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Pine tar may be the least of Yankee Pineda’s problems
By George A. King III
Michael Pineda's neck is swabbed for pine tar by umpire Gerry Davis. Anthony J. Causi
BOSTON — In light of Michael Pineda getting caught wearing pine tar Wednesday night at Fenway Park, you have to question whether the right-hander has the intelligence to pitch in the big leagues.
Less than two weeks ago, everybody in the Red Sox dugout knew Pineda had pine tar on his pitching hand to get a better grip, but nobody said a word to the umpires, because it’s common knowledge pine tar and pitchers are popular couples.
Major League Baseball official Joe Torre contacted general manager Brian Cashman, discussed the issue but didn’t discipline Pineda because no umpire’s report was filed.
Yet, after being warned by pitching coach Larry Rothschild if he used pine tar again there would be consequences, Pineda lathered the right side of his neck before the second inning and was easily caught by Red Sox manager John Farrell and ejected from what would turn into a 5-1 Red Sox victory in front of 37,015 chilly customers who sat through 50-degree temperature and 24-mph winds.
“It was cold and I didn’t want to hit anybody,’’ said Pineda, who gave up four hits and two runs in the first inning without the pine tar stuck to his neck. “I wanted to feel good and make good pitches. I didn’t feel the ball and I didn’t want to hit anybody.’’
That’s understandable, but putting it on his neck where television cameras can focus? That’s the act of a person who doesn’t fully comprehend his surroundings.
Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda with a substance on his neck.Anthony J. Causi
Pineda, who absorbed the loss and is 2-2, will get suspended. The sentence will likely be for more than five games but less than 10.
“We, as a group, are embarrassed this took place,’’ Cashman said. “Obviously, we will deal with the ramifications. I would want my manager to do what John Farrell did. Obviously this is a terrible situation. We all have ownership.’’
Manager Joe Girardi and pitching coach Larry Rothschild said they didn’t see the pine tar on Pineda’s neck before he took the mound for the second inning. However, when Farrell went to crew chief Gerry Davis, they knew where things were headed.
Davis went to the mound, checked Pineda’s hands and glove, turned him around and put his fingers on Pineda’s neck.
“It was pine tar,’’ said Davis, who politely gave the ejection signal.
Pineda said he apologized to his teammates and promised this would be the final time he uses pine tar to get a better grip on the ball.
“I will learn from this mistake and it will not happen again,’’ Pineda said.
As for the game, the Red Sox scored twice in the first and two unearned runs in the third off David Phelps when Derek Jeter committed a throwing error. They added a run in the eighth with help from third baseman Kelly Johnson’s errant toss to first.
After spanking John Lackey the last time they faced the right-hander, the Yankees managed one run and seven hits in seven innings Wednesday.
On top of being questioned whether he has the smarts to pitch successfully in the big leagues, Pineda forced Girardi to use four relievers.
In Pineda’s four starts, pine tar has clearly been detected twice. Now, there have to be questions if Pineda can operate without the help.
“I believe he can pitch without it,’’ Girardi said.
Cashman and Rothschild echoed Girardi’s thought, but you wonder if the pine tar played as big a part in Pineda’s head as it did on his hand.
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I can hardly believe I’ve gone this long without a Daft Punk post. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo are not just legends of electro house, but icons of a musical generation.
While attending a French university, Bangalter and Manuel started a band with Laurent Brancowitz called Darlin’. The members themselves now admit the project was not their best work. A negative review by Melody Maker magazine claimed it was “a bunch of daft punk”. The trio had the last laugh however, as Brancowitz went on to form Phoenix and dominate electropop while the others donned robot helmets and made history.
Daft Punk rose to fame with the single Da Funk off of their debut album, Homework. The single entailed a music video by Spike Jonze for MTV. Shortly after, the duo signed to Virgin records and hired Pedro Winter as their manager. Eight years later, Busy P created the powerhouse French record label, Ed Banger. Daft Punk truly has the Midas touch.
Five studio albums later, the group is now producing the soundtrack to the upcoming Tron Legacy for Disney, which I can assume is the heftiest paycheck the duo has received in a while. That said, I’m sure they enjoyed the challenge of producing a movie score instead of a new album (See: SebastiAN’s OST for Notre Jour Viendre).
Daft Punk are legends of the French house scene. They headline and sell out every stadium they play. In fact, It has become somewhat of a rite of passage for DJs to remix a Daft Punk song with justice to the original (See also: SebastiAN’s Human After All remix).
Cultural context can transform your perception of music. Hopefully the next time you see Daft Punk, you think Daft punk, and not those guys with the robot helmets who made “One more time.”
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Justice Holmes: A New Path for American Jurisprudence
Gerald Postema, LEGAL PHILOSOPHY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: THE COMMON LAW, Springer, 2011
UNC Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1874112
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University of North Carolina - Philosophy
Legal Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: The Common Law World (Springer, August, 2011) offers a critical history of Anglophone jurisprudence since 1870. It is the tale of two Boston lectures, Holmes’s, “Path of Law,” (1897) and Hart’s Holmes Lecture, “Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals” (1958), and their respective legacies. “Justice Holmes: A New Path for American Jurisprudence” is chapter 2 of this larger work, setting the context and a framework for understanding Holmes’s justly famous lecture. Focusing strictly on Justice Holmes’s jurisprudential writings, the last of which was published in 1899, it defends a new interpretation of his understanding of law. It sets his early work along-side that of his life-long interlocutor, Frederick Pollack. This reveals Holmes to be equally inheritor and critic of classical common-law theory and practice of law, departing only modestly from the alleged formalism of Langdell. His early static or synchronic conception of law (“enforcement positivism”), developed from a critique of Austin’s sovereignty-focused positivism, stands behind and informs the dynamic or diachronic conception Holmes worked out in The Common Law. According to this account, the, “sovereign prerogative of [judicial] choice,” is framed and constrained by a collective effort to give effect to past judicial decisions and the legal issues they define. Keenly aware of both role and limits of theory in legal reasoning and adjudication, Holmes’s deep skepticism of morality and human reason generally led him to a decisively conservative view of proper judicial decision-making which stands in sharp contrast to the radicalism of American legal realists who claimed him as intellectual father. Holmes was not without responsibility for the radical directions in which his thought was sometimes taken by later generations of (largely American) legal theorists, since he was always willing to sacrifice precision and care for the bold and provocative bon mot. However, a sober assessment of the jurisprudence underneath his rhetoric reveals an innovative legal theorist working within and revising somewhat classical common-law understanding of law and the role of practical reasoning in law. [NOTE: references for this chapter are not provided, but they may be obtained by request from the author.]
Keywords: Holmes, jurisprudence, common law, positivism, realism, legal reasoning
Postema, Gerald J., Justice Holmes: A New Path for American Jurisprudence. Gerald Postema, LEGAL PHILOSOPHY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: THE COMMON LAW, Springer, 2011 ; UNC Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1874112. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1874112
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Runtown Launches Music Company, ‘Sound God Music Group’
Nigerian singer, Runtown has launched a new music company, ‘Sound God Music Group’ following his contract battle with his former label, Eric Manny Entertainment.
According to members of the team, the label is an all-round entertainment company that aims to redefine the business of music in Africa and more.
Speaking about the aim of the company, the Energy crooner said;
“Over time, we have been blessed with the talent and wisdom to apply it to use. It’s time we take it a step higher, and carry the sound and the message to where it belongs; the top.”
The singer has also launched a charity project that is aimed to give back to society by empowering the less privileged which will include students, orphans, physically challenged and anyone ready to take control of their destinies. The charity project will provide the participants with skills and proper tools infrastructures for learning. It is called WANA which stands for We Are New Africa and is run by him and his business partners, Ugo Mozie and Ifeanyi Nwune.
The music company and charity project was officially launched in Los Angeles last week with some industry stakeholders including Asa Asika, member of the 30 Billion gang, Del’B, Sarz on the Beat and many more.
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Napoleon and von Moltke: Ghosts of Airpower, past and future.
December 21, 2017 January 1, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments agility warfare, air power, airpower, C2, centralized command, command and control, decentralized execution, grand strategy, HIMARS, SHORAD, war theory, Warfare
By Brandon T. Losacker
The Air Force lacks a coherent multi-domain airpower theory. This is a problem.
The current doctrine of centralized command and decentralized execution serves us poorly. Not because it fails to effectively and efficiently apply mass, but because the underlying assumption is wrong – it assumes centralized control is actually executable. This Napoleonic model presents an uncertain assumption reflecting 60 years of military dominance. That world doesn’t exist anymore. Airpower, and national security, is better served by cognitive abandonment of this perspective of dominance. Instead the Air Force should focus on crafting a more resilient theory of airpower, nested within a larger philosophy of warfare. This theory must reassert the mastery of the air domain while simultaneously acknowledging the importance of multi-domain power. Furthermore, it must update our command and control doctrine to enable a graceful degradation in airpower effectiveness during peer conflict while also setting the stage for increased operational agility. This is a tall order.
My vision of future combat is something one could describe as agility warfare. It is best understood as a holistic concept of war that emphasizes flexibility of action, intellectual and physical, to dynamically drive an adversary’s risk calculations inside their decision making capacity and planning processes. It allows annihilation, but adopts attrition as an equal means of physical action, intellectual maneuver, and risk imposition.
Within the context of agility warfare, I offer this modern airpower theory:
Airpower is three-dimensional envelopment from the air to execute and support violence upon the enemy throughout a theater of operations. Airpower is a component of agility warfare that leverages speed, range, and flexibility to apply mass in pursuit of tactical, operational, or strategic effect. Airpower is a distinct mechanism of military power best leveraged in concert with other-domain power. Successful future airpower employment requires dynamic basing and multipath command and control (C2) characterized by centralized mission direction, intermediate control, and decentralized execution.
This article is intended to encourage conversation and retort from the practitioner and the pundant alike.
The Framework for a Modern Airpower Theory
This theory aims to define, categorize, explain, connect, and anticipate airpower in a coherent examination of key characteristics and elements for continued relevance. These characteristics are distilled through warfare’s historical filter. It draws upon analogous history from Napoleon to World War II to develop a proposal for the command, control, and maneuver of future airpower. This airpower theory, and the proposal it supports, accounts for historical trends while nesting within the over-arching concept of agility warfare.
This idea for modern airpower anchors its definition on one key characteristic, the “execution and support of violence upon the enemy.” Lethal force is the ultimate instrument of power. Its historical preeminence is unlikely to change, even as technology does. An excerpt from the National Security Act of 26 July 1947 speaks to the raison d’être for use of the air domain to apply this ancient instrument. “In general the United States Air Force shall include aviation forces both combat and service not otherwise assigned. It shall be organized, trained, and equipped primarily for prompt and sustained offensive and defensive air operations {emphasis added}.”
Nations profit handsomely when they champion the mindset and development of those charged with making war. Each medium of warfare possesses unique advantages and limitations, distinct categorization of airpower as “three-dimensional envelopment from the air” bolsters the development of the air officer charged with its mastery. When other forms of power, such as space and cyber, are conflated into one amorphous definition, the practitioner is denied the intellectual framework to understand important differences between them.
The special characteristics of what airpower can do is currently inherent, but is not guaranteed to continue in the future. Successful future airpower employment requires dynamic basing and multipath command and control (C2) characterized by centralized mission direction, intermediate control, and decentralized execution. Integral to maintaining relevance is connecting this new proposed airpower theory to larger practical and historical context.
The Cycle of Airpower History
Airpower has historically been most effective when employed in concert with military power projected through and from other domains. This precept is the motive for multi-domain operations. As such, airpower is offered as “… a distinct mechanism of military power best leveraged in concert with other-domain power.” Specifying the multi-domain relationship of airpower connects the theory to the larger concept of agility warfare and historical instruction.
In order to dynamically drive an adversary’s risk calculations – inside their decision making and planning processes – there must be well integrated capabilities able to act rapidly and independent of detailed centralized control. Therefore, while airpower is best understood as a distinct mechanism requiring airminded practitioners, the expertise afforded by this focus is beneficial only insomuch as it enables ever greater integration.
Perhaps the most useful aspect of any military theory is its anticipation of the future. Sound theory can guide intellectual and materiel preparation for the next war. The proposed airpower theory aims to do just this, by stating that “successful future airpower employment requires dynamic basing and multipath command and control (C2) characterized by centralized mission direction, intermediate control, and decentralized execution.” This is purposeful departure from a current Air Force doctrine that relies exclusively on large static airbases and centralized control and decentralized execution. This evolved theory anticipates a future operating environment characterized by long-range surface-surface weapons, denied PNT (positioning, navigation, and timing), contested space-based communications and awareness, and a rapid pace of violent combat. Few would argue these points. The proposed elements of success – dynamic basing and multipath command and control – are unique compared to other contemporary theories of airpower. Only by taking a broad view of the cyclical nature of war can any theory, airpower or otherwise, anticipate the demands of the future. Accurately anticipating the key to airpower’s future relevance requires a thought-journey 200 years in the past.
During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon Bonaparte employed his Grand Armée with greater speed and range than his contemporaries. He would use this superior speed to set upon his enemies with tactical surprise, denying the enemy opportunity to ready themselves for battle. This is not unlike modern airpower. From a central elevated vantage point Napoleon would “…survey the entire battle raging around him” and directly command the actions and maneuvers of his subordinate units, employing superior tactics, training, and discipline to decisively defeat his foe.5 The relatively small area of the Napoleonic battlefield permitted this early form of centralized control. However, rapid technological change in warfighting – brought on by the Industrial Revolution – inhibited field commanders from direct centralized control of maneuver forces over large distances.
The advent of breech-loading rifles, railroads, telegraphs, and steamship served to increase the geographic expanse of the battlespace. No longer could the field general preside over a battle and direct his forces to a definitive victory. Instead, wars became a series of related and inter-dependent battles, spread across hundreds of miles, requiring vast numbers of forces and presenting a “C2 nightmare.” The new weapons themselves denied opposing belligerents easy access to each other’s fielded forces by creating something akin to an A2/AD (anti-access/area denial) operating environment – albeit on a much smaller scale. Therefore, while maneuver was possible, the long distances and challenged C2 made it impractical to expand, or follow through, on fleeting tactical level breakthroughs. World War I is a culmination of the deleterious impact of technology on major war – herein lies the genesis of “no man’s land”.
Today, the CFACC (combined forces air component commander) is the airpower version of the Napoleonic field general. The central vantage point is the AOC (air operations center), from which the CFACC holds watch over an expansive battlespace through elegant command, control, and awareness mechanisms. The CFACC can direct individual combatants thousands of miles away. Airpower’s current reliance on centralized control is analogous to Napoleonic-style generalship. Significant technological changes are afoot. They promise to restrain easy C2 in a way functionally similar to post-Industrial Revolution warfare. The CFACC is likely to lose the ability to project airpower exclusively from large static operating bases and then efficiently employ it over vast distances due to severed or uncertain command, control, and awareness mechanisms. This begs an existential question: how can airpower remain an effective instrument of military power absent centralized control? History anticipates a forthcoming challenge, but it also suggests a solution.
This historical suggestion begins with Field Marshall Helmuth von Moltke. He oversaw a series of notable military victories that brought about German unification in 1871. Despite the new challenges characteristic of war in this era, Moltke found success by applying several inter- related ideas: well planned Aufsmarsch (initial army deployment), maneuver for Kesselschlacht (“cauldron” battle, or encirclement), and direction by Auftragstaktik (mission tactics, or mission command). These philosophies informed Moltke’s operational methodology of striking from exterior lines to overwhelm the enemy. The German Wehrmacht of World War II largely solved the challenges of command, control, maneuver, and indecisiveness experienced in World War I by evolving Moltke’s ideas into Bewegunskrieg (war of movement). The German use of Moltke’s three elements was inherent in their operational-level employment of large armored Panzer Divisions. These units employed combined arms – the old term for “multi-domain” – coordination to maneuver along vast exterior lines, then under conditions of tactical surprise they attacked, broke-through, and destroyed enemy forces. Throughout this, they employed Auftragstaktik to maintain initiative and operate quicker than their enemies could respond. Importantly, Bewegunskrieg relied on extensive and elaborately planned Aufsmarsch. This prolonged deployment broadcasted intent and was only viable against a static or markedly inferior enemy. Future airpower effectiveness means building past the conceptual framework first laid by von Moltke, then furthered into Bewegunskrieg, and now pointing to greater levels of agility.
A Practitioners View of Airpower Theory
In light of analogous history and in support of more agile warfighting, how does this airpower theory apply in practice? Figure 1: Multi-path C2 Network and Packet Distribution conceptualizes multi-path command and control. Assuming degraded, or absent, over-the-horizon communications, a CFACC would issue broad intent to his subordinate air wings. This message “packet” would be time-stamped and sent up with the aircraft. The “packet” would enter a distributed network of line of sight (read laser and data links) until it was relayed to the combat operations group (COG) commander. The COG commander, leveraging Auftragstaktik, would control the combined arms integration efforts. Assets organic to the COG, and those flowed in from the main airbases (see Figure 2: Command and Control of Actual Air Forces), would provide decentralized execution. These COG commanders must be self-sorting to push excess “flowed” air assets from their working areas to adjacent COG(s) in accordance with strategic intent. This concurrently requires airpower expertise and joint commitment.
Figure 1: Multi-path C2 Network and Packet Distribution
The COGs themselves will provide dynamic and agile maneuver along the enemy’s exterior lines to quickly respond to theater exigencies and facilitate attack. For example, if a US mechanized division is preparing to attack, the CFACC would move a COG into position to provide the intermediate control of air assets flowed toward the “front.” The COGs will provide a flexibility of action, intellectual and physical, to dynamically drive the enemy’s risk calculations inside their decision making processes in a way current Air Force doctrine does not. Furthermore, we should assume enemy forces are operating with shorter interior lines – internal logistical lines of communication and maneuver – this significantly bolsters their ability to generate combat power. Agile maneuver along enemy exterior lines forces them to react; so while we cannot necessarily lengthen their interior lines, we can multiply them.
The COGs must be light composite units consisting of air transportable HIMARS (high mobility artillery rocket system), SHORAD (short range air defense), maintenance, security, intelligence, command staff, and vertical/short-takeoff aircraft capable of strike control and personnel recovery. In execution, a COG would land (probably by C-130) on a roadway or austere field. The HIMARS and SHORAD quickly off-loaded. ATACMs (army tactical missile system) strikes launched against factor enemy surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missile sites. The SHORAD system(s) would provide localized air defense. The strike control aircraft would land, refuel, and re-arm then take-off to coordinate strikes in support of the ground scheme of maneuver. The COG commander would coordinate with the ground force commander and other COG commanders to ensure correct apportionment and assignment of flowed air assets. After a day or two of operations, the COG would move locations or be sustained by an operational reserve COG.
As the ground force moves forward, the enemy A2/AD screen moves back. This permits slightly deeper air and missile strikes against enemy surface-surface missile sites, which subsequently allows forward movement from the ground force. It is akin to operational-level bounding overwatch. The maneuverability of the COGs will offset the loss in friendly airpower efficiency because it forces a higher planning and targeting burden on an enemy under constant attack on and from their periphery.
The earlier dissection of the proposed airpower theory – and the more involved discussion of anticipation – reveals several identifiable implications of the theory. First, airpower is aerial delivered violence. This definition properly orients the practitioner. Second, it is categorically distinct from other-domain power. Maintaining this distinction produces air-minded officers with requisite airpower expertise. Third, airpower is uniquely suited to achieve violent effects at any level of war throughout a theater. Fourth, airpower is best applied in concert with other-domains. Lastly, airpower experts must anticipate the future by accepting history’s instruction which calls for centralized mission direction, intermediate control, and decentralized execution while leveraging more dynamic basing. Operationalizing the five elements of this airpower theory produces a proposal for multi-path command and control. Furthermore, it baselines the fielding of jointly-manned combat operations groups. These two things will not overcome every obstacle to airpower’s employment. However, history seems to move in cycles. The proposed airpower ideas are useful because they simultaneously account for historical trends while nesting within the concept of more agility warfighting. It points us in the right direction, even if it cannot solve every challenge.
Brandon “Sack” Losacker is an HH-60G evaluator pilot and former instructor pilot in the Marine Corps’ UH-1Y utility and light attack helicopter. He has over 2,400 flight hours, including 400+ combat missions. He is a distinguished graduate of the US Air Force Weapons School, was the top academic graduate at Air Command and Staff College, and currently serves as the Chief of Personnel Recovery Operations for US Air Forces Central Command.
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force or the U.S. Government.
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Sounders vs. D.C. United: World Cup Worthy
Saturday, June 12, 2010by WALLY Team
Will Seattle have the chance to host the World Cup some day? It was the talk of the town at this week's Sounders FC match. Will I-5 traffic come to a standstill with so many football fans in the Northwest? Will the new light rail be completed in time? Where will our international guests stay? What if it rains? Do we have that many blue tarps?
There are a lot questions to address before that happens but one thing is for sure - Sounders FC fans are already World Cup worthy.
On Thursday, Sounders FC fans gave their full 90 right up to the World Cup break as our local lads took on D.C. United at Qwest Field. Safely anchored to our big green WALLY1 van, Danielle, Peter and I snapped souvenir photos as World Cup fervor swept 'I Know I Am, I'm Sure I Am Sounders FC Fans' into Qwest Field for the last chance to cheer for the team until July 11. They made the most of it as the roaring blue and green roused spectacular back-to-back goals in the last minutes of the game.
Check out these photos of Sounders FC fans who came to see us before settling in for a month of flag-waving, DVR-programming, caffeine-drinking World Cup fun:
Meet four generations of the most dedicated Sounders fans around: great-grandmother, Patricia; grandmother, Dixie; daughter, Ryan; and her niece, Divinity. Not a match goes by without this spirited quadruplet in attendance and they have the photos to prove it!
Fanatical facial hair will always have a place at Sounders matches. Here's Don with a look that's been four years in the making.
Caffeine can be a Sounders FC fan's best friend!
Keep Old Glory looking its best and brightest for the World Cup by stopping by PEMCO's main Seattle office this Monday, June 14, for our Flag Day Ceremony and free flag exchange with the American Legion Post 1. Go USA!
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Have any prominent Brexiteers argued for the UK to become a duty-free country (like Singapore)?
If the UK exits the EU without a written (and WTO-compliant) free-trade agreement, it would fall back to MFN rules:
An exit from the EU, for example, would cause the UK to lose the preferential access to other markets covered by 36 trade agreements with 58 countries negotiated by the EU. As a result, to remain compliant with WTO rules the UK would have to impose higher “most favoured nation” tariffs on imports from those 58 countries, while they would have to levy their own surcharges on British exports, Mr Azevêdo [WTO's director-general] said.
A WTO analysis had calculated the cost of the additional tariffs on goods imports to British consumers at £9bn, while British merchandise exports would be subject to a further £5.5bn in tariffs at their destination. “The consumer in the UK will have to pay those duties. The UK is not in a position to decide ‘I’m not charging duties here’. That is impossible. That is illegal,” Mr Azevêdo said.
The only other option available to the UK would be removing all barriers for all WTO members, effectively turning its economy into a duty-free one like Singapore and lifting the protections politically sensitive domestic industries enjoy under the EU. “That is possible. But that is also very unlikely,” he said.
In view of the last paragraph, what I want to ask is: are there any prominent Brexiteers who are arguing for the UK to become entirely duty free (e.g. like Singapore) in order to get around potential tarrifs on UK goods?
N.B.: I see there are calls for the return of duty-free shopping in UK airpors etc. after Brexit, but that's not what I'm asking about there. (Generally there are quantity limits on such duty free things in airports). I'm talking about making the whole economy duty free.
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Kevin Dowd has seriously argued for it (UFT = unilateral free trade) in his IEA booklet on post-Brexit trade strategy, although simultaneously he also argues for trade deals (for UK's exports) in this work of his:
This paper proposes a future UK trade policy based on free-trade principles. The guiding consideration should be to promote the UK national interest taken as the interest of UK consumers, with interests of producers secondary. Since it is in the UK’s interest to buy as cheaply as possible, tariffs and other barriers to imports should be abolished. Such a policy of Unilateral Free Trade (UFT) should then be complemented by efforts to seek Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with major trading partners, which would reduce barriers to UK exports. [...]
Several countries with UFT or near-UFT trade policies have also entered into FTAs:
Hong Kong has 4 FTAs with 7 trading partners.
Singapore has 20 FTAs with 31 trading partners.
New Zealand has 4 FTAs with 16 trading partners. [...]
[M]ost producers would also benefit from zero tariffs: 85 per cent to 90 per cent of the UK economy is in non-protected sectors. Those who benefit from tariffs are a privileged and protected minority who are benefiting at everyone else’s expense. Policies that put the producer first are a modern form of the mercantilism that [Adam] Smith himself discredited.
I don't know if anyone more prominent than him shares his views on this.
More widely, a group called
Economists for Free Trade (EfFT) suggested that if the post-Brexit UK were to embrace unilateral free trade (UFT), the net effect of Brexit would be positive rather than negative.
They have a membership list which does include Dowd... and also
Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP Former Secretary of State Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs & former Secretary of State Northern Ireland
Rt Hon David Jones MP Member of the EU Scrutiny Committee, former Minister of State at DExEU, former Secretary of State for Wale
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP Member of Exiting the EU Select Committee, Director of Somerset Capital
As far as I know, from these guys, Jacob Rees-Mogg is probably the most recognizable figure Brexit-wise for his numerous media appearance on the matter, at least recently. And Rees-Moog has posted to Facebook about UFT at least linking to one IEA video on the matter. And it's not just that; he said in an interview
Mr Rees-Mogg, who is a firm favourite among the Tory grassroots, argued the Government should pursue a unilateral free trade policy, similar to countries such as Singapore and Australia. [...]
"Can I get back to why trade deals are a distraction, because I think this is important. The real benefit we get is from lifting tariffs on goods that come into this country and non-tariff barriers. That makes the UK more competitive, it makes goods for consumers cheaper," he said.
"Unilateral free trade has worked in every country that has tried it, historically. Trade deals are an add-on benefit and if you open up your markets you then go to people and say 'we've opened up our market, do you want to open up yours?' that then helps trade even further.
"But the benefits you get by reducing your input costs and the costs of consumption of voters across the country is very economically powerful."
David Jones was a Brexit minister until his sacking last year and was apparently well known for leading the Leave campaign in Wales. Unlike Rees-Mogg, I could not find a direct endorsement of UFT by Jones, but he did endorse a hard Brexit, only on WTO terms.
Needless to say the UFT proposals are controversial with other economists. But also in the interesting department, some fairly high-level Australian figures have pitched in, e.g. co-autoring/prefacing a Policy Exchange paper on UFT, including Geoff Raby and Alexander Downer (Australia's High Commissioner in London until this spring); the latter has also given interviews on the matter.
Finally (I hope) Warwick Lightfoot; although not a prominent politician in recent times, has supported UFT (is a member of EfFT) and also co-authored the aforementioned Policy Exchange paper with the (aforementioned) Australians. Lightfoot also featured in the Leave campaign's economic debates/events.
N.B. Economists for Free Trade was formerly known as Economists for Brexit, and supposedly
The EFT does not publicise its office address but the group shares the same telephone number as Leave Means Leave.
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Scientists fight stem rust UG99 before it becomes a threat
(PhysOrg.com) -- Wheat breeders and plant pathologists at Montana State University are part of a global effort to develop varieties of wheat resistant to a new fungus. UG99, a stem rust strain that was first discovered in Africa and is slowly creeping towards the United States, could be devastating to Montana's wheat industry.
Like other stem rusts, UG99 infects the above-ground part of the wheat causing it to produce fewer shoots and seeds, and negatively affects crop yields 50-70 percent. In some cases, the rust will cause the plant to die. UG99 has caused greater crop yield losses than other rusts.
"It will take some time for the rust to get here, if it does at all," said MSU plant geneticist and pathologist Li Huang. "That doesn't mean we don't have to do something about it now; we want to be part of the national and international effort to control stem rust."
In 1999, what is now known as UG99 was found on wheat that was bred to be resistant to rusts. A particular gene, Sr31, was responsible for keeping the wheat rust-free. Sr31 worked, keeping wheat around the world free of stem rust until UG99 came on the scene. UG99 was observed in 2001 in Kenya and 2003 in Ethiopia. The fungus has since spread to the Middle East and South-east Asia, and could spread throughout the world.
"We are at less of a risk in Montana because it is drier and the harsh winters kill off the fungus, however we know the threat is real because we've had episodes (of rust infections) in the past," said Phil Bruckner, MSU winter wheat breeder.
Huang has a three-part plan to prepare Montana for the possibility of a UG99 infection. First she is looking at wheat lines obtained from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center and identifying genes that may be resistant to UG99 but are different from those already in use. Wheat lines that might be resistant to the rust will be sent to the USDA, which will then forward them on to a nursery in Kenya, or a quarantined nursery in Minnesota, to be tested for resistance.
After the field tests have determined a new resistant gene, Huang will begin work on the development of a marker for marker-assisted selection. MAS is a molecular technique that uses markers to tag genes of interest, in this case to track UG99 resistant genes. The marker will allow Huang and other researchers to test wheat for UG99 resistance in-state and without the stem rust present.
When a marker gene is found to be closely linked to a new stem rust resistance gene, it leads to the third step: to introduce the new UG99 resistant gene into Montana's wheat varieties.
Huang's work with MAS will guide wheat crosses by Bruckner and MSU spring wheat breeder Luther Talbert. Bruckner and Talbert are already creating crosses that may have resistance to UG99 while still maintaining the traits Montana growers need, such as resistance to wheat stem sawfly and winter hardiness. Both have sent wheat lines to Kenya for field testing, but with the assistance of a marker they will be able to work more quickly since they will not need to send their lines out of the country.
MSU's scientists are part of a larger effort of wheat breeders from around the world who are working together to prevent the UG99 rust from expanding its range and to have a back-up plan if the fungus does arrive in the United States.
UG99 has mutated two times already and overcome three stem rust resistant genes in wheat--Sr31, Sr24 and Sr26. Another mutation would send researchers back to the drawing board again to find a new resistant gene.
Like a flu virus that reinvents itself every year sending scientists scurrying to create a new vaccine, UG99 mutates, keeping researchers on their toes as they try to stay one step ahead of the rust.
"We need to have a diversity of tools to use," continued Huang.
In addition to finding a rust resistant gene, MSU scientists are looking for a fungicide that will kill the rust in the unlikely event that it arrives in Montana before a resistance gene is found, or to supplement partially resistant varieties. Extension plant pathologist Mary Burrows is starting a uniform fungicide trial (along with South Dakota and Indiana) next summer. A fungicide will also be useful to farmers who opt to use a non-resistant variety.
"Hopefully, we will have resistant varieties of wheat and an effective fungicide for stem rust control before the pathogen gets here," said Burrows.
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Bicyclists willing to ride up to 3 miles to catch bus, train, study shows
by Brad Buck, University of Florida
Credit: Amy L. Stuart UF/IFAS photographer
If three American metro areas are any indication, few people ride their bicycles to a bus or train station to commute to work, and those who do only travel an average of 1 to 2 miles. That suggests to a University of Florida researcher that American cities should make the 2-mile radius around transit hubs more bike-friendly.
Methods to do so could include installing bicycle lanes separated from vehicular traffic, adding off-street multipurpose paths for pedestrians and bicyclists and converting car lanes to bike-only lanes, said UF geomatics Associate Professor Henry Hochmair.
Hochmair reached his conclusions by studying data collected by transit agencies from passengers who rode trains and buses in three metro areas – Atlanta, Los Angeles and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
From those who completed the survey, Hochmair analyzed trips from 157 people in Los Angeles, 66 in Atlanta and 99 in Minneapolis who rode their bikes to access transit – 2.3 percent, 0.3 percent, and 4.2 percent, respectively. In Hochmair's data analysis, those who opted to ride a bike to a transit hub cycled an average of 1 to 2 miles in Atlanta and the Twin Cities and 3 miles in Los Angeles.
Hochmair had expected to find more people riding their bicycles to transit hubs based on statistics on commuters from other countries. He cited the Netherlands, where 35 percent of those who ride the bus or train take their bikes to a transit hub.
"That shows what would be possible with appropriate infrastructure and transit policies," he said.
Bicycling fatalities are up recently. Florida deaths rose by 37 from 2010 to 2012, up to 120, according to a 2012 study by the Governors Highway Safety Association, a nonprofit group that pushes government to improve bicycle safety. These figures underscore Hochmair's push for better bicycle infrastructure, which may bring the added bonus of more cyclists to transit hubs.
But there are challenges.
Since U.S. cities are built for cars, using five- or six-lane highways, surrounded by shopping centers and subdivisions, there is little room or incentive for alternative transportation, Hochmair said. Additionally, roads in many neighborhoods often contain cul-de-sacs and looping roads, resulting in longer distances for bicyclists to travel. This further discourages bicycling in urban and suburban areas, he said.
Hochmair, who conducts research from UF's Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, said his study's findings are critical to reducing vehicular traffic.
"The overall goal of transportation planners is to reduce the dependency on individual car traffic and reduce congestion," said Hochmair, an Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty member. The average U.S. commute time for a full-time worker is 23 minutes by car, thus too far to walk and possibly too far to cycle, he said. "Using bike and transit combined is a viable alternative to car traffic."
As part of his research program, Hochmair uses geographic information systems to quantify how road and transit hub designs affect people's travel behavior and how improving those networks can make transportation more sustainable, for example, by encouraging cycling, walking, and riding buses and trains.
"The over-dependency on cars and lack of physical activity has led to dramatically increased rates of obesity, which makes the facilitation and promotion of physical activity, including walking and cycling, a high public health priority," he said.
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea by Miranda Dickinson #review @wurdsmyth @panmacmillan #TeamSparkly
I’m a big fan of Miranda Dickinson’s writing and previously have reviewed A Parcel for Anna Browne (read my review here) and the prequel to this book, Christmas in St Ives (read that review here). Sometimes a book just captures your heart and this one with its mixture of sea, seaglass, stars and sky did just that.
The story is told in short alternating chapters by Seren (which is Welsh for star) and Jack. They are told in first person so you really feel you get to know them. And the thing is, although they are on opposing sides of a local community argument, you can’t help but like them both. Jack recently lost his wife, and home, and is bringing up their young daughter Nessie. He is a builder but work has dried up and money is tight. He jumps at the chance to work on big development. He is passionate about building, and wants to work with the landscape, with natural materials and to use local expertise. He feels he can respect and honour the memory of Elinor Carne, a local and largely forgotten astronomer.
Seren on the other hand is continuing her late father’s campaign to save the parsonage where Elinor lived, to protect and develop the old remains, bring the name of Elinor back into public knowledge. This is the site that Jack’s boss wants to redevelop. She is still grieving the close bond she shared with her father and trying desperately to keep his craft shop business afloat. The author lost her own father when writing this book so it’s not surprisingly that the grief Seren feels over the sudden loss of her dad is so touchingly and convincingly portrayed.
Unknown to either of them, despite being in opposition to each other, they also have something in common – seaglass. There is something special about seaglass and I also get that fizz of excitement if I find some on the beach. Jack and his daughter Ness enjoy making stars from seaglass on the beach but one day don’t have time to finish one. Seren finds the star the next morning and completes it. Young Ness is convinced it is mermaids finishing the stars! It was lovely to read about how special the stars became for them all. It was something secret away from their everyday cares. This part of the story reminded me a bit of You’ve Got Mail with neither knowing who the mystery person was. Both Jack and Seren seemed to need someone or something else to complete their lives but effectively being enemies made it difficult for them even to be friends.
There were lots of lovely references to everyday magic in the book and something that Seren’s father said to her really touched me: “Magic is everywhere Seren, if you look hard enough for it. Life is extraordinary, if you let it be.” Somewhere Beyond the Sea is a really uplifting book about finding that magic in life, sometimes in the most unexpected places. I had a lump in my throat at the many poignant moments throughout the book and yet it also gladdened my heart. It was a joy to read.
Thanks to the publishers Pan Macmillan for my copy of this lovely book. It was published yesterday in paperback and ebook formats. It will be available from your usual book retailer or you can order a copy online here: Somewhere Beyond the Sea
Can you fall in love with someone before you’ve even met?
Seren MacArthur is living a life she never intended. Trying to save the Cornish seaside business her late father built – while grieving for his loss – she has put her own dreams on hold and is struggling. Until she discovers a half-finished seaglass star on her favourite beach during an early morning walk. When she completes the star, she sets into motion a chain of events that will steal her heart and challenge everything she believes.
Jack Dixon is trying to secure a better life for daughter Nessie and himself. Left a widower and homeless when his wife died, he’s just about keeping their heads above water. Finding seaglass stars completed on Gwithian beach is a bright spark that slowly rekindles his hope.
Seren and Jack are searching for their missing pieces. But when they meet in real life, it’s on the opposing sides of a battle. Jack is managing the redevelopment of a local landmark, and Seren is leading the community campaign to save it.
Both have reason to fight – Seren for the cause her father believed in, Jack for his livelihood. But only one can win. With so much at stake, will they ever find what they are really looking for?
Miranda Dickinson’s Somewhere Beyond the Sea is a sparkling tale of love, life and finding magic where you least expect it.
Miranda Dickinson has always had a head full of stories. Born in 1973 in Wolverhampton, she grew up in Kingswinford and dreamed of one day writing a book that would reach the heady heights of Kingswinford Library… Her first novel, Fairytale of New York (2009) was discovered on Authonomy.com – HarperCollins’ site for unpublished authors. Within three weeks of its release, Fairytale of New York had entered the Sunday Times Top Ten Bestsellers List, where it remained for five weeks – making it the world’s first crowd-sourced bestseller. The novel was also shortlisted for the RNA’s Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2010 at the Pure Passion Awards.
Miranda is a six-times Sunday Times Bestseller, with Fairytale of New York, Welcome to My World, It Started With a Kiss, When I Fall in Love, Take a Look at Me Now, I’ll Take New York, A Parcel for Anna Browne and Searching for a Silver Lining. Her new Christmas novella, Christmas in St Ives, is a festive treat and also a prequel to her ninth novel, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, which publishes in June 2018. She is an international bestseller in four countries and her books have been translated into fifteen languages. To date, she has sold one million books worldwide. She is currently writing her tenth novel.
Miranda lives in Dudley with her husband, Bob and daughter, Flo. She is also a singer-songwriter and recently released her first solo album, About Time.
Follow Miranda’s vlog at http://www.youtube.com/mirandawurdy and visit her website: miranda-dickinson.com
You can also follow Miranda on Twitter @wurdsmyth, on Instagram @wurdsmyth and on Facebook: MirandaDickinsonAuthor
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alittlebookproblem says:
Lovely review, Joanne, just how I felt about the book.
Joanne - Portobello Book Blog says:
Thank you, I really loved it.
Kelsey @ There's Something About KM says:
What a beautiful review; you’ve made the book sound so lovely.
Thank you, I really loved it 😊
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Stanford Solar Car Team Finishes 6th at World Solar Challenge
The Stanford Solar Car Project (SSCP) team completed the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in 41 hours 23 minutes, finishing in sixth place out of a field of 29 teams. The Stanford team was one of only seven teams to complete the 3000 kilometer (about 1900 miles) race in five days. In the official SSCP race recap team member, Alex Lubkin, summed up the teams feelings saying,
The two years of preparation, design, manufacturing, and testing came full circle as we crossed the finish line in Adelaide. Thank you to our team members, sponsors, family, and friends who supported us from the start.
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How Do I Feel," is what singer, actor, composer,
and poet Alton Fitzgerald White chose to call his four consecutive
late-Saturday night gigs (also the title of his new CD) this summer
at the posh Firebird Cafe in New York City. It could also serve as
a title for his appearance as guest speaker and entertainer at the
annual benefit for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund on Sunday,
November 19, when White will not only perform songs from his other
CD "Ecstasis" (Latin for "Ecstasy"), including his
own composition "Never Give Up," but also discuss at length
a less than ecstatic police incident that involved him on the afternoon
of July 16, 1999, and changed his life.
White was playing the role of the unjustly accused Coalhouse Walker,
Jr. in the award-winning musical "Ragtime" on Broadway when
he himself was unjustly accused of a crime, along with three acquaintances.
This, while in the lobby of his own Harlem residence on St. Nicholas
Avenue. Not suspecting anything amiss, White willingly admitted several
police officers into the building. "I was on my way to the bank
and to the gym and saw them approaching the door and thought they
were paramedics. There are lots of elderly people in our building,"
White tells me in a coast-to-coast telephone chat from Los Angeles,
California, where he is pursuing his television and movie career.
The officers proceeded to handcuff White and three companions (all
African-Americans) as suspects in a cocaine bust. To no avail, the
building’s superintendent told the officers, "He’s the star of
a Broadway show." The officers, who were following a lead that
described the suspects as "Four light-skinned Hispanics in white
T-shirts with a gun," whisked them off to the Harlem precinct,
where White and friends (none of whom matched the suspects’ descriptions)
were strip-searched and then grilled for five hours. Although White
says that two other men were apprehended in the inner lobby, he adds,
"In the five years I’ve lived in Harlem, I had never witnessed
any drug busts, or even any cops gathering near the building."
It isn’t surprising that White says he felt "anger"
when he could not get any explanation from the arresting officers.
"But I knew enough not to provoke them. I knew I was dealing with
people with guns," White says, "although I had never a experience
like this in my entire life. I also knew I had done nothing wrong
and that I had nothing to prove." It also doesn’t come as a surprise
when White tells me that he was in no condition (he hadn’t eaten or
rested) to perform that night, or for the rest of the weekend performances.
It didn’t take long for Norman Siegel, president of the American Civil
Liberties Union, to contact White. White is seeking $750,000 in damages
from the City of New York.
It did not take much time for the story to break country-wide, from
CNN News, to the Los Angeles Times, and a report in the New York Times
stating that police had conceded that White and his three acquaintances
had been wrongfully arrested. White was featured in taped interviews
for both NBC’s "Dateline" and CNN "Newstand." White
says that the police department did apologize, but also apparently
stuck to their story that he and the other men fit the description
they received of the men sought for drug dealing. The other two men
in the lobby, strangers to White, were charged with possession of
Unlike the character in "Ragtime," Coalhouse Walker Jr., White
is not contemplating revenge or perpetrating mayhem on an unjust justice
system, but rather is pursuing his constitutional and civil rights
in his lawsuit against the police department. I asked White if suing
New York City for wrongful arrest is an action that he feels will
help to stem or curb racial profiling. "I just want to draw people’s
attention to it, because it happens all the time. Awareness that it
can happen to anyone is the main thing," says White, who also
says it happens more if you are black. While the apology from the
police went something like this: "We are sorry that you were just
the wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time;" White’s
answer was: "I was where I live."
The impact of the incident on White was huge. "It changed my perception
of everything," he says. "I believe now in awareness, but
I don’t believe in justice. As an artist, it has given me more character,
more experience, more things to pull from and a stronger sense of
reality. I’ve used the shock and bitterness of the experience to empower
me in my life and in my art. When something like this happens to you,
it thrusts you into major reality. Having someone pluck you out of
a wonderful day and pull you into their reality where you have no
say so is a traumatic experience." Ironically, while it took days
for White to get back into the show, his work, "`Ragtime,’"
he notes, "is dealing with the same subject matter."
It isn’t hard to understand why White felt that sticking with the
show for its last six months was very hard. "I got tired of being
interviewed, talking about it, and having camera crews following me
around. Then I had to go on stage and be called `nigger,’" says
White who concedes it wasn’t fun. It certainly wasn’t fun on that
fateful day in July, for White’s acquaintances, who on the day of
the arrest, had just been escorted by White on a tour of the building
they were about to move in to. White says he had just told them, "how
proud I was to live in that building and live in Harlem."
The Cincinnati native, the youngest of seven children, and the only
one to go into show business, White came to New York 10 years ago
with the original company of "Miss Saigon." For the most part,
New York was good to White; he was cast in the Broadway productions
of "The Who’s Tommy," and played both Broadway and London
in "Smokey Joe’s Cafe."
"One of my dreams came true recently when I sang a song I wrote
as a guest artist with the Gay Men’s Chorus at Carnegie Hall,"
he says. White, who feels that color-blind casting doesn’t really
work (he gripes a little about not even getting a call-back when he
auditioned to play a French citizen in "Les Miz"), says he
is branching out now, "pursuing TV and film and singing a lot,
and taking time out to live and be a normal person, something you
can’t do doing eight shows a week."
The NAACP legal and Educational Defense Fund is focused on securing
equal justice through litigation, advocacy, and education. It was
founded in 1940 by Thurgood Marshall and is the largest civil rights
legal organization in America, combating racial inequality in the
areas of education, employment, voting rights, environmental justice,
health care, fair housing, and criminal justice. This year’s NAACP
benefit will be in the Garden Room at the Institute for Advanced Study
on Olden Lane, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
The event marks a return engagement to Princeton for White, who appeared
in 1994 at the McCarter Theater in the Irving Berlin commemorative
revue, "C’mon and Hear." And one might easily conclude, after
talking to this amiable and generous man, that he will soon be the
right person in the right place at the right time.
— Simon Saltzman
Alton Fitzgerald White, NAACP Legal Defense & Education
Fund , Institute for Advanced Study, Garden Dining Room, Olden Lane,
609-924-1272. Featured guest at the annual benefit. The reception
includes refreshments and music by Newton Stewart’s jazz trio before
and after the program. By reservation, $50. Sunday, November 19,
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Stand on the Sky
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Although Aisulu loves her brother dearly, she is getting tired of living in his shadow. When an opportunity finally arises for her to shine on her own, she seizes it. While the premise of Stand on the Sky is familiar (two siblings born into a family that prizes sons and tolerates daughters), Erin Bow deftly gives this storyline a fresh and immensely satisfying new spin.
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Reviewer: Sydney Loney
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
Page Count: 31 pp
Format: Cloth
Released: March
Issue Date: April 2019
Categories: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Age Range: 9-12
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Billowing fire, explosions at oil refinery shake South Philadelphia A billowing fire and series of explosions at a South Philadelphia oil-refining complex, the largest on the Eastern Seaboard, shook homes as far away ...
Massive Philadelphia refinery fire threatens facility's future A massive fire at Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc's oil refinery on Friday damaged the largest U.S. East Coast plant to the point that it could rem...
Fire burns out of control at Philadelphia refinery amid reports of explosions A fire was burning out of control at an oil refinery in Pennsylvania on Friday morning, a Philadelphia fire department official said, as NBC Philadel...
'Massive' fire burns out of control at Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery A fire was burning out of control at an oil refinery in Pennsylvania on Friday morning, a Philadelphia fire department official said, as local media ...
Philadelphia refinery seeks to sell oil stocks, equipment after fire: sources The Philadelphia refinery ravaged by a massive fire two weeks ago has begun offering to sell stocks of oil and some equipment, according to four peop...
Grenfell Tower fire survivors plead for urgent change as they gather to mark the two-year anniversary of tragedy Landmarks light up green to mark tragedy ++++ Hundreds of candles lit in tearful vigil at Grenfell Tower Over 300 tower blocks still covered in dange...
Philadelphia to fire 13 police officers after series of racist, discriminatory Facebook posts Examples included posts with the words “Death to Islam,” referring to blacks as “thugs,” and homophobic memes that referenced...
UPDATE 1-Philadelphia refinery seeks to sell oil stocks, equipment after fire -sources The Philadelphia refinery ravaged by a massive fire two weeks ago has begun offering to sell off its stocks of oil and some equipment, according to f...
Baseball at London Stadium was the right sport in the wrong place | Letters The games played by the US teams in London were fundamentally flawed, says Ed Vulliamy, and Ian J Jackson explains why baseballs fly further in Denve...
London Fire Brigade's first female Commissioner Dany Cotton announces retirement citing 'disaster' of Grenfell fire London's first female fire commissioner Dany Cotton will retire next year, citing the utter devastation of Grenfell Tower fire which she said "will n...
Fire At Municipal Corporation Building In Delhi's Connaught Place A fire broke out at the Delhi municipal corporation building in Connaught Place area on Saturday evening, news agency ANI reported. Six fire engines ...
Cops lift shelter-in-place order after NJ chemical plant fire New Jersey cops ordered East Rutherford residents to shut down their air conditioners and shelter-in-place Thursday amid air contamination fears spar...
Grenfell Tower fire anniversary: Commemoration events to take place on Friday to mark two years since fatal blaze A series of events are taking place in the heart of the Grenfell community in north Kensington to mark the second anniversary of the blaze which clai...
US lawsuit filed over 2017 deadly London fire A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania says faulty building materials helped spread a devastating fire at London's Grenfell Tower in 2017. More than 20...
Supreme Court leaves in place Pennsylvania policy supporting transgender students The court declined to review a lower-court ruling that upheld a school district policy letting transgender students use restrooms and locker rooms th...
US lawsuit filed over deadly fire at London’s Grenfell Tower PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A lawsuit filed in the United States says faulty building materials helped spread a fire at London’s Grenfell Tower in 2017...
U.S. companies sued over London's deadly Grenfell Tower fire Defects in products made by U.S. companies ignited and fueled the catastrophic 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed 72 people, according to...
No injuries reported at residential fire in London: ambulance service No injuries have so far been reported at a fire in east London, a London Ambulance spokesman said on Sunday, adding that ambulance units were still a...
US lawyer to discuss London fire case as deadline looms PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An American lawyer known for winning huge legal awards over deadly construction accidents plans to hold a news conference on the ...
Fire Breaks Out At Housing Complex In London, No Injuries Reported No injuries have so far been reported at a fire in east London, a London Ambulance spokesman said on Sunday, adding that ambulance units were still a...
Fire forces NYC-London Virgin Atlantic flight to land in Boston A Virgin Atlantic airliner made an emergency landing at Boston's Logan International Airport late Thursday after a passenger seat caught fire, offici...
Massive London fire destroys at least 20 apartments; 100 firefighters rush to scene A massive fire destroyed some 20 apartments in the Barking area of London on Sunday afternoon, as about 100 firefighters in 15 engines rushed to the ...
Supreme Court says federal judges have no role in policing gerrymandering, leaving political maps in place The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, said federal judges have no role in policing partisan redistricting, effectively removing the courts from the pro...
De Blasio, London mayor Sadiq Khan fire back after Trump’s insults Mayor Bill de Blasio and the mayor of London slapped back at President Trump on Monday after the commander-in-chief compared the two, saying Sadiq K...
London-Bound Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Fire In Cabin: Report A Virgin Atlantic flight en route London from New York made an emergency landing in Boston after a small fire broke out in the first class cabin on T...
Extinction Rebellion protesters appear in court in London More than 30 activists have been charged with a range of public order offences More than 30 Extinction Rebellion protesters have appeared in court in...
Robert Vadra Allowed To Go Abroad For Treatment; Not London, Says Court Businessman Robert Vadra, accused in a money laundering case, has been allowed by a Delhi court to travel abroad for six weeks for treatment of an il...
Residents prepare court challenge over redevelopment of London gasworks site Campaigners escalate health protest over brownfield development in SouthallResidents are preparing a legal challenge to the redevelopment of a former...
WikiLeaks founder Assange misses court hearing in London because of illness, his lawyer says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange missed a scheduled court hearing via video link on Thursday because of illness, his lawyer told British media outlet...
Oritse Williams house fire: JLS star's £3 million London mansion burns down in suspected arson attack - days after he is cleared of rape JLS star Oritse Williams' £3 million mansion in south London has gone up in flames in a suspected arson attack just days after he was cleared of rape...
Antetokounmpo funds basketball court in fire-ravaged Greece Greek NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo has agreed to fund the construction of an indoor basketball court in a fire-ravaged area outside Athens where at...
Forest Fire A Serious Issue, Pray For Rain: Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on June 24 a plea seeking urgent steps to protect forests, wildlife and birds from wildfires in Uttarakha...
Amazon may have to pay damages for house fire caused by faulty hoverboard, court says A federal appellate court says Amazon may have to shell out damages for a fire that destroyed the $1 million home of a Nashville family. ...
Surat Fire Tragedy: High Court Seeks Probe Report From Gujarat Government The Gujarat High Court has sought a detailed report from the state government on the investigation into the Surat fire tragedy that claimed lives of ...
Lin-Manuel Miranda must choose: Hamilton or The Good Place? in this The Good Place: The Podcast exclusive As we patiently wait for the fourth and final round of shenanigans from our beloved Soul Squad (formerly Team Cockroach), the good people over at The...
Alleged Westminster attacker 'panicked' and 'got lost in London', court hears An alleged terrorist accused of trying to kill police officers and cyclists outside the Houses of Parliament has told jurors he "panicked" after he g...
MLB London: Chicago Cubs to face St Louis Cardinals at London Stadium in 2020 London Stadium will host two more Major League Baseball games next year, with the St Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs confirmed for two meetings in t...
London violence: Three killed in separate fatal attacks in 24 hours across London Heavily pregnant woman, 26, stabbed to death in Croydon - her baby survived but is in critical condition in hospital Just before 6pm on Saturday, a m...
Air Force Says "No Survivors" From The Wreckage Of An-32 Jet That Crashed There were "no survivors" from the An-32 aircraft that crashed in Arunachal Pradeshe earlier this month, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said today after ...
HBO's 'Chernobyl' gets mixed reviews from disaster's survivors Critics and viewers on both sides of the Atlantic have lined up to acclaim 'Chernobyl', a dramatization of events surrounding the world's worst nucle...
| WATCH: 'No more survivors' likely in Cambodia building collapse The retrieval of bodies from a building collapse in Cambodia continues, as the death toll rises to 24 with no further survivors expected to be found....
Photos of Holocaust survivors defaced in Vienna Photos of Holocaust survivors exhibited on a central Vienna street have been defaced with swastikas, drawing condemnation from political and Jewish l...
Stephen Porges: ‘Survivors are blamed because they don’t fight’ The psychiatry professor on the polyvagal theory he developed to understand our reactions to traumaStephen Porges is professor of psychiatry at the U...
Survivors of religious massacres speak out against bigotry A rabbi from Tree of Life synagogue drew applause at a State Department conference when he condemned bigotry against immigrants and called for toning...
Dutch railway to compensate Holocaust survivors AMSTERDAM – The Dutch national railway NS said in a statement on Wednesday it would offer financial compensation to survivors and families of H...
Rescuers look for survivors after building collapse in India Rescuers are clearing debris and using sniffer dogs to find survivors after a dilapidated residential building collapsed in India’s financial capital...
AOC BURNS Rahm Emanuel To a Crisp NO SURVIVORS Former Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel has wasted no time after leaving his post churning out the personal news, but his latest job announcement has dr...
Cancer survivors to reach 22 million by 2030 Roughly 17 million cancer survivors are living in the United States, and researchers expect that number to surge to more than 22 million by 2030, new...
IAF: 'No survivors' from An-32 crash; 13 bodies, black box retrieved The bodies of 13 Indian Air Force personnel who went missing last week when their plane crashed near the Chinese border have been found, authorities ...
Two Fire Officers Suspended For Surat Fire, Coaching Centres Ordered Shut The Surat Municipal Corporation on Saturday suspended two fire officers for granting a no-objection certificate to the building which was engulfed by...
Woot has Amazon's popular Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 on sale at ultra-low prices (refurbished) While it's definitely hard to argue with the value proposition of Amazon's latest ultra-affordable 7-inch Fire tablets, there's actually a way for yo...
Fire crews fight unoccupied structure fire early Saturday Fire crews were called to an unoccupied structure fire early Saturday morning. Officials say crews responded to the fire at close to 5:30 a.m. Saturd...
Austria: photos of Holocaust survivors defaced in Vienna BERLIN (AP) — Photos of Holocaust survivors exhibited on a central Vienna street have been defaced with swastikas, drawing condemnation from politica...
Indian authorities say no survivors of air force plane crash NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities say there are no survivors from an AN-32 transport plane that crashed in a mountainous area near the border with ...
Rescuers search for survivors after Oklahoma tornado kills at least two Rescue workers on Sunday searched for survivors in the rubble left by a tornado that devastated parts of a small community near Oklahoma City, killin...
No survivors expected in Canada float plane crash The search for four missing American passengers from a float plane that crashed in remote northeastern Canada is turning into a recovery mission for ...
Survivors from Honduras fishing boat sinking tell of fears Some of the 58 survivors of the sinking of a Honduran fishing boat that claimed at least 27 lives have returned to port, saying they had feared they ...
Sexual assault survivors are using this sex education app to regain confidence For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how i...
The Latest: Mass Shooting Survivors Reuniting With Families VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) – The Latest on a shooting at a municipal center in Virginia Beach (all times local): 8 p.m. Survivors of a mass shoot...
One-third of cancer survivors experiences chronic pain, study says Roughly one in three cancer survivors experiences chronic pain, and about one in six survivors have high impact pain that prevents them from performi...
Siege review: Michael Wolff's Trump tale is Fire and Fury II – fire harder The follow-up to the first tell-all is a wild ride, stretching credulity, indebted to Steve Bannon. But so is the presidentMichael Wolff is back and ...
High Level wildfire crews fight fire with fire to protect Alberta town The town of High Level says a successful controlled burn was carried out Wednesday to help keep a raging nearby wildfire at bay from the northern Alb...
Northwest Fire responds to brush fire near Avra Valley and I-10 PIMA COUNTY — Northwest Fire crews are extinguishing a brush fire that happened near Avra Valley and Interstate 10. Northwest Fire Crews are w...
Northwest Fire responds to house fire in Dove Mountain MARANA — Northwest Fire and other firefighters responded to a house fire in Dove Mountain Sunday evening. Officials tweeted the fire happened i...
Fire crews battle house fire in central Tucson TUCSON – Smoke filled up the sky in central Tucson after emergency crews were dispatched to a house fire near 22nd Street and Swan Road Tuesday...
The Latest: Fire marshal says lightning caused massive fire HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — The Latest on a fire that destroyed a central Nebraska fertilizer plan (all times local): 5 p.m. The Nebraska Fire Marshal̵...
3 Dead, 1 Injured In Central Paris Fire, Fire Services Say Three people died and another was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in a building in central Paris in the early hours of Saturday, fire serv...
Latin American rape survivors who were denied abortions turn to UN Women from Nicaragua, Ecuador and Guatemala who suffered child rape take cases to UN human rights committeeFour women from Latin America whose lives ...
Bankruptcy judge approves $105M PG&E fund to help wildfire survivors A federal judge on Wednesday approved a plan for Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. to establish a $105 million relief fund to assist survivors of recent C...
Minimal hope for more survivors in Hungary boat accident: ambulance There is minimal hope to find more survivors in the Danube river after a boat carrying South Korean tourists capsized on the flooding Danube in the H...
Survivors of Budapest boat sinking recall chaotic moments Survivors of a South Korean tour boat sinking in Budapest say they were taking photos or preparing to disembark when they were thrown into waters aft...
Mass shootings create rippling network of stricken survivors CHICAGO (AP) — The litany of mass shootings in recent years has changed how America talks, prays and prepares for trouble. Today, the phrases “...
$105M fund for California wildfire survivors approved by judge Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. received approval Wednesday to establish a $105 million fund to help survivors of recent California wildfires started by...
Holocaust survivors respond to AOC's 'concentration camp' comments in new video Two holocaust survivors responded to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's, D-N.Y. concentration camp comments Saturday, and their feelings were resounding...
Christchurch survivors angry after shooting suspect pleads not guilty Victims' families were indignant after the man accused of attacking people at two Christchurch mosques pleaded not guilty to charges of terrorism and...
Video Shows Challenge Of Search For An-32 Survivors In Remote Terrain A day after the wreckage of an An-32 aircraft that went missing with 13 on board last week was found in a remote region in Arunachal Pradesh, a team ...
Condolence Messages Flood Twitter As Survivors Ruled Out In An-32 Crash Political leaders cutting across party lines today took to social media to express their condolences for India's "air warriors" in the hours followin...
Mira Sorvino says she was date raped and calls for 'justice' for survivors Oscar winner at forefront of #MeToo movement says she felt ‘ashamed’ and that incident was somehow her faultThe Oscar-winning actor Mira Sorvino has ...
Tucson Fire responding to building fire in midtown TUCSON- Tucson Fire crews responded to a commercial fire early Friday morning. The fire broke out at a building near Broadway Blvd. and Euclid Ave. ...
Hopes Fade for Finding Survivors of Budapest Tourist Boat Crash At least seven people were killed and 21 remained missing after Hungary’s worst boating accident in decades. A criminal investigation is underway to ...
Sepsis survivors at increased risk of death after critical illness – study Being older, male and having multiple health problems found to heighten risk factorsSepsis survivors are at a heightened risk of death in the years a...
Mental illness risk is higher among domestic abuse survivors, study says Women who suffer domestic violence have almost three times the risk of developing serious mental health challenges, according to a new study from Bri...
'He didn't destroy me. We carry on. He lost': survivors of terror attacks look back From London to Nice, Berlin to Oslo, 11 people caught up in attacks across Europe reflect on the horror, the hope – and the kindness of strangers. Po...
Fire TV Stick vs Fire TV Stick 4K vs Fire TV Cube: Amazon’s streamers, head to head If you’re looking for a streaming device to plug into your television, you may well be eyeing up one of Amazon’s Fire TV range: the Fir...
Eight killed in Hungarian boat capsize, minimal hope for 19 South Korean survivors Prospects were minimal on Thursday for finding 20 people missing from a group of South Korean visitors aboard a pleasure boat that capsized on the fl...
With flowers and personal stories, Japan sexual abuse survivors seek reform Sexual abuse victims and their supporters rallied in nine cities around Japan this week to protest against recent court acquittals of alleged rapists...
Survivors of ISIL terror in Iraq want justice, not revenge, says head of UN investigation team The scale and barbarity of the crimes committed by ISIL have ultimately served not to divide but to unify, Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, head of the UN Inve...
Righting a wrong: UN Fund helps thousands of sex abuse survivors rebuild their lives About 3,340 women, children and men have been given support to restart their lives after falling prey to sexual exploitation or abuse (SEA) by United...
Man shot outside Philadelphia hospital PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a man was shot by his ex-girlfriend just feet from a Philadelphia hospital’s emergency room entrance. Chief Insp...
Cancer survivors share a roller coaster ride and hope at Six Flags Great Adventure A new campaign from Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey aims to boost awareness and education for cancer patients at the theme park. ...
Floatplane carrying 4 Americans, 3 Canadians, crashes into Labrador lake, no survivors expected: officals Officials in Canada said Wednesday the search for several missing people will likely turn up no survivors after a plane carrying four Americans and t...
Tuesday Could Be the Beginning of the End of Philadelphia’s Soda Tax A slew of opponents of the tax are running in the city’s election Tuesday and beverage industry has spent more than $600,000 on ads aiming to turn pu...
Over $1 billion of cocaine seized in Philadelphia U.S. authorities seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine Tuesday from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts in...
Philadelphia’s new street-sweepers don’t fit on some streets PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s new street sweeping program has hit a road bump: The trucks are too wide to fit down some of the city’...
Queen's Birthday Honours 2019: Seven Holocaust survivors receive British Empire Medals All Holocaust survivors in Britain should be recognised by the Queen, a leading campaigner has said as seven survivors were honoured in her 2019 Birt...
Mozambique: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom meets the child cyclone survivors who’ve lost everything Visiting storm-ravaged Mozambique, UN Children’s Fund Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom, listened to devastating stories of children who lost everyth...
Andrew Wooten signs with Philadelphia Union Forward Andrew Wooten has signed with Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union after scoring 17 goals last season for Sandhausen in the German s...
Watch: Explosion at gas refinery rocks Philadelphia A large explosion rocked a gas refinery in Philadelphia early Friday -- one of the largest refinery complexes on the East Coast -- and injured five w...
Philadelphia Fed's Harker Sees No Need for Interest-Rate Changes Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker said he doesn’t see a compelling reason to lower interest rates given the apparent strength of the U.S. eco...
Massive explosion at Philadelphia oil refinery: reports This is the moment a massive fireball erupted from a 150-year-old oil refinery in south Philadelphia when a vat of butane exploded early Friday — in ...
Dodgers' Will Smith Launches One To Bel Air For Walk-Off Win Against Philadelphia Dodgers catcher Will Smith is not from West Philadelphia, neither born nor raised, and it’s not clear whether the playground was where he spent most ...
Over $1B worth of cocaine intercepted at Philadelphia port U.S. authorities have seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts in Am...
The Latest: Philadelphia mayor fends off 2 in primary PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor (all times local): 9:05 p.m. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is poised ...
