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An important step forward in adult stem cell research has offered hope of new medical treatments without any need to use human embryos.
This will fuel calls to reject embryo research which, after a decade of work, has failed to produce any treatments.
In this latest advance, scientists at Harvard Medical School used cells from the skin of adults suffering from diseases to produce stem cells that act like those taken from embryos.
Stem cells are the body’s ‘master’ cells, which can be grown into various kinds of body tissues. Scientists hope to use them to repair damaged tissues.
This latest breakthrough will allow researchers to gain insights into the cause of illnesses including Type 1 diabetes, Down’s syndrome and Huntington’s disease.
Researchers hope that by ‘rewinding’ the stem cells from patients with diseases to this embryonic-like state they will be able to learn more about the way the diseases develop.
Scientists around the world are increasingly moving towards non-embryonic stem cell research.
Stem cells from sources such as bone marrow and umbilical cord blood have now been used to successfully treat at least 72 conditions.
Breakthroughs, like this one from Harvard, have led a number of scientists to move away from embryonic stem cell research.
The scientist behind the Harvard work, Willy Lensch, said: “This will help us understand the environmental causes that push these undefined cells to become diseases.
“We can look at what is happening to the hormones, the genes, the growth factors, and compare that to cells that don’t have the mutations – learn new things.”
Mike Judge, Head of Communications at The Christian Institute, said: “This shows the stem cells debate is not ‘religion versus science’. There are differing opinions within science itself on the best way to advance stem cell research.
“Those of us opposed to the Government’s plans to allow more research on human embryos are not anti-science. We are very much in favour of successful, ethical science which does not destroy human embryos.
“In terms of treatments, adult stem cell research has shown itself to be more successful than embryonic work. The Government should be putting taxpayers’ money into this area of study, not the highly-controversial research using human embryos which has so far led to no treatments.”


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AUSTIN, Texas – You might love, hate, or shrug the idea of virtual reality, but one niche is still unequivocally committed to the format: film festivals. The reasons are not all great.
Since VR usually requires one-for-one kiosks, it invites long lines (which film festivals love for photo-op reasons). These films also favor short 10-15 minute presentations, which are the bread and butter of the indie film world. And the concept smacks of exclusivity – of the feeling that, if you want to see experimental VR fare, you need to go to Sundance, Cannes or SXSW to tie up and trip out.
But – seriously, listen to me – VR filmmaking at its best replicates the experience of live theater in a really accessible way. (I’ve been saying this for years.) You can’t look at something like Hamilton on DVD and expect the same effect. And when a VR movie is well made, with smart technical decisions, it really meets (or sometimes surpasses) the best of Broadway without the need for a flight to New York or a lottery.
This brings me to my favorite thing about this year’s South by Southwest VR Cinema Competition: the best stuff destroyed the whole “inaccessible” thing.
Sure, a few of this year’s features took advantage of a “nicer” computer or headset. But filmmakers are finally tuning into a really cool reality about the immersive power of VR: An artsy eye and clever production is almost always more effective than an expensive, cumbersome rig at answering the question, “Why are you watching this in VR instead of a flat screen?”
Ars’ Grand VR Prize, SXSW 2019: Metro Veinte: Cita Ciega
This year’s top VR filmmakers have delivered something astonishing: 360-degree video.
I often dislike this format because of the way it wraps a flat screen image around your head like a dome. When I see this, I usually wonder, “Why can’t I watch this on a flat screen?” The stretched visuals often force viewers to tense and turn their heads, usually only to emphasize the VR gimmick of “yowzers, there’s something behind you!”
Metro Veinte: Cita Ciega, an Argentine film about a disabled woman’s blind date, is the best 360-degree film I’ve ever seen, in part because the enveloping images capture the principles of VR. Crucially, the scenes limit their interesting content to a 140-degree focal range, requiring only a little peripheral vision. The scenes organically show viewers that turning around doesn’t pay. Look behind you and you’ll see the windowless corner of a bus seat, a blurry focused field in a park, or the same bedroom background that’s already appeared a few times.
Rather than being a distraction, this background content feels like an anchor. That’s crucial, because each sequence lasts long enough to get a comfortable, intimate look at a wheelchair-bound life. Metro VeinteaThe opening scene sets this tone emphatically by placing a camera a stone’s throw from a bathtub, where we meet the main character Juana. She is enjoying in silence while watching porn on her smartphone. (We don’t hear about her wheelchair until later.)
This opening scene provides a rare moment of comfort and quiet satisfaction, but is interrupted by her meddling mother. The rest of the film doubles up on her push-pull relationship with help and kindness, all emphasized with “feet off the camera” sequences in which she resists or dejectedly accepts someone else’s attention.
Fortunately, this is not a painfully slow film. Metro Veintea wisely accentuates the slow-moving scenes by having Juana send texts and audio messages to a close friend. (This is shown in Sherlocklike fashion in the VR field of view.) In a great example, Juana goes back and forth with her boyfriend on a possible date, giving us a sense of story and character as we hang out on a bus for a minute. Shortly afterwards, an elderly passenger says goodbye to Juana compassionately – and there is a feeling that we have to empathize with the feeling of being on a bus with someone in a wheelchair, perhaps feeling uncomfortable or wanting to say something.
But Juana could do without the “polite” banter. “Where are you going?” asks the older woman. “Oh, I’m going to fuck a man,” Juana replies. End of the conversation. But not the end of the moment.
I absolutely accepted this deep-seated experience, having shared that bus with Juana for so long. It’s the same way I chose to sit in the front row on her blind date, or examine all the anti-establishment stickers on her wheelchair, or have her relatives’ faces as close to the camera as they responded to Juana’s sexuality.
In Metro Veintea, intimacy, and combat float comfortably in the lenses of a VR headset, although admittedly the film has two “ugh, I have to stretch my head to see something” moments. And these could be my favorites in the movie because in this I caught myself saying, “Gosh, this is awkward -” and stopped myself. It is a rare case of a good 360-degree gimmick, and Metro VeinteaThe best narrative beats deserve the right to play that card.
Best of the rest: Reggie Watts, creepy zombies, World War I and hateful lovers
gloomy eyes: Colin Ferrell lends his voice as narrator to this all-too-short, all-too-unbelievable demonstration of VR theater done well.
gloomy eyes (Oculus Rift, SteamVR) introduces a universe where dangerous zombies roam free and natural light hasn’t shone for years. Through narration and short, cute scenes, the film introduces a few characters: Nina, a sad girl who keeps losing her puppy, but also mysteriously accesses a magical light source; her uncle, a grumpy overseer who wants to bring order to the dark world and eradicate the zombies; and Gloomy, a young zombie boy who cooks in equal parts good and evil.
Its duality hints at a potentially interesting conflict and story. But once the video’s narrative roots are established, they are immediately ripped out with a “to be continued” warning.
I’m looking forward to the final two episodes of the series, which the filmmakers say will run 10 minutes each and will be released “this Halloween” on commercial platforms (Oculus Rift, SteamVR). Meanwhile, every moment in the eight-minute short film plays with shadow and light in an incredible way. Using floodlights is a good idea to focus your VR eyes on only one concentrated point at a time, not a lot of background or behind-the-back scenery.
This focused attention does something dramatic in short: it gives viewers mental permission to lean into each diorama, rendered in real time, to absorb the minute details of the impeccably animated characters and the depth and scope of each miniature stage. to take. A flash of light or a wildly animated shadow causes your eyes to follow the characters to the next set piece, where, again, you can linger long enough to take in the details without sticking your neck out to look in all directions.
The result is a number of moments that I remember well after I stepped out of the demo, including a confrontation between the overseer and his follower in front of a cathedral, bathed in red light; a spooky drive-in movie where the boy character unleashes his demonic potential; and an in-your-face moment when the boy and girl finally share a moment of kindness as he builds a bridge for her and her adorable pup to pass through. The results reminded me of the VR dollhouse effect I got from playing the video game Mossonly this time with a focused story where viewers are sucked into a “spooky cute” universe without having to hold a game controller.
I watched this short more than any other at SXSW because I was captivated by its unique world. The catch: Since this movie has support for leaning in and admiring the smaller details, it needs a more powerful VR rig than Oculus Go or Google Cardboard. Still, the limited detail and focused lighting help scale this experience up to weaker computers, so it still falls under the “accessible VR” umbrella I mentioned earlier.

