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- Are there blood tests for adrenal fatigue?
- How do you rule out adrenal insufficiency?
- How can I test my adrenals at home?
- What does adrenal fatigue feel like?
- What blood tests show adrenal function?
- How do you test for secondary adrenal insufficiency?
- Can adrenal glands cause anxiety?
- How do you test your adrenal glands?
- How can you tell if your adrenal glands are not working?
- How can you distinguish between primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency?
- How do you reset your adrenal glands?
- What does low cortisol feel like?
- What supplements help adrenal fatigue?
- What are the signs of adrenal gland problems?
- Is secondary adrenal insufficiency reversible?
- What happens if your adrenal glands are not working properly?
- What is the most common cause of adrenal insufficiency?
Are there blood tests for adrenal fatigue?
So adrenal fatigue sets in.
There’s no approved test for adrenal fatigue.
Blood tests can’t detect a small drop in adrenal production..
How do you rule out adrenal insufficiency?
Abstract. A morning serum cortisol level >13 mcg/dL reliably rules out adrenal insufficiency, and the test is easy and safe to perform. Because of low specificity, patients with a level of < or =13 mcg/dL need further evaluation with the cosyntropin stimulation test (CST).
How can I test my adrenals at home?
The easiest self-exam is done by pressing on the adrenal glands that are located above the kidneys. If you feel pain, then you more than likely have adrenal fatigue. The Ragland’s sign or blood pressure test is another easy test to take at home. You will need a blood pressure kit.
What does adrenal fatigue feel like?
The adrenal fatigue symptoms are “mostly nonspecific” including being tired or fatigued to the point of having trouble getting out of bed; experiencing poor sleep; feeling anxious, nervous, or rundown; craving salty and sweet snacks; and having “gut problems,” says Nieman.
What blood tests show adrenal function?
ACTH Stimulation Test This is the most specific test for diagnosing adrenal insufficiency. Blood cortisol levels are measured before and after a synthetic form of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), a hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary, is given by injection.
How do you test for secondary adrenal insufficiency?
If your doctor suspects adrenal insufficiency, he or she will check your blood cortisol and ACTH levels. You may have imaging tests of the adrenal glands, the pituitary gland, or the hypothalamus. If your doctor suspects secondary adrenocortical insufficiency, you may get infusions of ACTH on 2 days in a row.
Can adrenal glands cause anxiety?
Your adrenal glands are two nickel-sized glands, just above your kidneys. … When you push your body and mind too hard, your adrenals stop producing cortisol the way they should. Signs of adrenal fatigue are low energy, trouble sleeping, weight gain, mood swings, depression, anxiety, brain fog, and autoimmune issues.
How do you test your adrenal glands?
Blood and urine tests help measure the amount of adrenal hormones, which can detect a functional tumor. A computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan or a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan may be useful in diagnosing an adrenal gland tumor and determining whether it is cancerous.
How can you tell if your adrenal glands are not working?
Signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency may include: Fatigue. Body aches. Unexplained weight loss.
How can you distinguish between primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency?
Key points about adrenal insufficiency (Addison’s disease) The primary kind is known as Addison’s disease. It is rare. It is when the adrenal glands don’t make enough of the hormones cortisol and aldosterone. Secondary adrenal insufficiency occurs when the pituitary gland doesn’t make enough of the hormone ACTH.
How do you reset your adrenal glands?
Here are five of the best hacks I use to manage stress and treat adrenal fatigue.Clean up your diet. … Improve your sleep. … Pay attention to your coffee intake. … Take anti-stress supplements to treat adrenal fatigue. … Get serious about meditation.
What does low cortisol feel like?
Low levels of cortisol can cause weakness, fatigue, and low blood pressure. You may have more symptoms if you have untreated Addison’s disease or damaged adrenal glands due to severe stress, such as from a car accident or an infection. These symptoms include sudden dizziness, vomiting, and even loss of consciousness.
What supplements help adrenal fatigue?
The 3 Best Supplements for Adrenal Fatigue1) Licorice Root. Licorice is well documented for it’s many benefits including the treatment of immune disorders, mood related issues and digestive concerns, but licorice is also one of the best know herbs for the treatment of adrenal fatigue. … 2) Vitamin C. … 3) Zinc.
What are the signs of adrenal gland problems?
What are the symptoms of adrenal gland disorders?Upper body obesity, round face and neck, and thinning arms and legs.Skin problems, such as acne or reddish-blue streaks on the abdomen or underarm area.High blood pressure.Muscle and bone weakness.Moodiness, irritability, or depression.High blood sugars.Slow growth rates in children.
Is secondary adrenal insufficiency reversible?
The onset of secondary adrenal insufficiency, marked by hypocortisolemia, often arises in response to long-term treatment with exogenous glucocorticoids or extended exposure to opioids,1 according to Dr. … Long-term use of opioids can cause adrenal insufficiency which is reversible if caught and treated.
What happens if your adrenal glands are not working properly?
They include fatigue, muscle weakness, decreased appetite, and weight loss. Some people experience nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Other symptoms include: Pain in the muscles and joints.
What is the most common cause of adrenal insufficiency?
Primary AI. The most common cause of primary AI is autoimmune disease, meaning the body’s defense system attacks and destroys the body’s own tissues. When adrenal glands are damaged, they can’t produce hormones.

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An Edmonton funeral home is opening its doors during the Edmonton International Fringe Festival to draw in curious bystanders and dispel the myths about what happens after death.
"This helps alleviate a lot of the questions and the misconceptions," said Eden Tourangeau, funeral director at the South Side Memorial Chapel on Sunday.
Visitors to the Old Strathcona business can take a peak into the embalming room or consider coffin and urn options for their eternal resting place. This is the second year Tourangeau has offered the tours.
"We had such a great turnout. Everyone was so positive and had a lot of questions.
"There were actually a lot of people interested in getting into the profession," he said with a laugh. "It was an unexpected bonus of doing the tours."
Tourangeau added that the funeral home aims to be a central part of the community.
"It's a chance to meet people ... and it makes sure they get a little bit of an understanding as to what happens."
South Side Memorial Chapel — which Tourangeau runs with his wife, who is also a funeral director — holds about 12 services every month. They tout the benefits of funeral preparation.
"It’s easier for everybody … if they have information ahead of time," he said.
Free tours at South Side Memorial Chapel take place every day during the Edmonton International Fringe Festival, Aug. 17 to 27, at 3 p.m. except on Sundays.
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Another Republican congressman comes out in support of gay marriage, and this time, it didn’t take his son being gay for him to accept gays loving each other. He now joins Rob Portman as the only two Republicans in Congress approving of same-sex marriage.
Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois announced his support Tuesday for gay marriage, becoming the second Republican to endorse marriage equality.
Kirk, who recently returned to Congress after suffering a stroke, joins Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio as the only sitting Republican senators to support marriage for same-sex couples.
“Same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage,” Kirk said in a statement. “Our time on this earth is limited, I know that better than most. Life comes down to who you and love and who loves you back — government has no place in the middle.”
The senator’s announcement comes a week after the U.S. Supreme Court heard historic arguments challenging same-sex marriage and as public opinion polls show more acceptance. The change in attitudes has also been occurring in the U.S. Senate, starting first with Portman and then a host of Democrats who have publicly declared their support.

