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MA Fashion Design Technology Menswear graduate Peng Chen, is next up in our Graduate Spotlight series. Peng’s final collection will feature alongside 9 other students at the MA Menswear catwalk show. The show will be live streamed from the LCF website on 8 January 2016. Here, Peng tells us about his inspiration, future plans and advice for new students.
Tell us about your final collection?
My final collection is called Normal-In-Normal. I got my inspiration from engaging the larger size with the thinner size in my pattern cutting for the collection. My garments are one size – they can not only fit smaller, thin men but larger men too as my methodology focused on pattern cutting for both sizes. In the early stages I was struggling a bit with how to present a slim guy to be a larger size.
Where did you study prior to MA Fashion Design Technology Menswear at LCF?
Before LCF, I studied Fine Art at the Soochow University in China. My family influenced me a lot because they work in fashion and art – my parents are porcelain designers and my brother and sister are work in designer industry as well. My older sister is Fashion Director at one of the biggest fashion companies in China. When I was a child she would always bring fashionable clothes to me and wearing them made me feel what fashion is about – that’s why I chose to study menswear.
What would be your top tips for prospective students?
My top tips for prospective students would be:
- Do as much work experience as you can.
- Remember that the suggestions of your course director are really important.
- Work hard as much as possible!
Why did you choose LCF and MA Fashion Menswear?
LCF is famous for menswear design and I always dreamed of learning in one of the most famous universities in the world – that’s why I came here. Another reason is because my best friend also studied at LCF three years ago and was also selected for the catwalk shows – he told me about the course. We discussed how the fashion industry in China can be weak in original design, and as the new generation we have a duty and responsibility to change this. His words inspired me a lot and confirmed that I wanted to study here.
What did you enjoy most about the course, and what did you find most challenging?
I really enjoyed the education format at LCF – students have a lot of freedom and open mindedness is encouraged. Because of this, nobody judges what you are doing, where are you from, or what your background is in. At the start I struggled on the course because I didn’t have a lot of experience in menswear. My tutor Darren Cabon gave me a lot of support and direction and I really enjoyed and appreciated that. The biggest challenge for me was the processing stage of the final collection.
What was your favourite thing about studying in London?
The atmosphere of London is my favourite thing – I’ve been here for three years and before my MA I did a lot of short courses at UAL like makeup and textiles. It’s really different to China – Britain has a lot of history and it’s a great place for designers to find inspiration and ideas.
Have you undertaken any work experience or placements whilst at LCF?
I did a lot of work experience placements while studying at LCF. I was a personal shopper in Harrods at Christian Dior last Christmas, which gave me the opportunity to be close to high-end customers – as a designer you have to know what your customer needs. I also did a 5 month internship with Gareth Pugh and I really enjoyed it. I think the most important experience I’ve had is working with Gareth Pugh – he’s an amazing guy. His talent is unique – he always has ideas that you can’t imagine. I found some information about internships on Gareth Pugh’s website and sent them an email. I had four interviews and they picked eight students out of hundreds – I was one of them! We did pattern cutting, simple making and supported Gareth with his final collection for Spring Summer 2015.
Describe your work in five words…
Social equality, one size, unisex, wearable, storytelling.
Who is your biggest inspiration?
My biggest inspiration is Alexander McQueen. I went to the Savage Beauty Exhibition at the V&A eight times. I was so moved the first time I went there – it felt like McQueen was still here. He inspires me because I feel like we both have experience in costume design.
What are your future plans and how do you think the course will help you to realise these plans?
I launched my brand six months ago which I will continue building up. My garments and hats already have a lot of orders. Liberty are going to buy some of my hats to sell in the store – I met the head of visual identity of Liberty at an LCF event, who told me to get in touch and they have offered me this amazing opportunity. I think my MA has played a big part in this – I’m so happy that I studied at LCF because it offers you so many opportunities and helps students to promote their work and it’s not like that back at home.
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For WntResearch, 2020 has been characterised by work on the phase II study with the company’s main candidate Foxy-5, developed to prevent cancer metastases. Another important event was the oversubscribed share issue that was carried out during the spring. BioStock talked to CEO Peter Morsing to hear more about the past six months and what the rest of 2020 has to offer WntResearch.
Malmö-based WntResearch aims to develop a treatment that inhibits cancer from becoming metastatic. Although metastases are behind a majority of cancer-related deaths, there are still no effective treatments that inhibit metastasis formation.
WntResearch’s primary candidate Foxy-5 is a synthetic copy of a portion of the WNT5A protein that has been shown to inhibit cancer cell mobility. Studies have found a clear link between low levels of WNT5A and a higher risk of tumours spreading. By adding Foxy-5, a peptide that mimics a specific part of WNT5A, the aim is to reduce the ability of cancer cells to break away from the main tumour and form metastases in the body.
Phase II studies with Foxy-5
WntResearch’s phase II study with Foxy-5, Neofox, is being conducted in patients with colon cancer and will examine the candidate’s ability to reduce the risk of metastasis and relapse in this patient group. During autumn 2019, Neofox was initiated in Spain and in early 2020 the company announced the good news that it had obtained study approval in Hungary as well, thus increasing the pace of the study.
But, just like the entire life science sector, WntResearch was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. At the end of March, the decision was made, in line with the advice of the national health authorities, to pause patient recruitment in both Spain and Hungary.
At the end of June, the company could yet again announce good news when the Hungarian health authorities judged Covid-19 to be under control meaning that the Hungarian hospitals could resume functioning as normal. As a result, WntResearch, in consultation with its partners Cato/SMS and Optimapharm, decided to restart Neofox in Hungary.
With regard to the Spanish part of the study, WntResearch expects to resume this soon too, probably during September. The assessment is based on the heavy burden that the most intensive Covid-19 period meant for the Spanish healthcare system in combination with the low patient recruitment the company saw in Spain last August.
A first evaluation
In connection with the restart of the study, WntResearch also announced that an initial evaluation of the already included patient group regarding their risk of relapse was performed. A satisfactory statistical calculation presupposes an accuracy in the patients’ preliminary diagnosis of 70 per cent – a parameter that currently measures 68 per cent among the study’s evaluable patients, and which appears to be increasing. Based on previously published WNT5A expression data in this patient group, 8 patients in each group are estimated to be evaluable according to the study’s inclusion criteria.
Oversubscribed rights issue
It is worth noting that 2020 has also meant strengthened finances for WntResearch. At the end of April and early May, the company completed a rights issue of approximately 38 million SEK. When the rights issue was concluded, it had been subscribed to as much as 128.4 per cent, which indicates that the market has a great interest in the company.
BioStock has spoken with CEO Peter Morsing about the resumed study, how the year has been so far and what he expects from the rest of 2020.
Peter, what would you say has been the most important event for WntResearch during 2020?
-In the middle of the first quarter, we saw that all the measures we took during the study were starting to produce results regarding the recruitment of patients to the study. The number of patients included in Spain increased significantly and the goals we had set at the start of the study were clearly within reach.
– At the same time, being given the go-ahead to start the study in Hungary a little earlier than expected was a big advantage. Of course, the fact that society then was hit with full force by Covid-19 overshadows everything else and left the study in a difficult situation.
Regarding Neofox, how far had you come in the study when you chose to pause patient recruitment?
-The low recruitment rate in the study during 2019 had placed us in a difficult situation, but the acceleration we saw at the beginning of 2020 gave us the opportunity to meet the goals we had set, i.e. more than a third of the patients would have been recruited in the summer of 2020. In addition to the fact that recruitment completely stopped after the Covid-19 outbreak, however, we also lost some patients. This means that it will take a little more time until we have enough patients to see the trend in treatment effect that we expect if our theory is correct.
While you have been forced to put the study on pause temporarily, you still managed to perform an initial, evaluation of the existing patient group. Can you tell us more about what this evaluation shows and what it means for the continuation of the study?
– The Neofox study breaks new ground in cancer treatment, and in order to maximise the full potential for treatment effect with Foxy-5, we have made a number of assumptions based on the history of the patient category we have chosen to study.
– An important parameter is the skill of the treating surgeons and the radiologists to be able to make a correct assessment of the stage of the primary tumour at the time of diagnosis, before the start of treatment.
