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Engaging with to Belarus is Unlikely to Be More Efficient than Isolating It
Belarus, that benighted country dubbed Europe’s last dictatorship and shrouded in the secrecy provided by the continent’s most draconian visa laws, has been invited to attend an EU Eastern Partnership summit. This is a turnaround in EU’s policy, and a tacit admission that Brussels’ previous strategy of isolation and sanctions has not brought about the democratic changes it was meant to. But Alexander Lukashenko’s notoriously autocratic regime shows no sign of taking the bait.
Karel Schwarzenberg, the foreign minister of the Czech Republic, on Friday handed the Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko an invitation to the EU summit to be held in Prague on May 7. This small act of hospitality signaled an about face in Europe’s approach to its most introverted and least democratic neighbor, and a frank admission that the previous policy of cold-shouldering Lukashenko and his government had failed.
The Europeans have been vainly trying to punish Lukashenko since 1996, when he forced through a referendum on changes to the constitution that in the Western eyes made him effectively a dictator. But the various sanctions that were imposed following successive confrontations, including a travel ban on Lukashenko and members of his government, failed to nudge the Belarusian authorities toward reform.
Recently, the EU leaders have adopted an alternative strategy. The travel ban was lifted in October of last year, “to encourage Belarus to come closer to the European Union,” as Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the EU external relations commissioner, put it at the time. Then came the invitation to Prague, following small signs – the release of some political prisoners last year, for example – of improvements in human rights.
Because Belarus has traditionally been a client of Russia, the EU’s new engagement with the country has been seen as an effort to challenge Russia’s sphere of influence. But despite the widespread temptation to read a wider geo-political meaning into the move, the European Union’s problem with Belarus has “always been a human rights issue,” said Andrew Wilson of the European Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank. Russia, on the other hand, views Belarus through the prism of what Jaroslav Romanchuk, the head of the Mises research center in Minsk, calls a “super state, empire-like attitude” to the country. This difference in attitude is underlined by very different levels of engagement. The EU’s apparent shift in policy is more about seeking to influence democratic reforms rather than about “pulling Belarus away from Russia.”
For Belarus, however, the game is just that – a matter of playing Russia off against the West, for which it finds the EU “a useful prop,” in Wilson’s words. But that does not mean that there is any meaningful competition between the EU and Russia over Minsk. Speculation about a “bidding war” for influence in Minsk is misplaced. On the contrary, the two sides are offering different things, and Lukashenko is (somewhat) interested in both. Nor could they necessarily win the influence they want if there was such a contest. “Belarusian policy is made not in Brussels, and not even in Moscow, but in Minsk,” noted Romanchuk. Despite Moscow’s considerable influence and heavy spending, the Kremlin has found Lukashenko an irritatingly independent ally – he refused to recognize the independence of the breakaway Georgian enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia when Russia did, for instance.
Nonetheless, for Belarus Russia is by far the most important partner. It accounts for 49 percent of Belarus’s trade, is a source of investment and provides a market for Belarusian goods. Belarus has also managed to gather about $50 billion in subsidies and grants from Russia. Europe is offering no such incentive. “Lukashenko is looking for different things from each side. The EU can give him international legitimacy. But there is no way that the EU could offer even a close substitution of what Russia does. The EU is never going to give Lukashenko five billion dollars to do what he likes with,” said Romanchuk.
Even though Belarus has been hit hard by the economic crisis, mostly as a result of its heavy dependency on the Russian market – exports have plummeted 45 percent as a result of collapsing Russian demand - that seems unlikely to change. In January, Lukashenko managed to secure a $2.5 billion cash injection from the International Monetary Fund, but so far has only received the first tranche of $800 million. Further funding is conditional on reforms, and according to Romanchuk, the Belarusian authorities have so far shown no inclination to fulfill their part of the bargain. “We are seeing more and more signs of economic crisis, and if Lukashenko really wanted to change his policy, he would have started with the business climate, with investment policy and liberalization. Things haven’t moved in that direction either, so I don’t see any kind of reason to believe that European openness is producing changes in Belarusian policy,” said Romanchuk.
This has lead people both inside and outside Belarus to question the wisdom of Europe’s engagement. Inside Belarus it has disappointed oppositionists, who see few signs of willingness to change on the part of the authorities, and doubt that Lukashenko will be impressed enough with what the Europeans can offer to change his ways. “The EU is playing a very risky reputational game. Many people inside Belarus are really puzzled by this attitude and hope that the EU knows what it is doing. Because policies have to be fact based, not intention based,” noted Romanchuk.
And even the tentative progress that has been made is reversible, warned Wilson. “Lukashenko has a habit of releasing political prisoners, and then restocking the prisons so that he has a bargaining chip next time he comes to the table,” he said.
Others have been critical, too. Of the other countries in the Eastern Partnership at least one – Georgia – has objected to being lumped together with what they see as autocratic dictatorship of the kind that their fledgling democracy, for all its flaws, is not. Even though the Belarusians have been invited only as observers, the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has threatened to boycott the summit if Lukashenko turns up in person. Isolation may not have worked, but the EU may find itself alienating its old friends without making new ones.
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Expedition. 10 Sherpas take down the last frontier of mountaineering: the winter K2
Just an hour after it was announced that a group of 10 Sherpas had managed to ascend K2 in winter for the first time, the death of the Spanish climber Sergi Mingote, his companion on his expedition in the Pakistani mountain, was confirmed.
Mingote, who had separated from the Nepalese team, was
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On a placid day for K2's usual winter conditions - around 35 below zero and no wind - Mingote and Mohr had already passed Camp 1 when the incident took place
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Yorkshire community group knits incredible life-sized tank to commemorate 80th anniversary of D-Day
Around 30 volunteers spent eight hours a day for nine months knitting eight-inch squares for the artwork, which was modelled on a Churchill AVRE tank. The stunning creation is now a whopping 24ft (7.3cm) wide and 7ft (2.1m) tall and is covered in the olive green squares that the volunteers knitted.
Organiser Stuart Martin, 67, says knitters from the Ripon Community Poppy Project originally planned to create a smaller, scaled down model but changed their mind.
He said: "We wanted to do something that will bring attention and extra footfall into our city to try and help businesses. So then we came up with the idea of the knitted tank - the original idea was to do a scaled down model and put it on the back of a trailer.
"But we saw someone on Facebook do one and it didn't look as impactful as I wanted it to. We then realised that a full-sized Churchill tank would be 24ft long so we decided to do that and then had to work out all the logistics of it."
Stuart and his team of volunteers started building the tank by cutting out the shape out of plywood and then covered it with netting. This allowed the knitters to then sew eight-inch squares of an olive-coloured fabric together, which then went onto the tank.
Stuart, who created the community group with Hazel Barker and Carol Dunkley said: "So many people and businesses have come out and helped us. This was just an idea in my head but they've made it a reality.
"It's not about us as individuals, but it's about the community is together. It's also about D Day because we wouldn't have the freedom that we've got today, if those guys didn't do what they did."
The tank is currently being stored at the Claro army barracks in Ripon, but will be displayed at various outdoor locations in the city from April 30.
Stuart, who was awarded a MBE for services to Ripon in 2010, said: "The community have really got behind us. The tank will be launched at 11am at the Rippon Inn and then it move to F Tate and Sons nursery who have been really supportive to us. We are hoping this will bring some extra trade into these businesses."

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You’d think living around UCLA would be boring after a day or two, but turns out, it’s not only The Getty that’s nearby. One of the hidden gems I’d like to introduce today is the Hammer Museum, a hip and progressive art haven where you can find emerging contemporary artists with culturally relevant exhibitions. Admission is free, and it’s open until 8PM on weekdays. Perfect for tourists like me who like to maximize their time.
