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The first instalment of the Kate Marshall series Detective Kate Marshall is investigating a serial killer loose in south London Kent boarders He has killed three times already when Kate gets a call to a new crime scene at Crystal Palace Park.When Kate realized who the killer is, is it too late before he comes after her After being attacked by the killer Kate retires from the police force Sixteen years later and Kate has never gotten over her capturing the Nine Elms Cannibal, she tries very hard to live a quite and peaceful life, but when a couple ask for her help to track down their daughter who disappeared twenty years ago Kate feels that she has to help them.Bodies start appearing in exactly the same way as sixteen years ago and Kate is pulled back into the think of the action. I love Robert Bryndza novels whether they are his Detective Erika Foster series or his humorous Coco Pinchard series so I was really looking forward to the first book in the Kate Marshall series.Sixteen years ago, Kate Marshall was a rising star in the London Metropolitan police force Young, ambitious and driven, with a talent for getting into the minds of criminals, she solved several high profile murder cases When Kate was tasked with tracking down a vicious serial killer her instinct and ability to immerse herself in violent worlds couldn t help her find him but he found her Years later Kate now lives on the quiet English coast enjoying a much calmer life until she receives a letter from someone in her past, all her memories flood back to the murderer she is so aware of and a case she is determined to solve.This is another outstanding novel by this talented author and yet another series I will be hooked to Great strong characters, gripping plots and so well written.I would like to thank both Net Galley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. From The Breakthrough International Bestselling Author Of The Girl In The Ice, A Breathtaking, Page Turning Novel About A Disgraced Female Detective S Fight For Redemption And Survival Kate Marshall Was A Promising Young Police Detective When She Caught The Notorious Nine Elms Serial Killer But Her Greatest Victory Suddenly Turned Into A Nightmare Traumatized, Betrayed, And Publicly Vilified For The Shocking Circumstances Surrounding The Cannibal Murder Case, Kate Could Only Watch As Her Career Ended In ScandalFifteen Years After Those Catastrophic Events, Kate Is Still Haunted By The Unquiet Ghosts Of Her Troubled Past Now A Lecturer At A Small Coastal English University, She Finally Has A Chance To Face Them A Copycat Killer Has Taken Up The Nine Elms Mantle, Continuing The Ghastly Work Of His IdolEnlisting Her Brilliant Research Assistant, Tristan Harper, Kate Draws On Her Prodigious And Long Neglected Skills As An Investigator To Catch A New Monster Success Promises Redemption, But There S Much On The Line Kate Was The Original Killer S Intended Fifth Victim And His Successor Means To Finish The Job Absolutely amazing I m sure this will be one of the best books of the year. Fukk review later I received an advanced reader s copy in exchange for an honest review Wow I loved his last series and I was worried this would not compare, but if anything it s better Required reading I have become a big thriller fan after many wonderful novels sent to me by the wonderful publicist, Megan Beattie Thanks to her and Publishing Thomas and Mercer for giving the chance to read and review NINE ELMS by Robert Bryndza Kate Marshall was on her way to becoming a top ranked police detective as she worked on solving the case of the Nine Elms Cannibal serial killer Unfortunately, she almost lost her life and got caught up in a huge scandal after the case was solved and the killer put away.Fifteen years later she is doing lectures at a small university She has had to deal with addiction and poor choices that have really had a huge impact on her life About the time she thinks things have begun to settle down in her life, there are killings of young girls that are eerily similar to those of the Nine Elms killer who is locked up tight in a special hospital for criminals who seem past redemption Is this a copycat Kate was supposed to be the first killer s fifth victim Will she be the target of this new horrendous murderer The author has crafted a flawed, but empathetic heroine in Kate Marshal She struggles with her sobriety and has nightmares constantly, but wants to try to make up for the past with her teenage son.Peter Conway and his mother Enid gave me goosebumps Unfortunately, there are many psychopaths walking around looking normal until something gets them caught I really loved Tristan Harper, Kate s assistant at the university He is so loyal to Kate and puts his career on the line to be there for her I am always happy to get the first in a new series to read I get a bit OCD about reading series out of order, even it it s by mistake Since the back cover of my ARC of NINE ELMS says it s Kate Marshall Series, Book 1, I will look forward with great interest to the second in the series and hope Kate will pursue of a career with Tristan as private investigators.Robert Bryndza is a new to me author I hope to read novels from his previous series in the near future Although I love mysteries and thrillers of all types, those with female leads are especially enticing to me. WOOHOO Another Bryndza book I couldn t refuse Only this time a new detective and a new series published by Thomas Mercer Peter Conway is never far from Kate s mind During the aftermath of the most heinous crimes imaginable, she fumbles with a new life while at the same time regretting the day she stopped being Detective Constable Kate Marshall Nine Elms Lane has changed since the 1990s with new developments going up and things aren t the same any With a career in law enforcement lost to reputation and now living in Thurlow Bay on the south coast of England, she is a lecturer in Criminology at Ashdean University Starting with the course Criminal Icons, Kate describes her relationship with Met Police Detective Peter Conway and the victims whose lives he took There must be nothing worse than thinking about a murderer who has haunted her entire career But when she receives an email from Malcolm Murray about their daughter Caitlyn who went missing in 1990 and may have been dating a police officer, all hell breaks loose As Nine Elms unfolds with a cutthroat ferocity, Conway receives a letter in prison and it s this that made me shiver I suspected the sender was someone in awe of the crime and it s perpetrator, but I didn t expect the crimes to be so horrendous It reminded me of Alcatraz where prisoner Frank Morris led a minimalist existence inside, it surprised me how he was able to conjure up such a well hatched, meticulous escape plan With Bryndza s descriptive prose, it s easy to visualize Conway s conditions, his routine and his jailers You ll get a kick out of the Kate s research assistant, Tristin, a young man with which every reader will resonate Snowy white socks and an enquiring mind, reminiscent of a young Inspector Lewis But when DCI Varia Campbell and DI John Mercy reveal a past misdemeanour, I liked Tristin a little Bryndza is skilled at drilling down to the smallest of foibles, which in turn brings an extra dimension to his characters I was convinced that Kate s relationship with Peter Conway and his desire to see Jake would somehow play out in prison That he would find a way to lure them there But the backdrop of CM Logistics and an eerily staged scene from the past was a twist I never saw coming This is an ultra satisfying, seat of your pants police procedural and although I read it in three days interrupted only by work it was easy to pick up where I d left off The details of the case and the characters stayed in my mind and so did the surrounding story The book is miraculously tied together in a violent and remarkably satisfying denouement.Nine Elms is a sharp example of its genre The pages turn, the violence is brutal, and for all police procedural and crime aficionados, fasten your safety belts because this is one hell of a twisty ride Many thanks to the Author, Netgalley and the Publisher for allowing me to read an advanced reader copy for an honest review. Anyone who knows me, knows what a huge fan I am of this authors books I absolutely love his Detective Erika Foster series so I could hardly contain my excitement when I heard he had a brand new crime series coming out Now I won t lie, when I picked up this book I was filled with not only excitement but with a bit of trepidation also Where as with the other series I knew mainly what to expect knowing the main characters but with this one, it s all very new with new characters and new setting but I needn t have worried as after reading the first chapter, I was well and truly hooked.Boy, oh boy, oh boy Where do I start with this amazing piece of crime fiction There is just so much to LOVE about it Honestly, don t take my word for it, read it for yourself Kate is one hell of a protagonist A former detective trying to get on with her life although she constantly lives under the shadow of her past.The manner that the victims are killed in this book were pretty shocking to say the least A couple of times I could feel myself turning a bit queasy at what I was reading Even thinking about it now sends shivers down my spine On top of that there are a few characters who literally made my skin crawl These are some seriously messed up people and whilst they made me feel sick by some of their actions, oh my goodness they really just take the story to another level.In Nine Elms, Robert Bryndza has delivered a masterpiece in crime fiction It is dark, gripping, nail biting and oh so wonderfully twisted Definitely not one for the feint hearted but for me it showed me a new side to this authors talents and I blooming well loved it For me this is way up there with Silence of the Lambs Couldn t have hoped for a better start to a brand new series and going by this one, well I think us readers need to hold on tight as we are in for one hell of a ride.My thanks to Sphere Books for an advanced readers copy of this book All opinions are my own and not biased in anyway. I love Robert Bryndza novels whether they are his Detective Erika Foster series or his humorous Coco Pinchard series so I was really looking forward to the first book in the Kate Marshall series.Sixteen years ago, Kate Marshall was a rising star in the London Metropolitan police force Young, ambitious and driven, with a talent for getting into the minds of criminals, she solved several high profile murder cases When Kate was tasked with tracking down a vicious serial killer her instinct and ability to immerse herself in violent worlds couldn t help her find him but he found her Years later Kate now lives on the quiet English coast enjoying a much calmer life until she receives a letter from someone in her past, all her memories flood back to the murderer she is so aware of and a case she is determined to solve.This is another outstanding novel by this talented author and yet another series I will be hooked to Great strong characters, gripping plots and so well written.I would like to thank both Net Galley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.