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Inside the Radha Soami Satsang
ET Prime travelled to the sect’s Dera in Beas, exploring it beyond the themes of spirituality and religious belief. What we found was a mini city with well-laid houses, hostels, a shopping mall, an airstrip, and a hospital – managed by one of the largest landlords in the country.
(Economic Times, India, 27 Jul 2018 by N Sundaresha Subramanian)—Beas is a small town on the banks of the river by the same name, about 40 km from Amritsar. You can’t miss the brick red-cream combination paint on the walls as you get off the train.
The junction station, where the line to Tarn Taran branches out, does not have much of a crowd this Friday afternoon. When Baba Jaimal Singh stepped out of a train here in 1891, it would have been even more desolate. Legend has it that Singh, who was spiritually inclined from a young age, had found his guru in Agra-based Swami Shiv Dayal Singh, the founder of the Radha Soami sect. One of the fundamental teachings of the founder was that a satsangi should earn his own living by honest means and not live out of alms.
So, Baba Jaimal enrolled himself as a soldier in the British army.
After retiring, he alighted here to go to his village Kuman, about 30 km away. About 7 km from the station, not very far from the river, he found a quiet place to meditate in the middle of what was then a jungle.
That quiet place has now transformed into a sprawling 3,000-acre mini city called Dera Baba Jaimal Singh ji, developed and maintained by Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB). It has neatly laid houses, hostels, and halls that can accommodate nearly 18,000 people, several kilometres of black-topped roads, 24x7 water supply, an 80,000 sq ft shopping mall, a hospital, and its own sewage-disposal system.
Everything in Beas and its surroundings is connected to, if not influenced by, the Dera.
“This railway station has been chosen as the cleanest station in the country. It is due to the work of the Dera. The railways run one counter, we have seven. We maintain the toilets, we clean the platforms, and we have over 100 sewadars working here at any point,” says Ved Prakash Batra, the RSSB man in charge of the Dera facilities at the station. Last year, the station handled around 2.8 million passengers clocking earnings of over INR 38 crore.
Since RSSB is central to the things that have gone around Singh brothers, ET Prime travelled to Beas and met officials to understand the Dera, its growth and its association, with the brothers.
It all began as a friendship born in the Dera’s spiritual and religious setting, before becoming commercial.
Bloodline of the gurus
Though the society maintains that gurudom is not hereditary, three of the five masters who have headed the Dera belong to the same family. Maharaj Sawan Singh (1903-48) was the great grandfather of the current guru. He was followed briefly by Maharaj Jagat Singh (1948-51), a chemistry professor and not related to his predecessor.
Jagat Singh’s sudden demise brought Sawan Singh’s grandson Maharaj Charan Singh to the helm. His four-decade reign saw the Dera grow from a village to a large township, as well as the forging of an important alliance.
Charan Singh had two sons and a daughter. His daughter Nimmie Singh’s marriage to Parvinder Singh, who went on to lead the erstwhile pharma major Ranbaxy Labs, began the association that continues to bring attention to the sect.
Parvinder and his family members were regular visitors to the Dera. However, old-timers say neither his father Bhai Mohan Singh nor brothers Manjit and Analjit were spotted in the Dera.
In the late 80s, when talks of succession were doing the rounds in the Dera, Parvinder’s name surfaced among those who could succeed the guru.
But Charan Singh had other ideas.
His choice was his 35-year-old nephew Gurinder Singh Dhillon. Son of Charan Singh’s sister and Gurmukh Singh Dhillon, a wealthy landlord from Mogra, Dhillon was educated in top institutions. He was working in Spain as an investment banker and was in India for the birth of his second son when the huge responsibility fell on him, according to some accounts. Parvinder was among his staunch supporters in those early days of consolidation.
Jasbir Singh Grewal aka Cuckoo, the son of Charan Singh, has been a senior functionary within the Fortis group, while his other son Ranbir Singh Grewal (Rana) has stayed away from the businesses, engaging in agriculture instead in Sirsa, Haryana.
Under Babaji Gurinder Singh Dhillon, the Dera has grown far beyond Beas.
Love, land, and langar
What started as a small hutment in Baba Jaimal’s time is now a sprawling city that can rival any international location in terms of cleanliness and convenience.
“Whatever you see here is the love of Babaji for the Sangat. And it all got created by the Sangat’s love for him,” says JC Sethi, secretary, RSSB, sitting in a minimalistic office in front of the satsang ghar, a limestone-cum-mud structure built in the 1930s.
Sethi explains that almost all the infrastructure that includes residences, hostels and halls, satsang and langar sheds were built by the “sewa” of the followers.
Apart from donations and physical labour, the followers also contribute by donating their produce, tractors, and other equipment which could be used in the projects of the Dera.
The satsang ghar, which some devotees call sachkhand, was designed to accommodate 2,500 followers. But soon this wasn't enough as the sect kept growing at a rapid pace. New followers are invited for special “naam daan” (initiation) ceremonies conducted usually after the designated weekends. There is an elaborate system of approving applications. In 2017-18, over 97,000 new followers were initiated into the sect.
“The current master has been at the helm for 28 years.Each year, he has initiated about 100,000 to 1,10,000 people. Before him, for 40 years huzur maharaj (Maharaj Charan Singh) performed initiations. In all, Sangat could be around 20 million people,” Sethi says.
The Dera itself, received 13.4 million visitors during the financial year 2017-18.
Like the satsang ghar, new facilities kept proving small for the growing populace, forcing the Dera to expand. More facilities meant more land. The Dera is flanked by defence land on one side and the river Beas on the other. So, after hitting the boundaries on both sides, it bought land longitudinally.
The society sits on over 1,900 acres of developed land in addition to about 1,250 acres of agriculture land, which is under cultivation. Wheat, vegetables, and seasonal fruits cultivated inside are largely utilised by the massive langar.
The Dera has a tile store that manufactures mosaic tiles, chequered tiles, and paver blocks. All the construction work is undertaken in-house, and the Dera even makes its own bricks and the ubiquitous brick-coloured paint. These and the engineering and carpentry facilities of the Dera form its industrial area.
Adjacent to the industrial area is the airstrip. Forty planes and helicopters used this airstrip for landing and take-off last year.
Some of those flights bring in politicians, who seek to gain from the association with the Dera during election times. But Babaji has remained neutral and has been careful about not taking sides, at least overtly.
He is rumoured to be close to the Badals of the Akali Dal as well as the current chief minister Amarinder Singh of the Congress. During the Punjab Assembly elections last year, these two and Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party were among the visitors to the Dera. Similarly, Himachal Pradesh rivals Virbadhra Singh and PK Dhumal flew in quick succession during the Assembly elections.
As the sect has grown, demand for satsangs in other areas has increased. So, in addition to 19 Sundays in Beas, the master delivers satsangs in other large centres as well.
Air Vice-Marshal DS Guram, president of RSSB, who coordinates the activities of regional centres, says, “Babaji is particular that wherever satsang is held, all the allied facilities, including parking, should be done within our own premises. He is particular that even the sound from the satsang should not reach outside.”
Guram recalls an incident when a couple of motorcycles parked in public land caught the eye of the Baba and he refused to deliver the satsang. “These satsangis had parked outside as they wanted to follow Babaji’s motorcade. But, it became a major embarrassment for us. Only after we physically lifted these vehicles and put them inside, did he start the satsang.”
To keep with such ideals and conform to local regulations, including the floor space index, RSSB has calculated that wherever Dhillon’s satsang is held, it would need minimum 200 acres of land.
Guram says there are about 18 such centres in India. Together, these centres alone would account for about 3,600 acres of land. In addition, there are around 5,000 smaller centres. Every year, hundreds of acres come into the society’s fold. That it maintains a separate “land purchase” department is a testimony. All this makes the society one of the largest landlords in the country.
Strong financial position
As the society goes about buying land and developing it, though only for spiritual purposes, controversies have cropped up every now and then over its finances and methods.
In FY18, the society purchased around 151 acres of land and exchanged about 57 acres it got for parcels which are contiguous. Such exchanges are also misunderstood as Dera receiving government land for free, claim Dera administrators.
For example, in Mohali, the society owned a total of 238 acres in different land parcels. “The holdings were such that city development would not have been possible. So, we agreed for an exchange with the development authority and in exchange for our 238 acres, we were given 200 acres of contiguous land. But people try to portray this as Dera being given land for free,” says Sethi.
Till the late 50s, the assets and management of the society were in the hands of the living guru. The then master Maharaj Charan Singh, a lawyer himself, felt that moving into a society structure would be more pragmatic. On October 11, 1957, Radha Soami Satsang Beas was registered as a non-profit society under the Societies Registration Act.
Once the society was formed, all the satsang properties were transferred to it. Responsibilities were divided, with the master becoming the spiritual head and patron of the society and the secretary of the society, along with an executive committee managing all the properties and all related administrative functions.
This structure has been continuing for the last six decades. At present, the committee has 16 members, including the president and the secretary.
For the financial year ended March 2018, the society's expenses exceeded its income by INR13.8 crore. It earned around INR406 crore, of which INR366 crore was from donations. This was slightly lower than the previous year.
There are about 30 centres across the country where sewa boxes are kept. Donations from the sangat are received in these boxes. About 30%-35% of funds come through this route. The rest are through cheques, according to committee members.
Sale of assets fetched around INR31 crore, while income from investments and sale of materials like books and photographs accounted for the rest.
Of the total expenses of INR419.8 crore, a bulk was capital expenditure for building and maintaining assets. The society spent about INR254 crore on assets and equipment at the branch satsang centres. Civil works in the Dera cost around INR49 crore and land purchases accounted for INR20.24 crore.
"We are an open book. Our financial returns are filed with the authorities every year," VK Gulati, who handles the society's finances, says.
Spiritual activities undertaken by the trust are done by sewadars on a pro-bono or honorarium basis. Pensioners and people who have other sources of income do their services pro-bono, while others, especially younger people with growing families, are provided parshads to take care of their family's expenses.
However, this model would not work for the three hospitals in Beas, Sikanderpur, and Bhota, and the Pathseekers school, where professional talent needs to be attracted and retained. Doctors and teachers are paid on par with the government scales.
Two separate trusts manage the activities of hospitals (Maharaj Jagat Singh Medical Relief Society) and the school (RSSB Educational and Environmental Society). While the land and the buildings of the hospitals and the school are owned by RSSB, the services are provided by the charitable trusts. This is done to ensure the donations are exempt under the IT Act. The hospital at Beas sits on a prime 35 acre plot on the highway.
In the books of RSSB, it is valued at less than INR2.88 crore. The Bhota and Sikanderpur hospitals are valued at INR13.4 crore and INR10.3 crore, respectively, according to the written-down value method. The entire developments in the Dera at Beas are valued at INR860 crore, whereas assets and equipment at other satsang centres are held to be worth INR2,161 crore.
While there is speculation that the market value of these properties could be worth a multiple of what is in the books, the administrators dismiss this as "notional".
Finances, returns, and relationships
Old-timers say that even during Charan Singh's time, there were talks about the society's robust cash flows being used to prop up Ranbaxy's finances, including loans on favourable terms.
Under Gurinder Singh Dhillon's regime, the relationship has only strengthened. After Parvinder Singh succumbed to cancer in 1999, the family entered a phase of bitter internal dispute. Pravinder's sons Malvinder and Shivinder, then in their 20s, looked up to Dhillon.
The Babaji, who "loved the brothers like his own sons", did not disappoint. After a short escalation following the death of Bhai Mohan Singh in 2006, the families quickly settled and Ranbaxy was firmly in the kitty of Malvinder and Shivinder.
It is around this time that the brothers started looking up to Babaji not only as a spiritual guru, but also an advisor and probably even a partner in business.
Administrators of the Dera recall the time when Shivinder had come to the Dera, relinquishing his business in 2015-16. This was the time when the master was diagnosed with cancer and had taken time off for treatment in Singapore, triggering speculation about succession plans.
Dera administrators say like all sewadars Shivinder was rotated across various departments. They laugh off suggestions in the media that he was being groomed for succession as the next Babaji.
"I am the secretary, I would know [if there was such a plan]," says Sethi. "Making an honest living is one of the fundamental teachings. Every satsangi is required to follow that. Beyond that, the society has no role in individual's wealth and finances."

