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How true this is. You can put lipstick and earrings on a pig but inwardly they’re still a pig so Peter writes that “the hidden person of the heart” is precious to God and the “imperishable beauty of a gentle and quite spirit” to God is “very precious” and that’s all that matters eternally. We’ll all get new bodies someday anyway and so why should we be so preoccupied with what we look like when God only cares about what we are like on the inside?
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When Samuel was seeking who would be the king of Israel, He had all of Jesse’s sons pass before him and time after time, Samuel thought that surely one of these young men would be the next king. Some were tall and muscular but that was not God’s standard. Jesse didn’t call David who was what we might call the “runt of the litter” but God said that He looks not on the outward appearance but what is inside. He doesn’t have regard for what a person’s looks are like but He looks at the heart because the most important attributes of a person are never what we see but the things we don’t see and what we cannot see, God can. That’s all that really matters. Christian Art Print
God has made us exactly the way that it pleased Him and we all must remember that God has chosen the weak and the base of the world (1 Cor 1:27) and what the world considers despised and lowly (1 Cor 1:28) is important to God and that’s all that matters, isn’t it? He looks at the inward parts of the human heart, not the outward appearance, so don’t worry about what the body looks like, be concerned with the things that God sees because in the end, that’s all that’s important and that’s all that really matters. What others think is nothing…what God knows is everything. Goodnews Art
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Sadly, many people will look at us and judge us by appearances and as we’ve already read, they can miss-read us because they don’t see what’s on the inside which is what is of ultimate importance. Jesus said “You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one” (John 8:15). Every time that someone looks at us and they judge us by appearances, they are judging us by human standards and very likely miss-judging us. What they can’t see is what is most important anyway. The religious leaders of Jesus’ day were only concerned with what people saw them doing but God knew their hearts and saw that they were inwardly full of sin.
And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.” Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” ... Bible Christian Image
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SaaS firms avoid credit crunch as NetSuite and RightNow narrow lossesby
Software as a service vendors NetSuite and RightNow narrow their losses in their latest results - but the credit crunch still presents questions over the future of the market.
By Stuart Lauchlan, news and analysis editor
Two of the leading software as a service (SaaS) vendors narrowed their losses in their second quarters, but the credit crunch remains an unknown quantity for the future.
RightNow Technologies posted a narrower-than-expected second-quarter loss, helped by improved operating margins, but the credit crunch is still casting long clouds. The company reported a second quarter net loss of $3.1 million, compared with a loss of $5.7 million a year earlier. The mix of revenue across geographies for the quarter was 67% Americas, 25% EMEA and 8% Asia Pacific.
Greg Gianforte, president and CEO, RightNow
“We continue to execute on our land and expand strategy, while delivering true, measurable ROI to our customers,” said Greg Gianforte, CEO of RightNow. “We remain focused on our core value proposition, which is to help our clients deliver superior customer experiences, while reducing their operating cost. This value proposition continues to resonate with our customers and prospects. It is why we win our enterprise accounts, and it is why they continue to expand their business with us.
Meanwhile, Netsuite has come another step closer to breaking even with the reporting of a second-quarter adjusted loss of $900,000, compared to an adjusted loss in the year-earlier period of $1.37 million. Revenue for the quarter ending June 30 rose to $36.6 million from $25.5 million a year ago.
Reataining and acquiring customers
“Anyway you look at it, our second quarter of 2008 was another stellar quarter for NetSuite,” said NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson. “When compared with recent trends seen in the market in which we play, specifically the mid-market ERP business application space, the performance was fantastic. In this past quarter, we saw traditional mid-market application vendor sale stall and shrink."
Zach Nelson, CEO, NetSuite
Both companies played up their commitment to reataining and acquiring customers. “Our customers know that we deliver real value, whether it is by increasing self-service rates, reducing email and call volumes, or making their contact centre agents more efficient," said Gianforte. "For example, Epson recently deployed our solution for 400 agents in four contact centre around the world. With the help of RightNow agents now resolve 80% of incoming inquiries on the first call. With our web self-service solution, Epson saw a 26% reduction in email volume within just four months.”
Gianforte also sees a shift in the demands from clients. “We all know it costs less to retain current customers than acquire new ones. In fact, the number one issue amongst C-level executives in a recent Gartner Forbes study was retaining customers and enhancing relationships with them. They ranked taking care of customers higher than reducing costs or planning for future growth. This is all in the context of the current macro-economic environment.
“Land and expand is really at the heart of the way we go to market. It plays very well in the current economic environment because the land and expand strategy does not require a customer to make a huge investment upfront. Through early success and quick ROI, we earn the right to come back and do the follow-on business,” he said. “I never get tired of talking about the ROI we create for our clients, so I am pleased to report that the Colorado Department of Revenue, a RightNow customer for eight years, just recently won the Nucleus ROI award. Some 90% of their site visitors are now able to find answers quickly online. This equates to call centre volume reductions of about 45%, and a savings of more than $5 million life-to-date.”
Slowing economic conditions
Nelson said that NetSuite had added 400 new customers during the quarter, citing a number of them to back up his claims. “Intuitive Surgical, a fast-growing publicly traded $600 million company and the leader in operative surgical robotics, selected NetSuite CRM to integrate and manage a number of complex business processes that they provide to hospitals nationwide,” he said.
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“Wasserman Media, a leading sports marketing agency, replaced Microsoft Great Plains with NetSuite to manage complex business processes unique to their industry such as partner athlete commissions, athlete management, and media purchases. And finally, Nestle UK, the British arm of the world’s foremost nutrition, health and wellness company, used NetSuite Ecommerce to build a completely integrated web store in six weeks under rigid requirements.”
In common with all other hi-tech firms, both firms are keeping a wary eye on the slowing economic conditions, particularly in the US. “As you look at the leading indicators of our business, leads and pipeline, we haven’t seen an economic impact and in fact to date those two leading indicators have grown faster than historically,” said Nelson. “It’s basically business as usual for NetSuite. We don’t have a ton of exposure in financial services and construction and those markets.
"Almost every vendor out there says they are counter-cyclical, but as we’ve gone through this economic cycle, I really do believe that it is true in NetSuite’s case. I think we are in a great position when economies are booming and nobody wants to have economic slowdown but certainly, the economics of SaaS and more importantly, the economics of NetSuite, the economics of a multi-application solution that is integrated are really compelling on the downside as well.”
The economy's impact
Gianforte pitches a similar argument. “We are cognizant that the economy is impacting our customers and may potentially impact our business,” he said, “That being said though, we continue to remain confident in our business for the second half of this year. In fact, customers are seeking us out to help them during these uncertain economic times. In total we added 73 new customers in the second quarter. In many of these deals, with both new and existing customers, we are replacing competitors.
“At a macro level we have not seen any real changes in the competitive landscape. Our primary competitor continues to be the call centre incumbents. That is mostly Oracle Siebel. We win there mostly because our stuff is easier and goes in faster and costs less to own, which are pretty compelling advantages for a client. There is a fairly high level of frustration amongst existing Siebel customers. They have to get ready to decide they are going to stop throwing good money after bad. Once they get there, we get the business.
Zach Nelson, CEO, NetSuite
“What has changed in the last year is people look at RightNow as a viable replacement for their Siebel deployment that has a lot of hair on it. Or their Clarify deployment that is just long in the tooth. Or their massive system that needs to be replaced. We could do those replacements a year ago. A year ago RightNow 8 was out a quarter. Now it is been out a year and a half. So we can point to proof points.
“The high ground in the account as far as we are concerned is the agent desktop, that is the ground we have to occupy. Our calling card is the e-service stuff because it is complementary to existing CRM deployments they have in place. We come in that way. We prove our value. We earn the right to take away the agent desktop business. That is really the big difference from a year ago. That is why the expansion opportunity is bigger.”
Competitively, NetSuite sees different competition. “It does vary by geographic regions,” noted Nelson. “We are doing quite well in Australia where the guy that you can replace a lot would be MYOB. In the UK, you will see a lot of Sage replacement on the back office. In the US, on the back office, the primary competition is Great Plains on the back office. Typically, we are not competing with just one application. We are usually competing with multiple applications, something in the back office and then typically something in the front office. The most likely front office competitor in that particular environment in many cases is Salesforce.com.
"Now, that said, even if you just look at the US competitive environment, let's just say it's Great Plains and Salesforce.com. While that combination is the most common, you still only see in something like 10% of the deals. So, our point has always been in the opportunity for NetSuite in the mid-market is it is really, really fragmented.”