– In order to be able to carry out a phase II study with a reasonably limited patient base and within a reasonable period of time, we have selected a patient group that historically has a high risk of relapse and that does not already have established metastases, which our treatment is to prevent. Large studies have shown that the accuracy of the preliminary diagnosis is somewhere between 70-90 per cent depending on the treatment regimen available in the country. In our assumptions, we have used the lower percentage and the analysis we have now conducted shows that we are close to this number, and we are pleased to note that the precision has increased as the study progressed. An interesting difference between Hungary and Spain is that in Hungary, the cancer stage is routinely used very early on to plan the care of the patients, while in Spain one tends to wait for the pathological evaluation and then plan the care.
– Other analyses that have not yet been performed are circulating tumour DNA where we wait until we have more patient material available and the expression of WNT5A in the primary tumour.
When can the first evaluation be carried out?
– We have calculated that we should achieve a satisfactory statistical calculation with an accuracy of 70 per cent in the patients’ preliminary diagnosis – a parameter that currently reaches 68 percent among the study’s evaluable patients, and this appears to be increasing. Based on previously published WNT5A expression data in this patient group, 8 patients in each control and treatment group are estimated to be evaluable according to the study’s inclusion criteria.
– One analysis that has yet to be performed concerns circulating tumour DNA where we will wait until we have a larger patient material available. We will also investigate the expression of WNT5A in the primary tumour. The patients who are now starting their treatment must first be treated and then have their first follow-up period, so we expect the first analysis of circulating tumour DNA to be conducted at the turn of the year.
What do you expect now that the study restarts in Hungary?
– Our contacts with the Hungarian clinics have been very positive. We expect that the experience we gained during the study’s start in Spain, together with the highly experienced test leaders who have been contracted, will lead to a rapid start of study and high precision in the work.
As for the Spanish part of the study, you expect to be able to resume it in September. Do you see any factors that could make this more difficult and, if so, what does your strategy look like for addressing these?
– The single most important factor that can make restarting difficult is a second wave of Covid-19 infection that cannot be controlled. The fact that we can now start in Hungary sooner than we had planned means that our patient recruitment margin, dependent on a later study start in Spain, will increase. We will be vigilant and monitor the development in both Spain and Hungary to assess whether further action needs to be taken to achieve our goal of including patients within a reasonable time period.
With the study once again underway in Hungary, and assuming it also starts in Spain in September, when do you expect to be able to complete the phase II study and when can the market expect the data?
– As we restart the study,there are really two goals that are important for us. One is that we get enough patient material to be able to analyse in order to see a trend in treatment effect. The second goal is to include all the patients needed for a statistically reliable assessment of treatment efficacy.
– We now expect to be able to achieve the first goal around the turn of the year, and we will hold off on this analysis as long as possible before our next important milestone for funding in February 2021. We expect to reach the second goal of having included 60 evaluable patients in the study by the end of Q2, 2021.
During spring, you carried out a very successful rights issue. What does the company’s financial position look like today and how long do you expect your existing cash to last?
– The financial position is good and we have good control over the costs. We have had to cut down on activities that do not directly affect the study, but we are carrying out some programs that move the company forward. With that said, we have set our sights on being an attractive company at the time of the warrants in February 2021.
If we look ahead, what milestones do you expect WntResearch to reach within 3 years?
– The single most important milestone is to be able to announce that the effects we see from Foxy-5 in preclinical trials can be translated into patients, initially by demonstrating a trend in reduced risk of relapse.
– Another milestone, provided that we achieve the first one, is of course to find a route for taking Foxy-5 all the way to being an effective and registered therapy.
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How Long is a Set in Table Tennis?
Table tennis is one of the most popular and widely played sports in the world. The game is easy to learn and requires minimal equipment, making it a great choice for those looking for a fun and easy way to stay active. But, like many sports, there are some specific rules and regulations that must be followed to ensure a fair game. One of the most important of these regulations is the length of a set in table tennis.
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Table tennis is a game played by two or four players, using a small, lightweight ball, and a wooden paddle known as a racket. Players must hit the ball back and forth across a net, which is located at the center of the table. The objective is to hit the ball so that the opponent is unable to return it. A set in table tennis is the best of 11 points, or the first to 11 points wins the set.
Length of a Set in Table Tennis
The length of a set in table tennis is determined by the number of points that must be scored in order to win the set. Generally, a set will consist of 11 points, with the first player to reach 11 points being declared the winner. However, in some cases, a set can be the best of 13 points instead of the best of 11.
Point Scoring System in Table Tennis
The scoring system in table tennis is based on the number of points scored by each player. A point is awarded to the player who wins the rally, meaning the player who is able to make an unreturnable shot or force their opponent to make a mistake. If both players make a mistake on the same rally, then the point is replayed and the players continue to try and win the rally.
In order to win a set, a player must score 11 points, unless the set is being played as the best of 13, in which case the first player to reach 13 points wins the set. It is important to note that a set must be won by two points, so if the score is 10-10, the players must continue playing until one of them is able to score two consecutive points.
Length of a Match in Table Tennis
A match in table tennis is the best of three sets, meaning that the first player to win two sets is declared the winner of the match. It is important to note that each set must be won by two points, so if the score is 1-1 after two sets, the players will then play a third set to determine the winner.
Length of a Tournament Match in Table Tennis
Tournament matches in table tennis typically consist of the best of five sets, with the first player to win three sets being declared the winner. As with regular matches, each set must be won by two points, and if the match is tied after four sets, then a fifth set will be played in order to determine the winner.
Time Limits for Table Tennis Sets
In most table tennis matches, there is no set time limit for a set. However, in some tournaments, there may be a time limit set for each set. In these cases, the time limit is typically 15 minutes, and if the set is not completed within the time limit, the set is considered a draw.
Time Limits for Table Tennis Matches
In most tournaments, there is no set time limit for a match. However, some tournaments may set a time limit for the match, typically 45 minutes. If the match is not completed within the time limit, the match is considered a draw.
Factors That Can Impact the Length of a Set in Table Tennis
The length of a set in table tennis can be impacted by a number of factors, including the skill level of the players, the style of play, and the number of points scored.
- Skill Level of Players: The skill level of the players can have a significant impact on the length of a set. If the players are of similar skill level, the game is likely to last longer as each player is able to return the shots of the other. However, if one player is significantly better than the other, the set may be over quickly as the better player is able to easily win the rallies.
- Style of Play: The style of play can also have an impact on the length of a set. A defensive style of play is likely to result in longer rallies, while an aggressive style of play may result in shorter rallies.
- Number of Points Scored: The number of points scored can also have an impact on the length of a set. If a player is able to quickly score several points in a row, the set may be over quickly. On the other hand, if the players are evenly matched, the set may last longer as each player is able to return their opponents shots.
In conclusion, the length of a set in table tennis is determined by the number of points that must be scored in order to win the set. Generally, a set is the best of 11 points, but in some cases, it may be the best of 13 instead. A match is the best of three sets, and in tournaments, it is usually the best of five sets. There is usually no set time limit for a set or a match, but in some cases, a time limit may be set. The length of a set can also be impacted by a number of other factors, such as the skill level of the players, the style of play, and the number of points scored.

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HOW IS SUM TESTED?
DOES THE SOURCE OF CBD (FROM MARIJUANA OR FROM HEMP) CHANGE ITS EFFECTIVENESS?
No. CBD is a type of molecule known as a cannabinoid. Cannabinoids can also be found in other plants like flax and coneflower (echinacea) for example. Similar to how vitamin C is the same whether you get it from an orange or broccoli, once a molecule is isolated and concentrated, its source doesn’t matter.
It’s important to point out that hemp and marijuana are, scientifically speaking, the same plant: Cannabis Sativa. The terms “Hemp” and “Marijuana” are merely designations given by regulators to identify Cannabis Sativa plants that have been bred differently. “Hemp” is used when the plant has been bred to contains less than 0.3% THC and “Marijuana” is used when it contains more than 0.3% THC.
This misnomer that the CBD source affects its potency probably originated with the idea that a small amount of THC helps “activate” the effects of CBD. While this too is inaccurate, it is well known that CBD in conjunction with THC alters its normal effects on the body, producing a more noticeable effect. But, when the CBD molecule is isolated, its source is irrelevant.
WHAT DOES SUM TASTE LIKE?
SUM Sublingual Tablets have a light wintergreen taste. Due to the cannabinoid content of certain forumlations, you might notice a hint of bitterness. This is normal and due to the high quality of isolates used. Rather than masking the taste with sweeteners or ingredients which can alter the effects, we chose to allow the natural taste of the cannabinoid to peek through.
