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Popular British YouTuber Daniel Howell has announced he’s written a brand new book, You Will Get Through This Night, all about mental health, which is something that he has openly dealt with. He first teased the book on Twitter over the weekend when he posted a quote with the book’s hashtag, then officially announced it Monday, along with a video.
— Daniel Howell (@danielhowell) September 14, 2020
The book is split into three chapters for each stage of the journey “to understand your mind so you can be in control and really live.”
- This Night – how to get through your toughest moments and be prepared for anything.
- Tomorrow – small steps to change your thoughts and actions with a big impact on your life.
- The Days After – to help look after yourself in the long term and not just survive, but thrive.
On Twitter, Howell said he’s written a book about understanding your mental health, “it’s deep it’s dark it’s personal it’ll make you laugh it’ll make you cry and it actually has profound professional advice that might completely change your life.” In 2017, he shared his story about having depression in a YouTube video titled “Daniel and Depression,” which not only opened himself up to his fans more but his fans could relate to him and understand what he’s going through and help others.
You Will Get Through This Night is available for pre-order now and is set to release on May 18, 2021. Any copies purchased through Howell’s official merch shop will be hand-signed and come with an exclusive bookmark.
— IRL MERCH (@irlmerchandise) September 14, 2020

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- Garden Tray
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It’s no wonder Putin and Johnson have formed an alliance against Dave. The two men have so much in common, it’s eerie:
Both have Russian names.
Both used to belong to exclusive clubs, Boris to the Bullingdon, Vlad to the KGB.
Both are estranged from their wives, one de jure, the other de facto.
Both have a roving eye for the ladies (persistent rumours in Russia suggest that Vlad’s horizons are even somewhat broader than that, but we must go by facts, not hearsay).
Both have fathered children on the side, though Vlad only allegedly so.
Both are driven by powerful political ambitions, though in Boris’s case these aren’t yet fully realised.
Both like to have their pictures taken when practising their favourite sport, Boris cycling, Vlad swimming or beating people up.
Both have a way with words, though unlike Vlad Boris keeps obscenities strictly for private consumption.
Both think it idiotic to arm Syrian rebels.
Both cite the same culinary reason for this point of view: the rebels are the kind of people who prefer human organs to pork.
Both have other reasons as well, those they don’t air publicly: Vlad sells billions’ worth of weaponry to Assad and gets a warm-water naval base in return; Boris wants to make his old Bullingdon mate Dave look even more stupid than God originally made him.
Both take their own routes to this point of view, driven as they are by different motives. Be that as it may…
Both are right.
That is where the similarities between the two men end. For Boris may be all sorts of things: buffoonish, frivolous, unscrupulous, opportunistic, shallow. But one thing he isn’t, or at least one would like to hope so, is evil.
Vlad on the other hand is an evil man in charge of an evil state. Therefore any aims he pursues can only be evil. Yet if we take their opposition to Dave’s current hobby horse at face value, then both are indeed right.
And Dave, he of the open-collared shirt fame, is terribly, stupidly, criminally wrong.
He doesn’t realise, or at least makes a good show of pretending he doesn’t realise, that the Syrian rebels, whatever their internal differences, are united in a common purpose: replacing Assad’s wicked but secular state with an Islamist one that would be even more wicked.
Moreover, given the aggressive proselytism coded into the Muslim DNA, such a state would not just be wicked internally – it would present a deadly threat to the whole region and therefore the world.
Dave’s view? “We should be on the side of Syrians who want a democratic and peaceful future for their country and one without the man who is using chemical weapons against them.”
First, the evidence of Assad using such weapons is flimsy at best, and the intelligence on which this evidence is based comes from the same people who knew for sure that Saddam was aiming nuclear weapons at Philadelphia.
Second, call me a moral relativist but I rather prefer a Syrian chieftain using chemical weapons against Islamist fanatics to one who, being such a fanatic himself, wouldn’t hesitate to use nuclear weapons against Israel – or us.
Third, I question the existence of Syrians, or any other Muslims, who are ravenous for democracy, Western style. If they indeed feel the urge to be just like us, they’ve managed to control it admirably for 1,400 years.
Moreover, at different periods throughout this time span and with variable success, they’ve tried to impose their ways on us – by the only method that comes naturally to Islam: violence accompanied by hysterical shrieks of ‘Allahu akbar!’
It is in this historical context that any action in the Middle East should be viewed by any Western leader. However, when instead of leaders we have spivs like Dave, then reality is replaced by cloud-cuckoo-land phantoms. Such as Syrian democracy-seekers who only ever eat human hearts because the West refuses to supply them with halal meat.
In fairness to Dave, he isn’t the only intellectually challenged chap among our politicians. For example, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, the former foreign secretary, said today that “only one in 20 opposition fighters are linked to al Qaeda.”
One would like to see the scientifically conducted polls on the basis of which Sir Malcolm has come up with such a precise calculation.
But do let’s accept this comment as fact, however improbable. The problem with this comment isn’t that it’s improbable but that it’s completely and utterly irrelevant.
The Syrian insurgency unites all sorts of Islamist groups in an ad hoc alliance aimed at turning Syria into an Islamist state. Some of those groups are linked to al Qaeda, some to other criminal gangs, some are freelance. But such differences pale by comparison to the similarities: they’re all wild-eyed fanatics and mortal enemies to the West.
Even worse, they are unpredictable. If the West knew more or less where it stood with chaps like Mubarak, Saddam, Assad and even Gaddafi, all we know about these chaps – apart from their supposed adoration of one-man-one-vote democracy – is that they hate us.
We don’t have a clue how they’ll manifest such feelings once they find themselves in power. However, if the history of the region is anything to go by, the old adage about the devil you know is amply vindicated there: every new ruler tends to be worse than his predecessor.
Playing poodle to US foreign policy largely inspired by neocon propaganda is wrong morally, intellectually, strategically and tactically. That means such a role is custom-made for Dave and his ilk.
Perhaps Boris can talk his new friend Vlad into emigrating and seeking a seat on the Tory back benches, where another anti-Dave outburst is brewing. Provided of course Vlad promises to kick his habit of having his opponents ‘whacked’. Even Dave.

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The FinCEN Files investigations published in the past week have exposed once again how the criminal and the corrupt abuse the international financial system. Against the backdrop of these revelations, the interim report of the UN’s Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity (FACTI) Panel, published this week, could not be more timely.
At Transparency International, we have been following the Panel’s work closely. In July, we suggested three key reform areas that we believe the FACTI Panel should prioritise to curb corruption and, at the same time, help reduce the US$2.5 trillion funding gap standing in the way of achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
A lack of coordinated global action to stem illicit financial flows undermines both post-COVID-19 recovery as well as long-term sustainable development. The new FACTI Panel has the power to possibly change that.
This week’s interim report makes clear that the lack of transparency, accountability and integrity in financial systems comes at a great cost, as it undermines the social contract and drains resources from development.
The report also recognises the need for state and non-state actors, including businesses, civil society and the media – in developed and developing countries – to work in concert.
From 1:17:10: Watch Transparency International’s Gillian Dell deliver remarks during the FACTI Panel’s interim report launch event on 24 September 2020.
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The way forward requires a coordinated effort to address the problems underlying the fight against corrupt money flows – the problems that the FACTI Panel has recognised this week. We ask the FACTI Panel to ensure that its recommendations, expected in a few months, address three systemic, interlinked challenges.
1. Tackling secrecy
Beneficial ownership transparency and effective supervision
Over half of the Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in the FinCEN Files revealed that banks lacked information about one or more entities behind suspicious transactions. The FACTI report extensively covers policy issues and tools surrounding beneficial ownership transparency and recognises secrecy as the common denominator underlying illicit financial flows. While we have seen progress in establishing beneficial ownership transparency as a norm, current global standards are inadequate to ensure the corrupt are not able to shield themselves through anonymity. Major financial centres continue offering secrecy to the corrupt and criminal across the world.
Importantly, governments should take note of gaps the report highlights in the regulation and supervision of professional enablers and take remedial steps to close them. As we have been reminded this week, the negligent or wilful failure of these professions to carry out their due diligence obligations enables devastating financial crimes around the world.
2. Ensuring justice
Foreign bribery prosecution and asset recovery
Ensuring justice requires both holding the corrupt to account and providing recourse to the countries and people they have exploited.
The report recognises that prosecuting perpetrators of cross-border corruption is a critical component of the broader efforts needed to combat and remediate the corruption affecting developing countries and threatening their achievement the Sustainable Development Goals. Similarly, the report recognises that asset recovery is often hampered by cumbersome legal processes and ineffective coordination, as seen in recent cases such as the seizure of Isabel dos Santos’s assets in Portugal.
The transparent, accountable and speedy return of stolen assets could supply much needed resources to victim countries, allowing them to reinvest in public goods such as healthcare, education and infrastructure.
3. Collaborating effectively
International cooperation and inclusion
Finally, tackling cross-border corruption and illicit financial flows is not possible without strong international cooperation. Crucially, the Panel calls for better coordination across different international instruments, with a particular focus on improving implementation and closing gaps.
We strongly support the recognition in the interim report of the key role that journalists, whistleblowers and civil society organisations play in driving systemic change. The FACTI process, which has been inclusive and has consistently sought to engage civil society, has been a positive example of the value of tapping into external expertise in these areas.
Decisionmakers’ turn to act
As we highlighted in July, we believe the FACTI Panel presents a unique opportunity to complement existing frameworks and tools with concrete recommendations on new pieces of international architecture that can help to close existing policy gaps. Chief among these would be the establishment of a global asset registry and a new instrument or agreement to accelerate asset recovery.
A patchwork of international agreements that evolved organically over time has proven completely ineffectual to address the scale of the problem of illicit flows and financial crime. The FinCEN Files are just the most recent example of how inadequate the current frameworks are, both in the public and private sectors.
The FACTI Panel can leverage its broad coalition of experts to show a path towards real systemic change. However, turning this potential into a reality will require action from member states and international institutions to internalise and implement its recommendations in the form of real, tangible policies and actions.

