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Natural Cycle Results in Lower Implantation Failure than Ovarian Stimulation in Advanced-Age Poor Responders Undergoing IVF: Fertility Outcomes from 585 Patients
A retrospective single-center cohort study was performed to assess the fertility outcomes of natural cycle IVF (no gonadotrophins) vs conventional IVF (high-dose gonadotrophins) in women over 40 years of age with poor ovarian response.
Poor ovarian response was defined by the Bologna criteria, where 2 of the following must be met;
- Advanced maternal age
- Abnormal ovarian reserve biomarker (AMH < 0.5–1.1ng/mL; AFC < 5–7)
- Previous poor ovarian response (≤ 3 oocytes following conventional stimulation)
- Two episodes of poor ovarian response after maximum stimulation
In this study a total of 585 women met the inclusion exclusion criteria, with 230 undergoing natural cycle IVF and 355 conventional IVF. The natural cycle IVF group were not administered any medication to assist with the selection and recruitment of follicles. Follicle growth was monitored via transvaginal sonography, until mean diameter reached 16µm at which stage a trigger shot of hCG was injected and oocytes retrieved 36 hours later.
In the conventional IVF cycle for poor responders, follitropin alfa (starting dose 225 IU) and lutropin alfa (75 IU), was administered daily beginning on cycle day 2. Once the follicles reached 16µm in diameter, GnRH antagonist was taken, and follicles monitored until 18-20µm in diameter (plus estradiol > 200pg/ml), at which stage a trigger shot of hCG was injected and oocytes retrieved 36 hours later.
Following retrieval of oocytes from both groups, embryos were fertilized via ICSI and left to develop till day 3 (72 hours) before being transferred back for implantation. Luteal phase support was kept identical for all women.
Baseline characteristics of women from both groups showed no difference in median age, BMI, menarche, previous pregnancies, FSH, AFC and smoking status, although AMH levels were higher in the conventional IVF group (1.46 vs 0.58). Cycle wise, the total number of ovarian cycles undertaken was 1119, with 576 natural cycle IVF and 543 conventional IVF.
Initial analysis showed that overall pregnancy rate per patient was not statistically different between conventional and natural IVF (19.72% vs 15.65%), resulting in similar live birth rates (72% vs 61%).
However overall pregnancy rate per IVF cycle (12.89% vs 6.25%) and pregnancy rates in patients, with at least 1 transfer (28.11% vs 18.85%) was significantly higher in the conventional IVF group. The number of embyro transfers was also significantly higher in the conventional group (765 vs 277).
Interestingly the pregnancy rate per transfer was actually higher in the natural IVF group (13% vs 9.1%), as was the implantation rate (13% vs 8.28%), suggesting that natural IVF cycles may be a valid option for some women.
Nevertheless this study confirms previous findings which show that a higher number of natural IVF cycles is required, to match the success rate of conventional IVF, resulting in a longer time to pregnancy.
SUMMARY: BEST IVF PROTOCOL FOR POOR RESPONDERS
This study comparing IVF protocols in poor responders, confirmed that conventional (high-dose gonadotrophins) stimulation results in a higher pregnancy rate per IVF cycle (12.89% vs 6.25%) compared to natural IVF (no gonadotrophins), although implantation and pregnancy rates per transfer is lower.
- Retrospective study
- AMH levels significantly different between the 2 study groups
Sunkara S K, et al. (2016). Live birth and perinatal outcomes following stimulated and unstimulated IVF: analysis of over two decades of a nationwide data. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dew184
Von Wolff M, et al. (2014). Modified natural cycle in vitro fertilization an alternative in vitro fertilization treatment with lower costs per achieved pregnancy but longer treatment time. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25552127/
Groen H, et al. (2013). Modified natural cycle versus controlled ovarian hyperstimulation IVF: a cost-effectiveness evaluation of three simulated treatment scenarios. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/det386
Schimberni M, et al. (2009). Natural-cycle in vitro fertilization in poor responder patients: a survey of 500 consecutive cycles. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1765
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David M. Granger
AU RESPONSIBLE DRINKING CAMPAIGN TO TAKE 'PLAINS TRUTH' APPROACH
AUBURN -- Auburn University will be taking a new approach when it begins its 2001 campaign to combat underage and irresponsible drinking among its more than 22,000 students.
AU's Student Counseling Services has received a $100,000 grant through the Traffic Safety Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs for the new effort dubbed " The Auburn Plains Truth Project"-- which will focus on educating students on the social norms regarding alcohol on campus, promoting a positive message.
"This is really a marketing campaign through which we hope to make a campus- community effort to promote responsibility and reduce underage drinking and alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents in the Auburn-Opelika area," says Vern Russell, coordinator of counseling and assessment with AU's Student Counseling Services.
"What you'll begin to see are posters around campus promoting the fact that most Auburn students make responsible choices when they drink (64 percent of Auburn students are defined as moderate drinkers, drinking between zero and five drinks per sitting.). We want to stay positive and get away from what's become known as 'health terrorism', where you try to scare the students into behaving responsibly and which studies have shown doesn't really work."
The approach that Russell describes is called the social norms model and has been shown to be effective on other college campuses across the country. Over a period of six years (between 1989 and 1995) during which it implemented a social norms strategy, Northern Illinois University saw a 35 percent drop in binge drinking and a similar drop in alcohol-related injuries among its students. During that same period, the rates for these incidents nationwide remained static. The University of Arizona has seen a 29 percent decrease in its heavy rate over the past three years of its social norms program. Hobart and William Smith Colleges have seen 10 percent reductions in heavy drinking in just two years.
"What you're really doing is educating the students on what the real norms are and reinforce in them through your positive message that you don't have to engage in these dangerous behaviors to belong," Russell said. "And it seems to work."
Russell said the campaign will focus largely on marketing, but that CADRE (a student organization that provides programs to help educate and inform the campus and community about important health related topics, such as alcohol abuse) hopes to take programs that follow the social norms model into the local high schools and Southern Union State Community College.
"We hope to get involved in the local high schools and spread the same messages that we do through the posters, the ads in The (Auburn) Plainsman and whatever other media venues we pursue," Russell said. "The thinking there is that a lot of these students will attend college here or elsewhere and they sort of look at college behavior as the norm. We want to make sure that they know what normal college behavior really is."
CONTACT: Vern Russell, 334/844-5123.


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The momentum toward marijuana legalization — already accelerated this year by a raft of state ballot measures — could get an even bigger boost if Democrats win control of the Senate.
That’s partly because the controlling party will choose the chairman of the committee that determines whether a sweeping marijuana proposal advances or dies.
The Democrat next in line to take the gavel, Patrick J. Leahy, has shown more interest. He said in 2013 that federal officials should not “waste their time” prosecuting marijuana crimes in states where it is legal. He also comes from Vermont, which has led the country in legalization efforts.
Michael Collins, deputy director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, a pro-legalization group, called Grassley’s reticence to take on marijuana-related measures an “obstacle” to legalization.
“If Sen. Leahy takes the gavel, we are a little more optimistic,” he said.
Democrats need to pick up a net of five seats next year — four if they win the White House — to control the Senate. They appear more likely than not to accomplish that feat, even after the presidential race was jolted last week by FBI Director James B. Comey’s announcement that the bureau is investigating newly unearthed emails possibly related to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server while she was secretary of State.
Polls this week showed Clinton’s lead over Republican nominee Donald Trump was virtually unchanged. And according to The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report/Roll Call, Democrats are still more likely than not to win control of the Senate, but the most competitive races are close enough that a subtle shift could have a significant impact.
Hitting a wall
When the CARERS Act was introduced in March 2015, it was considered historically significant. Most key marijuana-related votes had taken place on the House side, through incremental changes tucked into unrelated bills.
But here was the Senate, proposing one of the most comprehensive pot-related bills ever. CARERS focused on medical use — considered an easier sell. But it tackled many of legalization advocates’ biggest issues.
