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Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Orkambi significantly improved the lung function of children with cystic fibrosis, compared with a placebo, according to updated Phase 3 clinical trial results.
An update of another Phase 3 trial's findings showed that Orkambi is more effective when CF patients start with a half dose, then step up to a full one, rather than starting with a full dose.
Vertex updated trial findings on Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) and its other CF therapy, Kalydeco (ivacaftor), at the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Conference in Seville, Spain, June 7-10.
CF patients have a faulty protein known as CFTR — for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. The abnormality prevents the protein from going to the surface of a cell, where it can control water flux and help ions enter and leave the cell. The abnormality leads to the thickening of the mucus lining the lung's wall, increasing a patient's risk of developing a lung infection.
Orkambi is composed of two substances that help CF patients produce thinner mucus. Lumacaftor helps transport CFTR protein to cells' surface, and ivacaftor facilitates the proper functioning of CFTR when it reaches the surface.
"In nearly 20 years of research in collaboration with the cystic fibrosis community, we've made remarkable progress in efforts to change the way CF is treated by developing medicines that address the underlying cause of the disease, not just the symptoms." Jeffrey Chodakewitz, executive vice president of Vertex, said in a press release.
One trial (NCT02514473) covered 204 children with CF, aged 6 to 11. The CFTR gene is defective in cystic fibrosis, and the youngsters had two copies of the gene's F508del mutation.
Researchers randomly assigned the children to either twice-a-day doses of Orkambi or a placebo for 24 weeks.
Orkambi significantly improved their lung function, their ability to clear mucus and other substances from their lungs, and the amount of chloride ions they eliminated through sweating, compared with a placebo.
Vertex published the trial results in the The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal. The article was titled "Efficacy and safety of lumacaftor and ivacaftor in patients aged 6–11 years with cystic fibrosis homozygous for F508del-CFTR: a randomised, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial."
The other Phase 3 trial (NCT02390219) assessed the effectiveness of two Orkambi regimens in patients with CF who had advanced lung disease. These patients also had two copies of the F508del mutation, but were aged 12 or older.
In the 24-week, open-label study, 18 patients received half a dose of Orkambi every 12 hours for two weeks, then a full dose for 22 weeks. Other patients started and stayed with a full dose.
Those who began with half a dose experienced fewer respiratory problems, and the problems were shorter, than those who started with a full dose.
Updates of other clinical trials that Vertex presented at the meeting included the findings that Orkambi improves a measure of lung function known as acute improvement in forced expiratory volume in 1 second, or FEV1, and it reduces the rate of lung function decline over the long term.
"Thousands of patients around the world are benefitting from Kalydeco and Orkambi, which have both shown the ability to modify the progression of CF," Chodakewitz said. "The data presented at this meeting further demonstrate that treatment with CFTR modulators can deliver early and sustained benefits for eligible patients."
The U.S. Federal Drug Administration approved Orkambi in September 2016 as a treatment for children aged 6-11 with CF who have two copies of the F508del mutation. Vertex submitted a Marketing Authorization Application extension in Europe for Orkambi in March 2017. It also covers the therapy's use in children.


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Comet Neowise
It has been a long time since we could see a comet with the naked eye. Comet Neowise could be seen easily in the Northwest when the sky is clear. Unfortunately, the weather is pretty awful at the moment, but we did have a night when it became clear. Here is Comet Neowise from my back garden with just a DSLR camera and tripod.
Moon Landing 50 years ago!
Fifty years ago tonight I was sat in front of our black and white television watching the Moon Landing. I was 14 years old and stayed up all night watching Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the Moon. It was a Sunday morning and at 6.00am I went to the Post Office on Ainsworth Lane, Tonge Moor to start my paper round. I can remember sitting in the morning sunshine reading the newspapers before I delivered them. To celebrate I am wearing my NASA t-shirt!
To re-live the day I also took a photo of myself stood outside what was the Post Office where I did my paper round.
Some nice BIG reflections last night at the peak of the Geminids with my own Radio Astronomy set up!
This was in the early morning for about four hours.
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A bit of Radio Astronomy last night monitoring the Orionids meteor shower. If you listen on 143.049Mhz (upper sideband)you should be able to hear 'pings' from the GRAVES transmitter in France reflected from incoming meteors. The 'pings' can be seen visually on a computer by downloading 'SpectrumLab' and taking the audio from your receiver into the soundcard.
The picture shows 'pings' from last night on SpectrumLab using my Yaesu Ft857D and VHF collinear.
Radio Astronomy
It has been a while now since taking my telescope outside to do some imaging. I looked in the sky at for the Perseids meteor shower but didn't see much… then I watched 'Sky at Night'.
Sky at Night was all about meteorites and how to find and detect them especially during the Perseids meteor shower. In the program was a section that showed some Radio Astronomy which detected incoming meteorites. This involved listening to a powerful VHF radio station out of range normally, in this case France. When a meteorite enters the atmosphere it leaves an ionised trail which reflects radio waves back down to the ground. This is heard as a 'ping' and can be viewed on a computer. Impressive, but I thought it looked complicated.
Then the following night I went to a meeting of the Bolton Wireless Club and Ross (G6GVI) told me how he had re-created the set up on Sky at Night by using a piece of software called 'FutureLab' and a receiver tuned to 143.050Mhz to monitor the GRAVES VHF station in Dijon, France. I decided to have a go myself with some amazing results!
The first image shows a larger 'ping' along with some smaller ones recorded over about half an hour just after midnight shortly after the Perseids peak.
The second image was recorded over a longer period from about midnight to 9.00am the day after.
The peaks show meteorites entering the atmosphere reflecting the radio waves from the GRAVES transmitter.
A rather disturbed Sun
Todays Sun looks like it is having a bad day! Lots of Sunspots in an organised line as well as others on the edges. A real Solar Storm.
Tim Peake and Amateur Radio
A few weeks ago I read an article in 'Practical Wireless' about the school contacts with Tim Peake on the ISS, I thought I might share some of my own experiences. My letter was printed in Practical Wireless the following month!
I have been a teacher for 23 years at SS Osmund and Andrews RC Primary School in Bolton, I am now semi-retired and teach part-time to children throughout the school. As part of my lessons this year I have used Tim Peake as a role model for the children, particularly with the older children. We watched the launch live in the classroom and talked about the technology involved, explaining to the children how difficult it was to communicate by radio with spaceships that are traveling very fast. When Tim Peake established communications with Sandringham School, I brought into school my Baofeng UV5R to show a class how Radio Amateurs can make contacts using repeaters as well as simplex on 144Mhz. The first reaction from the children when I asked them what they thought it was came "it's a mobile phone", "it's a Walkie-Talkie" When I told them that I could use the Baofeng to listen directly to Tim Peake from the ISS talking using his own callsign on a certain frequency the children were quite impressed!
We watched a video of the contact with Sandringham School and were really impressed with the way Jessica used her callsign and was able to talk with Tim. I explained to the children how the school had set up Amateur Radio equipment, with quite big aerials to track the ISS in order to make the link with Tim.
The final school link with Ashfield Primary School fell at a perfect time for me to really demonstrate the power of Amateur Radio. It was 9.00am on a Thursday morning and I was teaching a class of 8 year olds. I first set up a live feed from the school which was displayed on the large Interactive Whiteboard. I brought in my Baofeng again. The children at the school were very similar to our school and the questions being asked were by young children. During the build up to the QSO, the children were able to see the equipment that they were using at the school and I was able to tell them more about Amateur Radio and how Tim Peake was a 'Radio Ham' traveling at 17000 MPH above our heads. As we approached acquisition the atmosphere in the classroom was electric, I switched on my Baofeng to 145.800Mhz so that a group of children would be able to stand outside and listen live to Tim Peake answering the questions.
When communication was established, it was fascinating watching the children's faces and listening to their reactions, even more so when Tim started to come through on the Baofeng and could hear him directly. The children were amazed! At the end I was asked lots of questions about Amateur Radio and the ISS, they were very keen.
On another note…
In February I was experimenting with Packet and UISS Software in order to make a Packet link with the ISS for the first time. After making my first ever contact with ISS, I told my granddaughter, Melissa, about how I did it. She was eleven years old and has been quite interested in Tim Peake's links with some schools. I decided to show her how to make a Packet link and waited for a high pass of the ISS.
Melissa wanted to send a message to Tim Peake at the ISS using Packet Radio. The ISS was due to make a very high pass that we could see from my shack window while operating my radio equipment. I explained to Melissa how it works and showed her the screens on the computer with UISS, we tried a few practice packets to check that everything was working, then waited for the ISS to appear from my window. Wow! an extremely bright pass…now we can see the ISS and set about sending a packet message. Melissa wrote "Hello to Tim Peake from Melissa" in the message window and as soon we heard the sound of packets arriving on my FT857D she started to send her message along with the APRS info. After a couple of attempts we heard the acknowledgements from the ISS and other stations in the UK and Europe. Melissa was amazed that we had contacted the ISS and at the same time she could see it moving like a bright star heading Eastwards.
Melissa pointing to the contact with the ISS.
Message of the month
My Solar Filter design got Message of the Month in Sky at Night Magazine!
Mercury Transit
A beautiful sunny day on 9th May for the long awaited Mercury transit of the sun. I set up my equipment at 12.00 ready to start imaging from my garden, not a cloud in the sky! It is amazing how hard it is to find the Sun with the filter fitted to the scope. Took a while to eventually find it. Also the Sun was VERY bright and I needed to put a black cloth over my head to be able to see the computer screen. The neighbours must have thought I was crazy!
Took lots of images using the Skywatcher 80ED Pro and Altair-Astro GP-Cam with a 0.6 focal reducer fitted. I tried with different colour filters, White light, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange. After the first hour I put the equipment away and then set up later in the afternoon to image the final hours of the transit.
First contact of Mercury with the Sun. (Top Left)
Yellow filter fitted.
White light.
Sunspot with Altair GP-Cam
For the first time in months we had a beautiful, clear sunny day!
I took the Skywatcher 80ED with the Baader filter to capture some images of the sun using my Altair GP-Cam. I took some photos direct and then tried using a 0.6 reducer and yellow colour filter. On the face of the Sun was a single sunspot which imaged quite well with the camera.
Next are some images of the Sunspot without the reducer and colour filter.

