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lately, i've been caught between this irrepressible desire to run away, far away, to another city, another state -- another country, even -- and another, equally irrepressible, desire to crawl into a cozy bed in a cozy room and hibernate for awhile. something -- i'm not sure what, but something -- is going to happen soon. i can feel it in my bones. but until it does, i'd be perfectly happy to spend some time in this lovely bedroom, watching the shadows from that pretty light dance on the wall.

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SANTA ANA, Ca. (July 2, 2020) – Please see the following statement from Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes regarding the wearing of face coverings and enforcement.
“Wearing a face covering is important to mitigate the risk and spread of COVID-19. We have to be practical when considering enforcement of face coverings. With limited exceptions, not wearing a face covering is a violation of the public health order, but it is not a practical application of a criminal law violation. As many other industries are gaining compliance through an education-first approach, deputies will continue to educate the public about the statewide face-covering requirement and will request voluntary compliance.
“During this time of strained police community relations, one only needs to look to New York and other jurisdictions where enforcement has resulted in uses of force and negative outcomes to recognize that an education-first strategy, aimed at obtaining voluntary compliance, is the most sensible and realistic approach.
“I expect that Orange County residents will continue to use common sense and responsibly wear a face covering, in addition to other recommended best practices such as frequent hand washing and maintaining physical distance, for the benefit of their own health as well as the collective health of the community. We must do what is necessary to stop the transmission of COVID-19.”


Cardiff City are £250,000 richer this week - thanks to the performances of former Bluebirds defender Danny Gabbidon, now at Premiership club West Ham United.
The Bluebirds have struck gold thanks to a clause in the deal that saw him move from Ninian Park to the Hammers alongside James Collins for £3.2m last summer.
It stated that City would receive the cash payment if West Ham stayed in the Premiership and Gabbidon played 50 percent of the fixtures. And with the east London club in eighth place on 38 points and Gabbidon on 22 appearances, City have secured a vital financial boost.
'That's great news,' said Gabbidon today. 'I obviously have a lot of friends and I'm still in contact with several people at Cardiff and its nice to hear that money is heading their way.
'I'm enjoying my football here at West Ham and if that also helps Cardiff, then all's well and good.
'I'm sure the money will be put to good use as manager Dave Jones has been steady in the transfer market and used what money is available wisely.
'Considering all the movement at the start of the season, Jones has done a fantastic job and, with news that the new stadium is a step nearer, there's plenty of hope for the future.'


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Sassy, slinky, and sexy costumes abound at this Halloween dance party. DJ Manny Lehman spins. (Todd Lavoie)
“Murder Ballads Bash”
On the way to the gallows, after committing some heinous butchery or other, you may be prompted to sing a heart-wrenching...
Icy nights be damned: San Franciscans are incapable of overdosing on outdoor cinema. Xanadu in Dolores Park may attract a certain...
Amateur Erotic Film Competition
Seriously, who hasn’t dreamed of being a porn star? Good Vibrations asked Bay Area filmmakers to take those dirty movie...
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’Tis the season for dueling Hamlets - dueling unconventional Hamlets, in fact. Stuart Bousel and his No Nude...
Phantom haircare and "ghost boobs"
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ESG, the queens of Soul Jazz — and of post-punk funk — face SF's vampire's kiss
Getting spooked by the Bay's Ludicra
Faves from the director of Monsturd
Death of a President guns for Bush
An interview with the director of controversial Golden Gate suicide doc The Bridge
Goodbye, bittersweet Tower.
A onetime San Franciscan now living in Manhattan recommended that we visit August, in the Village.
"It's our Delfina," he said. Delfina is of...
The downhome joys of Front Porch
TECHSPLOITATION I love a good alternate history yarn for the same reason I love science fiction. Both genres analyze present-day trends by projecting...
About what you said about infatuation — isn't it possible to be head over heels in love with someone and also have...
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“He’s in a 1950 time warp,” Fox News contributor Leo Terrell said in response to Joe Biden doubling down on the notion that Black entrepreneurs don’t have lawyers.
“There’s no difference between a Black entrepreneur and a White entrepreneur on success, except the Black entrepreneur usually doesn’t have a lawyer,” Biden said in a recent speech delivered in South Carolina.
In reaction, Leo Terrell stated as follows:
His vice president is a lawyer, I’m a lawyer. There is plenty of Black lawyers. This guy is not all there. He’s lost it. He’s actually lost it because what this does, it insults Black professionals. It insults Black doctors, Black lawyers, Black teachers, Black professionals.
Joe Biden is just not all there. It’s so obvious. But what’s so sad about it is he uses Black voters to get him elected and then look what has happened in these Democratic cities — Black on Black crime. Who’s being hurt by all of this crime? People of color. Schools are being closed. Who’s being hurt by schools being closed? People of color. This guy is bad for America and bad for Black Americans.
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In all of Togo, there are only eighteen dentists serving 6 million people. As a result, during the 2012 Togo campaign, a massive number of people were treated by the Mercy Ships’ dental team in their tempory clinic in downtown Lomé.
Dental team leader Sieh Moore, developed a screening procedure to ensure the most dramatic cases were given priority.
To ensure fair access to appointments, dental team leader Sieh Moore, developed a screening procedure to ensure the most dramatic cases were given priority. The remaining apointments were then allocated randomally, ensuring fairness and preventing people from lining up with the sole intention of selling their good spot in the line.
The volunteer dental professionals examined over 3,500 patients, and completed almost 8,400 procedures.
They extracted about 7,500 teeth, relieving much pain and suffering. Around 800 cavities were filled, and 454 procedures for dentures or replacements were performed. Dental cleanings were provided to 324 patients. After receiving treatment, patients were given free dental higene items such as toothbrushes and toothpaste.
After receiving treatment, patients are given free dental higene items such as toothbrushes and toothpaste.
All dental patients, plus over 800 primary and secondary school students, received basic oral health education.
The clinic’s waiting area doubled as the oral health education classroom. While patients waited for treatment, Comfort Yeboah explained the basics of dental hygiene.
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The Brickhouse Lofts, at 201 Third Street in Oakland’s popular Jack London Square neighborhood, embody the essence of the classic warehouse mixed-use loft conversion. Originally a warehouse for W.P Fuller & Company, the building at 201 3rd Street was remodeled in 1997 into classic live-work loft units that maintain a vintage industrial feel with modern sophistication. In 1998, the Brickhouse Lofts were recognized with the prestigious Golden Nugget Award for “Best Commercial Remodel”.