The bill would make it easier to research the medical benefits of cannabis and to buy and sell medical marijuana in the growing number of states where it is legal. It would also make it easier for veterans to access medical marijuana.
And it quickly attracted a list of co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle — including Charles E. Schumer of New York, a future shoe-in for majority leader under the Democrats, and Lindsey Graham, a conservative senior senator from South Carolina.
But the bill first had to pass through Grassley, who has linked lax marijuana laws and enforcement to the epidemic of opioid and heroin use.
Grassley has held two marijuana-related hearings, one on researching its medical benefits, and another on cannabidiol, a component of marijuana that is thought to ease symptoms of epilepsy. The CARERS Act would remove cannabidiol, or CBD, from the Controlled Substances Act, facilitating research and patient access. Grassley expressed support for that part of the measure, but he made it clear that his interest is limited to medical potential.
“Legitimate, medical research shouldn’t be confused at all with smoking marijuana for recreational purposes, which the science tells us can be harmful and addictive, especially for young people,” he said at a July hearing.
Grassley supports research into medical marijuana and its constituent parts, but opposes other parts of the bill, according to spokeswoman Jill Gerber. She pointed out that few Judiciary Committee members had co-sponsored the bill, an indication, she said, that there might not be enough support to pass it even if Grassley scheduled a vote.
Indeed, some of the other committee members, including Democrat Dianne Feinstein of California, and Republican Jeff Sessions of Alabama, have been outspoken in their opposition to legalization. (Sessions said in April that “good people don’t smoke marijuana.”)
But advocates have been tallying the potential votes on their side and are coming up with a different conclusion. CARERS co-sponsors Graham and Schumer sit on the Judiciary committee and others have made statements that indicate they could be persuaded, the Drug Policy Alliance’s Collins said.
“This is not something that Leahy would have to shove down representatives’ throats and then they would have a knock-down, drag-out fight on the floor,” he said.
Legalization advocates viewed the marijuana hearings as a sign that Grassley had softened his position. But they said the bill’s prospects would be better under Leahy. They noted that the Vermont senator showed support for states that have legalized marijuana when he chaired the committee the last time Democrats controlled the Senate. Leahy held a hearing on drug policy in 2013, saying state laws legalizing marijuana “should be respected.”
Leahy did not respond to a request to comment for this story.
The CARERS Act sponsors expect to reintroduce the bill in the next Congress and were optimistic about its chances, according to a Democratic staffer with knowledge of the bill.
“Attitudes about medical marijuana are shifting quickly,” Booker said in a statement. “Election Day could represent another big step forward. I expect the momentum behind the CARERS Act to grow.”
A companion bill introduced on the House side has 42 co-sponsors, including 14 Republicans. Advocates say it has a good chance of passing even if Republicans maintain control of the House, which most projections indicate is the most likely outcome in November.
Other marijuana-related legislation has passed with increasing bipartisan support every year since 2014, when the House adopted an amendment to an appropriations bill prohibiting the use of federal money to enforce marijuana laws in states that have legalized it for medical use.
Legalization advocates are also optimistic that the Democrats next in line to head the Banking and Finance committees would help advance bills aimed at easing financial restrictions on pot-related businesses. Both are front-line issues in the legalization movement that are also addressed in the CARERS Act.
Federal laws make it difficult for businesses that sell marijuana to get loans or open bank accounts, forcing them to do most of their transactions in cash. They are also prohibited from taking tax deductions for their expenses.
The Obama administration tried to reassure banks in 2014 that they would not be prosecuted for working with legal businesses. But it did not grant them immunity to prosecution and civil penalties. Though some banks have found ways to work around federal restrictions, the majority still avoid the industry.
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Banking Committee’s top Democrat, has expressed reservations on marijuana-related issues in the past, but he said last year that he supported legalized medical marijuana. (Ohio legalized medical marijuana in September.)
And Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the ranking Democrat on the Finance Committee, sponsored bills this term that would make it easier for marijuana-related businesses to advertise and to take tax deductions.
A turning point?
But that’s not the only reason marijuana advocates are calling the 2016 election a pivotal one.
“For those of us who are crusading [for] the end of this failed prohibition of marijuana, this could well be the turning point,” said Oregon Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who was campaigning in Arizona for that state’s marijuana ballot measure.
Dozens of marijuana-related bills in the House and Senate could get a better reception in the coming Congress, regardless of which party controls the Senate and House, advocates say.
Five states, including the political bellwether of California, will vote to allow adult recreational use, potentially bringing to nine the total of states with full legalization plus the District of Columbia, and potentially bringing the percentage of Americans living in states where pot use is legal to as much as 25 percent from 5 percent.
An additional four states will consider medical use this election. At present, more than two dozen states allow it. A Gallup poll released this month showed a record high of 60 percent of Americans support marijuana legalization.
“What happens with these nine states on the 8th could propel a breakthrough in Congress and its going to be a huge signal to the other folks around the country,” Blumenauer said.
Taylor West, deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, had a similar interpretation.
“The reality is, after Nov. 8, there is going to be a significantly larger number of members of Congress who have constituents who are affected by the way the [federal] government approaches cannabis policy,” she said.

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Obituary: Vladimir Ivashov
Friday 05 May 1995
Vladimir Ivashov received a prize at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival for his remarkable performance in the lead role in Grigory Chukhrai's film Ballad of a Soldier, in which he plays Alesha Skvortosov, a young soldier returning for a brief leave to see his mother during the Second World War. Ivashov was 19 years old and a first-year student at the veteran film director Mikhail Romm's studio at the lite film school VGIK in Moscow when Chukhrai chose him for the part.
Chukhrai scripted it with Valentin Yexhov. Both had been young soldiers at the front and Chukhrai had wanted for a long time to base a film on his experiences. After his first feature film, The Forty First, received a special prize at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, Chukhrai was in a position to make his film.
Ivashov's performance as Alesha, opposite Xhanna Bolotova, a fellow student at VGIK, playing Shura, with whom he falls in love, was so striking that the film was a sensation in the Soviet Union. When it was released early in 1959 thousands of Muscovites queued to see it at the Udarnik cinema. For the first time, Russians saw a truthful and tragic film about the Second World War without any aggressive nationalistic overtones or the glorification of Stalin and Communism.The film authorities of course meant Chukhrai to make a different film. Even under Brezhnev such a personal representation of the war would not have been allowed.
Ivashov became a star overnight. He received bags of letters from young girls who wanted to meet him. The film was picked by the Cannes Selection Committee as the 1959 official Soviet entry and won a prize. The international reception of the film by critics and the public was ecstatic. Ivashov, Zhanna Bolotova and Chukhrai went on a short tour of South America where the film received several local prizes.
In 1960 the film won the first prize at the Moscow International Film Festival. In 1961 it received the Lenin (formerly Stalin) Prize, recognition from the Soviet leadership, headed by Nikita Khrushchev, who kept a copy of the film at the Kremlin film hall for foreign guests. Ivashov graduated from VGIK in 1963 and was deluged with offers. He appeared in several films including Clouds Over Borsk (1961), The Seven Nurses (1962), An Aunt With Violets (1964): all insignificant comedies and none known in the West.
But he left another memorable performance in the lead role of Pechorin, the film directed by Stanislav Rostotski (1967), based on Mikhail Lermontov's Hero of Our Time, in which he plays an aristocratic Russian officer desired by many high-society women. In 1976 he appeared in two films, Diamonds for Proletarian Dictatorship and When September Comes.
During the Seventies and Eighties Ivashov was virtually forgotten. He never repeated his early success. But Ballad of a Soldier was recently re-released in Moscow and its quality stands out against the hundreds of cheap American films which have now flooded Moscow cinemas.
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By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A popular diner in Bloomfield is shutting its doors.
Bitter Ends Garden on Liberty Avenue served up breakfast, brunch and more, but it will close for good next month.