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This post is updated every time I write more on histamine issues as related to those in mental health and psychiatric circles.
I thought I'd put my histamine posts together here since it's really changed the course of how I'm caring for myself and it seems this link is significant to a lot of other people too, albeit to varying degrees. Not everyone has such radical sensitivities and some people find relief cutting out just some of the highest histamine foods without a need to get nearly as radical as I have had to get.
For example I shared my histamine intolerance discovery with Judy Tsafrir, M.D, the wonderful psychiatrist with whom I share many interests, at Adventures in Holistic Adult and Child Psychiatry. After reading my posts she ended up changing her own diet. She wrote a lovely post about histamine intolerance and the relatively simple tweaks she made to her own diet that brought about so much relief.
Her post from a couple of days ago is here: Histamine Intolerance, GAPS and Low Carb and an update with a newer post 4/2013 Histamine Intolerance: Another Great Pretender
This sort of sensitivity unrecognized could lead to being drugged with psychiatric pharmaceuticals to begin with, so anyone taking some of these drugs might want to rule out this condition. Being that a lot of neuroleptics and benzos and it seems SSRIs too all have significant anti-histamine properties this may impact a good number of folks. I hope to hear more from others as I get this information out to people.
These are my two original posts on the topic of histamine intolerance. There are many more links that go to many additional sources for information within the text of those two posts as well.
- Histamine intolerance (new discovery, likely to apply to others on psych meds and coming off them too) (includes a list of other resources from other blogs at the bottom of the post)
The histamine intolerance link and how this paleo girl went vegetarian (even vegan, for the time being!) (update) I've been able to slowly add a bit of animal protein back in lately but not much really.
Most recent updates:
Histamine Intolerance: can be associated with folks getting psychiatric diagnosis
Have you considered histamine intolerance associated with psych drug use and withdrawal?
And the latest: Food sensitivities, histamine and mast cell activation syndrome
**Working with somatic issues from sensitivities here
I'll turn this post into a page for the navigation menu so that any additional info about histamine intolerance can be collected in the future and the page will be available for reference at the top of the blog with the rest of the archive navigation menus. Check back for updates.
This is an interesting study showing that the play of histamine has some sort of role in that which gets labeled schizophrenia…at least some of the time. I do not advocate for high doses of drug like they are proposing in the article. There are serious problems associated with that class of drug even when taken at much lower doses. See: New Treatment for Schizophrenia? (don't go for the treatment but consider the implications of what was found. Diet can alter histamine significantly…harsh drugs that put other systems out of whack can be avoided generally)
Update 2016: Histamine issues are only a piece of the vast holistic puzzle that the drug injury left me with. The histamine link serves as one possible window to access the chaos that has been my injured nervous system. It was a very helpful window for a couple of years. It's not the window I prefer or use primarily anymore, though the information I gleaned from using this framework moved me along in my healing in significant ways. I prefer to now use more holistic understandings of body/mind/spirit. Histamine is one tiny molecule in our bodies interacting with millions of other microorganisms and chemicals in our bodies. It really doesn't need to be given such prominence in the long run. Lately I prefer to use Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine to understand the intense complexity that is our human body . Still, the below info on histamine may be very helpful if this is what is currently resonating for you.
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Dream11 BEN vs GUJ Pro Kabaddi League 2019 | Bengal Warriors vs Gujarat Fortune Giants PKL Prediction
The match 78 of the PKL 2019 season will see Bengal Warriors take on Gujarat Fortune Giants at the Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata. Having started the campaign on a winning note, Bengal Warriors had a couple of disappointing results of late. Their last game ended in a close 32-29 defeat at the hands of UP Yoddha. Although nothing much went wrong in the loss, the team will be looking to be more careful, especially towards the end. The Warriors will be looking to take the home advantage and cement their place in the top 4.
However, that may not be as easy, as home has been more of a 'Disadvantage' than an advantage for PKL teams. Just ask last season's runner ups Gujarat Fortune Giants. Who thought that the Giants, after winning three opening games by big margins (including one against table-toppers Dabang Delhi), would go on to lose six straight games? But they did. And four of those six defeats came at home. Having fallen to the eight positions, Gujarat Fortune Giants would be raring to close the gap with the sixth-placed U Mumba.
Dream11 BEN vs GUJ Pro Kabaddi League 2019
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Bengal Warriors: Baldev Singh, Jeeva Kumar, Rinku Narwal, Sukesh Hegde, Mohammed E Nabibaksh, Maninder Singh, K Prapanjan.
Dream11 Tips and Tricks For Today's PKL Match: Bengal Warriors vs Gujarat Fortune Giants
Defenders: Baldev Singh, Rinku Narwal, and Naveen Narwal will be our choice defenders for the night. No Parvesh Bhainswals and Sunil Kumars may ring warning bells for many. But the fact is their cost of 15 credits each is just too steep for the kind of (in)consistency they have shown in the 2019 season. Bengal's Baldev Singh and Rinku Narwal provide far more value-for-money here. Naveen Narwal's inclusion may seem out of nowhere. But then, we also have to accommodate the likes of Maninder Singh and Mohammed Esmaeil.
All Rounders: We are a bit spoilt for choices here. But then, GB More and Mohammed Nabibaksh will be our men in the middle for tonight. More was the best performer of the evening against hosts Bengaluru Bulls, scoring three raid points besides chipping in a couple of tackle points. If More was outstanding, Nabibaksh was no less spectacular in his team's last match. Although Bengal lost closely, the Iranian scored 7 points, four of which were from raids, one from tackle and another two from bonuses. Rohit Gulia is another great but a slightly expensive alternative.
Raiders: Maninder Singh and Sachin Tanwar will be our raiders for the night. Maninder Singh needs no introduction. Although the Bengal skipper's form has dipped a bit, he nevertheless is one of the best in the business when it comes to raiding. Sachin will partner him up front. We have already exhausted our quota of maximum players from a team, and K Prapanjan thus misses out. He remains a great option, nonetheless.
My Dream11 Team
Baldev Singh, Rinku Narwal, Naveen Narwal, GB More, Mohammed Esmaeil Nabibaksh, Maninder Singh, Sachin Tanwar
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Corporate Culture, It Starts at the Top
Often in business, the way forward is not or but and. That is, not abandoning one cornerstone for another; rather, adding other building blocks as necessary. It's the cumulative approach that can streamline savvy organizations who are able to move beyond the fear of adding additional elements or layers.
We've been seeing this trend in a way that is particularly connected to our work, at the intersection of data and behavior. But let's look back a moment before looking forward.
Corporate Culture Five Years in the Making:
For the past five-plus years there has been a strong focus on corporate culture, including the installation of a Chief Corporate Culture Officer or some other executive-level champion of thoughtful, strategic culture initiatives. To a great degree, they focused on goals, alignment, and communication, with tentacles reaching into every corner of an organization. That is great and we should not throw out our emphasis on the power of a curated corporate culture.
Still, the last few years also have seen the amount of data organizations wield grow exponentially. That too is good and exciting, but only if they can fully leverage that data while at the same time deftly coordinating all the many aspects that affect and are affected by data or otherwise have to be part of the collaborative, comprehensive mix.
Chief of Corporate Culture:
So, let's get back to that trend I hinted at above. At the intersection of culture, people, customer experience, big data, AI, machine learning and all of the other elements a robust organization must exist. Leaders are beginning to see the next overlay many will need to connect all of these dots. That is a Behavioral Science Officer or behavioral science team's role. We know people approach and understand things differently and communicate in myriad ways. That's what is driving these leaders to envision some sort of coordinated effort that leverages behavioral data across disparate areas of their business.
This might address anything from testing out new products, experimenting with words and customer retention to hiring, governance, regulation and accountability. In short, not only harvesting people data, but also ensuring it is valid and relevant and maximally redeployed to greatest effect.
A devil's advocate might say of course this sounds like a good idea to someone who offers a validated behavioral discovery tech platform. But truth is, the need for a top-down, across-all embrace of behavioral science is bigger than just that tech platform, which could be one very effective part of such a rollout, but, still, only one part of it.
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The amount of data, including all sorts of behavioral data (whether harvested or not), generated and held by organizations will continue to grow. So will the need to improve everything from products to profits and accountability by leveraging the massive amounts of information. By managing behavior.
I would venture to say that even the early adopters of a behavior tech platform like ours would realize the most success by taking a big-picture, infrastructure approach to behavior sciences. Ultimately, the key is to activate all of the insight data you have (access to) so you can know, engage and grow employees and clients, anticipating what they want and need – and delivering it – maybe even before they know what they want.
All business is about people, and because business is a people science, we must understand human nature to truly excel at and understand business. Human nature is stable and needs to be understood; doing so can and will affect your bottom line. Using a behavioral science approach will identify the business goals and challenges that can be reached and resolved through the scalable and practical application of what I like to refer to as understanding people before numbers.
What areas of your organization would benefit from the layering in of behavioral science? And can you foresee a Chief of Corporate Culture or behavioral sciences team member in your organizations future?
I'm interested in your take on this, so talk back: firstname.lastname@example.com. I'll, of course, be watching this trend and any others that touch behavior, money, and tech. I promise to report back.


