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Author: Loyola University Health System
Published: 20th Sep 2015
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Summary: Birth control pills cause small but significant increase risk of common types of stroke.
For healthy young women without any stroke risk factors, the risk of stroke associated with oral contraceptives is small. But in women with other stroke risk factors, "the risk seems higher and, in most cases, oral contraceptive use should be discouraged," report co-authors Marisa McGinley, DO; Sarkis Morales-Vidal, MD; and Jose Biller, MD of Loyola University Medical Center and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
Worldwide, more than 100 million women currently use oral contraceptives or have used them in the past. In the United States, there are about 40 brands of oral contraceptives and 21 brands of emergency contraceptive pills.
Strokes associated with oral contraceptives were first reported in 1962. Early versions of the pill contained doses of synthetic estrogen as high as 150 micrograms. Most birth control pills now contain as little as 20 to 35 micrograms. None contain more than 50 micrograms of synthetic estrogen.
Oral contraceptives increase the risk of ischemic strokes, which are caused by blood clots and account for about 85 percent of all strokes. In the general population, oral contraceptives do not appear to increase the risk of hemorrhagic strokes, which are caused by bleeding in the brain.
There are about 4.4 ischemic strokes for every 100,000 women of childbearing age. Birth control pills increase the risk 1.9 times, to 8.5 strokes per 100,000 women, according to a well-performed "meta-analysis" cited in the report. (A meta-analysis combines the results of multiple studies.) This is still a small risk; 24,000 women would have to take birth control pills to cause one additional stroke, according to the report.
But for women who take birth control pills and also smoke, have high blood pressure or have a history of migraine headaches, the stroke risk is significantly higher. Such women should be discouraged from using oral contraceptives, the report said.
Hormone replacement therapy with estrogen alone or combined with progesterone increases the risk of ischemic stroke by 40 percent; the higher the dose, the higher the risk, the report said.
The report is titled "Hormonal Contraception and Stroke." It is an update of a report originally published in Medlink Neurology in 2003.
Dr. McGinley is a resident, Dr. Morales is an assistant professor and Dr. Biller is a professor and chair of the Department of Neurology of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
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Intel Corp, the second largest chip manufacture company, has taken over the Israel based AI chip making company, Habana labs for $2 billion. It could be imagined that intel would achieve a remarkable presence in the AI market and a rumor had been spreading around about the takeof intel over Habana. Intel expects to have a revenue of around $24 billion by 2014 where within 2019 its’ expecting more than $3.5 billion from this AI field.
Navin Shenoy, the EVP of intel said this acquisition will be significant in meeting the heterogonous public demand. Habana will work independently as before with its own management system and report to intel. Avigdor Willenz , Habana chairman will be one of the Intel corporation’s senior adviser. Habana receives access to intel’s AI resources that will help to grow up them both.
Intel will now focus on producing different AI chips designed for dedicated problems. Habana chips are designed on deep learning. Habana’s Gaudi AI training processor is thought to be too fast to compete the Nvidia corp’s processors.
In last March, Nvidia took over Mellanox, an Israeli chipmaker company for $6.9 billion to boost up their data center.
Habana’s chairman Willenz sold Galileo Technologies to Marvell Technology in 2001 for $2.7 billion, and Annapurna Labs to Amazon in 2015 for around $370 million.
This acquisition is thought to boost up the AI strategy of intel to build a specialized portfolio. Intel expects Habana would be offering to intel’s data center with a high-performance processor family and improve the business.


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In a galaxy very close, in the year 3001, an MP explains why Glasgow east has not improved in over 1000 years. A political odyssey not so fictional.
New Labour policy wheel (a bit on the cynical side)
Shot through the heart and you’re to blame, you give pigs a bad name

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During our life we hear several terms that we know are linked to a specific subject, but we are not sure what it is about. It happens, for example, when we talk about well-known terms of pregnancy, like the placenta, for example.
For many people, this immediately refers to a woman’s pregnancy, but many do not know exactly what it means, let alone its important role in this process.
What is Placenta?
The placenta is a very specific organ of mammals, which only exists during pregnancy and serves as a protective layer for the baby to ensure the evolution of the pregnancy . The blood of the mother and baby almost never comes into direct contact with each other (the passage of red blood cells from the mother to the baby is a particularly serious problem when it comes to the RH factor ), with the placenta as an intermediary to guarantee the protection of the fetus.
The formation of this organ occurs at the beginning of pregnancy, as soon as fertilization occurs. When the egg is implanted in the uterine wall, several cells begin to infiltrate the vessels of the uterus, initiating a kind of internal lining, which will later become the placenta.
By the 12th week of gestation she is complete and performing all of her main functions. Until the 16th week , the baby and the placenta have the same weight, but at the end of the pregnancy, the baby is usually up to 6 times heavier than the organ.
During delivery , the placenta detaches from the uterus and leaves with the baby. Although many consider it healthy for the baby to remain coated with it in its first moments of life, there is no study that proves some kind of function of the placenta outside the womb, although it can prevent bacteria from attacking the baby in the beginning.
However, this is something that can also be easily done by doctors without harming the baby’s health in any way, so, at least today, this practice has no real effectiveness.
There are several functions that are attributed to the placenta and this is a fundamental organ for the development and safety of the baby inside the maternal uterus. These functions are:
Nutrition : One of the main functions of the placenta. She is responsible for maintaining the exchange of nutrients between the mother and the baby through the umbilical cord.
Breathing : The gas exchange of the fetus is also a responsibility of this organ. It receives oxygen from the mother through the umbilical cord and releases carbon dioxide through the placenta itself.
Immune Protection : The placenta is also responsible for protecting the baby if the mother becomes ill and prevents viruses and bacteria from directly affecting it. Even when the mother is not sick, several types of bacteria can still be present in her body and they can harm the baby and the placenta also prevents this contact.
Urine Excretion : It occurs mainly in the third trimester of pregnancy, when the baby starts to swallow the amniotic fluid and urinate. The urea that is produced is cleared by the placenta.
Hormone production : Another very important function of this organ is the production of beta hormones HCG and progesterone, which are some of the main hormones of pregnancy and which have important functions for the moment of delivery and even for breastfeeding .
In addition, with the production of hormones, the placenta ensures the correct development of pregnancy by modifying the mother’s metabolism. There are still other functions that the placenta performs, such as the heat transfer between mother and baby, the medication filter, and mainly, physical protection , since this layer prevents impacts against the mother’s belly from directly affecting the baby, protecting it even from sudden changes in temperature.
Main Problems with Placenta)
During pregnancy, several problems can occur with the placenta in varying degrees of seriousness. Let’s talk about each one here, explaining what the dangers are and how each one can occur.
It happens when the placenta detaches from the uterus before the moment of delivery. Such detachment can occur due to very strong blows, smoking, very high blood pressure or a history of women with the same type of problem. The detachment of the placenta can cause problems in the development of the baby and should be treated as soon as possible.
It happens when a clot is formed in one of the arteries or veins of the placenta, thus making it difficult to exchange gas and nourish the baby. Although it is something rare, it can be harmful and even cause abortions, although there are cases of placental thrombosis that are not even felt by the mother and that do not cause any type of damage.
This problem occurs when the placenta develops too fast, becomes “aged” and loses the quality of some of its functions. If this problem occurs before the 34th week of gestation , it can be dangerous , since the calcified placenta can cause problems in the baby’s formation.
It occurs when the placenta covers the opening of the cervix. It is normal in the first trimester of pregnancy , but if the problem persists, normal childbirth may be impracticable or even a premature birth.
Unlike placental detachment, this problem occurs because of the difficulty of the placenta coming out at the time of delivery. Depending on the severity, this problem can even pose a risk of death for the mother, requiring removal of the uterus.
For a woman who wants to become pregnant it is extremely important to know organs like the placenta and to know what are their functions, how they develop, and also to be alert about possible problems that may occur.
Of course, researching on your own will never replace a conversation with your doctor, but that way, the woman will be much more informed to answer more specific questions and to be alert to any signs of trouble during her pregnancy.
Information is never too much, especially when it comes to your pregnancy and the issues surrounding your future child.
My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.
Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.

