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UNDERGROUND TO OSCAR
WHEN Cate Blanchett stepped on to the podium in Los Angeles this year to accept her best-actress Oscar before a global television audience, it was more than a personal triumph. It seemed to many observers a celebration — perhaps a confirmation — of Australia’s growing stature as a film-producing nation. Of course it wasn’t our first Academy Award, but this one, long anticipated and confidently predicted, carried a special symbolic aura. It was as if Blanchett were acknowledging the work of legions of others Australians — actors, writers, directors, cinematographers — who had made their mark at home and abroad.
Fifty years ago it was a different story. When The Australian was first published in 1964, there was no such thing as an Australian film industry — not as we understand the term today. In the years after the World War II until roughly the end of the 1950s, an average of two Australian feature films were released each year, in some years none at all. Television was eroding cinema audiences, and the main business of film production companies (such as they were) was the making of TV commercials. There were no state or federal government bodies supporting an independent Australian film industry, and censorship was still a powerful force. Films were routinely cut and banned, even those intended for exclusive festival screenings.
The local industry was, almost literally, an underground movement. Indeed, “underground” was the term used by many independent filmmakers to describe their work, much of which consisted of travel and surfing documentaries. There were feature films of a kind, shot on minimal budgets using 16mm film, but few were screened in domestic cinemas. The best known underground group was Ubu Films, based in Sydney, pioneered by such brave independent spirits as Albie Thoms and Aggy Read. Our one big commercial success of the 60s was They’re a Weird Mob, based on John O’Grady’s novel and funded by the Rank Organisation in Britain. Looking back, it is hard to believe that an industry
It was true. The 1970s and early 80s saw a spectacular burgeoning of Australian production, with a succession of iconic titles — Nicolas Roeg’s Walkabout (1971), Ted Kotcheff’s Wake in Fright (1971), Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Henri Safran’s Storm Boy (1976), Bruce Beresford’s great historical drama Breaker Morant (1980), and Peter Weir’s magnificent Gallipoli (1981) — the first Australian film I reviewed in these pages. As the film writer David Kemp has observed, much of our budding film output was about “characters starting out in life and facing the often daunting challenges of childhood and adolescence. It’s almost as if the rejuvenated movie industry, after lying dormant for at least 20 years, needed ... to get back to the beginning again.”
Perhaps the defining film of the 70s was Philip Noyce’s Newsfront (1978) — a vision of Australian history and social attitudes seen through the eyes (and lenses) of Australian newsreel cameramen in the 1950s. What seemed more than 30 years ago a cleverly constructed nostalgia trip now looks more like a profound contemplation of lost values and ideals. My colleague David Stratton once rated Newsfront his top Australian film. As director of the Sydney Film Festival, Stratton celebrated the resurgence of the local industry with a retrospective of Australian films in 1975, including Peter Weir’s marvellously unsettling debut feature The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) and Ken Hannam’s Sunday Too Far Away (1975). My favourite film of that time was Fred Schepisi’s The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), based on Tom Keneally’s novel. It was the first Australian film to be screened at Cannes. A powerful indictment of bigotry, its story of a part-Aboriginal youngster who snaps under the pressures of racist humiliation and slaughters a white family contains images of shocking violence that could never have been shown without the liberalisation of censorship laws enacted in the 1970s.
Generous tax concessions ensured another boom for the industry in the 1980s and 90s. The notorious Section 10BA of the income tax act allowed investors to claim deductions greater than the amounts they had invested in a film. But someone actually had to make a film to claim the benefit, and any old film would do. So most 10BA films were rubbish, but the industry, its confidence boosted, thrived on its own resources. The 80s saw some notable box-office triumphs, among them the Mad Max films, which launched Mel Gibson’s international career, and Peter Faiman’s blockbuster comedy Crocodile Dundee (1986), which launched Paul Hogan’s.
The 90s marked other changes, from smaller, quirkier films such as Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom (1992), P.J. Hogan’s Muriel’s Wedding (1994), Rob Sitch’s The Castle (1997) and Stephan Elliott’s The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) to The Piano (1993), Jane Campion’s haunting love story set in New Zealand. The 21st century has brought such classics as David Michod’s gangland drama Animal Kingdom (2010) and Ray Lawrence’s Lantana (2001), based on Andrew Bovell’s play. I rate it the best Australian film of all.
Yes, we’ve had our share of flops and duds and turkeys. But on the whole it’s been half a century of achievement. The internationalisation of the industry that began with Crocodile Dundee is reflected in the legions of talented Australians who have made their mark in Hollywood — above all, our actors.
It’s an ever-lengthening list — Geoffrey Rush, Nicole Kidman, Eric Bana, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Rose Byrne, Judy Davis, Mia Wasikowska, the late Heath Ledger. My apologies to all whose names I have overlooked. And my apologies to the many filmmakers whose work I have unjustly neglected. Cate Blanchett’s Oscar speaks for all of you.
Mad Max, Lantana, Wake in Fright Crocodile Dundee that produced the world’s first full-length feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang in 1906, should somehow have disappeared without trace.
An early push for change came in 1969 from Barry Jones, the former quiz champion and Labor Party elder, and my colleague Phillip Adams, now a much-loved columnist for this newspaper. Together they persuaded John Gorton, the newly appointed prime minister and a self-confessed fan of Hollywood westerns, that something had to be done to forestall “the American takeover of our imagination”. With Gorton’s blessing, and accompanied by Peter Coleman, chairman of an interim committee appointed to investigate the establishment of a national film school, they set out on a worldwide tour in search of ideas for revitalising the local industry. On his return, Adams began a report for Gorton with the words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident. It is time to see our own landscapes, hear our own voices and dream our own dreams.”
Gorton was as good as his word. In one of his last acts before he was deposed as prime minister by Billy McMahon, he approved a grant to launch an experimental film fund. Two other proposals were gaining support at the time — the creation of a film development fund (later subsumed into the Australian Film
Commission, now Screen Australia) and a national film school. All three proposals were endorsed by Gorton and implemented under Gough Whitlam. In May 1973, Whitlam introduced legislation to set up the Australian Film and Television School, whose first director was the Polish filmmaker Jerzy Toeplitz. (Working for Whitlam at the time, I helped draft his second-reading speech.) In 1975, with strong industry support, a bill to establish the Australian Film Commission was passed by parliament after early obstruction by the Senate. The South Australian Film Corporation, the first of several such bodies set up by the states, was launched in the same year. In Adams’s words: “Overnight, it seemed, Australia became the easiest place on earth to make films, rather than the hardest. And within a couple of years the new kids on the block were picking up awards at Cannes, Venice, Berlin, all over.”
1. 2. Fred Schepisi
10. ONLINE: What were your favourite films of the past 50 years? Join the conversation. Go to theaustralian.com.au/review
(1993), Jane Campion
(2010), David Michod
(1975), Peter Weir
(1978), Phillip Noyce
(1981), Peter Weir
(1980), Bruce Beresford
(1970), Ted Kotcheff
(2012), Wayne Blair
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A Sebring man who police said was making methamphetamine was indicted by a grand jury on two additional charges.
Along with his original charge of aggravated possession of drugs, 33-year-old Adam Tyson was also indicted on charges of illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs and endangering children.
Police searched Tyson’s W. Tennessee Avenue home at the beginning of June. They said he had several materials used to make meth, including pseudophedrine, a glass smoking pipe, lithium batteries and cold compress packs.
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Los Angeles is the world’s first city to deploy Philips’ SmartPole streetlighting with built-in 4G LTE wireless technology from Ericsson. The move will see 100 SmartPoles used to improve network performance in dense urban areas in the first year – 500 additional poles will be added over the following four years.
This project expands on Philips’ existing relationship with LA. Earlier this year, LA became the first city in North America to monitor and control its LED streetlighting through Philips CityTouch, the company’s streetlight asset management system that uses mobile and cloud-based technologies.
“The analogue light pole has evolved right here in Los Angeles,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti. “LA is a world leader in LED streetlights and has more poles than any other city in America. We are now taking advantage of previously untapped real estate to give our streets better broadband connectivity and future-ready infrastructure, while generating revenue for the city. This project shows what smart infrastructure can do for Los Angeles: create jobs, save tax payer dollars, and improve our environment.”
Amy Huntington, president of Philips Lighting Americas said: “The Philips SmartPole technology proves its role as the backbone in an outdoor Internet of Things platform capable of delivering new services and value. This is also fully aligned with many of Mayor Garcetti’s key priorities and outcomes by taking LED streetlighting and turning it into a services hub that can adapt to the changing needs of a particular neighbourhood over time.”
