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IMPORTANT: HOW TO USE THIS INFORMATION: This is a summary and does NOT have all possible information about this product. This information does not assure that this product is safe, effective, or appropriate for you. This information is not individual medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care professional for complete information about this product and your specific health needs.
COMMON BRAND NAME(S): Betapace, Betapace AF
WARNING: Sotalol should be used only in certain patients. Before taking sotalol, discuss the risks and benefits of treatment with your doctor. Although sotalol is effective for treating certain types of fast/irregular heartbeats, it can infrequently cause a new serious abnormal heart rhythm (QT prolongation in the EKG). This problem can lead to a new type of abnormal (possibly fatal) heartbeat (torsade de pointes). If this new serious heart rhythm occurs, it is usually when sotalol treatment is first started or when the dose is increased. Therefore, to reduce the risk of this side effect, you should begin sotalol treatment in a hospital so your doctor can monitor your heart rhythm for several days and treat the problems if they occur. Patients usually start with a low dose of sotalol. Your doctor will then slowly increase your dose depending on how you respond to the medication and how well your kidneys work. If you respond well to this medication, during this time in the hospital your doctor can determine the right dose of sotalol for you.
Some sotalol products are used to treat certain types of fast/irregular heartbeats (atrial fibrillation/flutter). These products come with additional written information from the manufacturer for patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter. If you have these conditions, read the provided information carefully. Do not switch brands of sotalol without checking with your doctor.
Do not stop taking this medication without consulting your doctor. Some conditions may become worse when you suddenly stop this drug. Some people who have suddenly stopped taking similar drugs have had chest pain, heart attack, and irregular heartbeat. If your doctor decides you should no longer use this drug, he or she may direct you to gradually decrease your dose over 1 to 2 weeks.
When gradually stopping this medication, it is recommended that you temporarily limit physical activity to decrease strain on the heart. Seek immediate medical attention if you develop: chest pain/tightness/pressure, chest pain spreading to the jaw/neck/arm, unusual sweating, trouble breathing, fast/irregular heartbeat.
USES: This medication is used to treat a serious (possibly life-threatening) type of fast heartbeat called sustained ventricular tachycardia. It is also used to treat certain fast/irregular heartbeats (atrial fibrillation/flutter) in patients with severe symptoms such as weakness and shortness of breath. Sotalol helps to lessen these symptoms. It slows the heart rate and helps the heart to beat more normally and regularly. This medication is both a beta blocker and an anti-arrhythmic.
HOW TO USE: See also Warning section.
Read the Patient Information Leaflet (provided by your pharmacist for some sotalol products used to treat atrial fibrillation/flutter) before you start using sotalol and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Take this medication by mouth, usually twice a day or as directed by your doctor. You may take it with or without food, but it is important to choose one way and take it the same way with each dose.
Dosage is based on your medical condition and response to treatment. In children, dosage is also based on age, height, and weight.
Use this medication regularly to get the most benefit from it. To help you remember, take it at the same times each day.
If you use antacids containing aluminum or magnesium, do not take them at the same time as sotalol. These antacids can bind to sotalol and decrease its absorption and effectiveness. Separate doses of these antacids and sotalol by at least 2 hours to reduce this interaction.
Do not take more of this drug than prescribed because you may increase your risk of side effects, including a new serious abnormal heartbeat. Do not take less of this medication or skip doses unless directed by your doctor. Your fast/irregular heartbeat is more likely to return if you do not take sotalol properly. Also, do not run out of this medication. Order your refills several days early to avoid running out of pills.
Tell your doctor if your condition does not improve or if it worsens.
SIDE EFFECTS: See also Warning section.
Tiredness, slow heartbeat, and dizziness may occur. Less common side effects include headache, diarrhea, and decreased sexual ability. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
To lower your risk of dizziness and lightheadedness, get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Tell your doctor immediately if any of these unlikely but serious side effects occur: new or worsening symptoms of heart failure (such as swelling ankles/feet, severe tiredness, shortness of breath, unexplained/sudden weight gain).
Seek immediate medical attention if any of these unlikely but serious side effects occur: severe dizziness, fainting, sudden change in heartbeat (unusually faster/slower/more irregular), chest/jaw/left arm pain.
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, seek immediate medical attention if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
In Canada – Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
PRECAUTIONS: See also Warning section.
Before taking sotalol, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
This medication should not be used if you have certain medical conditions. Before using this medicine, consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have: certain heart rhythm problems (such as a slow heartbeat, second- or third-degree atrioventricular block unless you have a heart pacemaker), severe heart failure, breathing problems (such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema).
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: kidney problems, treated stable heart failure, very recent heart attack (within 2 weeks), other irregular heartbeat problems (such as sick sinus syndrome), overactive thyroid disease (hyperthyroidism), serious allergic reactions needing treatment with epinephrine.
Sotalol may cause a condition that affects the heart rhythm (QT prolongation in the EKG). QT prolongation can infrequently result in serious (rarely fatal) fast/irregular heartbeat and other symptoms (such as severe dizziness, fainting) that need medical attention right away.
The risk of QT prolongation may be increased if you have certain medical conditions or are taking other drugs that may cause QT prolongation. Before using sotalol, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the drugs you take and if you have any of the following conditions: certain heart problems (QT prolongation in the EKG, history of torsade de pointes), family history of certain heart problems (QT prolongation in the EKG, sudden cardiac death).
Low levels of potassium or magnesium in the blood may also increase your risk of QT prolongation. This risk may increase if you use certain drugs (such as diuretics/"water pills"), if you are unable to eat or drink fluids as you normally would, or if you have conditions such as severe/prolonged sweating, diarrhea, or vomiting. Talk to your doctor about using sotalol safely.
If you have diabetes, this product may prevent the fast/pounding heartbeat you would usually feel when your blood sugar level falls too low (hypoglycemia). Other symptoms of a low blood sugar level, such as dizziness and sweating, are unaffected by this drug. This product may also make it harder to control your blood sugar levels. Check your blood sugar levels regularly as directed by your doctor. Tell your doctor immediately if you have symptoms of high blood sugar such as increased thirst/urination. Your diabetes medication or diet may need to be adjusted.
Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist that you are taking this medication.
This drug may make you dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely. Limit alcoholic beverages.
Older adults may be more sensitive to the side effects of this drug, especially dizziness, tiredness, and QT prolongation (see above).
During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. It may harm an unborn baby. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
This medication passes into breast milk and may have undesirable effects on a nursing infant. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor before breast-feeding.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: See also How to Use and Precautions sections.
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.
A product that may interact with this drug is: fingolimod.
Many drugs besides sotalol may affect the heart rhythm (QT prolongation in the EKG), including amiodarone, dofetilide, pimozide, procainamide, quinidine, macrolide antibiotics (such as clarithromycin, erythromycin), among others.
Check the labels on all your medicines (such as cough-and-cold products, allergy products, diet aids) because they may contain ingredients that could increase your heart rate. Check with your doctor or pharmacist first before taking any other medications.
This medication may interfere with certain medical/laboratory tests, possibly causing false test results. Make sure laboratory personnel and all your doctors know you use this drug.
OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, contact a poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center. Symptoms of overdose may include: severe dizziness, fainting, unusually slower/faster/more irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath.
NOTES: Do not share this medication with others.
Laboratory and/or medical tests (such as EKG, kidney function tests) should be performed periodically to monitor your progress or check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more details.
MISSED DOSE: If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to catch up.
STORAGE: Store at room temperature at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) away from light and moisture. Brief storage between 59-86 degrees F (15-30 degrees C) is permitted. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medicines away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company for more details about how to safely discard your product.
MEDICAL ALERT: Your condition can cause complications in a medical emergency. For information about enrolling in MedicAlert, call 1-888-633-4298 (US) or 1-800-668-1507 (Canada).
Information last revised March 2013. Copyright(c) 2013 First Databank, Inc.


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Former highway commissioner says gas tax key to modernizing interstate system
A former federal highway commissioner says Americans would pay several cents a gallon more in federal fuel taxes if road and transit projects were finished much more efficiently.
That means fewer earmarks, projects that don't stop at state lines and work getting done in less than 10 years.
Tom Skancke, who served on the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission for more than three years, said the interstate system wasn't designed for today's demand and hasn't been updated properly.