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Claims that PET bottles are “100% recyclable” or “100% recycled” are likely to mislead consumers, a report from the consultancy Eunomia said.
Working with environmental groups ClientEarth, the Environmental Coalition for Standards and Zero Waste Europe, Eunomia said that PET was “currently not a circular material even in the best recycling systems in Europe” in its report. 100% Greenwash? Green claims on PET beverage bottles in Europe.
Rosa Pritchard of ClientEarth said: “This report clearly demonstrates that ‘plastic bottle circularity’ is a myth.”
Claims about the “sustainability” of PET beverage bottles “do not reflect reality” and potentially violated consumer protection law by making false claims, Eunomia said.
The report investigated examples of claims and found that the term “recyclable” was ambiguous and should not be placed on the bottles.
It is recommended instead that the labels should provide consumers with clear instructions on how to dispose of the packaging.
Claims that PET bottles are “100% recycled” might not account for all components, as caps and labels “are rarely, if ever, made from recycled content.”
The authors conclude that PET beverage bottles should not be marketed in a way that implies circularity or sustainability.
Andy Grant, technical director of Eunomia Research & Consulting, said: “PET beverage bottles should not be marketed using language or imagery that states or implies circularity, sustainability and/or climate neutrality.
“Even when considering only the PET body and in the most efficient recycling system, complete circularity is not technically feasible. There will always be a need for an input of virgin plastic.”

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Mercedes-Benz Pulls Ahead in Quarterly U.S. Luxury-Car Sales
(Bloomberg) -- Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz topped rivals in first-quarter U.S. luxury-car sales, powered by a refreshed and filled out lineup of crossovers.
Mercedes sold 78,256 vehicles in the first three months of 2021, up 16% from a year earlier, led by the GLE sport-utility vehicle and its more-compact sibling, the GLC. Toyota Motor Corp’s luxury Lexus brand outsold BMW for the No. 2 spot, with a 32% jump to 74,253 for the quarter. The Lexus RX and NX SUVs made up more than a third of those sales.
BMW’s sales rose 20% to 71,433 in the first quarter, led by the X3 crossover, which was up 41%.
Luxury sales are rebounding after pandemic lockdowns last March shuttered dealerships and forced plant shutdowns. Now automakers are struggling to meet demand because of a semiconductor shortage that has idled plants around the world.
Volkswagen AG’s Audi brand grew sales 33% to 54,840 vehicles. The Audi Q5 was a top seller, with more than 14,000 sold. The electric e-tron, the German luxury brand’s response to Tesla Inc., more than doubled sales to 3,474.
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Are Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson brothers? They think it’s possible – National
Are Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson long lost brothers?
The Hollywood star and actor veteran believe they may be genetically related, and McConaughey told Kelly Ripa he was considering a DNA test.
Talk at Ripa’s let’s talk off camera Podcast, McConaughey said two actors learned from their mothers she knew Harrelson’s fatherperhaps romantically.
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“Where I begin and where he ends, and where he begins and where I end, is always dull lines” McConaughey, 53, said earlier this week.
“And that’s part of our bromance, isn’t it? My kids call him Uncle Woody. His kids call me Uncle Matthew. And looking at my family photos, I think a lot of his photos are of me. His family thinks a lot of my photos are of him.”
He said a possible link was established years ago on a trip to Greece.
“A few years ago in Greece, we were talking about how close we were to our family,” McConaughey said. “There was my mother there and she said, ‘Woody, I knew your dad’ … everyone was noticing the ellipse my mother left after ‘I knew’. It was loaded It was KNEW.
“We figured out what this ‘know’ meant, did the math, and found that[Harrelson’s]father was on furlough and his mother and father were going through a second divorce. got it. Then there are likely receipts and locations in West Texas where you may have had a rally, meeting, or “know-it-all” moment. “
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However, despite being “at risk,” DNA test To confirm the relationship, the Oscar-winner said he didn’t do it because “after 53 years of believing it,” he was worried about finding out his father might not be his biological father. It is said that they are more reluctant to
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“It’s a little easier for Woods[Harrelson]to say, ‘Let’s do it!'” What is skin to him?
“It’s a little difficult for me because he’s asking me to take the chance to go. ‘Wait a minute. After 53 years of believing it, my dad might not be my dad.’ Do you want to say to me?” Got more skin in the game. “
McConaughey and Harrelson, 61, have shared many sets and acted together in movies over the years. welcome to hollywood, EDTV and surfer dudeand the TV series true detectiveThey are set to reunite in a comedy on AppleTV+. half brotherwhere they play fictional versions of themselves living together on a ranch in Texas.
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Seeds of the Past is an adaptation of Virginia Andrews' novel. The two main characters return to their childhood memories, again resurrecting the memory of the time they were locked in the attic for more than three years. Katie and Christopher are back at Foxford Hall, a lot of time has passed, but the feeling of anxiety does not leave them to this day. The reason for the brother and sister to come to this place was the twenty-five-year-old Bart, the youngest son of Katie, who should inherit the estate. A series of events reminds of the past again and again, scares every child’s wounds with every petty rustle. From admiration to panic, from nostalgia to fear ... A picture of Canadian production saw the world in April 2015. Director Shawn Ku made sure to keep the storyline of Virginia S. Andrews as much as possible, making minimal amendments to the film version. Making the heroes of the novel come to life, he, along with his team, gave many fans of this work a great pleasure to compare the fantasy world of the author and the film crew. Each of the characters influenced the character of the plot, allowing the viewer, along with the characters of the film adaptation, to go through the fateful mazes of thoughts, fears and emotions ...
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Get the lowdown on the buzzing rumors about Ducati potentially signing Moto2 sensation Fermin Aldeguer for a MotoGP spot in 2025. Ducati’s top brass spills the beans, confirming talks but no signed deal yet. Why’s everyone so hyped about Aldeguer? Well, the kid’s fast, young, and has mad skills on the track, making him a hot prospect for Ducati’s future lineup.
But with no ink on paper, it’s all speculation for now. Aldeguer, still ripping it up in Moto2, has the racing world watching his every move, wondering if he’ll jump to MotoGP with Ducati or another team. For the scoop on Ducati’s plans, Aldeguer’s potential, and what the future might hold for this rising star, you’re in the right spot. Stay tuned for updates on Aldeguer’s journey and Ducati’s next move.
Ducati’s Stance on Signing Fermin Aldeguer
Recent rumors have swirled around Ducati’s potential signing of Moto2 sensation Fermin Aldeguer for a MotoGP ride in 2025. These speculations were fueled by reports from Spanish publication El Periodico, suggesting Aldeguer’s visit to Ducati headquarters to ink a deal. However, Ducati’s top executives have now addressed these rumors, providing clarity on their negotiations with the young rider.
Ducati’s Dialogue with Moto2 Star Aldeguer
Davide Tardozzi, a key figure at Ducati, praised Aldeguer’s remarkable talent and potential, acknowledging the widespread interest in securing a deal with him. “Fermin Aldeguer is a guy who is very fast,” Tardozzi noted, highlighting the rider’s impressive performances towards the end of last season and his promising future in the sport. Despite ongoing discussions, Tardozzi emphasized that nothing has been finalized yet, leaving Aldeguer’s eventual decision open.
Gigi Dall’Igna on Ducati’s Future Plans with Aldeguer
Gigi Dall’Igna, another influential voice at Ducati, reiterated the company’s position, stating explicitly, “We didn’t sign a contract with him.” Dall’Igna recognized Aldeguer as a rider with significant future potential, acknowledging the interest in bringing such talent into Ducati’s fold. This underlines Ducati’s careful approach to talent acquisition, focusing on long-term potential rather than rushing into agreements.
Aldeguer’s Journey and Future Prospects
At just 18 years old, Fermin Aldeguer has already made a name for himself in the Moto2 class, finishing third in the last season behind champion Pedro Acosta, who has since moved up to MotoGP. Despite being linked with premier class teams like Repsol Honda and VR46 towards the end of 2023, Aldeguer will continue with Speed Up Racing in Moto2 for another season. His future, particularly the possibility of joining MotoGP in 2025, remains a topic of much anticipation and speculation.
Conclusion: The Watchful Eye on Aldeguer’s Career
While Ducati has openly discussed its interest in Fermin Aldeguer, it’s clear that any formal agreement for a MotoGP ride in 2025 remains undecided. The young rider’s talent has not only caught the eye of Ducati but has also positioned him as a sought-after prospect in the motorcycle racing world. As Aldeguer continues to develop his skills in Moto2, all eyes will be on his career trajectory and the eventual decision on his move to MotoGP, with Ducati potentially playing a significant role in his future.
FAQs on Ducati and Fermin Aldeguer Rumors
Has Ducati Signed Fermin Aldeguer for MotoGP?
Nope, they haven’t. Ducati’s bosses made it clear that while they’re chatting with the young Moto2 star and are super interested, no contract has been signed yet. So, for now, it’s all talks and no ink.
Why is Everyone Buzzing About Aldeguer Joining Ducati?
Fermin Aldeguer is kind of a big deal. He’s fast, young, and showed some serious skills in Moto2, grabbing everyone’s attention. Ducati sees a bright future in him and, honestly, who wouldn’t want a talent like that on their team?
What Did Ducati Say About the Whole Thing?
Ducati’s Davide Tardozzi praised Aldeguer, saying the kid’s got speed and potential. They’re in discussions, but nothing’s set in stone. Gigi Dall’Igna echoed that, emphasizing there’s no contract yet but acknowledging Aldeguer is definitely on their radar as a future star.
What’s Next for Aldeguer?
For now, Aldeguer is sticking to Moto2, racing with Speed Up Racing for another year. But with all this buzz about him possibly moving to MotoGP in 2025, it’s safe to say there’s a lot of excitement about what his future holds. Keep your eyes peeled!
Why Did Aldeguer Miss Out on MotoGP Spots for 2023?
Despite being linked with big names like Repsol Honda and VR46, Aldeguer didn’t snag a MotoGP seat for 2023. The MotoGP grid is a tough nut to crack, filled with fierce competition. But don’t worry, with his talent, he’s bound to make the leap when the time’s right.
Is Aldeguer Definitely Going to Ducati in 2025?
It’s a bit of a “watch this space” situation. Ducati’s interested, and Aldeguer is definitely on their list of future stars, but with no contract signed, his MotoGP future with Ducati or any other team is still up in the air. Stay tuned!