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Social scientists have a phrase, "regression to the mean." What they mean is that the law of averages eventually fells families, companies or countries that are doing better than average, and eventually lift those doing much worse than the average. Now for all of us who like to say the United States is the best in the world, there is a prospect to consider.
We could just get fatalistic; it's going to happen so what can we do about it. But of course we didn't succeed by fatalism. Americans escaped, trekked, traveled, by rickety sailboats and steerage and every other way imaginable to get here and then they cleared the wilderness and conquered the continent and then took on the world. No fatalism about that.
They didn't stare at each other saying we can't do or build this or that; they joined together or got the government to help. Until the fatalists took over. Reagan said government is the problem. Strange remark, from a man who either should have known better or did, because when he took over the U.S. Government was actually remaking the world, our world. Perhaps you didn't know that the internet was developed by DARPA as a national security project to make up for a strategic weakness of the old fashioned telephone system. Or that the transistors that run everything you use were developed as part of a government war effort. There isn't much that you and I touch that weren't connected in some way to the government space effort.
I could tell that story for every American generation. Government that is devoted to the welfare of the people, began here. The banking system, the transportation system repeatedly rebuilt as new technology developed, schools and the university system, the list of government projects for us is endless – until we stopped trusting each other and our own government.
So how do we stay strong, healthy, and successful? Some think we do it by fighting everyone. They must have grown up in a very tough neighborhood. Those who crunch the numbers figured out a long time ago that arms are what economists call a deadweight loss. Sometimes you really need them but they contribute zero to the economy except for the research. And like the barroom brawler, everyone's gunning for the top gun.
We got where we are because of our economy. You can look at the economic numbers and see when Germany got ahead of England and France and then when the U.S. surpassed Germany. It's all in the numbers. Ever since that other fatalist, George Bush said "read my lips; no new taxes," Americans have imagined that progress was free. But we got where we are because government did the things needed to facilitate what the rest of us could do, travel, save, study, communicate, ship, research and on and on.
But now America feels so poor that it can't repair its infrastructure, can't fix the cables, the water and sanitary systems, can't fund its university system except on the backs of students who haven't yet had a chance to earn a living. If America is truly that poor, it will regress to the mean.
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Vincent Margera, known to MTV viewers as "Don Vito'' from the series "Viva La Bam'' and "Jackass,'' has died. He was 59.
His sister-in-law, April Margera, said Vincent Margera had been in and out of a suburban Philadelphia hospital since spring, suffering from liver and kidney failure. She said he died Sunday at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
April Margera said she's glad her brother-in-law is no longer in pain, but called his death "so sad.''
Vincent Margera nephew, Bam Margera, included his mumbling, often intoxicated-seeming uncle on his show "Jackass'' and its spin-off "Viva La Bam'' which ended in 2005. The show largely focused on Bam Margera playing practical jokes on his uncle.
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1 lb. linguini, boiled al dente
½ cup all-purpose flour
8 oz. butter
4-6 cloves garlic, minced or chopped
½ bulb or 1 small bulb round onion, chopped or diced
3 cups heavy cream or half & half
6 cans minced and/or chopped clams (Snow's, Gorton's, Sunkist or any quality brand)
½ tsp. dried Italian seasoning
½ tsp. kosher salt or to taste
½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper or to taste
2 tsp. fresh Italian flat leaf parsley for garnish, if desired
In a large saucepan or skillet, melt the butter on medium high heat.
Add the garlic and sauté for about 5-10 seconds to infuse the butter.
Add the round onions.
Saute until translucent.
Add the flour and whisk until a white roux forms.
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Add the undrained clams and the remaining ingredients to the sauce.
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I don't think we get this problem very often with other existing sites, so I have to ask: Isn't Super User too broad? I mean, isn't it too broad for the potential users to understand its exact perimeters? Do we need to do something in order to make it more understandable?
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Remember remember... On the 5th of November, Dirty Projectors will be following up their critically acclaimed new album Swing Lo Magellan with the "About To Die" EP, released on 12" vinyl and digital formats. The EP features Swing Lo Magellan standout single "About To Die" along with three brand new songs. Pre-order the EP HERE from the Domino web store, the first 50 people to order will receive a copy of the 12" signed by the band.
There is also an amazing cinematic video for the song. It features imagery from the band's epic film HI CUSTODIAN, which premiered last week at New York's prestigious Sunshine Cinema and on Pitchfork.tv x YouTube.
Here's that "About To Die" video:
In addition to continued touring this autumn in North America, UK and Europe, Dirty Projectors are set to perform a special show at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York on January 11th.
About To Die EP Tracklist
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1. Where are you originally from?
I was born in the Bronx, NY and lived there for a number of years until my family moved to New Jersey. I grew up hitting the gym a lot and working out with a desire to one day play professional football. I'm a big NFL fan. In between I enjoyed reading various types of books (Stephen King being a favorite) as well as comic books. The acting bug was slowly and unknowingly growing inside of me. I would find myself spending hours watching movies and in the process developing a real passion and respect for Hollywood's classics.
2. Who inspired you to become an actor?
I grew up watching a lot films and TV. As with anybody when watching a film, you know and feel what are real, heart-felt performances. That was very interesting to me. Watching performances that stir different emotions in me. I was also a huge comic book fan and would read and watch them on TV. The first time I contemplated the idea that I could actually be an actor was after I saw Christopher Reeve play Superman. Reeve was on a TV interview talking about his Man of Steel role. He spoke of being on set with the other actors, training his body to look more like Superman, using wires to fly... etc. It was all thrilling to hear. I knew right there and then I wanted to become an actor. As a young boy, Christopher Reeve inspired me. As I got older and saw the trauma that he had suffered, and how he endured and continued to achieve and inspire others; Christopher Reeve then became to me a real 'Super - Man.'
3. You have worked with many legendary actors including Burt Reynolds. How was your experience working with him and others of their caliber?
I've been fortunate to have been involved in some very cool projects and work alongside some terrific actors, many of whom I have admired greatly growing up. Burt Reynolds was an extremely giving person. He was the director of the project "Hard Time". He shared many great stories of other projects he worked on in his vast career. One story involved a conversation he had with Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart about some acting techniques he liked to use to bring about more realism to his characters and scenes. It was very cool to hear and I felt as if Jimmy himself was passing his knowledge onto me through Burt.
I enjoyed working with Mel Gibson on Lethal Weapon 4. I was hired by legendary director Richard Donner, who ironically was the director of Superman the Movie. I met Mel the day of the shoot. I remember being a little nervous walking from my trailer to the set knowing that Mel was there ready to shoot our boxing scene. I grew up watching him in the movies, especially in all the other previous Lethal Weapon films. He was nothing but super friendly and cordial upon meeting him. He and I really connected and the shoot was a lot of fun.