The key is to raise the fuel tax and streamline the way projects are chosen and delivered, Skancke told a group of regional leaders at a transportation summit.
"We need to be willing to pay for this if Congress gets it right. ... We have to do for our children what our parents and grandparents did for us," Skancke said. "If we get involved in the process, we can get it done."
More than 300 leaders from northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and eastern Iowa were in Dubuque this week for the second annual Tri-State Alliance transportation summit. The focus of the meeting is how the three-state region can position itself to win key road and rail projects with the limited transportation funding available.
Skancke was on the 12-member committee from 2005 through 2008, and since has advocated for the commission's recommendations around the country.
The interstate highway system was designed more than 50 years ago to mobilize the military and move people during a national emergency, not to accommodate the millions of trucks and commuters who use it today, Skancke said.
There's been a lack of vision in the decades since, he said, with federal programs getting bloated with pet projects.
Federal fuel taxes, 18.4 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24.4 cents for diesel, haven't been raised since 1997, and in inflation-adjusted dollars, not since the early 1980s.
Just to get the federal road and transit system up to "a state of good repair," the government would have to spend three times its current level for 50 years, Skancke said.
His commission recommended raising the federal fuel taxes by five to 10 cents a gallon to reach that level. But to get Americans on board, he said the federal transportation spending process had to be "performance driven and outcome based."
It needs to focus on the most important projects that cause a visible return on investment with shorter drive times and cheaper delivery of goods, he said. It also needs to focus on a national vision, not congressionally chosen earmarks.
"We have set our transportation program up to fail Americans because we have states competing against states and cities competing against states and this was not what the program was set up to do," Skancke said. "I-80 does not stop between Nevada and Utah. It carries all over the country. ... That's why they call it the Interstate Highway System, not the interstate highway pieces."
Thomas V. Bona can be reached at (815) 987-1343 email@example.com.

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Tixplace makes re-selling and buying e-tickets easier and safer than other methods. A buyer will get the tickets only after he/she paid, so the seller can be sure of receiving the money. As a buyer, you benefit from a safe platform because we perform rigorous checks on tickets and sellers. Selling prices cannot exceed 30% above the original price. In this way, we keep traders out and we make sure everything is fair.
If you managed to sell a ticket less than 7 days before of the event, we will transfer your money the next working day after the end of the event.
If the ticket was sold more than 7 days before the event, we will transfer you the money in a few days (depending on the transaction date, weekends, bank holidays etc).
Depending on your bank, the process can take a few days. This is out of our control. But don't be worried, your money is on its way!
Why do I get my money after the event?
If you sold tickets less than 7 days before the event, your money will be transferred the next working day after the end of the event. We want to prevent fraud in this way.
To check the status of your payments, go to your account > My payments.
No, unfortunately there is no other way at the moment. We use the Facebook profile as a part of our safety checks. This way you always know who you're doing business with. If you don't have a Facebook account, you can always ask a friend for help.
At the same time, we are working on alternative login methods. Once these become functional, we will inform all users.
Yes! It is possible to resell the ticket you bought on Tixplace. The only condition is that you need to resell using the same account that the ticket was purchased with. Most of the times, this is your own account.
Fortunately, the name printed on the tickets is not so important. Although the name of the initial buyer is on the ticket, the only thing that gets checked is the barcode.
Here's two examples when the name printed on the ticket does not matter so much.
Example A: When someone buys multiple tickets, his or her name is printed not only on that ticket, but on the rest of the tickets as well. If the one that bought the tickets initially cannot go to the event anymore, the rest of the tickets are still valid and his/her friends can still go.
Example B: When someone buys a ticket as a gift for someone else, the tickets will be on the buyer's name. Still they can be used by the person who received them as a gift.
In both cases, the names on the tickets are not so important.
There are some exceptional situations when the tickets are strictly personal. In these situations, we try to partner with the organizers of the events. If we dpn't have a partnership, then we prevent these events from being displayed on our platform.
In 2017, we started Tixplace because at that time there was not safe platform for re-selling and buying tickets for events in Romania. We kept on hearing from our friends about all kind of problems when they tried to sell or buy second hand tickets for events. So, we thought we could solve this issue and we kicked off Tixplace.
With your feedback and enthusiasm we will continue to work and make Tixplace the first option for re-selling and buying e-tickets for events in Romania.
Ab-so-lutely. Your e-ticket will only be sent to the buyer once he or she has paid. When Tixplace receives the payment, we will transfer it to your bank account on the next business day.
No, we automatically scan the barcodes and check whether the ticket was already sold or not. When a sellet (accidentally) uploads the same ticket twice, the listing is removed from the website. We don't know what happens outside of Tixplace, but it rarely goes wrong.
Tixplace is a safer and easier way to re-sell tickets that other methods. Since the beginning, Tixplace has been against traders. For this reason, the maximum price is 30% higher than the original one. Therefore, it becomes an unattractive place for traders.
Unfortunately, sometimes Tixplace is used by traders. They cannot sell their tickets via other platforms, so they do it on ours at a loss. We allow this to happen for a few reasons:
Yes, there are two ways to do this.
Also, if you have tickets with different prices, please upload them separately.
An overview?
You can check at any time what tickets were sold by go to My listing in your account.
You can use Tixplace to sell tickets for all kind of events such as concerts, festivals, theatres or sports as long as the tickets are in PDF or PNG format. This is also not possible when you take a picture of those tickets. We need the original PDF, PNG tickets to validate and send them to the buyer. Any print or scan will not be approved.
If you want to sell hard copy tickets for an event that also has e-tickets, we recommend you contact the organizers and try to swap to e-tickets.
Please note that we don't allow selling personalized tickets such as flight tickets, guest list tickets, tickets you won or received from sponsors. Those tickets have a too high risk of not being accepted at the entrance.
If you want to sell e-tickets on Tixplace, creating a listing is free. We charge a small fee of 5% once your ticket is sold. The fee is 5% of the price you sold the ticket. So, if you sold a ticket for EUR 10, we will deduct EUR 0,5 and the seller will receive EUR 9,5. Throughout the upload process you can see exactly how much you get for your ticket.
No, unfortunately that is not possible on our platform. We only accept PDF or PNG e-tickets that we can process. Creating a scan or a photo will also not be accepted.
If you want to sell hard copy tickets for an event that also has e-tickets, we recommend you contact the organizers and try to swap to e-tickets.
When you add a new event, it does not appear on the website right away. A Tixplace operators has to validate that event. If you add the event during the day this will only take a few minutes, but if it is at night you might need to bare with us until the next day.
The simplest way is to use Tixplace as you planned. You can always choose to sell them by yourself, but you must remove your listing before you do that. This way you'll avoid selling your tickets twice, because once you sold them on Tixplace, you won't be able to get them back.
If you have a PDF orn PNG file that contains more tickets on the same page, you will have to sell all tickets in one transaction and indicate the number of tickets in the file during the upload process.
Unfortunately, you cannot undo your sale. Usually, the buyer must have already downloaded the tickets and the price has been paid. Still, if during the sale process something goes wrong, you must contact us as soon as possible.
We need your address in order to comply with KYC (Know Your Customer) legal requirements. According to these requirements, we have the legal obligation to collect these information from all customers that initiate payments or clients to which we initiate a payment on our platform. This way we make sure that the person who initiates a payment or to whom we initiate a payment is entitled to participate in the respective transaction.
What if I don't share this information?
We won't be able to make payouts to you, they will be paused and the money will be held in escrow until the required information is filled in.
How is my data being saved?
This kind of personal data will only be used in order to identify you as a client and will not be stored.
How is my data used by Tixplace?
Tixplace will send you personal data to the payment provider who is in turn obliged to comply with KYC requirements.
You only have to click the "edit" button from the upper right corner of your listing. On "my listings" you can manage your active listings, including their deletion. You can delete individual tickets from a listing, but you cannot delete a sold or reserved ticket.
Of course you can. All you have to do is be logged in, then you have 2 options: whether you can click the "edit" button from the upper right corner of the listing, or you can click the listing you want to edit from "my listings".
When someone buys a ticket listed by you, we'll send you a confirmation on the email and a text message. Even if you received only one of the two, you shouldn't worry, because that still represents a confirmation that your ticket was sold.
Also, you can always check the status of your listings from "my listings".
