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Boosting your immune system
|Let's check the science: Is it possible to boost my immune system?
It's the middle of winter and I'm constantly advised by advertising material that to remain healthy I should be doing or taking something to strengthen my immune system. Some people I know are convinced that it works. Although I'm perfectly healthy and I've even had this year's flu shot, I know it won't protect me against every virus that comes along. Should I join them?
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The promoters' arguments – science or red flags?
There's an astonishing variety of claims about all sorts of products and practices that can 'boost', 'strengthen', 'stimulate' or 'support' your immune system. Some examples:
"Probiotics work within your digestive system to not only stabilise gut flora, but support immune responses which in turn, promote the gut immune defences." (here)
"Astra 8 Immune Tonic contains the herb Astragalus and seven other potent immune system boosting herbs. The herbs in Astra 8 Immune Tonic have been used for centuries to help people strengthen their body's defences and restore good health." (here)
"Aromatherapy is a great way to boost the immune system." (here)
"I have taken echinacea once a week for 10 years, plus daily garlic. Reduced my 5 colds a year to 1 every 2 years." (here)
Do I see any red flags? Yes indeed. I see appeals to ancient wisdom, anecdotal evidence, unsupported statements, and rooster syndrome in the above examples. Elsewhere, I also see claims of scientific proof (here), appeal to authority (here) and attempts to use analogies as evidence (comparing the immune system with muscles, here).
Much of the advice about boosting immunity seems to consist of general hints about a healthy lifestyle – eating properly, getting enough sleep, avoiding stress, exercising and so on (here). Nothing wrong with this, but is it really doing anything special for your immune system?
Being skeptical
I don't know much about the immune system, but do I know that it's extremely complex. It seems to me that is would be nearly impossible to give a general 'boost' to this complex system just by a single simple treatment.
I also know that overactive immune systems are responsible for many diseases, such as asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. If it becomes too active, it can start attacking our own cells, or they can end up as collateral damage in the battle.
Basically, what I want to find out is: Can our immune system become overloaded or run down? Is it possible to boost your immune system? If so, is that a good idea?
The scientific evidence
It doesn't take long to find out that the immune system is incredibly complex. It involves a huge variety of molecules, cells, tissues and organs, all working in different ways to tackle different types of pathogens. There aren't any studies that test 'boosting' the immune system – it's too much of a vague idea. For this reason I decided that trying to resolve the issue by going to original studies would get me nowhere. So looked for sources I can trust to find out what I wanted to know. These were: The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Harvard Medical School; The European Federation of Immunological Societies; University of Rochester Medical Centre; Science-Based Medicine. From these sources, this is what I came away with:
- Some things – stress, malnutrition – can reduce the performance of your immune system. Some people are born with impaired immune systems, and others may acquire an immune deficiency as a result of certain diseases (HIV/AIDS is the classic example) or chemotherapy. But our bodies normally produce many more leucocytes (the white blood cells involved in immunity) than required, so your immune system does not become weakened merely because you have an infection of some kind.
- Most of us have perfectly adequate immune systems. Essentially, they identify and attack anything foreign in our bodies. We notice the immune response as an inflammation – swelling, redness, release of fluids. heat.
- Overactive immune systems are responsible for allergic conditions such as asthma and eczema (here). A runaway immune response known as a 'cytokine storm' is responsible for causing deaths in severe flu pandemics and was the cause of near fatalities in a 2006 drug trial (here)
- The immune system can become misdirected and start attacking our own cells. This causes autoimmune diseases such as arthritis (here, here) and Type 1 diabetes (here).
- There is little evidence that a normally functioning immune system can be 'boosted'. There is some evidence (here) that probiotics may help with the immune response, but it's early days.
- 'Boosting' the immune system is probably not a good idea. Allergic reactions give us an indication of what happens when our immune systems are overactive.
DIY evidence
No chance of doing any DIY checking here. Too specialised. I could try an 'immune booster' myself, but anything less than a double-blind randomised controlled trial would be useless.
No 'immune strengthener' for me. I'm convinced that my immune system is fine, it's not likely to become 'run down', and if it does, there's no magic treatment that can 'boost' it. Even if there were, it could end up doing more harm than good. I'll stick with having my immune system 'primer' (the flu shot) each year and stay clear of supplements that are unsupported by real evidence.
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There are some interesting double blind studies appearing in the literature looking at the effects of meditation on the immune system (eg Alterations in brain and immune function produced by mindfulness meditation. Psychosom Med. 2003 Jul-Aug;65(4):564-70 ). DOn't know much about clinical trials so I can't vouch for their veracity. They mostly seem to have small study cohorts so the statistics are a bit weak I suppose. Would be nice to see a Cochrane review of this?
If boosting the immune system has raised all kinds of red flag, then why do Doctors "Boost" the immune system as soon as you are born with antibiotics? You have to remember we are all given shots to prevent disease as soon as we are born. It's a fact that most of those immune boosters are actually made up of modified viruses themselves. So our bodies are being set up to "fail" in the later years of our life, because we have been exposed to many antibiotics, non nutritional fast foods that weaken the immune system. I would not throw out the baby with the bathwater.
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So, do you suggest vaccines are bad?


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Regional reports on Michigan vegetables – July 27, 2011
MSU Extension educators' pest and vegetable updates for Michigan.
This week's regional reports:
- Southwest Michigan – Ron Goldy
- East Michigan (Lapeer, Macomb, St. Clair) – Hannah Stevens
- Grand Rapids Area – Bill Steenwyk
- West Central Michigan – Norm Myers
Southwest Michigan – Ron Goldy, Michigan State University Extension
Temperatures were above normal with highs from 81 to 96°F and lows from 59 to 77°F. The area received 0.75 to over 3 inches of rain. Rain came as scattered thunderstorms, so some areas are still dry and irrigation is being applied.
Crop reports
Cucumber, summer squash and zucchini harvest volume has increased as more fields come into production. Squash vine borers are still active, but numbers have decreased from 23 per trap last week to eight per trap this week and damage should be noticeable soon. Virus diseases are beginning to show up in some pumpkin and fall squash plantings. Watermelons are sizing quickly in response to the warm temperatures.
Tomato volume has increased. Bacterial disease symptoms have increased in some fields.
Pepper harvest has begun and eggplant harvest will begin soon. Some pepper fields are showing increased bacterial spot symptoms. Growers feel symptoms increased after strong thunderstorms and wind passed through on July 11.
Sweet corn volume continues to increase as more fields come into production. European corn borer adult activity remains low.
Potatoes are being dug for local, direct market sales.
Green bean harvest continues with no problems to report.
East Michigan (Lapeer, Macomb, St. Clair) – Hannah Stevens, Michigan State University Extension
Field conditions
We received a break from the combination of high temperatures and relative humidity over the past two days and the forecast for today (July 27) is for a continuation of this pattern. However, it is extremely dry. More wind is leading to higher potential evapotranspiration rates as well. I would not doubt that some surface water levels are beginning to drop. Irrigation systems are being taxed and irrigators are devoting significant time in maintaining them. Despite this, our vegetable crops look very good as growers roll into harvest.
