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What is A-Methapred and how is it used?
A-Methapred is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of Allergic Conditions and Acute Exacerbation of Multiple Sclerosis. A-Methapred may be used alone or with other medications.
A-Methapred belongs to a class of drugs called Corticosteroids; Anti-Inflammatory Agents.
It is not known if A-Methapred is safe and effective in children younger than 12 years of age.
What are the possible side effects of A-Methapred?
A-Methapred may cause serious side effects including:
- hives,
- difficulty breathing,
- swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
- blurred vision,
- tunnel vision,
- eye pain,
- seeing halos around lights,
- shortness of breath,
- swelling,
- rapid weight gain,
- severe depression,
- changes in personality,
- unusual thoughts or behavior,
- new or unusual pain in an arm or leg or in your back,
- severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back,
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- bloody or tarry stools,
- coughing up blood,
- vomit that looks like coffee grounds,
- seizure,
- leg cramps,
- constipation,
- irregular heartbeats,
- fluttering in your chest,
- increased thirst,
- increased urination,
- numbness or tingling,
- muscle weakness, and
- limp feeling
Get medical help right away, if you have any of the symptoms listed above.
The most common side effects of A-Methapred include:
- weight gain (especially in your face or your upper back and torso),
- slow wound healing,
- muscle pain or weakness,
- thinning skin,
- increased sweating,
- stomach discomfort,
- bloating,
- headache, and
- changes in your menstrual periods
Tell the doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of A-Methapred. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
A-Methapred (methylprednisolone sodium succinate for injection, USP) sterile powder contains methylprednisolone sodium succinate as the active ingredient. Methylprednisolone sodium succinate, USP, occurs as a white, or nearly white, odorless hygroscopic, amorphous solid. It is very soluble in water and in alcohol; it is insoluble in chloroform and is very slightly soluble in acetone.
The chemical name for methylprednisolone sodium succinate is pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione,21-(3-carboxy-1-oxo-propoxy)-11,17-dihydroxy-6-methyl-monosodium salt, (6a, 11ß), and the molecular weight is 496.53.
The structural formula is represented below:
Methylprednisolone sodium succinate is so extremely soluble in water that it may be administered in a small volume of diluent and is especially well suited for intravenous use in situations in which high blood levels of methylprednisolone are required rapidly.
A-Methapred (methylprednisolone sodium succinate) is available in several strengths and packages for intravenous or intramuscular administration.
40 mg Single-Dose Vial- Each mL (when mixed) contains methylprednisolone sodium succinate equivalent to 40 mg methylprednisolone; also 1.6 mg monobasic sodium phosphate anhydrous; 17.46 mg dibasic sodium phosphate anhydrous; 25 mg lactose anhydrous; 8.8 mg benzyl alcohol added as preservative.
125 mg Single-Dose Vial- Each 2 mL (when mixed) contains methylprednisolone sodium succinate equivalent to 125 mg methylprednisolone; also 1.6 mg monobasic sodium phosphate anhydrous; 17.4 mg dibasic sodium phosphate anhydrous; 17.6 mg benzyl alcohol added as preservative.
When necessary, the pH of each formula was adjusted with sodium hydroxide so that the pH of the reconstituted solution is within the USP specified range of 7 to 8 and the tonicities are, for the 40 mg per mL solution, 0.50 osmolar; for the 125 mg per 2 mL, 0.40 osmolar; (Isotonic saline = 0.28 osmolar).
IMPORTANT- Use only Bacteriostatic Water For Injection with Benzyl Alcohol when reconstituting A-Methapred (methylprednisolone sodium succinate) .
Use within 48 hours after mixing.
When oral therapy is not feasible, and the strength, dosage form and route of administration of the drug reasonably lend the preparation to the treatment of the condition, A-Methapred (methylprednisolone sodium succinate) sterile powder is indicated for intravenous or intramuscular use in the following conditions:
- Endocrine Disorders
- Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the drug of choice; synthetic analogs may be used in conjunction with mineralocorticoids where applicable; in infancy, mineralocorticoid supplementation is of particular importance)
- Acute adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the drug of choice; mineralocorticoid supplementation may be necessary, particularly when synthetic analogs are used)
- Preoperatively and in the event of serious trauma or illness, in patients with known adrenal insufficiency or when adrenocortical reserve is doubtful
- Shock unresponsive to conventional therapy if adrenocortical insufficiency exists or is suspected
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Hypercalcemia associated with cancer
- Nonsuppurative thyroiditis
- Rheumatic Disorders
As adjunctive therapy for short-term administration (to tide the patient over an acute episode or exacerbation) in:
- Post-traumatic osteoarthritis
- Synovitis of osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis, including juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (selected cases may require low-dose maintenance therapy)
- Acute and subacute bursitis
- Epicondylitis
- Acute nonspecific tenosynovitis
- Acute gouty arthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Collagen Diseases
During an exacerbation or as maintenance therapy in selected cases of:
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Systemic dermatomyositis (polymyositis)
- Acute rheumatic carditis
- Dermatologic Diseases
- Pemphigus
- Severe erythema multi-forme (Stevens-Johnson syndrome)
- Exfoliative dermatitis
- Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis
- Severe seborrheic dermatitis
- Severe psoriasis
- Mycosis fungoides
- Allergic States
Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment in:
- Bronchial asthma
- Contact dermatitis
- Atopic dermatitis
- Serum sickness
- Seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis
- Drug hypersensitivity reactions
- Urticarial transfusion reactions
- Acute noninfectious laryngeal edema (epinephrine is the drug of first choice)
- Ophthalmic Diseases
Severe acute and chronic allergic and inflammatory processes involving the eye, such as:
- Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
- Iritis, iridocyclitis
- Chorioretinitis
- Diffuse posterior uveitis and choroiditis
- Optic neuritis
- Sympathetic ophthalmia
- Anterior segment inflammation
- Allergic conjunctivitis
- Allergic corneal marginal ulcers
- Keratitis
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
To tide the patient over a critical period of the disease in:
- Ulcerative colitis (systemic therapy)
- Regional enteritis (systemic therapy)
- Respiratory Diseases
- Symptomatic sarcoidosis
- Berylliosis
- Fulminating or disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis when used concurrently with appropriate antituberculous chemotherapy
- Loeffler's syndrome not manageable by other means
- Aspiration pneumonitis
- Hematologic Disorders
- Acquired (autoimmune) hemolytic anemia
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults (IV only; IM administration is contraindicated)
- Secondary thrombocytopenia in adults
- Erythroblastopenia (RBC anemia)
- Congenital (erythroid) hypoplastic anemia
- Neoplastic Diseases
For palliative management of:
- Leukemias and lymphomas in adults
- Acute leukemia of childhood
- Edematous States
- To induce diuresis or remission of proteinuria in the nephrotic syndrome, without uremia, of the idiopathic type or that due to lupus erythematosus
- Acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis
- Tuberculous meningitis with subarachnoid block or impending block when used concurrently with appropriate antituberculous chemotherapy
- Trichinosis with neurologic or myocardial involvement
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When high dose therapy is desired, the recommended dose of A-Methapred (methylprednisolone sodium succinate) sterile powder is 30 mg/kg administered intravenously over at least 30 minutes. This dose may be repeated every 4 to 6 hours for 48 hours.
In general, high dose corticosteroid therapy should be continued only until the patient's condition has stabilized; usually not beyond 48 to 72 hours.
Although adverse effects associated with high dose short-term corticoid therapy are uncommon, peptic ulceration may occur. Prophylactic antacid therapy may be indicated.
In other indications initial dosage will vary from 10 to 40 mg of methylprednisolone depending on the clinical problem being treated. The larger doses may be required for short-term management of severe, acute conditions. The initial dose usually should be given intravenously over a period of several minutes. Subsequent doses may be given intravenously or intramuscularly at intervals dictated by the patient's response and clinical condition. Corticoid therapy is an adjunct to, and not replacement for conventional therapy.
Dosage may be reduced for infants and children but should be governed more by the severity of the condition and response of the patient than by age or size. It should not be less than 0.5 mg/kg every 24 hours.
Dosage must be decreased or discontinued gradually when the drug has been administered for more than a few days. If a period of spontaneous remission occurs in a chronic condition, treatment should be discontinued. Routine laboratory studies, such as urinalysis, two-hour postprandial blood sugar, determination of blood pressure and body weight, and a chest X-ray should be made at regular intervals during prolonged therapy. Upper GI X-rays are desirable in patients with an ulcer history or significant dyspepsia.
A-Methapred (methylprednisolone sodium succinate) may be administered by intravenous or intramuscular injection or by intravenous infusion, the preferred method for initial emergency use being intravenous injection. To administer by intravenous (or intramuscular) injection, prepare solution as directed. The desired dose may be administered intravenously over a period of several minutes.
To prepare solutions for intravenous infusion, first prepare the solution for injection as directed. This solution may then be added to indicated amounts of 5% dextrose in water, isotonic saline solution or 5% dextrose in isotonic saline solution.
Multiple Sclerosis
In treatment of acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis, daily doses of 200 mg of prednisolone for a week followed by 80 mg every other day for 1 month have been shown to be effective (4 mg of methylprednisolone is equivalent to 5 mg of prednisolone).
Directions for Reconstitution
- Remove protective cap.
- Cleanse stopper with suitable germicide.
