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AMS 101 America Then and Now
Paul Frymer, Department of Politics and Program in Law and Public Affairs; Hendrik Hartog, Director, Program in American Studies and Department of History; Naomi Murakawa, Center for African American Studies
This course introduces a selection of signature ideas and debates that made the nation what it is today and what it is becoming. Objects of study range across multiple media, including texts, images, works of art, music, performance, and film, and draw from the diverse fields of literature, history, political science, art history, economics, law, cultural studies, and the history of science. The course attends to how knowledge about America has and continues to be produced, disseminated, and consumed, emphasizing the cognitive processes associated with the invention and delineation of America.
AMS 309 A History of Disability as told by Personal Narratives
Gerardine Wurzburg, Anschutz Distinguished Fellow in American Studies
This seminar will examine and compare definitive concepts and life experiences of disability derived from the personal narratives of men and women labeled autistic and because of limited speech presumed incompetent. We will explore how the narratives created by those once not heard bring a new voice to our understanding of how we define “ability” and our use of the term “disability.” Through class seminars, readings and film screenings, students will explore little heard history of disability through first person narratives. AMS
311 Education and Inequality
Kathleen M. Nolan, Program in Teacher Preparation
In Education and Inequality, students examine the relationship between inequality and public schooling in the United States. Students explore the educational practices and organizational structures through which inequality is produced and reproduced inside schools and how social class, race, ethnicity, gender, and other social differences shape educational outcomes. Additionally, we consider students’ different experiences in schools and the ways in which individuals and groups respond to inequality. With a few exceptions, the focus is on K-12 public education with emphasis on urban schools in low-income communities.
338/JDS 336/HIS 450 The Invention of the Promised Land: American Jewish History
Yaacob Dweck, Department of History
Over the past three and a half centuries, Jewish immigrants have described America both as “the promised land” and “the land of impurity.” This course examines these conflicting descriptions as it explores developments in Jewish life from the mid seventeenth century through the late twentieth century.
AMS 342/ HIS 442 Race, Racism and Politics in Twentieth-Century America
Kevin Kruse, Department of History
In this seminar, we will explore the relationship between race, racism and politics throughout twentieth-century America. Topics will include segregation; immigration and assimilation; the role of racial politics in World War II and the Cold War; the civil rights movement and white massive resistance; Black Power and the white backlash; and contemporary politics up to the election of Barack Obama.
AAS 345/AMS 346 Race, Labour, and the Long Civil Rights Movement
Jordan T. Camp, Center for African American Studies
This course explores the relationships between race and labor in the long civil rights era. Its purpose is to examine the interplay of racial and class formation, and the intersections between antiracist and labor movements through an interdisciplinary framework. The assigned texts analyze how racial differences among workers have been both produced and contested. They introduce theories and methods to analyze civil rights struggles as labor struggles, emphasizing the role of culture in movements for racial and economic justice. Along with our key texts we will also screen films and listen to musical recordings and oral testimonies.
Art 388/AMS 388 Photo, Urbanism and Civic Change between 1960-1980
Katherine A. Bussard, Princeton University Art Museum
In conjunction with the concurrent exhibition The City Lost and Found, this course focuses an extraordinary period of visual responses to the changing fabric of America’s three largest cities: New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. We explore their seismic transformations, from political protests to urban renewal projects. Students assess original artworks, films, texts, photographs, and a variety of print media (all on view in the Princeton University Art Museum) and analyze readings from disciplines as diverse as cultural geography, urban planning, urban theory, and art history.
EAS 338/ AMS 356 Asian Wars, American Politics, Hollywood Cinema
David Leheny, East Asian Studies
American cinema has long been one of the world’s most important sources of entertainment, and has been examined both at home and abroad for the political messages embedded in its films. This course investigates the presentation of American engagement in Asia over the past half-century, examining depictions of the United States and of Asian allies and opponents alike. Our focus will be on public representations of international relations – particularly through war and economic conflict – but we will also ask how changing images of the United States, as well as evolving practices in the film industry itself, shape how Asia appears on film.
GSS 365/AMS 365 Isn’t It Romantic? The Broadway Musical from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Sondheim
Stacy Wolf, Lewis Center for the Arts
Song. Dance. Man. Woman. These are the basic components of the Broadway musical theatre. How have musical theatre artists—composers, lyricists, librettists, directors, choreographers, and designers—worked with these building blocks to create this quintessentially American form of art and entertainment? This course will explore conventional and resistant performances of gender and sexuality in the Broadway musical since the 1940s. Why are musicals structured by love and romance? What happens when men and women sing and dance on stage together and separately? How do Broadway musicals converse with ideas about gender and sexuality in mainstream culture?
HIS 270/AMS 370 Asian American History
Beth Lew-Williams, Department of History
This course introduces students to the multiple and varied experiences of people of Asian heritage in the United States from the 19th century to the present day. It focuses on three major questions: (1) What brought Asians to the United States? (2) How did Asian Americans come to be viewed as a race? (3) How does Asian American experience transform our understanding of U.S. history? Using newspapers, novels, government reports, and films, this course will cover major topics in Asian American history, including Chinese Exclusion, Japanese internment, transnational adoption, and the model minority stereotype. HIS 301/AMS 301 Queer Utopias: Culture, Fantasy, and the Formation of Sexual Identities David L. Minto, Department of History This course explores the role of culture and fantasy in the construction of lesbian, gay, transsexual, and other queer individual and group identities. What material conditions allow queer utopias to be conceived and by whom? How have queer men and women read dominant cultures against the grain? In what ways have dominant cultures imposed themselves on queer fantasy lives? How has queer world-making blurred the boundary between the real and the ideal, the social and the imaginary, the personal and the political? To tackle these questions, each week we will focus on one or more period texts – whether diaries, photos, stories, songs, or plays.
AMS 351 Liberation Photography/The Engaged Photographer
Richard Street, Program in American Studies
This is a hybrid course that focuses on a powerful and important facet of modern visual culture – those photographers who embrace the human condition and use the camera as a tool to explore the world; fight poverty, injustice, and exploitation; shape public policy; and advance human rights. This course is not about technologies, cameras, darkroom techniques, or Photoshop. Writing is essential. The course is project-oriented. While studying exemplars of still picture communication, students will create and present a modest photo essay and supply meaning through the right words, intelligent sequencing, and creative captioning.
AMS 358 / ENG 355 / HUM 358 Electronic Lit: Lineage, Theory, and Contemporary Practice
Judy Malloy, Clifford Wulfman, Library Digital Initiatives
Electronic Literature: Lineage, Theory, and Contemporary Practice will explore electronic literature, including print antecedents, generative literature, interactive fiction, hypertext literature, social media-based literature, electronic manuscripts and digital visual poetry. Lectures, dialog, discussion, and student presentations on theoretical, critical, and historical aspects of electronic and avant-garde literature will alternate and intertwine with lectures, dialog, and student traversals/projects that investigate the creative practice of writing electronic literature.
AMS 376 / ART 376 American Images
Rachael DeLue, Art and Archaeology
This course examines America through the lens of its images. Pictures created by Americans of all stripes in all periods have been integral to the shaping of American history, culture, and identity. By examining a wide range of image types – from the fine arts and photography to the built environment, scientific illustration, film, and digital media – and by considering these images in terms of their historical, political, social, intellectual, and global contexts, “American Images” will offer both a sweeping and a detailed portrait of America through the rich, sometimes strange history of its art and visual culture.
AAS 323 / AMS 321 Diversity in Black America
Imani Perry, African American Studies
As the demographics of Blacks in America change, we are compelled to rethink the dominant stories of who African Americans are, and from whence they come. In this seminar, we will explore the deep cultural, genealogical, national origin, regional, and class-based diversity of people of African descent in the United States. Materials for the course will include scholarly writings as well as memoirs and fiction. In addition to reading assignments, students will be expected to complete an ethnographic or oral history project based upon research conducted within a Black community in the U.S., and a music or visual art based presentation of work.
AAS 372 / ART 374 / AMS 372 Postblack – Contemporary African American Art
Chika Okeke-Agulu, Art and Archaeology and African American Studies
As articulated by Thelma Golden, postblack refers to the work of African American artists who emerged in the 1990s with ambitious, irreverent, and sassy work. Though hard to define, postblack suggested the emergence of a generation of artists removed from the long tradition of black affirmation of the Harlem Renaissance, black empowerment of the Black Arts movement, and identity politics of the 1980s and early 90s. This seminar provides an opportunity for a deep engagement with the work of African American artists of the past decade. It will involve critical and theoretical readings on multiculturalism, race, identity, and contemporary art. AAS 380 / AMS 382 Public Policy in the American Racial State Naomi Murakawa, African American Studies In the context of de facto equality but persistent racial inequality, how do we identify race’s role in public policy? This course addresses this question by drawing on a range of interdisciplinary texts. We begin by exploring different theoretical perspectives of race, seeking to define “the racial state” in historical and comparative terms. We then consider how race interacts with a variety of American political institutions, including the welfare state, immigration regulation, and the criminal justice state. We give particular attention to the complexities of racial construction and race’s intersection with other forms of hierarchy.
ENV 347 / AMS 352 Arts & Humanities: Essential Tools for Environmentalists
Jenny Price, Princeton Environmental Institute
Is the climate blazing? Our cities have food deserts? Your groundwater supplies are contaminated with toxins? Historians, literary scholars, and artists to the rescue! This course explores how to deploy the humanities and arts to grapple with our most urgent environmental challenges – and is affiliated with a fall 2014 What Arts & Humanities Are Good For PEI series of panel events. The course asks how, exactly, we can put the indispensable methods and insights of the arts and humanities to work to create more sustainable places and to enact more equitable and effective environmental policies.
GSS 319 / AMS 320 U.S. Women Writers
Alfred Bendixen, Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies
An exploration of the literary works of women writers in the United States with an emphasis on the role gender has played and continues to play in the development of literary movements and genres. Our examination of both canonical and non-canonical writings will focus on the formation of feminist literary conventions in the 19th century and their transformations in the 20th and 21st centuries. Our reading will include romantic tales, ghost stories, realistic stories, novels of immigration, thrillers, works for children, autobiographical mythmaking, poetry, and graphic novels.
HIS 402 / AAS 402 /AMS 412 Princeton and Slavery
Craig Hollander, Department of History
Research seminar focused on Princeton University’s historical connections to the institution of slavery. The class will work toward creating a report that details the slave-holding practices of Princeton faculty and students, examines campus debates about slavery, and investigates whether money derived from slave labor contributed to the early growth of the school.
HIS 481 / AMS 481 History of the American Workplace
Margot Canaday, History, and Jonathan Levy, History
This seminar introduces students to the history of work by focusing upon the history of the American workplace. Whether farm or factory, office or kitchen, assembly line or computer screen, the course explores the historical transformation of work through the examination of different kinds of workplaces. The seminar covers industrialization to the present, focusing upon such themes as the relationship between home and work, work and politics, work and identity, work and technology, and work and power.
HUM 470 / AMS 470 Revisiting Nature’s Nation: An Ecocritical History of American Art
Karl Kusserow, Art Museum, and Alan Braddock, Humanities Council
This course critically explores the interface of American art and environmental history while laying the basis for a groundbreaking traveling exhibition on the subject being organized by the Princeton University Art Museum. Using emerging interpretive strategies of “ecocriticism”, we will approach American art as creative material that has imagined and embodied environmental issues concerning land use, species extinction, pollution, climate change, sustainability, and justice in a variety of historical contexts since the 18th century – when the foundations of “ecology” as an idea first began to materialize.
THR 303 / AMS 330 Ethnographic Playwriting
Aaron Landsman, Theater
This course delves into a collaborative, ethnographic approach to making theater. In class, we will read, watch and discuss the work of subculture theorists, theater-makers and other artists and thinkers, all of whom use staged conversations as the basis for characters, scenes and entire works. We will hash out ethics and responsibilities for those of us who engage communities outside our own. What does it mean to take responsibility for someone else’s words? What is it like to put the words of a stranger in your mouth? Finally, we will make theatrical material using this approach, culminating in an end of semester showing.
WWS 387 / AMS 387 Education Policy in the United States
Nathan Scovronick, Public and International Affairs
This course will consider some of the major issues in education policy, with particular focus on attempts to secure equal educational opportunity. It will include discussions of desegregation and resource equity, education for immigrants and the handicapped, school choice and school reform
WWS 385 / AMS 350 Civil Society and Public Policy
Stanley Katz, Lecturer with rank of Professor in Public and International Affairs, WWS
Civil society is the arena of voluntary organizations (churches, social welfare organizations, sporting clubs) and communal activity. Scholars now tell us that such voluntary and cooperative activities create "social capital" -- a stock of mutual trust that forms the glue that holds society together. The course will be devoted to the study of the history of these concepts, and to the analysis of their application to the United States and other societies. This will be an interdisciplinary effort, embracing history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines.