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London, UK (September 23, 2009)–Music recordist Keith Grant was the recipient of this year’s UK Screen Fellowship Award, which was presented at The Conch Sound Awards on September 22 in London.
Grant has a long history in recording music, principally for film soundtracks, although he has been described as a “consummate engineer in all genres of music recording.” His credits include such films as The English Patient, Shirley Valentine, The Italian Job, The Madness of King George and Dangerous Liaisons in a career spanning five decades.
It is Grant’s ability and commitment to the sound industry that have been highlighted as the key factors in his being selected. Grant said “I’m truly amazed and overjoyed to have been honored with the Fellowship Award. After 53 years of passion and dedication to the industry, it really is very rewarding to be singled out for recognition by The Conch Awards with [past Fellowship winners] Ray Merrin, John Illes and Les Wiggins–it’s going to be a fantastic night.”
The award will join Grant’s BAFTA for Best Soundtrack for Jesus Christ Superstar, which was awarded to him in 1973.
The UK Screen Association’s Conch Sound Awards capitalize on the UK’s strong reputation for audio craft by recognizing, rewarding and honoring individuals and companies for outstanding achievement in audio post-production.
Conch Sound Awards

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SAN DIEGO, CA – Unemployment in the city of San Diego, California showed no significant change during the month of March 2023 by maintaining an unchanged annualized rate of 3.7%, the Employment Development Department (EDD) reported.
The city remained with an unemployment rate equal to that recorded in January and February 2023. During the second month of the year, the border city reached a labor force of 1,610,800 people. Of the total labor force, 1,551,000 people were employed, while 59,800 were looking for a job.
According to EDD figures, during the month of March, San Diego had a labor force of 1,620,200 people, of which 1,560,800 were formally employed, while 59,800 were looking for a job.
California’s unemployment rate held steady as of February 2023 and remained at 4.4 percent for March 2023, as the state’s employers added 8,700 nonfarm jobs to the economy, according to data released by EDD.
The initial February 2023 estimate of a 4.3 percent unemployment rate was revised upward by one-tenth of a percentage point due to an increase in unemployment.
Since the current economic expansion began in April 2020, California has gained 3,049,800 jobs, which equates to a monthly average of 84,717 jobs gained during that time.
Six of California’s eleven industry sectors gained jobs in March with Private Education and Health Services leading the way with an increase of over 7 thousand jobs, primarily in Dentists’ Offices, Home Health Care Services and Hospitals.
Public Administration added more than 6 thousand 900 jobs, registering the second largest month-over-month increase, as jobs were created in all three of its subsectors, with Local Public Education seeing the largest increase.
Construction suffered the largest month-over-month decline in employment as it recorded the loss of 8,200 jobs, with a large portion of these losses occurring in the skilled trades contractors and building construction subsectors.
Other losses occurred in highway, street and bridge construction and residential building construction, among others. EDD indicated that extreme weather and flooding likely played a role in the month-over-month decline in the sector, as atmospheric rivers battered the state during the survey week.

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Crowflight Minerals Inc. (TSE:CML) reports that the mining operation at the company’s Bucko Lake Mine has resumed.
Crowflight Minerals Inc. (TSX:CML) reports that the mining operation at the company’s Bucko Lake Mine has resumed.
The press release is quoted as saying,
“We are glad to see the restart of Bucko Lake Mine operation after six-month’s suspension,” Kevin Zhu, Interim CEO and Director of the Company commented. “On behalf of the Board, we appreciate the patience and continued support of our shareholders, employees, and suppliers as we have been working diligently to bring the Bucko Lake Mine back into production. With our own new mining equipment and mining crews in place, we believe that we can achieve full production at Bucko Lake Mine in three-month’s time.”


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Lawrence VFD celebrates 40 years of service
Published 10:26 am Monday, May 3, 2010
ANDIS — Saturday’s celebration was about marking a 40-year milestone for one organization and recognizing the start for another that hopes to serve the community for years to come.
The Lawrence Township Volunteer Fire Department hosted a 40-year anniversary celebration at the newly created Andis Community Center, honoring two of its charter members.
Frank Jenkins and Doyle Jenkins were presented with appreciation plaques and watches for their service to the Lawrence Township community over the past four decades.
It wasn’t always easy. Forming a fire department was no small feat 40 years ago.
Charter members of the Lawrence Township Volunteer Fire Department purchased a truck by individually signing a bank note and becoming personally liable for making the payments.
“We not only want to thank the charter members, but all of the wives, children, and other family members who sacrifice their time with these men while they volunteer themselves,” LTVFD President Larry Layne said.
A variety of activities were conducted at the celebration. A slide show of the department’s history was presented as people enjoyed free food, music by local band Southern Thunder and free health screenings provided by King’s Daughters Medical Center.
Children played on a large fire truck inflatable and toured the Perry Township Smoke Trailer, which educates children on house fire safety and storm preparedness safety.
“This was a very successful event, not only for the fire department, but for the community center as well. We hope that others in the community look to this building for their future events,” said Jon Ferguson, board member of the Andis Community Center. “We now have a fully functional kitchen and plenty of space for about any event possible. We have already booked a few birthday parties and a family reunion as a result of this event.”
Lawrence County Commissioners Doug Malone and Jason Stephens were on hand for the celebration.
All of the fire department’s trucks were on display and MTS ambulance service donated their large grill for the food preparation.
The fire department had several giveaways available, including escape ladders, fire extinguishers, and smoke alarms.


Though it was unlikely a deal wouldn’t have gotten done, former Georgia Tech pitcher Deck McGuire signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, beating the midnight deadline by one minute.
He agreed to a minor-league contract with a $2 million bonus.
McGuire was selected 11th in this year’s Major League Baseball amateur draft after going 28-7 with a 3.28 ERA in three seasons at Tech.
The Yellow Jackets had four players — McGuire, and three signees — who had been drafted but yet to sign with their clubs as of Monday morning.
Alex Lavisky signed with the Indians Monday afternoon.
Matthew Grimes, a 6-5 pitcher from Mill Creek, didn’t reach an agreement with the White Sox, who selected him in the fourth round.
DeAndre Smelter, another big pitcher from Tattnall Square Academy who was selected by the Twins in the 14th round, didn’t sign.
Barring something odd, Grimes and Smelter should join Tech for the 2010 season.
I hope to talk to Tech baseball coach Danny Hall later today.