Cellular data traffic is expected to grow nine times by 2020, according to the Ericsson Mobility Report. With current telecoms infrastructure struggling to respond to this demand, streetlighting offers network operators new possibilities to improve wireless infrastructure beyond traditional sites. As a result, operators can improve data coverage and capacity for citizens so there are no more signal dropouts.
Arun Bansal, senior vice president and head of business unit radio, Ericsson, said: “LA will be a role model for other smart cities that place sustainability and connectivity high on their agenda. As citizens, businesses and industries transform through mobility, cities have an increasingly important role to play as eco-system partners enabling the next wave of innovations that will bring us to 5G in 2020. Innovative solutions like Philips SmartPoles and Ericsson Zero Site that efficiently improve the performance of mobile networks will be necessary to address the growing demand from both smartphone users and the Internet of Things.”
At this stage, Philips is focusing on the North American market with this offering.
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Automated Direct Insertion Probe for Finnigan TRACE MS Mass Spectrometer from Thermo Electron Corp.
Figure 1 - AutoProbe System Attached to the Thermo Finnigan TRACE MS from Thermo Finnigan
The AutoProbe is software controlled and fully integrated within the Thermo Finnigan Xcalibur MS software. A series of PC windows are integrated into Xcabibur to permit the setup of the AutoProbe and the setup of the operational parameters for the AutoProbe. All parameters and methods are saved as part of the Xcalabur methods. The AutoProbe is set up in Xcalibur as an accessory instrument in the Instrumentation Configuration Window. The method parameters for the operation of the AutoProbe, including ramp rates and times of other system parameters, are entered into data screens controlled within the Xcalibur system software.
AutoProbe Software and PC Control
The AutoProbe System has four levels of software that control its entire operation. SIS developed software for the first three levels. The four levels include:
(1) Embedded Software - This resides on the embedded C-programmable microprocessor controller inside the AutoProbe instrument. It directly controls the various hardware components of the AutoProbe, including the servo controller for the linear actuator, the DEP filament current controller, the isolation and rough-pump valves, the vacuum gauge sensor, and the pneumatic valves for the ball valve.
(2) PC-based Instrument Control Software - This controls the AutoProbe instrument from the PC. It does this by communicating with the embedded software (1) via a serial communications link. The PC software sends commands (such as sample run requests) to the embedded software and reads back status data such as the filament current, vacuum readings, the probe position, and operating states. C++, wxWindows, and COM technologies were used. CTC developed their own software for controlling the autosampler. In a typical operation, this layer of software is transparent to the user.
(3) Virtual Instrument Modules - Each instrument of the AutoProbe System is associated with a plug-in module called an "Xcalibur virtual instrument (VI)." These virtual instruments allow instrument vendors to integrate their own instrument control software (2) into the Thermo Finnigan Xcalibur software package (4). Virtual instruments can be thought of as (software) abstractions of instrument hardware. They conform to various standards such as how instruments are configured, methods are set up, and instrument operations are synchronized. Therefore, the entire AutoProbe system is seamlessly integrated into Xcalibur according to the Xcalibur instrument model. SIS developed a VI for the AutoProbe, while CTC and Thermo Finnigan provide the autosampler and MS VI's respectively.
(4) System Control and Analysis Software -Thermo Finnigan Xcalibur software integrates the setup and operation of the virtual instruments (3). It provides a uniform interface for setting up methods and sequences, running samples, collecting data, doing library searches, analyzing results, and printing reports. It also provides an Open Access mode of operation.
As a result of this software integration, the AutoProbe is seamlessly integrated into the Xcalibur software package. The AutoProbe is controlled within the Xcalibur screens and the AutoProbe system status is shown in the Xcalibur system screens.
PC Windows for the Operation of the AutoProbe
In order for the AutoProbe system to operate within the Xcalibur system, Xcalibur must know which devices are being utilized. This is determined in the Xcalabur Instrument Configuration Window. For the operation of the AutoProbe, the PAL Autosampler, SIS AutoProbe and MS systems are selected and configured via the window shown below.
Figure 2 - Xcalabur Instrument Configuration Window
The three instruments are added as shown above.
1. TRACE MS (or PolarisQ or TRACE DSQ)
2. PAL Autosampler
3. SIS AutoProbe
Pressing the SIS AutoProbe Icon above and then pressing "Configure". The following window appears. This window is used to select the appropriate serial communication port. clicking "Test" will verify the communication link to the AutoProbe System.
Figure 3 - AutoProbe configuration - select communications port
Selecting the "Advanced" tab on the above window brings up the following window.
Figure 4 - AutoProbe Configuration Window - Advanced AutoProbe Setup
The settings in the Advanced screen will probably not need to be changed, but they can be changed if necessary.
The one value that may need to be changed here is the Filament "Load" Position. This "Load" position adjustment allows you to position the probe directly under the syringe needle during sample loading. If the alignment of the needle is not correct, the linear position of the probe can be adjusted here to position the syringe needle precisely over the center of the DEP probe tip filament coil.
The "Max Rough Pump Injection Pressure" is the vacuum level to which the isolation valve pump must reach before the isolation valve opens and the probe proceeds in to the source. It is recommended that the value of 200 millitorr be used. The next line, "Max Rough Pump Pressure Time" is the time limit that the vacuum pump has to achieve the above set pressure. It is recommended that this time be set to 120 seconds. If the set vacuum pressure is not reached in the operation of the probe within the 120 seconds time (2.0 minutes), the probe will withdraw from the isolation valve and a vacuum leak warning message will be displayed in the status panel of Xcalibur on the AutoProbe Manual control window.
The screen shown below permits the AutoProbe method to be set up and saved. The AutoProbe method consists of 3 heating steps - Solvent Elimination - Sample Analysis - Bakeout.
Figure 5 - AutoProbe Window for entering AutoProbe method parameters
Solvent Elimination. Before the sample is analyzed, a small current can be passed through the DEP filament wire to slightly heat the wire and remove the sample solvent. If solvent removal is not required, then uncheck the "solvent elim." checkbox. This step of solvent removal can be done either in atmosphere (before the probe is injected into the vacuum system), or in the vacuum inside the mass spec (before the probe is mated up against the MS source). If the solvent removal is to be done inside the vacuum, then check the "Do solvent elimination in vacuum" checkbox, otherwise the default is for solvent removal to occur at the sample load position (at atmospheric pressure).
Sample Analysis. The DEP filament wire can be run at a constant current rate or with a ramp. Up to three different ramp steps are available. These multiple current ramps can be used in some applications to separate analytes in a sample based on boiling points. Just check the current steps desired in the boxes on the left.
Good results can be obtained by running the filament at a single ballistic constant high current of between 500 and 900 mA. This will provide for a quick heating and desorption of the samples into the mass spec source in the minimum amount of time. The result will be sharp total ion chromatograms and therefore the highest level of sensitivity.
Bakeout. The bakeout mode is used to clean the DEP probe tip between samples to prevent cross contamination of samples. After sample analysis, the probe retracts about 1.5 inches out of the source and the bakeout method occurs in the mass spec vacuum. Normally an isothermal setting of between 800 and 1000 mA for 15 seconds will thoroughly clean the DEP probe tip wire.
The Manual Control Window permits the control or operation of the AutoProbe manually. In some instances it may be necessary to move the probe against the MS source in order to seal the source tightly or align the syringe needle with the DEP wire coil. This can be accomplished in the Manual Control window.
Figure 6 - PC Window for the Manual Control of the AutoProbe
One of the unique features of the Thermo Finnigan Xcalibur software is the ability to operate the mass spectrometer in an Open Access Mode. The Open Access System permits inexperienced chemists and technicians to submit samples directly to the mass spectrometer for analysis. The samples are then analyzed automatically and the results reported back to the chemist with little or no interaction of the mass spectrometer operator. The results are increased productivity from the mass spectrometer lab with less technical staff requirements.
The AutoProbe was integrated into this Open Access mode of operation within the Xcalibur software system. For a sample to be analyzed, the chemist fills out a simple form on a PC screen including the submitters name and sample name. He then selects a method of analysis from one of several standard methods preestablished by the supervisor. After completing the form, the user is instructed where to place his sample. The samples are then analyzed automatically with no operator intervention. The chemist has the option of having the results e-mailed back to him.