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How to Make a Perfect Soft-Boiled Egg
I am a firm believer that the way in which someone chooses to cook their eggs is a great indicator of character. Scrambled? Very untrustworthy—pray that the eggs are soft-scrambled at the very least. Hard-boiled? This person lacks excitement. Omelet? They’re greedy—what this person has will never be enough for them. Over-easy? This person is impatient, but skilled with a spatula. Sunny side-up fried? Top-notch human. Hopefully they’re cooking it in a puddle of oil and basting the whites until they’re perfectly set and the edges are frizzled and crackly. Poached egg? Wooaaahhhh, fancy! In the microwave? Surprise, this person is actually an alien. Whites only? Run. Run. Run. Raw? How...bold. Soft-boiled? Now, that’s a wise person.
With so many different ways to prepare your eggs, the process can become overwhelming. How do you choose? What is right for you? I’ll tell you what—soft-boiled eggs. Perhaps the most underrated way to cook an egg, soft boiling is just as easy as it is delightful. Despite its simple method, a soft-boiled egg has something about it that adds a level of sophistication and intrigue to any situation. Do not fear the runny yolk—it’s what makes this such an elegant creation.
So here’s how it works. Start by bringing a medium pot of water to a boil, and then once it’s there, bring it down to a rapid simmer. Gently lower your eggs into the pot with a large spoon (if you drop them in, they’ll crack, release their whites and yolk into the hot water, and it will be tragic). While some people belong to the belief system that you should start with the eggs in the water and then bring everything to a boil, I find this technique to be less reliable when making soft-boiled eggs. Because the name of the game here is timing, I prefer to wait for my water to reach a rapid simmer, and then introduce the eggs into the equation. This way, I can set my timer and be confident that I know when they’re done.
Once the eggs have been gently lowered down into the simmering water, set a timer for anywhere from 6 to 8 minutes. As you make more and more soft-boiled eggs, you’ll have a better feel for how long you like to let them cook–the longer they go, the more set the yolk will be. It’s also worth noting that you might need to tack on a couple extra minutes if you’re cooking anymore than 4 eggs at a time. Personally, I can get down with a 6-minute egg. The yolk is runny (but not cold) and the whites are firm and set. However, if you like, by letting it cook for closer to 8 minutes, the outside of the yolk becomes somewhat firm and creamy, and the inside takes on a jammy texture.
When you’re ready to stop cooking your eggs, gently lift the eggs out of the simmering water with a slotted spoon and place them into an ice water bath, letting them rest for at least 5 minutes. Once they’re no longer hot to the touch, gently tap the egg around its entire surface on the counter to create cracks in the shell, and then carefully and slowly peel back the shell (aiming to pinch onto that very thin membrane that lines the egg’s shell and makes its removal seamless). Many people find that running cold water over the egg during peeling makes the process easier—give it a try if it feels right to you.
Remember, if you only cooked the eggs for around 6 minutes, the yolk is not going to be solidified, so make sure to handle with care, or else you might have a punctured yolk on your hands.
Serve your soft-boiled beauty on a piece of toast, nestled into a breakfast bowl, atop a bed of greens, perched on a creamy pasta dish, or give it a shake of salt & pepper and eat one straight-up. The soft-boiled egg is the perfect cross between a hard-boiled egg and a fried egg, as you don’t have to cook it in any fat in order to bring it to life, but you still get that signature runny yolk that any fried egg enthusiast knows and loves. And that’s a pretty beautiful thing, isn’t it?

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Nutch, Hadoop, LuceneEdit
Lucene, created first by Doug Cutting, is a open source project for indexing and searching documents. Lucene uses inverted indexes. Nutch is a subproject of Lucene, which is a search engine. Nutch is roughly composed of the following parts : fetcher, parser and indexer. Nutch uses Hadoop, which implements Google's map/reduce computing paradigm and a Distributed File System(DFS).
Hadoop is a framework for running applications on large clusters of commodity hardware. The Hadoop framework transparently provides applications both reliability and data motion. Hadoop implements a computational paradigm named map/reduce, where the application is divided into many small fragments of work, each of which may be executed or reexecuted on any node in the cluster. In addition, it provides a distributed file system that stores data on the compute nodes, providing very high aggregate bandwidth across the cluster. Both map/reduce and the distributed file system are designed so that node failures are automatically handled by the framework.
The intent is to scale Hadoop up to handling thousand of computers. Hadoop has been tested on clusters of 600 nodes.
Hadoop is a Lucene sub-project that contains the distributed computing platform that was formerly a part of Nutch. This includes the Hadoop Distributed Filesystem (HDFS) and an implementation of map/reduce.
- Nutch includes a high-performance multithreaded crawler
- Nutch parses and indexes many document formats out of the box
- Nutch uses a distributed computing platform called Hadoop, an open source implementation of MapReduce. This allows to easily deploy a Nutch solution over a large number of servers. Furthermore, Hadoop can now natively run on Amazon S3
- Webpages are stored in a Lucene index, allowing for high-performance retrieval
- Nutch is highly customizable; one can extend it by creating plugins (several plugins already available)
- Nutch is open source and has a very healthy and friendly community
- Nutch is coded in Java, and thus runs on Windows,OS X, and Linux


Iran busts CIA spy network, 30 people arrested
May 22, 2011
TEHRAN – The Iranian intelligence service has broken up a spy network linked to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and arrested 30 U.S.-linked spies.In a statement published on Saturday, the ministry announced that it managed to identify and break up the complicated spy network and identify 42 CIA intelligence officers in different countries through carrying out major intelligence and counterespionage operations at home and abroad.
According to the statement, a number of CIA intelligence officers established the network in several countries and started setting various traps for Iranian citizens to elicit information from them and convince them to spy for the United States.
The network used a number of employment and immigration agencies as covers for its activities and tried to deceive citizens through making promises like permanent residence, education, and job in foreign countries.
In addition, the statement says thorough investigation revealed that CIA officers used the U.S. intelligence bases, embassies, and consulates in countries like the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Malaysia to trap Iranian citizens including students into passing on information about Iran’s research centers, nuclear facilities, universities, aviation industry, defense sector, communications networks, banking system, airports, and customs.
The Intelligence Ministry also advised citizens to deal carefully with suspicious and anonymous phone calls and contacts and try not to fall into the U.S. intelligence agencies’ traps.


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After an accident, people often wonder whether they need an attorney for an accident case. There are no hard and fast rules, but there are some guidelines. There’s no point in making “mountains out of molehills,” but sometimes what injuries don’t heal as quickly as expected, resulting in lost earnings and stress on the family, and by the time that happens deadlines have expired. When in doubt, it’s always a good idea to speak to a trusted personal injury lawyer who can advise you about whether or not you have a case.
If you have been seriously injured in any type of accident, (a traffic accident, “slip and fall,” work accident, animal attack, etc.,) it’s always worth it to find out if it’s possible to be compensated. An experienced personal injury attorney will be able to help you figure who was at fault and whether it would be possible to make a successful claim. In cases involving the City of New York, (ie; sidewalk falls,) a Notice of Claim must be filed with the City of New York within 90 days of the occurrence. Applications for medical benefits (ie; no-fault) must be filed within 30 days. It’s never a good idea to wait too long before consulting an attorney.
Sometimes, you are injured, but not sure if the injury is serious enough to bother making a case. Neck and back injuries may seem mild at first, but worsen with time. What seemed like a simple sprained ankle, may take longer than expected to recover, and an MRI might reveal that there is a tear that requires surgery. You don’t want to be in a position to where you have missed filing deadlines and cannot make a claim. That’s why it’s generally a good idea to consult with a personal injury attorney you trust after any type of accident that results in an injury.
An experienced personal injury attorney will not talk you into pursuing a frivolous action that is not likely to be successful. Personal injury attorneys work on “contingency,” and only get paid if they collect money, so it’s not worth their while to waste their time on something frivolous. They will also advise you not to make a case if they believe that the cost of bringing the action will exceed what is likely to be recovered. This is often the case with medical malpractice where the cost of expert witnesses can run over $50,000! If you had a stop sign in a car accident case, it might be possible to prove that the other car was speeding, but hiring an accident reconstructionist expert is expensive, and will cost more than what is likely to be collected unless the injuries sustained are severe.
If you are wondering, “Do I need an attorney for an accident case,” the most prudent course is to pick up the phone and call. Some personal injury attorney are better at explaining things than others, so if you are not satisfied after the first call, you can call another one. At Wittenstein & Wittenstein we pride ourselves in being excellent communicators, why not call us first!