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There is a small town in the Baja peninsula known as Loreto that will remind you of the beauty of nature and the luxury of a slower pace of life. Having just spent time at the Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa at the Islands of Loreto, I was introduced to the peace that is found in this city. (To learn more about Villa del Palmar, please see their special offer here with code “CHEFW17”)
Just a short flight from Los Angeles brings you to a town that sits on the sapphire blue waters of the Sea of Cortez. Referred to by Jacques Cousteau as the “Aquarium of the World”, you will be able to see the underwater sea life up close and personal. Like this jellyfish that is almost transparent in the water:
For Water Lovers
The best way to immerse yourself in the culture is to take a guided boat excursion that will introduce you to the Islands of Loreto. Our tour guide shared with us his passion and knowledge of the area, telling stories along the way about the islands, types of birds, fish and sea life.
Imagine sitting on the boat, the sun is shining, this is your view and you are enjoying a picnic lunch all the while learning about the 5 different islands and their 5 varied stories.
Marine life, birds and sea lions make it their home at various times of the year. 891 species of fish and 695 vascular plant species. Stunning to experience.
What can be more enchanting than watching whales and dolphins play in the sea? We had the most amazing experience being surrounded by so many dolphins as they swam around us in search of food and fun.
Seeing the whales breach the surface and then go underwater leaving us just enough time to snap a photo was incredibly memorable. It’s possible to see blue whales, gray whales, humpback whales and so many others depending on the time of year.
Kayaking, Paddle Boarding, Scuba Diving
If it’s kayaking, paddle boarding, or scuba diving that makes you happy, then the waters of Danzante Bay and the Sea of Cortez will make your day. The calmness of the water means that anyone, no matter the skill level, can have these experiences.
Enjoy a morning out on the sapphire waters by taking a private fishing tour.
Bonus: should you catch any fish, the restaurant at Villa del Palmar will cook it to your specifications. Two of our friends spent the morning fishing, coming back with their winnings and great stories to tell.
If today’s idea of water fun means relaxing at the pool, then you have a choice of five different pools to choose from at the Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa. All together, they form the shape of a turtle which makes for great photos.
Play a little volleyball
Some night swimming
Or just rest and enjoy from the beach
Or from the mountains
Touring Downtown Loreto
After our whale and dolphin watching tour, we docked in the marina in Loreto to take in all that the city itself has to offer. This small quaint town has a history all its own.
Loreto became the first Spanish settlement on the Baja California peninsula when Jesuit missionaries established the Mission of Our Lady of Loreto in 1697.
As we wandered the streets, stopping in small shops, taking in the architecture of the buildings, admiring the artwork and gardens, we enjoyed the simplicity of the area. No one was “selling” to us but was welcoming us into their town.
The one stop we made that required us to find some energy was at the Giggling Dolphin Restaurant. It was here that we learned a new way to make margaritas.
We had to earn them! The carafe is filled with all the ingredients (including ice) and placed on the front of the bicycle for us to blend our own drinks. And trust me, we had to make them just right. That meant no slacking on the number of rotations on the bike. But it was so worth it in the end!
If you are a golfer at any level, you will appreciate the design and thought that went into the Danzante Bay Golf Course at Villa del Palmar. Renowned golf course designer, Rees Jones, created the plan for this magnificent course that incorporates nature in the most unique way possible. As you play this course, you will see 4 of nature’s landscapes: desert, water, mountains and valleys.
The 17th hole is just mesmerizing – although you really need to see it firsthand to truly appreciate the incredible beauty of where you are standing.
The final seven holes will be completed towards the end of 2017. In the end, there will be 7,400 yards once done. Per Rees Jones, “This golf course will have open entrances, pockets and sandy areas to capture the ball and keep it from going to the desert, and green contours that are manageable in the wind. People will want to play it over and over again because the conditions will change with the wind.”
Danzante Bay Golf Club is a place for any level golfer. Just beware of the glorious distractions that nature brings.(The 17th hole at Danzante Bay Golf Course)
Getting close to nature is very easy at Villa del Palmar as you are not only surrounded by water but mountains and desert. As we took our morning hike with Danzante tour guide, Carlos, through the grounds of the resort, we learned so much about the flowers, cacti, mountains, islands and connection to Jacques Cousteau. The photos you will collect will be worth every step you take up the mountain.
If your idea of relaxation means a day at the spa, then you are in the right place. Within the spa’s 3,900 square feet, you will be offered treatments that will benefit your mind and body. There are treatments that range from specialty facials to traditional massages to balancing treatments and more. All designed to bring you to a state of wellness.
Take advantage of the various pools from cold to hot to salt to aloe vera all contained in the spa itself. Add to this relaxation by looking out the enormous windows to see the mountains surrounding the resort.
Visit Loreto, Mexico
The Islands of Loreto is the hidden gem in the Baja peninsula. Come see for yourself. Find direct flights from Los Angeles aboard Alaska Airlines and from Canada on WestJet Airlines.
Stay at the Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa with this special offer if you book and travel until June 2018. Enter the code – “CHEFW17” – under the category “Promo/Corporate Code” for 50 percent off accommodations when booking through this link. Terms and conditions apply.
For more information, visit about Loreto.

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Calling it Adrian Thaws is saying you don't really know me," says Tricky, explaining the title of his 11th album. "So many times people have tried to put a finger on me and every album I go to a different place." "I suppose this is my club/hip hop album," he says. "I've only heard my music a few times in a club but I grew up in clubs from when I was 14: blues parties, hip hop clubs, a few raves. I'm not known for doing club music but this album has some club tracks on it — well, what I would consider club music."


Jeff Hornacek has had a rough first season as head coach of the New York Knicks, and it’s not just the win-loss record that’s the problem.It’s tempting to give Jeff Hornacek a free pass for his first season as head coach of the New York Knicks. The team has underperformed, but the unique circumstances surrounding them make him an almost impossible target.
Team president Phil Jackson put the team together. He supplied the head coach with a washed up center and a point guard that’s allergic to defense. Those moves have made Jackson the easy target for criticism from fans and the media during his third season in New York.
The one thing that Hornacek’s been scrutinized for is his blatantly negative attitude during games. Apparently, his players have noticed, and it’s having an impact.
Via Yaron Weitzman of Bleacher Report:
For one, Hornacek has looked increasingly defeated as the season has inched on. He’s always been reactive on the bench, but the frequency with which he leaps out of his seat and waves his hands in disgust following poor plays has rubbed some players the wrong way, according to a league source.
The season’s nearly over, and more reports of Hornacek having issues with players will likely come out as we continue. Expect Carmelo Anthony to be a target of those reports.
The most obvious example of Hornacek’s behavior is when he turned his back after Anthony called his number on an isolation play during a rough stretch back in Jan.
Melo calls his own number…
Jeff Hornacek (upper left hand corner of the video) seems annoyed and turns his back and walks away… pic.twitter.com/TOSDqb2CPV
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) January 3, 2017
You can’t fault a coach for being unhappy when his team has wildly underperformed and appears consistently lazy on the defensive end, but you also can’t blame his players for getting fed up with a negative attitude coming from the bench.
The Knicks were supposed to be a veteran team that went to the playoffs. They weren’t expected to need a coach that yelled at young players like Ron Baker and Chasson Randle. Especially not in April.
Up Next: The Knicks host the Washington Wizards on Thursday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. ET.


TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - “In our talks with French officials, we have announced Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), presence in the country as a moot point in bilateral relations between Tehran and Paris. They have always stressed that they have nothing to do with the group,” he said at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
His remarks came after MKO meeting in Paris on July 1 and that certain members of European Parliament had questioned Iran’s human rights situation and put IRGC in the black list following the group’s provocative acts.
“All are aware of terrorist history of the group. All regional and European states are aware of history of the group,” he added.
He said, “Allowing activities of a group notorious for Iranians and has terrorist background, a group which has had cooperated with Saddam regime and we have witnessed their terrorist attacks and their efforts for terrorist attacks in Iran is the only dark point in history of countries cooperating with the groups.”
Zarif further continued that reactionary regime of the regime are making investment on the group one more time as they did in the past.


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Back to oil: Indonesia economic growth after Asian financial crisis
This paper examines the growth experience of Indonesia in the years before and after the Asian financial crisis. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between economic growth and petroleum sectorâ€™s total factor productivity (TFP). It finds the possibility that post-crisis Indonesian economic growth has â€˜recoupledâ€™ with petroleum sectorâ€™s TFP â€“ fluctuations in petroleum TFP is directly correlated with fluctuations in economic growth. Further, although keeping Indonesiaâ€™s petroleum sector open to fair competition should be the prime policy, the fact regarding resource nationalism might need to be taken into account in designing the policy to develop the productivity of Indonesiaâ€™s petroleum sector.
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Furdemption is a puzzle / action game about a rabbit that’s trying to escape Hell.
Now let’s lean back and process this sentence. What does a rabbit have to do in order to earn the torments of Hell? Sell out to dogs? Eat its own kin? And make no mistake, Furdemption’s Hell is a pretty nasty place with bubbling lava, spike traps, and sharp things everywhere.
You would think that if any being in the universe is automatically granted Heaven, it’s rabbits. These nervous little dudes are the Big Macs of the carnivorous world; everything chows down on them. Heaven is the only suitable reward for a life of constant terror. But no, Furdemption’s protagonist is down below and suffering.
As a major Watership Down nerd, I’m just going to pretend he’s the mythological Prince of Rabbits, El-Ahriarah, escaping the nightmarish warren of the lapine incarnation of death, the Black Rabbit of Inle.
All right. That’s settled. So let’s dig into what makes Furdemption such a charming and addictive game, because it really is.
In order to flee Hell, our rabbit pal needs to collect feathers. There’s one feather per level, and grabbing one marks that level’s successful completion.
Collecting the feathers is a real ordeal, though. You need to employ all your bunny wits to work your way around crumbling ledges, moving platforms, and other hazards that place you within uncomfortable reach of Hell’s lava floor. As you move into later levels, you must bomb down walls with volatile explosives, dodge angry (and deadly) Reapers, and work your way around spikes and buzzsaws.
Thankfully, Furdemption’s controls are nearly perfect. You hip-hop around levels by swiping, and you start and stop on a dime. Moving across some hazards means making an appropriately bunny-style mad dash for safety, and if you input one hop too many, it’s purely your own fault.
In fact, there’s only one area where Furdemption’s controls can be criticized: Moving the camera around a level requires a two-finger drag that sometimes doesn’t register properly, and might send your rabbit avatar careening into a sawblade.
Even that quibble barely amounts to kitten fluff in light of everything Furdemption does right. For instance, the game puts you on the offensive as well as the defensive. Success isn’t just about pushing boxes and running at the right moments. You need to be cunning and full of tricks as well. Is a Reaper giving you a problem? You can try luring him into a spike trap or a sawblade.
There are coins to collect too, and gathering said shinies is addictive. You’ll find yourself immediately retrying even the most difficult levels if you don’t manage to grab all the coins the first time around.
Furdemption’s big parts and small parts come together to make a pretty fur-tastic puzzle / action experience. From its cleverly-made mazes to the macabre blood-stains that are left behind when you fail (and stay put until you finally succeed and move on), every facet of this game deserves attention from puzzle fans and rabbit enthusiasts.