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Cats and dogs dogs and cats if your cat eats marigold leaves or stems, they may suffer from mild mouth irritation, possible drooling, tummy pain, and diarrhea. (watch out for rue, some people have a skin allergy to it).
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This marigold extract is called calendula oil, which is a very concentrated liquid form of the marigold plant.
Are marigolds toxic to cats and dogs. Top best answers to the question «are marigolds poisonous to dogs and cats». In fact, the garden has the same purpose for your dog or cat as it does for you. The marigold flower can be converted into oil form.
Some plants are poisonous to everyone, humans, and animals. Some species of marigold are not considered toxic. Answered by rachel towne on sat, jan 2, 2021 1:34 am.
However, some branches of the family can cause stomach upset when eaten and contact dermatitis when touched. Unfortunately, they are deemed super deadly to cats. Bergamot, rue, and citronella can repel both dogs and cats.
However, some branches of the family can cause stomach upset when eaten and contact dermatitis when touched. Holligold (marigold, mary bud, gold bloom, pot marigold, garden marigold). Even though the raw flower may irritate your dog, the extract can be an excellent remedy for specific skin issues.
Although marigolds aren’t considered highly toxic for both cats and dogs, it is important to keep a close eye on your pet. Are marigolds toxic to dogs? The bad news is that other marigold species, tagetes or french marigolds are toxic to pets causing mild gastric upset and more serious effects if a large amount was consumed, and should be avoided if pets frequent your.
Now the good news is that the pot marigolds are considered nontoxic to both cats and dogs. For cats, try scaredy cat (coleus canina), or herbs such as lavender and rosemary. The american society of prevention of cruelty to animals says snapdragons are nontoxic to dogs, cats, and horses.
If you have a pet in your yard, be aware when putting plants in your yard. The bad news is that the french marigolds are toxic and if consumed by either cat or dog it will lead to a mild form of gastric upset. Some species of marigold are not considered toxic.
Are marigolds toxic to cats and dogs? Are marigolds poisonous for cats? What flowers are toxic to cats?
While that seems obvious, it's surprising how many pet parents are not aware of the toxicity of some plants, judging by animal poisoning statistics which show that plants rank #9 on the aspca animal poison control center's top 10 toxins of 2018. Autumn crocus* azalea* baby's breath. Is aloe vera toxic to cats?
Vomiting, diarrhoea, lethargy, depression, anorexia, tremors, change in urine colour. Will dogs eat poisonous plants? I would recommend training your pets to stay away from these plants, especially if they are outdoor cats.
But if your pet has consumed the flower in large quantities it can lead to poisoning. Marigolds are sturdy, perky little annuals. Common plants dangerous to dogs’ health include hydrangeas, azaleas, lilies, geraniums, marigolds, lilacs, tulips, gardenias, lantanas, and begonias.
The aspca lists the calendula officinalis, commonly known as the pot marigold, which is not considered to be harmful to cats. By rejecting calibrachoa’s beauty from your garden, you keep your dog safe from it. The marigold plant can be mildly toxic to dogs when ingested and can also cause irritation when contact is made with the fur and skin.
However, there's also the tagetes form of marigold, which can be toxic to cats. Other plants dogs hate like marigolds, also called calendula, can work too. What flowers are safe for cats and dogs?
Are marigolds poisonous for dogs? Some plants can be specifically poisonous to your cat, your dog, or other pets. Marigolds are sturdy, perky little annuals.
The confusion may lie with the type of marigold you're reading about. Black laurel (dog hobble, dog laurel, fetter bush, sierra laurel). Dogs are naturally curious, and there is no stopping their tendency to taste plants surrounding them.
According to vca hospitals, this remedy has been used on. For cats specifically, try scaredy cat (coleus canina), or herbs such as lavender and rosemary. Is marigold harmful to dogs?
Like cats, most dogs will not consume plants that are toxic to them. The marigold plant can be mildly toxic to dogs when ingested and can also cause irritation when contact is made with the fur and skin. Here's a list of some common plants that are toxic to cats:
The lists below are as complete as possible. The marigold plant can be mildly toxic to dogs when ingested and can also. Click to see full answer.
The marigold plant can be mildly toxic to dogs when ingested and can also cause irritation when contact is made with the fur and skin. While many of the plants dogs hate will simply deter them from going near them, other plants can be harmful to their health. What plants deter cats and dogs?
Are marigolds poisonous to cats? Certain plants are known to repel cats and dog. The marigold plant can be mildly toxic to dogs when ingested and can also cause irritation when contact is made with the fur and skin.
Marigolds (tagetes species) may cause mild irritation to the gastrointestinal tract when ingested. The sap from the plant may also cause irritation to the skin if dermal exposure occurs. Furthermore, snake plants, hostas, and oleander are also toxic for dogs.
Although considered a medicinal plant for humans, aloe vera’s level of toxicity is mild to moderate for cats and dogs.
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Reasons to Advertise on GreekBoston.com
Reason #1 – The Best Website to Reach Greeks and Non-Greeks (that like Greek culture)
Online since 1998, GreekBoston.com is a great source for Greeks and non-Greeks to learn about Greek culture, Greek food, Greek travel and Greek traditions.
Here are the GreekBoston.com Website Visitor Audience Demographics:
Reason#2 – We Get LOTs of Traffic
Some quick facts about how many people interact with the GreekBoston.com brand:
(as of August 2023 ):
Average Monthly Visitors: 425,000
Total Followers on Social Media: 122,000
Email Newsletter Subscribers: 53,000
Yes, our name has Boston in it, we are a source for local Greeks BUT, we have visitors from all over the world. This is because we have over 5,000 articles about Greek culture, food, travel and traditions.
Reason #3 – Easy Online Digital Ad