My visit to The Getty was cut short as they close around 5PM or so, but I still wanted to explore some more. I did a quick Google search on museums that were still open, and the Hammer Museum conveniently popped up in my results. I planned on meeting my mom for dinner in the same area anyway!
The last photos are from random places around the area where I stayed at. Halloween costume pop-ups were everywhere! They put the wrong wig on (slave) Leia! BLASPHEMY, lol. There was an Urban Outfitters and a Target nearby at least.
A few more posts on LA coming up, then I’ll start blogging about all the places I went to in NY! I’m supposed to be there right now for some events, but suddenly got some urgent matters to attend to here in Manila. Everyone enjoy NYFW for me!

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Cultural Studies and the Economy of Journal Publishing
This essay aims to highlight the vexed relationship between cultural studies and the economy of the publishing industry.
A Blog Article by Izabella Penier.
Cultural studies, like other scholarly disciplines, relies on the publishing industry for the dissemination of its research results. Unlike these other disciplines, cultural studies (and humanities and social sciences (HSS) in general) publishes both journals and monographs, with the latter recognised (until recently) to be its publishing “gold standard” (Borgman, 2007, p. 181). Cultural studies commitment to monographs made its scholars, by and large, onlookers in the debate surrounding recent transformations in academic publishing and the so-called serials crisis that saw libraries struggle to pay for increasingly expensive institutional subscriptions. Nonetheless, in recent decades, we have witnessed a steady growth in the number of cultural studies journals and a decline in the number of published monographs (Miller, 2012, p. 51), which made it impossible for cultural studies scholars to turn a blind eye to the serials crisis.1
Since the inception of cultural studies in the 1980s, cultural studies journals have been mushrooming. The late 1980s saw the launch of such titles as Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies (1987), Cultural Studies (1987; founded in 1983 as the Australian Journal of Cultural Studies), New Formations (1987), Public Culture (1988) and Differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies (1989). In the mid-1990s and early-2000s, there were new journals launched on average each year: The Cultural Studies Review (1995), Soundings (1995), Topia: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies (1997), The European Journal of Cultural Studies (1998), The International Journal of Cultural Studies (1998), Inter-Asia Cultural Studies (2000), Cultural Studies; Critical Methodologies (2001), Feminist Media Studies (2001), Culture, Theory, and Critique (2002, founded as Renaissance and Modern Studies in 1957), Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies (2004), and Rethinking Marxism (launched in 1988 by the Association for Economic and Social Analysis, published by Routledge since 2003, and by Taylor & Francis since 2005). This proliferation of cultural studies journals and the gradual shift from a monograph to an article as a preferred method of scholarly communication has been a part of a broader trend in HSS (Cope and Phillips, 2014, p. 7). According to Phillips, “At present, the area of HSS is seen as attractive for the launch of new journals, with some part of the sciences seen as relatively saturated” (2014, p. 141). These new developments made cultural scholars a somewhat reluctant party to the serials crisis dispute even though the prices of institutional subscriptions of journals in HSS cannot be compared with Science/Technology/Medicine (STM) journals.
Scholars and scholarly journals’ publishers are interdependent, but their relationship is unequal, not least because commercial benefits are situated mostly on the publisher’s side. Publishers rarely reward academic authors for their labour (for writing or reviewing journal articles); what is more, academics frequently have to pay to get published (Givler, 2002; Alonso et al., 2003 p. 31; Ware and Mabe, 2009 p. 5; Miller, 2012 p. 47). Moreover, in recent decades, the publishing industry has undergone many transformations which made the academic publishing industry even more profit oriented. These transformations include large investments in the electronic media, consolidation (acquisitions and mergers),2 experiments with new business models and concentration of knowledge.3 Due to these transformations, the scholarly journal market has grown in terms of the number of journals and revenues. As Miller has noted, “In 1986, … [libraries] bought more than thirty-two thousand books and fifteen thousand journals; in 2005, the figures were thirty thousand books and twenty-two thousand journals. Books went up in price over those two decades by 81 per cent; journals, by 302 per cent” (2012, p. 51). In short, journal publishing has become a multi-billion business, and this fact had profound ramifications for the dissemination of knowledge, also in the Humanities and, by extension, cultural studies. With its long-standing focus on the politics of communication, cultural studies seemed predestined to critique the profit-intensive journal publishing industry. But, in fact, the scholars have been slow to acknowledge that they work at cross-purposes with commercial publishers.
Written by Izabella Penier
Edited by Pablo Markin
Alonso, Carlos J., Cathy N. Davidson, John M. Unsworth, and Lynne Withey, 2003. Crises and opportunities: the futures of scholarly publishing. Paper no. 57. New York: American Council of Learned Societies.
Borgman, Christine L., 2007. Scholarship in the digital age: information, infrastructure, and the Internet. Cambridge and London: The MIT Press.
Cope, Bill and Angus Phillips, 2014. Introduction. The future of the academic journal. Oxford: Chandos Publishing, pp. 1-8
Givler, Peter, 2002. University press publishing in the United States. Scholarly publishing: books, journals, publishers and libraries in the twentieth century, edited by Richard E. Abel and Lyman W. Newlin. New York: Wiley, pp. 107–20.
Guedon, JeClaudeude, 2014. Sustaining the ‘great conversation’: the future of scholarly and scientific journals. The future of the academic journal. Oxford: Chandos Publishing, pp. 85-112.
Miller, Toby, 2012. Blow up the Humanities. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
Panitch, Judith M. and Sarah Michalak, 2005. The serials crisis. A white paper for UNC-Chapel Hill Scholarly Communications Convocation.
Ware, Mark, and Michael Mabe. 2009. The STM report: an overview of scientific and scholarly publishing. Oxford, UK: International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers.
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- The term refers to a dramatic increase in prices of scholarly journals. This crisis is caused by the inelasticity of the academic journal market forcing university librarians to make unfavourable concessions to large journal publishers to ensure continued access to “must have” periodicals. Flagship journals publish unique research findings that cannot be replaced in an academic library collection by another title, such as a less expensive journal on the same subject. This situation makes it possible for a publisher to act as a monopolist in relation to academic libraries that have no leverage in negotiations (see: Panitch and Michalak, “The Serials Crisis,” January 2005). [↩]
- For example, the 2007 merger of Wiley & Sons with Blackwell Publishing Ltd. [↩]
- The concentration of knowledge has been described by the so-called Garfield’s concentration law, according to which “one could identify a set of core journals that ultimately underpinned a knowledge zone baptized as ‘core science’” (Guedon, 2014, p. 89). Initially, around 1,000 journals constituted the “elite” science. [↩]


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Ah, the early 2000s. What a delightfully exciting and straight-up batshit era to be a metal fan in. It was a time when heavy music was permeating just about every single strand of popular culture, be it conquering the charts, dominating movie soundtracks or taking over Wrestlemanias. It was a chapter in history during which you might see Slipknot rock up on Friday night UK telly, or Fred Durst and Christina Aguilera bust out a duet.
It was also a time where you'd get a collaboration between Papa Roach and The Black Eyed Peas.
In 2003, following two albums that had seen them become something of a talking point in hip hop and r'n'b circles, The Black Eyed Peas underwent a transformation that'd see them become one of the New Millennium's single biggest pop acts. Bringing in charismatic vocalist Fergie to make the three-piece a quartet, the band released chart-topping single Where Is The Love?, unleashed a double-platinum album in Elephunk and took over the world.