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Monochrome Taupe-Color Interior with a Hint of Art-Deco
This newly-built two-room apartment was initially quite challenging: it was extremely deep and badly lacked daylight. So, planning the layout on the total area of 95 square meters was a pretty complicated task. The samples of interior that the hostess showed to the designer were arranged in neutral pastel colors. So, in the end they both had their hearts set upon taupe color – a soft tone of grayish brown. As for the finishing materials, the author gave preference to top-quality natural ones: expensive paint, iconic wallpaper, block parquet, and ceramic granite. And in terms of style the focus was put on unostentatious accents of art-deco. What do we have in the end? Let's go on a virtual tour around this flat!
Living Room
Given that the dominating style of the interior is art-deco, the decision to arrange the furniture symmetrically was taken for granted. The furnishing of the lounge is composed of a couple of matching sofas, wall-to-wall bookshelves, and a console with a mirror above it. One of the important roles in this room's design was given to ornaments (like geometrical pattern on the curtains) that brought a note of dynamics and color splashes (like blue and turquoise velvety couch pillows, a rug, blue table lamps by Kartell and pieces of décor displayed on the shelving unit), which added the sense of life that monochrome interiors always lack.
Kitchen/Dining Room
Considering that the mistress cooks once in a fortnight, the prep area was stylistically brought closer to the living room: a tall ceiling-to-floor kitchen set perfectly blends with the general festive atmosphere of the public part of the home. It's complemented with a gorgeous elegant dining suite crowned with a marvelous chandelier.
The dominating tone is grayish brown, but it's skillfully diluted with blue and turquoise accents. In general, this apartment's interior is based on the mixture of versatile textures: glossy and matte, velvety and sleek, warm and cold. Thus, smooth monochrome kitchen doors are perceived as wall panels, while the backsplash is created from glass mosaics with mirrored dusting and geometrical pattern.
There were many second thoughts about the wall mural with dancing girls – it first seemed to be too bright and active for the reserved monochrome interior and the designer thought it might become an irritant. But time has proven that it looks great and quiet organic.
The open-concept kitchen, dining room and living room were enlarged thanks to the addition and winterization of the recessed balcony. Now this cozy nook features a bar and a seamless windowsill made in composite stone. It's the family's favorite spot for breakfasts and meeting with friends. To crown it all, it provides a spectacular view of a golf club and beautiful sunsets.
Delicate sketches of roses first appeared on the bedspread and were later supported by gorgeous floral wallpaper, the color of which sets the atmosphere for the entire interior. Feminine and tender character of the bedroom is emphasized by a couple of mirrored nightstands, framed necklaces above the bed and light and airy curtains.
Due to the limited budget, the primary idea of facing the bathroom with marble was abandoned in favor of ceramic granite tiles imitating natural stone texture.
The room was able to house both a walk-in shower and a bathtub. Mirror panels glued in the wall recesses make the space appear almost endless. And sanitary ware and faucets were selected with art-deco spirit in mind.
A compact entrance hall is furnished quite laconically: a shoe bench, a coat rack and a piece of art-deco – a full-length mirror in a massive metal frame.
An eye-catchy detail of the corridor is the wall covered with iconic wallpaper from Nabucco collection by Designers Guild. Its monochrome ornaments "woven" from stripes and geometrical patterns perfectly match the parquetry pattern and doorway finishes.


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Joey Maxim
Joey Maxim, born Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli, wasn't a bruiser, but he was an extremely effective boxer in the light-heavy and heavyweight divisions of the '40s and '50s.
At the end of his career, Joey Maxim had fought all the toughest competitors of both the light-heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, taking on such legendary fighters such as Jersey Joe Walcott, Ezzard Charles, Archie Moore, Floyd Patterson and Sugar Ray Robinson. In all, he'd fight 115 times, with a style that relied on skill and elusiveness.
Maxim began his pro career in 1941 at age 18. Within two years, he'd lost a handful of decisions, but those came at the hands of some of the best of the day. Righting his career, he moved up-and-down between heavyweight and light-heavyweight and defeated Walcott and Jimmy Bivins in 1946 and 1948, respectively. Wins like those moved him into title contention.
By 1949, he captured the American version of the light-heavyweight title. In 1950, he defeated Freddie Mills in London, to capture the world's title as a light-heavyweight. He defended the belt against Robinson and won, but finally succumbed to Archie Moore in late 1952.
In a last-stand of sorts, he defeated future heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. He'd eventually retire for good in 1958.
Joey was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 1979, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994.
He died on June 2, 2001.