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BOSTON – One juror, a white woman, was trying to convince the others that the murder victim had been bruised during a struggle, not during consensual sex with the defendant. Bruises like those, the juror supposedly said, can happen "when a big black guy beats up on a small woman."
Another juror, a black woman, took offense and accused her of racism. Things got so heated that the two women had to be separated.
Now, more than a year after the defendant, a black garbage man, was convicted of stabbing to death a white fashion writer on Cape Cod, the judge has taken the highly unusual step of summoning the entire jury back to court next week to testify publicly about whether racism infected the deliberations.
Depending on what he finds out, the judge could order a new trial.
Questioning jurors in open court about their deliberations after a verdict is extremely rare. Jury deliberations are considered almost sacrosanct.
"It's extraordinary," said Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, who warned that forcing jurors to testify could have a chilling effect.
"The jury system depends on jurors being open and frank in their views. We protect the sanctity of the jury room for that reason," he said.
Christopher McCowen, 34, was convicted in November 2006 in the rape and fatal stabbing of Christa Worthington, 46, a writer who had covered fashion in New York and Paris before moving to the small town of Truro.
McCowen, who was Worthington's trash collector, claimed that he had consensual sex with her but that his friend killed her.
Race permeated the case from the first day of the trial, when McCowen's attorney, Robert George, accused authorities of focusing unfairly on McCowen.
"It's based on an assumption — a false assumption — that a Vassar-educated 46-year-old, world-traveling, wealthy heiress could not possibly have had consensual sex with a black, uneducated, troubled garbage man," George said.
The jury initially reported a deadlock but convicted McCowen two days later, after one juror was removed for talking about the case outside of court. She was replaced by an alternate.
Within days, three jurors — including the one who was removed — contacted McCowen's lawyer and claimed to have heard racially biased remarks from three other jurors, including one white woman who allegedly referred to McCowen as "the big black guy" and said she was afraid of him. One of the jurors also claimed a dark-skinned man of Cape Verdean descent said that he had been raised by white people and that he did not like blacks and "what they are capable of."
McCowen's lawyer said if the jurors made the remarks, McCowen deserves a new trial because his right to a fair and impartial jury was violated.
"You don't need to be a civil rights attorney or a social scientist to be able to detect or see racial bias, especially when it's staring you in the face," he said.
But District Attorney Michael O'Keefe said that even if some jurors made racially insensitive remarks, all 12 voted to convict McCowen and confirmed it when they were polled by Judge Gary Nickerson.
"It's our firm belief that he received a fair trial," O'Keefe said.
During the hearing, set for Jan. 10 and 11, Nickerson is expected to question the three jurors who submitted sworn statements, as well as the other members of the panel.
Jeffrey Abramson, a Brandeis University professor who specializes in jury dynamics, said although judges sometimes question jurors privately during trials about potential bias, he had never heard of a case in which a judge called back an entire jury for questioning in open court after a verdict.
Abramson said that in deciding whether McCowen should get a new trial, the judge will first have to find that the racially charged statements were made and then decide whether the remarks actually influenced the verdict.
It is extremely rare for a judge to grant a new trial based on allegations of racial bias among jurors.
But in this case, "I think if he were to find that these remarks were made and that certain jurors felt under pressure from them, it's going to be very difficult for the judge to say, `Well, I don't think that the remarks really prejudiced the deliberations,"' Abramson said.
"These remarks, if true, are precisely the kind of remarks that undercut reasonable deliberations on the merits of the case."

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My grandma says we should always buy something new for the new year, even a small thing. So I made these lovely pieces that combine gold and silver, basically raw brass and pewter, along with coral and peridot.
I wouldn't tell my grandma this, but only the chain in those is new... The rest of the components come from old and broken jewelry. But hey! If you get one of those necklaces, you get old and new in one! Cool!


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By Alberto Acosta and Esperanza Martínez
This form of piracy is now consolidated with asymmetric agreements, such as the Free Trade Agreements (FTA), which institutionalize the usurpation of knowledge in the name of non-existent free trade, knowledge that later returns in the form of technological packages or unrepeatable and unrepeatable recipes. , that is to say, patented. That has been and is the imperial practice that has dominated and dominates the world.
That is what this book is about, reading it is essential to understand this plundering facet of capitalist globalization.
To access the publication (PDF) click on the link below and download the file:

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Charlie the cat and I are snuggled in blankets watching the sunrise about 250 miles into our passage to Namibia. At 400 miles this will be the shortest stretch across the Atlantic (the biggie at 2400 miles will be Ascension to Suriname.)
This is also the chilliest; the water temperature in the Benguela current drops as low as 11c. We've pulled out our fleece and are bundled up for night watch. I'm grateful for our excellent visibility through our big cabin windows; this means that other than regular 360 sweeps of the horizon we spend watches inside with the cat. Its still 'Milo weather', even indoors, as an Aussie friend phrased it, but the days are so toasty we're not quite ready to commission the heater.
Waiting for our lost part meant our final days in Port Owen were easy and peaceful. It was actually a good way to start the passage. The past month was such a rush to get going, but sitting back we realize our only real deadline is the Panama Canal in October. There are a lot of unknowns between now and then; from countries we'll visit to friends we'll make.
It truly is a whole new voyage.
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Samurai Champloo: Volume 5 (UK)
A touching story of love, friendship and courage… well, not quite!
Running Time: 100 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Content Type: TV Series
After all that`s happened fate brings Jin, Mugen and Fuu back together. They meet a mysterious man, Okuru, who is wanted for committing arson against his own village. And yet, Mugen identifies with him. While traveling further to the south, the three get caught up in a graffiti competition. Who can "tag" the most dangerous place? Can Mugen finally learn how to read?
In a small village, Fuu saves a girl who happens to know the "sunflower samurai." With this more reliable clue, they continue travelling to Nagasaki without knowing a deadly trap awaits them...
Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Animatrix), designed by Kazuto Nakazawa (Kill Bill Vol.1) and Mahiro Maeda (Last Exile, Blue Submarine No. 6) and powered by de` fresh sounds from Tsutchie, fat jon, Nujabes and Force of Nature, Samurai Champloo is off da` hook animation!
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19. Unholy Union
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Creating memories for over 120 years
The Roxana is an iconic Victorian Mansion built in 1893. Owe if these walls could talk!
Founded in 1893
Originally called the Krasny Resort this sprawling Victorian home featured a dance hall/barn that use to be located to the North of the property. In the late 1800’s the Fox Lake region was an isolated hunting and fishing paradise, attracting wealthy sportsmen who constructed private clubhouses in the area. Most of the area’s early residences where farmers who trapped, hunted and fished these areas.
The Roaring 20’s
The 1920’s brought a name change to “The Roxana Resort”. By this time there was over 400 clubhouses, dance halls, bed & breakfasts and Hotels in the Chain O’ Lakes area. Improved roads and water transportation by steamboat revolutionized the tourism for the Fox Lake Illinois area. By this time also the railroad tracks expanded making construction materials as well as ice to be transported faster and less expensive as in the past.
Sail & power boat races were first conducted on Fox Lake in the early 1900’s. While the sailboats continue to race at the Pistakee Yacht Club, the powerboat races reached a peak as a popular spectator sport in the Fox Lake Area during the 1950’s and 1960’s.