4. What were some of your favorite acting jobs?
One of my favorite acting jobs was a Heineken commercial I got to play a Robin / Nightwing type character in a Justice League type environment. I had a superhero suit and mask made specifically for me. There were other actors in full hero costumes and we all were recruiting a new very average looking hero whose power were that he could turn anything he touched into an ice cold Heineken. I had a great time.
Working on the horror film "Death Row" was also a great experience. People were dressed in bloody ghostly attire chasing us around a haunted prison. People were dying left and right. There was lots of fake blood. The cast and crew were always full of jokes in between takes. It was one of the most fun times I've had on set.
My most recent project, the Animal Planet original family movie "Hercules Saves Christmas" was a very memorable experience as well. We shot on location near San Francisco. The cast and crew were amazing and very giving. I was surrounded by good and evil North Pole elves. Santa's very own friendly magical pit bull that was invisible to everyone. I worked hard with my acting coach in trying to properly develop my character who has a huge character arc in the film as he changes from a scrooge type person to one that develops heart and a passion for the holiday by films end. I was excited everyday to go to set and film and hang with the cast and crew.
5. How was your experience working with Shorty Rossi and Hercules on "Hercules Saves Christmas"?
Hercules is a very sweet and friendly pit bull. There is such a huge negative misconception with these animals. He was playful, friendly, and often could be found sleeping. Hercules did a great job on set considering he is not a "film" dog who are trained to perform a few specific things in front of camera. It was his very first film and fans (especially kids) will love him in the project.
Shorty is quite simply a character. Anyone who has watched him in his reality show "Pit Boss" on Animal Planet understands what I mean. He was funny, professional, and often would find him outside smoking one of his cigars. I am grateful to Shorty and producer Derek Zemrak for believing in me and hiring me to play the role of Rick Wilder in this film.
6. You help many charitable organizations. Why did you gravitate to certain charities as opposed to others?
I want to help as many charities as possible. A few years back directors at the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation read press about me, my career, and that I was a huge fan of comic books, superheroes, and especially Christopher Reeve. They asked if I would care to join their Foundation as an ambassador to help promote awareness about spinal cord injuries. I was thrilled to be asked and eagerly accepted. The Foundation does incredible work in trying to improve the quality of life for those with paralysis. They deserve as much attention and focus as they can get. It's been my privilege to have met and become friends with many Foundation members at their functions and fundraisers over the years.
I have also participated for the past couple years in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. I've had my grandfather and a few close friends pass away from this disease. Being a part of Relay For Life allowed me to get to know many cancer survivors who have told me some amazing and inspiring stories.
8. What are some of your hobbies?
I've already talked quite a bit about how much of a geek I am. It's funny, because in the past, a statement like "geek" had a negative connotation or stereotype attached to it. Today it is a widely accepted term because we all have a little geek in us. I love comic books. Some favorites include Spider-Man, Batman, Daredevil and Superman. I own a PS3 and enjoy playing such games as the Resident Evil series, Call of Duty, and Madden Football. I am an avid reader and some of my all time favorites are The Mists of Avalon, It, The Long Ships, and all Ian Fleming James Bond books. I work out about 5-6 times a week to include weight training, yoga, and jogging. I like writing. My script "Gamers", a suspense comedy about people who obsessively play video games, was optioned. I'm a fan of anything Star Wars / Star Trek related. The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite. I prefer Jean-Luc Picard to Capt. Kirk. I'm addicted to playing fantasy football. I've been commissioner of my own fantasy league for a number of years now. I frequently attend theatres that show revivals of classic films. There's nothing like seeing "Lawrence of Arabia", "Raging Bull", "The Godfather", or "2001: A Space Odyssey" the way it was intended to be seen; on the big screen.
9. From the Latin actors before you who do you admire the most?
I was a huge fan of the late Ricardo Montalban, when he played the character of Khan in Star Trek's "The Wrath of Khan". He was well spoken, learned, charismatic, macho dude. He carried himself very professionally and was looked upon by others with great respect.
Javier Bardem is brilliant to me. I've seen all his films and there isn't any kind of role he can't do. I had the pleasure of meeting him during a Q&A he did for the film "No Country For Old Men". He's very impressive, talented, and funny. Someone I look up to.
Danny Arroyo
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There have been a lot of these presentations, but all of them are maginificent. Here's the latest.
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It's a while since we featured a late Friday night junior NR
But this one from Mercator Minerals (ML.to) is a classic of the genre. Here are the contents:
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug 1, 2014) - Mercator Minerals Ltd. (TSX:ML) ("Mercator" or the "Company") announces, further to the Company's July 15, 2014 press release, that given that the Company and Intergeo MMC Ltd. ("Intergeo") have not agreed to extend the completion deadline in connection with the proposed business combination between Mercator and Intergeo announced on December 12, 2013 (the "Arrangement") beyond August 1, 2014, the arrangement agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms. As such, the proposed business combination will no longer proceed.
As a result of the termination of the Arrangement, certain events of default have occurred and are continuing under the credit agreement entered into between the Company's indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Mineral Park Inc. ("MPI" or "Mineral Park") and its senior lenders (the "MPI Lenders"), and under the bridge loan agreement entered into between Mineral Park and Intergeo's controlling shareholder, Daselina Investments Ltd. The MPI Lenders have agreed to forebear from exercising their various rights and remedies under the credit agreement, until up to August 15, 2014.
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The Friday OT: Beethoven; Pastoral
August 1st northern summer music.
Hey! You'll never guess (!!) what the lapdog brokerage anal ysts (!!!) are saying about Alamos Gold's (AGI.to) abysmal quarter (!!!!)
Chart of the day is...
(hopefully) The final post on the Argentina default (and it's brief, too)
Because I have it and its true importance now summed up in a short message:
The default matters more to a) politicians of all flavours and b) analysts and journalists opposed to the Argentina government from both inside and outside the country, than it does to the financial markets.
Argentina default and things: If you don't believe IKN...
The exchange bondholders are not suffering grievous harm: nearly all of them are quite happy right now, having bought their bonds well below the levels at which they're currently trading. The holdouts are not suffering grievous harm: they bought non-performing debt, they still own non-performing debt, and the value of that debt is much higher than what they paid for it. And as for the ordinary Argentine citizen, well, there's a lot of inflation and unemployment and black-market foreign-exchange trading going on, but that's been true for years, and it's far from clear how much — or even whether — the default is going to exacerbate such things.
Indeed, Argentina is in pretty good financial shape right now. Both the country and its corporations have relatively little debt, which means relatively little problem rolling it over. Bank deposits are stable. The exchange rate doesn't seem any more fragile than it has been for months. Foreign reserves have actually been going up in recent weeks. In terms of day-to-day financial life in Argentina, today looks almost identical to yesterday. Nothing much has really changed.
Or, just look at the Argentine stock market — the chart at the top of this article. You'll see that it's on a veritable tear right now. As in, going up, not down. Part of that is just inflation — but part of it is the market showing that it doesn't particularly mind the fact that the sovereign is back in default.
Coeur (CDE) and doublethink
Let's check the dictionary first:
dou·ble·think [duhb-uhl-thingk]And now, let's move to today's NR from Coeur (CDE) which contains this lead paragraph...
nounthe acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.
Origin: double + think; coined by George Orwell in his novel 1984 (1949)
Coeur Mining, Inc. ("Coeur" or the "Company") (CDE) announced results from a feasibility study on the La Preciosa silver-gold project located in Durango state, Mexico and announced the Company's decision to defer construction activities at this time....and then this line:
We consider La Preciosa to be one of the best silver projects in North AmericaSo c'mon world, 'splain me how those can live next to each other without resorting to doublethink or calling its officers total fuckwits.
If they're deferring construction, it's not economic.
If it's not economic, why is it one of the best silver projects?
If it's one of the best silver projects, build it already!
If they're not building it, it can't be economic
(I could continue)
Mining company earnings season: All you need to know
If gold moves down or up by $10/oz, it doesn't matter how bad or good your quarter was.
The end.
A Flash update...
UPDATE: A second Flash update also sent, half an hour after the opening bell. I was asleep at the switch for the open, but there's value to be had in at least one small and speculative position. Trying to add.
