label__cc	0.612591	0.387409	FARM Illinois Plan IA Series Forefront Series HORIZON21c Board Chairs Robert Easter Richard Guebert Theresa E. Mintle Robin L. Brown Mike Davidson Rob Dongoski Lori Healey Terry Hinds Jered Hooker Kim Kidwell David Lehman Karen Lehman Janet Mathis Ron Meeusen Leland Strom Tyler Strom About FARM Illinois Darius Jones of Windy City Harvest at the 20,000 square foot McCormick Place Rooftop Farm in Chicago FARM Illinois is an independent, multi-stakeholder initiative working to harness the strengths of Illinois’ food and agriculture sector. As a neutral third-party convener and connector, FARM Illinois is building a platform for non-partisan collaboration that convenes government, NGOs, and industry members. Through a collaborative network, FARM Illinois partners are joining forces to align strategic priorities, spark innovation, improve coordination, catalyze new collaborations, increase visibility, and build trust. 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__label__cc	0.711048	0.288952	The Feminist Oasis Library Feminists, Waffles, Work Get Cozy and Creative Lift Each Other Up Speaking Programs + Workshops Intersectional Feminist Audits + Advising I Want to Learn More About Feminism What is Contemporary Feminist Theory? by Alexandra Bishop \| Apr 2, 2018 \| Discussion \| 0 comments ICYMI: Feminist Oasis now has a Feminist Book Club! The book club meets bimonthly, on Sunday afternoons, at rotating locations across the Seacoast. Book club reads will be picked based on three categories: Contemporary Feminist Theory Feminist Classics Fiction by WOC (Women of Color) First up was Jessica Valenti’s Sex Object: A Memoir, which we selected as part of the Contemporary Feminist Theory category. The first question asked at the March 2018 book club meeting was “what makes this book ‘Contemporary Feminist Theory’?” And y’all, we weren’t 100% sure how to answer. Because we are a values-driven entity, intentionality must be part of our focus. So, we thought we’d challenge ourselves to consider what Contemporary Feminist Theory means and why we should continue to pick titles like Valenti’s Sex Object: A Memoir for our Feminist Book Club. Let us be intentional with our choices! Being the word nerd that I am, I started this investigation of meaning and purpose by diving into Merriam-Webster (who, if you don’t already follow on twitter, you should follow immediately – so much sass). One definition of ‘theory’ in particular stood out to me: “a body of theorems presenting a concise systematic view of a subject”. Valenti’s Sex Object is a collection of stories and personal observations about the horrific, misogynistic, and often simply uncomfortable experiences women live through – from adolescent confrontations with sex and sexuality to the life-long ebbing and flowing of self image and self worth. The compilation of these stories, from our point of view, are a body of theorems that Valenti places together to present a concise and systematic view of feminism. This particular view of feminism explains that misogyny is alive and well. That women are not yet equals. That society at large hates women. When Valenti opens the book with the question “Who would I be if I didn’t live in a world that hated women?” she presents to us her hypothesis and the following stories are her supporting proof of misogyny’s ongoing presence in our lives. Often when we hear ‘theory’, we anticipate a different definition. One more connected to the feminist theory and literature of the women’s liberation movement, which clearly stated what was wrong and what we (women, men, society) should do to fix it. We expect a definition of theory more like: “the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another,” which I also found in Merriam-Webster. Valenti does not analyze in a traditional manner. She doesn’t point out the parts, explain their faults, and propose an action to encourage change. Instead she simply shows that there is consistency in what happens to women, proving that the patriarchy still rules all without saying those exact words. Her stories, or theorems, present a concise view. As was mentioned at the book club, there is a new wave of feminist theory at our fingertips. Valenti, Gay, Bennett, Massey, and many others are writing about today’s world, today’s feminist experience, and are doing so in a new way. They do not necessarily analyze experiences and propose solutions, but rather tell honest stories and encourage discourse. Contemporary feminist theory analyzes by being honest and personal, and through this approach it proves that feminism is still very much needed in our world. While the approach of today’s feminist leaders differs from those of second-wave feminism, the powerful statement “the personal is political” from that time period still holds true. It’s all semantics, but in the end we know that #WordsMatter. Taking the time to investigate our choice of language was an important step towards being more intentional. We’re sticking by our choice, but we’re happy to have taken time to consider why we should. P.S. You can still register for our next book club meeting! Join us on 5/20 at 2pm at a location TBA to chat about bell hooks’ Feminism is For Everybody. Spots are limited – register today! 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__label__cc	0.721335	0.278665	Intelligent Control and Automation Vol. 3 No. 3 (2012) , Article ID: 22048 , 7 pages DOI:10.4236/ica.2012.33027 A Novel 4WD Electric Vehicle Control Strategy Based on Direct Torque Control Space Vector Modulation Technique Brahim Gasbaoui, Abdelfatah Nasri Faculty of the Sciences and Technology, Bechar University, Bechar, Algeria Email: gasbaoui_2009@yahoo.com Received February 26, 2012; revised June 15, 2012; accepted June 23, 2012 Keywords: 4WD; SVM-DTC; Control; Electric Vehicle; SOC Four-Wheels-Drive (4WD) Electric Vehicle (EV) controlled with Direct Torque Control based Space Vector Modulation (DTC-SVM) is presented, where the electrical traction chain was well analyzed and studied from the lithium battery, the buck boost to the mechanical load behavior. The speed of four wheels is calculated independently during the turning with the electronic differential system computations which distributes torque and power to each in-wheel motor according to the requirements, adapts the speed of each motor to the driving conditions. The basic idea of this work is to maintain the initial battery state of charge (SOC) equal to 70% and the prototype was tested in several topology conditions and under speed. The simulations carried in Matlab/Simulink verified the efficiency of the proposed DTC-SVM controller, and show that the system has more favorable dynamic performance. Results also indicate that this strategy can be successfully implemented into the traction drive of the modern 4WD electric vehicles. The principal constraints in vehicle design for transportation are the development of a non-polluting high safety and comfortable vehicle. Taking into account these constraints, our interest has been focused on the 4WD Electrical Vehicle, with independent driving wheel-motor at the front and with classical motors on the rear drive shaft [1-5]. This configuration is a conceivable solution, the pollution of this vehicle is strongly decreased and electric traction gives the possibility to achieve accurate and quick control of the distribution torque. Torque control can be ensured by the inverter, so this vehicle does not require a mechanical differential gear or gearbox. One of the main issues in the design of this vehicle (without mechanical differential) is to assume the car stability. During normal driving condition, all drive wheel system requires a symmetrical distribution of torque in the both sides. In recent years, due to problems like the energy crisis and environmental pollution, the Electric Vehicle (EV) has been researched and developed more and more extensively [1,2]. Currently, most EVs are driven by two front wheels or two rear wheels. Considering some efficiency and space restrictions on the vehicle, people have paid more and more attention in recent years to fourwheel drive vehicles employing the IM in-wheel motor. The Direct Torque Control strategy (DTC) is one kind of high performance driving technologies for AC motors, due to its simple structure and ability to achieve fast response of flux and torque has attracted growing interest in the recent years. DTC-SVM with PI controller direct torque control without hysteresis band can effectively reduce the torque and flux ripple, DTC-SVM method can improve the system robustness and effectively improve the system dynamical performance. The DC-DC converter is used with wide range in electric vehicles to assure the energy require for the propulsion system. The aim of this paper is to understand the lithium-ion battery comportment controlled by DC-DC converter, each wheels is controlled independently by using direct torque control based space vector modulation under several topology and speed variation. Modeling and simulation are approved out using the Matlab/Simulink tool to study the performance of 4WD proposed system. 2. Electric Vehicle Description According to Figure 1 the opposition forces acting to the vehicle motion are: the rolling resistance force Ftire due to the friction of the vehicle tires on the road; the aerodynamic drag force Faero caused by the friction on the body moving through the air; and the climbing force Fslope that depends on the road slope [1-3]. The total resistive force is equal to Fr and is the sum of the resistance forces, as in (1). Figure 1. The forces acting on a vehicle moving along a slope. Fr = Ftire + Faero + Fslope (1) The rolling resistance force is defined by: Ftire = mgfr(2) The aerodynamic resistance torque is defined as follows: The rolling resistance force is usually modeled as: where r is the tire radius, m is the vehicle total mass, fr is the rolling resistance force constant, g the gravity acceleration, is air density, Cd is the aerodynamic drag coefficient, Af is the frontal surface area of the vehicle, v is the vehicle speed, is the road slope angle. Values for these parameters are shown in Table 1. 3. Direct Torque Control Strategy Based Space Vector Modulation (SVM-DTC) In this technique two proportional integral (PI) type controllers are used instead of hysteresis band regulating the torque and the magnitude of flux as it shown in Figure 2, by generating the voltage command for inverter control. Noting that no decoupling mechanism is required as the flux magnitude and the torque can be regulated easily by the PI controllers. Due to the structure of the inverter, the DC bus voltage is fixed, therefore the speed of voltage space vectors are not controllable, but we can adjust the speed by means of inserting the zero voltage vectors to control the electromagnetic torque generated by the induction motor. The selection of vectors is also changed. It is not based on the region of the flux linkage, but on the error vector between the expected and the estimated flux linkage [6]. The induction motor stator flux can be estimated by: Table 1. Parameters of the electric vehicle model. The electromagnetic torque Tem can be given as follow: The SVM principle is based on the switching between two adjacent active vectors and two zero vectors during one switching period. It uses the space vector concept to compute the duty cycle of the switches. In order to analyze the driving wheel system behavior, simulations were carried using the model of Figure 3. The following results were simulated in MATLAB and its divided in two phases. The first one deal with the test of the EV performances controlled with DTC-SVM strategy under several topology variation in the other hand we show the impact of this controller on vehicle power electronics performances. Only the right motor simulations are shown. The assumption that the initialized lithiumion battery SOC is equal to 70% during trajectories. 4.1. Direct Torque Control Scheme with Space Vector Modulation The topology studied in this present work consists of four phases: the first one is the beginning phase’s with speed of 80 Km/h in straight road topology, the second phase present the curved road with the same speed, in the third phase the 4WD moving up the sloped road of 10% under 80 Km/h, finally the deceleration phases, the specified road topology is shown in Figure 4, when the speed road constraints are described in the Table 2. Refereed to Figure 5 at time of 2 s the vehicle driver turns the steering wheel on a curved road at the right side with speed of 80 Km/h, the assumption is that the four motors are not disturbed. In this case the front and rear driving wheels follow different paths, and they turn in the same direction but with different speeds. The electronic differential acts on the four motor speeds by decreasing the speed of the driving wheel on the right side situated inside the curve, and on the other hand by increasing the wheel motor speed in the external side of the curve. The behaviors of these speeds are given in Figure 5. At t = 3 s the vehicle situated in the second curve but in the left side, the electronic differential compute the Figure 2. Bloc diagram for DTC strategy based space vector modulation. Figure 3. The driving wheels control system. novel steering wheels speeds references in order to stabilize the vehicle inside the curve. The battery initial SOC of 70% is respected. In this case the driving wheels follow the same path with no overshoot and without error which can be justified with the good electronic differential act coupled with DTC-SVM performances. Figure 6 reflects the relationship between vehicle speed’s variation and distance traveled in different phases. The distance traveled is 406.50 m in four trajectory phases. Figure 4. The chosen road topology of tests. Figure 5. Variation of vehicle speeds in different phases. Figure 6. Evaluation of vehicle and distance traveled in different phases. Table 2. The driving road topology description. Figures 7-10 and Table 3, explain the variation of phase current and electromagnetic torque respectively. In the first step and to reach 80 Km/h. The EV demands a current of 21.10 A for each motors which explained with electromagnetic torque of 42.96 N.m. In the curved road the current and electromagnetic torque demand are computed using the electronic differential process according to the driver decision by means that the speed reference of each wheel is given by the electronic differential computations witch convert the braking angle in the curve on linear speeds. The Figures 7 and 8 show the electromagnetic torque of the front right and rear right motor respectively. The third phase explains the effect of the sloped road the electromagnetic torque increase and the current demand undergo double of the current braking phases. The four motor induction develops more and more electromagnetic torque for vanquish the slop. They develops approximately 53.28 N.m each one. The linear speeds of the four induction motors stay the same and the road drop does not influence the torque control of each wheels. The last phases illustrate the deceleration effect. The results are listed in Table 3. According to the formulas (1), (2), (3) and (4) and Table 4, the variation of vehicle torques in different cases as depicted in Figure 11, the vehicle resistive torque was 127.60 N.m in the first case (beginning phase) when the power propulsion system resistive one is 127.60 N.m in the curved road. The driving wheels develop more and more efforts to satisfy the traction chain demand which justify a resistive torque equal to 168.00 N.m in the third slopped phase. The result prove that the traction chain under acceleration demand develop the double effort comparing with the breaking phase case’s by means that the vehicle needs the half of its energy in the deceleration phase’s compared with the acceleration one’s as it specified in Table 4 and Figure 11. Figure 7. Variation of phase current of the rear right motor in different phases. Figure 8. Variation of phase current of the front motor right in different phases. Figure 9. Variation of electromagnetic torque of the front motor right in different phases. Figure 10. Variation of electromagnetic torque of the rear motor right in different phases. 4.2. Power Electronics The Lithium-ion battery must be able to supply sufficient power to the EV in accelerating and decelerating phase, which means that the peak power of the batteries supply Figure 11. Evaluation of the globally vehicle resistive torque compared to nominal motor torque in different phases. Table 3. Values of phase current driving force of the right motor in different phases. Table 4. Variation of vehicle torque in different phases. must be greater than or at least equal to the peak power of the both electric motors. The battery must store sufficient energy to maintain their SOC at a reasonable level during driving, the Figure 12, describes the changes in the battery storage power in different speed references in this way, the Table 5 describes the variation of power electronics in the different trajectory paths. It is interesting to describe the power distribution in the electrical traction under several speed references as it described in Figures 12-14. The battery provides about 9.86 Kw in the first phase in order to reach the electronic differential reference speed of 80 Km/h. In the second phase (phase 2: curved phase’s) the demanded power battery stay the same which present amount of 32.19% of the globally nominal power battery (31 Kw). In third phase the battery produced power equal to 12.98 Kw under slopped road state. The battery produced power depend only on the electronic differential consign by means the acceleration/deceleration driver state which can be explained by the battery SOC of Figure 15. Figure 15 explains how SOC in the Lithium-ion battery changes during the driving cycle; it seems that the SOC decreases rapidly at acceleration, by means that the SOC range’s between 67.93% to 70% during all cycle’s phases from beginning at the end cycles. At t = 6 s, the battery SOC becomes lower than 68.93% (it was initialized to 70% at the beginning of the simulation). Figure 12. Variation of Lithium-ion battery power in different phases. Figure 13. Variation of battery current and voltage during trajectory. Figure 14. Variation of the maximum power battery in different phases in [%]. Figure 15. Battery efficiency versus state-of-charge. Table 5. Variation of battery power in different trajectory phases. Table 6 reflects the variation of SOC in different simulations phases. Figure 16 investigates the variation of sate of charge function of vehicle speed and the traveled distance respectively. The relationship between SOC and left time in four phases are defined by the flowing linear fitting formula: Moreover the simulation results specified by Figure 16, we can define the relationship between the sate of charge and the traveled distance in each cases as it’s detailed in Table 7, and the relationship between power consumed and the distance traveled is given in Table 8, the first one (beginning phase) is defined by the linear fitting formula: Figure 17. Evaluation of the SOC during traveled distance. The second (curved road) is obtained and represented by: The third (sloped road) is obtained by: Finally the ford phase’s formula (deceleration) is given by: This power is controlled by the Buck Boost DC-DC converter current and distribute accurately for four phases. Figure 17 shows the buck boost DC-DC converter robustness under several speed cycles. The buck boost converter is not only a robust converter which ensures the power voltage transmission but also a good battery recharger in deceleration state that help to perfect the vehicle autonomous with no voltage ripple. The research outlined in this paper presents a novel assisted steering system and global torque distribution con- Table 6. Evaluation of SOC [%] in the different phases. Table 7. Evaluation of distance traveled and SOC. Table 8. The relationship between the traction chain power electronics characteristics and the distance traveled in different phases. Figure 16. Variations of the SOC during traveled distance in versus vehicle speed. Figure 17. Buck boost DC-DC converter behavior under several speed variations. trol system for four-wheel-independent-drive electric vehicle. The system is based on applying a differential torque between the right and left front wheels to minimize the difference between the actual steering torque and the reference steering torque, which is mapped by the vehicle speed and steering wheel position. The simulation results prove that the direct torque control based space vector modulations improve the driving wheels speeds control with high accuracy in curved road or in slopped ones. The road topology disturbances, the driver decisions do not affect the performances of the driving motors in the other hand the proposed control gives good dynamic characteristics of the traction chain. It can be concluded that this novel power control DTC-SVM strategy, which is based on the characteristics of independent drive of electric vehicle, may be applied to four-wheelindependent-drive EV in the future. J. Wang, Q. Wang, L. Jin and C. 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__label__wiki	0.998785	0.998785	1990–91 Western Football League Western Football League Mangotsfield United (Premier Division) Minehead (Division One) ← 1989–90 The 1990–91 season was the 89th in the history of the Western Football League. The league champions for the first time in their history were Mangotsfield United. The champions of Division One were Minehead after finishing bottom the previous season.[1] 1 Final tables 1.1 Premier Division 1.2 First Division Final tables[edit] Premier Division[edit] The Premier Division remained at 21 clubs after Swanage Town & Herston transferred to the Wessex League. One club joined: Ottery St Mary, champions of the First Division. GDiff1 Pts2 1 Mangotsfield United (C) 40 28 8 4 113 39 +74 92 2 Torrington 40 25 7 8 91 41 +50 82 3 Plymouth Argyle Reserves 40 25 8 7 100 28 +72 81* 4 Tiverton Town 40 22 11 7 85 45 +40 77 5 Weston-super-Mare 40 20 10 10 74 57 +17 70 6 Saltash United 40 20 6 14 67 46 +21 66 7 Taunton Town 40 18 9 13 62 49 +13 63 8 Liskeard Athletic 40 18 7 15 85 69 +16 61 9 Dawlish Town 40 15 16 9 58 49 +9 61 10 Paulton Rovers 40 16 11 13 74 60 +14 59 11 Clevedon Town 40 16 10 14 52 55 –3 58 12 Bideford 40 13 10 17 61 76 –15 49 13 Frome Town 40 14 6 20 56 78 –22 48 14 Bristol Manor Farm 40 12 9 19 52 66 –14 45 15 Welton Rovers 40 11 11 18 40 61 –21 44 16 Chard Town 40 11 10 19 48 86 –38 43 17 Chippenham Town 40 10 12 18 42 64 –22 42 18 Ottery St Mary 40 11 4 25 43 88 –45 37 19 Exmouth Town 40 9 8 23 59 93 –34 35 20 Barnstaple Town (R) 40 8 10 22 44 86 –42 34 Relegated to the First Division 21 Radstock Town (R) 40 4 5 31 46 116 –70 17 * Plymouth Argyle Reserves had two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player. First Division[edit] The First Division was increased from 20 clubs to 21, after Ottery St Mary were promoted to the Premier Division. Two new clubs joined: Crediton United, promoted from the Devon & Exeter League. Torquay United Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1982. 1 Minehead (C) (P) 40 28 9 3 102 41 +61 93 Promoted to the Premier Division 2 Elmore (P) 40 24 6 10 89 47 +42 78 3 Calne Town 40 25 2 13 85 55 +30 77 4 Odd Down 40 22 10 8 59 36 +23 76 5 Westbury United 40 21 9 10 60 44 +16 72 6 Bridport 40 18 11 11 65 48 +17 65 7 Torquay United Reserves 40 17 10 13 62 52 +10 61 8 Devizes Town 40 17 10 13 68 66 +2 61 9 Ilfracombe Town 40 15 12 13 62 54 +8 57 10 Crediton United 40 14 13 13 55 48 +7 55 11 Wellington 40 15 10 15 58 55 +3 55 12 Bath City Reserves 40 14 11 15 67 64 +3 53 13 Keynsham Town 40 14 9 17 59 58 +1 51 14 Clandown 40 14 8 18 43 71 –28 50 15 Melksham Town 40 13 10 17 54 60 –6 49 16 Backwell United 40 11 9 20 56 70 –14 42 17 Yeovil Town Reserves 40 10 6 24 59 91 –32 36 Left at the end of the season 18 Warminster Town 40 9 9 22 39 74 –35 36 19 Larkhall Athletic 40 9 8 23 38 70 –32 35 20 Heavitree United 40 6 12 22 32 81 –49 30 21 Glastonbury 40 5 14 21 39 65 –26 29 1 The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used. 2 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Bradford Town Bridgwater Town Brislington Buckland Athletic Cadbury Heath Chipping Sodbury Town Clevedon Town Exmouth Town Keynsham Town Odd Down Plymouth Parkway Roman Glass St George Westbury United Ashton & Backwell United Bishop Sutton Bishops Lydeard Bristol Telephones Calne Town Corsham Town Devizes Town Hengrove Athletic Lebeq United Longwell Green Sports Oldland Abbotonians Portishead Town Radstock Town Sherborne Town Warminster Town Wells City Welton Rovers Wincanton Town 1990–91 in English football FA competitions Qualifying rounds Third Division Fourth Division Full Members' Cup Final Second Division Final Third Division Final Fourth Division Final Associate Members' Cup Football Conference Isthmian League Northern Premier League Combined Counties League North West Counties League Northern Counties East League Wessex League European competitions Cup Winners' Cup Related to national team Graham Taylor Club seasons Chester City Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1990–91_Western_Football_League&oldid=658876333" Western Football League seasons 1990–91 in English football leagues	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4180
__label__wiki	0.70539	0.70539	Contributor Blogs MaxLite Appoints Rick Schuett as Senior Vice President of Business Development WEST CALDWELL, NJ – MaxLite is pleased to announce the hiring of Rick Schuett as senior vice president of business development. In this newly created role, Schuett will be responsible for accelerating company growth by focusing on new and under-penetrated markets. Schuett brings more than 25 years of experience in the lighting, building controls, IoT (Internet of Things), and SaaS (Software as a Service) industries to the position. Prior to MaxLite, Schuett was vice president of sales at Cimcon Lighting, where he was responsible for driving the company’s business in connected street lighting and smart cities. “Rick has a proven record of identifying and developing new sales channels and creating competitive advantages,” said MaxLite CEO Yon Sung. “He will play a key role in positioning MaxLite for future growth, and we are pleased to welcome him on board.” Schuett previously held key senior leadership roles in public and private companies in the lighting and controls industries, including Lutron, Echelon, Encelium, and Autani. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. For more information, visit: www.maxlite.com. Share Filed in: National About Electrical News Free Directory Listings © 2019 Electrical News. Terms and Conditions of Use / Privacy Policy	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4186
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__label__cc	0.710329	0.289671	GTD Outlook Plugin If only you knew the sheer amount of paperwork and time that would take, you'd be amazed. It's impossible to get anything done around here in... Post by: apastuszak, Dec 19, 2018 in forum: PUBLIC: Discuss Tools & Software for GTD Let me try that. I tend to keep the ribbon hidden. I prefer the old Office 2003 style toolbars. I want to be able to have a toolbar that has some options to delete, convert to task, move to folder, flag for followup, so I can just rip through... As I come back from just one day off, and have 300+ emails to sort through, I would love a plugin that would allow me to sort through all this... Thread by: apastuszak, Dec 19, 2018, 10 replies, in forum: PUBLIC: Discuss Tools & Software for GTD AutoGTD I just found this set of macros for Outlook and GTD. Have not had a chance to try them out yet, but it looks interesting.... Thread by: apastuszak, Mar 5, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: PUBLIC: Discuss Tools & Software for GTD What is the most similar replacement for the NetCentrics GTD Add-in? I was hopeful when someone posted Clearcontext as a potential GTD solution for Outlook. I checked it out, and it broke the cardinal rule of... Post by: apastuszak, Mar 5, 2018 in forum: PUBLIC: Discuss Tools & Software for GTD The soul crushing weariness of trying to use GTD in an environment that is design to be inefficient Forgive this rant, but I need to vent to someone. I feel like my company is designed to make things as difficult as possible to get things done.... Thread by: apastuszak, Mar 5, 2018, 4 replies, in forum: PUBLIC: Discuss the GTD Methodology Cardo - A Tiddlywiki heaviy modified to for GTD Cool little self contained web page you can just run right on your desktop from within a web borwser: http://cardo.wiki Thread by: apastuszak, Nov 7, 2017, 0 replies, in forum: PUBLIC: Discuss Tools & Software for GTD Microsoft To-Do App: Next Iteration of Wunderlist Yes, Wunderlist had plugins that sort of made it work with Outlook and a bunch of other apps. But I think it's being rewritten to be a native... Post by: apastuszak, Oct 6, 2017 in forum: PUBLIC: Discuss Tools & Software for GTD Anyone using wiki-styled apps like Notion or Confluence? I'm a huge fan of TiddlyWiki. There are quite a few plugins for it to turn it into a GTD system. There's even a Kanban board plugin. I think the reason for the rewrite is to create a product that can integrate into Office365 and hook into Outlook. Wunderlist can't do that. A... The one thing I do not like about Todo is way it handles tagging. If I tag a bunch of tasks, I'd like that tag to be in the sidebar, so I can... Sadly, a lot of startups have, in their business plan, to be acquired by a larger company, usually Google or Apple. I don't know if it Wunderlist... Post by: apastuszak, Apr 29, 2017 in forum: PUBLIC: Discuss Tools & Software for GTD For me, yes. I don't go to Starbucks. Others may not think so, and that's fine. Everyone gets to speak with their wallet. Well, Outlook is going to need an update, because the tags don't sync over between the todo website and Outlook. All valid points. Evernote has a decent feature set. It's just not for me. They were once the shining star of the Internet, but my... My problem is that I am a GTD island. Which is actually a huge problem. Because pretty much everything we do is so anti-GTD. I have never been... Nothing. Nozbe came out the gate GTD specific. The only issue I have with Nozbe is price. I should clarify that it's not every todo app. Apps... Machine learning is fine. Just give me the option to turn it off. And give me tags. I want three tags to add to any todo: context, project... I was never a huge fan of Evernote. But with the new redesign, I hate it. I know a lot of people like it, but it does not suit my needs. I...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4195
__label__cc	0.516584	0.483416	Bands that amazed you on the very first listen Go to page 1, 2, 3 Next Sick6Six Every once in awhile I come across a band or album that after halfway through the first song I know I have found something special. I can recall a number of times where I was just frozen by pure amazement of what I was hearing. A long time ago: Immortal - Unsilent Storms in the North Abyss, these guys pretty much got me started on black metal many years ago. Urgehal - Dead Cold December Sargeist - Let the Devil In! Faagrim - Don't remember what song, but it was fucking awesome Endstille - Crucified Mourning Forest - The Cave Besatt - Hellish Whispers Lutomysl - Jet Black Metal Art Zorn - Spottgeburten Folkvang - Split with Pagan Hellfire Zelkiiro Pounding the world with a fish of steel Timeless Miracle. As soon as I began listening, I knew I had to have more. I've probably listened to "The Red Rose" more than 50 times. And their single, solitary album has become one of my all-time favorites. Same with Battle Beast. I write anime reviews. They're good for your health! My Most Recent Review: Liz and the Blue Bird! Coming Up Next: Mirai of the Future After That: Mob Psycho 100 II and Martian Successor Nadesico Vulvagun. As soon as I heard the title track to "Cold Moon Over Babylon," I was enamored - it was seriously like the musical equivalent of falling in love with some hot chick who you get along with like a charm. Love at first fucking sight. Ravenlord266 I remember having Pagan Altar's Lords of Hypocrisy around on my mp3 player for a very long time but never listened to it, always postponing. I clearly remember getting off work and heading home by bike (a good hour) and just randomly thought; well.. let's finally check it out then. From the moment the title track wasn't even halfway done I was cycling with my eyes wide open just staring out into space. Blown. Away. ~Guest 293033 Amon Amarth blew me away when I first heard "Gods of War Arise". It was a complete accident, but I've been hooked ever since. Later, a friend recced Death; it was something off of The Sound of Perserverance, but nothing could ever top the Amon Amarth experience, which was my first real introduction to metal. Zodijackyl Definitely Proportionate Location: Longmont Potion Castle Why did those albums amaze you on the first listen? Sacramentum's "Far Away from the Sun" amazed me on the first listen because the production fits the music perfectly and it's not quite like anything else. The riffing generally uses big chords and the lead playing uses a lot of big intervals and fills in the sound a lot - it's as thick as a lot of BM albums filled out with keyboards and two guitars, but it's a trio without excessive layering on the guitars. Confessor's "Condemned" makes an impression because there's space in the mix, everything is clear and separated in the sound a bit, but there's a lot of interesting stuff going on. The music is really unusual, and all of the odd rhythmic things going on between instruments, coupled with an uncommon vocal style for that type of stuff, makes it almost disorienting if you focus on it. The first time I heard the band was actually seeing them live, which was a hell of an experience. The album I'm listening to at the moment - "Beyond the Haunts of Men" by Thrall was one which really gave me that "oh fuck, I think I'm on to something here" feeling when I first listened to it - at the time I'd never heard black metal which was so desolate and screamingly hostile towards humanity. It's not low-fi, and it's not super technical, but it certainly has that certain something. Woods 5: Grey Skies and Electric Light, by Woods of Ypres was one of those albums I started listening to and by the time it finished, I'd already put a copy in my basket on Amazon. It's beautiful and memorable, and ridiculously re-playable. It was all I listened to for days at a time afterwards. I saw A Forest of Stars live without having ever listened to them, and was absolutely blown away by their weird, quirky approach to black metal - a truly unique band. I bought their latest album at the merch-stall, and proceeded to be blown away again when I got home. I listened to "Mother Earth, Father Thunder" by Bathory a couple of years ago and it was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard at the time. It still is, to an extent. I'd never heard an atmosphere like it, and I loved it instantly. There are plenty of others, too. IanThrash Carach Angren its the most recent example, the first song i listened was The Sightening Is A Portent of Doom and holy shit!! I have never been a Symphonic Black Metal entusiast but this guys blew me away instantly...the instrumentation, the variety of vocals, the riffing (not just mad tremolo picking and blast beats) and of course the imaginery that sorrounds this dutch band. Then what totally defined my love for their music was their latest album, Where The Corpses Sink Forever the whole concept and the complexity and beautyness of the songs. The interpretation its almost teatrical... damn its so expressive!! The vocals really take everything to a whole new level. Listen to this and tell me what you think... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeYHq8kaeos Can´t touch this Dude: If you tour, will you bring out other musicians? Use tapes? Clone yourselves? Fenriz: I am up for cloning, but with less tinnitus and more chest hair, please. Film reviews and rants for all ye' spanish speaking basterds Cry for the Moon by Epica...everything flowed so well. I've got two. First, there was when I heard The Violation by Fleshgod Apocalypse for the first time last year. The fact that they were mixing crazy fast death metal with orchestra and that they sounded so good together was what got me to get the entire record. I still consider it the album of 2011. Second, there was listening to Monolith of Inhumanity by Cattle Decapitation in full earlier this year. Before that album, Cattle were a band that I was just kind of indifferent to. After reaching the third song on the record or so, I immediately named it the album of 2012, and it still is for me, despite Dethalbum III and Torture giving it a close run for its money. Veracs Phlebotomized's Immense, Intense, suspense amazed me with a flurry of string instruments, faster paced riffs, and those isolating and majestic keyboard instrumentals. I literally replayed every song just to soak in each moment of the album, they just don't make death metal like that anymore. Literally all of Virgin Steele from the Marriage of Heaven and hell to the House of Atreus 2 is just amazing to me, whenever I spin an album from that era I know its going to be amazing. Malignanthrone wrote: Thing is, Suicide Silence actually are more sonically massive than a good 95% of all the death metal bands in the Archives! Not metal, sure, but definitely a lot more brutal. Manowar aren't the Kings of Metal. They're pretenders to a throne that doesn't exist.! SJDJ The first time I heard Amon Amarth when Cry of The Black Birds was released as the lead single off With Oden On Our Side. I was shocked, amazed and glued to the play button on myspace.... It was when I was still into a lot of melodic death but these guys just took that and turned it up X10 with Cry of the Black Birds. The first time I heard Accept was a similar situation. Heard Teutonic Terror off Blood and was amazed by how awesomely bad ass and intense it was despite being only a mid paced song. Avaddons_blood wrote: SJDJ wrote: I remember when Chocolate Starfish and Hotdog Flavored water was the coolest thing ever Back when my masturbating to 13 year old girls wasn't considered perverse. human grinder 666 WELL, TO BE EXACT, THE VERY FIRST BAND THAT BLEW MY MIND WAS HERMETICA WITH THE ALBUM "ACIDO ARGENTINO", NOT ONLY THEIR SOUND RAW, AGRESSIVE AND FAST, BUT THE LYRICS ALSO, I REMEMBER IN MY YOUNG 8 YEARS I THOUGHT "WOW, THESE GUYS DON`T TELL SHIT!!!" AFTER THAT ALBUM I`VE STARTED TO HEARD OTHER BANDS, AMONG THOSE THERE`S JUDAS PRIEST WITH THE "PAINKILLER" ALBUM, ABSOLUTELY BRUTAL, TILL TODAY I`M STILL BEING GRATEFULLY SURPRISED BY SOME BANDS THE LATEST IS KING DIAMOND WITH THE ALBUM "20 YEARS AGO ON A NIGHT OF REHEARSAL", ACTUALLY THE ALBUM BELONGS TO KING DIAMOND AND BLACK ROSE, BUT AS THE BEGGINING OF DIAMOND`S CAREER IT`S ABSOLUTELY GREAT! human grinder 666 wrote: What? I can't hear you! I saw Monarch! for the first time some years ago and it was amazing (even if I was not into drone back then)! I describe the show as been sitting down at the edge of an abyss watching a monster emerging slooowly from the deeps, flying around you and, finally, going back down to the abyss. It was REALLY amazing! Last edited by BasqueStorm on Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:17 pm, edited 1 time in total. Metantoine Big Beautiful Famgot Location: In the Rectory CALM DOWN WITH THE CAPS LOCK. CHAIRTHROWER wrote: Metantoine, what does "fam" stand for, "familiar"? Like a witch's familiar?!...Have you been playing d & D again?... Metantoine's Magickal Realm Anthrax - My first metal band, and my first foray into music in general. Before hearing Anthrax and thrash metal, I hadn't really connected with any music that I had heard (on the radio). I decided to check them out after my class' single metalhead raved about seeing Anthrax live. He did his best air guitar impersonation, accompanied by the guitar riff of AIR (played by his mouth). I made a mental note of the band and song, and checked them out after school. I was blown the fuck away. I couldn't believe that music like this wasn't being played on the radio. I ended up listening to AIR over and over again (as well as a few other Anthrax tracks that I could find off Kazaa/Limewire/whatever it was at the time, such as Be All, End All, Deathrider, and the cover of Remember Tomorrow) Later that year (2003), on Boxing Day, I ended up buying Spreading The Disease, State Of Euphoria, and Persistence Of Time in a 3/$10 deal at HMV. skwid79 Suffocation - Human Waste Municipal Waste - Repossession All of which helped me get more into thrash, death and black metal. phantaz Oasis, Led Zeppelin, Guns n' Roses, Queen, The Beatles. And they still remain my Top 5 EVER. Unfortunately I do not get amazed, nowadays, as I did when I was a kid eheheh But, I just heard Sickrites today - no, I had never heard of them - and the blew me away eheheh morte aos fascistas que povoam o heavy metal mundial...avante camaradas, avante... CageTheRagers Exhorder, Bathory, Dark Angel, Metallica, Godflesh, Sabbat, Defender(NL), Norden Light, Apollo Ra All bands that left me gawping like a fish when I first heard them... Watch all European football streams and get headlines: www.watchlivefootballstreamonline.com Thiestru Yngwie Malmsteen, the original 'Rising Force' album, to be exact. The night I heard this album for the first time, I was changed forever. It was exactly what I had been looking for in music without knowing it. The technique, the sound, everything came together perfectly, and at that moment, I just knew. I've listened to a lot of different music since then, and some of it has affected me profoundly, or dazzled me, but none of it comes close to how much that one album and musician impacted me as a musician. Violent_Possessor Dark Angel definitely. Kind of blew my mind that something was that fast but wasn't death metal or grindcore (as I was not really into thrash back in my early days of metal). Still one of my favorite thrash bands. A non-metal album would be First Four Years by Black Flag. I wouldn't be into hardcore or anything other then metal if I didn't listen to that album. Just true aggression. Pentu- Harsh noise/power electronics Check out my blog Lies in Czech: Reviews and music Folkemon_ Location: Triggered Let me think...Blind Guardian!, the first time i listened to Follow the Blind i was just fucking blown away with the insane speed yet catchiness. Hard to beat a song like Valhalla. Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider is another, just an onslaught of Jons riffs. everything is sexist, everything is racist, everything is homophobic and you have to point it all out Von Jugel I'll throw in the song that did it too. Metallica (Battery) Iron Maiden (Aces High) Annihilator (Crystal Ann) Naked Raygun (Soldier's Requiem) Adolescents (Kids Of The Black Hole) Christian Death (Romeo's Distress) Slowdive (Alison) Swans (Miracle Of Love) Feelies (Moscow Nights) There were all ones where I was like "FUCK". Ancient_Sorrow wrote: I have this and I really like it, too. I haven't heard it in a little while but I agree with you: it's not lo-fi or technical, but it's got something. Subrick wrote: I liked Fleshgod Apocalypse since Oracles, but I agree that Agony is in a world of its own. Cattle Decapitation is also a band I never really investigated but I love Monolith of Inhumanity. For me, I'll go with Isis. As soon as I started playing Panopticon, I knew there was something awesome about this band. Immediately got some of their albums and I really like them now. I also bought Havohej's Kembatinan Premaster pretty much on a whim, without hearing very much of it at all. After the first listen I realised exactly how great it was and reviewed it accordingly. I still love it to this day and play it regularly. Too bad the debut isn't as good. adders11 Not including obvious gateway bands from when I first started listening to metal, Ulcerate comes to mind. Pratl1971 Bathory, Venom, Burzum and Emperor. I didn't think anything as low-fi and crappy as Burzum could hold such dark feelings. It was great. Bathory was pretty much the same thing. http://www.metalpsalter.com IdiotFlesh Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:38 am Negura Bunget.... holy shit. The opening track on Om is a work of art like nothing else. It's still one of the coolest things I've ever heard to this day. Awblaster Zelkiiro wrote: Same for me. It was that exact video, as it happens. I came across it in a thread on another forum where people were recommending Euro power, and I opened a few tabs up for some videos. None of them really stuck with me, until I heard TM. The melodies were just better than anything I'd heard before, and there was so much energy in the music. And I love the vocals, despite the fact that they're really not standard Euro power metal fare. Damn I love that band. Awblaster wrote: Much like Battle Beast and Theocracy, Timeless Miracle is a Catchy Hook Factory that produces only the highest-quality melodic hooks and vocal lines. When you hear their samples of "Voices from the Past" and "Queen of Egypt" from that album THAT THEY NEVER FINISHED AND/OR RELEASED, they still have energy and inspiration to spare. I'm just gonna go weep bitterly now. Rocka_Rollas Judas Priest Painkiller amazed me at first. The intro is not really that hard to play, but it's still fantastic. MalignantTyrant A Celebration of Guilt by Arsis. Too bad their new stuff is such a disappointment I'm not expecting much from their upcoming album, either. Hate from Poland also comes to mind. محارب البلاك ميتال aaronmb666 Cannibal Corpse= Hammer Smashed Face. First death metal song I heard and thought it was unreal. Suffocation- Pierced From Within. I think this was the first album I heard on amazon a long time ago. Primal Fear- Found them in similar artists of Judas Priest, wow. God Dethroned- First heard them on Metalmeister and have loved them ever since. I forgot about Dark Funeral and Vital Remains as well. Bishop_Drugsalot There have been so many so I'll just mention the latest. I read a review about Ancient VVIsdom's A Godlike Inferno. Checked the opening track, "Alter Reality". Went batshit insane, and approximately 23 seconds later ordered the vinyl. Needless to say, I have trouble staying in my pants waiting for the upcoming album. LordStenhammar I was some 14 (about 15 years ago) old when I bought Metallica's Load. Actually thought that was good. Heh. But then I bought Ride the Lightning and was amazed. The solos of Fight Fire with Fire and the title-track. The whole Fade to Black. Creeping Death. It virtually changed my life. Same happened with Iron Maiden couple of months later. Powerslave remained my favourite album for some time. And I guess I haven't progressed that much. Iron Maiden is still number one band for me. I live in METALLIC FURY, in the wake of METALSTRÖM. Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:32 pm Powerslave remained my favourite album for some time. And I guess I haven't progressed that much. Iron Maiden is still number one band for me. Powerslave is one of my favourite Iron Maiden albums -the solo on the title-track is something which I can mention in this thread - blew me away, and the album as a whole is fantastically solid. I love the artwork too, as I'm intermittently a big fan of all things ancient Egyptian. While I'm here, Black Breath are another band which utterly blew me away - Sentenced to Life was the most crushing, intense and destructive thing I'd heard in a long while - I'd bought the EP and both albums within days of first hearing it. PhilosophicalFrog The Hypercube Social Disservices, by Panopticon blew my away on first listen. The amount of emotional flagellation is draining. The bleak, but understated subject matter, the horrid screams and tortured delivery. Ugh, it's absolutely crushing. The very first time I listened to it, I decided to give up on making music for awhile, because no other album in recent memory has left me feeling that exhausted and spent. What a joyous and crushing celebration of sadness. hats prices are at an all time low ║\ ║▒\ ║▒▒\ ║░▒║ ║░▒║with this blade ║░▒║i cut those who ║░▒║disrespect ║░▒║Carly Rae Jepsen ▓▓▓▓ [█▓] samekh I think the only time this has happened to me was when listening to Odroerir's "Gotterlieder" for the first time. And I think it was the harmonized vocals that did it for me. This also spawned an interest in folk metal that I hadn't had previously. mekhthecat Drudkh - Forgotten Legends - I think this record outdoes all other when it comes to creating atmosphere, listened to it about 5 times the first day I got it. Demons and Wizards- ST - perhaps as close to perfect as a metal album gets, every minute is amazing, a true mix of Blind Guardians vocals with the crunch or Iced Earth jeanshack Apart from NWOBHM albums which introduced me to this genre, some of the works which completely took me by surprise listed in the order of amazement are. Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales Meshuggah - Chaosphere Bathory - Blood Fire Death Hellhammer - Demon Entrails In Flames - Clayman Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse I guess these albums can be considered accessible within their genres and did help me discover harsher sounds, Celtic Frost definitely tops the list. \m/ Page 1 of 3 [ 104 posts ] Users browsing this forum: Immortal666, SculptedCold and 16 guests	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4197
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My equals are none. Factorio is a game where you are dumped on an alien planet and have to single-handedly prepare everything for the arrival of the colonists. You have to do it all by yourself, but, as the name implies, this game is about factories and in this game you build a factory of your own design to automate most of the work involved. You start by mining resources such as coal, copper and iron ore, and then convert those into something more useful like iron plates. You turn those into gear wheels and then convert the gear wheels into conveyor belts, working your way up a tech tree towards more complex products, until you finally are able to build the Rocket Defense structure that allows the colonists to land safely. The challenge is twofold. The first part lies in the hostile environment; you are surrounded by an alien life form referred to as "Biters". Their number, and their aggressiveness are directly related to the amount of pollution you produce. Luckily, the tech tree is full of weapons you can unlock to keep those angry natives from destroying your factory. The other part is the factory itself. As your factory grows, you will run into bottlenecks and supply problems, so you need to expand and optimize. In fact, you'll have to go on the offensive and destroy some of the Biter spawns to obtain the rare Alien Artifacts, which are needed to research the more advanced technologies in the tech tree. In terms of game-play, it's what you get if Minecraft and OpenTTD had a baby. You start on a randomly generated map with some basic tools and crafting skills, and you have to work your way from there, taking care not to die from local wildlife or your own stupidity. Later on, you will encounter bottlenecks and run out of raw materials, requiring you to expand and optimize. Factorio started its life through an IndieGoGo campaign, and is currently alpha/early access. It is developed by a team in the Czech Republic. It's "alpha" or "Early Access" but the core gameplay is great fun and pretty solid already. The developers set high standards for themselves, which is why they didn't consider themselves ready for early access on steam until February 2016. The game is quite stable and bug-free. The core gameplay hasn't really changed much in the past two years, most updates have involved better graphics, fixing bugs and improving performance. There's even co-op multiplayer now! ETA for the finished game has been changed on multiple occasions, so it's really difficult to predict. Here's two trailer videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR01YdFtWFI and another https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVvXv1Z6EY8. Try the demo here: http://www.factorio.com/demo/stable It's very playable already and I consider it great fun myself. This is one of those games that I can get lose myself in, completely losing track of time. You should get this if you enjoy building complex things of your own design, and then leaning back to watch them work. Dealing with enemies is an extra, optional challenge. You can turn that off and just build a factory, if you like. It's extensively moddable, and many mods exist to improve the game, add an extra challenge or vastly overhaul the gameplay. It's in alpha so it's definitely not complete. Dealing with enemies can be a bit repetitive and grindy. The devs are aware of this and adding new weapons to the game. Since I've bought this game, I've seen new enemy types, power armour and a tank being added to address this problem. A walking spider tank and a a flamethrower are currently being developed. I personally would like to see a more extensive end-game. By the time I can build the Rocket Defense, I still feel like expanding the factory even more. It's 20 EUR or 21.50 USD directly from the developer. You also get a Steam key: http://www.factorio.com/buy It runs on Windows, Linux and Mac. I think this is the only way to get a DRM-free version. You can also buy it directly on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/ Or get it via Humble Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/...orio_storefront but I think you just get a Steam key. The developers are currently looking into giving Steam users access to a DRM-free version on the game's website. Not sure if that'll work out, if DRM is a dealbreaker for you, just buy it directly from the developers. The most basic and important ones you need to know: You move your character with the WASD-keys. E opens the crafting/inventory screen. Space fires your current weapon. Alt toggles an overlay letting you see what an assembly machine is producing. P gives you insight into your power consumption. Right click to build, left click to remove a structure. R to rotate a structure. You can rotate after placing too. F to pick up stuff from the ground. Q to clear your hand again. Press ALT to toggle displaying what a factory produces, and what's inside boxes. WARNING: Screenshots in this section are pretty old and the game looks a lot better now. You probably want to start with coal-powered electricity. Do some mining and tree cutting by hand in order to get what you need to build a few Furnaces and Burner Miners. Mine Coal, Iron Ore and Copper Ore, and smelt both ores into plates. You'll be running around to keep everything supplied and running. Pre-electric mining using burner drills. This setup dumps the ore right into the furnace, but you must supply both burner and furnace with fuel yourself. The furnace will keep running as long as it has fuel and less than a full stack's worth of whatever it is that you're smelting Build an Electric Mining Drill, have it mine Coal onto a belt and have that belt feed a Boiler. The Boilers turn water into Steam which Steam Engines turn into electricity. Start the Boilers off by putting some coal in them manually. A power station, enlarged once to meet capacity. Design probably sub-optimal With electricity now available, set up a Science Pack 1 assembly line to feed your Laboratories. Science Packs are used by your Laboratories to unlock new things in the tech tree. A factory setup for Science Packs 1 and 2 From here on it's up to you. You can build some armour for your character and attempt to take down a Biter spawn. Or you could research Railroads and have multiple smaller factories all over the map. Maybe you'd rather have flying drones move stuff around and help you destroy spawns. Or you could get a Car and do drive-by shooting. Once you've got your Laboratories going, it's probably time to start worrying about the Biters. Build your defenses up, plop some guns down and make sure they're supplied with ammo. Put some walls around your guns so the Biters can't get to them. Be sure to check up on the walls often, the Biters will eventually grind them down. A central bus design is a good way to keep your factory organized and easy to expand. Belts have two sides. You can have different things on each side to save space. Inserters will always place an item on the furthest side of the belt. When taking items from the belt, it will only pick an item that an assembler or furnace can actually use and leave the rest. You can plop down more advanced assembly machines on top of others, and it'll keep the settings. Similarly, you can rotate an inserter just by highlighting it and pressing R. You can use a chest and lock some of its item slots from use, by clicking the red X and then clicking up to where you want to block slots. Driving a car is a great way to inadvertently destroy your factory. When you build your factory, make sure you have room to move around and place some lights so you can see where you're going as you're zipping around in your car. A train doesn't need a loop to reverse if there's an engine on each end. Only the front engine powers the train and uses fuel. Example of another power station. Of course I couldn't manage to take a screenshot without damaging both the car and an electricity pole. If you just want to build a factory and not worry about the Biters, you can turn them off completely when you generate a new world. There's even a sandbox mode which disables the player character and just lets you build without running around. The Blueprint mod lets you save and share blueprints, if you see people sharing large strings of random letters, it's for this mod. This section could go on forever. Check the official guide and wiki if you want to learn more. Official guide: http://guide.factorio.com/ Official wiki: http://www.factorioforums.com/wiki/ Official forums: http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/ (a good place to find mods) Dev blog: https://www.factorio.com/blog Roadmap & Changelog: http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=3 Tech Tree tool: http://davemcw.com/factorio/tech-tree/ Evilreaver's legacy game Let's Play: http://forums.somethingawful.com/sh...hreadid=3642000 (needs Archives) The Factorio font (free): http://www.thenorthernblock.co.uk/fonts/sylar-stencil/ Stick Insect fucked around with this message at Apr 24, 2016 around 11:10 # ? Apr 29, 2014 00:48 Lord Windy This looks amazing, I'm going to get it the moment I get home. At $13~ or so I can justify buying it even if it ends up being utter crap. Brackhar I'll give you a definite maybe. This game was awesome when I played it in early alpha. How much content is there right now? When I last played there were three story missions and that was it. One of the more recent additions was Oil, for which you need pipes to move around and silo tanks to store it in. The "campaign" is no more than a bunch of missions to get you used to the interface. After that you should generate a map and see if you can safely tech up and build the Rocket Defense. Right now the developers are working on multiplayer, hope we can play with that soon. Stick Insect posted: Ah, cool, they didn't even have random maps when I last played. Great! Archer2338 'Tis a screwed up world That sounds interesting enough for me to re-install after liking it a lot when I got it last year. I do remember the monsters being waaay too numerous/strong early game, forcing me to turn them off completely. Did they address that yet? OP, I think they released a gameplay preview or something like that in one of their recent blog posts -- might be a better representation of th game than the trailer you have up? I've added the link to the preview vid in the op. It's a good 50 minutes though. They desperately need to make a new trailer, the one I linked still shows the red chevrolet car. When you start a new game, you can set the amount, size and "richness" of enemy bases. No idea what "richness" does. There's also an option that prevents the enemies from attacking you first, so you can take your time to get ready to face them. Moridin920 ASK ME ABOUT BEING A USEFUL IDIOT Decided to check this out, having quite a bit of fun. I set it so the biters won't attack me before I attack them so I can figure poo poo out. Right now I'm enjoying riding around on the conveyor belts. Took me a minute to figure out that I can use inserters to grab stuff out of smelters. The new trailer is out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yDZM0diiYc This one conveys a lot about the game without using any words at all. It's definitely better than the first one, helped by the fact the graphics have improved a lot since then. Although I thought the accented English from the first trailer was rather charming. "...Are you creative and playfool?" Stick Insect fucked around with this message at May 1, 2014 around 05:24 # ? May 1, 2014 05:17 Wipfmetz Sitzen ein oder mehrere Wipfe in einer Lore, so kann man sie ueber den Rand der Lore hinausschauen sehen. Fun Shoe Whoa. Those new forests look pretty. The whole game is pretty now. Wipfmetz fucked around with this message at May 1, 2014 around 08:26 Crimson Harvest I'm a GENERAL, not some opera floozy! Lipstick Apathy Oh dang this turns my crank. Once I get some money I'm totally on board. Nap Ghost Okay wow, the demo was pretty fun, although short. I'm pretty tempted to get the full version, especially if multiplayer is on the way Drone_Fragger I need to update this again, I built a gently caress-off huge fortress with a mega refinery in it and a clunkily working production chain. Sadly it was completely crippled by my poor design skills (I only used single belts for basic materials like copper and iron plates so they got super clogged up). I also had a shitload of lasers to murderate everything Bettik Space-age Rock Star This suddenly came onto my radar from a few different places today and it looks amazing. Like some kind of perverted cross between Transport Tycoon and the Tekkit mod in Minecraft. Time to get my on, for sure. Either I am very, very bad at this, or it takes a long rear end time to play the second campaign mission. 