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The Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry loves to show off her gorgeous figure and mesmerizing curves. She often poses for racy snaps and shares them with her 3.5M Instagram followers.
She was recently seen posing in a black top, with a mesh panel, teamed up with black pants. The underwired bra cups gave her ample assets a lift. Her outfit highlighted her toned body and small waist. She chose a light makeup look, which made her look stunning. Her long blond hair fell on her shoulder as she posed for the photo.
She shared another picture in which she was seen posing on a yacht deck while donning a red and black leopard print bikini with string detailing.
In one of the photos, she was seen posing with her back towards the camera. Her peachy posterior was highlighted by her thong bottom. She accessorized her look with silver hoop earrings. Her hair was tied in a messy ponytail, and it fell on her back.
As she gave a frontal view, the ensemble flexed her toned stomach and pretty curves.
A few days ago, Chloe was seen wearing a black bikini with a thong bottom while posing on the beach. She had a blanket with which she covered her legs. She posed with her back towards the camera, and the black thong flexed her peachy derriere. Her long blond hair fell on her back as she posed for the photo. She captioned the photo, “Happiest when I’m on the beach (emoji).”
Chloe was also seen posing in a skimpy multi-color bikini with string detailing. She posed for the camera to capture her side-profile, and she stood there looking away from the camera. The triangle top showed off her ample assets and toned stomach. The bikini bottom with string detailing flexed her toned legs. She placed her hands on her head to give a better view of her curves as she posed for the snap.
She was also seen kneeling on the sand. The reality star squeezed her peachy booty to flex it. Her chic makeup and blond hair made her look tempting.


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Café des libertés
In 2019, 40% of murdered human rights defenders reported violations related to land grabbing or environmental degradation. What are the risks and challenges they face? What tools can we mobilize in Switzerland and internationally in order to support them? The debate will focus on the Latin American context and on actions carried out here and elsewhere.
Tuesday 10 March
Espace Pitoëff - Café Babel
Café des libertés - Co-presented with Peace Brigades International (PBI), Peace Watch Switzerland (PWS), the Codap and Km207 Guatemala-Switzerland

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In which Malcolm Wyatt swaps notes with Hugh Cornwell on the former Stranglers frontman’s latest album, Totem and Taboo, a surefire winner as far as both are concerned.
Following rave reviews in the UK, Hugh Cornwell’s new studio album Totem and Taboo was released in the US this week, having already proved a major both-sides-of-the-Atlantic project – demoed in London then recorded in Chicago, where it was engineered and mixed by the legendary Steve Albini.
And after a few listens I totally concur with those fine reviews, as Hugh – alongside bassist and backing vocalist Steve Fishman and drummer and percussionist Chris Bell – builds on where he left off with Hooverdam, one of several recent HC albums aided by Chris Goulstone, who mastered this winning 10-song long player too.
From the moment Hugh Cornwell’s raunchy guitar and trademark vocal rock growl comes to the fore on the title track kicking off Totem and Taboo, it’s as if the years have been rolled back.
Here for all intents and purposes is an established artist on a creative high, and as fresh in outlook as in those ’70s and ’80s heydays. And while the voice brings Lou Reed to mind at key points, there are parallels with David Bowie’s 2013 successful return The Next Day and its own self-titled intro. Interestingly, Hugh also acknowledges that Bowie influence.
HC: Strangely enough this was the last track I wrote for the album, but it’s become one of my favourites. A hint of ‘Rebel, Rebel’ with some Marc Bolan glam thrown in. I’ve always liked songs with the marching 4’s on the snare, and that’s what it is supposed to be, a rallying call for like-minded souls. I was playing this live most of last year so it went down easily enough in the studio.
After that triumphant start, there’s a clear Steve Albini influence behind Hugh’s story-song observation on a certain global celeb on The Face, the master engineer’s stark treatment of Bell’s background drum sound and Cornwell’s searing guitar break further in something those of us who appreciate the musical worth of The Wedding Present and more inspired moments of grunge will appreciate.
The chorus then takes us off into more traditional Stranglers territory, one of several songs here that led to me humming Duchess these past couple of weeks. Cornwell’s wordplay also suggests that old mirth and menace remain, unsullied by (whisper it) late middle-age.
HC: My favourite guitar bits on the album. I was stretched a bit to keep the solo going for that long, but Steve Albini liked it, which is praise indeed. Based on a funny story about Madonna (NB: for more details about that, stick with this blog for our forthcoming Hugh Cornwell big interview).
There’s a proper Stranglers feel to the sublime I Want One of Those, the harmonies with Fishman strangely sweet, and the layers multiplying as the song gathers pace. It’s a real grower, with Bell’s drums piloting the whole guitar-driven splendour along, while a gloriously-quirky solo stretching Hugh to wonderful effect. Perhaps that’s Albini’s major strength – creating far-from-obvious gems with the aid of simple clarity.
HC: I was very excited when I wrote this. After the melody came together I went for a walk in the country and wrote the lyric whilst I was walking in my head. Had to rush back to write it all down before I forgot it! We’ve all become slaves to a consumer society and its spread into all aspects of our lives unfortunately.
Stuck in Daily Mail Land takes us into more classic pop territory, with a real ’60s as well as ’70s sound suggesting to me the kind of early Kinks track that brought cult status for Cornwell’s old chart rivals The Jam. As it turns out, Hugh reckons it’s more like The Who, and he’s right of course. Quintessentially English, but with that Albini influence giving it a Stateside hard edge.
HC: Conceived in a hotel in the Midlands about 5 years ago, over breakfast, alone, over a copy of – of course – the Daily Mail. Not that it’s an attack on it; some of my best friends read it.
There’s a lot of Hugh’s influences on show on this album, and that continues with the storming Bad Vibrations, a good old rock’n’roller taking a nod – in the title at least – to a certain Beach Boys classic. It would certainly be interesting to hear Brian Wilson and his band harmonise on this. Again, the chief engineer’s influence suggests I might be listening to David Gedge in the closing stages, as those guitars get turned up to 11.
HC: People who are familiar with what I’ve done over the years will be familiar with a habit I have of appropriating titles and changing them perversely to my own evil ends. ‘Good Vibrations’ is a classic pop song from the 60’s that needed to be backdoored.
The next influence is clearer, with God Is a Woman built around the bass riff of Eric Clapton’s Cream classic Badge. But there’s more to this song than that, with – dare I say it – Hugh perhaps improving on that classic, in what he (with tongue no doubt firmly in cheek) sees as an updating of less-feminist-friendly ’70s anthem Peaches. It’s payback time, and Hugh delivers it in style. Interestingly enough, as well as Badge I hear traces of The Beatles’ Glass Onion from 1968, making me wonder if this is Hugh’s Black Album, 45 years after the Fab Four’s White Album and 35 years on from The Stranglers’ Black and White LP.
HC: Probably my favourite track on the album. First few notes may remind some people of ‘Badge’, but I think this is an improvement. The voice is unusually very dry and in your ear, in contrast to the bass and guitar. Hopefully people will consider, as I do, that this is a modern day ‘Peaches’.
The Lou Reed influence rides high in the mix again in the echo-laden Love Me Slender, a tight band feel bringing to mind his acclaimed, stark New York album, with what I perceived (arguably wrongly), as a further withering Madonna reference in the Justify My Life hook, before the guitar returns to the fore. Splendid stuff.
HC: Another one of my favourites. It would take too long to go into what it’s about. But it is another misappropriation, this time from Presley’s ‘Love Me Tender’ of course.
There’s a more melodic intro to Gods Guns and Gays, and I’m thinking of Hugh’s old band and their not-so-angelic choirboy video image again. In short, this is good old-fashioned raunchy pop with plenty of edge, the social commentary adding a downtown US feel to proceedings.
HC: A song about the United States of America and the obsessions you find there. The word ‘gays’ is only meant to represent the power of Freedom Of Speech they enjoy in that wonderful country of contradictions. No wonder so many of the Surrealists flocked there in the 1930’s. Another one of my tributes to Arthur Lee and his band Love, God rest his soul. Amen.
We’re heading towards the climax now, with an almost filmic quality to the fast-paced A Street Called Carroll, including elements of everything from Hawkwind’s Silver Machine to The Stranglers at their most rocking as Fishman’s rumbling bass and Bell’s energetic percussion provide the backdrop to Cornwell’s American imagery.
HC: Los Angeles. Silverlake. Overlooking downtown. A street called Carroll. The most unusual wooden houses. It’s where they shot the ‘Thriller’ video. Quite enigmatic. Not at all what you’d expect in LA. On a hill. Old style street lamps. Not quite sure what it’s got to do with Totem & Taboo, but it was the time when the whole idea of the album became clear to me.
Then we’re away with the brooding, almost lumbering In The Dead of Night, that on-screen story feel again on show. Again, Albini’s influence is everywhere – the atmospheric night sounds gradually giving rise to a more basement-dwelling, gravelly feel. Stark to a tee, but with so much power and soundscape hidden between the notes.
And like Totem and Taboo throughout, this is a real grower and prime example of – I’ll say it again – a trumphant return from an old but somehow forever-young master.
HC: I thought it was about time to write a long epic track, rather like we used to do when I was in The Stranglers. It had to be at the end of the album, and I wanted it to feature an extra instrument, rather like ‘Banging On At The Same Old Beat’ did on ‘Hooverdam’, my last album. Steve (bass & keyboards) obliged perfectly, bless him. Bass riff came to me in the middle of the night and sat around for a while before I realised what was going on.
* Watch this space for the writewyattuk big interview with Hugh Cornwell in the next few days.
* In the meantime, find out more about Hugh’s forthcoming shows – starting this Friday, July 5th at Preston’s 53 Degrees – and past and present solo recordings here
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By Karen Schwartz
High-Yield bonds: The looking glass
Cash is rushing into sub-investment grade debt amid low returns elsewhere. But as the market picks up, investors warn not all is what it seems
For high-yield investors, Mexican glassmaker
Vitro’s messy debt restructuring was a sharp
reminder of the perils of dabbling in sub-investment grade
paper. In April, the company finally put an end to the
wrangling over its $1.2 billion 2009 default.
A four-year legal battle was probably not what most
investors had in mind when they bought the paper. And as the
tussle dragged on, bond investors talked of charging a Vitro
premium for junk bonds.
Yet, despite its warning to investors, Vitro has not put
fund managers off investing in sub-investment grade debt. On
the contrary, junk-rated companies from Latin America have
roughly doubled their annual debt sales since the onset of the
global financial crisis.
Sub-investment grade issuance increased from $11 billion in
2007, to $20 billion in 2011 according to Dealogic data. The
enthusiasm may have waned somewhat in 2012, with $14 billion
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They are the forgotten men of the Landings. In the night of 5-6 June 1944, whilst the men of the American 82nd and the 101st Airborne Divisions and the British 6th Airborne Division got ready to jump into Normandy, thirty-six French com- mandoes were dropped into Brittany. They belonged to the Special Air Service (SAS), a unit of the British Army created in July 1941 whose motto was “who dares wins”.
Although their numbers were more modest than their Allied comrades, their mission was just as important: coordinating and training the Resistance, which was very active in the region, and preventing the Germans stationed there from reinforcing the troops already positioned on the coast or near it. The thirty-six men were the forerunners since they had to set up two bases to allow the rest of the unit and their materiel to land during the following days so they could launch guerrilla operations and sabotage missions: Samwest in the forest of Duhault (Côtes d’Armor) and Dingson, in the forest of Saint-Marcel (Morbihan).
The strength of the French SAS increased all throughout the Battle of Normandy and these men played a major role in freeing Brittany.
It is their little-known adventure that is told here in this book, from their training in Great Britain until their last fight in Holland in April 1945. With a lot of period photographs, objects and weapons belonging to some of these parachutists, maps and graphics to relive all the more vividly the daily life of these elite fighters during the summer of 1944.
This is a book published jointly with the Musée de la Résistance Bretonne at Saint-Marcel (Morbihan).
A journalist and writer, Jean-Charles Stasi is the author of twenty or so books of which several are given over to the Second World War. After telling the story of the epic of the Keiffer Commando (Commando Keiffer, les Français débarquent en Normandie – Heimdal 2014), he wanted to tell the story of these other fighters who had taken part in the D-Day fighting.