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"The Secret of Kells" Film Review
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'"The Secret of Kells" is a work of art. It's beautifully animated and is a celebration of Irish art and myth.'
Review of "The Secret of Kells"
"The Secret of Kells" is a work of art. It's beautifully animated and is a celebration of Irish art and myth. A boy named Brendan lives in a city with illuminators, his uncle who has built a wall around the city to protect the people from barbarians, and many people searching for safety. A well known master illuminator comes to the city for sanctuary after his home is destroyed by the barbarians. He brings with him a book full of beautiful illumination. Brother Aidan teaches Brendan to illuminate. He asks Brendan to find several things to help them illuminate in the forest outside the walls. While seeking out these things Brendan meets a faerie girl named Aisling who can turn into a wolf. They become friends despite her being suspicious of him initially and she saves him several times. Will the completion of the book save them all from the barbarians and from an ancient evil spirit in the forests?
The Positives to this Film:
- The Animation
It's simply breathtaking. There's so much work put into it. There's texture, layers, original design for the characters, and the setting of the forest is amazing. It feels like you're standing in an ancient forest that's how well done it is.
- Strong female character
Aisling is a little faerie/wood's spirit girl who continuously helps out Brendan. She is resourceful, strong, and spunky. She's the only female character that's given a lot of screen time, but she's superb.
- The Plot
I really think the plot was good. The fantasy elements, the historical elements, and the main characters being illuminators. I have only seen one other movie that had illuminators in it. It was "Ever After". The illuminator was only briefly shown in a monastery along with an open illuminated book. Showing them in this movie as main characters gives modern audiences a clearer grasp on what an illuminator's life may have been like.
- Good Movie To Fall Asleep To
This might sound like a stupid reason to like this movie, but I think in some instances it's a good thing. I mean it is very relaxing so that it can help someone fall asleep if they want to. Kind of like listening to a bed time story. I don't mean that it's boring, I mean it only in a helpful way that it makes a viewer drowsy. If you want to watch the whole thing and are wide awake it's easy to watch the whole thing without falling asleep. If you are trying to go to sleep and are tucked up in bed and have the tv on very softly, this movie is easy to relax you to sleep.
The Negatives to this Film
- The book doesn't get a further explanation then being magical
The book is based on an illuminated Irish book called "Book of Kells". It's about the four gospels, so it is a religious text. It might not have helped the plot to have it be known that the text is religious in nature, though if someone didn't know that it's a religious text they might not understand the full Christian versus Pagan theme in this movie. It's not a preachy movie. It just is covering a point in history by having symbolic meaning.
- May be intense/frightening for younger children
This may sound a little too protective, but it is a little intense in two scenes for younger kids. Parents may want to view it before letting their younger children watch it to decide if it's good or bad for their children to see. Older children will likely be fine watching it. There's a war scene and a scene with a strange evil creature in the woods fighting the main character. If your child was fine while seeing "The Black Calderon" or "The Hobbit" or "Mulan" they may be fine watching this.
"The Secret of Kells" Aisling and Brendan
Who Will Enjoy "The Secret of Kells"?
Older children and adults who are fans of tastefully done animated movies will like and appreciate this movie the most. Fans of Irish art will also be able to enjoy this movie. Younger children might not like the few intense scenes or be unable to understand some of the plot.
Similar Movies to "The Secret of Kells"
- "The Thief and the Cobbler"
- "Spirited Away"
- "Howl's Moving Castle"

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As Managing Partner of the Life Sciences Fund at Cultivation Capital, Bill Schmidt is currently focused on the venture capital firm’s Life Sciences Fund II. He's dedicated to helping life sciences entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level–and the good news for founders is, he's done it himself. We sat down with Schmidt to hear how he got his start as a founder, and now investor, in St. Louis.
BlueOrb's mission is to use nanotechnology and genetics to help farmers create more abundant, safer, and healthier crops. Here's why its Indian-born founder Umesh Vekaria is creating his company's global headquarters in STL.
The initiative can now boast five international startup companies that have chosen St. Louis for their US base. Here's a look at some of their success stories.
On January 19, startup Adarza BioSystems, Inc, based in St. Louis and Rochester, New York, closed on $17 Million in Series C financing. Here's what the life science company is focused on next.
Life sciences venture capital firm RiverVest Venture Partners today announced the closing of Archer Seed Fund, LP, at $15 million. Here's more about the firm's investment strategy.
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The Boys’ Book of Airfix
By Arthur Ward
In 2009, Airfix, the most famous plastic model construction kit company in the world, celebrates its 70th birthday. Founded in 1939 by Hungarian Nicholas Kove, Airfix holds a unique appeal for boys (and girls) of all ages and has been part of the fabric of childhood for generations. Packed with photos of the kits from the 1950s to the present,The Boys’ Book of Airfix is a nostalgic look at one of the greatest brands ever. In addition to the history behind the models, from the first Airfix kit – a model tractor – right up to today’s exciting Doctor Who releases, it tells the story of the dramatic twists and turns of the Airfix saga. In the autumn of 2006 it looked as if the great name might disappear for ever when its owners languished in receivership, only for the company to be heroically rescued by Hornby. If you were ever responsible for sending an Airfix Messerschmidt to a fiery doom from your bedroom window, this book is for you!

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From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
WINSTON COUNTY –A swimming outing ended in tragedy for an Alabama family at Smith Lake on Monday.
A swimming incident at 2:45 p.m. in the Rock Creek area of Lewis Smith Lake today has claimed the life of a Crane Hill man.
Kenneth Claude Sampsell, 62, drowned while swimming with family off a boat dock at a residence in Winston County. Sampsell was pulled from the water immediately afterwards and pronounced dead.
Nothing further is available as Troopers from ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division continue to investigate.


Recap: all the issues discussed by The Urbanist in AugustPosted: September 29, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
Including repurposing golf courses, cycle superhighways, rough sleeping, social isolation, Uber tax, tiny apartments, Olympic medals, super commutes, motorcycles, and more
Should urban golf courses be used for something else?
Strong population growth in established areas prompts the question of whether or not golf courses are still the best way to use very large tracts of urban land
Shouldn’t all cities have a “cycle superhighway” plan?