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Top Twenty Fast Food Brands Glyphosate and Pesticide Testing Report
Moms Across America, a nationwide non-profit, has initiated an extensive testing program on the top twenty fast food brands in America, plus one restaurant, California’s In-N-Out Burger. Forty-two samples of 21 brands were tested for the most widely used herbicide in the world, glyphosate, 236 agrochemicals, 4 heavy metals, PFAS, phthalates, and mineral content. The top ten brands were additionally tested for 104 commonly used veterinary drugs and hormones, B Vitamins and calories.
Fast food is consumed by eighty-five million Americans each day, and many chains are often the suppliers of school lunches. Thirty million school meals are served to our children each day, and for millions of underprivileged children, these toxic meals are their only access to nutrition. Our previous testing has shown that America’s school lunches are indeed toxic.
To further investigate the status of a major source of food and nutrition in America, Moms Across America supporters, including Children’s Health Defense, the Centner Academy, and many individual supporters, recently initiated extensive testing focused specifically on America’s most popular fast food chains to explore the potential contamination of our food supply, which is likely affecting our physical and mental health.
Despite spending the highest amount in the world on health care, America has the worst health of all industrialized nations. Healthcare costs are crippling America. The United States will spend a projected $4.7 trillion — or 18 percent of the national economy — on healthcare in 2023. On a per capita basis, the United States spends nearly double the average of similarly wealthy countries. Nonetheless, health outcomes are generally worse than in other countries, including in areas like life expectancy, infant mortality, and diabetes.
The CDC reports that 1 out of 6 of our children have learning disorders. and more than 1 out of 5 Americans have a mental health disorder. These disorders can lead to increased violence. According to an extensive 2022 report from the Commonwealth Fund, the US has, by far, the highest global incidence of death by assault.
The Importance of Diet and Behavior
Through various studies such as those by Barbara Reed Stitt, author of Food and Behavior, the Natural Connection, as well as a recent mental health study on glyphosate exposure and mental health, mental health disorders have been directly linked to exposure to toxins and the lack of nutrients in the food supply. “A new study shows that these effects on mental health may be at least partially explained by the recent discovery that glyphosate is neurotoxic, affecting the brain.
Agrochemicals such as glyphosate have been proven to negatively impact the gut microbiome, which is not only the stronghold of the immune system, but is also where Serotonin and Melatonin are localized – important hormones that influence mood, sleep, and risks of developing depression, violent and obsessive behavior, as well as suicidal and homicidal thoughts and actions.
In Stitt’s twenty-year study of inmates: parolees, criminals, and serial killers, she discovered that they all had one thing in common. It was not their socio-economic background or race. It was not whether they were black or white, rich or poor – the one thing they all had in common is that they "all bragged that they lived on junk food.” In addition, they were deficient in important Vitamins, specifically Vitamin B, which is essential for the processing function of the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain that is utilized in good decision-making.
When Stitt removed processed junk food from their diet and they were given whole foods, the recidivism rate reversed. Instead of 70% of the inmates returning to prison, 70% stayed out of prison.
Glyphosate and toxic agrochemicals used in industrial farming are severely impactful to gut health, mood, and behavior. In addition to causing liver disease and nervous system damage, neurotoxic, carcinogenic glyphosate acts as a chelator, an antibiotic, and an endocrine disruptor. These three functions directly impact gut health and mental health. Chelation means that glyphosate holds and makes unavailable any vital nutrient in the thing it touches (such as a plant or soil). The withholding of such nutrients, such as Vitamin B, can directly lead to dysfunction and debilitation of body organs. Antibiotics disturb gut health. Glyphosate has been shown to target beneficial gut bacteria and allow for the proliferation of pathogenic gut bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella. Overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria in the gut can lead to lower levels of hormones that regulate a person’s ability to feel content and satiated or to sleep properly. Lower serotonin and lack of sleep lead to increased addictive behavior, obsession, depression, and mood swings. These things can eventually lead to violent behavior. In many cases, they lead to psychiatric care, which often includes the prescription of psychotropic antidepressant medications. Antidepressants have been connected to suicidal and homicidal ideation and increased suicide rates. Many articles assert that every or most mass shooters were, at one point, administered antidepressants.
Another example of food’s connection to behavior comes from a disturbing animal study. As featured in the Smithsonian magazine, a study out of the University of Strausberg, Germany revealed that a declining population of hamsters (an important food source for the ecosystem) that lived in a monocrops cornfield were cannibalistic. The mothers were eating their young on the first day of life. The soil in the field was also like sand, deficient in organic matter, as industrial, chemical farming commonly produces. Modern farming practices have changed the available food sources and soil quality. The lead scientist, Mathilde Tissier, soon learned that the corn, the hamsters’ food source, was the problem: “Corn binds vitamin B3, or niacin, so that the body cannot absorb it during digestion.” When she administered Vitamin B 3 to the hamsters, the cannibalism stopped. One change, one vitamin, completely stopped the violent behavior.
Another study from 2015, led by George Matapandeu, a health worker in rural Malawi, showed hundreds of patients with diarrhea and symmetrical rashes. “In Malawi, I would say 70 percent of the time somebody says ‘I’ve consumed food,’ they mean corn,” Matapandeu says. After consulting with doctors in the United States, he started handing out vitamin B3 supplements. Within a few weeks, the rashes and other symptoms had disappeared.
Moms Across America asserts that a diverse diet is important, as are the chemicals in the food consumed. This Malawi study was during a time when the practice of spraying glyphosate on corn crops as a drying agent (whether they were GMO corn or non-GMO corn) dominated the market. As previously mentioned, glyphosate is a chelator of vitamins and minerals essential to brain development. For GMO crops, glyphosate is sprayed on the entire corn crop (the weeds die), and the corn can continue to grow. For non-GMO corn, glyphosate is often sprayed as a drying agent. Either way, glyphosate residues are being consumed from most corn consumption. These agrochemically-grown mono-crops are patented and significantly different from heirloom corn; which are not genetically altered and toxic chemicals are not utilized. They are also grown in rotation or alongside other crops such as peas, beans, and legumes, in nutrient-dense (non-sprayed) soil. Many cultures have been on a predominantly corn diet for thousands of years. The problem is not just the lack of diversity and the corn, as the Smithsonian article claims, but what is being done to the corn.
According to the EPA, Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world, 280 million pounds are sprayed on food and animal feed crops every year. Glyphosate has been shown by Monika Kruger et al. to accumulate in animal tissues, and bone tendons and be present in thousands of grocery store food samples. A study by Paul J Mills et al showed higher levels of glyphosate in humans to be linked to higher levels of chronic disease.
Agrochemicals such as glyphosate have also been proven to negatively impact the gut microbiome, which is the stronghold of not only the immune system, but is where Serotonin and Melatonin are localized, important hormones that influence mood, sleep, and risks of developing depression, violent and obsessive behavior, suicidal and homicidal thoughts and actions.
Moms Across America and our supporters are particularly focused in this study on the presence of toxins and lack of nutrients necessary to support mental health. School shootings and the increase in violence in America devastate our communities. Mental health issues are on the rise, and many decade-old studies have shown a link between our food and violent behavior. According to a paper published in the European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences by Kleinman et al. (1998) the study reveals that malnourished and hungry children are 7 to 12 times more likely to exhibit symptoms of conduct disorders than not-hungry or nutrition-balanced children. Malnourished children also tend to exhibit higher levels of irritability, aggression, and externalizing behavioral problems than their low-income, low-SES, but not-hungry peers (Halas et al., 1975; Mora, 1979; Gray, 1986).
It is not enough to simply focus on hunger however, it is time for public health officials to learn about and take action regarding the connection between American food and the violent behavior of Americans.
The Fast Food Testing program consisted of testing 42 fast food samples from 21 restaurants, the top twenty restaurants as listed by industry *QSR 50 ( highest sales).. The board of Moms Across America, primarily based in California, also insisted that In-N-Out, actually 33rd in sales on the fast food chain list, also be included due to the frequent claims that the chain is a “healthier” version of fast food.
Two types of samples, three to four meals of each type, were sent by FedEx from 21 locations across the United States in their original packaging, untouched and frozen, to the laboratory for testing. The primary lab, Health Research Institute, coordinated the testing, which was conducted using triple-quadrupole mass spectroscopy (glyphosate, pesticides, veterinary drugs, PFAS, phthalates) and several other methods.
A summary of the test results is listed below. The full reports are linked in each section.
The following results are for the glyphosate and pesticide portion of the testing program.
- 100% of Top Twenty ( +1) Fast Food brands contained alarming glyphosate residues.
- Studies in lab animals show that 0.1 ppb of glyphosate cause liver and organ damage.
- The highest levels detected, 213.58 ppb and 225.53 ppb, totaling 439.11 in two samples, were in Panera Bread, a self-proclaimed proprietor of "good food" and "clean, wholesome foods."