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What's up travelmaniacs! I'm back again for another one of my amazing travel stories. Yesterday, I made my first travel story about our Palawan adventure with the family. This time, I'm going to share to the entire TravelFeed community about our first overseas travel together as a family, which is in Malaysia and Singapore.
The day that my youngest sister, Kookee, graduated from college, our parents gave us a treat of a lifetime. Traveling overseas for the first time.
My beautiful sisters and I are so excited for our upcoming trip, and they've decided for us to explore Malaysia and Singapore.
Since my hometown Bacolod City, a.k.a. The City of Smiles, have no international flights, we need to go to Cebu City first. When we booked our flights on Cebu Pacific website, we will have a layover at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport.
From Bacolod City, we flew to Cebu City for more than 30 minutes. After our successful touchdown in Cebu, we wait for a few more hours before our scheduled trip to Malaysia.
Since it's our first time encountering the immigration, we're a bit nervous. Good thing that my dad took care of everything for us, we are all approved and have our passport stamped for the first time.
From Mactan-Cebu International Airport, it took us approximately 6 hours to get to Malaysia. For most of the time, I slept comfortably in my assigned seat until we landed safely in Malaysia.
As we step foot for the first time outside Philippines, we are so excited to explore Malaysia. During that time, I don't have a mobile phone that has mobile data. It's funny because the phone that I have that time was a basic Nokia phone. We only rely on our dad's iPad to track the guest house that we've booked, the Anjung Guesthouse.
I remember that time we need to get on a bus to Kuala Lumpur station. After we arrived on the Kuala Lumpur Station, this is one of those moments that it's truly unforgettable.
Since they only allow a maximum of 4 passengers per taxi, we have decided to split. My dad hired a couple of taxi drivers to get us to Anjung Guesthouse. The landmark that we remember to make things easy is Corona Inn. However, that's not the case.
In the first taxi, my dad and Aira got there together. He instructed the second taxi, where me, my mom and Kookee will be assigned, to follow them. Since we only have one iPad and none of us have any GPS enabled device, it's kind of risky.
As both taxis are taking off, this is where it gets interesting. We've lost following the first taxi where my dad and Aira is! Our taxi driver struggled to find the taxi that we need to follow. The worst part, is that the taxi driver, didn't know where Corona Inn or Anjung Guesthouse is.
We kept asking the locals on where the Anjung Guesthouse or Corona Inn is. Some of them have no idea, but luckily one of them gave us a guide. It took us a long while to get to our destination, as the taxi meter keeps increasing for just roaming around.
Our dad was anxiously waiting for us in the guesthouse. He was kinda worried because he think we got lost big time. He even returned to the station to report to the police about our whereabouts, and it didn't help much. What matters is that all of us have arrived safely.
As we checked in to the guesthouse at late night, we briefly ate dinner in a nearby local restaurant and take some rest afterward. Over the next few days, our Kuala Lumpur exploration began.
Before I end my travel story for today, I want to share another unforgettable funny experience. When we are the Petronas Twin Towers, my youngest sister, Kookee, is suddenly sick. As my parents and Kookee went back to the Anjung Guesthouse, me and Aira decided to go on our own by taking a bus ride.
We didn't leave the bus until it heads back to the Petronas Twin Towers, and it's about to rain. The funny thing is that we don't have any jackets with us. Good thing that I have exchanged my Philippine peso to Malaysian Ringgit. We tried to find a store where we can buy either jackets or umbrella.
Since both of us are in a hurry, I opted to buy a transparent umbrella. We're almost a bit lost in our way back to the Anjung Guesthouse, but we made it, thanks to our "super memory" of remembering landmarks. However, both Aira and I are completely wet and my parents kinda laughed a bit.
To summarize our entire Kuala Lumpur adventure, it was fun and unforgettable. My dad was bringing along a Nikon DSLR camera, but we don't have any pictures that doesn't include us. To be honest, all of our pictures always include at least one of us in our entire Kuala Lumpur getaway.
Thank you so much for taking your time reading my recent travel story. However, our adventure doesn't stop here. In my next travel story, I will share to you guys about our family getaway in Singapore.