- Aseptically add 1 mL Bacteriostatic Water for Injection, USP (with benzyl alcohol) for the 40 mg vial or 2 mL Bacteriostatic Water for Injection, USP (with benzyl alcohol) for the 125 mg vial.
- Agitate to effect solution.
- Invert vial. Insert needle through target area of stopper until tip is just visible. Withdraw dose.
Storage Conditions
Protect from light.
Store unreconstituted product at 20 to 25°C (68 to 77°F). [See USP Controlled Room Temperature.]
Store solution at 20 to 25°C (68 to 77°F). [See USP Controlled Room Temperature.]
Use solution within 48 hours after mixing.
A-Methapred (methylprednisolone sodium succinate) sterile powder is available in the following packages:
|Single-Dose Vial
|40 mg/vial
|Single-Dose Vial
|125 mg/vial
Rev: October, 2005. Hospira Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, USA. FDA rev date: 11/25/2008
Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances
Sodium retention, Fluid retention, Congestive heart failure in susceptible patients, Potassium loss, Hypokalemic alkalosis, Hypertension
Muscle weakness, Steroid myopathy, Loss of muscle mass, Severe arthralgia, Vertebral compression fractures, Aseptic necrosis of femoral and humeral heads, Pathologic fracture of long bones, Osteoporosis
Peptic ulcer with possible perforation and hemorrhage, Pancreatitis, Abdominal distention, and Ulcerative esophagitis
Impaired wound healing, Thin fragile skin, Petechiae and ecchymoses, Facial erythema, Increased sweating, May suppress reactions to skin tests
Increased intracranial pressure with papilledema (pseudo-tumor cerebri) usually after treatment, Convulsions, Vertigo, Headache
Development of Cushingoid state, Suppression of growth in children, Secondary adrenocortical and pituitary unresponsiveness, particularly in times of stress, as in trauma, surgery or illness, Menstrual irregularities, Decreased carbohydrate tolerance, Manifestations of latent diabetes mellitus, Increased requirements for insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents in diabetics
Posterior subcapsular cataracts, Increased intraocular pressure, Glaucoma, Exophthalmos
Negative nitrogen balance due to protein catabolism
The following additional adverse reactions are related to parenteral corticosteroid therapy: Hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation, Subcutaneous and cutaneous atrophy, Sterile abscess, Anaphylactic reaction with or without circulatory collapse, cardiac arrest, bronchospasm, Urticaria, Nausea and vomiting, Cardiac arrhythmias; hypotension or hypertension
The pharmacokinetic interactions listed below are potentially clinically important. Mutual inhibition of metabolism occurs with concurrent use of cyclosporin and methylprednisolone; therefore, it is possible that adverse events associated with the individual use of either drug may be more apt to occur. Convulsions have been reported with concurrent use of methylprednisolone and cyclosporin.
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While on corticosteroid therapy patients should not be vaccinated against smallpox. Other immunization procedures should not be undertaken in patients who are on corticosteroids, especially on high dose, because of possible hazards of neurological complications and a lack of antibody response.
In patients on corticosteroid therapy subjected to any unusual stress, increased dosage of rapidly acting corticosteroids before, during, and after the stressful situation is indicated.
Corticosteroids may mask some signs of infection, and new infections may appear during their use. There may be decreased resistance and inability to localize infection when corticosteroids are used.
A study has failed to establish the efficacy of Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate for Injection, USP in the treatment of sepsis syndrome and septic shock. The study also suggests that treatment of these conditions with Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate for Injection, USP may increase the risk of mortality in certain patients (ie, patients with elevated serum creatinine levels or patients who develop secondary infections after Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate for Injection, USP.
Prolonged use of corticosteroids may produce posterior subcapsular cataracts, glaucoma with possible damage to the optic nerves, and may enhance the establishment of secondary ocular infections due to fungi or viruses.
Usage in pregnancy
Since adequate human reproduction studies have not been done with corticosteroids, the use of these drugs in pregnancy, nursing mothers, or women of child-bearing potential requires that the possible benefits of the drug be weighed against the potential hazards to the mother and embryo or fetus. Infants born of mothers who have received substantial doses of corticosteroids during pregnancy should be carefully observed for signs of hypoadrenalism.
Average and large doses of cortisone or hydrocortisone can cause elevation of blood pressure, salt and water retention, and increased excretion of potassium. These effects are less likely to occur with the synthetic derivatives except when used in large doses. Dietary salt restriction and potassium supplementation may be necessary. All corticosteroids increase calcium excretion.
While on corticosteroid therapy patients should not be vaccinated against smallpox. Other immunization procedures should not be undertaken in patients who are on corticosteroids, especially on high dose, because of possible hazards of neurological complications and a lack of antibody response.
The use of Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate for Injection, USP sterile powder in active tuberculosis should be restricted to those cases of fulminatingor disseminated tuberculosis in which the corticosteroid is used for the management of the disease in conjunction with appropriate antituberculous regimen.
If corticosteroids are indicated in patients with latent tuberculosis or tuberculin reactivity, close observation is necessary as reactivation of the disease may occur. During prolonged corticosteroid therapy, these patients should receive chemoprophylaxis.
Because rare instances of anaphylactic (eg, bronchospasm) reactions have occurred in patients receiving parenteral corticosteroid therapy, appropriate precautionary measures should be taken prior to administration, especially when the patient has a history of allergy to any drug.
There are reports of cardiac arrhythmias and/or circulatory collapse and/or cardiac arrest following the rapid administration of large IV doses of Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate for Injection, USP (greater than 0.5 gram administered over a period of less than 10 minutes). Bradycardia has been reported during or after the administration of large doses of Methylprednisolone sodium succinate, and may be unrelated to the speed or duration of infusion.
Persons who are on drugs which suppress the immune system are more susceptible to infections than healthy individuals. Chicken pox and measles, for example, can have a more serious or even fatal course in non-immune children or adults on corticosteroids. In such children or adults who have not had these diseases, particular care should be taken to avoid exposure. How the dose, route and duration of corticosteroid administration affects the risk of developing a disseminated infection is not known. The contribution of the underlying disease and/or prior corticosteroid treatment to the risk is also not known. If exposed to chicken pox, prophylaxis with varicella zoster immune globulin (VZIG) may be indicated. If exposed to measles, prophylaxis with pooled intramuscular immunoglobulin (IG) may be indicated. (See the respective package inserts for complete VZIG and IG prescribing information.) If chicken pox develops, treatment with antiviral agents may be considered.
General Precautions
Drug-induced secondary adrenocortical insufficiency may be minimized by gradual reduction of dosage. This type of relative insufficiency may persist for months after discontinuation of therapy; therefore, in any situation of stress occurring during that period, hormone therapy should be reinstituted. Since mineralocorticoid secretion may be impaired, salt and/or a mineralocorticoid should be administered concurrently.
There is an enhanced effect of corticosteroids on patients with hypothyroidism and in those with cirrhosis.
Corticosteroids should be used cautiously in patients with ocular herpes simplex because of possible corneal perforation.
The lowest possible dose of corticosteroid should be used to control the condition under treatment, and when reduction in dosage is possible, the reduction should be gradual.
Psychic derangements may appear when corticosteroids are used, ranging from euphoria, insomnia, mood swings, personality changes, and severe depression, to frank psychotic manifestations. Also, existing emotional instability or psychotic tendencies may be aggravated by corticosteroids.
Aspirin should be used cautiously in conjunction with corticosteroids in hypoprothrombinemia.
Steroids should be used with caution in nonspecific ulcerative colitis, if there is a probability of impending perforation, abscess or other pyogenic infection; diverticulitis; fresh intestinal anastomoses; active or latent peptic ulcer; renal insufficiency; hypertension; osteoporosis; and myasthenia gravis.
Growth and development of infants and children on prolonged corticosteroid therapy should be carefully observed.
Although controlled clinical trials have shown corticosteroids to be effective in speeding the resolution of acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis, they do not show that corticosteroids affect the ultimate outcome or natural history of the disease. The studies do show that relatively high doses of corticosteroids are necessary to demonstrate a significant effect. (See DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION.)
Since complications of treatment with glucocorticoids are dependent on the size of the dose and duration of treatment, a risk/benefit decision must be made in each individual case as to dose and duration of treatment and as to whether daily or intermittent therapy should be used.
No information provided.
The use of A-Methapred (methylprednisolone sodium succinate) sterile powder is contraindicated in premature infants because the reconstitution diluent contains benzyl alcohol. Benzyl alcohol has been reported to be associated with a fatal "Gasping Syndrome" in premature infants. A-Methapred (methylprednisolone sodium succinate) sterile powder is also contraindicated in systemic fungal infections and patients with known hypersensitivity to the product and its constituents.
Methylprednisolone is a potent anti-inflammatory steroid with greater anti-inflammatory potency than prednisolone and even less tendency than prednisolone to induce sodium and water retention.
Methylprednisolone sodium succinate has the same metabolic and anti-inflammatory actions as methylprednisolone. When given parenterally and in equimolar quantities, the two compounds are equivalent in biologic activity. The relative potency of A-Methapred (methylprednisolone sodium succinate) sterile powder and hydrocortisone sodium succinate, as indicated by depression of eosinophil count, following intravenous administration, is at least four to one. This is in good agreement with the relative oral potency of methylprednisolone and hydrocortisone.