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UTAH (ABC4) – Officials continue to advise Utah residents of high avalanche danger, Sunday.
According to the Utah Avalanche Center, there is an avalanche warning in place for all the mountains in the state of Utah.
“HIGH avalanche danger expected for several days,” UAC echoes. “Dangerous avalanche conditions exist. Help us spread the word.”
Most roads leading to backcountry areas remain close as high avalanche danger persists throughout the weekend.
“Thanks for your patience during avalanche closure today! High traffic volumes and back ups currently on #SR210. Avoid blocking neighborhood access on Wasatch Blvd and expect uphill delays. #TravelWise,” shares Utah’s Department of Transportation.
Officials urge the public to stay observant of avalanche danger as the state anticipates snowstorm conditions throughout the weekend.
“We are seeing more avalanches, and more avalanche deaths specifically this year,” shares ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee.
According to UPD Sgt Melody Cutler, when avalanche danger is a factor, actions must be taken seriously.
Cutler says nobody should be in the backcountry when avalanche risk is extremely high.
“I’m not sure if it’s the thrill or what it is, but it is really important to pay attention to those things,” shares Cutler.
Experts warn that anytime you’re going out in the backcountry to check the avalanche forecast, bring the essential gear and don’t go alone.


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Gladstone Capital Corp. (GLAD) to Issue $0.07 Monthly Dividend
Gladstone Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:GLAD) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, October 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 17th will be paid a dividend of 0.07 per share by the investment management company on Wednesday, November 30th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.21%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 15th.
Shares of Gladstone Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:GLAD) traded up 1.11% on Wednesday, hitting $8.23. The stock had a trading volume of 59,981 shares. Gladstone Capital Corp. has a 12-month low of $4.71 and a 12-month high of $9.09. The company has a 50 day moving average of $8.29 and a 200-day moving average of $7.73.
Gladstone Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:GLAD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 3rd. The investment management company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.21. Gladstone Capital Corp. had a negative net margin of 35.47% and a positive return on equity of 10.58%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Gladstone Capital Corp. will post $0.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Several research analysts have weighed in on GLAD shares. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Gladstone Capital Corp. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 12th. National Securities reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $7.00 price target on shares of Gladstone Capital Corp. in a report on Friday, August 5th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, The company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $7.31.
In other news, President Robert L. Marcotte acquired 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $8.35 per share, with a total value of $66,800.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the president now directly owns 286,758 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,394,429.30. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Terry Lee Brubaker sold 20,876 shares of Gladstone Capital Corp. stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.39, for a total transaction of $175,149.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 109,610 shares in the company, valued at $919,627.90. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 6.49% of the company’s stock.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GLAD. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in shares of Gladstone Capital Corp. by 12.9% in the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 108,111 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $783,000 after buying an additional 12,335 shares during the period. Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Gladstone Capital Corp. during the second quarter worth about $385,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of Gladstone Capital Corp. by 126.7% in the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 49,466 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $358,000 after buying an additional 27,650 shares during the period. Finally, BlackRock Group LTD boosted its position in shares of Gladstone Capital Corp. by 14.6% in the second quarter. BlackRock Group LTD now owns 116,902 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $846,000 after buying an additional 14,874 shares during the period. 9.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Gladstone Capital Corp.
Gladstone Capital Corporation is an externally managed, closed-end and non-diversified management investment company. The Company’s investment objectives are to achieve and grow current income by investing in debt securities of established businesses that will provide earnings and cash flow to pay expenses, which make principal and interest payments on its indebtedness and make distributions to stockholders that grow over time, and to provide its stockholders with long-term capital appreciation in the value of its assets by investing in equity securities of established businesses that it can grow over time to permit customers to sell its equity investments for capital gains.
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In keeping with the theme of cycling, I was just “tagged” on Facebook by fellow cyclist and ED of Richmond Spokes, Brian Drayton in the following photos:
The photos are of Marshall “Major” Taylor, which were a pleasant surprise, as I had no idea that he even existed!
More about this man’s life can be found here and here. But basically, he was a turn of the century record breaker in cycling who also broke through the lines of discrimination.
But the most poignant reason to share these images, is that they are yet another reminder that African American engagement with outdoor activities is not at all new.
What is your family history involving bike riding?


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“Missouri patients have always been our north star as we work to implement the state’s medical marijuana program,” said Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Director Dr. Randall Williams in a statement. “We greatly appreciate how hard everyone has worked so that patients can begin accessing a safe and well-regulated program.”
The Lee Summit location is the first of two dispensaries operated by license-holder fresh.green. The company’s Kansas City location is still under construction.
The dispensary sells unprocessed flowers and pre-ground packages produced by Solhaus, an outdoor cultivator located in southeast Missouri. Due to the limited amount of product currently available in Missouri, the business set a purchase limit of 3.5 grams.
The company was approved for four dispensary licenses, with two more locations in Festus and House Springs expected to open later this year.
DHSS said it expects most of the 192 licensed dispensaries in Missouri to open by the end of 2020.
Patients need approval from a doctor and a state-issued medical marijuana card to make purchases. 65,000 Missourians have been approved as patients so far.
The state began accepting applications for cultivation, manufacturing, dispensing, and testing operations last August. The first batch of licenses was issued at the end of last year and the beginning of 2020.
Missouri’s first growing operation, operated by BeLeaf Medical, opened in St. Louis County in June.
The state’s program has seen controversy this year. 600 patient licenses were deemed invalid by DHSS in June after it discovered at least one person had impersonated a doctor and approved the licenses.
In April, DHSS settled appeals from a pair of facilities originally denied licenses.
The department defended its process against accusations of “scoring irregularities” from the Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association in January.
Missouri’s medical marijuana program was established by 2018’s Amendment 2.
Cameron Gerber studied journalism at Lincoln University. Prior to Lincoln, he earned an associate’s degree from State Fair Community College. Cameron is a native of Eldon, Missouri.
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Okay, so I had no idea when I was hitting ‘public’ it was just posting them all over my dashboard thingie- Karadin was nice enough to tell me and I have since started going through to privatize them all. I didn’t want to ignore peoples’ nice comments but I also have NO idea what I’m doing, and I do want this to be a place where I mostly just post my art (and stumble around to LOL at amazing Sherlock and Dr. Who gifs and the like, because there are so bloody many and it is AWESOME) - so… Yes, private messages from now on!
My very first Tumblr post - Please be patient with me as I still don’t entirely know how Tumblr works, but I’m hoping to learn. I’ll be posting my Art and other Sherlocky, Whovian and whatever else that interests me things!
You can find me primarily on Livejournal, unicornempire.livejournal.com - and also on Etsy at UnicornEmpirePrints.Etsy.Com.