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Tony Abbott is now increasingly being shown up by a new breed of State leaders, and the refreshing brand of politics they’ve adopted.
And his – and many of his colleagues’ inability to see that – will cost them dearly.
Voters in NSW, Victoria and Queensland have all sent a message at the state level; they want civility and good manners to return to politics and for policy to trump personality, in the leadership stakes.
Take Annastacia Palaszczuk, Queensland’s newish Labor premier, as an example. She chased down a mighty majority to lead government on a notable promise that she would listen, not shout like her predecessor.
She’s stuck by it, taken politics out of the headlines, and run – so far – a remarkably stable minority government.
Mike Baird, in NSW, has run a similar approach, eschewing loud personality politics in favour of decency, and a marked lack of hubris.
Daniel Andrews in Victoria slots into the same style. All of them are determined not to be captive to either political divisiveness, or the media circus that creates.
“They’re normal people,’’ Gary Morgan from Roy Morgan Research says. “They talk a normal language.’’
And mostly, they see their job as a job – not as a stint on a national celebrity show where KPIs are attached to a singing and dancing media grabs.
It’s a refreshing change, which voters are eating up. And they’ve shown that it doesn’t mean they need to shrink away from a squabble, or soften their demands for reform.
Daniel Andrews has come out swinging in support of the China free trade agreement – and against his own federal colleagues.
“The leader of the National Party expressed some surprise that a Victorian politician could disagree with his federal colleagues – well yes, yes,’’ Mr Andrews said.
Mike Baird took to Facebook to tell his own party that sometimes a picture upstages policy, and the image of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi meant meant we needed to do more.
“We cannot see the images we have seen, and feel the things we have felt, and then go back to business as usual,” he wrote.
The proof of such a refreshing approach to politics is seen in the polls; the state leaders are in positive territory, in sharp contrast to the pit national politics has become.
Remember the inevitable speculation about every successful state leader – the question of when they would transfer to Canberra would quickly arise.
That seems such a silly question now. Why would they want to, when Canberra is on the nose?
They’ve provided a game-changer in politics; one that shifts us away from the politics of personality that has drowned the federal parliament in recent years and where decorum, dignity and decency are valued characteristics of any national debate.
They’re winning the personality debate, just the collateral that will help them win the next rounds of national political debate – taxation reform and reform of the federation.
Madonna King is a senior journalist, and has worked at News Ltd, Fairfax and the ABC. She is the author of six books, including the biography of Joe Hockey.


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Building A Rockery Garden
Choose plants that will thrive in your climate.
Building a rockery garden. Rockery ideas and inspiration. Choose the exact site of your rock garden and section it off with posts and string. Stick to the principle that the first row of stones should be located either below the ground level or partially protrude from the pit.
Consider the soil in the area before constructing your rock garden. A rock garden can be built on level ground or on a slope and is an ideal way to cope with a steep garden front or back. There are certain challenges to face but once you have the infrastructure in place the effect can be both appealing and functional.
Preparing a place for your future rockery The site where you are planning to build a wall should be smooth if necessary align it with the help of available tools. To build the rock garden of your dreams you will need the following equipment and materials. Pick the right plants to go in your garden.
Traditional rock gardens include varieties that are alpine in origin as the conditions simulate their native habitat. Garden Rockery Construction. If you want to build up the height of your rockery by much or if you need to improve the drainage of the area youll need a quantity of hardcore or rubble.
The most obvious place to build a rockery is on a slope where it serves the same purpose as a retaining wall. Find out about growing Alpines in troughs sinks and containers. How To Build a Rock Garden Wall.
Thats because most rock garden plants need soil to be at once water-retentive and quick-draining source. Rock garden plants tend to be smaller to complement the scale of the rocks. Drainage soil retention and choice of plants all come into play when planning a rock garden on a hill.
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The Southern California, Class of 2019 has a balanced mixture of solid inside play and exciting action from the perimeter.
We will see great battles this season from the athletic Alexis Tucker (Serra), and dynamic combo guard Cailyn Crocker (Mater Dei) on their journeys toward Southern California titles. Both are capable of taking over a game and make their teams among the toughest in Southern California. Rounding out the 2019 guards is one of the best deep ball shooters in the state: Madison Campbell, who helped lead Clovis West to last year’s State Championship.
Like their 2018 counterparts, this 2019 class has great height creating powerful post play this season. Ramani Parker (Modesto Christian) and D’Aja Bryant (Modesto Christian) will help their teams represent the Central Section throughout the year.

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Ordinary Gods #2
Written by: Kyle Higgins
Art by: Felipe Watanabe
Colors by: Frank William
Letters by: Clayton Cowles
Kyle Higgins kicked off Ordinary Gods with a jarring ending to the first issue. He following that up with another jaw-dropping ending in Ordinary Gods #2. Both say a lot about what’s in store for readers with Ordinary Gods.
This series does not seem to have limits. Things have already gotten pretty extreme through only two issues, though in different ways. It feels like the main character might be safe, but everything else appears to be fair game. And even then, Higgins has shown with other work no one is really safe under his watch.
Ordinary Gods #2 also helps further explain what’s going on in the here and now. A lot went on in the first issue, but Higgins also had to provide a bit of a history lesson for his new world. There is still some of that in this issue, but readers now have a much greater understanding of the events that transpired in Ordinary Gods #1.
But there’s one thing I’m looking forward to Higgins and Felipe Watanabe exploring above all else after reading Ordinary Gods #2. How will Christopher, the main character, handle his past? We all make mistakes that we have to live with, but what about when you have a past life that’s about as infamous as it gets — and you had no control of it? Might take a little time to get over learning that news.
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Elise Neal Responds To Criticism Of Her Relevance
Wednesday night’s premiere of the new TV One reality series “Hollywood Divas” featured the likes of 5 African-American actresses trying to navigate their way back to the top of the game.
As each of the women gave brief recaps of their experiences with everything from motherhood to homelessness to liposuction throughout the hour-long premiere, the cameras also caught several moments of heavy criticism of cast member Lisa Wu from the likes of her fellow co-stars.
Actress Elise Neal seemed to catch the most slander for her line of questioning directed at Lisa and her “resume” on the episode and she recently spoke out to respond to those criticizing what she’s done to be able to question someone else about what THEY’VE done.
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Since Wednesday’s premiere of “Hollywood Divas,” actress Elise Neal said she’s seen quite a few comments from viewers who question her and her co-stars’ relevance.
She didn’t attempt to speak for everyone on the cast, but Elise told Sister 2 Sister that she’s been in the business for 25 years, and has been steadily working that entire time.
“I’m very proud of the work I’ve been able to accomplish in my 25-odd-year career,” Elise said. “I’ve been in No. 1 movies at the box office; I’ve been on seven television shows.”
Elise explained that the “Hollywood Divas” audience might have just missed her in series, like NBC’s “The Cape” or films like Love Ranch. She’s also starred in classic sitcoms and movies, such as Hustle & Flow, “The Hughleys” and “All of Us.” More recently, Elise guest-starred on “The Real Husbands of Hollywood,” “The Soul Man” and “Scandal.”
“There has not been one year that I have not been on a television show in the last 10 years,” she said.
Addressing why “Divas” fans might have assumed she’s been MIA from Hollywood, she suggested that if they missed her, it’s because of where they were looking.
“That doesn’t mean I’m not working. That just means you’re not watching,” said Elise.
From what we observed, people were most brutal towards the other ladies when one tried to verbally attack the other’s credentials as if they’re not all in the same boat and all on the show primarily to revive their careers.
What do you think about Elise’s response, Bossip fam?