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By: Paul Magrs
Published: December 23, 2015
Publisher: Obverse Books
In December of 2014, I introduced you to THE STORY OF FESTER CAT. See my review, HERE. Paul Magrs wrote of how Fester Cat came into his and his partner, Jeremy's lives. He shared of the uncanny way that Fester fit into their lives so seamlessly. When Fester died, they were lost and lonely. After struggling with how to introduce a new cat into their lives and weeks researching shelters, Bernard Socks was welcomed into their home. This is his story….or is it still Fester's?
Magrs still writes using Fester's voice like he did in THE STORY OF FESTER CAT, but this time, it is Fester as a cat ghost. Fester can stick around and keep an eye on his family because he is still loved and remembered. Once he is no longer remembered, he must leave and go on to the great cat beyond. So, Fester, even though he misses Paul and Jeremy and wants to continue to be their cat, knows that they need a new friend. He guides Bernard Socks into how to live with these gentlemen and how to live in a community of neighborhood cats.
Bernard Socks is nothing like Fester Cat, which at first is a bit frustrating to Paul, Jeremy, and even Fester Cat. But Bernard is much younger and energetic. Fester Cat shares his emotions while watching Bernard Socks lay in his favorite spots in the garden, or nuzzle up to Paul while sleeping. He shares about his first Midsummer Night, as a deceased cat, outside with all his old cat friends. After a night of exploring, Bernard Socks has Paul, Jeremy, and the entire neighborhood up all night worrying about him and looking for him. Fester Cat decides to take it upon himself to impart some wisdom and eventually encouraging Bernard Socks to return home and settle in with "the boys".
After losing our original cats and getting a new kitten a year later, I identified with a lot of the feelings and insecurities of starting over with a new cat. Paul Magrs has a talent for writing and sharing true emotions from both the cat and human's point of view. I think Fester Cat would be proud.
Favorite Quote:
"The books Paul has represent time, more than anything. All the time already spent, the hours expanding and recoverable at any given moment. They also represent time to come, in the form of the books he hasn't got round to reading yet. They stand for hundreds of hours of perfect happiness. Hours lying more or less still and content, with a cat sprawled on top of you, of course."
|Paul Magrs – source
Paul Magrs is the author of many books, written for all ages and in many different genres, including the Adventures of Brenda and Effie and numerous Doctor Who novels, radio plays, and short stories. However, this is his first foray into memoirs. He taught novel writing in the MA program in Creative Writing at UEA, and then at Manchester Metropolitan. Paul lives in Manchester, England, with his partner, Jeremy, and is now a full-time writer.
Paul Magrs first shared the story of Fester through his blog and Facebook page and then Fester's story came to life through the book, THE STORY OF FESTER CAT. For more on Paul Magrs, check out his blog, HERE. You can also find him on Facebook, HERE and Twitter, HERE.
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Ethiopian to Change Ultra-long Haul Route to Los Angeles, Start New Route to Dublin
Addis Ababa October 31/ 2018 Ethiopian Airlines (ET) will change "the ultra-long haul route" from Addis Ababa to Los Angeles to transit through Lome, Togo, as of 17 December 2018 and start new route from Addis Ababa to Dublin via Madrid as of 15 December 2018.
According to a press release it sent to ENA, the new route will be the only and first of its kind to connect West Africa with the West Coast of the US with a direct flight.
Ethiopian Group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam said "we are delighted to launch yet another long-haul direct flight which takes passengers' experience to a new level by availing connectivity between West Africa and the West Coast of USA."
He added that the new route launch is also vital to create better air connectivity options within Africa as well as between Africa and the rest of the world.
On board flights on the new route, passengers will enjoy premium, award winning services on the most technologically advanced B-787 Dream liner aircraft, and it was learned.
Ethiopian Airlines disclosed that it will launch new destinations to Manchester, Moscow, Istanbul and Mogadishu soon. The airline has now 116 international destinations.
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Jostock & Jostock, P.C. counsels clients with respect to the use of partnerships, S corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs) and other pass-through entities within a wide range of tax planning matters. We work with our clients to use pass-through entities to avoid double taxation, to allow business owners to obtain the full benefit of tax losses or tax incentives and to minimize the tax impact of various asset acquisitions or dispositions. We utilize the tax flexibility inherent in partnership and LLC structures to minimize adverse tax consequences as well as design and implement transactions to provide maximum flexibility.
We advise our clients on structuring their special allocations of tax and non-tax items, contributions and distributions of appreciated or depreciated property (and, in particular, in a manner so as to avoid the "disguised sale" provisions), "profits" and other "carried" interests, section 704(c) lockups, debt maintenance provisions and similar matters.


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Collection: Raza
RAZA was inspired by the memories of the designer's grandfather, who came from Almeria in Andalusia, a region characterised by its tradition, Spanish character and western films. The collection embodies the universe of Southern Spain, including flamenco and bullfighting, but without the classical clichés. Colour takes priority, as well as respect for the feminine body; handicrafts, such as crochet, are mixed with colourful velvet, linen twill, corduroy and taffeta woven fabrics and complemented by geometrical accessories that evoke the art of flamenco.
IED Barcelona Best Thesis Award.


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Today I have 2 cards to share with you. They were inspired by CAS(E) This Sketch #151 by Chrissy Larson:
I made 2 different cards with a new to me stamp set. It was a gift from my friend and stamping mentor. My husband brought the happy mail to me while I was staying with my daughter in to the hospital. I finally made some time to play with the set. Thank you, Cindy!
I would like to play this first card at Seize the Birthday's Anything Goes Challenge.
I'd like to play this second one at CTS and Virginia's View Challenge #21.
Thanks for stopping by!
Grace & Peace,
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Hilary Duff Leaves Doc, Heads To Airport
Hilary Duff was videotaped leaving a medical office in Beverly Hills, California the other day. The popular singer/actress faced a horde of paparazzi as she headed to her car and then to the Los Angeles Airport for a flight to Europe. Watch footage from X17.


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Jewish Curriculum
Judaic and General Studies curriculum are equally important as one affects the other.
Kriah: The main focus is Hebrew reading. The goal is for every child to be able to read from the siddur fluently. We will be spending a significant amount of time each day reaching this goal. The class is split up into groups depending on their Hebrew reading level.
Ktiva: Students will be learning how to write in Hebrew script. It is vital for the students to be writing each letter properly.
Parshat Hashevuah: Students will study the general content of the Weekly Parsha. In addition, we help to develop the students ability to participate in the parsha discussion around.
Teffilah: As the year progresses, we will be increasing the Teffilos. Now that the students have the skill of reading Hebrew, we will focus on reading each word accurately.
Chumash: Students study Chumash every day. Students will begin with Parsha Berashis. Our aim is to build the following skills:
-Ability to identify Shorashim, prefixes, and suffixes
-Understand and appreciate the values and relevance of Chumash in our lives today
Parsha: Students will study the general content of the Parsha weekly. In addition, we will encourage on the students being able to share a Dvar Torah at the Shabbos Table.
Our Goal in the third grade is to continue to build upon the skills that the children have attained.
Tefilah: We will continue to expand their prayer with gaining fluency of the entire Shemonah Esreh, Shema, and select parts of Pesukei D'zimra.
Chumash: The students vocabulary, as well as their knowledge of the construction of Biblical Hebrew, namely prefixes, suffixes, and linguistic tenses. The student is also introduced to the Rashi style of Hebrew script, preparing the student for the learning of the Rashi commentary.
Dinim: We start to learn the first 4 Perakim of the Kitzur Shulachan Aruch, mainly dealing with the morning routine.
Jewish History: The students will explore Jewish holidays, prophets, and more about their culture.


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The IT department is the channel that interacts with Corporate and Business Groups functional areas for Finance, Human Resources, Communications and Sales & Production capturing its requirements, understanding the business processes and information needs and develops and deploys information systems solutions that add value to the business by improving operational excellence, enhancing the decision support processes and improving collaboration tools.
Responsible for understanding and evaluating complex business functions and processes, information systems implementation methodologies, industry standards and best practices, and emerging technologies, etc., and melding these to form a set of comprehensive and coherent plans to support and further the business in its endeavors.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Perform system/network administration, help desk, internet/intranet administration, security/spam control/remote access, hazard recovery, system backup, policy & procedure administration and hardware/software support and installation.
- Achieves IT operations operational objectives by maintaining current system; evaluating, recommending, testing and installing new technology; contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.
- Meets IT operations financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; initiating corrective actions.
- Determines IT operations service requirements by analyzing needs of users/departments; prioritizing modifications to core system applications; resolves organizational conflict developing and implementing documentation requirements for problem resolution.
- Improves quality results by evaluating and upgrading processes; directing changes.
- Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends in new technologies for storage architecture, capacity, and response time.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks.
- Accomplishes information systems and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
- This position represents the Company 24 hours a day 7 days a week for circumstances of business necessity, emergency, violation of company policy, federal or state regulations etc.
- Take an active part in supporting Kaizen activities and the continuous improvement plan
- Bachelor Degree, 7 years practical experience will be substituted for education
- Customer focused
- Working knowledge of Windows based environments including Server 2008/2012, Terminal Services, Exchange, Data Protection Manager
- Working knowledge of enterprise class networks including WAN/LAN management, firewall administration, VPN, QoS, POE and VLAN. Experience with Cisco, Adtran, and Sonicwall products a plus
- Telecommunications experience, including IP Telephony and legacy PBX systems
- Must be able to set-up, deliver and install PC equipment to appropriate locations
- Foster open communication and champion change
Working Conditions:
Work area is normally heat/ air-conditioned in an office-type environment, with some time spent in a shop floor environment. Hard-hat, safety glasses, earplugs, steel-toed boots are required on production floor.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk or hear. The associate frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The associate is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups or managers, clients, customers and the general public.
The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all- inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job.


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Rap sensation of Bollywood, Yo Yo Honey Singh is all set to rap for none other than megastar Amitabh Bachchan for his next film, Bhootnath Returns. The hep singer is now the toast of the tinsel town. Honey Singh sung some hit tracks for the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar in films like Chennai Express, Cocktail, Boss, Dedh Ishqiya and Yaariyaan. Now, Big B will be lip syncing for the rapper.
Posting a selfie with Amitabh, Honey Singh tweeted "This is for you Dad". Big B on the other side, tweeted, "Yo Yo Honey Singh in the house for a sing for Bhootnath Returns..cool and swag and urban..whatever the lingo meant..!"
The rapper has also sung a number for Sunny Leone in the upcoming horror thriller Ragini MMS2. Bhootnath Returns will be the sequel for the horror comedy Bhootnath, that starred Juhi Chawla and SRK along with Amitabh in the leads. Big B plays the friendly ghost in the movie.