Over 16 tons of cocaine intercepted at Philadelphia port U.S. authorities have seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts in Am...
Massive explosion at gas refinery in Philadelphia: reports A massive fireball lit up the night sky in South Philadelphia early Friday in what was apparently an explosion at a local gas refinery. Early reports...
U.S. seizes 16.5 tons of cocaine from ship in Philadelphia Federal authorities seized 16.5 tons of cocaine from a ship in Philadelphia in one of the largest drug seizures in U.S. history, the U.S. Justice Dep...
A Dutch railway helped transport people to Nazi camps. Now it's paying reparations to Holocaust survivors The Dutch national railway company will pay reparations to minorities whom it transported to camps in the Netherlands during World War II. ...
Barking fire: Tory politician Andrew Boff tells how he rushed to help and there was 'no fire alarm' A Tory politician who rushed to help people inside a burning tower block in Barking today repeated claims from residents that no fire alarms sounded ...
Authorities: Teen boy, man shot aboard train in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A shooting on a train in Philadelphia has left a man and a teenage boy wounded. Authorities say a gunman opened fire aboard a Sou...
Philadelphia D.A. says Meek Mill should get a new trial because judge has been biased Philadelphia's district attorney says the former judge who sentenced Meek Mill abused her discretion and has been biased against the rapper. &#...
More than 16 tons of cocaine worth $1B seized at Philadelphia port PHILADELPHIA (WCAU) – Shipping containers full of illegal drugs have been found and seized by federal authorities at a Philadelphia port in wha...
U.S. seizes $1 billion worth of cocaine from ship in Philadelphia Federal authorities seized 16.5 tons of cocaine worth more than $1 billion from a ship in Philadelphia in one of the largest drug seizures in U.S. hi...
Philadelphia refinery that suffered huge explosion will shut down The largest refinery on the East Coast is slated to close and be sold after a large explosion and fire almost a week ago devastated the Philadelphia ...
Philadelphia cocaine haul is largest in U.S. history: 35K pounds and $1.1B Federal authorities have upped the amount of cocaine they seized from a ship at the Philadelphia port to more than 35,000 pounds. ...
Philadelphia mayor raises eyebrows with Trump comment Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, echoing President Trump’s weekend tweets aimed at four Democratic congresswomen, said Tuesday that the president would...
More than $1bn worth of cocaine seized from ship at Philadelphia port US authorities say it was one of the largest drug busts in American history, the latest in a series of seizures along the east coastUS authorities on...
1 Killed, Seven Injured In Mass Shooting At Philadelphia Graduation Party One person was killed and several others sustained injuries after a gunman open fired at a graduation party in Southwest Philadelphia on Sunday (loca...
72 Philadelphia Officers Benched After Offensive Social Media Posts Officers accused of making racist, dehumanizing or otherwise biased posts were placed on administrative duty in Philadelphia and barred from presenti...
Philadelphia shipping container seizure nets $1B cocaine bust Law enforcement officials seized shipping containers full of $1 billion worth of cocaine from a port in Philadelphia on Tuesday, federal prosecutors ...
U.S. authorities seize more than $1B worth of cocaine from ship at Philadelphia port U.S. authorities have seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts in Am...
Wells Fargo parent is dismissed from lawsuit by Philadelphia, Baltimore Wells Fargo & Co was dismissed as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by the cities of Philadelphia and Baltimore, which accused large banks of conspiri...
Philadelphia Inquirer offers buyouts, citing revenue decline PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The publishers of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com are offering buyouts to staff but the threat of layoffs lo...
Philadelphia mayor seeks 2nd term, touting soda tax benefits PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Democrat Jim Kenney is running for re-election as mayor of the nation’s sixth largest city, facing two challengers critical...
Rescuers help people from flooded cars and homes in the Philadelphia area Flash flooding was prompting rescues from homes and cars Thursday morning in the Philadelphia area, including southern New Jersey, where high water a...
Power outage suspends some New York-Philadelphia trains: Amtrak A power outage on Wednesday temporarily suspended some local and regional passenger trains traveling between New York and Philadelphia, Amtrak, the U...
Seattle Mariners trade All-Star OF Jay Bruce to Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies acquired All-Star outfielder Jay Bruce from the Seattle Mariners for minor-league infielder Jake Scheiner and cash consider...
More than 16 tons of cocaine intercepted at Philadelphia port, nearly a record haul Over 16.5 tons of cocaine were seized from a ship at a Philadelphia port on Tuesday and several members of the crew were arrested in one of the large...
More than 16 tons of cocaine worth up to $1B seized in massive bust in Philadelphia Federal authorities seized 15,000 kilos of cocaine, worth as much as $1 billion, at a Philadelphia shipping port, officials said Tuesday. A second ma...
Video footage captures explosion at Philadelphia-area oil refinery Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery is on fire. The refinery located outside Philadelphia is the longest continuously operating refinery on the Ea...
Philadelphia DA Accuses Judge of Bias, Says Meek Mill Should Get New Trial Meek Mill’s legal woes have not only been lengthy, but have provided a textbook example of just how deeply flawed our criminal justice system is. But...
Dozens of protestors arrested for blocking Philadelphia Fourth of July parade Protestors participating in a demonstration against ICE were arrested for blocking Philadelphia's Fourth of July parade. ...
Philadelphia refinery workers plan for uncertain future after jobs go up in smoke At Erin Pub, a classic Irish neighborhood bar in Norwood, Pennsylvania, dozens of Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc's unionized employees crammed aro...
Anti-deportation activists 'occupy' Biden campaign HQ in Philadelphia; 6 arrested Six people were arrested at Joe Biden's campaign office in Philadelphia Wednesday after advocates for undocumented immigrants stormed the building in...
An Explosion in Philadelphia Could Make Your Fourth of July Road Trip a Lot More Expensive A fire at the largest refinery on the U.S. East Coast sent gasoline prices soaring, threatening to raise pump prices from Delaware to Maine just as A...
Philadelphia's First Openly Gay Deputy Sheriff Found Dead of Apparent Suicide On Friday, Deputy Sheriff Dante Austin was found dead inside the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot woun...
The Children of Philadelphia Have Been Attending Toxic Schools for Years. This Is a National Crisis The children of Philadelphia are in dire need of our help. They are at the mercy of a man-made, ticking time bomb that is nearly inescapable. I’m tal...
Dramatic video shows dozens looting Philadelphia Walgreens, police say Philadelphia police have released surveillance video showing a large group of young people running into a Walgreens store and causing thousands of do...
Customs officials seize ship involved in $1B Philadelphia cocaine bust U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it seized a cargo ship from which authorities removed $1 billion worth of cocaine in a bust last month at a p...
Move 9 women freed after 40 years in jail over Philadelphia police siege Janine Phillips Africa and Janet Holloway Africa releasedGroup maintains James Ramp was killed by fellow officersThe last two women belonging to the ...
Explainer: Philadelphia refinery blast puts new spotlight on toxic chemical Massive explosions that engulfed a Philadelphia refinery in flames on Friday has renewed concerns about the oil industry's use of a highly toxic chem...
$1 billion worth of cocaine seized in record Philadelphia bust, feds say Members of the ship's crew face federal charges after a record 16.5-ton cocaine bust in Philadelphia. ...
St. Louis, Philadelphia police involved in review of social media posts Police departments in Philadelphia and St. Louis are investigating more than 100 officers over complaints about social media posts that critics say i...
72 Philadelphia police officers on administrative duty after alleged offensive posts More than 70 Philadelphia police officers are off the streets after racist or offensive social media posts were uncovered. &...
Philadelphia dad beats thief to death after stealing car with kids inside, police say PHILADELPHIA (WCAU) – A car thief who stole a vehicle with children inside was chased down and beaten to death by the kids’ father and ot...
Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles agree to four-year, $128 million contract extension The Eagles have locked up franchise quarterback Carson Wentz through the 2024 season with a massive four-year extension. ...
Feds seize $1 billion worth of cocaine in massive Philadelphia drug bust Federal authorities discovered 16.5 tons of cocaine on a ship in a Philadelphia port and arrested members of the crew in one of the largest drug bust...
72 Philadelphia police officers taken off streets over alleged racist social media posts Philadelphia has placed 72 of its police officers on administrative duty pending an investigation into alleged bigoted social media posts. Veuer&rsqu...
Philadelphia Phillies crediting bamboo plant for helping them get back into division race The Philadelphia Phillies are riding a four-game winning streak and have presented themselves as a viable threat to the Atlanta Braves in the Nationa...
Philadelphia's first openly gay deputy sheriff found dead at his desk in apparent suicide Philadelphia's first openly gay Deputy Sheriff committed suicide at his desk from an apparent gunshot wound on Friday, just before the city's weekend...
Feds seize over 16 tons of cocaine worth $1 billion in Philadelphia shipping port One of the largest drug busts happened in a Philadelphia shipping yard where federal officials captured roughly $1 billion worth of cocaine. &...
Philadelphia Yanks 72 Police Officers Off the Street Because They Couldn't Stop Being Racist on Facebook Maybe racist rhetoric on social media isn’t really your thing, but 72 Philadelphia police officers just got yanked off the street and reassigned to a...
Philadelphia Phillies All-Star Odubel Herrera arrested for assaulting girlfriend, police say Philadelphia Phillies All-Star outfielder Odubel Herrera was arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting his 20-year-old girlfriend at a New Jersey casi...
13 Philadelphia police officers fired for racist, violent social media posts Thirteen Philadelphia police officers will be fired for making racist and violent social media posts, Police Commissioner Richard Ross announced Thur...
Philadelphia man, neighborhood mob beats carjacker to death after suspect takes off with 3 kids: Cops A sudden outburst of mob justice Thursday night in Philadelphia ended with a carjacker dead and a 25-year-old man being questioned by police Friday a...
College Essays Should Be Personal. For School-Shooting Survivors, the Question Is How Personal. A generation of American students has become tragically familiar with mass shootings. Many of them describe the life-changing experiences in their co...
Philadelphia Phillies' Odubel Herrera suspended for 85 games in domestic-violence case Domestic-violence charges were dropped against Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera, but MLB suspended him for the remainder of the season. ...
Philadelphia Eagles' Lane Johnson donates $500G to Kilgore College for new athletic facility Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Lane Johnson announced Wednesday he was donating $500,000 to Kilgore College for the construction of a “The Lan...
Rita’s Italian Ice responds to photo of mascot attending abortion rights rally in Philadelphia Rita’s Italian Ice has responded after a photo of the company’s mascot at an abortion rights rally in Philadelphia was shared widely on social media....
Philadelphia Flyers mascot surprises 7-year-old superfan who requested custom Gritty-themed prosthetic Gritty, the wild-eyed mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team, surprised a 7-year-old fan who had requested a customized prosthetic leg featur...
Important Policy Change: The Philadelphia Phillies Have Announced That The Phillie Phanatic Will Now Crawl Around On All Fours Like The Beast He Is Get excited, baseball fans, because it looks like one of the most iconic mascots in sports history is about to get an update: The Philadelphia Philli...
Supreme Court sends Florida cross case back to lower court WASHINGTON (AP) — A legal challenge to a cross that stands in a public park in Florida is getting another look. The Supreme Court on Friday told a lo...
Top Court Stays High Court Order Stopping Retrospective Black Money Law The Supreme Court today stayed the Delhi High Court order which had held that the 2016 black money law cannot be allowed to operate with retrospectiv...
Supreme Court To Hear Maharashtra Leader's Plea Against High Court Order The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on June 14 a plea of Maharashtra lawmaker Dhananjay Munde against the Bombay High Court order directing regist...
Court officers injured in scuffle with visitor at Manhattan Supreme Court Two court officers were injured Tuesday during a skirmish with a visitor at Manhattan Supreme Court, authorities and sources told the Post. Corey Mar...
Friday’s Daily Brief: UN chief meets cyclone survivors in Mozambique, Human Rights Council investigates Philippines state violence, UN weather agency tracks Arctic fires In today’s Daily Brief: UN chief António Guterres condemns airstrikes on Syrian hospitals and meets survivors of Cyclones Idai and Kenneth in Mozambi...
Supreme Court sends Oregon wedding cake case back to lower court The US Supreme Court on Monday tossed a state court ruling that upheld a $135,000 fine for an Oregon cake shop for refusing to make a wedding cake fo...
Supreme Court says lower court should reexamine case over same-sex couple denied wedding cake The top court scrapped a ruling from the Oregon Court of Appeals in favor of the same-sex couple. The owners of the bakery, which refused the make th...
U.S. Supreme Court sends lesbian wedding cake dispute back to lower court The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling against the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused based on their Christian beliefs t...
Centre Moves Top Court After High Court Seeks Mehul Choksi's Medical Data The Centre Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Bombay High Court order which sought fugitive Mehul Choksi's medical report to ascertain if ...
This is how many cancer survivors are living in the US, state by state 24/7 Tempo reviewed how many people in every state live with cancer using data from the American Cancer Society. ...
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says Kavanaugh helped boost number of female law clerks on court U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday credited Justice Brett Kavanaugh with increasing the number of female clerks serving the cou...
Grenfell survivors beam damning message onto Parliament: 'This building still hasn't kept its promises' Survivors and bereaved families of the Grenfell Tower fire have projected a damning message on to the Houses of Parliament two years on from the deva...
Philadelphia Police Department puts 72 officers on desk duty amid investigation into anti-Muslim social media posts Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross confirmed Wednesday that seventy-two Philadelphia police officers were placed on administrative duty am...
Philadelphia police union calls commissioner ‘irresponsible’ amid investigation into alleged racist, anti-Muslim social media posts The head of Philadelphia's police union has accused the city’s police commissioner of being “premature and irresponsible” with comments about expecti...
Budapest boat crash: Survivors describe how they were powerless to help other passengers after boat capsized 'in an instant' Survivors of the fatal boat crash in Budapest have described how they were powerless to help their fellow passengers after the vessel capsized "in an...
Fifth place provides salvation for Antunes in ERC "Pedro Antunes said his fifth place in FIA ERC3 Junior on PZM 76th Rally Poland helped to make up for a tough event for the FPAK Portugal Team ERC dr...
'The Good Place' to end with Season 4 on NBC NBC’s The Good Place is ending after its upcoming fourth season, creator/executive producer Michael Schur announced Friday night at the Television Ac...
What's the Best Hair Tie That Actually Stays In Place? Hair ties go by many names. Some people call them practical but understandable names, like ponytail holders, scrunchies, rubber bands, or hair elasti...
The Good Place To End After Season 4 We have arrived in the Bad Place. NBC's critically acclaimed comedy The Good Place will end after season four, creator Mike Schur announced during ...
How Tiger hit it all over the place, still got himself in the U.S. Open mix Tiger Woods' iron game deserted him. His putter showed up out of nowhere. His first round at the U.S. Open was solid, even if it made little sense. W...
A Beached Whale Needs Somewhere to Rot. How About Your Place? So many gray whales have been washing up in Washington State this year that officials are short of places to put them, and are asking coastal landown...
The Good Place's next season will be its last Raising the possibility that this may, indeed, be The Bad Place after all, Michael Schur has confirmed tonight that the upcoming fourth season of NBC...
The Cubs are in a really difficult place CLEVELAND — The Cubs have the sixth-best record in the majors since 2017, second best in the NL. They made the playoffs each of the past two years an...
Julie Ertz's husband, Philadelphia Eagles' Zach Ertz, celebrates wife's first Women's World Cup goal U.S. women’s soccer star Julie Ertz scored her first Women’s World Cup goal on Sunday during her match against Chile and no one was more excited for ...
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First Tesla Model 3 UK deliveries take place News 20 Jun, 2019 Tesla dealers across the UK start handing right-hand drive Model 3s over to customers, some of whom have been waiting...
Global finance: Banking is in a better place The global banking industry looks stronger and healthier than at any time since the global financial crisis. It is not about to – and probably doesn’...
Even $1 Trillion Can't Make the World a Better Place Norway’s large sovereign-wealth fund reversed its ethical ban on owning shares in five companies after they changed their ways. But the cause and eff...
Ebola: 'WHO between a rock and a hard place' Declaring a global health emergency could galvanize aid to fight the Ebola epidemic in the DR Congo. It could also make the job of containing the vir...
Mar-a-Lago Is the Least Secure Place on Earth Last November, a college freshman illegally gained entry to President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, sometimes called the “Winter White House,” WPTV repo...
‘The Good Place’ to end after fourth season “The Good Place” will end its run after its fourth season next year, creator Mike Schur revealed on Friday at the show’s Emmy FYC panel. Speaking in ...
Tiger Woods is in a much better place for Memorial than he was at PGA Tiger Woods, who won the Memorial a record five times, has put back on most of the weight he lost from an illness before the PGA Championship. ...
Overwatch's New Anniversary Skins Are All Over The Place Overwatch’s third anniversary event is live, and it is as Britney Spears once famously said: “The taste of your lips, I’m on a ride. [Roadhog]’s toxi...
The beloved iced tea that only comes from one place on Earth South African brand BOS has achieved international success making iced tea from rooibos, a traditional remedy plant that only grows in one place on E...
Soccer: Sporting K.C. host second-place Sounders Sporting Kansas City host the second-place Seattle Sounders on Sunday, looking to start the climb from 11th place, five points below the red line. Se...
| Hamilton hit by 3-place grid penalty for Austrian GP Lewis Hamilton was hit by a three-place penalty for the Austrian Grand Prix which demoted the Mercedes driver from second to fifth on the grid for Su...
Trump protest to take place during Portsmouth D-Day service Anti-Trump activists are planning a demonstration during a service in Portsmouth honouring those who lost their lives fighting for their country on D...
It's Downright Spooky How Ryan O'Reilly Is Always In The Right Place The Ryan O’Reilly trade had a real “deck chairs on the Titanic” vibe when it went down last offseason. O’Reilly, who was depressed after losing so ma...
Red Sox place Wright on IL, add Cashner to active roster The Red Sox have placed knuckleballer Steven Wright on the 10-day injured list with a bruised right foot a day after he was hit with a line drive by ...
| England take Nations League 3rd place on penalties England deservedly claimed the consolation prize of third place at the Nations League 6-5 on penalties on Sunday after a 0-0 draw against a limited S...
Use a Book in Place of a Children's Birthday Card When it comes time to open a birthday gift, kids care about the card as much as they care about the nutritional values on the side of their box of Ca...
MLB notebook: Astros place OF Springer (hamstring) on IL The Houston Astros put star outfielder George Springer on the 10-day injured list on Saturday, a day after he strained his left hamstring while chasi...
'Third-place play-off is a nonsense game' - Neville "England women manager Phil Neville has congratulated Sweden on their win in the World Cup third-place play-off but says the match is \"a nonsense ga...
Oilers place Sekera on waivers to buy out his contract The Edmonton Oilers are parting ways with injury-prone defenseman Andrej Sekera by placing him on waivers with the intention to buy out the final two...
"Every Father Wants It...": Ram Vilas Paswan On Son's Place In PM Cabinet Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party winning six seats in Bihar in the national election has put the BJP ally in a pole position to seek for Chirag...
Immigration raids to take place across US starting Sunday Raids are likely to occur in 10 major cities and would target at least 2,000 immigrants who have been ordered deportedUS immigration officials have s...
Yankees place Morales on IL with calf strain CHICAGO (AP) — The New York Yankees have placed Kendrys Morales on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain. Morales is the 20th player to go ...
IOC recommends boxing keeps its place in Tokyo but not under AIBA "Boxing should keep its place at next year\u0027s Olympic Games but recognition of AIBA, the governing body of the sport\u0027s amateur version, shou...
‘This place has enough creepy old men’: GOP vows to crush Roy Moore Republicans are promising to do everything they can to obliterate Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate primary.A push is underway to get President Donald ...
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'Is this going to be a joyous place?' … the architects asking revolutionary questions How do you build the perfect town? You send for Public Practice, the initiative that’s tempting architects back into the public sector“Developers ke...
ITG acquisition seen bolstering Virtu’s place in FX market Analysts believe Virtu Financial’s acquisition of ITG is largely a positive development for customers of both firms and the wider FX market, despite ...
What happens to a place when its steel industry collapses – podcast The announcement that British Steel was entering insolvency came as a hammer blow to Scunthorpe, where it employs 5,000 people. It has become a famil...
Drones to Carry People Have Yet to Take Off, but They Will Have a Place to Land A small group of entrepreneurs is betting that once the next generation of autonomous, people-carrying drones take off, they will need a place to lan...
Reds place 2 more catchers on the injured list The Cincinnati Reds are down to their fourth and fifth catchers after placing two more on the injured list. Curt Casali went on the 10-day injured li...
Huawei is No. 1 place Chinese students want to work The long-running US campaign against Huawei may be starting to hurt its business but it hasn't damaged the tech company's reputation among Chinese st...
Angels place Simmons on 10-day IL, Ohtani OK after scare ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have placed Andrelton Simmons on the 10-day injured list after he sprained his left ankle during Monday...
District 12 of ‘The Hunger Games’ is now a historic place RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — District 12 is now on the National Register of Historic Places. North Carolina officials announced earlier this week that the He...
‘We’re not at that place’: Pelosi gets breathing room on impeachment Speaker Nancy Pelosi just bought a little more time. The California Democrat sent lawmakers out the door Thursday for a 10-day Memorial Day break aft...
'Out of place' Jerome Boateng faces new challenge As Bayern Munich celebrated another domestic double, club president Uli Hoeness suggested the 30-year-old defender begin to look for a new club. Afte...
Former Commerce secretary: Trump's 5% tariffs on Mexico will go into place but not any further Former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez says he doesn't see how a comprehensive agreement between Mexico and the U.S. can be made over the we...
Le Mans: Conway Toyota edges further clear in first place The #7 Toyota TS050 HYBRID driven by Mike Conway is almost 40 seconds clear of the sister #8 car following the second hour of the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hou...
Astros place AL home run leader George Springer on IL HOUSTON — The Houston Astros placed outfielder George Springer on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left hamstring strain, but could be close t...
A Neptune-Like Planet Has Been Spotted in a Place Where It's Not Supposed to Exist An international team of astronomers is reporting the discovery of a Neptune-like planet located some 920 light-years from Earth. Dubbed the “Forbidd...
Quilmes Ruins, Sacred Place of Diaguita People Argentina is a vast country revered for its many natural wonders and beautiful scenery. Less well-known, however, are its historic sites. ...
Italy and Austria Take the Bond Market to a Very Weird Place Ultra-long Italian debt at 2.85% is the flip-side of the same crazy coin that gave us 100-year Austrian at 1.17%. Investors are in a very weird place...
AP source: Stars place Nichushkin on waivers for buyout A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the Dallas Stars have placed former first-round draft pick Valeri Nichushki...
Military equipment in place for Trump's July 4th President Donald Trump is marshalling tanks, bombers and other machinery of war for a Fourth of July celebration that traditionally is light on milit...
A’s place Khris Davis on injured list with hip contusion OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have placed designated hitter Khris Davis on the 10-day injured list with a left hip/oblique contusion. ...
D-backs place LF David Peralta on IL with shoulder injury SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed left fielder David Peralta on the 10-day injured list with an injured right shoulder. The D...
Hamilton handed three place grid penalty in Austria "Stewards handed Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton a three place penalty for impeding in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday, dropping the M...
These Stanley Cup finals show there’s still a place for ‘heavy’ hockey in the NHL “I did expect a physical series, but we bang hard, too," Bruins Coach Bruce Cassidy told reporters in St. Louis. Game 4 of these Stanley Cup finals f...
"Which Is Most Popular Place To Buy Ganja," Tweets Guwahati Police Guwahati Police, in a tongue-in-cheek bid to call attention to the drug problem, asked social media users which was "the most popular place to buy ga...
Where’s the cheapest place to store 500GB of data online? Reeling from a Dropbox price hike, Kate wants somewhere cheaper to store her 500GB of photos and filesI’ve just received notification that my Dropbox...
The Esports Awards will take place in Arlington, Texas, on November 16 The Esports Awards, now into its fourth year of recognizing the best in the esports industry, will take place at the Esports Stadium Arlington.Read M...
Bethpage’s baying, boorish galleries should have no place in golf The heckling of Brooks Koepka by the crowd at the US PGA was unacceptable but is likely to be even worse for Europe’s players when the Ryder Cup come...
New greens in place, Chambers Bay ponders majors future The brown, lumpy patches that dotted nearly every putting surface at Chambers Bay and became the story of the 2015 U.S. Open are now lush, smooth and...
Braves place Newcomb on 7-day concussion injured list ATLANTA (AP) — Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb has been placed on the seven-day injured list for players with concussion symptoms, four days after he was...
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Mets place RHP Familia on DL, ship RHP Gagnon to minors ATLANTA (AP) — The slumping New York Mets have placed pitcher Jeurys Familia on the 10-day injured list and optioned pitcher Drew Gagnon to Triple-A ...
Housing market correcting to more sustainable place, says expert Meghan McGarth of Buckingham Research and Skylar Olsen, Zillow director of economic research, join CNBC's "Power Lunch" team to discuss what is ...
Conditions not in place for Facebook's Libra to go ahead: France Facebook's Libra digital coin project cannot go ahead in the form it has been presented so far, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednes...
A Quiet Place 2 Could Delve Into the Mystery of Its Horrifying Aliens Some wild rumors about The Batman are quashed. Quentin Tarantino still wants to make his sweary Star Trek. Peter Parker ponders plans in a new Far Fr...
Atalanta win to claim Champions League place for first time • Daniele de Rossi plays final game for Roma• Milan miss out on Champions League slotAtalanta qualified for the Champions League for the first time i...
Warriors Alumni Hold Tight to Their Place in a Dynasty Golden State has cycled through 38 players over a five-year stretch of dominance. Those who have left, like Leandro Barbosa and David West, try to ex...
England claims 3rd place in Nations League after penalties GUIMARAES, Portugal (AP) — England beat Switzerland 6-5 in a sudden death penalty shootout Sunday to claim the consolation prize of third place in UE...
Yankees place RHP Germán on injured list with hip flexor CLEVELAND (AP) — Yankees starter Domingo Germán has been placed on the injured list with a hip flexor, another blow to New York’s pitching staf...
New Jersey beach smoking ban in place for start of summer SEA GIRT, N.J. (AP) — Smoking and vaping will be banned on nearly every public beach in New Jersey this summer under tougher new restrictions. Nonsmo...
Jays place reliever Mayza on injured list The Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff was hit with another injury Sunday as the team announced right-handed reliever Tim Mayza had been placed on the ...
The last 'Splatoon 2' Splatfest takes place July 18th It's once again time to wave goodbye to a Splatoon game as you know it -- Nintendo has revealed that Splatoon 2's last Splatfest will start...
England’s Gareth Southgate: ‘None of us is satisfied with third-place finish’ • Manager says players committed to reaching higher levels• Unhappy medals left in changing room rather than presentedGareth Southgate has admitted a...
Rebuilding Aleppo: 'We cannot preserve the place but we can save our memories' Thousands of Aleppians are using a Facebook group to share their way of life before the Syrian warGoing to the hammam was once a beloved ritual for A...
'The kidney has a very special place in the heart,' says Trump – video Donald Trump has claimed that ‘the kidney has a very special place in the heart’ as he announced a government plan to tackle kidney disease in the US...
Goodbye to The Good Place: TV's best comedy will end on a heavenly high The inspired sitcom about life after death will meet its maker after its fourth season. But unlike some shows, it has chosen the right time to fall o...
'Third-place play-off is a nonsense game' - Phil Neville "England women manager Phil Neville has congratulated Sweden on their win in the World Cup third-place play-off but says the match is \"a nonsense ga...
Virtual reality seems like a great place for sniping, doesn’t it? Virtual reality seems like a great place for sniping, doesn’t it? Rebellion and Just Add Water team up for Sniper Elite VR for PlayStation VR, Oculus...
Guidemaster: The best dash cams worthy of a permanent place in your car Enlarge / Garmin Dash Cam Mini. (credit: Valentina Palladino) Update: Our original Dash Cam Guidemaster was published in March 2018, but we recently...
Life in the fastest warming place on earth - podcast In the world’s northernmost town, temperatures have risen by 4C since 1971, devastating homes, wildlife and even the cemetery. India Rakusen and Jon ...
Despondent Osaka seeks to rediscover her happy place Naomi Osaka knows the secret to her meteoric rise to the tennis summit was her ability to enjoy herself on court and, by the same token, that her cur...
Brewers place struggling Chacin on IL, will recall Nelson PITTSBURGH (AP) — Milwaukee has placed struggling starter Jhoulys Chacin on the injured list with a strained lower back, paving the way for Jimmy Nel...
Your Happy Place Is Watching This Ferrari F40 Getting a Full Detail Watching any car receive a full detail can be a relaxing experience. But when it’s a Ferrari F40? The one with the paint so thin you can see the carb...
Jason Grimsley emerges from dark place for first Old-Timers’ Day If it wasn’t quite the baseball equivalent of Walter White returning home from his self-imposed New Hampshire exile in the “Breaking Bad” finale, Jas...
In photos: Soldiers place flags at Arlington for Memorial Day Old Guard U.S. Army soldiers place American flags at the tombstones of the fallen at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on May 23, 2019 i...
Philadelphia bar seeks payment from St. Louis Blues' 'Play Gloria' craze during Stanley Cup run The Philadelphia bar that inspired the Blues' "Gloria" fad is seeking money from the items that were sold inside and outside of Enterprise Cente...
For residents of Syria's last rebel-held province, no place is safe The Syrian government's Idlib campaign has killed at least 160 civilians in recent weeks, according to the UN. No place is considered safe by the res...
Make Twitter a More Pleasant Place By Muting Notifications From Some Accounts Twitter can be a wonderful place to connect with people from around the world. It can also be a great place for bots and garbage accounts to spam you...
Huawei Ban Puts S Korea in a Familiar Place: Caught Between US and China The campaign against Huawei, and the broader US-China trade war, have landed export-driven South Korea in a familiar bind, caught between its crucial...
Three has regained its place at the front of the field for bargain big data SIM only deals You've just invested in a brand new SIM-free phone, or maybe your contract has ended but you've formed a sentimental attachment to the phon...
Google Voice for web update makes it much faster to place calls Google is making it much easier to place calls through its Voice service's web interface, adding an always-visible call panel that shows your nu...
Why we should no longer doubt Novak Djokovic's place among tennis' GOATs For as long as he can remember, Novak Djokovic has been trying to catch and match his two main rivals, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. After a career...
Coventry City announce groundshare agreement is in place for next season • Club says agreement is backup plan if Ricoh Arena deal fails• Birmingham’s St Andrew’s ground is one reported possibilityCoventry City have announc...
Soho is Britain's unhealthiest place to live, study finds Great Torrington in Devon healthiest given factors such as pollution and fast food accessSoho is the unhealthiest place to live in Britain while the ...
Work to make the world a better place: 5 things you need to know about ‘green jobs’ Imagine a world in which practically everyone works in jobs that are helping to transform the global economy, and bring about a world where business ...
Neville to give Carney final farewell in third place match England winger Karen Carney hopes to bow out with a win at the women's World Cup after coach Phil Neville said on Friday she would feature in the thi...
DeGrom, Alonso lead Mets to a 10-2 rout of 1st-place Braves ATLANTA (AP) — Jacob deGrom took a shutout into the ninth inning, Pete Alonso homered to highlight the first four-hit game of his young career, and t...
No Brexit deal possible with Irish backstop still in place, says UK PM candidate Hunt Britain's foreign minister Jeremy Hunt, one of the two contenders to be the next prime minister, said it would be impossible to have a European Union...
Diamondbacks place Flores on injured list, recall Vargas SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed infielder Wilmer Flores on the 10-day injured list with a bruised right foot, retroactive to Mo...
Spotify offering a new music and news playlist that could take the place of radio When radio swept the nation on the 1930s, it essentially became the country’s first mass medium. Listeners soon became addicted to hearing whatever w...
Selena Gomez Says It Took Her 4 Years to "Feel at a Good Place" With New Album The wait for Selena Gomez's new music is almost over! The 26-year-old singer revealed she's "actually done" with her next album during Tuesday's epi...
World Of Warcraft’s New Cyber-Gnome Wonderland Is The Best Place On Azeroth In August I wrote about the Abandoned Junkheap, a small patch of rust-covered, robot-infested land on the island of Kul Tiras in World of Warcraft th...
Massive choir a place for Estonians to find identity, solace Tens of thousands of Estonians have joined in singing folk songs on the 150th anniversary of a music festival that inspired resistance to Soviet cont...
| Bjorn Borg's son set for 'incredible' junior Wimbledon place: reports Almost 40 years after his father Bjorn Borg won a fifth consecutive Wimbledon title, 16-year old Leo Borg is set to make his debut at the legendary t...
Baffling 3,000-year-old Out of Place Mace Head Found in Poland An amateur Polish archaeologist has made an astonishing discovery that is 3,000 years old - he unearthed a Bronze Age mace head. ...
Trump’s Trade War Has Wall Street Forecasts Frozen in Place With zero certainty about what lies ahead, analysts are standing pat on earnings forecasts. If they start to cut targets, stocks could be in for a di...
| Ferrari plan appeal after Vettel second-place Canada furore Ferrari will appeal the controversial five-second time penalty that cost Sebastian Vettel his first victory of the season in the Canadian Grand Prix....
Sweden pounce on sloppy England to clinch third place at World Cup Sweden benefited from poor defending and the video assistant referee to beat England 2-1 in the women's World Cup third place playoff match on Saturd...
‘Everyone hates this place’: Border bill tears apart Democratic caucus Democrats broke into open warfare Thursday over Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s surrender to the Senate’s emergency border aid package, with the caucus’s long...
British Steel says funding is in place for all employees to be paid in full for May British Steel is continuing "to work with all parties to achieve an outcome that secures its future success", with funding in place for employees to ...
The wrong side of history has become a crowded place. Time to rethink Who among us will be viewed with shame in 50 years’ time remains to be seenEarlier this month, as the bundle of disordered impulses currently serving...
Scudamore takes place on newly formed Ryder Cup committee VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — The executive who led the extraordinary growth of the English Premier League is joining a new Ryder Cup committee aime...
Terrorists Shouldn't Negotiate From "Place Of Advantage": India Tells UN India has told the UN that terror groups enjoying "support and safe havens" to carry out terrorist activities in Afghanistan from across the borders ...
Minnesota Twins place Marwin Gonzalez on IL with hamstring strain The Minnesota Twins placed infielder Marwin Gonzalez on the 10-day injured list and put right-handed relief pitcher Blake Parker on the family medica...
White Sox place left-hander Bañuelos on 10-day injured list CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have placed left-hander Manny Bañuelos on the 10-day injured list and recalled right-hander Carson Fulmer from T...
Agony for Chile as missed penalty against Thailand costs place in last 16 Francisca Lara blew Chile’s chance to dramatically claim a place in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup. Needing to beat Thailand by three goals in ...
This Striking Climate Change Visualization Is Now Customizable for Any Place on Earth When University of Reading climate scientist released his warming stripes visualization for the globe last year, people freaked (in a good way). The ...
Exhibition 'This Place' shows Israel and the West Bank from a new perspective The images we know of Israel and the West Bank very often portray conflict. An exhibition at the Jewish Museum Berlin features works of photographers...
Vinales hit with three-place grid drop for Barcelona MotoGP race Maverick Vinales has been penalised for impeding fellow Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo in qualifying for the Catalan Grand Prix, and will drop ...
Canada book last-16 place as Nichelle Prince caps win over New Zealand Canada booked their place in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 win over New Zealand at the Stade des Alpes. The captain, Christine Sinc...
The fifth Beatle? Cynthia Lennon finally wins her place in pop history John’s first wife has been written off as a mere support act. Now a new play recognises her importance in the story of the BeatlesThe true identity o...
No place like home: eastern Europeans in the West Midlands – in pictures Jon Tonks’ Stories of Home is a study of central and eastern European communities living in the Sandwell district of the West Midlands, home to the U...
What's the best place to hit the Heinz? Fun facts about the ketchup maker for Memorial Day Heinz is turning 150 this year. Here are some fun facts to "relish" about the ketchup company that actually started with horseradish. &#...
Gown designer’s Beekman Place pad cuts price a third time A 1 Beekman Place duplex that was once home to the late fashion designer Arnold Scaasi and the late literacy advocate Parker Ladd has been back on th...
England v Sweden: Women's World Cup third-place play-off – live! Updates from the bronze-medal match in NiceLouise Taylor: Women’s football seeks legacy but frailties remainFeel free to email Scott with your though...
'No place for that': Courtside fan ejected for shoving Raptors' Kyle Lowry Fan ejected from Oracle Arena after shoving Toronto guardFull report: Curry’s 47 in vain as Raptors beat limping WarriorsAs it happened: Toronto Rapt...
Belmont Stakes 2019 predictions: Win, place, show picks Saturday is the 2019 Belmont Stakes Stakes, and here are The Post’s staff picks: Vic Cangialosi Sir Winston: Was a rallying second in the shorter Pet...
Breeders' Cup will take place at Santa Anita despite multiple horse deaths The Breeders’ Cup will still take place at Santa Anita Park in California later this year despite nearly three dozen horses dying at the Southern Cal...
Cardinals place INF Jedd Gyorko on IL, recall Tommy Edman CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed infielder Jedd Gyorko on the 10-day injured list with a strained lower back before Saturday’s gam...
Tyson Fury predicts when his Deontay Wilder rematch will take place 'Deontay Wilder cannot run from Tyson Fury forever,' says his British rival The post Tyson Fury predicts when his Deontay Wilder rematch will take pl...
Cardinals place Molina on IL amid series of roster moves The Cardinals placed catcher Yadier Molina on the injured list with a strained right thumb and activated infielder Matt Carpenter as part of a series...
England v Switzerland: Nations League third-place play-off – live! Minute-by-minute updates from the playoff in GuimaraesSouthgate commits to England and rules out taking Chelsea jobSend your emails and thoughts to R...
Yankees place pitcher Tanaka on paternity leave list CLEVELAND (AP) — The New York Yankees placed right-hander Masahiro Tanaka on the paternity leave list. Tanaka, who was scheduled to start against the...
Brian Tyree Henry in very hushed talks to join A Quiet Place 2 According to The Wrap, Brian Tyree Henry (who you may know from everything lately) is in talks to join A Quiet Place 2, the very necessary sequel to ...
Penelope Disick Celebrated Her 7th Birthday With the Kardashian Family at the Most Unexpected Place Today, it's all about Penelope Disick in the Kardashian-Jenner household! The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star celebrated her 7th birthday the b...
Cards place Ozuna on injured list, recall O’Neill, Thomas SAN DIEGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have placed outfielder Marcell Ozuna on the injured list with a fractured finger on his right hand. Ozuna wa...
Apple asks developers to place its login button above Google, Facebook Apple Inc will ask developers to position a new "Sign on with Apple" button in iPhone and iPad apps above rival buttons from Alphabet Inc's Google an...
Saudi business hours extended, leaving prayer rules in place Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet approves measure to allow shops to remain open for 24 hours, but the move stops short of explicitly peeling back the mandatory...
The 2019 Kia Stinger Gets IIHS' Top Safety Award, but Its Headlight Ratings Are All Over the Place The Kia Stinger is a great car that might not do a few things enthusiasts would like, such as come with a manual or offer its 365-horsepower turbocha...
Foundation Stone Of Pak University In Birth Place Of Guru Nanak Dev Laid The foundation stone of Baba Guru Nanak International University has been laid in Nankana Sahib, the birth place of founder of Sikhism Baba Guru Nana...
This small European country has been ranked the world's best place to live and work Switzerland has been ranked the best place in the world to live and work, stealing the crown from Singapore which was at the top for five consecutive...
Mets plummet to fourth place in division after ugly loss to Braves ATLANTA — Hey, Miami Marlins, come get them. The number of NL East teams chasing these disappointing Mets shrunk to one Wednesday night, as manager M...
Apple forces developers to place its login button above Google, Facebook Apple Inc will require developers to position a new "Sign on with Apple" button in iPhone and iPad apps above rival buttons from Alphabet Inc's Googl...
Huawei ban puts South Korea in a familiar place: caught between the U.S. and China Less than a week after Huawei Technologies was blacklisted by the United States, more than a hundred South Korean politicians and business leaders to...
Knicks’ place in Kawhi Leonard’s crystallizing free agency plan The Knicks may have to fly to Kawhi Leonard’s hometown for their meeting with the Raptors superstar. While things are still fluid, a source con...
Ashleigh Barty books French Open final place with win over Anisimova Australian sets up final against Markéta VondroušováRollercoaster of a match ends with three-set winAustralian Ashleigh Barty weathered the fierce ch...
Germany's Greens shoot into first place in poll, overtaking Merkel's conservatives The Greens have overtaken Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives to become the most popular party in Germany, an opinion poll released on Saturday ...
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The robots are definitely coming and will make the world a more unequal place | John Naughton New studies show that the latest wave of automation will make the world’s poor poorer. But big tech will be even richerSo the robots are coming for o...
Mike Schur opens up about why he's ending the mother-forking Good Place Last night, Mike Schur broke the news—not entirely unexpected, but still a little sad—that the fourth season of his beloved NBC series The Good Place...
Serena Williams ‘in good place’ before semi-final against Barbora Strycova • Seven-times champion only two wins away from slam title No 24• Strycova has tactical ability to cause American problemsWhen Serena Williams was bea...
England World Cup final place laughable four years ago, says Eoin Morgan • Captain wants repeat performance against New Zealand• Aaron Finch: ‘We were just totally outplayed’Eoin Morgan admitted the idea of England reachin...
Daily on Energy: Tornado alley becomes the place for climate confusion and politics Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with what'...
The Good Place’s William Jackson Harper would love to get weird with Funkadelic If you’re a regular reader of The A.V. Club, you probably know William Jackson Harper as cripplingly indecisive philosophy professor Chidi Anagonye o...
Delhi's Connaught Place World's 9th Most Expensive Office Area: Report The Connaught Place area of the national capital retained its tag of the ninth most expensive office space during the January-March period of 2019 wi...
Qatar to host inaugural World Beach Games in place of San Diego Qatar will host the inaugural World Beach Games later this year after Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) awarded the Gulf state the ri...
Rajasthan's Churu Seethes At 50.8 Degrees, Hottest Place In India Today Heatwave conditions continued in northern and central parts of India with Churu in Rajasthan recording the highest temperature in the country today a...
How Arlington National Cemetery Became the Resting Place for America’s ‘Heroic Dead’ On May 30, 1868, Gen. John A. Logan visited Arlington National Cemetery to speak at a ceremony for what was then called Decoration Day — and in...
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Donald Trump’s ‘divisive comments’ have no place in society, Andrew Scheer says Scheer said he believes people should be free to criticize their governments without having their backgrounds questioned or being told to leave the c...
North Carolina Village Used as District 12 in Hunger Games Movie Now a ‘Historic Place’ (RALEIGH, N.C.) — What would the folks in the Capitol think? District 12 is now on the National Register of Historic Places. The Henry River Mi...
Snap a Gallery Wall Into Place With Magnaframe's Affordable, Magnetic Frame Packs Gallery walls are definitely The Thing To Do when decorating a home these days, but if you don’t have the creative eye to design your own, or the cas...
Tucson woman chomps down 26 hot dogs to earn 2nd place in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest NEW YORK (WNBC) – Tucson resident Michelle Lesco, who wolfed down 26 hot dogs in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, earning her second pla...
PEN World Voices Festival: Person, Place, and Politics: Recusing Ourselves from States of Turmoil Presented with The GuardianThe 2019 PEN World Voices Festival will bring more than 200 writers and artists representing over 50 nationalities to New ...
Venice mayor urges Unesco to place city on world heritage blacklist Luigi Brugnaro says he has no faith in Italy’s government to resolve cruise ship problemThe mayor of Venice has urged Unesco to place the city on its...
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Gove refuses to confirm vote on Brexit bill will take place in early June Environment secretary says it is time to ‘reflect’ on May’s ‘new deal’ and consider all optionsAll today’s Brexit news - live updatesMichael Gove has...
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Vice Chair Clarida: If economy slows, Fed will implement policy to keep it in a 'good place' He said he will be watching current conditions, in particular the trade war and the inverted yield curve in the bond market, for clues about where th...
Anthony Van Dyck wins the Derby to earn O’Brien place in record books • Trainer wins Epsom Classic for the seventh time• Madhmoon second, Japan third, Broome fourthIt was typical of Aidan O’Brien that one of his first t...
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Daily on Energy: Inslee sees a place for corn in plan to scrap EPA’s ethanol mandate Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with what'...
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Megan Rapinoe: the World Cup hero who wants the world to be a better place As tough off the pitch as on, she defies Donald Trump, speaks out for race and gender equality, while espousing more love, less hateMegan Rapinoe sto...
What MLB got right and wrong during Yankees-Red Sox London series LONDON — Chris Ward, a resident of Oxford and native Brit, first learned of the London Series last year when the news arrived on his Major League Bas...
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Inside the abandoned remains of Chernobyl's 'exclusion zone'
When photographer David McMillan first visited the city of Pripyat in 1994, he expected his movements to be restricted. Just eight years prior, a reactor at the...
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Human remains found inside suitcase near Indianapolis creek Homicide detectives are searching for answers after a suitcase with human remains was found near a creek in Indianapolis. Authorities responded to a ...
FAA investigating Chick-fil-A's exclusion at Texas airport The Federal Aviation Administration says it's investigating a decision to exclude Chick-fil-A from an airport concession contract in San Antonio over...
FAA investigating Chick-fil-A’s exclusion at Texas airport SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it’s investigating a decision to exclude Chick-fil-A from an airport concession con...
Turkey calls on US to reverse decision on F-35 exclusion Turkey says Washington’s decision to exclude Ankara from an American-led fighter jet program goes against the “spirit of alliance” and is calling for...
UK home secretary puzzled by exclusion from Trump banquet Britain's interior minister says he hasn't been told why he wasn't invited to last week's state banquet for President Donald Trump at Buckingham Pala...
Opposition rallies over exclusion to Moscow parliament vote More than a 1,000 people took to the streets of Moscow on Sunday protesting against a possible ban on opposition candidates running in elections to t...
Boxing body near bankrupt, facing 2020 Olympic exclusion The International Boxing Association says it is near bankruptcy, days before a decision to formally exclude the body from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics &#...
Opinion: 'No negative zone'? May this be the start of the 'no O.J. Simpson zone' On anniversary best forgotten, it's time to look for the 'no O.J. Simpson zone' and pivot to people we should care about on this infam...
Lady Gaga said she may not be 'considered a part of' the LGBTQ community even though she likes 'girls sometimes' and it started a conversation about bisexual exclusion Kevin Winter/Getty Images Lady Gaga made a surprise appearance Friday at New York's WorldPride celebration outside the Stonewall Inn and addressed t...
Exclusion List To Draft Citizen's List To Be Published On June 26 An additional exclusion list to the draft NRC will be published on June 26 containing the names of those who figured in the draft published on July 3...
Google open-sources robots.txt parser in push to make Robots Exclusion Protocol an official standard Google wants to turn the Robots Exclusion Protocol (REP) into an official internet standard -- and it's making its own parser open source to help.Rea...
Abandoned Six Flags park may soon come down An abandoned New Orleans amusement park that has stood empty since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 may finally be torn down. (July 5) &#...
Abandoned sacred places around the world From black-stoned pyramids staggering out of the Sudanese desert to the silhouetted bare bones of England's Gothic Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire st...
Is This Abandoned Beer Or Fresh Piss? ESPN hockey analyst Greg Wyshynski was on-hand for St. Louis’s stirring 3–2 overtime win over the dreaded Bruins in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final W...
African Champions League final abandoned after VAR row Esperance win Caf Champions League after opponents Wydad Casablanca refuse to continue playing when VAR was unavailable to judge a disallowed equalis...
Kitten Found Abandoned On Rural Road POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) – A kitten is recovering after he was found dumped on a country road. Animal advocates say this happens all too oft...
Colorado woman goes missing on LA trip, car abandoned Authorities are searching for a missing Colorado woman who disappeared on a trip to Los Angeles. Jennifer Michelle Lorber, 30, checked into a Malibu ...
| Neymar's rape accuser abandoned by third lawyer The woman who has accused Brazilian football star Neymar of raping her in a Paris hotel has been dropped by a third lawyer - the latest twist in the ...
Crews battle abandoned building fire TUCSON – Crews are responding to an abandoned building fire Friday morning. Tucson Fire Department crews were dispatched to a building near 29th Stre...
US scraps prison plan for abandoned coal mine Facing a lawsuit by prisoners over alleged health hazards, the US Bureau of Prisons has aborted a longstanding plan to build a jail on an abandoned c...
Police Investigate After Puppy Found Dead In Bag, 2 Others Abandoned McCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Police in far western Kentucky were investigating after one puppy was found dead in a bag and two others were ...
India-New Zealand 3rd match abandoned at Cricket World Cup NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — India and New Zealand came to Nottingham unbeaten and will leave unbeaten after their Cricket World Cup group match was ab...
Trash Mountain: Abandoned tents add to detritus on Everest Thirty entire tents, their contents scattered by the wind, were among the shocking amount of trash left after a record climbing season on Mount Evere...
Fraud trial abandoned because expert witness had no expertise Past carbon credit convictions may be unsafe after Andrew Ager found to be unqualifiedThe safety of convictions secured in more than 20 fraud trials ...
Abandoned at sea: the cargo crew adrift without wages, fuel or supplies When companies run into trouble they can leave ships’ crews drifting at sea with no visas, wages or supplies. Karen McVeigh and Andy Bowerman tell th...
World Cup 2019: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Match Abandoned Due To Rain 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: The World Cup match between Bangladesh and the Sri Lanka was abandoned after persistent heavy ra...
Search For Eighth Climber On Nanda Devi Mountain Abandoned Authorities said Saturday they have abandoned the search for an eighth climber presumed killed in a deadly avalanche that struck near India's second-...
Abandoned Bentley Blizzard sports car recreated by Coventry start-up Likeness to 1950s-era Bentleys gives away the Blizzard's origins Blizzard Motors will make 15 examples of the retro-inspired roadster, based on di...
An Abandoned Water Park is an Excellent Playground for an Electric MX Rider While it’s still sad that Alta Motors is dead, it’s pretty great that these bikes are still being used to their full potential. Josh Hill invades and...
Crews battle south side abandoned house fire TUCSON – Two local fire departments responded to an abandoned house fire early Monday morning. Initially, South Tucson Fire Department crews were dis...
India vs New Zealand World Cup 2019 Clash Abandoned Due To Rain India and New Zealand were awarded a point each after persistent rain in Nottingham forced the abandonment of their World Cup match without a ball be...
Woman sought by police after child found abandoned in Phoenix PHOENIX (KPNX) – Police Monday are still looking for a woman seen on security camera footage with a child Saturday morning who was found abando...
BP seizes $500K of drugs aboard abandoned aircraft near Tucson TUCSON – Nearly $500,000 in methamphetamine and fentanyl was seized Thursday after a pilot attempted to smuggle the drugs across the border wit...
Abandoned tents, human waste piling up on Mount Everest KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The record number of climbers on Mount Everest this season has left a cleanup crew grappling with how to clear away everythin...
MS-13 members hiding in abandoned homes in New York after being chased out of the woods, police say The embattled MS-13 gang is now holding their membership meetings inside abandoned buildings and vacant, foreclosed homes on New York’s Long Island i...
Big Pharma won't like Trump's next move after rebate rule is abandoned, investors fear Another way President Trump could make a push to lower drug prices is with a proposal announced last year that would allow Medicare to create an "int...
US Scientist Raped, Murdered In Greece; Body Dumped In Abandoned Bunker A 27-year-old farmer on the Greek island on Crete has confessed to raping and murdering an American scientist before dumping her body in an abandoned...
Ingenious Abandoned Jungle City of Guayabo de Turrialba in Costa Rico South and Central America have many amazing archaeological sites, some of which were left behind by pre-Columbian peoples and cultures who left no wr...
African Champions League final to be replayed after original game abandoned • Second leg, and trophy, had been awarded to Esperance • Wydad Casablanca left pitch after equaliser was disallowedThe second leg of the African Cha...
Fortnite Fortbyte 62 Location Accessible with Stratus outfit within an abandoned mansion Accessible with the Stratus outfit within an abandoned mansion is the latest Fortbyte challenge players can complete today in Fortnite Battle Royale....
World powers urge Iran to stick to nuclear deal abandoned by US Iran has threatened to reduce its commitments under deal as early as this weekendWorld powers meeting in Vienna have urged Iran to stick to the terms...
Cleaners Find Abandoned Foetus Blocking Plane's Toilet In South Africa Cleaners found an abandoned foetus blocking the toilet of an plane in South Africa today, the domestic FlySafair airline said, prompting the offloadi...
Explorer gets attacked after hearing growling noises coming from attic of abandoned house A BRAVE explorer who heard creepy growling noises coming from the attic of an abandoned house quickly regretted venturing upwards to find what was th...
Read This: A tribute to the lost, dumb potential of Universal's abandoned Dark Universe Hollywood is, to borrow a term from sports, a copycat industry. Sustained success is so difficult to come by that anytime a studio does something rig...
Baby abandoned in airport bathroom finds family after 33 years. But mysteries remain No one claimed the abandoned baby boy, who was later adopted. Steve Hydes began his search 33 years after having his own children. ...
Cricket World Cup hit by second successive washout as Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka clash abandoned due to rain The Cricket World Cup suffered its second successive washout on Tuesday as the match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was abandoned without a ball be...
Female drivers feel abandoned by Uber and Lyft after reporting a sexual assault Guardian investigation finds drivers who have experienced range of safety issues say companies offer little to no supportOne month into driving for L...
Couple use Twitter to rescue newborn girl abandoned on Indian garbage dump Vinod Kapri, an Indian journalist and filmmaker based in Delhi, checks Twitter first thing every morning -- like virtually every journalist on the pl...
India vs New Zealand abandoned as rain halts Cricket World Cup semi-final at Old Trafford India's Cricket World Cup semi-final clash with New Zealand will head into a second day after rain forced play to be abandoned without a result at Ol...
How ‘The Twilight Zone’ First Saw Man on the Moon The 1959 pilot episode, airing a decade before the first moon landing, bore what would become the series’ hallmark: narrating Cold War anxieties thro...
US like a 'war zone' after 500 tornadoes in 30 days America has been hit with 500 tornadoes in the last 30 days, with Tuesday breaking a 40-year record by marking the 12th day in a row with at least ei...
Euro zone sentiment better than expected in May Euro zone economic sentiment was better than expected in May, rebounding after 10 consecutive monthly falls thanks to more optimism in the biggest se...
The Demilitarised Zone Separating Two Koreas US President Donald Trump held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas on Sunday, the third...
With Spanish politics in turbulence zone, what next for Sanchez & Co? Two sets of elections in the past month have left Spanish politics deeply fragmented, paving the way for a complex and hard-to-predict round of horse...
Baghdad’s Green Zone, a barometer of war and peace BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad’s Green Zone has been a barometer for tension and conflict in Iraq for nearly two decades. The 4-square mile (10-square ...
The euro zone now has a budget — but no agreement on how to fund it The 19 finance ministers agreed, after a marathon meeting that ran into the early hours of Friday morning last week, that the euro zone should have i...
These Tornadoes Left Ohio Communities Looking Like a War Zone Few things in this world are as terrifying as tornadoes. The wrath of Mother Nature just shooting from above in a whirlwind of destructive winds and ...
Trump meets Kim at Korean Demilitarized Zone North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has met US President Donald Trump at the Demilitarized Zone that divides South and North Korea for a "handshake for p...
Judge reinstates Madrid's low emissions zone New rightwing council fails to reverse policy of former mayor Manuela CarmenaBarely a week after Madrid’s rightwing council began rolling back the ci...
Baghdad's Green Zone reopens to the public Iraqi security officials say Baghdad's Green Zone area, the heavily fortified strip on the west bank of the Tigris River, is now open to the public a...
Madrid Ends a Low-Emissions Zone After Just 7 Months Drivers will no longer face fines for entering a designated downtown area, a reversal that many attribute to an increasingly polarized political envi...
Norweigan island proposes getting rid of time zone If you’re a stickler for keeping the time, you might not want to go to this island in Norway because they might get rid of time! Veuer’s ...
MLB’s approach to gambling enters the Twilight Zone As Rod Serling said, “Submitted for your approval”: It has become science fiction, the “Twilight Zone” episode in which William Shatner sees that hid...
FROM THE FIELD: Enduring freezing winter in a war zone In Ukraine, extreme winter cold is making life harder for thousands of people whose lives have already been torn apart by conflict. Hoping to find sa...
Daily Mail: Leaked cables show British ambassador saying Trump abandoned Iran deal in act of 'diplomatic vandalism' to spite Obama Kim Darroch, the former United Kingdom ambassador to the United States, said the Trump administration was "set upon an act of diplomatic vandalism" i...
Opinion: Africa's new free trade zone is still just a dream Trade within Africa has enormous potential. Whether a new free trade zone on the continent will realize that potential is up to the more than 50 nati...
Chris O’Dowd goes gun-crazy on an offbeat Twilight Zone This week’s The Twilight Zone, “The Blue Scorpion,” is the second to be credited solely to writer Glen Morgan, who’s also an executive producer on th...
France sees progress on euro zone budget France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday important progress was made on a euro zone budget by the bloc's finance ministers in a meetin...
Madrid set to become first European city to scrap low-emissions zone Region’s likely new president Isabel Díaz Ayuso believes congestion is part of city’s cultural identityMadrid is set to become the first European cit...
Why The Hot Zone Left a Lasting Impression on Julianna Margulies The Hot Zone, Julianna Margulies' latest TV project, is vastly different from the ones you know her from. The miniseries, which is set in 1989 and fe...
Trump to Meet North Korea's Kim at Demilitarized Zone President Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday afternoon at the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas, a spontaneous th...
YOUR MONEY - Do the math before you pick the expensive school zone For John Bohnsack, it was a classic parental dilemma: Get a small, expensive house in a high-quality school district, or pay less and get more house ...
For Modern Strikeouts, Pitchers Veer Outside the Strike Zone It’s a paradox for today’s big-league pitchers: M.L.B. is on pace for another strikeout record, but fewer pitches than ever are going inside the rule...
New Ukrainian President Zelenskiy visits eastern war zone MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s new president has visited military positions in the country’s east, where the army has been fighting Russia-backe...
Norway island wants to be world's first time-free zone The locals on Sommaroy, an island in northern Norway, make the most of their precious summer sun with no regard to conventional timekeeping. Now they...
Thousands to march against Madrid low-emissions zone U-turn Minister says council is putting ideology before people’s health and warns it may face EU finesSpain’s acting environment minister has warned Madrid’...
Madrid’s new rightwing council suspends low-emissions zone Protests planned as People’s party rolls back key policy of Spanish capital’s former mayorMadrid’s new rightwing city council has begun rolling back ...
Baghdad's Green Zone reopens to public after 16 years Thousands of walls have been removed from area, which is now open ‘without exceptions’Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone has reopened to the publ...
Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ has 200 million tons of pollutants CONOWINGO, Md. — When the Conowingo Dam opened to fanfare nearly a century ago, the massive wall of concrete and steel began its job of harnessing wa...
Mario Andretti at abandoned Nazareth Speedway: ‘It’s not a happy reunion’ As the 50th anniversary of his Indianapolis 500 victory approaches, Mario Andretti take us back to Nazareth, Pennsylvania. ...
The Hot Zone makes for a fine thriller and cautionary tale, and every so often works as both In a sense, there’s no way that The Hot Zone could avoid being somewhat anticlimactic. As anyone alive to read this can personally attest, the popula...
Here's Your Spoiler-Filled Stranger Things Season 3 Discussion Zone Stranger Things’s third season is finally upon us, and it’s pretty dang great. Just itching to talk about everything that went down in our latest vis...
UPDATE 1-Over half of euro zone government bond yields now below zero The pool of euro zone government bonds with sub-zero yields has surged again in June and now makes up more than half the total traded on the Tradeweb...
New ‘window into the planet’ installed in Mount Everest’s ‘death zone’ Scientists can now access data from within Mount Everest's so-called death zone — the highest part of the mountain that sits over 26,000 feet above s...
Congestion on Everest leads to backlog of climbers in 'death zone' Local media cites recent deaths of three people as cause for hours-long queue in freezing temperaturesHundreds of climbers hoping to make it to the s...
African leaders launch landmark 55-nation trade zone It took African countries four years to agree to a free-trade deal in March. The trade zone will unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion eco...
Arizona sleuth says FBI misidentified jump zone of DB Cooper: report An Arizona entrepreneur says he is “98 percent” convinced that the FBI has interviewed the real D.B. Cooper – the man behind the unsolved 1971 skyjac...
'Unusual uncertainty' puts stocks in red zone, $50 billion manager says QMA chief investment strategist Ed Keon has significantly pulled back risk exposure during the past few weeks due to the escalating U.S.-China trade ...
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ trailer puts Tom Cruise back in the danger zone Do you feel the need … the need for a “Top Gun” sequel trailer? Paramount Pictures premiered the first trailer Thursday for “...
Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey catch many in the danger zone off-guard Tornadoes bore down on the western edge of New Jersey and the eastern edge of Pennsylvania this week, leaving some residents prepared for the worst, ...
Controversial Silverstone DRS zone dropped for British Grand Prix The controversial Formula 1 DRS zone that included the first two sweeps of the Silverstone circuit has been dropped for this year's British Grand Pri...
The new Twilight Zone ends a mixed first season with a meta episode One of the biggest mysteries of this first season of The Twilight Zone hasn’t had anything to do with alien invasions or magical objects. Instead, th...
African Leaders Launch Continental Free-Trade Zone African leaders met on Sunday to launch a continental free-trade zone that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion econo...
Julianna Margulies hopes science deniers will pay attention to ‘The Hot Zone’ 'Topher Grace said it best —I don’t want to steal his thunder, so this is his quote. But he said, 'The Hot Zone' is a popcorn thriller until you rea...
Trump offers North Korea's Kim weekend meeting in demilitarized zone U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday proposed a weekend meeting with Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea, an...
Euro zone money markets now price in 50% chance of July ECB rate cut Money markets now price in roughly a 50% chance of a 10 basis point cut in euro zone interest rates this month, according to futures trading on Tuesd...
Over half of euro zone govt bonds have sub-zero yields on Tradeweb platform The pool of euro zone government bonds with negative yields has surged so far in June to 4.3 trillion euros or around 55% of the total, the highest p...
Geologists find new way volcanoes form from material in mantle's transition zone While studying the planet's layers deep beneath Bermuda, scientists found evidence of volcanic material rising from the mantle's transition zone, loc...
Euro zone growth, inflation outlook cut as risks from U.S. trade grow The European Commission lowered its estimates on Wednesday for euro zone growth and inflation, saying uncertainty over U.S. trade policy posed a majo...
The Gulf of Mexico's 'Dead Zone' Could Balloon to Over 8,000 Square Miles This Summer The Midwest floods portended a bad year for the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone way back in March—it was just a question of how bad things could get. Now ...
New Africa-wide free trade zone represents $3.4-trillion market The African Continental Free Trade Area aims to create a single unified market for the continent’s 1.3 billion people and to boost economic developme...
'Gun free zone' law disarmed Virginia Beach shooting victim, attorney says The night before Kate Nixon and 11 others were murdered by a disgruntled co-worker, the decade-long Virginia Beach city employee talked with her husb...
$2 trillion in tax-free Opportunity Zone investing could benefit rich and poor In an innovative addition to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, 8,700 low-income census tracts called Opportunity Zones could benefit investors with unrealiz...
Near-record 'dead zone' forecast off U.S. Gulf coast, threatening fish A near record-sized "dead zone" of oxygen-starved water could form in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, threatening its huge stocks of marine life, res...
Gulf of Mexico’s catastrophic ‘dead zone’ could be historically huge this summer Scientists warn that the “dead zone” wreaking havoc on marine life in the Gulf of Mexico will cover almost 9,000 square miles this summer. “A recent ...
Purple fairy wrasse named Wakanda discovered on reef in twilight zone Scuba divers have discovered a new fish – a vibrant purple fairy wrasse. They have named it Cirrhilabrus wakanda, after the fictional kingdom in Blac...
Economic 'game changer'? African leaders launch free-trade zone African leaders met on Sunday to launch a continental free-trade zone that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion econo...