3000 copper and iron, 1500 steel, 50 solar panels, and 2500 piercing ammo magazines later, it's finally over. This took me seven hours and it was amazing the whole time. KillHour I'm addicted. The game absolutely blows up in complexity REALLY fast, though. LordSaturn sadly unfunny Oh god. Oh god, my weekend. Filthy Monkey Looks neat, but I wish they had other methods of payment. Amazon payments, or google checkout, or any sort of direct credit card processor. Paypal blacklisted my card after my account got hacked, and there is no way I am touching buttcoins. Filthy Monkey posted: Their most recent blog post says they're working on exactly that. Garfu Much like buttholes, families are meant to be tight. This game is awesome, just picked it up today. Completely enthralled. Only regret is I wish I heard about it later so I could have played the complete game because I know I'm going to get burned out. Sheng-Ji Yang This game is pretty cool. It's like an even more complex transport tycoon. The Shortest Path This is insane. I did the tutorial thing and figured "Oh, okay, it's a decent resource management sim that'll probably get old pretty quickly" Then I played an actual game and saw the research tree. Breetai Mah spoon is too big! Played the Demo a couple of times over, and wow - the design of this game is really, really simple but that means that everything meshes very well and learning the limits of what you can do via trial and error is fun. I avoided looking up tutorials and the like on youtube/online and just kinda hosed around, and then went from "Hmm, I wonder if running a coal conveyer past my steam turbines and having inserters joining them will keep the turbines stocked with coal rather than having to manually fill them" to having a fully-automated assembly line that took iron deposits and converted them into dead Biters by way of Miner->Conveyer->Furnace->Conveyer->Assembler->Perimiter-Conveyer-Loop->Perimiter-Autoguns, all without once handling the intermediary materials myself. I wish that some of the graphics were cleared up and that certain items like magazines were more visible on conveyers, but I'm going to play the gently caress out of this, I can tell. I think part of the appeal is that yeah, it's effectively a transport and logistics game, but the addition of combat and overarching goals helps it just be more than a stale exercise in optimization. Breetai fucked around with this message at Nov 23, 2015 around 20:40 Pound_Coin Yeah, is ammo invisible on conveyers? I had no idea if my similar set-up was working till things got blasted. Is multiplayer going to include combat against other players? Because that could be crazy. Played this a couple a months ago, seems like there have already been sizable changes, so that's cool, I'll probably get back into after I'm done with Dark Souls 2. It's fantastic, I can't believe how many hours I put into it, can't wait to play with my step-dad when multiplayer comes out. I'd really recommend the demo if you are at all even slightly interested, it's what sold it to me, played the demo for a couple of hours and as soon as I was finished I bought the game and dived back in. Sheng-ji Yang posted: Multiplayer is going to be co-op from what I can gather. A pvp mode would be cool, you'd probably need something like drones that seek out and attack the other player or their base. Make a factory produce an endless stream of them circ dick soleil by zen death robot I sure love to make potato knishes. Dominic White Once Factorio gets on (and through) Greenlight, the devs really should get in touch with Valve, as there's potential here for a cross-promotional goldmine. All it needs is an alternate player-character sprite that looks like the TF2 engineer. I mean, who else could it be? Can you think of any other lone hard-hatted figure, capable of turning a handful of metal scraps into a mechanized empire defended by increasingly deadly sentry guns? This is going to sell like Starbound and Terraria. It's going to be huge. It's really good they didn't put this on early access too early. Garfu posted: It's really good they didn't put this on early access too early. Why good? They seem proud to have sold 10,000 copies, but they could have sold ten or twenty times that if they'd put it up on Greenlight just a couple months back. It could be up there in the best-sellers with Kerbal Space Program and Prison Architect. Carecat Buglord It's got mechanical appeal but it doesn't have the stylistic appeal to really take off. The mid 90s 2D look isn't a popular one. Bought it because it's a great idea well executed. Carecat fucked around with this message at May 4, 2014 around 17:45 Efficient assembler layout is making my eye twitch. Fujoshisaur It doesn't matter now, come on get happy Bettik posted: I played the demo two days ago and bought the game 20 minutes later for the same reason: it takes my favorite parts of complex factory setups in modded Minecraft and the coolest parts of OpenTTD. The fact that it looks so much like the old Command and Conquer games is a huge plus too. Dominic White posted: Why good? Because when it does finally come to steam it will be a complete game which will drive the sales. When it gets Greenlit (and it will) I'd kill for workshop support. Modding in Factorio has so much potential. Mercury Crusader Nice to meet ya, hee ho! I like what I'm seeing, but after Minecraft and Towns, I'm reluctant to buy into anything that's still in an alpha or beta stage. Morphix by FactsAreUseless Carecat posted: It's not bad but it's boring and cluttered. It'd be nice if they added some colors to it, it kinda looks lad a bad Starcraft mod. I definitely agree that the art direction is kind of bland. I really like it, because I grew up on Command and Conquer, Dark Reign, and other similar games with a really bleak, grimdark environment, and it definitely fits the setting and such of this, but it will really hurt sales in the long run because modern gamers are used to more color in everything that isn't FPS games. Or I could be wrong and there are hundreds of thousands of people just like me eagerly waiting to spend all their money on this. E: I have a gameplay question. Do biter spawners only send stuff after you if you have them shown on your map, or are they hostile based on distance from you automatically? Also, what's the point of Radar in either of those situations and why is it under the military tab? The Shortest Path fucked around with this message at May 4, 2014 around 19:40 The Shortest Path posted: Biters are Eco-terrorists. The hostility level is based on pollution. More you make, the more aggressive they get. Too much pollution and they evolve into tougher versions. It's a great concept where you have to balance high performance, high pollution factories with more spread out, slower factories. The radar scans sectors over time, revealing more and more of the map. It shows deposits and any biter nests. It also shows incoming blips of attacking biters. 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__label__cc	0.684275	0.315725	Ji Chang Wook (지창욱) - Actor/Musical Actor (Upcoming tvN Drama: "Melting Me Softly" - October 2019 Premiere) By cherkell, August 30, 2011 in actors & actresses Mai Stars 29 16 hours ago, payal patel said: his back flip though Yeah.....yeah, he had me at the back flip, too! (And just now, landing the flatfish.....I am truly overwhelmed!) Strangely enough, Ji Chang Wook was not my first rodeo in the South Korean Entertainment World, but I know for sure that he will be my last rodeo. These last few gangbuster visits of his at the Fan Meeting, VLive, and the Fishing Show have put the final nail in the coffin. I don't think it ever gets better than this. It is so very wonderful to hear and see from people like you who think that Ji Chang Wook is the very best of the best! And I know you said you are a "new born" Ji Chang Wook fan, but I didn't think you were THAT new. OOOPS.....I'm sorry, I misjudged. Do you use a desktop, or laptop, tablet, or phone to access Soompi? Depending which you use, you may have problems with some Soompi features. Even if that is not the problem, what browser you use may affect how you can interact with Soompi. Have you had the time to go back to Page 1 of Ji Chang Wook started by @cherkell back in 2011, which, due to her efforts, contains just about every important item regarding Chang Wook ever..... I highly recommend going back to the beginning and reading everything. Literally. Everything. Read it..... Have you read the Soompi rules about quoting pictures, etc.? Sorry to tell ya, but quoting pictures is a no-no. Even though they are MY pics you quoted, they shouldn't be quoted because they add to the bandwidth use which may slow down the entire project. Just slide your mouse over the items you want to discuss, and then a box will appear below that, saying "quote." If you click on that box that quote will appear in your message box. Then you can tell the person you are quoting what a fool/genius they are....see? That's easy enough....Or so I'm told. I have even had problems with this. Text the Soompi Admins for these kinds of problems. I have seen other sites where the person wanting to quote another person apologizes for cutting the text!!! WHAT? NO. No apologies needed. Soompi is not Encyclopedia Britannica for the ages, (though some of us wish that it were).... payal patel 3 11 hours ago, Mai Stars said: JI Chang-Wook is going to be my first and last I am not that much into series or films but I found him in a mix vedio and his smile steals my heart his warmth is so palpable! I know JCW since a month only actually - by far I haven't actually experienced any problems - Thank You but oh I did not know that actually - I found this page while browsing JCW's gif's on google images - that's why I had only saved the link of an intermediate page and haven't even seen the official first page of the site but I'll surely have a look - anything about Ji wook is welcome oops... no I hadn't known any rules - thought it would be same as other forums ... but I'll take care of it next time onwards thanks for letting me know PS I don't knnow why I can't remove the box below but it would be taken care of next post onwards Also how do you all address JCW ? I don't know how it is in South Korea but here calling full name is very official - we call people adorably by their first name Ji is a family name and Chang Wook is the name , right ? but I haven't seen anyone calling him only Chang Wook ! My concern is not to call/say anything which is considered wrong also do tell if you buy that life size JCW stand so exciting to have something like that ! I wish I had a 3D projecter only to see him so closely 4 hours ago, payal patel said: Also how do you all address JCW ? Oh, My Dear!....We All here are from just about every country on the face of the earth. (Exceptions may include North Korea, Antarctica perhaps?) I know a person (on a different thread) who at the time she was posting, lived in Mongolia! We All find many different ways to address him depending on where WE are from, not necessarily what is accepted in South Korea. If you read some of those back pages you'll get lots of different ideas. He often calls or identifies himself by his full name in some of his videos. I use Chang Wook often, or JCW. Maybe some other people might want to chime in here...... also do tell if you buy that life size JCW stand I wish I had a 3D projecter That would be a lovely thing to have. cherkell 29,815 Location: Persimmo-Yummies!!! Sorry for the delay in welcoming all new readers! Been a little crazy with us balancing Real Life with the onslaught of Wook News now that he's freed from the shackles of the military, so I've only been able to post and run away for the past few weeks. In SoKor, the respectful way to address Wook is either 지창욱씨 / Ji Chang Wook-ssi (Mr. Ji Chang Wook) or 지배우씨 / Ji-bae-u-ssi (Mr. Actor Ji) or 지배우님 / Ji-bae-woo-nim (more formal Actor Ji). And even though his fans do it, shouting out OPPA!!! is quite frowned upon as being quite impolite. Internationally, there is no hard-and-fast rule as to what to call Wook. We at The Kitchen decided that we would address him in the diminutive as "Wook," because with him now being in his early 30s, calling him "Wookie" just seems to belittle his stature to a child's level. Saying that, there is no official "group name" for Wook's followers (such as "Wookies" or "Ji Girls," etc.) as there may be for other actors or actresses' fan clubs (especially since there are so many other actors with "Wook" in their names) because Wook has never wanted his fans to identify behind one group name or another. And to answer the burning question, Wook picked the name "Dayrock" for his Korean fan club, but never explained the meaning behind his choice. I'm sure there's an answer out on the Interwebs somewhere... no sorries cherkell thank you for the detailed explanation Although I am still confused - for now I'll stick to JCW I watched secret love he has such naughty eyes in this show - I love him here also I was completely unaware that the angel would show up naked It was a shock but a pleasant one Boy oh boy, but @cherkell got that right when she said that since JCW is FREE AT LAST from the South Korean Army, life has been hectic for him and for fans: " The publicity machine has been cranked up to 100 % in advance of Ji Chang Wook's second appearance on "The Fisherman and The City." But then Wook was always in a mad scramble to live life fast and furious. I loved loved loved the City Fisherman episode!!! It was the perfect counterpoint or counterbalance to the hot house intimacy of the Fan Meeting.....Wook, sailing away with the gruff and salty working fishermen, was just able to be himself, with the fishing boat crew and the TV Channel A crew looking out for the newbie. It was wonderful to see the friendship between him and Lee Dok Hwa, his co-star in Suspicious Partner. Checking in Wikipedia we see that Lee Dok Hwa was really A BIG DEAL as an actor back in his day! He was South Korean show biz royalty (along with his father) and has kept his career active for quite a while. Check it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Deok-hwa. It is tempting to speculate that Lee Dok Hwa sees something very important in Wook and is extending every avenue of help and guidance. That's something you don't see much of these days. From YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIipNjspumk&t=4722s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv_rMl1R8no I've got a GIF or two! This GIF captured the gentle rocking of the boat. Here's another one.....Wook getting ready to sing for his supper? Speaking of Wook singing, between the Fan Meeting and The City Fishermen, I learned some new music, some really perfect Wook music. Got my playlists all ready for my car usb, and my computer. Thanks to Ji Chang Wook for once again Making My Day(s)! Is it just me or is it his voice, which is unique, that makes his covers WAAAAY better than the originals? Thank goodness for the songwriters, but no one covers like he does. On 6/3/2019 at 1:01 PM, payal patel said: he has such naughty eyes in this show Referring to Secret Love's Coffee With and Angel......Wait.....I don't remember any naughty eyes. I've got a DVD of this and have watched it many times, but I don't remember.......Wook's gaze is always frank and open and was perfect for this witty little love story. I don't think he knows how to be indecent or suggestive. Nor does he need to be. As to the other thing that surprised you, well, surprises seem to be a feature (not a bug) of Ji Chang Wook's acting, his dramas and movies. I hope you continue to be surprised. no no - with naughty eyes I don't mean indecent - I think used the wrong word - I was referring to his mischievous ways and also his childish rants like askin for the room to be cleaned etc. On 6/5/2019 at 5:52 AM, Mai Stars said: Wook's gaze is always frank and open and was perfect for this witty little love story ya of course - JCW never needs that ! His smile is enough to slay I hope you continue to be surprised. fan meets surprised me a lot - Is it common in south korea? here in india it's very uncommon for an actor to be this out going more these fan meets are no less than a dream - he has enacted scenes with his fans , then having a date , handshake session all this was way beyond my imagination - would love to land up in one such fan meet if ever I can I still haven't seen the fisherman show - he is in more than one episode , right? He looks so different in these new picture - maybe because of his hairstyle love the new photo shoot I was referring to his mischievous ways Yes!! Perfect. To slip in a simile....he was a devilish angel. Fan meets by South Korean superstars like Ji Chang Wook are common, which, I think, is one of the major things that make all fans adore these actors, male and female. Some lucky fans get to be "up close and personal." Fan service is, as you point out, spectacularly missing in most countries, like your, and mine. I'll probably never get to be in fan meeting...….except, like you said, in my imagination. I posted a link......is it not available to watch where you are? There is another episode on June 6th, which is today where I am, but has probably already happened where he is. It should be available in some form on YouTube for Channel A, eventually, or on @cherkell's Ji Chang Wook's Kitchen site (eventually also....they need some time to process.) https://jichangwookkitchen.com/ His hairstyle is short and "different" because it is growing out after having been shorn to his scalp when he was conscripted into South Korea's military 22 months ago. He was officially discharged April 27, 2019, from his deployment in the ROK Army, and is just now able to resume his civilian duties and creative career, and is busy bringing his inspired insanity back to fans, for which I, and I am sure millions of other fans, are deliriously happy about. Go back about 2, or 3 pages from here; there should be the YouTube and @cherkellpostings of the televised event of his discharge, attended by fans from all over the world. Cherkell mentioned it in her post above, but the significance of her remarks "now that he's freed from the shackles of the military," may not have registered, cause there is SO MUCH GOING ON right now!!! YAY!! So much going on including this.....and the beat goes on: Still glorying in all the footage from the First Episode with JCW on City Fisherman! Please enjoy. JCW: Not only did they make me catch my own supper, they made me sing for it, too! A moment of sheer enjoyment...... I wasn't kidding about him having to actually sing for his supper! Here is a short GIF from one of the few final scenes from City Fishermen "Ep. 1 (with JCW)." The day's fishing is done, and everyone is helping in preparing the evening meal from the catch of the day, including Wook's flounder. All that's missing is the campfire....and roasted sweet potatoes. And the musical accompaniment, courtesy of YouTube and Lee Juck. It's Lee Juck's voice you hear, though, not Wook's. if you can access the Channel A post on YouTube, look and listen starting at 1:33:02 ( Fishing show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIipNjspumk&t=4722s). Here's Lee Juck's Laundry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYSTCqxAuTM for easy listening. Just imagine it in Ji Chang Wook's voice. With luck someday fans may get a streaming single, or even a whole DVD of Wook singing. Until then, this will have to do. Apologies to Lee Juck, whose music is wonderful, too. I got busy with a new Actor Ji project but it started to grow bigger and bigger and get more complicated, and nothing was getting done to get some news and pictures on these pages......So, I stopped that project and put together something smaller and quicker from the two fishing shows. I really enjoyed them, but after watching both of them, I think, like Actor Ji, that that may be my last fishing outing....forever. I live in a place where fishing is LIFE for a lot of people but now I can quietly put that aside. I've mangled my last catfish. From the first show we see Wook portrayed as a sweet, simple, innocent newbie. Wouldn't hurt a fly or a fish, and is someone who needs guidance and mentoring. They take very good care of him. He is fully rigged out in safety gear and all-weather gear, and they put him safely amidships, surrounded by keepers. Absolutely nothing bad should happen to SuperStar! Of course, he becomes the hero fish slayer of the day. But in the second episode shot later, we get a totally different look and attitude from this Urban Fisherman: No more Mr. Nice Guy. What we got here is more like Mack the Knife. He now casually balances on the bow rails, and has mastered quite a respectable cast. Of course, Actor Ji learned many things from his dramas and movies......how to be a chef, a speed skater, a purveyor of fine vegetables, a fig picker, baby care as well as knitting, crocheting, and sewing (My Too Perfect Sons), a swordsman......it just goes on and on. Unfortunately, he didn't win the Golden Fish Award, but I don't think he cared at all. More to come. I try to keep myself busy with these tasks in between waiting for the dramas and movies. ✪ Kim So Hyun 김소현 ✪✪ [Upcoming Dramas: Love Alarm (Netflix) & Mung Bean Chronicles (KBS)] ✪ By faye406 [Current Drama 2019] Watcher, 왓쳐 - Sat & Sun @ 22:20 KST	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4199
__label__cc	0.600953	0.399047	BF2S Forums In Defense of Equality ; an argument for democratic socialism Debate and Serious Talk » In Defense of Equality ; an argument for democratic socialism KEN-JENNINGS I am all that is MOD! +2,787\|4885\|949 Don't forget the California government allowing Nestle to continue to draw water out of our aquifers so they can sell bottled water. A very good policy decision during a 5 year drought. Bork! Bork! Bork! +1,965\|3612\|London, England KEN-JENNINGS wrote: The balls on that CEO are gargantuan. I mean possibly the size of Mars. His balls generate their own gravitational field. "Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough." -Frederick Bastiat uziq +157\|1706 ayn rand winner 4/20 jus blaze xXx SuperJail Warden What does everyone think of Jill Stein? The Green party is as close to socialism as you are going to get in the U.S. I voted for them once for governor. Along with 0.39% of other voters in that election. Most of Jill's ideas are just like Bernie's. The difference between both of them is that Jill can talk about her plans in detail without yelling about "millionaires and billionaires". She seems like a more intelligent and trustworthy person than Bernie. Sanders is pretty opportunistic. Her idea of a Green New Deal sounds interesting. Referring to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal approach to the Great Depression, Jill Stein advocated a "Green New Deal",[47] in which renewable energy jobs would be created to address climate change and environmental issues; the objective would be to employ "every American willing and able to work".[47] Stein noted the successful economic effects of the 1930s' New Deal projects, and said she would fund the start-up costs of the plan with a 30% reduction in the U.S. military budget, returning US troops home, and increasing taxes on areas such as speculation in stock markets, offshore tax havens, and multimillion-dollar real estate. She says, based on the research of Phillip Harvey, Professor of Law & Economics at Rutgers University, that the multiplier economic effects of this Green New Deal would later recoup most of the start-up costs.[47] She also wants to hold Israel accountable for their war crimes. Unfortunately she also wants to stop arm sales to oppressive regimes. She also has zero chance of winning anything like every other Green party candidate. Cybargs +2,268\|4970 lol israel war crimes hahgahahahah the deaths of 3000 Palestinian men, women and children in response to the kidnapping of 3 Israeli men is a crime. We killed over 100,000 people in Iraq and Afghanistan in response to 3,000 dying in the wtc but you're still not satisfied and want to keep bombing. 3000 for 3 is a crime though. Way to be consistent there mr confused liberal neocon I didn't support the Iraq war. I've strictly voted green party in gubernatorial and presidential elections (so far). A few of the tenets I strongly support is the decentralization of government and focus on grass roots democracy. here's their 10 key values if anyone is interested. Mac why are you against arms sales to oppressive regimes? Oppression is relative. And as long as those "oppressive" regimes keep the peace with us and our allies, I don't support ruining our relationships by taking away their ability to defend themselves. And those arm sales provide good paying American jobs. ah, you take the "arm them now, worry about them later" approach. History is not on your side, friend. It works most of the time. You just never hear about all the success stories only the disasters. you will never convince me that selling weapons to anyone is a success, but I'd love to hear what your "success" stories are. Japan, Korea, Philippines, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Poland, Spain and many others. Can we talk about socialism again? What do you think of the Green New Deal? Hahaha you should have mentioned you are joking. I'm not going to pretend to understand the numbers behind what she is saying without having both the time and access to information to compare to. However, I am a strong advocate of government work fare. I also advocate a huge redistribution of government spending from military to infrastructure. I love when lefties insist that there is some sort of multiplier that magically makes government spending into an investment. If that's the case, we should confiscate all the money, have the government spend it all, and we'll become infinitely rich. That there are very strong and persuasive arguments that the original New Deal prolonged the Depression... well... more is better, right? I fucking hate stupid. I'm not surprised you like her policies. I like workfare programs also. Keeping people busy enough to not get into trouble is just as important as providing income. Crime in the inner city would probably go down if there were programs where non-college track kids could go after school and work a min or sub-min wage job instead of hanging out all day bored and resentful. Perhaps we could give them temporary jobs producing guns for us to sell to Saudi Arabia who can transfer them to Al-Qaeda to use on Assad. Dilbert_X The X stands for +1,609\|4359\|eXtreme to the maX Jay wrote: The government already sets the price of water. It's a utility. The price should be set by the market, if the poor can't pay bad luck The government determined water rights at the end of the 1800s and early 1900s. Rights were divided up and way oversubscribed. Now, with LA, Las Vegas and Phoenix all big cities, there's too many people drawing from the same watershed. Bad luck for those people in LA, Las Vegas and Phoenix - they should have done their research on water rights before they moved there. Govt can't take away peoples rights. They shouldn't be limited but will instead limit themselves. Because people always limit themselves for the greater good. Maybe you should eat less so there's more to go around. I am already rational, I just recognize that there are limits and absolutely despise technocrats. Nope, you think other people should be limited, you're selfish and hypocritical. Last edited by Dilbert_X (2016-03-30 01:37:44) Your virus system is infected with windows. Please to be giving me your credit card details urgently You know what would be great? If there were no government at all, no laws, no police, no society, no money even. Everyone could just have a gun and when they wanted something they could threaten or shoot whoever had something they wanted and take it from them. Its the perfect logical extension of libertarianism and free market theory. Everyone would be happy and rich, no-one would have to do any work except reloading their guns. Your bipolar reductio ad absurdam arguments are becoming steadily more retarded. To address your argument though: The key is to spend money on productive enterprises. Which do you think was the more productive enterprise A Spending about U$1Bn in today's money building the Hoover Dam - which employed thousands of people and has delivered almost free electricity for nearly 100 years B Spending $1Bn to burn useful jet fuel to ferry you and your tubby Army friends to the Middle East and back for no reason anyone can really fathom. Did you read the Law and Economics professor's research? How do you know he is a leftie? I doubt you read all 29 pages, but here is his research paper if you'd like. I think a good start for you would be around page 18. Or are you just assuming Jill Stein is making shit up and you're smarter than teh dum leftie? Just kidding, I know you're shooting from the side of your hip without looking into any of this. But what does he know? He's a professor of economics and you're an armchair economist, so your knowledge clearly trumps his. There's an economist that will tell you that everyone should be put into prison because prison labor is cheap and we'd produce more stuff and have a higher GDP if there was someone that would pay him to fund his research. I don't have to look into his particular research. Anyone who says that there is a multiplier for government spending has flawed research or dreams of utopia. They've done legitimate research and the highest they've ever found was like .78, meaning that for every dollar the government spent, seventy-eight cents of wealth was created. Twenty-two cents was lost in the void of mismanagement, theft, etc. Positive multipliers were trotted out by the Democrats when they pushed the stimulus bill that rewarded their cronies and it was debunked then. It was also debunked like two months ago when Bernie's campaign was touting some economist up in Massachusetts that had a nice hockey stick chart for growth by government spending because he didn't remove the government input at the end of the year. They probably included the military spending in the calculation. Cost - A lot Return - Zero Zero/A lot comes out as zero As its such a large proportion of spending it really skews the figures. That's just discretionary spending Jaekus I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose +957\|3432\|Sydney It must feel good to be so flippant about others' arguments whilst remaining so secure in your own. We need to cut spending. We should start by taking away the $65 billion handout we give to veterans every year.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4205
__label__cc	0.67177	0.32823	'93 Mauser blow up Big Al1 Senior MemberPosts: 7,136 Senior Member October 2012 in General Firearms #1 http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,107929.0.html Found this link on the Mauser fourm. Hard to determine 'cause of malfuntion, but it ain't purdy!! The pics make me think a case failure, the story "Went off while closing" sort of supports the case not being fully supported and failing, but cause of OOB firing eludes me :uhm: kmeiersks Member Posts: 121 Member Could have been alot worse... mkk41 Banned Posts: 1,932 Senior Member IIRC , '93 actions are cock on closing. Broken firing pin? Faulty trigger? "There are no victims , only volunteers!" I couldn't see the locking lugs on the bolt, but it doesn't look like there was a chamber or bolt failure. That tells me the firing pin fell before the bolt was closed far enough for the locking lugs to engage. I'm thinking someone has modified the sear engagement enough to allow the firing pin to fall during the "cock on closing" phase of chambering before the bolt lugs engaged. The controlled-round extractor usually holds the primer close enough to the bolt face to allow the firing pin to hit the primer and fire the round even if the case shoulder isn't touching the chamber. M 98's have a feature inside the bolt to prevent the firing pin from touching the primer if the bolt isn't fully closed. Earlier designs don't have that feature. Paul Mauser learned a LOT of little tricks to make the 98's safer and more reliable! Edit: If a "puny" round like a 7X57 can do that much damage, think about what a belted magnum can do! We get a little complacent about the power we're unleashing a few inches from our faces sometimes! jwv2001 Member Posts: 125 Member What puzzles me from the story told, how come the stock is split? You would think that for the firing pin to fall there would have to be some degree of engagement of the lugs. There are some very important things missing from this story. .....if evil men were not now and then slain it would not be a good world for weaponless dreamers. --Kipling My guess would be the cartridge exploded in the pre-chamber, in between the chamber and the back of the bolt. Thus busting the stock. "Edit: If a "puny" round like a 7X57 can do that much damage, think about what a belted magnum can do! We get a little complacent about the power we're unleashing a few inches from our faces sometimes! Jerry" That is why we need you Teach ! to remind us of the really important facts in these matters !!!!! Gene L wrote: » I think the gasses produced perhaps are what broke the stock. Big Al1 Senior Member Posts: 7,136 Senior Member The ruptured case caused the gases to release back through the action. The gas diversion system of the '93 is one of it's weakness'. The gas diverted out the magazine, you can see the bent floorplate, and also caused the side of the stock to split out!! I've also seen this happen to a brand new Weatherby MK5 in .257, first shot from a brand new rifle. Exactly my take, Gene- - - -before the bolt lugs engaged, the round fired, and the pressure vented out the back- - - -blowing the bolt past the stop, and venting all the chamber pressure into the magazine and stock area. Even if the bullet made it out of the muzzle, virtually all of the thousands of PSI of pressure got exerted against the unsupported case. Notice the clean shear of the brass just ahead of the case head? The shooter's hand gave the bolt just enough resistance to direct the pressure downward into the magazine box and stock cutout. I'm going to guess the striker spring got about 2/3 compressed before the sear disengaged. I worked on a 1891 Argentine rifle that had fired with a slightly open bolt when the shooter tried to de-cock the rifle by squeezing the trigger and lowering the bolt handle with a round in the chamber. The cocking piece hung up and released with the bolt about halfway closed. That one didn't blow the bolt out, but the case burst, and broke the small spring extractor off cleanly at the front of the bolt. The 91 doesn't have the big non-rotating extractor like a small ring or a 98.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4206
__label__cc	0.744863	0.255137	The Well Dodgy Joke Thread Page 53 of 78 First ... 313233343505152535455566373 ... Last Thread: The Well Dodgy Joke Thread 292 times in 162 posts Re: The Well Dodgy Joke Thread Bob and Jim were a couple of Geordie drinking buddies who worked as airplane mechanics in Newcastle. One day the airport was fogged in and they were stuck in the hangar with nothing to do. Bob said, 'Man, I wish we had something to drink!' Jim says 'Me too. Y'know, I've heard you can drink jet fuel and get a buzz. You wanna try it?' So they pour themselves a couple of glasses of high octane hooch and get completely smashed. The next morning Bob wakes up and is surprised at how good he feels. In fact he feels GREAT! NO hangover! NO bad side effects. Nothing! Then the phone rings... It's Jim. Jim says, 'Hey, how do you feel this morning?' Bob says, 'I feel great. How about you?' Jim says, 'I feel great, too. You don't have a hangover?' Bob says, 'No, that jet fuel is great stuff no hangover, nothing. We ought to do this more often.' Jim says, 'Yeah, well there's just one thing... Have you farted yet?' Bob says, 'No.....' 'Well,' Jim says, 'DON'T! I'm in Cornwall! If this one is too crude, let me know and I'll delete. A woman visited her plastic surgeon who told her about a new procedure called "The Knob," where a small knob is placed at the top of the woman's head and could be turned to tighten up her skin and produce the effect of a brand new facelift. Of course, the woman wanted "The Knob." Over the course of the years, the woman tightened the knob, and the effects were wonderful, the woman remained young looking and vibrant. After fifteen years, the woman returned to the surgeon with two problems. "All these years, everything has been working just fine. I've had to turn the knob many times and I've always loved the results. But now I've developed two annoying problems: First, I have these terrible bags under my eyes and the knob won't get rid of them." The doctor looked at her closely and said, "Those aren't bags, those are your breasts." She said, "Well, I guess there's no point in asking about the goatee..." Last edited by sleepyhead; 03-11-2008 at 01:55 PM. Received thanks from: dave87 (03-11-2008),nichomach (04-11-2008) shadowmaster Efficiently lazy shadowmaster's system Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.6Ghz 4GB Corsair XMS3 Kingston SSD V series 64GB + Samsung F3 1TB XFX 5870 1GB in Crossfire BeQuiet 1200W Dark Power Pro Coolermaster Stacker 832 SE Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit 3 x BenQ G2222HDL 21.5inch 1080p BT Infinity 2 The Morning after the Office Leaving Party Jack woke up with a killer hangover after attending one of his office colleagues Leaving Party. He didn't even remember how he got home. It's 8.30. What day is it? Thursday. His wife must have gone to work. As he struggled into consciousness through the fog of a pounding headache, his stomach plummeted as he wondered what the hell he did last night. He forced himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he saw was a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table. And, next to them, a little vase of sweet peas, freshly picked from the garden. He sat up. The bedroom was clean and tidy, - there was no trail of drunkenly abandoned clothes, fresh air was coming in through the window and all was serene. He stumbled to the bathroom, also pristine, and, squinting gingerly into the mirror, saw that he had a black eye. This was not a good sign, but no memories were returning. As he concentrated hard on getting the world into focus, he saw a post-it note stuck on the corner of the mirror. It was written in red, with little hearts on it and a kiss from his wife. 'I'll ring your office and tell them you won't be in today. Breakfast is in the oven. Try to eat something and go back to bed for the morning. There's snooker on TV this afternoon. Take it easy today, hope your eye doesn't hurt too much. See you tonight. I love you, darling! Love, Jillian. x ' He stumbled to the kitchen and sure enough, there was hot breakfast, steaming hot coffee and the newspaper. His teenaged son was sitting at the table, eating. Jack, bracing himself, asked his son what happened the previous night. ' Well, you came home after 3 A.M., drunk and out of your mind. You fell over the coffee table and broke it, and then you puked in the hallway, and got that black eye when you ran into the door. ' Confused, he asked his son, 'So, why is everything in such perfect order, aspirins by the bed, a nice note from Mum and breakfast waiting for me?' His son replied, 'Oh THAT!... Mum dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to take your trousers off, you screamed, 'Leave me alone you slapper, I'm married!!' Broken Coffee Table £250 Hot Breakfast £3.50 Two Aspirins 20p Saying the right thing, at the right time......PRICELESS chuckskull (03-11-2008),Hicks12 (03-11-2008),JK Ferret (03-11-2008),Mblaster (03-11-2008),nichomach (04-11-2008),radar (29-01-2009),Salazaar (04-11-2008),Workaholic (04-11-2008) Rob_B ALT0153™ aaaaw how sweet radix lecti dave87's system i5 3470k under Corsair H80 WC 240gb SSD + 120gb SSD Asus HD7950 XFX 600w Modular Lian Li PC-A05FNB + Acoustipack 2x Dell S2309W (1920x1080) BT Infinity Option 2 A guy walks into a bar with his pet monkey. He orders a drink and while he's drinking, the monkey jumps all around the place. He grabs some olives from the bar and eats them, then grabs some sliced limes and eats them, thenjumps onto the pool table, grabs one of the billiard balls,sticks it in his mouth, and to everyone's amazement, swallows it whole. The bartender screams at the guy,"Did you see what your monkey just did?" The guy says "No, what?" The bartender screams "He just atethe cue ball off my pool table-whole!" "Yeah, that doesn't surprise me," replied the guy, "he eats everything insight, the cheeky little beggar. Sorry. I'll pay for thecue ball and stuff." He finishes his drink, pays his bill,pays for the stuff the monkey ate, then leaves. Two weeks later he's in the baragain, and has his monkey with him. He orders a drink and the monkey starts running around the bar again. While the man is finishing his drink, the monkey finds a maraschino cherry on the bar. He grabs it, sticks it up his bum, pulls it out, and eats it.Then the monkey finds a peanut, and againsticks it up his bum, pulls it out, and eats it. The bartender is disgusted. "Did you see what your monkey did now?" he asks. "No, what?" replies the guy. "Well, he stuck a maraschino cherry and a peanut up his bum, pulled them out, and ate them!" said the bartender. "Yeah, that doesn't surpriseme," replied the guy."He still eats everything in sight,but ever since he had to pass that cue ball, he measures everything first." streetster (06-11-2008) A father watched his young daughter playing in the garden. He smiled as he reflected on how sweet and pure his little girl was. Tears formed in his eyes as he thought about her seeing the wonders of nature through such innocent eyes. Suddenly she just stopped and stared at the ground. He went over to her to see what work of God had captured her attention. He noticed she was looking at two spiders mating. 'Daddy, what are those two spiders doing?' she asked. 'They're mating,' her father replied. 'What do you call the spider on top?' she asked. 'That's a Daddy Longlegs,' her father answered. 'So, the other one is a Mommy Longlegs?' the little girl asked. As his heart soared with the joy of such a cute and innocent question he replied, 'No dear. Both of them are Daddy Longlegs.' 'The little girl, looking a little puzzled, thought for a moment, then lifted her foot and stomped them flat. 'Well, we're not having any of that poofter **e in our garden' she said. shadowmaster (03-11-2008),this_is_gav (03-11-2008),Workaholic (04-11-2008) THE WORLD'S SHORTEST FAIRY TALE Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl "Will you marry me?" The girl said, "NO!" And the guy lived happily ever after and went fishing, cycling, played a lot of sport, drank beer and farted whenever he wanted. Blitzen (28-11-2008) Cornwall/Weston-Super-Mare Behemoth's system Gigabyte mATX Phenom 2 X2 555 BE 8 Gig DDR3 Corsair XMS 3 1600 MHz 4 TB's Storage Gigabyte GTX 460 OC2 OCZ StealthStream 2 600 Watt Silverstone TJ08-E HP x23LED BT Broadband Originally Posted by dave87 You should be ashamed of yourself for rubbish like that lol Salazaar Welcome to stampytown! Originally Posted by Behemoth It made me snigger (")_(") A pirate walked into a bar and the bartender said, 'Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. What happened? You look terrible.' 'What do you mean?' said the pirate, 'I feel fine.' Bartender, 'What about the wooden leg? You didn't have that before.' Pirate, 'Well, we were in a battle and I got hit with a cannon ball, but I'm fine now.' Bartender, 'Well, OK, but what about that hook? What happened to your hand?' Pirate, 'We were in another battle. I boarded a ship and got into a sword fight. My hand was cut off. I got fitted with a hook. I'm fine, really.' 'Bartender 'What about that eye patch?' Pirate, 'Oh, one day we were at sea and a flock of birds flew over. I looked up and one of them pooped in my eye.' 'You're kidding,' said the bartender, 'you lost an eye just from bird poo.' Pirate, 'No, it was my first day with the hook.' This is a story about a couple who had been happily married for years. The only friction in their marriage was the husband's habit of farting loudly every morning when he awoke. The noise would wake his wife and the smell would make her eyes water and make her gasp for air. Every morning she would plead with him to stop ripping them off because it was making her sick. He told her he couldn't stop it and that it was perfectly natural. She told him to see a doctor; she was concerned that one day he would blow his guts out. The years went by and he continued to blast them out! Then one Thanks giving morning as she was preparing the turkey for dinner and he was upstairs sound asleep, she looked at the bowl where she had put the turkey innards and neck, gizzard, liver and all the spare parts and a malicious thought came to her. She took the bowl and went upstairs where her husband was sound asleep and, gently pulling back the bed covers, she pulled back the elastic waistband of his underpants and emptied the bowl of turkey guts into his shorts. Some time later she heard her husband awaken with his usual trumpeting which was followed by a blood curdling scream and the sound of frantic footsteps as he ran into the bathroom. The wife could hardly control herself as she rolled on the floor laughing, tears in her eyes! After years of torture she reckoned she had got him back pretty good. About twenty minutes later, her husband came downstairs in his bloodstained underpants with a look of horror on his face. She bit her lip as she asked him what was the matter. He said, ''Honey, you were right. All these years you have warned me and I didn't listen to you.'' ''What do you mean?'' asked his wife. ''Well, you always told me that one day I would end up farting my guts out, and today it finally happened. 'But by the Grace of God, some Vaseline, and two fingers, I think I got most of them back in.'' A woman goes to her boyfriend's parents' house for Christmas dinner. This is to be her first time meeting the family and she is very nervous. They all sit down and begin eating a fine meal. The woman is beginning to feel a little discomfort, thanks to her nervousness and the broccoli casserole. The gas pains are almost making her eyes water. Left with no other choice, she decides to relieve herself a bit and lets out a dainty fart. It wasn't loud, but everyone at the table heard the poof. Before she even had a chance to be embarrassed, her boyfriend's father looked over at the dog that had been snoozing under the woman's chair, and said in a rather stern voice, 'Skippy!'. The woman thought, 'This is great!' and a big smile came across her face. A couple of minutes later, she was beginning to feel the pain again. This time, she didn't even hesitate. She let a much louder and longer rrrrrip. The father again looked at the dog and yelled, 'Skippy!' Once again the woman smiled and thought 'Yes!' A few minutes later the woman had to let another rip. This time she didn't even think about it. She let a fart rip that rivaled a train whistle blowing. Once again, the father looked at the dog with disgust and yelled, ' Skippy, get away from her, before she *s on you!' 0iD (06-11-2008),chuckskull (05-11-2008),cptwhite_uk (05-11-2008),Workaholic (05-11-2008) MI*A Happy Llama Land 1,209 times in 757 posts 0iD's system Leave my mother out of it! If I knew what it meant? Wah? Cupboards and drawers Slate & chalk Suit or Brief? I was 1 at skool 28k Dialup Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting. Well, for example, the other day my wife and I went into town to do some shopping. We were only in the store for about 15 minutes. When we came out, there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. We went up to him and said, 'Come on, how about giving a senior citizen a break?' He ignored us and continued writing the ticket. I called him a Nazi cockjockey. He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having worn tires. So my wife called him a sh!t eating donkey rapist. He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more we abused him, the more tickets he wrote. Personally, we didn't care. We came into town by bus. We try to have a little fun each day now that we're retired. It's important at our age. Originally Posted by Blitzen When I say go, both walk in the opposite direction for 10 paces, draw handbags, then bitch-slap each other! chuckskull (06-11-2008),sleepyhead (06-11-2008),Workaholic (07-11-2008) baius (09-11-2008),sleepyhead (06-11-2008),Workaholic (07-11-2008) Whiternoise Pseudo-Mad Scientist Whiternoise's system DFI LANPARTY JR P45-T2RS 5.6TB Total 425W Modu82+ Enermax Silverstone TJ08b Win7 64 Dell 23" IPS 1Gbps Fibre Line I had someone ask for an aisle seats so that his or her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost info, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?" I got a call from a woman who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information when she interrupted me with "I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts. "Without trying to make her look like the stupid one, I calmly explained, "Capecod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa." Her response ... click. A man called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando. He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that is not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He replied, "Don't lie to me. I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state." I got a call from a man who asked, "Is it possible to see England from Canada?" I said, "No." He said "But they look so close on the map." Another man called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had a 1-hour lay over in Dallas. When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, "I heard Dallas was a big airport, and I need a car to drive between the gates to save time." A nice lady just called. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:20am and got into Chicago at 8:33am. I tried to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead of llinois, but she could not understand the concept of time zones. Finally I told her the plane went very fast, and she bought that! A woman called and asked, "Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know who's luggage belongs to who?" I said, "No, why do you ask?" She replied, "Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said FAT, and I'm overweight, is there any connection?" After putting her on hold for a minute while I "looked into it" (I was actually laughing) I came back and explained the city code for Fresno is FAT, and that the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage. I just got off the phone with a man who asked, "How do I know which plane to get on?" I asked him what exactly he meant, which he replied, "I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these darn planes have numbers on them." A woman called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-cola on one of those computer planes." I asked if she meant to fly to Pensacola on a commuter plane. She said, "Yeah, whatever." A businessman called and had a question about the documents he needed in order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded him he needed a visa. "Oh no I don't, I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those." I double checked and sure enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him this he said, "Look, I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my American Express." A woman called to make reservations, "I want to go from Chicago to Hippopotamus, New York" The agent was at a loss for words. Finally, the agent: "Are you sure that's the name of the town?" "Yes, what flights do you have?" replied the customer. After some searching, the agent came back with, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a Hippopotamus anywhere." The customer retorted, "Oh don't be silly. Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!" The agent scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "You don't mean Buffalo, do you?" "That's it! I knew it was a big animal!" LITTLE RALPHY ON MATHS A teacher asks her class, 'If there are 5 birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?' She calls on little Ralphy. He replies, 'None, they will all fly away with the first gunshot.' The teacher replies, 'The correct answer is 4, but I like your thinking.' Then little RALPHY says, 'I have a question for YOU. There are 3 women sitting on a bench having ice cream: One is delicately licking the sides of the triple scoop of ice cream. The second is gobbling down the top and sucking the cone. The third is biting off the top of the ice cream. Which one is married?' The teacher, blushing a great deal, replied, 'Well, I suppose the one that's gobbled down the top and sucked the cone.' To which Little RALPHY replied, 'The correct answer is 'the one with the wedding ring on,' but I like your thinking.' LITTLE RALPHY ON MATHS (Part 2) Little RALPHY returns from school and says he got an F in arithmetic. 'Why?' asks the father? 'The teacher asked 'How much is 2x3,'' I said '6', replies RALPHY. 'But that's right!' says his dad. 'Yeah, but then she asked me 'How much is 3x2?'' 'What's the f...... difference?' asks the father. 'That's what I said!' LITTLE RALPHY ON ENGLISH Little RALPHY goes to school, and the teacher says, 'Today we are going to learn multi-syllable words, class. Does anybody have an example of a multi-syllable word?' RALPHY says 'Mas-tur-bate.' Miss Rogers smiles and says, 'Wow, little RALPHY, that's a mouthful.' Little RALPHY says, 'No, Miss Rogers, you're thinking of a blowjob...' LITTLE RALPHY ON GRAMMAR Little RALPHY was sitting in class one day. All of a sudden, he needed to go to the toilet. He yelled out, 'Miss Jones, I need to take a piss!!' The teacher replied, 'Now, RALPHY, that is NOT the proper word to use in this situation. The correct word you want to use is 'urinate.' Please use the word 'ur-i-nate' in a sentence correctly, and I will allow you to go.' Little RALPHY, thinks for a bit, and then says, 'You're an eight, but if you had bigger tits, you'd be a TEN!' LITTLE RALPHY ON GRAMMAR (Part 2) One day, during lessons on proper grammar, the teacher asked for a show of hands from those who could use the word 'beautiful' in the same sentence twice.. First, she called on little Suzie, who responded with, 'My father bought my mother a beautiful dress and she looked beautiful in it.' 'Very good, Suzie,' replied the teacher. She then called on little Michael. 'My mummy planned a beautiful banquet and it turned out beautifully.' She said, 'Excellent, Michael!' Then the teacher reluctantly called on little RALPHY. 'Last night at the dinner table, my sister told my father that she was pregnant, and he said 'Beautiful, just f...... beautiful!'' LITTLE RALPHY ON GETTING OLDER Little RALPHY was sitting on a park bench munching on one candy bar after another. After the 6th one a man on the bench across from him said, 'Son, you know eating all that candy isn't good for you. It will give you acne, rot your teeth, and make you fat.' Little RALPHY replied, 'My grandfather lived to be 107 years old.' The man asked, 'Did your grandfather eat 6 candy bars at a time?' Little RALPHY answered, 'No, he minded his own f....... business. Blitzen (28-11-2008),chuckskull (10-11-2008),GoNz0 (10-11-2008),JK Ferret (10-11-2008),RoBe (10-11-2008),samcross (10-11-2008),Workaholic (10-11-2008) GoNz0 DILLIGAF GoNz0's system Asus Rampage V Extreme i7 something X99 based 16gb GSkill 4 SSD's + WD Red GTX980 Strix WC Enermax Galaxy 1250 (9 years and counting) win10 64bit Dell 24" 220mb Cable A firefighter was working on the engine outside the station when he noticed a little girl nearby in a little red wagon with little ladders hung off the sides and a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle. The girl was wearing a firefighter's helmet. The wagon was being pulled by her dog and her cat. The firefighter walked over to take a closer look. 'That sure is a nice fire truck' the firefighter said with admiration. 'Thanks,' the girl replied. The firefighter looked a little closer and noticed the girl had tied the wagon to her dog's collar and to the cat's testicles. 'Little partner,' the firefighter said. 'I don't want to tell you how to run your rig, but if you were to tie that rope around the cat's collar, I think you could go faster.' The girl replied thoughtfully, 'You're probably right, but then I wouldn't have a siren.' A cruise on the Pacific goes all wrong, the ship sinks, and there are only 3 Survivors; Damian, Darren and Deirdre. They manage to swim to a small island and they lived there for a couple of years doing what's natural for men and women to do. After several years of casual sex, all the time, Deirdre felt absolutely horrible about what she was doing. She felt having sex with both Damian and Darren was so bad that she killed herself. It was tragic but Damian and Darren managed to get through it and,after a while, nature once more took its inevitable course. Well, a couple more years went by and Damian and Darren began to feel absolutely horrible about what they were doing. So they buried Deirdre. 