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(This is the 6th and final part in a series on the multiplayer changes announced for Legacy of the Void at BlizzCon)
Over the last 5 posts, I have covered a lot of topics around Legacy of the Void (LotV), and they ranged from excited to skeptical and analytical to fanboy-ish. What I want to end on, however, is just a simple point: let’s stay supportive and positive.
There was a lot of excitement right around the announcement, and we need to keep that energy going as much as we can through release. As we get more details about the game, we are going to digger deeper into the changes, and any change will have both pros and cons. Given how experimental things are at this point, however, I don’t want us to get overwhelmingly focused on the negative.
As Blizzard changes things, not everything will work, but it’s important that they have the mandate from the community to try things. We do joke about things like “Daed Gaem” and complain about balance, but there is some underlying feeling that things can improve, and LotV is Blizzard’s chance to fix that. If we back away when we get more details about how much damage a certain unit does or how weak a certain race looks, then the natural reaction is to drift back to the norm, which is the game that we currently have.
Furthermore, it is natural that the changes will drift towards being less radical over time. Blizzard believes strongly in slow, progressive changes towards a stable game, and the game is only get to get more “normal” over time. Ideas rarely get crazier than initial creation and brainstorming, and I would be surprised for something really big to happen now that Blizzard has already announced a feature set.
Given this natural progression, I think we should be pushing to keep changes to see how they evolve and not allow ourselves to revert back to old thinking, whether that’s HotS or Brood War. If we think this game needs a shake-up, we should be behind everything Blizzard does, and hopefully they will hit on the right things. Stay excited. Big things are ahead.

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Here's How My Garden Grows
The weather here has been absolutely fabulous this weekend. Saturday hit a high of 28°C and Sunday was at least as hot, sunny and downright brilliant. Most of the patio furniture is out; so, the only thing left to do was to head to the nearest nursery to pick up some plants.
We picked up some coral bells to fill in some empty spots in the front garden, and a hanging basket over flowing with a mixture of flowers. We planted them as soon as we got them home. No doubt our neighbours probably thought we were nuts to be out doing strenuous gardening in the sweltering heat. But, I’m certainly not complaining. Most Victoria Day weekends are cold, rainy, and once or twice even snowy. So, nothing could keep me indoors or out of the sun on this glorious weekend. The only drawback is that we don’t have a swimming pool. Taking a refreshing dip now and then would be great. Oh well, maybe one day…
Anyway, along with flowers, we picked up some plants for our kitchen garden – basil, rosemary, parsley, sweet peas, swiss chard, tomatoes, a blueberry bush and watermelon. Yes, watermelon. That, right there, is my problem child. Every year I’m determined to grow one (or cantaloupe even), and every year it withers and dies. You see, even though I love gardening, my attention wanes and I forget to water it or prune it. So, by the end of the season, I have a crazy maze of vines choking out the other plants with little to no useable fruit to speak of. Whatever. There’s always next year. And here we are. Wish me luck.
Two of the tomatoes are heirloom – pineapple tomato and black crimson – the third is called Italian Gold. It looks like it produces orangey pair-shaped fruit with few seeds.
Basil, like all the other herbs in my garden (garlic chives, sage, thyme, rosemary, mint and parsley) reign supreme. I wouldn’t survive in the kitchen without a steady hit of those goodies. This past winter was so unusually mild that I could make use of them throughout those long, cold days.
I can’t wait for the swiss chard to grow. My favourite way to prepare it is to sauté the leaves very lightly in olive oil, garlic and salt. Toss them with some pasta, and sprinkle it with cheese. I can’t handle too much dairy, so my newest discovery is nutritional yeast. I sprinkle a few pinches onto the hot pasta. It tastes like umami – kind of a cross between aged cheese and grilled mushrooms and steak. Mmmm, I’m craving it now. I’m thinking that I might need to go raid the fridge….