Two new Earth-like planets found in ‘habitable zone’ of nearby star An international team led by researchers at the University of Göttingen discovered two new Earth-like planets near Teegarden’s star, one o...
U.S. urges Cambodia to probe China-owned economic zone on tariff dodging The United States on Friday urged Cambodia to investigate a Chinese-owned special economic zone after uncovering efforts by firms operating there to ...
Scientists Just Installed the World’s Highest Weather Station in Mount Everest's ‘Death Zone’ Scientists announced on Thursday that they successfully installed five automated stations, including the highest weather station in world, on Mount E...
CORRECTED-Euro zone investor morale falls further in July, German recession looms -Sentix Investor morale in the euro zone deteriorated yet further in July, confounding expectations for a rise, with positive signals from the equity markets...
Beam Park in Dagenham: the £1 billion regeneration zone with thousands of new homes planned for first-time buyers By 2030 more than 3,000 new homes will have been built on a 720-acre site beside the River Beam in deepest east London. And half of them will be aime...
Near-record 'dead zone' predicted in the Gulf of Mexico this summer The Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' – a region of oxygen-depleted water that's harmful to sea life – will be the second-largest...
Trump, Kim meet at Demilitarized Zone, face-to-face for first time since Hanoi After days of speculation -- and optimistic statements by the two leaders -- President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met and shook hands ...
Euro zone welcomes Croatia's bid to join euro at the earliest in 2023 Croatia has submitted a formal bid to join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM-2), an early stage on the path to membership of the euro currenc...
Walking for weight loss: How to burn belly fat by walking in the ‘fat-burning zone’ WALKING is an easy and free form of exercise which is great for weight loss. Here we reveal how to burn belly fat by walking in the ‘fat-burning zone...
Flood Threats Remains This Weekend Things will not improve much, thanks to a cut-off low hanging around the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys this weekend. Periods of light to heavy r...
Olympic Boxing Remains In Crisis The Olympics are a bureaucratic rat’s nest, with national governing bodies, international governing bodies, host cities, various Olympic committees, ...
Why IFM Investors remains 'optimistic' on US infrastructure Brett Himbury of IFM Investors says he is optimistic that, over time, there will be policy in the U.S. that invests "more substantially" in the infra...
Ortiz remains in 'guarded' condition in ICU Red Sox legend David Ortiz remained in guarded condition in the surgical intensive care unit at a Boston hospital Thursday morning, his wife, Tiffany...
U.S. offshore oil production remains cut by 58% - U.S. government About 58%, or 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd), of crude oil production in the U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico remains shut in the wake o...
9/11 victim’s remains identified nearly 18 years later NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities have identified the remains of a 9/11 victim found at the World Trade Center. The New York City medical examiners’ ...
Micky Mills remains unbeaten Micky Mills overcomes Chaudhry on a busy sporting day, writes Phil Sharkey from ringside The post Micky Mills remains unbeaten appeared first on Boxi...
Desegregation remains an issue in many US schools CLEVELAND, Miss. — This small Mississippi Delta town serves as a reminder that fierce debates over the integration of black and white students are no...
Julianna Margulies wants to prove science deniers wrong with Ebola drama 'Hot Zone' Emmy winner Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife") returns to TV with National Geographic's "The Hot Zone," about a near-deadly Ebola outbreak in ...
Unemployment rate in Arizona remains unchanged in May TUCSON – The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Arizona, which adjusts for seasonal fluctuations in the labor force, has remained unchan...
April Consumer Spending Remains Solid U.S. households spent at a slower but still solid pace in April, suggesting consumers can help extend an already decadelong expansion amid signs econ...
Italy demolishes remains of Genoa bridge The remaining towers of the bridge in Genoa that collapsed nearly a year ago killing 43 people were demolished. ...
Reason for massive NYC blackout remains a mystery Around 72,000 energy customers experienced a blackout in New York City on Saturday night as a massive power outage hit the metropolis's West Side — a...
U.S. Inflation Continues Recovery but Remains Below Fed Target Inflation continued to recover in May from a sharp slowdown earlier this year, a trend that could ease the Federal Reserve’s worries about weak price...
F1 remains confident in US Grand Prix future AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Formula One official says the series expects to race the U.S. Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas for “many years ...
Remains of 22 servicemen killed during WWII repatriated to U.S. The remains of 22 servicemen killed on a Japanese-controlled island during World War II were repatriated to the United States Thursday, the Defense P...
UPDATE 1-U.S. offshore oil production remains cut by 58% -U.S. government More than half the daily crude production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico remained offline on Tuesday in the wake of Hurricane Barry, the U.S. drilling re...
Arizona wildfire danger remains high TUCSON – The 4th of July holiday weekend proved to be busy for crews fighting dozens of wildfires across Arizona. According to the Arizona Depa...
The Remains of Three More U.S. Troops Killed in the Korean War Have Been Identified (JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii) — The U.S. military says it has identified the remains of three more Americans killed during the Korea...
Trump says he's had 'one very brief meeting' about UFOs but remains skeptical Reuters Amid a recent increase in speculation about unidentified flying objects, President Donald Trump has admitted to at least one meeting about t...
Remains of 22 servicemen killed during WWII to be repatriated The remains of 22 servicemen killed on a Japanese-controlled island during World War II are to be repatriated to the United States Thursday, the Defe...
Dumpster diving remains illegal in Germany Justice ministers from Germany's federal states have rejected proposals to legalize taking discarded food from supermarket garbage containers. Millio...
BMW prepares to pick new CEO as Zipse remains favorite BMW's supervisory board is expected to name manufacturing chief Oliver Zipse as its new CEO after meeting at the automaker's U.S. plant on Thursday....
Koepka remains in command halfway through third round at PGA "American Brooks Koepka moved inexorably closer to his fourth major title, maintaining a seven-stroke lead halfway through the third round at the PGA...
London Zone 3 homes from £150k: new shared-ownership homes part of Cricklewood's £4.5bn revamp of former railway land The £4.5 billion redevelopment in this north-west London neighbourhood is bringing 7,500 homes, three new schools, four parks and a new Thameslink st...
How to prepare home for wildfires with Home Ignition Zone TUCSON- As the summer heat increases, fire officials are sharing tips to protect your home as wildfires spark up. “If somebody were to you know...
Remains found in Arkansas identified as Maleah Davis HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say the remains found in Arkansas last week have been identified as those of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl. The Harris C...
Kentuckian Remains Vigilant During Dominican Republic Trip (LEX 18) – The recent string of tourist deaths in the Dominican Republic has heightened fears about visiting that country. Some people here in ...
Brooks Koekpa remains golf’s force to be reckoned with PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Brooks Koepka didn’t win the U.S. Open on Sunday at Pebble Beach, and that’s OK. Koepka didn’t make history, by becoming the f...
US aircraft carrier deployed over Iran remains outside Gulf ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier the White House ordered to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran remains outsid...
Remains of Colorado man killed at Pearl Harbor identified LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — The remains of a sailor killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 have been identified as a 23-year-old Colora...
Education remains an impossible dream for many refugees and migrants The older refugee and migrant children get, the less likely it is that they will get a quality education: less than a quarter of the world’s refugees...
Italy blows up remains of collapsed Genoa bridge The two remaining towers from the Genoa bridge collapse that killed 43 people in August 2018 have been demolished. The Italian government has said th...
Inflation remains weak in eurozone as ECB mulls stimulus FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Annual inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro remained stuck at 1.2% in June, well below their central bank’...
Skeletal remains found south of Kitt Peak TUCSON – Pima County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of skeletal remains found near Elkhorn Ranch, south of Kitt Peak on Monday....
IBM Revenue Lags as Cloud Pivot Remains a Challenge International Business Machines reported another drop in quarterly revenue as Chief Executive Ginni Rometty struggles to remake Big Blue for the mode...
Remains of US sailor who died at Pearl Harbor accounted for BOSTON (AP) — The remains of a sailor from Massachusetts lost during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have been accounted for. The Defense POW/MIA...
Archdiocese of New York gives up fight over Bishop Sheen’s remains The Archdiocese of New York has finally caved in its long-running legal tug-of-war over the remains of 1950s radio and TV preacher Archbishop Fulton ...
One that got away for Maradona and Napoli remains wrapped in suspicion | Tim Lewis Late-season collapse was accompanied by strange events off the field as Napoli sought a second successive title in 1987-88When Napoli beat Juventus 1...
Pro-impeachment ranks grow as Pelosi remains unmoved The number of House Democrats calling for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump has swelled to more than 70, showing momentum for ef...
Despite Facebook's struggles, one important contingent remains loyal The number of small businesses who buy Facebook ads remains unchanged, meaning the company's struggles and the threat of government regulation h...
Kazakhstan Gets New Leader, but Old System’s Grip on Power Remains After quashing protests, the government said that President Nazarbayev’s handpicked successor had won a lopsided vote. Observers cast doubt on the of...
A doomed division? Fate of UFC flyweights remains a mystery Joseph Benavidez and Jussier Formiga will fight Saturday for a chance at the UFC flyweight belt. But will that title shot ever materialize? A look at...
The Latest: Sheriff: Child’s remains found in Arkansas HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the search for a 4-year-old Texas girl reported missing in early May (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Houston police say the...
Ryanair risks loss if Boeing 737 MAX remains grounded Ryanair's chief executive has said the airline could suffer losses if Boeing's embattled 737 MAX planes don't become operational by November. The jet...
Remains of Holocaust victims laid to rest in Belarus The remains of more than 1,000 Holocaust victims have been laid to rest in a Belarusian city on the border with Poland after the discovery of a mass ...
Garmin Fenix 5 remains its best price ever ahead of Prime Day We recently spotted a price drop at John Lewis for the impressive Garmin Fenix 5. It's a top running watch, and it's one we speculated that...
F1 remains confident in US Grand Prix future in Texas Formula One official says series expects to race the U.S. Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas for many years to come ...
Man pleads guilty to slaying, placing remains in freezer An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to murder, corpse abuse and other charges in the killing and dismemberment of his former girlfriend, whose remains wer...
WWII veteran’s remains finally return home TUCSON –The public is invited to attend the memorial services for an Arizona soldier who was killed during World War II almost 80 years ago. The rema...
Indianapolis police: Suitcase found containing human remains INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police say a suitcase containing human remains has been found near a creek in Indianapolis. Department spokeswoman Officer Genae ...
Remains located in search for missing mom Savannah Spurlock Authorities discovered human remains in the case of a missing Kentucky mom who vanished from a bar more than six months ago — and said an arrest has ...
Defence Budget Remains Unchanged At Rs 3.18 Lakh Crore The defence budget remained unchanged at Rs 3.18 lakh crore, the amount set aside in the interim budget in February, notwithstanding expectations of ...
Russian submarine accident remains shrouded in mystery The death of 14 sailors on a deep-sea submarine is dramatic for Russia but very little is known about the disaster. The official response hints at a ...
Serena remains America's best hope at French Open Serena Williams represents the United States' best chance to hoist the French Open trophy this year but questions loom about her fitness after she wa...
Remains of 1,200 Holocaust victims laid to rest in Belarus The remains of 1,200 Holocaust victims were buried after being unearthed earlier this year. Jewish community leaders criticized Belarusian authoritie...
Sheriff: Remains of missing 83-year-old hiker found TUCSON – Authorities identified what they believe are the remains of an 83-year-old hiker Wednesday morning. According to Santa Cruz County Sheriff T...
U.S. remains outlier as G20 split over tackling climate change After much wrangling, the Group of 20 major economies on Saturday agreed to disagree on fighting climate change, with the United States dissenting fr...
Hirscher future remains in doubt despite being named in Austria squad "The future of defending Alpine Skiing World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher remains in doubt despite being named in Austria’s squad for the 2019/20 sea...
Todd Gurley remains biggest question during Rams offseason Gurley has the most touches over the last three years, but the workload has caught up to him and Gurley's health has hung over this entire offseason....
How Iran's 'filmfarsi' remains the biggest secret in cinema history For many Iranians, the oft-forgotten films are a souvenir of a lost past, painting a picture of life before the 1979 revolutionShortly after the 1979...
Human remains found behind newly purchased Massachusetts home A Massachusetts contractor preparing a newly purchased home for its owner’s move-in day next month has discovered a set of human remains in its backy...
As pressure for Afghan peace grows, drug threat remains Mohammad Ahmadi, a young opium farmer in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar has the kind of confidence that underlines how meagre the results h...
UK PM candidate Raab says suspending parliament remains a Brexit option Suspending parliament remains an option to ensure Britain leaves the European Union on Oct. 31, former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab said on Saturday...
Remains of former 'Mickey Mouse Club' actor found in Oregon The body of former actor Dennis Day, who was a member of popular 1950s television show "The Mickey Mouse Club," has been identified in Oregon almost ...
Georgetown Police Officer Remains Hospitalized After Hit-And-Run Crash In Wisconsin LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) – A Georgetown Police officer remains in a Wisconsin hospital after he was hit while riding a motorcycle last week. He ...
After SAFE Act Passage, The Battle Against Elder Financial Abuse Remains Far From Over Financial elder abuse is a huge issue in the United States and Congress just passed legislation that would better allow financial advisors to combat ...
Theresa May steps down as Conservative Party leader but remains interim PM Theresa May officially resigned Friday as leader of the British Conservative Party, and will spend only a few more weeks in the prime minister's offi...
German economy minister remains hopeful on U.S. auto tariffs German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said he sees a 50-50 chance of averting U.S. tariffs on vehicles and automotive parts from Europe, adding that...
Cavs owner Dan Gilbert suffers stroke, remains in hospital CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is resting comfortably after suffering a stroke. The 57-year-old was hospitalized Sunday after not feeli...
Simulator training remains 'possible option' for Boeing 737 MAX pilots in Canada Simulator training remains a "possible option" for Canadian Boeing 737 MAX pilots, but it's too early to say whether it would be mandatory, a Transpo...
Louisiana deputy accused of sexual abuse remains with agency ST. BERNARD, La. (AP) — A lawsuit claiming a teenage girl was subjected to sexual abuse by a Louisiana jail deputy has been settled and the deputy re...
Simulator training remains ‘possible option’ for Canadian Boeing MAX pilots Simulator training remains a "possible option" for Canadian Boeing 737 MAX pilots, but it is too early to say whether it would be mandatory, a Transp...
Remains of one of Napoleon's 1812 generals believed found in Russia More than 200 years after he died of his battlefield wounds in Russia, archaeologists believe they have found the remains of one of Napoleon Bonapart...
Ross Perot's pop culture ubiquity remains hilarious and weird Ross Perot, the Texas billionaire who twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died, the Dallas News reports. The verbose, aphorism-sp...
Saudi airline switches to Airbus as Boeing's Max remains grounded Saudi Arabian budget airline Flyadeal will operate an all-Airbus fleet after canceling its $5.9 billion provisional order with Boeing for its trouble...
Keep guard up against hurricanes in 2019, as risk remains potent: forecaster The Canadian Hurricane Centre has created a fresh smart phone app, and recommends people begin tracking storms as soon as they start and then monitor...
HP's Q2 revenue remains flat with drop in PC units and printers sold While sales of desktop units were up slightly year-over-year, HP still saw an overall drop in the number of PCs sold due to the decline in Notebooks ...
Islamic State in Afghanistan Remains a ‘Very Worrisome’ Threat, General Says (RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany) — The Islamic State group in Afghanistan is a “very worrisome” threat to the United States, and U.S. c...
Remains of one of Napoleon’s 1812 generals believed found in Russia General Charles Etienne Gudin, whose name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, died aged 44 on August 22, 1812, after being hit by a cannon ...
Selection Meeting Postponed; Focus Remains On Dhoni, Kohli The meeting was scheduled for Friday but was postponed following Committee of Administrators' (CoA) directive that the chairman of the panel, instead...
Oldest human remains outside Africa found in Europe: researchers More than 200,000 years old, skull fragments found in Greece show Homo sapiens reached Europe from Africa much earlier than previously known. The fin...
Remains of Genoa bridge demolished one year after deadly disaster The two remaining towers of Italy’s Morandi bridge have been destroyed with explosives, but the lethal collapse in 2018 still has not been fully expl...
India hands over remains of British climbers who died in Himalayas The bodies of three climbers from the UK who died while trying to reach the top of an unscaled Himalayan peak have been handed over to the British hi...
NY church agrees to move Fulton Sheen’s remains to Illinois NEW YORK (AP) — Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is going home. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York said Sunday it’ll cooperate in transferrin...
Iraq begins examining Yazidi mass graves remains Iraq will use DNA testing to identify the remains of 141 bodies found in mass graves believed to contain the Yazidi victims of Islamic State group ma...
Police: Skeletal Remains Found In Car Pulled From Ohio River The Ledger Independent ABERDEEN, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a car containing skeletal remains has been pulled from the Ohio River. Aberdeen pol...
Kevin Durant playing in Game 4 remains possibility for Warriors OAKLAND, Calif. — Steve Kerr took the podium 90 minutes before tipoff Wednesday and still didn’t know whether his training staff would clear Klay Tho...
All these years later, The Sound Of Music remains one of the world's favorite things Studio executives probably lie awake at night, wishing something like The Sound Of Music would fall into their laps. There was plenty of reason to th...
Texas woman lived with mother’s skeletal remains for 3 years A Texas woman who worked as a police department dispatcher has been arrested on a child abuse charge after she was accused of living with her mother’...
Houston police: Child's remains found in Arkansas Police say the remains of a child were found Friday near a freeway in Arkansas where a community activist says a man told him he had dumped the body ...
Remains found in Arkansas may be that of missing Maleah Davis, police say The remains of small child were discovered in a garbage bag along a freeway in Arkansas Friday and police are now saying it could “possibly” be that ...
Controlled explosions demolish remains of collapsed Italy bridge Six seconds of controlled explosions wiped out the remains of a collapsed bridge in the northern Italian city of Genoa on Friday, paving the way for ...
Officials: Arkansas remains are those of missing girl Maleah Davis Texas authorities said Monday human remains found in Arkansas last week belong to four-year-old Maleah Davis, a girl who'd been missing for nearly a ...
Remains of missing Long Island woman found in Florida Florida detectives are probing the death of a missing Long Island woman, whose remains were found last week in the Sunshine State, as a homicide. Jen...
For U.S. and France, a Tax Fight Over Tech Giants Remains a Sore Point The stakes for thrashing out a global deal on how to tax tech giants doing cross-border business are getting higher now that individual governments a...
Remains of missing Native American woman discovered in freezer The remains of a missing Native American woman in Washington state have been discovered in a freezer — and her death has been classified as a homicid...
Joe Biden remains publicly mum about upset over his remarks about segregationist senators Members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with Biden privately on Thursday. On Friday, in a brief appearance in South Carolina, the former vice p...
Mom charged after allegedly murdering toddler son, dismembering and burning remains A New Jersey woman who got arrested earlier this year for killing and dismembering her toddler son — after he allegedly refused to listen to h...
Higa waits out lightning, remains in U.S. Women's Open lead Mamiko Higa of Japan rolled in a 10-foot birdie at the final hole to end the day as she started it, with a one-stroke lead, at the U.S. Women's Open ...
Australian police identify remains of missing French backpacker Australian police said on Monday they believed bones recently found in waters off an east coast beach are the remains of a Frenchman missing since Fe...
Remains found in suitcase in 2016 finally ID'd using new technology, police say Skeletal remains found stuffed inside a suitcase along a Georgia highway in 2016 were recently identified as those of a Pennsylvania woman who had be...
Singapore Airlines' order of 31 Boeing 737 Max jets remains 'intact,' CEO says Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong told reporters and analysts on Friday that an order for 31 Boeing 737 Max jets remains "intact" despite the ai...
Oregon authorities believe remains of actor Charles Levin found Actor, 70, had roles in Seinfeld, Annie Hall and ManhattanCar found on remote road, medical examiner to make final IDRemains found in a remote area o...
Gulf between US Open prize funds for women and men remains a chasm Second major of the season gets under way at the Country Club of Charleston on Thursday but the $5.5m purse is dwarfed by the men’s of $12.5mThe USGA...
Spain suspends exhumation of Franco's remains, originally planned for June 10 Spain's Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to suspend the planned exhumation of the remains of former dictator Francisco Franco from a state mausoleum,...
Yates 'proud' of stage win but insists helping Adam remains priority "A beaming Simon Yates completed his Grand Tour trilogy on Thursday, but says helping his brother Adam is his \u0027main goal\u0027 after Stage 12 of...
WATCH: US brings home soldier remains from WWII battle 76 years later Flag-draped caskets believed to contain the recovered remains of more than 20 service members were carried off of an Air Force cargo plane Wednesday ...
Renault-FCA merger idea remains good opportunity -France's Le Maire The idea of a merger between Renault SA and Fiat Chrysler (FCA) remains a good opportunity, but nothing has changed in terms of the conditions the Fr...
In Search For Hiker, Volunteers Checked Boar Intestines For Human Remains The helicopter buzzed over the forest canopy. Three searchers peered into dense foliage and rolling waterfall beds as they watched their fuel dwindle...
Renault-FCA merger idea remains good opportunity: France's Le Maire The idea of a merger between Renault SA and Fiat Chrysler (FCA) remains a good opportunity, but nothing has changed in terms of the conditions the Fr...
Houston police find remains in Arkansas in hunt for missing 4-year-old Houston police said they believe they've located the remains of a 4-year-old girl Friday after her mother's former fiancé told authorities where he d...
Remains found in Oregon likely ‘Seinfeld’ actor Charles Levin: police Human remains found in a remote area of Oregon on Saturday likely belong to missing actor Charles Levin, who was known for his TV roles including “Se...
Fotis Dulos ordered not to contact girlfriend as wife remains missing The estranged husband of missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos is to have no contact with his girlfriend-turned-co-defendant, a judge ruled on Frida...
The future of Italy's coalition government remains uncertain despite reassurances from Salvini Tensions between the two parties have heightened in recent months as the campaign for seats in the Brussels and Strasbourg-based parliament has cresc...
Human remains recovered from December midair crash of U.S. military planes A salvage operation after a midair collision of military planes off Japan's coast ended with the recovery of human remains, the U.S. Marines said on ...
Pompeo says tariff threat remains if Mexico fails on immigration commitments U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the United States could still slap tariffs on Mexico if not enough progress was made on its commit...
Spain: Major wildfire contained but heat wave remains a risk MADRID (AP) — Authorities in Spain say they have contained a major wildfire in the northeastern Catalonia region. But they warn that wind and tempera...
Mexico is sending its new national guard to the Guatemala border. What it will do there remains unclear. The new force, created by President Andrés Manual López Obrador to ensure public safety, is being diverted to Mexico’s southern border after Trump’s ...
Child Remains From Tragic Irish Shipwreck Washed Up On Canadian Beach The Canadian government has confirmed that a collection of human remains has been washed up on a beach, belonging to victims of a ship that sunk with...
David Ortiz shooting: Five detained, gun recovered but motive remains unknown The suspected gunman and the accomplices were paid less than $8,000 by unnamed criminals to carry out the coordinated attack, authorities in the Domi...
David Ortiz shooting: Five detained, gun recovered, but motive remains unknown The suspected gunman and the accomplices were paid less than $8,000 by unnamed criminals to carry out the coordinated attack, authorities in the Domi...
Australia's online government interactions grow as offline remains stagnant According to Deloitte and Adobe, around 800 million government services are available via digital means, but there's still around 300 million that re...
Yankees, Mets fans are reason Subway Series remains a spectacle Sure, we would like these annual intramural skirmishes to mean as much to the players as they used to. We would like it if someone on the Mets or the...
Defense remains a mystery for attack-minded US before Spain World Cup test A weakened Sweden team did not provide the test many expected for the US defenders. And Spain will be looking to exploit any weaknesses in the last 1...
Supreme Court allows Indiana abortion law governing disposal of fetal remains The Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed an appeals court ruling striking down an Indiana abortion law governing the disposal of fetal remains but decli...
Fotis Dulos’ sister comes to his defense as wife Jennifer remains missing The sister of Fotis Dulos — the Connecticut real estate developer charged in connection with his wife’s disappearance — claims he wants to see ...
Mysterious illness that killed a Texas couple in Fiji remains unknown The bizarre illness that claimed the lives of two U.S. residents on vacation in Fiji remains unknown, but new details reveal some of the symptoms the...
Remains of POW camp that Hitler's successor escaped discovered in English forest The long-forgotten remains of Britain's largest World War II prisoner of war camp, which held captives including Hitler's short-lived successor as ru...
Air Force major accused of murder after deputies find wife's remains An Air Force major in Texas has been accused of killing his wife after her remains were found after a 134-day missing person search, authorities said...
Renault-Nissan alliance remains priority for French finance minister Renault's alliance with Japanese partner Nissan remains French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire's priority ahead of any further consolidation with the...
Oregon Republican senators end walkout, but legislature remains dogged by controversy Most Republican senators returned to the Oregon Senate on Saturday, ending their walkout and allowing the chamber to vote on 105 bills. ...
Irina Shayk Jets Off From LAX as Her Relationship With Bradley Cooper Remains Uncertain Irina Shayk is keeping her head held high. As rumors about her current relationship status with Bradley Cooper swirls, the model is carrying on like...
Daniel Craig to have ankle surgery, 'Bond' film remains on schedule James Bond actor Daniel Craig will undergo ankle surgery after injuring himself while filming the spy franchise's latest installment, but the movie r...
U.S. military identifies more remains of American war dead handed over by North Korea The U.S. military said on Tuesday that it had identified a total of six American troops from 55 boxes of human remains from the 1950-53 Korean War th...
WWII veteran’s remains arrive home 77 years after he died in POW camp TUCSON – It was a homecoming fit for a hero – it was nearly eight decades in the making. The remains of World War II veteran, Sgt. Cread ...
JP Nadda Appointed BJP Working President, Amit Shah Remains Boss For Now Former Union Minister JP Nadda was named the BJP's Working President today, ending weeks of speculation on whether Amit Shah, who was given charge of...
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Who Controls Your Cortex?
Michael Pollan's new book portrays Timothy Leary as a reckless self-promoter, but Leary asked the right questions about psychedelics.
Jacob Sullum | From the December 2018 issue
(Penguin)
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, by Michael Pollan, Penguin, 465 pages, $28
On a Saturday night in July, I swallowed a tiny square of paper containing about 100 micrograms of LSD and took a walk on the Las Vegas Strip. On the way back to my hotel, the garish lights suddenly seemed lovely. I stopped short, a beatific smile on my face. "America is awesome!" I thought, enchanted by the economic freedom and entrepreneurial energy that had created this entertainment mecca. Surrounded by roving packs of bros and bachelorettes, I resisted the urge to pass judgment on the tastes and preferences of the people who flock to Las Vegas from all over the world in search of a good time. The main point was that they mostly had found what they were looking for, whatever that might be, which is no small thing in a life that is too short and too serious.
Joanna Andreasson
Even as I was thinking these deep thoughts, I recognized their banality, but I still felt their truth in a way I never had before. As the journalist Michael Pollan notes in How to Change Your Mind, making familiar insights seem new again is one of the favors psychedelics can do for us.
"Platitudes that wouldn't seem out of place on a Hallmark card glow with the force of revealed truth," he writes. "The mystical journey seems to offer a graduate education in the obvious. Yet people come out of the experience understanding these platitudes in a new way; what was merely known is now felt, takes on the authority of a deeply rooted conviction."
My acid-washed walk in Las Vegas pales beside the ego-dissolving, world-shaking, life-shaping experiences with LSD, psilocybin, toad venom, and ayahuasca that Pollan describes. But all these journeys illustrate the power of certain chemicals to take us out of ourselves, disrupt our mental habits, and help us reach a new understanding of the world and ourselves. The question raised by Pollan's book, which tracks psychedelics from initial mainstream enthusiasm through a prohibitionist backlash and into a scientific rediscovery of their value, is who should control that power and toward what end.
Timothy Leary, the Harvard psychologist turned psychedelic guru, had a pretty clear answer to that question. "Who controls your cortex?" Leary and his collaborator Richard Alpert (later known as Ram Dass) wrote in a 1962 letter to The Harvard Crimson announcing their plans to study psychedelics under the auspices of a newly formed International Federation for Internal Freedom. "Who decides on the range and limits of your awareness? If you want to research your own nervous system, expand your consciousness, who is to decide that you can't and why?"
Pollan seems to agree with the conventional wisdom that Leary—who was fired by the university in 1963 after it emerged that, contrary to official policy, an undergraduate had participated in his Harvard Psilocybin Project—ruined a promising field of research by inviting an authoritarian reaction. "It's often said that in the 1960s psychedelics 'escaped from the laboratory,'" Pollan writes, "but it would probably be more accurate to say they were thrown over the laboratory wall, and never with as much loft or velocity as by Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert at the end of 1962." Pollan says the "moral panic about LSD" was "inspired in no small part by Leary's own promotion of psychedelic drugs as a means of personal and cultural transformation and by his recommendation to America's youth that they 'turn on, tune in, drop out.'" By the mid-'70s, he notes, "psychedelics had become something of a scientific embarrassment…because they had become identified with the counterculture and with disgraced scientists such as Timothy Leary."
That Leary was deliberately provocative is beyond dispute, but Pollan's gloss is a little too easy on the politicians and journalists whose irrational response to psychedelics shut down the scientific study of these fascinating compounds for decades. As Leary observed while he was still at Harvard, "Psychedelic drugs cause panic and temporary insanity in people who have not taken them." Nor was Leary frivolous when he identified "the control and expansion of consciousness" as "a major civil liberties issue."
Pollan is right, though, that Leary's self-promotion and colorful personality have obscured the pathbreaking work on psychedelics that preceded his interest in the subject. When Leary started the Harvard Psilocybin Project in 1960, Pollan notes, "there had already been a full decade of psychedelic research in North America, with hundreds of academic papers and several international conferences to show for it." Pollan does a real service by setting the record straight on this point in detail, showing that psychedelics' potential for facilitating psychotherapy, promoting the rehabilitation of addicts, and relieving end-of-life anxiety—applications that researchers are once again starting to investigate with the government's permission—were getting serious attention long before Leary arrived on the scene.
Despite his disdain for Leary, Pollan argues that the "deeply subversive" nature of psychedelics would have prompted a crackdown even without the psychologist's "heedless, joyful, and amply publicized antics," because "the sheer Dionysian power of LSD was itself bound to shake things up and incite a reaction." I'm not so sure about that.
Pollan concedes that psychedelics' subversiveness may have been a product of "the way that first generation of researchers happened to construct the experience." A Marxist who took acid in Las Vegas probably would have an experience quite different from mine. It seems to me the cultural and ideological implications of psychedelics, like the experiences of people who consume them, are highly contingent, a function of what Leary called "set" (the user's expectations and emotional state) and "setting" (the activity's physical and social environment).
Pollan notes that Time Inc. founder Henry Luce, an establishment figure if there ever was one, was an early psychedelic enthusiast, taking LSD along with his wife "under our doctor's supervision" and publishing R. Gordon Wasson's landmark 1957 article about "the magic mushroom" in Life. Less than a decade later, that magazine joined the psychedelic panic with a hysterical cover story headlined "LSD: The Exploding Threat of the Mind Drug That Got Out of Control."
Something changed during those years, and it wasn't the pharmacology of psychedelics. LSD was "out of control" not because of its inherent properties but because rebellious punks rather than sober, suited gentlemen were taking it.
Pollan says "it's difficult to imagine" how things might have turned out "if the cultural identity of the drugs had been shaped" by someone like Al Hubbard, a devout, "deeply conservative" Catholic known as "the Johnny Appleseed of LSD." Hubbard, like Leary, thought the substance had the power to change the world, but he favored a more discreet, gradual, and elitist approach, privately turning on "leading figures in business, government, the arts, religion, and technology" instead of publicly urging young people to take the psychedelic plunge.
In the end, psychedelics did not prove widely popular. The federal government's survey data indicate that 26 million or so Americans have ever tried LSD, one-fifth the number who have tried marijuana. Fewer than 2 million Americans use LSD in any given year, compared to 38 million cannabis consumers and 175 million drinkers.
Psychedelics clearly are not for everyone. But the question raised by Leary remains: If you want to try them, "who is to decide that you can't and why?"
Pollan thinks psychedelics should be available not just to help patients with diagnosable conditions but also for "the betterment of well people" such as himself. Yet he warns that "these powerful, anarchic medicines…require a cultural vessel of some kind: protocols, rules, and rituals that together form a kind of Apollonian counterweight to contain and channel their sheer Dionysian force."
At that level of abstraction, Pollan's advice is unobjectionable, especially for people taking large doses or using psychedelics for the first time. But translating that wisdom into a legal requirement would be fraught with peril, putting the government in the position of judging precisely which psychonautical motives are acceptable. Religious exceptions to drug bans already require unseemly state scrutiny of believers' sincerity and the legitimacy of their faith. Far from solving the problem, a broader "spiritual" exemption for people who do not necessarily believe in a deity would invite even more intrusion into deeply private matters, while people who want to use psychedelics out of curiosity or purely for fun would still be out of luck.
However grandiose and over-optimistic his predictions about the psychedelic revolution may have been, Leary was right that the state has no business policing our brains. Psychedelics have been politicized, medicalized, and spiritualized. Will they ever be personalized?
NEXT: Brickbat: A Little Off the Top
Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason.
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Libbervilles preoccupation with legal dope is suddenly obvious. Probably ass sex too I suppose.
Progs always wanna cage or kill people for eating/saying/thinking the wrong stuff.
Sonny Bono's Ghost
…but not for the ass-sex – weird that it is.
Jerryskids
Damn, so many interesting points raised by this review, a very good piece of writing. I agree that LSD does change some minds, in both the metaphorical sense of changing beliefs and opinions and the literal sense of changing the way the brain/mind works. I’ve never subscribed to the “spiritual” and “consciousness-raising” aspects of drug use, too aware that it’s just fucking with the electrical impulses in your brain I suppose, but I’m also aware that there’s a certain variance in the signal-to-noise ratio in the human electrical system and tweaking it a little bit (no pun intended) with various drugs can produce a clearer signal.
I’m not sure why you would disagree with Pollan’s contention that the “deeply subversive” nature of psychedelics would have led to a government crackdown on their use regardless of who was using them how – government has a long history of frowning on unauthorized tampering with their property. Which is where it’s most important to change minds – the sovereignty of the individual necessarily means that people are free to do and to say bad, wrong, stupid things as well as good, correct, and wise things and this core tenet of Western Civilization has never had a deep, wide, or strong foundation.
May we all find what we are looking for, whatever that might be
Chipper Morning Baculum
[finds the keys]
Thanks, man.
Libertarianitis
I sold my soul to find my phone.
The Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional.
Even the Prohibitionists knew that they needed a constitutional amendment to ban alcohol.
Otherwise, there is nothing in the US Constitution or state constitutions that allow banning of products or services.
Mickey Rat
Cannot help but think the fascination with psychedelics is a substitute for religion by those who have largely rejected traditional spirituality but still have that itch to scratch. Their claims about the effects are largely faith.
Yep. Selfish Anarchists who dont give a shit about anyone else. He’s high on psycho drugs walking around and luckily nothing happened.
He could not just stay in his home and get high not bothering anyone. Nobody likes him enough to make sure nothing happens like you might with a drunk buddy.
Probably plays a role, but there are other options available from Eastern practices to New Age commercialism that won’t land you in jail. Path of least resistance and all that.
The MAPS project has demonstrated there are benefits in a clinical setting, so no, not largely faith. I could foresee a time when psychedelics are treated like medical marijuana was in its infancy, with fairly loose criteria for doctor’s prescriptions, and heavily regulated but legal options for those that can afford it.
And the inevitable backlash when some 16 year old dies jumping off a roof or somesuch.
Conchfritters
Last time I took a full tab in Vegas was in the early 90s – took it at intermission during a Dead show, by the time I stumbled out of the Silver Bowl after the concert I was peaking. I went to Caesars Palace to throw some dice and every time the dealer at my table said “yo” I laughed so hard that I started crying. After an hour of that the pit boss gave me free tickets to the buffet.
Diane Reynolds (Paul.)
throw some dice and every time the dealer at my table said “yo” I laughed so hard that I started crying. After an hour of that the pit boss gave me free tickets to the buffet.
How much did you lose?
On a Saturday night in July, I swallowed a tiny square of paper containing about 100 micrograms of LSD and took a walk on the Las Vegas Strip.
Where’d you get it, broheim? I have it on good authority that LSD… quality LSD has been hard to come by for some years, is it making a comeback? I haven’t partaken since the late 80s before the supply dried up.
Throwaway
If you live in Canada and want to research the chemical and in no way use it for human consumption, there is a company called Lysergi that has very high-quality research chemicals.
Alexander Macbeth
The 2017 interview with Dr. David Nutt was a tremendously informative introduction introduction to important ongoing research. The “Who Controls Your Cortex” book review serves mainly to illustrate that 100mics is safe enough a dose to use in Las Vegas (from repeated personal experience while working in LV). The most that 100mics is likely to do is reinforce one’s preexisting “set” investing it with a feeling of meaningfullness, significance, truth, and so forth. It acts like a kind of internalized confirmation bias, and might be considered ego inflating. With anything more serious than going out and having a good time one would need to pay serious attention to “setting”.
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Chart of the Day: Institutional inflows to IT sector hits $100.5m in Q1
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This chart from SGX shows the $100.5m institutional inflow of the IT sector in Q1, representing a total return of 28.6% following a 16.3% decline in 2018.
IT is said to be the best-performing sector in the quarter and amongst the top net buy sectors. Its institutional inflow is the second-highest after REITs at $242.6m.
The 20 largest IT stocks on SGX have a combined market cap of nearly $16b and averaged a total return of 21.7% in the 2019 YTD. They also averaged a PE ratio of 13.6x, ROE of 13.8% and dividend indicated yield of 3.5%.
The five best performers in the YTD were: Hi-P (+65.0%), TPV Tech (+46.2%), Innotek (+41.0%), Venture (+37.9%), and CSE Global (+36.8%). The five have averaged a YTD total return of +45.4%, bringing their 1Y and 3Y total returns to +11.9% and +194.3% respectively.
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Final Fantasy XV Insight: The Kings of Lucis (Part 1)
crimsondiablos October 22, 2018 2 Comments 2 likes
As we all know, Final Fantasy XV is the latest title from Final Fantasy series made by Square Enix. Although it is not a new game anymore, there are things that make Final Fantasy XV is fun to discuss. Furthermore, Square Enix also launched the movie Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV as a prologue of the game. The movie revolves around the defending of Insomnia from Niflheim under the rule of King Regis.
Unlike the game where Noctis is the main protagonist, in Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Nyx Ulric becomes the hero of the movie. As King Regis’ loyal Kingsglaive, he has what it takes for the Ring of Lucii to choose him. But we are not going to discuss about neither Noctis nor Nyx. There is another thing that catched my attention and probably other viewer also; The Kings of Lucis.
The Kings of Lucis appeared minorly on both the game and the movie. But that makes me even more curious about their identity. The Kings of Lucis depicted wearing a heavy armor reminds me of the Knights of the Round in Final Fantasy VII. But let us neglect the connection between both games now, as we will discuss about the identity of the Kings of Lucis and their Lucii form (first part).
1. The Mystic
The Founder King or known as The Mystic among the Lucii is the first king of Lucis named Somnus Lucis Caelum who lives 2000 years ago. He is the younger brother of The Immortal Accursed, whom supposed to be the first king if the Crystal hadn’t rejects him. As a king, he has a loyal guardian named Gilgamesh, whom appeared in some of Final Fantasy series as summon.
The Founder King is the protector of the first Oracle; a woman charged with maintaining the stability of Eos and cleanses the world by communing with its gods. He wields a long sword called the Blade of the Mystic, which was seen used by Noctis a lot among the other royal arms. As a founder of Lucis, he is a prominent king in Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV and speaks the most with Nyx among the other.
2. The Wise
The Wise was known to be the first king who raised the Wall of the Lucian Kingdom. He wields a short sword and depicted with thinly armored knight with multiple wings in his Lucii form. Although it isn’t described very clearly, in the game (Royal and Windows edition) there was a monument dedicated to some of the rulers of yore, which are signed by Optimus Lucis Caelum, the 108th Lucian king.
3. The Conqueror
The Conqueror was said to have lived in the times of chaos, and later rose as a champion that united the Lucian continent. He is also known for a king who fought for his people, and resulted in his citizens to usher in a great age of prosperity. He wields a halberd as his weapon. His form as the Conqueror’s Statue and Lucii is a knight in thin armor with cape and helmet with a long hair-like tassel.
4. The Clever
The Clever is said to be a king well versed in the arts, be it the physical, intellectual, martial, or that of skill. His name is unknown, but he is depicted with crossbow as his weapon. His Conqueror’s Statue and Lucii form is a knight in thin armor with several lengths of a segmented cape draped over his back, also an antler-like extensions on top of his helmet.
5. The Wanderer
The Wanderer is a king known to found no boundary to the land, making him wandered the world visiting places where no man had gone before. His name is also unknown. He wields twin swords that can combine into an enormous besieging weapon. His Conqueror’s Statue and Lucii form is a knight wearing a bulky, segmented armor and four arms with circular joints, making it possible to rotate.
6. The Oracle
The Oracle or known as Oracle King wields a giant Trident of the Oracle as shown in his Conqueror’s Statue and Lucii form. Trident of the Oracle is one of the royal arms with a shape of a tall trident which was used by the Oracles to commune with the gods. His Lucii form is a knight wearing helmet that resembles a bird. In Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, Nyx fought Glauca on top of The Oracle’s shoulder.
7. The Rogue
The Rogue is known to be the first queen of Lucis with the name of Crepera Lucis Caelum. As a queen, she dislikes the watch of the public eye and preferred to stay in the shadows to enact her rule. She wields a shuriken, and her Lucii form has a thin armor with heels on her armored shoes and a horned crown. In Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV she jumps at the arriving of Diamond Weapon and fought it.
To be continued in the next chapter: Final Fantasy XV Insight: The Kings of Lucis (Part 2)
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As far as I can remember, the Kings of Lucis aren’t described vividly and left some mysteries to its audience. But if I have to choose from the first seven kings, my favorite goes to The Mystic, where he seems to have more portion to talk with Nyx in Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV movie, although his shape isn’t that clear either. But among the other above, his design is the best with his Blade of the Mystic.
Which Kings of Lucis from the list above is your favorite? Please share your thoughts in the comment below.
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Ruru Rong October 22, 2018, 11:00 pm
i just googled the name ‘Crepera’ and it showed me crepe pan pictures… wonder why. lol. anyway, i like The Queen of Lucis, just because of she’s a woman (obviously, lol), A strong, perhaps warrior, woman with shuriken. For me, it’s always amazing to see warrior women (kinda out of topic) like in the movie Black Phanter. :”)
crimsondiablos November 3, 2018, 7:08 pm
Hahaha… maybe google should add more info about Crepera instead of crepe pan (ugh… i’m starving). By the way, you were right, Crepera looks really cool with the shuriken, but turns out that she isn’t the only queen of Lucis. There is also The Just, but with a bigger and heavier armor than The Rogue (you can see in part 2). But if you like Wakandan type of warrior woman, The Rogue probably suits you better with lighter armoring 😀
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Bodyguard snags the top spot on BBC iPlayer
In 2018, BBC iPlayer received requests for 3.6 billion programmes throughout the year.
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Moon Microbe Mystery Finally Solved
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By Leonard David, SPACE.com’s Space Insider Columnist,
Space.com | SPACE.com – Sat, May 7, 2011
READ ON TO UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT TO WHICH DISINFORMATION AND WHITE LIES ARE MIXED UP IN A CONFLAGRATION OF DEADLY COCKTAILS TO DIS EMPOWER YOUR SOVEREIGNTY AND CURIOSITY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY YOUR DISCRIMINATION
There has been a long-lived bit of Apollo moon landing folklore that now appears to be a dead-end affair: microbes on the moon.
The lunar mystery swirls around the Apollo 12 moon landing and the return to Earth by moonwalkers of a camera that was part of an early NASA robotic lander – the Surveyor 3 probe.
On Nov. 19, 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean made a precision landing on the lunar surface in Oceanus Procellarum, Latin for the Ocean of Storms. Their touchdown point was a mere 535 feet (163 meters) from the Surveyor 3 lander — and an easy stroll to the hardware that had soft-landed on the lunar terrain years before, on April 20, 1967. [Video: Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3 Probe]
The Surveyor 3 camera was easy pickings and brought back to Earth under sterile conditions by the Apollo 12 crew. When scientists analyzed the parts in a clean room, they found evidence of microorganisms inside the camera.
In short, a small colony of common bacteria — Streptococcus Mitis — had stowed away on the device.
The astrobiological upshot as deduced from the unplanned experiment was that 50 to 100 of the microbes appeared to have survived launch, the harsh vacuum of space, three years of exposure to the moon’s radiation environment, the lunar deep-freeze at an average temperature of minus 253 degrees Celsius, not to mention no access to nutrients, water or an energy source. [Photos: Our Changing Moon]
Now, fast forward to today.
NASA’s dirty little secret?
A diligent team of researchers is now digging back into historical documents — and even located and reviewed NASA’s archived Apollo-era 16 millimeter film — to come clean on the story.
As it turns out, there’s a dirty little secret that has come to light about clean room etiquette at the time the Surveyor 3 camera was scrutinized.
“The claim that a microbe survived 2.5 years on the moon was flimsy, at best, even by the standards of the time,” said John Rummel, chairman of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Panel on Planetary Protection. “The claim never passed peer review, yet has persisted in the press — and on the Internet — ever since.” [Coolest New Moon Discoveries]
The Surveyor 3 camera-team thought they had detected a microbe that had lived on the moon for all those years, “but they only detected their own contamination,” Rummel told SPACE.com.
A former NASA planetary protection officer, Rummel is now with the Institute for Coastal Science & Policy at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C.
Rummel, along with colleaguesJudith Allton of NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Don Morrison, a former space agency lunar receiving laboratory scientist, recently presented their co-authored paper: “A Microbe on the Moon? Surveyor III and Lessons Learned for Future Sample Return Missions.”
Poor space probe hygiene
Their verdict was given at a meeting on “The Importance of Solar System Sample Return Missions to the Future of Planetary Science,” in March at The Woodlands,Texas, sponsored by the NASA Planetary Science Division and Lunar and Planetary Institute.
“If ‘American Idol’ judged microbiology, those guys would have been out in an early round,” the research team writes of the way the Surveyor 3 camera team studied the equipment here on Earth. Or put more delicately, “The general scene does not lend a lot of confidence in the proposition that contamination did not occur,” co-author Morrison said.
For example, participants studying the camera were found to be wearing short-sleeve scrubs, thus arms were exposed. Also, the scrub shirt tails were higher than the flow bench level … and would act as a bellows for particulates from inside the shirt, reports co-author Allton.
Other contamination control issues were flagged by the researchers.
In simple microbiology 101 speak, “a close personal relationship with the subject … is not necessarily a good thing,” the research team explains.
All in all, the likelihood that contamination occurred during sampling of the Surveyor 3 camera was shown to be very real.
A cautionary tale
On one hand, Rummel emphasized that today’s methods for handling return samples are much more effective at detecting microbes.
However, the Surveyor 3 incident back then raises a cautionary flag for the future.
“We need to be orders of magnitude more careful about contamination control than was the Surveyor 3 camera-team. If we aren’t, samples from Mars could be drowned in Earth life upon return, and in all of that ‘noise’ we might never have the ability to detect Mars life we may have brought back, too,” Rummel said. “We can, and we must, do a better job with a Mars sample return mission.”
Winner of this year’s National Space Club Press Award, Leonard David has been reporting on the space industry for more than five decades. He is past editor-in-chief of the National Space Society‘s Ad Astra and Space World magazines and has written for SPACE.com since 1999.
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The poet, according to this view, sings because he cannot help singing; the artist paints solely to satisfy the creative longing within him; the musician composes for the same reason. In this case, too, an instinct, namely, imitative production, prompts to the semblance of a serious conative process, the striving {147} after an end. But if the mind be thus thrown into the most violent disorder, when it attends to a long series of events which follow one another in an uncommon train, it must feel some degree of the same disorder, when it observes even a single event fall out in this unusual manner: for the violent disorder can arise from nothing but the too frequent repetition of this smaller uneasiness. The idea, in short, which those authors were groping about, but which they were never able to unfold distinctly, was that indirect sympathy which we feel with the gratitude or resentment of those who received the benefit or suffered the damage resulting from such opposite characters: and it was this which they were indistinctly pointing at, when they said, that it was not the thought of what we had gained or suffered which prompted our applause or indignation, but the conception or imagination of what we might gain or suffer if we were to act in society with such associates. The chieftaincy of the tribe is still, in theory, hereditary in one family, and in the female line. Yet he did not attempt this by dry argument alone: he called to his aid the flowers of poetical fiction, and strewed the most dazzling colours of language over the Standing Orders of the House. This is written on an assigned subject, and the successful ones are sometimes, although not always, printed. I give thee, _ti dakke_. In this case there should be an index somewhere to indicate where it is, and there is no more appropriate place for this index than the library. When the body was free from pain and the mind from fear and anxiety, the superadded sensation of bodily pleasure could be of very little importance; and though it might diversify, could not properly be said to increase the happiness of this situation. He does not resemble a modern Englishman, but puts one in mind of a Roman Cardinal or Spanish Inquisitor. The other method, that of Mr. In no other way can the history of the development of his arts be reached. G. 42, s. One cannot learn employing foreign workers malaysia essay to appreciate a poem, or a picture or a piece of music by examining it historically or structurally, only by experiencing it and others like it again and again, and also by experiencing in life the emotions that the art is intended to arouse. person plural. His imagination, in this case too, anticipates the contempt and derision from which nothing saves him but the ignorance of those he lives with. The wretch whose misfortunes call upon our compassion feels with what reluctance we are likely to enter into his sorrow, and therefore proposes his grief to us with fear and hesitation: he even smothers the half of it, and is ashamed, upon account of this hard-heartedness of mankind, to give vent to the fulness of his affliction. Most of the Nahuatl phonetics were syllabic, sometimes one, sometimes two syllables of the name of the object being employed. At the same time I assert that our moral state has more to do with disease, either directly or indirectly, than is generally credited, yet these moral causes are necessarily every where physical in their operation, so that the assertion that our physical corresponds with our moral state, and what we call physical causes are the effects of this state, need not alarm us, in fact, the interesting truth is now demonstrated, {135} that health and longevity correspond with our moral state, (though this is true as a general principle, there are many real and apparent exceptions,) in fact, natural and moral effects co-operate, just as the circulation depends on the nervous energy, so the nervous energy depends greatly on our mental condition. [6] This distinction is commonly made between conscience and the intellectual faculty of reason; thus, when a man says, “My conscience tells me,” he usually means, “No _reason_ will deter me.” [7] Mormon leader and preacher, died in 1877, leaving seventeen wives. And again, the purely “technical” critic—the critic, that is, who writes to expound some novelty or impart some lesson to practitioners of an art—can be called a critic only in a narrow sense. He is never so elated as to look down with insolence even upon those who are really below him. Johnson had a wish to try his hand in the House of Commons. But this is not enough. It is free to soar, and soar it does, bearing with it the listening soul into regions that have no relations with the things of every day life. The German Ocean is deepest on the Norwegian side, where the soundings give one hundred and ninety fathoms; but the mean depth of the whole basin may be stated at no more than thirty-one fathoms. If we placed it in playing well, in playing fairly, in playing wisely and skilfully; in the propriety of our own conduct in short; we placed it in what, by proper discipline, education, and attention, might be altogether in our own power, and under our own direction. He is in friendship and harmony with all mankind, and looks upon his fellow-creatures with confidence and benevolent satisfaction, secure that he has rendered himself worthy of their most favourable regards. Augustin,[1117] it was therefore in less favor with the Church, and it seems not to have retained among the people, after their conversion, the widespread popularity and confidence enjoyed by the other ordeals. He must trust to his previous knowledge of the subject and to his immediate impulses, and he will get to the close of his task without accidents or loss of time. This gentleman is always quite prompt in returning his books, and evidently had never before received a notice. Too serious an attention to those circumstances, he fears, might make so violent an impression upon him, that he could no longer keep within the bounds of moderation, or render himself the object of the complete sympathy and approbation of the spectators. Where pity is strong and alert much of the laughter at mischances, at difficulties, and so forth, is restrained. A word more is needed on the language here used. Those to which it is, or may be of most importance, are first and principally recommended to it. Thus far, however, he seems to express himself plainly enough: that the First Heavens, that of the Fixed Stars, from which are derived the motions of all the rest, is revolved by an eternal, immovable, unchangeable, unextended being, whose essence consists in intelligence, as that of a body consists in solidity and extension; and which is therefore necessarily and always intelligent, as a body is necessarily and always extended: that this Being was the first and supreme mover of the Universe: that the inferior Planetary Spheres derived each of them its peculiar revolution from an inferior being of the same kind; eternal, immovable, unextended, and necessarily intelligent: that the sole object of the intelligences of those beings was their own essence, and the revolution of their own spheres; all other inferior things being unworthy of their consideration; and that therefore whatever was below the Moon was abandoned by the gods to the direction of Nature, and Chance, and Necessity. Such imitators do all the mischief, and bring real genius into disrepute. The dashing of the waves against the piles, even in calm weather, gives an impetus to the water at their base, and produces eddies or whirlpools, which prevent sea-beach materials accumulating in the immediate vicinity. Footnote 95: See Essays by T. Thus employing foreign workers malaysia essay commended, that system became part and parcel of secular law, and when the Reformation arose the habits of thought which ages had consolidated were universal. They addressed themselves to study as to a duty, and were ready to ‘leave all and follow it.’ In the beginning of such an era, the difference between ignorance and learning, between what was commonly known and what was possible to be known, would appear immense; and no pains or time would be thought too great to master the difficulty. Our success or disappointment in our undertakings must very much depend upon the good or bad opinion which is commonly entertained of us, and upon the general disposition of those we live with, either to assist or to oppose us. INUNDATIONS, SHIPWRECKS, &c. I only contend then that we are naturally interested in the welfare of others in the same sense in which we are said to be interested in our own future welfare. A employing foreign workers malaysia essay consequence of this recognition of the relation of the laughable to our laughter as a whole is that we shall need to alter our method of treating the subject. The Cakchiquel conditional particle is _vue_, if, which appears to be simply the particle of affirmation “yes,” employed to give extension to the minor clause, which, as a rule, is placed first. Devils in revenge and evil, Satans in deceit and delusion! If they are good sort of people, they are naturally disposed to agree. But how are we to define the point of view where there is no ordered world as background? And whatever our opinion of Swinburne’s verse, the notes upon poets by a poet of Swinburne’s dimensions must be read with attention and respect. (Tennyson, _Dora_) In _Faustus_ Marlowe went farther: he broke up the line, to a gain in intensity, in the last soliloquy; and he developed a new and important conversational tone in the dialogues of Faustus with the devil. Thirdly, breaches of the rules of veracity. The excess renders a man wretched and miserable in his own mind, and the object of hatred, and sometimes even of horror, to other people. An opinion which may be seen to result from a mental process palpably warped by prejudice does not grow valid merely by multiplying the number of those who adopt it; for the increase may easily be the result, either of the simultaneous working of a like prejudice, or of the contagion which propagates psychical states, as well as physical, among perfectly inert members of a crowd. In part they are subject to the same sources of error as the popularized works and in addition to the temptation to hasty, scamped or stolen work due to some publisher’s or teacher’s cupidity. In many communities it is being looked to now as such a center in matters having no direct connection with books. While the great objects of nature thus pass in review before them, many things occur in an order to which they have not been accustomed. I think I have gone far enough along this train of thought to show the principle on which I should select the music for a public library collection. That if this attractive power of the Sun, like all other qualities which are diffused in rays from a centre, diminished in the same proportion as the squares of the distances increased, their motions would be swiftest when nearest the Sun, and slowest when farthest off from him, in the same proportion in which, by observation, they are discovered to be; and that upon the same supposition, of this gradual diminution of their respective gravities, their periodic times would bear the same proportion to their distances, which Kepler and Cassini had established betwixt them. It is enough for our present purpose to urge that the modes of perception and the shades of feeling involved are clearly distinguishable. Feelings or emotions possess no objectivity; and ‘without objectivity,’ in the words of Eduard von Hartmann, ‘ethic has no meaning’.”[20] The all-important task for the Theistic writer is to establish the factor of Divine impulse. We see, in the history of families, that the extremes of heartless tyranny on the one hand, and the foolish fondness of blind affection on the other, engender soils equally favourable to the production of these terrible fruits to which we allude: still more so is this the case where these extremes exist in the same family. They often endeavour, therefore, not only by fraud and falsehood, the ordinary and vulgar arts of intrigue and cabal; but sometimes by the perpetration of the most enormous crimes, by murder and assassination, by rebellion and civil war, to supplant and destroy those who oppose or stand in the way of their greatness. The boy C., when twenty months old, laughed heartily on seeing his sister lying on the ground out of doors. _Massinger_: Thou didst not borrow of Vice her indirect, Crooked, and abject means. Before I proceed, however, I must repeat that in this question I stand merely on the defensive. According to this theory, we ought to laugh most at his vices when he first reveals them, since this is the moment when we should be most likely to bring to bear on him the “concept” of a proper decent gentleman. One of the squares into which it is divided portrays the sky in the day time, the other, the starry sky at night. Who uses the library of to-day? They do not grapple with the rich to wrest his superfluities from him (in this they might be foiled) but trample on the poor (a safe and pick-thank office) and wrench his pittance from him with their logical instruments and lying arguments. The emotions are presented in an extremely simplified, abstract form. The limiting influence of relativity in the appreciation of this branch of the amusing has been pretty plainly illustrated in what has been said. Madame Pasta is Italian, and she might be English—Mademoiselle Mars belongs emphatically to her country; the scene of her triumphs is Paris. But this slightness is part of the nature of the art which Jonson practised, a smaller art than Shakespeare’s. As one truth, they said, could not be more true, nor one falsehood more false than another; so an honourable action could not be more honourable, nor a shameful one more shameful than another. Thus Guillaume le Breton states that when Philip Augustus, in 1203, wrested Normandy from the feeble grasp of John Lackland, one of the few changes which he ventured to introduce in the local laws of the duchy was to substitute this rule of confiscation, mutilation, or death, according to the degree of criminality involved in the accusation, for the comparatively light pecuniary mulct and loss of legal status previously incurred by a worsted appellant.[539] The same system is followed throughout the legislation of St. The amusing side of this interest is found in the gleeful satisfaction which the impartial spectator derives from each successful stroke, whether on the one side or on the other. A WAR-SONG OF THE OTOMIS. in 1235, the compurgators are required to be of the same class as their principal, and to be _sinodales homines_, men of undoubted character.[91] Thus the aid of those not connected by ties of blood must often have been necessary, and as it was a service not without danger, as we shall see hereafter, it is not easy to understand how the requisite number was reached. The different styles of art and schools of learning vary and fluctuate on this principle. Though this additional category of Good may not altogether abolish the distinction which Mill makes between general morality and justice or duty which may be obligatory by law, it appears to amplify and extend the scope of the principle of Utility. The Aztecs by no means confined the ikonomatic system to proper names. Those who really know the Irish will sometimes hesitate whether to speak of their wit or of their humour. 13. Hence, the literal rendering is “on the day of thy being.” The so-called imperfect subjunctive turns out to be a verbal noun with a preposition. —– CHAP. Modern manners, which, by favouring the practice of duelling, may be said, in some cases, to encourage private revenge, contribute, perhaps, a good deal to render, in modern times, the restraint of anger by fear still more contemptible than it might otherwise appear to be. The survival of a partially stupefied intelligence in the bellicose patriot will, indeed, be chiefly manifested in the somewhat {341} onerous task of covering the unsightly faces of things with veils, bespangled ones if possible, in dignifiying the aims and the methods of the war. There are some curious exceptions where the library can not wholly control the expenditure of its money, which is regulated by the dead hand of a testator. Bernheim[55] records several cures of this description. The more we do, the more we _can_ do. But what effect could Burke’s finest observations be expected to have on the House of Commons in their corporate capacity? This bit of conjectural inquiry will begin by trying to answer the question: By what process did the laugh, from being a general sign of pleasure, become specialised into an expression of the uprising of the mirthful, fun-loving or jocose spirit? I have thought upon this subject so long, and it has sunk into my mind I may say so deeply in the single abstract form which appears to me to explain almost every other view which can be taken of it, that I cannot without difficulty bring myself to consider it separately or in detail; and I am sure that many things will appear to others very imperfectly and obscurely expressed which appear to me evident truisms from having been accustomed to refer a number of particular observations, and subordinate trains of feeling, which I have forgotten, to that general form of reasoning. I would not have you think, although I believe this to be at bottom a matter of principles, that it is not possible to apply these principles very directly and concretely in the daily practice of an educational institution. We are in communication with every one of you by telephone. Foreign workers essay malaysia employing.
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SEC Whistleblower Rewards
SEC Whistleblower Rewards Jason Pickholz 2018-03-06T19:23:31+00:00
SEC Whistleblower Rewards For Related Criminal Actions
SEC Whistleblower Rewards Granted For SEC Case & For Related Criminal Action
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) brought a case in a United States District Court. It obtained a successful result against one or more of the defendants in that case. As a result, an SEC whistleblower award became available. Two separate people submitted claims for SEC whistleblower rewards in connection with that case.
In its Preliminary Determination, the SEC’s Claims Review Staff (“CRS”) recommended that one of those people be granted an SEC whistleblower award. That claimant was identified as “Claimant 1”. The CRS recommended that the other applicant’s award claim be denied.
In the Commission’s Order Determining Whistleblower Award Claim, it adopted the CRS’s recommendations as set forth in the Preliminary Determination. Claimant 1 was granted SEC whistleblower rewards for both the SEC’s case (the “Covered Action”) and for a related criminal case (the “Related Criminal Action”).
The SEC Order
No Double Counting For SEC Whistleblower Reward Purposes
The percentage amounts of Claimant 1’s two SEC whistleblower rewards were redacted in the Order. Due to the redactions, it cannot be determined whether the two awards were for the same percentage amounts or different percentage amounts.
In a footnote, the Commission explained that the monetary sanctions collected by the government in the two actions would not be “double counted”. First, collected monetary sanctions would be applied to the SEC’s Covered Action for award purposes. Any remaining amount would be attributed to the Related Criminal Action for award purposes:
Monetary sanctions collected by the Commission in the Covered Action or by the [Redacted in original] in the Related Criminal Action that are deemed to satisfy or are in fact used to satisfy any payment obligations of the defendants in the other action shall not be double counted for purposes of paying an award; further, for purposes of calculating an award payment, any monetary sanctions collected in the manner just described shall be attributed, first, to the Commission’s Covered Action up to the full amount of monetary sanctions ordered in the Covered Action, with any remaining amounts attributed to the Related Criminal Action.
For additional information about SEC whistleblower rewards in related actions, click on the link below:
The SEC’s April 5, 2016 Order. (External link to the SEC’s website.)
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Tag: science based medicine
Clinical TrialsPolitics and RegulationQuality Improvement
Choosing Wisely: Changing medical practice is hard
One of the hardest things to do in medicine is to change practice in the face of scientific evidence that what you're doing isn't working. Quacks never change, but medicine does. The change might be slower and messier than we would like, but change does happen. Choosing Wisely is an initiative designed to bring about change by discouraging the use of interventions...
David Gorski / October 19, 2015
We Should Abandon the Concept of “Alternative Medicine”
In a recent editorial for the New York Times, Aaron E. Carroll argues, “Labels Like ‘Alternative Medicine’ Don’t Matter. The Science Does.” I agree with this headline thesis, but the details of his argument ironically show the harm that the so-called CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) movement has done. Carroll starts out well, essentially pointing out that the division between “conventional” and...
Steven Novella / August 12, 2015
In which I steal a title: Is medicine a scientific enterprise?
A week ago, I attended the Center For Inquiry Reason for Change Conference, where I participated in a panel on—what else?—alternative medicine with—who else?—Harriet Hall and our fearless leader Steve Novella. Before the panel, we all gave brief talks on areas that we consider important. As you might expect, I chose to give a brief introduction to what I like to call...