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Building a custom home in Los Angeles is one of the most exciting experiences! You get to handpick all the features and details you want while making sure that your home will reflect your unique needs and lifestyle. You’ll also feel good knowing that you’re getting quality construction and a home that will stand the test of time.
Even though building a custom home in L.A. is a neat experience, it can still be stressful at times, especially if you don’t know what to expect. Below are seven tips to help first-time homebuyers like yourself prepare for a custom home.
1.) Create a Budget – and Stick to It
As a rule of thumb, custom homes cost twice as much as non-custom homes. You can expect to spend between $200 and $450 per square foot here in Los Angeles, though exactly where you build makes a big difference.
As long as you have realistic expectations for what a custom-built home costs, you can set a reasonable budget and stick to it. However, it’s still important to have some wiggle room because building material price increases and labor shortages are common right now.
2.) Know What You Want Ahead of Time
While you can work with your custom home builder to finalize your plans, it’s best to do your research beforehand. View pictures of properties online and get a feel for the type of style, layout and design you want to see in your new home. This way, you can find a builder that has experience with the elements you want.
3.) Carefully Select a Custom Home Builder
With your budget and ideas, you can start contacting custom home builders in Los Angeles that fit your needs. Make a list of questions that you plan to ask each home building company. This is a big investment, so you should be firm about your desire to schedule a consultation, ask for references and view their work (either through a portfolio or in-person).
4.) Keep a Flexible Timeline
Ideally, you want your home to be built in as little time as possible. However, home building timelines are not exact and can be interrupted by a number of problems, especially now with labor and material shortages. Set realistic expectations for when you want things done. The good news is that here in L.A., the weather doesn’t impact us much.
5.) Get Everything in Writing
Always get everything in writing. Building a home is a long process, and there are many people involved. You don’t want to get mixed information or for things to turn into a “he said, she said” dispute.
6.) Understand Your Financing Options
Unless you have all the money upfront, you’ll need to finance your purchase. Your home builder can point you in the direction of your financing options, but it’s also good to do your own research with a mortgage broker. Financing varies among lenders.
7.) Make Smart Design Decisions
Don’t just think about what you want today, or what trends are in right now. Consider how your family will grow into the home and what features will continue to be useful and sustainable. Also consider your layout and how your family will move around this space. Remember, you are not tied to the standard floor plans and layouts!
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Conor McGrady is an artist from N. Ireland whose work examines the relationship between ideology and the politics of spatial control. Primarily executed in black and white, his often large-scale paintings and drawings explore various manifestations of social order and raise questions relating to the control of space, personal and national boundaries.
Dr Áine Phillips is a visual artist, writer curator and academic based in Galway city. She has been exhibiting, publishing and performing in Ireland and internationally since the late 80’s. Her work is socially engaged and she has created installations and live performance work for multiple contexts; Biennales, public art commissions, public space, social events, galleries, theatres and museums. Digital films of her performances have been screened at film festivals, galleries and museums all over the world. Her work has been supported and collected by the Arts Council of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland.
Ruby Wallis is a visual artist working primarily with photography, installation, and film. Her work engages with a haptic approach – using the close-up and psychogeography to work with embodied experience in relation to place and gender.
Eileen Hutton is a visual artist whose practice aims to generate reciprocal relationships with the more than human world and in the process create replicable models for informed ecological actions.
Tom Flanagan is an artist, filmmaker based in Galway. His solo and collaborative work with artist Megs Morley is an ongoing investigation of the language of cinema and its relationship to political power and collective memory. Flanagans’ moving image and photographic works examine real and imagined politically complex sites and forgotten histories and attempts to intervene into collective understandings of the present, by exploring the space between images, memory, knowledge, and power. Flanagans’ practice has been supported by numerous arts council bursary and project awards and forms part of the Irish arts councils national collection.
Frank Golden was born in Dublin and has been living in the Burren for almost thirty years. His publications include the poetry collections; ‘gotta get a message to you (Salmon Publications) “In Daily Accord” (Salmon Publications), “The Interior Act” (Salmon Publications), “On Route To Leameneh” (Raven Arts Press), “In Partial Settlement” (Wiffle Press), and two novels, “The Two Women Of Aganatz” (Wolfhound Press) and ‘The Night Game’ (Salmon Fiction). He has written two screenplays WHERE TWO ROADS MEET, and THE CALLER both of which received Arts Council and Film Board funding.
Gordon is a leading expert in Irish heritage with an MSc in Environmental Science from Trinity College Dublin. He has a particular interest in the Burren, which he has researched extensively for many years and he is an authority who is regularly consulted and who leads field trips for students and visiting scholars.
Miriam de Búrca is a visual artist who works primarily with film, video, drawing and installation. She studied at the Glasgow School of Art and Ulster University in Belfast, completing a BA (1996), MA (2000) and practise-based PhD (2010) in Fine Art. Her work deals with issues around identity, how this comes to be expressed through the marking out of territory, and how landscapes become shaped by power dynamics and the belief systems that uphold them. She has exhibited nationally and internationally in cities such as Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Warsaw, Prague, Lisbon, Montreal and New York.
Tamaru Hunt-Joshi completed her PhD in Ecology in the Departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Department of Entomology at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Her scientific background focused mainly on Plant Ecology and Entomology with her PhD research investigating the influence of root and leaf feeding herbivorous, biological control insects on a species of European wetland plant (purple loosestrife) that are invasive to North American wetlands.
Peter Power is Associate Professor, Chair, in Printmedia at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Cathy Fitzgerald, PhD, is a New Zealander, eco-social artist, researcher and educator now living in Ireland, the home of her ancestors. She is passionate that ecoliteracy be an essential teaching to all art students, advocating what Joseph Beuys argued many decades ago, that ecoliteracy is essential for expanded ecological citizenship – the necessity to live well with the Earth and all its inhabitants. A founder of the online HAUMEA.ie ECOVERSITY, Cathy is a popular speaker on ecological art practice, ecoliteracy and an accredited ESD-transformative learning & Earth Charter educator.
Alexei Monroe is a London-based, non-aligned cultural theorist and writer. His book on Laibach and NSK has been published in Slovenia, America, France and Germany. In 2010 he co-organised and moderated an international 3-day symposium on the work of Laibach and NSK as part of Laibach’s 30th anniversary event, Red Districts, Black Cross. In October 2010 he was programme director of the First NSK Citizens’ Congress held in Berlin and edited the Congress book, State of Emergence. He was co-editor of Total State Machine (PC Press 2015), a major publication on the British industrial group, Test Dept. He writes on and reviews a wide range of electronic music. He was a member of the organising committee of the 2nd NSK State Folk Art Biennale held in Ireland in June 2016. In November 2016 his book, Autopsia Thanatopolis, on the Czech-based multimedia art group, was published by Divus. He is currently researching issues around the cultural reception of Brutalism and was a keynote speaker at the Nonument! architectural symposium held in Ljubljana in February 2018. Other current research interests include German techno, Kraftwerk, the connections between industrial music and British science fiction and the history of the Stag as a symbol. He runs the electronic music label VEB89 and is also active as a DJ.