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WARSAW — Rudy’s Dog Park is hosting its annual Dogtoberfest live auction and raffle fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 14. The fundraiser will be at Downtown Eatery & Spirits at 205 W. Center St. in Warsaw, IN., with social hour from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and the auction from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Dozens of items have been donated for the auction and a special cocktail will be available just for Dogtoberfest. This event is a fun chance to relax and support the dog park.
Rudy’s Dog Park is a not-for-profit organization that was organized and founded to build a dog park to serve Warsaw and the surrounding Kosciusko County community. The park is a leash-free dog park providing a safe, fun environment for dogs and their owners to socialize and exercise.

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Trump, Kim open second nuclear summit with handshake, smiles
US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un open their second summit Wednesday with hopeful words and a private chat before sitting down for dinner and further talks about North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.
The two exchange smiles and a warm handshake in front of a phalanx of alternating American and North Korean flags.
They pose for cameras before disappearing for their private tete-a-tete, similar to one they had at their first historic meeting last year in Singapore.
“We made a lot of progress,” Trump says of their first summit. “I think the biggest progress was our relationship, is really a good one.”


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Regarding your article, 'Standing the conventional shopping centre on its head' (aj 7.1.99): how, exactly?
Popular (architectural) perception states that shopping centres are A Bad Thing while town centres are A Good Thing. While I do not wish to argue why this perception should prevail nor whether it is actually correct, I would ask a number of questions of the proposed White City scheme if, as it is suggested, it represents any advance on shopping-centre design hitherto (and suggest some answers).
Will there be an economically sustainable mix of uses? (No: retail, restaurants, cinema are all just leisure uses. Where are employment or residential uses?)
Will there be an unaccountable security force, prone to evicting citizens deemed unsuitable to enter? (Probably)
Will there be any potential for real change/development over time? (No: not in the urban sense of being able to replace a shop with an office, or an office with a park)
Will there be a perception of a sterile, artificial, monofunctional environment? (Probably)
It seems to me that dogshit, dereliction and drunks have as much to do with the sense of some kind of ongoing civilisation perceived in town centres as do good public transport and Marks & Spencers. Until all can be incorporated, the shopping centre will remain a dinosaur which sucks the life out of surrounding urban centres.


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IOWA CITY, IOWA (KCAU) – The full crowd at Kinnick Stadium was hungry for Hawkeye win, and that’s exactly what they got as #18 Iowa kept its foot on the gas from start to finish during their 34-6 win over Indiana on Saturday.
Returning from a third-straight-season-ending injury, Indiana’s Michael Penix Jr. continued to have fits against a stubborn Iowa defense, holding the redshirt junior quarterback to 156 passing yards, three interceptions (two of which were pick 6’s by Iowa’s Riley Moss), and zero touchdowns.
Running back Tyler Goodson carried the ground game for the Hawkeyes, gaining 99 yards on 19 carries while starting quarterback Spencer Petras threw for 145 yards, in spite of only completing 13 of 27 passes. Per usual though, the Hawkeye defense, mainly the secondary, proved to be the anchor behind Iowa’s overwhelming victory over the Hoosiers to open their 2021 season.
The Hawkeyes hit the road to Ames for the annual Cy-Hawk game against #7 Iowa State next Saturday. Game time is set for 3:30pm.