Elephunk was anchored by four hit singles - Where Is The Love?, Let's Get It Started, Hey Mama and Shut Up - but it was the penultimate track on the album that offered what is still arguably the band's most unique collaboration ever. Teaming up with breakout nu metal stars Papa Roach, The Black Eyed Peas wrote Anxiety, an angsty, guitar-driven track at odds with most of the slick pop, rap and r'n'b hooks on the rest of the record (though Will.I.Am's penchant for obscenely bad lyrics remain - "Anxieties bash my mind in / Terrorizing my soul like Bin Laden") .
The collab was never released as a single and so didn't create many waves in its own right. There was, however, one performance of the song - in 2003, on an episode of short-lived live music show Pepsi Smash on The WB.
The performance is certainly animated, with all members of both bands swamping the stage, throwing a ton of shapes and, in the case of Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix, wailing into a megaphone. To date, the song remains Black Eyed Peas' only foray into nu metal. We suspect it may be the last.
Watch the lively performance below.
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Don't be complacent: PM to security forces
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday asked the security forces not to be complacent and adapt to "new requirements".Updated: Nov 23, 2006 14:01 IST
Warning that the terror threat has spread beyond Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday asked the security forces not to be complacent and adapt to "new requirements".
"Our government is determined to fight and root out terrorism and its ideologies that justify and seek to sustain it," Singh said in his address to the country's top police brass, who have gathered for a three-day Conference on Directors General and Inspectors General.
The Prime Minister's remarks came a day after Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil spoke of terror threats to country's vital installations.
Asking the security forces to counter the challenge of terrorism "comprehensively", the Prime Minister said, "No religion sanctions the killing of innocent citizens. We need a firm response from our security forces. We also need a resolute response from civil society and all our political parties."
He said terror in the country was no longer centered on the state of Jammu and Kashmir. "Attempts to take this threat to other parts of the country to create fear in the minds of our people are in evidence.
"By and large these attempts have remained unsuccessful...But there is no scope for complacency. Our security apparatus must be alert and resilient enough to meet the grave threats posed by terrorism to our polity and society." he said.
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I have a 2005 E46 330ci with tired seat leather on the driver's seat. Does anyone know of a reputable place for replacement O.E. quality seat leather? I have a tan interior. As well, I would like to upgrade the quality of the headlight illumination from the stock H7 high/ low beam system that is stock on my car. I would be greatful for any good recommendations. Thanks! Doug
Thanks for the fast reply! I tried the refurbishing of the leather using the Leatherique system. I filled the cracks and redyed the leather, but after driving down to Spartanburg, SC to a BMW Performance school, most of the crack filler has mostly fallen out! My poor workmanship, I guess. I am thinking I may just recover the original seat foam. Or, hopefully find a tan sport seat out there. I like that you recommended TRS as that is where I was thinking too! Thanks again, Doug
Have you considered repairing and/or restoring rather than replacing? I used to own a pair of matching cars. After 15 years of owning/driving, both cars had some really worn-out leather seating. The rears were nearly perfect, but the fronts were bad. Missing color in the creases and cracks, abrasions, and even several small wear holes on the bolsters. One seat even had a splotch of metallic pearl white paint on it from a previous accident repair. The cost for new OEM seat covers (the least expensive of the lot) was $500 per seat on dealer clearance, and that wasn't including labor. I decided to restore the seats, so purchased a complete repair & restoration kit. I purchased the Colourlock system (not an endorsement). It came with everything needed from prep and fillers to final color and coating. I spent a little over 6 hours per seat, but once completed they looked nearly new. Nearly, but not exactly. I was quite happy with the completed restoration, and happier I saved a little over $1k per car by going with a restoration. The seats matched the overall state of the car so it didn't appear like I tried to turn a sow's ear into a silk purse. The seats just looked like they were very well cared for, and maintained like the mechanicals. The kit cost me a little over $85 and my time on a rainy weekend. Most of all, I didn't pay Gucci prices for a knock-off Walmart bag, but the resale value of the cars when I finally sold them paid off. Their respective new owners made specific note of the seating condition, and were impressed at how good they still looked for 18+ year old cars. You can find plenty of videos on YouTube for leather seating repair kits to determine if restoration if a good choice for you and your car. For lighting, you might want to look at Turner Motorsports. I purchase plenty of BMW OEM and aftermarket parts from them. Good quality, and decent pricing. Otherwise, look at a retrofit conversion kit. TRS (The Retrofit Source) carries quality kits I've used on other cars. Best of luck to you.

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It’s about Time: Ecological and Eco-evolutionary Dynamics across the Scales
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Liat Shenhav, Ph.D., assistant professor, New York University
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Complex microbial communities play a vital role across many domains of life, from the female reproductive tract, through the oceans, to the plant rhizosphere. The study of these communities offers great opportunities for biological discovery, due to the ease of their measurement, the ability to perturb them, and their rapidly evolving nature. Yet, their complex composition, dynamic nature, and intricate interactions with multiple other systems, make it difficult to extract robust and reproducible patterns from these ecosystems. To uncover their latent properties, I develop models that combine longitudinal data analysis and statistical learning, and which draw from principles of community ecology, complexity theory and evolution. I will briefly present methods for decomposition of microbial dynamics at an ecological scale (Shenhav et al., Nature Methods; Martino & Shenhav et al., Nature Biotechnology). Using these methods we found significant differences in the trajectories of the infant microbiome in the first years of life as a function of early life exposures, namely mode of delivery and breastfeeding. I will then show how incorporating eco-evolutionary considerations allowed us to detect signals of purifying selection across ecosystems. I will demonstrate how interactions between evolution and ecology played a vital role in shaping microbial communities and the standard genetics code (Shenhav & Zeevi, Science, Liao & Shenhav Nature Comm.). Inspired by these discoveries, I am expanding the scope beyond the microbiome, modeling multi-layered data on human milk composition. I will present results from an ongoing study in which I am building integrative models of nasal, gut and milk microbiota, combined with human milk components, to predict infant respiratory health. I found that the temporal dynamics of microbiota in the first year of life, mediated by milk composition, predict the development of chronic respiratory disease later in childhood. These models, designed to identify robust spatiotemporal patterns, would help us better understand the nature and impact of complex ecosystems like the microbiome and human milk from the time of formation and throughout life.
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Last month, it was announced that Northside Pharmacy on Bedford Avenue and N 7th Street in Williamsburg would be converted into a Dunkin' Donuts. The store has now entered the hiring phase of development, as you can see from the photo above; it's (literally) a sign for many people that heralds the absolute death knell for the neighborhood, one that no amount of new record stores can fix. Check out some of the memorial tweets below—but always remember that Williamsburg died when the first kid said, "Williamsburg's not dead, Williamsburg's not dead."
Dunkin Donuts opening on Bedford & N7th St. Sharks now telling grandkid sharks about that time Williamsburg jumped over them ago.
— Lauren Tara LaCapra (@LaurenLaCapra) September 7, 2013
Taste the delicious hipster angst: Dunkin Donuts is opening on N 7th & Bedford!!! Williamsburg has jumped the shark! pic.twitter.com/9a8TJnd65O
— Leeds Radio (@LeedsRadio) September 18, 2013
— mikegalbe (@MichaelGalbe) September 10, 2013
Breaking Williamsburg news: Dunkin Donuts is moving to the old Northside Pharmacy location on Bedford Ave. #tippingpoint
— rachel tipograph (@racheltipograph) September 9, 2013
Lol. Dunkin Donuts coming to Bedford Ave.
— Kareem (@kareemy) September 10, 2013
— Jillian Steinhauer (@jilnotjill) September 6, 2013
— Summer Rayne Oakes (@sroakes) September 16, 2013
— Jonathan Hamilt (@jonathanhamilt) September 16, 2013
Dunkin Donuts on Bedford? Why?