As soon as the buyer reports that your ticket has worked, you will get a good review. If you don't get any review from the buyer within one week, you'll get a good review automatically, considering no message is a good message.
Tixplace makes re-selling and buying e-tickets easier and safer than other methods. A buyer will get the tickets only after he/she paid, so the seller can be sure of receiving the money. As a buyer, you benefit from a safe platform because we perform rigorous checks on tickets and sellers. Selling prices cannot exceed 30% above the original price. In this way, we keep traders out and we make sure everything is fair.
Yes, and we will tell you why:
We check every buyer and seller
Tixplace aims to facilitate a safe ticket sale. To make Tixplace as safe as possible, we use social media IDs as a first security layer. All users have to login with their Facebook account, so it is clear for everyone who they buy from. You can also see how many tickets the user sold previously on your platform which will help you judge their credibility.
We check every ticket
We check the tickets before they go live on our website in multiple ways: location, date, price, seat number etc. Every ticket is check both using software and manual. By careful checks we make sure the same ticket is not sold twice on our platform.
Our team is here to help you
After every event, the buyers can evaluate the sellers. If the ticket was invalid, then Tixplace will try to find an amicable solution to settle the conflict between seller and buyer.
We have sellers' information (name, bank account, email etc) which we can release to the authorities in case of fraud. We also reserve the right to prevent access to our platform for users who commit fraud.
But, no worries: 99.8% of all tickets on Tixplace are OK :)
Technically, it is possible for the sellers to use the tickets at the event because they have the original files. However, this almost never happens. Why? It becomes very unattractive to commit fraud on the Tixplace platform as every seller provides us a lot of personal information (Facebook account, name, address, IBAN etc). When we identify fraud, we could contact the seller, ban them from the platform forever and provided all the necessary information to file a police report.
In situations where the seller made a mistake (such as mixing up the tickets) we will try to mediate a conversation between the buyer and seller to find an amicable solution.
When someone selects a ticket and gets to the payment page, that ticket is on hold until the payment is confirmed. This process can take up to 15 minutes. If the payment was unsuccessful, then the ticket will become available again and you can buy it.
Tickets on hold cannot be edited by the seller either.
Tickets listed on the site for sale can be purchased at any time 24/7.
Tixplace uses outsourced online payment platforms that allow users to pay using MASTERCARD and VISA cards.
The currency is set by the seller and the conversion is done by the online payments platform.
Besides the price set by the seller, Tixplace is going to charge a service fee of 5% and a transaction fee of 3%.
From various reasons, some emails might not always be delivered. It's really important that you check whether you entered the correct email address or if the email with your tickets ended up in the "junk" folder.
Also, you always have the option to download your ticket directly from Tixplace website, you just have to go to "my purchase".
In order to check if your email address is correct, you must go to "profile".
In order to make things easier both for the seller and for the buyer, you will not be able to get in touch with the seller. This is to ensure that the selling process is effortless for him.
Of course, if needed, we'll contact the seller for you.
You must contact us through email, char or phone and we'll help you as soon as possible. In most of the cases, the seller made a mistake that we'll definitely tix (fix :P).
Nevertheless, it is really important that you don't put the ticket up for sale because this will only delay solving your problem.
A lot of people are looking for that one ticket that became available when an event is popular. Sometime we have hundreds of users that want that ticket. The one that click Buy will be the one that gets the ticket. As you can imagine we talk here about milliseconds. We understand that this is frustrasting, but please try again. The closer the event gets, the more tickets become available.
Please note that when a user fails to complete a successful online transaction, the ticket become available for sale in about 15 minutes.
How does the notification system work?
When we have new tickets that become available, we will notify you by email. These notifications are super-fast, but not instantaneous. It is possible to have a few seconds between the first and last notification. This is out of our control and can be determined by your internet connection speed.
Fortunately, this almost never happens. However, if anything goes wrong we will do our best to help you quickly find a solution.
Are you standing in front of the entrance right now?
Our customer support team is available at XXXXXXXX
How do I report a ticket didn't work?
After the event has taken place, you will receive an email from us, prompting you to report whether the ticket worked or not. If your ticket does appear to be invalid, Tixplace will put you and the seller in touch through a moderated chat with one of our support agents, in order to find an amicable solution.
You can easily unsubscribe from notifications by clicking the "unsubscribe" link that you'll find in the notification email you received. This way you won't be receiving notification anymore.
You can delete any saved listing from "my wanted listings" section. Also, on the platform, by clicking on the tab "more" you'll be able to select and delete you wanted listings.
Sure, they are available in your profile under My listing and My purchase.
All European concert part of the last Beyonce tour have been postponed because the artist had some medical problems.
Bucharest, June 8-9 August 11-12
I bought my tickets in Tixplace. What do I do now?
Your tickets is still valid. If you cannot make it to the event we recommend you re-sell it. We will inform you on the new dates as soon as they become confirmed. I sold tickets on Tixplace. What should I do?
The person that bought the ticket via Tixplace is the owner of the ticket. The money you received stays in your account. You don't need to take any action. Since the tickets are not yours anymore, it is important not to ask for a refund from the original ticket outlet (ie eventim.ro). If you do ask for a refund, all the tickets sold on Tixplace will be invalid. We definitely don't want that! So, please do not try to get a refund. If you do and the tickets become invalid, you will be responsible for fraud against the buyer on Tixplace.
I also have tickets for my own use. Can I ask for a refund?
If you have tickets for the same event you can use them of course for the new date. If you cannot make it anymore, it is important to know that you should not ask for a refund: most of the times the original ticket outlets refund orders in one transaction which means you will invalidate all tickets sold on Tixplace. In the cases where you cannot make it to the event anymore we recommend you sell the tickets.
As you might have heard, Relentless festival was cancelled and the normal refund procedure will start: from the organizers to the initial buyers. From social media and contacting the organizers we learned that no refund was made as of now. Tixplace contacted all sellers who confirmed no refund has been made yet. We understand that this situation is frustrating and we are doing our best to gather as much information as possible. This depends largely on the organizers' communication. If the organizers don't refund the initial buyers, it is also impossible for us to refund the tickets. The organizers have communicated in this case that they were working on the issue and they would keep all buyers up to date with the refund procedure. Tixplace will do its best to contact the initial buyers, sellers on our platform, to facilitate the refund for the Tixplace users.


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The shadowy nature of illegal media downloading makes it difficult for researchers to analyze the true relation between piracy and lost sales. Does every movie download represent a theater ticket left unpurchased, as the movie industry contends? Or are most downloaders people who never would have bought a ticket in the first place?
Two researchers have come up with a clever strategy to untangle one cause-and-effect relation. Economists Brett Danaher of Wellesley College and Joel Waldfogel of the University of Minnesota noticed that Hollywood studios often wait weeks after the U.S. premier before releasing a movie overseas. During that time, movie fans in foreign locales can find the film on BitTorrent-based file-sharing sites but not in their local theaters. If online piracy displaces ticket sales, these release lags should hurt a movie's international box-office receipts.
The researchers compiled a database of the weekend box-office returns for the top 10 movies in 17 different countries over three years. They then split the data into two groups: movies released before BitTorrent became popular and those released after. Controlling for everything else that might affect the returns for a movie, the researchers found that post-BitTorrent films made less money than pre-BitTorrent films. The longer the lag, the more they lost.
More damning, the genres most popular with online pirates suffered the most. "After BitTorrent, the effect of release lag on science-fiction and action movies is much greater than it is for other genres," Danaher says. He estimates that this type of piracy led to a $240-million annual drop in weekend box-office receipts in the 17 countries studied.
Of course, the study also proves a contention of piracy apologists: people turn to online piracy when that is the only way they can view the content. Danaher mentioned another episode from 2007, when NBC, in a contract dispute with Apple, suddenly pulled its content from the iTunes store. Traffic in pirated NBC content exploded. New laws may help steer people away from illegal downloads, but content providers need somewhere to steer them to.
This article was published in print as "Does Digital Piracy Really Hurt Movies?"


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There are few home improvement tasks greeted with more dread than finishing drywall. If you're like most people, you hope that you've already done your last finishing job. Unfortunately, if you enjoy working on your home, you are bound to be confronted by this task again. So it's worth your while to check out the tips and techniques we discuss here.