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We all know Usher: the man, the myth, the legend. He’s dropped some of the fiercest bangers of our generation. He’s won several awards throughout his career, had numerous No. 1 singles, released some killer visual music videos, fire dance moves, and filled our heads with catchy lyrics and hypnotic beats.
This week, Usher has hit another milestone in one of those categories, as his new single ‘Bad Habits’ has gone No. 1 on the R&B Radio Chart! The single is off of his upcoming album that will also feature another one of Usher’s No. 1 hits, ‘Don’t Waste My Time.’ We would expect nothing less from such an R&B legend. Plus, the song is 100% an ear-worm bop with mesmerizing vocals, powerful lyrics, and dope AF dance beats- it’s a must-have for your playlists. Check out the video for the song below and stream it here!
In honor of this song going No. 1, we wanted to reminisce about Usher of the past and present by creating a list of all of his No. 1 hits, but bear with us because the urge to dance and sing along is about to get real! In no particular order, here are all of Usher’s other No. 1 singles!
‘Dont Waste My Time’ feat. Ella Mai
‘Nice & Slow’
‘You Make Me Wanna’
‘Love in This Club’ feat. Young Jeezy
‘U Remind Me’
‘U Got It Bad’
‘Yeah!’ feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris
‘Confessions, Pt. II’
‘My Boo’ feat. Alicia Keys
‘OMG’ feat. will.i.am
There you have it, Honey Poppers! A little trip down memory lane in honor of Usher and his magic touch when it comes to making No. 1 singles! If you don’t sing these from your soul like you’re going through it and act out your own music video, then you are and have been doing it wrong!
Did your favorite Usher song make our list? Which Usher No. 1 hit is your favorite? What do you think of ‘Bad Habits?’ Do you love it as much as we do? Let us know in the comments below or by tweeting us @TheHoneyPOP! You can also hit us up on Facebook and Instagram!
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In the Northwest of Argentinian Patagonia, in the Andean region of Neuquén
, Río Negro
Provinces, the magical Lake
District dazzles with its extraordinary landscapes, where majestic lakes are followed by impressive mountains, rivers, waterfalls and ancient forests.
Natural vantage points to be astonished with beholding, pleasant hikes across forests and lake shores complete the offer made by this land which, due to its geographical characteristics, is ideal for adventure travel, exploration and discovery. The Lanín
and Nahuel Huapi
National Parks attract visitors with their unruffled and incredible beauty. From November to April, the leading roles are played by lovers of sport fishing, found in the countless rivers, streams and lakes that resemble paradise.
The harsh winter whiteness and the prodigious explosion of colors in the fall and the summer make this area surprise and seduce visitors all through the year.
Its cities combine the warmth and charm typical of mountain villages with a modern infrastructure and services of international level. San Carlos de Bariloche
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The exclusion of the bookish and somewhat entertaining Rupert Matthews from becoming the next East Midlands MEP has brought the Conservative Party into crisis.
Roger Helmer abandoning the Conservative Party is a sure sign that the Party in the EU Parliament is now beholden entirely to the europhiles, and there is no hope left. The message for all eurosceptics in the Conservative Party is now surely – ‘abandon ship and join UKIP’. The Party are breaking all the rules to keep Rupert Matthews out, and to bring in a europhile in his place. It’s the end of the line.
UKIP was being held back by its having no big names coming to the fore in the media due to lack of exposure. At a stroke Roger Helmer’s arrival fixes the one-man-band problem.
Neil Hamilton crossed over in 2011. Lord Monckton made a few waves before that, but is just too strong on climate issues, and the media don’t bother with him.
People often forget that UKIP now polls higher with young people than with older people The youth wing, Young Independence, has elected Harry Aldridge as its leader. He even impresses his opponents amongst Labour.
Roger Helmer is well known, trusted and respected throughout the eurosceptic wing of The Conservative Party, and his resigning cannot be brushed off lightly.
Only one thing can reverse the abandonment of the Conservative Party to die a natural death over the EU, and that would be a backbench rebellion that unseats Cameron and replaces him with someone who could persuade the Party’s supporters there is still a chance of a revival in euroscepticism, and the reestablishment of national sovereignty. Otherwise, it’s ‘Ta Ta, Lads.’ The UKIP era is upon us.
Young Independence members – John Gill. Sean Howlett. Chairman – Harry Aldridge. I’ve met them a couple of times. Good lads. The girls are impressive too…
Tory defector Alexandra Swann at the UKIP Spring Conference. ‘No one believes in Cameron any more,’ she says.

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Volume 21 (2012)
Volume 21 (2012) / Issue 4
Ilina Cenevska, 'Protection of the Health of Workers and the General Public under the Euratom Treaty and the EU Environmental Policy the Ratio between Human Health Protection and Environmental Protection' (2012) 21 European Energy and Environmental Law Review, Issue 4, pp. 176–187
The correlation between the concepts of radiation protection and environmental protection in the context of the application of the Euratom Treaty is a subject poorly covered in academic literature, but, nevertheless one of a perennial value and importance for the "nuclear" Europe. The aim of the text is to verify the extent to which the concept of radiation protection extends along the purview of the (much broader) concept of environment protection. Thus, an attempt is made to demonstrate whether the health and safety provisions of the Euratom Treaty and the relevant implementing legislation are solely aimed at protecting the health of humans and for that matter are only concerned with the effects of radiation only as far as they relate to the human factor, or indeed, additionally extend to the other elements comprising the environment.
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A investigate published in The Journal of Pathology examines a purpose of a enzyme monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) in Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
The investigate was led by USC University Professor Jean C. Shih, whose pioneering investigate has supposing insights into a enzyme’s effects on mind development, aggression, stress and autism spectrum disorders.
Researchers evaluated 427 tellurian hankie specimens with a spectrum of lymphoma and found MAO-A selectively voiced in Hodgkin Reed-Sternberg cells — a hallmark virulent dungeon of exemplary Hodgkin’s lymphoma — though not in other subtypes of a disease. They also found that MAO inhibitors reduced a expansion of exemplary Hodgkin’s lymphoma, alone or in multiple with stream treatment.
However, “combining MAO-A inhibitors with stream diagnosis was some-more effective than any diagnosis alone,” pronounced Pei Chuan Li, a postdoctoral associate in a Shih lab and initial author on a publication.
The investigate builds on new investigate by Shih and co-investigators display that overexpression of MAO-A facilitates a course of glioma mind cancer as good as prostate cancer, and that calmative inhibitors of a enzyme have intensity as novel therapeutics for these cancers. Ongoing clinical and preclinical studies on prostate cancer have valid promising.
Classic Hodgkin’s lymphoma — a cancer of a lymphatic system, partial of a defence complement — is one of a many common forms of lymphoma among teenagers and immature adults. Approximately 9,100 cases are diagnosed in a United States alone any year.
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To make D.C. a fashion capital, UMD needs a fashion program.
The University Senate voted on Thursday to discontinue the Science, Technology and Society certificate.
The announcement comes a week after former Provost Mary Ann Rankin's official resignation.
UMD instead extended the deadline for students to withdraw from a class by three weeks.
UMD announced Monday it is extending the deadline for students to withdraw from a course in place of implementing a pass/fail grading system.


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After nearly 40 hours of reading, researching, spraying and wiping, we determined that Windex is the best window cleaner available. It’s powerful enough to break up grease and food stains on a variety of surfaces without leaving behind spots or streaks. Windex outperformed seven other glass cleaners by consistently eliminating blemishes and impurities and producing crystal-clear views and reflections. For a glass cleaner window cleaning that attacks grease — like on your microwave — Weiman proved a star performer.
How we selected finalists to test
We started by reading user reviews, marketing materials, consumer reports, and homecare blogs. Then, we dove into the science and debate about chemicals, exposure, safety, and do-it-yourself alternatives.
We looked at subreddits, like /r/homemaking, /r/diy, and even /r/autodetailing to find out what consumers think about the best glass cleaners on the market. With this information, we whittled our field down to six brands that represented the different methods of cleaning glass window cleaning ny
We opted to try one homemade recipe, one plant-based product, two cleaners containing ammonia, two aerosol sprays and one of the most well-known window-cleaning brands. We tested these products for their ability to eliminate dirt and germs on a variety of glass and other surfaces while leaving a streak-free finish.
Compare the best glass cleaners
Windex – Original
Glass Plus – Glass Cleaner Trigger
Weiman – Glass Cleaner
Seventh Generation – Free & Clear Glass & Surface Cleaner
Zep – Streak-Free Glass Cleaner
Stoner – Invisible Glass Premium
Your Best Digs – Homemade Glass Cleaner
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When you need to use window cleaners
Window-cleaning products became popular because they don’t leave behind the streaks that soap and other common cleaners often leave. A window or mirror looks clean when the oils and dirt are removed to reveal a crystal-clear view or reflection. But when glass is obstructed by streaky residue, it can be an eyesore.
You don’t want glass surfaces to just look clean, you want them to be disinfected and completely free of germs. Each one of our top seven products have ingredients that specifically disinfect surfaces.
While ammonia alone may kill many germs, like salmonella and E. coli, it isn’t recognized as a disinfectant by the FDA. Even when combined with isopropyl alcohol — as in Windex — it is not an effective defense against staphylococcus and other dangerous bacteria.
Other chemicals commonly used in glass cleaners offer more protection against germs, but if used improperly, they can cause irritation to the skin and respiratory system. Vinegar is a great natural antibacterial disinfectant, but many find the smell offensive, and it sometimes fails to thoroughly clean tough jobs.
When you shouldn’t use glass/window cleaner
While window cleaners are great products for many jobs around the house, they need to be kept away from certain tasks. For the most part, window/glass cleaners are not intended for use on automobile surfaces and tinted glass because common ingredients will damage them.
Many manufacturers of glass cleaners offer separate products for automobile use, but Stoner does claim that their glass cleaner spray is safe for car surfaces.
Safe on Car Surfaces: Stoner — Invisible Glass
Unique since the company says it’s safe for car surfaces, this product also performed well in our glass and microwave tests.
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Televisions and computer monitors shouldn’t be cleaned with glass-cleaning solutions. Unlike televisions from 20 years ago, modern TVs aren’t made of thick glass but of extremely thin layers of plastics, adhesives, display elements, and other materials.
When liquid penetrates these delicate layers, the monitors are ruined. A dry microfiber sheet should easily alleviate smudges, smears, and fingerprints from any modern monitor or display.
Another common mistake is using glass cleaner to scrub eye glasses. Yes, “glass” may be in the name, but eyeglasses are covered with a coating that’s unique to the prescription and ensures proper vision. Soap and warm water are best.
The best way to clean windows
Professional window washers tend to use soapy water and a squeegee for commercial jobs. While this is an effective technique for large outdoor projects, it’s not a practical solution for most indoor home cleaning.
Inside smudges and fingerprints are caused by oily residue that must be cut by something other than water and soap alone. In addition, the squeegee technique can be messy: each stroke creates an excess of water that must be deposited somewhere and inevitably ends up on window sills and floors.
Particularly indoors, you want to use a fabric that collects the liquid that’s sprayed on the glass — but which fabric?
While paper towels are useful to keep around the house, we found through our research that they’re not ideal for cleaning glass. First, they are made with dyes and adhesives that actually bind sheets together to make rolls of two-ply. These substances will leave streaks of their own, separate from those left by any residual cleaning liquid. Paper towels also leave behind lint, and they’re not the best choice for the environment or your wallet.