Persons who are on immunosuppressant doses of corticosteroids should be warned to avoid exposure to chicken pox or measles. Patients should also be advised that if they are exposed, medical advice should be sought without delay.
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The mosquito is a winged insect of the genus Culex. The female possesses a long proboscis which punctures (not bites) the skin of humans and animals to suck their blood.[1] Such mosquito 'bites' are a prime cause of the spread of the tropical disease malaria.
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Fortinet Extends Security Fabric Automation, Visibility and Control to Cloud Environments
Launches CASB offering and expands on-demand cloud security solutions with unmatched performance for enterprises and service providers
John Maddison, senior vice president of products and solutions, Fortinet
"Companies are building out flexible and scalable infrastructure with the use of private and public clouds. As such, maintaining a strong and consistent security posture is essential. Fortinet is enhancing its security capabilities across private, infrastructure and application (SaaS) clouds through its Security Fabric. This ranges from increased scalability, new public cloud features and SaaS visibility via a new CASB offering, delivering optimal security performance at cloud-scale."
News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announced that it has extended the performance, automation, visibility and management of the Fortinet Security Fabric into all types of cloud environments, spanning private and public Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) clouds to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications.
- Fortinet delivers unmatched cloud security scale, performance and value for private and public clouds with expanded virtualized FortiGate capacities.
- Enabling enterprises to pay for cloud security as needed, Fortinet solutions are now available on-demand in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
- Optimizing automation of public cloud deployments, FortiGate delivers enhanced auto-scaling and orchestration capabilities for AWS workloads, both on-demand and bring-your-own-license (BYOL).
- New Fortinet VM On-Demand pay-as-you-go licensing program for cloud providers and MSSPs delivers flexible pricing and automation options for end customers.
- FortiCASB is a new cloud access security broker service for on and off-network visibility and control of Office 365 and other SaaS applications.
Reducing the Attack Surface from IoT to the Cloud through Visibility and Control
According to a recent survey by ESG Research, 62% of cybersecurity professionals say it is difficult to get the same level of visibility into cloud-based workloads as they have on their physical networks, while 56% state that their organization's current network security operations and processes lacks the right level of automation and orchestration needed for the cloud. In order to achieve the scale, elasticity, and efficiency benefits of the cloud, the data and security elements across all environments must be integrated, visible and able to share intelligence to ensure automated protection.
Fortinet has extended core capabilities of its Security Fabric architecture to enable businesses to experience the same level of cybersecurity and threat intelligence in cloud environments as they do on their physical networks. Part of the FortiOS 5.6 software release, the latest enhancements deliver elastic, end-to-end cloud security for enterprises and service providers:
- Unmatched Security Performance for Private and Public Clouds: Fortinet's virtualized FortiGate has been significantly enhanced to deliver cloud-scale performance for private and public clouds. The virtual machines (VM) now deliver up to 3X faster per-core throughput than previously benchmarked, with increased capacity options of 16, 32, or more CPU cores in a single VM. The FortiGate virtual appliance also provides the world's fastest VM performance at up to 132 Gbps on six cores, when accelerated with Fortinet Security Processing Units (SPU). New value-priced offerings also enable 20-30% savings while still delivering the same improved VM performance.
- Public Cloud Security Automation through On-Demand and Autoscale: As more businesses offload IT infrastructure to the cloud, on-demand consumption models help shift CapEx to OpEx, enabling more strategic reinvestments back into the business and better control of cloud infrastructure. Fortinet Security Fabric virtual solutions deliver complete content and network protection and are now on-demand through Azure Marketplace. Additionally, Fortinet solutions with enhanced auto-scaling and orchestration capabilities are available for both AWS on-demand and BYOL, further enabling elastic workloads and automated security that scales up or down as required.
- VM On-Demand Delivers Pay-as-you-Go Metering for Cloud Providers: Fortinet's new VM On-Demand provides a turnkey VM licensing and provisioning platform for cloud providers and MSSPs to deliver on-demand pricing and automation to end customers, similar to the pricing model of major public cloud providers. The platform supports pay-as-you-go with hourly or volume-based metering options, as well as NFV orchestration compatibility for MSSPs. Coupled with FortiHypervisor, VM On-Demand offers cloud providers the widest choice of physical, virtual, and hybrid customer-premise equipment (CPE) form factors for managed security and SD-WAN services.
- New Cloud Application Security with FortiCASB: Fortinet introduces its new API-based FortiCASB service enabling IT teams to maintain security visibility for both on and off-network user access to some of the most widely used SaaS applications, including Office 365. FortiCASB protects data stored on SaaS from cloud-borne threats and delivers compliance and audit tools to help gain better control of SaaS applications. FortiCASB will be available by the end of Q2 2017.
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"Cloud services are being consumed much faster than premise-based infrastructure or applications, but how to handle cloud security still keeps CIOs up at night. Like any IT resource, cloud services must be managed and secured using policy, monitoring applications and integrated security tools. Fortinet's latest cloud security offerings through its Security Fabric provide the visibility, automation and control that CIOs need to help ensure that their data is protected, from their data centers out to their cloud environments."
- Zeus Kerravala, founder and principal analyst at ZK Research
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- Blog: Fortinet Extends the Security Fabric into the Cloud by John Maddison
- Learn more about the Fortinet Security Fabric and how it secures the cloud.
- Follow Fortinet on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
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Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud, or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 300,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. Learn more at https://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog, or FortiGuard Labs.
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Stuart is a researcher at the Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies and a research fellow of the exceptionally farsighted Long Now Foundation. He's also a guerilla futurist who takes alternative futures to the streets.
Image Credit: Matthew Jensen for FoundFutures
With mentor Jim Dator and co-conspirator Jake Dunagan, Stuart has unleashed a slew of artifacts and experiences from the future upon an unsuspecting public, including postcards from 02036 and plaques honoring those who suffered and died in the great pandemic of 02016.
As the sceptical futuryst explains, these exercises in ambient foresight and anticipatory democracy are intended to engage the public in creative thinking about possible and preferable futures.
By creating immersive experiences that provoke an emotional response and are difficult to ignore, futurists can elude the dryness that can be associated with the two-dimensional text and statistics of traditional scenario planning.
These experiments are also answers to a question at the heart of Stuart's research: how can we study human behavior in contexts that don't yet exist?
This question is clearly relevant to those of us in the design world as well. Our work requires both insight and foresight. Whether the design horizon is three months or five years, our deliverables bring imaginable futures to life.
And, as these examples illustrate...
- Design for Future Needs by the UK Design Council
- Postcards from the Future by Nathan Shedroff and Davis Masten
- WineM by Mike Kuniavsky and Tod E. Kurt
- Aurora by Adaptive Path
- The Future of Internet Search by Mac Funamizu
...we also engage directly in the design of more provocative tangible futures.
Image Credit: Design for Future Needs
These experiments in what Jason Tester calls Human-Future Interaction are just the beginning. One of Stuart Candy's hopes is to engage wider, more distributed audiences through simulations and gaming. Inspired by the success of World Without Oil, he's accepted a spot as game master of Superstruct. Whoever said being a futurist can't be fun?
Of course, futures thinking is hard work too. Towards the end of our conversation, Stuart noted that as Stumbling on Happiness makes clear, most of us are quite terrible at looking forward. We make basic and consistent mistakes. And, we retrospectively edit our imagined futures, quietly building our false memories and false confidence.
But, despite our inability to predict how we'll feel after eating a burrito, Stuart intends to continue searching the future, and engaging us in the process with surprising experiences and shocking artifacts. So be prepared and stay alert.
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Tests find only marijuana in face-chewer's system
MIAMI – Lab tests detected only marijuana in the system of a Florida man shot while chewing another man's face, the medical examiner said Wednesday, ruling out other street drugs including the components typically found in the stimulants known as bath salts.
There has been much speculation about what drugs, if any, would lead to the bizarre behavior that authorities said Rudy Eugene exhibited before and during the gruesome attack that left the other man horribly disfigured. A Miami police union official had suggested that Eugene, who was shot and killed by an officer, was probably under the influence of bath salts.
The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner said in a news release that the toxicology detected marijuana, but it didn't find any other street drugs, alcohol or prescription drugs. Eugene also tested negative for adulterants commonly mixed with street drugs.
The department ruled out the most common components found in bath salts, which mimic the effects of cocaine or methamphetamine and have been associated with bizarre crimes in recent months. An outside forensic toxicology lab, which took a second look at the results, also confirmed the absence of bath salts, synthetic marijuana and LSD.
Messages left with the medical examiner's office for comment were not immediately returned.
An expert on toxicology testing said that marijuana alone wasn't likely to cause behavior as strange as Eugene's.
"The problem today is that there is an almost an infinite number of chemical substances out there that can trigger unusual behavior," said Dr. Bruce Goldberger, Professor and Director of Toxicology at the University of Florida.
Goldberger said that the medical examiner's office in Miami is known for doing thorough work and that he's confident they and the independent lab covered as much ground as possible. But it's nearly impossible for toxicology testing to keep pace with new formulations of synthetic drugs.
"There are many of these synthetic drugs that we currently don't have the methodology to test on, and that is not the fault of the toxicology lab. The challenge today for the toxicology lab is to stay on top of these new chemicals and develop methodologies for them, but it's very difficult and very expensive." Goldberger said. "There is no one test or combination of tests that can detect every possible substance out there."