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22 December 1691: Patrick Sarsfield and 11,000 Irish soldiers and their families sailed from the City of Cork for Exile in France on this day. Their departure was part of the military terms agreed in the Treaty of Limerick that was signed in October of that year. Article 1 stated that:
That all persons, without any exceptions, of what quality or condition soever, that are willing to leave the kingdom of Ireland, shall have free liberty to go to any country beyond the seas (England and Scotland excepted) where they think fit, with their families, household-stuff, plate, and jewels.
It was agreed that 50 ships could be used to Transport all those that wished to go abroad. The port of Cork was the decided upon as the place of embarkation and it was to there that General Sarsfield marched his men after departing Limerick with the Honours of War. Like so many of the men he brought away to France he was never to see his Homeland again.
On 29 July 1693 he was severely wounded at the Battle of Landen whilst leading the Irish Brigade against William of Orange. Carried off the battlefield he was taken to the town of Huy, about twenty miles away, where he died three days later. He is buried in St. Martins Church in this city, where a plaque is erected marking the approximate spot of his grave.


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Bronco X – Aerosoft – review (5*) – part 2
Bronco review continued. Systems – how good they are? Electrical power system, hydraulics and fuel.
Contents of this review:
Electrical power system
This is one of the most advertised features of Bronco X – electrical system in this aircraft is excellent. Not only does it work as it should (to a level rarely found in FSX / P3D aircraft), but it is also explained with a clear scheme in a 2d panel. Red and blue lines show which wires and buses are connected (red) and which are isolated (blue).
I am so impressed mainly because tools like this 2d panel help me understand how an aircraft is wired and consequently – why something will (or will not) work when I flip the switches. So it is not only a good plane but also a great learning tool.
The electrical system does not include fuses.
Hydraulic power system
When I compared the plane that Aerosoft created with the manual I noticed that the pressure of hydraulic system is within the range specified in the manual. No matter how hard I tested it – it always stayed in the correct range and behaved as it should. +1
The way this system works in FSX deserves another point. The real world Bronco hydraulics are pressurized to 1550psi (around 100 bars). A pump starts up when pilot operates flaps or gear. And this is exactly how it works in this plane by Aerosoft. Try to extend flaps – a sound will appear and the green light will turn on. The same happens when you extend (or retract) gear.
Without electrical power the flaps will still work – thanks to the pressure of hydraulic system. But only up to the point when the pressure drops too low. Another point for Bronco.
Now I need to be very careful not to make a wrong impression. I will criticize some features of Bronco but I would like you to first understand that I am criticizing features that are rarely simulated in FSX or P3D. This are not flaws of this plane – only things that could work better.
Ok – so what is wrong? The first thing that is incorrect is the time of simultaneous flaps and gear extension. They should go down (or up) slower when operated simultaneously. The second thing is how the hydraulic pump is engaged. In Aerosoft's Bronco – only the gear and flaps engage the pump. It should also start when the nose wheel steering is enabled.
You may ask why should we need to engage the pump? The pressure in hydraulic system drops with time. It is a very slow process but it happens. Another +1!
One more thing I noticed about the hydraulic pump – it hardly takes any power to operate. You can use it with battery power only for a long time and there is no significant drop in battery voltage. There should be. Also – the pump does not overheat or brake. The manual suggests putting it to rest for several minutes after it is used for some time. But this are the nuances for which I can (and would) check only the best add-on aircraft. Most payware planes do not come even close to this level.
It is complicated.
First I need to acknowledge that thanks to a custom programming a complicated fuel tank system of a military aircraft is simulated to the degree that it can be used in FSX almost like in real world. This is an achievement. Normally FSX prevents such operations.
Unfortunately – there are some limitations of this custom system. And there are also some problems. And the explanation in the manual is limited.
The first thing I noticed is the inverted flight ability (it also applies to prolonged negative G flight). In the real world OV-10 has a limited ability to fly inverted. It is caused by the way the fuel tanks are arranged – the feeder sump from which the fuel is drawn to engines can only be supplied by gravity so the inverted flight time is limited by the (small) amount of fuel in the feeder. Not in this plane – I tested it for a couple of minutes and the fuel flow was uninterrupted. If you read my review of Aerosoft's F-14 – you may remember how delighted I was that this worked correctly in that plane. Just to make this clear – most FSX add-on aircraft does not simulate this.
What I do not like about this fuel system is that its limitations are not explained in the manual. Let me start with how it works – you have 5 internat fuel tanks in OV-10 – the center, two wing tanks and two tip tanks. The fuel flows from outer tanks towards the center and both engines are fed through the center tank. Consider this – if you half-fill all the tanks – you will find the central tank full (or almost full) and outer (tip) tanks drained after some time. This will not happen in this add-on. The manual should explain that the correct way to fill the tanks is – fill the center tank first, then fill wing tanks and if you need more fuel – then fill the tip tanks. Otherwise you can find yourself flying with FUEL LOW warning when there is plenty of fuel in wing and tip tanks – only because the center tank is half full.
How exactly the custom fuel system works in Aerosoft's OV-10? It takes the fuel from the first tank that should be drained (tip tanks) and when there is almost no fuel in this tank it automatically switches to the next one. It works. Actually – it is almost the same solution that L-39 by Lotus Sim uses. The other thing missing in the manual is a warning. You should not mess with the fuel in tanks once the aircraft and flight are loaded because you can screw the logic of tank switching.
Similarly the external tanks are modified to work within the limitations of FSX. In the real world a fuel pump transfers fuel from external tanks to internal tanks. If the internal tanks are full – the excess fuel is vented out.
In Aerosoft's Bronco when you turn the external fuel transfer pump – you in fact switch the fuel supply from the internal to external tank. Nothing else happens (no fuel is being transferred). It's ok apart from one bug that I will mention later.
Up to this point I may sound harsh but my intention is to show you how complicated this aircraft is and how some of this complications were successfully recreated in FSX. Some were not, but still – this places the Bronco in front of the most add-on planes in FSX. But it also leaves something to be desired.
At the end of this section I need to complain about a serious bug. Switching to external tanks means that you fly on the fuel that is stored in this tanks. When the tank or tanks are empty… engines will quit. This is an unrealistic nonsense since the engines of the real aircraft are always supplied from the internal tank. I do not understand why the same "tank-switching" logic could not be used for switching almost empty external tanks. This is a serious cause for concern as there is no fuel gauge for the external tank.
I am not happy. For some reason flaps in Bronco can be set in only three positions (retracted, small flaps, landing flaps). This is totally wrong since flaps in (real world) Bronco can be set in any position between retracted and fully extended. I know that FSX by default does not accept such flaps, but limiting the choice to 3 position? What sense does it make? Why there are no combat flaps or any other positions between these provided here? I would be quite happy with several positions but the choice between small (take-off) and full (landing) flaps is simply too narrow.
About the limitations of FSX – some very old add-ons like B-17 and P-47 by A2A and fairly recent F-86 by Milviz have no problem with custom flap settings.
I am a little ambivalent about the systems in Bronco. This plane can be GREAT! Yes – I meant it. In bold, in capital letters and with the exclamation mark. On the other hand… it sucks when I am flying a long ferry flight over ocean and both engines quit at the same time because my external tank is empty (and there is no fuel gauge for this tank!). This should not happen. And the flaps…
In cases like this I try to learn what works and which actions I should avoid to stay out of trouble (and to stay happy). I also learned which systems and tools to use to get most of this plane. And you can get a lot! So when I had to decide on the reviewers rating – I had no doubts whether should it be a 6-star of a 5-star review. But nothing less ever came to my mind.
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Oh! Spring..
One reason I live in the NY area is for the seasons..a taste of Spring in March and folks are extremely happy AND HAVING FUN~ the energy is amazing!! On this mild eve Steve and I saw a wonderful dance performance/City Center/Paul Taylor. Each of the three dances were fabulous~ and the last one, a debut that was written up in the Times last week was given standing ovation and many curtain calls…and then Paul Taylor, 78 years old, emerged and joined the company. Bravo!!
We discussed who goes to dance performance? I know dancers-former dancers-their families and friends- and later, I asked Steve (who enjoys this viewing as much as I do, and me a former performance dancer in college and later owner of dance/exercise studio (http://www.balanceandpower.com/meeteileen/php). I still love it-Zumba, weddings, etc., and he said, " I never went to a Broadway play before I met you..". I told him that I was sure he would have found it all, eventually! We agreed that spouses of the above mentioned were in the audience, for sure! Next week we will see a Brazilian music venue uptown, with friends.
Ah, New York!
Spring Tease in NYC and Dance!
Oh! Spring..


