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The Doodler Derails Plans for November/
My knitting plans have been forcefully abandoned. I had some very interesting and specific plans for my knitting this month and within 24 hours I dumped them all by the side of a dusty road in favor of the bright lights of a new cast on. What could possibly have enough impact to pull me away from my intelligently charted path? It's a mystery. No seriously, it's a mystery Knit Along called The Doodler by Stephen West of West Knits.
Though I do love the art deco, geometrically inspired patterns like Spectra and Rockefeller, I do not pretend that I understand all of his work. Some of them are just too "out there" for me, but the same can be said of all high fashion. I strongly feel that without people pushing the boundaries of what we understand in art, technology, and science, we would not grow. So I don't feel I have to understand all of Stephen West's neon explosions of pattern to appreciate his ability as a designer.
The suspense for this mystery KAL has been building around me for weeks. Online people debated what colors to use. Even at my more conservative local knit night I was asked if I was participating as they chose colors. Still, I resisted. I had no interest in knitting something so huge, using nearly 3 skeins of fingering weight yarn, for a pattern I had not seen. I was more than happy knitting away on my lovely golden sparkle yarns, knitting a row and then stopping to admire the yarn glowing with warmth in my hand.
Slowly Instagram started filling my feed with pictures of beautiful butterfly wings of the first clue of #TheDoodler (I warn you not to look if you want to be surprised). Then a customer bought three skeins of yarn from me in a beautiful combination. I started to hope that this yarn was destined to be a Doodler and as we chatted through email she confirmed that was exactly where the yarn was headed. I started to look around my office hung with yarn and put together combination after combination of colors for this shawl. Finally I snapped. I had to cast on. I had to see how my colors would combine in this new pattern before I saw the shawls completed by others online.
I grabbed my favorite deep purple, Knight Bus Escape, the bright teal of Acid Peacock, and an impossibly bright Sun on Your Face yellow as the accent. As my own butterfly wing emerged, I was pulled further and further into the obsession to knit this shawl. The second clue came out before I was finished with the first, but I was determined to press on as fast as I could. I knit nearly 400 yards in less than a week.
As I looked over the instructions for clue 2, I was dumbfounded. What on Earth have I got myself into? Could I really put my knitting blindly in the hands of a man dancing around Amsterdam in a onsie??? I couldn't work out how this new technique would work with the beautiful wing of the first clue but as I knit, my doubts melted away. Stephen West, lead on and I shall follow prancing through the streets swinging neon yarn before you.


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Shopping for LEGOs for the grandkids has renewed my love for LEGOs so I ordered one FOR ME from their Architecture Series today, The Capitol Building
I had lots of Architecture from which to choose, some I eliminated quickly, like NYC, looked boring. Sydney looked interesting and I might do that next. Not sure.
Before the set arrives, I have to figure out where I'm going to set it up because it comes with a million pieces, as seen in a photo taken by a LEGO purchaser who reviewed assembling the Capitol, Minimankerry
The same reviewer stated he sorted the pieces into zip lock bags for easier assembly. Good point.
This is a large model with over 1000 pieces, inside the box are a number of plastic bags with the bricks, I transferred each bag to a zip lock bag to make sorting easier, I also used a plastic tray to sort out all the small pieces, of which there are a lot.
I'm debating between the dining room table or setting up a separate card table singularly for the LEGO assembly. The dining room table has far more room to spread out pieces and the dining room has tons of natural light but I might not like seeing it every day. The card table I could set up in the library but it doesn't get as much light and I might feel more removed. In a perfect world I'd take over the breakfast table but alas, we use it for every meal and use it for playing board games and the like. I have a smaller craft table in the kitchen for the grandchildren but that has a permanent collection of craft projects on it.
I didn't have LEGOs growing up – Lincoln Logs and Pick Up Sticks and I don't ever remember liking Lincoln Logs. But once my kids were old enough to try LEGOs, I was hooked right with them.
Can't wait. I ordered a few other things for the little ones, a Frozen theme something and a Disney one. I'll post pix when it all arrives.
Boring Sunday otherwise. The storm of the century has yet to appear. Darn, it hasn't even begun to rain. No wind either. Just gray and cold. Golf tournament stinks – no one I know or care about. Lousy old movies on. I finished the weekend WSJ crossword puzzle way too quickly so I'm doing laundry.
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Indian woman killed, grand-daughter abducted in US
Washington: An Indian woman from Andhra Pradesh visiting the US was killed when she apparently tried to resist the abduction of her 10-month-old granddaughter.
The police and the FBI have launched a massive manhunt to find the assailants and the kidnappers.
"Saanvi Venna is believed to have been taken from her family's apartment after the murder of her grandmother, Satayvathi Venna, age 61, on Monday," Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said in a statement.
Pennsylvania State Police has issued an Amber Child Abduction Alert.
According to Ferman, the body of Satyavathi Venna, the paternal grandmother of Saanvi, was discovered inside the apartment.
Satyavathi had arrived from India for a visit in July and was scheduled to return home in January. She was babysitting the child.
The parents of the child, Venkata Konda Siva Venna (father) and Chenchu Latha Punuru (mother), had emigrated from India in February 2007 and have previously lived in San Antonio, Texas, Troy, Michigan, and Cleveland, Ohio. In June this year, they moved to King of Prussia in Pennsylvania.
In a televised news conference, Venkata Konda Siva Venna, made a brief, emotional plea, asking help.
"If someone finds my baby, could you please bring my baby back?" he was quoted as saying by the Philly Inquirer. According to the daily, the neighbours expressed shock at the incident.
"You always fear the worst," Veronica Nava, 36, who lives in the same complex, told the daily.
"I feel bad… for the guy who is looking for his daughter," said resident Tanya Bazylskiy, who lives in the C building.
She said the apartment had many young professionals and families living there.


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About Claire Lau
Born 1981 in Lisburn, County Antrim, Claire is now living in Jersey. Claire graduated from Dundees Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 2003. She also studied Fine Art in Belfast, Manchester and San Diego. Claire's main medium is oil paint. Claire experiments with light and contrast in her paintings. 'I enjoy painting both Abstract images, and images of people in different situations.'
2003-2004-Manchester Metropolitan UniversityPGCE in Art and Design Secondary Education
2000-2003-University of Dundee, Scotland BA(Hons) Fine Art 2:1
1999-2000-University of Ulster, Belfast
Foundation Studies in Art and Design Pass with distinction
Upcoming solo exhibitions at Ulster Hall,Belfast march- May 2013, and Strabane Arts Centre August 2013
Claire has a studio in Grouville, Jersey. If you are in Jersey, pop in for a cup of tea and to see some current work.