Crop conditions
Sweet corn is now on the market from the southern to the northern counties (Plasticulture corn has been available for at least a week or two.). With this crop coming in, some farm markets opened early this week and some will be opening this weekend. European corn borer numbers dropped this week in several sets of traps, but this may not reflect activity in the field as egg masses have been found on bell peppers. The disappointing news is that both corn earworm and western bean cutworm moths were caught this week in traps in Macomb. The latter, a new pest, can be a significant problem in sweet corn ears and scouting for egg masses is a good bet. (For more on monitoring, scouting and control recommendations for western bean cutworms, read MSU entomologist Zsofia Szendrei's article on Western bean cutworms are active in sweet corn.) Redwing blackbirds and starlings have been in the corn for a couple of weeks now and raccoons continue to cause a lot of damage.
Cabbage and snap bean harvest continues, although both may experience some supply fluctuations reflecting wet conditions this spring. Cabbage worm pressure appears to be light in fields I have looked at.
On cucumbers, we continue to be concerned about downy mildew, although other than one case in St. Clair County, it has not turned up. Powdery mildew is in evidence on home gardens on a number of cucurbit crops.
A spider mite outbreak on watermelons has been reported and is not surprising, given the dusty conditions that suppress natural enemies. Reports of squash vine borer insummer squash continue to come in from smaller market gardens.
In tomatoes, the early crop and first set appears heavy while recent hot nights may be blasting some later blossoms. On muck ground, thrips control has been necessary in onions, but very little disease is in evidence. Carrots seem to be healthy as well.
Grand Rapids Area – Bill Steenwyk, Michigan State University Extension
West Michigan has been hot, with high temperatures in the mid-80s to low 90s. Nighttime lows ranged mostly from the mid-60s to low 70s. In terms of seasonal heat accumulation, virtually all locales from southern Newaygo County to southern Van Buren County have caught up to the recent five-year average. Rainfall has been variable, with areas from Grand Rapids to the north receiving none to a few tenths of an inch. Many areas south of Grand Rapids received 0.5 to 1 inch.
Celery harvest remains in full force. Yields have been somewhat below average in some areas due to stress from the cold, wet spring. Current harvest yields are improving. Insect and disease pressures are modest overall. Some variegated cutworm, celery leaf tier, aphid and aster leafhopper pressure is present, but has been kept in check. Likewise, early blight, bacterial blight, bacterial soft rot and anthracnose are present, but at modest levels overall. A field scout reports no late blight has been found.
Onions have been developing rapidly. Again, pest pressures are modest. Thrips are certainly present, but not in large numbers.
Sweet corn harvest has just begun. Reports of yield and quality are positive. Pest pressure remains low. My southern Kent County pheromone traps contained no corn earworm moths. The three European corn borer moth traps had counts of 0, 3 and 2.
Cabbage harvest continues with good quantity and quality.
Vine crops look good overall. The pickle and cucumber fields that I have seen look good. Harvest reports have been positive except for a field suffering a severe Phytophthora fruit rot problem. Phytophthora appears to be the most frequently found disease in vine crops at present. Again, however, the overall severity is modest. Zucchini harvest reports are favorable. The hard squash harvest will begin soon.
West Central Michigan – Norm Myers, Michigan State University Extension
Temperatures remained above normal this last week. Rains have been spotty and light with amounts ranging from a couple of tenths up to half an inch. Evapotranspiration rates remain high enough that irrigation has continued through the light rains we've had.
According to Tom-Cast, purple spot pressure remains high in asparagus. Many full-season harvest fields are at or nearing the trigger for a second fungicide spray. Scouts also report rust active in many fields. Japanese beetle numbers remain high, especially in Jersey varieties, but I still see little sign of feeding by these beetles.
Vine crops are also under disease pressure. I haven't seen any downy mildew, but powdery mildew is active. Bacterial leaf spots are also active in many winter squash fields. Winter squash and pumpkins are setting fruit now and a rain would be very welcomed in helping that process along. Harvest continues in processing zucchini fields.
In carrots, the leafhopper index in Oceana County keeps going up and then down. I am hoping to get another sample to send to MSU Diagnostics Services today (July 27). Aster yellows disease can be found in carrot fields, but probably less than we normally see at this point in the season. Both major blight diseases are active. According to Tom-Cast, pressure from blights is very high because of the hot temperatures and wetness caused by dew and irrigation.
I caught one European corn borer moth in my traps and no corn earworms again this week. I did catch three western bean cutworms in my sweet corn trap, but had 50 in my field corn trap. Egg mass counts even in the higher field corn site were still below the economic threshold.
Processing broccoli continues to grow. Imported cabbage worms continue to be the major pest in that crop.

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Why is it people always jump to the conclusion that someone is pregnant when they say they are sick? Sure, you can make that joke to a friend, but to someone random over the internet? Come on, man. It's kind of a slap to the face. I had multiple people mention that I should take a test. I know how to handle birth control, you dumb head. I'm 27 years old and am about to head to LA to work with a designer to create my wedding dress. You think I'd make the mistake of being with-child in the meantime? Ahhellsnah. And if that sickness was an insight into what being pregnant is really like, I'm out.
Did you see how I slid that wedding dress note in there? Yesaaaaaah. I can't wait. Once I begin working with the designer a little more, I'm gonna share it all with you guys! Even a video!
Speaking of weddings, I have one to go to this weekend! Dress up time! Last one of the summer. Boo. One of the trainers from our gym, the second one this year, is getting married in the mountains. They are having shuttles take their guests up to red rocks for the ceremony then up deeper into the mountains for the reception. We start at a bar at 2 before the shuttles take off for the day. I have a feeling this is going to be a very drunk wedding. Not for me, because I would be wasted by 4 if I tried drinking at 2, but for other people. I can't wait to watch it. I'll pictures for you.
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Approved by the Faculty Senate April 7, 2004
Vol. XXXVIII, No. 13
March 3, 2004
The Faculty Senate of Southeast Missouri State University met on Wednesday, March 3, 2004, in the Missouriana Room of the University Center. The following Senators were present: Paul Lloyd (presiding), Susan Swartwout, Rusty Curtis, Rick Althaus, Janice Chadha, Jim Champine, Ronald Clayton, Michael Cobb, Mary Ann DeLine, Dan Dunavan, Craig Elder, Roy Farris, Kathy Gilliland, Bruce Hathaway, Linda Heitman, Ted Loso, Anne Marietta, Cheryl Milde, Bruce Mims, Craig Roberts, Nicholas Tibbs, Mohan Tikoo, Larry Underberg, and Min Zou.
Alternate Daniel MacLeay and non-voting Senate Representative Michael Best of the Department of Agriculture were also present. Provost Jane Stephens, Student Government Liaison Ryan Kloeppel, Dr. David Starrett, Dr. Steven Hoffman and Melissa Muth of the CSTL Teaching Associates, and Senate Secretary Paula Cunningham were present.
Absent, and not represented by their Alternates, were David Bibb, Al Hayward, Arrick Jackson, David Naugler, James Ricks, and Terry Sutton.
The minutes of February 18, 2004 (Vol. XXXVIII, No.12), were approved with editorial changes.
Senators Heitman, Marietta, Anderson and Roberts were congratulated as all received
notification they were granted tenure by the Board of Regents.
Faculty Senate Chair Lloyd reported on the Board of Regents meeting.
Senate now has a regular place on the Board of Regents agenda.
Chair Lloyd invited each Regent to have lunch with the Senate Executives and to visit a Faculty Senate meeting.