An addiction expert said she wouldn't rule out marijuana causing the agitation.
"It could have been the strain of marijuana that increases the dopamine in the brain, such as sativa," said Dr. Patricia Junquera, assistant professor at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
There are two strains of marijuana called sativa and indica. The sativa increases dopamine and gives you energy while decreasing pain threshold. Indica is a "sleepy high," she explained.
"People don't really know what the amount of either is in each little packet of marijuana," she explained. "And we can't differentiate between the two in the blood, much less in a dead person."
She also suggested that if Eugene had a mental disorder, "the marijuana could have increased even further the dopamine levels and aggravated the situation. So that can't be ruled out."
It's not clear what led to the May 26 attack on Ronald Poppo, a 65-year-old homeless man who remains hospitalized. Eugene's friends and family have said he was religious, not violent and that he didn't drink or do drugs harder than marijuana.
"There's no answer for it, not really," Eugene's younger brother, Marckenson Charles, said in an interview. "Anybody who knew him knows this wasn't the person we knew him to be. Whatever triggered him, there is no answer for this."
Surveillance video from a nearby building shows Eugene stripping Poppo and pummeling him, before appearing to hunch over and lie on top of him. The police officer who shot Eugene to death said he growled at the officer when he told him to stop.
Charles, Eugene's brother, said the family does not plan to pursue any legal action against the police for shooting Eugene.
"They used the force they felt was necessary, even if we don't agree with that,' he said.
He said that Eugene has been buried.
Shortly before the attack, a person driving on the MacArthur Causeway told a 911 dispatcher a "completely naked man" was on top of one of the light poles on the causeway and "acting like Tarzan." Still, police have said little about what may prompted Eugene to attack Poppo.
Poppo has undergone several surgeries and remains hospitalized. His left eye was removed, but doctors said earlier this month they were trying to find a way to restore vision in his right eye. He will need more surgeries before he can explore the options for reconstructing his face, doctors have said. A message left with the hospital was not immediately returned.
Poppo's family has said it had no contact with him for more than 30 years and thought he was dead.
Eugene's girlfriend, meanwhile, has said he never showed any signs of violence. Yovonka Bryant said she and Eugene often read the Bible and the Quran together, and often watched a religious television program in the mornings. She said she never saw Eugene drink and only saw him smoke marijuana once at a party.
Associated Press writer Jennifer Kay contributed to this report.


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Exhortation to the people tro turn to Jehovah: the conduct of the Gentiles
The Spirit of God begins
with an exhortation, founded on the proofs that the
history of the people supplied of the manner in which the
word of the prophets had taken hold of them. Jehovah's
displeasure, of which these prophets had not failed to
warn the people, had borne its fruit; but God was now
taking knowledge of the conduct of the Gentiles, to whom
He had committed the place of power, and who, being at
ease themselves, did not care for the misery and ruin of
God's people.
But Jehovah cares for it.
He is sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease,
and very jealous for Jerusalem. He is returned to
Jerusalem with mercies; and prosperity and abundance
shall be the portion of His people. We may remark here,
that the judgment of Babylon, already accomplished, was
in principle the judgment executed on the oppressor among
the Gentiles, the head of the empireof the image;
and that the promise of blessing extends to that which
shall be the portion of Jerusalem, when the oppressor
shall be finally judged.
One Gentile empire
already judged, three then existing
Three empires were
existing in the eye of the Spirit. And the world was at
peace under the authority of the second of the four, the
first of these three. A horse is the symbol of divine
energy of government in the earth, and here, in the
empires succeeding Nebuchadnezzar. There are here three,
besides the one that stands among the myrtle trees. But
they have the character of the providentially
administering spirits of the empires rather than of the
empires themselves. The first of the three horses is of
the same colour as that of the man who stood among the
myrtles (perhaps because Cyrus and the Persians had
delivered and favoured the people of God, as the Lord
Jesus Himself will do in the greatness of His power).
Such, then, is the import
of the first part of this prophecy: the judgment already
accomplished displaying the virtue of Jehovah's word; God
returning to Jerusalem with mercies and consolation,
moved with jealousy for her, and sorely displeased with
the nations that were at ease while she was in ruins.
Judah restored to
a position to receive the Messiah
The vision controlled the
whole action of the empires of the nations, and shewed
that everything was subject to the providential
government of God, who inquired into all for His people's
sake; and who, looking on to the end of these times of
the Gentiles, announced that He was occupied with the
prosperity and blessing of His chosen city. Meanwhile,
remark, Judah had been restored provisionally to the
privileges of its own worship, and to a position in which
it might be ready to receive the Messiah for the
accomplishment of the purposes of God.
The empires
oppressing Judah and Jerusalem
The vision at the end of
the chapter embraces all the empires who shall have been
in relation with Judah and Jerusalem, and have oppressed
them, until their final deliverance. The horns appear to
symbolise powers; and the carpenters, the instruments
employed by God to break them to pieces. We observe that
Israel is included in verse 19, as a part of the whole it
appears to me, without entering into detail. Nineveh
having come under the yoke of Babylon, and Israel being
subject, as it was, to the empire, all is put together.


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Dream – Food and Prison
Combining two destinies.
Dream 8/13/19
I am in a crowd, which is a prayer meeting.
It is Yom Kippur.
There is a prophetic word given that identifies a lady with a food package, that she will be chosen to preach.
Then a second word is given by a friend of mine that says I would be helping her.
I see myself in a prison camp, physically setting the captives free. We walk out of the camp, leaving it behind.
End of Dream
This is an answer to prayer.
It seems a food ministry is in my future, as well as what seems like an assistant role in preaching.
I also asked the Lord if I am in a future prison camp, as shown through other dreams, how do I end up back at home, which I see in additional dreams?
Dream – Prison , With Just a Few Minutes to Go
I am not sure yet why the time of Yom Kippur is significant here.
Maybe it is the time when it all begins, or ends.
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Very Interesting Marianne! Hold on!!
Marianne, I think your dream means that there will be witnessing to people in Israel. Blessings.
food package – word of God, food for soul ?
As I read this I see the food as the word of Yahveh. The prison as the spiritual prison of this world many are under.
A week ago I dreamed I was at the entrance of an old gray building. A man in some sort of uniform (I did not recognize) sits at a table and talks to a person as a woman just sits along the entrance wall. I look up and see a shape on one of the walls where once stood an emblem, next to it that of a flag. Somehow I known it was the Cuban coats of arms emblem and the Cuban flag. I ask the lady about it in Spanish and she confirms it but says Cuba now has no emblem or flag as it belongs to the world.
As I read this I see the food as the word of Yahveh. The prison as the spiritual prison of this world many are under. amen
all come to pass
do not believe in the pre-trib rapture part, need to check who macron is ?
thanks to both of you, God Bless
Session 6 – 2019 Lancaster Prophetic Conference Live Stream
babylon will be built – one world government , new world order ….
anti-christ 3 headquarter ,
Jerusalem (religion) , new Babylon (commercial) , and Berlin (military)
Berlin as beast kingdom capital with seat of Satan there from Pergamum altar . pope is the false prophet .
the tower of babel is a portal of demon worshiper . (Same portal has been built in Switzerland) ,
a.i. artificial intelligence is tool of anti-christ . the status will speak , (book of revelation)
false prophet is the pope – Vatican sponsor the a.i. project
start from 01:00:00 mark , watch 15 minutes, very informative,
i know you do not believe pastor sadhu , but the video is really informative.
A Few Random facts about the LGBTQ "Community"
horrify facts
God have mercy for all the young people and children all over the world.
some of those pics are filthy and troublesome!
thanks to both of you !
Lord have Mercy !
all happen in CA
CA children age under 5 , enforce them to receive sex ed (lgbtq
tashuvah 40 day devotion, from Sep 1.
i found some devotional material , but i do not know if ok or not
if anyone has good 40 days tashuvah devotional guide , please let me know ,
thanks to all ,God bless
California under age (under 18 and down } sex ed which are the sins against God , it is all about lgbtq agenda.
we can do to ask God supernaturally protect these young children and young people. do not fall into the trap
Lord have Mercy !
anne Chivers
August 24, 2019 2:46 PM
Hi Gary F. Agree with your comments as with all Z3 people who have typed comments on this particular horrific subject but one that needs to be exposed.
I am just replying in comment form as there is much on my heart as I re read all comments. The first eye witness I heard in testimony regarding SRA. & Illuminati. Was a person called Svali.
I found her testimony back in 2013 whilst researching along those lines. She was born into an Illuminati family in originally Germany ..then family moved to USA. Svali mentioned 2 main places then in USA bit like main centre for this stuff was San Diego California. & Richmond Virginia.
She was trained by a head trainer .her area of study was nursing & the sciences and during the day she would work in nursing.. Then at night it was completely different where she would attend meetings with her trainer and the night time was very dark in natural & spiritual. What she suffered & witnessed plus physical & mental trauma she suffered with programming as a child & teenager.
She mentions in her testimony of how she escaped the system under much threat to her life and because she married; her children also. and intimidation- but as a child she first hand witnessed what she called the catacombs in the Vatican where she was taken as a child to perform & be a part of Satanic Ritual @ an altar.within the Vatican.