Solo Exhibitions
August 13- Strabane Arts Centre, Strabane
April 13-Ulster Hall, Belfast
May-Jun 12-Island Arts Centre, Lisburn
Jun-Sep 09-The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne
Nov 2008-Mushroom Works with Jim Edwards, Newcastle upon Tyne
Oct 2006-Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington
Aug 2006-Mushrooms works Studios and Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Apr 2006-John Hewitt, Belfast
Group exhibitions
JulyAug 12-The Yard Gallery, Holywood
JulyAug 12-The Engine Room Gallery, Belfast
Nov-Dec 2012-Molly's Parlour, Lisburn
Nov 2008-Open Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne
Dec 2006-Saltburn Art gallery, Saltburn by the Sea
Dec 2006-Brickworks Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne
July 2006- Mushroom Works, Newcastle upon Tyne
April 2006-Ganghut festival, Melbourne
November 2005 Mushroom Works, Newcastle Upon Tyne
March 2005 Art Scene Warehouse, Shanghai
Feb- Apr 2004 Ogham Gallery, Belfast
June 2003 The Francis Cooper Gallery, Dundee
April 2003 The Island Arts Centre, Lisburn
April 2003 PJ Brogan, Lisburn
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Interview: Chris Ramsey on the return of Comedy Central UK's The Chris Ramsey Show
The Chris Ramsey Show returns to Comedy Central UK tonight for a brand new series., e
Featuring celebrity guests, stand-up from Chris and pub games, each episode this series is recorded close to transmission meaning the chat is bang up to date and topical.
We had an exclusive chat with Chris to find out more...
Chris, it's great to see the series getting so much promo this week, what's been your favourite thing to do?
Ah Radio 1 was brilliant with Grimmy. He said something so lovely, he said I'm not like a proper guest because it's just like talking to a mate. I was on for about an hour just getting involved in the show, it was so much fun. Grimmy is so good at getting the best out of people at that time in the morning.
You have just filmed the first episode of the new series, how did that go?
Oh it was amazing.... amazing! You know, we have an audience of 200 and it's filmed out at Sky studios and obviously the weather has been shocking and yet the whole audience were absolutely fantastic, so into it. You could in theory just rip off the Only Fools laughter track and stick that on the show, but having a live audience there gives me and the guests a real boost. I actually do some stand up at the start of each episode so it's just brilliant to have such a lively audience, and the guests on the first show Scarlett Moffatt and Phil Wang were on top form, it was class!
This series is more topical isn't it?
Yes first time around we filmed the whole lot in one go whereas this time, we film one a week and it's done a couple of days before it goes out. We don't talk about the hard news, I'm not interested in that, but it means we can talk about celebrity stories, things that have gone viral, that sort of thing. It makes a big difference to the show, it's great. The show has grown up, we don't play the video games now, but we do play some pub games, you know to get some competitiveness and some banter going.
This kind of show is very popular in America where they run every night or for weeks on end. Would you fancy doing that?
I would you know, I think as you say this format is very popular in America and I think it works well here too. The more the merrier I say, I would definitely do more. We're doing this show for ten weeks and for me that's the closest thing to having a proper job, turning up at the office every day. Three of us write it every week and we sit in a room and do lots of research and we basically have to overwrite, so we have far too much material for each show but that's what you need to make it work. I love it.
You're back on tour soon as well aren't you?
Yes I am, so in ten weeks time I'll have a rock n roll holiday at Centre Parcs with the folks and my family and then after that I'm off on the road again with a brand new show and I can't wait. Right now though I'm looking forward to getting in the show and playing with my little boy.
How are you finding fatherhood?
I love it man, it's great and it's also entertaining so I'll discuss it in my show. My wife and I are going to launch a vlogging series soon all about parenthood!
Alright well I'll let you go and build a snowman, but before you go just tell us who we can expect to see on The Chris Ramsey Show this series?
Well here's an exclusive for you, literally Toff has just confirmed she's coming on so that will be great and Tom Davis will be brilliant too!
The Chris Ramsey Show will premiere on Comedy Central UK on Wednesday 28th February at 10pm.


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Also, atm I'm trying out to write for Stardoll's most wanted, but that doesn't mean I will not be posting any more! I will be posting here at least once a day!
I need some more people to help us with the blog, like people who can find spoilers and things.
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New radar imaging system could improve breast screening
Scientists at Bristol University have developed the world's first radar breast imaging system which is now being trialled by North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT).
The team has been working on the technology for a number of years and believes that it could improve the way in which breast cancer screening is carried out.
Conventional mammograms use radiation, but the new technology images the breast using radio waves.
Dr Ian Craddock, from the University of Bristol's department of electrical and electronic engineering, explained: "This new imaging technique works by transmitting radio waves of a very low energy and detecting reflected signals; it then uses these signals to make a 3D image of the breast.
"This is basically the same as any radar system, such as the radars used for air traffic control at our airports."
Mike Shere, associate specialist breast clinician at NBT, revealed that around 60 women have been examined using the radar breast imaging system at Frenchay so far.
He said: "It takes less time to operate than a mammogram - approximately six minutes for both breasts compared with 30 to 45 minutes for an MRI - and like an MRI it provides a very detailed 3D digital image.
"Women love it as they compare it to a mammogram and find the whole experience much more comfortable."
The technology is also much safer than a mammogram, according to Professor Alan Preece, from the University's Medical Physics department.
He explained that the machine uses ground penetrating radar similar to that used to detect mines. It takes 400 pictures, each taking a quarter of a second, of the breast, and these are then used to form a 3D image.
"Women do not feel any sensation and it equates to the same type of radiation exposure as speaking into a mobile phone at arm's length which makes it much safer," he revealed.
"We are constantly learning and adapting and it has been particularly easy to work with NBT, we have seen some very promising results so far."
Dr Kat Arney, senior science information officer at Cancer Research UK, said "We know that breast screening saves thousands of lives, but because standard mammography uses X-rays, it can cause a very small increase in cancer risk.
"Although the benefits of mammography screening far outweigh the risks, it is important to keep looking for alternatives. We will be interested to see how this new technology develops in the future."
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Dominic (Black paint on White Canvas) from a poem by e.e. cummings as set to music by Vincent Persichetti.
Recently, I was driving to work, listening to the news on the radio, when a nice turn of phrase caught my ear. It made me think about words as art. Words have always been my preferred media, and much of my writing can be seen as a sketchbook.
When I think of art, I think of form and I think of function. It seems like most words these days are focused on function. Make money online. Try to convince someone of a point of view, or at least preaching to the choir, but where is the form, where is the beauty?
Yes, there is poetry, which is perhaps the closest we get to words as form over function. e.e.cummings was a master of this. It was probably in junior high school that I was in a chorus that performed the poem Dominic by e.e.cummings, put to music by Vincent Persichetti. Mixing media even more, I imagine it as black paint on white canvas.
Today is Robert Frost's birthday, another poet I grew up on. His words have often caused me, not to stop and think, but to stop and ponder, the way I've pondered great paintings in a museum. Trying to use words to describe those words seems to bring us to literary variant of Gödel's incompleteness theorem.
Perhaps the closest I can get of bringing together all of these thoughts is the seventh proposition of Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus,, "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent".
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Lumbosacral transitional vertebra (Castellvi type IIb)
Back pain.
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Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
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Bilateral pseudoarthrosis of the transverse process of the transitional vertebra and the sacrum.
Case Discussion
Lumbosacral transitional vertebra are congenital spinal anomalies where the last lumbar vertebra shows elongation of its transverse process with varying degrees of fusion to the first sacral segment.