0iD (10-11-2008),chuckskull (10-11-2008),DevilMayCry42 (12-11-2008),Workaholic (10-11-2008) samcross Always makes me lol big time. 0iD (11-11-2008),DevilMayCry42 (12-11-2008),santa claus (10-11-2008) My daughter has reached that age where she is asking embarrassing questions about sex. Just this morning she asked, "Is that the best you can do?" Aez (11-11-2008),JK Ferret (11-11-2008) .llamas in tag-section, .why are there lots, aye what a cracker, come here there's more, cut and paste central, dont forget to thank oid, funniest thread on t'net, heard the one about..., hexus jokes, llamas arouse stew, oid needs moar thanks, oid's well dodgy joke td, random tags, stew is mr llama llama, stewart hates this thread, stewart is a llama, stewart likes llamas	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4207
__label__cc	0.651466	0.348534	Mind and cosmos essays in contemporary science and philosophy National merit essay word limit Managing information systems essay An argument against video games and its negative impact in the society Sanshiro would become a "Chuck Norris-like" figure known for accomplishing impossible feats while promoting the Sega Saturn. Clemson will get pushed by rival South Carolina early, but the Tigers will pull away for the win and face the Pitt Panthers for the title who'd a thunk? What made it possible? Georgia Tech's option will keep Tech in the game, but Georgia will pull out the win. When interviewed, some kids who play this type of games say that they are not negatively affected by the games. If you are at the edge of loosing a war which would cause serious harm to your people what would you do? Compare this to the three most viewed category of post. But the reality of design limitations is what it is. Race and gender are a type of politics even more controversial and outrage-inducing than regular politics. Except for scripted sequences which require the Xenomorph to be somewhere else, interaction with computers or conversations can be cut short by Ripley being tail-stabbed in the back. Either you throw it away or it will explode right in Edward's hands after a few seconds. Advocating donations to help TFYC create the game, posters on 4chan's politics board argued that such donations would make them "look really good" and would make them "PR-untouchable". The Ferguson protesters say they have a concrete policy proposal — they want cameras on police officers. While pacifists on both sides work to defuse the tension, the meme is engaging in a counter-effort to become as virulent as possible, until people start suggesting putting pork fat in American bombs just to make Muslims even madder. It has also been observed that violence displayed on television such as in action movies or news has more chances of leading to violence in children that the violent games. Texas will win the Big And the media is irresistably incentivized to help them. You did a great job. Instead, it lets you reblog them with your own commentary added. A clear division forms between "them" and "us". In a third study, Anderson et al. A bunch of people said it was an outrage. Vegan Outreach can get everyone to agree in principle that factory-farming is bad, but no one will pay any attention to it. And then bird-watchers and non-bird-watchers and different sub-groups of bird-watchers hold vitriolic attacks on each other that feed back on each other in a vicious cycle for the next six months, and the whole thing ends in mutual death threats and another previously innocent activity turning into World War I style trench warfare. There is also an observation regarding these games and their players where children who are naturally aggressive prefer playing this type of games to others. Singal observed Gamergate supporters making a constant series of attacks on Quinn, Sarkeesian, and other women, while frequently stating that Gamergate "is not about" them. Fail to pass it on, and you will die tomorrow. He wound up going to Harvard. But also lost is our ability to treat each other with solidarity and respect. The people who think Officer Darren Wilson is completely innocent and the grand jury was right to release him, the people muttering under their breath about race hustlers and looters — eighty percent of those people still want cameras on their cops. Or rather, that is just one of their many adaptations. I give 2 weeks at best, despite all consequences due to release date. Had a coaches meeting yesterday morning and my assistants loved it. Are you sure you were not reacting overly sympathetic? Take those away and it seems more like someone asking questions about the extent of the reactivity from the decision. Mine came on Saturday and i have been studying it non stop!Do Violent Video Games Cause Aggressive Behavior? - Does playing video games cause aggressive behavior. Because children and teenagers spend an increased amount of time each day playing video games, they are shaping their values, attitudes, and behaviors. May 10, · video games and their effect on modern day society It's the year ; we are at an age where technology is a society constant. Life at this juncture is practically unimaginable without the. As the title implies; the author gives his opinion on the effects of science on the past, present () and future. It is during his description of the past where he lets the reader know what a genius he is. I’ve been researching generational differences for 25 years, starting when I was a year-old doctoral student in psychology. Typically, the characteristics that come to define a generation. It is now the law of the United States that video games are art. ”It is now the law of the United States that video games are a creative, intellectual, emotional form of expression and engagement, as fundamentally human as any other” (Schiesel, NY Times,p. 1). ENTERTAINMENT, POLITICS, AND THE SOUL: LESSONS OF THE ROMAN GAMES (PART TWO) PART ONE. Introduction. The Ludi and the Munera: Public and Private Games. Global warming the whole story essay Resume cover letter nursing student The search for happiness in the novel candide by voltaire Governance in issue paper thesis Freud ttheories of psychosexual development June boatright hates lily Humans and other primates The role of compensation and rewards in modern organization essay Nature or nurture essay ielts An introduction to the essay on the topic of social life Red cross day in detail Gah tater poutine	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4212
__label__wiki	0.750631	0.750631	The Reel Deal How the Ultimate Analog Music Player Is Making a Comeback May 7, 2019 Tech By Tucker Bowe Photo by Henry Phillips All through the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, magnetic tape formats like the 8-track and cassette were audiophiles’ technology of choice. They played high-resolution tracks, had an impressive dynamic range and dealt with relatively little signal processing. The compact disc effectively killed these formats in the ’90s, with all major manufacturers — Teac, Akai, Sony, Revox and Panasonic — ending production of consumer tape machines not long after. But there are whispers of a revival, specifically for the large and beautiful open-reel machines that look like they came directly from the studio where Blood on the Tracks was recorded. The renewed interest from purists has less to do with aesthetics than sound quality; there’s a reason reel-to-reel was the format of choice for professional music recording for decades, and it’s why some authenticity-minded modern artists like Jack White, Lady Gaga and The Black Keys still favor the technology. But if you’re on the hunt for a reel-to-reel player of your own, don’t make the mistake of buying something actually meant for the studio — those are designed primarily for recording, not filling your living room with deep cuts. “A homeowner wants to play stereo tracks,” says Fernando Zorrilla, founder of SkyFi Audio, a New Jersey company that refurbishes old tape machines. “There are machines for playback of stereo that look identical to the ones made for studios — don’t buy yourself a studio machine, it won’t play right.” Reel-to-reel tapes come in various widths. Recording studios use half-inch or 1-inch tape for production but musicians don’t release their work at that size. Hi-fi hobbyists should stick to quarter-inch tapes — and the machines that can play them. There are new examples on the market, specifically from German company Ballfinger, which sells four gorgeous handcrafted models direct from its Duesseldorf factory. The only issue: entry-level models start around $12,000 and climb, precipitously, from there. Don’t make the mistake of buying something actually meant for the studio — those are designed primarily for recording, not filling your living room with deep cuts. Third-party sellers like eBay, Reverb and Audiogon offer plenty of old models, but buyer beware: vintage audio products, even those from reputable brands like Teac, Akai, and Revox, require meticulous service to stay in good working order, so cheap finds that haven’t been properly maintained can cost you in the long run. A better bet is the blooming refurbishing scene, with companies like SkyFi restoring old equipment to like-new conditions. As for the music itself, that’s a hunt all its own. “Pre-recorded reel-to-reel tapes are rare, but they exist,” Zorrilla says. Resale sites like eBay can turn up some gems — The Beatles, Zeppelin and Pink Floyd are all available — but expect to pay top dollar. “Those recordings can go for a hundred to six hundred dollars apiece,” says Zorrilla. (A decent chunk of coin to be sure, but if you balk at the idea of paying several hundred bucks for wonderfully rich music on a rare and authentic analog format, you might be in the wrong hobby.) The real joy of reel-to-reel might be the genuinely weird finds specific to the format. Home recordings abound and can be uniquely fascinating — imagine the joy of finding some two-hour recording from a small-town radio station back in 1975 — and for Zorrilla, these tapes are the main draw. “There’s tons of home-recorded material out there,” he says, “and it’s fascinating.” (If you want to stick with the greats, check out The Tape Project, a California audio company that releases classic albums, duplicated from the master copy, on reel-to-reel tapes.) That DIY spirit lives on in the home tape machine, according to Chris Mara of Mara Machines, a Nashville company that exclusively restores consoles from the defunct manufacturer MCI. “You can buy a blank tape, record your own stuff and reuse it — unlike a vinyl record,” Mara says. Also superior to pressed records: the connection to how music is made, not just enjoyed. “Audiophiles want to be closer to the source,” Mara says. “That means closer to what the artist is doing in the studio. Tape machines are definitely that.” The Best No-Hassle Vinyl Setups for Every Budget Put on these records and they’ll sound are a million light years away from today’s sterile digital soundscapes. Consider a seat belt. Read the Story	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4221
__label__wiki	0.962424	0.962424	10 Essential MST3K Episodes to Watch Before The NEW Season Posted by Rob Wieland on February 13, 2017 For anyone who has been trapped aboard a satellite for the past few months, the new season of Mystery Science Theater 3000 will premiere on Netflix later this year. The eleventh season was funded through fans on Kickstarter and also happens to involve a few people we like around here. Fans of MST3K (the shortened title of the show) from all over the world are on the edge of their seats waiting for information about the new season. While we all wait, we’re revisiting some episodes to watch in the meantime. We’ve chosen one episode per season as essential; not the best, necessarily, but one that could also be important for the show’s history or connects to an odd bit of trivia. Any one of these would work well as a gateway to introduce someone to the show. It’s also a good excuse to have a Turkey Day marathon outside of November for whatever arbitrary holiday is nearby. Happy Edgar Allen Poe’s Birthday MST3K Marathon, everyone! We’ve even included links to The Annotated MST3K video for episodes where available to help point out ALL the references in an episode for those fans new and old to understand everything. Season One: The Crawling Eye The KTMA episodes went officially unreleased for many years because the Best Brains crew felt they weren’t up to the standards of later seasons. The first season tends to also be uneven as the writers and performers are still figuring out the right rhythm and just what the show is about. The same could be said about nearly every TV show, so our choice for the first season is the first episode, The Crawling Eye. It’s a chance to look back at where everything started and how far the show came in later years. Season Two: Godzilla vs Megalon Joel and The ‘Bots tackled several Godzilla movies during this season, with this flick standing out because of Jet Jaguar and one of the first great running gags of the show: “Jet Jaguar says up yours!” These films also became something of a lost commodity thanks to a dispute between the rights holder Sandy Frank and Best Brains. Godzilla Vs. Megalon was briefly released on DVD before the rights issues caused a recall, making this DVD one of the rarities fans hunt down. Season Three: Pod People By now, the crew found their groove. Season Three has some great episodes, but “Pod People” won out due some killer riffs, a movie that seems to be one thing (a cheap ET knockoff for kids) while being something else (a scary-as-hell monster alien flick), and also showcasing the budding musical element from the show. Season Four: Manos The Hands of Fate The MST3K crew seemed to have everything under control up until this point. Manos is a test of their humor and the audience’s endurance with a plodding pace, mumbling sound edits and odd score. That Torgo Theme IS haunting, though, and this film was given new life because of fans that loved to hate—or hated to love this movie. Season Five: Mitchell The great fandom controversy of Mystery Science Theater 3000 comes down to one question: Mike or Joel. Most fans like both, but generally only love one. This is the episode where the baton is passed from Joel’s sleepy but obscure humor to Mike’s affable but broader riffs. It’s also a great bad movie that supposedly made things awkward when some of the performers met Joe Don Baker in real life. Season Six: Zombie Nightmare Recognizable actors showing up in the grade Z sludge that the show scraped for material were always a rare treat. Not only does this show have two—Adam West before his Family Guy resurgence and Tia Carerra before her Wayne’s World breakthrough—but it also has a killer rock soundtrack that almost makes the rambling zombie revenge flick worth it without Mike and The ‘Bots. Season Seven: Laserblast This film was the end of an era, with the show moving to The Sci-Fi Channel in a troublesome transition and several performers making their final on-screen bows. The film they go out on is a strong one, with some good running gags, pointing out the films that Leonard Maltin rated higher than Laserblast and a head-scratching ending that was never really addressed in later seasons. Season Eight: Space Mutiny This sci-fi film, which uses effects shots from the original Battlestar Galactica rather than spend their own money on effects, is home to one of the greatest running gag riffs in the history of the show. Just ask Dave Ryder, aka Beet Punchbeef aka Dirk Hardpec aka Punch RockGroin aka… Season Nine: The Final Sacrifice Season Nine had a lot of worthy entries, but in the end, it all comes down to Zap. Zap Rowsdower stumbles his way through an adventure featuring a map, a feral teenager and existential questions like “Is there beer on the sun?” Season Ten: Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders The last episode on our list is the last episode that aired in the original broadcast run. This odd movie combines a celebrity sighting, a movie that was clearly spliced together from a few others, and a benevolent Merlin that Mike and The Bots get to feed evil lines during their riffs. What is your favorite MST3K riff? Let us know in the comments. Featured image courtesy of Shout! Factory Rob Wieland is an author, game designer and professional nerd. He writes about kaiju, Jedi, gangsters, elves, Vulcans and sometimes all of them at the same time. His blog is here, his Twitter is here and his meat body can be found in scenic Milwaukee, WI. Final Sacrifice, godzilla, Manos, MST3K, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Rifftrax, Space Mutiny 3 Movies We Want To See On The New MST3K The Five Best Episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 How You Can Bring Back Mystery Science Theater 3000	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4222
__label__wiki	0.823741	0.823741	Celebration of Liverpool's digital radio growth Liverpool's radio broadcasters gathered yesterday (13 June) at the top of the iconic Radio City Tower to celebrate the rise of digital radio in Liverpool and the growth of radio listening. The special event, Doing the DAB: Liverpool, was organised by Digital Radio UK and Radio Academy North West and featured a line-up of leading speakers from BBC and commercial radio in Liverpool. Attendees heard that overall radio listening in Liverpool has grown by 7% in the last 5 years, supported by 80% growth of digital listening. This has been driven by an increase in the number of DAB stations to 66 and the advancement of DAB household penetration to over 64% in the Liverpool area. The 66 stations available on DAB in Liverpool are comprised of 42 national stations across three national DAB multiplexes, plus 24 local stations across two local DAB multiplexes broadcasting to Liverpool (Liverpool and NE Wales & Chester). The 24 local Liverpool DAB stations include seven Bauer stations and three Global stations, as well as a range of local independent stations including Zest Liverpool, Sandgrounder, Wirral Radio and Love 80s Liverpool. Speakers included Scott Hughes, Radio City drive-time presenter, who came straight off air to the event after finishing his show; Pauline McAdam, BBC Radio Merseyside; Graham Bryce, Bauer City Network; and radio historian David Lloyd, who celebrated Liverpool radio’s greatest hits. The evening was hosted by John Ryan, Radio Academy North West Branch Chair and Chair of Gaydio; and featured a lively panel session with Chris Rick, Radio City; Jason Bryant, Nation Radio; Matt Deegan, MuxCo and Upload Radio; and Cath Bore from Liverpool community station KCC Live. The event heard that capacity for any further DAB stations in Liverpool is now full and currently there are no plans to launch a new local DAB multiplex or a small-scale DAB mini-mux. The latter could provide local commercial and community stations with a route to DAB as has happened successfully in neighbouring Manchester market. Speakers welcomed the passage of the small-scale DAB Bill into law and looked forward to a future review of the DAB capacity needs of the Liverpool market and possibly the launch of a Liverpool DAB mini-mux in 2018. John Ryan, Chair of Radio Academy North West, said: “The Radio Academy North West is pleased to have hosted this special digital radio event in Liverpool. We had an amazing line-up of local speakers with great stories to tell about the expansion of digital radio choice in the area and the growth of digital listening.” Ford Ennals, CEO, Digital Radio UK, said: “The Doing the DAB city events are going from strength to strength and it was great to celebrate Liverpool’s dynamic and diverse digital radio market and to hear from the people who are leading digital radio investment and innovation in Liverpool.” Pauline McAdam, Assistant Editor, BBC Radio Merseyside, said: “Digital platforms are an increasingly important part of how we deliver BBC Radio Merseyside. They bring multiple benefits such as creating more options for listeners to follow the progress of their favourite local sports teams. Last year’s DAB coverage boost has made a huge difference by expanding the number of listeners in the wider Merseyside area who can receive BBC Radio Merseyside on DAB.” Graham Bryce, Group Managing Director, Bauer City Network, said: “It was great to see such a fantastic celebration of digital radio in Liverpool. DAB allows the whole industry to relentlessly innovate, listeners love it and it has enabled a new era in radio content. From our Radio City brand in Liverpool to the launch of national digital stations such as KISSTORY, Mellow Magic and Magic Chilled, today 56% of Bauer’s total radio listening is delivered via a digital device which demonstrates just how much listener behaviour is changing.” Doing the DAB: Liverpool is the fourth event of its kind, following successful local digital radio events in Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow. Digital Radio UK and Radio Academy are planning further events in Cardiff and Belfast this year to celebrate the strength and diversity of digital radio in major local radio markets. Doing the DAB: Liverpool was supported by Radio Academy, Radio Today, VQ and Digital Radio UK.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4229
__label__wiki	0.575532	0.575532	Asylum of the DaleksDinosaurs on a SpaceshipA Town Called MercyThe Power Of ThreeThe Angels Take ManhattanThe SnowmenThe Bells of Saint JohnThe Rings of AkhatenCold WarHideJourney to the Centre of the TARDISThe Crimson HorrorNightmare in SilverThe Name of the Doctor Dinosaurs on a Spaceship Story Number: 227 No of Episodes: 1 Writer: Chris Chibnall Director: Saul Metzstein Executive Producer: Steven Moffat Starring: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Rupert Graves, Mark Williams, David Bradley, Riann Steele, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Rob Cooper, Mike Lambert BBC One (United Kingdom): First Broadcast: Saturday 8th September 2012 Running Time: 45 minutes, 10 seconds Average Audience: 7.57 Million Average AI: 87 An unmanned spaceship hurtles towards certain destruction - unless the Doctor can save it, and its impossible cargo... of dinosaurs! By his side a ragtag gang of adventurers, a big game hunter, an Egyptian Queen and a surprised member of the Pond family. But little does the Doctor know there is someone else on board who will stop at nothing to keep hold of his precious, prehistoric cargo. Asylum of the Daleks A Town Called Mercy The Magician's Apprentice	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4236
__label__wiki	0.820494	0.820494	Hapka.info: Main page » Search » Ib Uet Lahore Ib Uet Lahore UET Taxila students end protest after VC meets demands Students of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Taxila ended their protest on Monday after the university's vice chancellor accepted their demands... They are also not allowed to sit in groups comprising both male and female students, even though UET Taxila is a co-educational institution, they alleged... First int’l scholar completes PhD at UET LAHORE: A research scholar from the Islamic Republic of Iran has become the first international student to complete her PhD from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore... A public defense or viva voce of the doctoral thesis of Ms Hosseinisasab Sadatalshariyeh was held on Wednesday at the Seminar Hall of UET’s City and Regional Planning Department... UET students get laptops LAHORE: The completion of the Pakistan-China Economic Corridor will make Pakistan the most important country in the region... This was stated by MNA Hamza Shahbaz while speaking at a function held for the distribution of laptops under the Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme among students at the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore... Career fair at UET LAHORE: Around 20 national, multinational industrial concerns and software houses set up stalls at the first Industrial Open House and Career Fair 2015 that began at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) on Tuesday... UET Vice Chancellor Fazal Ahmad Khalid formally inaugurated the two-day fair along with Millat Tractors Managing Director Sikandar Mustafa... Over 16,000 appear in UET entrance test The same will be displayed on UET’s main notice board... UET Vice Chancellor Prof Iftikhar Hussain, who was present on the occasion, expressed satisfaction over the arrangements for the entrance test... Students demand UET campus in Swat The protesting students said the Higher Education Commission, last year, had approved UET campus in Swat for which the feasibility report had also been completed... UET entrance test today LAHORE: The combined entrance test for admission to engineering institutions of Punjab for BSc Engineering and BS Technology will begin at 10am on Sunday (today) at 13 centres across the province... Arrangements for holding the test were reviewed at a meeting presided over by University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Fazal Ahmad Khalid on Saturday... More than 1,600 UET students get degrees LAHORE: The University of Engineering and Technology (UET) is developing a liaison between academia and industry, resulting in reduction in unemployment, says its vice chancellor Fazal Ahmad Khalid... He was speaking at the 22nd convocation of the UET on Monday... UET entrance test on Aug 16 LAHORE: An application for the combined entrance test for admission to engineering institutions of Punjab for BSc Engineering and BS Technology can be filled online through web link http://admission... uet... UET students, teachers return from US Approximately, 100 students and faculty members from the UET, Peshawar, would have the opportunity to carry out applied energy research at Arizona State University over the next four years as part of USAID’s $127 million US-Pakistan Centres for Advanced Studies in Energy programme... Chinese language lab inaugurated at UET LAHORE: A Chinese language laboratory has been established at the department of humanities in University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore... Chinese Consul General in Lahore Yu Boren inaugurated the laboratory on Wednesday... UET convocation highlights importance of engineering LAHORE: The engineering sector has considerable potential to optimise the future of Pakistan... Under this perspective, engineering education can be helpful in attaining development goals, Governor/Chancellor Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana said at the 23rd convocation of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) on Tuesday... Portfolio: Lahore Lahore hai Depicting Lahore in images is an old practice and its early patterns could be found in the miniature paintings of the Mughal era... 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__label__cc	0.503649	0.496351	Terms of Use: Green Clean Guide – Green business Directory Human Environment Policies & Legislations Women Scientists GHG mangement March 2019: Monthly Environmental News Roundup By Puskar On April 1, 2019 March 27, 2019 In News Tagged March 2019: Monthly Environmental News Roundup Leave a comment 1.Microplastic menace A recent study has shown that microplastics, which are less than 5mm in size have contaminated all over the world. The contamination has been found in UK lakes, rivers, underground water of US, China rivers, Spain coasts etc. These have found to harbor harmful microbes and cause gastroenteritis and wound infections. Other health effects of their consumption on people are yet to be found. Analysis shows River Tame having 1000 small plastic pieces per liter and the remote places having 2 or 3 pieces per liter. These plastics are mostly shed by vehicle tyres, plastic pellet spillage, synthetic clothing and are carried away by rain or wind. Researchers are working to uncover more details about them. 2. Setback for UK government – Fracking case As a major setback to UK government’s plan to make fracking easier the court called the fracking policy making unlawful as it found it necessary to consider climate changes and other scientific evidences in deciding the policy. In the case brought by anti-fracking campaigners, judgment suggested that gas from fracking may not be considered as low carbon fuel source. Besides clarifying that the government has not acted responsibly, this also gives a guidance that objections to fracking on climate change impact basis are to be considered at local planning level. The government is expected to present its side of arguments on this. 3. Rs.500 crores fine for Volkswagen The NGT (National Green Tribunal) has directed it to pay auto major Volkswagen(VW) within 2 months Rs. 500 crores fine for damaging the environment using cheat device in their diesel cars in India. In November last year, the green panel had directed VW to pay Rs.100 crores interim amount for environmental damages. The NGT recommended Rs.171.34 crores as health damages fine for air pollution caused in Delhi due to vehicle emissions. Volkswagen India had recalled 3.23 lakhs vehicles for violation of emission norms. The tests by ARAI had shown the emissions from these vehicles to be 1.1 to 2.6 times higher than BS-IV norms. However Volkswagen said that it did not face any charges regarding violating emission norms in India, unlike in the US. 4. Mass production of Green crackers soon Four months back, Supreme Court of India banned manufacture of polluting firecrackers but allowed bursting of green crackers and entrusted the task of formulating the their chemical composition to CSIR and NEERI. Now CSIR and NEERI told the apex court that they have a formula that reduces the PM2.5 pollutants by 25-30% minimum and claim to have successfully tested light emitting fireworks in PESO presence. The approval for this is anticipated by April end and bulk production is expected to start by May. However a petition has been filed stating the green crackers still contain barium, the usage of which was earlier opposed by the court. Court has asked the center to file its response. 5. Upcoming elections, green elections? The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has in its order asked Election Commission, Union Environment Ministry and Central Pollution control board to take a call on usage of hazardous plastics in banners, hoardings, etc for the upcoming general elections. India has committed to completely phase out single-use plastics by 2022. These plastics are found to pollute the soil and water causing impacts on human health and environment. 6. Gurgaon most polluted city in the world Data compiled in IQAirVisual 2018 World Air Quality Report reveals 5 Indian cities in the top 10 most polluted cities in the world, with Gurgaon and Ghaziabad taking the first and second spot. Delhi is in the 11th position. While the permissible PM2.5 limits set by National Ambient Air Quality Standards and WHO are 40ug/m3 and 10ug/m3 respectively, the reading for Delhi for 2018 is 113.5 ug/m3. The report stated that the average PM2.5 concentration for cities as a whole is 6 times more than the recommended limit. Common contributors for PM2.5 pollution are vehicle exhaust, industry emission, biomass burning, coal combustion. 7. Plastic import rules amended In 2015, though the Indian government banned plastics import, the following year it allowed imports carried by agencies in Special economic zones (SEZ). This loophole resulted in increase in PET bottle scrap and flakes imports from 12,000 tons in 2016-17 to 48000 tons in the next year. The center has announced amended rules which prohibit solid plastic waste import in India including in the SEZs. This amendment was made to Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. 8. 4% green buildings in India – new survey A new study indicated that 4% of buildings in India are green and found lack of technical expertise and funding for improvements are barriers in improving percentage of green buildings. Creating structures and using environmentally responsible and resource efficient processes throughout the life cycle of the building is Green building concept. The Survey conducted by Johnson Controls Building Technologies and Solutions covered 20 countries and found the global average to be 14%. Survey indicated that cities are looking to improve sustainability and environment while reducing costs and improving public safety. 9. Formula for Environmental compensation computation. A special committee formed on NGT direction has proposed a formula to calculate Environmental Compensation (EC) for providing the pollution victims immediate relief as well as to fund long term remedies. As per this formula, EC is a multiple of industrial sector’s pollution index (PI), Days of pollution violation (N), index representing scale of polluting plant operation, location factor. In any case a compensation of Rs. 5000 per day to the victim is proposed. However People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and environmental activists say they are writing to CPCB to increase this to Rs 15000 and to also consider ground water pollution and increase base factors so that enough amount could be obtained for remediation. 10. Microbial hitchhikers Findings of University of Stirling have confirmed that nurdles or tiny plastic beads in beaches, seas act as rafts carrying harmful bacteria and there is danger of the pathogens carried over large distances. These plastics protect the pathogens bound to them from the UV rays which normally kill them. 90% nurdles from EU-designated beaches are found to be contaminated with gastroenteritis causing ViIbrio and 45% from diarrhea causing E Coli. While only these two bacteria are tested, presence of more pathogens is expected. It is yet unknown if these microbial hitchhikers can survive longer floating in the sea. 11. Modified house plants turn purifiers A research by Stuart Strand, environmental engineer at University of Washington and team showed simple DNA tweaks could give plants ability to degrade air pollutants. They inserted a synthetic version of rabbit gene into the Devil’s Ivy and found that the modified plant could suck chloroform and benzene and turn them into harmless molecules. The key is to bring as much air in contact with the plant. Further work is needed to see if it can be modified to remove other such volatile organic compounds. While this is appreciated by many, there are concerns over threats that these modified plants could pose, so the team is conducting series of tests for check this. These modified plants are expected to be available in US market within 2 years and maybe even sooner in Canada. 12. Bengaluru’s Public Bicycle Sharing system launched Bengaluru’s full-fledged Public Bicycle sharing system with 3000 bicylces was launched by Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. The Trin Trin dockless bicycle sharing system comprises app-based multiple private bicycle sharing operators renting bicycles at nominal prices to public. 400 parking hubs in Bengaluru have been identified by DULT (Directorate of Urban Land Transport) agency which oversees the project. While this PBS offers hope to reduce pollution woes in Bengaluru, most of the cyclists feel in the absence of dedicated lanes it would be difficult to pedal through the congested roads. 13. Biopolymer based water bottles from Cove Cove has come up with water bottles made of PHA which is FDA approved biopolymer – 100% compostable. Cove says this will break safely down in soil, fresh water, ocean but time taken would depend on the things like humidity, temperature etc. Having done extensive testing Cove says it will take around 5 years for this to biodegrade in soil. Cove says the shelf life of these reusable bottles which work similar to regular plastic bottles is 6 months. Cove plans to launch them in California but it is not interested in shipping them across continents. 14. Norway’s revolutionary environmental scheme – 97% plastic bottles recycled. Norwegian government’s environmental taxes that reward environmentally friendly companies have helped in getting the unbelievable success of the radical recycling program. Up to 97% of the plastic bottles are now recycled. As per this, the producers and importers of plastic bottles were charged around 40 cents per bottle environmental tax, which was lowered and finally dropped when more than 95% was recycled. Customers also had to pay mortgage for each bottle and they could get back coupons when they deposited the used bottles in any of the mortgage machines. The scheme’s success had made representatives from other countries visit to learn from this Norwegian model. 15. Petrol, Diesel from Plastic An inventor from Southern France says he has developed a machine called Chrysalis which when fed with plastic bits at 450 degree Celsius pyrolise it that is decompose it with high heat to give liquid which is 65% diesel, 18% petrol, 10% gas, 7% carbon each of which is useful for generators, powering lamps, heating and for crayons respectively. This machine can presently give 1 litre of liquid fuel from 1 kg plastic. Plan is to develop a larger version by mid-2019 which can give 40 liters of fuel in an hour. 16. South Korea’s emergency social disaster handling plan The recent record level fine dust that blanketed most of South Korea has led to emergency measures taken to tackle the social disaster set by air pollution. A series of bills were passed authorizing emergency fund usage to install high capacity air purifiers, encourage LPG vehicles, etc. Seven major cities hit record high concentration of PM2.5 particles, which pose serious health risks as per WHO. Emergency measures introduced by Seoul earlier like limiting vehicle use, curbing coal power plants, etc was not successful. South Korea has blamed China for 50-70% of the fine dust pollution carried from Chinese region to Korean peninsula. However China has rejected the claims asking South Korea to first check at home. 17. Setback to Kandi Road Project In a setback to Kandi Road Project the NGT banned the road construction passing through Corbett Tiger Reserve Core area. This road was expected to reduce the journey time between Ramnagar and Kotdwar by 2 hours. The original plan approved by Supreme Court in 2005 did not include this road. In 2017 the Uttarkhand government announced construction of road through Corbett Tiger Reserve and approved 3.14 crores funds for study on the project. An objection was raised against this proposed road stating the need to keep the Corbett National park inviolate for tiger conservation purposes. 18. Urgent action needed to avoid deaths of millions A report by 250 scientists and experts from over 70 countries states that drastic measures are to be taken for environmental protection else millions of premature deaths, child neurodevelopment impact, human fertility impact is possible. Report highlighted that the science, technology, finance are available, support from stakeholders is what is needed. At the fourth UN Environment Assembly many pressing issues including food wastage, plastic pollution are expected to be tackled. Urgent action is needed without further delay to achieve the Paris agreement goals. As per the report, it would be much more effective to have policy interventions addressing entire systems. According to the report policies and technologies are already present to give new development pathways for avoiding the risks and leading to healthy and prosperous life for all people. 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__label__wiki	0.966371	0.966371	Pre-order Keberle and Riverside releases now! \|In Dave Douglas, Ryan Keberle \|By Mark Pre-order our two June 16 releases on iTunes now! Ryan Keberle will release his fourth album with the group Catharsis, Find the Common, Shine a Light, featuring Camila Meza, Mike Rodriguez, Jorge Roeder and Eric Doob. The record features Ryan’s original compositions as well as song by Bob Dylan and the Beatles. We’ve announced the group’s tour dates throughout North America this summer. Check out the video for the song “Become the Water” at WBGO.org. And Riverside will release for their second record The New National Anthem featuring Dave Douglas, Chet Doxas, Steve Swallow and Jim Doxas. The new album is a tribute to pianist and composer Carla Bley. who will join the group on select tour dates this summer. Enjoy the music!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4244
__label__cc	0.632023	0.367977	Introducing Dobbin St. – A New Events Venue in Greenpoint Posted by Andy Smith \| May 16, 2016 New events venue, Dobbin St. Have you noticed the new bright blue building on Dobbin Street? It used to be an auto garage, but that former identity is now completely unrecognizable at the newly renovated 64 Dobbin Street. After 18 months of intense demolition and reconstruction – not to mention a new coat of paint – the 8,500 sq. wedding venue and events space Dobbin St. will open this summer. Dobbin St. is co-founded by Terry Walshe, a British filmmaker, restaurateur and impresario who first came to New York 15 years ago to attend a two-month stint at the New York Film Academy. His feature length documentary, Good Times (2002), follows British DJ Norman Jay around New York and London exploring the Sound System culture of the 1980s that spawned the London warehouse parties and acid house movement. Terry Walshe on the roof terrace at Dobbin St In the 2000s, continuing to work as a filmmaker, doing commercial video work and directing music videos in London, Walshe yearned for something new and decided to move to Buenos Ares, Argentina where he opened a hip, clandestine restaurant in a vacant warehouse in a seedy part of town. The restaurant, Club 647, had a 1940s Shanghai lounge theme and “worked out for a few years,” says Walshe. But operating “left of field” and only slightly profitable, he and his partners decided to close the destination eatery and open up the entire warehouse as an events rental space for weddings, birthdays, celebrations and dance parties. Building on his experiences in the warehouse party culture of London and transitioning the kitchen staff into a catering business for the events space, Walshe and his team were able to experiment and develop more creative dinning options for their events clients ” that were far more adventurous than the restaurant could be,” says Walshe. While running the events space for nearly eight years, Walshe was back and forth between Buenos Ares and New York and dating a girl in the city when one of his old NYC friends called him up to say, “My uncle has a space that would be perfect for events, do you want to move to Brooklyn?” That space was, of course, 64 Dobbin Street. Dobbin St main space viewed from the balcony office “Just because we are an events space it doesn’t mean we can’t take risks,” says Walshe. Featuring a minimalist Scandinavian design, Dobbin St. has clean and classy feel with a blank slate potential to transform into a custom atmosphere for a variety of events with room for 275 guests. The main space has 22 ft. ceilings and wonderful light from oversized French doors and skylights, and guests are welcome to the entire space when booking an event: the Sprout-appointed courtyard in the back, the customizable kitchen space, and certainly the 2,500 sq.ft. rooftop garden with views of Manhattan. “Greenpoint is an original mix of the industrial and quant,” says Walshe. “From the quirky cool of Franklin Avenue through the industrial zone stretching from Kent to Nassau and ending in picturesque McCarren Park, there is a mix that’s hard to beat. Add on the stunning views of the Manhattan skyline and it’s a great location for any event.” Dobbin St Client Suite While weekend weddings will certainly be Dobbin St.’s bread and butter – rates begin at $6,000 and differ according to the day and season – Walshe and his team are more than open to hosting creative and artistic events of all shapes and sizes. “Film screenings, dinner parties, photo shoots,” says Walshe, overlooking the soon-to-be polished space. “We already have some events booked, including a birthday party. RSVP for the first open house at Dobbin St. on Tuesday, June 7th, 6:30pm-8:30pm by writing [email protected] About Andy Smith A.P. Smith is a writer, photographer, and record collector living in Greenpoint with his dog, Luigi. View all posts by Andy Smith → ← Healthy Vegan Eats at Acai Berry Solfire: A Shop to Set Your Soul Ablaze →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4245
__label__wiki	0.597367	0.597367	Everyone’s Gone Phishin’ Home » Culture » Music Sean Black For the uninitiated, getting high does not have to include the use of drugs. Sure, smoking a few joints or taking a couple of dabs is a fast and easy way to get there. But the truth of the matter is that there are many ways to achieve the coveted blissful state of happiness and contentment. Children do it unknowingly at young ages, spinning in circles until their hearts race with an eruption of giggles. Whirling dervishes, hula hoopers and many forms of dancing follow the same idea of arriving at that blissful state with repeated movement or sound. Even the repetition of running can provide the very same high, known simply as a “runners high.” Chanting and song can also bring this same sense of higher enlightenment and bliss. One of the greatest examples of that can be found at Madison Square Garden for the past two weeks: Phish’s historic Bakers Dozen, 13 nights of exquisite music brought to you by four maestros of music—Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman. Each night, a new and fresh interpretation of their music, played with nary a repeat and even includes a few new cover songs in a playful manner that is purely Phish. A game with its audience based on the flavor of doughnut sponsored for that day, which foretells what songs they will cover. Double chocolate gave us a raucous, funk filled “You Sexy Thing” by Hot Chocolate off their album Hot Chocolate. Get there early enough and you may even get to sample a doughnut provided by the band—just be wary; the band warns to be careful of the brown doughnuts, a tongue in cheek reference to the infamous Woodstock brown acid incident of 1969. If you’re looking for a show where every single note is played without mistake or misstep, then you’ve come to Phish for the wrong reason. Taking risks, pushing boundaries and not settling for the same exact thing each time is what’s on the table here. Evolving the music and creating sounds based on the energy in the room at that precise moment is exactly what these guys are brilliant at. Not only does it allow for songs to be fresh and new each time you hear them, it also allows the people seeing the concert to participate in a unique way by providing a stream of energy that these four band mates can then interpret into sound. Therein lies the tricky part. How do you play 250+ songs in 13 days, each done uniquely each night and not fluster in mistakes? How do you keep the music so tight and powerful? That’s where these guys truly are masterful. Having played together for over 30 years (the final member, Page joined in 1985) without any members changing within this idea of open jam music has honed their mind-meld abilities to near perfection. You know how couples that have been together for 15-20 years can finish each other’s sentences? Imagine these four fine gentleman doing that, but with their instruments and with great intent. Truly something special. How many bands have existed for 30 years with the same members and played with such regularity? The Who, Rolling Stones and a few others, but the truth is (not to demean any of these bands as they are all amazing in their own right) these bands generally play their songs in a very similar fashion. The allure of going to a Stones show is that I get to hear “Gimme Shelter” the way we all know and love it. Their risks and evolution are more evident in the new songs and albums they create, rather than created in front of an audience live. Phish goes out on limb after limb and takes risks that result in custom songs grown specifically for that audience. Let’s not forget the fifth member of the band—light designer Chris Kuroda, who has been with the band since the late ’80s. He undoubtedly is instrumental in helping immerse the audience in a sea of lights and energy that mesmerizes and hypnotizes right alongside the sweet stream of music. Flawlessly matching to the rhythm and energy of the music, the lighting serves as an integral theatric aspect that quite literally is second to none on the music scene. A true ringer. Now by no means am I saying that a Phish show is full of sober people getting high off music. But for every person getting high off of their choice of substance, there’s a person standing next to them basking in the power of the music to uplift them in chemical sobriety, running off pure dopamine and serotonin. In my 30+ years of going to live shows, never before have I seen so many people bringing their parents to a “rock” concert. In fact, the quality of the audience is something quite special too. Respectful of their neighbors on the floor is status quo. When the energy of your surrounding community is so paramount to your shows experience, becoming friendly and caring provides a safe haven for all involved and serves to create an atmosphere that fuels the bands tank. Swimming in a sea of people with similar energy, intent and passion provides a certain sense of comfort, belonging and camaraderie. So whether or not you partake in the Kool-Aid, indulge in some kind or bask in the energy of loved ones, let the music play and do what those four boys do—surrender to the flow. 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__label__wiki	0.645728	0.645728	With No Delay in Sight, Florida Agencies Brace for Pre-Claim By Amy Baxter \| March 28, 2017 Despite major pushback from the home health care industry, the controversial Pre-Claim Review Demonstration (PCRD) is set to begin in Florida on April 1. Agencies in the Sunshine State have prepared for the three-year demonstration from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) while simultaneously putting up a fight for a delay or moratorium. In fact, Florida home health companies have been on the front lines of efforts to stop PCRD from expanding by linking up with industry associations and legislators. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) have repeatedly spoken up against the demonstration, noting that the bumpy rollout in Illinois is cause for concern. Elite Home Health, a home health agency based in Jacksonville, Florida, was able to meet with the office staff of Nelson on the issue, and called the Senator’s staff “very receptive” to assisting the agency and siding against PCRD. Elite also met with office staff of Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL 4th District) to discuss the issue. However, even with lawmakers on the side of home health agencies in affected states, Elite’s President, Brandon Groover, is not optimistic that federal committees and agencies are as sympathetic. The results from Illinois have become controversial in discussions between providers and CMS. “The House [Energy and] Commerce Committee, which oversees CMS, is under the impression that Pre-Claim is not burdensome, as CMS is presenting a rosy picture of high affirmation,” he told Home Health Care News. “I argued to the congressional staff that the affirmation rate could be deceptive, as CMS has included both partial and full affirmation.” The affirmation rates in Illinois published by CMS have indeed come under fire for the fact that the rates include partial affirmation reviews. For partial affirmations, agencies will typically submit the pre-claim again. CMS reported that Illinois affirmation rates reached nearly 92% as of mid-January. CMS has not provided an update since then. Meanwhile, Seema Verma, CEO and founder of a health care consultancy firm, has been confirmed to lead CMS. Rooting Out the Bad Guys While Florida agencies voice their concerns, they are also taking notes from Illinois providers that have dealt with the demonstration since August 2016. One Illinois provider with a 100% affirmation rate supports the demonstration’s intention to root out fraudsters. Chicago-based Simply Home Health has found success after taking a backseat when the program began in Illinois. Instead of starting right away by submitting pre-claims once the demonstration began in August last year, Simply Home Health didn’t start the process until September. After investing in another staff member, restructuring its claims process and taking a hit to cash flow as a result of the demonstration, Simply Home Health’s CEO and Founder Bob Kunio is hopeful PCRD will at least improve the reputation of the home health industry by identifying the bad guys and putting them out of business. “We have put in so much time and effort and money getting good at this that I’m hoping we benefit by having fewer dishonest competitors,” Kunio told HHCN. “The whole purpose is to make it difficult for the cheaters to get paid.” However, a broad stroke to combat fraud, such as this program, causes significant burdens on do-gooders, industry groups say. Kunio also agrees that the program is disruptive to business, and advocates for a compromise of lifting the demonstration after a period of time, such as six months. Agencies that fail to start PCRD in that time could be a red flag for fraud, he says. PCRD specifically targets the five states—Illinois, Florida, Texas, Massachusetts and Michigan—with the highest rates of improper home health payments. Florida sees itself as a target for regulations. “From aggressive audits to reimbursement-related programs, Value-Based Purchasing, and now with the Pre-Claim Review Demonstration looming large on the horizon, the level of scrutiny on home care is unparalleled, and no other state has had to content with it as much as Florida,” Anthony Clarizio, president of the Home Care Association of Florida (HCAF), said in a statement at the beginning of March. Groover disagrees that PCRD could achieve its aims to reduce fraudulent players, and believes other requirements are to blame for home health’s bad reputation for improper payments, not all of which are fraudulent. “There is a false notion that PCR is truly needed,” he told HHCN. “In fact, the erroneous face-to-face requirement is the cause of the high improper payment rate.” Despite repeated GOP promises to roll back regulations, Republicans at the helm of new positions under the Trump administration, including Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, have yet to stop PCRD. “In a nutshell, I am not so sure that PCR will be beat this time,” Groover said. Written by Amy Baxter Photo Credit: “Welcome to Florida,” by Paul Hamilton, CC BY 2.0 CMS, Elite Home Health, HCAF, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Simply Home Health Amy Baxter NAHC’s Dombi: CMS Needs to ‘Back Off’ RAP Proposal, PDGM Assumptions Proposed Payment Model for Kidney Treatment May Open Door for Home Health Partnerships [Updated] CMS Proposes Elimination of RAPs, $250 Million Medicare Payment Increase	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4253
__label__cc	0.58861	0.41139	Sox Quotes I'm not going to try to deny that I'm a Red Sox fan. I grew up a Red Sox fan, had a great decade here that I really enjoyed, and that will always be a part of me. Theo Epstein Author Profession: Businessman Find on Amazon: Theo Epstein Ross Perot, Lee Iacocca, Steve Jobs, Henry Ford, Warren Buffett, Stephen Covey, Jim Rohn, Bill Gates Always, Decade, Deny, Enjoyed, Fan, Going, Great, Grew, Had, Here, Me, Part, Really, Red, Red Sox, Sox, Try, Up, Will Baseball is a game based on adversity. It's a game that's going to test you repeatedly. It's going to find your weaknesses and vulnerabilities and force you to adjust. That adversity, in the big picture, is a really good thing because it shows you where your weaknesses are. It gives you the opportunity to improve. Good You Opportunity Game We try to do a great job of understanding the opposing hitter and his tendencies. Maybe understand the hitter better than he knows himself. Great Job Better Understanding This game will make you cry more often than not. You Game Cry Will Bostonians vs. Chicagoans, they have different sensibilities, and I can only say this because I consider myself a Bostonian. You know, the Puritanical roots in Boston - the 'sky is falling' mentality a little bit. We could be on a great run, and we'd lose one game, and everyone's panicking. Myself Sky You Game You're not always going to get the outcomes you feel like your talent deserves, that you feel like the big picture deserves. And what's real is how do you respond in those situations? You Talent Picture Feel If you're trying to avoid one move that you don't think is going to work out, don't then settle for a different move that maybe doesn't check all the boxes. Be true to the philosophy and understand the bigger picture. There's always another day to fight. Work Day You Fight Something as simple as transparency is really scalable because it quickly impacts the culture. And the culture is something everyone feels. If upper management is really transparent with everyone, that has this amplifying effect. Then you tend to attract players who operate that way, on the same wavelength, and coaches and fans. Simple You Culture Management When people do things they weren't even sure they were capable of, I think it comes back to connection. Connection with teammates. Connection with organization. Feeling like they belong in the environment. I think it's a human need - the need to feel connected. People Feeling Think Environment Players that tend to respond to adversity the right way and triumph in the end are players with strong character. If you have enough guys like that in the clubhouse, you have an edge on the other team. You Character Strong Team Scouting and player development is the key to year-in and year-out success, not the occasional lucky hit. There are no definitive answers in this game, no shortcuts. When you think you've got it all figured out, you can get humbled very quickly. Success You Game Think The Cubs, we built one of best farm systems - I think for a while there, it was the best farm system in baseball. And that was great. It got a lot of attention. But we didn't want the credit for the farm system. What we wanted was to see if we could do the tricky part, which was turn a lauded farm system into a World Series champion. Best World Great Champion When something goes wrong on the field, we expect our players to take the blame, step up, and proactively assume the blame for it, even if it's not their fault. That's the way to be a good teammate. Good Step Blame Way Failure is inherent in the game. So if you don't respond well to adversity, you're probably not going to have a long career. Failure You Game Long You can't go through life thinking about what could go wrong. Life You Thinking Go	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4257
__label__cc	0.677681	0.322319	Obtain Approvals Working With Humans The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai complies with all ethical and legal requirements for the conduct and oversight of human research. Our Institutional Review Board (IRB), as one component of the Program of the Protection of Human Subjects (PPHS), is responsible for assessing and approving all research at the Medical School that is to be conducted in human subjects. The Investigator Manual under Research Personnel Information on their Guidance and Policies page outlines the general roles and responsibilities of a researcher. What types of studies qualify as human subjects research? Our HRP-309-WORKSHEET-Human Research Determination on the PPHS Worksheets, Checklists, and SOPs page can help you find out whether your research qualifies as human research and how it is regulated. It could belong under the Department of Health and Human Services and/or the Food and Drug Administration definitions. If you believe your research project is exempt from IRB oversight, submit an application to our electronic submission system. With your submission, include a copy of any surveys or data collection forms that you will use in conducting your research. PPHS makes the ultimate approval determination. Who is eligible to be a Principal Investigator (PI) for human subjects research? Any faculty member can serve as a PI. Medical School students and employees may also function as PIs as long as a faculty member joins the project as a mentor or co-investigator. Check with your department for specific policies. What are my responsibilities as a researcher? To become familiar with your responsibilities as a clinical researcher, you can review the Investigator Manual under Research Personnel Information on the PPHS Guidance and Policies page. In addition, the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provide clarification and guidance relating to your responsibilities as a researcher. What training do you require or recommend for clinical researchers? As a PI or member of the research team, you will need to take three types of courses if you are involved in human subject research: 1. A one-time comprehensive basic foundations course, taken before your begin. 2. A refresher, case-based course designed to reinforce your understanding of core issues. You need to complete this within three years of the basic course, and once every three years thereafter. 3. Two Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) courses, which cover institutional policies and regulatory considerations. To receive credit, you must need to complete both courses. For a role-based list of the first steps to getting started with research, visit the Research Portal Getting Started Page and select your role under Research Start-up Table and Required Training. What resources exist to help me? PPHS provides guidance that will help you, to understand, interpret, and apply the appropriate regulations and policies. In addition, the Office of Research Services’ Study-Feasibility Checklist outlines protocol development, review, and approval processes. This guidance will help ensure that you are in compliance with both institutional standards and federal regulatory requirements. You can also use the Study-feasibility Checklist as a guide. How does the research proposal application process work? Before you submit an application to the PPHS office, use the Research Wizard, to ensure that you understand which institutional reviews are required, and what your deadlines are during the review process. You need to obtain all relevant institutional reviews and approvals before you can receive final IRB approval. We also provide the E-Submission Checklist, which you will find on the PPHS Forms and Documents page that will help you determine which items to submit to the IRB. What auditing or monitoring is required during the study? Before starting any project, you should formulate a solid plan to assure data integrity during its collection, storage, and analysis. (Your research will have to comply with institutional recommendations.) If you do lose any data containing identifiable information, you need to file a report with the IRB within five business days, using the HRP-224 Reportable New Information form, which you will find on the PPHS Forms and Documents page. You should monitor any consent issues or subject complaints, and submit reports at least annually, or more frequently if the situation warrants. Enhancing Translational Discovery in Biomedical Research Read the ISMMS Task Force Report Ensuring research conducted at Mount Sinai is NIH Guidelines-compliant Institutional Biosafety Program Monitoring all lab projects involving recombinant and synthetic DNA Program for the Protection of Human Subjects (PPHS) Ensuring the rights and welfare of human subjects in research projects Office of Research Services (ORS) Facilitating research through a centralized infrastructure Center for Comparative Medicine and Surgery Supporting animal research through care and training InfoEd Managing all research grant and sponsored project applications Ideate Expediting research application submissions Developing Grant Applications Preparing and Submitting Grants Managing and Closing Grants Acquire Training Develop Technologies IRB@mssm.edu	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4259
__label__wiki	0.794349	0.794349	Archives for posts with tag: Adderall Apartment Troubles **** November 2, 2015 // The Ideological Content Analysis 30 Days Putsch: 30 Reviews in 30 Days Written and directed by lead actresses Jess Weixler and Jennifer Prediger, this offbeat black dramedy concerns itself with what happens to artsy ditzes Nicole (Weixler) and Olivia (Prediger) when they run out of the money they need to pay the rent on their New York apartment. Seemingly out of options, the pair flies to L.A. to impose themselves on Nicole’s Aunt Kimberley (Will and Grace regular Megan Mullally), who hosts a reality TV talent show. Full of oddball characters and off-the-wall moments (a favorite is the lactose-intolerant vermicomposting malfunction), Apartment Troubles wafts by in an instant like a gust of fragrant spritz and is impossible not to enjoy. Weixler and Prediger make a cute comedy team and could easily turn their partnership into a charming TV sitcom or film series. 4 out of 5 stars. Ideological Content Analysis indicates that Apartment Troubles is: 6. Anti-drug. Pill-popping doofus Will Forte is a danger to himself and others, particularly behind the wheel, with Adderall receiving some bad publicity. Too much wine makes Nicole and Kimberley shameless. 5. Racist! A young African-American gentleman is shown wearing a T-shirt that says “Primitive”. 4. Fag-ambivalent. Kimberley is a predatory lesbian and a drunkard whose advances toward Olivia meet with diplomatic repulsion. Apartment Troubles could be argued to normalize homosexuality, however, with Kimberley presenting an unusually attractive seductress. The casting of a Will and Grace alumnus would seem to corroborate the latter interpretation. 3. Anti-family. Nicole is estranged from her family, who have gone on an unannounced vacation without her. Forte calls his domineering mother a “turkey”. “She’s a powerful lady and she will spank me,” he says. “She will spank me hard. She’s getting older, but she packs it, you know?” He then claims to have been joking when he said this, but he really does seem to believe himself when he confesses, “My mom has really helped me to hit rock bottom.” 