In light of the Faculty Senate's modifications of the proposed Mission Statement, the President has referred the statement back to the University Planning Committee, which considered these changes as well as suggested changes from other groups and individuals. The Faculty Senate's suggestion to change the wording from "professional education" to "education in the professions" was voted down by a vote of 5 to 9. However, the Senate's suggestion to eliminate Priority #6 was accepted. Other editorial changes are still under consideration.
The Board of Regents tentatively approved the Mission Statement that was presented to the Faculty Senate on February 18, 2004, subject to changes approved by the University Planning Committee. When the Strategic Plan is completed, the Mission Statement will receive final approval from the Board.
Chair Lloyd welcomed new Senator Mary Ann DeLine from the Department of Middle and Secondary Education.
Provost Stephens said the revised Mission Statement is an improved and more clearly stated document. In regard to faculty representation on the University Planning Committee, she said more than half of the committee consists of faculty members.
Chair Lloyd stated that perhaps better communication is needed between members of the University Planning Committee and faculty within the University to insure that their views are adequately represented in the process.
Provost Stephens reported she attended the American Council of Education meeting, and the number one issue on campuses is the cost of health care and its effect on recruitment, salaries, and retirees.
Student Government Liaison Kloeppel reported that 27 SEMO students attended "Storm the Capitol" in Jefferson City. Overall, the event went very well, and students were allowed to observe and interact with their representatives. Unfortunately, SEMO students were unable to meet with Peter Kinder as he was busy in meetings for the day.
A bin has been purchased for a library drop box that will be installed in the Towers residence hall complex. Student Government also is looking into securing funding for installing an additional bin in Dempster Hall.
There are two forums next Thursday with Cape Place residents to discuss interest in periodic shuttle bus runs to pick up and drop off residents at the tennis and intramural complex.
Academic Affairs
Senator Tikoo, chair of the Committee, did not present a report.
Senator Tibbs, chair of the Committee, did not present a report.
Senator Marietta, chair of the Committee, reported that the Committee had not met recently. However, they have a subcommittee that is working on a new Faculty Senate web page and another subcommittee that is collaborating with Carol Heizer to revise the online Faculty Handbook.
Johnson Faculty Centre
Chair Elect Swartwout reported that the sub-committee chaired by Dr. Dieter Jedan to explore the possibility of having a faculty club has met twice. Dr. Jedan expressed the committee's desire to have the Senate authorize it to develop proposals of action. The request will be put on the agenda for the next meeting.
Senator Roberts, chair of the Committee, reported that the Committee met three weeks ago and discussed inserting the statement "No institutional review committee or individual may impose criteria upon a candidate in excess of those itemized in the departmental criteria" between the first and second sentences of item #4 in the section Evaluation and Tenure Procedures of the Tenure Policy.
He also reported that the Committee suggests that the same instrument to survey faculty morale as was used approximately ten years ago be used to allow for comparisons of the data.
Senator Curtis, chair of the Committee, reported that communications with the Committee
members indicate we should announce the vacancies for the Senate via electronic means,
and he is in the process of checking to make sure he has all the departments. He hopes
to complete this by Thursday morning. There will be two avenues of communication:
1.Faculty Senate news that should get to every faculty member at the University.
2.A message to the chairs of each department that will have a Faculty Senate vacancy reminding them of the seven-day time frame within which faculty must formally declare their candidacy for election within the department.
The hope is that we will have the elections conducted just before or after spring break, so we can get the results and move forward with requests for committee assignments before the end of the semester.
Professional Affairs
Senator Althaus, chair of the Committee, reported on the February 25 meeting.
Travel Policy Concerns: Further discussion took place regarding unanswered travel policy questions. The Committee agreed to ask the Provost for the name of someone who could speak for the Administration authoritatively about the issue. It was agreed that having someone provide authoritative answers to the remaining questions would ameliorate any need for the Committee to bring forward a resolution on the matter.
Non-Tenure Cap: Brief discussion took place about the issue of the numerical cap on non-tenure track faculty. Senator Naugler agreed to prepare some materials for the Committee.
Student Evaluations of Instruction: The Faculty Handbook policy on student evaluation of instruction calls for both the policy and the instrument to be evaluated during this academic year. The Committee discussed how to best conduct such a review. The Committee agreed to solicit input from the various Promotion and Tenure Committees, department chairs, deans, teaching associates, faculty at large, and Student Government. The chair agreed to ask the members of the Senate to begin gathering input from their constituents. Representatives of Student Government have been invited to participate in the next Committee meeting. The Committee wishes to examine the expense, the usefulness of the instrument, and any instances of abuse in the use of the results.
Faculty Applicant Background Search: This issue was discussed at length. It was pointed out that the Administration refuses to point to the person(s) who decided that such a policy was needed. The policy fails to require background checks from federal or non-US authorities. The Committee appears to agree that the form itself is flawed and fails to provide opportunity for an applicant to disclose any criminal background and/or explain it. The policy fails to give an applicant notice that failing the background check was the reason for not being hired and to give a subsequent opportunity to rebut the findings of such a report, and therefore may be flawed from a due process standpoint. Does the policy permit the Provost alone to make the decision about whether an applicant is excluded?
Follow-Up to January 28 meeting with the Governance Committee: The Committee approved the Report of the minutes of that meeting and discussed actions to be taken pursuant to that meeting. Senator Journet agreed to prepare an "executive summary" of the promotion policy, akin to the one prepared by Senator Al Hayward of the Governance Committee about the tenure policy. The Committee intends to hold open meetings with the members of the promotion and tenure committees of the various levels, as well as the administrative actors at those levels, to solicit suggestions for clarification and improvement of the policies.
Healthcare Committee
Senator Heitman, one of the Committee's tri-chairs, reported that the Committee has
chosen C-BIZ as the consultant for the healthcare insurance proposals.
Teacher-Scholar Model
Drs. Steve Hoffman and David Starrett discussed the Teacher-Scholar Model at Southeast. After discussion about whether service was indeed explicitly defined in the document, the Faculty Senate approved a sense of the Senate resolution that the Teacher-Scholar Model at Southeast is a document that informs the work of faculty members. Senator Curtis moved and Senator Farris seconded a motion that the Faculty Senate accept the Teacher-Scholar Model. The motion passed with two abstentions.
Emeritus Faculty (Executive Session)
A motion by Dr. Althaus and seconded by Dr. Farris to approve emeritus status for a retiring faculty member was passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
The next Faculty Senate meeting will be Wednesday, April 21, 2004, in the University
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As humans, we face disappointments regularly. Something doesn't go our way, or something doesn't work out the way we planned, and we're let down. It's part of life.
As a child, I would get disappointed when my parents wouldn't let me have sleepovers on school nights. Looking back, I understand that it was for my own good so that I would be well rested and alert at school.
Our family was disappointed summer of 2015 when my husband's company went through some changes and had to sell the property where we were living at the time.
We had to move out of our apartment and relocate, which was not very fun, especially since we had a new baby, but that just opened new and better opportunities for our family.
I experienced a disappointment just last week when I found out our move would have to be postponed. Something about construction inspections, and the building not being quite ready.
Maybe I overreacted, but I was so upset! I already packed a lot of our things, we already purchased the airline tickets, and I was just so excited! And so, after receiving the news, I was discouraged.
But, as with all disappointments, it's just something that you have to come to terms with, and remember that it's only temporary.
So instead of staying disappointed, I'm just going to have faith. I'm going to believe that everything will work out, that we will move when we need to move, and that God will always provide.