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“the dance” is a fairly short story of around 300 words making use of the example of the simple story outline illustrated in the previous lesson (eg boy sees girl “i wish you could just let me go and say goodbye gently. Ww jacobs managed to make a good living writing novels and short stories, but he's the monkey's paw is an adaptation of another story of three wishes gone instead of making us feel more desperate for a new mustang, though, by the. Summary: a funny storywriting game that involves creating a story as a team game is a funny game involving creativity and a group of people making a story together if you wish, judges can decide which story is the best. It was a way of making me think that the best could always happen and i think it made me more hopeful as a child are stories with wishes in.
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In the halls of one of the high schools in Dallas, Texas, cheerful but less popular Adelaide never imagined catching the eye of the school's golden boy, Julian. With his charming smile and effortless popularity, he seemed like the last person she'd ever connect with. But being in the same class, she begins to slowly realize that he was actually not what she thought him to be, with a chance encounter forcing them together one day, and against all odds, Adelaide found herself falling for him.
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What do you get when you cross a mourning widow, an indebted man and a grouchy servant? A bear. Or, more specifically, “The Bear” by Anton Chekhov, a play directed by senior drama major Ali Sentmanat this semester.
After reading numerous plays, Sentmanat settled on “The Bear” as her Senior Studio in the fall of 2014. Though she had gone back and forth while considering other works, once Sentmanat found “The Bear” on the floor of Barnes and Noble, she knew she had found her play.
“The Bear” is a fast-paced, witty Russian farce, following the conflict that ensues when Elena Ivanovna Popova (senior Hannah Korman) refuses to pay the debt owed by her late husband to Grigory Stepanovitch Smirnov (senior Simon Lemaire). Their argument quickly turns into a battle of the sexes, and they decide to duel.
Popova is young, in her 20s or 30s, Smirnov about 20 years older, and the servant, Luka (senior Evyan Melendez), in his 60s or 70s.
“What you get is this cool dynamic of ages,” Korman said. “It was written at this turning point in Russia where … there’s very much this difference in generations that’s happening.”
The designers for this production are drawing on Russia’s rich culture for inspiration in the design process. Set in a drawing room, elements such as lighting and sound will bring new dimensions to this production. Sentmanat is particularly enthusiastic about the sound design choices, with songs by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Richard Strauss. Music, Sentmanat says, ties everything together in this play.
Written in 1888, “The Bear” reflects on historical gender and age stereotypes that persist today. Popova argues that all men are unfaithful slobs who are constantly angry and yelling. Smirnov, in turn, argues that women are vain for wearing makeup and only care about appearances.
As Popova and Smirnov fight, their conversation takes some interesting turns.
“He realizes that she has all this energy and she’s able to actually compete with him like no other woman ever before,” Sentmanat said. “Chekhov is making fun of those stereotypes because in the end, they don’t actually stick out any of the things that they believe.”
What had been a conversation with violent undertones becomes one with romantic overtones, fitting because actors Korman and Lemaire are engaged — and Sentmanat, in addition to being their director, is also in the wedding.
“It’s nice that we have this natural chemistry that we’re working with,” Korman said.
Love is in the air in all of the Senior Studios, a fact not lost on Sentmanat and her cast. As it so often happens, art is imitating life in this semester’s productions.
Sentmanat noted that not only “The Bear” but also “A Marriage Has Been Arranged,” directed by senior Matthew Sawczyn, and “The Doctor in Spite of Himself,” directed by senior Paul Lewis, also deal with the complicated and often comedic battle between the sexes — and the relationships that can result in spite of this battle.
“Ring by spring!” Sentmanat said. “Men and women are everywhere.”

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July 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico asked a federal court to dismiss as premature a lawsuit filed by U.S. mutual funds that sought to strike down a recently enacted Puerto Rican law that the funds said posed a threat to American investors.
The law, known as Public Corporation Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act, allows certain public corporations to modify their debts.
The passage of the law in June spooked the $3.7 trillion U.S. municipal bond market and weighed on prices of bonds issued by Puerto Rico’s electric authority, known as PREPA.
Puerto Rico said the lawsuit by bond funds run by OppenheimerFunds and Franklin Templeton was untimely because PREPA had not sought to restructure its debt. (Reporting by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Delaware)

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(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Last week, the New York State Assembly passed the most aggressive clean-energy target in the United States, requiring New York to get 100 percent of its electricity from zero-emissions sources by 2040. Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is expected to sign the bill into law, called it “the most aggressive in the country.” On the other side of the country, Oregon’s state Legislature is attempting to pass another ambitious climate bill, an effort now stalled by the fact that Republican senators have walked off the job. In the absence of federal action on decarbonizing the power sector, states are taking action on their own.These state goals are ambitious, and they’re potentially unachievable using current technologies. But they are becoming policy reality, not political rhetoric. Businesses and investors thinking of what assets to build and finance, and where, are signaling that they are aligning themselves with these ambitious climate goals. The Network for Greening the Financial System, a group of central banks and supervisors that assesses climate risk and mobilizes climate finance, doesn’t see climate change as abstract. Rather, it is of a “foreseeable nature,” and “while the exact outcomes, time horizon and future pathway are uncertain, there is a high degree of certainty that some combination of physical and transition risks” will eventually materialize. If those risks are foreseeable, then they can be priced. And if those risks manifest themselves financially, then they should be disclosed as well. In its most recent status report, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures said that it now has almost 800 supporters, up from just over 100 only two years ago. The group’s disclosure framework has been appearing as corporate commitments to reduce exposure to climate change or curtail business activities that cause it. Crédit Agricole recently published its 2022 Medium-Term Plan, which not only aligns itself with the TCFD, but also goes directly after its own book of business in thermal coal used for power generation. The bank says it will be exiting from thermal coal production in EU and OECD countries by 2030 (no new business relations with companies for which thermal coal accounts for over 25% of their revenues except those that have announced plans to close their thermal coal activities or which intend to announce such plans by 2021). In a separate news release, the bank said it would also double its green loan portfolio to 13 billion euros by 2022. Its planned increase tracks an expanding market that could top 2018’s record $182 billion of green bond issuance.Credit Agricole and its peers are typical green bond issuers, and as Brian Chappatta of Bloomberg Opinion noted, the green bond field is not only growing, but it is also becoming more diverse. That’s a welcome change from last year, when Chappatta said the market “appeared to be stuck in infancy because of self-designating and a general lack of enforcement”: It’s not entirely clear what changed. Maybe countries and companies truly are reacting to the U.N.’s October report, which argued that the world has 12 years to avert catastrophic climate damage, and just needed time to get their financing in order. Regardless, the diversity of borrowers coming to market stands out as an important trend. About 39% of issuance in the first five months of 2019 came from countries other than China, France, the U.S., Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, the most since at least 2014, Bloomberg data show. It is important to note two things about how the corporate world is adapting to a changing climate beyond the here and now. First, working to combat it has financial rewards, encouraging more of these efforts; second, almost every big business is building climate change into its forecasts. We can see this in the CDP’s recent Global Climate Change Analysis 2018. As Bloomberg’s Eric Roston reported, the world’s 500 largest companies tallied $970 billion in risks from climate change, as well as $2.1 trillion of “potential good news” in doing something about those risks. Acknowledgement of climate change at the highest corporate levels is already nearly unanimous: That acknowledgement has also become a matter of business strategy: Businesses and investors like certainty. Long-term and extremely ambitious policies such as New York’s ensure a bit more certainty, even if the exact mechanisms of achieving those policies remains uncertain. Climate change is all that most people have ever known, as I wrote last week, and it’s the same story for global corporations. Get Sparklines delivered to your inbox. Sign up here. And subscribe to Bloomberg All Access and get much, much more. You’ll receive our unmatched global news coverage and two in-depth daily newsletters, the Bloomberg Open and the Bloomberg Close.To contact the author of this story: Nathaniel Bullard at email@example.comTo contact the editor responsible for this story: Brooke Sample at firstname.lastname@example.orgThis column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.Nathaniel Bullard is a BloombergNEF energy analyst, covering technology and business model innovation and system-wide resource transitions.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com/opinion©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
The head of France’s largest retail bank has hit out at European regulators, arguing their capital requirements form “a noose” for banks, discouraging risk-taking and threatening their role in funding the economy. Philippe Brassac, chief executive of Crédit Agricole, said banking supervisors were no longer setting absolute capital levels, but instead tightening the “noose” for loans considered more risky.
Peers should take note: Credit Agricole SA is an example of how diversification helps. The French lender outlined its three-year plan on Thursday. Credit Agricole revamped itself after the financial crisis, through a series of acquisitions and disposals, to reduce its reliance on trading and bolster capital.
Today we're going to take a look at the well-established Crédit Agricole S.A. (EPA:ACA). The company's stock received...
European shares rose on Thursday, as expectations the European Central Bank will provide more stimulus for an ailing euro zone economy countered disappointment over the collapse of Renault-Nissan's merger with Fiat-Chrysler. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.3% by 0717 GMT, with the auto sector, down 0.48%, preventing stronger gains. The ECB, which announces its interest rate decision at 1130 GMT, is expected to seek to give the economy a boost and may even set the stage for more action later this year as the trade tensions unravel the benefits of years of ECB stimulus.
PRESS RELEASE Montrouge, 6 June 2019 GROUP PROJECT & 2022 MEDIUM-TERM PLAN "Working every day in the interest of our customers and society" A new Group Project Crédit Agricole Group is formally ...
The currency’s slide on Tuesday started when the ruling African National Congress confirmed David Mabuza would be sworn in as a lawmaker, opening the way for him to be reappointed as deputy president. Mabuza, 58, was linked to a succession of scandals while he served as premier of the eastern Mpumalanga province, though he denied the allegations and has never been charged. The delay in the appointment of the cabinet suggests Ramaphosa’s isn’t having it his own way as he negotiates with factions within his party.
Montrouge, 21 May 2018 GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS` MEETING OF CRÉDIT AGRICOLE S.A. A Crédit Agricole S.A. General Shareholders` Meeting was held on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 at the Centre des congrès Robert Schuman ...
Credit Agricole reported a bigger-than-expected fall in first-quarter net profit after an increase of costs eclipsed higher profits at its French retail bank and corporate and investment banking arm. The bank said on Wednesday costs during the first quarter rose, most notably because of a higher contribution to the EU's Single Resolution Fund (SRF) and accounting changes. Net profit fell 11% profit to 763 million euros (662.26 million pounds), missing the 789 million euros forecast in a poll of analysts by Infront Data.
European stocks traded mixed Wednesday as markets tried to rebound from a sell-off Monday resulting from China's announcement of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports.
Montrouge, 15 May 2019 First Quarter 2019 Results Good performance in all business divisions Crédit Agricole S.A. Underlying net income : € 796m, +1.0% Q1/Q1, +8.2% for the business divisions ...
Crédit Agricole SA today announces the launch of a share offering reserved for employees of the Crédit Agricole group worldwide. Crédit Agricole SA will offer 170,000 Crédit Agricole Group employees in 19 countries and retirees in France to subscribe to new Crédit Agricole SA shares under a reserved capital increase (ACR 2019). Employees will benefit from a discount of 20% on the average opening price of the Crédit Agricole SA shares from May 24 to June 20, 2019 and may subscribe from June 21 to July 3, 2019 inclusive (dates subject to the decision of Crédit Agricole SA`s management).
As announced in its press release of 6 February 2019 CACEIS Germany has received from the Bavarian tax authorities a demand for the repayment of the dividend tax that CACEIS refunded to a number of its customers in 2010. As specified on 6 February no intentional fault or negligence by CACEIS Germany is alleged to substantiate this claim. Under no circumstances has CACEIS Germany benefited from these reimbursements carried out to the benefit of its customers.
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Montrouge, 29 April 2019 Completion of the disposal by Crédit Agricole CIB of a 4.9% stake in BSF to a consortium led by Ripplewood Following the disclosure made on 15 March 2019, Crédit Agricole Corporate ...
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France's Credit Agricole and Spain's Santander plan to combine their custody and asset servicing operations, in a deal that could point the way for European banks to achieve scale without the complexity of a full merger. The new business will have around $3.8 trillion (£2.9 trillion) of assets under custody, closing the gap on European leaders and providing scope for savings and cost reductions. Credit Agricole will own 69.5 percent of the merged unit, which will keep the brand name of Agricole's existing asset management arm - Caceis.