The restaurant focused on farm-to-table-ingredients.
The owner says she is grateful for the support but that it’s time to move on.
The space won’t be empty for long though. The Thyme Machine, which is a local food cart right now, will take over the spot.
Bitter Ends last day will be April 20.

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I contend that even the election of Barack Obama was a case of national Stockholm Syndrome.
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Identificatiecode voor organisaties
Humberstone, Beata Bauer 1870-1926
Humberstone, William 1837-1922
William Humberstone was born in 1837 to Sarah Wilson and Thomas Humberstone Jr. in York (Toronto), Ontario and raised in Newtonbrook, Ontario. William arrived in Edmonton in 1880 and the following year established the Humberstone Coal Company. Humberstone operated a ferry and brickyard as well, but was best known for his mining operation. His first mine was on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River near Grierson Hill, but it was washed away in a flood in 1899. The following year he began a new mine in what is now Beverly.
William married Beata Bauer in 1899 in Edmonton. In 1912 William fell ill and Beata officially leased the mine from him and saw to its daily operations, running a very successful business. William died in 1922 and is buried in the Little Mountain Cemetery in Edmonton. Beata died on 6 Apr 1926 in Germany while visiting family.
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FBI looking into Scarlett Johansson naked photo leak (pics)
The FBI said today it is indeed on the case of an alleged mass hacking of celebrity cell phones, reports the Los Angeles Times.
The confirmation comes after TMZ reported that Scarlett Johansson enlisted the agency’s help after nude photos said to be of her showed up on the internet yesterday. Johansson has not commented publicly on whether the photos are actually of her. She’s not alone, however: Vanessa Hudgens, Mila Kunis, Jessica Alba, and dozens of other actresses reportedly had their email accounts breached in March (can’t wait for the Mila Kunis ones!!!)
Here are the pics, you think it’s her?
Scarlett Johansson is trying really really hard to make this music thing happen (video)
Scarlett Johansson may have received a decidedly mixed reception in the past when it comes to her second career, but she’s clearly not letting that stop her.
Her newest effort finds her tackling the Brigitte Bardot portion of “Bonnie and Clyde” alongside Serge Gainsbourg’s son, Lulu, for the upcoming tribute album From Gainsbourg to Lulu.
Adding insult to injury: They translated the original lines from sexy French to English… and it’s not even a good translation.
Ryan Reynolds: No more marriage for me
It sounds like marriage to Scarlett Johansson did a real number on Ryan Reynolds, the actor has swear off marriage.
The former couple, who wed in 2008, announced their split last winter.
“Anyone who gets divorced goes through a lot of pain, but you come out of it. I’m not out of it yet. At all. But I sense that as I do come through it, there’s optimism. How can there not be?” he says. “I don’t think I want to get married again, but you always reevaluate these things. Any kind of crisis can be good. It wakes you up. I gotta say, I’m a different person than I was six months ago.”
Ryan says that the media’s speculation about why his three-year marriage ended was “the most disturbing part” of the
“What was happening privately was the exact opposite of what was being reported. There was no story and no scandal.”
And while Scarlett has swiftly moved on with an unlikely rebound guy — 50-year-old Sean Penn, Ryan says he’s relishing the single life with no real plans to settle down anytime in the near future.
“I have no interest in dating right now. It just seems so kind of alien to me at this point,” he says. “I’m very happy not to be in a relationship right now. That’s okay. I didn’t plan on it, that’s for sure . . . but that’s okay.”
Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn an official couple?
Does this mean it’s official?
According to reports, Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn seemed very much an item when they showed up together to Reese Witherspoon’s wedding to agent Jim Toth on Saturday.
Their arrival reportedly made a bold statement within the A-list guest list, which included actors Renee Zellweger, Tobey Maquire, Robert Downey Jr. and Alyssa Milano.
“Scarlett is Jim’s client, but no one, including the bride, knew she would have turned up with Sean Penn,” a friend of Johansson’s tells Popeater. “Turning up at a wedding with your boyfriend is definitely a huge statement, especially that wedding. What it’s doing is announcing to the whole of Hollywood that they are serious.”
Rumors about Johansson, 26, and Penn, 50, being an item circulated when the two took a short getaway to Mexico in the beginning of March, about three months after the actress split with husband Ryan Reynolds.
The two were recently spotted getting cozy over dinner last week at the Chateau Marmont Hotel, in Hollywood, Calif., according to People magazine.
Partial List of Celebs Targeted By Hackers
TMZ now has a partial list of the celebs who had compromising pictures and video stolen from their computers and mobile devices by a group of hackers.
The list includes Vanessa Hudgens, Ali Larter, Busy Phillips, Scarlett Johansson, Miley Cyrus, Emma Caulfield, Addison Timlin and Renee Olstead.
The FBI sat down with Vanessa Hudgens Wednesday for more than an hour to determine how her Gmail account got hacked.
We’re told 50 celebs had compromising photos and videos stolen by one group, and one of the ringleaders has his fingerprints on every job.
Our sources say the hackers’ primary motivation is the thrill and challenge of it all — not the money.
Law enforcement sources tell us the FBI is closing in on the hackers.
Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn ‘All Over Each Other’ in Mexico
So that little mysterious one-day trip Sean Penn and Scarlett Johansson took to Mexico? Yeah, well sounds like it got pretty steamy.
The duo spent a day at the luxurious Las Ventanas resort in Cabo San Lucas, and word has it there was some major PDA.
“They were acting like teenagers in love and were all over each other,” a source tells Us. “Kissing a lot and chain smoking.”
The rumored new couple stayed in a $4,000-a-night suite, and didn’t come out of the ocean-front suite until 2 PM the next day. Hmm…
ScarJo and Penn indulged that afternoon during lunch at the hotel’s restaurant, where had three margaritas and a shrimp cocktail, and the gentleman had three pina coladas and some lobster. Guess they had much more than food on their mind: the two reportedly retreated back to their room for three hours before taking a private jet back to Los Angeles.
Watch: Lindsay Lohan joins Jimmy Kimmel and other celebrities in sexy workout (video)
Lindsay Lohan joined Kimmel for a spoof fitness advertisement that also featured some of Hollywood’s hottest actresses, including Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, Sofia Vergara, Eva Longoria, and morning show hostess Kelly Ripa.
Lindsay kept a straight face as she told viewers about a fitness regime shared by lions in the wild while pretending to promote exercise guru Jimmy K’s new workout program, Hottie Body Humpilates.
“Lions spend their days hunting and their nights humping. Lions hump upwards of 40 times a night. I’ve spent thousands of hours watching them, so I know,” Lohan quipped, before adding: “The Jimmy K programme is so affordable, it’s practically a steal. Allegedly.”
The statement was a not-so thinly-veiled hit at the most recent courtroom drama playing out for the trouble-prone 24-year-old. The Mean Girls star is mulling a plea deal that includes a six month jail term after she was slapped with a felony grand theft charge for “allegedly” making off with a necklace — valued at $2,500 — from a Venice jewelry shop last month.
Are Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn Dating?
Scarlett Johansson is reportedly dating Sean Penn. The 26-year-old actress is said to be “smitten” with the 50-year-old actor, and apparently they first got cozy in January when she was filming We Bought a Zoo with Matt Damon in New York.
A source told the new issue of Us Weekly magazine: “Their first hook-up was in Scarlett’s Bungalow. She is smitten with him.”
Scarlett – who split from husband Ryan Reynolds in December after two years of marriage – and Sean began their friendship when she was planning to fly out to Haiti to help people affected by the two earthquakes in January 2010.
The source added: “Scarlett first reached out to Sean when she was planning to visit Haiti with Oxfam. She knew Sean was living there in a tent and turned to him for advice.”
Although she didn’t end up going on the trip she and actor, who is spending most of his free time on the Caribbean island, where he has been undertaking charity work since the disaster – are said to have developed feelings for each other.