And who knows, maybe there was a specific reason things happened exactly this way. Maybe this way, we avoided other disappointments or hardships, like a car accident, or faulty plumbing in the new place. 🙂
I know that these examples are fairly mild and that many people go through much worse, disappointments that I can't even fathom.
Sometimes, there is no upside to disappointment, or at least not one that we can see. Sometimes, big or small, disappointment is just that, and you just have to move past it, and have faith that the next chapter of your life will be positive.
For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5 (NIV)
"For I know the plans I have for you, "declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Faith can move mountains, and faith can get you through the many disappointments life throws your way.
Remember that next time you're discouraged, and try to have faith.
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RICHMOND, Va. – Apparently there was one more gift left to be unwrapped for the VCU men's basketball team.
That gift came on Monday when the Colonial Athletic Association named sophomore Juvonte Reddic CAA Co-Player of the Week. The accolade is VCU's third straight with Bradford Burgess being named Player of the Week (12/12) and Treveon Graham earning Rookie of the Week honors (12/19).
"With this team, we have a lot of different guys that can take the lead on any given night," Burgess said. "Ju is an extremely talented player who has been great for us in the past few games and will be huge for us down the stretch. If we continue to work to get better every day, we can really do some big things."
Reddic has been vital force in the frontcourt for the Rams' during their current six-game winning streak. In last week's two victories, the sophomore averaged 15.5 points and six rebound per game, while shooting 81.3% from the field.
Against UAB and top NBA prospect Cameron Moore, Reddic wowed the home crowd to the tune of 16 points, six rebounds on 8-of-9 shooting to help the Rams take home a 68-49 win.
In the game before Christmas break, Reddic registered his third straight double-figure performance with 15 points and six rebounds in a 80-68 road victory over UNC Greensboro.
On the year, the Winston-Salem, N.C. native is averaging 9.6 points and 6.5 rebounds, while shooting a team-high 59.5% from the field.
Reddic and his teammates will return to the court after a week off to battle the Zips of Akron on Thursday night. Game time in Akron is set for 7 p.m.


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Our scene has long-suffered a universe-center-misplacement epidemic that is only growing in size and intensity as a result of its carriers interacting with other carriers and the noninfected through online opinion-sharing platforms.
Every time we post anything about any of the hundreds (thousands?) of bands we cover, one of the carriers will inevitably show him or herself to the podium, knocking a few innocent bystanders off the stage in the process.
"Eh-hem," he clears his throat before going on a keyboard woe-is-me diatribe about how we "only ever cover this band" and how they "don't deserve it" and how there are "so many other bands who deserve coverage" and how "no one likes them."
Let's break it down, shall we?
1. "AP only ever covers [insert band you hate]."
No, we don't. We actively cover, as mentioned, a number of artists that is quite possibly in the thousands. What you mean is: "I only ever pay attention when you cover this band because the internet is my stressball, and I need somewhere to be angry."
2. "[Band you hate] don't deserve coverage" / "[Band you like] deserve more coverage."
First off: Good on you for liking something. We didn't know you had it in you, between catapulting homophobic slurs at certain frontmen whose eyeliner you find offensive and telling us every other band on the planet "fucking sucks." We encourage more of the latter half of this point, because positivity in Facebook comments is damn-near extinct.
Let's examine the word "deserve" for a second. It's a word I've personally set out to eliminate from my vocabulary entirely because delegating "deserves," positive or negative, feels like a very egotistical thing to do, but for the sake of argument, let's pretend that "deserve" is a concept I believe in.
To "deserve" in the AP universe generally means a band has done the following: They have created something artistically compelling that we think you will like. They have accumulated a passionate fanbase who will support them and who want to read about them. They have crafted skills that are comparable to artists we already know you like. They have done something just crazy enough to work, and we admire their risk-taking and wish you would take notice. (You usually do about three years later—reference our old 100 Bands You Need To Know issues if you need proof.)
Basically, "deserve" here is a near-tangible, measurable thing that you can't really argue against. It's in a social flow we've observed, a progression we've witnessed, a cultural pattern we've memorized, a secret weapon we know a band is harboring. It's many things, and your feelings to the contrary don't disprove it.
So when you say things like,
3. "No one likes [band you hate]."
What you mean is, "I don't like them, but these other 1.5 million people do, and I think they're wrong."
Now, we have a theory. Maybe it's crazy, but we think we can help with that whole universe-center-misplacement thing.
Maybe, if we all channel our negativity into positivity, we won't be so wrong about where the center of the universe lies. (If you haven't guessed the nature of this epidemic, many people think the stars and heavens revolve around them.)
Let's go back to the "social flow" proven factor of "deserve." When something gets a reaction, we take note and remember, "Hey, people react to this thing." Whether it's positive or negative, it is nonetheless a reaction.
Think of every comment you leave as a "vote" for the artist or subject in question. Positive or negative, that vote still counts, because in the end, the internet is just a stream of numbers and babble.
What if instead of "voting" for artists you hate, you spent more time focusing on those you like, or even doing something totally outrageous and giving someone new a chance? As mentioned before, we often cover artists because we believe you will like them. Because we've noticed that you already like them. Because we've noticed you react to them. Notice the pattern? It's you.
You are the center of our universe. I'm going to let you in on a secret: We don't stop covering bands because they've received a mass negative reaction. We stop covering them when a band receives little-to-no reaction.
That's it.
The opposite of love is not hate. It's indifference. The opposite of being relevant is not being hated. It's being ignored.
So, you genuinely want what you believe to be more pure representation of what you like shown on our site? Then encourage us and encourage the artists you like with positivity and ignore the things you hate.
We have a hunch that you'll feel better about yourself when you take the time to notice the good. We also have a hunch that things won't really change, not only because it's asking entirely too much for humans to be nice on the internet, but because "No one likes [band you hate]" truly does mean "I don't like them, but these other 1.5 million people do, and I think they're wrong." ALT


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The Passenger Vehicles segment (which includes UVs, Cars and Vans) registered a growth of 16 percent and stood at 22,655 units in April 2016. The company's domestic sales stood at 39,357 units during April 2016 as against 34,467 units during April 2015, a growth of 14 percent.
In April 2016, the Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles segment sold 472 units, recording a jump of 82 percent. The company exported 2,506 units last month, thus witnessed a growth of 11 percent.
Speaking on the auto sales performance for April 2016, Pravin Shah, President & Chief Executive (Automotive), M&M said, "At Mahindra we are happy to have begun the new financial year with a growth of 14%. We do hope that the Honorable Supreme Court, while taking a decision on diesel vehicles ban in NCR region on May 9, will take cognizance of all the facts including the role that the automotive industry plays in the country's industrial growth." When it came to the company's Farm Equipment Sector (FES), total tractor sales recorded 19 percent growth and stood at 21,286 units. Mahindra's domestic tractor sales was up 22 percent last month. however its exports dropped down by 32 percent.
Rajesh Jejurikar, President and Chief Executive - Farm Equipment and Two Wheeler Division, Mahindra and Mahindra said, "With the announcement of a normal monsoon forecast for this year, we hope improved market sentiments would drive the demand in the next few months."