Argentina defaults (Updated)
Yes it is default, as explained in this post eight days ago.
And no it doesn't matter to Argentina much, as explained in this post six days ago.
Both those posts are standing up to the newsflow very well, nothing else to add.
This would mean the default would almost certainly disappear into a puff of thin air, as the new holders of the bonds (the consortium of Argentine banks) would be happy to deal with the government.
If you didn't know Continental Gold (CNL.to) was a bunch of pure bullshit merchants before...
...they've just written this in a press release. With a straight face:
Dr. Jimenez was formerly the Executive Director of the Association for the Large-Scale Mining Sector - SMGE (now the Mining Colombian Association), an organization created in 2011 which, under Dr. Jimenez's leadership, helped facilitate the rapid growth that the Colombian mining sector has experienced in recent years to become an important economic and social industry in Colombia.Case closed, m'lud.
A piece of junior mining news translation
Mining.com - Goldrea Resources quits the V, relists on the X. Quote:
James Elbert comments, "By selling the Rushan/Daye property in China earlier this year, the Company extinguished approximately four million dollars of debt. This allows Goldrea to focus on mineral projects in North America and places the company in a positive cash position. Along with developing our core holdings, we plan to explore the current ripe environment for deeply discounted quality properties. Our move to the CSE is a positive step in the Company's administration, and we look forward to robust growth in the coming years."
James Elbert comments, "My company had nothing but a pile of debt and some moosepasture, now we have no debt and no prospects. It felt pointless for us to continue trading on the Venture, especially now that it's become impossible to raise money even from family and Canadian singer-songwriters. Besides, retail can trade on the X just as easily now, and they don't read audited financials anyway."A good start!
IKN says that this kind of translation thing needs to be done more often.
On reading the US-based punditry on Argentina today...
...I'm reminded of this post and the image it contained:
Yes, it all makes sense now. All that high-quality intelligent commentary. On Argentina. That we're offered. Oh yes.
Detour Gold (DGC.to): A coincidence too, obviously
A few merry days ago we noted the following in the post "Probably just a coincidence":
Last few days of production numbers from juniors have come with these messages, either from the company itself or from the analysts that cover them:
- McEwen Mining (MUX) (MUX.to): 2q14 disappointing, but the company is now set fair for a strong second half in 2014.
- Aurico Gold (AUQ) (AUQ.to): 2q14 disappointing, but the company is now set fair for a strong second half in 2014.
- Silvercrest Mines (SVLC) (SVL.to): 2q14 disappointing, but the company is now set fair for a strong second half in 2014.
- B2Gold (BTO.to) (BTG): 2q14 disappointing, but the company is now set fair for a strong second half in 2014.
- Argonaut Gold (AR.to): 2q14 disappointing, but the company is now set fair for a strong second half in 2014.
- Luna Gold (LGC.to): 2q14 disappointing, but the company is now set fair for a strong second half in 2014.
Why we love engineers
Peru's Finance Minister, Luis Miguel Castilla, explains the measures introduced by the Humala government this week
- You'll need to be fluent in Spanish.
- It's a Q&A with the Peru State TV channel, which is permanently officialist in its stance so all questions are softball.
- Even so and despite the glossing over of its errors and miscalculations that got us to today, it's a very good overview of the measures the Peru government has brought in to tackle the country's economic slowdown.
- In a nutshell, the thrust and keyword from Castilla is now "countercyclical" which means he's been listening to critics. Definitely late in arrival, but better late than never I suppose.
- My stars, Castilla has put on weight recently. That dude needs to care more about his waistline.
- Overall and with exceptions, Krugman would approve of these moves.
- Not so very much for mining companies that hasn't already been announced (the big guys get the tax breaks and stability clause renewal heralded earlier this month, the little fish get easier permitting which is now done online).
Let's check on how worried Argentina is about the predicted economic disaster and growth halt and...
Timmins Gold $TGD $TMM.to 2q14 earnings
Monday melody: Brahms; Violin Concerto in D major (op.77)
This'll be on the MP3 while walking at some point (though not Sayaka Shoji)
Peru's newly softened environmental laws discussed
In December, the government of Peru will host the United Nations Climate Change Conference, but the country has a spotty record when it comes to environmental protection. Last month Peru passed a law that many critics say greatly weakens the power of the country's Ministry of Environment. The law takes away the Ministry's ability to regulate air, soil and water quality standards and its ability to regulate harmful substances. The law also limits the Ministry's ability to establish nature reserves and fine mining companies for accidents or spills. All of this is set against the backdrop of a long history of environmental problems in the country. In the past five years there have been oil spills in the jungle region, pipeline bursts that have made hundreds of people sick, and violent protests against mining companies that resulted in eight deaths in 2012.
Frank Bajak, chief of Andean News for the Associated Press, has been reporting from Lima on environmental issues in Peru for the last three years. He joins us to explain how the new legislation has weakened the position of the Ministry of Environment, even as Peru gets ready to host the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Felix Salmon on the Argentina debt holdout default thingy whatsit
Right here. Good note. Here's an extract that shows how Salmon gets it right when many get it wrong:
Like a drowning man grasping at a twig, the market reporter will reach for anything whatsoever, if it could help explain a change in bond prices.
Which in turn explains the single biggest howler, repeated ad nauseam in the coverage of this story — the patient and ubiquitous explanation that Argentina has every reason to avoid a default, because if it defaults, then it will lose access to international capital markets.
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Raptor Rewind- Mission Impossible Edition
Yeah that is not a very optimistic title I know. But the Cleveland Cavs as I mentioned this morning have won 7 straight against the Raptors in Cleveland. The also have won the first 11 home dates on their schedule. It will be a very tough task for the Raptors to leave Ohio with a win. That being said nothing is impossible in reality but it would take a performance from the Raptors that we have not seen to this point this season. So let's see what happens. Chris Bosh will not want to lay down and bow to the King I do know that much.
1st Quarter
So it is showtime in Cleveland as the Raptors and Cavs are on T.V in Canada and in U.S on NBA TV. Raptors won the tip only to turn it over and Lebron James had the easy jam. Almost like an instant replay the same thing happened a steal and a jam for James. Andrea Bargnani would hit a 3 pointer on the 3rd attempt to score for the Raptors. The Cavs called a time out to acknowledge the fact that Lebron James is now the all time leader in steals for the Cavs. O.K great, big deal, is this the kind of sucking up to Lebron we can expect for the next 2 years? A bad miss inside for Bargnani and that would give the ball back to Cleveland. After an offensive rebound and getting possession of a block Mo Williams would score. Chris Bosh got his 1000th offensive rebound of his career. After the game versus Portland he had two stitches and a bandage as well. But Cleveland had an early 10-3 lead and the Raptors made their 3rd turnover in just the first four minutes. Cavs would turn them all into points including the most recent one.
Things were looking ugly again for the Raptors down 16-5 early on and they were not shooting well. Jose Calderon would make a much needed basket. Calderon on the next trip would take an ill advised 3 point shoot and missed it. Anthony Parker would show him how it's done the next time the Raptors had the ball but it was still 18-10 for the Cavs. James would drive and kick to Daniel Gibson who would nail the 3 point shoot. Gibson would find Lebron of the bounce and hook him up with an easy jam for 2. The Cavs were making it look very easy up 23-12. Jose Calderon would find his long range shot and hit a 3 pointer but it was still 25-15 for the Cavs. Raptors had 5 turnovers and were shooting just 29%. Chris Bosh would look to change that percentage with his first basket on the night. But Lebron James had an answer for that. Chris Bosh would look to attack and get rewarded and sent to the line. He would only convert 1 of 2 and his Raptors were still down by 10 late in the first quarter. Lebron James had a rare miss so lead would stay at 10 with the score 29-19.