Sean was previously married to Madonna, while his divorce from actress Robin Wright – mother of his two children Dylan, 19, and Hopper, 17 – was finalized in July after 14 years of marriage.

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From first glance, one would guess that the new Motorola Hint is just a hopped-up hearing aid, but it’s not. It’s a Bluetooth headset, but it’s much more than that. Just about everything that you can do with the Moto 360 smart watch can be done with the Hint. The device uses your voice to connect with functions and applications on your phone. The Hint also responds to your inquiries, gives you turn-by-turn directions, enables you to send texts and emails, and posts to social media.
The Hint has the cool ability to sense when it’s in your ear and turn on. It will turn off when it leaves your ear, and even if you’re on a call, it’ll switch back to the phone to handle the call on the handset. It comes in six different finishes that includes burgundy, grey and a smooth wood finish. The portable charger hides the Hint inside when closed (a big plus, because the Hint is tiny) and gives off an ominous glow as it charges the Bluetooth device. Additionally, the portable charger is good for two full charges when you’re on the road.
The Motorola Hint gives you approximately three hours of talk time on one charge. It’s designed to pair with the Moto X and Moto G, but it will work with tons of other phones. It’s a low-key device, and a bystander wouldn’t notice it without a double-take. The release date is yet to be determined, but Motorola has locked in a price of $149.99.


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America was not alone in watching this whole thing go down and feelings of either joy or deflation towards the result seems to be strong everywhere. Support and/or anger came from celebs from all over the world, especially across the pond. One of those just so happened to be beloved author J.K. Rowling.
We stand together. We stick up for the vulnerable. We challenge bigots. We don't let hate speech become normalised. We hold the line. https://t.co/ro9AkRSc9Q
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016
Nobody can weave a web of words quite like the creator of the of Harry Potter. It’s clear from her tweet, as well as her previous statements, this outcome was not the one she was rooting for. Regardless, it’s nice to have such an inspirational voice be there to attempt at providing some healing for those who surely need it.


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John Ruskin’s essay “The Lamp of Memory” explores the role architecture has in culture. In the work, Ruskin promotes the “lamp of memory” as a standard by which all good architecture should be judged. He asserts that buildings should “be made historical and preserved as such.” Ruskin argues that architecture should last in order to reflect for future generations the culture of the time in which buildings were constructed. Edifices should be built to endure, and they should be decorated according with embellishments of an appropriate “metaphorical or historical meaning.” Good buildings will reflect to future generations the standards and culture of the era in which they were built. In exploring the necessity of preservation of architecture, Ruskin comments on how such sustaining is essential for humanity:
Men cannot benefit those that are with them as they can benefit those who come after them; and of all the pulpits from which human voice is ever sent forth, there is none from which it reaches so far as from the grave.
Nor is there, indeed, any present loss, in such respect, for futurity. Every human action gains in honour, in grace, in all true magnificence, by its regard to things that are to come. It is the far sight, the quiet and confident patience, that, above all other attributes, separate man from man, and near him to his Maker; and there is no action nor art, whose majesty we may not measure by this test. Therefore, when we build, let us think that we build for ever. Let it not be for present delight, nor for present use alone; let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for, and let us think, as we lay stone on stone, that a time is to come when those stones will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and that men will say as they look upon the labour and wrought substance of them, " See! this our fathers did for us.”:28 For, indeed, the greatest glory of a building is not in its stones, [233/234] or in its gold.
Its glory is in its Age, and in that deep sense of voicefulness, of stern watching, of mysterious sympathy, nay, even of approval or condemnation, which we feel in walls that have long been washed by the passing waves of humanity. It is in their lasting witness against men, in their quiet contrast with the transitional character of all things, in the strength which, through the lapse of seasons and times, and the decline and birth of dynasties, and the changing of the face of the earth, and of the limits of the sea, maintains its sculptured shapeliness for a time insuperable, connects forgotten and following ages with each other, and half constitutes the identity, as it concentrates the sympathy, of nations: it is in that golden stain of time, that we are to look for the real light, and colour, and preciousness of architecture; and it is not until a building has assumed this character, till it has been entrusted with the fame, and hallowed by the deeds of men, till its walls have been witnesses of suffering, and its pillars rise out of the shadows of death, that its existence, more lasting as it is than that of the natural objects of the world around it, can be gifted with even so much as these possess, of language and of life.
Here Ruskin has established that the true measure of a good building is how well it represents to future “waves of humanity” its origins and age. Architects should attend to a building’s ability to withstand prosperity.
1. How does Ruskin establish his authority to discuss the glory of buildings?
2. Ruskin’s sentence above that begins “It is in . . . ” is an aggregate of many claims. How does his repetition of “it is in,” referring to where the glory of a building lies, strengthen his assertion?
3. How would Ruskin judge modern architecture (i.e. that of the Rock)? If a building is decaying or looks ungracefully aged, does this not mean it has been “washed by the passing waves of humanity”?
4. From where do we determine what old architecture is reflective of a nation’s “identity”?
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G’day Travelers! I recently had a spare 48 hours to explore the sights of Adelaide in South Australia. It was actually a good time to visit Adelaide as the city was a buzz of activity from the Adelaide Fringe Festival and Clipsal 500, which happened to coincide with my trip.
Adelaide was founded in 1836 as a planned city and the capital of the then British province of South Australia. That planning has led to a well laid out city that is still surrounded in parkland separating the city from the surrounding suburbs. The British design influence is still felt today with examples of Victorian style architecture scattered around the city, in particular, with the numerous churches, squares and local government buildings.
Supreme Court of South Australia
One of the many churches around the city.
Arriving at Adelaide Airport, the city center is about a half hour bus ride from the airport. You can by a single bus ticket for the trip for a couple of dollars, or a public transport day pass for less than $10. Once in the city Adelaide has a tram that runs North/South through the city, from the main railway station to Glenelg, and is included in your day pass. Or if you are only planning on using it within the confines of the CBD, it’s free.
First thing on my list of things to do was to head to Adelaide Zoo. Despite being a small zoo in compared to the likes of those in other cities in Australia, Adelaide Zoo is the only zoo in Australia to currently have Giant Panda’s on display. Aside from the Panda’s the zoo has a very impressive collection of local and foreign animals on display and it’s somewhere you can easily spend several hours just wandering around.
To find out more about the zoo, check out the South Australia Zoo’s website – http://www.zoossa.com.au/
After finishing at the zoo, I took the opportunity to explore the northern part of the city, going for a walk through the Parklands and Botanical Gardens before heading back towards the city. There are several trails to go and explore and many areas to sit down relax. It would be quite easy to forget that the heart of the city is only a couple of hundred meters away.
The River Torrens looking out towards the Adelaide Oval.
Wandering along Northern Terrace, the street lining the northern edge of the city, you’ll find plenty of historic government buildings with the Hospital, University, State Library, Museum, State Parliament and Government House next to each other. I could have dropped into the South Australian Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia, but given it was such a sensational day I decided to go and explore more of the city.
Victoria Square is located right in the center of Adelaide, and is the largest of 5 squares/parks within the city. Most of Victoria Square was closed off for the Croquet Club which was setup as part of the Fringe Festival which runs in early March. The Croquet Club featured several food outlets and stages with bands playing in the evenings. Although without a tripod with me I wasn’t able to get some decent night photos of the setup.
If you are looking for food, then Gouger Street is the place to go. It’s the home to Adelaide’s Chinatown as well as the Central Markets. But the street itself is lined with a variety of cafes and restaurants as well. It’s where I ended up looking for dinner with a sorts of options for all sorts of budgets. While the Central Market also offers a combination of fresh produce stalls and touristy items during the day. For more informational about the Central Market visit – http://www.adelaidecentralmarket.com.au/
The plan for second spare day in Adelaide was to take the tram down to Glenelg to visit the Beach. However the weather wasn’t looking fantastic so I decided to hang around the city instead.