— Devin Ruben Perez (@sserpent) September 11, 2013
Dunkin' Donuts is opening up on Bedford and N.7th. It's all over now baby blue...
— The Statue of David (@thestatueofdavi) September 17, 2013
— Ed Roth of Stencil1 (@EdStencil1) September 11, 2013
@Starbucks Dunkin Donuts is coming to Williamsburg, Brooklyn at Bedford and 7th Ave. Can you please stop them?
— jenni chang (@jennichang) September 18, 2013
But hey, at least one person is super psyched:
Dunkin Donuts is coming to Williamsburg. Is it bad to admit that I'm really excited about this?
— Julie Moody (@JulieAMoody) September 12, 2013


21 Years in 1210 Words: A brief history of Phallus Dei ? Genesis "I can make a CD like that", Oliver told Uwe Hoehn from Dark Vinyl Records just for fun after listening to a lot of industrial stuff that was being released back then. "Pontifex Maximus"; their debut CD from 1991, basically was a giant middle finger to a great part of the gothic/industrial scene which in the early nineties had turned into the same idolizing, superficial music scene that alternative, experimental artists once rebelled against.
"I can make a CD like that", Oliver told Uwe Hoehn from Dark Vinyl Records just for fun after listening to a lot of industrial stuff that was being released back then. "Pontifex Maximus"; their debut CD from 1991, basically was a giant middle finger to a great part of the gothic/industrial scene which in the early nineties had turned into the same idolizing, superficial music scene that alternative, experimental artists once rebelled against. Oliver had created two cassettes already as Phallus Dei (named after Amon D??l II's legendary 1969 album) and ran the record label Unclean Production. Oliver's (in his words) "atonal egotrip" "Pontifex Maximus" was released with the obligatory over-the-top hocum and - surprise! - became a huge success.
Phallus Dei toured Germany with Italian band Sigillum S, and was extended on stage, next to Pontifex Maximus -contributor D.A.R.P.A.???????????????????, with guitar player Marc Ernsting, a.k.a. Mk. E.
After the tour, D.A.R.P.A. left the band, and Mk. E. became a full member.
In 1992, Richard van Kruysdijk's cassette release under the moniker Blindfold gained national attention in the Dutch wave/goth scene and Richard was invited to play at a festival in Paradiso, Amsterdam. In the crowd that night was Oliver, who promptly signed Richard to his label, and later invited him (and Mk.E.) to a musical session at his studio.
Several recordings made on this very first magical meeting eventually ended up on "Cyberflesh" (1993), their second album and a radical shift in sound. Continuing their work on "Cyberflesh" in The Netherlands, Richard asked his former band mate Joris Huijbregts to join in. The line-up for the next four years was complete and the band took off to Fuerth, Germany to finish work on the album in the Audiocom Studio with producer Dalibor "Dali" Blazek.
Their change in direction was well received, and whilst still preserving their playful approach, Phallus Dei turned into a "serious" band overnight.
On "Pornocrates" and it's offspring "Metacrates", Phallus Dei further refined their sound, recording the basic electronic tracks themselves in Oliver's basement, a.k.a. Studio 7, on their Fostex 8-track tape recorder and adding everything else as well as mixing the whole thing in two weeks at Sunhouse Recording, a top studio in Nuernberg, Germany with producer Bobby Bachinger. The studio complex also accomodated a fully equipped film studio, and in between the recordings, the band would record three video clips that were released on VHS as part of a limited edition box set.
?A year later, in 1994, the band would return to the Sunhouse Recording studio to record "Luxuria", featuring Gitane Demone (ex-Christian Death), who contributed vocals on two tracks. "Luxuria" was released as a mixed mode CD/CD-ROM with four audio tracks plus the three video clips when Phallus Dei embarked on a German tour with Sixth Comm (UK), Black Rose (I) and Sielwolf (GER) with additional member Sandor Caron on keyboards.
Their uncompromising, continuous eclectic musical approach alienated them further from the goth/industrial scene and Phallus Dei deliberately manouvered themselves into an outsider position.
In 1995, Joris and Richard laid down the foundation for their last record with this line-up: "Orpheus & Euridyce". Joris wrote and recorded the theme for violin that set the mood for the album and the band finished the recordings in Studio 7. Two years after "Cyberflesh", rock and metal were definitely out the door, as the band dived into hypnotizing atmospherical sounds with only a hint of traditional pop arrangements. At night, when they had finished work on O&E, they would continue to record ambient tracks, improvising intuitively by candlelight. These recordings eventually made up the first PHD2 album: "Universum".
Although the band was very productive, musical discussions became increasingly harsch, and in 1995, Joris chose to leave the band. Both albums were finished in the Cocoon Studio in Erlangen by Oliver, Marc and Richard and were released in 1996. Appropriately, this period was closed by a compilation, released in 1997 in the USA by Hollows Hill / Triple X Records: "Adorations".
In 1996, Richard chose to direct all his attention to his newly founded solo project Sonar Lodge, and combined with turbulent times in their private lives, Phallus Dei came to a hold. The lines remained open though, and it was a matter of time and circumstance before the band would pick up from where they left off.
After a five year break, the dust had settled and when unreleased 8-track recordings resurfaced, the idea arose to make another PHD2 album. Marc and Oliver joined Richard in his new studio, and they finished the whole thing in one weekend. Appropriately entitled "Resource", the band had found new elan to investigate and rework their unfinished recordings from 1996 and within a year "Nature Mortes" (2001) was released; a new Phallus Dei album that musically continues where they stopped five years before.
Back in 1996, Richard had started creating reworks from "Pontifex Maximus". The trio also finished these and "Osmose" was released (like the original 1991 album) on Dark Vinyl Records in 2004.
With the release of "Seelenriff / Versuchung"; a limited 7" on the Austrian Klanggalerie label, all loose ends from their work in the previous century were tied up and all the signs were there for another change in sound.
In 2005, Richard had become deeply involved in his record label Music for Speakers (est. 2000), and new band Strange Attractor (with Niels van Hoorn from The Legendary Pink Dots and Marie-Claudine from Sonar Lodge) when Phallus Dei received a request to create film music for a movie by Heiko van der Scherm (currently in post-production). In 2006, Phallus Dei started creating many new songs during their weekend sessions at The Lodge (Richard's studio in the Netherlands). Meeting up only a few times a year, these weekend sessions were outbursts of accumulated creative ideas.
Regardless of their low output in the last decade, by 2010, Phallus Dei's uncompromising attitude and lust for investigating new musical territories with every release had gained them cult status and their critically acclaimed album "A Day In The Life Of Brian Wilson" was released by Big Blue Records (PL) accompanied by one, exclusive concert at the beautiful Kuppelhalle during the WGT festival in Leipzig (GER) featuring Michael Schaffer (Birdmachine) on guitar and electric sitar. The album featured guest vocalists Clara Engel and John Walker (The Walker Brothers) and showcased a new Phallus Dei, cut loose from all the genre-specific musical treatments and confident in their own carefully cultivated language.
Also that year Oliver founded [moss] with Michael Schaffer.
The stand-out track from "A Day In The Life Of Brian Wilson": "Will You Come Now" featuring John's vocals was radically reworked on the CD "Love, With The Tiniest Red Torch, Branded To Your Heart" (2011) by Strange Attractor, Birdmachine, Wicked Messenger, Blackhouse, Bohren und der Club of Gore and Phallus Dei themselves. On top of that, the label WKN released a limited LP with remixes of "Will You Come Now" from Der Blutharsch and the Infinite Church of the Leading Hand and Bohren und der Club of Gore, and different remixes by Blackhouse and Phallus Dei.
Since 2012, new work is in the making and exciting prospects colour the band's horizon.