2nd Quarter
The Cavs start the quarter in positive way with a Wally-Z 2-ball followed up but a Daniel Gibson 3-ball after a failed Raptor trip. The Cavs started the quarter on a 7-1 run to start the quarter. This had the look of a long night at the office for the Raptors a Wally-Z 3 ball and it was 41-24. The Cavs were laying a beating on the Raptors that looked much like the games the Raptors played on the west coast. It was now a 45-26 lead with lots of time to play in the 2nd quarter.
Nothing was coming easy for the Raptors. Bosh would take a tough leaner and miss. A much needed offensive rebound and would draw a foul and head to the line making both. O'Neal would then find a cutting Kapono for a basket. On the next trip J.O would find Bosh. He was point his best job at being a 6 foot 11 point guard. Lebron James had seen enough of the J.O show and he put on his own show with a highlight worthy dunk. After that Lebron James would get called for a foul and got a technical foul. Calderon would make it and Anthony Parker who had been fouled by James would get a 3 pointer. Bosh would find Parker again for 3 more.
The Raptors had climbed back to a 49-40 lead for the Cavs. Jermaine O'Neal would get to the line looking to cut into the lead more but he would miss both free throws. The Cavs would wake up and started trading baskets with the Raptors. A nice alley opp play to Bosh would be answered by another Lebron James dunk that he makes look far to easy. Raptors still trailed 53-44. Cleveland despite leading through out had accumulated 3 technical fouls the 3rd going to Ben Wallace. Jose Calderon had made them all. In fact Jose would go on to tie a Raptor record with 51 straight free throws made. The record is tied with Chancey Billups who spent some time with Raps. the Cavs once 19 point lead had been chopped down to just 6 points. Jermaine O'Neal with a rebound off a Bosh miss would jam it home and the lead was now just 4 for the Cavs. Jose Calderon would hit a basket but there was just enough time for Lebron James to hit a buzzer beater 3-ball and the Cavs double their lead late to be up 59-51 at the half.
3rd Quarter
A positive start to the the 3rd with Andrea Bargnani making the first Raptor shot of the half. But after that the Raptors would go cold and Cleveland would heat up. The Cavs would highlight that fact with a steal and jam for Lebron James to make lead 14 points with the score 67-53. Lebron would later steal it again and the same result. Cleveland was making the Raptors look bad. The Cavs were back on track and rolling. the lead that had been cut to 4 points late in the second was back to 19 with the score 74-55.
Another James jumper and the Cavs had the largest lead of the night at 22 with the score 77-55. This looked like one of those miss matches in the NCAA. You know where UNC plays like Northeastern Michigan Tech. I mean this was totally brutal. Bosh taking an ill advised 3-ball was not going to make this any better. The score was an embarrassing 82-55.
Joey Graham with a jam and one but it was at a time when it meant nothing. Joey had 5 straight points but the game was really not in doubt with the score still 82- 60. Roko Ukic was getting some minutes at least and taking advantage with a drive to the hoop and score. Nice play for Roko and drawing praise from Jack Armstrong on the broadcast. This was a very easy night at the office for Lebron James. Roko would continue to show signs of having some skills with another drive and score plus one. But aside from that this was a Cleveland party and the Raptors were the unhappy guests looking for it to end. The score was 90-67. The Cavs blitzed the Raptors out scoring them 31-16 in the 3rd quarter.
4th Quarter
Another bad night of basketball for the Raptors. Bosh was back on the floor but with another game tomorrow night why was he in there? Looks like Jay Triano heard me cause Bosh was out after playing only a couple minutes in the 4th. Roko Ukic was about the only highlight for Raptor fans tonight if any were still watching. The Raptors were down 24 points with the score 95-71. Meanwhile Indiana was likely already in Toronto just kicking back and watching. T.J Ford will be highly motivated to build the Raptor losing streak to 6 games. Jermaine O'Neal would like to end it at the hands of his old team. But to do that it is going to take a much better effort than we have seen tonight.
A cast of reserves was on the floor the Raptors. The same could be said for the Cavs as well. Joey Graham and Roko Ukic were taking advantage of the garbage time to do some good things. But it hardly seemed to matter as the Cavs reserves were scoring just as easy as the starters. This had the feel of the exhibition game the Raptors played here to start the season way back in September. On that night it was the Raptors with a big lead and coasting to victory. A lot has changed since then. A lot of high expectations have coming crashing down for most in the two months since leading up to this game. Lebron Jame was comfortable on the bench with his 31 points in 30 minutes on the night. Kris Humphries was once again out for the Raptors as he continues to sit with knee pain. But for everyone else they should have headaches.
Jay Triano was using these last few minutes as coaching time and calling time outs. Why can't he just let the pain end... please. But I do understand the point of it despite the fact it is not exactly a fan friendly move. The score if you were wondering is 112-94. Cleveland takes this one in a walk 114-94.
Cavs/Raps Boxscore
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Labels: Cavs, Chris Bosh, Jermaine O'Neal, Lebron James, Raptors, Roko Ukic
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- AnonymousDecember 9, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Your boy Hassan Adams stunk it up in the last 5 minutes... man that guy was just forcing it and barely even getting the ball to the rim.ReplyDelete
My Boy? I don't think I have ever shown Hassan Adams a bit of love? He has been awful and in garbage time when he really should be trying to prove he is worth something.ReplyDelete
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Novi Sad - Novak Djokovic has earned his right to miss Serbia's Davis Cup first round tie against a full-strength Switzerland, team coach Bogdan Obradovic said on Thursday.
With world number two Djokovic resting in Serbia's skiing resort of Mount Kopaonik, the Swiss will be strong favourites to advance after former world number one Roger Federer joined Australian Open winner Stanislas Wawrinka as a surprise late inclusion.
"Novak is exhausted and made it clear he needs to recuperate for what will be a gruelling season on the ATP Tour," Obradovic told a news conference after the draw pitted Federer against world number 268 Ilija Bozoljac in Friday's opening singles rubber.
"He has played so many great matches for us, his priority this season is to recapture the number one spot on the ATP tour (from Rafa Nadal) and our fans need to understand that he is still a part of this team."
With Janko Tipsarevic sidelined with a long-term heel injury and Viktor Troicki suspended after missing a blood test last April, 2010 winners Serbia require what would amount to one of the biggest shocks in Davis Cup history to eliminate the Swiss.
Federer said he would have liked Djokovic to join the party but also made it clear Switzerland were looking forward to the prospect of taking full advantage of his absence.
"We were all hoping Djokovic would be here but we understand that he has good reasons not to be and we all know how much he has done for his country," said Federer, who often skips Davis Cup ties himself due to the competition's scheduling.
"It would have been more exciting and more difficult for us but what we have to do now is take this opportunity to try to win the tie."
Asked whether he plotted a late arrival in Serbia to outwit Djokovic, many of whose fans had hoped the world number two would have a last-minute change of heart and turn up to boost Serbia's chances, Federer said: "The press hypes a lot of things up because they want top players to hate each other, but my relationship with Novak is good.
"We've had a tough and fierce rivalry at times but away from the court we are friendly and do a lot of things together, like charity."
Wawrinka, who showed few signs of jet-lag and fatigue in Thursday's practice with Federer after a long-haul flight from Melbourne, was excited ahead of his clash with Dusan Lajovic on Friday.
"I feel great after winning a grand slam during two fantastic weeks in Australia," he said. "It's going to be tough to play straight after those exertions but I am enjoying the moment."


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It was only the second time the two have met in a Grand Slam final -- Federer won in straight sets at the 2007 U.S. Open.
Novak Djokovic defeats Roger Federer in 5 sets to win Wimbledon final
By Dennis Passa
LONDON — Novak Djokovic won his second Wimbledon title and denied Roger Federer his record eighth by outlasting the Swiss player in five sets Sunday.
Djokovic wasted a 5-2 lead, and a match point, in the fourth set but held on for a 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-4 Centre Court victory that returned the Serbian player to the No. 1 ranking.
It was Djokovic's seventh Grand Slam title and broke a streak of three consecutive losses in major finals and in five of his past six.
In the last set, Djokovic broke in the final game with the help of four mistakes by Federer to seal the win.