System Ninja, Another Portable Temporary Files Cleaner
Cleaning temporary files on the system regularly does not only increase one's privacy, it also removes unnecessary files from the system to free up disk space. Privacy becomes more important these days while disk space should not play such a big role anymore, right? With 2 Terabyte hard drives and such. Then again, Solid State Drives are not really offering a lot of space currently, at least not for a reasonable price.
System Ninja is a portable temporary files cleaner for the Windows operating system. It has to stand the comparison to the most popular in this niche CCleaner, and it does not fare that bad in the comparison.
System Ninja displays its core features in tabs in the main interface. They consist of a junk scanner, startup manager, process manager and a link to more tools which leads to a folder junk cleaner, file analyzr and the popular CCleaner add-on CCEnhancer.
The Junk Scanner lists its scan settings in the sidebar. This setting is nowhere as detailed as that of CCleaner. It lists 13 different entries, from game caches to common torrent tags and temp files. The main problem here is that it is not possible to customize the selection. If the Internet Cache is selected then all Internet Caches get deleted (for instance that of Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome). It would have been nice if selections could be made here. There are several unusual scan settings here, like the common torrent tags scan which according to the developer clears .txt files that come with many torrents.
A click on Scan Drive will scan the drive for all selected sources. The findings are directly displayed in the main interface. Each file is listed with its path, size and file type.
It is then possible to delete selected temporary files or all by clicking on the Select All button. The startup manager lists file, Registry and scheduled task startups. Especially the latter option is interesting and not that common. Startup items can be removed easily from the all sources.
The process manager lists all running processes by name only. That's handy for users who know what they are doing, not so much however for beginners and inexperienced users. It is possible to kill multiple processes at once.
On to more tools. The Folder Junk Cleaner can be used to perform the scan for junk files in a specific folder or removable drive. The File Analyzr can compute checksums and display information about a selected file. It offers to send the file to the two virus analysis services viCheck.ca and ThreatExpert.
The last option is to update CCEnhancer and run CCleaner with the latest updated version.
System Ninja offers several interesting features that users may find interesting. The developer should consider integrating help tooltips and better customization options to improve the software. Users who would like to download and try System Ninja find the software at the developer site. The program requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.Advertisement


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Altered cold virus used to tackle brain tumors in mice, considered for people
Wednesday, May 7th 2003, 12:00 am
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WASHINGTON (AP) _ A genetically altered common cold virus worked so well in destroying the most lethal type of brain tumor in experiments with mice that researchers want to take the treatment to people next year.
The scientists implanted the human glioblastomas inside the brains of mice, then injected the experimental virus directly into the tumors.
Untreated mice died in 19 days, but 60 percent of the treated mice were alive and thriving for four months. Healthy tissue nearby remained unharmed.
Scientists euthanized the survivors to see what was happening inside their brains _ and found only empty cavities and scar tissue where the tumors once were.
``Everyone here is excited about it because we've never seen anything happen with the mice like that,'' says lead researcher Dr. Frederick Lang, a neurosurgeon at Houston's M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
He cautioned that the dramatic results don't assure the virus will work in people: Scientists have cured lots of mice of cancer only to see the therapies fail in patients.
``This is an interesting study,'' said Dr. Len Lichtenfeld of the American Cancer Society. But he echoed Lang's caution, adding that mutant viruses could prove too toxic to use.
``We need to be very, very careful'' in studying the experimental treatment, Lichtenfeld said. ``There are too many situations where doctors and patients and families have gotten very, very excited about drugs and it's turned out ... that the drugs weren't effective. We need to avoid that.''
Still, the National Cancer Institute is intrigued enough that it is providing $1 million to produce enough of the mutant virus to begin human testing, said Lang, who hopes to start enrolling brain-tumor patients in a study of the treatment by winter 2004.
The virus should target other solid tumors, too, he said.
But ``if there's any disease that needs a novel approach, it's really brain tumors,'' said Lang, who reported the experiment in this week's Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Glioblastomas are the most common primary brain tumor in adults, striking about 7,000 Americans a year, and the most lethal. Survival is only about a year, a dismal rate that hasn't changed in decades despite improvements in surgery and radiation and chemotherapy treatments.
A question is whether people's immune systems will attack the mutant virus before it can penetrate and spread through a brain tumor. The virus would have to be injected through the skull directly into the brain tumor, which could delay the immune reaction.
``It's going to be a race,'' Lang said. But ``our studies suggest that there's a certain window of time between the immune system gearing up and the virus being stopped.''