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When the sun has set and a day at the beach has become a wonderful memory, it's time to get a good dinner and turn in for the night. Countless resorts along New Jersey beaches extend hospitality to those enjoying a trip to the shore. Whether it's a short, romantic getaway, a week-long family vacation, or something else entirely, reservations are at only of the many New Jersey beach resorts will give vacationers somewhere comfortable and welcoming to spend the night.
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Film Screening "Raintree County"
Books and Plays into Film
- Date: 02/23/2019 2:30 PM - 5:15 PM
- Location: Hemphill Branch Library
2301 W. Vandalia Rd.
Greensboro, North Carolina 27407
A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the onset of the Civil War. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Eva Marie Saint. It is based on the epic novel by Ross Lockridge. The film is 160 minutes and "unrated." Viewers are invited to discuss the book and film after the screening. Copies of the book are available in the library’s book and eBook collections.


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1. What did you learn in this class?
I learned a lot about India through research projects. The projects were interactive and thats what made it very fun. For example, I made a Kahoot, and played others kahoots.
2. Write about the projects you made in this class.
I made a movie about Gandhi’s life which was one of my best projects from this class. I also made a poster about Delhi that was really fun.
3. Write about the field trips you went on in this class.
The field trips I went on this year were really fun. I enjoyed the metro ride and our trip to Dilli Haat the most. I also enjoyed going to Gandhi Smriti and learning about the Father of the Nation of my host country!


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RETIRED, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
By Albina Fraser
Troopers didn’t always patrol the state in blue and gold cars or rein in criminals with the help of sophisticated radio equipment.
Edward Holohean remembers when the patrols were done on horseback, the work shifts lasted a whole season, and a pocketful of nickels for the telephone was as valuable as any present-day two way radio.
For instance: Holohean, 81, a retired state trooper, recalls an event in January, 58 years ago, when he was a new member of Troop G barracks in Troy.
On that day in 1928 Holohean was assigned to ride his horse from the Troy barracks to Wells for winter patrol duties. Joining him was Trooper J.J. Lutz.
The 80-mile trip took five days, with night stops for eating and sleeping - and to feed and rest the horses - at farms set up as regular stops.
After spending the winter months patrolling the summer homes around Wells and Speculator, the two troopers returned overland to the Troy barracks.
The troopers were to travel on horseback to their destination for effect - to show residents that troopers were on duty.
In those early days of the State Police, Holohean said, troopers served 24-hour duty days, were paid $900 a year, and were issued all the items of their uniforms except underwear, but including their .45 caliber revolvers.
A native of Kingston, Holohean joined the State Police in Albany in 1927 when he was 23 years old. Before that he served with the National Guard and New York Central Police from 1921 until 1926.
Assigned to Troop G, he was a member of the mounted constabulary, a unit formed in 1918, and was one of the first members of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). He also was a member of one of two “rough rider” mounted teams, and is the sole survivor of his seven- member team.
The rough riders traveled on horseback to area fairs in Schenectady, Cobleskill and the Catskills during the three summers of their existence. Here they demonstrated their trick-riding abilities, balancing on their shoulders on the backs of the horses, doing flips to sit backward in the saddle, and jumping from one side of a horse to the other.
The trick-riding teams were disbanded to perform traffic duty when more and more cars began using the roads. Holohean spent the following eight years on traffic duty, riding his motorcycle in the summer and horse in the winter.
The retired trooper was one of the first to have a radio, which was in its testing stages at the time.
He had a one-way receiver which alerted him to contact the base by a loud buzzing noise. He said he had to carry a pocketful of nickels, which he had to provide himself, to telephone the barracks. He said that immediately on hearing the buzz he would head for the nearest pay phone to notify headquarters of his location.
Holohean recalls escorting on his motorcycle such notables as Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was governor at the time; Admiral Richard Byrd, and Charles Lindbergh.
Following his retirement from the State Police in 1953 after serving 25 years, Holohean started his second career as chief of security at the Saratoga Harness Track. He worked there for 20 years, retiring in 1973.
One of his most memorable accomplishments was when he served as chairman of a Polio Vaccine Program in 1955. Nearly 4,700 children in schools within Saratoga County were inoculated. He set up and recruited two nurses and two doctors and other personnel for the clinics held in each school.
Holohean said it was a tremendous job made easier by five very dedicated women. For his role in this endeavor, he was given a commendation from Basil O’Connor, national chairman of the March of Dimes.
Holohean also served as chairman of the county and Saratoga Springs March of Dimes campaigns, was involved in PTA and the Boy Scouts, and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He served as president of Saratoga Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and the Former Troopers Association of the Capital District.
Holohean is married and the father of three children. Despite two steel hip replacements, Holohean still loves to ride horses.
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Islamabad (PR): RINSTRA and WALEE join hands to create entrepreneurship monetization opportunities for the youth by generating a $150 million creative economy in the next 5 years through ‘Jobs of Tomorrow.’
RINSTRA, Pakistan’s first short-form digital media platform signed a partnership with WALEE, Pakistan’s first AI-driven, largest and fastest influencer marketing and social commerce platform, to engage and train 400,000 new content creators and generate a creative economy of PKR 4.8 billion.
The partnership will provide entrepreneurship opportunities, training and content-generation competitions to upskill creators across Pakistan’s digital media ecosystem.
Chairman and Co-founder of RINSTRA Technologies Dr. Adil Akhtar said, “We are excited to partner with Walee on this new innovative endeavor which will set a new precedence for the creative economy in the country.” “We are confident this partnership will encourage Pakistani artists to express their creativity and digital storytelling, and create new dimensions of entrepreneurship that do not exist in Pakistan,” he added.
Ahsan Tahir, Founder and CEO of Walee and Techlets said, “COVID lockdowns drove record high digital content consumption with Pakistan’s overall internet traffic increasing by twenty five percent.


RIO HONDO — A waterside destination park to rival Adolph Thomae Jr. County Park downriver is moving quickly forward in this city as officials seek $1 million in grants to fund the project.
The site eventually will cover 35 acres on the west bank of the Arroyo Colorado along Harris Road and will include the city-owned boat ramp already operating there. All the development will be south of the boat ramp area.
“We want Rio Hondo to be a destination place,” City Administrator Ben Medina said Tuesday. “What’s fabulous about this is we are tying our park to the other parks in Harlingen, traveling by canoe or kayak, and the cities will do a joint resolution designating this concept. And we hope that we’re successful with our funding.”
Medina said a $500,000 grant has been pledged by the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation. On Tuesday, the city submitted its request for an additional $500,000 from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Non-Urban Outdoor Program.
The project will include environmental education facilities, walking and hiking trails, interpretive signs, wildlife habitat and other nature-related amenities, as well as restrooms and a 16-spot RV park.
An artist’s conception of the site shows a pavilion, an outdoor workout spot and three birdwatching blinds in an area where native plants will be restored. A river view lookout is planned, as well as a sure-to-be popular fishing pier.
One complicating factor is the potential designation of some of the area to be developed as wetlands, which adds layers of potential environmental study before projects can be green-lighted.
“Those are the types of things we’re going to encounter as we go through the process,” Mayor Gus Olivares said Tuesday. “It’s always a work in progress and I can’t be specific about the areas and stuff like that. Are we going to encounter that when we’re looking at doing anything along the arroyo? Of course.
“It’s just something that we’ve got to eventually follow through on, whatever process that has to be made available to move forward,” he added.
A major park project here in Rio Hondo takes on added significance as the city recovers from the disruptions to both traffic and its local economy due to the closure of the yellow mechanical lift bridge over the arroyo for nearly two years.