WHAT IS CBN?
Cannabinol (CBN) is a non-intoxicating cannabinoid. We use it for its gentle sedative properties in our Sleep formulation, avoiding artifical sleep aids and hormones like melatonin.
WHAT IS METADOSE?
With the success of SUM Microdose that has no more than 2.5mg of THC, there was a chorus of requests to launch a higher THC line using the SUM Method. SUM Metadose works exactly as SUM Microdose but simply has a higher amount of THC. Many people feel a more functional high with the Superior Uptake Method and say it's like nothing else they've tried.
IS SUM METADOSE MADE TO GET ME HIGH?
The short answer is yes. Our two Metadose products contain 10mg of THC, similar to most traditional edibles. But our Superior Uptake Method bypasses the stomach, eliminating the variable effect of edibles. The result is a more functional, productive high, with faster onset and duration -- and consistent effects each time you use it.
SUM METADOSE HAS 2MG OF CBD. WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO DO?
The raw materials used when making SUM are so pure, the effects of THC without the interactions of other cannabinoids, known as the entourage effect, aren’t very noticeable. The addition of a small amount of CBD helps jumpstart your bodies cannabinoid receptors, resulting in a clean, clear headed high that keeps you in the moment. Many talk about the benefits of full spectrum products. We make on "custom spectrum" products.
WHAT'S THE ENTOURAGE EFFECT?
Simply put, it's multiple cannabinoids working together to become greater than the sum of their parts. We believe in the entourage effect and produce "custom spectrum" products with isolates of CBD, THC, and CBN. . . with more cannabinoids coming soon to our product line.
HOW SOON AFTER TAKING SUM METADOSE WILL I FEEL EFFECTS?
Remember, every-body is different. But, generally speaking our technology makes it possible for your body to absorb cannabinoids more directly into your bloodstream. As a result, effects can usually be felt within 5-8 minutes, but can sometimes take 15-20min.
HOW LONG DOES A SUM METADOSE EXPERIENCE USUALLY LAST?
Metadose products have a set of effects more similar to those felt from smoking or vaping, rather than edibles. As a result, an average Metadose experience usually lasts between 2-4 hours, compared to traditional edibles that can last as long as 6-8hrs.
HOW DOES SUM METADOSE DIFFERE FROM TRADITIONAL EDIBLES?
SUM Metadose is made with the same technology that drives our groundbreaking Microdose line. This process allows the cannabinoids to absorb more directly into your blood stream, skipping the degradation of your digestive system. As a result, you can expect a clear headed, centering experience closer to the feeling of smoking or vaping, as opposed to the overpowering sedation often found in traditional edibles. But, YMMV -- your mileage may vary! Everyone is different.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUM METADOSE 10:10 AND 10:2?
Thanks to the precision afforded by SUM technology, we are able to produce two demonstrably different products based on cannabinoid ratio alone. Our 10:2 product includes just a small amount of CBD in order to facilitate the synergy between cannabinoids and your receptors, the result is a clear headed, functional high without the sedation or anxiety often associated with traditional edibles.
The 1:1 ratio found in our 10:10 product puts an equal amount of CBD to THC in order to modulate the intoxicating effects of the THC. These two cannabinoids together produce a more relaxing, mellow experience than THC alone.
IS SUM METADOSE A GOOD CHOICE FOR BEGINNER/NOVICE USER?
Potentially, yes. While it is always advisable to start small (maybe first try our microdose line), SUM Metadose is designed to be a more manageable, clearheaded experience than traditional edible products. But remember, everyone is different. And, while most of our customers experience consistent and predictable effects from use to use, the experiences between different people vary greatly based mostly on THC tolerance.
WHAT IS MANNITOL? IS IT A PHARMACEUTICAL? IS IT SAFE?
At the levels we use, mannitol is not a pharmaceutical, it's considered a sweetener. Mannitol is a very common, safe ingredient in candies and gum. It is also regarded as GRAS (Generally Regarded as Safe) for consumption by the FDA as a food additive.

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Steve Jobs: LSD Was One of The Best Things I've Done in My Life The death of Steve Jobs, the legendary co-founder and CEO of Apple, appears to have touched people around the world in a deeply personal way. Photos of memorials—from the makeshift to the high-tech; from Palo Alto, Calif., where he lived, to Pakistan and Peru—are circulating on millions of MacBooks and iPads and iPhones and other revolutionary products that he designed and retailed with such genius. Today his face is everywhere, his rags-to-riches saga retold, his entrepreneurial impact on the tech industry classed with the likes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.
Kathleen Harrison Vault : Kat Harrison, Botanical Dimensions, and the Shamanic Plant Mind Since the introduction of shamanic plants and medicines to Western science, many anthropologists and laboratory wizards have struggled to divine their cultural significance and figure out how they work their peculiar magic. Yet, in spite of all the work done in university laboratories, sterile hospitals, and million-dollar pharmaceutical research wings, conventional science has done little to unravel the ancient mysteries of shamanic healing power. Divorced from traditional contexts, shamanic folk medicines and visionary practices have remained a mystery.
Brave New World In 1999, the Modern Library ranked Brave New World fifth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2003, Robert McCrum writing for The Observer included Brave New World chronologically at number 53 in "the top 100 greatest novels of all time", and the novel was listed at number 87 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. Title O wonder! How many godly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! Dion Fortune Dion Fortune born Violet Mary Firth (6 December 1890 – 8 January 1946), was a prominent British occultist, author, psychologist, teacher, artist, and mystic. Schooled in Western Esotericism, she was influential in the modern revival of the magical arts. She was also a prolific writer of the supernatural and the occult in both novels and non-fiction works. As a psychologist, she approached magic and hermetic concepts from the perspectives of Jung and Freud. Known to those in her inner circle as DF, her pseudonym was inspired by her family motto "Deo, non-fortuna" (Latin for "by God, not fate"), originally the ancient motto of the Barons and Earls Digby. Fortune died in 1946 from leukemia in Middlesex, London, at the age of 55. Early life She joined the Theosophical Society and attended courses in psychology and psychoanalysis at the University of London, and became a lay psychotherapist at the Medico-Psychological Clinic in Brunswick Square.
John Green (author) John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American author of young adult fiction and a YouTube video blogger and creator of online educational videos. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska, and his most recent novel, The Fault in Our Stars debuted at number 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list in January 2012. Green was born in Indianapolis to Mike and Sydney Green and his family moved three weeks after he was born to Orlando, Florida. He attended Lake Highland Preparatory School and Indian Springs School (which he later used as the main setting for Looking for Alaska), a boarding and day school outside of Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Kenyon College in 2000 with a double major in English and Religious Studies.
Sophia Stewart, The Real Creator of ‘The Matrix,’ Wins Lawsuit Sophia Stewart, science fiction writer AFRICANGLOBE – This little known story has met a just conclusion, as Sophia Stewart, African American author of The Matrix will finally receive her just due from the copyright infringement of her original work!!! A six-year dispute has ended involving Sophia Stewart, the Wachowski Brothers, Joel Silver and Warner Brothers.
Kathleen Harrison Vault Kathleen Harrison is an ethnobotanist, artist, and photographer who researches the relationship between plants and people, with a particular focus on art, myth, ritual, and spirituality. Harrison teaches in Hawaii, California, and the Peruvian Amazon. She has done fieldwork in Latin America for 30 years, and is the President and Projects Director of Botanical Dimensions, a non-profit foundation devoted to preserving medicinal and shamanic plant knowledge from the Amazonian rainforest and tropics around the world. Harrison co-founded the organization in 1985 with former husband, the late Terence McKenna. In her work with Botanical Dimensions, she has done fieldwork and supported indigenous projects in Mexico, Peru, Ecuador and Costa Rica. Harrison is a popular lecturer at conferences, seminars, and workshops; she continues to document the many faces of ethnobotany with photographs, which she combines with stories in her slide presentations.
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare (/ˈʃeɪkspɪər/; 26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616)[nb 1] was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon".[nb 2] His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays,[nb 3] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613.[nb 4] His early plays were primarily comedies and histories, which are regarded as some of the best work ever produced in these genres. Many of his plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime.