In Aust. At the moment has been the highly controversial case of Catholic Cardinal George Pell who has been jailed for sexually abusing 2 young male choristers way back in 1996. One of the young boys that suffered abuse after Sunday mass was only 14 years old @ the time and thru the trauma turned to drugs to ease his pain. And later on took his own life; This prompted the other victim also a male Chorister to report his same abuse and come forward to police & authorities to tell his story. Big court case was in process and Pell was convicted in Dec . 2018 and now has just lost another appeal to free himself from jail; 2 judges for continuing his sentence & 1 Jewish judge unsure. Now Pell & his legal team may take his case to The High Court Of Australia but he has only 28 days to do so. I hope it does not go ahead. & if it does : is squashed in the High Court but this is probably Pells last ditch effort along with his legal team to free him. He reckons he didn't do these acts but proof says the opposite. His judicial case ran a fair time before his sentencing.
But God!! The True Most High God who knows ALL THINGS & TRUTH ; Yeshua his son sits @ the right hand side of the most High and pleads ( intercedes ) the victims cases before the Throne room in Heavenly realm the SHAYAMIN .
check out the comments , people used to worked with RJ
A General Goes Home — Rev. Neville Johnson (1940 – 2019)
Marianne and all,
i just heard a term called NAR – new apostolic reformation
many many false prophets and false teachers and false pastors in this group.
copy from the comments quote "
Rick Joyner is high ranking member in Knight's of Malta…a luciferian jezuit order…and Todd Bentley was demonized from the getgo,
r.j. name his "Morning star " ministeries stand for because Lucifer was the Morning star and Vatican god. quote "
apostate church
this might be pastor Neville johnson's last message ?
found from his website. academy of light
Obama & Antichrist at Altar Seat of Satan Berlin April 6 2019:
matt 24, 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,
bethel church is very big and famous ,
Lord help us to choose you not the world .
i feel that God ask me to stand firm for truth and do not compromise,
i have no right to point finger to this church or that church. i am not better than them.
i need to stand firm for truth, i am weak , need God's strength to stand .
in California it is illegal to do gay conversion therapy. now .
the new law,
many prophets said there will be many many people die for our belief/faith in the end time !
copy from youtube comment
God DOES force people to change at times. God forced Saul of Tarsus and blinded him for 3 days to stop killing Christians. God also forced King Nebuchadnezzar to change and made him go insane for seven years and graze like cattle until he repented, then God reinstated him. Who on earth would ever say God doesn't make anyone change? Church, Please read your Bible. This is basic stuff. I agree whole heatedly that we are to extend love to the g-a-y community as all are welcome to the cross, but stop saying that God cannot make you change for that is a lie that comes from the Prosperity churches who say, God can never violate your will. OH YES HE CAN, AS HE IS GOD, the Sovereign Lord who is in control of everything. If you tell them they don't have to change, then you are condoning their actions most foolishly and are inviting this virus to spread throughout all churches.
l-g-b-tq protesting chick-fil-a , thanks God for such store stand for their belief /faith.
listen to this lady talk in video , very informative.
see what happen in Finland, it is not far for many many countries.
must read , it is short .
Decoding Rick Joyner's "THE FINAL QUEST"
i think this video is ok,
what do you guys think ? thanks
thanks to all !!
Check pastor sadhu berlin prophetic conference . Antichrist will rise up from berlin . The beast empower Angela mercle. The spirit of Hitler will rise again. Angela mercle is not the beast. But the beast empower her. Berlin is the place where satan seat located. The meeting held on berlin 9_19 to 9_21 .
this message overcoming stumbling block
if we are going to follow Jesus , the first thing He require is to deny ourselves.
God is so smart, he know where he is going to lead us , he know the end of our journey
goal of commandment is Love with sincere heart, good conscience , faith.
Goal is love , Jesus Say follow me and He will take us to place to learn how to love, how to forgive, to love people does not treat us right and to overcome bitterness. resentment
learn how to love he will take us to the journey, and the goal is to love. timoty1:5, 1 john 4:17 the love will us into full maturity n our life so we could have boldness on the day of
loving God and also leaning to love in difficult situation, to love , when it is painful, to love when it hurts , the Lord will lead us on the journey if we will follow him ,
where we became mature in love. love our God and also love our neighbors. even love our enemies. that is goal , He will take us to ,
if anyone will follow Jesus, he will first deny himself , we can not grow in love , if i do not deny myself . the biggest hindrance for us to grow in love is not the person mistreat us , it is me.
until i deny myself. i can not deny sin, i can not deny bitterness, whoever try to keep his life will lose it, whoever will lost it for my sake, will find it,
the life Jesus is leading us to abiding in Christ, where Christ is able to manifest Hi love through us to anybody and every body ,
there is going to stumbling block block along the way, or the stepping stone. whenever we make out of them .
we want to overcome stumbling block in our journey , turning stumbling block into stepping stone. luke 9:23
in the process in the conforming to the Lord e d Jesus Christ, we have to go through some mistreatment.
it is require in order for us to become like Jesus.
we will at time be misunderstood , mistreat, rejected , and betrayed , those things will happen , and the sovereignty of God will allow it happen
because unless we learn to overcome it , we can not become like Jesus. i can not become like Jesus until i forgive a betrayer.
when God is going to prepare King David for the throne , he is going to prepare Joseph for the throne, they first have to go through something
before they qualified to rule .. God is preparing us for Thrones if we will follow him. see David have to be rejected , he have to be betrayed,
he was betrayed by king saul , he was betrays by his son absolom, he was rejected , he overcame ! david was not bitter he wept for his son and king saul
when saul died, he said do not touch saul, Saul persecuted David for long years , that is why he qualified for a king.
David wept when his son ablsolom who betrayed him , before he came to throne, he have to go through difficulties , hardships, misunderstanding, false accusation,
rejection, betrayal, and mistreatment, and learn how to keep his love for God, forgive his enemy, and love them anyway,
that is process that god is going to take all of us to go through, if we are going to be over-comers.
if we listen to some modern popular (prosperity theology) christian message, it make it sound like , "over comers someone does not have problems, " i am overcomes, i am blessed , i have good income, i have RV , i have great vacation. praise God"
you are not over comer yet until you go through some difficulties. and keep your faith in God, and grown in love. remember to the church symara, Jesus said one thing,
church leodecea said i am rich, but Jesus said you are naked , poor and blind, wrench,
church symara, Jesus said i know your poverty but you are rich !!!!!!
we want to come rich toward God, we want to grow in love , we want to overcome the hard thing. there is time when it is hard to love , it is hard to forgive, yet that is God require us to in the process we become like Christ,
when it come to our way,however we handle it , make it bitter or make it better .
Jesus warn us if we want to be His disciples, how they treat him, they will treat us, the same way, matt 10 25 luke 4 :46, 2 thimothy 3 12 will suffer persecution,
so misunderstanding , mistreatment, rejection, and betrayal are designed in the sovereignty of God , AND TO BE laid on the path of our life,
everyone of us if want to be overcomes has to face these things, and learn how to grown in Christ, overcome it by forgive and love . Jesus was rejected, if we follow him we will be too, "
Joseph was betrayed and rejected by his brothers. Joseph wept for his brothers ss , he was not bitter toward his brothers, look at the pain they put him through,
ripped him away from is family, Joseph was betrayed ,he was mistreated , his own brothers try to murderer him , what kind of scar does that put on his soul, heart !
they tried to murdered him, than they thought selfishly , the can sell him to slavery to get some money, they will never see him again, Joseph has go into slavery
and had never see his family, with his heart broken knowing his father thought he was dead , and God sovereignty allow that on purpose to happen to Joseph,
Joseph said that you meant it for evil, but God meant it for good. so God meant it to happen. why God allow king David to be betrayed by his son abosolom who tried to take his kingdom , David did not bitter , David wept for him . David wept for saul who tried to kill him, that show his heart , God said there is man after my heart.
he is able to forgive people who mistreat him, Joseph forgive his brothers , his heart was broken with love, compassion, he not only bless them , he bless them double ,
these things God is allowed to come into our life, misunderstanding, mistreatment, backstabbing, rejection, betrayal, it will happen to all of us,
during our life, we have to overcome it with love . we have to overcome it with forgiveness. we have to keep our heart free from unforgiveness, and bitterness. resentment,
pope promote this, from video 00:02:00 only a few minutes.
years ago, prayed with a missionary 's associate/relative for their ministry for a while
recently found out that God want me to forget all the prayers which made for that ministry.
the mistakes made in the past is that i made assumption, assumed and thought to pray for the ministry and people was a "good " thing,
when people invited us to pray, i need to ask God first.
i did not ask God if that is God's will to pray with them.
it might be not a proper ministry and people which i should associated. it might NOT be God's will.
recently , God show me more details, in the past , we prayed in this christian (missionary 's relative ) house, , this Christian's house had furniture carved with symbol of pagan idol, this christian used a piece of cloth to cover it,
i did not know in the beginning , later i found out, due to my so ignorance, stupidity , careless, i just forgot it, so i made big mistake in the very beginning , i should pay attention to these things and ask God. those prayers i made in that place just wasting time,
Lord have mercy, i am wrong. i sin.
clean and unclean must be separated.
i am so touch by the 18 years old young man. very powerful message. thanks God
turkey vs syria, kurds
only watch first 20 minutes.