- The second highest levels of glyphosate were found in Arby's sandwiches, 124.2 and 99 ppb, totaling 223.33 ppb of glyphosate. Dairy Queen and Little Caesar’s were nearly tied for third highest, at 126 ppb and 128 ppb total glyphosate detected, respectively.
- The lowest levels were found in Chipotle meals, totaling 4.65 ppb for both samples, a whopping 94.4 times lower than the highest level, 439.11 ppb detected in Panera Bread.
Chipotle was one of the first fast food restaurants to advertise non-GMO and organic ingredients.
- Next lowest were Panda Express and McDonald's at 4.75 and 5.58 ppb, respectively.
- The total amount of glyphosate detected in 42 types of fast food meals ( between 1-3 samples of each were used for testing for hundreds of contaminants) was 2089 ppb, a level over 20,000 times higher than the amount (.1 ppb) that has been found to cause severe organ damage, specifically liver disease, in animal studies.
Séralini, GE., Clair, E., Mesnage, R. et al. Republished study: long-term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize. Environ Sci Eur 26, 14 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-014-0014-5.
Moms Across America is concerned about the risk of consuming fast food a little less than once a week, only 42 times a year, as even this infrequency may be a significant contributing factor to the rise of liver disease and organ damage in America. Even more concerning is children eating school lunch provided by fast food companies on a daily basis.
MIT Senior Scientist and author of Toxic Legacy How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment, Stephanie Seneff PhD. reviewed the results and stated:
"It is highly disturbing that it takes action from an advocacy group operating on a shoestring budget to establish quantitative data that glyphosate is pervasive, often at alarmingly high levels, in foods commonly sold at fast food restaurants around the country. Many Americans rely on fast foods as a significant part of their diet. It is no wonder why so many Americans are obese, and the autism rates are so high." - Stephanie Seneff Ph.D.
Author of What’s Making our Children Sick, Pediatrician of 40 years, author of a new article titled "The State of Our Children's Health," and host of The New MDS, Dr. Michelle Perro stated regarding the results:
“The top of our list of analytes is the herbicide glyphosate, and its breakdown product AMPA. Unfortunately, the news is not good, and the amounts of glyphosate/AMPA in the most common fast foods are shocking. This is a national health catastrophe, with glyphosate leading the charge of the daily poisoning of American citizens. The health impacts from the chronic ingestion of glyphosate, even in low amounts, include neurologic disorders (Autism Spectrum Disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, etc.), asthma/allergies, metabolic disruption, and immune dysfunction (including cancer). The sobering news gets worse. Not only was glyphosate found in all of the fast food samples submitted, but a host of other toxic pesticides and pharmaceuticals were discovered. In essence, our children and their families are consuming a toxic time bomb daily without any oversight or accountability. “
- 27 different pesticides were found in fast food samples.
- 90% of fast food brands ( 61% of the total 42 samples) contained at least trace of these 27 harmful pesticides.
- Several fast foods contained as many as 7, 8 or 9 different pesticides.
- The highest levels were found in Domino’s and Pizza Hut pizza.
- Even the “healthier” fast food companies, Panera Bread, In-N-Out and Chipotle all had either trace or detectable and concerning levels of pesticides.
- The immediate side effects from these pesticides in animal studies include symptoms such as loss of balance, irritable behavior, gut dysbiosis, metabolic disorders, coma and death. Long-term effects include a wide range of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and mood/emotional disruption.
Lab report of summary
The top twenty fast food brands (plus In-N-Out), were tested for 236 pesticides in addition to glyphosate herbicide. Twenty-seven pesticides were detected in 28 samples. In other words, 61% of the 42 fast food samples were positive for trace or quantifiable amounts of harmful pesticides. As many as nine different pesticides were found in several of the samples. Some of the side effects from these pesticides include lower appetite, unsteady balance, watery eyes, irritable behavior, coma, and death (at high doses, long term, in animals), gut microbiota dysbiosis and metabolic disorders.
Gut dysbiosis and metabolic disorders can lead to autoimmune issues, weakened immune systems, disturbed sleep, mood, behavior, learning, and organ function.
A full list of toxicity ( high dose and immediate) side effects from these 27 pesticides, plus glyphosate, can be found here. While this list cannot be directly linked to human health effects, due to the lack of studies of pesticides on humans, ( according to the EPA it is “not ethical to allow pesticide testing ON human subjects”, and we agree with that, but then why are pesticides allowed in our food, to consumed by humans on a daily basis? How is that ethical?) this list does show reasons for significant concern. While the amounts of pesticides are low, no one can predict or ascertain what the levels are in any person over a long period of time, and on a daily or weekly basis. In addition, no synergistic studies have been done on the combination of up to 9 different pesticides, plus the herbicide glyphosate, in our food.
The brands with the highest levels of pesticides were pizza brands:
Domino's Pizza contained a total of 6 different pesticides. Of these, 36.57 ppb came from the wheat crust pizza and 5.05 ppb from the gluten-free pizza. This data suggests that gluten-free pizza products may contain less glyphosate. Glyphosate has been detected in other gluten-free products, however, likely due to the high amounts of nonorganic soy, corn, beans and peas often used in gluten-free products (that are sprayed with glyphosate as a drying agent). So, further testing is required.
Pizza Hut’s vegetable-topped wheat crust samples contained 21.50 ppb of 8 different pesticides. The cheese pizza with wheat crust contained only trace, undetectable amounts of pesticides. This data supports the findings from the Heartland Health Research Alliance that show that vegetables grown non-organically are responsible for the majority (98%) of pesticide consumption in America. These results are disturbing because the general public usually assumes vegetables are more healthy.
The only brands that showed no detectable levels, not even trace levels of pesticides, were Dunkin’ Donuts, Burger King, Wendy’s and Arby’s. All of the other brands, or 90% of the brands, had trace to alarming detectable levels of toxic pesticides. It should be noted, however that some of these brands, specifically Dunkin’ Donuts and Arby’s did have some of the highest levels of glyphosate residues.
The brands that claim to be “healthier” versions of fast food had the following levels:
Panera had one sample with trace, but not quantifiable levels, of 1 harmful pesticide. In-N-Out had 10.16 ppb of 3 different pesticides. Chipotle had a total from both samples of 22.83 ppb of 11 different pesticides.
This data shows us that the brand with the highest level of glyphosate, Panera Bread, had one of the lowest levels of other pesticides (one sample with trace, undetectable levels, and the other sample without even trace levels), and the brand with the lowest level of glyphosate, Chipotle, had concerning levels of other pesticides. This may, perhaps, mean that some farmers that use glyphosate tend not to use other pesticides, and those that do not use glyphosate will use other pesticides.
This enforces Moms Across America’s position that ALL toxic chemicals used in agrochemical farming must be discontinued. Reverting to using other chemicals will not reduce exposure to toxins for the American public or the poisoning of our soil.
The reduction of exposure to pesticides can be accomplished by reverting to regenerative organic or biodynamic farming, which do not use agrochemicals. It should be noted that some certifications or companies, such as Monsanto, are using the words “regenerative agriculture” to promote cover cropping and allowing fields to remain fallow, but they may still promote spraying with agrochemicals to “burn” down the cover crops, therefore polluting the soil. These chemicals, while they may not be sprayed directly on the crop, can remain in the soil and be taken up into crops when planted.
Moms Across America strongly urges our regulatory agencies to have the political will to do what is best for the future of our country, not what is best for the chemical corporations. Revoking the license for glyphosate as a drying agent is an obvious first step and will be highly effective in dramatically reducing the human population’s exposure to glyphosate.
However, any use of glyphosate and any toxic agrochemicals on our food supply is simply unsafe and detrimental to our society, our health, and our future. Supporting the transition to regenerative organic agriculture and supporting local farms, farm-to-school programs, school garden programs, backyard gardens, and community gardens is the only way to ensure access to local, healthy, nontoxic, nutrient-dense safe food.
A School Lunch Congressional Briefing on Oct 17, 2023, SH 902 in Washington D.C. Zen Honeycutt, Founder of Moms Across America, will present on the invited panel with a pediatrician, toxicologist, farmer, and researcher.
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I'm new to this IFS stuff.............I'm a solid axle kinda guy.
I've got an 05 2wd Silverado Crew Cab that I would really like to bring the front end up a bit. Just enough to level it out.
I'm assuming that I'll need to hit the alignment shop after the spacers are installed?
Got any pictures of before and after? I'd love to see them if you do!
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Initially, the rear-wheel drive modification Volkswagen ID.4 will go on sale. It will be followed by all-wheel drive options with two power units, one on each axis. Starting next year, the electric crossover will be available in Europe, China and the USA.
Note that in the photos presented, a pre-production version of the novelty is shown. According to the manufacturer, the product version will look exactly the same.
In addition, Volkswagen also talked about the range of the newly-made news, which will be 500 km. Quickly recharge the battery will allow the quick charge system. Thanks to her, the owner will be able to charge the ID.4 battery up to 80% in half an hour.
The crossover is built on the MEB trolley, specially designed for electric cars. Dimensions of new items: length – 4625 mm, width – 1891 mm, height – 1609 mm. The wheelbase is 2773 mm. Volkswagen claims to have ID.4. comparable to Tiguan Allspace.
The next novelty in the manufacturer’s lineup will be the ID.5 coupe-shaped crossover. By 2025, the Germans plan to bring more than 20 electric models to the market. The first electric car built on the new platform was the ID.3 hatchback.