Agnosticism Agnosticism is the view that the truth values of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, as well as other religious and metaphysical claims—are unknown or unknowable. According to the philosopher William L. Rowe, in the popular sense, an agnostic is someone who neither believes nor disbelieves in the existence of a deity or deities, whereas a theist and an atheist believe and disbelieve, respectively. Thomas Henry Huxley, an English biologist, coined the word agnostic in 1869. However, earlier thinkers have written works that promoted agnostic points of view. These thinkers include Sanjaya Belatthaputta, a 5th-century BCE Indian philosopher who expressed agnosticism about any afterlife, Protagoras, a 5th-century BCE Greek philosopher was agnostic about the gods. The Nasadiya Sukta in the Rigveda is agnostic about the origin of the universe.
The Fault in Our Stars Plot Hazel explains the magnificence of An Imperial Affliction: It is a novel about a girl named Anna who has cancer, and it's the only account she's read of living with cancer that matches her experience. She describes how the novel maddeningly ends midsentence, denying the reader closure about the fate of the novel’s characters. She speculates about the novel’s mysterious author, Peter Van Houten, who fled to Amsterdam after the novel was published and hasn’t been heard from since. Salvador Dali’s hologram portrait of Alice Cooper’s brain Atlanta, Georgia’s High Museum Of Art is showcasing an exhibit of Salvidor Dali’s later work. Included in the exhibit is a piece from 1973 called “First Cylindric Chromo-Hologram Portrait of Alice Cooper’s Brain” which… [...] depicts a three-dimensional Alice Cooper wearing two million dollars worth of jewelry including a tiara and necklace while holding a statuette of Venus De Milo as if it were a microphone. A plaster sculpture of Alice’s brain, topped by a chocolate éclair covered in ants, another Dalí oeuvre, was placed behind the cross-legged rock star and the set-up was documented by Dalí using (then) cutting-edge hologram technology. Dali was an Alice Cooper fan and it was after seeing the band perform live in 1973 that he invited Alice to sit for the hologram project.
Michael Persinger Michael A. Persinger (born June 26, 1945) is a cognitive neuroscience researcher and university professor with over 200 peer-reviewed publications. He has worked at Laurentian University, located in Sudbury, Ontario, since 1971. He is primarily notable for his experimental work in the field of neurotheology, work which has been increasingly criticized in recent years. Early life Research and academic work
Mu (lost continent) Mu is the name of a suggested lost continent whose concept and the name were proposed by 19th-century traveler and writer Augustus Le Plongeon, who claimed that several ancient civilizations, such as those of Egypt and Mesoamerica, were created by refugees from Mu—which he located in the Atlantic Ocean. This concept was popularized and expanded by James Churchward, who asserted that Mu was once located in the Pacific. The mythical idea of Mu first appeared in the works of Augustus Le Plongeon (1825–1908), after his investigations of the Maya ruins in Yucatán. He claimed that he had translated the ancient Mayan writings, which supposedly showed that the Maya of Yucatán were older than the later civilizations of Greece and Egypt, and additionally told the story of an even older continent. Le Plongeon actually got the name "Mu" from Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg who in 1864 mistranslated what was then called the Troano Codex using the de Landa alphabet.
An Abundance of Katherines An appendix explaining some of the more complex equations Colin uses throughout the story was written by Daniel Biss, a close friend to Green. Following the announcement of the name of his latest book, The Fault in Our Stars, after which John Green's fans made hundreds of book covers, Penguin announced a contest in which they would allow the fans (known as "nerdfighters") to design the new cover of An Abundance of Katherines. Plot summary Colin Singleton is an anagram-loving seventeen-year-old boy who has become depressed because though he has maintained his status of a prodigy, he has not yet become a “genius.” He wishes to accomplish this goal by having a Eureka moment.

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Particle & Surface Sciences introduces the NanoSight NTA system for nanoparticle characterization using the LM-10. NanoSight reports that research organisations around the world routinely look at emerging techniques to evaluate their performance for the quantitative characterization of nanomaterials.
Nanoparticles are a current area of intense scientific research, as they are a bridge between atomic and bulk structures. National Physical Laboratory, UK is coordinating a network of European national metrology institutes to provide new traceable standards and procedures to determine the size, shape and distribution of nanoparticles with an accuracy of better than 1nm.
Methods used to investigate the particle size, shape and physical properties include Electron Microscopy (SEM and TEM), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).
Working as part of the Materials team at the National Physical Laboratory, UK, Dr Alexandre Cuenat is measuring and modelling materials interactions at the nanoscale.
For Dr. Cuenat, working with NanoSight’s unique NTA methodology to study nanoparticles in liquids shows particular bonuses such as ruggedness, ease of use and reproducibility.
The fact that NTA images, counts and sizes individual particles means it produces size distribution that cannot be observed otherwise. Dr. Cuenat says that NTA is useful when studying polydisperse materials in the range of ~20nm up to particles of one micron.
NPL has looked at a variety of calibration materials such as zinc oxide, silica, gold and silver nanoparticles and has successfully characterised these even when problems with sample agglomeration have been observed.
NanoSight has benefited from this recognition by NPL since traceability of results and the development of standard operating practices are becoming central to success with new methods being developed for life sciences or materials applications.
As NanoSight CEO, Jeremy Warren observes, more and more of their users are looking to extend the use of NTA beyond the research environment into routine analytical and quality assurance testing.
NanoSight has installed more than 300 systems worldwide in applications ranging from the life sciences through to materials sciences as NTA-based characterization becomes increasingly accepted as the technique to quantitatively study nanoparticles.

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This application claims the benefit of Taiwan Patent Application No. 097101708, filed on Jan. 16, 2008, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a high extensibility material applied to a golf club head, and more particularly to a high extensibility material for a golf club head by formulating titanium (Ti) and aluminum (Al) at different weight ratios and adding minor elements, such as niobium (Nb), vanadium (V), molybdenum (Mo), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), silicon (Si), oxygen (O), and/or nitrogen (N).
2. Related Art
Recently, the alloy technique developed to be applied to a golf club head is mainly titanium alloy material. US 2006/0045789 for example, a conventional titanium alloy 6Al-4V—Ti (i.e., the weight ratios of aluminum and vanadium are indicated, and the remaining is titanium) is disclosed, which includes 5.5 wt % to 6.75 wt % Al, 3.5 wt % to 4.5 wt % V, ≦0.3 wt % Fe, and ≦0.2 wt % O, and the conventional titanium alloy has a density of 4.43±0.3 g/cm3. As compared with the club head in earlier stage fabricated by stainless steel, the golf club head made of the 6Al-4V—Ti titanium alloy has higher elastic deformation force, the same strength, and lower density, and thus, under a precondition of without increasing the weight of the golf club head, the volume of the golf club head is increased, such that the area for the better hitting point is relatively enlarged, thereby improving the success ratio when hitting the golf ball. In addition, due to the elastic deformation force higher than that of the stainless steel, it can provide larger elastic deformation capability when hitting the ball, can generate larger elastic deformation-elongation rate, and can relatively reduce spherical compression deformation resulted when the golf ball hits the hitting plate, thereby reducing the hitting stress absorbed by damping, preventing the energy loss of the hitting stress, and further increasing the hitting distance.
However, till now, under the large-size volume and diversified customized requirements for the golf club head, it is necessary to develop a material with a low density and a high elongation, but still maintaining the original mechanical strength, thereby improving the design margin.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the above requirements, the present invention is directed to a titanium-aluminum alloy with high plasticity and high extensibility, for adjusting an elastic deformation capability of the golf club head. The present invention is further directed to a titanium-aluminum alloy with high extensibility, in which trace amount of modifying elements may be added to fine modify the titanium-aluminum alloy. In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a titanium-aluminum alloy, which includes 88 wt % to 92 wt % titanium (Ti) and 7.5 wt % to 10 wt % aluminum (Al), and has an elongation falling within a scope from 8% to 16%.
The titanium-aluminum alloy is formed by casting, forging, or mechanically processing a titanium alloy with a density ≦4.40 g/cm3 and a tensile strength from 680 Mpa to 950 Mpa.
The present invention further provides a titanium-aluminum alloy, which includes: 88 wt % to 92 wt % Ti, 7.5 wt % to 10 wt % Al, ≦2 wt % niobium (Nb), ≦2 wt % vanadium (V), ≦2 wt % molybdenum (Mo), ≦2 wt % chromium (Cr), ≦1 wt % iron (Fe), ≦1 wt % silicon (Si), ≦0.3 wt % oxygen (O), and ≦0.05 wt % nitrogen (N), and has an elongation falling within a scope from 8% to 16% and a density ≧4.40 g/cm3.