I ended walking up to the Adelaide Oval as I’d been told the tour of the stadium was great and as a Cricket fan I thought it would be interesting to see behind the scenes, particularly during the Cricket World Cup. Here’s a collection of some of the interesting things I saw of the walk up.
Adelaide Festival Center
Unfortunately by the time I’d gotten up to the Oval I’d missed the morning tours and the afternoon tours were still a few hours away so I didn’t get a chance to do the tour. For more information about the tour’s so you don’t miss them (which is what I should have done), check out – http://www.adelaideoval.com.au/. However it’s a rather picturesque area so I took a few photos while I explored it further.
Another example of the many churches in Adelaide
I headed back to Rundle Street which is the main shopping area in the city to grab some lunch a fill the last couple of hours before heading back to the airport for my flight. Rundle Street Mall depending has a variety of shops, but the most famous would be the Haigh’s Chocolate store making and selling Chocolate in South Australia since 1915. For more information about the Rundle Street Mall visit the website http://rundlestreet.com.au/ and for more about Haigh’s Chocolate’s check out their website – http://www.haighschocolates.com.au/
That wraps up my 48 hours exploring Adelaide, I was in town to photograph the Clipsal 500, so while I was in town for a few more days I only had a day either side of the event to see the sights. I’ll have to organise another trip to Adelaide to explore the city properly, and make sure I bring a tripod with me to get some great night time shots as well.
Have you been to the Adelaide before? Feel free to leave your suggestions or tips of your own with a comment below so I can check them out for next time.
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Anne Dudek is a 48-year-old American TV Actress from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was born on Saturday, March 22, 1975. Is Anne Dudek married or single, who is she dating now and previously?
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Anne Louise Dudek is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Tiffany Wilson in the 2004 film White Chicks, Dr. Amber Volakis on the Fox series House, Lura Grant on Big Love, and Francine Hanson on the AMC series Mad Men. She has also starred in the British television series The Book Group. She worked on Broadway’s Wrong Mountain in 2000.
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Lexie's room is here again with a combination colour between black and pink. As we know that black adds a dark sensation. And, in this room it combines with feminine light feeling. I am not really sure with the result of this combination. Yet, when I see this bedroom design, I find a beautiful picture. I am sure that Lexie is happy right now. Since, she is able to hang on her picture on the white shelf. A beautiful bed frame with a white colour and a smart white shelf as a headboard. Look at the tidy arrangement there! You are able to help your lovely girl in arranging some accessories in her bedroom.
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The second example brings a soft colour domination as one of easy ways to decorate your room. This is a soft purple domination with calm sensation. I do like this colour, it truly delivers a calm feeling. Look at the simple bed design which shape is just like a sofa in the living room. This easy design delivers relaxed feeling. It is always important to add such a simple desk for your children. In the second bedroom as an example here, there is a white desk to place a purple lamp shade and some important books.
The main function of a desk is to do such a homework and other job. There are many more cheap ways to decorate your room in this page. You are able to choose one of them as you like best. From a wooden brown headboard which combines with a rainbow wallpaper.
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Some of the narratives everyone has been following this NFL preseason took a new twist Tuesday. Antonio Brown, who just days ago reportedly threatened to retire because he couldn't use his old helmet, returned to Raiders training camp. Jadeveon Clowney, a camp holdout who has been widely expected to report to the Texans later this month, now appears likely to be traded, according to a report.
And there might be more to Andrew Luck's calf injury than has been reported.
Those stories and more in Tuesday's edition of NFL News and Notes.
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Antonio Brown returns to training camp
Antonio Brown opened a new chapter in his strange preseason Tuesday, returning to the Raiders' training camp in Napa, California. Accompanied by his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and followed by the production crew for HBO's "Hard Knocks," Brown said he was excited to be back.
"I'm dealing with a lot of adversity … but I'm excited to be back with my teammates," Brown said.
Antonio Brown extremely grateful to be back pic.twitter.com/V8krNXN3m4— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) August 13, 2019
Brown said he doesn't know when he'll be able to return to practice, but head coach Jon Gruden said he expects he will be ready for the regular season.
"We'll work him back in, obviously it's great to have him back," Gruden said.
Rosenhaus said Brown returned to camp because he had completed treatment on his feet, which reportedly were frostbitten during cryotherapy. Rosenhaus didn't offer details, citing possible legal action. However, Rosenhaus said Brown's feet were the real reason he missed camp. Brown had reportedly been absent from camp over a dispute involving what helmet he could wear. The All-Pro wide receiver has wanted to use his old helmet, which is not on the NFL's approved list. He had even reportedly threatened retirement if he couldn't use the helmet.
The NFL has reached a compromise with Brown allowing him to use an old model if it is less than 10 years old. Rosenhaus said Brown has located several older models he plans to submit for approval. No word on whether Brown found any of those helmets through his Tuesday morning tweet seeking a helmet in exchange for an autographed jersey.
Texans' Jadeveon Clowney reportedly on the trading block
Jadeveon Clowney, who wants a contract extension the Texans don't want to offer right now, has been a training camp holdout, but had widely been expected to report to camp later this month.
But a report Tuesday suggests the Texans are actively shopping Clowney. The Houston Chronicle's John McClain reported he would "be surprised" if Houston doesn't trade Clowney before the start of the season.
The Texans put the franchise tag on Clowney in the offseason, but he has not signed it yet.
McClain suggested the Texans might be looking to move Clowney for a left tackle. Quarterback Deshaun Watson was sacked 62 times last season, more than any other NFL quarterback.
I’ll be surprised if Jadeveon Clowney isn’t traded. They need an upgrade at LT to protect Deshaun Watson. LTs don’t grow on trees so I have no idea who it would be at this time of year.— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) August 13, 2019
McClain did not believe, however, the Texans would pursue Redskins tackle Trent Williams, who has also reportedly requested a trade.
Andrew Luck's 'small little bone' issue might be problem for Colts
Colts quarterback Andrew Luck's calf injury may be more complicated than has been reported.
Luck has missed all but three training camp practices because the Colts are being cautious with the injury he suffered this spring, but Colts owner Jim Irsay told SiriusXM NFL Radio Luck is dealing with a "small little bone" injury in his lower left leg.
“I feel very confident he’s going to find a way through this thing. I think after the (Kevin) Durant thing, everyone is erring on the side of caution, but quite frankly, this is not even in the Achilles tendon,” Irsay said. “It’s a bone. I’m not good at these things, but it’s a small little bone.”
Colts head coach Frank Reich told reporters last week that Luck will miss several more practices and sit out the team's second preseason game this Saturday against the Browns.
This could be just a minor thing, but the fact Irsay has revealed this detail on Luck's injury suggests it might be something more. And notice how the timeline on Luck's full return to action has changed. Reich said in June that Luck would be able to play if there were a regular season game coming up. Yet he's been a spectator most of training camp, and now has something going on with a "small little bone." Recall how, throughout the spring and summer of 2017 the Colts kept moving back the goalposts on when Luck would return from offseason shoulder surgery. He ended up missing the entire season.
No one is suggesting this will end up being a similar situation, but the parallels are interesting.
Luck made his fourth Pro Bowl last season after throwing for 4,593 yards with 39 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. The Colts desperately need him healthy to get ready for the season.
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Giants owner John Mara hopes rookie Daniel Jones 'never sees the field' this year
Giants owner John Mara raised some eyebrows Tuesday when asked about the team's quarterback situation this season involving veteran Eli Manning and rookie Daniel Jones.
"I hope Eli has a great year and Daniel never sees the field," Mara told reporters Tuesday. "That would be an ideal world where you would like to see that. Again, at the end of the day it's going to be the decision by the head coach (Pat Shurmur) as to when or if Daniel ends up playing this year."
When pressed on whether he'd be happy if Jones didn't play "one snap" this year, Mara didn't back down.
"I'd be very happy about that because that means we're having a great year and Eli's having a great year."