It might look like all political gain and no financial pain, but the WA Government’s Cycling Network Plan is a valuable and important exercise that governments elsewhere should emulate as soon as possible
How big a problem are “super commutes”?
Rely on the sensationalising media for news and you might conclude most suburban workers suffer daily “super commutes” of an hour and a half or more. Not so
Why do some countries win most of the Olympic medals?
Certain countries consistently take the lion’s share of medals at the Olympics but it’s got little to do with national character and a lot to do with national wealth and political commitment
What’s better: a small apartment or nothing?
“If a cramped apartment is the best someone can find within their budget and other constraints, how would they be better off if that apartment didn’t exist?”
The end of ice cream economics
The Federal election suggests that if Labor cannot yet be trusted with the economy then the Liberals cannot be trusted with the wider society, says guest writer Garry Glazebrook
Is the EIU’s World’s Most Liveable City gong rubbish?
Melbourne is supposedly about to lose top spot in the world’s most liveable city rankings. So what? It’s a meaningless tick useful only for politicking by all sides
Removing level crossings by elevating rail over road has advantages but in cases like this one it’s less compelling; and not helped by questionable public consultation
Will these standards really make apartment residents better off?
The Victorian government has no idea if its draft standards for apartments will make future residents better off or worse off. That’s poor policy-making
Why didn’t we win more medals in Rio?
The “host city effect” from the Sydney games has gone. The Australian team won as many medals at the Rio Olympics as it could plausibly expect to
Is urban transport too expensive?
The Australian Automobile Association reckons transport – especially driving – costs too much: it says households spend a “staggering” 13.3% of their weekly budget on transport
Is a $2 tax on Uber and taxi trips over the top?
Victoria will put taxis and Uber on a common footing with light regulation. It will impose a $2 per trip tax on both modes to fund compensation for taxi license owners
Are these standards worth $62,500 per apartment?
An independent analysis puts the extra cost of new amenity standards proposed by the Victorian government at $62,500 per apartment
What to do about rough sleeping?
The factors leading to living on the streets are different from other forms of homelessness and suggest conventional approaches to housing support might not always work
Do high-rise apartment towers promote social isolation?
Of all the many criticisms of high-rise living in Australia’s capitals, the charge that it reduces “chance encounters” and is socially isolating is the weakest
Is the risk of dying on a motorbike increasing?
The number of motorcyclists who’ve died on Victorian roads is up significantly in the first half of this year compared to last year. It’s too early to say though if it’s a permanent increase
Is cycling on roads getting safer?Posted: September 28, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
The risk of riders dying on Australian roads is declining but there’s still a lot to be done to make cycling safer; better infrastructure is at the top of the list
Is cycling on roads getting safer?
Do we still need good neighbours?Posted: September 27, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
It seems clear we have less to do with our neighbours than in the past but it doesn’t appear to be a big problem for most of us; there are some though who would benefit a lot from good neighbours
Do we still need good neighbours?
Do bicycle helmets work?Posted: September 26, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
The cycling helmet law is contentious, but it’s time to call bullshit on those who reckon bicycle helmets are useless or, worse, actually increase the risk of injury
Is it time to get serious about road pricing?Posted: September 22, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
Recent positive comments by urban Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher indicate it’s time for governments to actively pursue implementing road pricing in Australia
Is it time to get serious about road pricing?
Does having the funds make a poor project OK?Posted: September 21, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
The extra $10 billion the Victorian government is getting from the sale of the port of Melbourne doesn’t suddenly turn a poor project like a station at South Yarra into something worth doing
Does having the funds make a poor project OK?
Shouldn’t we have an Australian Museum of Popular Music?Posted: September 20, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
The demolition of Melbourne’s Palace Theatre suggests it’s time to create a museum that showcases the history and breadth of the Australian popular music industry
Shouldn’t we have an Australian Museum of Popular Music?
Shouldn’t every state have a one-metre cycling law?Posted: September 19, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
The one-metre overtaking law sends the message that cycling matters, is here to stay, is going to get bigger, and motorists must adapt their behaviour and attitudes
Shouldn’t every state have a one-metre cycling law?
Should removal of this level crossing get priority?Posted: September 16, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
Two deaths this week at a Melbourne level crossing prompted calls to prioritise its removal. But it’s a much more complex decision; there are other important issues that must also be taken into account
Should removal of this level crossing get priority?
Recap: all the issues discussed by The Urbanist in JulyPosted: September 15, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
Including walking, buses, parking, High Speed Rail, the city centre, cycling, greyhounds, the suburbs, taxing tobacco, and the environmental benefit of building rail
Will new rail lines save the planet?
The justification for a big investment like the $11 Billion Melbourne Metro isn’t to save the planet (it will do very little to reduce GHGs); it’s to improve transport
Is it time to rethink how smoking is taxed?
Should greyhound racing history be forgotten?
It would be unfortunate if the appalling findings of the Special Commission meant the historical role of greyhound racing in the social and cultural life of NSW was overlooked
Can cyclists travel happily with pedestrians?
Cyclists and pedestrians aren’t the same; mixing them up in busy public places on the dubious grounds they’re both “not cars” inevitably leads to conflict
What revitalised central Melbourne?
Planners made an important contribution to the oft-noted and widely admired vitality of central Melbourne but success really does have many mothers
Will business really pay for High Speed Rail?
A new company reckons it can build Sydney-Melbourne HSR without calling on government coffers. It says the proposal is commercially viable; it’s not a Trojan horse
What can history tell us about land values and HSR?
The association between rail infrastructure like High Speed Rail and increases in land value is nothing new; it was there when much of Victoria’s rail network was built
Should commuters pay to park at the station?
Commuter parking at outer suburban railway stations is usually free, leading to peak period shortages. The first step should be to charge for it
There’s a dense system of useful bus routes in most cities that’s often invisible to prospective users. Bus routes needs to be improved but also made more legible
Is “the suburbs” a useful idea anymore?
Tall residential towers are widely seen as inappropriate in the suburbs. But maybe the idea of “the suburbs” is itself no longer appropriate
Is walking to work the way to go?
Walking accounts for only a small share of journeys to work but has enormous potential. Its great advantage is it doesn’t require huge licks of money for specialised infrastructure
Why is the centre of Sydney so dull?Posted: September 14, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
Sydney’s CBD is pretty lifeless compared to Melbourne’s. Is it the result of the lock-out law? Are Melbourne’s laneways just too good? Or is it more likely there are structural reasons?