In the titanium-aluminum alloy of the present invention, the content of Ti and Al is higher than that of 6Al-4V—Ti in the conventional art, and the increasing of the content of Al has a significant effect on improving the normal temperature and high temperature strength, reducing the specific gravity, and increasing the elastic modulus of the alloy. Nb, V, Mo, Cr, and Fe are β stable elements, and as compared with 6Al-4V—Ti, the adding amount of V is greatly reduced, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the titanium-aluminum alloy. Furthermore, the titanium-aluminum alloy of the present invention has desirable hot molding capability, so it can be easily manufactured through mass production in factory, and the density thereof is lower than the alloy of the same kind, which is helpful for following the large-size trend of the golf club head, thereby improving the design margin.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given herein below for illustration only, which thus is not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:
FIG. 1 is a phase diagram of a titanium-aluminum alloy applied to a golf club head at a magnification of 50× according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a phase diagram of the titanium-aluminum alloy applied to a golf club head at a magnification of 100× according to an embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 3 is a phase diagram of the titanium-aluminum alloy applied to a golf club head at a magnification of 200× according to an embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is illustrated below through preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.
Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, according to a first embodiment of the present invention, the titanium-aluminum alloy includes: 88 wt % to 92 wt % Ti, 7.5 wt % to 10 wt % Al, and has an elongation falling within a scope from 8% to 16% and a density ≦4.40 g/cm3.
In the present invention, the properties of the titanium-aluminum alloy may be modified by adding trace amount of modifying elements, which may be, for example, selected from a group consisting of Nb, V, Cr, Mo, Fe, Si, O, and N elements. For example, the strength of the alloy may be enhanced by adding trace amount of Nb, without reducing the elongation property. The flowability and assistant degas effect during casting may be improved by relatively reducing the adding amount of V, without affecting the original mechanical property of the alloy. The uniformly-distributed carbide may be precipitated from the alloy by adding trace amount of Mo, so as to improve the heat resistance, to reduce the hot-crack phenomenon for welding of the alloy, and to increase the hardening capability and high-temperature strength of the alloy. The antirust and corrosion resistance of the alloy may be improved by adding suitable amount of Cr, so as to improve the service life of the golf club head. The material may have a desirable plasticity by adding trace amount of Fe, which is helpful for being processed. The flowability of the melted metal is improved by adding trace amount of Si. The modifying elements selected to be added into the present invention include ≦2 wt % Nb, ≦2 wt % V, ≦2 wt % Mo, ≦2 wt % Cr, ≦1 wt % Fe, ≦1 wt % Si, ≦0.3 wt % O, and ≦0.05 wt % N. The titanium-aluminum has an elongation falling within a scope from 8% to 16% and a density ≧4.40 g/cm3.
The characteristics of the titanium-aluminum alloy in the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention are compared with that of the conventional titanium alloy 6Al-4V—Ti as shown in Table 1 below:
8Al—Ti in the First
Embodiment of the
8Al—2V—Ti in the
Second Embodiment of
the Present Invention
7.5Al—2V—Ti in the
Third Embodiment of
the Present Invention
7Al—2V—Ti in the
Fourth Embodiment of
the Present Invention
As compared with the conventional 6Al-4V—Ti alloy, the titanium-aluminum alloy of the present invention can reduce the alloy density and increase the ductility by increasing the content of Al and reducing the content of V, thereby obtaining excellent elongation plasticity, and maintaining the low density.
A comparison table of the element composition of the titanium-aluminum alloy in the embodiment of the present invention with that of the conventional titanium alloy is as shown in Table 2 below:
8Al—Ti in the Embodiment
Element (wt %)
of the Present Invention
The alloy material of the embodiment takes the titanium-aluminum alloy as the main alloy, which is formed by casting, forging, or mechanically processing a titanium alloy, and has an elongation from 8% to 16% (over 8%) and a tensile strength from 680 Mpa to 950 Mpa (above 680 Mpa).
The titanium-aluminum alloy of the present invention has higher elongation capability, which is suitable for forming the main body of the golf club head. Furthermore, other material with desirable rigidness may be used for forming the hitting surface. The material composition may be titanium alloy 6Al-4V—Ti and β titanium alloy etc., and the alloy may be formed through casting, forging, or mechanical processing. In the present invention, the material of the main body with high elongation capability combined with the hitting plate with high strength can be used for achieving the golf club head product with good hitting sense (desirable damping capability), expected golf-controlling capability and a customized feature of an adjustable angle at a club portion, together with the internal structural designs of the main body, weighting structure, and rib design. A comparison table of the processing performance of the 8Al—Ti of the present invention with that of the conventional 6Al-4V—Ti is as shown in Table 3.
8Al—Ti in the Embodiment of the
Cool adjust angle
Material is relatively brittle, and
Material is relatively soft and
cracks occur on the club portion
flexible, and no cracks occur on
when the angle is adjusted to 1.5
the club portion when the angle
is adjusted to 3.5 degrees.
Amount for Each
Amount for Each
In addition, in the present invention, the main body of the golf club head is made of 8Al—Ti in the embodiment, and meanwhile, the titanium alloy with a high strength, SP700, is welded thereon as the hitting surface. Through a cannon shot test with a cannon shot dedicated golf ball (at a specification of 90) for 3000 times at a speed of 55.8 m/s, the hitting plate and the main body of the club head are not broken or have any cracks through eye observation and crack detection test.
To sum up, the titanium-aluminum alloy provided in the present invention has the features of industrial utilization, novelty, and inventiveness, so as to meet the requirements of an invention patent. The present invention is not restricted to the particular details described in the preferred embodiments. Indeed, those skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure will appreciate that many other variations from the foregoing description and drawings may be made within the scope of the present invention.


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Situated in the small area of Torrance County that sits north of the highway, this five acre property is a particularly enviable lot not only because of its position in the I-40 corridor, or because of its easy access to Albuquerque, but because it comes already fenced on three sides and sits in a residential neighborhood with easy access to power lines throughout the land. In fact, one of the nice things about this area is that you sit close to Santa Fe County and benefit from the well maintained roads and omnipresent utilities found in that region, without being subjected to the higher property taxes common for that county.
These lush five acres are the perfect place to build a home and raise a family. If you work in Albuquerque this is an easy thirty minute all-highway commute, and if you have kids, this property puts you in the heart of the Moriarty School District. Looking for a place to retire? This property is perfect for you as well. It sits in a secluded, small town community which remains warm (average 60’s and above) for nine months of the year. And if you’re relocating from the north, the other three months will be a breeze. Plus, this less expensive setting means your retirement savings will go a lot further than in other more expensive areas of the southwest.
The Torrance County Assessor places the Market Value of this property at $15,800, meaning at twice the price it is still well below local market prices. Purchase for $6,000 and resell for $12,000 and you’ll likely be able to flip this property and double your money within six months time.
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|Property Type||Rural Land|
|Terrain||Flat With Blue Skies|
|General Elevation (in feet)||6264|
|Power||At lot line|
|Phone||In the area|
|Water||Would be by well or alternative system|
|Sewer||Septic or Alternative System|
|Time to Build||No Limit|
|Title Info||Clear Title|
|Annual Property Taxes (Approx)||$136.22|

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Greek shipping companies Aegean and Tsakos dragged into Petrobras corruption probe
22 August 2017 00:00
Greek shipping companies Aegean Group and Tsakos Group have been dragged into the Brazilian corruption scandal involving the country's state-controlled oil company, Petróleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras.
The companies are alleged to have paid middlemen, who in turn bribed Petrobras officials to help secure contracts for the shipping companies.
The allegations are made in a recent court filing by the Federal Prosecutors Office from the state of Paraná as part of their investigation into corruption at Petrobras, known as Operation Lava Jato.
Anglo-Swiss mining giant Glencore became has also been accused of paying bribes to Petrobras officials, as the authority's probe continues to expand.
Tsakos and Aegean's interests were represented by father and son Konstantinos and Georgios Kotronakis when dealing with Petrobras.
Konstantinos Kotronakis was also employed as a director by Tsakos's Brazilian Unit, Tsakos Brasil Companhia de Navegacao, and he was also employed as a managing partner at a Brazilian unit of Aegean, Aegean Bunkering (Brazil) Import and Exports of Petroleum and Derivatives.