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John William Sutton Pringle was born in Manchester on 22 July 1912. He was educated at Winchester College, and was awarded a scholarship at King’s College Cambridge in 1931. His research career began in Cambridge in 1934 and he was University Demonstrator in Zoology 1937-1938 and Fellow of King’s 1938-1944.
After war service on airborne radar with the Telecommunications Research Establishment and later with the Ministry of Transport, Pringle returned to Cambridge as lecturer in the Department of Zoology and Fellow of Peterhouse. Much of his most important research, on the physiology of cicada song, proprioception in insects, and insect flight muscle was conducted in the Cambridge years to 1961.
In June 1961 Pringle accepted the Linacre Chair of Zoology and moved to Oxford where he remained for the rest of his life. His period at Oxford, though not always smooth, was marked by notable achievements such as the building of a large new laboratory housing the Departments of Zoology and Experimental Psychology and the subdepartment of Molecular Biophysics, a major contribution to the founding in 1970 of the new Honour School of Human Sciences and the establishment of his own ARC unit for research in muscle biophysics and insect physiology. From the late 1960s he also developed an active interest in the problems of science in developing countries, and he was especially involved with various research institutes and universities in East Africa.
Pringle retired as Linacre Professor in 1979 and died in 1982.
Supplementary papers comprising:
The surviving collection is almost exclusively concerned with Pringle's scientific career, and includes almost no documentation for his unusually wide range of outside interests. His university teaching and administration at Cambridge and Oxford are well documented in Sections B and C respectively. Section C is particularly rich in its full account of the protracted struggles over the siting and design of the new Zoology department; many of the files were prepared by Pringle himself and reflect his own awareness of the historical interest of the documents. There is also material here relating to the ARC unit of which Pringle was Honorary Director and which was the focus of his principal research interest on insect flight muscle, including research notes, ideas for seminars, and the 'internal memoranda' circulated by the team. Regrettably, there is no surviving material here for Pringle's active contribution to the establishment of the multi-disciplinary Honour School of Human Sciences at Oxford.
The development of Pringle's research is well illustrated by the notebooks, notes and correspondence assembled in Section D, covering the long span 1934-1982 (as well as an even earlier school exercise- book of 1928). They include his early 1934 expedition to the Atlas Mountains, his important 1953 expedition to Ceylon to study cicada song, drafts for lectures and publications, notes of discussions with colleagues, talks at conferences and the like.
Section E brings together drafts and scripts for lectures and publications covering a period of over thirty years, 1949-1982, and also including a talk given as an undergraduate to the Cambridge University Natural Science Club.
Section F, Science in the Third World, is of interest for its full record of Pringle's involvement with the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) at Nairobi, especially as a member of the Governing Board from 1972 (Chairman 1973) to 1978, and a director of research on a major project from 1973. Here too Pringle's sense of history prompted him to assemble his own file of 'early history' as well as a full general record.
Sections G and H are relatively slight and probably do not reflect Pringle's participation in learned societies or symposia. Similarly, Section J, Correspondence, is chiefly of interest for its documentation of the careers of many of the members of the ARC unit at Oxford.
Most of the material was received from the Department of Zoology, Oxford, by courtesy of Professor Sir Richard Southwood and Mr. K. Marsland.
An obituary by Nigel Pringle (nephew) from Sailplane and Gliding was received from Mrs. Beatrice Pringle. Some published papers relating to Pringle's work at Oxford were made available by Dr. R.H. Abbott and Dr. Belinda Bullard.
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It’s not about Jeremy Corbyn any more. His leadership of the Labour Party – if you can seriously call his grotesque tenure “leadership” – is over before it has properly begun. He may stagger on for a few months, muttering to himself about the thousands of new party members rallying to his side, and providing fresh material for the people who produce online parodies of Downfall, the German film about Hitler’s last days. But we know how the great Corbyn experiment ends, if we ever really had any doubts.
Now it is about the Labour Party – and a week that could come to define the Labour Party.
On Thursday, David Cameron will set out the case for Britain going to war against Islamic State (Isil) in Syria. He will set out the strategy. He will set out the objectives. He will set out the legal case. He will set out the diplomatic case. And then he will sit back. And he will ask the Labour Party to endorse or reject his proposal.
We know what the response from the leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition will be. He will oppose it. Asked about the use of air strikes by Lorraine Kelly on her show last week, he explained that bombing would not change anything. The only solution, he said, was to end the Syrian civil war. Then he went on to discuss his love of manhole covers.
Let’s leave him to his manhole covers. What matters now is not how Mr Corbyn responds, but how his colleagues respond, particularly his colleagues in the shadow cabinet.
Over the past few days there has been much internal debate about allowing Labour MPs a “free vote” on any Syria motion. It is, some in Labour’s ranks believe, a clever way of getting their party out of a tight spot. Their leader can vote with his conscience, members of the shadow cabinet can vote with theirs, and everyone can then carry on as if nothing has happened.
Something will have happened, though, something serious. The Labour Party will have failed to take a stand on an issue of war and peace. There have been times in our nation’s history when our political parties have adopted the right stance on military intervention. There have been times when they have adopted the wrong stance. But I cannot recall an occasion in my lifetime when one of those parties failed to adopt any stance at all.
What those arguing for a free vote are actually proposing is that the Labour Party should formally say to the British people: “We have no policy on Syria. We know British service personnel are being asked to fight. It is conceivable some of them are being asked to die. But we have no view on that. And we have no view because it is politically inconvenient for us to have a view.”
At that point Labour ceases to be a serious party of opposition. Not Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party, but the Labour Party collectively. Indeed, it ceases to be a political party. It becomes an incoherent, morally and intellectually bankrupt rabble.
We are beyond anthems and bows at the Cenotaph now. This goes to the heart of what Labour actually is, and perhaps more importantly, what it will be when the short dark months of the Corbyn nightmare are behind us.
Members of the shadow cabinet have to go to Mr Corbyn and tell him squarely to his face that unless he joins with them in backing military action against Isil they will resign. No fixes, no fudges, but a simple choice. You back the Government, you back our allies, your back the United Nations, you back the majority view of your senior colleagues, or you can have my portfolio.
We cannot continue with a situation where on vital issues of war, national defence and national security, senior members of the Labour Party appear on our screens night after night and say: “Yeah, I don’t agree with Jeremy Corbyn on that, but what can you do?”
For the last two months the shadow cabinet has effectively been telling the people of Britain: “We don’t trust our leader on the most important issues facing our country, but you should.” This is unsustainable. Either the shadow cabinet has confidence in Mr Corbyn to make the right choices in defence of our nation, in which case they should be out there endorsing those choices. Or they don’t have confidence in him to make those life and death choices. In which case they should no longer, in good conscience, serve under him.
On Sunday Angela Eagle, the shadow business secretary, was asked three times whether she thought her leader was fit for high public office. She refused to answer the question.
It was the wrong question. We know Mr Corbyn is not fit for high public office. The question people are asking now is whether anyone in Labour’s ranks is fit for high public office? Is Hilary Benn? Is Angela Eagle, or her twin sister, Maria, the shadow defence secretary?
This week the people will have their answer. Corbyn’s woeful premiership has been pushed to the brink by that most vital issue – the security of the realm. The Labour recovery of tomorrow can only be led by those who stand up for that against the party’s leader of today.


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Aditi Sharma is much loved for her acting skills.
While she was last seen in supernatural show Yeh Jaadu Hai Jinn Ka which had an immense fan following, she is currently shooting for a webseries titled Crashh which also stars Zain Imam and Anushka Sen in titular roles. Well, Aditi is quite active on social media and she keeps sharing pictures and videos of herself enjoying on the sets of the show.
Well, now Aditi has shared a post where she has raised her voice against cyber bullying.
As for the series, the webseries is being launched on the two leading OTT platforms, ALTBalaji and ZEE5. Crashh depicts the story of four siblings, who are torn apart by a fateful accident in early 2000.
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The Burgundy Textured LED Taper features a matte, textured finish with a color that looks great displayed year-round. The battery-operated timer taper has a warm, burgundy color with a plastic flame-tip that features a soft amber glow. It requires two AA batteries to operate, which are not included. Dress up with a wintry floral to decorate for Christmas, or wrap with a patriotic candle ring to showcase during the summer months. The versatile taper candle measures 6” high.


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| TCP awards 75,000 metric tonnes sugar supply contract|
| Updated at: 2101 PST, Wednesday, September 02, 2009|
ISLAMABAD: Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has awarded contract for the supply of 75,000 metric tonnes of white sugar to M/s Al-Khaleej Sugar Mills of Dubai at $ 638 per tonne.
A TCP official said here Wednesday, the tender was floated on August 13, and the bidding held on August 29.
It may be noted that Al-Khaleej has secured three supply contracts out of five sugar tenders.
Meanwhile, two vessels carrying 250 containers of sugar has offloaded the cargo at Port Qasim. They have brought 5,758 MT of sugar out of 50,000 MT contract.


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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CloudMD Software & Services Inc. (TSXV: DOC, OTCQB: DOCRF, Frankfurt: 6PH) (the “
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Dr. Essam Hamza, Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting the Company on Wednesday, August 11 th at 5:00pm ET (2:00pm PT) in Track 12.
Management will also be participating in one-on-one investor meetings. To register or to set up a meeting, please contact your Canaccord representative directly.
About CloudMD Software & Services
CloudMD is digitizing the delivery of healthcare by providing a patient-centric approach, with an emphasis on continuity of care. By leveraging healthcare technology, the Company is building one, connected platform that addresses all points of a patient’s healthcare journey and provides better access to care and improved outcomes. Through CloudMD’s proprietary technology, the Company delivers quality healthcare through a holistic offering including hybrid primary care clinics, specialist care, telemedicine, mental health support, educational resources and artificial intelligence (AI). CloudMD’s Enterprise Health Solutions Division includes one of the top 4 Employee Assistance Programs in Canada and offers one comprehensive, digitally connected platform for corporations, insurers and advisors to better manage the health and wellness of their employees and customers.
CloudMD currently services a combined ecosystem of over 7,000 psychiatrists, approximately 4,500 therapists and counsellors, approximately 4,000 psychologists, over 22,000 family physicians, over 34,000 medical specialists, over 1,500 allied health professionals, over 500 clinics, and over 5 million individuals across North America. For more information, visit: https://investors.cloudmd.ca .
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“Turn mindless eating habits into mindful eating habits.” That’s the message Susan Albers—author of Eating Mindfully and the New York Times bestseller Eat Q—offers teens in this important workbook. With this guide, teen readers will find clinically proven mindfulness-based activities to help them avoid overeating, make healthier food choices, and start feeling good about their bodies.
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A new, non-diet approach to help teens adopt healthy eating habits. Building on the success of the evidence-based guide, Intuitive Eating, this workbook for teens addresses the ten principles of intuitive eating to help young readers develop a healthy relationship to food. Using this breakthrough workbook, teens will learn to notice and respect their natural hunger and fullness cues, find real eating satisfaction, promote body positivity, and cultivate a profound connection to their mind and body for years to come.