Why is the centre of Sydney so dull?
So what if India has more mobile phones than toilets?Posted: September 13, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
It’s true India has more mobile phones than toilets but the meme demeans the population and contributes little to improving sanitation
So what if India has more mobile phones than toilets?
Getting gender balance in politicsPosted: September 12, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
“There is a straightforward way to achieve gender balance in any parliament: halve the number of electorates and have each elect a man and a woman”
Getting gender balance in politics
Should bicycle lanes be abolished?Posted: September 8, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
Bicycle lanes are a necessary evil in Australian cities but they should be regarded as interim. There are much better ways of encouraging greater bicycle use
Should bicycle lanes be abolished?
Are regional dormitories the way to grow our cities?Posted: September 7, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
It seems inevitable regional centres will take a much bigger share of metropolitan population growth, but the case hasn’t been made that creating regional dormitories is the best policy
Are regional dormitories the way to grow our cities?
Should trailer parks be trashed?Posted: September 6, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
With declining affordability we need to take a flexible approach to alternative housing options. We can learn from trailer parks; they’re an important and sought-after housing option in the US
Should trailer parks be trashed?
Are city centre apartment towers really slums?Posted: September 5, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
It’s a common charge but Melbourne’s city centre apartment towers aren’t remotely like real slums and nor are they likely to be in the forseeable future
Are city centre apartment towers really slums?


The following article written by Michael J. Cannavo was published in the February 2016 issue edition of DOTMed Healthcare Business News and is reprinted here with permission.
At RSNA 2015, hospital decision-makers walked the exhibit hall show floor trying to figure out exactly where PACS fits in their long-range strategic plans. Does it remain as it is today, primarily as a standalone radiology system, does it join other clinical imaging systems like cardiology to become an Integrated Imaging Solution (IIS) or does it become a part of an enterprise-wide electronic health record (EHR)? The answer, not surprisingly, is all of the above.
PACS and Healthcare Interoperability
There are a host of variables that make up the role PACS plays in an organization. Ultimately PACS will play a major role in an integrated EHR as well, but when depends on things like the hospital size, budget and available resources to assist with the connectivity. David Smarro, CEO of INFINITT North America, agrees with this assessment. “Smaller hospitals are still pretty departmentalized, so it will take a while for Enterprise Imaging (EI) to be embraced by these entities.
In general, they don’t have the budget or the infrastructure for enterprise imaging solutions right now. In the larger hospital market, the enterprise component is mainly the archiving and the access/distribution of images, and the integration with the EMR and Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). These larger facilities are moving to consolidate their archives and reduce the number of vendors they have to work with.”
He continued, “The industry is moving to an enterprise solution, in that we are moving away from siloed architectures, but that will take time. On the viewer side, the radiologists will not be giving up their PACS or the deep functionality that has been developed to meet their reading/diagnostic requirements. The cardiology department will not be willing to give up their PACS either, and the workflow gains they have won by consolidating their modalities into a single viewing and reporting environment.”
PACS – It’s Not Just About Radiology Anymore
Several industry insiders agreed with Smarro’s overall view, yet took a slightly different approach. “The starting point is really your definition of enterprise PACS. The marketplace is moving toward enterprise imaging but is still focused on radiology imaging. It’s more of an evolution than replacing PACS,” said Mats Björnemo, vice president of product management at Sectra Imaging IT Solutions AB. “Enterprise imaging is becoming an important component of what end users see and want to develop. It’s not just about radiology anymore, but an integrated part of the entire enterprise. Radiology is no longer considered an island with the transition to value-based radiology.
When one looks at the buzz words in the market in the past few years and the underlying trends, the impression is that we are shifting from a deconstructed to constructed PACS/best of suite approach. Customers want clinical benefits and one point of contact. That is not saying they go with a monolithic IT approach, but instead will require open application program interfaces (APIs) and standards compliance to achieve their end goals. I don’t see us going back to traditional PACS. ”
Lenny Reznik, vice president of marketing at Agfa HealthCare, believes in using what you have to get where you are going. “PACS, as traditionally defined, is a siloed information system for radiology and cardiology, where enterprise imaging (EI) is the ‘new’ PACS. We consider enterprise imaging to be a single comprehensive patient imaging record that enables multi-specialty collaboration and have adopted a platform strategy to deliver this. We can integrate whatever the customer is looking for using a single modular platform as they move forward. We’re not telling the customer to throw anything away but rather to pull all the parts together using interoperability standards.”
Getting More from PACS
Tomer Levy, general manager of workflow and infrastructure at McKesson, says his company takes the same basic approach and elaborates further. “Electronic imaging isn’t about replacing PACS per se, but rather getting more from your PACS and connecting different PACS together. This becomes relevant as more organizations deal with mergers and acquisitions and need to be able to implement the enterprise imaging strategies that span across the enterprise. What everyone’s imaging is about is implementing imaging across the enterprise — making more of your PACS, if you will — and creating an interoperable workflow across the entire enterprise. “
Healthcare interoperability was without a doubt the leading area of interest at RSNA 2015. There has been a lot of discussion around both DICOM and IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Environment) standards and how vendors have adhered to them. As Levy of McKesson indicated – given the marketplace consolidation, integrating disparate clinical systems is key, making a vendor neutral archive a key player in meeting interoperability standards. It is also important in implementing new technologies like breast tomosynthesis and other applications. Typically there is a two- to five-year delay from the time a standard is formally adopted by the various DICOM and IHE committees until it is implemented by the vendors. This causes a bit of confusion with end users who hear about a new standard and expect its adoption by the vendors to be nearly instantaneous.
Sectra’s Bjornemo points out, “Consolidation of imaging, integration of diagnostics, radiology and pathology working together, is not just managing the data but seeing how it develops the clinical practice, and improving the diagnostic side is key. Open APIs and standards compliance and the ability to connect systems needs to continue to create a richer clinical context for users. There is also a shift toward quantitative imaging — allowing health care to become more data-driven — and bringing it all together makes the value of this data even greater.”
Your VNA Medical Image Viewer Should Focus on Flexibility
James Brusco, product manager, PACS, for Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. states, “In choosing an enterprise imaging solution such as a DICOM/Multimedia VNA (Vendor Neutral Archive) with viewer capability, customers should focus on flexibility and modularity so that they can purchase features and modules which suit their needs. You also need upward and outward scalability to expand the solution’s capacity and to add additional features and modules without fork lifting out the initial purchase.”