Before You Begin
The selection of tools we show here are not the only ones that work. Some people prefer wider drywall knives. Regardless of your preference, be sure that all the knife blades are very flexible. Holding the handle and the blade, you should be able to easily flex the blade between your thumbs.
Your selection of compound is just as important as your selection of tools. Compound is available in two types. One is called a setting compound and cures by a chemical reaction. The other is a drying compound that hardens through evaporation. The latter is available in a powder or ready-mixed version, but for most people the ready-mixed product is far more convenient. This is what we used.
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You also have a choice when it comes to joint tape, between paper tape and self-sticking fiberglass mesh tape. The great advantage of the fiberglass tape is that it eliminates the need for the first coat of compound--and that's a big deal. But tape manufacturers say the fiberglass product should be used only with setting compounds, not with drying ones. In our opinion, the difficulties of working with a setting compound outweigh the advantage of using the fiberglass tape.
One last tip: If you buy your taping compound in 5-gal. pails, which is what we did, be sure to buy an opening tool. It costs about $3; opening these pails without one is very frustrating.
What You'll Need
Tools: 5-, 8- and 10-in. flexible drywall-taping knives, joint compound pan, bucket-opening tool, electric drill, mixing paddle, respirator
Materials: Premixed all-purpose joint compound, paper joint tape, 180- or 220-grit sandpaper, drywall screws, corner bead
Getting Started
There are probably as many approaches to the finishing process as there are finishers. But a few rules of thumb are appropriate for beginners. First, always keep your knives as clean as possible. This means wiping off the excess compound on the edge of the pan after each pass with the knife. Second, never mix dried compound into fresh compound. Even the smallest piece of dried debris will leave a messy gouge in the finished surface. If dried compound does find its way into your pan or pail, remove it immediately. Finally, remember that the surface of the compound will only be as smooth as the stroke you use to apply it. As you begin applying compound, make a concerted effort to lengthen your strokes. Keep the knife aligned with the direction of the joint. Until you get the knack, compound will certainly squeeze off the knife and fall to the floor. But by loading the knife with less compound, you can minimize the mess.
Begin the job by working on the butt joints (joints that occur on the ends of the drywall sheets). Follow this by working the tapered joints (those along the edges). Last, do the inside and then the outside corners. Keep in mind that the inside corners have to be done in two steps, because you can work on only one side of the joint at a time. If you try to finish both sides at once, your knife will foul the first side while you work on the second side of the corner.
Butt and Tapered Joints
Begin work by mixing the joint compound (1). Although this isn't absolutely necessary with ready-mixed compounds, it does smooth out the compound and make it easier to apply. Starting at a butt joint, load up a 5-in. knife, making sure its corners are free of compound (2), and apply the compound starting at one end of the joint (3). Work as smoothly as you can, reloading the knife when you run out.
Then, clean off the knife on the side of the pan and smooth the entire joint in one stroke. Don't press so hard that you remove all of the compound. If you scrape the surface clean in an area, reapply compound, because the paper tape won't stick to the paper-covered drywall without compound. Once the compound is smooth, cut a piece of joint tape to length and embed it in the compound using your fingers (4). Align the middle of the tape directly over the middle of the butt joint.
With a 5-in. knife, smooth the tape into the compound and wipe off any excess that squeezes out. As you do this, the tape will be covered by a very thin layer of compound. After a little practice, you should be able to get a relatively smooth surface with the tape straight and flat.
Once the tape is in place and smoothed, cover the entire joint with more compound, this time using an 8-in. knife (5). Use the same techniques described for the 5-in. knife. Note that some drywall installers find it easier to let the joint compound dry overnight at this stage, before applying the second coat with the 8-in. knife.
After the butt joints are taped smooth, move on to the tapered joints. These joints are easier to finish because there's a depression formed into the long edges of the drywall panels. First, fill the joint with compound using a 5-in. knife (6).
Then, embed the tape with your fingers (7) and smooth it into place with the 5-in. knife. Last, finish up the first coat by applying compound with an 8-in. knife (8). Cover the fastener heads with a wide stripe of compound (9), and scrape off the excess.
Certainly one of the most difficult joints is a ceiling butt joint. In the first place, you are working over your head, which is always awkward. And second, because the butt joint has no tapered edges to hold the compound, a lot of it is liable to fall on the floor--and you--as you work. To start such a joint, load your knife as before and press it against the ceiling. Slowly move along the joint with a smooth stroke, progressively flattening the knife as you move (10). This will help prevent compound from falling and will yield a smoother surface.
Corner Joints
To start an inside joint, first load a 5-in. knife on one corner only (11) and then apply the compound to one wall with a smooth, steady stroke (12). By working in this fashion, you will limit the compound that squeezes out.
Then, load the other corner of the knife and coat the other side of the joint (13). You are bound to foul the first side when you coat the second, but try to avoid this as much as possible.
Next, cut a piece of tape to length and fold it down the middle (14). Carefully push the tape into the joint with your fingers (15). Make sure that the fold in the paper lines up with the corner of the joint. Embed the tape on one side of the joint at a time using a 5-in. knife (16). Don't bear down hard. Maintain steady, even pressure on the knife and do your best to keep the surface smooth. Once the excess compound has been removed from both sides, apply a topcoat to one side of the joint using an 8-in. knife.
The inside corners along the ceiling are finished in the same way. When those are complete, move on to any outside wall corners. The first step in finishing these is to attach metal corner bead to the joint with drywall screws or nails (17). Then, using an 8-in. knife, fill the area over the corner bead with compound (18). Work on one side of the corner first and then finish the other.
At this point, you should return to complete the other side of all the inside corners, and then you'll be done with your first coat of compound. Once everything is dry, scrape off any ridges or chunks of dried compound with your 5-in. knife. Then, use a 10-in. knife to apply a second coat of compound. Follow the same joint sequence you used for the first coat.
Repeat the whole process for the third coat, using the 10-in. knife, and when this coat is dry, sand the surface with 180- or 220-grit paper. Be sure to wear a respirator, not just a dust mask, and goggles when sanding.


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The Curious Case of Black Advocates and MSM Hatred for Dr. Ben Carson
To you remaining black members of my family who take issue with me being an outspoken black conservative Republican, I ask you ponder the following. Comedian Arsenio Hall was known for his comedic bit, "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." Well, here are a few facts regarding self-proclaimed black advocates and the mainstream media's disdain for Dr. Ben Carson that make you go hmmm.
Summarizing, Dr. Carson's life is remarkable and inspirational. He grew up fatherless in the hood with his hardworking single mom. She turned off the TV and ordered Ben to read and give her written book reports. Though illiterate, Carson's mom pretended to read his book reports. This troubled black kid from the hood overcame his demons and grew up to become a world-renowned neurosurgeon. A movie was made about Dr. Carson's life titled, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story starring Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr as Dr. Carson.
If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were alive today, Dr. Carson would epitomize his dream of blacks (Negroes) being proud, dignified contributors to society in America. So why does Black Lives Matter, the mainstream media, the NAACP, and the Democratic Party despise and seek to destroy Dr. Carson? Since he entered the race for the White House, self-proclaimed black advocates and media have launched an all-out no-tactic-or-lie-is-too-low campaign to knock Dr. Carson out of the race for president.
But guess who supposed advocates for black empowerment rallied behind and transformed into heroic icons of civil rights? The answer is black criminals; Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Freddie Gray. Keep in mind that the supposed advocates for blacks that I mentioned hate Dr. Carson. Shouldn't that make a thinking black person go hmmm?
The Black Lives Matter movement was founded on the lie that a white cop shot Michael Brown while surrendering with his hands up. Based on the evidence, Brown robbed a convenience store, assaulted the clerk, and was shot attacking a cop inside his police car. Brown was trying to take the officer's gun.
And yet, the mainstream media and Democrats ignored the grand jury's report and continues to promote the lie that Brown was gunned down by a racist white cop while on his way to his grandma's house. Black Lives Matter, mainstream media and other so-called black advocates persist in ignoring facts; such as in only 35 years 324,000 blacks have been killed by fellow blacks. As a matter of fact, 93% of blacks are killed by other blacks. Racist white cops "ain't" the problem y'all.
Drug dealer Freddie Gray had a record as long as your arm. Trayvon Martin was also a prolific thug. So again I ask, why would so-called advocates for black empowerment make saints of black criminals while relentlessly attempting to demonize Dr. Carson?