After 5 albums & hundreds of concerts all over the world, Keziah Jones brought his guitars to imusic-school to record a unique online masterclass in blufunk guitar!
He will share with you this style that he invented: all the secrets of blufunk playing, his experiences, the style that he developed while playing in the streets.
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The category "Wines of Côte-de-Blaye" gathers the wine bottles of Bordeaux from the area of Blaye. The vineyard of Blaye is an area of the vineyard of Bordeaux bordering Right Bank of the Gironde while extending on 5,000 ha around the towns of Blaye and Bourg. Browse the subcategories to orient your searches and use filters to refine the results.
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Creation happens spontaneously for Sukhbir
Not getting carried away by fame and wealth is imperative for singer and songwriter, Sukbhir Singh. Perhaps, that’s why the 49year-old singer, who has been a part of the music industry since the nineties, still prefers to focus on creating music, rather than focussing on fame. He thanks his family for helping him to remain grounded.
“I come from a very humble background and was taught, right from the very start, not to allow what you do to determine who you are. Fame and wealth are both transitory entities and if one allows them to determine the path, then one should also be prepared for the resulting outcome, which is usually not a desirable one,” he says.
The humility helps the singer, who is known for hits such as Gal Ban Gayee (1997) and Nachle Soniye (2001), to focus on music. His upcoming single, Nachdi, was created in just one day.
“One day and the basic structure was in place, the rest is just tweaking and fine tuning. Sometimes when creativity is flowing, creation seems to happen almost spontaneously,” he says, adding that the creative spontaneity helped him compose his most popular song, Tare Gin Gin (1997), in no time at all.
“In the case of ‘oh ho ho ho’, the song practically seemed to have created itself and I seemed to have become only an instrument to allow the creation to happen,” he adds.
The most important part of the song is the hook line. Sukhbir feels that it needs to be epic to make the song popular. “The primary focus for me is always the chorus or the hook of the song, it needs to be epic, it needs to make me dance before I can make anyone else move,” he says.
“I do experiment but not for too long. Where it seems like the song is not moving forward, I tend to park it and start afresh. I do have many melodies that don’t make the ‘cut’, so to speak. This helps me to keep going and reach that eureka moment,” he signs off.
Singer-songwriter Sukbhir Singh became popular through his song Tare Gin Gin (1997)


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A promising area of medical technology is emerging in which medical device design will be able to make a major contribution. We’re seeing a number of companies that are working on technologies that enable nearly instant diagnostic test results. Epocal is one, Abbott is another. Most of the focus seems to be on bedside administration, where treatment regimens can be immediately adjusted, rather than having to wait for lab results to come back. By virtually eliminating the lag between test administration and result, these technologies will factor greatly in speeding recovery, reducing time of hospital stays, and thereby significantly reducing cost.
Because instant diagnostics will take place at the point of care, smart human factors design for ease-of-use will be critical. The expertise offered by practitioners of medical device design, especially medical industrial design, will be highly valuable in this context.
We will continue to keep an eye out for advances in instant diagnostics. We predict there will be significant opportunities in this area.


Trunch Concerts 2019
The programme of Concerts for 2019
St Botolph’s Church, Trunch, North Walsham, Norwich, NR28 0PS.
Jazz Band DixieMix
The hottest and the best. Jazz favourites
Saturday 27th April 2019, 7.30pm, St. Botolph Church
The DixieMix Dixieland Jazz Band, one of the UK’s most engaging and successful jazz ensembles, will be opening the 2019 season of Trunch Concerts in St Botolph’s. The band, led by charismatic cornetist Simon Nelson, brings together the best jazz musicians in East Anglia. Their talent, knowledge and enthusiasm for traditional jazz combines with great humour and emphasis on first class music.
Last year Dixie Mix performed in St Botolph’s with resounding success to a packed church, with over 140 people in attendance, and received several standing ovations!
The band, formed in 2006, has rapidly established itself as one of the UK’s most engaging and hard working jazz ensembles. DixieMix‘s fresh and enthusiastic approach has helped the band gain national recognition, leading to a tour with Rod Stewart, TV appearances and multiple festivals and theatre gigs. Photos 2018
Since 2014 St Nicholas Swafield has come under the auspices of St Botolph’s Church, Trunch.
Your support for the concerts and events helps to keep St Botolph’s standing.
One of Norfolk’s finest churches, it is a uniquely beautiful building both for worship and music-making.
In 2005 the tower was secured from splitting.
In 2010 the chancel roof was repaired.
The historic 1808 Wm Gray organ was restored in 2011.
In 2014 winter cloakroom facilities were installed.
The concerts at St Botolph’s Church, Trunch, enter their 21st season this year. The quality of performances is now very high indeed, increasingly attracting audience from beyond the local vicinity.
All concert proceeds will continue to be donated to St Botolph’s Church restoration projects. The Church and community would like to thank both the audiences and the performers for their generosity. Since 1998 the concerts have raised over £20,000 towards these projects. Thanks too to the dynamic Trunch Village Society for its support for publicity.
Performers reserve the right to change their programmes from those indicated in the brochure or website. The organising team will take reasonable steps to give notice if any concert has to be postponed or cancelled. Please check this website for up to date information closer to the dates of the concert.
Admission to all concerts by programme, available at the door. £10 (concessions £8) unless otherwise stated. All concert proceeds will be donated to St. Botolph’s Church restoration and maintenance projects.
The proceeds from the concerts go to restoration projects at St Botolph’s, one of Norfolk’s finest churches. Musicians give their services very generously in the knowledge of that they too are contributing to the upkeep of this spiritual, architectural and acoustic gem.
In 2005 the tower was secured from splitting. In 2010 the chancel roof was repaired. In 2011 the historic organ was restored ( read about Trunch organ restoration) . Cloakroom facilities were installed in 2014.
St Botolph’s Chancel: You can download the very interesting and detailed document “A history of the Chancel” which was written by the late Anne Horsefield in 2009 to satisfy a requirement of English Heritage.


Could you describe what makes the DSA a great rifle? Are most components forged vs. stamped or MIM? Is it a reliable action? Is it a knockoff of another battle rifle (ex.- CETME to HK91)?I've got one, but it's not an FN. It's a DSA SA58. It's a great rifle.


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Kohli should drop himself if he fails at Centurion: Viru
Kohli scored 104 runs in the T20I series to guide India to a 2-1 win over New Zealand and it has helped him strengthen his numero uno position. He gained 13 points.
The other change was wicketkeeper
“They could have played Ishant in place of any other bowler. Bhuvneshwar performed well in Cape Town and excluding him like this isn’t justified,” Sehwag added. India’s record of nine consecutive series victories is on the line after the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. It is only the second match in India’s 12-Test long overseas schedule in 2018-19, and already they are faced with a must-not-lose situation in a bid to keep this series alive.

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AriBio Co., Ltd. Announces Last Patient Last Visit in Phase 2 Clinical Trial of AR1001 in Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Patients
SEONGNAM, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AriBio Co., Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in South Korea, announced today, 21st of January 2021, the completion of last patient last visit in a Phase 2 study of AR1001. AR1001 is a first-in-class, orally dosed investigational drug for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. A total of 210 patients were enrolled, and 171 (81.4%) subjects completed 6-month dosing in the study.
“We are pleased to report the achievement of this critical milestone, and AriBio is looking forward to announcing the topline results by the end of Q1’2021. Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, we were able to complete dosing and follow-up assessments in this trial….