Georgios Kotronakis, a 28-year-old British National, was, and still is, owner and controller of UK company Seaview Shipping & Trading, which at the time was known as GB Maritime, according to the UK's company registry.
Prosecutors allege that former Petrobras executive Paulo Roberto Costa gave Konstantinos and Georgios Kotronakis inside information to help the Greek shipping companies they represented secure contracts. In return, Costa would receive a commission based on the value of the contracts, and part of the bribes that went to Costa were forwarded to politicians from the Progressive Party, which controlled indications for Petrobras Supply directorate. The Kotronakis duo also received kickbacks from the deals.
So far prosecutors have evidence that at least five contracts, four with Tsakos and one with Aegean, were secured through corruption.
Between May 2009 and April 2013 Tsakos companies agreed to 35 contracts with Petrobras worth some $790 million and between October 2009 and March 2013 Aegean entities participated in four contracts with Petrobras worth about $31 million.
— The evidence —
The corruption allegations are largely based on the testimony of Costa, who was the director of supply at Petrobras at the time.
He gave these confessions as part of a leniency agreement with prosecutors in 2014. In return for his information and evidence, Costa had his 128-year jail sentence suspended and was released from prison.
Another key piece of the evidence was found on a pen-drive that was apprehended from a former Eletronuclear official that contained details about the corrupt scheme.
Prosecutors also obtained evidence of bank transfers to corroborate Costa's plea deal statements, which were obtained with the help of authorities in Switzerland and Luxembourg.
Tsakos Energy Navigation paid $686,963.75 into the accounts of Seaview and GB Maritime. Diralmar Internacional, an authorized agent of the Tsakos group, also paid $1,678,575.47 into the accounts of both companies.
Aegean Petroleum Marine, Aegean Shipping management and Aegean Bunkering Services, paid $2,646,842.34 to Seaview.
Prosecutors found that a total $966,807.41 had been transferred from GB Maritime and Seaview to a Swiss bank account of "OST Invest" and a Luxemburg account of "BS Consulting," of which Costa and his son-in-law, Humberto Sampaio de Mesquita, were the beneficiaries.
Prosecutors also found that Konstantinos and Georgios Kotronakis visited Petrobras' headquarters roughly 17 times between November 2010 and January 2014.
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Prosecutors have filed for the arrests of Konstantinos Kotronakis, along with other individuals implicated in the allegations. They didn't request the arrest of his son Georgios.
But Federal Judge Sergio Moro rejected prosecutor's request for an arrest warrant for Konstantinos Kotronakis, instead seizing his passport and ordering him not to leave the country.
Moro rejected the request because Kotronakis was listed as an honorary consul of Greece in Brazil. This means he was not a Greek government employee, but was officially designated to advance Greek interests in the country.
But it appears that Kotronakis has already left the country, as a letter from his lawyer dated Aug. 18 filed with the court shows that Kotronakis signed it in Greece.
The judge, however, did grant search warrants of Aegean and Tsakos' Brazil offices, as well as the company and residential properties of the Kotronakis duo.
The judge also imposed an asset freezing order on Aegean, Tsakos, and Seaview Brazilian assets worth up to 5 million reais. But the country's central bank could only find $981.204,51 (reais) in Tsakos' bank accounts, and $3.346.426,12 (reais) in Aegean's.
Tsakos and Aegean were contacted by MLex but didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
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A series of Dark Fantasy stories by Manly Wade Wellman about a traveling musician named John who frequently finds himself battling supernatural menaces in the deep backwoods of Appalachia. Wellman had already written other Occult Detective stories, demonstrating a talent for weirdness and a quirky sense of humour, but these stories are additionally enlivened by Wellman's enduring interest in the folklore and folk music of backwoods America.
The series has no official overall title, but is usually called the "Silver John" (referring to John's silver-stringed guitar) or "John the Balladeer" series. Neither of these names is ever used in the series to refer to the protagonist, who is always just plain John.
The series includes both short stories and novels:
- Who Fears the Devil? (Arkham House, 1963) (short stories)
- John the Balladeer (1988) (Ed. Karl E. Wagner, revised collection containing all Silver John short stories)
- Owls Hoot In The Daytime And Other Omens (2003) (Ed. Night Shade Press, also contains all Silver John short stories)
- Who Fears the Devil? (Paizo Publishing, 2010) (reprint of AH edition with two additional stories)
- The Old Gods Waken (1979)
- After Dark (1980)
- The Lost and the Lurking (1981)
- The Hanging Stones (1982)
- The Voice of the Mountain (1984)
It inspired a movie, The Legend of Hillbilly John, in the 1970s.
This series provides examples of:
- Afterlife Express: "The Little Black Train" has the local Rich Bitch trying to escape a curse that the train will come for her (by removing all the local tracks). "A black train runs some nights at midnight, they say, and when it runs a sinner dies." It comes anyway, but she repents and the train retreats.
- Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: In Voice of the Mountain, the main villain Ruel Harpe is described after embarrassing a young witch in his service as being rather like "one of those parents who enjoys embarrassing their children on purpose."
- The Antichrist: John's last recorded enemy, Ruel Harpe, descendant of the infamous Micajah 'Big' Harpe, has shades of this. He intends to use the Gospel of Judas to kill roughly 99% of the human race and then turn his home atop Cry Mountain into a temple to himself. He wants John to help. It doesn't work.
- As the Good Book Says...: Many people quote "The Book", appropriate given they're from the backwoods. Most notably, early in "Shiver in the Pines", one character (asked what he's up to) gives Satan's greeting from the book of Job — which garners a disturbed reaction from those present.
- Brain Bleach: John wishes for some after seeing the Behinder in "The Desrick on Yandro" and decades later when he sees it again in the novel The Voice of the Mountain.
- Celibate Hero: John, until he weds Evadare.
- Cheaters Never Prosper: John gets into a shooting contest with two old rivals out in the backwoods. Both have wrought powerful magic to beat the other, but John wins handily. When asked how, John simply states that he was the best rifle marksman in his regiment when he was in Korea.
- Covers Always Lie: As shown above, John never plays a song on his guitar for a winged demoness, though admittedly it's the sort of thing he might do.
- Did You Just Scam Cthulhu?: John's good at this, though sometimes he takes Eldritch Abominations down more physically.
- Dreaming of Things to Come: Discussed in "Old Devlins Was A-Waiting". John mentions that one time during his war years he had a dream that came true, but he calls it "no tale to tell" and declines to give details. One of the other characters has a theory that it's a consequence of Intangible Time Travel into the future.
- Druid: In The Old Gods Waken the two main human enemies are a pair of English druids working with both The Man in the Oak, a malevolent tree spirit formed out of the long-dead ghost of another druid, along with the Raven Mockers, Cherokee vampire-witches.
- Eldritch Abomination: Wellman was a fan of the Cthulhu Mythos and it shows in his work. A lot of the monsters John meets are described as something utterly alien to normal human life. That is, when they're described at all.
- Evil Counterpart: "Nine Yards of Other Cloth" pits John against another musician with an ebony fiddle, who seems to have gotten his skills from a less holy source.
- Evil Sorcerer: Multiple examples, usually shown terrorizing the local countryside before John comes along.
- Fantasy Americana
- Fearsome Critters of American Folklore: A whole flock of them appear at the climax of "The Desrick on Yandro". Another pack of them shows up in The Voice of the Mountain, and they are mentioned in quite a few of the other stories.
- Feathered Fiend: The eponymous buzzard-monster in "O Ugly Bird", which is a sort of familiar to a sinister hoodoo man.
- Feuding Families: The Hatfield-McCoy Feud, a historical event that became part of American folklore, forms part of the backstory of "Old Devlins Was A-Waiting".
- Funetik Aksent: Most of the series characters' are from the Appalachians and speak the dialect, which is done properly. Wellman lived in the mountains of North Carolina for decades, and did his research.
- Future Self Reveal: In "Who Else Could I Count On?", John is asked for help by an old man who has traveled from forty years in the future to Set Right What Once Went Wrong. The reveal comes after it occurs to John that the man is old enough to have a younger self in the present, and he asks the old man what will happen if he meets his younger self.
- God Was My Copilot: In "Over the Hills and Everywhere", John tells a story about an itinerant carpenter mending a feud between two brothers, and implies that it was Jesus taking an active hand.
- Handy Man: The carpenter in "Over the Hills and Everywhere".