2. Anti-cuck. American men, as Apartment Troubles painfully illustrates, have been turned into ineffectual man-children and sexually undesirable weaklings. Familiar character actor Jeffrey Tambor plays the protagonists’ landlord and Nicole’s unlikely ex-boyfriend and recovering beta orbiter. He consults an energy healer for relationship advice. Nicole’s Uncle Robert (Bob Byington) is a lifeless, depressed, and dominated by his lesbian wife. Forte, in another manifestation of the prevailing non-man, unconvincingly proclaims himself the “knight in shining armor” of the two heroines. A foreigner, meanwhile, absurdly accuses American fruit of being “aggressive” because it is too big. 1. Millennial-critical. Whatever the intentions of Weixler and Prediger in crafting this eccentric film, it plays like a sustained act of trolling directed at clueless, useful idiot liberals. Pervading Apartment Troubles and destabilizing its heroines’ lives is the extra-special snowflake mentality according to which the world is obliged to endure the idiosyncratic whimsy that lives in every millennial’s heart. What they must ultimately learn is that they have “that special nothing”; but “We need a benefactor,” they moan, not troubling themselves as to how they would earn such patronage. Nicole and Olivia are typical women of their generation – overly educated in useless areas of endeavor, underemployed, in arrears, and socially retarded. Olivia’s cat substitutes for a more rewarding human companionship, and one can only agree with Nicole, who tells her, “You need to, like, get a boyfriend or something.” One brief moment has Olivia’s eye caught by a display of books for sale on rape and climatic apocalypse. These are the bogeys that haunt the mind of the liberated woman. A toothbrush is lower on the list of things to remember. So ridiculously committed are the duo to the environment that they make a conscious decision (or economical rationalization?) not to pay their electricity bill. “There’s no law that says you have to blow up mountains and frack,” opines Olivia, who comes across as ridiculous rather than sophisticated. In place of a more dignified, traditional spirituality, both women go for make-it-up-as-you-go-along new age silliness, with Nicole taking an interest in eastern religions and Olivia leaning on a “teeny tiny therapist” (a small toy she keeps in a bag). Both women, even when supposedly too poor to feed themselves, consider Tarot readings a worthy investment. Like Hillary Clinton, Olivia, too, finds consolation in the eternal wisdom of ZOG lord Eleanor Roosevelt. Olivia’s belief in the power of “signs” does not appear to be justified. The validity of all thoughts, all opinions, and viewpoints, no matter how stupid, that constitutes the relativistic crazy-quilt fabric of twenty-first century American values, finds expression in the behavior of every character in the film. “I’m an adult,” says Forte, “and I know when it’s safe to go through a fricking red [light]. Sometimes I’ll stop at a green, okay? Oh, my God, I want some candy, but is it too late for candy?” Red light, green light – all is subjective. A theme of Apartment Troubles is the need to grow up, but nothing has been definitively resolved as the story draws to a close, its characters still adrift and having found no rock – nothing that endures – on which to secure themselves. Rainer Chlodwig von Kook Have shopping to do and want to support icareviews? The author receives a modest commission on Amazon purchases made through this link: http://amzn.to/1l2NHlk Tags Adderall, African-American, anti-cuck, anti-drug, anti-family, Apartment Troubles, beta orbiter, black comedy, black people, blacks, Bob Byington, cinema, climate change, comedy, criticism, critique, cuck, depression, dramedy, drugs, dysfunctional family, eastern religions, eastern spirituality, Eleanor Roosevelt, environmentalism, fag-ambivalent, femininity, film, fracking, Gravitas Ventures, henpecked husband, Hillary Clinton, homosexuality, incest, Jeffrey Tambor, Jennifer Prediger, Jess Weixler, lesbian, lesbianism, liberal, liberalism, Los Angeles, masculinity, Megan Mullally, millennial-critical, millennials, movies, neurosis, neurotic, new age, New York, offbeat, pills, pro-gay, racism, racist, rape, reality TV, relativism, religion, review, spanking, Starstream Entertainment, talent competition, talent show, Tarot, useful idiot, vermicomposting, Will and Grace, Will Forte, women's liberation, worms, ZOG	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4260
__label__wiki	0.849022	0.849022	HomeOrlando Sentinel: Daytona PD 'publicly identifies' murdered shooting victim Orlando Sentinel: Daytona PD 'publicly identifies' murdered shooting victim share on: Facebook Twitter Google + Post Date:December 3, 2012 Internet newspaper continues to be excluded from PIO releases Rayshard L. Mitchell was gunned down Saturday night in the 600 block of Verdell Street. Anyone with information on the homicide is asked to call DBPD Detective Bridget Hayden at 386-671-5263 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 1-888-277-TIPS. DAYTONA BEACH -- The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Daytona Beach police have publicly released the name of the young man shot to death over the weekend, but Headline Surfer has not been given any press release information on the homicide identifying the victim. The Sentinel said police have "publicly identified the 23-year-old man shot to death in the 600 block of Verdell Street as 23-year-old Rayshard L. Mitchell found dead at the scene when police responded to a call from a bystander who heard the shot and ran out to find the collapsed victim. The murder is the latest in a series of high profile breaking news or police suppression operations for which Headline Surfer, the New Smyrna Beach-based Internet newspaper has been excluded from press releases sent to local media outlets. They include the recent arrest of a suspected serial burglar and a series of prostitution-related stings. Headline Surfer has asked the police why the Internet newspaper has been excluded from press releases and police reports, but voice mail and e-mail messages left with Police Chief Michael Chitwood and his public information officer, Jimmy Flynt, and the back-up PIO, John Creamer. But those inquiries have gone unanswered. The Internet newspaper asked if there was a possible technical reason for the omissions, but has been given no response. A return receipt e-mail showed PIO Creamer opened Headline Surfer's e-mail Monday night requesting release of the homicide victim's name, but the information was not released. Headline Surfer also asked for the incident report, the initial paperwork on the case that is public record. The police department issued a press release Saturday night to media outlets following the breaking news, but Headline Surfer wasn't included. It wasn't until Sunday night and several calls to the police department that Creamer e-mailed the day-old press release. Headline Surfer's relationship with Chitwood soured after the the Internet newspaper published an investigative story in the spring on his promotion of Jim Newcomb to captain from lieutenant despite alleged past mistreatment of women cops under his command. The story received two awards from the Florida Press Club last month. Previous Coverage: Daytona Beach PD sends press release on homicide to Internet newspaper day after sending it to other media Link: http://headlinesurfer.com/content/410799-daytona-beach-pd-sends-press-release-homicide-internet-newspaper-day-after-sending-it Daytona Beach PD does not respond to media inquiry regarding man murdered: Saturday Link: http://headlinesurfer.com/content/410798-daytona-beach-pd-does-not-respond-media-inquiry-regarding-man-murdered-saturday Derrick Henry sworn in as mayor of Daytona Beach Link: http://nsbnews.net/content/410670-derrick-henry-sworn-mayor-daytona-beach Daytona police chief promotes patrol supervisor who taunted female cop for more than a year Link: http://nsbnews.net/content/409155-daytona-police-chief-promotes-patrol-supervisor-who-taunted-female-cop-more-year Henry Frederick is publisher of Headline Surfer®, the award-winning 24/7 internet news outlet covering the Daytona Beach-Sanford-Orlando metro area via HeadlineSurfer.com since 2008. A longtime cops & courts reporter focused on breaking news & investigative reporting, Frederick is among the Sunshine State's most prolific daily news reporters, having amassed close to a hundred award-winning byline stories narly eveenly split in print and digital platforms. Frederick earned his Master of Arts in New Media Journalism with academic honors from Full Sail University in Winter Park in February 2019. He was a metro reporter with the Daytona Beach News-Journal for nearly a decade and then served as a city editor for the Taunton Daily Gazette in Taunton, Mass, while maintaining a residence in Central Florida. Prior to moving to Florida, Frederick was a metro reporter for the Rockland Journal-News in Wst Nyack, NY, for seven years. Headline Surfer was named the Sunshine State's top internet news site by the Florida Press Club in 2018.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4263
__label__cc	0.749707	0.250293	Renovated Hemisfair to top 100,000 visitors in first 10 weeks! Dec 10, 2015 in Press Releases What: This weekend, Hemisfair is celebrating having more than 100,000 visitors to Yanaguana Garden in less than 10 weeks in operation since the Grand Opening, October 2-4, 2015. When: Today would be the perfect day to cover the event. Media is encouraged to visit the park 12/20 and engage with thousands of visitors about their experiences, the frequency of their visits and what they love about Yanaguana Garden! Hemisfair staff will be available this afternoon and evening including tonight when the park is fully lit, perfect for a live interview segment. All-time busiest day: 10,000 on October 3 (Grand Opening) Weekly: Huge crowds from all over San Antonio, averaging 8400 visitors a week! Numbers only expected to increase with upcoming special events (New Year’s, TX Independence Day, July 4) and new business Q1 2016 Recently announced P3 will bring affordable housing and hundreds of new parking spaces, too! With the Magik Theatre, almost 300 different school groups has visited the theatre and the park! 92% of visitors surveyed have given the park the highest possible rating of “Excellent.” From survey data, visitors from 48 zip codes across San Antonio and beyond are represented Visitors to the park also include international guests from as far away as Denmark, Scotland, India and Germany! What’s Next? Hemisfair will be home to the Fireworks over the Tower of the Americas for New Year’s, expected to draw 250,000 visitors from all over the city. There was some confusion about whether or not they would still be at the Tower and we want folks to know YES THEY WILL! Hemisfair is hosting a private event to raise funds for park operations and improvements. Tickets are available for private seating on our Great Deck complete with champagne service, coffee, heaters and food.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4269
__label__cc	0.642341	0.357659	India's Women Take on Fear and Sexual Violence in “Action Hero” Blank Noise, a volunteer-run community project that seeks to confront public sexual harassment, or eve teasing as it is known in India, has launched a reality game called the Action Hero meant to tackle the fear that many Indian women have toward their cities. According to the project blog, anyone and any number of people can participate in the game, which is played simultaneously across cities, countries, towns and time zones. The player will have to be equipped with a Twitter account and a basic mobile phone that allows him or her to receive text messages with instructions and tasks, and also has to start from a location that is unfamiliar to him or her. The website explains why this game is necessary: At Blank Noise we have largely used the web space to build dialogue on the issue of sexual violence. We announce events, build participation, work towards growing a community of men and women who take ownership and responsibility of sexual violence. We intervene across spaces with multiple forms of media (live street actions/ t shirts/ posters/ sound installations/ interviews) but rely largely on the web to build testimonials of sexual violence. There are spaces and communities this blog space hasn't accessed. That's also where we count on you. Image courtesy Blank Noise. CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 Founder of Blank Noise Jasmeen Patheja explained the game further to the Indian Express: The Action Hero Game is designed to deal with fear and to make the ‘action hero’ player acutely aware of his or her presence in his or her city. Through the ‘tasks and challenges’, it enables new behaviour, thus building new associations and memories with a public space. She further explained to the Deccan Chronicles: Jasmeen Patheja, the originator of Blank Noise explains that being defensive and hyper alert does not lead to “feeling safe” and that was when she conceptualised the idea. She says, “We keep ourselves safe by building defense rather than making it familiar.” The project hopes that each individual has the ability and power to influence change in one’s society. On October 5, 2013, the game was played in these cities of India: View Action Hero Game #1 in a larger map Anjali Manakkad from Bangalore described what tasks were she given and how she responded. Her fourth task was to sit and stare at the clouds: I went to one of the benches down the road and I left my camera pack on the side and I stretched myself and bent my head backwards. This was actually very peaceful and no one seemed to be curious or mocking by my actions. I don't know if anyone really noticed me as I was looking up most of the times. But I knew for sure that no one was sniggering or talking about me as I heard a few footsteps pass me by with no reaction. Laura Valencia, a participant, said in an article in The Alternative: The first few instructions were straightforward. I walked with my arms swinging, sat in a place and got comfortable, and made small talk with strangers. As time went on, I found myself less obsessed with checking to see if a new instruction had come as I sank into playing the game. I found my temporary happy place about two hours in while standing on a street corner and giggling. Action Hero Game 1. Image courtesy Blank Noise. CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 In the Blank Noise Action heroes blog, participants shared their reactions: Action Hero Ash thought: The funny thing about all this is our general attitude to it. It is something that we women expect to experience. We ‘modern’ women may have stopped taking it lying down, and take action when we can. Nevertheless, it’s a sad fact of life that eve-teasing is a normal part of life. We Bombayites even considered ourselves luckier, because at least we weren’t like our sisters in Delhi – who’d travel in busses with their arms crossed at their chest, pointed needles poking out of their fists at either side! The next game is scheduled for October 19, 2013. To register for free, email blurtblanknoise@gmail.com. Pingback: Campaign spotting: Shark coffins lead to pledges & Power Shift sparks actions […] Anyone can play the game, which is played simultaneously across cities, countries, towns and time zones. Players need a Twitter account and basic mobile phone to receive text messages with instructions and tasks. The player starts from a location that is unfamiliar to him or her. On Oct. 5, the game was played in several cities. Via Global Voices […] Pingback: The 3rd world view India’s Women Take on Fear and Sexual Violence in “Action Hero” \| The 3rd world View […] First Published in Global Voices Online […] Read this post in Malagasy, Español, Svenska	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4271
__label__cc	0.724693	0.275307	2019 Honda Pioneer 1000 SXS10M3LK 2019 Honda Pioneer 1000 • $14,699 ADVENTURE READY. WITOUT COMPROMISE. The Pioneering Solution. Seems like we all have to work harder and harder every year. And those hills don’t seem to be getting any flatter, or the trails any smoother. But one thing is getting better and better: Honda’s line of Pioneer side-by-sides, especially our top-of-the-line Pioneer 1000 family. What sets them apart? Smart technology. Superior materials. Refined engineering. And something nobody else can match: Honda’s well-earned and world-famous reputation for reliability and overall quality. And the farther you go or the harder you work, the more that means. Pioneer 1000 lineup is a perfect example. These great side-by-sides got it right the first time in terms of comfort, handling, hauling, and user-friendly features (and, check out the new colors this year). Available in both three- and five-seat versions, in addition to their innovative features, from our flagship Pioneer 1000-5 Limited Edition right through our line to the Pioneer 1000, you can count on a Honda, year after year, mile after mile, adventure after adventure. I-4WD: The Pioneer 1000 Limited Edition showcases our exclusive I-4WD system. Think “I” for “Intelligent,” because that’s exactly what it is. An industry-first brake-traction control system for side-by-sides, it simplifies operation, increases drivability and optimizes traction. Using proven, advanced technology from Honda’s automotive division, you get the benefits associated with a locked front differential with none of the downsides. That means it maintains front-wheel traction even if one wheel wants to spin on ice or mud or if it’s in a hole. But at the same time, you get the lighter steering, better tracking at high speeds, tighter turning radius, and reduced kickback associated with unlocked front differentials. CHASSIS AND SUSPENSION: Prepare to go further than ever before. Our refined chassis enables you to tackle terrain others would shy away from, with larger tires, long-travel independent front and rear suspension and huge ground clearance. The rubber mounted engine and exhaust system insulates against excessive vibration, and on the 1000-5 model, self-leveling rear suspension compensates for changing loads. PADDLE SHIFTING: Steering column-mounted paddle shifters add a serious dose of performance in every drive. In Manual mode, they let you shift without ever taking your hands off the wheel, and in Automatic mode, they let you override the current gear with a quick up or downshift, holding that gear for several seconds before returning to Automatic mode. BIGGER TIRES: Practically speaking, the 27-inch tires on 12-inch rims help increase ground clearance, improve ride comfort, and deliver better traction. Realistically speaking, they just look great. And on the DLX model, you get Maxxis Bighorn 2.0 tires with radial construction and premium style. ELECTRONIC BRAKEFORCE DISTRIBUTION: Heading down a hill? Is the bed loaded or empty? Honda’s Electronic Brakeforce Distribution automatically proportions the force to the front and rear brakes with changing conditions—all you do is press the brake pedal. HIGH/LOW SUBTRANSMISSION: With a full 42-percent gear reduction between High and Low, you get the torque you need in all 6 gears. It comes in handy when driving over difficult terrain, scaling steep hills or towing heavy loads. BUILT IN THE U.S.A.: The Pioneer 1000 is purpose-built for the American market, right in America. Domestically and globally sourced parts are all assembled at our plant in Timmonsville, South Carolina, and once these side-by-sides roll off the line, they’re ready to explore every corner of the country 2,000-POUND TOWING CAPACITY: Call it 2000 pounds, or call it 1 ton. Either way, the towing capacity of the Pioneer 1000 is unsurpassed by any competitor. So instead of hopping on the tractor or taking out the truck, you can stay right in your side-by-side and tackle those bigger jobs with relative ease. HILL START ASSIST: Need to stop on a steep uphill? Honda’s Hill Start Assist automatically holds the Pioneer 1000 Limited Edition in position while you move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator—there’s no roll-back drama. QUICKFLIP® SEATING: Want to bring an extra one or two passengers along for the ride? Two QuickFlip® seats pop up from the cargo bed on Pioneer 1000-5, giving you the extra seating you need, when you need it. Exclusive to Honda, it’s a smarter system than fixed seat, multi-row models, giving you better maneuverability on the trails. Front and Rear - Dual 210 mm hydraulic disc Fully Automatic Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) with six forward gears and Reverse. Four drive modes include 2WD, 4WD, Turf and Differential lock Twin-cylinder Unicam® four-stroke 7.9 gal. ( including 1.7-gal. reserve) Front - Independent double-wishbone; 10.6 in. travel Rear - Independent double-wishbone; 10 in. travel One year transferable limited warranty; extended coverage available with a Honda Protection Plan. SxS / UTVs ARE ONLY FOR DRIVERS 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. MULTI-PURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLES CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO OPERATE. FOR YOUR SAFETY, BE RESPONSIBLE. ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET, EYE PROTECTION AND APPROPRIATE CLOTHING. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT, AND KEEP THE SIDE NETS AND DOORS CLOSED. AVOID EXCESSIVE SPEEDS AND BE CAREFUL ON DIFFICULT TERRAIN. ALL MUV DRIVERS SHOULD WATCH THE SAFETY VIDEO "MULTIPURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLES: A GUIDE TO SAFE OPERATION" AND READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. NEVER DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, ON PUBLIC ROADS OR WITH MORE THAN ONE PASSENGER. DRIVER AND PASSENGER MUST BE TALL ENOUGH FOR SEAT BELT TO FIT PROPERLY AND TO BRACE THEMSELVES WITH BOTH FEET FIRMLY ON THE FLOOR. PASSENGER MUST BE ABLE TO GRASP THE HAND HOLD WITH THE SEAT BELT ON AND BOTH FEET ON THE FLOOR. RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN DRIVING. Pioneer is a registered trademark of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4282
__label__cc	0.684457	0.315543	The Emmy award-winning sitcom Modern Family is about an unconventional extended family in California, filmed mockumentary-style. Not only is it funny, must-see TV, but the houses of the three families that it follows are all fun to look at. Let’s take a closer look at them, starting with Phil and Claire’s house. Phil & Claire Dunphy’s House Phil and Claire Dunphy live in the suburbs with their three kids, Haley, Alex, and Luke. Phil is a real estate agent, so we get to see other houses he’s showing from time to time. The staircase wall behind them is painted in Benjamin Moore’s Labrador Blue: Although they play siblings of different ages, and Alex is supposedly several years older than Luke, they are the same age in real life. They were both born in 1998, but while Ariel Winter, who plays the smart older sister Alex, is a 7th grader, Nolan Gould, who plays the not-so-bright Luke, is a 9th grader and a member of Mensa. (Rico Rodriguez, who plays Gloria’s son and Jay’s stepson Manny–is 13, too. Sarah Hyland, on the other hand, is supposed to be 16 on the show but is 20.) The Dunphy Kitchen: “The kitchen is now truly the center of the house,” series creator Steve Levitan says. “We couldn’t do a show called ‘Modern Family’ if we didn’t see the kitchen as part of the dining and family room in one flowing space.” The kitchen chairs changed from the time that photo of the set was taken (above) and this episode was filmed (below). I love the colorful plates and artwork on the wall of their kitchen. The original title of the show was “My American Family,” and the concept was that they’d be followed around by a fictitious Dutch filmmaker named Geert Floortje. His backstory was going to be that he had lived with Jay’s family as a teenage exchange student and had a crush on Claire. The Great Room: Production Designer Richard Berg describes it as “Pottery Barn-Restoration Hardware traditional modern.” UPDATE: Claire & Phil’s “Modern Family” House is For Sale Cameron and Mitchell’s Duplex A reader named Neal wrote in to say that this is his house: “My house is a Spanish style SFR built in 1929 near Fox Studios where the show is actually filmed and virtually all interior scenes are done at Fox for all 3 houses. They do use my house for the exterior shots.” They wanted it to look like the kind of home you’d find in the Hancock Park area, production designer Berg says, so they added details like tiled kitchen countertops, arched doorways, and crown molding. I love that they have a swinging door in the kitchen, too. The main rooms are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Louisburg Green. The house is a mix of traditional, contemporary, and Asian design. Eric Stonestreet, who plays Cameron says, “We like to joke that they went to Asia to get a baby that would match their décor.” Here’s a closer look at that funny-scary mural over the crib–you can see the faces were painted to look like Mitchell and Cam’s. If I remember correctly, it was painted for them by an artist friend of theirs as a baby gift: Jay and Gloria’s House Series co-creator Steve Levitan says they didn’t have to look far to find the perfect house for family patriarch Jay and his new wife Gloria to live in because it’s right down the street from his own home: “I would drive past it every day, and it looked like the modern house that so many rich divorced older guys seem to end up in.” The front door has a distinctive and unusual look with its abstract geometric mosaic of windows and a handle that is off center and diagonal: That red wall in the entry is painted in Benjamin Moore’s Currant. Production Designer Richard Berg says the concept was that the house was white on white when Jay was living alone as a bachelor, but his new wife brought in the animal prints and vibrant colors when she moved in. I loved this episode when Gloria (Sophia Vergara) got so fed up with the “dog butler” Jay had at the front door that she dragged it upstairs: The Kitchen: In this scene, Jay complains about all of the pillows Gloria has on the bed. I had to laugh because we definitely have similar disagreements over how many pillows are necessary in our house… “Modern Family” was the first ABC series to win the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in the 22 years since “The Wonder Years” got the award in 1988. More photos and some source information in a great article in the LA Times. The Dunphy house is on the market and you can see the listing photos with real interiors here! Phil & Claire’s “Modern Family” House Hits the Market Fun Facts About “Full House” and the Tanner Family’s Victorian The “Full House” Victorian Is on the Market After a Major Makeover The New Orleans Mansion from “American Horror Story: Coven” Lisa Vanderpump’s (and Giggy’s!) Mansion in Beverly Hills anna see says Oh my goodness! Thanks for this! I adore Claire and Phil’s house. Not only does my husband have to deal with my calling him Phil and elbowing him whenever we watch this together, he has to listen to me complain that our kitchen doesn’t flow as well as the Dunfy’s does. Fine Life says Thank you, Julia! Modern Family has become a kind of touchstone for my family. A group of us routinely gather in cyberspace and recap our favorite scenes, and we are all in agreement about how perfect each home is for it’s occupants. Richard Berg and his team did an amazing job capturing each family’s dynamic. Thanks for the behind the scenes scoop, and for all the design details! Karena says Love Jay & Gloria’s home the best!! The art the color, very unique! Do come and join my luscious bath & body giveaway! Ivy @ Remodel Twin Cities says The pillows! I’ve never watched this show, but now I’m tempted. The pillows on Jay and Gloria’s bed are hilarious. You have to watch it! It’s one of the best ever. I love all three houses! And I can’t wait to see the “Mad About You” apt. That was one of my favorites! Great post! I have never seen this show and I don’t know whether I care to or not. My favorite house is definitely the first one. It’s the type of home I could see myself living in. My first thought when I looked at the second picture in Phil and Claire’s house, is that it reminds me alot like the shot in Risky Business. I don’t know why, it just does. They both do have similar staircases. Here’s a link to a picture of Risky Business: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RiskyBusinessDance You’re right! Too funny. -Julia Gabrielle says I absoultely LOVE this show and never miss it…I think I like Cam and Mitchels’ house best….love the turret. thank you! and i can’t wait for mad about you! Please! Every one don’t be seduced by the Restoration-Crate-Barn look it is evil infurnitureate. Sorry spent the evening in Scripps Ranch and the Stepford like uniformity got to me. Anyway, I thought the Cam and Mitchel lived downstairs in a duplex; didn’t they talk about asking their landlord if James Marsden rented upstairs when they found him in the Hot Tub? I realize that the home pictured is a SFR but in TV Land one season Greg Brady would have to become Quasimodo to move to the attic and two seasons later, without a construction crew, it is turned into a hip pad. BTW divorced older guy gravitate to Modern because they never had input when the frilly dusty rose and sage curtains went up in the Master Bedroom. That’s right. It’s a real house in real life, but on the show it’s supposed to be a duplex and they live on the first floor. Forgot to mention that! Thanks, Billy. -Julia Thank you for featuring Modern Family!!! I LOVE the show and LOVE Phil and Claire’s house. Every week I find myself wishing I lived there with all of their decor around me 🙂 I just want to know where the large painting with the greenery/leaves/vine came from? I love that! Hmmm…not sure. Sorry! Good morning and Happy Spring, Julia! I don’t watch this show, but my husband started watching it about 3 weeks ago and said it’s hilarious! I’m really curious and seeing these pictures makes me go buy the 1st season and give a try. I think it will be worth it, right? 🙂 Hope you can feel the Spring where you live. We still have snow here, but it won’t take too long to see the first baby-leaf be born. I miss seeing or garden green! I have never seen the show, but I like the first house’s decor best, and the exterior of the second one. Kitty Moss says I feel the same way, I love the interior of the first house and exterior of the second one. Always dreamed of building a house that looks like that on the outside. Kirsten says Mortifyingly, my brother insisted I had to start watching the show because “your family IS the Dunfys.” And it makes me nuts to admit he’s right. My husband and I are always in hysterics because – whilst he’s less goofy than Phil – otherwise the dynamics are pretty much the same. Yikes. Having said that, my house is nowhere NEAR as lovely and ‘finished’ as theirs. More “character”, let’s say. ha. Vicki @ In The Sandbox Comic Strip says I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this show. It is my favorite! Thank you for doing a post on it! I agree, the house are so much fun to look at! =) Maui Vacation Rentals says Sitcoms just have the very best houses. I’ve only had the opportunity to watch Modern family a few times but it is very funny stuff. Jacki says I’ve been waiting for you to Feature these House Thanks for Sharing. I think I like Claire and Phil’s house the best. But Mitchell & Cameron’s is pretty wonderful, too. In the Dunphy’s house, do we ever see that room that is on the other side of the stairs? (You would turn left at the bottom of the stairs to get into it.) I cannot figure out what it could be? Good question! We never get to see that. In the pilot, there isn’t a doorway at the bottom of the stairs at all. It’s just a solid wall. The doorway appeared in the second episode, but they have never seen what’s behind it that I recall. -Julia Claire and Phil’s is my favorite. It looks like a family lives there but it’s still pretty stylish and inviting. This is such a fun show! I like the first house best. So very cosy. And that pink room, that one is gorgeous. Mel Mel says Love this show! I think Cam and Mitchell’s house is my favorite. It looks comfy yet elegant. Well. Minus the mural! Thanks for this post – it was fun to see all the houses. black eyed susans kitchen says Thanks for the tour Julia…this was fun! Love the show…we DVR it every week and watch it together. The bones of the modern house would be my favorite, but I would decorate it with more character…contemporary traditional. Judith H. Levins says Love the show! Thank you for doing this post so I can slowly drool over each house instead of the quick hungry peeks I get when watching it ; ) Love that blue in Claire and Phils : ) Patience says I love Modern Family, although I don’t really have a favorite house. I’m dying over the mural in Lily’s room. Lisa McElliott says JULES~! awesome little ditty on Modern Family..one of my faves! Thanks for your awesome website..its always such a fun read in the morning with my coffee.. I love love love the looks of the Dunphys home on the outside, well and the inside, too! That blue and brown stripe chair in the family room is out of this world! Would so so so look fabulous in a certain beach house I know.. Have a great week, girlfriend! I just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU for doing a post about this show. I’m so in love the Dunphy’s home I can’t get enough of it. Half the time I’m not even paying attention to what’s going on during the show because I’m too busy drooling over the kitchen that flows to teh dining room to the great room. Just love it! I love Jay & Gloria’s home. It’s just gorgeous! But for how our family lives – Claire & Phil’s home would be the best fit. Excess clutter wouldn’t stand out as a mess. It’s very family friendly. Love the show! Thanks for sharing the details on the homes. living with lindsay says OH, this was so fun! I love that show – and I die for Claire and Phil’s staircase. I LOVE this show so much…the episodes are always hysterical! I enjoy the interiors so much too, which is why I’m loving this post! I love how you find all these interesting tidbits too…it makes watching the show even more fun! I love that show! Thanks for the look into all the houses! Mitchell and Cam’s is definitely my favorite out of the 3 🙂 Pamela Rosenberg says such a fun show and I’m usually not a huge fan of ultra modern but it is Jay and Gloria’s house that always grabs me. Love the exterior of Cameron and Mitchell’s but the decor inside leaves me wanting more. Love this post! They are all gorgeous homes, though I gravitate towards Phil & Claire’s. Am I the only one who cannot seem to remember every seeing the second home on 90210? It is NOT the same house used for screen shots, that’s for sure. delouvrier cécile says Hi! We cannot see the shiow modern family in france yet, so I watched the pics with not a lot of interest but I discovered the little thumb called “modern family and more house news” and I fell in love with the one room cottage; it’s so shabby and romantic, even if tiny, I could easily picture myself in it. Thank you for sharing it with us – even if it’s an old topic. I may or may not have squealed when I read the title of this post. I <3 Modern Family! It's a hilarious show and I look forward to it every week. I also really love the interiors of the houses featured. I'm a big fan of Claire and Phil's. I love the colors used, I love the mix of Pottery Barn pieces and color and art. I LOVE the walls in the kitchen. Cam and Mitchell's house is also fantastic, complete with the mural of the two of them! haha Cam is the best, I think he's my favorite character, if I HAD to choose. This was a wonderful, comprehensive post! I never knew who they were talking to in the documentary style of the show, now I know! I love Movie/TV Mondays! 🙂 I’ve been looking forward to this post since you first mentioned it was coming and it did not disappoint! I love this show and from day one have been enamored by all three houses. Thanks for another awesome post! Gerry says This is one of my favorite shows. It’s been my favorite since the first episode. I would have to say I like Mitch and Cam’s house best, I love those green walls!!! seminar tables says Nice post! I rarely see the background when watching sitcoms. Maybe you could do gossip girl next 😛 I already wrote about the sets in “Gossip Girl” if you want to see them! https://hookedonhouses.net/2009/03/16/gossip-girl-living-luxe-in-nyc/ Janette@The2Seasons says That was so much fun. Thanks for doing the work on this. Well… at first I wanted to say the first one, but then I knew there’s a bit of a “backlash” against the Pottery Barn/Restoration Hardware look but then… gosh darn it… i like it. It feels comfortable and cozy and lived in. Better than the “mid-century Goodwill” I’m living in right now. I have never heard of this show, but it looks like it might be pretty funny. The gay couple’s baby room is hilarious with that mural of them. I love the paintings in Jay and Gloria’s house, particularly the one over their bed, and the one over the low corner dresser (the green and white painting). Any idea who the artists are? I don’t, but there is some additional source information in those articles I linked to above that you might check out! -Julia Love the show, and I like that each of the houses is distinctive and they’re all so different from one another. My favorite is Mitchell and Cam’s. Who could resist a Wallace Neff house? But I prefer the exterior to the interior. Other than the arches between rooms it has little of the 20’s Spanish Colonial charm. To me, the fireplace mantel looks all wrong for the period and style, and I don’t particularly care for the transitional furniture (except I do like the dining table). In fact, I don’t really care for the furniture in any of the houses – it looks like cheap catalog stuff to me. But the show makes me laugh which keeps me watching, not the sets! I love Modern Family! I love the Dunphy’s house 🙂 Can you do Pretty Little Liars next? This show has beautiful homes! we tivo this show every week do you happen to know where phil and claire’s bed is from i realize you didn’t get to their master bedroom but their bed is great Sorry, I don’t, but there should be more source information in those articles I linked to above. Check there! -Julia Susan F. says One of the best bits is that Cam played football for the ILLINI! He’s even wearing a jersey in one of the pictures you posted. Yeah! I love the outside of Cameron and Mitchell’s house but don’t care for the decor much. I love the colors used inside Claire and Phil’s. I think Claire and Phil’s house does look like the All American Family home. Least favorite is Jay and Gloria’s. I like their kitchen but think the home would be more attractive by far with out all the bold colors. Juju at Tales of Whimsy says I like the 1st one best. Is it me or is the painting on the wall in house 1 a pomegranate at one point and then a tomato? Heidi@recklessbliss says Wow, thanks so much for including me in this post Julia! Modern Family set decor has been the bread and butter of my blog haha, I get questions everyday about where to find the stuff seen around the homes. They’re such nice spaces. I think I like the interior of Cameron and Mitchell’s home the best and the exterior of Jay and Gloria’s house best. Thanks for the fun post! Yes! i was waiting on the modern family post! I love the houses so much. If i had to choose I would pick Phil and Claire! My favorite is definitely Phil & Claire’s house – love it!!! And I absolutely love the show too! I drool over Phil & Claire’s house… Inside and out! Their master bedroom is fantastic! Cannot remember which episode revealed it, but I wanted to take a screen shot of my tele and replicate that room!! Sissy says We love Modern Family and I have always thought the houses were wonderfully decorated. Thanks for sharing all the secrets. Richella at Imparting Grace says What a great post, Julia! We love Modern Family–it’s a must-watch for us. It would be hard for me to pick a favorite of the houses. I think the show’s producers and designers did a great job of designing sets that really “fit” the three branches of this family. I was surprised to learn that Cam and Mitchell’s place is actually the downstairs flat of a rented house. Did you see the episode in which the upstairs is supposedly rented to a cool Reiki trainee? So funny. stephany says 4.3.11 at 7:31 pm Great post! How fun to take a look inside the houses! I am looking forward to exploring your blog a bit more! Martijn Feenstra says Isn’t Cameron and Mitchell’s house part of an appartement building? I think it’s supposed to be a duplex with Cameron and Mitchell on the first floor and someone else living on the second. -Julia I just thought I would share this exciting info with you since I consider you a blogging bud 🙂 I sat down with the artist Nathan Rohlander (his art was featured in Jay and Gloria’s home as well as the Dunphy home) for an interview to learn more about his work and how he got his work on the show. He was kind enough to give me a signed print of the painting in Jay and Gloria’s home for a giveaway! I know we both share an interest in the set decor so I thought I’d share it with you. Hope life is treating you well! -Heidi@RecklessBliss Beth B. says Love the show! Always craning my neck to look at the house shots/backgrounds. Thanks for “freezing” them for me. I would like to share this article on my FB page…is this featured on your FB page so I can do that? Thank you! Sure! All you have to do is copy the link for this page and then you can post it on Facebook. Thanks, Beth! 🙂 Yvette ~ Muy Bueno Cookbook says FUN post!!! LOVE the pomegranate painting in the Dunphy kitchen and have been on the hunt for it 😉 danielle dobra says trying so hard to find out who the artists are for the paintings in Jay and Gloria’s bedroom – one over their bed and one over cabinets of a flower and branches? Do you have any info yet??? pls help thank you Sorry, but I don’t know anything about the artwork in the bedroom. ok. thanks for all the info you do have! great website! 🙂 Carolina Ferreira says Thank you so very much you’re my hero believe me… I play the sims 3 and i’m always trying to copy the tv series homes so this is GREAT!!! Happy to help! 🙂 Sage Morris says Do you know the name of the artist who painted the picture of the plant and branches in Jay and Gloria’s bedroom? Thanks 11.11.12 at 11:39 pm Ella and Jaden Hiller are actually both girls. 🙂 11.12.12 at 2:54 am The Dunphy house is one of my favorite tv houses ever In Claire and Phil’s kitchen there was once a picture of an egg on the wall. I’m looking to see that picture. Can you post it? Mary-Anne says Hi, does anyone know where I might find the peacock that decorates the wall above Alex’s bed? Can you help me track down the colorful curtains in Mitchell and Cameron’s bedroom from this week’s episode? They look like Pottery Barn, but I’d like to be sure. Great pattern! Thanks in advance! Pieman23 says What are the last names of the families Phil and Claire Dunphy. Jay and Gloria Pritchett. Mitchell Pritchett and Cameron Tucker. Michael Giftos says my favorite house is Phil and Claire’s house I love the outside and the way the main floor is decorated and the floorplan of the place. I wonder how much these homes actually cost?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4283
__label__wiki	0.517652	0.517652	Rogers Memorial Library Programs: Michael A. Barnhart, Ph.D., an expert in the history of American foreign relations and politics, will discuss how the United States and the Soviet Union stood at the brink of nuclear war during the Cold War and what can be learned from it now. Jackie Scerbinksi, a professor and director of fashion at the City University of New York, will give a talk on “The British Invasion: Sixties Style,” in which she will discuss London’s mod style and its influence on fashion in the U.S., on July 17 at 12 PM. The Clam Bar: The Clam Bar at Napeague hosts live music every Wednesday starting at 4 PM. KidFEST: Guild Hall in East Hampton will host KidFEST: Teatro SEA’s “La Cucarachita Martina” on Wednesday, July 17, at 5 PM. Visit www.guildhall.org to learn more. East End Arts Classes: Brianna Balzano will direct a women’s a capella group for women 18 and over on Wednesdays from July 17 through August 28 between 7 and 8 PM. The group will cover music from Renaissance era to contemporary composers during the seven-week summer session. The cost is $140 for members, $168 for non-members. For more information, visit www.eastendarts.org. Stephen Talkhouse: At the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, listen to Four Way Street at 8 PM on Wednesday.See more at www.stephentalkhouse.com. “Stargazing”: Learn to use the telescope to explore the night sky, and learn the physics and metaphysics of the heavens. For the whole family. Wednesdays, 8:30 pm to 10pm. July 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14, Five sessions, $150. Venue: Center for Jewish Life, 36 Water Street, Sag Harbor susanpashman@gmail.com sagharborsummerfest.com Everything East End \| Hamptons News, Art & Entertainment, Events, Real Estate, Sports & More Columnists / Opinion Indy Snaps Dining Guide Directory Close Modal Windowgoop returns to the Hamptons for the second year in a row. goop Opens in Sag Harbor Photo byJames Stenson Slideshow11 photos goop returns to the Hamptons for the second year in a row. May 29, 2018 By \| Jessica Mackin-Cipro goop returns to the Hamptons for the second year in a row, bringing its livable shopping concept to Sag Harbor. The store opened Memorial Day weekend with an opening celebration on Thursday, May 24. The shop takes shape as a general store reimagined as goop’s summer residence, inspired by the idyllic, and slightly eccentric, estates and gardens of the English seaside. Ample outdoor space will play host to intimate dinners and parties throughout the summer. The space is stocked with goods across home, fashion, beauty, wellness, and specialty, focusing on items to complete those quintessential summer moments at the beach, in the garden, and entertaining outside. Each goop pop-up features a bar cart; Sag Harbor’s is designed by Chris Earl and styled with Sir Madam, Nude Glass, RBT barware, and summer’s favorite cocktails by Ketel One Botanical, a new, first-of-its-kind vodka distilled with real botanicals, then infused with natural essences. Once again, goop Sag Harbor will feature a selection of beloved breads by Eli Zabar, delivered daily. It will be the only place in the Hamptons to offer exclusive Eli summer essentials, like his rooftop tomatoes and potted herbs, all grown on the Upper East Side. Guests can shop a Hamptons-specific edit of shoes and handbags from Prada, a summer-inspired fashion closet curated by Saks Fifth Avenue, and goop’s own line of apparel, G. Label. The home assortment will include new marble pieces from Caravan, a wide array of seagrass baskets by designers including Maison Bengal, Dassie Artisan, Medina Mercantile, and Indego Africa, and vintage furniture. The clean beauty apothecary will be packed with skincare, beauty, and body products from brands including Coola, Herbivore Botanicals, May Lindstrom, Rodin, French Girl, and Vintner’s Daughter. Its wellness selection will feature items including Moon Juice, Sun Potion, CAP Beauty, and Vitruvi. goop Sag Harbor will also feature in-store exclusives, such as a goop x Linus Bike light blue and white striped bicycle with brown leather seat and basket, and a goop x Cynthia Rowley limited-edition collection of pastel printed swimwear and surf essentials. More in Style Style Sightings On The Streets Of Southampton Life’s A Beach At Hamptons Fashion Week Looking Over Stoney Clover Nicole Miller To Be Honored By Waxman Foundation Time To Prep For The Number One Summer Party Fashion & Flowers A & E & Real Estate Read Indy Online ©2019 The Independent Home Real Estate Calendar	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4294
__label__wiki	0.97129	0.97129	Castle Rock: the Stephen King anthology show that brings back the original Carrie – and revisits Shawshank Sissy Spacek, who starred in King adaptation Carrie over 40 years ago, is a central figure in Castle Rock’s first season (Photo: Hulu) Alex Nelson 1 year Monday February 5th 2018 Homeland season 7: everything you need to know Why did Sherif Lanre leave Love Island 2019? When is the Love Island 2019 final? Matias Reyes: what happened to the man convicted of Central Park rape? When They See Us - What is Central Park Five's Korey Wise doing now? Here's how good Love Island's Ovie Soko actually is at basketball Last year saw a wealth of Stephen King adaptations, from big-screen movies to critically acclaimed Netflix originals. Now it looks like 2018 could follow in the previous year’s footsteps, with no sign of the renewed King craze slowing down. Coming this summer, TV series Castle Rock, named for the fictional town that crops up in many of King’s works, weaves together separate tales directly inspired by many of the writer’s novels and short stories. Shawshank revisited Castle Rock doesn’t focus on any one of King’s stories. Instead, it dreams up brand new narratives inspired by the writer’s characters, locations and themes. Co-created by J.J. Abrams of Lost, Cloverfield and The Force Awakens fame, it aims to “combine the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light”. André Holland stars in Season 1 of Castle Rock, which sees strange goings on at Shawshank Prison (Photo: Hulu) During a panel session at last year’s New York Comic Con, executive producer Dustin Thomason described Castle Rock’s first season as an original story that “brushes up against the characters” from King’s many works. “The series will embody the tone of King’s books, and the stories will feel as though they could have come from him.” Set within the town of Castle Rock – part of King’s fictionalised version of the state of Maine – the show makes branching connections between the worlds of King’s literary multiverse. Season one sees Henry Deaver (played by Moonlight’s Andre Holland) summoned to the town by a mysterious phone call made from the notorious Shawshank Prison. The ultimate King show? Names attached to Season 1 include Melanie Lynskey, and several King stalwarts. Bill Skarsgård, who donned make-up as Pennywise in last year’s big screen adaptation of IT, and Sissy Spacek, the star of cinema’s first ever King adaptation, Carrie, are both on board. Sissy Spacek, who starred in King adaptation Carrie more than 40 years ago, is a central figure in Castle Rock’s first season (Photo: Hulu) It’s set to include numerous references to King’s works, and the teaser trailers feature everything from bloodthirsty dogs (see Cujo), to creepy groups of children (see Salem’s Lot) and an ominous mist (well…The Mist). Details remain intriguingly vague, and there’s no word of a UK release date as yet. But with different seasons set to feature completely different casts and characters, Castle Rock looks like a show King fans will want to keep an eye on. Castle Rock comes to Hulu in the US this summer. UK broadcast TBC Have your say on the latest TV with Screen Babble, the television discussion group on Facebook More from i: Why the world needs more Stephen King right now Carrie at 40: the true horror is high school itself IT: when Tim Curry traumatised a generation as Stephen King’s clown	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4295
__label__wiki	0.944499	0.944499	Emiliano Sala: pilot David Henderson arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over plane crash death The police said the man is assisting with inquiries and has been released from custody under investigation A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter for the death of Emiliano Sala (photo: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo) Ruchira Sharma 4 weeks Thursday June 20th 2019 Has Joao Felix made a mistake in snubbing Man City and Man Utd? PES 2020: release date, demo, new Master League, why it’s called ‘eFootball’ and everything else we know so far 50 funny fantasy football team names How Griezmann's arrival will affect Messi and Suarez at Barça Spurs move quickly to hijack Arsenal's deal for £25m William Saliba A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to the death of footballer Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash earlier this year. The 28-year-old striker had just signed for Cardiff City when a plane with him on board crashed into the English Channel in January. His body was later brought to Portland Port in Dorset, and a police investigation was launched into his death. Man arrested from North Yorkshire Detective Inspector Simon Huxter of Dorset Police, said: “We have carried out a wide-ranging investigation into the circumstances of the death of Mr Sala and continue to work with partner agencies including the Civil Aviation Authority. “As part of this investigation we have to consider whether there is any evidence of any suspected criminality and as a result of our inquiries we have arrested a 64-year-old man from the North Yorkshire area on suspicion of manslaughter by an unlawful act. “He is assisting with our inquiries and has been released from custody under investigation.” Following his death a photograph was shared online of his body in what looked like was midway through his postmortem (Photo: Getty) Body of pilot not yet located Family liaison officers have been updating the families of Mr Sala and David Ibbotson, who was the pilot of the plane that lost contact with Air Traffic Control north of Guernsey and also died. The body of Mr Ibbotson, 59, from Crowle, Lincolnshire, who was flying the plane from Nantes in France to Cardiff, has not yet been located. Det Insp Huxter added: “This matter therefore is still subject to a live investigation and I would ask the media and members of the public to refrain from speculation, as this could cause additional distress to the families involved as well as potentially hinder the investigation. “As is standard practice, we will not be releasing any further information as to the identity of the individual who has been arrested unless that person is charged to appear in court and again would discourage any speculation in relation to this.” Perverting the court of justice Earlier this month, Wiltshire Police said two people would face charges over a photograph showing Mr Sala at the Holly Tree Lodge mortuary in Bournemouth. Sherry Bray, 48, has been summonsed for three counts of computer misuse, perverting the court of justice and sending an indecent/offensive message. Christopher Ashford, 62, has been summonsed in relation to six counts of computer misuse. The pair, who were arrested in February, will appear before Swindon Magistrates’ Court on July 10. A photo of the footballer was posted online after his death. The image circulated was said to show the 28-year-old striker’s torso with his distinctive arm tattoo on display. A spokesperson for Dorset Police said at the time: “It is clearly a very difficult time for Mr Sala’s family and they should not have to endure additional pain that this shameful act will undoubtedly cause.” Additional reporting from Press Association. More on Emiliano Sala: Police investigate alleged photo of Emiliano Sala's body put online Emiliano Sala: death of footballer exposes unregulated private aircraft industry that could be putting more lives in danger Sala's agent speaks out after claim his pilot was not licensed to fly New photos of Emiliano Sala plane wreckage emerge Cardiff City's Neil Warnock joins mourners at Sala funeral Emiliano Sala's body formally identified from plane crash	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4296
__label__wiki	0.78792	0.78792	Wimbledon 2018: Roger Federer’s ‘easy’ route to the final – round-by-round analysis The red carpet to the final has been laid out for Roger Federer (Getty) Peter Rutzler 1 year Saturday July 7th 2018 Serena says she cried after missing her baby's first steps A glass of Pimm’s costs £8.50 at Wimbledon – and a pint of beer is more than £5 How to buy tickets for Wimbledon online - and a guide to the prices When is Wimbledon men's singles final 2018? Wimbledon 2018: what do men and women get paid for winning? How to buy Wimbledon men's final tickets It’s all plain sailing for Roger Federer in his pursuit of an unprecedented ninth Wimbledon title. Marin Cilic’s defeat by Guido Pella on Thursday has left the draw wide open for the reigning champion, with none of the top five seeds or former champions left in the firing line before the final. The Croatian 3rd seed had led by two sets before rain interrupted his match with the player ranked 82 in the world. The Argentine ultimately won through 3-6 1-6 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 7-5. Read more: Who are the favourites to win in the men’s draw? All the latest odds Federer has yet to be challenged at SW19 – he hasn’t even faced a single break point on his serve – and it seems he won’t meet a big name until the final stage of the tournament. The Swiss maestro has already beaten Lukas Lacko of Slovakia and Dusan Lajovic of Serbia to reach round three, with Jan-Lennard Struff next in line to be “diced” by his delicate backhand – as Nick Kyrgios quipped on Thursday. Here is a look at the eight-time Wimbledon champion’s ‘easy’ route to the final. Round four: Adrian Mannarino (22nd seed) Quarter-finals: Kevin Anderson (8th seed) or Gael Monfils (ranked 49th) Semi-finals: Guido Pella (ranked 82nd) / Mackenzie McDonald (ranked 103rd) / Milos Raonic (13th seed) / John Isner (9th seed) / Stefanos Tsitsipas (32nd seed) On the other side of the draw, meanwhile, many of the so-called big-guns have been tied together. These include Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios, and Juan Martin Del Potro. Kyle Edmund is also on the tougher side of the Wimbledon draw. More on Wimbledon 2018: David Cameron has ‘trotters up’ at Wimbledon as Cabinet face Brexit D-Day in Chequers Wimbledon’s Rufus the Hawk has daily bath to keep cool in the heatwave Why is Laura Robson not at Wimbledon? British tennis star undergoes hip surgery	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4297
__label__wiki	0.698132	0.698132	Following critical acclaim, the residents of Lark Rise and Candleford return to the screen in this warm-hearted adaptation of Flora Thompson's novels. This series sees the arrival of a dashing and elegant stranger in Candleford. Rich, enterprising, worldly and without a wife, James Dowling is a successful businessman with a string of London hotels, and has come to transform Candleford and bring it new prosperity. But not everyone welcomes his entrepreneurial qualities and it isn't long before he is sparring with the spirited, yet suddenly unusually flustered, Dorcas and aggravating the pride of the male Lark Risers with his superior business acumen and somewhat overbearing manner. Lark Rise to Candleford, Season 2 © 2008 BBC Cranford: Return to Cranford Little Dorrit, Series 1 South Riding, Series 1 London Hospital, Season 2	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4304
__label__cc	0.505277	0.494723	Category Archives: JAAM 27 JAAM 27 reviewed Cover of JAAM 27 It’s just the way of things, but it seems strange that while we’re in the thick of preparing JAAM 28 (the DanceDanceDance issue) the reviews of JAAM 27 should appear. Literary magazines are pretty lucky to get reviews, so I’m happy we’ve had two (at least that I’ve seen – let us know if you’ve seen any others), and both are online. The first was by young poet Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle in the New Zealand Poetry Society magazine, A Fine Line. About the poetry, she says: Many of the poems have excellent cadence and fluidity, using long lines and enjambment. The idea of flight weaves throughout this section. Two poems which stand out are Sue Fitchett’s ‘Wing walking’, a tribute to aerial stuntwoman Jessie Woods, and Siobhan Harvey’s ‘Birds’, which talks about leaving one’s home country. Majella Cullinane’s ‘Exile’ conveyed similar sentiments to Harvey’s, and was also a good read. I enjoyed Robert McLean’s poems, especially ‘Poem’, emulating the talky style of Frank O’ Hara – the poem being a homage to him. Of creative non-fiction she says, ‘Martin Edmond’s interesting excerpt from ‘The Thousand Ruby Galaxy’, a piece to re-read and ponder’, and ‘Helen Lehndorf skilfully wanders between the past and present in her piece about motherhood. Even her title employs a wandering quality – a sprawling 42 words – which made me smile.’ She notices the recurrence of snow in the fiction, and says ‘Kirsty Gunn, Kelly Joseph, Michele Powles and Susan Gendall also use memory to tell a story, creating absorbing narratives.’ Artistic images by Mike Ting are included in JAAM 27 as well – strange, unsettling, interesting – I kept coming back to them and studying them, noticing tiny details which I hadn’t previously. The image on the cover by Rachel Walker, ‘Falling through time’, is fantastic too, one of the best JAAM covers I’ve seen for a while. You can read the whole review here: http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/aboutjaam27 The second review is by Julia Cooper in The Lumière Reader. Julia says that, with the wandering theme, she: half expected to be thrown into literary disarray—poetry cavorting with non-fiction, promiscuous prose showing up wherever it pleased—foolhardily thinking that wandering was synonymous with all over the place. I stand corrected. Contrary to my expectation for the collection’s structure to twist and swerve, for form to follow content’s ambulation, I found instead, order. Mike Ting’s images Naturalize and Overnight Sublime, which appear at the end of JAAM 27’s first section, serve not as a transition from poetry to prose, so much as a means of separating the two—a spatial authority. She notes, however, that the prose poems and poetic prose (especially Vana Manasiadis’s ‘Wedding Address’) do blur the distinctions between the forms. There is a subtlety and nuance in wandering that sets it apart from mere straying or disorientation, a control that is manifest and mastered in this exciting collection. While saying ‘There are too many contributions to praise and decipher here, too many conversions, conversations, journeys, and correlations to extrapolate and to do them all justice’, she does mention some writers in particular, including Martin Edmond (‘lyrical and surreal on technology and poetry’); Pat White (‘philosophical questions of exile, migration, and post-colonial societies, and compellingly explores the opposite of wandering: dwelling’; Helen Lehndorf (‘which is true in plot and in humour to its title, but which is also a sad, serious, and witty contemplation of modern-day motherhood’); Kelly Joseph (‘the widening gap between siblings’) and Susanna Gendall ‘the myriad ignorance and the simultaneous astuteness of childhood’. She concludes: Far from literary disarray however, this is an intricately threaded, yet capacious, collection of poetry and prose, whose permeable boundaries have allowed the authors and texts to digress and wander in indulgent, thoughtful, and surprising ways. You can read the whole review here: http://lumiere.net.nz/index.php/jaam-27-wanderings/. Leave a comment \| posted in JAAM 27 Two poems from JAAM 27 in Best NZ Poems 2009 Best New Zealand Poems 2009 was published online last week, and I was delighted to find that two poems from JAAM 27 (edited by Ingrid Horrocks) were selected: ‘North’ by Sarah Broom ‘A Hassidic story might start …’ by Lynn Jenner. Congratulations to those poets, and also all the other poets included. The editor for 2009 was Robyn Marsack, who is director of the Scottish Poetry Library, and also co-editor of the 2009 anthology Twenty Contemporary New Zealand Poets (Carcanet). In her introduction she also mentions JAAM: ‘Poets shouldn’t take for granted the handsome New Zealand periodicals – such publications are few and far between here in the north. Landfall, Sport and JAAM suggest a very confident literary culture, and they’re the tip of it – Takahe, Bravado, the online issues such as 4th Floor and Turbine, all create a sense that poets have plenty of ways of getting poems out to readers.’ Woohoo! We’re included in the tip of NZ literary periodicals. How about that. Go wandering with JAAM 27 This is our media release for JAAM 27. The latest issue of JAAM literary magazine, JAAM 27: Wanderings, has just been released. When guest editor Ingrid Horrocks called for submissions she asked particularly for ‘wandering fiction, poetry and, especially, creative non-fiction’ that featured literal wanderers and travellers, or ‘works that digress in creative ways from narrative, argument, or genre’. Ingrid, a lecturer in creative writing at Massey University in Wellington, has long had an interest in wandering and journeys; both in her own life and as a subject of study. She lived and worked in Japan, and completed post-graduate study in York and Princeton. Her PhD thesis was on wanderings in eighteenth-century literature and she has since received a grant from the Marsden Fund for her study Reluctant wanderers: women re-imagine the margins, 1775–1800. Ingrid has also utilised the literary possibilities of wandering in her own creative writing – Natsukashii (Pemmican, 1998) is a chapbook of poems inspired by her time in Japan, while Travelling with Augusta, 1883 & 1999 (VUP, 2003) is an unconventional travel memoir. In JAAM 27 she has gathered together much fine writing that wanders in expected and unexpected ways. It wanders across the globe, through memory, the past and the imagination, with a good deal of genre bending. This issue features more creative non-fiction than ever before – Ingrid’s specific invitation to writers of that genre seems to have tapped a seam of creativity. A highlight is Martin Edmond’s ‘from The Thousand Ruby Galaxy’, which wanders blithely across the boundary between fact and fiction. Helen Lendorf weaves past diary entries and present reflections on her experiences of ‘stumbling into motherhood’ into a compelling non-fiction narrative. As Ingrid says, ‘The poetry section of the issue leaps into flight with Sue Fitchett’s ‘Wing Walking’ and ends with Robert McClean’s free-wheeling homage to that most perambulatory of poets, Frank O’Hara’. Other wandering poets include Diana Bridge, Jessica Le Bas, Johanna Aitchison, Tim Jones and Vivienne Plumb. The fiction section has a combination of new and well-known voices, including Kirsty Gunn, Michele Powles and Tina Shaw. Many of the characters in these stories wander imaginatively while journeying physically, and several feature a surprising recurring motif – snow. JAAM 27 looks particularly resplendent in its attractive cover designed by Anna Brown, featuring artwork by Rachel Walker. And, in a first for JAAM, this issue features a four-page colour spread of playful but disquieting photographs by Wellington student Mike Ting. JAAM is published by the independent JAAM Collective based in Wellington, and is run by co-managing editors Clare Needham and Helen Rickerby. JAAM is supported by funding from Creative New Zealand. For more information, or to interview Ingrid, contact: jaammagazine@yahoo.co.nz 2 Comments \| posted in JAAM 27 JAAM 27 is released into the wild I think it’s our most beautiful issue yet. As well as having the most well-designed cover so far (thanks to designer Anna Brown and artist Rachel Walker), it also is the first to feature colour images inside the journal (four pages of photographs by Mike Ting), Contributor’s will (mostly) have their copies by now, and subscribers and bookshops will get theirs next week. I’ll post our media release here soon, with more info. You can also read what one contributor, Mary McCallum, thinks about it (she likes it) on her blog: http://mary-mccallum.blogspot.com/2009/09/wanderings.html. Sneak peek at JAAM 27 cover Isn’t it beautiful! I’m very excited. This cover was designed for us by Anna Brown of Anna Brown Design: www.abdesign.co.nz . The artwork, Falling through time, is by Rachel Walker. You can see more of her work on her website: www.walkerillo.com. JAAM is moving along swiftly – I’ve typeset it and today I’m hoping to finish off all the proofreading changes. So I’ve also had a sneak peek at all the contents. Guest editor Ingrid Horrocks has selected lots of fabulous work by a mixture of new and well-known writers. The thing I’m most excited about is the creative non-fiction. It’s been great to have so much submitted, and we’ll definitely welcome more creative non-fiction in the future. We’re on track for having it out in September. It’s one to look forward to. 5 Comments \| tags: Anna Brown, JAAM 27, Rachel Walker \| posted in JAAM 27 JAAM 27 is progressing along nicely, so it seems like a good time for an update. Thanks very much to everyone who submitted. You should have heard back from us by now – if you haven’t, your reply will be on its way soon. We had a record number of submissions this time – guest editor Ingrid Horrocks read her way through at least 400 submissions. This gave her a wealth of things to choose from, but made it hard for her to pare it down to what we can actually print. As you probably know, the theme for this issue is ‘wandering’. Ingrid’s call for submissions asked for fiction, poetry and non-fiction pieces that dealt with the idea of wandering. ‘As well as work that features literal wanderers and travellers (a mainstay of New Zealand literature) we’re also interested work that wanders – works that digress in creative ways from narrative, argument, or genre.’ This left a wide door open for all kinds of work, approaching the theme from all angles. Some writers were inspired by the theme to write new work, while others submitted pieces they’d already written that fitted the theme. General submissions were also considered. A wide range of writers will be represented, new and established, young and older, New Zealanders and a few from overseas. I’m particularly excited to hear that there’s going to be more creative non-fiction than we’ve ever had in JAAM before. We’re aiming to publish in September, but we’ll post more news before then. Submissions for JAAM 27 have closed By jaammagazine Submissions for JAAM 27 (2009) have now closed. Thanks to everyone who submitted – there were lots and lots of you! We’ll be replying to you all soon. JAAM 27, edited by Ingrid Horrocks, will be published in the second half of this year. There’ll be more news on that later. Keep an eye out for news about JAAM 28, (to be published in 2010), which is already being planned. In the meantime, you can still buy copies of JAAM 26 – $15 including postage, or for an even better deal, subscribe to JAAM. Email jaammagazine@yahoo.co.nz. Leave a comment \| tags: JAAM 27 \| posted in JAAM 27	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4306
__label__wiki	0.629987	0.629987	Lifesong Clubhouse Lifesong Kenya Product and Service Review What Todd Dulaney did after his concert in Nairobi was classic James Ouma / April 30, 2018 Todd Dulaney did what most visiting gospel artists have failed to do There was hardly an empty seat at CITAM Karen on Friday 27th May 2018. Even the pouring rain, muddy running water and biting cold could not deter live gospel concert enthusiasts to come in their thousands to attend Todd Dulaney’s ‘Your Great Name’ concert organized by Praise Fest. Praise Fest is a Christian music festival that aims to offer a platform for repentance and spiritual maturity through praise and worship songs. While CITAM Karen is becoming known for excellent live performances that seldom disappoint. And neither did Todd Dulaney and team disappoint. But if you left without waiting till the very end, then you missed a good opportunity, not only to meet and greet but to capture beautiful moments and memories that lasted past midnight. Your Great Name Tour Todd Anthony Dulaney embodies the character of a dynamic leader, husband, dad and versatile songwriter. He is married to Kenyetta Stone-Dulaney who accompanied him during this tour. The couple has four children; Taylor, Tyler, Todd Jr. and Tenley. Todd came to the limelight after doing his rendition of ‘The Anthem’ as well as what has become most Kenya’s anthem: ‘Victory Belongs to Jesus’. Todd Dulaney is a Grammy, Stellar and Dove Award nominee who has recorded 3 albums so far. His first album, Pulling Me Through was released on May 31, 2011 while A Worshipper’s Heart was released on April 15, 2016. His latest album, Your Great Name was released three months ago. Todd’s personal desire whose desire is to strengthen believers to have a vertical personal relationship with God. That night, he did just that. Everything he did and every word he uttered was presented to God as a sacrifice. Follow this link to read an interview about Silas Kibet who sold his dream car to open a clinic. Here’s a review of the tour Selfie moment with Kutembea Nawe singer Rebekah Dawn Curtain raising As usual, Anthony Ndiema who was the main MC, kept the crowd on their toes with several twists and turns that made the experience rich. The concert kicked off at 8:00 pm with a brief introduction of Kanji Mbugua, Alice Kimanzi, Bethu and Pastor Nikko as curtain raisers. As the slides of Kenya’s favourite gospel artists rolled on the screen, the audience held its collective breath, waiting. However, by the time Kanji and his peers finished singing, it turned out that none of them were going to sing their own song. Instead they led praise and worship session. This was followed by Mercy Masika, who as usual, lit the both the stage and the whole auditorium. And just before Todd came to stage at 9:35 pm, the crowd was treated to the ‘cover challenge’ final where Manasseh, Rita and Martin Luther battled for the ultimate prize. Since Rita wasn’t in the audience, the crowd shouted ‘wote, wote, wote’ as Martin and Manasseh ended up sharing the top prize. Those who are able to follow instructions and take risks, also ended up winning Safaricom airtime, which is becoming synonymous with Praise Fest events. A concert to remember It was 9:35 pm when Todd and his team finally took to the stage. It was evident that the sound was as clear as it had been during Sinach’s concert at the same venue. As a result, Todd and his team were left shouting to be heard. The sound was so worse, the pouring rains muffled Dance in the Rain, his first song. Thankfully, the sound was rectified and all was well. Despite the fact only a handful of people know Todd’s songs, Todd created a perfect atmosphere for worship. Todd’s genuine humility, excellent leadership skills and love for people was evident. Todd beckoned to Njoki and another member of Worship Factory to join in singing ‘Victory belongs to Jesus’. In the end, those leaving CITAM Karen left feeling fulfilled. In the end, Todd’s Your Great Name tour wasn’t built on quantity in terms of songs. His infectious laughter, style of praise and worship pointed everyone to God’s greatness, goodness and mercy. It was a characteristic that was to flow towards midnight. The signing of autographs, hugs and photo sessions While buying Todd’s album, I was promised Todd would sign autographs after the concert. Because I had seen gospel artists getting whisked away at the end of previous concerts, I doubted. I thought this was mere sales talk. Instead, Todd and his team delivered and did more than merely deliver. Todd signed autographs, took photos and hugged everyone who stopped by. Even those who were not buying his album got an opportunity to take selfies with him. Meanwhile, his team gathered around, taking pictures and sharing their stories. James Anderson and his wife shared how the team often emphasizes on being real. Part of the crowd that braved the pouring rain to watch Todd Dulaney’s Your Great Name Concert “What makes your team unique?” I asked. “We have to connect with people at a deeper level,” he explained. “That what we believe in and that’s why we take time off to mix and mingle after the concert. We’re going to leave for Johannesburg after this….” “Our flight jets out at 4 am,” his wife added and half joking, “I wanna go back home!” We discussed ministry, family and our wives’ peculiar obsession with shopping! When the clock struck midnight and there was no one left on the queue waiting for an autograph, Todd called it a night. He still had the grace to take one more photo before he waved goodbye. As we drove home, we all agreed that the trip to CITAM Karen was well worth it. We counted the flooding road and pouring rain as a blessing. I have been attending Praise Fest organized gospel concerts since last year. However, this was the first time that I personally connected to an artist. This was the first time I had connected with an artist after watching and listening to their music online. That connection is going stay with me for the many years to come. Well, as for the contacts we shared, our children will know there was a night when the extraordinary happened. Did you attend the concert and have a personal memorable moment to share? Feel free to share it below the comment section below. You can also email photos of the event to be included in our gallery. 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__label__wiki	0.838049	0.838049	Home/Sports/Rockford Blows Past SE Warren Into Title Game, Osage Pushes Top-Seeded Kuemper Catholic To The Limit Rockford Blows Past SE Warren Into Title Game, Osage Pushes Top-Seeded Kuemper Catholic To The Limit Kellan Heavican November 9, 2018 Rockford 52, Southeast Warren 19 The Rockford Warriors have steamrolled their way into the state championship with a 52-19 beat down of Southeast Warren yesterday. https://kchanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Lymann-score.mp3 That’s Rockford’s first score of the game and Lyman’s first touchdown catch of the year. Rockford converted the two-point conversion. The Warriors hit cruise control after this play: https://kchanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Zach-Ott.mp3 Rockford scored 38 unanswered points and took a 31-point cushion into halftime and rolled to the victory. Quarterback Jake Stadut threw for 226 yard and four scores yesterday, adding 103 yards on the ground and on touchdown. John Fullerton’s career day – 83 yards and this touchdown: https://kchanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Fullerton.mp3 Lyman added 67 yards on the ground and a score. Dillon Schriever 45 yards on the ground and 83 through the air with two receiving scores. Rockford will play New London for the eight-player crown Thursday morning at 10. #1 Kuemper Catholic 3, #5 Osage 2 The Osage Green Devil volleyball season has come to its close, but not before the Green Devils took the state’s top seed to five sets. Jon Swisher with the final point. https://kchanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/VB-last-play.mp3 Top seeded and one-loss Kuemper Catholic fought off the Green Devils coming from behind in the fifth after trailing 13-11, scored four straight to stun Osage. The Green Devils lost the first set, but won the second and third before surrendering the final two sets. Dani Johnson led the Green Devils with 18 kills, Sydney Midlang added 17 and Paige Kisley contributed 13. The Green Devils finish 30-7 on the year. Lisa Thorson, 56, Charles City Local Librarians Hosting Own Program Inspired By 'The Great American Read' North Iowa’s Sports Leader Is Expanding This Fall CCSD awarded Prairie Meadows grant for softball, baseball complex Charles City’s softball, baseball complex receives state-of-the-art lighting donation The Score Sheet: Comet softball rolls again, New Hampton baseball suffers first loss	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4309
__label__wiki	0.770206	0.770206	Retired Twin Cities Minister Charged in Deadly DUI Wreck Minneapolis (KROC AM News) - A retired minister from the Twin Cities metro has been charged with an alcohol-related traffic wreck that killed a Minneapolis woman. The criminal complaint against 72-year-old Richard Shaka of Blaine says he was driving in Brooklyn Park the night of Feb. 17th when he crashed head-on into the victim's vehicle. Authorities say Shaka was driving in the wrong lane at the time. He was critically injured and was still in the hospital when the criminal complaint was filed Thursday. The criminal complaint says tests showed Shaka’s blood/alcohol level tested at nearly .17 more than two hours after the crash. The 30-year-old woman he killed was on her way to work as a 911 dispatcher in Minneapolis. News update: Kasson teenager caught with a large amount of child porn. Get local and national news on the go. Download our News-Talk 1340 KROC-AM App //krocam.com/app/ – available on Apple and Android devices. Subscribe to the KROC-AM Newsletter Filed Under: crime, Minneapolis, Minnesota	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4310
__label__wiki	0.735719	0.735719	HomeNewsLocal NewsFinal Score: King 2, Amnesty Supporters 0 Final Score: King 2, Amnesty Supporters 0 July 10, 2018 AJ Taylor Local News, News 0 Congressman Steve King releases the following statement in reaction to the defeat of two bills in the House of Representatives that sought to provide Amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. King, a nationally recognized leader on the issues of illegal immigration and border security, worked diligently to secure the votes necessary to defeat both pieces of Amnesty legislation. Last week, the House defeated HR 4760 on a vote of 193-231. Today, the House defeated Speaker Ryan’s Amnesty bill, HR 6136, on a vote of 121-301. “The House stood up for the Rule of Law by defeating Paul Ryan’s attempt to shove an Amnesty agenda down the throat of the American public,” said King. “Americans elected President Trump to ‘Build The Wall!’ and they elected a Republican House and Senate to assist him in the effort. This Congress was not elected to pass a sweeping Amnesty that would have repeated the mistakes of 1986. Instead of wasting our time granting legal protections to admitted criminals, we should be addressing the border security agenda the American people want.” Many attribute Congressman King’s work exposing and disseminating the government’s closely held data on DACA recipients as being a key and decisive moment in the national debate over the legislation. King’s unearthed DACA data contains shocking statistics revealing the extent to which the American public would have been placed at risk of criminal violence by those seeking Amnesty. Included in the data were the facts that 66% of DACA recipients who admitted to crimes received permits anyway, and that nearly 60,000 illegal aliens with existing arrest records for crimes including rape, murder, and assault, would have been allowed to stay. King’s leadership on this issue has not gone unnoticed. John and Andy Schlafly, conservative activists and the sons of conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, have publicly proposed a test by which Americans should measure weather an immigration bill should become law. Under the Schlafly test, “no bill on immigration is worth supporting unless Representatives King and Barletta are on board.” Iowa Agency Explores Using Prison Labor to Build Homes Miller Urges Consumers to Restrict Access to Credit Reports	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4314
__label__cc	0.635662	0.364338	How Art Seduces Dr. Laura González Artist, Writer, The Glasgow School of Art, What makes a work of art seductive? This talk is concerned with the relational and psychodynamic aspects of the encounter between the work of the art and the viewer; one that, when seduction operates, is characterized by interplay, flow, and conflict. The first step is to define seduction, a concept that is contingent, ridden with confusion, contradictions and connotative interpretations. Any attempt at pinning it down shows that it is pervasive and operates everywhere. To overcome this problem, González puts forward a subjective approach, comprised of three practices: photographic, psychoanalytic, and writing. Her own (nearly missed) encounter with Marcel Duchamp’s Étant donnés, and a bold shoe in a New York shop window play a part in delineating seduction. www.gsa.ac.uk Date 29. November 2016	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4316
__label__cc	0.670277	0.329723	Dead Friends: Chapter 5 2Apr 2018 2 Apr 2018 The next time she woke up, her head felt heavy, her mouth felt like it was full of cotton and her wrists, she could feel, had something soft and tight fastened around them. Restraints. She vaguely knew why though as she rolled her head trying to lift it and look around. It was from something early, how much she didn’t know. Her mind, her thinking was muddled as she tried to piece it all together. Her eyes cleared more and more. The room around her was dark, but not completely. She could vaguely make out shapes. As some of the fog swimming in her head cleared she was able to make out that there was a clock on the fall wall. It was hard to focus on the hands and she wished like hell they had a damned digital clock because really, how often did people read from round clocks with minutes and hours spinning around a little dot. It seemed so archaic to have to think about what the time read. It took her longer than she thought it should, really having to concentrate on the numbers and which hand was on the five and which one was on the three. No, that was wrong. The five was twenty-five not twenty. It was twenty five after three. So it was in the middle of the night. Either that or someone had hidden the sun while she was sleeping. With lingering thoughts of that shadow man in the woods, the idea that the sun was gone sent a shiver down her spine and a bone deep chill no heat could warm. She looked to the window and realized she hadn’t really looked at any part of her room before. The memories of her last stint with consciousness were becoming less hazy, but there was something keeping her from remembering. It probably had something to do with the IV drip that was running into her arm and the drugs, but she didn’t think she would fully remember everything from before. It was too much like a dream and dreams only faded over time. Slowly she scanned the room, judging quickly when she turned too fast. She was obviously in a hospital room, and in a bed that kept her head elevated. She thought they were called gurney’s, but not sure if that was just something out of a tv show, or it they were actually called that. To her left there was a C shaped stand that was positioned on wheels and stretched over the top so that she could eat when served. Currently it was positioned behind the tall metal IV stand. Next to that was some kind of a machine that had scraggly lines and numbers that changed every so often. It was past these machines she could look out the window. She couldn’t see the ground outside, but she did see the top of a street light. It shown bright in the dark sky, but past it she could just make out the lightly clouded sky and the stars. They shined bright and she took comfort in seeing them because if the stars were out, then it wasn’t a sun hidden day. Had she really been afraid of that? To her surprise, she actually had been. Though if the sun was gone, wouldn’t she still be able to see the stars during the day. She’d seen a solar eclipse once, and once the sun was darkened, the stars were able to be seen during the day so it was possible. She pushed the thought down and took her time to study the cabinet that was in the corner, past the window and next to the little bench that was on the far wall. Why was she so drawn to it. It was a standard wooden cabinet, though taller than anything she had ever seen before. This one was tall enough to stand from the floor to the ceiling and she couldn’t help but wonder how they got it into the room as it looked like it extended into the panel tiles. What was in it, what did they need to hide that was so large? Above the bench and suspended from he wall was the large tv. She debated about turning it on, not really sure what she would watch at three in the morning, but it would be noise in what was too quite of a room. Since she’d been up, she’d not even heard the signs of breathing from outside the room, or much else for that matter. The only thing she heard was the occasional, rhythmic beep from the machine. The television stayed off as she saw that the remote was on the desk across the room, and she wasn’t sure about standing with the IV still attached to her arm. Not like you could if you wanted to. You know you’re still restrained. You won’t be going anywhere until the doctor comes back and you can get your hands freed. She thought it to herself, that inner voice speaking to her, and it was right. There was no way she could do anything. To the right of the desk was another cabinet. This one wasn’t as high, but it was wider. Past it to her right was a light blue curtain that looked like it ran on a track around her bed. It must be there for her privacy when she needed to change, though she would have preferred just to have a door on her room. Which was what truly frustrated her about the room, or more adequately described as a large cubby hole put off to the side. She had no door. She had no fourth wall. Where the wall on her right side should be was one long curtain. It ran the length of where the fourth wall should be. It didn’t’ stretch fully to the floor, so under it, she could see the slight glow from the hallway beyond. Behind the bed to her right was more gadgets hooked up to her. I mean, Christ, with how much crap connected to me, you would think they needed to jumpstart me like a car. I’m not on life support, so what the hell is all this garbage. Her head was clearing. She hadn’t realized it at first, but it felt like forever since she could start to remember things. They were distorted, and none of them made sense. It was like a dream that wasn’t a dream, or something that was real that should have been a dream. That just about summed up her whole day, but in that sense it was a nightmare, one that wouldn’t go away. Had there been something about one of her nurses being a snake that was going to poison her? Oh god, she hoped she hadn’t actually hit her doctor, though it did explain the restraints. She slammed her head back into her pillow trying to hide from the empty room, so embarrassed that she never wanted to see another living soul. She had, hadn’t she? She had hit her doctor and who knows who else. She was pretty sure she had been thrashing around for awhile. Anyone could have been caught with a loose fist. Someone should have gone ahead and hit me back. I deserved it. But of course, none of them had hit her back, not physically. She wasn’t sure what kind of sedative they had given her, but it had done the job. They had been asking her questions though, before she had freaked out. She was pretty sure she had mentioned Roland, but what else had she said. Another wave of embarrassment hit her. Had they called him? Great, what would he be thinking? He already thought of her as an emotional flake who found any reason to go nuts. What would he think if the doctor had mentioned something about her episode. Of course he would never come visit her, but the story would be all amongst their friends by the time she got home. It would be years before she would ever live it down. What if she had told them about her brother? That…Now that would be worse. There would be no way he could get there to visit her, and he would be trapped in Madison worrying about her. She would need to call him and let him know she was okay. She should call him now, just in case they had called. But it was three in the morning. Well, now it was getting closer to four. Where had the last twenty minutes gone too? Even if they had called him and he had stayed up late fretting about her, he would be asleep. Worry only lasted for so long before exhaustion took its toll. Where was her phone? She looked around the little room and didn’t see it. Maybe it was with her clothes, wherever those were… She wasn’t sure. Maybe that was the purpose to one of the cabinets across the room. Probably…though she wished they would have left her phone out and over there by her so she could use it. She lied back in the bed. What was she going to do. She was up now and didn’t feel tired at all. The bed was getting uncomfortable and she wished she could at least lower the back portion and turn on her side. The restraints made any movement impossible. She was going to lie on her back wether she liked it or not. “Hello.” She said into the dark room. Her voice was timid and cracked. She hadn’t realized just how thirsty she was, her cotton mouth getting the better of her. She had to swallow down saliva a few times, though there was not much to work with before she tried again, this time a little louder into the quiet. “Hello. Anyone out there?” She waited. She didn’t hear any kind of a response and she had a sudden, scary thought. What if she was alone? What if no one was out there manning the nurses station? What if she wasn’t even near a nurse’s station? Would she just have to lie there until someone finally checked in on her? The thought of spending the next few hours lying in the bed, waiting for someone to finally pull back the curtain and slip into her little space was torturous. Could she really last that long; no tv, no internet, no phone that could do both. She continued to listen. The only sounds she heard was her breathing which grew louder the more anxious she became, and the machine that kept a constant beep next to her. How did they ever expect anyone to sleep in there with that damn machine beeping at her all night? Yeah, well, people didn’t go to hospitals to sleep, they went there to get better. If she wanted to sleep, she should dig herself a grave. Wasn’t that the old adage. She didn’t think she had it right but her mind was still working through the haze of the meds. The sedatives. The drugs. They had drugged her. How could they drug her and knock her out like that? Wasn’t there supposed to be one of those call buttons at the ready? Something she could use to page for the nurses? There was something on the side of her bed. It was a small box connected by a cord that ran below the bed. It had a few buttons on it, but she couldn’t say for sure what any of them were as the pictures on each button had been worn off by use. Though she could just start pressing buttons at random, if she could reach it. She tried to grab at it, but the restraint was just tight enough that she couldn’t grasp the dangling box. “Ugh” The cry escaped her in frustration as she slammed herself back onto the bed. “Hello!” “Hello!” she called again, this time louder as she grew more confident in her voice. She was still so thirsty, but her throat didn’t feel as restricted before. Being awake must be helping, she thought as she lifted her head again, cocking it to hear better. She thought she heard the sound of a chair creaking out in the hallway. Was she by the nursing station? Could they hear her after all? Maybe that last time had been loud enough? There it was again, another creak. Then the definite sound of someone shift their weight as to stand. There was someone out there and they were getting up. Lizzie listened intently as she heard the release of the chair, recognizing it as the sound of the chair rising to its unseated state. Then came the soft steps and slight squeak of a person wearing well worn tennis shoes, but the person was walking away from her. The footsteps were getting quieter. They were leaving her, were they going to go tell someone she was awake. Why wouldn’t they just call someone, and then come in to check on her? “Heeellooo!” She said again, this time exaggerating as she spoke, trying to put as much strength as she could, expelling the air from her lungs in force as it formed the word. She reminded herself of Josh Gad when he sung “Hello” in his opening number for the Book of Mormon. She had never seen the musical, but the soundtrack was in heavy rotation on her phone. The off beat humor of it matched her own twisted jokes and found that it more often than not filtered in to her everyday. The footsteps were returning. She could hear them getting closer, and then saw as the light under the curtains showed them. They reached the edge, and just as Lizzie was expecting a huge pulling back of curtains reveal, a quant woman slipped in and disappeared as the curtain closed again behind her. “Hello Lizzie, how are you feeling?” The nurse said as she was illuminated with a faint light. Lizzie could see that she was standing by a light switch on the wall and what must have been a dimmer as she brought up the light gradually. Lizzie recognized the woman as one of the ones from earlier, the one who…had Lizzie really thought this woman had turned into a snake? “I’m okay.” she said, not really sure if she actually was, but didn’t feel herself hurting too much. Other than a slight headache and the fuzziness around her thoughts, she felt fine. She didn’t even feel the soreness she would have expected for all the falling she had gone through, or any of the scrapes she had gotten running through the woods. “That’s good. I’m Elisabeth. I’ll be your nurse tonight. Can I get you anything?” “Water?” “Sure. I’ll refill your cup.” She spoke softly and if there was any resentment from before, it didn’t show. The woman moved gently, and was smooth as she glided over to the little table next to the bed. Lizzie hadn’t noticed the water bottle next to her bed, but watched as she grabbed it and took it to the sink across the room. She filled it then turned back towards Lizzie, “I bet you’d like some ice.” “Just the water is fine.” Elisabeth had already started towards the hallway but stopped and turned to the bed. She was quick to bring the water, tilting the cup so Lizzie could drink from the straw. Lizzie looked at that approaching straw protruding from the water cup and was filled with a strong sense of dread. A deja vu washed over her and a rasping voice whispered in her ear that it was poison. That was impossible but she couldn’t shake the feeling as it mixed with the hazy memory of this woman with a serphant’s face. She had to close her eyes to push away the memory and allowed herself to drink. The water may not have been ice cold, but it was still cool, soothing her throat as it made its way to her empty stomach. She could feel as it moved inside her, the touch of it on her insides alighting herself. It seemed to flow through and back up, and she could feel as her head felt lighter, her brain waking up a little more and some of that haziness chipping away. “No, no, not too much.” Elisabeth said softly as she pulled the cup back. She eased it away and Lizzie felt the little drips that leaked from the corners of her mouth, running down her chin. She was alive. Why was it that with everything that had happened, it wasn’t until that drink of water that she truly feel like she had survived it. She was safe now, she was in a hospital and everything was going to be okay. “Thank you,” and she was grateful as she didn’t think water could ever taste that good. Well, it hadn’t tasted good, as she had cottonmouth, but water had never been so refreshing as it had been now. “That’s good. You seem to be feeling better.” “I guess so.” “Good. Do you know where you are?” “That makes sense. From your chart, you were unconscious when the EMT’s brought you in and you’ve only been awake a few times.” “I have? I don’t remember too much and it feels more like it was all a dream.” “Yeah, the sedatives can do that.” “So where am I?” “You’re at Aurora Healthcare in Wautoma, the Christmas tree capital of the world.” “Okay, and why am I here?.. and why am I in these handcuff thingies?” “Um, well, you were brought in earlier today sometime in the afternoon. They were originally going to keep in you the ER, but they brought you up here to intensive care when you weren’t waking up. Hope you have good insurance, eh?” The woman said that last part, with the strong “A” that mixed many northern Wisconsin accents with Canadian. It was interesting with how the accent wasn’t always there when the nurse talked, but then it occasionally slipped in. Most the time, Lizzie would have guessed she was from farther south but still in the Midwest. It was hard to tell, as culture became more centered around televisions, accents seemed to fade. “No, not really. College student.” “Oh crap. Yeah, well, at least staying in intensive care won’t be as bad as those student loan payments. And if you don’t like your major, you can always take up boxing.” “Sure. So I did attack the doctor…and you? I had hoped I’d dreamed that.” “You swung, but it was a swing and a miss.” “Part of the job. So is there something I can get for you? There’s no one else on the ward, so you have it all to yourself, but I still need to keep watch in case an emergency comes in.” “Can you open the curtain and let the some light in. I don’t want to be in the dark right now.” The nurse went to one side and grabbed the edge and worked the curtain back. She was halfway when it looked like the curiosity got the better of her as she turned to ask, “Do you mind me asking, what happened to you?” “I’m not sure. My best friend and I were at a house, my uncle’s house that I inherited…which I guess makes it my house now.” “I guess so,” Elisabeth said as she finished pulling back the curtain. Lizzie could now see the nurse station across the little hallway, though all she could see of it from her angle was the counter and on that a rack holder with a single file in it. That must be her file with who knew what kind of records. Had they pulled her whole history? Was there information about the broken arm she had at the age of fifteen, or the tonsils she had removed when she was ten? Elisabeth walked back over to her and to Lizzie’s surprise, pulled up the reclining chair that had been next to her bed. “We went there, and then, there was this strange naked man in the kitchen. He attacked us…well, he attacked Sarah.” “Wow, did she get away okay?” “No, I think he killed her. I barely got away. I don’t know how, but I ended up here.” “Yeah, you need to talk to the cops.” “I know,” though up until just minutes ago she had forgotten why she needed them. How could she have forgotten Sarah? Those dead eyes looking at her, watching her as she ran away to leave her there. “I can call the sheriff’s office. I’m not sure anyone’s there this time of night, but I’d think someone would be available.” “Thank you. Do you know if they called my brother?” “I don’t think so. Do you want me to call him?” Lizzie hadn’t realized how much that had been worrying her until the sudden release of tears, glad that they hadn’t. The nurse was quickly to scramble for the Kleenex. Lizzie tried to wipe them away herself but was stopped by the wrist restraints. She laughed as she looked at them. It was the tired laugh of the frustrated and it brought more crying. She was laughing and crying and in her head rolled a hurricane of emotions. Her parents were dead, her best friend was dead, her other friends were miles away and busy back in Stevens Point and Madison, leaving the only person who really knew her to be her brother. There was no way she could unload all this on him. It would only make him worry about something he could do nothing about or even get to her to comfort her. It wouldn’t even do to talk to him over the phone and hear that robotic voice of his machine talking back to her. Was there anything less helpful than to hear a computer generated voice even if it was her brothers words typed by stylus on his keypad? Elisabeth dabbed at Lizzie’s cheeks and Lizzie looked into her kind eyes. This woman who barely even knew her seemed to genuinely be concerned for her. How could Lizzie have ever thought of this woman as a snake? “No problem. I take it you don’t want to talk to your brother.” “It’s not that. I do, its just…its complicated.” Lizzie didn’t know what else to say, and the nurse seemed to understand. She stood there, and they both just looked at each other, one knowing the other wanted to say more, and that when she was ready, the nurse would listen. Lizzie let out a long sigh, and looked down, catching sight again of the ungodly large clasps around her wrists. “Do you think you can do something about this?” Lizzie asks, looking up again and catching Elisabeth’s eye. “You promise you’re not going to slug me again?” “No, but I’ll dance a jig if you do.” The nurse didn’t know what to make of it, and Lizzie wasn’t sure what she had meant by that as well. She ended up cocking an unsure eyebrow at the nurse in what had to look like a mix between a puppy dog pleading for forgiveness and a an older sister who was ready to drag you into something naughty that would definitely get you in trouble. The look would have probably been more convincing had Lizzie not had the streaks of fresh tears and the red puffy eyes of the recently crying. “Yeah, forget I said that,” she said, “but I’ll still appreciate it if you’d take these off me.” “Just, please, no hitting. I’d have to do more paperwork.” Elisabeth was quick with the straps and like that, Lizzie was free, her arms lifting into the air happy to be loose. She stretched, then yawned. The early morning was starting to catch up to her and she was beginning to think she might actually be able to get some rest. “Here,” the nurse said, brining over the plastic cup and Lizzie was grateful to be able to hold it herself as she brought the straw to her mouth. She took a long drink, felt as the cool water hit her stomach, and then realized something else. She was hungry. Very hungry, which was announced to Elisabeth as well as the roar that erupted from Lizzie could have scared an bear to run for safety. “You know, the cafeteria is closed, but I might be able to have someone bring you up a jello.” “Yeah,” Lizzie nodded in relief. “And then I’ll call the sheriff, okay?” Lizzie nodded as she lied back on the bed. She was spent. By the time Elisabeth had left the room and pulled the curtain closed behind her, Lizzie was already caught in the first nightmare. The cackling voice surrounding her as maggots swarmed over her. She was twisting and turning in her sleep violently shaking the bed, but there was no waking. Not until the nightmares were ready to let her slip back into reality. It would be awhile, as they enjoyed playing with the new toy, and the maggots grew in size and their mouths exposed long vampire like fangs. She wanted to scream. She wanted to wake up, but she was trapped and the nightmare had only just had been her last month begun. She just wanted it all to end. End it, end it now she pleaded in her mind. And the cackling voice ended with the shadow man as it chased her all throughout her dreams. “Tik-a-tee, tik-a-tet… your death does not come yet…” She slipped further into the darkness. Tags: AmWriting, AmWriting Horror, Author, Authors Supporting Authors, Authors Unite, Beta Read, Book, Books, Brian Lumley, Dead, Dead Friends, Dead Things, Dean Koontz, Death, Dying, Indie, Indie Author, indie fiction, indie horror, Indie Writer, Jason Davis, Jason R. Davis, Manic Monday, Paranormal, Stephen King, Strong Female Characters, Strong Female Lead, Supernatural, The Outsider, Undead Previous Dead Friends: Chapter 4 Next Book Review: Video Night by Adam Cesare	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4323
__label__cc	0.706377	0.293623	7 takeaways from the Jaywing Futures launch event #TheNewNow 04 March 2016 / Rob Shaw On 2nd March, we launched our pioneering collaboration with Imperial College London’s Data Science Institute and Jaywing Futures at a landmark event, attended by over 40 leading brands from across the UK. We unleashed our unique blend of creativity and data science with a host of expert speakers, demonstrations and data visualisations. We’ve rounded-up 7 key takeaways from the day: 1. Video content on Twitter is more memorable As marketers, we understand that video stands out on social media. But statistics show that we have over 11% better memory encoding from watching a video on Twitter vs. online video norms, as revealed by Olesya Moosman, Head of Research at Twitter UK. This may prompt marketers to review their content strategy. 2. Social data is starting to predict when people may be more receptive to content During our panel debate on the influence of big data on the future of social, Bruce Daisley, Vice President of Twitter Europe told us: “We are starting to be able to predict when people are doing things in their lives. For example, people are talking about shopping more often on Sunday evenings than any other time of the week.” Those ahead of the game in their analysis of Twitter data are using this kind of insight to target people when they are most receptive. 3. The biggest influencers online sit in different tribes and connect communities During the debate, Professor Sophia Yaliraki from the Social and Cultural Analytics Lab at Imperial College London, added: “People with the most influence on social media connect communities that wouldn’t normally talk. If you want to innovate, you want to know who that is!” Understanding these complex networks takes talented mathematicians to analyse big data, but the prize for doing so is huge. 4. Surprising events make us pay attention During Neuroscientist Dr Jack Lewis’ ‘Brand S.C.I.E.N.C.E’ talk, we heard what happens in the human brain when we are surprised – for reasons both good and bad. “Our brains strive to minimise surprise. We have an internal model of how the world works, and if what happens in our day roughly tallies with what we expect, our internal model is normal. But if something surprises us, then we suddenly realise our view isn’t right, and our model needs updating.” Expected events don’t really have an impact to change someone’s behaviour. But if you surprise them with an unexpected offer, gift or reward, this impact effectively changes how our brains think. 5. The first person to share something really interesting receives a status boost Dr Jack discussed how as humans, we are a highly social species. When people feel that they are the first to share a piece of news that is really interesting, they receive a huge status boost. This could make customers get that ‘feel good factor’ by being the first to share some really juicy and exclusive news about your product or brand. 6. Analysing customer sentiment can help you to build a more relevant conversation Chris Bryson, Data and Analytics Director from Webhelp UK, explained how we need to understand the experience a customer is currently getting before looking to cross-sell to and retain them. Webhelp uses insight from web chat engagements to help understand customers’ sentiment and have far more informed conversations. By bringing all data sources together – both structured and unstructured – brands have the means to understand which customers need more time spending on them and who they can service more efficiently. 7. Big data techniques to analyse the body and brain’s responses allow us to gain a better understanding of human decision-making Professor Yi-ke Guo drew us into the world of how humans make decisions. Decision-making is a cognitive process. “If we can better understand cognition processes, we can also better understand the impact of stimulation to the brain.” This is why Jaywing is sponsoring research programmes in this field at one of the World’s best science universities. Neuromarketing is emerging and evolving. However, if we are truly to learn more and deepen our understanding, it’s essential that the science stands up to scrutiny. If you are interested in finding out more about any of the topics or getting involved in our research programme, please contact us by emailing [email protected]. Watch this space for a full write-up of the speaker sessions and more content from the day. Rob Shaw CEO, Jaywing 01 March 2016 / Jaywing / News Jaywing announces pioneering collaboration with Imperial College London 26 February 2016 / Jaywing / News Jaywing appoints new MD of data science arm	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4324
__label__wiki	0.547917	0.547917	Home / Newsroom / News / 2018 / Foggo appreciates Albanian contributions Foggo appreciates Albanian contributions TIRANA, Albania – On a trip to highlight Albania’s contribution to peace and stability, the Allied Joint Force Command Naples Commander met with current and future leaders in Tirana from April 3 to 4. During his two day visit, Admiral James Foggo, JFC Naples commander, met with the Deputy Minister of Defence, Mr. Petro Koci, the Chief of Defence, Brigadier General Bardhyl Kollçaku, and the Albanian Commander Naval Forces, Major General Ylber Dogjani. During the meeting, topics included Albania’s role both as a prospering Western Balkan country and as an increasingly important NATO member. Speaking to the cadets and staff of Tirana’s Military Academy as a focused part of his visit, Foggo expressed his appreciation for the Albanian support to multiple NATO missions and activities in the region and abroad. "Albania is the second highest troop contributor per capita to NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan -- that’s a phenomenal contribution from a staunch ally,” Foggo said. "Also the effort Albania spends in cooperating with its neighbors is really remarkable.” Addressing the younger, future leader generation, both military and civilian, he stressed that the Western Balkans region is on the right track. The visit concluded with a discussion hosted by the U.S. Embassy on prosperity and security related topics with students coming from towns across Albania, the Embassy’s youth council and the Balkan’s Regional Youth Cooperation Office. The attending teenagers showed enthusiasm to be involved in community development activities such as environmental protection and local politics. Foggo emphasized dialogue is the most important thing and concluded there are many friends in a multipolar world -- so everybody has to choose wisely. "Peace and security are the premise for any improvement, for business and economic growth. And the security improved significantly! Wherever I travel across the region, I talk with young people pushing their countries forward. Keep going that way!” Foggo said. Story by JFC Naples Public Affairs Office	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4327
__label__wiki	0.619568	0.619568	The Audi Q8: Bigger isn’t always better January 11, 2017 jamesharley68 Is your Q7 just not big enough? Do you feel the poor could be even more jealous of you in your £100,000 SUV? Well good news as Audi have just announced the absolutely enormous Q8. Making a move similar to that of BMW with the X5 and X6, Audi have created a big high riding SUV but with the attempted good looks of a sleek coupe. The result is this monstrosity, the Q8 is an example of Audi’s new attention to excess. Being over 5 metres in length and 1.7 metres tall the Q8 will be one of the biggest cars on the roads when it makes production in 2018. The Q8 does has a problem with its looks, because it is so big everything has had to be over sized and stretched, just look at that grill it looks like Jaws from the old Bond films. Despite Audi wanting the car to look like a high riding sleek coupe the rear doesn’t slope nearly enough, looking more like an A1 than an A5. The Q8 does boast some good points though, its hybrid technology when teamed with the 3.0 litre TFSI engine produces an impressive 450BHP with 516lb-ft of torque this gives the giant a 0-62 time of 5.4 seconds and a top speed limited to 155MPH. Despite its huge size and obvious weight problems thanks to the plug in hybrid system the Q8 manages an impressive 122MPG and on solely electric power has a range of 37 miles with a full recharge taking about two and a half hours. Even with the Q8’s enormous size it is still only a four seater rather than the more practical five with the rear roofline almost certainly being a literal head ache for anyone as generously proportioned as the Q8 itself. But due to the four seat configuration the rear passengers do get quite a funky centre console and much more room horizontally than they would in a five seater the Q8 is also a sign of a much welcomed update to the interior in general, as good as Audi interiors are they have become stale and similar in every car they make. Although this is only a concept at the moment the production model may change but it is expected in 2018 so expect changes to be minimal. Static photo Colour: Bombay blue Please Follow, Like, Comment, Share Previous Article Jim on Cars 2016 Car of the year Next Article The fastest production Ford ever: The Ford GT	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4330
__label__wiki	0.860782	0.860782	Leave your feedback here. Thanks! by Investobet \| 30 August, 2018 Betting preview: Watford - Tottenham Watford and Tottenham Hotspur will both be hoping to make it four victories from four when they lock horns in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. Javi Gracia’s men will be a tough nut to crack, but Spurs look to be in excellent shape at present and should extend their winning run this weekend. The Hornets were tipped for relegation by some before the 2018/19 campaign got under way, and although they are still a long way from being mathematically safe, former Malaga and Rubin Kazan manager Gracia could hardly have asked for a better start to his first full season in charge at Vicarage Road. An opening-day triumph over Brighton and Hove Albion set the ball rolling on a perfect August, which also saw the Hertfordshire outfit beat Burnley at Turf Moor and then overcame Crystal Palace in front of their own fans. Roberto Pereyra has stepped up to fill the creative void left by Richarlison, while Troy Deeney and Andre Gray both look sharper than they did in 2017/18, when neither striker managed to string together a consistent run of form. There was a degree of negativity surrounding Tottenham as the season got under way, with supporters disgruntled at the absence of any new signings and the delay to the opening of their new stadium, which may now be pushed back until 2019. Yet the on-field continuity has actually served Spurs well in the opening weeks of the campaign; Mauricio Pochettino's charges kicked things off with a 2-1 success at Newcastle, before getting the better of Fulham 3-1 at Wembley and, most impressively of all, defeating Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford last time out. Such results have lifted optimism around the club and led to some backing Tottenham as genuine title challengers, a label which was not really being used by anyone at the start of August. Watford will have to make do without Tom Cleverley (Achilles), Younes Kaboul (foot) and Gerard Deulofeu (groin), while Miguel Britos is a doubt with a knock. Gracia will stick with the 4-4-2 formation his side used last time out, with Will Hughes expected to tuck inside from his nominal wide-midfield berth to ensure the home team do not get overloaded in the centre of the park. At the top of the pitch, Gray and Deeney are both physical strikers so we can expect to see Watford look to play balls into their front two quickly in an attempt to catch Spurs cold in transition. Tottenham, meanwhile, will be unable to call upon the services of Erik Lamela (hamstring), Vincent Janssen (foot), Victor Wanyama (knee) and Juan Foyth (thigh), while Son Heung-min is still absent as he represents South Korea at the Asian Games in Indonesia. Pochettino has created a situation whereby Spurs are comfortable switching between three and four-man defences, and we could see the visitors opt for the former here as they attempt to contain Watford's strike duo of Deeney and Gray. Davinson Sanchez will return to the starting XI if Pochettino does indeed opt for three at the back, while Ben Davies may also replace Danny Rose on the left-hand side. Lucas will keep his place after scoring three goals in his last two outings in the Premier League, and his speed and direct movement could cause problems for the hosts' rearguard. Taking everything into account, it is worth putting some money on an away win with both teams to score at Vicarage Road. Tottenham will probably too strong despite Watford's strong start, although the home side could continue their run of scoring in every Premier League game at the start of the 2018/19 campaign. 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__label__cc	0.560566	0.439434	Helvolic acid Product ID H174466 Purity ≥99% 1 mg $73.90 5 mg $330.80 10 mg $534.80 Helvolic acid is a well-known fungal metabolite that inhibits protein synthesis through elongation factor G on the bacterial ribosome. It has shown in vitro antitrypanosomal activity against Trypanosoma brucei brucei GUTat3.1 with IC50 value of 5.08 µg/mL. Helvolic acid has also been found to be weakly cytotoxic against normal human diploid fibroblasts with IC50 value of >100 µg/mL. Furthermore, Helvolic acid has shown to exhibit strong antibacterial activities against two gram-positive bacteria: B. subtilis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Formula Wt. (2Z)-2-[(4S,5S,6S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,16S)-6,16-diacetyloxy-4,8,10,14-tetramethyl-3,7-dioxo-5,6,9,11,12,13,15,16-octahydro-4H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-ylidene]-6-methylhept-5-enoic acid (4α,5α,6β,8α,9β,13α,14β,16β,17E)-6,16-Diacetoxy-4,8,14-trimethyl-3,7-dioxo-18-norcholesta-1,17,24-trien-21-oic acid Fumigacin, NSC 319943, BRN 3230584 Soluble in DMSO, acetone or chloroform. Insoluble in water. White to Off-White powder Store Temp Ship Temp H174466 MSDS PDF Info Sheet H174466 Info Sheet PDF Ganaha M, Yoshii K, Otsuki Y, et al. In vitro antitrypanosomal activity of the secondary metabolites from the mutant strain IU-3 of the insect pathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps coccidiicola NBRC 100683. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2016;64(7):988-990. PMID: 27373660. Jayanetti DR, Yue Q, Bills GF, et al. Hypocoprins A-C: new sesquiterpenoids from the coprophilous fungus Hypocopra rostrata. J Nat Prod. 2015 Mar 27;78(3):396-401. PMID: 25549014. Ratnaweera PB, Williams DE, de Silva ED, et al. Helvolic acid, an antibacterial nortriterpenoid fmor the fungal endophyte, Xylaria sp. of orchid Anoectochilus setaceus endemic to Sri Lanka. Mycology. 2014 Mar;5(1):23-28. PMID: 24772371. Size of single unit expressed as number (e.g. '500' in the case of 500 mg) Unit Label µgmggkgµlmlLUKUMU Total quantity of unit size desired (e.g. '10' in the case of 10 x 500 mg). If only one unit is desired, you may leave this blank.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4352
__label__wiki	0.628097	0.628097	HomeTag "connie ferguson" No more selling drugs – The Queen \| Mzansi Magic Harriet drops the bomb on the family, telling them it’s time to close the drug business. Brutus later tries to convince Shaka to side with him. — Visit Mzansi Magic https://bit.ly/MzansiMagic Watch Mzansi shows on DStv Catchup: http://bit.ly/DStvCatchup Follow Mzansi Magic Here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mzansimagic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mzansimagic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mzansimagic/ Kagiso and Akhona try again – The Queen \| Mzansi Magic Kagiso and Akhona agree to try again. Vuyiswa and Jerry figure out that the Khoza Durban trip is just a front. — Visit Mzansi Magic https://bit.ly/MzansiMagic Watch Mzansi shows on DStv Catchup: http://bit.ly/DStvCatchup Follow Mzansi Magic Here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mzansimagic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mzansimagic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mzansimagic/ Generations: The Legacy Eps 200 Tshidi hears her ex has left the country for good. Nolwazi manipulates Mazwi into giving her what she wants. Xolelwa is suspicious when Patricia is super-nice to her. Catch Generations the Legacy Mondays to Fridays at 20:00 on SABC 1. Watch the full episode here on YouTube, directly after the normal TV broadcast, at 20:30! […] Generations: The Legacy 26 – Eps 187 (15 August 2017) Sphe alters the lab results to cover up her actions. Fana realises he’s out of his depth and confesses all. The brothers gang up on Tau – they want him out! Catch Generations the Legacy Mondays to Fridays at 20:00 on SABC 1. Watch the full episode here on YouTube, directly after the normal TV […] Tiro deserves jailtime – The Queen \| Mzansi Magic Harriet wants Tiro to be jailed for what he did to her. Schumacher is a little insecure, but Gracious reassures him. — Visit Mzansi Magic https://bit.ly/MzansiMagic Follow Mzansi Magic Here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mzansimagic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mzansimagic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mzansimagic/ Akhona blows Jerry and Vuyiswa's cover – The Queen \| Mzansi Magic Jerry plants a tracking device on Harriet’s car. Akhona reveals Jerry and Vuyiswa are in Durban. — Visit Mzansi Magic https://bit.ly/MzansiMagic Watch Mzansi shows on DStv Catchup: http://bit.ly/DStvCatchup Follow Mzansi Magic Here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mzansimagic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mzansimagic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mzansimagic/ Snitch on Harriet and walk out – The Queen \| Mzansi Magic Jerry and Vuyiswa offer both Gracious and Goodness a deal. Jerry later suggests Harriet admits to the crime. — Visit Mzansi Magic https://bit.ly/MzansiMagic Watch Mzansi shows on DStv Catchup: http://bit.ly/DStvCatchup Follow Mzansi Magic Here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mzansimagic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mzansimagic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mzansimagic/	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4354
__label__cc	0.579417	0.420583	First Cara Becker ROAR for Autism Youth Fundraising Award Presented Over the weekend during Kennedy Krieger Institute’s annual ROAR for Autism event, the first ever Cara Becker ROAR for Autism Youth Fundraising Award was presented. The award, recognizing the individual 18 or younger who raised the most funds for the event and best encompassed Cara’s fundraising spirit, was given to Natalie Newman. Natalie and her team, Natalie’s Never Land, raised more than $11,000 for Kennedy Krieger Institute. Cara spent years involved with KKI’s ROAR for Autism, a family-friendly biking, walking and running event that raises awareness and money for autism research…. Musician Morley gears up for May 18 event On May 18, musical artist Morley Kamen, along with four accompanying musicians, will take the stage at Cunningham’s for Karma for Cara’s first event of the year, “Remembering Cara: A Special Night With Morley.” The night promises to be full of love and warmth, in large part due to Morley’s performance. Morley calls her musical style a cross between soul and urban folk, with an emphasis on storytelling. She has played venues from Carnegie Hall to the Nice Jazz Festival to the Nomad Women’s Festival in the Sahara Desert, spreading her message of love and justice…. K4C Recognizes Leader in Service March 2014: Rose Becker Rose Becker, a cousin of Cara, recently had her Bat Mitzvah and asked that her friends and family in lieu of presents make donations to Karma for Cara. We could not be more touched and honored by her generous contribution to the foundation. Below is a message from Rose: “Cara and I had such a special bond, we were like sisters. Honestly, it was a no-brainer to donate all of the money to Karma for Cara, because the wonderful foundation, and Cara, deserve it beyond belief…. Karma for Cara supports Camp Sunrise A couple of months ago, we at Karma for Cara learned about a great program called Camp Sunrise, a cost-free, one-week camp for those who have previously or are currently battling childhood cancer. We immediately knew we wanted to support this great cause. Johns Hopkins Camp Sunrise gives 115 campers between the ages of 5 and 18 a traditional camp experience, including swimming, ropes courses, arts and crafts and making s’mores around the campfire. The camp is designed to allow the campers an outlet from the everyday realities of their cancer and gives them a chance to just be kids, while providing for their medical needs…. NYC Half Marathon runners support K4C This past weekend, Cara’s brother Greg Becker and friend Whitney Fishman ran the NYC Half Marathon while raising money for Karma for Cara. Whitney shared some photos with us from her run. Congrats, Whitney and Greg! Karma for Cara is proud of you! Introducing the Cara Becker ROAR for Autism Youth Fundraising Award Karma for Cara is partnering with Kennedy Krieger Institute in introducing the Cara Becker ROAR for Autism Youth Fundraising Award. Cara spent years involved with KKI’s ROAR for Autism, a family-friendly biking, walking and running event that raises awareness and money for autism research. Cara worked securing raffle prizes and selling hundreds of tickets, following in the foot steps of her mom, Jill, who co-chaired the event for many years. To honor her memory and her dedication to ROAR for Autism, the Cara Becker ROAR for Autism Youth Fundraising Award was created…. Greg Becker runs for Karma for Cara In just less than two weeks, Cara’s brother Greg will hit the pavement of New York City, running 13.1 miles in the NYC Half Marathon, while raising money for Karma for Cara. To learn more about the March 16 race and find out how you can support Greg and Karma for Cara, visit Greg’s fundraising page. Good luck, Greg! We’ll keep our fingers crossed for warmer weather and no snow!