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A generator lets you enjoy all the perks of being outdoors with your friends and family without sacrificing comfort and safety.
But some generators are better for your camping trip than others, especially when it comes to battery capacity, toxic fumes, and noise.
The most common debate comes down to two types of generators: solar or petrol-powered.
Both can keep your lights, laptop, grill, and other electrical devices running. One runs on clean, renewable sunlight, the other on noisy, dirty, and potentially hazardous petrol.
Here, we compare the two machines, so you can decide which energy solution is better for camping.
A solar generator usually consists of a power station with solar panels that you can use to recharge and generate electricity from the sun. This solar-powered system contains four components: solar panels, a charge controller, a power station, and an inverter. With EcoFlow solar generators and portable power stations, everything but the solar panels are built into one compact plug-and-play unit.
Solar panels collect sunlight and convert it into DC electricity. The power station acts like a battery, storing the energy for your use. The inverter converts it into AC (household) electricity.
Solar generators have a slightly higher upfront setup cost than petrol or other fossil-fuel-powered generators, but the savings on fuel can more than make up for this in the long run. Along with requiring solar panels, modern solar generators also use more expensive (and efficient) lithium-ion batteries and need inverters to convert the DC energy to AC power. All these components increase the total cost.
However, solar generators are a more cost-effective long-term solution despite the higher initial investment. Petrol generators require you to refill and maintain them continuously, while solar panels operate on sunlight, a free, renewable energy source.
One of the most significant advantages of using solar-powered generators is the ability to operate them indoors — even inside your tent. Since solar generators don’t burn fossil fuels, they don’t produce any harmful emissions. Solar generators don’t pose the same risk of carbon monoxide poisoning as petrol generators, and they’re much better for the planet.
Why contribute to climate change when you’re communing with nature?
Many solar generators are portable. For example, the EcoFlow RIVER 2 with a 110W portable solar panel weighs a feathery 7.7 pounds (3.5kg), making it perfect for carrying with one hand and fitting inside your backpack.
The portable solar panel comes with a carrying case and kickstand, making it easy to generate electricity wherever you pitch your tent.
Even larger models like EcoFlow DELTA Pro that weigh 99 pounds (45kg) are portable, thanks to wheels that allow you to roll it around easily. You don’t have to sacrifice portability for higher power output and storage capacity; you can glamp just about anywhere in style!
Unlike their petrol counterparts, solar generators have very few moving parts. As a result, they are far quieter.
Many campsites will charge you a permit fee and restrict the hours you can use a petrol generator to ensure it doesn’t disturb other nature lovers.
Quiet operation allows you to keep the generator inside your tent to protect it from inclement weather conditions. You can also run it at night, and it won’t distract you (or your fellow campers) while sleeping or enjoying your time outdoors.
Ease of Operation
Solar generators are a plug-and-play setup, meaning there’s no complicated installation process. With something like the DELTA Max with two 400W solar panels, all you have to do is set up the solar panels on the kickstand case and plug them into the power station. Plus, the multiple AC, DC, USB-C, and USB-A outlets allow you to connect various appliances and devices easily.
Solar generators feature a smart MPPT controller that automatically detects current and voltage in real to maximise solar generation at any time of the day. These charge controllers monitor the solar panels and optimise the maximum power point voltage for the existing conditions. The controller also protects the solar battery and extends its lifespan.
With the DELTA Pro, you can recharge it using solar energy in just 2.8 to 5.6 hours. It’s one of the fastest and most efficient solar charge capacities of any generator available.
You also have the option to charge it before you hit the road by plugging it into a standard wall outlet and reach full capacity in just 1.8 hours.
Solar generators don’t require maintenance or costs for upkeep. The only maintenance required is to clean your solar panels.
Keeping your solar panels clear of snow or debris is vital to ensuring they perform at maximum efficiency. Simply rinse your panels regularly with a water hose, or use a leaf blower to eliminate any debris buildup.
Solar generators last between 25 to 35 years, depending on the quality and brand. Unlike their petrol counterparts, solar generators feature high-quality lithium-ion or LiFeP04 batteries. These advanced batteries are known for their excellent efficiency and long service life.
Most lithium batteries have a lifespan between 1500 to 3000 charge cycles, which equates to 7 years.
However, the DELTA Pro sports an LFP battery with 6500 cycles, meaning you can use the device for many years before it reaches 50% of its original storage capacity.
High-quality solar panels like the EcoFlow portable solar panels feature weather resistance protection, making them the perfect option for camping.ETFE film with IP68-rated water and dust resistance protects it from damage by outdoor elements and prolongs the lifespan of the panels.
The last thing you need when enjoying the great outdoors is to have your power cut unexpectedly. EcoFlow’s portable solar solutions can weather just about any storm.
Petrol generators burn fossil fuels to generate electrical power. The engine uses internal combustion to spin a small turbine, which creates usable electricity up to a specific wattage level based on size and fuel efficiency.
Petrol generators have a lower sticker price than most solar generators. However, hidden costs and inefficiencies can make them a costlier solution for camping over the long run.
More moving parts inside the machine require frequent repair and maintenance. The petrol-powered solution isn’t the best option for campers looking to save money without worrying about running low on fuel or their generator breaking down.
Petrol generators are designed for outdoor use only because they emit carbon monoxide, particulate pollution, and other harmful toxins. When a petrol generator is improperly used, the fumes from the burning petrol can be toxic or even deadly.
Multiple deaths are caused annually by petrol generators, with electrocutions, contact burns, fires, and carbon monoxide poisoning as risk factors.
Petrol generators are a much more risky option than solar generators, which don’t emit harmful fumes or toxins.
Petrol generators can be large and heavy because the devices run on an engine rather than a battery. Depending on the output capacity and size of the fuel tank, they can be difficult (or impossible) to lug around on your camping trips.
Furthermore, as they’re useless without petrol as fuel, you’ll likely need to lug around an additional petrol tank, which reduces portability — especially if you’re heading off-grid
You’ll want to bring a backup tank to ensure you have enough power for your trip, which only adds extra weight to your load.
The engine in a petrol generator has many intricate mechanical components required to produce electrical energy. As a result, operating petrol generators are extremely noisy. They can easily prevent people from sleeping, which is why many campgrounds limit when you can run petrol generators.
High noise levels can lead to hearing loss, so users must be cautious about using powerful petrol generators.
Ease of Operation
Petrol generators are relatively easy to use. It requires filling the tank with petrol, pulling the cord, or pressing the electric start button, and the power comes on. The machine keeps running as long as it has a sufficient fuel supply, which can be hard to come by if you’re boondocking.
Petrol-powered generators aren’t as efficient as solar-powered ones. Many of them only can output up to 1,000 watts of power. Furthermore, it takes time for its engine to warm up, and they often don’t operate well in cold conditions.
Solar generators don’t need to warm up. They can just quickly generate power. You don’t have to wait for a petrol generator to warm up before charging your devices — just flick the switch.
A high-powered solution like the DELTA Pro delivers a 3.6kWh storage capacity — expandable to 25kWH — and 3600W of output, providing more than enough energy for heavy-duty camper appliances like refrigerators, portable ACs, and space heaters.
Maintenance is one of the most frustrating aspects of petrol generators. First, petrol generators require you to inspect them at specific hours, such as 50 hours, 100 hours, 200 hours, etc. You’ll need to continually monitor the petrol and oil levels and ensure the parts are well-lubricated.
Also, you must store petrol properly. Many local fire codes limit the amount of petrol allowed to be stored in your home. Local regulations may also impact how much petrol can be stored in your vehicle. Not only that, you can’t let petrol sit inside the fuel tank. Petrol has a limited shelf life, and you’ll have to empty to tank periodically.
Petrol generators require you to regularly clean the air filter and change the oil and spark plug. Petrol generator maintenance also often requires servicing from a professional, which can be hard to come by when you’re enjoying a campground or national park!
Most petrol generators last about five years before they begin breaking down, while solar generators typically last up to 25 years. Choosing solar over petrol will keep your camping trips powered over the long run.
Petrol generators aren’t typically weather-proof. You can’t use them when it’s pouring or snowing, meaning adverse weather could put a damper on your camping trip.
Camping with a reliable power source can mean the difference between the adventure of a lifetime and a miserable experience. Being able to charge your GPS, personal devices, speakers, and appliances dependably will make your camping trip more fun.
Solar generators are the most reliable choice for camping since you won’t have to rely on a steady supply of petrol. All you need are solar panels, a portable power station, and natural sunlight to keep your devices running.
As a last line of defence, the EcoFlow Smart Generator (Dual Fuel) integrates seamlessly with the DELTA Max and Pro to give you even more energy security.
Compared to petrol generators, solar generators are also more portable, less likely to break down, better for the environment, less noisy, and more cost-effective in the long run.
Once you’ve decided on solar instead of petrol, you can enjoy your camping experience knowing your excursion won’t be negatively impacted by the shortcomings of fossil fuel.