What to Consider when Selecting a PACS
So what are the factors that a hospital needs to consider when choosing a system? Interestingly, price isn’t really a major consideration any longer since there are so many other options available. Software-only solutions, also known as SaaS (Software as a Service) is a direction that many vendors are moving toward. Also known as on-demand software, SaaS is a software licensing and delivery model where software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted. SaaS is typically accessed by using a Web browser, and is often the driving force behind enterprise imaging strategies. One of the biggest selling points for SaaS is the potential to reduce IT support costs by outsourcing hardware and software maintenance and support.
INFINITT’s Smarro identified several trends going on within hospitals. “One of the trends we see is hospitals moving away from the hardware purchase with the PACS vendor. The years of ’rack ‘em and stack ‘em’ are long gone. Others want software-only solutions but lack the resources to perform the integration. We have gone full circle again with a modified version of the vendor providing the hardware and software solution. Internal resource availability is key, but unfortunately there are fewer resources to use in most facilities.”
The market has changed in the past few years from one where hardware is on site to one where the physical location of the hardware is immaterial. IT organizations are challenged by the limitations of today’s servers, which are designed to run just one operating system and application at a time. As a result, even small data centers have to deploy many servers, each operating at just 5 to 15 percent of capacity — highly inefficient by any standard. Virtualization uses software like VMWare to simulate the existence of hardware and create a virtual computer system. Doing this allows businesses to run more than one virtual system — and multiple operating systems and applications — on a single server. This can provide economies of scale and greater efficiency.
Smarro shared how this change has impacted his company’s approach to PACS, stating, “We used to deliver racks of servers but now they’re only interested in the software loaded on their VMware. That depends on the ability of the customer though. Some hospitals want their own VM that’s hosting everything. That can be problematic because you can’t hold a vendor accountable to the SLA (Service Level Agreement) if their system is intermixed with other systems. We are seeing some of the large institutions that have tried that and are now moving away from it. They want the PACS in its own infrastructure so the system doesn’t become overburdened and slow down PACS performance.”
Reaching Healthcare Interoperability via Vendor Neutrality
When asked about what else was important, Smarro talked about how the Information Technology department is impacting the global design of PACS. “Scalability is a major issue, but not just scalability to include greater volumes of data. You need the ability to scale up in complexity as well, which is where interoperability also comes in.
With a well-designed VNA you can manage the data from other systems while leaving the other systems alone. In this case, the enterprise viewer sits on top of the VNA. You also want the VNA option for off-site disaster recovery to comply with HIPAA. Reliability is another key issue, as is responsive service. Hospitals today want support for multiple sites and multiple departments. They also want support beyond DICOM. Another important factor is ongoing product development and an upgrade path that gives you a way to upgrade to the latest version without the pain of a forklift upgrade.”
Sectra’s Bjornemo agrees with this approach as well. “A lot of hospitals have invested in VNAs over the past few years, but outside of consolidating data to the IT side of the house there really wasn’t as much clinical benefit. We need to look closer at the clinical side of IT as well as radiology, and how it is leveraged by end users. EMR integration is driving clinical workflows and how they all work together is critical. Stability, performance, resilience, capability, workflow efficiency, support services, are all items that are crucial to being looked at more closely.”
Silos Out, Interoperability In
Agfa’s Reznik keeps it simpler. “Number one is interoperability, whether it’s into the EMR or other aspects of the imaging space. It can’t be a departmental silo anymore — those days are long over.” There was an emphasis on health IT and image sharing at last year’s RSNA show as well. Some people suggested it’s a sign that HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) is becoming a more industry-relevant event. Indeed, at last year’s HIMSS annual meeting in Orlando there was a huge focus on VNAs, interoperability solutions and similar items.
Interestingly, some of the biggest vendors in the electronic health record/electronic medical record (EHR/EMR) space, including Cerner, Epic , Allscripts, and others, either do not offer products, or are not considered by most to be major players in the electronic imaging (EI) space. Of the top 10 vendors identified by Beckers Health IT and CIO review, only GE and McKesson are considered players in the EI space. It would be nice to think that will change with a few pending acquisitions on the horizon, but the reality is that most of these vendors prefer to play in the space they are comfortable in and instead maintain Swiss neutrality with all vendors and interface to every market player instead.
Agfa is under the umbrella of convergence and knows it has to play with everyone. Reznik said, “The days of specialty standalone vendors are limited. When we look at the IT space in general it is the platform vendors (Epic, Cerner, et al.), from an applications standpoint, who are the long term winners in the EHR space, not the imaging players, so we all need to play well together.”
The cloud has always been a major area of interest, but interestingly, many vendors use it for remote hosting vs. primary data and image storage. This is not universal by any means, but just an overall trend. INFINITT, for example, sees customers moving to a hybrid version of the cloud with a combination of on-site and some off-site storage. “Customers want to keep control of their data, but the volume of data is growing too large, plus they also need offsite backup. No one wants to go back to tape. One of our large university hospitals will keep 1 years’ data on site with a special caching server while all other data resides in the cloud,” said Smarro.
The Evolution of PACS
Where the technology is heading is a matter of intense interest for vendors and end users alike. Siemens’ Brusco summed up what every other vendor felt. “PACS is continuing to evolve toward providing more intelligent tools, automated workflows, and the ability to read diagnostic images from remote locations. Enterprise Imaging continues to evolve from basic DICOM VNA functionality into more modular solutions that can provide additional benefits such as multimedia archiving, zero-footprint viewing, image exchange, patient portal, multifunction and batch importing, and other related capabilities.”
PACS continues to evolve to meet the ever-changing demands of an evolving marketplace. The future for PACS is different for sure, but remains bright for a technology that few, if any, feel they can live without anymore.
To hear what McKesson has to say about the evolution of PACS, visit Booth #4002 at HIMSS, February 29 – March 4, and stay up to date with the latest radiology news by subscribing to the Medical Imaging Talk blog.


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Our next segment of Five Questions With features Toronto based James Clark, of The James Clark Institute. The band just released a new album, Yesterday’s Misadventures and we are happy to have the chance to ask James a few questions.
Care to introduce yourself to our readers?