Dr. Carson's path of education, hard work, Christian faith, and right choices led him to extraordinary success and possibly even the Oval Office. Martin, Brown, and Gray's criminal choices made them menaces to society and led to their early deaths. Wouldn't true black advocates encourage black youths to mimic Dr. Carson rather that elevating criminals Martin, Brown and Gray to black superstar status?
Common sense tells us that self-proclaimed black advocates and the mainstream media obviously have another agenda other than their stated justice/empowerment for blacks.
The truth is these slimeball so-called black advocates and media hacks do not give a rats' derriere about blacks. If they did, they would honestly deal with the self-induced issues plaguing the black community: epidemic school dropouts, drug abuse, black on black crime, and out-of-wedlock births. But no, black advocates and media would rather blame conservatives, Republicans, and white America.
Black Lives Matter, mainstream media, and Democrats want blacks to conclude that Martin, Brown and Gray were the products of being victimized by racist white America; particularly conservatives and Republicans. That is a lie. Life is about choices. Circumstances tend to reveal who you are inside.
My 87-year-old black dad also grew up poor and fatherless in the Baltimore hood. As a little boy, Dad chose to earn money shining shoes on weekends at the Greyhound Bus Station. One of his buddies chose crime; two kids in similar circumstances making different choices. Dad was taught responsibility at an early age. I could hear the pride in dad's voice as he told me how he spent his first earnings. Out of $1.25 he made one weekend, dad paid rent to Aunt Nee, took in a movie with candy and popcorn and purchased a t-shirt. Dad bragged to a friend, "Yeah man, I'm buyin' my own clothes now."
I heard through the family grapevine that some relatives are embarrassed by me publicly proclaiming that blacks are not victims of racist America. To them I say, "Sorry guys, but we are not." My goodness, all one has to do is look around.
Racism along with every other sin will exist until Jesus returns. However, the notion that blacks are suffering, held back, routinely murdered by cops, and victimized by "white privilege" is absurd. These narratives are manipulative tools to keep blacks voting for Democrats. Suckered blacks believe voting for Democrats will keep racist white America and Republicans at bay. After 50 years of voting for Democrats, black life continues to spiral downward in cites controlled by Democrats.
Blacks from the hood like my dad and Dr. Carson who achieve their American dreams contradict the Democrats' and mainstream media's it-sucks-to-be-black-in-America story line. The undeniable truth is the American dream is alive and well for all who choose to go for it. The only real stumbling block for blacks is Obama's economy.
So why has the mainstream media sacrificed its journalistic principles to help Democrats win black votes? The answer is the media and Democrats are on the same page; socialist/progressive -- both desire an America in which the majority is dependent upon and controlled by a tyrannical big government. Oh and both have a bug up their derriere about Christians. Democrats and mainstream media will vehemently deny it, but it is true.
In essence, elitist mainstream media and Democrats want George Orwell's novel 1984 --- a nation of supplicants subservient to Big Brother. These truths should make logical thinkers go hmmm.
Lloyd Marcus, The Unhyphenated American


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New York City Council Stated Meeting Report
Every two weeks the New York City Council meets for its Stated Meeting to introduce and pass legislation. As a regular feature, Searchlight covers these meetings and posts a summary of the bills passed.
Quote of the Day:
"If the people in the gallery were at work or at school, you wouldn't be here booing us." – Councilmember Madeline Provenzano, who voted against a bill to allow education to count toward welfare to work requirements.
Meeting Summary:
On April 9, the New York City Council overrode four mayoral vetoes, passing laws that Mayor Michael Bloomberg opposed.
The first veto override was on legislation (Intro 93-A) that would allow welfare recipients to count GED and English language classes toward welfare to work requirements. The council argues that under the current requirements people are forced to quit school for low-paying, dead-end jobs.
Mayor Bloomberg criticized the council, calling the bill "a giant step backwards in welfare reform" and promising to fight the measure in court.
"The council has chosen to turn back the clock on welfare reform, reviving a dated, discredited policy that we long ago learned was a failure," the mayor said in a statement. "Worst of all, what the council did today is a tremendous disservice to the very people it claims to be helping."
The council passed the bill into law by a vote of 46 to 5, with substantially more than the 34 votes need to override a veto.
Three Republican council members – James Oddo, Andrew Lanza, and Dennis Gallagher – and two Democrats – Peter Vallone, Jr. and Madeline Provenzano – sided with the mayor and were booed by members of the audience who came in support of the bill.
When voting against the measure, Bronx Councilmember Madeline Provenzano turned to the balcony full of advocates and made a remark. The microphone on her podium was turned off at the time and her statement was inaudible to most of the council. According to several people and reporters sitting near Provenzano at the time, she said, "You people need to go get jobs, not school."
After the meeting, Provenzano denied using the phrases "you people" or saying that they "needed to go get jobs," only that she said, "If the people in the gallery were at work or at school, you wouldn't be here booing us."
"I never had the luxury of going anywhere for three or four hours," said Provenzano, who raised three children by herself after her husband died. "I was full time mother, full time working, full time school. I think that's the way it should be."
The three other veto overrides also passed by a wide margin.
A measure the council calls the School Accountability Act (Intro 215-A) would require the Department of Education to submit quarterly reports on the status of all capital projects. All 51 councilmembers - even the three Republicans - voted to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto.
Mayor Bloomberg said the reports would cost the city $500,000 a year. "Since so much of this information is already available to the City Council and is not even read...it is hard to imagine why, during a fiscal crisis, we need to use scarce resources to pay for more bureaucracy," the mayor said in a statement.
The two other mayoral veto overrides related to the issue of emergency contraception.
One bill (Intro 278-A) requires pharmacies that do not carry the drugs Preven or Plan B, which were both approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1997, to post signs indicating that they are not sold at that location. The council overrode the mayor's veto of Intro 278-A by a vote of 43 to 8. (Council members Avella, Felder, Gallagher, Jennings, Lanza, McMahon, Vallone, and Oddo voted with the mayor.)
The other bill (Intro 281-A) requires hospitals that contract with the city to inform rape victims that emergency contraception is available and to offer it if requested. The council overrode the mayor's veto on Intro 281-A by a vote of 47 to 4, with council members Felder, Gallagher, Lanza and Oddo supporting the mayor.
"These bills will significantly reduce the number of unintended pregnancies in the city and are especially important for victims of sexual assault or rape," said Councilmember Christine Quinn, one of the authors of the legislation.
The council also passed a new piece of legislation in preparation for tax season. The bill (Intro 383-A) requires tax-preparers to let New Yorkers know the interest they will be charged if they take their rebate as an immediate loan. These loans, often billed as "Rapid Refunds," can charge between 200 to 500 percent interest.
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Cooper challenges Lt. Colonel Terry Lakin,
who has refused deployment to Afghanistan [and has been court martialed] based on Lakin's discredited assertion that Obama was not born in the United States in spite of all evidence to the contrary.
It seems to me that if you are going to make such spurious accusations publicly, you ought to be willing to defend your position without hiding behind your lawyer, but then again, we are talking about a member of the Tea Party
In any case, the Birther Meme is getting very old, especially considering that even our far right wing SCOTUS has refused to hear any birther case, and other cases of military personnel refusing orders on the same basis, i.e., questioning Obama's eligibility to serve as commander-in-chief, have been dismissed. . The Tea Party faction of the G.O.P. needs to find another way to depose Obama, as that is clearly their intent evidenced by so many of their actions over the past year or so. View the video below.


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Tekonsha, Union City open 2014 play
BRANCH COUNTY — Only three local games were on tap Friday, opening up 2014 play. The Tekonsha boys were at Burr Oak for an SCAA Central showdown, while Union City was at Battle Creek St. Philip for a non-conference matchup.
Tekonsha at Burr Oak
Tekonsha came up short in a 55-39 loss at Burr Oak on Friday night, as a bad first quarter proved to be very costly.
"The first quarter was bad," said Tekonsha coach Tim Jenkins. "We missed six layups and had five turnovers."
The Indians battled back late in the fourth, getting it under 10 points, but were unable to overcome Burr Oak. Jeremy Scherer had a double-double of 13 points, 11 rebounds and four steals and Travis Hurley had a double-double of 13 points and 10 boards.
Tekonsha is 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the SCAA and travel to Waldron on Monday night.