Figure 7 - Operation of the AutoProbe in Open Access
For additional details click onto the detailed descriptive material on the AutoDesorb system below. The application notes below demonstrate the operation of the AutoProbe for the analysis of samples. For additional pricing and ordering information, contact John Manura at Scientific Instrument Services, or call (908) 788-5550 ext: 800.
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Yttria coated filament after 16,000 cycles


New Jersey May Pay Students' Loan Debt to Live in Poor Cities
Lawmakers in New Jersey have proposed paying part of college graduates' student loans if they agree to live in cities in need of revitalization.
The migration of the middle class from the cities to the suburbs has plagued a number of cities across the country in recent years. To combat the urban blight that often occurs as a result, lawmakers in New Jersey have proposed paying college-educated individuals to live in areas in need of revitalization.
The Neighborhood Scholar Revitalization Pilot Program would pay $7,000 toward up to 600 recent college graduates' student loan debt if they live in Camden, Trenton or Jersey City for two years. The fund would be partially funded by businesses participating in the Urban Enterprise Zone program, who in turn could claim tax credits for their contributions. The legislation has so far passed committee along party lines, but has yet to be voted on by the full Assembly.
Connecticut has a similar program, which offers a homebuyer tax credit to recent public university graduates who choose to stay in the state after college.
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Altoona Public Library officially went live in January 2017 and they are our first Polaris library. They also part of the Iowa Library Alliance, a group of libraries in Iowa who contracts with MOBIUS for courier services. They serve a population of 14,541 and are located in Polk County, Iowa which is part of the Des Moines Metro Area. As of the end of September, they have borrowed 661 items from MOBIUS and lent 1,559. Kim Keitzman, Director, reports that their patrons love MOBIUS and are finding it easy to use.

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The North West Europe Programme belongs to strand B of the
European Community Initiative INTERREG III* which supports transnational
co-operation in the field of spatial development between national,
regional and local authorities and a wide range of non-governmental
The objective is
to achieve a more cohesive, balanced and sustainable territorial development in
the Community and better territorial integration. The INTERREG IIIB NWE
Programme follows up from the INTERREG IIC NWMA (North-Western Metropolitan
Area) Programme implemented over 1998-2001.
A substantially increased
Between 2000-2006 the Programme will allocate
€330 million of European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) to
forward-looking projects in the field of territorial development that contribute
to the above mentioned objective. Two Calls for Proposals will be launched every
year during this period. Each call is advertised on this website.
Amongst the 13 INTERREG III B Programmes, North West Europe was
allocated the largest budget since its cooperation area covers nearly half the
EU population. Seven Member States are participating (Belgium, France,
Ireland, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK) together with
Switzerland ( click here to view the map of the co-operation area).
Five key priorities
prepared by representatives of the Member States, the main Programme reference
document (CIP - Community Initiative Programme), was approved by the European
Commission on March 22nd 2002. It includes an analysis of the economic, social,
spatial but also environmental potential of the NWE. On the basis of such an
analysis, five fields of
priority for transnational project activities were identified. Project
ideas must fall within the scope of these priorities and measures, and generally
attract partners from at least two member states within the cooperation area,
since the ultimate aim of INTERREG IIIB is to promote joint solutions to
transnational and common issues through transnational co-operation.
Project ideas must fall within the scope of these
priorities and measures, and generally attract partners from at least two
different countries of the NWE area, with each partner contributing to project
funding or being active in the implementation of the action plan.
For more information on how the Programme is managed go to section Programme Management
Click here to download an overview of the
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visit the INFOREGIO Website of the European Commission and INTERACT's website
which aims to provide information on all aspects of INTERREG and the current
debate on European Territorial Cooperation. (The main
activities of the INTERACT Programme are setting up information and
communication networks, defining information frameworks and flows, proactively
disseminating information and stimulating exchange of experiences between


Pune-based Autologue Design has showcased their new creation, a scrambler based on the Jawa 42, on the occasion of International Jawa Day. Called the Scrambler 42, the custom bike draws inspiration from Jawa CZ trials motorcycle from yesteryears. This highly detailed motorcycle gets a lot of bespoke parts and looks geared up for competition.
The first thing that catches your eye is the bright red and yellow paint job. There are a lot of intricate details on the bike. For instance, the stainless steel headlamp plate has been created via a waterjet cutting machine. For illumination, the headlamp seems like lifted off a pair of auxiliary LED lamps. We love the cover for the single pod instrument console that has been finished in bright yellow. The fuel tank gets stainless steel badges and side rubber pads to lock your knees while riding standing up. On the side, the panels have been modified to accommodate the high mounted exhaust and feature competition numbers. Other than the flat seat, it also gets modified front and rear fenders.
The motor has a black finished look now and features twin, high mounted exhausts on either side. To achieve this, the exhaust headers have been modified. To save the rider's legs from exhaust heat, it gets custom made waterjet-cut exhaust heat shields. The chain cover is an open aluminium unit.
The bike also features a raised handlebar with handlebar brace and custom levers. To make it more capable off-road, it gets dual-purpose tyres as well. The spoked wheel rims and front disc, rear drum setup have been carried over from the original Jawa as well.
With the Jawas garnering a lot of bookings, this is one way to ensure your Jawa stands out. While this is a one-off machine, Autololgue will build you one if you ask nicely.


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(Joe Hoft) The 2020 Election was the largest election steal in US history. It was a mess. But with all the theft, not one single complaint came from one party – the Democrats. In fact, all the Democrats have done is block and attack anyone who brings up election fraud and then play the victim when they get caught.
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Among recent black college graduates, women now earn more than men, according to census figures, and some sociologists say that may be an economic disincentive to marriage.
In fact, black college-educated women have made such financial strides since 1980 that many now earn as much or more than white women with similar education and similar work experience.
The big wage gains for black professional women came in the 1980s as the salaries of white professional women rose slightly and those of black men eroded.
The wage figures, which account for inflation, are analyses of census data conducted for the New York Times by the Economic Policy Institute, a labor-supported research organization in Washington, and by Queens College of the City University of New York.
Among recent college graduates with from one to five years on the job, black women earned an average wage of $11.41 an hour in 1991 while white women earned $11.38 an hour and black men were paid $11.26, according to an analysis by Lawrence Mishel and Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute. White males earned $12.85 an hour.
The Queens College analysis found that the median income for college graduates 25 and younger was about $18,000 for white men, $17,000 for black women, $16,800 for white women and $16,400 for black men.
Proposed explanations for the disparity included racism, affirmative action programs -- employing a woman who is black meets two minority hiring goals -- and the fact that the pool of recent college graduates from which companies can recruit black employees includes more women than men.
While the gains by black women confirm the value of a college degree and the availability of jobs, some experts say they could discourage marriage within the black middle class because women often hesitate to marry men who earn less than the the women earn.
Compounding the problem for better-educated black women is that they significantly outnumber better-educated black men, and the gap in education and income is growing, said William zTC Julius Wilson, the University of Chicago professor of sociology who produces the "black marriageable male index," a gauge of the deficit of employed black men available to marry black women.
"Better-educated black women face a real dilemma," Mr. Wilson said. "Do they remain single or do they marry down? . . . One outcome could be not intraracial marriages, but more interracial marriages."
The wage gap between college-educated black women and men was slight and may close altogether as black men advance professionally. But while income differentials among blacks have traditionally been narrower than among whites, the latest shift defies the wage advantage generally enjoyed by men -- a shift that has persisted historically.


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Medicine Hat, AB - Medicine Hat Tigers are pleased to announce this morning the acquisition of 19-year-old defenseman MICHAEL SAUER from the Portland Winter Hawks.
In exchange for Sauer, the Tigers have sent two 16-year-old defensive prospects in Patrick Weircoich of Maple Ridge, BC and Lee Morrow of Ponoka, AB to Portland.
"To obtain a player of Michael's caliber, we had to move two good young prospects in Patrick and Lee," said Tigers' general manager/head coach Willie Desjardins. "We wish both players good luck and success in the future with the Winter Hawks' organization."
"Not only are we receiving one of Portland's best players but we are getting a player of great character," stated Desjardins. "Michael is one of the best defenseman in the WHL and knows what it takes to win. This is a very big step in helping our organization to be successful in our conference. We are very exited to have Michael join our organization," concluded Desjardins.