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The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team fell at Saint Anselm College, 20-10, on Tuesday in Grappone Stadium.
Saint Michael's College softball senior Danielle Brown (Vergennes, Vt./Vergennes Union) was named Northeast-10 Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week ending on Sunday, March 18, while sophomore Torie Rathwell (Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland) landed a spot on the Weekly Honor Roll.
Saint Michael's College baseball senior Colin Brennan (Braintree, Mass./Boston College HS) and first-year Iset Maldonado (Brooklyn, N.Y./Saint Francis Prep) were named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on Sunday, March 18.
Saint Michael's College Associate Director of Athletics Tacy Lincoln announced the hire of Jason Hammel as men's tennis head coach on Tuesday, effective immediately.
This Week in Saint Michael's College Athletics: March 12-18
The Saint Michael's College baseball team rallied from four runs down to tie Mercy (N.Y.) College in the seventh inning before losing a wild 12-11 affair on Sunday at Mercy Field.
The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team finished off a four-game Spring Break slate by returning home for a 21-7 loss against Assumption College on Sunday at Duffy Field.
The Saint Michael's College baseball team lost a pair of seven-inning affairs at Mercy (N.Y.) College, 17-2 and 4-3, on Saturday at Mercy Field to kick off a three-game weekend set.
Saint Michael's College women's basketball junior Emily Ferreri (Hyde Park, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes) earned a prestigious College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) NCAA Division II Academic All-America accolade on Tuesday, becoming the third member of her program ever recognized.
Saint Michael's College men's basketball junior Levi Holmes III (East Brunswick, N.J./Rutgers Prep) earned a prestigious College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) NCAA Division II Academic All-America honor on Tuesday, becoming the second member of his program ever recognized with the laurel.
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Keap1-Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway- A promising therapeutic pathway for diseases: A Review
Keywords:Nrf2, Keap 1, liver, arthritis, neurodegenerative disease.
Oxidative stress is the major causes of development and progression of many diseases. Nrf2 is a transcriptional factor that regulates the stress response by binding with ARE in nucleus and causes induction of antioxidant genes and phase 2 detoxifying enzymes. In normal conditions Nrf2 inhibited by Keap 1 and during redox imbalance or oxidative stress, Nrf2 gets activated. During such
condition Nrf2 activity eventually gets increased and causes the expression of antioxidant genes like HO-1 (Heme oxygenase-1), NQO-1 (NADPH quinone oxidoreductase 1), glutathione peroxidase. Thus, Nrf2-ARE pathway plays important role in diseases like liver disorders, respiratory diseases, inflammatory diseases, neurodegenerative diseases etc.
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Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy they say stabbed his mother today in a home near Evergreen.
Several deputies and police dogs searched door-to-door for the teenager and found him at about 4 p.m., down the street of the subdivision where the crime occurred, said Jacki Kelley, spokeswoman for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
The suspect’s mother was airlifted to the hospital. Police do not yet have an update on her condition, Kelley said.
At 11:45 a.m., Evergreen Fire Rescue responded to a 9-1-1 call about a stabbing at a home at 7700 Red Fox Drive in the Evergreen Meadows, Kelley said.
Officers stopped vehicles on Colorado Highway 73 and sent reverse emergency notifications to about 580 homes in the area asking residents to be on the look out for the teenager.
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Julio and Justin sat down with JD and Mike Gusev from RockYoFace to discuss the Stony Brook Union’s future — specifically that of the UCafe. What will happen to the venue while the union is being renovated? Stony Brook University is STEM-based, focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Because of this, the arts suffer on campus. How can students keep the arts alive when the UCafe loses its space in the union?
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One of BC’s Best Wineries Is Having a Bonkers Sale
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I Had the Best Nap of My Life in an Anti-Gravity Pod
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A global collection merges with a thoroughly West Coast aesthetic.
When a world-travelling couple collects furniture from every country they’ve lived in, their designer might be tempted to encourage the use of a storage unit. Or they could borrow a tactic from Jennifer Heffel and Alex McFadyen of HB Design: craft the collection into a source of decor inspiration. From the woven baskets tucked into the niches of the fireplace to the African prayer chair in the master bedroom, mementos from their clients’ travels provide a warm anchor to this modern home on Vancouver’s west side. “The homeowners were very keen on creating a collected type of feel to the home,” says Heffel. “They didn’t want everything to match. So we repurposed a lot of the furniture and designed it into new pieces, whether it be a big table leg we cut down and sliced up, or adding a cool colour.”
There’s perhaps no better illustration of the concept than on the main floor, where the dining room is a mash-up of wicker, leather and wooden chairs around a live-edge dining table, paired with an organic chandelier and an asymmetrically designed fireplace. Polished concrete floors lead right outside, blurring a sense of whether this space is primarily indoors or out. “It’s meant to feel like it’s been gathered over time,” says Heffel.
In the adjacent kitchen, a bold colour palette began with the selection of a gorgeous Bordeaux-coloured La Cornue range. The homeowners’ years in Mauritius developed their love for warm ambers and reds, and so Heffel commissioned custom resin wall panels from artist Alex Turco, creating a multidimensional backsplash of aqua, navy, oranges and golds, and an elegant contrast to the punchy mint-green barstools that line the island. A hand-rubbed antique bronze hood fan is a match to the unusual bronze faucet and sink.
Those warm accents of colour are spotted throughout the home: in the poppy-red front door and matching sculptural side table in the entrance; and in the main floor master bedroom, where grasscloth-covered walls provide an organic backdrop to a vermillion-orange duvet and rust-coloured accents throughout. The egg-yolk yellow table lamps in an otherwise woodsy home study were once floor lamps, damaged in transit from Mauritius. The team at HB Design had them cut down and refinished in that sunny shade, and rewired them for perfect bright spots in this otherwise neutral space.
Where the colour palette is more natural, as in the main floor powder room, drama is introduced with pattern: a Zebrano marble sink and backsplash fabricated from one slab of stone. Or a detailed, custom iron screen that runs as a guardrail along the stairs to the second floor and is also repeated over the fireplace, as well as on the front door.
In all of the work that the team did to update the homeowners’ furniture collection, one piece almost didn’t make it in—and not because of any veto from the designers. A majestic teak table from Mauritius was brought to a local fabricator to have a bright red, laser-cut metal base constructed for it… and then the whole shop burned to the ground. “We lost all of the metalwork, but because it was solid teak, it didn’t burn,” says McFadyen. “It took a month and a half to get through the rubble to find it. It had such strong sentimental value.”
The team removed a half-inch of char from the wood before reconstructing its bold red base, with a little of that burn left behind to show the evolution of the table, says McFadyen. While no one would wish that kind of damage on a beloved piece, its result is actually a flawless fit for this home—a wabi-sabi, perfectly imperfect design for this well-loved space.
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"Cockey Lockey, Turkey Lurkey , Goosey Loosey"....a great British album of the eighties,
This review is from: Bummed (Collector's Edition) (Audio CD)
With massive irony , considering the bands propensity for getting slaughtered whether it be via drink or as is more likely drugs Bummed was recorded at The Slaughterhouse in Great Driffield ,East Yorkshire. Bummed , released in 1988, came out prior to the outbreak of the "Madchester" rave scene but if anything sums up the vibe of the whole thing its this album.It has a swaggering devil may care hedonistic verve but one filtered through the working class estates of Manchester's suburbs rather any glitzy showbiz ephemera.
That the relatively vibrant tones was,nt necessarily matched by the lyrical themes- dealing with drug addiction , crime, and a song originally titled "Some C*** From Preston"-later changed to the "Country Song" is no great surprise considering then bands background .But the furiously funked up grooves and sheer danceable rhythms were .That said Sean Ryders lyrics-frequently described as street poetry - are an inspired mash-up of dextrous phraseology and converse imagery and are often very funny at that.
Happy Mondays at that time were memorably described as P.I.L. meets Parliament which as good a way to describe them as any though Joy Division on Prozac melding Can and Chic is another. What ever way you want to describe this music the bands unique council estate fusion of funk and rock allied to producers Martin Hannett,s astute production( The use of echo and reverb on the drums is especially distinctive) make Bummed a stand alone album in terms of sound .
What really makes Bummed essential though are the songs. Moving on from the rather chaotic bent of their debut album "Squirrel G Man" these were songs with tangible melodies , straight to the hips rhythms and with the odd song -sheer infectious pop sensibilities. " Do It Better" is a jollified knees up for a forgotten generation . "Lazyitis" filches the Beatles "Ticket To Ride" to it,s twanging chords. "Fat Lady Wrestlers" is propelled by an inexorable tumbling melody and "Moving In With"has steely guitar chords slicing through like a reprobate shark fin. Only the comparatively morose keyboard strains of "Brain Dead" interfere with the flow of the albums scuffed pop diffidence. The tour de-force is "Wrote For Luck" a quite magnificent track with a phalanx of blunt edged guitars allied to forceful percussion and a salient nod to the dance floor.
This collectors edition CD comes with a bonus disc featuring various remixes of songs off the album, some of which became staples of the burgeoning rave scene. Most significant is the "WFL" Vince Clarke remix and the Paul Oakenfold "WFL"(Think About The Future) remix. Oakenfold would go on to work on the bands more commercial follow up to Bummed -"PIlls Thrills & Bellyaches", an album that nearly bankrupted "Factory". There are three mixes of "Hallelujah" and the "Lazyitis" (One Armed Boxer Remix)" which bizarrely featured wholesome country legend John Denver.
One of the most important British albums of the 1980,s Bummed also harked back to the punk aesthetic that anyone could pick up instruments and form a band . Bummed took that principle and then subverted it slightly , eschewing much of the the middle class voyeuristic social commentary of that era and really giving us the sounds of the suburbs.Working class boys , telling us, in their own idiosyncratic way , what their lives were really like. It,s not pretty but its hugely entertaining and it heralded a movement that was soon going to have a massive cultural impact Whether you class it as "Cockey Lockey" , Goosey Loosey" or indeed "Turkey Lurkey" Bummed is essential....though whether this special edition is worth the extra money, considering how cheap the original album is, is open to debate.
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Good review, but it was Karl Denver of 'Wimoweh' fame on the Lazyitis remix, not John Denver...
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Would you beleive me if i told you i knew that and that this is case of me not concentrating fully while writing the review?.............Thought not.
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On September 3, 2018 the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy published the “Agreed Outcomes” from the U.S. – Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) amendment and modifications negotiations.
According to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, “The United States and Korea have strengthened an important economic relationship by agreeing to substantial improvements to KORUS that will help rebalance our trade, reduce our trade deficit, and expand U.S. export opportunities”.
KORUS went into effect in 2012. Special sessions of the KORUS Joint Committee began in July 2017 with further negotiations of amendments and modifications concluding in March 2018. Some of the “Agreed Outcomes” are as follows:
- Korea agreed to extend the phase out of the 25% U.S. tariff on trucks to 2041 (originally scheduled to phase out in 2021);
- Korea will double the number of U.S. automobile exports that meet the U.S. safety standards to 50,000 per manufacturer per year;
- Testing requirements for gasoline engine vehicle emissions will be harmonized, avoiding duplicate testing;
- Korea agreed to recognize U.S. standards for auto parts and reduce labeling burdens for parts;
- Korea will improve the corporate average fuel economy standards by expanding “eco credits” available to help meet fuel economy and greenhouse gas requirements;
- Korea will establish a working group to monitor and address KORUS verification of origin standards;
- Korea will amend policies to ensure non-discriminatory and fair treatment for U.S. pharmaceutical exports.
In addition to the KORUS FTA outcomes noted above, other actions were taken:
- In order to maintain a level playing field for trade and investment, a currency agreement or memorandum of understanding is being finalized to prevent exchange rate manipulation.
- Although Korean imports of steel products will continue to be exempt from the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, Korean imports of steel products into the United States will be subject to a product-specific quota equivalent to 70% of the average annual import volume of such products during the period of 2015-17. This will result in a significant reduction in Korean steel shipments to the United States.
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JE T’AIME, JE T’AIME (1968)
Article #694 by Dave Sindelar
Viewing Date: 2-7-2003
Posting Date: 7-7-2003
Directed by Alain Resnais
Featuring Claude Rich, Olga Georges-Picot, Anouk Ferjac
A man who survives a suicide attempt volunteers to be the guineau pig in a time-travel experiment. When he is sent back, he loses himself in the timestream, and begins hopping back and forth between moments in his life from the last few years.
The movie definitely has a fascinating concept underneath it, and in that way is similar to Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five. The story is fairly linear until the experiment gets underway, but as you might expect, once he starts popping back and forth in time, it loses that linearity. It’s fascinating to watch, though you do have to let the events in his life wash over you in the random peeks you are given. Nonetheless, it works pretty well, and though the ending is a little confusing, there was something very satisfying and very sad about it. This one is recommended for anyone not put off by French artiness.