In this case there is pseudoarthrosis of bilateral transverse process: Castellvi IIB.


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In honor of Family Friday, we'd like to take a moment and reintroduce two of our powerhouse women, the owners and heart of Two P's & Calli's, Pam Couch and Calli Swindle. Two P's & Calli's actually began out only as Two P's when Pam and her business partner opened their 400 square foot shop in 1994. Pam has over 23 years of experience and when Calli was 18 years old, she began working full time at the boutique and eventually, they combined their names to create the San Marcos boutique you know and love.
Every business starts with a dream and Pam's dream consisted of connecting with, supporting and encouraging women. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree and being on board full time since high school, Calli shares those same dreams. If you ask, Pam and Calli will tell you one of the most rewarding parts of being a boutique owner is getting to build relationships with customers and their amazing team members. Pam and Calli do an outstanding job building a positive and loving team while also preparing their stylists for their future endeavors, many of whom have gone on to pursue their own careers and open their own boutiques!
Being a boutique owner is about so much more than fashion. They thrive on making women feel strong, important, confident and beautiful. "As we are blessed, we want to bless others," Pam says. Pam and Calli give back to individuals, families and foundations as often as they can. Owning such a special boutique gives us the opportunity to not only encourage women more, but to teach others how to be kind and encouraging to each other while also working with our own family.
As styles are ever changing, Pam and Calli attend markets and fashion shows to keep up with the evolving trends! Calli's must-have item in her closet is a perfect pair of fitting premium denim because you can dress them up for a night out or dress them down. Pam loves anything in black from Michael Stars, as she loves the versatility to make it dressy with heels and accessories or go out casual.
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Real Irish Weddings: Elma and Michael had a day of homemade charm
Elma, from Laois and Michael, from Petersborough in the UK met on a night out in Flannery's pub eight years ago and had their first date in The Porterhouse only a few days later.
The pair got engaged on Valentine's day 2015 when Michael took Elma on a surprise trip to Westport proposing to her on a walk after dinner.
The pair got married in St Luna's church in Cadamstown, Co Offaly - by the same priest who married Elma's parents 35 years ago - before holding their reception at the picturesque Kinnitty Castle.
Elma says: "We like a rustic style so the wedding kind of followed suit. It wasn't really a plan to have a theme, it was just that we chose things that we liked. The camper van, short dress, brown kraft invitations and Mass scrolls, suitcase table plan, were all just bits and pieces that we fancied! I picked up some colourful wellies online and heart-shaped umbrellas for some fun photos in a stream by an old mill across from the church."
The pair made their table plan from Elma's grandmother's old suitcase which she painted. They also made mass scrolls which they tied with some burlap lace as well as a songbook to encourage people to sing "till the wee hours" in the Dungeon bar.
Elma found her pretty vintage style dress in Frilly Frocks, Drogheda and her bridesmaid got her dress from The Bridal Hall in Ballybrittas, Co Laois.
Elma and Michael enjoyed their honeymoon in Vietnam for two weeks, staying at the Mia Resort in Nha Trang for a week, before travelling to Hanoi and Halong Bay.
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Everything You Need to Know About Star Wars Canon That's Not in the Movies
New Star Wars canon might also be able to help us with the wealth of questions that currently surround Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In fact, certain characters from JJ Abrams movies have already been referenced in canon books and comics, but there are so many more tidbits of information that could become relevant come December 18th. To make sure you're as prepared as possible for whatever curveballs Star Wars: The Force Awakens, check out this list the most important learnings to take from the new Star Wars canon.
The Force is More Than Just Jedi and Sith
The Star Wars movies paint a very limited picture of the Force. Midichlorians aside, the Force is really only ever used by Jedi and Sith in the movies, but the other Canon properties show us that the Force plays a much bigger role in the Galaxy. In Star Wars: Clone Wars, visits to the planet Dathomir gave us an insight into The Nightsisters, a clan of force-sensitive beings who used the Force in a very different way. With Mother Talzin as their leader, the Nightsister way of using the Force was more 'Double, Double Toil and Trouble' than mystic ninja warrior. If you need convincing on the power that a Nightsister has, we strongly recommend reading the book, Dark Disciple, which follows the Nightsister and one-time Sith Apprentice, Asajj Ventress, on a mission to execute Count Dooku.
It was also during Clone Wars that we got our biggest insight into the mythology behind the Force. When Obi Wan, Anakin and Ahsoka find themselves on the planet Mortis, they discover three beings through which the entire Force flowed. Each representing a different side of the Force, the trio were locked in an eternal battle to tip the Force in their favor, but it wasn't until Anakin (aka the Chosen One) showed up on Mortis that true balance was brought to the Force....even if that balance was only fleeting.
Darth Maul Beyond The Phantom Menace
He might have been sliced in half by an angry Jedi, but Darth Maul's involvement in Star Wars canon did not end with The Phantom Menace. Maul was kept alive by salvagers and given a robotic lower torso and legs. Maul plays a large role in the Clone Wars TV show, but his greatest storyline came in Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir: the only Dark Horse Star Wars comic to remain canon after the Disney takeover. The comic picks up after the Maul storyline in Clone Wars and sees the one-time Sith Lord launch a full-scale war on his ex-Master, Darth Sidious. With the help of the Nightsisters, Sidious's new apprentice and an elite squad of Mandalorians, Maul comes close to besting the man who would become Emperor Palpatine. But as we know from the movies, Sidious does not perish at the hand of Maul, and instead goes on to terrorize the galaxy throughout the Star Wars saga.
Anakin's Apprentice
In the time between Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker had a young Jedi apprentice. Ahsoka Tano's coming of age was as much at the center of the Clone Wars as the Clone Wars themselves. Inheriting her master's disdain for hierarchy, Ahsoka soon grew skeptical of the effectiveness of the Jedi Council, and was eventually framed for crimes she didn't commit. While Ahsoka's story was cut short when Clone Wars was cancelled, her last act on the show was to leave the Jedi Order, and she wouldn't re-emerge until some 18 years later.
The Dark Padawan
If you haven't watched Star Wars: Clone Wars, the name Barriss Offee might not mean a great deal to you, but it's actually one that is steeped in mystery and uncertainty. Of a similar age to Ahsoka Tano, Barriss Offee was a talented Jedi Padawan who fought alongside her Master, Luminara Unduli. during the Clone Wars. Steeped in emotional conflict, it was Barriss Offee who was responsible for framing Ahsoka Tano for the bombing of the Jedi temple. Offee was initially meant to have been killed off after being taken prisoner for her crimes, but Clone Wars chief, Dave Filoni, has previously said this was not the case, revealing he had big plans for the character before the show was cancelled. Because of her conflict with the Jedi Order and potential path to the Dark Side of the Force, many fans believe the Clone Wars were not the end of Offee's story. It may well be that we see her pop up somewhere further down the new Star Wars canon timeline, so it's good to be prepared just in case she does.