- Hell Gate: In "Owls Hoot In The Daytime" John finds one of these, complete with its own demon, Molech. Molech tries to get John to take some of the precious jewels it has laying all over the place so it can hurl him into a fiery pit. It works about as well as you'd think.
- Hillbilly Horrors: Scary and supernatural happenings in rural Appalachia. Unlike most versions of this trope, however, the hillbillies themselves are generally depicted as pretty decent, ordinary people.
- If I Can Only Move: At the climax of "Vandy, Vandy".
- Improbable Weapon User: John's silver-strung guitar is sometimes the only thing standing between him and death or worse.
- My Future Self and Me: The whole point of the aptly-titled "Who Else Could I Count On?".
- No Immortal Inertia: In "Vandy, Vandy", a man who's unnaturally prolonged his life for nearly three hundred years dies, and his body crumbles into a mouldy little heap.
- No Name Given: John
- Our Giants Are Bigger: Rafe Enoch from "Walk Like A Mountain". He differs also in that he's rather cunning for a giant, and oh yes, he can control the weather.
- Our Vampires Are Different: Cherokee vampires, the Raven Mockers, in the novel The Old Gods Waken.
- Our Werewolves Are Different: Hoph from "You Know the Tale of Hoph" is implied to be one, though it's not stated. He has hair, fangs, and claws, and feeds on the blood of beautiful women. He's also only vulnerable to a Silver Bullet, which John promptly puts into him once he tries to attack someone.
- Pious Monster: In "Nine Yards of Other Cloth", John explores Hosea's Hollow, a valley that's reputed to be haunted by a terrifying man-eating monster. A local legend tells of a man named Hosea Palmer who went into the hollow to deal with the monster; after that, the monster never raided beyond the hollow, but Hosea Palmer was never seen again. In the hollow, John finds an old grave, with a wooden marker inscribed by an unknown hand with Hosea Palmer's name, and eventually learns that Hosea befriended the monster and gave it religion, and the monster buried him when he died. It lets John and Evadare pass through unmolested because they pray at the grave and sing hymns and behave like decent people; the villain of the story, who does none of those things, never leaves the hollow alive.
- Put on a Bus: Evadare is not heard from again in any of the short stories after "Trill Coster's Burden". In the novels The Old Gods Waken and After Dark, John mentions that Evadare is staying with friends while he gathers up money so they can start a homestead and get married. She appears in the novel The Hanging Stones.
- Real After All: In "Shiver in the Pines" a pair of occultist con artists try to scam a pair of farmers out of their property by tricking them into entering an haunted mine that belonged to the Ancients. John figures the scam out and the two thieves are snatched away by something the Ancients left behind.
- Real Person Cameo: Several mountain musicians like Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Obray Ramsey make appearances.
- Reckless Gun Usage: Rixon gets taken to task for it by none less than the ghost of "Devil" Anse Hatfield. He tries to explain it away as a joke, but Anse remains unimpressed."A mighty sorry joke," said Devil Anse. "I never yet laughed at a gun going off."
- Rock Me, Asmodeus!: Usually inverted as it's implied John received his skills and silver-stringed guitar from a holy source. Played straight, however, in "Nine Yards of Other Cloth", where he is pitted against a man with an ebony fiddle from a very different source...
- Set Right What Once Went Wrong: In "Who Else Could I Count On?", John meets a man who has travelled from four decades in the future to prevent "the war that everybody's going to lose".
- Shell-Shocked Veteran: Anderson Newlands in "Old Devlins Was A-Waiting" is a veteran of The Korean War. John himself occasionally mentions that he's been to war in the past, and Word of God is that he was in Korea too.
- Shown Their Work: As noted, Wellman was an acknowledged expert when it came to Appalachian myths, folktales and music.
- Silver Bullet: In "You Know the Tale of Hoph", one is used to slay the monster.
- Silver Has Mystic Powers: In many of the stories. John explains that silver is proof against evil creatures because it's the one substance Satan fears.
- Sins of Our Fathers: "The Desrick on Yandro" features an arrogant man paying for his grandfather's sins.
- Southern-Fried Genius: John has a Ph.D.-level knowledge of American myths and folklore, as well as deep insight into the belief systems if several Native American tribes. He was also number two on the short list of people considered for the job of recording folk songs for the Library of Congress, though he privately admits that Bascom Lamar Lunsford was the (ever so slightly) better choice.
- Summon Bigger Fish: In "Vandy, Vandy" a warlock starts a spell to turn a picture of John into an object of Sympathetic Magic, so he can use it to harm John. John attempts to distract the warlock by throwing a silver quarter at him, and the warlock's spell latches onto the image of George Washington on the quarter instead of onto the picture of John. Result: Washington himself — or rather, an embodiment of the heroic myth of George Washington — appears out of the smoke and kicks the warlock's ass.
- Sword Cane: The villain in "Vandy, Vandy" has one.
- Sympathetic Magic: Magic worked on people through images of them features in "Vandy, Vandy".
- Take Our Word for It: The Behinder in "The Desrick on Yandro."To this day I can see it, as plain as a fence at noon, and forever I will be able to see it. But talking about it's another matter. Thank you, I won't try.
- Thought-Aversion Failure: "Blue Monkey" has John attending a midnight spell-casting where the caster informs everyone that if they don't think of a blue monkey, he can turn pebbles into gold. The spell fails because they all are. John tries the spell a year later, but tells the audience not to think of a red fish (so that they don't think of a blue monkey). Turns out the spell is real.
- Time Travel:
- In "Old Devlins was A-Waiting", a character has a theory that rituals for summoning up the dead are actually a form of time travel, bringing the subject forward from the past, not up from the grave. Their ritual succeeds in summoning Captain Anderson Hatfield, but the question of whence is left ambiguous.
- In the story fragment "Who Else Could I Count On?", John meets a traveller from the future. It doesn't go into detail about how the travel was accomplished.
- Titled After the Song: Several of the stories are named after/inspired by Appalachian folk-tunes, including "Shiver in the Pines", "The Little Black Train" and "The Desrick on Yandro". John always sings at least a verse or two of the song in question, accompanying himself on his silver-strung guitar.
- Vapor Wear: Craye Sawtelle in "The Spring".She winnowed close then. I made out that she didn't have on air stitch under her silky dress. She was proudly made, and well she knew it.
- Victoria's Secret Compartment: In "Trill Coster's Burden", The Vamp hides a giant ruby in her cleavage, and tells John that if he wants it he'll have to reach in and get it; he declines, and she gets away. (This ends badly for her, since the reason he wanted it in the first place is that it has a curse on it he's trying to break.)
- Walking the Earth: John.
- When Trees Attack: One novel, The Old Gods Waken, had the Man In The Oak, a kind of undead tree-spirit, as its main villain, along with a grove of literally bloodthirsty thorn vines.

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Tue, 04 May 2021 15:50:20 GMT
To mark the launch of its exclusive Xbox Game Pass Ultimate add-on with unlimited data for gaming, EE, the UK’s number one network for gaming has unleashed its latest national campaign.
The six-week integrated campaign, which brings to life the immersive nature of gaming on the go, sits across out of home (OOH), display and social channels, with the activity extended through digital activations, partnership with LADbible Group, and an interactive AR in-store experience– a first of its kind for the brand in retail – and PR.
The advertising campaign, created by EE’s advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, leads with digital out of home featuring three Xbox titles played on an Android handset & Razer Kishi controller, with each creative thematically tied to UK backdrops. From the woods of East Sussex for Forza Horizon 4, to the shore of Joss Bay, Kent, for Sea of Thieves and London’s Southbank for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
The campaign marks the launch of one of EE’s most innovative media campaigns to date, led by EE’s media agency Essence. Throughout the month of May, EE will also be working with the LADbible Group (LADbible, GAMINGbible) on an episodic content series, which sees influencers Liv Cook, AJ Sabeel and Sharkey, put their mobile gaming skills to the test. In the three-part series, the influencers, who have amassed millions of followers between them, battle it out in a variety of intense gaming on the go challenges; mobile gaming while being shot with paintballs, racing the fastest lap while crushing real cars in a monster truck, and finding treasure while navigating ice-cold rapids.