AnnouncementsHealth Fraud
Remembering Wallace Sampson
I’m sad to report that Dr. Wallace (Wally) Sampson, one of the original authors at Science-Based Medicine, passed away on May 25th at the age of 85. Wally was a valued member of the SBM community, a mentor to many of us, and a tireless crusader against health fraud and pseudoscience in medicine. He carried the banner of defending science and reason...
Steven Novella / June 3, 2015
Critical ThinkingMedical EthicsPublic Health
Don’t just stand there, do nothing! The difference between science-based medicine and quackery
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines science as: Knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation. And: Knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding. While this should distinguish science from pseudoscience, those who practice the latter often lay claim to the same definition. But one of the major differences between science and pseudoscience is that science...
John Snyder / May 22, 2015
Clinical TrialsHomeopathyMedical Academia
Integrative medicine, naturopathy, and David Katz’s “more fluid concept of evidence”
Dr. David Katz is undoubtedly a heavy hitter in the brave new world of “integrative medicine,” a specialty that seeks to “integrate” pseudoscience with science, nonsense, with sense, and quackery with real medicine. In fairness, that’s not the way physicians like Dr. Katz see it. Rather, they see it as “integrating” the “best of both worlds” to the benefit of patients. However,...
David Gorski / April 6, 2015
CancerHistoryScience and the Media
Medicine past, present, and future: Star Trek versus Dr. Kildare and The Knick
I love the new Cinemax series The Knick, which is set in 1900 and portrays a brilliant maverick surgeon named Dr. John Thackery on the cutting edge of medicine at the time. I also love Star Trek's Dr. "Bones" McCoy and have recently come to like the old radio show featuring Dr. Kildare. Looking at how the three shows portray medicine in...
Clinical TrialsPolitics and RegulationScience and Medicine
“Moneyball,” the 2012 election, and science- and evidence-based medicine
Regular readers of my other blog probably know that I’m into more than just science, skepticism, and promoting science-based medicine (SBM). I’m also into science fiction, computers, and baseball, not to mention politics (at least more than average). That’s why our recent election, coming as it did hot on the heels of the World Series in which my beloved Detroit Tigers utterly...
David Gorski / November 12, 2012
Basic ScienceCancerClinical Trials
The problem with preclinical research? Or: A former pharma exec discovers the nature of science
If there’s one thing about quacks, it’s that they are profoundly hostile to science. Actually, they have a seriously mixed up view of science in that they hate it because it doesn’t support what they believe. Yet at the same time they very much crave the imprimatur that science provides. When science tells them they are wrong, they therefore often try to...
Basic ScienceClinical Trials
On the “individualization” of treatments in “alternative medicine,” revisited
As I contemplated what I’d like to write about for the first post of 2012, I happened to come across a post by former regular and now occasional SBM contributor Peter Lipson entitled Another crack at medical cranks. In it, Dr. Lipson discusses one characteristic that allows medical cranks and quacks to attract patients, namely the ability to make patients feel wanted,...
David Gorski / January 2, 2012
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Kickstarter project defends data from the inside out
- Madison Moore
Software and security have been getting better, but computer software is still at risk of being compromised by physical access. A new class of security devices is on its way to protect data and control critical information, and with only three days to go on Kickstarter, the team behind it hopes they can build a technology accessible to everyone from (benign) hackers to families.
The Kickstarter project is called ORWL, and it’s the first open-source, open hardware computer designed to encrypt and protect data. Focusing on hardware security, the team of engineers known as Design Shift used technologies from the banking and defense industries to make ORWL.
(Related: How is software security lagging?)
The team is aiming to build a community of developers and provide them with support around the product. They also want developers to continue to develop the technology, since it is open source. By being able to communicate more securely, people will communicate more freely, and ultimately developers will be able to feel free to create what is important to them, according to ORWL’s Kickstarter page.
At its core, ORWL is an Intel dual-core chip, capable of running any OS, including Linux and Windows. On the outside, there are two USB ports and an HDMI port. An encrypted key comes with each ORWL, and they are unique to each PC.
ORWL has a glass enclosure, held together by aluminum clamps. Inside, two tamper-proof honeycomb mesh shells protect the unique key of each computer; the team said that it should be considered “each ORWL’s individual DNA.” If there is an attempt to break in or alter the mesh, the microcontroller will instantly erase the key to all the data inside ORWL.
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Catalog start Author Gregory, Paul R. Remove constraint Author: Gregory, Paul R. Library Hoover Library Remove constraint Library: Hoover Library Call number LC Classification|H - Social Sciences (General)|HC - Economic History & Conditions Remove constraint Call number: LC Classification|H - Social Sciences (General)|HC - Economic History & Conditions
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National income1
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-19531
1. The political economy of Stalinism : evidence from the Soviet secret archives [2004]
Gregory, Paul R.
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Book — xi, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
1. The jockey or the horse?--
2. Collectivization, accumulation, and power--
3. The principles of governance--
4. Investment, wages, and fairness--
5. Visions and control figures--
6. Planners versus producers--
7. Creating Soviet industry--
8. Operational planning--
9. Ruble control: money, prices, and budgets--
10. The destruction of the Soviet administrative command economy.
This book uses the formerly secret Soviet state and Communist Party archives to describe the creation and operations of the Soviet administrative command system. It concludes that the system failed not because of the 'jockey'(i.e. Stalin and later leaders) but because of the 'horse' (the economic system). Although Stalin was the system's prime architect, the system was managed by thousands of 'Stalins' in a nested dictatorship. The core values of the Bolshevik Party dictated the choice of the administrative command system, and the system dictated the political victory of a Stalin-like figure. This study pinpoints the reasons for the failure of the system - poor planning, unreliable supplies, the preferential treatment of indigenous enterprises, the lack of knowledge of planners, etc. - but also focuses on the basic principal-agent conflict between planners and producers, which created a sixty-year reform stalemate.
2. Behind the façade of Stalin's command economy : evidence from the Soviet State and Party archives [2001]
Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, c2001.
Book — ix, 202 p. ; 23 cm.
HC335.3 .B44 2001 Unknown
3. Russian national income, 1885-1913 [1982]
Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982.
Book — xiv, 359 p. ; 24 cm.
List of tables and figures-- Preface--
1. Introduction--
2. Problems of measurement of real national income: tsarist Russia--
3. Summary results: national income of tsarist Russia, 1885-1913--
4. An overview of the component accounts--
5. National income, USSR territory,
1913 and 1928--
6. Tsarist economic growth and structural change--
7. A comparative appraisal: Russian growth before World War I--
8. comparisons with the Soviet period--
9. Conclusions-- Appendices-- Bibliography-- Index.
This book presents estimates of the growth of the tsarist economy during the 'industrialization era', 1885-1913. The performance of the tsarist economy is compared with that of Soviet Russia during the plan era and of other industrialized countries during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its main importance is to provide a frame of reference against which to contrast the Soviet performance. The author finds a stronger performance from the tsarist economy than the literature had led us to suspect, and he disputes several of the established views of economic historians concerning Russian agriculture and the Russian nineteenth-century business cycle.
4. Soviet economic structure and performance [1981]
2d ed. - New York : Harper & Row, c1981.
Book — xii, 419 p. ; 24 cm.
New York, Harper & Row [1974]
Book — xii, 478 p. illus. 24 cm.
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The range of factors in the game is between x2 and x5 and is assigned randomly in each case. Combinations on golden line in casino slot machines are accounted for by the general rules – from left to right, taking into account the length. The wild symbol in this combination extends the sequence or replaces the missing picture.
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WORSE THAN PENALTY? THE DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY’S SANCTION TOOLKIT
When it comes to the sanctions under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, everybody speaks about the astronomic penalties up to 10-20 Million Euros, however, it is only one of the 10 corrective measures of the data protection authority. And in some case complying with non-financial corrective measures can be much more painful than simply paying penalty. So, we present the 9 non-financial corrective measures in this article.
The Article 29 Working Party recently published guidelines on setting administrative fines under the GDPR, in which it summarized the circumstances to be taken into account before applying penalties and other sanctions, so that the GDPR have equivalent application throughout the EU, and in order to impose effective, dissuasive and proportional sanctions.
The Working Parties’ opinion stresses that the national data protection authority has wide range of means, and in addition to penalties it can impose 9 other types of corrective measures, that we present in 3 groups, considering their severity.
Warnings, Reprimands
The warning, as the lightest measure means that the data protection authority draws attention to the breach of GDPR, and informs the data controller about the potential consequences.
A reprimand is still that kind of measure that does not have any direct disadvantage, and by which the data protection authority “only” establishes the fact of data breach, without any immeadiate legal consequences.
Although the warnings and reprimands do not have any direct adverse effect, in case of a future breach, they will be considered as aggravating circumstance.
Compliance orders
Compliance orders represent the next level of corrective measures, by which the data protection authority orders the data controller to perform a given action.
It can be that the data controller must comply with the request of a data subject, or it has to inform the data subjects about a personal data breach.
The data protection authority can also oblige the data controller to make its operation compliant with the GDPR, for example by adopting internal rules, or by rectifying, deleting personal data, etc.
You must see that complying with these corrective measures can be at least as costly as paying penalties, let alone the time needed to ensure compliance.
Limitation, ban, withdrawal
In more serious cases the data protection authority can limit, or in certain cases, ban the data processing which can have very severe financial disadvantage on the data controller’s operation.
It is a special case, when the data protection authority suspends the data transfer outside the EU, which can be very delicate for companies whose subsidiary, parent company or business partner is located in non-EU countries.
Last but not least, the data protection authority can withdraw the certification of the company, which proves that its operations are GDPR compliant.
I think the negative effects of these measures to the daily operation of the firm or to the company’s goodwill does not need further explanation.
When it comes to sanctions under GDPR, in certain cases non-financial measures, like compliance orders, data transfer suspension, or certificate withdrawal can be much more painful and critical to the life of the company, than pure monetary penalties.
The Working party highlights, that the 9 above measures must be considered as alternatives of the administrative penalty, at the same time data protection authorities should not be shy to impose fines, if this is the most effective. Of course, the best, if our company respects the provisions of the GDPR and the data protection authority does not have to choose among the 10 corrective measures!
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CAN YOUR DEBTOR ESCAPE LIQUIDATION BY SETTING OFF CLAIMS IN HUNGARY?
The initiation of a liquidation procedure is an effective debt collection method, since the debtor may only avoid being liquidated by paying the claim if the conditions specified in the Act on Bankruptcy Proceedings and Liquidation (Bankruptcy Act) are met. For this reason, in the case of liquidation, one of the most common defences of the debtor is the reference to offsetting. But can the debtor refer to offsetting without limitation during liquidation? In our short article we answer this question.
SZIGET FESTIVAL FINED RECORD HUF 30 MILLION FOR GDPR BREACHES – WHAT WENT WRONG?
A few days prior to the first anniversary of the entry into force of the GDPR the Hungarian Data Protection Authority imposed the biggest data protection fine in Hungary so far. The target was the biggest Hungarian festival organizer company thanks to whom the public may enjoy the SZIGET, the VOLT or the Balaton Sound Festival. The Data Protection Authority reviewed the check-in system of the festival and the data processing in relation with the check-in. In our short article we summarize the mistakes the Authority identified.
CONSTRUCTION TRUSTEESHIP IN HUNGARY - GETTING PAID IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AS SUBCONTRACTOR
Construction trusteeship, as mandatory collateral management of major private construction projects in Hungary, strives for protecting subcontractors against non-paying general contractor, by allowing direct payments from employer under certain conditions. How does it work in practice and what are the limits of subcontractor protection? We address these issues in this article.
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COLCHESTER, Vt. - By virtue of a first-round victory on Tuesday evening, the Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team has advanced to the semifinal round of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) Tournament, as the fourth-seeded Purple Knights are slated to take on No. 1 Saint Anselm College on Saturday at Sullivan Arena in Manchester, N.H., at 4 p.m. All tickets for the weekend are $5, while children younger than 12 will be admitted for free. Passes for both Saturday games will also be available for $5 apiece.
The Purple and Gold earned a 5-1 triumph over No. 5 Post University in Tuesday's first round, with junior defender Alissa Sullivan (Hingham, Mass./Hingham) turning in her first career goal to go along with three assists. Senior Nicole Talcott (Colchester, Vt./Rice Memorial Prep), who was named NEWHA All-Conference the next day, made 31 saves in her team's first postseason opening-round victory since 2016.
Saint Michael's has met Saint Anselm eight times in the postseason, including on six occasions during the semifinal round of a tournament. The Purple Knights seek their first postseason tournament crown. The Hawks won all four regular-season meetings this year and lead NCAA Division I/II in scoring offense (4.5), scoring margin (+3.0) and combined special teams (55.7%) while standing second in scoring defense (1.5). Saint Anselm, last year's tournament runner-up, is 30-2-4 in league play during the NEWHA's two seasons of existence.
The Purple Knights carry a 7-16-1 record into the semifinals, while Saint Anselm is 23-3-1. Saturday's other semifinal is between No. 2 Sacred Heart University, the defending champion, and No. 3 Franklin Pierce University. Sunday's championship game is set for 4 p.m. at Sullivan Arena.
Junior Jordan Monbouquette (Wayland, Mass./Lawrence Academy) leads the team in goals (9) and is second in points (13), sophomore Maddie Gervais (Glastonbury, Conn./East Catholic) paces the squad in assists (10) and points (14). Junior defender Arianna Boscia (Cranston, R.I./La Salle Academy) notched six goals and seven assists while blocking 30 shots, and sophomore Courtney Kelly (Arlington, Mass./Boston Jr. Shamrocks) has three goals and nine helpers from her spot on defense with 26 blocks.
Sophomore Krista Ferrari (Dunstable, Mass./East Coast Wizards) turned in five goals and four assists with a team-high 217 faceoff wins and 31 blocks, senior Madison Nichols (Gilford, N.H./Tilton School) had seven goals, including three on the power play, while first-year Jenna Harrison (Kitchener, Ontario/Wellesley) has handed out nine assists while winning 48.1 percent of her draws and blocking 29 shots. Sophomore Emily Lanci's (Canton, Mass./Lawrence Academy) 33 blocks lead the team, and she has added five points.
Talcott has a 2.83 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage in 11 games, all starts, averaging 31.5 saves, while junior Vika Simons (Essex Junction, Vt./Minnesota Duluth Club) turns in a 3.68 GAA and a .912 save percentage. She has appeared in 13 games, with 12 starts, averaging 35.0 saves during her first season of NCAA ice hockey. Simons was named to the NEWHA All-Rookie Team.
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Shareholder Activism: Together Is Better
Activist “wolf packs” target bigger firms and generate juicy returns
Shareholder activists — generally hedge funds or other investment management firms — occasionally pool their resources in an attempt to gain control of large-cap firms.
A study identified four mechanisms that make coordinated action attractive: similar investment goals among multiple activists; shared expenses; reputational benefits; and easy access to private information the lead activist may have already generated.
The study found that coordinated activist campaigns produced a cumulative abnormal return of 16.7 percent at the targeted firm in a 41-day period surrounding the start of a campaign.
“Clustered” campaigns also yielded better return on assets and better cash flow from operations than single-activist interventions. The boost in profitability carried over the long term; the study found no reversal in the profitability change two years after the start of the campaign.
Just ask Sotheby’s what it feels like to be chased by a wolf pack. In 2013, a number of shareholder activists, led by the hedge fund Third Point, banded together in an attempt to take control of the global art merchant. Sotheby’s responded with a poison pill that imposed a 10 percent threshold on the stake any one shareholder could take in the company, hoping to limit any activist from gaining an effective veto over corporate decisions. But the wolf pack, as these “clustered” activists are known, was able to accumulate a 19 percent stake in Sotheby’s without any single activist crossing the 10 percent barrier. That presence forced Sotheby’s to install three new directors on its board, including Daniel S. Loeb, the flamboyant CEO of Third Point.
Shareholder activists are certainly becoming increasingly bold. As a 2014 report by McKinsey and Company points out, activists — generally hedge funds or other investment management firms — launched an average of 240 campaigns each year from 2011 to 2013, more than double the number a decade previously. The size of the prey has expanded as well. At the end of 2010, the average firm targeted by shareholder activists had an average market cap of under US$2 billion; that grew to US$10 billion by 2013.
It seemed a logical evolution to have shareholder activists band together and pool their informational and financial resources to target large-cap firms, such as Allergan and DuPont. But, surprisingly, the phenomenon of clustered activism still is not well understood. Until recently one of the biggest gaps was in understanding how wolf packs form and operate, and how successful the strategy actually is.
A new study by Tanja Artiga González of VU University Amsterdam and Paul Calluzzo of Smith School of Business aims to address this gap. Most of their research is based on Securities Exchange Commission filings from 2000 to 2011, covering 2,435 different activists and 2,399 target firms. To spot wolf packs at work, Artiga González and Calluzzo examined no fewer than 285,701 firm/month observations from target firms, identified whether an activist was present in a firm, and then determined whether another activist targeted the firm within the following month.
A Bigger Stake
The researchers found that wolf packs tend to target larger companies, while lone-wolf shareholder activists focus on smaller ones. This suggests that by grouping together, activists can aim for larger firms: by doing so, they increase the aggregate stake in the target firms and spread the considerable costs of a campaign.
“Through cost sharing and, eventually, coordinated proxy voting strategies, activist investors who work together (implicitly and explicitly) can increase the probability of success of their campaign,” they write. Far from being isolated incidents, clustered activist campaigns are “a pervasive part of the activism process.”
Four mechanisms seem to make coordinated action attractive. One is the presence of identical or similar investment goals among multiple activists. Another is financial; activism is costly enough that the expense incurred by a solo activist can eliminate or at least greatly reduce the return. With a group of activists, the costs can be shared. There is also reputational concern; an activist may join others as a way to enhance its chance of success and thereby boost its reputation. The fourth motive is the relative ease of access to private information that the lead activist may have already generated.
Artiga González and Calluzzo say that the chances of success for a clustered campaign went up when obstacles to collaboration were absent or minimal. Geographic proximity and similar operational styles, in particular, were significant advantages.
Happy Returns
How successful is clustered shareholder activism? One of the signs that they looked for is cumulative abnormal return (CAR) for the targeted firm. CAR is the sum of the differences between the expected return on a stock and the actual return; it is often used to evaluate the impact of news or other shocks on a stock price. They found that a coordinated activist campaign produced a CAR of 16.7 percent at the targeted firm in a 41-day period surrounding the start of a campaign.
Clustered campaigns also yielded better return on assets and better cash flow from operations than single-activist interventions. And the boost in profitability carried on over the long term; Artiga González and Calluzzo found no reversal in the profitability change two years after the start of the campaign.
Capital expenditure declined for both clustered and solo activist campaigns, but the decline was three times greater for the former. Research and development spending rose when single activists intervened but declines under a clustered campaign. “This finding is consistent with the most frequent demand of entrepreneurial shareholders to change the corporate strategy and that 70 percent achieve this goal within one year.”
Artiga González’s and Calluzzo’s study applies only to wolf packs south of the border. Canada tends to be much less favourable to shareholder activism, clustered or otherwise. For one, there are regulatory obstacles, such as restrictions on share sales and an advance notice requirement that depresses a potential target’s share price. For another, there are far fewer large-cap, large-payoff targets worth pursuing.
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The Industries of the Future
Ross, Alec
Over the past two decades, the Internet has radically changed markets and businesses worldwide. In The Industries of the Future, Ross shows us what's next, highlighting the best opportunities for progress and explaining why countries thrive or sputter. He examines the specific fields that will most shape our economic future over the next ten years, including cybercrime and cybersecurity, the commercialization of genomics, the next step for big data, and the coming impact of digital technology on money, payments, and markets. And in each of these realms, Ross addresses the toughest questions: How will we have to adapt to the changing nature of work' Is the prospect of cyberwar sparking the next arms race' How can the world's rising nations hope to match Silicon Valley in creating their own innovation hotspots' Ross blends storytelling and economic analysis to give a vivid and informed perspective on how sweeping global trends are affecting the ways we live, incorporating the insights of leaders ranging from tech moguls to defense experts. The Industries of the Future takes the intimidating, complex topics that many of us know to be important and boils them down into clear, plain-spoken language. This is an essential work for understanding how the world works-now and tomorrow-and a must-read for businesspeople, in every sector, from every country.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, p2016.
Edition: Unabridged.
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Characteristics: 1 online resource (8 hr., 48 min.)
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savinay Nov 23, 2016
Great book on how the economic landscape will change in the next 20 years. It is a must read for someone planning to make a career choice. You want to choose an upcoming industry, not the one that will vanish. It is a great continuation to the ideas initiated by the book "The Inevitable" by Kevin Kelly.
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Book Review: ‘The Returned’ by Jason Mott
August 8, 2013 May 17, 2016
The Returned (Image Credit: Jason Mott)
Jason Mott provides a different way to look at the idea of life after death in his new novel The Returned, a paranormal story that questions just how we would react if our dead loved ones started returning from the grave.
In 1966, a tragic drowning accident at their son Jacob’s eighth birthday party left Harold and Lucille Hargrave childless. But time has allowed the couple to settle into old age peacefully, slowly mending the hole left from their child’s death. That is until Jacob appears on their doorstep decades later healthy, happy, and still only eight years old.
Mott presents one way that the world might react if loved ones started returning from beyond, and it’s not a pleasant view. Small towns become concentration camps rife with deception, people turn on one another in the blink of an eye and there’s not a single person who isn’t hiding some sort of secret. It’s the worst of humanity laid out on a silver platter for readers to feast on.
When I first finished the novel, I was slightly disappointed. The world that Mott created seemed confusing and disjointed, never really allowing me to get a full picture of just what was going on. The only truly likeable character was Jacob, who still held an 8-year-old’s innocence despite being something completely alien. Not to mention the fact that there’s absolutely no discussion as to why the deceased are suddenly not so dead and gone.
But after I let The Returned sink in for a few days, I realized that the mystery and the characters and the confusion are what make Mott’s novel so beautiful. It’s remarkable human, in a way that most adult paranormal books can never attain. The story doesn’t give answers or explanations, but demonstrates the second chances at life that we all wish we could have like rekindling love’s first flame or letting go of life’s greatest regrets.
It’s truly amazing how a tale filled with impossible situations and fictional people can make us look inside our own selves, melding their insecurities with our own very real questions and doubts that forever plague our mind’s eye. Mott, whether intentionally or otherwise, has written an outlet that encourages every reader to answer those questions for themselves and find a peace that we all deserve.
Harlequin will release The Returned on Aug. 27, and a limited TV series based off of the book, titled Resurrection, will premiere during the 2013-2014 mid-season on ABC.
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What We’re Loving Right Now… Trampled by Turtles
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History remains touchy issue between Bulgaria and North Macedonia
Written by Independent Balkan News Agency on June 10, 2019 in Bulgaria - Comments Off on History remains touchy issue between Bulgaria and North Macedonia
Personalities in the shared histories of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia remain a sensitive issue and some disagreements linger, for all the warming of official relations in recent years.
This much was apparent after the first – and long-delayed – meeting of the joint intergovernmental commission between the two countries on June 10, co-chaired by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and her counterpart from North Macedonia, Nikola Dimitrov.
The Republic of North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov, and his Bulgarian counterpart, Ekaterina Zaharieva, in Sofia, June 10 2019.
There is a joint commission on history involving specialists from the two countries, meant to come up with consensus positions on issues that long have been matters of contention.
This commission on history has not produced an agreement on Gotse Delchev, a hero in the histories of Bulgaria and of North Macedonia. It is difficult to say much about the 19th century revolutionary without being accused of taking the side of one of the two countries.
Speaking after the joint intergovernmental commission, Bulgaria’s Zaharieva said that her country would continue to support North Macedonia obtaining a date for the start of EU membership talks, but would “strictly observe the implementation” of the bilateral treaty of good neighbourliness – “especially in the history section”.
Zaharieva underlined that in North Macedonia’s association agreement with the EU, there was an obligation for good neighbourly relations “and our condition is for the implementation of the treaty of friendship, good-neighbourliness and co-operation, including the part about history”.
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#SoleWatch: Stephen Curry Continues Dominance in 'Floor General' Curry Two
More history from the MVP.
via Kyle Terada for USA Today Sports
Continuing to play out of his mind, Stephen Curry resumed his historic start to the season Wednesday night against the rival Los Angeles Clippers.
Curry knocked down 8 of his 17 shots, including 7 of 11 from downtown, en route to a 31-point performance. After cooling off in the third quarter, he closed the game hot to lift the Warriors to a 112-108 victory. Curry's 179 points through the first five games is the most since Michael Jordan's 182 in 1991.
Part of the NBA's week-long observance of Veteran's Day, Curry laced up his red, navy and gold "Floor General" Under Armour Curry Two sneakers. While a release date hasn't been announced, the colorway is expected to drop.
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You Can Actually Buy Michael J. Fox's Original Nike Mag Shoe Last
A rare piece of history.
As unorthodox a shoe as there's ever been, the Nike Mag can present a few challenges for those trying to find the right fit. That was especially true in 1989, when Michael J. Fox was fitted for the movie prop sneaker that would go on to become one of the all-time iconic sneaker silhouettes. To get the actor auto-laced up for the film, a shoemaker prepared a wooden last modeled after Fox's foot — which is somehow available to purchase.
The left foot last, in Fox's size 7/D, was completed in Feb. 1989, which indicates an extremely quick turnaround for what would become the prop shoes. Hand-drawn calligraphy along the lateral side reads "M.J. Fox Anatomical," marking the shoe for Fox. According to the owner, a former Nike employee who worked on the Mag, the remaining lasts were destroyed in fire, likely making this the only one in existence.
This insanely rare sneaker artifact is actually available for bidding on eBay. Bidding, which starts at $5,000, closes early Monday morning.
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20 June 2008 / SF News / Brock Keeling
Fires Sparked in Oakland, Watsonville
A fire has torched 75 to 100 at least 500 acres in Larkin Valley of Santa Cruz County between the Watsonville airport and Seascape Golf course, according to ABC 7. Also, parts of Highway 1 are currently closed in both directions in the area. (Northbound traffic, though, has been diverted at Miramonte Avenue and southbound traffic at San Andreas Blvd.) Evacuations have been orders for a few residences of the area.
According to TV news reports, passersby spotted someone along Highway 1 in Watsonville getting out of his or her and starting the fires.
Over in Oakland, a six-alarm fire (or three-alarm fire depending on who you read) is currently roaring at "several buildings in the area of International Boulevard and 93rd avenues." No injuries have been reported.
If you remember, just last month thousands of acres were burned in the Santa Cruz mountains just last month. Be careful out there, people.
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The Richmond Bridge Is Supposedly Mostly Fixed Now
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Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Juneteenth
Provided Muni drivers decide to show up and drive cautiously -- fingers crossed! -- here's how Muni will try to move you seamlessly throughout the city this blazing hot weekend. Ahem: The Juneteenth
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We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Mongol, the untold story of Genghis Khan, playing in select cities now and coming soon to a theater near
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Esther Hahanyu: Helping Kenyan women achieve their weight goals through Social Media
Maureen Murori
Most modern women, if not all, at one point or another, have struggled with the notion and practice of keeping fit. For some, it is a recommendation from their doctor to avert a looming health danger. However, for a few others, it’s for the purposes of remaining healthy and good looking.
Whichever the case, the goal is the same, to lose weight.
Esther Hahanyu found herself in the latter category, looking for means to keep fit and look good. When the idea came to her, she had just completed her degree program and was enjoying her career. At that moment, life couldn’t have been any better, save for occasional hip joint and ankle pains, especially after a walk.
The pains were not regular, hence, she did not seek any medical opinion. Instead, Ms. Hahanyu tried to avoid activities that caused the discomfort including taking a flight of a few stairs which in the latest months was making her pant heavily.
When she started the routines four years ago, she weighed 88 kilograms. In eleven (11) months she had cut down to 68 Kgs.
Today, she still observes the routines and structured diets religiously; however, her sole priority now is toning and maintaining the weight which is right for her height and age. All these she has been able to achieve working out at home alone or with her niece.
It was not until Hahanyu visited a friend that she realized that the joint pains and panting were as a result of the weight. With this in mind, she wanted to regain her health.
She embarked on a plan that has not only helped her to lose the weight but also keep fit while encouraging others to do the same. Hahanyu has chosen to adopt a healthy lifestyle and has taken upon herself to inspire others through the social media.
Keeping tabs with social media
Upon gathering information that she could regain her health through healthy eating and exercising, Hahanyu invested time and resources to embark on the long journey which she began after a round of research and consultations.
On the first day, she took a photo of herself working out and posted on Facebook. A friend came across the post and added her to a ‘closed’ Facebook group whose mission is to support women seeking to lose weight through exercise and structured diet plans.
“I am a Facebook fanatic,” says Hahanyu adding that since day one, she felt she needed to share with the world her weight loss journey.
“I find it exciting to post my workout routines and meal plans on the social media platforms.”
Hahanyu notes that she started by doing simple routines like rope skipping and dancing. “I like working out in front of the mirror too,” she adds.
From the reflection, she can see her muscles crunch, and when she breaks a sweat, it excites and motivates her to go the extra mile.
Motivating others
According to Hahanyu posting the images online is a way to remain accountable to self and to motivate others to keep working harder towards attaining their weight loss goals.
Moreover, each and every member of the group is encouraged to post their routines or meal plans as an accountability check and a way to encourage others to do the same.
“When I come across a new routine or exercise, I share it with my social media friends,” observes Hahanyu. She posts in three groups on a daily basis.
She admits that this is her way of giving back to the online community that welcomed and still supports her in the journey. Of particular interest is a friendship she formed with London based Grace Kasongo.
According to Hahanyu she is indebted to Kasongo. While the two have never met in person, (at least not by the time of writing this piece) their friendship has grown from just sending encouraging messages on the social media to exchanging physical gifts across thousands of miles.
A few months after making acquaintances, Grace sent Hahanyu a dress from London as an extrinsic motivation for her hard work.
“I got to know ‘Favored’ (Hahanyu’s Social Media Pseudonym) through the Facebook weight group,” says Grace in an email. “She was very inspirational and motivating not only to me but to other group members.”
Following her active role on the platform, Hahanyu has since been appointed an administrator of two of the online groups.
“She has continued to be an inspiration,” Grace says of Hahanyu. “She leads by example by posting challenges, what she eats and her daily routines.”
In her words, Grace likes giving gifts to her friends journeying to lose weight as a way to encourage them. Moreover, “it is a way of giving back to the community in efforts to fight obesity and other related diseases,” she adds noting that Hahanyu is “just like my baby sister now.”
Through the online support group, Hahanyu has come to learn many things about meal planning and exercising. She currently posts in three online groups each with approximately 18,850; 33,640 and 30, 225 members. She hopes to inspire members to choose healthier lives by eating right and exercising.
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Black Table’s Mers Sumida on Preparing For and Getting Through Your Studio Session
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New York / New Jersey metal band Black Table made waves with their 2012 genre-blurring EP, “Sentinel,” but after an exhaustive tour cycle in support of the release, things were quiet on the homefront for a while as the band took a break before busying itself in the creative process once again.
Four years later, Black Table’s first full length, Obelisk, generated a strong buzz among metal circles long before its release on October 14, and with its bleak, expansive atmospheres, provocative lyrics inspired by ancient civilizations and mythology, and guitarist/frontwoman Mers Sumida’s tortured vocals, it surpassed expectations of many fans and critics alike.
Recorded at New Jersey’s Backroom Studio with legendary producer Billy Anderson (Acid King, Swans, Melvins), Obelisk showcases Black Table’s relentless, raw energy, and ambitious songwriting that intricately weaves together elements of black metal, post-metal, and sludge (among other heavy sounds) into an emotive mass. The band’s time in the studio only magnified the power and intensity of the music, and according to Sumida, showing up prepared and ready to work, and checking egos at the door helped ensure their recording success.
Check out more of Sumida’s tips for before and during your recording sessions below. Obelisk is available for purchase now through Silent Pendulum Records (US) and Moment of Collapse Records (Europe).
5 Tips to Prepare Before Heading Into the Studio:
Get your guitar set-up, bring picks, strings, fret ease, etc.
Rehearse as a group and refine as much as you can beforehand. Unless you’re writing in the studio, being well prepared is going to make it so you can focus on performing well and give you extra time to experiment and potentially save money using less studio time.
Discuss what your game plan is before going in. Who’s laying down tracks first? Which tracks are being doubled? What gear are you using?
Remember you’re a turd. I find I work best when I keep shit in perspective. I get to do this thing: make music, record in studios, play live shows, tour different countries. I don’t know if I deserve it, but I do know that doing this gives my life a lot of meaning and in the grand scheme of things, I’m no one and that’s humbling.
Remind yourself that this is an incredible moment and you better make it count.
Mers Sumida by Claire Donner
5 Tips for Getting Through a Studio Session with Flying Colors:
Be patient, and be open to ideas and suggestions. You can choose not to use everything you record.
If something isn’t right, ask to do it again. If you can’t get it after a few attempts, ask to have a break and let something else get their part done while you work on it.
Sometimes you realize a part or riff you wrote could be better, or that it sounds like shit in the studio. If you have the time, let that gun rest on your temple and see what comes out. You’ll never regret taking the time to do it, but you’ll regret not fixing it forever. Especially when it’s mixed, mastered, and pressed for all eternity just for your (expensive) displeasure.
If possible, the whole band should be in the studio together. The support is a vital pool of energy.
Always be respectful to the engineer, producer, and your studio. There will always be a time when it gets hard and frustrating, but the goal is the music. Stay focused. Your emotions will fade but the music will be around (hopefully) forever.
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Late Models, Short Tracks
BSR Partners with Setzer Racing for Guaranteed spot in Short Track Nationals
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(Mooresville, NC) – Bond Suss Racing (BSR) and Cole Anderson will join forces with Setzer Racing for this weekend’s US Short Track Nationals at Bristol Motor Speedway. The BSR machine will get a makeover, putting the No. 6 on the Timberwolf Plastics Camery for the much anticipated event in Tennessee. Anderson remains behind the wheel for the 100-lap event and now, with the backing of Setzer Racing, has a guaranteed starting spot in the big dance.
“I’m excited heading into Bristol this weekend,” said Anderson. “Going around that fast of a track with a ton of banking is crazy. It really sits you down in the seat.”
“We had the opportunity to team-up with Setzer Racing and in doing so, guarantee ourselves a starting position in the race, so it was a no brainer,” said Suss. “There are a lot of cars and with how qualifying and the qualifying races are laid out, it made sense. We will get a chance to learn some things on Saturday and then get to work on Sunday.”
Anderson and the BSR team had a successful test at Bristol Motor Speedway in late April, consistently finding themselves in the top-five in practice. It was one of two open test sessions for the race this Sunday and both driver and crew chief feel confident heading into the event.
“I learned you can really bust off a quick lap on your first lap. During the test the low groove seemed to be the preferred lane, so we will see if that changes throughout the race,” said Anderson. “After leaving the test I think as a team we are all very confident, our car showed great and consistent speed, and we were still able to bust off that quick lap. To say the least I am very excited to get back to Bristol.”
“I thought our test was really good,” said Suss. “The car had good speed throughout the day and Cole was able to be consistent, which can be hard at a track like Bristol. We definitely learned some things at the test and I think we put ourselves in a good position heading into this weekend.”
Super Late Models will have three practice sessions on Friday before getting down to business on Saturday. Saturday consists of qualifying, which determines starting positions in the qualifying races Saturday night. Odd and even qualifiers will be split up into two 50-lap races, where the top-ten from each race advance to the 100-lap event on Sunday. On Sunday, all cars that secured a spot in the US Short Track Nationals will re-qualify for their starting position in the race later that evening.
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Out Of The Frame
Eliza Sherlock
The diverse characters portrayed in the stories that make up this collection, whether in flight, trapped or inexorably driven, seek transformative truths that will make them whole. Feelings of dislocation permeate the stories as each character struggles to capture what is missing in their lives, essential to them in ways even they cannot define.
The mysterious forces that shape each quest is motivated by powerful emotion at the center of which is love so uncontainable it cannot be stopped. As they seek what eludes them - some cautiously, others misguidedly, others recklessly, but none half-heartedly, their hearts reveal to them where the future lies.
In these ten stories a newly married woman finds herself competing with her husband’s love for his recently constructed dream house, a father snowbound in the western hills of Connecticut will stop at nothing to beat the elements to make his estranged daughter’s wedding in Miami, a mother discovers the compensations of dreams unfulfilled when she attempts to steer her daughter into realizing her disappointed ambitions, and in the title story, a man walks out of his life in search of answers when he learns he is the product of his mother’s forty plus year old love affair. These richly layered stories, told through diverse voices, explore love in its many mutations. Familial love, love battered and tested and betrayed, crippling obsessive love for a man or a woman or a thing, the characters seek, find, relinquish and reconcile themselves to what they cannot live without. Divided and bound to the object of their love, the characters are carried to surprising outcomes by fundamental mismatches, gender and generational disparity, and imbalances that shape helplessness and power at the core of love. A mother’s love for words, a husband’s passion for the bottle, a sculptor torn between unrequited love and the seductive properties of stone - all are defined by passion that denies and bestows what they most desire.
I loved Out of the Frame. Although they ended too soon, the delicate detail and complex depth packed into each story was exquisite. Some were raw, others poignant, all moving. And that, I submit, is what a terrific short story is meant to be. Excellent reading and writing. Highly recommended.
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COMANCHE COUNTY, KANSAS: HISTORY & GENEALOGY
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Comanche County History Book, Vol. 1 Comanche County History Book, Vol. 2 Comanche County In Pictures
The History of Comanche County, Kansas
From left: Comanche Pool Cowboys, Bronc Buster Bill Hill and Comanche Pool Cattle.
The very best source of historical information for the county is Comanche County History, published in 1981 by the Comanche County Historical Society, Coldwater, Kansas. Copies of the book are still available through the Comanche County Museum, 105 W. Main, Coldwater, Kansas, 67029. Phone: (620) 582-2108.
The Comanche County History Book, Vol. 2 is, in 2005, currently being compiled and submissions of family history are currently being collected, so please contact the Comanche County Museum for more information.
History of Comanche County from Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, 1912.
Coldwater Centennial Notebook, 1884 - 1984 by Evelyn Reed, published serially in The Western Star, 1984.
Comanche Steal - The Fraudulent Organization of Comanche County, Kansas by Thomas Allen McNeal from When Kansas Was Young, pages 61 - 65.
Perils of the Plains: by Hattie Pierce Wimmer, 1929.
History of Federal Highway US 160 by Phyllis Scherich, 2003. Illustrated with photos and early maps.
History of the Comanche Pool Cattle Company by Mary Einsel. Illustrated with photos.
Roster of the Names of All the Old Cowboys I Knew by T.J. Dyer.
The Watchorn Test Well A collection of 1925 & 1926 news articles.
Blizzards in Comanche County, Kansas: A Collection of Stories & References
The Greensburg Tornado - May 5, 2007, and a history of other tornados in the area
When the Wind Blows: A Story about a Kansas Dust Storm in the Dirty Thirties: by Margaret (Pepperd) Greene, written in May 0f 2007.
Personal Accounts by Pioneer Settlers Published in The Western Star
H.V. Butcher: A Few Reminiscences, The Western Star, July 7, 1933 - August 18, 1933. A series of articles by the publisher of The Western Star, about the history of Coldwater, Kansas, and the economy in Comanche County during the early years of the Great Depression.
Floyd Allen: Old Letter Describes Details Of Opening Of Cherokee Strip
The Wilmore News, April 9, 1937.
Mr. & Mrs. Marble Lane Baxter: Life Sketches of Comanche-co. Pioneers;
Some of Their Struggles and Early-day Experiences.
The Western Star, February 15, 1924.
E.S. Bennett: A Few Reminiscences of "Cowboy Days"
The Western Star, April 22, 1927.
C.F. Biddle: Life Sketches of Comanche-co. Pioneers;
The Western Star, January 11, 1924.
C.O. Blake: From C.O. Blake, The Western Star, March 18, 1921.
Cash M. Cade: The Early Days of Coldwater
The Western Star, February 25, 1921 and March 17, 1922.
Cash Cade "Tells Of An Old Time Friend", The Western Star, June 19, 1925.
Martha (Parcel) Clark: Life Sketches of Comanche-co. Pioneers;
The Western Star, November 2, 1923.
Charles M. Cole: A few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.
How C. M Cole Got His Start As a Ranchman.
The Western Star, May 12, 1922.
Mr. & Mrs. M.M. Cosby: Life Sketches of Comanche-co. Pioneers;
The Western Star, December 28, 1923.
James W. Dappert: Reminiscences of Early Days in Comanche-co.
Charles H. Darrow: A Few Early-Day Events in and Near Avilla
The Western Star, July 3, 1925.
John Duckworth: Memoirs of early day Comanche County
The Western Star, March 25, 1921.
William G. Deubler: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.
The Western Star, June 2, 1922
Darcey E. Dunne: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.
Hospitality an Early Day Characteristic in Comanche-co.
The Western Star, June 16, 1922.
David Frankford Edmonds: Life Sketches of Comanche-co. Pioneers;
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Ferrin: Life Sketches of Comanche-co. Pioneers;
Alice (Eyerly) Ferrin: "Early Day Memories", The Wilmore News, October 31, 1939.
R.E. "Reb" Goddard: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.
The Western Star, February 4, 1921 and January 18, 1922.
'Cannonball' Green: Early Experiences and Biographical Sketches of the Famous Stage Coach Manager
J. Paul Grove: More Early Day History of Coldwater
James Hadley: Life Sketches of Comanche-co. Pioneers;
The Western Star, April 4 , 1924.
Dr. John S. Halliday: Life Sketches of Comanche-co. Pioneers;
Mabel Harding: Writes of Early Days Here: The J.W. Harding Family
The Western Star, July 21, 1933.
Robert Henkel: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.
The Western Star, April 22, 1922
H. O. Holderby Tells of His First Trip Here and of Other Early-Day Events;
Early Day Postoffices and Mail Facilities.
The Western Star, April 18, 1921 and May 19, 1922.
George W. Hollenback: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.
The Western Star, March 31, 1922
William V. Jackson: Life Sketches of Comanche-co. Pioneers;
The Western Star, May 9, 1924.
William V. Jackson: Little Tragedies of the Prairie
The Western Star, August 18, 1933.
Charles V. Jones: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.
Frank C. Jones: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.
The Western Star, February 17, 1922
Frank A. KIMPLE
"Some Early Day Experiences Recalled"
The Western Star, July 4, 1924 and January 2, 1925.
John A. Lightner: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.; Starting a Ranch in Comanche-co.
The Western Star, May 5, 1922
J.M. Lobaugh: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.
John T. Maris: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.
The Western Star, October 19, 1923
Davis T. McIntire: Life Sketches of Comanche-co. Pioneers;
"Old Timer": A Few Reminiscences of Comanche-co.
The Western Star, June 26, 1925
William Oller: A Few Reminiscences of of Pioneer Life inComanche-co.
The Western Star, January 27, 1922
S.J. Osborne: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.
The Western Star, April 7, 1922
Robert C. Palmer
"Cash Cade Tells Of An Old Time Friend", The Western Star, June 19, 1925.
Mr. & Mrs. Isaac K. Rodgers: Life Sketches of Comanche-co. Pioneers;
C.F. Spicer: An account of pioneer days in Comanche County, Kansas
"Roy E. Stafford Writes of Pioneer Days in Comanche County"
The Western Star, October 5, 1923.
U. Grant Stephens: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.
Some Early Day Events Recalled.
Jess White: A Few Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in Comanche-co.; Life on a Ranch in Comanche-co.
The Western Star, March 4, 1922.
Mrs. J.W. York: Life Sketches of Comanche-co. Pioneers;
The Western Star, September 14, 1923.
The Ruth Botts History Collection
Comanche Pool Reunion, The Western Star, October 5, 1951.
Early Days At Protection by Mrs. Blanche Denney-Towner, copied from material gathered by E.G. Osmon of Protection, Kansas.
Early History & Incidents of Comanche County, Kansas, Brought to Date by Frona Seyfrit, 1961.
Mennonites In Comanche County, Kansas by Ursula Miller, 1948.
Todds In Kansas, a family history by Helen Bernice (Todd) Hough, 1959.
Practical Jokes and Backfired Actions: A few stories from Comanche County, Kansas
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Dollar-store Yankees intent on looking something like the real thing
MLB columnist
Yahoo Sports April 23, 2019, 2:07 PM UTC
ANAHEIM, Calif. — On the afternoon he filled out a lineup card that would have Brett Gardner at the top, J.A. Happ at the very bottom, and eight guys at or near the major leagues’ minimum salary in between, Aaron Boone spotted his head trainer from across the clubhouse and went into stealth mode. Grinning, he stood a bit taller, turned sideways, got skinny, made his move.
From the side of his mouth he whispered, “Just gonna tiptoe by …”
When you’re the manager of the New York Yankees and your entire lineup, 10 Yankees, couldn’t cover Mike Trout’s annual salary — not even close — then the bus got lost, somebody undercooked the chicken again or the trainer is delivering entirely too much bad news, entirely too often. Maybe best to avoid him.
By Monday night here, their 22nd game, on the season’s 26th day, Boone’s Yankees had 13 men on the injured list, including their starting outfield, three-quarters of their infield, their presumptive opening-day starter, their setup reliever and their catcher. Aaron Judge was the latest to go two days ago, with an oblique strain, following the likes of Giancarlo Stanton, Gary Sanchez, Miguel Andujar and Troy Tulowitzki. Didi Gregorius hasn’t played a game. Nor has Aaron Hicks. Luis Severino hasn’t thrown a pitch. Neither has Dellin Betances.
It’s bad. Like, really bad. If only April bad, which is as good as the news gets.
Take all the frayed, strained, torn, impinged, stiff, inflamed, bowed and otherwise broken Yankees parts, give them a few hours to marinate, put them all together again and you’d have one whole and healthy human being who, depending, of course, on the matchups, could hit cleanup for the Yankees tomorrow night.
The Yankees' Gio Urshela celebrates at first base after an RBI single during the 14th inning Monday night in Anaheim, California. (Getty Images)
Push around what’s left, smear a little here and a little there, dress it up in road grays, point it all toward the baseball field and what’s out there is Gardner and eight guys whose collective service time is two years fewer than Gardner’s 10-plus seasons. That would be odd enough in, let’s say, Miami. In the Bronx, it’s the sort of thing that would have you pull to the side of the road to compose yourself, then just walk home.
Doesn’t mean they can’t play, of course. Or win sometimes. Doesn’t mean it can’t be fun watching the Yankees make a go at surviving this thing, or attacking the game differently when waiting on a three-run home run depends in some measure on Judge’s oblique rehab. You can’t wait six weeks for a big hit.
If you don’t like haughty, swaggery, born-on-third-base-think-they-doubled-and-moved-up-on-the-throw Yankees, then you’ll like these Yankees. Or not.
As former Yankee David Cone said on the team’s telecast Sunday, “Nobody ever feels sorry for the Yankees. … Quite the opposite.”
Still, the world asks, Who are these guys? But not in the Yankees’ clubhouse they don’t. Or not always anyway. Maybe a couple times. And then it’s all a big laugh until the Yankees — these Yankees — win six of seven games, even if three of the six were against the Kansas City Royals, and one was against the Angels, because beating bad teams may just be the way to get through this thing.
“Look,” Boone said, “I want our guys back in the worst way. I hate seeing core guys go down. … But it has been a lot of fun and satisfying to see guys get opportunities.”
Ultimately, he added, the question for the young men, the untested men, the men still upright, the organization as a whole, becomes, “Can you withstand that? Can you stand up to it?”
The answer, probably, is maybe. For a little while. The catcher, Gary Sanchez, is expected back in the lineup here Wednesday night. It’s a start. The Yankees and Boone are operating with a net, too. Those other guys, the ones you’ve heard of whose jerseys you wear, are coming back, presumably. Just not today.
So, as they often do, Yankees fans turn out by the thousands at an unfamiliar stadium, and they crowd the perimeter of the visitors’ dugout, and when the gray-and-navy-blue-clad players begin to appear, there’s a bit of confusion. That’s Mike Tauchman. Unless it’s Mike Ford.
“Mike!” they yell, safely.
That’s probably Tyler Wade. Could be Gio Urshela. Kyle Higashioka’d be wearin’ a mask or something, right?
“Hey!” they yell, trailing off.
Just Sunday they beat the Royals on, in part, Thairo Estrada’s sacrifice bunt and Austin Romine’s single, Tauchman’s two hits and Clint Frazier’s three-run homer, and Ford’s first big-league hit. Tauchman has three home runs in 38 at-bats. Urshela is hitting .278. Sure, Ford is going to have to go some to hit .100, and Wade’s dipped under .200, and the game gets tougher away from home, even in places like Anaheim and San Francisco, where the local clubs are a bit undermanned themselves.
They’d boarded a flight for California, showed up at the ballpark as scheduled, looked around, and managed five hits in 14 innings, three in the first six innings against Matt Harvey, whose ERA was near 10. It’s the new, if temporary, reality for the Yankees, who’re going to have to pitch and pitch and pitch, just to have a chance. They won again, because Gleyber Torres reached base by striking out on a wild pitch and an error, advanced on a wild pitch, and scored when Urshela singled, all in the 14th inning. To those reinforcements, fill-ins, break-glass-in-case-of-emergencies, this becomes their season, too. And maybe there can be heroes in April, a handful of young men who’ll be remembered in September and October for not being great, but for being good enough, for being there, for being Yankees.
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Steve Kerr criticizes response to mass shootings, says Warriors have moments of silence every week
Chris Cwik
Yahoo Sports November 9, 2018, 2:58 AM UTC
Steve Kerr pointed out how often the Warriors hold a moment of silence before a game. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is fed up with the way mass shootings have been handled in the United States. Kerr, who has been outspoken about gun violence in the past, offered a critical response to yet another mass shooting.
When asked about the Thousand Oaks shooting that left 12 dead Wednesday night, Kerr pointed out how frequently the Warriors have had a moment of silence before games this season.
“We’re going to have a moment of silence tonight (at the game). We had one last week. And we will probably have one next week,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr on all the US mass shootings.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) November 9, 2018
According to Kerr, it feels like the team holds a moment of silence at least once a week.
Kerr’s most obvious criticism can be seen in his final line. Kerr says, “We will probably have [a moment of silence] next week.” That’s most likely a comment on his desire to see a larger political response after another mass shooting. Kerr has been outspoken on gun control in the past, calling out politicians and the National Rifle Association.
Kerr may have been the most critical of the shooting, but he was not the only sports figure to talk about it. LeBron James, Jared Goff and others expressed their sorrow and offered condolences to the victims of the shooting.
The Thousand Oaks shooting was the 307th mass shooting in the United States in 2018, according to USA Today.
Chris Cwik is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at christophercwik@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Chris_Cwik
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UN Official Confirms Airstrike Destroyed Aid Convoy for Aleppo September 19
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Attack on UN Aid Convoy Near Aleppo (37)
A UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) analyses confirmed that an airstrike had led to destruction of the UN humanitarian convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo on September 19, an UNOSAT research adviser said Wednesday.
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Movement of Over 80% of UN Aid Convoys Blocked, Delayed in Syria
GENEVA (Sputnik) — On September 19, a UN-Syrian Arab Red Crescent convoy carrying humanitarian aid for the Aleppo province was hit by a strike, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). As a result, 18 of 31 trucks were destroyed and at least 21 individuals were killed.
"With our analysis we determined it was an airstrike and I think multiple other sources have said that as well," Lars Bromley said at a briefing.
The details of the attack and perpetrators remain unclear. Several Western officials, including the ones from the White House, blamed the attack on Russia and Syria. The Russian authorities have refuted the allegations and claimed there was no airstrike, while the load of the convoy could be set on fire most probably by al-Nusra Front militants controlling the area. Moscow called for a thorough investigation into the incident.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that a US Predator drone had operated near Urum al-Kubra area north of Aleppo at the time of the attack on the aid convoy.
Damascus Claims US Forces Hit UN Convoy to Deflect From Attack on Syrian Army
Lavrov: Russia to Demand 'Most Thorough Investigation' Into Aleppo Convoy Attack
ICRC Says 71 Trucks With Aid Convoy Sent to Besieged Syrian Cities
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Game Awards 2018 – What games are expected to be announced, and why it’s the biggest year so far
As we grow closer to the end of 2018, it’s once again time to draw our attention to The Game Awards, with more and more developers eager to show off their ideas and the games they’ve worked so hard on.
What do we know?
Let’s recap on some news we’ve heard over the past few months
Well, we know Obsidian is going to be very eager to show off their new RPG after being bought by Microsoft, which was the main announcement at Xbox’s conference ‘XO 2018’.
However, this game seemed to be in production already with the partnering of 2K, before they got bought by Microsoft. The un-named game will be helped by Publishing label Private Division.
A teaser was recently released by Obsidian which had a countdown timer to Game Awards 2018.
What could be shown?
January 2018 saw Fox gaining a subsidiary of Cold Iron Studios. With the studio having the license to Alien, it was obvious an announcement on a new project was coming. One came with news of a new game set within the alien universe – titled Alien: Blackout.
Studio head Craig Zinkievich said: “We’re all excited to be working on such a storied franchise. To explore areas of the universe that fans haven’t gotten to experience, to put a game in that setting, is incredible.”
Alien: Isolation, which was the last game in the series released in 2014, got positive reviews and hopefully they will take this into account and continue down that path. This means it’ll be at least five years without an alien game, leaving fans excited to hear about a new entry into the franchise.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. An underrated RPG that was released in 2012. It was compared to the likes of Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind & Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion having Ken Rolston, who worked on both of those titles, have a huge say on the game as the lead designer.
Earlier this year on September 6th it was announced that THQ Nordic had acquired the rights for KOA: R, with EA still having publishing rights. It would make sense for THQ Nordic to at least release a teaser for their upcoming project.
The question is what are they going to do with it? A great idea would be a remaster for starters, bringing back their old audience to divulge into a story that they already know and love. Whilst also grabbing the attention of newer fans, who didn’t get a chance to play it and are looking for a decent RPG whilst they wait for the next Elder Scrolls or Dragon Age game.
This is looking even more likely with recent news of the original game being added to Xbox’s endless list of games with backwards compatibility, which could be a little taste of what’s to come. If there is a new KoA game, we should expect it to be a little more like their newest title Darksiders III, being more hack ‘n slash and less role-playing.
The big names that you’d expect to steal the show
This year has been an incredibly important year for gaming with Sony bringing out their new adaption on the God of War series, adding a new camera angle, game mechanics and story. Bringing the series back to our screens for the first time on current gen consoles, God of War was seen through a new light which helped the PS4 bolster its high-rated list of exclusives.
An incredible story from start to finish, adapting the Norse/Greek mythology storyline, our beloved character Kratos was seen for the first time with his son Atreus, as you see a very complicated relationship blossom into something special. A big change from the usual hack ‘n slash method of previous games, this time we found ourselves only swinging our axe when necessary, whilst conserving healing items and carefully assigning our skill points to the skill tree.
Another major contender is the recently released Red Dead Redemption 2. Rockstar is known for releasing brilliant games that are adored by fans (GTA V, Red Dead Redemption, Canis Canem Edit) and this year we have seen the next instalment.
RDR2 sees outlaw Arthur Morgan as he and his gang try to escape the law after a series of risky robberies. RDR was known as a great game that captured the cowboy feel, whilst still keeping it in line with their other big franchise: Grand Theft Auto. Rockstar kept it cool by keeping the main protagonist from the first game and adding him as a side character into this one, making it feel familiar whilst adding a whole new storyline and group of characters.
With the release of the game however, Rockstar delayed the online (where they get most of their players) and decided to bring it out months later giving people time to complete the long campaign.
We’d expect these two major games to be taking the lead with the votes for GOTY, but let’s have a look at the nominees:
Assassins Creed – Odyssey (Ubisoft/Ubisoft Quebec)
Celeste – (Matt Makes Games)
God of War – (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
This year has not only shown a lot of new games, but it’s also shown the next games from some big series. Spider-Man is another important mention as Insomniac (Ratchet & Clank/ Infamous) add a new entry where you play as Peter Parker trying to manage life with Aunt May, his love interest of Mary Jane, whilst keeping his alias of the friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man unknown.
The game was well received as it enabled you to swing around New York freely whilst feeling like Spider-Man himself, keeping to the comics and adding some well-known characters (Wilson Fisk, Mr Negative, Doctor Octavius).
Other categories however see brand new games that from narrative to indie. It’s great to see more indie developers getting recognition, as a lot spend their own time and money to create the projects they’ve dreamed about for a long time. (Dead Cells, Into the Breach, Return of the Obra Dinn).
Game of the Year Awards 2017 and what we learned
Last year’s awards saw a huge year for Nintendo as Zelda: The Breath of the Wild won. With the release of the Nintendo Switch console in March last year, Nintendo did amazingly well to win game of the year within the same year as the console launch, sticking to knowing what the fans love whilst making Zelda more of an open world RPG.
Therefore, this year was incredibly important for the other consoles as they needed to bring out games to compete with Nintendo and help them sell their consoles. You’d expect this year to lean towards PS4/Sony as they brought out great exclusives such as God of War & Spider-Man, with Microsoft only teasing news of Halo 6 & Gears of War 5, whilst releasing Forza Horizon 4. However, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a real contender, with it being on both consoles and having a bigger player base.
Where to watch the Game Awards 2018:
Los Angeles:December 6 – 17:30
New York:December 6: 20:30
Brazil:December 6: 23:30
UK:December 7 – 01:30
Russia:December 7 – 03:30
Japan:December 7 – 10:30
Australia:December 7 – 11:30
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‘The Mountain Between Us’ is a meandering exercise in pointlessness
Leigh Monson
There are just some films that feel entirely unnecessary in their telling. From a realist and utilitarian standpoint, no film is absolutely necessary in its existence; there’s no survivalist need for good cinema (unless you’re a film critic). However, there are storytelling conventions and narrative turns that are so trite and hackneyed from their conception to their execution that it begs the question of why even bother to go through the motions again. The Mountain Between Us is so banal that it’s an exercise in tedium to endure, but its sins aren’t so egregious as to provoke the emotional investment to inspire wrathful ire. It just sort of exists.
The film follows two strangers, photojournalist Alex (Kate Winslet) and neurosurgeon Ben (Idris Elba), as they conspire to get around their flight cancellations by renting the services of a charter plane. When the plane’s pilot suffers a stroke midflight, the plane crashes atop a mountain, leaving Alex with a broken leg and Ben ill equipped to treat her. With the help of the deceased pilot’s dog, the pair must survive the perils of the mountain and eventually make their way back to civilization.
As far as person-versus-elements plots go, this is about as stock standard as they come, with the pair running low on supplies and needing to find more inventive ways to preserve and extend their rations of food. It’s a story where the characters are so shallowly sketched that it is exceedingly unnecessary to cast such talents as Elba and Winslet in the leading roles. They try their damnedest to squeeze personality out of a cautious analyzer and an ambitious motivator, respectively, but the basic cipherous nature of how the characters are written means that neither feels like much more than a slate for audiences to project themselves on to.
Where the film starts to lose its basic intrigue, though, is when it rather unceremoniously transforms from a story about mutual survival to a dime store romance. Ben is given a tragic backstory that exposes him as more vulnerable than his cool exterior would betray, and Alex begins to fall for him despite having a fiancé back home. This leads to an extensive post-rescue epilogue—don’t act surprised, you knew they were going to get off the mountain—wherein they have to reconcile their feelings for one another with their divergent life paths. In a very real sense, the real mountain between them was the friends they made along the way. This, in theory, is the more interesting aspect of the story, but it is given such short shrift in the film’s third act that it feels insubstantially tacked on. Instead, the brunt of the film could just as easily be read as a platonic story of survival through cooperation, so much so that the romance feels like an afterthought even as it portends to be the emotional center of the film.
The Mountain Between Us isn’t entirely without merit. The on-location cinematography of the Rocky Mountains captures the majesty of the region, and charismatic line delivery by Winslet and Elba elevates some of the script’s modest jokes. However, there’s nothing that stands out so much as to make the film worth recommending. It’s just a dull survivalist slog, a case of been-there-done-that which trips over its own pacing as it limps toward the finish line. Sometimes just being okay means that something just isn’t that interesting.
'The Mountain Between Us' isn't entirely without merit. However, there's nothing that stands out so much as to make the film worth recommending.
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Tag: 10 Characteristics Of An Entrepreneur and Acquisition Marketing Strategy
Many people have a lot of myths about what being an entrepreneur is and how it will shape/affect their life that are simply not true. Acquisition Marketing Strategy in List and these are the seven biggest myths that I continuously hear.
Starting your own business in these days is not too much more risky than trying for any other corporate job. At a corporate job you can be laid off at any time, Marketing Strategies For Business have benefits cut with no reason, and work long overtime without being compensated for that. If you are student as well, the risk can’t be that bad. It’s not like you have a mortgage or family to support if it fails.
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As a student you have a schedule that is completely flexible and large blocks of time between classes and on breaks to start a business. Campuses have tons of resources you can harness as well, Marketing Strategies For Business so there really has never been a better time than now.
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How many new products and inventions can you dream up with in thirty minutes? At least a few if you know the techniques of innovation and creative problem solving. The following are thirty minute's worth, with some notes at how they were arrived at.
New Products and Inventions From Old
A fast way to invent new things is to start with existing concepts and find new applications. With the concept of inflatable things, the first thing that comes to my mind is inflatable shelters for emergency situations, such as after earthquakes or hurricanes. Such shelters could be transported easily, and erected quickly with a simple air pump. A basic large tent design, but with inflatable ribs instead of poles might work.
We can always find new products and inventions for babies. Inflatable cribs or playpens come to mind. Deflated, they could be folded up and stored almost anywhere. A simple design for a playpen might be a plastic floor with a simple wall that surrounds it and is attached to it. Think of air mattresses for swimming, set on their sides, connected end to end and wrapped into a circle and you'll get the idea.
When we used to go "tubing" down rivers in Michigan, we were forever trying new ways to carry a cooler with us while keeping it convenient to get a soda or beer out of it. A solution could be an inflatable bar. It might have a cooler built into it, have can and glass holders, and maybe even a secure place to set snacks. It could be used in a pool, lake or river.
Many people drive into water and die each year. One solution to this problem might be inflatable flotation that is activated when the car begins to sink. They would quickly inflate in an accident involving submersion, and would keep the car afloat. Put one in the trunk, and another inside the car, or have them come out from the wheel wells. To avoid accidental inflation, the triggering device would be activated by water, but be in a place where rain and car washing water couldn't reach.
Vending Machine Products and Inventions
When I considered the concept of vending machines, the first thing that came to mind was a beer machine. It could only be used in a bar that was restricted to adults, of course. A big benefit is that it would lessen the need for bartenders, since half of all the drinks sold in a bar are just simple beers. It is an innovation that could be implemented tomorrow, using beer in cans in existing pop machines.
A vending machine for books and magazines might do decent business in an airport, bus station or other places where people are forced to sit for hours. They may already exist, but I haven't seen them yet. Add some padding to the drop chute, and existing snack vending machines could be used.
They sell phone cards everywhere now, but I haven't yet seen them in vending machines. You could also sell those collapsible umbrellas from a machine. There are dozens of other things that could be profitably sold from vending machines. Use simple techniques like this extension of existing concepts, and there are also thousands of other new products and inventions waiting to be made.
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Are you intrigued by the possibility of being your own boss and starting a business but not sure you have the right qualifications to be an entrepreneur? What are the characteristics of an entrepreneur? Although there is no single perfect entrepreneurial profile, there are many characteristics that show up repeatedly in successful business owners.