The Jedi Order Weren't Always Above the Odd Dirty Trick
The Jedi Order might have often preached fairness and honor, but as Christie Golden's book 'Dark Disciple' showed us, they weren't as squeaky clean as they appeared in the movies. Set in the midst of the Clone Wars, Dark Disciple sees the Jedi Order make the controversial decision to send a Jedi Master to team up with the one-time Sith Apprentice Asajj Ventress in an attempt to assassinate Count Dooku. While the majority of the Jedi Council did vote in favor of the move, not everyone was happy about it. Obi Wan Kenobi, in particular, spoke out against turning Jedi Masters into assassins, and as the book shows, he was probably right to do so, because things do not exactly go as planned.
More Jedi Survived Order 66 Than You Think
The only Jedi we see surviving Emperor Palpatine's 'Order 66' in the movies are Yoda and Obi Wan Kenobi, but the books, comics and TV shows of the new Star Wars canon tell us a very different story. Star Wars Rebels shows us that at least two other Jedi survived the mass execution of the Jedi Order. We now know that Ahsoka Tano survived Order 66, although how she did so is not clear. Kanan Jarrus (originally known as Caleb Dume) is another Jedi who managed to survive the destruction of the Jedi Order. Initially seen mentoring Ezra Bridger in Star Wars Rebels, a special Marvel Comic Book series called 'Kanan - The Last Padawan' detailed exactly how he survived the attack by his squadron of Clone Troopers. Canon properties have revealed that other Jedi did survive the initial Order 66, but many have yet to resurface, meaning they may well have perished during the reign of the Empire.
Vader's Jedi Hunters
Many of those who survived Order 66 will likely have perished at the hands of Darth Vader's force-sensitive henchmen, The Inquisitors. Though they aren't actually Sith, Inquisitors are trained in the ways of the force by Vader himself. Their sole mission is to hunt down and either kill or convert force-sensitive children while eliminating the few remaining Jedi that could potentially train them. Inquisitors were mentioned numerous times in the old Expanded Universe, but they feature far more prominently in the new canon, thanks to Star Wars Rebels. The Season 1 finale of Rebels saw Kanan and Ezra in a thrilling showdown with the Grand Inquisitor, while Season 2 sees Sarah Michelle Gellar voicing one of two new Inquisitors that memorably got their butts handed to them by none other than Ahsoka Tano.
Few People Knew that Emperor Palpatine Was a Sith Lord
Sheev Palpatine (yes, that's his full name as revealed in the canon book, Tarkin) was not only an incredibly powerful Sith, he was also a shrewd leader. Though his Sith background is prominent in the movies, some of the new canon books help to give us an insight into how the Emperor is perceived by the lay folk of the galaxy. In books such as Lords of the Sith and Lost Stars, we learn that even those who work high up the chain in the Imperial military are unaware that Palpatine is anything other than a politician. In Lords of the Sith, those who witness Palpatine's powers are either killed or left for dead, while Lost Stars details Imperial officer Ciena Ree's shock upon learning that Palpatine is no mere man. Palpatine managed to fool the entire Jedi Order about his Sith origins, so it's no surprise he was capable of fooling his own subordinates.
The Jedi Temple Was Built on a Sith Shrine
One of the most frustrating parts of the prequel movies is the Jedi Council's inability to smell a Sith Lord when they're looking right at one. How could the best the Jedi have to offer not feel the darkness oozing off of a man who would become one of the most powerful Sith in living history? Well, in James Lucerno's book, Tarkin, we learn that the Jedi Temple is actually built on top of an ancient Sith holy site. It's likely that the dark energy pouring out of the shrine beneath the temple is what was responsible for clouding the Council's vision.
Not Many People Believe in the Force
The Star Wars movies have been as much about The Force and the battle between good and evil as anything else, but across the Star Wars galaxy, it's really not a major factor. The reactions of characters like General Motti and Han Solo to even the merest mention of The Force are indicators of how the general populace of the Star Wars galaxy feel about it. In Star Wars: Lost Stars, a Rebel soldier reacts with disgust at every mention of Luke Skywalker and the rumors that he might be a Jedi, and when you think about it, it's a perfectly reasonable reaction to have. in the years since Order 66, the Empire has done a remarkable job of extinguishing any trace of the Jedi Order. Where Jedi used to be a common force for good across the galaxy, Imperial rule has seen their exploits demoted to pure mythology. Put simply, if you hadn't seen first-hand the things Jedi were capable of, there would be no reason for you to believe in it. By the time we get to The Force Awakens, it's no wonder that Rey and Finn are asking if such stories and legends are actually true.
The Rebellion is Far More Diverse Than the Movies Let On
Budgets and limitations on visual effects meant that the Rebellion of the original Star Wars movies mainly consisted of humans, but that's not the case in the wider Star Wars canon. While we do see the odd Mon Calamari and Sullustan in the movies, many of the books show that the Rebellion's cause attracted recruits of from many alien planets. Wookiees, Twi'Leks and Ithorians are just a few of the alien species to have featured in the Rebellion of the new Star Wars books and comics, which is exactly the kind of diversity you would expect from a movement on a galactic scale. Expect the Resistance of Star Wars: The Force Awakens to be far more diverse than the original trilogy's Rebel Alliance.
Empire Strikes Back Is Not Vader and Luke's First Scuffle
In Star Wars canon, a lot goes on in the build up to Vader and Luke's climactic battle in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. In Marvel's new Star Wars comics, the pair cross paths multiple times and even engage in combat, with Luke getting predictably outclassed by Vader's superior ability. Hunting Luke down becomes something of an obsession for Vader, but Luke remains blissfully unaware of his ties to the Dark Lord right up until that famous "I am your Father" moment.
Palpatine Created Cyborgs Warriors to Replace Darth Vader as His Apprentice
The new Marvel Star Wars comics pick up almost immediately after the destruction of the first Death Star at the Battle of Yavin. Though in the movies Vader is generally held in solid regard by his master, the comics show that Palpatine blamed the Death Star's destruction purely on Vader's incompetence. As punishment, Palpatine sends Vader on a series of humiliating errand boy missions to put him in his place. But all this time, Palpatine had been working with a nutty Professor known as Doctor Cylo who created Cyborgs that could mimic powers normally only available to force-sensitive beings. Should the Cyborgs prove themselves worthy, Vader's place as Palpatine's apprentice would have been in jeopardy. Unfortunately for the Cyborgs, Vader destroyed them with relative ease, proving his worth as a Lord of the Sith and ultimate bad-ass of the franchise.
Clone Troopers Are a Thing of the Past
While they may look similar with their armor on, Clone Troopers and Storm Troopers are very different beasts. As the Empire replaced Republic, the Clone program was deemed too expensive to maintain. Instead, the Empire went about setting up academies on numerous worlds, taking in hundreds of thousands of new recruits at an early age. However, while these young recruits make up the vast majority of the Imperial military, canon properties reveal that there are a few ageing Clones still in service. Thanks to the inhibitor chips placed in their skulls, these clones still make suitably loyal employees. Were it not for their accelerated ageing, Clone Troopers would have served as Stormtroopers for far longer, but instead their time in the new Stormtrooper armor only lasted for a decade or so. By the time we see Stormtroopers in Star Wars: A New Hope, we're looking at an entirely new type of soldier.