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When your PC gets infected, there are a couple virus removal options to consider, to get rid of the virus(es.)
The first way is to simply copy all of your data to an external hard drive, then wipe the hard drive clean and reinstall Windows. This will absolutely work for removing the viruses, but it is very time consuming because of having to reinstall all of your other software, as well – if you can find the CDs and product keys.
The second method is to use virus removal tools, like we do here at Frankenstein Computers. No data is lost and you don't have to reinstall programs. We simply remove the infections. We even get your system back to you in just a couple of business days. So remember, install a good anti-virus and use safe browsing habits. If you do get an infection on your PC, bring it to Frankenstein Computers and we'll get you fixed right up.


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Don't drown! Sunshine Laundries' $2,000 donation covers 40 swimming lesson scholarships in St. Lucie County
It's summer time and that means children are swimming to keep cool and have fun.
But did you know that according to the Centers for Disease Control, drowning ranks fifth among the leading causes of unintentional injury death in the U.S., and ranks eighth as cause of death for black youth in America? This statistic astounded Sunshine Laundries co-owner Tom Rhodes when he first heard it two years ago during a Free Laundry Day event in Atlanta, sponsored by the Coin Laundry Association's Laundry Cares Foundation.
"Living on the Treasure Coast, we just take for granted learning to swim because water is all around us," said Rhodes. "But one woman who was receiving free laundry on that day came up to me with tears in her eyes and said that because she was saving money on her laundry, she could take those dollars and now be able to afford to have her son take swimming lessons."
The personal exchange stayed with Rhodes as he returned home to Vero Beach, and last summer he launched a scholarship program to help underwrite the cost of swimming lessons. Through a partnership with St. Lucie County and the American Red Cross, Sunshine Laundries is once again providing 40 swimming scholarships for lessons taken at St. Lucie County Aquatics Facilities.
Lessons are normally $65 per session; however with the scholarship provided by Sunshine Laundries, the cost is only $15.
Sunshine Laundries presented a $2,000 check to Adam Jones, Aquatics & Safety coordinator for St. Lucie County Parks, Recreation & Facilities, during a recent County Commission meeting to kick off the summer program. Classes are available for all ages, and anyone interested in the scholarship program should pick up a flyer at one of these three pools: Ravenswood, Lincoln Park or Lakewood Park.
For more details about the swimming lessons, call 772-871-2183 from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday or Friday.


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DeWine rejects proposed amendment to legalize marijuana
A proposed constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in Ohio was rejected yesterday by Attorney General Mike DeWine.
DeWine turned down petitioners for the End Ohio Cannabis Prohibition Act of 2012, citing four reasons that the submitted summary was not "fair and truthful" as required by state law.
The petition was submitted on Aug. 2 by three Ohio residents, including Tonya Davis, of Kettering, a suburb of Dayton, who has been involved in several previous marijuana issues. Proponents submitted 2,304 signatures of registered Ohio voters, more than double the 1,000 required.
DeWine said the submitted ballot summary omits references to amendment language which repudiates federal cannabis prohibitions and language saying "persons cannot be considered to be under the influence of cannabis 'solely because of the presence of metabolites or components of cannabis in his or her body.'"
He also faulted the summary because it says education will be provided about the "medical harms or benefits from the personal use of cannabis products," although the full amendment includes no such provision.
Finally, DeWine said the summary did not refer to language in the body of the amendment saying that the departments of Agriculture and Commerce would be responsible for overseeing the program.
Three other marijuana issues, including one proposing legalization of growing hemp, have been approved by state officials, but they are not likely to appear before Ohio voters at an election in the near future. The deadline for this November's election already has passed.
DeWine's letter and the summary text can be found at http://www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/BallotInitiatives.


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Children from Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sequoias and ProYouth Attend Fresno State Football Game Thanks to Bank of the Sierra Donation
November 27, 2019
Porterville, CA – On Saturday, November 23, two Central Valley organizations, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sequoias and ProYouth, brought around 100 children to the college football game between Fresno State and Nevada at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno. Bank of the Sierra donated tickets to the organizations so the children could attend the game. Both organizations have previously been awarded Sierra Grants as part of the Bank's program that supports nonprofit organizations in its communities. Nearly all of the children who attended the game had never been to a college sporting event before, and many might not get a chance to go to a game, if not for the opportunity provided by the organizations.
"Many of the kids had never seen a game before and were super excited about being there," said Araceli Lilley, Bank of the Sierra Assistant Vice President and Deposit Relationship Officer. "They danced and participated in the rallying that the school put on. The site directors did a fantastic job getting the kids pumped up as well!"
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sequoias states that its mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need the Clubs the most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. The organization helps thousands of children every year in seven Tulare County communities: Porterville, Visalia, Tulare, Farmersville, Exeter, Ivanhoe, and Strathmore. The Boys & Girls Clubs focus on supporting kids when they are not in school with both summer and afterschool programs.
ProYouth provides a safe, healthy, and supportive learning environment during out-of-school times to help youth succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. The organization serves thousands of students every year in 12 communities in and around Tulare County: Porterville, Visalia, Tulare, Kingsburg, Farmersville, Exeter, Orosi, Earlimart, Ivanhoe, Strathmore, Woodville, and Traver.
Nevada would go on to defeat the Bulldogs, 35-28, but that didn't distract from the fun the children had at the game. Bank of the Sierra is proud to make an experience like this possible.
About the Sierra Grant Program
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"American Idol" came close to tying "The Voice" for the first time this season in the Monday overnight ratings.
"American Idol" drew a 1.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 7.6 million viewers, up slightly in both measures from last Monday. "The Voice," meanwhile, slipped to a 1.5 and 8.3 million viewers. That is the NBC show's lowest numbers this season thus far.
After "Idol" on ABC, "The Crossing" (0.7, 4.2 million) was even.
After "The Voice," "Good Girls" (0.9, 4.1 million) was also even.
CBS aired only repeats until the third "Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special." The special drew a 0.8 and 3.8 million viewers, up slightly in the demo from last year's 0.7 but down in total viewers from last year's 4.2 million.
On Fox, "Lucifer" (0.7, 2.8 million) was down slightly in viewers while "The Resident" (0.8, 3.9 million) was down slightly in the demo.
For The CW, both "Supergirl" (0.4, 1.4 million) and "iZombie" (0.2, 0.71 million) were down in both measures from last week.
NBC won the night with a 1.3 and 6.9 million viewers. ABC was second with a 1.2 and 6.5 million. CBS was third with a 0.9 and 5.3 million. Fox was fourth with a 0.8 and 3.4 million. The CW averaged a 0.3 and 1 million viewers.


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AK Releases "Closed Off"
The weather may be getting colder, but hip-hop artist AK (Austin Kassabian) is bringing the heat on his new self-produced single "Closed Off." AK opens up on "Closed Off" inviting listeners into his kingdom – and inevitably fandom – in which he rules supreme as the leader of a new era of hip-hop. The single comes off of his highly anticipated forthcoming EP "Closed Off," which is guaranteed to be full of fiery flows.
Hailing from the Garden State, the young hip-hop artist has already firmly planted his feet in the music industry with his uncanny lyrical abilities. The 20-year-old artist from South Brunswick, NJ was quick to take to the internet by storm after writing and releasing remixed freestyle covers on his YouTube of top hip-hop tracks stamped with his own creative spin. Now with well over 100-Million YouTube views, AK has successfully branched out with several successful original singles under his belt. He recently wrapped up a nationwide tour, during which he released his first fully self-produced single "Ignorance Is Bliss." Carving out a space of his own in the music industry, BET noted "this is only the beginning for hip-hop newcomer AK." While, Idolator cited AK as "one of hip-hop's hottest newcomers."
"Closed Off" gives just a glimpse into what is to be AK's greatest body of work to date. With each music release bigger than the last, it goes to show that AK is the next big thing in Hip Hop.