After the players met at the net, Djokovic went to the middle of the court, knelt down and plucked out a piece of grass and ate it, similar to what he did in 2011 when he won his first title here.
Trailing 5-4 in the fourth set, Federer double-faulted to make it 30-30. He then put a backhand into the net to set up a championship point for Djokovic.
The 32-year-old Federer then hit a serve that was ruled out, but he challenged it and the Hawk-Eye replay showed that it hit the line for an ace — one of his 29 in the match. Federer went on to break in the next game before forcing a fifth set.
"I was hoping that Roger was going to miss the first serve, but that didn't happen," Djokovic said. "It rarely happens. That's why he has 17 Grand Slams and he's been the most successful player ever, because in important moments, he comes up with his best shots and top game."
Djokovic said it was difficult to stay focused heading into a deciding set.
"Of course, after dropping a fourth set, it wasn't easy to regroup and compose myself and find that necessary energy to win the fifth," Djokovic said. "I don't know how I managed to do it."
Federer said it was an "amazing" match.
"You know going into a match with Novak, it's always going to be tough," Federer said. "Sometimes rough physically, because we play athletic points. I can only say congratulations today."
Djokovic had 27 unforced errors in the match while Federer had 29. Djokovic broke Federer four times while Federer converted three of his seven break points.
There had been only one service break through the first three sets before a string of three straight in the fourth as Djokovic took a 4-2 lead before holding serve again.
Djokovic returns to the top ranking for the first time since last September, taking over from Rafael Nadal, who lost in the fourth round here.
The Serbian player first rose to No. 1 when he won Wimbledon in 2011, although he was already guaranteed of securing the top ranking even before beating Nadal in that final.
Djokovic fell awkwardly in the first game of the second set and called for a trainer immediately after he broke Federer's serve to take a 2-1 lead. The trainer worked on Djokovic's left ankle.
Djokovic again called for the trainer after the third game of the final set to have his right calf worked on.
Federer led 3-0 in the first-set tiebreaker but later had three unforced backhand errors to let Djokovic back into it and had to save a set point when the Serb hit a backhand into the net.
Watching Sunday's final from the Royal Box were Prince William and his wife Kate, David Beckham and actors Bradley Cooper, Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Hemsworth.


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Projects Abroad Human Rights Office Cordoba, Argentina - Monthly Reports
Monthly Reports from 2015
The report for June describes our work with the girls at Quisqui. It also includes volunteer stories.
The report for April includes three volunteer stories that mention the work done at the Human Rights placement in Argentina.
This month's report includes three volunteer stories and highlights three ongoing projects our volunteers have contributed toward.
During the month of January we welcomed lawyer, Armando Acosta Lera, to the Human Rights office. Armando will facilitate all the work done by Human Rights volunteers in Argentina. In this report you will find two reports written by our volunteers who participated during the month of January.
Monthly Reports from 2014
This month's report highlights one of our most successful campaigns. The HIV campaign was aimed at building awareness among homeless people in Cordoba..
This month's report highlights the work volunteers have done on the Law & Human Rights project. They share their experiences and give you an insight into the day-to-day activities.
This month the collaboration between Projects Abroad and the NGO Basta De Trata focused on the preparation of a presentation about human trafficking and especially labour human trafficking, for a group of immigrants who have come to Argentina looking for a job and in general better living conditions.
This month, activities in CeCam were very successful. We started out with job training, then switched our main topic to sexual education. In general, only a few girls have been in the facility at a time.
Over the last month the Law & Human Rights Office has seen many changes in regard to the way in which we work with the homeless population Cordoba. As was written in May's newsletter, last month the Law & Human Rights volunteers, along with Martin and Victoria, had a meeting with the Government.
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Licenses and Permits
Required Licenses and Permits for New Jersey Businesses
If you are a registered business in New Jersey, your company or members of your staff may be required to hold professional or occupational licenses. You may also need construction or safety permits as well as environmental licenses for certain business activities. The New Jersey Business Action Center makes it easy for you to find the State licenses and permits you need by providing the following links all in one place for your convenience. You will find New Jersey's common permits, licenses and certifications below.
Not yet registered as a business in New Jersey? Go first to Starting a Business to register your business, and then return to this page for licensing and permitting requirements. Of course, if you have any questions about NJ licenses and permits, don't hesitate to contact a Business Advocate at the New Jersey Business Action Center. Call us at 866.534.7789 Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm. We're ready to help you!
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- DEP's Online Business Portal
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The National Institute on Aging's (NIA) commitment to the systematic study of the aging brain began with its establishment in 1974, and its support of neuroscience research, including research on Alzheimer's disease (AD), has increased dramatically since then. The NIA legislative mandate provides specific authority to support research on AD, establish AD research centers, conduct clinical trials for the treatment of AD, and promote research on the etiology, treatment, and diagnosis of AD.
Among the many age-related impairments that lead to institutional care, those related to changes in brain functioning have the most significant implications for public policy and priorities for further research. Changes in the brain, especially those that affect sensory, motor, sleep, cognitive, and emotional functioning, profoundly influence the quality of life of older individuals. Reduced functional capacity not only limits independence but also influences the attitudes of others toward the aging person, affects the individual's self-image, and often determines the nature and quality of health-care services.
Through its investment in neuroscience research, NIA is committed to solving not only the problems of dementias of old age, but also to further understanding of the normally aging brain.
Within the NIA, the Division of Neuroscience (DN) fosters and supports extramural and collaborative research and training to further the understanding of neural and behavioral processes associated with the aging brain. An area of special emphasis is brain-behavior relationships. An important component of this Division is the support of basic, clinical, and epidemiological studies of AD and related dementias of aging.
The Division of Neuroscience is composed of three branches: Neurobiology of Aging, Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience, and Dementias of Aging. Overall, the Division supports a broad spectrum of research aimed at elucidating how the central nervous system and behavior are affected by normal as well as pathological aging. An emerging focus is how the processes of aging and age-related cognitive decline intersect with the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias of aging. The basic theme throughout the Division is to understand the aging nervous system in order to foster the maintenance of health and improve the quality of life of the older population.
D. Stephen Snyder, Ph.D.
Acting Director
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Donna Weaver
Extramural Program Office Manager
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Mary Tolbert
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The mission of the Neurobiology of Aging Branch is to support research aimed at elucidating how the nervous system is affected by normal as well as pathological aging. The branch is divided into three sections: Fundamental Neuroscience, Integrative Neurobiology, and Sleep and Biological Rhythms. This Branch encompasses areas of neuroscience exclusive of research focused on the dementias of aging, and fosters research from the most basic levels to the translation of research findings into interventions promoting the health of the public.
Several motifs highlight the research questions funded by the Neurobiology of Aging Branch. These are: selective vulnerability of regions of the central nervous system (CNS) to aging effects; molecular genetics of brain aging; oxidative stress, bioenergetic processes and cell death mechanisms; cellular and molecular mechanisms of neural plasticity and brain repair processes; interactions between organ systems (especially the immune, endocrine, and central nervous systems) through common signaling molecules and the potential to uncouple the normal interactions of these systems by age-associated changes, and circadian pacemakers and age-related mechanisms underlying sleep-wakefulness cycles.
The ultimate goal of such research is the maintenance of a high quality of life of the older population through a better understanding of the aging nervous system and the application of basic research findings to improve and correct age-associated neuropathologies.
Fundamental Neuroscience encompasses a range of research areas and methodologies under the unifying theme of research at the cellular, molecular, and genetic levels that will elucidate age-related structural and functional changes. Of particular interest is selective vulnerability of neural cells to loss of function or neurodegeneration that may occur in aging. Research areas include molecular genetics of brain aging; gene and protein homeostasis; mechanisms of neuronal cell death; cell energy metabolism and oxidative stress; involvement of glial cells in brain aging; neural stem cells and cell repair/replacement in the brain; and molecular mechanisms involved in neuronal plasticity in response to environmental influences and age. The interaction between systemic metabolism and the CNS is also an area of interest. In particular, research that examines the mechanistic links between disrupted systemic metabolism, cerebrovascular integrity and brain aging is supported. This section supports translational research focused on basic strategies for neuroprotection and neurorepair, which lays the foundation for clinical intervention studies.