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Pigs aren’t the only thing we have on the farm – we are also the proud owners of chickens! But when discussing the chickens, we cannot do that without also mentioning our son Easton. He is the farm’s official ‘Chicken Whisperer!’
Similar to myself, Easton immediately had a soft spot for the animals and it became his responsibility to care for and feed the farm’s chickens. Along with the care of the animals, he was given the opportunity to do what he liked with the eggs that he collected – he decided that it would be fun to sell local farm fresh eggs at his school and to the friends and family who live nearby. And so, ‘Easton’s Hens’ was born!
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Marika Hackman: I won't make the same album twice
Marika Hackman made her name as a teenage singer-songwriter with a mix of acoustic guitar and often downbeat lyrics.
A string of EPs and 2014's debut album We Slept At Last, gained her fans among critics and fellow musicians, including The 1975's Matty Healy.
But the follow-up, I'm Not Your Man, sees the now 25-year-old moving away from the style which earned her that acclaim.
"I don't want to have the same record twice," she tells Newsbeat.
"I've done my time playing on my own - playing sad music.
"I loved it while I was doing it but it's nice to be using my instrument properly, I can see the crowd moving and having fun.
"I don't want to put out music that sounds like what I've done before."
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I'm Not Your Man has been described as "boisterous", "effortlessly catchy" and "blistering pop" with comparisons to Britpop and grunge - which might seem like an intimidating shift from her previous work.
"It felt very natural moving towards the new sound," she explains.
"I didn't sit down and think 'I'm going to write a grunge song'. It just kind of happened.
"I was like 'cool that's what I'm doing now'."
Marika says she was more nervous about enlisting friends, The Big Moon as the backing band than disrupting her established sound.
"I went really red when I asked them, it was like I was asking them to go out with me or something.
"It was daunting but then I got over that within the first 20 minutes of us rehearsing and then it was so much fun.
"The reason I wanted to work with them, bar the fact that they're my friends and I love them lots, is the energy they have with each other.
"I'm often disappointed by myself and life in general but this has all turned out so much better than I could have hoped."
Having made the shift from soloist to band leader, Marika says she's managed to avoid any second album nerves.
"I will be buying every newspaper, reading everything anyone writes about it. I want to hear the feedback.
"It won't affect me in what I do on my next one. Maybe it's just because I'm extremely arrogant - that's what it sounds like right now!
"It's like when people have pre-show rituals where they do all this dumb stuff, otherwise they think they're going to have a really bad show.
"I don't let my head go there because I know it will be okay, well hopefully it will be okay."

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text: Yet another fantasy tetralogy commences, with this murky, lumpy, YA-ish Tolkien-gothic. Willful young Fiona sneaks out of her dreary orphanage to follow a falling star and meets Dame Cracklecane, member of an ancient witch-cult, the Mark, with her lover, the Marl of Harrow. Fiona learns that she has great magical power, but she doesn't know how to use or control it. And Dame Cracklecane, under the influence of the evil Helskarth, plans to enslave poor Fiona--using her to reawaken the old powers of the land. Finally, however, Fiona will triumph: Dame Cracklecane, casting off Helskarth when she sees Fiona's dreadful suffering, is wounded in hattie with Helskarth's monstrous minions. . . and, with her dying breath, she gives Fiona the help and protection she needs to work her magic safely. Tangled plots, hollow despite the hardworking background chat, and bogged down in florid description: overdone and mediocre, but still a good deal better than the unspeakable Rajah (1979) and Koren (1981).


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Alberta has been given a thumbs up from a national agency for its success in curbing greenhouse gas emissions, while the fate of the agency behind the programs remains in limbo under the UCP government.
Energy Efficiency Alberta generated $850 million in economic growth for the province over two years, the agency’s annual report suggested.
The report also highlights $692 million in energy savings, a total calculated as the “lifetime value” of those savings.
Efficiency Canada — an independent non-profit that works with governments and agencies — noted the agency’s programs eliminated a potential 5.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Corey Diamond, executive director of Efficiency Canada, said Alberta’s energy efficiency sector is booming.
“Alberta’s actually keeping up with many of the provinces,” Diamond said. “Within just two years, to see them playing at a similar level as many of the provinces that have been doing it for 20 years, it’s impressive to us.”
Diamond noted that Alberta was the last jurisdiction in North America to have an energy efficiency program.
Each province is doing solid work, he said, with B.C. and Nova Scotia doing “exceptional things” through a mix of strong policies and well-performing programs.
In the same period between April 2017 and March 2019, Alberta’s programs returned $3.20 to the economy for every $1 invested.
Yet the programs under a UCP government remain in limbo.
The former NDP government created the agency and funded it through the provincial carbon tax, which the UCP axed after it won the April election.
In an emailed statement, Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon said the government is reviewing the agency to determine “what is possible given the province’s overall financial picture.”
“Albertans have made it resoundingly clear that they are not interested in government spending their hard-earned tax dollars on low-flow showerheads and light bulbs.”
CleanO2 uses chemistry to reduce emissions from furnaces and water heaters while also producing marketable chemical products.
During an almost disastrous science experiment involving his natural gas-fired furnace, Jaeson Cardiff nearly blew up his house.
“Who doesn’t just happen to have sodium hydroxide in their basement?” joked Cardiff, the CEO and co-founder of CleanO2, who had been tinkering with an early version of a device he built to capture the CO2 that emits from the gas-fired appliance. “I didn’t think. I just threw it in,” he said.
The combination of sodium hydroxide and aluminum, his top chemist later informed him, produces hydrogen gas. And hydrogen gas in the presence of fire — triggered by the ignition on the furnace — can explode.
“Don’t ever do that,” said Kathi Fischer, the chief science officer and co-founder at CleanO2, who helped Cardiff avoid catastrophe and also contributed in finding the right mix of chemicals for the company’s small-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) device that now, years and multiple iterations later, is called CARBiNX.
By the end of the year, the devices will be installed in 32 different locations in Calgary, Vancouver and Minneapolis after successful pilot projects in the past few years with utility firms ATCO Ltd., FortisBC and UK-based retailer Lush Cosmetics.
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Your UTV is an excellent choice for exploring the outdoors on a camping trip. Your machine has all-terrain capabilities and the ability to carry a lot of gear. It can also take you to remote locations that are not accessible by other vehicles, allowing you to explore new and exciting places. All these things can enhance your camping experience and make it more memorable. If you are planning to go camping with a UTV, there are some tips and tricks you should keep in mind to ensure that your trip is enjoyable and safe.
Here are some things to consider when camping with a UTV.
When camping with a UTV, packing wisely is essential. Make sure to pack all the necessary gear, including food, water, shelter, and clothing. Also, be sure to pack any tools and equipment that you might need for repairs or emergencies. It is a good idea to organize your gear into different categories and pack them in separate containers for easy access.
Plan Your Route
Before heading out on your UTV camping trip, plan your route carefully. This includes mapping out the terrain, identifying potential hazards, and planning your stops along the way. Also, be sure to have a backup plan in case of unexpected detours or road closures.
Safety should always be your top priority. Make sure to wear appropriate safety gear, such as helmets and protective clothing. Also, be aware of your surroundings and the terrain you are driving on. Never attempt to drive on terrain that is beyond your skill level, and always drive at a safe speed.
Respect the Environment
Be sure to respect the environment and leave no trace behind when you are camping. This means packing out all your trash, staying on designated trails, and avoiding sensitive areas such as wetlands and wildlife habitats. Also, follow any rules and regulations that are in place for the area you are camping in.
Be Prepared for Emergencies
It is always a good idea to be prepared for emergencies. You may want to carry a first-aid kit, a fire extinguisher, and a spare tire. Also, make sure to have a way to communicate with the outside world, such as a satellite phone or radio. It is also a good idea to let someone know your itinerary and expected return date.
Respect Other Campers
Remember to be respectful of other campers. This includes keeping noise levels to a minimum, respecting their privacy, and following any rules and regulations that are in place for the campground.
Maintain Your UTV
It is always important to keep your UTV in good condition. Be sure to check the oil and other fluids regularly. Keep the tires properly inflated, and check for any signs of wear and tear. You may also want to have your UTV serviced before heading out on a camping trip to ensure that it is in good working order.
Camping with a UTV can be a fun and exciting way to explore the great outdoors. However, it is important to plan your trip carefully, pack well, and stay safe. By following these tips you can ensure that your UTV camping trip is enjoyable. Get out and make some memories. Happy riding.