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The American Journal of Managed Care November 2008
Cost-Effectiveness of Insulin Analogs
Insulin analogs offer an improved balance between glycemic control and the risk of hypoglycemia, with the resultant potential to reduce the costs of treatment of hypoglycemia, hospitalization, and chronic complications. This better tolerability of analogs and the ease of administration offered by insulin pen devices can help to overcome some of the barriers to insulin use in patients with type 2 DM. Prompt initiation or intensification of insulin therapy in type 2 DM and adherence to an insulin regimen will save costs by delaying or preventing DM complications. Pharmacoeconomic models and retrospective analyses of healthcare databases have consistently shown that treatment with insulin analogs is cost-effective versus other options in the long run. Therefore, the use of insulin analogs in type 1 and type 2 DM is an appropriate investment of healthcare dollars. This review shows that validation of these potential benefits through real-world data analysis is warranted.
Author Affiliations: From the Outcomes Research Center (DIB, CM-M), University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
Funding Source: Novo Nordisk Inc provided an unrestricted educational grant for the preparation of this article. Editorial assistance was provided by Watermeadow Medical.
Author Disclosure: Dr Brixner reports no relationship or financial interest with any entity that would pose a conflict of interest with the subject matter of this article. Dr McAdam-Marx reports serving on the Managed Care Advisory Board for Novo Nordisk Inc.
Authorship Information: Concept and design (DIB, CM-M); analysis and interpretation of data (DIB, CM-M); drafting of the manuscript (CM-M); and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content (DIB, CM-M).
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19. Garg SK, Rosenstock J, Ways K. Optimized basal-bolus insulin regimens in type 1 diabetes: insulin glulisine versus regular human insulin in combination with basal insulin glargine [published correction appears in Endocr Pract. 2005;11(2):145]. Endocr Pract. 2005;11(1):11-17.
20. Ratner RE, Hirsch IB, Neifing JL, Garg SK, Mecca TE, Wilson CA; U.S. Study Group of Insulin Glargine in Type 1 Diabetes. Less hypoglycaemia with insulin glargine in intensive insulin therapy for type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2000;23(5):639-643.
21. Russell-Jones D, Simpson R, Hylleberg B, Draeger E, Bolinder J. Effects of QD insulin detemir or neutral protamine Hagedorn on blood glucose control in patients with type I diabetes mellitus using a basalbolus regimen. Clin Ther. 2004;26(5):724-736.
22. Hermansen K, Fontaine P, Kukolja K, Peterkova V, Leth G, Gall MA. Insulin analogues (insulin detemir and insulin aspart) versus traditional human insulins (NPH insulin and regular human insulin) in basal-bolus therapy for patients with type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia. 2004;47(4):622-629.
23. Ashwell SG, Amiel SA, Bilous RW, et al. Improved glycaemic control with insulin glargine plus insulin lispro: a multicentre, randomized, cross-over trial in people with type 1 diabetes. Diabet Med. 2006;23(3):285-292.
24. Riddle M, Rosenstock J, Gerich J; Insulin Glargine 4002 Study Investigators. The treat-to-target trial: randomized addition of glargine or human NPH insulin to oral therapy of type 2 diabetic patients. Diabetes Care. 2003;26(11):3080-3086.
25. Hermansen K, Davies M, Derezinski T, Martinez Ravn G, Clauson P, Home P. A 26-week, randomized, parallel, treat-to-target trial comparing insulin detemir with NPH insulin as add-on therapy to oral glucose-lowering drugs in insulin-naive people with type 2 diabetes [published correction appears in Diabetes Care. 2007;30(4):1035]. Diabetes Care. 2006;29(6):1269-1274.
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29. Roach P, Yue L, Arora V; Humalog Mix25 Study Group. Improved postprandial glycemic control during treatment with Humalog Mix25, a novel protamine-based insulin lispro formulation. Diabetes Care. 1999;22(8):1258-1261.
30. Korytkowski M. When oral agents fail: practical barriers to starting insulin. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2002;26(suppl 3):S18-S24.
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33. Polonsky WH, Fisher L, Guzman S, Villa-Caballero L, Edelman SV. Psychological insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes: the scope of the problem. Diabetes Care. 2005;28(10):2543-2545.
34. Siebenhofer A, Plank J, Berghold A, et al. Short acting insulin analogues versus regular human insulin in patients with diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006;(2):CD003287.
35. Horvath K, Jeitler K, Berghold A, et al. Long-acting insulin analogues versus NPH insulin (human isophane insulin) for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007;(2):CD005613.
36. Haak T, Tiengo A, Draeger E, Suntum M, Waldhäusl W. Lower within-subject variability of fasting blood glucose and reduced weight gain with insulin detemir compared to NPH insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2005;7(1):56-64.
37. Hermansen K, Davies M. Does insulin detemir have a role in reducing risk of insulin-associated weight gain? Diabetes Obes Metab. 2007;9(3):209-217.
38. Lee WC, Balu S, Cobden D, Joshi AV, Pashos CL. Prevalence and economic consequences of medication adherence in diabetes: a systematic literature review. Manag Care Interface. 2006;19(7):31-41.
39. Korytkowski M, Bell D, Jacobsen C, Suwannasari R; FlexPen Study Team. A multicenter, randomized, open-label, comparative, twoperiod crossover trial of preference, efficacy, and safety profiles of a prefilled, disposable pen and conventional vial/syringe for insulin injection in patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus. Clin Ther. 2003;25(11):2836-2848.
40. Lee WC, Balu S, Cobden D, Joshi AV, Pashos CL. Medication adherence and the associated health-economic impact among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus converting to insulin pen therapy: an analysis of third-party managed care claims data [published correction appears in Clin Ther. 2006;28(11):1968-1969]. Clin Ther. 2006;28(10):1712-1725.
41. Bott U, Ebrahim S, Hirschberger S, Skovlund SE. Effect of the insulin analogue insulin aspart on quality-of-life and treatment satisfaction in type 1 diabetic patients. Diabet Med. 2003;20(8):626-634.
42. Manini R, Forlani G, Moscatiello S, Zannoni C, Marzocchi R, Marchesini G. Insulin glargine improves glycemic control and healthrelated quality of life in type 1 diabetes. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2007;17(7):493-498.
43. Hanestad BR, Albrektsen G. Quality of life, perceived difficulties in adherence to a diabetes regimen, and blood glucose control. Diabet Med. 1991;8(8):759-764.
44. Bode B, Weinstein R, Bell D, et al. Comparison of insulin aspart to buffered regular insulin and insulin lispro in continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion: a randomized study in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2002;25(3):439-444.
45. Raskin P, Holcombe JH, Tamborlane WV, et al. A comparison of insulin lispro and buffered regular human insulin administered via continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion pump. J Diabetes Complications. 2001;15(6):295-300.
46. Valentine WJ, Palmer AJ, Erny-Albrecht KM, et al. Cost-effectiveness of basal insulin from a US health system perspective: comparative analyses of detemir, glargine, and NPH. Adv Ther. 2006;23(2):191-207.
47. Grima DT, Thompson MF, Sauriol L. Modelling cost effectiveness of insulin glargine for the treatment of type 1 and 2 diabetes in Canada. Pharmacoeconomics. 2007;25(3):253-266.
48. McEwan P, Poole CD, Tetlow T, Holmes P, Currie CJ. Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of insulin glargine versus NPH insulin for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in the UK. Curr Med Res Opin. 2007;23(suppl 1):7-19.
49. Palmer AJ, Roze S, Valentine WJ, Smith I, Wittrup-Jensen KU. Costeffectiveness of detemir-based basal/bolus therapy versus NPH-based basal/bolus therapy for type 1 diabetes in a UK setting: an economic analysis based on meta-analysis results of four clinical trials. Curr Med Res Opin. 2004;20(11):1729-1746.
50. Palmer AJ, Valentine WJ, Ray JA, et al. An economic assessment of analogue basal-bolus insulin versus human basal-bolus insulin in subjects with type 1 diabetes in the UK. Curr Med Res Opin. 2007;23(4):895-901.
51. Palmer AJ, Cobden D, Koenen C, et al. Projecting the economic and health outcome effects of basal insulin among type 2 patients in clinical practice settings [abstract]. Diabet Med. 2006;23(suppl 4):368.
52. Valentine WJ, Erny-Albrecht KM, Ray JA, Roze S, Cobden D, Palmer AJ. Therapy conversion to insulin detemir among patients with type 2 diabetes treated with oral agents: a modeling study of cost-effectiveness in the United States. Adv Ther. 2007;24(2):273-290.
53. McEwan P, Poole CD, Tetlow T, Holmes P, Currie CJ. Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of insulin glargine versus NPH insulin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in the UK. Curr Med Res Opin. 2007;23(suppl 1):21-31.
54. Lammert M, Palmer AJ, Roze S, et al. Decreased rates of major hypoglycemic events lead to improved long-term cost-effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart 30/70 versus biphasic human insulin 30 in type 2 diabetic subjects in Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish and UK settings [abstract]. Value Health. 2004;7(6):736.
55. Palmer AJ, Roze S, Valentine WJ, et al. The CORE Diabetes Model: projecting long-term clinical outcomes, costs and cost-effectiveness of interventions in diabetes mellitus (types 1 and 2) to support clinical and reimbursement decision-making. Curr Med Res Opin. 2004;20(suppl 1):S5-S26.
56. Palmer AJ, Roze S, Valentine WJ, et al. Validation of the CORE Diabetes Model against epidemiological and clinical studies. Curr Med Res Opin. 2004;20(suppl 1):S27-S40.
57. Meneghini CF, Rosenberg KH, Koenen C, Merilainen MJ, Lilddeke HJ. Insulin detemir improves glycaemic control with less hypoglycaemia and no weight gain in patients with type 2 diabetes who were insulin naive or treated with NPH or insulin glargine: clinical practice experience from a German subgroup of the PREDICTIVE study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2007;9(3):418-427.
58. Valentine W, Cobden D, Braceras R, et al. Health economic evaluation of improved glycemic control: initiating biphasic analog insulin [abstract]. Diabet Med. 2006;23(suppl 4):367.
59. Minshall M, Ray J, Lammert M, et al. Estimating the long-term cost-effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart plus metformin versus optimization of oral hypoglycemic agents in insulin-naive patients with type 2 diabetes in a US cost setting [poster]. Diabetologia. 2005;48(suppl 1):A335.
60. Nicklasson L, Palmer AJ, Cobden D, et al. Long-term cost-effectiveness analysis of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled on thiazolidinedione therapy and either biphasic insulin aspart 30 or sulfonylurea [poster]. Diabetologia. 2005;48(suppl 1):A334.
61. Bullano MF, Al-Zakwani IS, Fisher MD, Menditto L, Willey VJ. Differences in hypoglycemia event rates and associated cost-consequence in patients initiated on long-acting and intermediate-acting insulin products. Curr Med Res Opin. 2005;21(2):291-298.
62. Bullano MF, Fisher MD, Grochulski WD, Menditto L, Willey VJ. Hypoglycemic events and glycosylated hemoglobin values in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus newly initiated on insulin glargine or premixed insulin combination products. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(24):2473-2482.
63. Zhang Q, Menditto L. Incremental cost savings 6 months following initiation of insulin glargine in a Medicaid fee-for-service sample. Am J Ther. 2005;12(4):337-343.
64. Orsini L, Huse DM. Total health care costs in Medicaid patients receiving NPH, Lente, or insulin glargine [abstract]. Diabetes. 2005;54(suppl 1):A144.
65. Miller DM, Gardner J, Hendricks A, Fincke G, Zhang Q. Changes in health care utilization and expenditures associated with insulin glargine use [abstract]. Diabetes. 2005;54(suppl 1):A302.
66. Ory C, Cyprien L, Menditto LA, Chang E. Health economic outcomes associated with insulin therapies: an evaluation of insulin glargine [abstract]. Diabetes. 2005;54(suppl 1):A612.
67. Hall JA, Summers KH, Obenchain RL. Cost and utilization comparisons among propensity score–matched insulin lispro and regular insulin users. J Manag Care Pharm. 2003;9(3):263-268.
68. Chen K, Chang EY, Summers KH, Obenchain RL, Yu-Isenberg KS, Sun P. Comparison of costs and utilization between users of insulin lispro versus users of regular insulin in a managed care setting. J Manag Care Pharm. 2005;11(5):376-382.
69. Rosenstock J, Sugimoto D, Strange P, Stewart JA, Soltes-Rak E, Dailey G. Triple therapy in type 2 diabetes: insulin glargine or rosiglitazone added to combination therapy of sulfonylurea plus metformin in insulin-naive patients. Diabetes Care. 2006;29(3):554-559.
70. Botteman M, Cobden D, Nicklasson L. Cost to reach target HbA1c in poorly controlled patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on either biphasic insulin aspart 30 and metformin or a maximized oral hypoglycemic regimen [poster]. Diabetologia. 2005;48(suppl 1):A334.
71. Ushakova O, Sokolovskaya V, Morozova A, et al. Biphasic insulin aspart 30 (NovoLog Mix 70/30), a premix analogue, is an effective and well tolerated starter insulin in type 2 diabetes [abstract]. Diabetes. 2005;54(suppl 1):A502.