For your area of the industry, what is your best recommendation for getting a medical device to market faster?
Director of Engineering, CIRTEC Medical Systems
First, we drive for extreme clarity on both the requirements and the risk analysis documents. Our experience is that projects started with these documents incomplete have more iterations through the design freeze and pre-DVT testing phases.
Second, focusing on the top two to three feasibility concerns immediately is critical. The pressure is always there to run everything in parallel, and we see many plans approached that way. However, typically the success of two to three key technical factors will drive the schedule and should be addressed first. Our broad device experience gives us an edge in identifying these factors, and we perform intense development on those areas to define the technology and product requirements early.
Finally, working with an outsource partner or broad internal/external team is the fastest way to ramp resources fast and manage the high flux of departmental resources at key times in the development cycle (documentation rush, DV testing burden, pilot unit builds, etc).
By employing this strategy up-front with our clients, CIRTEC Medical Systems is able to save overall time and significantly reduce risk on the development cycle for a wide range of medical devices.
Director of R&D, Boyd Coatings Research
As medical devices become smaller and more invasive, but less intrusive, in their design, coatings and finishes are becoming more crucial to the performance and efficacy of these devices. For example, stents vs. open heart surgery.
Designers should “start with a finish” to ensure that the design elements and manufacturing concepts are compatible with the ultimate finish that will be required. Fluropolymers are excellent finishes for invasive tools as they minimize the possibility of thromboses.
Not considering the coating as part of the systemic design process can create issues that could have a major impact on completion of trial components and, ultimately, product launch.
A simple example: An electro surgical device is designed with some components that operate at low temperatures. When it’s time to design the electrically insulating, non-stick coating that will best suit the application, a polymer (e.g., a Teflon fluoropolymer) requires 700°F to cure and cannot be employed. A 30 minute conversation with our engineering department could have saved days, weeks, or even months of redesign or compromise.
Manager, First Medical Source
To speed up the time to market, medical device companies need to gain a better understanding of FDA’s risk-based approach to quality management. Unable to see the big picture, most engineers perform local risk optimizations and procrastinate processing what they are unfamiliar with. The sum of these local optimizations is a globally sub-optimal project that is at the core of the product development costs and delays and their impact on the company’s success, and its ability to create jobs.
To speed up the process, companies need to establish a solid global risk assessment process. As soon as a local risk question arises, this process would amplify the signal to management (sense of urgency is critical) who, in turn, would come into a meeting with the appropriate members to perform a global risk assessment. This process, along with standard policies and procedures that produce cooperation, focus resources on prevention, and create a sense of urgency with managers and suppliers, will lead organizations to improve cost, quality, and delivery on its existing and new projects. To be effective, the management of this process must be the responsibility of the CEO or a competent person who directly reports to the CEO.
Thomas M. Richardson, PhD
Business Development Manager, Global Medical, Tyco Electronics Elo TouchSystems
At Tyco Electronics Elo TouchSystems, we develop touch products for a global healthcare market and, therefore, take a number of factors into consideration when defining requirements and getting products to market as quickly, yet safely, as possible.
During early product scoping and development, we have found it wise to take into account regional preferences for features, screen sizes, color, and type of power supply, which can vary greatly depending on the country and various regulations. We work closely with developers and ISVs to provide touch solutions that meet the demands of a variety of applications in healthcare settings. Of particular consideration are emergency settings, which have unique requirements due to extremely fast-paced and chaotic environments. Every environment is strongly considered, since where a product is used dictates its own unique set of design factors, such as temperature, humidity, shock, vibration, and liquid-resistance engineering.
Product naming and costs are also significant considerations. Elo TouchSystems manufactures several types of touch screen technologies and each has its own feel, features, benefits, and price points. Creating a product with the right mix of desired features at an attractive price point is critical to any product’s market success.
Lastly, and of greatest importance, is compliance with worldwide electromagnetic and product safety standards. Our engineering staff is diligent in working with applicable regulatory agencies to develop products that meet regional safety testing requirements in order to distribute products worldwide. Some countries have unique regional requirements and testing procedures while others accept international testing results. We take extra care to be sure that our products meet high standards for quality and safety.
Co-Founder, Shanghai Outsourcing International Ltd.
Today’s medical device manufacturing sector is witnessing significant growth in two areas: the increased demand for design accuracy, efficiency, and cost-driven value, alongside a decrease in in-house manufacturing capabilities and expertise. These factors are driving medical device manufacturers to focus greater management attention to the outsourcing of component and product engineering.
This trend reveals challenges that, unless addressed early in the design process, can often morph into chronic redesign incidents, unmet customer standards, and costly production and shipping delays.
At Shanghai Outsourcing, a manufacturer of component parts and complete assemblies, we stress a total sourcing strategy via in-depth and seamless coordination between medical device designers and off-shore production engineers at the earliest product design stages. We often find that what looks good on paper, such as over-specified CAD drawings or disproportionate material requirements, can easily result in problematic samples and unnecessary tooling delays due to a lack of manufacturing process expertise on the designer’s part.
To this point, production delays can be significantly reduced if coordination occurs early on and involves up-front specifications. Delay-reducing steps include conducting detailed team studies of client drawings; early notification of high-end, costly, and difficult-to-obtain material requirements; confirming tolerances of parts to establish manufacturing practicalities; and even jointly selecting the appropriate factory and off-shore engineering experts to conduct tooling/production.
Additionally, for companies with little importing experience, it is imperative that purchasing managers coordinate shipping/freight and forwarding/customs clearance functions with their contract manufacturing partner in advance. We often find that there is a push to ship product, but on the client’s end, little has been done in advance to organize this process. By collaborating with their contract manufacturing partner well in advance of the actual desired shipment date, a great deal of time can easily be saved.
Gabriel O. Adusei, MSc, PhD
Founder, Consultant, International Association of Medical Technology Consultants
There are several approaches that may be considered in getting a medical device to market faster. However, depending on the size of the organization (manufacturer) and the resources available, the best recommendation for getting a medical device to market faster may vary.
One of the most cost-effective and rapid ways to market is to set up as a virtual manufacturer with a plan to outsource everything, or nearly everything, involved in manufacturing a device. Contracting out much of the production has the attractiveness and the benefits of saving time and the promise of saving money, especially for start-ups, for which seed capital is at a premium.
Own Brand Labeling (OBL) is another means of getting a medical device to market faster and for regulatory purposes, the process for the certification of OBL is, in many instances, by document review only as all the actual manufacturing processes have been done by the OEM.
The longer the processes involved, the longer it may take and the slower it may be to get a medical device to the market; hence, the manufacturer may consider some fewer aspects of manufacturing in-house and outsource other processes, such as design and development.