The retrofitted bridge reopened in June 2018, and Olivares believes the destination park concept is a way to refocus residents as well as rejuvenate the local business community.
“The people I’ve been talking to, a lot of them are excited because we’ll be able to attract people from different areas of the Valley,” he said. “The more people who stay in our city, they eventually spend more money in our community, to help our businesses grow.
“We’ve gotten a lot of good feedback in regards to that,” he added. “Does it come with maintenance and other costs as well? The answer is yes. If we want our community to grow, we’ve got to implement stuff like this which will bring other people into our community.”
The site for the proposed park is on the west side of the Arroyo Colorado, across from the city’s downtown area. Much of the site is high bluff, although it slopes down toward the boat ramp area and its launch bays on its north end.
Medina said over the past three years the city has added about five acres to the original site and plans to acquire the rest of the acreage necessary for the park.
The boat ramp, which charges no fee to launch into the Arroyo Colorado, is modern and in good shape, and receives a surprising amount of traffic despite being far upriver from the mouth of the Arroyo Colorado where it flows into the Laguna Madre.
“We are going to be able to use the boat ramp for loading and unloading for boats, which is something that is being used by a lot of people now,” Olivares said. “Agencies like Texas Parks and Wildlife, the Border Patrol, and even businesses that sell boats in other cities come to Rio Hondo to try out their boats, to make sure they satisfy their customers.”


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Last Updated on March 13, 2023 by Dr. Saqib Mueed
Eye Injury or Eye Trauma can happen when an object or substance gets in touch with the eye surface or may damage by strike force to the eye. Ocular injury is a serious disease which may cause devastating effects on vision, blurry vision and may lead to complete loss of sight.
Eye injury may cause by minor things such as eye gets soap or dust particle which may lead to devastating result on eyes. Any damage to the eye by any trauma may not only affect the eye but also affect the nearby area and epithelial tissues of the eye. Everyone should be consulted by the doctor even in minor cases; if any foreign particle remains prolonged in the eye it causes infection. The eye can be injured at home, at the workplace, in other exercises and during sports.
Causes of Eye Injury
It could be a small foreign body and large foreign body. These foreign bodies are maybe sand or dirt particle, wood, plastic and a small piece of metals. Some foreign particle that is lies at the surface of the eye like gravel, contact lenses and loss of eyelashes can be rinsed out. But some sharp particle-like metal rod may become embedded in the eye and causes problems.
If these particles struck into eyes, they may cause scratch at cornea (the cornea is the most important part of the eye, it acts like a shield of the eye).
If a foreign body stays in eye for a long time, it causes serious eye infection or blindness.
It can happen in laboratories, factories during working.
It can also happen by chemical dealings in homes like soup, washing powder, detergents and acid to clean toilets.
It can also transfer chemicals to eyes during working, my hands rubbing to the eye.
In this case, sunglasses must be used.
This injury could be of two types.
1. Blunt injury
2. Penetrating injuries
Blunt injury: It is caused by hitting of a tennis ball, cricket ball, Football or others.
Penetrating injury: it is caused by a knife, nail, or even a pencil or pen.
Ultraviolet radiation also a major cause of eye injury
Injuries may cause corneal, retinal, area catastrophic problems.
Symptoms and signs of eye injury
If these signs were appeared to go to the doctor for help.
- Unclear vision
- Nuisance seeing
- Colored spot on the white surface of the eye
- Eye can not show any movement.
- Watering eyes
- Abnormal change in size and shape of pupil in eye
First aid facilitation for eye injury
First aid care for chemical injury
As we know that chemical is present in our homes and we deal with these chemicals on daily bases like soups, detergents, washing powder and shampoo. Keeps eyes close during the shampoo.
If eye gets expose with these chemicals by chance, first do not be panic, be relaxed and rinsed out the eye with simple water.
Wash out your eye with water for several times or ten to fifteen minutes and make sure open your eye at the time of flush.
And ask for immediate help
If any person has minor eye injury it can be cured at home.
If the eye gets minor cut or scratch on it, simply apply a sterile bandage. If the sterile bandage is not available, use a clean cloth. Avoid piece of fluffy cotton because it could be struck in eye .so always bandage uses be clean and dry.
In case of swelling ice packs used for the reduction of swelling and inflammation. Do not apply a direct ice pack on the eye, keep the piece of cloth between ice and face. Use ice three to four times a day.
Head should be kept elevated (high) which reduced the pain.
Take pain killer such as ibuprofen and aspirin which relieve pain
Give gentle massage and warm cloth in case of swelling Ocular injuries – a review | Sukati | African Vision and Eye Health (avehjournal.org)The injured eye | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (royalsocietypublishing.org)Veterans Agency (publishing.service.gov.uk)https://www.cecentral.com/assets/2634/005-Yunker.pdf
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Missouri Receives Federal Grant to Provide Job Training to Low Income Families
The Missouri Department of Social Services will use a new grant to provide low-income Missourians new job opportunities.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is funding a $15 million dollar, five-year federal grant that will offer job training for health care careers in St. Louis, Kansas City, and 19 counties throughout central Missouri.
Counties include Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Howard, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington.
Governor Jay Nixon announced the plan to increase access to job training for low-income families on Wednesday. However, spokesman for the governor Scott Holste said there are requirements for eligibility.
“They must have an income under 200 percent of the federal poverty level, which works out to be around $48,500 a year for a family of four,” Holste said.
This grant will provide training for approximately 1,800 Missourians in the positions of certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses and other entry level positions.
Holste hopes a variety of training will cause lasting effects for these families.
“The Work Force Investment Boards are going to offer a combination of classroom learning on the job training as well as some distant learning to help these people to acquire job skills that they can translate into steady jobs that can help them go a long way in supporting their families,” Holste said.
The choice to train in health-related fields is due to a recent spike in demand for these positions.


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The large majority of UNDEF funds go to local civil society organizations for projects that strengthen the voice of civil society, promote human rights, and encourage the participation of all groups in democratic processes.
The UN supports women's political participation, including efforts to increase the share of women elected into office and to build women's capacity as effective legislators once elected.
In 2007, the Secretary-General’s Policy Committee, the highest decision-making body within the UN Secretariat, requested the development of an Organization-wide strategy that further defines the UN’s approach to supporting democracy, anchored in the three pillars of the UN’s work, namely, peace and security, development, and human rights.
The Secretary-General tasked the Democracy Working Group of the Executive Committee on Peace and Security — established in May 2007 — to ensure regular follow-up on the issue of democracy and, more specifically, on strategy development.
In July 2010, as part of a resolution on system-wide reform, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, mandated to coordinate the gender mainstreaming work of the UN System.
In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women.Democracy, and democratic governance in particular, means that people’s human rights and fundamental freedoms are respected, promoted and fulfilled, allowing them to live with dignity.People have a say in decisions that affect their lives and can hold decision-makers to account, based on inclusive and fair rules, institutions and practices that govern social interactions.Since 1988, the General Assembly has adopted at least one resolution annually dealing with some aspect of democracy.Member States at the World Summit in September 2005 reaffirmed that “democracy is a universal value based on the freely expressed will of people to determine their political, economic, social and cultural systems and their full participation in all aspects of their lives.” The Summit Outcome Document also stressed that “democracy, development and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing,” and pointed out that “while democracies share common features, there is no single model of democracy.” Member States resolved to promote increased representation of women in Government decision-making bodies, including to ensure their equal opportunity to participate fully in the political process.This brings home the fact that democracy is one of the universal and indivisible core values and principles of the United Nations.It is based on the freely expressed will of people and closely linked to the rule of law and exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms.In essence, therefore, democratic governance is the process of creating and sustaining an environment for inclusive and responsive political processes and settlements.It is also important to note that the United Nations does not advocate for a specific model of government, but promotes democratic governance as a set of values and principles that should be followed for greater participation, equality, security and human development.Women are equal partners with men in private and public spheres of life and decision-making, and all people are free from discrimination based on race, ethnicity, class, gender or any other attribute.Democratic governance feeds into economic and social policies that are responsive to people’s needs and aspirations, that aim at eradicating poverty and expanding the choices that people have in their lives, and that respect the needs of future generations.