… K4C Recognizes Leader in Service February 2014: Michaella Hoehn-Saric Michaella Hoehn-Saric, a friend of K4C, the Becker Family and Cara’s, is running the Boston Marathon in April for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in honor of Cara. We are very proud of Michaella’s outstanding effort to raise money for cancer research and participate in the marathon. Eric and Jill have made a donation pledge in memory of Cara and they encourage anyone who wants to help support Michaella to visit her pledge webpage at http://www.runDFMC.org/2014/michaellahs. Michaella has shared this message with Karma for Cara supporters: K4C Annual Letter 2013 A Year Like No Other… It was on January 1 of 2013 that we laid our beautiful daughter Cara to rest. Our lives have been changed forever. It has truly been a year like no other we have ever experienced. A year of sadness, challenges, tears, memories, perspective, smiles, incredible kindness and beautiful initiatives to honor Cara’s memory and wishes. We are sending a year-end update to keep you informed of our progress, as a family and as a group that share a love, connection, and was touched in some way by Cara…. Karma for Cara receives 501(c)(3) status Earlier this week, we at Karma for Cara received our official letter of designation as a 501(c)(3) public charity from the IRS. All contributions are fully tax deductible. This is a big milestone for K4C, especially as it can take up to two years to receive this designation, and we got our letter after just 10 months. It feels great to be official. As always, thank you all for your continued support. We’ve made sure to add the letter to the K4C website….	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4359
__label__cc	0.594442	0.405558	J&K produces 10 lakh kg of cocoon every year worth Rs 25 cr By Reader Correspondent on June 5, 2014 Comments Off on J&K produces 10 lakh kg of cocoon every year worth Rs 25 cr SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir is maintaining silk cocoon production of 10 lakh kilograms annually, worth Rs 25 crore making it the most productive cocoon producing state in India. This was disclosed a meeting of the Project Monitoring Committee (PMC) of Sericulture Development Department, convened to finalize the project proposals under Cocoon Development Programme (CDP) for the year 2014-15. The meeting held on Wednesday also witnessed the senior functionaries of Central Silk Board, and the officers of Union Ministry of Textiles, with the Commissioner/Secretary Agriculture Production Department Dr Asgar Samoon in chair. The meeting was informed that under the CDP the Central government has provided Rs 15 crore to the state for capacity building measures under 12th financial plan during the year 2013-14. The Joint Secretary (Tech) Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles has stressed upon the State functionaries to submit Utilization Certificates (UCs) of funds provided during 2012-13 and the recurring expenditure for the year 2013-14 to their Ministry immediately. He also stressed to submit a detailed proposal for Hot Air Dryer to the concerned Ministry up to ending June positively so that it can be included in the plan accordingly. Samoon said that Jammu and Kashmir is most productive state in respect of cocoon production as compared to other states of the country. He said there is gigantic scope of employment opportunities, besides changing ones socio economic condition in the Sericulture and Cocoon production sectors, adding that sectors needs focused attention of the central as well as the State governments. The Commissioner/Secretary said that the silk industry is an agro based industry which provides subsidiary employment to the rural people especially to women folk in the state. He said that the department of Sericulture has developed a latest technology to adopt multiple cropping pattern in the state with the aim that the more and more farmers are involved in silk worm rearing and cocoon production. Samoon also stressed for increasing the central share for various schemes being implemented by the Sericulture Development Department for boosting the cocoon production in the State. He said there is urgent need to create post-cocoon structure in the State so that the farmers associated with cocoon rearing activities will get high values from the market. The meeting was further informed that the Department of Sericulture is looking after 170 nurseries spread over on 1000 hectors of land in the State where from the saplings are being provided to the farmers. These nurseries have been declared as Kissan Nurseries and should remain open for all. It was disclosed in the meeting that a mulberry nursery over 20 hectares of land is being set up at Tangmarg shortly. Besides Director Central Silk Research &Training Institute, Government of India, Pampore, Director, Sericulture Development Department, Joint Director Industries and Commerce, Deputy Directors of Sericulture Department and a number of farmers and cocoon growers attended the meeting. J&K produces 10 lakh kg of cocoon every year worth Rs 25 cr added by Reader Correspondent on June 5, 2014	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4360
__label__cc	0.612626	0.387374	Low End TV Roku 1, a Good Deal at Half the Price of Apple TV After years with DirecTV, we’ve decided to cut back as much as possible on the cost of watching TV. We’ve cut back to the lowest cost DirecTV package until we can put up a good antenna, and we’re using Netflix and Hulu Plus for the bulk of our viewing. We’ve had Netflix since it was a DVD-only service, and we’ve been using Netflix streaming on our Wii for years. Netflix has a great selection of movies and TV shows – except for the current season. Hulu Plus, which we added a few months ago, takes care of most of that, although CBS is a notable exception. One issue is that we have a 1080i HD TV, but Wii only puts out a 480p standard resolution signal. That works, but even with component video cables, it isn’t very sharp. (For that matter, neither does DirecTV’s lowest cost, standard resolution service. If anything, it looks worse than the Wii output.) We looked at our options: Apple TV was the obvious choice, but also the most expensive at $90 – about the best break you’ll get off Apple’s $99 retail price. Chromecast was the low-end choice at $30-35, but it doesn’t work with a regular remote control. Having to use your smartphone as a remote control isn’t always ideal, and a simple remote with buttons is nice. Between the two extremes is the $50 Roku 1. Like the other devices, it supports 1080i high definition video and has 802.11n WiFi. It comes with a decent remote, which is more than you can say for the skimpy Apple TV remote control. The Roku remote even has a dedicated Netflix button, which is nice, since we use Netflix a lot. If you use M-GO, Amazon, or Blockbuster, you’ll be happy to know they have dedicated buttons as well. Unfortunately, there is no button for Hulu Plus, which is the only other service we use regularly. The Roku device itself is tiny – just 3.7″ square and 1.2″ tall. It has composite video output and cables for use with older standard definition TVs, and it has HDMI output for modern high-def TVs. You just have to add your own HDMI cable (about $6-7 from Amazon.com, under $10 at your local Home Depot, and I recently saw one for $3 at Menard’s). We upgraded from 3 Mbps U-verse service to 6 Mbps in anticipation of getting our Roku. 3 Mbps was adequate for our home network and watching TV content using the Wii, but it’s not really sufficient for HD TV content plus iPhones and home computers. 6 Mbps is plenty of speed for HD content, and video quality is at least as good as we had with HD from DirecTV. Streaming content from Netflix and Hulu Plus looks great, far better than from the Wii. The Roku Netflix app has a much cleaner layout and is a bit more streamlined. Very impressive. We use Hulu Plus almost exclusively to watch the TV shows we used to DVR with DirecTV, and while some people complain about getting commercials in their TV shows on Hulu Plus, in reality most one-hour shows are finished in 42-43 minutes even with those ads. That’s about the same amount of time it took to watch them via DVR – and no need to zip through commercials. I’d call it a break even there. The only drawback is that you usually have to wait until 24 hours after a program was first broadcast to stream it. That said, there are also live sports channels. There’s an excellent Roku iOS app that we have on our iPhones. Most of the time the remote control is the best option, but for adding channels to the Roku or doing a search, the iOS app is the way to go. Also, for some reason the Roku responds more quickly to the iPhone app. Roku has Pandora, and if you’re already a Pandora user, it can link to your existing account and playlists. I’m a big fan of Pandora, and I was also happy to find that I can play music from my iPhone’s iTunes library on Roku. You can also do a slideshow from photos on your iOS device and stream video from it to Roku. Roku makes a big deal about having thousands of channels of content available, but odds are that over 90% won’t interest you. Want to watch YouTube? Sorry, not on the Roku 1 or the $80 Roku 2. If you have the $100 Roku 3 or the $50 Roku Streaming Stick (controlled from your smartphone, like Google Chromecast), you can do YouTube. This is a disappointing omission. Throughput using AT&T U-verse and the DNS built into its 2-wire hardware is poor. Fortunately we have an AirPort Extreme WiFi router set up to us OpenDNS, and that works much better – even though it has to go through the 2-wire router to connect to the Internet. I don’t know what’s up with CBS, but none of their current content is available via Hulu Plus. There is a CBS channel, but all you get to see are clips and trailers. There are a lot of ways that Roku doesn’t live up to its promise. CBS is just the tip of the iceberg. ABC, NBC, and Fox give us everything they broadcast using Hulu Plus, but most of the other “cable” channels give you nothing but trailers and clips unless you have signed up for them through your cable or satellite provider. That’s the expense we’re trying to avoid here, and there doesn’t seem to be a way to sign up for Lifetime, TNT, and the rest without using a cable or satellite provider. I think there’s a real opportunity here for someone to launch a virtual provider! That’s more of a matter for a different article, as the problem is with what the networks will allow. It is not a Roku or Chromecast issue. Our Roku 1 runs very hot, especially when the weather is hot. We’ve added little rubber feet to improve air flow, but it doesn’t help much. When it gets hot, it can lose signal or even reset itself. The compact plastic box is more of a heat trap than a heat conductor, something Roku needs to fix. Best we can do is keep a fan running when it get warm and turn on air conditioning when it gets too hot. All in all, I consider the Roku 1 a bargain at $50. Keywords: #roku1 #lowendtv Short link: http://goo.gl/U2Z43r searchword: roku1review 11 thoughts on “Roku 1, a Good Deal at Half the Price of Apple TV” Liam Greenwood says: Your comment that $90 is the best price break you will get on an AppleTV is a little off the mark. Apple sells the AppleTV refurbished for $75 – and seems to consistently have them available. See http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/appletv Cheers, Liam Broc McGee says: 2014-07-11 at 5:38 AM the wife and I have one of the higher priced DISH Sat TV packages.Originally had only 3 choices for TV as we live in the “country” – over the air antennae, DirecTV or DISH. But 2yrs ago I bought the Roku Hd box. And now over 75% of our time spent in front of the TV now is using our Roku HD with either Netflix streaming or Acorn (best of British TV). the Roku HD i believe was $50 when new over a few years ago. It does 720p and streams pretty decently over our WiFi-N router. It does get bogged down at times with the Roku software interface. Sometimes it reboots itself for reasons unknown to me. There hundreds of channels you can watch but most of the time we use the Acorn, Netflix, and sometimes HBO Go. Best part we found, someone can watch a show on Netflix on the Roku up front on the HDTV, and at the same time another person can watch a show on Netflix on one of our Mac’s. just wanted to add. We now often use the Roku MGo movie option as a way to rent movies. I swear its better than PPV on the Satellite TV. We’ve never used Hulu or Hulu Plus. Brian Gray says: Last year I replaced our aging and monsterous bluray player with a much smaller Sony model that doubled as a streaming device. It was $59, but since it played discs and streamed it was worth a little more to have less boxes. Jim Dhaem says: 2014-07-14 at 12:09 PM Best antenna I found, live in rural area by Lowell, MI Mohu Sky 60 amplified attic/outdoor HDTV antenna w/ mount The indoor one works well to: Mohu Leaf 50 Indoor HDTV Antenna (formerly Leaf Ultimate) – Manufacturer Refurbished Dan Knight says: Thanks for the suggestions, Jim. I’m going to try a whisker antenna without amplification. In our location, we probably won’t even need a rotor for the majority of stations. David Maloney says: 2014-07-16 at 12:20 AM Uhhhh….anyone else here XBMC with 1Channel and Navi-X much? Pretty totally incredible, when its up. And, updates of XBMC break everything, so update with caution. Wife watches Hulu. We gave up Dish Network in 2008 and never looked back. I have also given up on American TV, over the air, under the sea, its all crap to paraphrase Mike Myers. Also, I have come to hate commercials with a passion. I watch the BBC iplayer in Chrome using the Hola extension. Doesn’t always work, but better than paying 70 bucks a year for a VPN that also didn’t work all the time, which is what I was doing. I also make extensive use of Youtube. Pretty much if I want something from across the pond and its not on the iPlayer someone has posted it to Youtube within a week. Sometimes, when I’ve found an obscure BBC documentary from the seventies that I remember watching as a kid, I sit back and say, wow, the future is pretty bad ass, even without flying cars. Totally yearly “entertainment” expense: Internet connection. And a Library card. Life is simple. Good luck to you. and over the air digital antennae does not cut the cheese in my neighborhood. So much interference in the air, can barely get a decent WiFi or 3G or 4G signal let alone a VHF/UHF signal. just a comment. Today HSN offered the Roku3 with an HDMI cable and several trial subscriptions – 2 months of Hulu Plus, 2 months of Acorn TV, for $99. its the normal price of a Roku3. Not sure the quality of the HDMI cable but I know Hulu Plus costs about $8/mo and Acorn TV is about $5/mo. Steve Beswick says: I’m surprised that the Roku 1 doesn’t yet support YouTube. My Roku LT supports it, and it is both older and less capable than the Roku 1. Catherine T. Rouse says: Great article . For those who live outside US like me, you can access Netflix, Hulu and similar media stations on your Roku by using UnoTelly or similar tools.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4368
__label__wiki	0.593241	0.593241	LINK, RATIO and BØLGEBLIKK have been chosen to design the New Drammen Hospital, Norway LINK arkitektur AS, in collaboration with RATIO Arkitekter and BØLGEBLIKK arkitekter, was victorious in the contest to draw New Drammen Hospital. "I am very pleased with the recognitionthat comes with drawing such an important project. Our vision is «we build spaces for better life», what is then more important than building good, human and healing hospitals. We are today engaged in hospital design throughout all of Scandinavia and utilize our experience and expertise across these countries to create future-oriented and sustainable hospital that patients, employees and the city will be proud of,says Mette Dan-Weibel", LINK Arkitektur’s Scandinavian Healthcare Director. The collaborating partners believe that the new Drammen hospital is a particularly exciting project to develop. It is an urban hospital that should merge into the city structure of Drammen in a good way and strengthens the city's contact with the sea and to Lierstranda. "We have established a very strong team for this task, with resources and expertise from LINK arkitektur, RATIO and BØLGEBLIKK. The team's overall Scandinavian hospital expertise, in collaboration with our urbanists and landscape competencies, will make the new hospital in Drammen a place where all people feel welcome within a safe environment with the health service, while the hospital will become a very attractive workplace. We are looking forward to the collaboration with Helse Sør Øst, RHF, Sykehusbygg, the other advisers and future users of the hospital, who will work together with us on the sketch project with the vision «Insight and Renewal», says Kjell Rasmussen, leader of the architecture team. "We have put together a very strong team with high competence and broad experience that complement each other well. I look forward to a creative and good cooperation towards a common goal of creating a hospital for the future", says Leif Øie, CEO LINK arkitektur. The contract was signed on December 14th, with LINK arkitektur as contracting party and RATIO and BØLGEBLIKK as subcontractors. The contract is for architecture, interior architecture and landscape architecture Start-up for design is in January 2018 and expected completion of construction is 2024 Planned construction start is scheduled for 2019 Drammen hospital is located in Vestre Viken in Drammen, Norway, 121,000 square meters, cost frame 8,6 billion NOK	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4377
__label__cc	0.594239	0.405761	© David Egnéus Divine dream, infernal agony TEXT MAX KÜNG ILLUSTRATION DANIEL EGNÉUS Fearful, with open mouth and on the brink of financial ruin – where could things feel worse than in the dentist’s chair? My mouth: an automobile. Not a new one, no, not this one, but certainly a used Jaguar, well looked after, third hand, with 130 000 kilometers on the clock and white leather seats, when you consider all that has gone into my mouth so far and how cheaply you can buy a Jaguar that’s covered 130 000 kilometers. All the amalgam. All the hours of dental work. All the injections. All the X-rays. All the drill bits used. All the wisdom teeth extracted. These are the many reasons my dentist should rejoice when I shake his hand in greeting. Yes, he should whoop and dance for joy because when I turn up, work turns up. I am his income on two legs. And he does give me a smile when we see each other, but a mild one, and then with a nod invites me to take a seat in the chair and sets to work straight away. The machinery gurgles, hisses, screeches. I dig my fingertips deep into the synthetic-soft arms of the chair when he sets to with his hard metal instrument in my mouth, scratching here, scraping there and soon muttering something worrying that comes out muffled from beneath his surgical face mask. He nods and has his assistant hand him an injection. Quickly and energetically, the fine needle penetrates my gums, here, there, tiny pinpricks, and again here, and again there. Brief pause. The dentist straightens up, pulls down his face mask, says it won’t be long before the anesthetic takes effect and stands up from his stool. Mouth open, I lie prostrate on the chair. My dentist walks over to the window in his starched white gown. From his office, you have a magnificent view over the roofs of the city. Thick smoke oozes from the tall chimney of a district heating plant. Close by, a flock of pigeons swoops through the air. All of the dentists I have ever consulted in my dental cavity-filled life had their offices on the upper stories of the building. Never have I stopped to wondered why that was. My dentist stands at the window, hands behind his back, looking out. I can see him on the edge of my field of vision. He’s humming a tune. Is it “Flight of the Bumblebee”? A jet cuts across the immaculate pale blue of the sky leaving a vapor trail that soon disappears again. Away in the distance, filigree construction cranes do their heavy work. All the while, the machine sucking the saliva out of my mouth snarls and gurgles. Turning my head as well as I am able, I see my dentist touch the windowpane with his nose, just lightly, exhale through his wide-open mouth, then take a step back to study the shape of his condensed breath on the glass from a certain distance. It resembles a skull. I swiftly pull my head back to stare straight into the dazzling light of the operation lamp. Then my dentist says calmly, as though to no one in particular: “Sometimes I’d like to throw in the towel. Take a year off. Travel the world. Just drop everything and go. Get right away.” Then he falls silent. I nod and attempt to say something because, yes, that would certainly be a great idea, fantastic, grandiose even, but please not right this minute, not now! That’s what I would like to say, but the suction device lies rattling in my mouth and all I can get out are strange, gurgling sounds. “Just drop everything and go,” he says once more, now facing in my direction, “circumnavigate the world, once all the way around.” Then he strides soundlessly over the carpet and back to the treatment chair. He smiles, pulls his face mask back up, bends over me, and sticks his fingers and a cold metal instrument with a bizarrely intricate hook at the end into my gullet, which is now almost as wide open as my eyes. “Okay,” he says in a quiet, friendly voice, “things could perhaps get a big unpleasant now.” Max Küng… lives and works in Zurich; he’s a reporter, a father and sometimes also a patient. This story first appeared in Lufthansa Exclusive, the frequent traveller magazine. For more information about Lufthansa Miles & More offers, please click here. What’s in your bag, Cro? The 27-year-old German musician has created his very own genre, Raop, a combination of pop sounds and rap verses. He let Lufthansa Magazin take a peek inside his bag at Hamburg Airport London Tate Modern is hosting a retrospective of pop artist Robert Rauschenberg's work. Marseille – One city, two faces City of the Month If you like sports, there’s lots to do in Marseille. If art and culture are more your style, this city on the Mediterranean won’t disappoint you, either ... Beest intentions Every summer, safari fans gather in the Masai Mara reserve in Kenya to see one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles: wildebeests across the Serengeti savannah	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4394
__label__wiki	0.707214	0.707214	A Maine Sporting Tradition Women and the art of tying flies By Robert J. Romano, Jr. The author casting a Black Ghost tied by his friend and fly tyer, Peggy Brenner. Photo by Trisha Romano Illustrations by Emily Rose Peeples In a sport dominated by men, it is interesting to note that the first English-language essay published about fly fishing is reputed to have been written by a woman. Whether truth or legend, most fly fishers acknowledge that in 1496, Juliana Berners, prioress of the nunnery of Sopwell wrote The Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle, a chapter in The Boke of Saint Albans. It is here that we first read descriptions of fly patterns. “The XII,” as they are described in the Treatyse, include among others, recipes for the Black Leaper, the Manure Fly, and the Drake, flies with bodies of different colored wool that even today would bring a brook trout to hand. Four centuries later, across the pond in Manchester, Vermont, Mary Orvis Marbury took over commercial fly tying production at her father’s retail and mail order business. Described by author and steelhead angler, Lyla Foggia, as “mysterious” and a woman of “complex personality,” Marbury’s compilation Favorite Flies and Their Histories, published in 1893, provided the reader with directions for 428 flies. It included 157 photographs, representing patterns from all over North America. Selene Dumaine has mastered the art of tying streamers perfected by Carrie Stevens and she often does demonstrations, tying without the use of a vise. Photo courtesy Selene Dumaine But of all the women who have wrapped feathers and fur around a hook and of those still to do so, Carrie Stevens will always hold a special place in the hearts of those of us who cast our flies in the tannin-stained ponds and across the sparkling lakes of western Maine. Find an angler tramping along the carry road beside one of the region’s boulder-strewn rivers or wading into a stream, and he (or she) will know the name of Carrie Stevens. By 1920, Carrie’s husband, Wallace Stevens, had established himself as one of the preeminent guides of the Rangeley Lakes Region. His wife accompanied him to western Maine, where the couple spent the fishing season at Camp Midway, their cottage alongside Upper Dam. An example of the Gray Ghost, designed by Carrie Stevens. Photo courtesy Selene Dumaine Carrie Stevens Urged by good friend, Charles Edward Wheeler, Carrie Stevens tied her first streamer, The Rangeley Favorite. Wheeler was an expert angler who tied his own flies and built bamboo rods. He was also famous for his wooden duck carvings. With Wheeler as her champion, Carrie tied flies, but continued to fish with live bait until a sun-streaked afternoon on the first day of July in 1924. Acting on a hunch, as she would later write, Carrie abandoned her bait, casting instead a streamer of her own creation into the heavy current at the bottom of Upper Dam. As is often the case, after taking two fish, the water went quiet, but Carrie persevered, continuing to cast the streamer for another hour and a half. Then, at last, a brook trout rose through the froth to engage her in the type of battle that dreams are made of, or at least the dreams of an angler! After netting the fish, she rushed into the nearby hotel, where the trout weighed in at a massive 6 pounds 13 ounces. In August 1970, 12 days after her death, a plaque was erected in Carrie Stevens’s honor across the Carry Way from Camp Midway. The plaque identifies the streamer Carrie cast on that summer afternoon as her now-famous Gray Ghost, although in several interviews, Carrie stated it was a Rangeley Favorite that took the large fish. To further confuse matters, another of Carrie’s streamers was hooked in the trout’s jaw when the extraordinary fish was mounted. Whatever pattern she used, it helped her win second prize in that year’s Field & Stream fishing contest. After the magazine published her story, she became an instant fly-fishing celebrity. By the 1940s, she was selling her patterns throughout the country. Carrie was self-taught. She cemented each wing together before affixing it to the body of a streamer without the benefit of a vise. To better imitate the silhouette of a baitfish, Maine’s first lady of streamers broke with tradition by setting the shoulders of her patterns on the side of the hook rather than on top. She preferred heavier, long shanked hooks, with the tails of her patterns rarely extending much beyond the hook’s bend thereby reducing false strikes. Until she sold her business in 1953, the woman who has been described as being “as sweet as she looked” aspired to perfection. Perfection is what can be found in the many patterns she created while establishing the streamer as every Maine angler’s go-to fly to take brook trout and landlocked salmon. Glenna Allen Not as well-known as her predecessor, Glenna Allen was born a few years before Carrie and Wallace moved into their cottage beside Upper Dam. Allen learned to tie flies from her husband, Fred. The couple cast their flies throughout the Rangeley Lakes Region, especially in and about the Parmachenee tract, where they and their extended family have maintained a camp until this day. Allen began with a three-drawer fly-tying box, but soon set up a fly tying bench in her kitchen. She eventually worked from a long plywood table in her living room until forced to add an addition to her home to keep up with the demand for her flies. At first, she tied for local stores like the Rangeley Region Sports Shop, where a limited amount of her streamers can still be purchased. By the 1960s, Allen was receiving orders from the Orvis Company, and soon extended her business to include L.L. Bean and Abercrombie and Fitch. While providing classes on fly tying, she recruited a dozen men and women to tie streamer patterns under her supervision. Allen sold many patterns favored by anglers throughout New England while creating many of her own design. Two of her favorites were a little dry fly known as The Gotcha and a wet fly she called the Jolly Jared, named after her grandson, both reputed to possess magical qualities irresistible to brook trout. At age 85, accompanied by her husband, Allen tramped down to one of their favorite pools and boated a five-pound brook trout, after which the couple set aside their fly rods and Allen retired from the fly tying business. Now age 89, Glenna is remembered fondly by anglers who continue to cast her streamers throughout the Rangeley Lakes Region. Burnt Blond Bamboo tied on commission by Selene Dumaine. Photo courtesy Selene Dumaine Selene Dumaine Born in the same year Carrie Stevens died, Selene Dumaine learned to tie flies using a Universal Vise Kit called The Professional that she received as a Christmas present. Four years later, she won first place in the Northeast Fly Tying Competition held in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Like Stephens and Allen, she became proficient with a fly rod, and at one time supplemented her income as a fly tier by guiding sports along the lakes and streams of western Maine. Dumaine has originated many of her own patterns, the most recent of which is Don’s Legacy, tied in honor of the late Donald Palmer, the driving force behind the Rangeley Region Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum. She has mastered the style of tying streamers perfected by Carrie Stevens, often providing demonstrations, tying without a vise as Carrie once did. At present, the majority of Dumaine’s flies are tied on commission to commemorate an occasion or some life-changing event. Those lucky enough to own one of her original streamers may someday find them as valuable as those tied by Carrie Stevens. The Kate (left), an Atlantic Salmon fly tied by Brenner and the Purple Peril (right), another Atlantic Salmon fly tied by Peggy Brenner. Photos courtesy Peggy Brenner Peggy Brenner Another woman renowned for her streamers is Peggy Brenner. Peggy apprenticed under the watchful eye of Mike Martinek, Jr., a world-renowned tyer of classic Maine streamers, who in his early years was tutored by angling historian, Austin Hogan. She is a past president of United Fly Tyers, the oldest tying club in the country, and current president of International Women’s Fly Fishing. Lately, she has concentrated her efforts on classic salmon flies, working under a grant sponsored by the New Hampshire Council for the Arts. She continues to tie special orders of Maine streamers for a small group of customers. A few years back, I drove the short distance from my camp on Aziscohos Lake to the upper portion of the Magalloway River. It was late in the afternoon after a day-and-a-half of heavy rain. I entered the river as rain continued to spill down and cast a Black Ghost streamer created by Herb Welch in the 1920s and tied by Peggy Brenner, one of a dozen I had purchased from her. Although the original recipe for this traditional streamer calls for a white shoulder made of saddle hackle, she chose marabou, explaining that the undulating action of the feather would prove more effective. Two hours later I lost count of the number of landlocked salmon that came to my net. Anyone who has cast a fly upon the water owes a debt of thanks to Dame Juliana, Mary Orvis, Carrie Stevens, Glenna Allen, Selene Dumaine, and Peggy Brenner, as well as all the women who have influenced our sport with their intellect and creative skill. Robert J. Romano Jr.’s most recent novel, The River King, is set in the Rangeley Lakes Region of western Maine. Visit his website forgottentrout.com for more information. To learn more about women and the art of fly tying, visit the Rangeley Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum in Oquossoc, Maine. www.rangeleyhistoricalsociety.org/outdoor-sporting-heritage-museum.html Dancing Around A Letter from Matinicus - Monarchs Maine Boatbuilders Show 2010 What Makes the Wind Blow? Classic Maine Plastic	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4398
__label__wiki	0.650633	0.650633	BML HONORS TOP PERFORMING EMPLOYEES AT “STAFF AWARDS 2017” Bank of Maldives has honored its top performing employees with a series of accolades at its annual staff awards ceremony, held last night at Dharubaaruge. Staff and teams who have excelled were recognized in the categories of Employee of the Year, Best Leader, Best Manager, Best Divisional Staff, Volunteer Service, Sports Spirit, Recognition for Achievement, Innovation, Unsung Champion, Customer Service Star, Rising Star, Best Atoll Employee, Best Dhoni Staff, Best Male’ Branch, Best Atoll Branch, Best Team and CEO’s Award for Outstanding Achievement. Badhurudheen Hassan (Retail Banking) won the coveted Employee of the Year Award, Abdul Aleem Abdul Gafoor (Card Services) received the Best Leader Award, while Dhilma Ahmed (Credit) and Ibrahim Mohamed Rasheed (Marketing) were recipients of the CEO’s Award for Outstanding Achievement. A special Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Hidaya Ahmed (Retail Banking), who is retiring after 28 years of service. The awards were presented by CEO, Andrew Healy and other members of the Bank’s Executive Committee. Andrew Healy commented “Our Bank is in good shape right now and it is great to get the chance to recognize and thank the very people who are responsible for our progress. I would like to congratulate those staff who received awards as well as those who were nominated. And I would like to express my deep appreciation to all our staff for their immense contribution and commitment.” Full details are available from the link below: Corporate Maldives Events News BML Reveals Plans to Scale Up Investment in Hulhumale’ Top court to commence constitutional case on Sunday Business • Corporate Social Responsibility Dhiraagu Aids Care Society in “Vocational Training... Business • Crime Ex-MPs deny selling fuel at inflated price	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4402
__label__cc	0.520506	0.479494	Home » News & Events » News Wildlife recovery modeling equals international nod for math faculty Spring 2019 Graduates Please join us in congratulating our Spring 2019 undergraduate mathematics graduates. Read More ➝ Team Places Second in MAA Competition! The UL Lafayette team consisting of: Christopher Bayard, Johnny Ha, Jacob Echols, and Patrick LeLeux (shown L to R i Doc Voorhies Endows Ross Chiquet Math Scholarship (The following is the Office of Development article The Impact College of Sciences dean Azmy Ackleh and mathematics professors Ross Chiquet and Amy Veprauskas have earned international recognition for creating a mathematical model to determine how quickly wildlife can recover following natural disasters. Ackleh, Chiquet and Veprauskas are recipients of the Rollie Lamberson Research Award. The Resource Modeling Association presents the award. The team received the award during the association’s conference in May in Montreal for an academic journal article they wrote with two other collaborators. In it, the authors suggested a mathematical framework wildlife and environmental agencies can use to decide if animal populations have had sufficient time to recover after ecological disasters. That determination can enable officials to decide how long conservation efforts – limits on hunting, fishing and seafood harvesting, for example – should continue, the authors wrote. Sharing the Lamberson prize are Dr. Tingting Tang, a University graduate who is now a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics, University of Notre Dame; and Dr. Hal Caswell, a biologist and emeritus research scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts. Mathematical models replicate real-life situations, and use equations and data to predict future behavior. The prize-winning article complements other research at the University examining the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In April 2010, the wellhead on the rig exploded. Millions of barrels of crude streamed into the Gulf of Mexico before the well was capped three months later. Shortly after, UL Lafayette researchers, including Ackleh and physics professor Dr. Natalia Sidorovskaia, began studying how the disaster affected sperm and beaked whales that live in the Gulf. They used underwater acoustical devices to listen to and record the mammals as they communicated in clicks, whistles and other sounds. The noises enabled researchers to determine how the oil spill had affected whale populations. A $5.9 million grant from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative that researchers received in 2014 funded the study as part of the Littoral Acoustic Demonstration Center-Gulf Ecological Monitoring and Modeling consortium project. “GoMRI’s support has enabled University researchers to examine the numerous effects the oil spill had on the Gulf and its inhabitants for the past five years, and it continues to do so. We are very grateful,” Ackleh said. The acoustic data provided short-term information on the spill’s effect on the whales, while the model the article presented “provides a means of studying possible long-term impacts,” he added. “This research highlights the fact that mathematical models can provide powerful insights into biological problems even when little data is available.” The article suggests that to predict when a population will reach pre-disaster levels, it’s key to estimate the number of adult animals in a population. “A population with more adults is able to recover faster because adults are capable of contributing to population numbers through reproduction quicker than juveniles,” Ackleh explained. Another factor to consider: how the magnitude of the disaster translates to reductions in survival rates of individuals. That’s more important to the long-term recovery of the population than the duration of the crisis. The loss of life means there are fewer adults, so that suppresses the population’s recovery for a longer period, Ackleh said. He added that agencies should develop strategies to quickly mitigate a disaster’s impact. That’ll help populations bounce back faster. Though the authors used data about Gulf sperm whales and the Deepwater Horizon spill for their study, the model they produced can be applied to other animals and other crises as well, Ackleh said. “This is a lesson learned for future disasters.” The article appeared in the February 2019 issue of Natural Resource Modeling, a peer-reviewed journal. Read it here. The Rollie Lamberson Research Award is named for a retired professor of mathematics at Humboldt State University in California. The Resource Modeling Association presented the inaugural award in 2016. The association includes researchers from around the world in the fields of mathematical modeling, natural resources management and environmental science. It was founded in 1980. Photo caption: From left, Dr. Amy Veprauskas, Dr. Azmy S. Ackleh and Dr. Ross Chiquet, recipients of the Rollie Lamberson Research Award. (Photo credit: Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette) SHARE THIS \|	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4403
__label__wiki	0.660989	0.660989	Moving Image[remove]139 Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center25 See Other Contributors10 United States. Office of War Information. Domestic Branch. Bureau of Motion Pictures10 Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center6 United States. Army Pictorial Service5 Nonfiction films.[remove]139 Short films.133 Propaganda films.50 Educational films.49 Sponsored films.37 more Genres » Agency for Instructional Technology1 IU Audio-Visual Center1 English[remove]139 You searched for: Format Moving Image Remove constraint Format: Moving Image Genres Nonfiction films. Remove constraint Genres: Nonfiction films. Language English Remove constraint Language: English 41. It's up to us (10:39) Focuses on the conservation of important natural elements such as rubber, oil and metal needed to support the U.S. Victory Program. Viewers are shown various ways in which they can change daily hab... 42. Japs bomb U.S.A.! (09:43) Castle Films, inc. "Newsreel pictures of the attack of Dec. 7, 1941, on Pearl Harbor. Closes with America's ringing answer to the enemy challenge." (War Films Bulletin of the Extension Division Indiana University, Fe... 43. Know your enemy--Japan! (14:47) Knox, Gordon, 1906-1992 "Produced in cooperation with the Institute of Pacific Relations, this film answers such vital questions as: How large in the Japanese Empire? Is Japan self-sufficient in food? What is Japan's nava... 44. Limestone (12:34) Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center Explains and simulates the formation of sedimentary rock, focusing on the importance of limestone as a natural resource. Locates limestone quarries on the map and shows how the stone is quarried in... 45. London fire raids : 29th-30th December 1940 (11:42) Walker, Bob Danvers Describes the first fire raid on the City of London on the night of December 29, 1940. Opening sequences in the film are taken from the roof of St. Paul's Cathedral. They show the London fire briga... 46. Man enough for the job (25:32) See Other Contributors Tells how a boy, his sister and his family find happiness when they move to a rural area and become interested in the 4-H Club. Shows how the boy progresses from total disinterest to becoming a lea... 47. Marlin to the fly (22:37) Documents the late Dr. Webster "Doc" Robinson's historic fishing trip off the coast of Baja California, Mexico in May of 1963, on which he became the first angler to catch a striped marlin using an... 48. Mountains (09:35) Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center Illustrates some of the characteristics of mountains, including peaks, ranges, and systems. Explains map symbols, effects of mountains on weather, and the economic importance of mountains. Includes... 49. Negro colleges in war time (08:28) United States. Office of War Information. Domestic Branch. Bureau of Motion Pictures Presents the wartime activities of four African American colleges--Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, Prairie View College in Texas, Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Hampton Institute in Virg... 50. New Harmony : an example and a beacon (28:22) Traces the history and significance of New Harmony, Indiana, from its communal origins to its contemporary renaissance as an historic landmark. Explains that when the Harmonists moved from Indiana ...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4407
__label__wiki	0.965389	0.965389	READY: 2019 Gympie United Gladiators women's squad (back from left) coach Joel Albion, Jaidyn Dennien, Adrienne Bell, Chloe Vidler, Aimee Tramacchi, Georganna Williamson, Tiahni Webber, Tara Bartley, Madison Keating, Laura Byrne, Courtney Cross, (front from left) Kylie Rason, Brooke Grima, Kylie Wheeler, Sammie Sutton, Stacey Mochalski, Casey Stringer, Tanya Albion, Sam Bradshaw, Zoe Morrison. Josh Preston FOOTBALL: Introducing the 2019 Gympie United women's squad by JOSH PRESTON 22nd Mar 2019 6:50 PM SOCCER: "United” is true by name and nature for the newly formed Gympie Gladiators women's squad - and coach Joel Albion. The landscape of local women's football changed this year after Football Gympie's four clubs - the Diggers, Lions, Columbia and Golden City - merged to become the Gladiators as part of a wider club transition. The move saw former rivals become teammates and Albion said he hoped that could translate into on-field success ahead of the two sides' opening-round clashes with Caloundra last night. "The level of intensity has been great,” Albion said. "The girls come to training every Monday and Wednesday night with a keen attitude and a determination to get the job done. "They spent years playing against each other and they've come together this year and formed a really tight bond and you can see that on the field. "It's fantastic to watch and hopefully now we can have a great year.” Bringing years of coaching experience to the reserve-team role, Albion said he had found a sense of personal fulfilment and relief from taking the job. He said he had been impressed by a few names in particular for taking a leadership role on the track throughout the pre-season. "I've coached ladies' football for years and coached against a lot of these players as opposition, I've seen their talent,” he said. "To have the opportunity now to coach them and put them together is very exciting for the future. "Being able to coach takes a bit of pressure off my other role at the club, it's great to be able to get out there and watch football. This year it's all brand new, there hasn't been much of an off season, so it's nice to have that pressure release.” A-grade coach Adam Cross previously told The Gympie Times the squad would need to recognise the step up in competition with the move into the Sunshine Coast Football league this season. "Being our first year, we need to be realistic and finish the season with our heads high and throughout the season being as competitive as we can in every game,” Cross said. "Not let any scores, good or bad, get us mentally. "The talent is very good. However what they are used to at a local league, it is going to be a big step to go to Sunshine Coast level. But a lot of the ladies and girls have that ability to step up.” Both Gympie United women's sides played their first game of the Sunshine Coast Football season last night against Caloundra. football gympie gympie news gympie region gympie sport gympie united gladiators gympie united gladiators women	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4409
__label__wiki	0.989773	0.989773	ZZW-115 treatment induces a decrease in ATP production and induces a ROS overproduction. (A) ATP content measured in a panel of pancreatic cancer cell lines incubated at 3 or 5 μM ZZW-115 for 24 hours. (B) OXPHOS metabolism, reflected by oxygen consumption rate (OCR) levels for basal respiration (B. resp.), maximal respiration (M. resp.), spare capacity (Spare cap.), and ATP production (ATP prod.) and (C) anaerobic glycolytic metabolism reflected by extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) levels for glycolysis (Glyco.), glycolytic capacity (G. cap.), and glycolysis reserve (G. res.) were measured in MiaPaCa-2 cells treated with 3 μM ZZW-115 compound for 4, 8, or 24 hours. (D) ATP production by OXPHOS and anaerobic glycolysis were determined in MiaPaCa-2 cells treated with 3 μM ZZW-115 for 4, 8, or 24 hours. Statistical significance is P < 0.05, P < 0.01 and *P < 0.001 for OXPHOS or glycolysis compared with control cells; #P < 0.05 and ###P < 0.001 for total ATP compared with control cells (2-way ANOVA, Bonferroni’s post hoc test). (E) ROS production was detected using MitoSOX Red by flow cytometry analysis on a panel of pancreatic cancer cell lines incubated with ZZW-115 at 3 μM. Statistical significance: P < 0.05, P < 0.01, and P < 0.001 compared with control cells (Student’s 2-tailed unpaired t test). (F) MiaPaCa-2 cells were incubated at a ZZW-115 concentration range of 0.5–5 μM in the presence or absence of Z-VAD-FMK (20 μM) or/and Nec-1 (40 μM) for 24 hours, and ATP content was measured. (G and H) MiaPaCa-2 cells were incubated with 5 μM ZZW-115 or 8 nM paclitaxel in the presence or absence of Z-VAD-FMK (20 μM) or Nec-1 (40 μM), and ATP content was measured. Statistical significance: P < 0.05, P < 0.01, and *P < 0.001 compared with ZZW-115–treated cells; #P < 0.05 and ###P < 0.001 compared with paclitaxel-treated cells (2-way ANOVA, Bonferroni’s post hoc test). Data represent mean ± SEM, n = 3.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4410
__label__wiki	0.789998	0.789998	GTA: San Andreas Xbox 360 Games on Demand Re-release Out Now By Chris \| 26th Oct 2014 at 16:27 GMT in San Andreas \| 0 Comments Happy 10th Birthday San Andreas! The San Andreas re-release we reported on the other day is out now on the Xbox Marketplace, featuring 720p resolution, increased draw distance, and achievements. The game costs �2.99 / $ 3.74 / �3,74. This remastered version is not compatible with the older Xbox Originals version, so if you own that one then unfortunately your save games won't transfer across. Look on the bright side though, you'll get to play through this great game again! Today marks the game's 10th anniversary since it was originally released on the PS2 back in 2004. Why not fire it up on whatever platform you may own a copy of the game on for some nostalgia? In related news, the iOS version of San Andreas was updated yesterday with native support added for the new iPhone 6 and 6+ screen sizes. GTA: San Andreas Re-release Coming to Xbox Games on Demand on 26th October As part of the celebration of San Andreas' 10th anniversary, Rockstar have removed the Xbox Originals version of the game from sale in the Xbox Marketplace, and will be re-releasing it as part of Xbox 360's Games on Demand service. This re-release will feature 720p resolution, enhanced draw distance and support for achievements. As of yet there is no word on pricing, but we'll update this as soon as we hear anything. Rockstar have confirmed a list of achievements that will be available on their support page. In addition to those mentioned there will also be 11 hidden achievements, if you want to know what those are you'll have to wait, as even XboxAchievements.com does not yet seem to know what they are. NOTE: Customers who had already bought the Xbox Originals version will still have access to that. But if they decide to upgrade to the re-release on Games on Demand, their save games will not be compatible. Meanwhile, Rockstar are offering 40% off on the mobile version of San Andreas, as well as Vice City and GTA III. If you don't already own any of them, check out the links below: San Andreas: $ 3.99 (save 43%) -�iOS�\|�Android�\|�Amazon Vice City: $ 2.99 (save 40%) -�iOS�\|�Android�\|�Amazon GTA III: $ 2.99 (save 40%) -�iOS�\|�Android�\|�Amazon GTA: San Andreas for Mobile Now On Android & Kindle Devices, New Trailer and Giveaway By Chris \| 7th Jan 2014 at 19:26 GMT in San Andreas \| 0 Comments Rockstar successfully launched GTA: San Andreas on iOS devices last month, followed by yet another unfortunate launch on Android a week before Christmas where no one was able to actually download the game on launch day. Naturally, Rockstar made good with an update to the Android version the next day, and the iOS version also received an update yesterday fixing a few bugs, and now they have finally officially announced the game's availability with a new trailer. Rockstar says GTA: San Andreas for mobile devices is the best looking yet, and features re-mastered, high-resolution graphics including lighting enhancements, an enriched color palette and improved character models. San Andreas on Android also supports compatible USB and Bluetooth Android controllers including the popular MOGA brand series. The iOS version also supports various controllers. If you haven't already got it you can get it for �4.99 ($�6.99) for your iOS, Android, or Kindle HDX device from the�App Store,�Google Play, and the Amazon Appstore�respectively. The Windows Phone version is apparently still coming soon. To celebrate the mobile release, Rockstar will be giving away 10 limited edition prize packs filled with various San Andreas gear. We're also celebrating the GTA San Andreas mobile release with a special limited-edition gear giveaway going on starting today til January 13th, 2014 with your chance to score some rare San Andreas gear over at the�Rockstar Games Facebook�page. Enter now�through end-of-day next Monday January 13th for the chance to win one of ten�Deluxe San Andreas Prize Packs�including coveted collectibles like the San Andreas Kubrick Box Set, Basketball, Playing Cards and Poker Chip Set, Black San Andreas Tee, White San Andreas Tee, Bandana and stickers. Stay tuned as well throughout this winter season as we'll be bringing these items from the San Andreas Collection to the�Rockstar Warehouse�for purchase. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void in certain countries and where prohibited. Must be 18 years or older. See�Official Rules�and�Privacy Policy�for eligibility details. Ends Monday, January 13th 2014. GTA: San Andreas Released on iOS By Chris \| 12th Dec 2013 at 11:08 GMT in San Andreas \| 3 Comments It's here, the epic game first released back in 2004 on the PlayStation 2 has now available today for various iOS devices! There's still no official announcement from Rockstar about it, and the game has been available for almost 24 hours now in some countries such as Australia and New Zealand. GTA: San Andreas is one of the first games on the App Store to feature full support for MFi controllers. You'll need a fairly new-ish device to be able to run this demanding game, so do check the description for supported devices before purchasing. The game will set you back �4.99 / $ 6.99 / �5.99. Rockstar Games brings its biggest release to mobile yet with a vast open-world covering the state of San Andreas and its three major cities � Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas � with enhanced visual fidelity and over 70 hours of gameplay. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas features:� � Remastered, high-resolution graphics built specifically for mobile including lighting enhancements, an enriched color palette and improved character models.� � Enhanced for the iPhone 5 series and iPad 4th Gen and above with dynamic detailed shadows and real-time environmental reflections. � Physical controller support for all Made-for-iOS controllers. � Cloud save support for playing across all your iOS devices for Rockstar Social Club Members. � Dual analog stick controls for full camera and movement control. � Three different control schemes and customizable controls with contextual options to display buttons only when you need them. Languages Supported: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian and Japanese.� *To listen to your custom playlist, simply create a playlist titled �GTASA�, launch the game, and select the radio station �MIXTAPE�. If you're an Android or Windows Phone user we're afraid you'll have to wait until next week to get your hands on this, it's unclear why there is a short delay for these two systems but let's hope Rockstar can get it out ASAP. If you're an iOS user and your device is supported, you can go and buy San Andreas now on the App Store. GTA: San Andreas Is Coming to Mobile Devices in December By Chris \| 26th Nov 2013 at 17:05 GMT in San Andreas \| 4 Comments Wow, bet some of you never expected this! Many thought that the sheer size and scale of 2004's GTA: San Andreas (in comparison to GTA III and Vice City) would mean that it would be unlikely that we ever saw a release to follow its predecessors on iOS and Android. But today, Rockstar have announced that the game that some describe as the best of that decade, will indeed be coming to select iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices in December. Before GTAV took us to the sun-bleached sidewalks and humming concrete freeways of present-day Los Santos and beyond, there was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the biggest GTA of the PS2 era. Now, head back to the early 90s with CJ and the Grove Street Families when Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas comes to mobile devices next month. Encompassing Los Santos, San Fierro, Las Venturas and everything in between, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has been upgraded for its mobile release. Newly remastered graphics including dynamic and detailed shadows, greater draw distance, an enriched color palette, plus enhanced character and car models make this the best-looking version of San Andreas yet. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas also features brand new touch controls including contextual control options to display buttons only when you need them and three different control schemes for driving and maneuvering, as well as a reworked checkpoint system for easier progression. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for mobile also comes equipped with full controller support, including Made for iOS controller capability on iOS7. It will be available for select iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle and Windows Mobile devices. Stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead. Great to see iOS controller support being added too, that is sure to raise the profile of this new capability in iOS 7. We absolutely cannot wait to get our hands on this! Browse more San Andreas pages PHP Stats Uploader Cheats (PS2) Cheats (PC) Cheats (Xbox) Criminal Ratings Respect System Secrets & Easter Eggs 100% Checklist (PDF) Xbox Screenshots Intro DVD Screenshots	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4411
__label__cc	0.745207	0.254793	An Interview With DJ Day by Daren McLeod in Interviews, Melodics, Music cue point drummingdj daydj jazzy jeffinterviewinterviewsq&a This week DJ Day released his first set of lessons on Melodics. In honour of this we asked him a few questions about his career and his new lessons. In previous interviews you mentioned that a turning point for you was hearing Jazzy Jeff scratch in back in the early 1989. What was it about these performances that inspired you to want to become a DJ? I think the first song to do it for me was “Rockit” from Herbie Hancock. I was obsessed with that song and played it probably hundreds of times. Years later I would hear the Rock the House album and then He’s the DJ I’m the Rapper, which had an entire side of the album dedicated to Jeff’s DJ skills. There was something kind of otherworldly and sonically unique that was being done with turntables and I knew from then on that I wanted to do it myself. You have also said that when starting out you wanted two Technic 1200’s for Christmas but ended up getting two boomboxes. Can you describe this story a bit and also delve into what gear you use now for Djing and Production? Ha, yeah it was a one piece belt drive turntable/radio/tape deck unit. I would play an instrumental or self-made tape loops on cassette on a separate boombox and record me scratching over it with the turntable on a 2nd boombox through the built in mic. You make due with what you’ve got if you’re determined to accomplish something. I would come home every day after school and try to figure out how to scratch holding down the phono and tape buttons like a crossfader to cut the sound on and off. Once I started understanding it, I just never stopped. What are your thoughts on the increasing prominence of cue point drumming for DJ’s? How do you see cue point drumming evolving further? I think it’s a great thing. Especially for people who might not be super technical on the scratching side, but still want to incorporate another level of expression while DJing. It’s only gonna make the art form better and more creative over time. How did you find out about Melodics and what intrigued you about the product? I found out through meeting with Sam, ironically at Jazzy Jeff’s house last year for the Playlist Retreat. I was hooked once he showed me how it works. I think it’s gonna help a whole new crop of people who are doing live beats and finger drumming. Tell us a bit about the cue point drumming lessons that you have made for Melodics? What can users expect and how can they incorporate these skills in their own sets? I wanted to use a break that everyone is probably familiar with (it’s been used on a million songs for over the last 20 years). I think flipping something everyone in the crowd knows is a great way for them to understand what you’re actually doing up there on stage. I wanted to have lessons on there for the beginner and for the more experienced finger drummer. As well as give a variety of genres and styles. Hopefully it can help inspire some new ideas from people. You’ve collaborated with some amazing artists and producers including Aloe Blacc, Miles Bonny, People Under The Stairs and Exile. How have these collaborations throughout the years helped your skills? I’ve gained a ton of ideas and insight into making music from all of these artists. I wouldn’t be doing finger drumming at all if it wasn’t for Exile. He put out an album a few years ago called ‘Radio’ and needed a hand on tour and asked if I would assist. I gave finger drumming on the MPC a try and together we came up with an hour long routine and toured the US and Europe. I’m absolutely grateful to work with such creative and intelligent artists. What piece of advice would you give to someone who has ambitions of becoming a DJ and producer? It’s such a different animal now with the need to sell yourself being almost more important than your talent itself (which is f*cking wack and should not be your main focus at all). My advice is: 1. Be yourself and take chances. Trust your instinct and your idea of what moves you. 2. Practice. 