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A loving relationship is not about having the upper hand- it’s about holding hands – J. Gottman.
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Even the healthiest relationship has arguments. Arguments are actually not a problem in relationships. What makes a strong relationship is how you come together during an argument. Understanding that you are a team, and you must work together to combat conflict in relationships is what helps you grow as a couple. Disagreements in relationships are inevitable because no two people are going to agree on every single issue. It’s normal and healthy to have your own outlook and perspective on things. What makes a relationship unhealthy is disrespect in an argument, or being cruel, dismissive and mean.
A lot of times when people are disrespectful in arguments in their relationships, it is because they lack the personal tools to be able to fight together to find the root of a problem. Maybe one partner grew up in a household where conflict turning into yelling was normalized for them, so they don’t know any other way to argue. Or, due to past childhood trauma, betrayal trauma, etc, one partner may have triggers that the other partner is unaware of. Once one partner is triggered, it can be incredibly difficult to have a calm and rational conversation. Without an outside perspective on the relationship, it can be difficult to understand why arguments can sometimes go south in a relationship. That is why couples and relationship therapy can be so beneficial.
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Early in the morning and after ripping two records now a rare one with old content. Mr. Marmalade and Hans Skorpor were a six piece combo ((Mr. Eriksson, Mr. Lagerlöf, Mr.Lilja, Mr. Lindkvist, Mr. Lundström and Mr. Svanberg) from Stockholm and was an acclaimed live band of the early 80's, but also one of the bands that played for the blessed radio program New Wave. This is their rare debut record on Sista Bussen, two years later came their 2nd and last EP "Vår Bäste Vän" out, which is more ska oriented. But here they're weird and funny and mix their dirty punk sound with fat raw guitar solos which gave all the three songs a glamour rough feeling. Hell, is this awsome, haha... pretty cool '77 style in the KBD vain and with 'Visby Hotel' an absolute Killer track on it. So anyway, I write some shit here which nobody cares at all, you're here for the music and this blows the fuck out of your shoes.
Thursday, 14 June 2018
Monday, 11 June 2018
Nauta (Reijo (vocals/guitar), Kai (guitar), Petri (keyboards), Pekka (bass) and Antti (drums) were founded in the late 70s where punk also conquered Finland. This is their rare and only record, self-financed and called Is Finland A Free Country? and published by Majuri Records. Meanwhile a rare collectors piece because only 150 copies exist. Listen to three beautiful melodic songs in finnish language and also worth mentioning is the hand-painted artwork. It's amazing (it seems there is a bubbling spring there) how easy the northmen create shallow pop-rhythms in a colorful punkdress and throw a lot of good records into the world... a meaningful pastime + dreams never end. They represented on two cool compilations from the 80's, 3 Vuotta Myöhemmin and Asfalttidisco. Nice One!
Friday, 8 June 2018
The CD's days are not over but today I have the passion to put some vinyl out and the last post on this sunny friday push us into beautiful France and there wait OTH, a five piece from Montpellier and they were formed 1978 by Jean-Michel Poisson (vocals, guitar & harmonica), Domi + Motch (guitars), Beubeu (drums) and Phil (bass). The name of OTH comes from the British phrase "On Tent Hook", meaning literally "On Hot Coals". They make their first appearances on stages in Germany, France & Spain and on this occasion they record 1981 a demo called Classé X in an edition of 200 copies. They make the front page of France-Soir by organizing a pirate concert in front of the prefecture of Montpellier to protest the lack of concert halls. In 1982 they participates in a rock springboard, finishes second and wins a recording and they released their first single Musique Atteinte via RCA. Although the record was a little success, the members have conflicting relationships with the record company and O.T.H. breaks its contract to invest in an independent way. Gig & festivals with groups (Camera Silens, Single Track, The Degraded Mouse etc..) followed and a loyal fan base arised. 1984 the first album Reussite was released without any promotion and OTH multiplies the concerts and produces a first video as well as a live tape Coeur Et Cuir. Two years later the second album Sur Des Charbons Ardents came out and demonstrates that their music matures and the lyrics are edited with agility, humor and sustained violence, and so it went on, many gigs were played, singles and albums released and after a tour in 80 French cities the band finally, after thirteen years of existence, separated in 1991. By way of farewell the band recorded a last live album, Un Dernier Pour La Rue, and released it via New Rose Records in 1992. 1995 a compilation called Anarchives comes out via Last Call Records/Arcade Music Company with fourteen smashers new remixed. So many words but now you are well informed and I'm sending you into weekend.
Tarnfarbe were founded 1982 in a small insignificant village called Neuwied/Rhineland-Palatinate by Ralf (vox & bass), Michael (guitars) and Willi (drums) and their sound was heavily influenced by American Hardcore, which was kind of unusual at that time in Germany and they play fast catchy & melodic Strawberry tarts with German and English lyrics. Their first album Heroes Of Today was released 1984 by a very small label called Rat Records and is considered as milestone of German punk music, why is not known and I'm always skeptical with such eulogies but here I agree... anyway, fact is: all sixteen songs (this is the re-release on Nuclear Blast Records) are real nuggets and this slab is in my list in the upper table, Euro League qualified so to speak. After a break they released three records in the 90s ("Right Away Into The Last Decade“ '91, "Vacant Of Fortune“ '93 and "Still War“ '96) and appeared on numerous compilations, performing a change in style leading to a more melodic American sound. Their albums were re-released many times and distributed worldwide, even after the band was split-up for years.
L'Odi Social is a hardcore punk band from Barcelona (Catalonia/Spain), founded at the end of 1981 with the name of Social Odi by Jordi "Gos" (vocals), Fernando Poza "Damned" (guitars), Josep Urpí "Poly" (bass) and Saina (drums) and they remained active until 1992 and are considered one of the founding groups of the hardcore punk scene in Barcelona, along with groups like Ultimo Resorte, Shit SA, Anti/Dogmatikss, GRB or Subterranean Kids. Inside this scene, they are reminded , among other reasons, for being one of the first groups that used the Catalan language in their lyrics and titles. During their existence, they published an EP with five songs, Que Pagui Pujol (1986, later reedited, with extra tracks, such as LP and CD), one album (Esventats/1990) and participated on various compilations, including the Nicaragua Rock cassette 10-5-86, where their performance at that festival was collected. And now enjoy your breakfast with five excellent hardcore goodies.
Wednesday, 6 June 2018
First glass of beer today and we join it with Guns 'N' Wankers, punkers formed by ex-members of Snuff and rockers of the Wildhearts in the early 1990s. The band consisted of Duncan Redmonds (vocals/guitar), Patrice Walters (drums/vocals) and Joolz Dean (bass guitar/vocals) and after touring up and down the United Kingdom with the likes of Leatherface, NOFX and Wat Tyler, the band set about recording demos. This album, I think the debut, contains ten melodic heart attacks (I sometimes hear a bit of metal influence) on Rugger Bugger Discs and it pumps the shit right from the start with a great punch out of the amplifiers & assemble the notes to a harmonious sunrise on the edge of the Pacific, a real breakwater.. incredible.. you will not be disappointed (I think more songs were not recorded). Point your cursor at GNW for more band info.
Friday, 1 June 2018
Finally, a classic and fantastic album. Their second record on Trapper Records by Peter & The Test Tube Babies, a Punk Rock band formed in the small town of Peacehaven in 1978 by Del Strangefish and Peter Bywaters. Due to their humorous tongue-in-cheek lyrics, they have been considered part of the Punk Pathetique subgenre. For me the best album of the Babies. I remember how many times we listen drunk and dance through nights in our shared apartment without going to fucking work nexy morning... those were heavenly times.... and today?? Fuck it, weekend is there and the party goes on. The Babies are still present and every year, traditionally at Christmas time, in my city. Current line-up: Peter (vocals), Derek (guitars), Trapper (bass) and Ogs (drums) and the band are planning more and even bigger things. For example to celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2018, the band will soon present their own TEST TUBE BABIES festival. Peter & The Test Tube Babies remain indestructible... and that's good!
Underrated band from Düsseldorf who had a real hit with 'Radio' and were wrongly packed in the NDW drawer in my opinion and after two successful and one less album, the band split in 1983. Tobias learned drumming in 1978 as a founding member of KFC. When in January 1981 the first record Letzte Hoffnung was out it came to a conflict with Tommi Stumpff. Both left and founded Nichts with Andrea (vocals) and Chris (bass) and they recorded a demo which unleashed positive reactions so the independent label Schallmauer Records released their first record Made In Eile. The song radio was particularly noticeable due to its earwig quality, so that Chris played it to the Bananas director Rolf Spinrads. This was enthusiastic and invited the band to record a video for the broadcast of 8 September 1981. Since it was clear that radio had the potential to a hit, the band and Schallmauer Records decided to decouple the song in time for the show with the major label CBS Records as a single. The Bananas broadcast made Nichts known nationwide and after seven months, 70.000 copies had already been sold, although due to poor distribution, the plate was difficult to obtain. Nichts went on a tour in Germany and returned to the studio to record their second album Tango 2000, they had offers from five major labels, which were played against each other, the contract finally won WEA Records in Hamburg, Schallmauer was involved as a production company in the contract.
In February 1982 the four went on a four-week tour of Germany, which had been booked by a professional concert agency (Blindfish) and the gigs were completely sold out. In Hamburg, before the club Uncle Pö with 800 left at the door remaining visitors to a police operation, so that larger halls had to be searched and the agency attached a mini tour through Austria and Switzerland. More gigs followed, now already in larger halls, these were partly sold out, as in Hamburg (Markthalle) several times. The 7'' Tango 2000 was decoupled, a tango-disco-parody with a concise, unmistakable tremolo guitar and this became the band's biggest hit. In summer 1982 it finally came to a break, band leader Michael left the band to start a solo career: "We actually had no big problem with each other. I was just driven to our chosen direction, and I wanted to do something different."
Andrea and Tobias decided to continue the band with two new members: Stephen, former guitarist of the Bochum band Bertha And Friends and Peter on bass. In the usual rapid pace a new album Aus dem Jenseits were recorde and released in January 1983. The band managed to recapture the Nichts sound despite the absence of Clauss' incisive guitar playing with the new members, but the album failed to match the band's great successes. A booked three-week tour of Germany had to be canceled due to an injury Brinks. The band broke up afterwards. What remains: catchy songs that still sound fresh and charming and remember, ten beers are sometimes too much.
Let's start June with another blast with a stupid title, who thinks up such a shit? But somehow typical and what was packed here in content in sixteen songs is absolutely worth listening to. Rare hell punk cookies worldwide from the good ole days, limited to 600 copies, hand-painted/screenprinted cover. One hit chases the next and all those among you who love short dirty and catchy KBD smashers will enjoy this slab, cum guaranteed!
1.Never Been To Borstal - TERRORWAYS
2.B.I.C. - RAPED
3.1970's - EPILEPTICS
4.27.3 - ICE 9
5.TV Kids - THE MEDIA
6.Radio Anarchy - DEGENERATES
7.Movements - PITFALL
8.Whiskers - UPPER JAW MASK
9.Zak Zero - UPPER JAW MASK
10.I'm Trouble - SADO-NATION
11.That Neutron Taste - BLEACH BOYS
12.Warzone - OUT OF OUR HEADS
13.Trendy Violence - THE ENEMY
14.Stole A Maserati - HYPNOTICS
15.Time For Smack - BAD POSTURE
16.Dynamo - THE METHOD
17.Short Haired Rock & Roll - TERRORWAYS
Thursday, 31 May 2018
Now a french Oi! from Bordeaux called Camera Silens and they were active 1981-1988. They were founded summer 1981 by Gilles and Benoît and the group chooses a strong name. Camera Silens is a reference to isolation cells used for the incarceration of members of the Red Army Fraction and they won a contest in 1982 and two years later this debut album was released by themselves. A 7Inch and a second record followed 1987 and one year later the band broke up. Ten decent streetpunk numbers on this debut which can compete with non-European bands of that time. On many compilations, one the great Oi! The French Connection Vol.1 record and I'm finished with words, time to sleep.