Not all of the remaining clones work for the Empire, though. In Season 2 of Star Wars Rebels, we learn that many have removed their inhibitor chips in the wake of the horrors of Order 66. Captain Rex, made famous in the Clone Wars, is one such example, and he can now be found fighting alongside Kanan and Ahsoka in the fledgling Rebel Alliance.
Darth Vader's Lightsaber May Have Survived After All
We might have seen Vader's hand and Lightsaber plummet into the abyss in Return of the Jedi, but details from the book Star Wars: Aftermath suggest that the Dark Lord's Lightsaber might have survived after all. In Aftermath, a shadowy group of figures known as The Acolytes of the Beyond purchase what they believe to be Vader's lightsaber. These Dark Side fanatics intend to destroy the weapon in order to reunite it with its owner, although exactly what they do with it is not clear. It could well be that these Acolytes of the Beyond are some of the founding members of the Knights of Ren, who will feature heavily in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The Emperor Tried to Keep the Empire Alive After He Died
Sure, the Emperor is dead and the Imperial fleet is suffering loss after loss, but the Sith Master wasn't about to let that stop him killing a few more people. In the Marvel comic Star Wars: Shattered Empire, Palpatine sends a posthumous holo message to a number of top-ranking Imperial officials. During the message, he orders his men to lash out violently at predefined targets across the galaxy. Thanks to these messages, rumors spread that Palpatine wasn't actually dead and was instead still pulling the strings at the top of the Empire, adding to the confusion and chaos that spread across the galaxy in the wake of the Battle of Endor.
Luke's Jedi Training
Outside of a couple of sessions with Obi Wan and a trip to Dagobah, the movies give a very limited insight into Luke's Jedi training. The old expanded universe did explore this in some depth, but the new canon has merely hinted at the experiences that made Luke the Jedi he is in Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Set just after A New Hope, the book 'Heir to the Jedi' shows us how much Luke struggles with his newfound powers before training with Yoda. With Obi Wan gone, Luke feels isolated by his force sensitivity and seeks to further his knowledge of Jedi teachings. This hunger for knowledge is something that is documented heavily in the Marvel comics, with Luke unearthing Obi Wan Kenobi's journal from his time on Tatooine and later, a number of Jedi Holocrons containing potentially vital information about the Jedi Order. By the time Luke gets to Dagobah in The Empire Strikes Back, he's already well on his way to learning about what it means to be a Jedi.
Leia's Visions of Darth Maul
We mentioned earlier about Darth Maul continuing to be a presence in Star Wars canon long after he was sliced in half, but this presence could extend well beyond the prequel trilogy era. While on a mission to Naboo in Shattered Empire, Leia receives a form of vision featuring the one-time Sith Apprentice, suggesting that the Dathomirian still has a part to play in the Star Wars saga. Could we see Maul appear in one of the upcoming anthology movies or TV shows?
The Fate of Boba Fett
Boba Fett perished in the digestive tract of the Sarlacc, right? Well, maybe not, because in Star Wars: Aftermath we discover that Boba Fett's armor has been salvaged by Jawas on Tatooine. Of course, it's quite possible that the Sarlacc spat the hard-to-digest Mandalorian armor out, but we've got a hunch that the world's most famous bounty hunter lived to fight another day. This is, of course, what happened in the old Legend expanded universe, and a lot of people would be rather happy if the new canon were to do something similar.
The Galactic Senate Was Re-Instated After Return of the Jedi
With the Imperial fleet on the ropes, the leaders of the Rebel Alliance waste little time in reintroducing the galaxy to democracy. The Galactic Senate is reinstated, not on Coruscant, but on Mon Mothma's home planet of Chandrila. In Star Wars: Aftermath, a number of chapters are dedicated to the reaction and confusion caused by the political flux. TV broadcasts are made as the first senators arrive at the dawn of The New Republic, while in other corners of the galaxy, Imperial propaganda desperately tries to dampen news of the spreading democracy.
Of course, quite how The New Republic crumbles by the time The Force Awakens comes around, we don't yet know. But there could be a clue.....
The New Republic Was Heavily De-Militarized by Mon Mothma
As head of the new Galactic Senate, Mon Mothma petitions to see The New Republic drastically demilitarized. Arguing that the galaxy has seen enough war to last several lifetimes, Mothma believes that the only way the new regime can gain the trust of galactic citizens is by reducing the threat of violence almost completely. This might sound like a good move, but in reality it could prove to be a fatal one for Mothma's new regime...
The Empire Wasn't Completely Defeated, It Just Went into Hiding
At the end of Return of the Jedi, we assume that all is well in the galaxy and that the Empire has been completely defeated. Unfortunately, the last few months of canon books and comics show us that this is far from accurate. In Lost Stars we learn that the Empire was never truly eliminated, suggesting it would still pose a major threat to those seeking democracy for the galaxy. Though the Battle of Jakku (roughly a year after Return of the Jedi) dealt a decisive blow to the Empire's strength, it didn't completely topple the organization, nor did it remove all of the people who believed in what the Empire stood for.
With their forces depleted, but far from completely wiped out, the Imperial fleet retreats to the very fringes of known space. There, they begin to focus on developing new technologies that can help the regime return to its former glory. It's during this time that the technology on display in The Force Awakens was developed, but only when The Force Awakens hits theaters will we learn how they emerge from the shadows.
TIE Fighters Get a Major Upgrade
While they may be one of the more iconic sci-fi vehicles out there, there's no doubting that the Imperial TIE Fighter had some major flaws. Unlike Rebel ships like X-Wings and Y-Wings, TIE Fighters did not have any form of shielding. This meant that whereas a TIE Fighter would have to land a number of hits to destroy its prey, a Rebel pilot could eliminate its target with one shot. In the last chapters of Lost Stars, we learn that one of the new technologies developed by the Empire during their time in the shadows was a major upgrade to the TIE Fighters weaponry that would allow them to pierce the shields of a Rebel starfighter with one shot. Personally, if I were a TIE pilot I'd probably just prefer a shield of my own, even if it did mean sacrificing some maneuverability.
Poe Dameron - More than Just a Pilot?
Oscar Isaac's X-Wing pilot, Poe Dameron, is a major factor in the story of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but we get some interesting (and potentially spoilery) details on his background in the Marvel comic, Shattered Empire. Poe's Mother, Shara Bey, is a hot shot Rebel pilot and the protagonist of the Shattered Empire series, while his father Kes Dameron was among the Rebel forces on the ground during the Battle of Endor.
Towards the end of the 4-issue series, Shara joins Luke Skywalker on a mission to the planet Velte, where they discover two magical trees that once grew at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Emperor Palpatine had been studying the trees in an Imperial Science facility, but by the time Shara and Luke arrive, all that is left of them are two branches. The pair each take a branch to plant, and the final scenes of the series show Poe Dameron growing up next to this potentially magical tree. Could Poe's exposure to this tree mean that he is more than just a brilliant X-Wing pilot?