Integrative Neurobiology is focused on neural mechanisms underlying age-related changes in endocrine functions; neurodegenerative diseases of aging associated with conventional and unconventional (prions) infectious agents, central nervous system, neuroendocrine system, and immune system interactions in aging; and the development of clinical trials and novel interventions to treat these pathologies .A major focus of the research supported by this Section is on the neural control of the senescence of reproductive function as well as the reciprocal control of the relevant hypothalamic regions and gonadal hormones. Of growing importance is the recognition that in humans as well as in other organisms, there are networks of organ systems, for example, the endocrine, immune, and nervous systems that share signal molecules, transmit information within and between systems, and mutually regulate their complex interactions. Disruption of these interactions, such as through stress, may result in impaired homeostatic controls, which lead to increased host susceptibilities to disease.
Sleep and Biological Rhythms encompasses the areas of epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sleep disorders of older people; age-related mechanisms underlying sleep-wake cycles and behavioral sequelae in the aged, and effects of normal and disordered biorhythmicity of the aging nervous system .Because abnormal sleep in the older person reflects concurrent disease states, as well as alterations of circadian rhythmicity, and sleep processes, further elucidation of the underlying mechanisms and of their translation into clinical trials and effective interventions are necessary. Of special interest are the consequences of sleep deprivation upon such functions as cognition, metabolic processes, and health and well-being.
Bradley C. Wise, Ph.D.
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Robin Walter, M.S.
Research Program Analyst
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Suzana S. Petanceska, Ph.D.
Program Director, Fundamental Neuroscience; Systemic Metabolism, Vasculature, Receptors
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Bradley C. Wise, Ph.D.
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Miroslaw Mackiewicz, Ph.D.
Program Director, Integrative Neurobiology
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Miroslaw Mackiewicz, Ph.D.
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The mission of the Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience Branch is to support research aimed at elucidating the age-related alterations in neural systems that support behavioral functions such as cognition, emotion, movement, perception and sensory function. The branch is divided into two sections: Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience and Sensory/Motor Disorders of Aging. Clarification of cognitive, emotional, sensory and motor changes with age and the psychological and/or biological mechanisms underlying them are necessary pre-requisites for disassociating the effects of normal aging from those due to disease. Model systems, including computational models, invertebrates, and mammals, are central to this effort.
The ultimate goal of such research is to foster the understanding of individual differences in cognitive, emotional, sensory, and motor function with age; and to elucidate the molecular, cellular and systems level mechanisms underlying age-related change in these behaviors. Better understanding of these mechanisms is important for planning therapeutic interventions, for appropriately using and enhancing skills and expertise of older people, and for specifying the requirements of an aging society.
Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience supports a wide range of research on and research approaches to attention, learning, memory, executive function, language, emotion, reasoning, decision-making, and judgment and how these capacities may change with age and experience. The use of molecular and cellular approaches, systems approaches, computational and integrative approaches is encouraged; studies linking neuroscience and cognitive science approaches to aging are emphasized. A focus is the application of state-of-the-art neuroimaging technologies to study structural and dynamic brain changes and adaptations in aging. The presence of co-morbidities with age, their role in impacting cognitive or emotional function, and the existence of possible common pathways and treatments are important to understand. Also of paramount interest is research to elucidate the roles of genes, life experience, environment and culture in promoting plasticity and adaptability of the aging brain and behavior. An emphasis is on understanding and treating age-related cognitive decline and investigating its relationship to cognitive decline characteristic of AD and other dementias.
Sensory/Motor Disorders of Aging supports research on mechanisms of normal aging and disease-related alterations in motor, visual, auditory, somatosensory, proprioceptive, vestibular, and chemosensory functions, as well as pain. Approaches utilized include: genetic, cellular, molecular, imaging, behavioral, pharmacological, computational, clinical, and epidemiological investigations. Of particular interest is research on age-related changes in central nervous system pathways, and functional implications of interactions among multiple sensory systems or sensory and motor systems. Some examples include: delineating and comparing the effects of normal aging versus neurodegenerative processes or diseases on sensory or motor function; designing assistive technologies to enhance older adults' sensory and/or motor functions; and developing intervention or prevention strategies for age-related sensory or motor impairments. The motor system research projects supported by this program include: understanding mechanisms of postural control and balance; sensory-motor integration; and movement disorders in aging, including parkinsonism, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Molly V. Wagster, Ph.D.
Branch Chief
Research Program Analyst
Molly V. Wagster, Ph.D.
Program Director, Mechanisms of Cognitive and Emotional Aging, Cognitive Neuroscience, Co-morbidities
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Wen G. Chen, Ph.D.
Program Director, Sensory and Motor Disorders of Aging
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The mission of the Dementias of Aging Branch is to support research on the etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), AD, and other dementias (e.g. Vascular Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia) of older people. This research encompasses basic, clinical, and epidemiological studies as well as clinical trials of these disorders and diseases. The Branch is composed of four sections:Basic Research, Population Studies, Clinical Studies, and Research Centers. There is a close collaboration among the Neurobiology, Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience, and Dementias Branches because of the shared interests involving age-related cognitive decline, MCI, and AD.
The ultimate goal of the research supported by the Dementias of Aging Branch is the pre-symptomatic identification of the earliest brain changes that ultimately result in dementia in conjunction with the development of therapeutics which will be able to delay disease onset or progression or to prevent disease entirely.
Basic Research supports research on the etiology of MCI, AD and other age-related neurodegenerative disorders, including studies to identify genetic loci associated with inherited and sporadic forms of these diseases; biochemical and molecular genetic analysis of the components of amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and other abnormal structures found in the brains of individuals with MCI, AD, and other dementias of aging and the molecular consequences of their accumulation .Studies are supported on all mechanisms of neuronal dystrophy and death, including the roles of signal transduction, protein trafficking, protein phosphorylation, proteolysis, neuroimmune function, neuroendocrine function, oxidative mechanisms, cerebral metabolism, toxins and infections. This Section also supports research on the interactions between systemic metabolism and the CNS during pathological aging of the brain to understand the mechanistic link between individual metabolic abnormalities that constitute the metabolic syndrome and AD pathogenesis. This Section emphasizes translational research building on basic findings to develop strategies for interventions.
Population Studies supports research in the epidemiology of age-related cognitive dysfunction, MCI, AD, and other dementias. Areas of special interest include domestic, cross-cultural, and international epidemiological studies of the age-specific incidence and prevalence rates and risk and protective factors for MCI, AD, and other dementias; the development and testing of epidemiological models for dementing diseases; the natural history, clinical course, co-morbid conditions, and causes of death in patients with age-related cognitive dysfunction, MCI, AD, and other dementing diseases; familial aggregation studies; and the development of sensitive and specific cognitive and diagnostic screening instruments for use in heterogeneous and culturally varied populations.
Clinical Studies supports research on the diagnosis, clinical course, treatment, and management of individuals with age-related cognitive dysfunction, MCI, AD, and other dementias of aging. Research on diagnosis is aimed at the development and evaluation of reliable and valid multidimensional diagnostic procedures and instruments .Research is solicited on the identification and testing of preclinical and antemortem biological, chemical, neuroimaging, and behavioral markers for age-related cognitive dysfunction, MCI, and AD; refinement of methods for diagnostic assessment and tracking clinical course, including studies of neuropsychological batteries and neuroradiological techniques, clinical, and neuropathological concordance studies, and natural history, clinical course, comorbid conditions, and causes of death for age-related cognitive dysfunction, MCI, AD, and other dementias of aging.