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Disney and Lucasfilm have announced that Season One of Star Wars Rebels will be available to purchase on Blu-ray and DVD on September 1, 2015. Click on through for the full press release.
USA Today has posted an exclusive article discussing Ahsoka Tano’s effect on the franchise and her return to Star Wars Rebels in Season Two.
Our friends at MakingStarWars.net turned us to a post over at HothBricks which claims to have the names, piece counts and prices for seven LEGO sets coming for The Force Awakens. Nothing really spoilery in terms of reveals but there is a new vehicle listed that has yet to be mentioned previously. Click on through for the list.
Playmation is the next step in the evolution of play, where digital gets physical and imagination becomes real. The groundbreaking system of toys and wearables uses smart technology to inspire kids to run around and use their imaginations, as they become the hero or heroine of stories from across The Walt Disney Company. The systems kicks off with the Marvel Universe in 2015, Star Wars in 2016 and Frozen in 2017. Visit Playmation.com for more details.
StarWars.com has updated today with an expanded interview with Annie Leibovitz from the recent Vanity Fair feature. The new article reveals a new image of Andy Serkis in full mo-cap mode as well as the character he will be playing (name only). For spoiler-phobes steer clear, but for others click on over to the official site.
USA Today has announced today the return of Star Wars Reads Day – Oct. 10, 2015. This marks the fourth anniversary of the event and to commemorate it, Disney/Lucasfilm has created a new logo featuring BB-8 from The Force Awakens. For more info check out the article and visit the Star Wars Reads Facebook page.
A new LEGO Star Wars set from The Force Awakens has leaked and despite it being briefly seen in the newest trailer we won’t be posting it here as it is unofficial. Head over to MakingStarWars.net – spoiler warnings apply.
StarWars-Universe has posted the scoop revealing a nice full body shot of the chrome stormtrooper / Captain Phasma as played by Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie. Head on over for a closer look.
Vanity Fair has updated this morning with new images from The Force Awakens. Head on over to check out the gallery of Poe Dameron, Kylo Ren with Snowtrooper, a great sampling of smuggler, pirates and aliens and learn the name of Lupita Nyong’o’s character. Mild spoiler warnings apply.
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This June, Vanity Fair is doing a special feature for The Force Awakens with exclusive photography from renowned artist Annie Leibovitz.
The countdown to The Force Awakens Panel at Celebration Anaheim has begun! StarWars.com has launched their live feed of the event on their YouTube channel so everyone can experience the show around the world. This will be a day long remembered…