To just glance at Mara's quotes, which were featured in numerous headlines, is to imagine the owner is a kindred spirit to those Giants fans who ripped the team for picking Jones No. 6 overall in the NFL Draft. Despite the awkward soundbites, however, Mara was merely expressing the opinion that if Manning plays well, that probably means the Giants are excelling. Almost anything would be better than last season's 5-11 mark.
"I hope Eli has a great year and Daniel never sees the field" – Giants owner John Mara pic.twitter.com/1JRNeozM2d— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) August 13, 2019
The 38-year-old Manning is set to open the season as the starter, but Jones has turned heads thus far. He completed all five of his passes for 67 yards and a touchdown in his NFL preseason debut against the Jets on Thursday.
No matter who is under center, the Giants passing game will face a tough time early this season. The NFL has denied Golden Tate's appeal of a four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances, Corey Coleman suffered a season-ending torn ACL and Sterling Shepard is playing with a fractured thumb.
Josh Rosen takes first-team reps at Dolphins practice
Josh Rosen, locked in a quarterback battle with Ryan Fitzpatrick, took first-team reps for the first time at Tuesday's practice.
So that's it, right? Rosen, acquired from the Cardinals in the offseason, has seized control of the job, right?
Not so fast. Fitzpatrick is still scheduled to start the second preseason game against the Buccaneers, just as he did the opener, with Rosen likely coming on to play most of the game. But Tuesday's development is a big step for Rosen, given head coach Brian Flores has studiously avoided giving him first-team reps in camp.
Flores was not exactly effusive in his praise for the second-year QB Tuesday, saying he did an "OK job."
"I thought it was a lot of fun," Rosen told reporters afterward. "Got a lot to study tonight, overall it was a positive."
Bottom line: This competition's not over yet.
One video you have to see
O.J. Simpson tweeted a video that touched on everything from Dak Prescott's and Ezekiel Elliott's contract negotiations to Simpson's fantasy football league (he says Prescott wouldn't even be drafted in the top 10) to how much the game has changed ("God forbid you hit a wide receiver too hard downfield").
Tuesday tweet of the day
Just when you thought the Antonio Brown helmet saga couldn't get any stranger … it got stranger. Tuesday morning, Brown tweeted out a plea to help him locate a helmet: "I'm looking for a Schutt Air Advantage Adult Large Helmet that was manufactured in 2010 or after. In exchange I will trade a signed practice worn @Raiders helmet."
"I'm looking for a Schutt Air Advantage Adult Large Helmet that was manufactured in 2010 or after. In exchange I will trade a signed practice worn @Raiders helmet."— AB (@AB84) August 13, 2019


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Cyna Alderman is a senior executive team member valued for conceptualizing and implementing corporate development initiatives and legal partnership opportunities, creating innovative solutions for success.
In 2013, Cyna successfully launched the New York Daily News’s Innovation Lab, a program with a mission to transform media together. The Innovation Lab offers early-stage startups the opportunity to collaborate with the Daily News on projects that address media industry needs. The Innovation Lab also hosts Conversations, a bi-monthly event series that brings together members of the tech and business communities to discuss the changing media landscape.
Cyna also served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Daily News from 2007 - 2017, appointed after working for the Daily News and its affiliated companies in positions of increasing responsibility since 2001.
In 2017, Cyna will be transitioning to the role of General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Business Management at the private office of a Silicon Valley tech family, focusing on their start-up investments and charitable foundation. Cyna will be moving to the Bay Area in April.
Prior to joining the Daily News, Cyna was a corporate associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett specializing in mergers & acquisitions and securities. Cyna is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and New York University Law School.
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Michael F. Senft founded Crucible Associations LLC. Currently, he is President at this company and Treasurer, Director & Vice President at KLX Energy Services LLC. Mr. Senft is also on the board of AeroClean Technologies LLC and Advisor at Accelerate Acquisition Corp.
Mr. Senft previously occupied the position of Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & VP at KLX, Inc., Global Co-Head-Leveraged Finance at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Head-Leveraged Finance at CIBC World Markets Corp. (Old) and Managing Director at Moelis & Co. LLC.
Michael F. Senft received an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and an MBA from The Leonard N Stern School of Business.

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Djokovic beat the 19th-seeded Fish 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 on Monday. Djokovic converted 6 of 8 break points.
Djokovic, the 2008 Australian Open champ from Serbia, has reached at least the semifinals at Flushing Meadows the last three years.
Fish was making his deepest run at a Grand Slam this year after failing to advance past the second round at the first three majors.
Djokovic improved to 6-0 against Fish.


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Next month, Dark Horse Comics will release the last comic work from Anthony Bourdain. It’s a collected edition that features previously unseen material from the late writer and chef, alongside horror stories he co-wrote with author and editor Joel Rose, who also contributes an extended dedication to his collaborator and friend.
The expanded version of Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghosts — originally published in single issues earlier this year — reimagines the Japanese tradition of Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai with a particularly spooky twist, as a group of chefs tell a series of stories linked by the common themes of the supernatural and food, each illustrated by artists like Vanesa Del Rey, Francesco Francavilla and Paul Pope. Of course, like all good ghost stories, there’s a twist in the tale.
Heat Vision spoke to Rose about the origins of the book, his long relationship with Bourdain, and how the chef first approached him about an interest in comics.
Hungry Ghosts feels at once like a classic horror comic, complete with “hosts” telling each story, and also something that fits entirely into the life and career of Anthony Bourdain, with the humor and personality of each of the chefs coming across in each of the stories. What was the origin of the series? Did you and Anthony share a love of things like EC Comics or Tales From the Crypt?
I grew up on EC Comics and Tony loved them. That was the belly of the beast for us, where we wanted to live. The Crypt Keeper, the Old Witch — we were paying homage [in Hungry Ghosts]. Tony came to me with the idea. All the comics Tony and I worked on were his ideas. We had a good time working together. Pure fun for both of us.
This was your third collaboration with Anthony Bourdain, following the two Get Jiro! books for DC Vertigo. How did the two of you originally hook up, and what was the collaborative process like between the two of you?
Not the first time I’m telling this story. I had this magazine in the ‘80s, Between C and D. It caused a stir. Tony sent me a submission, pages from a comic book he was writing and drawing. I sent him back a rejection letter saying the drawing sucked, but the writing was OK. Next thing I know this tall dude in chef whites, a little high from just having scored, shows up at my door. We were friends ever since. When we first met, he had no confidence. He wanted it, but didn’t know how to go about it. He was a natural writer, especially when he didn’t think about it. That’s how we worked together. A burst from me, a burst from him. We went back and forth. No pressure on either of us.
Without meaning to be too cynical or maudlin, what do you think you learned — and vice versa — from working with Bourdain? Are there things about your work that you can see his influence in?
We were friends. We’ve been through a lot. Where it ended up will always be a mystery to me. His influence on me? I remember being in L.A. for a book con, walking through the halls at the Coliseum or wherever, this was before anything crazy had happened to him, and he told me he was reading a book on how to be funny while public speaking. He said, use a lot of words that begin with K. I guess I’ll never forget that.
There’s such a variety of artists whose work shows up in Hungry Ghosts, reflecting the different stories being told. Did you know who was drawing each story ahead of time, and write toward the artist? The Paul Pope story, in particular, feels very Paul Pope-esque.
It worked both ways. Some of the stories we just wrote, looked for the artist afterward. But you’re right about the Paul Pope story. We wrote that with Paul in mind. One of the world’s great comic book artists, Paul did all four covers of Hungry Ghosts, and we definitely crafted this story, “Boil on the Belly,” for him. It’s the story of a mouth, at first mistaken for a blemish, that turns insatiable. It was the last story finished for the book and we thought Paul’s work on it alarmingly perfect.
You wrote, in the first issue of the serialized version of Hungry Ghosts, about the research done for the series, and that there’s some truth to these tales; I’m curious about the background of the 100 Candles structure. Can you go into the background of that?
Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, 100 Candles, was a samurai game, a test of courage. Tony told me about it with a lot of excitement. He had been on my case for a long time, wanting me to do Jiro, but this time I bit right away. I went to Lafcadio Hearn, his 1904 book, Kwaidan, and I was off to the races, down the rabbit hole to join Tony in another world.
Recently a friend put me onto the 1964 film Kwaidan, directed by Masaki Kobayashi, and a tweet by Guillermo del Toro in praise of the film. Del Toro tweets of the film’s “painterly beauty,” the “tremendous sense of loss.” The film is four stories and Hearn is credited as co-writer. I found it just as del Toro described it. To see it visualized this way, with the “perfect Takemitsu score, to which del Toro also alludes, was to bring me to a strange place. Astonishment, admiration, surely. Like Hearn, Kobayashi opened the door and invited me over the threshold, to let me see what I had seen, and to see it again anew.
You obviously worked in comics prior to working with Bourdain; do you have plans for new books already in the works?
Aside from loving comics as a kid and stealing a lot of them from the local candy store in order to get to read them, I got into comics pretty much by accident. Andy Helfer at DC contacted me. He had heard somewhere that the no-wave film director Amos Poe and I had an unproduced screenplay, La Pacifica, that was supposed to be pretty good. He asked me if I wanted to do it as a graphic novel for a new mystery imprint at DC. I did it, wrote the script, and he offered me a job editing the imprint. While I was there we did History of Violence, Road to Perdition, good stuff, but the line didn’t make it.
The great benefit was that was where I met Karen Berger. I brought the idea for Jiro to her, the idea for Hungry Ghosts, we work together really good.
Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghosts will be released Oct. 2.
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By Carlos David Aguilar
Our good friends down in Mexico take their immigration policy very seriously as a column I link to at the very bottom by Humberto Fontova points out as Raphael Alejandro Hernandez a young Cuban lawyer who lives in Mexico, confronts Jorge Ramos on Mexico’s treatment (Torture) of immigrants coming across their southern border.
Amnesty advocate Jorge Ramos, who has dual citizenship has never spoken unfavorably about Mexico’s immigration policies, so I wonder if he’s a hypocrite or liar, probably both.
Maybe if Mexican nationals like Jorge Ramos spent more time and effort trying to figure out the corruption and economic problems that plague Mexico, they actually might be able to get back some of that pride I keep hearing about. Currently I see no hint of self respect or National pride displayed by Jorge Ramos, Vincent Fox, or any other so called leader from Mexico.
What I do see a lot of is scheming, veiled threats, and warnings of demographic changes that will be used to win elections.
Ok, let’s fast forward into a fictitious future, will say 2035, where all of San Diego County has been handed over to the Mexican Government.
What does that look like when Americans are gone and Mexican leadership given the keys to a fully realized functioning city, with all of its advances in sanitation, public transportation, buildings with structural integrity, emergency services like Police, Fire, and state of the art hospitals. Close your eyes and picture that for a second or two. Actually ponder it for about a minute.
I always wonder what the Bigots in La Raza and the Reconquista movement think would happen if they were actually handed the keys to the Ferrari.
Just simple logic tells you to take a quick look at Tijuana, Mexico right across the border. It’s 3rd world and it’s main source of income is tourism, on the legal side.
Some of the most violent murders involving the Drug Cartels occur in San Diego’s neighboring city, their sanitation system is so stuck in the past they have trash cans next to the toilet for you to put your used, you can figure out the rest, but they request that you don’t flush toilet paper down the toilet.
As a frequent visitor to Mexico you start noticing simple things like a crosswalk. There’s a crosswalk tourists as well as others have to negotiate on their way to Tijuana’s World Famous or infamous Revolution Boulevard that sits less than a mile from the entrance to Mexico. This is the main crosswalk in probably all of Tijuana, thousands of tourists cross it every week. When the light turns green you enter the crosswalk and it almost immediately turns yellow, then red within a second maybe two. You are literally halfway in the crosswalk when cross traffic has got the green and you are dead to rights. It’s been that way for years.
All of this seems to make it clear, Mexican Nationals do not hold the same values American do, our cultures are far different.
What’s so frustrating is Americans of Mexican descent, think that they are steeped in Mexican culture. Most who call themselves Mexican Americans don’t know what real Mexican culture is, or Mexican history. Many of these protesters seem to be standing up for a country that still has profound racism, treating Mexicans with darker skin less than those who look more like Spaniards with white complexion. That does have a rape culture. 80% of female migrants according to UNICEF have been raped by fellow migrants, government officials, and coyotes on their way to the American dream. Something I found out researching Mexico’s rape culture is that incest is legal in Mexico and the age of consent by federal law is 12.
Well, you don’t have to take it from me listen to what some Mexican Nationals and prominent Mexican Americans have to say about our two cultures.
Council of La Raza President (The Race) said in 1995: “The biggest problem we have is a cultural clash, a clash between our values and the values in American society.” He then went on to spell out the superiority of Hispanic values to American values. In similar fashion, Lionel Sosa, a successful Mexican-American businessman in Texas, in 1998 hailed the emerging Hispanic middle-class professionals who look like Anglos, but whose “values remain quite different from an Anglo’s.”
To be sure, as Harvard University political scientist Jorge I. Domínguez has pointed out, Mexican Americans are more favorably disposed toward democracy than are Mexicans.
Nonetheless, “ferocious differences” exist between U.S. and Mexican cultural values, as Jorge Castañeda (who later served as Mexico’s foreign minister) observed in 1995. Castañeda cited differences in social and economic equality, the unpredictability of events, concepts of time epitomized in the mañana syndrome, the ability to achieve results quickly, and attitudes toward history, expressed in the “cliché that Mexicans are obsessed with history, Americans with the future.”

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In a world of songwriters burning bright, where famous images assail us from all sides and queue of imitators lines up knocking on the door desperate to be herd, a new band is about to cut through that chorus. No fame-seeking stage school graduate nor some shrinking bedroom poet. 2Thoughts from Rochester UK ( Bobby Clayton, Dean Judd & Stuart Tompsett ) offers something richer, deeper and more exotic. Burning with charisma and dripping in personality, wickedly ambitious with a passion to succeed this is a band that beguiles and intrigues, cajoles and inspires. Unafraid of honesty and able to conjure melodies as easily as most of us breathe, 2Thoughts songs are resonant with experience, speak of love, longing and desire over acoustic - led laments and bass - driven vignettes. With a number of live performances in Kent, Hastings & St Lenords in 2014-2015 they recently spent time in the studio recording there songs. Honing there sound 2Thoughts steps out of the shadows of the studio to steal the heart of every true music fan on the planet. whether its about struggle and strife of being the powerless newcomer in a tight-knit household or the grand scale of just about everything from Love and Religion to Money and TV.
Music is what feelings sound like. Its our extended expression.
To share my original music with the people of the world to enjoy.
a world music festival for every musician to have a chance to perform regardless of experience
Buddy Holly, John Lennon, Oasis
Family trait, its in the blood
Stories of life circumstances
excited and pumped
With the music industry ever changing, it be good to have music platform free to share original music without paying a price to be herd.
like a facebook platform built for musicians.
people listen without engaging, feedback is important ;-)
Play live venues and to encourage others to perform. "Keep Music Live"
write good original material , express yourself


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It is a versatile cleaning method which uses compressed air to deliver sodium bicarbonate media (i.e. baking soda) onto a surface to be cleaned. Thus, it is also referred to as a non-abrasive, non-destructive paint and coating removal method that can be safely used on most surfaces like thin metal, glass, rubber, and wood. The sodium bicarbonate is applied with high-speed pressure onto the surface to remove anything you want like grease, dirt, dust, paint, and mildew. This is one of the best solutions for restoring and refurbishing any surface.