The 6' 3", 205 lbs native of Sartell, MN comes for a very strong sports-minded family. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the second round, 40th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. His oldest brother Craig, retired recently retired after a five-year career in the National Football League. Brother Kent played for the Winter Hawks in 1999-20 while brother Kurt is currently with the Colorado Avalanche after spending three years with the Spokane Chiefs.
Sauer is expected to join the Tigers for tomorrow night's game in Calgary as the team kicks off the second half of the season with three games in three nights in Calgary, Lethbridge and Swift Current.

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Iraq War 2003: Background & Lessons
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January 9, 2003
Iraq, Iran, North Korea and WMD: Threat Activated
North Korea in November 2002 stated plainly what it had for years attempted to hide: its nuclear weapons program. The gesture was aimed at dividing US military forces, and causing doubt in the US and Western leaderships in the run-up to a US-led military attack on Iraq. The US is now paying the price for a decade of denial of DPRK, Iranian and Iraqi nuclear weapons.
Analysis. By GIS Staff. State-run radio in the DRPK (North Korea) on November 17, 2002, confirmed that the DPRK Armed Forces had nuclear weapons. Significantly, this confirms consistent intelligence from highly-reliable sources published regularly by the Defense & Foreign Affairs group since 1994. Both the Republic of Korea (ROK: South Korea) Government and the previous US Administration of then-Pres. William Clinton sought to deny the validity of the intelligence because recognition of it would have required a compensatory action on the part of the US and ROK governments.
The timing of the release of the information — and the fact that the Government in Pyongyang knew that it would provoke a major confrontation — could only mean that the DPRK was attempting to (a) take advantage of the fact that the US was preoccupied with Middle Eastern issues and the upcoming war with Iraq; or (b) that it was working in coordination with Iraq and Iran to forcibly divide US strategic attention. All the evidence points to the second option: a coordinated attempt to divide US and Allied military forces and focus. As well, such a move would raise doubt in the mind of some US leaders and US allied leaderships as to whether they could proceed with a war against Iraq while Pyongyang literally challenged the West to nuclear conflict.
Japanese officials, in particular, would be sufficiently concerned to apply pressure on the US to calm the DPRK, knowing that North Korea had already demonstrated the capability to hit Japanese targets with ballistic missiles. Japanese intelligence officials are well aware of the fact that the DPRK has a strong, deployed force of nuclear weapons on its ballistic missiles. The Japanese Government attempted, during the early to mid-1990s, to convince the US Clinton Administration of this fact, providing extensive and cross-confirming defector debriefs on the DPRK nuclear program.
Defense & Foreign Affairs was also in possession of substantial intelligence on DPRK nuclear weapons. This information was deliberately ignored by the Clinton Administration which knew that, if it acknowledged the reality, it would be forced to deal with it. The situation from that time onward only became more serious, although the US attempted to negotiate with Pyongyang to limit its ability to produce weapons-grade fissile material.
Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor of Defense & Foreign Affairs, in his new book, The High Cost of Peace: How Washington’s Middle East Policy Left America Vulnerable to Terrorism,1 detailed how, by 1992, Iran — which by that time had illegally acquired three nuclear weapons from the former Soviet Union — began the process of developing a strategic rapprochement with Iraq. Iran subsequently negotiated with Kazakhstan to acquire four more 50kt nuclear weapons, which were fitted to DPRK-supplied NoDong-1 ballistic missiles. At the same time, it reached an understanding with the DPRK in 1992 which would effectively coordinate military actions against the US, in effect creating simultaneous nuclear wars in East Asia and the Middle East.
This did not eventuate in 1992 because of internal problems in the DPRK, both with the transition of power from Kim Il-song to Kim Jong-il, and because of opposition within DPRK military circles. But the relationship between Iran, Iraq and the DPRK continued to strengthen, with the DPRK providing substantial quantities of strategic weapons to Iran, Iraq and Libya, in particular. Defense & Foreign Affairs has reported consistently on these developments, including the fact that much of the Iraqi ballistic missile program was being conducted in Libya, using NoDong-1s2.
The Defense & Foreign Affairs reporting, dating back to the early and mid-1990s, gave clear warning that Iraq, Iran and North Korea had discussed the prospect of coordinated actions against the United States as a means of splitting US strategic focus and US forces. There are now strong indications that the announcement by the DPRK Government on November 17, 2002, was intended specifically to aid Iraq and Iran, to divide US strategic capabilities and to raise the specter, for the US and its allies, of a possible nuclear war with North Korea at the same time as a conflict was underway with Iraq, and possibly Iran.
Defense & Foreign Affairs Senior Editor Yossef Bodansky provided the bulk of the 1990s reports, working with intelligence provided by North Korean defectors and other sensitive and open sources. Several key reports published in Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy, dating from May 1994, gave a measure of the timeline involved in the reporting on the DPRK nuclear program.
Even by early 1994, it was known that the DPRK had 10 nuclear warheads of 50kt yield deployed on ballistic missiles, plus two additional 50kt devices suitable for vehicle or aircraft delivery. Defense & Foreign Affairs sources believe that the number of warheads available to the DPRK would now be substantially higher, given the fact that it has had an additional eight years to work on the program.
As well, Defense & Foreign Affairs sources believe that it is possible that the “surprise weapon” referred-to by Iraqi Pres. Saddam Hussein in his message to Arab leaders in 2002 could be a DPRK-supplied nuclear weapon.3
In one of his 1994 reports for Defense & Foreign Affairs, Yossef Bodansky noted: “In 1984, the DPRK began the construction of a major new military nuclear complex in the Yong- byon area built around a new reactor estimated at the 50-200mw range, and dedicated for weapons production. Construction was near completion in 1989 and the reactor was tentatively activated in 1992. The construction of auxiliary installations for this reactor was expected to be completed in 1994, in the aftermath of a crash program begun in 1993. Within two years after its full activation, now expected to take place in 1995 at the latest, this reactor alone will be producing enough plutonium for 10-12 weapons a year.”4
There has been ongoing and overwhelming evidence from a number of quarters to verify DPRK possession of nuclear weapons. As Bodansky noted in the July 1994 report:
“In order to confirm the status of the North Korean military nuclear capabilities, a high level delegation of West European diplomats and experts based in Beijing visited the DPRK in the early winter of 1993. Returning from Pyongyang in mid-December 1993, the delegation reported that the DPRK had ‘several atomic bombs and the vehicles to launch them’. The delegation confirmed much of the data provided by defectors, including that North Korea ‘has built several kilo[ton]-size bombs’. On the basis of the DPRK’s verified plutonium production at Yongbyon alone, the delegation concluded that the DPRK already had ‘at least half a dozen bombs’ to be delivered by a growing arsenal of ballistic missiles.”5
Once again, on November 18, 2002, Associated Press (AP) reports indicated that “South Korean officials expressed doubt about the credibility of the report”. Indeed, it would have been surprising if the ROK officials had not attempted to blunt the impact of the news, given the heightened threat status which DPRK possession of fielded nuclear weapons implied for South Korea.
The timing of the DPRK November 17, 2002, announcement was intended to give validity to Iraqi Pres. Saddam Hussein’s claim that only Iraq was being singled-out for attack by the US for the possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) because it was a Muslim state. Such a move was intended to polarize US relations with the entire Muslim world and thereby deny the US and its Coalition partners access to support from Arab-Muslim states.
However, the principal reason for the US reluctance to act against the DPRK and its nuclear weapons has been the fact that Pyongyang has consistently threatened Japan with attack by nuclear weapons — delivered by DPRK NoDong or TaepoDong ballistic missiles — if it allowed the US access to Japanese basing in any attack against the DPRK. Given the lack of sufficient US basing in the Western Pacific, the US has had to take into account Japanese sensibilities and has attempted to find other ways of dealing with the DPRK.
The Pyongyang Government waited before releasing the confirmation of its military nuclear capability until it was clear that the US and other states would no longer supply oil to the DPRK, under the earlier arrangements which had been intended to wean the DPRK off its dependence on nuclear energy.
On November 17, 2002, Pyongyang Radio reported that North Korea “has come to have nuclear and other strong military weapons due to nuclear threats by US imperialists”. Until now, the DPRK had restricted its claims to the fact that it was “entitled to have nuclear weapons and more powerful weapons than that to protect its sovereignty from US threats”.
In Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry on November 18, 2002, expressed serious concern over what it called “contradictory” statements from Pyongyang, noting: “Russia expects the friendly Korean leadership to strictly observe all North Korea’s regulations and obligations on the cornerstone Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which is a guarantee not only of global strategic stability but of peace and security on the Korean Peninsula.” North Korean officials admitted to visiting US officials in Pyongyang in October 2002 that the DPRK had a covert program to make nuclear weapons with enriched uranium. As a penalty, a US-led international consortium, called the Korean Energy Development Organization, in early November 2002 decided to cut off fuel oil shipments to North Korea beginning in December 2002.
There should have been no surprises on the DPRK nuclear weapons program. As noted in the Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook:
“On July 8, 1994, the DPRK announced the death of Pres. Kim Il-song due to a ‘sudden attack of illness’. For Pyongyang, this long-awaited event was the most important milestone in North Korean history since the foundation of the state. It seems that Kim Il-song died as a result of an accident, reportedly in the Integrated Command Post for Nuclear Warfare being completed at Mt. Chidang in Changsan-Dong, Sosong district, Pyongyang. Several officers and officials, including Vice Marshal Chu To-il, then the Commander of the Pyongyang troops, are believed to have been killed or injured in the accident. ...”6
The Defense & Foreign Affairs Daily report “ROK Denies Report of DPRK NoDong-1 Deployment”, of October 26, 1999, noted:
“The Republic of Korea's (ROK) Defense Ministry denied on October 25, 1999, reports that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK) had deployed four medium-range missile units which could strikes targets in Japan and the ROK.”
“ROK Defense Ministry spokesman said that he did not believe the report was accurate because of the reported position of the system. One system was reported to have been deployed at Tugol, which is about 60km from the ROK border. The Ministry spokesperson said that it would make little sense to deploy a missile system with a 1,300km range so close to the border with the ROK. Military doctrine is for weapons to be deployed as far from hostile forces as possible, while keeping the weapon within range to strike enemy targets, in order to reduce the chances of the system being destroyed.”
“The ROK Defense Ministry comments were in response to an October 25, 1999, report in Chosun Ilbo, an ROK newspaper. The report indicated that the DPRK had recently deployed NoDong-1 missiles in two strategic locations in four battalion groups. Quoting an unidentified ROK Government official, the newspaper said the DPRK positioned one battalion at Sinori, north of its capital Pyongyang and three other battalions at Tugol near the western border with the ROK. ‘One battalion was said to have nine launchers for NoDong-1 missiles,’ Chosun Ilbo quoted the official as saying.”
“The strategic, as well as the physical and commercial, linkages between the DPRK, Iraq and Iran — as well as Libya — on nuclear weapons and strategic delivery systems has now become clear and of sufficient consistency as to imply a degree of coordinated political activity.”
Yossef Bodansky in the July 31, 1994, Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy, noted:
“North Korea and the United States were preparing, in August , to sign a deal which would ‘resolve their differences’ over the DPRK’s military nuclear development. But the deal is merely intended to save face for all concerned. North Korea — the DPRK — already has deployed a substantial number of nuclear weapons and the US is not prepared to confront the matter.”
“... North Korea ... already has close to 10 operational nuclear warheads for its ballistic missiles, and two nuclear devices that can be carried by truck or transport aircraft. All the weapons are 50kt nuclear warheads, each weighing around 500kg (1,100lb.). All the DPRK’s ballistic missiles can carry nuclear warheads. The DPRK already has over 120 NoDong-1s, and a few hundred NK-Scud-Bs and NK-Scud-Cs, in operational service.”
“In late March 1993, the DPRK completed the development of the upgraded NoDong-1 ‘which may be equipped with nuclear warhead’ with a 1,300km range. The DPRK is also accelerating the development of a new SSM, the NoDong-2, estimated to have a range of 1,500-2,000km. The test launching of the first NoDong-2 prototypes is expected in 1994-95 and, barring a major setback, the NoDong-2 will become operational in 1996-97. Therefore, the NoDong-2 can be pressed into operational service under extreme conditions. The DPRK, along with the PRC and Iran, is also developing a new generation of ballistic missiles far more accurate than the NoDong family and optimized for nuclear warheads. The SSMs, the TaepoDong-1 and the Taepo- Dong-2, will have ranges of 2,000 and 3,500km respectively. A modified Taepo- Dong-2 will be able to reach a range of 9,600km. More advanced nuclear-tipped SSMs, such as the NoDong-X, are also near entry into operational service.”
“The proposed closing down of the DPRK's 5mw reactor will have no impact whatsoever on the DPRK's current and near-term operational nuclear capabilities.”
In the 4-1998 edition of Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy, Editor Gregory Copley, in an article entitled “The DPRK-Iran Strategic Weapons Linkage: The Timing of the Emperor’s Clothes” noted:
“Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy, in February 1992, published a four-page article, detailing the status of Iran’s military nuclear capabilities. The article, citing unim- peachable primary sources, noted the acquisition by Iran from the former Soviet Union of three nuclear weapons. With as much detail as possible, but ensuring that sources were protected, this journal and this writer gave a reasoned and balanced report, avoiding any sensationalism. But the US State Department attacked this journal as being the ‘tool’ of a foreign intelligence service. More than one indignant US Congressman, fully cognizant of the importance of the story, demanded [and received] a retraction of the attack by the State Department on Strategic Policy. The original attack made waves in The Washington Post; the retraction was a quiet letter to the Congress, never noted in the open media. And so the matter slept for six years.”
“... What did the West, gain by delaying recognition of the nuclear realities?”
“It could be argued that the NATO and Japan bought time to prepare better strategies for containing Tehran's and Pyongyang's nuclear intentions. Or at least allowed them to drift into an era in which the ‘peace dividend’ self-delusion of the immediate post-Soviet era had diminished. But the truth is that the West gained nothing by its delayed recognition. Iran and North Korea gained the breathing spaces they needed to consolidate their positions and even claim de facto Western acceptance of the status quo.
But even to imply that the West minimized the reports at the time for some coherent strategic reason is o give far to much credence to the vision of those, particularly in the Clinton Administration, responsible. In reality, they were not prepared to face the truth. So rather than face the truth, they attacked the messenger.”
There should be no excuse now for ignoring the Iran-Iraq-DPRK strategic axis.
1. Bodansky, Yossef: The High Cost of Peace: How Washington’s Middle East Policy Left America Vulnerable to Terrorism. Roseville, California, 2002: Prima Publishing. See also review in Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy, edition 9-2002.
2. See, for example, En Clair section of Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy, 9-2002: “Iraqi WMD Links to Libya, Uranium”.
3. “A Wide and Complex War”, by Yossef Bodansky, in Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy, 10-2002.
4. Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy, May 1994.
5. Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy, July 1994.
6. DPRK Section, Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook, 15th Edition. Alexandria, Virginia, 2002: International Strategic Studies Association.


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This year’s WWE Hall of Fame will take place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Saturday 2nd April.
The event will be shown live on the WWE Network from 1am BST (Sun morning) following a hour of Red Carpet coverage from 12am BST.
The inductees this year including, Sting; The Fabulous Freebirds; Big Boss Man; The Godfather; Jacqueline and Stan Hansen.
This year’s celebrity inductee is Snoop Dogg. A man who guest-hosted Raw, bowled over Chavo Guerrero and flung Curtis Axel from the ring. At WrestleMania XXIV, Snoop got involved in the Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjack match, while at WrestleMania XXVII, he appeared in a backstage segment with Teddy Long.
And journalist and author Joan Lunden will receive the Warrior Award. She recently beat breast cancer and has previously appeared on WWE Monday Night Raw to raise awareness for the disease.
WWE Wrestlemania 32 weekend schedule (UK/BST)
Friday 1 April (Sat morning)
2.30am – NXT TakeOver: Pre-show – WWE Network
3.00am – NXT TakeOver: Dallas – WWE Network
Saturday 2 April (Sun morning)
12.00am – WWE Hall of Fame Red Carpet – WWE Network
1.00am – WWE Hall of Fame 2016 – WWE Network
Sunday 3 April
10.00pm – WWE Wrestlmania 32: Pre-show – WWE Network
12.00am – WWE Wrestlemania 32 – Sky Sports Box Office, WWE Network
Monday 4 April (Tues morning)
1.00am – WWE Monday Night Raw – Sky Sports 5
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will call Thursday Night Football for the 2018 NFL season. “Since acquiring the rights to Thursday Night Football, we knew we wanted a big game feel,” said John Entz, President of Production & Executive Producer, FOX Sports. “There is no…
The first Grand Tour of the cycling season gets underway this Friday as the 101st Giro d’Italia takes place from 4th May – 27th May 2018. The 3.562,9km distance will be a true battle of survival as the men go through the 21 stage in…
Bruce Arians is to join the NFL on CBS as a colour commentator for the 2018 season. The former Arizona Cardinals head coach will join Greg Gumbel and Trent Green in Three-Man Booth, along with Jamie Erdahl reporting from the sidelines. “I always hoped that…


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- Diseases stealing profits from high-yield corn growers
- Other symptoms to look for
• Southern rust is the most important disease faced by Georgia corn growers.