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Mr JazziQ (real name Tumelo Manyoni) solidifies his position as one of the most prominent pioneers of Amapiano with the release of his much-awaited debut album ALL YOU NEED IS PIANO (2022), which is streamable on Apple Music in Spatial Audio.
Mr JazziQ was first exposed to the avant-garde sounds of Oskido and Black Coffee by his father and uncle. By the time he was in his late teens, Mr JazziQ was an experienced DJ and producer. In 2017, he teamed up with Josiah De Disciple to form the Amapiano DJ duo, JazziDisciples, and in doing so, popularized the genre. But it was Mr JazziQ’s solo endeavor that saw him forge his Amapiano-based route, releasing his debut album Party With The English (2021) as a recognition of the genre’s global expansion.
Mr JazziQ has also made a unique Isgubhu playlist for Apple Music to commemorate his appearance, highlighting African sounds that have influenced him throughout his career.
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Isgubhu debuted in early 2021 on Apple Music and it is home to African Dance and Electronic music. It also promotes and elevates the work of African Electronic DJs, producers, and creators. Isgubhu, a Zulu word for “beat” used to refer to a banging song , honours a number of timeless genres and the African musicians who have had a major influence on the Dance and Electronic scene around the globe.
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Stanford’s New Solar Cells Are The First to Produce Electricity From Both Light and Heat
Exploiting both types of radiation could be the key to making solar power competitive with fossil fuels
Though the sun offers us a couple options for exploiting its energy — light and heat — we’ve always had to choose to use one at a time, because solar-energy technology hasn’t been able to capture both typs of radiation simultaneously. Stanford researchers say that’s about to change, however. Their new breakthrough could put solar power on par with oil, price-wise.
Using readily available materials, a team of engineers has come up with the first solar technology to combine photovoltaic and thermal electricity generation.
Called “photon enhanced thermionic emission,” or PETE, the process uses cesium to more than double existing systems’ efficiency levels. PETE devices could be easily incorporated into existing solar collection systems, and they’re cheap to boot.
Photovoltaic (PV) cells get less efficient as they get hot, which is one of the biggest problems in solar efficiency. What’s worse, silicon — used in most PV cells — can only absorb energy from certain parts of the light spectrum. Ultimately, more than half the solar energy hitting each cell is wasted.
The Stanford system exploits the excess heat, turning it into extra electricity.
Researchers led by Nick Melosh, an associate professor of materials science and engineering, coated a piece of semiconducting material with a thin layer of cesium. This allowed the cell to use both light and heat to generate electricity, Melosh says.
The team used gallium nitride in the tests because it can withstand high temperatures, but PETE systems of the future would likely include gallium arsenide, commonly used in household electronics.
The system has to get extremely hot in order to work — the hotter the better, Melosh says — so new PETE systems will be a better fit for huge solar farms than rooftop arrays. They will need to include solar concentrators, but that creates another layer of efficiency, because less semiconducting material will be needed. Melosh says each device would require about a six-inch wafer of semiconducting material.
When used with the heat-conversion process, PETE devices could reach 60 percent efficiency, Melosh says. But as Stanford’s news release points out, even 30 percent efficiency would bring solar power in line with the price of oil.
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Sheriff Grady Cooper is happy doing the job he loves in the rural town of Cooper's Crossing, Colorado. He has neither the time nor the inclination to look for wedded bliss after his long time relationship ended badly.
When Lara Williams moves to town with her daughter to take up the veterinary practice, she is determined to keep a low profile, but fate steps in. As much as she dreams of a man like Grady to protect her, if he discovers her dark past, it would end their new-found friendship and leave her more vulnerable than ever.
Lara and Grady keep getting pushed together when her wayward daughter needs the heavy hand of the law and it more than ramps up the heat between them. Grady knows Lara is hiding something and he intends to find out what it is before he gets in too deep.


A hayride, bonfire, , pumpkin painting, costume parade and ghost stories are on tap this weekend as Pine and Richland townships celebrate Halloween.
Saturday in Pine
Saturday is the day for Pine's celebration from 2 to 5 p.m. in The price of admission is $3 per child; kids under the age of 2 get in free.
A contest for kids ages 1-9 will be held at 4:30 p.m. for the cutest, scariest and most original costumes. A hayride and bonfire, craft area, costume parade and ghost stories also are planned.
Sunday in Richland
Sunday will mark Richland's Halloween Party, but the deadline to register is closed for the 6 p.m. event at the "Boo Barn" in . Pumpkin painting, crafts, face painting, games and a "spooky hay wagon" ride through park trails are planned.
Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct. 28
A Halloween parade is planned for 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, along Manor Road in Wexford. The parade begins at and ends at
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The official time for trick-or-treating in both townships is 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31.


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Nelly is a young entrepreneur. She is twenty-two years of age and makes her living as a retailer, making her sales in the street. She already has several years experience selling clothing, including women's and men's pants, undergarments, children's clothes, and also lotions. She makes her sales in the neighborhoods near where she lives.
Nelly is requesting a loan of 10,000 HNL so that she will be able to buy clothing such as women's and men's pants, undergarments, children's clothing, and also lotions. She believes that with the help of this loan she will be able to grow economically and will become a more economically developed person.
Nelly's dream is to continue working. She is convinced that this is the only way that she will be able to build her own home.
Nelly es una joven emprendedora, cuenta con una edad de 22 años, se ha dedicado a ser comerciante haciendo sus ventas de la forma ambulante teniendo ya varios años de labor en la venta de ropa como ser, pantalones de dama y caballeros, ropa interior, ropa de niños y también se dedica a la venta de lociones su zona de venta es las colonias cercanas de su lugar de donde reside.
Nelly esta solicitando el préstamo de 10,000.00 lempiras para poder comprar ropa como ser, pantalones de dama y caballeros, ropa interior, ropa de niños y también Lociones, ella cree que con el apoyo de este crédito podrá crecer económicamente y lograra ser una persona mas desarrollada económicamente.
el sueño de Nelly seguir trabajando esta convencida que solo de esa forma podrá construir su propia vivienda,
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Prisma Honduras, S.A.
This loan is administered by Prisma Honduras. Prisma is one of Kiva's first field partners in Central America and has funded over 2,500 entrepreneurs through Kiva since 2008. Prisma funds smaller than average loans for micro-entrepreneurs to help them grow businesses in urban and rural areas. To improve living conditions in Honduras, the organization strives to empower women who lack access to traditional financial services, and promotes solar panels to deliver clean, affordable electricity to rural areas. Through its four branches in southern and central Honduras, Prisma provides access to financial products to some of the poorest and most isolated communities in the country.