Soda blasting can work on a wide variety of applications such as:
- Large scale industrial equipment maintenance
- Paint stripping
- Property maintenance
- Rust removal
- Graffiti removal
- Automotive restoration
- Food processing facilities and equipment
- Boat hull cleaning
- Many other applications
It is even incredibly useful for mold restoration and can help cleanup and deodorize fire/smoke damage.
Pros of Soda Blasting:
Soda blasting is environmentally friendly and biodegradable. This could be a safe method to use without causing much harm to nature.
It is non-toxic in nature; sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is a major component of the human body. In fact, it is being endorsed by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) due to its safe use.
The Bicarbonate of soda is pretty soft. When it is squeezed with soda, the soda crystals explode and come in contact with the substrate. This process helps in removing any dirt from surfaces without damaging the substrate.
- Doesn’t Generate Heat
The main benefit is it doesn’t cause the surface to heat up. Thus, it does not produce any excess heat. So, it will not warp or pit any metal surfaces.
Sandblasting is most commonly known as abrasive blasting. It is one of the effective methods of smoothing and cleaning a rough surface, shape a surface, or to remove surface contaminants. In the sandblasting process, cleaning a hard surface at high speed using compressed air will remove all the debris thus resulting in an extremely smooth surface.
However, the sandblasting consists of two different processes
- Air-Driven: The air-driven is best suited for metal surfaces
- Water Driven: The water driven is commonly used for brick and concrete surfaces.
Pros of Sandblasting:
- Aggressive Abrasion Action:
It quickly removes the surface contaminants.
- Profiling of Surface:
During manufacturing of metal objects, the surface needs to be shaped, so that the finished coating can be stuck to the surface. Sandblasting is often used for this purpose.


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Of all the big things to happen at the Grammys on Sunday, the biggest may have been Pharrell's hat. Literally.
The rapper immersed himself into all ten gallons of his head wear, making a splash across the Internet and creating a huge wave of comments across the Twittersphere.
Below are some of he highlights that generated the most mirth.
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Kids love planes. They love making paper planes. They love drawing planes on paper. They want to be an air plane in fancy dress competitions. They are so fascinated with the planes that even birthday party supplies based on planes themes are available in the market as well as online. One of these is Disney Planes Party Supplies that is based on the Disney film by the same name. But the problem is that Disney Planes Party Supplies are not available in all the local stores. So, we’ve collected a lot of Disney Planes Party Supplies for you that you can order online.
Disney Planes Party Supplies – The Background
Planes is a 2013 American computer-animated adventure sports comedy movie. The film is released by Walt Disney Pictures and produced by Traci Balthazor-Flynn (DisneyToon Studios). The film is directed by Klay Hall and the screenplay has been authored by Jeffrey M. Howard. The music of the film is performed by Mark Mancina and the editor of the film is Jeremy Milton. The running time of the film is 92 minutes.
The film stars Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Cedric the Entertainer, Roger Craig Smith, John Cleese, Gabriel Iglesias, Carlos Alazraqui, Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer, Colin Cowherd, Oliver Kalkofe, Brent Musburger, Sinbad and Indian heartthrob Priyanka Chopra.
This is the first movie in Planes trilogy and is a spin-off of Pixar’s Cars. The movie was initially set to be released as a direct-to-video movie like most other DisneyToon’s movies, but it is being released in theaters on August 9, 2013. The movie is released in 3D formats (RealD 3D and Disney Digital 3D) as well. Its sequel, Planes: Fire & Rescue, will be released in 2014.
Dusty Crophopper is a small-town cropdusting plane. He wants to compete as a high-flying air racer and is always dreaming about it. But there are two problems: he is afraid of heights and he is not built for racing. Ripslinger is the defending champ of the villainous racing circuit. Skipper Riley, a seasoned aviator, decides to help Dusty to defeat Ripslinger. Now, Dusty has to heights he never thought possible and his courage is really put to the test.
The films Cars and Cars 2 were produced by Pixar. Although Pixar has not produced Planes, the executive producer of Planes is John Lasseter, who is the director of Cars and Cars 2 and chief creative officer of both Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar. Originally, Jon Cryer was going to voice Dusty, the main protagonist of the movie. He even voiced the original teaser trailer of the film. But later Cryer opted out of production and Dane Cook replaced him. So, later, the teaser trailer was modified with Cook’s voice in place of Cryer’s and was released on February 27, 2013.
Originally, the film was to get a theatrical release in only Europe and it was to be released as a direct-to-video in North America in Fall 2013. But Disney was quite impressed by the completed sequences of the film and it decided to give the film a theatrical release. The change of plan to release a movie in theaters instead of video has also happened with Doug’s 1st Movie (1999), Toy Story 2 (1999), The Tigger Movie (2000), and Return to Never Land (2002). After the release of Pooh’s Heffalump Movie in 2005, around eight and a half years back, this is the first DisneyToon Studios film that has been released theatrically in North America.
The movie premiered at an annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts at the The Fly-In Theater at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in a special screening during an annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts. It will be screened at the biennial convention for Disney fans called D23 Expo on August 9, 2013.
Characters of Disney Planes
Dusty Crophopper is the main protagonist of the film. He was inspired by the Air Tractor AT-502, the PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader and Cessna. The character of Dusty Crophopper is voiced by Dane Cook.
Skipper Riley is Dusty’s mentor. He is a Chance Vought F4U Corsair. The character of Skipper Riley is voiced by Stacy Keach.
Ishani is the love interest of Dusty. She is a Pan-Asian champ from India. The character of Ishani is voiced by Priyanka Chopra.
Chug is a fuel truck. The character of Chug is voiced by Brad Garrett.
Dottie is a forklift. The character of Dottie is voiced by Teri Hatcher.
Leadbottom is a biplane. The character of Leadbottom is voiced by Cedric the Entertainer.
Rochelle is a plane. The character of Rochelle, although originally from Quebec, has been localized in 11 countries in terms of the flag on the plane and the color of the skin. The character of Rochelle is voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Ripslinger is Dusty’s main rival and the antagonist of the film. He is a custom-built carbon-fiber plane. The character of Ripslinger is voiced by Roger Craig Smith.
Ned and Zed are the secondary antagonists of the film. They are Ripslinger’s henchmen. The characters of Ned and Zed are voiced by Gabriel Iglesias.
Bulldog is a de Havilland DH.88 Comet. The character of Bulldog is voiced by John Cleese.
El Chupacabra is a Gee Bee Model R. The character of El Chupacabra is voiced by Carlos Alazraqui.
Bravo is a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet. The character of Bravo is voiced by Val Kilmer.
Echo is also a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet. The character of Echo is voiced by Anthony Edwards.
Colin Cowling is a blimp. The character of Colin Cowling is voiced by Colin Cowherd.
Roper is a forklift. The character of Roper is voiced by Sinbad.
Franz aka Fliegenhosen is a German minicar. The character of Franz is voiced by Oliver Kalkofe.
Brent Mustangburger is a 1964½ Ford Mustang. The character of Brent Mustangburger is voiced by Brent Musburger.
Disney Planes Party Supplies – The Options
You may select Basic Party Pack from our Disney Planes Party Supplies which includes all the stuff you need for 8 guests. Or you may go with the Deluxe Party Pack from our Disney Planes Party Supplies that has much more items than the Disney Planes Basic Pack. The Disney Planes deluxe pack is also for 8 guests. If you need favor boxes as well, I would suggest you to choose the combination of Deluxe Party Pack & 8 Favor Boxes from our Disney Planes Party Supplies as it would cost you much more if you purchase them separately. If you think that the number of guests may exceed 8 you should consider Disney Planes Party Pack Add-On as it contains extra items for the extra guests. You may order Disney Planes Party Favor Boxes separately as well.
I’ve personally used Disney Planes Party Supplies for my kid’s birthday and through my personal experience I would recommend it to all Disney Planes lover kids. Celebrate birthday with Dusty Crophopper with our Disney Planes Party Supplies.