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06 May 13
Predictably there is now pressure in the marketplace for new stock as buyers come up empty, in their property search. This has been most evident in the mainstream residential market and has crept into the upper end of the market since January.
We are only now seeing signs of this pressure on the holiday rental, investment market, which traditionally is the last to move.
We sold $14 Million in April, following a big March of $23 Million. It is unrealistic to expect this turnover to continue and we are likely to see a drop in sales as the market pressurizes. This turnover has not yet lead to increases in sale value.
It’s our view this will come in time but is currently held back by inconsistent confidence. There is every chance a change in government will bring this renewed optimism across the nation which ultimately results in activity in the real estate market.
This is needed to push popular markets like Noosa along to a state of steady increases in value.
Long term changes will keep the process rolling, such as retiring baby boomers dramatically increasing in number and moving North to our warmer climates. Increasing business confidence and profits will get the nation spending again.
A fall in the Australian dollar would do wonders for Noosa’s tourism industry, resulting in more overseas visitors and more domestic travel as overseas destinations become more expensive to visit.
A lower dollar will result in an increase in foreign investment which flows through to our market place.
There is a road to travel before we see prices shifting strongly into positive territory, however the good news is the process has well and truly started.
The Seahaven Resort is currently shut down for a $10 Million makeover, whilst the Sheraton Hotel is also being refurbished, with $10 Million being spent on the building.
Even Jacaranda is getting a facelift with a reported spend of some $2 Million to improve the building.
Be sure to visit these buildings when you’re here, these people are investing in the future of the area and such action will change the face of Hastings Street.
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For newbie fans, the Chicago Blackhawks’ greatest duo might already be Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews.* The truth is that those two players have a long way to go to eclipse the team’s legendary one-two punch of Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita.
Former owner Bill Wirtz rubbed the two former players the wrong way during his time as owner, but the team rebuilt their ties with the two aging faces of its franchise once Rocky Wirtz took over. The icons have been invited back for various events, but Saturday night featured a fitting moment: the team revealed statues for both of them in a classy ceremony.
Check out video of the announcement below.
* – Oddly, no one’s really making an argument for Eric Daze and Alexei Zhamnov.
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Concept: Prostate-specific antigen
Background The comparative effectiveness of treatments for prostate cancer that is detected by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing remains uncertain. Methods We compared active monitoring, radical prostatectomy, and external-beam radiotherapy for the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer. Between 1999 and 2009, a total of 82,429 men 50 to 69 years of age received a PSA test; 2664 received a diagnosis of localized prostate cancer, and 1643 agreed to undergo randomization to active monitoring (545 men), surgery (553), or radiotherapy (545). The primary outcome was prostate-cancer mortality at a median of 10 years of follow-up. Secondary outcomes included the rates of disease progression, metastases, and all-cause deaths. Results There were 17 prostate-cancer-specific deaths overall: 8 in the active-monitoring group (1.5 deaths per 1000 person-years; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.7 to 3.0), 5 in the surgery group (0.9 per 1000 person-years; 95% CI, 0.4 to 2.2), and 4 in the radiotherapy group (0.7 per 1000 person-years; 95% CI, 0.3 to 2.0); the difference among the groups was not significant (P=0.48 for the overall comparison). In addition, no significant difference was seen among the groups in the number of deaths from any cause (169 deaths overall; P=0.87 for the comparison among the three groups). Metastases developed in more men in the active-monitoring group (33 men; 6.3 events per 1000 person-years; 95% CI, 4.5 to 8.8) than in the surgery group (13 men; 2.4 per 1000 person-years; 95% CI, 1.4 to 4.2) or the radiotherapy group (16 men; 3.0 per 1000 person-years; 95% CI, 1.9 to 4.9) (P=0.004 for the overall comparison). Higher rates of disease progression were seen in the active-monitoring group (112 men; 22.9 events per 1000 person-years; 95% CI, 19.0 to 27.5) than in the surgery group (46 men; 8.9 events per 1000 person-years; 95% CI, 6.7 to 11.9) or the radiotherapy group (46 men; 9.0 events per 1000 person-years; 95% CI, 6.7 to 12.0) (P<0.001 for the overall comparison). Conclusions At a median of 10 years, prostate-cancer-specific mortality was low irrespective of the treatment assigned, with no significant difference among treatments. Surgery and radiotherapy were associated with lower incidences of disease progression and metastases than was active monitoring. (Funded by the National Institute for Health Research; Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN20141297 ; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02044172 .).
Background Abiraterone acetate, an androgen biosynthesis inhibitor, improves overall survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer after chemotherapy. We evaluated this agent in patients who had not received previous chemotherapy. Methods In this double-blind study, we randomly assigned 1088 patients to receive abiraterone acetate (1000 mg) plus prednisone (5 mg twice daily) or placebo plus prednisone. The coprimary end points were radiographic progression-free survival and overall survival. Results The study was unblinded after a planned interim analysis that was performed after 43% of the expected deaths had occurred. The median radiographic progression-free survival was 16.5 months with abiraterone-prednisone and 8.3 months with prednisone alone (hazard ratio for abiraterone-prednisone vs. prednisone alone, 0.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.45 to 0.62; P<0.001). Over a median follow-up period of 22.2 months, overall survival was improved with abiraterone-prednisone (median not reached, vs. 27.2 months for prednisone alone; hazard ratio, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.61 to 0.93; P=0.01) but did not cross the efficacy boundary. Abiraterone-prednisone showed superiority over prednisone alone with respect to time to initiation of cytotoxic chemotherapy, opiate use for cancer-related pain, prostate-specific antigen progression, and decline in performance status. Grade 3 or 4 mineralocorticoid-related adverse events and abnormalities on liver-function testing were more common with abiraterone-prednisone. Conclusions Abiraterone improved radiographic progression-free survival, showed a trend toward improved overall survival, and significantly delayed clinical decline and initiation of chemotherapy in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. (Funded by Janssen Research and Development, formerly Cougar Biotechnology; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00887198 .).
BACKGROUND: A small pre-test study was conducted to ascertain potential harm and anxiety associated with distributing information about possible cancer treatment options at the time of biopsy, prior to knowledge about a definitive cancer diagnosis. Priming men about the availability of multiple options before they have a confirmed diagnosis may be an opportunity to engage patients in more informed decision-making. METHODS: Men with an elevated PSA test or suspicious Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) who were referred to a urology clinic for a biopsy were randomized to receive either the clinic’s usual care (UC) biopsy instruction sheet (n = 11) or a pre-biopsy educational (ED) packet containing the biopsy instruction sheet along with a booklet about the biopsy procedure and a prostate cancer treatment decision aid originally written for newly diagnosed men that described in detail possible treatment options (n = 18). RESULTS: A total of 62% of men who were approached agreed to be randomized, and 83% of the ED group confirmed they used the materials. Anxiety scores were similar for both groups while awaiting the biopsy procedure, with anxiety scores trending lower in the ED group: 41.2 on a prostate-specific anxiety instrument compared to 51.7 in the UC group (p = 0.13). ED participants reported better overall quality of life while awaiting biopsy compared to the UC group (76.4 vs. 48.5, p = 0.01). The small number of men in the ED group who went on to be diagnosed with cancer reported being better informed about the risks and side effects of each option compared to men diagnosed with cancer in the UC group (p = 0.07). In qualitative discussions, men generally reported they found the pre-biopsy materials to be helpful and indicated having information about possible treatment options reduced their anxiety. However, 2 of 18 men reported they did not want to think about treatment options until after they knew their biopsy results. CONCLUSIONS: In this small sample offering pre-biopsy education about potential treatment options was generally well received by patients, appeared to be beneficial to men who went on to be diagnosed, and did not appear to increase anxiety unnecessarily among those who had a negative biopsy.