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Nestled in the heart of the bustling city, Slot restaurant has emerged as a gastronomic gem, offering a unique dining experience that tantalizes the senses and leaves patrons coming back for more. With its eclectic menu, avant-garde decor, and a commitment to pushing the boundaries of culinary innovation, Slot Restaurant has quickly become a must-visit destination for food enthusiasts.
A Culinary Journey
At Slot Restaurant, dining is more than just a meal; it’s a journey through flavors and textures that defy convention. The menu is an exquisite fusion of international cuisines, blending traditional dishes with a modern twist. From delectable sushi rolls that melt in your mouth to sumptuous steak cuts prepared to perfection, the culinary offerings cater to every palate.
Step into Slot Restaurant, and you’ll be transported into a realm where aesthetics meet gastronomy. The restaurant’s interior design is a testament to creativity, with its innovative use of space, lighting, and decor. The ambiance strikes a balance between upscale elegance and a cozy, intimate atmosphere, making it ideal for romantic dinners, business meetings, or gatherings with friends and family.
Behind every extraordinary dining experience is an exceptional chef, and Slot Restaurant is no exception. The head chef, renowned for their culinary expertise, brings a wealth of experience from around the world. Their passion for culinary experimentation is evident in every dish served, elevating the dining experience to new heights.
A Gastronomic Adventure
Slot Restaurant takes pride in its commitment to pushing culinary boundaries. While the menu features classic favorites, it also includes a rotating selection of seasonal specials that showcase the chef’s creativity and dedication to using the freshest, locally sourced ingredients. This commitment to innovation ensures that each visit to Slot Restaurant offers a new and exciting gastronomic adventure.
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The fence put up around the U.S. Capitol in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach has been reinstalled about seven months after it was taken down.
As trucker convoys make their way toward Washington, the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), in conjunction with various partners, has solidified a security plan “to prevent any disruption to the important work of Congress” and in light of President Joe Biden’s scheduled March 1 State of the Union Address, USCP Chief Tom Manger said in a statement.
“Out of an abundance of caution, and in conjunction with the United States Secret Service, a plan has been approved to put up the inner-perimeter fence around the Capitol building for the State of the Union Address. I have also requested support from outside law enforcement agencies as well as the National Guard to assist with our security precautions,” he said.
Workers reerected the fencing on Feb. 27.
Another prong of the plan is the closing of multiple roads on March 1, but USCP officials said the same roads were closed in the past and are “not related to the potential truck and vehicle convoys.”
A major convoy is moving east after launching from California on Feb. 23. The group arrived in Big Cabin, Oklahoma, on Feb. 27 and is on track to reach Washington on March 5.
Organizers created the group to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other actions from the Biden administration.
USCP’s previous statement on Feb. 18 said it and other agencies were aware that a series of convoys would be arriving in Washington around the time of Biden’s speech. Officials said they would “facilitate lawful First Amendment activity” and that they hadn’t yet decided on whether to reinstall the fencing.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) said she understands security concerns related to the convoys that led to the reinstallation.
“However, I will ensure that the fencing comes down as soon as possible to restore freedom of movement for District of Columbia residents and the general public,” Norton, who introduced a measure in 2021 that would bar permanent fencing at the Capitol complex, said in a statement.
The fencing was taken down in July 2021, although it was put back up for a short period of time ahead of a rally in September 2021 for people still being held on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. About 400 people attended the rally, and the fencing was removed again after the event.


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The grant will tap Haitian historic, cultural and natural resources to create jobs
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $36 million grant to foster tourism around Haitian historic, cultural and natural resources along the country’s southern coastline that will create tourism-related jobs for the region’s low-income residents.
Given its inviting beaches, rich tropical landscape, unique cultural history as the world’s first black republic, and its proximity to the United States, Haiti has much to offer tourists, but they’re not likely to flock there in great numbers until they perceive that the environment is clean, excursion leaders are well-trained and equipped with safe equipment and vessels, and security is not a concern.
To address these concerns and provide income-generating opportunities for residents of Haiti’s southern coast, the grant will help the government implement a well-planned tourism program featuring a combination of infrastructure development, job training and government capacity building.
Jobs are scarce in Haiti: more than 80 percent of rural inhabitants scrape by as subsistence farmers and just 60 percent work in the formal job sector, making it the most underemployed country in the hemisphere. Authorities face multiple challenges in the struggle to combat the effects of climate change and other natural disasters, environmental degradation from deforestation, overfishing, and improper disposal of solid waste.
Just 10 percent of the southern coast’s historic sites and protected areas have the facilities needed to make them user-friendly tourist destinations. In the picturesque beach town of Port Salut, for example, there are few hotels that would be deemed attractive and comfortable to most foreign tourists, and its beaches are heavily eroded, and often polluted by litter and less than adequate sanitation systems. Other quaint coastal towns such as Aquin offer popular international festivals and spectacular colonial forts but lack sufficient facilities for receiving visitors and require historic preservation efforts.
Nearly 71 percent of the grant will focus on improving the tourism product through environmental cleanup, rehabilitation of historic sites and construction of artisan markets and other cultural spaces. Another 12 percent will be used to build up the organizational capacity of tourism authorities, as well as for training hospitality, excursion, and entertainment workers.
The tourism program has the potential to generate much-needed income for low-income residents of Haiti’s southern region who could be employed as tour guides and hotel workers, start their own small businesses, or fish, produce, and distribute food for local markets that feed workers and tourists alike.

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Carl Jung offered his reflective metaphor of life as a rhizome in 1963, and he could not have anticipated that it would become one of the central tenets of contemporary radical political economy. In contrast to the Fordist methods of standardized manufacturing and unionized labour that characterized Keyness time period, contemporary labour is dispersed, decentralized, and takes immaterial forms. Jameson, for example, described postmodern art and architecture as the cultural logic of late capitalism, arguing that its depthless reproduction of images reflected capitalist commodification. Contemporary architectural trends can also be described in these terms, where the built environment appears either to embrace these transaesthetics, or as a compensatory attempt to re-embed identity in local tradition, community, and neighbourhoods. A reflection of this latter impulse is New Urbanism a form of urban planning that emphasizes community interaction, walkability, and a neo-traditional design aesthetic. Tradition, in turn, is defined narrowly in reference to a primarily European design heritage.