The Dynamic Power of Love Neville Johnson
the video above : from time mark 00:45:00
Enoch told pastor Neville,
when a person, his mind and his lips lose power to hurt, this person is stepping into the river of love
pastor neville johnson encounter Enoch , this is so amazing video , fundamental message
from video time mark 2:30:00, a amazing story.
pastor sadhu went to a christian home,
there are bible scriptures all around the wall, when pastor sadhu tried to pray for this family , he saw in the vision, Lord Jesus standing outside the house, He does not enter into the house. Lord Jesus asked sadhu, when i am not in the house, why are you in the house, pastor Sadhu is shocked,
Lord Jesus said, look at the wall, although many scriptures are only on the wall, but the scriptures are not in their hearts . you got out of this house, so sadhu left the house,
henry gruver and marine call up
must watch this


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Thanks for reading and feeding my obsession with the wine trail in Italy. I cannot tell you how much your notes of thanks and encouragement mean to me.
Friday, May 07, 2010
Artusi, Taglierini & Cheese Cake Friday
Saturday, May 08, 2010
Two-fer Sabato ~ Two Suits, Two Shoes & Two Tailor Saturday
Sunday, May 09, 2010
Simone Capecci, please call me!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Pasta Porn & Gamberone
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
An Antonioni Set in a Noir Ortona
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
What Makes Italian Wine "Important?"
Thursday, May 13, 2010
The 1000 Kilometer March
Friday, May 14, 2010
Under the Tuscan Big Tree
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Steve gets his pasta on in Rome
Monday, May 17, 2010
Sicily ~ Everything We Know is Changing
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Sicily ~ Under the Windmill
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Rendezvous with Roma
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
The Duty of Hospitality
Not really part of the wine report from Italy, but it found it's way into the mix.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Eating your heart out
Friday, May 28, 2010
Making a Case for Italian Wine
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Vino Cotto ~ My Elisir d'amore
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Swept Away on a Sunday for a Sicilian Sojourn
Later addition
Thursday, June 03, 2010
In Praise of Street Food ~ La Milza
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This week on the podcast, Glenn and Daniel dial down the cynicism just a bit and ruminate on the nature of patriotism, warrior culture, and propaganda as a neutral descriptor in their discussion of Act of Valor, a new action film featuring real-life US Navy SEALs. (32:33)
May contain NSFW language. Act of Valor will be in theaters this Friday, February 24th.
FilmWonk rating: 7/10
Show notes:
- "Sing your death song and die like a hero going home."
We mention this rather poignant quote/poem by Tecumseh, which makes a truncated appearance in the film's voiceover. It can be read in its entirety here.
- I briefly (and halfheartedly) tried to source some music from Nathan Furst's original score for the film, but much like the score itself, I lost interest in my search rather quickly. As such, this week's music comes from Hans Zimmer's original score for The Rock, which seems apropos for this film.
- We refer to an interrogation scene that takes place halfway through the film, and due to the secrecy surrounding the SEAL cast of this film, we were unsure about the cast and scripting of this scene. The answers, according to The Washington Post: Yep, he's a real SEAL, and the scene was entirely improvised. Bravo, sir.
Listen above, or download: Act of Valor (right-click, save as).


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I own a lot of virtual synths :^) As part of a voluntary simplification exercise I started in January, I've been limiting myself to a smaller number of instruments over the last year so I could go deeper and create more expressive and unique signature sounds for compositions and live performance. The image above (click to go to interactive map and then click branches learn more about these synths) shows a mindmap of synths I've been most drawn to over the last year. In other words, these are the instruments that consistantly make into my tracks like "And What do the Trees Hear When the Wind Blows", "Orbiting Miranda", and "Now is Now Remix".
When narrowing down to this list, I worked to find a very complimentary set of instruments with great workflow. The instruments range in character from pure synthesis instruments (Zebra and Predator), to sample-based instruments (Sampler, Iris), to hybrids (Alchemy, ElextraX) to virtual drum machines (utonic). The instruments with green dots in front are ones I've been spending 100s of hours with working to create signature "patches" from scratch that I'll use in future compositions, productions, and live performances. I should also note that I'm also using many of these synths as effects processors allowing me to capitalize on the investment I made learning the synth workflows (here is a post on this notion) .
For those not familiar with some of these synths checkout some audio samples from past sound design experiments. First is a clip with Alchemy (download MP3) where I use granular synthesis to repurpose the field recording of a fluorescent light bulb.
Here is a little behind-the-scenes video on the creation of this patch.
Here is another example where I use Alchemy (download mp3) to repurpose crowd noise from a CU bastkeball game, a morse code key, and add in something called factalized waveforms.
Next is a Zebrify patch where I slowly pitch up and then process this incoming signal of a Theremin with two comb filters with the pitch of filters being modualted by a step LFO (download mp3)?
Next Steps – Deeper with the Top 3
As I go into the fall I'm going to be spending a lot more time with Zebra and Alchemy. They are both extremely deep and very complimentary. They nicely cover the entire spectrum from pure synthesis to sample mangling. Absynth, which I bought in 2002, is the first virtual synth I ever owned so holds a special place in my rig. I'll be doing some synth work with it as well but will focus heavily on using it as an effects processor.
Which Should You Pick?
If you have limited funds or time and just want to go deep with one synth, you can't go wrong if you pick one of the three mentioned in the previous paragraph. Again, Zebra is pure synthesis (no samples) and semi-modular. Alchemy is great at resynthesis and sample mangling so if you are into field recordings this is your best bet. Absynth is somewhere between the two and is a great pick if you want to work with extreme multi-segment envelopes and very interesting and unusually effects. I give them all 10/10 and the deeper you go, the more you'll be rewarded.
If you are looking for a fantastic subtractive that can also be used as an effects processor Predator is fantastic choice. If you want a hybrid with subtractive workflow with visual feedbak, ElectraX is a good bet.
Controllerism with the Top 4
Now that I've further narrowed my list, I'm working on templates for various controllers to get even more expressive results with Zebra, Alchemy, Absynth and Predator. I'm using the Alchemy Mobile to control Alchemy on my computer, I'm working on a custom Lemur template for Zebra and Absynth. I'll also be working on mappings for my Novation Remote SL and refining my AudioCube patches for these synths.
I'll leave you with a video I did some time ago showing the use of one Percussa AudioCube face in sensor mode to play a note plus send MIDI CC info to control the XY of Alchemy.
Mark Mosher
Electronic Musician, Boulder CO


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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked a federal judge Sunday night to allow him to review documents that FBI agents seized from the office of his longtime lawyer before criminal investigators have a chance to see the material.
The request underscores the high stakes in an ongoing legal fight in federal court in New York, where Michael Cohen, Trump's lawyer, is also fighting to get a chance to review material seized as part of a criminal investigation of his business dealings.
Trump's request, in the form of a letter from other lawyers representing him, could further complicate a hearing set for Monday afternoon. During that session, lawyers for Cohen are expected to tell the judge overseeing the case how many legal clients he has and how many seized documents he thinks might be covered by attorney-client privilege.
Cohen is set to attend the hearing. Also expected to be on hand is adult-film star Stormy Daniels, whom Cohen secretly paid $130,000 in 2016 to keep quiet the details of an alleged sexual liaison she had with Trump.
Prosecutors indicated in court filings Friday that Cohen has been under criminal investigation for months by the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and that a grand jury has been hearing evidence in the case.
Last week's raid of Cohen's office and residences infuriated the president, who argued on Twitter that attorney-client privilege "is dead." Prosecutors have defended the search in part by saying that the investigation has shown that Cohen does not do much legal work and does not appear to have many clients.
Cohen, through his lawyers, has argued that the government's policies to protect information covered by the attorney-client privilege are not enough, and that his own lawyers should be allowed to review the seized material before investigators do.
In a letter to U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood on Sunday night, other lawyers working on Trump's behalf argue that the president should have a chance to review the material ahead of investigators.
The eight-page letter written by Trump's lawyer, Joanna Hendon, accuses the Justice Department of acting in "an aggressive, intrusive, and unorthodox manner" in an attempt to "eliminate the president's right to a full assertion of every privilege argument available to him."
The FBI executed search warrants last week on Cohen's office, home, security deposit box and hotel room. It is unusual, but not unprecedented, for agents to search a lawyer's records, and there is a policy in place designed to shield information covered by the attorney-client privilege.
That procedure involves having a "taint team" of prosecutors outside the investigation review all the material and separate what is covered by the privilege. A lawyer's communications with a client are not covered by the privilege if those discussions do not involve legal advice, or were used to further a crime or fraud.
Under the procedure, the taint team would turn over to the case investigators all the material that is relevant and not covered by attorney-client privilege.
"The president objects to the government's proposal to use a 'taint team' of prosecutors from the very office that is investigating this matter to conduct the initial privilege review of documents seized from the President's personal attorney, Michael Cohen," Hendon's letter said.
She added that "the president respectfully requests" that the judge issue an order barring the taint team from conducting an initial review of the seized material and require the government to turn over a copy of that material to Cohen's lawyers.
Then, the president wants the court to direct Cohen "to identify to the president all seized materials that relate to him in any way and to provide a copy of those materials to him and his counsel," according to the letter. Any disputes about what material was or wasn't covered by the attorney-client privilege would then be decided by a judge, under the president's proposal.
People familiar with the Cohen investigation have said he is being investigated for possible bank and wire fraud. Prosecutors are examining whether crimes were committed as part of any pattern or strategy of trying to buy the silence of people who could offer accounts that could have damaged Trump's candidacy in 2016.