Hello readers! I’m a Toronto-based music artist, singer and songwriter. And, I am also a cartoonist. I front my own band called The James Clark Institute. We have just released our second full length album entitled ‘Yesterday’s Misadventures’, which was produced by the iconic Moe Berg (The Pursuit Of Happiness). Our sound essentially falls under the category of Pop Rock or, as some call it, Power Pop.
Tell us a bit about your music and writing style.
Lyrically, I write whole heartedly from my own personal experiences. Songwriting is my therapy. I tell true stories, but usually not the full stories. I like to leave some things to the listener’s imagination. I continue to listen to a wide range of different music and artists, but the ones who originally inspired me to be a writer continue to enkindle my passion. The real deals like Elvis Costello; Ray Davies; Lennon – McCartney; Bob Dylan (especially the 1966 era when Bob was a popstar).
Do you have any upcoming shows? For someone who has yet to see you live, how would you explain your live performance?
We just held our album release party at The Cameron House in Toronto this past Saturday. It was a super stupendous evening. There are two more Toronto shows coming up in November. On the 16th we’re playing a showcase set at The International Pop Overthrow festival at The Tennessee in Parkdale and on the 26th we’ll be playing the legendary and intimate C’est What? on Front Street. As well as playing shows with my full five-piece band, I also play regularly as a solo acoustic artist, and speaking of solo, I’ll be playing on December 4 at Village Vinyl Music Emporium & Café on Lake Shore Blvd West.
Both full band and solo performances are on opposite ends of the live music spectrum. The band shows completely rock and showcase the records as they were produced. My solo shows thoroughly expose my songwriting. The songs are naked in all of their glory. But the shows can be pretty intense regardless of how many of us are on stage.
If you were asked to suggest only one of your songs for someone to hear, which would it be?
“The Devil’s Punchbowl”. It’s the new single from the new album and I’m extremely proud of it. The band is killer on this track and Moe Berg’s production hits it home and through the window. Also check out the video for it as well. It’s devilish indeed!
Canadian Beats is all about Canadian music, so who are your current favourite Canadian bands/ artists?
Here are a few of my favourite local artists who deserve much more recognition. They have all cut their teeth playing in various bands throughout the years but have all thankfully gone on to create their own music. Everything from folk to pop to punk, but all equally intensely beautiful.
I’m Jenna, and I am the founder and editor of Canadian Beats. I have had a strong love for Canadian music, which started many years ago. I have a passion for promoting these talented Canadian bands and artists, and that’s how Canadian Beats came to be. I am so proud of what it has become over the last few years, with many talented music lovers and writers coming together to spread the word of Canada’s music.


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My Christmas Cactus are in bloom. I have one that is yellow and one that is white. All my other ones have died over the years. Click picture for a closer look.
Last week I tried to get back to sewing and got these strips sewn together. Did not get any farther.
Today I managed to get it sewn into this tote bag for a friend for Christmas. I really have been out of the sewing mood for awhile now. Hopefully I will get back to do more soon.


Lucifer Season 5: When Will It Release? And What To Expect From Season 5, Lucifer has been the fav of many binge-watchers. The Devil does not look so bad if you have seen the web series which is an urban fantasy drama. The show is based on a spin-off comic series of one of the original DC comic book series, the fans of the show have been following the show rigorously.
When Could We Expect The Fifth Season?
Since the streaming giant Netflix took over, the show’s fourth season was exclusively premiered back in May 2019. The previous seasons were also added on Netflix early in 2019. On May 7th, 2019, the show was once again ordered for its fifth installment. However, it was implied to be the final season of the show. Interestingly, the fifth season will be divided into two parts with eight episodes each.
There is no official date assigned for the release of the first part, we are expecting the version to be in June 2020. Nut Netflix’s June 2020 list has no mention of it. we could speculate that the show might be arriving in the month of August.
What Does Will happen In The Fifth Season?
The show has a recap video in Netflix released for season 1-3 if you also need to juggle your memory a bit. As for the fourth season, we have witnessed Chloe and Lucifer confessing their love for each other. The last episode saw the devil Lucifer leaving for hell, which sets up the future storyline for the show.
For the devil to return to Earth in the fifth season, there will not be any deals for him like in the first season, and then he will have to find someone to take care of things down there. Maybe he will ask someone in the family, his siblings most probably.
Well, this is it, guys. We hope that you are doing well during this quarantine. We wish the best for you and your family. Till then stay tuned for more updates.


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Thursday, September 8, 2016
Special Report: Introducing the book "To Boldly Go - Rare Photos from the TOS Soundstage: Season Two" - Now Available!
On this historic anniversary date, it is truly a thrill for me to announce the release of "To Boldy Go - Rare Photos from the TOS Soundstage: Season Two", the second volume in my trilogy of Original Series rare, behind-the-scenes photography books. The entire book series has been greatly honored by the incredibly talented Star Trek (and Hollywood) legend - Academy Award and two-time Emmy Award winning artist Doug Drexler - who has authored the foreword to this brand new publication! (And I am still in a state of disbelief that he has been so very kind to do this and has taken an interest in such a relatively unknown book project!)
The "To Boldly Go" second season book is a 232 page, full-color interior, softcover and contains a little over 400 rare photos - the majority in vivid color - on large 8.5" x 11" pages, displayed in a similar format to the first season edition. Considering both the Season One & Season Two publications together, over 700 rare, behind-the-scenes production shots, NBC publicity images and candid stills from the making of the first 55 episodes (including the pilots) of TOS are now presented in total!
As was the practice for the first book, I personally digitally restored all of the rare images that appear in this edition, with the specific goal of recreating the bold and vivid colors that were present in the original episode broadcasts. These rare photos, which originate from my personal collection that is over four decades in the making - beginning in the early '70s with the purchase of about 700 to 800 film clips from Gene Roddenberry's Lincoln Enterprises TOS fan mail order store - have been arranged into individual chapters for each episode; and are accompanied by usually brief but sometimes quite extensive descriptions about the filming or history of the related scene.
The following article, which I wrote in January of 2014 at the time that about 70% of these images appeared in smaller and entirely black-and-white format in the outstanding Saturn Award winning Jacobs/Brown Press books "These Are The Voyages - TOS" by Marc Cushman, still provides a good overview and introduction to my rare Star Trek image collection: http://www.startrekpropauthority.com/2014/01/special-report-behind-scenes-look-at.html
Presented below are some samples of the interior pages of "To Boldly Go - Rare Photos from the TOS Soundstage: Season Two" (just click on any of the following pictures to enlarge them).