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ENNIS, TX – October 7, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Brittany Force knows what a win at Texas Motorplex can do for championship aspirations. The Top Fuel standout performed well in the pressure moments of the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship stop at the track two years ago, using that victory to HELP claim the first world championship in her NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career.
Right in the middle of the title mix through two of six playoff races in the 2019 season, Force will aim for her second win in Dallas at the 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, Oct. 17-20. She has enjoyed another banner year in her 11,000-horsepower Advance Auto Parts dragster, sitting just 48 points back of the lead heading to a crucial point in the season.
"If you look at the season, we've done well in cooler conditions or those prime conditions," Force said. "But this team is always positive, even when we've had bad days. When you make a mistake, you use it to push harder and come back better. We've been in these situations before and been through the pressure, and come out on top. There's no reason we can't do it again."
Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), Tanner Gray (Pro Stock) and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were last year's winners of the event that will be televised on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) in 2019, including live final eliminations coverage 2:00 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, Oct. 20. It is the fourth of six playoff races and 22nd of 24 races during the 2019 NHRA season, and Force will look to put on a show all weekend at Texas Motorplex.
She recorded the quickest run in NHRA history with a blistering pass of 3.623-seconds in qualifying at the playoff opener, advancing to the semifinals at that race. Force fell in the opening round at St. Louis, dropping her to fourth in points, but she continues to rave about the job her team, led by crew chief David Grubnic and assistant crew chief Mac Savage, have done all year. Despite a number of new pieces, Force has been a standout, picking up seven No. 1 qualifiers, three final rounds and a win in Houston.
"This team has been incredible," said Force, who has nine career wins. "I'm lucky to work with them and we're all on the same page. This is a new group and there's been a lot of change. It's an entirely new team and that can be hard to adjust to, and you're worried about how long it could take to come together. But this team found it right away and right off the bat I had a good feeling about this team. The communication level on this team is something I've never seen before."
Force also knows that St. Louis can be her only slip-up if the team wants to contend for a title. She's trying to chase down points leader Doug Kalitta, while defending world champ Steve Torrence is just two points back. Mike Salinas is seven points ahead of Force, and she'll also have to deal with the likes of Reading winner Richie Crampton, John Force Racing teammate Austin Prock, Antron Brown, St. Louis winner Billy Torrence and Leah Pritchett. But Force believes her team is ready to shine down the stretch after the early exit at the most recent race.
"St. Louis was a tough weekend and that's the difficult thing about the Countdown," Force said. "You have to try to stay on top through all the races. It was tough, but we still have time to catch up. I'm definitely confident that we can bounce back. We had a team meeting and we talked about everything from the weekend. We regrouped and we're not holding back. If anything, we're even more motivated to head into these next four races."
Funny Car points leader Hight won for the second straight year and fourth time overall at Texas Motorplex last year. He'll look to continue that against teammate John Force, who has seven Dallas wins, St. Louis winner Shawn Langdon, Ron Capps and defending world champ J.R. Todd.
Pro Stock's Jason Line opened the playoffs with a win, but Erica Enders closed the gap to just 11 points with her St. Louis victory. Those two will battle it out in Dallas, while the likes of Bo Butner, Alex Laughlin and Matt Hartford look to close the points gap as well.
Eddie Krawiec has three wins in the past six years in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the track, but he's seeking his first win of 2019. He'll try and get it against teammate and points leader Andrew Hines, as well as playoff winners Karen Stoffer and Jerry Savoie, and defending world champ Matt Smith.
The AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals will also feature thrilling competition in SAM Tech NHRA Factory Stock Showdown, which makes its final stop of 2019, as well as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, which showcases the future stars of the sport. For the first time, the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) will stage an unprecedented 16-car, eighth-mile exhibition race presented by Atomizer Racing Injectors. This exciting field will compete throughout the weekend including a final round of eliminations on Sunday in front of the NHRA raceday crowd. After Nitro qualifying on Friday, fans can also watch the spectacular "Lone Star Lightning" Jet Dragster driven by Tammy Gatlin and "The War Dance" jet car driven by Ralph Snyder. Jet cars are thrust driven vehicles propelled by jet engines with exciting pre-run flame shows.
NHRA fans can take part in the Mello Yello Walking Tour to see the cars and teams hard at work in the pits. Fans can also attend Pro Stock Motorcycle School and Nitro School to learn how the cars operate and reach their thrilling speeds. Texas Motorplex will also host a Mello Yello autograph session and allow fans to meet their favorite drivers as well as the Sealmaster Track Walk hosted by NHRA announcer Joe Castello. Another can't-miss experience is the winner's circle celebration on Sunday after racing concludes. NHRA fans are invited to congratulate the winners of the event as they celebrate their victories.
As always, fans can interact with their favorite drivers as they're granted an exclusive pit pass to the most powerful and sensory-filled motorsports attraction on the planet. This unique opportunity gives fans direct access to the teams, allowing them to see firsthand the highly-skilled mechanics service their hot rods between rounds, and get autographs from their favorite NHRA drivers.
Fans also will want to visit NHRA's popular Nitro Alley and Manufacturers Midway, where sponsors and race vendors create a carnival atmosphere, with interactive displays, simulated competitions, merchandise, food and fun for the entire family.
Mello Yello Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 2:45 and 6:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, and the final two rounds of qualifying on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 12:15 and 3:45 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20. To purchase tickets, call 800-668-6775. Military and first responders can save 20% on adult single day tickets at NHRA.com/govx. Tickets also are available online at www.texasmotorplex.com. For more information about the NHRA visit www.NHRA.com.
About NHRA
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. NHRA presents 24 national events featuring the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, and E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service. NHRA provides competition opportunities for drivers of all levels in the NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. NHRA also offers NHRA Jr. Street program for teens and the Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 5 to 17. In addition, NHRA owns and operates four racing facilities: Atlanta Dragway in Georgia; Gainesville Raceway in Florida; Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis; and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California. For more information, log on to NHRA.com, or visit the official NHRA pages on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
Source: National Hot Rod Association


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Announcing the start of our new partnership, LIFT and ICA present There We Will Be Buried, a theatrical production with a cast including the renowned German artist Kai Althoff, running 21-24 June 2012. On Thursday 21 June we're also hosting a book launch event for a publication documenting the production in an edition of 1,000 at a special launch price of £6.00.
This unique play is is a visual arts response to the performing arts written and produced by Yair Oelbaum. We asked him a few questions...
ICA: How did the idea to create There we will be buried come about?
Yair Oelbaum: In the summer of 2010 Kai Althoff had asked me to write a play that we would both be able to perform in. Originally we thought the piece would be performed in the basement of a nightclub in Manhattan. Before I even began writing the piece, Kai was approached by Saim Demircan of Focal Point Gallery in Southend-On-Sea who suggested that the piece be performed in Southend's Palace Theater instead. This allowed for There we will be buried to be developed as a much more elaborate piece.
The initial idea for the piece came from a film that I had made in August 2009 called The Name. The audio recording that we had made while shooting the film was unfortunately misplaced by a member of our crew. I then had no choice but to re-record the sound to accompany the original footage. I attempted to create a purposefully out-of-sync sound recording; the images told a story captured on top of a mountain. The sound told a story captured in my living room, providing a slight illusion of insularity and domesticity within wilderness. I was enthralled by the divergent meanings that this pairing suggested, and the manner in which both parts of the piece continually thwarted the narrative authority of the other.
A live performance of this nature seemed like an even more fitting space to apply this constraint – the visceral, physical acts of the performers are continually reconsidered by the words that the voice-over suggests that they are saying. The same can be said of the performers, whose actions and expression suggest alternate accounts slightly (and occasionally vastly) contrasting the tone and content of the recording. The characters meekly attempt to develop the agency to stray from the impressed narrative of the voice-over throughout the play. I see this as the internal narrative of the physical characters who, briefly, can work up the gall to fully disregard the play's frame and enact their own attempts at righteous worship.
ICA: Could you elaborate on the narrative and whether that underpins the performance or whether it is something more abstract?
YO: As a child, when I had to study the Book of Ruth I always found myself wondering about the fate of a minor character, Orpah. While Ruth altruistically clings to her mother-in-law after her husband's death, Orpah merely turns away. Ruth is accepted by the Jews and her children become royalty. Orpah never gets a second scene. I imagined her guilt as a series of delusions and hallucinations that caused her constantly to reconsider this eternally repeating past abandonment. In the wake of her abandonment, Orpah makes blind sweeping attempts at finding salvation to compensate for her eternal loss. She can no longer even differentiate between the targets of her desire; children, objects of worship, and possessions are all conflated into one entity within the thoughts fueled by Orpah's blind lust.
I too chose to become a Moabite instead of following the tenets of the Jews and birthing royalty. The perspective from which this narrative was forged comes both from my past attitude while studying the Book of Ruth as well as my retrospective idea of myself at that time. This exaggerated, convoluted naiveté is elicited through Orpah and Lydia who cannot hold on to their own motivations, and cannot successfully identify life, one another, nor their most valued sacraments.
ICA: What is the relationship between the characters and the set? Is there a distinction?
YO: Orpah and Lydia are too weak to even command a cloud of memory to inform their actions.
The set compensates for Orpah and Lydia's lack of memory by providing a residual, permanent memorial of their actions. All of the set elements are covered by pieces of a uniform fabric at the piece's start. It is my character's duty to uncover each of the elements as the piece progresses.
Once a character's role in the voice-over is completed, they remain stagnantly where they are and are absorbed into a sort of internal audience, which is not exactly entertained by the remainder of the performance, but enjoys pitifully gazing toward the play's victims, Orpah and Lydia. The characters are manifestations of Orpah and Lydia's desires. They are children, religious systems, objects of prayer, and possessions in various combinations. The incidences with each character frame the narrative as a series of interactions where our main characters are berated by that which they seek. Instead of finding any sort of gratification or child, they are merely beaten by their idols.
There is little distinction in the way the two are treated as slowly gathering components of one cumulative set. The difference is in the manner in which the two are positioned. Characters and set pieces are activated when they are uncovered. Only the set pieces experience further movement through the movements of Orpah and Lydia who often displace these items throughout the course of the show.
LIFT 2012 runs from 12 June - 15 July, with an exciting programme of new theatrical experiences. ICA and LIFT, who share our premesis on The Mall, are at the start of a new partnership of the visual and performing arts.
Follow #LIFT2012 for updates.