Union City at St. Philip
The Chargers took a trip to Battle Creek on Friday night for a non-conference doubleheader against the Tigers.
In the boys' game, Union City fell, 65-42, as a 30 turnover night bit the Chargers hard.
"We had 30 turnovers and 20 of them were unforced," said Union City coach Ben Chard. "That makes for an unhappy night."
The Chargers went down 30-17 at the half, and were simply unable to overcome the Tigers' lead. Darren Austin led with 12 points, three boards and an assist. Jalen Boes added nine points, two rebounds and two steals; Nick Austin had eight points, five rebounds and an assist; Seth Bruce had five points; Cody Cable added four points, two assists and two rebounds; and Jason Means and Blake Smith had two points each.
Union City, 1-4, is at Centreville on Tuesday night in non-conference action.
In the girls' game, Union City fell to St. Philip, 41-31. The Lady Chargers took an 11-8 lead after the first eight minutes, but a three-point second quarter proved costly for Union City.
"We got into a bit of foul trouble in the first quarter," said Union City coach Jenn Harty. "We struggled to get comfortable in our roles."
St. Phil came out and won the second half, outscoring Union City 25-17 in the final 16 minutes for the non-conference victory. Rachel Southerland led with seven points and two rebounds. Haley Harty added seven points, seven rebounds and a steal; and Gabby Smurr had seven points.
Union City (3-5, 1-2) resumes Big Eight Conference play on Tuesday night as Concord comes to town.


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Chris Christie Explains the Difference Between a Functioning Democracy and Washington
If you want to understand the difference between a functioning democracy and Washington, listen to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie: "I wake up every morning knowing that even though I think I'm right," the GOP governor said today, "I'm not going to get everything I want."
In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word. With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership. The Republican Party emerged from the November elections with a particularly intense image problem.
Christie, whose approval rating tops 70 percent, acutely analyzed Washington's problem on MSNBC's Morning Joe. He said it's partly structural: Sophisticated redistricting has produced a generation of Democratic and GOP lawmakers whose only worry is appeasing extreme elements in the parties. It's also cultural: For numerous reasons, Republicans and Democrats in Washington no longer put a premium on building relationships.
"This is the place where the president has been the most deficient," Christie said, echoing an analyses I wrote yesterday on Obama's charm deficit.
In his State of the State address on Tuesday, the governor sought to set himself above partisan bickering. He declared New Jersey a model for bipartisanship, which is a bit of a stretch but a politically savvy one to make.
"Maybe the folks in Washington, in both parties, could learn something from our record here," said Christie, who angered some Republicans by embracing Obama in the immediate aftermath of superstorm Sandy, in the closing days of the presidential campaign.
Standing before a Democratic-controlled Legislature, Christie said, "Let's put aside accusations and false charges for purely political advantage. Let's work together to honor the memories of those lost in Sandy. Let's put the needs of our most victimized citizens ahead of the partisan politics of the day."
This is not the first time I've written in praise of Christie so I want to make something clear: He is not the perfect leader. His record is middling (the state's unemployment rate, at 9.6 percent, is among the highest in the country). Ideologically, on a national stage, he may be too conservative for moderate voters. And he can be a bully.
But the New Jersey governor is a potential presidential candidate because his rhetoric speaks to the times: Millions of Americans are being left behind by the new economy; they're losing faith in institutions that are suppose to protect them, starting with government; they are empowered, thanks to the Internet and other technologies, unlike any other time in human history to enforce their will on failed institutions; and, finally, Americans want answers to the big unsolved problems including the national debt, gun violence, and climate change.
They want their leaders to lead.
Christie represents the gubernatorial wing of his party that, unlike Republicans in Washington, understands that nothing happens in a democracy unless rivals work to find ways that they can both win. While the GOP in Washington lost the November elections, Republican governors picked up a state capital seat because, Christie said, "we're compromising when we need to."
You see, it's not a dirty word.
UPDATE: This post got me thinking and reporting about leadership in times like these, and led to a longer analysis on Obama's shot at immortality: Read it here.


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For Immediate Release
Guitar Virtuoso James Williams To Release New CD 'Eclectic Shred' Featuring Symphony X and James Labrie Members
November 12, 2012 – Plano, TX – Much to the excitement of guitarists around the world, guitar virtuoso James Williams will be releasing his new solo CD 'Eclectic Shred' on October 30, 2012. Featuring guest appearances by Mike LePond from Symphony X and Matt Guillroy from James Labrie/Yngwie Malmsteen, and to be released on the Eclectic Shred label, the new CD by James Williams is an exercise in guitar wizardry, the likes of which have not been heard before!
"Quality songs, quality players. Just an honor to work with James Williams and be part of this kick-ass project." – Mike LePond, Symphony X
Hailing from Tulsa, Oklahoma, James Williams was raised on classical music; his mother was a singer in the church choir and sang Opera locally, and sister sang professionally for the San Francisco Metropolitan Opera for ten years. Composers such as Bach, Vivaldi, Stravinsky, Mozart, Carl Orf, Chopin were all part of James's early musical vocabulary. By the age 12, Jimi Hendrix became his fascination, followed by guitarists Robin Trower, Larry Carlton, Al Dimeola, Gary Moore, Jeff Beck, Alan Holdsworth, Frank Marino, Yngwie Malmsteen and bands like Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, Scorpions, ELP, Yes, Boston and Kansas.
James has appeared in Guitar Player Magazine with Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records, who said, "James's impressive guitar pyrotechnics are highlighted by arpeggios, speed picking, vibrato and guitar harmonies that work together to create inspiring high level passages that sometimes remind me of Yngwie Malmsteen." James has recorded with the late bassist Wyman Tisdale and also legendary bassist/composer/arranger Marcus Miller. Performances with guitarist Norman Brown, saxophonist Gerald Albright and many other top artists, along with years of exposure to classical, jazz, metal and R&B, James has created a diverse sound that is on the cutting edge of today's guitarists. Says James,"My inspiration is always to achieve something musical that will last and inspire others."
In 2011, Magna Carta Records released the critically acclaimed album by James's under the name X Opus titled 'The Epiphany CD'; the band was essentially James on all instruments with two vocalists. Sea Of Tranquility raved about the album, "If you like heavy progressive music with celestial lyrical themes you most certainly won't go wrong if you invest in this one." WeLoveMetal.com expressed, "For me personally what stood out was the passion that James Williams talks about comes out on every song and an artist that lays his heart and soul out for the world to explore and critique deserves my applause and genuine appreciation."
In regards to the outcome of his latest album 'Eclectic Shred', James explains, "There is so much diversity in this record it should satisfy the solo hungry guitar fans, the song composition fans, and anyone who likes fusion with odd time signatures, power Symphony X rhythms to Hendrix, Ynwie and classical lovers of guitar and keys." Adding to his impressive guitar virtuosity, James also plays bass, keyboards, drum programming, along with composing all the symphony arrangements. He also produced and mixed the album at his personal recording facility, X Opus studio. Says James, "As far as the players on 'Eclectic Shred', I am really happy with how that turned out, as it can be a challenge to communicate to guys that are in other parts of the US and can't come to your studio. However, the players I used were great at doing their thing. I am so happy to be able to have gotten my good friend Mike LePond from Symphony X to play bass on the album – he is a bass god! His timing and interpretation is masterful, and he wrote his own lines and played the way he wanted as he heard it. Mike is the best prog-metal has to offer – Symphony X is my favorite modern metal band and the best out there musically. I got in touch with Matt Guillroy through my good friend Mike Varney, the famed progressive guitar producer who brought us Yngwie and Jason Becker. Matt plays keyboards for James Labrie and has worked with Yngwie – he is better on keys sounding like a guitar than most guitar players. He is a master of the keys and I was so glad to get him on the record shredding solos!" Also included on the recordings are guitarists Dave Thomas and Richard Tull.
In conclusion, James has this to impart to his fans and listeners, "I hope that people benefit spiritually as well as musically from this record."
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NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in federal court to charges that he accepted kickbacks in exchange for city contracts.
Nagin, the brash defender of the city inundated by Hurricane Katrina, entered the plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan. It was Nagin's first appearance in court since a federal grand jury handed down a 21-count public corruption indictment in January.