The book is available for immediate purchase at this Createspace store link (where you can save just over $5 off the purchase price and obtain it for $36.96 instead of its regular price of $42 by using the Discount Code BNWTGQDF when you check out):
Additionally, this volume will appear on sale at Amazon.com (and international Amazon websites) sometime in the next few days at its full list price (but will likely be subject to free or discounted Amazon member shipping services or other offers). Please Note: The above Discount Code will not work at Amazon.com and is just a special incentive to make the purchase at Createspace, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.
It is my hope that my fellow Star Trek fans who decide to obtain a copy of this work will be pleased with the presentation of, ideally, a number of rare TOS images that they have not previously seen, and that they will consider the Season Two volume of "To Boldly Go" to be an enjoyable addition to their personal libraries!
9/9 UPDATE: The Season Two volume of "To Boldly Go" is now available at Amazon.com at this link (and Amazon Prime members can take advantage of Free 2-Day shipping):
Posted by Gerald Gurian at 10:30:00 AM
It was 50 years ago today - by coincidence, also a Thursday - on September 8, 1966 , that the first episode of Star Trek, called "The Man Trap", was broadcast to an audience in the United States at 8:30 pm on the NBC television network. Two days earlier, on Tuesday, September 6th, the series had first aired in Canada on the CTV network. Of course, while the cast and the production crew were busy working on what seemed to many of them to be just another television job, (and, indeed, this supposedly low ratings sci-fi show would be cancelled after only three seasons on the air); they never realized at the time what a major worldwide phenomenon the series would become.
Star Trek : The Original Series was truly unlike any other television program of its era. It featured a multiracial and multinational cast working together as equals, and spoke of a positive and hopeful future for mankind, with heroic figures that embraced the most noble characteristics of humanity boldly exploring the vast reaches of outer space hundreds of years in the future. With state-of-the-art special effects for its time period, it not only offered exciting, action-packed entertainment that would appeal to all demographics; but also dared to challenge it's audience with intelligent and thought provoking concepts, and used its futuristic surroundings as a platform from which to launch meaningful, social commentary on modern day issues. It spoke to us of the absurdity of racial prejudice, and indeed broke new ground in America with the broadcast of the first interracial kiss on network television. It commented on a wide array of other issues - ranging from war, superweapons, and man versus machine to labor, aging and man versus himself to human sexuality and drug use. And it proposed the philosophy of embracing diversity - known as IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations) - though, of course, one must also acknowledge that creator Gene Roddenberry was partially motivated by the prospect of selling custom jewelry to TOS fans when he developed the concept.
So, after experiencing a tremendous growth of popularity during its "rebirth" throughout the '70s in broadcast syndication, where it was seen in over 150 domestic markets and 60 countries around the world at that time (and translated into dozens of languages); TOS stands today as the most successful television series ever created. With a 5th live-action spinoff series, Star Trek: Discovery, scheduled to premiere on CBS in January, 2017 before becoming a headline offering of the streaming CBS All Access service, and a 14th feature film recently announced to follow Star Trek: Beyond; the Star Trek universe can truly claim to have inspired the lives of millions (and more likely tens of millions) of fans and is certainly acknowledged to have motivated the development of many technological innovations across the decades. You need not look further than your communicator, errr, ... cell phone to confirm that.
I wish my fellow fans a particularly enjoyable day as they, hopefully, find time to celebrate Star Trek's historic 50th anniversary this evening. I plan to rewatch "The Man Trap" starting at 8:30pm! (Though younger fans could easily enjoy any one of their favorite 727 existing episodes from across the franchise - including TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise; not to mention the motion pictures!) To honor "The Man Trap", presented below are some behind-the-scenes photos from the making of that historic premiere episode!
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Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee said she was pepper-sprayed during a racist attack while in Los Angeles last month.
The Olympian shared details of the incident during an interview with PopSugar.
Lee said she was waiting for an Uber after a night out with her friends, all of Asian descent, when people in a car started yelling slurs like “ching chong” and telling them to “go back to where they came from.”
One of the passengers then sprayed the Olympian’s arm with pepper spray as the car left the scene.
Details of the where and when the attack took were not available, but Lee confirmed to CNN that the incident happened in October while the Olympian was in Los Angeles while filming “Dancing with the Stars.”
“I was so mad, but there was nothing I could do or control because they skirted off,” she told the outlet.
Lee, the first Hmong American to go to the Olympics, captured the women’s all-around gold medal in Tokyo this year.
The incident involving Lee comes as attacks against Asians have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In September, a man suspected of yelling threats, spitting and yelling anti-Asian slurs at U.S. Olympic karate athlete 28-year-old Sakura Kokumai at a park in in Orange was charged with a hate crime.
That was one of several incidents that have received attention in recent months.
In Los Angeles County, anti-Asian hate crimes surged 76% in 2020, according to a report released in October by the county’s Commission on Human Relations.
More than three-quarters of the 44 anti-Asian hate crimes reported in L.A. County last year involved physical violence, according to the report.
Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition that gathers data on racially motivated attacks related to the pandemic, got 9,081 incident reports between March 2020 and June 2021.
Earlier this year, President Joe Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, expediting reviews of anti-Asian hate crimes.


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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday threatened unilateral measures in a spat with Gibraltar over fisheries although he also said he hoped for talks soon with Britain about the disputed territory.
Tensions over Gibraltar - a British overseas territory to which Spain lays claim - flared up this month after Spain complained that an artificial reef being built by Gibraltar would block its fishing vessels.
"I hope that this doesn't go any further, but it's clear that Spain has to defend its national interest and that's what we're going to do," Rajoy told reporters after a meeting with Spain's King Juan Carlos in Mallorca.
Among the measures under consideration were a 50-euro ($67) fee for people entering or exiting Gibraltar, tax investigations of Gibraltarians with property in Spain, and restrictions on use of Spanish airspace for flights heading to Gibraltar.
The recent war of words over Gibraltar has been more heated than similar tiffs in the past. Opposition politicians have accused Rajoy of using the situation to distract Spaniards from the country's severe recession and a corruption scandal that has damaged the credibility of his conservative party.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Rajoy spoke on Wednesday to try to defuse the conflict but both sides seemed reluctant to back down from their public positions.