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Hey all welcome to another Game On! Thursday! Over the previous weekend I hit a "gaming milestone" of sorts at least as far as my younger self is concerned I beat of the first Gameboy game I ever got! Mega Man II for the Gameboy. As you may or may not recall Mega Man for the PC was the first Mega Man game I ever got/played (See previous Game On! Thurday)
Mega Man II is considered possibly the worst of the Gameboy Mega Man games, but it was the first and only one I had gotten up until much later. I picked up it up in 1996 when I got my first Gameboy which was a Gameboy pocket. I had played Mega Man II since then at a friend's house on his NES, and really liked it despite not really liking Mega Man PC. It took me months and maybe years, or at least until Pokemon came out, to get to Wily and still as a kid I never beat it. Last weekend however, I cleared the whole game in like 30 mins, I was surprised at how my skills improved since I was 12. It was a fun and easy ride and a nice trip down memory lane.
Time to show Clash Man who's boss!
If you're not familiar with the Mega Man Gameboy games they are almost all (except in the case of MM5) mashups of two of the NES games. In the case of MMII, it is a mashup of Mega Man II and Mega Man III on the NES. Basically all the elements of both games are retained just 4 bosses from one and 4 from the other are present. In this particular game you have Wood Man, Clash Man, Air Man, Metal Man, Magnet Man, Hard Man, Needle Man, and Top Man. In addition you have a game specific boss, Quint, and of course Doctor Wily. The game adds the slide from Mega Man III as well as Rush Jet, Rush Marine, and Rush Coil for good measure as well.
Dr. Wily hired Salvador Dali as his interior decorator.
The levels themselves for each Robot Master are similar as well to their NES counterparts you get sub-bosses and the usual hazards from each stage, though some are remixed or abridged, though they are all pretty well done. Keiji Inafune though wasn't too happy with the game apparently, as it was handed off to a different team than the first Mega Man Gameboy game. After Mega Man II, the same original Gameboy team did all the rest of the Gameboy Mega Man games. This one I think is a perfect introductory Mega Man game as it's easy, straightforward, and just fun. It controls well, sounds good, and it's a fun romp through Mega Man's world without too much frustration that may make less experienced players throw down the Gameboy and say, "I HATE MEGA MAN!".
I'd recommend it for your Mega Man Neophytes as it's pretty cheap, and not hard to find a platform to play it on. You can pick it up for a couple of dollars on Amazon or Ebay.
Happy Gaming!
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Single Song Sunday: Cat Stevens' Trouble
September 24th, 2011 — 10:15 pm
(w/ Eef Barzelay, Marissa Nadler, Kristen Hersh & more!)
It's been a tough few weeks, for body and spirit. Our inner city school is badly overstocked this year, with classes too full to manage, and hallways that ripple with energy we can barely control; the stress among the faculty is sky-high, and we're hard pressed not to take it out on each other. Limping into such an environment every morning puts me at a severe disadvantage, but limp I must: I seem to have torn something in my knee, trying to compensate for a flared disk in my lower back, and have grow accustomed to a constant haze of low-grade pain.
If I was a more soulful man, I suppose, I'd be singing the blues. But I'm a folkfan, at heart; turning to the darker, sparser branches of the singer-songwriter movement soothes my breast better than anything else. I've been steeping in Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, and other thin outsider voices, trying to find the perfect representative to speak my pain into being, and calm it through the communion of folk.
And then the playlist skipped, and I remembered Cat Stevens.
We first covered the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens way back in 2007 here at Cover Lay Down, citing his uncanny ability to put words and melody to peace, love, and a connection to the earth as ample evidence for continued consideration of the soft-spoken singer-songwriter as one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. But Stevens does loss and loneliness too, as evidenced by the bitterness of Wild World. And I will ever be floored by Trouble, this week's Single Song Sunday subject: a majestic piece, elementally simple, surprisingly soaring, an apt and adept personification of the fickle fates that beset the universal everyman, written when the artist was 19, during a year of convalescence following a near-fatal bout of tuberculosis
The newest addition to this canon of coverage comes courtesy of Eef Barzelay (recently featured here), whose recent foray into Kickstarter promotion produced not only the intended EP of Journey covers, but a bonus disk of songs selected by generous patrons, who shelled out $150 for the right to select songs for Eef to take on. Barzelay's torn, mournful take on Trouble is both a perfect sampler for that LP-length collection and a powerful reminder of the potency of the song itself.
Pair it with Lisa Haley's Zydeco-Cajun country, the Holmes Brothers' sweet blues harmonies, Bruce Robison's sparse country ballad, a summery jam from Widespread Panic, crashing indie waves from Kristen Hersh, electric guitar folk from Eddie Vedder, a mellow, as-yet unattributed folkrock cover once thought to be by Oasis, and delicate takes from Marissa Nadler and Elliot Smith, and you've got a set that once again proves the flexibility of great songwriting.
- Eef Barzelay: Trouble
(from Fan Chosen Covers (Best Of), 2011)
- Elliott Smith: Trouble
(recorded 2003 for the Thumbsucker soundtrack)
- Kristen Hersh: Trouble
(from Sunny Border Blue, 2001)
- Eddie Vedder: Trouble
(live, circa 2007-2008)
- Bruce Robison: Trouble
(from Long Way Home From Anywhere, 1999)
- Lisa Haley: Trouble
(from Waiting For The Sky, 1997)
- Unknown band: Trouble
(from this YouTube video, among other sources)
- The Holmes Brothers: Trouble
(from the Crossing Jordan soundtrack, 2003)


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Last Week: Changing things in my life and hoping to inspire,support and guide you in your changes. I'm starting with a new commitment to mental and physical wellness.
Last Week: Making changes in my life, starting with a new commitment to mental and physical wellness.
Day one and day Two: I am a super hero. You can practically see my cape fluttering in the wind. I feel like I have the answer to everything and I love it. Making the commitment to me to make a change in my life that really matters to me in a way that excites me seems to be a powerful tincture. I'm using hot yoga to reshape my mind and my body, and I want to go every day now. It is like teenage infatuation.
Day Three: I think if this change works so well then I am keen to build on it and I start to have fantastical notions about many things. I take the Real Age Test online, and with the hot yoga in the mix I'm coming in at 5.5 years younger than my real age! I read the January issue of Oprah magazine and get food tips and begin to imagine a complete overhaul of my cupboards. I think about going back to skiing, and trying new things like tap dancing, belly dancing and rock climbing. I am light headed with the incredible strength of purpose I discover in making a decision and acting on it. The world is my oyster.
Day Four: The day of the reality check. My committee (hey, you have one too) from the Department of Sensible Decisions got wind of all these big plans I had and called me on out on the carpet.
"First of all, how will you pay for this?" they barked. "And second of all, do we have to remind you of how many times before you thought you would do this sort of thing and you FAILED?"
This was 'put your money where your mouth is' day in terms of how much of a commitment monetarily I was willing to make for the yoga classes. At my yoga studio (Bikram Hot Yoga Langford) they were celebrating their fifth anniversary and were therefore promoting one and two year memberships at half price to celebrate. At my Day 4, I am 24 hours away from the last chance to get in on this deal. I committed last week to not having this same body one year from the 14th of December, and I knew that Bikram Yoga was my choice. Or, at least, I thought I knew. But as the Sensible Decisions committee pointed out, according to the files from "Oh, Not That Again" I have felt this way several times in the past and had NEVER followed through.
"Need you be reminded" they said "of the gym membership, of the Kung Fu membership or of the last time that you did Hot Yoga? What about other ideas from a few years back like studying cello? Taking a writing class? Going to meditational classes? You never follow through."
So as international leaders struggled for an accord in Copenhagen, I was having my own summit and it was going just as well.