From David Morrison at Urbo.com on October 15, 2018, with SABR member John Thorn:
Ever notice how often umpires switch out the ball in baseball games?
It’s almost like a Pavlovian response: pitcher throws a ball in the dirt, catcher offers it up to the umpire, umpire gives him a clean ball. It’s not just a habit. It’s codified in the rulebook.
Rule 4.01 in the “Umpire Duties” section of the MLB rulebook states that an umpire should have “at least two alternate balls and shall require replenishment of such supply of alternate balls as needed throughout the game” in case of instances such as the pitcher requesting a new one, the ball getting hit out of play, and times in which the ball becomes “discolored or unfit for further use.”
That third contingency comes directly from a dark day in baseball history: Aug. 16, 1920. The day Cleveland Indians infielder Ray Chapman was hit in the head by a pitch, fracturing his skull and eventually costing him his life.
Read the full article here: https://www.urbo.com/content/the-pitch-that-changed-baseball-and-other-landmark-rules-that-changed-sports/
Originally published: October 24, 2018. Last Updated: October 24, 2018.


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Obama health care legacy: Coverage, conflict, and questions
WASHINGTON: Although his signature law is in jeopardy, President Barack Obama’s work reshaping health care in America is certain to endure in the broad public support for many of its underlying principles, along with conflicts over how to secure them.
The belief that people with medical problems should be able to get health insurance is no longer challenged. The issue seems to be how to guarantee that. The idea that government should help those who can’t afford their premiums has gained acceptance. The question is how much, and for what kind of coverage.
“The American people have now set new standards for access to health care based on the Affordable Care Act,” former Surgeon General David Satcher says. “I don’t believe it will ever be acceptable again to have 50 million people without access to health care.”
Obama’s influence will continue in other ways:
•?Medicare is shifting to paying for value, not just volume.
•?The importance of prevention and front-line primary care is more widely recognized.
•?Doctors and hospitals have computerized their records systems, even if connectivity remains elusive.
•?The government has opened up massive files of health care billing data, enabling independent analysts to look for patterns of questionable spending.
But conflict is part of Obama’s legacy, too. He leaves the country deeply divided about the government’s role in health care.
Passed with no GOP votes, the 2010 health care law, commonly known as Obamacare, broke the pattern of major safety net programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, which had bipartisan backing. Social Security has stood for over 80 years; Medicare and Medicaid for over 50.
“If Medicare had been repealed, stories about Lyndon Johnson would have been different,” said Robert Blendon, professor of health policy at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “A legacy is whether you did something that was sustained.” Johnson was the Democratic president who won approval of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965.
Already, the Republican-led Congress, taking its lead from President-elect Donald Trump, has started the process of repealing and replacing the health law.
“Approaches that partisan are difficult to sustain as lasting, permanent features of the health care system,” said Mark McClellan, Medicare administrator under Republican President George W. Bush.
Obama also failed to deliver on early promises to cut premiums. From 2009-2016, the amount employees pay in premiums for workplace coverage rose by hundreds of dollars, according to the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. And the average deductible — the annual amount patients pay before insurance kicks in — went from $533 to $1,221, an increase of nearly 130 percent.
The achievements and difficulties of the Obama years are reflected in people such as Karen Rezny of Austin, Texas.
“I really do credit Obamacare with saving my life,” she said.
The health care law, or ACA, enabled her to get better treatment for advanced breast cancer. She was uninsured when diagnosed. Before the law, insurers would have rejected her because of her medical condition. Even with a subsidized premium, Rezny still struggles with cost.
“What I would hope is that we would look back and say [Obama] got the ball rolling, and then we continue,” Rezny said.