From May, EE will be utilising Twitter's Emoji Engine product to engage with the gaming community in an authentic and fun way. Gamers can tweet @EE with the hashtag #GamingUnleashed and one of 40 selected emojis to receive a customised Xbox game suggestion, alongside a sign-up link for EE’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate add-on. EE is the first UK telco company to use this technology, with the Twitter Emoji Engine perfect for gaming discovery, fuelling excitement amongst gaming enthusiasts for EE’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate add-on, helping to reinforce the network as the UK’s number one for gaming.
The EE gaming campaign will roll out throughout the Spring, with interactive AR retail experience available to customers in almost 600 stores, and PR to follow.
Pete Jeavons, marketing communications director at EE comments: “We’re in the business of keeping our customers connected to the things they love, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to be unleashing our Xbox Games Pass Ultimate add-on to our Android customers. Gaming is such a huge passion point, offering entertainment, connection, and escapism. Words alone don’t do it justice. So, in our latest campaign we’ve aimed to push ourselves to the next level, to find new and exciting ways to really bring to life the immersive nature of gaming-on-the-go across multiple channels. Game on!”
The national campaign marks the launch of a new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate add-on for EE Android smartphone customers, giving them access to over 100 Xbox games on the go with inclusive unlimited data for just £10 per month. The add-on is now available to all EE Pay Monthly Android smartphone customers on a Smart or Essential plan for £10 a month on a 30-day rolling contract. Customers will be able to enjoy a range of games on their smartphone via the cloud, including Forza Horizon 4, Sea of Thieves and Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
According to the latest independent testing by RootMetrics, EE is the number one network for gaming in the UK. EE recorded the fastest aggregate median download speed of any network, the lowest packet loss, and the lowest jitter during UK-wide testing – all key factors that help provide smoothest and reliable gaming experience on the go.
For more information on EE’s exclusive Xbox Game Pass Ultimate add-on with unlimited data for gaming, please visit here.
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What All-natural or Home Remedies Calm as well as Give Earache Discomfort Relief?
Earaches might often be dealt with in your home. The goal is to lower inflammation and discomfort
– Cozy compresses held to the outside of the ear may assist with several of the discomfort. Make sure that water does not enter into the ear canal. As well, it is essential not to burn the skin.
– Additionally, a trendy compress might help if warmth does not. Holding a great compress for 20 mins at a time against the ear may be valuable. Be careful to not have it as well chilly to cause frostbite.
– Over-the-counter pain drugs may be handy. These consist of advil (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve) and acetaminophen (Tylenol, Panadol). It is essential to remember that non-prescription medications may interact with prescription drugs and also may additionally have side effects. Always talk to a health-care expert or pharmacist if required. Also, in infants and kids, these medicines are dosed based upon weight.
– Ibuprofen and acetaminophen may also be utilized for fever control.
– Maintain well hydrated and also drink lots of liquid.
– Moisture may aid sinuses and ears drainpipe. It is very important to be mindful when utilizing steam or hot water, particularly around babies as well as kids, to stop scald burns.
– Olive oil may be useful for discomfort. A few decrease in the ear canal might be soothing.
– Other over-the-counter ear drops might additionally be handy in decreasing discomfort.
– Organic oils may be of use in helping with discomfort. A pharmacist or herbalist may have the ability to recommend certain herbal items.
– Chewing or yawning might be valuable in relieving stress within the middle ear. In some cases one can feel or hear standing out audios, like rice krispies, as the Eustachian tubes open as well as near try to adjust stress.
– When flying, sucking on sweet or having an infant feed on a container throughout take-off and also landing may assist as the airplane adjustments elevation swiftly
– If the ear fullness is because of sinus discomfort, in addition to moisture, oxymetazoline (Afrin) nasal spray may be useful (however should just be utilized for an optimum of 3 days). Salt water nasal spray may be made use of for a longer period and extra often.
Exactly how Are Earaches and also Ear Discomfort Treated?Why Do My Ears Hurt After Neti Pot
Swimmer’s ear treatment (otitis externa).
– A lot of cases are treated with prescription eardrops for 7-10 days.
– These declines include an antibiotic to combat the infection, and also typically a steroid to reduce inflammation swelling.
– The declines are placed in the affected ear with the specific laying on their side.
After the drops are put, the individual ought to stay in this position for regarding 5 mins to prevent the declines from lacking the ear.
– If the ear canal is really swollen, a wick or little piece of gauze product may be positioned right into the canal to permit the ear goes down to reach the proper place.
– Occasionally, the health-care specialist might suggest an oral antibiotic in addition to the eardrops. Pain medicine either OTC or prescription is often needed for a couple of days until the infection is in control.
– The ear canal need to be maintained dry throughout treatment. An earplug or small cotton sphere covered with Vaseline can be made use of during showering to maintain water out.
– In many cases the drainage in the ear builds up, as well as the infection won’t get rid of till it is gotten rid of. Recommendation to an otolaryngologist (an ear, nose, as well as throat professional) may be required.
Center ear infection therapy (otitis media).
– There are various means of coming close to the therapy of otitis media. Depending upon the situation, the health-care expert may suggest anti-biotics instantly. This is most often utilized for grownups who create otitis media.
– Conversely, in kids, observation and also comfort treatment may be proper, and also if signs and symptoms fix in 2-3 days, no antibiotics might be essential. The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests this two-step method relying on the age of the child, the assurance of the diagnosis, the extent of disease, and the capacity of the youngster and family to have accessibility to follow-up treatment.
– The decision regarding which program of therapy to utilize will certainly depend upon the discussion in between moms and dad as well as health-care specialist. A prescription for anti-biotics may be offered to the moms and dads or caregiver with the directions not to fill up the prescription for 2 to 3 days, and afterwards just load and make use of the prescription only if the symptoms linger.
– Symptomatic treatment may include discomfort control with non-prescription or prescription pain drugs, consuming plenty of fluids, and humidifying the air.
Bullous myringitis therapy.
– Treatment for infections of the eardrum may consist of dental antibiotics, antibiotic ear declines, and also discomfort drugs.Why Do My Ears Hurt After Neti Pot


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Jonathan Loaisiga regains form when Yankees’ need him the most
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After being sidelined for nearly two months, Jonathan Loaisiga is pitching more like the reliever he was in 2021, validating the Yankees’ belief that he could get back to that form. He finished the regular season with a 1.76 earned run average over his final 31 appearances, a crucial turnaround the Yankees’ bullpen struggle amid injuries and they seek to win the playoffs first time in years.
With the Yankees in the middle of the ALDS, his return to form is a boon for them. Loaisiga was forced to go on the injured list in May due to shoulder impingement, and he took his ugly 7.02 earned run average with him. Following his return, he made his first appearance against the Reds and promptly blew it by allowing three runs in two-thirds of an inning. Things did not improve from there.
Since then, however, Loaisiga has pitched reasonably well signaling a return to his form.
The Yankees’ pitcher told as Thursday’s ALDS Game 2 was postponed:
“The adjustment we’ve made in my mechanics, it had to do with my shoulder, actually, we felt that it was lagging behind a little bit, and I was putting a little too much stress on the shoulder. So together with [bullpen coach Mike] Harkey and our pitching coach, [Matt] Blake, we worked on that just to get in a better position that would allow me to be more fluid executing pitches.”
Now, in order to assist a worn-down bullpen, the Yankees need Loaisiga to maintain this momentum while also reversing some of the results he has seen in previous postseasons.
In the first game of the series, which took place on Tuesday, Loaisiga was the first man to come out of the bullpen. He replaced Gerrit Cole in the seventh inning with a runner on first and one out, protecting a 4-1 lead in the process. The hard-throwing right-hander gave up a single to Steven Kwan before using an inside sinker traveling at 100 mph to get Amed Rosario to hit into a double play, which ended the inning.
After that, Jose Ramirez started off the bottom of the eighth inning by singling against Loaisiga. After that, the Yankees turned to Wandy Peralta and Clay Holmes to close out the victory.
Loaisiga has pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while also allowing eight hits and eight walks across his eight career postseason appearances.
However, Loaisiga will need to improve his performance, especially considering that the remainder of the ALDS could be played on four consecutive days if it goes the distance. This would place an additional strain on the bullpens of both teams.
Since coming off the disabled list, Loaisiga has thrown on consecutive days an astounding eight times. During the second game of that pair of back-to-back contests, he has allowed two runs on five hits while also walking two batters for a total of eight 1/3 innings.
In his career with the major leagues, Loaisiga has never pitched on three consecutive days.
Can Loaisiga maintain his form during the playoffs?

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