Prostate cancer screening depends on a careful balance of benefits, in terms of reduced prostate cancer mortality, and harms, in terms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment. We aimed to estimate the effect on overdiagnosis of restricting prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing by age and baseline PSA.
Familial prostate cancer risk estimates are inflated by clinically insignificant low-risk cancer, diagnosed after prostate-specific antigen testing. We provide age-specific probabilities of non-low- and high-risk prostate cancer.
DESCRIPTION: Prostate cancer is an important health problem in men. It rarely causes death in men younger than 50 years; most deaths associated with it occur in men older than 75 years. The benefits of screening with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test are outweighed by the harms for most men. Prostate cancer never becomes clinically significant in a patient’s lifetime in a considerable proportion of men with prostate cancer detected with the PSA test. They will receive no benefit and are subject to substantial harms from the treatment of prostate cancer. The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guidance statement for clinicians by assessing current prostate cancer screening guidelines developed by other organizations. ACP believes that it is more valuable to provide clinicians with a rigorous review of available guidelines rather than develop a new guideline on the same topic when several guidelines are available on a topic or when existing guidelines conflict. The purpose of this guidance statement is to critically review available guidelines to help guide internists and other clinicians in making decisions about screening for prostate cancer. The target patient population for this guidance statement is all adult men. METHODS: This guidance statement is derived from an appraisal of available guidelines on screening for prostate cancer. Authors searched the National Guideline Clearinghouse to identify prostate cancer screening guidelines in the United States and selected 4 developed by the American College of Preventive Medicine, American Cancer Society, American Urological Association, and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The AGREE II (Appraisal of Guidelines, Research and Evaluation in Europe) instrument was used to evaluate the guidelines. GUIDANCE STATEMENT 1: ACP recommends that clinicians inform men between the age of 50 and 69 years about the limited potential benefits and substantial harms of screening for prostate cancer. ACP recommends that clinicians base the decision to screen for prostate cancer using the prostate-specific antigen test on the risk for prostate cancer, a discussion of the benefits and harms of screening, the patient’s general health and life expectancy, and patient preferences. ACP recommends that clinicians should not screen for prostate cancer using the prostate-specific antigen test in patients who do not express a clear preference for screening. GUIDANCE STATEMENT 2: ACP recommends that clinicians should not screen for prostate cancer using the prostate-specific antigen test in average-risk men under the age of 50 years, men over the age of 69 years, or men with a life expectancy of less than 10 to 15 years.
Answer questions and earn CME/CNE The eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) Staging Manual has been updated and improved to ensure the highest degree of clinical relevance and to improve its utility for patient evaluation and clinical research. Major changes include: 1) pathologically organ-confined disease is now considered pT2 and is no longer subclassified by extent of involvement or laterality, 2) tumor grading now includes both the Gleason score (as in the seventh edition criteria) and the grade group (introduced in the eighth edition criteria), 3) prognostic stage group III includes select, organ-confined disease based on prostate-specific antigen and Gleason/grade group status, and 4) 2 statistical prediction models are included in the staging manual. The AJCC will continue to critically analyze emerging prostate cancer biomarkers and tools for their ability to prognosticate and guide treatment decision making with the highest level of accuracy and confidence for patients and physicians. CA Cancer J Clin 2017. © 2017 American Cancer Society.
Changes in prostate cancer screening practices in the United States have led to recent declines in overall incidence, but it is unknown whether relaxed screening has led to changes in the incidence of advanced and metastatic prostate cancer at diagnosis.
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IMPORTANCE Prostate cancer screening with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test remains controversial. OBJECTIVE To review evidence from randomized trials and related modeling studies examining the effect of PSA screening vs no screening on prostate cancer-specific mortality and to suggest an approach balancing potential benefits and harms. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials were searched from January 1, 2010, to April 3, 2013, for PSA screening trials to update a previous systematic review. Another search was performed in EMBASE and MEDLINE to identify modeling studies extending the results of the 2 large randomized trials identified. The American Heart Association Evidence-Based Scoring System was used to rate level of evidence. RESULTS Two trials-the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) screening trial and the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC)-dominate the evidence regarding PSA screening. The former trial demonstrated an increase in cancer incidence in the screening group (relative risk [RR], 1.12; 95% CI, 1.07-1.17) but no cancer-specific mortality benefit to PSA screening after 13-year follow-up (RR, 1.09; 95% CI, 0.87-1.36). The ERSPC demonstrated an increase in cancer incidence with screening (RR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.57-1.69) and an improvement in the risk of prostate cancer-specific death after 11 years (RR, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.68-0.91). The ERSPC documented that 37 additional men needed to receive a diagnosis through screening for every 1 fewer prostate cancer death after 11 years of follow-up among men aged 55 to 69 years (level B evidence for prostate cancer mortality reduction). Harms associated with screening include false-positive results and complications of biopsy and treatment. Modeling studies suggest that this high ratio of additional men receiving diagnoses to prostate cancer deaths prevented will decrease during a longer follow-up (level B evidence). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Available evidence favors clinician discussion of the pros and cons of PSA screening with average-risk men aged 55 to 69 years. Only men who express a definite preference for screening should have PSA testing. Other strategies to mitigate the potential harms of screening include considering biennial screening, a higher PSA threshold for biopsy, and conservative therapy for men receiving a new diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Recent debate about prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based testing for prostate cancer screening among older men has rarely considered the cost of screening.


Manchester United entertain Arsenal in this weekend’s Premier League game at Old Trafford. The match is more of a dead-rubber with both teams comfortable in the second and sixth positions respectively but the former can strengthen their chances of a runner-up finish with a victory over Arsene Wenger’s side.
David de Gea has been the undisputed choice for the goalkeeping duties this term and the Spaniard is now on 17 clean sheets for the campaign. He is expected to start in goal as he aims to win the Golden Glove for the first time.
In defence, Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young are likely to slot into their regular full-back positions but we are fancying Victor Lindelof to feature alongside Chris Smalling at the heart of the defence. Smalling has come for criticism over the course of the campaign but he remains Mourinho’s go-to man at the back.
With a two-man midfield, Ander Herrera may have to sacrifice his position despite being among the standout performers of late. As such, Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic are the prime candidates to start with the former, in particular, rising up to the occasion in April.
Further forward, we are backing both Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial to get an opportunity against a vulnerable Gunners backline and the pair could slot into the right and left side of the attack respectively. Alexis Sanchez is certain to face his former employers on Sunday and the Chilean may occupy the number 10 position with Romelu Lukaku acting as the lone centre-forward.


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Man shot, killed inside Terry home, HCSO investigating
The Hinds County Sheriff Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Friday night.
According to the HCSO, deputies responded to a home on the 6800 block of Oakley Palestine Road in Terry around 10 p.m.
Once on the scene, officials found a man who died from his injuries in the living room. The victim had a gunshot wound to the chest. Officials identified the victim as Joseph Horn.
Officers found multiple shell castings outside of the residence.
Investigators are working on finding the motive of the shooting as well as the suspect(s).
HCSO encourages anyone with information regarding this incident to contact them at 601-974-2900.