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In vitro maturation of oocytes: uncommon indications
In vitro maturation may be an attractive option in patients suffering from ovarian resistance to FSH and for preserving fertility in combination with ovarian tissue cryopreservation.
Michael Grynberg, M.D., Ph.D., Hady El-Hachem, M.D., Astrid de Bantel, M.D., Julie Benard, M.D., Soizic le Parco, M.D., Renato Fanchin, M.D., Ph.D.
Volume 99, Issue 5, Pages 1182-1188, April 2013
Retrieval of immature oocytes from unstimulated ovaries, followed by in vitro maturation (IVM) was initially proposed to avoid the risks and side effects of exogenous gonadotropin administration. Therefore, over the past decades, IVM was mainly offered in PCOS patients at high risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. However, the development of fertility preservation has recently open new perspectives in the field of IVM. The present review summarizes uncommon indications of IVM, which is a viable option to treat infertility in patients with ovarian resistance to FSH, but may also be considered to preserve fertility in leukemia as well as before ovarian transposition and endometrioma excision.
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A joint South American bid to host the 2030 World Cup will feature eight cities in Argentina, two in Paraguay and two in Uruguay, the three nations confirmed on Monday.
“Our country will have eight host cities, but those haven’t been decided yet because that decision will come at a later stage,” president of the Argentina FA, Claudio Tapia, said.
Argentina and Uruguay, who have both won the World Cup twice, decided to launch a joint bid last year and later added Paraguay, who have never won the tournament.
The bid is designed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the first World Cup, which took place in Uruguay in 1930.
No other bids have been…

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10:05 Today’s Notes & Attendance
Today is a Wacky Wednesday and Valentine’s Day
CTE Student Leadership will host a photo booth and craft table outside the Auditorium during B and C lunch. You can stop by and make a card for a family member or friends and take some pictures in the photo booth.
Call Backs: Ariel – 12:50, Philip & Richard – 12:45 for English
10:10 2D -Playing with Mass and other Animation principles
Pose to Pose – method used for creating key poses for characters and then inbetweening them in intermediate frames to make the character appear to move from one pose to the next. Example the start of the ball on frame 1 and the squash of the ball on frame 13. The artist then draws the stages of the ball in between the frames.
Straight Ahead – method that uses only the first key pose of a character, and then continues drawing the character to create the desired motion. This technique is creative but does not always produce accurate results. Example drawing a ball and changing the drawing each frame until you reach your desired outcome.
Easing – refers to the way the motion is the animation is framed. Linear, ease-in, easy-out are popular methods. For the ball animation, we ease out as the ball gains speed and momentum.
Staging – is where you direct the viewer’s attention, could be the background, scenery, location and set up of your main character(s)
Twelve Principles of Animation
- Squash and Stretch – goal: keep volume the same
- Anticipation – goal: give viewer clue of what is happening next
- Staging – goal: give animation a context and focus attention of viewer
- Straight Ahead or Post to Pose – goal: depends on animation & frame rates SA can look more organic, P-to-Pose can have better continuity
- Follow Through and overlapping action – goal: adds realism to animation and follows rule of inertia
- Slow in and slow out (easing) goal: makes the animation have speed – acceleration or deceleration
- Arcs – goal: objects and character look more organic in movement
- Secondary Action – goal: action that support the main action think foot tap while playing guitar
- *Timing – goal: to give viewers chance to perceive what is happening in the animation
- Exaggeration – goal: show expression and have bigger impact on viewer
- Solid Drawing (identifying your object’s mass) goal: provides volume and weight
- Appeal – goal: – to make illustrations look likeable and interesting
- Animating on 1s is for fast action, like runs
- Animating on 2s is most popular, cuts workload in half
- Animating on 3s is more economical and works if you space drawings well
more drawings does not mean smoother action
Let’s tackle our first project. A bouncing ball. For this we’ll focus on squash and stretch. Using a template is really helpful rather than just doing Straight Ahead posing. Plus – we’ll get familiar with Blender 2D. We’ll animate on the twos to make the ball more interesting. To make the animation better, we’ll make contact, then squash.
The Timing Chart we will be using in in Public Folders / CAWD2 Blender / Timing Charts
Instagram Worthy Project Challenge. Are you up for tackling three projects? Set them up as scenes and then combine them using the Video Editor in Blender. You can start with the ball bounce we did together. What about other objects?
When creating a new scene – choose Full Copy, then delete what you need to delete. Rename your scene.
You are working with the grease pencil while in Blender. We’ll set up our projects in the 2D workspace.
- Scene #1 will consist of a brick falling from a building, so focus on Mass
- Scene #2 will focus on using squash and stretch. Making a water balloon
- Scene #3 will be of your choosing (maybe a dropped fish, microphone, glass) – what principles do you want to use?
- Scene #4 can be your ball animation
When working in the Video Sequencer, make one extra blank scene. Add your other scenes in the sequencer. What about Audio? What About Titles – let’s do it.
Using the Blender Video Sequencer, organize the following scenes in one final .mp4
- Water Balloon
- Your Choice
Bonus for Audio and Title Cards!
We have a lot of projects working currently – this is an Extra Credit Project and is entirely Optional.
- Finished projects will be rendered as 2DPractice_Scenes.mp4
- Have each scene play 3 times.
- There is a folder in CAWD2 / Blender / 2D_Practice_Scenes
11:00 PSA Work session or 2D Animation Challenge
12:25 Independent Reading
12:55 Production Time and Guided Support
Dailies can be placed in the CAWD2 Dailies Folder on the CAWD2 Public Folders drive


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Inside that darkness where the mind fears to tread
The infinite scapes of madness and possibility we are eventually lead
They do not like what they may find within the cold open air
But Dalmed knows us all inside here, their eyes in the dark that stare
Inside a place where the light is burning and the blind seek
You may have been better off behind comfort and lies, not here amongst the meek


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From: The Power to Move. Montreal: Véhicule Press, 1986.
I don't believe in it myself, that lost world
of absolute coherence:
Vermeer's The Kitchen Maid where light glazes the jug
and the milk of paradise pours into the basin.
The girl's grip is steady as she gauges the flow,
it's a task two hands
can manage. The milk still steams
from the cow, the cow flicks her tail
and goes on grazing in a field of gold.
Heraldic crows inscribe arrows from heaven:
the path all good news travels.
The farmer wipes his brow but when he
looks up all he sees is the sun, a cloud
of midges, the distance left
In Les Très Riches Heures of the Duc de Berri the frame
is frozen, the farmer perfected
as in an attitude of prayer, but this
is art. Say he is praying—suppose
his youngest boy has diphtheria.
His wife sat up all night brewing herbal tea but the farmer
needed to sleep. There's been too much sun, a hail
of poisoned darts, they're going to lose
the crop. Crows, after all, are carrion birds;
see how they circle the thatched roof
of the hut?
And as for Vermeer's bountiful maiden, note
her pensive face.
She's careful not to spill a drop because
she's a servant, indentured at ten
to a prosperous family.
From the swell of her bodice we might guess
she's carrying the burgher's child.
We could make it a sad story.
What we discovered in the Renaissance was perspective.
Susan Glickman's works copyright © to the author.