• When you invest in a fungicide to prevent Southern rust, you’re protecting against lodging late in the season.
• Severe Southern rust outbreaks, which typically occur every three to four years, have been linked with up to a 50-percent reduction in anticipated corn yields.
CONTROLLING DISEASES LIKE corn rust can, in some cases, boost yields in the Southeast by 20 to 30 bushels per acres.
At a time when the sky would appear to be the limit for Southeastern corn yields, managing diseases becomes even more important, meaning a yield difference of as many as 20 to 30 bushels per acre in some fields.
One of the biggest disease threats to corn growers — Southern rust — was practically non-existent last year due to hot, dry weather conditions, says Bob Kemerait, University of Georgia Extension plant pathologist.
“It was the first year since 2005 that I haven’t made wide-scale recommendations for spraying fungicides for high-yield producers,” says Kemerait. “It was hot and dry, and there wasn’t a way for Southern corn rust to get here — it needs a tropical storm to get to our fields.”
Southern rust, he says, is the most important disease faced by Georgia corn producers. The presence of the disease in the state is monitored in sentinel plots, he adds.
“We looked for it every week of the season but didn’t find it,” says Kemerait. “The most important aspect of the disease is that once it has sucked the juice from the leaf, it’ll start to suck it out of the stalk. When you invest in a fungicide to prevent Southern rust, you’re protecting against lodging late in the season.”
Severe Southern rust outbreaks, which typically occur every three to four years, have been linked with up to a 50-percent reduction in anticipated corn yields, says Austin Hagan, Auburn University Extension plant pathologist.
“Crop growth stage greatly impacts disease effect on yield and the need for protective fungicides,” says Hagan. “If rust shows up in corn in the tassel stage or silking, sizable yield losses are likely given favorable weather for disease development and lack of protective fungicide treatments. Double-crop corn is a sitting duck for Southern rust.”
The best way to manage Southern rust, says Kemerait is to be out in the field looking for it, or have someone else look for it. “The problem is we have two rust diseases — Southern rust, which matters, and common rust, which doesn’t matter. The best way to tell them apart in a field, if you’re scouting, or if you have someone looking for you, is that if you have orange pustules, and they are on the top and the bottom of the leaf, don’t worry about them. But if they’re only on the top of the leaf, it might be Southern rust.”
Southern rust pustules, which are distinctly orange in color, are circular to oval in shape and smaller compared to common rust, says Hagan.

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“So much more that he’ll never see. So much more that he’ll never get to. So much that he can only glimpse enough of to know that it’s forever beyond his reach.”
Author: Patrick Ness
Publisher: Candlewick Press
A boy drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments. He dies.
Then he wakes, naked and bruised and thirsty, but alive.
How can this be? And what is this strange deserted place?
As he struggles to understand what is happening, the boy dares to hope. Might this not be the end? Might there be more to this life, or perhaps this afterlife?
From multi-award-winning Patrick Ness comes one of the most provocative and moving novels of our time
I know, I know another Patrick Ness novel, I just can’t help myself! As soon as I was done with The Knife of Never Letting Go, I had to keep going. Once I receive my Amazon gift card, I will be buying the next two books in the Chaos Walking Series. I read More Than This on my Kindle, but I’ll probably end up buying the print edition as well.
I loved everything about this novel, the characters, the plot, the writing, everything. I loved the characters because they just seemed so real. Like the Knife of Never Letting Go, I felt scared at some points because I had grown so attached to every character. It reminded me of The Matrix (but in more simple terms!). It was deep, and thought provoking. So many questions were left unanswered, but in a good way. Isn’t that life though? I don’t think I cried as much as I did in The Knife of Never Letting Go, but I did weep a little bit. (But let’s be honest, when am I not weeping). I definitely recommend it if you read the Chaos Walking Series, or you are into Science Fiction.
My Rating: 5 Stars
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There aren’t many singers who are selling almost as much in the Noughties as they did in the 1960s, but Tom Jones’s voice and charisma are ageing well – as a Dublin audience will get to experience next month
UNLIKELY AS it may seem – or, indeed, sound – 69-year-old lad Tom Jones is still on top of his game. It’s unlikely because Jones has been for so long on the outskirts of credibility. Here is a man, a bloke’s bloke from Pontypridd in Wales, who once revelled in a racy reputation with the ladies, selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door in order to make enough money not to work, who made his name with a series of ballads and mid-tempo songs in the 1960s, and who then based his career in the west coast of the US, from where he carved out a highly lucrative career as a consummate supper-club performer and entertainer.
And yet, come the late 1980s, as he was approaching his 50s, his lack of standing with the critics (and with the public, who had steered clear of buying his records from 1977) was reversed when he returned to the charts with A Boy from Nowhere(1987) and his eye-opening version of Prince’s Kiss(1988). Since then, he has been one of the mature Mister Go-Tos whenever younger acts want to rub up against a genuine, if modest, showbiz legend.
“All I wanted to do was to become a professional singer, you know,” says Jones in his hotel suite in Las Vegas, where he performs regularly throughout the year.
“Not to have to work at something I didn’t want to do which is something a lot of people have to do in order to survive. I thought, if I could sing for a living then it would be heaven for me. I didn’t know how far it was going to take me or how long it was going to last. I just knew I loved to sing.
“I’ve always been a working-class person. I’ve never forgotten where I come from and, indeed, I’m proud of it. I loved singing in the clubs in Wales – it’s just I couldn’t make enough money at it to become a professional, so I had to go to London in order to record music. But I loved playing them, I was having a ball there. I had to do jobs during the day to make ends meet, but that was just a means to an end.”
Jones has become something of a touchstone in how to transcend the notion of the “guilty pleasure syndrome”; in retrospect, it’s the music as much as the man. There are several performers in or around his age (such as Tony Christie and Marianne Faithfull) that have tried to make significant comebacks (often in the company of hipper-than-thou, younger musicians) but who have failed because the back catalogue just isn’t up to much.
That 10-year gap from 1977-1987 notwithstanding, Jones’s hit rate is substantial, and it’s difficult to think of any one music act (the exception, perhaps, is Bob Dylan) that is charting as high in the Noughties as they were in the 1960s.
IS IT DIFFICULT to maintain a level of quality? “I’ve been lucky in that respect, because my voice is a natural one – I don’t have to do anything to it. To take care of it you have to be aware of certain things – I drink a lot of water, and humidity is important. I don’t drink too much alcohol, which I tend to do from time to time. If I’ve got shows to do, then I put something of a block on it. You have to pace yourself when you’re doing gigs or television shows. When I was younger, of course, maybe I didn’t have to work as much because everything worked so well, anyway. Now I have to take a bit more care of it, but I’m not a fanatic – I have wine with dinner, and I have the occasional pint. I just have to watch what I’m doing, that’s all.
“My voice dictates to me what I can do, what’s possible, I reckon. Sometimes it just seems to work by itself – notes come out and I think to myself, my God, how did I do that? Did I sing that? It’s the same with the greying of my hair — it’s owning up to not trying to be something I’m not. I didn’t let it go grey before because every time I previously dyed it there were little patches here and there. As time went on my hair naturally went grey, so once it went all one colour I kept it. I’ve never tried to cover my age, never wanted to give people the impression that I’m younger than what I am.”
Jones dismisses the notion of pop artists continuing in order to prove to themselves they can still cut it. He does so, he says, because he still enjoys it.
“And I haven’t felt the effects of it wearing me down, either. I still enjoy the shows as much as I did in my 20s, maybe even more so, because my voice, amazingly, is still working. When you’re younger you know you have a strong voice and it comes out, but when you get older and it’s still there, you think, well, why would I want to stop while I can still do it? It’s a great surprise, I have to say.”