Luke May Have Attempted to Start a New Jedi Order
While Shara Bey planted one of the aforementioned Jedi trees, Luke Skywalker took possession of the other. Though he never revealed what he had planned for the branch, there are a couple of clues throughout Star Wars canon that suggest it was all part of a plan that he was likely working on between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. In the book 'Weapon of a Jedi', Luke winds up on the planet Devaron where he is guided to an ancient site known as the Temple of Eadit (seen above after an attack by Savage Opress). The temple was used as a base by Jedi forces during Star Wars: Clone Wars, and during his time there, Luke is contacted by the ghost of Obi Wan who helps him further his knowledge of the Force.
Before leaving Devaron, Luke vows to one day restore the ruined temple to its former glory. It's not out of the realm of possibility that part of the Jedi Temple tree from Shattered Empire is a major part of Luke's plan. It may well be that in the build-up to the events of The Force Awakens, the Heir to the Jedi has been slowly working to rebuild the Jedi order on this very site.
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This week on ComedyNGaming's Special Comedy instituted timeframe we have the legendary Dark Souls battling its own fan base in an attempt to make you crawl up in a ball and lose your hair faster or even make you piss yourself in an unordinary fashion, it's basically up to your emotions. With that being said we have users literally getting their shit kicked into them and kicking the shit out of some baddies, without further ado here's CNG's:
Ball-Busting moments of Dark Souls 3
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This week up or rather what we've gathered for today, features spoilers and lots of em' if you're new to the Dark Souls Series please be aware of this!
"It's Dangerous to go Alone, So you should probably not go at all." – Dark Souls Theory of dick moves
Moving forward with the clips I just wanted to share some brief history I had with the Dark Souls series when I played the first ever one, I knew I would be pissed off a thousand times over, because the first death I received was fighting a fucking skeleton with a sword, but it wasn't that it killed me one time that seriously provoked me to shove my controller in my ass like this kid did,
but getting killed multiple times by it really does go to show that this game can honestly get my blood boiling, in fact when I first trialed the game, I stopped playing because I was ashamed that I could not for the life of me surpass this god forsaken skinny skeleton, eventually I got back on and tried my trials again successfully completing the game after putting it 100+ hours trying to beat it. Well, I've rambled on for too long, let's get this show on the road!
Giving us an excellent dramatic opening comes user: (PaleMagnificentCottonmouth) as hilarious as his name is so is his clip of the defeat of the Nameless King –
Isn't this like a Sasuke and Naruto fight? (Get the feels and popcorn).
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Next Up here's how a dick move becomes more detrimental than you would think with this annoying little clip by user who has a rather long username: (DismalSpiritedAltiplanochinchillamouse) –
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Ross Students Collaborate with Smithsonian Scientists/
Back in October, students participating in a Field Academy course in the Solomon Islands conducted marine studies alongside Smithsonian Institute scientists Dr. Sea McKeon and Dr. Chris Meyer. Since their return to the United States, the students have been hard at work producing a field guide that documents the hundreds of species they observed on the trip. During the week of May 18, Dr. McKeon and his research colleagues met with students at Ross to lend their expertise in identifying and documenting the marine organisms.
In the Marine Science lab, Dr. McKeon, Smithsonian scientist Michele Weber, and CUNY (City University of New York) doctoral candidate Stephen Harris kicked things off with a workshop on the process of genetic barcoding and DNA extraction and sequencing. During the session, which also included students from a 2013 research trip to Mo'orea, the group accessed national gene sequence databases to take previously sequenced DNA samples from the Solomon Islands and identify matching organisms.
"The process was full of excitement, because it was possible that a specimen was related to a species that nobody had ever entered into a worldwide database—or it might even be an entirely new discovery," said junior Shanshan He, who helped collect samples in the Solomon Islands.
Throughout the week, the students worked with the scientists to identify the specific species and images for a Solomon Islands field guide. They also spent time arranging the photos and information into a useful, visually appealing format.
When complete, the field guide will be submitted to the Solomon Islands government for review. The research may have a significant impact on the country's future biodiversity studies, because there is currently no recognized academic source for information about marine species in the islands.
The scientists will stay in contact with the students through the conclusion of the project to offer guidance and information, as well as a final review of the field guide.
"Working with the DNA of the specimens we collected is incredible. After diving, collecting, handling, photographing, and taking tissue samples, we are finally seeing the end result of our work," said sophomore Evi Saunders. "After this experience, I most definitely want to pursue similar work for my Innovation Lab project next year, and potentially in the future."
Dr. McKeon and his colleagues also discussed the logistics and economic feasibility of equipping the Innovation Lab @Ross with technology for DNA extraction and amplification. "One of the major benefits is that our students can continue to expand their expertise in DNA research using the techniques introduced this week," said Dr. Jack Szczepanski, Marine Science teacher at Ross. "Plus, the equipment would include a kit small enough to bring into the field on future research trips to collect hundreds of new specimens."


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UGFC Men's Development 0-10 Odd Woodland
United Men's Development Team's never-ending search for their first points of the season took them to Glasgow Green to play against an in-form Odd Woodland side currently flying high in the upper echelons of the GCCL. In high winds and torrential rain United battled hard but were eventually blown away in the end…almost literally!
United struggled to get a foothold in the game from the first whistle. Nobody's quite sure why Odd Woodland were awarded a penalty in the first 5mins but Steph was quickest to smother the rebound after the spot kick cannoned off the post so it didn't really matter. Unfortunately he was beaten just minutes later as any hopes of a shock result faded early on.
An audacious effort from Alan on the half way line was the closest United came to breaching the Woodland goal in the first half, and as such we'll absolutely call it a "chance" which the keeper had to "save"!
Steph was whisked off at half time to do more goalkeeping elsewhere and Humed replaced him between the sticks for the second period. Another handful of goals were conceded in the second half which, as the referee himself remarked after full time, probably should have been abandoned such were the treacherous conditions. The second half was very fragmented as the ball spent more time out of play than it did in. United took more centres than corners but Allan's deflected freekick needed clawed off the line by the Woodland goalkeeper as they almost registered a late consolation.
Often beaten, never defeated, United's support greeted every pass with "Ole" in the closing minutes but everybody was delighted to get inside as soon as the full time whistle sounded!
United: Steph, Sam, Sandeep, Andrew, Chris B, Alan, Abdullah, Alrasheed, Michele, Filimon, Allan
Subs: Euan, Humed, Joe, Rabbi, Mubarak, Mahammad
Player of the Match: Andrew


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Time is a funny old thing, isn't it? A few months ago I wrote a hasty and unedited post on here, questioning where all the Black British mothers were on Instagram. Of course, I knew they existed, I followed most of them but in terms of visibility and promotion, there were very few raisins in the rice pudding. In between then and now, many things have happened which continued to niggle away at my 'girl you better do something about this'- ness. But none were more impactful than that Mumsnet thread. Whilst I understood that the tone of the thread wasn't that nice at all, I couldn't help but notice that mothers that looked like me or anyone other than Caucasian, middle class and heterosexual were not mentioned.
'But why would you or anyone you could identify with, not being mentioned in a thread where the most popular 'insta-mums' were being dragged irritate you?' I hear you ask.
It irritated me because it was the only proof needed to cement my findings that no other version of motherhood seemed worthy of being 'popular', 'cool' and most importantly, 'valid.'