3. Practice some more. 4. Find a balance of marketing yourself and actually being good. The world doesn’t need any more lame DJ’s who are good at social media but suck on stage. If you were stranded on a desert island for a year and could only bring three records with you what would they be? Man, this is always a question that changes every time. Right now at this moment it would be Lord Echo – Melodies Lewis Taylor – S/T Erasmo Carlos – Sonhos & Memórias You live in Palm Springs but have toured the world extensively for music. What has been your favorite place to perform and why? Brasil (é muito bom!) and New Zealand (kia ora buds) are definitely at the top of the list. The vibe and the warmth of the people is unlike anywhere else. To get access to DJ Days new lessons go to our download page. Let us know how you get on and feel free to send videos of yourself playing Melodics using the hashtag #melodics via Instagram. Previous Previous post: DJ Day – Learn To Flip The ‘Impeach The President’ Classic Break Next Next post: Loopmasters Brings Dubstep Lessons To Melodics	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4415
__label__cc	0.736718	0.263282	Opinon: Todwong is right on the money! There been many voices saying the same thing as Deputy Secretary of National Resistance Movement Richard Todwong. Not that they have been listen to or neither acted upon. Because the state sanction the nepotism, the family affairs of Museveni and his elite. That Todwong is still a part of, as he is a crony within the system. It is splendid that he says these things, but that the NRM and Museveni is most unlikely, the rampant corruption and ghosts, are evident even with the refugees and the other beneficiary structures surrounding this administration. Therefore, it is nice to hear in the ears, but has a hard time believe that the NRM will change, when Museveni is still the Kingpin on top! “However, Todwong shocked the house when he turned guns on his own party, lamenting that they are responsible for a litany of issues that have gone wrong. “We also need to manage greed, during the debate of a transition, those in leadership position may want to collect as much as possible because they don’t see themselves coming back to power. That kind of greed, insensitivity to national issues makes people disgusted to those in government,” Todwong commenced his speech. “Corruption, greed nepotism are things that are making Ugandans more disgusted in the leadership of our party in government. I have to be honest because my church told me to, I have told this to the president,” he added” (…) “The former member of parliament lashed out at government officials for what he termed as “theft with impunity” and misuse of public resources, saying they are the reason the NRM will soon be pushed out to the streets. “If we can’t restrain or control our greed in how we use public resource, how we steal with impunity, then Ugandans will push us out of power. The hills of Kampala are expanding with buildings but schools and hospitals are shrinking, so where do people get this money from?” Toswong posed. “And the owners of these structures are commissioners, permanent secretaries, ministers and directors, people are disgusted,” he added” (Nelson Bwire Kapo – ‘We are stealing the country’s resources with impunity, people are disgusted- NRM’s Todwong’ 06.04.2018, NilePost.Co.Ug). It is refreshing to hear it, but the state has made their ways, but they are not significant. Whatever regulations the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED), Bank of Uganda (BoU), Attorney General (AG), Inspectorate General of Government (IGG) and The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) is clearly not sufficient. They are still able to get away with murder and see the paychecks go into thin air. Therefore, when you have all of these and nothing happens. You can wonder why they are going to work everyday and if they are really doing anything. There are so many busy bodies and such, that the rampant corruption should be impossible, as well as the Uganda Police Force and the Courts, should sanction investigations and have cases that logs the corruption cases in the state. However, that seems like a far-fetched scenario where the beneficiary are the ones on top. While all the institutions and the government bodies are fleeing their responsibilities, because if they act upon their mandate. They will naturally hurt allies and friendly cronies of the Kingpin. Because a state with that many different bodies involved, should have capacity to stop. Unless they are all there to collect salaries, smile and move-on. The Presidential Handshake and the tokens of gifts for the vote to abolish the Age Limit, shows how open the corruption is and how little it matters. Since the big-men are eating and the President wants it this way. Therefore, a nice gathering of thoughts of Todwong, but will the NRM act upon it? Nah, they have already dozens of institutions and mandates to hunt them down. Nevertheless, they don’t, because that might implicate the Kingpin and they don’t want to do that! Peace. Posted in Africa, Civil Service, Corruption, Development, Economic Measures, Economy, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, Politics, Tax, Transparency and tagged AG William Byaruhanga, Agnes W. 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__label__wiki	0.519145	0.519145	Gigi Hadid + Zayn Malik Reunite, Spotted Making Out Larry Busacca, Getty Images Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid are officially back on. Less than two months after announcing their split, the former couple were spotted kissing in New York City over the weekend, where TMZ reports they were "all over each other." Malik has also been photographed leaving Hadid's apartment multiple times over the last few weeks, and while neither have publicly commented on the status of their relationship, the photos seem to all but confirm a rekindled romance. The model, 23, and singer, 25, first began dating in 2015, and were together for two years before breaking up in March. Both made a point to say nice things about one another in their respective statements. "I have a huge amount of respect and adoration for Gigi as a woman and a friend," Malik wrote. "She has such an incredible soul." Hadid, meanwhile, left the door open to a reconciliation, which apparently wasn't that far off. "As for the future, whatever’s meant to be will always be," she tweeted. See photos of Malik and Hadid on the Daily Mail, and video below. Zayn Malik + Gigi Hadid Through the Years Source: Gigi Hadid + Zayn Malik Reunite, Spotted Making Out Filed Under: zayn malik Categories: Celebrity News	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4424
__label__wiki	0.588664	0.588664	‘Stranger Things’ Is Coming to Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights Well, if we can’t have fresh Stranger Things this year, Universal Studios is going to bring us the next best thing. The theme park will feature the Upside Down as part of its Halloween Horror Nights this year, as designed by the creators themselves. Per USA Today, the 2018 maze exhibit will feature the Upside Down and its beastly Demogorgon, along with “characters and locations from Hawkins, Ind., including Hawkins National Laboratory and the Byers home.” Horror Nights will open this year on September 14 at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood, and September 28 at Universal Studios Singapore. In addition to the teaser above, check out the poster and synopsis below: Universal / Netflix You’ll faithfully follow the storyline, starting off on Mirkwood and then quickly moving to inside Hawkins National Laboratory where things have gone terribly, terribly wrong. From there you will experience all the most memorable moments and environments from the show while being hunted at every turn by the Demogorgon. And of course, you’ll step into the mysterious darkness of the Upside Down more than once – whether you like it or not. Series creators Matt and Ross Duffer are involved in designing the new event with executive producer Shawn Levy, even as all three will be busy with Stranger Things 3 production this year. The Stranger Things theme is only guaranteed for 2018, though it’s worth noting that a similar Walking Dead event at Halloween Horror Nights went on to become a permanent addition. You can check out additional details here, and stay tuned for more Stranger Things. Gallery: Eleven ‘Stranger Things’ Questions We Need Season 3 to Answer The 25 Best Netflix Original TV Shows and Movies Source: ‘Stranger Things’ Is Coming to Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4425
__label__wiki	0.547206	0.547206	Subject: Dow Jones News Today: Stocks Up 100 Points as Senate Expected to Act on Obamacare URL: https://mney.co/2HyUXS6 seven × 5 = Required Please enter the correct value. Follow Morning Market Alert Stocks: CAT, GM, GOOGL, KORS, MMM Profit Alerts: Morning Market Alert Dow Jones News Today: Stocks Up 100 Points as Senate Expected to Act on Obamacare By Garrett Baldwin, Behavioral Trading Specialist, Money Morning • July 25, 2017 The Dow Jones news today will feature another round of earnings reports and the Senate's vote on a new healthcare bill. Dow Jones future are up over 100 points this morning after Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) blew away expectations with its earnings report. Pot Profits: Forget Jeff Sessions! These Five Canadian Pot Stocks Are Set to Skyrocket. Click Here… Here are the numbers from Monday for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq: Index Previous Close Point Change Percentage Change Dow Jones 21513.17 -66.9 -0.31% S&P 500 2469.91 -2.63 -0.11% Nasdaq 6410.81 23.05 -0.36% Now here's a closer look at today's most important market events and stocks, plus Tuesday's economic calendar. The Five Top Stock Market Stories for Tuesday Markets pushed higher after a positive earnings report from Caterpillar Inc. CAT stock rallied more than 5.3% in pre-market hours after the heavy construction manufacturer crushed Wall Street earnings expectations. The firm reported EPS of $1.49 compared to the $1.26 expected by analysts. The company also topped revenue expectations of $10.93 billion by roughly $400 million. The positive report comes while the company is still under investigation by the Internal Revenue Service over the finances of its Switzerland-based subsidiary. The company also hiked its 2017 forecast. According to reports, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is slated to return to the U.S. Senate to vote on a replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act. McCain was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. The dramatic return comes at a time that many Republican senators remain unconvinced by the bill to overhaul the U.S. health insurance industry. At least six Republican members of the Senate have expressed doubts about the proposal. Republicans can only afford to lose two votes if this bill has any hope of passing. The Federal Reserve kicks off its July meeting Tuesday. The Fed Open Market Committee is not expected to raise interest rates this month, but they will hopefully provide additional insight into the central bank's plans to begin unwinding its massive multitrillion-dollar balance sheet. The Fed has raised interest rates three times since December 2016, and markets anticipate one additional rate hike this year. That said, Money Morning Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani has warned about the Fed's plans, including what could happen to the markets as soon as September. Read his insight, right here. It may be a light day of economic data, but investors need to keep an eye on the Housing Market Index, set for release this morning. This report comes a day after we learned that home resales fell in the United States thanks to a shortage of supply and record-high prices. While the labor market continues to create positive economic gains, demand for homes has risen to a very high level. A shortage of properties has fueled a bidding war, and home prices are outpacing gains. Crude oil prices were pushing higher for the second consecutive day as markets reacted positively to plans by Saudi Arabia to curb exports. The largest member of OPEC announced its intentions during a meeting with other members and non-members in Russia. The Saudis are attempting to divert attention away from rising U.S. production and reports that Iraq – the cartel's second-largest producer – has largely failed to comply with the existing deal to cap excessive production. The WTI crude oil price today added 1.7%. Brent crude gained 1.6%. Four Stocks to Watch Today: GOOGL, KORS, GM, MMM Shares of Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL) were off more than 2.5% after the company posted earnings after the bell Monday. The outrage from investors has been Alphabet's reluctance to break out the total revenue generated by its second-largest business, online video behemoth YouTube. Is the Tech Stop Dip a Buying Opportunity? In deal news, Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: KORS) surprised investors this morning after it announced plans to spend $1.2 billion for shoemaker Jimmy Choo. Meanwhile, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) dropped 0.7% in pre-market hours after the company's quarterly profits fell in the second quarter. While the company did top second-quarter EPS expectations of $1.89 by $0.20, the firm reported a slowdown in automotive sales. Traders were also disappointed that the company didn't make any positive changes to its outlook or revenue expectations. Shares of 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) fell nearly 3% this morning after the consumer goods manufacturer reported earnings below Wall Street expectations. The firm reported EPS of $2.25. Wall Street analysts had expected $2.54 per share. The firm also reported a revenue figure below expectations. The only positive from this morning's report was news that the firm hiked its full-year financial outlook. Look for additional reports today from McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD), Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG), Wynn Resorts Ltd. (Nasdaq: WYNN), Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN), AT&T Corp. (NYSE: T), Juniper Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR), Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq: AMGN), and United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X). Tuesday's U.S. Economic Calendar (all times EDT) Redbook at 8:55 a.m. FHFA House Price Index at 9 a.m. S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller HPI at 9 a.m. Consumer Confidence at 10 a.m. Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index at 10 a.m. State Street Investor Confidence Index at 10 a.m. Four-Week Bill Auction at 11:30 a.m. Two-Year Note Auction at 1 p.m. Up Next: The Best Stocks to Buy (and When to Sell) for Mega-Profits in 2017 Follow Money Morning on Facebook and Twitter. Tags: dow jones today seven − = 1 Morning Market Alert (this article) CAT 0.55 (0.39%) 139.09 GOOGL 2.95 (0.26%) 1,153.46 MMM 3.65 (2.11%) 176.49 GM 0.07 (0.18%) 39.43 KORS 0.74 (1.99%) 37.92	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4429
__label__cc	0.652945	0.347055	WITNESS PHOTO World’s Indigenous People Day \| bangladesh August 9, 2011 monirul alamLeave a comment We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism. Rigoberta Menchu, Guatemala Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 1992 ©Monirul Alam A Blind older SANTAL men sits in front of his house.The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is being observed on 9 August Tuesday 2011 in the country and around the globe at a time when the very identity of the adivasi people has become a subject of debate in Bangladesh according to the recent media report in Bangladesh. Thus,indigenous peoples have become the most marginalized and vulnerable group in the country of Bangladesh in its years of independence. There is no constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples of Bangladesh the issue of the identity of the indigenous peoples of Bangladesh has led to much debate and controversy, and on occasions has brought indigenous leaders and government officials into sharp disagreement. Dinajpure November 2009 ©Monirul Alam Indigenous Tribe Adivasi Dinajpure Dhaka Bangladesh BNP Lawmakers Sent to Jail pending hearing Solidarity for Limon \| bangladesh	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4430
__label__cc	0.74029	0.25971	Film Review: If Beale Street Could Talk Posted on December 25, 2018. Written by Althea Wilson-Forbes One of the best things about period films set in turbulent times in American history (Selma, The Long Walk Home) is that modern audiences are pushed to see how far things have come and how far they have yet to go. No matter what your politics are, everyone has to sit and grapple with their assumptions and perceptions while the drama unfolds onscreen. Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) adapts James Baldwin’s novel If Beale Street Could Talk into an engrossing story that fits any decade. There’s turmoil brewing, a sense of righteous anger at the times, and then just laughs around a kitchen table when you know change is heating up around the corner. As the film rolls through the prism of youth, hope, and innocence, it offers a glimpse of people’s basic goodness, which topples any cynicism you could throw at it. Even if you haven’t read Baldwin’s novel or experienced his words come to life in I Am Not Your Negro, Jenkins’ optimistic adaptation of Beale Street adds a visual world held up by pure emotion. Time moves forward in waves, in the expressiveness of the eyes of the lovers Fonny (Stephan James) and Tish (Kiki Layne), who keep their humility in the face of prison and the threat of separation. Fonny is fluent in Spanish, and Tish lovingly sees that as part of “his world.” Her world — pregnant at 19, a department store perfume girl — casts her as an outsider, and her inner voice is political, down to the completely different way white men approach her from black men. Jenkins’ Tish, as a narrator, is serene, strong and faithful to her truth, and it draws you in right to the last frame. Both Fonny and Tish come from good Harlem families, hard-working and down to earth to the point where they end up on opposite sides trying to spring Fonny from jail. Highlight performances by Aunjanue Ellis and Regina King push the conflict between mothers whose children are constantly crushed on the outside, past the extent of their character on the inside. The kids try to rise above and live beyond what their parents know is possible. A bright future is like their bold fantasy, and much of the film weaves poetry into the small everyday moments of two dreamers – holding hands, the first thought of love, that first apartment. Every character you meet along the way, though not deeply explored, represents the hard and the soft of New York City in the ‘70s, where I could imagine the life and times of James Baldwin when he first published the novel in ‘74. For 2018, Jenkins’ Beale Street delivers in so many subdued ways that it uplifts, makes you think, and has a compassion embedded in it that left me feeling more than stirred. If Beale Street Could Talk is now playing in theatres. American civil rights movement aunjanue ellis barry jenkins kiki layne montreal rampage The Long Walk Home Kid Koala Comes Home for Nufonia Must Fall Murder on the Orient Express: Agatha Christie’s novel brought to life FNC Review: Sadako vs. Kayako Montreal Festivals and Events for January 2018 Louise by the Shore: Loneliness on a Deserted Island	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4434
__label__cc	0.69247	0.30753	BOOK BLITZ \| Raven Dock October 14, 2018 Patty Raven Dock Sara Caldwell (Dark Coven #1) Publication date: October 2nd 2018 Seventeen-year-old Harper Duncan never fit in anywhere her family moved…and they moved a lot. But after her parents and brother die in a tragic accident, she finds out she’s adopted, and her birth mother lives in a remote retreat called Raven Dock. Harper ventures north and discovers a dark family secret: her birth mother is a witch. And she’s one too. As Harper Learns about her own hidden powers, will she choose to embrace her chilling heritage, or return to the safety of the ordinary world? Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble When we finally entered the house, Olive began worrying I wouldn’t come back from my trip to visit Aunt Mary. I reminded her that I was only going for two weeks, and the retreat was in the middle of nowhere. I was a city girl at heart. I needed stuff to do, like going to movies, dancing to live music, and eating greasy hotdogs or gyro sandwiches. The thought of being stuck in some remote woodland frankly horrified me. I also wondered why Dad and his sister hadn’t spoken in so long. It must have been pretty bad to avoid each other all these years. Olive asked if I’d heard from Mary. I said not by phone, though I’d received a letter. Who knew people still wrote those? I was surprised when Jeff had handed me the letter. You could tell that Mary handwrote it with a fountain pen, in neat cursive letters. Jeff was impressed. He loved old school stuff, like his prized LP collection. The letter was quite short. Mary wrote how sorry she was for my loss, how much she looked forward to seeing me, and that she was planning a big party in my honor. Olive made a bet that she’d serve herbal tea and quinoa. This made me laugh, but suddenly I felt dizzy. “Are you okay?” asked Olive. Her voice seemed to come from far away. Everything was blurry. I blinked and suddenly found myself somewhere else. I wasn’t physically in this other place, just seeing it in a disembodied way, like in a virtual reality game. I was inside a school bus full of Mexican children, who were jumping between the seats as kids do. One little girl wore a white ribbon in her hair. She turned to look at me, with big brown eyes. She opened her mouth as if to say something. “Harper?” I blinked again, and Olive was in front of me, looking at me quizzically. I didn’t want to freak her out about what I had just seen, even though I was shaking inside. I chalked it up to a hallucination. After all, I was a nervous, depressed wreck. My mind was undoubtedly on a slippery psychological slope. But it sure was a strange and vivid one. I made a mental note to ask Janet about it. The strangeness persisted as we wandered through the empty house. It felt bigger without our stuff, and our bodies zigzagging through it with the business of each day. A thin layer of dust had built up on the wooden floors, which squeaked underfoot. I looked out the front window, to where the accident had happened. All the flowers and candles were finally gone, a painful reminder that life goes on. Jeff had taken me to the spot a few days after the accident, so I could appreciate the kindness of our neighbors and strangers, many of whom had left personalized notes. Sara Caldwell teaches screenwriting and digital media courses at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandizing (FIDIM) in Los Angeles. She has won many awards for her writing, including Best Original Screenplay at the Burbank International Film Festival. Sara has always been drawn to the supernatural and has produced a number of award-winning short horror films through House of Gorey Productions, along with her husband Walter Gorey. She is also a member of the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Like Harper in Raven Dock, Sara spent her childhood as a tumbleweed, moving around the United States and even to Guatemala, Spain and England. She’s run three marathons, authored three nonfiction books, and has three cats that enjoy perching on her shoulder while she writes at her kitchen table. It goes without saying that three is her lucky number. She’s also working on the remaining novels for the Dark Coven series, the next of which is titled Darkest Hour. ← RELEASE BLITZ – Dead in the Pond SERIES REVEAL \| FALSE →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4436
__label__cc	0.703672	0.296328	Review - Brain Circuitry and Signaling in Psychiatry Basic Science and Clinical Implications by Gary B. Kaplan and Ronald P. Hammer, Jr. (Editors) American Psychiatric Publishing, 2002 Review by Roy Sugarman, Ph.D. Oct 8th 2003 (Volume 7, Issue 41) So much has been published in recent years, and so much of it in the mental health professions. Not all of it has been exemplary, most of it entry level, much of it still tainted with a century of blind speculation, and driven by hypotheses that would drive Scott Lilienfeld to drink, or worse, publish another book slamming the pseudosciences and their apologists. Not so this slim book from Kaplan and Hammer. It may start off with a basic chapter, but that is where it stops being for entry level practitioners in medicine and psychology. The joke here is that when you are tired of medicine, and want to leave the profession, you become a psychiatrist. My registrars in their postgraduate years are overwhelmed when we give them the Kandel, Schwartz and Jessell tome Principles of Neural Science, or worse, Gazzaniga's magnificent doorstopper The New Cognitive Neurosciences, with 24 sub-editors and 98 chapters in cognitive neuroscience. I can't wait to show them this one. Not that it is without flaws: after all, the science presented here is only a few years old, so that any such book is unlikely to be perfect, and as soon as the chapters are ready for print, taking some years, then at publishing date, they are likely to be ancient history. But as Heraclites said, you cannot put your foot in the same river twice. So there are bound to be limitations. In the brain behavior sciences, we must examine why a particular patient presents with a particular behavior, at a particular time in their lives. This book sets out to map, for the psychiatrist and other mental health professional with a biological streak in them, how brain becomes mind, and what is wrong with the bad brain in various presentations. After an introduction to functional neural circuitry written by Salloway and Blitz, the book introduces the reader to neural signaling pathways, written by Kaplan and Leite-Morris. The book then covers schizophrenia (I would have preferred the term psychotic illnesses) and then addiction, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorders, and then finally Alzheimer's and dementia in general. The first chapter is a nice one, with really great diagrams that beg to be scanned and power-pointed, and I beg the authors to CD Rom and sell them, they are so good for teaching purposes. The authors examine visual signaling (that was predictable) but then go on to the meat and vegetables of mental health, namely the functional organization of the limbic system, prefrontal cortex, frontal-subcortical-thalamic circuits, and finally the brainstem systems, all focusing on how information is processed and behaviour regulated. Add to this volume things from Russ Barkley on the evolution of self-regulation, use Miller and Cummings' work on subcortical frontal conditions, and the students are gearing up for Kandel and Gazzaniga. A touch of Damasio, and the first year registrars will begin to see the DSM-IV-TR in stark focus. Each section of this first chapter contains some reference to where the structures are, how they connect to other areas, what their primary role in the brain must therefore be, and how they do this via neurochemical pathways and how pathology emerges from disruption or dysfunction. As the author's caution at the end of the chapter, if the brain were that simple that we could understand it, then our observing brains would lack the capacity to understand these concepts, a nice tautology, I think first pointed out by Emerson Pugh. The conclusions to chapter two likewise come with caveats. Much research is needed to determine which molecular changes in mesocorticolimbic pathways are responsible for the effects of drugs, and again, the pathways are part of a dynamic homeostatic second order cybernetic system that cannot easily be illuminated on with regard to the linear intervention of medication. The chapter nevertheless charts, in simple terms, the physical highways in the brain and the chemical messenger systems that enable such homeostasis, by elucidating the signal transduction mechanism as far as we know them. A nice side to this book is that this chapter, like others, is kept short and tight, only 30 pages, and reader exhaustion is avoided. Length is not strength after all, and this does nicely. And of course, while this book does all that, it refers to everyone present and gone in the literature from Kandel, to the luckless Goldman-Rakic. Heckers and Goff bravely take on the review of schizophrenia, and waste a few pages on history and subtypes which probably is unnecessary: anyone using this book would know all that, and the subtypes are not neurologically helpful anyway. But the rest is sheer bliss to read, with detailed explanations of every possible sort, including all the neurotransmitters that are necessarily connected, and not just the monoamines, but the glutamates of the world are also here, with easily 200 references packed into the few pages allowed for this chapter, a monumental, but tiny work. Again, there is so much more now in 2003, just a year later than publication date, but this is good stuff to read and absorb. It is all made so easier by crisp and clear prose, and tight editing. Speaking of the editor, Hammer himself takes on the task of explaining neural circuitry and signaling in addiction, addressing the paradigm shift that forced the entry of the book's focused topics into addiction studies. No longer seen as voluntary self-administration behavior, addiction is now seen as an understandable offshoot of normal reward seeking behavior become brain disease, with its focus on the dopamine systems of the subcortex. Predictably the words nucleus and accumbens are paired, and early on emerge in the discussion of neural circuitry. This fourth chapter is complex and dense, and takes some reading for the implications to sink in. At face value, this is about reward seeking behavior, but its implications go much wider afield, and relate easily to social competition and learning theories in anthropology. Kent, Sullivan and Rauch embark on anxiety, and again, tight writing style and clear but intricate diagrams make it accessible, if not simple. For instance, a really useful diagram on page 137 embarks on the task of making the homeostatic feedback loops of the cortico-thalamo-cortical circuits understandable, and relating this to OCD, and by implication, if you read Scandanavian Nobel Prize laureate's work for fun, related conditions such as ADHD as well. Again, the fingers itch for the scanner and a bit of diagram plagiarism… sigh. Marek and Duman cope with depression in the same way, again with tight prose and good diagrams. Despite the age of the book, now out for a year, the work on brain-derived neurotrophic factor is up to date, as is the information on the neurodegeneration of frontal and limbic areas. Sassi and Soares take on bipolar disorder. In 13 pages. Either little is known, or they write as tightly as the others. Nine pages of references suggest the latter. Nixon works on Alzheimer's and dementia, and certainly concentrates on the former, since much more is known, but the later comments on the Chromosome 17 taupathies is a little thin, and summarizes what one will find in other tomes, such as Burns and Levy. A noticeable and only failure of the book is the absence of a collated index of authors, although of course each chapter has its own. The subject index is comprehensive. The only thing to do is buy this book, prescribe it to students, and honor it for what it is: good. © 2003 Roy Sugarman Roy Sugarman PhD, Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry, Adelaide University, Senior Cinical Neuropsychologist, Royal Adelaide Hospital Glenside Campus Extended Care.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4443
__label__wiki	0.953908	0.953908	Patients are dying in ‘intolerable’ NHS crisis, A&E doctors tell Theresa May Harley TamplinThursday 11 Jan 2018 12:11 pm The NHS crisis is ‘intolerable’, doctors have said (Picture: PA) People are dying in the corridors of A&E departments, Theresa May has been warned in a letter signed by more than 60 doctors. The prime minister was told in the letter that the ‘current level of safety compromise is at times intolerable, despite the best efforts of staff’. Second suspect arrested after man in gimp suit approached woman 'touching his groin' The letter signed by 68 consultants in charge of A&E at 68 hospitals in England and Wales said staff are trying their best to cope with the current crisis facing the NHS. But in a stark warning, it adds: ‘The facts remain, however, that the NHS is severely and chronically underfunded. ‘Thousands of patients are waiting in ambulances for hours as the hospitals lack adequate space. Medics have urged Theresa May to take action (Picture: PA) ‘Some of our own personal experiences range from over 120 patients a day managed in corridors, some dying prematurely. ‘An average of 10-12 hours from decision to admit a patient until they are transferred to a bed.’ The doctors have urged Mrs May to consider strategies to reduce overcrowding in A&E departments ‘as a matter of urgency’. This includes a ‘significant increase’ in social care funding allowing patients to be discharged earlier when possible, and a review of the number of hospital beds available for acute care. Council punishes widow, 86, and leaves her penniless for 'saving too much of her pension' The letter was leaked to the Health Service Journal after it was sent to the prime minister. Mrs May said outbreaks of flu has put extra pressure on health services. She said: ‘As we know, every year and winter the National Health Service comes under additional pressure, and we’ve seen the extra pressures that the NHS has come under this year. ‘The NHS today has launched their national flu programme and I would encourage people to act on the advice that the NHS is giving and also encourage NHS staff who haven’t had the flu vaccine yet to have that vaccine.’ NHSTheresa May Theresa May giddy with excitement as she hosts England cricket team at Downing Street	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4444
__label__wiki	0.934126	0.934126	ANC won't throw Niehaus 'in the dustbin' Staff Reporter 14 Feb 2009 06:51 The ANC accepted Carl Niehaus’s resignation as one of the party’s spokespersons, it announced on Friday. He will however remain in the organisation but in a different position, said ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe at a press briefing at Luthuli House in Johannesburg. Said Mantashe: “We emphasise that he is a cadre of the movement who suffered a great deal for the ANC but that is no justification to do wrong ... It is the responsibility of the movement to counsel cadres and facilitate them.” “Activists can’t just be thrown in the dustbin, saying he or she has outgrown their usefulness.” Niehaus was not present at the briefing. In an interview on Friday morning, Niehaus told Talk Radio 702 that he had disclosed his financial woes to the party before he was hired. Mantashe refuted this saying: “Any disclosure was a matter of us beginning to ask questions on issues that came our way. We confirm we have raised questions with him on a number of those issues but not before he was employed.” Niehaus was confronted on his indiscretions and the ANC entered into a “particular agreement with him”. “When we confronted him the question of a need for counselling [arose],” Mantashe said. He did not elaborate further on the agreement. Mantashe also stressed that Niehaus’ role was a “functional” one in that he was employed as a media liaison officer and not the party’s spokesperson. “Carl Niehaus was employed as a media liaison officer. Our spokesman is Jessie Duarte ... he was a spokesman on issues.” Niehaus will be replaced by someone within the ANC’s communication team. Niehaus tendered his resignation following a report by the Mail & Guardian on Friday. A tearful Niehaus admitted that he: Forged signatures while he was chief executive of the Gauteng Economic Development Agency (Geda) before resigning in December 2005; Borrowed money over a six-year period from some of the brightest stars of the ANC and business galaxy, much of which he has not paid back; Asked to be connected to Brett Kebble because he was ‘desperate for financial help”; Had to leave a top job at Deloitte and Touche in 2003 after his financial woes became embarrassing; Owed the Rhema Church more than R700 000 when he was asked to resign from his post as chief executive and spokesperson by a full board meeting in 2004; and Had to repay R24 000 to director general in the presidency Frank Chikane when he left his job there under a cloud in 2004. The Gauteng government on Friday denied that Niehaus first brought the matter to its attention by confessing, but said it had independently discovered that Niehaus had forged a letter to secure a loan. Mantashe added that there was “no cover-up” on the Geda matter. “No fraudulent transaction went through ... it was stopped ... the man was asked to leave.” He said the ANC would help Niehaus preserve his skills as a communicator and that the party needed the experience he had. “He has a very sharp mind…. we will sit and look now and re-deploy him.” DA calls for audit The Democratic Alliance on Friday called for a forensic audit into Geda. The party’s leader in the Gauteng legislature Jack Bloom said the fraud also implicated former provincial finance minister Paul Mashatile, now Gauteng premier. “Niehaus says he confessed this fraud to Mashatile and was told to quit or face a disciplinary enquiry,” said Bloom. “Mashatile clearly wished to cover up this embarrassing matter by an ANC cadre. This is reprehensible in itself, but he may also have committed a criminal offence in terms of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, which makes it an offence not to report a corrupt act to the police.” He is taking legal advice on laying a charge. “The Auditor General should also conduct a forensic audit into the affairs of Geda during the seven months that Niehaus was in charge.” He said Mashatile should have been at the forefront of exposing it, not covering it up. “What more is there that we don’t know about?” - Sapa Gwede MantasheCarl NiehausAfrican National CongressGauteng Economic Development AgencyGauteng ANC spokesperson Niehaus steps down Gauteng govt questions Niehaus explanation DA calls for agency audit after Niehaus revelations Tearful Niehaus admits fraud	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4447
__label__wiki	0.516727	0.516727	Grab Bag: September 2017 September 16, 2017 Jordan Kummer Leave a comment Try and start a new format and suddenly everything around the world breaks. The Hearing Protection Act is merged into a massive gun bill, Ben Shapiro at Berkeley, and a quick check on (yet another) terror attack in London. 1.) SHARE Act. My InSov colleague over at This Is The Line, has been following the SHARE Act, which is essentially a combination of multiple pro-gun bills. The notable portion of that act is the including of the long-awaited Hearing Suppression Act. The SHARE Act has led to the requisite “end of civilization” subroutine that we’re all used to by now, including a stunningly overdramatic</a. attempt at sarcasm-as-commentary that goes to absurd lengths to slam the bill(s). So far as I can tell, National Reciprocity is not included in the bill. That bill is still stuck in committee, whereas the SHARE Act sailed through its committee 2.) Ben at Berkeley. Former free-speech haven and modern day protest backdrop Berkeley University hosted conservative speaker Ben Shapiro this week, under tight security, and despite the University’s efforts to dampend attendence with one hand and intimidate the student organization sponsoring the event. By all accounts, Shapiro lived up to expectations. Conservatives called it a guide to “shutting down Antfia,” while protesters did what was largely expected and got arrested in the process. 3.) London. At this point, terror attacks in London are becoming far too regular. The latest event is an explosion onboard a London Underground train. An 18-year-old has been arrested, 30 people have been injured, but nobody has died. The UK government’s terror threat level is at its highest point, meaning that intelligence believes further attacks are imminent. We don’t know anything about the suspect, and police are asking people to at least make the effort to not speculate. Next time, we return to much more broad discussions. In 2 weeks, a discussion on the militant left, Shapiro’s speech in detail, and a few updates to Midnight Run: Megaphone. Previous PostHope Within HatredNext PostFree Speech Week	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4451
__label__cc	0.552079	0.447921	The Tragedy of the Commons Principles of Economics Microeconomics Course (86 videos) Supply, Demand, and Equilibrium The Demand Curve The Supply Curve The Equilibrium Price and Quantity A Deeper Look at the Demand Curve The Demand Curve Shifts A Deeper Look at the Supply Curve The Supply Curve Shifts Exploring Equilibrium Does the Equilibrium Model Work? Supply and Demand Terminology Elasticity and Its Applications Elasticity of Demand Calculating the Elasticity of Demand Elasticity of Supply Elasticity and Slave Redemption Applications Using Elasticity Taxes and Subsidies Commodity Taxes Who Pays the Tax? Tax Revenue and Deadweight Loss Wage Subsidies The Price System I, Rose A Price Is a Signal Wrapped up in an Incentive Markets Link the World The Great Economic Problem Prediction Markets Price Ceilings and Price Floors Price Ceilings Price Ceilings: Shortages and Quality Reduction Price Ceilings: Lines and Search Costs Price Ceilings: Deadweight Loss Price Ceilings: Misallocation of Resources Price Ceilings: Rent Controls Rent Control in Mumbai Price Floors: The Minimum Wage Price Floors: Airline Fares Why Do Governments Enact Price Controls? Price Controls and Communism The Big Ideas of Trade Another Look at Comparative Advantage Comparative Advantage Homework Tariffs and Protectionism Arguments Against International Trade An Introduction to Externalities External Benefits Command and Control Solutions The Coase Theorem Trading Pollution A Deeper Look at Tradable Allowances Costs and Profit Maximization Under Competition Introduction to the Competitive Firm Maximizing Profit Under Competition Maximizing Profit and the Average Cost Curve Entry, Exit, and Supply Curves: Increasing Costs Entry, Exit, and Supply Curves: Constant Costs Entry, Exit, and Supply Curves: Decreasing Costs Competition and the Invisible Hand Minimization of Total Industry Costs of Production The Balance of Industries and Creative Destruction Maximizing Profit Under Monopoly Office Hours: Calculating Monopoly Profit The Monopoly Markup The Costs and Benefits of Monopoly Introduction to Price Discrimination The Social Welfare of Price Discrimination The Marginal Product of Labor Econ Duel: Is Education Signaling or Skill Building? Human Capital and Signaling The Tradeoff Between Fun and Wages Compensating Differentials Do Unions Raise Wages? Public Goods and the Tragedy of the Commons Public Goods and Asteroid Defense A Deeper Look at Public Goods Club Goods Asymmetric Information and Used Cars Asymmetric Information in Health Insurance Solutions to Moral Hazard Consumer Choice Introduction to Consumer Choice Budget Constraints Indifference Curves Consumer Optimization Principles of Economics: Microeconomics Instructor: Alex Tabarrok, George Mason University In this video, we take a look at common goods. Common resources are nonexcludable but rival. For instance, no one can be excluded from fishing for tuna, but they are rival — for every tuna caught, there is one less for everyone else. Nonexcludable but rival resources often lead to what we call a “tragedy of the commons.” In the case of tuna, this means the collapse of the fishing stock. Under a tragedy of the commons, a resource is often overused and under-maintained. Why does this happen? And how can we solve this problem? Like we’ve done so many times throughout this course, let’s take a look at the incentives at play. We also discuss Nobel Prize Winner Elinor Ostrom’s contributions to this topic. Elinor Ostrom discusses "Ending the Tragedy of the Commons" Big Think \| Video In the final video in this section we turn to common resources. We'll cover the "tragedy of the commons" and talk about some possible solutions. Common resources are those that are nonexcludable, but rival. Unlike public goods, common resources get depleted as more people use them. Tuna in the ocean are an example of a common resource. The tuna are nonexcludable because there are no property rights to fish in the ocean. No one can legally be prevented or excluded from fishing for tuna, at least outside of a nation's territorial waters. Tuna, however, are rival. One more tuna caught leaves one less tuna for everyone else. Nonexcludable but rival resources often lead to a tragedy of the commons, a destruction of the common resource. In the case of tuna that means the collapse of the fishing stock. More generally, the tragedy of the commons is the tendency of any resource that is unowned, and hence nonexcludable, to be overused and undermaintained. In the case of tuna, it's the stock of fish that's the common resource and the stock is being rapidly depleted. Since 1960, the tuna catch has decreased by 75%. Atlantic bluefin tuna, especially, are becoming endangered. Now, nobody wants this. Tuna consumers don't want it and neither do the tuna fishermen, whose way of life is under threat. So why is it happening? You might think the answer is obvious. Tuna is delicious! The demand for sushi is up. But that can't be the whole story. Chicken is also delicious, but chickens are in no danger of going extinct. So why the difference? Well, let's compare the incentives of Frank Perdue, the famous chicken entrepreneur, with the incentives of a tuna fisherman. If Frank Perdue harvests too many chickens today, he won't have any left to sell tomorrow, so he'll be out of business. Perdue has an incentive to preserve the chicken stock, to maintain it, so that he can continue in business into the far future. When Perdue sells less today, that's costly. But he gets the benefit of selling more tomorrow. On the other hand, consider a tuna fisherman. He knows that the stock of tuna is going extinct but does he have an incentive to conserve? No. If he conserves and fishes less today, that doesn't leave more tuna for him tomorrow. It leaves more tuna for another fisherman to catch today. The tuna fisherman has no incentive to conserve because he doesn't own the stock of fish the way Frank Perdue owns the stock of chickens. So the tuna fisherman doesn't have an incentive to maintain the stock and as a result, we get the tragedy of the commons. The tuna stock collapses. There's no more sushi and no more jobs for fishermen. That's a tragedy. Here's another more prosaic example. Do you have roommates? Take a look at your kitchen. That's the tragedy of the commons. There are many other examples, often from the field of the environment -- the 19th century slaughter of open range buffalo, deforestation today in the Sahel region of Africa, the hunting of elephants and rhinos to near extinction. In each of these cases, no one owned or owns the resource in question. No one can be excluded from hunting the buffalo, cutting down the tree or killing the elephant. Thus, we get the overuse and undermaintenance of the common resource. Are there any solutions to the tragedy of the commons? Let's look at three approaches -- command and control, cultural norms and creating property rights where before there were none. Command and control are rules and regulations that are often used to try to limit or avoid the tragedy. But these methods are also often inefficient and ineffective. Just to give a few examples. When fishing stocks begin to collapse, the number of fishing boats is often limited, or the number of fishing days is limited. To try to save the Alaskan king crab, for example, the government imposed shorter and shorter seasons, until at one point, it was legal to fish for these crabs on only four days in an entire year. The problem is that when the number of boats or the season is limited, the fishermen simply build bigger and better boats, boats stuffed with all kinds of fancy equipment so that they can quickly find and harvest the fish. As a result, these regulations get more and more complex over time, with limits on fishing boat size, horsepower, equipment and so forth. Sometimes these limits slow the tragedy but they usually don't prevent the tragedy. What about cultural norms? Can they prevent the tragedy of the commons? Elinor Ostrom, the 2009 winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, studied common resources throughout the world, and she discovered that the tragedy of the commons is not inevitable. What Ostrom found is that under certain conditions, norms can evolve so that people who overfish or overgraze -- they're socially disapproved. And those who contribute to the common resource -- they're honored. Quite sophisticated procedures for managing common resources can develop, especially when groups are relatively stable and small. These procedures do take time to develop. It's possible, therefore, to avoid the tragedy but it isn't easy. Try to see if you can come to an agreement with your roommates to keep the kitchen clean. Let's see how long that lasts. What about making a common resource excludable? By creating property rights over common resources, it's possible to have a common resource behave more like a private good. New Zealand, for example, pioneered an innovative solution to the tragedy of the commons. They created tradable allowances in fish, much as we discussed in earlier videos about tradable allowances in pollution. Just like in that example, property rights were created where before, there were none. New Zealand used what are called individual, transferable quotas, or ITQs. An ITQ gives a property right to a certain tonnage of fish. The sum of the ITQs is the total allowable catch per year. The ITQs can be bought and sold. Now the nice thing about these ITQs is that there's no restriction on boats or on equipment, so there's no wasted resources on capital stuffing, on making the equipment really more "efficient" than it really has to be. The ITQ systems have really been very successful. Let's take a look. Here's a graph showing the total fishable catch in New Zealand. Once the ITQ system began in 1986, the total catch increased dramatically. Now, that may seem paradoxical. After all, the quotas reduce the amount of fish that each fisherman is allowed to catch. So how can the total increase? This is actually just the tragedy of the commons in reverse. In the tragedy of the commons, every fisherman tries to catch as much as possible, but the end result is that none of them do. The fishing stock is driven to extinction. With the ITQ system, a fisherman owns a right to a certain amount of fish, year after year. Much like Frank Perdue, the fisherman now wants to make sure that he preserves the value of his property over the long run. He doesn't want to overfish and destroy the fishery. He also has an incentive to make sure that other fishermen are obeying the ITQs. Over time, this allows the fishing stock to increase, to recover, and that allows the quotas to increase as well. So under the right system, we can turn the tragedy of the commons around and we can create a happy solution. Unfortunately, it's not always possible to create property rights. Southern bluefin tuna, for example -- they don't stick around the territorial waters of a particular nation. They often migrate thousands of miles throughout the Pacific. Creating property rights in the tuna would require a multi-country agreement and that's difficult to enforce. As we know from the Coase theorem, the more parties required to make an agreement, the greater the transactions cost and the less likely an agreement is to actually happen. To see how far we have to go, let's just remember, most governments subsidize fishing. We've got a long a way, therefore, to solve these problems. In short, many of the world's problems -- they arise when property rights are not possible, are not protected, or are not really implemented. Thanks.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4456
__label__wiki	0.577567	0.577567	7 REALISATIONS CLEO General I used to be that girl whose life revolves around her partner. bySophie Hong Checkered raincoat, $480, Maje. Short-sleeved denim jacket, $220, Bimba y Lola. Turtleneck sleveless tee, $229, PH5 from Society A. Denim skirt, $495, Diesel. Hoop earrings, $90, Bimba y Lola. Beaded bracelet, model’s own. You have to learn to love yourself before someone else can love you “I used to be that girl whose life revolves around her partner,” says Naomi. She recalls canceling plans at the drop of a hat just to accommodate the schedules of her exes. “In retrospect, I don’t think I really loved those guys. I didn’t love myself enough to say ‘no, I have my own plans and I’m not going to cancel them for you’. I didn’t love myself enough to walk away. I always needed validation, so I kept trying to fill that void with guys who would validate me.” At the end of the day, no matter what [your mum] did, be forgiving and remind yourself of all the hardship she has gone through to nurture you,” wrote Naomi in a poignant blog post nine years ago. She was only 14 then. Now 23, the social media star and first-time mum gets introspective about love, life, and her career. Think before you retaliate She’s known for being a firecracker on Twitter and Facebook in the early stage of her social media career, and was quick to snap back at her detractors. But over the last few years, Naomi has been rethinking this approach. She recalls incidents when she reacted without keeping her emotions in check that didn’t turn out well. “It’s something that I do differently today,” she says. “I remember the last time someone tried to get me involved in some online drama —I remember typing my response out and was ready to post it, when my then- boyfriend (now my husband) told me to take some time to cool down first. After I had calmed down, I realised I didn’t feel like hitting back anymore. Denim shirt dress with detachable denim skirt, $495, Diesel. Multicoloured shirt, $390, Bimba y Lola. Satin knee-high boots, Off-White C/O Jimmy Choo. Hoop earrings, $90, Bimba y Lola. Gilded necklace, $815, Alessandra Rich Eyewear from On Pedder. Beaded bracelet, model’s own. I’m surprised by how much I’ve changed “I used to be fearless. And as a by-product of that, I was impulsive. Although I’ve made a lot of mistakes because of it, they made me who I am,” reflects Naomi. “If I could do it all over again, I’d be more careful about what I say. I used to be very vocal without thinking about the consequences or how people might interpret what I say. It was never my intention to cause any harm, but I was rather insensitive,” she adds. “Today, I’m more responsible. I’m still the same person, just that I’m more mindful about the things I say and how I react to situations.” Never tattoo something you got off Google translate Before Ariana Grande and her “seven rings” tattoo fiasco (it reads “small barbecue grill” instead), there was Naomi Neo and her “I love my dog” tattoo. She got it on a whim five years ago. She’s in the process of lasering it off, and the Japanese characters are now nothing more than a muddle of faded pigments on her right forearm. “It sounds so shallow now,” she says with a small chuckle. “I thought, ‘oh, let me make it more sophisticated by translating it to Japanese.’” Cropped leather jacket, $795; and slogan bra top, $100, both Maje. Two-tone denim jeans, $555, Diesel. Checkered boots, Jimmy Choo. Resin earrings, $54.95, H&M. Gilded chain belt, $275, Maje. You’re not alone in a lot of things Two years back, Naomi started @uaintalone, a more contemplative counterpart to her main Instagram account that encourages her followers to talk about their feelings. On that account, she dishes out advice like “It’s OK to take your time to feel hurt and angry” and “Wait for a guy who doesn’t mess with your mind and insecurities”. “It’s not a one-way street of me sharing my personal life online. My followers also talk to me about what they’re going through, and their stories and experiences inspire me so much. In a way, they’re also guiding me and letting me know that there are better things ahead.” While there are other influencers who have leveraged their social media presence to launch product lines or talent agencies, Naomi candidly shares that that’s not for her. “People always ask me what’s my end goal. All I know is that I enjoy sharing my experiences, and I want to create a platform for a positive community. I’ve been wanting to work on something that’s a feel-good space—where we can all learn and grow from each other’s life experiences.” Leather jacket, $805, Pinko. Rose- print denim jacket, $830; and rose-print denim skirt, $495, both from Kenzo. Checkered boots, Jimmy Choo. Gilded necklace, $815, Alessandra Rich Eyewear from On Pedder. Beaded bracelet, model’s own. My life will never go back to how it was before I had my son Kyzo “I thought I’d be the cool mum who goes clubbing,” says Naomi with a shake of her head. “I’m a huge party animal, and I thought everything would go back to normal. Like, if somebody was helping me to take care of Ky, I could still go clubbing, you know?” “I did try—though I didn’t drink because I’m breastfeeding—but the whole time I was just like: ‘I want to go back and sleep. How is Ky now? I don’t want to spend the next day catching up on sleep and miss spending time with my baby,’” she recounts, laughing at her naivety. “I really enjoyed clubbing,” she reiterates. “The fact that I’m willing to give that up so easily is very surprising to me.” “I didn’t foresee myself settling down so soon… And I didn’t expect myself to be in such a different place, physically, mentally, and spiritually.” Fringed satin shirt, $860, MSGM. Distressed denim shorts, $390, Denim by Alexander Wang. Satin knee-high boots, Off-White C/O Jimmy Choo. Beaded bracelet, model’s own. I USED TO BE FEARLESS. AND AS A BY-PRODUCT OF THAT, I WAS IMPULSIVE. ALTHOUGH I’VE MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES BECAUSE OF IT, THEY MADE ME WHO I AM. PHOTOGRAPHY IVANHO HARLIM FASHION DIRECTION JANICE PIDDUCK STYLING SIFRA VANIA YULIUS FASHION ASSISTANT FOONG KAI YU MAKEUP HONGLING USING NARS HAIR ASH LOR /SONDER HAIR USING KEUNE HAIRCOSMETICS VINTAGE CAR KOMBI ROCKS (KOMBIROCKS.COM) FLOWERS FLOWER STORY (FLOWERSTORY.COM.SG) Click here to subscribe to CLEO! More: denim jacket bimba skirt diesel earrings bracelet model naomi myself years social media something shirt satin boots jimmy product things When Sex Becomes An Addiction	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4461
__label__cc	0.633085	0.366915	NA-MIC-Kit Revision as of 11:50, 12 May 2010 by Will (talk \| contribs) (→‎Software Methodology) Home < NA-MIC-Kit Back to NA-MIC Internal Collaborations The NA-MIC Kit is a free open source software platform. The NA-MIC Kit is distributed under a BSD-style license without restrictions or "give-back" requirements and is intended for research, but there are no restrictions on other uses. It consists of the 3D Slicer application software, a number of tools and toolkits such as VTK and ITK, and a software engineering methodology that enables multiplatform implementations. It also draws on other "best practices" from the community to support automatic testing for quality assurance. The NA-MIC kit uses a modular approach, where the individual components can be used by themselves or together. The NA-MIC kit is fully-compatible with local installation (behind institutional firewalls) and installation as an internet service. Significant effort has been invested to ensure compatibility with standard file formats and interoperability with a large number of external applications. Featured Software Tool 3D Slicer is a general-purpose application for loading, viewing, analyzing, processing and interacting with biomedical data. Slicer can be extended at run-time through plug-in modules, enabling algorithms developers and researchers to modify and specialize Slicer to a particular application. Slicer is distributed under open source license free of commercial restriction. For more information about 3D Slicer click here. The NA-MIC Kit has been created to support a spectrum of users and developers. This includes: biomedical researchers algorithms developers application developers software toolkit developers and users; and software process tools including support for building, testing, community building and software management, and is outlined in this presentation (ppt), and this poster (pdf). The NA-MIC Kit has also been employed by users wishing to perform image analysis and visualization tasks. For example, the Slicer application is being used at Harvard's IIC for astrophysics research. Other tools, such as CMake, are in world wide use in projects as disparate as KDE, one of the world's largest open source software projects. (For more information about the KDE Linux desktop environment, see Why the KDE project switched to CMake, which describes how one of the largest FOSS efforts adopts a component of the NA-MIC kit.) Users of the NAMIC Kit will typically use a combination of its many modular components. More information about each tool is available below. 