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Eric Ratcliffe is the host of The Why I Love Comics podcast, as well as the writer of the long running and award winning webcomic New Comic Day! When not interviewing the biggest names in geek culture, Eric writes the occasional column about something he is enjoying or informing people about webseries, podcasts, gadgets or many other cool things. You can also find Eric on Email / twitter / facebook / youtube / steam / x-box live and many other social media avenues on the internet.
On the latest episode of the Turnbuckle podcast we go back to back with recordings as the guys talk the last 2 main company paperviews, Lucha Underground news, lots of NXT and just what they think of Joey Ryan at the moment.
Original show co-host and good friend Chuck Moore returns to the podcast this week.
This week Eric is joined by fellow webcomic creator and creator of Beardo the webcomic as well as Touching Evil.
On this episode of the podcast Eric is joined by friends Josh Dahl and Shawn Langley to talk about their kickstarter for their awesome book Rapid City Below Zero.
On this episode of the podcast Eric is joined by horror expert Spaced and New England Comic Con reviews Vlad to talk about their love of the fall, all things horror and Eric descends into madness on a rant related to all things pumpkin!
On this episode of the podcast Eric is joined by independent comic writer, humble bundle pr manager and all around awesome guy Scott Duvall to talk about his new comic, Narcopolis.
On this episode of the turnbuckle Eric, Donald, Ricardo and Matt talk about Ultimate Lucha, Summerslam and Takeover.
On this episode of the podcast Eric is joined by friend Crystal Orourke to talk about how she became the Indie Huntress, what they're reading, she turns the tables on him interview wise and so much more!
On this episode of the podcast Eric is joined by the returning and always awesome Jeremy Haun and artist and comic retailer Jason A Hurley as they talk about their new book "The Beauty".
On this episode of the podcast the guys talk about Battleground, what they think is going to happen with Summerslam, the constant problems with TNA, Adam Copeland's acting career, Cody Rhodes and Stephen Amell and so much more!
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The new poster for the movie TRON Legacy has been revealed:
Behind me at work I have a framed original poster from 1983’s TRON, and the homage is quite clear — how Sam is positioned with Quorra, and especially the Identity Disc suspended over Sam’s head, just out of reach. It’s practically 1-for-1 with the original. To say that I am excited about this film is an understatement. To say that this film also terrifies me is an understatement. Lord, please, let the script be good. No, let the script be very good. Less than 60 days before… END OF LINE.


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Today, Senate Democrats voted to pass a union supported bill sponsored by Senator Lois Tochtrop (D-Thornton) that even former Democrat Governor Bill Ritter vetoed in 2009. The bill would impose a huge, new unfunded mandate on local governments.
“The voters of Colorado Springs have voted to defeat this concept,” Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman (R-Colorado Springs) said. “The Mayors of Colorado Springs and Boulder both testified against this bill.”
Senator Cadman continued, “This bill puts jobs at risk and takes away local control from towns and cities of all sizes. They will be forced to act as ‘tax collectors’ for unions and their dues. In fact, this bill is a direct violation of Senate Joint Resolution 12-006 passed last year and signed into law prohibiting unfunded mandates on local government.”


At 1pm on a sunny Sunday in mid-April all three northbound lanes of Interstate 5 are backed up a full ten miles south of exit 226 outside Mount Vernon, Washington. Thousands of cars are trying to make their way onto Kincaid Street and out west into the rich fields of Skagit Valley to see the tulips in bloom. Thankfully – very thankfully – we are heading south on the freeway past the backup, having arrived much earlier in the morning to roam the rows of flowers. Every April for over thirty years now the Skagit Tulip Festival has attracted visitors from around the world.
Most of the flowering fields are owned by RoozenGaarde, the largest bulb grower on the continent, and estimates put attendance during the four official weeks of the festival at around a million people. Judging by the crowds that turned out on this particular day, it’s a believable number. Despite the massive turnout and the inevitable few who ended up walking deep into rows of flowers, onto adjoining private property where they shouldn’t be, or repeatedly trampling over the corpse of at least one dead bird, it was a beautiful day day to be out among millions of tulips blooming in a dazzling array of colors and nothing could take away from our enjoyment of the springtime splendor.
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Rivers United assistant coach Osho resigns
Fatai Osho has left his position as the assistant coach of Nigeria Premier Football League champions Rivers United.
Osho made the announcement through his social media handle on Monday morning.
“I resign my position as the Chief Coach of Rivers United,” Osho posted on his Facebook page.
“Best wishes to the team,” he added.
Osho came into the limelight while with Remo Stars, guiding the Sky Blue to the Premier League in 2018.
He also had a brief stint with the eight-time NPFL Champions Enyimba before resigning his position to join Rivers United.
The young tactician joined Rivers United in August 2021.


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This is the greatest post I have ever seen because it is both a pun and a harsh truth.
I showed this to my 11 year old brother and asked him if he knew what it was. He looked at it for a few seconds and said
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I had a professor last semester who still used an over head projector, and a slide projector.
to make it even worse he was a little old guy and the class was on prehistoric archaeology
The Raiders’ Maurice Jones-Drew - a touchdown capped with a “Hands Up - Don’t Shoot” pose.
“I am raising three African American boys,” Jones-Drew told the Chronicle. “Whenever you see things like that … and it’s not just Ferguson, I was in Jacksonville when Trayvon Martin happened, I was in Jacksonville when the gas station shooting over the loud music happened. Those things touch home.
“I definitely wanted to show the people out in Ferguson and around the world that as athletes, we understand and we try to do whatever we can to make a statement. If we could do more, we would.”


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(1) A certified copy of the foreign support order with all modifications;
(2) A certified copy of an income withholding order or notice, if any, still in effect;
(3) A copy of the portion of the income withholding statute of the jurisdiction which issued the support order which states the requirements for obtaining an income withholding order or notice under the law of such jurisdiction;
(4) A sworn statement of the obligee or certified statement of the requesting agency of the arrearages of child, spousal, or medical support payments and the assignment of the support rights, if any;
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(7) A statement of the name and address of the agency or person to whom support payments collected by income withholding shall be transmitted.

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- 15% Syrah
The Molino Loco wines are made by Bodegas Castaño and display the exceptionally good value, modern packaging and whistle-clean, fruit forward style that are hallmarks of the family’s other wines. Molino Loco is the affectionate name for the windmill (‘molino’) that sits on the edge of the Castaño vineyards where the grapes are grown. In contrast to other windmills, which turn in windy conditions, this particular windmill is ‘loco’ (the Spanish for crazy) as it turns only on calm, still days. The vineyards are located at an altitude of 500m above sea level and have a north-south orientation.
The soils are sandy with a lime content that gives the wines a good level of minerality. The average age of the vines is 16 years and they are planted at an average density of 2,700 vines per hectare, trellised and pruned short.
The Molino Loco Tinto is grown in the Castaño family vineyards, situated in the north of Yecla located at an altitude of 750 metres above sea level. The vineyards are dry-farmed (they are not irrigated) and the limestone soil is poor. This means that the roots of the vines grow deep into the earth in their search for precious minerals and nutrients, which helps ensure healthy, ripe, flavoursome grapes. The Monastrell vineyards are over 50 years old, while the Syrah vines are slightly younger, averaging around 15 years.