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but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep.
My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.
What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father's hand.
The Father and I are one."
The Jews took up stones again to stone him.
Jesus replied, "I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these are you going to stone me?"
The Jews answered, "It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you, but for blasphemy, because you, though only a human being, are making yourself God."
Jesus answered, "Is it not written in your law, "I said, you are gods'?
If those to whom the word of God came were called "gods'—and the scripture cannot be annulled—
can you say that the one whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world is blaspheming because I said, "I am God's Son'?


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Goals in either half from Christopher Schindler and Karlan Grant - who also set up the opener for the captain - saw Huddersfield Town run out victorious over Barnsley despite a tense finish.
Jacob Brown struck ten minutes from time and Town were then forced to endure six minutes of injury time, but they successfully saw out the 2-1 win with a very professional showing.
Who caught your eye in the game? And who do you think may have been below par? Let us know by giving your marks out of ten to all the Town players who were on action on the day using the gadget below. Or if you're rather just see what your fellow fans made of it, click 'see results' to be given the average scores on the doors.
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How do you know if you need surgery for hemorrhoids?
When is Hemorrhoid Surgery Necessary? Hemorrhoid surgery may be necessary for internal hemorrhoids that have prolapsed (an internal hemorrhoid protruding outside of the anal canal) if this prolapse is significant, such as when the protruding tissue cannot be pushed back in.
How much does it cost to remove a hemorrhoid?
How Much Does a Hemorrhoidectomy Cost? On MDsave, the cost of a Hemorrhoidectomy ranges from $3,422 to $6,256. Those on high deductible health plans or without insurance can save when they buy their procedure upfront through MDsave.
How many hours does hemorrhoid surgery take?
At the hospital or surgery centre You will be kept comfortable and safe by your anesthesia provider. The anesthesia may make you sleep. Or it may just numb the area being worked on. The surgery will take 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Is it safe to have surgery to remove hemorrhoids?
Articles On Hemorrhoids. There are also procedures that shrink or remove them, such as using a laser, that can be done in your doctor’s office. Although these may hurt less and have fewer complications, surgery might be a better long-term choice, especially if your hemorrhoids are large and very painful or bleeding. Hemorrhoid surgery is safe…
When do you know if you need hemorrhoid surgery?
On its own, pain is not a sure sign that hemorrhoid surgery is required. Treated with proper home care, the pain may go away after a few days. However, it’s a good idea to consult your doctor because a procedure done in your doctor’s office can provide relief if you do have a clot.
How long does it take for an external hemorrhoid to fall off?
In the procedure, the doctor ties rubber bands around the base of an internal hemorrhoid. This cuts off circulation so the hemorrhoid falls off, usually within a week. External hemorrhoid thrombectomy. When a blood clot forms in an external hemorrhoid, it can be removed under local anesthesia in a doctor’s office.
What’s the best way to get rid of hemorrhoids?
Minimally invasive treatments to get rid of painful hemorrhoids include the following: Sclerotherapy. This procedure involves injecting a chemical solution into the hemorrhoid to shrink it. Coagulation. This technique involves laser or infrared light or heat to shrivel internal hemorrhoids. Rubber band ligation.
Do hemorrhoids ever go away completely?
Hemorrhoids do go away on their own in about 7-10 days even with home remedy kinds of treatments. They are surgically removed only when they have become extremely painful and have formed a blood clot.
Can external hemorrhoids go away without surgery?
Yes, definitely. External hemorrhoids can easily be treated and cured without surgery. Talking about how, you can go for a laser treatment for piles. Laser treatment is a permanent cure for external hemorrhoids and is a non-surgical procedure which involves no cuts or wounds.
What is the recovery time for hemorrhoids?
Table of Contents. The recovery from a hemorrhoid treatment or surgery typically lasts one to six weeks, depending upon the type of treatment, the severity of the hemorrhoids, and the number removed.
Do you really need a hemorrhoidectomy?
According to the Mayo Clinic, about half of adults will suffer from hemorrhoids by age 50. Sometimes, hemorrhoids don’t cause any problems and don’t need to be treated. But if they become painful or result in heavy bleeding, a hemorrhoidectomy can offer relief.