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Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, San Juan County
Photographer: J. Lucy Jordan © 2017
Columns of Permian-age Organ Rock Shale seemingly defy gravity in the Land of Standing Rocks in the remote Maze district of Canyonlands National Park, Wayne County.
Photographer: Tyler Knudsen © 2016
Things are humming right along at Arches National Park.
That is, scientists who wondered about possible internal damage in the 88-foot-long Mesa Arch at Canyonlands National Park-one of more than 2,000 sandstone arches in two national parks in that part of Utah–now have an answer. They learned by employing seismometers to hear the arches’ natural humming, then monitored the sounds for telling changes. Their report was recently accepted for publication in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
We woke up on the right side of the bedrock today!
Canyonlands National Park, San Juan County, Utah
Photographer: Gregg Beukelman; © 2014
Mesa Arch, in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, formed as surface water pooled and eventually eroded through bedrock at the mesa’s edge. As the sun rises, its rays reflect off the 800-foot-high cliff of Jurassic-age sedimentary rock below the arch, bathing the bottom of the arch in an orange glow.
For those of our friends that can’t get out into the outdoor wonder-world this weekend, here are some stunning photos to keep you company.


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A Randomized Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Balanced 4-Way Crossover Study To Assess The Efficacy Of Single Oral Doses
The primary aim of this study is to assess how effective PF-00592379 is in restoring penile erections in patients with erectile dysfunction. Patients will attend for 4 treatment visits where they will receive the following in random order; 2 separate doses of PF-00592379, sildenafil 100mg used as a positive control, or placebo (dummy medication). The effect on penile erections will be assessed in the clinic using penile plethysmography (RigiScan PlusTM technique).
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Placebo Control, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment
PF-00592379, Sildenafil 100mg
Pfizer Investigational Site
Results (where available)
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00273416
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
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A nonselective alpha-adrenergic antagonist. It is used in the treatment of hypertension and hypertensive emergencies, pheochromocytoma, vasospasm of RAYNAUD DISEASE and frostbite, clonidine withdrawal syndrome, impotence, and peripheral vascular disease.
Inability to achieve and maintain an erection (ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION) due to defects in the arterial blood flow to the PENIS, defect in venous occlusive function allowing blood drainage (leakage) from the erectile tissue (corpus cavernosum penis), or both.
A condition caused by occlusion of terminal aorta, the primary branches of the ABDOMINAL AORTA, as in aortoiliac obstruction. Leriche syndrome usually occurs in males and is characterized by IMPOTENCE, absence of a pulse in the femoral arteries, weakness and numbness in the lower back, buttocks, hips, and lower limbs.
An alkaloid found in opium but not closely related to the other opium alkaloids in its structure or pharmacological actions. It is a direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used in the treatment of impotence and as a vasodilator, especially for cerebral vasodilation. The mechanism of its pharmacological actions is not clear, but it apparently can inhibit phosphodiesterases and it may have direct actions on calcium channels.
To evaluate the efficacy of Viagra dose titration to 100mg versus 50mg in men with erectile dysfunction, based on responses to the IIEF questionnaire as measured at the beginning and at th...
The investigators try to investigate the benefit of early administration (immediately after urethral catheter removal) of sildenafil after nerve-sparing RALP for 3 months. The investigator...
the pharmacokinetics of sildenafil following single doses of sildenafil CT administered with and without water is similar relative to the conventional oral tablet of sildenafil administere...
To determine if men with problems getting and keeping an erection prefer treatment with tadalafil or sildenafil.
To evaluate the effectiveness of sildenafil on erectile function and intercourse satisfaction in men with ED as well as to validate the new Sexual Experience Questionnaire which incorporat...
ED is prevalent in hemodialysis (HD) patients, and closely related to poor sleep and depression. Efficacy of treating ED either with sildenafil or vardenafil has been shown to be beneficial in amelior...
To develop sildenafil lactate, a salt form of sildenafil with improved solubility and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble sildenafil base, this salt form was prepared using a spray dryer. Its solu...
The increase in the number of safe and effective ED treatments highlights the importance of patients' preference when choosing a therapeutic option. Several studies assessing these preferences are now...
The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of ED in Chinese men with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and evaluate the efficacy and safety of sildenafil citrate in these patients. Patients fro...
We evaluated the effectiveness of sildenafil citrate on lower urinary system symptoms (LUTS) by using symptom score scales. We also evaluated whether or not the presence of asymptomatic inflammatory p...

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BT is talking convergence again. The telco has added a smartphone option to its consumer broadband package.
The new service, BT Total Broadband Anywhere, furnishes customers with one of a choice of two HTC smartphones, along with 50 any-network minutes, 50 texts and 10MB of data on the basic package. That package will cost £29.99 per month after an initial three-month introductory offer of £23.99.
BT said the package will enable web users to continue surfing and emailing outside the home. However, it admitted broadband speeds will only be achievable in areas with a wireless broadband network. Outside Wi-Fi zones, the phones have to run on a GPRS cellular network, rather than 3G, which means browsing will be much slower.
Warren Buckley, director of portfolio convergence at BT, said the move extends what the telco has been doing in the SME marketplace with its Office Anywhere product. Indeed, the devices on offer to home users are the same: the HTC S710 and HTC S620.
But, unlike the SME offering, the handsets included in the Total Broadband Anywhere package — known as BT ToGo devices — have been reskinned with a BT-branded user interface.
Buckley said BT is also targeting another kind of convergence — the collision between work and home life — as boundaries continue to blur and consumers appropriate services they previously used for and at work, making use of them for managing their home life too.
He added: "Of course there'll always be differences between [work and home life] but we all live lives that, actually, it's harder and harder to segment."
This is not the telco's first foray into the world of consumer mobility.
The company launched an FMC (fixed-mobile convergence) product known as Fusion back in 2005. Earlier this year, however, it stopped marketing Fusion to consumers after reportedly failing to gain much interest. However, Buckley stressed the FMC offering has been a success with enterprise customers.
He added: "We've learnt a huge amount from Fusion that's gone into the user interface [of BT ToGo]: getting our addressable marketplace right; getting the support and converged services right; thinking about how it links into the billing environment."
While BT ToGo phones can make use of Wi-Fi at home or via BT hotspots for mobile VoIP, there is no ability for calls to be seamlessly handed over from Wi-Fi to cellular and vice versa, as with FMC phones.
Showing that BT's belief in convergence does not quite yet stretch to device convergence, Buckley said: "We think some customers will use two devices, so they'll have their mobile phone and this service."
But he said the Windows Mobile platform of the BT ToGo devices means a user could — at least, in theory — get their work email on the device as well. "The device and the service does not restrict it being set up for work," Buckley said.
"Obviously, the work environment would be where the restriction is but, essentially, if there's an Exchange Server environment, there's no reason why a BT ToGo Total Broadband customer [couldn't get their work email on the device]," he added.
"As long as the IT policies allow them, they could enter in those details and then they could have the same device with their work email on as well. We've not restricted that at all," Buckley said.