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July 15, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly voted to approve a $5-billion settlement with Facebook over the social media giant’s breaches of user privacy starting with last year’s notorious Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The Trump administration has not announced the deal, but The Verge reports that the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Washington Post have confirmed several details. The FTC’s three Republican commissioners voted for the settlement, while the two Democrats opposed it. It’s not yet known what Facebook will have to do beyond paying the money, but the settlement now moves to the Justice Department for review.
If finalized, the fine will be the largest ever doled out by the FTC, though it is not expected to significantly impact Facebook.
The fine is in response to a string of scandals regarding Facebook’s handling of user data, the most notorious of which came last year, when Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie testified that the analytics company was able to acquire the personal data of more than 50 million Facebook users without their consent and that Facebook apps on users’ devices had the capability to “pull audio” from users’ environments to refine their ad targeting.
That scandal followed former Obama for America media director Carol Davidsen’s admission that Facebook allowed the former president’s campaign to take users’ personal information because the company supported him and was followed by various additional similar scandals.
Breitbart reports that several lawmakers who have been critical of the social media giant are unimpressed with the sum.
“The FTC just gave Facebook a Christmas present five months early,” Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) said. “It’s very disappointing that such an enormously powerful company that engaged in such serious misconduct is getting a slap on the wrist. This fine is a fraction of Facebook’s annual revenue. It won’t make them think twice about their responsibility to protect user data.”
“Even a fine in the billions is simply a write-down for the company, and large penalties have done little to deter large tech firms,” Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Dick Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote to the commission in May. “If the FTC is seen as traffic police handing out speeding tickets to companies profiting off breaking the law, then Facebook and other will continue to push the boundaries.”
Because it demonstrates the power at the company’s disposal, Facebook’s privacy record further intensifies conservative fears over its political bias and censorship practices. In March, a Project Veritas investigation detailed how Facebook “deboosts” traffic to several mainstream conservative sites, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently admitted that the company blocked foreign pro-life ads ahead of Ireland’s abortion referendum, despite no Irish laws or state requests compelling the company to do so.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai told Congress last month that he considers “unregulated Silicon Valley tech giants” today’s “greatest threat to a free and open internet.” While conservatives are divided on what the proper remedy is, Sen. Hawley has proposed legislation that would require social media platforms to certify their political neutrality with the FCC if they want to keep their congressionally granted immunity from legal liability for what they allow users to post.


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Gonorrhea is caused by the gonococcus, a minute, coffee-bean-shaped bacterium occurring in pairs. It is present in the vaginal discharge of infected women and in the urethral discharge of infected men.
In the case of men, when the gonococci have gained entrance into the urethra, there follows a period of variable length during which these bacteria are multiplying and burrowing within the mucous membrane lining the urethra. Usually in about three days there is a sensation of burning in the urethra and a more or less copious discharge of pale yellow pus. Microscopic examination of this pus usually shows gonococci, white blood cells and epithelial cells shed from the inflamed urethra. The infection has a tendency to progress along the course of the urethra. In many cases it involves in turn the prostate gland, the seminal vesicles and the testicles. All of these complications are serious. An infected prostate gland requires prolonged treatment. It is a focus of infection from which there may arise certain systemic illnesses including arthritis (rheumatism) and heart disease. In itself it is frequently painful. No case of gonorrhea can be cured while infection remains in the prostate, because every ejaculation of semen means reinfection of the urethra. Infection of the seminal vesicles is not less serious than an infected prostate. An infected testicle is an extremely painful thing and frequently causes long periods of disability. Even uncomplicated gonorrhea limited to the anterior urethra may cause an exceedingly painful type of arthritis. Rarely, it causes heart disease.

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Have you ever visited with your doctor after seeing a commercial on television about a new drug?
Drug Ads Spur 20 Percent of Consumers to Call Doc
Wed Oct 9, 1:48 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in five Americans say direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising prompted them to call or visit their doctor to discuss an advertised drug, a new consumer tracking study finds.
The August PharmTrends survey by market research firm Ipsos-NPD also shows that 50% of consumers recalled seeing advertising for prescription products in the previous 12 months, up from 47% in the first survey conducted in February.
`The information is still telling us that consumers are accepting and actually eager to find information about prescription drugs,` said Fariba Zamaniyan, director of Ipsos PharmTrends.
Considering that PharmTrends` DTC survey is based on a representative national sample of adults 18 and older, drugmakers have good reason to be encouraged by the 20% `call to action` their ads have provoked. `It`s a good sign that they`re getting a positive response from the general population,` Zamaniyan said.
The latest survey also finds that 22% of consumers credit DTC ads with making them aware of potential drug options for their conditions, down from 25% in the February poll. Twelve percent said that they asked their doctor about a drug that they saw advertised, versus 15% in poll 6 months earlier.
While I was visiting the USA, I couldn't believe how many drug ads there are. No pescription drugs are advertised here, only over the counter stuff. Like cold and flu tablets, asprin, that kind of stuff. I think that all those ads would be a big trigger for hypochondriacs. Hmmm...
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Today’s Houston Chronicle has two takes on the recent decision by hometown Dynegy to pull back from participating in the construction of new coal plants and concentrate on expanding capacity at its existing plants.
The Chronicle‘s lead editorial, “No King Coal,” citing air pollution and global warming fears, applauded the pullback as socially good. “Dynegy officials deserve credit for moving in a new direction that will ultimately benefit the city, their stockholders and their customers,” the Chronicle stated. The editorial quoted an environmentalist lobbying against Dynegy’s coal plans: “With this development coal-fired power is one step closer to being mothballed once and for all in the U.S.”
The Chronicle‘s business editorialist Loren Steffy had a different take. In today’s column, “Applause for Pullout from Coal Venture is Misguided,” Steffy rejects the environmentalist dream that storage-capable wind and solar, combined with energy efficiency, is anywhere near ready for prime time. He warns against heavy-handed government policies blocking new gas- and coal-fired power plants and warns, “We’re trading reliability for promises that may leave us cheering in the dark.”
Steffy is no industry shill. He is an open-minded populist who knows the difference between energy reality and environmentalist dreams. And he cares about consumers who want affordable, reliable energy for their growing needs. A student of the late Enron, Steffy also knows what company was responsible for the renewable energy mandate that saddled Texas with the artificial wind industry.
Stay tuned: The Chronicle speaks with different voices when it comes to energy policy.