The charges include bribery, wire fraud, filing false tax returns, conspiracy and money laundering. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Reporting by Stephanie Grace; Editing by Cynthia Johnston
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1912 Blèriot XI Reproduction
1912 Blèriot XI Reproduction
Louis Blèriot designed and built the original Blèriot Type XI, which was the first heavier-than-air craft to be flown across the English Channel. Blèriot flew the 25 miles from Calais, France to Dover, England on July 25, 1909 and won The Daily Mail prize of £1,000. After conquering the English Channel, the Blériot XI became one of the most popular airplanes in the world. When blueprints were published in 1912, the Blèriot also became one of the most copied aeroplane designs. Unlike the Wright B and the Curtiss Jenny, the Blèriot features a monoplane (one set of wings) configuration. By showing the viability of his one wing design, Blèriot encouraged other builders to follow in his footsteps. Today's airplanes share the same basic design as Blèriot's creation.
Blèriot in America
In an effort to sell Blèriots to the U.S. Army, the Moisant Company sent Bernetta Miller to showcase the aeroplane's capabilities to officials at the field. The Army was not convinced of the monoplane's safety, and it opted not to purchase any Blèriots. When the National Aeroplane Company established operations at College Park Airport, it became the authorized agent for the manufacture and sale of Blèriot aircraft in the Washington, DC region.
Completed in 2002, this reproduction Blèriot XI monoplane was built in the College Park Aviation Museum's own restoration shop. It was crafted by volunteers under the direction of restoration shop manager John Liebl, from the 1912 drawings originally published by John Rozendaal.
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|Welcome, to the Paquin family genealogy page. This site contains the Paquin, Sutherland, Moody and Golding Family Trees.
|The family originated in the UK and France but by the 1600's the Paquin family had moved to North America and for the next several hundred years moved back and forth from Quebec to New England.
|I have included some diving photos in the photos section.
|There is a "surname connection" between the Canadian Métis-derived name, PAQUIN, and the same name/spelling commonly found in Zuni pueblo in New Mexico. Also intriguing is the fact that due South of Zuni Pueblo, in the Casa Grande river valley of Northern Mexico, can be found the ruins of the impressive ancient city of Paquimé, the "City of the Macaws", which contains many astronomically-aligned structures. The name PAQUIN originally meant "SUN PRIEST", amazingly close to the Mayan "AH KIN " term meaning "those of the sun and time".
|If you have any information you can help me add to this site, it would be much appreciated.
|For more information on the dutch relations listed on this website, please visit my other genealogy site fennema.ca
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a raised voice and animated tone, told Congress on Tuesday he never lied under oath about Russian interference in the 2016 election and suggested that sleep deprivation and the "chaos" of the Trump campaign clouded his recollections of campaign contacts with Russians.
In more than five hours of testimony, Sessions sought to explain away apparent contradictions in his public statements by portraying President Donald Trump's campaign as an exhausting operation and said he could not be expected to remember specific encounters from more than a year ago. But he did say that recent media reports have triggered in him a memory, which he had not previously revealed, of a conversation with a campaign adviser last year about a proposed Russian government meeting.
"In all of my testimony, I can only do my best to answer all of your questions as I understand them and to the best of my memory," Sessions told the House Judiciary Committee. "But I will not accept, and reject, accusations that I have ever lied. That is a lie."
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The oversight hearing divided along stark partisan lines. Republicans questioned Sessions about the Justice Department's openness to the idea of a special counsel to investigate Clinton Foundation dealings and an Obama-era uranium deal, while Democrats grilled him on the evolving explanations about his own foreign contacts about how much he knew of communication during the campaign between Trump associates and Russian government intermediaries.
Washington Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, asked Sessions about President Trump's dismisal of U.S. intelligence leaders as "political hacks".
"Mr. Sessions do you consider the leaders of our intelligence community, past and present, as 'political hacks'?' Jayapal asked. See Sessions' answer at the 2:39 mark in the video below.
Sessions, who recounted an exchange with one adviser but did not remember another conversation he was said to have had, led a foreign policy council during the Trump campaign and has struggled since January to move past questions about his knowledge of Russian outreach efforts during the election effort.
Those questions have only deepened since the guilty plea last month of George Papadopoulos, a former Trump adviser who served on the council Sessions chaired and who proposed in Sessions' presence arranging a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. As well, another aide, Carter Page, told Congress in private statements that he had alerted Sessions about a meeting he planned in Russia during the campaign.
Sessions said he had no recollection of the conversation with Page. And he said that though he did not initially recall a March 2016 conversation with Papadopoulos, he now believes after seeing media reports about it that he told Papadopoulos that he was not authorized to represent the Trump campaign with the Russian government or any other foreign government.
Papadopoulos was arrested by the FBI and pleaded guilty to lying to authorities about his own foreign contacts during the campaign.
"After reading his account and to the best of my recollection," Sessions said, "I believe that I wanted to make clear to him that he would not authorize to represent the campaign with the Russian government or any other foreign government for that matter.
"But I did not recall this event which occurred 18 months before my testimony of a few weeks ago," he added, "and I would gladly have reported it had I remembered it because I pushed back against his suggestion that I thought may have been improper."
Sessions insisted that his story had never changed and that he had never been dishonest. But he also suggested to the committee that it was unfair to expect him to recall "who said what when" during the campaign.
"It was a brilliant campaign, I think, in many ways, but it was a form of chaos every day from day one," Sessions said. "We traveled some times to several places in one day. Sleep was in short supply and I was still a full-time Senator ... with a very full schedule."
The oversight hearing came one day after the Justice Department said Sessions had directed federal prosecutors to look into whether a special counsel might be merited to investigate allegations that the Clinton Foundation benefited from an Obama-era uranium transaction involving a Russia-backed company.
On Tuesday, Sessions said that any such review would be done without regard to political considerations.
"A president cannot improperly influence an investigation," Sessions said in response to questions from the committee's top Democrat, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan.
"And I have not been improperly influenced and would not be improperly influenced," he added. "The president speaks his mind. He's bold and direct about what he says, but people elected him. But we do our duty every day based on the law and the facts.
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Business executives should be aware of the potential consequences of their conduct. Savvy business owners, executives and managers should be alert to certain legal terms that can affect them later on in the business relationship.
"In fact, certain words and terms may mean the opposite in a legal sense," says Elliott Portman, a partner with the Long Island Law Firm of Roe Taroff Taitz & Portman, LLP.
"Simply throwing around terms that sound great might cause confusion when it comes to a legal dispute or a courtroom."
To help business owners, executives and managers avoid a "frustration of purpose," Portman has compiled a list of the Five Legal Terms Every Business Owner Should Know.
- Acceleration — Moving at high speed towards a destination or goal is usually a good thing. However, in the context of a contract or promissory note, acceleration can be bad. It is defined as when a payment or debt is moved forward in time based upon the failure of the indebted party to make payment as agreed. Upon default, the entire balance of the debt can immediately become payable as a penalty for failure to abide by the terms of the original agreement.
- Accord and satisfaction — Accord can mean pleasant agreement all around during a business meeting, but it also refers to a creditor's agreement to accept less than is legally due in order to wrap up a claim for monies owed. Once the accord and satisfaction is made and the amount paid, even though it is less than claimed owed, the debt is wiped out since the new agreement (accord) and payment (the satisfaction) replaces the original obligation. It is often used by creditors with "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" practicality.
- Bad Faith — Blind Faith was the blues/rock group that Eric Clapton formed after he left Cream. That was a very good thing. Bad Faith, on the other hand, is an intentional dishonest act by one party to a business transaction. It can be not fulfilling legal or contractual obligations, misleading the other side, entering into an agreement without the intention or means to fulfill it, or violating basic standards of honesty in dealing with others. If a bad faith finding of fact is made by a Judge, the party found in bad faith can be punished either monetarily or in a manner determined to be in the best interest of the aggrieved party.
- Frustration of purpose — To own a business, like being in love, is to suffer frustration from time to time. When unexpected events arise which make a contract impossible to be performed, the frustrated party may decide to rescind the contract. Under the right circumstances, the frustrated party will not have to pay damages to the other side. An example would be a building that burns down prior to the date for closing of title.
- Implied Contract — Circumstances can show that there was a binding contract between parties, even if not reduced to writing. If a Judge finds it would be unfair to the performing party to deny the contract and/or that the non-performing party would obtain an unjust enrichment based on denial of the contract, a finding of an implied contract can be found. For example, an implied contract can be found where there is discussion between the parties about doing business, some agreement as to terms not reduced to writing and then one party ships goods or performs services and the receiving party does not pay.