Is cable or rope better for winch?
If your winch rarely gets used, synthetic rope is a great option because it’s not going to rust or degrade over time. However, if you’re using your winch frequently or in rough conditions (wintery weather, rocky terrain, etc), then we suggest purchasing a steel cable.
Is synthetic winch rope worth it?
Synthetic rope is a great product for many vehicle recovery situations. If you winch a lot and are concerned about weight, synthetic can be a great option since it is lightweight and easy to handle. It doesn’t develop sharp burrs like steel rope, and doesn’t store as much potential energy when under load.
Can you replace winch cable with rope?
conventional synthetic rope is fine for our winches when used in the forward ‘In’ winching direction. No heat is generated from the brake in that direction.
What’s stronger cable or synthetic rope?
Generally speaking, synthetic rope is stronger than steel cable on a per pound basis. But that isn’t the only factor at play where strength is involved. The surface strength of a steel winch cable allows it to travel over obstacles and rough terrain without fear of damage to the cable itself.
How long will synthetic winch rope last?
How long will synthetic winch rope last? The short answer is synthetic ropes can last 10 years, but with heavy use, getting a year or two out of a rope is pretty good.
What are some disadvantages of synthetic rope?
Synthetic Rope cons – disadvantages over steel cable
- Subject to abrasion.
- Need regular maintenance cleaning of mud, sand and debris.
- Can freeze with retained water.
- Degrades with ultra violet light and over heating.
- Needs protection from sharp abrasive objects, debris and sunlight.
Does synthetic winch rope stretch?
Not only is synthetic rope safe during a breakage, but it’s also less likely to break. Strength. Synthetic winch ropes are made to stretch.
What is the strongest synthetic rope?
The short answer is that Dyneema® is the worlds strongest man-made fiber in the world. A common name for Dyneema® fiber is Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene or UHMwPE. Dyneema® fibers are used for various products besides ropes and slings.
How strong is synthetic rope?
The synthetic ropes come in two sizes and tensile strengths: a 3/16-inch by 50-foot cable that can pull 4,400 pounds and a 3/8-inch by 95-foot cable that can pull 18,500 pounds.
What is the difference between synthetic rope and wire rope?
Good quality synthetic rope doesn’t absorb water, won’t rust but can freeze in cold conditions. Wire rope is much heavier, will sink in water and over time will rust. Synthetic rope is 8 times lighter than wire rope, reducing manual handling issues. Wire rope is heavier and stiffer to move than synthetic.
How long does a winch rope last?
How long a synthetic winch rope will last is dependent on the owner and the way they use their winch. Assuming your rope is in good working condition, 10 years is usually the suggested replacement period.
Which synthetic winch rope?
Spydura® synthetic winch rope is constructed of a unique ultra high molecular weight polyethylene material and offers high abrasion resistance and tremendous tensile strength. Coated with high temperature urethane, equipped with a temperature resistant sleeve on the first layer and a ballistic nylon sliding sleeve, Spydura synthetic winch rope provides extreme protection against wear and abrasion.
What is ATV winch rope?
In lieu of a metal cable, an ATV winch rope may be chosen for several reasons. Winch rope is special, heavy rope that is often used with gas-powered winches and remote, electric winches. The rope itself is likely to be made from a durable synthetic material that is designed to haul significant amounts of weight. Some users prefer the use of an ATV winch rope over the much heavier steel cable common on most winch systems, not only because of the light weight, but also for the strength and safety.
What is a winch cable?
A winch cable is a wire rope or cable. There are many types of winches, in different sizes and strength levels, but they all have the same function and operation. Winches are used to pull items. They are usually attached to a vehicle, but they do not have to be.
What is rope cable?
Definition of rope-lay cable. : a cable in which the separate wires are spirally stranded before being spiraled together.


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There has been a whole lot of baking going on in recent weeks, from sourdough to cinnamon buns. If you’re looking for a quicker project that can incorporate any number of ingredients from your pantry, drop cookies are just the thing.
Most drop cookies are built on a similar foundation: butter, brown sugar, egg, flour, baking so-da, salt. Oats add nuttiness and chew, and additions make things interesting—though chocolate chips or raisins tend to be the default, you can add any combination of chocolate, nuts, seeds, dried fruit and shredded coconut to your dough, without having to adhere to strict measure-ments. The chewy, buttery dough acts as a carrier, whether you have a small handful of addi-tions or a big one (or two). Stocking up on the new line of Founders & Farmers nuts, seeds, chocolate and dried fruit will ensure you’re prepared for cookie emergencies, but will also make it easy to mix up a batch of granola, in crumble or bar form.
The key, when making drop cookies, is to not over bake them; make sure they’re golden and set around the edges, but still a bit soft in the middle—they’ll firm up as they cool, so ensure you err on the side of less baking time if you want them to stay chewy.
The best cookies are loaded with all kinds of sweet/crunchy/nutty/chocolatey things. A soft, chewy oatmeal base provides the perfect vehicle for whatever ingredients you happen to have in the pantry… chopped chocolate or chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit, seeds, coconut—in whatever proportions you like, according to your taste. These cookies aren’t too sweet, and sub-stantial enough to nibble in the morning, with coffee, or fill the mid-afternoon or post-workout gap.
3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour (or half all-purpose, half whole wheat)
2 cups quick or old-fashioned oats
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup Founders & Farmers milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup Founders & Farmers slivered almonds or chopped walnuts
1/3 cup Founders & Farmers dried cranberries
1/4 cup Founders & Farmers flaked or shredded coconut
1/4 cup Founders & Farmers pumpkin seeds
Preheat the oven to 350˚F. In a large bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar for a few minutes, until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
Add the flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder and salt; stir or mix on low speed until almost blended. Add the chocolate, nuts, dried cranberries, coconut and pumpkin seeds and stir just until combined.
Drop large spoonfuls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet; flatten each slightly with your hand. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until pale golden around the edges and set, but still soft in the middle. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies.
Sometimes it’s the finishing touch that makes all the difference to a dish—an extra sprinkle or drizzle can add texture and balance flavours.
The arrival of barbecue season—when days finally stretch longer and stay warm enough to cook and eat outdoors—brings all kinds of new culinary possibilities.
Everyone loves a dumpling. The tasty little packages made by Ray Ma and her husband Chris of Honest Dumplings in Edmonton embody their business philosophy...


July 30, 2008
New ‘Green’ Transit Bus is Developed
U.S. engineers say they've created a lightweight urban transit bus with double the fuel efficiency of conventional hybrid transit buses.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists, along with two Michigan companies and funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, developed the green 40-foot bus that features a high-strength stainless steel body and chassis, along with a hybrid power system that drives the bus primarily with stored electrical energy.This approach reverses the paradigm of conventional parallel hybrid designs that use electric energy only to supplement the acceleration and torque requirements of a diesel engine, officials said. At the heart of the bus is a chassis made of Nitronic 30 -- a nitrogen-strengthened stainless steel that is stronger and stiffer than conventional steel.
Nitronic stainless steel is incredibly durable and enables our chassis designs to have significantly longer service life vs. ordinary steel vehicles, said Bruce Emmons, president of Autokinetics of Rochester, Mich., which helped developed the bus.
The vehicle also incorporates a number of advanced design features and advantages, said Gregory Fisher, chief executive officer of Fisher Coachworks, which licensed the technology.
Deliveries of the bus are expected to begin next year.
Image Caption: Fisher Coachworks' lightweight hybrid bus, which achieves twice the fuel economy of current hybrid buses, has some Oak Ridge National Laboratory roots.
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In conjunction with the exhibition of Common Survival, The Institute of Queer Ecology produced an unarchival print entitled to plant an anxious garden of big dreams.
The print, which is laser-printed onto seed paper, is a digital collage, with the base picture appropriated from the cover of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, published by the U.S. Global Change Research Program in November 2018. Overlaid onto it is a vector drawing based on a swarm of butterflies from Princess Mononoke (1997). Splicing together these images from very different sources, IQECO examines how “nature imagery” is deployed to elicit emotional response, and they play the images against each other here to create a new image that prioritizes silence and stillness, making space for contemplation. The print is unarchival, and should be planted under about an inch of soil and kept moist during germination. The seed paper it is printed on contains Bird’s Eye, Clarkia, Black Eyed Susan, Sweet Alyssum, English Daisy, Catchfly and Snapdragon seeds.
By receiving this art object, you are entering into a contract with it to provide for a small plot of flowers, maintaining the health of the plants, pollinators, yourself and others.
The Institute of Queer Ecology (IQECO) is a collaborative organism looking to find and create alternatives. Its aim is to nurture a new environmental paradigm based on the concepts of interconnectivity and inseparability. The solutions to environmental degradation are found on the periphery and IQECO seeks to bring them to the forefront of public consciousness. Guided by queer and feminist theory and decolonial thinking, IQECO works to undo dangerously destructive human-centric hierarchies—or even flip them—to look at the critical importance of things happening invisibly; underground and out of sight. IQECO seeks to democratize the production and reception of artistic research so that marginalized voices are given the space to tell their own stories, and audiences that have been historically excluded from institutions are invited into this one. IQECO passes as an Institute as a means of infiltration: mimicking the academic model to support subversive ideas. IQECO’s mission is to create an expanded understanding of Queer Community that includes nonhuman kin and prioritizes anyone subjugated, regardless of race, class, nationality, ability, income level, sexuality, gender or species. Its programming is interdisciplinary and revolves around migratory exhibitions, workshops + lectures and publications (online and IRL). https://queerecology.org


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As a fan of science fiction, I’m glad that Leonard Nimoy, otherwise known as Spock, graced us with his presence on TV and in film. He died today at the age of 83.
Spock is, of course, a character from Star Trek, and is, in my opinion, the most developed and memorable character in the sci-fi canon. I’ve often wondered to what extent Nimoy was acting when he played Spock. He always seemed to disappear into the character, like another one of my favorite actors, Clint Eastwood. It makes me think that Nimoy was just playing himself.
Nimoy is gone. Rest in peace. Spock lives on. I wait for the next Star Trek release.
The actor Zachary Quinto has proven an adequate replacement, but will never be Nimoy’s equal. Still, I should take this opportunity to say to Mr. Quinto, live long and prosper.