Following are the top 10 essential entrepreneurial traits that anyone who is interested in starting a business must possess:
(1) Independence - This is the most common denominator of all entrepreneurs. They want to seize control of their future; thus they decide to become their own boss instead of laboring under the gaze of a master. (2) Persistence and Determination - The world of entrepreneurship is fraught with both success and failure. An important quality of a successful entrepreneur is the doggedness to continue pursuing a goal despite some setbacks and obstacles they may encounter on the road. This persistence and determination is fueled by a burning desire to achieve the goal of succeeding in the chosen field of business. (3) Self-Confidence - Along with independence, an entrepreneur possesses self-confidence. They believe in their capabilities and makes sure that they will put in their best effort into their particular endeavors and likewise expect the best results from it. Belief in one's capabilities is very important in achieving any goal - especially in the world of entrepreneurship. (4) Creativity - In the business world, you can not afford to be complacent and uncreative unless you want the competition to move up on ahead of you. Creative people are naturally curious, inquisitive, bright and highly flexible when thinking. They keenly observe their environment and have an eye for spotting new trends that could spark a business opportunity. (5) Organized and goal-oriented - An entrepreneur knows the value of organization in a business endeavor. A good entrepreneur has the ability to consolidate resources. (6) Visionary - An entrepreneur has a vision for his/her future. (7) Risk-taking and Tolerance for Failure - A good entrepreneur realizes that loss and failure are inherent in any business endeavor. Thus, an entrepreneur must always be ready to make calculated risks and face whatever consequences accompany those risks. As in all fields of endeavor, the characteristic of a successful entrepreneur is in never giving up and in picking up the pieces and continuing the journey even if failure momentarily obstructs the way. (8) Perseverance and Hard Work - These are perhaps two of the most important entrepreneurial traits. (9) Commitment - An entrepreneur will not achieve success if he/she gives up at the first sign of trouble. (10) Honesty and Honor - Another very important mark of a good entrepreneur is being honest and honorable in all business dealings and interpersonal relationships - whether it is between business partners, employees, peers or investors.
If you possess these traits, you may have the necessary skill set to become a successful entrepreneur.
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AARP survey shows support for Medicaid expansion in Nebraska
By Devorah Lanner , March 19, 2013 12:00 PM
Steven Martin
A new AARP survey of 600 Nebraskans age 18 and over shows that 53 percent support expansion of Medicaid to provide health coverage for at least 54,000 uninsured adult residents. The report also finds that 62 percent of Nebraskans who responded say they would support Medicaid expansion if the cost could be covered by eliminating unnecessary government programs.
In the report released today in Lincoln, 65 percent of total respondents say that Medicaid is an extremely important or very important government program. Medicaid is a joint federal-state government program designed to provide limited health coverage to the poor, generally pregnant women and children. To pay for the program, states are required to match federal funds – in Nebraska this is currently done on a roughly 60/40 basis federal to state.
“Expanding Medicaid will help Nebraska’s workers who’ve lost their jobs or are struggling in jobs without health benefits,” said Mark Intermill, advocacy director for AARP Nebraska. “For older workers hit hardest by the recession and out of the workforce longer than younger workers, this is especially important."
Support for Medicaid expansion remains constant, as nearly the same proportion (55 percent) say they would support it knowing that adults with no dependent children and earning $15,000 a year currently do not qualify for Medicaid benefits. “Many Nebraskans are struggling with sky-high insurance costs. Providing access to those who can’t afford coverage is a compelling reason for Nebraska to participate in Medicaid expansion, “he added. “It will give people without insurance access to preventive care that can reduce the need for expensive emergency room care.”
Through Medicaid expansion, the need for some state-funded programs would be reduced or eliminated. For example, Nebraska would save $23 million annually because the Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool (CHIP), which covers people who can’t find insurance elsewhere due to a preexisting condition, would no longer be needed.
Under the Affordable Care Act, states participating in Medicaid expansion will have the same income eligibility standard for adults without dependent children: 138% of the federal poverty level, up to $15,000 income for an individual and $32,000 for a family of four. To fund this, the federal government has allocated funds to each state to pay 100 percent of the expansion cost for the first few years, gradually dropping to 90 percent by 2020.
To date, 27 governors, including the governors of North Dakota and Colorado, have expressed support for Medicaid expansion in their states. Last week, the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee voted to advance LB 577, Nebraska’s Medicaid expansion bill.
The AARP telephone survey, conducted March 1-7, by RDD Field Services, recorded that 89 percent of the respondents had some type of health care coverage. Party affiliation split at 36 percent Republican; 28 percent Democrat, 26 percent Independent and 7 percent other.
The survey’s margin of error is plus or minus 4.08 percent. A summary of the survey findings is attached.
2013 NE Medicaid Expansion Brief Final 3-18-2013
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Slain By Incongruity
Certain that I was going to face far worse at home when I showed my tattered shirt, ripped pocket and newly holed jeans, I doggedly persisted. It was a gentleman’s disagreement in which I found myself embroiled. I was around eight years old and in East Baton Rouge Parish in 1965, scholarly debates were conducted on the sun-baked clay of the playground ringed by thirty or so cheering onlookers and several scouts to warn us of monitors. Over the fence a field of sugarcane rustled its dry leaves to the accompaniment of droning cicadas. The vestiges of pistols at dawn under the Evangeline Oak echoed yet when honor was at stake.
The issue at hand was in essence, biological. I maintained that cats sweat. Copiously through their feet. My adversary howled his denial of this contention as if in intense psychological pain. It started as a mere casual remark by the monkey bars and soon escalated into Missouri style wrestling. I knew I was right and had lost a strip off my new shirt (the one with all the buttons) in defense of my claim. I had read about it just days before in a wonderful book of sea stories taken off my father’s big shelf on our living room wall.
After several bouts of grappling in the dust, we broke our sweaty holds inside the ring of children and slowly circled each other like knife fighters in a Bronx alleyway. Right about then a scout saw a monitor beginning to take notice and contemplate the long hot walk across the ground to break things up. This sentry strode briskly over and when the spectators parted to let him inside the circle, he demanded to know what the altercation was about.
His age and height trumped our combined adrenaline and my opponent, who had initiated the contest by taking issue with my simple statement of fact, spoke with pained exasperation, “This fool says that cats sweat – through their feet. Now if that ain’t some pure D bullshit, I don’t what is.”
“Copiously, through their feet,” I added.
The older boy looked at me like a prosecuting attorney.
I told him that I had read it and I cited the title and author of the book. The book was The Glencannon Omnibus and its author was Guy Gilpatric. The human arena went quiet while the twelve year old referee deliberated.
After a pregnant moment he looked hard at the other fellow and said, “They do. They do sweat. It’s in a book, dumb-ass.”
That broke the spell and the kids dispersed. I gathered up the pieces of my shirt, dusted myself off and began formulating a good story to tell my mother about the state of my garments. My combatant headed off alone in the direction of our school’s library, sensing that a source of great power must reside there.
“Yeah, dumb-ass. Copiously, through their feet,” taunted a dozen voices at his back.
For the next several weeks a new phenomenon began to materialize on that playground. Contrary to what it would have looked like to an observer, the children of my school proved that they would really rather not carry their teeth home in a rolled up Kleenex. At least a half dozen times I personally witnessed bloodshed avoided in the heat of an argument by the declaration, “It’s in a book, dumb-ass!”
All sorts of issues were dealt with while the magic lasted. Were whales really mammals? Can anacondas really reach over thirty feet in length and swallow a man? Does your hair continue to grow after you’re dead? Do fish ever sleep? If Adam and Eve hadn’t eaten the apple and not been kicked out of The Garden, would their two sons have had to marry their future sisters or would God have rustled them up some new gals? How would they all fit in the space after thousands of years of breeding? What would God have done if Eve had screamed when she saw the snake and Adam had killed it with a stick? These debates all ended peaceably when truncated by the invocation of author and title. Well, excepting the last three. Indeed, the ring of battle crows usually chimed in whether or not they knew the alleged citation to be legitimate or not. These lessons in human nature stayed long with me although not in a conscious way.
As time went on, I continued eating books like an armadillo eats ants. I was well into my thirties when a colleague pointed out to me that the number of books one reads is less important than what one derives from any one of them. He wasn’t an avid reader, so I took his advice with a grain of salt and continued devouring the printed word. By my forties, I began researching the authors of books I read in order to get a better perspective on their biases and to learn where they were educated and by whom.
Several authors were so instructive to me that reading the entire body of their works was similar to chugging glass after glass of sweet lemony iced tea on a hot humid day. Effortless and blissful. Aldous Huxley and Friedrich Nietzsche were two examples of this in the non-fiction realm. By my fifties I had learned to digest what I read and to patiently wait for my own conjectures and conclusions after letting my mind run all the arguments for me while I attended to my physical needs and obligations.
I remember it was also down in Louisiana the first time I was a participant in the board game Monopoly. On that occasion my whole family took part. I had been exposed to Chess prior to that time and I knew immediately that I preferred Chess by a great margin. The first thing that stood out was the importance of money and luck to the outcome which itself was only differentiated by larger or smaller piles of paper. I did, however, like the seeming randomness of the playing pieces, especially the old boot. The second thing I disliked was that if one was content with a very modest portfolio of properties, one was sure to fall behind due to unforeseen bad luck in the cards drawn.
Chess, by comparison, had elements of a much wider scope and of a higher degree of subtlety. The type of landscape wherein a boy might dare to dream. After all, both opponents were unencumbered with obtaining their Kingdoms, rather they were tasked with retaining Kingdoms already in their posession while under relentless and certain attack. In the end there could only be one King and in this respect I preferred the honesty and finality of Chess over the vague end game of Monopoly where the opponents are not vanquished in combat but merely forced into bankruptcy or into living paycheck to paycheck and hoping for a lucky card. My young mind began to perceive the very real difference between a loser and a conquered person.
I discovered similarities to Chess in the story of the Texas Band of Cherokees when researching my own family history. Rather than making a deal with a stronger contender to remain in the United States on subsistence rations, the Texas Cherokees chose to obtain lands from a different Sovereign State, Mexico. Their request was happily granted due to the geographically strategic placement of the lands in question as a natural buffer between some of the nicest farming land in Old Mexico, further US incursions and two nomadic tribes to the North and West, namely the Comanche and the Apache.
By contrast, the Eastern Band of Cherokees that accepted Removal to Oklahoma Territory at a later date can be likened to Monopoly players. A decision made by a few of their men sealed the fate of all. Thus, the Texas Cherokees received a Chessboard from Spanish authority and when they palyed the founding fathers of the Republic of Texas, they lost their lands. While they lived, they lived as free men and in defeat they were routed from the country and driven beyond the new borders of Mexico. The six individuals on record who trickled back across the Rio Grande simply signed a document of surrender at Bird Fort, Texas to became subjects of a new sovereign power and carried on their lives within the new system together with those few who had remained undetected due to mixed blood and white complexions.
Far from a tragedy, the story of the Battle of The Neches is to me a clear example of a contest entered into with both eyes open, while the Removal is an attempt by the few with the best of intentions on behalf of the many to play Monopoly with a little man in a top hat who happens to be the Banker, the Rule Maker and the author of the cards one draws during the game.
As I can personally attest, Chess is very easy to learn yet cannot be mastered in the average span of a man’s life. It is much the same with Go, a Japanese game of great antiquity. Any child can easily sense the truth inherent in Chess and the artificiality of Monopoly.
Here in Lillooet I have a little table on my back porch with four chairs. Generally, it is only myself in the flesh present at that table but I often let myself imagine that the other three chairs are occupied and that there are four mugs of coffee. The other people are friends, family, authors, musicians, historical figures, thinkers or characters from literature, stage and film; many of whom I honestly consider to be friends of the closest kind. After all, they have shared with me the contents of their hearts, their souls and their minds.
I once wrote to an acquaintance after viewing a short film he had made wherein he juxtaposed many images and musical sounds,”When the dragon of present time is slain by incongruity, magical things emerge and miracles occur.”
Upon reflection, that statement seems to serve as a perfect description of the benefits of my game of imaginary coffee mates. I am free to ask those assembled their individual opinions of any of my own theories and also to listen to them debate among themselves about their own. Furthermore, to our mutual benefit, time is no longer the master of ceremonies and Plato can engage Mark Twain while Lao Tzu patiently hears out Nietzsche.
Lately, there has been a new comer to the table. The new guy is an Englishman named Thomas Hobbes from Malmesbury in Wiltshire. I heard about him from a retired New York school teacher named John Gatto who recommended Hobbes’ book Leviathan during a broadcast of Brain Food For A Wednesday Eve on Radio Lillooet. I was intrigued and obtained a copy. It took me all Spring and part of the Summer to read the tome which was written in old English.
I decided to give those gathered at my table the Google on Thomas. He was born prematurely in April of 1588 when his mother heard of the coming invasion of the Spanish Armada. He once said that his mother gave birth to twins: Himself and Fear.
Hobbes was educated at the Westport Church from age four then at Malmesbury school and then at a private school kept by a young graduate of Oxford. Hobbes was a good pupil and around 1603 he went up to Magdalen Hall, the predecessor college to Hertford College at Oxford. His principal, John Wilkinson was a Puritan concerned with purifying the Anglican Church of all traces of Catholicism. While at university, Hobbes followed his own curriculum and was not too attracted by the scholastic learning. Mark Twain raised his cup and eyebrows at that information.
Ayn Rand seemed to be in awe of Hobbes and annoyed by him. She seemed to strongly agree with much he said about his foundational axioms yet vehemently disagreed with some of the conclusions he drew from those same planks of thought. She became visibly agitated.
Zorba managed to get her a wee bit tipsy on Irish whiskey and she giggled, “Who is John Gatto?”
Hobbes completed his B.A. degree in 1608 and was recommended by his master at Magdalen to be a tutor for William the son of William Cavendish, Baron of Hardwick and later Earl of Devonshire. Hobbes and William went on a tour of Europe in 1610. Hobbes was exposed to European scientific and critical methods that were in contrast to the scholastic philosophy he had learned in Oxford. He associated with the likes of Ben Jonson and briefly worked as Francis Bacon's amanuensis.
An amanuensis is a person employed to write or type what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another and also refers to a person who signs a document on behalf of another under the latter's authority. The word originated in ancient Rome, for a slave at his master's personal service "within hand reach", performing any command. Later it was specifically applied to an intimately trusted servant acting as a personal secretary. Amanuensis is what he does, not what he is.
His employer Cavendish, the Earl of Devonshire died of the plague in June 1628. The widow Cavendish dismissed Hobbes but he found work as a tutor again. That job was in Paris and it ended in 1631. Once more he worked for the Cavendish family as a tutor to another William, this one the eldest son of the previous Cavendish. For the next seven years of tutoring he cogitated on philosophy and wondered why rich people used the same names over and over again throughout generations. He was a regular debater in philosophic groups in Paris.
Nietzsche said through his prodigious mustache that although he and Hobbes shared a dislike for many aspects of Greek thought, he could still trounce Thomas in a debate if his verdammt headaches would just go away and he could find a decent Italian restaurant..
Hobbes's first area of study was the physical doctrine of motion and momentum. He went on to conceive a system of thought to which he would devote his life. His first objective was to show that physical phenomena were universally explicable in terms of motion. Next and mistakenly, in my own opinion, he singled out Man from the realm of Nature and Plants. Then he showed what bodily motions were involved in producing the sensations, knowledge, affections and passions by which people relate to each other. Finally he considered how humans were moved to enter into Society and he argued that this Society must be regulated to avoid falling back into brutishness and misery. Evidently, he never considered how women felt about any of it and this again, in my own opinion based upon three marriages, was another big miscalculation. When I pointed this out as politely as I could, I received high fives from Friedrich, Twain, Zorba and Ms. Rand.
All this work was wrapped up in a magnum opus entitled Leviathan which was published in 1651.
It was dedicated to Francis Godolphin who was the brother of Sidney Godolphin, an English poet, courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1643. Sidney died of wounds received while fighting for the Royalist Army in the English Civil War. His will contained a bequest of £200 to Thomas Hobbes. It is alleged that Sidney Godolphin's ghost yet haunts The Three Crowns Hotel in Chagford. Striding the corridors in full uniform in spite of Hobbes’ disbelief of ghosts. Sidney died on February 9, 1643. He was survived by a brother named Francis to whom Hobbes dedicated Leviathan.
Soon Hobbes was more praised and cussed than any other thinker of his time. His book pissed off Anglicans, exiled Royalists and French Catholics alike. Hobbes appealed to the Revolutionary English Government for protection and fled back to London in the Winter of 1651. He had to submit to the authority of the Anglican Church via the Council of State and was allowed afterwards to live in Fetter Lane in the City of London.
In Leviathan Hobbes set out his doctrine of the Foundation of States, Legitimate Governments and an Objective Science of Morality. Leviathan was written during the English Civil War, thus much of the book is occupied with demonstrating the necessity of a strong central authority to avoid civil war.
Walter Ralegh piped up, “Sirrah, I warned young Henry, Prince of Wales against civil war in 1618 and they cut me bloody head off.”
The outburst naturally concluded my Google briefing and Hobbes took the floor on my porch and began to explain his ideas while waving his book in his hand. This greatly animated both Nietzsche and Rand. Especially his Social Contract Theory.
Beginning from a mechanistic understanding of human beings and their passions, Hobbes postulated what life would be like without government, a condition which he called the State of Nature. In that state each person would have a right or license to everything in the world.
Mark Twain said, “That might be the case if each person grew up in Paris or was raised by wolves or was related to any of the various Royal Families of the world but if they were raised in a family by parents with siblings and a cat, I hold it very unlikely that the aforementioned Rights of a State of Nature would pan out.”
I saluted Mark.
Hobbes said, “A State of Nature would lead to a war of all against all or a bellum omnium contra omnes.” He put it in Latin to make it sound epic.
Twain said, “That Sir, is a vas autem bovis stercore or a crock of bull-shit.” He put it in Plain English to make it clear.
Hobbes’ description of the Natural State without a Political Community was this, "In such condition, there is no place for industry; because the fruit thereof is uncertain: and consequently no culture of the earth; no navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by sea; no commodious building; no instruments of moving, and removing, such things as require much force; no knowledge of the face of the earth; no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. In such a state, people fear death, and lack both the things necessary to commodious living, and the hope of being able to toil to obtain them.”
In order to avoid this demise, he explained, people accede to a Social Contract and establish a Civil Society. According to Hobbes, Society is a Population and a Sovereign Authority, to whom all individuals in that Society cede some rights for the sake of protection. Any power exercised by this authority cannot be resisted, because the protector's sovereign power derives from individuals' surrendering their own sovereign power for protection. The individuals are thereby the authors of all decisions made by the Sovereign.
I wondered aloud about infants born into such schemes and unable to give or revoke their consent to participating in this contract. Hobbes just said that parents can justly make those decisions for them. A passing Swiss Anabaptist, Conrad Grebel took issue with that and Paul Morphy had to distract them both by playing simultaneous blindfold Chess.
Quoting from his book again, Hobbes said, "He that complaineth of injury from his Sovereign complaineth that whereof he himself is the author, and therefore ought not to accuse any man but himself, no nor himself of injury because to do injury to one's self is impossible".
“I humbly beg to differ,” said Siddhartha who had joined the standing room only crowd on my porch.
“So do I, my petal,” said Kamala in a sultry voice with a twinkle in her mischievous eye.
I also voiced my disagreement saying,” Given adequate access to food, water and shelter, men and women will behave quite rationally and peaceably, in my opinion and observation. In fact, after the exertion of providing for their brood, Mom and Dad just want to watch their stories and cuddle on the couch. Bees, ants and wasps however, will not function properly without a Queen, an Army and other dedicated drones. Nor will a ship reach its destination and return to port without a Captain who possesses almighty power and authority.”
“But those individuals who by accident of birth cannot process guilt, remorse or empathy are the perpetual fly in the ointment as they invariably rise to form the elite part of the artificial hives of Man’s devising. Perhaps the lack of humanity’s will in dealing with such individuals and their minions, as they are revealed is the key to our species history and an explanation of why some like you Hobbes feel the need to buy protection with their Personal Sovereignty.”
By way of avoiding a debate, Thomas explained to us that there is no doctrine of Separation of Powers in Hobbes' world. According to him the Sovereign must control civil, military, judicial and ecclesiastical powers.
Sir Francis Bacon, one of Hobbes ex-employers took issue with Hobbes’ lack of Separation of Powers and began to speak of his unfinished 1627 Utopian novel New Atlantis, directing his voice to Thomas as if reminding him of previous conversations.
Bacon explained his vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge and his aspirations for humankind. He dreamed of a land where generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendor, piety and public spirit are the commonly held qualities of the inhabitants of the mythical Bensalem. The plan and organization of his ideal college, Salomon's House, envisioned our modern research universities in both applied and pure sciences.
Bacon quoted the Father of Salomon's House which revealed by dialogue that members of that institution decide on their own which of their discoveries to keep secret, even from the State: "And this we do also: we have consultations, which of the inventions and experiences which we have discovered shall be published, and which not; and take all an oath of secrecy for the concealing of those which we think fit to keep secret; though some of those we do reveal sometime to the State, and some not."
Hobbes bristled at this and narrowed his eyes.
“It’s in a book, dumb-ass,” said Ayn in a laughing fit.
“That would seem to imply that the State does not hold the monopoly on authority and that Salomon's House must in some sense be superior to the State”, said Robert Service while rolling a smoke from my own poke.
“Exactly the problem I have mentioned and dealt with conclusively in my book if you were paying attention,” retorted Hobbes.
Catherine The Great, who had joined our company when Bacon first appeared and was busy munching on fresh apricots clapped her bejeweled hands together.
I spoke again to the group as a whole,”His logic is sound and if he were employed by Hasbro to design a board game, I would commend him greatly. But – and it’s a BIG BUTT, in a world mostly scared of dealing with evil, great harm is caused by ignorance attempting to do good and I humbly suggest that everyone subject to a Commonwealth system read Hobbes’ Leviathan in order to finally understand that your tax return determines which National Football Team you can play for, not the color of your skin.”
Old Hobbes didn't trust the Pope as far as he could throw him and so he threw him at least that far via a meticulous mining of Scripture and a thorough review of religious and political history as if he were engaged in preparing for a prodigious legal battle. Indeed, the last portion of his great book is dedicated to this purpose and he gave a very good reading of it to all assembled.
“Vaffanculo! You think you had a problem with the Pope?” asked Giordano Bruno who had been burned alive for pointing out obvious planetary motions when Thomas was only a twelve year old boy.
“Who is John Gauden?” giggled Ayn Rand who was sitting in Zorba’s lap and had kicked off her clogs.
I went for more coffee and googled the name up. Before reporting to those assembled that he was the Englishman, who at the Restoration was made Bishop of Exeter, I realized that Ayn wasn’t as drunk as she wanted us to think nor was she naive. As soon as Gauden was installed at Exeter he began to complain to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon of the poverty of that particular Holy See. In January of 1661 he based his demand for a better posting on a Secret Service Mission he had undertaken.
The mission alluded to was nothing short of claiming to be the author and publisher of The Eikon Basilike, The Portraiture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings. This highly influential book was and is an important plank in all subsequent and present theories of the Divine Right of Kings. Not unlike the terrorists’ passports found intact in the rubble of the Twin Towers on 9/11, the document was conveniently “discovered” within a few hours of the execution of Charles I.
It was published on February 9, 1649, ten days after King Charles I was beheaded by Parliament in the aftermath of the English Civil War and six years to the day after the death of Sidney Godolphin, the Ghost of the Three Crowns Hotel. The Eikon Basilike was promoted as the spiritual autobiography of King Charles I of England and was said to have been written by the King’s own hand.
Clarendon’s reply to Gauden’s demands was that he was already well acquainted with that secret and had often wished that he was ignorant of it. Gauden was subsequently posted to Worcester in 1662 and died there before the year was out.
"Now I get it," said Floki the Viking boat builder who had listened to the entire discussion without interrupting once. “But I don't entirely agree with the wisdom of an inflexible logic built upon a platform made out of a combination of the physical laws of motion and any one individual human creation myth chosen at random from among the dazzling variety available to our species, regardless of which one is chosen. Particularly when its stated goal is to encompass the globe with good intentions. I think I’m going to be sick.”
Ragnar Lothbrok laughed a hearty laugh while the King of Mercia, Wessex and Northumbria bit his lip and curled his fist into a little white ball of self hate.
Which reminded me of the last words that were said to have been uttered by Thomas Hobbes in his final conscious moments, "A great leap in the dark." I spoke them aloud and old Tom vanished from the scene.
Mean Mary James who was strumming her guitar on the back steps sang, “I was tired of clocks and taking hard knocks and locking my dreams in a drawer.”
“Boys and girls,” said Huey P. Long chugging on a root beer, “Let me tell ya’ll how to set this turtle back on its feet once and for all. We have to limit the wealth of any one individual and realize that every man is a King. Hell, its all in my book.”
“Yay Kingfish!” yelled Gatemouth Brown who was jamming with Mary.
A Bestiary Of Wordlets
A Bowl Of Eggs
Acipencer Transmontanus Languida
After The Crows
After You Die
A Grain Of Salt
A Handful Of Salt Water
Alternatives For The Psychotropically Shy
A Maltese Black Umbrella
A Mother Pelican
Appropriate Balance
Apricots And Occam's Razor
Archaeopsychopathy
A State Of Normal Sobriety
Astrological Relevance
Båtbyggaren Strand
Booger Dance
Butter Chicken Tuesdays
Cartoons Come With Warnings
Circumambulations
Clear As Mud
Counting Creeks
Croaking Of Ravens And Trills Of Thrush
Fluff And Necessaries
From Altoids To Cocoflavanoids
Good-Bad-Ugly
Harder To Spell And More Often Hyphenated
Heart & Brain
Ich Bin Berliner
I Ching How To
Last Of The Starched Khakis
Lies And Diagnosis
Logica Lyncis Rufus
Martial Arts Gumbo
Nature Of Faith
Omni Ignotum
Only A Farmer
Patterns Of Spirit
Philippines Brief
Proper Ground For Pondering
Prothalamium
Religious-taxonomy
Riding-the-bullet
Righteous Windignation
Sammy The Barber
Scapia Matzia!
Security-then-now
Steer Into It
Talking-apholitics
Tantalum-springs
Tex Explains Nietzsche
The Future Is Sesquipedalian
The Kybalion Of Seuss
The Natural Way
They Share Without Being Trained
This Compass
Trucognosis
Tumbleweed Letters
Very Thick Indeed
Viking In Texas
Whispers In The Fog
Women And Horses
Women & Philosophers
Michael Hawes was born in Texas, raised in Louisiana and lives in British Columbia.
Copyright © 2019 by Michael A. Hawes. All Rights Reserved.
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"I've been teaching Chinese for 15 years and my students have gone on to develop a deep love of Chinese culture, study abroad in Asia, and more! Within the first few lessons, you'll start speaking simple sentences and as time goes on, you'll be able to conjugate like a pro!
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I am a highly organized, outcome-driven and motivated professional musician and educator with solid experience in the classroom. For the past 25 years, I have been employed with Amati music academy and seven years on the faculty of University of St Francis.
I am very comfortable with all aspects of the current music syllabus, including teaching musical concepts (such as duration, pitch, dynamics, tone color, texture and structure) as well as performance, composition. I am fully qualified, with a Bachelor of Education in Music, Double Masters in music performance and education from University of Nottingham.
I am proficient in classical, jazz and Celtic fiddle violin and possess solid skills in piano (grade 8-13) Royal conservatory system.
Throughout my teaching career, I have been driven to help students achieve their very best. I str
ongly believe that music has the power to change lives – to enhance the social, cultural and spiritual lives of people, and serve as a profound medium of personal expression. Professional perform experience: The Chicago, Natalie Cole, Smokey Robinson, Three tours with Moody Blues, YoYo Ma etc....
The most important thing I look for in a student is communication skills, as well as talent. I like to nurture students and help identify their individual strengths, which is a key factor in shaping a musical persona that will make its mark both on and offstage. I do not advocate a uniform technique for all students. Physical differences and learning styles are always taken into consideration. Potential is as important to me as early achievements and experience. My goal is to help students become self-sufficient, discriminating artists. I discuss practice techniques often and develop individualized scale routines. I encourage initiative and expressive musicality as well as precision. Above all, music needs to bring obvious joy to the student, regardless of the difficulties.”
I use Suzuki and traditional method for my students... for Suzuki beginner they will play a song in four days....
In-Studio- Lessons in separate music lesson room, piano and violin are available. Students and parents will enjoy comfortable and clean studio environment with recent remodeled new hard wood floor and studio patio window over looking at beautiful garden. Free WiFi available for parents while waiting during the lesson appointment.
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I specialize in Suzuki teaching method for beginners, traditional conservatory method for intermediate and Royal conservatory recital program for advanced level students..I also teach orchestration program to help students prepare their auditions for major symphonies through out the country including Chicago symphony orchestra etc...
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Kelvin is a phenomenal teacher of classical guitar. Our teenage son wanted to take classical lessons for a while, after having happily done a couple years with School of Rock. He and Kelvin meshed well, and I feel our son learned a lot over the course of a couple more years.
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Teaching has always been my passion. I have been teaching Mandarin for 10 years at various Language Institutes, and taught at private schools in Michigan for total of 5 years. With corporate client experience, I also have been working as a Mandarin instructor in a language company. There are many adult students with different levels who are currently learning Chinese from me. My success stems from enthusiasm, self-motivation, patient, creativity and the ability to communicate with students from diverse backgrounds. It is my goal to combine my range of experience with my ability to make the learning easy and fun.
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Nihao. I’m a native-born Chinese who has vast experience of teaching Mandarin to English speakers across all levels and ages. I have been teaching Mandarin for more than 10 years at various Language Institutes, and have taught at private schools for total of 5 years. At schools, I developed and implemented CFL curriculum for introductory and advanced level of students. I am currently working as a Chinese instructor at a large international language company. In my class, materials will be designed according to the students' background and needs. I feel fulfilled after spending numerous hours preparing for each and every creative teaching session and then see my students excited and benefited. I come across as a very pleasant and friendly teacher, who has a great passion for teaching my native language.
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My undergraduate was media communication at the University of California, Berkeley, and master of public policy management at the University of Southern California. My past experience has included working in the media industry and educational institutions.
I believe open-mindedness always offers people new gates. I tell myself the world is full of endless possibilities and infinite possibilities. Therefore, I like to present and teach students with innovative way.
In my class, I will combine current Chinese pop culture, media and video clips to teach. Wish to start from something fun! Let's explore the Chinese language and culture together.
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I am an American born in Los Angeles, CA. I was trained by some of the best Chinese language teachers while at UC Berkeley for my undergraduate degree. I entered into the Chinese Bridge Competition held every year, and was the number one American, Chinese language speaker. I was sent to China where I competed against top talent in almost every other country in the world and took first prize that year. After winning this competition, I continued training at UCLA where I got my Masters in East Asian Studies, so I am also trained in Ancient Chinese. The UCLA newspaper had my story on the front page which can now be viewed online through a search. I have continued using Mandarin on a daily basis and know the ins-and-outs of learning this difficult language as an American English speaker.
I am an American English speaker who has mastered the Chinese language. I was trained by some of the best Chinese language teachers while at UC Berkeley for my undergraduate degree. I entered into the Chinese Bridge Competition held every year, and was the number one American, Chinese language speaker. I was sent to China where I competed against top talent in almost every other country in the world and took first prize that year. After winning this competition, I continued training at UCLA where I got my Masters in East Asian Studies, so I am also trained in Ancient Chinese. The UCLA newspaper had my story on the front page which can now be viewed online through a search. I have continued using Mandarin on a daily basis and know the ins-and-outs of learning this difficult language as an American English speaker.
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The Kansas AgrAbility program is a partnership between Kansas State University, the University of Kansas and Southeast Kansas Independent Living. John Slocombe, PhD, KSU serves as project director and Shari Coatney, CEO, SKIL, Sara Sack and Sheila Simmons, Assistive Technology for Kansans (a project sponsored by the University of Kansas) serve as project Co-Directors. The many collaborating partners include County Extension educators, Centers for Independent Living, Rural Independent Living, Easter Seals, Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Kansas Livestock Association.
The program has identified four levels of service for farmers with disabilities, their families, and farm workers with disabilities. The identified barrier of limited rural rehabilitation ties necessitates a strong focus on public awareness (Level 1: Public awareness, grassroots advocacy, general accommodations, and AT solutions). The project coordinator collects and develops materials, and along with the Ag Specialists and Ag AT Specialists disseminates to the collaborating partners. This grassroots network will assist in identification and referral of consumers. Training and public awareness activities will reach 1,000 Kansans annually.
Access to the Kansas AgrAbility program is streamlined through use of a toll-free number 1-800-KAN-DO-IT, which is located at the five regional AT Access Sites to provide information, referral services to agricultural resources, and basic product and strategy information (Level 2: Information and referral, product solution packets/research).
When more intensive services are needed, the AT Access Site staff connects the caller with the Ag AT Specialist serving their region. This level of service (Level 3: Technical assistance, customized accommodation, and AT solutions) provides more in-depth technical assistance, on-site evaluation, and modifications customized to meet an individual’s needs.
The Ag Specialists, Ag AT Specialists, and the local team conduct an on-site evaluation. Some requests require assistance from specialists in areas such as low incidence specialized farm operations, some forms of fabrication, and complex mobility/safety issues. This expanded team is considered a Level 4: Customized accommodations.
The program offers a peer-to-peer counseling network and is guided by a state consumer advisory group. Training session evaluations and measures of consumer satisfaction with services and appropriateness of recommended accommodations are routinely collected.
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John Slocombe, PhD, Kansas State University: Principal Investigator;
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Sara Sack, PhD, University of Kansas;
Sheila Simmons, MA, University of Kansas;
Kerri Ebert, BA, Manhattan
Cassie Ramon, Salina
Summer Spilman, Parsons
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Solarque Your Food!
The last time I flew to Oaxaca, Mexico I packed a collapsible solar oven that I had purchased for easy transport. I was staying for a month and thought it would be fun and interesting to cook on the sloping lawn of our rented casa. Before leaving I hopped on the Internet and discovered there was a contact person in Oaxaca whom I could phone when I got there to find out what was up with the solar community. (There are contact persons in 63 countries around the globe.) Valerie, who coincidentally had spent many years living in Santa Fe, turned out to be quite the expert on solar ovens and their uses. She volunteered to bring over a couple of large solar box cookers she had made out of cardboard and aluminum foil for our use during our stay.
The very next day, Valerie arrived carrying the light weight boxes, a couple of mason jars and curious thermometers. The thermometers were narrow glass vials, each with a tiny white lump of lard inside. She had been purifying her own drinking water for years by inserting the vial in a jar of water and then putting the jar in her "cooker". When the lard was no longer visible, since it had melted in the heat, she knew that in another ten minutes the water would reach 157 degrees F., high enough to pasteurize and make her water pure enough to drink! Drinking water under most conditions only has to be pasteurized, not sterilized. She said there is no reason to purchase water at all, or fuel for cooking.
Using the heat produced from the reflected heat of the sun we cooked; quesadillas, nachos, beans, soups, tomato sauce and chicken. We even reheated leftovers in the sun. Figuring that out cookers went to about 200 degrees F., it took about twice as long as a conventional stove, (each sort of cooker varies in the temperature it can achieve). We did not have to tend the food (except in the case of the chicken) as nothing can burn, since the heat is not coming from one point. We seldom stirred or fussed; in fact, we weren't even home most of the time! Just like cooking with a crock pot, we could leave and we did. While we were roaming around the 10,000 year old ruins of Yagul, communing with the ancient Zapotecs, dinner was on its' way back at the Casa.
The Internet information (start with www.solarcooking.org) is extensive, with directions on how to make your own solar cooker from plans that can be as simple as a cooker made from a cardboard pizza box lined with aluminum foil to a parabolic cooker, which is a concave disk that focuses the light and can reach temperatures up to 450 F. These often use a purchasable solar generated helio-tracker to stalk the sun. There are also sources for buying cookers on line. The Internet yields parameters for food safety, recipes, philosophy, impact, policies, and resolutions. Lists for solar events and demonstrations abound. One immediately perceives the meaningful surge (pardon the expression) of interest worldwide for renewable sources of energy. The sun as a fuel source is renewable, sustainable and free of charge. Elegant simplicity.
As the litany goes in the solar world, "The answer comes up every morning."
People ask me why they should bother to cook with the sun, and really the answer is - why not? Living as we do in New Mexico, perhaps in our very own passive solar homes, with photovoltaic systems powered by three hundred days of sun, our high altitude with an attendant clear atmosphere and mostly smog free skies, gives us perfect conditions for solar technologies. For instance, New Mexico boasts the only solar powered radio station in the world, located in Taos - KTAOS at 101.9 FM, which serves Northern New Mexico. To see demonstrations of cookery and other sun technologies, The New Mexico Solar Energy Association holds its' annual Solar Fiesta at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center September 22 and 23, off I-40 at 12th St. in Albuquerque.
Architect Mark Chalom of Santa Fe, who specializes in solar design for the home, offers that he and his family use their solar cooker not only for cooking food, but also for drying fruit, vegetables, and jerky, and have even dried the family's laundry. He has cooked Christmas dinner in the giant cooker known as The Villager, that is available from SunOven brand. (www.sunoven.com). It can cook up to 6 turkeys at one time! A solar cooker works with as little as 20 minutes of sunlight per hour.
Chef Michael Gintert of the soon-to-open Blue Heron restaurant at (aptly named) Sunrise Springs Inn and Resort in La Cienega, is holding a solar cooking contest this summer. The challenge will be to "solarque" a 2 ½ pound chicken in the shortest time using only the energy of the sun. Contestants will bring their own solar cookers to the grounds for the one day event. "The sun is a blessing" says Chef Gintert, who has a passion for clean energy. He is currently working on his 4 foot parabolic dish cooker, complete with glass mosaic reflectors. He also asserts that he's going to turn his 1966 Pontiac GTO into a hydrogen gas guzzler! (Hydrogen cells, and hydrogen cookery are another conversation.) For details, call him at 428-3600.
As my Pappy is fond of saying, "Intelligence is defined as the ability to adapt."
Consult the Internet at; www.solarcooking.org/solarcooking-faq.htm This is the frequently asked questions section with prompts to many other solar cooking resources. To learn how to build a cooker, or to purchase one go to www.solarcooking.org.
To purchase a solar box cooker that will go to 400 degrees F. and is still portable order from www.aaasolar.com - Triple A Solar is located in Albuquerque and can be reached at 1 800 245- 0311
Purchase cookbooks on solar cooking - Such titles as; Solar Cooking A Primer Cookbook from The Book Publishing Company P.O. Box 99 Summertown, Tennessee 38483 Tel: (800) 695-2241 For a comprehensive book about the Q and A of solar cooking read; Heaven's Flame, by Joseph Radabaugh it is excellent and is available from Home Power Magazine.com Bookstores stock books on solar cooking as well.
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US9040022B2 - Compositions and methods using microspheres and non-ionic contrast agents - Google Patents
Compositions and methods using microspheres and non-ionic contrast agents Download PDF
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Philippe Reb
Biosphere Medical SA
2014-02-14 Application filed by Biosphere Medical SA filed Critical Biosphere Medical SA
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The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating diseases and disorders including cancer and various other angiogenic-dependent diseases, vascular malfunctions, arteriovenous malformations (AVM), hemorrhagic processes and treatment of pain, in particular tumor-related pain by drug delivery and/or therapeutic embolization using microspheres. More particularly the invention relates to microspheres containing non-ionic contrast agents, to compositions comprising these microspheres, as well as methods for preparing and using such compositions for embolization therapy. The invention further relates to compositions and methods using detectable microspheres for targeted drug delivery, irrespective of whether embolization is also needed.
This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/435,520, filed Mar. 30, 2012, titled “COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING MICROSPHERES AND NON-IONIC CONTRAST AGENTS,” which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/430,789, filed May 9, 2006, titled “COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING MICROSPHERES AND NON-IONIC CONTRAST AGENTS,” now U.S. Pat. No. 8,226,926, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/679,348, filed May 9, 2005, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating diseases and disorders including cancer and various other angiogenic-dependent diseases, vascular malfunctions, arteriovenous malformations (AVM), hemorrhagic processes and treatment of pain, in particular tumor-related pain by drug delivery and/or therapeutic embolization using microspheres. More particularly the invention relates to microspheres containing non-ionic contrast agents, to compositions comprising these microspheres, as well as methods for preparing and using such compositions for drug delivery and/or embolization therapy. Furthermore, the invention relates to compositions and methods using detectable microspheres for targeted drug delivery, irrespective of whether embolization is also needed.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
Therapeutic vascular occlusions (embolizations) are techniques used to treat certain pathological conditions in situ and involve the injection of an embolic material into the vessel of concern. For example, blood vessels which nourish a tumor are deliberately blocked by injection of an embolic material into the vessel. Notably in the case of tumors, vascular occlusion can suppress pain, limit blood loss on the surgical intervention to follow embolization, or even bring on a tumoral necrosis and avoid the operation.
In the case of vascular malformations, such as AVM or arteriovenous fistulas, vascular occlusion enables the blood flow to the tissues to be normalized, aids in surgery, and limits the risk of hemorrhage. In hemorrhagic processes, vascular occlusion produces a reduction of flow, which promotes cicatrization of the arterial opening(s).
Embolization can be used in the treatment of uterine fibroids, postpartum and/post-caesarian bleeding, post-surgical vaginal bleeding, the prevention and/or treatment of hemorrhage from ectopic pregnancy, prophilatically prior to myomectomy and in obstetrical patients at high risk for bleeding, such as those patients with placenta previa, placenta accreta, and twin fetal death. Embolization can also be used to stop uncontrolled bleeding, or to slow bleeding prior or during surgery, and for sealing endoleaks into aneurysm sacs. Each of the above diseases or disorders is within the scope of the invention.
Furthermore, depending on the pathological conditions treated, drug delivery and/or therapeutic embolization can be carried out for temporary as well as permanent objectives.
Embolization is carried out generally by means of catheters making it possible to position particulate occlusion agents (emboli) in the circulatory system. For precise positioning some visual control is required. Therefore it is desired to use an embolic material that is suitably labeled by the addition of a contrast agent. For reducing the interference with the catheters, solid embolic materials are preferred over liquid embolic materials, which can stick to the catheter. Microspheres have been used as a suitable solid material in passive embolization, i.e., mechanical occlusion of particular vessels or sites in vivo.
A further advantage of microspheres is their potential as agents for drug delivery or for active embolization therapy. In drug delivery, the microspheres are used as a carrier for a drug/therapeutic or active agent, which is then released from the microspheres at the desired site in vivo, irrespective of whether mechanical blockage is desired or not. In active embolization therapy, the microspheres have a dual function: mechanical blockage (embolization) and highly localized, in situ delivery of a therapeutic agent. This agent can be used, for example, in the treatment of tumors with a chemotherapeutic or radiotherapeutic agent. This type of regional therapy can localize treatment at the site of the tumor. Potential site effects and damage to healthy tissue can thus be reduced, in particular when using cytotoxic chemotherapeutic or radiotherapeutic agents. Regional administration of the drug/agent (by active embolization or drug delivery) has the further advantage of increasing peak drug concentrations to the target tissue. This is not only advantageous for the administration of chemotherapeutic or radiotherapeutic agents but also for the administration of, for example, chemotherapeutic or pain relieving drugs.
However, the type of contrast agent loaded onto the microspheres has been found to alter the properties of the microspheres, such as reducing swellability of swellable materials, capacity to load additional components, such as a drug, or suitability to be injected by a catheter. Therefore, it is advantageous to provide microspheres suitable for embolization that are not only labeled but that are furthermore still capable of adsorbing or otherwise carrying a drug. Similarly, microspheres of the invention are useful for delivery of drugs or other therapeutics to particular cells, tissues or organs.
Thus, there is a demonstrated need for the further development of microspheres comprising a contrast agent, a drug, and/or another therapeutic agent which optionally can swell to sizes greater than their initial size. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide contrast agent-containing microspheres with superior capacities for drug loading and/or delivery. It is another object of the invention to provide contrast agent-containing microspheres that have superior swelling properties. It is a further object of the invention to provide contrast agent-containing microspheres that have a hydrogel-like behavior. The contrast agent-containing microspheres can be suitable in active embolization therapy and/or in drug-delivery, and, in particular, for the treatment of angiogenesis-dependent diseases and/or relief of tumor-related pain.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
In therapy, it is generally desirable to use microspheres that are visible to the practitioner during administration, and that the microspheres contain a drug which is slowly released at a low concentration so as to minimize the side-effects associated with the drug. Slow release is sufficient for the desired treatment since the microsphere is already at a location or target at which the drug is to be delivered. Additionally, the microsphere should have superior loading capacities, i.e., the microspheres are able to load a maximum amount of the drug in the presence of the contrast agent.
The most suitable microspheres for use in active embolization and/or drug delivery are based on hydrophilic polymers, such as hydrophilic polymers comprising hyodroxy and/or amine groups. In some embodiments, polymers or copolymers having positively charged groups or negatively charged groups or both can be used.
The microspheres may comprise a polymer or copolymer, such as, polyvinylalcohol (PVA), PVA-based polymers, PVA copolymers, or polymers or copolymers prepared from monomers based on acrylic acid, acryl amides, acrylates, i.e., acrylic acid esters and/or their derivatives, such as, for example, methacrylamide, methacrylate, methacrylic acid, etc. The polymers and/or copolymers may be cross-linked or not cross-linked.
In an embodiment in which acrylamides are used, the amino functionalities can be protonated to create positively charged groups. In embodiments in which acrylic acids are used, negatively charged groups can be created by deprotonating the acid functionality. In embodiments in which acrylic esters are used, ionic groups can be generated by hydrolyzing the ester groups. Ionic groups can also be generated by using suitable crosslinkers, in which case the resulting polymer or copolymer is cross-linked. The microspheres can also additionally have one or more or all of the properties described below.
In certain embodiments, the drug to be delivered is water soluble. In specific embodiments, the drug is in the form of a salt, such as a salt selected from the group consisting of hydrochloride, potassium chloride, ammoniumchloride, sodium sulphate or potassium sulphate. Additionally, the drug may have one or more or all the properties described in the detailed description of the invention.
It is an object of the invention to provide microspheres suitable for active embolization therapy and/or drug delivery comprising: (a) one or more hydrophilic or ionic polymer(s), and (b) a drug, such as a drug in the form of a salt, wherein the microsphere has the desired slow release properties of the drug and, in certain embodiments, superior drug loading capacity in the presence of a contrast agent and visibility to the practitioner when administering the microsphere to its target.
A suitable contrast agent for the above described system is a non-ionic contrast agent. The contrast agent may have one or more or all of the properties described in the detailed description of the invention.
In one embodiment, the invention provides compositions and methods for delivery of drugs, vaccines, polynucleotides, polypeptides, antibodies, polysaccharides, and/or diagnostic or imaging agents to a mammal, using microspheres as a carrier. In a most preferred embodiment, the invention provides microspheres comprising a non-ionic contrast agent for the delivery of at least one drug, a contrast agent, or a combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the invention provides a substantially spherical microsphere suitable for embolization and/or drug delivery, said microsphere comprising: (a) a biocompatible polymeric material comprising PVA, and (b) a non-ionic contrast agent; wherein the microsphere is swellable, for example, in a pharmaceutically acceptable solution and has a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm before swelling. In some embodiments, the non-ionic contrast agent is selected from the group consisting of X-ray, computed tomography (CT), paramagnetic or superparamagnetic contrast agents, and, in a certain embodiment, the contrast agent contains iodine.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a substantially spherical microsphere suitable for embolization and/or drug delivery, said microsphere comprising: (a) a biocompatible polymeric material comprising PVA, (b) a non-ionic contrast agent, and/or (c) a drug, wherein the microsphere is swellable, for example, in a pharmaceutically acceptable solution and has a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm before swelling. In some embodiments, the non-ionic contrast agent is selected from the group consisting of X-ray, CT, paramagnetic or superparamagnetic contrast agents, and, in a certain embodiment, the contrast agent contains iodine.
In a further embodiment, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (a) substantially spherical microspheres suitable for embolization and/or drug delivery, said microspheres comprising: (i) a biocompatible polymeric material comprising PVA, (ii) a non-ionic contrast agent, and (iii) a drug, wherein the microspheres are uniform in size and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm; and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid. In some embodiments, the non-ionic contrast agent is selected from the group consisting of X-ray, CT, paramagnetic or superparamagnetic contrast agents, and, in a certain embodiment, the contrast agent contains iodine.
In another embodiment, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (a) substantially spherical microspheres suitable for embolization and/or drug delivery, said microspheres comprising: (i) a biocompatible polymeric material comprising PVA, (ii) a non-ionic contrast agent, and (iii) a drug, wherein the microspheres are uniform in size and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm; and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid. In some embodiments, the non-ionic contrast agent is selected from the group consisting of X-ray, CT, paramagnetic or superparamagnetic contrast agents, and, in a certain embodiment, the contrast agent contains iodine.
In another embodiment, the invention provides substantially spherical microspheres suitable for embolization and/or drug delivery comprising: (a) non-crosslinked PVA, (b) a non-ionic contrast agent, and (c) a drug; wherein the microspheres are uniform in size and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm. In certain embodiments, the drug is a chemotherapeutic or pain relieving drug.
In another embodiment, the invention provides substantially spherical microspheres suitable for embolization and/or drug delivery comprising: (a) non-crosslinked PVA, (b) a non-ionic X-ray contrast agent, and (c) a drug; wherein the microspheres are uniform in size and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm.
In another embodiment, the invention provides substantially spherical microspheres suitable for embolization and/or drug delivery comprising: (a) non-crosslinked PVA, (b) a non-ionic contrast agent, and (c) a drug selected from the group consisting of doxorubicin, cisplatin, mitomycin C, tamoxifen, and paclitaxel; wherein the microspheres are uniform in size and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm.
In another embodiment, the invention provides substantially spherical microspheres suitable for embolization and/or drug delivery comprising: (a) crosslinked PVA, (b) a non-ionic contrast agent, and (c) a drug selected from the group consisting of doxorubicin, cisplatin, mitomycin C, tamoxifen, and paclitaxel; wherein the microspheres are uniform in size and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm.
In another embodiment, the invention provides substantially spherical microspheres suitable for embolization and/or drug delivery comprising: (a) crosslinked PVA, (b) a non-ionic X-ray contrast agent, and (c) a drug, wherein the microspheres are uniform in size and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm.
In another embodiment, the invention provides substantially spherical microspheres suitable for embolization and/or drug delivery comprising: (a) a polyvinylalcohol-acrylic acid copolymer, (b) a non-ionic contrast agent, and (c) a drug, such as a chemotherapeutic or pain relieving drug; wherein the microspheres are uniform in size and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm. In some embodiments, the microspheres are swellable, for example, in a pharmaceutically acceptable solution. In certain embodiments, the polymer is a high water absorbing polymer. In specific embodiments, the polyvinylalcohol-acrylic acid copolymer is a vinyl alcohol and acrylate copolymer, such as a sodium acrylate polymer.
In another embodiment, the invention provides substantially spherical microspheres suitable for embolization and/or drug delivery comprising: (a) a polyvinylalcohol-acrylic acid copolymer, (b) a non-ionic X-ray contrast agent, and (c) a drug; wherein the microspheres are uniform in size and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm. In some embodiments, the microspheres are swellable, for example, in a pharmaceutically acceptable solution. In certain embodiments, the polymer is a high water absorbing polymer. In specific embodiments, the polyvinylalcohol-acrylic acid copolymer is a vinyl alcohol and acrylate copolymer, such as a sodium acrylate polymer.
In another embodiment, the invention provides substantially spherical microspheres suitable for embolization and/or drug delivery comprising: (a) a polyvinylalcohol-acrylic acid copolymer, (b) a non-ionic contrast agent, and (c) a drug selected from the group consisting of doxorubicin, cisplatin, mitomycin C, tamoxifen, and paclitaxel; wherein the microspheres are uniform in size and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm. In some embodiments, the microspheres are swellable, for example, in a pharmaceutically acceptable solution. In certain embodiments, the polymer is a high water absorbing polymer. In specific embodiments, the polyvinylalcohol-acrylic acid copolymer is a vinyl alcohol and acrylate copolymer, such as a sodium acrylate polymer.
In another embodiment, the invention provides substantially spherical microspheres comprising: (a) a polyvinylalcohol-acrylic acid copolymer, (b) a non-ionic contrast agent selected from the group consisting of iopamidol (Isovue™), iodixanol (Visipaque™), iohexol (Omnipaque™), iopromide (Ultravist™) and ioversol (Optiray™) and (c) a drug, such as a chemotherapeutic drug; preferably the drug is selected from the group consisting of doxorubicin, cisplatin, mitomycin C, tamoxifen, and paclitaxel; wherein the microspheres are uniform in size and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm. In some embodiments, the microspheres are swellable, for example, in a pharmaceutically acceptable solution. In certain embodiments, the polymer is a high water absorbing polymer. In specific embodiments, the polyvinylalcohol-acrylic acid copolymer is a vinyl alcohol and acrylate copolymer, such as a sodium acrylate polymer.
In a further embodiment the invention provides an injectable pharmaceutical composition comprising the above microspheres and a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid.
In a further embodiment, the invention also provides a method for preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (a) substantially spherical microspheres suitable for active embolization and/or drug-delivery, said microspheres comprising (i) a biocompatible polymeric material comprising PVA, (ii) a non-ionic contrast agent, wherein the microspheres are uniform in size and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm; and (b) and a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid. The method comprises contacting the microspheres having a diameter ranging from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm with a solution containing a non-ionic contrast agent in a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid. In certain embodiments, the microspheres are swellable, for example, in the pharmaceutically acceptable solution, and have a diameter of 10 μm to 1000 μm before swelling. The microspheres may be optionally sterilized, for example, by irradiation (e.g., gamma- or beta irradiation).
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of preparing the pharmaceutical composition comprising: (a) substantially spherical microspheres suitable for active embolization and/or drug delivery, said microspheres comprising (i) a biocompatible polymeric material comprising PVA, (ii) a non-ionic contrast agent, and (iii) a drug; wherein the microspheres are swellable, for example, in a pharmaceutically acceptable solution, are uniform in size, and have a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm; and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid. The method comprises: (a) contacting the microspheres having a diameter ranging from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm with a solution of a non-ionic contrast agent in a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid in an amount of from about 10% to about 90% of what would be necessary to saturate the microspheres, and (b) adding a solution of a drug in a pharmaceutically acceptable solution until the microspheres are saturated. The microspheres may be optionally sterilized, for example, by irradiation (e.g., gamma- or beta irradiation).
In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of preparing an injectable pharmaceutical compositions comprising microspheres, said method comprising: (a) contacting swellable microspheres having a diameter ranging from 10 pm to 1000 μm, which comprise a biocompatible polymeric material comprising polyvinylalcohol, with a solution of a drug in an amount of from about 10% to about 90% of what would be necessary to saturate the microspheres, and (b) adding a solution of a non-ionic contrast agent in a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid until the microspheres are saturated. The microspheres may then be optionally sterilized, for example, by irradiation (e.g., gamma- or beta irradiation).
Within another embodiment, a method is provided for active embolization in a mammal which comprises administering to a mammal a microsphere according to the invention or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention.
Within another embodiment, a method is provided for active embolization in a mammal which comprises administering to a mammal having an angiogenesis-dependent disease a microsphere according to the invention or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention.
Within another embodiment, a method is provided for drug delivery in a mammal, with or without embolization, which comprises administering to a mammal a microsphere according to the invention or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention.
Within another embodiment, a method is provided for drug delivery in a mammal, with or without embolization, which comprises administering to a mammal having an angiogenesis-dependent disease a microsphere according to the invention or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention.
Within another embodiment, a method is provided for drug delivery in a mammal, with or without embolization, which comprises administering to a mammal having a tumor or other form of cancer a microsphere according to the invention or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention. In certain embodiments, the microsphere or pharmaceutical composition is administered locally at the site of the tumor or other form of cancer, for example, directly into a tumor mass.
In other embodiments, a method is provided for the treatment of a tumor or other cancer in a mammal, which comprises administering to a mammal having the tumor or other form of cancer a microsphere according to the invention or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention. In certain embodiments, the microsphere or pharmaceutical composition is administered locally at, or directly into, the site of the tumor or other form of cancer. In some embodiments, the tumor or other form of cancer is treated by localized drug delivery. In other embodiments, the tumor or other form of cancer is treated by localized drug delivery in combination with embolization.
Within another aspect of the present invention, methods are provided for treating tumor excision sites, comprising administering microspheres according to the invention or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention to the resection margins of a tumor subsequent to excision, such that the local recurrence of cancer and the formation of new blood vessels at the site is inhibited.
Within other aspects, methods are provided for embolizing blood vessels in nontumorigenic, angiogenesis-dependent diseases, comprising delivering to the vessel microspheres or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention, such that the blood vessel is effectively occluded.
Within other aspects, methods are provided for treating neovascular diseases of an organ comprising administering to a patient in need thereof microspheres according to the invention or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention such that the formation of new blood vessels is inhibited.
Within other aspects, methods are provided for treating pain related to tumors comprising administering to a patient in need thereof microspheres according to the invention or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention. In some embodiments the pain is treated by delivery of drug using a microsphere of the invention, either alone or in combination with embolization.
These and other aspects of the present invention will become evident upon reference to the following detailed description and attached drawings. In addition, various references are set forth below which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
For clarity of disclosure, and not by way of limitation, the detailed description of the present invention is divided into the subsections which follow.
As used herein, “microspheres” means polymer or combinations of polymers made into bodies of various sizes. The microspheres can be in any shape, although they are often in substantially spherical shape. In certain embodiments, the microspheres are sterile, either alone or when in the form of an injectable solution. The microspheres may be sterilized by any method known in the art, for example, by irradiation, such as gamma- or beta irradiation. In some embodiments, the surface of the microsphere appears smooth under less than 1000-fold magnification. The microspheres of the present invention may comprise other materials as described and defined herein.
As used herein, “substantially spherical” generally means a shape that is close to a perfect sphere, which is defined as a volume that presents the lowest external surface area. Specifically, “substantially spherical” in the present invention means, when viewing any cross-section of the microsphere, the difference between the major diameter and the minor diameter is less than 20%, less than 10% or less than 5% depending on the embodiment used.
As used herein, the term “about” or “approximately” means within 20%, preferably within 10%, and more preferably within 5% (or 1% or less) of a given value or range.
As used herein, “cell adhesion promoter” in the present invention means any material that, because of their presence in or association with the microspheres, promotes or enhances the adhesiveness of cells to the surface of the microspheres. These materials are often proteins that are associated with the surface of the microspheres through covalent bonds or in an interpenetrated polymeric manner.
As used herein, “therapeutic agent” in the present invention refers to any substance that provides therapeutic effects to the process of angiogenesis-dependent diseases or biological or physiological responses to the angiogenesis-dependent diseases. An example of a therapeutic agent is an anti-inflammation agent that prevents or reduces the effect of inflammations associated with angiogenesis-dependent diseases.
As used herein, “hydrophilic interaction” refers to molecules or portions of molecules which may substantially bind with, absorb and/or dissolve in water. This may result in swelling and/or the formation of reversible gels.
As used herein, “hydrophobic interaction” refers to molecules or portions of molecules which do not substantially bind with, absorb and/or dissolve in water.
As used herein, “swellable” microspheres refers to microspheres that are capable of being enlarged in size, yet retain substantially the same shape, upon certain conditions, such as contacting aqueous liquids or physiological fluids. In certain embodiments, the swellable microspheres can be enlarged to about 15 times of their original size or to about 64 times their original volume. In certain embodiments, swellable microspheres are enlarged to about 4 times their original size or 64 times in volume upon contact with saline (0.9% sodium chloride solution). In some embodiments “swellable” microspheres refers to microspheres that have the ability to absorb water. For example, in certain embodiments, the water absorption rate of a swellable microsphere is at least about 750 g/g. The degree of swelling can be controlled by controlling factors such as, for example, the solvents in which they are suspended, and specific polymers used to make the microspheres. In certain embodiments, the degree of crosslinking is adjusted, and in other embodiments, cross-linking is not adjusted or is not present. This property enables the microspheres to be injected through needles of, for example, 18 to 30 gauge or smaller, yet be enlarged and secured at the injection site and of sufficient size to avoid or reduce the chance of being eliminated by the lymphatic or immune system of the mammal.
As used herein, “high water absorbing polymers” refers to polymers that can absorb at least 5% of water by weight or that are capable of increasing their dry weight to about 20 times of their original weight when absorbing water. In some embodiments, the microspheres are “superabsorbant polymers” that can up to about 300 times, up to about 400 times, up to about 500 times, up to about 600 times, up to about 700 times, or up to about 750 times or more of their initial weight of a physiological fluid. For example, 1 g of dry microspheres can absorb up to about 300 g, up to about 400 g, up to about 500 g, up to about 600 g, up to about 700 g, or up to about 750 g or more of deionized water at room temperature (25° C.) and under atmospheric pressure.
Microspheres of the present invention, in certain embodiments, can comprise particles that are “hydrophilic.” As used herein, the term “hydrophilic” means that the particles can dissolve in, absorb, or mix easily with water or aqueous solutions.
A used herein, “injectable” means capable of being administered, delivered or carried into the body via syringe, catheters, needles or other means for injecting or infusing the microspheres in a liquid medium.
As used herein, “treat,” “treatment” and “treating” refer to the reduction or amelioration of the progression, severity, and/or duration of a given disease resulting from the administration of one or more therapies (including, but not limited to, the administration of microspheres of the invention). In certain embodiments, the terms refer to the reduction of pain associated with one or more diseases or conditions.
As used herein, “administer” or “administration” refers to the act of injecting or otherwise physically delivering a substance as it exists outside the body (e.g., an antibody of the invention) into a patient, such as by, but not limited to, pulmonary (e.g., inhalation), mucosal (e.g., intranasal), intradermal, intravenous, intramuscular delivery and/or any other method of physical delivery described herein or known in the art. When a disease, or symptoms thereof, are being treated, administration of the therapy (such as the microspheres of the invention) typically occurs after the onset of the disease or symptoms thereof. When a disease, or symptoms thereof, are being prevented, administration of the therapy (such as the microspheres of the invention) typically occurs before the onset of the disease or symptoms thereof.
The term “effective amount” as used herein refers to the amount of a therapy (e.g., a microsphere or composition of the invention) which is sufficient to reduce and/or ameliorate the severity and/or duration of a given disease and/or a symptom related thereto.
The term “host” as used herein refers to an animal, preferably a mammal, and most preferably a human.
The term “infant” as used herein refers to a human less than 24 months, preferably less than 16 months, less than 12 months, less than 6 months, less than 3 months, less than 2 months, or less than 1 month of age.
As used herein, the term “in combination” in the context of the administration of other therapies refers to the use of more than one therapy. The use of the term “in combination” does not restrict the order in which therapies are administered to a subject with an infection. A first therapy can be administered before (e.g., 1 minute, 45 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, or 12 weeks), concurrently, or after (e.g., 1 minute, 45 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, or 12 weeks) the administration of a second therapy to a subject which had, has, or is susceptible to a given disease. Any additional therapy can be administered in any order with the other additional therapies. In certain embodiments, the microspheres of the invention can be administered in combination with one or more therapies (e.g., therapies that are not microspheres of the invention that are currently administered to prevent, treat, manage, and/or ameliorate a given disease or other symptom related thereto). Non-limiting examples of therapies that can be administered in combination with microspheres of the invention include analgesic agents, anesthetic agents, antibiotics, or immunomodulatory agents or any other agent listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia and/or Physician's Desk Reference.
As used herein, the terms “manage,” “managing,” and “management” refer to the beneficial effects that a subject derives from a therapy (e.g., microspheres of the invention), which does not result in a cure of the infection. In certain embodiments, a subject is administered one or more therapies to “manage” a given disease or one or more symptoms related thereto, so as to prevent the progression or worsening of the disease.
The term “pharmaceutically acceptable” as used herein means being approved by a regulatory agency of the Federal or a state government, or listed in the U.S. Pharmacopeia, European Pharmacopeia or other generally recognized pharmacopeia for use in animals, and more particularly in humans.
As used herein, the terms “prevent,” “preventing,” and “prevention” refer to the total or partial inhibition of a given disease; the total or partial inhibition of the development or onset of disease progression of given disease, or a symptom related thereto in a subject; the total or partial inhibition of the progression of a given disease or a symptom related thereto.
As used herein, the terms “subject” and “patient” are used interchangeably. As used herein, a subject is preferably a mammal such as a non-primate (e.g., cows, pigs, horses, cats, dogs, rats, etc.) and a primate (e.g., monkey and human), most preferably a human. In some embodiments, the subject is an infant, child, adult or elderly subject.
As used herein, the term “therapy” refers to any protocol, method and/or agent that can be used in the management, treatment and/or amelioration of a given disease, or a symptom related thereto. In certain embodiments, the terms “therapies” and “therapy” refer to a biological therapy, supportive therapy, and/or other therapies known to one of skill in the art, such as medical personnel, useful in the management or treatment of a given disease, or symptom related thereto.