Rajoy played down a scheduled visit by British navy vessels to Gibraltar in the coming weeks, saying it was routine and had been planned well ahead of time.
Spain's right-leaning media ran testy headlines on the coming arrival of the ships. "Cameron intimidates Rajoy with his fleet," El Mundo newspaper blared on Friday morning.
Spain ceded Gibraltar to Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht 300 years ago. The tiny rocky promontory near the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula has some 30,000 residents who live off tourism, on-line gambling operations and financial services.
Friction over Gibraltar has ebbed and flowed over the centuries. Spanish dictator Francisco Franco sealed the land border for years, forcing the British enclave to get supplies from across the Strait of Gibraltar in Morocco.
The latest dispute arose after Gibraltar sank a number of concrete blocks into a bay to extend an artificial reef it says is aimed at fostering fish populations.
Previously, Spanish police would check some incoming cars for smuggling - particularly for cigarettes from lower-tax Gibraltar - either randomly or based on concrete suspicion, while letting other vehicles pass without delay.
Now, nearly every car is examined and others are forced to wait until an inspection is finished. Britain has criticised the new border controls as excessive.
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo spoke with his British counterpart on Wednesday and said they agreed to set up working groups on issues such as fishing. But
Gibraltarian authorities said no working groups had been agreed, clouding the diplomatic prospects.
Rajoy said any talks must be four-way, involving Spain, Britain, Gibraltar and Andalusia, the Spanish region that abuts Gibraltar and is home to many workers who cross the border into the British territory every day.
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Lieberman, who has helped to mastermind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policy of closer relations with Russia, made no apology for the government's fence-sitting on Ukraine
Mariupol, an industrial port city of nearly half a million people, is one of a series of flashpoints across eastern Ukraine
Wade's impending return has heightened tensions in one of Africa's most stable democracy
Women and children are among the group, some of whom suffer from poor health.
EU leaders consider the takeover as illegal and have asked the EU executive arm, the European Commission, to propose economic, trade and financial restrictions on Crimea for rapid implementation.
The Greens criticised the scale of Germany's defence equipment sales to Russia and urged Berlin to push for a European-wide embargo on arms sales to the country.
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said "We are forced to react to such a development of the situation."
Preliminary results based on 82.6 percent of the vote from the 34 provinces showed Abdullah in the lead with 43.8 percent, followed by Ghani with 32.9 percent
The Asian Development Bank said around 733 million people in Asia-Pacific live on US$1.25 a day - the extreme poverty threshold.
Costa Rica condemned an alleged US campaign against Cuba communist regime being conducted from San Jose.
Sanogo charged to a more serious charge of conspiracy to murder which carries the death penalty in the West African nation
The violence in the central African state, the size of France, has mainly pitted Kiir's Dinka people against Machar's Nuer. Thousands have been killed and more than one million people uprooted from their homes.
It was not the first time a tourist with such a tattoo has run into trouble in Sri Lanka. In 2013, authorities denied entry to a British man for his tattoo of Buddha.
Several of Washington's key European allies support an investigation into the latest claims of chlorine gas use
Egypt's military said the army had destroyed more than 1,500 tunnels that ran under the frontier between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, which borders North Sinai, in an attempt to stop the illegal flow of arms
"Rising violent extremism is an enormous challenge first for Libya but also for Libya's international partners," Burns told a news conference after talks in the capital Tripoli.

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In the past 24 hours, 372 suspected Coronavirus samples have been tested across Afghanistan, of which 64 were found to be positive, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said.
The new cases were reported in the provinces of Kabul (35), Herat (28) and Kandahar (1), bringing the Afghan tally of confirmed cases to 39,486.
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Author: Sarah Pinborough
Published: 18 April 2013
It’s Snow White, but not as you know her… take a wicked queen, a handsome prince, a beautiful princess, and a poisoned apple… and now read the true story of Snow White, told the way it always should have been…
We all know the story of Snow White. But most of us are only familiar with the Disney version. Here we have a contemporary Snow White for an adult audience. Inspired by US fantasy drama Once Upon A Time, in which fairy tale characters are trapped in the real world, Poison cleverly takes all the familiar elements of the story and turns them upside down and inside out.
Pinborough deftly breathes new life into what have traditionally been two dimensional characters. Rather than being just jealous, or beautiful, or charming, the characters are rounded and real. The Queen is initially unexpectedly sympathetic, trapped in a marriage to a man she doesn’t love. Her reasons for hating Snow White are intriguingly unclear. Snow White, far from being demure and downtrodden, is independent and tomboyish, preferring breeches and drinking with the dwarves to dresses and parties. The Prince, as so often turns out to be the case outside of fantasy, turns out to be distinctly less charming than he appears. And the Huntsman’s reasons for sparing Snow White are less than honourable.
The Queen and Snow both attempt to make overtures of friendship to one another which all spectacularly backfire; I really liked the way I could see both character’s sides in each instance. Eventually the misunderstandings escalate into Snow fleeing the castle to live with her friends the dwarves.
Poison is a fairy tale which isn’t just about true love and magic. It’s about lust and blood. Sex scenes rather refreshingly take place mostly just because the characters want to have sex; there are morning after regrets, awkward pillow talk and power plays. And of course it wouldn’t be a fairy tale without some characters coming to an imaginatively sticky end.
Poison is part of a loose trilogy of fairy tale retellings along with the forthcoming Beauty and Charm, based on Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella respectively. Any of the three can be read as stand-alone novels, although I am really looking forward to learning more about the Huntsman and the Prince. Both characters have pasts which are just hinted at in Poison in a way which suggests they may link all three books together. I also really enjoyed the way that Poison managed to tie in with and twist other fairy tales, such as Aladdin and the Lamp, and Hansel and Gretel.
It’s only recently that fairy tales became sanitised stories about the power of true love. Fairy tales used to be told as warnings to children. If Poison has a message, it’s that if something seems too good to be true, then it probably is.
More Grimm than Disney, Poison is a fun, fresh take on Snow White with a sucker punch of an ending. If you’re a fan of Once Upon a Time or Snow White and the Huntsman, you’ll find Poison very palatable indeed. There’s enough sex and skulduggery here to satisfy fans of Pinborough’s other works too.
I’d also add it’s well worth treating yourself to the hardback rather than e-book; it’s beautifully illustrated and the cover is a thing of beauty.


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