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The Ravenna Railroad Historical Society was founded in late 1998 by 16 year-old Ryan Fitzpatrick. The society never touched off until Fitzpatrick met Dave Mangold, a Norfolk Southern (ex-Conrail) employee. From there the two established a press release to the Record-Courier, a Ravenna/Portage County newspaper and on February 27, 1999, the Ravenna Railroad Historical Society hosted their first organizational meeting.
Mangold, 32, first founded the Portage Country Railroad Historical Society, the RRRHS' predecessor, in early 1994. The society hosted and estimated two to three meetings and then the society just faded away.
Now, the Ravenna Railroad Historical Society is picking up where the Portage County Railroad Historical left off: saving the two interlocking towers in Ravenna (RAVE & RN). The RRRHS meets the fourth Saturday of every month at the Reed Memorial Library Jenkins Annex Building in Ravenna at 7:30 p.m.
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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said: "It is a great honour. I'm really proud and excited. It will be a big night for me and my family.
"It is a big challenge for myself. I don't know what sort of captain I am and I already speak with all the players whether it is younger or older. But I will try and get the best out of myself and the other players - and hopefully they can get the best out of me.
"Hopefully it will be a great result for us and I'm looking forward to the game."
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Rep. Louie Gohmert Statement on Obama Administration Middle East Policies
Washington, November 30, 2012
Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today concerning his comments about President Obama’s Middle East policy:
“I do not believe the President is intentionally doing anything to endanger America’s fight against terrorism. But, when you get bad advice, you formulate bad policy. The turmoil in the Middle East is causing the region to fall apart and has fostered extremist groups’ rise to power, most notably the Muslim Brotherhood. In addition, four people were killed in Benghazi, Libya, including the U.S. Ambassador and we still haven’t gotten a straight answer about what took place there. It is fair to ask about the amount of influence the Muslim Brotherhood groups in America have on the Obama Administration and the formulation of its policies. Actually it is more than fair. It is our duty as Members of Congress.”
The Holy Land Foundation (HLF) trial was the largest terrorism funding trial in U.S. history. The list of unindicted co-conspirators from the trial included the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT). These co-conspirators were not tried in the first round of prosecutions in Dallas under the Bush Administration where five defendants were convicted on all counts. Evidence utilized in the first round of prosecutions is posted here on the website for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
The Obama Administration has not shown any interest in the second round of prosecutions that were planned for HLF terrorism funding.
CAIR, NAIT and ISNA all petitioned the court to have their names removed from the list of unindicted co-conspirators, which is an assemblage of over 200 groups and individuals under consideration for prosecution in the matter by the Bush Justice Department. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that CAIR, NAIT and ISNA should not have their names removed. The judge’s order confirms that a prima facie case was made (page 7 of Judge Solis’ order) that the entities have strong associations with the Muslim Brotherhood, namely Hamas, its Palestinian branch, which is specifically designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government. From Judge Solis’ order (page 15).
“The Government has produced ample evidence to establish the associations of CAIR, ISNA and NAIT with HLF, the Islamic Association for Palestine (“IAP”), and with Hamas. While the Court recognizes that the evidence produced by the Government largely predates the HLF designation date, the evidence is nonetheless sufficient to show the association of these entities with HLF, IAP, and Hamas.”
The full judge’s order can be found HERE.
The president of one of these entities in particular, ISNA, is Imam Mohamed Magid. He is a regular visitor to the White House, and admitted advising on at least one of the President’s speeches, particularly the one on Israel in May of 2011 that was so offensive to Israeli leaders. He has led prayer at the White House and even attended at least one of the President’s speeches on the Middle East given in the inner sanctum of the State Department.
Among many other things, Magid is also reported to have counseled the Justice Department to criminalize defamation of Islam.
He serves on the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Violent Extremism group advising the department on counterterrorism policy.
Five of us here in Congress pointed out such irrefutable facts and requested Inspector General Investigations into the extent of the Muslim Brotherhood influence in each of five Obama administration departments. Rather than accepting various false allegations of what our letters said, legitimate truth seekers may read for themselves specifically what the letters said.
Congressman Louie Gohmert is the Vice Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. Prior to being elected to serve in Congress, Louie was elected to three terms as District Judge in Smith County, Texas. He also served as Chief Justice of Texas'12th Court of Appeals.
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On Tuesday, October 18th, we will gather to reflect on 20 years of Think Before You Pink® campaign actions and achievements.
Together, we will hear from featured guest Tiah Tomlin-Harris, see a look-back video on our industry-disrupting accomplishments, and remind ourselves how to Think Before You Pink® by the incomparable Blair Imani.
Your participation will help energize the evening and elevate the program for a thought-provoking hour, and embolden our work as we take collective action!
Tiah Tomlin-Harris: Following a diagnosis of an aggressive form of breast cancer (or Can’t-cer as she calls it), Tiah vowed to help as many women as she could fight and survive breast cancer, particularly Black women, who are disproportionately impacted by this disease.
Tiah believed that no sister should walk this journey alone and founded the My Breast Years Ahead Sisterhood, a sisterhood of women survivors. Tiah has dedicated herself to being a change agent and a community advocate by increasing awareness, speaking out about prevention, encouraging people to take action for their health, and giving people hope.
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We will also enjoy a critical take on pink ribbon marketing from Blair Imani in her viral series, SmarterInSeconds. She is the LA Times Bestselling author of Read This to Get Smarter, and Head of Education at Feminist for All. Her scholarship spans intersectionality, gender studies, race and racism, sociology, and United States history. Her work centers women and girls, global Black communities, and the LGBTQ+ community. As an educator, influencer, and semi-retired organizer, Blair Imani is dedicated to making the world less terrible and amplifying the voices and work of those fighting the good fight.
To cap it all off, The Sly Band will perform while our actions keep moving forward the work to address and end breast cancer. The Sly Band is an 11-piece, high-energy dance party band. Their set list is a diverse mix of pop, rock, R&B and classic songs for all ages. We are thrilled to have them help us celebrate an evening of Radical Disruption and Compassionate Resistance!


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HARTFORD — The grocery store chain Stop & Shop says it is eliminating single-use plastic bags at checkout at its Connecticut stores.
The announcement Monday comes as the state prepares to implement a new tax that will charge customers 10 cents to carry out purchases in plastic bags. The tax that takes effect Thursday will be in place until June 2021, when retailers will be prohibited from providing plastic bags.
A Stop & Shop executive said the company is doing away with plastic bags ahead of the state's timeline in recognition of concern about the bags' environmental impact.
This is expected to generate $28 million in the current fiscal year and $27 million for the following year. Big Y began phasing out plastic bags back in April.
Rudy Dipietiro, Senior Vice President of Operations at Stop and Shop said, “I think the policy in general is a really good thing I think its going to take plastic out of the system take plastic out of landfills which is the most important thing."
He goes on to say that to help customers transition into this change will be “giving paper away for the month of august will ease their transition."
Former State Senator Len Suzio putting out this statement:
"The state of Connecticut recently passed a tax of $0.10 per plastic bag that will be imposed starting August 1, this Thursday. The state is anticipating nearly $55 million in plastic bag taxes to be collected to balance the biennium budget.
But the largest grocery chain in the state doesn't plan on offering plastic bags starting August 1. Stop and Shop will have only paper bags for groceries at the checkout counter.
The chain will not charge consumers anything for the paper bags for the first month but plans to charge $0.10 per paper bag thereafter. But because the charge is for paper bags it is not subject to the plastic bag tax.
If the chain sticks to its plan not a nickel of plastic bag tax will be collected by the largest grocery store chain in the state. It is likely that other grocery stores will follow Stop and Shop's lead.
This could result in a nearly $55 million shortfall in tax collections for the state of Connecticut during the biennium for FYE 2020 through FYE 2021."
Stop & Shop has 91 stores in Connecticut. The Quincy, Massachusetts-based retailer said it will offer paper bags for free during August, with a 10-cent fee on paper bags beginning in September.