Research in the treatment and management of the earliest pathological changes of age-related cognitive dysfunction, MCI, AD, and other dementias seeks to develop the understanding required to slow their course, treat and manage the cognitive and behavioral manifestations, and, ultimately, to delay the onset of and to prevent them .Approaches include clinical trials of pharmacologic agents, behavioral, and environmental interventions, as well as preclinical drug discovery and development studies leading to novel compounds for prevention and treatment of these disorders. Studies aimed at the preservation of function and reduction of excess disability, insomnia, agitation, etc. are also of interest.
The Research Centers supports the Alzheimer's Disease Center (ADC)Program including the Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRC) and the Alzheimer's Disease Core Centers(ADCC),as well as the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC), and the National Cell Repository for AD (NCRAD).The ADC program supports a multifaceted approach to AD, including clinical, pathology and other core services, basic and clinical research, professional and public information, and educational activities. Both the ADRCs and the ADCCs provide data and biological samples for expanded multidisciplinary research activities in AD. NACC coordinates sharing of data and samples among the ADCs as well as with non-ADC investigators; indexes resources at each of the ADCs; supports uniform data collection procedures among the ADCs; promotes collaborative research utilizing Center resources and provides administrative data to the NIA. Use of data and samples available through NACC is strongly encouraged. NCRAD collects genetic samples and phenotypic data for genetic studies of early and late onset AD.
Neil S. Buckholtz, Ph.D.
Branch Chief
Cerise Elliott, Ph.D.
Research Program Analyst
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Marilyn M. Miller, Ph.D.
Program Director, Etiology of Alzheimer's Disease: Genetics, Tau, Hormone Research
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Suzana S. Petanceska, Ph.D.
Program Director, Etiology of Alzheimer's Disease: Systemic Metabolism, Vasculature, Receptors, Epigenomics
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Lorenzo M. Refolo, Ph.D.
Program Director, Etiology of Alzheimer's Disease: Cell Biology
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Creighton H. Phelps, Ph.D.
Program Director, Alzheimer's Disease Centers and National Alzheimer's Disease Coordinating Center
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Nina Silverberg, Ph.D.
Program Director, Alzheimer's Disease Core Centers
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Neil S. Buckholtz, Ph.D.
Program Director, AD Drug Discovery, AD Neuroimaging Initiative
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John K. Hsiao, M.D.
Program Director, Diagnosis, Neuroimaging, Biomarkers of AD
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Suzana S. Petanceska, Ph.D.
Program Director, Drug Discovery and Development for Alzheimer's Disease
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Laurie Ryan, Ph.D.
Program Director, Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials
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Nina Silverberg, Ph.D.
Program Director, Clinical Course, Behavior Management
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Dallas W. Anderson, Ph.D.
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Attraction Highlights
Please note: this attraction is temporarily closed until 27th March 2020.
We apologise for any inconvenience this causes to our customers travel plans. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is a unique space dedicated to the exhibition of military and maritime history, science and service. The museum is housed aboard an actual aircraft carrier, Intrepid, a National Historic Landmark that's berthed on the Hudson River. Visit this unmissable attraction to examine original artifacts, view historic video footage and explore interactive exhibits, including the Space Shuttle Pavilion, home to Enterprise, the world's first space shuttle.
USS Intrepid
This aircraft carrier was built for service in WWII, and later served in the Vietnam War. She notably recovered a Gemini space mission in 1965. Once torpedoed, and hit on four separate occasions by Japanese Kamizaze aircraft, she was finally decommissioned in 1974.
Space Shuttle Pavilion
Explore 17 immersive exhibition zones that showcase original artifacts, photographs, audio, and films, with a central focus on the space shuttle Enterprise, the prototype NASA orbiter that paved the way for America's successful space shuttle program.
Submarine Growler
Get a glimpse into life aboard a submarine on Growler - the only American guided missile submarine open to the public. This unusual exhibit also gives visitors the chance to make a close-up inspection of the once "top-secret" missile command center.
British Airways Concorde
Reminisce back to the days of 1996, when an Atlantic air crossing took less than three hours. The record-breaking Concorde Alpha Delta G-BOAD aircraft is on display at the Intrepid Museum's Pier 86.


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Ducking actually won't help you all that much. They tend to have good aim.
If you're here, you probably already know about the movie I co-wrote with Garrett Lerner, directed by Miguel Sapochnik, starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, and based on my own novel originally titled THE REPOSSESSION MAMBO and now titled REPO MEN in order to match the film being released on April 2 of this year. Go ahead, look up at the banner image. See that picture with Jude Law and Forest Whitaker looking both bad-ass and amused? That's the one.
Rather than tell you how fun (tons) and awesome (extremely) and kickass (ouch) it is, I'll just direct you to the Universal Studios Official Site with Trailers And Banners And Good Stuff Like That.
Tell your friends. Challenge your enemies. Let it slip to your dentist while he's checking out your molars. Come to think of it, it's a lot easier to say "Repo Men" with fingers in your mouth than it is "Repossession Mambo." Good thing they changed that title.


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I don't believe assisted suicide (or even suicide) should be prevented or should be a crime.
If you don't own yourself and your life, what greater property can the government confiscate?
Here's a quick, brutal, answer: better to die humanely in a hospital than splattered across the road or train line. My reasoning is as follows:
The only downside I can see to euthenasia is if it is inflicted upon unwilling patients as a means of legal murder.
My main problem with suicide is the aftermath. I wish more suicides would think about the problems they leave behind as well as, as you mentioned, the cleanup following certain ways of offing oneself.
I think if I were to do it I'd use the old many pills + a lot of Wild Turkey approach. I'd send a delayed message meant to arrive a few hours after my death. I wouldn't want to inflict any foul odors on those who come to see if I meant it.
I always thought that'd be potentially very painful. I figured I'd do it Hemingway style, but I guess that is inconsiderate. I know some people who have hung themselves, and that seems to work out pretty well, but again that seems like there could be potentially painful complications-- like what if it didn't work, and I just lost certain functions or something? Short of gaining access to an updated version of Kevorkian's thanatron, I still think messy gunshot is the way to go.
These people (aside from Kevorkian) were the first I heard were doing it.
- Good info toward the bottom
No, it's like dying of a morphine overdose. You pass out and at some point you stop breathing. Where would the pain come in?
For some reason I instinctively imagine stomach pain. What are the specifics? Pill-wise.
Probably twenty hydrocodones (Vicodin) would do it on their own, but chugging a half bottle of 80 proof bourbon, vodka, or whatever would make sure.
I'm not an expert, but I doubt you'd be conscious long enough to wish any tummy pain would go away. One thing: if you're worried about tummy pain, don't go the aspirin route. It takes a LOT of aspirin to kill a person, but barbiturates will definitely do the trick with a much smaller number of pills.
That was my concern. Intestinal tearing and what-have-you. Barbiturates, hydrocodones, and 80 proof. Sounds solid. Easier to get than a gun, makes less of a mess (more considerate)... just have to make sure I don't soil myself.
Dealing with soiled underwear, despite the stink, beats scraping your brains off the ceiling with a razor blade and empty tin can.
I'll still try to empty my bowls first just in case. For pride's sake. I mean I know I'll be non-existent, but I don't currently like the idea of my loved ones thinking I hadn't developed a contingency for "poo-pants". This might be a moot point, as by the time I'm old enough to consider this assisted suicide may be more common (hoping that's not wishful thinking).


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Badger hockey ties Tech
Barnes' late goal earns a point
MADISON — Tyler Barnes scored on a rebound goal to give the Wisconsin Badger men's hockey team a 1-1 tie with Michigan Tech at the Kohl Center Friday night.
It was a scoreless game in the third period when the Huskies took advantage of a Badger turnover and Blake Pietila beat Landon Peterson for the first goal of the game at 8:42 of the third period.
But with just under four minutes left in regulation, Barnes scored a power play goal to earn the Badgers a 1-1 tie.
Both goaltenders made 30 saves, Peterson for Wisconsin, Kevin Genoe for Michigan Tech.
The Huskies and Badgers remain tied for 9th place in the WCHA standings. Tech is now 3-6-2 and Wisconsin 2-5-4 in league play.
Game two of the series is Saturday night at the Kohl Center.