In addition, the FBI is also looking into whether any fraud was committed in connection with Cohen's ownership of taxi medallions – assets whose value has plummeted in recent years.


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AOL is said to have hired Evercore Partners to help it shop around its patent portfolio in hopes of making up for declining dial-up revenues.
AOL's effort to sell off a chunk of its patent portfolio keeps chugging ahead. The company has now reportedly hired investment banking advisory firm Evercore Partners to help strike a deal.
Citing three people with knowledge of the hire, Bloomberg says AOL tapped Evercore to find a buyer for more than 800 patents and to "explore other strategic options" -- code for a possible sale or private buyout of the entire company.
An Evercore spokesperson declined to comment on the report, and AOL didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
The beleaguered Internet pioneer is currently attempting a turnaround led by chief Tim Armstrong, who came on board from Google in 2009. Last December, Armstrong announced plans to reorganize the company, combining its declining dial-up Internet service business and its Web services arm, the latter of which was recently scaled back with layoffs in the Instant Messenger group.
AOL has previously said it's looking for ways to raise cash from its patent portfolio. In a response to a letter from Starboard Value last month that moved to put five new members on AOL's board, the company issued a statement saying it was in the process of making efforts to "accelerate shareholder value creation." Part of that effort involved selling "non-strategic" elements of the company's patent portfolio:
We have a valuable patent portfolio and several months ago, prior to Starboard's first letter, the AOL Board of Directors authorized the start of a process, and hired advisors, to realize the value of certain non-strategic patents.
News of the hire follows Facebook's acquisition of some 750 patents from IBM, a deal made to bolster the social network's defenses against litigious rivals. Just days ahead of the purchase, Facebook was targeted by Yahoo for allegedly infringing on a number of its patents that cover customization and advertising.
Evercore Partners has been involved in the shopping of other patent collections, including that of InterDigital. The King of Prussia, Pa.-based technology company began that effort last summer, later deciding to call it off in January.


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Somerset selectman calls town administrator's remarks about treasurer not signing for check 'inexcusable'
SOMERSET — The $3 million check was never in the mail.
The town treasurer never refused to sign for it or accept it.
And while Town Administrator Dennis Luttrell publicly called the defamatory story he allegedly started two weeks ago "a misunderstanding," one selectman twice apologized for it while expressing his ire.
"That's absolutely inexcusable," first-year Selectman Scott Lebeau said after a pointed public statement and brief exchange with Luttrell near the conclusion of their meeting in the Town Hall hearing room.
One week after Treasurer Kathleen Trafka confronted selectmen and Luttrell about the account told to her, then reported by The Herald News, only Lebeau addressed the issue and the damage done.
"I did look into it last week, and I will apologize publicly," Lebeau said initially to Trafka in the audience.
"Thank you," she said.
After offering background information and the fact he'd been contacted by a reporter about the allegations, Lebeau said, "I rely on information given to me. The information given to me was flawed.
"I believe that the information was given to all three of us at the same time," Lebeau said.
During an interview about town matters on Jan. 30, Chairman Donald Setters told The Herald News that Luttrell had told him, "The check came registered mail, and the treasurer sent it back. She wouldn't accept it.".
Lebeau, called after Setters offered that account, had said, "What I was told (from Luttrell) was the check came certified mail and the treasurer refused to sign for it."
"Absolutely not. Totally untrue," Trafka had said in the first of several interviews.
Selectman Patrick O'Neil, reached a day later, said he heard essentially that account from Luttrell and didn't know what to make of it.
That next day, Setters modified the story to say Luttrell subsequently told him that, during a phone call, a state agency representative told Luttrell that Trafka had said by phone she would not sign for the funds.
The state Department of Energy Resources on Jan. 31 sent by currier the $3 million check from funds legislated to help the town offset greatly reduced tax revenue from Brayton Point Power Station.
"Somebody maybe can elaborate a little further on what was said. Dennis?" Lebeau said to Luttrell at the meeting.
"Mr. Chairman, I believe it was a misunderstanding," Luttrell said in his sole comment.
After the meeting, Luttrell, who did not return phone calls to his home or his office about the matter, restated, "I believe it was a misunderstanding."
Lebeau said he didn't buy it.
"When one person misunderstands something, it's a misunderstanding. When three people take it all the same way, it's not a misunderstanding anymore. It was misleading," Lebeau said.
He spoke about the accounts the three selectmen received from Luttrell and what he felt were their "very accurate" accounts of that information responding a reporter's questions.
"To my part of it, I will apologize," he told Trafka a second time.
"Thank you," she said again.
Trafka, finishing her first term as elected treasurer, has been under the gun in recent months for what officials have said is a failure to reconcile cash accounts and have the tax rate certified so taxes can be mailed and collected. Trafka needed to borrow $9.3 million this quarter to pay the town's bills.
A third effort to change her office to an appointed one, led by town and state officials, is expected to be on next month's special Town Meeting warrant.
At the meeting, Trafka responded to Lebeau's apology, saying, "I'd like to reiterate the fact my door is always open. I have never refused anyone entrance."
She encouraged selectmen, the administration and citizens to talk with her. "The citizens of the town didn't need to hear this," she said.
"I'm extremely disgusted with Mr. Luttrell," she said after the meeting. "He has had it in for me since the day I got in the door."
Setters, who the week before told Trafka he had not looked into the issue and would report back this week, had virtually nothing to say.
"Anyone else?" he asked, at the meeting's conclusion.
"I just concur with Scott. Mr. Lebeau said all that had to be said on the matter," Setters said afterward.
O'Neil, who returned a call the day after the initial story, did not comment.
Before leaving the selectmen's chambers, Lebeau said that when he spoke with Luttrell, the town administrator for the past seven years, and was told it was "a misunderstanding on his part and the Board of Selectmen," he told Luttrell the controversy could have been nipped in the bud.
"However, he won't take ownership of the fact that he misrepresented it to us," Lebeau said. "And I'll leave it at that."


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Harper County, Kansas
Harper County was founded by H. E. Jessup; John Lamar; M. Devoure; J. B. Glenn; G. M.Goss; S. S. Gideon; and G. W. Francis, and contains the cities of Anthony, Attica, Waldron, Bluff City, Freeport, Danville and Harper.
The county was first organized on August 20, 1873, but was determined fraudulent by the Attorney General as there was no population and the county was disorganized. It was reorganized on August 26, 1878. The story is told that during the fraudulent organization of the county, that early settlers near Bluff Creek counted buffalo bones to represent families, and petitioned for Bluff City to be the temporary county seat on that basis. The county was named for Marion Harper, a sergeant in the Second Kansas Cavalry
The Harper Presbyterian Church, founded in 1877, was the first congregation. The first building was constructed in 1882. There is currently a county fair held in Harper. The first school district was organized on April 14, 1879 in Harper. Previously, a private school had begun in 1877.
Nyle H. Miller, a native of Anthony, was an employee of the Kansas State Historical Society for over 40 years, and director of the Society for nearly thirty years. The author of many books and articles on Kansas history, Miller was a leader in the field of state and local history.
Interesting sites in the county include the Runnymede Church (moved to Harper) and Woschlegel Barn.
- See our Kansas Counties database for statistics in the county.
- Search our Register database for historic sites in the county.
- Search Kansas Memory for historic items from the county.
For more information see the Harper County website. The Harper County Historical Society has an accumulation of sources and information available. In 1968 it published Gwendoline Paul Sanders book, The Harper County Story.
Entry: Harper County, Kansas
Author: Kansas Historical Society
Author information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history.
Date Created: February 2010
Date Modified: October 2015
The author of this article is solely responsible for its content.


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Wolf Blitzer delivers the most important breaking news and political, international, and national security stories of the day. Tune to The Situation Room weekdays 5-7pm ET on CNN.
CNN's Gloria Borger speaks with Iowa's governor about why the state is important and what would happen if Ron Paul wins.
RELATED: Cafferty: What will happen to the Republican field if Ron Paul wins the Iowa caucuses?
This is nothing more the CNN exercising its special powers to bring down a candidate that does not comply with their agenda and set the path for their pick to win the GOP. It shows that the electore can brag yes but we have our vote, it is meaningles if the candidates are pretermined ,, or better yet screened and approved by CNN first.
Dear Mr. Blitzer and Ms. Borgen,
I was pointed to this piece and ask to observe the "journalism" by CNN. Shame on Gloria Borgen, Wolf Blitzer, and all of mainstream media for this poor GOP candidate coverage. Our country, born out of the Revolution and protected by the Constitution, is facing imminent issues regarding our out-of-control Big Government spending, excessive Federal Reserve policies, devaluation of the US dollar, and stripping of our civil liberties. These are more important to America's future then all the polarizing questions that mainstream media narrows in on. It used to be your sacred responsibility to educate and inform citizens. To spend your time hearing, analyzing, and objectively debating all the candidates' stances for such issues. And if you ever did you would find out, like so many citizens who now use the internet to do their own investigating, that Ron Paul has solutions that are viable and different than any other candidate. In addition, he's been consistent for over 30 years, even when his views weren't "politically favorable". His voting records are found online, his c-span videos are on youtube, and his platform is on his website. And many American citizens, from both parties, love what they're learning about him online. Ron Paul stands for truth, principle, and the interests of the American People. Mainstream journalism has sacrificed all these for cheap ratings.