In certain embodiments, the microspheres of the present invention are fluoroscopically visible. That is, in some embodiments, the microspheres are loaded with, associated with, or otherwise contain a suitable contrast agent, such as a non-ionic contrast agent. In some embodiments, the microspheres of the invention are fluoroscopically visible and comprise a drug. One such embodiment is a substantially spherical PVA-containing swellable microsphere comprising a non-ionic contrast agent, and an anti-cancer drug. Another embodiment is a substantially spherical PVA-containing swellable microsphere comprising a non-ionic contrast agent, and a chemotherapeutic or pain relieving drug.
In certain embodiments, the microspheres for use in the present invention are biocompatible, hydrophilic, substantially spherical, and non-toxic and comprise at least one polymer. In some embodiments, the polymer is a hydrophilic polymer. In specific embodiments, the polymer is a high water absorbing or superabsorbant polymer. In some embodiments, the microspheres, in its dry form, is swellable upon contact or other exposure to liquids, such as water, saline solution, buffer, or physiological fluids.
In certain embodiments, the microspheres are injectable through a needle of 18 gauge or smaller and are not capable of being eliminated by the immune or lymphatic system. In some embodiments, the polymers are coated with agents which promote cell adhesion. In specific embodiments, living cells are attached to the microspheres forming layers of cells therein or thereon that link with surrounding tissues and can enhance the long-term stability of the beads.
The microspheres are stable in suspension, which allows the microspheres to be formulated and stored in suspension and injected with different liquids. More specifically, the hydrophilic nature of the microspheres permits placing them in suspension, and in particular, in the form of sterile and pyrogenic (pyrogen-free) injectable solutions, while avoiding the formation of aggregates or adhesion to the walls of storage containers and implantation devices, such as catheters, syringes, needles, and the like.
Microspheres of the invention can be implanted, such as by injection, in various locations of the body. The polymeric material for use in the present invention is non-toxic to tissues and cells and is biocompatible, i.e. generally does not cause inflammation. The microspheres can maintain their general shape and position once implanted at a desired site. The microspheres of the present invention are compressible and, in specific embodiments, can be injected through needles of 18 gauge or smaller.
These properties can be achieved through two steps. First, the size of the microspheres before injection can be carefully controlled by using appropriate solvents, salt concentration and pH level, and determining the final size of the microsphere upon saturation. With the final size and the amount of liquid necessary to achieve saturation having been determined, the microspheres before injection can be adjusted to either remain in their original size or swell to a certain degree upon contact with the solvent. The swelling depends on the solvent used, including pH and ionic strength of the solvent. The pre-injection swelling is controlled so that the microspheres are easily injectable through 18 gauge or smaller needles (e.g., 30 gauge). Second, after injection and upon contacting with tissues at the injection site, the microspheres can further swell into predetermined size or retain their pre-injection size, either of which size will allow the microspheres to be secured at the site of injection. In certain embodiments, the microspheres also achieve an embolization effect. The degree of pre-injection swelling, and thus the after injection swelling, can be determined by the particular microspheres used and the nature and location of the deficiencies being treated and the solvent used for swelling.
The microspheres for use in the present invention are flexible, such that they can easily pass into and through injection devices and small catheters without being permanently altered, but the microspheres are also resistant to the muscle contraction stress generated during and after the implantation process. The microspheres are also thermally stable which allows for easy, convenient sterilization, and room temperature, refrigerated or frozen storage.
In certain embodiments, the microspheres are substantially spherical, i.e., they have a shape that is close to a perfect sphere, which is defined as a volume that presents the lowest external surface area. In some embodiments, the surface of the microsphere appears smooth under less than 1000-fold magnification.
The microspheres are swellable in a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid, such as water, buffer solutions, saline, body liquids, aqueous salt solutions. In some embodiments, the dry microspheres can swell to about 2 times, about 5 times, or about 10 times of the dry microsphere diameter when saturated with a liquid, such as deionized water at room temperature (25° C.).
In certain embodiments, the dry microspheres are high water absorbing polymers and/or superabsorbant polymers. As used herein, “superabsorbant” means that 1 g dry microsphere can absorb up to about 300 g, up to about 500 g, or up to about 700 g of deionized water at room temperature (25° C.) and under atmospheric pressure.
In certain embodiments, the microspheres are uniform in size. This means that the difference in diameter between individual microspheres is from about 0 μm to about 100 μm, from about 0 μm to about 50 μm, or from about 0 μm to about 25 μm. In some embodiments, the microspheres have differences in diameter of 100 μm or less, about 50 μm or less, about 25 μm or less, about 10 μm or less or about 5 μm or less.
An individual microsphere according to the invention can have a diameter ranging from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm, from about 10 μm to about 400 μm, from about 50 μm to about 100 μm, from about 100 μm to about 150 μm, from about 150 μm to about 200 μm, or from about 100 μm to about 400 μm in its dry form, i.e. before swelling. As used herein, “dry” microspheres are microspheres that have less than about 10%, less than about 7%, less than about 5% (such as about 4%-5%), less than about 3% or less than about 1% of a liquid, such as water. Dry microspheres can be in the form of a powder. In some embodiments, the diameter of the microsphere before swelling is from about 40 μm to about 1000 μm, about 40 μm to about 400 μm, about 50 pm to about 300 μm, about 50 μm to about 200 μm, about 70 μm to about 120 μm, about 10 μm to about 400 μm, about 10 μm to about 200 μm, about 10 μm to about 120 pm, about 10 μm to about 50 μm, about 53 μm to about 106 μm, about 106 μm to about 150 μm, about 150 μm to about 212 μm, about 200 μm to about 250 μm, about 212 μm to about 250 μm, about 250 μm to about 300 μm, about 300 μm to about 350 μm, about 350 μm to about 400 μm, about 400 μm to about 450 μm, or about 450 μm to about 500 μm.
Most preferably, the microspheres are in a population wherein greater than 68% have a diameter of ±20% of the mean, ±10% of the mean, or ±5% of the mean diameter. In one embodiment, the microspheres are in a population wherein greater than 75% have a diameter of ±20% of the mean, ±10% of the mean or ±5% of the mean diameter. For example, in one embodiment the microspheres have a diameter between about 200 μm to about 250 μm or about 212 μm to about 250 μm. In certain embodiments, the microspheres have a mean diameter of 225 μm, and, in some embodiments, 75% of the population has a range of ±10% of the 225 μm mean diameter (i.e., 225 μm±22.5 μm).
In specific embodiments, the dry microspheres swell when contacted with a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid. In their swollen or partially swollen form (i.e. when the microspheres are no longer a dry powder but are instead in the form of a suspension or a hydrogel), the microspheres can have a diameter ranging from about 40 μm to about 2000 μm, about 200 μm to about 2000 μm, about 500 μm to about 1500 pm, or about 1000 μm to about 1500 μm. The diameter of the microspheres can be determined, for example, microscopically. The diameter of the microspheres can also be determined by any one of a number of methods known to those skilled in the art, such as laser systems. In some embodiments, the dry microspheres swell to about 2 times, about 3 times, about 4 times, about 5 times, or about 6 times the diameter of the dry microsphere prior to swelling. Thus, in some embodiments, the diameter of the swollen microspheres may be from about 2 times to about 6 times the diameter of any of the dry microsphere diameters, or ranges of diameters thereof, disclosed elsewhere herein.
It is an aspect of the invention to provide microspheres containing (a) a polymeric material, (b) a non-ionic contrast agent, and (c) a drug, such as a drug in the form of a salt. In certain embodiments, the polymeric material comprises a polymer or copolymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylalcohol, polyacrylamide, or polyacrylate. Preferably, the polymeric material further comprises charged groups, such as positively charged or negatively charged groups, which may be present, for example, as functional groups of a copolymer or a crosslinking unit or may be introduced by chemical modification of the polymers. The ionic group(s) may be positively charged group(s), negatively charged group(s) or both. In certain embodiments, the ionic group can be a protonated amino group or a deprotonated carboxylic acid group (e.g., hydrolyzed ester groups).
The polymeric material of the present invention includes, but is not limited to, an acrylic polymer or copolymer, a polyacrylamide polymer or copolymer, or a polyvinlyacetate polymer or copolymer. The polymeric material can also contain a polylactic acid polymer or copolymer, a polyanhydride polymer or copolymer, a polyacrylonitrile polymer or copolymer, a polysaccharide polymer or copolymer, and mixtures thereof.
In some embodiments, the polymeric material comprises PVA. More preferably, the polymeric material comprises a PVA copolymer. The polymeric material may also comprise a polyacrylate polymer or copolymer. In certain embodiments, the polymeric material is a PVA-polyacrylate copolymer. In other embodiments, the polymeric material is a PVA-sodium acrylate copolymer.
Another suitable polymer is an acrylic acid polymer or copolymer. Yet another suitable material is an acrylamide polymer or copolymer.
The polymeric material may include one or more polymer(s), one or more polymer mixture(s), a copolymer, copolymer mixtures, or polymer-copolymer mixtures.
In certain embodiments, the polymeric material is substantially hydrophilic. This means the microspheres contain at least one hydrophilic polymer or copolymer but it may also include the presence of hydrophobic polymers or copolymers as long as the overall characteristic of the microsphere are substantially hydrophilic rather than hydrophobic. In some embodiments, the hydrophilic polymer is a polymer containing —OH and/or —NH2 groups. In other embodiments, the hydrophilic polymer contains ionic groups.
Suitable polymers the polymeric material may contain are polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylate, polyacrylamide, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl acetate, or polyvinyl acetals.
A polymer according to the invention is a polymer containing polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinyl acetate units and acrylamide groups.
Another polymer according to the invention is a polymer containing polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinyl acetate units and acrylic acid in its protonated or deprotonated forms including counterions.
In one embodiment, the polyacrylate is a hydrolyzed polyacrylic acid ester. Examples of polyacrylates are, without limitation, sodium polyacrylate, potassium polyacrylate, ammonium polyacrylate or mixtures thereof.
The polymer material, such as PVA, can be crosslinked or not crosslinked.
In some embodiments, when a polymeric material is used that comprises a PVA-polyacrylate copolymer, the ratio of PVA units to polyacrylate units is from about 2 to 8 (about 2:8) to about 8 to 2 (about 8:2). In some embodiments, the ratio of acrylate moieties to vinylalcohol moieties is from about 2 to 8 to about 8 to 2, such as, for example in a sodium acrylate and vinyl alcohol copolymer.
When the PVA is cross-linked, the polymeric material can comprise from about 0.5% to 20% by weight of crosslinkers. The amount of crosslinkers can vary from about 0% to about 5%, about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about 25%, about 30%, about 40%, about 50%, about 60%, about 70%, about 80%, or about 90% or higher of the polymer units.
In some embodiments, the microsphere comprises about 1% to about 95% by weight of polyvinlylalcohol. In certain embodiments, the microsphere comprises polyvinylalcohol in an amount selected from the group consisting of about 1% by weight, about 5% by weight, about 10% by weight, about 15% by weight, about 20% by weight, about 25% by weight, about 30% by weight, about 35% by weight, about 40% by weight, about 45% by weight, about 50% by weight, about 55% by weight, about 60% by weight, about 65% by weight, about 70% by weight, about 75% by weight, about 80% by weight, about 85% by weight, about 90% by weight, and about 95% by weight.
In some embodiments, the hydrophilic acrylic monomer in the preparation of a PVA copolymer is selected from the group consisting of acrylamide and its derivatives, methacrylamide and its derivatives, acrylic ester acid and/or hydroxymethylmethacrylate. In some embodiments, the resulting copolymer is saponified.
Crosslinking can be carried out by using bifunctional or multifunctional monomers in the synthesis of the polymeric material. Alternatively, the polymer can also be crosslinked after its synthesis, for example, by treating the polymer (such as, for example, PVA) with an aldehyde, such as glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde, and the like. Examples of bifunctional monomers that can be used for the preparation of crosslinked copolymers, include, but are not limited to mono- or bifunctional acrylamides, e.g., the N,N′-methylene-bis-acrylamide, N′,N′-diallylacryliamide or glyoxal-bis-acrylamide.
In some embodiments, the microspheres according to the invention comprise a non-ionic contrast agent. The contrast agent can be loaded on the microsphere, associated with the microsphere, absorbed by, adsorbed by or otherwise contained in or on the microsphere. Alternatively, the contrast agent is a carrier solution for the microsphere. Preferably, the contrast agent is loaded within the microsphere. In other embodiments, the microspheres do not comprise a contrast agent, such as a non-ionic contrast agent.
The non-ionic contrast agent according to the invention can be an X-ray, CT, MRI contrast agent, or a combination thereof. The contrast agent can be paramagnetic or superparamagnetic. In some embodiments, the contrast agent according to the invention is an X-ray contrast agent (also referred to as fluoroscopic agent or radio-opaque) or a CT contrast agent. In certain embodiments, the agent contains iodine. The non-ionic contrast agents can be monomeric, dimeric, or polymeric.
Examples of non-ionic contrast agents according to the invention are, without limitation, metrizamide, iopamidol (Isovue™ or lopamiron™), iodixanol (Visipaque™) iohexol (Omnipaque™), iopromide (Ultravist™), iobtiridol, iomeprol, iopentol, iopamiron, ioxilan, iotrolan, gadodiamide, gadoteridol, iotrol, ioversol (Optiray™) or combinations thereof. In certain embodiments, the contrast agent is not iopamidol. In other embodiments, the microsphere comprises iopamidol, at least one additional non-ionic contrast agent, and/or at least one drug. In specific embodiments, non-ionic contrast agents that can be used are iodixanol, iohexal, iopromide, and ioversol. In another embodiment, the non-ionic contrast agent is gadodiamide or gadoteridol.
The microspheres according to the invention can be prepared by first synthesizing microspheres composed of the polymeric material. Examples for such microspheres are provided in, for example, EP 1 128 816 B1; WO 01/72281; JP 6-56676, JP 54-37994; and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,320,040 and 4,367,323, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Microspheres can be prepared by suspension polymerization, drop-by-drop polymerization or any other method known to the skilled artisan. The mode of microsphere preparation selected will usually depend upon the desired characteristics, such as microsphere diameter and chemical composition, for the resulting microspheres. The microspheres of the present invention can be made by standard methods of polymerization described in the art (see, e.g., E. Boschetti, Microspheres for Biochromatography and Biomedical Applications. Part I, Preparation of Microbeads, In: Microspheres Microencapsulation and Liposomes, John Wiley & Sons, Arshady R., Ed., vol. 2, p. 171-189 (1999), which is incorporated herein by reference). In some embodiments, microspheres are prepared starting from an aqueous solution of monomers and optionally containing cell adhesion agents, such as collagen or gelatin (gelatin is a denatured collagen). The solution can then be mixed with a non-aqueous-compatible solvent to create a suspension of droplets, which are then turned into solid gel by polymerization of monomers by means of appropriate catalysts. Microspheres can then be collected by filtration or centrifugation, washed, and optionally sterilized. Since emulsion or suspension polymerization starts from dispersed droplets, spherical microspheres will be obtained after polymerization. The stirring speed determines the size of the droplets formed. Thus, the size of the resulting microspheres can be controlled by the stirring speed used during polymerization. In certain embodiments, the stirring speeds range from about 100 RPM to about 250 RPM, such as about 100 RPM, about 125 RPM, about 150 RPM, about 200 RPM, about 225 RPM, or about 250 RPM.
Cell adhesion promoters or marking agents can be optionally introduced on or within microspheres by chemical coupling procedures well known in affinity chromatography, referred to by the term “ligand immobilization.” Another method of introduction is by diffusion within the gel network that constitutes the microsphere and then trapping the diffused molecules in place by precipitation or chemical cross-linking.
The microspheres of the invention can also be obtained by standard methods of polymerization described in the art such as French Patent 2,378,808, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,648,100, 5,635,215 and 4,480,044, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. In general, the polymerization of monomers in solution is carried out at a temperature ranging between about 0° C. and about 100° C. and between about 40° C. and about 60° C., in the presence of a polymerization reaction initiator.
The polymerization initiator is advantageously chosen among the redox systems.
It is also possible to use combinations of an alkali metal persulfate with N,N, N′, N′tetramethylethylenediamine or with dimethylaminopropionitrile, organic peroxides, such as benzoyl peroxides or 2,2′-azo-bis-isobutyronitrile. The quantity of initiator used can be adapted by one skilled in the art to the quantity of monomers and the rate of polymerization sought. Polymerization can be carried out in mass or in emulsion or suspension.
In the case of a mass polymerization, the aqueous solution containing the different dissolved constituents and the initiator undergoes polymerization in an homogeneous medium. This makes it possible to access a lump of aqueous gel which can then be separated into microspheres, by passing, for example, through the mesh of a screen.
In specific embodiments, the method of preparation is by emulsion or suspension polymerization, which makes it possible to directly access spherical microspheres of a desired size. For example, an aqueous solution containing the different dissolved constituents (e.g., different monomers and optional cell adhesion agents), can be mixed by stirring, with a liquid organic phase that is not miscible in water, and optionally in the presence of an emulsifier. The rate of stirring can be adjusted so as to obtain an aqueous phase emulsion in the organic phase forming drops of desired diameter. Polymerization can then be started by addition of the initiator. Polymerization can be accompanied by an exothermic reaction and its development can then be followed by measuring the temperature of the reaction medium.
It is possible, in some embodiments, to use as organic phase vegetable or mineral oils, certain petroleum distillation products, chlorinated hydrocarbons, or a mixture of these different solutions.
Furthermore, when the polymerization initiator includes several components (redox system), it is possible to add one of them in the aqueous phase before emulsification.
The microspheres thus obtained can then be recovered by cooling, decanting and filtration. The microspheres can then be separated by size category, for example, by using a mesh or sieve of a particular size, and washed to eliminate any trace of secondary product.
The polymerization stage can be followed by a stage of reticulation of the cell adhesion agent and possibly by a marking agent stage in the case of microspheres rendered identifiable by grafting after synthesis.
The microspheres can then optionally be contacted with a solution containing a contrast agent, such as a non-ionic contrast agent. If the microspheres are to be also loaded with a drug, the loading with the contrast agent is not carried out to complete saturation. For this purpose, the amount of liquid the microspheres can absorb is determined first. Then dry microspheres are saturated with about 10%, about 20% about 30%, about 40%, about 50%, or about 60% up to about 70% or about 80% by weight of the amount of solution that is necessary for complete saturation by the contrast agent containing solution. Then the microspheres can be loaded with a solution comprising one or more drugs or other agents to partial or complete saturation. Alternatively, the microspheres may first be loaded with a drug solution to partial or complete saturation, and subsequently (or simultaneously) loaded with a contrast agent.
As discussed elsewhere herein, it is possible to carry out the loading only to a fraction of the solution that is necessary for complete saturation and allow for complete saturation (swelling) within the tissue site for which the microspheres are intended to be implanted, injected, or otherwise administered.
Therefore, the microspheres can be administered in the methods described below already loaded with the drug, or also unloaded or only partially loaded prior, simultaneously or subsequently to the administration of the drug solution. When the microspheres and drug are administered, for example, simultaneously, separately, or in sequence, kits comprising (a) microspheres, (b) contrast agent and (c) one or more drugs are contemplated.
In specific embodiments, 100 mg of dry microspheres according to the invention can be loaded with from about 4 ml to about 12 ml, preferably about 5 ml to about 10 ml of saline solution (0.9% wt of NaCl).
Typically, the microspheres according to the invention, can be loaded with from about 1 mg to about 800 mg, about 10 mg to about 400 mg, or about 20 mg to about 300 mg of a drug per 100 mg of dry microspheres.
Typically, the microspheres can be loaded with a contrast agent, such as a nonionic contrast agent (e.g., an iodine-containing contrast agent), of from about 100 mg to about 1500 mg iodine per 100 mg of dry microspheres.
The microspheres can be loaded with from about 100 mg to about 1500 mg iodine per 100 mg of dry microspheres with an iodine-containing contrast agent and from 1 mg to about 800 mg, about 10 mg to about 400 mg, about 20 mg to about 300 mg of a drug per 100 mg dry microsphere.
The amount of loading can be determined by adding a known solution of the material to be loaded to a known amount (e.g., 100 mg) of dry microspheres. The solution is added until saturation is reached, i.e. until a supernatant is formed. The supernatant is then separated and analyzed for the amount of loading material. This amount is then subtracted from the total amount of the material used for loading to give the amount of material loaded on the microsphere.
Pharmaceutical Compositions
The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising any of the microspheres described above and a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid or other biocompatible carrier. The compositions can be in the form of a suspension, a hydrogel, or an emulsion. The composition can also be a suspension of said microspheres in said liquid. In some embodiments, the compositions are sterile.
The pharmaceutically acceptable liquid can be, without limitation, saline, a buffer-solution, water, an isotonic solution, a biological fluid or a mixture thereof. The liquid can also be a salt solution, preferably composed of cations selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, and ammonium, for example, in an amount of from about 0.01 M to about 5 M.
The composition can comprise the microspheres in an amount from about 10% to about 90% by weight and the liquid (or other biocompatible carrier) in an amount from about 10% to about 90% by weight. The composition can also comprise the microspheres in an amount from about 10% to about 50% by weight and the liquid (or other biocompatible carrier) in an amount from about 50% to about 90% by weight.
In some embodiments, the biocompatible carrier is an aqueous-based solution, a hydro-organic solution, an organic solution, a non-aqueous solution, or a mixture thereof. In certain embodiments, the biocompatible carrier comprises a salt composed of cations, such as sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, ammonium, and mixtures thereof, for example, in an amount of from about 0.01 M to about 5 M.
The compounds loaded into or onto the microspheres can be released in vivo due to physiological processes. Release of the drug or other agent loaded onto the microspheres can be influenced by pH and salt concentrations. For example, drug release can be accelerated by establishing pH changes or changes in ionic strength in the environment surrounding the microspheres. For example, drug release of doxorubicin can be released more slowly at a pH of about 7.5 than at a pH of about 5.3. Determination of such optimal drug-release conditions can easily be determined by those skilled in the art.
In some embodiments, the drug is released over a certain number of hours, days, or weeks. In one embodiment, about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about 25%, about 30%, about 35%, about 40%, about 45%, about 50%, about 55%, about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%, about 85%, about 90%, about 95%, or about 100% of the drug has been released from the microsphere after a certain period of time, for example, after about 3 hours, about 6 hours, about 12 hours, about 18 hours, or after about 1 day, about 2 days, about 3 days, about 4 days, about 5 days, about 6 days, or after about 1 week, about 2 weeks, about 3 weeks, about 4 weeks, about 5 weeks, about 6 weeks, about 7 weeks, about 8 weeks, about 9 weeks, or about 10 weeks or longer. Drug release properties will depend, in part, on the properties of the specific drug used, but will be readily determinable by those skilled in the art.
In some embodiments, the drug is released from the microsphere over a certain number of days or weeks. In one embodiment more than about 1% but less than about 5% of the drug has been released within a period of about 72 hours, a period of about 96 hours, a period of within a week, a period of within two weeks, or a period of within four weeks.
In another embodiment, more than about 1% but less than about 15% of the drug has been released within a period of about 72 hours, a period of about 96 hours, a period of within a week, a period of within two weeks, and a period of within four weeks.
In yet another embodiment, more than about 1% but less than about 20% of the drug has been released within a period of about 72 hours, a period of about 96 hours, a period of within a week, a period of within two weeks, and a period of within four weeks.
The release as described above can be measured in vitro in the presence of 0.9% saline (NaCl solution) at room temperature (25° C.) while stirring. A typical release measurement is described in Example 5.
The present invention provides compositions and methods suitable for treating tumors or other cancers, non-tumorigenic angiogenesis-dependent diseases, or pain, such as pain related to the presence of a tumor or other cancer. Such cancers include, without limitation, liver, ovarian, breast, kidney, lung, pancreatic, thyroid, prostate, uterine, skin cancer, head and neck tumors, breast tumors, and Kaposi's sarcoma, and superficial forms of bladder cancer. The method of treatment may be the result of localized (or systemic) drug delivery released from the drug-loaded microspheres, either alone or in combination with embolic effects of the microspheres (“active embolization”). In certain embodiments, drug-loaded microspheres of the invention are administered to a site-specific location other than a blood vessel (e.g., directly into a tumor mass), and no vessel embolization occurs.
In addition to cancer, however, numerous other non-tumorigenic angiogenesis-dependent diseases which are characterized by the abnormal growth of blood vessels can also be treated with the microspheres or pharmaceutical compositions according to the invention. Representative examples of such nontumorigenic angiogenesis-dependent diseases include, without limitation, hypertrophic scars and keloids, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, rheumatoid arthritis, arteriovenous malformations, atherosclerotic plaques, delayed wound healing, hemophilic joints, nonunion fractures, Osier-Weber syndrome, psoriasis, pyogenic granuloma, scleroderma, tracoma, menorrhagia and vascular adhesions.
Similarly, the microspheres and compositions of the invention can be used to deliver drugs to various cells, tissues or organs in need thereof. For example, the microspheres and compositions can be used to treat tumors or cancers, inflammatory diseases or other diseases associated with inflammation, or symptoms thereof.
It should be understood that the patients suitable for passive embolization, active embolization or drug delivery with the microspheres according to the invention include humans and animals, preferably humans including male and female infants, children, and adults, including the elderly. Patients at risk for, or currently afflicted with, hepatocellular diseases, such as hepatitis or liver cancer, are a particularly preferred patient population, for example Caucasian or Asian (e.g., including, but not limited to, people of Japanese heritage) human patients, 18 to 75 years of age. In some embodiments, the patients are 25-75, 25-50, 50-75, or 18-25 years of age. In one embodiment, the patient is less than 18 years of age (e.g., 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-18 years of age). In another embodiment, the patient is older than 75 years of age.
In some embodiments, the microspheres of the invention are used in the treatment, management, or prevention of hepatocellular disease in a patient. In one embodiment, the patient is Child-Pugh class A. In another embodiment, the patient is Child-Pugh class B. In yet other embodiments, the patient is Child-Pugh class C. The Child-Pugh classification is well known in the art, see, e.g., Child and Turcotte (1964) Surgery and portal hypertension, In: The liver and portal hypertension (Edited by: Child CG). Philadelphia, Saunders 1964, 50-64; which was later modified by Pugh et al. Transection of the esophagus in bleeding oesophageal varices (1973) Br. J. Surg. 60:648-652. In some embodiments, the patient is infected with Hepatitis C virus.
The microspheres and pharmaceutical compositions according to the invention can be used in passive embolization therapies and in active embolization therapies. The microspheres can also be used as delivery systems, e.g., as drug-delivery systems, with or without embolization.
The microspheres can contain a contrast agent, such as a non-ionic contrast agent, and at least one (e.g., one, two, three, four or more) drug(s) or other agent(s). Such a drug can be any one or more of an anti-neoplastic drug, anti-angiogenesis drug, anti-fungal drug, anti-viral drug, anti-inflammatory drug, anti-bacterial drug, a cytotoxic drug, a chemotherapeutic or pain relieving drug and/or an anti-histamine drug. The drug may also be, for example, any one or more of hormones, steroids, vitamins, cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, interleukins, enzymes, anti-allergenic agents, circulatory drugs, anti-tubercular agents, anti-anginal agents, anti-protozoan agents, anti-rheumatic agents, narcotics, cardiac glycoside agents, sedatives, local anesthetic agents, general anesthetic agents, and combinations thereof. When used for the treatment of pain, the microspheres according to the invention are preferably loaded with a pain relieving drug.
In one embodiment, the microsphere comprises an anti-angiogenic or anti-neoplastic drug. In another embodiment, the microsphere comprises a chemotherapeutic or pain relieving drug. In some embodiments, the microsphere comprises one or more anti-neoplastic drugs and one or more chemotherapeutic or pain relieving drugs.
Examples of anti-angiogenic or anti-neoplastic drugs include, without limitation, alkylating agents, nitrogen mustards, antimetabolites, gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonists, androgens, antiandrogens, antiestrogens, estrogens, and combinations thereof. Specific examples include but are not limited to actinomycin D, aldesleukin, alemtuzumab, alitretinoin, allopurinol, altretamine, amifostine, aminoglutehimide, amphotercin B, amsacrine, anastrozole, ansamitocin, arabinosyl adenine, arsenic trioxide, asparaginase, aspariginase Erwinia, BCG Live, benzamide, bevacizumab, bexarotene, bleomycin, 3-bromopyruvate, busulfan, calusterone, capecitabine, carboplatin, carzelesin, carmustine, celecoxib, chlorambucil, cisplatin, cladribine, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, cytosine arabinoside, dacarbazine, dactinomycin, darbepoetin alfa, daunorubicin, daunomycin, denileukin diftitox, dexrazoxane, dexamethosone, docetaxel, doxorubicin, dromostanolone, epirubicin, epoetin alfa, estramustine, estramustine, etoposide, VP-16, exemestane, filgrastim, floxuridine, fludarabine, fluorouracil (5-FU), flutamide, fulvestrant, demcitabine, gemcitabine, gemtuzumab, goserelin acetate, hydroxyurea, ibritumomab, idarubicin, ifosfamide, imatinib, interferon (e.g., interferon α-2a, interferon α-2b), irinotecan, letrozole, leucovorin, leuprolide, lomustine, meciorthamine, megestrol, melphalan (e.g., PAM, L-PAM or phenylalanine mustard), mercaptopurine, mercaptopolylysine, mesna, mesylate, methotrexate, methoxsalen, mithramycin, mitomycin, mitotane, mitoxantrone, nandrolone phenpropionate, nolvadex, oprelvekin, oxaliplatin, paclitaxel, pamidronate sodium, pegademase, pegaspargase, pegfilgrastim, pentostatin, pipobroman, plicamycin, porfimer sodium, procarbazine, quinacrine, raltitrexed, rasburicase, riboside, rituximab, sargramostim, spiroplatin, streptozocin, tamoxifen, tegafur-uracil, temozolomide, teniposide, testolactone, tioguanine, thiotepa, tissue plasminogen activator, topotecan, toremifene, tositumomab, trastuzumab, treosulfan, tretinoin, trilostane valrubicin, vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, vinorelbine, zoledronate, salts thereof, or mixtures thereof.
In some embodiments, the platinum compound is spiroplatin, cisplatin, or carboplatin. In specific embodiments, the drug is cisplatin, mitomycin, paclitaxel, tamoxifen, doxorubicin, tamoxifen, or mixtures thereof.
Other anti-angiogenic or anti-neoplastic drugs include, but are not limited to AGM-1470 (TNP-470), angiostatic steroids, angiostatin, antibodies against avβ3, antibodies against bFGF, antibodies against IL-1, antibodies against TNF-α, antibodies against VEGF, auranofin, azathioprine, BB-94 and BB-2516, basic FGF-soluble receptor, carboxyamido-trizole (CAI), cartilage-derived inhibitor (CDI), chitin, chloroquine, CM 101, cortisone/heparin, cortisone/hyaluroflan, cortexolone/heparin, CT-2584, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporin A, dexamethasone, diclofenac/hyaluronan, eosinophilic major basic protein, fibronectin peptides, Glioma-derived angiogenesis inhibitory factor (GD-AIF), GM 1474, gold chloride, gold thiomalate, heparinases, hyaluronan (high and low molecular-weight species), hydrocortisonelbeta-cyclodextran, ibuprofen, indomethacin, interferon-alpha, interferon gamma-inducible protein 10, interferon-gamma, IL-1, IL-2, IL-4, IL-12, laminin, levamisole, linomide, LM609, martmastat (BB-2516), medroxyprogesterone, methotrexate, minocycline, nitric oxide, octreotide (somatostatin analogue), D-penicillamine, pentosan polysulfate, placental proliferin-related protein, placental RNase inhibitor, plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAls), platelet factor-4 (PF4), prednisolone, prolactin (16-kDa fragment), proliferin-related protein, prostaglandin synthase inhibitor, protamine, retinoids, somatostatin, substance P, suramin, SU1O1, tecogalan sodium (05-4152), tetrahydrocortisol-sthrombospondins (TSPs), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP 1, 2, 3), thalidomide, 3-aminothalidomide, 3-hydroxythalidomide, metabolites or hydrolysis products of thalidomide, 3-aminothalidomide, 3-hydroxythalidomide, vitamin A and vitreous fluids. In another preferred embodiment, the anti-angiogenic agent is selected from the group consisting of thalidomide, 3-aminothalidomide, 3-hydroxythalidomide and metabolites or hydrolysis products of thalidomide, 3-aminothalidomide, 3-hydroxythalidomide. In a preferred embodiment, the anti-angiogenic agent is thalidomide. The above anti-angiogenic agents are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,593,990; 5,629,327; and 5,712,291; Norrby, APMIS, 1997, 105:417-437; O'Reilly, Investigational New Drugs, 1997, 15:5-13; and J. Nat'l Cancer Instit., 1996, 88(12):786-788, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Examples of pain reliving drugs are, without limitation, analgesics or anti-inflammatories, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), ibuprofen, ketoprofen, dexketoprofen, phenyltoloxamine, chlorpheniramine, furbiprofen, vioxx, celebrex, bexxstar, nabumetone, aspirin, codeine, codeine phosphate, acetaminophen, paracetamol, xylocalne, and naproxin.
In some embodiments, the pain relieving drug is an opioid. Opioids are commonly prescribed because of their effective analgesic, or pain relieving, properties. Among the compounds that fall within this class include narcotics, such as morphine, codeine, and related medications. Other examples of opioids include oxycodone, propoxyphene, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and meperidine.
Other compounds, drugs, or other agents for which the microspheres according to the invention can be used as delivery systems, either with or without embolization, are listed, without limitation, below.
Blood products, include, for example, without limitation, erythropoietin, parenteral iron, hemin, and hematoporphyrins and their derivatives.
Biological Response Modifiers
Biological response modifiers, include, for example, without limitation, muramyldipeptide, muramyltripeptide, lymphokines (e.g., bacterial endotoxin such as lipopolysaccharide, macrophage activation factor), sub-units of bacteria (such as Mycobacteria, Corynebacteria), the synthetic peptide, N-acetyl-muramyl-L-alanyl-Disoglutamine, and prostaglandins.
Anti-Fungal Agents
Anti-fungal agents, include, for example, without limitation, ketoconazole, nystatin, griseofulvin, flucytosine (5-fc), miconazole, amphotericin B, ricin, and β-lactam antibiotics (e.g., sulfazecin).
Hormones and Steroids
Hormones and steroids, include, for example, without limitation, growth hormone, melanocyte stimulating hormone, adrenocortiotropic hormone, dexamethasone, dexamethasone acetate, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, cortisone, cortisone acetate, hydrocortisone, hydrocortisone acetate, hydrocortisone cypionate, hydrocortisone sodium phosphate, hydrocortisone sodium succinate, prednisone, prednisolone, prednisolone acetate, prednisolone sodium phosphate, prednisolone tebutate, prednisolone pivalate, triamcinolone, triamcinolone acetonide, triamcinolonehexacetonide, triamcinolone acetate, methylprednisolone, methylprednisolone acetate, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, flunsolide, beclomethasone dipropionate, betamethasone sodium phosphate, betamethasone, vetamethasone disodium phosphate, vetamethasone sodium phosphate, betamethasone acetate, betamethasone disodium phosphate, chloroprednisone acetate, corticosterone, desoxycorticosterone, desoxycorticosterone acetate, desoxycorticosterone pivalate, desoximethasone, estradiol, fludrocortisone, fludrocortisoneacetate, dichlorisone acetate, fluorohydrocortisone, fluorometholone, fluprednisolone, paramethasone, paramethasone acetate, androsterone, fluoxymesterone, aldosterone, methandrostenolone, methylandrostenediol, methyl testosterone, norethandrolone, testosterone, testosteroneenanthate, testosterone propionate, equilenin, equilin, estradiol benzoate, estradiol dipropionate, estriol, estrone, estrone benzoate, acetoxypregnenolone, anagestone acetate, chlormadinone acetate, flurogestone acetate, hydroxymethylprogesterone, hydroxymethylprogesterone acetate, hydroxyprogesterone, hydroxyprogesterone acetate, hydroxyprogesterone caproate, melengestrol acetate, normethisterone, pregnenolone, progesterone, ethynyl estradiol, mestranol, dimethisterone, ethisterone, ethynodiol diacetate, norethindrone, norethindrone acetate, norethisterone, fluocinolone acetonide, flurandrenolone, flunisolide, hydrocortisone sodium succinate, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, prednisolone phosphate sodium, triamcinolone acetonide, hydroxydione sodium spironolactone, oxandrolone, oxymetholone, prometholone, testosterone cypionate, testosterone phenylacetate, estradiol cypionate, and norethynodrel.
Vitamins, include, for example, without limitation, cyanocobalamin neinoic acid, retinoids and derivatives thereof such as retinol palmitate, alpha-tocopherol, naphthoquinone, cholecalciferol, folic acid and tetrahydrofolate.
Peptides and Peptide Analogs
Peptides and peptide analogs, include, for example, without limitation, manganese super oxide dismutase, tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), glutathione, insulin, dopamine, peptide ligands containing RGD, AGD, RGE, KGD, KGE or KQAGDV (peptides with affinity for theGPEXma receptor), opiate peptides, enkephalins, endorphins and their analogs, human chorionicgonadotropin (HCG), corticotropin release factor (CRF), cholecystokinins and their analogs, bradykinins and their analogs and promoters and inhibitors, elastins, vasopressins, pepsins, glucagon, substance P, integrins, captopril, enalapril, lisinopril and other ACE inhibitors, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), oxytocin, calcitonins, IgG or fragments thereof, IgA or fragments thereof, IgM or fragments thereof, ligands for Effector Cell Protease Receptors (all subtypes), thrombin, streptokinase, urokinase, t-PA and all active fragments or analogs, Protein Kinase C and its binding ligands, interferons (α-IFN, (β-IFN, γ-IFN), colony stimulating factors (CSF), granulocyte colony stimulating factors (GCSF), granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factors (GM-CSF), tumor necrosis factors (TNF), nerve growth factors (NGF), platelet derived growth factors, lymphotoxin, epidermal growth factors, fibroblast growth factors, vascular endothelial cell growth factors, erythropoietin, transforming growth factors, oncostatin M, interleukins (IL-1, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-14, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17, IL-18, IL-19, IL-20, etc.), metalloprotein kinase ligands, collagenases and agonists and antagonists.
Antibodies, include, for example, without limitation, substantially purified antibodies or fragments thereof, including non-human antibodies or fragments thereof. In various embodiments, the substantially purified antibodies or fragments thereof, can be human, non-human, chimeric and/or humanized antibodies. Such non-human antibodies can be goat, mouse, sheep, horse, chicken, rabbit, or rat antibodies. Alternatively, the non-human antibodies of the invention can be chimeric and/or humanized antibodies. Completely human antibodies are particularly desirable for therapeutic treatment of human patients. A chimeric antibody is a molecule in which different portions are derived from different animal species, such as those having a variable region derived from a murine monoclonal antibody (mAb) and a human immunoglobulin constant region (Cabilly et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567; and Boss et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,397, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.). In addition, the non-human antibodies could be polyclonal antibodies or monoclonal antibodies. Any of the antibodies used with the microspheres of the invention can be conjugated to a therapeutic moiety or to a detectable substance. Non-limiting examples of detectable substances that can be conjugated to the antibodies of the invention are an enzyme, a prosthetic group, a fluorescent material, a luminescent material, a bioluminescent material, and a radioactive material. The term “monoclonal antibody” or “monoclonal antibody composition,” as used herein, refers to a population of antibody molecules that contain only one species of an antigen binding site capable of immunoreacting with a particular epitope. Polyclonal antibodies can be prepared as described above by immunizing a suitable subject with a polypeptide of the invention as an immunogen. Preferred polyclonal antibody compositions are ones that have been selected for antibodies directed against a polypeptide or polypeptides of, for example, a receptor on the surface of a cancer cell of a tumor to be treated by the compositions of the present invention.
Anti-Mitotic Factors
Anti-mitotic factors include, without limitation, estramustine and its phosphorylated derivative, estramustine-phosphate, doxorubicin, amphethinile, combretastatin A4, and colchicine.
Vaccines include, for example, without limitation, pneumococcus vaccine, poliomyelitis vaccine, anthrax vaccine, tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine, cholera vaccine, meningococcus A, C, Y vaccines, W135 vaccine, plague vaccine, rabies (human diploid) vaccine, yellow fever vaccine, Japanese encephalitis vaccine, typhoid (phenol and heat-killed) vaccine, hepatitis B vaccine, diphtheria vaccine, tetanus vaccine, pertussis vaccine, H. influenzae type b vaccine, polio vaccine, measles vaccine, mumps vaccine, rubella vaccine, varicella vaccine, streptococcus pneumoniae Ty (live mutant bacteria) vaccine, Vi (Vi capsular polysaccharide) vaccine, DT (toxoid) vaccine, Td (toxoid) vaccine, aP (inactive bacterial antigen/accelular (DtaP)) vaccine, Hib (bacterial polysaccharide-protein conjugate) vaccine, hepatitis B virus (inactive serum derived viral antigen/recombinant antigen) vaccine, influenza vaccine, rotavirus vaccine, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, human astrovirus vaccine, rotavirus vaccine, human influenza A and B virus vaccine, hepatitis A virus vaccine, live attenuated parainfluenza virus type 3 vaccine, enterovirus vaccines, retrovirus vaccines, and picomavirus vaccines.
Anti-Allergenic Agents
Anti-allergenic agents, include, for example, without limitation, amelexanox.
Anti-Coagulation Agents
Anti-coagulation agents, include, for example, without limitation, phenprocoumon and heparin.
Circulatory Drugs
Circulatory drugs, include, for example, without limitation, propranolol.
Anti-Tubercular Agents
Anti-tubercular agents, include, for example, without limitation, para-aminosalicylic acid, isoniazid, capreomycin sulfatecycloserine, ethambutol hydrochloride ethionamide, pyrazinamide, rifampin, and streptomycin sulfate.
Anti-Viral Agents
Anti-viral agents, include, for example, without limitation, acyclovir, amantadine azidothymidine (AZT or Zidovudine), ribavirin, and vidarabine monohydrate (adenine arabinoside,ara-A).
Anti-Anginal Agents
Anti-anginal agents, include, for example, without limitation, diltiazem, nifedipine, verapamil, erythritol tetranitrate, isosorbide dinitrate, nitroglycerin (glyceryl trinitrate), and pentaerythritolteiranitrate.
Antibiotics, include, for example, dapsone, chloramphenicol, neomycin, cefaclor, cefadroxil, cephalexin, cephradine erythromycin, clindamycin, lincomycin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, bacampicillin, carbenicillin, dicloxacillin, cyclacillin, picloxacillin, hetacillin, methicillin, nafcillin, oxacillin, penicillin G, penicillin V, ticarcillin, rifampin, and tetracycline.
Anti-Inflammatory Agents and Analgesics
Anti-inflammatory agents and analgesics, include, for example, diflunisal, ibuprofen, indomethacin, meclofenamate, mefenamic acid, naproxen, oxyphenbutazone, phenylbutazone, piroxicam, sulindac, tolmetin, aspirin and salicylates.
Anti-Protozoan Agents
Anti-prozoan agents, include, for example, without limitation, chloroquine, metronidazole, hydroxychloroquine, quinine, andmeglumine antimonate.
Anti-Rheumatic Agents
Anti-rheumatic agents, include, for example, without limitation, penicillamine.
Narcotics, include, for example, without limitation, paregoric and opiates, such as codeine, heroin, methadone, morphine and opium.
Cardiac Glycoside Agents
Cardiac glycoside agents, include, for example, without limitation, deslanoside, digitoxin, digoxin, digitalin and digitalis.
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Neuromuscular blocking agents, include, for example, without limitation, atracurium mesylate, gallamine triethiodide, hexafluorenium bromide, metocurine iodide, pancuronium bromide, succinylcholine chloride (suxamethonium chloride), tubocurarine chloride, and vecuronium bromide.
Sedatives (Hypnotics)
Sedatives, include, for example, without limitation, amobarbital, amobarbital sodium, aprobarbital, butabarbital sodium, chloral hydrate, ethchlorvynol, ethinamate, flurazepam hydrochloride, glutethimide, methotrimeprazine hydrochloride, methyprylon, midazolam hydrochloride paraldehyde, pentobarbital, pentobarbital sodium, phenobarbital sodium, secobarbital sodium, talbutal, temazepam, and triazolam.
Local Anesthetic Agents
Local anesthetic agents, include, for example, without limitation, bupivacaine hydrochloride, chloroprocaine hydrochloride, etidocaine hydrochloride, lidocaine hydrochloride, mepivacaine hydrochloride, procaine hydrochloride, and tetracaine hydrochloride.
General Anesthetic Agents
General anesthetic agents, include, for example, without limitation, droperidol, etomidate, fentanyl citrate with droperidol, ketamine hydrochloride, methohexital sodium, and thiopental sodium.
Radioactive Particles or Ions
Radioactive particles or ions, include, for example, without limitation, strontium, rhenium, yttrium, technetium, and cobalt.
Cell-Adhesion Promoters
In some embodiments, the microspheres can comprise a cell adhesion promoter. Various types of cell adhesion promoters well known in the art can be used in the present invention. In particular, cell adhesion promoters can be selected from collagen, gelatin, glucosaminoglycans, fibronectins, lectins, polycations (such polylysine, chitosan and the like), or any other natural or synthetic biological cell adhesion agent. Preferably, the cell adhesion promoter is present in the microsphere, or other solid substrate, in an amount between about 0.1 to 1 g per ml of settled microspheres.
The targeting aspects of the invention further enable lowered dosages to be applied for therapy, since the effective concentration at the therapeutic site remains undiluted in the body. The amount of the drug or agent of the present invention to be administered to a patient depends, for example, on the particular drug or agent that is used, the method in which the drug/agent is being administered, and the age, sex, weight and physical condition of the patient. Generally, treatment is initiated with small dosages, which can then be increased by small increments, until the desired effect under the circumstances is achieved. Additionally, one skilled in the art can rely on reference materials, such as the Physician's Desk Reference, published by Medical Economics Company at Montvale, N.J., to determine the appropriate amount of a particular drugs/agents, and hence such a dose or a lower or higher dose can be administered to a patient using the methods of the present invention. In accordance with the present invention, the prodrug is delivered to the patient (e.g., in a region of the patient) for the purposes, for example, of treating a condition (i.e., a disease state, malady, disorder, etc.) in the patient. The prodrugs can be used as above or can be incorporated into other embodiments, such as emulsions.
Diseases contemplated for treatment with the compositions and methods of the present invention include, for example, without limitation, tumors associated with the liver, kidney, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, Ewing's sarcoma, gestational trophoblastic carcinoma, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma diffuse large cell lymphoma, follicular mixed lymphoma, lymphoblastic lymphoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, testicular carcinoma, Wilms's tumor, anal carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, breast carcinoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, hairy cell leukemia, head and neck carcinoma, meningioma, neuro fibrosoma, angio fibrosoma, lung (small cell) carcinoma, multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, ovarian carcinoma, brain tumors (astrocytoma), cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, human large hepatocellular carcinoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, lung (non-small-cell) carcinoma, melanoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, soft tissue sarcoma, breast carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma (stage II), bone tumors, osteogenic sarcoma, ovarian carcinoma, uterine fibroids, testicular carcinoma, or combinations thereof.
Embolization therapy and/or drug delivery of the present invention may be utilized in at least three principal ways to assist in the management or treatment of neoplasms: (1) definitive treatment of tumors (usually benign); (2) for preoperative embolization; and (3) for palliative embolization. Briefly, benign tumors may sometimes be successfully treated by embolization therapy alone. Examples of such tumors include simple tumors of vascular origin (e.g., haemangiomas), endocrine tumors such as parathyroid adenomas, and benign bone tumors.
For other tumors, (e.g., renal adenocarcinoma), preoperative embolization and/or drug delivery may be employed hours or days before surgical resection in order to reduce operative blood loss, shorten the duration of the operation, and reduce the risk of dissemination of viable malignant cells by surgical manipulation of the tumor. Many tumors may be successfully embolized and/or drugs can be delivered preoperatively, including for example nasopharyngeal tumors, glomus jugular tumors, meningiomas, chemodectomas, and vagal neuromas.
It should be evident that a wide variety of tumors may be treated, such as by embolization and/or by drug-delivery, using the methods and compositions of the present invention. Briefly, tumors are typically divided into two classes: benign and malignant. In a benign tumor the cells retain their differentiated features and do not divide in a completely uncontrolled manner. In addition, the tumor is localized and non-metastatic. In a malignant tumor, the cells become undifferentiated, do not respond to the body's growth and hormonal signals, and multiply in an uncontrolled manner; the tumor is invasive and capable of spreading to distant sites (metastasizing).
Within one aspect of the present invention, metastases (secondary tumors) of the liver may be treated utilizing the compositions and methods of the present invention by embolization therapy and/or drug delivery. Briefly, a catheter can be inserted via the femoral or brachial artery and advanced into the hepatic artery by steering it through the arterial system under fluoroscopic guidance. The catheter can be advanced into the hepatic arterial tree as far as necessary to allow complete blockage of the blood vessels supplying the tumor(s), while sparing as many of the arterial branches supplying normal structures as possible. In certain embodiments, this will be a segmental branch of the hepatic artery, but it could be that the entire hepatic artery distal to the origin of the gastroduodenal artery, or even multiple separate arteries, will need to be blocked depending on the extent of tumor and its individual blood supply. Once the desired catheter position is achieved, the artery can be embolized by injecting anti-angiogenic therapeutic compositions through the arterial catheter until flow in the artery to be blocked ceases, preferably even after observation for 5 minutes. Occlusion of the artery may be confirmed by injecting radiopaque contrast through the catheter and demonstrating by fluoroscopy or X-ray film that the vessel which previously filled with contrast no longer does so. The same procedure may be repeated with each feeding artery to be occluded.
Within another aspect of the present-invention, active therapeutic embolization therapy can be used during surgery to remove a tumor or vascular mass or cancerous organ. Additionally, another aspect of the present invention concerns the use of active therapeutic embolization therapy to prevent or ameliorate metastasis.
As noted above, both benign and malignant tumors can be targets of the compositions and methods of the present invention. Representative examples of benign hepatic tumors include hepatocellular adenoma, cavernous haemangioma, and focal nodular hyperplasia. Other benign tumors, which are more rare and often do not have clinical manifestations, may also be treated. These include bile duct adenomas, bile duct cystadenomas, fibromas, lipomas, leiomyomas, mesotheliomas, teratomas, myxomas, and nodular regenerative hyperplasia.
Malignant hepatic tumors are generally subdivided into two categories: primary and secondary. Primary tumors arise directly from the tissue in which they are found. Thus, a primary liver tumor is derived originally from the cells which make up the liver tissue (such as hepatocytes and biliary cells). Representative examples of primary hepatic malignancies which may be treated by arterial embolization include hepatocellularcarcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, angiosarcoma, cystadenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and hepatoblastoma.
A secondary tumor, or metastasis, is a tumor which originated elsewhere in the body but has subsequently spread to a distant organ. The common routes for metastasis are direct growth into adjacent structures, spread through the vascular or lymphatic systems, and tracking along tissue planes and body spaces (peritoneal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, etc.). Secondary hepatic tumors are one of the most common causes of death in the cancer patient and are by far and away the most common form of liver tumor. Although virtually any malignancy can metastasize to the liver, tumors which are most likely to spread to the liver include: cancer of the stomach, colon, and pancreas; melanoma; tumors of the lung, oropharynx, and bladder; Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; tumors of the breast, ovary, and prostate. Each one of the above-named primary tumors has numerous different tumor types which may be treated by arterial embolization (for example, without limitation, there are reportedly over 32 different types of ovarian cancer).
Methods of Administration
The diseases or disorders above can be treated or prevented by administering to the mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the microspheres or a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention. The microspheres can be administered in their completely swollen state or also in a partially swollen state.
Administration is typically carried out by injection. In certain embodiments, the microspheres are administered by a catheter. In other embodiments, the microspheres are injected us a needle attached to a syringe. In some embodiments, administration is into a blood vessel. In other embodiments, administration is directly to the site of action, for example into a tumor mass, or into a cell, organ or tissue requiring such treatment. The microspheres according to the invention can be administered already loaded with a drug. In other embodiments, the microspheres are administered in combination with a drug solution, wherein the drug solution is administered prior, simultaneously or after the administration of the microspheres.
When administered, the microspheres or the pharmaceutical composition are suitable for injection. In specific embodiments, the microspheres or compositions comprising the microspheres are sterile.
The invention further relates to pharmaceutical packs and kits comprising one or more containers filled with one or more of the ingredients of the aforementioned compositions of the invention. The kits can comprise microspheres, a contrast agent, and solution comprising one or more drugs, wherein one, two, three or more of the components can be in one, two, three or more vials. Associated with such container(s) can be a notice in the form prescribed by a governmental agency regulating the manufacture, use or sale of pharmaceuticals or biological products, reflecting approval by the agency of the manufacture, use or sale of the product for patient (e.g., human or other mammal) administration. The reagents of any of the assays or methods described herein can also be included as components of a kit.
In one kit format, the microspheres of the present invention are present in a liquid, physiologically compatible solution in one vial. In another kit format, the microspheres of the present invention can be provided in dry form in one vial and the drug solution and contrast agent can be provided in a second and/or optionally a third vial. In certain embodiments, the microsphere comprising the contrast agent are present in one vial, and the drug is present in solution in another vial. In this form, the contents of the two vials can be mixed together prior to or concurrently with administration. In other embodiments, the microspheres comprising the contrast agent and the drug are provided in dry form in one vial. The powder can then be suspended in a suitable liquid prior to administration or a second vial is provided, which contains the injectable solution and the contents of both vials are combined prior to administration or concurrently with administration.
Finally, in another kit format the microspheres of the present invention are present in one vial and a second vial contains a pharmaceutically acceptable solution comprising the contrast agent. The microspheres in the first vial can be pre-loaded with a drug, or the drug solution can optionally be present in a third vial. The microspheres can then be mixed together with the drug solution and/or contrast agent, for example, prior to or concurrently with administration.
The following examples are offered by way of illustration, and not by way of limitation.
EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of Microspheres
One-half of a gram of benzoyl peroxide as a polymerization initiator is added to 60 g of vinyl acetate and 40 g of methyl acrylate. This is dispersed in 300 ml of water containing 3 g of partially saponified polyvinylalcohol as a dispersion stabilizer and 10 g of NaCl. The suspension polymerization is carried at 65° C. for 6 hours. After removing the solvent, the polymer is dried for 24 hours in a freeze dryer. Twenty grams of the dried powder is suspended in a saponification fluid containing 200 g of methanol and 10 g of water. Then 40 ml of 10 N NaOH solution was added drop wise by maintaining the reaction at 10° C., and then the reaction was carried out at 30° C. for 24 hours. After the saponification reaction is completed, the reaction product is washed with methanol, after which 15.8 g of spherical dry saponified product with a particle diameter of about 50 μm to about 240 μm is obtained after drying. The product is then sieved and calibrated into, e.g., about 50 μm increments, to get several size ranges, e.g., about 50 μm-100 μm, about 100 μm-150 μm, about 150 μm-210 μm. The sieved products can then be lyophilized.
EXAMPLE 2 Preparation of Microspheres with Non-Ionic Contrast Agent
One hundred milligrams of dry microspheres obtained as described above in Example 1 are added to 10 ml of a iodixanol solution (e.g., Visipaque™, Nycomed, 320 mg iodine/ml), and about 1 ml of supernatant remains.
The (wet) microspheres can be sterilized, for example, by irradiation and are then ready for use. Alternatively, the microspheres can be lyophilized and stored.
EXAMPLE 3 Preparation of Drug-Loaded Microspheres with Non-Ionic Contrast Agent
To the 100 mg of microspheres obtained in Example 1 are added 5 ml of a doxorubicin solution (e.g., Adriamycin™, 2 mg/ml), and the solution is completely absorbed. Then 5 ml of a iodixanol solution (e.g., Visipaque™, Amersham, 320 mg/ml iodine) is added. About 1 ml of clear supernatant remains.
The microspheres can optionally be sterilized and used for injection into a patient.
EXAMPLE 4 Preparation of Drug-Loaded Microspheres with Contrast Agent
To compare the swellability, compressibility and loading capacity of drug-loaded PVA-containing microspheres with non-ionic versus ionic contrast media, the following experiment can be performed. While this experiment uses an ionic contrast agent, a parallel experiment can also be run using a non-ionic contrast agent (see, e.g., Example 5).
One hundred micrograms of the microspheres obtained in Example 1 are added to 5 ml of a doxorubicin solution (e.g., Adriamycin™, 2 mg/ml) and the solution is completely absorbed. Then 5 ml of a ioxaglate (e.g., Hexabrix®), Mallinckrodt, 320 mg/ml of iodine) solution is added. The supernatant shows the red color of the doxorubicin solution, showing that doxorubicin leaked from the microspheres after addition of ionic contrast agent.
A comparison of the results of drug-loaded microspheres in the presence of ionic versus non-ionic contrast agent will show that PVA-containing microspheres comprising a non-ionic contrast agent have increased loading capacity as compared to those comprising ionic contrast agents. For example, in some instances, microspheres plus human serum (e.g., 5 ml) and ionic contrast agent (50/50) results in a swelling rate of about 3.9, whereas the same mixture with a non-ionic contrast agent results in a swelling rate of about 4.8 (123%).
EXAMPLE 5 Comparative Drug Release
A typical release experiment can be performed as follows:
A solution of doxorubicin hydrochloride (50 mg in 5 ml of saline from Haorui Pharma Chem, Inc.) was added to 100 mg of dry microspheres prepared as described in Example 1. Microspheres of a size range from 50 μm to 100 μm were used. After 25 minutes, 5 ml of contrast agent was added. Two different contrast agents were used in separate experiments: Hexabrix 320® (ionic contrast agent) and Visipaque 320% (non-ionic contrast agent). The microsphere suspension was then transferred into a 10 ml dialysis membrane (Spectrapor®, MW 100,000) without removal of supernatant and the dialysis membrane was sealed.
The dialysis membrane was placed in a graded cylinder filled with a solution of 450 ml saline (0.9% wt. NaCl) and 50 ml methanol. The stir bar was added to the cylinder, and the stirring speed was set to low. Samples of 150 μl were taken at different time intervals and examined for the concentration of doxorubicin. The concentration of doxorubicin in the samples was measured by HPLC (Waters, Interchrom column Uptisphere, UV detection at 480 nm).
The experiments showed that after 72 hours about 0.8% wt of the originally present doxorubicin had been released from the microspheres loaded with the non-ionic contrast agent, while 3.0% doxorubicin was released from the microspheres containing the ionic contrast agent.
The embodiments of the present invention described above are intended to be merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, numerous equivalents to the specific procedures described herein. All such equivalents are considered to be within the scope of the present invention and are covered by the following claims. Furthermore, as used in this specification and claims, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” include plural forms unless the content clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “a drug” includes a mixture of two or more such drugs, reference to “a microsphere” includes mixtures of two or more such microspheres, and the like. Additionally, ordinarily skilled artisans will recognize that operational sequences must be set forth in some specific order for the purpose of explanation and claiming, but the present invention contemplates various changes beyond such specific order.
The contents of all references described herein are hereby incorporated by reference.
Other embodiments are within the following claims.
1. A substantially spherical microsphere comprising:
a biocompatible polymeric material comprising polyvinylalcohol,
doxorubicin in a concentration of about 10 mg to about 400 mg of doxorubicin per 100 mg of dry microspheres, and
a non-ionic contrast agent containing iodine, wherein the concentration of the non-ionic contrast agent is from about 100 mg to about 3200 mg iodine per 100 mg of dry microspheres,
wherein the microsphere is swellable in a pharmaceutically acceptable solution and has a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm before swelling, and wherein the diameter of the microsphere is from about 40 μm to about 2000 μm after swelling.
2. The microsphere of claim 1, wherein the non-ionic contrast agent is selected from at least one of the following: X-ray, CT, paramagnetic and superparamagnetic contrast agents.
3. The microsphere of claim 1, wherein the non-ionic contrast agent is selected from at least one of the following: metrizamide, iopamidol, iodixanol, iohexol, ioversol, iopromide, iobitridol, iomeprol, iopentol, iopamiron, ioxilan, iotrolan, iotrol, and combinations thereof.
4. The microsphere of claim 1, wherein the microsphere comprises about 1% to about 95% by weight of polyvinylalcohol.
5. The microsphere of claim 1, wherein the polyvinylalcohol is cross-linked.
6. The microsphere of claim 1, wherein the polyvinylalcohol comprises a copolymer of polyvinylalcohol.
7. The microsphere of claim 1, wherein the polymeric material further comprises an ionic group.
8. The microsphere of claim 1, wherein the polymeric material can absorb at least 5% by weight of water.
9. The microsphere of claim 1, wherein the polymeric material has a water absorption rate between about 300 and about 750 gm/gm of dry weight.
10. The microsphere of claim 1, wherein the concentration of non-ionic contrast agent is from about 100 mg to about 1500 mg iodine per 100 mg of dry microspheres.
11. The microsphere of claim 1, wherein more than 1% but less than 20% of the loaded doxorubicin is configured to be released within a period of 72 hours.
12. A method of managing or treating a hepatocellular disease in a patient, comprising administering to the patient a substantially spherical microsphere, of claim 1.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the hepatocellular disease is at least one of the following: a liver cancer, a hepatocellular carcinoma, and hepatitis.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein between about 10% and about 100% of doxorubicin is released from the microsphere within a period of between about 3 hours and about 10 weeks following administration to the patient.
15. A substantially spherical microsphere comprising:
a drug selected from at least one of the following: daunorubicin, daunomycin, doxorubicin, irinotecan and topotecan, wherein the concentration of the drug is from about 10 mg to about 400 mg of drug per 100 mg of dry microspheres, and
16. The microsphere of claim 15, wherein the non-ionic contrast agent is selected from at least one of the following: metrizamide, iopamidol, iodixanol, iohexol, ioversol, iopromide, iobitridol, iomeprol, iopentol, iopamiron, ioxilan, iotrolan, iotrol, and combinations thereof.
17. The microsphere of claim 15, wherein the microsphere comprises about 1% to about 95% by weight of polyvinylalcohol.
18. The microsphere of claim 15, wherein the polyvinylalcohol is cross-linked.
19. The microsphere of claim 15, wherein the polyvinylalcohol comprises a copolymer of polyvinylalcohol.
20. The microsphere of claim 15, wherein the polymeric material further comprises an ionic group.
21. The microsphere of claim 15, wherein the concentration of non-ionic contrast agent is from about 100 mg to about 1500 mg iodine per 100 mg of dry microspheres.
22. The microsphere of claim 15, wherein more than 1% but less than 20% of the loaded drug is configured to be released within a period of 72 hours.
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In the 1930s, Willie Smith ranked third among alto saxophonists, just behind Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter. He had a distinctive sound and a swinging style that was a major asset to Jimmy Lunceford's orchestra. Smith also contributed occasional vocals ("Rhythm Is Our Business" was his best-known recording) and some effective clarinet solos during the era, in addition to writing some fine arrangements for Lunceford.
Willie Smith started on clarinet, gained a chemistry degree at Fisk University, and then became Lunceford's altoist in 1929. A superb lead player and the strongest soloist in the ensemble-oriented orchestra, Smith was one of the stars in the big band up until 1942. At that point, underpaid by Lunceford and weary of nonstop traveling, he departed. After a year with Charlie Spivak and a year in the Navy, Smith joined Harry James' big band, where he was paid properly and greatly appreciated. Well-featured with James, Smith stayed for seven years the first time, before joining Duke Ellington in 1951 (as part of "the great James robbery"). After helping Ellington make up for the departure of Johnny Hodges, Smith spent time with Billy May's orchestra at the time the arranger's big band was catching on, before returning to James in 1954, where he stayed for another decade. He took occasional time off for work with Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic and was featured on some of Granz's Verve jam session records, including 1953's Apple Jam. After largely retiring, Willie Smith recorded his only full-length album for GNP Crescendo (1965) and recorded with Charlie Barnet before passing away from cancer. ~ Scott Yanow
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How Capitalism Enables Christians to Promote Flourishing
Zach (In Seong) Kim
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Editor’s Note: We’re pleased to introduce a guest writer on the IFWE blog today, Zach (In Seong) Kim–a student from Northwest Nazarene University who recently attended a student-sponsored event on campus featuring Doug Bandow, a contributor to IFWE’s latest book, Counting the Cost: Christian Perspectives on Capitalism. Referencing his chapter in Counting the Cost, Doug presented capitalism as “history’s best anti-poverty program.”