But for a few days, I kept my thoughts to myself as I was unaware how to properly approach the situation. This was until I watched Sareta's insta story sharing her opinion. Watching another woman of colour be brave enough to point out the blindingly obvious, it inspired me to pick up my phone and do the same. I used my 'TEATIME!' insta-stories to voice my opinion on what I took from the matter on the fly I mentioned the hashtag #MAKEMOTHERHOODDIVERSE and to be honest the response was and continues to be a little overwhelming, in the warmest sense.
(Major thanks to Claud's husband for this wonderful logo!)
I've quickly learned that I am not alone in my findings and thoughts. Once we opened up the can of worms, it was shocking (for me) to find that there were also white women, who felt as though they were not represented. It has become clear that we have a massive issue. A problem that of course goes beyond Instagram as social media is always heavily influenced from what we are taught in the world. If I have to go online to find a doll the same skin tone as Esme (and pay a very out of order international shipping fee!) then, of course, seeing myself represented, very least as a mother, in the online world, is something that I would struggle with.
Admittedly, all I was going to do is post a few photos and write about it. but requests for doing 'more' kept on coming. But do what exactly? That is where Nicola Washington comes in. I really like Nicola, so much so that I blindly (i say that as we have yet to meet in real life!) asked her to be on my 'TEATIME!' panel a few months back and she thankfully agreed. Nicola contacted me and encouraged me to see what could be done with my large gob and her expertise. With the help of her, Sarah Gregory, MOTHERHOOD RX, and Cee, we have been able to start what is now being called a 'campaign' (!!!!!!!)
We hope the Instagram will be a place that mothers and bands alike use to widen their net of influence and inspiration, learning that there is no one sole face of motherhood. Anyone can submit a photo and motherhood story that they believe is worthy of sharing. The page will be monitored but not controlled and no tone of voice will be edited. But I think the MMD Mission Statement could explain this better than I ever could.
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"Every child is different" goes the saying, but surely the same can be said for mothers too?
Despite the enormous spectrum of realities however, too often we are fed a singular story about motherhood.
It's one that dominates the adverts, the online influencers and features large in what we see projected into our homes via tv and film, but it's a representation that so many mothers do not identify with.
Make Motherhood Diverse is not an act of exclusion. We don't want to ignore the mothers in the adverts; the middle class white mothers with glossy hair and immaculate clothes. What we want is to do is represent this version of motherhood truthfully: as part of the picture, not its whole.
Make Motherhood Diverse is an act of inclusion.
Because when we look at representations of motherhood in our society awareness demands we ask, where are the black mums, the brown mums, the differently-abled mums? Where are those caring for children with additional needs? Where are those with tattoos and piercings, pink hair or those who just don't care about their appearance? Where are the gay mums, the fat mums, the working class mums? Where are the mums who might tick several or all of these boxes?
You're all out there, but ask yourself how many times do we see your faces or hear your stories?
Make Motherhood Diverse wants to change this. Yes, it's only a hashtag, just another social media campaign, but by reading the stories of mothers who do not look like us, who do not sound like us, or dress like us, whose children don't look or behave like ours, perhaps we can learn.
Perhaps we can start to celebrate the things that make us different, and maybe, through the prism of motherhood, we can start to realise just how much we have in common.
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If you like your music honest, raw and full of emotion then look no further than Casey Lowry, the singer-songwriter making waves for his unfiltered approach to his craft. Casey's start in music came when he wrote his first song at the age of 14. Titled "Trampoline", it was released in 2017 and can be credited for kick-starting his career by gaining more than half a million streams and landing him a spot on radio playlists.
His debut EP, Me & You, followed and marked him out as a musician whose strength lies in his candid storytelling and beautiful melodies. His latest release epitomises this. "Roam is a song about freedom," Casey says. "I wrote this song to encourage others to be bold enough to take the steps they need to in order to find their own freedom." We get to know the free-spirited musician with the world at his feet a little better below.
It's always weird when people know a lot about you, but you know nothing about them. I think it comes with the territory of being a songwriter though.
The tour I did with Jack & Jack has inspired me massively. I've been seeing different cities every day, different cultures and loads of different people.
It was Two Door Cinema Club's Tourist History. There are so many guitars, so many feelings, but at the same time every song on it is a banger.
All of my music tends to have a happy connotation to it. I just really want people to be happy during the time that they're listening to the music and use it as a means of escape.
Billie Eilish for sure, her voice is heavenly.
I'm about to drop two huge songs, literally my favourite ones ever. Hopefully this roll continues and it'll just be banger after banger.


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Voices from a Hanging Cliff by Michael Neil
Head down to LovePicLove Studio in Deep Ellum on February 10th for the release of Michael Neil's book of poetry, Voices from a Hanging Cliff!
There will be beer on tap and live music starting at 9:00pm!
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BOUT | 9:30pm
BOUT is Justin Cooley, a Dallas-based experimental artist/producer. His debut EP, Some Dream, is out now available on cassette and streaming.
Skirts | 10:30pm
Skirts is Alex Montenegro of Dallas. She's a master in the techinique of looping + can be found roaming Good Records listening to Alex G. She recently opened for SALES at Club Dada.
The Cush | 11:30pm
The Cush is Burette + Gabrielle Douglas. In the time-honored tradition of husband/wife duos (think Yo La Tengo + Sonic Youth) they bring a collaborative sound + musical vision providing the creative core and identity of the band.


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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Dutch - Its been 3 months
Its been about three months since my puppy, Dutch, passed away (well, not a puppy, but you know...) I miss him but it is getting better. I don't constantly think about him anymore. I am not in tears, as much. Our other dog is still getting spoiled (extra treats, getting on the bed), but I am not as stressed that something is going to happen to him.
Last night, Dutch came to visit me in my dreams. It has been a rough couple months. I have been stressed at work, stressed at home (just life in general) and then, to top it all off, the election was yesterday. It did not go at all how I would have liked. I was so stressed last night. When I went to bed, I was so worried about what our lives would become, what our COUNTRY would become.
Then, in the middle of the dream, I turned around and there he was. There was no one else in the dream that I recognized. I was not at home, my other dog was not there, it was just one of those random dreams. But Dutch was there. I went to him and was petting and loving him. He looked at me and disappeared. I think he knew that I was stressed, so came to help. I woke up and actually felt better. I could breathe.
I miss him, but it is getting better.
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That which announces itself outright is the excreta of that which is not announced. It is hidden by that very announcement. The theater of history is plagued as much by the lust of event as it is by the open interpretation of parties which most benefit from being either benefactors of enunciated events or victims.
The formula goes, that which conceals announces, and that which announces conceals. There are points of convergence, but one would not be entirely on the right track to go looking for what is hidden. It is like a man hoping to dig himself out of a hole. Eventually he buries the truth, if there ever was one final truth.
Politics, by its very nature, is the personal formalization of impersonal forces-so many harnesses for so many uncontainable winds.