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FILM 2115 History of Film I
(Prior to Fall 2010, this course was known as FILM 15.
The information below might still reflect the old course numbers. Bracketed numbers, if any, are the old course numbers. Learn more...)
4 hours; 3 credits
Survey of motion pictures from 1895 to 1941. Development of film as an art form and distinctive medium of communication. Relationship of film to other arts and to social and political climates in which cinematic forms and techniques evolved.
Prerequisite: Film *1101 [1] or permission of the chairperson.


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Simple but elegant
A wristwatch is the accessory that can also be extremely effective in a simple version. The watches of the Frederique Constant Slimline Heart Beat Automatic collection are a very good example, because these watches differ in their simplicity from many other models. The handmade watches set a special accent with their very simple and functional dial, which gives the wearer of such a wristwatch a stylish elegance (e.g. reference FC-312V4S4).
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While the dial determines the function of the watches from the Frederique Constant Slimline Heart Beat Automatic collection, the bracelet used offers the chance to appear fashionably chic. The high-quality leather straps are not only visually very appealing, but also offer the wearer of this watch a pleasant wearing comfort, which is especially important during the day. It is the combination of fashion and function that makes the watches of the Frederique Constant Slimline Heart Beat Automatic series so special that every person stands out.


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Sports games endeavor to include accurate player rosters and game adaptations of movies try to use real actor voices and likenesses whenever possible. So it should come as no surprise that the U.S. Army is using real soldiers as characters in its America's Army game.
"The America's Army Real Heroes program puts a face on some of the exceptional Soldiers who are at the forefront in defending our freedoms. With Real Heroes young adults can learn about the accomplishments of some of the heroic men and women that make the Army the world's premier land force," said Colonel Casey Wardynski, Project Director.
Players who download the latest version of the free online game will be able to interact with four such Heroes during training missions and while exploring an interactive Virtual Recruiting Center.
The first batch of soldiers to become Real Heroes are Sgt. 1st Class Gerald Wolford, Sgt. Tommy Rieman, Maj. Jason Amerine (pictured), and Sgt. Matthew W. Zedwick, the later two of which GP editor Dennis McCauley had the chance to meet at this year's E3.
"It was cool," said McCauley. "I'm a big admirer of the troops."
Additionally, players (or anyone with an internet connection) will be able hear the stories behind these soldiers via videos available on the America's Army website.
More soldiers honored for their service in Afghanistan and Iraq will be added in the coming months and a line of Real Heroes action figures will be available at retail soon.
-Reporting from San Diego, GP Correspondent Andrew Eisen


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Oh my god. I just RAN OVER a child. Oh my god this isnt my day. That kid was cool as fuck though
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Well, what did you expect? After death, a body's temperature does tend to lower to the ambient air temperature. \nAsshole.
Who could thumbs down this comment
anyone with a fucking soul this who post needs to be removed but first the op needs arrested
Calm the Fuck down
Through your haze of not seeing the humor in situations that don't affect you, you forgot some words or autocorrect thought your words weren't proper.
Weird, the bad driving makes the OP sound female but the part about the kid being fucking cool makes the OP sound male. I'm confused!
Isn't your day??? How do you think the kid feels?!?!
Stop texting while driving. Idiot.
Good ole mississippi... Oh how i love thee.... 601
That girl in Oregon made me lol. And I'm think OP might have backed into a kid and didn't hurt him. But the kid wound up being cool about it. He now goes by the name 'McLovin'
Obviously the kid wasn't hurt. Like novaleigh said, Calm the fuck down
it's black humor homie...slow yer roll
that was supposed to be a response to Irish man
well like ALL forms of black humor.... it wasn't funny. its indescribably horrible to joke about hitting a child or running one over.
Wow hmmm 88 is racist, if you can't stfu and stop ruining the beauty of this site; STFU.
The kid was cool as fuck though=The kid was forgiving about it its obviously not from a car... just shows to show how closed minded people are
Child? Or kid? Big difference
Rabble rabble rabble
No dead baby jokes, I can only assume
Sure child has a sibling that will write a song about it a few years later that will spawn a revolution. Your time is not wasted.
Good night
Hah that's horrible and funny
Isn't that worth 50 points?
They may be talking about "running over" the child in the sense of like hitting them really hard in football or something doesn't have to mean a car


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It is not that ideas are unimportant, but the most important idea for workers to absorb is that they can take control of their own lives, that they can run their own enterprises, communities, and organisations. That is the idea that Marxists have to promote whether it is in relation to the building of workplace organisation, community organisation or the building of co-ops. In the end, even the most militant workplace organisation is limited in what it can achieve so long as the workplace is outside the workers ownership. But, the development of a factory committee in which workers increasingly develop their solidarity, and their confidence that they can exert such control is a solid basis for those workers taking over the enterprise as a co-op.
To the extent that workers transform the Co-op itself, so its substantial resources can be brought to bear in developing a national/international co-op federation in which that belief can be strengthened further.
As Ernest Jones put it,
"A national fund thus established, would, in all probability, be a large one—and place a great power in the hands of the association. Persecution would be far more difficult. Now each society stands isolated, and is attacked in detail by the combined forces of monopoly—then to touch one would be to touch all. The national centralisation of popular power and popular wealth (not its local centralization), is the secret of success. Then restrictive political laws would be far more difficult, for they would encounter a gigantic union, instead of a disorganised body. Then the combination of the rich would be far less formidable—for, though superior in wealth, they would be far inferior in numbers. So they are now—but the numbers at present are without a connecting bond; nay, in but too many cases, essentially antagonistic...
If, then, you would recreate society, if you would destroy profitmongering, if you would supplant competition by the genial influence of fraternity, and counteract the centralization of wealth and all its concomitant evils,
But, today not only are these resources in the hands of workers greatly enhanced, not only, as Marx proposed, is there the possibility of mobilising credit to support the extension of worker-owned property, but vast resources exist within the workers own pension funds. Around £800 billion exists in workers pension funds in Britain; enough to buy up whole of the shares of three-quarters of the FTSE 100. If workers were to engage in a political struggle for control of the Co-op and its resources, if they were to demand that their trades unions insist on democratic control over the resources in these pension funds that would put them in a strong material and social position.
Workers in a factory faced with closure could occupy it, and instead of simpering pleas to the capitalist state to nationalise it, the workers could begin to operate it as a co-op, immediately integrated into such a national co-operative federation, backed by these sizeable financial resources.
As Engels put it,
"...as demanded by the Paris Commune, the workers should operate the factories shut down by the factory-owners on a cooperative basis. That is the great difference. And Marx and I never doubted that in the transition to the full communist economy we will have to use the cooperative system as an intermediate stage on a large scale."
Workers technically own the Co-op, but they do not have direct control of it. Workers as individual co-op members, as trades unionists and members of the Labour Party should take back that control, and transform it into a worker-owned Co-op. We should then use the resources of the Co-op to directly support workers in struggles, and to bring together all other Co-ops into the kind of national federation proposed by Marx, as well as using that to extend the number of Co-ops, especially where workers face the closure of their workplace.
The bosses will resist such a process by whatever means needed. For that reason, it will be necessary to mobilise the unions and the Labour Party to resist the bosses offensive.
In the final part, I will examine how the development of worker owned property requires the development of workers democracy.