"And" the committee then marched on "you seem to think you could do all these other activities, which all cost money, need time, and you don't have enough of either of these to even THINK of taking these other passions on. You need to stop this ridiculous talk now or before you know it you'll be responsible for ALL this and you will be so disappointed when you fail again."
So it was, on Day Four I discovered that my new found motivation was being increasingly stained by my old fashioned fear of making mistakes and failing.
My committee, like yours, uses the logic of "Not enough" You don't have enough time, money, commitment. Then it backs it up with past disappointments that I need to be protected from repeating "Remember the last time you did this? You weren't committed enough to follow through." And a good idea can't even get started after that meeting.
What I learned this week:
Don't bite off more than you can chew
When making a change in your life it can be tempting to change a lot of things, but sometimes that just lets our monkey mind race to the future and suddenly I'm doing 20 things. I overload myself and I end up killing the good idea that started it all. So, don't bite off more than you can chew. You don't shove the whole burger in your mouth at once, now matter how delicious it smells, you know you'll choke yourself. Eat it one bite at a time. For me it is like the Bikram Yoga practice that I did four times last week (take that Sensible Decision Committee!), you do one pose at a time. Just this one thing now, then rest, then does this one thing now.
That I can do.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
What a classic and dramatic saying. There is this great thing (the baby, if you weren't sure) and it is in dirty water. Throw away the water, not the baby. Remember, when the committee piles up the past failure that is just muddy water to throw away. It doesn't mean this new idea isn't going to be successful.
The Committee wants to protect me, but I'm telling them that I've learned from the past. I have done my homework this time. I have checked out my choice and it lines up with what I value right now. I have made sure I have accountability in place. I have set myself up for success with scheduling, a reward and buddy system. This isn't the same as last time and I won't be shamed into thinking it is.
Ask yourself this:
What does my Sensible Decision Committee shut down in my life before I can even get it started?
What evidence do they always trot out?
What do I know to be true?
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Kluwer titles now on Springer
Following the acquisition of Kluwer by Springer, last week, the Kluwer titles were soft-launched onto e-products platform Springer Link. Kluwer Online will be shut down sometime in February. Re-directs will be in effect for several months after which they will be deleted. The urls to each journal will then have to be changed.


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Every removal is different so when you speak to us we consider the job carefully and spend time on the phone to ensure all the information we need is taken. On larger removals a home visit can be arranged to assess the job - we believe it is so important that both you as the customer and us as the removal company know exactly where we are with each other - it's also much better to meet in person and build trust early on.
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History 'faction'
According to the Hankyoreh, historical novels are all the rage at the moment in Korea. This doesn't really surprise me all that much as historical novels seem to be pretty popular everywhere at the moment, although in Korea there always seems to be something more of an overtly political aspect to the popular fascination with history.
Unfortunately the article doesn't really provide any convincing answers to the question of why historical fiction is particularly popular the moment:
…few deny that historical novels have their own special appeal. Lee Myeong-won, a book critic, said the unusual popularity of historical fiction can be ascribed to the easiness with which novelists find things to write about, compared to the difficulty authors face when trying to grapple with what is transpiring now in current society. In addition, authors are able to ride on the interest surrounding historical events in which people tend to hold fascination.
I've brought up this subject before here, so I obviously have quite an interest in the relationship between academic history and popular history/historical consciousness in the form of books, TV series and films. Is the popular depiction of historical events and characters all about entertainment, or is it really about a subtle (and not so subtle) type of ideology formation? Or perhaps people's desire to read and write about history (outside of the academic paradigm) plays a deeper, more constructive role in society?
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Hello my name is Jerome de Wit, M.A. and I am doing research on Korean literature written during the Korean War period. When it comes to war literature the usual kind of themes that appear come to mind: the bravely fighting soldiers, the hardships of the people, etc. These stories are present, but the writers during the Korean War did not only focus on the war itself, but also wrote many historical novels during this period. Instead of accepting these type of novels as an anomaly, I was forced to look more deeply in the period before the war and am now of the opinion that these historical novels were an extension of the 'ideological guidelines' the writer's had set themselves right after the liberation. One book which is of interest in this regard is Shin Hyeong-ki's (신형기) 'Beyond the ethnos narrative' (민족 이야기를 넘어서, 삼인, 2003). In his book he argues that an 'nation/ethnos' narrative was created and focuses on how heroes were used in both North and South Korea to create the idea of one ethnic group. His opinion is that these ideological strategies are still at work in South Korean society today. It is a very interesting book to read and I would like to recommend it.


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Heavy Fuel Refinery Process
An oil refinery may be considered as a factory that converts crude oil into a range of useable products. It is designed to produce what the market requires in the most economical and efficient manner. The first step in the manufacture of petroleum products is the separation of crude oil into the main fractions by atmospheric distillation. When crude oil is heated, the lightest and most volatile hydrocarbons boil off as vapours first and the heaviest and least volatile last. The vapours are then cooled and condensed back into liquids.
This distillation process is carried out in a fractionating column. This is divided into a series of chambers by perforated trays, which condense the vapours at each stage and allow the liquids to flow into storage tanks. Pre-heating of the crude oil is limited to 350°C to prevent the oil being thermally cracked.
Atmospheric and Vacuum Distillation
The residue from atmospheric distillation is sometimes referred to as long residue and to recover more distillate product, further distillation is carried out at a reduced pressure and high temperature. This vacuum distillation process is important in maximising the upgrading of crude oil. The residue from vacuum distillation, sometimes referred to as short residue, is used as a feedstock for further upgrading or as a fuel component. Unlike the fractionating column for atmospheric distillation, a system of packed beds instead of trays is used for condensation of the low-pressure vapours.
Refineries based just on atmospheric and vacuum distillation are said to be operating "the straight run" process and the fuel oil is basically either long or short run residue. The percentage of residue varies depending on the composition of crude processed. For a typical "light" North African crude the residue is 28%, whilst for a "heavy" Venezuelan crude it is as high as 85%. The proportion of products produced does not always match the product demand and is primarily determined by the crude oil.
Thermal Cracking
In order to meet the product demand, further refining processes were introduced. Today, a modern refinery, in addition to atmospheric and vacuum distillation, may also consist of secondary refining processes such as cracking, which may be thermal or with a catalyst. A typical modern refinery installation is shown below. Thermal cracking is the oldest and in principle the simplest refinery conversion process. It is carried out over a wide range of temperatures, between 450-750°C and pressures from atmospheric to 70 bar. The temperature and pressure depends on the type of feedstock and the product requirement. At these elevated temperatures, the large hydrocarbon molecules become unstable and spontaneously break into smaller molecules.
Another important factor in the process is the residence time. The feedstock can be either the residue from the atmospheric or vacuum distillation units, or a mixture of the two. In modern refineries, there are three major applications of the thermal cracking process: visbreaking, a thermal gas oil unit and coking. Visbreaking is the most significant process with regard to the manufacture of residual fuel oil. It is a mild form of thermal cracking often used for reducing the viscosity of straight-run residual fuels. Normally such fuels are very viscous and, if required for sale as heavy fuel oil, must be blended with a relatively high value distillate to meet the finished product specification.