Culture itself is a form of censorship. Consensus is the passive elimination of those who act or profess to act against culture. Those political forces which seek primarily to perform great leveling acts, great acts of expressionistic and economic neutralization, turn passivity into the unenunciated status quo, above which if anyone rises to quickly, they will certainly be cut down. These forces seek the same manner of violence toward dissention but without the vehicle of culture. The axis of power is then active, dissenters and traitors being the passive bodies swallowed up in the act of self-defining violence, rather than hierarchical forms, which swallow up mover and moved into a chain of being which compliment one another. The forces of leveling, however, announce a hierarchical chain of cause and effect by their very acts of neutralization.
The current political climate has reached a point at which people will support a leader's ulterior motives if they figure that it is to the benefit of the greater good. After Donald Trump ordered a missile strike against Assad in Syria, his supporters were split between those who disapproved and those who approved with conscious irony, trusting fully the illegality of the act, which is to say, the judgment of the man himself. Some posited that the bombing was meant as a gesture to warn Assad's allies, or perhaps to make other countries aware of America's power, or to set up conditions for any number of other strategic moves. The point, in any event, is that it is supposed that the hidden was hidden deliberately, in order to be revealed.


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I Made it Myself
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A lovely bowl of cream of carrot and coriander soup. Just the thing for a cold winter's day, and pleasing because I made it myself, using carrots I'd grown myself and pulled from the garden 2 days before.
Though of course, I didn't make it entirely myself. Yes, I grew the carrots, chopped the carrots, added the leeks and seasoning, set the soup maker going and stirred in the cream. But I didn't grow the leek or the herbs – or transport them to the shop where I bought them. I didn't raise or milk the cow that made the cream. I certainly didn't invent or build the soup-maker that actually took all the effort out of making my homemade soup.
However, all these things happened behind the scenes. In my mind, I made the soup. I'm proud of myself and it tasted good.
In the same way that you (quite rightly) feel proud when you design your own training and development programme, even if you buy in a lot of the raw ingredients you need to create your masterpiece.
You select the ingredients. You pull it all together. You season to taste. You can use our training materials as a starting point and add your own home-grown elements and alter the balance to create something that unique to you. Even though the modules are delicious on their own (and stand alone as a complete module), you can buy editable versions to allow you to act as the head chef and make your own signature dish – our materials are just the basic ingredients with which you can create something amazing. It isn't cheating!
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ARCHAMPS, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:
Genkyotex (Paris:GKTX) (Brussels:GKTX) (Euronext Paris & Brussels: FR00011790542 – GKTX), a biopharmaceutical company and the leader in NOX therapies, announced today that Professor Gareth Thomas of the University of Southampton, United Kingdom (UK), was awarded a Biotherapeutics Drug Discovery Project grant by Cancer Research UK (CRUK), a leading cancer research and awareness organization based in the UK, to conduct a research program focused on the role of NOX inhibition in oncology. The £260 thousand grant will support the research program entitled "Combination immunotherapy for breast cancer: targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts to improving therapeutic vaccination." This is the second grant provided by CRUK to Professor Thomas for the evaluation of NOX inhibitors in oncology.
"We congratulate Professor Thomas and his team for this important achievement, which validates their initial work in elucidating the role of NOX enzymes as an important driver of resistance to immunotherapy," said Philippe Wiesel, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Genkyotex. "This most recent grant will fund further research and inform potential clinical development strategies in oncology for our Phase 2 product candidate GKT831."
The fibrotic tumor micro-environment effectively shields cancer cells from infiltrating cytotoxic T-cells raised by immunotherapies. Previous findings by Professor Thomas have shown that GKT831 effectively deactivates cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs), the main cellular source of the extracellular matrix which constitutes the fibrotic tumor micro-environment. These data suggest that adjuvant therapy with GKT831 has the potential to restore response to several types of immunotherapy, including vaccination and checkpoint inhibitors¹̕ ².
"We continue to believe that GKT831 has broad potential as an effective adjunctive treatment across oncology, including in breast cancer," said Professor Thomas. "We look forward to conducting this research program in breast cancer and are grateful for the further support from CRUK."
GKT831 has shown potent anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic activity in multiple preclinical models of fibrotic disorders and is currently being evaluated in patients with liver fibrosis (Phase 2 trial in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)) and kidney fibrosis (investigator initiated Phase 2 trial in diabetic kidney disease fully funded by the Australian Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). A third Phase 2 trial in patients with lung fibrosis is expected to be initiated in the first half of 2019 (investigator initiated trial in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis fully funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health).
In November 2018, Genkyotex announced that its ongoing phase 2 trial in PBC had met the primary and secondary interim efficacy endpoints. To date, all patients have completed at least 18 weeks of treatment and over 80% have completed the full 24-week treatment period and no cases of treatment interruptions or patient discontinuations related to pruritus have been reported. These results provide a clear clinical proof-of-concept for GKT831 and support its further clinical evaluation in multiple indications, including cancer. Final results of the Phase 2 PBC study are anticipated in the spring of 2019, as planned.
1. Hanley CJ et al. Targeting the Myofibroblastic Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Phenotype Through Inhibition of NOX4.J Natl Cancer Inst. 2018 Jan 1;110(1). doi: 10.1093/jnci/djx121.
2. Sampson Net al. Inhibition of Nox4-dependent ROS signaling attenuates prostate fibroblast activation and abrogates stromal-mediated protumorigenic interactions. Int J Cancer. 2018 Jul 15;143(2):383-395. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31316.
About Genkyotex
Genkyotex is the leading biopharmaceutical company in NOX therapies, listed on the Euronext Paris and Euronext Brussels markets. A leader in NOX therapies, its unique therapeutic approach is based on a selective inhibition of NOX enzymes that amplify multiple disease processes such as fibrosis, inflammation, pain processing, cancer development, and neurodegeneration.
Genkyotex's platform enables the identification of orally available small-molecules that selectively inhibit specific NOX enzymes. Genkyotex is developing a pipeline of first-in-class product candidates targeting one or multiple NOX enzymes. The lead product candidate, GKT831, a NOX1 and NOX4 inhibitor is evaluated in a phase 2 clinical trial in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC, a fibrotic orphan disease) and in an investigator-initiated Phase 2 clinical trial in Type 1 Diabetes and Kidney Disease (DKD). A grant from the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) of $8.9 million was awarded to Professor Victor Thannickal at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to fund a multi-year research program evaluating the role of NOX enzymes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic lung disease that results in fibrosis of the lungs, the core component of the program will be to conduct a Phase 2 trial with the GKT831 in patients with IPF. This product candidate may also be active in other fibrotic indications. Its second product candidate, GKT771, is a NOX1 inhibitor targeting multiple pathways in angiogenesis, pain processing, and inflammation, currently undergoing preclinical testing.
Genkyotex also has a versatile platform well-suited to the development of various immunotherapies (Vaxiclase). A partnership covering the use of Vaxiclase as an antigen per se (GTL003) has been established with Serum Institute of India Private Ltd (Serum Institute), the world's largest producer of vaccine doses, for the development by Serum Institute of cellular multivalent combination vaccines against a variety of infectious diseases. This partnership could generate approximately €150 million in future revenues for Genkyotex, before royalties on sales.
For further information, please go to www.genkyotex.com.
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