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Laboratory tests are essential for the diagnosis of African swine fever (ASF) and are key to the success of ASF surveillance activities.
Chapter 3.9.1. of the OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals (Terrestrial Manual) describes the recognised international standards for ASF diagnosis. However, in certain circumstances, the timely submission, processing and testing of samples using the diagnostic tests described in the Terrestrial Manual are not feasible. The ability to test for ASF at the point of disease allows for rapid response to outbreaks and control of the spread of disease in endemic situations.
Despite not being included in the Register of Diagnostic Kits certified by the OIE as validated as fit for purpose, there are several diagnostic platforms, also known as penside or point-of-need / point-of-care testing (PoC tests), that are available commercially for field testing. These include basic rapid test kits for detecting antigens or antibodies using lateral flow devices that are simple to use, require minimal training and can provide a result within approximately 20 minutes.
To serve as a guide, the OIE ASF Reference Laboratory Network put together a summary of these PoC test kits for field workers, practitioners, and decision-makers. The guide is available in English and Spanish.


In his first playoff start in eight years, Brian Boucher was nothing short of brilliant.
Boucher made 23 saves and outplayed future Hall of Fame goalie Marty Brodeur, as the Philadelphia Flyers earned a 2-1 Game One victory over the New Jersey Devils to take a 1-0 series lead Wednesday night at the Prudential Center.
Chris Pronger and Mike Richards scored huge second period goals, while the Flyers killed five New Jersey power plays to take home ice away from the Devils.
"It's big. You're on the road. You're trying to gain confidence and settle into the series" said Pronger.
Boucher made several big stops for the Flyers, including one on Patrik Elias from in close with about 10 seconds left in the game and the Orange 'n' Black were able to clear the puck to cement the Game One win.
His best save of the night came in the first period against New Jersey's superstar mid-season acquisition Ilya Kovalchuk, when he flashed some leather on a wrister by Kovalchuk from the slot with 12:08 to play in the first.
"I felt comfortable coming in," Boucher said. "Like I said before, we feel like we've been playing playoff hockey in the last two weeks or so, so it just felt like another game today."
"We said we wanted Game One, and we got it. So now we have a day of rest and regroup and look forward to Game Two."
With a scoreless contest in the second period, Pronger provided the Flyers with a 1-0 lead with his 103th career playoff point. Richards made a bad angle pass from the goal line that Simon Gagne was able to redirected off of Brodeur to Pronger in the crease where Prongs deposited the puck in the net.
Pronger is ranked fourth among currently active players with 103 postseason points behind Nicklas Lidstrom (166), Mark Recchi (123) and Elias (113).
"We were getting our feet moving and getting into the game, which means getting pucks in deep, crashing and banging —and creating turnovers and getting pucks to the net." Pronger said.
Richards scored his eighth career playoff goal when he jumped on the ice on a line change and took a behind the back pass from Ian Laperriere to bury a slapper past Brodeur's left shoulder to give the Flyers a 2-0 lead with 3:33 left in the second period.
Lappy created the goal by stripping Devils defenseman Martin Skoula at the blue line and patiently waited for Richards to come off the bench for the line change.
"If I had missed that pass I don't think you would have seen me on the ice again." Laperriere said.
Rookie defenseman Oskars Bartulis was spotted for a double minor at 2:12 in the third period when he clipped New Jersey's David Clarkson in the nose, drawing blood, but the Flyers successfully killed off the four minute power play.
Braydon Coburn took a delay of game penalty at 8:49 in the third when he knocked the net off its morings in a scramble in the Flyers crease. It was a bad time for a penalty, but it was a good penalty as it most likely saved a goal.
"Our penalty kill has been unbelievable," said Boucher. "They put their bodies on the line every night and block shots."
Boucher carried a shutout bid late into the third period, but Travis Zajac gave the Devils fans some hope with a blast on a screened Boucher that appeared to have taken a fortuitous bounce off Laperriere's skate with 2:43 left.
Coming off their final game of the season in which they fired 47 pucks on New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, the Flyers managed to pepper only 14 shots on Brodeur, who made 12 saves.
Not only did Pronger give the Flyers a 1-0 lead, he showed exactly why they traded for him this past offseason. Pronger logged 30:18 minutes, three blocked shots and two hits.
"I'm just getting some good looks and getting opportunities, I guess," Pronger said. "We've played pretty well against them throughout the course of the season."
Matt Carle had another spectacular game for the Orange 'n' Black as he logged 27:54 minutes while accumulating as many block shots (four) than the entire Devils team, and led the game with four hits.
Carle has been one of the Flyers most consistent players all year long and arguably the team's second best defenseman behind Pronger.
For the Devils, their star players were missing in action on Wednesday. Most notably, Ilya Kovalchuk, who showed his frustrations on multiple occasions. Kovalchuk was acquired from Atlanta for the playoffs and he was a non-factor.
From slamming his stick up against the boards to trying to do too much, Kovalchuk was completely shut down by the Flyers. Whatever Philly was doing, they were doing it to perfection as Kovalchuk was visibly upset.
Here's some food for thought: Kovalchuk is 0-for-5 in playoff games in his career.
Maybe it's a sign of things to come.
This story contains quotes from ESPN.com, CSNPhilly.com and Philly.com.
For more Philadelphia sports coverage, please go to my blog: The Broad Street Scoop.


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Sustainable construction? Lexington house built with hemp insulation
The Herald-Leader recently reported that Laura Freeman, founder of Laura’s Lean Beef, now sells an array of hemp-infused products, including chocolate. It is fitting that Freeman bases her business at her Winchester farm, because Clark County was once a major national hemp producer.
Hemp cultivation began in Kentucky as early as 1775. The plant thrived in Bluegrass soil and the resilient fibers were spun into twine, carpets, rope and bags for the Southern cotton market.
By 1902, one government botanist noted that “the production of hemp is almost confined to Kentucky. Three-fourths of the American hemp fiber is produced in the counties of Fayette, Woodford, Jessamine, Garrard, Clark, Bourbon, Boyle, Scott, and Shelby.”
Hemp production in Clark County was exceptionally strong. A Kentucky Historical Society marker there notes that the growth of hemp in Winchester “increased from 155 tons in 1869 to over 1,000 tons in 1889.”
In 1916, Clark County was poised to produce half of the hemp in Kentucky. This prompted newspapers to call Winchester “the largest domestic hemp market in the United States.”
Clark County hemp also had a prominent War of 1812 connection. The ropes on Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s ship at the Battle of Lake Erie, the Niagara, were reputedly made from Winchester hemp.
For decades, Clark County included several hemp-related businesses, including salesmen, seed dealers and hemp brake manufacturers. David S. Gay was a leading hemp merchant there, and, from the 1880s through the early 1900s, he purchased tons of the plant from Winchester farmers. By 1916, the Danville Messenger called Gay “one of the largest hemp dealers in the nation.”
In one instance, Gay’s firm bought 298,000 pounds of hemp from seven farmers in Clark County. In September 1889, he procured 100,000 pounds from Winchester grower B.G. Goodwin. He also paid top dollar. In 1915, Gay paid “the highest price ever known for hemp in this state” when he purchased 50,000 pounds of the plant in Jessamine County.
The dealer also had his eye on international trade. In November 1898, Gay sent 30,000 pounds of the plant to Amsterdam. This was “notable as being the first hemp ever shipped to that city or to that country from this section,” the Lexington Herald wrote.
The Winchester merchant was also wily when it came to domestic sales. In 1900, Gay procured a contract worth about $30,000 to provide 125 tons of hemp for the Boston Navy Yard. The next year, a group of Lexington farmers tried to wrestle the contract away, but the dealer prevailed. The Winchester Democrat reported that Gay’s work was “a tribute to Winchester and to the pluck and energy of Mr. Gay.”
However, the hemp business was not without danger. In 1891, Gay’s main warehouse burned, turning $50,000 worth of hemp into cinders. Nine years later, his “hemp hackling works” burned when “sparks from a passing train” ignited the building. In 1903 and 1910, his warehouses burned again.
As hemp production grew, local farmers became innovators in the field. In 1906, William H. Klauk and J. P. Lowery secured a patent for a new hemp brake. Ten years later, Warren Elkin of Winchester “invented a power hemp breaking machine” which, every 10 hours, could crush 4,000 pounds of the plant into fiber.
Although the hemp market went through boom-and-bust cycles, the plant saw a revival during both world wars. During World War II, a rope manufacturing plant was constructed in Winchester to help the war effort.
Although it ultimately became illegal to grow hemp, the plant was once an important part of Clark County’s agricultural economy. With this rich history, and as pilot programs for reintroducing hemp take root, it is no surprise that entrepreneurs there are taking advantage of the resurgence of the plant.
Stuart W. Sanders is the Kentucky Historical Society’s history advocate.
Related: Herald-Leader article, “She grew a multimillion dollar beef brand. Can she do it for Kentucky hemp?”

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