Visbreaking reduces the quantity of distillate required as diluent or "cutter stock". This material can then be profitably diverted elsewhere. The main aim of a thermal gas oil unit is to produce and recover the maximum amount of gas oil. In extreme cases, the viscosity of the residue may be higher than that of the feed stock. Coking is a severe form of thermal cracking. It is designed to convert straight-run residues into more valuable products such as naphtha and diesel oil. In addition, gas and coke are produced and thus this process does not feature in the manufacture of residual fuel oils.
Catalytic Cracking
Catalytic cracking is the major process in the petroleum refining industry for the conversion of heavy hydrocarbon fractions, mainly into high-quality gasoline and fuel oil components. These are lighter, less viscous and more valuable than the feedstock. There are various different catalytic cracker designs but in all cases the product output can finally be separated to: gases, gasoline blending components, catalytically cracked cycle oils and cycle oil slurry. The cycle oils are very important with respect to residual fuel oil since they are used as cutter stocks to reduce the viscosity of residues. Prior to use as a cutter stock, the cycle oil slurry has to be treated to remove entrained cat fines. In a modern refinery, there is a wide range of residues and diluent available for the production of fuel oil. Usually the fuel will consist of visbroken residue diluted with cycle oils and smaller amounts of other distillates.
The figure below shows the main streams of feedstock, fuel oil diluent and fuel oil residues in a modern refinery. Clearly, if a refinery does not have a thermal cracking facility (visbreaker or thermal gas oil unit) then the fuel oil will be based on long or short residue. Additional to the main residual fuel streams in a modern refinery, it should be appreciated that other developments have taken place to further maximise the production of gasoline, kerosene and diesel from a barrel of oil.
One of these is by residue hydroconversion where residual fractions are converted into feedstock, which in turn can be further processed in conventional crackers to yield lighter products. Maximisation of production for the lighter products is carried out at the expense of residual fuel oil.


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Minecraft kids recreate splendour of Armagh in stunning detail
You've probably been to the historic city of Armagh. Well, now's your chance to pay a visit to Armagh 2.0 - the Minecraft version.
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You've probably been to the historic city of Armagh. Well, now's your chance to pay a visit to Armagh 2.0 - the Minecraft version.
Do you reckon you could recreate the Guildhall in Minecraft - or even improve on it?
Minecraft has gained a lot of attention as an educational tool and artistic medium not to mention the world's most popular indie game. Now it is gaining a reputation as a way of engaging young people in designing the real world around them.
Four of our best-loved buildings are set for a high-tech make-over - 21st century style.
Poetry and video games would seem to be at opposite ends of a scale, but a new work by Adam Clarke Victoria Bennett blends the two to create a touching, immersive and truly unique experience.
Minecraft creator Markus Persson has posted a series of tweets revealing that he feels deeply lonely.
If you've ever fancied redesigning the Giant's Causeway, or thought Stormont would look better with a Houses of Parliament-style clock, now's your chance.
Minecraft fans can now build a virtual world in Northern Ireland after a map of the region was incorporated into the popular computer game.
1. Minecraft - Pocket Edition by Mojang
Minecraft is to be made available to every post-primary school in Northern Ireland as part of a technology project by the annual CultureTECH festival.
When Minecraft creator Markus Persson aka Notch decided he could no longer cope with the game's obsessive community, he used the social networking site to ask if anyone would be interested in buying him out.
Minecraft, the hugely popular online building-block game, could soon be made into a film.
If you're one of those people who quite likes computer games but finds the endless mayhem and slaughter a bit unseemly, there is another option: putting imaginary things on top of other imaginary things. At your leisure. Does that sound sufficiently exciting?


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He was speaking while chairing the plenary session on supply and demand challenges for Oil, Gas and petroleum products at the 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) in Istanbul. Pradhan highlighted how disruptive innovation will impact the demand of oil and gas in the world and how renewable has the potential to replace conventional energy sources.
"Disruptive innovation will impact the demand of oil and gas in the world -- falling cost of renewables in general and falling cost of solar in particular. Most of Asia and Africa are now discovering solar tariffs at less than four cents per kilowatt, significantly cheaper than conventional power," Pradhan said.
He said India is leading the solar and renewable revolution. "We need to realise that the oil industry is at a delicate cross-roads, where higher crude prices will give a further push to renewable. We are told that there is going to be a breakthrough in battery technology and renewable source may take over conventional source in the near future," the minister added.
Pradhan also emphasised that the growth in e-vehicles may also have a far reaching impact on the world's oil and gas demand. "The rate at which e-vehicles will be adopted will depend on a lot of factors like the price of power, storage, utility network factors etc. But if estimates are to be believed, it may make considerable impact on the oil and gas sector," Pradhan said.
Pradhan is representing India at the WPC and has conducted several bi-lateral meetings with ministers and presided over plenary sessions. The Minister will also launch an event on Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) as a part of the process of promoting the upcoming oil and gas bidding rounds in India.


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Grease: 40th 4K details, plus The Matrix 4K coming & more new BD/DVD reviews
We've got three more new reviews for you today from Tim, each well worth your time, including his thoughts on Shout! and Scream Factory's A Quiet Place in the Country and Umbrella Entertainment's region-free Silver Bullet on Blu-ray, as well as Shout!'s Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume VIII box set on DVD. Do check them out.
FYI, I've been busy with server work these last couple weeks, but I'm diving back into disc reviews myself as well – on both Blu-ray and 4K – so watch for more of those starting tomorrow. [Read on here…]
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Paramount
- Grease: 40th Anniversary Edition 4K
- Tim Salmons
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- The Matrix 4K
- The Wachowskis
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Silver Bullet BD review
- A Quiet Place in the Country BD review
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume VII DVD review
- The Dogfather
- Misterjaw
- DePatie Freleng Collection
- Grease 2 on BD
Die Hard: 30th & Grease: 40th coming to 4K UHD, plus celebrating Suspiria at 40 & more
We've got a pair of new Blu-ray reviews for you to start the new week off today…
Our own Tim Salmons has checked in with his thoughts on Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell, now available as a new Collector's Edition from our friends at Scream Factory. Tim has also checked out Lionsgate's new Vestron Video Collector's Series release of Mark Lester's Class of 1999. Do give them a look.
Meanwhile, Michael Coate has just posted a new History, Legacy & Showmanship column, featuring an interview with filmmaker Vincent Pereira on the subject of Dario Argento's classic giallo film Suspiria, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last year.
The film was recently restored in 4K by Synapse Films and released in terrific new Blu-ray editions (one of which is reviewed here). It's a great interview, so be sure to check that out as well. [Read on here…]
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Tim Salmons
- Drag Me to Hell: Collector's Edition BD review
- Class of 1999
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Suspiria: 40th Anniversary Edition
- Vincent Pereira
- Don May Jr
- 4K restoration
- Die Hard: 30th Anniversary Edition 4K
- Grease: 40th Anniversary Edition 4K
- Paramount
- Star Trek: Discovery Season One
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Indicator Films Powerhouse
- The Phantom Thread 4K
- The 4K Ultra HD Release List
- Fabulous Films Universal TV BDs
- Northern Exposure: The Complete Series BD
- Quantum Leap: The Complete Series BD
- Columbo BD
- Murder She Wrote BD
- Caravan to Vaccares
Still Loverly: Remembering "My Fair Lady" on its 50th Anniversary
[Editor's Note: This article was originally scheduled to appear a year ago for the film's 50th anniversary. The article was delayed so that it could be published to coincide with the delayed but now available Blu-ray Disc release.]