SPEAKING OF SURPRISES: Jones will be arriving in Dublin on September 24th (aka Arthur’s Day) for two special shows in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Guinness. While he and other acts will perform at Hop Store 13 during the day and evening, he will also, at an unspecified time, be whisked off to a city-centre pub (the location of which will be a heavily guarded secret until minutes before he’s due on stage) for a 30-minute, sweaty, in-your-face, eyeball-to-eyeball gig. So – a Tom Jones gig. In a Dublin pub. Belting out the likes of Delilah, Thunderball, What’s New Pussycat?and It’s Not Unusual. We can already envisage the roof of that particular Dublin pub being blown off by sheer force of personality and audience reaction.
“Sometimes, to be musically stripped down like that is really good,” enthuses Jones. “Some people are scared of it. They can’t perform unless they have a full-blown sound system, musicians and all the business – they get thrown. If you love to sing, or perform, sometimes it’s good to go into areas like that. And to be asked to sing in a Dublin pub on Arthur’s Day is great.
“Well, you know, I’m Welsh and it’s a Dublin pub – it’s a perfect fit. And I enjoy a pint of Guinness myself, although I hope I don’t consume too much of it before I sing!” And it isn’t, he is at pains to clarify, that he plays very large venues all the time. “The venue I perform in regularly in Las Vegas is a 1,000-seater nightclub, so I play all kinds. I played Glastonbury earlier in the summer – more than 100,000 people staring at me. In the daytime. But to me, whether you’re in front of a dozen people, or thousands, you still have to put on your best performance.
“Glastonbury was great, though – it was all ‘We want Tom, We want Tom’ before I came on, and one of the papers the day after said ‘It’s not unusual to be loved by everyone’. The Red Dragon was flying, and I was flying! Not bad for someone who’s 70 next year, is it?”
Tom Jones plays Guinness Hop Store in Dublin on September 24th


Poverty's No Crime - The Chemical Chaos
Artist: Poverty's No Crime
Title: The Chemical Chaos
Genre: Rock/Progressive, Metal
Label: Inside Out/SPV-www.insideoutmusic.com
Whoa! Where did these guys come from? Actually, Germany is where Poverty's No Crime hail from. The great sound this band commands really caught me by surprise. I was duly impressed, so much that I listened to The Chemical Chaos repeatedly, at least five times. The more I heard it the more I thought about bands like Dream Theater and The Flower Kings. Their powerful riffing combined with a well-built layer of keyboards and the vocals brought the thoughts of the other powerhouse groups to mind.
The main ingredient that attracted me was their reliability in every song, solid musicianship, and melodic sense while playing high-test prog-metal. I think it takes real talent to play such heavy music and be able to make it a little softer and more appealing to a broader audience than one specific group of listeners. This band has what it takes to catch many ears that enjoy rock music. I find the meaning of their name paradoxical, although I really do not know how they came up with it or what it means to them, their music is far from being impoverished. This group is basking in the glow of its rich musical powers. I am baffled as to why I never heard of them before, yet I realize there are probably many more bands out there that I have not had the joy of listening to yet.
Once you hear the hooks in the opening track "Walk Into Nowhere," it will take a matter of minutes for you to decide whether this music is for you. I would be willing to bet that most of you, particularly the prog-metal enthusiast, will not be able to get this album out of rotation in their stereos for a while. Let me know what happens when you get it. Progressive Metal rules!
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Causes And Risk Factors Of Hepatitis D
The primary route of transmission for hepatitis D is contact with infected blood or other bodily fluids. This can happen through sharing needles or drug materials with an infected person or having unprotected sex with an infected person.
Although it is rare, hepatitis D can be passed from mother to child during birth.
People cant get hepatitis D through everyday close contact that doesnt involve blood or bodily fluids.
Receptor Interaction And The Consequence Of Hbv Integration
Liver tropism and hepatic receptors of HBV and HDV
The liver tropism of HBV and HDV is primarily determined by a specific interaction of an extended receptor binding domain in the preS-1-part of the HBV L-protein and the hepatic NTCP receptor. NTCP interaction of HBV and HDV requires prior attachment to heparan sulphate proteoglycans . This mandatory step presumably triggers the release of the otherwise hidden preS-receptor binding site. HSPG-requirement explains how neutralising anti-HBsAg-specific antibodies, although they do not directly interfere with preS/NTCP-interaction, block entry and control infection.
NTCP exclusively locates at the basolateral/sinusoidal membrane of differentiated, polarised hepatocytes. NTCP-expression ceases when differentiated hepatocytes proliferate. NTCP is also downregulated in transformed cell lines of hepatic origin such as HepG2, HuH7 and Hep3B. Thus, proliferating normal hepatocytes, transformed hepatoma cells, and probably also tumour cells in HCC lack NTCP and do not support entry of HBV and HDV. Though, proliferating cells support spread of HDV RNA activated state) but loose HBV cccDNA . A deeper understanding of these peculiar differences of HDV and its helper HBV will be crucial for understanding persistence and is important for the development of successful therapeutic interventions.
Studying HDV replication in vitro
Consequences of HBV integration and clonal expansion of integrants
Viral Structure And Life Cycle
Hepatitis D virus viral life cycle and sites of drug target. 1. Hepatitis D virus virion attaches to the hepatocyte via interaction between hepatitis B surface antigen proteins and the sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide , a multiple transmembrane transporter. 2. HDV ribonucleoprotein is translocated to nucleus mediated by the hepatitis D antigen . 3. HDV genome replication occurs via a rolling-circle mechanism. 4. HDV antigenome is transported out of the nucleus to the endoplasmic reticulum . 5. HDV antigenome is translated in the ER into small HDAg and large HDAg . 6. L-HDAg undergoes prenylation prior to assembly. 7. S-HDAg is transported back to the nucleus where it supports HDV replication. 8. New HDAg molecules are associated with new transcripts of genomic RNA to form new RNPs that are exported to the cytoplasm. 9. New HDV RNP associates with hepatitis B virus envelop proteins and assembled into HDV virions. 10. Completed HDV virions are released from the hepatocyte via the trans-Golgi network.
Finally, once the RNP interacts with the envelop protein of HBV and the HDV is assembled, the HDV virion is now ready for release. The HDV virion is released via the trans-Golgi network, where it can go on to infect other hepatocytes. However, the exact mechanism of HDV-virion release remains unknown .
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What Is Hepatitis D Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment And Prevention
Hepatitis D, also known as delta hepatitis affects only those who have been exposed to the hepatitis B virus if you contract both, the one-two punch can cause serious liver problems.
The hepatitis D virus depends on another virus, namely the one that causes hepatitis B, to reproduce itself. This means hepatitis D can only infect people who are already infected with the hepatitis B virus, or who are exposed to hepatitis B at the same time theyre exposed to hepatitis D.
When you are infected with hepatitis B and D at the same time, its called coinfection.
If you already have chronic hepatitis B and are then exposed to the hepatitis D virus, its called a superinfection. In either case, this double whammy can lead to serious problems.
Hepatitis D can cause significant liver damage and even death, so prevention of this dual infection is crucial.
Hepatitis D can cause an acute or chronic infection, or both. The acute infection lasts a short time, and the chronic infection lasts longer than six months.
What Is Hepatitis
Hepatitis refers to an inflammatory condition of the liver. It is commonly the result of a viral infection, but there are other possible causes of hepatitis.
These include autoimmune hepatitis and hepatitis that occurs as a secondary result of medications, drugs, toxins, and alcohol. Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease that occurs when your body makes antibodies against your liver tissue.
The five main viral classifications of hepatitis are hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E. A different virus is responsible for each type of viral hepatitis.
The World Health Organization estimates that people currently live with chronic hepatitis B and C globally.
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How Is It Treated
Hepatitis A is treated using supportive methods. These can include things like rest, fluids, and healthy foods. Medications can also help to ease some symptoms like fever, aches, and pains.
Theres a vaccine available to protect against infection with HAV. This is typically recommended for children as well as for people at an increased risk for contracting the virus.
Also, receiving a single dose of the hepatitis A vaccine may prevent you from becoming ill if youve been exposed to HAV. For it to be effective, the vaccine needs to be given of exposure.
Finding Help For Hepatitis
If youve been diagnosed with viral hepatitis, there are a variety of resources that are available to help you. Lets explore a few of them below:
- Your doctor. Your doctor is a great first point of contact for questions and concerns. They can help you to better understand the type of hepatitis you have, as well as how it will be treated.
- American Liver Foundation . ALF is dedicated to ending liver disease through education, research, and advocacy. Their site has educational material about viral hepatitis, as well as ways to find doctors, support groups, and clinical trials in your area.