3D Slicer is a general purpose application. Biomedical researchers will typically use this software tool to load, view, analyze, process and save image data. Slicer has been implemented to interoperate with many other tools, including XNAT, which is an open source image database. Slicer modules, which are dynamically loaded by Slicer at run-time, can be used to extend Slicer's core functionality including defining graphical user interfaces. Modules are typically used by algorithms and application developers. Application and algorithms developers may also use NA-MIC Kit toolkits and libraries. For example, the Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit ITK can be used to develop slicer modules for medical image analysis. The Visualization Toolkit can be used to process, visualize and graphically interact with data. KWWidgets is a 2D graphical user interface toolset that can be used to build applications. Teem is a library of general purpose command-line tools that are useful for processing data. Finally, those individuals wishing to create and manage complex software, the NAMIC-Kit software process is available as embodied in CMake, CTest, CPack, DART and the various documentation, bug tracking and communication tools. Thus the NA-MIC Kit consists of a modular set of interoperable free open source software (FOSS) packages, managed under a collaborative, high quality software engineering methodology (see Figure). These packages have been carefully architected to accommodate technology contributions from the NA-MIC Investigators, and to rapidly deploy these technologies to NA-MIC and the broader biomedical imaging community.Algorithm developers contribute to the computational platform (image analysis: ITK and Teem; visualization: VTK and OpenCL) and application developers create tools within an architectural framework (scene graph: MRML, GUI: Qt, scientific computing: Python) in conjunction with data management facilities (XNAT) and under the control of the quality software process (CMake and CDash). The 3D Slicer platform is designed to accommodate accelerated innovation with a flexible execution engine on which community-developed analysis modules can be rapidly deployed to clinical researchers and the broader community via the 3D Slicer. Software Methodology The Open Source Software development methodology that is used by NA-MIC is summarized in the following documents: A Google Tech talk by Bill Hoffman is available for viewing. This presentation (ppt) was given to the participants of the Fifth NA-MIC Project Event by Bill Hoffman in June 2007. This poster (pdf) was presented by Will Schroeder at the All-NCBC meeting in July 2006. This presentation (ppt) was given at a training event by Sebastien Barre in June 2008. This presentation (ppt) was given at a training event by Julien Jomier in June 2008. Training curriculum NAMIC fully embraces and advocates the use of open source software tools and data. We use BSD style licenses without restrictions on the use of the software and free of license requirements. There are many reasons for this including ease of collaboration in the spirit of scientific research (open science); improved software quality; and widespread dissemination of NAMIC products including software, documentation, data, training materials, and ideas. Along these lines, we have had extensive discussions relative to acceptable open source standards in the NAMIC kit. We are also working with NIH, NLM and other interested parties to establish open source standards. Download Central Please go here to download Slicer software, documentation and data. 3D Slicer 3D Slicer is a software package for visualization and medical image computing. A tutorial for prospective users of the program can be found on the web. See our tutorials page for an introduction to the use of 3D Slicer. More... The Visualization Toolkit VTK The Visualization Toolkit is an object-oriented toolkit for processing, viewing and interacting with a variety of data forms including images, volumes, polygonal data, and simulation datasets such as meshes, structured grids, and hierarchical multi-resolution forms. It also supports large-scale data processing and rendering. More... The Insight Toolkit ITK The Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit (ITK) is an open-source software toolkit for performing registration and segmentation. Segmentation is the process of identifying and classifying data found in digitally sampled representations. Typically the sampled representation is an image acquired from such medical instrumentation as CT or MRI scanners. Registration is the task of aligning or developing correspondences between data. For example, in the medical environment, a CT scan may be registered with a MRI scan in order to combine the information contained in both. More... KWKidgets GUI Toolkit KWWidgets is an Open Source library of GUI classes based on Tcl/Tk with a C++ API. This library was originally developed by Kitware for ParaView, and now has been extended in functionality and architecture thanks to NAMIC support. More... Teem Libraries and Command Line Tools Teem is a coordinated group of libraries for representing, processing, and visualizing scientific raster data. Teem includes command-line tools that permit the library functions to be quickly applied to files and streams, without having to write any code. More... XNAT Web-based Image Informatics Server The Extensible Neuroimaging Archive Toolkit (XNAT) is an open source software platform designed to facilitate management and exploration of neuroimaging and related data. XNAT includes a secure database backend and a rich web-based user interface. NA-MIC is working to provide a portable, easy-to-install and easy-to-administer version of XNAT that can be deployed as part the Kit. These efforts will build on ongoing work in the BIRN community to integrate Slicer with XNAT. CMake The Cross-platform Make Tool CMake is used to control the software build process using simple platform, compiler and operating system independent configuration files. CMake generates native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the development environment of your choice. CMake is quite sophisticated: it is possible to support complex environments requiring source code repository access, system configuration, pre-processor generation, code generation, and template instantiation. More... Featured: CMake has been adopted by KDE, one of the world's largest open source software systems. CMake is downloaded over 1500 times/day. CDash, CTest, CPack Software Process Tools As an adjunct to CMake the tools CDash, CTest, CPack are used to test and package all components of the NAMIC kit. CTest is a testing client that locally performs testing on a software repository, and then communicates the results of the testing to CDash (and other testing, dashboard servers such as DART2). CPack is a cross-platform tool for packaging, distributing and installing the NAMIC kit on various systems including Linux, Windows, and Mac OSX. More... MIDAS and the Publication Database MIDAS is open-source software for hosting heterogeneous databases, e.g., databases of images, publications, meta-data, presentations, and more. MIDAS also provides interfaces so that its data can be easily accesses over the web and via C++/python/Java. MIDAS can also harvest data from other databases on the web, e.g., PubMed and genomics databases. NA-MIC has a MIDAS installation to serve as the NA-MIC Publications Database. MIDAS is also being used to host NA-MIC data, the Insight Journal, the MIDAS Journal, and the VTK Journal. Direct access to MIDAS's data from within Slicer is being developed to support informatics analysis and visualization. Direct access to MIDAS's publications from within Slicer is being developed to provide documentation and integrative tutorials. More... Batchmake BatchMake is a cross platform tool for batch processing of large amount of data. BatchMake can process datasets locally or on distributed systems using Condor (a grid computing tool that enables distributed computing across the network). Some of the key features of BatchMake include: 1) a BSD License, 2) CMake-like scripting language, 3) distributed scripting via Condor, 4) a centralized remote website for online statistical analysis. 4) a user Interface using FLTK, and 5) BatchMake is cross platform. More... CTK GUI Toolkit CTK is an Open Source library of GUI classes based on Qt, VTK, ITK, CMake, and DCMTK. This library is an international effort to simplify the development of medical image analysis and scientific computing applications. NAMIC is assisting in the architectural design, helping them establish software practices, contributing classes, and evaluating early developments. More... View NA-MIC-Kit dashboards here: The testing dashboards continually captures information relative to the quality of the various components of the NAMIC-Kit. Each component has its own dashboard, and a suite of tests that are executed on a continual basis. Developers check out these dashboards to monitor the health of the software, and to make fixes when problems are discovered. The following are the component dashboards for the NAMIC-Kit. VTK KWWidgets Go to NA-MIC-Kit-Old to see the version of the NA-MIC Kit web pages prior to October 2007. NA-MIC Kit in Numbers The numbers in this table are statistics characterizing the NA-MIC kit. They provide an estimate of the scale of the Kit, including approximate costs to create and total effort expended. Note that estimates such as these are required because large open-source software systems cannot be tracked via direct investment since much of the effort is voluntary in nature, and distributed across the world through a variety of organizations. Source: http://www.ohloh.org. Captured on May 6 2010. See the Ohloh website for an explanation of how the numbers were computed. Package Lines of code Person years Price tag at 100k per person year Slicer 1,270,816 361 $36,122,644 KWW 207,208 54 $ 5,406,516 VTK 1,853,529 538 $53,808,076 ITK 848,383 237 $23,719,173 CMake / CTest / CPack 323,454 86 $8,590,888 CDash 78,226 19 $1,897,060 XNat 200,985 51 $5,149,987 Total 4,782,601 1346 $134,694,344 Retrieved from "https://na-mic.org/w/index.php?title=NA-MIC-Kit&oldid=52358"	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4464
__label__wiki	0.904437	0.904437	Harlem River Blues Album Review of Harlem River Blues by Justin Townes Earle. Home » Country » Harlem River Blues Justin Townes Earle Record label: Bloodshot Genre(s): Country, Alt-Country, Rockabilly, Americana, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter Buy Harlem River Blues from Amazon Harlem River Blues - Very Good, Based on 5 Critics NOW Magazine - 80 Justin Townes Earle hit the headlines last week when he cancelled his remaining tour dates to go into rehab following misdemeanour charges arising from an incident at the Radio Radio venue in Indianapolis. Like his father, Steve Earle, and his namesake, Townes Van Zandt, the younger Earle has substance issues to tackle. Slippin' And Slidin' on Harlem River Blues, probably the 28-year-old's strongest album yet, hints at that tendency. Justin Townes Earle's previous records were promising -- if uneven -- offerings that revealed a considerable talent trying to find his own musical identity as a songwriter, apart from his parental heritage. It may have taken him three albums, but Harlem River Blues delivers in spades what his earlier offerings only hinted at. With co-production by Earle and Skylar Wilson and the backing of a killer, intuitive band, the songwriter drops 11 weighty originals steeped in American musical tradition yet bearing his own inimitable lyric and stylistic signature. It takes balls of steel to write country blues about the Harlem River, living in Brooklyn, and working on the Manhattan subway line as if one were singing about rural life in the Appalachian hollows. Justin Townes Earle confidently writes and performs these 10+ songs as if he’s singing about life back in Tennessee instead of the Big Apple, and does this so damn convincingly that you believe him. It’s a neat trick, and a tribute to Earle’s artistry that he does this so well. Slant Magazine - 80 Based on rating 4.0/5 Each of Justin Townes Earle’s three albums falls under the broad “Americana” label, but he’s yet to settle on a distinct style. While The Good Life found inspiration in old-timey stringband music and Midnight at the Movies was a moody collection of country-folk, Earle’s latest, Harlem River Blues, looks to acoustic blues as its main aesthetic. Given Earle’s often morose and sardonic bent as a lyricist, the shift toward blues suits him well, making for his strongest album to date. Their review was positive Hopes fulfilled by the star of Americana’s new generation. Ninian Dunnett 2010 Alt-country gave such a generous franchise to sullen shoe-gazers that it took a fresh generation to help the boho fringe out of a hole. The way forward, of course, was through tradition – and Justin Townes Earle has blossomed amid the vibrant and deep-rooted country revival. 'Harlem River Blues' More Country Reviews: Click here for more Music Critic reviews of Country Albums. If you like Country you might also be interested in Album Reviews in the Music Critic's Alt-Country and Pop/Rock categories.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4466
__label__cc	0.707642	0.292358	Musings of The Well Read Voracious Reader Shares Her Book Musings Let’s Talk About YA July 12, 2019 musingsofthewellread I’ll be the first person to admit that I’ve never particularly cared for young adult books. In fact, when I was at an age to be reading that genre? I was doing everything possible to avoid the category altogether. At the time, I can recall thinking to myself that there were far better books out there which I wanted to be devouring. Therefore, I’d impress my school librarian with my “amazingly intellectual demeanor” and coax her into giving me books intended for adults (and, no, I’m not talking E.L. James. More like Henry James). By the time I’d entered college, I’d felt secure in my opinions regarding the genre because it seemed as though books like ‘The Giver’ were being replaced with series like ‘Hunger Games’. Dystopian and popular girl turned vampire seemed to be all the rage; half heartedly, I’d tried to pick up a few books in the category and then fail miserably to complete them. The writing seemed one dimensional, the characters stale, and my interest kept drifting over to my beloved historical fiction tomes and biographies on the Milford’s. Now, however, I find myself in a precarious position. I’m a middle school teacher working with the age group of kids that are most likely to pick up a young adult book. Now, my job as a literature instructor, is to guarantee that they leave my classroom at the end of the school year with an appreciation for the written word. While it’s perfectly appropriate and expected to focus on more serious minded texts in the classroom, I understand better than anyone the power of independent reading at home. Yet in the age of clicking, swiping, and ‘x-ing’ out of, how can I generate interest in pleasure reading? Simple enough, in theory. I need to have a classroom library full of contemporary young adult books encompassing all of the young adult genres. But that’s not enough. As my husband will tell me, if you want to sell a product, you have to truly know it. And kids? They can tell when you’re breezing your way through a suggestion if you haven’t actually read it. It’s part of my job description to be as aware of what’s trending in the young adult world as possible. This requires some serious setting aside of time to read the young adult books that matter. Spoiler Alert: I’ve never met a reading challenge I haven’t accepted with alacrity. Here’s to a year of growing with my students and reading outside of my typical box. Cherishing ‘Summer Hours’ July 2, 2019 musingsofthewellread Summertime and the reading is……”easy” There are just certain types of novels that work extremely well while you’re at the beach. When you’re sifting sand through your toes and listening to the gentle lapping of the ocean water, you need a book that doesn’t require too much thinking. This doesn’t necessarily mean a mindless read; I’m discovering that mindless reads are typically synonymous with terrible writing. My final read of June was ‘Summer Hours’ by Amy Mason Doan. I’ll be honest- I brought this book with me on my beach vacation for the cover alone. There had been a fair amount of hype surrounding this book, and I’ve never read anything by this author before, so I figured I’d give it a go. Turns out it was the perfect novel to read while sprawled out on my beach towel, sipping slowly on my Delirium Red. Don’t be fooled by the semi lethargic pacing of this novel. Every component of the plot is intentional and the slow reveal of certain summer secrets will keep you flipping pages long after your sun screen has worn off. Drawn initially to the character detailed on the opening flap, I was determined to keep my streak of reading about writers going. There are two Beccs in this story and, by the end of the novel, you’ll have fallen in love with them both. One is the wide eyed and aspiring twenty year old Becc- the young woman attending Berkley with her journalism major and her heart in her eyes. The other is the rougher around the edges thirty year old Becc- a woman who has learned of just how crippling heartbreak and poor decision making can be. Amy Mason Doan was my companion on the beach yesterday and I was sad to turn the final pages of ‘The Summer Hours’….perhaps partially because my own summer is coming to an end. I might be running out of beach days, but I do still have many summer hours left to mingle with my working hours and I intend to use them wisely. No Longer Waiting June 29, 2019 musingsofthewellread Modern Mr. Darcy and Tom Hanks no longer seems unobtainable Reader, is there anything more splendid than being with the one you love? Somebody who allows you to be yourself in all of the ways that matter and who only ever increases your inner shine. I never thought I would ever actually be able to describe my life partner in these terms- until a little over a year ago, I thought I would have to simply savor all the fictional male characters who managed to fall under the umbrella of Mr. Delovely. Summer brings a wave of beach type reads for me, which means I tend to have colorful stacks and delightful ebook collections of the rom-com meets chick lit meets women’s fiction variety. With each page I turn (or tap, as the case may be), I am wrapped up in female characters desperately seeking the modern Mr. Darcy. Each heroine believes the right fit is out there somewhere, despite the fact that reality has attempted to prove time and time again that this is highly unlikely. The reader valiantly watches the character try to balance the inner goddess who wants to be successful and independent with the inner Queen who needs a King to make her feel love and balanced. Waiting For Tom Hanks was an adorable read, featuring a female character with some big expectations of true love. Having always been enamored with the romantic comedy classics starring the likes of Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, and- yep- Tom Hanks, Annie is waiting for that larger than life romantic comedy moment where she’ll stare dreamily into her Tom Hanks’ eyes and know that she’s found the perfect one. The only trouble with that is that she is so wrapped up in creating the perfect love scene, that she fails to live in the moment. Equally problematic, Annie’s unique outlook on how life should pan out is perhaps keeping her from dreaming outside of the box and really going for her writing passions. When Drew Danforth, the celebrity every woman in the country loves to swoon over, takes part in a film produced in the Ohio town Annie resides in, she has some grand visions of turning someone on that movie set into her very own Tom Hanks. A quick beach read, Waiting For Tom Hanks is for the reader who enjoys small town settings, coffee, cozy love stories, and the occasional humorous remark. According to Annie, I’ve definitely found my Tom Hanks. Although, being a die hard Jane Austen fan, I’d prefer to say that I’ve found my Mr.Darcy. This week and into next, we are spending some much needed together time at the beach. It’s hard to believe that I’ve managed to find somebody who believes in my writing, admires my reading habits, and knows the best ways to help me unwind. I couldn’t have asked for a better husband and, I’ve discovered, these good vibe beach reads are made all the sweeter with the knowledge that my search for Mr.Delovely is officially over. If you need me, I’ll be at the beach with my modern Mr. D. An Anti-Foodie’s Reflection & A New Approach To “Eating Right” A low FODMAP way of life is going to ensure I live my best life. Summer is scooping heaps of Ingles tuna fish directly from the container with carrots, savoring each mouthful. It’s drinking chilled Sauvignon Blanc with my mom on the back porch, looking out at the lake. Ice cream sundaes decked out with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and bananas. As June gives way to July, it’s all about juicy watermelon at the kitchen table and my mom’s homemade gazpacho served to two newlyweds still finding their footing in this world. Fall means apple cider served cold, hot, spiced, spiked. It’s recollecting Irish pub visits with my father when I’d fly down from college for short but food filled fall breaks. The changing of the leaves brings delectable autumn squash, delightful quiches, and delicious powdered apple cider donuts. As Thanksgiving approaches, fall is all about the giving way to winter and the launch of my favorite time of year: the holiday season. Winter is home cooked meals in my parents kitchen, starting with my mom’s notorious popover pancakes and my dad’s slightly over the top alcoholic Christmas eggnog. Hot soups served on cherished snow days in my parents living room growing up have given way to peppermint schnapps infused hot cocoa on the couch with my husband on a snowy Sunday afternoon. Spring holds the promise of my birthday and key lime pie, but begins with tofu served in baked pineapples and the last of anything butternut until summer collapses back into fall. With spring, comes my father’s birthday and Mother’s Day with each of those days entailing unique menus and mouth watering cakes (all thanks to my mother, who I swear was Mama Lydia meets Barefoot Contessa in a former life). Food is meant to be enjoyed, not analyzed. It’s taken me a very long time to finally find a nutrition plan that works best for me. Somewhere along the way, perhaps at some point between eating Thai food in London with my father at the Blue Elephant and gorging myself on Indian food with a former friend in Fairfax, Virginia, I lost my way with eating. Food became my number one enemy and I fought physically, emotionally, and mentally with every meal I consumed. A combination of poor self body image issues and crippling cramps that led to weeks on end of disgusting bloating, I forgot about the magic of food. While food should not define us or be what our daily routine revolves around, it should be something that adds to the overall experience of this one life we all have. I don’t want to be trapped in a negative mindset any longer when it comes to my interactions with eating. Being able to put a name to what my body has been trying to tell me since my high school days has been an empowering experience….albeit, it’s only been a little more than a week since I began my low FODMAP journey. Now, though, I can begin to adjust the foods going into my body accordingly and recognize that I DO have a difficult time processing certain foods. It WASN’T all in my head, and, perhaps most importantly, I need to also change my outlook on my relationship with food if I ever want the situation to fully improve. Food adds to the richness of life and, whether I like it or not, food is embedded into all of my most memorable memories: devouring fried eggs and sautéed spinach on an outdoor patio with my father in Cape Town, South Africa, giggling over Pinot Grigio and fajitas at a Mexican restaurant with my mom in Queenstown, New Zealand, shoveling the sweetest cake I’ll ever taste into my husband’s mouth on our wedding day in Pavia, Italy. All memories I want to hold onto for the remainder of my life. All memories I want to build upon. Like the genuine Cajun food we are sure to experience when we vacation in New Orleans for Thanksgiving break or having a slice of TRUE PIZZA New Years Eve on the streets of Brooklyn before returning to the base of the Brooklyn bridge with my husband to honor where he proposed to me. Life is all about those lemons. Or, in my case…those FODMAPs. My Ex- Best Friend’s Wedding by Wendy Wax Delights This Writing Reader I’ve been silent on here for awhile, but in my defense a lot has been going on in my personal life and there just hasn’t been a spare moment. Things should begin to even out now and I vow to post more regularly…..three posts a week seems quite achievable. One of the reasons why I put my old blog on hiatus is because, in addition to being a voracious reader, I am also an aspiring author. Working on my writing projects takes time and something else always has to give. About two months ago, I completed a novel of my very own that I’m now in the midst of trying to push out into the world. Meanwhile, I’ve already started a second novel because a writer always has to have something else up her sleeve. Lately, and I don’t know if this is the universe attempting to tell me something, I’ve been reading a lot of novels that center around writers. The last six novels in a row, and the one I’m currently reading, feature main characters who write for a living….or, at least, try to. Currently, I’m three quarters of the way through the latest Wendy Wax novel. ‘My Ex- Best Friend’s Wedding’ reminds me of why I fell in love with Wax to begin with- her clear cut wit, evident eloquence, and vivid narrations of multiple characters. Wax also has a penchant for writing about writers in a refreshing way that has me laughing out loud in bed and making connections to my own writing journey. It also has me reflecting a lot on the nature of friendships. Lauren and Bree used to be two peas in a pod, growing up in the Outer Banks together with similar goals and identical dreams. But only one of them goes on to become a celebrated and published author, while the other remains in the town where they grew up and runs a bookstore while trying to keep her marriage from falling to pieces. Both former friends hold grudges agains the other for decisions made that they view as slights. Lauren cannot forgive Bree for seemingly giving up on their childhood dream without so much as a ‘by your leave’, while Bree believes that Lauren stole material from her and kicked their friendship to the curve the moment she became a bestselling author. They haven’t seen one another since Lauren very grudgingly agreed to keep a promise made as children to serve as Bree’s maid of honor. Now, Lauren’s own imminent nuptials bring her back to the Outer Banks and back to Bree where their former friendship will perhaps find a way to seep back into their lives on the waves of some very unexpected and life altering announcements. Wax takes her readers on a journey through the loving chaos of family dynamics, the travails of writers (Bree has been working on a novel of her own for about fifteen years now while Lauren hasn’t the slightest idea how to churn out another bestseller), and the magic of enduring bonds. Check out my instagram account today for a different type of review on this book, emphasizing the feelings that were drawn out of me in relation to friendships as I was reading ‘My Ex Best Friend’s Wedding An Uneventful Read This has been a flourishing mental week for me but, conversely, a rather frustrating reading week. I am well aware that the mindset you’re in as a reader does greatly impact your takeaway on the books you’re reading for pleasure. So, when I had my first slip up with a novel, I was ready to chalk it up to the fact that I was simply mentally drained. Attending a workshop on how to be the best teacher I can be does take a significant amount of brain power. But when the second and third book I pleasure read fell short also? Well, that’s when I slipped into the mode of the frustrated reader. In May, I read one delectable book after another and I began my June reading on the same playing field in terms of stellar reads. I suppose, however, it’s not realistic for such a streak to persist. Even so, I wasn’t expecting to be so sorely disappointed in books that were intended to give me mental breathers from the educational workshop I was attending during the day. Having made the move to the South, Dorothea Benton Frank’s novels took on a whole other meaning for me. I truly began to appreciate the northern meets southern dimension that existed in all of her novels. A combination of true wit, immense heart, and characters that are overflowing with vibrancy are what I’ve come to expect. The Queen Bee didn’t contain any of that, and I’m still kind of reeling from my disappointing reading experience. When characters fail to pop off the page, the plot feels chaotic, and the wit slippery? It’s not a recipe for a good reading experience! Some of my fellow bookworms indicated that they felt The Queen Bee had remnants of her earliest works, but I failed to see that….perhaps I need to take a refresher course on Frank’s earlier volumes? As I head into the weekend and a potentially enjoyable week of reading ahead, I’m hoping that the new Beatriz Williams book and the Mia Hayes novel I received will prove to be more enthralling to this frustrated reader. Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly Stuns, Dazzles, And Gives You Pause At what age do we begin to seriously consider our mortality? Certainly, when I was younger, the thought of death and dying never once crossed my mind. The average human life span coupled with the everyday tragedies people are afflicted with were among the topics that my seven year old self had no true concept of. My parents kept me a child for as long as possible, and for that I am forever grateful. I’m not implying that now, at the ‘ripe’ old age of almost twenty-eight, I think about death on a regular basis. But, inevitably, mortality and the reality that a life can be cut short all too inexplicably, is more prevalently on my radar. This honestly shouldn’t surprise me considering I chose to specialize in genocide when I was a college student. One could argue that I made a study of death for four long years, trying to enter into the minds of sick individuals such as Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin. As we grow into adulthood, some of us become more aware than others of the atrocities human beings are capable of committing against one another. What precisely is it that makes one of us decide that its alright to justify killing a group of people because of their beliefs, sexual orientation, or politics? Race, too, becomes a justifiable cause for cutting a life short. ‘Lost Roses’ by Martha Hall Kelly was one of those novels that gripped me, sucking me in to the horrors of humanity while simultaneously reminding me why there are ample reasons to continue to hope. She depicts the Russian aristocracy being annihilated by the disgruntled peasants who’d determined they’d suffered enough. Yet, the response of the peasants against the bourgeois was as inhumane and inconsiderate as the actions of the tsar against his people. Reading about the ways in which the aristocracy were imprisoned, tortured, and manipulated left a sick feeling in my stomach- and when you read the scenes about charred bodies impaled on lampposts? It’s hard not to think about death. Yet perhaps more unbearable to read than the scenes of brutality, were the moments within the novel when major characters proved themselves incapable of exhibiting mercy. Visualizing Varinka, a young peasant girl, willfully removing a son from the arms of his aristocratic mother simply because she was aristocracy? I dare any reader to not have strong emotional reactions to the pleas of Sofya for Varinka to return her son to where he so rightfully belonged. This sweeping saga follows the travails Sofya endures to reclaim her stolen child, all the while exposing a Russia that has rotted from the inside out. Meanwhile, the sense of hopelessness clinging to Sofya’s American friend, Eliza, prevails throughout the tale. Eliza, a suffragette and a premature widow, understandably panics when letters from Sofya stop arriving from across the ocean. Her determination to help Sofya blossoms into a movement of resilience. Helping countless numbers of displaced Russians, specifically women, Eliza attempts to trace her missing friend through the tragic women she meets. The steely determination Eliza has when it comes to locating Sofya is both admirable and heartwarming. In the face of evil, Kelly reiterates, there is always someone who is willing to stand up, shake their fist at death, and declare that good shall prevail. ‘Lost Roses’ is subtle in its strength and will have you hooked by the time you’ve arrived at Part Two. This novel challenges the reader to reflect on what it means to be human and how far you, as an individual, would go to survive in a situation dominated by hopelessness. How far would you go to help someone desperately in need? How long would it take for your soul to break beneath the cruel hands of torture? When you finish reading the final paragraph, undoubtedly, mortality will come to mind….followed swiftly by a resolve to enjoy every moment you receive in this life because there are plenty others who will never get the same opportunities as you. Every second is a gift. And don’t you forget it.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4467
__label__wiki	0.793634	0.793634	Edit Anime Information What would you like to edit? SynopsisBackgroundAlternative TitlesPictureAiring DatesProducersRelationsRatingDurationSource Kotonoha no Niwa * Your list is public by default. Status: WatchingCompletedOn-HoldDroppedPlan to Watch Eps Seen: / 1 Your Score: Select(10) Masterpiece(9) Great(8) Very Good(7) Good(6) Fine(5) Average(4) Bad(3) Very Bad(2) Horrible(1) Appalling Add Detailed Info Buy on Manga Store English: The Garden of Words Synonyms: Koto no Ha no Niwa, The Garden of Kotonoha Japanese: 言の葉の庭 Status: Finished Airing Aired: May 31, 2013 Producers: The Answer Studio, TOHO animation Licensors: Sentai Filmworks Studios: CoMix Wave Films Source: Original Genres: Slice of Life, Psychological, Drama, Romance Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older Score: 8.221 (scored by 225,484 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Please note that 'Not yet aired' titles are excluded. Ranked: #3062 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #185 Favorites: 4,521 Characters & Staff Ranked #306Popularity #185Members 388,580 MovieCoMix Wave Films Add to List Select(10) Masterpiece(9) Great(8) Very Good(7) Good(6) Fine(5) Average(4) Bad(3) Very Bad(2) Horrible(1) Appalling Episodes: /1 On a rainy morning in Tokyo, Takao Akizuki, an aspiring shoemaker, decides to skip class to sketch designs in a beautiful garden. This is where he meets Yukari Yukino, a beautiful yet mysterious woman, for the very first time. Offering to make her new shoes, Takao continues to meet with Yukari throughout the rainy season, and without even realizing it, the two are able to alleviate the worries hidden in their hearts just by being with each other. However, their personal struggles have not disappeared completely, and as the end of the rainy season approaches, their relationship will be put to the test. [Written by MAL Rewrite] In 2013, Kotonoha no Niwa won the Kobe Theatrical Film Award, shared the Satoshi Kon Award for Achievement in Animation with Berserk: Ougon Jidaihen III - Kourin. In 2014, the movie won the AniMovie Award for best feature film. Preview Manga Related Anime Adaptation: Kotonoha no Niwa, Kotonoha no Niwa Characters & Voice Actors Yukino, Yukari Hanazawa, Kana Akizuki, Takao Irino, Miyu Komatsu, Mikako Inoue, Suguru Teramoto, Rika Terasaki, Yuka Akizuki, Shouta Maeda, Takeshi Itou, Souichirou Hoshino, Takanori Akizuki, Satomi Hirano, Fumi Han, Megumi More staff Kawaguchi, Noritaka Shinkai, Makoto Director, Script, Storyboard, Color Design, Editing, Director of Photography Yamada, Haru Sound Director Hata, Motohiro Theme Song Performance Edit Opening Theme No opening themes have been added to this title. Help improve our database by adding an opening theme here. Edit Ending Theme "Rain" by Motohiro Hata More reviewsReviews Veronin (All reviews) 840 people found this review helpful Makoto Shinkai is a name that has become increasingly prevalent over the years. And for good reason, too. After hitting the anime industry in 2007 with his opus magnum "5 Centimeters Per Second", he quickly established himself as a director with the ability to combine masterful artistic talent with emotional, bittersweet storytelling. Does his latest animation achieve that same ideal? In some ways, it does. But if you are awaiting another great story, this is not what you are looking for. "The Garden of Words" is a short film depicting the romance and relationship between a 15-year-old boy and 27-year-old woman. Takao, the boy, feels lost and alienated by his uncertain future and passion for shoemaking. Concurrently, Yukino feels lost in an adult society where she feels she does not belong. It's a premise that holds potential for a compelling story. How many films deal with such an age gap, especially with an older female? Very few. Sadly, this film doesn't realize its inherent potential. Rarely are their feelings for each other actually explored. It simply is. They meet, they talk, they fall in love. And why? The relationship seems platonic until a sudden confession at the very end. While the romance is at least passable, one can't shake off the feeling that more could have been done with the two. It all just feels a bit contrived. Then again, one could always ask: with only 46 minutes of film, isn't it too much to expect developed characters and relationships? Maybe. But Shinkai was not constrained. He could have simply increased the length and have made the story exponentially better as a result. Where "The Garden of Words" makes up for its romance, perhaps, is in its dialogue. What makes the dialogue so intriguing is not what it does, but what it doesn't do. It is simple, restrained; often limited to ordinary conversations between the characters. It shows more than tells. When Takao's dreams of being a shoemaker are revealed, it is through watching him sketch feet outside and craft shoes in his room. When it must tell, it relies on introspective monologues and poetic conversation. It gives us the time to think and the time for the atmosphere to establish itself. The modesty of the dialogue captures the monotony of their lives-- the change that they experience together. Or at least that is what the majority of the film accomplishes. What builds as a subtle, heartwarming story regrettably ends as conventional melodrama. Any maturity in the characters is thrown aside in favor of screaming and crying. And, yet again, it relies on Shinkai's exhausted theme of unrequited love. For once, just once-- could he bother to convey the romance differently? It would be a sad thing if a director with so much talent was reduced to being a one-trick-pony. He is capable of more than this. I would like to believe that, anyway. From a visual perspective, Shinkai's latest is nothing short of a masterpiece. If you have watched any of his previous works (notably 5 Centimeters Per Second), you will be very much familiar with the gorgeous scenery and eyecandy that accompany them. And is eyecandy ever plentiful here. It is a visual spectacle in every regard, meant to have us immersed in the world. Perhaps too much so, as you might find yourself so stunned by the scenery that any dialogue will sound like little more than background noise. Numerous animation techniques are employed in the film. The most prominent of which is a depth of field effect, often used but never to the point of being distracting. Lens flare and careful panning are also frequently used to accentuate the scenery. Not a single error (at least noticeably) exists within the animation or artwork, thanks to Shinkai's meticulous attention to detail. There are times when the artwork looks and feels so authentic that it could very well be mistaken for live-action at a glance. "The Garden of Words" may be the best-looking anime to date. It is something that other animated films will (and should) aspire to, and nothing more could be asked from it visually. Rain is the primary theme of "The Garden of Words", both in narrative and aesthetics. In storytelling, rain is often used to represent loneliness. Here instead the rain symbolizes happiness and peace. It succeeds in creating the appropriate atmosphere for the film, ensuring that there is more here to experience than the visuals. It is just as much an experience to feel as it is to gawk at. The score comprises mostly of piano pieces and ambient noise which serve to further immerse the viewer. It's deliberately simple-- anything thrilling would only serve to undermine the experience. Notably, there is one vocal piece that plays during the climax and credits. I didn't think too much of it other than "Hey, this reminds me of 5cm/s!" So what is "The Garden of Words" in the end, beyond a visual and aural treat? I would tell you that it is not a very good story. What brilliance it holds at the start is obstructed by lackluster characterization and cloying drama. With more focus given to the writing process and with a story at least partly equal to its production quality, this may have been a film to remember for years to come. As it stands, it is a captivating but ultimately disappointing experience. It could have been much more without the melodrama and with more room given for the characters to live and breathe. After all, beauty is best achieved in simplicity. If only Shinkai held to this for the entire film. permalink \| report Kirik0h (All reviews) Enjoyment 10 The greatest injustice that can be inflicted upon “Kotonoha no Niwa” is to falsely and narrowly label this 46-minute film a simple story of love. Too often do you see people claim that this movie is one about a "forbidden love" created by an age difference and it is through these lens that unwarranted and confused criticisms of the show sometimes emerge. The Garden of Words has a level of nuanced complexity that is concealed for the presumptuous as it requires you to think and pay attention to its use of visuals as well as its dialogue to realise this. Indeed, Makoto Shinkai himself stated that he wanted to write a tale of “lonely sadness” and whilst romance is definitely a prevalent theme, it is not portrayed nor explored in a traditional fashion. The entire plot centralises around the interactions between our two main characters: a young student and a mysterious grown-up woman. Be that as it may, the dialogue is very minimal but simultaneously so potent for a vast majority of the development that occurs and the insights we gain into our protagonists hinges upon brief and restrained conversations. It is the absence of dialogue in many cases that convey human emotions more eminently and passionately than when spoken and the visuals play an incredible role to enhance this. Given the film’s brevity, it requires every element to contribute to the plot and no element exists without a reason – be it simple movements, scenery, music or dialogue. It is truly impressive to see how effectively and concisely deep emotions and their underlying intentions are conveyed. The story is told elegantly for nothing is wasted. Rain is a fundamental aspect that initially represents the condition necessary for our protagonists to meet. I think with regards to the symbolism that Shinkai has employed to explore key themes, it is better if you watch and contemplate yourself on them as this is where the majority of the satisfaction lies in this movie. The most impressive aspect of the Shinkai's film was how effectively extended metaphors such as the rain were used consistently and in an enlightening fashion which keeps the film short yet brimming with sentiment. These themes coalesce with our characters and their self-discoveries to tell a larger story at hand in a modern social context exploring the Japanese traditional notion of love. Takao’s burning desire to transcend into adulthood and realise his dreams is beautifully embodied by the older and seemingly sophisticated woman but even during the film’s brief journey, Takao’s preconceptions are deconstructed and despite their differences, they come to realise their similarities through their interactions under the rain which are painfully human. Perhaps my only significant issue I found was the lack of emotional intensity or potency that led our female main character to the position and predicament she was in. By no means was it weak but it seemed lacking compared to how brilliantly Takao was characterised and this slight imbalance for me, hampered the final climax to a certain degree. For a film whose strengths lies in its representation through resigned soliloquies, much of the portrayal lies in the hands of the artwork and animation which are nothing short of a masterpiece. This is the most visually impressive work I have ever seen in the entirety of the anime medium. The animation is flawless with excellent cinematography such as clever use of deep focus in more intimate scenes that successfully emphasise key metaphors employed and well angled panoramas boasting the vast and gorgeous landscapes that are a sight for sore eyes. The sceneries and landscapes are meticulously drawn with details that are exceptionally similar to real life further enhancing the immersion of the experience. The musical score has a larger focus on softer pieces that almost act as an addition to natural sounds of rain and nature or the cacophony of city-life. The soundtrack is entirely piano-based and range from subtler pieces that capture the ambience of the moment to more prominent pieces such as “Greenery Rain” (one of my favourite anime OSTs) which accompany many of the visual experiences. “Kotonoha no Niwa” is a magnificent movie that adopts a more nuanced and authentic approach in exploring human relationships. As stated initially, this is not simply a bittersweet romance that many condemn it to be but a subtle journey into the solitude and desires humans hold, within a prominent and relevant modern day social context. All of this is delivered to viewers in a film that entirely takes advantage of the anime medium, showing just how much artistry and cinematic storytelling that resonates within you (as most Shinkai films do) can be achieved in a what is fundamentally 46 minutes of animated images. Stark700 (All reviews) “Oh lord my eyes!” Well, that's the first four words that I thought when I watched this 46 minute film. I mean it in a good way though because this movie is something of a beauty. A few words to describe them from my mind are: alluring, charming, bewitching, glorious, and elegant. But beyond just the visuals lies a story about a young man (shoemaker to be exact) and a woman named Yukino. Together, they formulate this movie that is expressed in the Garden of Words. Garden of Words (also known as Kotonoha no Niwa) is a 2013 film and the latest installation of Makoto Shinkai's works. He is already known as a famous Japanese director as well as a former graphic designer. He is previously known for his involvement in other films such as The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters Per Second, and Children Who Chase Lost Voices. As both director and writer of this latest movie, he puts his skills to test once again and I am grateful to say that it was definitely a memorable experience. The story is told in a narrative perspective by a young man named Takao Akizuki during the mid year of June. He is 15 years old and has hopes to become a shoemaker. On a rainy day in June, he meets a mysterious woman named Yukari Yukino. They seem to be striking up a conversation that begins with an unfamiliar mood. The rain dark clouds covers the skies with claps of thunder strikes their first unusual encounter in the garden. For the setting of the movie, it takes place in modern Tokyo seemingly in a normal environment. There's nothing too unusual going around the place with the sunny mornings, the cloudy sky, and passing days of riding the subway station. However, what becomes unusual is Takao and his admiration of shoes as well as Yukari's feet. His artwork expresses his desire to become a shoemaker more than ever. As mentioned in the film, it is in Takao's mind on what will get him out of his current living standards. Throughout the film, it's observed that Takao and Yukino's bonds become stronger through their first unusual meeting in the garden to food sharing and later on with more of emotional attachment. Despite this, their relationship is lighthearted but again unusual. Takao dreams to become a shoemaker and here we have Yukino and her feet. The two doesn't know anything about each other but their connection somehow bonds them together. Takao is charmed by her presence and with the pouring rain symbolizes a picture worth a thousand words. The season continues on. Seemingly every day, the atmosphere of this movie gives off a natural feeling. It's enchanting to see how everything flow along with the pouring rain. The fact days passes by like pouring rain but later on, it shows more of a clear sky. Throughout this time, it's clear that Takao has a clear mind with what he wants to do. He wants to become a shoemaker and with a proper mind set tries to raise income to achieve the task. After all, money don't grow on trees and everything has a price. Takao and Yukino's relationship throughout the movie seems to be based on a strange connection. It's hard to make out exactly what it is because of their unusual encounter in the garden in the first place. But still, there's definitely a connection between them. It's just that the connection here seems to be rather blend due to Takao's lack of knowledge regarding Yukino. However, it's clear that he cares for her. In fact, his rage builds up whenever Yukino's name is heard from Takao's ears when something negatively is spoken behind her back. Most of the time though, Takao seems to be in his own little world. The series also adopts the 'romance' genre so naturally, their budding relationship steers from strangers, to platonic, and romantic. To be honest, I find this rather bit bizarre and out of place. They've only met for less than a few months with little knowledge of each other. Furthermore, their relationship seems to be more of a fantasy from my perspective rather than realistic. It's definitely something not many of us see in every day life where people gets connected by shoes and feet, right? Love or hate. Like most of Mikoto Shinkai's films, the movie moves with feelings from a calm mood to more of a dramatic. This is expressed through secrets that are revealed later on. Under the rainy clouds, their tears pour and expresses emotions from the bottom of their hearts. Did I find this appealing? Yes. Did I feel the emotions of the characters? No. To me, this was just rushed in terms of relationship. In just that summer, bonds are established but once the dog days are over, it just becomes blend again. That's how I felt for the story anyways. The artwork of this series is spectacular. Have you ever seen a bright rainbow right after a long shower? Perhaps this is how I viewed the visuals throughout this film. It is majestic and has a strong radiance that shines more than the cloudy skies that fills the settings. As expected of Makoto Shinaki, a former graphic designer, he puts his skills at work and obviously makes it dazzling for viewers to enjoy those scenery. It is no doubt in my mind the visuals of this series deserves a standing ovation. On another note, the soundtrack of this movie combines a piano like tone with a song of melody to top things off. The ED song, "Rain" by Motohiro Hata shows emotions flowing through the backgrounds of our two main characters. Needless to say, it puts you in the shoes of their emotions. Along the way, the calm and lighthearted OST gives off a balanced vibe of naturalism. The dialogues spoken by the characters shows their everyday life tones while rage and emotions are expressed in a more intimating voice. I give praise to Kana Hanazawa who is known for her many works and in this movie, she shows the world her talent once again with her dazzling expressions and mannerisms. For fans of Makoto Shinkai, this is definitely a film to watch and enjoy. However, if you're looking for more of a deeper plot, then that might leave you a bit more unsatisfied. At the same time, some hopes just doesn't keep up with my own expectations especially in the story department. Needless to say though, the colorful and artistic visuals of Garden of Words will paint you a memory you won't forget. Along with the soundtrack and song, it captures a moment where you feel as if you were there with the characters. It's also from this moment that hopes are formed with Takao and Yukino. There's this feeling from this 46 minute film I got that people can relate to. It's about hopes and dreams for the future. Takao wants to be a shoemaker and that's what he aims to be. I'm sure most of us has our own hopes and dreams for the future as well. Well with that said being and done, I HOPE you enjoy this film. riots (All reviews) If there’s one, obvious theme that connects all of Makoto Shinkai’s works, it would be “distance”. As a bittersweet love story, The Garden of Words carries similar expectations to Shinkai’s other popularized works, Five cm per Second, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, and Voices of a Distant Star. Shinkai uses beyond-gorgeous animation to tell a modest yet believable story, and The Garden of Words is as bare-boned as a love story comes. The movie takes place over a summer, where a 15 year-old aspiring shoemaker meets an eccentric and mysterious 27-year old woman. Their backstories are hardly touched on, but the boy is seen as wise beyond his years, independent and seemingly forced to grow up prematurely. On the other hand, the woman is more aloof, and clumsy in behavior. She feels as if she’s unable to move past her youth, but reveals little else otherwise. As in other Shinkai films, the dialogue exchanged between the two characters is minimalistic, and for the most part, inconsequential. However, the frequency of silence is what best represents Shinkai’s abilities as a storyteller, and therein lies the significance of the movie’s title, “The Garden of Words”. Despite being a character-driven story with first person narration, the movie devotes a great deal of time with scenic shots. Shinkai has drawn a fully realized yet enclosed setting, and the details he’s put into this literal garden are nothing short of gratuitous. Shots of a cicada shedding its shell, raindrops dancing on the surface of a pond, and a tree branch dipping into a lake boasts an almost over-bearing attention to detail, but these gratuities do more than show off Shinkai’s talents in animation. Due to the differences in age and personality between the characters, the garden is supposed to express what the characters themselves cannot – a “Garden of Words”. The two characters are all-too-happy to see rain (which is usually a heavy-handed symbol for sadness or isolation), because of the shelter that the garden provides and its ability to emotionally connect the two beyond words. … Which leads us to one of the film’s biggest issues: a 46 minute runtime. While it wastes little of its prohibitive length with contemplative monologues of the characters’ ambitions and awe-inspiring displays of setting, a romance that’s fostered over silent meetings can feel superficial. Furthermore, the film’s climax is a sort of departure from Shinkai’s usual endings. Breaking the subtlety and slow pace at which the characters’ relationship develops, the film’s climax shows an uncharacteristically forceful and crude confrontation. As an outburst of emotion with a fair bit of yelling and crying, it’s less powerful than the silent, emotional climaxes of previous Shinkai films, but not awkward enough to be dismissed as melodrama. The film even ends with the same unrequited love as most of his previous works, but the lack of fulfillment didn’t share the same effectiveness as it did in 5 cm per second, being a lot less ambiguous yet ending with the same, physical distance between the two characters. In the sound department, The Garden of Words consists mostly of ambience, with the exception of a handful of beautifully composed piano solos. Both were done with great effectiveness, with the sound of rain meticulously matching each droplet appearing in animation. The Garden of Words is probably the most visually appealing anime I’ve watched, but story-wise, it may not be as memorable, nor can it avoid comparisons with Shinkai’s other works. That said, its subtleties in storytelling and flawless visuals makes it absolutely remarkable, and a veritable visual feast for fans of the romance genre. 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__label__wiki	0.827033	0.827033	Editors’ Picks: 9 Art Events to See in New York This Week From film to sound art, we've got you covered. Daniela Rios, August 22, 2016 Cao Fei, Still from Haze and Fog. Courtesy of MoMA. Still from Pourquoi viens-tu si tard? (Too Late to Love) (1958). Courtesy of Collection Musee Gaumont/MoMA. 1. Film on View: Pourquoi viens-tu si tard? (Too Late to Love) at MoMA This gorgeous black-and-white film by prolific director Henri Decoin confronts both absurdity and heartache: “a happy-go-lucky photojournalist” subsequently “falls in love with a lawyer” who is, of course, hiding something. MoMA’s “Gaumont: Cinéma pour tout le monde” series runs through September 7. Location: 11 West 53rd Street, New York Price: adults $12, seniors $10, students $8. Reserve tickets here. Still from Embrace of the Serpent. Courtesy of the film’s website. 2. Outdoor Cinema: “Embrace of the Serpent” at Socrates Sculpture Park A film by Colombian director Ciro Guerra takes center stage in this week’s edition of the Socrates Sculpture Park’s Outdoor Cinema program, Nominated for an Academy Award in Best Foreign Language Film, “Embrace of the Serpent” tells the tale of two scientists and the havoc they inadvertently wreak on a community in the Amazon. Location: 32-01 Vernon Boulevard —Rain Embuscado Thursday, August 25—Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Rudy Shepherd, Black Rock Negative Energy Absorber (2015) at the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, 2015. Photo Mary Shepherd, courtesy Studio Museum. 3. Launch of the Studio Museum in Harlem’s “inHarlem” Four artists, four uptown parks: the Studio Museum in Harlem launches a show of public works by Kevin Beasley (Morningside Park), Simone Leigh (Marcus Garvey Park), Kori Newkirk (St. Nicholas Park), and Rudy Shepherd (Jackie Robinson Park). The site-specific installations include Beasley’s sculptures that he calls “acoustic mirrors;” Leigh’s works based on the architecture of the Shona-speaking people of Zimbabwe; Newkirk’s first foray into public sculpture, with reflective fringe curtains; and Shepherd’s “negative energy absorbers,” sculptures that aim to “to dispel people’s feelings of racial prejudice, violence or ordinary disdain by opening them to more compassionate aspects of their personalities.” Location: Four Harlem Parks Time: 5:00–7:00 p.m. opening celebration at Marcus Garvey Park —Brian Boucher Cao Fei, Cosplayers Series: A Ming At Home (2004). Courtesy of the artist via MoMA PS1. 4. Cao Fei at MoMA PS1: Exhibition Walkthrough with Xin Wang Cao Fei’s museum debut in the US comes to an end on August 30, but before it does, art historian Xin Wang will be leading a guided tour to talk about the exhibition’s finer details. Cao’s work, which ranges from video, photography, and installation, engages with a dystopian modern condition. To borrow Kathleen Massara‘s description: “For the artist, there is always a way out, even if it is an imaginary one.” Location: 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City Price: $10 adult Time: 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Lea Bertucci. Photo courtesy The Drawing Center. 5. Performance by Lea Bertucci and Lori Napoleon at the Drawing Center A show by Gabriel de la Mora provides the backdrop for a performance by musician Lea Bertucci, who turns traditional instruments to new uses to convey “surround sound,” and Lori Napoleon, aka Antenes, who revives obsolete telephone equipment by turning it into synthesizers and sequencers. De la Mora frequently repurposes discarded materials like egg shells and shoe soles, and this particular show centers on disused loudspeaker screens. Thursday’s event is the sound of two performances organized by Thessia Machado, who was included in artnet News’ “12 Sound Artists Changing Your Perception of Art.” Location: 35 Wooster Street Through Friday, August 26 Moholy-Nagy and the Bauhaus, Things To Come (1936). Courtesy of The Guggenheim. 6. Films To Come: Moholy-Nagy and the Moving Image at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The final weekend of the summer film program focusing on Moholy-Nagy and the Bauhaus will conclude with a screening of the 1936 sci-fi film Things To Come, directed by William Cameron Menzies and based on H.G. Wells’ novel of the same title, for which Moholy-Nagy was commissioned to create special effects. Location: 1071 5th Avenue, New York (between 88th & 89th Street) Price: adults $25, students and seniors $18 Time: 11:00 a.m. —Caroline Elbaor Eva Lundsager, Every There 15 (2016). Courtesy of Van Doren Waxter. 7. Eva Lundsager: Other Night, Other Light at Van Doren Waxter The Boston-based artist explores, as she states in a 2010 interview in BOMB magazine, “hysterical ecstasy.” Her watercolor and Sumi ink drawings are bursts of color that delight and disorient viewers. Catch her in the show’s last days at Van Doren Waxter, where 20 works on paper line the walls of the gallery’s airy, light-filled space. Location: 23 East 73rd Street, New York Time: Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. —Kathleen Massara Through Saturday, August 27 Elia Alba, The Beat Goes On (2016). Photo: Stan Narten. Courtesy of the School of Visual Arts. 8. “The Beat Goes On” at the School of Visual Arts Artist Derrick Adams curated the show at the SVA Chelsea Gallery, which has been transformed into four distinct listening rooms by artists including Elia Alba, Kevin Beasley, Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky), and Tameka Norris (aka Meka Jean). Each room is inspired by music and the history or recorded and transmitted sound. The exhibition continues through September 17, and includes a series of performances, organized by the featured artists. Elia Alba presents a DJ set by Sol Nova (sOlnOva) this Saturday, August 27. See the SVA website for additional performances presented by Kevin Beasley and DJ Spooky. Location: SVA Chelsea, 601 West 26th Street, 15th Floor, New York Time: Saturday, August 27, 4:00–6:00 p.m. —Eileen Kinsella Through Sunday, August 28 Escobedo Soliz Studio, Weaving the Courtyard (2016). Courtesy of MoMA PS1. 9. Young Architects Project (YAP) at MoMA Don’t miss your last chance to see the five finalists’ proposals from the MoMA/MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program, which features artwork from MAXXI, MMCA, and CONSTRUCTO, among other studios. YAP gives upcoming architects the opportunity to propose a project fit for a temporary museum addition, and confront “environmental and contextual issues” while helping visitors cool off. Price: adults $25, seniors $18, students $14 Time: Saturday–Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–8:30–p.m.; Friday, 10:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m. 10 Influential Artists Recall Their First Exhibitions By Rain Embuscado , Aug 11, 2016 10 Great Art Documentaries To Watch This Summer By Henri Neuendorf , Jul 13, 2016 Cao Fei Tackles the Numbing State of Modernity in Her Solo Show at MoMA PS1 By Kathleen Massara , Mar 31, 2016 Key Curator Withdraws From First-Ever Antarctic Biennale Why Does Kenny Scharf’s East Harlem Artwork Keep Disappearing?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line4478

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