Though the question of moral character is important, it should show through the policies which are brought forth to the American People. Yes, you should continue vetting their private lives if it will affect imminent public policies (Newt making millions from Fanny & Freddie during the housing bubble). But stop covering so much of politician's private lives (Hermain Cain's sexual life is alarming, but will it affect my family's income? NO! His 9-9-9 plan is what could have affected the economy. So teach America about it). Stop asking Ron Paul over and over again about newsletters from 20 years ago that he didn't write or read because he was busy delivering babies as a practicing OB/GYN. So PLEASE, pledge to spend the limited soundbites on questions that can directly educate Americans enough to make an informed vote on pressing issues like Economic & Foreign Policy. Stand for principled journalism, even if your CNN bosses fire you for it. Frankly we all, especially American Youth, are sick of your ineffectiveness.
Will Gloria Borger then call Ron Paul the anti-establishment vote ? That's the part of questionable media bias that botheres me in her interview and the coverage. They are not showing the part where Gloria Borger coments Ron Paul is the anti-establishment vote for the American citizens of Iowa. Why does Gloria Borger make such an inference ? Is it because she's a strong democratic supporter ? Is it beacause Paul is winning ? Let the voices of the people for Ron Paul be heard ! Ron Paul had nothing to do or did he authorize the comments written 20 years ago. Detect a touch of media bias ....red alert Paul's team ! I don't believe Congressman Paul is a racist or believes in these comments and answered many times clearly the questions concerning. Will Gloria Borger's husband's firm still be around if Ron Paul is elected President ?
Gloria, just because you don't like his answer, doesn't mean you should keep asking the same question. He answered you, just because it doesn't make sense to you isn't his fault. Now why don't you go and try to find more dirt since you won't be happy until you can say "A-HA GOT YA"
You know why you are bringing up 20 year old "news", because that's all you got baby!
All of the canidates have good and bad points but I see Ron Paul leading the pack and I do believe he needs a good military person with him.We need to get our great country back as No.1 in the world but we have to quit wasting money on stupid wars.If we are not going to try and win with our great military then get out.Jim Thomas Phx.Az.
What is Gloria What Ever Her Name Is trying to prove with Ron Paul. She has more that her 15 minutes in the sun. Now is time for her to go home and clean her house instead of hiring immingrant housekeepers.
I am a Pure Political Independent who is backing no body for President. Want a line on the ballot: None Of The Above.
I'm sorry, Gloria and Wolf with this take on Ron Paul's position in this interview and the current interview that Gloria did today trying to again smear him shows some bias. Do they interview Romney and ask him about all of the ugly things that Bain Capital did, and if they did.. do they continually ask the same question over and over again? Same for Newt and others. Does CNN truly want to alienate the 28% of the primary electorate in Iowa and sell the story that their voice doesn't matter? This is a dangerous game the media is trying to play here.
I think Ron Paul would make a great president... It's like the media is scared to or told to not to bring him up.Isi because you can't find any dirt on him... Out of all the ones who are running are back stabbing each other in the back. and not once have I heard Ron Paul cut any of them down. Paul has great issue to get this country back to how it was easier to live. I FEEL NOT ENOUGH ATTENTION..... OBAMA he is the one who got us in this mess. paul is a peaceful person and has great morals
Iraq is now questionably coming unglued and how many trillions did the US spend ? McCain's not happy about it and expresses his concerns in a recent interview with Mr.Blitizer yesterday. What is Ron Paul's take on Iraq ? Ron Paul...The All American Approach to get the job done.
Ron Paul has been the one for a year yelling the truth none of us wanted to hear. "The country is broke." No doubt and the Democrats and Republicans can't come to terms over tax increases ? How many millions of Americans are on food stamps in this economic nightmare ? Politicians work for the people and let's go 4 years and no tax increases. What's their two month agreement vs a year all about ? Get our jobs back in the USA ! Get Bachmann on Tax Reform and let Donald Trump neg.with China ! Find the people in leadership reguardless of party line that can get the job done. All this Republican and Democratic party is a bit over the top not working. 1 out of 45 kids is homeless in the US and you know we've hit rock bottom when ya hear Congress and Obama Ok's the slaughter of horses for human consumption in an economic depression.We're broke but not eating our pets in America. Go Ron Paul and good luck !
As head of Americans for Tax Reform since 1986, Grover Norquist has transformed a single issue – preventing tax hikes – into one of the key platforms of the Republican Party. As Steve Kroft reports, his biggest coup was getting more than 270 members of Congress, and nearly all of the 2012 Republican presidential primary candidates, to sign a pledge promising never to vote to raise taxes. But some opponents say the pledge may be hindering a solution to America's debt crisis.
-Why don't you ask Norquist about the republican's tax hike and does it violate their pledge to get campaign money?
The rest of the world will breath easier because the day that America not being a military tool for Oil companies comes one more step closer to being real.
Why should Ron Paul ahead surprise us. The Republican party is completely dysfunctional and out of touch with the real domestic and global issues – No Republican candidate is Presidential material – everyone flip-flops, no one has personal convictions and some of them are just pushing books and speeches
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Fraud allegations against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are a "facade" and charges filed by the United States are really about the country trying to enforce its sanctions on Iran, a defence lawyer has argued.
A court hearing began Monday in Vancouver over the American request to extradite Meng, a case that has fractured Canada-China relations. Beijing has detained two Canadians and restricted imports in moves widely seen as retaliation.
At issue in this week's hearing is the legal test of double criminality, meaning that if her alleged conduct is a crime in Canada then Meng should be extradited to face the charges in the U.S.
Meng is accused of lying to HSBC about Huawei's relationship with an Iran-based subsidiary, putting the bank at risk of violating U.S. sanctions against the country.
However, her lawyer Richard Peck told a B.C. Supreme Court judge that the allegations do not amount to fraud and Canada has expressly refused to impose similar sanctions against Iran.
"Would we be here in the absence of U.S. sanctions law?" he asked. "In our respectful submission, the response is No."
Peck said it's a "fiction" that America has any interest in policing a foreign citizen or foreign bank for activity on the other side of the globe, but it does have an interest in enforcing its sanctions.
The sanctions are the basis of the alleged fraud, since the bank wouldn't have faced any economic or legal risk if the penalties didn't exist, he added.
Lawyers for Canada's attorney general, on behalf of the U.S., have argued in court documents that Meng's alleged misrepresentations put HSBC at risk of economic loss and are sufficient to make a case of fraud in Canada.
The U.S. alleges that Huawei controlled the operations of its affiliate Skycom in Iran from at least 2007 to 2014, but Meng met with a senior HSBC executive in 2013 and made assurances that Huawei no longer held a shareholding interest in Skycom.
HSBC and its U.S. subsidiary cleared more than US$100 million worth of transactions related to Skycom through the U.S. between 2010 and 2014, exposing the bank to civil and criminal liability, American officials allege.
However, Peck said in that alleged scenario HSBC is a victim and did not wilfully violate any sanctions.
"Our laws do not punish innocent victims. Hence, HSBC could never be at risk of economic deprivation in Canada," he argued.
Another lawyer for Meng, Eric Gottardi, noted that many of the transactions occurred prior to 2013 when Meng is accused of lying to the bank.
He noted Canada had sanctions against Iran in 2013 but lifted them in 2016 after world powers signed a nuclear deal with Iran. The U.S. pulled out of the deal in 2018 and reinstated sanctions, but Canada refused to follow suit.
The law says the conduct must be a crime in Canada at the time the country issues an "authority to proceed" with the extradition process, which in this case occurred in February 2019, Gottardi said.
"The problem with the current request is its timing," he told the judge.
Gottardi also criticized the attorney general's submissions for being contradictory.
The Crown said in court documents that the judge does not need to consider American sanctions to prove a fraud case, but it also suggested the juge could import a foreign legal context in a limited way, to "better understand why HSBC's economic interests were at risk."
The start of the extradition hearing drew a large crowd of members of the public, supporters of Meng and international media. A courtroom with a capacity of 150 people quickly filled and an overflow area was set up.
Meng, who's free on bail and living in one of her two multimillion-dollar homes in Vancouver, denies the allegations. She took notes in court with the help of a Mandarin interpreter.
Her husband Liu Xiaozong listened in the courtroom gallery.
A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry said Monday that the United States and Canada abused their bilateral extradition treaty and arbitrarily took compulsory measures against a Chinese citizen without cause.
"This is entirely a serious political incident that grossly violates the legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese citizen," said Geng Shuang, urging Canada to release Meng.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said the Canadian government's priority is the well-being and release of the two Canadians detained by China, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.
"Our government has been clear that we are a rule of law country and that we honour our extradition treaty commitments. That is what we need to do and that is what we will do," she told reporters in Winnipeg.
Huawei said in a statement that it trusts in Canada's judicial system and believes it will prove Meng's innocence.
"Huawei stands with Ms. Meng in her pursuit for justice and freedom," the company said.
If the judge decides the legal test of double criminality has not been met, Meng will be free to leave Canada, though she'll still have to stay out of America to avoid the charges.
If the judge finds there is double criminality, the hearing will proceed to a second phase.
That phase, scheduled for June, will consider defence allegations that Meng's rights were violated during her arrest in December 2018 at Vancouver's airport.
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