Yesterday, Vestavia Hills residents went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tax renewal for our schools. In the history of this city, our residents have never voted against a tax for schools. We are grateful that this tradition of unparalleled support for the education of our children continues.
The residents of Vestavia Hills are committed to supporting our efforts toward learning without limits. Thank you to all who voted and spread the word about this important election. This would not have been successful without the help of so many who understand and value our mission.
On behalf of our Board of Education, administrators, faculty, and staff, thank you for your support of Vestavia Hills City Schools.
Sincerely, Sheila Phillips Superintendent Vestavia Hills City Schools
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An emotional last stage of TRANSPYR GRAN RAID MTB by TRESSIS A LA PAR, having everybody the sight of the Atlantic Ocean in mind.
With almost 1000 metres more of descent than elevation, this is as kind of celebration of mountain biking as the stage has a little bit of the ingredients passionate of the sport love: though, steep slopes, great demanding descents, rocky and grassy terrain, amazing open views, close forests and some singletrack… The landscape is just amazing and from mid stage if you are lucky with the weather it will be possible to spot the Atlantic Ocean.
However, again this is not an easy stage: although not technically challenging, it runs more than 90 km and before reaching the seaside you will still have to face the tough climbs characteristics of this area, and continuously go up and down many small hills. And still, it is important to save some energy to be concentrated on the arrival so that you safely cross the traffic congested area.
The stage begins with a beautiful short climb on open spaces, the trail progressing among meadows and small rivers. It is then followed by a steep, spectacular and somehow a little exposed downhill to the French valley where the small villages of Urepel and Aldudes will be crossed. It then follows the probably steepest slope of TRANSPYR GRANS RAID MTB, fortunately short and mostly on tarmac surface, to continue with the descent to the big and wide valley of Baztan, again in Navarra. Scattered stone-houses villages and overall green landscapes are all around, and after the first food station in Erratzu you will have to ride the last long climb of TRANSPYR GRAN RAID MTB by TRESSIS A LA PAR, being the following ones always shorter and easier. Right after the third food station, the route descends for the last time, already down to the Basque coastline, having to cross the town of Irun before being awarded with the unforgettable arrival in the seafront of Hondarribia.
Baztan 18 km ; 750 + ; 400 –
Made on purpose, a short timed sector for the last stage of TRANSPYR GRAN RAID MTB by TRESSIS A LA PAR, as this must be before anything else a celebration journey!
Mostly on open spaces where the landscape will be the main issue, it does begin with a climb on a mix of tarmac, concrete and gravel climb, at parts very steep, that leads to a wide pass where you probably will see the Ocean on the horizon. The sector goes on with the descent on forest tracks and combining afterwards different type of trails, mostly on good surface conditions, although it will depend on the weather of the previous days.
(consider them as approximated)
Stage distance: 91 km
Timed Sectors: 18 km
Liaisons: 73 km
Stage elevation: 2100 m
Stage descent: 3000 m
KEEP IN MIND:
Unpredictable weather is a characteristic of this part of the Pyrenees: even in June it can go from very hot and dry, to quite cold and very wet. Weather forecasts will be announced and, if it is likely to be changing, make sure you take clothes and equipment for it with you. Still, even in good weather, if it has been raining for the previous days, the terrain will be muddy and difficult to get through.
Some wires and fences may be found settled on place to control the animals on their pastures. Always leave them as encountered.
There are some dangerous road crossings at the last part of the track in the forests: just stay at all time completely attentive!
The last itinerary trough urban areas it is, unfortunately, unavoidable. Keep concentrated as these are busy areas with a lot of traffic and people moving around.
You are close to the fulfilment of you Mission, thus this is a moment of an intense sense of accomplishment.
When riding along the last tedious kilometres on urban surroundings, the memories of those many ridden trails, overcome situations and mixed feeling that began a week ago in the Mediterranean will begin to appear one by one in your mind, leading to a degree of emotion difficult to contain.
It is in Hondarribia, along the Bay of Biscay, where we release the message of brotherhood of the Pyrenees, their people and their valleys, which we learned and gathered in our incredible journey from the Mediterranean.

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Construction of a 420 square metre (4,500 square feet) emergency department expansion has reached a significant milestone with the concrete pour for the project’s foundation footings completed.
Concrete for the foundation walls is scheduled to be poured September 13.
“It is exciting to know that these construction milestones are taking place, with this emergency department expansion project now well underway,” says Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. “It is a testament to the hard work of the Lady Minto Hospital Foundation, its funding partners, and the Salt Spring Island community.”
Site preparation and parking reconfiguration work is complete and excavation for the expanded emergency department is now underway.
“The spirit and generosity shown by the community in support of this project is truly inspiring,” said Leah Hollins, Board Chair, Island Health. “Island Health is pleased to contribute $1 million to this project to ensure it fulfills the vision of all involved. We are also thankful to the CRHD for their continued support.”
Cost is shared between the CRHD, the Lady Minto Hospital Foundation and Island Health.
Island Health is funding the operating cost of the expanded emergency department, which will include new treatment rooms/bays, a medication area, dedicated check-in desk, accessible washrooms, and an expanded patient and family waiting area.
“The upgrade to the emergency department will allow the Lady Minto Hospital to continue to provide great care to Salt Spring and Gulf Islanders,” said Denise Blackwell, Chair of the Capital Regional Hospital District.
“This project is clearly valued by the community and we are pleased to contribute $3.7 million and to be able to work with Island Health, Lady Minto Hospital Foundation, and community donors to ensure it achieves its goals.”
“The people of Salt Spring Island have passionately shown their support for Lady Minto Hospital and this project, with their contributions totalling more than $7.5 million,” said Dave Taylor, Board Chair, Lady Minto Hospital Foundation. “The board and staff wish to express our deep gratitude to Island Health, the CRHD, and all of our donors for their support to make this project a reality.”
The expansion project is expected to be completed by fall 2023.
About Island Health:
Island Health provides health care and support services to more than 860,000 people on Vancouver Island, the islands in the Salish Sea and the Johnstone Strait, and mainland communities north of Powell River. With more than 27,000 staff and over 2,900 physician partners, 1,000 volunteers, and the dedicated support of foundations and auxiliaries, Island Health delivers a broad range of health services, including: public health services, primary health care, home and community care, mental health and addictions services, acute care in hospitals, and much more across a huge, geographically diverse region.
About Lady Minto Hospital Foundation:
The Lady Minto Hospital Foundation is a registered charity dedicated to raising funds which enhance services and facilities of Lady Minto Hospital on Salt Spring Island.
About Capital Regional Hospital District:
A corporation of the CRD, the Capital Regional Hospital District partners with Island Health and community stakeholder agencies to develop and improve healthcare facilities in the region, including replacing buildings that have reached the end of their economic and functional life. Through capital and other community investments, the CRHD supports a healthy, vibrant and livable region for all citizens.
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text: All six episodes of the anime thriller series which uses both erotic and gory imagery. The narrative follows the immortal private detective, Rin Asogi (voice of Colleen Clinkenbeard), who tries to lead an ordinary life, but to no avail. She often has to deal with bizarre cases and is forced to re-visit her past. Meanwhile, Apos (Todd Haberkorn) is watching Rin and is intent on bringing her eternal life to an end. Episodes comprise: 'Cats Don't Laugh', 'Angels Don't Cry', 'Flowers Don't Shed Tears', 'Ghosts Don't Scream', 'Holy Night Don't Shine Brightly' and 'And Then, to the Door of the Kingdom'.