- Patient assistance programs. If you have hepatitis C, the cost of antiviral drugs can be high. The good news is that many drug manufacturers have patient assistance programs that can help you pay for these medications.
The chart below is an at-a-glance summary of some of the key differences between hepatitis A, B, and C.
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What Are The 5 Types Of Viral Hepatitis
Viral infections of the liver that are classified as hepatitis include hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E. A different virus handles each type of virally transmitted hepatitis.
Hepatitis A is always an acute, short-term disease, while hepatitis B, C, and D are most likely to become ongoing and chronic. Hepatitis E is usually acute but can be dangerous in pregnant women.
Hepatitis D: Causes Symptoms And Treatment
Hepatitis D, also called the delta agent, affects about 15 million people worldwide. It originates in those who suffer from hepatitis B, whether they are carriers or it has been manifested. It is usually the result of having unprotected sex with infected people, using drugs, or receiving blood transfusions with the virus. It is a severe disease, so the earlier the medical diagnosis, the more effective its treatment will be. At FastlyHealwe, explain what hepatitis D consists of, its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
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New Therapeutic Approaches Targeting Hbsag
Apart from the above-mentioned therapies, any new therapeutic that leads to functional cure in HBV monoinfected patients could be helpful in HBV/HDV coinfected ones. RNA interference and antisense oligonucleotides showed substantial declines of HBsAg in few weeks of administration in the absence of peg-IFN, suggesting a potential role also in the treatment of coinfected patients.
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Prognosis Of Hepatitis D
Your health outlook depends on whether you were coinfected or superinfected with hepatitis D the prognosis is better for people who were coinfected.
The vast majority of coinfected people experience only the acute phase of the disease most of these people will get better over two to three weeks. Liver enzyme levels typically return to normal within four months.
About 10 percent of people infected with hepatitis D develop a chronic liver infection.
Chronic hepatitis D leads to cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver, in about 70 to 80 percent of cases. Once a person has cirrhosis, the disease may remain stable for as long as 10 years, although a high percentage of people with chronic hepatitis D and cirrhosis eventually die of acute liver failure or liver cancer unless they get a liver transplant.
The overall mortality rate of hepatitis D is unclear, with estimates placing it between 2 and 20 percent. As with most forms of hepatitis, prevention is the best strategy.
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Who Should Be Vaccinated
- All children aged 1223 months
- All children and adolescents 218 years of age who have not previously received hepatitis A vaccine
People at increased risk for hepatitis A
- International travelers
- Men who have sex with men
- People who use or inject drugs
- People with occupational risk for exposure
- People who anticipate close personal contact with an international adoptee
- People experiencing homelessness
People at increased risk for severe disease from hepatitis A infection
- People with chronic liver disease, including hepatitis B and hepatitis C
- People with HIV
Other people recommended for vaccination
- Pregnant women at risk for hepatitis A or risk for severe outcome from hepatitis A infection
Any person who requests vaccination
There is no vaccine available for hepatitis C.
Signs And Symptoms Of Hepatitis D
People who have acute hepatitis D usually have symptoms, which can include the following:
- Fatigue and lethargy
- Jaundice, which causes a yellowish tint to the whites of the eyes and skin
- Discolored stools and urine
- Pain over the liver, in the upper part of the abdomen
In contrast, the majority of people with chronic hepatitis D will have few symptoms until complications develop. This could be several years after the initial infection. These symptoms can include the following:
- Weakness and fatigue
- Swelling of the ankles and abdomen
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Prevention Of Hepatitis D
Although there is no vaccine for hepatitis D, an effective vaccine does exist for hepatitis B. Since hepatitis D cannot survive without hepatitis B, a vaccination against hepatitis B will protect you from both strains.
Its important to note that the hepatitis B vaccine is only effective at preventing coinfection, not superinfection.
If you already have hepatitis B, other prevention strategies will help you avoid hepatitis D.
- Sharing intravenous drug paraphernalia
- Having unprotected sex
- Sharing personal-care items with a person who has hepatitis D, especially those items that may have trace amounts of blood on them, such as razors or toothbrushes.
If you have hepatitis D you shouldnt donate blood or blood products, sperm, organs, or tissue.
What Are The Complications Of Chronic Hepatitis D
Chronic hepatitis D may lead to cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer. People who have chronic hepatitis B and D are more likely to develop these complications than people who have chronic hepatitis B alone.20 Early diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis B and D can lower your chances of developing serious health problems.
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What Are The Symptoms Of Hepatitis D
Initial symptoms may include:
- not having energy for everyday tasks
- feeling sick, like you may vomit
These initial symptoms may lead to jaundice and the ongoing symptoms of tiredness and sickness.
Infection generally causes severe liver inflammation and may lead to chronic hepatitis D infection. Individuals with chronic hepatitis D can develop:
- cirrhosis of the liver
- fulminant hepatitis
Some people do not develop any symptoms for the next 5 to 10 years, until their liver has been damaged. This is why it is important to take precautions against hepatitis D.
How Do You Get It
HAV can be present in the stool and blood of someone with the virus. Its mainly transmitted through the fecal-oral route, which involves ingesting virus thats present in the stool of someone with hepatitis A.
There are several ways you can get hepatitis A:
- having close person-to-person contact with someone who has hepatitis A, such as:
- taking care of someone whos currently sick
- having sex with someone who has the virus
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What Is The Outlook
Most people with hepatitis A recover without any complications. Once youve had hepatitis A, you cant get it again. Antibodies to the virus will protect you for life.
Some people may be at an increased risk for serious illness from hepatitis A. These include:
acute hepatitis B infections in the United States in 2018.
Common Symptoms Of Hepatitis
If you are living with a chronic form of hepatitis, like hepatitis B and C, you may not show symptoms until the damage affects liver function. By contrast, people with acute hepatitis may present with symptoms shortly after contracting a hepatitis virus.
Common symptoms of infectious hepatitis include:
It is crucial to understand what is causing hepatitis in order to treat it correctly. Doctors will progress through a series of tests to accurately diagnose your condition.
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What Causes Hepatitis In General
- Virus and other infections
- An acute illness caused by the hepatitis A virus .
- Transmitted through food and water contaminated by feces of infected people.
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Hepatitis D Questions And Answers For The Public
What is hepatitis D?Hepatitis D is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis D virus. Only people infected with the hepatitis B virus can get hepatitis D. They can become infected with both viruses at the same time or get hepatitis D after first being infected with hepatitis B virus . Hepatitis D can cause severe symptoms and serious illness that can lead to life-long liver damage and even death.
What is hepatitis B/hepatitis D coinfection?People who get infected with both hepatitis B and hepatitis D at the same time are considered to be coinfected. Coinfection with hepatitis B and hepatitis D can cause serious, short-term health problems and even liver failure, but it usually does not lead to life-long illness.
What is hepatitis D superinfection?Superinfection happens when people get hepatitis D after having been first infected with the hepatitis B virus. This type of infection is more likely to result in long-term illness, including rapid development of liver fibrosis, liver failure, and even death.
How common is hepatitis D in the United States?Hepatitis D is considered to be uncommon in the United States. However, the number of people with hepatitis D is unknown, because this infection is not tracked by public health departments or by CDC.
How is hepatitis D spread?You can only get hepatitis D after coming into contact with the blood or body fluids of someone who is infected with the hepatitis D virus. This can happen through
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How Does It Affect The Body
The incubation period for hepatitis B can range from . However, not everyone who has acute hepatitis B will experience symptoms.
About 95 percent of adults completely recover from hepatitis B. However, hepatitis B can also become chronic.
The risk of chronic hepatitis B is greatest in those who were exposed to HBV as young children. Many people with chronic hepatitis B dont have symptoms until significant liver damage has occurred.
In some people whove had hepatitis B, the virus can reactivate later on. When this happens, symptoms and liver damage may occur. People with a weakened immune system and those being treated for hepatitis C are at a higher risk for HBV reactivation.

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Havana, Mar 30 (RHC) On Wednesday the youth at the 21st Meeting of the UN Model in Havana, Havmun 2016, will discuss the global strategy to deal with terrorism and the non-proliferation of light weaponry.
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From its start, this 21st edition of Havmun has heard lectures by Cuban former diplomat Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada on the Reforms of the UN 70 years after its creation, while Havana University's Rector, Gustavo Cobreiro, noted the meeting's significance for the students' overall training and formation, in mastering the world's current political, economic and social developments.
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