According to a Harvard University survey, 51 percent of young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 do not support capitalism. Many millennials feel that capitalism causes more harm than good. In his essay “Capitalism and Poverty: Economic Development and Growth Benefit the Least the Most” in the new book, Counting the Cost: Christian Perspectives on Capitalism, Doug Bandow, however, challenges this prevailing viewpoint using historical data on capitalism’s economic and non-economic benefits. Although capitalism is not a sufficient solution to the problems of humanity, it creates a conducive environment for more work to be done by people of faith to promote human flourishing.
After reading Counting the Cost and listening to Doug Bandow’s recent lecture at Northwest Nazarene University, I contend that capitalism is the best system in which to practice the Christian faith.
Freedom of choice facilitated through the adoption of capitalism allows for more religious freedom. The world may lack perfect laissez-fair economies. Most countries, however, have adopted policies based on the fundamentals of capitalism, where people can freely decide where they want to work and on what terms.
Based on Doug’s arguments and my own life experiences, I believe the following is true about capitalism as an economic system:
1. Lack of Religious Freedom Impacts Other Freedoms
Living in the United States, we may find it difficult to comprehend how government institutions can impact the freedom to make fundamental decisions about your life. In Iraq or North Korea, Christians pay a great price to practice their faith. A young professional in Iraq, for example, fled his home after he heard that ISIS had put a bounty on him for being Christian. Our sisters and brothers in faith still face persecution today. In fact, Dr. Bandow reports that in North Korea, “since 1953, at least 200,000 Christians have gone missing.” Missing! In countries like North Korea, where the authoritarian government exerts its influence on most aspects of people’s lives, people not only lack the freedom to choose their occupation but also their religion. Sure, North Korea may be an extreme case, but religious persecution still occurs all over the world.
2. Economic Freedom and Growth Fosters Religious Freedom
The inverse is also true: a society with more economic freedom and less government involvement encourages the freedom of religion. China provides an example of this. China has seen enormous economic growth in the past couple decades. As the economy has moved further away from central planning, the Chinese people have enjoyed an increased freedom to choose—in many areas of their lives.
Growing up in the mission fields in China, I personally witnessed a transition in people’s standard of living during this time. In the ‘90s, when I was a little boy, I would often help my parents prepare huge meals to feed the church. Ten years later, the same congregation we fed started regularly inviting us to eat at the fanciest restaurants in China. The poor we were helping to feed started feeding us. The data in Bandow’s essay, in fact, reflects this impact. He reports that “between 1961 and 2000, per capita calories per day increased by 39 percent in the developing world. The increase for China was 61 percent.”
It is hard to ignore the connection between religious and economic freedom. Freedoms build on one another—where one is lacking, others are lacking; and where one gains a foothold, other freedoms follow. From this experience, it seems that the less authoritative a government is, the more freedom and resources people have to practice their faith.
3. The Freedom Capitalism Brings Comes with Responsibilities
The success story of capitalism, however, now introduces new challenges to Christians. In capitalism, people are free to act out of love instead of duty.
The overall rhetoric of socialism is that people should act out of duty. For example, when a government mandates that its citizens pay more taxes to support the elderly, people no longer help senior citizens out of concern for them but rather out of duty. The government persuades people to transfer the responsibility of loving and caring for others to the state. However, these policies have not worked. Bandow points out that overall happiness levels of a country do not increase through income redistribution but rather through an overall increase in absolute per capita income.
Christians living in a free society should help those in need out of love. Bandow writes, “Although increasing economic success is a huge human benefit, it places new responsibilities on Christians.” Indeed, we cannot know and have compassion for the problems of our neighbors without asking and being in a relationship with them.
Policy changes in China have certainly brought more economic freedom, as well as religious and political freedom. Politics, however, is not the only avenue for change. Ultimately, freedom, coupled with conscience nurtured by religion, helps societies and economies advance. Bandow challenges Christians to become the moral agents in a free economy. Christians should not depend on the government to execute things of moral responsibility. Though it may not be a perfect system, economic freedom and capitalism might be the best way forward.
To my fellow Christian millennials, we might want to start accepting that capitalism has allowed us to freely act upon our beliefs and vocational gifts, and that we need to start tackling the new challenges we face as Christians in a free society.
Editor’s note: Read Doug Bandow’s essay on capitalism, poverty, and economic development in Counting the Cost: Christian Perspectives on Capitalism.
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Zach (In Seong) Kim is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in international studies and economics at Northwest Nazarene University and plans to continue his studies to practice international securities and trade law. He previously interned for the Institute to Reduce Spending through the Koch Internship Program and spent the last two years serving in the South Korean military.
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Living in limbo.
Just as millennials started coming of age the economy took a plunge, so their experiences as adults thus far are characterized — more than anything — by a sense of uncertainty. The New York Times called them “a generation in limbo,” waiting for the economy to re-stabilize. In England, the feeling of career and financial uncertainty became even more intense with the last year’s Brexit vote, when older generations overruled a strong millennial preference to stick with the EU.
While they wait for their career prospects to improve, a lot of young people are settling for jobs without much of a path ahead, living with their parents, and taking more time than past generations to attain financial stability. When The New York Times talked to young college grads about the situation, Amy Klein told them how her fellow Harvard classmates were managing. “They are thinking more in terms of creating their own kinds of life that interests them, rather than following a conventional idea of success and job security,” she explained.
For Amy, this meant joining a touring punk rock band. For others it means volunteering to find meaningful work, or exploring their artistic talents. We hope this is a silver lining — that millennials with the time and inclination to cultivate their creativity and find their voices will push the art world in unexpected, exciting new directions.
Reflecting a fractured zeitgeist.
Of course, finding your voice isn’t easy, and these are complicated times. Consider Eric Yahnkers, whose art draws on pop culture to ask deliberately uncomfortable questions about racism, sexism, and elitism. Eric recently talked to Vice about his work, and how hard it is for millennials and Gen X-ers to navigate their places in a politically-charged moment:
“My recent work centers on the current neo-progressive sociopolitical zeitgeist, and maybe more specifically a group of predominantly white, educated, middle-to-upper-middle-class millennials and gen x-ers caught in a clumsy limbo of wanting to join the battle for sweeping social reform and equality, while desperately trying to shed the stigma of their own perceived privilege and ancestral ties to cringe-worthy conduct. It’s an inner-negotiation that often leads to awkward bouts of overcompensation and inadvertent ignorance and discrimination,” he says.
In his art, Yahnkers puts familiar pop-culture icons in the context of current political debates. For example, his drawing “Purple Lives Matter” is an image of Prince, astride a motorcycle, wearing his purple velvet suit and familiar, mysterious gaze, but to the sides are police officers holding him at gunpoint.
“This piece was one that made me a bit uncomfortable,” Eric told Vice. “The piece obviously addresses the ‘Black Lives Matter’ versus ‘All Lives Matter’ paradigm, which has become a symbol or dog whistle to identify detractors to the cause, open and closeted bigots… Prince is the perfect hue of purple to firmly entrench the message in the confusing space between empowerment and ignorance.”
If it’s uncomfortable, turn it upside down.
Among the creative trends we’re watching is the young artists’ refusal to let the status quo go unquestioned. Take, for example, the new app Beme, which lets users capture and post short videos — but they can’t review or edit the videos before they go live. It’s part of a larger movement to deconstruct the hyper-curated world of social media. According to Beme’s creator Casey Neistat, “Truth is so much more interesting than the fiction we’re used to.” In a similar vein, Wanted Design recently created a pop-up art installation, DataCafé.biz to question our relationship to our personal data. Rather just accepting that corporations collect and sell information about us, Data Café highlights the transaction by parodying a blood donation. Users receive internet access and cookie in exchange for their data, along with a thought-provoking sticker that says, “I gave data today.”
A month in limbo.
Keep following us on the blog this month as we look at more of the ways young designers are expressing themselves, and a world, in limbo. We’ll ask them how they manage fast-changing creative tools, when they decide to try new trends, and when they decide to go their own way. And be sure to visit this month’s gallery of curated stock about being caught in limbo.
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Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington dies of suspected suicide
The Buzz Insider / July 21, 2017
Police have confirmed that Chester Bennington, the lead singer of band Linkin Park, has died.
His death at his private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles County at approximately 9am Thursday morning was confirmed by the coroner and is being treated as a suspected suicide.
Bennington, who was 41 years old, joined the group in 1999 and became a household name the year after with the release of the band’s debut album Hybrid Theory, which was nominated for a Grammy award for best rock album. Their second album, Meteora, has sold over 27m units and the band collaborated with Jay-Z for 2004 EP Collision Course.
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Malaysia IGP Fuzi Harun Will Be Retiring Soon : Malaysian Petition For Dato Amar Singh As The Next IGP
The home ministry will meet Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to decide on the replacements for the inspector-general of police (IGP) and his deputy, who are retiring soon.
“I will discuss this with Dr Mahathir in the near future because their retirement is coming up.
“A decision will be made soon,” Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also the PPBM chairman, said today.
IGP Mohamad Fuzi Harun is slated to retire on his birthday this May. His deputy, Noor Rashid Ibrahim, will retire on March 17.
On another matter, Muhyiddin, speaking at a press conference here, said his party was ready to battle it out in the March 2 Semenyih by-election.
He said he was unsure if PAS and Umno’s alliance will break up the Malay vote in Semenyih and questioned if the support from both parties was “still strong”.
“I do not know if all PAS members agree with this collaboration,” he added. “Whatever it is, we will see how.”
Muhyiddin also countered allegations that the Pakatan Harapan government does not fight for Malay rights.
He said the by-election will be an “opportunity” to set the record straight with the public on this matter.
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Dato Amar Singh as the Next IGP
Malaysia needs a True man like Amar Singh to lead the police force . With vast Experience we the rakyat hv alot of faith on Dato Amar Singh . He is a no nonsenseman and able to bring pride to our police force .
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Malaysians Support Datuk Amar Singh As Our Next IGP
Tan Sri Fuzi Harun has been a very good police officer. Maybe one of the best after Tun Hanif Omar. I really hope KDN – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and The New Malaysian Goverment will appoint Datuk Amar Singh as our next IGP when TS Fuzi Harun retires. It’s about time we select the best of the best for the Rakyat. I simply love the new process of democratic transfer that happened on 9th May 2018. It’s a new Malaysia. It’s the best time we get rid of the race card played by most the last 60years. Remember we can be One if only we start thinking and acting as a unit. I love my New Malaysia! MalaysiaKu forever. – Prakash Murugiah
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Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Commissioner Datuk Seri Amar Singh Ishar Singh has found unexpected international fame amidst the high-profile investigation into scandal-plagued 1MDB.
The lawman led a series of raids that combed through luxury condominiums in downtown KL and the private residence of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Amar’s no-nonsense demeanour has earned him the tagline “Singh Is King” among netizens, a nod to the popular Indian comedy-action film, Singh Is Kinng.
But who exactly is Datuk Seri Amar Singh? Here’s a brief look at his background:
1. He holds multiple academic degrees in various disciplines
In addition to an LLB from the University of Buckingham, Amar also has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master’s in Criminal Justice from Universiti Malaya (UM); and a Diploma in Syariah Law and Practice from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).
2. He joined the police force 35 years ago
Amar started his career at the Ipoh district police headquarters after completing Assistant Superintendent Cadet police basic training in 1983.
He then steadily moved up the ranks and held different positions in the police force.
3. He became the first Sikh officer to hold the Kuala Lumpur Police Chief post
In 2016, Amar was promoted to take up the Kuala Lumpur Police Chief role, which he said was an honour for minority races in Malaysia.
“This also proves that the force’s leadership is colour-blind in promoting its officers, as well as in executing our duties,” he said.
Seventeen months later, he was promoted to head the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID).
4. His father and maternal grandfather were policemen
Amar’s father, Ishar Singh, joined the Federated Malay States Police in 1939 – a year after coming to Malaya from Punjab. According to an English language news portal, Ishar was a pioneer member of a special police jungle squad.
Amar’s maternal grandfather, Bachan Singh, was a constable in the early 1900s.
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An Existential Crisis… at 4am Italian time.
I have nearly finished my second fictional novel, set in Rwanda and Kenya, with chapters in the UK, France and Italy. And now, I am not sure what the feck to do with it.
Everything I read lately suggests that no matter what I write, IF I AM NOT AFRICAN, I AM NOT PERMITTED (by the global liberal public at large) TO WRITE ABOUT AFRICANS. I put this in Caps Lock to emphasize my frustration and, frankly, my white-knuckled fear of the backlash potentially heading in my direction.
First, I find myself faced with a myriad of potential obstacles over ‘marketability’, and now this; a literary mess of White Saviour-dom to muddy the waters for everyone. Tsk! The hashtag #LintonLies is a scathing twitter response from outraged Zambians to a feature in The Telegraph on July 1st, 2016; a new ‘GAP year’ memoir. Ms Linton is accused of lying (she worked at a fishing lodge on Lake Tanganika in 1999, aged 18, a ‘skinny white muzungu with long angel hair‘). Rather than memoir, some claim it is ‘warped fiction‘. She describes hiding in ‘jungle‘ (the environment there is savannah), and fearsome, near-death encounters with Congolese soldiers (Zambia has never faced aggressive military incursions from Congo according to people who live and work there). What really incenses Zambians though, is her ‘White Saviour Complex‘: her friendship with a little orphan girl ‘who found no greater joy than to sit on her knee and drink coca-cola‘ (sic).
While I understand the infuriation, my heart sank, knowing this can hurt all non-African writers interested in Africa. Linked (perhaps unfairly, by a Huff Post blog post on the memoir), reading Granta Magazine’s tongue-in-cheek essay by Kenyan writer, Binyavanga Wainaina; ‘How to Write about Africa’, the resentment of some African writers at the White portrayal of Africans and Africa in literature seems stronger than ever. Running through his list of ‘taboo’ subjects and cliches, I can almost see sarcasm dripping off my laptop, with good reason. Happily, I appear to have adhered to all his ‘taboos’ 😉
Now, I would like to state that my book is NOT about a White person ‘saving‘ an African. It is about a strong, educated 17-year old of strong faith, from a middle-class background. She comes of age, against the odds, as a lone refugee in Kenya. She does receive help from (and she helps and supports) friends who happen to be Mixed-Race and Black AND White, and she maintains a strong sense of her own agency throughout. I contrast her life with that of another girl growing up on a rough Marseilles housing estate, demonstrating that daily life in Europe is certainly not (for some) all it is cracked up to be. Later, my heroine marries an Italian, facing the challenge as an Italian citizen of colour with panache. Unlike the aforementioned Memoir author, I tried hard to move beyond Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘single story’, but the reality of life for refugees in Kenya does emerge… I cannot pretend that in 1994-1997, the refugee camps in Kenyan deserts didn’t exist, or that they were lovely places to live, run by uncorrupted altruists. I cannot pretend that refugees were housed in clean accommodation in Nairobi with running water, electricity and toilets. Adichie too, writes of war, corruption, poverty and servants.
So… yes. I reference a little of the book (set from 1994-2004), on a distant experience as a white expat in Kenya to imagine the fictional world of a young Rwandan woman, 20 years ago, though mostly, I use research and imaginary voice. I do not know if that will work for my readers, African or not. Obviously I need fiction reviewers who remember life 20 years ago in Kenya and Rwanda to rip my book to shreds when they find something in a voice that does not ring true, before it gets into print. A painful, but essential part of the process.
Incidentally, do ‘African writers’ (a silly term for people from 50 countries with 2000 languages, as Taiye Selasi pointed out,) face the same problems/ criticisms when writing memoir or fiction about ‘Other’ continents? Do they feel boxed in by their origins, as I do tonight? I don’t want to make assumptions either way.
A writer, Damyanti Biswas, blogged on ‘voice‘, answering many of the queries raised recently by “The Linton Affair”. In a response to a Black American author, she wrote: ‘Should the truth of your condition be limited to the fact that you’re Black, or also and equally, that you’re human, that you’re a living, sentient being?’ As a writer, I ask this question of myself all the time, rejecting the real-life categories I am assigned in life.
Lastly, I wonder sometimes whether Western publishers will still want to take a chance on a fictional novel half set in Africa that isn’t written by an African. I guess I can only wait and see, or throw away 2 years of work and start afresh on politically safe turf this side of the Mediterranean. The thing is, my wonderful, fictional heroine won’t let me do it. I have given her a voice, and she won’t be quietened.
My debut novel, ‘The Disobedient Wife’ won the Cinnamon Press Book Award in 2014, and was published in 2015. A compelling tale of love and loss, it is set in Tajikistan. For online reviews and info, click here
By The Disobedient Authorin Artist Life, Author, Culture, Displacement, East Africa, expatriate, Fiction, Identity, Literature, Nationality, Novel, Refugees, Uncategorized, Women, Writing July 6, 2016 905 WordsLeave a comment
The Cultural Identity of a Character
credit: http://www.blackwomenhaveitgoingon.wordpress.com Annette Harrison
I am working on my second novel now, with a working title: Refugee Queen.
This book is set in Eastern Africa and Europe (the UK and Italy) and centres on the journey of survival/ coming of age of a multi-ethnic refugee girl. As with the first, it is an international novel, set in several countries. It’s more ambitious than The Disobedient Wife as I change setting and characters frequently. She escapes civil war, then sexual bondage to a pimp in Nairobi. Later she has to survive life in the camp, a refugee ‘haven’ where her life is in danger. She is another survivor who prevails; the kind of person I love to write about.
As with the first book, I had to think long and hard about the nationality of the person with which the protagonist has her main relationship. In the Disobedient Wife, I chose to make the husband of my British Expatriate character Belgian. Partly because I adore the french language, but also because I wanted him to have certain turns of phrase and personality traits suitable to the misogyny of an older husband with a trophy wife: A masculine, sexy Poirot, if you will.
In this second book, I was initially attracted to the idea that the main love interest for the girl should be a fellow exile: Rootless and unable to return to his country, either through fear or because of a deep sense of mistrust in his homeland. I imagined him as an Iranian Communist, a person with a deep sense of lacking, who misses the sights and smells of a childhood gone forever because the Iran of the 1960s and 70s has ceased to be.
I wrote the passages of their courtship but realised the idea of an Iranian man in a position of authority, however well traveled and educated, falling in love with a woman like her, was rare to the point of unrealistic (or vice versa). I searched my memory to think of a single example of a Persian-African couple in my many years abroad. I do not why it is so rare, whether it is cultural barriers or not. I work with West African men and Afghan/ Pakistani/ Iranian men at a refugee centre in Rome. They rarely mix as friends, even though they have much in common: English/ Italian as a communicating language; religion (many of the West Africans are Muslim); and, their present situation and living conditions as migrants in Italy. Even with so many things in common, disagreements and misunderstandings are a daily reality and we employ ‘peacemakers’ to negotiate the cultural divide. I noticed this in the classroom too, as clear as a bass relief. Yet Iran does, in fact, have an African origin community of Afro-Iranians, the descendants of Zanj slaves brought to Persia to do domestic labour from Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. I could not think of a single example of such a couple from all my years working in the region however, so it simply made no sense to me. Write what you know, or at least, what you have experienced.
Instead, I have made him a Southern Italian, with an Iranian, Communist revolutionary ex-wife. I think that many Italian men in authority would risk all for love, they are romantic, they like to bend the rules, as though they are only there for the bending. So no, he is not himself an exile, nor does he suffer the great Lack that I described, but it is enough that he understands the dilemma of exile, rather as I do, married to a Bosnian for nearly twenty years. An Italian-Rwandan marriage makes perfect sense in my mind. Most Italian men adore beautiful dark women and treat them reverently, like living Goddesses, though of course, this can take the form of sexual harassment at times, especially as there are many trafficked Nigerian girls lining the streets of Rome’s outskirts. I know many happy interracial couples here and I see examples before me every day.
Perhaps it is a cop out, to accept the negative aspects of a reality many would rather gloss over and then to change my characters to fit. Making realistic decisions about ‘my people’ is important to me as a writer though. They are mine to make as they are my creation, but still, I agonize over the detail. I have no political motives with my writing, I just want a good story. The way I figure it, someone else with greater knowledge than mine can explore the Iranian-African love affair. I need it to make sense, to have continuity, and though the characters are all figments of an overactive imagination, my readers need to believe in them as much as I do.
For more on being a black girl in Rome, check out this fantastic short film by Pizzoli Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AznUhel2LqQ&feature=youtu.be
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George Gilmore, officer in the South Dublin Brigade, Dublin No 2 brigade,Information Required
January 10, 2012 /4 Comments/in Information required on IRA Members /by admin
In currently writing the biography of George Gilmore who until July 1922 was an officer in the South Dublin Brigade, I have recently received about 100 pages from the National Library of Ireland, providing revealing information about the Dublin No 2 Brigade, confirming what he said that after Blessington when the South Dublin was extinguished, he was picked up by the Dublin No 2 Brigade, covering the same area. As O/C of Battalion 1, in December 1922 Gilmore was in charge of five companies that covered the area that stretched from Ailesbury Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin City to Monkstown in South Dublin County and inland to Glencree in the Wicklow Mountains; this included Foxrock, Stillorgan and Blackrock. Almost nothing has been published about this brigade that was commanded by Lorcan O’Briain (may be a pseudonym) until April 1924 except what I just attained from the NL .In addition, some info has come through regarding Neil (Plunkett) O’Boyle of Donegal, O/C of Battalion 3 of the Dublin No. 2 who led the Plunkett column from Nov. 1922 to May 14, 1923 when he was captured and killed in Co. Wicklow by Free State troops, after the cease fire. Although my subject is George Gilmore of Battalion 1, I would appreciate any information concerning the Dublin No 2 brigade. Gilmore reported to the Vice O/C of the brigade on December 25, 1922 that Capt. Foley was O/C of his C Company and P. Little, O/C of D Company. Thank you.
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Best Electric Mosquito Swatter Reviews
Things to Consider When Buying a Top Electric Mosquito Swatter
Especially during colder seasons, flies and mosquitoes often find their way into the tiniest crevices of one’s house, spreading all types of diseases and triggering allergic reactions. The fly paper is a popular type of trap because of its cheap price and ubiquity; however, it doesn’t put a particularly huge dent in the mosquito/fly population, as it can only stay in one spot and eventually loses its stickiness, especially during humid seasons. Fortunately, technology has now made it possible to eliminate most of the mosquitoes and flies in the vicinity while giving you hours of mindless, spark-induced fun. In this buying guide, we shall talk about the aspects to examine in order to find the best electric mosquito swatter for you, as well as a small list of the best mosquito swatters as attested by most people.
Some electric mosquito swatters were built with only mosquitoes in mind; they lack safety meshes that prevent stuff that is bigger than flies and mosquitoes from touching the electric grid in order to prevent the user (or other people in the vicinity) from accidentally getting an electric shock. By getting an electric mosquito swatter with safety meshes, you do not have to be extra careful when waving the swatter around. However, if you want to kill larger bugs, safety meshes may not be the best option.
Most electric mosquito swatters have plugs that allow them to be recharged after a few minutes or hours of electrocuting tiny insects. Some swatters, however, have loose plugs that merely rotate out of the swatter’s body, making it inconvenient or even impossible to recharge using different types of sockets. Electric mosquito swatters with retractable plugs may be your best bet.
A lot of electric mosquito swatters are made of cheap, recycled plastic, which would have been fine if they didn’t cause the swatter to fall apart after just a few encounters with the mosquito/fly colonies. Remember that you’re going to go around quickly brandishing something that contains live electricity, so it’s always a good idea to invest in a swatter with a high quality build.
Top Rated Electric Mosquito Swatters in 2019
There are plenty of high quality electric mosquito swatters available, which might make it daunting for a lot of people to choose just one. Fortunately, we’ve compiled a list of the best electric mosquito swatter brands.
Sourcing4U Limited The Executioner
The Executioner Fly Swat Wasp Bug Mosquito Swatter Zapper looks like just a cool tennis racket; however, it can kill bugs, flies, mosquitoes, or even those deadly wasps with a push of a button and a quick swing. It has a single layer of electrifying zinc steel that contains live electricity when the ‘on’ button is pressed, with electricity quickly flowing away when the ‘on’ button is released. Unfortunately, it runs only on 2 AA batteries and cannot be plugged into a socket to recharge. Some people have also reported some tougher flies and other bugs surviving several encounters with this swatter, therefore implying that this product doesn’t really own up to its name. It’s possible that this has to do with the fact that it does not contain safety meshes, which means that it’s easier to accidentally shock yourself and other people.
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The Electricutioner
The Electricutioner falls a bit behind in terms of aesthetics, as it comes in a rather plain solid yellow body with a black handle. However, it performs better than most of the generic electric mosquito swatters out there to the point that it’s being marketed as a wasp bug zapper more than a mosquito swatter. With a press of a button, the safety light glows as electricity fills the grills of the zapper. It also does not contain layers of protection, so you will have to exercise caution when waving it around, especially since it lets out more power than other electric mosquito swatters in the market. If you’re looking for a more powerful zapper for wasps and other tougher bugs, you’ll want to try this product out.
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Astor Extra Large
The Astor Extra Large Electric Swatter is made with larger bugs in mind, as the wires are farther apart compared to most electric mosquito swatters. This, of course, means that it may take more than a single slash to kill smaller insects like mosquitoes. However, what truly sets this electric swatter apart from others is the fact that it runs on two “C” batteries, which give it a lot more power compared to the typical two “AA” batteries most electric mosquito swatters run on. This, however, means that an accidental touch of the unprotected steel grills would give a more painful shock. Coming with a significantly larger surface area, this product can kill more bugs with just a few quick brandishes. If you come across larger bugs more often, you’ll want to try this product.
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BTP’s Electric Mosquito Zapper Killer
If you’re concerned about accidentally getting hit or hitting others when you’re on a mosquito-killing rage, the Electric Mosquito Bug Fly Insect Wasp Swatter Zapper Killer may be the best choice for you due to its three-layer net design. The outer nets contain no electric current and therefore prevent accidental jolts of electricity from flowing to yourself (and other people). It can last a few hours, with 2 LED lights that can be used as a flashlight, which comes in quite handy when used during the night. The downside is that it takes quite a while to fully recharge (about 8 hours). However, if you only plan to use this at night (which is when you’ll need it the most), you’ll find that this light and zapper combo works amazingly well.
If you are interested to read more on this product, click here to visit Amazon!
Zap Racket The Original
The Zap racket has received mixed reviews, some stating that the product may suddenly just die for no good reason and some stating that the product survives even the most violent bangs on concrete surfaces. Fortunately, the company does offer a full refund should the product fail due to some sort of manufacturing defect. What a lot of people like about the Zap racket is that you could easily recharge it by plugging the detachable power cord. The downside, of course, is that you can’t just switch batteries the moment it dies when you’re furiously brandishing your new toy; you’ll have to wait a coupe of hours to get back into action. Compared to other electric mosquito zappers, however, this product seems to let out weaker electric shocks, that while sufficient for a lot of smaller bugs, it may need a few more swishes to kill the tougher ones.
Not sure where to find the best deal? Click here to visit Amazon.com and get the best price for this model!
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Flashback Waters
By Glenn A Smith
I finally took a trip to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho after many years thinking about it. It was about time to take a winter retreat and the chance to take advantage of pre-season discounts had presented itself. Plus, what better way to shake off the winter doldrums than to soak the bones in a deep, hot, mineral bath?
My girlfriend and I booked a "February is for Lovers" package and wound up in a decent hotel complete with massage specialists, hot mineral baths and a vegetarian friendly restaurant. Actually, it was her idea to take off for a "romantic" weekend. Little did we know our "romantic" weekend would profoundly shift our realities. What was planned as a weekend "get-away" turned out to be a deeply spiritual moment in both of our lives.
I can't speak for my girlfriend but I can speak on my behalf. When I soaked in the natural hot springs, I began to feel a deep connection to Mother Earth. It was if she was speaking to me through these waters. The language wasn't the kind I could audibly decipher; it was a different language that I could feel, then see in my minds eye as metaphor. At the time I didn't know what exactly I was experiencing until other phenomena began to happen.
My girlfriend comes from a long line of pioneers who settled the west during the great migration. She often epitomizes the tough, rugged westerner with the softness of a desert rose. In other words, she has a big heart but rarely wears it on her sleeve, as I do. I love her strength and her softness but I often wonder what she is holding onto. When I look into her I see the mirror of my hidden pain in her eyes from time to time but I never ask her about what I think I'm seeing. I trust and believe that I must take care of my own backyard before I "intuit" others around me. Besides, it is not my place to analyze my lover; however it is my desire to love her and as I do, I pay attention to her and notice subtle changes, as curious lovers often do. This is the "other phenomena" I'm referring to. Watching her closely, I witnessed something out of the "norm."
After soaking in the mineral baths, my girlfriend began to share very intimate details about her past and seemed to be struggling with her feelings. She became saddened rather quickly and this overwhelmed her to the point of placing her head in her lap while practicing some breathing exercises. Like the bubbles rising from the mineral bath, her emotions continued to swell. I had never seen her so vulnerable and witnessing her going through the thralls of whatever she was feeling had me needing to breath deeply, as well. She began to talk about a very traumatic event in her life that ended in her older brother's suicide. She wept as she described how helpless she felt because she knew and felt something bad was going to happen to her brother. She told me she wanted to say something to her family about her brother but was scared of being judged.
Tears rolled down her face as she rocked her body in a self-nurturing fashion. I motioned for her to come to my arms and I held her gently as she felt the rawness of her past in the present moment. She was having a vivid flashback depicting a painful moment in her life and I believe she was also releasing an old way of being while feeling her way through her emotions. I thought about what I was witnessing and then it hit me!
I recall a teaching offered by a Guatemalan day keeper, shaman I had attended back in 1999. The first half of the morning, the shaman directed most of his speech towards the women attending the gathering. I listened deeply as he talked about the "in-between time" which he explained, marked the falling away of an old age and the gestation period towards the birth of a new one. "Many women will feel what Mother Earth feels during this time," the shaman said. "You men who are attuned to your feminine side will also feel what the earth is feeling," he explained. You could hear a pin drop when the shaman was explaining this relationship. Many women spoke up and said they were already feeling more emotional than usual. "Cry with the Earth," said the shaman. "We all must release the density we are carrying and it is through our hearts this will occur."
I wouldn't have connected the shaman's teaching with last weekend's trip to lava had it not been for my own experience coupled by profound realizations. My girlfriend's release reminded me of the teaching of Mother Earth as a connected being to all that inhabits her. The language of Mother Earth that spoke through me translated into something very sacred to me.
The mineral water holds past memories of Gaia and as these memories percolate to the surface; those who soak in her memories are healed and in turn are healing the planet. We are all one in the same, and consciousnesses in the form of mineral-trace-memories are being replayed through the experience of now. This realization can be likened to the drowning victim who survives her ordeal and explains how her life "flashed before her eyes." As we and the Earth die to an old way of being, we relive past traumas together, for the very last moment in this age. We flash the movie of our entire lives in order to come to terms with its completion and lessons. Earth flashes back to her traumas in the form of billions of years of radical geological changes. Earth reels in the form of earth quakes and hot flashes. She may even flip her lid upside down in the form of a polar change. In comparison, we humans seem to be experiencing more frequent sickness, radical shifts in life events, powerful emotional episodes and sometimes, sudden unexpected death. Even old rashes surface to the skin, flashing back the childhood chicken pox that occurred; all of it a lesson in completion!
It's as if, one last time, the 3rd dimensional reality and all its density are flashing before us. All we can do is release and complete with it and step into what is next. Mother Earth is and so are all her inhabitants!
Glenn is a burgeoning personal growth writer who currently resides in the Denver, Colorado area. Glenn's writing serves as a voice that echoes what humanity already knows: we are all co-creators of the emerging age of enlightenment. As foretold by Mayan elder, Eric Gonzalez, and the voices of Glenn's spirit-guides, Glenn's life purpose is to be one of the many voices of the emerging paradigm. Join Glenn in the great mystery as it unfolds for all of humanity.
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‘The Division 2’ Restarts Its ‘PvE Dark Zone’ Debate With The Arrival Of 515 Gear
Loknath Das 0 April 22, 2019 9:27 am
I thought we would be having this conversation again at some point after The Division 2’s launch, but I didn’t think it would be this soon, or for this reason.
Massive recently introduced 515 Gearscore gear, over the current cap of 500, to drop in the Dark Zone. While 515 gear will join it when the raid arrives, many players are upset that they are being forced to travel to the DZ as the only place to farm this gear as it’s something that doesn’t interest them, at least not in its current form.
This has resparked a very old debate, one from the early days of The Division 1, where there’s an idea that there should be a PvE version of the Dark Zone free from Rogues and gank squads, so people can explore and farm these areas without being bothered by other players when they have no interest in PvP.
The counterpoint to this is that removing PvP and Rogue would destroy the entire concept of the mode, and people just need to “get good” if they want to survive in what is supposed to be the most harrowing zone on the map. This is roughly the position that Massive has taken as well, as despite all the requests for a PvE Dark Zone in The Division 1, that never happened.
Instead, what we saw was kind of alternative for PvP-focused players rather than the thing PvE players wanted. That’s how we have Conflict, a dedicated PvP experience which improves PvP play for those who were tired of trying to kill enemies in the Dark Zone who didn’t want to fight at all and just wanted to run and be left alone. But the PvPvE element of the Dark Zone remains, and now some people are getting annoyed by it once more.
It may not surprise you to learn that I am on the side of “yes, the Dark Zone would benefit from a PvE option.” I don’t think you need to remove the PvPvE mode that currently exists for the game. Those that like that aspect can still play it, but offering a PvE version has too many upsides to ignore. I know plenty of players that have not even done so much as the intro quest for the Dark Zone because they remembered how much they disliked it in The Division 1. I did the intro quest and got up to level 10 or 15 or so in the DZ, but I haven’t been back since for the same reasons. I have no real interest in fighting other players, be it well-geared adversaries or easily killable noobs. I have no interest in farming for loot only to end up losing it because of ganks or other mishaps. And so I farm activities that are more reliable, won’t pit me against other players and don’t have the risk of losing anything. But I would love to explore an additional 25-30% of the map in the Dark Zone areas with a PvE version of the DZ, because otherwise it’s just wasted space to me. This was also true of the first game where the DZ was even larger and kept getting larger with future updates.
There is always a hardcore contingent of Dark Zone players who push back on all this, but I am genuinely unsure of what they’d lose if PvE was just an option for the Dark Zone. Players who like the current Dark Zone could still queue up for that version. To me, this is more about denying players zones and loot they haven’t “earned” because they can’t stand the heat of the “real” Dark Zone which is stupid gatekeeping I don’t respect or appreciate.
I have no way of checking this, so far as I can tell, but I am willing to bet that as vocal as the hardcore Dark Zone community is, the DZ has a fraction of the players of the larger PvE world, and probably only a fraction of those actively want to be there and would care if there was a PvP option. I think there’s a reason that Massive put 515 gear in the Dark Zone, because they’re trying to lure people to actually play it. Right now, tons and tons of people are avoiding it completely because it’s much easier to queue up for missions or bounties or strongholds with a more straightforward path to loot, working with other players rather than against them. And if they do want to fight other people? That’s what Conflict is for, and that too comes with no risk of surprise attacks and lost loot.
The Dark Zone has always been Massive’s pet project, the concept that was supposed to make The Division stand out compared to its competition. And yet it has always remained my least favorite aspect of the game, and that has not changed in the sequel. If we didn’t see a PvE Dark Zone in all the years of The Division 1 doubt we’ll see one now, but I think it’s a bad path forward for Massive to try and simply bribe people to play the DZ when clearly something is gone wrong if they have to do that in the first place.
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Casey leads Johnson by one at Valspar Championship
(Reuters) - Defending champion Paul Casey held on for a one-stroke third-round lead over world number one Dustin Johnson at the Valspar Championship in Florida on Saturday.
Mar 23, 2019; Palm Harbor, FL, USA; Paul Casey plays his shot from the 18th tee during the third round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament at Innisbrook Resort - Copperhead Course. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
England’s Casey shot 68 to top the leaderboard at nine-under 204 but what had been a three-stroke lead had dwindled to one at the end of the round.
“I was patient for the most part and aggressive ... when I had opportunities and game felt really, really good,” said Casey, who is seeking to become the first back-to-back winner in the 19 years of the event.
“Looking forward to tomorrow, playing with Dustin is going to be very exciting,” said Casey. “Any time I got a chance to go up against world number one I’m excited about that.”
Johnson applied the pressure with a 67, including a birdie at the last, and fellow American Jason Kokrak (66) was close behind on 206, thanks in part to a hole-in-one at the par-three 15th.
England’s Luke Donald and American Scott Stallings were also in contention after both shot rounds of 70 to finish on 207.
Casey gave himself some breathing room after picking up three shots on the back nine but ended the round on a downer with a bogey at the last.
Johnson also had five birdies but only one bogey and he put on a show with his birdie at the 18th.
“I had a good lie in the bunker, but it was on an upslope and had to get it over the lip so I had to hit it really high,” he said. “It was into the wind, up the hill, only had 130 yards I think.
“I hit a full nine-iron and ... luckily I made really good contact with it and it flew just past the hole.”
But the birdie putt was a challenge.
“Even then I had whatever, seven feet, and still had a big swinging downhill putt,” Johnson said.
“I mean these greens are really fast but a lot of slope on them. Sometimes you hit them really close you don’t have easy birdie putts.”
The ace was the second of Kokrak’s professional career.
He used an eight-iron on the 212-yard hole.
“It (the ball) carried just far enough and took a nice hop and rolled in there,” Kokrak said.
Reporting by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina, editing by Ed Osmond/Peter Rutherford
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Breakingviews - LVMH-Pernod bid talk makes for watery cocktail
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MILAN/LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Ever since uppity investor Elliott Advisors turned up at Pernod Ricard late last year, Paris has been awash with talk that LVMH is lurking somewhere behind the gilded curtains, waiting to pounce on the $46 billion spirits group. The rumours reached a fever pitch in February when an equity research firm published a report detailing the potential financial benefits that might accrue from such a deal.
Truth is, mixing LVMH and Pernod would make for a weak cocktail. While Bernard Arnault’s $173 billion luxury conglomerate could afford to buy Pernod, adding more mainstream brands like Absolut vodka and Chivas Regal whisky to a super high-end portfolio of dresses, bags and hotels would dilute LVMH. Arnault’s public disavowal of a deal on LVMH’s recent earnings call is to be believed.
That hasn’t totally quashed speculation. Elliott’s demand that Pernod improve profitability has put boss Alexandre Ricard under pressure. A sale, theoretically, is one way out of the Elliott vise. And LVMH has the firepower: by stretching debt to about 3.5 times projected EBITDA of about 14 billion euros in 2020, LVMH could absorb Pernod. Or it could lead a combined assault with liquor leader Diageo, allowing it to buy back the UK company’s 34 percent stake in LVMH’s drinks arm.
Pernod makes fine tipples, even some that qualify as affordable luxuries, like Glenlivet scotch and Mumm champagnes. But Pernod’s strategy of “conviviality”, or drinks for every occasion, doesn’t obviously mesh with LVMH’s focused pursuit of the plutocracy.
And while half a dozen Pernod brands have operating margins matching LVMH’s drinks division, many are less profitable, says Berenberg, which published the report on an LVMH-Pernod deal. In its last full fiscal year, Pernod generated 26 cents of operating profit for every euro of sales. LVMH’s booze division had an operating margin of 31.7 percent in the year ending December 2018.
There are other good reasons to believe Arnault’s denial of having a hand in Elliott’s trade. His failed pursuit a few years ago of rival Hermes, using brash tactics and derivatives to build a stake, left him looking like a raider, not the charmer of the sorts of family businesses LVMH covets. If France’s richest man ever hopes to woo prized assets like Patek Philippe watches or Chanel into the LVMH fold, he can’t be fiddling around with grubby activists at the bar.
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Cohen plea deal: Mueller likely withheld evidence from court exonerating Trump
TOPICS:exonerateMichael Cohenplea dealpolitical investigationPresident Donald TrumpRobert MuellerRussian collusion hoaxSpygatewitch hunt
Posted By: usafeaturesmedia December 4, 2018
(National Sentinel) Bad Cop: The Left-wing “establishment” media was all a-flutter again last week after news broke that POTUS Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen was set to enter into a new plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller.
The “bombshell” plea was linked to ‘new revelations’ that Cohen admitted to Mueller’s prosecutors that he lied to congressional committees regarding the timeline of a proposed Trump Tower business deal in Moscow a few years ago. Initially, Cohen told Congress that the project was terminated in January 2016, but he now claimed that the project was actually discussed into June 2016, around the time POTUS was set to lock up the presidential nomination.
Mind you, the project never got off the ground and the president has said that he would have been free to continue to do business deals while running for president because he was still a private citizen.
However, as investigative journalist Paul Sperry notes in a report for Real Clear Investigations, the most important aspect of this story isn’t an unsuccessful real estate and business deal in Moscow but rather what Mueller left out of his court filings:
The nine-page charging document filed with the plea deal suggests that the special counsel is using the Moscow tower talks to connect Trump to Russia. But congressional investigators with House and Senate committees leading inquiries on the Russia question told RealClearInvestigations that it looks like Mueller withheld from the court details that would exonerate the president. They made this assessment in light of the charging document, known as a statement of “criminal information” (filed in lieu of an indictment when a defendant agrees to plead guilty); a fuller accounting of Cohen’s emails and text messages that Capitol Hill sources have seen; and the still-secret transcripts of closed-door testimony provided by a business associate of Cohen.
Sperry notes that on page seven of the document, which is related to but separate from Cohen’s plea agreement, Mueller noted that the former Trump lawyer attempted to send an email to the office of Russian President Vladimir Putin on two occasions: Jan. 14, 2016, and Jan. 16, 2016.
But Mueller, who signed the criminal information document, failed to include the fact that Cohen was using a public email contact for Putin, not a direct email to the Russian president, so hence, Cohen (on behalf of Trump) did not have a direct line to the Kremlin.
Sources who have seen the emails note that Mueller’s omission undercuts the narrative that POTUS and his team had a “back channel” to Putin, “and thus the special counsel’s collusion case” in general, Sperry writes.
There’s more, Sperry notes. On page two there is additional exculpatory evidence that clears the president, sources told him.
That page quotes an August 2017 letter from Cohen to the Senate Intelligence Committee in which he noted that the president “was never in contact with anyone about this [Moscow Project] proposal other than me.” Unlike other portions of Cohen’s initial testimony to congressional intelligence committees, Mueller is not disputing this particular segment. Sources tell Sperry that means prosecutors have vetted that portion for truthfulness and have determined that it is accurate.
The criminal information document also doesn’t challenge Cohen’s assertion that he “ultimately determined that the proposal was not feasible and never agreed to make a trip to Russia.”
Cohen may not have been truthful about dates, a congressional investigator told Sperry, but “it’s clear from personal messages he sent in 2015 and 2016 that the Trump Organization did not have formal lines of communication set up with Putin’s office or the Kremlin during the campaign.
“There was no secret ‘back channel,’” the investigator stated, according to Sperry.
As if it was needed, this is just more evidence that Mueller’s probe is political in nature, designed to ‘get’ the president, not find any proof of Russian “collusion” or other nefarious activity by Moscow committed in conjunction with the 2016 Trump campaign.
But it begs the question: When is Mueller going to be held accountable for his obvious lack of interest in revealing who was really responsible for colluding with Russia during the 2016 election — the Hillary Clinton campaign?
A version of this story first appeared at NewsTarget.
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12 Comments on "Cohen plea deal: Mueller likely withheld evidence from court exonerating Trump"
D3F1ANT | December 4, 2018 at 9:50 am | Reply
Boy…Mueller must be embarrassed. Or, more to the point, he will be soon. He’d have been better off admitting there was nothing on Trump and closing the investigation–like a legitimate investigator would have. The longer he draws it out and keeps failing to make his phony nonsense stick…the more the Dems are hoping and holding their breath for the (EVER) IMPENDING INDICTMENT OF TRUMP…the more irate they’ll be when he finally tells them it’s all been a fruitless…EXPENSIVE sham. Then they’ll be gunning for MUELLER! And it couldn’t happen to a better man/party.
Dee Maerck | December 4, 2018 at 1:20 pm | Reply
I should think that the Department of Justice should send a billing to the Clinton Foundation for the entirety of the costs of this sham investigation. Further, Mueller should be forced to sign a revised contract with the DOJ making him a pro bono attorney and return all of the monies he has bilked out of the taxpayers.
marty lopez | December 4, 2018 at 1:36 pm | Reply
Why would he be embarrassed? His mission was always to destroy this President and his Presidency thereby covering up and protecting himself and the entire deep state of establishment criminals.
Pilot Dave | December 4, 2018 at 11:21 am | Reply
Mueller’s same old legal malpractice… he needs to be disbarred and sent to Federal Prison.
Fact: Mueller took part in a much earlier FBI frame up that sent four innocent men to prison for more than 30 years, and resulted in an eventual settlement of more than $100 million for false imprisonment of Joe Salvati, Louie Greco, a World War II hero, Peter Limone, and Henry Tameleo for lies of Mueller’s…
Then there was Dr Steven Hatfill – we paid $4,600,000.00 because Mueller and Comey destroyed this innocent man’s life – only Mueller didn’t count on the DNA from the Anthrax Dr Hatfill worked with (legally) was not the same as the DC attacks Muller tried to frame him for.
Huge Heffner | December 4, 2018 at 11:33 am | Reply
Muller trying to swindle the court in same crooked fashion as FBI did with with FISA court in their anti-Trump scam.
And notice, please do how none of it has hurt his career, He does the wet work for the ruling elite, guys like him and the scum bag, Mr. “Higher honor” Comey, or Mr. “Pimple head” Rosenstien whose wife is a CIA spook. And in between ingratiating themselves they manage to do right well leveraging all the contacts.
So can we now wake up from the celebratory dream and face the cold morning light?
So far the President has done none of the things he said he would do. He hasn’t built the wall, or sealed the border. He hasn’t locked anyone up although you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a criminal felon in Washington DC and the President’s refusal to forcefully and effectively address the entire issue of Sanctuary states and, or cities leaves his supporters feeling cold and betrayed.
We are currently living in a state of civil insurrection and, if President Trump thinks he can simply whistle his way past this graveyard, he is a fool deluding himself. There would not be any United States, if Lincoln had responded in a similar manner and say, isn’t that exactly what the “Left” and the globalists want, America’s destruction? # So sad, Mr. President.
After all is said and done, I didn’t vote for Donald Trump so as to continue to have porous borders, Sanctuary anything and, or giving Hillary, Comey, and the entire cabal of deep state criminals and traitors a walk, which, two years in he has done. He has given the entire deep state a walk. For a guy who was planning to drain the swamp, he is now, or so it appears to me to be up to his hips in alligators.
Now he wants to talk to Democrats? I don’t give damn who he talks to. They could hardly give him worse advice than his attorney Emmet Flood, or his son in law either for that matter. I’m looking at 2020 and wanting to know when he intends to do what he said he would do?
Show me in Missouri | December 4, 2018 at 3:56 pm | Reply
Actually, Mueller is on a tight leash, and Rosenstein is holding the other end.
Mueller just doing what he was directed to do in Rosenstein’s memo. The question is, why isn’t the Dept. of Justice and the FBI investigating the DNC, Hillary Clinton, the Steele dossier, secret communications between possibly British intelligence, the Kremlin, and FBI? People involved in this, especially on the US Government’s end should be the subjects of investigation, although of course, Rosenstein signed off on the FISA warrant renewal application, and he has effectively been in charge at the Dept of Justice for the last couple of years while Sessions was there, apparently Sessions also spooked to say anything since Mueller had interviewed him in the past, so Sessions could also possibly be trying to avoid a perjury charge for lying to the FBI, so perhaps he (Rosenstein) has been able to delay any investigation until the Republicans were no longer the majority in the House, so he seems to have done what he had to do.
dadzrites | December 4, 2018 at 5:24 pm | Reply
Mueller tampered with, concealed and obstructed evidence and the case. He should be immediately charged with tampering, concealing, fraud, obstruction of justice, fired from being Special Counsel, and forced to return all monies he spent on the false and fraudulent investigation.
Drew | December 4, 2018 at 6:35 pm | Reply
Mueller must be prosecuted for his part in the attempted
Tony Loewe | December 4, 2018 at 9:06 pm | Reply
Mueller cost the Republicans 40 seats in the House, he is doing his job superbly. He also stole all Trumps thunder on immigration and the wall and much more. By keeping Trumps administration at bay for 2 years he has cost Republicans and Americans far more than the cost of the investigation.
Thomas | December 5, 2018 at 5:11 am | Reply
I’m so tired of imbeciles complaining that Trump hasn’t built the wall, ended sanctuary policies, drained the swamp, etc etc. he has been blocked time and time again by leftist judges, congress, and Sessions. Additionally, his agenda has been swamped by investigations that are suspect at best. I’m astounded that he has been able to get anything done…..but in retrospect, he has done more to right the ship than any POTUS before him, in spite of all of these nefarious obstacles. MAGA!
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Meet the three coolest companies from Microsoft’s Azure accelerator in Israel
by Alex Wilhelm — in Insider
Today at the Microsoft campus, Building 1 in Mountain View, the first class from the Israel-based Azure accelerator pitched their companies, progress and teams to a room of investors, journalists, and other Valley dignitaries.
TNW visited the accelerator in Israel in April, finding both the program, and the country’s startup scene to be impressive. From our initial coverage:
“As I came to learn, Microsoft is a huge force in Israel, lending a hand to many of the startups that I met. The company is attempting to build a really strong ecosystem of entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, and design talent, and decided to start the company’s first ever accelerator right in the heart of the country.”
However, when TNW visited, none of the companies had yet moved in to the office space. So, to watch the young firms present was a nice cap to our first coverage of the program. Microsoft’s incubator play is now somewhat extensive, with programs in India, the United States (working with TechStars), and Israel.
The Israel program accepted 11 companies in its first class, out of more than 100 applications. Teams of 2-4 people were preferred, and while no cash was provided, each company was given office space, access to advisors, and other perks, not to mention a short line to Microsoft and its Azure product. In the next class, a $20,000 convertible note will also be offered.
This post is a short look at our favorite demos from the day. Instead of trying to write about every company, we picked the few that most piqued our fancy. Enjoy!
Medisafe
According to Medisafe’s presentation, in the United States alone, there are 146 million people who take a medication on a daily basis. That’s just under half, for reference.
Sadly, it doesn’t always go well. Again, according to the startup, there are 700,000 people each year who suffer an emergency, due to either over or under-dosing on their required medications. This is often due to negligence, or accident, and not deliberate error. Every 19 minutes, someone dies from such a mistake.
Medisafe wants to help solve the problem by providing a mobile application for individuals in families to use, which reminds them when to take their medicine, and if they have yet done so. A family’s apps are synced, and use push notifications and even scheduled phone calls to keep each individual safe, and healthy.
The company is working with both HMOs and health platforms to promote the application.
Medisafe intends to generate revenue in two ways: selling access to its data – usage information, and other pieces of information are likely gold to pharmacological companies – and by allowing for targeted marketing. Want to sell a pill that helps with a certain disease? Wouldn’t you love to have a list of folks already taking a competing drug for that issue?
The company is currently in closed beta and is raising early stage capital.
RotaryView
Go to Amazon, and search over to an item you might want to buy. If you could spin it around in a 360 degree fashion, would that help you decide if you wanted to purchase it? Perhaps, as it would make the online shopping experience, RotaryView thinks, more like the physical shopping experience.
According to its reported data, 91% of shoppers prefer seeing items for sale in 360 degrees online.
However, most companies don’t have the resources to do this themselves; it’s non-trivial to pick up a camera, a spinning tool, and a graphic designer to create a spinnable shot of a product.
RotaryView aims to fix that, by letting anyone shoot a high-quality 360 degree image of a product. Any smartphone works. Keep the camera still, rotate the object, and RotaryView will shoot pictures as it spins, splicing them into a single, fluid image. It’s impressive technology. The company has patents, it stressed several times during its demonstration.
Currently RotaryView intends to work with small and medium-sized businesses, which it intends to follow up by adding manufacturers to its client list. In the end, it wants to build a ‘stock image’ site for images prepared using its technology, allowing for vendors to snag 360 degree shots of all products they sell.
RotaryView launched today, and is raising seed funding.
Crack a beer, and fire up a TV channel based on your social graph? If that sounds like fun, you are going to dig Stevie. Stevie takes content from your social graph, you log in with Facebook, and stitches it together into a personal video feed, laced with social information.
That’s why we call it the CNN of your personal feed: the interface is as busy as it is rich. Applications for both iOS and Android can act as a remote, so you can sit back, and not worry about reaching your mous or keyboard.
Is it fun? I fired up the app here at the venue, and within seconds was fretting about the lives of a number of cute ducklings as they crossed a highway – the clip was fed to my by Stevie, having presumably been derived from a Facebook friend of mine.
The app feels very Metro, if you will. Stevie is live now, and the company is raising its Series A.
Honorable Mention: Vidit
Have you been to a concert in the last, well, few years? If so, you have seen the hundreds and hundreds of cameras that attendees have trained on every inch of the stage. Vidit takes that source video, from various sources, syncs it, and creates a single, unified video stream form the component parts.
Until we get our hands on the product, and manage to test it, we can’t speak to how effective it is, but the technology looked darn cool.
Use Vidit at a Metallica concert and you will earn my good graces. Vidit is in alpha at the moment, and is raising seed funds.
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Building under construction topples in Cambodia, killing 17
Published Sun Jun 23 2019 02:41:28 GMT+0000 (UTC)
by By HENG SINITH and SOPHENG CHEANG
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian rescuers combing through the rubble of a collapsed seven-story building recovered the bodies of 17 construction workers and pulled out 24 injured, as authorities questioned four Chinese who were involved with the project.
Construction workers said the unfinished building in the coastal city of Sihanoukville doubled as their housing, with the crew spending nights on the second floor. Nhor Chandeun and his wife were asleep when at around 4 a.m. Saturday they heard a loud noise and the building crumbled on top of them.
"All the workers were asleep," the 31-year-old said from a hospital in the city. "A moment before the building collapsed it was vibrating and then it was falling down. But it was too quick to escape."
The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training said that 30 workers were at the site when the building collapsed, but Nhor Chandeun said there were about 55-60 people inside the building.
Yun Min, the governor of Preah Sihanouk province, said the building was owned by a Chinese investor who leased land for a condominium — one of many Chinese projects in the thriving beach resort. Provincial authorities said in a statement that four Chinese nationals involved in the construction have been detained while an investigation into the collapse is carried out.
It wasn't immediately clear what caused the collapse.
Rescue workers were using saws to cut steel beams and excavators to move piles of rubble from the site. Officials said 1,000 people were taking part in the operation that continued overnight into Sunday morning.
Nhor Chandeun and his wife were trapped for 12 hours before rescuers found them.
"My wife and I kept calling for help," he said. "We were shouting and shouting but there was no sound replying to us and we presumed that we would die under the rubble."
"Fortunately the rescuers found me in time," he added.
Sopheng Cheang reported from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
A rescuer shows a smart phone found from the rubble at the site of a collapsed building and possibly belonging to one of the victims, in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia, Sunday, June 23, 2019. Rescue workers were using saws to cut steel beams and excavators to move piles of rubble of the collapsed seven-story building. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Victims from the site of a collapsed building are treated at a hospital in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia, Saturday, June 22, 2019. A seven-story building under construction collapsed in Cambodia's coastal city of Sihanoukville early Saturday, killing seven workers and injuring 21, authorities said. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
A car damaged by a building collapse sits near the site in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia, Sunday, June 23, 2019. Rescue workers were using saws to cut steel beams and excavators to move piles of rubble of the collapsed seven-story building. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Rescuers try to remove the rubble at the site of a collapsed building in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia, Sunday, June 23, 2019. Rescue workers were using saws to cut steel beams and excavators to move piles of rubble of the collapsed seven-story building. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Rescuers gather at the site of a collapsed building in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia, Sunday, June 23, 2019. Rescue workers were using saws to cut steel beams and excavators to move piles of rubble of the collapsed seven-story building. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Victims from the site of a collapsed building sit in a hospital in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia, Saturday, June 22, 2019. A seven-story building under construction collapsed in Cambodia's coastal city of Sihanoukville early Saturday, killing seven workers and injuring 21, authorities said. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Nhor Chandeun, 31-year-old, center, one of nearly two dozen workers rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building lays on a bed as he talks to a reporter from The Associated Press at a hospital in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia, Saturday, June 22, 2019. A seven-story building under construction collapsed in Cambodia's coastal city of Sihanoukville early Saturday, killing seven workers and injuring 21, authorities said. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Victims from the site of a collapsed building wait for treatment in a hospital in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia, Saturday, June 22, 2019. A seven-story building under construction collapsed in Cambodia's coastal city of Sihanoukville early Saturday, killing seven workers and injuring 21, authorities said. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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Project to upgrade pedestrian safety at 27 Blue Line crossings is now complete
by Steve Hymon , April 23, 2018
Pedestrian improvements at the Blue Line’s Wardlow Station in Long Beach. Photo: Metro.
A key Metro project to increase pedestrian safety at 27 Blue Line street crossings was completed this week when the California Public Utilities Commission gave its final approvals for the project.
Construction of the project began in 2015 in Long Beach and continued north. Among the upgrades made were pedestrian swing gates and crossing gates, new and wider walkways, new continental crosswalk pavement striping, ADA curb ramps and roadway improvements and installation of improved signage. The project cost $31.5 million.
The project is part of the effort to upgrade the Blue Line, which opened in 1990 and is Metro’s oldest rail line. Unlike Metro’s more recent rail projects, the Blue Line was built almost entirely at street level — with one stretch running alongside active freight railroad tracks.
These new improvements will make the Blue Line safer to access and bring the line up to the specs found on other Metro light rail lines. It’s part of an overall project called “New Blue” that aims to bring the entire Blue Line into a State of Good Repair. Please see this post for more about major work scheduled to begin in early 2019.
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Tagged as: active transportation, Blue Line, gates, pedestrian, projects, rail crossings, Safety, street crossings, swing gates
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Next step: Get quad gates added to the remaining 21 crossings that doesn’t have them and reprogram the quad gates at 124th Street.
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ProjectsVermont Bumble Bee AtlasBombus pensylvanicus
American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)
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McFarland, K.P., L. Richardson, and S. Zahendra. 2015. Vermont Bumble Bee Atlas. Vermont Center for Ecostudies – Vermont Atlas of Life. Retrieved from http://val.vtecostudies.org. DATE ACCESSED.
Known locations with biophysical regions depicted by black lines and counties by gray lines.
This species is found throughout eastern North America, from Maine to Florida then over to Minnesota and down to Louisiana. B. pensylvanicus was once considered one of the most common bumble bee species in the east, but is now uncommon and continuing to decline. The last known record for this species in Vermont was in 2000. Queens emerge late in the season and have disappeared by September.
Select food plants: Vicia (Vetches), Lotus corniculata, Trifolium (Clovers), Solidago (Goldenrods), Hypericum (St. John’s Wort), Eupatorium
Tongue Length: long
Nest: nests on surface of ground
Parasitized by: B. variabilis
Similar Species: B. terricola, B. auricomus
General Phenology:
queens: May – September
workers: June – September
males: July – October
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Massive’s Stephen Regelous on future AI, competition and a Massive app?
When Massive (Multiple Agent Simulation System in Virtual Environment) was first revealed to the world in 2001 as part of the release of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films, it stunned audiences – and the visual effects community – with its use of fuzzy logic to aid in crowd animations. Developed at Weta Digital by Stephen Regelous, Massive then became a product on its own. Regelous has continued to build and grow Massive and recently at SIGGRAPH he showed off a new Parts Library and the new 3ds Max integration. vfxblog sat down for a demo of the latest software and a chat with Regelous about the state of AI and where Massive is ‘at’, particularly in an environment with new crowd simulation competitors and perhaps new opportunities away from film and TV.
vfxblog: What does the code base or the software of Massive look like compared to when you wrote it for Lord of the Rings?
Stephen Regelous: It’s exactly the same. I mean, it was a couple hundred thousand lines of code when I’d finished at Weta, and it’s now about half a million lines of code but that couple hundred thousand lines of code is still in there.
vfxblog: So the idea of this brain and crowd agents and everything like that is still, that’s the central tenet?
Stephen Regelous: It’s exactly the same, in fact some, we often get questions like, ‘So, when you finished with Lord of the Rings how did you deal with this whole new thing?’ It wasn’t a new thing because I’d had that in mind right from the start. Even when we were at Weta and I’d got the simulations working and then it was time to start looking at how we were going to do shots with it, the management was saying, ‘Okay well now we’ve got to figure out what the UI is for doing shots?’ I said, ‘Here it is.’ Because I’d done that right from the start. I was planning for it to be used in production, I was planning for it to then go on to other studios, so that was always there.
vfxblog: What were people doing, do you remember, before crowd simulation software became popular?
Stephen Regelous: Well, hand animation was always an option, and believe it or not it’s still used to this day. But the more common option for crowds was to do a particle animation and then either stick cards on them, which was not really the favored option, or to stick pre-baked cycles onto it.
vfxblog: There’s now several competitors to Massive in the crowd simulation space – what do you think are Massive’s strengths compared to some of the other tools?
Stephen Regelous: Well, the biggest difference, certainly between Massive and Golaem, for example, is that Massive is an autonomous agent animation system. It’s not a particle system with cycles attached. So when you take the particle approach what you have to do is then modify the motion to fit what these particles did, which is backwards. What you want is you want the agents to be driven by realistic motion. And so where they put their feet is due to where the actions went. So it’s got all the naturalness of the original performance, and that determines where they end up going because they say, ‘I want to do this action.’
And they pick this action from their library, they perform the action, and it progresses them through the scene. That way you get very natural motion. If you try to conform the motion to what a particle did then you’re going to make compromises to the motion, and compromising the quality of the motion is not a good thing to do. No animation supervisor is gonna like you if you do that.
Another issue with Massive versus other things is the black box thing. Most crowd systems are built on what I call black box functionality. You want terrain adaptation or look at, there’s a box for it, there’s a function for it, and you’ve got parameters and you can control it. But there’s always a time where it doesn’t do what you need, and then how do you get inside? And what do you see inside if you can get inside at all?
So there have been crowd systems in the past that didn’t let you inside at all, so that functionality breaks in the shot, you’re screwed. You’re just screwed. You gotta go back to hand placement or something. I think some systems allow you to write code that goes inside those nodes, or to make your own nodes with code inside, but if you’re doing writing code during shot production you’re also screwed because the turnaround time for, the turnaround cycle for writing code is way, way bigger than what you’ve got for doing your shots. And especially when you compare to Massive where if you’ve already built your agents you should be able to do a shot easily in a day, maybe in less, maybe get a couple of iterations of a shot in a day. And in fact I was just saying before that some studios budget Massive shots as 2D shots because they’re actually so much cheaper than a typical 3D shot.
vfxblog: Over the twenty years of development, what would you say is one or more of the major changes you have made to Massive?
Stephen Regelous: One thing that pops into my mind is agent fields. Initially I was taking a pure, and I still am in a way, taking a pure artificial life approach to solving this problem. So, you know, there’s been a lot of engineering approaches to doing crowds, and you end up with engineering. You get robotic behavior or you get something that isn’t very artist friendly. But what I wanted to do is, we want to make the end result has to look natural. So if you use natural processes then you’re more likely to get an actual result.
And if the processes that you’re using are based on what happens in nature then if something goes wrong it’s probably going to go wrong in a fairly natural way instead of a glitchy way. And in fact that is the case. We’ve had lots of happy accidents. You get happy accidents with Massive all the time. And going back to that famous case of the first battle that we did where we had agents running away – and everyone ascribes that to them being too smart to fight. But actually it was because there was something that I hadn’t thought of to put in their brain, but the end result was it looked natural.
So the artificial life approach is what I started with, and so we did sensory input. They have vision, they have sound, they have an actual image of the scene generated from the point of view of each agent, and those very pixels go into their brain for processing through the fuzzy logic rules. It was very hardcore artificial life stuff so that you get natural behavior for sure.