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Plot: Ian (Samuel Bottomley) has signed up for the Duke of Edinburgh trek that leads through the wilderness of the highlands. He wants to pad his resume with the experience to better his college applications. With him are DJ Beatroot (Viraj Juneja), Dean (Rian Gordon), and Duncan (Lewis Gribben) whose motivation couldn’t be much more different: they were mostly forced to complete the trek to avoid juvie. What all four have in common is that they don’t have a clue about the outdoors. As they make their way across the highlands regardless, they realize that it’s not the camping that is the real danger. They are being hunted and it really is about all of their survival.
Boyz in the Wood is a fantastically fun film with a serious class critique at its heart. I felt absolutely energized when I left the cinema.
Ruth (Alice Lowe) is seven months pregnant and rather lonely. Also, of course, nervous. When the midwife (Jo Hartley) tells her that there’s no need to be nervous, the baby will let her know what she has to do, Ruth listens. And her baby does speak to her, telling her to kill. And Ruth listens to that as well, going on a rampage that should get finished before her baby is actually born.
I really loved Prevenge. It’s funny, cleverly and surprisingly understated, has a great concept and an excellent performance by Lowe in all the many jobs she did for the film.
The bear Paddingtion (Ben Whishaw) was happily living with his aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton) and uncle Pastuzo (Michael Gambon) in the Peruvian jungle. But when their home gets destroyed, Lucy sends Paddington to London, hoping that he will find a safe home there, as promised by an explorer who visited them a long time ago. Thankfully shortly after his arrival in London, Paddington meets the Browns – Mary (Sally Hawkins), Henry (Hugh Bonneville) and their children Judy (Madeleine Harris) and Jonathan (Samuel Joslin). Together they start to look for the explorer to find Paddington his safe place. But not everyone is out to help Paddington.
The trailer for Paddington looked awful, full of unfunny slapstick and grossness. I wanted to see it despite the trailer, but was prepared for the worst. And (apart from the general postcolonial qualms I have about the story) I was pleasantly surprised by the film that is much sweeter and funnier than the trailer made me think it was.
When they were still young and living in Newton Haven, Gary King (Simon Pegg) and his friends Andy (Nick Frost), Peter (Eddie Marsan), Ollie (Martin Freeman) and Steven (Paddy Considine) tried themselves at a pub crawl and came short. 20 years later, Gary is still obsessed with the idea of finishing and convinces the old gang to come. But things are a little weird in Newton Haven – weirder than in other small towns.
Since I love both Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, I was very worried that it this film wouldn’t be able to fulfill my expectations. But fortunately it did. It was awesome.
Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is London’s star police man. But his success makes the rest of the service look bad, so he is reassigned to the small town of Sandford, where he’s partnered up with Danny Butterman (Nick Frost). Sandford might officially be the safest town in the UK, but Nick’s investigations soon turn up some weird things, when a series of freak accidents start.
Man, I really love this movie. It’s funny, fast-paced and riddled with cameos (some of which I only just learned about, like Peter Jackson and Cate Blanchett). It’s just an absolute joy to watch.
Tina (Alice Lowe) has spent her life taking care of her old, sick and pretty mean mother Carol (Eileen Davies). But then she meets Chris (Steve Oram) and the two of them really hit it off. Chris and Tina decide to go on a sightseeing trip together – just the two of them, a caravan and the major sights in the UK, like the pencil museum. Leaving Carol behind, they are off. But soon things start to go a little sour and Chris has to take drastic and bloody measures to keep the trip from being spoiled.
Sightseers was all over the place, unfortunately. It didn’t feel like they knew where they were going with the story, or even what kind of mood they would like to tell it in. So it swerves from macabre humor to exhausting fighting and neither really pays off.


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Background: Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) increases vulnerability to multiple anxiety and depressive disorders and, as a common risk factor, elevated RNT may account for the high levels of comorbidity observed between emotional disorders. The aims of this study were to (a) compare two common forms of RNT (worry and rumination) across individuals with non-comorbid anxiety or depressive disorders, and (b) to examine the relationship between RNT and comorbidity.
Methods: A structured diagnostic interview and measures of rumination, worry, anxiety, and depression were completed by a large clinical sample with an anxiety disorder or depression (N=513) presenting at a community mental health clinic.
Results: Patients without (n=212) and with (n=301) comorbid diagnoses did not generally differ across the principal diagnosis groups (depression, generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder) on worry or rumination. As predicted, comorbidity was associated with a higher level of RNT.
Limitations: Cross-sectional design precluded causal conclusions and findings may not generalize to excluded anxiety disorders.
Conclusions: Consistent with the transdiagnostic hypothesis, RNT was associated with a range of anxiety disorders and depression and with comorbidity for those with a principal depressive disorder, supporting recent evidence that RNT is a transdiagnostic process. The presence of RNT, specifically worry and rumination, should be assessed and treated regardless of diagnostic profile. Future research may show that both pure and comorbid depressed or anxious patients receive incremental benefit from transdiagnostic protocols developed to treat core pathological processes of RNT traditionally associated with separate disorders.
Keywords: Comorbidity; Repetitive thinking; Rumination; Transdiagnostic; Worry.
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The resurgence of ethnic consciousness over the past decade has had a profound effect on many Jewish artists, writers, performers, and the Jewish community at large. Surprisingly, however, Jewish identity remains one of the least explored terrains in contemporary discussions of multiculturalism and identity-based art. Too Jewish? takes a fresh, often confrontational and sometimes humorous, approach to newly considered representations of Jewish identity.
This book, accompanied by a major exhibition at The Jewish Museum, New York, places the Jewish identity subjects in the recent art of such artists as Deborah Kass, Rona Pondick, Archie Rand, Elaine Reichek, Art Spiegelman, Hannah Wilke, and others within a larger continuum of influences ranging from nineteenth-century art history to twentieth-century media and pop culture. Essays by major writers explore the historic and scientific roots of the construction of the Jew's "otherness,” assimilation strategies, and stereotypes inherent in past and present definitions of Jewish masculinity and femininity.
The contributors include cultural critic Maurice Berger, sociologist Sander L. Gilman, playwright Tony Kushner, art theorist Rhonda Lieberman, art historian Margaret Olin, and anthropologist Riv-Ellen Prell. Renowned art historian Linda Nochlin provides a clever and highly personal foreword that captures her complicated reaction to the Hasidic-inspired clothing from Jean Paul Gaultier's Fall 1993 collection.
The exhibition curator and editor of this work, Norman L. Kleeblatt, offers an insightful introduction on the complex history of post war Jewish identity and its impact on visual artists. This is a lively and provocative book that offers a unique critical perspective on Jewish identity, multiculturalism, or contemporary art.
From Library Journal:
In this companion volume to a major exhibition currently on display at the Jewish Museum of New York, artists, including Deborah Kass, Rona Pondick, Archie Rand, Art Spiegelman, and Hannah Wilke explore Jewish identity through contemporary art and pop culture. The illustrations are thought-provoking, sometimes quite humorous, and usually very off-beat. The illustrations aim to make the viewer uncomfortable enough to reflect on identity. Like any minority, American Jews have never felt completely at peace in the host culture. They have often used humor to deal with the conflicts and pressures involved in conforming to the dominant norm. Editor and curator Kleeblatt also offers incisive essays by cultural critic Maurice Berger, sociologist Sander Gilman, playwright Tony Kushner, and other major voices about being Jewish today. The book is ably produced with a clean, easy-to-read layout. There are copious notes and bibliographies after each essay to point the way for readers interested in further research. Recommended for libraries strong in the arts or serving a Jewish clientele.
Paul Kaplan, Lake Villa Dist. Lib., Ill.
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East goes West
Congratulations to Vogue China for turning 8 years old and when it is a special day you need to celebrate it and that is what Vogue China is doing with 8 different covers for their September issue.
4 of the models on the covers are Chinese models and the other for are western models.
These are the Chinese models that are on the cover of the September issue.
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President Muhammadu Buhari was on Thursday moved to tears by the devastation caused by the fire incident that gutted no fewer than 750 shops in the central market in Azare, Bauchi state.
Buhari, who visited the state, said he was in Azare to see things for himself and assess the damages suffered by traders in the area.
He said, “I am here to personally sympathise with traders in Azare in the aftermath of the unfortunate fire incident in the market last week,” he said
The President noted that the fire incident was a natural disaster, and expressed federal government’s sympathy for the victims.
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He assured that the federal government will critically look into the matter through NEMA with a view to assisting the victims.
“Federal Government is committed to economic development and the market fire disaster is a great setback to our genuine commitment to economic recovery,” Buhari added.
Buhari had visited the scene of the fire disaster to personally ascertain the level of damages done to the market.
Speaking earlier, Governor Abubakar and Emir of Katagum, Alhaji Umar Faruk respectively described President Buhari’s visit as timely.
According to them, the president’s visit demonstrates his concern to citizenry of the state especially victims of fire disaster in Azare market.
” We crave the indulgence of President Buhari to redouble federal government’s efforts to get rid of criminals along Azare -Potiskum road as activities of armed robbers is now a serious concern,” said the Emir.
It would be recalled that President Buhari had during his last visit stated that Bauchi state remains his second home, against the backdrop of the mammoth support he enjoyed from the state in the 2015 election that brought him to power.

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