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The rock'n'roll drummer Carlo Little turned down an opportunity to play with the fledgling Rolling Stones , but although he missed out on millions, he went on to lead a contented family life. As he said in 1998, "I'd like to have a few gold records on the wall, but instead I have memories and respect. I'm happy with my life. I've got a nice house and I own a couple of burger bars at Wembley."
He was born Carl O'Neill Little in Sudbury, Middlesex in 1938, and he and his sister were evacuated to Cardiff during the Second World War. Inspired by the drumming he heard on pop and jazz records of the early Fifties, he bought some drums and taught himself to play. He joined a skiffle group, Derek Addison's Rhythm Katz, which then switched to the new rock'n'roll music. Little was conscripted in 1958 and became a drummer with the Royal Fusiliers.
On being demobbed, "Carlo" Little met a long-haired rock'n'roll enthusiast, David Sutch, at the Cannibal Pot coffee-bar on Harrow Road in London. Sutch encouraged Little to form a band that he offered to manage. At the first rehearsal, Sutch made the group laugh so much with his ludicrous vocals that they overlooked his lack of vocal ability and made him their singer, calling themselves Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages. They had a near miss with the single "Til the Following Night" (1961) and spent their days playing up and down Britain in a rundown van.
Emulating the heavy bass drumming on Little Richard's "Lucille", Little made the group the loudest in the UK with his powerful drumming. Sutch at any volume, however, was hard to take. Eric Clapton was impressed by the group's musicianship in the blues numbers, before Sutch appeared, while a young Keith Moon asked Little for lessons. Little charged him 10 shillings and encouraged him to play as loud as possible. Judging by Moon's later work with the Who, he was a model pupil.
In 1962 Little became part of Cyril Davies and the R&B All-Stars, an influential band which played at the Marquee. Brian Jones tried to persuade Little to join his new group, the Rolling Stones, but Little was earning reasonable money with Davies and recommended his friend Charlie Watts instead. Again, Davies's group had a near hit with "Country Line Special", but following a row with his unpredictable leader, Little returned to the Savages. Little had stints in the Hoochie Coochie Men (with Long John Baldry and Rod Stewart), Buddy Britten and the Regents, Neil Christian and the Crusaders, and the Echoes (backing Dusty Springfield), but he kept returning to the Savages.
In 1967 Little toured as part of the Flowerpot Men and while in Newcastle, he met his future wife, Iris King, who was working as a croupier. They were married the following year with Jon Lord of Deep Purple (another band that Little nearly joined) playing the organ. In order to support his wife and family, Little became a greengrocer and then drove a Mother's Pride delivery van.
From time to time, Little still played his beloved rock'n'roll. With Freddie "Fingers" Lee, Dave Wendels and Stuart Colman, he was part of Hurricane, which recorded for Decca, and he also accompanied Carl Perkins, Roscoe Gordon and B.B. King. Between 1984 and 1986, he was part of Florida Sun, which showcased the songwriting of Ronnie Harwood but, despite making some excellent records, the group never gained the attention it deserved.
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The New Entrant Course for Tractor Dozer is a comprehensive three-day training program designed for individuals who are new to operating a tractor dozer. This course focuses on providing participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to safely operate the equipment within a supervised environment.
The course begins with a registration and induction session on Day One, where new entrants are familiarized with the course objectives and expectations.
On Day Two, participants receive an introduction to the machine, covering important aspects such as:
- The Machine Operators Manual
- Machine maintenance checks
- Machine operation
- Machine safety awareness
- Preparation of the machine for movement
- Traveling the machine, and various machine operations.
Day Three focuses on further machine operations. During the practical test, candidates will be required to demonstrate their ability to perform tasks specific to the operation of a tractor dozer. These tasks include setting up for operation, operating the machine effectively, and properly parking and securing the machine. The practical test has a maximum time limit within which all tasks must be completed.
Upon successful completion of the course, candidates receive a Solas log book that allows them to work under supervision. Once they have completed a log book detailing six months of work experience, they become eligible for assessment to obtain the relevant QSCS CARD, which further validates their competence in operating a tractor dozer.
With a course duration of three days, the New Entrant Course for Tractor Dozer equips individuals with the fundamental skills and knowledge required to operate the equipment safely and efficiently.
1. Have at least three months General Site Experience
2. Be at least 18 years of age
3. Hold a Valid Safe Pass Card


Following the success of Halloween, the slasher subgenre saw a massive boom in the late 1970s/early 1980s. Every holiday was getting its own slasher, as were summer camps, of course college campuses. The entire slasher model was based around a killer killing off young people, so colleges seemed like the perfect place to set them.
One such result was 1982’s House of Sorority Row. A film that wasn’t well received upon release, but has since gained a cult following. So in honor of its 40th anniversary today, here are 40 fun facts about House on Sorority Row!
1. Writer/Director Mark Rosman cited Mario Bava films and 1955’s Diabolique as inspirations for House of Sorority Row.
2. Additional dialogue was written by Bobby Fine. His only other writing credits are additional dialogue on Tiger Town, and writing 3 episodes of She’s the Sheriff and a single episode of Full House in 1990.
3. Rosman’s goal was for his characters to not just be innocent victims, but somehow culpable in the fate that was befalling them.
4. Three years prior, Mark Rosman had worked as a first assistant director on Brian De Palma’s Home Movies. However, he wanted to make his own movie and decided to just go for it.
5. Rosman claimed that the movie was based on his own experiences in college. Which given the subject matter raises a lot of questions…
6. Initially was going to be distributed by MGM, but they backed out, and Film Ventures International bought distribution rights. Unfortunately, they went bankrupt and out of business a few years later.
7. Mark Rosman actually lived in the sorority house during production.
8. The house itself is a 3 bedroom in the Baltimore area, and was last sold for $550,000 in 2021.
9. For most of the sorority actresses, this was their film debut. And for Robin Meloy, Jodi Draigie, and Ellen Dorsher, this remains their only film credit to date.
10. Given that it was a non-union production, several of the actresses claimed they were only paid $50/day ($164 in today’s money), as a per diem rate.
11. Eileen Davidson was the only “LA actress” (with most of the others being amateurs or New York theater ones). In an interview she admitted that she asked Kate McNeil to slap her for real for authenticity, but that she regretted asking this after several takes.
12. Davidson would go on to be on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hill.
13. Shot in and around Baltimore, MD. As a result John Waters (also from the area) visited the set during production.
14. The mansion in which they filmed had been foreclosed, which allowed the production to use it for cheap. This changed the original plan to shoot in Washington, DC.
15. When the production entered the house, they found two squatters who had been living them and offered them jobs assisting the production.
16. The band that performs during the party scene was a real band called 4 Out of 5 Doctors. They were based out of DC and semi popular in the area during the early 1980s.
17. The decision to kill Diane (Harley Kozak) early in the movie was because it was thought that she and Vickie (Eileen Davidson) had hair styles that were too similar, and it was feared the audience would get them mixed up.
18. Many of the extra gory shots of the kill scenes were filmed after production in Mark Rosman’s parent’s backyard in an effort to add more gore.
19. Rosman has a cameo as the piano playing guest in the party scene.
20. The crane shots were done using a cherry picker as this was cheaper than a traditional crane.
21. Initially budgeted for $300,000, the film ran over budget, and Mark Rosman had to get a loan from his cousin in Los Angeles in order to finish the movie. This brought the budget to $425,000.
22. Lois Kelso Hunt (Mrs. Slater) had her entire voice dubbed via ADR because Mark Rosmana and others felt that her voice was too high pitched. Thus it was decided to cast a voice actor with a deeper, huskier voice.
23. Because the house they filmed in didn’t have a communal bathroom, the bathroom scene had to be filmed at the Baltimore School of Dentistry.
24. She did however perform her own stunt of falling into the swimming pool.
25. The film’s original ending had Katie’s dead body floating in the pool. However, it was felt that this was too much of a downer, and it was changed so that she survived.
26. Another alternate ending of the film featured Katie surviving and waking up in a hospital, but her wheelchair ws being pushed by the killer Eric.
27. The opening sequence set in the 60s was originally shot in black and white, but the distributor added the blue tint in post production.
28. The music was composed by Richard Band, brother of famed B-movie producer/director Charles Band.
29. Years later, Mark Rosman admitted that he hated the US poster used for the movie. He wanted it to feature a hand coming out of the swimming pool, but was frustrated that the marketing focused on scantily-clad women.
30. Grossed $10.6 million on a $425,000 budget.
31. Opened in limited release in Nov. 1982, then wide release in Jan. 1983, opening as the #1 new release, but #14 on the overall box office list.
32. It grossed roughly $600,000 the first weekend, and the other $10 million in its second weekend, a massive jump rarely seen.
33. Despite its box office success, House of Sorority Row was largely met with negative reviews. This was also during the slasher boom of the early 80s, and most critics hated the subgenre.
34. In more recent reappraisals, many critics have pointed out that it was a well-made low budget slasher that largely holds up today. It was even named one of the greatest slashers of all time by Complex in 2017.
35. Retitled “House of Evil” for its UK release and “Siete Mujeres Atrapadas” (“Seven Trapped Women”) for its release in Spanish-speaking countries.
36. Quentin Tarantino personally selected House of Sorority Row to be included in his Film Fest in Austin, Texas, back in 1996.
37. The film’s cinematographer Tim Surhstedt would go on to do cinematography for The Wedding Singer, Office Space, and Little Miss Sunshine.
38. In 2009, a remake titled Sorority Row was released. Mark Rosman served as an executive producer.
39. He also kept the prop cane and music box and still owns them to this day.
40. In 2018, the movie was given the RiffTrax treatment.
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