One of the more recent big changes I made was Parts where you can actually have parts of an agent, its brain, saved in separate files. So say you’ve built a really great adaptation module in the brain, but you want all your agents to automatically get that and any changes you make to that one file. Then you can now do that using Parts. So that means that, especially big studios that have got lots of people working on their agents, and someone’s gotta work on this part of the agent, some of them gotta work on this, and they want all those different bits to all be called up when they load up the agents. That’s great, but the idea behind Parts is that you can have a library of parts that you can then just drop in and build brains in seconds instead of says or perhaps weeks to do all this brain building.
But then I had to make the Parts Library, and so I thought it was just gonna take a couple of weeks to throw together a bunch of useful parts, and then there we go I’ll get that out, but it actually turned out to be months of work to make a good parts library. And it’s in the process of doing that I discovered that this was possibly the biggest, most important change that I’ve made.
vfxblog: When all the press came out about Massive at the time of Lord of the Rings, AI was the selling point, you know, the discussed point. Has there been any other kind of AI things that you’ve noticed or developments that you would want to put into Massive?
Stephen Regelous: No, well a lot of the fuss about AI at the moment is deep learning, or more properly convolution networks. And that’s very useful. It’s basically artificial neural networks, and right when I started with Massive that was obviously an option. I could make the brains out of neural networks, but they’re not production friendly because you need a lot of training, and if you make a change that’s a lot more training. So the director can’t come in and say, ‘Oh make them pick their feet up a bit higher or make them cut corners a bit more.’ It’s like, well, then we’ve got to re-train all the networks and that’s a lot of work.
So fuzzy logic can be functionally equivalent to neural nets, but you don’t train it. You just write it, you just put together the rules yourself. And in the case of Massive it’s just dragging and dropping nodes. And so because it had to be used in production it had to be something that you can change instantly, and fuzzy logic can give you the same naturalness as neural nets but you don’t train them, you just author them as you do other assets in production.
vfxblog: Can you talk about other developments with Massive, such as, can customers do their own thing with the software via APIs etc?
Stephen Regelous: They can to some degree. We’ve got a couple of APIs. We’ve got a C++ API which has been used for some pretty extensive stuff here and there, and there’s a Python API for more sort of pipeline-level stuff. But in general the hackability is more in the ASCII files that Massive reads and writes, because then people can do whatever they want really. So when I wrote Massive that was where most pipeline hacking was going on, was in the files that programs were sharing. And so I made the files very easy to hack. And of course Python’s good at hacking text, so you can write your own Python scripts to modify those files if you want too.
So there’s several ways to get in there and do stuff, but there is an assumption these days that because Python in Maya is really the way a lot of pipelines work these days that you need to be doing that stuff in Massive, and the flexibility of what you can do in the brains actually gets rid of about ninety percent of that requirement. So the APIs that we’ve got or hacking the text files is actually plenty for what most people need.
vfxblog: Tell me more about the new Parts library in Massive, why did you build this?
Stephen Regelous: This was the biggest wakeup call since I made Massive, you know, the fact that now you can just build an agent’s brain in seconds instead of laboriously putting nodes together for days whatever. So the parts library comes with some blank agents. They’ve got no brain but they’ve got a very simple body. In this case this is a bird agent and we want it to flock, so we drop in the Flock part which also brings in the Turn 3D part because it needs that and it knows that. And then we drop in the Follow 3D Lane part because we want this to follow 3D lanes, and it knows that it needs that and that, so they’re now loaded automatically. And we’ll also drop in a Flap part which will flap their wings when they’re going uphill basically. And so there you go, that’s less than a minute to build the brain for this agent, and now they’re all al lovely flock of birds with their flapping wings and going the direction you want.
Formation is something people often want to do and it can be a bit tricky to set up, but we’ve got a formation part so bang, you’re done. And the placement of course is easy, but keeping them in formation as they’re walking around they need to keep their relationship to the guy at the side and the guy in front, otherwise the formation just falls apart. And so we’ve also got biped terrain because there’s undulating terrain here, and action variation will get them out of sync with each other so they’re not all perfectly in sync. And head turns to give a little bit of they do this now and then. Because if there’s no sounds in the scene they’ll still look around a little bit.
So all of that takes a few seconds to put together. In fact, I timed myself making this one I think, which was twenty nine seconds, and it would have been even for me at least hours if not a day or two to build that brain, and for somebody with much less experience it could be like a week of work to create all of this stuff. Because it’s actually quite, inside of these nodes there’s quite a lot of stuff going on. But now it’s just seconds, literally twenty nine seconds to make that brain.
vfxblog: Have you considered producing Massive for any different applications, other than TV or for film, such as a phone app or a specific game or anything like that?
Stephen Regelous: Well, I do have a demo where there can be a playable game using the Parts library in like a minute – a playable game with actual joystick input. I’ve thought about trying to make a product out of that where you can actually build your own games using Massive, and I’ve had various goes at making such things and do a bit of prototyping and I’ve got a new one that I’ve just started working on, but none of these have come to fruition so far because I always get to a point where I think no, that’s not going where I want it to go. But we are talking to people about other applications all the time, and there are some things on the boil but too soon to talk about anything really.
vfxblog: Well, thanks so much for talking to me.
Stephen Regelous: Thank you.
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5 Things I Learned at the NetApp Insight Conference
HCI, new cloud offerings highlight the show.
NetApp has been off my radar for a few years, but this year I attended its Insight annual conference with some specific goals in mind. Being currently the world's second-largest storage company and having made some critical acquisitions over the last few years, I was curious as to how these acquisitions have shaped NetApp.
More specifically, I was interested to find out what innovative technology they have been working on and what direction they are headed in as a company. I was further intrigued given that NetApp CEO George Kurian, in his earnings call with investors in August, made a bold statement when he said that NetApp's next-generation HCI system, based on SolidFire storage software, "would leave Nutanix and VMware products in the dust."
With these questions and curiosities in mind, here are the five things I learned at this year's Insight.
SolidFire/NetApp synergy. SolidFire has had a positive impact on NetApp, keeping up the development of its all-flash array and showing no signs of conceding its leadership in this category. From what I could observe, SolidFire management is infusing, igniting and breathing fresh innovation into NetApp.
Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) product development. NetApp (well, really, SolidFire) has developed and will shortly GA an HCI product. It will use vSphere as its hypervisor and SolidFire as its storage. I'm going to be digging into this story further to answer the hundred-dollar question: is this more than a SolidFire array backed by compute nodes? Is it, in fact, the next evolution of HCI, and will it deliver on George Kurian's promise?
A new cloud offering. I didn't see this coming, but NetApp has partnered with Microsoft Azure to deliver NFS via Microsoft Azure. This service will support both NFS V3 and V4 to the cloud and hybrid cloud. The product -- Microsoft Azure Enterprise NFS Service -- will integrate with other Azure services, including analytics, SQL Server, and SAP Hana for Azure. Users can access this NFS service directly through the Azure console. This is a very interesting play by both Microsoft and NetApp.
ONTAP is alive and doing well. For many people, ONTAP, NetApp's proprietary operating system, is synonymous with NetApp. NetApp announced ONTAP 9.3, which pushes forward NetApp's Data Fabric story. ONTAP 9.3 promises to deliver more IOPS, lower latency, and will increase the capacity of their arrays by optimizing deduplication. More exciting to me is that ONTAP 9.3 can also manage and take advantage of NVMe over fabric.
NetApp is a class organization. NetApp needed to deal with the horrific event that happened in Las Vegas the night before Insight was due to start, but they truly set the benchmark for how to deal with an event such as this; they made all the right calls and took all the right steps. Everyone -- the CEO, the executive council, the public relationship folks, and even the hundreds of staff members working the floor -- dealt with it exactly right. There was lots of potential for missteps, and no one would have blamed them if they made a few, but they didn't. Well done NetApp.
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Johnathon Schaech reveals what he really thinks of his ex wives - and clears up rumors about dating Ellen DeGeneres
April 05, 2016 by HOLA! USA
Johnathon Schaech has finally spoken out about the rumors that he used to date talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. The Legends of Tomorrow star addressed the comments during a Reddit Ask Me Anything chat on Monday.
Stories began circling about the two actors after they walked the red carpet together at the 1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards, but the actor revealed it was all for show. "My manager asked me to accompany her to events. She was scared people would not watch the show, her sitcom Ellen, because she was gay. It was an honor.”
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Johnathon opened up about rumors he dated the chat show host Photo: Getty Images
During the candid chat the 46-year-old also opened up about his two ex-wives, Christina Applegate and Jana Kramer, revealing that he has nothing but respect for his former loves.
Speaking about his one-month marriage to country music singer Jana, the actor revealed that they broke up because she wasn't ready to settle down. "Jana and I had a wedding, but we were never married. It simple came down to this: She wasn't ready to be married," he explained in response to a fan's question. "She wanted a singing career and that was what she was focused on."
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The actor also spoke about his ex-wives Christina and Jana Photo: Getty Images
After their break up in 2011, the pair have remained on good terms, as has Johnathon with his first wife Christina Applegate. "I was a little bit country with Jana and a little bit rock and roll with Christina!! And it all worked out for the best."
"Jana could be the fastest success ever in country music and she’s now married with a beautiful baby girl...Christina and Martyn have a wonderful family. She's cancer free and is an absolute hero for others and to my family. And me — [I] have Camden and Jules...I'm perfectly blessed. All the Christina Applegate and Jana Kramer fans should know — I’m rooting for them too."
The Ray Donovan star married his third wife Julie Solomon in 2013, and they have a 2-year-old son Camden. Johnathon also added in the Reddit that he is perfectly blessed with his life and one day hopes to add another child to the family.
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Posts Tagged ‘arbitration’
Fourth Circuit distinguishes Concepcion and holds arbitration provision unenforceable for lack of mutual consideration
Posted in Fourth Circuit, Law, tagged arbitration, FAA, Federal Arbitration Act, lack of consideration, Maryland, Toll Bros. on February 26, 2013|
A dispute arising out of an inability to obtain a mortgage for the construction of a new million-dollar home in Maryland has resulted in a Fourth Circuit decision holding an arbitration provision unenforceable for lack of consideration. Judge Davis wrote the opinion for the court in Noohi v. Toll Bros, Inc., in which Judge King and Judge Shedd joined. Among other things, the opinion contains a discussion of appellate jurisdiction under the Federal Arbitration Act, issues of contract interpretation under Maryland law, and the Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S.Ct. 1740 (2011).
Five from the Fourth: new published opinions on ERISA, immunity, debt collection, arbitration, and immigration
Posted in Fourth Circuit, Law, tagged arbitrability, arbitration, Board of Education, Davis, debt collection, Diaz, Erie, ERISA, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FDCPA, Floyd, Hamilton, immigration, Keenan, King, Maryland, Motz, Niemeyer, Rule 68, sovereign immunity, Wilkinson, Wynn on January 11, 2012|
The Fourth Circuit issued published opinions in five cases today. That is a large number of opinions in argued cases for a single day. Two of the cases were argued in September. Both were split decisions. Two of the cases were argued in October. Both were unanimous as to outcome, but one featured an unusual concurring opinion joined by a panel majority. The fifth decision, from a case argued in December, was unanimous. I hope to have more to say about at least some of these opinions in the future, but here is a capsule summary for now.
Fortier v. Principal Life Ins. Co. is a dispute over disability insurance. A split panel affirms the interpretation of an ERISA plan administrator that resulted in a denial of benefits. Judge Niemeyer wrote the opinion, which was joined in by Judge Wilkinson. Judge Floyd dissented.
Lee-Thomas v. Prince George’s County is a dispute over sovereign immunity for a county board of education. A split panel affirms the district court’s decision that a statutory waiver of immunity, as interpreted by Maryland’s Court of Appeals, preserved claims against a county board’s of education for $100,000 or less. Judge King wrote the opinion, which was joined by Judge Davis. Judge Keenan dissented.
Peabody Holding v. United Mine Workers presents a dispute about who decides arbitrability. A Fourth Circuit panel unanimously holds that the court rather than arbitrator must decide arbitrability, because the agreement contains no language unmistakably designating arbitrability for arbitration. Addressing arbitrability in an exercise of its independent judgment, the appellate court concludes that the dispute is arbitrable. Judge Diaz wrote the opinion, which was joined in by Judge Niemeyer and Judge Wynn.
Zelaya v. Holder is an immigration case. The Fourth Circuit denies the petition for review with respect to an asylum claim and a withholding of removal claim, but grants the petition for review with respect to a Convention Against Torture claim. Senior Judge Hamilton wrote the opinion for the court, which was joined in by Judge Davis and Judge Floyd. Judge Floyd wrote a separate concurrence, in which Judge Davis joined. (One lesson? When Judge Floyd writes a separate concurrence, turnabout is fair play. See here for this panel’s similar voting in a different case. One question: What is going on with this panel?)
Warren v. Sessoms & Rogers is a case about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The Fourth Circuit holds that the district court, based on the defendant’s characterizations of its Rule 68 offer of judgment, incorrectly dismissed the FDCPA complaint. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Gregory and Judge Floyd joined. (Judge Floyd did not write a separate concurrence.)
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Ciao Bella: Kevin's Mare Nostrum
When I wrap-up an interview with a collector, I almost always find myself wanting the watch we just talked about - or at least something from the brand. The timepieces are fantastic enough in their own right to get my attention - Patek Philippe Nautilus, DOXA SUB 300T - but it’s the collector's enthusiasm for their watch that’s truly infectious. This is part of the reason why I can never make up my mind on what to buy next...Last week I was sold on an IWC Pilot’s Watch Chrono. Then this week I hung out with Kevin O’Dell - a true Paneristi in every sense of the word...so now I need a Panerai...
Kevin - @theydid on Instagram - didn’t tempt me with just any Panerai. He hit me with a heat-seeking missile of a Panerai. One that flies under the radar outside Panerai circles. How many of you are familiar with Panerai's 42mm Mare Nostrum chronograph? Designed for deck officers, it deviates from the classic Luminor and Radiomir case shapes that - for most - define the look of a Panerai.
A part of Kevin's personality resonates with the outlier status of the Mare because he was a bit of an outcast himself as a youth. In his younger days, Kevin was a thrasher - wreaking havoc on public spaces skateboarding with his crew: Ollying off curbs and carving-up sidewalks leaving bystanders cursing him under their breath and keeping a safe distance from him. Perhaps that's part of the reason why Kevin became a self-professed "Mare guy." He's totally comfortable going against the grain.
Kevin’s Mare is a ref. 5218-301/A. In Panerai-talk that dates it to a very-special era in Panerai history known as the Pre-Vendome period: Between 1993 and 1996 when Panerai was an independent company - a mere ripple in the ocean of watches.
In the way he was labeled a “punk” for being a skateboarder, Kevin considered someone a “show off” for wearing an expensive, brand name watch like Rolex. Not until he worked at a pawn shop and got his hands on watches did he come to realize watchmaking was an “art” and it was their craftsmanship and durability that people desired as muchas the name printed on the dial.
As often as watches and other jewelry came to the counter at the pawn shop, so did other miscellania people were hoping to get a few bucks for. One day a crate of DVDs were exchanged for pennies on the dollar. Sifting through the titles, Kevin noticed “Elizabethtown” - a romantic comedy his high school sweetheart - at the time, fiancée - had been bugging him to see with her.
He surprised her that evening by walking through the front door with the DVD in hand and then grudgingly cozying up on the couch with her to watch it. The film starred Orlando Bloom, but more importantly, it co-starred a PAM127 1950 “FIDDY” Special Edition. Kevin didn’t know what those details meant at the time, but he did know he liked the watch’s “cool” look. The next day he brought the DVD case to work and asked the shop's owner what brand of watch Orlando Bloom was wearing...
The owner let him know of a local Panerai authorized dealer. If you’re a watch lover, then you already know how this story ends...He poured over the brochure the salesperson gave him, then discovered the forums - Paneristi.com becoming his go-to resource. Kevin posted incessantly and was soon adopted by the Panerai community as a full-fledged “Risti."
Kevin came into his own as a Panerai collector the more he bought and sold. He acquired an original 44mm Luminor Logo ref. 5218-201/A - regarded among Ristis as THE Panerai to have. Owning the 201/A led him to wanting a Mare Nostrum to compliment it: The two being iconic models that breathed new life into the brand back in 1993. Plus, the Mare’s dial was navy blue - one of Kevin’s favorite colors.
Only 492 examples of the Mare 301/A were produced, and most - if not all - are cemented as the cornerstone of private collections. Kevin was considering purging some of his Panerai to raise funds for a Pre-V Mare, even though he wasn’t holding his breath that one would come up for sale anytime soon. His searches on Paneristi.com's collector's market section never turned up a Mare, but he did come across a WTB message for a Radiomir he owned.
As the deal was being consummated, Kevin learned the buyer actually owned a Mare 301/A, but was on-the-fence about selling it...But that didn’t stop him from doing his due-diligence - just in case - the seller had a change of heart. Kevin is a stickler for full-sets and provenance when it comes to Panerai. Because the Panerai community is a pretty-tight knit group, he was able to determine the chain of custody for that Mare. His confidence in the watch’s genuineness and the fact it was once owned by a Risti “legend” (at least in his eyes) made him want the watch even more. All he could do was sit on the sideline and be patient...
Good things come to those who wait. For Kevin, he endured almost a year-long wait before getting the good news: The seller remembered Kevin’s interest and since they’d done business in the past, he generously offered to send the Mare to Kevin for inspection - before any money changed hands!
Kevin finds so much beauty in his Mare Nostrum. The painted hash ring on the dial’s center, it's rare mahogany box with accompanying brass screwdriver, the wide, flat, bezel. Its unique, prototype-like design and nostalgic value endear him to it the more he wears it. Looking at his Mare, he's reminded of the good ol' days of Panerai, when it was a "best kept secret" of the watch world.
Kevin takes pride in the fact that his Mare is still relatively obscure despite how mainstream Panerai has become. He loves owning a watch that’s underestimated, even - unknown - by many. A close friend refers to him as being “so counter culture.” Going back to his skateboarding days, he was never one to embrace conformity completely. So it makes perfect sense that his favorite watch also breaks from the norm.
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Panerai, Past PostsNick Federowicz July 10, 2015 5218-201/A, 5218-301/A, Luminor, MARE, Mare Nostrum, Nostrum, PAM 127, Panerai, paneristi, pre vendome, Radiomir, Risti
Impeccable Timing: Josh's Royal Oak
Audemars Piguet, Past PostsNick Federowicz July 18, 2015 Audemars, Audemars Piguet, baselworld, everest bands, Explorer I, hodinkee, horology, horologyandtechnology, Nautilus, Patek, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Royal Oak, Submariner, talking watches
New Watch Alert: A Pilot, Curious George, and JLC's Geophysic
IWC, Rolex, Jaeger LeCoultre, Past PostsNick Federowicz July 3, 2015 Big Pilot, Big Pilot's watch, box and papers, Geophysic, GMT, GMT Master, GMT Master II, isaac wingold, isaacwin, IWC 3717, Jaeger LeCoultre, JLC Geophysic, LeCoultre, Reverso, Rolex, Rootbeer GMT, Vintage, watchpatina, wound for life
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West Papua Media Alerts
West Papua's Independent Human Rights Media
Tag Archives: Djoko Suyanto
Don’t blame OPM for mysterious shootings, says DPRP member
April 20, 2012 News alert, syndication"unknown persons", brutality, Detachment 88, Djoko Suyanto, DPRP, Easter, Free Papua Movement, Human Rights and Liberties, Impunity, indonesia, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Indonesian National Police, opm, Papua, Papuan people, Police Chief, Puncak Jaya, Ruben Magay, west papuawestpapuamedia
JUBI, 18 April, 2012
There have been a number of shootings in Papua in recent months but mystery surrounds the problem of who is responsible.Ruben Magay, the chairman of Commission A of DPRP, the provincial legislative assembly of Papua, said that the failure of the police to deal with this problem was a sign of their lack of professionalism. This is what is worrying the Papuan people, ‘ he said ‘What they are doing is far from what the people expects. and hope for.’He said that he had warned the chief of police and the military commander to stop blaming the OPM. Making such claims is a sign of the lack of ability of the security forces.’
‘We can only accuse the OPM if there is clear evidence of their involvement.’ He said that the police should also stop talking about unidentified persons. It is only when someone is arrested and charged before a court of law on the basis of evidence that things become clear.’ We need to make things clear for the people. It is as though the police are trying to conceal their own incompetence.’
He said for a second time: ‘Dont keep talking about the OPM until you have evidence. And don’t talk about geographical problems as the facilities available are the ones that have been provided by the state.. Is anything lacking?’
Doubts grow of OPM responsibility for Puncak Jaya aircraft shooting (westpapuamedia.info)
DPRP member: ‘Journalists important for the Papuan people (westpapuamedia.info)
While the military accuse the OPM of recent shootings, others call for investigations (westpapuamedia.info)
Concerns of JPIC in Papua regarding the situation in Papua (westpapuamedia.info)
DPRP member criticises the absence of teachers and medics in Papua (westpapuamedia.info)
While the military accuse the OPM of recent shootings, others call for investigations
April 14, 2012 News alert, syndication"unknown persons", brutality, Detachment 88, Djoko Suyanto, Easter, Free Papua Movement, Human Rights and Liberties, Impunity, indonesia, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Indonesian National Police, Papua, Puncak Jayawestpapuamedia
{This article delicately skirts around the facts of inconsistencies on the military and police versions of the Trigana Air shootings. It is widely suspected that the “unknown persons” responsible for the shootings – as is mainly the case in Papua – are not the OPM at all, but military sniper units. see https://westpapuamedia.info/2012/04/09/doubts-grow-of-opm-responsibility-for-puncak-jaya-aircraft-shooting/ }
Bintang Papua, 13 April 2012
According to a statement by the commander of the Cenderawasih military command, the OPM -Organisasi Papua Merdeka – was responsible for the recent shooting of the Trigana plane at the Mulia Airport, Puncak Jaya. This means that it is necessary for the OPM to be involved in trying to identify the basic problems surrounding the acts of violence in Puncak Jaya.
The co-ordinator of the Jaringan Damai Papua, JDP, (Papuan Peace Network), Dr Neles Tebay said it is necessary to involve the OPM, not only in order to bring to an end events that have been occurring recently as well as in the past, but also to seek a way of preventing such events from happening again. He was speaking following a meeting between the OPM and the government, and insisted that agreements that had been reached at that meeting should be adhered to.
‘A strategic solution can be put in place for the long term, bearing in mind that responses to events up to now have been re-active; for instance, when distubances occur, troops are deployed and after tranquillity has been restored, the troops are pulled back. That might be a good way to tackle things but is it only for the short term,’ he said.
He pointed out that the recent shooting in Puncak Jaya was the second time that shots had been fired. The first time was when a TNI helicopter was shot at, though on that first occasion, the plane shot at was a commercial plane.’
‘Such incidents have been occurring frequently in the recent past, which means that if the government wants to solve the problems in Puncak Jaya , it should recognise the fact that previous problems have not been solved.’
In view of this, the JDP offers two solutions to end the shootings in the region. In the short term, this would mean restoring peace and tranquillity to the area, but the second solution would require the involvement of various stakeholders, including the central government, the provincial government, the TNI and the police, bearing in mind that the military commander has already declared that the OPM was responsible.
The JDP co-ordinator said that these shooting incidents have been occurring at a time when no dialogue is taking place while also taking into account the fact that not only civilians but also members of the security forces have been among the victims.
‘Moreover, there has been no transparency on the side of the security forces about the results of their investigations. Were projectiles involved and if so, what kind of projectiles. Such things have never been explained to the general public.’
Dr Tebay also said that these shooting incidents had delayed local elections which are under way. ‘If these incidents are not resolved, it could also cause delays in the supply of essential goods for the population,’ he said.
Violence should not be answered with violence.
A member of the Papuan Customary Council, Fadel Alhamid said that violence should not be answered by violence as this can only result in yet more violence. He said that nothing was yet known about who was responsible for the initial violence; was it the TPN/OPM or unidentified persons? This only goes to show that the security approach is not the right way to improve the situation in Puncak Jaya. ‘In response to acts of violence, sweepings occur, but such operations spread fear among the people, who then flee their homes and go into the forests. A more persuasive approach is needed, and this requires the collaboration of all elements in society.’
This means involving political bodies, the churches, customary groups all of which should be actively involved, bearing in mind that the security approach has a direct impact on the civilian population. If everyone gets together, it should be possible to work out who was responsible for the shooting.
He went on to say that the security forces should carry out its investigations in greater depth so as to discover those elements that are behind the shootings.If it turns out to have been the OPM, there is a way out of the problem. But if unidentified persons are involved, we must be able to find out who they are, what their interests are in Puncak Jaya and in the Central Highlands such as in Timika, while similar investigations should be conducted with regard to the TPN/OPM.
[Slightly abridged translation by TAPOL]
Rsf: Journalist Killed As Gunmen Attack Plane at Papua Province Airport (westpapuamedia.info)
West Papua Report February 2012 (westpapuamedia.info)
Doubts grow of OPM responsibility for Puncak Jaya aircraft shooting
April 9, 2012 Investigative Journalism, News alert, Story fixed by West Papua Media"unknown persons", brutality, Detachment 88, Djoko Suyanto, Easter, Free Papua Movement, Human Rights and Liberties, Impunity, indonesia, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Indonesian National Police, Papua, Puncak Jayawestpapuamedia
Special Report by Nick Chesterfield at West Papua Media
Concern is mounting in Puncak Jaya that an Indonesian military unit of “unknown persons” seeking to create a security crisis in Puncak Jaya may be behind the April 8 shooting attack on a Trigana Air Twin Otter aircraft in which a Papua Post journalist was killed.
Civil Society representatives, media sources and representatives from the rebel TPN (Tentara Pembebasan Nasional or National Liberation Army) have all cast significant doubt on the Indonesian military claim that Papuan guerrillas were responsible for opening fire on the aircraft. The aircraft came under accurate small arms fire as it was approaching from the Noble airfield in Mulia, Puncak Jaya, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
Leiron Kogoya, 35, the Puncak Jaya correspondent covering local elections for the Nabire-based Papua Post, was fatally injured by a gunshot to his neck.
During the landing the injured pilot panicked, according to local media sources, and crashed the plane into the terminal building (shed). Four people sustained injuries from bullet fragments. A child, Pako Korwa, was wounded in the left finger, Jackie Korwa (mother) was wounded in the right shoulder; Dedy or Beby (pilot), was hit in the left ankle, and Willy Resubun (copilot) injured his right hand and fingers.
Papua Police’s public relations head, Commander Yohanes Nugroho Wicaksono, told Tempointeractif.com that the shooters were hiding in the hills 50 metres from the airport. Police had been unable to identify the perpetrators or the guns used in the incident. Yohanes guessed the shooter had used a M-16 or SS1 – the standard issue weapon for the TNI. “We’re still studying what particular type of gun was used,” he said.
Djoko Suyanto, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Justice and Security Affairs condemned the attack and demanded security forces immediately capture the perpetrators, but admitted that the case would likely remain unsolved. “Their actions must be stopped although it is difficult to do this because of the hills and dense forests,” Suyanto said.
A joint team of the Australian-created Detachment 88 counter-terrorism unit,
Australian funded Detachment 88/ Brimob unit near shooting site, Mulia, 2010 (West Papua Media sources)
Brimob snipers and members of the notorious Nabire-based Indonesian army (TNI) Battalion 753 AVT gave chase to the shooters – according to the police statement – but failed to locate the shooters. Perpetrators for “unknown persons” shootings are rarely located by Police in Papua, despite significant intelligence resources and funding provided to the counter-terror units by the Australian Government.
A West Papua rights activist and former political prisoner Sebby Sambon has told Tabloid Jubi that the work is not that of the TPN, and was far from the areas of operation for troops of TPN leader Goliat Tabuni. “If it occurred near the TPN-OPM headquarters in Tingginambut, then accusations (that TPN may be involved) may make sense,” he said.
However, according to Sambon, TPN/OPM will not shoot civilians. “TPN / OPM (is there) to fight for the people. Period. It is not possible to shoot people.”
Sambon, who is in regular contact through the underground network with Tabuni’s men, said there is a group that was playing at Mulia. “There is a play, therefore, forged evidence. TPN / OPM has made no orders to shoot civilian aircraft, Sambon explained.
Police have accused TPN of involvement without any evidence, according to Sambon. “Is it the TPN / OPM purely firing, or other parties who deliberately do this to create a “project” in Papua?”
“For every event at Mulia, legal facts have never been substantiated,” said Sambon.
Indonesian press outlets are reporting that Indonesian police have conceded that the shooting is the work of “Unknown persons”, Polri Public Information Bureau chief Brigadier-General M Taufik told Vivanews.com that the police could not confirm whether the shooting was carried out by the Free Papua Movement (OPM). “So far we have not been able to ascertain whether or not they are the OPM, and we suspect they are a bunch of strangers,” he told Vivanews.com.
Yet a senior media source told West Papua Media on condition of anonymity, that both Police and military intelligence officers have been sending contradictory SMS messages about the shooting to journalists across Papua. “Two SMS messages about Trigana shooting were received from ASINTEL (Assistant Intelligence Commander of the Cenderawasih military district) and two from Kadivhumas (Public Affairs) Police.”
“Asintel told me that the shooter is OPM, but Kadivhumas Police told me that the shooter were “unknown persons”. This is a common habit known among journalists in Papua. TNI (Indonesian military) will send SMS to journalists to told them that the shooter is OPM. But the police already know who actually did the shooting in the Puncak Jaya and Freeport area. You know, TNI also has many groups that conducted operations in Papua,” the source told West Papua Media.
In a statement obtained by West Papua Media, Indonesian human rights organisation Imparsial suggested that the shootings were carried out as an “outrageous act” by elements that want to destabilize the security situation in Puncak Jaya and take advantage of the chaos. “Shoot civilian aircraft on the holy day of Easter, there are casualties. I guess there is a deliberate manufacture of the situation in Mulia, (so the area) seems to be harbuoring terrorists,” said the Executive Director of Imparsial, Poengki Indarti.
Indarti says that serious investigation must occur into events surrounding the shootings in Puncak Jaya. “I hope the government and security forces act seriously, because Papuans don’t want to dirty their hands with blood of others on Easter Sunday,” she said. “This act was orchestrated to make Mulia a (place) of terrorists, but it is not at all, “said Indarti again. Imparsial urged the police to immediately identify the imposters with sophisticated intelligence sent to Puncak Jaya.
The Alliance of Independent Journalists Papua Branch has also called for Kogoya’s death to be properly investigated by police, and for them not to fall back on the usual defence of “unknown persons”.
In a statement, the Chairman of the Alliance of Independent Journalists Jayapura, Victor Mambor said “The incident is very regrettable. Leiron Kogoya was confirmed as the journalist for Pacific and Papua Post Nabire, and was commissioned by the editors to cover the phase of the elections in Puncak Jaya district.”
“It is clear that Leiron Kogoya was killed while on journalistic assignment, because he flew on the plane ordered by the editors to cover the phases of elections in Puncak Jaya,” said Mambor. According to AJI Jayapura, the police are supposed to ensure the safety of civilians, including journalists carrying out their journalistic duty.
“To his fellow journalists in Papua, (this is a renewed warning) to always be alert and careful in carrying out journalistic duties, since the recent intimidation and violence against journalists in Papua is increasing in intensity.” said Mambor. Victor Mambor is also is editor in chief of tabloidjubi.com.
Journalists in Papua are regularly subjected to violence and intimidation by Indonesian security forces, including direct monitoring by intelligence officers in newsrooms. The Pacific Media Freedom Report 2011 documented cases where at least two journalists have been killed in West Papua, five abducted and 18 assaulted in 2011.
westpapuamedia
Gunmen Attack Plane in Indonesia; Journalist Dead (abcnews.go.com)
Australia keen to follow developments in West Papua (westpapuamedia.info)
SBY: Non-organic troops to withdraw from Papua, UP4B Suspended
December 18, 2011 News alert, syndication, Urgent ActionBambang Darmono, Bogor, Djoko Suyanto, failure of Special Autonomy, indonesia, Indonesian State Violence, military withdrawl, Papua, Papuan people, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, UP4B, west papuawestpapuamedia
Albert Insaf Tarigan – Okezone
The atmosphere in the Library Meeting SBY in Cikeas. (Frederika Korain / PGI)
JAKARTA – The Indonesian government has promised to withdraw non-organic troops from non-organic provinces of Papua and West Papua.
The promise was delivered directly by the President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a meeting with Papuan church leaders at his residence, Puri Cikeas, Bogor, West Java, on Friday (12/16/2011) night.
The religious leaders present were:
Chairman of the Papua GKI Synod, Yemima Kret
Chairman of the Baptist Church of Papua, Socrates Sofyan Yoman
Chairman of the Kingmi Synod, Benny Giay
Martin Luther Wanma
Rika Korain
President Yudhoyono was accompanied by Vice President Boediono and several ministers, including Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare Agung Laksono, Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto, National Police Chief Pol Gen Pradopo East, Armed Forces Commander Admiral Agus Suhartono, and Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Djoko Suyanto.
In a press conference at the office of the Guild of Churches in Indonesia (PGI), Jakarta, this afternoon, the religious leaders expressed appreciation for the government’s intentions. Moreover, in December, most of the people of Papua will celebrate the feast of Christmas.
“I convey to the President, this month the month of peace, in love, people should be calm. I asked for the violence to stop, it’s time we embraced each other, ” said Chairman of the Synod to Legal Kingmi Benny Giay, on Saturday (17/12/2011).
Hearing the request, said Benny, the President immediately asked the Police Chief and Commander of the TNI in order to stop the violence, “President command to the Chief of Police and the Armed Forces (TNI) to stop the violence in Paniai, at least during the month of Christmas, “he added.
Pastor Gomar Gultom, also present at the meeting, explained that the President did not mention a specific deadline for withdrawal of non-organic troops. However, it is still regarded as an important step to begin the process of dialogue between Jakarta and Papua.
“The President ordered all non-organic troops to be withdrawn and stop the security approach as preparation for dialogue, (which) is not possible if there is a security approach,” he said.
Gultom referred to the (military) assault by Army and Police in Paniai from 12 to 15 December 2011 that has killed (at least) 15 people. The official explanation by police is that they seized and occupied the headquarters of the TPN/OPM (National Liberation Army of West Papua). {West Papua Media note: independent human rights activists and church officials have accused TNI and Police of village burnings, helicopter attacks and massive displacement of 20,000 civilians in the campaign – which is still ongoing}.
According to Gultom, dialogue can not happen if at the same time there are security operations in the territory of Papua. Until now, it is unknown the exact number of non-organic troops stationed in Papua. Imparsial, a human rights organisation last August claimed there are approximately 30 thousand troops in Papua. Of these, 14,000 are organic forces under the control of the Cenderawasih region military command.
Gultom said the two sides have not yet determined the dialogue format, nor points to be discussed, as a new opening meeting last night heard similar views. Furthermore, religious leaders are scheduled to meet again in mid-January 2012 in order to formulate the program in more detail.
However, in general, the President outlined the government’s position in the dialogue within a five point framework, namely the integrity of Indonesian territory and sovereignty integrity and sovereignty of Indonesia, Special Autonomy, Acceleration and expansion of development, with special act for affirmative action, and upholding the rule of law against all who violate the law.
“Affirmative action was meant as long as there is injustice against the people of Papua. So later given the opportunity to them, for example, sitting in the government and so forth, ” he said.
Gultom added, President SBY also expressed in the meeting his views about the role of the Unit to Accelerate Development of Papua and West Papua (UP4B) led by Lt. Gen. ( ret) Bambang Darmono. The Religious leaders view was that UP4B was formed unilaterally, and without hearing the aspirations of the Papuan people.
“There is a meeting point agreed upon last night. All points will be evaluated together, and UP4B will be stopped until results of the joint evaluation are available,” he said.
The religious leaders (repeated their) call for international third-party facilitated dialogue. In addition, they asked the government to release all political prisoners, and to repeal Government Regulation Number 77/2007 that regarding the prohibition of the use of “separatist” symbols in Aceh, Maluku and Papua. This regulation is the government’s basis to prohibit raising the banned Morning Star flag, despite Papuan people being legally allowed to fly the flag by the government of former President Abdurrahman Wahid. (ugo/edited by WestPapuaMedia)
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West Papua Media Note: this significant news was confirmed on December 18 during telephone conversations with participants and observers at the meeting and this article is was written at the request of observers, however comment has been sought from other parties.
West Papua Media Editorial comment: At the face of it, this appears to be a hughely positive step and announcement. However, by refusing to set specific deadline, or measurable and achievable guarantees, it remains to be seen whether this is yet more window dressing whilst still refusing to address the root causes of violence in Papua today: which is the behaviour of Indonesian security forces, and suppression of West Papuan peoples basic human rights to self-determination and freedom from persecution, and their desires for West Papuan independence.
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FOUR PAPUAN church leaders drafted and debated about their letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono while they’re in Jakarta this week. They met Indonesian Coordinating Minister on Politics and Security Djoko Suyantoon Monday, Dec. 12. They spent the next four days to draft the seven-page letter. It was finally signed at about 4pm at the office of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia. They handed over the letter to President Yudhoyono on Friday night at his private residence in Cikeas.They titled the letter, “Pesan Profetis Gereja-Gereja se-Tanah Papua” or the “Prophetical Message from the Churches in the Land of Papua.”
Frederika Korain, a Papuan human rights researcher, thought that it was an important, and histotical moment. She decided to record the moments when the letter was signed.
Rev. Martin Luther Wanma, chairman of the Indonesian Christian Bible Church (blue batik) and Rev. Jemima M. Krey, chairwoman of the Evangelical Christian Church in Papua (black blazer and red scarf) signed the seven-page letter. ©Frederika Korain
Rev. Socratez Sofyan Yoman, chairman of the Alliance of Baptist Churches in Papua signed the seven-page letter. Yoman is also an author. The Indonesian General Attorney Office bans two of his books, Kucuran Air Mata Umat Tuhan di Papua Barat Harus Diakhiri and Pemusnahan Etnis Melanesia. ©Frederika Korain
They prayed and shook hands after signing the seven-page letter. They spent most of their time in the office of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia on Salemba Street, Jakarta. It has a Papua Desk dedicated solely on helping Papuan churches doing their businesses in Jakarta. Rev. Phil Erari, a Papuan priest, an environmentalist and a board member at the Communion of Churches in Indonesia, also attended the signing event.
Rev. Benny Giay, chairman of the Kingmi Gospel Tabernacle Church, spent days to discuss the letter with his colleagues. Giay is also an anthropologist educated at the Vrije University in Amsterdam. When meeting Giay, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, himself a Ph.D, asked Giay in what field he wrote his Ph.D thesis. ©Frederika Korain
Rev. Martin Luther Wanma, chairman of the Indonesian Christian Bible Church, gestured to Rev. Socratez Yoman when signing his letter. Rev. Wanma is based in Manokwari unlike the other three church leaders with their offices in Jayapura.©Frederika Korain
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NBC has released nine Promotional Photos of Chicago Med episode “Tell Me The Truth” (4.18) that will be aired on Wednesday, April 3 at 08:00-09:00 PM.
Get a first look at the episode with the image gallery below, courtesy of NBC. Click on the photo to enlarge.
Chicago Med is an emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city’s newest state-of-the-art trauma center and into the lives of the courageous doctors, nurses and staff who hold it all together.
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The Demonslayer of Lo Manthang
Measured elephantine blasts from the gleaming twelve-foot brass and copper horns erupted over the backdrop of the brisk Himalayan breeze. Accompanied by smaller horns and assorted percussion, the musicians struck a lilting cadence that drew out a troupe of costumed monks from the arched entrance of Chyodi Gompa.
The stout maroon edifice is the last remaining training monastery in the Kingdom of Mustang, a semi-autonomous region in Nepal on the Tibetan border. Chyodi rises prominently from amongst a warren of houses enclosed within the medieval walls of Lo Manthang, Mustang's capital.
The musical commotion attracted a handful of scruffy onlookers who gathered themselves along the top of the earthen walls defining the courtyard's perimeter. As the masked performers lurched down the broad steps, they gradually fanned out into the gray, dusty enclosure, whirling in a mysterious choreography that spoke a fantastic language.
This represented the myth of Dorje Jono, a Buddhist deity who saved his people from the vagaries of a drought brought upon them by his demon father. Normally the tale is performed over three days during Mustang's annual Tiji festival that falls sometime between mid-May and mid-June. However, the Chyodi monks treated us to an abridged performance since our trekking party arrived a month too early.
Up the Creek Without the Toilet Tent
It's easy to take simple things for granted. But when they unexpectedly serve a vital purpose, like preserving your dignity, indifference can turn to reverence.
There were seven of us, along with our guides, porters, and horses. Earl and Nazima, two photographers I was working with, had suggested we go to Mustang, a semi-autonomous kingdom in northern Nepal and one of the few remaining pockets of traditional Tibetan culture. In the 1950s, Mustang had been a base for the insurgency against the Chinese occupation of Tibet, which was why it had been closed to foreigners until 1992.
"Why not go there before it’s ruined?" they asked.
Yak Butter Tea with the King
I felt like Goldilocks making myself at home while the bears were away, only we didn't eat any porridge, sleep in the palace, or stay until the King returned.
It had taken us four days of strenuous trekking through the rainshadow of the Himalayas to reach Manthang, capital of the legendary Kingdom of Lo, or Mustang. For our efforts, we had hoped for an audience with the royal couple, but they were still en route from their annual sojourn in Kathmandu.
With the duration of our trekking permits limiting us to just one full day in Manthang, we managed to persuade the palace caretaker to show us around.
Unlocking the heavy timber door, he led us down a dark, dank, earthen-floored hallway. Ahead of us a lifeless figure materialized from out of the murk, a stuffed dog hung piñata-like from the ceiling. It was the raja's (Lo Gyelbu) first dog, a rare red mastiff preserved for posterity, forever on guard.
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Motorsport TV ends linear channel; replacement service stumbles Reviewed by RXTV-newsdesk on October 01, 2018 Rating: 5
Motorsport TV ends linear channel; replacement service stumbles
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UPDATE | The channel is becoming an online-only service after closing its linear channels last night.
Motorsport TV ceased at 23:00 UK/00:00 CET on Sunday evening across Europe, ending a turbulent time for the channel, which has struggled to stay on air in recent years.
Ahead of the final switch-off, the HD continental version of the channel was being shown on a free-to-air basis via the Astra 19.2 satellite position, after leaving the Canal+ subscription package.
But motor sports fans who were hoping to access the channel's website to access the new online service were unable to do so.
Instead of being able to access the promised new offering of on-demand motor sports content, viewers found motorsport.tv showing a 'down for maintenance' message.
Screenshot of motorsport.tv, 09:00 BST 01/10/2018
By lunchtime, the online service had gone live, albeit still loading slowly. Users can try out the new online Motorsport.tv using a one month free trial, available via www.motorsport.tv.
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Maricopa County sees increase in cases of West Nile Virus
Posted: 3:57 PM, Jul 09, 2019
By: Associated Press , Karla Navarrete
Chris Silva's significant other Karen has been hospitalized since June 4 after experiencing flu-like symptoms. Then came meningitis and then the West Nile Virus diagnosis. Chris says now Karen has encephalitis, which is the swelling of the brain with very little activity. "She had flu-like symptoms, we got her into the hospital the next thing you knew our worst nightmare came true," said Chris. "Be careful with mosquitoes because none of us think much of it, but one mosquito can do incredible damage and we had no idea."
PHOENIX — The number of West Nile Virus cases in Arizona has already surpassed last year's count and could increase through the fall, health officials said.
The Arizona Department of Health says there are 27 West Nile cases (16 confirmed, 11 probable), in 2019 as of July 5, all in Maricopa County, where Phoenix is located, news organizations reported Monday.
There were 24 cases in 2018, the department said. Mosquitoes carrying the virus are expected to persist through November, officials said.
"With this many cases this early in the season, you can expect we are going to see a lot more cases than we did last year, and probably more than we've seen in the last five years," said Rebecca Sunenshine, Maricopa County Department of Public Health medical director for disease control.
Up to 20% of people bitten by mosquitoes carrying West Nile develop flu-like symptoms, while fewer cases result in paralysis or death.
There is no cure, officials said. People 60 years and older and those with compromised immune systems have the highest risk of complications, including encephalitis and meningitis, officials said.
Chris Silva's significant other Karen has been hospitalized since June 4 after experiencing flu-like symptoms. Then came meningitis and then the West Nile Virus diagnosis.
Chris says now Karen has encephalitis, which is the swelling of the brain with very little activity.
"She had flu-like symptoms, we got her into the hospital the next thing you knew our worst nightmare came true," said Chris.
"Be careful with mosquitoes because none of us think much of it, but one mosquito can do incredible damage and we had no idea."
Arizona's monsoon season is also the busiest for West Nile cases. Residents should remove standing water in places such as flower pots to prevent mosquitoes from laying eggs, said Jessica Rigler of the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Precautions should also be taken to prevent bites.
"A lot more infected mosquitoes with higher numbers of disease mean we need to wear insect repellant and clear water out of our yards where mosquitoes can breed," Sunenshine said.
"The community really needs to take it seriously the best I can say is protect yourself," said Chris.
If you want to know if you live in a high mosquito area, or if your neighborhood has been treated for mosquitoes recently, Maricopa County has a map breaking down all those details.
Visit their website for details.
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origin of ‘Joe Bloggs’ (hypothetical average or ordinary man)
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Steve Cooper, playing Joe Bloggs in Monopoleyes, a play written by Will Travis, directed by Susan Mcardle and Paul Brannigan, and produced by Stolen Thread Productions Ltd, was interviewed on 25th October 2016:
“You play Joe Bloggs – could you tell us a bit about your character and what your thoughts are on it?”
“Like the play says, Joe is an Everyman. Nothing special about him. He’s just trying to get through the day and support his family with as much humour and good grace as he can muster. He’s frustrated at his inability to do the basics. A good soul who can’t get an even break.”
source: Stolen thread theatre company
Like Jack, pet form of John, Joe, familiar abbreviation of Joseph, is colloquially used as a generic term for a lad, a fellow, a chap.
And, like Joe Schmo, Joe Blow, Joe Citizen and Joe Doakes in American English, Joe Bloggs in British English is a name applied to a hypothetical average or ordinary man.
The earliest instance of Joe Bloggs in the Oxford English Dictionary (2nd edition – 1989), is from The Guardian of 6th March 1969. But I have discovered an earlier use in Plea for New Points System in Local Darts Tourney: “Scrap Aggregate Totals and Base Results on Individual Games”, by D. M. Naylor, published in the Shipley Times and Express (West Riding of Yorkshire) of Wednesday 10th November 1954:
How soon will the points system that operates in the darts section of the Shipley Licence Holders’ Games League be brought into line with that of other leagues throughout Yorkshire and Lancashire?
A local darts enthusiast put the point bluntly to me the other evening:—“Our way of reckoning the points scored in a match is just plain crazy. The sooner we start doing as other leagues do and award points per games, instead of deciding the match on the aggregate total, then the more the interest will be sustained.”
[…] What my friend wants—and, I am informed, many other league players—is a system which awards a point a game. If you win your game against Joe Bloggs you get one point and if, for example, five of your team win and three lose, then your side win the match by 5-3.
I have also discovered that Joe Bloggs had been a name given to various local characters of weekly short stories set in the West Riding of Yorkshire, written by “The Outcast” and published in the same newspaper in the 1920s and 1930s. A story titled Buying a Greyhound, published on Saturday 27th August 1927, contains:
“Come on, let’s go and interview this dog chap.” So we toddled off, and shortly found ourselves rapping at the gentleman’s door.
Bloggs, his name was, Joe Bloggs, and when he saw Percy he grinned, and said, “Tha’s cummed to see t’ pup Ah reckon.”
[…] Mr Bloggs was not a nice-looking man. He had too many whiskers, far too many, and his face reminded me of a skin rug that we had when I was a lad, and he looked, too, as though he would as soon fight as have his dinner. But here again appearances were deceitful, for he was quite a good chap.
In another story, A New Year’s Party, published on Saturday 3rd January 1931, Joe Bloggs is an entirely different man:
Luckily, at that moment, the arrival of Bob’s brother-in-law stopped his (Bob’s) rather indelicate remarks […].
Now, Mrs Wibble had been a Miss Bloggs, and the name of Robert’s brother-in-law was Joe Bloggs, and he was—so Bob put it to me on the quiet—“a chap ’at it ’ud ha’ paid ’is feyther to ha’ drahnded, an’ kep’ a pig a’stead.¹” so you may imagine that Mr Bloggs was not at all a nice man, and to make matters worse, I saw as soon as ever he entered the room that he had sojourned too long at “The Blue Bell.”
(¹ a chap that it would have paid his father to have drowned, and kept a pig instead)
Finally, Joe Bloggs is a guileless gardener in The Fairies, published on Thursday 13th April 1933:
When I was a lad I used to believe in fairies to some extent. […]
It was this touching innocence of mine that led to the little adventure, that it is now my purpose to relate, an adventure that I shared with another small boy as innocent as myself.
My father, in those clays, employed a gardener, whom, I think, must have been descended in an unbroken line, from Ananias², and one day he told me and my bosom pal, Sam Briggs, a most wonderful story about Hope Hill.
I expect you will know Hope Hill? That lump of ground on the other side of the Aire Valley³ from Wrose Hill, but a good deal nearer to Bingley.
Well, Joe Bloggs, the gardener, told us that the rounded crest of Hope Hill was a favourite resort of fairies from midnight to cock-crow.
“Hi, lads,” he added, “an’ I’ve seed ’em misen.”
“Go on, Joe,” said Sam, his eyes standing out like hat-pegs, “go on, I don’t believe you ever have,” and I, feeling that as Joe was pa’s gardener, I could be more definite, as it were remarked simply,
“You’re a liar, Joe.”
“Oh, am I? clever britches,” said Joe indignantly, “well, all I know is that one summer neet, a gooid mony years ago, I wor goin’ ’ome to Eldwick, wheer I lived i’ them days, ’avin’ bin dahn i’ Bingla’, an’ ’as it wor sich a grand neet I thowt I w’o’d tak a walk o’er t’ top o’ t’ hill […] when orl of a sudden I seed t’ fairies! […] They stood ’appen a foot ’igh, an’ they ’ad wands i’ their ’ands. Arf a duzzen of ’em ther’ was, an’ they made a ring rahnd me, an’ donced away.”
[…] Well, looking back on Joe’s narrative from the wisdom of riper years, I will be charitable, and say that perchance he was not lying, and he had merely sojourned too long in “The Brown Cow,” and had simply imagined what he thought he saw. Ale was ale in those days, I believe.
[…] Joe […] departed to get on with what he called his work, and what my father used to call, if I remember rightly, his exhibition of living statuary.
² In the Acts of the Apostles, Ananias and his wife Sapphira were struck dead because they lied.
³ The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire.
The reason the author of these short stories called Joe Bloggs several characters might be that it was a name perhaps widespread in the West Riding of Yorkshire. And it is possible that Joe Bloggs as a generic term for an average or typical man originated in this region of England.
meaning and origin of ‘to make (both) ends meet’
the curious history of the word ‘gossip’
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The New Sony A7Riii: The Best Travel Photography Camera Ever Made?
Sony’s Alpha range of mirrorless cameras have come a long way from where they started.
Let’s take a look at the original A7R. When it was first announced back in 2013 as a full frame 36.4 MP beast it was expected to blow the competition out of the water. Did it?
There were a few major issues with it that left people who switched over from Nikon and Canon with some pretty big regrets. For one, the focus peaking was terrible. Focus peaking is supposed to help with manual focusing by drawing lines over the parts of an image that are in focus, the A7R missed the mark a lot more often than it should have. Nailing focus is especially important with a 36.4 MP full frame camera as if it’s not perfect, any imperfections are going to be amplified by that monster of a sensor and be pretty obvious in the final image.
The issue extended to the auto focus. Simply put, it just didn’t work.
Fast forward to the next generation of the camera, the A7Rii.
What a difference a couple of years make! The Mark 2 version was in a whole new league when compared to its predecessor. Auto focus was blazing fast and hit the mark almost every time. It came with a whopping 42 MP upgraded full frame sensor, 399 auto focus points, 4K video and much much more. This time it wasn’t a disappointment, it lived up to the hype and then some. People hailed it as the best mirrorless camera on the market and it made the big 2 (Nikon and Canon) sit up and pay attention.
So when Sony announced that the A7Riii was on it’s way a couple of weeks back the question everyone was asking was, could this be as big of a step forward as the Mark ii was from the Mark i?
I’ll admit I haven’t had a chance to get my hands on the A7Riii yet but I’m a BIG BIG fan of the Mark ii so if that’s anything to go by then Sony’s newest creation must be jam packed with tons of full framed, mirrorless juiciness.
Some A7Riii Specs
As you can see above it comes loaded with a whole bunch of upgrades but the most noticeable improvements (and most useful in my opinion) are:
The increase in native ISO from a maximum of 25600 to 32000
Continuous shooting increase from 5 FPS to 10 FPS
Increased buffer size to 76 uncompressed RAW files :-O
+1 stop of in-body image stabilisation
2.2x increase in battery life (thank god)
Duel SD card slots
And what it doesn’t say in the image above is that Sony claim the A7Riii has a HUGE 15 stops of dynamic range (probably the most impressive upgrade in my opinion).
From the reviews and what I’ve heard from other photographers, the A7Riii is another big step forward from the previous version. As big as the step forward from Mark i to Mark ii? Maybe not but nevertheless it’s still a very noticeable improvement.
Okay so this is where the DSLR fan boys and girls come in and say “Well once you add lenses to a full frame mirrorless camera body it’s the same size if not bigger than a DSLR, so how is it better for travel?”
The answer is simple, weight.
Yes it’s true that once you add a lens to any full frame mirrorless camera it can be more or less the same size as a DSLR but these days with the weight restrictions airlines place on luggage, the lighter your camera system is the better. That’s something they can’t argue against, the A7Riii is lighter than any pro level DSLR even with lenses attached.
Don’t forget that as travel photographers we carry our camera bags around with us all day, weight saving soon pays off in other ways too.
So is the A7Riii the best camera for travel photography? In my opinion quite possibly. Would I hurry to sell the A7Rii so I could upgrade? No, not like with the original A7R.
I would say to anyone though who wanted to upgrade to some pro level travel photography gear, and that hasn’t already bought into the Sony system, that the A7Riii is what they should go for without a doubt.
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Russian school siege enters second day
Up to 400 mainly young hostages seized at a school close to Chechnya have faced a second torturous day in captivity, with talks between the Russian authorities and their captors proving futile.
A bid to exchange child hostages with adults has been rejected
In three hours of phone negotiations, officials on Thursday said they offered the hostage-takers safe passage out of the region and also to exchange the trapped children - some as young as five - with adults. Both offers were turned down.
There was conflicting information about the hostage-takers' demands, with some initial reports saying they have sought the withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya.
Camouflaged troops surrounded the school in the North Ossetian town of Beslan on Wednesday while distraught parents crowded outside police cordons demanding information and accusing the government of failing to protect their children.
Wrapped in suicide-bomb belts, the hostage-takers are threatening to blow up the building and kill the captives if the school was stormed by Russian troops.
Eight people died of their wounds on Wednesday, according to Salam al-Ubaiby, Aljazeera correspondent reporting from Beslan.
The kidnappers have only allowed the school's doctor to enter and negotiate with them about delivering supplies like food and water to the hostages.
The captors belong to the Shuhada (Martyrs) Riyadh al-Salhin group, one of whose cells was responsible for the Moscow theatre siege in October 2002.
Grim wait
"I have been here all day, waiting for anything," said Svetlana Tskayeva, a woman whose grown-up daughter and three grandchildren are among the hostages.
"I am not hearing anything, they are not telling us anything," she said. "It's awful, it's frightening."
The Beslan school siege began less than 24 hours after a human bomber self-detonated outside a Moscow railway station on Tuesday, killing at least nine people.
Apart from pupils, the hostages
include teachers and parents
On Wednesday, the attackers - men and women - drove up in a covered truck and stormed the building where children were preparing for the first day of the school year.
Most of the hostages were herded into the school gym, but others, primarily children, were ordered to stand at the windows, police spokesman Alexei Polyansky said.
Child hostages
The school covers grades 1-11, but officials said that most of the children taken hostage were under 14 years of age.
Gunfire broke out after the raid and regional emergency officials said 11 men and two women suffered gunshot wounds.
One girl lay wounded on the grounds near the school, but emergency workers could not reach her because the area was coming under fire.
Russian media reported that as many as 50 children managed to flee the school in the chaos of the raid.
Kazbek Dzantiyev, head of the region's Interior Ministry, said group has threatened that "for every destroyed fighter, they will kill 50 children and for every injured fighter 20 children".
Chechen link?
While officials have not linked the Beslan group to Chechen fighters, the event brought back nightmarish memories of the hostage-taking at a Moscow theatre by Chechen separatists in 2002, during which 130 spectators died after police used a poison gas when they stormed the building.
"I am not hearing anything, they are not telling us anything. It's awful, it's frightening"
Mother of one of the hostages
Faced with the latest crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin has broken off his seaside holiday to return to Moscow.
On Tuesday, at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, the Russian leader had met German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac.
Putin had been due to visit Turkey this week but has cancelled his plans.
The Kremlin said Putin summoned his interior minister and the head of the FSB security service to discuss the crisis.
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Finished > Drama > Series
Hollyoaks - Season 2011/2012 (a) - Eps 3160-3419
260 x 1/2 hour
Lime Pictures
Hollyoaks succeeds as a sexy, sassy and young-hearted show, while remaining committed to the social issues that affect its target market. For this reason Hollyoaks is able to communicate directly with its viewers on the issues that matter to them. With storylines ranging from teen pregnancy to dating disasters Hollyoaks embraces the entire spectrum of teen issues balancing the dramatic with the light-hearted to create a show that is both informative and highly entertaining. Proving it’s not just a show for kids, Hollyoaks has tackled other serious issues including male rape, which aired in a late night episode - ‘Breaking Boundaries’. This proved to be one of the shows most critically acclaimed storylines and attracted an entirely new audience, an audience that the show has retained ever since. The consistent appeal to its audience and loyalty Hollyoaks has commanded over the past ten years is testament to the shows success.
British Soap Awards 2014- Best British Soap British Soap Awards 2014- Villain of the Year Sexiest Male and Best Young Performance Nominated for Best Soap or Continuing Drama at the Broadcast Awards 2010 6 Awards at the British Soap Awards 2008 Best Storyline & Best Dramatic Performance by a Young Actor- Ellis Hollins- British Soap Awards 2006
Midsomer Murders - Series 11
Party Wright Around The World...
New Pictures Untitled (w/t)
Hollyoaks Series 1 (1995)
Hollyoaks - Format
Hollyoaks - Season 2006/2007 - Eps 1856-2116
Hollyoaks - Season 2012/2013 - Eps 3502 - 3761
Hollyoaks - Season 2011/2012 (b) - Eps 3420 - 3501
Hollyoaks - Season 2016/2017 - Ep 4544 - 4804
Hollyoaks -Season 2018/2019 - Eps 5066-5326
Lime Pictures for Channel 4, UK
Executive Producer: Tony Wood, Series Producer: Emma Smithwick
Youth Interest
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'Corn College TV' Segment Explains the Carbon Penalty
by Margy Eckelkamp
02:21AM Jan 10, 2012
Ken Ferrie calls the process of decomposing last year’s crop as it pulls nutrients from the soil as the "carbon penalty." In Episode 9 of "Corn College TV," Season 2, Ferrie shows farmers how paying the carbon penalty fits into the Systems Approach to farming.
"In your nitrogen management program, it’s all about timing and placement—not necessarily the total amount," he explains. "You’ve got to have the nutrients at the right place at the right time."
This fits into the carbon penalty because early in the season as soils warm up, microbial activity speeds up and immobilizes the available nitrogen.
"You have to manage nitrogen up front and have enough to carry through the back end of the crop’s development. If you have yellow corn early in the year, you aren’t managing for the carbon penalty. When you’re following a year like 2010 where we didn’t have much decomposition in the fall, the carbon penalty can easily tie up 150 lb. of nitrogen early in the season."
Learn more in this episode of "Corn College TV."
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Outlaw Characters
The Lockhart Gang
Britt Lockhart
THE DUKE/LORD WINDSOR HARRINGTON
Unaffiliated. Romantically involved with Laney. Britt is a master of disguise. He operates as the Diamond Duke, scamming and hustling Ruli players. After he rescues Laney from Jasen Carver’s attack, he becomes good friends with her brother Cole. They devise a much larger scheme to take on the Legacy. Britt becomes Lord Windsor Harrington, infiltrating the Legacy from a high rank within the Elite. Britt has reddish-brown hair and brown eyes with flecks of gold and green.
Leland "Laney" Rose
LADY STASIA HARRINGTON
Unaffiliated. Romantically involved with Britt. Sister of Cole. Laney is hotheaded, stubborn, and angry. She’s been picked on too many times for just being who she is. Ironically, she is quick to judge and label others, although she hates when people do that to her. She loves Britt, but feels like he doesn’t care much for her. Laney has long, brown, curly hair and brown eyes. As Lady Stasia, she dons a blonde wig and blue lenses.
Driscoll "Cole" Rose
RISK/BROGAN DUNBAR
Unaffiliated. Romantically involved with Callista Delcia. Brother of Laney. Cole has been Laney’s caretaker for as long as he can remember. He does it out of a sense of obligation, but also because he loves her. He’s quite protective. After befriending Britt, he joins in the Elite scheme as Brogan Dunbar, Lord Windsor’s adviser.
Lumen/Logia/Ghosts
Redic Clairet
Head of the Ghosts. Former Praesidium member, founder of the Ghost movement. Redic is of average height and build. He has blue eyes and shoulder-length caramel-reddish hair. He has a strong personality. Long ago, he was jovial and fun, but became hardened by the death of his family and passionate against the Legacy. Redic knows he could have a strong ally in Britt Lockhart. He woos Britt, hoping to win him over to the Ghosts.
Brax Hughes
Lumen. Ghost. Second in command and medic of Valor’s Fool. Married to Belle. Brax is tall, fit and strong, like his best friend Gray. He has blue eyes that he often uses to charm those around him and straight reddish-blonde hair, on the longish side. He is extroverted, friendly and jovial, but can be serious when need be.
Cam Grayson
Logia. Ghost. Captain of Valor’s Fool. Son of Callum and Tierney. Married to Selah. Cam is tall, fit and strong. He has brown eyes and dark brown hair, which he usually keeps trim with some length on top. He is gentle, but is serious. Occasionally, he’ll cut up with Brax and sometimes his crew. He is focused on work and the cause of delivering the system from the Legacy.
Seraph Clairet
Logia, gifted with reconciliation. Son of Redic and Caelya. Twin brother of Selah. Seraph is tall and fit, with blue eyes and caramel-reddish hair, kept neat with a little length on top. He is gentle, yet strong and has a little underlying anger because of his past. Seraph is one of the Chosen who raised Prince Ternion from the dead in the Reconciliation Prophecy.
Selah Grayson
Logia, gifted with restoration. Daughter of Redic and Caelya.
Twin sister of Seraph. Selah is slender and delicate, but has an internal strength that comes from her faith. She has blue eyes and long, wavy caramel-reddish hair. She is quiet, reserved, and elegant. Selah is one of the Chosen of the Reconciliation Prophecy.
Jasen Carver
Legacy. Elite. Carver is a thug from the start. He attacks Laney after she turns him down for a date. He then leads her into a dangerous drug addiction. Later, he becomes a Zephyr officer and all but stalks Laney. He is named a lieutenant commander and stationed onboard the Ploughshare. Jasen has dark red hair and cold blue eyes.
Zakaris Sinclaire
Legacy. Zephyr captain of the Ploughshare. Zak has served the Legacy since he was young. He is athletic and smart, known for his discernment and wisdom. As a student, he made the Chancellor’s List every month. He won the Excellence in Leadership award his final year which promoted him past Zephyr officer training and into active rank. He is very handsome, with trim blond hair and blue eyes. He’s tall and has a broad chest and shoulders. Although he is honorable, he can’t help but fall for the married Lady Stasia.
© 2019 Ashley Bazer
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