"There are many legal terms that come up during the normal course of business," says Portman. "My recommendation is to work with an attorney who has experience in business law in order to avoid miscommunications."
Want to learn more? The law firm has also made a longer list of common legal terms available for complimentary download from its website.


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Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) earnings call is 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, October 29, 2009 . The earnings call is a webcast that you can find on Forrester's investor relations webpage. This call is coming the day before Gartner's earnings call.
SageCircle doesn't listen to the Gartner and Forrester earnings calls with the same mindset as a financial analyst. What we listen for are clues to how the two publicly traded analyst firms are evolving their business models and research methodologies that might impact their clients, end user or vendor, especially when it comes to contract negotiations. I also listen to gather intelligence about their end-user client bases, which provides input into determining how their influence might be changing, which can be very useful for analyst relations teams. We will publishing summaries and analysis after each call is completed.


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"Serious games" are everywhere it seems. From nursing to managing a baseball team, from law enforcement to economic development, video game-based simulations and role-playing games are increasingly easy to download and learn.
Video game-based simulation can be extremely effective in courses that involve analyzing and evaluating the social impact of decision-making, particularly when learning objectives involve equipping the students to be able to practice interdisciplinary thinking skills, problem analysis, and cause-and-effect relationships. For example, courses in economic development, globalization and its local impacts, or community development could incorporate the following "serious games." They could be implemented as individual player games, or as multiplayer games – even massively multiplayer games (MMORGs).
A good example is a global economic development course offered online. Because people who take the class usually have an interest in applying the knowledge and concepts learned, they tend to be highly motivated to read articles, participate in discussion boards, and collaborate on group projects. However, there is always something missing. The individuals who have spent time in the field, or who have volunteered or worked for organizations that provide humanitarian aid or technical assistance are generally eager to bring their experience to the learning space and to apply it to new problems, or to look at their own struggles through new lenses.
One new game, free and available for both Mac and Windows platforms, allows students to simulate trying to solve the problem of world hunger. Granted, this is a tall order, especially in a global sense. So, to make it doable, the simulation focuses on specific scenarios, and it allows the players to move materials, transportation, and vehicles in order to resolve a crisis situation.
World Hunger: Force Food
One of the more interesting games of this nature is World Hunger: Force Food. Developed in conjunction with the United Nations World Food Programme, it encourages students to look at the problem from a complex systems point of view.
This is a video game-base simulation which educates individuals about world hunger. Developed in relation with the United Nations World Food programme, it is designed to educate individuals about about world hunger and to make people aware of what the United Nations is doing to combat it.
Premise (from the website): A major crisis has developed in the Indian Ocean, on the island of Sheylan. WFP is sending in a new team to step up the World Food Programme's presence there and help feed millions of hungry people.
The game is very realistic, and makes the player very aware of what is known in educational development circles as "food insecurity." Food insecurity relates to the amount of food available to individuals in a community, and it measures it not only in calories, but also in necessary nutrients. Access to clean water and sanitation is also factored in. Players manage World Food Programme teams which deliver food aid using not only airplanes but a fleet of ships and thousands of trucks.
This game involves a fairly large download, 277 MB, the game is fairly robust and customizable. The avatars are engaging, and the narrative is realistic. One starts to think immediately of recent crises in Darfur,
This game was developed by Deepend, a computer design studio based in Rome, and game developers Playerthree in London. http://http//www.food-force.com
The Peter Packet Challenge
The next interesting game, The Peter Packet Challenge, is one that is intended for younger players, but which is informative enough for adults.
The protagonist of the game, Peter Packet, is a superhero whose role is to deliver life-saving messages via the Internet that will help young people help fight poverty.
The primary objective is to improve conditions in order to save children's lives. Some of the methods involving improving the water supply, providing access to health care and medicine, improving schools and education. The locales range from
Incorporating this game in an economic development for lesser developed nations is very effective in helping make students aware of the scope of the problems, the impact on children's lives, and possible logistical and financial challenges faced when attempting to solve problems.
This game was developed for the U.S. Department of Justice in order to help Federal workers become familiar with the types of ethical dilemmas they might face, and to develop a personal strategy for dealing with it.
The game, Quandaries, gives the player the opportunity to simulate being a federal worker with a federal career. The player can choose a role among the fifteen possible choices, and can ascend through five levels of responsibility. To begin, the player chooses on of several entry-level jobs. In order to progress to the next level, the player must demonstrate enough knowledge about federal ethics to be "promoted."
Drug Wars
"Drug Wars – Underworld" gives the player a chance to role-play in a persona that is extremely damaging to society.It gives individuals the chance to see how and why a drug dealer perceives the world in a certain way, and how his/her decisions are made. From Geek Phase Corporation, "Drug Dealer" is a shareware game where the individual plays the role of drug dealer. The goal is to make as much money as possible in the time allowed through buying and selling. Along the way the players will face challenges from loan sharks, gangs, mafia enforcers and the cops.
The objective is to make as much money as possible in the time allowed.Starting at the street dealer level, the player must buy and sell a variety of products, fend off gangs, mafia enforcers and cops. Drug Wars is based on a classic 1980's dope wars game, but incorporates many new twists and allows one to develop a new strategy. Character creation lets the player tailor his or her character to fit one's playing style.
There are a number of challenges for the players. Gangs, mafia enforcers and cops try to derail the player, but there are ways around that, including running, offering bribes, or fighting back (a non-violent combat style is enabled by default). Banking options allow the player to manage his or her money throughout the game.
Complete in-game statistics cover every detail of the game, and let the player track progress over time. The shareware edition is free, and it includes the standard length game, and can be played forever.
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Pundits on all major networks agree… Barack Obama annihilated Mitt Romney in tonight's townhall debate.
All eyes were on Hofstra University Tuesday night for the second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and his opponent, Mitt Romney. The town hall format gave both candidates a chance to shine.
According to 100% of pundits polled by democratic pundits, President Obama won the debate in dramatic fashion. "Hands down. He won," said Paul Begala. "He destroyed Romney. He won before he even started. As soon as President Obama smiled at the crowd, he won. Mitt Romney showed his true self tonight. He proved himself to be a man who would kill a cancer patient if he had the chance, or throw an old woman off a cliff. That's the Mitt Romney we saw tonight."
All the democratic pundits called Barack Obama the victor even BEFORE the debate started. "Democratic pundits are the best in the world, that's why we get paid so much damn money," said James Carville, a former Clinton adviser and top Democratic pundit.
"We wrote the headlines for the NY Times this morning, calling the debate for President Obama. That's how sure we were that he was going to win," said Stu Lightman, editor of the New York Times.
During the debate, President Obama reportedly called Mitt Romney out on his 47% remark, his Bain Capital misfires and the billions of dollars that Mitt Romney has hidden in a bunker in Sweden.
President Obama claims that Romney hid vast amount of cash in Sweden since 2002. "Mitt Romney robbed children and senior citizens, then he had the cash shipped to Sweden. He's a criminal. He should be locked up in the big house, not the white house," David Axelrod reportedly said.
President Obama also pointed out that Mitt Romney wanted women to wear chastity belts again and that he wanted to send ALL hispanics back to Mexico.
The debate was held at Hofstra University, which is 25 miles away from New York City. The eighth largest mall in America, Roosevelt Field, sits nearby, along with the Nassau Coliseum. President Obama went shopping there before the debate – he was looking for his "big boy" shoes – according to campaign insiders.
CNN's Candy Crowley moderated the debate, but she was not allowed to speak. She used hand gestures to indicate to the candidates when it was their turn to answer a question. Crowley tried to say a few words, but she was under strict orders not to say anything at all about President Obama. She did have one question for Mitt Romney: "Governor Romney, are you still robbing banks?"
Crowley was not happy that she was silenced for the debate:
Mitt Romney is flying to Utah tonight to regroup and recharge. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is going to perform a "healing concert" for the Republican candidate. "He's probably going to get a pair of golden underwear at the ceremony" said a top Romney aide.
Meanwhile, President Obama celebrated his victory by giving every resident of Ohio $50,000 in cash – provided that they vote for him (at least once) on November 6th. "The President wants to help the little guys that help him," said a campaign insider.