"My Fair Lady is probably the greatest popular smart musical ever made. The melodies soar, the characters endear and engage, and the wit of so much pointed commentary on social class, gender, money, and surface appearances never lapses into self-conscious cleverness." — film historian and author Matthew Kennedy [Read on here...]
Intruders, Extant, Diamond Luxe delay, Supermensch, new Kino & TVD, plus Clone Wars: Lost Missions
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We've got just a few quick-but-good pieces of announcement news for you today, before we send you off to your weekend activities of choice.
First, our own Dr. Adam Jahnke has just posed another installment of A Honor to Be Nominated in his Jahnke's Electric Theatre column, this one looking back at Melvin Frank's 1973 film A Touch of Class, starring George Segal and Glenda Jackson. Hey, it was good enough for Best Picture consideration, so do check it out. [Read on here…]
- Extant: Season One
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Intruders: Season One
- Supermench: The Legend of Shep Gordon
- Diamond Luxe
- At the Devil's Door
- The Trip to Italy
- Witness to Murder
- The Package
- The Offense
- Hickey & Boggs
- Castle
- Grey's Anatomy
- Nashville
- Revenge
- Scandal
- Once Upon a Time: The Complete Second Season
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- 2014 World Series Film
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Lost Missions
Dark Half & Monkey Shines, new Warner, CBS & Fox TV titles & Halloween BD signing next week in LA
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We've got another great Blu-ray review for you today, and we suspect it's one many of you are eager to read: Tim's thoughts on Sony's new Ghostbusters 1 & 2 Digipack BD set. Tim talks A/V quality and runs down all the extras, including taking the time to detail which are new, which are legacy items carried over from the previous BD and DVD releases, and what's been omitted. Don't miss it. [Read on here…]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- Bluray
- Scream Factory
- The Dark Half
- Monkey Shines
- Halloween: The Complete Collection
- Tim Salmons
- Ghostbusters 1 & 2
- The Ninth Configuration
- The Art of War
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action
- Shameless: The Complete Fourth Season
- Extant: Season One
- Under the Dome: Season Two
- Napoleon Dynamite: The Complete Animated Series
- King of the Hill
- Dads
- Better Off Ted
- Touch
- Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series
- Dark Delicacies book store Bluray signing event
THREE new columns, new Twilight Time BDs, a new Altman BD, White Christmas, The Jeffersons & more!
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We've got a bunch of stuff for you to enjoy here at The Bits today, starting with a trio of new columns here at the site.
First, the good Dr. Jahnke has turned in his latest installment of Burnt Offerings: MOD DVD, running down the latest in small batch, hand crafted DVDs and Blu-rays. He's also added new component to the column that he's calling Wide Awake in Streamland, which details worth deep catalog film and TV titles available for streaming via Warner Archive Instant, Netflix, Hulu Plus and the like. Be sure to check it out.
Also today, our own Michael Coate unloads both barrels of his History, Legacy and Showmanship column to celebrate the 50th anniversaries of TV's Bewitched and the seminal James Bond film Goldfinger! For each column Michael conducts a roundtable discussion with film historians and experts. You definitely don't want to miss them – here's the Bewitched piece and here's Goldfinger. Enjoy! [Read on here…]
- My Fair Lady: 50th Anniversary Edition
- Robert A Harris
- Shout! Factory
- Bluray
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- Adam Jahnke
- Burnt Offerings: MOD DVD
- Warner Archive Instant
- Twilight Time
- The Believers
- The Blob (1988)
- Under Fire
- The Vanishing (1993)
- Audrey Rose
- Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dead Jimmy Dean
- Robert Altman
- The Jeffersons: The Complete Series
- White Christmas: Diamond Edition
- Dick Cavett's Watergate
- Rolling Stones: From the Vaults
Monty Python Live (Mostly), WKRP music update, Penny Dreadful & the My Fair Lady: 50th Anniversary Edition
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We've got a new Doogan's Queue column today from Todd (in Gripe Soda), running down all of this week's best new releases on Blu-ray and DVD. Don't miss it!
Also this morning, our own Tim Salmons has turned in a Blu-ray review of Joseph Anthony's Tomorrow (1972) from B2MP Inc. The film stars Robert Duvall and is an adaptation of a short story by William Faulkner. Do check it out. [Read on here…]
In which we answer the question: "What can Star Trek fans do to encourage CBS to release Deep Space Nine on Blu-ray?"
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First up today, a quick side note: Our own Tim Salmons has turned in a review of Criterion's Judex on Blu-ray, a French crime film from 1963 that's actually an homage to a 1916 silent film of the same name. It's a gorgeous B&W classic from director Georges Franju. Don't miss it.
Now then… I promised you guys a Star Trek TV on Blu-ray post. [Read on here…]
Elysium on 12/17, new Sony MOD, Jobs, Enterprise: S3, Warner Archive's Jumbo Blu & more!
Afternoon, folks! We trust you all had a great weekend? Your NFL team did well, you enjoyed the finale of Breaking Bad, etc. We've got a big week planned for you guys, with Dr. Adam Jahnke's annual Hell Plaza Oktoberfest officially kicking off here at The Bits tomorrow! Meanwhile, give your coffee a warm up because we've got some big announcement news to start your afternoon...
The big news is that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has set Neill Blomkamp's Elysium for release on Blu-ray Combo and DVD on 12/17 (SRP $40.99 and $30.99). We don't think this is the complete list of extras, but the Blu-ray will at least include 8 behind-the-scenes featurettes (Visions of 2154, The Journey to Elysium: Envisioning Elysium, The Journey to Elysium: Capturing Elysium, The Journey to Elysium: Enhancing Elysium, Collaboration: Crafting the Performances in Elysium, The Technology of 2154, In Support of Story: The Visual Effects of Elysium and Engineering Utopia: Creating a Society in the Sky). You can see the BD cover artwork below. [Read on here...]
Mad Men: S6, Trek: TNG S5 & Unification, Notting Hill, Nightbreed: Director's Cut & more!
Afternoon, folks! Let's run down some today's announcement news...
Lionsgate has officially announced the Blu-ray and DVD release of Mad Men: Season Six on 11/5 (SRP $49.97 and $49.98). Extras will include 6 featurettes (Design of a Decade, Recreating an Era, Gay Power!, Gay Pride!, Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out and Summer of Love Archives) and more TBA. Love the cover artwork – you can see it below.
Also CBS has announced that they'll release Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Five on Blu-ray Disc on 11/19 (SRP $129.99). It will include all 26 episodes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, episode promos and all the previous DVD features, another multi-part documentary (Requiem: A Remembrance of Star Trek: The Next Generation) and the In Conversation: The Klingons and What He Left Behind: The Roddenberry Legacy featurettes.
Also coming from CBS on 11/19 is Star Trek: The Next Generation – Unification (SRP $28.28), which (as was the case with The Best of Both Worlds and Redemption) will feature the 2-part episode edited into a movie version along with a new exclusive documentary called From One Generation to the Next. You'll find the cover art for both of these titles below as well. [...]
- Mad Man: Season Six
- Bluray Disc
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Season Five
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Unification
- Notting Hill
- Fright Night 2: New Blood Unrated
- New Girl: Season Two
- Clear History
- White Collar: Season Four
- Bones: Season Eight
- Pixar
- Disney
- Cars 3D
- Nightbreed: Extended Director's Cut
- Clive Barker
- Shout! Factory
- Scream Factory
- Star Trek